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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.