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DOI/FWS RIN: 1018-AW03 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the California Least Tern From Endangered To Threatened 
Abstract: We are proposing to reclassify the California least tern from endangered to threatened. This action is based on the results of the 5-year review, which showed that the number of California least tern sites has nearly doubled since the time of listing, with most of the colonies occurring in southern California. While the number of terns found at the San Francisco Bay colonies has increased, the actual number of colonies has not increased as required by the recovery plan's delisting criteria. In addition, the impacts of habitat threats have been reduced but not eliminated. 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed 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  04/00/2011    
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