Acting Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species Program

1018-BB68 201610 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; Critical Habitat Designation for the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee

We will, if deemed prudent and determinable, propose to designate critical habitat for the rusty patched bumble bee under the Endangered Species Act. This species is found in woodlands, grasslands, and, recently, residential gardens in Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Ohio, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. We are developing a listing determination as a separate rulemaking action (RIN 1018-BB66).

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 50 CFR 17 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. No NPRM 01/00/2017 Undetermined None No Undetermined No No 1018-BB66 Related to Colleen Fahey Acting Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species Program 1018 United States Fish and Wildlife Service FWS 703 358-2561 703 358-2434 colleen_fahey@fws.gov 5275 Leesburg Pike, Room 2W030A, Falls Church VA 22041