FWS announced a 90-day finding on a petition to list the Bay skipper as threatened or endangered under the ESA and to designate critical habitat; the agency found that listing may be warranted and initiated a status review. 

NMFS designated approximately 360 square kilometers of rocky intertidal and subtidal habitat within five segments of the California coast between the Del Mar Landing Ecological Reserve to the Palos Verdes Peninsula, as well as on the Farallon Islands, Antildeo Nuevo Island, San Miguel Island, Santa Rosa Island, Santa Cruz Island, Anacapa Island, Santa Barbara Island, and Santa Catalina Island, as critical habitat for the endangered black abalone under the ESA.

FWS removed the Concho water snake from the list of endangered species based on the agency's determination that threats to this species have been eliminated or reduced to the point that the species has recovered and no longer meets the definition of threatened or endangered under the Act; the agency also removed the snake's federally designated critical habitat.

NOAA-Fisheries designated approximately 335 miles of freshwater creeks and rivers and their associated estuaries in California, Oregon, and Washington as critical habitat for the southern distinct population segment of Pacific eulachon fish under the ESA, excluding the land of four Native American tribes.

FWS issued its updated list of plant and animal species native to the United States that it regards as candidates for or have proposed for addition to the Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants under the ESA.

FWS proposed to designate approximately 12,157 acres in 14 counties in California as critical habitat for the tidewater goby under the ESA.

FWS announced a 12-month finding on a petition to list a distinct population segment of the red tree vole as endangered or threatened and to designate critical habitat under the ESA; the agency found that listing is warranted but precluded by higher priority actions. 

FWS announced a 12-month finding on a petition to list the blue-headed macaw and the grey-cheeked parakeet as threatened or endangered under the ESA; the agency found that listing is not warranted.

FWS announced a 12-month finding on a petition to list the northern leatherside chub as endangered or threatened and to designate critical habitat under the ESA; the agency found that listing is not warranted.

FWS announced a 12-month finding on a petition to list a Puerto Rican tree frog as endangered and to designate critical habitat under the ESA; the agency found that listing the species is warranted throughout its range and designated approximately 615 acres of a freshwater wetland as critical habitat.