Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service
In this document, we announce our annual petition findings for foreign species, as required under section 4(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Endangered Species Act of 1972, as amended. When, in response to a petition, we find that listing a species is warranted but precluded, we must complete a new status review each year until we publish a proposed rule or make a determination that listing is not warranted. These subsequent status reviews and the accompanying 12-month findings are referred to as "resubmitted" petition findings. Information contained in this document describes our review of the current status of 73 foreign taxa that were the subjects of warranted- but-precluded findings. Based on our review, we find that 51 species continue to warrant listing, but that their listing remains precluded by higher-priority listing actions. Seventeen species no longer warrant listing under the Endangered Species Act and, therefore, have been removed from the warranted-but-precluded list. We will promptly publish listing proposals for five of the species. We request additional status information for these species as well as information on taxa that we should include in future updates of this list. We will consider this information in preparing listing documents and future resubmitted petition findings. This information will also help us in monitoring the status of the taxa and in conserving them.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of review. SUMMARY: In this document, we announce our annual petition findings for foreign species, as required under section 4(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Endangered Species Act of 1972, as amended. When, in response to a petition, we find that listing a species is warranted but precluded, we must complete a new status review each year until we publish a proposed rule or make a determination that listing is not warranted. These subsequent status reviews and the accompanying 12-month findings are referred to as “resubmitted” petition findings. Information contained in this document describes our review of the current status of 73 foreign taxa that were the subjects of warranted-but-precluded findings. Based on our review, we find that 51 species continue to warrant listing, but that their listing remains precluded by higher-priority listing actions. Seventeen species no longer warrant listing under the Endangered Species Act and, therefore, have been removed from the warranted-but-precluded list. We will promptly publish listing proposals for five of the species. We request additional status information for these species as well as information on taxa that we should include in future updates of this list. We will consider this information in preparing listing documents and future resubmitted petition findings. This information will also help us in…
Citation: 69 FR 29354
