Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Technical Corrections for 62 Wildlife and Plant Species on the Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 2023-04-24 · Effective 2023-04-24 · 88 FR 24712
Document
Document number
2023-08503
Federal Register citation
88 FR 24712
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Partial withdrawal of direct final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
2023-04-24
Effective date
2023-04-24
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-2022-0062
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are withdrawing, in part, a February 2, 2023, direct final rule that revises the taxonomy of 62 wildlife and plant species listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). For the Hawaiian hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus semotus), we received comments relating to scientific research relevant to its taxonomic classification; and as a result, we are withdrawing the amendment in the direct final rule for this species only. The amendments in the direct final rule for the other 61 wildlife and plant species will be effective on May 3, 2023.