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DOI/FWS RIN: 1018-BC11 Publication ID: Fall 2020 
Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Interior Least Tern From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
Abstract:

We are making a final determination on our proposal to delist the interior least tern (Sterna antillarum athalassos) because conservation efforts have led to the species’ recovery. The interior least tern is found in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 13771 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17   
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  10/24/2019  84 FR 56977   
NPRM Comment Period End  12/23/2019 
Final Action  11/00/2020 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Maricela Constantino
Acting Chief, Branch of Delisting and Foreign Species, Ecological Services
Department of the Interior
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES,
Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone:571 969-9804
Fax:703 358-1735
Email: maricela_constantino@fws.gov