Acting Chief, Branch of Delisting and Foreign Species, Ecological Services

1018-BD60 202010 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; Removal of the Gray Wolf from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

We are removing the gray wolf entities in the lower 48 United States and Mexico, except for the Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi), that are currently on the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. The best available scientific and commercial data establish that the gray wolf entities in the lower 48 United States do not meet the definitions of a threatened species or an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions Yes No Deregulatory 50 CFR 17 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. No NPRM 03/15/2019 84 FR 9648 NPRM Comment Period End 05/14/2019 Announcement of Public Hearing 06/06/2019 84 FR 26393 NPRM Comment Period Extended End 07/15/2019 Final Action 11/03/2020 85 FR 69778 Final Action Effective 01/04/2021 No State Tribal Yes No No Maricela Constantino Acting Chief, Branch of Delisting and Foreign Species, Ecological Services 1018 United States Fish and Wildlife Service FWS 571 969-9804 703 358-1735 maricela_constantino@fws.gov 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church VA 22041