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We issued a proposed rule in 2012 and then a revised proposed rule in 2016 under the Endangered Species Act, as amended (ESA). If finalized, we will publish a final rule that: (1) lists the northern subspecies of scarlet macaw (Ara macao cyanoptera) from Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama as an endangered species; (2) lists the northern distinct population segment (DPS) of the southern subspecies of scarlet macaw (A. m. macao) from Costa Rica and Columbia, as a threatened species; (3) treats the southern DPS of A. m. macao and subspecies crosses (A. m. macao and A. m. cyanoptera) as threatened based on similarity of appearance to A. m. cyanoptera and to the northern DPS of A. m. macao; and (4) finalizes an ESA section 4(d) rule that applies to the threatened DPS and similarity of appearance populations that would allow for the import and export of macaws that meet certain criteria and for interstate commerce without a permit under the ESA.