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DOI/FWS

RIN: 1018-AW02

Publication ID: Spring 2009

Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Special Rule for the Utah Prairie Dog
Abstract: We are revising our special rule promulgated under section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act and found at 50 CFR 17.40 for the Utah prairie dog. The revised rule will lower the annual take of Utah prairie dogs on agricultural lands from the currently allowed 6,000 animals to approximately 900-1,700 animals, which is more consistent with the number of Utah prairie dogs actually taken annually since the special rule was issued and the current size of the Utah prairie dog population. The revised rule will also allow private landowners to use purposeful lethal control if approved and mitigated for under Safe Harbor Agreements and Habitat Conservation Plan agreements, which will allow for more flexibility in managing Utah prairie dogs.
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
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
NPRM	07/00/2009

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: Michelle Morgan Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery and Delisting Department of the Interior United States Fish and Wildlife Service Room 420, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone:703 358-2061 Fax:703 358-1735 Email: michelle_morgan@fws.gov