Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to revise our regulations concerning protections of threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (Act). We are proposing to remove the "blanket rule" option for protecting newly listed threatened species pursuant to section 4(d) of the Act. The Service intends to create species- specific rules for all threatened species currently protected under the "blanket rule" option. Until such species-specific rules are promulgated, threatened species that receive protections under the "blanket rule" option will continue to receive those protections.
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-HQ-ES-2025-0029; FXES11130900000-256-FF09E23000] RIN 1018-BI74 AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comment. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to revise our regulations concerning protections of threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (Act). We are proposing to remove the “blanket ( printed page 52588) rule” option for protecting newly listed threatened species pursuant to section 4(d) of the Act. The Service intends to create species-specific rules for all threatened species currently protected under the “blanket rule” option. Until such species-specific rules are promulgated, threatened species that receive protections under the “blanket rule” option will continue to receive those protections. DATES: We will accept comments received or postmarked on or before December 22, 2025. Comments submitted electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES , below) must be received by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on the closing date. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by one of the following methods: (1) Electronically: Go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov . In the Search box, enter FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0029, which is the docket number for this rulemaking. Then, click on the Search button. On the resulting page, in the panel on the left side…
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Citation: 90 FR 52587
