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DOI/FWS RIN: 1018-AG23 Publication ID: Fall 2005 
Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status for 12 Species of Picture-Wing Flies From the Hawaiian Islands 
Abstract: We will finalize endangered status pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, for 12 species of Hawaiian picture-wing flies--Drosophila aglaia, D. differens, D. hemipeza, D. heteroneura, D. montgomeryi, D. mulli, D. musaphilia, D. neoclavisetae, D. obatai, D. ochrobasis, D. substenoptera, and D. tarphytrichia. These species are found on one or more of the following Hawaiian Islands: Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, and Hawaii. These 12 species face substantial threats from one or more of the following: habitat degradation, loss of host plants, biological pest control, and predation from alien arthropods. 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Judicial    04/00/2006 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  01/17/2001  66 FR 3964   
Public Hearing  03/05/2001  66 FR 3964   
NPRM Comment Period End  03/19/2001  66 FR 3964   
NPRM Comment Period Reopened  10/04/2005  70 FR 57851   
NPRM Comment Period End  11/03/2005  70 FR 57851   
Final Action  04/00/2006    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Sarah Quamme
Chief, Branch of Domestic Listing, Ecological Services Program
Department of the Interior
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES,
Falls Church, VA 22041-3803
Phone:703 358-1796
Fax:703 358-1800
Email: sarah_quamme@fws.gov