1018-BG79 202204 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 Gray Wolf in the State of Colorado

We propose to establish a nonessential experimental population (NEP) of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) in Colorado, under section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Establishment of this NEP will facilitate the State of Colorado’s reintroduction of gray wolves and provide for allowable legal incidental taking of the gray wolf within the NEP area. The best available data indicate that reintroduction of the gray wolf into Colorado is biologically feasible and will promote the conservation of the species.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 50 CFR 17.80-17.86 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. No NPRM 01/00/2023 Final Action 12/00/2023 No Federal 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