FWS initiated five-year status reviews of 47 species in California, Nevada, and Oregon under the ESA.

FWS proposed to list the Texas kangaroo rat as an endangered species and designate critical habitat under the ESA. 

NOAA proposed protective regulations for the Banggai cardinalfish under ESA §9.

FWS proposed to remove the Apache trout from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife due to recovery.

FWS proposed to designate approximately 1,636.9 acres in Otero County, New Mexico, as critical habitat for the Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly under the ESA.

NMFS designated 28 specific occupied areas as critical habitat for five threatened Caribbean coral species under the ESA.

EPA announced the availability of and seeks comment on the document entitled “White Paper: Quantitative Human Health Approach to be Applied in the Risk Evaluation for Asbestos Part 2—Supplemental Evaluation including Legacy Uses and Associated Disposals of Asbestos” and related charge questions.

DOD, the General Services Administration, and NASA proposed to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to restructure and update the regulations to focus on current environmental and sustainability matters and to implement a requirement for agencies to procure sustainable products and services to the maximum extent practicable.

The Office of Management and Budget seeks comment on proposed guidance for assessing changes in environmental and ecosystem services in benefit-cost analysis.

The federal agencies issued their semiannual regulatory agendas to update the public about regulations currently under development, reviews of existing regulations with small business impacts, and regulations completed or canceled since the last agenda. EPA’s agenda can be found at 88 FR 48598.