0648-BN79 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 0600 Department of Commerce DOC Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Interagency Cooperation Regulations

The National Marine Fisheries Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (collectively referred to as the Services) propose to amend portions of our regulations that implement section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. A final rule revising the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Interagency Cooperation Regulations at 50 CFR 402 was published on April 5, 2024, and became effective on May 6, 2024. Pursuant to a review of this rule under E.O. 14154 and DOI Secretarial Order 3418, the Services are proposing to revise provisions of the 2024 final rule (89 FR 24268). The resulting rulemaking action will clarify, interpret, and implement portions of section 7 of the ESA concerning interagency cooperation procedures. This rulemaking would revise existing procedures for federal agencies, including the Services under section 7 of the ESA. Federal agencies would be the only entities directly affected by this rulemaking.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Not subject to, not significant 50 CFR 402 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. No NPRM 10/00/2025 No No Federal No No No No 1018 United States Fish and Wildlife Service FWS Joint Kim Damon-Randall Director, Office of Protected Resources 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 301 427-8400 kimberly.damon-randall@noaa.gov 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring MD 20910