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          Title 50

Wildlife and Fisheries


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Part 17 (Sec. Sec.  17.1 to 17.95(a))

                         Revised as of October 1, 2023

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  Explanation.................................................       v

  Title 50:
          Chapter I--United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
          Department of the Interior (Continued)                     3
  Finding Aids:
      Table of CFR Titles and Chapters........................     439
      Alphabetical List of Agencies Appearing in the CFR......     459
      List of CFR Sections Affected...........................     469

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                               THIS TITLE

    Title 50--Wildlife and Fisheries is composed of thirteen volumes. 
The parts in these volumes are arranged in the following order: Parts 1-
16; part 17 (17.1 to 17.95(a)), part 17 (17.95(b)), part 17 (17.95(c) to 
(e)), part 17 (17.95(f) to end of 17.95), part 17 (17.96 to 17.98), part 
17 (17.99(a) to (h)), part 17 (17.99(i) to end of part 17), parts 18-
199, parts 200-227, parts 228-599, parts 600-659, and part 660 to end. 
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17.95(a)), part 17 (17.95(b)), part 17 (17.95(c) to (e)), part 17 
(17.95(f) to end of 17.95), part 17 (17.96 to 17.98), part 17 (17.99(a) 
to 17.99(h)), part 17 (17.99(i) to end of part 17), and parts 18-199 and 
contain the current regulations issued under chapter I--United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior. The tenth volume 
(parts 200-227) contains the current regulations issued under chapter 
II--National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, Department of Commerce. The eleventh volume (parts 228-
599) contains the remaining current regulations issued under chapter 
II--National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, Department of Commerce; and the current regulations 
issued under chapter III--International Fishing and Related Activities; 
chapter IV--Joint Regulations (United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Department of the Interior and National Marine Fisheries Service, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of 
Commerce); Endangered Species Committee regulations; and chapter V--
Marine Mammal Commission. The twelfth and thirteenth volumes (parts 600-
659 and part 660 to end) contain the current regulations issued under 
chapter VI--Fishery Conservation and Management, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce. The contents of 
these volumes represent all current regulations codified under this 
title of the CFR as of October 1, 2023.

    Alphabetical listings of endangered and threatened wildlife and 
plants appear in Sec. Sec.  17.11 and 17.12.

    The OMB control numbers for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration appear in 15 CFR 902.1.

    For this volume, Cheryl E. Sirofchuck was Chief Editor. The Code of 
Federal Regulations publication program is under the direction of John 
Hyrum Martinez, assisted by Stephen J. Frattini.

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                    TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES




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chapter i--United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
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 CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
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   SUBCHAPTER B--TAKING, POSSESSION, TRANSPORTATION, SALE, PURCHASE, 
 BARTER, EXPORTATION, AND IMPORTATION OF WILDLIFE AND PLANTS (CONTINUED)
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SUBCHAPTER B_TAKING, POSSESSION, TRANSPORTATION, SALE, PURCHASE, BARTER, 
     EXPORTATION, AND IMPORTATION OF WILDLIFE AND PLANTS (CONTINUED)





PART 17_ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS--Table of Contents



              Subpart A_Introduction and General Provisions

Sec.
17.1 Purpose of regulations.
17.2 Scope of regulations.
17.3 Definitions.
17.4 Pre-Act wildlife.
17.5 Alaska natives.
17.6 State cooperative agreements. [Reserved]
17.7 Raptor exemption.
17.8 Import exemption for threatened, CITES Appendix-II wildlife.
17.9 Permit applications and information collection requirements.

                             Subpart B_Lists

17.11 Endangered and threatened wildlife.
17.12 Endangered and threatened plants.

                      Subpart C_Endangered Wildlife

17.21 Prohibitions.
17.22 Permits for scientific purposes, enhancement of propagation or 
          survival, or for incidental taking.
17.23 Economic hardship permits.

                      Subpart D_Threatened Wildlife

17.31 Prohibitions.
17.32 Permits--general.
17.40 Special rules--mammals.
17.41 Special rules--birds.
17.42 Special rules--reptiles.
17.43 Special rules--amphibians.
17.44 Special rules--fishes.
17.45 Special rules--snails and clams. [Reserved]
17.46 Special rules--crustaceans.
17.47 Special rules--insects.
17.48 Special rules--common sponges and other forms. [Reserved]

                   Subpart E_Similarity of Appearance

17.50 General.
17.51 Treatment as endangered or threatened.
17.52 Permits--similarity of appearance.

                       Subpart F_Endangered Plants

17.61 Prohibitions.
17.62 Permits for scientific purposes or for the enhancement of 
          propagation or survival.
17.63 Economic hardship permits.

                       Subpart G_Threatened Plants

17.71 Prohibitions.
17.72 Permits--general.
17.73 Special rules--flowering plants.
17.74 Special rules--conifers and cycads.
17.75-17.78 [Reserved]

                   Subpart H_Experimental Populations

17.80 Definitions.
17.81 Listing.
17.82 Prohibitions.
17.83 Interagency cooperation.
17.84 Species-specific rules--vertebrates.
17.85 Species-specific rules--invertebrates.
17.86 [Reserved]

                    Subpart I_Interagency Cooperation

17.94 Critical habitats.
17.95 Critical habitat--fish and wildlife.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361-1407; 1531-1544; and 4201-4245, unless 
otherwise noted.

    Source: 40 FR 44415, Sept. 26, 1975, unless otherwise noted.



              Subpart A_Introduction and General Provisions



Sec.  17.1  Purpose of regulations.

    (a) The regulations in this part implement the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973, 87 Stat. 884, 16 U.S.C. 1531-1543, except for those 
provisions in the Act concerning the Convention on International Trade 
in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, for which regulations are 
provided in part 23 of this subchapter.
    (b) The regulations identify those species of wildlife and plants 
determined by the Director to be endangered or threatened with 
extinction under section 4(a) of the Act and also carry over the species 
and subspecies of wildlife designated as endangered under the Endangered 
Species Conservation Act of 1969 (83 Stat. 275, 16 U.S.C. 668cc-1 to

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6) which are deemed endangered species under section 4(c)(3) of the Act.

[40 FR 44415, Sept. 26, 1975, as amended at 42 FR 10465, Feb. 22, 1977]



Sec.  17.2  Scope of regulations.

    (a) The regulations of this part apply only to endangered and 
threatened wildlife and plants.
    (b) By agreement between the Service and the National Marine 
Fisheries Service, the jurisdiction of the Department of Commerce has 
been specifically defined to include certain species, while jurisdiction 
is shared in regard to certain other species. Such species are footnoted 
in subpart B of this part, and reference is given to special rules of 
the National Marine Fisheries Service for those species.
    (c) The provisions in this part are in addition to, and are not in 
lieu of, other regulations of this subchapter B which may require a 
permit or prescribe additional restrictions or conditions for the 
importation, exportation, and interstate transportation of wildlife.
    (d) The examples used in this part are provided solely for the 
convenience of the public, and to explain the intent and meaning of the 
regulation to which they refer. They have no legal significance.
    (e) Certain of the wildlife and plants listed in Sec. Sec.  17.11 
and 17.12 as endangered or threatened are included in Appendix I, II or 
III to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of 
Wild Fauna and Flora. The importation, exportation and reexportation of 
such species are subject to additional regulations provided in part 23 
of this subchapter.

[40 FR 44415, Sept. 26, 1975, as amended at 42 FR 10465, Feb. 22, 1977]



Sec.  17.3  Definitions.

    In addition to the definitions contained in part 10 of this 
subchapter, and unless the context otherwise requires, in this part 17:
    Act means the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543; 
87 Stat. 884);
    Adequately covered means, with respect to species listed pursuant to 
section 4 of the ESA, that a proposed conservation plan has satisfied 
the permit issuance criteria under section 10(a)(2)(B) of the ESA for 
the species covered by the plan, and, with respect to unlisted species, 
that a proposed conservation plan has satisfied the permit issuance 
criteria under section 10(a)(2)(B) of the ESA that would otherwise apply 
if the unlisted species covered by the plan were actually listed. For 
the Services to cover a species under a conservation plan, it must be 
listed on the section 10(a)(1)(B) permit.
    Alaskan Native means a person defined in the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1603(b) (85 Stat. 588)) as a citizen of the 
United States who is of one-fourth degree or more Alaska Indian 
(including Tsimshian Indians enrolled or not enrolled in the Metlaktla 
Indian Community), Eskimo, or Aleut blood, or combination thereof. The 
term includes any Native, as so defined, either or both of whose 
adoptive parents are not Natives. It also includes, in the absence of 
proof of a minimum blood quantum, any citizen of the United States who 
is regarded as an Alaska Native by the Native village or town of which 
he claims to be a member and whose father or mother is (or, if deceased, 
was) regarded as Native by any Native village or Native town. Any 
citizen enrolled by the Secretary pursuant to section 5 of the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act shall be conclusively presumed to be an 
Alaskan Native for purposes of this part;
    Authentic native articles of handicrafts and clothing means items 
made by an Indian, Aleut, or Eskimo that are composed wholly or in some 
significant respect of natural materials and are significantly altered 
from their natural form and are produced, decorated, or fashioned in the 
exercise of traditional native handicrafts without the use of 
pantographs, multiple carvers, or similar mass-copying devices. Improved 
methods of production utilizing modern implements such as sewing 
machines or modern techniques at a tannery registered pursuant to Sec.  
18.23(c) of this subchapter (in the case of marine mammals) may be used 
as long as no large-scale mass production industry results. Traditional 
native handicrafts

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include, but are not limited to, weaving, carving, stitching, sewing, 
lacing, beading, drawing, and painting. The formation of traditional 
native groups, such as cooperatives, is permitted as long as no large-
scale mass production results;
    Bred in captivity or captive-bred refers to wildlife, including 
eggs, born or otherwise produced in captivity from parents that mated or 
otherwise transferred gametes in captivity, if reproduction is sexual, 
or from parents that were in captivity when development of the progeny 
began, if development is asexual.
    Captivity means that living wildlife is held in a controlled 
environment that is intensively manipulated by man for the purpose of 
producing wildlife of the selected species, and that has boundaries 
designed to prevent animal, eggs or gametes of the selected species from 
entering or leaving the controlled environment. General characteristics 
of captivity may include but are not limited to artificial housing, 
waste removal, health care, protection from predators, and artificially 
supplied food.
    Changed circumstances means changes in circumstances affecting a 
species or geographic area covered by a conservation plan or agreement 
that can reasonably be anticipated by plan or agreement developers and 
the Service and that can be planned for (e.g., the listing of new 
species, or a fire or other natural catastrophic event in areas prone to 
such events).
    Conservation plan means the plan required by section 10(a)(2)(A) of 
the ESA that an applicant must submit when applying for an incidental 
take permit. Conservation plans also are known as ``habitat conservation 
plans'' or ``HCPs.''
    Conserved habitat areas means areas explicitly designated for 
habitat restoration, acquisition, protection, or other conservation 
purposes under a conservation plan.
    Convention means the Convention on International Trade in Endangered 
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, TIAS 8249.
    Enhance the propagation or survival, when used in reference to 
wildlife in captivity, includes but is not limited to the following 
activities when it can be shown that such activities would not be 
detrimental to the survival of wild or captive populations of the 
affected species:
    (a) Provision of health care, management of populations by culling, 
contraception, euthanasia, grouping or handling of wildlife to control 
survivorship and reproduction, and similar normal practices of animal 
husbandry needed to maintain captive populations that are self-
sustaining and that possess as much genetic vitality as possible;
    (b) Accumulation and holding of living wildlife that is not 
immediately needed or suitable for propagative or scientific purposes, 
and the transfer of such wildlife between persons in order to relieve 
crowding or other problems hindering the propagation or survival of the 
captive population at the location from which the wildlife would be 
removed; and
    (c) Exhibition of living wildlife in a manner designed to educate 
the public about the ecological role and conservation needs of the 
affected species.
    Endangered means a species of wildlife listed in Sec.  17.11 or a 
species of plant listed in Sec.  17.12 and designated as endangered.
    Harass in the definition of ``take'' in the Act means an intentional 
or negligent act or omission which creates the likelihood of injury to 
wildlife by annoying it to such an extent as to significantly disrupt 
normal behavioral patterns which include, but are not limited to, 
breeding, feeding, or sheltering. This definition, when applied to 
captive wildlife, does not include generally accepted:
    (1) Animal husbandry practices that meet or exceed the minimum 
standards for facilities and care under the Animal Welfare Act,
    (2) Breeding procedures, or
    (3) Provisions of veterinary care for confining, tranquilizing, or 
anesthetizing, when such practices, procedures, or provisions are not 
likely to result in injury to the wildlife.
    Harm in the definition of ``take'' in the Act means an act which 
actually kills or injures wildlife. Such act may include significant 
habitat modification or degradation where it actually kills or injures 
wildlife by significantly

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impairing essential behavioral patterns, including breeding, feeding or 
sheltering.
    Incidental taking means any taking otherwise prohibited, if such 
taking is incidental to, and not the purpose of, the carrying out of an 
otherwise lawful activity.
    Industry or trade in the definition of ``commercial activity'' in 
the Act means the actual or intended transfer of wildlife or plants from 
one person to another person in the pursuit of gain or profit;
    Native village or town means any community, association, tribe, clan 
or group;
    Operating conservation program means those conservation management 
activities which are expressly agreed upon and described in a 
conservation plan or its Implementing Agreement, if any, and which are 
to be undertaken for the affected species when implementing an approved 
conservation plan, including measures to respond to changed 
circumstances.
    Population means a group of fish or wildlife in the same taxon below 
the subspecific level, in common spatial arrangement that interbreed 
when mature;
    Properly implemented conservation plan means any conservation plan, 
Implementing Agreement and permit whose commitments and provisions have 
been or are being fully implemented by the permittee.
    Property owner with respect to agreements outlined under Sec. Sec.  
17.22(c), 17.22(d), 17.32(c), and 17.32(d) means a person with a fee 
simple, leasehold, or other property interest (including owners of water 
or other natural resources), or any other entity that may have a 
property interest, sufficient to carry out the proposed management 
activities, subject to applicable State law, on non-Federal land.
    Specimen means any animal or plant, or any part, product, egg, seed 
or root of any animal or plant;
    Subsistence means the use of endangered or threatened wildlife for 
food, clothing, shelter, heating, transportation and other uses 
necessary to maintain the life of the taker of the wildlife, or those 
who depend upon the taker to provide them with such subsistence, and 
includes selling any edible portions of such wildlife in native villages 
and towns in Alaska for native consumption within native villages and 
towns;
    Threatened means a species of wildlife listed in Sec.  17.11 or 
plant listed in Sec.  17.12 and designated as threatened.
    Unforeseen circumstances means changes in circumstances affecting a 
species or geographic area covered by a conservation plan or agreement 
that could not reasonably have been anticipated by plan or agreement 
developers and the Service at the time of the conservation plan's or 
agreement's negotiation and development, and that result in a 
substantial and adverse change in the status of the covered species.
    Wasteful manner means any taking or method of taking which is likely 
to result in the killing or injury of endangered or threatened wildlife 
beyond those needed for subsistence purposes, or which results in the 
waste of a substantial portion of the wildlife, and includes without 
limitation the employment of a method of taking which is not likely to 
assure the capture or killing of the wildlife, or which is not 
immediately followed by a reasonable effort to retrieve the wildlife.

[40 FR 44415, Sept. 26, 1975, as amended at 42 FR 28056, June 1, 1977; 
44 FR 54006, Sept. 17, 1979; 46 FR 54750, Nov. 4, 1981; 47 FR 31387, 
July 20, 1982; 50 FR 39687, Sept. 30, 1985; 63 FR 8870, Feb. 23, 1998; 
63 FR 48639, Sept. 11, 1998; 69 FR 24092, May 3, 2004; 71 FR 46870, Aug. 
15, 2006]



Sec.  17.4  Pre-Act wildlife.

    (a) The prohibitions defined in subparts C and D of this part 17 
shall not apply to any activity involving endangered or threatened 
wildlife which was held in captivity or in a controlled environment on 
December 28, 1973: Provided,
    (1) That the purposes of such holding were not contrary to the 
purposes of the Act; and
    (2) That the wildlife was not held in the course of a commercial 
activity.

    Example 1. On January 25, 1974, a tourist buys a stuffed hawksbill 
turtle (an endangered species listed since June, 1970), in a foreign 
country. On December 28, 1973, the stuffed turtle had been on display 
for sale.

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The tourist imports the stuffed turtle into the United States on January 
26, 1974. This is a violation of the Act since the stuffed turtle was 
held for commercial purposes on December 28, 1973.
    Example 2. On December 27, 1973 (or earlier), a tourist buys a 
leopard skin coat (the leopard has been listed as endangered since March 
1972) for his wife in a foreign country. On January 5, he imports it 
into the United States. He has not committed a violation since on 
December 28, 1973, he was the owner of the coat, for personal purposes, 
and the chain of commerce had ended with the sale on the 27th. Even if 
he did not finish paying for the coat for another year, as long as he 
had possession of it, and he was not going to resell it, but was using 
it for personal purposes, the Act does not apply to that coat.
    Example 3. On or before December 28, 1973, a hunter kills a leopard 
legally in Africa. He has the leopard mounted and imports it into the 
United States in March 1974. The importation is not subject to the Act. 
The hunter has not engaged in a commercial activity, even though he 
bought the services of a guide, outfitters, and a taxidermist to help 
him take, preserve, and import the leopard. This applies even if the 
trophy was in the possession of the taxidermist on December 28, 1973.
    Example 4. On January 15, 1974, a hunter kills a leopard legally in 
Africa. He has the leopard mounted and imports it into the United States 
in June 1974. This importation is a violation of the Act since the 
leopard was not in captivity or a controlled environment on December 28, 
1973.

    (b) Service officers or Customs officers may refuse to clear 
endangered or threatened wildlife for importation into or exportation 
from the United States, pursuant to Sec.  14.53 of this subchapter, 
until the importer or exporter can demonstrate that the exemption 
referred to in this section applies. Exempt status may be established by 
any sufficient evidence, including an affidavit containing the 
following:
    (1) The affiant's name and address;
    (2) Identification of the affiant;
    (3) Identification of the endangered or threatened wildlife which is 
the subject of the affidavit;
    (4) A statement by the affiant that to the best of his knowledge and 
belief, the endangered or threatened wildlife which is the subject of 
the affidavit was in captivity or in a controlled environment on 
December 28, 1973, and was not being held for purposes contrary to the 
Act or in the course of a commercial activity;
    (5) A statement by the affiant in the following language:

    The foregoing is principally based on the attached exhibits which, 
to the best of my knowledge and belief, are complete, true and correct. 
I understand that this affidavit is being submitted for the purpose of 
inducing the Federal Government to recognize an exempt status regarding 
(insert description of wildlife), under the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543), and regulations promulgated thereunder, and 
that any false statements may subject me to the criminal penalties of 18 
U.S.C. 1001.

    (6) As an attachment, records or other available evidence to show:
    (i) That the wildlife in question was being held in captivity or in 
a controlled environment on December 28, 1973;
    (ii) The purpose for which the wildlife was being held; and
    (iii) The nature of such holding (to establish that no commercial 
activity was involved).
    (c) This section applies only to wildlife born on or prior to 
December 28, 1973. It does not apply to the progeny of any such wildlife 
born after December 28, 1973.



Sec.  17.5  Alaska natives.

    (a) The provisions of subpart C of this part relating to the 
importation or the taking of endangered wildlife, and any provision of 
subpart D of this part relating to the importation or the taking of 
threatened wildlife, shall not apply to:
    (1) Any Indian, Aleut, or Eskimo who is an Alaskan native and who 
resides in Alaska; or
    (2) Any non-native permanent resident of an Alaskan native village 
who is primarily dependent upon the taking of wildlife for consumption 
or for the creation and sale of authentic native articles of handicrafts 
and clothing:

If the taking is primarily for subsistence purposes, and is not 
accomplished in a wasteful manner.
    (b) Edible portions of endangered or threatened wildlife taken or 
imported pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section may be sold in native 
villages or towns in Alaska for native consumption within native 
villages and towns in Alaska.

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    (c) Non-edible by-products of endangered or threatened wildlife 
taken or imported pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section may be sold 
in interstate commerce when made into authentic native articles of 
handicrafts and clothing.



Sec.  17.6  State cooperative agreements. [Reserved]



Sec.  17.7  Raptor exemption.

    (a) The prohibitions found in Sec. Sec.  17.21 and 17.31 do not 
apply to any raptor [a live migratory bird of the Order Falconiformes or 
the Order Strigiformes, other than a bald eagle (Haliaeetus 
leucocephalus) or a golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)] legally held in 
captivity or in a controlled environment on November 10, 1978, or to any 
of its progeny, which is:
    (1) Possessed and banded in compliance with the terms of a valid 
permit issued under part 21 of this chapter; and
    (2) Identified in the earliest applicable annual report required to 
be filed by a permittee under part 21 of this chapter as in a 
permittee's possession on November 10, 1978, or as the progeny of such a 
raptor.
    (b) This section does not apply to any raptor intentionally returned 
to the wild.

[48 FR 31607, July 8, 1983]



Sec.  17.8  Import exemption for threatened, CITES Appendix-II wildlife.

    (a) Except as provided in a special rule in Sec. Sec.  17.40 through 
17.48 or in paragraph (b) of this section, all provisions of Sec. Sec.  
17.31 and 17.32 apply to any specimen of a threatened species of 
wildlife that is listed in Appendix II of the Convention.
    (b) Import. Except as provided in a special rule in Sec. Sec.  17.40 
through 17.48, any live or dead specimen of a fish and wildlife species 
listed as threatened under this part may be imported without a 
threatened species permit under Sec.  17.32 provided all of the 
following conditions are met:
    (1) The specimen was not acquired in foreign commerce or imported in 
the course of a commercial activity;
    (2) The species is listed in Appendix II of the Convention.
    (3) The specimen is imported and subsequently used in accordance 
with the requirements of part 23 of this subchapter, except as provided 
in paragraph (b)(4) of this section.
    (4) Personal and household effects (see Sec.  23.5) must be 
accompanied by a CITES document.
    (5) At the time of import, the importer must provide to the FWS 
documentation that shows the specimen was not acquired in foreign 
commerce in the course of a commercial activity.
    (6) All applicable requirements of part 14 of this subchapter are 
satisfied.

[72 FR 48446, Aug. 23, 2007]



Sec.  17.9  Permit applications and information collection requirements.

    (a) Address permit applications for activities affecting species 
listed under the Endangered Species Act, as amended, as follows:
    (1) Address activities affecting endangered and threatened species 
that are native to the United States to the Regional Director for the 
Region in which the activity is to take place. You can find addresses 
for the Regional Directors in 50 CFR 2.2. Send applications for 
interstate commerce in native endangered and threatened species to the 
Regional Director with lead responsibility for the species. To determine 
the appropriate region, call the nearest Regional Office:

Region 1 (Portland, OR): 503-231-6241
Region 2 (Albuquerque, NM): 505-248-6920
Region 3 (Twin Cities, MN): 612-713-5343
Region 4 (Atlanta, GA): 404-679-7313
Region 5 (Hadley, MA): 413-253-8628
Region 6 (Denver, CO): 303-236-8155, ext 263
Region 7 (Anchorage, AK): 907-786-3620
Headquarters (Washington, DC): 703-358-2106

    (2) Submit permit applications for activities affecting native 
endangered and threatened species in international movement or commerce, 
and all activities affecting nonnative endangered and threatened 
species, to the attention of the Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, at the address listed for the Division of Management Authority 
at 50 CFR 2.1(b).
    (b) The Office of Management and Budget approved the information 
collection requirements contained in this part 17 under 44 U.S.C. 3507 
and assigned OMB Control Numbers 1018-0093

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and 1018-0094. The Service may not conduct or sponsor, and you are not 
required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. We are collecting this information 
to provide information necessary to evaluate permit applications. We 
will use this information to review permit applications and make 
decisions, according to criteria established in various Federal wildlife 
conservation statutes and regulations, on the issuance, suspension, 
revocation, or denial of permits. You must respond to obtain or retain a 
permit. We estimate the public reporting burden for these reporting 
requirements to vary from 2 to 2\1/2\ hours per response, including time 
for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and 
completing and reviewing the forms. Direct comments regarding the burden 
estimate or any other aspect of these reporting requirements to the 
Service's Information Collection Clearance Officer at the address 
provided at 50 CFR 2.1(b).

[63 FR 52635, Oct. 1, 1998. Redesignated at 72 FR 48446, Aug. 23, 2007, 
as amended at 79 FR 30417, May 27, 2014; 79 FR 43964, July 29, 2014]



                             Subpart B_Lists



Sec.  17.11  Endangered and threatened wildlife.

    (a) The list in paragraph (h) of this section contains the wildlife 
species determined by the Service or the National Marine Fisheries 
Service (NMFS) of the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (hereafter in this section referred to as 
``the Services'') to be endangered species or threatened species. It 
also contains the wildlife species treated as endangered species or 
threatened species because they are similar in appearance to and may be 
confused with endangered or threatened species (see Sec. Sec.  17.50 
through 17.52). The ``Common name,'' ``Scientific name,'' ``Where 
listed,'' and ``Status'' columns provide regulatory information; 
together, they identify listed wildlife species within the meaning of 
the Act and describe where they are protected. When a taxon has more 
than one entry, the ``Where listed'' or ``Status'' column will identify 
its status in each relevant geographic area. The listing of a particular 
taxon includes all lower taxonomic units.
    (b) ``Common name'' column. Although common names are included, they 
cannot be relied upon for identification of any specimen, since they may 
vary greatly in local usage. In cases where confusion might arise, one 
or more synonyms are provided in parentheses within the ``Common name'' 
column. If a species has been listed as an Evolutionarily Significant 
Unit (ESU) or a Distinct Vertebrate Population Segment (DPS), the ESU or 
DPS names will be provided in brackets ``[ ]'' following the common 
name.
    (c) ``Scientific name'' column. The Services use the most recently 
accepted scientific name. In cases where confusion might arise, one or 
more synonyms are provided in parentheses within the ``Scientific name'' 
column. The Services rely, to the extent practicable, on the Integrated 
Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) to determine a species' scientific 
name. ITIS incorporates the naming principles established by the 
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (see paragraph (g) of this 
section). If the scientific name in ITIS differs from the scientific 
name adopted for use under the Convention on International Trade in 
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the CITES 
nomenclature is provided in brackets ``[ ]'' within the ``Scientific 
name'' column following the ITIS nomenclature.
    (d) ``Where listed'' column. The ``Where listed'' column sets forth 
the geographic area where the species is listed for purposes of the Act. 
Except when providing a geographic description of a DPS or ESU, or an 
experimental population designation, ``Wherever found'' will be used to 
indicate the Act's protections apply to all individuals of the species, 
wherever found.
    (e) ``Status'' column. Within the ``Status'' column, the following 
abbreviations are used:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     Regulatory status the abbreviation
           Abbreviation                          represents
------------------------------------------------------------------------
E................................  Endangered species.
T................................  Threatened species.
E (S/A)..........................  Endangered based on similarity of
                                    appearance to an existing listed
                                    species.

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T (S/A)..........................  Threatened based on similarity of
                                    appearance to an existing listed
                                    species.
XE...............................  Essential experimental population
                                    (See subpart H of this part).
XN...............................  Nonessential experimental population
                                    (See subpart H of this part).
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (f) ``Listing Citations and Applicable Rules'' column. The ``Listing 
Citations and Applicable Rules'' column is nonregulatory in nature and 
is provided for informational and navigational purposes only.
    (1) Within the ``Listing Citations and Applicable Rules'' column, 
the following superscripts are used:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Superscript                Description of citation or rule
------------------------------------------------------------------------
N...............................  NMFS listing citation (NMFS Lead).
J...............................  Both FWS and NMFS listing citation
                                   (Joint Jurisdiction).
CH..............................  Critical habitat rule.
4d..............................  Species-specific ``4(d)'' rule (a rule
                                   issued under the authority of section
                                   4(d) of the Act).
10j.............................  Species-specific ``10(j)'' rule (a
                                   rule issued under the authority of
                                   section 10(j) of the Act).
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (2) Listing citations contain the volume, document starting page 
number, and publication date of the Federal Register publication(s) in 
which a species was given status, listed, or reclassified. At least 
since 1973, these documents have included a statement indicating the 
basis for the listing, as well as the effective date(s) of the listing 
or other rules that changed how the species was identified in the List 
in paragraph (h) of this section.
    (3) ``Critical habitat'' and ``Species-specific'' rules superscripts 
provide cross-references to other sections in this part or part 222, 
223, or 226 of chapter II of this title where critical habitat and 
species-specific rules are found. The species-specific superscripts also 
identify experimental populations. Experimental populations (superscript 
``10j'') are a separate citation, with one of the following symbols in 
the ``Status'' column: ``XE'' for an essential experimental population 
and ``XN'' for a nonessential experimental population.
    (4) This column is for reference and navigational purposes only. All 
other appropriate rules in this part, parts 217 through 226 of chapter 
II of this title, and part 402 of chapter IV of this title apply, if no 
species-specific rules are referenced. In addition, other rules in this 
title could relate to such species (for example, port-of-entry 
requirements). The references in the ``Listing Citations and Applicable 
Rules'' column do not comprise a comprehensive list of all regulations 
that the Services might apply to the species or to the regulations of 
other Federal agencies or State or local governments.
    (g) The Services will rely to the extent practicable on ITIS (http:/
/www.itis.gov) and standard references adopted for CITES (http://
cites.org).
    (h) The ``List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife'' is provided 
in the table in this paragraph (h):

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                              Listing citations
           Common name                Scientific name        Where listed         Status    and applicable rules
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Mammals
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Addax............................  Addax nasomaculatus.  Wherever found......  E            70 FR 52319, 9/2/
                                                                                             2005.
Anoa, lowland....................  Bubalus               Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    depressicornis.                                          1970.
Anoa, mountain...................  Bubalus quarlesi....  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24061, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Antelope, giant sable............  Hippotragus niger     Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24061, 6/14/
                                    variani.                                                 1976.
Antelope, Tibetan................  Panthalops hodgsonii  Wherever found......  E            71 FR 15620, 3/29/
                                                                                             2006.
Argali [All populations except     Ovis ammon..........  Wherever found        E            41 FR 24061, 6/14/
 Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and                                except Kyrgyzstan,                 1976;
 Tajikistan].                                             Mongolia, and                     57 FR 28014, 6/23/
                                                          Tajikistan.                        1992.
Argali [Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and  Ovis ammon..........  Kyrgyzstan,           T            41 FR 24061, 6/14/
 Tajikistan].                                             Mongolia, and                      1976;
                                                          Tajikistan.                       57 FR 28014, 6/23/
                                                                                             1992;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.40(j).\4d\
Armadillo, giant.................  Priodontes maximus..  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24061, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Armadillo, pink fairy............  Chlamyphorus          Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    truncatus.                                               1970.
Ass, African wild................  Equus africanus.....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970;
                                                                                            42 FR 15971, 3/24/
                                                                                             1977.
Ass, Asian wild..................  Equus hemionus......  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Avahi............................  Avahi laniger         Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    (=entire genus).                                         1970.

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Aye-aye..........................  Daubentonia           Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    madagascariensis.                                        1970.
Babirusa.........................  Babyrousa babyrussa.  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24061, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Baboon, gelada...................  Theropithecus gelada  Wherever found......  T            41 FR 45990, 10/19/
                                                                                             1976;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.40(c).\4d\
Bandicoot, barred................  Perameles             Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                    bougainville.                                            1970.
Bandicoot, desert................  Perameles eremiana..  Wherever found......  E            38 FR 14678, 6/4/
                                                                                             1973.
Bandicoot, lesser rabbit.........  Macrotis leucura....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Bandicoot, pig-footed............  Chaeropus ecaudatus.  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Bandicoot, rabbit................  Macrotis lagotis....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Banteng..........................  Bos javanicus.......  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Bat, Bulmer's fruit (flying fox).  Aproteles bulmerae..  Wherever found......  E            49 FR 2779, 1/23/
                                                                                             1984.
Bat, bumblebee...................  Craseonycteris        Wherever found......  E            49 FR 2779, 1/23/
                                    thonglongyai.                                            1984.
Bat, Florida bonneted............  Eumops floridanus...  Wherever found......  E            78 FR 61003, 10/2/
                                                                                             2013.
Bat, gray........................  Myotis grisescens...  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 17736, 4/28/
                                                                                             1976.
Bat, Hawaiian hoary..............  Lasiurus cinereus     Wherever found......  E            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                    semotus.                                                 1970.
Bat, Indiana.....................  Myotis sodalis......  Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(a).\CH\
Bat, little Mariana fruit........  Pteropus tokudae....  Wherever found......  E            49 FR 33881, 8/27/
                                                                                             1984.
Fruit Bat, Mariana (=fanihi,       Pteropus mariannus    Wherever found......  T            49 FR 33881, 8/27/
 Mariana flying fox).               mariannus.                                               1984;
                                                                                            70 FR 1190, 1/6/
                                                                                             2005;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(a).\CH\
Bat, Mexican long-nosed..........  Leptonycteris         Wherever found......  E            53 FR 38456, 9/30/
                                    nivalis.                                                 1988.
Bat, northern long-eared.........  Myotis                Wherever found......  E            80 FR 17974, 4/2/
                                    septentrionalis.                                         2015; 87 FR 73488,
                                                                                             11/30/22.
Bat, Ozark big-eared.............  Corynorhinus          Wherever found......  E            44 FR 69206, 11/30/
                                    (=Plecotus)                                              1979.
                                    townsendii ingens.
Bat, Pacific sheath-tailed         Emballonura           Wherever found......  E            80 FR 59423, 10/1/
 (Mariana subspecies) (Payeyi,      semicaudata                                              2015.
 Paischeey).                        rotensis.
Bat, Pacific sheath-tailed (South  Emballonura           Wherever found......  E            81 FR 65466, 9/22/
 Pacific subspecies) (= peapea      semicaudata                                              2016.
 vai, American Samoa; = tagiti,     semicaudata.
 Samoa; = beka beka, Fiji).
Bat, Rodrigues fruit (flying fox)  Pteropus rodricensis  Wherever found......  E            49 FR 2779, 1/23/
                                                                                             1984.
Bat, Singapore roundleaf           Hipposideros ridleyi  Wherever found......  E            49 FR 2779, 1/23/
 horseshoe.                                                                                  1984.
Bat, Virginia big-eared..........  Corynorhinus          Wherever found......  E            44 FR 69206, 11/30/
                                    (=Plecotus)                                              1979;
                                    townsendii                                              50 CFR 17.95(a).\CH\
                                    virginianus.
Bear, Baluchistan................  Ursus thibetanus      Wherever found......  E            51 FR 17977, 5/16/
                                    gedrosianus.                                             1986.
Bear, brown [Italy]..............  Ursus arctos arctos.  Italy...............  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976;
                                                                                            41 FR 26019, 6/24/
                                                                                             1976.
Bear, brown......................  Ursus arctos          Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    pruinosus.                                               1976.
Bear, grizzly....................  Ursus arctos          U.S.A., conterminous  T            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                    horribilis.           (lower 48) States,                 1967; 35 FR 16047,
                                                          except where listed                10/13/1970; 40 FR
                                                          as an experimental                 31734, 7/28/1975;
                                                          population.                        72 FR 14866, 3/29/
                                                                                             2007; 75 FR 14496,
                                                                                             3/26/2010; 82 FR
                                                                                             30502, 6/30/2017;
                                                                                             84 FR 37144, 7/31/
                                                                                             2019; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.40(b).\4d\
Bear, grizzly....................  Ursus arctos          U.S.A., (portions of  XN           70 FR 69854; 11/17/
                                    horribilis.           ID and MT, see Sec.                2005, 50 CFR
                                                            17.84(l))..                      17.84(l)\10j\.
Bear, Mexican grizzly............  Ursus arctos........  Mexico..............  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Bear, polar......................  Ursus maritimus.....  Wherever found......  T            73 FR 28212, 5/15/
                                                                                             2008;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.40(q);
                                                                                             \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(a).\CH\
Beaver (Mongolia)................  Castor fiber birulai  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Bison, wood......................  Bison bison           Wherever found,       T            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    athabascae.           except where listed                1970;
                                                          as an experimental                77 FR 26191, 5/3/
                                                          population.                        2012.
Bison, wood......................  Bison bison           U.S.A. (Alaska).....  XN           79 FR 26175, 5/7/
                                    athabascae.                                              2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR
                                                                                             17.84(x).\10j\
Bobcat, Mexican..................  Lynx (=Felis) rufus   Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    escuinapae.                                              1976.
Bontebok (antelope)..............  Damaliscus pygarus    Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    (=dorcas) dorcas.                                        1976.
Camel, Bactrian..................  Camelus bactrianus..  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.

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Caribou, barren-ground [Dolphin    Rangifer tarandus     Canada (Victoria      E            87 FR 76112, 12/13/
 and Union caribou DPS].            groenlandicus.        Island, Coronation                 2022.
                                                          Gulf, Dolphin and
                                                          Union Strait, Dease
                                                          Strait, and
                                                          Canadian Mainland
                                                          in Nunavut and
                                                          Northwest
                                                          Territories).
Caribou, woodland [Southern        Rangifer tarandus     U.S.A. (wherever      E            48 FR 1722, 1/14/
 Mountain DPS].                     caribou.              found), Canada                     1983; 48 FR 49245,
                                                          (southeastern                      10/25/1983; 49 FR
                                                          British Columbia).                 7390, 2/29/1984; 83
                                                                                             FR 52598, Oct. 2,
                                                                                             2019; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(a).\CH\
Cat, Andean......................  Felis jacobita......  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Cat, Asian golden (=Temminck's)..  Catopuma (=Felis)     Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    temminckii.                                              1976.
Cat, black-footed................  Felis nigripes......  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Cat, flat-headed.................  Prionailurus          Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    (=Felis) planiceps.                                      1976.
Cat, Iriomote....................  Prionailurus          Wherever found......  E            44 FR 37124, 6/25/
                                    (=Felis)                                                 1979.
                                    bengalensis
                                    iriomotensis.
Cat, leopard.....................  Prionailurus          Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    (=Felis)                                                 1976.
                                    bengalensis
                                    bengalensis.
Cat, marbled.....................  Pardofelis (=Felis)   Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    marmorata.                                               1976.
Cat, Pakistan sand...............  Felis margarita       Wherever found......  E            49 FR 2779, 1/23/
                                    scheffeli.                                               1984.
Cat, tiger.......................  Leopardus (=Felis)    Wherever found......  E            37 FR 6476, 3/30/
                                    tigrinus.                                                1972.
Chamois, Apennine................  Rupicapra rupicapra   Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    ornata.                                                  1976.
Cheetah..........................  Acinonyx jubatus....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970;
                                                                                            37 FR 6476, 3/30/
                                                                                             1972.
Chimpanzee.......................  Pan troglodytes.....  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 45990, 10/19/
                                                                                             1976;
                                                                                            55 FR 9129, 3/12/
                                                                                             1990;
                                                                                            80 FR 34500, 6/16/
                                                                                             2015.
Chimpanzee, pygmy................  Pan paniscus........  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 45990, 10/19/
                                                                                             1976;
                                                                                            55 FR 9129, 3/12/
                                                                                             1990.
Chinchilla.......................  Chinchilla            Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    brevicaudata                                             1976.
                                    boliviana.
Civet, Malabar large-spotted.....  Viverra civettina     Wherever found......  E            44 FR 37124, 6/25/
                                    (=megaspila c.).                                         1979.
Deer, Bactrian...................  Cervus elaphus        Wherever found......  E            44 FR 37124, 6/25/
                                    bactrianus.                                              1979.
Deer, Barbary....................  Cervus elaphus        Wherever found......  E            44 FR 37124, 6/25/
                                    barbarus.                                                1979.
Deer, Calamianes (=Philippine)...  Axis porcinus         Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    calamianensis.                                           1976.
Deer, Cedros Island mule.........  Odocoileus hemionus   Wherever found......  E            40 FR 44149, 9/25/
                                    cedrosensis.                                             1975.
Deer, Columbian white-tailed       Odocoileus            Columbia River        T            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
 [Columbia River DPS].              virginianus           (Clark, Cowlitz,                   1967;
                                    leucurus.             Pacific, Skamania,                68 FR 43647, 7/24/
                                                          and Wahkiakum                      2003;
                                                          Counties, WA, and                 81 FR 71386, 10/17/
                                                          Clatsop, Columbia,                 2016;
                                                          and Multnomah                     50 CFR 17.40(i).\4d\
                                                          Counties, OR).
Deer, Corsican red...............  Cervus elaphus        Wherever found......  E            44 FR 37124, 6/25/
                                    corsicanus.                                              1979.
Deer, Eld's brow-antlered........  Cervus eldi.........  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Deer, Formosan sika..............  Cervus nippon         Wherever found......  E            44 FR 37124, 6/25/
                                    taiouanus.                                               1979.
Deer, Indochina hog..............  Axis (=Cervus)        Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    porcinus                                                 1976.
                                    annamiticus.
Deer, key........................  Odocoileus            Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                    virginianus clavium.                                     1967.
Deer, Kuhl's (=Bawean)...........  Axis porcinus kuhli.  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Deer, marsh......................  Blastocerus           Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    dichotomus.                                              1970.
Deer, McNeill's..................  Cervus elaphus        Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    macneilii.                                               1970.
Deer, musk.......................  Moschus spp. (all     Afghanistan, Bhutan,  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    species).             Burma, China                       1976.
                                                          (Tibet, Yunnan),
                                                          India, Nepal,
                                                          Pakistan, Sikkim.
Deer, North China sika...........  Cervus nippon         Wherever found......  E            44 FR 37124, 6/25/
                                    mandarinus.                                              1979.

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Deer, pampas.....................  Ozotoceros            Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    bezoarticus.                                             1976.
Deer, Persian fallow.............  Dama mesopotamica     Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    (=dama m.).                                              1970.
Deer, Ryukyu sika................  Cervus nippon         Wherever found......  E            44 FR 37124, 6/25/
                                    keramae.                                                 1979.
Deer, Shansi sika................  Cervus nippon         Wherever found......  E            44 FR 37124, 6/25/
                                    grassianus.                                              1979.
Deer, South China sika...........  Cervus nippon         Wherever found......  E            44 FR 37124, 6/25/
                                    kopschi.                                                 1979.
Deer, swamp......................  Cervus duvauceli....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Deer, Visayan....................  Cervus alfredi......  Wherever found......  E            53 FR 33990, 9/1/
                                                                                             1988.
Deer, Yarkand....................  Cervus elaphus        Wherever found......  E            44 FR 37124, 6/25/
                                    yarkandensis.                                            1979.
Dhole............................  Cuon alpinus........  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Dibbler..........................  Antechinus apicalis.  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Dog, African wild................  Lycaon pictus.......  Wherever found......  E            49 FR 2779, 1/23/
                                                                                             1984.
Dolphin, Chinese river...........  Lipotes vexillifer..  Wherever found......  E            54 FR 22906, 5/30/
                                                                                             1989; \N\
                                                                                            54 FR 22905, 5/30/
                                                                                             1989.
Dolphin, Hector's................  Cephalorhynchus       Wherever found......  T            82 FR 43701, 9/19/
                                    hectori hectori.                                         2017; N 84 FR
                                                                                             13809, 4/8/2019.
Dolphin, Maui....................  Cephalorhynchus       Wherever found......  E            82 FR 43701, 9/19/
                                    hectori maui.                                            2017; N 84 FR
                                                                                             13809, 4/8/2019.
Dolphin, South Asian River (Indus  Platanista gangetica  Wherever found......  E            55 FR 50835, 12/11/
 River subspecies).                 minor.                                                   1990; \N\
                                                                                            56 FR 1463, 1/14/
                                                                                             1991.
Dolphin, Taiwanese humpback......  Sousa chinensis       Wherever found......  E            83 FR 21182, 5/9/
                                    taiwanensis.                                             2018; N 84 FR
                                                                                             13809, 4/8/2019.
Drill............................  Mandrillus (=Papio)   Wherever found......  E            41 FR 45990, 10/19/
                                    leucophaeus.                                             1976.
Dugong...........................  Dugong dugon........  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                                                                             1970;
                                                                                            68 FR 70185, 12/17/
                                                                                             2003.
Duiker, Jentink's................  Cephalophus jentinki  Wherever found......  E            44 FR 37124, 6/25/
                                                                                             1979.
Eland, western giant.............  Taurotragus           Wherever found......  E            44 FR 37124, 6/25/
                                    derbianus derbianus.                                     1979.
Elephant, African................  Loxodonta africana..  Wherever found......  T            43 FR 20499, 5/12/
                                                                                             1978;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.40(e).\4d\
Elephant, Asian..................  Elephas maximus.....  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Ferret, black-footed.............  Mustela nigripes....  Wherever found,       E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                          except where listed                1967;
                                                          as an experimental                35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                          population.                        1970;
                                                                                            56 FR 41473, 9/21/
                                                                                             1979;
                                                                                            59 FR 42682, 8/18/
                                                                                             1994;
                                                                                            59 FR 42696, 8/18/
                                                                                             1994;
                                                                                            61 FR 11320, 3/20/
                                                                                             1996;
                                                                                            63 FR 52824, 10/1/
                                                                                             1998;
                                                                                            65 FR 60879, 10/13/
                                                                                             2000;
                                                                                            68 FR 26498, 5/16/
                                                                                             2003;
                                                                                            80 FR 66821, 10/30/
                                                                                             2015.
Ferret, black-footed.............  Mustela nigripes....  U.S.A. (WY and        XN           56 FR 41473, 8/21/
                                                          specified portions                 1991;
                                                          of AZ, CO, MT, SD,                59 FR 42682, 8/18/
                                                          and UT, see Sec.                   1994;
                                                          17.84(g)(9)).                     59 FR 42696, 8/18/
                                                                                             1994;
                                                                                            61 FR 11320, 3/20/
                                                                                             1996;
                                                                                            63 FR 52824, 10/1/
                                                                                             1998;
                                                                                            65 FR 60879, 10/13/
                                                                                             2000;
                                                                                            68 FR 26498, 5/16/
                                                                                             2003;
                                                                                            80 FR 66821, 10/30/
                                                                                             2015;
                                                                                            50 CFR
                                                                                             17.84(g).\10j\
Fisher (Southern Sierra Nevada     Pekania pennanti....  U.S.A. (Southern      E            85 FR 29532, 5/15/
 DPS).                                                    Sierra Nevada, CA).                2020.
Fox, northern swift..............  Vulpes velox hebes..  Canada..............  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Fox, San Joaquin kit.............  Vulpes macrotis       Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                    mutica.                                                  1967.
Fox, Santa Catalina Island.......  Urocyon littoralis    Wherever found......  T            69 FR 10335, 3/5/
                                    catalinae.                                               2004;
                                                                                            81 FR 53515, 8/12/
                                                                                             2016;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(a).\CH\
Fox, Sierra Nevada red [Sierra     Vulpes vulpes         U.S.A. (CA)--Sierra   E            86 FR 41743, 8/3/
 Nevada DPS].                       necator.              Nevada.                            2021.
Fox, Simien......................  Canis simensis......  Wherever found......  E            44 FR 37124, 6/25/
                                                                                             1979.
Gazelle, Arabian.................  Gazella gazella.....  Wherever found......  E            44 FR 37124, 6/25/
                                                                                             1979.
Gazelle, Clark's.................  Ammodorcas clarkei..  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Gazelle, dama....................  Gazella dama........  Wherever found......  E            70 FR 52319, 9/2/
                                                                                             2005;
                                                                                            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Gazelle, Moroccan................  Gazella dorcas        Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    massaesyla.                                              1970.
Gazelle, mountain (=Cuvier's)....  Gazella cuvieri.....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Gazelle, Pelzeln's...............  Gazella dorcas        Wherever found......  E            44 FR 37124, 6/25/
                                    pelzelni.                                                1979.
Gazelle, sand....................  Gazella subgutturosa  Wherever found......  E            44 FR 37124, 6/25/
                                    marica.                                                  1979.
Gazelle, Saudi Arabian...........  Gazella dorcas        Wherever found......  E            44 FR 37124, 6/25/
                                    saudiya.                                                 1979.

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Gazelle, slender-horned..........  Gazella leptoceros..  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Gibbons..........................  Hylobates spp.        Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    (including Nomascus                                      1970;
                                    ).                                                      41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Goral............................  Nemorhaedus goral...  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Gorilla..........................  Gorilla gorilla.....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Hare, hispid.....................  Caprolagus hispidus.  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Hartebeest, Swayne's.............  Alcelaphus            Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    buselaphus swaynei.                                      1970;
                                                                                            41 FR 24062; 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Hartebeest, Tora.................  Alcelaphus            Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    buselaphus tora.                                         1976.
Hog, pygmy.......................  Sus salvanius.......  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Horse, Przewalski's..............  Equus przewalskii...  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Huemul, north Andean.............  Hippocamelus          Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    antisensis.                                              1976.
Huemul, south Andean.............  Hippocamelus          Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    bisulcus.                                                1976.
Hutia, Cabrera's.................  Capromys              Wherever found......  E            51 FR 17977, 5/16/
                                    angelcabrerai.                                           1986.
Hutia, dwarf.....................  Capromys nana.......  Wherever found......  E            51 FR 17977, 5/16/
                                                                                             1986.
Hutia, large-eared...............  Capromys auritus....  Wherever found......  E            51 FR 17977, 5/16/
                                                                                             1986.
Hutia, little earth..............  Capromys              Wherever found......  E            51 FR 17977, 5/16/
                                    sanfelipensis.                                           1986.
Hyena, Barbary...................  Hyaena hyaena         Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    barbara.                                                 1970.
Hyena, brown.....................  Parahyaena (=Hyaena)  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    brunnea.                                                 1970.
Ibex, Pyrenean...................  Capra pyrenaica       Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    pyrenaica.                                               1970.
Ibex, Walia......................  Capra walie.........  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Impala, black-faced..............  Aepyceros melampus    Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    petersi.                                                 1970.
Indri............................  Indri indri (=entire  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    genus).                                                  1970.
Jaguar...........................  Panthera onca.......  Wherever found......  E            37 FR 6476, 3/30/
                                                                                             1972;
                                                                                            62 FR 39147, 7/22/
                                                                                             1997;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(a).\CH\
Jaguarundi, Guatemalan...........  Herpailurus (=Felis)  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    yagouaroundi                                             1976.
                                    fossata.
Jaguarundi, Gulf Coast...........  Puma yagouaroundi     Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    cacomitli.                                               1976.
Jaguarundi, Panamanian...........  Herpailurus (=Felis)  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    yagouaroundi                                             1976.
                                    panamensis.
Jaguarundi, Sinaloan.............  Puma yagouaroundi     Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    tolteca.                                                 1976.
Kangaroo rat, Fresno.............  Dipodomys             Wherever found......  E            50 FR 4222, 1/30/
                                    nitratoides exilis.                                      1985;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(a).\CH\
Kangaroo rat, giant..............  Dipodomys ingens....  Wherever found......  E            52 FR 283, 1/5/1987.
Kangaroo rat, Morro Bay..........  Dipodomys heermanni   Wherever found......  E            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                    morroensis.                                              1970;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(a).\CH\
Kangaroo rat, San Bernardino       Dipodomys merriami    Wherever found......  E            63 FR 3835, 1/27/
 Merriam's.                         parvus.                                                  1988;
                                                                                            63 FR 51005, 9/24/
                                                                                             1988;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(a).\CH\
Kangaroo rat, Stephens'..........  Dipodomys stephensi   Wherever found......  T            53 FR 38465, 9/30/
                                    (incl. D. cascus).                                       1988;
                                                                                            87 FR 8967;
                                                                                            2/17/2022;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.40(t).\4d\
Kangaroo rat, Tipton.............  Dipodomys             Wherever found......  E            53 FR 25608, 7/8/
                                    nitratoides                                              1988.
                                    nitratoides.
Kangaroo, Tasmanian forester.....  Macropus giganteus    Wherever found......  E            38 FR 14678, 6/4/
                                    tasmaniensis.                                            1973.
Koala............................  Phascolarctos         Australia...........  T            65 FR 26762, 5/9/
                                    cinereus.                                                2000.
Kouprey..........................  Bos sauveli.........  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Langur, capped...................  Trachypithecus        Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    (=Presbytis)                                             1976.
                                    pileatus.
Langur, Douc.....................  Pygathrix nemaeus...  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Langur, Francois'................  Trachypithecus        Wherever found......  E            41 FR 45990, 10/19/
                                    (=Presbytis)                                             1976.
                                    francoisi.
Langur, golden...................  Trachypithecus        Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    (=Presbytis) geei.                                       1976.
Langur, gray (=entellus).........  Semnopithecus         Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    (=Presbytis)                                             1976.
                                    entellus.
Langur, long-tailed..............  Presbytis potenziani  Wherever found......  T            41 FR 45990, 10/19/
                                                                                             1976;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.40(c).\4d\
Langur, Pagi Island..............  Nasalis concolor....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Langur, purple-faced.............  Presbytis senex.....  Wherever found......  T            41 FR 45990, 10/19/
                                                                                             1976;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.40(c).\4d\
Lechwe, red......................  Kobus leche.........  Wherever found......  T            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970;
                                                                                            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976;
                                                                                            45 FR 65132, 10/1/
                                                                                             1980.

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Lemurs...........................  Lemuridae (incl.      Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    genera Lemur,                                            1970;
                                    Phaner, Hapalemur,                                      41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    Lepilemur,                                               1976;
                                    Microcebus,                                             41 FR 26019, 6/24/
                                    Allocebus,                                               1976.
                                    Cheirogaleus,
                                    Varecia ).
Leopard..........................  Panthera pardus.....  Wherever found,       E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                          except where it is                 1970;
                                                          listed as                         37 FR 6476, 3/30/
                                                          threatened.                        1972;
                                                                                            47 FR 4204, 1/28/
                                                                                             1982.
Leopard [Southern Africa           Panthera pardus.....  In Africa, in the     T            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
 populations].                                            wild, south of, and                1970;
                                                          including, the                    37 FR 6476, 3/30/
                                                          following                          1972;
                                                          countries: Gabon,                 47 FR 4204, 1/28/
                                                          Congo, Zaire,                      1982;
                                                          Uganda, Kenya.                    50 CFR 17.40(f).\4d\
Leopard, clouded.................  Neofelis nebulosa...  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970;
                                                                                            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Leopard, snow....................  Uncia (=Panthera)     Wherever found......  E            37 FR 6476, 3/30/
                                    uncia.                                                   1972.
Linsang, spotted.................  Prionodon pardicolor  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Lion.............................  Panthera leo leo....  Wherever found......  E            80 FR 79999, 12/23/
                                                                                             2015.
Lion.............................  Panthera leo          Wherever found......  T            80 FR 79999, 12/23/
                                    melanochaita.                                            2015;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.40(r).\4d\
Loris, lesser slow...............  Nycticebus pygmaeus.  Wherever found......  T            41 FR 45990, 10/19/
                                                                                             1976;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.40(c).\4d\
Lynx, Canada [Contiguous U.S.      Lynx canadensis.....  Where found within    T            65 FR 16053, 3/24/
 DPS].                                                    contiguous U.S.A..                 2000;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.40(k);
                                                                                             \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(a).\CH\
Lynx, Spanish....................  Felis pardina.......  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Macaque, Formosan rock...........  Macaca cyclopis.....  Wherever found......  T            41 FR 45990, 10/19/
                                                                                             1976;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.40(c).\4d\
Macaque, Japanese................  Macaca fuscata......  Wherever found......  T            41 FR 45990, 10/19/
                                                                                             1976;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.40(c).\4d\
Macaque, lion-tailed.............  Macaca silenus......  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Macaque, stump-tailed............  Macaca arctoides....  Wherever found......  T            41 FR 45990, 10/19/
                                                                                             1976;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.40(c).\4d\
Macaque, Toque...................  Macaca sinica.......  Wherever found......  T            41 FR 45990, 10/19/
                                                                                             1976;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.40(c).\4d\
Manatee, Amazonian...............  Trichechus inunguis.  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Manatee, West African............  Trichechus            Wherever found......  T            44 FR 42910, 7/20/
                                    senegalensis.                                            1979.
Manatee, West Indian.............  Trichechus manatus..  Wherever found......  T            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967;
                                                                                            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970;
                                                                                            82 FR 16668, 4/5/
                                                                                             2017;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.108(a);
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(a).\CH\
Mandrill.........................  Mandrillus (=Papio)   Wherever found......  E            41 FR 45990, 10/19/
                                    sphinx.                                                  1976.
Mangabey, Tana River.............  Cercocebus galeritus  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    galeritus.                                               1970.
Mangabey, white-collared.........  Cercocebus torquatus  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 45990, 10/19/
                                                                                             1976.
Margay...........................  Leopardus (=Felis)    Mexico southward....  E            37 FR 6476, 3/30/
                                    wiedii.                                                  1972.
Markhor, chiltan (=wild goat)....  Capra falconeri       Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    (=aegagrus)                                              1976.
                                    chiltanensis.
Markhor, straight-horned.........  Capra falconeri       Wherever found......  T            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    megaceros.                                               1976;
                                                                                            79 FR 60365,10/7/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.40(d).\4d\
Marmoset, buff-headed............  Callithrix flaviceps  Wherever found......  E            49 FR 2779, 1/23/
                                                                                             1984.
Marmoset, cotton-top.............  Saguinus oedipus....  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 45990, 10/19/
                                                                                             1976.
Marmoset, Goeldi's...............  Callimico goeldii...  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Marmoset, white-eared (=buffy      Callithrix aurita     Wherever found......  E            51 FR 17977, 5/16/
 tufted-ear).                       (=jacchus a.).                                           1986.
Marmot, Vancouver Island.........  Marmota               Wherever found......  E            49 FR 2779, 1/23/
                                    vancouverensis.                                          1984.
Marsupial, eastern jerboa........  Antechinomys laniger  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Marsupial-mouse, large desert....  Sminthopsis           Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 6/2/
                                    psammophila.                                             1970.
Marsupial-mouse, long-tailed.....  Sminthopsis           Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 6/2/
                                    longicaudata.                                            1970.
Marten, Formosan yellow-throated.  Martes flavigula      Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    chrysospila.                                             1970.
Marten, Pacific [Coastal DPS]....  Martes caurina......  U.S.A. (CA            T            85 FR 63806, 10/8/
                                                          (northwestern), OR                 2020; 50 CFR
                                                          (southwestern)).                   17.40(s).\4d\
Monkey, black colobus............  Colobus satanas.....  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 45990, 10/19/
                                                                                             1976.
Monkey, black howler.............  Alouatta pigra......  Wherever found......  T            41 FR 45990, 10/19/
                                                                                             1976;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.40(c).\4d\
Monkey, Diana....................  Cercopithecus diana.  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 45990, 10/19/
                                                                                             1976.

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Monkey, Guizhou snub-nosed.......  Rhinopithecus         Wherever found......  E            55 FR 39414, 9/27/
                                    brelichi.                                                1990.
Monkey, L'hoest's................  Cercopithecus         Wherever found......  E            41 FR 45990, 10/19/
                                    lhoesti.                                                 1976.
Monkey, mantled howler...........  Alouatta palliata...  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Monkey, Preuss' red colobus......  Procolobus            Wherever found......  E            49 FR 2779, 1/23/
                                    (=Colobus) preussi                                       1984.
                                    (=badius p.).
Monkey, proboscis................  Nasalis larvatus....  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Monkey, red-backed squirrel......  Saimiri oerstedii...  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Monkey, red-bellied..............  Cercopithecus         Wherever found......  E            41 FR 45990, 10/19/
                                    erythrogaster.                                           1976.
Monkey, red-eared nose-spotted...  Cercopithecus         Wherever found......  E            41 FR 45990, 10/19/
                                    erythrotis.                                              1976.
Monkey, Sichuan snub-nosed.......  Rhinopithecus         Wherever found......  E            55 FR 39414, 9/27/
                                    roxellana.                                               1990.
Monkey, spider...................  Ateles geoffroyi      Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    frontatus.                                               1970.
Monkey, spider...................  Ateles geoffroyl      Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    panamensis.                                              1970.
Monkey, Tana River red colobus...  Procolobus            Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    (=Colobus)                                               1970.
                                    rufomitratus
                                    (=badius r.).
Monkey, Tonkin snub-nosed........  Rhinopithecus         Wherever found......  E            41 FR 45990, 10/19/
                                    avunculus.                                               1976;
                                                                                            55 FR 39414, 9/27/
                                                                                             1990.
Monkey, woolly spider............  Brachyteles           Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    arachnoides.                                             1970.
Monkey, yellow-tailed woolly.....  Lagothrix flavicauda  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 45990, 10/19/
                                                                                             1976.
Monkey, Yunnan snub-nosed........  Rhinopithecus bieti.  Wherever found......  E            55 FR 39414, 9/27/
                                                                                             1990.
Monkey, Zanzibar red colobus.....  Procolobus            Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    (=Colobus)                                               1970.
                                    pennantii (=kirki)
                                    kirki.
Mountain beaver, Point Arena.....  Aplodontia rufa       Wherever found......  E            56 FR 64716, 12/12/
                                    nigra.                                                   1991.
Mouse, Alabama beach.............  Peromyscus            Wherever found......  E            50 FR 23872, 6/6/
                                    polionotus                                               1985;
                                    ammobates.                                              50 CFR 17.95(a).\CH\
Mouse, Anastasia Island beach....  Peromyscus            Wherever found......  E            54 FR 20598, 5/12/
                                    polionotus phasma.                                       1989.
Mouse, Australian native.........  Notomys aquilo......  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Mouse, Australian native.........  Zyzomys pedunculatus  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Mouse, Choctawhatchee beach......  Peromyscus            Wherever found......  E            50 FR 23872, 6/6/
                                    polionotus                                               1985;
                                    allophrys.                                              50 CFR 17.95(a).\CH\
Mouse, Field's...................  Pseudomys fieldi....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Mouse, Gould's...................  Pseudomys gouldii...  Wherever found......  E            38 FR 14678, 6/4/
                                                                                             1973.
Mouse, Key Largo cotton..........  Peromyscus            Wherever found......  E            48 FR 43040, 9/21/
                                    gossypinus                                               1983;
                                    allapaticola.                                           49 FR 34504, 8/31/
                                                                                             1984.
Mouse, New Holland...............  Pseudomys             Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                    novaehollandiae.                                         1970.
Mouse, New Mexico meadow jumping.  Zapus hudsonius       Wherever found......  E            79 FR 33119, 6/10/
                                    luteus.                                                  2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(a).\CH\
Mouse, Pacific pocket............  Perognathus           Wherever found......  E            59 FR 5306, 2/3/
                                    longimembris                                             1994;
                                    pacificus.                                              59 FR 49752, 9/29/
                                                                                             1994.
Mouse, Perdido Key beach.........  Peromyscus            Wherever found......  E            50 FR 23872, 6/6/
                                    polionotus                                               1985;
                                    trissyllepsis.                                          50 CFR 17.95(a).\CH\
Mouse, Preble's meadow jumping...  Zapus hudsonius       Wherever found......  T            63 FR 26517, 5/13/
                                    preblei.                                                 1998;
                                                                                            78 FR 31679, 5/24/
                                                                                             2013;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.40(l);
                                                                                             \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(a).\CH\
Mouse, salt marsh harvest........  Reithrodontomys       Wherever found......  E            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                    raviventris.                                             1970.
Mouse, Shark Bay.................  Pseudomys praeconis.  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Mouse, Shortridge's..............  Pseudomys             Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                    shortridgei.                                             1970.
Mouse, smoky.....................  Pseudomys fumeus....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Mouse, southeastern beach........  Peromyscus            Wherever found......  T            54 FR 20598, 5/12/
                                    polionotus                                               1989.
                                    niveiventris.
Mouse, St. Andrew beach..........  Peromyscus            Wherever found......  E            63 FR 70053, 12/18/
                                    polionotus                                               1998;
                                    peninsularis.                                           50 CFR 17.95(a).\CH\
Mouse, western...................  Pseudomys             Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                    occidentalis.                                            1970.
Muntjac, Fea's...................  Muntiacus feae......  Wherever found......  E            44 FR 37124, 6/25/
                                                                                             1979.
Native-cat, eastern..............  Dasyurus viverrinus.  Wherever found......  E            38 FR 14678, 6/4/
                                                                                             1973.
Numbat...........................  Myrmecobius           Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                    fasciatus.                                               1970;
                                                                                            38 FR 14678, 6/4/
                                                                                             1973.
Ocelot...........................  Leopardus (=Felis)    Wherever found......  E            37 FR 6476, 3/30/
                                    pardalis.                                                1972;
                                                                                            47 FR 31670, 7/21/
                                                                                             1982.
Orangutan........................  Pongo abelii........  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970; 83 FR 2085, 1/
                                                                                             16/2018.
Orangutan........................  Pongo pygmaeus......  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970; 83 FR 2085, 1/
                                                                                             16/2018.
Oryx, Arabian....................  Oryx leucoryx.......  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Oryx, scimitar-horned............  Oryx dammah.........  Wherever found......  E            70 FR 52319, 9/2/
                                                                                             2005.
Otter, Cameroon clawless.........  Aonyx congicus        Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    (=congica) microdon.                                     1970.
Otter, giant.....................  Pteronura             Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    brasiliensis.                                            1970.
Otter, long-tailed...............  Lontra (=Lutra)       Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    longicaudis (incl.                                       1970;
                                    platensis ).                                            41 FR 24062, 6/24/
                                                                                             1976.
Otter, marine....................  Lontra (=Lutra)       Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/24/
                                    felina.                                                  1976.

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Otter, northern sea [Southwest     Enhydra lutris        Southwest Alaska,     T            70 FR 46366, 8/9/
 Alaska DPS].                       kenyoni.              from Attu Island to                2005;
                                                          Western Cook Inlet,               50 CFR 17.40(p);
                                                          including Bristol                  \4d\
                                                          Bay, the Kodiak                   50 CFR 17.95(a).\CH\
                                                          Archipelago, and
                                                          the Barren Islands.
Otter, southern river............  Lontra (=Lutra)       Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    provocax.                                                1976.
Otter, southern sea..............  Enhydra lutris        Wherever found......  T            42 FR 2965, 1/14/
                                    nereis.                                                  1977.
Panda, giant.....................  Ailuropoda            Wherever found......  E            49 FR 2779, 1/23/
                                    melanoleuca.                                             1984.
Pangolin, Temnick's ground.......  Manis temmincki.....  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Panther, Florida.................  Puma (=Felis)         Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                    concolor coryi.                                          1967.
Planigale, little................  Planigale ingrami     Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                    subtilissima.                                            1970.
Planigale, southern..............  Planigale             Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                    tenuirostris.                                            1970.
Pocket gopher, Olympia...........  Thomomys mazama       Wherever found......  T            79 FR 19759, 4/9/
                                    pugetensis.                                              2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.40(a);
                                                                                             \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(a).\CH\
Pocket gopher, Roy Prairie.......  Thomomys mazama       Wherever found......  T            79 FR 19759, 4/9/
                                    glacialis.                                               2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.40(a).\4d\
Pocket gopher, Tenino............  Thomomys mazama       Wherever found......  T            79 FR 19759, 4/9/
                                    tumuli.                                                  2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.40(a);
                                                                                             \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(a).\CH\
Pocket gopher, Yelm..............  Thomomys mazama       Wherever found......  T            79 FR 19759, 4/9/
                                    yelmensis.                                               2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.40(a);
                                                                                             \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(a).\CH\
Porcupine, thin-spined...........  Chaetomys             Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    subspinosus.                                             1970.
Porpoise, Gulf of California       Phocoena sinus......  Wherever found......  E            50 FR 1056, 1/9/
 harbor (cochito, vaquita).                                                                  1985; \N\
                                                                                            50 FR 1056, 1/9/
                                                                                             1985.
Possum, Leadbeater's.............  Gymnobelideus         Wherever found......  E            51 FR 17977, 5/16/
                                    leadbeateri.                                             1986.
Possum, mountain pygmy...........  Burramys parvus.....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Possum, scaly-tailed.............  Wyulda squamicaudata  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Prairie dog, Mexican.............  Cynomys mexicanus...  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Prairie dog, Utah................  Cynomys parvidens...  Wherever found......  T            38 FR 14678, 6/4/
                                                                                             1973;
                                                                                            49 FR 22330, 5/29/
                                                                                             1984;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.40(g).\4d\
Pronghorn, peninsular............  Antilocapra           Wherever found......  E            40 FR 44149, 9/25/
                                    americana                                                1975.
                                    peninsularis.
Pronghorn, Sonoran...............  Antilocapra           Wherever found,       E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                    americana             except where listed                1967;
                                    sonoriensis.          as an experimental                35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                          population.                        1970.
Pronghorn, Sonoran...............  Antilocapra           In Arizona, an area   XN           76 FR 25593, 5/5/
                                    americana             north of Interstate                2011;
                                    sonoriensis.          8 and south of                    50 CFR
                                                          Interstate 10,                     17.84(v).\10j\
                                                          bounded by the
                                                          Colorado River on
                                                          the west and
                                                          Interstate 10 on
                                                          the east; and an
                                                          area south of
                                                          Interstate 8,
                                                          bounded by Highway
                                                          85 on the west,
                                                          Interstates 10 and
                                                          19 on the east, and
                                                          the U.S.-Mexico
                                                          border on the south.
Pudu.............................  Pudu pudu...........  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Puma (=mountain lion)............  Puma (=Felis)         U.S.A. (FL).........  T(S/A)       56 FR 40265, 8/14/
                                    concolor (all                                            1991;
                                    subsp. except coryi                                     50 CFR 17.40(h).\4d\
                                    ).
Puma, Costa Rican................  Puma (=Felis)         Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    concolor                                                 1976.
                                    costaricensis.
Quokka...........................  Setonix brachyurus..  Wherever found......  E            38 FR 14678, 6/4/
                                                                                             1973.

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Rabbit, Columbia Basin pygmy       Brachylagus           U.S.A. (WA--Douglas,  E            68 FR 10388, 3/5/
 [Columbia Basin DPS].              idahoensis.           Grant, Lincoln,                    2003.
                                                          Adams, Benton
                                                          Counties).
Rabbit, Lower Keys...............  Sylvilagus palustris  Wherever found......  E            55 FR 25588, 6/21/
                                    hefneri.                                                 1990.
Rabbit, riparian brush...........  Sylvilagus bachmani   Wherever found......  E            65 FR 8881, 2/23/
                                    riparius.                                                2000.
Rabbit, Ryukyu...................  Pentalagus furnessi.  Wherever found......  E            44 FR 37124, 6/25/
                                                                                             1979.
Rabbit, volcano..................  Romerolagus diazi...  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Rat, false water.................  Xeromys myoides.....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Rat, stick-nest..................  Leporillus conditor.  Wherever found......  E            38 FR 14678, 6/4/
                                                                                             1970.
Rat-kangaroo, brush-tailed.......  Bettongia             Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                    penicillata.                                             1970.
Rat-kangaroo, desert (=plain)....  Caloprymnus           Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                    campestris.                                              1970.
Rat-kangaroo, Gaimard's..........  Bettongia gaimardi..  Wherever found......  E            38 FR 14678, 6/4/
                                                                                             1970.
Rat-kangaroo, Lesuer's...........  Bettongia lesueur...  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Rat-kangaroo, Queensland.........  Bettongia tropica...  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Rhinoceros, black................  Diceros bicornis....  Wherever found......  E            45 FR 47352, 7/14/
                                                                                             1980.
Rhinoceros, great Indian.........  Rhinoceros unicornis  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Rhinoceros, Javan................  Rhinoceros sondaicus  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Rhinoceros, northern white.......  Ceratotherium simum   Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    cottoni.                                                 1970.
Rhinoceros, southern white.......  Ceratotherium simum   Wherever found......  T(S/A)       79 FR 28847, 5/20/
                                    simum.                                                   2014.
Rhinoceros, Sumatran.............  Dicerorhinus          Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    sumatrensis.                                             1970.
Rice rat [Lower FL Keys DPS].....  Oryzomys palustris    Lower FL Keys (west   E            56 FR 19809, 4/30/
                                    natator.              of Seven Mile                      1990;
                                                          Bridge).                          50 CFR 17.95(a).\CH\
Saiga, Mongolian (antelope)......  Saiga tatarica        Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    mongolica.                                               1976.
Saki, southern bearded...........  Chiropotes satanas    Wherever found......  E            51 FR 17977, 5/16/
                                    satanas.                                                 1986.
Saki, white-nosed................  Chiropotes albinasus  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Sea lion, Steller [Western DPS]..  Eumetopias jubatus..  Western DPS--see 50   E            55 FR 13488, 4/10/
                                                          CFR 224.101.                       1990;
                                                                                            55 FR 50005, 12/4/
                                                                                             1990;
                                                                                            62 FR 24345, 5/5/
                                                                                             1997; \N\
                                                                                            62 FR 30772, 6/5/
                                                                                             1997;
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.202; \CH\
                                                                                            50 CFR 224.103.
Seal, bearded [Beringia DPS].....  Erignathus barbatus   Beringia DPS--see 50  T            77 FR 76740, 12/28/
                                    nauticus.             CFR 223.102.                       2012;\N\
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.229.\CH\
Seal, bearded [Okhotsk DPS]......  Erignathus barbatus   Okhotsk DPS--see 50   T            77 FR 76739, 12/28/
                                    nauticus.             CFR 223.102.                       2012; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014.
Seal, Guadalupe fur..............  Arctocephalus         Wherever found......  T            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                    townsendi.                                               1967;
                                                                                            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                                                                             1970;
                                                                                            50 FR 51251, 12/16/
                                                                                             1985;
                                                                                            55 FR 14051, 3/23/
                                                                                             1999; \N\
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.201.\4d\
Seal, Hawaiian monk..............  Neomonachus           Wherever found......  E            41 FR 51611, 11/23/
                                    schauinslandi                                            1976;
                                    (=Monachus                                              55 FR 14051, 3/23/
                                    schauinslandi).                                          1999; \N\
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.201.\CH\
Seal, Mediterranean monk.........  Monachus monachus...  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970;
                                                                                            55 FR 14051, 3/23/
                                                                                             1999.\N\
Seal, ringed (Arctic subspecies).  Phoca (=Pusa)         Wherever found......  T            77 FR 76706, 12/28/
                                    hispida hispida.                                         2012;\N\
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.228.\CH\
Seal, ringed (Baltic subspecies).  Phoca (=Pusa)         Wherever found......  T            77 FR 76705, 12/28/
                                    hispida botnica.                                         2012; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014.
Seal, ringed (Ladoga subspecies).  Phoca (=Pusa)         Wherever found......  E            77 FR 76705, 12/28/
                                    hispida ladogensis.                                      2012; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014.
Seal, ringed (Okhotsk subspecies)  Phoca (=Pusa)         Wherever found......  T            77 FR 76705, 12/28/
                                    hispida ochotensis.                                      2012; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014.
Seal, ringed (Saimaa subspecies).  Phoca (=Pusa)         Wherever found......  E            58 FR 26920, 5/6/
                                    hispida saimensis.                                       1993; N 58 FR
                                                                                             40538, 7/28/1993.
Seal, spotted [Southern DPS].....  Phoca largha........  Southern DPS--see 50  T            75 FR 65239, 10/22/
                                                          CFR 223.102.                       2010; \N\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.212.\4d\
Seledang.........................  Bos gaurus..........  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Serow............................  Naemorhedus           Wherever found......  E            41 FR 26019, 6/24/
                                    (=Capricornis)                                           1976.
                                    sumatraensis.

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Serval, Barbary..................  Leptailurus (=Felis)  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    serval constantina.                                      1970.
Shapo............................  Ovis vignei vignei..  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 26019, 6/24/
                                                                                             1976.
Sheep, Peninsular bighorn          Ovis canadensis       U.S.A. (CA)           E            63 FR 13134, 3/18/
 [Peninsular CA DPS].               nelsoni.              Peninsular Ranges.                 1998;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(a).\CH\
Sheep, Sierra Nevada bighorn.....  Ovis canadensis       U.S.A. (CA)--Sierra   E            64 FR 19300, 4/20/
                                    sierrae.              Nevada.                            1999;
                                                                                            65 FR 20, 1/3/2000;
                                                                                            73 FR 45534, 8/5/
                                                                                             2008;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(a).\CH\
Shou.............................  Cervus elaphus        Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    wallichi.                                                1970.
Shrew, Buena Vista Lake..........  Sorex ornatus         Wherever found......  E            67 FR 10101, 3/6/
                                    relictus.                                                2002;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(a).\CH\
Siamang..........................  Symphalangus          Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    syndactylus.                                             1976.
Sifakas..........................  Propithecus spp.....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Sloth, Brazilian three-toed......  Bradypus torquatus..  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Solenodon, Cuban.................  Solenodon cubanus...  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Solenodon, Haitian...............  Solenodon paradoxus.  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Squirrel, Carolina northern        Glaucomys sabrinus    Wherever found......  E            50 FR 26999, 7/1/
 flying.                            coloratus.                                               1985.
Squirrel, Mount Graham red.......  Tamiasciurus          Wherever found......  E            52 FR 20994, 6/3/
                                    fremonti                                                 1987; 50 CFR
                                    grahamensis.                                             17.95(a).CH
Squirrel, northern Idaho ground..  Spermophilus          Wherever found......  T            65 FR 17780, 4/5/
                                    brunneus brunneus.                                       2000.
Stag, Barbary....................  Cervus elaphus        Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    barbarus.                                                1970.
Stag, Kashmir....................  Cervus elaphus        Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    hanglu.                                                  1970.
Suni, Zanzibar...................  Neotragus moschatus   Wherever found......  E            44 FR 37124, 6/25/
                                    moschatus.                                               1979.
Tahr, Arabian....................  Hemitragus jayakari.  Wherever found......  E            44 FR 37124, 6/25/
                                                                                             1979.
Tamaraw..........................  Bubalus mindorensis.  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Tamarin, golden-rumped...........  Leontopithecus spp..  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Tamarin, pied....................  Saguinus bicolor....  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 45990, 10/19/
                                                                                             1976.
Tamarin, white-footed............  Saguinus leucopus...  Wherever found......  T            41 FR 45990, 10/19/
                                                                                             1976;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.40(c).\4d\
Tapir, Asian.....................  Tapirus indicus.....  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Tapir, Central American..........  Tapirus bairdii.....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Tapir, mountain..................  Tapirus pinchaque...  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Tapir, South American              Tapirus terrestris..  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
 (=Brazilian).                                                                               1970.
Tarsier, Philippine..............  Tarsius syrichta....  Wherever found......  T            41 FR 45990, 10/19/
                                                                                             1976;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.40(c).\4d\
Tiger............................  Panthera tigris.....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970;
                                                                                            37 FR 6476, 3/30/
                                                                                             1972.
Tiger, Tasmanian.................  Thylacinus            Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    cynocephalus.                                            1970.
Uakari (all species).............  Cacajao spp.........  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Urial............................  Ovis musimon ophion.  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Vicuna [Argentina, Bolivia, Chile  Vicugna vicugna.....  Wherever found,       T            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
 and Peru].                                               except Ecudator.                   1970;
                                                                                            67 FR 37695, 5/30/
                                                                                             2002;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.40(m).\4d\
Vicuna [Ecuador DPS].............  Vicugna vicugna.....  Ecuador.............  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970;
                                                                                            67 FR 37695, 5/30/
                                                                                             2002.
Vole, Amargosa...................  Microtus              Wherever found......  E            49 FR 45160, 11/15/
                                    californicus                                             1984;
                                    scirpensis.                                             50 CFR 17.95(a).\CH\
Vole, Florida salt marsh.........  Microtus              Wherever found......  E            56 FR 1457, 1/14/
                                    pennsylvanicus                                           1991.
                                    dukecampbelli.
Wallaby, banded hare.............  Lagostrophus          Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                    fasciatus.                                               1970.
Wallaby, brindled nail-tailed....  Onychogalea fraenata  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Wallaby, crescent nail-tailed....  Onychogalea lunata..  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Wallaby, Parma...................  Macropus parma......  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Wallaby, western hare............  Lagorchestes          Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                    hirsutus.                                                1970.
Wallaby, yellow-footed rock......  Petrogale xanthopus.  Wherever found......  E            38 FR 14678, 6/4/
                                                                                             1973.
Whale, beluga [Cook Inlet DPS]...  Delphinapterus        Cook Inlet DPS--see   E            73 FR 62919, 10/22/
                                    leucas.               50 CFR 224.101.                    2008; \N\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.220.\CH\
Whale, blue......................  Balaenoptera          Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    musculus.                                                1970.
Whale, bowhead...................  Balaena mysticetus..  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Whale, false killer [Main          Pseudorca crassidens  Main Hawaiian.......  E            77 FR 70915, 11/28/
 Hawaiian Islands Insular DPS].                          Islands Insular DPS--               2012; N 79 FR
                                                          see 50 CFR 224.101.                42687, 7/23/2014;
                                                                                             50 CFR 226.226. CH
Whale, finback...................  Balaenoptera          Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    physalus.                                                1970.
Whale, gray [Western North         Eschrichtius          Western North         E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
 Pacific DPS].                      robustus.             Pacific DPS--see 50                1970;
                                                          CFR 224.101.                      59 FR 31094, 6/16/
                                                                                             1994; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014.

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Whale, humpback [Arabian Sea DPS]  Megaptera             Arabian Sea DPS--see  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    novaeangliae.         50 CFR 224.101.                    1970;
                                                                                            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                                                                             1970;
                                                                                            81 FR 62260, 9/8/
                                                                                             2016\N\;
                                                                                            81 FR 93639, 12/21/
                                                                                             2016.
Whale, humpback [Cape Verde        Megaptera             Cape Verde Islands/   E            35 FR 8491, 6/0/
 Islands/Northwest Africa DPS].     novaeangliae.         Northwest Africa                   1970;
                                                          DPS--see 50 CFR                   35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                                          224.101.                           1970;
                                                                                            81 FR 62260, 9/8/
                                                                                             2016\N\;
                                                                                            81 FR 93639, 12/21/
                                                                                             2016.
Whale, humpback [Central America   Megaptera             Central America DPS-- E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
 DPS].                              novaeangliae.         see 50 CFR 224.101.                1970; 35 FR 18319,
                                                                                             12/2/1970; 81 FR
                                                                                             62260, 9/8/2016;\N\
                                                                                             81 FR 93639, 12/21/
                                                                                             2016; 87 FR 8981, 2/
                                                                                             17/22; 50 CFR
                                                                                             226.227.\CH\
Whale, humpback [Mexico DPS].....  Megaptera             Mexico DPS--see 50    T            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    novaeangliae.         CFR 223.102.                       1970; 35 FR 18319,
                                                                                             12/2/1970; 81 FR
                                                                                             62260, 9/8/2016;\N\
                                                                                             81 FR 93639, 12/21/
                                                                                             2016; 87 FR 8981, 2/
                                                                                             17/2022; 50 CFR
                                                                                             223.213; 50 CFR
                                                                                             223.214; 50 CFR
                                                                                             226.227.\CH\
Whale, humpback [Western North     Megaptera             Western North         E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
 Pacific DPS].                      novaeangliae.         Pacific DPS--see 50                1970; 35 FR 18319,
                                                          CFR 224.101.                       12/2/1970; 81 FR
                                                                                             62260, 9/8/2016;\N\
                                                                                             81 FR 93639, 12/21/
                                                                                             2016; 87 FR 8981, 2/
                                                                                             17/2022; 50 CFR
                                                                                             224.103; 50 CFR
                                                                                             226.227.\CH\
Whale, killer [Southern Resident   Orcinus orca........  Southern Resident     E            70 FR 69903, 11/18/
 DPS].                                                    DPS--see 50 CFR                    2005; \N\
                                                          224.101.                          72 FR 16284, 4/4/
                                                                                             2007;
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            80 CFR 7380, 2/10/
                                                                                             2015; \N\
                                                                                            50 CFR 224.103;
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.206.\CH\
Whale, North Atlantic right......  Eubalaena glacialis.  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970;
                                                                                            73 FR 12024, 3/6/
                                                                                             2008; \N\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 224.103;
                                                                                            50 CFR 224.105;
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.203.\CH\
Whale, North Pacific right.......  Eubalaena japonica..  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970;
                                                                                            73 FR 12024, 3/6/
                                                                                             2008; \N\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.215.\CH\
Whale, sei.......................  Balaenoptera          Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    borealis.                                                1970.
Whale, Southern right............  Eubalaena australis.  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970;
                                                                                            73 FR 12024, 3/6/
                                                                                             2008; \N\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011.
Whale, sperm.....................  Physeter catodon      Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    (=macrocephalus).                                        1970.
Wolf, maned......................  Chrysocyon            Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                    brachyurus.                                              1970.
Wolf, Mexican....................  Canis lupus baileyi.  Wherever found,       E            40 FR 17590, 4/21/
                                                          except where                       1975;
                                                          included in an                    80 FR 2488, 1/16/
                                                          experimental                       2015.
                                                          population as set
                                                          forth in Sec.
                                                          17.84(k).
Wolf, Mexican....................  Canis lupus baileyi.  U.S.A. (portions of   XN           63 FR 1752, 1/12/
                                                          AZ and NM)--see                    1998;
                                                          Sec.   17.84(k).                  80 FR 2512, 1/16/
                                                                                             2015;
                                                                                            50 CFR
                                                                                             17.84(k).\10j\
Wolf, red........................  Canis rufus.........  Wherever found,       E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                          except where listed                1967;
                                                          as an experimental                51 FR 41790, 11/19/
                                                          population.                        1986;
                                                                                            56 FR 56325, 11/4/
                                                                                             1991;
                                                                                            60 FR 18941, 4/13/
                                                                                             1995.

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Wolf, red........................  Canis rufus.........  U.S.A. (portions of   XN           51 FR 41790, 11/19/
                                                          NC and TN--see Sec.                1986;
                                                            17.84(c)(9)).                   56 FR 56325, 11/4/
                                                                                             1991;
                                                                                            60 FR 18941, 4/13/
                                                                                             1995;
                                                                                            50 CFR
                                                                                             17.84(c).\10j\
Wombat, Queensland hairy-nosed     Lasiorhinus krefftii  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
 (incl. Barnard's).                 (formerly L.                                             1970;
                                    barnardi and L.                                         38 FR 14678, 6/4/
                                    gillespiei ).                                            1973.
Woodrat, Key Largo...............  Neotoma floridana     Wherever found......  E            48 FR 43040, 9/21/
                                    smalli.                                                  1983;
                                                                                            49 FR 34504, 8/31/
                                                                                             1984.
Woodrat, riparian (San Joaquin     Neotoma fuscipes      Wherever found......  E            65 FR 8881, 2/23/
 Valley).                           riparia.                                                 2000.
Yak, wild........................  Bos mutus             Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    (=grunniens m.).                                         1970.
Zebra, Grevy's...................  Equus grevyi........  Wherever found......  T            44 FR 49218, 8/21/
                                                                                             1979.
Zebra, Hartmann's mountain.......  Equus zebra           Wherever found......  T            44 FR 49218, 8/21/
                                    hartmannae.                                              1979;
                                                                                            46 FR 11665, 2/10/
                                                                                             1981.
Zebra, mountain..................  Equus zebra zebra...  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976;
                                                                                            46 FR 11665, 2/10/
                                                                                             1981.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                      Birds
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Adjutant, greater................  Leptoptilos dubius..  Wherever found......  E            76 FR 50052, 8/11/
                                                                                             2011.
Akekee (honeycreeper)............  Loxops                Wherever found......  E            75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                    caeruleirostris.                                         2010;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(b).\CH\
Akepa, Hawaii....................  Loxops coccineus....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                                                                             1970.
Akepa, Maui......................  Loxops ochraceus....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                                                                             1970.
Akialoa, Kauai...................  Hemignathus           Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                    stejnegeri.                                              1967.
Akiapolaau.......................  Hemignathus wilsoni.  Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967.
Akikiki (honeycreeper)...........  Oreomystis bairdi...  Wherever found......  E            75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                                                                             2010;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(b).\CH\
Akohekohe (crested honeycreeper).  Palmeria dolei......  Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(b).\CH\
Alauahio, Oahu...................  Paroreomyza maculata  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                                                                             1970.
Albatross, Amsterdam.............  Diomedea              Wherever found......  E            60 FR 2899, 1/12/
                                    amsterdamensis.                                          1995.
Albatross, short-tailed..........  Phoebastria           Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    (=Diomedea)                                              1970;
                                    albatrus.                                               65 FR 46643, 7/31/
                                                                                             2000.
Alethe, Thyolo...................  Alethe choloensis...  Wherever found......  E            60 FR 2899, 1/12/
                                                                                             1995.
Antpitta, brown-banded...........  Grallaria milleri...  Wherever found......  E            78 FR 64637, 10/29/
                                                                                             2013.
Antwren, black-hooded............  Formicivora           Wherever found......  E            75 FR 81794, 12/28/
                                    erythronotos.                                            2010.
Blackbird, yellow-shouldered.....  Agelaius xanthomus..  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 51019, 11/19/
                                                                                             1976;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(b).\CH\
Bobwhite, masked (quail).........  Colinus virginianus   Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                    ridgwayi.                                                1967;
                                                                                            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Booby, Abbott's..................  Papasula (=Sula)      Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    abbotti.                                                 1976.
Bristlebird, western.............  Dasyornis             Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    longirostris                                             1970.
                                    (=brachypterus l.).
Bristlebird, western rufous......  Dasyornis broadbenti  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    littoralis.                                              1976.
Bulbul, Mauritius olivaceous.....  Hypsipetes            Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    borbonicus                                               1970.
                                    olivaceus.
Bullfinch, Sao Miguel (finch)....  Pyrrhula pyrrhula     Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    murina.                                                  1970.
Bush-shrike, Ulugura.............  Malaconotus alius...  Wherever found......  T            60 FR 2899, 1/12/
                                                                                             1995.
Bushwren, New Zealand............  Xenicus longipes....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Bustard, great Indian............  Ardeotis              Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    (=Choriotis)                                             1970.
                                    nigriceps.
Cahow............................  Pterodroma cahow....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Capercaillie, Cantabrian.........  Tetrao urogallus      Wherever found......  E            76 FR 50052, 8/11/
                                    cantabricus.                                             2011.
Caracara, crested, (Audubon's)     Caracara plancus      U.S.A. (FL).........  T            52 FR 25229, 7/6/
 [FL DPS].                          audubonii.                                               1987.
Cinclodes, royal.................  Cinclodes aricomae..  Wherever found......  E            77 FR 43434, 7/24/
                                                                                             2012.
Cockatoo, Philippine.............  Cacatua               Wherever found......  E            79 FR 35870, 6/24/
                                    haematuropygia.                                          2014.
Cockatoo, salmon-crested.........  Cacatua moluccensis.  Wherever found......  T            76 FR 30758, 5/26/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.41(c).\4d\
Cockatoo, white..................  Cacatua alba........  Wherever found......  T            79 FR 35870, 6/24/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.41(c).\4d\
Cockatoo, yellow-crested.........  Cacatua sulphurea...  Wherever found......  E            79 FR 35870, 6/24/
                                                                                             2014.
Condor, Andean...................  Vultur gryphus......  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Condor, California...............  Gymnogyps             U.S.A. only, except   E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                    californianus.        where listed as an                 1967; 61 FR 54045,
                                                          experimental                       10/16/1996; 50 CFR
                                                          population.                        17.95(b)\CH\.

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Condor, California...............  Gymnogyps             U.S.A. (specific      XN           61 FR 54045, 10/16/
                                    californianus.        portions of                        1996; 50 CFR
                                                          Arizona, Nevada,                   17.84(j) \10j\.
                                                          and Utah)--see Sec.
                                                            17.84(j).
Condor, California...............  Gymnogyps             U.S.A. (Oregon, and   XN           86 FR 15602, 3/24/
                                    californianus.        specific portions                  2021; 50 CFR
                                                          of northern                        17.84(i) \10j\.
                                                          California and
                                                          northwest Nevada)--
                                                          see Sec.   17.84(i).
Conure, golden, (=golden           Guaruba guarouba....  Wherever found......  T            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
 parakeet).                                                                                  1976; 85 FR 22653,
                                                                                             4/23/2020;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.41(c).\4d\
Coot, Hawaiian (alae keokeo).....  Fulica alai.........  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                                                                             1970.
Cotinga, banded..................  Cotinga maculata....  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Cotinga, white-winged............  Xipholena             Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    atropurpurea.                                            1976.
Courser, Jerdon's................  Rhinoptilus           Wherever found......  E            76 FR 50052, 8/11/
                                    bitorquatus.                                             2011.
Crane, black-necked..............  Grus nigricollis....  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Crane, Cuba sandhill.............  Grus canadensis       Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    nesiotes.                                                1976.
Crane, hooded....................  Grus monacha........  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Crane, Japanese..................  Grus japonensis.....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Crane, Mississippi sandhill......  Antigone canadensis   Wherever found......  E            38 FR 14678, 6/4/
                                    pulla.                                                   1973;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(b).\CH\
Crane, Siberian white............  Grus leucogeranus...  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Crane, white-naped...............  Grus vipio..........  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Crane, whooping..................  Grus americana......  Wherever found,       E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                          except where listed                1967;
                                                          as an experimental                35 FR 8491, 3/9/
                                                          population.                        1978;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(b).\CH\
Crane, whooping..................  Grus americana......  U.S.A. (AL, AR, CO,   XN           58 FR 5561, 1/22/
                                                          FL, GA, ID, IL, IN,                1993;
                                                          IA, KY, LA, MI, MN,               62 FR 38932, 7/21/
                                                          MS, MO, NC, NM, OH,                1997;
                                                          SC, TN, UT, VA, WI,               66 FR 33903, 6/26/
                                                          WV, western half of                2001;
                                                          WY).                              76 FR 6066, 2/3/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            50 CFR
                                                                                             17.84(h).\10j\
Creeper, Hawaii (alawi)..........  Loxops mana.........  Wherever found......  E            40 FR 44149, 9/25/
                                                                                             1975.
Creeper, Molokai.................  Paroreomyza flammea.  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                                                                             1970.
Crow, Hawaiian (alala)...........  Corvus hawaiiensis..  Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967.
Crow, Mariana (aga)..............  Corvus kubaryi......  Wherever found......  E            49 FR 33881, 8/27/
                                                                                             1984; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(b).\CH\
Crow, white-necked...............  Corvus                Wherever found......  E            56 FR 13598, 4/3/
                                    leucognaphalus.                                          1991.
Cuckoo, yellow-billed [Western     Coccyzus americanus.  U.S.A., Canada,       T            79 FR 59991, 10/3/
 DPS].                                                    Mexico, Central and                2014;
                                                          South America.                    50 CFR 17.95(b).\CH\
                                                         Western DPS: U.S.A.
                                                          (AZ, CA, CO
                                                          (western), ID, MT
                                                          (western), NM
                                                          (western), NV, OR,
                                                          TX (western), UT,
                                                          WA, WY (western));
                                                          Canada (British
                                                          Columbia
                                                          (southwestern);
                                                          Mexico (Baja
                                                          California, Baja
                                                          California Sur,
                                                          Chihuahua, Durango
                                                          (western), Sinaloa,
                                                          Sonora).
Cuckoo-shrike, Mauritius.........  Coquus typicus......  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Cuckoo-shrike, Reunion...........  Coquus newtoni......  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Curassow, blue-billed............  Crax alberti........  Wherever found......  E            78 FR 64637, 10/29/
                                                                                             2013.

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Curassow, razor-billed...........  Mitu mitu mitu......  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Curassow, red-billed.............  Crax blumenbachii...  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Curassow, Trinidad white-headed..  Pipile pipile pipile  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Curlew, Eskimo...................  Numenius borealis...  Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967;
                                                                                            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Curlew, slender-billed...........  Numenius              Wherever found......  E            76 FR 50052, 8/11/
                                    tenuirostris.                                            2011.
Dove, cloven-feathered...........  Drepanoptila          Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    holosericea.                                             1970.
Dove, Grenada gray-fronted.......  Leptotila rufaxilla   Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    wellsi.                                                  1970.
Duck, Hawaiian (koloa maoli).....  Anas wyvilliana.....  Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967.
Duck, Laysan.....................  Anas laysanensis....  Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967.
Duck, pink-headed................  Rhodonessa            Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    caryophyllacea.                                          1976.
Duck, white-winged wood..........  Cairina scutulata...  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Eagle, Greenland white-tailed....  Haliaeetus albicilla  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    groenlandicus.                                           1976.
Eagle, harpy.....................  Harpia harpyja......  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Eagle, Madagascar sea............  Haliaeetus            Wherever found......  E            60 FR 2899, 1/12/
                                    vociferoides.                                            1995.
Eagle, Madagascar serpent........  Eutriorchis astur...  Wherever found......  E            60 FR 2899, 1/12/
                                                                                             1995.
Eagle, Philippine................  Pithecophaga          Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    jefferyi.                                                1970.
Eagle, Spanish imperial..........  Aquila heliaca        Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    adalberti.                                               1970.
Egret, Chinese...................  Egretta eulophotes..  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Eider, spectacled................  Somateria fischeri..  Wherever found......  T            58 FR 27474, 5/10/
                                                                                             1993;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(b).\CH\
Eider, Steller's [AK Breeding      Polysticta stelleri.  U.S.A. (AK breeding   T            62 FR 31748, 6/11/
 DPS].                                                    population only).                  1997;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(b).\CH\
Elepaio, Oahu....................  Chasiempis ibidis...  Wherever found......  E            65 FR 20760, 4/18/
                                                                                             2000;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(b).\CH\
Falcon, Eurasian peregrine.......  Falco peregrinus      Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    peregrinus.                                              1976.
Falcon, northern aplomado........  Falco femoralis       Wherever found,       E            51 FR 6686, 2/25/
                                    septentrionalis.      except where listed                1986.
                                                          as an experimental
                                                          population.
Falcon, northern aplomado........  Falco femoralis       U.S.A. (AZ, NM).....  XN           71 FR 42298, 7/26/
                                    septentrionalis.                                         2006;
                                                                                            50 CFR
                                                                                             17.84(p).\10j\
Finch, Laysan....................  Telespiza cantans...  Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967.
Finch, Nihoa.....................  Telespiza ultima....  Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967.
Fire-eye, fringed-backed.........  Pyriglena atra......  Wherever found......  E            75 FR 81794, 12/28/
                                                                                             2010.
Flamingo, Andean.................  Phoenicoparrus        Wherever found......  E            75 FR 50814, 8/17/
                                    andinus.                                                 2010.
Flycatcher, Euler's..............  Empidonax euleri      Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    johnstonei.                                              1970.
Flycatcher, Seychelles paradise..  Terpsiphone corvina.  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Flycatcher, southwestern willow..  Empidonax traillii    Wherever found......  E            60 FR 10695, 2/27/
                                    extimus.                                                 1995;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(b).\CH\
Flycatcher, Tahiti...............  Pomarea nigra.......  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Fody, Mauritius..................  Foudia rubra........  Wherever found......  E            60 FR 2899, 1/12/
                                                                                             1995.
Fody, Rodrigues..................  Foudia flavicans....  Wherever found......  E            60 FR 2899, 1/12/
                                                                                             1995.
Fody, Seychelles (weaver-finch)..  Foudia sechellarum..  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Francolin, Djibouti..............  Francolinus           Wherever found......  E            60 FR 2899, 1/12/
                                    ochropectus.                                             1995.
Frigatebird, Andrew's............  Fregata andrewsi....  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Gallinule, Hawaiian common (Alae   Gallinula chloropus   Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
 ula).                              (=galeata)                                               1967.
                                    sandvicensis.
Gnatcatcher, coastal California..  Polioptila            Wherever found......  T            58 FR 16742, 3/30/
                                    californica                                              1993;
                                    californica.                                            50 CFR 17.41(b);
                                                                                             \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(b).\CH\
Goose, Hawaiian (Nene)...........  Branta sandvicensis.  Wherever found......  T            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967; 84 FR 69918,
                                                                                             12/19/2019; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.41(d) \4d\.
Goshawk, Christmas Island........  Accipiter fasciatus   Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    natalis.                                                 1970.
Goshawk, Queen Charlotte [British  Accipiter gentilis    British Columbia,     T            77 FR 45870, 8/1/
 Columbia DPS].                     laingi.               Canada.                            2012.
Grackle, slender-billed..........  Quisicalus palustris  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Grasswren, Eyrean (flycatcher)...  Amytornis goyderi...  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Grebe, Alaotra...................  Tachybaptus           Wherever found......  E            60 FR 2899, 1/12/
                                    rufoflavatus.                                            1995.
Grebe, Atitlan...................  Podilymbus gigas....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Grebe, Jun[iacute]n..............  Podiceps              Wherever found......  E            77 FR 43434, 7/24/
                                    taczanowskii.                                            2012.
Greenshank, Nordmann's...........  Tringa guttifer.....  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Ground-cuckoo, southeastern        Neomorphus geoffroyi  Wherever found......  E            75 FR 81794, 12/28/
 rufous-vented.                     dulcis.                                                  2010.
Ground-dove, friendly (= tuaimeo)  Gallicolumba stairi.  U.S.A. (AS).........  E            81 FR 65466, 9/22/
 (American Samoa DPS).                                                                       2016.
Guan, cauca......................  Penelope perspicax..  Wherever found......  E            78 FR 64637, 10/29/
                                                                                             2013.
Guan, horned.....................  Oreophasis derbianus  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Guan, white-winged...............  Penelope albipennis.  Wherever found......  E            55 FR 39858, 9/28/
                                                                                             1990.

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Guineafowl, white-breasted.......  Agelastes             Wherever found......  T            60 FR 2899, 1/12/
                                    meleagrides.                                             1995.
Gull, Audouin's..................  Larus audouinii.....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Gull, relict.....................  Larus relictus......  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Hawk, Galapagos..................  Buteo galapagoensis.  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Hawk, Puerto Rican broad-winged..  Buteo platypterus     Wherever found......  E            59 FR 46710, 9/9/
                                    brunnescens.                                             1994.
Hawk, Puerto Rican sharp-shinned.  Accipiter striatus    Wherever found......  E            59 FR 46710, 9/9/
                                    venator.                                                 1994.
Hermit, hook-billed (hummingbird)  Ramphodon (=Glaucis)  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    dohrnii.                                                 1976.
Hermit, Margaretta's.............  Phaethornis malaris   Wherever found......  E            75 FR 81794, 12/28/
                                    margarettae.                                             2010.
Honeyeater, helmeted.............  Lichenostomus         Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                    melanops cassidix                                        1970.
                                    (=Meliphaga c.).
Hornbill, helmeted...............  Buceros (=Rhinoplax)  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    vigil.                                                   1976.
Hummingbird, Honduran emerald....  Amazilia luciae.....  Wherever found......  E            80 FR 45086, 7/29/
                                                                                             2015.
Ibis, giant......................  Pseudibis gigantea..  Wherever found......  E            73 FR 3146, 1/16/
                                                                                             2008.
Ibis, Japanese crested...........  Nipponia nippon.....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Ibis, northern bald..............  Geronticus eremita..  Wherever found......  E            55 FR 39858, 9/28/
                                                                                             1990.
Iiwi (honeycreeper)..............  Drepanis coccinea...  Wherever found......  T            82 FR 43873, 9/20/
                                                                                             2017.
Kagu.............................  Rhynochetos jubatus.  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Kakapo...........................  Strigops habroptilus  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Kestrel, Mauritius...............  Falco punctatus.....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Kestrel, Seychelles..............  Falco araea.........  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Kingfisher, Guam (=sihek)........  Todiramphus           Wherever found,       E            49 FR 33881, 8/27/
                                    cinnamominus.         except where listed                1984; 50 CFR
                                                          as an experimental                 17.95(b) \CH\.
                                                          population.
Kingfisher, Guam (=sihek)........  Todiramphus           U.S.A. (Palmyra       XN           88 FR 19880, 4/4/
                                    cinnamominus.         Atoll).                            2023; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.84(a) \10j\.
Kite, Cuba hook-billed...........  Chondrohierax         Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    uncinatus wilsonii.                                      1970.
Kite, Grenada hook-billed........  Chondrohierax         Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    uncinatus mirus.                                         1970.
Kite, snail (Everglade)..........  Rostrhamus            U.S.A. (FL).........  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                    sociabilis plumbeus.                                     1967;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(b).\CH\
Knot, rufa red...................  Calidris canutus      Wherever found......  T            79 FR 73705, 12/11/
                                    rufa.                                                    2014.
Kokako (wattlebird)..............  Callaeas cinerea....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Lark, Raso.......................  Alauda razae........  Wherever found......  E            60 FR 2899, 1/12/
                                                                                             1995.
Lark, streaked horned............  Eremophila alpestris  Wherever found......  T            78 FR 61451, 10/3/
                                    strigata.                                                2013;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.41(a);
                                                                                             \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(b).\CH\
Macaw, blue-throated.............  Ara glaucogularis...  Wherever found......  E            78 FR 61208, 10/3/
                                                                                             2013.
Macaw, glaucous..................  Anodorhynchus         Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    glaucus.                                                 1976.
Macaw, great green...............  Ara ambiguus........  Wherever found......  E            80 FR 59975, 10/2/
                                                                                             2015.
Macaw, hyacinth..................  Anodorhynchus         Wherever found......  T            83 FR 39894, 8/13/
                                    hyacinthinus.                                            2018; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.41(c) \4d\.
Macaw, indigo....................  Anodorhynchus leari.  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Macaw, little blue...............  Cyanopsitta spixii..  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Macaw, military..................  Ara militaris.......  Wherever found......  E            80 FR 59975, 10/2/
                                                                                             2015.
Macaw, scarlet...................  Ara macao cyanoptera  Wherever found......  E            84 FR 6278, 2/26/
                                                                                             2019.
Macaw, scarlet [Northern DPS]....  Ara macao macao.....  Colombia (northwest   T            84 FR 6278, 2/26/
                                                          of the Andes),                     2019; 50 CFR
                                                          Costa Rica (Pacific                17.41(c).\4d\
                                                          slope), Panama
                                                          (mainland).
Macaw, scarlet [Southern DPS]....  Ara macao macao.....  Bolivia, Brazil,      T(S/A)       84 FR 6278, 2/26/
                                                          Colombia (southeast                2019; 50 CFR
                                                          of the Andes),                     17.41(c).\4d\
                                                          Ecuador, French
                                                          Guiana, Guyana,
                                                          Peru, Suriname,
                                                          Venezuela.
Macaw, scarlet [Subspecies         Ara macao macao X     Costa Rica,           T(S/A)       84 FR 6278, 2/26/
 crosses].                          Ara macao             Nicaragua (Atlantic                2019; 50 CFR
                                    cyanoptera.           slope border                       17.41(c).\4d\
                                                          region).
Magpie-robin, Seychelles (thrush)  Copsychus             Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    sechellarum.                                             1970.
Malimbe, Ibadan..................  Malimbus ibadanensis  Wherever found......  E            60 FR 2899, 1/12/
                                                                                             1995.

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Malkoha, red-faced (cuckoo)......  Phaenicophaeus        Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    pyrrhocephalus.                                          1970.
Mao (= maomao) (honeyeater)......  Gymnomyza samoensis.  Wherever found......  E            81 FR 65466, 9/22/
                                                                                             2016.
Megapode, Maleo..................  Macrocephalon maleo.  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Megapode, Micronesian (sasangat).  Megapodius laperouse  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Merganser, Brazilian.............  Mergus octosetaceus.  Wherever found......  E            75 FR 81794, 12/28/
                                                                                             2010.
Millerbird, Nihoa (old world       Acrocephalus          Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
 warbler).                          familiaris kingi.                                        1967.
Mockingbird, Socorro.............  Mimus Graysoni......  Wherever found......  E            73 FR 3146, 1/16/
                                                                                             2008.
Moorhen, Mariana common            Gallinula chloropus   Wherever found......  E            49 FR 33881, 8/27/
 (pulattat).                        guami.                                                   1984.
Murrelet, marbled [CA, OR, WA      Brachyramphus         U.S.A. (CA, OR, WA).  T            57 FR 45337, 10/1/
 DPS].                              marmoratus.                                              1992;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(b).\CH\
Nightjar, Puerto Rican...........  Antrostomus           Wherever found......  E            38 FR 14678, 6/4/
                                    noctitherus.                                             1973.
Nukupuu, Kauai...................  Hemignathus hanapepe  Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967;
                                                                                            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                                                                             1970.
Nukupuu, Maui....................  Hemignathus affinis.  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                                                                             1970.
Nuthatch, Algerian...............  Sitta ledanti.......  Wherever found......  E            60 FR 2899, 1/12/
                                                                                             1995.
`O`o, Kauai (honeyeater).........  Moho braccatus......  Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967.
Olomao, Molokai..................  Myadestes lanaiensis  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                    rutha.                                                   1970.
Ostrich, Arabian.................  Struthio camelus      Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    syriacus.                                                1970.
Ostrich, West African............  Struthio camelus      Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    spatzi.                                                  1970.
`O`u (honeycreeper)..............  Psittirostra          Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                    psittacea.                                               1967.
Owl, Anjouan scops...............  Otus rutilus          Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    capnodes.                                                1970.
Owl, giant scops.................  Mimizuku (=Otus)      Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    gurneyi.                                                 1976.
Owl, Madagascar red..............  Tyto soumagnei......  Wherever found......  E            55 FR 39858, 9/28/
                                                                                             1990.
Owl, Mexican spotted.............  Strix occidentalis    Wherever found......  T            58 FR 14248, 3/16/
                                    lucida.                                                  1993;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(b).\CH\
Owl, northern spotted............  Strix occidentalis    Wherever found......  T            55 FR 26114, 6/26/
                                    caurina.                                                 1990;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(b).\CH\
Owl, Seychelles scops............  Otus magicus          Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    (=insularis)                                             1970.
                                    insularis.
Owlet, Morden's..................  Otus ireneae........  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Oystercatcher, Canarian black....  Haematopus            Wherever found......  E            60 FR 2899, 1/12/
                                    meadewaldoi.                                             1995.
Palila (honeycreeper)............  Loxioides bailleui..  Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(b).\CH\
Paradise-flycatcher, caerulean...  Eutrichomyias         Wherever found......  E            73 FR 3146, 1/16/
                                    rowleyi.                                                 2008.
Parakeet, blue-throated (=ochre-   Pyrrhura cruentata..  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
 marked).                                                                                    1970.
Parakeet, Forbes'................  Cyanoramphus          Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    auriceps forbesi.                                        1970.
Parakeet, golden-shouldered......  Psephotus             Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    chrysopterygius.                                         1970.
Parakeet, Mauritius..............  Psittacula echo.....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Parakeet, Norfolk Island.........  Cyanoramphus cookii   Wherever found......  E            55 FR 39858, 9/28/
                                    (=novaezelandiae                                         1990.
                                    c.).
Parakeet, orange-bellied.........  Neophema              Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                    chrysogaster.                                            1970.
Parakeet, paradise...............  Psephotus             Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                    pulcherrimus.                                            1970.
Parrot, Bahaman or Cuban.........  Amazona leucocephala  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970;
                                                                                            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Parrot, ground...................  Pezoporus wallicus..  Wherever found......  E            38 FR 14678, 6/4/
                                                                                             1973.
Parrot, imperial.................  Amazona imperialis..  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Parrot, night (=Australian)......  Geopsittacus          Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    occidentalis.                                            1970.
Parrot, Puerto Rican.............  Amazona vittata.....  Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967.
Parrot, red-browed...............  Amazona rhodocorytha  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Parrot, red-capped...............  Pionopsitta pileata.  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Parrot, red-necked...............  Amazona arausiaca...  Wherever found......  E            44 FR 37124, 6/25/
                                                                                             1979.
Parrot, red-spectacled...........  Amazona pretrei       Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    pretrei.                                                 1976.
Parrot, red-tailed...............  Amazona brasiliensis  Wherever found......  E            55 FR 39858, 9/28/
                                                                                             1990.
Parrot, Seychelles lesser vasa...  Coracopsis nigra      Wherever found......  E            60 FR 2899, 1/12/
                                    barklyi.                                                 1995.
Parrot, St. Vincent..............  Amazona guildingii..  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Parrot, St. Lucia................  Amazona versicolor..  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Parrot, thick-billed.............  Rhynchopsitta         Mexico..............  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    pachyrhyncha.                                            1970.
Parrot, vinaceous-breasted.......  Amazona vinacea.....  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Parrot, yellow-billed............  Amazona collaria....  Wherever found......  T            78 FR 15624, 3/12/
                                                                                             2013;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.41(c).\4d\
Parrotbill, Maui (Kiwikiu).......  Pseudonestor          Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                    xanthophrys.                                             1967;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(b).\CH\
Penguin, African.................  Spheniscus demersus.  Wherever found......  E            75 FR 59645, 9/28/
                                                                                             2010.
Penguin, emperor.................  Aptenodytes forsteri  Wherever found......  T            87 FR 64700, 10/26/
                                                                                             2022;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.41(m).\4d\
Penguin, erect-crested...........  Eudyptes sclateri...  Wherever found......  T            75 FR 45497, 8/3/
                                                                                             2010.

