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DOI/FWS RIN: 1018-BI76 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat 
Abstract:

The Service will revise regulations that implement section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act) pertaining to designation of critical habitat in 50 CFR part 17. The Service will reinstate the regulations rescinded on July 21, 2022 (87 FR 43433). The resulting rulemaking will set forth a process for excluding areas of critical habitat under section 4(b)(2) of the Act.

 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 424    50 CFR 17   
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  11/21/2025  90 FR 52592   
Final Action  10/00/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Gina Shultz
Acting Assistant Director, Ecological Services
Department of the Interior
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
MS: ES, 5275 Leesburg Pike,
Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone:703 358-2171
Email: adecologicalservices@fws.gov