FWS proposed removing the Southeast U.S. distinct population segment of the wood stork from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife under the ESA due to recovery.

NMFS announced a 90-day finding on a petition to list Olympic Peninsula steelhead as a threatened or endangered distinct population segment under the ESA and to designate critical habitat concurrently with the listing, finding that the petition presented substantial scientific and commercial information indicating that it may be warranted.

FWS proposed revisions to the regulations concerning the issuance of enhancement of survival and incidental take permits under the ESA to clarify the appropriate use of such permits; clarify the Service's authority to issue the permits for non-listed species without also including a listed species; simplify the requirements for enhancement of survival permits by combining safe harbor agreements and candidate conservation agreements with assurances into one agreement type; and include portions of its five-point policies for safe harbor agreements, candidate conservation agreements with assurances, and habitat conservation plans in the regulations to reduce uncertainty.

NMFS announced final revisions to the Process for Distinguishing Serious From Non-Serious Injury of Marine Mammals.

NMFS finalized revisions to the Guidelines for Preparing Stock Assessment Reports Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

FWS announced the availability of and seeks comment on revised draft marine mammal stock assessment reports for the Pacific walrus and for each of the three northern sea otter stocks in Alaska in accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

FWS announced three 90-day findings on petitions to delist the grizzly bear in the lower 48 states under the ESA; the agency found that the petitions to delist populations in two specific ecosystems, the Northern Continental Divide ecosystem and the greater Yellowstone ecosystem may be warranted, but that the petition to delist the grizzly bear in the lower 48 states on the basis of it not being a valid listable entity did not present substantial scientific or commercial information indicating that it may be warranted.

FWS announced technical corrections for 62 wildlife and plant species under the ESA, including changes of and corrections to errors in scientific or common names, listing citations, and taxonomic heading placement.

FWS determined endangered species status for the Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly under the ESA.

NMFS announced the availability of a draft ESA recovery plan for the threatened oceanic whitetip shark for public review.