1018-BF63 202304 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; Compensatory Mitigation Mechanisms Under the Endangered Species Act

This rulemaking action would address section 329 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, Objectives, Performance Standards, and Criteria for Use of Wildlife Conservation Banking Programs (NDAA 2021), which states that, to the maximum extent practicable, the regulatory standards and criteria shall maximize available credits and opportunities for mitigation, provide flexibility for characteristics of various species, and apply equivalent standards and criteria to all mitigation banks.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 50 CFR 413 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. Pub. L. 116-283 No ANPRM 07/27/2022 87 FR 45076 ANPRM Comment Period End 09/26/2022 NPRM 09/00/2023 No Federal No No No Craig Aubrey Chief, Division of Environmental Review, Ecological Services Program 1018 United States Fish and Wildlife Service FWS 703 358-2442 703 358-1800 craig_aubrey@fws.gov 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church VA 22041