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DOI/FWS RIN: 1018-BJ14 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: ●Endangered Species Act Section 4 Economic Analysis  
Abstract:

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is proposing to add interpretive language regarding how economic analyses may factor into a determination under section 4(a)(1) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA or the Act).

 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Not subject to, not significant 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17   
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/00/2026 
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