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Penguin, Fiordland crested.......  Eudyptes              Wherever found......  T            75 FR 45497, 8/3/
                                    pachyrhynchus.                                           2010.
Penguin, Galapagos...............  Spheniscus            Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    mendiculus.                                              1970.
Penguin, Humboldt................  Spheniscus humboldti  Wherever found......  T            75 FR 45497, 8/3/
                                                                                             2010.
Penguin, southern rockhopper [New  Eudyptes chrysocome.  New Zealand-          T            76 FR 9681, 2/22/
 Zealand-Australia DPS].                                  Australia DPS,                     2011.
                                                          associated with the
                                                          Campbell Plateau
                                                          and Macquarie
                                                          Island.
Penguin, white-flippered.........  Eudyptula minor       Wherever found......  T            75 FR 45497, 8/3/
                                    albosignata.                                             2010.
Penguin, yellow-eyed.............  Megadyptes antipodes  Wherever found......  T            75 FR 45497, 8/3/
                                                                                             2010.
Petrel, Chatham..................  Pterodroma axillaris  Wherever found......  E            74 FR 46914, 9/14/
                                                                                             2009.
Petrel, Fiji.....................  Pseudobulweria        Wherever found......  E            74 FR 46914, 9/14/
                                    macgillivrayi.                                           2009.
Petrel, Galapagos................  Pterodroma            Wherever found......  T            75 FR 235, 1/5/2010.
                                    phaeopygia.
Petrel, Hawaiian (uau)...........  Pterodroma            Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                    sandwichensis.                                           1967.
Petrel, Madeira..................  Pterodroma madeira..  Wherever found......  E            60 FR 2899, 1/12/
                                                                                             1995.
Petrel, magenta..................  Pterodroma magentae.  Wherever found......  E            74 FR 46914, 9/14/
                                                                                             2009.
Petrel, Mascarene black..........  Pterodroma aterrima.  Wherever found......  E            60 FR 2899, 1/12/
                                                                                             1995.
Pheasant, bar-tailed.............  Syrmaticus humaie...  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Pheasant, Blyth's tragopan.......  Tragopan blythii....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Pheasant, brown eared............  Crossoptilon          Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    mantchuricum.                                            1970.
Pheasant, Cabot's tragopan.......  Tragopan caboti.....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Pheasant, cheer..................  Catreus wallichii...  Wherever found......  E            55 FR 39858, 9/28/
                                                                                             1990.
Pheasant, Chinese monal..........  Lophophorus lhuysii.  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Pheasant, Edward's...............  Lophura edwardsi....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Pheasant, Elliot's...............  Syrmaticus ellioti..  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Pheasant, imperial...............  Lophura imperialis..  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Pheasant, Mikado.................  Syrmaticus mikado...  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Pheasant, Palawan peacock........  Polyplectron          Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    emphanum.                                                1970.
Pheasant, Sclater's monal........  Lophophorus sclateri  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Pheasant, Swinhoe's..............  Lophura swinhoii....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Pheasant, western tragopan.......  Tragopan              Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    melanocephalus.                                          1970.
Pheasant, white eared............  Crossoptilon          Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                    crossoptilon.                                            1970.
Pigeon, Azores wood..............  Columba palumbus      Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    azorica.                                                 1970.
Pigeon, Chatham Island...........  Hemiphaga             Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    novaeseelandiae                                          1970.
                                    chathamensis.
Pigeon, Marquesan imperial.......  Ducula galeata......  Wherever found......  E            76 FR 50052, 8/11/
                                                                                             2011.
Pigeon, Mindoro imperial (=zone-   Ducula mindorensis..  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
 tailed).                                                                                    1976.
Pigeon, pink.....................  Columba mayeri......  Wherever found......  E            60 FR 2899, 1/12/
                                                                                             1995.
Pigeon, Puerto Rican plain.......  Patagioenas inornata  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                    wetmorei.                                                1970.
Pigeon, white-tailed laurel......  Columba junoniae....  Wherever found......  T            60 FR 2899, 1/12/
                                                                                             1995.
Piping-guan, black-fronted.......  Pipile jacutinga....  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Pitta, Gurney's..................  Pitta gurneyi.......  Wherever found......  E            73 FR 3146, 1/16/
                                                                                             2008.
Pitta, Koch's....................  Pitta kochi.........  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Plantcutter, Peruvian............  Phytotoma raimondii.  Wherever found......  E            77 FR 43434, 7/24/
                                                                                             2012.
Plover, New Zealand shore........  Thinornis             Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    novaeseelandiae.                                         1970.
Plover, piping [Great Lakes        Charadrius melodus..  Great Lakes,          E            50 FR 50726, 12/11/
 watershed DPS].                                          watershed in States                1985;
                                                          of IL, IN, MI, MN,                50 CFR 17.95(b).\CH\
                                                          NY, OH, PA, and WI
                                                          and Canada (Ont.).
Plover, piping [Atlantic Coast     Charadrius melodus..  Wherever found,       T            50 FR 50726, 12/11/
 and Northern Great Plains                                except those areas                 1985;
 populations].                                            where listed as                   50 CFR 17.95(b).\CH\
                                                          endangered.
Plover, western snowy [Pacific     Charadrius            Pacific Coast         T            58 FR 12864, 3/5/
 Coast population DPS].             alexandrinus          population DPS--                   1993;
                                    nivosus.              U.S.A. (CA, OR,                   50 CFR 17.95(b).\CH\
                                                          WA), Mexico (within
                                                          50 miles of Pacific
                                                          coast).
Pochard, Madagascar..............  Aythya innotata.....  Wherever found......  E            60 FR 2899, 1/12/
                                                                                             1995.
Po`ouli (honeycreeper)...........  Melamprosops          Wherever found......  E            40 FR 44149, 9/25/
                                    phaeosoma.                                               1975.
Prairie-chicken, Attwater's        Tympanuchus cupido    Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
 greater.                           attwateri.                                               1967.

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Prairie-chicken, lesser [Northern  Tympanuchus           U.S.A. (All lesser    T            87 FR 72674, 11/25/
 DPS].                              pallidicinctus.       prairie-chickens                   2022;
                                                          north of a line                   50 CFR 17.41(k).\4d\
                                                          starting at 37.9868
                                                          N, 105.0133 W, and
                                                          ending at 31.7351
                                                          N, 98.3773 W,
                                                          NAD83; see map at
                                                          Sec.   17.41(k)).
Prairie-chicken, lesser [Southern  Tympanuchus           U.S.A. (All lesser    E            87 FR 72674, 11/25/
 DPS].                              pallidicinctus.       prairie-chickens                   2022.
                                                          south of a line
                                                          starting at 37.9868
                                                          N, 105.0133 W, and
                                                          ending at 31.7351
                                                          N, 98.3773 W,
                                                          NAD83; see map at
                                                          Sec.   17.41(k)).
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Puaiohi..........................  Myadestes palmeri...  Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967.
Puffleg, black-breasted..........  Eriocnemis            Wherever found......  E            75 FR 43844, 7/27/
                                    nigrivestis.                                             2010.
Pygmy-owl, cactus ferruginous....  Glaucidium            Wherever found......  T            88 FR 46910, 7/20/
                                    brasilianum                                              2023; 50 CFR
                                    cactorum.                                                17.41(l).\4d\
Quail, Merriam's Montezuma.......  Cyrtonyx montezumae   Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    merriami.                                                1976.
Quetzel, resplendent.............  Pharomachrus mocinno  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Rail, Aukland Island.............  Rallus pectoralis     Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    muelleri.                                                1970.
Rail, California Ridgway's.......  Rallus obsoletus      Wherever found......  E            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                    obsoletus.                                               1970.
Rail, eastern black..............  Laterallus            Wherever found......  T            85 FR 63734, 10/8/
                                    jamaicensis                                              2020; 50 CFR
                                    jamaicensis.                                             17.41(f).\4d\
Rail, Guam (koko)................  Gallirallus owstoni.  Wherever found,       E            49 FR 33881, 8/27/
                                                          except where listed                1984.
                                                          as an experimental
                                                          population.
Rail, Guam (koko)................  Gallirallus owstoni.  Rota................  XN           54 FR 43966, 10/30/
                                                                                             1989; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.84(f).\10j\
Rail, Jun[iacute]n...............  Laterallus tuerosi..  Wherever found......  E            77 FR 43434, 7/24/
                                                                                             2012.
Rail, light-footed Ridgway's.....  Rallus obsoletus      U.S.A. only.........  E            34 FR 5034, 3/8/
                                    levipes.                                                 1969;
                                                                                            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                                                                             1970.
Rail, Lord Howe wood.............  Gallirallus           Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    (=Tricholimnas)                                          1976.
                                    sylvestris.
Rail, Yuma Ridgway's.............  Rallus obsoletus      U.S.A. only.........  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                    yumanensis.                                              1967.
Rhea, lesser (incl. Darwin's)....  Rhea (=Pterocnemia)   Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    pennata.                                                 1970.
Robin, Chatham Island............  Petroica traversi...  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Robin, dappled mountain..........  Arcanator             Wherever found......  T            60 FR 2899, 1/12/
                                    orostruthus.                                             1995.
Robin, scarlet-breasted            Petroica multicolor   Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
 (flycatcher).                      multicolor.                                              1970.
Rockfowl, grey-necked............  Picathartes oreas...  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Rockfowl, white-necked...........  Picathartes           Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    gymnocephalus.                                           1970.
Roller, long-tailed ground.......  Uratelornis chimaera  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Sage-grouse, Gunnison............  Centrocercus minimus  Wherever found......  T            79 FR 69191, 11/20/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(b).\CH\
Scrub-bird, noisy................  Atrichornis clamosus  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Scrub-jay, Florida...............  Aphelocoma            Wherever found......  T            52 FR 20715, 6/3/
                                    coerulescens.                                            1987.
Shama, Cebu black (thrush).......  Copsychus niger       Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    cebuensis.                                               1970.
Shearwater, Heinroth's...........  Puffinus heinrothi..  Wherever found......  T            75 FR 235, 1/5/2010.
Shearwater, Newell's (ao)........  Puffinus newelli....  Wherever found......  T            40 FR 44149, 9/25/
                                                                                             1975.
Shrike, San Clemente loggerhead..  Lanius ludovicianus   Wherever found......  E            42 FR 40682, 8/11/
                                    mearnsi.                                                 1977.
Siskin, red......................  Carduelis cucullata.  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Sparrow, Cape Sable seaside......  Ammospiza maritima    Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                    mirabilis.                                               1967;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(b).\CH\
Sparrow, Florida grasshopper.....  Ammodramus            Wherever found......  E            51 FR 27492, 7/31/
                                    savannarum                                               1986.
                                    floridanus.
Sparrowhawk, Anjouan Island......  Accipiter francesii   Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    pusillus.                                                1970.

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Starling, Ponape mountain........  Aplonis pelzelni....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Starling, Rothschild's (myna)....  Leucopsar             Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    rothschildi.                                             1970.
Stilt, black.....................  Himantopus            Wherever found......  E            73 FR 3146, 1/16/
                                    novaezelandiae.                                          2008.
Stilt, Hawaiian..................  Himantopus mexicanus  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                    (=himantopus)                                            1970.
                                    knudseni.
Stork, oriental white............  Ciconia boyciana      Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    (=ciconia b.).                                           1970.
Stork, wood [Southeast U.S. DPS].  Mycteria americana..  U.S.A. (AL, FL, GA,   T            49 FR 7332, 2/28/
                                                          MS, NC, SC).                       1984;
                                                                                            79 FR 37077, 6/30/
                                                                                             2014.
Storm-petrel, band-rumped          Hydrobates castro...  U.S.A. (HI).........  E            81 FR 67786, 9/30/
 (akeake) [Hawaii DPS].                                                                      2016.
Sunbird, Marungu.................  Nectarinia            Wherever found......  E            60 FR 2899, 1/12/
                                    prigoginei.                                              1995.
Swiftlet, Mariana (yayaguak).....  Aerodramus bartschi.  Wherever found......  E            49 FR 33881, 8/27/
                                                                                             1984.
Tanager, cherry-throated.........  Nemosia rourei......  Wherever found......  E            75 FR 81794, 12/28/
                                                                                             2010.
Teal, Campbell Island flightless.  Anas aucklandica      Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    nesiotis.                                                1976.
Tern, California least...........  Sternula antillarum   Wherever found......  E            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                    browni.                                                  1970;
                                                                                            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Tern, roseate [Northeast U.S.      Sterna dougallii      U.S.A. (Atlantic      E            52 FR 42064, 11/2/
 nesting population DPS].           dougallii.            Coast south to NC),                1987.
                                                          Canada (Newf., N.S,
                                                          Que.), Bermuda.
Tern, roseate [Western Hemisphere  Sterna dougallii      Western Hemisphere    T            52 FR 42064, 11/2/
 DPS].                              dougallii.            and adjacent                       1987.
                                                          oceans, incl.
                                                          U.S.A. (FL, PR,
                                                          VI), where not
                                                          listed as
                                                          endangered.
Thicketbird, long-legged.........  Trichocichla rufa...  Wherever found......  E            73 FR 3146, 1/16/
                                                                                             2008.
Thrasher, white-breasted.........  Ramphocinclus         Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    brachyurus.                                              1970.
Thrush, large Kauai..............  Myadestes             Wherever found......  E            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                    myadestinus.                                             1970.
Thrush, New Zealand (wattlebird).  Turnagra capensis...  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Thrush, St. Lucia forest.........  Cichlherminia         Wherever found......  E            75 FR 50814, 8/17/
                                    lherminieri                                              2010.
                                    sanctaeluciae.
Thrush, Taita....................  Turdus olivaceous     Wherever found......  E            60 FR 2899, 1/12/
                                    helleri.                                                 1995.
Tinamou, solitary................  Tinamus solitarius..  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Tit-spinetail, white-browed......  Leptasthenura         Wherever found......  E            77 FR 43434, 7/24/
                                    xenothorax.                                              2012.
Tit-tyrant, ash-breasted.........  Anairetes alpinus...  Wherever found......  E            77 FR 43434, 7/24/
                                                                                             2012.
Tody-tyrant, Kaempfer's..........  Hemitriccus           Wherever found......  E            75 FR 81794, 12/28/
                                    kaempferi.                                               2010.
Towhee, Inyo California..........  Melozone crissalis    Wherever found......  T            52 FR 28780, 8/3/
                                    eremophilus.                                             1987;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(b).\CH\
Tree-finch, medium...............  Camarhynchus pauper.  Wherever found......  E            75 FR 43853, 7/27/
                                                                                             2010.
Trembler, Martinique (thrasher)..  Cinclocerthia         Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    ruficauda                                                1970.
                                    gutturalis.
Turaco, Bannerman's..............  Tauraco bannermani..  Wherever found......  E            60 FR 2899, 1/12/
                                                                                             1995.
Turtle-dove, Seychelles..........  Streptopelia          Wherever found......  E            60 FR 2899, 1/12/
                                    picturata rostrata.                                      1995.
Vanga, Pollen's..................  Xenopirostris         Wherever found......  T            60 FR 2899, 1/12/
                                    polleni.                                                 1995.
Vanga, Van Dam's.................  Xenopirostris damii.  Wherever found......  T            60 FR 2899, 1/12/
                                                                                             1995.
Vireo, least Bell's..............  Vireo bellii          Wherever found......  E            51 FR 16474, 5/2/
                                    pusillus.                                                1986;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(b).\CH\
Wanderer, plain (collared-         Pedionomous           Wherever found......  E            38 FR 14678, 6/4/
 hemipode).                         torquatus.                                               1973.
Warbler, Aldabra (old world        Nesillas aldabranus.  Wherever found......  E            60 FR 2899, 1/12/
 warbler).                                                                                   1995.
Warbler (wood), Bachman's........  Vermivora bachmanii.  Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967;
                                                                                            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Warbler (wood), Barbados yellow..  Dendroica petechia    Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    petechia.                                                1970.
Warbler, elfin-woods.............  Setophaga angelae...  Wherever found......  T            81 FR 40534, 6/22/
                                                                                             2016; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.41(e); \4d\, 50
                                                                                             CFR 17.95(b).\CH\
Warbler (wood), golden-cheeked...  Setophaga             Wherever found......  E            55 FR 18844, 5/4/
                                    chrysoparia.                                             1990; 55 FR 53153,
                                                                                             12/27/1990.
Warbler, Eiao Marquesas reed-....  Acrocephalus          Wherever found......  E            76 FR 50052, 8/11/
                                    percernis aquilonis.                                     2011.
Warbler, nightingale reed, (old    Acrocephalus          Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
 world warbler).                    luscinia.                                                1970;
                                                                                            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Warbler, Rodrigues (old world      Bebrornis             Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
 warbler).                          rodericanus.                                             1970.
Warbler (wood), Semper's.........  Leucopeza semperi...  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.

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Warbler, Seychelles (old world     Bebrornis             Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
 warbler).                          sechellensis.                                            1970.
Wattle-eye, banded...............  Platysteira           Wherever found......  E            60 FR 2899, 1/12/
                                    laticincta.                                              1995.
Weaver, Clarke's.................  Ploceus golandi.....  Wherever found......  E            60 FR 2899, 1/12/
                                                                                             1995.
Whipbird, western................  Psophodes             Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    nigrogularis.                                            1970.
White-eye, bridled...............  Zosterops             Wherever found......  E            49 FR 33881, 8/27/
                                    conspicillatus                                           1984.
                                    conspicillatus.
White-eye, Norfolk Island........  Zosterops             Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    albogularis.                                             1976.
White-eye, Ponape greater........  Rukia longirostra...  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
White-eye, Rota (nosa Luta)......  Zosterops rotensis..  Wherever found......  E            69 FR 3022, 1/22/
                                                                                             2004; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(b).\CH\
White-eye, Seychelles............  Zosterops modesta...  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Woodpecker, imperial.............  Campephilus           Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    imperialis.                                              1970.
Woodpecker, ivory-billed.........  Campephilus           Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                    principalis.                                             1967;
                                                                                            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Woodpecker, red-cockaded.........  Picoides borealis...  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                                                                             1970.
Woodpecker, Tristam's............  Dryocopus javensis    Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    richardsi.                                               1970.
Wood-quail, gorgeted.............  Odontophorus          Wherever found......  E            78 FR 64637, 10/29/
                                    strophium.                                               2013.
Woodstar, Chilean................  Eulidia yarrellii...  Wherever found......  E            75 FR 50814, 8/17/
                                                                                             2010.
Woodstar, Esmeraldas.............  Chaetocercus          Wherever found......  E            78 FR 64637, 10/29/
                                    berlepschi.                                              2013.
Wren, Guadeloupe house...........  Troglodytes aedon     Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    guadeloupensis.                                          1970.
Wren, St. Lucia house............  Troglodytes aedon     Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    mesoleucus.                                              1970.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    Reptiles
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alligator, American..............  Alligator             Wherever found......  T(S/A)       32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                    mississippiensis.                                        1967;
                                                                                            40 FR 44412, 9/26/
                                                                                             1975;
                                                                                            42 FR 2071, 1/10/
                                                                                             1977;
                                                                                            44 FR 37130, 6/25/
                                                                                             1979;
                                                                                            44 FR 59080, 10/12/
                                                                                             1979;
                                                                                            46 FR 40664, 8/10/
                                                                                             1981;
                                                                                            48 FR 46332, 10/12/
                                                                                             1983;
                                                                                            50 FR 25672, 6/20/
                                                                                             1985;
                                                                                            52 FR 21059, 6/4/
                                                                                             1987;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.42(a).\4d\
Alligator, Chinese...............  Alligator sinensis..  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Anole, Culebra Island giant......  Anolis roosevelti...  Wherever found......  E            42 FR 37371, 7/21/
                                                                                             1977;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(c).\CH\
Boa, Jamaican....................  Epicrates subflavus.  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Boa, Mona........................  Epicrates monensis    Wherever found......  T            43 FR 4618, 2/3/
                                    monensis.                                                1978;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(c).\CH\
Boa, Puerto Rican................  Epicrates inornatus.  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                                                                             1970.
Boa, Round Island (unnamed)......  Bolyeria              Wherever found......  E            45 FR 18009, 3/20/
                                    multocarinata.                                           1980.
Boa, Round Island (unnamed)......  Casarea dussumieri..  Wherever found......  E            45 FR 18009, 3/20/
                                                                                             1980.
Boa, Virgin Islands tree.........  Epicrates monensis    Wherever found......  E            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                    granti.                                                  1970;
                                                                                            44 FR 70677, 12/7/
                                                                                             1979.
Caiman, Apaporis River...........  Caiman crocodilus     Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    apaporiensis.                                            1976.
Caiman, black....................  Melanosuchus niger..  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Caiman, broad-snouted [Bolivia,    Caiman latirostris..  Bolivia, Brazil,      E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
 Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay DPS].                          Paraguay, Uruguay.                 1976.
Caiman, broad-snouted [Argentina   Caiman latirostris..  Argentina...........  T            78 FR 38162, 6/25/
 DPS].                                                                                       2013;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.42(c).\4d\
Caiman, brown....................  Caiman crocodilus     Wherever found......  T(S/A)       65 FR 25867, 5/4/
                                    fuscus (includes                                         2000;
                                    Caiman crocodilus                                       50 CFR 17.42(c).\4d\
                                    chiapasius ).
Caiman, common...................  Caiman crocodilus     Wherever found......  T(S/A)       65 FR 25867, 5/4/
                                    crocodilus.                                              2000;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.42(c).\4d\
Caiman, yacare...................  Caiman yacare.......  Wherever found......  T            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970;
                                                                                            65 FR 25867, 5/4/
                                                                                             2000;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.42(c).\4d\
Chuckwalla, San Esteban Island...  Sauromalus varius...  Wherever found......  E            45 FR 18009, 3/20/
                                                                                             1980.
Crocodile, African dwarf.........  Osteolaemus           Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    tetraspis tetraspis.                                     1976.
Crocodile, African slender-        Crocodylus            Wherever found......  E            37 FR 6476, 3/30/
 snouted.                           cataphractus.                                            1972.
Crocodile, American [Non-U.S.      Crocodylus acutus...  Wherever found,       E            40 FR 44149, 9/25/
 populations].                                            except in U.S.A.                   1975;
                                                          (FL).                             44 FR 75074, 12/18/
                                                                                             1979;
                                                                                            72 FR 13027, 3/20/
                                                                                             2007.

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Crocodile, American [FL DPS].....  Crocodylus acutus...  U.S.A. (FL).........  T            40 FR 44149, 9/25/
                                                                                             1975;
                                                                                            72 FR 13027, 3/20/
                                                                                             2007;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(c).\CH\
Crocodile, Ceylon mugger.........  Crocodylus palustris  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    kimbula.                                                 1976.
Crocodile, Congo dwarf...........  Osteolaemus           Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    tetraspis osborni.                                       1976.
Crocodile, Cuban.................  Crocodylus rhombifer  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Crocodile, mugger................  Crocodylus palustris  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    palustris.                                               1976.
Crocodile, Nile..................  Crocodylus niloticus  Wherever found......  T            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970;
                                                                                            52 FR 23148, 6/17/
                                                                                             1987;
                                                                                            53 FR 38451, 9/30/
                                                                                             1988;
                                                                                            58 FR 49870, 9/23/
                                                                                             1993;
                                                                                            61 FR 32356, 6/24/
                                                                                             1996;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.42(c).\4d\
Crocodile, Orinoco...............  Crocodylus            Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    intermedius.                                             1970.
Crocodile, Philippine............  Crocodylus            Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    novaeguineae                                             1976.
                                    mindorensis.
Crocodile, saltwater [All          Crocodylus porosus..  Wherever found,       E            44 FR 75074, 12/18/
 populations except Papua New                             except Papua New                   1979;
 Guinea and Australia].                                   Guinea and                        61 FR 32356, 6/24/
                                                          Australia.                         1996.
Crocodile, saltwater [Australia    Crocodylus porosus..  Australia...........  T            44 FR 75074, 12/18/
 DPS].                                                                                       1979;
                                                                                            61 FR 32356, 6/24/
                                                                                             1996;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.42(c).\4d\
Crocodile, Siamese...............  Crocodylus siamensis  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/4/
                                                                                             1976.
Gartersnake, narrow-headed.......  Thamnophis            Wherever found......  T            79 FR 38677, 7/8/
                                    rufipunctatus.                                           2014.
Gartersnake, northern Mexican....  Thamnophis eques      Wherever found......  T            79 FR 38678, 7/8/
                                    megalops.                                                2014; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.42(g); 4d 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(c).CH
Gavial...........................  Gavialis angeticus..  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Gecko, day.......................  Phelsuma              Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    edwardnewtoni.                                           1970.
Gecko, Round Island day..........  Phelsuma guentheri..  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Gecko, Serpent Island............  Cyrtodactylus         Wherever found......  T            48 FR 28460, 6/22/
                                    serpensinsula.                                           1983.
Iguana, Acklins ground...........  Cyclura rileyi        Wherever found......  T            48 FR 28460, 6/22/
                                    nuchalis.                                                1983.
Iguana, Allen's Cay..............  Cyclura cychlura      Wherever found......  T            48 FR 28460, 6/22/
                                    inornata.                                                1983.
Iguana, Andros Island ground.....  Cyclura cychlura      Wherever found......  T            48 FR 28460, 6/22/
                                    cychlura.                                                1983.
Iguana, Anegada ground...........  Cyclura pinguis.....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Iguana, Barrington land..........  Conolophus pallidus.  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Iguana, Cayman Brac ground.......  Cyclura nubila        Wherever found......  T            48 FR 28460, 6/22/
                                    caymanensis.                                             1983.
Iguana, Cuban ground.............  Cyclura nubila        Wherever found        T            48 FR 28460, 6/22/
                                    nubila.               (exluding                          1983.
                                                          population
                                                          introduced in
                                                          Puerto Rico).
Iguana, Exuma Island.............  Cyclura cychlura      Wherever found......  T            48 FR 28460, 6/22/
                                    figginsi.                                                1983.
Iguana, Fiji banded..............  Brachylophus          Wherever found......  E            45 FR 18009, 3/20/
                                    fasciatus.                                               1980.
Iguana, Fiji crested.............  Brachylophus          Wherever found......  E            45 FR 18009, 3/20/
                                    vitiensis.                                               1980.
Iguana, Grand Cayman blue........  Cyclura lewisi......  Wherever found......  E            48 FR 28460, 6/22/
                                                                                             1983.
Iguana, Jamaican.................  Cyclura collei......  Wherever found......  E            48 FR 28460, 6/22/
                                                                                             1983.
Iguana, Mayaguana................  Cyclura carinata      Wherever found......  T            48 FR 28460, 6/22/
                                    bartschi.                                                1983.
Iguana, Mona ground..............  Cyclura stejnegeri..  Wherever found......  T            43 FR 4618, 2/3/
                                                                                             1978;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(c).\CH\
Iguana, Turks and Caicos.........  Cyclura carinata      Wherever found......  T            48 FR 28460, 6/22/
                                    carinata.                                                1983.
Iguana, Watling Island ground....  Cyclura rileyi        Wherever found......  E            48 FR 28460, 6/22/
                                    rileyi.                                                  1983.
Iguana, White Cay ground.........  Cyclura rileyi        Wherever found......  T            48 FR 28460, 6/22/
                                    cristata.                                                1983.
Lizard, blunt-nosed leopard......  Gambelia silus......  Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967.
Lizard, Coachella Valley fringe-   Uma inornata........  Wherever found......  T            45 FR 63812, 9/25/
 toed.                                                                                       1980;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(c).\CH\
Lizard, Hierro giant.............  Gallotia simonyi      Wherever found......  E            49 FR 7394, 2/29/
                                    simonyi.                                                 1984.
Lizard, Ibiza wall...............  Podarcis pityusensis  Wherever found......  T            49 FR 7394, 2/29/
                                                                                             1984.
Lizard, Maria Island ground......  Cnemidophorus vanzoi  Wherever found......  E            56 FR 49469, 9/30/
                                                                                             1991.
Lizard, St. Croix ground.........  Ameiva polops.......  Wherever found......  E            42 FR 28543, 6/3/
                                                                                             1977;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(c).\CH\
Monitor, desert..................  Varanus griseus.....  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Monitor, Indian (=Bengal)........  Varanus bengalensis.  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Monitor, Komodo Island...........  Varanus komodoensis.  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Monitor, yellow..................  Varanus flavescens..  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Pinesnake, black.................  Pituophis             Wherever found......  T            80 FR 60468, 10/6/
                                    melanoleucus                                             2015; 50 CFR
                                    lodingi.                                                 17.42(h) \4d\; 50
                                                                                             CFR 17.95(c).\CH\
Pinesnake, Louisiana.............  Pituophis ruthveni..  Wherever found......  T            83 FR 14958, April
                                                                                             6, 2018; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.42(i).\4d\

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Python, Indian...................  Python molurus        Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    molurus.                                                 1976.
Rattlesnake, Aruba Island........  Crotalus unicolor...  Wherever found......  T            48 FR 28460, 6/22/
                                                                                             1983.
Rattlesnake, eastern massasauga..  Sistrurus catenatus.  Wherever found......  T            81 FR 67193, 9/30/
                                                                                             2016.
Rattlesnake, New Mexican ridge-    Crotalus willardi     Wherever found......  T            43 FR 34476, 8/4/
 nosed.                             obscurus.                                                1978;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(c).\CH\
Sea snake, dusky.................  Aipysurus fuscus....  Wherever found......  E            80 FR 60560, 10/7/
                                                                                             2015; N 81 FR
                                                                                             76311, 11/2/2016.
Sea turtle, green [Central North   Chelonia mydas......  Green sea turtles     T            81 FR 20057, 4/6/
 Pacific DPS].                                            originating from                   2016; \J\
                                                          the Central North                 50 CFR 223.205;
                                                          Pacific Ocean,                    50 CFR 223.206;
                                                          bounded by the                    50 CFR 223.207.
                                                          following
                                                          coordinates:
                                                          41[deg] N.,
                                                          169[deg] E. in the
                                                          northwest; 41[deg]
                                                          N., 143[deg] W. in
                                                          the northeast;
                                                          9[deg] N., 125[deg]
                                                          W. in the
                                                          southeast; and
                                                          9[deg] N., 175[deg]
                                                          W. in the southwest
                                                          Pacific coast of
                                                          Mexico.
Sea turtle, green [Central South   Chelonia mydas......  Green sea turtles     E            81 FR 20057, 4/6/
 Pacific DPS].                                            originating from                   2016; \J\
                                                          the Central South                 50 CFR 224.104.
                                                          Pacific Ocean,
                                                          bounded by the
                                                          following
                                                          coordinates: 9[deg]
                                                          N., 175[deg] W. in
                                                          the northwest;
                                                          9[deg] N., 125[deg]
                                                          W. in the
                                                          northeast; 40[deg]
                                                          S., 96[deg] W. in
                                                          the southeast;
                                                          40[deg] S.,
                                                          176[deg] E. in the
                                                          southwest; and
                                                          13[deg] S.,
                                                          171[deg] E. in the
                                                          west.
Sea turtle, green [Central West    Chelonia mydas......  Green sea turtles     E            81 FR 20057, 4/6/
 Pacific DPS].                                            originating from                   2016; \J\
                                                          the Central West                  50 CFR 224.104.
                                                          Pacific Ocean,
                                                          bounded by the
                                                          following
                                                          coordinates:
                                                          41[deg] N.,
                                                          146[deg] E. in the
                                                          northwest; 41[deg]
                                                          N., 169[deg] E. in
                                                          the northeast;
                                                          9[deg] N., 175[deg]
                                                          W. in the east;
                                                          13[deg] S.,
                                                          171[deg] E. in the
                                                          southeast; along
                                                          the northern coast
                                                          of the island of
                                                          New Guinea; and
                                                          4.5[deg] N.,
                                                          129[deg] E. in the
                                                          west.

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Sea turtle, green [East Indian--   Chelonia mydas......  Green sea turtles     T            81 FR 20057, 4/6/
 West Pacific DPS].                                       originating from                   2016; \J\
                                                          the Eastern Indian                50 CFR 17.42(b);
                                                          and Western Pacific                \4d\
                                                          Oceans, bounded by                50 CFR 223.205;
                                                          the following lines               50 CFR 223.206;
                                                          and coordinates:                  50 CFR 223.207.
                                                          41[deg] N. Lat. in
                                                          the north, 41[deg]
                                                          N., 146[deg] E. in
                                                          the northeast;
                                                          4.5[deg] N.,
                                                          129[deg] E. in the
                                                          southeast; along
                                                          the southern coast
                                                          of the island of
                                                          New Guinea; along
                                                          the western coast
                                                          of Australia (west
                                                          of 142[deg] E.
                                                          Long.); 40[deg] S.
                                                          Lat. in the south;
                                                          and 84[deg] E.
                                                          Long. in the east.
Sea turtle, green [East Pacific    Chelonia mydas......  Green sea turtles     T            81 FR 20057, 4/6/
 DPS].                                                    originating from                   2016; \J\
                                                          the East Pacific                  50 CFR 17.42(b);
                                                          Ocean, bounded by                  \4d\
                                                          the following lines               50 CFR 223.205;
                                                          and coordinates:                  50 CFR 223.206;
                                                          41[deg] N.,                       50 CFR 223.207.
                                                          143[deg] W. in the
                                                          northwest; 41[deg]
                                                          N. Lat. in the
                                                          north; along the
                                                          western coasts of
                                                          the Americas;
                                                          40[deg] S. Lat. in
                                                          the south; and
                                                          40[deg] S., 96[deg]
                                                          W. in the southwest.
Sea turtle, green [Mediterranean   Chelonia mydas......  Green sea turtles     E            81 FR 20057, 4/6/
 DPS].                                                    originating from                   2016; \J\
                                                          the Mediterranean                 50 CFR 224.104.
                                                          Sea, bounded by
                                                          5.5[deg] W. Long.
                                                          in the west.

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Sea turtle, green [North Atlantic  Chelonia mydas......  Green sea turtles     T            81 FR 20057, 4/6/
 DPS].                                                    originating from                   2016; \J\
                                                          the North Atlantic                50 CFR 17.42(b);
                                                          Ocean, bounded by                  \4d\
                                                          the following lines               50 CFR 223.205;
                                                          and coordinates:                  50 CFR 223.206;
                                                          48[deg] N. Lat. in                50 CFR 223.207.
                                                          the north, along
                                                          the western coasts
                                                          of Europe and
                                                          Africa (west of
                                                          5.5[deg] W. Long.);
                                                          north of 19[deg] N.
                                                          Lat. in the east;
                                                          bounded by 19[deg]
                                                          N., 65.1[deg] W. to
                                                          14[deg] N.,
                                                          65.1[deg] W. then
                                                          14[deg] N., 77[deg]
                                                          W. in the south and
                                                          west; and along the
                                                          eastern coasts of
                                                          the Americas (north
                                                          of 7.5[deg] N.,
                                                          77[deg] W.).
Sea turtle, green [North Indian    Chelonia mydas......  Green sea turtles     T            81 FR 20057, 4/6/
 DPS].                                                    originating from                   2016; \J\
                                                          the North Indian                  50 CFR 17.42(b);
                                                          Ocean, bounded by:                 \4d\
                                                          Africa and Asia in                50 CFR 223.205;
                                                          the west and north;               50 CFR 223.206;
                                                          84[deg] E. Long. in               50 CFR 223.207.
                                                          the east; and the
                                                          equator in the
                                                          south.
Sea turtle, green [South Atlantic  Chelonia mydas......  Green sea turtles     T            81 FR 20057, 4/6/
 DPS].                                                    originating from                   2016; \J\
                                                          the South Atlantic                50 CFR 17.42(b);
                                                          Ocean, bounded by                  \4d\
                                                          the following lines               50 CFR 223.205;
                                                          and coordinates:                  50 CFR 223.206;
                                                          along the northern                50 CFR 223.207.
                                                          and eastern coasts
                                                          of South America
                                                          (east of 7.5[deg]
                                                          N., 77[deg] W.);
                                                          14[deg] N., 77[deg]
                                                          W. to 14[deg] N.,
                                                          65.1[deg] W. to
                                                          19[deg] N.,
                                                          65.1[deg] W. in the
                                                          north and west;
                                                          19[deg] N. Lat. in
                                                          the northeast;
                                                          40[deg] S., 19[deg]
                                                          E. in the
                                                          southeast; and
                                                          40[deg] S. Lat. in
                                                          the south.

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Sea turtle, green [Southwest       Chelonia mydas......  Green sea turtles     T            81 FR 20057, 4/6/
 Indian DPS].                                             originating from                   2016; \J\
                                                          the Southwest                     50 CFR 17.42(b);
                                                          Indian Ocean,                      \4d\
                                                          bounded by the                    50 CFR 223.205;
                                                          following lines:                  50 CFR 223.206;
                                                          the equator to the                50 CFR 223.207.
                                                          north; 84[deg] E.
                                                          Long. to the east;
                                                          40[deg] S. Lat. to
                                                          the south; and
                                                          19[deg] E. Long
                                                          (and along the
                                                          eastern coast of
                                                          Africa) in the west.
Sea turtle, green [Southwest       Chelonia mydas......  Green sea turtles     T            81 FR 20057, 4/6/
 Pacific DPS].                                            originating from                   2016; \J\
                                                          the Southwest                     50 CFR 17.42(b);
                                                          Pacific Ocean,                     \4d\
                                                          bounded by the                    50 CFR 223.205;
                                                          following lines and               50 CFR 223.206;
                                                          coordinates: along                50 CFR 223.207.
                                                          the southern coast
                                                          of the island of
                                                          New Guinea and the
                                                          Torres Strait (east
                                                          of 142[deg] E
                                                          Long.); 13[deg] S.,
                                                          171[deg] E. in the
                                                          northeast; 40[deg]
                                                          S., 176[deg] E. in
                                                          the southeast; and
                                                          40[deg] S.,
                                                          142[deg] E. in the
                                                          southwest.
Sea turtle, hawksbill............  Eretmochelys          Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    imbricata.                                               1970; \J\
                                                                                            50 CFR 224.104; \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(c);
                                                                                             \CH\
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.209.\CH\
Sea turtle, Kemp's ridley........  Lepidochelys kempii.  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 18319, 12/2/
                                                                                             1970; \J\
                                                                                            50 CFR 224.104.\4d\
Sea turtle, leatherback..........  Dermochelys coriacea  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970; \J\
                                                                                            50 CFR 224.104; \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(c);
                                                                                             \CH\
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.207.\CH\
Sea turtle, loggerhead             Caretta caretta.....  Mediterranean Sea     E            76 FR 58868, 9/22/
 [Mediterranean Sea DPS].                                 DPS--Loggerhead sea                2011; \J\
                                                          turtles originating               50 CFR 224.104.\4d\
                                                          from the
                                                          Mediterranean Sea
                                                          east of
                                                          5[deg]36[min] W.
                                                          Long.
Sea turtle, loggerhead [North      Caretta caretta.....  North Indian Ocean    E            76 FR 58868, 9/22/
 Indian Ocean DPS].                                       DPS--Loggerhead sea                2011; \J\
                                                          turtles originating               50 CFR 224.104.\4d\
                                                          from the North
                                                          Indian Ocean north
                                                          of the equator and
                                                          south of 30[deg] N.
                                                          Lat.

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Sea turtle, loggerhead [North      Caretta caretta.....  North Pacific Ocean   E            76 FR 58868, 9/22/
 Pacific Ocean DPS].                                      DPS--Loggerhead sea                2011; \J\
                                                          turtles originating               50 CFR 224.104.\4d\
                                                          from the North
                                                          Pacific north of
                                                          the equator and
                                                          south of 60[deg] N.
                                                          Lat.
Sea turtle, loggerhead [Northeast  Caretta caretta.....  Northeast Atlantic    E            76 FR 58868, 9/22/
 Atlantic Ocean DPS].                                     Ocean DPS--                        2011; \J\
                                                          Loggerhead sea                    50 CFR 224.104.\4d\
                                                          turtles originating
                                                          from the Northeast
                                                          Atlantic Ocean
                                                          north of the
                                                          equator, south of
                                                          60[deg] N. Lat.,
                                                          and east of 40[deg]
                                                          W. Long., except in
                                                          the vicinity of the
                                                          Strait of Gibraltar
                                                          where the eastern
                                                          boundary is
                                                          5[deg]36[min] W.
                                                          Long.
Sea turtle, loggerhead [Northwest  Caretta caretta.....  Northwest Atlantic    T            76 FR 58868, 9/22/
 Atlantic Ocean DPS].                                     Ocean DPS--                        2011; \J\
                                                          Loggerhead sea                    50 CFR 223.205;
                                                          turtles originating               50 CFR 223.206;
                                                          from the Northwest                50 CFR 223.207;
                                                          Atlantic Ocean                    50 CFR 17.95(c);
                                                          north of the                       \CH\
                                                          equator, south of                 50 CFR 226.223.\CH\
                                                          60[deg] N. Lat.,
                                                          and west of 40[deg]
                                                          W. Long..
Sea turtle, loggerhead [South      Caretta caretta.....  South Atlantic Ocean  T            76 FR 58868, 9/22/
 Atlantic Ocean DPS].                                     DPS--Loggerhead sea                2011; \J\
                                                          turtles originating               50 CFR 223.205;
                                                          from the South                    50 CFR 223.206;
                                                          Atlantic Ocean                    50 CFR 223.207.
                                                          south of the
                                                          equator, north of
                                                          60[deg] S. Lat.,
                                                          west of 20[deg] E.
                                                          Long., and east of
                                                          67[deg] W. Long.
Sea turtle, loggerhead [South      Caretta caretta.....  South Pacific Ocean   E            76 FR 58868, 9/22/
 Pacific Ocean DPS].                                      DPS--Loggerhead sea                2011; \J\
                                                          turtles originating               50 CFR 224.104.\4d\
                                                          from the South
                                                          Pacific south of
                                                          the equator, north
                                                          of 60[deg] S. Lat.,
                                                          west of 67[deg] W.
                                                          Long., and east of
                                                          141[deg] E. Long.

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Sea turtle, loggerhead [Southeast  Caretta caretta.....  Southeast Indo-       T            76 FR 58868, 9/22/
 Indo-Pacific Ocean DPS].                                 Pacific Ocean DPS--                2011; \J\
                                                          Loggerhead sea                    50 CFR 223.205;
                                                          turtles originating               50 CFR 223.206;
                                                          from the Southeast                50 CFR 223.207.
                                                          Indian Ocean south
                                                          of the equator,
                                                          north of 60[deg] S.
                                                          Lat., and east of
                                                          80[deg] E. Long.;
                                                          South Pacific Ocean
                                                          south of the
                                                          equator, north of
                                                          60[deg] S. Lat.,
                                                          and west of
                                                          141[deg] E. Long.
Sea turtle, loggerhead [Southwest  Caretta caretta.....  Southwest Indian      T            76 FR 58868, 9/22/
 Indian Ocean DPS].                                       Ocean DPS--                        2011; \J\
                                                          Loggerhead sea                    50 CFR 223.205;
                                                          turtles originating               50 CFR 223.206;
                                                          from the Southwest                50 CFR 223.207.
                                                          Indian Ocean north
                                                          of the equator,
                                                          south of 30[deg] N.
                                                          Lat., east of
                                                          20[deg] E. Long.,
                                                          and west of 80[deg]
                                                          E. Long.
Sea turtle, olive ridley [Pacific  Lepidochelys          Breeding colony       E            43 FR 32800, 7/28/
 coast of Mexico breeding DPS].     olivacea.             populations on                     1978; \J\
                                                          Pacific coast of                  50 CFR 224.104.\4d\
                                                          Mexico.
Sea turtle, olive ridley.........  Lepidochelys          Wherever found        T            43 FR 32800, 7/28/
                                    olivacea.             except when listed                 1978; \J\
                                                          as endangered under               50 CFR 17.42(b);
                                                          50 CFR 224.101.                    \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.205;
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.206;
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.207.
Skink, blue-tail mole............  Eumeces egregius      Wherever found......  T            52 FR 42658, 11/6/
                                    lividus.                                                 1987;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.42(b).\4d\
Skink, Round Island..............  Leiolopisma telfairi  Wherever found......  T            48 FR 28460, 6/22/
                                                                                             1983.
Skink, sand......................  Neoseps reynoldsi...  Wherever found......  T            52 FR 42658, 11/6/
                                                                                             1987;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.42(b).\4d\
Skink, Slevin's (Gualiik           Emoia slevini.......  Wherever found......  E            80 FR 59423, 10/1/
 halumtanu, Gholuuf).                                                                        2015.
Snake, Atlantic salt marsh.......  Nerodia clarkii       Wherever found......  T            42 FR 60743, 11/29/
                                    taeniata.                                                1977.
Snake, copperbelly water           Nerodia               U.S.A. (IN north of   T            62 FR 4183, 1/29/
 [Northern DPS].                    erythrogaster         40[deg] N. Lat.,                   1997.
                                    neglecta.             MI, OH).
Snake, eastern indigo............  Drymarchon couperi..  Wherever found......  T            43 FR 4026, 1/31/
                                                                                             1978.
Snake, giant garter..............  Thamnophis gigas....  Wherever found......  T            58 FR 54053, 10/20/
                                                                                             1993.
Snake, Maria Island..............  Liophus ornatus.....  Wherever found......  E            56 FR 49469, 9/30/
                                                                                             1991.
Snake, San Francisco garter......  Thamnophis sirtalis   Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                    tetrataenia.                                             1967.
Tartaruga........................  Podocnemis expansa..  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Terrapin, river..................  Batagur baska.......  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Tomistoma........................  Tomistoma schlegelii  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Tortoise, angulated..............  Geochelone yniphora.  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Tortoise, Bolson.................  Gopherus              Wherever found......  E            44 FR 23062, 4/17/
                                    flavomarginatus.                                         1979.
Tortoise, desert [Mojave DPS]....  Gopherus agassizii..  Wherever found,       T            45 FR 55654, 8/20/
                                                          except AZ south and                1980;
                                                          east of Colorado                  54 FR 32326, 8/4/
                                                          R., and Mexico.                    1989;
                                                                                            55 FR 12178, 4/2/
                                                                                             1990;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(c).\CH\
Tortoise, desert.................  Gopherus agassizii..  AZ south and east of  T(S/A)       55 FR 12178, 4/2/
                                                          Colorado R., and                   1990;
                                                          Mexico, when found                50 CFR 17.42(e).\4d\
                                                          outside of Mexico
                                                          or said range in AZ.

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Tortoise, Egyptian...............  Testudo kleinmanni    Wherever found......  T            87 FR 19004, March
                                    (syn. Testudo                                            30, 2023; 50 CFR
                                    werneri).                                                17.42(l).\4d\
Tortoise, Galapagos..............  Geochelone nigra      Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    (=elephantopus).                                         1970.
Tortoise, gopher [West of Mobile   Gopherus polyphemus.  Wherever found west   T            52 FR 25376, 7/7/
 and Tombigbee Rivers DPS].                               of Mobile and                      1987.
                                                          Tombigbee Rivers in
                                                          AL, MS, and LA.
Tortoise, Madagascar radiated....  Geochelone radiata..  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Tracaja..........................  Podocnemis unifilis.  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Tuatara..........................  Sphenodon punctatus.  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970;
                                                                                            65 FR 16053, 3/24/
                                                                                             2000.
Tuatara, Brother's Island........  Sphenodon guntheri..  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970;
                                                                                            65 FR 16053, 3/24/
                                                                                             2000.
Turtle, Alabama redbellied.......  Pseudemys             Wherever found......  E            52 FR 22939, 6/16/
                                    alabamensis.                                             1987.
Turtle, aquatic box..............  Terrapene coahuila..  Wherever found......  E            38 FR 14678, 6/4/
                                                                                             1973.
Turtle, black softshell..........  Trionyx nigricans...  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Turtle, bog (=Muhlenberg)          Glyptemys             Wherever found,       T            62 FR 59605, 11/4/
 [Northern DPS].                    muhlenbergii.         except GA, NC, SC,                 1997.
                                                          TN, VA.
Turtle, bog (=Muhlenberg)........  Glyptemys             U.S.A. (GA, NC, SC,   T (S/A)      62 FR 59605, 11/4/
                                    muhlenbergii.         TN, VA).                           1997;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.42(f).\4d\
Turtle, Brazilian sideneck.......  Phrynops hogei......  Wherever found......  E            56 FR 49469, 9/30/
                                                                                             1991.
Turtle, Burmese peacock..........  Morenia ocellata....  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Turtle, Cat Island...............  Trachemys terrapen..  Cat Island in the     E            56 FR 49469, 9/30/
                                                          Bahamas.                           1991.
Turtle, Central American river...  Dermatemys mawii....  Wherever found......  E            48 FR 28460, 6/22/
                                                                                             1983.
Turtle, Cuatro Cienegas softshell  Trionyx ater........  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Turtle, flattened musk [Black      Sternotherus          Black Warrior R.      T            52 FR 22418, 6/11/
 Warrior River DPS].                depressus.            system upstream                    1987.
                                                          from Bankhead Dam.
Turtle, geometric................  Psammobates           Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    geometricus.                                             1976.
Turtle, Inagua Island............  Trachemys stejnegeri  Wherever found......  E            56 FR 49469, 9/30/
                                    malonei.                                                 1991.
Turtle, Indian sawback...........  Kachuga tecta tecta.  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Turtle, Indian softshell.........  Trionyx gangeticus..  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Turtle, peacock softshell........  Trionyx hurum.......  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Turtle, Plymouth redbelly........  Pseudemys             Wherever found......  E            45 FR 21828, 4/2/
                                    rubriventris bangsi.                                     1980;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(c).\CH\
Turtle, ringed map...............  Graptemys oculifera.  Wherever found......  T            51 FR 45907, 12/23/
                                                                                             1986.
Turtle, short-necked or western    Pseudemydura umbrina  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
 swamp.                                                                                      1970.
Turtle, Sonoyta mud..............  Kinosternon           Wherever found......  E            82 FR 43897, 9/20/
                                    sonoriense                                               2017; 50 CFR
                                    longifemorale.                                           17.95(c).CH
Turtle, South American red-lined.  Trachemys scripta     Wherever found......  E            56 FR 49469, 9/30/
                                    callirostris.                                            1991.
Turtle, spotted pond.............  Geoclemys hamiltonii  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Turtle, three-keeled Asian.......  Melanochelys          Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    tricarinata.                                             1976.
Turtle, yellow-blotched map......  Graptemys             Wherever found......  T            56 FR 1459, 1/14/
                                    flavimaculata.                                           1991.
Viper, Lar Valley................  Vipera latifii......  Wherever found......  E            48 FR 28460, 6/22/
                                                                                             1983.
Whipsnake, Alameda (=striped       Masticophis           Wherever found......  T            62 FR 64306, 12/5/
 racer).                            lateralis                                                1997;
                                    euryxanthus.                                            50 CFR 17.95(c).\CH\
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Amphibians
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Coqui, golden....................  Eleutherodactylus     Wherever found......  T            42 FR 58756, 11/11/
                                    jasperi.                                                 1977;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(d).\CH\
Coqui, llanero...................  Eleutherodactylus     Wherever found......  E            77 FR 60777, 10/4/
                                    juanariveroi.                                            2012;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(d).\CH\
Frog, California red-legged......  Rana draytonii......  Wherever found......  T            61 FR 25813, 5/23/
                                                                                             1996;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.43(b);
                                                                                             \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(d).\CH\
Frog, Chiricahua leopard.........  Rana chiricahuensis.  Wherever found......  T            67 FR 40790, 6/13/
                                                                                             2002;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.43(b).\4d\
Frog, dusky gopher...............  Rana sevosa (=        Wherever found......  E            66 FR 63002, 12/4/
                                    Lithobates sevosus).                                     2001;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(d).\CH\

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Frog, foothill yellow-legged       Rana boylii.........  California (All       T            88 FR 59698, 8/29/
 [Central Coast DPS].                                     foothill yellow-                   2023;
                                                          legged frogs in the               50 CFR 17.43(g).\4d\
                                                          Central Coast Range
                                                          south of San
                                                          Francisco Bay to
                                                          San Benito and
                                                          Fresno Counties).
Frog, foothill yellow-legged       Rana boylii.........  California (All       T            88 FR 59698, 8/29/
 [North Feather DPS].                                     foothill yellow-                   2023;
                                                          legged frogs in the               50 CFR 17.43(g).\4d\
                                                          North Feather River
                                                          watershed largely
                                                          in Plumas and Butte
                                                          Counties).
Frog, foothill yellow-legged       Rana boylii.........  California (All       E            88 FR 59698, 8/29/
 [South Coast DPS].                                       foothill yellow-                   2023.
                                                          legged frogs in the
                                                          Coast Range from
                                                          Coastal Monterey
                                                          County south to Los
                                                          Angeles County).
Frog, foothill yellow-legged       Rana boylii.........  California (All       E            88 FR 59698, 8/29/
 [South Sierra DPS].                                      foothill yellow-                   2023.
                                                          legged frogs in the
                                                          Sierra Nevada
                                                          Mountains south of
                                                          the American River
                                                          sub-basin south to
                                                          the Transverse
                                                          Range in Kern
                                                          County).
Frog, Goliath....................  Conraua goliath.....  Wherever found......  T            59 FR 63261, 12/8/
                                                                                             1994.
Frog, Israel painted.............  Discoglossus          Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    nigriventer.                                             1970.
Frog, mountain yellow-legged       Rana muscosa........  Northern California   E            79 FR 24255, 4/29/
 [Northern California DPS].                               DPS--U.S.A.,                       2014;
                                                          northern California.              50 CFR 17.95(d).\CH\
Frog, mountain yellow-legged       Rana muscosa........  Southern California   E            67 FR 44382, 7/2/
 [Southern California DPS].                               DPS--U.S.A.,                       2002;
                                                          southern California.              50 CFR 17.95(d).\CH\
Frog, Oregon spotted.............  Rana pretiosa.......  Wherever found......  T            79 FR 51657, 8/29/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(d).\CH\
Frog, Panamanian golden..........  Atelopus varius       Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    zeteki.                                                  1976.
Frog, Sierra Nevada yellow-legged  Rana sierrae........  Wherever found......  E            79 FR 24255, 4/29/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(d).\CH\
Frog, Stephen Island.............  Leiopelma hamiltoni.  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Guaj[oacute]n....................  Eleutherodactylus     Wherever found......  T            62 FR 31757, 6/11/
                                    cooki.                                                   1997;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(d).\CH\
Hellbender, eastern [Missouri      Cryptobranchus        Missouri............  E            86 FR 13465; 3/9/
 DPS].                              alleganiensis                                            2021
                                    alleganiensis.
Hellbender, Ozark................  Cryptobranchus        Wherever found......  E            76 FR 61956, 10/6/
                                    alleganiensis                                            2011.
                                    bishopi.
Salamander, Austin blind.........  Eurycea               Wherever found......  E            78 FR 51277, 8/20/
                                    waterlooensis.                                           2013;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(d).\CH\
Salamander, Barton Springs.......  Eurycea sosorum.....  Wherever found......  E            62 FR 23377, 4/30/
                                                                                             1997.
Salamander, California tiger       Ambystoma             Santa Barbara County  E            65 FR 3109, 1/19/
 [Santa Barbara County DPS].        californiense.        DPS--U.S.A. (CA-                   2000;
                                                          Santa Barbara                     65 FR 57242, 9/21/
                                                          County).                           2000;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(d).\CH\
Salamander, California tiger       Ambystoma             Central California    T            69 FR 47248, 8/4/
 [Central California DPS].          californiense.        DPS--U.S.A. (CA-                   2004;
                                                          Central California).              50 CFR 17.43(c);
                                                                                             \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(d).\CH\

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Salamander, California tiger       Ambystoma             Sonoma County DPS--   E            67 FR 47739, 7/22/
 [Sonoma County DPS].               californiense.        U.S.A. (CA-Sonoma                  2002;
                                                          County).                          68 FR 13520, 3/19/
                                                                                             2003;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(d).\CH\
Salamander, Cheat Mountain.......  Plethodon nettingi..  Wherever found......  T            54 FR 34464, 8/18/
                                                                                             1989.
Salamander, Chinese giant........  Andrias davidianus    Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    (=davidianus d.).                                        1976.
Salamander, desert slender.......  Batrachoseps aridus.  Wherever found......  E            38 FR 14678, 6/4/
                                                                                             1973.
Salamander, frosted flatwoods....  Ambystoma cingulatum  Wherever found......  T            64 FR 15691, 4/1/
                                                                                             1999;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(d).\CH\
Salamander, Georgetown...........  Eurycea naufragia...  Wherever found......  T            79 FR 10236, 2/24/
                                                                                             2014; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.43(e); \4d\ 50
                                                                                             CFR 17.95(d).\CH\
Salamander, Japanese giant.......  Andrias japonicus     Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    (=davidianus j.).                                        1976.
Salamander, Jemez Mountains......  Plethodon             Wherever found......  E            78 FR 55599, 9/10/
                                    neomexicanus.                                            2013;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(d).\CH\
Salamander, Jollyville Plateau...  Eurycea tonkawae....  Wherever found......  T            78 FR 51277, 8/20/
                                                                                             2013;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(d).\CH\
Salamander, Red Hills............  Phaeognathus          Wherever found......  T            41 FR 53032, 12/3/
                                    hubrichti.                                               1976.
Salamander, reticulated flatwoods  Ambystoma bishopi...  Wherever found......  E            74 FR 6700, 2/10/
                                                                                             2009;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(d).\CH\
Salamander, Salado...............  Eurycea               Wherever found......  T            79 FR 10236, 2/24/
                                    chisholmensis.                                           2014; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(d).\CH\
Salamander, San Marcos...........  Eurycea nana........  Wherever found......  T            45 FR 47355, 7/14/
                                                                                             1980;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.43(a);
                                                                                             \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(d).\CH\
Salamander, Santa Cruz long-toed.  Ambystoma             Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                    macrodactylum                                            1967.
                                    croceum.
Salamander, Shenandoah...........  Plethodon shenandoah  Wherever found......  E            54 FR 34464, 8/18/
                                                                                             1989.
Salamander, Sonoran tiger........  Ambystoma mavortium   Wherever found......  E            62 FR 665, 1/6/1977.
                                    stebbinsi.
Salamander, Texas blind..........  Eurycea rathbuni....  Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967.
Toad, arroyo (=arroyo              Anaxyrus              Wherever found......  E            59 FR 64859, 12/16/
 southwestern).                     californicus.                                            1994;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(d).\CH\
Toad, Cameroon...................  Bufo superciliaris..  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Toad, Dixie Valley...............  Anaxyrus williamsi..  Wherever found......  E            87 FR 73971, 12/2/
                                                                                             2022.
Toad, Houston....................  Bufo houstonensis...  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                                                                             1970;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(d).\CH\
Toad, Monte Verde golden.........  Bufo periglenes.....  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Toad, Puerto Rican crested.......  Peltophryne lemur...  Wherever found......  T            52 FR 28828, 8/4/
                                                                                             1987.
Toad, Wyoming....................  Bufo hemiophrys       Wherever found......  E            49 FR 1992, 1/17/
                                    baxteri.                                                 1984.
Toad, Yosemite...................  Anaxyrus canorus....  Wherever found......  T            79 FR 24255, 4/29/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(d).\CH\
Toads, African viviparous........  Nectophrynoides spp.  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Waterdog, Black Warrior..........  Necturus alabamensis  Wherever found......  E            83 FR 257, 1/3/2018.
Waterdog, Neuse River............  Necturus lewisi.....  Wherever found......  T            86 FR 30688, June 9,
                                                                                             2021; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.43(f); \4d\ 50
                                                                                             CFR 17.95(d).\CH\
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Fishes
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ala Balik (trout)................  Salmo platycephalus.  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Angelshark, Argentine............  Squatina argentina..  Wherever found......  E            82 FR 21722, 5/10/
                                                                                             2017; N 84 FR
                                                                                             13809, 4/8/2019.
Angelshark, common...............  Squatina squatina...  Wherever found......  E            81 FR 50394, 8/1/
                                                                                             2016; N 81 FR
                                                                                             76311, 11/2/2016.
Angelshark, sawback..............  Squatina aculeata...  Wherever found......  E            81 FR 50394, 8/1/
                                                                                             2016; N 81 FR
                                                                                             76311, 11/2/2016.
Angelshark, smoothback...........  Squatina oculata....  Wherever found......  E            81 FR 50394, 8/1/
                                                                                             2016; N 81 FR
                                                                                             76311, 11/2/2016.
Angelshark, spiny................  Squatina guggenheim.  Wherever found......  E            82 FR 21722, 5/10/
                                                                                             2017; N 84 FR
                                                                                             13809, 4/8/2019.
Ayumodoki (loach)................  Hymenophysa curta...  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Blindcat, Mexican (catfish)......  Prietella             Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    phreatophila.                                            1970.
Bocaccio [Puget Sound-Georgia      Sebastes paucispinis  Puget Sound-Georgia   E            75 FR 22276, 4/28/
 Basin DPS].                                              Basin DPS--see 50                  2010; \N\
                                                          CFR 224.101.                      76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.224.\CH\
Bonytongue, Asian................  Scleropages formosus  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Cardinalfish, Banggai............  Pterapogon kauderni.  Wherever found......  T            81 FR 3023, 1/20/
                                                                                             2016; N 81 FR
                                                                                             76311, 11/2/2016.
Catfish (Thailand)...............  Pangasius             Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    sanitwongsei.                                            1970.

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Catfish, Thailand giant..........  Pangasianodon gigas.  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Catfish, Yaqui...................  Ictalurus pricei....  Wherever found......  T            49 FR 34490, 8/31/
                                                                                             1984;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.44(h);
                                                                                             \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Cavefish, Alabama................  Speoplatyrhinus       Wherever found......  E            42 FR 45526, 9/9/
                                    poulsoni.                                                1977;
                                                                                            53 FR 37968, 9/28/
                                                                                             1988;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Cavefish, Ozark..................  Amblyopsis rosae....  Wherever found......  T            49 FR 43965, 11/1/
                                                                                             1984.
Chub, bonytail...................  Gila elegans........  Wherever found......  E            45 FR 27710, 4/23/
                                                                                             1980;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Chub, Chihuahua..................  Gila nigrescens.....  Wherever found......  T            48 FR 46053, 10/11/
                                                                                             1983;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.44(g).\4d\
Chub, Gila.......................  Gila intermedia.....  Wherever found......  E            70 FR 66664, 11/2/
                                                                                             2005;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Chub, humpback...................  Gila cypha..........  Wherever found......  T            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967;
                                                                                            86 FR 57588; 10/18/
                                                                                             2021; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.44(dd); \4d\ 50
                                                                                             CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Chub, Hutton tui.................  Gila bicolor ssp....  Wherever found......  T            50 FR 12302, 3/28/
                                                                                             1985;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.44(j).\4d\
Chub, Mohave tui.................  Gila bicolor          Wherever found......  E            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                    mohavensis.                                              1970.
Chub, Owens tui..................  Gila bicolor snyderi  Wherever found......  E            50 FR 31592, 8/5/
                                                                                             1985;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Chub, Pahranagat roundtail.......  Gila robusta jordani  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                                                                             1970.
Chub, peppered...................  Macrhybopsis          Wherever found......  E            87 FR 11188; 2/28/
                                    tetranema.                                               2022; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(e).\CH\
Chub, slender....................  Erimystax cahni.....  Wherever found,       T            42 FR 45526, 9/9/
                                                          except where listed                1977;
                                                          as an experimental                50 CFR 17.44(c);
                                                          population.                        \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Chub, slender....................  Erimystax cahni.....  U.S.A. (TN--          XN           72 FR 52434, 9/13/
                                                          specified portions                 2007;
                                                          of the French Broad               50 CFR
                                                          and Holston Rivers;                17.84(sr).\10j\
                                                          see Sec.
                                                          17.84(s)(1)(i)).
Chub, Sonora.....................  Gila ditaenia.......  Wherever found......  T            51 FR 16042, 4/30/
                                                                                             1986;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.44(o);
                                                                                             \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Chub, spotfin....................  Erimonax monachus...  Wherever found,       T            42 FR 45526, 9/9/
                                                          except where listed                1977;
                                                          as an experimental                50 CFR 17.44(c);
                                                          population.                        \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Chub, spotfin....................  Erimonax monachus...  U.S.A. (TN--          XN           67 FR 52420, 8/12/
                                                          specified portions                 2002;
                                                          of the Tellico                    50 CFR
                                                          River; see Sec.                    17.84(m).\10j\
                                                          17.84(m) (1)(i)).
Chub, spotfin....................  Erimonax monachus...  U.S.A. (AL, TN--      XN           70 FR 1286, 1/6/
                                                          specified portions                 2005;
                                                          of Shoal Creek; see               50 CFR
                                                          Sec.                               17.84(m).\10j\
                                                          17.84(m)(1)(ii)).
Chub, spotfin....................  Erimonax monachus...  U.S.A. (TN--          XN           72 FR 52434, 9/13/
                                                          specified portions                 2007;
                                                          of the French Broad               50 CFR
                                                          and Holston Rivers;                17.84(m).\10j\
                                                          see Sec.   17.84(m)
                                                          (1)(iii)).
Chub, Virgin River...............  Gila robusta          Wherever found......  E            54 FR 35305, 8/24/
                                    semidnuda.                                               1989;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Chub, Yaqui......................  Gila purpurea.......  Wherever found......  E            49 FR 34490, 8/31/
                                                                                             1984;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Cicek (minnow)...................  Acanthorutilus        Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    handlirschi.                                             1970.
Coelacanth, African [Tanzanian     Latimeria chalumnae.  Tanzanian DPS--see    T            81 FR 17398, 3/29/
 DPS].                                                    50 CFR 223.102.                    2016; N 81 FR
                                                                                             76311, 11/2/2016.
Cui-ui...........................  Chasmistes cujus....  Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967.

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Dace, Ash Meadows speckled.......  Rhinichthys osculus   Wherever found......  E            47 FR 19995, 5/10/
                                    nevadensis.                                              1982;
                                                                                            48 FR 608, 1/5/1983;
                                                                                            48 FR 40178, 9/2/
                                                                                             1983;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Dace, blackside..................  Phoxinus              Wherever found......  T            52 FR 22580, 6/12/
                                    (=Chrosomus),                                            1987.
                                    cumberlandensis.
Dace, Clover Valley speckled.....  Rhinichthys osculus   Wherever found......  E            54 FR 41448, 10/10/
                                    oligoporus.                                              1989.
Dace, desert.....................  Eremichthys acros...  Wherever found......  T            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967;
                                                                                            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                                                                             1970;
                                                                                            50 FR 50304, 12/10/
                                                                                             1985;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.44(m);
                                                                                             \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e);
                                                                                             \CH\
Dace, Independence Valley          Rhinichthys osculus   Wherever found......  E            54 FR 41448, 10/10//
 speckled.                          lethoporus.                                              1989;
                                                                                            54 FR 47861, 11/17/
                                                                                             1989.
Dace, Kendall Warm Springs.......  Rhinichthys osculus   Wherever found......  E            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                    thermalis.                                               1970.
Dace, laurel.....................  Chrosomus saylori...  Wherever found......  E            76 FR 48722, 8/9/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Dace, Moapa......................  Moapa coriacea......  Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967.
Darter, amber....................  Percina antesella...  Wherever found......  E            50 FR 31597, 8/5/
                                                                                             1985;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Darter, bayou....................  Etheostoma rubrum...  Wherever found......  T            40 FR 44149, 9/25/
                                                                                             1975;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.44(b).\4d\
Darter, bluemask.................  Etheostoma akatulo..  Wherever found......  E            58 FR 68480, 12/27/
                                                                                             1993.
Darter, boulder..................  Etheostoma wapiti...  Wherever found,       E            53 FR 33996, 9/1/
                                                          except where listed                1988.
                                                          as an experimental
                                                          population.
Darter, boulder..................  Etheostoma wapiti...  Shoal Creek (from     XN           70 FR 1286, 1/6/
                                                          Shoal Creek mile                   2005;
                                                          41.7 (66.7 km)) at                50 CFR
                                                          the mouth of Long                  17.84(o).\10j\
                                                          Branch, Lawrence
                                                          County, TN,
                                                          downstream to the
                                                          backwaters of
                                                          Wilson Reservoir
                                                          (Shoal Creek mile
                                                          14 (22 km)) at
                                                          Goose Shoals,
                                                          Lauderdale County,
                                                          AL, including the
                                                          lower 5 miles (8
                                                          km) of all
                                                          tributaries that
                                                          enter this reach.
Darter, candy....................  Etheostoma osburni..  Wherever found......  E            83 FR 58747, 11/21/
                                                                                             2018;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Darter, Cherokee.................  Etheostoma scotti...  Wherever found......  T            59 FR 65505, 12/20/
                                                                                             1994.
Darter, Cumberland...............  Etheostoma susanae..  Wherever found......  E            76 FR 48722, 8/9/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Darter, diamond..................  Crystallaria          Wherever found......  E            78 FR 45074, 7/26/
                                    cincotta.                                                2013;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Darter, duskytail................  Etheostoma percnurum  Wherever found,       E            58 FR 25758, 4/27/
                                                          except where listed                1993.
                                                          as an experimental
                                                          population.
Darter, duskytail................  Etheostoma percnurum  U.S.A. (TN--          XN           67 FR 52420, 8/12/
                                                          specified portions                 2002;
                                                          of the Tellico                    50 CFR
                                                          River; see Sec.                    17.84(q).\10j\
                                                          17.84(p)(1)(i)).

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Darter, duskytail................  Etheostoma percnurum  U.S.A. (TN--          XN           72 FR 52434, 9/13/
                                                          specified portions                 2007;
                                                          of the French Broad               50 CFR
                                                          and Holston Rivers;                17.84(q).\10j\
                                                          see Sec.
                                                          17.84(q)(1)(ii)).
Darter, Etowah...................  Etheostoma etowahae.  Wherever found......  E            59 FR 65505, 12/20/
                                                                                             1994.
Darter, fountain.................  Etheostoma fonticola  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                                                                             1970;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Darter, goldline.................  Percina aurolineata.  Wherever found......  T            57 FR 14786, 4/22/
                                                                                             1992.
Darter, Kentucky arrow...........  Etheostoma spilotum.  Wherever found......  T            81 FR 68963, 10/5/
                                                                                             2016;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.44(p);
                                                                                             \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Darter, leopard..................  Percina pantherina..  Wherever found......  T            43 FR 3711, 1/27/
                                                                                             1978;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.44(d);
                                                                                             \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Darter, Maryland.................  Etheostoma sellare..  Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Darter, Niangua..................  Etheostoma nianguae.  Wherever found......  T            50 FR 24649, 6/12/
                                                                                             1985;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.44(k);
                                                                                             \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Darter, pearl....................  Percina aurora......  Wherever found......  T            82 FR 43885, 9/20/
                                                                                             2017; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(e).\CH\
Darter, relict...................  Etheostoma chienense  Wherever found......  E            58 FR 68480, 12/27/
                                                                                             1993.
Darter, rush.....................  Etheostoma            Wherever found......  E            76 FR 48722, 8/9/
                                    phytophilum.                                             2011;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Darter, sickle...................  Percina williamsi...  Wherever found......  T            87 FR 67380, 11/8/
                                                                                             2022;
                                                                                            50 CFR
                                                                                             17.44(ee).\4d\
Darter, slackwater...............  Etheostoma boschungi  Wherever found......  T            42 FR 45526, 9/9/
                                                                                             1977;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.44(c);
                                                                                             \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Darter, trispot..................  Etheostoma trisella.  Wherever found......  T            83 FR 67131, 12/28/
                                                                                             2018; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.44(q); \4d\ 50
                                                                                             CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Darter, vermilion................  Etheostoma chermocki  Wherever found......  E            66 FR 59367, 11/28/
                                                                                             2001;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Darter, watercress...............  Etheostoma nuchale..  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                                                                             1970.
Darter, yellowcheek..............  Etheostoma moorei...  Wherever found......  E            76 FR 48722, 8/9/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Eulachon [Southern DPS]..........  Thaleichthys          Southern DPS--see 50  T            75 FR 13012, 3/18/
                                    pacificus.            CFR 223.102.                       2010; \N\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.222.\CH\
Gambusia, Big Bend...............  Gambusia gaigei.....  Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967.
Gambusia, Clear Creek............  Gambusia heterochir.  Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967.
Gambusia, Pecos..................  Gambusia nobilis....  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                                                                             1970.
Gambusia, San Marcos.............  Gambusia georgei....  Wherever found......  E            45 FR 47355, 7/14/
                                                                                             1980;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Goby, tidewater..................  Eucyclogobius         Wherever found......  E            59 FR 5494, 2/4/
                                    newberryi.                                               1994;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Grouper, gulf....................  Mycteroperca jordani  Wherever found......  E            81 FR 72545, 10/20/
                                                                                             2016; N 84 FR
                                                                                             13809, 4/8/2019.
Grouper, island..................  Mycteroperca fusca..  Wherever found......  T            81 FR 72545, 10/20/
                                                                                             2016; N 84 FR
                                                                                             13809, 4/8/2019.
Grouper, Nassau..................  Epinephelus striatus  Wherever found......  T            81 FR 42268, 6/29/
                                                                                             2016; N 81 FR
                                                                                             76311, 11/2/2016.
Guitarfish, blackchin............  Rhinobatos            Wherever found......  T            82 FR 6309, 1/19/
                                    cemciculus.                                              2017; N 84 FR
                                                                                             13809, 4/8/2019.
Guitarfish, Brazilian............  Rhinobatos horkelii.  Wherever found......  E            82 FR 21722, 5/10/
                                                                                             2017; N 84 FR
                                                                                             13809, 4/8/2019.
Guitarfish, common...............  Rhinobatos            Wherever found......  T            82 FR 6309, 1/19/
                                    rhinobatos.                                              2017; N 84 FR
                                                                                             13809, 4/8/2019.
Logperch, Conasauga..............  Percina jenkinsi....  Wherever found......  E            50 FR 31597, 8/5/
                                                                                             1985;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Logperch, Roanoke................  Percina rex.........  Wherever found......  E            54 FR 34468, 8/18/
                                                                                             1989.
Madtom, Carolina.................  Noturus furiosus....  Wherever found......  E            86 FR 30688, June 9,
                                                                                             2021; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(e).\CH\
Madtom, Chucky...................  Noturus crypticus...  Wherever found......  E            76 FR 48722, 8/9/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Madtom, frecklebelly [Upper Coosa  Noturus munitus.....  Upper Coosa River     T            88 FR 13038; 3/2/
 River DPS].                                              Basin (GA, TN).                    2023; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.44(ff); \4d\ 50
                                                                                             CFR 17.95(e).\CH\

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Madtom, Neosho...................  Noturus placidus....  Wherever found......  T            55 FR 21148, 5/22/
                                                                                             1990.
Madtom, pygmy....................  Noturus stanauli....  Wherever found,       E            58 FR 25758, 4/27/
                                                          except where listed                1993.
                                                          as an experimental
                                                          population.
Madtom, pygmy....................  Noturus stanauli....  U.S.A. (TN--          XN           72 FR 52434, 9/13/
                                                          specified portions                 2007;
                                                          of the French Broad               50 CFR
                                                          and Holston Rivers;                17.84(t).\10j\
                                                          see Sec.
                                                          17.84(t)(1)(i)).
Madtom, Scioto...................  Noturus trautmani...  Wherever found......  E            40 FR 44149, 9/25/
                                                                                             1975.
Madtom, smoky....................  Noturus baileyi.....  Wherever found,       E            49 FR 43065, 10/26/
                                                          except where listed                1984;
                                                          as an experimental                50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
                                                          population.
Madtom, smoky....................  Noturus baileyi.....  U.S.A. (TN--          XN           67 FR 52420, 8/12/
                                                          specified portions                 2002;
                                                          of the Tellico                    50 CFR
                                                          River; see Sec.                    17.84(r).\10j\
                                                          17.84(r)(1)(i)).
Madtom, yellowfin................  Noturus flavipinnis.  Wherever found,       T            42 FR 45526, 9/9/
                                                          except where listed                1977;
                                                          as an experimental                50 CFR 17.44(c);
                                                          population.                        \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Madtom, yellowfin................  Noturus flavipinnis.  U.S.A. (TN, VA--      XN           53 FR 29335, 8/4/
                                                          specified portions                 1988;
                                                          of the Holston                    50 CFR
                                                          River and                          17.84(e).\10j\
                                                          watershed; see Sec.
                                                            17.84(e)(1)(i)).
Madtom, yellowfin................  Noturus flavipinnis.  U.S.A. (TN--          XN           67 FR 52420, 8/12/
                                                          specified portions                 2002;
                                                          of the Tellico                    50 CFR
                                                          River; see Sec.                    17.84(e).\10j\
                                                          17.84(e)(1)(ii)).
Madtom, yellowfin................  Noturus flavipinnis.  U.S.A. (TN--          XN           72 FR 52434, 9/13/
                                                          specified portions                 2007;
                                                          of the French Broad               50 CFR
                                                          and Holston Rivers;                17.84(e).\10j\
                                                          see Sec.
                                                          17.84(e)(1)(iii)).
Minnow, Devils River.............  Dionda diaboli......  Wherever found......  T            64 FR 56596, 10/20/
                                                                                             1999;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Minnow, loach....................  Tiaroga cobitis.....  Wherever found......  E            51 FR 39468, 10/28/
                                                                                             1986; 77 FR 10810,
                                                                                             2/23/2012; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(e).CH
Minnow, Rio Grande silvery.......  Hybognathus amarus..  Wherever found,       E            59 FR 36988, 7/20/
                                                          except where listed                1994;
                                                          as an experimental                50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
                                                          population.

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Minnow, Rio Grande silvery.......  Hybognathus amarus..  Rio Grande, from      XN           73 FR 74357, 12/8/
                                                          Little Box Canyon                  2008;
                                                          (approximately 10.4               50 CFR
                                                          river miles                        17.84(u).\10j\
                                                          downstream of Fort
                                                          Quitman, TX) to
                                                          Amistad Dam; and on
                                                          the Pecos River,
                                                          from its confluence
                                                          with Independence
                                                          Creek to its
                                                          confluence with the
                                                          Rio Grande.
Nekogigi (catfish)...............  Coreobagrus           Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    ichikawai.                                               1970.
Pikeminnow, Colorado.............  Ptychocheilus lucius  Wherever found,       E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                          except where listed                1967;
                                                          as an experimental                50 FR 30188, 7/24/
                                                          population.                        1985;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Pikeminnow, Colorado.............  Ptychocheilus lucius  Salt and Verde R.     XN           50 FR 30188, 7/24/
                                                          drainages, AZ.                     1985;
                                                                                            50 CFR
                                                                                             17.84(b).\10j\
Poolfish, Pahrump................  Empetrichthys latos.  Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967.
Pupfish, Ash Meadows Amargosa....  Cyprinodon            Wherever found......  E            47 FR 19995, 5/10/
                                    nevadensis                                               1982;
                                    mionectes.                                              48 FR 608, 1/5/1983;
                                                                                            48 FR 40178, 9/2/
                                                                                             1983;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Pupfish, Comanche Springs........  Cyprinodon elegans..  Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967.
Pupfish, desert..................  Cyprinodon            Wherever found......  E            51 FR 10842, 3/31/
                                    macularius.                                              1986;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Pupfish, Devils Hole.............  Cyprinodon diabolis.  Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967.
Pupfish, Leon Springs............  Cyprinodon bovinus..  Wherever found......  E            45 FR 54678, 8/15/
                                                                                             1980;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Pupfish, Owens...................  Cyprinodon radiosus.  Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967.
Pupfish, Warm Springs............  Cyprinodon            Wherever found......  E            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                    nevadensis                                               1970.
                                    pectoralis.
Ray, giant manta.................  Manta birostris.....  Wherever found......  T            83 FR 2916, 1/22/
                                                                                             2018; N 84 FR
                                                                                             13809, 4/8/2019.
Rockfish, yelloweye [Puget Sound-  Sebastes ruberrimus.  Puget Sound-Georgia   T            75 FR 22276, 4/28/
 Georgia Basin DPS].                                      Basin DPS--see 50                  2010; \N\
                                                          CFR 223.102.                      76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.224.\CH\
Salmon, Atlantic [Gulf of Maine    Salmo salar.........  Gulf of Maine DPS--   E            65 FR 69459, 11/17/
 DPS].                                                    see 50 CFR 224.101.                2000; \J\
                                                                                            74 FR 29344, 6/19/
                                                                                             2009; \J\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.217.\CH\
Salmon, Chinook [California        Oncorhynchus          California Coastal    T            64 FR 50394, 9/16/
 Coastal ESU].                      tshawytscha.          ESU--see 50 CFR                    1999; \N\
                                                          223.102.                          64 FR 72960, 12/29/
                                                                                             1999;
                                                                                            70 FR 37160, 6/28/
                                                                                             2005; \N\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.203; \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.211.\CH\
Salmon, Chinook [Central Valley    Oncorhynchus          Central Valley        T            64 FR 50394, 9/16/
 spring-run ESU].                   tshawytscha.          spring-run ESU--see                1999; \N\
                                                          50 CFR 223.102.                   64 FR 72960, 12/29/
                                                                                             1999;
                                                                                            70 FR 37160, 6/28/
                                                                                             2005; \N\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.203; \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.211.\CH\
Salmon, Chinook [Central Valley    Oncorhynchus          Central Valley        XN           78 FR 79622, 12/31/
 spring-run ESU--XN].               tshawytscha.          spring-run ESU-XN--                2013; \N\
                                                          see 50 CFR 223.102.               79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.301.\10j\

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Salmon, Chinook [Lower Columbia    Oncorhynchus          Lower Columbia River  T            64 FR 14308, 3/24/
 River ESU].                        tshawytscha.          ESU--see 50 CFR                    1999; \N\
                                                          223.102.                          64 FR 41835, 8/2/
                                                                                             1999;
                                                                                            70 FR 37160, 6/28/
                                                                                             2005; \N\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.203; \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.212.\CH\
Salmon, Chinook [Puget Sound ESU]  Oncorhynchus          Puget Sound ESU--see  T            64 FR 14308, 3/24/
                                    tshawytscha.          50 CFR 223.102.                    1999; \N\
                                                                                            64 FR 41835, 8/2/
                                                                                             1999;
                                                                                            70 FR 37160, 6/28/
                                                                                             2005; \N\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.203; \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.212.\CH\
Salmon, Chinook [Sacramento River  Oncorhynchus          Sacramento River      E            55 FR 12191, 4/2/
 winter-run ESU].                   tshawytscha.          winter-run ESU--see                1990; \N\
                                                          50 CFR 224.101.                   55 FR 12831, 4/6/
                                                                                             1990;
                                                                                            55 FR 46515, 11/4/
                                                                                             1990; \N\
                                                                                            55 FR 49623, 11/30/
                                                                                             1990;
                                                                                            59 FR 440, 1/4/1994;
                                                                                             \N\
                                                                                            59 FR 13836, 3/23/
                                                                                             1994;
                                                                                            70 FR 37160, 6/28/
                                                                                             2005; \N\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.204.\CH\
Salmon, Chinook [Snake River fall- Oncorhynchus          Snake River fall-run  T            57 FR 14653, 4/22/
 run ESU].                          tshawytscha.          ESU--see 50 CFR                    1992; \N\
                                                          223.102.                          58 FR 49880, 9/23/
                                                                                             1993;
                                                                                            59 FR 42529, 8/18/
                                                                                             1994; \N\
                                                                                            59 FR 54840, 11/2/
                                                                                             1994;
                                                                                            70 FR 37160, 6/28/
                                                                                             2005; \N\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.203; \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.205.\CH\
Salmon, Chinook [Snake River       Oncorhynchus          Snake River spring/   T            57 FR 14653, 4/22/
 spring/summer-run ESU].            tshawytscha.          summer-run ESU--see                1992; \N\
                                                          50 CFR 223.102.                   58 FR 49880, 9/23/
                                                                                             1993;
                                                                                            59 FR 42529, 8/18/
                                                                                             1994; \N\
                                                                                            59 FR 54840, 11/2/
                                                                                             1994;
                                                                                            70 FR 37160, 6/28/
                                                                                             2005; \N\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.203; \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.205.\CH\
Salmon, Chinook [Upper Columbia    Oncorhynchus          Upper Columbia River  E            64 FR 14308, 3/24/
 River spring-run ESU].             tshawytscha.          spring-run ESU--see                1999; \N\
                                                          50 CFR 224.101.                   64 FR 41835, 8/2/
                                                                                             1999;
                                                                                            70 FR 37160, 6/28/
                                                                                             2005; \N\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.212.\CH\
Salmon, Chinook [Upper Columbia    Oncorhynchus          Upper Columbia River  XN           79 FR 40004, 7/11/
 River spring-run ESU-XN].          tshawytscha.          spring-run ESU-XN--                2014; \N\
                                                          see 50 CFR 223.102.               79 FR 52576, 9/4/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.301.\10j\
Salmon, Chinook [Upper Willamette  Oncorhynchus          Upper Willamette      T            64 FR 14308, 3/24/
 River ESU].                        tshawytscha.          River ESU--see 50                  1999; \N\
                                                          CFR 223.102.                      64 FR 41835, 8/2/
                                                                                             1999;
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.203; \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.212.\CH\
Salmon, chum [Columbia River ESU]  Oncorhynchus keta...  Columbia River ESU--  T            64 FR 14508, 3/25/
                                                          see 50 CFR 223.102.                1999; \N\
                                                                                            64 FR 41835, 8/2/
                                                                                             1999;
                                                                                            70 FR 37160, 6/28/
                                                                                             2005; \N\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.203; \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.212.\CH\
Salmon, chum [Hood Canal summer-   Oncorhynchus keta...  Hood Canal summer-    T            64 FR 14508, 3/25/
 run ESU].                                                run ESU--see 50 CFR                1999; \N\
                                                          223.102.                          64 FR 41835, 8/2/
                                                                                             1999;
                                                                                            70 FR 37160, 6/28/
                                                                                             2005; \N\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.203; \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.212.\CH\

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Salmon, coho [Central California   Oncorhynchus kisutch  Central California    E            61 FR 56138, 10/31/
 Coast ESU].                                              Coast ESU--see 50                  1996; \N\
                                                          CFR 224.101.                      61 FR 59028, 11/20/
                                                                                             1996;
                                                                                            70 FR 37160, 6/28/
                                                                                             2005; \N\
                                                                                            77 FR 19552, 4/2/
                                                                                             2012; \N\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.210.\CH\
Salmon, coho [Lower Columbia       Oncorhynchus kisutch  Lower Columbia River  T            70 FR 37160, 6/28/
 River ESU].                                              ESU--see 50 CFR                    2005; \N\
                                                          223.102.                          76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.203; \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.212.\CH\
Salmon, coho [Oregon Coast ESU]..  Oncorhynchus kisutch  Oregon Coast ESU--    T            75 FR 29489, 5/26/
                                                          see 50 CFR 223.102.                2010; \N\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            76 FR 35755, 6/20/
                                                                                             2011; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.203; \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.212.\CH\
Salmon, coho [Southern Oregon-     Oncorhynchus kisutch  Southern Oregon--     T            62 FR 24588, 5/6/
 Northern California Coast ESU].                          Northern California                1997; \N\
                                                          Coast ESU--see 50                 62 FR 33038, 6/18/
                                                          CFR 223.102.                       1997;
                                                                                            70 FR 37160, 6/28/
                                                                                             2005; \N\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.203; \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.210.\CH\
Salmon, sockeye [Ozette Lake ESU]  Oncorhynchus nerka..  Ozette Lake ESU--see  T            64 FR 14528, 3/25/
                                                          50 CFR 223.102.                    1999; \N\
                                                                                            64 FR 41835, 8/2/
                                                                                             1999;
                                                                                            70 FR 37160, 6/28/
                                                                                             2005; \N\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.203; \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.212.\CH\
Salmon, sockeye [Snake River ESU]  Oncorhynchus nerka..  Snake River ESU--see  E            56 FR 58619, 11/20/
                                                          50 CFR 224.101.                    1991; \N\
                                                                                            57 FR 212, 1/3/1992;
                                                                                            70 FR 37160, 6/28/
                                                                                             2005; \N\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.205.\CH\
Sawfish, dwarf...................  Pristis clavata.....  Wherever found......  E            79 FR 73978, 12/12/
                                                                                             2014; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 3914, 1/26/
                                                                                             2015.
Sawfish, green...................  Pristis zijsron.....  Wherever found......  E            79 FR 73978, 12/12/
                                                                                             2014; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 3914, 1/26/
                                                                                             2015.
Sawfish, largetooth..............  Pristis pristis       Wherever found......  E            76 FR 40822, 9/12/
                                    (formerly Pristis                                        2011; \N\
                                    perotteti, Pristis                                      79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                    pristis, and                                             2014;
                                    Pristis microdon).                                      79 FR 73978, 12/12/
                                                                                             2014; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 3914, 1/26/
                                                                                             2015.
Sawfish, narrow..................  Anoxypristis          Wherever found......  E            79 FR 73978, 12/12/
                                    cuspidata.                                               2014; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 3914, 1/26/
                                                                                             2015.
Sawfish, smalltooth [Non-U.S.      Pristis pectinata...  Non-U.S. DPS--        E            79 FR 73978, 12/12/
 DPS].                                                    Smalltooth sawfish                 2014; \N\
                                                          originating from                  79 FR 3914, 1/26/
                                                          non-U.S. waters.                   2015.
Sawfish, smalltooth [U.S. DPS]...  Pristis pectinata...  U.S. DPS--Smalltooth  E            68 FR 15674, 4/1/
                                                          sawfish originating                2003; \N\
                                                          from U.S. waters.                 70 FR 69464, 11/16/
                                                                                             2005;
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.218.\CH\
Sculpin, grotto..................  Cottus specus.......  Wherever found......  E            78 FR 58938, 9/25/
                                                                                             2013;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Sculpin, pygmy...................  Cottus pygmaeus.....  Wherever found......  T            54 FR 39846, 9/28/
                                                                                             1989;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.44(u).\4d\
Shark, daggernose................  Isogomphodon          Wherever found......  E            82 FR 21722, 5/10/
                                    oxyrhynchus.                                             2017; N 84 FR
                                                                                             13809, 4/8/2019.
Shark, narrownose smoothhound....  Mustelus schmitti...  Wherever found......  T            82 FR 21722, 5/10/
                                                                                             2017; N 84 FR
                                                                                             13809, 4/8/2019.
Shark, oceanic whitetip..........  Carcharhinus          Wherever found......  T            83 FR 4153, 1/30/
                                    longimanus.                                              2018; N 84 FR
                                                                                             13809, 4/8/2019.
Shark, scalloped hammerhead        Sphyrna lewini......  Central & SW          T            79 FR 38214, 7/3/
 [Central & SW Atlantic DPS].                             Atlantic DPS--see                  2014; \N\
                                                          50 CFR 223.102.                   79 FR 52576, 9/4/
                                                                                             2014.

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Shark, scalloped hammerhead        Sphyrna lewini......  Eastern Atlantic      E            79 FR 38214, 7/3/
 [Eastern Atlantic DPS].                                  DPS--see 50 CFR                    2014; \N\
                                                          224.101.                          79 FR 52576, 9/4/
                                                                                             2014.
Shark, scalloped hammerhead        Sphyrna lewini......  Eastern Pacific DPS-- E            79 FR 38214, 7/3/
 [Eastern Pacific DPS].                                   see 50 CFR 224.101.                2014; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 52576, 9/4/
                                                                                             2014.
Shark, scalloped hammerhead [Indo- Sphyrna lewini......  Indo-West Pacific     T            79 FR 38214, 7/3/
 West Pacific DPS].                                       DPS--see 50 CFR                    2014; \N\
                                                          223.102.                          79 FR 52576, 9/4/
                                                                                             2014.
Shark, striped smoothhound.......  Mustelus fasciatus..  Wherever found......  E            82 FR 21722, 5/10/
                                                                                             2017; N 84 FR
                                                                                             13809, 4/8/2019.
Shiner, Arkansas River [Arkansas   Notropis girardi....  Arkansas River Basin  T            63 FR 64772, 11/23/
 River Basin DPS].                                        (AR, KS, NM, OK,                   1998;
                                                          TX).                              50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Shiner, beautiful................  Cyprinella formosa..  Wherever found......  T            49 FR 34490, 8/31/
                                                                                             1984;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.44(h);
                                                                                             \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Shiner, blue.....................  Cyprinella caerulea.  Wherever found......  T            57 FR 14786, 4/22/
                                                                                             1992.
Shiner, Cahaba...................  Notropis cahabae....  Wherever found......  E            55 FR 42961, 10/25/
                                                                                             1990.
Shiner, Cape Fear................  Notropis              Wherever found......  E            52 FR 36034, 9/25/
                                    mekistocholas.                                           1987;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Shiner, palezone.................  Notropis              Wherever found......  E            58 FR 25758, 4/27/
                                    albizonatus..                                            1993.
Shiner, Pecos bluntnose..........  Notropis simus        Wherever found......  T            52 FR 5295, 2/20/
                                    pecosensis.                                              1987;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.44(r);
                                                                                             \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Shiner, sharpnose................  Notropis oxyrhynchus  Wherever found......  E            79 FR 45273, 8/4/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Shiner, smalleye.................  Notropis buccula....  Wherever found......  E            79 FR 45273, 8/4/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Shiner, Topeka...................  Notropis topeka.....  Wherever found,       E            63 FR 69008, 12/15/
                                                          except where listed                1998;
                                                          as an experimental                50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
                                                          population.
Shiner, Topeka...................  Notropis topeka.....  U.S.A. (MO--          XN           78 FR 42702, 7/17/
                                                          specified portions                 2013;
                                                          of Little Creek,                  50 CFR
                                                          Big Muddy Creek,                   17.84(d).\10j\
                                                          and Spring Creek
                                                          watersheds in
                                                          Adair, Gentry,
                                                          Harrison, Putnam,
                                                          Sullivan, and Worth
                                                          Counties; see Sec.
                                                           17.84(d)(1)(i)).
Silverside, Waccamaw.............  Menidia extensa.....  Wherever found......  T            52 FR 11277, 4/8/
                                                                                             1987;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.44(s);
                                                                                             \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Smelt, delta.....................  Hypomesus             Wherever found......  T            58 FR 12854, 3/5/
                                    transpacificus.                                          1993;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Spikedace........................  Meda fulgida........  Wherever found......  E            51 FR 23769, 7/1/
                                                                                             1986;
                                                                                            77 FR 10810, 2/23/
                                                                                             2012;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Spinedace, Big Spring............  Lepidomeda            Wherever found......  T            50 FR 12298, 3/28/
                                    mollispinis                                              1985;
                                    pratensis.                                              50 CFR 17.44(i);
                                                                                             \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Spinedace, Little Colorado.......  Lepidomeda vittata..  Wherever found......  T            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967;
                                                                                            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                                                                             1970;
                                                                                            52 FR 35034, 9/16/
                                                                                             1987;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.44(t);
                                                                                             \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Spinedace, White River...........  Lepidomeda            Wherever found......  E            50 FR 37194, 9/12/
                                    albivallis.                                              1985;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Springfish, Hiko White River.....  Crenichthys baileyi   Wherever found......  E            50 FR 39123, 9/27/
                                    grandis.                                                 1985;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Springfish, Railroad Valley......  Crenichthys nevadae.  Wherever found......  T            51 FR 10857, 3/31/
                                                                                             1986;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.44(n);
                                                                                             \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Springfish, White River..........  Crenichthys baileyi   Wherever found......  E            50 FR 39123, 9/27/
                                    baileyi.                                                 1985;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\

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Steelhead [California Central      Oncorhynchus mykiss.  California Central    T            63 FR 13347, 3/19/
 Valley DPS].                                             Valley DPS--see 50                 1998; \N\
                                                          CFR 223.102.                      63 FR 32996, 6/17/
                                                                                             1998;
                                                                                            71 FR 834, 1/5/2006;
                                                                                             \N\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.203; \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.211.\CH\
Steelhead [Central California      Oncorhynchus mykiss.  Central California    T            62 FR 43937, 8/18/
 Coast DPS].                                              Coast DPS--see 50                  1997; \N\
                                                          CFR 223.102.                      63 FR 32996, 6/17/
                                                                                             1998;
                                                                                            71 FR 834, 1/5/2006;
                                                                                             \N\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.203; \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.211.\CH\
Steelhead [Lower Columbia River    Oncorhynchus mykiss.  Lower Columbia River  T            63 FR 13347, 3/19/
 DPS].                                                    DPS--see 50 CFR                    1998; \N\
                                                          223.102.                          63 FR 32996, 6/17/
                                                                                             1998;
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.203; \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.212.\CH\
Steelhead [Middle Columbia River   Oncorhynchus mykiss.  Middle Columbia       T            64 FR 14517, 3/25/
 DPS].                                                    River DPS--see 50                  1999; \N\
                                                          CFR 223.102.                      64 FR 41835, 8/2/
                                                                                             1999;
                                                                                            71 FR 834, 1/5/2006;
                                                                                             \N\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.203; \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.212.\CH\
Steelhead [Middle Columbia River   Oncorhynchus mykiss.  Middle Columbia       XN           78 FR 2893, 1/15/
 DPS--XN].                                                River DPS--XN--see                 2013; \N\
                                                          50 CFR 223.102.                   79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.301.\10j\
Steelhead [Northern California     Oncorhynchus mykiss.  Northern California   T            65 FR 36075, 6/7/
 DPS].                                                    DPS--see 50 CFR                    2000; \N\
                                                          223.102.                          65 FR 54177, 9/7/
                                                                                             2000;
                                                                                            71 FR 834, 1/5/2006;
                                                                                             \N\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.203; \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.211.\CH\
Steelhead [Puget Sound DPS]......  Oncorhynchus mykiss.  Puget Sound DPS--see  T            72 FR 26722, 5/11/
                                                          50 CFR 223.102.                    2007; \N\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.203; \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.212.\CH\
Steelhead [Snake River Basin DPS]  Oncorhynchus mykiss.  Snake River Basin     T            62 FR 43937, 8/18/
                                                          DPS--see 50 CFR                    1997; \N\
                                                          223.102.                          63 FR 32996, 6/17/
                                                                                             1998;
                                                                                            71 FR 834, 1/5/2006;
                                                                                             \N\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.203; \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.212.\CH\
Steelhead [South Central           Oncorhynchus mykiss.  South-Central         T            62 FR 43937, 8/18/
 California Coast DPS].                                   California Coast                   1997; \N\
                                                          DPS--see 50 CFR                   63 FR 32996, 6/17/
                                                          223.102.                           1998;
                                                                                            71 FR 834, 1/5/2006;
                                                                                             \N\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.203; \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.211.\CH\
Steelhead [Southern California     Oncorhynchus mykiss.  Southern California   E            62 FR 43937, 8/18/
 DPS].                                                    DPS--see 50 CFR                    1997; \N\
                                                          224.101.                          63 FR 32996, 6/17/
                                                                                             1998;
                                                                                            71 FR 834, 1/5/2006;
                                                                                             \N\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.211.\CH\
Steelhead [Upper Columbia River    Oncorhynchus mykiss.  Upper Columbia River  T            62 FR 43937, 8/18/
 DPS].                                                    DPS--see 50 CFR                    1997; \N\
                                                          223.102.                          63 FR 32996, 6/17/
                                                                                             1998;
                                                                                            71 FR 834, 1/5/2006;
                                                                                             \N\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.203; \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.212.\CH\

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Steelhead [Upper Willamette River  Oncorhynchus mykiss.  Upper Willamette      T            64 FR 14517, 3/25/
 DPS].                                                    River DPS--see 50                  1999; \N\
                                                          CFR 223.102.                      64 FR 41835, 8/2/
                                                                                             1999;
                                                                                            71 FR 834, 1/5/2006;
                                                                                             \N\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.203; \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.212.\CH\
Stickleback, unarmored threespine  Gasterosteus          Wherever found......  E            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                    aculeatus                                                1970.
                                    williamsoni.
Sturgeon, Adriatic...............  Acipenser naccarii..  Wherever found......  E            79 FR 31222, 6/2/
                                                                                             2014; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 52576, 9/4/
                                                                                             2014.
Sturgeon, Alabama................  Scaphirhynchus        Wherever found......  E            65 FR 26438, 5/5/
                                    suttkusi.                                                2000;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Sturgeon, Atlantic (Atlantic       Acipenser oxyrinchus  Carolina DPS--see 50  E            77 FR 5914, 2/6/
 subspecies) [Carolina DPS].        oxyrinchus.           CFR 224.101.                       2012; N 79 FR
                                                                                             42687, 7/23/2014;
                                                                                             50 CFR 226.225. CH
Sturgeon, Atlantic (Atlantic       Acipenser oxyrinchus  Chesapeake Bay DPS--  E            77 FR 5880, 2/6/
 subspecies)[Chesapeake Bay DPS].   oxyrinchus.           see 50 CFR 224.101.                2012; N 79 FR
                                                                                             42687, 7/23/2014;
                                                                                             50 CFR 226.225. CH
Sturgeon, Atlantic (Atlantic       Acipenser oxyrinchus  Gulf of Maine DPS--   T            77 FR 5880, 2/6/
 subspecies)[Gulf of Maine DPS].    oxyrinchus.           see 50 CFR 223.102.                2012; N 79 FR
                                                                                             42687, 7/23/2014;
                                                                                             50 CFR 223.211; 4d
                                                                                             50 CFR 226.225. CH
Sturgeon, Atlantic (Atlantic       Acipenser oxyrinchus  New York Bight DPS--  E            77 FR 5880, 2/6/
 subspecies)[New York Bight DPS].   oxyrinchus.           see 50 CFR 224.101.                2012; N 79 FR
                                                                                             42687, 7/23/2014;
                                                                                             50 CFR 226.225. CH
Sturgeon, Atlantic (Atlantic       Acipenser oxyrinchus  South Atlantic DPS--  E            77 FR 5914, 2/6/
 subspecies)[South Atlantic DPS].   oxyrinchus.           see 50 CFR 224.101.                2012; N 79 FR
                                                                                             42687, 7/23/2014;
                                                                                             50 CFR 226.225. CH
Sturgeon, Atlantic (Gulf           Acipenser oxyrinchus  Wherever found......  T            56 FR 49653, 9/30/
 subspecies).                       desotoi.                                                 1991; \N\
                                                                                            56 FR 49658, 9/30/
                                                                                             1991;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.44; \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e);
                                                                                             \CH\
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.214.\CH\
Sturgeon, beluga.................  Huso huso...........  Wherever found......  T            69 FR 18499, 4/8/
                                                                                             2004;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.44(y).\4d\
Sturgeon, Chinese................  Acipenser sinensis..  Wherever found......  E            79 FR 31222, 6/2/
                                                                                             2014; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 52576, 9/4/
                                                                                             2014.
Sturgeon, European...............  Acipenser sturio....  Wherever found......  E            79 FR 31222, 6/2/
                                                                                             2014; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 52576, 9/4/
                                                                                             2014.
Sturgeon, green [Southern DPS]...  Acipenser             Southern DPS--see 50  T            71 FR 26835, 5/9/
                                    medirostris.          CFR 223.102.                       2006;
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.210; \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.219.\CH\
Sturgeon, Kaluga.................  Huso dauricus.......  Wherever found......  E            79 FR 31222, 6/2/
                                                                                             2014; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 52576, 9/4/
                                                                                             2014.
Sturgeon, pallid.................  Scaphirhynchus albus  Wherever found......  E            55 FR 36641, 9/6/
                                                                                             1990.
Sturgeon, Sakhalin...............  Acipenser mikadoi...  Wherever found......  E            79 FR 31222, 6/2/
                                                                                             2014; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 52576, 9/4/
                                                                                             2014.
Sturgeon, shortnose..............  Acipenser             Wherever found......  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                    brevirostrum.                                            1967.
Sturgeon, shovelnose.............  Scaphirhynchus        Wherever found......  T (S/A)      75 FR 53598, 9/1/
                                    platorynchus.                                            2010;
                                                                                            50 CFR
                                                                                             17.44(aa).\4d\
Sturgeon, white [Kootenai River    Acipenser             Kootenai River DPS--  E            59 FR 45989, 9/6/
 DPS].                              transmontanus.        U.S.A. (ID, MT),                   1994;
                                                          Canada (BC),                      50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
                                                          (Kootenai R.
                                                          system).
Sturgeon, Yangtze................  Acipenser dabryanus.  Wherever found......  E            86 FR 21950, 4/26/
                                                                                             2021.
Sucker, June.....................  Chasmistes liorus...  Wherever found......  T            51 FR 10851, 3/31/
                                                                                             1986; 86 FR 192, 1/
                                                                                             4/2021; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.44(cc) \4d\; 50
                                                                                             CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Sucker, Lost River...............  Deltistes luxatus...  Wherever found......  E            53 FR 27130, 7/18/
                                                                                             1988;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Sucker, razorback................  Xyrauchen texanus...  Wherever found......  E            56 FR 54957, 10/23/
                                                                                             1991;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Sucker, Santa Ana [Three CA river  Catostomus santaanae  Los Angeles River     T            65 FR 19686, 4/12/
 basins DPS].                                             basin, San Gabriel                 2000;
                                                          River basin, Santa                50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
                                                          Ana River basin.

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Sucker, shortnose................  Chasmistes            Wherever found......  E            53 FR 27130, 7/18/
                                    brevirostris.                                            1988;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Sucker, Warner...................  Catostomus            Wherever found......  T            50 FR 39117, 9/27/
                                    warnerensis.                                             1985;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.44(l);
                                                                                             \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Sucker, Zuni bluehead............  Catostomus            Wherever found......  E            79 FR 43131, 7/24/
                                    discobolus yarrowi.                                      2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Sunfish, spring pygmy............  Elassoma alabamae...  Wherever found......  T            78 FR 60766, 10/2/
                                                                                             2013; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(e).\CH\
Tango, Miyako (Tokyo bitterling).  Tanakia tanago......  Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                                                                             1970.
Temoleh, Ikan (minnow)...........  Probarbus jullieni..  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Topminnow, Barrens...............  Fundulus julisia....  Wherever found......  E            83 FR 56131, 10/21/
                                                                                             2019.
Topminnow, Gila (incl. Yaqui)....  Poeciliopsis          U.S.A. only.........  E            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                    occidentalis.                                            1967.
Totoaba (seatrout or weakfish)...  Cynoscion macdonaldi  Wherever found......  E            44 FR 29478, 5/21/
                                                                                             1979.
Trout, Apache....................  Oncorhynchus apache.  Wherever found......  T            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967;
                                                                                            40 FR 29863, 7/16/
                                                                                             1975;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.44(a).\4d\
Trout, bull [Lower 48 States DPS]  Salvelinus            U.S.A., coterminous   T            63 FR 31647, 6/10/
                                    confluentus.          (lower 48 states),                 1998;
                                                          except where listed               63 FR 42757, 8/11/
                                                          as an experimental                 1998;
                                                          population.                       64 FR 17110, 4/8/
                                                                                             1999;
                                                                                            64 FR 58910, 11/1/
                                                                                             1999;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.44(w);
                                                                                             \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.44(x);
                                                                                             \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Trout, bull......................  Salvelinus            Clackamas River       XN           76 FR 35979, 6/21/
                                    confluentus.          subbasin and the                   2011;
                                                          mainstem Willamette               50 CFR
                                                          River, from                        17.84(v).\10j\
                                                          Willamette Falls to
                                                          its points of
                                                          confluence with the
                                                          Columbia River,
                                                          including Multnomah
                                                          Channel.
Trout, Gila......................  Oncorhynchus gilae..  Wherever found......  T            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                             1967;
                                                                                            71 FR 40657, 7/18/
                                                                                             2006;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.44(z).\4d\
Trout, greenback cutthroat.......  Oncorhynchus clarkii  Wherever found......  T            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                    stomias.                                                 1967;
                                                                                            43 FR 16343, 4/18/
                                                                                             1978;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.44(f).\4d\
Trout, Lahontan cutthroat........  Oncorhynchus clarkii  Wherever found......  T            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                    henshawi.                                                1970;
                                                                                            40 FR 29863, 7/16/
                                                                                             1975;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.44(a).\4d\
Trout, Little Kern golden........  Oncorhynchus          Wherever found......  T            43 FR 15427, 4/13/
                                    aguabonita whitei.                                       1978;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.44(e);
                                                                                             \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Trout, Paiute cutthroat..........  Oncorhynchus clarkii  Wherever found......  T            32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                    seleniris.                                               1967;
                                                                                            40 FR 29863, 7/16/
                                                                                             1975;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.44(a).\4d\
Woundfin.........................  Plagopterus           Wherever found,       E            35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                    argentissimus.        except where listed                1970;
                                                          as an experimental                50 FR 30188, 7/24/
                                                          population.                        1985;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(e).\CH\
Woundfin.........................  Plagopterus           Gila R. drainage,     XN           50 FR 30188, 7/24/
                                    argentissimus.        AZ, NM.                            1985;
                                                                                            50 CFR
                                                                                             17.84(b).\10j\
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Acornshell, southern.............  Epioblasma            Wherever found......  E            58 FR 14330, 3/17/
                                    othcaloogensis.                                          1993;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Bankclimber, purple..............  Elliptoideus          Wherever found......  T            63 FR 12664, 3/16/
                                    sloatianus.                                              1998;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Bean, Choctaw....................  Obovaria              Wherever found......  E            77 FR 61663, 10/10/
                                    choctawensis.                                            2012; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(f).\CH\
Bean, Cumberland.................  Villosa trabalis....  Wherever found,       E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                          except where listed                1976.
                                                          as an experimental
                                                          population.

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Bean, Cumberland.................  Villosa trabalis....  U.S.A. (AL--          XN           66 FR 32250, 6/14/
                                                          specified portions                 2001;
                                                          of the Tennessee                  50 CFR
                                                          River; see Sec.                    17.85(a).\10j\
                                                          17.85(a)(1)).
Bean, Cumberland.................  Villosa trabalis....  U.S.A. (TN--          XN           72 FR 52434, 9/13/
                                                          specified portions                 2007;
                                                          of the French Broad               50 CFR
                                                          and Holston Rivers;                17.85(b).\10j\
                                                          see Sec.
                                                          17.85(b)(1)).
Bean, Purple.....................  Villosa perpurpurea.  Wherever found......  E            62 FR 1647, 1/10/
                                                                                             1997;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Blossom, green...................  Epioblasma torulosa   Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    gubernaculum.                                            1976.
Blossom, tubercled...............  Epioblasma torulosa   Wherever found,       E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    torulosa.             except where listed                1976.
                                                          as an experimental
                                                          population.
Blossom, tubercled...............  Epioblasma torulosa   U.S.A. (AL--          XN           66 FR 32250, 6/14/
                                    torulosa.             specified portions                 2001;
                                                          of the Tennessee                  50 CFR
                                                          River; see Sec.                    17.85(a).\10j\
                                                          17.85(a)(1)).
Blossom, turgid..................  Epioblasma turgidula  Wherever found,       E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                          except where listed                1976.
                                                          as an experimental
                                                          population.
Blossom, turgid..................  Epioblasma turgidula  U.S.A. (AL--          XN           66 FR 32250, 6/14/
                                                          specified portions                 2001;
                                                          of the Tennessee                  50 CFR
                                                          River; see Sec.                    17.85(a).\10j\
                                                          17.85(a)(1)).
Blossom, yellow..................  Epioblasma            Wherever found,       E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    florentina            except where listed                1976.
                                    florentina.           as an experimental
                                                          population.
Blossom, yellow..................  Epioblasma            U.S.A. (AL--          XN           66 FR 32250, 6/14/
                                    florentina            specified portions                 2001;
                                    florentina.           of the Tennessee                  50 CFR
                                                          River; see Sec.                    17.85(a).\10j\
                                                          17.85(a)(1)).
Clubshell........................  Pleurobema clava....  Wherever found,       E            58 FR 5638, 1/22/
                                                          except where listed                1993.
                                                          as an experimental
                                                          population.
Clubshell........................  Pleurobema clava....  U.S.A. (AL--          XN           66 FR 32250, 6/14/
                                                          specified portions                 2001;
                                                          of the Tennessee                  50 CFR
                                                          River; see Sec.                    17.85(a).\10j\
                                                          17.85(a)(1)).
Clubshell, black.................  Pleurobema curtum...  Wherever found......  E            52 FR 11162, 4/7/
                                                                                             1987.
Clubshell, Canoe Creek...........  Pleurobema athearni.  Wherever found......  E            87 FR 40115, July 6,
                                                                                             2022; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(f).\CH\
Clubshell, ovate.................  Pleurobema perovatum  Wherever found......  E            58 FR 14330, 3/17/
                                                                                             1993;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Clubshell, southern..............  Pleurobema decisum..  Wherever found......  E            58 FR 14330, 3/17/
                                                                                             1993;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Combshell, Cumberlandian.........  Epioblasma brevidens  Wherever found,       E            62 FR 1647, 1/10/
                                                          except where listed                1997;
                                                          as an experimental                50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
                                                          population.
Combshell, Cumberlandian.........  Epioblasma brevidens  U.S.A. (AL--          XN           66 FR 32250, 6/14/
                                                          specified portions                 2001;
                                                          of the Tennessee                  50 CFR
                                                          River; see Sec.                    17.85(a).\10j\
                                                          17.85(a)(1)).

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Combshell, Cumberlandian.........  Epioblasma brevidens  U.S.A. (TN--          XN           72 FR 52434, 9/13/
                                                          specified portions                 2007;
                                                          of the French Broad               50 CFR
                                                          and Holston Rivers;                17.85(b).\10j\
                                                          see Sec.
                                                          17.85(b)(1).
Combshell, southern..............  Epioblasma            Wherever found......  E            52 FR 11162, 4/7/
                                    (=Dysnomia) penita.                                      1987.
Combshell, upland................  Epioblasma            Wherever found......  E            77 FR 61663, 10/10/
                                    metastriata.                                             2012;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Ebonyshell, round................  Reginaia rotulata...  Wherever found......  E            58 FR 14330, 3/17/
                                                                                             1993; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(f).\CH\
Elktoe, Appalachian..............  Alasmidonta           Wherever found......  E            59 FR 60324, 11/23/
                                    raveneliana.                                             1994;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Elktoe, Cumberland...............  Alasmidonta           Wherever found......  E            62 FR 1647, 1/10/
                                    atropurpurea.                                            1997;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Fanshell.........................  Cyprogenia stegaria.  Wherever found,       E            55 FR 25591, 6/21/
                                                          except where listed                1990.
                                                          as an experimental
                                                          population.
Fanshell.........................  Cyprogenia stegaria.  U.S.A. (TN--          XN           72 FR 52434, 9/13/
                                                          specified portions                 2007;
                                                          of the French Broad               50 CFR
                                                          and Holston Rivers;                17.85(b).\10j\
                                                          see Sec.
                                                          17.85(b)(1)).
Fanshell, ``Ouachita''...........  Cyprogenia cf.        Wherever found......  T            88 FR 41724, June
                                    aberti.                                                  27, 2023; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.45(f); \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Fanshell, western................  Cyprogenia aberti...  Wherever found......  T            88 FR 41724, June
                                                                                             27, 2023; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.45(f); \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Fatmucket, Arkansas..............  Lampsilis powelli...  Wherever found......  T            55 FR 12797, 4/5/
                                                                                             1990.
Heelsplitter, inflated...........  Potamilus inflatus..  Wherever found......  T            55 FR 39868, 9/28/
                                                                                             1990.
Heelsplitter, Carolina...........  Lasmigona decorata..  Wherever found......  E            58 FR 34926, 6/30/
                                                                                             1993;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Higgins eye (pearlymussel).......  Lampsilis higginsii.  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Hickorynut, round................  Obovaria subrotunda.  Wherever found......  T            88 FR 14794, March
                                                                                             9, 2023; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.45(d); \4d\ 50
                                                                                             CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Hornshell, Texas.................  Popenaias popeii....  Wherever found......  E            83 FR 5720, 2/9/
                                                                                             2018.
Kidneyshell, fluted..............  Ptychobranchus        Wherever found......  E            78 FR 59269, 9/26/
                                    subtentus.                                               2013;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Kidneyshell, southern............  Ptychobranchus        Wherever found......  E            77 FR 61663, 10/10/
                                    jonesi.                                                  2012;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Kidneyshell, triangular..........  Ptychobranchus        Wherever found......  E            58 FR 14330, 3/17/
                                    greenii.                                                 1993;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Lampmussel, Alabama..............  Lampsilis virescens.  Wherever found,       E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                          except where listed                1976.
                                                          as an experimental
                                                          population.
Lampmussel, Alabama..............  Lampsilis virescens.  U.S.A. (AL--          XN           66 FR 32250, 6/14/
                                                          specified portions                 2001;
                                                          of the Tennessee                  50 CFR
                                                          River; see Sec.                    17.85(a).\10j\
                                                          17.85(a)(1)).
Lance, yellow....................  Elliptio lanceolata.  Wherever found......  T            83 FR 14189, 4/3/
                                                                                             2018; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(f).\CH\
Lilliput, pale...................  Toxolasma             Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    cylindrellus.                                            1976.
Longsolid........................  Fusconaia subrotunda  Wherever found......  T            88 FR 14794, March
                                                                                             9, 2023; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.45(d); \4d\ 50
                                                                                             CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Mapleleaf, winged (mussel).......  Quadrula fragosa....  Wherever found,       E            56 FR 28345, 6/20/
                                                          except where listed                1991.
                                                          as an experimental
                                                          population.

