Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service
Under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are removing the brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife due to recovery. This action is based on a review of the best available scientific and commercial data, which indicate that the species is no longer in danger of extinction, or likely to become so within the foreseeable future. The brown pelican will remain protected under the provisions of the Migratory Bird Treaty 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 [FWS-R2-ES-2008-0025 ; 92220-1113-0000-C6] RIN 1018-AV28 AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: Under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are removing the brown pelican ( Pelecanus occidentalis ) from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife due to recovery. This action is based on a review of the best available scientific and commercial data, which indicate that the species is no longer in danger of extinction, or likely to become so within the foreseeable future. The brown pelican will remain protected under the provisions of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. DATES: The effective date of this rule is December 17, 2009. ADDRESSES: This final rule is available on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov and http://www.fws.gov/​southwest/​es/​Library/​ . Supporting documentation used in preparing this final rule will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours, at the Service's Clear Lake Ecological Services Field Office, 17629 El Camino Real #211, Houston, Texas 77058-3051. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Parris, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Clear Lake Ecological Services Field Office, 17629 El Camino Real #211, Houston, Texas 77058-3051; telephone 281/286-8282; facsimile 281/488-5882. If yo…
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Citation: 74 FR 59444
