Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat; Delay of Effective Date
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 2023-01-26 · Effective 2023-03-31 · 88 FR 4908
Document
Document number
2023-01656
Federal Register citation
88 FR 4908
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; delay of effective date.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
2023-01-26
Effective date
2023-03-31
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-R3-ES-2021-0140
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are delaying the effective date of a final rule we published on November 30, 2022, reclassifying the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). This delay is necessary for the Service to finalize conservation tools and guidance documents to avoid confusion and disruption with members of the public who would be regulated by the rule and Federal agencies in the implementation of section 7 of the Act.