FWS and NMFS proposed to revise portions of their regulations implementing ESA §4 to clarify, interpret, and implement the procedures and criteria used for listing, reclassifying, and delisting species on the Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants and designating critical habitat.

FWS proposed to list the southern elktoe as endangered under the ESA and to designate approximately 578 river miles in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia as critical habitat for the species.

FWS proposed to list Navasota false foxglove as endangered under the ESA and to designate approximately 1.9 acres in Grimes and Tyler Counties, Texas, as critical habitat for the species.

FWS amended regulations for the Captive Wildlife Safety Act (CWSA) by incorporating the requirements of the Big Cat Public Safety Act in the CWSA regulations.

FWS proposed to list the swale paintbrush as endangered under the ESA.

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy notified the Earth Observations community that a draft of the congressionally-mandated National Plan for Civil Earth Observations will be released for a short national review period in Summer 2023.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office expanded the Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program to include innovations in any economic sector that are designed to make progress toward achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, increased the filing limitations for petitions under the program, and extended the duration of the program. 

FWS proposed to list the Sira curassow and southern helmeted curassow as endangered under the ESA.

NMFS announced its 90-day finding on a petition to list the smalltail shark as threatened or endangered under the ESA, finding that listing may be warranted and commencing a status review of the species.