1018-AZ77 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1018 United States Fish and Wildlife Service FWS 1000 Department of the Interior DOI Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Contiguous U.S. Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx and Revised Distinct Population Segment

FWS proposed to designate revised critical habitat for the contiguous U.S. distinct population segment (DPS) of the Canada lynx under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), and to revise the boundary of the Canada lynx DPS. These proposed revisions fulfill FWS's obligations under two settlement agreements. The revised critical habitat proposed rule also addresses issues raised by two courts in 2010. If FWS finalizes this rule as proposed, it would extend the ESA's protections to the Canada lynx wherever it occurs in the contiguous United States, including New Mexico, and it would revise this species' critical habitat. The effect of this regulation is to conserve the Canada lynx and its habitats in the contiguous United States under the ESA.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No 50 CFR 17 16 USC 1531 et seq Judicial NPRM 09/30/2013 MDL settlement agreement. No NPRM 09/26/2013 78 FR 59429 NPRM Comment Period End 12/26/2013 NPRM Comment Period Reopened 06/20/2014 79 FR 35303 NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 07/21/2014 Final Action 09/12/2014 79 FR 54782 Final Action Effective 10/14/2014 No Federal No No No Sarah Quamme Chief, Branch of Domestic Listing, Ecological Services Program 1018 United States Fish and Wildlife Service FWS 703 358-1796 703 358-1800 sarah_quamme@fws.gov 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church VA 22041-3803