Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce technical corrections for 62 wildlife and plant species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). These corrections include changes to scientific names of 11 wildlife species and 14 plant species due to taxonomic reclassification; changes to common names of 21 wildlife species and 13 plant species; and corrections to errors in scientific or common names, listing citations, or taxonomic heading placement for 4 wildlife species and 14 plant species. We are revising the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants ("the Lists") to reflect the current scientifically accepted taxonomy and nomenclature of these species that occur in Idaho and the Pacific islands.
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 [Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-2022-0062; FXES11130900000C6-234-FF09E42000] RIN 1018-BG77 ( printed page 7134) AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Direct final rule. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce technical corrections for 62 wildlife and plant species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). These corrections include changes to scientific names of 11 wildlife species and 14 plant species due to taxonomic reclassification; changes to common names of 21 wildlife species and 13 plant species; and corrections to errors in scientific or common names, listing citations, or taxonomic heading placement for 4 wildlife species and 14 plant species. We are revising the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants (“the Lists”) to reflect the current scientifically accepted taxonomy and nomenclature of these species that occur in Idaho and the Pacific islands. DATES: This rule is effective May 3, 2023 without further action, unless significant adverse comment is received by March 6, 2023. If significant adverse comment is received regarding taxonomic changes for any of these species, we will publish a timely withdrawal of the relevant portions of the rule in the Federal Register . ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by one of the following methods: Electronically: Go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal…
Other Federal Register documents from the same docket.
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Technical Corrections for 62 Wildlife and Plant Species on the Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Hawaiian Hoary Bat; Correction
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Technical Corrections for 62 Wildlife and Plant Species on the Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants
Citation: 88 FR 7134
