Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Possible Effects of Court Decision on Significant Portion of the Range Analysis for the Northern Distinct Population Segment of the Southern Subspecies of Scarlet Macaw
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 2022-11-02 · 87 FR 66093
Document
Document number
2022-23812
Federal Register citation
87 FR 66093
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; notification of additional analysis and request for comments.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
2022-11-02
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-HQ-ES-2022-0134
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are seeking public comment on how recent case law on the Service's significant portion of the range (SPR) policy and the plain language of the Endangered Species Act (Act) may affect our February 26, 2019, final rule designating the northern distinct population segment (DPS) of the southern subspecies of scarlet macaw (Ara macao macao), as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act).