Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or USFWS), are removing 21 species from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife due to extinction. This action is based on a review of the best available scientific and commercial information, which indicates that these species are no longer extant and, as such, no longer meet the definition of an endangered species or a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (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 [FF08E22000 FXES111309FEDR 234] RIN 1018-BC98 AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or USFWS), are removing 21 species from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife due to extinction. This action is based on a review of the best available scientific and commercial information, which indicates that these species are no longer extant and, as such, no longer meet the definition of an endangered species or a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). DATES: This rule is effective November 16, 2023. ADDRESSES: The proposed rule and this final rule, the comments we received on the proposed rule, and supporting documents are available at https://www.regulations.gov under the following docket numbers: Species Docket No. Kauai akialoa FWS-R1-ES-2020-0104 Kauai nukupuu FWS-R1-ES-2020-0104 Kauai 'o'o (honeyeater) FWS-R1-ES-2020-0104 Large Kauai thrush (kam'a) FWS-R1-ES-2020-0104 Maui akepa FWS-R1-ES-2020-0104 Maui nukupuu FWS-R1-ES-2020-0104 Molokai creeper (kakawahie) FWS-R1-ES-2020-0104 Po'ouli (honeycreeper) FWS-R1-ES-2020-0104 Bridled white-eye FWS-R1-ES-2020-0104 Little Mariana fruit bat FWS-R1-ES-2020-0104 San Marcos gambusia FWS-R2-ES-2020-0105 Scioto madtom FWS-R3-ES-2020-0106 Flat pigtoe FWS-R4-ES-2020-0107 Southern acornshell FWS-R4-ES-2020-0107 Stirrupshell FWS-R4-ES-2020-0107 …
Citation: 88 FR 71644
