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        <RIN>1018-BB56</RIN>
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            <PUBLICATION_ID>201610</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <CODE>1018</CODE>
            <NAME>United States Fish and Wildlife Service</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>FWS</ACRONYM>
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            <CODE>1000</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of the Interior</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DOI</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Pearl Darter</RULE_TITLE>
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<p>We will, if deemed prudent and determinable, propose to designate critical habitat for the Pearl darter under the Endangered Species Act. This fish species is found in freshwater streams of slow to moderate current in Mississippi. We are developing a listing determination as a separate rulemaking action (RIN 1018-BB55).</p>
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        <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_LIST>
            <CFR>50 CFR 17</CFR>
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        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/00/2017</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <GOVT_LEVEL>Federal</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <RIN>1018-BB55</RIN>
                <RIN_RELATION>Related to</RIN_RELATION>
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            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Sarah</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Quamme</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Chief, Branch of Domestic Listing, Ecological Services Program</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1018</CODE>
                    <NAME>United States Fish and Wildlife Service</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>FWS</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>703 358-1796</PHONE>
                <FAX>703 358-1800</FAX>
                <EMAIL>sarah_quamme@fws.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Falls Church</CITY>
                    <STATE>VA</STATE>
                    <ZIP>22041-3803</ZIP>
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