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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>United States Fish and Wildlife Service</NAME>
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            <NAME>Department of the Interior</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination and Critical Habitat Designation for Eight Caribbean Skinks</RULE_TITLE>
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<p><span class="TextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0">FWS will make listing determinations for eight skinks under the Endangered Species Act: Culebra skink (</span></span><em><span class="TextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0">Spondylurus culebrae</span></span></em><span class="TextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0">), Mona skink (</span></span><em><span class="TextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0">Spondylurus monae</span></span></em><span class="TextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0">), Puerto Rican skink (</span></span><em><span class="TextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0">Spondylurus nitidus</span></span></em><span class="TextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0">), greater St. Croix skink (</span></span><em><span class="TextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0">Spondylurus magnacruzae</span></span></em><span class="TextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0">), greater Virgin Islands skink (</span></span><em><span class="TextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0">Spondylurus spilonotus</span></span></em><span class="TextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0">), lesser St. Croix skink (</span></span><em><span class="TextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0">Capitellum parvicruzae</span></span></em><span class="TextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0">), lesser Virgin Islands skink (</span></span><em><span class="TextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0">Spondylurus semitaeniatus</span></span></em><span class="TextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0">), and Virgin Islands bronze skink (</span></span><em><span class="TextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0">Spondylurus sloanii</span></span></em><span class="TextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW38464597 BCX0">). These lizards are found in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the British Virgin Islands. We will also propose to designate critical habitat for the species in U.S. territories, if prudent and determinable.&nbsp;</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW38464597 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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            <CFR>50 CFR 17</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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                <DLINE_TYPE>Judicial</DLINE_TYPE>
                <DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>NPRM</DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>
                <DLINE_DATE>12/12/2024</DLINE_DATE>
                <DLINE_DESC></DLINE_DESC>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/00/2024</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <GOVT_LEVEL>Federal</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Caitlin</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Snyder</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Branch of Domestic Listing, Ecological Services Program</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1018</CODE>
                    <NAME>United States Fish and Wildlife Service</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>FWS</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>703 358-2673</PHONE>
                <FAX>703 358-1800</FAX>
                <EMAIL>caitlin_snyder@fws.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Falls Church</CITY>
                    <STATE>VA</STATE>
                    <ZIP>22041-3803</ZIP>
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