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DOI/FWS | RIN: 1018-BF01 | Publication ID: Spring 2021 |
Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Northern Spotted Owl | |
Abstract:
On March 1, 2021, we announced a delay in the effective date for the January 15, 2021, final rule revising the designation of critical habitat for the northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). We extended the effective date until April 30, 2021, and opened a 30-day comment period. On April 30, 2021, we announced a further delay of the effective date until December 15, 2021. This second delay is necessary to avoid placing undue risk on the conservation of northern spotted owl caused by allowing exclusions from its designated critical habitat to go into effect while the Service prepares a revision or withdrawal of the January 15, 2021, rule through additional rulemaking to address apparent defects. This second delay is also necessary to avoid confusion and disruption with Federal agencies in the implementation of section 7 of the ESA while the Service initiates and completes the rulemaking process for revising or withdrawing the January 15, 2021, rule. |
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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 |
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 | |
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined | Government Levels Affected: Federal |
Federalism: No | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Caitlin Snyder 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:703 358-2673 Fax:703 358-1800 Email: caitlin_snyder@fws.gov |