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Mapleleaf, winged (mussel).......  Quadrula fragosa....  U.S.A. (AL--          XN           66 FR 32250, 6/14/
                                                          specified portions                 2001;
                                                          of the Tennessee                  50 CFR
                                                          River; see Sec.                    17.85(a).\10j\
                                                          17.85(a)(1)).
Moccasinshell, Alabama...........  Medionidus            Wherever found......  T            58 FR 14330, 3/17/
                                    acutissimus.                                             1993;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Moccasinshell, Coosa.............  Medionidus parvulus.  Wherever found......  E            58 FR 14330, 3/17/
                                                                                             1993;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Moccasinshell, Gulf..............  Medionidus            Wherever found......  E            63 FR 12664, 3/16/
                                    penicillatus.                                            1998;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Moccasinshell, Ochlockonee.......  Medionidus            Wherever found......  E            63 FR 12664, 3/16/
                                    simpsonianus.                                            1998;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Moccasinshell, Suwannee..........  Medionidus walkeri..  Wherever found......  T            81 FR 69417, 10/6/
                                                                                             2016; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(f).CH
Monkeyface, Appalachian            Theliderma sparsa...  Wherever found,       E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
 (pearlymussel).                                          except where listed                1976.
                                                          as an experimental
                                                          population.
Monkeyface, Appalachian            Theliderma sparsa...  U.S.A. (TN--          XN           72 FR 52434, 9/13/
 (pearlymussel).                                          specified portions                 2007; 50 CFR
                                                          of the French Broad                17.85(b).\10j\
                                                          and Holston Rivers;
                                                          see Sec.
                                                          17.85(b)(1)).
Monkeyface, Cumberland...........  Theliderma            Wherever found,       E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    intermedia.           except where listed                1976.
                                                          as an experimental
                                                          population.
Monkeyface, Cumberland...........  Theliderma            U.S.A. (AL--          XN           66 FR 32250, 6/14/
                                    intermedia.           specified portions                 2001; 50 CFR
                                                          of the Tennessee                   17.85(a).\10j\
                                                          River; see Sec.
                                                          17.85(a)(1)).
Monkeyface, Cumberland...........  Theliderma            U.S.A. (TN--          XN           72 FR 52434, 9/13/
                                    intermedia.           specified portions                 2007; 50 CFR
                                                          of the French Broad                17.85(b).\10j\
                                                          and Holston Rivers;
                                                          see Sec.
                                                          17.85(b)(1)).
Mucket, Neosho...................  Lampsilis             Wherever found......  E            78 FR 57076, 9/17/
                                    rafinesqueana.                                           2013;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Mucket, orangenacre..............  Hamiota perovalis...  Wherever found......  T            58 FR 14330, 3/17/
                                                                                             1993; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(f).\CH\
Mucket, pink (pearlymussel)......  Lampsilis abrupta...  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Mussel, oyster...................  Epioblasma            Wherever found,       E            62 FR 1647, 1/10/
                                    capsaeformis.         except where listed                1997;
                                                          as an experimental                50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
                                                          population.
Mussel, oyster...................  Epioblasma            U.S.A. (AL--          XN           66 FR 32250, 6/14/
                                    capsaeformis.         specified portions                 2001;
                                                          of the Tennessee                  50 CFR
                                                          River; see Sec.                    17.85(a).\10j\
                                                          17.85(a)(1)).
Mussel, oyster...................  Epioblasma            U.S.A. (TN--          XN           72 FR 52434, 9/13/
                                    capsaeformis.         specified portions                 2007;
                                                          of the French Broad               50 CFR
                                                          and Holston Rivers;                17.85(b).\10j\
                                                          see Sec.
                                                          17.85(b)(1)).
Mussel, rayed bean...............  Villosa fabalis.....  Wherever found......  E            77 FR 8632, 2/14/
                                                                                             2012.
Mussel, scaleshell...............  Leptodea leptodon...  Wherever found......  E            66 FR 51322, 10/9/
                                                                                             2001.
Pearlshell, Alabama..............  Margaritifera         Wherever found......  E            77 FR 61663, 10/10/
                                    marrianae.                                               2012;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Pearlshell, Louisiana............  Margaritifera         Wherever found......  T            53 FR 3567, 2/5/
                                    hembeli.                                                 1988;
                                                                                            58 FR 49935, 9/24/
                                                                                             1993.

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Pearlymussel, birdwing...........  Lemiox rimosus......  Wherever found,       E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                          except where listed                1976.
                                                          as an experimental
                                                          population.
Pearlymussel, birdwing...........  Lemiox rimosus......  U.S.A. (AL--          XN           66 FR 32250, 6/14/
                                                          specified portions                 2001;
                                                          of the Tennessee                  50 CFR
                                                          River; see Sec.                    17.85(a).\10j\
                                                          17.85(a)(1)).
Pearlymussel, birdwing...........  Lemiox rimosus......  U.S.A. (TN--          XN           72 FR 52434, 9/13/
                                                          specified portions                 2007;
                                                          of the French Broad               50 CFR
                                                          and Holston Rivers;                17.85(b).\10j\
                                                          see Sec.
                                                          17.85(b)(1)).
Pearlymussel, cracking...........  Hemistena lata......  Wherever found,       E            54 FR 39850, 9/28/
                                                          except where listed                1989.
                                                          as an experimental
                                                          population.
Pearlymussel, cracking...........  Hemistena lata......  U.S.A. (AL--          XN           66 FR 32250, 6/14/
                                                          specified portions                 2001;
                                                          of the Tennessee                  50 CFR
                                                          River; see Sec.                    17.85(a).\10j\
                                                          17.85(a)(1)).
Pearlymussel, cracking...........  Hemistena lata......  U.S.A. (TN--          XN           72 FR 52434, 9/13/
                                                          specified portions                 2007;
                                                          of the French Broad               50 CFR
                                                          and Holston Rivers;                17.85(b).\10j\
                                                          see Sec.
                                                          17.85(b)(1)).
Pearlymussel, Curtis.............  Epioblasma curtisii.  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Pearlymussel, dromedary..........  Dromus dromas.......  Wherever found,       E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                          except where listed                1976.
                                                          as an experimental
                                                          population.
Pearlymussel, dromedary..........  Dromus dromas.......  U.S.A. (AL--          XN           66 FR 32250, 6/14/
                                                          specified portions                 2001;
                                                          of the Tennessee                  50 CFR
                                                          River; see Sec.                    17.85(a).\10j\
                                                          17.85(a)(1)).
Pearlymussel, dromedary..........  Dromus dromas.......  U.S.A. (TN--          XN           72 FR 52434, 9/13/
                                                          specified portions                 2007;
                                                          of the French Broad               50 CFR
                                                          and Holston Rivers;                17.85(b).\10j\
                                                          see Sec.
                                                          17.85(b)(1)).
Pearlymussel, littlewing.........  Pegias fabula.......  Wherever found......  E            53 FR 45861, 11/14/
                                                                                             1988.
Pearlymussel, Nicklin's..........  Megalonaias           Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    nicklineana.                                             1976.
Pearlymussel, purple cat's paw...  Epioblasma obliquata  Wherever found,       E            55 FR 28209, 7/10/
                                                          except where listed                1990.
                                                          as an experimental
                                                          population.
Pearlymussel, purple cat's paw...  Epioblasma obliquata  U.S.A. (AL--          XN           66 FR 32250, 6/14/
                                                          specified portions                 2001; 50 CFR
                                                          of the Tennessee                   17.85(a).\10j\
                                                          River; see Sec.
                                                          17.85(a)(1)).
Pearlymussel, slabside...........  Pleuronaia            Wherever found......  E            78 FR 59269, 9/26/
                                    dolabelloides.                                           2013;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Pearlymussel, Tampico............  Cyrtonaias            Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    tampicoensis                                             1976.
                                    tecomatensis.
Pearlymussel, white cat's paw....  Epioblasma            Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    perobliqua.                                              1976.
Pigtoe, Atlantic.................  Fusconaia masoni....  Wherever found......  T            86 FR 64000,
                                                                                             November 16, 2021;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.45(a);
                                                                                             \4d\ 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(f).\CH\
Pigtoe, Cumberland...............  Pleuronaia gibber...  Wherever found......  E            56 FR 21084, 5/7/
                                                                                             1991.

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Pigtoe, dark.....................  Pleurobema furvum...  Wherever found......  E            58 FR 14330, 3/17/
                                                                                             1993;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Pigtoe, finerayed................  Fusconaia cuneolus..  Wherever found,       E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                          except where listed                1976.
                                                          as an experimental
                                                          population.
Pigtoe, finerayed................  Fusconaia cuneolus..  U.S.A. (AL--          XN           66 FR 32250, 6/14/
                                                          specified portions                 2001;
                                                          of the Tennessee                  50 CFR
                                                          River; see Sec.                    17.85(a).\10j\
                                                          17.85(a)(1)).
Pigtoe, finerayed................  Fusconaia cuneolus..  U.S.A. (TN--          XN           72 FR 52434, 9/13/
                                                          specified portions                 2007;
                                                          of the French Broad               50 CFR
                                                          and Holston Rivers;                17.85(b).\10j\
                                                          see Sec.
                                                          17.85(b)(1)).
Pigtoe, flat.....................  Pleurobema marshalli  Wherever found......  E            52 FR 11162, 4/7/
                                                                                             1987.
Pigtoe, fuzzy....................  Pleurobema            Wherever found......  T            77 FR 61663, 10/10/
                                    strodeanum.                                              2012;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Pigtoe, Georgia..................  Pleurobema            Wherever found......  E            75 FR 67512, 11/2/
                                    hanleyianum.                                             2010;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Pigtoe, heavy....................  Pleurobema taitianum  Wherever found......  E            52 FR 11162, 4/7/
                                                                                             1987.
Pigtoe, narrow...................  Fusconaia escambia..  Wherever found......  T            77 FR 61663, 10/10/
                                                                                             2012;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Pigtoe, oval.....................  Pleurobema pyriforme  Wherever found......  E            63 FR 12664, 3/16/
                                                                                             1998;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Pigtoe, rough....................  Pleurobema plenum...  Wherever found,       E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                          except where listed                1976.
                                                          as an experimental
                                                          population.
Pigtoe, rough....................  Pleurobema plenum...  U.S.A. (TN--          XN           72 FR 52434, 9/13/
                                                          specified portions                 2007;
                                                          of the French Broad               50 CFR
                                                          and Holston Rivers;                17.85(b).\10j\
                                                          see Sec.
                                                          17.85(b)(1)).
Pigtoe, shiny....................  Fusconaia cor.......  Wherever found,       E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                          except where listed                1976.
                                                          as an experimental
                                                          population.
Pigtoe, shiny....................  Fusconaia cor.......  U.S.A. (AL--          XN           66 FR 32250, 6/14/
                                                          specified portions                 2001;
                                                          of the Tennessee                  50 CFR
                                                          River; see Sec.                    17.85(a).\10j\
                                                          17.85(a)(1)).
Pigtoe, shiny....................  Fusconaia cor.......  U.S.A. (TN--          XN           72 FR 52434, 9/13/
                                                          specified portions                 2007;
                                                          of the French Broad               50 CFR
                                                          and Holston Rivers;                17.85(b).\10j\
                                                          see Sec.
                                                          17.85(b)(1)).
Pigtoe, southern.................  Pleurobema            Wherever found......  E            58 FR 14330, 3/17/
                                    georgianum.                                              1993;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Pigtoe, tapered..................  Fusconaia burkei....  Wherever found......  T            77 FR 61663, 10/10/
                                                                                             2012;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Pimpleback, orangefoot...........  Plethobasus           Wherever found,       E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    cooperianus.          except where listed                1976.
                                                          as an experimental
                                                          population.

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Pimpleback, orangefoot...........  Plethobasus           U.S.A. (TN--          XN           72 FR 52434, 9/13/
                                    cooperianus.          specified portions                 2007;
                                                          of the French Broad               50 CFR
                                                          and Holston Rivers;                17.85(b).\10j\
                                                          see Sec.
                                                          17.85(b)(1)).
Pink, ring.......................  Obovaria retusa.....  Wherever found,       E            54 FR 40109, 9/29/
                                                          except where listed                1989.
                                                          as an experimental
                                                          population.
Pink, ring.......................  Obovaria retusa.....  U.S.A. (TN--          XN           72 FR 52434, 9/13/
                                                          specified portions                 2007;
                                                          of the French Broad               50 CFR
                                                          and Holston Rivers;                17.85(b).\10j\
                                                          see Sec.
                                                          17.85(b)(1)).
Pocketbook, fat..................  Potamilus capax.....  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                                                                             1976.
Pocketbook, finelined............  Hamiota altilis.....  Wherever found......  T            58 FR 14330, 3/17/
                                                                                             1993; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(f).\CH\
Rock pocketbook, Ouachita........  Arcidens wheeleri...  Wherever found......  E            56 FR 54950, 10/23/
                                                                                             1991.
Pocketbook, shinyrayed...........  Hamiota subangulata.  Wherever found......  E            63 FR 12664, 3/16/
                                                                                             1998; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(f).\CH\
Pocketbook, speckled.............  Lampsilis streckeri.  Wherever found......  E            54 FR 8339, 2/28/
                                                                                             1989.
Rabbitsfoot......................  Quadrula cylindrica   Wherever found......  T            78 FR 57076, 9/17/
                                    cylindrica.                                              2013;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Rabbitsfoot, rough...............  Quadrula cylindrica   Wherever found......  E            62 FR 1647, 1/10/
                                    strigillata.                                             1997;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Riffleshell, northern............  Epioblasma rangiana.  Wherever found......  E            58 FR 5638, 1/22/
                                                                                             1993.
Riffleshell, tan.................  Epioblasma            Wherever found......  E            42 FR 42351, 8/23/
                                    florentina walkeri                                       1977.
                                    (=E. walkeri).
Sandshell, southern..............  Hamiota australis...  Wherever found......  T            77 FR 61663, 10/10/
                                                                                             2012;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Sheepnose........................  Plethobasus cyphyus.  Wherever found......  E            77 FR 14914, 3/13/
                                                                                             2012.
Slabshell, Chipola...............  Elliptio              Wherever found......  T            63 FR 12664, 3/16/
                                    chipolaensis.                                            1998;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Snuffbox (mussel)................  Epioblasma triquetra  Wherever found......  E            77 FR 8632, 2/14/
                                                                                             2012.
Spectaclecase....................  Cumberlandia          Wherever found......  E            77 FR 14914, 3/13/
                                    monodonta.                                               2012.
Spinymussel, Altamaha............  Elliptio spinosa....  Wherever found......  E            76 FR 62928, 10/11/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Spinymussel, James...............  Parvaspina collina..  Wherever found......  E            53 FR 27689, 7/22/
                                                                                             1988.
Spinymussel, Tar River...........  Parvaspina            Wherever found......  E            50 FR 26572, 6/27/
                                    steinstansana.                                           1985.
Stirrupshell.....................  Quadrula stapes.....  Wherever found......  E            52 FR 11162, 4/7/
                                                                                             1987.
Threeridge, fat..................  Amblema neislerii...  Wherever found......  E            63 FR 12664, 3/16/
                                                                                             1998;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Wartyback, white.................  Plethobasus           Wherever found,       E            41 FR 24062, 6/14/
                                    cicatricosus.         except where listed                1976.
                                                          as an experimental
                                                          population.
Wartyback, white.................  Plethobasus           U.S.A. (TN--          XN           72 FR 52434, 9/13/
                                    cicatricosus.         specified portions                 2007;
                                                          of the French Broad               50 CFR
                                                          and Holston Rivers;                17.85(b).\10j\
                                                          see Sec.
                                                          17.85(b)(1)).
Wedgemussel, dwarf...............  Alasmidonta           Wherever found......  E            55 FR 9447, 3/14/
                                    heterodon.                                               1990.
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                                                     Snails
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Abalone, Black...................  Haliotis cracherodii  Wherever found......  E            74 FR 1937, 1/14/
                                                                                             2009; \N\
                                                                                            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.221.\CH\
Abalone, white...................  Haliotis sorenseni..  Wherever found......  E            66 FR 29054, 5/29/
                                                                                             2001; \N\
                                                                                            70 FR 69464, 11/16/
                                                                                             2005.
Campeloma, slender...............  Campeloma decampi...  Wherever found......  E            65 FR 10033, 2/25/
                                                                                             2000.
Cavesnail, Tumbling Creek........  Antrobia culveri....  Wherever found......  E            67 FR 52879, 8/14/
                                                                                             2002;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Elimia, lacy.....................  Elimia crenatella...  Wherever found......  T            63 FR 57610, 10/28/
                                                                                             1998.

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Hornsnail, rough.................  Pleurocera foremani.  Wherever found......  E            75 FR 67512, 11/2/
                                                                                             2010;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Limpet, Banbury Springs..........  Idaholanx fresti....  Wherever found......  E            57 FR 59244, 12/14/
                                                                                             1992.
Lioplax, cylindrical.............  Lioplax               Wherever found......  E            63 FR 57610, 10/28/
                                    cyclostomaformis.                                        1998.
Marstonia, armored (snail).......  Marstonia pachyta...  Wherever found......  E            65 FR 10033, 2/25/
                                                                                             2000.
Marstonia, royal.................  Marstonia ogmorhaphe  Wherever found......  E            59 FR 17994, 4/15/
                                                                                             1994.
Pebblesnail, flat................  Lepyrium showalteri.  Wherever found......  E            63 FR 57610, 10/28/
                                                                                             1998.
Pecos assiminea..................  Assiminea pecos.....  Wherever found......  E            76 FR 33036, 6/7/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Ramshorn, magnificent............  Planorbella           Wherever found......  E            88 FR 56471, 8/18/
                                    magnifica.                                               2023; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(f).\CH\
Riversnail, Anthony's............  Athearnia anthonyi..  Wherever found,       E            59 FR 17994, 4/15/
                                                          except where listed                1994.
                                                          as an experimental
                                                          population.
Riversnail, Anthony's............  Athearnia anthonyi..  U.S.A. (AL--          XN           66 FR 32250, 6/14/
                                                          specified portions                 2001;
                                                          of the Tennessee                  50 CFR
                                                          River; see Sec.                    17.85(a).\10j\
                                                          17.85(a)(1)).
Riversnail, Anthony's............  Athearnia anthonyi..  U.S.A. (TN--          XN           72 FR 52434, 9/13/
                                                          specified portions                 2007;
                                                          of the French Broad               50 CFR
                                                          and Holston Rivers;                17.85(b).\10j\
                                                          see Sec.
                                                          17.85(b)(1)).
Rocksnail, interrupted...........  Leptoxis foremani...  Wherever found......  E            75 FR 67512, 11/2/
                                                                                             2010;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Rocksnail, painted...............  Leptoxis taeniata...  Wherever found......  T            63 FR 57610, 10/28/
                                                                                             1998.
Rocksnail, plicate...............  Leptoxis plicata....  Wherever found......  E            63 FR 57610, 10/28/
                                                                                             1998.
Rocksnail, round.................  Leptoxis ampla......  Wherever found......  T            63 FR 57610, 10/28/
                                                                                             1998.
Snail, Bliss Rapids..............  Taylorconcha          Wherever found......  T            57 FR 59244, 12/14/
                                    serpenticola.                                            1992.
Snail, Chittenango ovate amber...  Novisuccinea          Wherever found......  T            43 FR 28932, 7/3/
                                    chittenangoensis.                                        1978.
Snail, flat-spired three-toothed.  Triodopsis            Wherever found......  T            43 FR 28932, 7/3/
                                    platysayoides.                                           1978.
Snail, fragile tree (Akaleha       Samoana fragilis....  Wherever found......  E            80 FR 59423, 10/1/
 dogas, Denden).                                                                             2015.
Snail, Guam tree (Akaleha,         Partula radiolata...  Wherever found......  E            80 FR 59423, 10/1/
 Denden).                                                                                    2015.
Snail, humped tree (Akaleha,       Partula gibba.......  Wherever found......  E            80 FR 59423, 10/1/
 Denden).                                                                                    2015.
Snail, Iowa Pleistocene..........  Discus macclintocki.  Wherever found......  E            43 FR 28932, 7/3/
                                                                                             1978.
Snail, Lanai tree................  Partulina             Wherever found......  E            78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                    semicarinata.                                            2013.
Snail, Lanai tree................  Partulina variabilis  Wherever found......  E            78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                             2013.
Snail, Langford's tree (Akaleha,   Partula langfordi...  Wherever found......  E            80 FR 59423, 10/1/
 Denden).                                                                                    2015.
Snail, Manus Island tree.........  Papustyla             Wherever found......  E            35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                    pulcherrima.                                             1970.
Snail, Morro shoulderband........  Helmin thoglypta      Wherever found......  T            59 FR 64613, 12/15/
                                    walkeriana.                                              1994; 87 FR 6063, 2/
                                                                                             3/2022; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.45(b); \4d\ 50
                                                                                             CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Snail, Newcomb's.................  Erinna newcombi.....  Wherever found......  T            65 FR 4162, 1/26/
                                                                                             2000;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Snail, Newcomb's tree............  Newcombia cumingi...  Wherever found......  E            78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                             2013;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Snail [no common name]...........  Eua zebrina.........  Wherever found......  E            81 FR 65466, 9/22/
                                                                                             2016.
Snail [no common name]...........  Ostodes strigatus...  Wherever found......  E            81 FR 65466, 9/22/
                                                                                             2016.
Snail, noonday...................  Mesodon clarki        Wherever found......  T            43 FR 28932, 7/3/
                                    nantahala.                                               1978.
Snail, painted snake coiled        Anguispira picta....  Wherever found......  T            43 FR 28932, 7/3/
 forest.                                                                                     1978.
Snail, Snake River physa.........  Physella natricina..  Wherever found......  E            57 FR 59244, 12/14/
                                                                                             1992.
Snail, Stock Island tree.........  Orthalicus reses      Wherever found......  T            43 FR 28932, 7/3/
                                    (not incl.                                               1978.
                                    nesodryas ).
Snail, tulotoma..................  Tulotoma magnifica..  Wherever found......  T            56 FR 797, 1/9/1991;
                                                                                            76 FR 31866, 6/2/
                                                                                             2011.
Snail, Virginia fringed mountain.  Polygyriscus          Wherever found......  E            43 FR 28932, 7/3/
                                    virginianus.                                             1978.
Snails, Oahu tree................  Achatinella spp.....  Wherever found......  E            46 FR 3178, 1/13/
                                                                                             1981;
                                                                                            46 FR 40025, 8/6/
                                                                                             1981.
Springsnail, Alamosa.............  Tryonia alamosae....  Wherever found......  E            56 FR 49646, 9/30/
                                                                                             1991.
Springsnail, Bruneau Hot.........  Pyrgulopsis           Wherever found......  E            58 FR 5938, 1/25/
                                    bruneauensis.                                            1993.
Springsnail, Chupadera...........  Pyrgulopsis           Wherever found......  E            77 FR 41088, 7/12/
                                    chupaderae.                                              2012;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\

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Springsnail, Koster's............  Juturnia kosteri....  Wherever found......  E            76 FR 33036, 6/7/
                                                                                             2011; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(f).CH
Springsnail, Phantom.............  Pyrgulopsis texana..  Wherever found......  E            78 FR 41227, 7/9/
                                                                                             2013;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Springsnail, Roswell.............  Pyrgulopsis           Wherever found......  E            76 FR 33036, 6/7/
                                    roswellensis.                                            2011;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Springsnail, San Bernardino......  Pyrgulopsis           Wherever found......  T            77 FR 23060, 4/17/
                                    bernardina.                                              2012;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Springsnail, Socorro.............  Pyrgulopsis           Wherever found......  E            56 FR 49646, 9/30/
                                    neomexicana.                                             1991.
Springsnail, Three Forks.........  Pyrgulopsis           Wherever found......  E            77 FR 23060, 4/17/
                                    trivialis.                                               2012;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Tryonia, Diamond.................  Pseudotryonia         Wherever found......  E            78 FR 41227, 7/9/
                                    adamantina.                                              2013;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Tryonia, Gonzales................  Tryonia               Wherever found......  E            78 FR 41227, 7/9/
                                    circumstriata.                                           2013;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
Tryonia, Phantom.................  Tryonia cheatumi....  Wherever found......  E            78 FR 41227, 7/9/
                                                                                             2013;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(f).\CH\
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Insects
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bee, bumble, Franklin's..........  Bombus franklini....  Wherever found......  E            85 FR 47221, 8/24/
                                                                                             2021.
Bee, bumble, rusty patched.......  Bombus affinis......  Wherever found......  E            82 FR 3186, 1/11/
                                                                                             2017.
Bee, yellow-faced................  Hylaeus anthracinus.  Wherever found......  E            81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                             2016.
Bee, yellow-faced................  Hylaeus assimulans..  Wherever found......  E            81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                             2016.
Bee, yellow-faced................  Hylaeus facilis.....  Wherever found......  E            81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                             2016.
Bee, yellow-faced................  Hylaeus hilaris.....  Wherever found......  E            81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                             2016.
Bee, yellow-faced................  Hylaeus kuakea......  Wherever found......  E            81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                             2016.
Bee, yellow-faced................  Hylaeus longiceps...  Wherever found......  E            81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                             2016.
Bee, yellow-faced................  Hylaeus mana........  Wherever found......  E            81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                             2016.
Beetle, American burying.........  Nicrophorus           Wherever found,       T            54 FR 29652, 7/13/
                                    americanus.           except where listed                1989; 85 FR 65241,
                                                          as an experimental                 10/15/2020; 50 CFR
                                                          population.                        17.47(d).\4d\
Beetle, American burying.........  Nicrophorus           In southwestern       XN           77 FR 16712, 3/22/
                                    americanus.           Missouri, the                      2012; 50 CFR
                                                          counties of Cedar,                 17.85(c).\10j\
                                                          St. Clair, Bates,
                                                          and Vernon.
Beetle, Casey's June.............  Dinacoma caseyi.....  Wherever found......  E            76 FR 58954, 9/22/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Beetle, Coffin Cave mold.........  Batrisodes texanus..  Wherever found......  E            53 FR 36029, 9/16/
                                                                                             1988;
                                                                                            58 FR 43818, 8/18/
                                                                                             1993.
Beetle, Comal Springs dryopid....  Stygoparnus           Wherever found......  E            62 FR 66295, 12/18/
                                    comalensis.                                              1997;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Beetle, Comal Springs riffle.....  Heterelmis            Wherever found......  E            62 FR 66295, 12/18/
                                    comalensis.                                              1997;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Beetle, delta green ground.......  Elaphrus viridis....  Wherever found......  T            45 FR 52807, 8/8/
                                                                                             1980;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Beetle, Helotes mold.............  Batrisodes venyivi..  Wherever found......  E            65 FR 81419, 12/26/
                                                                                             2000; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(i).CH
Beetle, Hungerford's crawling      Brychius hungerfordi  Wherever found......  E            59 FR 10580, 3/7/
 water.                                                                                      1994.
Beetle, Kretschmarr Cave mold....  Texamaurops reddelli  Wherever found......  E            53 FR 36029, 9/16/
                                                                                             1988;
                                                                                            58 FR 43818, 8/18/
                                                                                             1993.
Beetle, Miami tiger..............  Cicindelidia          Wherever found......  E            81 FR 68985, 10/5/
                                    floridana.                                               2016; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(i).\CH\
Beetle, Mount Hermon June........  Polyphylla barbata..  Wherever found......  E            62 FR 3616, 1/24/
                                                                                             1997.
Beetle, (no common name).........  Rhadine exilis......  Wherever found......  E            65 FR 81419, 12/26/
                                                                                             2000; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(i).CH
Beetle, (no common name).........  Rhadine infernalis..  Wherever found......  E            65 FR 81419, 12/26/
                                                                                             2000; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(i).CH
Beetle, Northeastern beach tiger.  Habroscelimorpha      Wherever found......  T            55 FR 32088, 8/7/
                                    dorsalis dorsalis.                                       1990.
Beetle, Ohlone tiger.............  Cicindela ohlone....  Wherever found......  E            66 FR 50340, 8/3/
                                                                                             2001.
Beetle, Puritan tiger............  Ellipsoptera          Wherever found......  T            55 FR 32088, 8/7/
                                    puritana.                                                1990.
Beetle, Salt Creek tiger.........  Cicindela nevadica    Wherever found......  E            70 FR 58335, 10/6/
                                    lincolniana.                                             2005;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Beetle, Tooth Cave ground........  Rhadine persephone..  Wherever found......  E            53 FR 36029, 9/16/
                                                                                             1988.
Beetle, valley elderberry          Desmocerus            Wherever found......  T            45 FR 52803, 8/8/
 longhorn.                          californicus                                             1980;
                                    dimorphus.                                              50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\

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Butterfly, Bartram's scrub-        Strymon acis          Wherever found......  E            79 FR 47221, 8/12/
 hairstreak.                        bartrami.                                                2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Butterfly, bay checkerspot.......  Euphydryas editha     Wherever found......  T            52 FR 35366, 9/18/
                                    bayensis.                                                1987;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Butterfly, Behren's silverspot...  Speyeria zerene       Wherever found......  E            62 FR 64306, 12/5/
                                    behrensii.                                               1997.
Butterfly, callippe silverspot...  Speyeria callippe     Wherever found......  E            62 FR 64306, 12/5/
                                    callippe.                                                1997.
Butterfly, cassius blue..........  Leptotes cassius      Coastal south and     T (S/A)      77 FR 20948, 4/6/
                                    theonus.              central FL.                        2012.
Butterfly, ceraunus blue.........  Hemiargus ceraunus    Coastal south and     T (S/A)      77 FR 20948, 4/6/
                                    antibubastus.         central FL.                        2012.
Butterfly, Corsican swallowtail..  Papilio hospiton....  Wherever found......  E            58 FR 4356, 1/14/
                                                                                             1993.
Butterfly, El Segundo blue.......  Euphilotes battoides  Wherever found......  E            41 FR 22041, 6/14/
                                    allyni.                                                  1976.
Butterfly, Fender's blue.........  Icaricia icarioides   Wherever found......  T            65 FR 3875, 1/25/
                                    fenderi.                                                 2000; 88 FR 2006, 1/
                                                                                             12/2023; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.47(f); \4d\ 50
                                                                                             CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Butterfly, Florida leafwing......  Anaea troglodyta      Wherever found......  E            79 FR 47221, 8/12/
                                    floridalis.                                              2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Butterfly, Hermes copper.........  Lycaena hermes......  Wherever found......  T            86 FR 72394; 12/21/
                                                                                             2021; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.47(e); \4d\ 50
                                                                                             CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Butterfly, Homerus swallowtail...  Papilio homerus.....  Wherever found......  E            58 FR 4356, 1/14/
                                                                                             1993.
Butterfly, island marble.........  Euchloe ausonides     Wherever found......  E            85 FR 26786, 5/5/
                                    insulanus.                                               2020; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(i).CH
Butterfly, Karner blue...........  Lycaeides melissa     Wherever found......  E            57 FR 59236, 12/14/
                                    samuelis.                                                1992.
Butterfly, Lange's metalmark.....  Apodemia mormo        Wherever found......  E            41 FR 22041, 6/14/
                                    langei.                                                  1976.
Butterfly, lotis blue............  Lycaeides             Wherever found......  E            41 FR 22041, 6/14/
                                    argyrognomon lotis.                                      1976.
Butterfly, Luzon peacock           Papilio chikae......  Wherever found......  E            58 FR 4356, 1/14/
 swallowtail.                                                                                1993.
Butterfly, Mariana eight-spot      Hypolimnas octocula   Wherever found......  E            80 FR 59423, 10/1/
 (Ababbang, Libweibwogh).           marianensis.                                             2015.
Butterfly, Mariana wandering       Vagrans egistina....  Wherever found......  E            80 FR 59423, 10/1/
 (Ababbang, Libweibwogh).                                                                    2015.
Butterfly, Miami blue............  Cyclargus thomasi     Wherever found......  E            77 FR 20948, 4/6/
                                    bethunebakeri.                                           2012.
Butterfly, mission blue..........  Icaricia icarioides   Wherever found......  E            41 FR 22041, 6/14/
                                    missionensis.                                            1976.
Butterfly, Mitchell's satyr......  Neonympha mitchellii  Wherever found......  E            56 FR 28825, 6/25/
                                    mitchellii.                                              1991;
                                                                                            57 FR 21564, 5/20/
                                                                                             1992.
Butterfly, Mount Charleston blue.  Icaricia (Plebejus)   Wherever found......  E            78 FR 57749, 9/19/
                                    shasta                                                   2013;
                                    charlestonensis.                                        50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Butterfly, Myrtle's silverspot...  Speyeria zerene       Wherever found......  E            57 FR 27848, 6/22/
                                    myrtleae.                                                1992.
Butterfly, nickerbean blue.......  Cyclargus ammon.....  Coastal south and     T (S/A)      77 FR 20948, 4/6/
                                                          central FL.                        2012;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.47(a).\4d\
Butterfly, Oregon silverspot.....  Speyeria zerene       Wherever found,       T            45 FR 44935, 7/2/
                                    hippolyta.            except where listed                1980; 50 CFR
                                                          as an experimental                 17.95(i).\CH\
                                                          population.
Butterfly, Oregon silverspot.....  Speyeria zerene       U.S.A. (OR--          XN           82 FR 28567; 06/23/
                                    hippolyta.            specified portions                 2017.
                                                          of Clatsop and
                                                          Tillamook Counties;
                                                          see Sec.
                                                          17.85(d)).
Butterfly, Palos Verdes blue.....  Glaucopsyche          Wherever found......  E            45 FR 44935, 7/2/
                                    lygdamus                                                 1980;
                                    palosverdesensis.                                       50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Butterfly, Puerto Rican harlequin  Atlantea tulita.....  Wherever found......  T            87 FR 73655, 12/1/
                                                                                             22; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.47(g); \4d\ 50
                                                                                             CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Butterfly, Queen Alexandra's       Troides alexandrae..  Wherever found......  E            54 FR 38950, 9/21/
 birdwing.                                                                                   1989.
Butterfly, Quino checkerspot.....  Euphydryas editha     Wherever found......  E            62 FR 2313, 1/16/
                                    quino.                                                   1997;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Butterfly, Sacramento Mountains    Euphydryas anicia     Wherever found......  E            88 FR 6177, 1/31/
 checkerspot.                       cloudcrofti.                                             2023.
Butterfly, Saint Francis' satyr..  Neonympha mitchellii  Wherever found......  E            59 FR 18324, 4/18/
                                    francisci.                                               1994;
                                                                                            60 FR 5264, 1/26/
                                                                                             1995.
Butterfly, San Bruno elfin.......  Callophrys mossii     Wherever found......  E            41 FR 22041, 6/14/
                                    bayensis.                                                1976.
Butterfly, Schaus swallowtail....  Heraclides            Wherever found......  E            41 FR 17736, 4/28/
                                    aristodemus                                              1976;
                                    ponceanus.                                              49 FR 34501, 8/31/
                                                                                             1984.
Butterfly, Smith's blue..........  Euphilotes enoptes    Wherever found......  E            41 FR 22041, 6/14/
                                    smithi.                                                  1976.

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Butterfly, Taylor's checkerspot..  Euphydryas editha     Wherever found......  E            78 FR 61451, 10/3/
                                    taylori.                                                 2013;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Butterfly, Uncompahgre fritillary  Boloria acrocnema...  Wherever found......  E            56 FR 28712, 6/24/
                                                                                             1991.
Damselfly, blackline Hawaiian....  Megalagrion           Wherever found......  E            77 FR 57647, 9/18/
                                    nigrohamatum                                             2012;
                                    nigrolineatum.                                          50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Damselfly, crimson Hawaiian......  Megalagrion           Wherever found......  E            77 FR 57647, 9/18/
                                    leptodemas.                                              2012;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Damselfly, flying earwig Hawaiian  Megalagrion nesiotes  Wherever found......  E            75 FR 35990, 6/24/
                                                                                             2010; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(i).\CH\
Damselfly, oceanic Hawaiian......  Megalagrion           Wherever found......  E            77 FR 57647, 9/18/
                                    oceanicum.                                               2012;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Damselfly, orangeblack Hawaiian..  Megalagrion           Wherever found......  E            81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                    xanthomelas.                                             2016.
Damselfly, Pacific Hawaiian......  Megalagrion           Wherever found......  E            75 FR 35990, 6/24/
                                    pacificum.                                               2010; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(i).\CH\
Damselfly, Rota blue (Dulalas      Ischnura luta.......  Wherever found......  E            80 FR 59423, 10/1/
 Luta, Dulalas Luuta).                                                                       2015.
Dragonfly, Hine's emerald........  Somatochlora hineana  Wherever found......  E            60 FR 5267, 1/26/
                                                                                             1995;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Fly, Delhi Sands flower-loving...  Rhaphiomidas          Wherever found......  E            58 FR 49881, 9/23/
                                    terminatus                                               1993.
                                    abdominalis.
Fly, Hawaiian picture-wing.......  Drosophila aglaia...  Wherever found......  E            71 FR 26835, 5/9/
                                                                                             2006;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Fly, Hawaiian picture-wing.......  Drosophila differens  Wherever found......  E            71 FR 26835, 5/9/
                                                                                             2006;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Fly, Hawaiian picture-wing.......  Drosophila digressa.  Wherever found......  E            78 FR 64637, 10/29/
                                                                                             2013.
Fly, Hawaiian picture-wing.......  Drosophila hemipeza.  Wherever found......  E            71 FR 26835, 5/9/
                                                                                             2006;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Fly, Hawaiian picture-wing.......  Drosophila            Wherever found......  E            71 FR 26835, 5/9/
                                    heteroneura.                                             2006;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Fly, Hawaiian picture-wing.......  Drosophila            Wherever found......  E            71 FR 26835, 5/9/
                                    montgomeryi.                                             2006;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Fly, Hawaiian picture-wing.......  Drosophila mulli....  Wherever found......  T            71 FR 26835, 5/9/
                                                                                             2006;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Fly, Hawaiian picture-wing.......  Drosophila            Wherever found......  E            71 FR 26835, 5/9/
                                    musaphilia.                                              2006;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Fly, Hawaiian picture-wing.......  Drosophila            Wherever found......  E            71 FR 26835, 5/9/
                                    neoclavisetae.                                           2006;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Fly, Hawaiian picture-wing.......  Drosophila obatai...  Wherever found......  E            71 FR 26835, 5/9/
                                                                                             2006;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Fly, Hawaiian picture-wing.......  Drosophila            Wherever found......  E            71 FR 26835, 5/9/
                                    ochrobasis.                                              2006;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Fly, Hawaiian picture-wing.......  Drosophila sharpi...  Wherever found......  E            71 FR 26835, 5/9/
                                                                                             2006;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Fly, Hawaiian picture-wing.......  Drosophila            Wherever found......  E            71 FR 26835, 5/9/
                                    substenoptera.                                           2006;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Fly, Hawaiian picture-wing.......  Drosophila            Wherever found......  E            71 FR 26835, 5/9/
                                    tarphytrichia.                                           2006;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Grasshopper, Zayante band-winged.  Trimerotropis         Wherever found......  E            62 FR 3616, 1/24/
                                    infantilis.                                              1997;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Moth, Blackburn's sphinx.........  Manduca blackburni..  Wherever found......  E            65 FR 4770, 2/1/
                                                                                             2000;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Moth, bog buck...................  Hemileuca maia        Wherever found......  E            88 FR 15921, 3/15/
                                    menyanthevora (=H.                                       2023.
                                    iroquois).
Moth, Kern primrose sphinx.......  Euproserpinus         Wherever found......  T            45 FR 24088, 4/8/
                                    euterpe.                                                 1980.
Naucorid, Ash Meadows............  Ambrysus amargosus..  Wherever found......  T            50 FR 20777, 5/20/
                                                                                             1985;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Skipper, Carson wandering........  Pseudocopaeodes       U.S.A., (Lassen       E            67 FR 51116, 8/7/
                                    eunus obscurus.       County, CA; Washoe                 2002.
                                                          County, NV).
Skipper, Dakota..................  Hesperia dacotae....  Wherever found......  T            79 FR 63671, 10/24/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(i);
                                                                                             \CH\
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.47(b).\4d\
Skipper, Laguna Mountains........  Pyrgus ruralis        Wherever found......  E            62 FR 2313, 1/16/
                                    lagunae.                                                 1997;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Skipper, Pawnee montane..........  Hesperia leonardus    Wherever found......  T            52 FR 36176, 9/25/
                                    montana.                                                 1987.
Skipperling, Poweshiek...........  Oarisma poweshiek...  Wherever found......  E            79 FR 63671, 10/24/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(i).\CH\
Stonefly, meltwater lednian......  Lednia tumana.......  Wherever found......  T            84 FR 64210, 11/21/
                                                                                             2019;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.47(c).\4d\

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Stonefly, western glacier........  Zapada glacier......  Wherever found......  T            84 FR 64210, 11/21/
                                                                                             2019;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.47(c).\4d\
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    Arachnids
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Harvestman, Bee Creek Cave.......  Texella reddelli....  Wherever found......  E            53 FR 36029, 9/16/
                                                                                             1988;
                                                                                            58 FR 43818, 8/18/
                                                                                             1993.
Harvestman, Bone Cave............  Texella reyesi......  Wherever found......  E            53 FR 36029, 9/16/
                                                                                             1988;
                                                                                            58 FR 43818, 8/18/
                                                                                             1993.
Harvestman, Cokendolpher cave....  Texella               Wherever found......  E            65 FR 81419, 12/26/
                                    cokendolpheri.                                           2000; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(g).CH
Meshweaver, Government Canyon Bat  Cicurina vespera....  Wherever found......  E            65 FR 81419, 12/26/
 Cave.                                                                                       2000; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(g).CH
Meshweaver, Madla Cave...........  Cicurina madla......  Wherever found......  E            65 FR 81419, 12/26/
                                                                                             2000; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(g).CH
Meshweaver, Robber Baron Cave....  Cicurina baronia....  Wherever found......  E            65 FR 81419, 12/26/
                                                                                             2000; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(g).CH
Pseudoscorpion, Tooth Cave.......  Tartarocreagris       Wherever found......  E            53 FR 36029, 9/16/
                                    texana.                                                  1988.
Spider, Government Canyon Bat      Tayshaneta microps..  Wherever found......  E            65 FR 81419, 12/26/
 Cave.                                                                                       2000; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(g).CH
Spider, ivory ornamental tiger...  Poecilotheria         Wherever found......  E            83 FR 36755, 7/31/
                                    subfusca.                                                2018.
Spider, Kauai cave wolf..........  Adelocosa anops.....  Wherever found......  E            65 FR 2348, 1/14/
                                                                                             2000;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(g).\CH\
Spider, ornate tiger.............  Poecilotheria ornata  Wherever found......  E            83 FR 36755, 7/31/
                                                                                             2018.
Spider, Pedersen's tiger.........  Poecilotheria         Wherever found......  E            83 FR 36755, 7/31/
                                    vittata.                                                 2018.
Spider, Smith's tiger............  Poecilotheria smithi  Wherever found......  E            83 FR 36755, 7/31/
                                                                                             2018.
Spider, spruce-fir moss..........  Microhexura           Wherever found......  E            60 FR 6968, 2/6/
                                    montivaga.                                               1995;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(g).\CH\
Spider, Sri Lanka ornamental       Poecilotheria         Wherever found......  E            83 FR 36755, 7/31/
 tiger.                             fasciata.                                                2018.
Spider, Tooth Cave...............  Tayshaneta myopica..  Wherever found......  E            53 FR 36029, 9/16/
                                                                                             1988.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Crustaceans
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Amphipod, diminutive.............  Gammarus              Wherever found......  E            78 FR 41227, 7/9/
                                    hyalleloides.                                            2013;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(h).\CH\
Amphipod, Hay's Spring...........  Stygobromus hayi....  Wherever found......  E            47 FR 5425, 2/5/
                                                                                             1982.
Amphipod, Illinois Cave..........  Gammarus              Wherever found......  E            63 FR 46900, 9/3/
                                    acherondytes.                                            1998.
Amphipod, Kauai cave.............  Spelaeorchestia       Wherever found......  E            65 FR 2348, 1/14/
                                    koloana.                                                 2000;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(h).\CH\
Amphipod, Noel's.................  Gammarus desperatus.  Wherever found......  E            76 FR 33036, 6/7/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(h).\CH\
Amphipod, Peck's cave............  Stygobromus           Wherever found......  E            62 FR 66295, 12/18/
                                    (=Stygonectes)                                           1997;
                                    Pecki.                                                  50 CFR 17.95(h).\CH\
Amphipod, Pecos..................  Gammarus pecos......  Wherever found......  E            78 FR 41227, 7/9/
                                                                                             2013;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(h).\CH\
Crayfish, Big Creek..............  Faxonius peruncus...  Wherever found......  T            88 FR 25512, 4/27/
                                                                                             2023; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.46(c);\4d\ 50
                                                                                             CFR 17.95(h).\CH\
Crayfish, Big Sandy..............  Cambarus callainus..  Wherever found......  T            81 FR 20450, 4/7/
                                                                                             2016; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(h).\CH\
Crayfish, cave...................  Cambarus aculabrum..  Wherever found......  E            58 FR 25742, 4/27/
                                                                                             1993.
Crayfish, cave...................  Cambarus zophonastes  Wherever found......  E            52 FR 11170, 4/7/
                                                                                             1987.
Crayfish, Guyandotte River.......  Cambarus veteranus..  Wherever found......  E            81 FR 20450, 4/7/
                                                                                             2016;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(h).\CH\
Crayfish, Nashville..............  Orconectes shoupi...  Wherever found......  E            51 FR 34410, 9/3/
                                                                                             1986.
Crayfish, Panama City............  Procambarus           Wherever found......  T            86 FR 546, 1/5/22;
                                    econfinae.                                               50 CFR
                                                                                             17.46(b);\4d\ 50
                                                                                             CFR 17.95(h).\CH\
Crayfish, St. Francis River......  Faxonius quadruncus.  Wherever found......  T            88 FR 25512, 4/27/
                                                                                             2023; 50 CFR
                                                                                             17.46(c);\4d\ 50
                                                                                             CFR 17.95(h).\CH\
Crayfish, Shasta.................  Pacifastacus fortis.  Wherever found......  E            53 FR 38460, 9/30/
                                                                                             1988.
Crayfish, slenderclaw............  Cambarus cracens....  Wherever found......  E            86 FR 50264, 9/8/21;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                             17.95(h)\CH\.
Fairy shrimp, Conservancy........  Branchinecta          Wherever found......  E            59 FR 48136, 9/19/
                                    conservatio.                                             1994;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(h).\CH\
Fairy shrimp, longhorn...........  Branchinecta          Wherever found......  E            59 FR 48136, 9/19/
                                    longiantenna.                                            1994;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(h).\CH\
Fairy shrimp, Riverside..........  Streptocephalus       Wherever found......  E            58 FR 41384, 8/3/
                                    woottoni.                                                1993;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(h).\CH\
Fairy shrimp, San Diego..........  Branchinecta          Wherever found......  E            62 FR 4925, 2/3/
                                    sandiegonensis.                                          1997;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(h).\CH\
Fairy shrimp, vernal pool........  Branchinecta lynchi.  Wherever found......  E            59 FR 48136, 9/19/
                                                                                             1994;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(h).\CH\

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Isopod, Lee County cave..........  Lirceus usdagalun...  Wherever found......  E            57 FR 54722, 11/20/
                                                                                             1992.
Isopod, Madison Cave.............  Antrolana lira......  Wherever found......  T            47 FR 43699, 10/4/
                                                                                             1982;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.46(a).\4d\
Isopod, Socorro..................  Thermosphaeroma       Wherever found......  E            43 FR 12690, 3/27/
                                    thermophilus.                                            1978.
Shrimp, Alabama cave.............  Palaemonias alabamae  Wherever found......  E            53 FR 34696, 9/7/
                                                                                             1988.
Shrimp, anchialine pool..........  Procaris hawaiana...  Wherever found......  E            81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                             2016.
Shrimp, anchialine pool..........  Vetericaris           Wherever found......  E            78 FR 64637, 10/29/
                                    chaceorum.                                               2013.
Shrimp, California freshwater....  Syncaris pacifica...  Wherever found......  E            53 FR 43884, 10/31/
                                                                                             1988.
Shrimp, Kentucky cave............  Palaemonias ganteri.  Wherever found......  E            48 FR 46337, 10/12/
                                                                                             1983;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(h).\CH\
Shrimp, Squirrel Chimney cave....  Palaemonetes          Wherever found......  T            55 FR 25588, 6/21/
                                    cummingi.                                                1990.
Tadpole shrimp, vernal pool......  Lepidurus packardi..  Wherever found......  E            59 FR 48136, 9/19/
                                                                                             1994;
                                                                                            50 CFR 17.95(h).\CH\
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Corals
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Coral, (no common name)..........  Acropora globiceps..  Wherever found......  T            79 FR 53852, 9/10/
                                                                                             2014; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 67356, 11/13/
                                                                                             2014.
Coral, (no common name)..........  Acropora              Wherever found......  T            79 FR 53852, 9/10/
                                    jacquelineae.                                            2014; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 67356, 11/13/
                                                                                             2014.
Coral, (no common name)..........  Acropora lokani.....  Wherever found......  T            79 FR 53852, 9/10/
                                                                                             2014; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 67356, 11/13/
                                                                                             2014.
Coral, (no common name)..........  Acropora pharaonis..  Wherever found......  T            79 FR 53852, 9/10/
                                                                                             2014; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 67356, 11/13/
                                                                                             2014.
Coral, (no common name)..........  Acropora retusa.....  Wherever found......  T            79 FR 53852, 9/10/
                                                                                             2014; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 67356, 11/13/
                                                                                             2014.
Coral, (no common name)..........  Acropora rudis......  Wherever found......  T            79 FR 53852, 9/10/
                                                                                             2014; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 67356, 11/13/
                                                                                             2014.
Coral, (no common name)..........  Acropora speciosa...  Wherever found......  T            79 FR 53852, 9/10/
                                                                                             2014; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 67356, 11/13/
                                                                                             2014.
Coral, (no common name)..........  Acropora tenella....  Wherever found......  T            79 FR 53852, 9/10/
                                                                                             2014; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 67356, 11/13/
                                                                                             2014.
Coral, (no common name)..........  Anacropora spinosa..  Wherever found......  T            79 FR 53852, 9/10/
                                                                                             2014; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 67356, 11/13/
                                                                                             2014.
Coral, (no common name)..........  Cantharellus noumeae  Wherever found......  E            80 FR 60560, 10/7/
                                                                                             2015; N 81 FR
                                                                                             76311, 11/2/2016.
Coral, (no common name)..........  Euphyllia paradivisa  Wherever found......  T            79 FR 53852, 9/10/
                                                                                             2014; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 67356, 11/13/
                                                                                             2014.
Coral, (no common name)..........  Isopora               Wherever found......  T            79 FR 53852, 9/10/
                                    crateriformis.                                           2014; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 67356, 11/13/
                                                                                             2014.
Coral, (no common name)..........  Montipora             Wherever found......  T            79 FR 53852, 9/10/
                                    australiensis.                                           2014; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 67356, 11/13/
                                                                                             2014.
Coral, (no common name)..........  Pavona diffluens....  Wherever found......  T            79 FR 53852, 9/10/
                                                                                             2014; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 67356, 11/13/
                                                                                             2014.
Coral, (no common name)..........  Porites napopora....  Wherever found......  T            79 FR 53852, 9/10/
                                                                                             2014; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 67356, 11/13/
                                                                                             2014.
Coral, (no common name)..........  Seriatopora aculeata  Wherever found......  T            79 FR 53852, 9/10/
                                                                                             2014; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 67356, 11/13/
                                                                                             2014.
Coral, (no common name)..........  Tubastraea floreana.  Wherever found......  E            80 FR 60560, 10/7/
                                                                                             2015; N 81 FR
                                                                                             76311, 11/2/2016.
Coral, boulder star..............  Orbicella franksi...  Wherever found......  T            79 FR 53852, 9/10/
                                                                                             2014; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 67356, 11/13/
                                                                                             2014.
Coral, elkhorn...................  Acropora palmata....  Wherever found......  T            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            79 FR 53852, 9/10/
                                                                                             2014; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 67356, 11/13/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.208; \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.216.\CH\
Coral, lobed star................  Orbicella annularis.  Wherever found......  T            79 FR 53852, 9/10/
                                                                                             2014; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 67356, 11/13/
                                                                                             2014.
Coral, mountainous star..........  Orbicella faveolata.  Wherever found......  T            79 FR 53852, 9/10/
                                                                                             2014; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 67356, 11/13/
                                                                                             2014.
Coral, pillar....................  Dendrogyra cylindrus  Wherever found......  T            79 FR 53852, 9/10/
                                                                                             2014; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 67356, 11/13/
                                                                                             2014.
Coral, rough cactus..............  Mycetophyllia ferox.  Wherever found......  T            79 FR 53852, 9/10/
                                                                                             2014; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 67356, 11/13/
                                                                                             2014.
Coral, staghorn..................  Acropora cervicornis  Wherever found......  T            76 FR 20558, 4/13/
                                                                                             2011;
                                                                                            79 FR 42687, 7/23/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            79 FR 53852, 9/10/
                                                                                             2014; \N\
                                                                                            79 FR 67356, 11/13/
                                                                                             2014;
                                                                                            50 CFR 223.208; \4d\
                                                                                            50 CFR 226.216.\CH\

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                                                   Cephalopods
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nautilus, chambered..............  Nautilus pompilius..  Wherever found......  T            83 FR 48976, 9/28/
                                                                                             2018; N 84 FR
                                                                                             13809, 4/8/2019.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


[81 FR 51556, Aug. 4, 2016]

    Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting Sec.  
17.11, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the 
Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at www.govinfo.gov.

    Effective Date Note: In Sec.  17.11, amend paragraph (h), in the 
List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife, by:
    a. Under MAMMALS, revising the entry for ``Margay'';
    b. Under BIRDS, revising the first entry for ``Condor, California'', 
and the entries for ``Kite, snail (Everglade)'''', ``Parrot, thick-
billed'', ``Rail, light-footed Ridgway's'', and ``Rail, Yuma 
Ridgway's'';
    c. Under FISHES, revising the entry for ``Topminnow, Gila (incl. 
Yaqui)''; and
    d. Under INSECTS, revising the entry for ``Skipper, Carson 
wandering'', effective .
    The revisions read as follows:



Sec.  17.11  Endangered and threatened wildlife.

                                * * * * *

    (h) * * *

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                               Listing citations
          Common name              Scientific name      Where listed            Status           and applicable
                                                                                                     rules
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Mammals
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
Margay.........................  Leopardus (=Felis)  Wherever found....  E...................  37 FR 6476, 3/30/
                                  wiedii.                                                       1972.
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
             Birds
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
Condor, California.............  Gymnogyps           Wherever found,     E...................  32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                  californianus.      except where                              1967; 50 CFR
                                                      listed as an                              17.95(b).\CH\
                                                      experimental
                                                      population.
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
Kite, Everglade snail..........  Rostrhamus          Wherever found....  E...................  32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                  sociabilis                                                    1967; 50 CFR
                                  plumbeus.                                                     17.95(b).\CH\
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
Parrot, thick-billed...........  Rhynchopsitta       Wherever found....  E...................  35 FR 8491, 6/2/
                                  pachyrhyncha.                                                 1970.
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
Rail, light-footed Ridgway's...  Rallus obsoletus    Wherever found....  E...................  34 FR 5034, 3/8/
                                  levipes.                                                      1969; 35 FR
                                                                                                16047, 10/13/
                                                                                                1970.
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
Rail, Yuma Ridgway's...........  Rallus obsoletus    Wherever found....  E...................  32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                  yumanensis.                                                   1967.
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
             Fishes
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
Topminnow, Gila (incl. Yaqui)..  Poeciliopsis        Wherever found....  E...................  32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                  occidentalis.                                                 1967.
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
            Insects
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
Skipper, Carson wandering......  Pseudo copaeodes    Wherever found....  E...................  67 FR 51116, 8/7/
                                  eunus obscurus.                                               2002.
 

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                                                  * * * * * * *
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Sec.  17.12  Endangered and threatened plants.

    (a) The list in paragraph (h) of this section contains the plant 
species determined by the Service or the National Marine Fisheries 
Service (NMFS) of the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (hereafter in this section referred to as 
``the Services'') to be endangered species or threatened species. It 
also contains the plant species treated as endangered or threatened 
because they are similar in appearance to and may be confused with 
endangered or threatened species (see Sec. Sec.  17.50 through 17.52). 
The ``Common name,'' ``Scientific name,'' ``Where listed,'' and 
``Status'' columns provide regulatory information; together, they 
identify listed plant species within the meaning of the Act and describe 
where they are protected. When a taxon has more than one entry, the 
``Where listed'' or ``Status'' column will identify its status in each 
relevant geographic area. The listing of a particular taxon includes all 
lower taxonomic units.
    (b) ``Scientific name'' column. The Services use the most recently 
accepted scientific name. In cases where confusion might arise, one or 
more synonyms are provided in parentheses within the ``Scientific name'' 
column. The Services will rely to the extent practicable on the 
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) to determine a species' 
scientific name. ITIS incorporates the naming principles established by 
the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (see 
paragraph (g) of this section). If the scientific name in ITIS differs 
from the scientific name adopted for use under the Convention on 
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 
(CITES), the CITES nomenclature will be provided in brackets ``[ ]'' 
within the ``Scientific name'' column following the ITIS nomenclature.
    (c) ``Common name'' column. Although common names are included, they 
cannot be relied upon for identification of any specimen, since they may 
vary greatly in local usage. In cases where confusion might arise, one 
or more synonyms are provided in parentheses within the ``Common name'' 
column.
    (d) ``Where listed'' column. The ``Where listed'' column sets forth 
the geographic area where the species is listed for purposes of the Act. 
Except when providing a geographic description of an experimental 
population designation, ``Wherever found'' will be used to indicate the 
Act's protections apply to all individuals of the species, wherever 
found.
    (e) ``Status'' column. Within the ``Status'' column, the following 
abbreviations are used:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Abbreviation        Regulatory status the abbreviation represents
------------------------------------------------------------------------
E........................  Endangered species.
T........................  Threatened species.
E (S/A)..................  Endangered based on similarity of appearance
                            to an existing listed species.
T (S/A)..................  Threatened based on similarity of appearance
                            to an existing listed species.
XE.......................  Essential experimental population (See
                            subpart H of this part).
XN.......................  Nonessential experimental population (See
                            subpart H of this part).
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (f) ``Listing Citations and Applicable Rules'' column. The ``Listing 
Citations and Applicable Rules'' column is nonregulatory in nature and 
is provided for informational and navigational purposes only. Please 
note that the sections of part 17 that include designations of critical 
habitat for plants are organized by family name. A link to the 
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), which displays the 
taxonomic hierarchy of a species, including its family name, is provided 
on each species' profile page accessible

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through the Service's Web site (http://www.fws.gov/endangered/) or 
information is available directly through the ITIS (http://www.itis.gov/
).
    (1) Within the ``Listing Citations and Applicable Rules'' column, 
the following superscripts are used:

 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Superscript                Description of citation or rule
------------------------------------------------------------------------
N........................  NMFS listing citation (NMFS Lead).
J........................  Both FWS and NMFS listing citation (Joint
                            Jurisdiction).
CH.......................  Critical habitat rule.
4d.......................  Species-specific ``4(d)'' rule (a rule issued
                            under the authority of section 4(d) of the
                            Act).
10j......................  Species-specific ``10(j)'' rule (a rule
                            issued under the authority of section 10(j)
                            of the Act).
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (2) Listing citations contain the volume, document starting page 
number, and publication date of the Federal Register publication(s) in 
which a species' status was assessed. At least since 1973, these 
documents have included a statement indicating the basis for the listing 
or reclassification, as well as the effective date(s) of the listing or 
other rules that changed how the species was identified in the list in 
paragraph (h) of this section.
    (3) ``Critical habitat'' and ``Species-specific'' rules superscripts 
provide cross-references to other sections in part 17 or part 222, 223, 
or 226 of chapter II of this title where critical habitat and species-
specific rules are found. The species-specific superscripts also 
identify experimental populations. Experimental populations (superscript 
``10j'') are a separate citation, with one of the following symbols in 
the ``Status'' column: ``XE'' for an essential experimental population 
and ``XN'' for a nonessential experimental population.
    (4) This column is for reference and navigational purposes only. All 
other appropriate rules in part 17, parts 217 through 226 of chapter II 
of this title, and part 402 of chapter IV of this title apply, if no 
species-specific rules are referenced. In addition, other rules in this 
title could relate to such species (for example, port-of-entry 
requirements). The references in the ``Listing Citations and Applicable 
Rules'' column do not comprise a comprehensive list of all regulations 
that the Services might apply to the species or to the regulations of 
other Federal agencies or State or local governments.
    (g) The Services will rely to the extent practicable on ITIS (http:/
/www.itis.gov) and standard references adopted for CITES (http://
cites.org).
    (h) The ``List of Endangered and Threatened Plants'' is provided in 
the table in this paragraph (h):

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                              Listing citations
         Scientific name               Common name          Where listed         Status         and applicable
                                                                                                    rules
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                Flowering Plants
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Abronia macrocarpa...............  Large-fruited sand-  Wherever found.....  E               53 FR 37975, 9/28/
                                    verbena.                                                  1988.
Abutilon eremitopetalum..........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 47686, 9/20/
                                                                                              1991.
Abutilon menziesii...............  Kooloaula..........  Wherever found.....  E               51 FR 34412, 9/26/
                                                                                              1986.
Abutilon sandwicense.............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 55770, 10/29/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Acaena exigua....................  Liliwai............  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 20772, 5/15/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Acanthomintha ilicifolia.........  San Diego thornmint  Wherever found.....  T               63 FR 54938, 10/13/
                                                                                              1998;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Acanthomintha obovata ssp.         San Mateo thornmint  Wherever found.....  E               50 FR 37858, 9/18/
 duttonii.                                                                                    1985.
Achyranthes mutica...............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53108, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Achyranthes splendens var.         Round-leaved chaff-  Wherever found.....  E               51 FR 10518, 3/26/
 rotundata.                         flower.                                                   1986;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Aconitum noveboracense...........  Northern wild        Wherever found.....  T               43 FR 17910, 4/26/
                                    monkshood.                                                1978.
Aeschynomene virginica...........  Sensitive joint-     Wherever found.....  T               57 FR 21569, 5/20/
                                    vetch.                                                    1992.
Agalinis acuta...................  Sandplain gerardia.  Wherever found.....  E               53 FR 34701, 9/7/
                                                                                              1988.

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Agave eggersiana.................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               79 FR 53303, 9/9/
                                                                                              2014;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Alectryon macrococcus............  Mahoe..............  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 20772, 5/15/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(a)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(c) ;
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e) );
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Allium munzii....................  Munz's onion.......  Wherever found.....  E               63 FR 54975, 10/13/
                                                                                              1998;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Alopecurus aequalis var.           Sonoma alopecurus..  Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 54791, 10/22/
 sonomensis.                                                                                  1997.
Amaranthus brownii...............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 43178, 8/21/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(g).\CH\
Amaranthus pumilus...............  Seabeach amaranth..  Wherever found.....  T               58 FR 18035, 4/7/
                                                                                              1993.
Ambrosia cheiranthifolia.........  South Texas          Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 43648, 8/24/
                                    ambrosia.                                                 1994.
Ambrosia pumila..................  San Diego ambrosia.  Wherever found.....  E               67 FR 44372, 7/2/
                                                                                              2002;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.96.\CH\
Amorpha crenulata................  Crenulate lead-      Wherever found.....  E               50 FR 29345, 7/18/
                                    plant.                                                    1985.
Amphianthus pusillus.............  Little amphianthus.  Wherever found.....  T               53 FR 3560, 2/5/
                                                                                              1988.
Amsinckia grandiflora............  Large-flowered       Wherever found.....  E               50 FR 19374, 5/8/
                                    fiddleneck.                                               1985;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Amsonia kearneyana...............  Kearney's blue-star  Wherever found.....  E               54 FR 2131, 1/19/
                                                                                              1989.
Apios priceana...................  Price's potato-bean  Wherever found.....  T               55 FR 429, 1/5/
                                                                                              1990.
Arabis georgiana.................  Georgia rockcress..  Wherever found.....  T               79 FR 54627, 9/12/
                                                                                              2014;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Arabis hoffmannii................  Hoffmann's rock-     Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 40954, 7/31/
                                    cress.                                                    1997.
Arabis mcdonaldiana..............  McDonald's rock-     Wherever found.....  E               43 FR 44810, 9/28/
                                    cress.                                                    1978.
Arabis (=Boechera) perstellata...  Braun's Rock-cress.  Wherever found.....  E               60 FR 56, 1/3/1995;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Arctomecon humilis...............  Dwarf bear-poppy...  Wherever found.....  E               44 FR 64250, 11/6/
                                                                                              1979.
Arctostaphylos confertiflora.....  Santa Rosa Island    Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 40954, 7/31/
                                    manzanita.                                                1997.
Arctostaphylos franciscana.......  Franciscan           Wherever found.....  E               77 FR 54434, 9/5/
                                    manzanita.                                                2012;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp.     Del Mar manzanita..  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 52370, 10/7/
 crassifolia.                                                                                 1996.
Arctostaphylos hookeri var.        Presidio manzanita.  Wherever found.....  E               44 FR 61910, 10/26/
 ravenii.                                                                                     1979.
Arctostaphylos morroensis........  Morro manzanita....  Wherever found.....  T               59 FR 64613, 12/15/
                                                                                              1994.
Arctostaphylos myrtifolia........  Ione manzanita.....  Wherever found.....  T               64 FR 28403, 5/26/
                                                                                              1999.
Arctostaphylos pallida...........  Pallid manzanita...  Wherever found.....  T               63 FR 19842, 4/22/
                                                                                              1998.
Arenaria paludicola..............  Marsh sandwort.....  Wherever found.....  E               58 FR 41378, 8/3/
                                                                                              1993.
Arenaria ursina..................  Bear Valley          Wherever found.....  T               63 FR 49006, 9/14/
                                    sandwort.                                                 1998;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Argemone pleiacantha ssp.          Sacramento prickly-  Wherever found.....  E               54 FR 35302, 8/24/
 pinnatisecta.                      poppy.                                                    1989.
Argyroxiphium kauense............  Mauna Loa            Wherever found.....  E               58 FR 18029, 4/7/
                                    silversword.                                              1993;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Argyroxiphium sandwicense ssp.     Ahinahina..........  Wherever found.....  T               57 FR 20772, 5/15/
 macrocephalum.                                                                               1992; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).CH
Argyroxiphium sandwicense ssp.     Ahinahina..........  Wherever found.....  E               51 FR 9814, 3/21/
 sandwicense.                                                                                 1986.
Argythamnia blodgettii...........  Blodgett's           Wherever found.....  T               81 FR 66842, 9/29/
                                    silverbush.                                               2016.
Aristida chaseae.................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               58 FR 25755, 4/27/
                                                                                              1993.
Aristida portoricensis...........  Pelos del diablo...  Wherever found.....  E               55 FR 32255, 8/8/
                                                                                              1990.
Asclepias meadii.................  Mead's milkweed....  Wherever found.....  T               53 FR 33992, 9/1/
                                                                                              1988.
Asclepias prostrata..............  Prostrate milkweed.  Wherever found.....  E               88 FR 12572,
                                                                                              February 28, 2023;
                                                                                              50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Asclepias welshii................  Welsh's milkweed...  Wherever found.....  T               52 FR 41435, 10/28/
                                                                                              1987;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Asimina tetramera................  Four-petal pawpaw..  Wherever found.....  E               51 FR 34415, 9/26/
                                                                                              1986.
Astelia waialealae...............  Painiu.............  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                                                                              2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Astragalus albens................  Cushenbury milk-     Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 43652, 8/24/
                                    vetch.                                                    1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Astragalus ampullarioides........  Shivwits milkvetch.  Wherever found.....  E               66 FR 49560, 9/28/
                                                                                              2001;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Astragalus applegatei............  Applegate's milk-    Wherever found.....  E               58 FR 40547, 7/28/
                                    vetch.                                                    1993.
Astragalus bibullatus............  Guthrie's (=Pyne's)  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 48748, 9/26/
                                    ground-plum.                                              1991.

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Astragalus brauntonii............  Braunton's milk-     Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 4172, 1/29/
                                    vetch.                                                    1997;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Astragalus clarianus.............  Clara Hunt's milk-   Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 54791, 10/22/
                                    vetch.                                                    1997.
Astragalus cremnophylax var.       Sentry milk-vetch..  Wherever found.....  E               55 FR 50184, 12/5/
 cremnophylax.                                                                                1990.
Astragalus holmgreniorum.........  Holmgren milkvetch.  Wherever found.....  E               66 FR 49560, 9/28/
                                                                                              2001;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Astragalus humillimus............  Mancos milk-vetch..  Wherever found.....  E               50 FR 26568, 6/27/
                                                                                              1985.
Astragalus jaegerianus...........  Lane Mountain milk-  Wherever found.....  E               63 FR 53596, 10/6/
                                    vetch.                                                    1998;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Astragalus lentiginosus var.       Coachella Valley     Wherever found.....  E               63 FR 53596, 10/6/
 coachellae.                        milk-vetch.                                               1998;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Astragalus lentiginosus var.       Fish Slough milk-    Wherever found.....  T               63 FR 53596, 10/6/
 piscinensis.                       vetch.                                                    1998;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Astragalus magdalenae var.         Peirson's milk-      Wherever found.....  T               63 FR 53596, 10/6/
 peirsonii.                         vetch.                                                    1998;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Astragalus montii................  Heliotrope           Wherever found.....  T               52 FR 42652, 11/6/
                                    milkvetch.                                                1987;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Astragalus osterhoutii...........  Kremmling Osterhout  Wherever found.....  E               54 FR 29658, 7/13/
                                    milkvetch.                                                1989.
Astragalus phoenix...............  Ash Meadows milk-    Wherever found.....  T               50 FR 20777, 5/20/
                                    vetch.                                                    1985;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Astragalus pycnostachyus var.      Ventura Marsh milk-  Wherever found.....  E               66 FR 27901, 5/21/
 lanosissimus.                      vetch.                                                    2001;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Astragalus robbinsii.............  Jesup's milk-vetch.  Wherever found.....  E               52 FR 21481, 6/5/
var. jesupii.....................                                                             1987.
Astragalus tener var. titi.......  Coastal dunes milk-  Wherever found.....  E               63 FR 43100, 8/12/
                                    vetch.                                                    1998.
Astragalus tricarinatus..........  Triple-ribbed milk-  Wherever found.....  E               63 FR 53596, 10/6/
                                    vetch.                                                    1998.
Astrophytum asterias.............  Star cactus........  Wherever found.....  E               58 FR 53804, 10/18/
                                                                                              1993.
Atriplex coronata var. notatior..  San Jacinto Valley   Wherever found.....  E               63 FR 54975, 10/13/
                                    crownscale.                                               1998;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Auerodendron pauciflorum.........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 9935, 3/2/
                                                                                              1994.
Ayenia limitaris.................  Tamaulipan           Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 43648, 8/24/
                                    Kidneypetal.                                              1994.
Baccharis vanessae...............  Encinitas baccharis  Wherever found.....  T               61 FR 52370, 10/7/
                                                                                              1996.
Banara vanderbiltii..............  Palo de              Wherever found.....  E               52 FR 1459, 1/14/
                                    Ram[oacute]n.                                             1987.
Baptisia arachnifera.............  Hairy rattleweed...  Wherever found.....  E               43 FR 17910, 4/26/
                                                                                              1978.
Berberis nevinii.................  Nevin's barberry...  Wherever found.....  E               63 FR 54956, 10/13/
                                                                                              1998;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Berberis pinnata ssp. insularis..  Island barberry....  Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 40954, 7/31/
                                                                                              1997.
Betula uber......................  Virginia round-leaf  Wherever found.....  T               43 FR 17910, 4/26/
                                    birch.                                                    1978;
                                                                                             59 FR 59173, 11/16/
                                                                                              1994.
Bidens amplectens................  Kookoolau..........  Wherever found.....  E               77 FR 57647, 9/18/
                                                                                              2012;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Bidens campylotheca ssp.           Kookoolau..........  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
 pentamera.                                                                                   2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Bidens campylotheca ssp.           Kookoolau..........  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
 waihoiensis.                                                                                 2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Bidens conjuncta.................  Kookoolau..........  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Bidens hillebrandiana ssp.         Kookoolau..........  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
 hillebrandiana.                                                                              2013.
Bidens micrantha ssp. ctenophylla  Kookoolau..........  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 64637, 10/29/
                                                                                              2013.
Bidens micrantha ssp. kalealaha..  Kookoolau..........  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 20772, 5/15/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Bidens wiebkei...................  Kookoolau..........  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 46325, 10/8/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(c).\CH\
Blennosperma bakeri..............  Sonoma sunshine....  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 61173, 12/2/
                                                                                              1991.
Boechera serotina................  Shale barren rock    Wherever found.....  E               54 FR 29655, 7/13/
                                    cress.                                                    1989.
Boltonia decurrens...............  Decurrent false      Wherever found.....  T               53 FR 45858, 11/14/
                                    aster.                                                    1988.
Bonamia grandiflora..............  Florida bonamia....  Wherever found.....  T               52 FR 42068, 11/2/
                                                                                              1987.
Bonamia menziesii................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 56333, 11/10/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(a)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(k);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(i);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(c).\CH\
Brickellia mosieri...............  Florida Brickell-    Wherever found.....  ..............  79 FR 52567, 9/4/
                                    bush.                                                     2014;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Brighamia insignis...............  Olulu..............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 9304, 2/25/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(a)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(2).\CH\

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Brighamia rockii.................  Pua ala............  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 46325, 10/8/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(c);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Brodiaea filifolia...............  Thread-leaved        Wherever found.....  T               63 FR 54975, 10/13/
                                    brodiaea.                                                 1998;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Brodiaea pallida.................  Chinese Camp         Wherever found.....  T               63 FR 49022, 9/14/
                                    brodiaea.                                                 1998.
Bulbophyllum guamense............  Siboyas halumtanu,   Wherever found.....  T               80 FR 59423, 10/1/
                                    Siboyan halom tano.                                       2015.
Buxus vahlii.....................  Vahl's boxwood.....  Wherever found.....  E               50 FR 32572, 8/13/
                                                                                              1985.
Calamagrostis hillebrandii.......  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Callicarpa ampla.................  Cap[aacute] rosa...  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 14782, 4/22/
                                                                                              1992.
Callirhoe scabriuscula...........  Texas poppy-mallow.  Wherever found.....  E               46 FR 3184, 1/13/
                                                                                              1981;
                                                                                             46 FR 40025, 8/6/
                                                                                              1981.
Calochortus tiburonensis.........  Tiburon mariposa     Wherever found.....  T               60 FR 6671, 2/3/
                                    lily.                                                     1995.
Calyptranthes thomasiana.........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 8138, 2/18/
                                                                                              1994.
Calyptridium pulchellum..........  Mariposa pussypaws.  Wherever found.....  T               63 FR 49022, 9/14/
                                                                                              1998.
Calyptronoma rivalis.............  Palma de manaca....  Wherever found.....  T               55 FR 4157, 2/6/
                                                                                              1990.
Calystegia stebbinsii............  Stebbins' morning-   Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 54346, 10/18/
                                    glory.                                                    1996.
Campanula robinsiae..............  Brooksville          Wherever found.....  E               54 FR 31190, 7/27/
                                    bellflower.                                               1989.
Canavalia molokaiensis...........  Awikiwiki..........  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 46325, 10/8/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(c).\CH\
Canavalia napaliensis............  Awikiwiki..........  Wherever found.....  E               76 FR 15609, 5/5/
                                                                                              2011;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Canavalia pubescens..............  Awikiwiki..........  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Calamagrostis expansa............  Maui reedgrass.....  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Cardamine micranthera............  Small-anthered       Wherever found.....  E               54 FR 38947, 9/21/
                                    bittercress.                                              1989.
Carex albida.....................  White sedge........  Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 54791, 10/22/
                                                                                              1997.
Carex lutea......................  Golden sedge.......  Wherever found.....  E               67 FR 3120, 1/23/
                                                                                              2002;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Carex specuicola.................  Navajo sedge.......  Wherever found.....  T               50 FR 19370, 5/8/
                                                                                              1985;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Castilleja affinis ssp. neglecta.  Tiburon paintbrush.  Wherever found.....  E               60 FR 6671, 2/3/
                                                                                              1995.
Castilleja campestris ssp.         Fleshy owl's-clover  Wherever found.....  T               62 FR 14338, 3/26/
 succulenta.                                                                                  1997;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Castilleja cinerea...............  Ash-gray Indian      Wherever found.....  T               63 FR 49006, 9/14/
                                    paintbrush.                                               1998;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Castilleja mollis................  Soft-leaved          Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 40954, 7/31/
                                    paintbrush.                                               1997.
Catesbaea melanocarpa............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               64 FR 13116, 3/17/
                                                                                              1999;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Caulanthus californicus..........  California           Wherever found.....  E               55 FR 29361, 7/19/
                                    jewelflower.                                              1990.
Ceanothus ferrisae...............  Coyote ceanothus...  Wherever found.....  E               60 FR 6671, 2/3/
                                                                                              1995.
Ceanothus ophiochilus............  Vail Lake ceanothus  Wherever found.....  T               63 FR 54956, 10/13/
                                                                                              1998;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Ceanothus roderickii.............  Pine Hill ceanothus  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 54346, 10/18/
                                                                                              1996.
Cenchrus agrimonioides...........  Kamanomano.........  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53108, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Centaurium namophilum............  Spring-loving        Wherever found.....  T               50 FR 20777, 5/20/
                                    centaury.                                                 1985;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Cercocarpus traskiae.............  Catalina Island      Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 42692, 8/8/
                                    mountain-mahogany.                                        1997.
Cereus eriophorus var. fragrans..  Fragrant prickly-    Wherever found.....  E               50 FR 45618, 11/1/
                                    apple.                                                    1985.
Chamaecrista glandulosa var.       No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               55 FR 12788, 4/5/
 mirabilis.                                                                                   1990.
Chamaecrista lineata var.          Big Pine partridge   Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 66842, 9/29/
 keyensis.                          pea.                                                      2016.
Chamaesyce deltoidea ssp.          Deltoid spurge.....  Wherever found.....  E               50 FR 29345, 7/18/
 deltoidea.                                                                                   1985.
Chamaesyce deltoidea ssp.          Pineland sandmat...  Wherever found.....  T               82 FR 46691, 10/06/
 pinetorum.                                                                                   2017.
Chamaesyce deltoidea ssp.          Wedge spurge.......  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 66842, 9/29/
 serpyllum.                                                                                   2016.
Chamaesyce garberi...............  Garber's spurge....  Wherever found.....  T               50 FR 29345, 7/18/
                                                                                              1985.
Chamaesyce hooveri...............  Hoover's spurge....  Wherever found.....  T               62 FR 14338, 3/26/
                                                                                              1997;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Charpentiera densiflora..........  Papala.............  Wherever found.....  E               76 FR 15609, 5/5/
                                                                                              2011;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Chionanthus pygmaeus.............  Pygmy fringe-tree..  Wherever found.....  E               52 FR 2227, 1/21/
                                                                                              1987.

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Chlorogalum purpureum............  Purple amole         Wherever found.....  T               65 FR 14878, 3/20/
                                    (Camatta Canyon                                           2000;
                                    amole).                                                  50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Chorizanthe howellii.............  Howell's             Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 27848, 6/22/
                                    spineflower.                                              1992.
Chorizanthe orcuttiana...........  Orcutt's             Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 52370, 10/7/
                                    spineflower.                                              1996.
Chorizanthe pungens var.           Ben Lomond           Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 5499, 2/4/
 hartwegiana.                       spineflower.                                              1994.
Chorizanthe pungens var. pungens.  Monterey             Wherever found.....  T               59 FR 5499, 2/4/
                                    spineflower.                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Chorizanthe robusta var.           Scotts Valley        Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 5499, 2/4/
 hartwegii.                         spineflower.                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Chorizanthe robusta var. robusta.  Robust spineflower.  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 5499, 2/4/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(b).\CH\
Chorizanthe valida...............  Sonoma spineflower.  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 27848, 6/22/
                                                                                              1992.
Chromolaena frustrata............  Cape Sable           Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 63795, 10/24/
                                    thoroughwort.                                             2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.96(a);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(h).\CH\
Chrysopsis floridana.............  Florida golden       Wherever found.....  E               51 FR 17974, 5/16/
                                    aster.                                                    1986.
Cirsium fontinale var. fontinale.  Fountain thistle...  Wherever found.....  E               60 FR 6671, 2/3/
                                                                                              1995.
Cirsium fontinale var. obispoense  Chorro Creek bog     Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 64613, 12/15/
                                    thistle.                                                  1994.
Cirsium hydrophilum var.           Suisun thistle.....  Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 61916, 11/20/
 hydrophilum.                                                                                 1997;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Cirsium loncholepis..............  La Graciosa thistle  Wherever found.....  E               65 FR 14888, 3/20/
                                                                                              2000;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Cirsium pitcheri.................  Pitcher's thistle..  Wherever found.....  T               53 FR 27137, 7/18/
                                                                                              1988.
Cirsium vinaceum.................  Sacramento           Wherever found.....  T               52 FR 22933, 6/16/
                                    Mountains thistle.                                        1987.
Cirsium wrightii.................  Wright's marsh       Wherever found.....  T               88 FR 25208, 4/25/
                                    thistle.                                                  2023; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.73(c); \4d\ 50
                                                                                              CFR 17.96(a).\CH\
Clarkia franciscana..............  Presidio clarkia...  Wherever found.....  E               60 FR 6671, 2/3/
                                                                                              1995.
Clarkia imbricata................  Vine Hill clarkia..  Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 54791, 10/22/
                                                                                              1997.
Clarkia speciosa ssp. immaculata.  Pismo clarkia......  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 64613, 12/15/
                                                                                              1994.
Clarkia springvillensis..........  Springville clarkia  Wherever found.....  T               63 FR 49022, 9/14/
                                                                                              1998.
Clematis morefieldii.............  Morefield's leather- Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 21562, 5/20/
                                    flower.                                                   1992.
Clematis socialis................  Alabama leather-     Wherever found.....  E               51 FR 34420, 9/26/
                                    flower.                                                   1986.
Clermontia drepanomorpha.........  Oha wai............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53137, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Clermontia lindseyana............  Oha wai............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 10305, 3/4/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Clermontia oblongifolia ssp.       Oha wai............  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 46325, 10/8/
 brevipes.                                                                                    1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(c).\CH\
Clermontia oblongifolia ssp.       Oha wai............  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 20772, 5/15/
 mauiensis.                                                                                   1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Clermontia peleana...............  Oha wai............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 10305, 3/4/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Clermontia pyrularia.............  Oha wai............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 10305, 3/4/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Clermontia samuelii..............  Oha wai............  Wherever found.....  E               64 FR 48307, 9/3/
                                                                                              1999;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Clitoria fragrans................  Pigeon wings.......  Wherever found.....  T               58 FR 25746, 4/27/
                                                                                              1993.
Colubrina oppositifolia..........  Kauila.............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 10305, 3/4/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(i);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Conradina brevifolia.............  Short-leaved         Wherever found.....  E               58 FR 37432, 7/12/
                                    rosemary.                                                 1993.
Conradina etonia.................  Etonia rosemary....  Wherever found.....  E               58 FR 37432, 7/12/
                                                                                              1993.
Conradina glabra.................  Apalachicola         Wherever found.....  E               58 FR 37432, 7/12/
                                    rosemary.                                                 1993.
Conradina verticillata...........  Cumberland rosemary  Wherever found.....  T               56 FR 60937, 11/29/
                                                                                              1991.
Consolea corallicola.............  Cactus, Florida      Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 63795, 10/24/
                                    semaphore.                                                2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Cordia bellonis..................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 1645, 1/10/
                                                                                              1997.
Cordylanthus maritimus ssp.        Salt marsh bird's-   Wherever found.....  E               43 FR 44810, 9/28/
 maritimus.                         beak.                                                     1978.
Cordylanthus mollis ssp. mollis..  Soft bird's-beak...  Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 61916, 11/20/
                                                                                              1997;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Cordylanthus palmatus............  Palmate-bracted      Wherever found.....  E               51 FR 23765, 7/1/
                                    bird's-beak.                                              1986.

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Cordylanthus tenuis ssp.           Pennell's bird's-    Wherever found.....  E               60 FR 6671, 2/3/
 capillaris.                        beak.                                                     1995.
Cornutia obovata.................  Palo de nigua......  Wherever found.....  E               53 FR 11610, 4/7/
                                                                                              1988.
Coryphantha ramillosa............  Bunched cory cactus  Wherever found.....  T               44 FR 64247, 11/6/
                                                                                              1979.
Coryphantha robbinsorum..........  Cochise pincushion   Wherever found.....  T               51 FR 952, 1/9/
                                    cactus.                                                   1986.
Coryphantha scheeri var.           Pima pineapple       Wherever found.....  E               58 FR 49875, 9/23/
 robustispina.                      cactus.                                                   1993.
Coryphantha sneedii var. leei....  Lee pincushion       Wherever found.....  T               44 FR 61554, 10/25/
                                    cactus.                                                   1979.
Coryphantha sneedii var. sneedii.  Sneed pincushion     Wherever found.....  E               44 FR 64741, 11/7/
                                    cactus.                                                   1979.
Cranichis ricartii...............  None...............  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 60933, 11/29/
                                                                                              1991.
Crescentia portoricensis.........  Higuero de Sierra..  Wherever found.....  E               52 FR 46085, 12/4/
                                                                                              1987.
Crotalaria avonensis.............  Avon Park harebells  Wherever found.....  E               58 FR 25746, 4/27/
                                                                                              1993.
Cryptantha crassipes.............  Terlingua Creek      Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 49634, 9/30/
                                    cats-eye.                                                 1991.
Cucurbita okeechobeensis ssp.      Okeechobee gourd...  Wherever found.....  E               58 FR 37432, 7/12/
 okeechobeensis.                                                                              1993.
Cyanea acuminata.................  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53089, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Cyanea asarifolia................  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 9304, 2/25/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Cyanea asplenifolia..............  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Cyanea calycina..................  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               77 FR 57647, 9/18/
                                                                                              2012;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Cyanea copelandii ssp. copelandii  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 10305, 3/4/
                                                                                              1994.
Cyanea copelandii ssp.             Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               64 FR 48307, 9/3/
 haleakalaensis.                                                                              1999;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Cyanea crispa....................  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 14482, 3/28/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Cyanea dolichopoda...............  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               76 FR 15609, 5/5/
                                                                                              2011;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Cyanea dunbariae.................  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53130, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(c).\CH\
Cyanea duvalliorum...............  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Cyanea eleeleensis...............  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               76 FR 15609, 5/5/
                                                                                              2011;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Cyanea gibsonii..................  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 47686, 9/20/
                                                                                              1991.
Cyanea glabra....................  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               64 FR 48307, 9/3/
                                                                                              1999;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Cyanea grimesiana ssp. grimesiana  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53108, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(c);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Cyanea grimesiana ssp. obatae....  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 32932, 6/27/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Cyanea hamatiflora ssp. carlsonii  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 10305, 3/4/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Cyanea hamatiflora ssp.            Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               64 FR 48307, 9/3/
 hamatiflora.                                                                                 1999;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Cyanea horrida...................  Haha nui...........  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Cyanea humboldtiana..............  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53089, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).CH
Cyanea kauaulaensis..............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Cyanea kolekoleensis.............  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               76 FR 15609, 5/5/
                                                                                              2011;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Cyanea koolauensis...............  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53089, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Cyanea kuhihewa..................  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               76 FR 15609, 5/5/
                                                                                              2011;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Cyanea kunthiana.................  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Cyanea lanceolata................  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               77 FR 57647, 9/18/
                                                                                              2012;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Cyanea lobata....................  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 20772, 5/15/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Cyanea longiflora................  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53089, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Cyanea magnicalyx................  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\

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Cyanea mannii....................  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 46325, 10/8/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(c).\CH\
Cyanea maritae...................  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Cyanea marksii...................  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 64637, 10/29/
                                                                                              2013.
Cyanea mauiensis.................  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013.
Cyanea mceldowneyi...............  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 20772, 5/15/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Cyanea munroi....................  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(c).\CH\
Cyanea obtusa....................  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Cyanea pinnatifida...............  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 55770, 10/29/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Cyanea platyphylla...............  Haha, akuaku.......  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53137, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).CH
Cyanea procera...................  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 46325, 10/8/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(c).\CH\
Cyanea profuga...................  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(c).\CH\
Cyanea purpurellifolia...........  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               77 FR 57647, 9/18/
                                                                                              2012.
Cyanea recta.....................  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  T               61 FR 53070, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Cyanea remyi.....................  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53070, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Cyanea rivularis.................  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53070, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).CH
Cyanea shipmanii.................  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 10305, 3/4/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Cyanea solanacea.................  Popolo.............  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(c).\CH\
Cyanea st.-johnii................  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53089, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Cyanea stictophylla..............  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 10305, 3/4/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Cyanea superba...................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 46235, 9/11/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Cyanea tritomantha...............  Aku................  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 64637, 10/29/
                                                                                              2013.
Cyanea truncata..................  Haha...............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 14482, 3/28/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Cyanea undulata..................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 47695, 9/20/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Cycladenia humilis var. jonesii..  Jones cycladenia...  Wherever found.....  T               51 FR 16526, 5/5/
                                                                                              1986.
Cyperus fauriei..................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 10305, 3/4/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(c);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Cyperus neokunthianus............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Cyperus pennatiformis............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 56333, 11/10/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(a)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(g);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Cyperus trachysanthos............  Puukaa.............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53108, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(a)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(i);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(c).\CH\
Cyrtandra crenata................  Haiwale............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 14482, 3/28/
                                                                                              1994.
Cyrtandra cyaneoides.............  Mapele.............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53070, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Cyrtandra dentata................  Haiwale............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53089, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Cyrtandra ferripilosa............  Haiwale............  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Cyrtandra filipes................  Haiwale............  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(c);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Cyrtandra giffardii..............  Haiwale............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 10305, 3/4/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Cyrtandra gracilis...............  Haiwale............  Wherever found.....  E               77 FR 57647, 9/18/
                                                                                              2012;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Cyrtandra hematos................  Haiwale............  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.

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Cyrtandra kaulantha..............  Haiwale............  Wherever found.....  E               77 FR 57647, 9/18/
                                                                                              2012;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Cyrtandra kealiae ssp. kealiae...  Haiwale............  Wherever found.....  T               59 FR 9304, 2/25/
                                                                                              1994; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).CH
Cyrtandra munroi.................  Haiwale............  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 20772, 5/15/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Cyrtandra nanawaleensis..........  Haiwale............  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 64637, 10/29/
                                                                                              2013.
Cyrtandra oenobarba..............  Haiwale............  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                                                                              2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Cyrtandra oxybapha...............  Haiwale............  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Cyrtandra paliku.................  Haiwale............  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                                                                              2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Cyrtandra polyantha..............  Haiwale............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 14482, 3/28/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Cyrtandra sessilis...............  Haiwale............  Wherever found.....  E               77 FR 57647, 9/18/
                                                                                              2012;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Cyrtandra subumbellata...........  Haiwale............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53089, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Cyrtandra tintinnabula...........  Haiwale............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 10305, 3/4/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Cyrtandra viridiflora............  Haiwale............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53089, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Cyrtandra wagneri................  Haiwale............  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 64637, 10/29/
                                                                                              2013.
Cyrtandra waiolani...............  Haiwale............  Wherever found.....  E               77 FR 57647, 9/18/
                                                                                              2012;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Dalea carthagenensis var.          Florida prairie-     Wherever found.....  E               82 FR 46691, 10/06/
 floridana.                         clover.                                                   2017.
Dalea foliosa....................  Leafy prairie-       Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 19953, 5/1/
                                    clover.                                                   1991.
Daphnopsis hellerana.............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               53 FR 23740, 6/23/
                                                                                              1988.
Deeringothamnus pulchellus.......  Beautiful pawpaw...  Wherever found.....  E               51 FR 34415, 9/26/
                                                                                              1986.
Deeringothamnus rugelii..........  Rugel's pawpaw.....  Wherever found.....  E               51 FR 34415, 9/26/
                                                                                              1986.
Deinandra (= Hemizonia) conjugens  Otay tarplant......  Wherever found.....  T               63 FR 54938, 10/13/
                                                                                              1998;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Deinandra increscens ssp. villosa  Gaviota tarplant...  Wherever found.....  E               65 FR 14888, 3/20/
                                                                                              2000;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Delissea rhytidosperma...........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 9304, 2/25/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Delissea subcordata..............  Oha................  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53089, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Delissea undulata................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53124, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(a)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Delphinium bakeri................  Baker's larkspur...  Wherever found.....  E               65 FR 4156, 1/26/
                                                                                              2000;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Delphinium luteum................  Yellow larkspur....  Wherever found.....  E               65 FR 4156, 1/26/
                                                                                              2000;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Dendrobium guamense..............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  T               80 FR 59423, 10/1/
                                                                                              2015.
Dicerandra christmanii...........  Garrett's mint.....  Wherever found.....  E               50 FR 45621, 11/1/
                                                                                              1985;
                                                                                             54 FR 38946, 9/21/
                                                                                              1989.
Dicerandra cornutissima..........  Longspurred mint...  Wherever found.....  E               50 FR 45621, 11/1/
                                                                                              1985.
Dicerandra frutescens............  Scrub mint.........  Wherever found.....  E               50 FR 45621, 11/1/
                                                                                              1985;
                                                                                             54 FR 38946, 9/21/
                                                                                              1989.
Dicerandra immaculata............  Lakela's mint......  Wherever found.....  E               50 FR 20212, 5/15/
                                                                                              1985.
Digitaria pauciflora.............  Florida crabgrass..  Wherever found.....  T               82 FR 46691, 10/06/
                                                                                              2017.
Diplacus vandenbergensis.........  Vandenberg           Wherever found.....  E               79 FR 50844, 8/26/
                                    monkeyflower.                                             2014;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Dodecahema leptoceras............  Slender-horned       Wherever found.....  E               52 FR 36265, 9/28/
                                    spineflower.                                              1987.
Dracaena fernaldii...............  Hala pepe..........  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32014, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013.
Dracaena forbesii................  Hala pepe..........  Wherever found.....  E               77 FR 57648, 9/18/
                                                                                              2012; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).CH
Dracaena konaensis...............  Hala pepe..........  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53137, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).CH
Dubautia herbstobatae............  Naenae.............  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 55770, 10/29/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Dubautia imbricata ssp. imbricata  Naenae.............  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                                                                              2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Dubautia kalalauensis............  Naenae.............  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                                                                              2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Dubautia kenwoodii...............  Naenae.............  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                                                                              2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\

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Dubautia latifolia...............  Koholapehu.........  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 20580, 5/13/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Dubautia pauciflorula............  Naenae.............  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 47695, 9/20/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Dubautia plantaginea ssp. humilis  Naenae.............  Wherever found.....  E               64 FR 48307, 9/3/
                                                                                              1999;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Dubautia plantaginea ssp.          Naenae.............  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
 magnifolia.                                                                                  2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Dubautia waialealae..............  Naenae.............  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                                                                              2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Dudleya abramsii ssp. parva......  Conejo dudleya.....  Wherever found.....  T               62 FR 4172, 1/29/
                                                                                              1997.
Dudleya cymosa ssp. marcescens...  Marcescent dudleya.  Wherever found.....  T               62 FR 4172, 1/29/
                                                                                              1997.
Dudleya cymosa ssp. ovatifolia...  Santa Monica         Wherever found.....  T               62 FR 4172, 1/29/
                                    Mountains dudleya.                                        1997.
Dudleya nesiotica................  Santa Cruz Island    Wherever found.....  T               62 FR 40954, 7/31/
                                    dudleya.                                                  1997.
Dudleya setchellii...............  Santa Clara Valley   Wherever found.....  E               60 FR 6671, 2/3/
                                    dudleya.                                                  1995.
Dudleya stolonifera..............  Laguna Beach         Wherever found.....  T               63 FR 54938, 10/13/
                                    liveforever.                                              1998.
Dudleya traskiae.................  Santa Barbara        Wherever found.....  E               43 FR 17910, 4/26/
                                    Island liveforever.                                       1978.
Dudleya verityi..................  Verity's dudleya...  Wherever found.....  T               62 FR 4172, 1/29/
                                                                                              1997.
Echinacea laevigata..............  Smooth coneflower..  Wherever found.....  T               57 FR 46340, 10/8/
                                                                                              1992; 87 FR 40100,
                                                                                              7/6/2022; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.73(f).\4d\
Echinacea laevigata..............  Smooth coneflower..  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 46340, 10/8/
                                                                                              1992.
Echinocactus horizonthalonius      Nichol's Turk's      Wherever found.....  E               44 FR 61927, 10/26/
 var. nicholii.                     head cactus.                                              1979.
Echinocereus arizonicus ssp.       Arizona hedgehog     Wherever found.....  E               44 FR 61556, 10/25/
 arizonicus.                        cactus.                                                   1979.
Echinocereus chisoensis var.       Chisos hedgehog      Wherever found.....  T               53 FR 38453, 9/30/
 chisoensis.                        cactus.                                                   1988.
Echinocereus fendleri var.         Kuenzler hedgehog    Wherever found.....  T               44 FR 61924, 10/26/
 kuenzleri.                         cactus.                                                   1979; 83 FR 21928,
                                                                                              5/11/2018.
Echinocereus reichenbachii var.    Black lace cactus..  Wherever found.....  E               44 FR 61918, 10/26/
 albertii.                                                                                    1979.
Echinocereus viridiflorus var.     Davis's green        Wherever found.....  E               44 FR 64738, 11/7/
 davisii.                           pitaya.                                                   1979.
Echinomastus erectocentrus var.    Acu[ntilde]a cactus  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 60607, 10/1/
 acunensis.                                                                                   2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Enceliopsis nudicaulis var.        Ash Meadows sunray.  Wherever found.....  T               50 FR 20777, 5/20/
 corrugata.                                                                                   1985;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Eragrostis fosbergii.............  Fosberg's love       Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53089, 10/10/
                                    grass.                                                    1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Eremalche kernensis..............  Kern mallow........  Wherever found.....  E               55 FR 29361, 7/19/
                                                                                              1990.
Eriastrum densifolium ssp.         Santa Ana River      Wherever found.....  E               52 FR 36265, 9/28/
 sanctorum.                         woolly-star.                                              1987.
Erigeron decumbens...............  Willamette daisy...  Wherever found.....  E               65 FR 3875, 1/25/
                                                                                              2000;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.96.\CH\
Erigeron parishii................  Parish's daisy.....  Wherever found.....  T               59 FR 43652, 8/24/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Erigeron rhizomatus..............  Zuni fleabane......  Wherever found.....  T               50 FR 16680, 4/26/
                                                                                              1985.
Eriodictyon altissimum...........  Indian Knob          Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 64613, 12/15/
                                    mountain balm.                                            1994.
Eriodictyon capitatum............  Lompoc yerba santa.  Wherever found.....  E               65 FR 14888, 3/20/
                                                                                              2000;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Eriogonum apricum (incl. var.      Ione (incl. Irish    Wherever found.....  E               64 FR 28403, 5/26/
 prostratum).                       Hill) buckwheat.                                          1999.
Eriogonum codium.................  Umtanum desert       Wherever found.....  T               78 FR 23983, 4/23/
                                    buckwheat.                                                2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Eriogonum gypsophilum............  Gypsum wild-         Wherever found.....  T               46 FR 5730, 1/19/
                                    buckwheat.                                                1981;
                                                                                             46 FR 40025, 8/6/
                                                                                              1981;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Eriogonum kennedyi var.            Southern mountain    Wherever found.....  T               63 FR 49006, 9/14/
 austromontanum.                    wild-buckwheat.                                           1998;
                                                                                              50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Eriogonum longifolium var.         Scrub buckwheat....  Wherever found.....  T               58 FR 25746, 4/27/
 gnaphalifolium.                                                                              1993.
Eriogonum ovalifolium var. vineum  Cushenbury           Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 43652, 8/24/
                                    buckwheat.                                                1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\

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Eriogonum ovalifolium var.         Steamboat buckwheat  Wherever found.....  E               51 FR 24669, 7/8/
 williamsiae.                                                                                 1986.
Eriogonum pelinophilum...........  Clay-loving wild     Wherever found.....  E               49 FR 28562, 7/13/
                                    buckwheat.                                                1984;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Eriogonum tiehmii................  Tiehm's buckwheat..  Wherever found.....  E               87 FR 77368, 12/16/
                                                                                              2022;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Eriophyllum latilobum............  San Mateo woolly     Wherever found.....  E               60 FR 6671, 2/3/
                                    sunflower.                                                1995.
Eryngium aristulatum var.          San Diego button-    Wherever found.....  E               58 FR 41384, 8/3/
 parishii.                          celery.                                                   1993.
Eryngium constancei..............  Loch Lomond coyote-  Wherever found.....  E               50 FR 31187, 8/1/
                                    thistle.                                                  1985;
                                                                                             51 FR 45904, 12/23/
                                                                                              1986.
Eryngium cuneifolium.............  Snakeroot..........  Wherever found.....  E               52 FR 2227, 1/21/
                                                                                              1987.
Eryngium sparganophyllum.........  Arizona eryngo.....  Wherever found.....  E               87 FR 35431, June
                                                                                              10, 2022; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).CH
Erysimum capitatum var.            Contra Costa         Wherever found.....  E               43 FR 17910, 4/26/
 angustatum.                        wallflower.                                               1978;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Erysimum menziesii...............  Menzies' wallflower  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 27848, 6/22/
                                                                                              1992.
Erysimum teretifolium............  Ben Lomond           Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 5499, 2/4/
                                    wallflower.                                               1994.
Erythronium propullans...........  Minnesota dwarf      Wherever found.....  E               51 FR 10521, 3/26/
                                    trout lily.                                               1986.
Escobaria minima.................  Nellie's cory        Wherever found.....  E               44 FR 64738, 11/7/
                                    cactus.                                                   1979.
Eugenia bryanii..................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               80 FR 59423, 10/1/
                                                                                              2015.
Eugenia haematocarpa.............  Uvillo.............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 60565, 11/25/
                                                                                              1994.
Eugenia koolauensis..............  Nioi...............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 14482, 3/28/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(c);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Eugenia woodburyana..............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  T               59 FR 46715, 9/9/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             87 FR 73994, 12/2/
                                                                                              2022; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.73(e).\4d\
Euphorbia (=Chamaesyce)            Akoko..............  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 55770, 10/29/
 celastroides var. kaenana.                                                                   1991;
                                                                                             77 FR 57647, 9/18/
                                                                                              2012;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Euphorbia (=Chamaesyce) deppeana.  Akoko..............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 14482, 3/28/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             77 FR 57647, 9/18/
                                                                                              2012;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Euphorbia (=Chamaesyce)            Akoko..............  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
 eleanoriae.                                                                                  2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Euphorbia haeleeleana............  Akoko..............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53108, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(a)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Euphorbia (=Chamaesyce) halemanui  Akoko..............  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 20580, 5/13/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Euphorbia (=Chamaesyce) herbstii.  Akoko..............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53089, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             77 FR 57647, 9/18/
                                                                                              2012;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Euphorbia (=Chamaesyce) kuwaleana  Akoko..............  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 55770, 10/29/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             77 FR 57647, 9/18/
                                                                                              2012;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Euphorbia (=Chamaesyce) remyi var  Akoko..............  Wherever found.....  E               76 FR 15609, 5/5/
 . kauaiensis.                                                                                2011;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Euphorbia (=Chamaesyce) remyi var  Akoko..............  Wherever found.....  E               76 FR 15609, 5/5/
 . remyi.                                                                                     2011;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Euphorbia (=Chamaesyce) rockii...  Akoko..............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53089, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             77 FR 57647, 9/18/
                                                                                              2012;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Euphorbia skottsbergii var.        Akoko..............  Wherever found.....  E               47 FR 36846, 8/24/
 skottsbergi.                                                                                 1982; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).CH
Euphorbia telephioides...........  Telephus spurge....  Wherever found.....  T               57 FR 19813, 5/8/
                                                                                              1992.
Eutrema penlandii................  Mosquito Range       Wherever found.....  T               58 FR 40539, 7/28/
                                    mustard.                                                  1993.
Exocarpos luteolus...............  Heau...............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 9304, 2/25/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Exocarpos menziesii..............  Heau...............  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Festuca hawaiiensis..............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Festuca ligulata.................  Guadalupe fescue...  Wherever found.....  E               82 FR 42245, 9/7/
                                                                                              2017.
Festuca molokaiensis.............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(c).\CH\
Flueggea neowawraea..............  Mehamehame.........  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 56333, 11/10/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(a)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(c);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(i);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\

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Fremontodendron californicum ssp.  Pine Hill            Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 54346, 10/18/
 decumbens.                         flannelbush.                                              1996.
Fremontodendron mexicanum........  Mexican flannelbush  Wherever found.....  E               63 FR 54956, 10/13/
                                                                                              1998;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Fritillaria gentneri.............  Gentner's            Wherever found.....  E               64 FR 69195, 12/10/
                                    fritillary.                                               1999.
Galactia smallii.................  Small's milkpea....  Wherever found.....  E               50 FR 29345, 7/18/
                                                                                              1985.
Galium buxifolium................  Island bedstraw....  Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 40954, 7/31/
                                                                                              1997.
Galium californicum ssp. sierrae.  El Dorado bedstraw.  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 54346, 10/18/
                                                                                              1996.
Gardenia brighamii...............  Nanu...............  Wherever found.....  E               50 FR 33728, 8/21/
                                                                                              1985.
Gardenia mannii..................  Nanu...............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53089, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Gardenia remyi...................  Nanu...............  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Geocarpon minimum................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  T               52 FR 22930, 6/16/
                                                                                              1987.
Geranium arboreum................  Nohoanu............  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 20589, 5/13/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Geranium hanaense................  Nohoanu............  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Geranium hillebrandii............  Nohoanu............  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Geranium kauaiense...............  Nohoanu............  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                                                                              2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Geranium multiflorum.............  Nohoanu............  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 20772, 5/15/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Gesneria pauciflora..............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  T               60 FR 12483, 3/7/
                                                                                              1995.
Geum radiatum....................  Spreading avens....  Wherever found.....  E               55 FR 12793, 4/5/
                                                                                              1990.
Gilia tenuiflora ssp. arenaria...  Monterey gilia.....  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 27848, 6/22/
                                                                                              1992.
Gilia tenuiflora ssp. hoffmannii.  Hoffmann's slender-  Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 40954, 7/31/
                                    flowered gilia.                                           1997.
Goetzea elegans..................  Beautiful goetzea    Wherever found.....  E               50 FR 15564, 4/19/
                                    or matabuey.                                              1985.
Gonocalyx concolor...............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               79 FR 53303, 9/9/
                                                                                              2014;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Gouania hillebrandii.............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               49 FR 44753, 11/19/
                                                                                              1984;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(2);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Gouania meyenii..................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 55770, 10/29/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(a)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Gouania vitifolia................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 32932, 6/27/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Graptopetalum bartramii..........  Bartram's stonecrop  Wherever found.....  T               86 FR 48545, 8/31/
                                                                                              2021; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.73(a). \4d\
Grindelia fraxino-pratensis......  Ash Meadows          Wherever found.....  T               50 FR 20777, 5/20/
                                    gumplant.                                                 1985;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Hackelia venusta.................  Showy stickseed....  Wherever found.....  E               67 FR 5515, 2/6/
                                                                                              2002.
Haplostachys haplostachya........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               44 FR 62468, 10/30/
                                                                                              1979.
Harperocallis flava..............  Harper's beauty....  Wherever found.....  E               44 FR 56862, 10/2/
                                                                                              1979.
Harrisia aboriginum..............  Prickly-apple,       Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 63795, 10/24/
                                    aboriginal.                                               2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Harrisia portoricensis...........  Higo chumbo........  Wherever found.....  T               55 FR 32252, 8/8/
                                                                                              1990.
Hedeoma todsenii.................  Todsen's pennyroyal  Wherever found.....  E               46 FR 5730, 1/19/
                                                                                              1981;
                                                                                             46 FR 40025, 8/6/
                                                                                              1981;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Hedyotis megalantha..............  Pau dedu, Pao doodu  Wherever found.....  E               80 FR 59423, 10/1/
                                                                                              2015.
Hedyotis purpurea var. montana...  Roan Mountain bluet  Wherever found.....  E               55 FR 12793, 4/5/
                                                                                              1990.
Helenium virginicum..............  Virginia sneezeweed  Wherever found.....  T               63 FR 59239, 11/3/
                                                                                              1998.
Helianthemum greenei.............  Island rush-rose...  Wherever found.....  T               62 FR 40954, 7/31/
                                                                                              1997.
Helianthus paradoxus.............  Pecos (=puzzle,      Wherever found.....  T               64 FR 56583, 10/20/
                                    =paradox)                                                 1999;
                                    sunflower.                                               50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Helianthus schweinitzii..........  Schweinitz's         Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 21087, 5/7/
                                    sunflower.                                                1991.
Helianthus verticillatus.........  Whorled sunflower..  Wherever found.....  E               79 FR 44712, 8/1/
                                                                                              2014.
Helonias bullata.................  Swamp pink.........  Wherever found.....  T               53 FR 35076, 9/9/
                                                                                              1988.
Heritiera longipetiolata.........  Ufa halumtanu, Ufa   Wherever found.....  E               80 FR 59423, 10/1/
                                    halom tano.                                               2015.
Hesperolinon congestum...........  Marin dwarf-flax...  Wherever found.....  T               60 FR 6671, 2/3/
                                                                                              1995.

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Hesperomannia arborescens........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 14482, 3/28/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(c);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Hesperomannia arbuscula..........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 55770, 10/29/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Hesperomannia lydgatei...........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 47695, 9/20/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Hexastylis naniflora.............  Dwarf-flowered       Wherever found.....  T               54 FR 14964, 4/14/
                                    heartleaf.                                                1989.
Hibiscadelphus distans...........  Kauai hau kuahiwi..  Wherever found.....  E               51 FR 15903; 4/29/
                                                                                              1986.
Hibiscadelphus giffardianus......  Hau kuahiwi........  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53137, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Hibiscadelphus hualalaiensis.....  Hau kuahiwi........  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53137, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Hibiscadelphus woodii............  Hau kuahiwi........  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53070, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Hibiscus arnottianus ssp.          Kokio keokeo.......  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 46325, 10/8/
 immaculatus.                                                                                 1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(c).\CH\
Hibiscus brackenridgei...........  Mao hau hele.......  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 5633, 11/11/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(c);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(2);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(i);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Hibiscus clayi...................  Clay's hibiscus....  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 9304, 2/25/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Hibiscus dasycalyx...............  Neches River rose-   Wherever found.....  T               78 FR 56025, 9/11/
                                    mallow.                                                   2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Hibiscus waimeae ssp. hannerae...  Kokio keokeo.......  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53070, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Hoffmannseggia tenella...........  Slender rush-pea...  Wherever found.....  E               50 FR 45621, 11/1/
                                                                                              1985.
Holocarpha macradenia............  Santa Cruz tarplant  Wherever found.....  T               65 FR 14898, 3/20/
                                                                                              2000;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Hudsonia montana.................  Mountain golden      Wherever found.....  T               45 FR 69360, 10/20/
                                    heather.                                                  1980;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Hymenoxys herbacea...............  Lakeside daisy.....  Wherever found.....  T               53 FR 23742, 6/23/
                                                                                              1988.
Hymenoxys texana.................  Texas prairie dawn-  Wherever found.....  E               51 FR 8681, 3/13/
                                    flower.                                                   1986.
Hypericum cumulicola.............  Highlands scrub      Wherever found.....  E               52 FR 2227, 1/21/
                                    hypericum.                                                1987.
Ilex cookii......................  Cook's holly.......  Wherever found.....  E               52 FR 22936, 6/16/
                                                                                              1986.
Ilex sintenisii..................  None...............  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 14782, 4/22/
                                                                                              1992.
Iliamna corei....................  Peter's Mountain     Wherever found.....  E               51 FR 17343, 5/12/
                                    mallow.                                                   1986.
Ipomopsis polyantha..............  Pagosa skyrocket...  Wherever found.....  E               76 FR 45053, 7/27/
                                                                                              2011;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Ipomopsis sancti-spiritus........  Holy Ghost           Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 13836, 3/23/
                                    ipomopsis.                                                1994.
Iris lacustris...................  Dwarf lake iris....  Wherever found.....  T               53 FR 37972, 9/28/
                                                                                              1988.
Ischaemum byrone.................  Hilo ischaemum.....  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 10305, 3/4/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(a)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(c);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Isodendrion hosakae..............  Aupaka.............  Wherever found.....  T               56 FR 1454, 1/14/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Isodendrion laurifolium..........  Aupaka.............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53108, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(a)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Isodendrion longifolium..........  Aupaka.............  Wherever found.....  T               61 FR 53108, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(a)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Isodendrion pyrifolium...........  Wahine noho kula...  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 10305, 3/4/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(c);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Isotria medeoloides..............  Small whorled        Wherever found.....  T               47 FR 39827, 9/9/
                                    pogonia.                                                  1982;
                                                                                             59 FR 50852, 10/6/
                                                                                              1994.
Ivesia kingii var. eremica.......  Ash Meadows ivesia.  Wherever found.....  T               50 FR 20777, 5/20/
                                                                                              1985;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Ivesia webberi...................  Webber's ivesia....  Wherever found.....  T               79 FR 31878, 6/3/
                                                                                              2014;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Jacquemontia reclinata...........  Beach jacquemontia.  Wherever found.....  E               58 FR 62046, 11/24/
                                                                                              1993.
Jatropha costaricensis...........  Costa Rican          Wherever found.....  E               49 FR 30199, 7/27/
                                    jatropha.                                                 1984.

