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RIN: 1018-AW02

Publication ID: Fall 2011

Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Special Rule for the Utah Prairie Dog
Abstract: The Utah prairie dog (UPD) was listed as an endangered species in 1973. In 1984, we reclassified the species as threatened and promulgated a special rule under section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act that allowed regulated take of up to 5,000 nuisance animals annually on agricultural lands in Iron County, Utah. On June 14, 1991, we amended the special rule to allow regulated take of up to 6,000 nuisance animals annually on agricultural lands throughout the species' range. Since the inception of the 4(d) rule, not more than 1,760 UPDs have been taken in any 1 year, with an annual average of 936. We amended the 4(d) rule to lower the annual take numbers to more accurately reflect the realities of take implemented under the current rule. This amendment is based on the specific numbers of UPDs that are taken annually under the current rule, as well as on pertinent biological literature.
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
NPRM	06/02/2011	76 FR 31906
NPRM Comment Period End	08/01/2011
Final Action	06/00/2012

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: Don R. Morgan Chief, Branch of Delisting and Foreign Species, Ecological Services Department of the Interior United States Fish and Wildlife Service ARLSQ-420, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808 Phone:703 358-2444 Fax:703 358-1735 Email: don_morgan@fws.gov