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DOI/FWS RIN: 1018-BG78 Publication ID: Fall 2024 
Title: Maintaining the Biological Integrity, Diversity, and Environmental Health of the National Wildlife Refuge System 
Abstract:

FWS will make a final determination on our proposal to promulgate regulations directing the management of the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) to promote the biological integrity, diversity, and environmental health of all lands and waters under the jurisdiction of the NWRS. These regulations will be based on language in the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, as amended by the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, directing the Service to ensure that the biological integrity, diversity, and environmental health of the System are maintained for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans. FWS coordinated with State and Tribal partners to develop the proposed regulations. FWS solicited comments from States through the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) and held three meetings with AFWA and State leadership to discuss the proposed regulations. FWS also held two public webinars for Tribal partners across the country to discuss the proposed regulations and to gain their feedback.

 
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 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 29   
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301    16 U.S.C. 460k    16 U.S.C. 664    16 U.S.C. 668dd–668ee    16 U.S.C. 715i    Pub. L. 115-20   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  02/02/2024  89 FR 7345   
NPRM Comment Period End  03/04/2024 
NPRM Comment Period Extended  03/05/2024  89 FR 15806   
NPRM Comment Period Extension End  05/06/2024 
Final Action  03/00/2025 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Katherine Harrigan
Sportsmen's Access Coordinator
Department of the Interior
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Branch of Conservation Policy and Planning, National Wildlife Refuge System, 5275 Leesburg Pike,
Falls Church, VA 22041-3803
Phone:703 358-2440
Email: katherine_harrigan@fws.gov