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Joinvillea ascendens ssp.          Ohe................  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
 ascendens.                                                                                   2016.
Juglans jamaicensis..............  Nogal or West        Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 1691, 1/13/
                                    Indian walnut.                                            1997.
Justicia cooleyi.................  Cooley's water-      Wherever found.....  E               54 FR 31190, 7/27/
                                    willow.                                                   1989.
Kadua cookiana...................  Awiwi..............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 9304, 2/25/
                                                                                              1994; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).CH
Kadua cordata ssp. remyi.........  Kopa...............  Wherever found.....  E               64 FR 48307, 9/3/
                                                                                              1999.
Kadua coriacea...................  Kioele.............  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 20772, 5/15/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Kadua degeneri...................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 55770, 10/29/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Kadua fluviatilis................  Kamapuaa...........  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Kadua haupuensis.................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Kadua laxiflora..................  Pilo...............  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 46325, 10/8/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(c);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Kadua parvula....................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 55770, 10/29/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Kadua (=Hedyotis) st.-johnii.....  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 49639, 9/30/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Kanaloa kahoolawensis............  Ka palupalu o        Wherever found.....  E               64 FR 48307, 9/3/
                                    Kanaloa, Kohe                                             1999; 50 CFR
                                    malama malama o                                           17.99(e)(2).CH
                                    Kanaloa.
Keysseria erici..................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                                                                              2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Keysseria helenae................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                                                                              2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Kokia cookei.....................  Kokio..............  Wherever found.....  E               44 FR 62470, 10/30/
                                                                                              1979; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(c).CH
Kokia drynarioides...............  Kokio..............  Wherever found.....  E               49 FR 47397, 12/4/
                                                                                              1984; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).CH
Kokia kauaiensis.................  Kokio..............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53070, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).CH
Korthalsella degeneri............  Hulumoa............  Wherever found.....  E               77 FR 57647, 9/18/
                                                                                              2012;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Labordia cyrtandrae..............  Kamakahala.........  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53089, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Labordia helleri.................  Kamakahala.........  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                                                                              2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Labordia lydgatei................  Kamakahala.........  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 47695, 9/20/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Labordia pumila..................  Kamakahala.........  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                                                                              2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Labordia tinifolia var.            Kamakahala.........  Wherever found.....  E               64 FR 48307, 9/3/
 lanaiensis.                                                                                  1999.
Labordia lorenciana..............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Labordia tinifolia var.            Kamakahala.........  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53070, 10/10/
 wahiawaensis.                                                                                1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Labordia triflora................  Kamakahala.........  Wherever found.....  E               64 FR 48307, 9/3/
                                                                                              1999;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(c).\CH\
Lasthenia burkei.................  Burke's goldfields.  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 61173, 12/2/
                                                                                              1991.
Lasthenia conjugens..............  Contra Costa         Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 33029, 6/18/
                                    goldfields.                                               1997;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Layia carnosa....................  Beach layia........  Wherever found.....  T               57 FR 27848, 6/22/
                                                                                              1992; 87 FR 18722,
                                                                                              3/31/2022; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.73(b).\4d\
Leavenworthia crassa.............  fleshy-fruit         Wherever found.....  E               79 FR 44712, 8/1/
                                    gladecress.                                               2014.
Leavenworthia exigua               Kentucky glade       Wherever found.....  T               79 FR 25683, 5/6/
 var.laciniata.                     cress.                                                    2014;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Leavenworthia texana.............  Texas golden         Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 56025, 9/11/
                                    gladecress.                                               2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Lembertia congdonii..............  San Joaquin wooly-   Wherever found.....  E               55 FR 29361, 7/19/
                                    threads.                                                  1990.
Lepidium arbuscula...............  Anaunau............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53089, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Lepidium barnebyanum.............  Barneby ridge-cress  Wherever found.....  E               55 FR 39860, 9/28/
                                                                                              1990.
Lepidium papilliferum............  Slickspot            Wherever found.....  T               74 FR 52014, 10/8/
                                    peppergrass.                                              2009; 81 FR 55058,
                                                                                              8/17/2016; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\

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Lepidium orbiculare..............  Anaunau............  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Leptocereus grantianus...........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               58 FR 11550, 2/26/
                                                                                              1993.
Lespedeza leptostachya...........  Prairie bush-clover  Wherever found.....  T               52 FR 781, 1/9/
                                                                                              1987.
Lesquerella congesta.............  Dudley Bluffs        Wherever found.....  T               55 FR 4152, 2/6/
                                    bladderpod.                                               1990.
Lesquerella kingii ssp.            San Bernardino       Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 43652, 8/24/
 bernardina.                        Mountains                                                 1994;
                                    bladderpod.                                              50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Lesquerella lyrata...............  Lyrate bladderpod..  Wherever found.....  T               55 FR 39864, 9/28/
                                                                                              1990.
Lesquerella perforata............  Spring Creek         Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 67493, 12/23/
                                    bladderpod.                                               1996.
Lesquerella tumulosa.............  Kodachrome           Wherever found.....  E               58 FR 52027, 10/6/
                                    bladderpod.                                               1993.
Lessingia germanorum (=L. g. var.  San Francisco        Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 33368, 6/19/
 germanorum).                       lessingia.                                                1997.
Liatris helleri..................  Heller's             Wherever found.....  T               52 FR 44397, 11/19/
                                    blazingstar.                                              1987.
Liatris ohlingerae...............  Scrub blazingstar..  Wherever found.....  E               54 FR 31190, 7/27/
                                                                                              1989.
Lilaeopsis schaffneriana var.      Huachuca water-      Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 665, 1/6/
 recurva.                           umbel.                                                    1997;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Lilium occidentale...............  Western lily.......  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 42171, 8/17/
                                                                                              1994.
Lilium pardalinum ssp. pitkinense  Pitkin Marsh lily..  Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 54791, 10/22/
                                                                                              1997.
Limnanthes floccosa ssp.           Butte County         Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 24192, 6/8/
 californica.                       meadowfoam.                                               1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Limnanthes pumila ssp.             Large-flowered       Wherever found.....  E               67 FR 68004, 11/7/
 grandiflora.                       woolly meadowfoam.                                        2002; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).CH
Limnanthes vinculans.............  Sebastopol           Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 61173, 12/2/
                                    meadowfoam.                                               1991.
Lindera melissifolia.............  Pondberry..........  Wherever found.....  E               51 FR 27495, 7/31/
                                                                                              1986.
Linum arenicola..................  Sand flax..........  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 66842, 9/29/
                                                                                              2016.
Linum carteri var. carteri.......  Carter's small-      Wherever found.....  E               79 FR 52567, 9/4/
                                    flowered flax.                                            2014;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Lipochaeta fauriei...............  Nehe...............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 9304, 2/25/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Lipochaeta lobata var.             Nehe...............  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 55770, 10/29/
 leptophylla.                                                                                 1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Lipochaeta micrantha.............  Nehe...............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 9304, 2/25/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Lipochaeta venosa................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               44 FR 62468, 10/30/
                                                                                              1979.
Lipochaeta waimeaensis...........  Nehe...............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 9304, 2/25/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Lithophragma maximum.............  San Clemente Island  Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 42692, 8/8/
                                    woodland-star.                                            1997.
Lobelia (gaudichaudii ssp.)        No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53089, 10/10/
 koolauensis.                                                                                 1996;
                                                                                             77 FR 57647, 9/18/
                                                                                              2012;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Lobelia monostachya..............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53089, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Lobelia niihauensis..............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 55770, 10/29/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Lobelia oahuensis................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 14482, 3/28/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Lomatium cookii..................  Cook's lomatium      Wherever found.....  E               67 FR 68004, 11/7/
                                    (Cook's desert                                            2002;
                                    parsley).                                                50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Lupinus aridorum.................  Scrub lupine.......  Wherever found.....  E               52 FR 11172, 4/7/
                                                                                              1987.
Lupinus nipomensis...............  Nipomo Mesa lupine.  Wherever found.....  E               65 FR 14888, 3/20/
                                                                                              2000.
Lupinus sulphureus ssp. kincaidii  Kincaid's lupine...  Wherever found.....  T               65 FR 3875, 1/25/
                                                                                              2000; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96.\CH\
Lupinus tidestromii..............  Clover lupine......  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 27848, 6/22/
                                                                                              1992.
Lyonia truncata var. proctorii...  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               58 FR 25755, 4/27/
                                                                                              1993.
Lysimachia asperulaefolia........  Rough-leaved         Wherever found.....  E               52 FR 22585, 6/12/
                                    loosestrife.                                              1987.
Lysimachia daphnoides............  Lehua makanoe......  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                                                                              2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Lysimachia filifolia.............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 9304, 2/25/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(a)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Lysimachia iniki.................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                                                                              2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Lysimachia lydgatei..............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 20772, 5/15/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Lysimachia maxima................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53130, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(c).\CH\
Lysimachia pendens...............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                                                                              2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Lysimachia scopulensis...........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                                                                              2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\

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Lysimachia venosa................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                                                                              2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Macbridea alba...................  White birds-in-a-    Wherever found.....  T               57 FR 19813, 5/8/
                                    nest.                                                     1992.
Maesa walkeri....................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  T               80 FR 59423, 10/1/
                                                                                              2015.
Malacothamnus fasciculatus var.    Santa Cruz Island    Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 40954, 7/31/
 nesioticus.                        bushmallow.                                               1997.
Malacothrix indecora.............  Santa Cruz Island    Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 40954, 7/31/
                                    malacothrix.                                              1997.
Malacothrix squalida.............  Island malacothrix.  Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 40954, 7/31/
                                                                                              1997.
Manihot walkerae.................  Walker's manioc....  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 49850, 10/2/
                                                                                              1991.
Marshallia mohrii................  Mohr's Barbara's     Wherever found.....  T               53 FR 34698, 9/7/
                                    buttons.                                                  1988.
Melanthera kamolensis............  Nehe...............  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 20772, 5/15/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Melanthera tenuifolia............  Nehe...............  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 55770, 10/29/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Melicope adscendens..............  Alani..............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 62346, 12/5/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Melicope balloui.................  Alani..............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 62346, 12/5/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Melicope christophersenii........  Alani..............  Wherever found.....  E               77 FR 57647, 9/18/
                                                                                              2012;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Melicope cornuta var. cornuta....  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               77 FR 57648, 9/18/
                                                                                              2012; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).CH
Melicope cornuta var. decurrens..  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               77 FR 57648, 9/18/
                                                                                              2012; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).CH
Melicope degeneri................  Alani..............  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                                                                              2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Melicope haupuensis..............  Alani..............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 9304, 2/25/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Melicope hiiakae.................  Alani..............  Wherever found.....  E               77 FR 57647, 9/18/
                                                                                              2012;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Melicope knudsenii...............  Alani..............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 9304, 2/25/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(a)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Melicope lydgatei................  Alani..............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 14482, 3/28/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Melicope makahae.................  Alani..............  Wherever found.....  E               77 FR 57647, 9/18/
                                                                                              2012;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Melicope mucronulata.............  Alani..............  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 20772, 5/15/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(c);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Melicope munroi..................  Alani..............  Wherever found.....  E               64 FR 48307, 9/3/
                                                                                              1999;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(c).\CH\
Melicope ovalis..................  Alani..............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 62346, 12/5/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Melicope pallida.................  Alani..............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 9304, 2/25/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(a)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Melicope paniculata..............  Alani..............  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                                                                              2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Melicope puberula................  Alani..............  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                                                                              2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Melicope quadrangularis..........  Alani..............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 9304, 2/25/
                                                                                              1994.
Melicope reflexa.................  Alani..............  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 46325, 10/8/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(c).\CH\
Melicope remyi...................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 64638, 10/29/
                                                                                              2013.
Melicope rostrata................  Pilo kea lau lii...  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                                                                              2010; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).CH
Melicope saint-johnii............  Alani..............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53089, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Melicope zahlbruckneri...........  Alani..............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53137, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Mentzelia leucophylla............  Ash Meadows blazing- Wherever found.....  T               50 FR 20777, 5/20/
                                    star.                                                     1985;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Mezoneuron kavaiense.............  Uhiuhi.............  Wherever found.....  E               51 FR 24672, 7/8/
                                                                                              1986.
Mimulus michiganensis (=Mimulus    Michigan monkey-     Wherever found.....  E               55 FR 25596, 6/21/
 glabratus var. michiganensis ).    flower.                                                   1990;
                                                                                             75 FR 55686, 9/14/
                                                                                              2010.
Mirabilis macfarlanei............  MacFarlane's four-   Wherever found.....  T               44 FR 61912, 10/26/
                                    o'clock.                                                  1979;
                                                                                             61 FR 10693, 3/15/
                                                                                              1996.
Mitracarpus maxwelliae...........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 46715, 9/9/
                                                                                              1994.
Mitracarpus polycladus...........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 46715, 9/9/
                                                                                              1994.

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Monardella viminea...............  Willowy monardella.  Wherever found.....  E               63 FR 54938, 10/13/
                                                                                              1998;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Mucuna persericea................  Sea bean...........  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32014, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).CH
Myrcia paganii...................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 8138, 2/18/
                                                                                              1994.
Myrsine fosbergii................  Kolea..............  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Myrsine juddii...................  Kolea..............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53089, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Myrsine knudsenii................  Kolea..............  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                                                                              2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Myrsine linearifolia.............  Kolea..............  Wherever found.....  T               61 FR 53070, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Myrsine mezii....................  Kolea..............  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                                                                              2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Myrsine vaccinioides.............  Kolea..............  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Navarretia fossalis..............  Spreading            Wherever found.....  T               63 FR 54975, 10/13/
                                    navarretia.                                               1998;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Navarretia leucocephala ssp.       Few-flowered         Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 33029, 6/18/
 pauciflora (=N. pauciflora).       navarretia.                                               1997.
Navarretia leucocephala ssp.       Many-flowered        Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 33029, 6/18/
 plieantha.                         navarretia.                                               1997.
Neostapfia colusana..............  Colusa grass.......  Wherever found.....  T               62 FR 14338, 3/26/
                                                                                              1997;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Neraudia angulata................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 55770, 10/29/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Neraudia ovata...................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53137, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Neraudia sericea.................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 56333, 11/10/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(c);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(2).\CH\
Nervilia jacksoniae..............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  T               80 FR 59423, 10/1/
                                                                                              2015.
Nesogenes rotensis...............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               69 FR 10335, 3/5/
                                                                                              2004.
Nitrophila mohavensis............  Amargosa niterwort.  Wherever found.....  E               50 FR 20777, 5/20/
                                                                                              1985;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Nolina brittoniana...............  Britton's beargrass  Wherever found.....  E               58 FR 25746, 4/27/
                                                                                              1993.
Nothocestrum breviflorum.........  Aiea...............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 10305, 3/4/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Nothocestrum latifolium..........  Aiea...............  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Nothocestrum peltatum............  Aiea...............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 9304, 2/25/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Nototrichium humile..............  Kului..............  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 55770, 10/29/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Ochrosia haleakalae..............  Holei..............  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Ochrosia kilaueaensis............  Holei..............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 10305, 3/4/
                                                                                              1994.
Oenothera deltoides ssp. howellii  Antioch Dunes        Wherever found.....  E               43 FR 17910, 4/26/
                                    evening-primrose.                                         1978;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Opuntia treleasei................  Bakersfield cactus.  Wherever found.....  E               55 FR 29361, 7/19/
                                                                                              1990.
Orcuttia californica.............  California Orcutt    Wherever found.....  E               58 FR 41384, 8/3/
                                    grass.                                                    1993.
Orcuttia inaequalis..............  San Joaquin Valley   Wherever found.....  T               62 FR 14338, 3/26/
                                    Orcutt grass.                                             1997;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Orcuttia pilosa..................  Hairy Orcutt grass.  Wherever found.....  T               62 FR 14338, 3/26/
                                                                                              1997;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Orcuttia tenuis..................  Slender Orcutt       Wherever found.....  T               62 FR 14338, 3/26/
                                    grass.                                                    1997;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Orcuttia viscida.................  Sacramento Orcutt    Wherever found.....  T               62 FR 14338, 3/26/
                                    grass.                                                    1997;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Osmoxylon mariannense............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               69 FR 10335, 3/5/
                                                                                              2004.
Ottoschulzia rhodoxylon..........  Palo de rosa.......  Wherever found.....  T               55 FR 13488, 4/10/
                                                                                              1990; 87 FR 66591,
                                                                                              11/4/2022; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.73(g). \4d\
Oxypolis canbyi..................  Canby's dropwort...  Wherever found.....  E               51 FR 6690, 2/25/
                                                                                              1986.
Oxytheca parishii var.             Cushenbury oxytheca  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 43652, 8/24/
 goodmaniana.                                                                                 1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Oxytropis campestris var.          Fassett's locoweed.  Wherever found.....  T               53 FR 37970, 9/28/
 chartacea.                                                                                   1988.
Packera franciscana..............  San Francisco Peaks  Wherever found.....  T               48 FR 52743, 11/22/
                                    ragwort.                                                  1983; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).CH

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Panicum fauriei var. carteri.....  Carter's panicgrass  Wherever found.....  E               48 FR 46328, 10/12/
                                                                                              1983;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Panicum niihauense...............  Lau ehu............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53108, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Paronychia chartacea.............  Papery whitlow-wort  Wherever found.....  T               52 FR 2227, 1/21/
                                                                                              1987.
Parvisedum leiocarpum............  Lake County          Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 33029, 6/18/
                                    stonecrop.                                                1997.
Pectis imberbis..................  Beardless            Wherever found.....  E               86 FR 31830, June
                                    chinchweed.                                               15, 2021; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Pedicularis furbishiae...........  Furbish's lousewort  Wherever found.....  T               43 FR 17910, 4/26/
                                                                                              1978; 88 FR 30047;
                                                                                              May 10, 2023; 50
                                                                                              CFR 17.73(d).\4d\
Pediocactus bradyi...............  Brady pincushion     Wherever found.....  E               44 FR 61784, 10/26/
                                    cactus.                                                   1979.
Pediocactus despainii............  San Rafael cactus..  Wherever found.....  E               52 FR 34914, 9/16/
                                                                                              1987.
Pediocactus knowltonii...........  Knowlton cactus....  Wherever found.....  E               44 FR 62244, 10/29/
                                                                                              1979.
Pediocactus peeblesianus ssp.      Fickeisen plains     Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 60607, 10/1/
 fickeiseniae.                      cactus.                                                   2013; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).CH
Pediocactus peeblesianus ssp.      Peebles Navajo       Wherever found.....  E               44 FR 61922, 10/26/
 peeblesianus.                      cactus.                                                   1979.
Pediocactus sileri...............  Siler pincushion     Wherever found.....  T               44 FR 61786, 10/26/
                                    cactus.                                                   1979;
                                                                                             58 FR 68476, 12/27/
                                                                                              1993.
Pediocactus winkleri.............  Winkler cactus.....  Wherever found.....  T               63 FR 44587, 8/20/
                                                                                              1998.
Penstemon debilis................  Parachute            Wherever found.....  T               76 FR 45053, 7/27/
                                    beardtongue.                                              2011;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Penstemon haydenii...............  Blowout penstemon..  Wherever found.....  E               52 FR 32926, 9/1/
                                                                                              1987.
Penstemon penlandii..............  Kremmling            Wherever found.....  E               54 FR 29658, 7/13/
                                    beardtongue.                                              1989.
Pentachaeta bellidiflora.........  White-rayed          Wherever found.....  E               60 FR 6671, 2/3/
                                    pentachaeta.                                              1995.
Pentachaeta lyonii...............  Lyon's pentachaeta.  Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 4172, 1/29/
                                                                                              1997;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Peperomia subpetiolata...........  Alaala wai nui.....  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Peperomia wheeleri...............  Wheeler's peperomia  Wherever found.....  E               52 FR 1459, 1/14/
                                                                                              1987.
Peucedanum sandwicense...........  Makou..............  Wherever found.....  T               59 FR 9304, 2/25/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(a)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(c);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Phacelia argentea................  Sand dune phacelia.  Wherever found.....  T               88 FR 57180, 8/22/
                                                                                              2023;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.73(j);
                                                                                              \4d\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Phacelia argillacea..............  Clay phacelia......  Wherever found.....  E               43 FR 44810, 9/28/
                                                                                              1978.
Phacelia formosula...............  North Park phacelia  Wherever found.....  E               47 FR 38540, 9/1/
                                                                                              1982.
Phacelia insularis ssp. insularis  Island phacelia....  Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 40954, 7/31/
                                                                                              1997.
Phacelia submutica...............  DeBeque phacelia...  Wherever found.....  T               76 FR 45053, 7/27/
                                                                                              2011;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Phlox hirsuta....................  Yreka phlox........  Wherever found.....  E               65 FR 5268, 2/3/
                                                                                              2000.
Phlox nivalis ssp. texensis......  Texas trailing       Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 49636, 9/30/
                                    phlox.                                                    1991.
Phyllanthus saffordii............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               80 FR 59423, 10/1/
                                                                                              2015.
Phyllostegia bracteata...........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Phyllostegia brevidens...........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Phyllostegia floribunda..........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 64637, 10/29/
                                                                                              2013.
Phyllostegia glabra var.           No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 47686, 9/20/
 lanaiensis.                                                                                  1991.
Phyllostegia haliakalae..........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(c);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Phyllostegia helleri.............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Phyllostegia hirsuta.............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53089, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Phyllostegia hispida.............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               74 FR 11319, 3/17/
                                                                                              2009;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(c).\CH\
Phyllostegia kaalaensis..........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53089, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Phyllostegia knudsenii...........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53070, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Phyllostegia mannii..............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 46325, 10/8/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(c);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\

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Phyllostegia mollis..............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 55770, 10/29/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1)\CH\;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Phyllostegia parviflora..........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53108, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Phyllostegia pilosa..............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(c);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Phyllostegia racemosa............  Kiponapona.........  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53137, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Phyllostegia renovans............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                                                                              2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Phyllostegia stachyoides.........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Phyllostegia velutina............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53137, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Phyllostegia waimeae.............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 9304, 2/25/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Phyllostegia warshaueri..........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53137, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Phyllostegia wawrana.............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53070, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Physaria douglasii subsp.          White Bluffs         Wherever found.....  T               78 FR 23983, 4/23/
 tuplashensis.                      bladderpod.                                               2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Physaria filiformis (=             Missouri bladderpod  Wherever found.....  T               52 FR 679, 1/8/
 Lesquerella f.).                                                                             1987;
                                                                                             68 FR 59337, 10/15/
                                                                                              2003;
                                                                                             75 FR 55686, 9/14/
                                                                                              2010.
Physaria globosa.................  Short's bladderpod.  Wherever found.....  E               79 FR 44712, 8/1/
                                                                                              2014.
Physaria obcordata...............  Dudley Bluffs        Wherever found.....  T               55 FR 4152, 2/6/
                                    twinpod.                                                  1990.
Physaria pallida.................  White bladderpod...  Wherever found.....  E               52 FR 7424, 3/11/
                                                                                              1987.
Physaria thamnophila.............  Zapata bladderpod..  Wherever found.....  E               64 FR 63745, 11/22/
                                                                                              1999; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).CH
Pilosocereus robinii.............  Key tree-cactus....  Wherever found.....  E               49 FR 29234, 7/19/
                                                                                              1984.
Pinguicula ionantha..............  Godfrey's            Wherever found.....  T               58 FR 37432, 7/12/
                                    butterwort.                                               1993.
Piperia yadonii..................  Yadon's piperia....  Wherever found.....  E               63 FR 43100, 8/12/
                                                                                              1998;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Pittosporum halophilum...........  Hoawa..............  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(c).\CH\
Pittosporum hawaiiense...........  Hoawa, haawa.......  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 64637, 10/29/
                                                                                              2013.
Pittosporum napaliense...........  Hoawa..............  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                                                                              2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Pityopsis ruthii.................  Ruth's golden aster  Wherever found.....  E               50 FR 29341, 7/18/
                                                                                              1985.
Plagiobothrys hirtus.............  Rough popcornflower  Wherever found.....  E               65 FR 3866, 1/25/
                                                                                              2000.
Plagiobothrys strictus...........  Calistoga allocarya  Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 54791, 10/22/
                                                                                              1997.
Plantago hawaiensis..............  Laukahi kuahiwi....  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 10305, 3/4/
                                                                                              1994; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).CH
Plantago princeps................  Laukahi kuahiwi....  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 56333, 11/10/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(a)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(c);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Platanthera holochila............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53108, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(c);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(a)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Platanthera integrilabia.........  White fringeless     Wherever found.....  T               81 FR 62826, 9/13/
                                    orchid.                                                   16.
Platanthera leucophaea...........  Eastern prairie      Wherever found.....  T               54 FR 39857, 9/28/
                                    fringed orchid.                                           1989.
Platanthera praeclara............  Western prairie      Wherever found.....  T               54 FR 39857, 9/28/
                                    fringed orchid.                                           1989.
Pleodendron macranthum...........  Chupacallos........  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 60565, 11/25/
                                                                                              1994.
Poa atropurpurea.................  San Bernardino       Wherever found.....  E               63 FR 49006, 9/14/
                                    bluegrass.                                                1998;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Poa mannii.......................  Mann's bluegrass...  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 56330, 11/10/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Poa napensis.....................  Napa bluegrass.....  Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 54791, 10/22/
                                                                                              1997.
Poa sandvicensis.................  Hawaiian bluegrass.  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 20580, 5/13/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Poa siphonoglossa................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 20580, 5/13/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Pogogyne abramsii................  San Diego mesa mint  Wherever found.....  E               43 FR 44810, 9/28/
                                                                                              1978.
Pogogyne nudiuscula..............  Otay mesa mint.....  Wherever found.....  E               58 FR 41384, 8/3/
                                                                                              1993.
Polygala lewtonii................  Lewton's polygala..  Wherever found.....  E               58 FR 25746, 4/27/
                                                                                              1993.

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Polygala smallii.................  Tiny polygala......  Wherever found.....  E               50 FR 29345, 7/18/
                                                                                              1985.
Polygonella basiramia............  Wireweed...........  Wherever found.....  E               52 FR 2227, 1/21/
                                                                                              1987.
Polygonella myriophylla..........  Sandlace...........  Wherever found.....  E               58 FR 25746, 4/27/
                                                                                              1993.
Polygonum hickmanii..............  Scotts Valley        Wherever found.....  E               68 FR 16979, 4/8/
                                    polygonum.                                                2003;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Polyscias (=Tetraplasandra)        No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
 bisattenuata.                                                                                2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Polyscias (=Tetraplasandra)        No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
 flynnii.                                                                                     2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Polyscias (=Tetraplasandra)        Oheohe.............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 14482, 3/28/
 gymnocarpa.                                                                                  1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Polyscias (=Tetraplasandra)        No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               77 FR 57647, 9/18/
 lydgatei.                                                                                    2012;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Polyscias (=Munroidendron)         No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 9304, 2/25/
 racemosa (=racemosum).                                                                       1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Portulaca sclerocarpa............  Poe................  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 10305, 3/4/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Portulaca villosa................  Ihi................  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Potamogeton clystocarpus.........  Little Aguja         Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 57844, 11/14/
                                    pondweed.                                                 1991.
Potentilla hickmanii.............  Hickman's            Wherever found.....  E               63 FR 43100, 8/12/
                                    potentilla.                                               1998.
Primula maguirei.................  Maguire primrose...  Wherever found.....  T               50 FR 33731, 8/21/
                                                                                              1985.
Pritchardia affinis..............  Loulu..............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 10305, 3/4/
                                                                                              1994.
Pritchardia aylmer-robinsonii....  Wahane.............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 41020, 8/7/
                                                                                              1996.
Pritchardia bakeri...............  Baker's loulu......  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Pritchardia hardyi...............  Loulu..............  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                                                                              2010.
Pritchardia kaalae...............  Loulu..............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53089, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996.
Pritchardia lanigera.............  Loulu..............  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 64637, 10/29/
                                                                                              2013.
Pritchardia maideniana...........  Loulu..............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 10305, 3/4/
                                                                                              1994.
Pritchardia munroi...............  Loulu..............  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 46325, 10/8/
                                                                                              1992.
Pritchardia napaliensis..........  Loulu..............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53070, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996.
Pritchardia remota...............  Loulu..............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 43178, 8/21/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(g).\CH\
Pritchardia schattaueri..........  Loulu..............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53137, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996.
Pritchardia viscosa..............  Loulu..............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53070, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996.
Prunus geniculata................  Scrub plum.........  Wherever found.....  E               52 FR 2227, 1/21/
                                                                                              1987.
Pseudobahia bahiifolia...........  Hartweg's golden     Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 5542, 2/6/
                                    sunburst.                                                 1997.
Pseudobahia......................  San Joaquin adobe    Wherever found.....  T               62 FR 5542, 2/6/
                                    sunburst.                                                 1997.
Pseudognaphalium sandwicensium     Enaena.............  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
 var. molokaiense.                                                                            2016.
Psychotria grandiflora...........  Kopiko.............  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                                                                              2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Psychotria hexandra var.           Kopiko.............  Wherever found.....  E               77 FR 57648, 9/18/
 oahuensis.                                                                                   2012; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).CH
Psychotria hobdyi................  Kopiko.............  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                                                                              2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Psychotria malaspinae............  Aplokating palaoan.  Wherever found.....  E               80 FR 59423, 10/1/
                                                                                              2015.
Pteralyxia kauaiensis............  Kaulu..............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 9304, 2/25/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Pteralyxia macrocarpa............  Kaulu..............  Wherever found.....  E               77 FR 57647, 9/18/
                                                                                              2012;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Ptilimnium nodosum...............  Harperella.........  Wherever found.....  E               53 FR 37978, 9/28/
                                                                                              1988.
Purshia subintegra...............  Arizona cliffrose..  Wherever found.....  E               49 FR 22326, 5/29/
                                                                                              1984.
Quercus hinckleyi................  Hinckley's oak.....  Wherever found.....  T               53 FR 32824, 8/26/
                                                                                              1988.
Ranunculus acriformis var.         Autumn buttercup...  Wherever found.....  E               54 FR 30550, 7/21/
 aestivalis.                                                                                  1989.
Ranunculus hawaiensis............  Makou..............  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Ranunculus mauiensis.............  Makou..............  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Remya kauaiensis.................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 1450, 1/14/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Remya mauiensis..................  Maui remya.........  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 1450, 1/14/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Remya montgomeryi................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 1450, 1/14/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Rhodiola integrifolia ssp. leedyi  Leedy's roseroot...  Wherever found.....  T               57 FR 14649, 4/22/
 (= Sedum integrifolium ssp. l. ).                                                            1992;
                                                                                             75 FR 55686, 9/14/
                                                                                              2010.

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Rhododendron chapmanii...........  Chapman              Wherever found.....  E               44 FR 24248, 4/24/
                                    rhododendron.                                             1979.
Rhus michauxii...................  Michaux's sumac....  Wherever found.....  E               54 FR 39850, 9/28/
                                                                                              1989.
Rhynchospora knieskernii.........  Knieskern's beaked-  Wherever found.....  T               56 FR 32978, 7/18/
                                    rush.                                                     1991.
Ribes echinellum.................  Miccosukee           Wherever found.....  T               50 FR 29338, 7/18/
                                    gooseberry.                                               1985.
Rorippa gambellii................  Gambel's watercress  Wherever found.....  E               58 FR 41378, 8/3/
                                                                                              1993.
Sagittaria fasciculata...........  Bunched arrowhead..  Wherever found.....  E               44 FR 43700, 7/25/
                                                                                              1979.
Sagittaria secundifolia..........  Kral's water-        Wherever found.....  T               55 FR 13907, 4/13/
                                    plantain.                                                 1990.
Sanicula mariversa...............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 55770, 10/29/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Sanicula purpurea................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53108, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Sanicula sandwicensis............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Santalum haleakalae var.lanaiense  Lanai sandalwood or  Wherever found.....  E               51 FR 3182, 1/24/
                                    iliahi.                                                   1986;
                                                                                             78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(c).\CH\
Santalum involutum...............  Iliahi.............  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Sarracenia oreophila.............  Green pitcher-plant  Wherever found.....  E               44 FR 54922, 9/21/
                                                                                              1979;
                                                                                             45 FR 18929, 3/24/
                                                                                              1980.
Sarracenia rubra ssp. alabamensis  Alabama canebrake    Wherever found.....  E               54 FR 10150, 3/10/
                                    pitcher-plant.                                            1989.
Sarracenia rubra ssp. jonesii....  Mountain sweet       Wherever found.....  E               53 FR 38470, 9/30/
                                    pitcher-plant.                                            1988.
Scaevola coriacea................  Dwarf naupaka......  Wherever found.....  E               51 FR 17971, 5/16/
                                                                                              1986.
Schenkia sebaeoides..............  Awiwi..............  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 55770, 10/29/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(a)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(c);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Schiedea adamantis...............  Diamond Head         Wherever found.....  E               49 FR 6099, 2/17/
                                    schiedea.                                                 1984.
Schiedea apokremnos..............  Maolioli...........  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 49639, 9/30/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Schiedea attenuata...............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                                                                              2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Schiedea diffusa ssp. diffusa....  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Schiedea diffusa ssp.macraei.....  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 64637, 10/29/
                                                                                              2013.
Schiedea haleakalensis...........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 20772, 5/15/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Schiedea hawaiiensis.............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 64637, 10/29/
                                                                                              2013.
Schiedea helleri.................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53070, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Schiedea hookeri.................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53108, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Schiedea jacobii.................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Schiedea kaalae..................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 55770, 10/29/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Schiedea kauaiensis..............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53108, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Schiedea kealiae.................  Maolioli...........  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53089, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Schiedea laui....................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(c).\CH\
Schiedea (=Alsinidendron)          Kuawawaenohu.......  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53070, 10/10/
 lychnoides.                                                                                  1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Schiedea lydgatei................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 46325, 10/8/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(c).\CH\
Schiedea membranacea.............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53070, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Schiedea nuttallii...............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53108, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(a)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(c);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Schiedea obovata.................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 55770, 10/29/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             77 FR 57647, 9/18/
                                                                                              2012;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Schiedea pubescens...............  Maolioli...........  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Schiedea salicaria...............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\

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Schiedea sarmentosa..............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53130, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(c).\CH\
Schiedea spergulina var. leiopoda  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 9304, 2/25/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Schiedea spergulina var.           No common name.....  Wherever found.....  T               59 FR 9304, 2/25/
 spergulina.                                                                                  1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Schiedea stellarioides...........  Laulihilihi          Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53070, 10/10/
                                    (=Maolioli).                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Schiedea trinervis...............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 55770, 10/29/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Schiedea verticillata............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 43178, 8/21/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(g).\CH\
Schiedea (=Alsinidendron) viscosa  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53070, 10/10/
 (=viscosum).                                                                                 1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Schoenocrambe argillacea.........  Clay reed-mustard..  Wherever found.....  T               57 FR 1398, 1/14/
                                                                                              1992.
Schoenocrambe barnebyi...........  Barneby reed-        Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 1398, 1/14/
                                    mustard.                                                  1992.
Schoenocrambe suffrutescens......  Shrubby reed-        Wherever found.....  E               52 FR 37416, 10/6/
                                    mustard.                                                  1987.
Schoepfia arenaria...............  None...............  Wherever found.....  T               56 FR 16021, 4/19/
                                                                                              1991.
Schwalbea americana..............  American chaffseed.  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 44703, 9/29/
                                                                                              1992.
Scirpus ancistrochaetus..........  Northeastern         Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 21091, 5/7/
                                    bulrush.                                                  1991.
Sclerocactus brevihamatus ssp.     Tobusch fishhook     Wherever found.....  T               44 FR 64736, 11/7/
 tobuschii.                         cactus.                                                   1979; 83 FR 22392,
                                                                                              5/15/2018.
Sclerocactus brevispinus.........  Pariette cactus....  Wherever found.....  T               44 FR 58868, 10/11/
                                                                                              1979;
                                                                                             74 FR 47112, 9/15/
                                                                                              2009.
Sclerocactus glaucus.............  Colorado hookless    Wherever found.....  T               44 FR 58868, 10/11/
                                    cactus.                                                   1979;
                                                                                             74 FR 47112, 9/15/
                                                                                              2009.
Sclerocactus mariposensis........  Lloyd's mariposa     Wherever found.....  T               44 FR 64247, 11/6/
                                    cactus.                                                   1979.
Sclerocactus mesae-verdae........  Mesa Verde cactus..  Wherever found.....  T               44 FR 62471, 10/30/
                                                                                              1979.
Sclerocactus wetlandicus.........  Uinta Basin          Wherever found.....  T               44 FR 58868, 10/11/
                                    hookless cactus.                                          1979;
                                                                                             74 FR 47112, 9/15/
                                                                                              2009.
Sclerocactus wrightiae...........  Wright fishhook      Wherever found.....  E               44 FR 58866, 10/11/
                                    cactus.                                                   1979.
Scutellaria floridana............  Florida skullcap...  Wherever found.....  T               57 FR 19813, 5/8/
                                                                                              1992.
Scutellaria montana..............  Large-flowered       Wherever found.....  T               51 FR 22521, 6/20/
                                    skullcap.                                                 1986;
                                                                                             67 FR 1662, 1/14/
                                                                                              2002.
Senecio layneae..................  Layne's butterweed.  Wherever found.....  T               61 FR 54346, 10/18/
                                                                                              1996.
Serianthes nelsonii..............  Hayun lagu (Guam),   Wherever found.....  E               52 FR 4907, 2/18/
                                    Tronkon guafi                                             1987;
                                    (Rota).                                                  52 FR 6651, 5/4/
                                                                                              1987.
Sesbania tomentosa...............  Ohai...............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 56333, 11/10/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(a)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(c);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(g);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(i);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Sibara filifolia.................  Santa Cruz Island    Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 42692, 8/8/
                                    rock-cress.                                               1997.
Sicyos albus (=alba).............  Anunu..............  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53137, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996,
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Sicyos lanceoloideus.............  Anunu..............  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Sicyos macrophyllus..............  Anunu..............  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Sidalcea keckii..................  Keck's               Wherever found.....  E               65 FR 7757, 2/16/
                                    checkermallow.                                            2000;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Sidalcea nelsoniana..............  Nelson's checker-    Wherever found.....  T               58 FR 8235, 2/12/
                                    mallow.                                                   1993.
Sidalcea oregana var. calva......  Wenatchee Mountains  Wherever found.....  E               64 FR 71680, 12/22/
                                    checker-mallow.                                           1999;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Sidalcea oregana ssp. valida.....  Kenwood Marsh        Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 54791, 10/22/
                                    checker-mallow.                                           1997.
Sidalcea pedata..................  Pedate checker-      Wherever found.....  E               49 FR 34497, 8/31/
                                    mallow.                                                   1984.
Sideroxylon reclinatum ssp.        Everglades bully...  Wherever found.....  T               82 FR 46691, 10/06/
 austrofloridense.                                                                            2017.
Silene alexandri.................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 46325, 10/8/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(c).\CH\
Silene hawaiiensis...............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  T               59 FR 10305, 3/4/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Silene lanceolata................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 46325, 10/8/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(c);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Silene perlmanii.................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 55770, 10/29/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Silene polypetala................  Fringed campion....  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 1932, 1/18/
                                                                                              1991.

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Silene spaldingii................  Spalding's catchfly  Wherever found.....  T               66 FR 51597, 10/10/
                                                                                              2001.
Sisyrinchium dichotomum..........  White irisette.....  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 48752, 9/26/
                                                                                              1991.
Solanum conocarpum...............  Marron bacora......  Wherever found.....  E               87 FR 36225, 6/16/
                                                                                              2022; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Solanum drymophilum..............  Erubia.............  Wherever found.....  E               53 FR 32827, 8/26/
                                                                                              1988.
Solanum guamense.................  Biringenas           Wherever found.....  E               80 FR 59423, 10/1/
                                    halumtanu,                                                2015.
                                    Birengenas halom
                                    tano.
Solanum incompletum..............  Popolo ku mai......  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 56333, 10/10/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Solanum nelsonii.................  Popolo.............  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Solanum sandwicense..............  Aiakeakua, popolo..  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 9304, 2/25/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(a)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Solidago houghtonii..............  Houghton's           Wherever found.....  T               53 FR 27134, 7/18/
                                    goldenrod.                                                1988.
Solidago shortii.................  Short's goldenrod..  Wherever found.....  E               50 FR 36085, 9/5/
                                                                                              1985.
Solidago spithamaea..............  Blue Ridge           Wherever found.....  T               50 FR 12306, 3/28/
                                    goldenrod.                                                1985.
Spermolepis hawaiiensis..........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 56333, 11/10/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(a)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(c)\CH\;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Sphaeralcea gierischii...........  Gierisch mallow....  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 49149, 8/13/
                                                                                              2013.
Spigelia gentianoides............  Gentian pinkroot...  Wherever found.....  E               55 FR 49046, 11/26/
                                                                                              1990.
Spiraea virginiana...............  Virginia spiraea...  Wherever found.....  T               55 FR 24241, 6/15/
                                                                                              1990.
Spiranthes delitescens...........  Canelo Hills         Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 665, 1/6/
                                    ladies'-tresses.                                          1997.
Spiranthes diluvialis............  Ute ladies'-tresses  Wherever found.....  T               57 FR 2048, 1/17/
                                                                                              1992.
Spiranthes parksii...............  Navasota ladies'-    Wherever found.....  E               47 FR 19539, 5/6/
                                    tresses.                                                  1982.
Stahlia monosperma...............  C[oacute]bana negra  Wherever found.....  T               55 FR 12790, 4/5/
                                                                                              1990.
Stenogyne angustifolia var.        No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               44 FR 62468, 10/30/
 angustifolia.                                                                                1979.
Stenogyne bifida.................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 46325, 10/8/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(c).\CH\
Stenogyne campanulata............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 20580, 5/13/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Stenogyne cranwelliae............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 64637, 10/29/
                                                                                              2013.
Stenogyne kaalae ssp. sherffii...  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Stenogyne kanehoana..............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 20592, 5/13/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Stenogyne kauaulaensis...........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Stenogyne kealiae................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                                                                              2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Stephanomeria malheurensis.......  Malheur wire-        Wherever found.....  E               47 FR 50881, 11/10/
                                    lettuce.                                                  1982;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Streptanthus albidus ssp. albidus  Metcalf Canyon       Wherever found.....  E               60 FR 6671, 2/3/
                                    jewelflower.                                              1995.
Streptanthus bracteatus..........  Bracted twistflower  Wherever found.....  T               88 FR 21844, April
                                                                                              11, 2023; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.73(h);\4d\ 50
                                                                                              CFR 17.96(a).\CH\
Streptanthus niger...............  Tiburon jewelflower  Wherever found.....  E               60 FR 6671, 2/3/
                                                                                              1995.
Styrax platanifolius ssp. texanus  Texas snowbells....  Wherever found.....  E               49 FR 40035, 10/12/
                                                                                              1984.
Styrax portoricensis.............  Palo de jazmfn.....  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 14782, 4/22/
                                                                                              1992.
Suaeda californica...............  Sea-blite,           Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 64613, 12/15/
                                    California.                                               1994.
Swallenia alexandrae.............  Eureka dune grass,   Wherever found.....  T               83 FR 8576, 2/27/
                                    Eureka Valley dune                                        18.
                                    grass, or Eureka
                                    dunegrass.
Tabernaemontana rotensis.........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  T               80 FR 59423, 10/1/
                                                                                              2015.
Taraxacum californicum...........  California           Wherever found.....  E               63 FR 49006, 9/14/
                                    taraxacum.                                                1988;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Ternstroemia luquillensis........  Palo colorado......  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 14782, 4/22/
                                                                                              1992.
Ternstroemia subsessilis.........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 14782, 4/22/
                                                                                              1992.
Tetramolopium arenarium..........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 10305, 3/4/
                                                                                              1994.
Tetramolopium capillare..........  Pamakani...........  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 49860, 9/30/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Tetramolopium filiforme..........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 55770, 10/29/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Tetramolopium lepidotum ssp.       No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 55770, 10/29/
 lepidotum.                                                                                   1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\

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Tetramolopium remyi..............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 47686, 9/20/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Tetramolopium rockii.............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  T               57 FR 46325, 10/8/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(c).\CH\
Thalictrum cooleyi...............  Cooley's meadowrue.  Wherever found.....  E               54 FR 5935, 2/7/
                                                                                              1989.
Thelypodium howellii ssp.          Howell's             Wherever found.....  T               64 FR 28393, 5/26/
 spectabilis.                       spectacular                                               1999.
                                    thelypody.
Thelypodium stenopetalum.........  Slender-petaled      Wherever found.....  E               49 FR 34497, 8/31/
                                    mustard.                                                  1984.
Thlaspi californicum.............  Kneeland Prairie     Wherever found.....  E               65 FR 6332, 2/9/
                                    penny-cress.                                              2000;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Thymophylla tephroleuca..........  Ashy dogweed.......  Wherever found.....  E               49 FR 29232, 7/19/
                                                                                              1984.
Thysanocarpus conchuliferus......  Santa Cruz Island    Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 40954, 7/31/
                                    fringepod.                                                1997.
Tinospora homosepala.............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               80 FR 59423, 10/1/
                                                                                              2015.
Townsendia aprica................  Last Chance          Wherever found.....  T               50 FR 33734, 8/21/
                                    townsendia.                                               1985.
Trematolobelia singularis........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53089, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Trichilia triacantha.............  Bariaco............  Wherever found.....  E               53 FR 3565, 2/5/
                                                                                              1988.
Trifolium amoenum................  Showy Indian clover  Wherever found.....  E               62 FR 54791, 10/22/
                                                                                              1997.
Trifolium trichocalyx............  Monterey clover....  Wherever found.....  E               63 FR 43100, 8/12/
                                                                                              1998.
Trillium persistens..............  Persistent trillium  Wherever found.....  E               43 FR 17910, 4/26/
                                                                                              1978.
Trillium reliquum................  Relict trillium....  Wherever found.....  E               53 FR 10879, 4/4/
                                                                                              1988.
Tuberolabium guamense............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  T               80 FR 59423, 10/1/
                                                                                              2015.
Tuctoria greenei.................  Greene's tuctoria..  Wherever found.....  T               62 FR 14338, 3/26/
                                                                                              1997;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Tuctoria mucronata...............  Solano grass.......  Wherever found.....  T               43 FR 44810, 9/28/
                                                                                              1978;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Urera kaalae.....................  Opuhe..............  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 55770, 10/29/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Varronia rupicola................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  T               79 FR 53303, 9/9/
                                                                                              2014;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Verbena californica..............  Red Hills vervain..  Wherever found.....  T               63 FR 49006, 9/14/
                                                                                              1998.
Verbesina dissita................  Big-leaved           Wherever found.....  T               61 FR 52370, 10/7/
                                    crownbeard.                                               1996.
Vernonia proctorii...............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               58 FR 25755, 4/27/
                                                                                              1993.
Vicia menziesii..................  Hawaiian vetch.....  Wherever found.....  E               43 FR 17910, 4/26/
                                                                                              1978.
Vigna o-wahuensis................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 56333, 11/10/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(2);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(i);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(c);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Viola chamissoniana ssp.           Pamakani...........  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 55770, 10/29/
 chamissoniana.                                                                               1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Viola helenae....................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 47695, 9/20/
                                                                                              1991;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Viola kauaiensis var.              Nani waialeale.....  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53070, 10/10/
 wahiawaensis.                                                                                1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Viola lanaiensis.................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 47686, 9/20/
                                                                                              1991.
Viola oahuensis..................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53089, 10/10/
                                                                                              1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Warea amplexifolia...............  Wide-leaf warea....  Wherever found.....  E               52 FR 15501, 4/29/
                                                                                              1987.
Warea carteri....................  Carter's mustard...  Wherever found.....  E               52 FR 2227, 1/21/
                                                                                              1987.
Wikstroemia skottsbergiana.......  Akia...............  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Wikstroemia villosa..............  Akia...............  Wherever found.....  E               78 FR 32013, 5/28/
                                                                                              2013;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Wilkesia hobdyi..................  Dwarfiliau.........  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 27859, 6/22/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Xylosma crenatum.................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 20580, 5/13/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).\CH\
Xyris tennesseensis..............  Tennessee yellow-    Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 34151, 7/26/
                                    eyed grass.                                               1991.
Yermo xanthocephalus.............  Desert yellowhead..  Wherever found.....  T               67 FR 11442, 3/14/
                                                                                              2002;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Zanthoxylum dipetalum var.         Ae.................  Wherever found.....  E               61 FR 53137, 10/10/
 tomentosum.                                                                                  1996;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Zanthoxylum hawaiiense...........  Ae.................  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 10305, 3/4/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(a)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(c);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).\CH\
Zanthoxylum oahuense.............  Ae.................  Wherever found.....  E               77 FR 57647, 9/18/
                                                                                              2012;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Zanthoxylum thomasianum..........  St. Thomas prickly-  Wherever found.....  E               50 FR 51867, 12/20/
                                    ash.                                                      1985.

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Zizania texana...................  Texas wild-rice....  Wherever found.....  E               43 FR 17910, 4/26/
                                                                                              1978;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(a).\CH\
Ziziphus celata..................  Florida ziziphus...  Wherever found.....  E               54 FR 31190, 7/27/
                                                                                              1989.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               Conifers and Allies
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Abies guatemalensis..............  Guatemalan fir       Wherever found.....  T               44 FR 65002, 11/8/
                                    (=pinabete).                                              1979.
Cupressus goveniana ssp.           Gowen cypress......  Wherever found.....  T               63 FR 43100, 8/12/
 goveniana.                                                                                   1998.
Cycas micronesica................  Fadang, faadang....  Wherever found.....  T               80 FR 59424, 10/1/
                                                                                              2015.
Fitzroya cupressoides............  Alerce or Chilean    Wherever found.....  T               44 FR 64730, 11/7/
                                    false larch.                                              1979.
Hesperocyparis abramsiana........  Santa Cruz cypress.  Wherever found.....  T               52 FR 675, 1/8/
                                                                                              1987;
                                                                                             81 FR 8408, 2/19/
                                                                                              2016.
Pinus albicaulis.................  Whitebark pine.....  Wherever found.....  T               87 FR 76882, 12/15/
                                                                                              2022; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.74(a).\4d\
Torreya taxifolia................  Florida torreya....  Wherever found.....  E               49 FR 2783, 1/23/
                                                                                              1984.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                                                Ferns and Allies
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Adenophorus periens..............  Palai laau.........  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 56333, 11/10/
                                                                                              1994; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1); CH 50
                                                                                              CFR 17.99(e)(1);
                                                                                              CH 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i); CH 50
                                                                                              CFR 17.99(k).CH
Asplenium dielerectum............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 56333, 11/10/
                                                                                              1994; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1); CH 50
                                                                                              CFR 17.99(c); CH
                                                                                              50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1);CH 50
                                                                                              CFR 17.99(i); CH
                                                                                              50 CFR 17.99(k).CH
Asplenium diellaciniatum.........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Asplenium (=Diellia) dielfalcatum  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               56 FR 55770, 10/29/
 (=falcata).                                                                                  1991; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).CH
Asplenium (=Diellia) dielmannii    No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
 (=mannii).                                                                                   2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Asplenium (=Diellia) dielpallidum  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 9304, 2/25/
 (=pallida).                                                                                  1994; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1).CH
Asplenium peruvianum var.          No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 49025, 9/26/
 insulare.                                                                                    1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(k).\CH\
Asplenium scolopendrium var.       American hart's-     Wherever found.....  T               54 FR 29726, 7/14/
 americanum.                        tongue fern.                                              1989.
Asplenium (=Diellia) unisorum      No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 32932, 6/27/
 (=unisora).                                                                                  1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Ctenitis squamigera..............  Pauoa..............  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 49025, 9/26/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(a)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(c);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Cyathea dryopteroides............  Elfin tree fern....  Wherever found.....  E               52 FR 22936, 6/16/
                                                                                              1987.
Deparia kaalaana.................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Diplazium molokaiense............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 49025, 9/26/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(a)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(c);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Doryopteris angelica.............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
                                                                                              2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Doryopteris takeuchii............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               77 FR 57647, 9/18/
                                                                                              2012;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Dryopteris glabra var. pusilla...  Hohiu..............  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Dryopteris crinalis var.           Palapalai aumakua..  Wherever found.....  E               75 FR 18960, 4/13/
 podosorus.                                                                                   2010;
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a).\CH\
Elaphoglossum serpens............  None...............  Wherever found.....  E               58 FR 32308, 6/9/
                                                                                              1993.
Hypolepis hawaiiensis var.         Olua...............  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
 mauiensis.                                                                                   2016.
Isoetes louisianensis............  Louisiana quillwort  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 48741, 10/28/
                                                                                              1992.
Isoetes melanospora..............  Black-spored         Wherever found.....  E               53 FR 3560, 2/5/
                                    quillwort.                                                1988.
Isoetes tegetiformans............  Mat-forming          Wherever found.....  E               53 FR 3560, 2/5/
                                    quillwort.                                                1988.

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Marsilea villosa.................  Ihiihi.............  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 27863, 6/22/
                                                                                              1992;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(c);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(i).\CH\
Menisciopsis boydiae.............  Kupukupu makalii...  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Microlepia strigosa var.           No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
 mauiensis.                                                                                   2016.
Phlegmariurus mannii.............  Wawaeiole..........  Wherever found.....  E               57 FR 20772, 5/15/
                                                                                              1992; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(e)(1).CH
Phlegmariurus nutans.............  Wawaeiole..........  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 14482, 3/28/
                                                                                              1994; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(a)(1); CH 50
                                                                                              CFR 17.99(i).CH
Phlegmariurus stemmermanniae.....  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               81 FR 67786, 9/30/
                                                                                              2016.
Polystichum aleuticum............  Aleutian shield-     Wherever found.....  E               53 FR 4626, 2/17/
                                    fern.                                                     1988.
Polystichum calderonense.........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               58 FR 32308, 6/9/
                                                                                              1993.
Pteris lidgatei..................  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               59 FR 49025, 9/26/
                                                                                              1994;
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(e)(1);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR 17.99(i);
                                                                                              \CH\
                                                                                             50 CFR
                                                                                              17.99(c).\CH\
Tectaria estremerana.............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               58 FR 32308, 6/9/
                                                                                              1993.
Thelypteris inabonensis..........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               58 FR 35887, 7/2/
                                                                                              1993.
Thelypteris pilosa var.            Alabama streak-      Wherever found.....  T               57 FR 30164, 7/8/
 alabamensis.                       sorus fern.                                               1992.
Thelypteris verecunda............  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               58 FR 35887, 7/2/
                                                                                              1993.
Thelypteris yaucoensis...........  No common name.....  Wherever found.....  E               58 FR 35887, 7/2/
                                                                                              1993.
Trichomanes punctatum ssp.         Florida bristle      Wherever found.....  E               80 FR 60440, 10/6/
 floridanum.                        fern.                                                     2015; 50 CFR
                                                                                              17.96(b)(1).\CH\
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                                                     Lichens
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Cladonia perforata...............  Florida perforate    Wherever found.....  E               58 FR 25746, 4/27/
                                    cladonia.                                                 1993.
Gymnoderma lineare...............  Rock gnome lichen..  Wherever found.....  E               60 FR 3557, 1/18/
                                                                                              1995.
 
                                                     Mosses
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Donrichardsia macroneuron........  South Llano springs  Wherever found.....  E               88 FR 25543, 4/27/
                                    moss.                                                     2023.
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[81 FR 51583, Aug. 4, 2016]

    Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting Sec.  
17.12, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the 
Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at www.govinfo.gov.



                      Subpart C_Endangered Wildlife



Sec.  17.21  Prohibitions.

    (a) Except as provided in subpart A of this part, or under permits 
issued pursuant to Sec.  17.22 or Sec.  17.23, it is unlawful for any 
person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to commit, to 
attempt to commit, to solicit another to commit or to cause to be 
committed, any of the acts described in paragraphs (b) through (f) of 
this section in regard to any endangered wildlife.
    (b) Import or export. It is unlawful to import or to export any 
endangered wildlife. Any shipment in transit through the United States 
is an importation and an exportation, whether or not it has entered the 
country for customs purposes.
    (c) Take. (1) It is unlawful to take endangered wildlife within the 
United States, within the territorial sea of the United States, or upon 
the high seas. The high seas shall be all waters seaward of the 
territorial sea of the United States, except waters officially 
recognized by the United States as the territorial sea of another 
country, under international law.
    (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (c)(1) of this section, any person may 
take endangered wildlife in defense of his own life or the lives of 
others.
    (3) Notwithstanding paragraph (c)(1) of this section, any employee 
or agent of the Service, any other Federal land management agency, the 
National Marine Fisheries Service, or a State conservation agency, who 
is designated by his agency for such purposes, may,

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when acting in the course of his official duties, take endangered 
wildlife without a permit if such action is necessary to:
    (i) Aid a sick, injured or orphaned specimen; or
    (ii) Dispose of a dead specimen; or
    (iii) Salvage a dead specimen which may be useful for scientific 
study; or
    (iv) Remove specimens which constitute a demonstrable but 
nonimmediate threat to human safety, provided that the taking is done in 
a humane manner; the taking may involve killing or injuring only if it 
has not been reasonably possible to eliminate such threat by live-
capturing and releasing the specimen unharmed, in a remote area.
    (4) Any taking under paragraphs (c)(2) and (3) of this section must 
be reported in writing to the Office of Law Enforcement, at the address 
provided at 50 CFR 2.1(b), within 5 days. The specimen may only be 
retained, disposed of, or salvaged under directions from the Office of 
Law Enforcement.
    (5) Notwithstanding paragraph (c)(1) of this section, any qualified 
employee or agent of a State Conservation Agency which is a party to a 
Cooperative Agreement with the Service in accordance with section 6(c) 
of the Act, who is designated by his agency for such purposes, may, when 
acting in the course of his official duties take those endangered 
species which are covered by an approved cooperative agreement for 
conservation programs in accordance with the Cooperative Agreement, 
provided that such taking is not reasonably anticipated to result in:
    (i) The death or permanent disabling of the specimen;
    (ii) The removal of the specimen from the State where the taking 
occurred;
    (iii) The introduction of the specimen so taken, or of any progeny 
derived from such a specimen, into an area beyond the historical range 
of the species; or
    (iv) The holding of the specimen in captivity for a period of more 
than 45 consecutive days.
    (6) Notwithstanding paragraph (c)(1) of this section, any person 
acting under a valid migratory bird rehabilitation permit issued 
pursuant to Sec.  21.76 of this subchapter may take endangered migratory 
birds without an endangered species permit if such action is necessary 
to aid a sick, injured, or orphaned endangered migratory bird, provided 
the permittee:
    (i) Notifies the issuing Migratory Bird Permit Office immediately 
upon receipt of such bird (contact information for your issuing office 
is listed on your permit and on the Internet at http://offices.fws.gov); 
and
    (ii) Disposes of or transfers such birds, or their parts or 
feathers, as directed by the Migratory Bird Permit Office.
    (7) Notwithstanding paragraph (c)(1) of this section, persons exempt 
from the permit requirements of Sec.  21.12(c) and (d) of this 
subchapter may take sick and injured endangered migratory birds without 
an endangered species permit in performing the activities authorized 
under Sec.  21.12(c) and (d).
    (d) Possession and other acts with unlawfully taken wildlife. (1) It 
is unlawful to possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, or ship, by any 
means whatsoever, any endangered wildlife which was taken in violation 
of paragraph (c) of this section.

    Example. A person captures a whooping crane in Texas and gives it to 
a second person, who puts it in a closed van and drives thirty miles, to 
another location in Texas. The second person then gives the whooping 
crane to a third person, who is apprehended with the bird in his 
possession. All three have violated the law--the first by illegally 
taking the whooping crane; the second by transporting an illegally taken 
whooping crane; and the third by possessing an illegally taken whooping 
crane.

    (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (d)(1) of this section, Federal and 
State law enforcement officers may possess, deliver, carry, transport or 
ship any endangered wildlife taken in violation of the Act as necessary 
in performing their official duties.
    (3) Notwithstanding paragraph (d)(1) of this section, any person 
acting under a valid migratory bird rehabilitation permit issued 
pursuant to Sec.  21.76 of this subchapter may possess and transport 
endangered migratory birds without an endangered species permit when 
such action is necessary to aid a sick, injured, or orphaned endangered 
migratory bird, provided the permittee:

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    (i) Notifies the issuing Migratory Bird Permit Office immediately 
upon receipt of such bird (contact information for your issuing office 
is listed on your permit and on the Internet at http://offices.fws.gov); 
and
    (ii) Disposes of or transfers such birds, or their parts or 
feathers, as directed by the Migratory Bird Permit Office.
    (4) Notwithstanding paragraph (d)(1) of this section, persons exempt 
from the permit requirements of Sec.  21.12(c) and (d) of this 
subchapter may possess and transport sick and injured endangered 
migratory bird species without an endangered species permit in 
performing the activities authorized under Sec.  21.12(c) and (d).
    (e) Interstate or foreign commerce. It is unlawful to deliver, 
receive, carry transport, or ship in interstate or foreign commerce, by 
any means whatsoever, and in the course of a commercial activity, any 
endangered wildlife.
    (f) Sale or offer for sale. (1) It is unlawful to sell or to offer 
for sale in interstate or foreign commerce any endangered wildlife.
    (2) An advertisement for the sale of endangered wildlife which 
carries a warning to the effect that no sale may be consummated until a 
permit has been obtained from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shall 
not be considered an offer for sale within the meaning of this section.
    (g) Captive-bred wildlife. (1) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b), (c), 
(e) and (f) of this section, any person may take; export or re-import; 
deliver, receive, carry, transport or ship in interstate or foreign 
commerce, in the course of a commercial activity; or sell or offer for 
sale in interstate or foreign commerce any endangered wildlife that is 
bred in captivity in the United States provided either that the wildlife 
is of a taxon listed in paragraph (g)(6) of this section, or that the 
following conditions are met:
    (i) The wildlife is of a species having a natural geographic 
distribution not including any part of the United States, or the 
wildlife is of a species that the Director has determined to be eligible 
in accordance with paragraph (g)(5) of this section;
    (ii) The purpose of such activity is to enhance the propagation or 
survival of the affected species;
    (iii) Such activity does not involve interstate or foreign commerce, 
in the course of a commercial activity, with respect to non-living 
wildlife;
    (iv) Each specimen of wildlife to be re-imported is uniquely 
identified by a band, tattoo or other means that was reported in writing 
to an official of the Service at a port of export prior to export from 
the United States; and
    (v) Any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States who 
engages in any of the activities authorized by this paragraph does so in 
accordance with paragraphs (g) (2), (3) and (4) of this section, and 
with all other applicable regulations in this Subchapter B.
    (2) Any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States 
seeking to engage in any of the activities authorized by this paragraph 
must first register with the Service's Division of Management Authority 
at the address provided at 50 CFR 2.1(b). Requests for registration must 
be submitted on an official application form (Form 3-200-41) provided by 
the Service, and must include the following information:
    (i) The types of wildlife sought to be covered by the registration, 
identified by common and scientific name to the taxonomic level of 
family, genus or species;
    (ii) A description of the applicant's experience in maintaining and 
propagating the types of wildlife sought to be covered by the 
registration, and when appropriate, in conducting research directly 
related to maintaining and propagating such wildlife;
    (iii) Photograph(s) or other evidence clearly depicting the 
facilities where such wildlife will be maintained; and
    (iv) a copy of the applicant's license or registration, if any, 
under the animal welfare regulations of the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture (9 CFR part 2).
    (3) Upon receipt of a complete application for registration, or the 
renewal or amendment of an existing registration, under this section, 
the Service will publish notice of the application in the Federal 
Register. Each notice will invite the submission from interested 
parties, within 30 days after the

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date of the notice, of written data, views, or arguments with respect to 
the application. All information received as part of each application 
will be made available to the public, upon request, as a matter of 
public record at every stage of the proceeding, including, but not 
limited to, information needed to assess the eligibility of the 
applicant, such as the original application, materials, any intervening 
renewal applications documenting a change in location or personnel, and 
the most recent annual report.
    (i) At the completion of this comment period, the Director will 
decide whether to approve the registration. In making this decision, the 
Director will consider, in addition to the general criteria in Sec.  
13.21(b) of this subchapter, whether the expertise, facilities, or other 
resources available to the applicant appear adequate to enhance the 
propagation or survival of the affected wildlife. Public education 
activities may not be the sole basis to justify issuance of a 
registration or to otherwise establish eligibility for the exception 
granted in paragraph (g)(1) of this section.
    (ii) If the Director approves the registration, the Service will 
publish notice of the decision in the Federal Register that the 
registration was applied for in good faith, that issuing the 
registration will not operate to the disadvantage of the species for 
which registration was sought, and that issuing the registration will be 
consistent with the purposes and policy set forth in section 2 of the 
Act.
    (iii) Each person so registered must maintain accurate written 
records of activities conducted under the registration and allow 
reasonable access to Service agents for inspection purposes as set forth 
in Sec. Sec.  13.46 and 13.47 of this chapter. Each person so registered 
must also submit to the Director an individual written annual report of 
activities, including all births, deaths, and transfers of any type.
    (4) Any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States 
seeking to export or conduct foreign commerce in captive-bred endangered 
wildlife that will not remain under the care of that person must first 
obtain approval by providing written evidence to satisfy the Director 
that the proposed recipient of the wildlife has expertise, facilities or 
other resources adequate to enhance the propagation or survival of such 
wildlife and that the proposed recipient will use such wildlife for 
purposes of enhancing the propagation or survival of the affected 
species.
    (5)(i) The Director will use the following criteria to determine if 
wildlife of any species having a natural geographic distribution that 
includes any part of the United States is eligible for the provisions of 
this paragraph:
    (A) Whether there is a low demand for taking of the species from 
wild populations, either because of the success of captive breeding or 
because of other reasons, and
    (B) Whether the wild populations of the species are effectively 
protected from unauthorized taking as a result of the inaccessibility of 
their habitat to humans or as a result of the effectiveness of law 
enforcement.
    (ii) The Director will follow the procedures set forth in the Act 
and in the regulations thereunder with respect to petitions and 
notification of the public and governors of affected States when 
determining the eligibility of species for purposes of this paragraph.
    (iii) In accordance with the criteria in paragraph (g)(5)(i) of this 
section, the Director has determined the following species to be 
eligible for the provisions of this paragraph:

Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis).

    (6) Exemption from registration requirement. (i) If the conditions 
in paragraph (g)(6)(ii) of this section are met, then any person subject 
to the jurisdiction of the United States seeking to engage in any of the 
activities authorized by paragraph (g)(1) of this section may do so 
without first registering with the Service with respect to the following 
species:
    (A) The bar-tailed pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae), Elliot's pheasant 
(S. ellioti), Mikado pheasant (S. mikado), brown eared pheasant 
(Crossoptilon mantchuricum), white eared pheasant (C. crossoptilon), 
cheer pheasant (Catreus wallichii), Edward's pheasant (Lophura 
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(Lophophorus lhuysii), and Palawan peacock pheasant (Polyplectron 
emphanum);
    (B) Parakeets of the species Neophema pulchella and N. splendida;
    (C) The Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis); and
    (D) The white-winged wood duck (Cairina scutulata).
    (ii) Conditions for exemption to register. The following conditions 
must exist for persons dealing with the species listed in paragraph 
(g)(6)(i) of this section to be eligible for exemption from the 
requirement to register with the Service:
    (A) The purpose of the activity is to enhance the propagation or 
survival of the affected exempted species.
    (B) Such activity does not involve interstate or foreign commerce, 
in the course of a commercial activity, with respect to nonliving 
wildlife.
    (C) Each specimen to be reimported is uniquely identified by a band, 
tattoo, or other means that was reported in writing to an official of 
the Service at a port of export prior to export of the specimen from the 
United States.
    (D) No specimens of the taxa in paragraph (g)(6)(i) of this section 
that were taken from the wild may be imported for breeding purposes 
absent a definitive showing that the need for new bloodlines can be met 
only by wild specimens, that suitable foreign-bred, captive individuals 
are unavailable, and that wild populations can sustain limited taking. 
In addition, an import permit must be issued under Sec.  17.22.
    (E) Any permanent exports of such specimens meet the requirements of 
paragraph (g)(4) of this section.
    (F) Each person claiming the benefit of the exception in paragraph 
(g)(1) of this section must maintain accurate written records of 
activities, including births, deaths, and transfers of specimens, and 
make those records accessible to Service agents for inspection at 
reasonable hours as set forth in Sec. Sec.  13.46 and 13.47 of this 
chapter.
    (h) U.S. captive-bred scimitar-horned oryx, addax, and dama gazelle. 
Notwithstanding paragraphs (b), (c), (e), and (f) of this section, any 
person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States may take; export 
or re-import; deliver, receive, carry, transport or ship in interstate 
or foreign commerce, in the course of a commercial activity; or sell or 
offer for sale in interstate or foreign commerce live wildlife, 
including embryos and gametes, and sport-hunted trophies of scimitar-
horned oryx (Oryx dammah), addax (Addax nasomaculatus), and dama gazelle 
(Gazella dama) provided:
    (1) The purpose of such activity is associated with the management 
or transfer of live wildlife, including embryos and gametes, or sport 
hunting in a manner that contributes to increasing or sustaining captive 
numbers or to potential reintroduction to range countries;
    (2) The specimen was captive-bred, in accordance with Sec.  17.3, 
within the United States;
    (3) All live specimens of that species held by the captive-breeding 
operation are managed in a manner that prevents hybridization of the 
species or subspecies;
    (4) All live specimens of that species held by the captive-breeding 
operation are managed in a manner that maintains genetic diversity;
    (5) Any export of or foreign commerce in a specimen meets the 
requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section, as well as parts 13, 
14, and 23 of this chapter;
    (6) Each specimen to be re-imported is uniquely identified by a 
tattoo or other means that is reported on the documentation required 
under paragraph (h)(5) of this section; and
    (7) Each person claiming the benefit of the exception of this 
paragraph (h) must maintain accurate written records of activities, 
including births, deaths, and transfers of specimens, and make those 
records accessible to Service officials for inspection at reasonable 
hours set forth in Sec. Sec.  13.46 and 13.47 of this chapter.
    (8) The sport-hunted trophy consists of raw or tanned parts, such as 
bones, hair, head, hide, hooves, horns, meat, skull, rug, taxidermied 
head, shoulder, or full body mount, of a specimen that was taken by the 
hunter during a sport hunt for personal use. It does not include 
articles made from a trophy, such as worked, manufactured, or handicraft 
items for use as clothing, curios, ornamentation, jewelry, or

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other utilitarian items for commercial purposes.

[40 FR 44415, Sept. 26, 1975, as amended at 40 FR 53400, Nov. 18, 1975; 
41 FR 19226, May 11, 1976; 44 FR 31580, May 31, 1979; 44 FR 54007, Sept. 
17, 1979; 58 FR 68325, Dec. 27, 1993; 63 FR 48640, Sept. 11, 1998; 68 FR 
2919, Jan. 22, 2003; 68 FR 61136, Oct. 27, 2003; 70 FR 52318, Sept. 2, 
2005; 77 FR 438, Jan. 5, 2012; 77 FR 43175, July 24, 2012; 79 FR 15252, 
Mar. 19, 2014; 79 FR 30418, May 27, 2014; 79 FR 43965, July 29, 2014; 81 
FR 19930, Apr. 6, 2016; 87 FR 880, Jan. 7, 2022]



Sec.  17.22  Permits for scientific purposes, enhancement of propagation
or survival, or for incidental taking.

    Upon receipt of a complete application, the Director may issue a 
permit authorizing any activity otherwise prohibited by Sec.  17.21, in 
accordance with the issuance criteria of this section, for scientific 
purposes, for enhancing the propagation or survival, or for the 
incidental taking of endangered wildlife. Such permits may authorize a 
single transaction, a series of transactions, or a number of activities 
over a specific period of time. (See Sec.  17.32 for permits for 
threatened species.) The Director shall publish notice in the Federal 
Register of each application for a permit that is made under this 
section. Each notice shall invite the submission from interested 
parties, within 30 days after the date of the notice, of written data, 
views, or arguments with respect to the application. The 30-day period 
may be waived by the Director in an emergency situation where the life 
or health of an endangered animal is threatened and no reasonable 
alternative is available to the applicant. Notice of any such waiver 
shall be published in the Federal Register within 10 days following 
issuance of the permit.
    (a)(1) Application requirements for permits for scientific purposes 
or for the enhancement of propagation or survival. A person wishing to 
get a permit for an activity prohibited by Sec.  17.21 submits an 
application for activities under this paragraph. The Service provides 
Form 3-200 for the application to which all of the following must be 
attained:
    (i) The common and scientific names of the species sought to the 
covered by the permit, as well as the number, age, and sex of such 
species, and the activity sought to be authorized (such as taking, 
exporting, selling in interstate commerce);
    (ii) A statement as to whether, at the time of application, the 
wildlife sought to be covered by the permit (A) is still in the wild, 
(B) has already been removed from the wild, or (C) was born in 
captivity;
    (iii) A resume of the applicant's attempts to obtain the wildlife 
sought to be covered by the permit in a manner which would not cause the 
death or removal from the wild of such wildlife;
    (iv) If the wildlife sought to be covered by the permit has already 
been removed from the wild, the country and place where such removal 
occurred; if the wildlife sought to be covered by the permit was born in 
captivity, the country and place where such wildlife was born;
    (v) A complete description and address of the institution or other 
facility where the wildlife sought to be covered by the permit will be 
used, displayed, or maintained;
    (vi) If the applicant seeks to have live wildlife covered by the 
permit, a complete description, including photographs or diagrams, of 
the facilities to house and/or care for the wildlife and a resume of the 
experience of those person who will be caring for the wildlife;
    (vii) A full statement of the reasons why the applicant is justified 
in obtaining a permit including the details of the activities sought to 
be authorized by the permit;
    (viii) If the application is for the purpose of enhancement of 
propagation, a statement of the applicant's willingness to participate 
in a cooperative breeding program and to maintain or contribute data to 
a studbook;
    (2) Issuance criteria. Upon receiving an application completed in 
accordance with paragraph (a)(1) of this section, the Director will 
decide whether or not a permit should be issued. In making this 
decision, the Director shall consider, in addition to the general 
criteria in Sec.  13.21(b) of this subchapter, the following factors:
    (i) Whether the purpose for which the permit is required is adequate 
to justify removing from the wild or otherwise changing the status of 
the wildlife sought to be covered by the permit;

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    (ii) The probable direct and indirect effect which issuing the 
permit would have on the wild populations of the wildlife sought to be 
covered by the permit;
    (iii) Whether the permit, if issued, would in any way, directly or 
indirectly, conflict with any known program intended to enhance the 
survival probabilities of the population from which the wildlife sought 
to be covered by the permit was or would be removed;
    (iv) Whether the purpose for which the permit is required would be 
likely to reduce the threat of extinction facing the species of wildlife 
sought to be covered by the permit;
    (v) The opinions or views of scientists or other persons or 
organizations having expertise concerning the wildlife or other matters 
germane to the application; and
    (vi) Whether the expertise, facilities, or other resources available 
to the applicant appear adequate to successfully accomplish the 
objectives stated in the application.
    (3) Permit conditions. In addition to the general conditions set 
forth in part 13 of this subchapter, every permit issued under this 
paragraph shall be subject to the special condition that the escape of 
living wildlife covered by the permit shall be immediately reported to 
the Service office designated in the permit.
    (4) Duration of permits. The duration of permits issued under this 
paragraph shall be designated on the face of the permit.
    (b)(1) Application requirements for permits for incidental taking. A 
person wishing to get a permit for an activity prohibited by Sec.  
17.21(c) submits an application for activities under this paragraph. The 
Service provides Form 3-200 for the application to which all of the 
following must be attached:
    (i) A complete description of the activity sought to be authorized;
    (ii) The common and scientific names of the species sought to be 
covered by the permit, as well as the number, age, and sex of such 
species, if known;
    (iii) A conservation plan that specifies:
    (A) The impact that will likely result from such taking;
    (B) What steps the applicant will take to monitor, minimize, and 
mitigate such impacts, the funding that will be available to implement 
such steps, and the procedures to be used to deal with unforeseen 
circumstances;
    (C) What alternative actions to such taking the applicant considered 
and the reasons why such alternatives are not proposed to be utilized; 
and
    (D) Such other measures that the Director may require as being 
necessary or appropriate for purposes of the plan;
    (2) Issuance criteria. (i) Upon receiving an application completed 
in accordance with paragraph (b)(1) of this section, the Director will 
decide whether or not a permit should be issued. The Director shall 
consider the general issuance criteria in Sec.  13.21(b) of this 
subchapter, except for Sec.  13.21(b)(4), and shall issue the permit if 
he or she finds that:
    (A) The taking will be incidental;
    (B) The applicant will, to the maximum extent practicable, minimize 
and mitigate the impacts of such takings;
    (C) The applicant will ensure that adequate funding for the 
conservation plan and procedures to deal with unforeseen circumstances 
will be provided;
    (D) The taking will not appreciably reduce the likelihood of the 
survival and recovery of the species in the wild;
    (E) The measures, if any, required under paragraph (b)(1)(iii)(D) of 
this section will be met; and
    (F) He or she has received such other assurances as he or she may 
require that the plan will be implemented.
    (ii) In making his or her decision, the Director shall also consider 
the anticipated duration and geographic scope of the applicant's planned 
activities, including the amount of listed species habitat that is 
involved and the degree to which listed species and their habitats are 
affected.
    (3) Permit conditions. In addition to the general conditions set 
forth in part 13 of this subchapter, every permit issued under this 
paragraph shall contain such terms and conditions as the Director deems 
necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the permit and the 
conservation plan including, but not limited to, monitoring and 
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such terms and conditions are being complied with. The Director shall 
rely upon existing reporting requirements to the maximum extent 
practicable.
    (4) Duration of permits. The duration of permits issued under this 
paragraph shall be sufficient to provide adequate assurances to the 
permittee to commit funding necessary for the activities authorized by 
the permit, including conservation activities and land use restrictions. 
In determining the duration of a permit, the Director shall consider the 
duration of the planned activities, as well as the possible positive and 
negative effects associated with permits of the proposed duration on 
listed species, including the extent to which the conservation plan will 
enhance the habitat of listed species and increase the long-term 
survivability of such species.
    (5) Assurances provided to permittee in case of changed or 
unforeseen circumstances. The assurances in this paragraph (b)(5) apply 
only to incidental take permits issued in accordance with paragraph 
(b)(2) of this section where the conservation plan is being properly 
implemented, and apply only with respect to species adequately covered 
by the conservation plan. These assurances cannot be provided to Federal 
agencies. This rule does not apply to incidental take permits issued 
prior to March 25, 1998. The assurances provided in incidental take 
permits issued prior to March 25, 1998 remain in effect, and those 
permits will not be revised as a result of this rulemaking.
    (i) Changed circumstances provided for in the plan. If additional 
conservation and mitigation measures are deemed necessary to respond to 
changed circumstances and were provided for in the plan's operating 
conservation program, the permittee will implement the measures 
specified in the plan.
    (ii) Changed circumstances not provided for in the plan. If 
additional conservation and mitigation measures are deemed necessary to 
respond to changed circumstances and such measures were not provided for 
in the plan's operating conservation program, the Director will not 
require any conservation and mitigation measures in addition to those 
provided for in the plan without the consent of the permittee, provided 
the plan is being properly implemented.
    (iii) Unforeseen circumstances. (A) In negotiating unforeseen 
circumstances, the Director will not require the commitment of 
additional land, water, or financial compensation or additional 
restrictions on the use of land, water, or other natural resources 
beyond the level otherwise agreed upon for the species covered by the 
conservation plan without the consent of the permittee.
    (B) If additional conservation and mitigation measures are deemed 
necessary to respond to unforeseen circumstances, the Director may 
require additional measures of the permittee where the conservation plan 
is being properly implemented, but only if such measures are limited to 
modifications within conserved habitat areas, if any, or to the 
conservation plan's operating conservation program for the affected 
species, and maintain the original terms of the conservation plan to the 
maximum extent possible. Additional conservation and mitigation measures 
will not involve the commitment of additional land, water or financial 
compensation or additional restrictions on the use of land, water, or 
other natural resources otherwise available for development or use under 
the original terms of the conservation plan without the consent of the 
permittee.
    (C) The Director will have the burden of demonstrating that 
unforeseen circumstances exist, using the best scientific and commercial 
data available. These findings must be clearly documented and based upon 
reliable technical information regarding the status and habitat 
requirements of the affected species. The Director will consider, but 
not be limited to, the following factors:
    (1) Size of the current range of the affected species;
    (2) Percentage of range adversely affected by the conservation plan;
    (3) Percentage of range conserved by the conservation plan;
    (4) Ecological significance of that portion of the range affected by 
the conservation plan;
    (5) Level of knowledge about the affected species and the degree of 
specificity of the species' conservation program under the conservation 
plan; and

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    (6) Whether failure to adopt additional conservation measures would 
appreciably reduce the likelihood of survival and recovery of the 
affected species in the wild.
    (6) Nothing in this rule will be construed to limit or constrain the 
Director, any Federal, State, local, or Tribal government agency, or a 
private entity, from taking additional actions at its own expense to 
protect or conserve a species included in a conservation plan.
    (7) Discontinuance of permit activity. Notwithstanding the 
provisions of Sec.  13.26 of this subchapter, a permittee under this 
paragraph (b) remains responsible for any outstanding minimization and 
mitigation measures required under the terms of the permit for take that 
occurs prior to surrender of the permit and such minimization and 
mitigation measures as may be required pursuant to the termination 
provisions of an implementing agreement, habitat conservation plan, or 
permit even after surrendering the permit to the Service pursuant to 
Sec.  13.26 of this subchapter. The permit shall be deemed canceled only 
upon a determination by the Service that such minimization and 
mitigation measures have been implemented. Upon surrender of the permit, 
no further take shall be authorized under the terms of the surrendered 
permit.
    (8) Criteria for revocation. A permit issued under paragraph (b) of 
this section may not be revoked for any reason except those set forth in 
Sec.  13.28(a)(1) through (4) of this subchapter or unless continuation 
of the permitted activity would be inconsistent with the criterion set 
forth in 16 U.S.C. 1539(a)(2)(B)(iv) and the inconsistency has not been 
remedied.
    (c)(1) Application requirements for permits for the enhancement of 
survival through Safe Harbor Agreements. The applicant must submit an 
application for a permit under this paragraph (c) to the appropriate 
Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, for the Region where 
the applicant resides or where the proposed activity is to occur (for 
appropriate addresses, see 50 CFR 10.22), if the applicant wishes to 
engage in any activity prohibited by Sec.  17.21. The applicant must 
submit an official Service application form (3-200.54) that includes the 
following information:
    (i) The common and scientific names of the listed species for which 
the applicant requests incidental take authorization;
    (ii) A description of how incidental take of the listed species 
pursuant to the Safe Harbor Agreement is likely to occur, both as a 
result of management activities and as a result of the return to 
baseline; and
    (iii) A Safe Harbor Agreement that complies with the requirements of 
the Safe Harbor policy available from the Service.
    (2) Issuance criteria. Upon receiving an application completed in 
accordance with paragraph (c)(1) of this section, the Director will 
decide whether or not to issue a permit. The Director shall consider the 
general issuance criteria in Sec.  13.21(b) of this subchapter, except 
for Sec.  13.21(b)(4), and may issue the permit if he or she finds:
    (i) The take will be incidental to an otherwise lawful activity and 
will be in accordance with the terms of the Safe Harbor Agreement;
    (ii) The implementation of the terms of the Safe Harbor Agreement is 
reasonably expected to provide a net conservation benefit to the 
affected listed species by contributing to the recovery of listed 
species included in the permit, and the Safe Harbor Agreement otherwise 
complies with the Safe Harbor policy available from the Service;
    (iii) The probable direct and indirect effects of any authorized 
take will not appreciably reduce the likelihood of survival and recovery 
in the wild of any listed species;
    (iv) Implementation of the terms of the Safe Harbor Agreement is 
consistent with applicable Federal, State, and Tribal laws and 
regulations;
    (v) Implementation of the terms of the Safe Harbor Agreement will 
not be in conflict with any ongoing conservation or recovery programs 
for listed species covered by the permit; and
    (vi) The applicant has shown capability for and commitment to 
implementing all of the terms of the Safe Harbor Agreement.

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    (3) Permit conditions. In addition to any applicable general permit 
conditions set forth in part 13 of this subchapter, every permit issued 
under this paragraph (c) is subject to the following special conditions:
    (i) A requirement for the participating property owner to notify the 
Service of any transfer of lands subject to a Safe Harbor Agreement;
    (ii) When appropriate, a requirement for the permittee to give the 
Service reasonable advance notice (generally at least 30 days) of when 
he or she expects to incidentally take any listed species covered under 
the permit. Such notification will provide the Service with an 
opportunity to relocate affected individuals of the species, if possible 
and appropriate; and
    (iii) Any additional requirements or conditions the Director deems 
necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the permit and the 
Safe Harbor Agreement.
    (4) Permit effective date. Permits issued under this paragraph (c) 
become effective the day of issuance for species covered by the Safe 
Harbor Agreement.
    (5) Assurances provided to permittee. (i) The assurances in 
paragraph (c)(5) (ii) of this section (c)(5) apply only to Safe Harbor 
permits issued in accordance with paragraph (c)(2) of this section where 
the Safe Harbor Agreement is being properly implemented, and apply only 
with respect to species covered by the Agreement and permit. These 
assurances cannot be provided to Federal agencies. The assurances 
provided in this section apply only to Safe Harbor permits issued after 
July 19, 1999.
    (ii) The Director and the permittee may agree to revise or modify 
the management measures set forth in a Safe Harbor Agreement if the 
Director determines that such revisions or modifications do not change 
the Director's prior determination that the Safe Harbor Agreement is 
reasonably expected to provide a net conservation benefit to the listed 
species. However, the Director may not require additional or different 
management activities to be undertaken by a permittee without the 
consent of the permittee.
    (6) Additional actions. Nothing in this rule will be construed to 
limit or constrain the Director, any Federal, State, local or Tribal 
government agency, or a private entity, from taking additional actions 
at its own expense to protect or conserve a species included in a Safe 
Harbor Agreement.
    (7) Criteria for revocation. The Director may not revoke a permit 
issued under paragraph (c) of this section except as provided in this 
paragraph. The Director may revoke a permit for any reason set forth in 
Sec.  13.28(a)(1) through (4) of this subchapter. The Director may 
revoke a permit if continuation of the permitted activity would either 
appreciably reduce the likelihood of survival and recovery in the wild 
of any listed species or directly or indirectly alter designated 
critical habitat such that it appreciably diminishes the value of that 
critical habitat for both the survival and recovery of a listed species. 
Before revoking a permit for either of the latter two reasons, the 
Director, with the consent of the permittee, will pursue all appropriate 
options to avoid permit revocation. These options may include, but are 
not limited to: extending or modifying the existing permit, capturing 
and relocating the species, compensating the landowner to forgo the 
activity, purchasing an easement or fee simple interest in the property, 
or arranging for a third-party acquisition of an interest in the 
property.
    (8) Duration of permits. The duration of permits issued under this 
paragraph (c) must be sufficient to provide a net conservation benefit 
to species covered in the enhancement of survival permit. In determining 
the duration of a permit, the Director will consider the duration of the 
planned activities, as well as the positive and negative effects 
associated with permits of the proposed duration on covered species, 
including the extent to which the conservation activities included in 
the Safe Harbor Agreement will enhance the survival and contribute to 
the recovery of listed species included in the permit.
    (d)(1) Application requirements for permits for the enhancement of 
survival through Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances 
(CCAAs). The applicant must submit an application for a permit under 
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Fish and Wildlife Service, for the Region where the applicant resides or 
where the proposed activity is to occur (for appropriate addresses, see 
50 CFR 10.22). When a species covered by a (CCAA) is listed as 
endangered and the applicant wishes to engage in activities identified 
in the Agreement and otherwise prohibited by Sec.  17.31, the applicant 
must apply for an enhancement of survival permit for species covered by 
the Agreement. The permit will become valid if and when covered 
proposed, candidate or other unlisted species is listed as an endangered 
species. The applicant must submit an official Service application form 
(3-200.54) that includes the following information:
    (i) The common and scientific names of the species for which the 
applicant requests incidental take authorization;
    (ii) A description of the land use or water management activity for 
which the applicant requests incidental take authorization; and
    (iii) A CCAA that complies with the requirements of the CCAA with 
Assurances policy available from the Service.
    (2) Issuance criteria. Upon receiving an application completed in 
accordance with paragraph (d)(1) of this section, the Director will 
decide whether or not to issue a permit. The Director shall consider the 
general issuance criteria in Sec.  13.21(b) of this subchapter, except 
for Sec.  13.21(b)(4), and may issue the permit if he or she finds:
    (i) The take will be incidental to an otherwise lawful activity and 
will be in accordance with the terms of the CCAA;
    (ii) The implementation of the terms of the CCAA is reasonably 
expected to provide a net conservation benefit to the affected covered 
species by contributing to the conservation of the species included in 
the permit, and the CCAA otherwise complies with the Candidate 
Conservation Agreement with Assurances policy available from the 
Service;
    (iii) The probable direct and indirect effects of any authorized 
take will not appreciably reduce the likelihood of survival and recovery 
in the wild of any species;
    (iv) Implementation of the terms of the CCAA is consistent with 
applicable Federal, State, and Tribal laws and regulations;
    (v) Implementation of the terms of the CCAA will not be in conflict 
with any ongoing conservation programs for species covered by the 
permit; and
    (vi) The applicant has shown capability for and commitment to 
implementing all of the terms of the CCAA.
    (3) Permit conditions. In addition to any applicable general permit 
conditions set forth in part 13 of this subchapter, every permit issued 
under this paragraph (d) is subject to the following special conditions:
    (i) A requirement for the property owner to notify the Service of 
any transfer of lands subject to a CCAA;
    (ii) When appropriate, a requirement for the permittee to give the 
Service reasonable advance notice (generally at least 30 days) of when 
he or she expects to incidentally take any listed species covered under 
the permit. Such notification will provide the Service with an 
opportunity to relocate affected individuals of the species, if possible 
and appropriate; and
    (iii) Any additional requirements or conditions the Director deems 
necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the permit and the 
CCAA.
    (4) Permit effective date. Permits issued under this paragraph (d) 
become effective for a species covered by a CCAA on the effective date 
of a final rule that lists a covered species as endangered.
    (5) Assurances provided to permittee in case of changed or 
unforeseen circumstances. The assurances in this paragraph (d)(5) apply 
only to permits issued in accordance with paragraph (d)(2) where the 
(CCAA) is being properly implemented, and apply only with respect to 
species adequately covered by the CCAA. These assurances cannot be 
provided to Federal agencies.
    (i) Changed circumstances provided for in the Agreement. If the 
Director determines that additional conservation measures are necessary 
to respond to changed circumstances and these measures were set forth in 
the Agreement, the permittee will implement the measures specified in 
the Agreement.
    (ii) Changed circumstances not provided for in the Agreement. If the 
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measures not provided for in the Agreement are necessary to respond to 
changed circumstances, the Director will not require any conservation 
measures in addition to those provided for in the Agreement without the 
consent of the permittee, provided the Agreement is being properly 
implemented.
    (iii) Unforeseen circumstances. (A) In negotiating unforeseen 
circumstances, the Director will not require the commitment of 
additional land, water, or financial compensation or additional 
restrictions on the use of land, water, or other natural resources 
beyond the level otherwise agreed upon for the species covered by the 
Agreement without the consent of the permittee.
    (B) If the Director determines additional conservation measures are 
necessary to respond to unforeseen circumstances, the Director may 
require additional measures of the permittee where the Agreement is 
being properly implemented, but only if such measures maintain the 
original terms of the Agreement to the maximum extent possible. 
Additional conservation measures will not involve the commitment of 
additional land, water, or financial compensation or additional 
restrictions on the use of land, water, or other natural resources 
otherwise available for development or use under the original terms of 
the Agreement without the consent of the permittee.
    (C) The Director will have the burden of demonstrating that 
unforeseen circumstances exist, using the best scientific and commercial 
data available. These findings must be clearly documented and based upon 
reliable technical information regarding the status and habitat 
requirements of the affected species. The Director will consider, but 
not be limited to, the following factors:
    (1) Size of the current range of the affected species;
    (2) Percentage of range adversely affected by the Agreement;
    (3) Percentage of range conserved by the Agreement;
    (4) Ecological significance of that portion of the range affected by 
the Agreement;
    (5) Level of knowledge about the affected species and the degree of 
specificity of the species' conservation program under the Agreement; 
and
    (6) Whether failure to adopt additional conservation measures would 
appreciably reduce the likelihood of survival and recovery of the 
affected species in the wild.
    (6) Additional actions. Nothing in this rule will be construed to 
limit or constrain the Director, any Federal, State, local or Tribal 
government agency, or a private entity, from taking additional actions 
at its own expense to protect or conserve a species included in a CCAA.
    (7) Criteria for revocation. The Director may not revoke a permit 
issued under paragraph (d) of this section except as provided in this 
paragraph. The Director may revoke a permit for any reason set forth in 
Sec.  13.28(a)(1) through (4) of this subchapter. The Director may 
revoke a permit if continuation of the permitted activity would either 
appreciably reduce the likelihood of survival and recovery in the wild 
of any listed species or directly or indirectly alter designated 
critical habitat such that it appreciably diminishes the value of that 
critical habitat for both the survival and recovery of a listed species. 
Before revoking a permit for either of the latter two reasons, the 
Director, with the consent of the permittee, will pursue all appropriate 
options to avoid permit revocation. These options may include, but are 
not limited to: extending or modifying the existing permit, capturing 
and relocating the species, compensating the landowner to forgo the 
activity, purchasing an easement or fee simple interest in the property, 
or arranging for a third-party acquisition of an interest in the 
property.
    (8) Duration. The duration of a CCAA covered by a permit issued 
under this paragraph (d) must be sufficient to achieve a net 
conservation benefit to the species covered by the permit and the 
Agreement and otherwise comply with the Candidate Conservation Agreement 
with Assurances policy available from the Service.
    (e) Objection to permit issuance. (1) In regard to any notice of a 
permit application published in the Federal Register, any interested 
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whole or in part, may, during the comment period specified in the 
notice, request notification of the final action to be taken on the 
application. A separate written request shall be made for each permit 
application. Such a request shall specify the Service's permit 
application number and state the reasons why that party believes the 
applicant does not meet the issuance criteria contained in Sec. Sec.  
13.21 and 17.22 of this subchapter or other reasons why the permit 
should not be issued.
    (2) If the Service decides to issue a permit contrary to objections 
received pursuant to paragraph (c)(1) of this section, then the Service 
shall, at least ten days prior to issuance of the permit, make 
reasonable efforts to contact by telephone or other expedient means, any 
party who has made a request pursuant to paragraph (c)(1) of this 
section and inform that party of the issuance of the permit. However, 
the Service may reduce the time period or dispense with such notice if 
it determines that time is of the essence and that delay in issuance of 
the permit would: (i) Harm the specimen or population involved; or (ii) 
unduly hinder the actions authorized under the permit.
    (3) The Service will notify any party filing an objection and 
request for notice under paragraph (c)(1) of this section of the final 
action taken on the application, in writing. If the Service has reduced 
or dispensed with the notice period referred to in paragraph (c)(2) of 
this section, it will include its reasons therefore in such written 
notice.

[50 FR 39687, Sept. 30, 1985, as amended at 63 FR 8871, Feb. 23, 1998; 
63 FR 52635, Oct. 1, 1998; 64 FR 32711, June 17, 1999; 64 FR 52676, 
Sept. 30, 1999; 69 FR 24092, May 3, 2004; 69 FR 29670, May 25, 2004; 69 
FR 71731, Dec. 10, 2004; 81 FR 95055, Dec. 27, 2016]



Sec.  17.23  Economic hardship permits.

    Upon receipt of a complete application, the Director may issue a 
permit authorizing any activity otherwise prohibited by Sec.  17.21, in 
accordance with the issuance criteria of this section in order to 
prevent undue economic hardship. The Director shall publish notice in 
the Federal Register of each application for a permit that is made under 
this section. Each notice shall invite the submission from interested 
parties, within 30 days after the date of the notice, of written data, 
views, or arguments with respect to the application. The 30-day period 
may be waived by the Director in an emergency situation where the life 
or health of an endangered animal is threatened and no reasonable 
alternative is available to the applicant. Notice of any such waiver 
shall be published in the Federal Register within 10 days following 
issuance of the permit.
    (a) Application requirements. Applications for permits under this 
section must be submitted to the Director by the person allegedly 
suffering undue economic hardship because his desired activity is 
prohibited by Sec.  17.21. Each application must be submitted on an 
official application form (Form 3-200) provided by the Service, and must 
include, as an attachment, all of the information required in Sec.  
17.22 plus the following additional information:
    (1) The possible legal, economic or subsistence alternatives to the 
activity sought to be authorized by the permit;
    (2) A full statement, accompanied by copies of all relevant 
contracts and correspondence, showing the appli- cant's involvement with 
the wildlife sought to be covered by the permit (as well as his 
involvement with similar wildlife), including, where applicable, that 
portion of applicant's income derived from the taking of such wildlife, 
or the subsistence use of such wildlife, during the calendar year 
immediately preceding either the notice in the Federal Register of 
review of the status of the species or of the proposal to list such 
wildlife as endangered, whichever is earliest;
    (3) Where applicable, proof of a contract or other binding legal 
obligation which:
    (i) Deals specifically with the wildlife sought to be covered by the 
permit;
    (ii) Became binding prior to the date when the notice of a review of 
the status of the species or the notice of proposed rulemaking proposing 
to list such wildlife as endangered was published in the Federal 
Register, whichever is earlier; and
    (iii) Will cause monetary loss of a given dollar amount if the 
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sought under this section is not granted.
    (b) Issuance criteria. Upon receiving an application completed in 
accordance with paragraph (a) of this section, the Director will decide 
whether or not a permit should be issued under any of the three 
categories of economic hardship, as defined in section 10(b)(2) of the 
Act. In making his decisions, the Director shall consider, in addition 
to the general criteria in Sec.  13.21(b) of this subchapter, the 
following factors:
    (1) Whether the purpose for which the permit is being requested is 
adequate to justify removing from the wild or otherwise changing the 
status of the wildlife sought to be covered by the permit;
    (2) The probable direct and indirect effect which issuing the permit 
would have on the wild populations of the wildlife sought to be covered 
by the permit;
    (3) The economic, legal, subsistence, or other alternatives or 
relief available to the applicant;
    (4) The amount of evidence that the applicant was in fact party to a 
contract or other binding legal obligation which;
    (i) Deals specifically with the wildlife sought to be covered by the 
permit; and
    (ii) Became binding prior to the date when the notice of a review of 
the status of the species or the notice of proposed rulemaking proposing 
to list such wildlife as endangered was published in the Federal 
Register, whichever is earlier.
    (5) The severity of economic hardship which the contract or other 
binding legal obligation referred to in paragraph (b)(4) of this section 
would cause if the permit were denied;
    (6) Where applicable, the portion of the applicant's income which 
would be lost if the permit were denied, and the relationship of that 
portion to the balance of his income;
    (7) Where applicable, the nature and extent of subsistence taking 
generally by the applicant; and
    (8) The likelihood that applicant can reasonably carry out his 
desired activity within one year from the date a notice is published in 
the Federal Register to review status of such wildlife, or to list such 
wildlife as endangered, whichever is earlier.
    (c) Permit conditions. In addition to the general conditions set 
forth in part 13 of this subchapter, every permit issued under this 
section shall be subject to the following special conditions:
    (1) In addition to any reporting requirements contained in the 
permit itself, the permittee shall also submit to the Director a written 
report of his activities pursuant to the permit. Such report must be 
postmarked or actually delivered no later than 10 days after completion 
of the activity.
    (2) The death or escape of all living wildlife covered by the permit 
shall be immediately reported to the Service's office designated in the 
permit.
    (d) Duration of permits issued under this section shall be 
designated on the face of the permit. No permit issued under this 
section, however, shall be valid for more than one year from the date a 
notice is published in the Federal Register to review status of such 
wildlife, or to list such wildlife as endangered, whichever is earlier.

[40 FR 44415, Sept. 26, 1975, as amended at 40 FR 53400, Nov. 18, 1975; 
40 FR 58307, Dec. 16, 1975; 50 FR 39688, Sept. 30, 1985]



                      Subpart D_Threatened Wildlife



Sec.  17.31  Prohibitions.

    (a) Except as provided in Sec. Sec.  17.4 through 17.8, or in a 
permit issued under this subpart, all of the provisions of Sec.  17.21, 
except Sec.  17.21(c)(5), shall apply to threatened species of wildlife 
that were added to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife in 
Sec.  17.11(h) on or prior to September 26, 2019, unless the Secretary 
has promulgated species-specific provisions (see paragraph (c) of this 
section).
    (b) In addition to any other provisions of this part, any employee 
or agent of the Service, of the National Marine Fisheries Service, or of 
a State conservation agency that is operating a conservation program 
pursuant to the terms of a cooperative agreement with the Service in 
accordance with section 6(c) of the Act, who is designated by that 
agency for such purposes, may, when acting in the course

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of official duties, take those threatened species of wildlife that are 
covered by an approved cooperative agreement to carry out conservation 
programs.
    (c) Whenever a species-specific rule in Sec. Sec.  17.40 through 
17.48 applies to a threatened species, none of the provisions of 
paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section will apply. The species-specific 
rule will contain all the applicable prohibitions and exceptions.

[84 FR 44760, Aug. 27, 2019]




Sec.  17.32  Permits--general.

    Upon receipt of a complete application the Director may issue a 
permit for any activity otherwise prohibited with regard to threatened 
wildlife. Such permit shall be governed by the provisions of this 
section unless a special rule applicable to the wildlife, appearing in 
Sec. Sec.  17.40 to 17.48, of this part provides otherwise. Permits 
issued under this section must be for one of the following purposes: 
Scientific purposes, or the enhancement of propagation or survival, or 
economic hardship, or zoological exhibition, or educational purposes, or 
incidental taking, or special purposes consistent with the purposes of 
the Act. Such permits may authorize a single transaction, a series of 
transactions, or a number of activities over a specific period of time.
    (a)(1) Application requirements for permits for scientific purposes, 
or the enhancement of propagation or survival, or economic hardship, or 
zoological exhibition, or educational purposes, or special purposes 
consistent with the purposes of the Act. A person wishing to get a 
permit for an activity prohibited by Sec.  17.31 submits an application 
for activities under this paragraph. The Service provides Form 3-200 for 
the application to which as much of the following information relating 
to the purpose of the permit must be attached:
    (i) The Common and scientific names of the species sought to be 
covered by the permit, as well as the number, age, and sex of such 
species, and the activity sought to be authorized (such as taking, 
exporting, selling in interstate commerce);
    (ii) A statement as to whether, at the time of application, the 
wildlife sought to be covered by the permit (A) is still in the wild, 
(B) has already been removed from the wild, or (C) was born in 
captivity;
    (iii) A resume of the applicant's attempts to obtain the wildlife 
sought to be covered by the permit in a manner which would not cause the 
death or removal from the wild of such wildlife;
    (iv) If the wildlife sought to be covered by the permit has already 
been removed from the wild, the country and place where such removal 
occurred; if the wildlife sought to be covered by permit was born in 
captivity, the country and place where such wildlife was born;
    (v) A complete description and address of the institution or other 
facility where the wildlife sought to be covered by the permit will be 
used, displayed, or maintained;
    (vi) If the applicant seeks to have live wildlife covered by the 
permit, a complete description, including photographs or diagrams, of 
the facilities to house and/or care for the wildlife and a resume of the 
experience of those persons who will be caring for the wildlife;
    (vii) A full statement of the reasons why the applicant is justified 
in obtaining a permit including the details of the activities sought to 
be authorized by the permit;
    (viii) If the application is for the purpose of enhancement of 
propagation, a statement of the applicant's willingness to participate 
in a cooperative breeding program and to maintain or contribute data to 
a studbook;
    (2) Issuance criteria. Upon receiving an application completed in 
accordance with paragraph (a)(1) of this section, the Director will 
decide whether or not a permit should be issued. In making this 
decision, the Director shall consider, in addition to the general 
criteria in Sec.  13.21(b) of this subchapter, the following factors:
    (i) Whether the purpose for which the permit is required is adequate 
to justify removing from the wild or otherwise changing the status of 
the wildlife sought to be covered by the permit;
    (ii) The probable direct and indirect effect which issuing the 
permit would have on the wild populations of the wildlife sought to be 
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    (iii) Whether the permit, if issued, would in any way, directly or 
indirectly, conflict with any known program intended to enhance the 
survival probabilities of the population from which the wildlife sought 
to be covered by the permit was or would be removed;
    (iv) Whether the purpose for which the permit is required would be 
likely to reduce the threat of extinction facing the species of wildlife 
sought to be covered by the permit;
    (v) The opinions or views of scientists or other persons or 
organizations having expertise concerning the wildlife or other matters 
germane to the application; and
    (vi) Whether the expertise, facilities, or other resources available 
to the applicant appear adequate to successfully accomplish the 
objectives stated in the application.
    (3) Permit conditions. In addition to the general conditions set 
forth in part 13 of this subchapter, every permit issued under this 
paragraph shall be subject to the special condition that the escape of 
living wildlife covered by the permit shall be immediately reported to 
the Service office designated in the permit.
    (4) Duration of permits. The duration of permits issued under this 
paragraph shall be designated on the face of the permit.
    (b)(1) Application requirements for permits for incidental taking. 
(i) A person wishing to get a permit for an activity prohibited by Sec.  
17.31 submits an application for activities under this paragraph.
    (ii) The director shall publish notice in the Federal Register of 
each application for a permit that is made under this section. Each 
notice shall invite the submission from interested parties, within 30 
days after the date of the notice, of written data, views, or arguments 
with respect to the application.
    (iii) Each application must be submitted on an official application 
(Form 3-200) provided by the Service, and must include as an attachment, 
all of the following information:
    (A) A complete description of the activity sought to be authorized;
    (B) The common and scientific names of the species sought to be 
covered by the permit, as well as the number, age, and sex of such 
species, if known;
    (C) A conservation plan that specifies:
    (1) The impact that will likely result from such taking;
    (2) What steps the applicant will take to monitor, minimize, and 
mitigate such impacts, the funding that will be available to implement 
such steps, and the procedures to be used to deal with unforeseen 
circumstances;
    (3) What alternative actions to such taking the applicant considered 
and the reasons why such alternatives are not proposed to be utilized; 
and
    (4) Such other measures that the Director may require as being 
necessary or appropriate for purposes of the plan.
    (2) Issuance criteria. (i) Upon receiving an application completed 
in accordance with paragraph (b)(1) of this section, the Director will 
decide whether or not a permit should be issued. The Director shall 
consider the general issuance criteria in 13.21(b) of this subchapter, 
except for 13.21(b)(4), and shall issue the permit if he or she finds 
that:
    (A) The taking will be incidental;
    (B) The applicant will, to the maximum extent practicable, minimize 
and mitigate the impacts of such takings;
    (C) The applicant will ensure that adequate funding for the 
conservation plan and procedures to deal with unforeseen circumstances 
will be provided;
    (D) The taking will not appreciably reduce the likelihood of the 
survival and recovery of the species in the wild;
    (E) The measures, if any, required under paragraph (b)(1)(iii)(D) of 
this section will be met; and
    (F) He or she has received such other assurances as he or she may 
require that the plan will be implemented.
    (ii) In making his or her decision, the Director shall also consider 
the anticipated duration and geographic scope of the applicant's planned 
activities, including the amount of listed species habitat that is 
involved and the degree to which listed species and their habitats are 
affected.
    (3) Permit conditions. In addition to the general conditions set 
forth in part 13 of this subchapter, every permit issued under this 
paragraph shall contain such terms and conditions as the

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Director deems necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the 
permit and the conservation plan including, but not limited to, 
monitoring and reporting requirements deemed necessary for determining 
whether such terms and conditions are being complied with. The Director 
shall rely upon existing reporting requirements to the maximum extent 
practicable.
    (4) Duration of permits. The duration of permits issued under this 
paragraph shall be sufficient to provide adequate assurances to the 
permittee to commit funding necessary for the activities authorized by 
the permit, including conservation activities and land use restrictions. 
In determining the duration of a permit, the Director shall consider the 
duration of the planned activities, as well as the possible positive and 
negative effects associated with permits of the proposed duration on 
listed species, including the extent to which the conservation plan will 
enhance the habitat of listed species and increase the long-term 
survivability of such species.
    (5) Assurances provided to permittee in case of changed or 
unforeseen circumstances. The assurances in this paragraph (b)(5) apply 
only to incidental take permits issued in accordance with paragraph 
(b)(2) of this section where the conservation plan is being properly 
implemented, and apply only with respect to species adequately covered 
by the conservation plan. These assurances cannot be provided to Federal 
agencies. This rule does not apply to incidental take permits issued 
prior to March 25, 1998. The assurances provided in incidental take 
permits issued prior to March 25, 1998 remain in effect, and those 
permits will not be revised as a result of this rulemaking.
    (i) Changed circumstances provided for in the plan. If additional 
conservation and mitigation measures are deemed necessary to respond to 
changed circumstances and were provided for in the plan's operating 
conservation program, the permittee will implement the measures 
specified in the plan.
    (ii) Changed circumstances not provided for in the plan. If 
additional conservation and mitigation measures are deemed necessary to 
respond to changed circumstances and such measures were not provided for 
in the plan's operating conservation program, the Director will not 
require any conservation and mitigation measures in addition to those 
provided for in the plan without the consent of the permittee, provided 
the plan is being properly implemented.
    (iii) Unforeseen circumstances. (A) In negotiating unforeseen 
circumstances, the Director will not require the commitment of 
additional land, water, or financial compensation or additional 
restrictions on the use of land, water, or other natural resources 
beyond the level otherwise agreed upon for the species covered by the 
conservation plan without the consent of the permittee.
    (B) If additional conservation and mitigation measures are deemed 
necessary to respond to unforeseen circumstances, the Director may 
require additional measures of the permittee where the conservation plan 
is being properly implemented, but only if such measures are limited to 
modifications within conserved habitat areas, if any, or to the 
conservation plan's operating conservation program for the affected 
species, and maintain the original terms of the conservation plan to the 
maximum extent possible. Additional conservation and mitigation measures 
will not involve the commitment of additional land, water or financial 
compensation or additional restrictions on the use of land, water, or 
other natural resources otherwise available for development or use under 
the original terms of the conservation plan without the consent of the 
permittee.
    (C) The Director will have the burden of demonstrating that such 
unforeseen circumstances exist, using the best scientific and commercial 
data available. These findings must be clearly documented and based upon 
reliable technical information regarding the status and habitat 
requirements of the affected species. The Director will consider, but 
not be limited to, the following factors:
    (1) Size of the current range of the affected species;
    (2) Percentage of range adversely affected by the conservation plan;
    (3) Percentage of range conserved by the conservation plan;

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    (4) Ecological significance of that portion of the range affected by 
the conservation plan;
    (5) Level of knowledge about the affected species and the degree of 
specificity of the species' conservation program under the conservation 
plan; and
    (6) Whether failure to adopt additional conservation measures would 
appreciably reduce the likelihood of survival and recovery of the 
affected species in the wild.
    (6) Nothing in this rule will be construed to limit or constrain the 
Director, any Federal, State, local, or Tribal government agency, or a 
private entity, from taking additional actions at its own expense to 
protect or conserve a species included in a conservation plan.
    (7) Discontinuance of permit activity. Notwithstanding the 
provisions of Sec.  13.26 of this subchapter, a permittee under this 
paragraph (b) remains responsible for any outstanding minimization and 
mitigation measures required under the terms of the permit for take that 
occurs prior to surrender of the permit and such minimization and 
mitigation measures as may be required pursuant to the termination 
provisions of an implementing agreement, habitat conservation plan, or 
permit even after surrendering the permit to the Service pursuant to 
Sec.  13.26 of this subchapter. The permit shall be deemed canceled only 
upon a determination by the Service that such minimization and 
mitigation measures have been implemented. Upon surrender of the permit, 
no further take shall be authorized under the terms of the surrendered 
permit.
    (8) Criteria for revocation. A permit issued under paragraph (b) of 
this section may not be revoked for any reason except those set forth in 
Sec.  13.28(a)(1) through (4) of this subchapter or unless continuation 
of the permitted activity would be inconsistent with the criterion set 
forth in 16 U.S.C. 1539(a)(2)(B)(iv) and the inconsistency has not been 
remedied.
    (c)(1) Application requirements for permits for the enhancement of 
survival through Safe Harbor Agreements. The applicant must submit an 
application for a permit under this paragraph (c) to the appropriate 
Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, for the Region where 
the applicant resides or where the proposed action is to occur (for 
appropriate addresses, see 50 CFR 10.22), if the applicant wishes to 
engage in any activity prohibited by Sec.  17.31. The applicant must 
submit an official Service application form (3-200.54) that includes the 
following information:
    (i) The common and scientific names of the listed species for which 
the applicant requests incidental take authorization;
    (ii) A description of how incidental take of the covered species 
pursuant to the Safe Harbor Agreement is likely to occur, both as a 
result of management activities and as a result of the return to 
baseline;
    (iii) A Safe Harbor Agreement that complies with the requirements of 
the Safe Harbor policy available from the Service; and
    (iv) The Director must publish notice in the Federal Register of 
each application for a permit that is made under this paragraph (c). 
Each notice must invite the submission from interested parties within 30 
days after the date of the notice of written data, views, or arguments 
with respect to the application. The procedures included in Sec.  
17.22(e) for permit objection apply to any notice published by the 
Director under this paragraph (c).
    (2) Issuance criteria. Upon receiving an application completed in 
accordance with paragraph (c)(1) of this section, the Director will 
decide whether or not to issue a permit. The Director shall consider the 
general issuance criteria in Sec.  13.21(b) of this subchapter, except 
for Sec.  13.21(b)(4), and may issue the permit if he or she finds:
    (i) The take will be incidental to an otherwise lawful activity and 
will be in accordance with the terms of the Safe Harbor Agreement;
    (ii) The implementation of the terms of the Safe Harbor Agreement is 
reasonably expected to provide a net conservation benefit to the 
affected listed species by contributing to the recovery of listed 
species included in the permit, and the Safe Harbor Agreement otherwise 
complies with the Safe Harbor policy available from the Service;
    (iii) The probable direct and indirect effects of any authorized 
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appreciably reduce the likelihood of survival and recovery in the wild 
of any listed species;
    (iv) Implementation of the terms of the Safe Harbor Agreement is 
consistent with applicable Federal, State, and Tribal laws and 
regulations;
    (v) Implementation of the terms of the Safe Harbor Agreement will 
not be in conflict with any ongoing conservation or recovery programs 
for listed species covered by the permit; and
    (vi) The applicant has shown capability for and commitment to 
implementing all of the terms of the Safe Harbor Agreement.
    (3) Permit conditions. In addition to any applicable general permit 
conditions set forth in part 13 of this subchapter, every permit issued 
under this paragraph (c) is subject to the following special conditions:
    (i) A requirement for the participating property owner to notify the 
Service of any transfer of lands subject to a Safe Harbor Agreement;
    (ii) When appropriate, a requirement for the permittee to give the 
Service reasonable advance notice (generally at least 30 days) of when 
he or she expects to incidentally take any listed species covered under 
the permit. Such notification will provide the Service with an 
opportunity to relocate affected individuals of the species, if possible 
and appropriate; and
    (iii) Any additional requirements or conditions the Director deems 
necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the permit and the 
Safe Harbor Agreement.
    (4) Permit effective date. Permits issued under this paragraph (c) 
become effective the day of issuance for species covered by the Safe 
Harbor Agreement.
    (5) Assurances provided to permittee. (i) The assurances in 
subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph (c)(5) apply only to Safe Harbor 
permits issued in accordance with paragraph (c)(2) of this section where 
the Safe Harbor Agreement is being properly implemented, and apply only 
with respect to species covered by the Agreement and permit. These 
assurances cannot be provided to Federal agencies. The assurances 
provided in this section apply only to Safe Harbor permits issued after 
July 19, 1999.
    (ii) The Director and the permittee may agree to revise or modify 
the management measures set forth in a Safe Harbor Agreement if the 
Director determines that such revisions or modifications do not change 
the Director's prior determination that the Safe Harbor Agreement is 
reasonably expected to provide a net conservation benefit to the listed 
species. However, the Director may not require additional or different 
management activities to be undertaken by a permittee without the 
consent of the permittee.
    (6) Additional actions. Nothing in this rule will be construed to 
limit or constrain the Director, any Federal, State, local or Tribal 
government agency, or a private entity, from taking additional actions 
at its own expense to protect or conserve a species included in a Safe 
Harbor Agreement.
    (7) Criteria for revocation. The Director may not revoke a permit 
issued under paragraph (c) of this section except as provided in this 
paragraph. The Director may revoke a permit for any reason set forth in 
Sec.  13.28(a)(1) through (4) of this subchapter. The Director may 
revoke a permit if continuation of the permitted activity would either 
appreciably reduce the likelihood of survival and recovery in the wild 
of any listed species or directly or indirectly alter designated 
critical habitat such that it appreciably diminishes the value of that 
critical habitat for both the survival and recovery of a listed species. 
Before revoking a permit for either of the latter two reasons, the 
Director, with the consent of the permittee, will pursue all appropriate 
options to avoid permit revocation. These options may include, but are 
not limited to: extending or modifying the existing permit, capturing 
and relocating the species, compensating the landowner to forgo the 
activity, purchasing an easement or fee simple interest in the property, 
or arranging for a third-party acquisition of an interest in the 
property.
    (8) Duration of permits. The duration of permits issued under this 
paragraph (c) must be sufficient to provide a net conservation benefit 
to species covered in the enhancement of survival permit.

