Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have received an application from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) for an enhancement of survival permit for take of the Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit (CBPR) pursuant to Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act. This application includes a proposed conservation benefit agreement (CBA) outlining conservation measures and ongoing land management activities that non-federal participants will implement on their enrolled properties for CBPR. The purpose of this CBA is to foster collaboration among the Service, WDFW, and participants; promote voluntary conservation measures that reduce or remove threats to the covered species; provide regulatory assurances to participating landowners; and improve habitat connectivity and support geographic expansion of the CBPR in the Columbia Basin in Washington. We have prepared a draft environmental action statement documenting our preliminary determination that the permit decision may be eligible for categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act. We invite the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies to comment on these documents.
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 [Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-2026-0463; ES11140100000-267-FF01E0000] AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have received an application from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) for an enhancement of survival permit for take of the Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit (CBPR) pursuant to Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act. This application includes a proposed conservation benefit agreement (CBA) outlining conservation measures and ongoing land management activities that non-federal participants will implement on their enrolled ( printed page 35262) properties for CBPR. The purpose of this CBA is to foster collaboration among the Service, WDFW, and participants; promote voluntary conservation measures that reduce or remove threats to the covered species; provide regulatory assurances to participating landowners; and improve habitat connectivity and support geographic expansion of the CBPR in the Columbia Basin in Washington. We have prepared a draft environmental action statement documenting our preliminary determination that the permit decision may be eligible for categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act. We invite the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies to comment on these documents. DATES: Comments will be accepted on or before July 10, 2026. Comments subm…
Citation: 91 FR 35261
