Addition of Bigleaf Mahogany to Appendix III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

This rule announces the addition to Appendix III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES or Convention) of bigleaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) from the Americas and its saw-logs, sawn wood and veneers only, as submitted by the Government of Costa Rica. A list of the species contained in the CITES appendices is presented for informational purposes in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations at 50 CFR 23.23. The Service will consider any comments received on whether to enter a reservation on the addition of this species to Appendix III. Second, a phrase is revised in 50 CFR 23.23(d) to clarify that the regulated parts and derivatives of plants are in some cases presented categorically, and in others set out with the particular entry on the species in the list.