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In determining the duration of a permit, the Director will consider the 
duration of the planned activities, as well as the positive and negative 
effects associated with permits of the proposed duration on covered 
species, including the extent to which the conservation activities 
included in the Safe Harbor Agreement will enhance the survival and 
contribute to the recovery of listed species included in the permit.
    (d)(1) Application requirements for permits for the enhancement of 
survival through Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances 
(CCAAs). The applicant must submit an application for a permit under 
this paragraph (d) to the appropriate Regional Director, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, for the Region where the applicant resides or where 
the proposed activity is to occur (for appropriate addresses, see 50 CFR 
10.22). When a species covered by a CCAA is listed as threatened and the 
applicant wishes to engage in activities identified in the Agreement and 
otherwise prohibited by Sec.  17.31, the applicant must apply for an 
enhancement of survival permit for species covered by the Agreement. The 
permit will become valid if and when covered proposed, candidate or 
other unlisted species is listed as a threatened species. The applicant 
must submit an official Service application form (3-200.54) that 
includes the following information:
    (i) The common and scientific names of the species for which the 
applicant requests incidental take authorization;
    (ii) A description of the land use or water management activity for 
which the applicant requests incidental take authorization; and
    (iii) A CCAA that complies with the requirements of the Candidate 
Conservation Agreement with Assurances policy available from the 
Service.
    (iv) The Director must publish notice in the Federal Register of 
each application for a permit that is made under this paragraph (d). 
Each notice must invite the submission from interested parties within 30 
days after the date of the notice of written data, views, or arguments 
with respect to the application. The procedures included in Sec.  
17.22(e) for permit objection apply to any notice published by the 
Director under this paragraph (d).
    (2) Issuance criteria. Upon receiving an application completed in 
accordance with paragraph (d)(1) of this section, the Director will 
decide whether or not to issue a permit. The Director shall consider the 
general issuance criteria in Sec.  13.21(b) of this subchapter, except 
for Sec.  13.21(b)(4), and may issue the permit if he or she finds:
    (i) The take will be incidental to an otherwise lawful activity and 
will be in accordance with the terms of the CCAA;
    (ii) The implementation of the terms of the CCAA is reasonably 
expected to provide a net conservation benefit to the affected covered 
species by contributing to the conservation of the species included in 
the permit, and the CCAA otherwise complies with the Candidate 
Conservation Agreement with Assurances policy available from the 
Service;
    (iii) The probable direct and indirect effects of any authorized 
take will not appreciably reduce the likelihood of survival and recovery 
in the wild of any species;
    (iv) Implementation of the terms of the CCAA is consistent with 
applicable Federal, State, and Tribal laws and regulations;
    (v) Implementation of the terms of the CCAA will not be in conflict 
with any ongoing conservation programs for species covered by the 
permit; and
    (vi) The applicant has shown capability for and commitment to 
implementing all of the terms of the Candidate Conservation Agreement.
    (3) Permit conditions. In addition to any applicable general permit 
conditions set forth in part 13 of this subchapter, every permit issued 
under this paragraph (d) is subject to the following special conditions:
    (i) A requirement for the property owner to notify the Service of 
any transfer of lands subject to a CCAA;
    (ii) When appropriate, a requirement for the permittee to give the 
Service reasonable advance notice (generally at least 30 days) of when 
he or she expects to incidentally take any listed species covered under 
the permit. Such notification will provide the Service with an 
opportunity to relocate affected individuals of the species, if possible 
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    (iii) Any additional requirements or conditions the Director deems 
necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the permit and the 
CCAA.
    (4) Permit effective date. Permits issued under this paragraph (d) 
become effective for a species covered by a CCAA on the effective date 
of a final rule that lists a covered species as threatened.
    (5) Assurances provided to permittee in case of changed or 
unforeseen circumstances. The assurances in this paragraph (d)(5) apply 
only to permits issued in accordance with paragraph (d)(2) where the 
CCAA is being properly implemented, and apply only with respect to 
species adequately covered by the CCAA. These assurances cannot be 
provided to Federal agencies.
    (i) Changed circumstances provided for in the Agreement. If the 
Director determines that additional conservation measures are necessary 
to respond to changed circumstances and these measures were set forth in 
the Agreement, the permittee will implement the measures specified in 
the Agreement.
    (ii) Changed circumstances not provided for in the Agreement. If the 
Director determines that additional conservation measures not provided 
for in the Agreement are necessary to respond to changed circumstances, 
the Director will not require any conservation measures in addition to 
those provided for in the Agreement without the consent of the 
permittee, provided the Agreement is being properly implemented.
    (iii) Unforeseen circumstances. (A) In negotiating unforeseen 
circumstances, the Director will not require the commitment of 
additional land, water, or financial compensation or additional 
restrictions on the use of land, water, or other natural resources 
beyond the level otherwise agreed upon for the species covered by the 
Agreement without the consent of the permittee.
    (B) If the Director determines additional conservation measures are 
necessary to respond to unforeseen circumstances, the Director may 
require additional measures of the permittee where the Agreement is 
being properly implemented, but only if such measures maintain the 
original terms of the Agreement to the maximum extent possible. 
Additional conservation measures will not involve the commitment of 
additional land, water, or financial compensation or additional 
restrictions on the use of land, water, or other natural resources 
otherwise available for development or use under the original terms of 
the Agreement without the consent of the permittee.
    (C) The Director will have the burden of demonstrating that 
unforeseen circumstances exist, using the best scientific and commercial 
data available. These findings must be clearly documented and based upon 
reliable technical information regarding the status and habitat 
requirements of the affected species. The Director will consider, but 
not be limited to, the following factors:
    (1) Size of the current range of the affected species;
    (2) Percentage of range adversely affected by the Agreement;
    (3) Percentage of range conserved by the Agreement;
    (4) Ecological significance of that portion of the range affected by 
the Agreement;
    (5) Level of knowledge about the affected species and the degree of 
specificity of the species' conservation program under the Agreement; 
and
    (6) Whether failure to adopt additional conservation measures would 
appreciably reduce the likelihood of survival and recovery of the 
affected species in the wild.
    (6) Additional actions. Nothing in this rule will be construed to 
limit or constrain the Director, any Federal, State, local or Tribal 
government agency, or a private entity, from taking additional actions 
at its own expense to protect or conserve a species included in a CCAA.
    (7) Criteria for revocation. The Director may not revoke a permit 
issued under paragraph (d) of this section except as provided in this 
paragraph. The Director may revoke a permit for any reason set forth in 
Sec.  13.28(a)(1) through (4) of this subchapter. The Director may 
revoke a permit if continuation of the permitted activity would either 
appreciably reduce the likelihood of survival and recovery in the wild 
of any listed species or directly or indirectly alter designated 
critical habitat such

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that it appreciably diminishes the value of that critical habitat for 
both the survival and recovery of a listed species. Before revoking a 
permit for either of the latter two reasons, the Director, with the 
consent of the permittee, will pursue all appropriate options to avoid 
permit revocation. These options may include, but are not limited to: 
extending or modifying the existing permit, capturing and relocating the 
species, compensating the landowner to forgo the activity, purchasing an 
easement or fee simple interest in the property, or arranging for a 
third-party acquisition of an interest in the property.
    (8) Duration. The duration of a CCAA covered by a permit issued 
under this paragraph (d) must be sufficient to achieve a net 
conservation benefit to the species covered by the permit and the 
Agreement and otherwise comply with the Candidate Conservation Agreement 
with Assurances policy available from the Service.

[50 FR 39689, Sept. 30, 1985, as amended at 63 FR 8871, Feb. 23, 1998; 
63 FR 52635, Oct. 1, 1998; 64 FR 32714, June 17, 1999; 64 FR 52676, 
Sept. 30, 1999; 69 FR 24093, May 3, 2004; 69 FR 29670, May 25, 2004; 69 
FR 71731, Dec. 10, 2004; 81 FR 95055, Dec. 27, 2016]



Sec.  17.40  Special rules--mammals.

    (a) Mazama pocket gophers (Olympia, Roy Prairie, Tenino, and Yelm) 
(Thomomys mazama pugetensis, glacialis, tumuli, and yelmensis)--(1) 
Which populations of the Mazama pocket gopher are covered by this 
special rule? This special rule covers the four Thurston/Pierce 
subspecies of the Mazama pocket gopher (Olympia, Roy Prairie, Tenino, 
and Yelm) (Thomomys mazama pugetensis, glacialis, tumuli, and yelmensis) 
wherever they occur.
    (2) What activities are prohibited? Except as noted in paragraphs 
(a)(3) through (7) of this section, all prohibitions of Sec.  17.31 
apply to the Olympia, Roy Prairie, Tenino, and Yelm pocket gophers.
    (3) What activities are allowed on civilian airports? Incidental 
take of the Olympia, Roy Prairie, Tenino, and Yelm pocket gophers will 
not be a violation of section 9 of the Act, if the incidental take 
results from non-Federal routine maintenance activities in or adjacent 
to Mazama pocket gopher habitat and associated with airport operations 
on civilian airports. Routine maintenance activities include the 
following:
    (i) Routine management, repair, and maintenance of runways, roads, 
and taxiways (does not include upgrades, or construction of new runways, 
roads, or taxiways, or new development at airports);
    (ii) Hazing of hazardous wildlife;
    (iii) Management of forage, water, and shelter to reduce the 
attractiveness of the area around airports for hazardous wildlife; and
    (iv) Control or other management of noxious weeds and invasive 
plants through mowing, discing, herbicide and fungicide application, 
fumigation, or burning. Use of herbicides, fungicides, fumigation, and 
burning must occur in such a way that nontarget plants are avoided to 
the maximum extent practicable.
    (4) What agricultural activities are allowed on non-Federal lands? 
Incidental take of the Olympia, Roy Prairie, Tenino, and Yelm pocket 
gophers will not be a violation of section 9 of the Act, if the 
incidental take results from agricultural or horticultural (farming) 
practices implemented on such lands consistent with State laws on non-
Federal lands. For the purposes of this special rule, farm means any 
facility, including land, buildings, watercourses, and appurtenances, 
used in the commercial production of crops, nursery or orchard stock, 
the propagation and raising of nursery or orchard stock, livestock or 
poultry, or livestock or poultry products.
    (i) For the purposes of this special rule, an agricultural (farming) 
practice means a mode of operation on a farm that:
    (A) Is or may be used on a farm of a similar nature;
    (B) Is a generally accepted, reasonable, and prudent method for the 
operation of the farm to obtain a profit in money;
    (C) Is or may become a generally accepted, reasonable, and prudent 
method in conjunction with farm use;
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    (E) Is done in a reasonable and prudent manner.
    (ii) Accepted agricultural or horticultural (farming) practices 
include:
    (A) Grazing;
    (B) Routine installation, management, and maintenance of stock water 
facilities such as stock ponds, berms, troughs, and tanks, pipelines and 
watering systems to maintain water supplies;
    (C) Routine maintenance or construction of fencing;
    (D) Planting, harvest, fertilization, harrowing, tilling, or 
rotation of crops (Disturbance to the soils shall not exceed a 12-inch 
(30.5-cm) depth. All activities that do not disturb the soil surface are 
also allowed, such as haying, baling, some orchard and berry plant 
management activities, etc.);
    (E) Maintenance of livestock management facilities such as corrals, 
sheds, and other ranch outbuildings;
    (F) Repair and maintenance of unimproved agricultural roads (This 
exemption does not include improvement, upgrade, or construction of new 
roads.);
    (G) Placement of mineral supplements, plant nutrients, or soil 
amendments;
    (H) Harvest, control, or other management of noxious weeds and 
invasive plants through mowing, discing, herbicide and fungicide 
application, fumigation, or burning (Use of herbicides, fungicides, 
fumigation, and burning must occur in such a way that nontarget plants 
are avoided to the maximum extent practicable.); and
    (I) Deep tillage (usually at depths of 18-36 inches (45.7-91.4 cm), 
for compaction reduction purposes) occurring between September 1 and 
February 28, no more often than once in 10 years.
    (5) What noncommercial activities are allowed on single-family 
residential private land? Incidental take of the Olympia, Roy Prairie, 
Tenino, and Yelm pocket gophers will not be a violation of section 9 of 
the Act, if the incidental take results from noncommercial activities 
that occur in or adjacent to Mazama pocket gopher habitat on existing 
single-family residential properties. These activities include the 
following:
    (i) Harvest, control, or other management of noxious weeds and 
invasive plants through mowing, herbicide and fungicide application, 
fumigation, or burning. Use of herbicides, fungicides, fumigation, and 
burning must occur in such a way that nontarget plants are avoided to 
the maximum extent practicable;
    (ii) Construction and placement of fencing, garden plots, or play 
equipment; and
    (iii) Construction and placement of dog kennels, carports, or 
storage sheds less than 120 ft\2\ (11.15 m\2\) in size.
    (6) What noxious weed and invasive plant control activities are 
allowed on non-Federal lands? Incidental take of the Olympia, Roy 
Prairie, Tenino, and Yelm pocket gophers will not be a violation of 
section 9 of the Act, if the incidental take results from routine 
removal or other management of noxious weeds and invasive plants. 
Routine removal or other management of noxious weeds and invasive plants 
are limited to the following, and must be conducted in a way that 
impacts to nontarget plants are avoided to the maximum extent 
practicable:
    (i) Mowing;
    (ii) Discing;
    (iii) Herbicide and fungicide application;
    (iv) Fumigation; and
    (v) Burning.
    (7) What roadside right-of-way maintenance activities are allowed on 
Federal and non-Federal lands? Incidental take of the Olympia, Roy 
Prairie, Tenino, and Yelm pocket gophers will not be a violation of 
section 9 of the Act, if the incidental take results from routine 
maintenance of roadside rights-of-way on Federal and non-Federal lands. 
Routine maintenance activities of roadside rights-of-way of highways and 
roads are limited to the following, and must be conducted in a way that 
impacts to nontarget plants are avoided to the maximum extent 
practicable:
    (i) Mowing;
    (ii) Mechanical removal of noxious weeds or invasive plants;
    (iii) Selective application of herbicides for removal of noxious 
weeds or invasive plants; and
    (iv) Repair or maintenance of fences.

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    (b) Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)--(1) Prohibitions. The 
following prohibitions apply to the grizzly bear:
    (i) Taking. (A) Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(1)(i)(B) 
through (F) of this section, no person shall take any grizzly bear in 
the 48 conterminous states of the United States.
    (B) Grizzly bears may be taken in self-defense or in defense of 
others, but such taking shall be reported by the individual who has 
taken the bear or his designee within 5 days of occurrence to the 
Resident Agent in Charge, Office of Law Enforcement, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, 2900 4th Avenue North, Suite 301, Billings, MT 59101 
(406-247-7355), if occurring in Montana or Wyoming, or the Special Agent 
in Charge, Office of Law Enforcement, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
P.O. Box 9, Sherwood, OR 97140 (503-521-5300), if occurring in Idaho or 
Washington, and to appropriate State and Tribal authorities. Grizzly 
bears taken in self-defense or in defense of others, including the parts 
of such bears, shall not be possessed, delivered, carried, transported, 
shipped, exported, received, or sold, except by Federal, State, or 
Tribal authorities.
    (C) Removal of nuisance bears. A grizzly bear consituting a 
demonstrable but non immediate threat to human safety or committing 
significant depredations to lawfully present livestock, crops, or 
beehives may be taken, but only if:
    (1) It has not been reasonably possible to eliminate such threat or 
depredation by live-capturing and releasing unharmed in a remote area 
the grizzly bear involved; and
    (2) The taking is done in a humane manner by authorized Federal, 
State, or Tribal authorities, and in accordance with current interagency 
guidelines covering the taking of such nuisance bears; and
    (3) The taking is reported within 5 days of occurrence to the 
appropriate U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement office, as 
indicated in paragraph (b)(1)(i)(B) of this section, and to appropriate 
State and Tribal authorities.
    (D) Federal, State, or Tribal scientific or research activities. 
Federal, State, or Tribal authorities may take grizzly bears for 
scientific or research purposes, but only if such taking does not result 
in death or permanent injury to the bears involved. Such taking must be 
reported within 5 days of occurrence to the appropriate U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service law enforcement office, as indicated in paragraph 
(b)(1)(i)(B) of this section, and to appropriate State and Tribal 
authorities.
    (E) [Reserved]
    (F) National Parks. The regulations of the National Park Service 
shall govern all taking of grizzly bears in National Parks.
    (ii) Unlawfully taken grizzly bears. (A) Except as provided in 
paragraphs (b)(1)(ii)(B) and (iv) of this section, no person shall 
possess, deliver, carry, transport, ship, export, receive, or sell any 
unlawfully taken grizzly bear. Any unlawful taking of a grizzly bear 
shall be reported within 5 days of occurrence to the appropriate U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement office, as indicated in 
paragraph (b)(1)(i)(B) of this section, and to appropriate State and 
Tribal authorities.
    (B) Authorized Federal, State, or Tribal employees, when acting in 
the course of their official duties, may, for scientific or research 
purposes, possess, deliver, carry, transport, ship, export, or receive 
unlawfully taken grizzly bears.
    (iii) Import or export. Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(1)(iii) 
(A) and (B) and (iv) of this section, no person shall import any grizzly 
bear into the United States.
    (A) Federal, State, or Tribal scientific or research activities. 
Federal, State, or Tribal authorities may import grizzly bears into the 
United States for scientific or research purposes.
    (B) Public zoological institution. Public zoological institutions 
(see 50 CFR 10.12) may import grizzly bears into the United States.
    (iv) Commercial transactions. (A) Except as provided in paragraph 
(b)(1)(iv)(B) of this section, no person shall, in the course of 
commercial activity, deliver, receive, carry, transport, or ship in 
interstate or foreign commerce any grizzly bear.
    (B) A public zoological institution (see 50 CFR 10.12) dealing with 
other public zoological institutions may sell

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grizzly bears or offer them for sale in interstate or foreign commerce, 
and may, in the course of commercial activity, deliver, receive, carry, 
transport, or ship grizzly bears in interstate or foreign commerce.
    (v) Other violations. No person shall attempt to commit, cause to be 
committed, or solicit another to commit any act prohibited by paragraph 
(b)(1) of this section.
    (2) Definitions. As used in paragraph (b) of this section:
    Grizzly bear means any member of the species Ursus arctos horribilis 
of the 48 conterminous States of the United States, including any part, 
offspring, dead body, part of a dead body, or product of such species.
    Grizzly bear accompanied by young means any grizzly bear having 
offspring, including one or more cubs, yearlings, or 2-year-olds, in its 
immediate vicinity.
    Identified means permanently marked or documented so as to be 
identifiable by law enforcement officials at a subsequent date.
    State, Federal or Tribal authority means an employee of State, 
Federal, or Indian Tribal government who, as part of his/her official 
duties, normally handles grizzly bears.
    Young grizzly bear means a cub, yearling, or 2-year-old grizzly 
bear.
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    (c) Primates. (1) Except as noted in paragraph (c)(2) of this 
section, all provisions of Sec.  17.31 apply to the lesser slow loris 
(Nycticebus pygmaeus); Philippine tarsier (Tarsius syrichta); white-
footed tamarin (Saguinus leucopus); black howler monkey (Alouatta 
pigra); stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides); gelada baboon 
(Theropithecus gelada); Formosan rock macaque (Macaca cyclopis); 
Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata); Toque macaque (Macaca sinica); long-
tailed langur (Presbytis potenziani); and purple-faced langur (Presbytis 
senex).
    (2) The prohibitions referred to above do not apply to any live 
member of such species held in captivity in the United States on the 
effective date of the final rulemaking, or to the progeny of such 
animals, or to the progeny of animals legally imported into the United 
States after the effective date of the final rulemaking, Provided, That 
the person wishing to engage in any activity which would otherwise be 
prohibited must be able to show satisfactory documentary or other 
evidence as to the captive status of the particular member of the 
species on the effective date of this rulemaking or that the particular 
member of the species was born in captivity in the United States after 
the effective date of this rulemaking. Identification of the particular 
member to a record in the International Species Inventory System (ISIS), 
or to a Federal, State or local government permit, shall be deemed to be 
satisfactory evidence. Records in the form of studbooks or inventories, 
kept in the normal course of business, shall be acceptable as evidence, 
provided that a notarized statement is inserted in such record to the 
effect that:
    (i) The records were kept in the normal course of business prior to 
November 18, 1976, and accurately identify (by use of markers, tags, or 
other acceptable marking devices) individual animals; or
    (ii) That the individual animal identified by the records was born 
in captivity on ____(Date).

The notarized statement in paragraph (c)(2)(i) of this section, shall be 
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on or before January 3, 1977. The notarized statement in paragraph 
(c)(2)(ii), of this section, shall be acceptable only if the 
notarization is dated within 15 days of the date of birth of the animal.
    (d) [Reserved]
    (e) African elephant (Loxodonta africana). This paragraph (e) 
applies to any specimen of the species Loxodonta africana whether live 
or dead, including any part or product thereof. The African Elephant 
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201 et. seq.), and any moratorium under 
that act, also applies. Except as provided in paragraphs (e)(2) through 
(9) of this section, all of the prohibitions and exceptions in 
Sec. Sec.  17.31 and 17.32 apply to the African elephant. Persons 
seeking to benefit from the exceptions provided in this paragraph (e) 
must demonstrate that they meet the criteria to qualify for the 
exceptions.
    (1) Definitions. In this paragraph (e), antique means any item that 
meets all four criteria under section 10(h) of the Endangered Species 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1539(h)). Ivory means any African elephant tusk and any 
piece of an African elephant tusk. Raw ivory means any African elephant 
tusk, and any piece thereof, the surface of which, polished or 
unpolished, is unaltered or minimally carved. Worked ivory means any 
African elephant tusk, and any piece thereof, that is not raw ivory.
    (2) Live animals and parts and products other than ivory and sport-
hunted trophies. Live African elephants and African elephant parts and 
products other than ivory and sport-hunted trophies may be imported into 
or exported from the United States; sold or offered for sale in 
interstate or foreign commerce; and delivered, received, carried, 
transported, or shipped in interstate or foreign commerce in the course 
of a commercial activity without a threatened species permit issued 
under Sec.  17.32, provided the requirements in 50 CFR parts 13, 14, and 
23 have been met.
    (3) Interstate and foreign commerce of ivory. Except for antiques 
and certain manufactured or handcrafted items containing de minimis 
quantities of ivory, sale or offer for sale of ivory in interstate or 
foreign commerce and delivery, receipt, carrying, transport, or shipment 
of ivory in interstate or foreign commerce in the course of a commercial 
activity is prohibited. Except as provided in paragraphs (e)(5)(iii) and 
(e)(6) through (8) of this section, manufactured or handcrafted items 
containing de minimis quantities of ivory may be sold or offered for 
sale in interstate or foreign commerce and delivered, received, carried, 
transported, or shipped in interstate or foreign commerce in the course 
of a commercial activity without a threatened species permit issued 
under Sec.  17.32, provided they meet all of the following criteria:
    (i) If the item is located within the United States, the ivory was 
imported into the United States prior to January 18, 1990, or was 
imported into the United States under a Convention on International 
Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) pre-
Convention certificate with no limitation on its commercial use;
    (ii) If the item is located outside the United States, the ivory was 
removed from the wild prior to February 26, 1976;
    (iii) The ivory is a fixed or integral component or components of a 
larger manufactured or handcrafted item and is not in its current form 
the primary source of the value of the item, that is, the ivory does not 
account for more than 50 percent of the value of the item;
    (iv) The ivory is not raw;
    (v) The manufactured or handcrafted item is not made wholly or 
primarily of ivory, that is, the ivory component or components do not 
account for more than 50 percent of the item by volume;
    (vi) The total weight of the ivory component or components is less 
than 200 grams; and
    (vii) The item was manufactured or handcrafted before July 6, 2016.
    (4) Import/export of raw ivory. Except as provided in paragraphs 
(e)(6) through (9) of this section, raw ivory may not be imported into 
or exported from the United States.
    (5) Import/export of worked ivory. Except as provided in paragraphs 
(e)(6) through (9) of this section, worked ivory may not be imported 
into or exported from the United States unless it is contained in a 
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household move, or inheritance, and meets the following criteria:
    (i) Musical instrument. Musical instruments that contain worked 
ivory may be imported into and exported from the United States without a 
threatened species permit issued under Sec.  17.32 of this part 
provided:
    (A) The ivory was legally acquired prior to February 26, 1976;
    (B) The instrument containing worked ivory is accompanied by a valid 
CITES musical instrument certificate or equivalent CITES document;
    (C) The instrument is securely marked or uniquely identified so that 
authorities can verify that the certificate corresponds to the musical 
instrument in question; and
    (D) The instrument is not sold, traded, or otherwise disposed of 
while outside the certificate holder's country of usual residence.
    (ii) Traveling exhibition. Worked ivory that is part of a traveling 
exhibition may be imported into and exported from the United States 
without a threatened species permit issued under Sec.  17.32 provided:
    (A) The ivory was legally acquired prior to February 26, 1976;
    (B) The item containing worked ivory is accompanied by a valid CITES 
traveling exhibition certificate (see the requirements for traveling 
exhibition certificates at 50 CFR 23.49) or equivalent CITES document;
    (C) The item containing ivory is securely marked or uniquely 
identified so that authorities can verify that the certificate 
corresponds to the item in question; and
    (D) The item containing worked ivory is not sold, traded, or 
otherwise disposed of while outside the certificate holder's country of 
usual residence.
    (iii) Household move or inheritance. Worked ivory may be imported 
into or exported from the United States without a threatened species 
permit issued under Sec.  17.32 for personal use as part of a household 
move or as part of an inheritance if the ivory was legally acquired 
prior to February 26, 1976, and the item is accompanied by a valid CITES 
pre-Convention certificate. It is unlawful to sell or offer for sale in 
interstate or foreign commerce or to deliver, receive, carry, transport, 
or ship in interstate or foreign commerce and in the course of a 
commercial activity any African elephant ivory imported into the United 
States as part of a household move or inheritance. The exception in 
paragraph (e)(3) of this section regarding manufactured or handcrafted 
items containing de minimis quantities of ivory does not apply to items 
imported or exported under this paragraph (e)(5)(iii) as part of a 
household move or inheritance.
    (6) Sport-hunted trophies. (i) African elephant sport-hunted 
trophies may be imported into the United States provided:
    (A) The trophy was legally taken in an African elephant range 
country that declared an ivory export quota to the CITES Secretariat for 
the year in which the trophy animal was killed;
    (B) A determination is made that the killing of the trophy animal 
will enhance the survival of the species and the trophy is accompanied 
by a threatened species permit issued under Sec.  17.32;
    (C) The trophy is legibly marked in accordance with 50 CFR part 23;
    (D) The requirements in 50 CFR parts 13, 14, and 23 have been met; 
and
    (E) No more than two African elephant sport-hunted trophies are 
imported by any hunter in a calendar year.
    (ii) It is unlawful to sell or offer for sale in interstate or 
foreign commerce or to deliver, receive, carry, transport, or ship in 
interstate or foreign commerce and in the course of a commercial 
activity any sport-hunted African elephant trophy. The exception in 
paragraph (e)(3) of this section regarding manufactured or handcrafted 
items containing de minimis quantities of ivory does not apply to ivory 
imported or exported under this paragraph (e)(6) as part of a sport-
hunted trophy.
    (iii) Except as provided in paragraph (e)(9) of this section, raw 
ivory that was imported as part of a sport-hunted trophy may not be 
exported from the United States. Except as provided in paragraphs 
(e)(5), (e)(7), (e)(8), and (e)(9) of this section, worked ivory 
imported as a sport-hunted trophy may not be exported from the United 
States. Parts of a sport-hunted trophy other than ivory may be exported 
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States without a threatened species permit issued under Sec.  17.32, 
provided the requirements of 50 CFR parts 13, 14, and 23 have been met.
    (7) Import/export of ivory for law enforcement purposes. Raw or 
worked ivory may be imported into and worked ivory may be exported from 
the United States by an employee or agent of a Federal, State, or tribal 
government agency for law enforcement purposes, without a threatened 
species permit issued under Sec.  17.32, provided the requirements of 50 
CFR parts 13, 14, and 23 have been met. It is unlawful to sell or offer 
for sale in interstate or foreign commerce and to deliver, receive, 
carry, transport, or ship in interstate or foreign commerce and in the 
course of a commercial activity any African elephant ivory that was 
imported into or exported from the United States for law enforcement 
purposes. The exception in paragraph (e)(3) of this section regarding 
manufactured or handcrafted items containing de minimis quantities of 
ivory does not apply to ivory imported or exported under this paragraph 
(e)(7) for law enforcement purposes.
    (8) Import/export of ivory for genuine scientific purposes. (i) Raw 
or worked ivory may be imported into and worked ivory may be exported 
from the United States for genuine scientific purposes that will 
contribute to the conservation of the African elephant, provided:
    (A) It is accompanied by a threatened species permit issued under 
Sec.  17.32; and
    (B) The requirements of 50 CFR parts 13, 14, and 23 have been met.
    (ii) It is unlawful to sell or offer for sale in interstate or 
foreign commerce and to deliver, receive, carry, transport, or ship in 
interstate or foreign commerce and in the course of a commercial 
activity any African elephant ivory that was imported into or exported 
from the United States for genuine scientific purposes. The exception in 
paragraph (e)(3) of this section regarding manufactured or handcrafted 
items containing de minimis quantities of ivory does not apply to ivory 
imported or exported under this paragraph (e)(8) for genuine scientific 
purposes.
    (9) Antique ivory. Antiques (as defined in paragraph (e)(1) of this 
section) are not subject to the provisions of this rule. Antiques 
containing or consisting of ivory may, therefore, be imported into or 
exported from the United States without a threatened species permit 
issued under Sec.  17.32, provided the requirements of 50 CFR parts 13, 
14, and 23 have been met. Nevertheless, nothing in this rule interprets 
or changes any provisions or prohibitions that may apply under the 
African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.), regardless 
of the age of the item. Antiques that consist of or contain raw or 
worked ivory may similarly be sold or offered for sale in interstate or 
foreign commerce and delivered, received, carried, transported, or 
shipped in interstate or foreign commerce in the course of a commercial 
activity without a threatened species permit issued under Sec.  17.32.
    (f) Leopard (Panthera pardus) (1) Except as noted in paragraph 
(f)(2) of this section, all prohibitions of Sec.  17.31 of this part and 
exemptions of Sec.  17.32 of this part shall apply to the leopard 
populations occurring in southern Africa to the south of a line running 
along the borders of the following countries: Gabon/Rio Muni; Gabon/
Cameroon; Congo/Cameroon; Congo/Central African Republic; Zaire/Central 
African Republic; Zaire/Sudan; Uganda/Sudan; Kenya/Sudan; Kenya/
Ethiopia; Kenya/Somalia.
    (2) A sport-hunted leopard trophy legally taken after the effective 
date of this rulemaking, from the area south of the line delineated 
above, may be imported into the United States without a Threatened 
Species permit pursuant to Sec.  17.32 of this part, provided that the 
applicable provisions of 50 CFR part 23 have been met.
    (g) Utah prairie dog (Cynomys parvidens).
    (1) Except as noted in paragraphs (g)(2) through (g)(6) of this 
section, all prohibitions of Sec.  17.31(a) and (b) and exemptions of 
Sec.  17.32 apply to the Utah prairie dog.
    (2) A Utah prairie dog may be directly or intentionally taken as 
described in paragraphs (g)(3) and (4) of this section on agricultural 
lands, properties within 0.8 kilometers (km) (0.5 miles (mi)) of 
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and areas where prairie dogs create serious human safety hazards or 
disturb the sanctity of significant human cultural or human burial 
sites.
    (3) Agricultural lands and properties near conservation lands. When 
permitted by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR), or other 
parties as authorized in writing by the Service, direct or intentional 
take is allowed on private properties that are located within 0.8 km 
(0.5 mi) of conservation land, and on agricultural land. Records on 
permitted take will be maintained by the State (or other parties as 
authorized in writing by the Service), and made available to the Service 
upon request.
    (i) Agricultural land. (A) Take may be permitted only on 
agricultural land being physically or economically affected by Utah 
prairie dogs, and only when the spring count on the agricultural lands 
is seven or more individuals, and only during the period of June 15 to 
December 31; and
    (B) The land must:
    (1) Meet the general classification of irrigated, dryland, grazing 
land, orchard, or meadow;
    (2) Be capable of producing crops or forage;
    (3) Be at least 2 contiguous hectares (5 contiguous acres) in area 
(smaller parcels may qualify where devoted to agricultural use in 
conjunction with other eligible acreage under identical legal 
ownership);
    (4) Be managed in such a way that there is a reasonable expectation 
of profit;
    (5) Have been devoted to agricultural use for at least 2 successive 
years immediately preceding the year in which application is made; and
    (6) Meet State average annual (per-acre) production requirements.
    (ii) Private property near conservation land. (A) Take may be 
permitted on private properties within 0.8 km (0.5 mi) of Utah prairie 
dog conservation land during the period of June 15 to December 31.
    (B) Conservation lands are defined as non-Federal areas set aside 
for the preservation of Utah prairie dogs and are managed specifically 
or primarily toward that purpose. Conservation lands may include, but 
are not limited to, properties set aside as conservation banks, fee-
title purchased properties, properties under conservation easements, and 
properties subject to a safe harbor agreement (see Sec.  17.22). 
Conservation lands do not include Federal lands.
    (iii) Amount of permitted take on agricultural lands and private 
property near conservation land. (A) The UDWR, or other parties as 
authorized in writing by the Service, will ensure that permitted take on 
agricultural lands and properties within 0.8 km (0.5 mi) of conservation 
lands does not exceed 10 percent of the estimated rangewide population 
annually.
    (B) On agricultural lands, the UDWR, or other parties as authorized 
in writing by the Service, will limit permitted take to 7 percent of the 
estimated annual rangewide population and will limit within-colony take 
to one-half of a colony's estimated annual production. The UDWR, or 
other parties as authorized in writing by the Service, will spatially 
distribute the 7 percent allowed take on agricultural lands across the 
three Recovery Units, based on the distribution of the total annual 
population estimate within each Recovery Unit.
    (C) In setting take limits on properties within 0.8 km (0.5 mi) of 
conservation lands, the UDWR, or other parties as authorized in writing 
by the Service, will consider the amount of take that occurs on 
agricultural lands. The State, or other parties as authorized in writing 
by the Service, will restrict the remaining permitted take (the amount 
that would bring the total take up to 10 percent of the estimated annual 
rangewide population) on properties within 0.8 km (0.5 mi) of 
conservation lands to animals in excess of the baseline population. The 
baseline population of these lands is determined in accordance with 
paragraph (g)(3)(iii)(D) of this section.
    (D) Take on properties within 0.8 km (0.5 mi) of conservation lands 
is restricted to prairie dogs in excess of the baseline population. The 
baseline population is the highest estimated total (summer) population 
size on that property during the 5 years prior to the establishment of 
the conservation property, except that if no UDWR surveys

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to determine population size on a property were conducted during such 5-
year period, the baseline population is the estimated total (summer) 
population size on that property as determined in the first survey 
conducted after the establishment of the conservation property. The 
baseline population will be established by the UDWR, or other parties as 
authorized in writing by the Service.
    (E) Translocated Utah prairie dogs will count toward the take limits 
in paragraphs (g)(3)(iii)(A) through (D) of this section.
    (iv) Methods of allowed direct take on agricultural lands and 
private properties near conservation land. Methods for controlling Utah 
prairie dogs on agricultural lands and properties within 0.8 km (0.5 mi) 
of conservation lands are limited to activities associated with 
translocation efforts by trained and permitted individuals complying 
with current Service-approved guidance, trapping intended for lethal 
removal, and shooting. Actions intended to drown or poison Utah prairie 
dogs and the use of gas cartridges, anticoagulants, and explosive 
devices are prohibited.
    (4) Human safety hazards and significant human cultural or human 
burial sites. (i) Nonlethal take is allowed where Utah prairie dogs 
create serious human safety hazards or disturb the sanctity of 
significant human cultural or human burial sites, if approved in writing 
by the Service. To reduce hazards, prairie dog burrows may be filled 
with dirt if they are directly creating human hazards or disturbing the 
sanctity of significant human cultural or human burial sites. Utah 
prairie dogs also may be translocated from these sites to approved 
translocation sites by properly trained personnel using Service-approved 
translocation protocols.
    (ii) Direct or intentional lethal take is allowed where Utah prairie 
dogs create serious human safety hazards or disturb the sanctity of 
significant human cultural or human burial sites, but only after all 
practicable measures to resolve the conflict are implemented, and only 
as approved in writing by the Service. A permit is not required to allow 
take under these conditions.
    (A) All practicable measures means, with respect to these 
situations:
    (1) Construction of prairie-dog-proof fence, above and below grade 
to specifications approved by the Service, around the area in which 
there is concern.
    (2) Translocation of Utah prairie dogs out of the fenced area in 
which there is a concern must be conducted prior to allowing lethal 
take. Lethal take is allowed only to remove prairie dogs that remain in 
these areas after the measures to fence and translocate are successfully 
carried out.
    (3) Continued maintenance or modification of the fence as needed to 
preclude Utah prairie dogs from entering the fenced sites.
    (B) There are no restrictions on the amount, timing, or methods of 
lethal take allowed on lands where Utah prairie dogs create serious 
human safety hazards or disturb the sanctity of significant human 
cultural or human burial sites, as long as all qualifications in 
paragraphs (g)(4)(ii)(A)(1)through (3) of this section are met.
    (C) The amount of take in areas where Utah prairie dogs create 
serious human safety hazards or disturb the sanctity of significant 
human cultural or human burial sites does not contribute to the upper 
permitted take limits described above for agricultural lands and private 
properties within 0.8 km (0.5 mi) of conservation lands.
    (5) Incidental take associated with agriculture. Utah prairie dogs 
may be taken when take is incidental to otherwise-legal activities 
associated with legal and standard agricultural practices on 
legitimately operating agricultural lands. Acceptable practices include 
plowing to depths that do not exceed 46 cm (18 in.), discing, harrowing, 
irrigating crops, mowing, harvesting, and bailing, as long as the 
activities are not intended to eradicate Utah prairie dogs. There is no 
numeric limit established for incidental take associated with standard 
agricultural practices. Incidental take is in addition to, and does not 
contribute to, the take limits described in paragraphs (g)(2) through 
(4) of this section. A permit is not required for incidental take 
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    (6) If the Service receives evidence that take pursuant to 
paragraphs (g)(2) through (5) of this section is having an effect that 
is inconsistent with the conservation of the Utah prairie dog, the 
Service may immediately prohibit or restrict such take as appropriate 
for the conservation of the species. The Service will notify the 
permitting entities in writing if take restrictions are necessary.
    (h) Mountain lion (Felis concolor). (1) Except as allowed in 
paragraphs (h)(2), (h)(3), and (h)(4) of this section, no person shall 
take any free-living mountain lion (Felis concolor) in Florida.
    (2) A mountain lion (Felis concolor) may be taken in this area under 
a valid threatened species permit issued pursuant to 50 CFR 17.52.
    (3) A mountain lion (Felis concolor) may be taken in Florida by an 
employee or designated agent of the Service or the Florida Game and 
Fresh Water Fish Commission for taxonomic identification or other 
reasons consistent with the conservation of the endangered Florida 
panther (Felis concolor coryi). When it has been established by the 
Service, in consultation with the State, that an animal in question is 
not a Florida panther (Felis concolor coryi) or an eastern cougar (Felis 
concolor couguar), such animals may be removed from the wild. The 
disposition of animals so taken shall be at the discretion of the 
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, with the concurrence of 
the Fish and Wildlife Service.
    (4) Take for reasons of human safety is allowed as specified under 
50 CFR 17.21(c)(2) and 17.21(c)(3)(iv).
    (5) Any take pursuant to paragraph (h)(4) of this section must be 
reported in writing to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Law 
Enforcement, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, LE-3000, Arlington, VA 22203, within 
5 days. The specimen may only be retained, disposed of, or salvaged in 
accordance with directions from the Service.
    (i) Columbian white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus leucurus) 
(CWTD), the Columbia River distinct population segment. (1) General 
requirements. Other than as expressly provided at paragraph (i)(3) of 
this section, the provisions of Sec.  17.31(a) apply to the CWTD.
    (2) Definitions. For the purposes of this entry:
    (i) CWTD means the Columbia River distinct population segment (DPS) 
of Columbian white-tailed deer or individual specimens of CWTD.
    (ii) Intentional harassment means an intentional act which creates 
the likelihood of injury to wildlife by annoying it to such an extent as 
to significantly disrupt normal behavior patterns which include, but are 
not limited to, breeding, feeding, or sheltering. Intentional harassment 
may include prior purposeful actions to attract, track, wait for, or 
search out CWTD, or purposeful actions to deter CWTD.
    (iii) Problem CWTD means an individual specimen of CWTD that has 
been identified in writing by a State conservation agency or the Service 
as meeting the following criteria:
    (A) The CWTD is causing more than de minimus negative economic 
impact to a commercial crop;
    (B) Previous efforts to alleviate the damage through nonlethal 
methods have been ineffective; and
    (C) There is a reasonable certainty that additional property losses 
will occur in the near future if a lethal control action is not 
implemented.
    (iv) Commercial crop means commercially raised horticultural, 
agricultural, or forest products.
    (v) State conservation agency means the State agency in Oregon or 
Washington operating a conservation program for CWTD pursuant to the 
terms of a cooperative agreement with the Service in accordance with 
section 6(c) of the Endangered Species Act.
    (3) Allowable forms of take of CWTD. Take of CWTD resulting from the 
following legally conducted activities is allowed:
    (i) Intentional harassment not likely to cause mortality. A State 
conservation agency may issue permits to landowners or their agents to 
harass CWTD on lands they own, rent, or lease if the State conservation 
agency determines in writing that such action is not likely to cause 
mortality of CWTD. The techniques employed in this harassment must occur 
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directed or restricted by the State permit in order to avoid causing 
CWTD mortality.
    (ii) Take of problem CWTD resulting in mortality. Take of problem 
CWTD is authorized under the following circumstances:
    (A) Any employee or agent of the Service or the State conservation 
agency, who is designated by their agency for such purposes, may, when 
acting in the course of their official duties, take problem CWTD. This 
take must occur in compliance with all other applicable Federal, State, 
and local laws and regulations.
    (B) The State conservation agency may issue a permit to landowners 
or their agents to take problem CWTD on lands they own, rent, or lease. 
Such take must be implemented only as directed and allowed in the permit 
obtained from the State conservation agency.
    (iii) Accidental take of CWTD when carrying out State-permitted 
black-tailed deer damage control. Take of CWTD in the course of carrying 
out black-tailed deer damage control will be a violation of this rule 
unless the taking was accidental; reasonable care was practiced to avoid 
such taking; and the person causing the take was in possession of a 
valid black-tailed deer damage control permit from a State conservation 
agency. When issuing black-tailed deer damage control permits, the State 
conservation agency will provide education regarding identification of 
target species. The exercise of reasonable care includes, but is not 
limited to, the review of the educational material provided by the State 
conservation agency and identification of the target before shooting.
    (iv) Accidental take of CWTD when carrying out State-permitted 
black-tailed deer hunting. Take of CWTD in the course of hunting black-
tailed deer will be a violation of this rule unless the take was 
accidental; the take was in the course of hunting black-tailed deer 
under a lawful State permit; and reasonable due care was exercised to 
avoid such taking. The State conservation agency will provide 
educational material to hunters regarding identification of target 
species when issuing hunting permits. The exercise of reasonable care 
includes, but is not limited to, the review of the educational materials 
provided by the State conservation agency and identification of the 
target before shooting.
    (4) Take limits. The amount of take of CWTD allowed for the 
activities in paragraphs (i)(3)(ii), (iii), and (iv) of this section 
will not exceed 5 percent of the CWTD population during any calendar 
year, as determined by the Service. By December 31 of each year, the 
Service will use the most current annual DPS population estimate to set 
the maximum allowable take for these activities for the following 
calendar year. If take exceeds 2 percent of the DPS population in a 
given calendar year, the Service will convene a meeting with the Oregon 
Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Washington Department of Fish 
and Wildlife to discuss CWTD management and strategies to minimize 
further take from these activities for the rest of the year. If take 
exceeds 5 percent of the CWTD population in any given calendar year, no 
further take under paragraphs (i)(3)(ii), (iii), and (iv) will be 
allowed during that year and any further take that does occur may be 
subject to prosecution under the Endangered Species Act.
    (5) Reporting and disposal requirements. Any injury or mortality of 
CWTD associated with the actions authorized under paragraphs (i)(3), 
(6), and (7) of this section must be reported to the Service within 72 
hours, and specimens may be disposed of only in accordance with 
directions from the Service. Reports should be made to the Service's Law 
Enforcement Office at (503) 231-6125, or the Service's Oregon Fish and 
Wildlife Office at (503) 231-6179. The Service may allow additional 
reasonable time for reporting if access to these offices is limited due 
to closure.
    (6) Additional taking authorizations for Tribal employees, State and 
local law enforcement officers, and State-licensed wildlife 
rehabilitation facilities. (i) Tribal employees and State and local 
government law enforcement officers. When acting in the course of their 
official duties, both Tribal employees designated by the Tribe for such 
purposes, and State and local government law enforcement officers 
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States of Oregon or Washington, may take CWTD for the following 
purposes:
    (A) Aiding or euthanizing sick, injured, or orphaned CWTD;
    (B) Disposing of a dead specimen; and
    (C) Salvaging a dead specimen that may be used for scientific study.
    (ii) Such take must be reported to the Service within 72 hours, and 
specimens may be disposed of only in accordance with directions from the 
Service.
    (7) Wildlife rehabilitation facilities licensed by the States of 
Oregon or Washington. When acting in the course of their official 
duties, a State-licensed wildlife rehabilitation facility may take CWTD 
for the purpose of aiding or euthanizing sick, injured, or orphaned 
CWTD. Such take must be reported to the Service within 72 hours as 
required by paragraph (i)(5) of this section, and specimens may be 
retained and disposed of only in accordance with directions from the 
Service.
    (8) Take authorized by permits. Any person with a valid permit 
issued by the Service under Sec.  17.32 may take CWTD, pursuant to the 
special terms and conditions of the permit.
    (j) Argali (Ovis ammon) in Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and Tajikistan. (1) 
Except as noted in paragraph (j)(2) of this section, all prohibitions of 
Sec.  17.31 of this part and exemptions of Sec.  17.32 of this part 
shall apply to this species in Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and Tajikistan

    (Note. In all other parts of its range the argali is classified as 
endangered and covered by Sec.  17.21).

    (2) Upon receiving from the governments of Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and 
Tajikistan properly documented and verifiable certification that (i) 
argali populations in those countries are sufficiently large to sustain 
sport hunting, (ii) regulating authorities have the capacity to obtain 
sound data on these populations, (iii) regulating authorities recognize 
these populations as a valuable resource and have the legal and 
practical capacity to manage them as such, (iv) the habitat of these 
populations is secure, (v) regulating authorities can ensure that the 
involved trophies have in fact been legally taken from the specified 
populations, and (vi) funds derived from the involved sport hunting are 
applied primarily to argali conservation, the Director may, consistent 
with the purposes of the Act, authorize by publication of a notice in 
the Federal Register the importation of personal sport-hunted argali 
trophies, taken legally in Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and Tajikistan after 
the date of such notice, without a Threatened Species permit pursuant to 
Sec.  17.32 of this part, provided that the applicable provisions of 50 
CFR part 23 have been met.
    (k) Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis). (1) What lynx does this special 
rule apply to? The regulations in this paragraph (k) apply to all wild 
and captive lynx in the contiguous United States.
    (2) What activities are prohibited for wild lynx? All prohibitions 
and provisions of 50 CFR 17.31 and 17.32 apply to wild lynx found in the 
contiguous United States.
    (3) What is considered a captive lynx? (i) For purposes of this 
paragraph (k), captive lynx means lynx, whether alive or dead, and any 
part or product, if the specimen was in captivity at the time of the 
listing, born in captivity, or lawfully imported or transported into the 
contiguous United States.
    (ii) Lynx that were either born or held in captivity and then 
released into the wild are considered wild.
    (4) What activities are allowed for captive lynx? (i) Take. You may 
take lawfully obtained captive lynx without a permit.
    (ii) Import and export. You may export captive live lynx, parts or 
products of captive lynx provided the specimens are tagged with 
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna 
and Flora (CITES) export tags and/or accompanied by a valid CITES export 
permit. You may import lawfully obtained lynx that originated outside 
the United States when you follow the requirements of CITES.
    (iii) Interstate commerce. You may deliver, receive, carry, 
transport, ship, sell, offer to sell, purchase, or offer to purchase in 
interstate commerce captive lynx and captive lynx parts and products in 
accordance with State or tribal laws and regulations. In addition, lynx 
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also qualify for this exemption on interstate commerce.
    (5) Are any activities not allowed or restricted for captive lynx? 
You must comply with all applicable State and tribal laws and 
regulations. Violation of State or tribal law will also be a violation 
of the Act.
    (l) Preble's meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei). (1) 
What is the definition of take? To harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, 
wound, trap, kill, or collect; or attempt to engage in any such conduct. 
Incidental take is that which occurs when it is incidental to and not 
the purpose of an otherwise lawful activity. Any take that is not 
authorized by permit provided through section 7 or section 10 of the Act 
or that is not covered by the exemptions described below is considered 
illegal take.
    (2) When is take of Preble's meadow jumping mice allowed? Take of 
Preble's meadow jumping mice resulting from the following legally 
conducted activities, in certain circumstances as described below, is 
allowed:
    (i) Take under permits. Any person with a valid permit issued by the 
Service under Sec.  17.32 may take Preble's meadow jumping mice pursuant 
to the terms of the permit.
    (ii) Rodent control. Preble's meadow jumping mice may be taken 
incidental to rodent control undertaken within 10 feet of or inside any 
structure. ``Rodent control'' includes control of mice and rats by 
trapping, capturing, or otherwise physically capturing or killing, or 
poisoning by any substance registered with the Environmental Protection 
Agency as required by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136) and applied consistent with its labeling. 
``Structure'' includes but is not limited to any building, stable, grain 
silo, corral, barn, shed, water or sewage treatment equipment or 
facility, enclosed parking structure, shelter, gazebo, bandshell, or 
restroom complex.
    (iii) Established, ongoing agricultural activities. Preble's meadow 
jumping mice may be taken incidental to agricultural activities, 
including grazing, plowing, seeding, cultivating, minor drainage, 
burning, mowing, and harvesting, as long as these activities are 
established, ongoing activities and do not increase impacts to or 
further encroach upon the Preble's meadow jumping mouse or its habitat. 
New agricultural activities or those that expand the footprint or 
intensity of the activity are not considered to be established, ongoing 
activities.
    (iv) Maintenance and replacement of existing landscaping. Preble's 
meadow jumping mice may be taken incidental to the maintenance and 
replacement of any landscaping and related structures and improvements, 
as long as they are currently in place and no increase in impervious 
surfaces would result from their maintenance and improvement. 
Construction of new structures or improvements or expansion of the 
landscaping in a manner that increases impervious surfaces would not be 
considered maintenance and replacement of existing landscaping.
    (v) Existing uses of water. Preble's meadow jumping mice may be 
taken incidentally as a result of existing uses of water associated with 
the exercise of perfected water rights pursuant to State law and 
interstate compacts and decrees. (A ``perfected water right'' is a right 
that has been put to beneficial use and has been permitted, decreed, or 
adjudicated pursuant to State law.) Increasing the use or altering the 
location of use of an existing water right would not be considered an 
existing use of water.
    (vi) Noxious weed control. Preble's meadow jumping mice may be taken 
incidental to noxious weed control that is conducted in accordance with:
    (A) Federal law, including Environmental Protection Agency label 
restrictions;
    (B) Applicable State laws for noxious weed control;
    (C) Applicable county bulletins;
    (D) Herbicide application guidelines as prescribed by herbicide 
manufacturers; and
    (E) Any future revisions to the authorities listed in paragraphs 
(l)(2)(vi)(A) through (D) of this section that apply to the herbicides 
proposed for use within the species' range.
    (vii) Ditch maintenance activities. Preble's meadow jumping mice may 
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taken incidental to normal and customary ditch maintenance activities 
only if the activities:
    (A) Result in the annual loss of no more than \1/4\ mile of riparian 
shrub habitat per linear mile of ditch, including burning of ditches 
that results in the annual loss of no more than \1/4\ mile of riparian 
shrub habitat per linear mile of ditch.
    (B) Are performed within the historic footprint of the surface 
disturbance associated with ditches and related infrastructure, and
    (C) Follow the Best Management Practices described in paragraphs 
(l)(2)(vii)(C)(1) through (3) of this section.
    (1) Persons engaged in ditch maintenance activities shall avoid, to 
the maximum extent practicable, impacts to shrub vegetation. For 
example, if accessing the ditch for maintenance or repair activities 
from an area containing no shrubs is possible, then damage to adjacent 
shrub vegetation shall be avoided.
    (2) Persons engaged in placement or sidecasting of silt and debris 
removed during ditch cleaning, vegetation or mulch from mowing or 
cutting, and other material from ditch maintenance shall, to the maximum 
extent practicable, avoid shrub habitat and at no time disturb more than 
\1/4\ mile of riparian shrub habitat per linear mile of ditch within any 
calendar year.
    (3) To the maximum extent practicable, all ditch maintenance 
activities should be carried out during the Preble's hibernation season, 
November through April.
    (D) All ditch maintenance activities carried out during the Preble's 
active season, May through October, should be conducted during daylight 
hours only.
    (E) Ditch maintenance activities that would result in permanent or 
long-term loss of potential habitat that would not be considered normal 
or customary include replacement of existing infrastructure with 
components of substantially different materials and design, such as 
replacement of open ditches with pipeline or concrete-lined ditches, 
replacement of an existing gravel access road with a permanently paved 
road, or replacement of an earthen diversion structure with a rip-rap 
and concrete structure, and construction of new infrastructure or the 
movement of existing infrastructure to new locations, such as 
realignment of a ditch, building a new access road, or installation of 
new diversion works where none previously existed.
    (3) When is take of Preble's not allowed? (i) Any manner of take not 
described under paragraph (l)(2) of this section.
    (ii) No person may import or export, ship in interstate commerce in 
the course of commercial activity, or sell or offer for sale in 
interstate or foreign commerce any Preble's meadow jumping mice.
    (iii) No person, except for an authorized person, may possess, sell, 
deliver, carry, transport, or ship any Preble's meadow jumping mice that 
have been taken illegally.
    (4) Where does this rule apply? The take exemptions provided by this 
rule are applicable within the entire range of the Preble's meadow 
jumping mouse.
    (m) Vicu[ntilde]a (Vicugna vicugna)-- (1) What activities involving 
vicu[ntilde]a are prohibited by this rule? (i) Appendix I populations. 
All provisions of Sec.  17.31 (a) and (b) and Sec.  17.32 apply to 
vicu[ntilde]a and vicu[ntilde]a parts and products originating from 
populations currently listed in Appendix I of the Convention on 
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 
(CITES).
    (ii) Import, export, and re-export. Except as provided in paragraph 
(m)(2) of this section, it is unlawful to import, export, or re-export, 
or present for export or re-export without valid permits as required 
under parts 17 and 23 of this subchapter, any vicu[ntilde]a or 
vicu[ntilde]a parts and products. For import of embryos, blood, other 
tissue samples, or live vicu[ntilde]a, permits required under Sec.  
17.32 and part 23 will be issued only for bona fide scientific research 
contributing to the conservation of the species in the wild.
    (iii) Other activities. Except as provided in paragraph (m)(2) of 
this section, it is unlawful to sell or offer for sale, deliver, 
receive, carry, transport, or ship in interstate or foreign commerce and 
in the course of a commercial activity any vicu[ntilde]a or 
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    (iv) It is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of 
the United States to commit, attempt to commit, solicit to commit, or 
cause to be committed any acts described in paragraphs (m)(1)(ii)-(iii) 
of this section.
    (2) What activities involving vicu[ntilde]a are allowed by this 
rule? You may import, export, or re-export, or conduct interstate or 
foreign commerce in raw wool sheared from live vicu[ntilde]as, cloth 
made from such wool, or manufactured or handicraft products and articles 
made from or consisting of such wool or cloth without a threatened 
species permit issued according to Sec.  17.32 only when the following 
provisions have been met:
    (i) The specimens originated from a population listed in CITES 
Appendix II.
    (ii) The provisions in parts 13, 14, and 23 of this subchapter are 
met, including the specific labeling provisions in part 23.
    (iii) Personal and household effects. Under the provisions of this 
special rule, raw wool sheared from live vicu[ntilde]as, cloth made from 
such wool, or manufactured or handicraft products and articles made from 
or consisting of such wool or cloth are not granted the personal or 
household effects exemption described in part 23 of this subchapter. In 
addition to the provisions of this paragraph (m)(2), such specimens may 
only be imported, exported, or re-exported when accompanied by a valid 
CITES document.
    (iv) Labeling of wool sheared from live vicu[ntilde]as. Any shipment 
of raw wool sheared from live vicu[ntilde]as must be sealed with a 
tamper-proof seal and have the following:
    (A) An identification tag with a code identifying the country of 
origin of the raw vicu[ntilde]a wool and the CITES export permit number; 
and
    (B) The vicu[ntilde]a logotype as defined in 50 CFR part 23 and the 
words ``VICU[Ntilde]A--COUNTRY OF ORIGIN'', where country of origin is 
the name of the country from which the raw vicu[ntilde]a wool was first 
exported.
    (v) At the time of import, the country of origin and each country of 
re-export involved in the trade of a particular shipment have not been 
identified by the CITES Conference of the Parties, the CITES Standing 
Committee, or in a Notification from the CITES Secretariat as a country 
from which Parties should not accept permits.
    (3) When and how will the Service inform the public of additional 
restrictions in trade of vicu[ntilde]a? Except in rare cases involving 
extenuating circumstances that do not adversely affect the conservation 
of the species, we will issue a public bulletin that identifies a 
restriction on trade in specimens of vicu[ntilde]a addressed in this 
paragraph (m) if any of the following criteria are met:
    (i) The country is identified in any action adopted by the 
Conference of the Parties to the Convention, the Convention's Standing 
Committee, or in a Notification issued by the CITES Secretariat, whereby 
Parties are asked not to accept shipments of specimens of any CITES-
listed species from the country in question.
    (ii) The Service's Division of Scientific Authority administratively 
determines that the conservation or management status of threatened 
vicu[ntilde]a populations in a range country has changed, such that 
continued recovery of the vicu[ntilde]a population in that country may 
be compromised, as a result of one or more of the following factors:
    (A) A change in range country laws or regulations that lessens 
protection for vicu[ntilde]a;
    (B) A change in range country management programs that lessens 
protection for vicu[ntilde]a;
    (C) A documented decline in wild vicu[ntilde]a population numbers;
    (D) A documented increase in poaching of vicu[ntilde]a;
    (E) A documented decline in vicu[ntilde]a habitat quality or 
quantity; or
    (F) Other natural or man-made factors affecting the species' 
recovery.
    (4) What must vicu[ntilde]a range countries do in order to be 
authorized under the special rule to export to the United States?--(i) 
Annual Report. Range country governments (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and 
Peru) wishing to export specimens of vicu[ntilde]a to the United States 
will need to provide an annual report containing the most recent 
information available on the status of the species, following the 
information guidelines specified below. The first submission of a status 
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required as of July 1, 2003, and every year thereafter on the 
anniversary of that date. For each range country, the following 
information should be provided in the annual report:
    (A) A description of any revisions to the management program, 
especially any changes in management approaches or emphasis;
    (B) New information obtained in the last year on vicu[ntilde]a 
distribution, population status, or population trends, for the country 
as a whole or for specific protected areas, and a detailed description 
of the methodology used to obtain such information;
    (C) Results of any research projects concluded in the last year on 
the biology of vicu[ntilde]a in the wild, particularly its population 
biology, habitat use, and genetics, and a description of any new 
research projects undertaken on the biology of vicu[ntilde]a in the 
wild, particularly its population biology, habitat use, and genetics;
    (D) A description of any changes to national and/or provincial laws 
and programs relating to vicu[ntilde]a conservation, in particular those 
laws and regulations related to harvest and use of the vicu[ntilde]a, 
and export of vicu[ntilde]a parts and products;
    (E) A description of any changes in the number or size of natural 
reserves or national parks that provide protected habitat for the 
vicu[ntilde]a;
    (F) A summary of law enforcement activities undertaken in the last 
year, and a description of any changes in programs to prevent poaching, 
smuggling, and illegal commercialization of the vicu[ntilde]a;
    (G) A description of the current management and harvest (or 
``sustainable use'') programs for wild populations of the vicu[ntilde]a, 
including: any changes in the location and population size of wild 
populations being managed for sustainable use; any changes in the 
harvest management practices being used for each population; any changes 
in current harvest quotas for wild populations, if any; any changes in 
protocols for translocations undertaken as part of the use program; a 
summary of the specific financial costs of and revenues generated by the 
sustainable use program over the last year; and a summary of documented 
conservation benefits resulting from the sustainable use program over 
the last year;
    (H) A description of current management and harvest (or 
``sustainable use'') programs for captive and so-called ``semi-captive'' 
populations of the vicu[ntilde]a, including: any changes in the number 
and location of all captive and ``semi-captive'' populations; any 
changes in the size (ha) of each captive enclosure and the number of 
vicu[ntilde]a maintained therein; any changes in protocols for 
translocations undertaken as part of the use program; a summary of the 
financial costs of and revenues generated by the sustainable use program 
over the last year; and documented conservation benefits resulting from 
the sustainable use program over the last year (information on captive 
and ``semi-captive'' populations must be separate from that provided for 
wild populations); and
    (I) Export data for the last year.
    (ii) The Service's Division of Scientific Authority will conduct a 
review every 2 years, using information in the annual reports, to 
determine whether range country management programs are effectively 
achieving conservation benefits for the vicu[ntilde]a. Failure to submit 
an annual report could result in a restriction on trade in specimens of 
vicu[ntilde]a as addressed in paragraph (m)(3) of this section. Based on 
information contained in the annual reports and any other pertinent 
information it has available, the Service may restrict trade from a 
range country, as addressed in paragraph (m)(3) of this section, if it 
determines that the conservation or management status of threatened 
vicu[ntilde]a populations in a range country has changed, such that 
continued recovery of the vicu[ntilde]a population in that country may 
be compromised. Trade restrictions may result from one or more of the 
following factors:
    (A) A change in range country laws or regulations that lessens 
protection for vicu[ntilde]a;
    (B) A change in range country management programs that lessens 
protection for vicu[ntilde]a;
    (C) A documented decline in wild vicu[ntilde]a population numbers;
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    (E) A documented decline in vicu[ntilde]a habitat quality or 
quantity; or
    (F) Other natural or man-made factors affecting the species' 
recovery.
    (n) Straight-horned markhor (Capra falconeri megaceros).
    (1) General requirements. Except as noted in paragraph (n)(2) of 
this section, all prohibitions of Sec.  17.31 and exemptions of Sec.  
17.32 apply to this subspecies.
    (2) What are the criteria under which a personal sport-hunted trophy 
may qualify for import without a permit under Sec.  17.32? The Director 
may, consistent with the purposes of the Act, authorize by publication 
of a notice in the Federal Register the importation, without a 
threatened species permit issued under Sec.  17.32, of personal sport-
hunted straight-horned markhor from an established conservation program 
that meets the following criteria:
    (i) The markhor was taken legally from the established program after 
the date of the Federal Register notice;
    (ii) The applicable provisions of 50 CFR parts 13, 14, 17, and 23 
have been met; and
    (iii) The Director has received the following information regarding 
the established conservation program for straight-horned markhor:
    (A) Populations of straight-horned markhor within the conservation 
program's areas can be shown to be sufficiently large to sustain sport 
hunting and are stable or increasing.
    (B) Regulatory authorities have the capacity to obtain sound data on 
populations.
    (C) The conservation program can demonstrate a benefit to both the 
communities surrounding or within the area managed by the conservation 
program and the species, and the funds derived from sport hunting are 
applied toward benefits to the community and the species.
    (D) Regulatory authorities have the legal and practical capacity to 
provide for the long-term survival of the populations.
    (E) Regulatory authorities can determine that the sport-hunted 
trophies have in fact been legally taken from the populations under an 
established conservation program.
    (o) [Reserved]
    (p) Northern sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni). (1) To what 
population of sea otter does this special rule apply? The regulations in 
paragraph (p) of this section apply to the southwest Alaska distinct 
population segment (DPS) of the northern sea otter as set forth at Sec.  
17.11(h) of this part.
    (2) What provisions apply to this DPS? Except as noted in paragraph 
(p)(3) of this section, all prohibitions and provisions of Sec. Sec.  
17.31 and 17.32 of this part apply to the southwest Alaska DPS of the 
northern sea otter.
    (3) What additional activities are allowed for this DPS? In addition 
to the activities authorized under paragraph (p)(2) of this section, you 
may conduct any activity authorized or exempted under the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) with a part or product of a 
southwest Alaska DPS northern sea otter, provided that:
    (i) The product qualifies as an authentic native article of 
handicrafts or clothing as defined in Sec.  17.3 of this part; and
    (A) It was created by an Indian, Aleut, or Eskimo who is an Alaskan
    Native, and
    (B) It is not being exported or imported for commercial purposes; or
    (ii) The part or product is owned by an Indian, Aleut, or Eskimo who 
is an Alaskan Native and resides in Alaska, or by a Native inhabitant of 
Russia, Canada, or Greenland, and is part of a cultural exchange; or
    (iii) The product is owned by a Native inhabitant of Russia, Canada, 
or Greenland, and is in conjunction with travel for noncommercial 
purposes; or
    (iv) The part or product has been received or acquired by a person 
registered as an agent or tannery under Sec.  18.23 of this subchapter.
    (4) What other wildlife regulations may apply? All applicable 
provisions of 50 CFR parts 14, 18, and 23 must be met.
    (q) Polar bear (Ursus maritimus).
    (1) Except as noted in paragraphs (q)(2) and (4) of this section, 
all prohibitions and provisions of Sec. Sec.  17.31 and 17.32 of this 
part apply to the polar bear.
    (2) None of the prohibitions in Sec.  17.31 of this part apply to 
any activity that is authorized or exempted under the Marine Mammal 
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(MMPA) (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the Convention on International Trade 
in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) (27 U.S.T. 1087), 
or both, provided that the person carrying out the activity has complied 
with all terms and conditions that apply to that activity under the 
provisions of the MMPA and CITES and their implementing regulations.
    (3) All applicable provisions of 50 CFR parts 14, 18, and 23 must be 
met.
    (4) None of the prohibitions in Sec.  17.31of this part apply to any 
taking of polar bears that is incidental to, but not the purpose of, 
carrying out an otherwise lawful activity within the United States, 
except for any incidental taking caused by activities in areas subject 
to the jurisdiction or sovereign rights of the United States within the 
current range of the polar bear.
    (r) Lion (Panthera leo melanochaita).
    (1) General requirements. All prohibitions and provisions of 
Sec. Sec.  17.31 and 17.32 apply to this subspecies.
    (2) The import exemption found in Sec.  17.8 for threatened wildlife 
listed in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in 
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) does not apply to 
this subspecies. A threatened species import permit under Sec.  17.32 is 
required for the importation of all specimens of Panthera leo 
melanochaita.
    (3) All applicable provisions of 50 CFR parts 13, 14, 17, and 23 
must be met.
    (s) Pacific marten (Martes caurina), Coastal DPS.
    (1) Prohibitions. Except as provided in paragraph (s)(2) of this 
section, all prohibitions and provisions of section 9(a)(1) of the Act 
apply to the Coastal DPS of the Pacific marten.
    (2) Exceptions from prohibitions. In regard to the Coastal DPS of 
the Pacific marten (``coastal marten''), you may:
    (i) Conduct activities as authorized by a permit under Sec.  17.32.
    (ii) Take as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(2) through (c)(4) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (iii) Take as set forth at Sec.  17.31(b).
    (iv) Conduct forest management activities for the purposes of 
reducing the risk or severity of wildfire, which include fuels reduction 
projects, firebreaks, and wildfire firefighting activities. More 
specifically, forest management practices such as those that treat 
vertical and horizontal (ladder) fuels in an effort to reduce continuity 
between understory and the overstory vegetation and the potential for 
crown fires, remove fuels within 150 feet of legally permitted 
structures and within 300 feet of habitable structures, or implement 
Fuelbreak/Defensible Space Prescriptions that allow for removal of trees 
or other vegetation to create a shaded fuelbreak along roads or other 
natural features, or create defensible space.
    (v) Conduct forestry management activities included in a plan or 
agreement for lands covered by a Natural Communities Conservation Plan 
or State Safe Harbor Agreement that addresses and authorizes State take 
of coastal marten as a covered species and is approved by the California 
Department of Fish and Wildlife under the authority of the California 
Endangered Species Act.
    (vi) Conduct forestry management activities consistent with the 
conservation needs of the coastal marten (e.g., activities that promote, 
retain, or restore suitable coastal marten habitat that increase percent 
canopy cover, percent ericaceous shrub cover, and denning and resting 
structures). These include activities consistent with finalized 
conservation plans or strategies, such as plans and documents that 
include coastal marten conservation prescriptions or compliance, and for 
which the Service has determined that meeting such plans or strategies, 
or portions thereof, would be consistent with conservation strategies 
for coastal marten.
    (vii) Conduct activities to remove toxicants and other chemicals 
consistent with conservation strategies for coastal marten. Such 
activities include management or cleanup activities that remove 
toxicants and other chemicals from forested areas, for which the Service 
has determined that such activities to remove toxicants and other 
chemicals would be consistent with conservation strategies for coastal 
marten. Cleanup of these sites may involve activities that may cause 
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martens, as well as require limited removal of some habitat structures 
valuable to coastal martens (e.g., hazard trees that may be a suitable 
den site).
    (t) Stephens' kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi).
    (1) Prohibitions. The following prohibitions that apply to 
endangered wildlife also apply to Stephens' kangaroo rat. Except as 
provided under paragraph (t)(2) of this section and Sec. Sec.  17.4 and 
17.5, it is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the 
United States to commit, to attempt to commit, to solicit another to 
commit, or cause to be committed, any of the following acts in regard to 
this species:
    (i) Import or export, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(b) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(1) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (iii) Possession and other acts with unlawfully taken specimens, as 
set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(1) for endangered wildlife.
    (iv) Interstate or foreign commerce in the course of commercial 
activity, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(e) for endangered wildlife.
    (v) Sale or offer for sale, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(f) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (2) Exceptions from prohibitions. In regard to Stephens' kangaroo 
rat, you may:
    (i) Conduct activities as authorized by a permit under Sec.  17.32.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(2) through (4) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (iii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.31(b).
    (iv) Possess and engage in other acts with unlawfully taken 
wildlife, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(2) for endangered wildlife.
    (v) Implement livestock grazing in the course of habitat management 
and restoration to benefit Stephens' kangaroo rat or other native 
species in the grassland habitat as approved by the Service.
    (vi) Conduct the following wildfire suppression activities:
    (A) Activities necessary to maintain the minimum clearance 
(defensible space) requirement from any occupied dwelling, occupied 
structure, or to the property line, whichever is nearer, to provide 
reasonable fire safety and to reduce wildfire risks consistent with the 
State of California fire codes or local fire codes/ordinances.
    (B) Fire management actions (e.g., prescribed burns, hazardous fuel 
reduction activities) on protected/preserve lands to maintain, protect, 
or enhance habitat occupied by Stephens' kangaroo rat. These activities 
are to be coordinated with and reported to the Service in writing and 
approved the first time an individual or agency undertakes them.
    (C) Maintenance of existing fuel breaks.
    (D) Firefighting activities associated with actively burning 
wildfires to reduce risk to life or property.
    (vii) Remove nonnative, invasive, or noxious plants for the purpose 
of Stephens' kangaroo rat conservation as approved by the Service. This 
includes noxious weed control and other vegetation reduction in the 
course of habitat management and restoration to benefit Stephens' 
kangaroo rat, including mechanical and chemical control, provided that 
these activities are conducted in a manner consistent with Federal and 
applicable State laws, including Environmental Protection Agency label 
restrictions for herbicide application.
    (viii) Implement activities conducted as part of a plan developed in 
coordination with the Service or the California Department of Fish and 
Wildlife that are for the purpose of Stephens' kangaroo rat 
conservation.

[40 FR 44415, Sept. 26, 1975]

    Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting Sec.  
17.40, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the 
Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at www.govinfo.gov.



Sec.  17.41  Special rules--birds.

    (a) Streaked horned lark (Eremophila alpestris strigata).
    (1) Prohibitions. The following prohibitions that apply to 
endangered wildlife also apply to streaked horned lark. Except as 
provided under paragraph (a)(2) of this section and Sec. Sec.  17.4 and 
17.5, it is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the 
United States to commit, to attempt to commit, to solicit another to 
commit, or cause to be committed, any of the following acts in regard to 
this species:

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    (i) Import or export, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(b) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(1) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (iii) Possession and other acts with unlawfully taken specimens, as 
set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(1) for endangered wildlife.
    (iv) Interstate or foreign commerce in the course of commercial 
activity, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(e) for endangered wildlife.
    (v) Sale or offer for sale, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(f) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (2) Exceptions from prohibitions. In regard to this species, you 
may:
    (i) Conduct activities as authorized by a permit under Sec.  17.32.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(2) through (4) for 
endangered wildlife, and (c)(6) and (7) for endangered migratory birds.
    (iii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.31(b).
    (iv) Take incidental to an otherwise lawful activity caused by:
    (A) The management of hazardous wildlife at airport facilities by 
airport staff or employees contracted by the airport to perform 
hazardous wildlife management activities. Hazardous wildlife is defined 
by the Federal Aviation Administration as species of wildlife, including 
feral animals and domesticated animals not under control, that are 
associated with aircraft strike problems, are capable of causing 
structural damage to airport facilities, or act as attractants to other 
wildlife that pose a strike hazard. Routine management activities 
include, but are not limited to, the following:
    (1) Hazing of hazardous wildlife;
    (2) Habitat modification and management of sources of forage, water, 
and shelter to reduce the attractiveness of the area around the airport 
for hazardous wildlife. This exception for habitat modification and 
management includes control and management of vegetation (grass, weeds, 
shrubs, and trees) through mowing, discing, herbicide application, or 
burning; and
    (3) Routine management, repair, and maintenance of roads and runways 
(does not include upgrades or construction of new roads or runways).
    (B) Accidental aircraft strikes at airports on non-Federal lands.
    (C) Agricultural (farming) practices implemented on farms in 
accordance with State laws on non-Federal lands in Washington and 
Oregon.
    (1) For the purposes of this rule, farm means any facility, 
including land, buildings, watercourses and appurtenances, used in the 
commercial production of crops, nursery stock, livestock, poultry, 
livestock products, poultry products, vermiculture products, or the 
propagation and raising of nursery stock.
    (2) For the purposes of this rule, an agricultural (farming) 
practice means a mode of operation on a farm that is or may be used on a 
farm of a similar nature; is a generally accepted, reasonable, and 
prudent method for the operation of the farm to obtain a profit in 
money; is or may become a generally accepted, reasonable, and prudent 
method in conjunction with farm use; complies with applicable State 
laws; and is done in a reasonable and prudent manner. Common 
agricultural (farming) practices include, but are not limited to, the 
following activities:
    (i) Planting, harvesting, rotation, mowing, tilling, discing, 
burning, and herbicide application to crops;
    (ii) Normal transportation activities, and repair and maintenance of 
unimproved farm roads (this exception does not include improvement or 
construction of new roads) and graveled margins of rural roads;
    (iii) Livestock grazing according to normally acceptable and 
established levels;
    (iv) Hazing of geese or predators; and
    (v) Maintenance of irrigation and drainage systems.
    (D) Removal or other management of noxious weeds. Routine removal or 
other management of noxious weeds are limited to the following, and must 
be conducted in such a way that impacts to non-target plants are avoided 
to the maximum extent practicable:
    (1) Mowing;
    (2) Herbicide and fungicide application;
    (3) Fumigation; and
    (4) Burning.
    (E) Habitat restoration actions. Habitat restoration and enhancement 
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streaked horned lark may include activities consistent with formal 
approved conservation plans or strategies, such as Federal, Tribal, or 
State plans that include streaked horned lark conservation prescriptions 
or compliance, which the Service has determined (on a case-by-case 
basis) would be consistent with this rule.
    (v) Possess and engage in other acts with unlawfully taken wildlife, 
as set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(2) through (d)(4).
    (b) Coastal California gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica 
californica). (1) Except as noted in paragraphs (b)(2) and (3) of this 
section, all prohibitions of Sec.  17.31(a) and (b) shall apply to the 
coastal California gnatcatcher.
    (2) Incidental take of the coastal California gnatcatcher will not 
be considered a violation of section 9 of the Endangered Species Act of 
1973, as amended (Act), if it results from activities conducted pursuant 
to the State of California's Natural Community Conservation Planning Act 
of 1991 (NCCP), and in accordance with a NCCP plan for the protection of 
coastal sage scrub habitat, prepared consistent with the State's NCCP 
Conservation and Process Guidelines, provided that:
    (i) The NCCP plan has been prepared, approved, and implemented 
pursuant to California Fish and Game Code sections 2800-2840; and
    (ii) The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has issued written 
concurrence that the NCCP plan meets the standards set forth in 50 CFR 
17.32(b)(2). The Service shall issue its concurrence pursuant to the 
provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), dated December 4, 
1991, between the California Department of Fish and Game and the Service 
regarding coastal sage scrub natural community conservation planning in 
southern California. (Copies of the State's NCCP Conservation and 
Process Guidelines and the MOU are available from the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, Carlsbad Field Office, 2730 Loker Avenue West, 
Carlsbad, CA 92008.) The Service shall monitor the implementation of the 
NCCP plan and may revoke its concurrence under this paragraph (b)(2)(ii) 
if the NCCP plan, as implemented, fails to adhere to the standards set 
forth in 50 CFR 17.32(b)(2).
    (3) During the period that a NCCP plan referred to in paragraph 
(b)(2) of this section is being prepared, incidental take of the coastal 
California gnatcatcher will not be a violation of section 9 of the Act 
if such take occurs within an area under the jurisdiction of a local 
government agency that is enrolled and actively engaged in the 
preparation of such a plan and such take results from activities 
conducted in accordance with the NCCP Conservation Guidelines and 
Process Guidelines.
    (4) The Service will monitor the implementation of the NCCP 
Conservation and Process Guidelines as a whole, and will conduct a 
review every 6 months to determine whether the guidelines, as 
implemented, are effective in progressing toward or meeting regional and 
subregional conservation objectives during the interim planning period. 
If the Service determines that the guidelines are not effecting adequate 
progress toward or meeting regional and subregional conservation 
objectives, the Service will consult with the California Department of 
Fish and Game pursuant to the MOU to seek appropriate modification of 
the guidelines or their application as defined therein. If appropriate 
modification of the guidelines or their application as defined therein 
does not occur, the Service may revoke the interim take provisions of 
this special rule on a subregional or subarea basis. The Service will 
publish the findings for revocation in the Federal Register and provide 
for a 30-day public comment period prior to the effective date for 
revoking the provisions of the special rule in a particular area. 
Revocation would result in the reinstatement of the take prohibitions 
set forth under 50 CFR 17.31(a) and (b) in the affected NCCP area.
    (c) The following species in the parrot family: Salmon-crested 
cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis), yellow-billed parrot (Amazona collaria), 
white cockatoo (Cacatua alba), hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus 
hyacinthinus), scarlet macaw (Ara macao macao and scarlet macaw 
subspecies crosses (Ara macao macao and Ara macao cyanoptera)), and 
golden conure (Guaruba guarouba).

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    (1) Except as noted in paragraphs (c)(2) and (c)(3) of this section, 
all prohibitions and provisions of Sec. Sec.  17.31 and 17.32 of this 
part apply to these species.
    (2) Import and export. You may import or export a specimen without a 
permit issued under Sec.  17.32 of this part only when the provisions of 
parts 13, 14, 15, and 23 of this chapter have been met and you meet the 
following requirements:
    (i) Captive-bred specimens: The source code on the Convention on 
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 
(CITES) document accompanying the specimen must be ``F'' (captive born), 
``C'' (bred in captivity), or ``D'' (bred in captivity for commercial 
purposes) (see 50 CFR 23.24); or
    (ii) Specimens held in captivity prior to certain dates: You must 
provide documentation to demonstrate that the specimen was held in 
captivity prior to the applicable date specified in paragraph 
(c)(2)(ii)(A), (B), (C), (D), (E), or (F) of this section. Such 
documentation may include copies of receipts, accession or veterinary 
records, CITES documents, or wildlife declaration forms, which must be 
dated prior to the specified dates.
    (A) For salmon-crested cockatoos: January 18, 1990 (the date this 
species was transferred to CITES Appendix I).
    (B) For yellow-billed parrots: April 11, 2013 (the date this species 
was listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act) 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)).
    (C) For white cockatoos: July 24, 2014 (the date this species was 
listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act) (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)).
    (D) For hyacinth macaws: September 12, 2018 (the date this species 
was listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act) 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)).
    (E) For scarlet macaws: March 28, 2019 (the date this species was 
listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act) (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)).
    (F) For golden conures: July 1, 1975 (the date CITES entered into 
force with the ``golden parakeet'' (i.e., the golden conure) listed in 
Appendix I of the Convention).
    (3) Interstate commerce. Except where use after import is restricted 
under Sec.  23.55 of this chapter, you may deliver, receive, carry, 
transport, or ship in interstate commerce and in the course of a 
commercial activity, or sell or offer to sell, in interstate commerce 
the species listed in this paragraph (c) without a permit under the Act.
    (d) Hawaiian goose (Branta sandvicensis) (nene). (1) Definitions. 
For the purposes of this paragraph (d):
    (i) Nene means the Hawaiian goose (Branta sandvicensis).
    (ii) Intentional harassment means an intentional act that creates 
the likelihood of injury to wildlife by annoying it to such an extent as 
to significantly disrupt normal behavior patterns, which include, but 
are not limited to, breeding, feeding, or sheltering. Intentional 
harassment may include prior purposeful actions to attract, track, wait 
for, or search out nene, or purposeful actions to deter nene.
    (iii) Person means a person as defined by section 3(13) of the Act.
    (iv) Qualified biologist means an individual with a combination of 
academic training in the area of wildlife biology or related discipline 
and demonstrated field experience in the identification and life history 
of nene.
    (2) Prohibitions. The following prohibitions apply to the nene 
except as provided under paragraph (d)(3) of this section and Sec. Sec.  
17.4 through 17.6:
    (i) Import or export as provided in Sec.  17.21(b).
    (ii) Take as provided in Sec.  17.21(c)(1).
    (iii) Possession and other acts with unlawfully taken specimens as 
provided in Sec.  17.21(d)(1).
    (iv) Interstate or foreign commerce in the course of commercial 
activity as provided in Sec.  17.21(e).
    (v) Sale or offer for sale as provided in Sec.  17.21(f).
    (vi) Attempt to commit, solicit another to commit, or to cause to be 
committed, any of the acts described in paragraphs (d)(2)(i) through (v) 
of this section.
    (3) Exceptions from prohibitions. The following exceptions from 
prohibitions apply to the nene:
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    (ii) Take as provided in Sec.  17.21(c)(2) through (7). However, 
Sec.  17.21(c)(5)(i) through (iv) does not apply.
    (iii) Take incidental to an otherwise lawful activity caused by:
    (A) Intentional harassment of nene that is not likely to cause 
direct injury or mortality. A person may harass nene on lands they own, 
rent, or lease, if the action is not likely to cause direct injury or 
mortality of nene. Techniques for such harassment may include the use of 
predator effigies (including raptor kites, predator replicas, etc.), 
commercial chemical bird repellents, ultrasonic repellers, audio 
deterrents (noisemakers, pyrotechnics, etc.), herding or harassing with 
trained or tethered dogs, or access control (including netting, fencing, 
etc.). Nene may also be harassed in the course of surveys that benefit 
and further the recovery of nene. Such harassment techniques must avoid 
causing direct injury or mortality to nene. Before implementation of any 
such intentional harassment activities during the nene breeding season 
(September through April), a qualified biologist knowledgeable about the 
nesting behavior of nene must survey in and around the area to determine 
whether a nest or goslings are present. If a nest is discovered, the 
Service and authorized State wildlife officials must be notified within 
72 hours (see paragraph (d)(4) of this section for contact information) 
and the following measures implemented to avoid disturbance of nests and 
broods:
    (1) No disruptive activities may occur within a 100-foot (30-meter) 
buffer around all active nests and broods until the goslings have 
fledged;
    (2) Brooding adults (i.e., adults with an active nest or goslings) 
or adults in molt may not be subject to intentional harassment at any 
time; and
    (3) The landowner must arrange follow-up surveys of the property by 
qualified biologists to assess the status of birds present.
    (B) Nonnative predator control or habitat management activities. A 
person may incidentally take nene in the course of carrying out 
nonnative predator control or habitat management activities for nene 
conservation purposes if reasonable care is practiced to minimize 
effects to the nene.
    (1) Nonnative predator control activities for the conservation of 
nene include use of fencing, trapping, shooting, and toxicants to 
control predators, and related activities such as performing efficacy 
surveys, trap checks, and maintenance duties. Reasonable care for 
predator control activities may include, but is not limited to, 
procuring and implementing technical assistance from a qualified 
biologist on predator control methods and protocols prior to application 
of methods; compliance with all State and Federal regulations and 
guidelines for application of predator control methods; and judicious 
use of methods and tool adaptations to reduce the likelihood of nene 
ingesting bait, interacting with mechanical devices, or being injured or 
dying from interaction with mechanical devices.
    (2) Habitat management activities for the conservation of nene 
include: Mowing, weeding, fertilizing, herbicide application, and 
irrigating existing pasture areas for conservation purposes; planting 
native food resources; providing watering areas, such as water units or 
ponds or catchments, designed to be safe for goslings and flightless/
molting adults; providing temporary supplemental feeding and watering 
stations when appropriate, such as under poor quality forage or extreme 
conditions (e.g., drought or fire); if mechanical mowing of pastures for 
conservation management purposes is not feasible, alternate methods of 
keeping grass short, such as grazing; and large-scale restoration of 
native habitat (e.g., feral ungulate control, fencing). Reasonable care 
for habitat management may include, but is not limited to, procuring and 
implementing technical assistance from a qualified biologist on habitat 
management activities, and best efforts to minimize nene exposure to 
hazards (e.g., predation, habituation to feeding, entanglement, and 
vehicle collisions).
    (C) Actions carried out by law enforcement officers in the course of 
official law enforcement duties. When acting in the course of their 
official duties, State and local government law enforcement officers, 
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authorized wildlife biologists and wildlife rehabilitators in the State 
of Hawaii, may take nene for the following purposes:
    (1) Aiding or euthanizing sick, injured, or orphaned nene;
    (2) Disposing of a dead specimen; or
    (3) Salvaging a dead specimen that may be used for scientific study; 
or
    (4) Possession and other acts with unlawfully taken specimens as 
provided in Sec.  17.21(d)(2) through (4)).
    (4) Reporting and disposal requirements. Any injury or mortality of 
nene associated with the actions excepted under paragraphs 
(d)(3)(iii)(A) through (C) of this section must be reported to the 
Service and authorized State wildlife officials within 72 hours, and 
specimens may be disposed of only in accordance with directions from the 
Service. Reports should be made to the Service's Office of Law 
Enforcement at (808) 861-8525, or the Service's Pacific Islands Fish and 
Wildlife Office at (808) 792-9400. The State of Hawaii Department of 
Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife may be 
contacted at (808) 587-0166. The Service may allow additional reasonable 
time for reporting if access to these offices is limited due to closure.
    (e) Elfin-woods warbler (Setophaga angelae). (1) Prohibitions. 
Except as noted in paragraph (e)(2) of this section, all prohibitions 
and provisions of 50 CFR 17.31 and 17.32 apply to the elfin-woods 
warbler.
    (2) Exemptions from prohibitions. Incidental take of the elfin-woods 
warbler will not be considered a violation of section 9 of the Act if 
the take results from any of the following when conducted within 
habitats currently occupied by the elfin-woods warbler provided these 
activities abide by the conservation measures set forth in this 
paragraph (e) and are conducted in accordance with applicable State, 
Federal, and local laws and regulations:
    (i) The conversion of sun-grown coffee to shade-grown coffee 
plantations by the restoration and maintenance (i.e., removal of 
invasive, exotic, and feral species; shade and coffee tree seasonal 
pruning; shade and coffee tree planting and replacement; coffee bean 
harvest by hands-on methods; and the use of standard pest control 
methods and fertilizers within the plantations) of shade-grown coffee 
plantations and native forests associated with this type of crop. To 
minimize disturbance to the elfin-woods warbler, shade and coffee tree 
seasonal pruning must be conducted between September 1 and February 28, 
which is the time period outside the peak of the elfin-woods warbler's 
breeding season. The Service considers the use of pest control methods 
(e.g., pesticides, herbicides) and fertilizers ``standard'' when it is 
used only twice a year during the establishment period of shade and 
coffee trees (i.e., the first 2 years). Once the shade-grown coffee 
system reaches its functionality and structure (i.e., 3 to 4 years), 
little or no chemical fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides may be 
used.
    (ii) Riparian buffer establishment though the planting of native 
vegetation and selective removal of exotic species.
    (iii) Reforestation and forested habitat enhancement projects within 
secondary forests (i.e., young and mature) that promote the 
establishment or improvement of habitat conditions for the species by 
the planting of native trees, selective removal of native and exotic 
trees, seasonal pruning of native and exotic trees, or a combination of 
these.
    (f) Eastern black rail (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis).
    (1) Prohibitions. The following activities with the eastern black 
rail are prohibited:
    (i) Purposeful take, including capture, handling, or other 
activities.
    (ii) Incidental take resulting from the following activities:
    (A) Prescribed burn activities, unless best management practices 
that minimize negative effects of the prescribed burn on the eastern 
black rail are employed. Best management practices include:
    (1) Regardless of the size of the area under management with 
prescribed fire, a broad range of habitat conditions should be 
maintained by burning on a rotational basis, which supports black rail 
population maintenance and growth. In any given calendar year, at least 
50 percent of the eastern black rail habitat within the management 
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cover required by the subspecies. Management boundaries can include 
individual landholdings, e.g., a National Wildlife Refuge boundary, or 
be formed through landscape-level agreements across landholdings of 
different but contiguous ownerships. This percentage does not apply to 
landholdings smaller than 640 acres.
    (2) Where eastern black rail are present, the application of 
prescribed fire uses tactics that provide unburned refugia allowing 
birds to survive a fire (e.g., using short flanking, backing fires, or 
similar approaches). Prescribed fire is applied under fuel and weather 
conditions (e.g., soil moisture and/or relative humidity) that are most 
likely to result in patchy persistence of unburned habitat to serve as 
refugia from fire and predators.
    (3) Ignition tactics, rates of spread, and flame lengths should 
allow for wildlife escape routes to avoid trapping birds in a fire. The 
application of prescribed fire should avoid fires, such as ring and 
strip head fires, that have long, unbroken boundaries and/or that come 
together in a short period of time and that consume essentially all 
vegetation and prevent black rails from escaping a fire. If aerial 
ignition is the chosen tool, ignitions should be conducted in such a way 
that large, fast-moving fires are avoided.
    (B) Mowing, haying, and other mechanical treatment activities in 
persistent emergent wetlands when the activity occurs during the nesting 
or brooding periods, except in accordance with paragraph (f)(2)(iii) of 
this section.
    (C) Grazing activities on public lands that occur on eastern black 
rail habitat and, that individually or cumulatively with other land 
management practices, do not maintain at least 50 percent of eastern 
black rail habitat, i.e., dense overhead cover, in any given calendar 
year within a management boundary.
    (D) Long-term or permanent damage, fragmentation, or conversion of 
persistent emergent wetlands and the contiguous wetland-upland 
transition zone to other habitat types (such as open water) or land uses 
that do not support eastern black rail.
    (iii) Possession and other acts with unlawfully taken eastern black 
rails. It is unlawful to possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, or 
ship, by any means whatsoever, any eastern black rail that was taken in 
violation of section 9(a)(1)(B) and (C) of the Act or State laws.
    (iv) Import or export, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(b) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (v) Possess and conduct other acts with unlawfully taken specimens, 
as set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(1) for endangered wildlife.
    (vi) Engage in interstate or foreign commerce in the course of 
commercial activity, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(e) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (vii) Sell or offer for sale, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(f) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (2) Exceptions from prohibitions.
    (i) All of the provisions of Sec.  17.32 apply to the eastern black 
rail.
    (ii) Any employee or agent of the Service, of the National Marine 
Fisheries Service, or of a State conservation agency that is operating a 
conservation program for the eastern black rail pursuant to the terms of 
a cooperative agreement with the Service in accordance with section 6(c) 
of the Act, who is designated by his agency for such purposes, may, when 
acting in the course of his official duties, take eastern black rails.
    (iii) Incidental take resulting from haying, mowing, or other 
mechanical treatment activities in persistent emergent wetlands that 
occur during the nesting and brooding periods is allowed if those 
activities:
    (A) Are maintenance requirements to ensure safety and operational 
needs, including maintaining existing infrastructure such as firebreaks, 
roads, rights-of-way, levees, dikes, fence lines, airfields, and surface 
water irrigation infrastructure (e.g., head gates, ditches, canals, 
water control structures, and culverts); or
    (B) Occur during the control of woody encroachment and other 
invasive plant species to restore degraded habitat.
    (iv) Incidental take resulting from actions taken to control 
wildfires is allowed.
    (v) Incidental take resulting from the establishment of new 
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example, to protect wildlands or manmade infrastructure) and new fence 
lines is allowed.
    (vi) Incidental take resulting from prescribed burns, grazing, and 
mowing or other mechanical treatment activities in existing moist soil 
management units or prior converted croplands (e.g., impoundments for 
rice or other cereal grain production) is allowed.
    (g)-(j) [Reserved]
    (k) Lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus), Northern 
Distinct Population Segment (DPS). The Northern DPS of the lesser 
prairie-chicken pertains to lesser prairie-chickens found northeast of a 
line starting in Colorado at 37.9868 N, 105.0133 W, going through 
northeastern New Mexico, and ending in Texas at 31.7351 N, 98.3773 W, 
NAD83, as shown in the map:
Figure 1 to paragraph (k)

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    (1) Prohibitions. The following prohibitions that apply to 
endangered wildlife also apply to the Northern DPS of the lesser 
prairie-chicken. Except as provided under paragraph (k)(2) of this 
section and Sec. Sec.  17.4 and 17.5, it is unlawful for any person 
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to attempt to commit, to solicit another to commit, or cause to be 
committed, any of the following acts in regard to this species:
    (i) Import or export, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(b) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(1) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (iii) Possession and other acts with unlawfully taken specimens, as 
set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(1) for endangered wildlife.
    (iv) Interstate or foreign commerce in the course of a commercial 
activity, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(e) for endangered wildlife.
    (v) Sale or offer for sale, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(f) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (2) Exceptions from prohibitions. In regard to this species, you 
may:
    (i) Conduct activities as authorized by a permit under Sec.  17.32.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(2) through (c)(4) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (iii) Take as set forth at Sec.  17.31(b).
    (iv) Possess and engage in other acts with unlawfully taken 
wildlife, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(2) for endangered wildlife.
    (v) Take incidental to an otherwise lawful activity caused by:
    (A) Continuation of routine agricultural practices on existing 
cultivated lands, including:
    (1) Plowing, drilling, disking, mowing, or other mechanical 
manipulation and management of lands;
    (2) Routine activities in direct support of cultivated agriculture, 
including replacement, upgrades, maintenance, and operation of existing 
infrastructure such as buildings, irrigation conveyance structures, 
fences, and roads; and
    (3) Use of chemicals in direct support of cultivated agriculture 
when done in accordance with label recommendations.
    (B) Implementation of prescribed fire for the purposes of grassland 
management, including:
    (1) Construction and maintenance of fuel breaks;
    (2) Planning needed for application of prescribed fire;
    (3) Implementation of the fire and all associated actions; and
    (4) Any necessary monitoring and followup actions.
    (C) Implementation of prescribed grazing following a site-specific 
grazing management plan developed by a Service-approved party, 
including:
    (1) Physical impact of cattle to vegetative composition and 
structure;
    (2) Trampling of lesser prairie-chicken nests;
    (3) Construction and maintenance of required infrastructure for 
grazing management, including but not limited to fences and water 
sources; and
    (4) Other routine activities required to implement managed grazing, 
including but not limited to feeding, monitoring, and moving of 
livestock.
    (l) Cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl (Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum). 
(1) Prohibitions. The following prohibitions that apply to endangered 
wildlife also apply to the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl. Except as 
provided under paragraphs (l)(2) and (3) of this section and Sec. Sec.  
17.4, 17.5, and 17.7, it is unlawful for any person subject to the 
jurisdiction of the United States to commit, to attempt to commit, to 
solicit another to commit, or cause to be committed, any of the 
following acts in regard to this subspecies:
    (i) Import or export, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(b) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(1) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (iii) Possession and other acts with unlawfully taken specimens, as 
set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(1) for endangered wildlife.
    (iv) Interstate or foreign commerce in the course of commercial 
activity, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(e) for endangered wildlife.
    (v) Sale or offer for sale, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(f) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (2) General exceptions from prohibitions. In regard to this 
subspecies, you may:
    (i) Conduct activities as authorized by a permit under Sec.  17.32.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(2) through (4) for 
endangered wildlife, and (c)(6) and (7) for endangered migratory birds.
    (iii) Take as set forth at Sec.  17.31(b).
    (iv) Possess and engage in other acts with unlawfully taken 
wildlife, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(2) for endangered wildlife and 
(d)(3) and (4) for endangered migratory birds.

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    (3) Exceptions from prohibitions for specific types of incidental 
take. You may take cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl while carrying out the 
following legally conducted activities in accordance with this paragraph 
(l)(3):
    (i) Educational and outreach activities that have been coordinated 
with the Service no later than 60 calendar days prior to the initiation 
of the proposed activity, provided the researcher already holds an 
appropriate, valid permit issued under part 21 of this chapter, which 
governs species protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, for 
educational activities involving the use of live pygmy-owls, zoological 
exhibitions, pygmy-owl skins, or parts of pygmy-owls or other raptors.
    (ii) Specific surveying and monitoring activities within the State 
of Arizona that do not include handling of pygmy-owls (e.g., call 
playback, visual observation, collection of feathers in nests or on the 
ground, and camera monitoring) and only if they are conducted under a 
valid scientific activity license issued by the Arizona Game and Fish 
Department.
    (A) Data collected must be submitted to the Arizona Game and Fish 
Department for inclusion in their Heritage Data Management System.
    (B) Call playback surveys and monitoring must follow the most 
current, Service-approved protocol.
    (C) Surveying and monitoring activities must be associated with a 
legitimate scientific project or regulatory compliance activity.
    (iii) Habitat restoration and enhancement activities and projects 
that are coordinated with and approved by the Service no later than 60 
calendar days prior to the initiation of the proposed activity.
    (A) These activities and projects may include activities that 
enhance cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl habitat conditions; improve 
ecosystem health and sustainability within the range of the pygmy-owl; 
improve habitat connectivity; increase availability of nest cavities; 
increase prey availability; reduce or control invasive, nonnative plant 
species; and enhance native plant communities, particularly woodland 
riparian communities.
    (B) These activities and projects do not include prescribed fire 
within Sonoran Desert vegetation communities (unless these activities 
and projects occur in vegetation community transition areas and are 
coordinated with and approved by the Service), actions that would result 
in more than a minimal reduction or removal of tree cover (as determined 
through coordination with and approved by the Service and generally 
involving no more than a 30 percent reduction in tree cover) such as 
fuels management or roadway vegetation management, land development, or 
actions that use or promote nonnative vegetation species.
    (iv) For all forms of allowable take, reasonable care must be 
practiced to minimize the impacts from the actions. Reasonable care 
means:
    (A) Limiting the impacts to cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl individuals 
and populations by complying with all applicable Federal, State, and 
Tribal regulations for the activity in question;
    (B) Using methods and techniques that result in the least harm, 
injury, or death, as feasible;
    (C) Undertaking activities when and where they have the least impact 
(e.g., conducting activities that might impact nesting cactus 
ferruginous pygmy-owls or nesting habitat only after nesting is 
concluded for the year), as feasible;
    (D) Procuring and implementing technical assistance from a qualified 
biologist on all methods and techniques used for a project prior to 
their implementation;
    (E) Minimizing the number of individual pygmy-owls disturbed in the 
existing wild population;
    (F) Implementing best management practices to ensure no diseases or 
parasites are introduced into existing cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl 
populations; and
    (G) Preserving the genetic diversity of wild populations.
    (m) Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)--(1) Prohibitions. The 
following prohibitions that apply to endangered wildlife also apply to 
the emperor penguin. Except as provided under paragraph (m)(2) of this 
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subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to commit, to attempt 
to commit, to solicit another to commit, or cause to be committed, any 
of the following acts in regard to this species:
    (i) Import or export, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(b) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(1) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (iii) Possession and other acts with unlawfully taken specimens, as 
set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(1) for endangered wildlife.
    (iv) Interstate or foreign commerce in the course of commercial 
activity, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(e) for endangered wildlife.
    (v) Sale or offer for sale in foreign commerce, as set forth at 
Sec.  17.21(f) for endangered wildlife.
    (vi) Sale or offer for sale in interstate commerce, as set forth at 
Sec.  17.21(f) for endangered wildlife.
    (2) Exceptions from prohibitions. In regard to the emperor penguin, 
you may:
    (i) Sell, offer for sale, deliver, receive, carry, transport, or 
ship in interstate commerce live emperor penguins from one public 
institution to another public institution. For the purposes of this 
paragraph, ``public institution'' means a museum, zoological park, and 
scientific or educational institution that meets the definition of 
``public'' at 50 CFR 10.12.
    (ii) Take emperor penguins within Antarctica as authorized under 
implementing regulations for the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 2401 et seq.), either in accordance with the provisions set forth 
at 45 CFR 670.5 or 670.9, or as authorized by a permit under 45 CFR part 
670.
    (iii) Import emperor penguins into the United States from Antarctica 
or export emperor penguins from the United States to Antarctica as 
authorized under implementing regulations for the Antarctic Conservation 
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.), either in accordance with the 
provisions set forth at 45 CFR 670.9, or as authorized by a permit under 
45 CFR part 670.
    (iv) Conduct activities as authorized by a permit under Sec.  17.32.
    (v) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(2) through (4) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (vi) Possess and engage in other acts with unlawfully taken 
wildlife, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(2) for endangered wildlife.
    (vii) Conduct activities as authorized by a captive-bred wildlife 
registration under Sec.  17.21(g) for endangered wildlife.

[43 FR 6233, Feb. 14, 1978, as amended at 58 FR 65095, Dec. 10, 1993; 60 
FR 36010, July 12, 1995; 72 FR 37372, July 9, 2007; 73 FR 23970, May 1, 
2008; 76 FR 30780, May 26, 2011; 76 FR 54713, Sept. 2, 2011; 78 FR 
15641, Mar. 12, 2013; 78 FR 61502, Oct. 3, 2013; 79 FR 20084, Apr. 10, 
2014; 79 FR 35900, June 24, 2014; 81 FR 47048, July 20, 2016; 81 FR 
40547, June 22, 2016; 83 FR 39916, Aug. 13, 2018; 84 FR 6311, Feb. 26, 
2019; 84 FR 69946, Dec. 19, 2019; 85 FR 22663, Apr. 23, 2020; 85 FR 
63830, Oct. 8, 2020; 87 FR 21811, Apr. 13, 2022; 87 FR 64720, Oct. 26, 
2022; 87 FR 72753, Nov. 25, 2022; 87 FR 73971, Dec. 2, 2022; 88 FR 
46949, July 20, 2023]



Sec.  17.42  Special rules--reptiles.

