EPA seeks comments and information to assist in the potential development of regulations for the manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of lead for wheel-balancing weights under TSCA. 

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

FWS revised the rule for the African elephant promulgated under §4(d) of the ESA in order to increase protection for the species, clarify the existing enhancement requirement, and incorporate a Party’s designation under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora National Legislation Project into various decisionmaking processes regarding imports.

EPA issued a rule under TSCA to address the unreasonable risk of injury to health presented by chrysotile asbestos based on the risks posed by certain conditions of use. 

EPA proposed to require manufacturers of 16 chemical substances to submit copies and lists of certain unpublished health and safety studies to help inform EPA’s responsibilities pursuant to TSCA. 

FWS withdrew the September 7, 2021, proposed rule to list the pyramid pigtoe as a threatened species under the ESA. 

FWS proposed to list the pygmy three-toed sloth as a threatened species under the ESA, with a rule issued under §4(d) of the Act. 

FWS initiated five-year status reviews for 100 species in American Sāmoa, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington under the ESA. 

FWS proposed to list the bushy whitlow-wort as an endangered species under the ESA, and to designate approximately 41.96 acres in Jim Hogg County, Texas, as critical habitat for the species. 

FWS proposed to remove the North Park phacelia from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants due to recovery.