FWS and the U.S. Forest Service proposed to establish regulations for hunting and trapping seasons, harvest limits, methods, and means related to taking of wildlife for subsistence uses during the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 regulatory years.

NOAA-Fisheries announced a 12-month finding on a petition to delist coho salmon south of the San Francisco Bay under the ESA; the agency found that delisting is not warranted and recommended extension of the area covered.

The U.S. Forest Service seeks public comment on a proposed new rule to guide land and resource management planning for all units of the National Forest System.

FWS determined endangered status for seven Brazilian bird species and subspecies under the ESA.

FWS designated approximately 411 miles of rivers and streams in Colorado as critical habitat for the Preble's meadow jumping mouse.

FWS designated approximately 9,331 acres in the Santa Ana River and the Big Tujunga Creek in southern California as critical habitat for the Santa Ana sucker.

FWS designated approximately 187,157 square miles in Alaska and adjacent territorial and U.S. waters as critical habitat for the polar bear under the ESA.

FWS designated approximately 13 miles of stream in the Turkey Creek Watershed in Jefferson County, Alabama, as critical habitat for the vermilion darter under the ESA.

FWS announced a 12-month finding on a petition to list Hamilton milkvetch, Flowers penstemon, Frisco buckwheat, Ostler's peppergrass, and Frisco clover as threatened or endangered under the ESA; the agency found that listing Hamilton milkvetch and Flowers penstemon is not warranted and that listing Frisco buckwheat, Ostler's peppergrass, and Frisco clover is warranted but precluded by higher priority actions.

FWS determined threatened status for the New Zealand/Australia distinct population segment of the southern rockhopper penguin under the ESA.