Acting Assistant Director, Ecological Services

1018-BI76 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1018 United States Fish and Wildlife Service FWS 1000 Department of the Interior DOI Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat

The Service will revise regulations that implement section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act) pertaining to designation of critical habitat in 50 CFR part 17. The Service will reinstate the regulations rescinded on July 21, 2022 (87 FR 43433). The resulting rulemaking will set forth a process for excluding areas of critical habitat under section 4(b)(2) of the Act.

]]> Other Significant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Deregulatory 50 CFR 424 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. No NPRM 11/00/2025 No Federal No No No Gina Shultz Acting Assistant Director, Ecological Services 1018 United States Fish and Wildlife Service FWS 703 358-2171 adecologicalservices@fws.gov MS: ES, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church VA 22041