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DOI/FWS RIN: 1018-AI83 Publication ID: Fall 2011 
Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassifying the Wood Bison 
Abstract: We received a petition to reclassify the wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) in Canada from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The petition presented substantial scientific and commercial information indicating that reclassification, as petitioned, may be warranted under the Act. Concurrent with the 12-month petition finding, we published a proposed rule to reclassify the wood bison from endangered to threatened. We will consider public comments before publishing a final rule. 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final 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
Notice--90-Day Petition Finding; Initiation of Status Review  02/03/2009  74 FR 5908   
Notice Comment Period End  04/06/2009    
NPRM  02/08/2011  76 FR 6734   
NPRM Comment Period End  04/11/2011    
Final Action  04/00/2012    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Janine M. Van Norman
Chief, Branch of Foreign Species, Ecological Services Program
Department of the Interior
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES,
Falls Church, VA 22041-3808
Phone:703 358-2171
Fax:703 358-1735
Email: janine_vannorman@fws.gov