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DOI/FWS RIN: 1018-AW41 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: ●Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishing the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf and Delisting This Distinct Population Segment 
Abstract: This regulatory action establishes the Western Great Lakes (WGL) Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of the gray wolf (Canis lupus). The geographic extent of this DPS includes all of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan; the eastern half of North Dakota and South Dakota; the northern half of Iowa; the northern portions of Illinois and Indiana; and the northwestern portion of Ohio. We also remove the WGL DPS from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife established under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. We take these actions because available data indicate that the DPS no longer meets the definitions of threatened or endangered under the Act. The threats have been reduced or eliminated, as evidenced by a population that is stable or increasing in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, and greatly exceeds the numerical recovery criteria established in its recovery plan. Completed State wolf management plans will provide adequate protection and management of the WGL DPS after delisting. This regulatory action removes this DPS from the Lists of Threatened and Endangered Wildlife, removes the currently designated critical habitat for the gray wolf in Minnesota and Michigan, and removes the current special regulations for gray wolves in Minnesota. 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time 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
NPRM  03/27/2006  71 FR 15265   
Final Action  04/02/2009  74 FR 15070   
Final Action Effective  05/04/2009    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 1018-AU54 
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