FWS proposed to identify the Minnesota population of gray wolves as a western Great Lakes distinct population segment of the gray wolf, to remove this segment from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the ESA, and to initiate a rangewide status review.
NOAA-Fisheries announced a 90-day finding on a petition to revise critical habitat for the endangered leatherback sea turtle off the northeast ecological corridor of Puerto Rico; the agency found that revision may be warranted.
EPA proposed to revoke a significant new use rule for a chemical substance identified generically as substituted ethoxyethylamine phosphonate because of new information and test data.
EPA proposed to approve revisions to Wisconsin's hazardous waste management program; see above for direct final rule.
SIP Proposal: Wyoming (attainment of the 1997 ozone NAAQS).
SIP Proposal: West Virginia/Kentucky/Ohio (attainment of the 1997 annual average PM NAAQS for the tri-state nonattainment area)
SIP Proposal: Virginia (definition of a cogeneration unit)
SIP Proposal: Virginia (revisions to PSD permit program).
SIP Proposal: Utah (attainment of the 1997 ozone NAAQS)
SIP Plan: South Dakota (approval of 1997 ozone NAAQS)