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DOI/FWS RIN: 1018-AG00 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Reclassification of the Straight-Horned Markhor Population of the Torghar Region of Baluchistan, Pakistan, From Endangered to Threatened 
Abstract: We received a petition to reclassify the straight-horned markhor (Capra falconeri jerdoni) population of the Torghar Region of Balochistan, Pakistan, from endangered to threatened in the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We have determined that the petitioner presented substantial scientific and commercial information indicating that the action may be warranted. We must now determine whether a status review shows that the reclassification, as petitioned, is warranted under the Act. If it is warranted, we will publish a proposed rule. The markhor is a species of wild goat that occurs in small, isolated populations in rugged, arid mountain habitats in Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Notice of Positive 90-day Petition Finding, Init. of Status Review  09/23/1999  64 FR 51499   
Notice Comment Period End   01/21/2000    
Withdrawn  07/31/2008    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Dr. Rosemarie Gnam
Chief, Division of Scientific Authority
Department of the Interior
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Room 110, 4401 North Fairfax Drive,
Arlington, VA 22203
Phone:703 358-1708
Fax:703 358-2276
Email: rosemarie_gnam@fws.gov