FWS revised the List of Birds protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, both adding and removing species and changing names to conform to accepted use by the scientific community.

FWS proposed to list the Fluminense swallowtail, Harris’ mimic swallowtail, and Hahnel’s Amazonian swallowtail as endangered under the ESA.

FWS announced its 12-month finding on a petition to list the green floater as threatened under the ESA, finding that listing was warranted; proposed to designate approximately 2,553 kilometers of streams in Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia as critical habitat for the species; and proposed a rule under §4(d) of the Act to provide for conservation of the species.

FWS announced findings that the Illinois chorus frog and Venus flytrap are not warranted for listing as threatened or endangered under the ESA.

FWS revised its seizure and forfeiture regulations relating to property seized or subject to administrative forfeiture under various laws enforced by the Service.

FWS announced 12-month findings on petitions to list two mussel species under the ESA, finding that listing the Salina mucket and Mexican fawnsfoot as endangered was warranted, and proposed to designate approximately 200 river miles in Brewster, Terrell, and Val Verde Counties, Texas, and 185 river miles in Maverick, Webb, and Zapata Counties, Texas, as critical habitat for the Salina mucket and the Mexican fawnsfoot, respectively.

NMFS proposed to designate waters from the 100 meter isobath to the 400 meter isobath in the Gulf of Mexico as critical habitat for the Rice's whale under the ESA.

FWS determined threatened species status for the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl under the ESA, and finalized a rule under §4(d) of the Act to provide for conservation of the subspecies.

FWS removed the golden paintbrush from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants as it no longer meets the definition of an endangered or threatened species under the ESA.

FWS proposed to designate approximately 8,870 acres in Florida, Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Midway Islands, and Palmyra Atoll as critical habitat for five distinct population segments of the green sea turtle under the ESA.