FWS proposed to list the Three Forks and San Bernardino springsnails as endangered under the ESA and to designate approximately 11.9 acres in Apache and Cochise Counties, Arizona, as critical habitat for the species.

FWS announced a 90-day finding on a petition to list the Peary and the Dolphin and Union population of the barren-ground caribou as endangered or threatened under the ESA; the agency found that listing may be warranted and initiated a status review.

FWS announced a 12-month finding on a petition to designate critical habitat and to list as endangered or threatened the Bearmouth and Byrne Resort mountainsnails and the meltwater lednian stonefly; the agency found that listing the meltwater lednian stonefly is warranted but precluded by higher priority actions.

FWS announced a 90-day finding on a petition to list the spring pygmy sunfish as endangered under the ESA; the agency found that listing is warranted and initiated a status review.

NOAA-Fisheries announced the adoption of an ESA recovery plan for the sperm whale.

FWS announced a 12-month finding on a petition to list the North American wolverine as an endangered or threatened species 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 Sonoran population of the desert tortoise 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 proposed to list the dunes sagebrush lizard from southeastern New Mexico and adjacent west Texas as endangered under the ESA.

NOAA-Fisheries announced a 90-day finding on two petitions to delist the eastern distinct population segment of the Steller sea lion under the ESA; the agency found that delisting may be warranted.

NOAA-Fisheries announced a 12-month finding on a petition to list the bearded seal as a threatened or endangered species under the ESA; the agency found that listing of the Beringia and Okhotsk distinct population segments as threatened is warranted.