EPA proposed to issue a site-specific treatment variance for selenium to U.S. Ecology Nevada in Beatty, Nevada, and to withdraw one for Chemical Waste Management, Inc. in Kettleman Hills, California; see above for direct final rule.

DOE proposed to amend energy conservation standards for residential clothes dryers and room air conditioners; see above for direct final rule.

DOE seeks public comment on a draft document, Guidance for the Implementation and Follow-Up of Identified Energy and Water Efficiency Measures in Covered Facilities.

NOAA-Fisheries announced the adoption of an ESA recovery plan for the sperm whale.

FWS announced a 12-month finding on a petition to list the North American wolverine as an endangered or threatened species under the ESA; the agency found that listing is warranted but precluded by higher priority actions

FWS announced a 12-month finding on a petition to list the Sonoran population of the desert tortoise as endangered or threatened and to designate critical habitat under the ESA; the agency found that listing is warranted but precluded by higher priority actions.

FWS proposed to list the dunes sagebrush lizard from southeastern New Mexico and adjacent west Texas as endangered under the ESA.

NOAA-Fisheries announced a 90-day finding on two petitions to delist the eastern distinct population segment of the Steller sea lion under the ESA; the agency found that delisting may be warranted.

NOAA-Fisheries announced a 12-month finding on a petition to list the bearded seal as a threatened or endangered species under the ESA; the agency found that listing of the Beringia and Okhotsk distinct population segments as threatened is warranted.

NOAA-Fisheries announced a 12-month finding on a petition to list the ringed seal as a threatened or endangered species under the ESA; the agency found that listing of the Arctic, Okhotsk, Baltic, and Ladoga subspecies as threatened is warranted.