FWS determined threatened status for the salmon-crested cockatoo throughout its range under the ESA.

FWS determined threatened status for the salmon-crested cockatoo throughout its range under the ESA.

FWS designated approximately 14,069 acres in the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County, California, as critical habitat for Lane Mountain milk-vetch.

FWS reissued final rulemaking that identifies the northern Rocky Mountain population of gray wolf as a distinct population segment and removes most gray wolves from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the ESA.

DOE proposed to amend its existing regulations governing compliance with NEPA, particularly its categorical exclusions.

EPA proposed to allow refiners and laboratories to use an alternative test method for olefin content in gasoline.

SIP Proposal: California (VOC emissions for the Antelope Valley air quality management district and the Placer County, Santa Barbara, and Ventura County air pollution control districts; see above for direct final rule)

FWS announced a 12-month finding on a petition to list the Berry Cave salamander as endangered under the ESA; the agency found that listing is warranted but precluded by higher priority actions.

FWS proposed to withdraw its listing of the flat-tailed horned lizard as a threatened species under the ESA because the threat to the species is less significant than earlier believed.

FWS proposed to designate approximately 11,136 acres in Arizona and New Mexico as critical habitat for the Chiricahua leopard frog and proposed to list the species as threatened under the ESA.