    (a) American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)--(1) 
Definitions. For purposes of this paragraph (a) the following 
definitions apply:
    (i) American alligator means any specimen of the species Alligator 
mississippiensis, whether alive or dead, including any skin, part, 
product, egg, or offspring thereof held in captivity or from the wild.
    (ii) The definitions of crocodilian skins and crocodilian parts in 
Sec.  23.70(b) of this subchapter apply to this paragraph (a).
    (2) Taking. No person may take any American alligator, except:
    (i) Any employee or agent of the Service, any other Federal land 
management agency, or a State conservation agency, who is designated by 
the agency for such purposes, may, when acting in the course of official 
duties, take an American alligator.
    (ii) Any person may take an American alligator in the wild, or one 
which was born in captivity or lawfully placed in captivity, and may 
deliver, receive, carry, transport, ship, sell, offer to sell, purchase, 
or offer to purchase such alligator in interstate or foreign commerce, 
by any means whatsoever and in the course of a commercial activity in 
accordance with the laws and regulations of the State of taking subject 
to the following conditions:

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    (A) Any skin of an American alligator may be sold or otherwise 
transferred only if the State or Tribe of taking requires skins to be 
tagged by State or tribal officials or under State or tribal supervision 
with a Service-approved tag in accordance with the requirements in part 
23 of this subchapter; and
    (B) Any American alligator specimen may be sold or otherwise 
transferred only in accordance with the laws and regulations of the 
State or Tribe in which the taking occurs and the State or Tribe in 
which the sale or transfer occurs.
    (3) Import and export. Any person may import or export an American 
alligator specimen provided that it is in accordance with part 23 of 
this subchapter.
    (4) Recordkeeping. (i) Any person not holding an import/export 
license issued by the Service under part 14 of this subchapter and who 
imports, exports, or obtains permits under part 23 of this subchapter 
for the import or export of American alligator shall keep such records 
as are otherwise required to be maintained by all import/export 
licensees under part 14 of this subchapter. Such records shall be 
maintained as in the normal course of business, reproducible in the 
English language, and retained for 5 years from the date of each 
transaction.
    (ii) Subject to applicable limitations of law, duly authorized 
officers at all reasonable times shall, upon notice, be afforded access 
to examine such records required to be kept under paragraph (a)(4)(i) of 
this section, and an opportunity to copy such records.
    (b) Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), loggerhead sea turtle 
(Caretta caretta), olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) 
(these do not include the populations listed as endangered in Sec.  
17.11).
    (1) Prohibitions. Subject to the permits allowable under the 
following paragraph (b)(2) of this section, all of the provisions set 
forth in Sec.  17.31 (which incorporate portions of Sec.  17.21) shall 
apply to this wildlife with the following exceptions:
    (i) Section 17.21(c)(2) (self-defense) is not applicable.
    (ii) In Sec.  17.21(c)(3)(i), the word ``orphaned'' is replaced by 
the word ``stranded.''
    (iii) Delete Sec.  17.21(c)(3)(iv) (Wildlife threatening human 
safety).
    (iv) [Reserved]
    (v) The prohibition against taking shall not apply to incidental 
catches, as specified in 50 CFR 227.72(e).
    (vi) The prohibition against taking within the United States or the 
territorial sea of the United States shall not apply to subsistence 
taking, as specified in 50 CFR 227.72(f).
    (2) Permits. (i) For those activities which come under the 
jurisdiction of the Service, only permits for scientific purposes, 
enhancement of propagation or survival, zoological exhibition or 
educational purposes, are available under Sec.  17.32. Procedures for 
issuance of permits are found in Sec.  17.32 and, for those activities 
which come under the jurisdiction of the National Marine Fisheries 
Service, subpart E of part 220. All the provisions of Sec.  17.32 apply 
to permits issued by the Service.
    (c) Threatened crocodilians--(1) What are the definitions of terms 
used in this paragraph (c)?
    (i) Threatened crocodilian means any live or dead specimen of the 
following species:
    (A) Broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) originating in 
Argentina;
    (B) Brown caiman (Caiman crocodilus fuscus, including Caiman 
crocodilus chiapasius);
    (C) Common caiman (Caiman crocodilus crocodilus);
    (D) Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare);
    (E) Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus); and
    (F) Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) originating in 
Australia (also referred to as Australian saltwater crocodile).
    (ii) The definitions of crocodilian skins and crocodilian parts in 
Sec.  23.70(b) and re-export in Sec.  23.5 of this subchapter apply to 
this paragraph (c).
    (2) What activities involving threatened crocodilians are prohibited 
by this rule? (i) All provisions of Sec. Sec.  17.31 and 17.32 apply to 
live specimens, including viable eggs, of all threatened crocodilians 
and to any specimen of the Appendix-I Nile crocodile.
    (ii) Except as provided in paragraph (c)(2)(i) of this section, the 
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    (A) Import, export, and re-export. Except as provided in paragraph 
(c)(3) of this section, it is unlawful to import, export, or re-export, 
or attempt to import, export, or re-export without valid permits as 
required under parts 17 and 23 of this subchapter any threatened 
crocodilians, including their skins, parts, and products.
    (B) Commercial activity. Except as provided in paragraph (c)(3) of 
this section, it is unlawful, in the course of a commercial activity, to 
sell or offer for sale, deliver, receive, carry, transport, or ship in 
interstate or foreign commerce any threatened crocodilians, including 
their skins, parts, and products.
    (C) It is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the 
United States to commit, attempt to commit, solicit to commit, or cause 
to be committed any acts described in paragraphs (c)(2)(i) and 
(c)(2)(ii)(A) and (B) of this section.
    (3) What activities involving threatened crocodilians are allowed by 
this rule? Except as provided in (c)(2)(i), you may import, export, or 
re-export, or sell or offer for sale, deliver, receive, carry, 
transport, or ship in interstate or foreign commerce and in the course 
of a commercial activity, threatened crocodilian skins, parts, and 
products without a threatened species permit otherwise required under 
Sec.  17.32 provided the requirements of parts 13, 14, and 23 of this 
subchapter and the requirements of paragraphs (c)(3) and (4) of this 
section have been met.
    (i) Skins and parts. Except as provided in (c)(3)(ii) of this 
section, the import, export, or re-export of threatened crocodilian 
skins and crocodilian parts is allowed provided the following conditions 
are met:
    (A) Each crocodilian skin and crocodilian part imported, exported, 
or re-exported must be tagged or labeled in accordance with Sec.  23.70 
of this subchapter.
    (B) Any countries re-exporting crocodilian skins or parts must have 
implemented an administrative system for the effective matching of 
imports and re-exports.
    (C) If a shipment contains more than 25 percent replacement tags, 
the U.S. Management Authority will consult with the Management Authority 
of the re-exporting country before clearing the shipment. Such shipments 
may be seized if we determine that the requirements of the Convention 
have not been met.
    (D) The country of origin and any intermediary country(s) must be 
effectively implementing the Convention. If we receive persuasive 
information from the CITES Secretariat or other reliable sources that a 
specific country is not effectively implementing the Convention, we will 
prohibit or restrict imports from such country(s) as appropriate for the 
conservation of the species.
    (ii) Meat, skulls, scientific specimens, products, and noncommercial 
personal or household effects. The tagging requirements in paragraph 
(c)(3)(i) of this section for skins and parts do not apply to the 
import, export, or re-export of threatened crocodilian meat, skulls, 
scientific specimens, or products or to the noncommercial import, 
export, or re-export of personal effects in accompanying baggage or 
household effects.
    (4) When and how will the Service inform the public of additional 
restrictions in trade of threatened crocodilians? Except in rare cases 
involving extenuating circumstances that do not adversely affect the 
conservation of the species, the Service will issue an information 
bulletin (posted on our websites, http://www.fws.gov/le and http://
www.fws.gov/international) announcing additional restrictions on trade 
of specimens of threatened crocodilians if any of the following criteria 
are met:
    (i) The country is listed in a Notification to the Parties by the 
CITES Secretariat as not having designated Management and Scientific 
Authorities.
    (ii) The country is identified in any action adopted by the 
Conference of the Parties to the Convention, the Standing Committee, or 
in a Notification issued by the CITES Secretariat, whereby Parties are 
asked not to accept shipments of specimens of any CITES species from the 
country in question or of any crocodilian species listed in the CITES 
Appendices.
    (iii) We determine, based on information from the CITES Secretariat 
or other reliable sources, that the country

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is not effectively implementing the provisions of the Convention.
    (5) Reporting requirements for yacare caiman range countries--(i) 
Biennial reports. Range countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and 
Paraguay) wishing to export specimens of yacare caiman to the United 
States for commercial purposes must provide a biennial report containing 
the most recent information available on the status of the species. The 
first submission of a status report will be required as of December 31, 
2001, and every 2 years thereafter on the anniversary of that date. For 
each range country, all of the following information must be included in 
the report.
    (A) Recent distribution and population data, and a description of 
the methodology used to obtain such estimates.
    (B) Description of research projects currently being conducted 
related to the biology of the species in the wild, particularly 
reproductive biology (for example, age or size when animals become 
sexually mature, number of clutches per season, number of eggs per 
clutch, survival of eggs, survival of hatchlings).
    (C) Description of laws and programs regulating harvest, including 
approximate acreage of land set aside as natural reserves or national 
parks that provide protected habitat for yacare caiman.
    (D) Description of current sustainable harvest programs, including 
ranching (captive rearing of specimens collected from the wild as eggs 
or juveniles) and farming (captive-breeding) programs.
    (E) Current harvest quotas for wild populations.
    (F) Export data for the last 2 years. Information should be 
organized according to the source of specimens such as wild-caught, 
captive-reared, or captive-bred.
    (ii) Review and restrictions. The U.S. Scientific Authority will 
conduct a review every 2 years, using information in the biennial 
reports and other available information, to determine whether range 
country management programs are effectively achieving conservation 
benefits for the yacare caiman. Based on the best available information, 
we may restrict trade from a range country if we determine that the 
conservation or management status of threatened yacare caiman 
populations has changed, such that continued recovery of the population 
in that country may be compromised. Trade restrictions, as addressed in 
paragraph (c)(4) of this section, may be implemented based on one or 
more of the following factors:
    (A) Failure to submit the reports described above, or failure to 
respond to requests for additional information.
    (B) A change in range country laws or regulations that lessens 
protection for yacare caiman.
    (C) A change in range country management programs that lessens 
protection for the species.
    (D) A documented decline in wild population numbers.
    (E) A documented increase in poaching.
    (F) A documented decline in habitat quality or quantity.
    (G) Other natural or manmade factors affecting the species' 
recovery.
    (d) Blue-tailed mole skink (Eumeces egregius lividus) and sand skink 
(Neoseps reynoldsi). (1) No person shall take these species, except in 
accordance with applicable State fish and wildlife conservation laws and 
regulations for educational purposes, scientific purposes, the 
enhancement or survival of the species, zoological exhibition, and other 
conservation purposes consistent with the Act.
    (2) Any violation of applicable State fish and wildlife conservation 
laws or regulations with respect to taking of these species is also a 
violation of the Endangered Species Act.
    (3) No person shall possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export, by any means whatever, any such species taken in 
violation of applicable State fish and wildlife conservation laws or 
regulations.
    (4) It is unlawful for any person to attempt to commit, solicit 
another to commit, or cause to be committed, any offense defined in 
paragraph (c) (1) through (3) of this section.
    (5) Taking of these species for purposes other than those described 
in paragraph (c)(1) of this section, including taking incidental to 
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otherwise lawful activities, is prohibited except when permitted under 
Sec. Sec.  17.23 and 17.32.
    (e) Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)--(1) Definition. For the 
purposes of this paragraph (e) ``desert tortoise'' shall mean any member 
of the species Gopherus agassizii, whether alive or dead, and any part, 
product, egg, or offspring thereof, found outside of Arizona (south and 
east of the Colorado River) and Mexico, regardless of natal origin or 
place of removal from the wild.
    (2) Applicable provisions. The provisions of Sec.  17.31-17.32 shall 
apply to any desert tortoise subject to this paragraph (e).
    (f) Bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii), southern population--(1) 
Definitions of terms. For the purposes of this paragraph (f): Bog turtle 
of the southern population means any member of the species Clemmys 
muhlenbergii, within Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee 
and Virginia, regardless of whether in the wild or captivity, and also 
applies to the progeny of any such turtle.
    (2) Prohibitions. Except as provided in paragraph (f)(3) of this 
section, the provisions of Sec. 17.31 (a) and (b) of this part applies 
to bog turtles of the southern population (see also 50 CFR part 23).
    (3) Take. Incidental take, that is, take that results from, but is 
not the purpose of, carrying out an otherwise lawful activity, does not 
apply to bog turtles of the southern population.
    (g) Northern Mexican gartersnake (Thamnophis eques megalops)--(1) 
Prohibitions. Except as noted in paragraph (g)(2) of this section, all 
prohibitions and provisions of Sec. Sec.  17.31 and 17.32 apply to the 
northern Mexican gartersnake.
    (2) Exemptions from prohibitions. Incidental take of the northern 
Mexican gartersnake will not be considered a violation of section 9 of 
the Act if the take occurs on non-Federal land and is incidental to 
activities pertaining to construction, continued use, and maintenance of 
stock tanks. A stock tank is an existing or future impoundment in an 
ephemeral drainage or upland site constructed primarily as a watering 
site for livestock.
    (h) Black pinesnake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi).
    (1) Prohibitions. Except as noted in paragraph (h)(2) of this 
section, all prohibitions and provisions of Sec. Sec.  17.31 and 17.32 
apply to the black pinesnake.
    (2) Exemptions from prohibitions. Incidental take of the black 
pinesnake will not be considered a violation of section 9 of the Act if 
the take results from:
    (i) Prescribed burning, including all fire break establishment and 
maintenance actions, as well as actions taken to control wildfires.
    (ii) Herbicide application for invasive plant species control, site-
preparation, and mid-story and understory woody vegetation control. All 
exempted herbicide applications must be conducted in a manner consistent 
with Federal law, including Environmental Protection Agency label 
restrictions; applicable State laws; and herbicide application 
guidelines as prescribed by herbicide manufacturers.
    (iii) All forest management activities that maintain lands in a 
forested condition, except for:
    (A) Conversion of longleaf-pine-dominated forests (51 
percent longleaf in the overstory) to other forest cover types or land 
uses; and
    (B) Those activities causing significant subsurface disturbance, 
including, but not limited to, shearing, wind-rowing, stumping, disking 
(except during fire break creation or maintenance), root-raking, and 
bedding.
    (i) Louisiana pinesnake (Pituophuis ruthveni)--(1) Definitions. The 
following definitions apply only to terms used in this paragraph (i) for 
activities affecting the Louisiana pinesnake.
    (i) Estimated occupied habitat area (EOHA). Areas of land where 
occurrences of Louisiana pinesnakes have been recorded and that are 
considered by the Service to be occupied by the species. For current 
information regarding the EOHAs, contact your local Service Ecological 
Services office. Field office contact information may be obtained from 
the Service regional offices, the addresses of which are listed in 50 
CFR 2.2.
    (ii) Suitable or preferable soils. Those soils in Louisiana and 
Texas that generally have high sand content and a low water table and 
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shown to be selected by Louisiana pinesnakes (Natural Resources 
Conservation Service soil survey hydrologic group, Categories A and B).
    (2) Prohibitions. The following prohibitions that apply to 
endangered wildlife also apply to the Louisiana pinesnake. Except as 
provided at paragraph (i)(3) of this section and Sec.  17.4, it is 
unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States 
to commit, to attempt to commit, to solicit another to commit, or cause 
to be committed, any of the following acts in regard to this species:
    (i) Import or export, as set forth for endangered wildlife at Sec.  
17.21(b).
    (ii) Take, as set forth for endangered wildlife at Sec.  
17.21(c)(1).
    (iii) Possession and other acts with unlawfully taken specimens, as 
set forth for endangered wildlife at Sec.  17.21(d)(1).
    (iv) Interstate or foreign commerce in the course of commercial 
activity, as set forth for endangered wildlife at Sec.  17.21(e).
    (v) Sale or offer for sale, as set forth for endangered wildlife at 
Sec.  17.21(f).
    (3) Exceptions from the prohibitions. In regard to this species, you 
may:
    (i) Conduct activities as authorized by a permit issued under Sec.  
17.32.
    (ii) Take, as set forth for endangered wildlife at Sec.  17.21(c)(2) 
through (c)(4).
    (iii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.31(b).
    (iv) Possess and engage in other acts with unlawfully taken 
Louisiana pinesnakes, as set forth for endangered wildlife at Sec.  
17.21(d)(2).
    (v) Take incidental to an otherwise lawful activity caused by:
    (A) Outside any known EOHAs--Activities that maintain existing 
forest lands in forest land use and that, when conducted in areas within 
the range of the Louisiana pinesnake, on preferred or suitable soils, 
result in the establishment and maintenance of open-canopy pine-
dominated forest stands over time across the landscape. These activities 
include:
    (1) Tree thinning, tree harvest (including clearcutting), and 
planting and replanting pines (by hand or by machine).
    (2) Prescribed burning, including all firebreak establishment and 
maintenance actions, as well as actions taken to control wildfires.
    (3) Herbicide application that is generally targeted for invasive 
plant species control and midstory and understory woody vegetation 
control, but is also used for site preparation when applied in a manner 
that minimizes long-term impact to noninvasive herbaceous vegetation. 
These provisions include only herbicide applications conducted in a 
manner consistent with Federal and applicable State laws, including 
Environmental Protection Agency label restrictions and herbicide 
application guidelines as prescribed by manufacturers.
    (4) Skidding logs and use of loading decks that avoid mound 
complexes of Baird's pocket gophers (Geomys breviceps).
    (5) Maintenance of existing substandard (dirt, unsurfaced) forest 
roads and trails used for access to timber being managed.
    (6) Implementation of mandated and State-recommended forestry best 
management practices, including, but not limited to, those necessary to 
protect riparian (e.g., streamside management zone) and other habitats 
from erosional sediment deposition, and prevent washout of forest roads 
and impacts to vegetation.
    (7) Food plot establishment for game animals, when it does not 
destroy existing native herbaceous vegetation, avoids Baird's pocket 
gopher mound complexes, and does not exceed 1 acre in size.
    (B) Within any known EOHAs where Baird's pocket gopher mounds are 
present or on lands that have suitable or preferable soils and that are 
forested, undeveloped, or non-farmed (i.e., not cultivated on an annual 
basis) and adjacent to forested lands--Activities described in 
paragraphs (i)(3)(v)(A)(1) through (7) of this section provided that 
those activities do not:
    (1) Cause subsurface disturbance, including, but not limited to, 
wind-rowing, stumping, disking (except during firebreak creation or 
maintenance), root-raking, drum chopping (except for single pass with 
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is not wet, when used to control hardwoods and woody shrub species 
detrimental to establishment of pine-forested land), shearing that 
penetrates the soil surface, ripping (except when restoring pine forest 
in compacted soil areas such as former pastures), bedding, new road 
construction, and commercial or residential development. Machine-
planting, using the shallowest depth possible, would be allowed in areas 
where pocket gophers are not present and only for planting pine tree 
species. In former pastures or highly degraded areas with no herbaceous 
vegetation and poor planting conditions, subsurface disturbance will be 
allowed only for activities that contribute to reforestation that is 
consistent with the conservation of the species.
    (2) Inhibit the persistence of suitable Baird's pocket gopher and 
Louisiana pinesnake habitat, which consists of open-canopy forest 
situated on well-drained sandy soils with an abundant herbaceous plant 
community, a nonexistent or sparse midstory, and a low pine basal area.
    (3) Involve the use of plastic mesh in erosion control and 
stabilization devices, mats, blankets, or channel protection.
    (j)-(k) [Reserved]
    (l) Egyptian tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni, syn. Testudo werneri).
    (1) Prohibitions. The following prohibitions that apply to 
endangered wildlife also apply to the Egyptian tortoise. Except as 
provided under paragraph (l)(2) of this section and Sec. Sec.  17.4 and 
17.5, it is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the 
United States to commit, to attempt to commit, to solicit another to 
commit, or cause to be committed, any of the following acts in regard to 
this species:
    (i) Import or export, as set forth for endangered wildlife at Sec.  
17.21(b).
    (ii) Take, as set forth for endangered wildlife at Sec.  
17.21(c)(1).
    (iii) Possession and other acts with unlawfully taken specimens, as 
set forth for endangered wildlife at Sec.  17.21(d)(1).
    (iv) Interstate or foreign commerce in the course of commercial 
activity, as set forth for endangered wildlife at Sec.  17.21(e).
    (v) Sale or offer for sale in interstate or foreign commerce, as set 
forth for endangered wildlife at Sec.  17.21(f).
    (2) Exceptions from prohibitions. In regard to this species, you 
may:
    (i) Conduct activities as authorized by a permit under Sec.  17.32.
    (ii) Sell, offer for sale, deliver, receive, carry, transport, or 
ship in interstate commerce live Egyptian tortoises from one public 
institution to another public institution, if such activity is in 
accordance with 50 CFR part 23. For the purposes of this paragraph, 
``public institution'' means a museum, zoological park, and scientific 
institution that meets the definition of ``public'' at 50 CFR 10.12.
    (iii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(2) through (c)(4) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (iv) Possess and engage in other acts, as set forth at Sec.  
17.21(d)(2) for endangered wildlife.
    (v) Conduct activities as authorized by a captive-bred wildlife 
registration under Sec.  17.21(g) for endangered wildlife.

[42 FR 2076, Jan. 10, 1977, as amended at 43 FR 32809, July 28, 1978; 44 
FR 59084, Oct. 12, 1979; 45 FR 17589, Mar. 19, 1980; 45 FR 78154, Nov. 
25, 1980; 48 FR 46336, Oct. 12, 1983; 50 FR 25678, June 20, 1985; 50 FR 
45409, Oct. 31, 1985; 52 FR 21063, June 4, 1987; 52 FR 42662, Nov. 6, 
1987; 55 FR 12191, Apr. 2, 1990; 61 FR 32366, June 24, 1996; 62 FR 
59622, Nov. 4, 1997; 65 FR 25879, May 4, 2000; 72 FR 48446, Aug. 23, 
2007; 78 FR 38190, June 25, 2013; 79 FR 38746, July 8, 2014; 80 FR 
60489, Oct. 6, 2015; 85 FR 11306, Feb. 27, 2020; 86 FR 57376, Oct. 15, 
2021; 88 FR 19017, Mar. 30, 2023]



Sec.  17.43  Special rules--amphibians.

    (a) San Marcos salamander (Eurycea nana). (1) All provisions of 
Sec.  17.31 apply to this species, except that it may be taken in 
accordance with applicable State law.
    (2) Any violation of State law will also be a violation of the Act.
    (b) Chiricahua leopard frog (Lithobates chiricahuensis).
    (1) What activities are prohibited? Except as noted in paragraph 
(b)(2) of this section, all prohibitions of Sec.  17.31 will apply to 
the Chiricahua leopard frog.
    (2) What activities are allowed on private, State, or Tribal land? 
Incidental take of the Chiricahua leopard frog will not be considered a 
violation of section 9 of the Act, if the take results from livestock 
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activities of livestock tanks located on private, State, or Tribal 
lands. A livestock tank is defined as an existing or future impoundment 
in an ephemeral drainage or upland site constructed primarily as a 
watering site for livestock.
    (c) California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense).
    (1) Which populations of the California tiger salamander are covered 
by this special rule? This rule covers the California tiger salamander 
(Ambystoma californiense) rangewide.
    (2) What activities are prohibited? Except as noted in paragraph 
(c)(3) of this section, all prohibitions of Sec.  17.31 will apply to 
the California tiger salamander.
    (3) What activities are allowed on private or Tribal land? 
Incidental take of the California tiger salamander will not be a 
violation of section 9 of the Act, if the incidental take results from 
routine ranching activities located on private or Tribal lands. Routine 
ranching activities include, but are not limited to, the following:
    (i) Livestock grazing according to normally acceptable and 
established levels of intensity in terms of the number of head of 
livestock per acre of rangeland;
    (ii) Control of ground-burrowing rodents using poisonous grain 
according to the labeled directions and local, State, and Federal 
regulations and guidelines (The use of toxic or suffocating gases is not 
exempt from the prohibitions due to their nontarget-specific mode of 
action.);
    (iii) Control and management of burrow complexes using discing and 
grading to destroy burrows and fill openings;
    (iv) Routine management and maintenance of stock ponds and berms to 
maintain livestock water supplies (This exemption does not include the 
intentional introduction of species into a stock pond that may prey on 
California tiger salamander adults, larvae, or eggs.);
    (v) Routine maintenance or construction of fences for grazing 
management;
    (vi) Planting, harvest, or rotation of unirrigated forage crops as 
part of a rangeland livestock operation;
    (vii) Maintenance and construction of livestock management 
facilities such as corrals, sheds, and other ranch outbuildings;
    (viii) Repair and maintenance of unimproved ranch roads (This 
exemption does not include improvement, upgrade, or construction of new 
roads.);
    (ix) Discing of fencelines or perimeter areas for fire prevention 
control;
    (x) Placement of mineral supplements; and
    (xi) Control and management of noxious weeds.
    (d) California red-legged frog (Rana aurora draytonii)--(1) Which 
populations of the California red-legged frog are covered by this 
special rule? This rule covers the California red-legged frog (Rana 
aurora draytonii) rangewide.
    (2) What activities are prohibited? Except as noted in paragraph 
(d)(3) of this section, all prohibitions of Sec.  17.31 will apply to 
the California red-legged frog.
    (3) What activities are allowed on private or Tribal land? 
Incidental take of the California red-legged frog will not be a 
violation of section 9 of the Act, if the incidental take results from 
routine ranching activities located on private or Tribal lands. Routine 
ranching activities include, but are not limited to, the following:
    (i) Livestock grazing according to normally acceptable and 
established levels of intensity in terms of the number of head of 
livestock per acre of rangeland;
    (ii) Control of ground-burrowing rodents using poisonous grain 
according to the labeled directions and local, State, and Federal 
regulations and guidelines (In areas where California red-legged frogs 
and California tiger salamanders coexist, the use of toxic or 
suffocating gases is not exempt from the prohibitions due to their 
nontarget-specific mode of action.);
    (iii) Control and management of burrow complexes using discing and 
grading to destroy burrows and fill openings (This exemption does not 
apply to areas within 0.7 mi (1.2 km) of known or potential California 
red-legged frog breeding ponds.);
    (iv) Routine management and maintenance of stock ponds and berms to 
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intentional introduction of species into a stock pond (including non-
native fish and bullfrogs) that may prey on California red-legged frog 
adults, larvae, or eggs.);
    (v) Routine maintenance or construction of fences for grazing 
management;
    (vi) Planting, harvest, or rotation of unirrigated forage crops as 
part of a rangeland livestock operation;
    (vii) Maintenance and construction of livestock management 
facilities such as corrals, sheds, and other ranch outbuildings;
    (viii) Repair and maintenance of unimproved ranch roads (This 
exemption does not include improvement, upgrade, or construction of new 
roads.);
    (ix) Discing of fencelines or perimeter areas for fire prevention 
control;
    (x) Placement of mineral supplements; and
    (xi) Control and management of noxious weeds.
    (e) Georgetown salamander (Eurycea naufragia.)
    (1) Prohibitions. Except as noted in paragraph (e)(2) of this 
section, all prohibitions and provisions of Sec. Sec.  17.31 and 17.32 
apply to the Georgetown salamander.
    (2) Exemptions from prohibitions. Incidental take of the Georgetown 
salamander will not be considered a violation of section 9 of the Act if 
the take occurs on non-Federal land from regulated activities that are 
conducted consistent with the water quality protection measures 
contained in chapter 11.07 and Appendix A of the City of Georgetown 
(Texas) Unified Development Code (UDC), as endorsed by the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service.
    (f) Neuse River waterdog (Necturus lewisi).
    (1) Prohibitions. The following prohibitions that apply to 
endangered wildlife also apply to the Neuse River waterdog. Except as 
provided under paragraph (f)(2) of this section and Sec. Sec.  17.4 and 
17.5, it is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the 
United States to commit, to attempt to commit, to solicit another to 
commit, or cause to be committed, any of the following acts in regard to 
this species:
    (i) Import or export, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(b) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(1) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (iii) Possession and other acts with unlawfully taken specimens, as 
set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(1) for endangered wildlife.
    (iv) Interstate or foreign commerce in the course of commercial 
activity, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(e) for endangered wildlife.
    (v) Sale or offer for sale, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(f) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (2) Exceptions from prohibitions. In regard to this species, you 
may:
    (i) Conduct activities as authorized by a permit under Sec.  17.32.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(2) through (c)(4) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (iii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.31(b).
    (iv) Take incidental to an otherwise lawful activity caused by:
    (A) Species restoration efforts by State wildlife agencies, 
including collection of broodstock, tissue collection for genetic 
analysis, captive propagation, and subsequent stocking into currently 
occupied and unoccupied areas within the historical range of the 
species, and follow-up monitoring.
    (B) Channel restoration projects that create natural, physically 
stable, ecologically functioning streams (or stream and wetland systems) 
that are reconnected with their groundwater aquifers. These projects can 
be accomplished using a variety of methods, but the desired outcome is a 
natural channel with low shear stress (force of water moving against the 
channel); bank heights that enable reconnection to the floodplain; a 
reconnection of surface and groundwater systems, resulting in perennial 
flows in the channel; riffles and pools composed of existing soil, rock, 
and wood instead of large imported materials; low compaction of soils 
within adjacent riparian areas; and inclusion of riparian wetlands. 
Second- to third-order, headwater streams reconstructed in this way 
offer suitable habitats for the Neuse River waterdog and contain stable 
channel features, such as pools, glides, runs, and riffles, which could 
be used by the species for spawning, rearing, growth, feeding, 
migration, and other normal behaviors. Prior to restoration action, 
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must be performed, and if located, waterdogs must be relocated prior to 
project implementation.
    (C) Bank stabilization projects that use bioengineering methods to 
replace pre-existing, bare, eroding stream banks with vegetated, stable 
stream banks, thereby reducing bank erosion and instream sedimentation 
and improving habitat conditions for the species. Following these 
bioengineering methods, stream banks may be stabilized using native 
species live stakes (live, vegetative cuttings inserted or tamped into 
the ground in a manner that allows the stake to take root and grow), 
native species live fascines (live branch cuttings, usually willows, 
bound together into long, cigar shaped bundles), or native species brush 
layering (cuttings or branches of easily rooted tree species layered 
between successive lifts of soil fill). Native species vegetation 
includes woody and herbaceous species appropriate for the region and 
habitat conditions. These methods will not include the sole use of 
quarried rock (rip-rap) or the use of rock baskets or gabion structures.
    (D) Forestry-related activities, including silvicultural practices, 
forest management work, and fire control tactics, that implement State-
approved best management practices. In order for this exception to apply 
to forestry-related activities, these best management practices must 
achieve all of the following:
    (1) Establish a streamside management zone alongside the margins of 
each waterway.
    (2) Restrain visible sedimentation caused by the forestry-related 
activity from entering the waterway.
    (3) Maintain native groundcover within the streamside management 
zone of the waterway, and promptly re-establish native groundcover if 
disturbed.
    (4) Limit installation of vehicle or equipment crossings of the 
waterway to only where necessary for the forestry-related activity. Such 
crossings must:
    (i) Have erosion and sedimentation control measures installed to 
divert surface runoff away and restrain visible sediment from entering 
the waterway;
    (ii) Allow for movement of aquatic organisms within the waterway; 
and
    (iii) Have native groundcover applied and maintained through 
completion of the forestry-related activity.
    (5) Prohibit the use of tracked or wheeled vehicles for 
reforestation site preparation within the streamside management zone of 
the waterway.
    (6) Prohibit locating log decks, skid trails, new roads, and 
portable mill sites in the streamside management zone of the waterway.
    (7) Prohibit obstruction and impediment of the flow of water within 
the waterway, caused by direct deposition of debris or soil by the 
forestry-related activity.
    (8) Maintain shade over the waterway similar to that observed prior 
to the forestry-related activity.
    (9) Prohibit discharge of any solid waste, petroleum, pesticide, 
fertilizer, or other chemical into the waterway.
    (v) Possess and engage in other acts with unlawfully taken wildlife, 
as set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(2) for endangered wildlife.
    (g) Foothill yellow-legged frog (Rana boylii), Central Coast 
Distinct Population Segment (DPS) and North Feather DPS.
    (1) Location. The Central Coast DPS and North Feather DPS of the 
foothill yellow-legged frog are shown on the map that follows:

Figure 1 to paragraph (g)

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[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR29AU23.001

    (2) Prohibitions. The following prohibitions that apply to 
endangered wildlife also apply to the Central Coast DPS and North 
Feather DPS of the foothill yellow-legged frog. Except as provided under 
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section and Sec. Sec.  17.4 and 17.5, it is unlawful for any person 
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to commit, to attempt 
to commit, to solicit another to commit, or cause to be committed, any 
of the following acts in regard to this species:
    (i) Import or export, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(b) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(1) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (iii) Possession and other acts with unlawfully taken specimens, as 
set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(1) for endangered wildlife.
    (iv) Interstate or foreign commerce in the course of commercial 
activity, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(e) for endangered wildlife.
    (v) Sale or offer for sale, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(f) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (3) Exceptions from prohibitions. In regard to the Central Coast DPS 
and North Feather DPS of the foothill yellow-legged frog, you may:
    (i) Conduct activities as authorized by a permit under Sec.  17.32.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(2) through (c)(4) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (iii) Take as set forth at Sec.  17.31(b).
    (iv) Take incidental to an otherwise lawful activity caused by:
    (A) Forest management activities for the purposes of reducing the 
risk or severity of catastrophic wildfire, which include fuels reduction 
activities, non-emergency firebreak establishment or maintenance, and 
other non-emergency wildfire prevention and suppression activities that 
are in accordance with an established forest or fuels management plan 
that follow current State of California Forest Practice Rules, State 
fire codes, or local fire codes/ordinances as appropriate.
    (B) Habitat restoration efforts that are specifically designed to 
provide for the conservation of the foothill yellow-legged frog. These 
efforts must be part of and carried out in accordance with finalized 
conservation plans or strategies specifically identified for the 
foothill yellow-legged frog and include measures that minimize impacts 
to the North Feather DPS or Central Coast DPS. Habitat restoration 
efforts for other species that may not share habitat requirements (e.g., 
salmonid species) are not included in this exception.
    (C) Efforts to remove and clean up trespass cannabis cultivation 
sites and related water diversion infrastructure and restore areas to 
precultivation conditions.
    (D) Removal or eradication of nonnative animal species including, 
but not limited to, American bullfrogs, smallmouth bass, and nonnative 
crayfish species occurring within stream reaches unoccupied by the 
foothill yellow-legged frog within the range of the Central Coast DPS or 
North Feather DPS. Actions involving habitat disturbance or the use of 
chemical treatments are not included.
    (v) Possess and engage in other acts with unlawfully taken wildlife, 
as set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(2) for endangered wildlife.

[40 FR 44415, Sept. 26, 1975, as amended at 45 FR 47363, July 14, 1980; 
67 FR 40811, June 13, 2002; 69 FR 47248, Aug. 4, 2004; 71 FR 19293, Apr. 
13, 2006; 77 FR 16375, Mar. 20, 2012; 80 FR 47428, Aug. 7, 2015; 86 FR 
30728, June 9, 2021; 88 FR 59725, Aug. 29, 2023]



Sec.  17.44  Special rules--fishes.

    (a) Lahontan cutthroat trout, Paiute cutthroat trout, and Arizona 
trout (Salmo clarki henshawi, Salmo clarki seleniris, and Salmo apache). 
(1) All the provisions of Sec.  17.31 apply to these species, except 
that they may be taken in accordance with applicable State law.
    (2) Violation of State law will also be a violation of the Act.
    (b) Bayou darter (Etheostoma rubrum). (1) All the provisions of 
Sec.  17.31 apply to this species, except that they may be taken in 
accordance with applicable State law.
    (2) Any violation of State law will also be a violation of the Act.
    (c) Slender chub (Hybopsis cahni), spotfin chub (Erimonax monachus), 
slackwater darter (Etheostoma boschungi), and yellowfin madtom (Noturus 
flavipinnis). (1) All the provisions of Sec.  17.31 apply to these 
species, except that they may be taken in accordance with applicable 
State law.
    (2) Any violation of State law will also be a violation of the Act.
    (d) Leopard darter (Percina pantherina). (1) All provisions of Sec.  
17.31 apply to this species, except that it may be taken in accordance 
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    (2) Any violation of State law will also be a violation of the Act.
    (e) Little Kern golden trout (Salmo aguabonita whitei). (1) All 
provisions of Sec.  17.31 apply to this species, except that it may be 
taken in accordance with applicable State law.
    (2) Any violation of State law will also be a violation of the Act.
    (f) Greenback cutthroat trout (Salmo clarki stomias). (1) All 
provisions of Sec.  17.31 apply to this species, except that it may be 
taken in accordance with applicable State law.
    (2) Any violation of State law will also be a violation of the Act.
    (g) Chihuahua chub (Gila nigrescens). (1) All provisions of Sec.  
17.31 apply to this species, except that it may be taken in accordance 
with applicable State law.
    (2) Any violation of State law will also be a violation of the 
Endangered Species Act.
    (h) Yaqui catfish (Ictalurus pricei) and beautiful shiner (Notropis 
formosus). (1) All provisions of Sec.  17.31 apply to these species, 
except that they may be taken for educational, scientific, or 
conservation purposes in accordance with applicable Arizona State laws 
and regulations.
    (2) Any violation of State law will also be a violation of the 
Endangered Species Act.
    (i) Big Spring spinedace (Lepidomeda mollispinis pratensis). (1) All 
the provisions of Sec.  17.31 apply to this species, except that it may 
be taken in accordance with applicable State fish and wildlife 
conservation laws and regulations in the following instances: 
educational purposes, scientific purposes, the enhancement of 
propagation or survival of the species, zoological exhibition, and other 
conservation purposes consistent with the Act.
    (2) Any violation of applicable State fish and wildlife conservation 
laws or regulations with respect to this species will also be a 
violation of the Endangered Species Act.
    (j) Hutton tui chub (Gila bicolor subspecies). (1) No person shall 
take this species, except in accordance with applicable State fish and 
wildlife conservation laws and regulations in the following instances: 
for educational purposes, scientific purposes, the enhancement of 
propagation or survival of the species, zoological exhibition, and other 
conservation purposes consistent with the Act.
    (2) Any violation of applicable State fish and wildlife conservation 
laws or regulations with respect to the taking of this species will also 
be a violation of the Endangered Species Act.
    (3) No person shall possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export, by any means whatsoever, any such species taken in 
violation of these regulations or in violation of applicable State fish 
and wildlife conservation laws or regulations.
    (4) It is unlawful for any person to attempt to commit, solicit 
another to commit, or cause to be committed, any offense defined in 
paragraphs (j) (1) through (3) of this section.
    (k) Niangua darter, Etheostoma nianguae. (1) No person shall take 
the species, except in accordance with applicable State fish and 
wildlife conservation laws and regulations in the following instances: 
educational purposes, scientific purposes, the enhancement of 
propagation or survival of the species, zoological exhibition, and other 
conservation purposes consistent with the Act.
    (2) Any violation of applicable State fish and wildlife conservation 
laws or regulations with respect to the taking of this species will also 
be a violation of the Endangered Species Act.
    (3) No person shall possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export, by any means whatsoever, any such species taken in 
violation of these regulations or in violation of applicable State fish 
and wildlife conservation laws or regulations.
    (4) It is unlawful for any person to attempt to commit, solicit 
another to commit, or cause to be committed, any offense defined in 
paragraphs (k) (1) through (3) of this section.
    (l) Warner sucker (Catostomus warnerensis). (1) No person shall take 
the species, except in accordance with applicable State fish and 
wildlife conservation laws and regulations in the following instances:
    (i) For educational purposes, scientific purposes, the enhancement 
of propagation or survival of the species,

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zoological exhibition, and other conservation purposes consistent with 
the Act;
    (ii) Incidental to State-permitted recreational fishing activities, 
provided that the individual fish taken is immediately returned to its 
habitat.
    (2) Any violation of applicable State fish and wildlife conservation 
laws or regulations with respect to the taking of this species will also 
be a violation of the Endangered Species Act.
    (3) No person shall possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export, by any means whatsoever, any such species taken in 
violation of these regulations or in violation of applicable State fish 
and wildlife laws or regulations.
    (4) It is unlawful for any person to attempt to commit, solicit 
another to commit, or cause to be committed, any offense defined in 
paragraphs (l) (1) through (3) of this section.
    (m) Desert dace (Eremichthys acros). (1) No person shall take the 
species, except in accordance with applicable State fish and wildlife 
conservation laws and regulations in the following instances: For 
educational purposes, scientific purposes, the enhancement of 
propagation or survival of the species, zoological exhibition, and other 
conservation purposes consistent with the Act.
    (2) Any violation of applicable State fish and wildlife conservation 
laws or regulations with respect to the taking of this species will also 
be a violation of the Endangered Species Act.
    (3) No person shall possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export, by any means whatsoever, any such species taken in 
violation of applicable State fish and wildlife conservation laws or 
regulations.
    (4) It is unlawful for any person to attempt to commit, solicit 
another to commit, or cause to be committed, any offense defined in 
paragraphs (m) (1) through (3) of this section.
    (n) Railroad Valley springfish (Crenichthys nevadae). (1) No person 
shall take the species, except in accordance with applicable State fish 
and wildlife conservation laws and regulations in the following 
instances: for educational purposes, scientific purposes, the 
enhancement of propagation or survival of the species, zoological 
exhibition, and other conservation purposes consistent with the Act.
    (2) Any violation of applicable State fish and wildlife conservation 
laws or regulations with respect to the taking of this species will also 
be a violation of the Endangered Species Act.
    (3) No person shall possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export, by any means whatsoever, any such species taken in 
violation of these regulations or in violation of applicable State fish 
and wildlife conservation laws or regulations.
    (4) It is unlawful for any person to attempt to commit, solicit 
another to commit, or cause to be committed, any offense defined in 
paragraphs (n) (1) through (3) of this section.
    (o) Sonora chub (Gila ditaenia). (1) No person shall take the 
species, except in accordance with applicable State fish and wildlife 
conservation laws and regulations in the following instances:
    (i) For educational purposes, scientific purposes, the enhancement 
of propagation or survival of the species, zoological exhibition, and 
other conservation purposes consistent with the Act; or,
    (ii) Incidental to State-permitted recreational fishing activities, 
provided that the individual fish taken is immediately returned to its 
habitat.
    (2) Any violation of applicable State fish and wildlife conservation 
laws or regulations with respect to the taking of this species will also 
be a violation of the Endangered Species Act.
    (3) No person shall possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export, by any means whatsoever, any such species taken in 
violation of these regulations or in violation of applicable State fish 
and wildlife conservation laws or regulations.
    (4) It is unlawful for any person to attempt to commit, solicit 
another to commit, or cause to be committed, any offense defined in 
paragraphs (o) (1) through (3) of this section.
    (p) Kentucky arrow darter (Etheostoma spilotum).
    (1) Prohibitions. Except as noted in paragraph (p)(2) of this 
section, all prohibitions and provisions of 50 CFR 17.31 and 17.32 apply 
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    (2) Exceptions from prohibitions.
    (i) All of the activities listed in paragraph (p)(2)(ii) of this 
section must be conducted in a manner that:
    (A) Maintains connectivity of suitable Kentucky arrow darter 
habitats, allowing for dispersal between streams;
    (B) Minimizes instream disturbance by occurring during low-flow 
periods when possible; and
    (C) Maximizes the amount of instream cover that is available for the 
species.
    (ii) Incidental take of the Kentucky arrow darter will not be 
considered a violation of section 9 of the Act if the take results from 
any of the following when conducted within habitats currently occupied 
by the Kentucky arrow darter:
    (A) Channel reconfiguration or restoration projects that create 
natural, physically stable, ecologically functioning streams (or stream 
and wetland systems) that are reconnected with their groundwater 
aquifers. These projects can be accomplished using a variety of methods, 
but the desired outcome is a natural, sinuous channel with low shear 
stress (force of water moving against the channel); low bank heights and 
reconnection to the floodplain; a reconnection of surface and 
groundwater systems, resulting in perennial flows in the channel; 
riffles and pools composed of existing soil, rock, and wood instead of 
large imported materials; low compaction of soils within adjacent 
riparian areas; and inclusion of riparian wetlands. First- to third-
order headwater streams reconstructed in this way would offer suitable 
habitats for the Kentucky arrow darter and contain stable channel 
features, such as pools, glides, runs, and riffles, which could be used 
by the species for spawning, rearing, growth, feeding, migration, and 
other normal behaviors.
    (B) Bank stabilization projects that use State-approved 
bioengineering methods (specified by the Kentucky Energy and Environment 
Cabinet and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet) to replace preexisting, 
bare, eroding stream banks with vegetated, stable stream banks, thereby 
reducing bank erosion and instream sedimentation and improving habitat 
conditions for the species. Following these methods, stream banks may be 
stabilized using live stakes (live, vegetative cuttings inserted or 
tamped into the ground in a manner that allows the stake to take root 
and grow), live fascines (live branch cuttings, usually willows, bound 
together into long, cigar-shaped bundles), or brush layering (cuttings 
or branches of easily rooted tree species layered between successive 
lifts of soil fill). These methods would not include the sole use of 
quarried rock (rip-rap) or the use of rock baskets or gabion structures.
    (C) Bridge and culvert replacement/removal projects that remove 
migration barriers (e.g., collapsing, blocked, or perched culverts) or 
generally allow for improved upstream and downstream movements of 
Kentucky arrow darters while maintaining normal stream flows, preventing 
bed and bank erosion, and improving habitat conditions for the species.
    (D) Repair and maintenance of U.S. Forest Service concrete plank 
stream crossings on the Daniel Boone National Forest (DBNF) that allow 
for safe vehicle passage while maintaining instream habitats, reducing 
bank and stream bed erosion and instream sedimentation, and improving 
habitat conditions for the species. These concrete plank crossings have 
been an effective stream crossing structure on the DBNF and have been 
used for decades. Over time, the planks can be buried by sediment, 
undercut during storm events, or simply break down and decay. If these 
situations occur, the DBNF must make repairs or replace the affected 
plank.
    (q) Trispot darter (Etheostoma trisella). (1) Prohibitions. The 
following prohibitions that apply to endangered wildlife also apply to 
the trispot darter. Except as provided under paragraph (q)(2) of this 
section and Sec. Sec.  17.4 and 17.5, it is unlawful for any person 
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to commit, to attempt 
to commit, to solicit another to commit, or cause to be committed, any 
of the following acts in regard to the trispot darter:
    (i) Import or export, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(b) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(1) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (iii) Possession and other acts with unlawfully taken specimens, as 
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forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(1) for endangered wildlife.
    (iv) Interstate or foreign commerce in the course of commercial 
activity, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(e) for endangered wildlife.
    (v) Sale or offer for sale, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(f) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (2) Exceptions from prohibitions. In regard to this species, you 
may:
    (i) Conduct activities as authorized by a permit issued under Sec.  
17.32.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(2) through (c)(4) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (iii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.31(b).
    (iv) Take incidental to an otherwise lawful activity caused by:
    (A) Species restoration efforts by State wildlife agencies, 
including collection of broodstock, tissue collection for genetic 
analysis, captive propagation, and subsequent stocking into currently 
occupied and unoccupied areas within the historical range of the 
species.
    (B) Channel restoration projects that create natural, physically 
stable, ecologically functioning streams (or stream and wetland systems) 
that are reconnected with their groundwater aquifers and, if the 
projects involve known trispot darter spawning habitat, that take place 
between May 1 and December 31. These projects can be accomplished using 
a variety of methods, but the desired outcome is a natural channel with 
low shear stress (force of water moving against the channel); bank 
heights that enable reconnection to the floodplain; a reconnection of 
surface and groundwater systems, resulting in perennial flows in the 
channel; riffles and pools comprised of existing soil, rock, and wood 
instead of large imported materials; low compaction of soils within 
adjacent riparian areas; and inclusion of riparian wetlands.
    (C) Streambank stabilization projects that utilize bioengineering 
methods to replace pre-existing, bare, eroding stream banks with 
vegetated, stable stream banks, thereby reducing bank erosion and 
instream sedimentation and improving habitat conditions for the species. 
Stream banks may be stabilized using live stakes (live, vegetative 
cuttings inserted or tamped into the ground in a manner that allows the 
stake to take root and grow), live fascines (live branch cuttings, 
usually willows, bound together into long, cigar-shaped bundles), or 
brush layering (cuttings or branches of easily rooted tree species 
layered between successive lifts of soil fill). Stream banks must not be 
stabilized solely through the use of quarried rock (rip-rap) or the use 
of rock baskets or gabion structures.
    (D) Silviculture practices and forest management activities that:
    (1) Implement State best management practices, particularly for 
streamside management zones, for stream crossings, for forest roads, for 
erosion control, and to maintain stable channel morphology; or
    (2) Remove logging debris or any other large material placed within 
natural or artificial wet weather conveyances or ephemeral, 
intermittent, or perennial stream channels; and
    (3) When such activities involve trispot darter spawning habitat, 
are carried out between May 1 and December 31.
    (E) Transportation projects that provide for fish passage at stream 
crossings that are performed between May 1 and December 31 to avoid the 
time period when the trispot darter will be found within spawning 
habitat, if such habitat is affected by the activity.
    (F) Projects carried out in the species' range under the Working 
Lands for Wildlife program of the Natural Resources Conservation 
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, that:
    (1) Do not alter habitats known to be used by the trispot darter 
beyond the fish's tolerances; and
    (2) Are performed between May 1 and December 31 to avoid the time 
period when the trispot darter will be found within its spawning 
habitat, if such habitat is affected by the activity.
    (v) Possess and engage in other acts with unlawfully taken wildlife, 
as set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(2) for endangered wildlife.
    (r) Pecos bluntnose shiner (Notropis simus pecosensis). (1) No 
person shall take the species, except in accordance with applicable 
State fish and wildlife conservation laws and regulations in the 
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    (i) For educational purposes, scientific purposes, the enhancement 
of propagation or survival of the species, zoological exhibition, and 
other conservation purposes consistent with the Act; or,
    (ii) Incidental to State permitted recreational fishing activities, 
provided that the individual fish taken is immediately returned to its 
habitat.
    (2) Any violation of applicable State fish and wildlife conservation 
laws or regulations with respect to taking of this species will also be 
a violation of the Endangered Species Act.
    (3) No person shall possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export, by any means whatsoever any such species taken in 
violation of these regulations or in violation of applicable State fish 
and wildlife conservation laws or regulations.
    (4) It is unlawful for any person to attempt to commit, solicit 
another to commit, or cause to be committed, any offense defined in 
paragraphs (r) (1) through (3) of this section.
    (s) Waccamaw Silverside (Menidia extensa). (1) No person shall take 
the species, except in accordance with applicable State fish and 
wildlife conservation laws and regulations.
    (2) Any violation of applicable State fish and wildlife conservation 
laws or regulations with respect to the taking of this species will also 
be a violation of the Endangered Species Act.
    (3) No person shall possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export, by any means whatsoever, any such species taken in 
violation of these regulations or in violation of applicable State fish 
and wildlife conservation laws or regulations.
    (4) It is unlawful for any person to attempt to commit, solicit 
another to commit, or cause to be committed, any offense defined in 
paragraphs (s) (1) through (3) of this section.
    (t) Little Colorado spinedace (Lepidomeda vittata). (1) No person 
shall take this species, except in accordance with applicable State Fish 
and Wildlife conservation laws and regulations in the following 
instances: for educational purposes, scientific purposes, the 
enhancement of propagation or survival of the species, zoological 
exhibition, and other conservation purposes consistent with the Act.
    (2) Any violation of applicable State fish and wildlife conservation 
laws or regulations with respect to the taking of this species is also a 
violation of the Endangered Species Act.
    (3) No person shall possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export, by any means whatsoever, any such species taken in 
violation of these regulations or in violation of applicable State fish 
and wildlife conservation laws or regulations.
    (4) It is unlawful for any person to attempt to commit, solicit 
another to commit, or cause to be committed, any offense defined in 
paragraphs (t) (1) through (3) of this section.
    (u) Pygmy sculpin (Cottus pygmaeus). The City of Anniston Water 
Works and Sewer Board will continue to use Coldwater Spring as a 
municipal water supply. Pumpage may remove all spring flow in excess of 
3 cubic feet per second (1,938,000 gallons per day).
    (v) Gulf sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhynchus desotoi). (1) No person 
shall take this species, except in accordance with applicable State fish 
and wildlife conservation laws and regulations for educational purposes, 
scientific purposes, the enhancement of propagation or survival of the 
species, zoological exhibition, or other conservation purposes 
consistent with the Act.
    (2) Any violation of applicable State fish and wildlife conservation 
laws or regulations with respect to taking of this species is also a 
violation of the Endangered Species Act.
    (3) No person shall possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export, by any means whatever, any of this species taken in 
violation of applicable State fish and wildlife conservation laws or 
regulations.
    (4) It is unlawful for any person to attempt to commit, solicit 
another to commit, or cause to be committed, any offense defined in 
paragraphs (v)(1) through (3) of this section.
    (5) Taking of this species for purposes other than those described 
in paragraph (v)(1) of this section, including taking incidental to 
otherwise lawful activities, is prohibited except when permitted under 
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    (w) What species are covered by this special rule? Bull trout 
(Salvelinus confluentus), wherever found in the coterminous lower 48 
States, except in the Jarbidge River Basin in Nevada and Idaho (see 50 
CFR 17.44(x)).
    (1) What activities do we prohibit? Except as noted in paragraph 
(w)(2) of this section, all prohibitions of 50 CFR 17.31 and exemptions 
of 50 CFR 17.32 shall apply to the bull trout in the coterminous United 
States as defined in paragraph (w) of this section.
    (i) No person may possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export, by any means whatsoever, any such species taken in 
violation of this section or in violation of applicable State, National 
Park Service, and Native American Tribal fish and conservation laws and 
regulations.
    (ii) It is unlawful for any person to attempt to commit, solicit 
another to commit, or cause to be committed, any offense listed in this 
special rule.
    (2) What activities do we allow? In the following instances you may 
take this species in accordance with applicable State, National Park 
Service, and Native American Tribal fish and wildlife conservation laws 
and regulations, as constituted in all respects relevant to protection 
of bull trout in effect on November 1, 1999:
    (i) Educational purposes, scientific purposes, the enhancement of 
propagation or survival of the species, zoological exhibition, and other 
conservation purposes consistent with the Act; or
    (ii) Fishing activities authorized under State, National Park 
Service, or Native American Tribal laws and regulations;
    (3) How does this rule relate to State protective regulations? Any 
violation of applicable State, National Park Service, or Native American 
Tribal fish and wildlife conservation laws or regulations with respect 
to the taking of this species is also a violation of the Endangered 
Species Act.
    (x) Bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus), Jarbidge River population 
segment. (1) Prohibitions. Except as noted in paragraph (x)(2) of this 
section, all prohibitions of 50 CFR 17.31 and exemptions of 50 CFR 17.32 
apply to the bull trout in the Jarbidge River population segment within 
the United States.
    (2) Exceptions. No person may take this species, except in the 
following instances in accordance with applicable State fish and 
wildlife conservation laws and regulations relevant to protection of 
bull trout in effect on April 8, 1999.
    (i) For educational purposes, scientific purposes, the enhancement 
of propagation or survival of the species, zoological exhibition, and 
other conservation purposes consistent with the Act;
    (ii) Incidental to State-permitted recreational fishing activities, 
provided that any bull trout caught are immediately returned to the 
stream.
    (iii) The exceptions in paragraphs (x)(2) (i) and (ii) of this 
section will be in effect until April 9, 2001. At that time, all take 
prohibitions of the Act will be reinstated for the Jarbidge River 
population segment unless exceptions to take prohibitions are otherwise 
provided through a subsequent special rule.
    (3) Any violation of applicable State fish and wildlife conservation 
laws or regulations with respect to the taking of this species is also a 
violation of the Endangered Species Act.
    (4) No person may possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export, any means whatsoever, any such species taken in 
violation of this section or in violation of applicable State fish and 
conservation laws and regulations.
    (5) It is unlawful for any person to attempt to commit, solicit 
another to commit, or cause to be committed, any offense defined in 
paragraphs (x)(2) through (4) of this section.
    (y) Beluga sturgeon (Huso huso)
    (1) How are various terms defined in this special rule? In addition 
to the definitions specified in Sec.  10.12 of subchapter B of this 
chapter, we define certain terms that specifically apply to beluga 
sturgeon trade and this special rule as follows:
    Aquacultured beluga sturgeon products. Eggs, larvae, fingerlings, or 
other products derived from Huso huso captive-bred or grown in captivity 
for commercial purposes starting at least at the F1 generation in 
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    Beluga caviar. Processed unfertilized eggs from female Huso huso 
intended for human consumption, including products containing such eggs 
(e.g., cosmetics).
    Beluga meat. Excised muscle tissue of Huso huso destined for human 
consumption.
    Black Sea. The contiguous waters of the Black Sea and the Sea of 
Azov.
    CITES. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species 
of Wild Fauna and Flora.
    Export. The transport of a beluga sturgeon specimen out of its 
country of origin.
    Hatchery-origin beluga sturgeon. Specimens of Huso huso captive-bred 
solely in the littoral states, primarily for reintroduction and stock 
enhancement purposes. Such specimens can occur in the natural marine 
environment of the littoral states.
    Live or living beluga sturgeon. Any living specimen of Huso huso, 
including viable unfertilized or fertilized eggs, larvae, fingerlings, 
juveniles, and adults.
    Littoral states. Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Islamic Republic of 
Iran, Kazakhstan, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia and Montenegro, 
Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine.
    Re-export. Export of beluga sturgeon specimens that were previously 
imported.
    Wild beluga sturgeon. Specimens of Huso huso born and reared in the 
natural marine environment within the current or former geographic range 
of the species.
    (2) What activities involving beluga sturgeon are affected by this 
rule? (i) International trade in beluga sturgeon. Except as provided in 
paragraphs (y)(3) and (y)(5) of this section, all prohibitions and 
provisions of Sec. Sec.  17.31(a) and 17.32 apply to the international 
trade in beluga sturgeon, including its parts and derivatives. Live 
beluga sturgeon remain subject to all the prohibitions and provisions of 
Sec. Sec.  17.31(a) and 17.32.
    (ii) Trade without CITES documents. Except as provided in paragraph 
(y)(3) of this section, you may not import, export, or re-export, or 
present for export or re-export, beluga sturgeon or beluga sturgeon 
products without valid CITES permits and other permits and licenses 
issued under parts 13, 17, and 23 of this chapter.
    (iii) Commercial activity. Except as provided in paragraphs (y)(3) 
and (5) of this section and Sec.  17.32, you may not sell or offer for 
sale, deliver, receive, carry, transport, or ship in interstate or 
foreign commerce in the course of a commercial activity any beluga 
sturgeon or beluga sturgeon products.
    (iv) It is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of 
the United States to commit, attempt to commit, solicit to commit, or 
cause to be committed any acts described in paragraphs (y)(2)(ii) and 
(iii) of this section.
    (3) What activities are exempted from threatened species permits by 
this rule? (i) Import, export or re-export, and interstate and foreign 
commerce involving certain caviar and meat obtained from beluga 
sturgeon. You may import, export or re-export, or conduct interstate or 
foreign commerce in beluga sturgeon caviar and meat without a threatened 
species permit issued according to Sec.  17.32 only if the caviar and 
meat are derived from wild or hatchery-origin beluga sturgeon that were 
caught and processed in the littoral states, or the caviar and meat are 
exempt from permits because they originate from qualifying aquaculture 
facilities outside of littoral states (see paragraph (y)(5) of this 
section). Also, the provisions in parts 13, 14, and 23 of this chapter 
and the following requirements must be met:
    (A) Beluga sturgeon caviar, including beluga sturgeon caviar in 
interstate commerce in the United States, must be labeled in accordance 
with the CITES labeling requirements in 50 CFR part 23.
    (B) The shipment must be accompanied by a valid CITES permit or 
certificate upon import, export, or re-export.
    (C) For each shipment covered by this exemption, the country of 
origin and each country of re-export, and the country of import involved 
in the trade of a particular shipment, must have designated both a CITES 
Management Authority and Scientific Authority, and have not been 
identified by the CITES Conference of the Parties, the CITES Standing 
Committee, or in a Notification from the CITES Secretariat as a country 
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should not accept permits for beluga sturgeon or all CITES-listed 
species in general.
    (D) The littoral state from which the beluga sturgeon caviar or meat 
originated has complied with all of the requirements shown in paragraph 
(y)(4) of this section, and none of the exporting, importing, or re-
exporting countries involved in the commercial activity has been subject 
to an administrative trade restriction or suspension as outlined in 
paragraphs (y)(6) and (7) of this section.
    (E) Any relevant aquaculture facility located outside of a littoral 
state has complied with all of the requirements shown in paragraph 
(y)(5) of this section.
    (ii) Personal and household effects. You may import, export, or re-
export, or conduct interstate or foreign commerce in beluga sturgeon 
specimens that qualify as personal or household effects under 50 CFR 
part 23 without a threatened species permit otherwise required under 
Sec.  17.32. Trade suspensions or trade restrictions administratively 
imposed by the Service under paragraphs (y)(6) or (y)(7) of this section 
may also apply to personal and household effects of beluga sturgeon 
caviar.
    (4) What must beluga sturgeon littoral states do to be authorized 
under the special rule to export to the United States? The following 
requirements apply to the littoral states wishing to export beluga 
caviar or beluga meat to the United States without the need for a 
threatened species permit issued under Sec.  17.32. These requirements 
apply to all shipments of beluga caviar and beluga meat that originate 
in the littoral states, even if the shipments are re-exported to the 
United States via an intermediary country. (See paragraph (y)(7) of this 
section for more information on the Service's biennial reviews under the 
special rule.)
    (i) Basin-wide beluga sturgeon management plans. By September 6, 
2005, each littoral state wishing to export beluga caviar or beluga meat 
to the United States without the need for a threatened species permit 
issued under Sec.  17.32 must submit to the Service's Division of 
Scientific Authority a copy of a cooperative management plan for its 
respective basin (i.e., Black Sea or Caspian Sea) that addresses Huso 
huso conservation. Each of these two basin-wide management plans must be 
agreed to by all of the littoral states (not just exporting nations) in 
the Black Sea or the Caspian Sea, as appropriate. Upon receipt, the 
Division of Scientific Authority will review these basin-wide management 
plans within 90 days for completeness and clarity. If any elements of 
the management plans are missing or unclear, we will ask the appropriate 
littoral states to provide additional information within 60 days of the 
date we contact them. If the littoral states fail to respond or fail to 
submit basin-wide management plans by the specified deadline, or if we 
are unable to confirm that all littoral states are signatories to those 
plans, we will immediately suspend trade with all littoral states in the 
given basin (Caspian Sea or Black Sea) until we are satisfied that such 
management plans exist. Submission of documents in English may help 
expedite the Service's review. These cooperative management plans must 
contain the following elements:
    (A) A clear statement of the recovery and management objectives of 
the plan, including a specification of the stock(s) concerned, a 
definition of what constitutes over-fishing for that stock, and a 
rebuilding objective and schedule for that stock;
    (B) A statement of standard regulations and habitat improvement 
strategies (e.g., size limits, target harvest rates, quotas, seasons, 
fishing gear, effort caps, fish passage improvement, water quality 
controls) to be utilized by the nations involved;
    (C) A complete statement of the specific regulatory, monitoring, and 
research requirements that each cooperating nation must implement to be 
in compliance with the management plan;
    (D) A complete description of how stock survey data and fisheries 
data are used to establish annual catch and export quotas, including a 
full explanation of any models used and the assumptions underlying those 
models;
    (E) Procedures under which the nations may implement and enforce 
alternative management measures that achieve the same conservation 
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mentioned in paragraph (y)(4)(i)(B) of this section; and
    (F) A complete schedule by which nations must take particular 
actions to be in compliance with the plan.
    (ii) National regulations. By September 6, 2005, each littoral state 
wishing to export beluga caviar or beluga meat to the United States 
under this special rule must provide the Service's Division of 
Scientific Authority with copies of national legislation and regulations 
that implement the basin-wide cooperative management plan described in 
paragraph (y)(4)(i) of this section, including regulations pertaining to 
the harvest, trade, aquaculture, restocking, and processing of beluga 
sturgeon. Upon receipt, the Division of Scientific Authority will review 
these national laws and regulations within 90 days for completeness and 
clarity. If any elements of the national legislation or national fishery 
regulations are missing or unclear, we will ask the appropriate littoral 
states to provide additional information within 60 days of the date we 
contact them. If the littoral states fail to respond or fail to submit 
copies of national laws and regulations by the specified deadline, we 
will immediately suspend trade with the given littoral states until we 
are satisfied that such laws and regulations are in effect. Submission 
of documents in English may help expedite the Service's review.
    (iii) CITES compliance. Trade in beluga sturgeon specimens must 
comply with CITES requirements in 50 CFR part 23. Except for specimens 
that qualify as personal or household effects under 50 CFR part 23, all 
beluga sturgeon specimens, including those exempted from threatened 
species permits under this special rule, must be accompanied by valid 
CITES documents upon import, export, or re-export. Beluga sturgeon 
caviar, including beluga sturgeon caviar in interstate commerce in the 
United States, must be labeled in accordance with the CITES labeling 
requirements in 50 CFR part 23.
    (iv) Initial reporting period. Until September 6, 2005, no 
threatened species permits will be required for the import, export, re-
export, or interstate or foreign commerce of beluga sturgeon caviar and 
meat that originated in the littoral states, in order to provide the 
littoral states time to submit the required documentation. After this 6-
month period, the exemption from threatened species permits will 
continue only while the Service reviews littoral state compliance with 
paragraphs (y)(4)(i) through (iv) of this section. If this review 
demonstrates that the provisions of this special rule are not met, the 
Service will announce and institute trade restrictions or suspensions in 
beluga sturgeon caviar or meat with one or more littoral states as per 
paragraph (y)(7) of this section.
    (v) Biennial reports. Littoral state governments wishing to export 
specimens of beluga sturgeon caviar or meat to the United States under 
this special rule must provide to the Service's Division of Scientific 
Authority reports containing the most recent information available on 
the status of the species, following the information guidelines 
specified below. The Service must receive the first report no later than 
December 1, 2005, and every 2 years thereafter on the anniversary of 
that date. Starting in December 2005, and thereafter on a biennial 
basis, the Service will review the national reports within 90 days of 
receiving them and any other pertinent information on wild beluga 
sturgeon conservation. If any elements of the biennial reports are 
missing or unclear, the Service will ask the appropriate littoral states 
to provide additional information within 60 days of the date we contact 
them. If the littoral states fail to respond or fail to submit biennial 
reports by the specified deadline, we will immediately suspend trade 
with the given littoral states (see paragraph (y)(7) of this section for 
details on how such a suspension would be instituted and announced). 
Submission of documents in English may help expedite the Service's 
review. We propose to use these reviews to determine whether littoral 
state management programs are leading to recovery of wild beluga 
sturgeon stocks. For each littoral state, the following information must 
be provided in the biennial reports:
    (A) A description of the specific fishery regulations that affect 
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state, with any changes from the previous report highlighted;
    (B) A description of any revisions to the cooperative management 
program mentioned in paragraph (y)(4)(i) of this section, including any 
new models, assumptions, or equations used to set harvest and export 
quotas;
    (C) New information obtained in the last 2 years on beluga sturgeon 
distribution, stock size, models used for quota-setting, spawning 
activity, habitat use, hatchery programs and results, or other relevant 
subjects;
    (D) A summary of law enforcement activities undertaken in the last 2 
years, and a description of any changes in programs to prevent poaching 
and smuggling, including indicators of their effectiveness;
    (E) A summary of the revenues generated by the commercial 
exploitation of beluga sturgeon in the respective littoral state, and a 
summary of any documented conservation benefits resulting from the 
commercial harvest program in that country (e.g., revenues allocated to 
hatchery and restocking programs or research programs); and
    (F) Export data for the previous two calendar years.
    (5) Can aquacultured beluga sturgeon products be exempt from 
threatened species permits if the products originate outside the 
littoral states? We will consider exemptions from threatened species 
permits for beluga caviar and meat obtained from aquaculture facilities 
outside the littoral states. These exemptions will be for individual 
facilities, and would allow aquacultured beluga caviar and meat 
originating from these facilities to be imported, exported, re-exported, 
or traded in interstate and foreign commerce without threatened species 
permits issued under Section 10 of the Act. Aquaculture facilities 
within the United States could also be exempt from prohibitions against 
take for purposes of harvesting caviar or meat (i.e., killing of beluga 
sturgeon), or for conducting activities involving research to enhance 
the survival or propagation of the species. Facilities outside the 
littoral states wishing to obtain such exemptions must submit a written 
request to the Division of Management Authority at the address provided 
at 50 CFR 2.1(b) and provide information that shows, at a minimum, all 
of the following:
    (i) The facility in question is using best management practices to 
prevent the escape of beluga sturgeon and disease pathogens into local 
ecosystems, as certified by the relevant regulatory agency. In the case 
of the United States, the relevant regulatory authority will be the 
state agency with jurisdiction over aquaculture. In the case of foreign 
aquaculture facilities outside the littoral states, the relevant 
regulatory agency will be the designated CITES Management Authority with 
jurisdiction over sturgeon. Best management practices that affect the 
applicant's facility must be part of the application and available for 
Service review.
    (ii) The facility in question has entered into a formal agreement 
with one or more littoral states to study, protect, or otherwise enhance 
the survival of wild beluga sturgeon. Copies of such agreements must be 
provided.
    (iii) The facility in question does not rely on wild beluga sturgeon 
for broodstock. Proof of broodstock origin, including relevant CITES 
permits that accompanied broodstock specimens upon import into the 
United States, must be part of the application.
    (iv) Exemptions granted under paragraph (y)(5) of this section shall 
not apply to trade (import, export, re-export, or interstate and foreign 
commerce) in live beluga sturgeon, and may be revoked at any time if the 
Service determines that any of the criteria shown in paragraphs 
(y)(5)(i) through (iii) of this section are not met by the facility. 
Applicants will be required to submit biennial reports on their 
compliance with paragraphs (y)(5)(i) through (iii) of this section, 
starting on the second anniversary of any programmatic exemption granted 
to the applicants. These biennial reports must show that exempted 
facilities have actively cooperated with one or more littoral states in 
a meaningful way to support beluga sturgeon conservation. Any beluga 
caviar originating from aquaculture facilities outside the littoral 
states must comply with CITES caviar-labeling requirements, even in 
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within the United States. We will publish an information notice if the 
Service grants a programmatic exemption to any aquaculture facility 
outside the littoral states, and announce such actions through our 
website and posting notices at our wildlife ports of entry. We will 
follow the provisions of paragraph (y)(7) of this section to announce 
restrictions or revocations of such programmatic exemptions, based on 
our review of facilities' biennial reports.
    (6) How will the Service inform the public of CITES restrictions on 
trade in beluga sturgeon? We will issue a public bulletin that 
identifies a restriction or suspension of trade in specimens of beluga 
sturgeon and post it on our websites (http://le.fws.gov and http://
international.fws.gov) and at our staffed wildlife ports of entry if any 
criterion in paragraphs (y)(6)(i) or (ii) of this section is met:
    (i) The country is lacking a designated Management Authority or 
Scientific Authority for the issuance of valid CITES documents or their 
equivalent for beluga sturgeon.
    (ii) The country is identified in any action adopted by the CITES 
Conference of the Parties, the CITES Standing Committee, or in a 
Notification to the Parties issued by the CITES Secretariat as a country 
from which Parties are asked not to accept shipments of specimens of 
beluga sturgeon or all CITES-listed species.

    Note to paragraph (y)(6): A listing of all countries that have not 
designated either a Management Authority or Scientific Authority, or 
that have been identified as countries from which Parties should not 
accept permits, is available by writing to the Division of Management 
Authority at the address provided at 50 CFR 2.1(b).

    (7) How will the Service set trade restrictions or prohibitions 
under the special rule? The Service's Division of Scientific Authority 
will conduct a biennial review of beluga sturgeon conservation based on 
information in the cooperative basin-wide management plans, national 
regulations and laws, and biennial reports (submitted as per paragraph 
(y)(4) of this section, and, for aquaculture facilities, as per 
paragraph (y)(5)(iv) of this section). We will combine that review with 
a review of other relevant information (e.g., scientific literature, law 
enforcement data, government-to-government consultations) to determine 
whether littoral state management programs and aquaculture operations 
are effectively achieving conservation benefits for beluga sturgeon. 
Based on this information, or the failure to obtain it, the Service may 
restrict or prohibit trade from a littoral state, a re-exporting 
intermediary country, or an entire basin (i.e., the Caspian Sea or Black 
Sea) or a specific aquaculture facility outside the littoral states if 
we determine that the conservation or management status of beluga 
sturgeon has been adversely affected and the continued recovery of 
beluga sturgeon may be compromised. The decision to restrict or prohibit 
trade in beluga sturgeon products on a national, basin, or region-wide 
scale will depend on the scope of the problem observed, the magnitude of 
the threat to wild beluga sturgeon, and whether remedial action is 
necessary at a national, basin, or region-wide scale.
    (i) Trade restrictions or suspensions will result basin-wide, for 
specific littoral states, or for non-littoral state aquaculture 
facilities under one or more of the following scenarios:
    (A) Failure to submit any of the reports, legislation, and 
management plans described in paragraph (y)(4) of this section, or 
failure to respond to requests for additional information;
    (B) A change in regional cooperative management that threatens the 
recovery of wild beluga sturgeon;
    (C) A change in littoral state laws or regulations that compromises 
beluga sturgeon recovery or survival in the wild;
    (D) Adoption of scientifically unsound hatchery practices or 
restocking programs for beluga sturgeon;
    (E) A decline in wild Huso huso populations, as documented in 
national reports outlined above or the scientific literature, that goes 
unaddressed by regional or national management programs;
    (F) Failure to address poaching or smuggling in beluga sturgeon, 
their parts, or products in the littoral states or re-exporting 
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above or other law enforcement sources;
    (G) Failure of the littoral states to address the loss of beluga 
sturgeon habitat quality or quantity;
    (H) Failure of the littoral states or re-exporting countries to 
follow the caviar-labeling recommendations of the CITES Parties 
(currently embodied in Resolution Conf. 12.7);
    (I) Recommendations from the CITES Standing Committee to suspend 
trade in beluga sturgeon from one or more countries; or
    (J) An aquaculture facility outside the littoral states has been 
issued a programmatic exemption from threatened species permits under 
paragraph (y)(5) of this section, but is not abiding by the provisions 
of paragraphs (y)(5)(i) through (iii) of this section, or, based on the 
biennial reports required under paragraph (y)(5) of this section, has 
not actively cooperated with one or more littoral states in a meaningful 
way to support beluga sturgeon conservation.
    (K) Any other natural or human-induced phenomenon that threatens the 
survival or recovery of beluga sturgeon.
    (ii) We will publish an information notice in the Federal Register, 
as well as on our Web site and at our wildlife ports of entry, if the 
Service's Division of Scientific Authority administratively suspends or 
restricts trade in beluga sturgeon products after determining that wild 
beluga sturgeon stock status worsens or threats to the species increase. 
This information notice will provide:
    (A) The problem(s) identified in the biennial reports or other 
salient documents.
    (B) The scope of the problem and the number of nations involved.
    (C) The scope of the trade restriction or suspension we are 
imposing, including products covered, duration of the restriction or 
suspension, and criteria for lifting it and reinstating any exemption to 
threatened species permits.
    (D) How the public can provide input, make comments, and recommend 
remedial action to withdraw the trade measures imposed.
    (z) Gila trout (Oncorhynchus gilae). (1) Except as noted in 
paragraph (z)(2) of this section, all prohibitions of 50 CFR 17.31 and 
exemptions of 50 CFR 17.32 apply to the Gila trout.
    (i) No person may possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export, by any means whatsoever, any such species taken in 
violation of this section or in violation of applicable fish and 
conservation laws and regulations promulgated by the States of New 
Mexico or Arizona.
    (ii) It is unlawful for any person to attempt to commit, solicit 
another to commit, or cause to be committed any offense listed in 
paragraph (z)(1)(i) of this section.
    (2) In the following instances you may take Gila trout in accordance 
with applicable State fish and wildlife conservation laws and 
regulations to protect this species in the States of New Mexico or 
Arizona:
    (i) Fishing activities authorized under New Mexico or Arizona laws 
and regulations; and
    (ii) Educational purposes, scientific purposes, the enhancement of 
propagation or survival of the species, zoological exhibition, and other 
conservation purposes consistent with the Endangered Species Act.
    (3) The four relict populations of Gila trout (Main Diamond Creek, 
South Diamond Creek, Spruce Creek, and Whiskey Creek) will not be opened 
to fishing.
    (4) Any changes to State recreational fishing regulations will be 
made by the States in collaboration with the Service.
    (5) Any violation of State applicable fish and wildlife conservation 
laws or regulations with respect to the taking of this species is also a 
violation of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended.
    (aa) Shovelnose sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus). (1) Within 
the geographic areas set forth in paragraph (aa)(2) of this section, 
except as expressly noted in this paragraph, take of any shovelnose 
sturgeon, shovelnose-pallid sturgeon hybrids, or their roe associated 
with or related to a commercial fishing activity is prohibited. Capture 
of shovelnose sturgeon or shovelnose-pallid sturgeon hybrids in 
commercial fishing gear is not prohibited if it is accidental or 
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activities, such as commercial fishing targeting nonsturgeon species, 
provided the animal is released immediately upon discovery, with all roe 
intact, at the point of capture.
    (2) The shovelnose and shovelnose-pallid sturgeon hybrid populations 
covered by this special rule occur in portions of Arkansas, Iowa, 
Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, 
North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Tennessee. The specific areas 
are:
    (i) The portion of the Missouri River in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, 
Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, and South Dakota;
    (ii) The portion of the Mississippi River downstream from the Melvin 
Price Locks and Dam (Lock and Dam 26) in Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, 
Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, and Tennessee;
    (iii) The Platte River downstream of the Elkhorn River confluence in 
Nebraska;
    (iv) The portion of the Kansas River downstream from the Bowersock 
Dam in Kansas;
    (v) The Yellowstone River downstream of the Bighorn River confluence 
in North Dakota and Montana; and
    (vi) The Atchafalaya River in Louisiana.
    (3) A map showing the area covered by this special rule (the area of 
shared habitat between shovelnose and pallid sturgeon) follows:

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    (cc) June sucker (Chasmistes liorus).
    (1) Prohibitions. The following prohibitions that apply to 
endangered wildlife also apply to the June sucker. Except as provided 
under paragraph (cc)(2) of this section and Sec. Sec.  17.4 and 17.5, it 
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States to commit, to attempt to commit, to solicit another to commit, or 
cause to be committed, any of the following acts in regard to this 
species:
    (i) Import or export, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(b) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(1) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (iii) Possession and other acts with unlawfully taken specimens, as 
set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(1) for endangered wildlife.
    (iv) Interstate or foreign commerce in the course of commercial 
activity, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(e) for endangered wildlife.
    (v) Sale or offer for sale, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(f) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (2) Exceptions from prohibitions. In regard to this species, you 
may:
    (i) Conduct activities as authorized by an existing permit under 
Sec.  17.32.
    (ii) Conduct activities as authorized by a permit issued prior to 
February 3, 2021 under Sec.  17.22 for the duration of the permit.
    (iii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(2) through (c)(4) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (iv) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.31(b).
    (v) Take June suckers while carrying out the following legally 
conducted activities in accordance with this paragraph (cc)(2)(iv):
    (A) Definitions. For the purposes of this paragraph (cc)(2)(iv):
    (1) Qualified biologist means a full-time fish biologist or aquatic 
resources manager employed by Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, a 
Department of the Interior agency, or fish biologist or aquatic resource 
manager employed by a private consulting firm that has been approved by 
the Service in writing (by letter or email), the designated recovery 
program (e.g., June Sucker Recovery Implementation Program), or the Utah 
Division of Wildlife Resources.
    (2) Reasonable care means limiting the impacts to June sucker 
individuals and populations by complying with all applicable Federal, 
State, and Tribal regulations for the activity in question; using 
methods and techniques that result in the least harm, injury, or death, 
as feasible; undertaking activities at the least impactful times and 
locations, as feasible; procuring and implementing technical assistance 
from a qualified biologist on projects regarding all methods prior to 
the implementation of those methods; ensuring the number of individuals 
removed or sampled minimally impacts the existing wild population; 
ensuring no disease or parasites are introduced into the existing June 
sucker population; and preserving the genetic diversity of wild 
populations.
    (B) Allowable forms of take of June suckers. Take of June suckers as 
a result of the following legally conducted activities is allowed, 
provided that the activity is approved by the Service in writing (by 
letter or email), in coordination with any existing designated recovery 
program, for the purpose of the conservation or recovery of the June 
sucker, and that reasonable care is practiced to minimize the impact of 
such activities.
    (1) Nonnative fish removal. Take of June suckers as a result of any 
action with the primary or secondary purpose of removing from Utah Lake 
and its tributaries nonnative fish that compete with, predate upon, or 
degrade the habitat of the June sucker is allowed. Allowable methods of 
removal may include, but are not limited to, mechanical removal, 
chemical treatments, or biological controls. Whenever possible, June 
suckers that are caught alive as part of nonnative fish removal should 
be returned to their source as quickly as possible.
    (2) Habitat restoration and improvement of instream flows. Take of 
June suckers as a result of any action with the primary or secondary 
purpose of improving habitat conditions in Utah Lake and its tributaries 
or improving water delivery and available in-stream flows in spawning 
tributaries is allowed.
    (3) Monitoring. Take of June suckers as a result of any method that 
is used to detect June suckers in the wild to better understand 
population numbers, trends, or response to stressors, and that is not 
intended to be destructive but that may unintentionally cause harm or 
death, is allowed.
    (4) Recreational fisheries management. Take of June suckers as a 
result of any activity by the State, or its designated agent, that is 
necessary to manage or monitor recreational fisheries in Utah Lake and 
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not contradict June sucker recovery objectives and that the activities 
are not intended to cause harm or death to June suckers.
    (5) Research. Take of June suckers as a result of any activity 
undertaken for the purposes of increasing scientific understanding of 
June sucker biology, ecology, or recovery needs under the auspices of 
the designated recovery program, a recognized academic institution, or a 
qualified scientific contractor is allowed. Incidental and direct take 
resulting from such approved research to benefit the June sucker is 
allowed.
    (6) Education and outreach. Take of June suckers as a result of any 
activity undertaken under the auspices of the designated recovery 
program for the purposes of increasing public awareness of June sucker 
biology, ecology, or recovery needs and June sucker recovery benefits 
for Utah Lake, its tributaries, and the surrounding communities is 
allowed. Incidental and direct take resulting from such educational or 
outreach efforts to benefit the June sucker is allowed.
    (7) Refuges and stocking. Take of June suckers as a result of 
activities undertaken for the long-term maintenance of June suckers at 
Service-approved facilities outside of Utah Lake and its tributaries or 
for the production of June suckers for stocking in Utah Lake is allowed.
    (vi) Possess and engage in other acts with unlawfully taken 
endangered wildlife, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(2).
    (dd) Humpback chub (Gila cypha). (1) Prohibitions. The following 
prohibitions that apply to endangered wildlife also apply to humpback 
chub. Except as provided under paragraphs (dd)(2) and (3) of this 
section and Sec. Sec.  17.4 and 17.5, it is unlawful for any person 
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to commit, to attempt 
to commit, to solicit another to commit, or cause to be committed, any 
of the following acts in regard to this species:
    (i) Import or export, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(b) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (ii) Take, unless excepted as outlined in paragraphs (dd)(2)(i) 
through (v) of this section.
    (iii) Possession and other acts with unlawfully taken specimens, as 
set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(1) for endangered wildlife.
    (iv) Interstate or foreign commerce in the course of commercial 
activity, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(e) for endangered wildlife.
    (v) Sale or offer for sale, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(f) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (2) General exceptions from prohibitions. In regard to this species, 
you may:
    (i) Conduct activities as authorized by an existing permit under 
Sec.  17.32.
    (ii) Conduct activities as authorized by a permit issued prior to 
November 17, 2021 under Sec.  17.22 for the duration of the permit.
    (iii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(2) through (c)(4) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (iv) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.31(b).
    (v) Possess and engage in other acts with unlawfully taken 
specimens, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(2) for endangered wildlife.
    (3) Exceptions from prohibitions for specific types of incidental 
take. You may take humpback chub while carrying out the following 
legally conducted activities in accordance with this paragraph (dd)(3):
    (i) Definitions. For the purposes of this paragraph (dd)(3):
    (A) Qualified person means a full-time fish biologist or aquatic 
resources manager employed by any of the Colorado River Basin State 
wildlife agencies, Native American Tribes, the Department of the 
Interior bureaus and offices located within the Colorado River basin, or 
fish biologist or aquatic resource manager employed by a private 
consulting firm, provided the firm has received a scientific collecting 
permit from the appropriate State agency.
    (B) The six core populations means the following populations of the 
humpback chub: Desolation and Gray Canyons (Green River, Utah), Dinosaur 
National Monument (Green and Yampa Rivers, Colorado and Utah), Black 
Rocks (Colorado River, Colorado), Westwater Canyon (Colorado River, 
Utah), Cataract Canyon (Colorado River, Utah), and Grand Canyon 
(Colorado and Little Colorado Rivers, Arizona).
    (C) Reasonable care means limiting the impacts to humpback chub 
individuals and populations by complying with all applicable Federal, 
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Tribal regulations for the activity in question; using methods and 
techniques that result in the least harm, injury, or death, as feasible; 
undertaking activities at the least impactful times and locations, as 
feasible; and protecting existing extant wild populations of humpback 
chub by ensuring minimal impacts from the removal or sampling of 
individuals, preventing the introduction of disease or parasites, and 
preserving genetic diversity.
    (ii) Creation and maintenance of refuge populations. A qualified 
person may take humpback chub in order to create or maintain a captive 
or wild refuge population that protects the long-term genetic diversity 
of humpback chub, provided that reasonable care is practiced to minimize 
the effects of that taking.
    (A) Methods of allowable take under this paragraph (dd)(3)(ii) 
include, but are not limited to:
    (1) Removing wild individuals via electrofishing, nets, and seines 
from the six core populations;
    (2) Managing captive populations, including handling, rearing, and 
spawning of captive fish;
    (3) Sacrificing individuals for hatchery management, such as 
parasite and disease certification; and
    (4) Eliminating wild refuge populations if conditions are deemed 
inadequate for conservation of the species or are deemed detrimental to 
the six core populations.
    (B) Before the establishment of any captive or wild refuge 
population, the Service must approve, in writing, the designation of the 
refuge population, and any removal of humpback chub individuals from 
wild populations. Subsequent to a written approval for the establishment 
of a refuge population, take associated with the maintenance of the 
refuge population would not be prohibited under the Act.
    (iii) Translocation and stocking of humpback chub. A qualified 
person may take humpback chub in order to introduce individuals into 
areas outside of the six core populations. Humpback chub individuals may 
be introduced to new areas by translocating wild individuals to 
additional locations or by stocking individuals from captivity. All 
translocations of wild individuals and stocking of individuals from 
captivity must involve reasonable care to minimize the effects of that 
taking. Translocations of wild individuals and stocking of individuals 
from captivity must be undertaken to expand the range of humpback chub 
or to supplement existing populations.
    (A) Methods of allowable take under this paragraph (dd)(3)(iii) 
include, but are not limited to:
    (1) Removing wild individuals via electrofishing, nets, and seines;
    (2) Managing captive populations, including handling, rearing, and 
spawning;
    (3) Sacrificing individuals for hatchery management, such as 
parasite and disease certification; and
    (4) Removing or eliminating all humpback chub from failed 
introduction areas via mechanical or chemical methods.
    (B) The Service must approve, in advance and in writing:
    (1) Any translocation program; and
    (2) Any stocking of humpback chub into any of the six core 
populations.
    (iv) Nonnative fish removal. A qualified person may take humpback 
chub in order to perform nonnative fish removal for conservation 
purposes if reasonable care is practiced to minimize effects to humpback 
chub. For this paragraph (dd)(3)(iv), nonnative fish removal for 
conservation purposes means any action with the primary or secondary 
purpose of mechanically removing nonnative fishes that compete with, 
predate, or degrade the habitat of humpback chub.
    (A) Methods of allowable take under this paragraph (dd)(3)(iv) 
include, but are not limited to:
    (1) Mechanical removal of nonnative fish within occupied humpback 
chub habitats, including, but not limited to, electrofishing, seining, 
netting, and angling; and
    (2) The use of other ecosystem modifications, such as altered flow 
regimes or habitat modifications.
    (B) The Service and all applicable landowners must approve, in 
advance and in writing, any nonnative fish removal activities under this 
paragraph (dd)(3)(iv).
    (v) Catch-and-release angling of humpback chub. States and Tribes 
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Federal, State, and Tribal fishing regulations that address catch-and-
release angling.
    (A) In the six core populations, angling activities may include 
nontargeted (incidental) catch and release of humpback chub when 
targeting other species in accordance with Federal, State, and Tribal 
fishing regulations.
    (B) In areas outside of the six core populations, angling activities 
may include targeted catch and release of humpback chub in accordance 
with Federal, State, and Tribal fishing regulations.
    (C) Angling activities may cause take via:
    (1) Handling of humpback chub caught via angling;
    (2) Injury to humpback chub caught via angling; and
    (3) Unintentional death to humpback chub caught via angling.
    (D) Reasonable consideration by the Federal, State, and Tribal 
agencies for incidental catch and release of humpback chub in the six 
core populations include:
    (1) Regulating tactics to minimize potential injury and death to 
humpback chub if caught;
    (2) Communicating the potential for catching humpback chub in these 
areas; and
    (3) Promoting the importance of the six core populations.
    (E) Reasonable consideration for establishing new recreational 
angling locations for humpback chub include, but are not limited to:
    (1) Evaluating each water body's ability to support humpback chub 
and sustain angling;
    (2) Ensuring the recreational fishing population does not 
detrimentally impact the six core populations of humpback chub through 
such factors as disease or genetic drift; and
    (3) Monitoring to ensure there are no detrimental effects to the 
humpback chub population from angling.
    (F) The Service and all applicable State, Federal, and Tribal 
landowners must approve, in advance and in writing, any new recreational 
fishery for humpback chub.
    (vi) Chemical treatments to support humpback chub. A qualified 
person may take humpback chub by performing a chemical treatment in 
accordance with Federal, State, and Tribal regulations that would 
support the conservation and recovery of humpback chub, provided that 
reasonable care is practiced to minimize the effects of such taking.
    (A) For treatments upstream of occupied humpback chub habitat:
    (1) Service approval is not required; and
    (2) Care should be taken to limit the potential for fish toxicants 
and piscicides traveling beyond treatment boundaries and impacting 
humpback chub.
    (B) For treatments in known or potentially occupied humpback chub 
habitat:
    (1) The Service must approve, in advance and in writing, any 
treatment;
    (2) Care should be taken to perform robust salvage efforts to remove 
any humpback chub that may occur in the treatment area before the 
treatment is conducted; and
    (C) Whenever possible, humpback chub that are salvaged should be 
moved to a location that supports recovery of the species.
    (vii) Reporting and disposal requirements. Any mortality of humpback 
chub associated with the actions authorized under the regulations in 
this paragraph (dd)(3) must be reported to the Service within 72 hours, 
and specimens may be disposed of only in accordance with directions from 
the Service. Reports in the upper basin (upstream of Glen Canyon Dam) 
must be made to the Service's Mountain-Prairie Region Law Enforcement 
Office, or the Service's Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery 
Office. Reports in the lower basin (downstream Glen Canyon Dam) must be 
made to the Service's Southwest Region Law Enforcement Office, or the 
Service's Arizona Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office. Contact 
information for the Service's regional offices is set forth at 50 CFR 
2.2, and the phone numbers of Law Enforcement offices are at 50 CFR 
10.22. The Service may allow additional reasonable time for reporting if 
access to these offices is limited due to office closure or if the 
activity was conducted in an area without sufficient communication 
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    (ee) Sickle darter (Percina williamsi). (1) Prohibitions. The 
following prohibitions that apply to endangered wildlife also apply to 
the sickle darter. Except as provided under paragraphs (ee)(2) and (3) 
of this section and Sec. Sec.  17.4 and 17.5, it is unlawful for any 
person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to commit, to 
attempt to commit, to solicit another to commit, or cause to be 
committed, any of the following acts in regard to this species:
    (i) Import or export, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(b) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(1) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (iii) Possession and other acts with unlawfully taken specimens, as 
set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(1) for endangered wildlife.
    (iv) Interstate or foreign commerce in the course of commercial 
activity, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(e) for endangered wildlife.
    (v) Sale or offer for sale, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(f) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (2) General exceptions from prohibitions. In regard to this species, 
you may:
    (i) Conduct activities as authorized by a permit under Sec.  17.32.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(2) through (4) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (iii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.31(b).
    (iv) Possess and engage in other acts with unlawfully taken 
wildlife, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(2) for endangered wildlife.
    (3) Exceptions from prohibitions for specific types of incidental 
take. You may take sickle darter while carrying out the following 
legally conducted activities in accordance with this paragraph (ee)(3):
    (i) Channel restoration projects that create natural, physically 
stable, ecologically functioning streams (or stream and wetland systems) 
and that take place between April 1 and January 31. These projects can 
be accomplished using a variety of methods, but the desired outcome is a 
natural channel with low shear stress (force of water moving against the 
channel); bank heights that enable reconnection to the floodplain; a 
reconnection of surface and groundwater systems, resulting in perennial 
flows in the channel; riffles and pools composed of existing soil, rock, 
and wood instead of large imported materials; low compaction of soils 
within adjacent riparian areas; and inclusion of riparian wetlands.
    (ii) Bank stabilization projects that use bioengineering methods to 
replace pre-existing, bare, eroding stream banks with vegetated, stable 
stream banks, thereby reducing bank erosion and instream sedimentation 
and improving habitat conditions for the species and that take place 
between April 1 and January 31. Following these bioengineering methods, 
stream banks may be stabilized using native species live stakes (live, 
vegetative cuttings inserted or tamped into the ground in a manner that 
allows the stake to take root and grow), native species live fascines 
(live branch cuttings, usually willows, bound together into long, cigar 
shaped bundles), or native species brush layering (cuttings or branches 
of easily rooted tree species layered between successive lifts of soil 
fill). Native species vegetation includes woody and herbaceous species 
appropriate for the region and habitat conditions. These methods will 
not include the sole use of quarried rock (riprap) or the use of rock 
baskets or gabion structures.
    (iii) Bridge and culvert replacement/removal projects or low head 
dam removal projects that remove migration barriers or generally allow 
for improved upstream and downstream movements of sickle darters while 
maintaining normal stream flows, preventing bed and bank erosion, and 
improving habitat conditions for the species and that take place between 
April 1 and January 31.
    (iv) Transportation projects that provide for fish passage at stream 
crossings and that take place between April 1 and January 31.
    (v) Silvicultural practices and forest management activities that 
implement State-approved best management practices. In order for this 
exception to apply to forestry-related activities, these best management 
practices must achieve all of the following:
    (A) Establish a streamside management zone alongside the margins of 
each waterway.
    (B) Restrain visible sedimentation caused by the forestry-related 
activity from entering the waterway.

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    (C) Maintain native groundcover within the streamside management 
zone of the waterway, and promptly re-establish native groundcover if 
disturbed.
    (D) Limit installation of vehicle or equipment crossings of the 
waterway to only where necessary for the forestry-related activity. Such 
crossings must:
    (1) Have erosion and sedimentation control measures installed to 
divert surface runoff away and restrain visible sediment from entering 
the waterway;
    (2) Allow for movement of aquatic organisms within the waterway; and
    (3) Have native groundcover applied and maintained through 
completion of the forestry-related activity.
    (E) Prohibit the use of tracked or wheeled vehicles for 
reforestation site preparation within the streamside management zone of 
the waterway.
    (F) Prohibit locating log decks, skid trails, new roads, and 
portable mill sites in the streamside management zone of the waterway.
    (G) Prohibit obstruction and impediment of the flow of water within 
the waterway that is caused by direct deposition of debris or soil by 
the forestry-related activity.
    (H) Maintain shade over the waterway similar to that observed prior 
to the forestry-related activity.
    (I) Prohibit discharge of any solid waste, petroleum, pesticide, 
fertilizer, or other chemical into the waterway.
    (ff) Upper Coosa River DPS of the frecklebelly madtom (Noturus 
munitus).
    (1) Prohibitions. The following prohibitions that apply to 
endangered wildlife also apply to the Upper Coosa River DPS. Except as 
provided under paragraph (ff)(2) of this section and Sec. Sec.  17.4 and 
17.5, it is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the 
United States to commit, to attempt to commit, to solicit another to 
commit, or cause to be committed, any of the following acts in regard to 
this DPS:
    (i) Import or export, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(b) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(1) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (iii) Possession and other acts with unlawfully taken specimens, as 
set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(1) for endangered wildlife.
    (iv) Interstate or foreign commerce in the course of a commercial 
activity, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(e) for endangered wildlife.
    (v) Sale or offer for sale, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(f) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (2) Exceptions from prohibitions. In regard to this DPS, you may:
    (i) Conduct activities as authorized by a permit under Sec.  17.32.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(2) through (c)(4) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (iii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.31(b).
    (iv) Take incidental to an otherwise lawful activity caused by:
    (A) Channel restoration projects that create natural, physically 
stable, ecologically functioning streams. These projects can be 
accomplished using a variety of methods, but the desired outcome is a 
natural channel with geomorphically stable stream channels that maintain 
the appropriate lateral dimensions, longitudinal profiles, and sinuosity 
patterns over time without an aggrading or degrading bed elevation and 
include stable riffle-run-pool complexes that consist of silt-free 
gravel, coarse sand, cobble, boulders, woody structure, and river weed 
(Podostemum spp.).
    (B) Streambank stabilization projects that use bioengineering 
methods to replace pre-existing, bare, eroding stream banks with 
natively vegetated, stable stream banks, thereby reducing bank erosion 
and instream sedimentation and improving habitat conditions for the DPS. 
Stream banks may be stabilized using native live stakes (live, 
vegetative cuttings inserted or tamped into the ground in a manner that 
allows the stake to take root and grow), native live fascines (live 
branch cuttings, usually willows, bound together into long, cigar-shaped 
bundles), or native brush layering (cuttings or branches of easily 
rooted tree species layered between successive lifts of soil fill). 
Stream banks must not be stabilized solely through the use of quarried 
rock (rip-rap) or the use of rock baskets or gabion structures.
    (C) Projects carried out in the DPS's range under the Working Lands 
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Wildlife program of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, or similar projects conducted by the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service's Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program or 
the Environmental Protection Agency's 319 Grant Program, that are 
implemented with a primary objective of improving environmental 
conditions to support the native, aquatic biodiversity of flowing water 
habitats.
    (D) Silviculture practices and forest management activities that 
implement State-approved best management practices to protect water and 
sediment quality and stream and riparian habitat.
    (v) Possess and engage in other acts with unlawfully taken wildlife, 
as set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(2) for endangered wildlife.

[40 FR 44415, Sept. 26, 1975]

    Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting Sec.  
17.44, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the 
Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at www.govinfo.gov.

    Effective Date Note: At 88 FR 66295, Sept. 27, 2023, Sec.  17.44 was 
amended by adding paragraphs (gg) and (hh), effective Oct. 27, 2023. For 
the convenience of the user, the added text is set forth as follows:



Sec.  17.44  Special rules--fishes.

                                * * * * *

    (gg) [Reserved]
    (hh) Relict darter (Etheostoma chienense).
    (1) Prohibitions. The following prohibitions that apply to 
endangered wildlife also apply to relict darter. Except as provided 
under paragraph (hh)(2) of this section and Sec. Sec.  17.4 and 17.5, it 
is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United 
States to commit, to attempt to commit, to solicit another to commit, or 
cause to be committed, any of the following acts in regard to this 
species:
    (i) Import or export, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(b) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(1) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (iii) Possession and other acts with unlawfully taken specimens, as 
set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(1) for endangered wildlife.
    (iv) Interstate or foreign commerce in the course of commercial 
activity, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(e) for endangered wildlife.
    (v) Sale or offer for sale, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(f) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (2) Exceptions from prohibitions. In regard to this species, you 
may:
    (i) Conduct activities as authorized by a permit under Sec.  17.32.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(2) through (4) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (iii) Take as set forth at Sec.  17.31(b).
    (iv) Take incidental to an otherwise lawful activity caused by:
    (A) Channel restoration or improvement projects that create natural, 
physically stable, ecologically functioning streams (or stream and 
wetland systems) that are reconnected with their groundwater aquifers 
and, if the projects involve known relict darter spawning habitat, that 
take place between June 30 and March 1. These projects can be 
accomplished using a variety of methods, but the desired outcome is a 
natural channel with low shear stress (force of water moving against the 
channel); bank heights that enable reconnection to the floodplain; a 
reconnection of surface and groundwater systems, resulting in perennial 
flows in the channel; riffles and pools composed of existing soil, rock, 
and wood instead of large imported materials; low compaction of soils 
within adjacent riparian areas; and inclusion of riparian wetlands.
    (B) Streambank stabilization projects that use bioengineering 
methods to replace preexisting, bare, eroding stream banks with 
vegetated, stable stream banks, thereby reducing bank erosion and 
instream sedimentation and improving habitat conditions for the species 
and, if the projects involve known relict darter spawning habitat, that 
take place between June 30 and March 1. Stream banks may be stabilized 
using native live stakes (live, vegetative cuttings inserted or tamped 
into the ground in a manner that allows the stake to take root and 
grow), native live fascines (live branch cuttings, usually willows, 
bound together into long, cigar-shaped bundles), or brush layering 
(cuttings or branches of easily rooted tree species layered between 
successive lifts of soil fill). Stream banks must not be stabilized 
through the use of quarried rock (rip-rap) or the use of rock baskets or 
gabion structures.
    (C) Bridge and culvert replacement/removal projects or low head dam 
removal projects that remove migration barriers or generally allow for 
improved upstream and downstream movements of relict darters while 
maintaining normal stream flows, preventing bed and bank erosion, and 
improving habitat conditions for the species, if completed between June 
30 and March 1.
    (D) Transportation projects that follow best management practices 
that eliminate sedimentation, do not block stream flow, do not 
channelize streams, and provide for fish passage under a wide range of 
hydrologic conditions at stream crossings and that are done between June 
30 and March 1.

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    (E) Projects carried out in the species' range by the Natural 
Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, that:
    (1) Do not alter habitats known to be used by the relict darter 
beyond the fish's tolerances; and
    (2) Are performed between June 30 and March 1 to avoid the time 
period when the relict darter will be found within its spawning habitat, 
if such habitat is affected by the activity.
    (v) Possess and engage in other acts with unlawfully taken wildlife, 
as set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(2) for endangered wildlife.



Sec.  17.45  Special rules--snails and clams.

    (a) Atlantic pigtoe (Fusconaia masoni)--(1) Prohibitions. The 
following prohibitions that apply to endangered wildlife also apply to 
the Atlantic pigtoe. Except as provided under paragraphs (a)(2) and (3) 
of this section and Sec. Sec.  17.4 and 17.5, it is unlawful for any 
person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to commit, to 
attempt to commit, to solicit another to commit, or cause to be 
committed, any of the following acts in regard to this species:
    (i) Import or export, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(b) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(1) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (iii) Possession and other acts with unlawfully taken specimens, as 
set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(1) for endangered wildlife.
    (iv) Interstate or foreign commerce in the course of commercial 
activity, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(e) for endangered wildlife.
    (v) Sale or offer for sale, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(f) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (2) General exceptions from prohibitions. In regard to this species, 
you may:
    (i) Conduct activities as authorized by a permit under Sec.  17.32.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(2) through (c)(4) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (iii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.31(b).
    (iv) Possess and engage in other acts with unlawfully taken Atlantic 
pigtoe, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(2) through (4) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (3) Exceptions from prohibitions for specific types of incidental 
take. The following entities and activities that cause take that is 
incidental to an otherwise lawful activity are not in violation of the 
prohibitions:
    (i) Species restoration efforts by State wildlife agencies, 
including collection of broodstock, tissue collection for genetic 
analysis, captive propagation, and subsequent stocking into currently 
occupied and unoccupied areas within the historical range of the 
species, and follow-up monitoring.
    (ii) Channel restoration projects that create natural, physically 
stable, ecologically functioning streams (or stream and wetland systems) 
that are reconnected with their groundwater aquifers. These projects can 
be accomplished using a variety of methods, but the desired outcome is a 
natural channel with low shear stress (force of water moving against the 
channel); bank heights that enable reconnection to the floodplain; a 
reconnection of surface and groundwater systems, resulting in perennial 
flows in the channel; riffles and pools comprised of existing soil, 
rock, and wood instead of large imported materials; low compaction of 
soils within adjacent riparian areas; and inclusion of riparian 
wetlands. Streams reconstructed in this way would offer suitable 
habitats for the Atlantic pigtoe and contain stable channel features, 
such as pools, glides, runs, and riffles, which could be used by the 
species and its host fish for spawning, rearing, growth, feeding, 
migration, and other normal behaviors. Prior to restoration action, 
surveys to determine presence of Atlantic pigtoe must be performed, and 
if located, mussels must be relocated prior to project implementation.
    (iii) Bank stabilization projects that use bioengineering methods to 
replace pre-existing, bare, eroding stream banks with vegetated, stable 
stream banks, thereby reducing bank erosion and instream sedimentation 
and improving habitat conditions for the species. Following these 
bioengineering methods, stream banks may be stabilized using native 
species live stakes (live, vegetative cuttings inserted or tamped into 
the ground in a manner that allows the stake to take root and grow), 
native species live fascines (live branch cuttings, usually willows, 
bound together into long, cigar-shaped bundles), or native species brush

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layering (cuttings or branches of easily rooted tree species layered 
between successive lifts of soil fill). Native vegetation includes woody 
species appropriate for the region and habitat conditions. These methods 
do not include the sole use of quarried rock (rip-rap) or the use of 
rock baskets or gabion structures.
    (iv) Forestry-related activities, including silvicultural practices, 
forest management work, and fire control tactics, that implement State-
approved best management practices. In order for this exception to apply 
to forestry-related activities, these best management practices must 
achieve all of the following:
    (A) Establish a streamside management zone alongside the margins of 
each waterway.
    (B) Restrain visible sedimentation caused by the forestry-related 
activity from entering the waterway.
    (C) Maintain native groundcover within the streamside management 
zone of the waterway, and promptly re-establish native groundcover if 
disturbed.
    (D) Limit installation of vehicle or equipment crossings of the 
waterway to only where necessary for the forestry-related activity. Such 
crossings shall:
    (1) Have erosion and sedimentation control measures installed to 
divert surface runoff away and restrain visible sediment from entering 
the waterway;
    (2) Allow for movement of aquatic organisms within the waterway; and
    (3) Have native groundcover applied and maintained through 
completion of the forestry-related activity.
    (E) Prohibit the use of tracked or wheeled vehicles for 
reforestation site preparation within the streamside management zone of 
the waterway.
    (F) Prohibit locating log decks, skid trails, new roads, and 
portable mill sites in the streamside management zone of the waterway.
    (G) Prohibit obstruction and impediment of the flow of water within 
the waterway that is caused by direct deposition of debris or soil by 
the forestry-related activity.
    (H) Maintain shade over the waterway similar to that observed prior 
to the forestry-related activity.
    (I) Prohibit discharge of any solid waste, petroleum, pesticide, 
fertilizer, or other chemical into the waterway.
    (b) Morro shoulderband snail (Helminthoglypta walkeriana)--(1) 
Prohibitions. The following prohibitions that apply to endangered 
wildlife also apply to the Morro shoulderband snail. Except as provided 
under paragraph (b)(2) of this section and Sec. Sec.  17.4 and 17.5, it 
is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United 
States to commit, to attempt to commit, to solicit another to commit, or 
cause to be committed, any of the following acts in regard to this 
species:
    (i) Import or export, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(b) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(1) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (iii) Possession and other acts with unlawfully taken specimens, as 
set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(1) for endangered wildlife.
    (iv) Interstate or foreign commerce in the course of commercial 
activity, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(e) for endangered wildlife.
    (v) Sale or offer for sale, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(f) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (2) Exceptions from prohibitions. In regard to this species, you 
may:
    (i) Conduct activities as authorized by a permit under Sec.  17.32.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(2) through (4) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (iii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.31(b).
    (iv) Take incidental to an otherwise lawful activity caused by:
    (A) Native habitat restoration activities, inclusive of invasive 
and/or nonnative species removal, conducted by a conservation 
organization pursuant to a Service-approved management or restoration 
plan.
    (B) Fire-hazard reduction activities implemented by the California 
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection in accordance with a Service-
approved plan within the range of the Morro shoulderband snail.
    (v) Possess and engage in other acts with unlawfully taken wildlife, 
as set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(2) for endangered wildlife.
    (c) [Reserved]

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    (d) Longsolid (Fusconaia subrotunda) and round hickorynut (Obovaria 
subrotunda).
    (1) Prohibitions. The following prohibitions that apply to 
endangered wildlife also apply to the longsolid and round hickorynut. 
Except as provided under paragraph (d)(2) of this section and Sec. Sec.  
17.4 and 17.5, it is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction 
of the United States to commit, to attempt to commit, to solicit another 
to commit, or cause to be committed, any of the following acts in regard 
to these species:
    (i) Import or export, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(b) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(1) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (iii) Possession and other acts with unlawfully taken specimens, as 
set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(1) for endangered wildlife.
    (iv) Interstate or foreign commerce in the course of commercial 
activity, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(e) for endangered wildlife.
    (v) Sale or offer for sale, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(f) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (2) Exceptions from prohibitions. In regard to these species, you 
may:
    (i) Conduct activities as authorized by a permit under Sec.  17.32.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(2) through (c)(4) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (iii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.31(b).
    (iv) Take incidental to an otherwise lawful activity caused by:
    (A) Conservation and restoration efforts for listed species 
conducted by State wildlife agencies, including, but not limited to, 
population monitoring, relocation, and collection of broodstock; tissue 
collection for genetic analysis; captive propagation; and subsequent 
stocking into currently occupied and unoccupied areas within the 
historical range of the species.
    (B) Channel and bank restoration projects that create natural, 
physically stable, ecologically functioning streams (or stream and 
wetland systems) that are reconnected with their groundwater aquifers. 
These projects can be accomplished using a variety of methods, but the 
desired outcome is a natural channel with low shear stress (force of 
water moving against the channel); bank heights that enable reconnection 
to the floodplain; a reconnection of surface and groundwater systems, 
resulting in perennial flows in the channel; riffles and pools composed 
of existing soil, rock, and wood instead of large imported materials; 
low compaction of soils within adjacent riparian areas; and inclusion of 
riparian wetlands.
    (C) Bank stabilization projects that use bioengineering methods to 
replace pre-existing, bare, eroding stream banks with vegetated, stable 
stream banks, thereby reducing bank erosion and instream sedimentation 
and improving habitat conditions for the species. Following these 
bioengineering methods, stream banks may be stabilized using native 
species live stakes (live, vegetative cuttings inserted or tamped into 
the ground in a manner that allows the stake to take root and grow), 
native species live fascines (live branch cuttings, usually willows, 
bound together into long, cigar-shaped bundles), or native species brush 
layering (cuttings or branches of easily rooted tree species layered 
between successive lifts of soil fill). Native species vegetation 
includes woody and herbaceous species appropriate for the region and 
habitat conditions. These methods will not include the sole use of 
quarried rock (rip-rap) or the use of rock baskets or gabion structures. 
Prior to channel restoration and bank stabilization actions, surveys 
conducted in coordination with the appropriate Service field office to 
determine presence of longsolid and round hickorynut must be performed, 
and if located, relocation prior to project implementation may be 
necessary, with post-implementation monitoring. To qualify under this 
exemption, channel restoration and bank stabilization actions must 
satisfy all Federal, State, and local permitting requirements.
    (D) Forest management activities that implement State-approved best 
management practices.
    (v) Possess and engage in other acts with unlawfully taken wildlife, 
as set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(2) for endangered wildlife.
    (e) [Reserved]
    (f) ``Ouachita'' fanshell (Cyprogenia cf. aberti) and western 
fanshell (Cyprogenia aberti)--(1) Prohibitions. The

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following prohibitions that apply to endangered wildlife also apply to 
the ``Ouachita'' fanshell and western fanshell. Except as provided under 
paragraph (f)(2) of this section and Sec. Sec.  17.4 and 17.5, it is 
unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States 
to commit, to attempt to commit, to solicit another to commit, or cause 
to be committed, any of the following acts in regard to this species:
    (i) Import or export, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(b) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(1) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (iii) Possession and other acts with unlawfully taken specimens, as 
set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(1) for endangered wildlife.
    (iv) Interstate or foreign commerce in the course of commercial 
activity, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(e) for endangered wildlife.
    (v) Sale or offer for sale, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(f) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (2) Exceptions from prohibitions. In regard to this species, you 
may:
    (i) Conduct activities as authorized by a permit under Sec.  17.32.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(2) through (c)(4) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (iii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.31(b).
    (iv) Take incidental to an otherwise lawful activity caused by:
    (A) Channel and bank restoration projects for creation of natural, 
physically stable, ecologically functioning streams, taking into 
consideration connectivity with floodplain and groundwater aquifers. 
These projects can be accomplished using a variety of methods, but the 
desired outcome is a natural channel with low shear stress (force of 
water moving against the channel); bank heights that enable reconnection 
to the floodplain; connection of surface and groundwater systems, 
resulting in perennial flows in the channel; riffles and pools comprised 
of existing soil, rock, and wood instead of large imported materials; 
low compaction of soils within adjacent riparian areas; and inclusion of 
riparian wetlands. For bank stabilization projects that use 
bioengineering methods to replace preexisting, bare, eroding stream 
banks with vegetated, stable stream banks, thereby reducing bank erosion 
and instream sedimentation and improving habitat conditions for the 
species, stream banks may be stabilized using native species live stakes 
(live, vegetative cuttings inserted or tamped into the ground in a 
manner that allows the stake to take root and grow), native species live 
fascines (live branch cuttings, usually willows, bound together into 
long, cigar-shaped bundles), or native species brush layering (cuttings 
or branches of easily rooted tree species layered between successive 
lifts of soil fill). Bank restoration projects require planting 
appropriate native vegetation, including woody species appropriate for 
the region and habitat. These projects will not include the sole use of 
quarried rock (rip-rap) or the use of rock baskets or gabion structures. 
To qualify under this exception, restoration projects must include the 
following:
    (1) Surveys to determine presence of ``Ouachita'' fanshell and 
western fanshell prior to the commencement of restoration actions;
    (2) If either mussel is present, coordination with the Service's 
local Ecological Services field office for relocation of ``Ouachita'' 
fanshell and western fanshell mussels to suitable habitat outside of the 
project footprint prior to project implementation; and
    (3) If relocation of mussels occurs, monitoring of relocated mussels 
post-implementation of restoration activities.
    (B) Silviculture practices and forest management activities that use 
State-approved best management practices to protect water and sediment 
quality and stream and riparian habitat.
    (C) Transportation projects that avoid or do not include instream 
disturbance in waters occupied by the species.
    (v) Purposeful take that results from capture, handling, and release 
related to presence/absence surveys, studies to document habitat use, 
and population monitoring by individuals permitted to conduct these same 
activities for other species of mussels until January 25, 2024.
    (vi) Possess and engage in other acts with unlawfully taken 
wildlife, as set

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forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(2) for endangered wildlife.

[86 FR 64034, Nov. 16, 2021, as amended at 87 FR 6077, Feb. 3, 2022; 88 
FR 14839, Mar. 9, 2023; 88 FR 41757, June 27, 2023]



Sec.  17.46  Special rules--crustaceans.

    (a) Madison Cave isopod (Antrolana lira). (1) All provisions of 
Sec.  17.31 (a) and (b) apply to this species except that it may be 
taken for scientific purposes without Federal permits issued pursuant to 
these regulations: Provided, that all other Federal, State, or local 
laws, regulations, ordinances or other restrictions or limitations have 
been complied with.
    (b) Panama City crayfish (Procambarus econfinae)--(1) Prohibitions. 
The following prohibitions that apply to endangered wildlife also apply 
to the Panama City crayfish. Except as provided under paragraph (b)(2) 
of this section and Sec. Sec.  17.4 and 17.5, it is unlawful for any 
person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to commit, to 
attempt to commit, to solicit another to commit, or cause to be 
committed, any of the following acts in regard to this species:
    (i) Import or export, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(b) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(1) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (iii) Possession and other acts with unlawfully taken specimens, as 
set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(1) for endangered wildlife.
    (iv) Interstate or foreign commerce in the course of a commercial 
activity, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(e) for endangered wildlife.
    (v) Sale or offer for sale, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(f) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (2) Exceptions from prohibitions. In regard to this species, you 
may:
    (i) Conduct activities as authorized by a permit under Sec.  17.32.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(2) through (4) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (iii) Take as set forth at Sec.  17.31(b).
    (iv) Take incidental to an otherwise lawful activity caused by:
    (A) Development practices that:
    (1) Maintain existing structures, and build or rebuild structures 
that occur within the existing footprint of previously developed areas;
    (2) Build new structures that occur within 100 feet of existing 
structures on an individual private landowner's property and with a new 
footprint less than 1,000 square feet, such as a pool or shed associated 
with an existing house;
    (3) Install culverts for individual landowners not associated with 
housing developments on lands greater than one acre;
    (4) Build platforms or boardwalks for recreational purposes on 
conservation lands that allow sunlight of sufficient levels to maintain 
herbaceous groundcover; and
    (5) Build paths used for nonmotorized activities as long as the 
project footprint, including construction impacts, alter no more than 5 
percent of the acreage in core or secondary soils within lands under a 
conservation easement.
    (B) Certain land management activities, including:
    (1) Silvicultural (forestry) activities located in secondary soils 
that follow State best management practices (BMPs);
    (2) Prescribed burning and wildfire control efforts when following 
State BMPs, guidelines, or permit conditions;
    (3) Herbicide application activities targeting exotic plants or 
shrub species when following all other State and Federal BMPs, 
guidelines, or permit conditions; and
    (4) Agricultural maintenance activities in pasture and rangelands 
(including cattle operations) that were established prior to January 3, 
2018, and that implement State and Federal BMPs for existing farms and 
ranches if they have no indirect impacts to adjacent Panama City 
crayfish habitat.
    (C) Utility actions, including:
    (1) Ditch mowing and maintenance outside of critical habitat units;
    (2) Ditch mowing or maintenance within critical habitat units after 
development of BMPs in coordination with the local Service office;
    (3) Culvert replacements or maintenance on individual landowner 
properties that do not adversely affect, but improve or restore, the 
natural hydrology; and
    (4) After coordination with the local Service office, the following 
activities: Maintenance associated with rights-of-

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way (including mowing, use of herbicides, and mechanical side trimming); 
powerline and pole placements and replacements; replacement of critical 
structural components, such as crossarms, insulators, conductors, etc.; 
and directional boring by utility owners.
    (v) Possess and engage in other acts with unlawfully taken wildlife, 
as set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(2) for endangered wildlife.
    (c) Big Creek crayfish (Faxonius peruncus) and St. Francis River 
crayfish (Faxonius quadruncus).
    (1) Prohibitions. The following prohibitions that apply to 
endangered wildlife also apply to the Big Creek crayfish and the St. 
Francis River crayfish. Except as provided under paragraph (c)(2) of 
this section and Sec. Sec.  17.4 and 17.5, it is unlawful for any person 
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to commit, to attempt 
to commit, to solicit another to commit, or cause to be committed, any 
of the following acts in regard to this species:
    (i) Import or export, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(b) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(1) for endangered 
wildlife. Activities that could result in take are those that:
    (A) Impact crayfish habitat, riparian areas adjacent to crayfish 
sites, or habitat between connecting sites such that the species' 
reproduction or survival will be impacted or the effects of woodland 
crayfish invasion will be exacerbated. Such activities include, but are 
not limited to:
    (1) Construction of instream low-water crossings;
    (2) Destruction of riparian habitat that results in excessive 
sedimentation;
    (3) Bridge construction; and
    (4) Gravel mining.
    (B) Lead to the introduction of heavy metals into streams. Such 
activities include, but are not limited to, heavy metal mining.
    (C) Appreciably negatively affect water quality, chemistry, or 
quantity such that the species' reproduction or survival will be 
impacted. Such activities may include, but are not limited to, the 
release of wastewater effluent and agricultural runoff.
    (D) Impact hydrological flows such that the species' reproduction or 
survival will be impacted. Such activities include, but are not limited 
to, construction of dams, modification of stream channels, and surface 
and groundwater withdrawals.
    (E) Facilitate the spread of woodland crayfish or introduce 
additional woodland crayfish in occupied Big Creek crayfish or St. 
Francis River crayfish stream reaches. Such activities may include, but 
are not limited to, bait bucket dumping.
    (iii) Possession and other acts with unlawfully taken specimens, as 
set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(1) for endangered wildlife.
    (iv) Interstate or foreign commerce in the course of commercial 
activity, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(e) for endangered wildlife.
    (v) Sale or offer for sale, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(f) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (2) Exceptions from prohibitions. In regard to this species, you 
may:
    (i) Conduct activities as authorized by a permit under Sec.  17.32.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(2) through (c)(4) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (iii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.31(b).
    (iv) Take incidental to an otherwise lawful activity caused by:
    (A) Restoration activities or other activities that will result in 
an overall benefit to one or both of the species or their habitat that 
are completed in coordination with the Missouri Ecological Services 
Field Office. Such activities include, but are not limited to, stream 
bank stabilization, habitat restoration, heavy metal remediation, and 
replacement of low water crossings that obstruct movement of aquatic 
organisms with crossings that facilitate the movement of aquatic species 
(aquatic organism passages).
    (B) A person conducting research or education under a valid Missouri 
Department of Conservation Wildlife Collector's permit.
    (v) Possess and engage in other acts with unlawfully taken wildlife, 
as set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(2) for endangered wildlife.

