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            <NAME>United States Fish and Wildlife Service</NAME>
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<p>Per section 2 of the Executive Order on Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis (E.O.13990), the Department of the Interior (the Department) initiated a review of the previous rulemaking action with the title, "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Prohibitions to Threatened Wildlife and Plants&rdquo; (84 FR 44753; August 27, 2019) that revised portions of the regulations that address prohibition and protective regulations regarding the conservation of endangered and threatened species of fish, wildlife, and plants. As a result of that review, the Department proposed to revise those regulations (88 FR 40742, June 22, 2023) and after publication of that proposal, delivered a series of informational sessions to stakeholders including: Federal agencies, State agencies, federally recognized Tribes, Native Hawaiian community leaders, non-governmental organizations, conservation partners, industry groups, and Pacific Islander community leaders. FAQs and a recording of the presentation can be viewed on the website&nbsp;<a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffws.gov%2Fproject%2Fendangered-species-act-regulation-revisions&amp;data=05%7C01%7Crobyn_niver%40fws.gov%7C7ce7b9d7a16746b7455308db8dccca54%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C638259682932261044%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=qC5z6nd0K3nY3n5gqI8DNaNoIfYMQZidwxxLqSFLXdU%3D&amp;reserved=0">https://fws.gov/project/endangered-species-act-regulation-revisions</a>.</p>
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<p>Per section 2 of the Executive Order on Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis (E.O.13990), the Department of the Interior (the Department) initiated a review of the previous rulemaking action with the title, "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Prohibitions to Threatened Wildlife and Plants (84 FR 44753; August 27, 2019) that revised portions of the regulations that address prohibition and protective regulations regarding the conservation of endangered and threatened species of fish, wildlife, and plants. As a result of that review, the Department&nbsp;proposed a new rulemaking.</p>
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                    <NAME>United States Fish and Wildlife Service</NAME>
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                <EMAIL>carey_galst@fws.gov</EMAIL>
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                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Ecological Services Program, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Falls Church</CITY>
                    <STATE>VA</STATE>
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