Branch of Domestic Listing, Ecological Services Program

1018-BE29 202104 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 Western Distinct Population Segment of the Yellow-Billed Cuckoo

We designate critical habitat for the western distinct population segment of the yellow-billed cuckoo (western yellow-billed cuckoo) (Coccyzus americanus) under the Endangered Species Act. In total, approximately 298,845 acres (120,939 hectares) are now being designated as critical habitat in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah. This rule extends the Act’s protections to critical habitat for this species.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No 50 CFR 17 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. Judicial Final 04/06/2021 Settlement agreement. No NPRM 08/15/2014 79 FR 48548 NPRM Comment Period End 10/14/2014 NPRM Comment Period Reopened 11/12/2014 79 FR 67154 Public Hearing 12/02/2014 79 FR 71373 NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 01/12/2015 Second NPRM 02/27/2020 85 FR 11458 Second NPRM Comment Period End 04/27/2020 Final Action 04/21/2021 86 FR 20798 Final Action Effective 05/21/2021 No None No No No 1018-AZ44 Previously reported as Caitlin Snyder Branch of Domestic Listing, Ecological Services Program 1018 United States Fish and Wildlife Service FWS 703 358-2673 703 358-1800 caitlin_snyder@fws.gov 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church VA 22041-3803