[47 FR 43701, Oct. 4, 1982, as amended at 87 FR 576, Jan. 5, 2022; 88 FR 
25538, Apr. 27, 2023]

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Sec.  17.47  Special rules--insects.

    (a) Cassius blue butterfly (Leptotes cassius theonus), Ceraunus blue 
butterfly (Hemiargus ceraunus antibubastus), and Nickerbean blue 
butterfly (Cyclargus ammon).
    (1) The provisions of Sec.  17.31(c) apply to these species (cassius 
blue butterfly, ceraunus blue butterfly, nickerbean blue butterfly), 
regardless of whether in the wild or in captivity, and also apply to the 
progeny of any such butterfly.
    (2) Any violation of State law will also be a violation of the Act.
    (3) Incidental take, that is, take that results from, but is not the 
purpose of, carrying out an otherwise lawful activity, will not apply to 
the cassius blue butterfly, ceraunus blue butterfly, and nickerbean blue 
butterfly.
    (4) Collection of the cassius blue butterfly, ceraunus blue 
butterfly, and nickerbean blue butterfly is prohibited in coastal 
counties south of Interstate 4 and extending to the boundaries of the 
State of Florida at the endpoints of Interstate 4 at Tampa and Daytona 
Beach. Specifically, such activities are prohibited in the following 
counties: Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Collier, De Soto, Hillsborough, 
Indian River, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota, St. Lucie, Martin, 
Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach, and Volusia.
    (b) Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae). (1) Which populations of the 
Dakota skipper are covered by this special rule? This rule covers the 
distribution of Dakota skipper in the United States.
    (2) Prohibitions. Except as noted in paragraph (b)(3) of this 
section, all prohibitions and provisions of Sec. Sec.  17.31 and 17.32 
apply to the Dakota skipper.
    (3) Exemptions from prohibitions. Incidental take of Dakota skipper 
will not be a violation of section 9 of the Act if it occurs as a result 
of the following activities (except where explicitly stated otherwise, 
these activities must be associated with livestock ranching):
    (i) Fence construction and maintenance.
    (ii) Livestock gathering and management. The installation and 
maintenance of corrals, loading chutes, and other livestock working 
facilities must be carefully sited with respect to the location and 
distribution of important Dakota skipper habitat.
    (iii) Development and maintenance of livestock watering facilities.
    (iv) Noxious weed control. Incidental take of Dakota skipper that 
results from spraying of herbicides is not a violation of section 9 of 
the Act, except such take that results from broadcast spraying, which is 
the application of herbicides evenly across the entire application area. 
Incidental take that results from mowing to control one or more noxious 
weed species would also not be a violation of section 9 of the Act.
    (v) Haying. For the purposes of this rule, native haylands do not 
include lands that had previously been plowed and were then replanted to 
native or nonnative vegetation, but native haylands do include areas 
within transportation (e.g., road, highway, railroad) rights-of-ways and 
corridors where native grasses are mowed for hay. Haying of native 
haylands no earlier than July 16 (after July 15) would not be a 
violation of section 9 of the Act. Mowing of replanted grasslands 
(grasslands replanted on formerly plowed or cultivated lands) or tame 
haylands or grasslands (planted hayland or grassland comprising 
primarily nonnative grass species, such as smooth brome (Bromus inermis 
inermis)) would also not be a violation of section 9 of the Act at any 
time of the year.
    (vi) Mowing section line rights-of-way and recreational trails. 
Mowing of section line rights-of-way (typically disturbed soil that has 
been contoured for a roadway) would not be a violation of section 9 of 
the Act. Mowing of recreational trails (travelways established either 
through construction or use that are intended for and passable by foot 
traffic, bicycles, in-line skates, wheelchairs, or cross-country skis) 
would not be a violation of section 9 of the Act, regardless of whether 
the trails are associated with livestock ranching.
    (vii) Livestock (cattle, bison, or horse) grazing on private, State, 
or tribal land.
    (c) Western glacier stonefly (Zapada glacier) and meltwater lednian 
stonefly (Lednia tumana)--(1) Prohibitions. The following prohibitions 
that apply to endangered wildlife also apply to western glacier stonefly 
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stonefly except as provided under paragraph (c)(2) of this section and 
Sec. Sec.  17.4 and 17.5. It is unlawful for any person subject to the 
jurisdiction of the United States to commit, to attempt to commit, to 
solicit another to commit, or cause to be committed, any of the 
following acts in regard to these species:
    (i) Import or export, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(b).
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(1).
    (iii) Possession and other acts with unlawfully taken specimens, as 
set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(1).
    (iv) Interstate or foreign commerce in the course of commercial 
activity, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(e).
    (v) Sale or offer for sale, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(f).
    (2) Exceptions from prohibitions. In regard to this species, you 
may:
    (i) Conduct activities as authorized by a permit under Sec.  17.32.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(3) and (4) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (iii) Possess and engage in other acts, as set forth at Sec.  
17.21(d)(2) for endangered wildlife.
    (iv) In addition to any other provisions of this part, any employee 
or agent of the Service, of the National Marine Fisheries Service, or of 
a State conservation agency that is operating a conservation program 
pursuant to the terms of a cooperative agreement with the Service in 
accordance with section 6(c) of the Act, who is designated by that 
agency for such purposes, may, when acting in the course of official 
duties, take those threatened species of wildlife that are covered by an 
approved cooperative agreement to carry out conservation programs.
    (d) American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus)--(1) 
Prohibitions. The following prohibitions apply to the American burying 
beetle:
    (i) Take of the American burying beetle. Take of the American 
burying beetle, except that take that is incidental to otherwise lawful 
activity (incidental take) is prohibited only when the take occurs on 
suitable American burying beetle habitat:
    (A) In the New England and Northern Plains Analysis Areas where the 
incidental take results from soil disturbance; or
    (B) In the Southern Plains Analysis Areas where the incidental take 
occurs on defined conservation lands, except where incidental take is in 
compliance with a Service-approved conservation plan.
    (ii) Possession and other acts with unlawfully taken American 
burying beetles. It is unlawful to possess, sell, deliver, carry, 
transport, or ship, by any means whatsoever, any American burying beetle 
that was taken in violation of paragraph (d)(1)(i) of this section or 
State law. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, Federal and State law 
enforcement officers may possess, deliver, carry, transport, or ship any 
American burying beetle taken in violation of the Act as necessary in 
performing their official duties.
    (iii) Import and export of the American burying beetle. It is 
unlawful to import or export the American burying beetle.
    (iv) Interstate or foreign commerce. It is unlawful to deliver, 
receive, carry, transport, or ship in interstate or foreign commerce, by 
any means whatsoever, and in the course of a commercial activity, the 
American burying beetle.
    (v) Sale or offer for sale. It is unlawful to sell or to offer for 
sale in interstate or foreign commerce any American burying beetle.
    (2) Exceptions from prohibitions. (i) Any employee or agent of the 
Service or of a State conservation agency that is operating a 
conservation program pursuant to the terms of a cooperative agreement 
with the Service in accordance with section 6(c) of the Act, who is 
designated by his or her agency for such purposes, may, when acting in 
the course of his or her official duties, take American burying beetles, 
provided that, for State conservation agencies, the American burying 
beetle is covered by an approved cooperative agreement to carry out 
conservation programs.
    (ii) Federal or State government agencies may incidentally take 
American burying beetles when conducting wildlife management activities 
in the Northern Plains Analysis Areas.
    (iii) Incidental take of American burying beetles resulting from 
ranching and grazing activities is allowed.

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    (3) Definitions. For the purposes of this paragraph (d), we define 
the following terms:
    (i) Conservation lands means lands included within the existing 
boundaries:
    (A) In Arkansas, of Fort Chaffee (approximately 64,000 acres); and
    (B) In Oklahoma, of McAlester Army Ammunition Plant (approximately 
45,000 acres) and Camp Gruber/Cherokee Wildlife Management Area 
(approximately 64,000 acres).
    (ii) New England Analysis Area means Block Island in Rhode Island 
and Nantucket Island in Massachusetts.
    (iii) Northern Plains Analysis Areas means portions of Nebraska and 
South Dakota, as presented in the map at paragraph (d)(4) of this 
section, to initially include an 18.6-mile buffer around each capture 
location to determine the outside boundaries of the analysis area. For 
specific information regarding whether a parcel of land is inside the 
Northern Plains Analysis Areas, contact your local Service ecological 
services field office. Field office contact information may be obtained 
from the Service regional offices, the addresses of which are listed at 
50 CFR 2.2.
    (iv) Ranching and grazing means activities involved in grazing 
livestock (e.g., cattle, bison, horse, sheep, goats, or other grazing 
animals) such as: Gathering of livestock; construction and maintenance 
of fences associated with livestock grazing; installation and 
maintenance of corrals, loading chutes, and other livestock working 
facilities; development and maintenance of livestock watering 
facilities; placement of supplements such as salt blocks for grazing 
livestock; and, when associated with livestock grazing, the control of 
noxious weeds, haying, mowing, and prescribed burning. Ranching and 
grazing does not include any form of farming, conversion of grassland to 
cropland, or management of cropland.
    (v) Soil disturbance means movement or alteration of soil. Soil 
disturbance includes actions such as grading, filling, soil excavating, 
or topsoil stripping. Soil disturbance also includes non-physical 
alterations such as chemical treatment.
    (vi) Southern Plains Analysis Areas means portions of Arkansas, 
Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, as presented in the map at paragraph (d)(4) 
of this section, to initially include an 18.6-mile buffer around each 
capture location to determine the outside boundaries of the analysis 
area. For specific information regarding whether a parcel of land is 
inside the Southern Plains Analysis Areas, contact your local Service 
ecological services field office. Field office contact information may 
be obtained from the Service regional offices, the addresses of which 
are listed at 50 CFR 2.2.
    (4) Map of American Burying Beetle Analysis Areas.

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[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR15OC20.001

    (e) Hermes copper butterfly (Lycaena hermes).--(1) Prohibitions. The 
following prohibitions that apply to endangered wildlife also apply to 
Hermes copper butterfly. Except as provided under paragraph (e)(2) of 
this section and Sec. Sec. 17.4 and 17.5, it is unlawful for any person 
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to commit, to attempt 
to commit, to solicit another to commit, or cause to be committed, any 
of the following acts in regard to this species:
    (i) Import or export, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(b) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(1) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (iii) Possession and other acts with unlawfully taken specimens, as 
set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(1) for endangered wildlife.
    (iv) Interstate or foreign commerce in the course of a commercial 
activity, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(e) for endangered wildlife.
    (v) Sale or offer for sale, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(f) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (2) Exceptions from prohibitions. In regard to this species, you 
may:
    (i) Conduct activities as authorized by a permit under Sec.  17.32.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(2) through (c)(4) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (iii) Take as set forth at Sec.  17.31(b).
    (iv) Possess and engage in other acts with unlawfully taken 
wildlife, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(2) for endangered wildlife.
    (v) Conduct the activities listed in paragraph (e)(2)(vi) of this 
section, including take, outside the area delineated in paragraph 
(e)(2)(vii) of this section if the activities are conducted in a manner 
that:
    (A) Maintains contiguity of suitable habitat for the species within 
and dispersal corridor connectivity among populations, allowing for 
maintenance of populations and recolonization of unoccupied, existing 
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    (B) Does not increase the risk of wildfire in areas occupied by the 
Hermes copper butterfly while preventing further habitat fragmentation 
and isolation, or degradation of potentially suitable habitat; and
    (C) Does not preclude efforts to augment or reintroduce populations 
of the Hermes copper butterfly within its historical range with 
management of the host plant, spiny redberry (Rhamnus crocea).
    (vi) Take the Hermes copper butterfly outside the area delineated in 
paragraph (e)(2)(vii) of this section if the take results from any of 
the following activities when conducted within habitats occupied by the 
Hermes copper butterfly:
    (A) Survey and monitoring work in coordination with and reported to 
the Service as part of scientific inquiry involving quantitative data 
collection (such as population status determinations).
    (B) Habitat management or restoration activities, including removal 
of nonnative, invasive plants, expected to provide a benefit to Hermes 
copper butterfly or other sensitive species of the chaparral and coastal 
sage scrub ecosystems, including removal of nonnative, invasive plants. 
These activities must be coordinated with and reported to the Service in 
writing and approved the first time an individual or agency undertakes 
them.
    (C) Activities necessary to maintain the minimum clearance 
(defensible space) requirement from any occupied dwelling, occupied 
structure, or to the property line, whichever is nearer, to provide 
reasonable fire safety and to reduce wildfire risks consistent with the 
State of California fire codes or local fire codes or ordinances.
    (D) Fire management actions on protected/preserve lands to maintain, 
protect, or enhance coastal sage scrub and chaparral vegetation. These 
activities must be coordinated with and reported to the Service in 
writing and approved the first time an individual or agency undertakes 
them.
    (E) Maintenance of existing fuel breaks identified by local fire 
authorities to protect existing structures.
    (F) Firefighting activities associated with actively burning fires 
to reduce risk to life or property.
    (G) Collection, transportation, and captive-rearing of Hermes copper 
butterfly for the purpose of population augmentation or reintroduction, 
maintaining refugia, or as part of scientific inquiry involving 
quantitative data collection (such as survival rate, larval weights, and 
post-release monitoring) in coordination with and reported to the 
Service. This does not include activities such as personal ``hobby'' 
collecting and rearing intended for photographic purposes and re-
release.
    (H) Research projects involving collection of individual fruits, 
leaves, or stems of the Hermes copper butterfly host plant, spiny 
redberry, in coordination with and reported to the Service.
    (vii) Take the Hermes copper butterfly within the portion of the 
range described in paragraphs (e)(2)(vi)(A) and (B) of this section:
    (A) The southern edge is the Mexican border, and the western edge is 
the Pacific coast. The eastern and northern edges of the boundary follow 
the development that would isolate any extant populations found within 
the boundaries.
    (B) Note: The map of areas exempted from take prohibitions follows:

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    (f) Fender's blue butterfly (Icaricia icarioides fenderi)--(1) 
Definitions. As used in this paragraph (f), the following terms have 
these meanings:
    (i) Occupied habitat. Habitat within the historical range of 
Fender's blue butterfly in the Willamette Valley of Oregon that supports 
or may support lupine, unless a qualified biologist using direct 
observation has conducted surveys for adult Fender's blue butterfly 
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butterflies. Occupied habitat also includes all nectar habitat within 
0.5 kilometers (km) (0.3 miles (mi)) of habitat containing at least one 
of the three host lupine species and that is occupied by Fender's blue 
butterfly. Unsurveyed areas within 2 km (1.25 mi) of a known Fender's 
blue butterfly population shall be assumed occupied if no surveys are 
conducted.
    (ii) Qualified biologist. An individual with a combination of 
academic training in the area of wildlife biology or related discipline 
and demonstrated field experience in the identification and life history 
of Fender's blue butterfly, or in habitat restoration methods to benefit 
Fender's blue butterfly. If capture of individuals is required for 
accurate identification, the individual must hold a valid permit under 
section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act.
    (iii) Lupine. Any one of the three species of lupines known to be 
required as host plants for the larvae of Fender's blue butterfly: 
Kincaid's lupine (Lupinus sulphureus ssp. kincaidii), longspur lupine 
(L. arbustus), and sickle-keeled lupine (L. albicaulis).
    (2) Prohibitions. The following prohibitions that apply to 
endangered wildlife also apply to Fender's blue butterfly. Except as 
provided under paragraph (f)(3) of this section and Sec. Sec.  17.4 and 
17.5, it is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the 
United States to commit, to attempt to commit, to solicit another to 
commit, or cause to be committed, any of the following acts in regard to 
this species:
    (i) Import or export, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(b) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(1) for endangered 
wildlife.
    (iii) Possession and other acts with unlawfully taken specimens, as 
set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(1) for endangered wildlife.
    (iv) Interstate or foreign commerce in the course of commercial 
activity, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(e) for endangered wildlife.
    (v) Sale or offer for sale, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(f) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (3) Exceptions from prohibitions. In regard to this species, you 
may:
    (i) Conduct activities as authorized by a permit under Sec.  17.32.
    (ii) Possess and engage in other acts with unlawfully taken 
wildlife, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(2) for endangered wildlife.
    (iii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(2) through (4) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (iv) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.31(b).
    (v) Take incidental to an otherwise lawful activity caused by:
    (A) Mechanical removal of invasive and/or nonnative plant species. 
Mechanical treatments for invasive and nonnative plant control 
(including encroaching native woody species) that do not result in 
ground disturbance are authorized within occupied habitat outside the 
butterfly's flight period of April 15 to June 30, provided:
    (1) Landowners or their agents conducting invasive or nonnative 
plant removal use reasonable care, which includes, but is not limited 
to, procuring and/or implementing technical assistance from a qualified 
biologist on timing and location of habitat management activities and 
avoidance of ground disturbance to avoid impacts to larvae or pupae. 
Best management practices for felling of trees, removal of vegetation 
off-site, and temporary piling of cut vegetation on-site are available 
from the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office.
    (2) Reasonable care during all activities includes best efforts to 
avoid trampling or damaging Fender's blue butterflies (eggs, pupae, 
larvae, and adults) and their host and nectar plants. Foot traffic shall 
be minimized in occupied habitat, and especially in the area of any 
lupine plants.
    (B) Manual removal of invasive and/or nonnative plant species. 
Manual treatments for invasive and nonnative plant control (including 
encroaching native woody species) that do not result in ground 
disturbance are authorized within occupied habitat year-round, provided:
    (1) Landowners or their agents conducting invasive or nonnative 
plant removal use reasonable care, which includes, but is not limited 
to, procuring and/or implementing technical assistance from a qualified 
biologist on location of habitat management activities and avoidance of 
ground disturbance to avoid impacts to larvae or pupae. Best management 
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trees, removal of vegetation off-site, and temporary piling of cut 
vegetation on-site are available from the Oregon Fish and Wildlife 
Office.
    (2) Reasonable care during all activities includes best efforts to 
avoid trampling or damaging Fender's blue butterflies (eggs, pupae, 
larvae, and adults) and their host and nectar plants. Foot traffic shall 
be minimized in occupied habitat, and especially in the area of any 
lupine plants.
    (C) Mowing. Tractor mowing for invasive and nonnative plant control 
(including encroaching native woody species) and the maintenance of 
early seral conditions is authorized throughout occupied Fender's blue 
butterfly habitat before February 15 when lupine emerges and after 
August 15 when lupine undergoes senescence.
    (1) Mowing with handheld mowers is authorized throughout the year; 
however, a buffer of at least 8 meters (25 feet) must be maintained 
between the mower and any individual lupine plant during Fender's blue 
butterfly flight season (April 15 to June 30).
    (2) Prior to and during mowing, landowners or their agents must use 
reasonable care, which includes, but is not limited to, procuring and 
implementing technical assistance from a qualified biologist on timing 
and location of habitat management activities prior to conducting work; 
avoidance of ground disturbance to avoid impacts to larvae or pupae; and 
using best efforts during all activities to avoid trampling or damaging 
Fender's blue butterflies (eggs, pupae, larvae, and adults) and their 
host and nectar plants. Foot traffic shall be minimized in occupied 
habitat, and especially in the area of any lupine plants.
    (D) Herbicide application for removal of invasive and/or nonnative 
plant species by hand wiping, wicking, and spot-spray applications. Hand 
wiping, wicking, and spot-spray applications of herbicides for either 
the removal of nonnative, invasive plant species or to prevent 
resprouting of woody species subsequent to cutting are authorized year-
round.
    (E) Herbicide application for removal of invasive and/or nonnative 
plant species by weed wiping and broadcast application. Weed wiping and 
broadcast application of herbicides are authorized outside of the flight 
period of April 15 to June 30; however, additional timing and use 
restrictions are required based on the chemicals used. Contact the 
Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office prior to herbicide application for a 
list of currently acceptable herbicides, their application methods, 
their appropriate timing of use, and best management practices 
associated with herbicide use.
    (1) Prior to and during herbicide application, landowners or their 
agents must use reasonable care, which includes, but is not limited to, 
procuring and implementing technical assistance from a qualified 
biologist on habitat management activities prior to conducting the work; 
complying with all State and Federal regulations and guidelines for 
application of herbicides; and avoiding broadcast spraying in areas 
adjacent to occupied habitat if wind conditions are such that drift into 
the occupied area is possible.
    (2) Landowners or their agents conducting herbicide application must 
use best efforts to avoid trampling or damaging Fender's blue 
butterflies (eggs, pupae, larvae, and adults) and their host and nectar 
plants. Foot traffic shall be minimized in occupied habitat, and 
especially in the area of any lupine plants.
    (F) Ground disturbance for the purpose of planting native 
vegetation. Limited ground disturbance (digging and placement by hand) 
is authorized for the purpose of planting native vegetation as part of 
habitat restoration efforts, especially native food resources used by 
larvae and adults, in areas occupied by Fender's blue butterfly.
    (1) Larvae of Fender's blue butterfly require lupine. For adults, 
preferred native nectar sources include, but are not limited to, the 
following flower species: tapertip onion (Allium acuminatum), narrowleaf 
onion (Allium amplectens), Tolmie's mariposa lily (Calochortus tolmiei), 
small camas (Camassia quamash), Clearwater cryptantha (Cryptantha 
intermedia), Oregon sunshine (Eriophyllum lanatum), Oregon geranium 
(Geranium oreganum), Oregon iris (Iris tenax), meadow checkermallow 
(Sidalcea campestris), rose checkermallow (Sidalcea virgata), and purple 
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    (2) Prior to and during planting of native vegetation, landowners or 
their agents must use reasonable care, which includes, but is not 
limited to, procuring and implementing technical assistance from a 
qualified biologist on timing and location of habitat management 
activities and using best efforts during all activities to avoid 
trampling or damaging Fender's blue butterflies (eggs, pupae, larvae, 
and adults) and their host and nectar plants. Foot traffic shall be 
minimized in occupied habitat, and especially in the area of any lupine 
plants.
    (G) Summary of authorized methods and timing of habitat restoration 
activities for Fender's blue butterfly.

                    Table 1 to Paragraph (f)(3)(v)(G)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                    Dates authorized for use in occupied
        Management activity                        habitat
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mechanical treatments.............  Outside of the flight period of
                                     April 15 to June 30.
Manual treatments.................  Year-round.
Mowing--tractors..................  Before February 15 and after August
                                     15.
Mowing--handheld..................  Year-round, with a buffer of 8
                                     meters (25 feet) between the mower
                                     and any individual lupine plant
                                     during the flight period of April
                                     15 to June 30.
Herbicides--hand wiping...........  Year-round.
Herbicides--wicking...............  Year-round.
Herbicides--spot-spray............  Year-round.
Herbicides--broadcast spray.......  Outside of the flight period of
                                     April 15 to June 30.*
Herbicides--weed wiping...........  Outside of the flight period of
                                     April 15 to June 30.*
Planting native vegetation........  Year-round.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Additional timing restrictions will apply based on the chemicals used.
  Contact the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office for additional
  information.

    (H) Reporting and disposal requirements. Any injury or mortality of 
Fender's blue butterfly associated with the actions excepted under 
paragraphs (f)(3)(v)(A) through (E) of this section must be reported to 
the Service and authorized State wildlife officials within 5 calendar 
days, and specimens may be disposed of only in accordance with 
directions from the Service. Reports should be made to the Service's 
Office of Law Enforcement (contact information is at Sec.  10.22 of this 
subchapter) or the Service's Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office and to the 
State of Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation, Stewardship Section, 
which has jurisdiction over invertebrate species. The Service may allow 
additional reasonable time for reporting if access to these offices is 
limited due to closure.
    (g) Puerto Rican harlequin butterfly (Atlantea tulita).
    (1) Prohibitions. The following prohibitions that apply to 
endangered wildlife also apply to the Puerto Rican harlequin butterfly. 
Except as provided under paragraph (g)(2) of this section and Sec.  
17.4, it is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the 
United States to commit, to attempt to commit, to solicit another to 
commit, or cause to be committed, any of the following acts in regard to 
this species:
    (i) Import or export, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(b).
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(1).
    (iii) Possession and other acts with unlawfully taken specimens, as 
set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(1).
    (iv) Interstate or foreign commerce in the course of commercial 
activity, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(e).
    (v) Sale or offer for sale, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(f).
    (2) Exceptions from prohibitions. In regard to this species, you 
may:
    (i) Conduct activities as authorized by a permit under Sec.  17.32.
    (ii) Take, as set forth at Sec.  17.21(c)(2) through (c)(4) for 
endangered wildlife.
    (iii) Take as set forth at Sec.  17.31(b).
    (iv) Take incidental to an otherwise lawful activity caused by:
    (A) Normal agricultural practices, including pesticide use, which 
are carried out in accordance with any existing regulations, permit and 
label requirements, and best management practices, as long as the 
practices do not include:
    (1) Clearing or disturbing forest or prickly bush (Oplonia spinosa) 
to create or expand agricultural areas; or
    (2) Applying pesticides in or contiguous to habitat known to be 
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by the Puerto Rican harlequin butterfly.
    (B) Normal residential and urban activities, such as mowing, 
weeding, edging, and fertilizing.
    (C) Maintenance of recreational trails in Commonwealth Forests by 
mechanically clearing vegetation, only when approved by or under the 
auspices of the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental 
Resources, or conducted on lands established by private organizations or 
individuals solely for conservation or recreation.
    (D) Habitat management or restoration activities expected to provide 
a benefit to Puerto Rican harlequin butterfly or other sensitive 
species, including removal of nonnative, invasive plants. These 
activities must be coordinated with and reported to the Service in 
writing and approved the first time an individual or agency undertakes 
them.
    (E) Projects requiring removal of the host plant to access and 
remove illicit garbage dumps that are potential sources of intentionally 
set fires, provided such projects are conducted in coordination with and 
reported to the Service.
    (F) Fruit fly trapping by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, provided trapping activities 
do not disturb the host plant.
    (v) Possess and engage in other acts with unlawfully taken wildlife, 
as set forth at Sec.  17.21(d)(2) for endangered wildlife.

[77 FR 20986, Apr. 6, 2012, as amended at 79 FR 67348, Oct. 24, 2014; 84 
FR 64227, Nov. 21, 2019; 85 FR 65260, Oct. 15, 2020; 86 FR 72427, Dec. 
20, 2021; 87 FR 73678, Dec. 1, 2022; 88 FR 2036, Jan. 12, 2023]



Sec.  17.48  Special rules--common sponges and other forms. [Reserved]



                   Subpart E_Similarity of Appearance

    Source: 42 FR 32377, June 24, 1977, unless otherwise noted.



Sec.  17.50  General.

    (a) Whenever a species which is not Endangered or Threatened closely 
resembles an Endangered or Threatened species, such species may be 
treated as either Endangered or Threatened if the director makes such 
determination in accordance with section 4(e) of the Act and the 
criteria of paragraph (b) of this section. After the Director has made 
such determination in accordance with the notification procedures 
specified in the Act, such species shall appear in the list in Sec.  
17.11 (Wildlife) or Sec.  17.12 (Plants) with the notation ``(S/A)'' 
(similarity of appearance) in the ``Status'' column, following either a 
letter ``E'' or a letter ``T'' to indicate whether the species is being 
treated as Endangered or Threatened.
    (b) In determining whether to treat a species as Endangered or 
Threatened due to similarity of appearance, the Director shall consider 
the criteria in section 4(e) of the Act, as indicated below:
    (1) The degree of difficulty enforcement personnel would have in 
distinguishing the species, at the point in question, from an Endangered 
or Threatened species (including those cases where the criteria for 
recognition of a species are based on geographical boundaries);
    (2) The additional threat posed to the Endangered or Threatened 
species by the loss of control occasioned because of the similarity of 
appearance; and
    (3) The probability that so designating a similar species will 
substantially facilitate enforcement and further the purposes and policy 
of the Act.

[42 FR 32377, June 24, 1977, as amended at 81 FR 51605, Aug. 4, 2016]



Sec.  17.51  Treatment as endangered or threatened.

    (a) Any species listed in Sec.  17.11 or Sec.  17.12, pursuant to 
Sec.  17.50, shall be treated as Endangered or Threatened, as indicated 
in the ``Status'' column.
    (b) All of the provisions of subparts C (Endangered Wildlife), D 
(Threatened Wildlife), F (Endangered Plants) or G (Threatened Plants), 
as appropriate, shall apply to any such species.



Sec.  17.52  Permits--similarity of appearance.

    Upon receipt of a complete application and unless otherwise 
indicated in a rule found at Sec. Sec.  17.40 through 17.48, Sec. Sec.  
17.73 through 17.78, or Sec. Sec.  17.84 through

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17.86, the Director may issue permits for any activity otherwise 
prohibited with a species designated as endangered or threatened due to 
its similarity of appearance. Such a permit may authorize a single 
transaction, a series of transactions, or a number of activities over a 
specified period of time.
    (a) Application requirements. An application for a permit under this 
section must be submitted to the Director by the person who wishes to 
engage in the prohibited activity. The permit for activities involving 
interstate commerce of plants must be obtained by the seller; in the 
case of wildlife, the permit must be obtained by the buyer. The 
application must be submitted on an official application form (Form 3-
200) provided by the Service, or must contain the general information 
and certification required by Sec.  13.12(a) of this subchapter. It must 
include, as an attachment, all of the following information: Documentary 
evidence, sworn affidavits, or other information to show species 
identification and the origin of the wildlife or plant in question. This 
information may be in the form of hunting licenses, hide seals, official 
stamps, export documents, bills of sales, certification, expert opinion, 
or other appropriate information.
    (b) Issuance criteria. Upon receiving an application completed in 
accordance with paragraph (a) of this section, the Director will decide 
whether or not a permit should be issued. In making his decision, the 
Director shall consider, in addition to the general criteria, in Sec.  
13.21(b) of this subchapter, the following factors:
    (1) Whether the information submitted by the applicant appears 
reliable;
    (2) Whether the information submitted by the applicant adequately 
identifies the wildlife or plant in question so as to distinguish it 
from any Endangered or Threatened wildlife or plant.
    (c) Permit conditions. In addition to the general conditions set 
forth in part 13 of this subchapter, every permit issued under this 
section shall be subject to the following special conditions:
    (1) If indicated in the permit, a special mark, to be specified in 
the permit, must be applied to the wildlife or plant, and remain for the 
time designated in the permit;
    (2) A copy of the permit or an identification label, which includes 
the scientific name and the permit number, must accompany the wildlife 
or plant or its container during the course of any activity subject to 
these regulations.
    (d) Duration of permits. The duration of a permit issued under this 
section shall be designated on the face of the permit.

[42 FR 32377, June 24, 1977, as amended at 81 FR 51605, Aug. 4, 2016]



                       Subpart F_Endangered Plants



Sec.  17.61  Prohibitions.

    (a) Except as provided in a permit issued pursuant to Sec.  17.62 or 
Sec.  17.63, it is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction 
of the United States to commit, to attempt to commit, to solicit another 
to commit, or to cause to be committed, any of the acts described in 
paragraphs (b) through (e) of this section in regard to any Endangered 
plant.
    (b) Import or export. It is unlawful to import or to export any 
Endangered plant. Any shipment in transit through the United States is 
an importation and an exportation, whether or not it has entered the 
country for customs purposes.
    (c) Remove and reduce to possession. (1) It is unlawful to remove 
and reduce to possession any endangered plant from an area under Federal 
jurisdiction.
    (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (c)(1) of this section, any employee 
or agent of the Service, any other Federal land management agency, or a 
State conservation agency, who is designated by that agency for such 
purposes, may, when acting in the course of official duties, remove and 
reduce to possession endangered plants from areas under Federal 
jurisdiction without a permit if such action is necessary to:
    (i) Care for a damaged or diseased specimen;
    (ii) Dispose of a dead specimen; or
    (iii) Salvage a dead specimen which may be useful for scientific 
study.
    (3) Any removal and reduction to possession pursuant to paragraph 
(c)(2) of

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this section must be reported in writing to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Division of Law Enforcement, P.O. Box 28006, Washington, DC 
20005, within 5 days. The specimen may only be retained, disposed of, or 
salvaged in accordance with written directions from the Service.
    (4) Notwithstanding paragraph (c)(1) of this section, any qualified 
employee or agent of a State conservation agency which is a party to a 
Cooperative Agreement with the Service in accordance with section 6(c) 
of the Act, who is designated by that agency for such purposes, may, 
when acting in the course of official duties, remove and reduce to 
possession from areas under Federal jurisdiction those endangered plants 
which are covered by an approved cooperative agreement for conservation 
programs in accordance with the Cooperative Agreement, provided that 
such removal is not reasonably anticipated to result in:
    (i) The death or permanent damage of the specimens;
    (ii) The removal of the specimen from the State where the removal 
occurred; or
    (iii) The introduction of the specimen so removed, or of any 
propagules derived from such a specimen, into an area beyond the 
historical range of the species.
    (d) Interstate or foreign commerce. It is unlawful to deliver, 
receive, carry, transport, or ship in interstate or foreign commerce, by 
any means whatsoever, and in the course of a commercial activity, an 
endangered plant.
    (e) Sale or offer for sale. (1) It is unlawful to sell or to offer 
for sale in interstate or foreign commerce any endangered plant.
    (2) An advertisement for the sale of any endangered plant which 
carries a warning to the effect that no sale may be consummated until a 
permit has been obtained from the Service, shall not be considered an 
offer for sale within the meaning of this paragraph.

[44 FR 54060, Sept. 18, 1979, as amended at 50 FR 39690, Sept. 30, 1985]



Sec.  17.62  Permits for scientific purposes or for the enhancement
of propagation or survival.

    Upon receipt of a complete application the Director may issue a 
permit authorizing any activity otherwise prohibited by Sec.  17.61, in 
accordance with the issuance criteria of this section, for scientific 
purposes or for enhancing the propagation or survival of endangered 
plants. (See Sec.  17.72 for permits for threatened plants.) Such a 
permit may authorize a single transaction, a series of transactions, or 
a number of activities over a specified period of time.
    (a) Application requirements. A person wishing to get a permit for 
an activity prohibited by Sec.  17.61 submits an application to conduct 
activities under this paragraph. For interstate commerce activities the 
seller gets the permit for plants coming from cultivated stock and the 
buyer gets the permit if the plants are taken from the wild. The Service 
provides application Form 3-200, or you may submit the general 
information and certification required by Sec.  13.12(a) of this 
subchapter. Application requirements differ for permits issued for 
plants taken from the wild (excluding seeds), seeds and cultivated 
plants, or herbarium specimens. You must attach the following 
information and any other information requested by the Director.
    (1) For activities involving plants obtained from the wild 
(excluding seeds), provide the following information:
    (i) The scientific names of the plants sought to be covered by the 
permit;
    (ii) The estimated number of specimens sought to be covered by the 
permit;
    (iii) The year, country, and approximate place where taking occurred 
or will occur;
    (iv) If the activities would involve removal and reduction to 
possession of a plant from an area under Federal jurisdiction, the year, 
State, county, or any other description such as place name, township, 
and range designation that will precisely place the location where the 
proposed removal and reduction to possession will occur, the name of the 
Federal entity having jurisdiction over the area, and the name, title, 
address, and phone number of the person in charge of the area.

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    (v) The name and address of the institution or other facility where 
the plant sought to be covered by the permit will be used or maintained;
    (vi) A brief description of the applicant's expertise and facilities 
as related to the proposed activity;
    (vii) A statement of the applicant's willingness to participate in a 
cooperative propagation program, and to maintain or contribute data 
relating to such efforts; and
    (viii) A statement of the reasons why the applicant is justified in 
obtaining the permit, including:
    (A) The activities sought to be authorized by the permit and the 
relationship of such activities to scientific purposes or enhancing the 
propagation or survival of the species; and
    (B) The planned disposition of such plant upon termination of the 
activities sought to be authorized.
    (2) For activities involving seeds and cultivated plants, provide 
the following information:
    (i) The scientific names of the plants sought to be covered by the 
permit;
    (ii) A statement of the applicant's willingness to participate in a 
cooperative propagation program, and to maintain or contribute data 
relating to the success of such efforts;
    (iii) A justification of the activities sought to be authorized by 
the permit and the relationship of such activities to scientific 
purposes or enhancing the propagation or survival of the species; and
    (iv) If the activities would involve seeds obtained from the wild, 
additional information to evaluate the effects of such taking upon the 
reproductive potential of the species where the taking will occur.
    (v) If the activities would involve removal and reduction to 
possession of seeds from an area under Federal jurisdiction, the year, 
State, county or any other description such as place name, township, and 
range designation that will precisely place the location where the 
proposed removal and reduction to possession will occur, the name of the 
Federal entity having jurisdiction over the area and the name, title, 
address, and phone number of the person in charge of the area.
    (3) For importation or exportation involving the non-commercial 
loan, exchange, or donation of herbarium or other preserved, dried, or 
embedded museum specimens of any endangered species between scientists 
or scientific institutions, provide the following information:
    (i) The name and address of the institution or other facility where 
the plants sought to be covered by the permit will be used or 
maintained; and
    (ii) A justification of the activities sought to be authorized by 
the permit and the relationship of such activities to scientific 
purposes or enhancing the propagation or survival of the species.
    (4) When the activity applied for involves a species also regulated 
by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild 
Fauna and Flora, additional requirements in part 23 of this subchapter 
must be met.
    (b) Issuance criteria. Upon receiving an application completed in 
accordance with paragraph (a) of this section, the Director will decide 
whether or not a permit should be issued. In making his decision, the 
Director shall consider, in addition to the general criteria in Sec.  
13.21(b) of this subchapter, the following factors:
    (1) Whether the purpose for which the permit is requested will 
enhance the survival of the species in the wild;
    (2) Whether the purpose for which the permit is requested will 
enhance the propagation of the species;
    (3) The opinions or views of scientists or other persons or 
organizations having expertise concerning the plant or other matters 
germane to the application; and
    (4) Whether the expertise, facilities, or other resources available 
to the applicant appear adequate to successfully accomplish the 
objectives stated in the application.
    (c) Permit conditions. In addition to the general conditions set 
forth in part 13 of this subchapter, every permit issued under this 
section shall be subject to the following special conditions:
    (1) If requested, the permittee shall submit to the Director a 
written report of the activities authorized by the permit. Such report 
must be postmarked by the date specified in the permit or otherwise 
requested by the Director.

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    (2) A copy of the permit or an identification label, which includes 
the scientific name, the permit number, and a statement that the plant 
is of ``wild origin'' or ``cultivated origin'' must accompany the plant 
or its container during the course of any activity subject to these 
regulations, unless the specimens meet the special conditions referred 
to in paragraph (c)(3) of this section.
    (3) In the case of plants that are herbarium specimens, or other 
preserved, dried or embedded museum specimens to be imported or exported 
as a noncommercial loan, exchange or donation between scientists or 
scientific institutions, the names and addresses of the consignor and 
consignee must be on each package or container. A description such as 
``herbarium specimens'' and the code letters assigned by the Service to 
the scientists or scientific institution must be entered on the Customs 
declaration form affixed to each package or container. If the specimens 
are of taxa also regulated by the Convention on International Trade in 
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, specific information must be 
entered on the Customs declaration label affixed to the outside of each 
shipping container or package. See part 23 of this subchapter for 
requirements for trade in CITES specimens between registered scientific 
institutions.
    (d) Duration of permit. The duration of a permit issued under this 
section shall be designated on the face of the permit.

[44 FR 54060, Sept. 18, 1979, as amended at 50 FR 39690, Sept. 30, 1985; 
63 FR 52635, Oct. 1, 1998; 79 FR 30419, May 27, 2014]



Sec.  17.63  Economic hardship permits.

    Upon receipt of a complete application, the Director may issue a 
permit authorizing any activity otherwise prohibited by Sec.  17.61, in 
accordance with Section 10(b) of the Act and the issuance criteria of 
this section, in order to prevent undue economic hardship. No such 
exemption may be granted for the importation or exportation of a species 
also listed in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in 
endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, if the specimen would be 
used in a commercial activity.
    (a) Application requirements. An application for a permit under this 
section must be submitted to the Director by the person allegedly 
suffering undue economic hardship because his desired activity is 
prohibited. The application must be submitted on an official application 
form (Form 3-200) provided by the Service, or must contain the general 
information and certification required by Sec.  13.12(a) of this 
subchapter. It must include, as an attachment, all of the information 
required in Sec.  17.62 plus the following additional information.
    (1) The possible legal or economic alternatives to the activity 
sought to be authorized by the permit.
    (2) A full statement, accompanied by copies of all relevant 
correspondence, showing the applicant's involvement with the plant 
sought to be covered by the permit (as well as his involvement with 
similar plants). The applicant should include information on that 
portion of his income derived from activities involving such plants in 
relation to the balance of his income during the calendar year 
immediately preceding either the Federal Register notice of review of 
the status of the species or proposed rulemaking to list the species as 
Endangered, whichever is earlier.
    (3) Where applicable, proof of a contract or other binding legal 
obligation which:
    (i) Deals specifically with the plant sought to be covered by the 
permit;
    (ii) Became binding prior to the date of the Federal Register notice 
of review of the status of the species or proposed rulemaking to list 
the species as endangered, whichever is earlier; and
    (iii) Will cause monetary loss of a given dollar amount if the 
permit sought under this section is not granted.
    (b) Issuance criteria. Upon receiving an application completed in 
accordance with paragraph (a) of this section, the Director will decide 
whether or not a permit should be issued for economic hardship, as 
defined in section 10(b) of the Act. In making his decision, the 
Director shall consider, in addition to the general criteria in Sec.  
13.21(b) of this subchapter, the following factors:

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    (1) Whether the purpose for which the permit is requested will 
significantly affect the survival of the species in the wild;
    (2) The economic, legal, or other alternatives or relief available 
to the applicant;
    (3) The amount of evidence that the applicant was in fact party to a 
contract or other binding legal obligation which:
    (i) Deals specifically with the plant sought to be covered by the 
permit; and
    (ii) Became binding prior to the date of the Federal Register notice 
of review of the status of the species or proposed rulemaking to list 
the species as endangered, whichever is earlier;
    (4) The severity of economic hardship which the contract or other 
binding legal obligation referred to in paragraph (b)(3) of this section 
would cause if the permit were denied;
    (5) Where applicable, the portion of the applicant's income which 
would be lost if the permit were denied, and the relationship of that 
portion to the balance of his income.
    (c) Permit conditions. In addition to the general conditions set 
forth in part 13 of this subchapter, every permit issued under this 
section may be subject to any of the following special conditions:
    (1) If requested, the permittee shall submit to the Director a 
written report of the activities authorized by the permit. Such report 
must be postmarked by the date specified in the permit or otherwise 
requested by the Director.
    (2) If requested, the permittee shall report to the Service's office 
designated in the permit the death, destruction or loss of all living 
plants covered by the permit. Such report must be postmarked by the date 
specified in the permit or otherwise requested by the Director.
    (d) Duration of permit. The duration of a permit issued under this 
section shall be designated on the face of the permit. No permit issued 
under this section shall be valid for more than one year from the date 
of a Federal Register notice of review of the status of the species or 
proposed rulemaking to list the species as endangered, whichever is 
earlier.

[44 FR 54060, Sept. 18, 1979]



                       Subpart G_Threatened Plants



Sec.  17.71  Prohibitions.

    (a) Except as provided in a permit issued under this subpart, all of 
the provisions of Sec.  17.61 shall apply to threatened species of 
plants that were added to the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants 
in Sec.  17.12(h) on or prior to September 26, 2019, with the following 
exception: Seeds of cultivated specimens of species treated as 
threatened shall be exempt from all the provisions of Sec.  17.61, 
provided that a statement that the seeds are of ``cultivated origin'' 
accompanies the seeds or their container during the course of any 
activity otherwise subject to the regulations in this subpart.
    (b) In addition to any provisions of this part, any employee or 
agent of the Service or of a State conservation agency that is operating 
a conservation program pursuant to the terms of a cooperative agreement 
with the Service in accordance with section 6(c) of the Act, who is 
designated by that agency for such purposes, may, when acting in the 
course of official duties, remove and reduce to possession from areas 
under Federal jurisdiction those threatened species of plants that are 
covered by an approved cooperative agreement to carry out conservation 
programs.
    (c) Whenever a species-specific rule in Sec. Sec.  17.73 through 
17.78 applies to a threatened species, the species-specific rule will 
contain all the applicable prohibitions and exceptions.

[84 FR 44760, Aug. 27, 2019]



Sec.  17.72  Permits--general.

    Upon receipt of a complete application, the Director may issue a 
permit authorizing any activity otherwise prohibited with regard to 
threatened plants. The permit shall be governed by the provisions of 
this section unless a special rule applicable to the plant is provided 
in Sec. Sec.  17.73 to 17.78. A permit issued under this section must be 
for

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one of the following: scientific purposes, the enhancement of the 
propagation or survival of threatened species, economic hardship, 
botanical or horticultural exhibition, educational purposes, or other 
activities consistent with the purposes and policy of the Act. Such a 
permit may authorize a single transaction, a series of transactions, or 
a number of activities over a specified period of time.
    (a) Application requirements. A person wishing to get a permit for 
an activity prohibited by Sec.  17.71 submits an application to conduct 
activities under this paragraph. For interstate commerce activities the 
seller gets the permit for plants coming from cultivated stock and the 
buyer gets the permit if the plants are taken from the wild. The Service 
provides Form 3-200 for the application or you may submit the general 
information and certification required by Sec.  13.12(a) of this 
subchapter. Application requirements differ for permits issued for 
plants taken from the wild (excluding seeds), seeds and cultivated 
plants, or herbarium specimens. You must attach the following 
information and any other information requested by the Director.
    (1) For activities involving plants obtained from the wild 
(excluding seeds), provide the following information:
    (i) The scientific names of the plants sought to be covered by the 
permit;
    (ii) The estimated number of specimens sought to be covered by the 
permit;
    (iii) The year, country, and approximate place where taking occurred 
or will occur;
    (iv) If the activities would involve removal and reduction to 
possession of a plant from an area under Federal jurisdiction, the year, 
State, county or any other description such as place name, township, and 
range designation that will precisely place the location where the 
proposed removal and reduction to possession will occur, the name of the 
Federal entity having jurisdiction over the area and the name, title, 
address, and phone number of the person in charge of the area.
    (v) A brief description of the applicant's expertise and facilities 
as related to the proposed activity;
    (vi) A justification of the activities sought to be authorized by 
the permit and the relationship of such activities to scientific 
purposes, enhancing the propagation or survival of the species, or other 
objectives consistent with the purposes and policy of the Act; and
    (vii) A statement of the applicant's willingness to participate in a 
cooperative propagation program, and to maintain or contribute data 
relating to such efforts.
    (2) For activities involving seeds obtained from the wild and 
cultivated plants, provide the following information:
    (i) The scientific names of the plants sought to be covered by the 
permit;
    (ii) A statement of the applicant's willingness to participate in a 
cooperative propagation program, and to maintain or contribute data 
relating to the success of such efforts; and
    (iii) A justification of the activities sought to be authorized by 
the permit and the relationship of such activities to scientific 
purposes, enhancing the propagation or survival of the species, or other 
objectives consistent with the purposes and policy of the Act.
    (iv) If the activities would involve removal and reduction to 
possession of seeds from an area under Federal jurisdiction, the year, 
State, county, or any other description such as place name, township, 
and range designation that will precisely place the location where the 
proposed removal and reduction to possession will occur, the name of the 
Federal entity having jurisdiction over the area and the name, title, 
address, and phone number of the person in charge of the area.
    (3) For importation or exportation involving the non-commercial 
loan, exchange or donation of herbarium or other preserved, dried or 
embedded museum specimens of all threatened species between scientists 
or scientific institutions, provide the following information:
    (i) The name and address of the institution or other facility where 
the plants sought to be covered by the permit will be used or 
maintained; and
    (ii) A justification of the activities sought to be authorized by 
the permit and the relationship of such activities to scientific 
purposes, enhancing the

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propagation or survival of the species, or other objectives consistent 
with the purposes and policy of the Act.
    (4) When the activity applied for involves a species also regulated 
by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild 
Fauna and Flora, additional requirements in part 23 of this subchapter 
must be met.
    (b) Issuance criteria. Upon receiving an application completed in 
accordance with paragraph (a) of this section, the Director will decide 
whether or not a permit should be issued. In making his decision, the 
Director shall consider, in addition to the general criteria in Sec.  
13.21(b) of this subchapter, the following factors:
    (1) Whether the purpose for which the permit is requested will 
enhance the survival of the species in the wild;
    (2) Whether the purpose for which the permit is requested will 
enhance the propagation of the species;
    (3) The opinions or views of scientists or other persons or 
organizations having expertise concerning the plant or other matters 
germane to the application; and
    (4) Whether the expertise, facilities, or other resources available 
to the applicant appear adequate to successfully accomplish the 
objectives stated in the application.
    (c) Permit conditions. In addition to the general conditions set 
forth in part 13 of this subchapter, every permit issued under this 
section shall be subject to the following special conditions:
    (1) If requested, the permittee shall submit to the Director a 
written report of the activities authorized by the permit. Such report 
must be postmarked by the date specified in the permit or otherwise 
requested by the Director.
    (2) A copy of the permit or an identification label, which includes 
the scientific name, the permit number, and a statement that the plant 
is of ``wild orgin'' or ``cultivated origin'' must accompany the plant 
or its container during the course of any activity subject to these 
regulations, unless the specimens meet the special conditions referred 
to in paragraph (c)(3) of this section.
    (3) In the case of plants that are herbarium specimens, or other 
preserved, dried, or embedded museum specimens to be imported or 
exported as a noncommercial loan exchange or donation between scientists 
or scientific institutions, the names and addresses of the consignor and 
consignee must be on each package or container. A description such as 
``herbarium specimens'' and the code letters assigned by the Service to 
the scientist or scientific institution must be entered on the Customs 
declaration form affixed to each package or container. If the specimens 
are of taxa also regulated by the Convention on International Trade in 
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, specific information must be 
entered on the Customs declaration label affixed to the outside of each 
shipping container or package. See part 23 of this subchapter for 
requirements for trade in CITES specimens between registered scientific 
institutions.
    (d) Duration of permit. The duration of a permit issued under this 
section shall be designated on the face of the permit.

[42 FR 32380, June 24, 1977, as amended at 50 FR 39691, Sept. 30, 1985; 
63 FR 52636, Oct. 1, 1998; 79 FR 30419, May 27, 2014]



Sec.  17.73  Special rules--flowering plants.

    (a) Graptopetalum bartramii (Bartram's stonecrop)--(1) Prohibitions. 
The following prohibitions apply to Graptopetalum bartramii, except as 
provided under paragraph (a)(2) of this section:
    (i) Import or export. It is unlawful to import or to export any 
Graptopetalum bartramii. Any shipment in transit through the United 
States is an importation and an exportation, whether or not it has 
entered the country for customs purposes.
    (ii) Remove and reduce to possession. It is unlawful to remove and 
reduce to possession the species from areas under Federal jurisdiction; 
maliciously damage or destroy the species on any such area; or remove, 
cut, dig up, or damage or destroy the species on any other area in 
knowing violation of any law or regulation of any State or in the course 
of any violation of a State criminal trespass law.
    (iii) Interstate or foreign commerce. It is unlawful to deliver, 
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transport, or ship in interstate or foreign commerce, by any means 
whatsoever, and in the course of a commercial activity, any 
Graptopetalum bartramii.
    (iv) Sale or offer for sale. (A) It is unlawful to sell or to offer 
for sale in interstate or foreign commerce any Graptopetalum bartramii.
    (B) An advertisement for the sale of any Graptopetalum bartramii 
which carries a warning to the effect that no sale may be consummated 
until a permit has been obtained from the Service, shall not be 
considered an offer for sale within the meaning of this paragraph.
    (v) It is unlawful to attempt to commit, solicit another to commit, 
or cause to be committed, any of the acts described in this paragraph 
(a)(1).
    (2) Exceptions from prohibitions. The following exceptions from 
prohibitions apply to Graptopetalum bartramii:
    (i) A person may apply for a permit in accordance with 50 CFR 17.72 
that authorizes an activity otherwise prohibited by this paragraph for 
Graptopetalum bartramii.
    (ii)(A) Any employee or agent of the Service, any other Federal land 
management agency, or a State conservation agency, who is designated by 
that agency for such purposes, may, when acting in the course of 
official duties, remove and reduce to possession Graptopetalum bartramii 
from areas under Federal jurisdiction without a permit if such action is 
necessary to:
    (1) Care for a damaged or diseased specimen;
    (2) Dispose of a dead specimen; or
    (3) Salvage a dead specimen which may be useful for scientific 
study.
    (B) Any removal and reduction to possession pursuant to this 
paragraph must be reported in writing to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service within 5 days. The specimen may only be retained, disposed of, 
or salvaged in accordance with written directions from the Service.
    (iii) Any qualified employee or agent of the Service or of a State 
conservation agency which is a party to a cooperative agreement with the 
Service in accordance with section 6(c) of the Act, who is designated by 
that agency for such purposes, may, when acting in the course of 
official duties, remove, cut, dig up, damage, or destroy Graptopetalum 
bartramii on areas under Federal jurisdiction.
    (b) Layia carnosa (beach layia).
    (1) Prohibitions. The following prohibitions that apply to 
endangered plants also apply to Layia carnosa (beach layia). Except as 
provided under paragraph (b)(2) of this section and Sec. Sec.  17.4 and 
17.5, it is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the 
United States to commit, to attempt to commit, to solicit another to 
commit, or cause to be committed, any of the following acts in regard to 
this species:
    (i) Import or export, as set forth at Sec.  17.61(b) for endangered 
plants.
    (ii) Remove and reduce to possession from areas under Federal 
jurisdiction, as set forth at Sec.  17.61(c)(1) for endangered plants.
    (iii) Maliciously damage or destroy the species on any areas under 
Federal jurisdiction, or remove, cut, dig up, or damage or destroy the 
species on any other area in knowing violation of any State law or 
regulation or in the course of any violation of a State criminal 
trespass law, as set forth at section 9(a)(2)(B) of the Act.
    (iv) Interstate or foreign commerce in the course of commercial 
activity, as set forth at Sec.  17.61(d) for endangered plants.
    (v) Sell or offer for sale, as set forth at Sec.  17.61(e) for 
endangered plants.
    (2) Exceptions from prohibitions. The following exceptions from 
prohibitions apply to beach layia:
    (i) The prohibitions described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section 
do not apply to activities conducted as authorized by a permit issued in 
accordance with the provisions set forth at Sec.  17.72.
    (ii) Any employee or agent of the Service or of a State conservation 
agency that is operating a conservation program pursuant to the terms of 
a cooperative agreement with the Service in accordance with section 6(c) 
of the Act, who is designated by that agency for such purposes, may, 
when acting in the course of official duties, remove and reduce to 
possession from areas under Federal jurisdiction members of beach layia 
that are covered by an approved cooperative agreement to carry out 
conservation programs.

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    (iii) You may engage in any act prohibited under paragraph (b)(1) of 
this section with seeds of cultivated specimens, provided that a 
statement that the seeds are of ``cultivated origin'' accompanies the 
seeds or their container.
    (c) Cirsium wrightii (Wright's marsh thistle).
    (1) Prohibitions. The following prohibitions that apply to 
endangered plants also apply to the Wright's marsh thistle. Except as 
provided under paragraph (c)(2) of this section, it is unlawful for any 
person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to commit, to 
attempt to commit, to solicit another to commit, or cause to be 
committed, any of the following acts in regard to this species:
    (i) Remove and reduce to possession the species from areas under 
Federal jurisdiction, as set forth at Sec.  17.61(c)(1) for endangered 
plants.
    (ii) Maliciously damage or destroy the species on any areas under 
Federal jurisdiction, or remove, cut, dig up, or damage or destroy the 
species on any other area in knowing violation of any State law or 
regulation or in the course of any violation of a State criminal 
trespass law, as set forth at section 9(a)(2)(B) of the Act.
    (2) Exceptions from prohibitions. The following exceptions from 
prohibitions apply to the Wright's marsh thistle:
    (i) The prohibitions described in paragraph (c)(1) of this section 
do not apply to activities conducted as authorized by a permit issued in 
accordance with the provisions set forth at Sec.  17.72.
    (ii) Any employee or agent of the Service or of a State conservation 
agency that is operating a conservation program pursuant to the terms of 
a cooperative agreement with the Service in accordance with section 6(c) 
of the Act, who is designated by that agency for such purposes, may, 
when acting in the course of official duties, remove and reduce to 
possession from areas under Federal jurisdiction members of the Wright's 
marsh thistle that are covered by an approved cooperative agreement to 
carry out conservation programs.
    (d) Pedicularis furbishiae (Furbish's lousewort)--(1) Prohibitions. 
Except as provided under paragraph (d)(2) of this section, you may not 
remove and reduce to possession the species from areas under Federal 
jurisdiction; maliciously damage or destroy the species on any such 
area; or remove, cut, dig up, or damage or destroy the species on any 
other area in knowing violation of any law or regulation of any State or 
in the course of any violation of a State criminal trespass law.
    (2) Exceptions from prohibitions. The following exceptions from the 
prohibitions apply to this species:
    (i) You may conduct activities authorized by permit under Sec.  
17.72.
    (ii) Qualified employees or agents of the Service or a State 
conservation agency may conduct activities authorized under Sec.  
17.71(b).
    (e) Eugenia woodburyana (no common name).
    (1) Prohibitions. The following prohibitions that apply to 
endangered plants also apply to Eugenia woodburyana. Except as provided 
under paragraph (e)(2) of this section, it is unlawful for any person 
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to commit, to attempt 
to commit, to solicit another to commit, or cause to be committed, any 
of the following acts in regard to this species:
    (i) Import or export, as set forth at Sec.  17.61(b) for endangered 
plants.
    (ii) Remove and reduce to possession the species from areas under 
Federal jurisdiction, as set forth at Sec.  17.61(c)(1) for endangered 
plants.
    (iii) Maliciously damage or destroy the species on any areas under 
Federal jurisdiction, or remove, cut, dig up, or damage or destroy the 
species on any other area in knowing violation of any law or regulation 
of the Territory or in the course of any violation of a Territorial 
criminal trespass law, as set forth at section 9(a)(2)(B) of the Act.
    (iv) Engage in interstate or foreign commerce in the course of 
commercial activity, as set forth at Sec.  17.61(d) for endangered 
plants.
    (v) Sell or offer for sale in interstate or foreign commerce, as set 
forth at Sec.  17.61(e) for endangered plants.
    (2) Exceptions from prohibitions. The following exceptions from 
prohibitions apply to Eugenia woodburyana:
    (i) The prohibitions described in paragraph (e)(1) of this section 
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apply to activities conducted as authorized by a permit issued in 
accordance with the provisions set forth at Sec.  17.72.
    (ii) Any employee or agent of the Service or of a State or 
Territorial conservation agency that is operating a conservation program 
pursuant to the terms of a cooperative agreement with the Service in 
accordance with section 6(c) of the Act, who is designated by that 
agency for such purposes, may, when acting in the course of official 
duties, remove and reduce to possession from areas under Federal 
jurisdiction members of Eugenia woodburyana that are covered by an 
approved cooperative agreement to carry out conservation programs.
    (iii) Individuals may engage in any act prohibited under paragraph 
(e)(1) of this section with seeds of cultivated specimens, provided that 
a statement that the seeds are of ``cultivated origin'' accompanies the 
seeds or their container.
    (f) Echinacea laevigata (smooth coneflower)--(1) Prohibitions. The 
following prohibitions that apply to endangered plants also apply to 
Echinacea laevigata. Except as provided under paragraph (f)(2) of this 
section, it is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of 
the United States to commit, to attempt to commit, to solicit another to 
commit, or cause to be committed, any of the following acts in regard to 
this species:
    (i) Import or export, as set forth at Sec.  17.61(b) for endangered 
plants.
    (ii) Remove and reduce to possession from areas under Federal 
jurisdiction, as set forth at Sec.  17.61(c)(1) for endangered plants.
    (iii) Maliciously damage or destroy the species on any areas under 
Federal jurisdiction, or remove, cut, dig up, or damage or destroy the 
species on any other area in knowing violation of any State law or 
regulation or in the course of any violation of a State criminal 
trespass law, as set forth at section 9(a)(2)(B) of the Act.
    (iv) Engage in interstate or foreign commerce in the course of 
commercial activity, as set forth at Sec.  17.61(d) for endangered 
plants.
    (v) Sell or offer for sale, as set forth at Sec.  17.61(e) for 
endangered plants.
    (2) Exceptions from prohibitions. In regard to Echinacea laevigata, 
you may:
    (i) Conduct activities, including activities prohibited under 
paragraph (f)(1) of this section, if they are authorized by a permit 
issued in accordance with the provisions set forth at Sec.  17.72.
    (ii) Conduct activities authorized by a permit issued under Sec.  
17.62 prior to August 5, 2022 for the duration of the permit.
    (iii) Remove and reduce to possession from areas under Federal 
jurisdiction, as set forth at Sec.  17.61(c)(2) through (4) for 
endangered plants and Sec.  17.71(b).
    (iv) Engage in any act prohibited under paragraph (f)(1) of this 
section with seeds of cultivated specimens, provided that a statement 
that the seeds are of ``cultivated origin'' accompanies the seeds or 
their container.
    (g) Ottoschulzia rhodoxylon (palo de rosa)--(1) Prohibitions. The 
following prohibitions that apply to endangered plants also apply to 
Ottoschulzia rhodoxylon (palo de rosa). Except as provided under 
paragraph (g)(2) of this section, it is unlawful for any person subject 
to the jurisdiction of the United States to commit, to attempt to 
commit, to solicit another to commit, or cause to be committed, any of 
the following acts in regard to this species:
    (i) Import or export, as set forth at Sec.  17.61(b) for endangered 
plants.
    (ii) Remove and reduce to possession the species from areas under 
Federal jurisdiction; maliciously damage or destroy the species on any 
such area; or remove, cut, dig up, or damage or destroy the species on 
any other area in knowing violation of any law or regulation of any 
State or in the course of any violation of a State criminal trespass 
law.
    (iii) Interstate or foreign commerce in the course of commercial 
activity, as set forth at Sec.  17.61(d) for endangered plants.
    (iv) Sale or offer for sale, as set forth at Sec.  17.61(e) for 
endangered plants.
    (2) Exceptions from prohibitions. In regard to Ottoschulzia 
rhodoxylon (palo de rosa), you may:
    (i) Conduct activities, including activities prohibited under 
paragraph

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(f)(1) of this section, if they are authorized by a permit issued in 
accordance with the provisions set forth at Sec.  17.72.
    (ii) Remove and reduce to possession from areas under Federal 
jurisdiction, as set forth at Sec.  17.71(b).
    (iii) Engage in any act prohibited under paragraph (g)(1) of this 
section with seeds of cultivated specimens, provided that a statement 
that the seeds are of ``cultivated origin'' accompanies the seeds or 
their container.
    (h) Streptanthus bracteatus (bracted twistflower).
    (1) Prohibitions. The following prohibitions that apply to 
endangered plants also apply to the bracted twistflower. Except as 
provided under paragraph (h)(2) of this section, it is unlawful for any 
person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to commit, to 
attempt to commit, to solicit another to commit, or cause to be 
committed, any of the following acts in regard to this species:
    (i) Import or export, as set forth at Sec.  17.61(b) for endangered 
plants.
    (ii) Remove and reduce to possession the species from areas under 
Federal jurisdiction; maliciously damage or destroy the species on any 
such area; or remove, cut, dig up, or damage or destroy the species on 
any other area in knowing violation of any law or regulation of any 
State or in the course of any violation of a State criminal trespass 
law.
    (iii) Interstate or foreign commerce in the course of commercial 
activity, as set forth at Sec.  17.61(d) for endangered plants.
    (iv) Sale or offer for sale, as set forth at Sec.  17.61(e) for 
endangered plants.
    (2) Exceptions from prohibitions. In regard to this species:
    (i) You may conduct activities as authorized by permit under Sec.  
17.72.
    (ii) Any employee or agent of the Service or of a State conservation 
agency that is operating a conservation program pursuant to the terms of 
a cooperative agreement with the Service in accordance with section 6(c) 
of the Act, who is designated by that agency for such purposes, may, 
when acting in the course of official duties, remove and reduce to 
possession from areas under Federal jurisdiction members of bracted 
twistflower that are covered by an approved cooperative agreement to 
carry out conservation programs.
    (iii) You may engage in any act prohibited under paragraph (h)(1) of 
this section with seeds of cultivated specimens, provided that a 
statement that the seeds are of ``cultivated origin'' accompanies the 
seeds or their container.
    (i) [Reserved]
    (j) Phacelia argentea (sand dune phacelia)--(1) Prohibitions. The 
following prohibitions that apply to endangered plants also apply to the 
sand dune phacelia. Except as provided under paragraph (j)(2) of this 
section, it is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of 
the United States to commit, to attempt to commit, to solicit another to 
commit, or cause to be committed, any of the following acts in regard to 
this species:
    (i) Import or export, as set forth at Sec.  17.61(b) for endangered 
plants.
    (ii) Remove and reduce to possession the species from areas under 
Federal jurisdiction, as set forth at Sec.  17.61(c)(1) for endangered 
plants.
    (iii) Maliciously damage or destroy the species on any areas under 
Federal jurisdiction, or remove, cut, dig up, or damage or destroy the 
species on any other area in knowing violation of any law or regulation 
of any State or in the course of any violation of a State criminal 
trespass law, as set forth at section 9(a)(2)(B) of the Act.
    (iv) Interstate or foreign commerce in the course of commercial 
activity, as set forth at Sec.  17.61(d) for endangered plants.
    (v) Sale or offer for sale, as set forth at Sec.  17.61(e) for 
endangered plants.
    (2) Exceptions from prohibitions. In regard to Phacelia argentea, 
you may:
    (i) Conduct activities, including activities prohibited under 
paragraph (j)(1) of this section, if they are authorized by a permit 
issued in accordance with the provisions set forth at Sec.  17.72.
    (ii) Remove and reduce to possession from areas under Federal 
jurisdiction, as set forth at Sec.  17.71(b).
    (iii) Remove, cut, dig up, damage or destroy on areas not under 
Federal jurisdiction by any qualified employee or agent of the Service 
or State conservation agency which is a party to a cooperative agreement 
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accordance with section 6(c) of the Act, who is designated by that 
agency for such purposes, when acting in the course of official duties.

[86 FR 48568, Aug. 31, 2021, as amended at 87 FR 18738, Mar. 31, 2022; 
87 FR 40114, July 6, 2022; 87 FR 66607, Nov. 4, 2022; 87 FR 74012, Dec. 
2, 2022; 88 FR 21866, Apr. 11, 2023; 88 FR 25238, Apr. 25, 2023; 88 FR 
30057, May 10, 2023; 88 FR 57209, Aug. 22, 2023]



Sec.  17.74  Special rules--conifers and cycads.

    (a) Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis).
    (1) Prohibitions. The following prohibitions that apply to 
endangered plants also apply to whitebark pine, except as provided under 
paragraph (a)(2) of this section:
    (i) Import or export, as set forth at Sec.  17.61(b) for endangered 
plants.
    (ii) Remove and reduce to possession from areas under Federal 
jurisdiction, as set forth at Sec.  17.61(c)(1) for endangered plants.
    (iii) Maliciously damage or destroy the species on any areas under 
Federal jurisdiction, or remove, cut, dig up, or damage or destroy the 
species on any other area in knowing violation of any State law or 
regulation or in the course of any violation of a State criminal 
trespass law, as set forth at section 9(a)(2)(B) of the Act.
    (iv) Interstate or foreign commerce in the course of commercial 
activity, as set forth at Sec.  17.61(d) for endangered plants.
    (v) Sell or offer for sale, as set forth at Sec.  17.61(e) for 
endangered plants.
    (2) Exceptions from prohibitions. In regard to the whitebark pine, 
you may:
    (i) Conduct activities as authorized by permit under Sec.  17.72.
    (ii) Conduct forest-management, restoration, or research-related 
activities conducted or authorized by the Federal agency with 
jurisdiction over the land where the activities occur.
    (iii) Remove and reduce to possession from areas under Federal 
jurisdiction, as set forth at Sec.  17.71(b).
    (iv) Collect whitebark pine seeds from areas under Federal 
jurisdiction for Tribal ceremonial use or traditional Tribal 
consumption, provided that:
    (A) The collection is conducted by members of federally recognized 
Tribes; and
    (B) The collection does not violate any other applicable laws and 
regulations.
    (b) [Reserved]

[87 FR 76917, Dec. 15, 2022]



Sec. Sec.  17.75-17.78  [Reserved]



                   Subpart H_Experimental Populations

    Source: 49 FR 33893, Aug. 27, 1984, unless otherwise noted.



Sec.  17.80  Definitions.

    (a) The term experimental population means an introduced and/or 
designated population (including any offspring arising solely therefrom) 
that has been so designated in accordance with the procedures of this 
subpart but only when, and at such times as, the population is wholly 
separate geographically from nonexperimental populations of the same 
species. Where part of an experimental population overlaps with 
nonexperimental populations of the same species on a particular 
occasion, but is wholly separate at other times, specimens of the 
experimental population will not be recognized as such while in the area 
of overlap. That is, experimental status will be recognized only outside 
the areas of overlap. Thus, such a population will be treated as 
experimental only when the times of geographic separation are reasonably 
predictable, e.g., fixed migration patterns, natural or manmade 
barriers. A population is not treated as experimental if total 
separation will occur solely as a result of random and unpredictable 
events.
    (b) The term essential experimental population means an experimental 
population whose loss would be likely to appreciably reduce the 
likelihood of the survival of the species in the wild. All other 
experimental populations are to be classified as nonessential.

[49 FR 33893, Aug. 27, 1984, as amended at 88 FR 42651, July 3, 2023]

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Sec.  17.81  Listing.

    (a) The Secretary may designate as an experimental population a 
population of endangered or threatened species that will be released 
into habitat that is capable of supporting the experimental population 
outside the species' current range, subject to the further conditions 
specified in this section, provided that all designations of 
experimental populations must proceed by regulation adopted in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553 and the requirements of this subpart.
    (b) Before authorizing the release as an experimental population of 
any population (including eggs, propagules, or individuals) of an 
endangered or threatened species, and before authorizing any necessary 
transportation to conduct the release, the Secretary must find by 
regulation that such release will further the conservation of the 
species. In making such a finding, the Secretary will use the best 
scientific and commercial data available to consider:
    (1) Any possible adverse effects on extant populations of a species 
as a result of removal of individuals, eggs, or propagules for 
introduction elsewhere;
    (2) The likelihood that any such experimental population will become 
established and survive in the foreseeable future;
    (3) The relative effects that establishment of an experimental 
population will have on the recovery of the species;
    (4) The extent to which the introduced experimental population may 
be affected by existing or anticipated Federal or State actions or 
private activities within or adjacent to the experimental population 
area; and
    (5) When an experimental population is being established outside of 
its historical range, any possible adverse effects to the ecosystem that 
may result from the experimental population being established.
    (c) Any regulation promulgated under paragraph (a) of this section 
shall provide:
    (1) Appropriate means to identify the experimental population, 
including, but not limited to, its actual or proposed location, actual 
or anticipated migration, number of specimens released or to be 
released, and other criteria appropriate to identify the experimental 
population(s);
    (2) A finding, based solely on the best scientific and commercial 
data available, and the supporting factual basis, on whether the 
experimental population is, or is not, essential to the continued 
existence of the species in the wild;
    (3) Management restrictions, protective measures, or other special 
management concerns of that population, as appropriate, which may 
include but are not limited to, measures to isolate, remove, and/or 
contain the experimental population designated in the regulation from 
nonexperimental populations; and
    (4) A process for periodic review and evaluation of the success or 
failure of the release and the effect of the release on the conservation 
and recovery of the species.
    (d) The Secretary may issue a permit under section 10(a)(1)(A) of 
the Act, if appropriate under the standards set out in sections 10(d) 
and 10(j) of the Act, to allow actions necessary for the establishment 
and maintenance of an experimental population.
    (e) The Service will consult with appropriate State fish and 
wildlife agencies, affected Tribal governments, local governmental 
agencies, affected Federal agencies, and affected private landowners in 
developing and implementing experimental population rules. When 
appropriate, a public meeting will be conducted with interested members 
of the public. Any regulation promulgated pursuant to this section will, 
to the maximum extent practicable, represent an agreement between the 
Service, the affected State and Federal agencies, Tribal governments, 
local government agencies, and persons holding any interest in land or 
water that may be affected by the establishment of an experimental 
population.
    (f) Any population of an endangered species or a threatened species 
determined by the Secretary to be an experimental population in 
accordance with this subpart will be identified by a species-specific 
rule in Sec. Sec.  17.84 and 17.85 as appropriate and separately listed 
in

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Sec.  17.11(h) (wildlife) or Sec.  17.12(h) (plants) as appropriate.
    (g) The Secretary may designate critical habitat as defined in 
section (3)(5)(A) of the Act for an essential experimental population as 
determined pursuant to paragraph (c)(2) of this section. Any designation 
of critical habitat for an essential experimental population will be 
made in accordance with section 4 of the Act. No designation of critical 
habitat will be made for nonessential experimental populations.

[49 FR 33893, Aug. 27, 1984, as amended at 88 FR 42651, July 3, 2023]



Sec.  17.82  Prohibitions.

    Any population determined by the Secretary to be an experimental 
population will be treated as if it were listed as a threatened species 
for purposes of establishing protective regulations under section 4(d) 
of the Act with respect to such population. The species-specific rules 
(protective regulations) adopted for an experimental population under 
Sec.  17.81 will contain applicable prohibitions, as appropriate, and 
exceptions for that population.

[88 FR 42652, July 3, 2023]



Sec.  17.83  Interagency cooperation.

    (a) Any experimental population designated for a listed species (1) 
determined pursuant to Sec.  17.81(c)(2) of this subpart not to be 
essential to the survival of that species and (2) not occurring within 
the National Park System or the National Wildlife Refuge System, shall 
be treated for purposes of section 7 (other than subsection (a)(1) 
thereof) as a species proposed to be listed under the Act as a 
threatened species.
    (b) For a listed species, any experimental population that, pursuant 
to Sec.  17.81(c)(2), has been determined to be essential to the 
survival of the species or that occurs within the National Park System 
or the National Wildlife Refuge System, as now or hereafter constituted, 
will be treated for purposes of section 7 of the Act as a threatened 
species.
    (c) For purposes of section 7 of the Act, any consultation or 
conference on a proposed Federal action will treat any experimental and 
nonexperimental populations as a single listed species for the purposes 
of conducting the analyses and making agency determinations pursuant to 
section 7(a) of the Act.

[49 FR 33893, Aug. 27, 1984, as amended at 88 FR 42651, July 3, 2023]



Sec.  17.84  Species-specific rules--vertebrates.

    (a) Guam kingfisher, sihek (Todiramphus cinnamominus).
    (1) Where is the occurrence of sihek designated as a nonessential 
experimental population (NEP)? The nonessential experimental population 
(NEP) area for the sihek is Palmyra Atoll. Palmyra Atoll is located in 
the Northern Line Islands, approximately 1,000 miles (1,609 km) south of 
Honolulu, Hawaii (5[deg] 53[min]N latitude, 162[deg] 05[min]W 
longitude). The extent of the NEP area for sihek is the 250 ha (618 ac) 
of emergent land distributed among 25 islands, inclusive of the lagoons 
surrounding those islands.
    (2) What take of sihek is allowed in the NEP area? (i) Throughout 
the sihek NEP area, you will not be in violation of the Act if you take 
a sihek, provided such take is nonnegligent and incidental to a lawful 
activity, such as habitat management, invasive species management, or 
scientific research and monitoring, and you report the take as soon as 
possible as provided under paragraph (a)(2)(iii) of this section.
    (ii) Any person with a valid permit issued by the Service under 
Sec.  17.32 may take sihek in the NEP area, pursuant to the terms of the 
permit. Additionally, any employee or authorized agent of the Service, 
Guam Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources, The Nature Conservancy, 
Zoological Society of London, or Association of Zoos and Aquariums, who 
is designated and trained to capture, handle, band, attach transmitters, 
and collect biological samples, when acting in the course of official 
duties, may take a sihek within the NEP area if such action is necessary 
to:
    (A) Handle birds for scientific purposes such as banding, measuring, 
and sample collection;
    (B) Relocate individuals or bring individuals into captivity for the 
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    (C) Aid a sick, injured, or orphaned sihek;
    (D) Salvage a dead specimen that may be useful for scientific study;
    (E) Dispose of a dead specimen;
    (F) Aid in law enforcement investigations involving the sihek; or
    (G) Take sihek into captivity in accordance with the exit strategy 
of the program (see paragraph (a)(5) of this section).
    (iii) Any take pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)(i) or (a)(2)(ii)(C) 
through (E) of this section must be reported as soon as possible to the 
Permits Coordinator, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, 300 Ala 
Moana Boulevard, Room 3-122, Honolulu, Hawaii 96850 (808/792-9400), who 
will determine the disposition of any live or dead specimens.
    (3) What take of sihek is not allowed in the NEP area? (i) Except as 
expressly allowed in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, all of the 
provisions of Sec.  17.31(a) and (b) apply to the sihek in areas 
identified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, and any manner of take 
of a member of the NEP not described under paragraph (a)(2) of this 
section is prohibited.
    (ii) You must not possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export, by any means whatsoever, any sihek or part thereof 
from the experimental population taken in violation of the regulations 
in this paragraph (a) or in violation of applicable Territorial laws or 
regulations or the Act.
    (iii) It is unlawful for you to attempt to commit, solicit another 
to commit, or cause to be committed, any take of sihek, except as 
expressly allowed in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.
    (4) How will the effectiveness of this introduction be monitored? 
The Service will evaluate the introduction on an annual basis. This 
evaluation will include, but will not be limited to, a review and 
assessment of management issues, sihek movements, and post-release 
behavior; food resources and dependence of sihek on supplemental food; 
fecundity of the population; causes and rates of mortality; program 
costs; impacts to the ex situ population; and information gathered to 
inform releases on Guam or other sites.
    (5) When will this introduction end? Depending on the circumstances, 
the Service may either terminate the release program or temporarily 
pause the release program to address identified issues before resuming. 
When the Service terminates the program, the Service will address the 
disposition of any remaining individuals in the NEP, i.e., whether they 
will be relocated to captivity or to other suitable habitat or whether 
they would remain on Palmyra, based on the circumstances at the time of 
termination.
    (i) The Service will terminate the release program on Palmyra Atoll 
if monitoring indicates that:
    (A) The benefits from the Palmyra population (including developing 
and refining release and support strategies for eventual releases on 
Guam) no longer outweigh the risks to the species or the welfare of the 
NEP or ex situ population; or
    (B) Unacceptable impacts on the ecosystem can be clearly causally 
linked to the introduction of sihek.
    (ii) The Service may also terminate the release program when one or 
more of the objectives of the program have been achieved (e.g., we have 
developed successful release and monitoring methodologies to apply to 
future release efforts or we have demonstrated that sihek can survive 
and reproduce in the wild without human intervention).
    (b) Colorado squawfish (Ptychocheilus lucius) and woundfin 
(Plagopterus argentissimus). (1) The Colorado squawfish and woundfin 
populations identified in paragraph (b)(6) of this section, are 
experimental, nonessential populations.
    (2) No person shall take the species, except in accordance with 
applicable State or Tribal fish and wildlife conservation laws and 
regulations in the following instances:
    (i) For educational purposes, scientific purposes, the enhancement 
of propagation or survival of the species, zoological exhibition, and 
other conservation purposes consistent with the Act; or
    (ii) Incidental to otherwise lawful activities, provided that the 
individual fish taken, if still alive, is immediately returned to its 
habitat.
    (3) Any violation of applicable State or Tribal fish and wildlife 
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taking of this species (other than incidental taking as described in 
paragraph (b)(2)(ii) of this section) will also be a violation of the 
Endangered Species Act.
    (4) No person shall possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export, by any means whatsoever, any such species taken in 
violation of these regulations or in violation of applicable State or 
Tribal fish and wildlife laws or regulations.
    (5) It is unlawful for any person to attempt to commit, solicit 
another to commit, or cause to be committed, any offense defined in 
paragraphs (b) (2) through (4) of this section.
    (6) All of the sites for reintroduction of Colorado squawfish and 
woundfin are totally isolated from existing populations of these 
species. The nearest population of Colorado squawfish is above Lake 
Powell in the Green and Colorado Rivers, an upstream distance of at 
least 800 miles including 6 mainstream dams, and 200 miles of dry 
riverbed. Woundfin are similarly isolated (450 miles distant, 200 miles 
of dry streambed and 5 mainstream dams). All reintroduction sites are 
within the probable historic range of these species and are as follows:

                           Colorado Squawfish

    (i) Arizona: Gila County. Salt River from Roosevelt Dam upstream to 
U.S Highway 60 bridge.
    (ii) Arizona: Gila and Yavapai Counties. Verde River from Horseshoe 
Dam upstream to Perkinsville.
    The lower segments of large streams which flow into these two 
sections of river may, from time to time, be inhabited by Colorado 
squawfish. Downstream movement of squawfish in these areas will be 
restricted by dams and upstream movement is limited by lack of suitable 
habitat.

                                Woundfin

    (i) Arizona: Gila and Yavapai Counties. Verde River from backwaters 
of Horseshoe Reservoir upstream to Perkinsville.
    (ii) Arizona: Graham and Greenlee Counties. Gila River from 
backwaters of San Carlos Reservoir upstream to Arizona/New Mexico State 
line.
    (iii) Arizona: Greenlee County. San Francisco River from its 
junction with the Gila River upstream to the Arizona/New Mexico State 
line.
    (iv) Arizona: Gila County. Tonto Creek, from Punkin Center upstream 
to Gisela.
    (v) Arizona: Yavapai County. Hassayampa River, from Red Cliff 
upstream to Wagoner.
    The movement of woundfin beyond these areas will be limited to the 
lower portion of larger tributaries where suitable habitat exists. 
Downstream movement is limited by dams, reservoirs, and dry streambed. 
Upstream movement from these areas is restricted due to the absence of 
habitat. Upstream areas are too cold and the gradient is too steep to 
support populations of woundfin.

    (7) The reintroduced populations will be checked annually to 
determine their condition. A seining survey will be used to determine 
population expansion or contraction, reproduction success, and general 
health condition of the fish.
    (c) Red wolf (Canis rufus). (1) The red wolf populations identified 
in paragraphs (c)(9)(i) and (c)(9)(ii) of this section are nonessential 
experimental populations.
    (2) No person may take this species, except as provided in 
paragraphs (c)(3) through (5) and (10) of this section.
    (3) Any person with a valid permit issued by the Service under Sec.  
17.32 may take red wolves for educational purposes, scientific purposes, 
the enhancement of propagation or survival of the species, zoological 
exhibition, and other conservation purposes consistent with the Act and 
in accordance with applicable State fish and wildlife conservation laws 
and regulations;
    (4)(i) Any person may take red wolves found on private land in the 
areas defined in paragraphs (c)(9) (i) and (ii) of this section, 
Provided that such taking is not intentional or willful, or is in 
defense of that person's own life or the lives of others; and that such 
taking is reported within 24 hours to the refuge manager (for the red 
wolf population defined in paragraph (c)(9)(i) of this section), the 
Park superintendent (for the red wolf population defined in paragraph 
(c)(9)(ii) of this section), or the State wildlife enforcement officer 
for investigation.
    (ii) Any person may take red wolves found on lands owned or managed 
by Federal, State, or local government agencies in the areas defined in 
paragraphs (c)(9) (i) and (ii) of this section, Provided that such 
taking is incidental to lawful activities, is unavoidable, 
unintentional, and not exhibiting a lack of reasonable due care, or is 
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of that person's own life or the lives of others, and that such taking 
is reported within 24 hours to the refuge manager (for the red wolf 
population defined in paragraph (c)(9)(i) of this section), the Park 
superintendent (for the red wolf population defined in paragraph 
(c)(9)(ii) of this section), or the State wildlife enforcement officer 
for investigation.
    (iii) Any private landowner, or any other individual having his or 
her permission, may take red wolves found on his or her property in the 
areas defined in paragraphs (c)(9) (i) and (ii) of this section when the 
wolves are in the act of killing livestock or pets, Provided that 
freshly wounded or killed livestock or pets are evident and that all 
such taking shall be reported within 24 hours to the refuge manager (for 
the red wolf population defined in paragraph (c)(9)(i) of this section), 
the Park superintendent (for the red wolf population defined in 
paragraph (c)(9)(ii) of this section), or the State wildlife enforcement 
officer for investigation.
    (iv) Any private landowner, or any other individual having his or 
her permission, may harass red wolves found on his or her property in 
the areas defined in paragraphs (c)(9) (i) and (ii) of this section, 
Provided that all such harassment is by methods that are not lethal or 
physically injurious to the red wolf and is reported within 24 hours to 
the refuge manager (for the red wolf population defined in paragraph 
(c)(9)(i) of this section), the Park superintendent (for the red wolf 
population defined in paragraph (c)(9)(ii) of this section), or the 
State wildlife enforcement officer, as noted in paragraph (c)(6) of this 
section for investigation.
    (v) Any private landowner may take red wolves found on his or her 
property in the areas defined in paragraphs (c)(9) (i) and (ii) of this 
section after efforts by project personnel to capture such animals have 
been abandoned, Provided that the Service project leader or biologist 
has approved such actions in writing and all such taking shall be 
reported within 24 hours to the Service project leader or biologist, the 
refuge manager (for the red wolf population defined in paragraph 
(c)(9)(i) of this section), the Park superintendent (for the red wolf 
population defined in paragraph (c)(9)(ii) of this section), or the 
State wildlife enforcement officer for investigation.
    (vi) The provisions of paragraphs (4) (i) through (v) of this 
section apply to red wolves found in areas outside the areas defined in 
paragraphs (c)(9) (i) and (ii) of this section, with the exception that 
reporting of taking or harassment to the refuge manager, Park 
superintendent, or State wildlife enforcement officer, while encouraged, 
is not required.
    (5) Any employee or agent of the Service or State conservation 
agency who is designated for such purposes, when acting in the course of 
official duties, may take a red wolf if such action is necessary to:
    (i) Aid a sick, injured, or orphaned specimen;
    (ii) Dispose of a dead specimen, or salvage a dead specimen which 
may be useful for scientific study;
    (iii) Take an animal that constitutes a demonstrable but non-
immediate threat to human safety or that is responsible for depredations 
to lawfully present domestic animals or other personal property, if it 
has not been possible to otherwise eliminate such depredation or loss of 
personal property, Provided That such taking must be done in a humane 
manner, and may involve killing or injuring the animal only if it has 
not been possible to eliminate such threat by live capturing and 
releasing the specimen unharmed on the refuge or Park;
    (iv) Move an animal for genetic purposes.
    (6) Any taking pursuant to paragraphs (c) (3) through (5) of this 
section must be immediately reported to either the Refuge Manager, 
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, Manteo, North Carolina, 
telephone 919/473-1131, or the Superintendent, Great Smoky Mountains 
National Park, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, telephone 615/436-1294. Either of 
these persons will determine disposition of any live or dead specimens.
    (7) No person shall possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export by any means whatsoever, any such species taken in 
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regulations or in violation of applicable State fish and wildlife laws 
or regulations or the Endangered Species Act.
    (8) It is unlawful for any person to attempt to commit, solicit 
another to commit, or cause to be committed, any offense defined in 
paragraphs (c) (2) through (7) of this section.
    (9)(i) The Alligator River reintroduction site is within the 
historic range of the species in North Carolina, in Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell, 
and Washington Counties; because of its proximity and potential 
conservation value, Beaufort County is also included in the experimental 
population designation.
    (ii) The red wolf also historically occurred on lands that now 
comprise the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Park encompasses 
properties within Haywood and Swain Counties in North Carolina, and 
Blount, Cocke, and Sevier Counties in Tennessee. Graham, Jackson, and 
Madison Counties in North Carolina, and Monroe County in Tennessee, are 
also included in the experimental designation because of the close 
proximity of these counties to the Park boundary.
    (iii) Except for the three island propagation projects and these 
small reintroduced populations, the red wolf is extirpated from the 
wild. Therefore, there are no other extant populations with which the 
refuge or Park experimental populations could come into contact.
    (10) The reintroduced populations will be monitored closely for the 
duration of the project, generally using radio telemetry as appropriate. 
All animals released or captured will be vaccinated against diseases 
prevalent in canids prior to release. Any animal that is determined to 
be in need of special care or that moves onto lands where the landowner 
requests their removal will be recaptured, if possible, by Service and/
or Park Service and/or designated State wildlife agency personnel and 
will be given appropriate care. Such animals will be released back into 
the wild as soon as possible, unless physical or behavioral problems 
make it necessary to return the animals to a captive-breeding facility.
    (11) The status of the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge 
project will be reevaluated by October 1, 1992, to determine future 
management status and needs. This review will take into account the 
reproductive success of the mated pairs, movement patterns of individual 
animals, food habits, and overall health of the population. The duration 
of the first phase of the Park project is estimated to be 10 to 12 
months. After that period, an assessment of the reintroduction potential 
of the Park for red wolves will be made. If a second phase of 
reintroduction is attempted, the duration of that phase will be better 
defined during the assessment. However, it is presently thought that a 
second phase would last for 3 years, after which time the red wolf would 
be treated as a resident species within the Park. Throughout these 
periods, the experimental and nonessential designation of the animals 
will remain in effect.
    (d) Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka).
    (1) Where is the Topeka shiner designated as a nonessential 
experimental population (NEP)? (i) The NEP area for the Topeka shiner is 
within the species' historical range and includes those waters within 
the Missouri counties of Adair, Gentry, Harrison, Putnam, Sullivan, and 
Worth identified below in paragraph (d)(5) of this section.
    (ii) The Topeka shiner is not known to currently exist in Adair, 
Gentry, Putnam, Sullivan, and Worth Counties in Missouri, or in those 
portions of Harrison County, Missouri, where the NEP is being 
designated. Based on its habitat requirements and potential predation by 
other fish predators, we do not expect this species to become 
established outside this NEP area, although there is a remote chance it 
may.
    (iii) We will not change the NEP designations to ``essential 
experimental,'' ``threatened,'' or ``endangered'' within the NEP area 
without a public rulemaking. Additionally, we will not designate 
critical habitat for this NEP, as provided by 16 U.S.C. 
1539(j)(2)(C)(ii).
    (2) What activities are not allowed in the NEP area? (i) Except as 
expressly allowed in paragraph (d)(3) of this section, all the 
prohibitions of Sec.  17.21 apply to the Topeka shiner NEP.

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    (ii) Any manner of take not described under paragraph (d)(3) of this 
section is prohibited in the NEP area.
    (iii) You may not possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export by any means, Topeka shiners, or parts thereof, that 
are taken or possessed in violation of paragraph (d)(3) of this section 
or in violation of the applicable State fish and wildlife laws or 
regulations or the Act.
    (iv) You may not attempt to commit, solicit another to commit, or 
cause to be committed any offense defined in paragraph (d)(2)(iii) of 
this section.
    (3) What take is allowed in the NEP area? Take of this species that 
is incidental to an otherwise legal activity, such as agriculture, 
forestry and wildlife management, land development, recreation, and 
other activities, is allowed provided that the activity is not in 
violation of any applicable State fish and wildlife laws or regulations.
    (4) How will the effectiveness of these reintroductions be 
monitored? We will monitor reintroduction efforts to assess changes in 
distribution within each watershed by sampling ponds and streams where 
releases occur for 10 years after reintroduction. Streams will be 
sampled annually, and ponds will be sampled annually for the first 3 
years and biennially thereafter.
    (5) Note: Map of the NEP areas [Big Muddy Creek (Gentry, Harrison, 
and Worth Counties), Little Creek (Harrison County), and Spring Creek 
(Adair, Putnam, and Sullivan Counties)] for the Topeka shiner, follows:

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    (6) Note: Map of the NEP area for the Topeka shiner in Little Creek 
watershed, Harrison County, follows:

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    (7) Note: Map of the NEP area for the Topeka shiner in Big Muddy 
Creek watershed, Gentry, Harrison, and Worth Counties, follows:

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    (8) Note: Map of the NEP area for the Topeka shiner in Spring Creek 
watershed, Adair, Putnam, and Sullivan Counties, follows:

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    (e) Yellowfin madtom (Noturus flavipinnis). (1) Where is the 
yellowfin madtom designated as a nonessential experimental population 
(NEP)? We have designated three populations of this species as NEPs: the 
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Tellico River NEP, and the French Broad River and Holston River NEP.
    (i) The North Fork Holston River Watershed NEP area is within the 
species' historic range and is defined as follows: The North Fork 
Holston River watershed, Washington, Smyth, and Scott Counties, 
Virginia; South Fork Holston River watershed upstream to Ft. Patrick 
Henry Dam, Sullivan County, Tennessee; and the Holston River from the 
confluence of the North and South Forks downstream to the John Sevier 
Detention Lake Dam, Hawkins County, Tennessee. This site is totally 
isolated from existing populations of this species by large Tennessee 
River tributaries and reservoirs. As the species is not known to inhabit 
reservoirs and because individuals of the species are not likely to move 
100 river miles through these large reservoirs, the possibility that 
this population could come in contact with extant wild populations is 
unlikely.
    (ii) The Tellico River NEP area is within the species' historic 
range and is defined as follows: The Tellico River, between the 
backwaters of the Tellico Reservoir (approximately Tellico River mile 19 
(30.4 kilometers) and Tellico River mile 33 (52.8 kilometers), near the 
Tellico Ranger Station, Monroe County, Tennessee. This species is not 
currently known to exist in the Tellico River or its tributaries. Based 
on its habitat requirements, we do not expect this species to become 
established outside this NEP area. However, if individuals of this 
population move upstream or downstream or into tributaries outside the 
designated NEP area, we would presume that they came from the 
reintroduced population. We would then amend this regulation to enlarge 
the boundaries of the NEP area to include the entire range of the 
expanded population.
    (iii) The French Broad River and Holston River NEP area is within 
the species' historic range and is defined as follows: the French Broad 
River, Knox and Sevier Counties, Tennessee, from the base of Douglas Dam 
(river mile (RM) 32.3 (51.7 km)) downstream to the confluence with the 
Holston River; then up the Holston River, Knox, Grainger, and Jefferson 
Counties, Tennessee, to the base of Cherokee Dam (RM 52.3 (83.7 km)); 
and the lower 5 RM (8 km) of all tributaries that enter these river 
reaches. This species is not known to exist in any of the tributaries to 
the free-flowing reaches of the French Broad River below Douglas Dam, 
Knox and Sevier Counties, Tennessee, or of the Holston River below the 
Cherokee Dam, Knox, Grainger, and Jefferson Counties, Tennessee. Based 
on its habitat requirements, we do not expect this species to become 
established outside this NEP area. However, if individuals of this 
population move upstream or downstream or into tributaries outside the 
designated NEP area, we would presume that they came from the 
reintroduced population. We would then amend this regulation to enlarge 
the boundaries of the NEP area to include the entire range of the 
expanded population.
    (iv) We do not intend to change the NEP designations to ``essential 
experimental,'' ``threatened,'' or ``endangered'' within the NEP areas. 
Additionally, we will not designate critical habitat for these NEPs, as 
provided by 16 U.S.C. 1539(j)(2)(C)(ii).
    (2) What activities are not allowed in the NEP areas? (i) Except as 
expressly allowed in paragraph (e)(3) of this section, all the 
prohibitions of Sec.  17.31(a) and (b) apply to the yellowfin madtom.
    (ii) Any manner of take not described under paragraph (e)(3) of this 
section is prohibited in the NEP area. We may refer unauthorized take of 
this species to the appropriate authorities for prosecution.
    (iii) You may not possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export by any means whatsoever any of the identified fishes, 
or parts thereof, that are taken or possessed in violation of paragraph 
(e)(2) of this section or in violation of the applicable State fish and 
wildlife laws or regulations or the Act.
    (iv) You may not attempt to commit, solicit another to commit, or 
cause to be committed any offense defined in paragraph (e)(2) of this 
section.
    (3) What take is allowed in the NEP area? Take of this species that 
is accidental and incidental to an otherwise legal activity, such as 
recreation (e.g., fishing, boating, wading, trapping, or swimming), 
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other activities that are in accordance with Federal, State, and local 
laws and regulations, is allowed.
    (4) How will the effectiveness of these reintroductions be 
monitored? We will prepare periodic progress reports and fully evaluate 
these reintroduction efforts after 5 and 10 years to determine whether 
to continue or terminate the reintroduction efforts.
    (5) Note: Map of the NEP area for the yellowfin madtom in the 
Tellico River, Tennessee, appears immediately following paragraph (m)(5) 
of this section.
    (6) Note: Map of the NEP area for the yellowfin madtom in the French 
Broad River and Holston River, Tennessee, appears immediately following 
paragraph (m)(7) of this section.
    (f) Guam rail (Gallirallus. (1) The Guam rail population identified 
in paragraph (f)(7) of this section is a nonessential experimental 
population.
    (2) No person shall take this species, except:
    (i) In accordance with a valid permit issued by the Service under 
Sec.  17.32 for educational purposes, scientific purposes, the 
enhancement of propagation or survival of the species, zoological 
exhibition, and other conservation purposes consistent with the Act; or
    (ii) As authorized by the laws and regulations of the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands, after the Service has made the 
determination that the experimental population has become well 
established and occupies all suitable habitat island-wide.
    (3) Any employee of the Service, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands Division of Fish and Wildlife, or the Guam Division of 
Aquatic and Wildlife Resources who is designated for such purposes, may, 
when acting in the course of official duties, take a Guam rail without a 
permit if such action is necessary to:
    (i) Aid a sick, injured, or orphaned specimen;
    (ii) Dispose of a dead specimen;
    (iii) Salvage a dead specimen that may be useful for scientific 
study; or
    (iv) Take an animal that is responsible for depredations to personal 
property if it has not been possible to otherwise eliminate such 
depredations and/or loss of personal property, provided that such taking 
must be done in a humane manner and may involve injuring or killing the 
bird only if it has not been possible to eliminate depredations by live 
capturing and releasing the specimen unharmed in other suitable 
habitats.
    (4) Any violation of applicable commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands fish and wildlife conservation laws or regulations with respect 
to the taking of this species (other than taking as described in 
paragraph (f)(2)(ii) of this section) will also be a violation of the 
Endangered Species Act.
    (5) No person shall possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export by any means whatsoever, any such species taken in 
violation of these regulations or in violation of applicable 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands fish and wildlife laws or 
regulations or the Endangered Species Act.
    (6) It is unlawful for any person to attempt to commit, solicit 
another to commit, or cause to be committed, any offense defined in 
paragraphs (f) (2) through (5) of this section.
    (7) The sites for introduction of Guam rails on Rota, Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands, are on an island separated from Guam by 
50 kilometers of ocean. The last known observation of an individual of 
this species occurred near the northern tip of Guam, which is closest to 
the island of Rota. No intermingling of these populations will occur 
since this species has been extirpated in the wild on Guam. The Rota 
release sites are of necessity outside the historic range of the Guam 
rail, as described in this regulation, because its primary range has 
been unsuitably and irreversibly destroyed by the brown tree snake.
    (8) The nonessential experimental population on Rota will be checked 
periodically by staff of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands Division of Fish and Wildlife and cooperating staff from the 
University of Tennessee to determine dispersal patterns, mortality, and 
reproductive success. The overall success of the releases and general 
health of the population will also be assessed.
    (g) Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes). (1) The black-footed 
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(g)(9)(i) through (viii) of this section are nonessential experimental 
populations. We will manage each of these populations, and each 
reintroduction site within the Wyoming Experimental Population Area, in 
accordance with their respective management plans.
    (2) No person may take this species in the wild in the experimental 
population area, except as provided in paragraphs (g)(3), (4), (5), and 
(10) of this section.
    (3) Any person with a valid permit issued by the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service (Service) under section 17.32 may take black-footed 
ferrets in the wild in the experimental population areas.
    (4) Any employee or agent of the Service or appropriate State 
wildlife agency designated for such purposes, acting in the course of 
official duties, may take a black-footed ferret in the wild in the 
experimental population areas if such action is necessary:
    (i) For scientific purposes;
    (ii) To relocate a ferret to avoid conflict with human activities;
    (iii) To relocate a ferret that has moved outside the Little Snake 
Black-footed Ferret Management Area/Coyote Basin Primary Management Zone 
or the Rosebud Sioux Reservation Experimental Population Area when that 
relocation is necessary to protect the ferret or is requested by an 
affected landowner or land manager, or whose removal is requested 
pursuant to paragraph (g)(12) of this section.
    (iv) To relocate ferrets within the experimental population area to 
improve ferret survival and recovery prospects;
    (v) To relocate ferrets from the experimental population areas into 
other ferret reintroduction areas or captivity;
    (vi) To aid a sick, injured, or orphaned animal; or
    (vii) To salvage a dead specimen for scientific purposes.
    (5) A person may take a ferret in the wild within the experimental 
population areas, provided such take is incidental to and not the 
purpose of, the carrying out of an otherwise lawful activity and if such 
ferret injury or mortality was unavoidable, unintentional, and did not 
result from negligent conduct. Such conduct is not considered 
intentional or ``knowing take'' for the purposes of this regulation, and 
the Service will not take legal action for such conduct. However, we 
will refer cases of knowing take to the appropriate authorities for 
prosecution.
    (6) You must report any taking pursuant to paragraphs (g)(3), 
(4)(vi) and (vii), and (5) of this section to the appropriate Service 
Field Supervisor, who will determine the disposition of any live or dead 
specimens.
    (i) Report such taking in Wyoming, including the Shirley Basin/
Medicine Bow experimental population area, to the Field Supervisor, 
Ecological Services, Fish and Wildlife Service, Cheyenne, Wyoming 
(telephone: 307/772-2374).
    (ii) Report such taking in the Conata Basin/Badlands experimental 
population area to the Field Supervisor, Ecological Services, Fish and 
Wildlife Service, Pierre, South Dakota (telephone: 605/224-8693).
    (iii) Report such taking in the northcentral Montana experimental 
population area to the Field Supervisor, Ecological Services, Fish and 
Wildlife Service, Helena, Montana (telephone: 406/449-5225).
    (iv) Report such taking in the Aubrey Valley experimental population 
area to the Field Supervisor, Ecological Services, Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Phoenix, Arizona (telephone: 602/640-2720).
    (v) Report such taking in the northwestern Colorado/northeastern 
Utah experimental population area to the appropriate Field Supervisor, 
Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Lakewood, Colorado 
(telephone: 303/275-2370), or Salt Lake City, Utah (telephone: 801/524-
5001).
    (vi) Report such taking in the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe 
Experimental Population Area to the Field Supervisor, Ecological 
Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pierre, South Dakota 
(telephone 605/224-8693).
    (vii) Report such taking in the Rosebud Sioux Reservation 
Experimental Population Area to the Field Supervisor, Ecological 
Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pierre, South Dakota 
(telephone 605/224-8693).
    (7) No person shall possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
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ferret or part thereof from the experimental populations taken in 
violation of these regulations or in violation of applicable State fish 
and wildlife laws or regulations or the Endangered Species Act.
    (8) It is unlawful for any person to attempt to commit, solicit 
another to commit, or cause to commit, any offense defined in paragraphs 
(g)(2) and (7) of this section.
    (9) The sites for reintroduction of black-footed ferrets are within 
the historical range of the species.
    (i) We consider the Shirley Basin/Medicine Bow Management Area on 
the attached map of Wyoming to be the core recovery area for this 
species in southeastern Wyoming. The boundaries of the nonessential 
experimental population are that part of Wyoming south and east of the 
North Platte River within Natrona, Carbon, and Albany Counties (see 
Wyoming map). All marked ferrets found in the wild within these 
boundaries prior to the first breeding season following the first year 
of releases constituted the nonessential experimental population during 
this period. All ferrets found in the wild within these boundaries 
during and after the first breeding season following the first year of 
releases comprise the nonessential experimental population, thereafter.
    (ii) We consider the Conata Basin/Badlands Reintroduction Area on 
the attached map for South Dakota to be the core recovery area for this 
species in southwestern South Dakota. The boundaries of the nonessential 
experimental population area occur north of State Highway 44 and BIA 
Highway 2 east of the Cheyenne River and BIA Highway 41, south of I-90, 
and west of State Highway 73 within Pennington, Shannon, and Jackson 
Counties, South Dakota. Any black-footed ferret found in the wild within 
these boundaries is part of the nonessential experimental population 
after the first breeding season following the first year of releases of 
black-footed ferret in the Reintroduction Area. A black-footed ferret 
occurring outside the experimental population area in South Dakota is 
considered as endangered but may be captured for genetic testing. We 
will dispose of the captured animal in one of the following ways if 
necessary:
    (A) We may return an animal genetically related to the experimental 
population to the Reintroduction Area or to a captive facility.
    (B) Under an existing contingency plan, we will use up to nine 
black-footed ferrets genetically unrelated to the experimental 
population in the captive-breeding program. If a landowner outside the 
experimental population area wishes to retain black-footed ferrets on 
his property, we will develop a conservation agreement or easement with 
the landowner.
    (iii) We consider the Northcentral Montana Reintroduction Area shown 
on the attached map for Montana to be the core recovery area for this 
species in northcentral Montana. The boundaries of the nonessential 
experimental population are those parts of Phillips and Blaine Counties, 
Montana, described as the area bounded on the north beginning at the 
northwest corner of the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation on the Milk 
River; east following the Milk River to the east Phillips County line; 
then south along said line to the Missouri River; then west along the 
Missouri River to the west boundary of Phillips County; then north along 
said county line to the west boundary of Fort Belknap Indian 
Reservation; then further north along said boundary to the point of 
origin at the Milk River. All marked ferrets found in the wild within 
these boundaries prior to the first breeding season following the first 
year of releases constituted the nonessential experimental population 
during this period. All ferrets found in the wild within these 
boundaries during and after the first breeding season following the 
first year of releases comprise the nonessential experimental population 
thereafter. A black-footed ferret occurring outside the experimental 
area in Montana is initially considered as endangered but may be 
captured for genetic testing. We will dispose of the captured animal in 
one of the following ways if necessary:
    (A) We may return an animal genetically related to the experimental 
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    (B) Under an existing contingency plan, we will use up to nine 
black-footed ferrets genetically unrelated to the experimental 
population in the captive-breeding program. If a landowner outside the 
experimental population area wishes to retain black-footed ferrets on 
his property, we will develop a conservation agreement or easement with 
the landowner.
    (iv) We consider the Aubrey Valley Experimental Population Area 
shown on the attached map for Arizona to be the core recovery area for 
this species in northwestern Arizona. The boundary of the nonessential 
experimental population area is those parts of Coconino, Mohave, and 
Yavapai Counties that include the Aubrey Valley west of the Aubrey 
Cliffs, starting from Chino Point, north along the crest of the Aubrey 
cliffs to the Supai Road (State Route 18), southwest along the Supai 
Road to Township 26 North, then west to Range 11 West, then south to the 
Hualapai Indian Reservation boundary, then east and northeast along the 
Hualapai Indian Reservation boundary to U.S. Highway Route 66; then 
southeast along Route 66 for approximately 6 km (2.3 miles) to a point 
intercepting the east boundary of section 27, Township 25 North, Range 9 
West; then south along a line to where the Atchison-Topeka Railroad 
enters Yampa Divide Canyon; then southeast along the Atchison-Topeka 
Railroad alignment to the intersection of the Range 9 West/Range 8 West 
boundary; then south to the SE corner of section 12, Township 24 North, 
Range 9 West; then southeast to SE corner section 20, Township 24 West, 
Range 8 West; then south to the SE corner section 29, Township 24 North, 
Range 8 West; then southeast to the half section point on the east 
boundary line of section 33, Township 24 North, Range 8 West; then 
northeast to the SE corner of section 27, Township 24 North, Range 8 
West; then southeast to the SE corner Section 35, Township 24 North, 
Range 8 West; then southeast to the half section point on the east 
boundary line of section 12, Township 23 North, Range 8 West; then 
southeast to the SE corner of section 8, Township 23 North, Range 7 
West; then southeast to the SE corner of section 16, Township 23 North, 
Range 7 West; then east to the half section point of the north boundary 
line of section 14, Township 23 North, Range 7 West; then south to the 
half section point on the north boundary line of section 26, Township 23 
North, Range 7 West; then east along section line to route 66; then 
southeast along route 66 to the point of origin at Chino Point. Any 
black-footed ferrets found in the wild within these boundaries is part 
of the nonessential experimental population after the first breeding 
season following the first year of releases of ferrets into the 
reintroduction area. A black-footed ferret occurring outside the 
experimental area in Arizona is initially considered as endangered but 
may be captured for genetic testing. We will dispose of the captured 
animal in one of the following ways if necessary:
    (A) We may return an animal genetically related to the experimental 
population to the reintroduction area or to a captive facility. If a 
landowner outside the experimental population area wishes to retain 
black-footed ferrets on his property, we will develop a conservation 
agreement or easement with the landowner.
    (B) Under an existing contingency plan, we will use up to nine 
black-footed ferrets genetically unrelated to the experimental 
population in the captive-breeding program. If a landowner outside the 
experimental population area wishes to retain black-footed ferrets on 
his property, we will develop a conservation agreement or easement with 
the landowner.
    (v) We consider the Little Snake Black-footed Ferret Management Area 
in Colorado and the Coyote Basin Black-footed Ferret Primary Management 
Zone in Utah as the initial recovery sites for this species within the 
Northwestern Colorado/Northeastern Utah Experimental Population Area 
(see Colorado/Utah map). The boundaries of the nonessential Experimental 
Population Area will be all of Moffat and Rio Blanco Counties in 
Colorado west of Colorado State Highway 13; all of Uintah and Duchesne 
Counties in Utah; and in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, the line between 
Range 96 and 97 West (eastern edge), Range 102 and 103 West (western 
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marked ferrets found in the wild within these boundaries prior to the 
first breeding season following the first year of release will 
constitute the nonessential experimental population during this period. 
All ferrets found in the wild within these boundaries during and after 
the first breeding season following the first year of releases of 
ferrets into the reintroduction area will comprise the nonessential 
experimental population thereafter. A black-footed ferret occurring 
outside the Experimental Population Area is initially considered as 
endangered but may be captured for genetic testing. We will dispose of 
the captured animal in one of the following ways if necessary:
    (A) We may return an animal genetically related to the experimental 
population to the Reintroduction Area or to a captive facility.
    (B) Under an existing contingency plan, we will use up to nine 
black-footed ferrets genetically unrelated to the experimental 
population in the captive-breeding program. If a landowner outside the 
experimental population area wishes to retain black-footed ferrets on 
his property, we will develop a conservation agreement or easement with 
the landowner.
    (vi) The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reintroduction Area is shown on 
the map of north-central South Dakota at the end of paragraph (g) of 
this section. The boundaries of the nonessential experimental population 
area are the exterior boundaries of the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation 
which includes all of Dewey and Ziebach Counties, South Dakota. Any 
black-footed ferret found in the wild within these counties will be 
considered part of the nonessential experimental population after the 
first breeding season following the first year of black-footed ferret 
release. A black-footed ferret occurring outside the Experimental 
Population Area in north-central South Dakota would initially be 
considered as endangered but may be captured for genetic testing. When a 
ferret is found outside the Experimental Population Area, the following 
may occur:
    (A) If an animal is genetically determined to have originated from 
the experimental population, we may return it to the reintroduction area 
or to a captive-breeding facility.
    (B) If an animal is determined to be genetically unrelated to the 
experimental population, we will place it in captivity under an existing 
contingency plan. Up to nine black-footed ferrets may be taken for use 
in the captive-breeding program.
    (vii) The Rosebud Sioux Reservation Experimental Population Area is 
shown on the map of south-central South Dakota at the end of paragraph 
(g) of this section. The boundaries of the nonessential experimental 
population area include all of Gregory, Mellette, Todd, and Tripp 
Counties in South Dakota. Any black-footed ferret found within these 
four counties will be considered part of the nonessential experimental 
population after the first breeding season following the first year of 
black-footed ferret release. A black-footed ferret occurring outside the 
nonessential experimental population area in south-central South Dakota 
will initially be considered as endangered but may be captured for 
genetic testing. If necessary, disposition of the captured animal may 
occur in the following ways:
    (A) If an animal is genetically determined to have originated from 
the experimental population, we may return it to the reintroduction area 
or to a captive-breeding facility.
    (B) If an animal is determined to be genetically unrelated to the 
experimental population, we will place it in captivity under an existing 
contingency plan. Up to nine black-footed ferrets may be taken for use 
in the captive-breeding program.
    (viii) The Wyoming Experimental Population Area encompasses most of 
the State of Wyoming. The boundaries of the nonessential experimental 
population include all areas in the State of Wyoming outside of the 
Shirley Basin/Medicine Bow Management Area (see paragraph (g)(9)(i) of 
this section) and the small portion of Wyoming included as part of the 
Northwestern Colorado/Northeastern Utah Experimental Population Area 
(see paragraph (g)(9)(v) of this section). Collectively, however, these 
three 10(j) areas cover the entire State of Wyoming. Any black-footed 
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Experimental Population Area will be considered part of a nonessential 
experimental population. A black-footed ferret that disperses beyond the 
boundaries of the nonessential experimental population area takes on the 
status of that area (endangered, unless within another nonessential 
experimental population area). Such animals may be captured for genetic 
testing and relocation. If necessary, disposition of the captured animal 
may occur in the following ways:
    (A) If an animal is genetically determined to have originated from 
the experimental population, we may return it to the reintroduction area 
or to a captive-breeding facility.
    (B) If an animal is determined to be genetically unrelated to the 
experimental population, we will place it in captivity under an existing 
contingency plan.
    (10) Monitoring the reintroduced populations will occur continually 
during the life of the project, including the use of radio telemetry and 
other remote sensing devices, as appropriate. Vaccination of all 
released animals will occur prior to release, as appropriate, to prevent 
diseases prevalent in mustelids. Any animal that is sick, injured, or 
otherwise in need of special care may be captured by authorized 
personnel of the Service or appropriate State wildlife agency or their 
agents and given appropriate care. Such an animal may be released back 
to its appropriate reintroduction area or another authorized site as 
soon as possible, unless physical or behavioral problems make it 
necessary to return the animal to captivity.
    (11) We will reevaluate the status of the experimental population 
within the first five years after the first year of release of black-
footed ferrets to determine future management needs. This review will 
take into account the reproductive success and movement patterns of the 
individuals released into the area, as well as the overall health of the 
experimental population and the prairie dog ecosystem in the above 
described areas. We will propose reclassification of the black-footed 
ferret when we meet the appropriate recovery objectives for the species.
    (12) We will not include a reevaluation of the ``nonessential 
experimental'' designation for these populations during our review of 
the initial five year reintroduction program. We do not foresee any 
likely situation justifying alteration of the nonessential experimental 
status of these populations. Should any such alteration prove necessary 
and it results in a substantial modification to black-footed ferret 
management on non-Federal lands, any private landowner who consented to 
the introduction of black-footed ferrets on their lands may rescind 
their consent, and at their request, we will relocate the ferrets 
pursuant to paragraph (g)(4)(iii) of this section.

