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        <PUBLICATION>
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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>1018</CODE>
            <NAME>United States Fish and Wildlife Service</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>FWS</ACRONYM>
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        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>1000</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of the Interior</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DOI</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Special Rule for the Utah Prairie Dog</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[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.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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            <CFR>50 CFR 17</CFR>
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        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 USC 1531 et seq</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/00/2009</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
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            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Michelle</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Morgan</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery and Delisting</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1018</CODE>
                    <NAME>United States Fish and Wildlife Service</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>FWS</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>703 358-2061</PHONE>
                <FAX>703 358-1735</FAX>
                <EMAIL>michelle_morgan@fws.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Room 420, 4401 North Fairfax Drive,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Arlington</CITY>
                    <STATE>VA</STATE>
                    <ZIP>22203</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
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