88 FR 50912
The Office of Management and Budget seeks comment on proposed guidance for assessing changes in environmental and ecosystem services in benefit-cost analysis.
The Office of Management and Budget seeks comment on proposed guidance for assessing changes in environmental and ecosystem services in benefit-cost analysis.
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.
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.
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.
NMFS seeks stakeholder input to inform the operationalization of the national Equity and Environmental Justice Strategy in the Southeast region.