Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 2022-07-21 · Effective 2022-08-22 · 87 FR 43433
Document
Document number
2022-15495
Federal Register citation
87 FR 43433
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
2022-07-21
Effective date
2022-08-22
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-HQ-ES-2019-0115
Abstract
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ("the Service") is rescinding the rule titled "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat" that published on December 18, 2020, and became effective January 19, 2021. The rule set forth new regulations addressing how we exclude areas of critical habitat under section 4(b)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, outlining when and how the Service will undertake an exclusion analysis. This action removes the regulations established by that rule.