Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are delaying the effective date of a final rule we published on November 30, 2022, reclassifying the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). This delay is necessary for the Service to finalize conservation tools and guidance documents to avoid confusion and disruption with members of the public who would be regulated by the rule and Federal agencies in the implementation of section 7 of the Act.
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-R3-ES-2021-0140; FF09E21000 FXES1111090FEDR 234] RIN 1018-BG14 AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective date. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are delaying the effective date of a final rule we published on November 30, 2022, reclassifying the northern long-eared bat ( Myotis septentrionalis ) as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). This delay is necessary for the Service to finalize conservation tools and guidance documents to avoid confusion and disruption with members of the public who would be regulated by the rule and Federal agencies in the implementation of section 7 of the Act. DATES: The effective date of the final rule amending 50 CFR part 17 , published November 30, 2022, at 87 FR 73488 , is delayed until March 31, 2023. ADDRESSES: This final rule is available on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov . For access to the docket to read the November 30, 2022, final rule or other background documents, including the comments received on that final rule, go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket No. FWS-R3-ES-2021-0140. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shauna Marquardt, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Minnesota—Wisconsin Ecological Services Field Office, 4101 American Boulevard East, Bloomington, MN 55425; telephone 952-252-0092. In…
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Citation: 88 FR 4908
