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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>United States Fish and Wildlife Service</NAME>
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            <NAME>Department of the Interior</NAME>
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<p>In accordance with a court order, FWS has initiated a new status review to determine whether the Bi-State distinct population segment (DPS) of the greater sage-grouse (<em>Centrocercus urophasianus</em>) meets the definition of an endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.&nbsp;This DPS is found in California and Nevada.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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            <CFR>50 CFR 17</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/28/2013</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>78 FR 64358</FR_CITATION>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/28/2013</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>78 FR 64328</FR_CITATION>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/27/2013</TTBL_DATE>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM; Reopening of Comment Period</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/27/2023</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>88 FR 25613</FR_CITATION>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM; Reopening of Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/26/2023</TTBL_DATE>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/00/2024</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <GOVT_LEVEL>Federal</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Caitlin</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Snyder</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Branch of Domestic Listing, Ecological Services Program</TITLE>
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                    <CODE>1018</CODE>
                    <NAME>United States Fish and Wildlife Service</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>FWS</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>703 358-2673</PHONE>
                <FAX>703 358-1800</FAX>
                <EMAIL>caitlin_snyder@fws.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Falls Church</CITY>
                    <STATE>VA</STATE>
                    <ZIP>22041-3803</ZIP>
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