1018-BG76 202310 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; Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Santa Ana Sucker

FWS would propose to establish a nonessential experimental population (NEP) of the Santa Ana sucker (Catostomus santaanae) in the formerly occupied rivers and larger tributaries of the Los Angeles Basin under section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act. Establishment of this NEP would facilitate reintroduction of Santa Ana sucker in the region and provide for allowable legal incidental taking of the Santa Ana sucker within the NEP area. The best available data indicate that reintroduction of the Santa Ana sucker into formerly occupied rivers and larger tributaries of the Los Angeles Basin is biologically feasible and would promote the conservation and recovery of the species.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 50 CFR 17.80 to 17.86 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. No NPRM 06/00/2024 No Federal Local State No No No Elizabeth Maclin Division of Restoration and Recovery 1018 United States Fish and Wildlife Service FWS 703 358-2646 703 358-1735 elizabeth_maclin@fws.gov Ecological Services, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church VA 22041-3803