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DOI/FWS RIN: 1018-BA41 Publication ID: Fall 2014 
Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Grizzly Bear in the Greater Yellowstone Area From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
Abstract: We will consider removing the Greater Yellowstone Area (GYA) population of grizzly bears from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. To do this, we will evaluate the biological status of the GYA population in light of recent scientific analyses and legal considerations. This evaluation will include only the GYA population of grizzly bears and will determine whether this population meets the definition of a distinct population segment. The ultimate legal status of this population under the ESA will then be assessed in a proposed rule. 
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  12/00/2014 
Final Action  01/00/2016 
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