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    (h) Whooping crane (Grus americana). (1) The whooping crane 
populations identified in paragraphs (h)(9)(i) through (iv) of this 
section are nonessential experimental populations (NEPs) as defined in 
Sec.  17.80.
    (i) The only natural extant population of whooping cranes, known as 
the Aransas/Wood Buffalo National Park population, occurs well west of 
the Mississippi River. This population nests in the Northwest 
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adjacent areas of Alberta, Canada, primarily within the boundaries of 
the Wood Buffalo National Park, and winters along the Central Texas Gulf 
of Mexico coast at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge.
    (ii) No natural populations of whooping cranes are likely to come 
into contact with the NEPs set forth in paragraphs (h)(9)(i) through 
(iv) of this section. Whooping cranes adhere to ancestral breeding 
grounds, leaving little possibility that individuals from the extant 
Aransas/Wood Buffalo National Park population will stray into the NEPs. 
Studies of whooping cranes have shown that migration is a learned rather 
than an innate behavior.
    (2) No person may take this species in the wild in the experimental 
population areas, except when such take is accidental and incidental to 
an otherwise lawful activity, or as provided in paragraphs (h)(3) and 
(4) of this section. Examples of otherwise lawful activities include, 
but are not limited to, oil and gas exploration and extraction, 
aquacultural practices, agricultural practices, pesticide application, 
water management, construction, recreation, trapping, or hunting, when 
such activities are in full compliance with all applicable laws and 
regulations.
    (3) Any person with a valid permit issued by the Fish and Wildlife 
Service (Service) under Sec.  17.32 may take whooping cranes in the wild 
in the experimental population areas for educational purposes, 
scientific purposes, the enhancement of propagation or survival of the 
species, and other conservation purposes consistent with the ESA and in 
accordance with applicable State fish and wildlife conservation laws and 
regulations.
    (4) Any employee or agent of the Service or State wildlife agency 
who is designated for such purposes, when acting in the course of 
official duties, may take a whooping crane in the wild in the 
experimental population areas if such action is necessary to:
    (i) Relocate a whooping crane to avoid conflict with human 
activities;
    (ii) Relocate a whooping crane that has moved outside any of the 
areas identified in paragraphs (h)(9)(i) through (iv) of this section, 
when removal is necessary or requested and is authorized by a valid 
permit under Sec.  17.22;
    (iii) Relocate whooping cranes within the experimental population 
areas to improve survival and recovery prospects;
    (iv) Relocate whooping cranes from the experimental population areas 
into captivity;
    (v) Aid a sick, injured, or orphaned whooping crane; or
    (vi) Dispose of a dead specimen or salvage a dead specimen that may 
be useful for scientific study.
    (5) Any taking pursuant to paragraphs (h)(3) and (4) of this section 
must be immediately reported to the National Whooping Crane Coordinator, 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 100, Austwell, TX 77950 (Phone: 
361-286-3559), who, in conjunction with his counterpart in the Canadian 
Wildlife Service, will determine the disposition of any live or dead 
specimens.
    (6) No person shall possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export by any means whatsoever, any such species from the 
experimental populations taken in violation of these regulations or in 
violation of applicable State fish and wildlife laws or regulations or 
the Endangered Species Act.
    (7) It is unlawful for any person to attempt to commit, solicit 
another to commit, or cause to be committed any offense defined in 
paragraphs (h)(2) through (6) of this section.
    (8) The Service will not mandate any closure of areas, including 
National Wildlife Refuges, during hunting or conservation order seasons, 
or closure or modification of hunting or conservation order seasons, in 
the following situations:
    (i) For the purpose of avoiding take of whooping cranes in the NEPs 
identified in paragraphs (h)(9)(i) through (iv) of this section;
    (ii) If a clearly marked whooping crane from the NEPs identified in 
paragraphs (h)(9)(i) through (iv) of this section wanders outside the 
designated NEP areas. In this situation, the Service will attempt to 
capture the stray bird and return it to the appropriate area if removal 
is requested by the State.
    (9) All whooping cranes found in the wild within the boundaries 
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paragraphs (h)(9)(i) through (iv) of this section will be considered 
nonessential experimental animals. Geographic areas the nonessential 
experimental populations may inhabit are within the historic range of 
the whooping crane in the United States and include the following:
    (i) The entire State of Florida (the Kissimmee Prairie NEP). The 
reintroduction site is the Kissimmee Prairie portions of Polk, Osceola, 
Highlands, and Okeechobee Counties. The experimental population released 
at Kissimmee Prairie is expected to remain mostly within the prairie 
region of central Florida.
    (ii) The States of Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, and Utah, and the 
western half of the State of Wyoming (the Rocky Mountain NEP).
    (iii) That portion of the eastern contiguous United States that 
includes the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, 
Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, 
Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, 
West Virginia, and Wisconsin (the Eastern Migratory NEP). Whooping 
cranes within this population are expected to occur mostly within the 
States of Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, 
and Florida. The additional States included within the experimental 
population area are those expected to receive occasional use by the 
cranes, or which may be used as breeding or wintering areas in the event 
of future population expansion.
    (iv) The entire State of Louisiana (the Louisiana Nonmigratory NEP). 
The reintroduction site is the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area of 
southwestern Louisiana in Vermilion Parish. Current information 
indicates that White Lake is the historic location of a resident 
nonmigratory population of whooping cranes that bred and reared young in 
Louisiana. Whooping cranes within this nonmigratory population are 
expected to occur mostly within the White Lake Wetlands Conservation 
Area and the nearby wetlands in Vermilion Parish. The marshes and 
wetlands of southwestern Louisiana are expected to receive occasional 
use by the cranes and may be used in the event of future population 
expansion.
    (v) A map of all NEP areas in the United States for whooping cranes 
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    (10) The reintroduced populations will be monitored during the 
duration of the projects by the use of radio telemetry and other 
appropriate measures. Any animal that is determined to be sick, injured, 
or otherwise in need of special care will be recaptured to the extent 
possible by Service and/or State wildlife personnel or their designated 
agent and given appropriate care. Such animals will be released back to 
the wild as soon as possible, unless physical or behavioral problems 
make it necessary to return them to a captive-breeding facility.
    (11) The Service will reevaluate the status of the experimental 
populations periodically to determine future management needs. This 
review will take into account the reproductive success and movement 
patterns of the individuals released within the experimental population 
areas.
    (i) California condor (Gymnogyps californianus). (1) Where is the 
California condor designated as a nonessential experimental population 
(NEP)? The NEP area for the California condor is within the species' 
historical range in northern California, northwestern Nevada, and 
Oregon.
    (i) The western boundary of the NEP is the Submerged Lands Act 
boundary line along the Pacific coast. The southern boundary of the NEP 
is formed by: An east-west line from California's Submerged Lands Act 
boundary to Hare Creek; Hare Creek from the Pacific Ocean to its 
junction with California State Route 1; north to the junction of State 
Route 1 and State Route 20; east along California State Route 20 to 
where it meets Interstate 80; and Interstate 80 from its intersection 
with California State Route 20 to U.S. Route 95 in Nevada. The eastern 
boundary of the NEP is U.S. Route 95 in Nevada to the State boundary of 
Oregon and then east and north along Oregon's southern and eastern 
boundaries, respectively. The northern boundary of the NEP is the State 
boundary between Oregon and Washington. All highway boundaries are 
inclusive of the entire highway right of way.
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    (iii) We are designating the experimental population area to 
accommodate the potential future movements of a wild population of 
California condors. The released population is expected to remain in the 
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20 years) due to the geographic extent of the designation.
    (iv) We do not intend to change the status of this nonessential 
population unless:
    (A) The California condor is recovered and subsequently removed from 
the list in Sec.  17.11(h) in accordance with the Act; or
    (B) The reintroduction is not successful and the regulations in this 
paragraph (i) are revoked.
    (v) Legal actions or other circumstances may compel a change in this 
nonessential experimental population's legal status to essential, 
threatened, or endangered, or compel the Service to designate critical 
habitat for the California condors within the experimental population 
area defined in this rule. If this happens, all California condors will 
be removed from the area and this experimental population rule will be 
withdrawn, unless the participating parties in the reintroduction effort 
agree that the condors should remain in the wild. Changes in the legal 
status and/or removal of this population of California condors will be 
made in compliance with any applicable Federal rulemaking and other 
procedures.
    (vi) We will not designate critical habitat for this NEP, as 
provided by 16 U.S.C. 1539(j)(2)(C)(ii).
    (2) What take of the California condor is allowed in the NEP area? 
(i) Throughout the California condor NEP, you will not be in violation 
of the Act if you unavoidably and unintentionally take a California 
condor (except as noted in paragraph (i)(3)(ii) of this section), 
provided such take is non-negligent, incidental to a lawful activity 
(i.e., not done on purpose), and you report the take as soon as possible 
as provided under paragraph (i)(2)(iii) of this section. The phrase 
``unavoidably and unintentionally'' means take that occurs despite the 
exertion of reasonable care to avoid take. Examples of activities that 
will not violate the take prohibitions of this section include, but are 
not limited to: Legal hunting of species other than condors; 
recreational shooting; ranching; farming; existing authorized uses of 
private and public lands; driving; recreational activities; and 
administrative and emergency functions carried out by local, State, or 
Federal government agencies.
    (ii) Any person with a valid permit issued by the Service under 
Sec.  17.32 may take California condors in the wild in the experimental 
population area, pursuant to the terms of the permit. Additionally, any 
employee or agent of the Service, National Park Service, Yurok Tribe 
Natural Resource Division, California Department of Parks and 
Recreation, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Nevada 
Department of Wildlife, or Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife who is 
designated and trained for such purposes, when acting in the course of 
official duties, may take a California condor within the NEP area if 
such action is necessary:
    (A) For scientific purposes;
    (B) To relocate or haze California condors within the experimental 
population area to improve California condor survival or recovery;
    (C) To relocate California condors that have moved outside the 
experimental population area;
    (D) To transport California condors to and from veterinary 
facilities or captive-breeding facilities;
    (E) To address conflicts with ongoing or proposed activities in an 
attempt to improve California condor survival;
    (F) To aid a sick, injured, or orphaned California condor;
    (G) To salvage a dead specimen that may be useful for scientific 
study;
    (H) To dispose of a dead specimen; or
    (I) To aid in law enforcement investigations involving the 
California condor.
    (iii) Any take pursuant to paragraphs (i)(2)(i), (i)(2)(ii)(F), 
(i)(2)(ii)(G), or (i)(2)(ii)(H) of this section must be reported as soon 
as possible to the California Condor Field Coordinator, California 
Condor Recovery Office, 2493 Portola Road, Suite A, Ventura, California 
93003, (805/644-5185), who will determine the disposition of any live or 
dead specimens.
    (3) What take of the California condor is not allowed in the NEP 
area? For the purposes of this rule, an occupied California condor nest 
is defined as a nest that is attended by a breeding pair of condors, 
occupied by a condor egg, or occupied or attended by a condor less than 
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    (i) Except as expressly allowed in paragraph (i)(2) of this section, 
all of the provisions of Sec.  17.31(a) and (b) apply to the California 
condor in areas identified in paragraph (i)(1) of this section, and any 
manner of take not described under paragraph (i)(2) of this section is 
prohibited in the NEP.
    (ii) Habitat alteration (e.g., removing trees, erecting structures, 
altering the nest structure or perches near the nest) within 656 ft (200 
m) of an occupied nest is prohibited, except for emergency fuels 
treatment activities by Federal, State, Tribal, or local government 
agencies to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire or during responses 
to wildfire or other emergencies.
    (iii) Significant visual or noise disturbance (e.g., tree felling, 
chainsaws, helicopter overflights, concrete cutters, fireworks, 
explosives) within 656 ft (200 m) of an occupied nest is prohibited, 
except for emergency fuels treatment activities by Federal, State, 
Tribal, or local government agencies to reduce the risk of catastrophic 
wildfire or during responses to wildfire or other emergencies. 
Activities such as ranching and use of existing roads and trails would 
not be considered a significant visual or noise disturbance.
    (iv) You must not possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export, by any means whatsoever, any California condor or 
part thereof from the experimental population taken in violation of this 
paragraph (i) or in violation of applicable tribal or State laws or 
regulations or the Act.
    (v) It is unlawful for you to attempt to commit, solicit another to 
commit, or cause to be committed, any take of the California condor, 
except as expressly allowed in paragraph (i)(2) of this section.
    (4) How will the effectiveness of this reintroduction be monitored? 
The status of the reintroduction project will receive an informal review 
on an annual basis, and we will evaluate the reintroduction program to 
determine whether to continue or terminate reintroductions every 5 years 
as part of our 5-year status review for the species.
    (i) This evaluation will include, but will not be limited to: A 
review of management issues; California condor movements and post-
release behavior; assessment of food resources and dependence of 
California condors on supplemental food; fecundity of the population; 
causes and rates of mortality; project costs; public acceptance; and 
progress toward establishing a self-sustaining population.
    (ii) If a formal evaluation indicates the project is experiencing a 
40 percent or greater mortality rate over multiple years or released 
California condors are not finding food on their own, serious 
consideration will be given to terminating the project.
    (j) California condor (Gymnogyps californianus). (1) The California 
condor (Gymnogyps californianus) population identified in paragraph 
(j)(8) of this section is a nonessential experimental population, and 
the release of such population will further the conservation of the 
species.
    (2) You must not take any California condor in the wild in the 
experimental population area except as provided by this rule:
    (i) Throughout the entire California condor experimental population 
area, you will not be in violation of the Endangered Species Act (Act) 
if you unavoidably and unintentionally take (including killing or 
injuring) a California condor, provided such take is non-negligent and 
incidental to a lawful activity, such as hunting, driving, or 
recreational activities, and you report the take as soon as possible as 
provided under paragraph 5 below.
    (ii) [Reserved]
    (3) If you have a valid permit issued by the Service under Sec.  
17.32, you may take California condors in the wild in the experimental 
population area, pursuant to the terms of the permit.
    (4) Any employee or agent of the Fish and Wildlife Service 
(Service), Bureau of Land Management or appropriate State wildlife 
agency, who is designated for such purposes, when acting in the course 
of official duties, may take a California condor from the wild in the 
experimental population area and vicinity if such action is necessary:
    (i) For scientific purposes;
    (ii) To relocate California condors within the experimental 
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address conflicts with ongoing or proposed activities, or with private 
landowners, when removal is necessary to protect the condor, or is 
requested by an adversely affected landowner or land manager, or other 
adversely affected party. Adverse effects and requests for condor 
relocation will be documented, reported and resolved in as an expedient 
manner as appropriate to the specific situation to protect condors and 
avoid conflicts. Prior to any efforts to relocate condors, the Service 
will obtain permission from the appropriate landowner(s);
    (iii) To relocate California condors that have moved outside the 
experimental population area, by returning the condor to the 
experimental population area or moving it to a captive breeding 
facility. All captures and relocations from outside the experimental 
population area will be coordinated with Service Cooperators, and 
conducted with the permission of the landowner(s) or appropriate land 
management agency(s).
    (iv) To aid a sick, injured, or orphaned California condor;
    (v) To salvage a dead specimen that may be useful for scientific 
study; or
    (vi) To dispose of a dead specimen.
    (5) Any taking pursuant to paragraphs (j)(2), (j)(4)(iv), (j)(4)(v), 
and (j)(4)(vi), of this section must be reported as soon as possible to 
the Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological 
Services, Arizona Field Office, Phoenix, 2321 W. Royal Palm Road, Suite 
103, Arizona (telephone 602/640-2720) who will determine the disposition 
of any live or dead specimens.
    (6) You must not possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export by any means whatsoever, any California condor or part 
thereof from the experimental population taken in violation of this 
paragraph (j) or in violation of applicable State or Tribal laws or 
regulations or the Act.
    (7) It is unlawful for you to attempt to commit, solicit another to 
commit, or cause to be committed, any offense defined in paragraphs 
(j)(2) and (j)(6) of this section.
    (8) The designated experimental population area of the California 
condor includes portions of three states--Arizona, Nevada, and Utah. The 
southern boundary is Interstate Highway 40 in Arizona from its junction 
with Highway 191 west across Arizona to Kingman; the western boundary 
starts at Kingman, goes northwest on Highway 93 to Interstate Highway 
15, continues northeasterly on Interstate Highway 15 in Nevada and Utah, 
to Interstate Highway 70 in Utah; where the northern boundary starts and 
goes across Utah to Highway 191; where the eastern boundary starts and 
goes south through Utah until Highway 191 meets Interstate Highway 40 in 
Arizona (See map at end of this paragraph (j)).
    (i) All California condors released into the experimental population 
area, and their offspring, are to be marked and visually identifiable by 
colored and coded patagial wing markers.
    (ii) The Service has designated the experimental population area to 
accommodate the potential future movements of a wild population of 
condors. All released condors and their progeny are expected to remain 
in the experimental area due to the geographic extent of the 
designation.
    (9) The nonessential experimental population area includes the 
entire highway rights-of-way of the highways in paragraph (j)(8) of this 
section that constitute the perimeter boundary. All California condors 
found in the wild within these boundaries will comprise the experimental 
population.
    (i) The experimental population is to be monitored during the 
reintroduction project. All California condors are to be given physical 
examinations before being released.
    (ii) If there is any evidence that the condor is in poor health or 
diseased, it will not be released to the wild.
    (iii) Any condor that displays signs of illness, is injured, or 
otherwise needs special care may be captured by authorized personnel of 
the Service, Bureau of Land Management, or appropriate State wildlife 
agency or their agents, and given the appropriate care. These condors 
are to be re-released into the reintroduction area as soon as possible, 
unless physical or behavioral problems make it necessary to keep them in 
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    (10) The status of the reintroduction project is to receive an 
informal review on an annual basis and a formal evaluation within the 
first 5 years after the initial release, and every 5 years thereafter. 
This evaluation will include, but not be limited to: a review of 
management issues; compliance with agreements; assessment of available 
carrion; dependence of older condors on supplemental food sources; post 
release behavior; causes and rates of mortality; alternative release 
sites; project costs; public acceptance; and accomplishment of recovery 
tasks prescribed in California Condor Recovery Plan. The number of 
variables that could affect this reintroduction project make it 
difficult to develop criteria for success or failure after 5 years. 
However, if after 5 years the project is experiencing a 40 percent or 
greater mortality rate or released condors are not finding food on their 
own, serious consideration will be given to terminating the project.
    (11) The Service does not intend to pursue a change in the 
nonessential experimental population designation to experimental 
essential, threatened, or endangered, or modify the experimental 
population area boundaries without consulting with and obtaining the 
full cooperation of affected parties located within the experimental 
population area, the reintroduction program cooperators identified in 
the memorandum of understanding (MOU) for this program, and the 
cooperators identified in the agreement for this program.
    (i) The Service does not intend to change the status of this 
nonessential population until the California condor is recovered and 
delisted in accordance with the Act or if the reintroduction is not 
successful and the rule is revoked. No designation of critical habitat 
will be made for nonessential populations (16 U.S.C. Sec.  
1539(j)(2)(C)(ii).
    (ii) Legal actions or other circumstances may compel a change in 
this nonessential experimental population's legal status to essential, 
threatened, or endangered, or compel the Service to designate critical 
habitat for the California condors within the experimental population 
area defined in this rule. If this happens, all California condors will 
be removed from the area and this experimental population rule will be 
revoked, unless the parties to the MOU and agreement existing at that 
time agree that the birds should remain in the wild. Changes in the 
legal status and/or removal of this population of California condors 
will be made in compliance with any applicable Federal rulemaking and 
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    (k) Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi). This paragraph (k) sets 
forth the provisions of a rule to establish an experimental population 
of Mexican wolves.
    (1) Purpose of the rule. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) 
finds that reestablishment of an experimental population of Mexican 
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into the subspecies' probable historical range will further the 
conservation and recovery of the Mexican wolf subspecies. The USFWS also 
finds that the experimental population is not essential under Sec.  
17.81(c)(2).
    (2) Determinations. The Mexican wolf population reestablished in the 
Mexican Wolf Experimental Population Area (MWEPA), identified in 
paragraph (k)(4) of this section, is one nonessential experimental 
population. This nonessential experimental population will be managed 
according to the provisions of this rule. The Service does not intend to 
change the nonessential experimental designation to essential 
experimental, threatened, or endangered. Critical habitat cannot be 
designated under the nonessential experimental classification, 16 U.S.C. 
1539(j)(2)(C)(ii).
    (3) Definitions. Key terms used in this rule have the following 
definitions:
    Active den means a den or a specific site above or below ground that 
is used by Mexican wolves on a daily basis to bear and raise pups, 
typically between approximately April 1 and July 31. More than one den 
site may be used in a single season.
    Cross-foster means the removal of offspring from their biological 
parents and placement with surrogate parents.
    Depredation means the confirmed killing or wounding of lawfully 
present domestic animals by one or more Mexican wolves. The Service, 
Wildlife Services, or other Service-designated agencies will confirm 
cases of wolf depredation on lawfully present domestic animals. Cattle 
trespassing on Federal lands are not considered lawfully present 
domestic animals.
    Designated agency means a Federal, State, or tribal agency 
designated by the Service to assist in implementing this rule, all or in 
part, consistent with a Service-approved management plan, special 
management measure, conference opinion pursuant to section 7(a)(4) of 
the Act, section 6 of the Act as described in Sec.  17.31 for State game 
and fish agencies with authority to manage Mexican wolves, or a valid 
permit issued by the Service through Sec.  17.32.
    Disturbance-causing land-use activity means any activity on Federal 
lands within a 1-mi (1.6-km) radius around release pens when Mexican 
wolves are in them, around active dens between April 1 and July 31, and 
around active Mexican wolf rendezvous sites between June 1 and September 
30, which the Service determines could adversely affect reproductive 
success, natural behavior, or persistence of Mexican wolves. Such 
activities may include, but are not limited to, timber or wood 
harvesting, prescribed fire, mining or mine development, camping outside 
designated campgrounds, livestock husbandry activities (e.g., livestock 
drives, roundups, branding, vaccinating, etc.), off-road vehicle use, 
hunting, and any other use or activity with the potential to disturb 
wolves. The following activities are specifically excluded from this 
definition:
    (A) Lawfully present livestock and use of water sources by 
livestock;
    (B) Livestock drives if no reasonable alternative route or timing 
exists;
    (C) Vehicle access over established roads to non-Federal land where 
legally permitted activities are ongoing if no reasonable alternative 
route exists;
    (D) Use of lands within the National Park or National Wildlife 
Refuge Systems as safety buffer zones for military activities and 
Department of Homeland Security border security activities;
    (E) Fire-fighting activities associated with wildfires; and
    (F) Any authorized, specific land use that was active and ongoing at 
the time Mexican wolves chose to locate a den or rendezvous site nearby.
    Domestic animal means livestock as defined in this paragraph (k)(3) 
and non-feral dogs.
    Federal land means land owned and under the administration of 
Federal agencies including, but not limited to, the Service, National 
Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, Department 
of Energy, or Department of Defense.
    Feral dog means any dog (Canis familiaris) or wolf-dog hybrid that, 
because of absence of physical restraint or conspicuous means of 
identifying it at a distance as non-feral, is reasonably thought to 
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person. Feral dogs do not include domestic dogs that are penned, 
leashed, or otherwise restrained (e.g., by shock collar) or which are 
working livestock or being lawfully used to trail or locate wildlife.
    Harass means intentional or negligent actions or omissions that 
create the likelihood of injury to wildlife by annoying it to such an 
extent as to significantly disrupt normal behavioral patterns, which 
include, but are not limited to, breeding, feeding, or sheltering.
    In the act of biting, killing, or wounding means grasping, biting, 
wounding, or feeding upon a live domestic animal on non-Federal land or 
live livestock on Federal land. The term does not include feeding on an 
animal carcass.
    Initial release means the release of Mexican wolves to the wild 
within Zone 1, as defined in this paragraph (k)(3), or in accordance 
with tribal or private land agreements in Zone 2, as defined in this 
paragraph (k)(3), that have never been in the wild, or releasing pups 
that have never been in the wild and are less than 5 months old within 
Zones 1 or 2. The initial release of pups less than 5 months old into 
Zone 2 allows for the cross-fostering of pups from the captive 
population into the wild, as well as enables translocation-eligible 
adults to be re-released in Zone 2 with pups born in captivity.
    Intentional harassment means deliberate, preplanned harassment of 
Mexican wolves, including by less-than-lethal means (such as 12-gauge 
shotgun rubber-bullets and bean-bag shells) designed to cause physical 
discomfort and temporary physical injury, but not death. Intentional 
harassment includes situations where the Mexican wolf or wolves may have 
been unintentionally attracted--or intentionally tracked, waited for, 
chased, or searched out--and then harassed. Intentional harassment of 
Mexican wolves is only allowed under a permit issued by the Service or 
its designated agency.
    Livestock means domestic alpacas, bison, burros (donkeys), cattle, 
goats, horses, llamas, mules, and sheep, or other domestic animals 
defined as livestock in Service-approved State and tribal Mexican wolf 
management plans. Poultry is not considered livestock under this rule.
    Mexican Wolf Experimental Population Area (MWEPA) means an area in 
Arizona and New Mexico including Zones 1, 2, and 3, as defined in this 
paragraph (k)(3), that lies south of Interstate Highway 40 to the 
international border with Mexico.
    Non-Federal land means any private, State-owned, or tribal trust 
land.
    Occupied Mexican wolf range means an area of confirmed presence of 
Mexican wolves based on the most recent map of occupied range posted on 
the Service's Mexican Wolf Recovery Program Web site at http://
www.fws.gov/southwest/es/mexicanwolf/. Specific to the prohibitions at 
paragraphs (k)(5)(iii) and (k)(5)(vii)(D) of this section, Zone 3, as 
defined in this paragraph (k)(3), and tribal trust lands are not 
considered occupied range.
    Opportunistic harassment means scaring any Mexican wolf from the 
immediate area by taking actions such as discharging firearms or other 
projectile-launching devices in proximity to, but not in the direction 
of, the wolf, throwing objects at it, or making loud noise in proximity 
to it. Such harassment might cause temporary, non-debilitating physical 
injury, but is not reasonably anticipated to cause permanent physical 
injury or death. Opportunistic harassment of Mexican wolves can occur 
without a permit issued by the Service or its designated agency.
    Problem wolves mean Mexican wolves that, for purposes of management 
and control by the Service or its designated agent(s), are:
    (A) Individuals or members of a group or pack (including adults, 
yearlings, and pups greater than 4 months of age) that were involved in 
a depredation on lawfully present domestic animals;
    (B) Habituated to humans, human residences, or other facilities 
regularly occupied by humans; or
    (C) Aggressive when unprovoked toward humans.
    Rendezvous site means a gathering and activity area regularly used 
by Mexican wolf pups after they have emerged from the den. Typically, 
these sites are used for a period ranging from about 1 week to 1 month 
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summer after birth during the period from June 1 to September 30. 
Several rendezvous sites may be used in succession within a single 
season.
    Service-approved management plan means management plans approved by 
the Regional Director or Director of the Service through which Federal, 
State, or tribal agencies may become a designated agency. The management 
plan must address how Mexican wolves will be managed to achieve 
conservation goals in compliance with the Act, this experimental 
population rule, and other Service policies. If a Federal, State, or 
tribal agency becomes a designated agency through a Service-approved 
management plan, the Service will help coordinate their activities while 
retaining authority for program direction, oversight, guidance, and 
authorization of Mexican wolf removals.
    Take means to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, 
capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct (16 
U.S.C. 1532(19)).
    Translocate means the release of Mexican wolves into the wild that 
have previously been in the wild. In the MWEPA, translocations will 
occur only in Zones 1 and 2, as defined in this paragraph (k)(3).
    Tribal trust land means any lands title to which is either: Held in 
trust by the United States for the benefit of any Indian tribe or 
individual; or held by any Indian tribe or individual subject to 
restrictions by the United States against alienation. For purposes of 
this rule, tribal trust land does not include land purchased in fee 
title by a tribe. We consider fee simple land purchased by tribes to be 
private land.
    Unacceptable impact to a wild ungulate herd will be determined by a 
State game and fish agency based upon ungulate management goals, or a 15 
percent decline in an ungulate herd as documented by a State game and 
fish agency, using their preferred methodology, based on the 
preponderance of evidence from bull to cow ratios, cow to calf ratios, 
hunter days, and/or elk population estimates.
    Unintentional take means the take of a Mexican wolf by any person if 
the take is unintentional and occurs while engaging in an otherwise 
lawful activity, occurs despite the use of due care, is coincidental to 
an otherwise lawful activity, and is not done on purpose. Taking a 
Mexican wolf by poisoning or shooting will not be considered 
unintentional take.
    Wild ungulate herd means an assemblage of wild ungulates (bighorn 
sheep, bison, deer, elk, or pronghorn) living in a given area.
    Wildlife Services means the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal 
and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services.
    Wounded means exhibiting scraped or torn hide or flesh, bleeding, or 
other evidence of physical damage caused by a Mexican wolf bite.
    Zone 1 means an area within the MWEPA in Arizona and New Mexico into 
which Mexican wolves will be allowed to naturally disperse and occupy 
and where Mexican wolves may be initially released from captivity or 
translocated. Zone 1 includes all of the Apache, Gila, and Sitgreaves 
National Forests; the Payson, Pleasant Valley, and Tonto Basin Ranger 
Districts of the Tonto National Forest; and the Magdalena Ranger 
District of the Cibola National Forest.
    Zone 2 is an area within the MWEPA into which Mexican wolves will be 
allowed to naturally disperse and occupy, and where Mexican wolves may 
be translocated.
    (A) On Federal land in Zone 2, initial releases of Mexican wolves 
are limited to pups less than 5 months old, which allows for the cross-
fostering of pups from the captive population into the wild, as well as 
enables translocation-eligible adults to be re-released with pups born 
in captivity. On private and tribal land in Zone 2, Mexican wolves of 
any age, including adults, can also be initially released under a 
Service- and State-approved management agreement with private landowners 
or a Service-approved management agreement with tribal agencies.
    (B) The northern boundary of Zone 2 is Interstate Highway 40; the 
western boundary extends south from Interstate Highway 40 and follows 
Arizona State Highway 93, Arizona State Highway 89/60, Interstate 
Highway 10, and Interstate Highway 19 to the United States-Mexico 
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States-Mexico international border heading east, then follows New Mexico 
State Highway 81/146 north to Interstate Highway 10, then along New 
Mexico State Highway 26 to Interstate Highway 25; the boundary continues 
along New Mexico State Highway 70/54/506/24; the eastern boundary 
follows the eastern edge of Otero County, New Mexico, to the north and 
then along the southern and then eastern edge of Lincoln County, New 
Mexico, until it intersects with New Mexico State Hwy 285 and follows 
New Mexico State Highway 285 north to the northern boundary of 
Interstate Highway 40. Zone 2 excludes the area in Zone 1, as defined in 
this paragraph (k)(3).
    Zone 3 means an area within the MWEPA into which Mexican wolves will 
be allowed to disperse and occupy, but neither initial releases nor 
translocations will occur there.
    (A) Zone 3 is an area of less suitable Mexican wolf habitat where 
Mexican wolves will be more actively managed under the authorities of 
this rule to reduce human conflict. We expect Mexican wolves to occupy 
areas of suitable habitat where ungulate populations are adequate to 
support them and conflict with humans and their livestock is low. If 
Mexican wolves move outside of areas of suitable habitat, they will be 
more actively managed.
    (B) Zone 3 is two separate geographic areas on the eastern and 
western sides of the MWEPA. One area of Zone 3 is in western Arizona, 
and the other is in eastern New Mexico. In Arizona, the northern 
boundary of Zone 3 is Interstate Highway 40; the eastern boundary 
extends south from Interstate Highway 40 and follows State Highway 93, 
State Highway 89/60, Interstate Highway 10, and Interstate Highway 19 to 
the United States-Mexico international border; the southern boundary is 
the United States-Mexico international border; the western boundary is 
the Arizona-California State border. In New Mexico, the northern 
boundary of Zone 3 is Interstate Highway 40; the eastern boundary is the 
New Mexico-Texas State border; the southern boundary is the United 
States-Mexico international border heading west, then follows State 
Highway 81/146 north to Interstate Highway 10, then along State Highway 
26 to Interstate Highway 25, the southern boundary continues along State 
Highway 70/54/506/24; the western boundary follows the eastern edge of 
Otero County to the north and then along the southern and then eastern 
edge of Lincoln County until it follows State Highway 285 north to the 
northern boundary of Interstate Highway 40.
    (4) Designated area. The designated experimental population area for 
Mexican wolves classified as a nonessential experimental population by 
this rule is within the subspecies' probable historical range and is 
wholly separate geographically from the current range of any known 
Mexican wolves. The boundaries of the MWEPA are the portions of Arizona 
and New Mexico that are south of Interstate Highway 40 to the 
international border with Mexico. A map of the MWEPA follows:

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    (5) Prohibitions. Take of any Mexican wolf in the experimental 
population is prohibited, except as provided in paragraph (k)(7) of this 
section. Specifically, the following actions are prohibited by this 
rule:
    (i) No person may possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export by any means whatsoever any Mexican wolf or wolf part 
from the experimental population except as authorized in this rule or by 
a valid permit issued by the Service under Sec.  17.32. If a person 
kills or injures a Mexican wolf or finds a dead or injured wolf or wolf 
parts, the person must not disturb them (unless instructed to do so by 
the Service or a designated agency), must minimize disturbance of the 
area around them, and must report the incident to the Service's Mexican 
Wolf Recovery Coordinator or a designated agency of the Service within 
24 hours as described in paragraph (k)(6) of this section.
    (ii) No person may attempt to commit, solicit another to commit, or 
cause to be committed, any offense defined in this rule.
    (iii) Taking a Mexican wolf with a trap, snare, or other type of 
capture device within occupied Mexican wolf range is prohibited (except 
as authorized in paragraph (k)(7)(iv) of this section) and will not be 
considered unintentional take, unless due care was exercised to avoid 
injury or death to a wolf. With regard to trapping activities, due care 
includes:
    (A) Following the regulations, proclamations, recommendations, 
guidelines, and/or laws within the State or tribal trust lands where the 
trapping takes place.
    (B) Modifying or using appropriately sized traps, chains, drags, and 
stakes that provide a reasonable expectation that the wolf will be 
prevented from either breaking the chain or escaping with the trap on 
the wolf, or using sufficiently small traps (less than or equal to a 
Victor 2 trap) that allow a reasonable expectation that the wolf will 
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trap or span the jaw spread when stepping on the trap.
    (C) Not taking a Mexican wolf using neck snares.
    (D) Reporting the capture of a Mexican wolf (even if the wolf has 
pulled free) within 24 hours to the Service as described in paragraph 
(k)(6) of this section.
    (E) If a Mexican wolf is captured, trappers can call the Interagency 
Field Team (1-888-459-WOLF [9653]) as soon as possible to arrange for 
radio-collaring and releasing of the wolf. Per State regulations for 
releasing nontarget animals, trappers may also choose to release the 
animal alive and subsequently contact the Service or Interagency Field 
Team.
    (6) Reporting requirements. Unless otherwise specified in this rule 
or in a permit, any take of a Mexican wolf must be reported to the 
Service or a designated agency within 24 hours. We will allow additional 
reasonable time if access to the site is limited. Report any take of 
Mexican wolves, including opportunistic harassment, to the Mexican Wolf 
Recovery Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New Mexico Ecological 
Services Field Office, 2105 Osuna Road, NE., Albuquerque, NM 87113; by 
telephone 505-761-4704; or by facsimile 505-346-2542. Additional contact 
information can also be found on the Mexican Wolf Recovery Program's Web 
site at http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/mexicanwolf/. Unless otherwise 
specified in a permit, any wolf or wolf part taken legally must be 
turned over to the Service, which will determine the disposition of any 
live or dead wolves.
    (7) Allowable forms of take of Mexican wolves. Take of Mexican 
wolves in the experimental population is allowed as follows:
    (i) Take in defense of human life. Under section 11(a)(3) of the Act 
and Sec.  17.21(c)(2), any person may take (which includes killing as 
well as nonlethal actions such as harassing or harming) a Mexican wolf 
in self-defense or defense of the lives of others. This take must be 
reported as specified in accordance with paragraph (k)(6) of this 
section. If the Service or a designated agency determines that a Mexican 
wolf presents a threat to human life or safety, the Service or the 
designated agency may kill the wolf or place it in captivity.
    (ii) Opportunistic harassment. Anyone may conduct opportunistic 
harassment of any Mexican wolf at any time provided that Mexican wolves 
are not purposefully attracted, tracked, searched out, or chased and 
then harassed. Such harassment of Mexican wolves might cause temporary, 
non-debilitating physical injury, but is not reasonably anticipated to 
cause permanent physical injury or death. Any form of opportunistic 
harassment must be reported as specified in accordance with paragraph 
(k)(6) of this section.
    (iii) Intentional harassment. After the Service or its designated 
agency has confirmed Mexican wolf presence on any land within the MWEPA, 
the Service or its designated agency may issue permits valid for not 
longer than 1 year, with appropriate stipulations or conditions, to 
allow intentional harassment of Mexican wolves. The harassment must 
occur in the area and under the conditions specifically identified in 
the permit. Permittees must report this take as specified in accordance 
with paragraph (k)(6) of this section.
    (iv) Take on non-Federal lands. (A) On non-Federal lands anywhere 
within the MWEPA, domestic animal owners or their agents may take 
(including kill or injure) any Mexican wolf that is in the act of 
biting, killing, or wounding a domestic animal, as defined in paragraph 
(k)(3) of this section. After the take of a Mexican wolf, the Service 
must be provided evidence that the wolf was in the act of biting, 
killing, or wounding a domestic animal at the time of take, such as 
evidence of freshly wounded or killed domestic animals. This take must 
be reported as specified in accordance with paragraph (k)(6) of this 
section. The take of any Mexican wolf without evidence of biting, 
killing, or wounding domestic animals may be referred to the appropriate 
authorities for investigation.
    (B) Take of Mexican wolves by livestock guarding dogs, when used to 
protect livestock on non-Federal lands, is allowed. If such take by a 
guard dog occurs, it must be reported as specified in accordance with 
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    (C) Based on the Service's or a designated agency's discretion and 
in conjunction with a removal action authorized by the Service, the 
Service or designated agency may issue permits to domestic animal owners 
or their agents (e.g., employees, land manager, local officials) to take 
(including intentional harassment or killing) any Mexican wolf that is 
present on non-Federal land where specified in the permit. Permits 
issued under this provision will specify the number of days for which 
the permit is valid and the maximum number of Mexican wolves for which 
take is allowed. Take by permittees under this provision will assist the 
Service or designated agency in completing control actions. Domestic 
animal owners or their agents must report this take as specified in 
accordance with paragraph (k)(6) of this section.
    (1) Until the USFWS has achieved the genetic objective for the MWEPA 
set forth at paragraph (k)(9)(v) of this section by documenting that at 
least 22 released wolves have survived to breeding age in the MWEPA, the 
USFWS or a designated agency may issue permits only on a conditional, 
annual basis according to the following provisions: Either
    (i) Annual release benchmarks (for the purposes of this paragraph, 
the term ``benchmark'' means the minimum cumulative number of released 
wolves surviving to breeding age since January 1, 2016, as documented 
annually in March) have been achieved based on the following schedule:

                Table 1 to Paragraph (k)(7)(iv)(C)(1)(i)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          Year                               Benchmark
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2021....................................................               7
2022....................................................               9
2023....................................................              11
2024....................................................              13
2025....................................................              14
2026....................................................              15
2027....................................................              16
2028....................................................              18
2029....................................................              20
2030....................................................              22
------------------------------------------------------------------------


; or
    (ii) Permitted take on non-Federal land, or on Federal land under 
paragraph (k)(7)(v) of this section, during the previous year (April 1 
to March 31) did not include the lethal take of any released wolf or 
wolves that were or would have counted toward the genetic objective set 
forth at paragraph (k)(9)(v) of this section.
    (2) After the USFWS has achieved the genetic objective set forth at 
paragraph (k)(9)(v) of this section, the conditional annual basis for 
issuing permits will no longer be in effect.
    (v) Take on Federal land. (A) Based on the Service's or a designated 
agency's discretion and in conjunction with a removal action authorized 
by the Service, the Service may issue permits to livestock owners or 
their agents (e.g., employees, land manager, local officials) to take 
(including intentional harassment or killing) any Mexican wolf that is 
in the act of biting, killing, or wounding livestock on Federal land 
where specified in the permit.
    (1) Until the USFWS has achieved the genetic objective for the MWEPA 
set forth at paragraph (k)(9)(v) of this section by documenting that at 
least 22 released wolves have survived to breeding age, the USFWS or a 
designated agency may issue permits only on a conditional, annual basis 
according to the following provisions: Either
    (i) Annual release benchmarks (for the purposes of this paragraph, 
the term ``benchmark'' means the minimum cumulative number of released 
wolves surviving to breeding age since January 1, 2016, as documented 
annually in March) have been achieved based on the following schedule:

                 Table 2 to Paragraph (k)(7)(v)(A)(1)(i)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          Year                               Benchmark
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2021....................................................               7
2022....................................................               9
2023....................................................              11
2024....................................................              13
2025....................................................              14
2026....................................................              15
2027....................................................              16
2028....................................................              18
2029....................................................              20
2030....................................................              22
------------------------------------------------------------------------


; or

    (ii) Permitted take on Federal land, or on non-Federal land under 
paragraph (k)(7)(iv) of this section, during the previous year (April 1 
to March 31) did not include the lethal take of any released wolf or 
wolves that were or would have counted toward the genetic

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objective set forth at paragraph (k)(9)(v) of this section.
    (2) After the USFWS has achieved the genetic objective set forth at 
paragraph (k)(9)(v) of this section, the conditional annual basis for 
issuing permits will no longer be in effect.
    (3) Permits issued under this provision will specify the number of 
days for which the permit is valid and the maximum number of Mexican 
wolves for which take is allowed. Take by permittees under this 
provision will assist the Service or designated agency in completing 
control actions. Livestock owners or their agents must report this take 
as specified in accordance with paragraph (k)(6) of this section.
    (4) After the take of a Mexican wolf, the Service must be provided 
evidence that the wolf was in the act of biting, killing, or wounding 
livestock at the time of take, such as evidence of freshly wounded or 
killed livestock. The take of any Mexican wolf without evidence of 
biting, killing, or wounding domestic animals may be referred to the 
appropriate authorities for investigation.
    (B) Take of Mexican wolves by livestock guarding dogs, when used to 
protect livestock on Federal lands, is allowed. If such take by a guard 
dog occurs, it must be reported as specified in accordance with 
paragraph (k)(6) of this section.
    (C) This provision for take on Federal land does not exempt Federal 
agencies and their contractors from complying with sections 7(a)(1) and 
7(a)(4) of the Act, the latter of which requires a conference with the 
Service if they propose an action that is likely to jeopardize the 
continued existence of the Mexican wolf. In areas within the National 
Park System and National Wildlife Refuge System, Federal agencies must 
treat Mexican wolves as a threatened species for purposes of complying 
with section 7 of the Act.
    (vi) Take in response to unacceptable impacts to a wild ungulate 
herd. If the Arizona or New Mexico game and fish agency determines that 
Mexican wolf predation is having an unacceptable impact to a wild 
ungulate herd, as defined in paragraph (k)(3) of this section, the 
respective State game and fish agency may request approval from the 
Service that Mexican wolves be removed from the area of the impacted 
wild ungulate herd. Upon written approval from the Service, the State 
(Arizona or New Mexico) or any designated agency may be authorized to 
remove (capture and translocate in the MWEPA, move to captivity, 
transfer to Mexico, or lethally take) Mexican wolves. These management 
actions must occur in accordance with the following provisions:
    (A) The Arizona or New Mexico game and fish agency must prepare a 
science-based document that:
    (1) Describes what data indicate that the wild ungulate herd is 
below management objectives, what data indicate that the impact on the 
wild ungulate herd is influenced by Mexican wolf predation, why Mexican 
wolf removal is a warranted solution to help restore the wild ungulate 
herd to State game and fish agency management objectives, the type 
(level and duration) of Mexican wolf removal management action being 
proposed, and how wild ungulate herd response to wolf removal will be 
measured and control actions adjusted for effectiveness;
    (2) Demonstrates that attempts were and are being made to identify 
other causes of wild ungulate herd declines and possible remedies or 
conservation measures in addition to wolf removal;
    (3) If appropriate, identifies areas of suitable habitat for Mexican 
wolf translocation; and
    (4) Has been subjected to peer review and public comment prior to 
its submittal to the Service for written concurrence. In order to comply 
with this requirement, the State game and fish agency must:
    (i) Conduct the peer review process in conformance with the Office 
of Management and Budget's most recent Final Information and Quality 
Bulletin for Peer Review and include in their proposal an explanation of 
how the bulletin's standards were considered and satisfied; and
    (ii) Obtain at least three independent peer reviews from individuals 
with relevant expertise other than staff employed by the State (Arizona 
or New Mexico) requesting approval from the

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Service that Mexican wolves be removed from the area of the affected 
wild ungulate herd.
    (B) Before the Service will allow Mexican wolf removal in response 
to impacts to wild ungulates, the Service will evaluate the information 
provided by the requesting State (Arizona or New Mexico) and provide a 
written determination to the requesting State game and fish agency on 
whether such actions are scientifically based and warranted.
    (C) If all of the provisions above are met, the Service will, to the 
maximum extent allowable under the Act, make a determination providing 
for Mexican wolf removal. If the request is approved, the Service will 
include in the written determination which management action (capture 
and translocate in MWEPA, move to captivity, transfer to Mexico, 
lethally take, or no action) is most appropriate for the conservation of 
the Mexican wolf subspecies.
    (D) Because tribes are able to request the capture and removal of 
Mexican wolves from tribal trust lands at any time, take in response to 
impacts to wild ungulate herds is not applicable on tribal trust lands.
    (E) No requests for take in response to unacceptable impacts to a 
wild ungulate herd may be made by the State game and fish agency or 
accepted by the USFWS until the genetic objective at paragraph (k)(9)(v) 
of this section has been met.
    (vii) Take by Service personnel or a designated agency. The Service 
or a designated agency may take any Mexican wolf in the experimental 
population in a manner consistent with a Service-approved management 
plan, special management measure, biological opinion pursuant to section 
7(a)(2) of the Act, conference opinion pursuant to section 7(a)(4) of 
the Act, section 6 of the Act as described in Sec.  17.31 for State game 
and fish agencies with authority to manage Mexican wolves, or a valid 
permit issued by the Service through Sec.  17.32.
    (A) The Service or designated agency may use leg-hold traps and any 
other effective device or method for capturing or killing Mexican wolves 
to carry out any measure that is a part of a Service-approved management 
plan, special management measure, or valid permit issued by the Service 
under Sec.  17.32, regardless of State law. The disposition of all 
Mexican wolves (live or dead) or their parts taken as part of a Service-
approved management activity must follow provisions in Service-approved 
management plans or interagency agreements or procedures approved by the 
Service on a case-by-case basis.
    (B) The Service or designated agency may capture; kill; subject to 
genetic testing; place in captivity; or euthanize any feral wolf-like 
animal or feral wolf hybrid found within the MWEPA that shows physical 
or behavioral evidence of: Hybridization with other canids, such as 
domestic dogs or coyotes; being a wolf-like animal raised in captivity, 
other than as part of a Service-approved wolf recovery program; or being 
socialized or habituated to humans. If determined to be a pure Mexican 
wolf, the wolf may be returned to the wild.
    (C) The Service or designated agency may carry out intentional or 
opportunistic harassment, nonlethal control measures, translocation, 
placement in captivity, or lethal control of problem wolves. To 
determine the presence of problem wolves, the Service will consider all 
of the following:
    (1) Evidence of wounded domestic animal(s) or remains of domestic 
animal(s) that show that the injury or death was caused by Mexican 
wolves;
    (2) The likelihood that additional Mexican wolf-caused depredations 
or attacks of domestic animals may occur if no harassment, nonlethal 
control, translocation, placement in captivity, or lethal control is 
taken;
    (3) Evidence of attractants or intentional feeding (baiting) of 
Mexican wolves; and
    (4) Evidence that Mexican wolves are habituated to humans, human 
residences, or other facilities regularly occupied by humans, or 
evidence that Mexican wolves have exhibited unprovoked and aggressive 
behavior toward humans.
    (D) Wildlife Services will not use M-44's and choking-type snares in 
occupied Mexican wolf range. Wildlife Services may restrict or modify 
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Service-approved management agreement or a conference opinion between 
Wildlife Services and the Service.
    (viii) Unintentional take. (A) Take of a Mexican wolf by any person 
is allowed if the take is unintentional and occurs while engaging in an 
otherwise lawful activity. Such take must be reported as specified in 
accordance with paragraph (k)(6) of this section. Hunters and other 
shooters have the responsibility to identify their quarry or target 
before shooting; therefore, shooting a Mexican wolf as a result of 
mistaking it for another species will not be considered unintentional 
take. Take by poisoning will not be considered unintentional take.
    (B) Federal, State, or tribal agency employees or their contractors 
may take a Mexican wolf or wolf-like animal if the take is unintentional 
and occurs while engaging in the course of their official duties. This 
includes, but is not limited to, military training and testing and 
Department of Homeland Security border security activities. Take of 
Mexican wolves by Federal, State, or tribal agencies must be reported as 
specified in accordance with paragraph (k)(6) of this section.
    (C) Take of Mexican wolves by Wildlife Services employees while 
conducting official duties associated with predator damage management 
activities for species other than Mexican wolves may be considered 
unintentional if it is coincidental to a legal activity and the Wildlife 
Services employees have adhered to all applicable Wildlife Services' 
policies, Mexican wolf standard operating procedures, and reasonable and 
prudent measures or recommendations contained in Wildlife Service's 
biological and conference opinions.
    (ix) Take for research purposes. The Service may issue permits under 
Sec.  17.32, and designated agencies may issue permits under State and 
Federal laws and regulations, for individuals to take Mexican wolves 
pursuant to scientific study proposals approved by the agency or 
agencies with jurisdiction for Mexican wolves and for the area in which 
the study will occur. Such take should lead to management 
recommendations for, and thus provide for the conservation of, the 
Mexican wolf.
    (8) Disturbance-causing land-use activities. For any activity on 
Federal lands that the Service determines could adversely affect 
reproductive success, natural behavior, or persistence of Mexican 
wolves, the Service will work with Federal agencies to use their 
authorities to temporarily restrict human access and disturbance-causing 
land-use activities within a 1-mi (1.6-km) radius around release pens 
when Mexican wolves are in them, around active dens between 
approximately April 1 and July 31, and around active Mexican wolf 
rendezvous sites between approximately June 1 and September 30, as 
necessary.
    (9) Management. (i) On private land within Zones 1 and 2, as defined 
in paragraph (k)(3) of this section, of the MWEPA, the Service or 
designated agency may develop and implement management actions to 
benefit Mexican wolf recovery in cooperation with willing private 
landowners, including initial release and translocation of Mexican 
wolves onto such lands in Zones 1 or 2 if requested by the landowner and 
with the concurrence of the State game and fish agency.
    (ii) On tribal trust land within Zones 1 and 2, as defined in 
paragraph (k)(3) of this section, of the MWEPA, the Service or a 
designated agency may develop and implement management actions in 
cooperation with willing tribal governments, including: occupancy by 
natural dispersal, initial release, and translocation of Mexican wolves 
onto such lands. No agreement between the Service and a Tribe is 
necessary for the capture and removal of Mexican wolves from tribal 
trust lands if requested by the tribal government.
    (iii) Based on end-of-year counts, we will manage to achieve and 
sustain a population average greater than or equal to 320 wolves in 
Arizona and New Mexico. This average must be achieved over an 8-year 
period, the population must exceed 320 Mexican wolves each of the last 3 
years of the 8-year period, and the annual population growth rate 
averaged over the 8-year period must demonstrate a stable or increasing 
population, as calculated by a geometric mean.
    (iv) We are implementing a phased approach to Mexican wolf 
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within the MWEPA in western Arizona as follows:
    (A) Phase 1 will be implemented for the first 5 years following 
February 17, 2015. During this phase, initial releases and translocation 
of Mexican wolves can occur throughout Zone 1 with the exception of the 
area west of State Highway 87 in Arizona. No translocations can be 
conducted west of State Highway 87 in Arizona in Zone 2. Mexican wolves 
can disperse naturally from Zones 1 and 2 into, and occupy, the MWEPA 
(Zones 1, 2, and 3, as defined in paragraph (k)(3) of this section). 
However, during Phase 1, dispersal and occupancy in Zone 2 west of State 
Highway 87 will be limited to the area north of State Highway 260 and 
west to Interstate 17. A map of Phase 1 follows:

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    (B) In Phase 2, initial releases and translocation of Mexican wolves 
can occur throughout Zone 1 including the area west of State Highway 87 
in Arizona. No translocations can be conducted west of Interstate 
Highway 17 in Arizona. Mexican wolves can disperse naturally from Zones 
1 and 2 into, and occupy, the MWEPA (Zones 1, 2, and 3, as defined in 
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section). However, during Phase 2, dispersal and occupancy west of 
Interstate Highway 17 will be limited to the area east of Highway 89 in 
Arizona. A map of Phase 2 follows:
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    (C) In Phase 3, initial release and translocation of Mexican wolves 
can occur throughout Zone 1. No translocations can be conducted west of 
State Highway 89 in Arizona. Mexican wolves can disperse naturally from 
Zones 1 and 2 into, and occupy, the MWEPA (Zones 1, 2, and 3, as defined 
in paragraph (k)(3) of this section). A map of Phase 3 follows:
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    (D) While implementing this phased approach, two evaluations will be 
conducted: The first evaluation will cover the first 5 years and the 
second evaluation will cover the first 8 years after February 17, 2015 
in order to determine if we will move forward with the next phase.
    (1) Each phase evaluation will consider adverse human interactions 
with Mexican wolves, impacts to wild ungulate herds, and whether or not 
the Mexican wolf population in the MWEPA is achieving a population 
number consistent with a 10 percent annual growth rate based on end-of-
year counts, such that 5 years after February 17, 2015, the population 
of Mexican wolves in the wild is at least 150, and 8 years after 
February 17, 2015, the population of Mexican wolves in the wild is at 
least 200.
    (2) If we have not achieved this population growth, we will move 
forward to the next phase. Regardless of the outcome of the two 
evaluations, by the beginning of year 12 from February 17, 2015, we will 
move to full implementation of this rule throughout the MWEPA, and the 
phased management approach will no longer apply.
    (E) The phasing may be expedited with the concurrence of 
participating State game and fish agencies.
    (v) The USFWS and designated agencies will conduct a sufficient 
number of releases into the MWEPA from captivity to result in at least 
22 released Mexican wolves surviving to breeding age.
    (10) Evaluation. The USFWS will continue to evaluate Mexican wolf 
reestablishment progress and prepare periodic progress reports and 
detailed annual reports. In addition, approximately 5 years after August 
1, 2022, the USFWS will prepare a one-time overall evaluation of the 
experimental population program that focuses on modifications needed to 
improve the efficacy of this rule and the progress the experimental 
population is making to the recovery of the Mexican wolf.
    (l) Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis). (1) Where does this rule 
apply? The rule in this paragraph (l) applies to the designated 
Bitterroot Grizzly Bear Experimental Population Area (Experimental 
Population Area), which is found within the species' historic range and 
is defined as follows:

    The boundaries of the Experimental Population Area are delineated by 
U.S. 93 from its junction with the Bitterroot River near Missoula, 
Montana, to Challis, Idaho; Idaho 75 from Challis to Stanley, Idaho; 
Idaho 21 from Stanley to Lowman, Idaho; State Highway 17 from Lowman to 
Banks, Idaho; Idaho 55 from Banks to New Meadows, Idaho; U.S. 95 from 
New Meadows to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; Interstate 90 from Coeur d'Alene, 
Idaho, to its junction with the Clark Fork River near St. Regis, 
Montana; the Clark Fork River from its junction with Interstate 90 near 
St. Regis to its confluence with the Bitterroot River near Missoula, 
Montana; and the Bitterroot River from its confluence with the Clark 
Fork River to its junction with U.S. Highway 93, near Missoula, Montana 
(See map at the end of this paragraph (l)).

    (2) What is the legal status of the grizzly bear? (i) The grizzly 
bear is listed as ``threatened'' in Sec.  17.11 (h) and protected under 
this part. However, the grizzly bear population to which this paragraph 
(l) applies is considered a nonessential experimental population in 
accordance with section 10(j) of the Act.
    (ii) We have determined that, as of December 18, 2000, no grizzly 
bear population exists in the Experimental Population Area. We find, in 
accordance with Sec.  17.81 (b), that the reintroduction of grizzly 
bears as a nonessential experimental population, as defined in Sec.  
17.81 (b), will further the conservation of the species and will be 
consistent with provisions of section 10(j) of the Act, which requires 
that an experimental population be geographically separate from other 
nonexperimental populations of the same species. We also find, in 
accordance with Sec.  17.81 (c)(2), that the experimental population of 
grizzly bears in the Experimental Population Area is not essential to 
the survival of the species in the wild.
    (iii) Grizzly bears within the Experimental Population Area and the 
Recovery Area will be accommodated through management provisions 
provided for in this paragraph (l) and through management plans and 
policies developed by the Citizen Management Committee (Committee; see 
paragraph (l)(6) of this section). After reintroduction, every grizzly 
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Area will be considered a member of the nonessential experimental 
population.
    (iv) In the conterminous United States, a grizzly bear that is 
outside the Experimental Population Area identified in paragraph (l)(1) 
of this section will be considered as threatened.
    (3) Where will grizzly bears be released, and where will recovery be 
emphasized? The Bitterroot Grizzly Bear Recovery Area identifies the 
area of recovery emphasis within the Experimental Population Area. The 
Recovery Area consists of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness and the Frank 
Church-River of No Return Wilderness (See map at the end of paragraph 
(l) of this section). All reintroductions will take place in the Selway-
Bitterroot Wilderness unless it is later determined that reintroduction 
in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness is appropriate. If, in 
the future, new wilderness areas are designated adjacent to the Recovery 
Area, the Committee may recommend to the Secretary their addition to the 
Recovery Area. The Secretary would have to amend this paragraph (l) to 
change the definition of the Recovery Area.
    (4) What activities are prohibited in the Experimental Population 
Area? (i) You may not take (see definition in Sec.  10.12 of this 
subchapter) any grizzly bear in the Experimental Population Area, except 
as provided in this paragraph (l). We may refer unauthorized take of 
grizzly bears to the appropriate authorities for prosecution.
    (ii) You may not possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export by any means whatsoever any grizzly bear or parts 
thereof that are taken from the Experimental Population Area or 
possessed in violation of the regulations in this paragraph (l) or in 
violation of applicable State wildlife conservation laws or regulations 
or the Act.
    (iii) You may not attempt to commit, solicit another to commit, or 
cause to be committed, any offense defined in this paragraph (l).
    (5) What activities are allowed in the Experimental Population Area? 
(i) For purposes of this paragraph (l), except for persons engaged in 
hunting or shooting activities, you will not be in violation of the Act 
for ``unavoidable and unintentional take'' (see definition in paragraph 
(l)(16) of this section) of grizzly bears within the Experimental 
Population Area when such take is incidental to a legal activity and is 
not a result of negligent conduct lacking reasonable due care, and when 
due care was exercised to avoid the taking. Any taking must be reported 
within 24 hours to appropriate authorities as listed in paragraph 
(l)(5)(iii) of this section. Persons lawfully engaged in hunting or 
shooting activities must correctly identify their target before shooting 
in order to avoid illegally shooting a grizzly bear. Shooting a grizzly 
bear as a result of mistaking it for another species is considered a 
lack of reasonable due care. The act of taking a grizzly bear that is 
wrongly identified as another species may be referred to appropriate 
authorities for prosecution.
    (ii) Any person with a valid permit issued by us may take grizzly 
bears in the Experimental Population Area for scientific purposes, the 
enhancement of propagation or survival of the species, zoological 
exhibition, and other conservation purposes. Such permits must be 
consistent with the Act, with management plans adopted for the 
nonessential experimental population, and with applicable State wildlife 
conservation laws and regulations.
    (iii) You may take grizzly bears in the Experimental Population Area 
in self-defense or in defense of the lives of others. Such taking must 
be reported within 24 hours as to date, exact location, and 
circumstances to the Grizzly Bear Recovery Coordinator, University Hall, 
Room 309, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812 (406-243-4903); 
or the Assistant Regional Director for Law Enforcement, Eastside Federal 
Complex, 911 NE 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232-4181 (503-231-6125); 
or the Assistant Regional Director for Law Enforcement, P.O. Box 25486, 
DFC, Denver, Colorado 80225 (303-236-7540); and either the Idaho 
Department of Fish and Game, P.O. Box 25, Boise Idaho 83707 (208-334-
3700); or the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, 1420 E. 
Sixth Avenue, Helena, Montana 59620 (406-444-2535); and Nez

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Perce Tribal authorities (208-843-2253) (as appropriate).
    (iv) Livestock owners may obtain a permit from the Service, and the 
Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the Montana Department of Fish, 
Wildlife and Parks, or appropriate Tribal authorities to harass (see 
definition in Sec.  17.3) grizzly bears found in the Experimental 
Population Area that are actually pursuing or killing livestock (to 
include permitting the use of livestock guard dogs around livestock to 
harass such grizzly bears). Prior to issuance of such a permit, 
authorized State, Federal, or Tribal officials must document pursuit or 
killing of livestock. All such harassment must be accomplished by an 
opportunistic, noninjurious method (see definition of ``opportunistic, 
noninjurious harassment'' in paragraph (l)(16) of this section) to the 
grizzly bear, and such harassment must be reported within 24 hours as to 
date, exact location, and circumstances to the authorities listed under 
paragraph (l)(5)(iii) of this section.
    (v) Livestock owners may obtain a permit from the Service, and the 
Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the Montana Department of Fish, 
Wildlife and Parks or appropriate Tribal authorities to take grizzly 
bears on private lands found in the Experimental Population Area in a 
manner other than harassment as defined in this paragraph (l), in order 
to protect livestock actually pursued or being killed on private 
property. Prior to issuance of such a permit, authorized State, Federal, 
or Tribal officials must document pursuit or killing of livestock. Any 
response protocol established by the Committee must have been satisfied 
and efforts to capture depredating grizzly bears by Service or State or 
Tribal wildlife agency personnel must have proven unsuccessful. All such 
taking must be reported as to date, exact location, and circumstances 
within 24 hours to the authorities listed under paragraph (l)(5)(iii) of 
this section.
    (vi) Any authorized employee or agent of the Service or appropriate 
State wildlife agency or Nez Perce Tribe who is lawfully designated for 
such purposes, when acting in the course of official duties, may take a 
grizzly bear from the wild in the Experimental Population Area if such 
action is necessary to:
    (A) Aid a sick, injured, or orphaned grizzly bear;
    (B) Dispose of a dead grizzly bear, or salvage a dead grizzly bear 
that may be useful for scientific study;
    (C) Take a grizzly bear that constitutes a demonstrable but 
nonimmediate threat to human safety or that is responsible for 
depredations to lawfully present domestic animals or other personal 
property, if otherwise eliminating such depredation or loss of personal 
property has not been possible, and after eliminating such threat by 
live-capturing and releasing the grizzly bear unharmed in the area 
defined in paragraph (l)(2) of this section or other areas approved by 
the Committee has been demonstrated not to be possible;
    (D) Move a grizzly bear for genetic management purposes;
    (E) Relocate grizzly bears within the Experimental Population Area 
to improve grizzly bear survival and recovery prospects; or (F) Relocate 
a grizzly bear to avoid conflict with human activities. However, grizzly 
bears in the Experimental Population Area will not be disturbed unless 
they demonstrate a real and imminent threat to human safety, livestock, 
or bees. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, this rule provides 
that on private lands outside the national forest boundary in the 
Bitterroot Valley, Montana (exclusion area), any human/grizzly conflicts 
will be considered unacceptable. Grizzly bear occupancy will be 
discouraged in the exclusion area, and grizzly bears found there will be 
captured and returned to the Recovery Area, or placed in captivity, or 
destroyed, depending on the history of each bear. If a grizzly bear 
enters the exclusion area, State and Federal wildlife management 
agencies will attempt to capture it immediately and notify the public of 
its presence as soon as possible. The public will be kept updated until 
the bear is caught. Further, any grizzly bear that occupies inhabited 
human settlement areas on private land within the Experimental 
Population Area that, in the judgment of the management agencies or 
Committee, presents a clear threat to human safety or whose behavior 
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to humans, will be relocated or destroyed by management agencies.
    (6) How will local citizens be involved in the management of the 
Bitterroot nonessential experimental grizzly bear population? (i) The 
Secretary will establish a Citizen Management Committee for the 
Bitterroot grizzly bear experimental population and will authorize 
management implementation responsibility as described in paragraph 
(l)(9) of this section, in consultation with the Governors of Idaho and 
Montana. As soon as possible after the effective date of this rule, the 
Secretary will organize the Committee by requesting nominations of 
citizen members from the Governors of Idaho and Montana and the Nez 
Perce Tribe and nominations of agency members by represented agencies.
    (ii) The Committee will be composed of 15 members serving 6-year 
terms. Appointments may initially be of lesser terms to ensure staggered 
replacement.
    (A) Membership will consist of seven individuals appointed by the 
Secretary based upon the recommendations of the Governor of Idaho, five 
members appointed by the Secretary based upon the recommendations of the 
Governor of Montana, one member representing the Nez Perce Tribe 
appointed by the Secretary based on the recommendation of the Nez Perce 
Tribe, one member representing the Forest Service appointed by the 
Secretary of Agriculture, and one member representing the Fish and 
Wildlife Service appointed by the Secretary. Members recommended by the 
Governors of Idaho and Montana will be based on the recommendations of 
interested parties and will include at least one representative each 
from the appropriate State wildlife agencies. If either Governor or the 
Tribe fails to make recommendations within 60 days, the Secretary (or 
his/her designee) will accept recommendations from interested parties, 
and will make the appointments.
    (B) The Committee will consist of a cross-section of interests 
reflecting a balance of viewpoints, and members are to be selected for 
their diversity of knowledge and experience in natural resource issues, 
and for their commitment to collaborative decision-making. In their 
recommendations to the Secretary, the Governors of Idaho and Montana 
will attach written documentation of the qualifications of those 
nominated relating to their knowledge of, and experience in, natural 
resource issues and their commitment to collaborative decision-making.
    (C) Except for the representatives from Federal agencies, the 
Committee will be selected from communities within and adjacent to the 
Recovery and Experimental Population Areas.
    (D) The Secretary will fill vacancies as they occur with the 
appropriate members based on the recommendation of the appropriate 
Governor, the Nez Perce Tribe, or agency.
    (7) Will independent scientific information be readily available to 
the Committee? The Secretary will appoint two scientific advisors to the 
Committee as nonvoting members to attend all meetings of the Committee 
and to provide scientific expertise to the Committee. These scientific 
advisors will not be employed by Federal agencies involved in grizzly 
bear recovery. The Secretary will contact the Wildlife Society Chapters 
in Idaho and Montana and the Universities of Idaho and Montana for 
nominations and will select one wildlife scientist representing each 
State and appoint them as advisors to the Committee.
    (8) What is the overall mission of the Committee, and how will it 
operate? (i) The mission of the Committee is to facilitate recovery of 
the grizzly bear in the Bitterroot ecosystem by assisting in 
implementing the Bitterroot ecosystem chapter of the recovery plan 
(Bitterroot Ecosystem Recovery Plan Chapter--Supplement to the Grizzly 
Bear Recovery Plan, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Missoula, Montana, 
1996). The Committee will make recommendations to land and wildlife 
management agencies that it believes will lead to recovery of the 
grizzly bear. Decisions on, and implementation of, these recommendations 
are the responsibility of the land and wildlife management agencies.
    (ii) The Committee will meet a minimum of two times per year. These 
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Additionally, the committee will provide reasonable public notice of 
meetings, produce and provide written minutes of meetings to interested 
persons, and involve the public in its decision-making process. This 
public participation process will allow members of the public and/or 
special interest groups to have input to Committee decisions and 
management actions.
    (9) What authority will the Committee have, and what will be its 
primary tasks? The Committee will have the authority and the 
responsibility to carry out the following functions:
    (i) Developing a process for obtaining the best biological, social, 
and economic data. This process will include an explicit mechanism for 
soliciting peer-reviewed, scientific articles on grizzly bears and their 
management, and holding periodic public meetings not less than every 2 
years, in which qualified scientists may submit comments to and be 
questioned by the Committee. The two scientific advisors will lead this 
process. The Committee will base its decisions upon the best scientific 
and commercial data available. All decisions of the Committee, including 
components of its management plans, must lead toward recovery of the 
grizzly bear in the Bitterroot ecosystem and minimize social and 
economic impacts to the extent practicable within the context of the 
existing recovery goals for the species.
    (ii) Soliciting technical advice and guidance from outside experts. 
The scientific advisors will lead the development of an ongoing process 
to provide the Committee with the best scientific and commercial data 
available. The scientific advisors will provide this information in the 
form of peer-reviewed scientific articles on grizzly bears and their 
management, Committee meetings with presentations by scientific experts, 
and requests to State and Federal management agencies and the private 
sector for scientific expertise and advice.
    (iii) Implementing the Bitterroot Ecosystem Chapter of the Grizzly 
Bear Recovery Plan consistent with this paragraph (l). The Committee 
will develop recommendations on existing management plans and policies 
of land and wildlife management agencies, as necessary, for the 
management of grizzly bears in the Experimental Population Area. The 
Committee will make recommendations to land and wildlife management 
agencies regarding changes to plans and policies, but the final decision 
on implementation of those recommendations will be made by those 
agencies. If Committee recommendations require significant changes to 
existing plans and policy, and the agencies tentatively agree to accept 
those recommendations, then the requirements of the National 
Environmental Policy Act may apply. Such management plans and policies 
will be in accordance with applicable State and Federal laws. The 
Committee will give full consideration to Service comments and opinions 
and those of the Forest Service, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the 
Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, and the Nez Perce Tribe.
    (iv) Providing means by which the public may participate in, review, 
and comment on the decisions of the Committee. The Committee must 
thoroughly consider and respond to public input prior to making 
decisions.
    (v) Developing its internal processes, where appropriate, such as 
governance, decision-making, quorum, terms of members, officers, meeting 
schedules and location, public notice of meetings, and minutes.
    (vi) Requesting staff support from the Service, the Idaho Department 
of Fish and Game, Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Forest 
Service, other affected Federal agencies, and the Nez Perce Tribe, when 
necessary to perform administrative functions, and requesting 
reimbursement from us for non-Federal Committee members for costs 
associated with travel, lodging, and incidentals.
    (vii) Reviewing existing grizzly bear standards and guidelines used 
by the Forest Service and other agencies and landowners. The Committee 
will perform an annual review of grizzly bear mortalities and the number 
and location of bear/human conflicts. This review will be the primary 
mechanism to assess the adequacy of existing management techniques and 
standards. If the Committee deems such standards and guidelines 
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of grizzly bears, the Committee may recommend changes to the Forest 
Service and other agencies and landowners.
    (viii) Developing grizzly bear guidance for proper camping and 
sanitation within the Experimental Population Area and making 
recommendations to land management agencies for adoption of such 
guidelines. Existing camping and sanitation procedures developed in 
other ecosystems with grizzly bears will serve as a basis for such 
guidelines.
    (ix) Developing a protocol for responding to grizzly/human 
encounters, livestock depredations, damage to lawfully present property, 
and other grizzly/human conflicts within the Experimental Population 
Area. Any response protocol developed by the Committee will have to 
undergo public comment and be revised as appropriate based on comments 
received. Any conflicts or mortalities associated with these activities 
will result in review by the Committee to determine what the Committee 
may do to help prevent future conflicts or mortalities. The Committee 
will recommend, as necessary, policy changes on trail restrictions for 
human safety to appropriate wildlife and land management agencies.
    (x) Recommending to the Service changes to recovery criteria, 
including mortality limits, population determinations, and other 
criteria for recovery as appropriate.
    (xi) Reviewing all human-caused grizzly bear mortalities to 
determine whether new measures for avoiding future occurrences are 
required and make recommendations on such measures to appropriate land 
and wildlife management agencies. If grizzly bear mortalities occur as a 
result of black bear hunting, the Committee will work with the State 
Fish and Game Departments in both Idaho and Montana to develop solutions 
to minimize the effects on grizzly bears of black bear hunting.
    (xii) Developing strategies to emphasize recovery inside the 
Recovery Area and to accommodate grizzly bears inside other areas of the 
Experimental Population Area.
    (A) Grizzly bears may range outside the Recovery Area because 
grizzly bear habitat exists throughout the Experimental Population Area. 
The Committee will not recommend that bears be disturbed or moved unless 
conflicts are both significant and cannot be corrected as determined by 
the Committee. This provision includes conflicts associated with 
livestock, for which the Committee will develop strategies to discourage 
grizzly bear occupancy in portions of the Experimental Population Area 
outside of the Recovery Area.
    (B) Unless the Committee determines otherwise, this rule provides 
that private land outside the national forest boundary in the Bitterroot 
Valley, Montana (exclusion area), is an area where any human/grizzly 
conflicts will be considered unacceptable. Grizzly bear occupancy will 
be discouraged in these areas, and grizzly bears will be captured and 
returned to the Recovery Area. If a grizzly bear enters the exclusion 
area, State and Federal wildlife management agencies will attempt to 
capture it immediately and notify the public of its presence as soon as 
possible. The public will be kept updated until the bear is caught. 
Further, any grizzly bear that occupies the exclusion area or other 
inhabited human settlement areas on private land within the Experimental 
Population Area that, in the judgment of the management agencies or 
Committee, presents a clear threat to human safety or whose behavior 
indicates that it may become habituated to humans, will be relocated or 
destroyed by management agencies.
    (xiii) Establishing standards for determining whether the 
experimental reintroduction has been successful and making 
recommendations on the inclusion of such standards in the Grizzly Bear 
Recovery Plan. These standards will be based on the best scientific and 
commercial information available and will reflect that, absent 
extraordinary circumstances, the success or failure of the program 
cannot be measured in fewer than 20 years. General guidelines for the 
standards by which failure will be measured include, but are not limited 
to, one or more of the following conditions:
    (A) If, within the number of years established by the Committee 
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initial reintroduction, no relocated grizzly bear remains within the 
Experimental Population Area and the reasons for emigration or mortality 
cannot be identified and/or remedied; or
    (B) If, within the number of years established by the Committee 
following initial reintroduction, no cubs of the year or yearlings exist 
and the relocated bears are not showing signs of successful reproduction 
as evidenced by no cubs of the year or yearlings.
    (xiv) Developing procedures for the expeditious issuance of permits 
described in paragraphs (l)(5)(iv) and (l)(5)(v) of this section, and 
making recommendations on such procedures to appropriate agencies.
    (xv) Developing 2-year work plans for the recovery effort for 
submittal to the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (l)(11)(i) of this 
section.
    (xvi) Establishing, based on the best available science, a refined 
interim recovery goal for the Bitterroot Ecosystem Chapter of the 
Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan and a final recovery goal when sufficient 
information is available and after grizzly bears are reintroduced and 
occupy suitable habitats in the Experimental Population Area. As this 
information becomes available, the Committee may recommend the recovery 
goal to the Secretary along with procedures for determining how this 
goal will be measured. The recovery goal for the Bitterroot grizzly bear 
population will be consistent with the habitat available within the 
Recovery Area. Additional adjacent areas of public land can be 
considered for contribution of suitable habitat when setting the 
recovery goal if additional land is shown to be necessary by the best 
scientific and commercial data available. Any recommendations for 
revised recovery goals developed by the Committee will require public 
review and our approval as appropriate prior to revision of any recovery 
plan. Grizzly bears outside the Recovery Area and within the 
Experimental Population Area can contribute to meeting the recovery goal 
if their long-term occupancy in such habitats outside the Recovery Area 
is reasonably certain.
    (10) What agencies will be responsible for day-to-day management 
activities? The Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the Montana 
Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, the Nez Perce Tribe, and the 
Forest Service, in coordination with us, will exercise day-to-day 
management responsibility within the Experimental Population Area in 
accordance with this paragaraph (l). The Service and these cooperating 
agencies will share management responsibility as per agreements with, 
and in consideration of, recommendations from the Committee.
    (11) How will progress of the Committee be monitored; and what 
process will be followed by the Secretary to resolve disputes over 
whether Committee actions are leading to recovery? (i) The Secretary or 
our representative on the Committee will review the Committee's 2-year 
work plans (see paragraph (l)(9)(xv) of this section). If the Secretary 
determines, through our representative on the Committee, that the 
Committee's decisions, work plans, or the implementation of those plans 
are not leading to the recovery of the grizzly bear within the 
Experimental Population Area or are not in compliance with this 
paragraph (l), our representative will ask the Committee to determine 
whether such a decision, plan, or implementation of a plan is leading to 
recovery and is in compliance with this paragraph (l). The Secretary, 
who retains final responsibility and authority for implementation of the 
Act, will review the Committee's determination, as provided in 
paragraphs (l)(11)(ii) through (iv) of this section, and then make a 
final determination. Should the Secretary find that a decision, work 
plan, or implementation of a plan by the Committee is inadequate for 
recovery of the grizzly bear or is not in compliance with this paragraph 
(l), the Secretary may assume lead management responsibility.
    (ii) The Service representative will consider Committee input before 
making any determination that Committee actions are not leading to 
recovery or are not in compliance with this paragraph (l). In the event 
that our representative on the Committee determines that the actions of 
the Committee are not leading to recovery of the Bitterroot grizzly bear 
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paragraph (l), he or she will recommend to the Committee, based on the 
best scientific and commercial data available, alternative or corrective 
actions and provide 6 months for the Committee to accomplish those 
actions. Should the Committee reject these corrective actions, our 
representative will convene a Scientific Review Panel of three and will 
submit to the panel for review those Committee actions or decisions that 
he or she has determined are not leading to recovery or are not in 
compliance with this paragrpah (l). The Service representative will 
consider the views of all Committee members prior to convening a 
Scientific Review Panel.
    (iii) Members of the Scientific Review Panel will be professional 
scientists who have had no involvement with the Committee and are not 
employed by Federal agencies responsible for grizzly bear recovery 
efforts. The Secretary will select one member of the panel, and the 
Governors of Idaho and Montana in consultation with the Universities of 
Idaho and Montana (respectively), will select one panel member each. The 
Scientific Review Panel will review Committee actions or decisions, 
solicit additional information if necessary and, using the best 
scientific and commercial data available, make timely recommendations to 
the Committee as to whether Committee actions will lead to recovery of 
the grizzly bear in the Bitterroot ecosystem and are in compliance with 
paragraph (l). Examples of Committee actions, decisions, or lack of 
actions that can be submitted to the Scientific Review Panel include, 
but are not limited to, the following: sufficiency of public involvement 
in Committee activities; decisions involving sanitation and outreach 
activities; management of nuisance bears; adequacy of recommendations to 
land and wildlife management agencies; adequacy of Committee actions in 
addressing issues such as excessive human-caused grizzly bear mortality; 
and other actions important to recovery of the grizzly bear in the 
Bitterroot ecosystem. Committee compliance with paragraph (l) provides 
the basis for the recommendations of the Scientific Review Panel.
    (iv) If, after timely review, the Committee rejects the 
recommendations of the Scientific Review Panel, and our representative 
determines that Committee actions are not leading to recovery of the 
Bitterroot population, he or she will notify the Secretary. The 
Secretary will review the Panel's recommendations and determine the 
disposition of the Committee.
    (A) If the Secretary determines that the Committee should maintain 
lead management responsibility, the Committee will continue to operate 
according to the provisions of this paragraph (l) until the recovery 
objectives under paragraph (l)(9)(xvi) of this section or the Bitterroot 
Ecosystem Chapter of the Recovery Plan have been met and the Secretary 
has completed delisting.
    (B) If the Secretary decides to assume lead management 
responsibility, the Secretary will consult with the Governors of Idaho 
and Montana regarding that decision and further attempt to resolve the 
disagreement. If, after such consultation, the Secretary assumes lead 
management responsibility, the Secretary will publish a notice in the 
Federal Register explaining the rationale for the determination and 
notify the Governors of Idaho and Montana. The Committee will disband, 
and all requirements identified in this paragraph (l) regarding the 
Committee will be nullified.
    (12) How will the Bitterroot grizzly bear population be monitored? 
The reintroduced population will be monitored closely by Federal and 
State agencies in cooperation with the Committee for the duration of the 
recovery process, generally by use of radio telemetry as appropriate.
    (13) How will success or failure of the project be evaluated? The 
status of Bitterroot grizzly bear recovery will be reevaluated 
separately by the Committee and by the Secretary at 5-year intervals. 
This review will take into account the reproductive success of the 
grizzly bears released, human-caused mortality, movement patterns of 
individual bears, food habits, and overall health of the population and 
will recommend changes and improvements in the recovery program. 
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these parameters will assist in determining success or failure of the 
restoration.
    (14) What process will be followed if the Secretary determines the 
project has failed? (i) If, based on the criteria established by the 
Committee, the Secretary, after consultation with the Committee, the 
Governors of Idaho and Montana, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, 
the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, and the Nez Perce 
Tribe, determines that the reintroduction has failed to produce a self-
sustaining population, this paragraph (l) will not be used to 
reintroduce additional bears. Any remaining bears will retain their 
experimental status.
    (ii) Prior to declaring the experimental reintroduction a failure, 
we will investigate the probable causes of the failure. If the causes 
can be determined, and legal and reasonable remedial measures identified 
and implemented, we will consider continuing the recovery effort and 
maintaining the relocated population. If such reasonable measures cannot 
be identified and implemented, we will publish the results of our 
evaluation in the Federal Register in a proposed rulemaking to terminate 
the authority for additional experimental grizzly bear reintroductions 
in the Bitterroot ecosystem.
    (15) Will the legal status of grizzly bears in the Experimental 
Population Area change? We do not intend to change the ``nonessential 
experimental'' designation to ``essential experimental,'' 
``threatened,'' or ``endangered'' and foresee no likely situation that 
would result in such changes. Critical habitat cannot be designated 
under the nonessential experimental classification, 16 U.S.C. 
1539(j)(2)(C)(ii).
    (16) What are the definitions of key terms used in the rule in this 
paragraph (l)? In addition to terms defined in Sec.  10.12 and 17.3 of 
this subchapter, the following terms apply to this paragraph (l):
    Accommodate means allowing grizzly bears that move outside the 
Recovery Area onto public land in the Experimental Population Area to 
remain undisturbed unless they demonstrate a real and imminent threat to 
human safety or livestock.
    Citizen Management Committee (Committee) means that Committee 
described in paragraph (l)(6) of this section.
    Current range means the area inside or within 10 miles of the 
recovery zone line of currently occupied grizzly bear recovery zones or 
any area where there is a grizzly bear population, as defined in this 
paragraph (l)(16).
    Exclusion area (Bitterroot Valley) means those private lands in 
Montana lying within the Bitterroot Experimental Population Area in the 
Bitterroot Valley outside the Bitterroot National Forest boundary south 
of U.S. Highway 12 to Lost Trail Pass and west of Highway 93.
    Experimental Population Area (Bitterroot Grizzly Bear Experimental 
Population Area) means that area delineated in paragraph (l)(1) of this 
section within which management plans developed as part of the Committee 
described in paragraph (l)(9) of this section will be in effect. This 
area includes the Recovery Area. The Experimental Population Area is 
within the historic range of the grizzly bear, but geographically 
separate from the current range of the grizzly bear.
    Geographically separate means separated by more than 10 miles. The 
term refers to ``wholly separate geographically'' in section 10(j)(2) of 
the Act. The Experimental Population Area and the recovery zone boundary 
of any existing grizzly bear population must be geographically separate.
    Grizzly bear population is defined by verified evidence within the 
previous 6 years which consists of photos within the area, verified 
tracks, or sightings by reputable scientists or agency personnel of at 
least two different female grizzly bears with young or one female with 
different litters in 2 different years in an area geographically 
separate from other grizzly bear populations. Verifiable evidence of 
females with young, to be geographically separate, would have to occur 
greater than 10 miles from the nearest nonexperimental grizzly bear 
population recovery zone boundary.
    Opportunistic, noninjurious harassment means harassment (see 
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``harass'' in Sec.  17.3) that occurs when the grizzly bear presents 
itself (for example, the bear travels onto and is observed on private 
land or near livestock). This paragraph (l) permits only this type of 
harassment. You cannot track, attract, search out, or chase a grizzly 
bear and then harass it. Any harassment must not cause bodily injury or 
death to the grizzly bear. The intent of harassment permitted by this 
definition is to scare bears away from the immediate area.
    Recovery Area (Bitterroot Grizzly Bear Recovery Area) means the area 
of recovery emphasis within the Experimental Population Area, and is 
delineated in paragraph (l)(2) of this section. This area consists of 
the Selway-Bitterroot and Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness 
areas. The Recovery Area is within the historic range of the species.
    Recovery emphasis means grizzly bear management decisions in the 
Recovery Area will favor bear recovery so that this area can serve as 
core habitat for survival, reproduction, and dispersal of the recovering 
population. Reintroduction of grizzly bears is planned to occur within 
the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness portion of the Recovery Area unless it 
is later determined that reintroduction in the Frank Church-River of No 
Return Wilderness is appropriate.
    Unavoidable and unintentional take means accidental, unintentional 
take (see definition of take in Sec.  10.12 of this subchapter) that 
occurs despite reasonable care, is incidental to an otherwise lawful 
activity, and is not done on purpose. An example would be striking a 
grizzly bear with an automobile. Taking a grizzly bear by shooting will 
not be considered unavoidable and unintentional take. Shooters have the 
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    (m) Spotfin chub (=turquoise shiner) (Erimonax monachus)--(1) Where 
is the spotfin chub designated as a nonessential experimental population 
(NEP)? We have designated three populations of this species as NEPs: the 
Tellico River NEP, the Shoal Creek NEP, and the French Broad River and 
Holston River NEP. This species is not currently known to exist in the 
Tellico River or its tributaries, the Shoal Creek or its tributaries, or 
any of the tributaries to the free-flowing reaches of the French Broad 
River below Douglas Dam, Knox and Sevier Counties, Tennessee, or of the 
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Counties, Tennessee. Based on its habitat requirements, we do not expect 
this species to become established outside the NEP areas. However, if 
individuals move upstream or downstream or into tributaries outside any 
of the designated NEP areas, we would presume that those individuals 
came from the closest reintroduced population. We would then amend this 
regulation and enlarge the boundaries of the NEP area to include the 
entire range of the expanded population.
    (i) The Tellico River NEP area is within the species' probable 
historic range and is defined as follows: The Tellico River, between the 
backwaters of the Tellico Reservoir (approximately Tellico River mile 19 
(30.4 kilometers (km)) and Tellico River mile 33 (52.8 km), near the 
Tellico Ranger Station, Monroe County, Tennessee.
    (ii) The Shoal Creek NEP area is within the species' historic range 
and is defined as follows: Shoal Creek (from Shoal Creek mile 41.7 (66.7 
km)) at the mouth of Long Branch, Lawrence County, TN, downstream to the 
backwaters of Wilson Reservoir (Shoal Creek mile 14 (22 km)) at Goose 
Shoals, Lauderdale County, AL, including the lower 5 miles (8 km) of all 
tributaries that enter this reach.
    (iii) The French Broad River and Holston River NEP area is within 
the species' historic range and is defined as follows: the French Broad 
River, Knox and Sevier Counties, Tennessee, from the base of Douglas Dam 
(river mile (RM) 32.3 (51.7 km)) downstream to the confluence with the 
Holston River; then up the Holston River, Knox, Grainger, and Jefferson 
Counties, Tennessee, to the base of Cherokee Dam (RM 52.3 (83.7 km)); 
and the lower 5 RM (8 km) of all tributaries that enter these river 
reaches.
    (iv) We do not intend to change the NEP designations to ``essential 
experimental,'' ``threatened,'' or ``endangered'' within the NEP area. 
Additionally, we will not designate critical habitat for these NEPs, as 
provided by 16 U.S.C. 1539(j)(2)(C)(ii).
    (2) What activities are not allowed in the NEP area? (i) Except as 
expressly allowed in paragraph (m)(3) of this section, all the 
provisions of Sec.  17.31(a) and (b) apply to the spotfin chub.
    (ii) Any manner of take not described under paragraph (m)(3) of this 
section is prohibited in the NEP area. We may refer unauthorized take of 
this species to the appropriate authorities for prosecution.
    (iii) You may not possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export by any means whatsoever any of the identified fishes, 
or parts thereof, that are taken or possessed in violation of paragraph 
(m)(2) of this section or in violation of the applicable State fish and 
wildlife laws or regulations or the Act.
    (iv) You may not attempt to commit, solicit another to commit, or 
cause to be committed any offense defined in paragraph (m)(2) of this 
section.
    (3) What take is allowed in the NEP area? Take of this species that 
is accidental and incidental to an otherwise legal activity, such as 
recreation (e.g., fishing, boating, wading, trapping, or swimming), 
forestry, agriculture, and other activities that are in accordance with 
Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, is allowed.
    (4) How will the effectiveness of these reintroductions be 
monitored? (i) In the Tellico River NEP area, we will prepare periodic 
progress reports and fully evaluate these reintroduction efforts after 5 
and 10 years to determine whether to continue or terminate the 
reintroduction efforts.
    (ii) In the Shoal Creek NEP area, after the initial stocking of 
fish, we will monitor annually their presence or absence and document 
any spawning behavior or young-of-the-year fish that might be present. 
This monitoring will be conducted primarily by snorkeling or seining and 
will be accomplished by contracting with the appropriate species 
experts. We will produce annual reports detailing the stocking rates and 
monitoring activities that took place during the previous year. We will 
also fully evaluate these reintroduction efforts after 5 and 10 years to 
determine whether to continue or terminate the reintroduction efforts.
    (iii) In the Lower French Broad and Lower Holston Rivers NEP area, 
after the initial stocking of these species, we will monitor annually 
their presence or absence and document any spawning behavior or young-
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might be present. This monitoring will be conducted primarily by 
snorkeling or seining and will be accomplished by contracting with the 
appropriate species experts. Annual reports will be produced detailing 
the stocking rates and monitoring activities that took place during the 
previous year. We will also fully evaluate these reintroduction efforts 
after 5 and 10 years to determine whether to continue or terminate the 
reintroduction efforts.
    (5) Note: Map of the Tellico River NEP area for spotfin chub, dusky 
darter, smoky madtom, and yellowfin madtom in Tennessee follows:
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    (6) Note: Map of the Shoal Creek NEP area for spotfin chub and 
boulder darter in Tennessee and Alabama follows:
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    (7) Note: Map of the French Broad River and Holston River NEP area 
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darter, pygmy madtom, and yellowtail madtom in Tennessee follows:
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    (n) [Reserved]
    (o) Boulder darter (Etheostoma wapiti). (1) Where is the boulder 
darter designated as a nonessential experimental population (NEP)? (i) 
The NEP area for the boulder darter is within the species' historic 
range and is defined as follows: Shoal Creek (from Shoal Creek mile 41.7 
(66.7 km)) at the mouth of Long Branch, Lawrence County, TN, downstream 
to the backwaters of Wilson Reservoir (Shoal Creek mile 14 (22 km)) at 
Goose Shoals, Lauderdale County, AL, including the lower 5 miles (8 km) 
of all tributaries that enter this reach.
    (ii) The boulder darter is not currently known to exist in Shoal 
Creek or its tributaries. Based on the habitat requirements of this 
fish, we do not expect it to become established outside the NEP area. 
However, if any individuals of the species move upstream or downstream 
or into tributaries outside the designated NEP area, we would presume 
that they came from the reintroduced population. We would then amend 
this rule through our normal rulemaking process in order to enlarge the 
boundaries of the NEP area to include the entire range of the expanded 
population.
    (iii) We do not intend to change the NEP designations to ``essential 
experimental,'' ``threatened,'' or ``endangered'' within the NEP area. 
Additionally, we will not designate critical habitat for these NEPs, as 
provided by 16 U.S.C. 1539(j)(2)(C)(ii).
    (2) What activities are not allowed in the NEP area? (i) Except as 
expressly allowed in paragraph (o)(3) of this section, all the 
provisions of Sec.  17.31(a) and (b) apply to the boulder darter.
    (ii) Any manner of take not described under paragraph (o)(3) of this 
section is prohibited in the NEP area. We may refer unauthorized take of 
these species to the appropriate authorities for prosecution.
    (iii) You may not possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export by any means whatsoever any of the identified fishes, 
or parts thereof, that are taken or possessed in violation of paragraph 
(o)(2) of this section or in violation of the applicable State fish and 
wildlife laws or regulations or the Act.
    (iv) You may not attempt to commit, solicit another to commit, or 
cause to be committed any offense defined in paragraph (o)(2) of this 
section.
    (3) What take is allowed in the NEP area? Take of this species that 
is accidental and incidental to an otherwise legal activity, such as 
recreation (e.g., fishing, boating, wading, trapping, or swimming), 
forestry, agriculture, and other activities that are in accordance with 
Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, is allowed.
    (4) How will the effectiveness of these reintroductions be 
monitored? After the initial stocking of fish, we will monitor annually 
their presence or absence and document any spawning behavior or young-
of-the-year fish that might be present. This monitoring will be 
conducted primarily by snorkeling or seining and will be accomplished by 
contracting with the appropriate species experts. We will produce annual 
reports detailing the stocking rates and monitoring activities that took 
place during the previous year. We will also fully evaluate these 
reintroduction efforts after 5 and 10 years to determine whether to 
continue or terminate the reintroduction efforts.
    (5) Note: Map of the NEP area for the boulder darter in the Shoal 
Creek, Tennessee and Alabama, appears immediately following paragraph 
(m)(6) of this section.
    (p) Northern aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis septentrionalis). (1) 
The northern aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis septentrionalis) (falcon) 
population identified in paragraph (p)(9)(i) of this section is a 
nonessential experimental population (NEP).
    (2) No person may take this species, except as provided in 
paragraphs (p)(3) through (5) and (p)(10) of this section.
    (3) Any person with a valid permit issued by the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service (Service) under Sec.  17.32 may take falcons for 
educational purposes, scientific purposes, the enhancement of 
propagation or survival of the species, zoological exhibition, and other 
conservation purposes consistent with the Endangered Species Act (Act);
    (4) A falcon may be taken within the NEP area, provided that such 
take is not willful, knowing, or due to negligence, or is incidental to 
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purpose of the carrying out of an otherwise lawful activity; and that 
such taking is reported within 24 hours, as provided under paragraph 
(p)(6) of this section.
    (5) Any employee of the Service, New Mexico Department of Game and 
Fish, or Arizona Game and Fish Department, who is designated for such 
purpose, or any person with a valid permit issued by the Service under 
50 CFR 17.32, may, when acting in the course of official duties, take a 
falcon if such action is necessary to:
    (i) Aid a sick, injured, or orphaned specimen;
    (ii) Dispose of a dead specimen, or salvage a dead specimen that may 
be useful for scientific study;
    (iii) Move a bird within the NEP area for genetic purposes or to 
improve the health of the population;
    (iv) Relocate falcons that have moved outside the NEP area, by 
returning the falcon to the NEP area or moving it to a captive breeding 
facility. All captures and relocations from outside the NEP area will be 
conducted with the permission of the landowner(s) or appropriate land 
management agencies; or
    (v) Collect nesting data or band individuals.
    (6) Any taking pursuant to paragraphs (p)(3) through (5) of this 
section must be reported within 24 hours by contacting the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office, 2105 
Osuna NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113; (505) 346-2525. Upon contact, a 
determination will be made as to the disposition of any live or dead 
specimens.
    (7) No person shall possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export by any means whatsoever, any such species taken in 
violation of these regulations.
    (8) It is unlawful for any person to attempt to commit, solicit 
another to commit, or cause to be committed, any offense defined in 
paragraphs (p)(2) and (p)(7) of this section.
    (9)(i) The boundaries of the designated NEP area are based on county 
borders and include the entire States of New Mexico and Arizona. The 
reintroduction area is within the historical range of the species in New 
Mexico.
    (ii) All falcons found in the wild within the boundaries of the NEP 
area after the first releases will be considered members of the NEP. A 
falcon occurring outside of the NEP area is considered endangered under 
the Act unless it is marked or otherwise known to be a member of the 
NEP.
    (iii) The Service has designated the NEP area to accommodate the 
potential future movements of a wild population of falcons. All released 
birds and their progeny are expected to remain in the NEP area due to 
the geographic extent of the designation.
    (10) The NEP will be monitored closely for the duration of the 
reintroduction program. Any bird that is determined to be sick, injured, 
or otherwise in need of special care will be recaptured to the extent 
possible by Service and/or State or permitted Tribal wildlife personnel 
and given appropriate care. Such birds will be released back to the wild 
as soon as possible, unless physical or behavioral problems make it 
necessary to return them to a captive-breeding facility or they are 
euthanized if treatment would be unlikely to be effective.
    (11) The Service plans to evaluate the status of the NEP every 5 
years to determine future management status and needs, with the first 
evaluation expected to be not more than 5 years after the first release 
of birds into the NEP area. All reviews will take into account the 
reproductive success and movement patterns of individuals released, food 
habits, and overall health of the population. This evaluation will 
include a progress report.
    (q) Duskytail darter (Etheostoma percnurum). (1) Where is the 
duskytail darter designated as a nonessential experimental population 
(NEP)? We have designated two populations of this species as NEPs: The 
Tellico River NEP and the French Broad River and Holston River NEP. This 
species is not currently known to exist in the Tellico River or its 
tributaries or in any of the tributaries to the free-flowing reaches of 
the French Broad River below Douglas Dam, Knox and Sevier Counties, 
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Grainger, and Jefferson Counties, Tennessee. Based on its habitat 
requirements, we do not expect this species to become established 
outside these NEP areas. However, if individuals move upstream or 
downstream or into tributaries outside either of the designated NEP 
areas, we would presume that these individuals came from the 
reintroduced population. We would then amend this rule and enlarge the 
boundaries of the NEP area to include the entire range of the expanded 
population.
    (i) The Tellico River NEP area is within the species' historic range 
and is defined as follows: The Tellico River, between the backwaters of 
the Tellico Reservoir (approximately Tellico River mile 19 (30.4 
kilometers) and Tellico River mile 33 (52.8 kilometers), near the 
Tellico Ranger Station, Monroe County, Tennessee.
    (ii) The French Broad River and Holston River NEP area is within the 
species' historic range and is defined as follows: the French Broad 
River, Knox and Sevier Counties, Tennessee, from the base of Douglas Dam 
(river mile (RM) 32.3 (51.7 km)) downstream to the confluence with the 
Holston River; then up the Holston River, Knox, Grainger, and Jefferson 
Counties, Tennessee, to the base of Cherokee Dam (RM 52.3 (83.7 km)); 
and the lower 5 RM (8 km) of all tributaries that enter these river 
reaches.
    (iii) We do not intend to change the NEP designations to ``essential 
experimental,'' ``threatened,'' or ``endangered'' within the NEP area. 
Additionally, we will not designate critical habitat for these NEPs, as 
provided by 16 U.S.C. 1539(j)(2)(C)(ii).
    (2) What activities are not allowed in the NEP area? (i) Except as 
expressly allowed in paragraph (q)(3) of this section, all the 
prohibitions of Sec.  17.31(a) and (b) apply to the duskytail darter.
    (ii) Any manner of take not described under paragraph (q)(3) of this 
section is prohibited in the NEP area. We may refer unauthorized take of 
this species to the appropriate authorities for prosecution.
    (iii) You may not possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export by any means whatsoever any of the identified fishes, 
or parts thereof, that are taken or possessed in violation of paragraph 
(q)(2) of this section or in violation of the applicable State fish and 
wildlife laws or regulations or the Act.
    (iv) You may not attempt to commit, solicit another to commit, or 
cause to be committed any offense defined in paragraph (q)(2) of this 
section.
    (3) What take is allowed in the NEP area? Take of this species that 
is accidental and incidental to an otherwise legal activity, such as 
recreation (e.g., fishing, boating, wading, trapping, or swimming), 
forestry, agriculture, and other activities that are in accordance with 
Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, is allowed.
    (4) How will the effectiveness of these reintroductions be 
monitored? We will prepare periodic progress reports and fully evaluate 
these reintroduction efforts after 5 and 10 years to determine whether 
to continue or terminate the reintroduction efforts.
    (5) Note: Map of the NEP area for the duskytail darter in the 
Tellico River, Tennessee, appears immediately following paragraph (m)(5) 
of this section.
    (6) Note: Map of the NEP area for the duskytail darter in the French 
Broad River and Holston River, Tennessee, appears immediately following 
paragraph (m)(7) of this section.
    (r) Smoky madtom (Noturus baileyi). (1) Where is the smoky madtom 
designated as a nonessential experimental population (NEP)?
    (i) The NEP area for the smoky madtom is within the species' 
probable historic range and is defined as follows: The Tellico River, 
between the backwaters of the Tellico Reservoir (approximately Tellico 
River mile 19 (30.4 kilometers) and Tellico River mile 33 (52.8 
kilometers), near the Tellico Ranger Station, Monroe County, Tennessee.
    (ii) The smoky madtom is not currently known to exist in the Tellico 
River or its tributaries. Based on the habitat requirements of this 
fish, we do not expect it to become established outside the NEP area. 
However, if any individuals of the species move upstream or downstream 
or into tributaries outside the designated NEP area, we would presume 
that they came from the reintroduced population. We would then amend 
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section and enlarge the boundaries of the NEP area to include the entire 
range of the expanded population.
    (iii) We do not intend to change the NEP designations to ``essential 
experimental,'' ``threatened,'' or ``endangered'' within the NEP area. 
Additionally, we will not designate critical habitat for this NEP, as 
provided by 16 U.S.C. 1539(j)(2)(C)(ii).
    (2) What activities are not allowed in the NEP area? (i) Except as 
expressly allowed in paragraph (r)(3) of this section, all the 
prohibitions of Sec.  17.31(a) and (b) apply to the smoky madtom.
    (ii) Any manner of take not described under paragraph (r)(3) of this 
section is prohibited in the NEP area. We may refer unauthorized take of 
this species to the appropriate authorities for prosecution.
    (iii) You may not possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export by any means whatsoever any of the identified fishes, 
or parts thereof, that are taken or possessed in violation of paragraph 
(r)(2) of this section or in violation of the applicable State fish and 
wildlife laws or regulations or the Act.
    (iv) You may not attempt to commit, solicit another to commit, or 
cause to be committed any offense defined in paragraph (r)(2) of this 
section.
    (3) What take is allowed in the NEP area? Take of this species that 
is accidental and incidental to an otherwise legal activity, such as 
recreation (e.g., fishing, boating, wading, trapping, or swimming), 
forestry, agriculture, and other activities that are in accordance with 
Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, is allowed.
    (4) How will the effectiveness of these reintroductions be 
monitored? We will prepare periodic progress reports and fully evaluate 
these reintroduction efforts after 5 and 10 years to determine whether 
to continue or terminate the reintroduction efforts.
    (5) Note: Map of the NEP area for the smoky madtom in the Tellico 
River, Tennessee, appears immediately following paragraph (m)(6) of this 
section.
    (s) Slender chub (Erimystax cahni). (1) Where is the slender chub 
designated as a nonessential experimental population (NEP)?
    (i) The NEP area for the slender chub is within the species' 
historic range and is defined as follows: the French Broad River, Knox 
and Sevier Counties, Tennessee, from the base of Douglas Dam (river mile 
(RM) 32.3 (51.7 km)) downstream to the confluence with the Holston 
River; then up the Holston River, Knox, Grainger, and Jefferson 
Counties, Tennessee, to the base of Cherokee Dam (RM 52.3 (83.7 km)); 
and the lower 5 RM (8 km) of all tributaries that enter these river 
reaches.
    (ii) The slender chub is not known to exist in any of the 
tributaries to the free-flowing reaches of the French Broad River below 
Douglas Dam, Knox and Sevier Counties, Tennessee, or of the Holston 
River below the Cherokee Dam, Knox, Grainger, and Jefferson Counties, 
Tennessee. Based on its habitat requirements, we do not expect this 
species to become established outside this NEP area. However, if 
individuals of this population move upstream or downstream or into 
tributaries outside the designated NEP area, we would presume that they 
came from the reintroduced population. We would then amend this 
regulation to enlarge the boundaries of the NEP area to include the 
entire range of the expanded population.
    (iii) We do not intend to change the NEP designations to ``essential 
experimental,'' ``threatened,'' or ``endangered'' within the NEP area. 
Additionally, we will not designate critical habitat for this NEP, as 
provided by 16 U.S.C. 1539(j)(2)(C)(ii).
    (2) What activities are not allowed in the NEP area? (i) Except as 
expressly allowed in paragraph (s)(3) of this section, all the 
prohibitions of Sec.  17.31(a) and (b) apply to the slender chub.
    (ii) Any manner of take not described under paragraph (s)(3) of this 
section is prohibited in the NEP area. We may refer unauthorized take of 
this species to the appropriate authorities for prosecution.
    (iii) You may not possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export by any means whatsoever any of the identified fishes, 
or parts thereof, that are taken or possessed in violation of paragraph 
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and wildlife laws or regulations or the Act.
    (iv) You may not attempt to commit, solicit another to commit, or 
cause to be committed any offense defined in paragraph (s)(2) of this 
section.
    (3) What take is allowed in the NEP area? Take of this species that 
is accidental and incidental to an otherwise legal activity, such as 
recreation (e.g., fishing, boating, wading, trapping, or swimming), 
forestry, agriculture, and other activities that are in accordance with 
Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, is allowed.
    (4) How will the effectiveness of these reintroductions be 
monitored? We will prepare periodic progress reports and fully evaluate 
these reintroduction efforts after 5 and 10 years to determine whether 
to continue or terminate the reintroduction efforts.
    (5) Note: Map of the NEP area for the slender chub in the French 
Broad River and Holston River, Tennessee, appears immediately following 
paragraph (m)(7) of this section.
    (t) Pygmy madtom (Noturus stanauli). (1) Where is the pygmy madtom 
designated as a nonessential experimental population (NEP)?
    (i) The NEP area for the pygmy madtom is within the species' 
historic range and is defined as follows: the French Broad River, Knox 
and Sevier Counties, Tennessee, from the base of Douglas Dam (river mile 
(RM) 32.3 (51.7 km)) downstream to the confluence with the Holston 
River; then up the Holston River, Knox, Grainger, and Jefferson 
Counties, Tennessee, to the base of Cherokee Dam (RM 52.3 (83.7 km)); 
and the lower 5 RM (8 km) of all tributaries that enter these river 
reaches.
    (ii) The pygmy madtom is not known to exist in any of the 
tributaries to the free-flowing reaches of the French Broad River below 
Douglas Dam, Knox and Sevier Counties, Tennessee, or of the Holston 
River below the Cherokee Dam, Knox, Grainger, and Jefferson Counties, 
Tennessee. Based on its habitat requirements, we do not expect this 
species to become established outside this NEP area. However, if 
individuals of this population move upstream or downstream or into 
tributaries outside the designated NEP area, we would presume that they 
came from the reintroduced population. We would then amend this 
regulation to enlarge the boundaries of the NEP area to include the 
entire range of the expanded population.
    (iii) We do not intend to change the NEP designations to ``essential 
experimental,'' ``threatened,'' or ``endangered'' within the NEP area. 
Additionally, we will not designate critical habitat for this NEP, as 
provided by 16 U.S.C. 1539(j)(2)(C)(ii).
    (2) What activities are not allowed in the NEP area? (i) Except as 
expressly allowed in paragraph (t)(3) of this section, all the 
prohibitions of Sec.  17.31(a) and (b) apply to the pygmy madtom.
    (ii) Any manner of take not described under paragraph (t)(3) of this 
section is prohibited in the NEP area. We may refer unauthorized take of 
this species to the appropriate authorities for prosecution.
    (iii) You may not possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export by any means whatsoever any of the identified fishes, 
or parts thereof, that are taken or possessed in violation of paragraph 
(t)(2) of this section or in violation of the applicable State fish and 
wildlife laws or regulations or the Act.
    (iv) You may not attempt to commit, solicit another to commit, or 
cause to be committed any offense defined in paragraph (t)(2) of this 
section.
    (3) What take is allowed in the NEP area? Take of this species that 
is accidental and incidental to an otherwise legal activity, such as 
recreation (e.g., fishing, boating, wading, trapping, or swimming), 
forestry, agriculture, and other activities that are in accordance with 
Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, is allowed.
    (4) How will the effectiveness of these reintroductions be 
monitored? We will prepare periodic progress reports and fully evaluate 
these reintroduction efforts after 5 and 10 years to determine whether 
to continue or terminate the reintroduction efforts.
    (5) Note: Map of the NEP area for the pygmy madtom in the French 
Broad River and Holston River, Tennessee, appears immediately following 
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    (u) Rio Grande silvery minnow (Hybognathus amarus)--(1) Where are 
populations of this fish designated as nonessential experimental 
populations (NEP)?
    (i) The NEP area for the Rio Grande silvery minnow is within the 
species' historical range and is defined as follows: Rio Grande, from 
Little Box Canyon downstream of Fort Quitman, Hudspeth County, Texas, 
through Big Bend National Park and the Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River, 
to Amistad Dam; and on the Pecos River, from its confluence with 
Independence Creek to its confluence with the Rio Grande.
    (ii) The Rio Grande silvery minnow is not currently known to exist 
in the Rio Grande or Pecos River in Texas. Based on the habitat 
requirements of this fish, we do not expect it to become established 
outside the NEP area. However, if any individuals of this species move 
upstream or downstream or into tributaries outside the designated NEP 
area, we would presume that they came from the reestablished 
populations. We would then amend paragraph (u)(1)(i) of this section to 
enlarge the boundaries of the NEP to include the entire range of the 
expanded population.
    (iii) We do not intend to change the NEP designation to ``essential 
experimental,'' ``threatened,'' or ``endangered'' within the NEP area. 
Additionally, we will not designate critical habitat for this NEP, as 
provided by 16 U.S.C. 1539(j)(2)(C)(ii).
    (2) What take is allowed of this species in the NEP area? (i) A Rio 
Grande silvery minnow may be taken within the NEP area, provided that 
such take is either not willful, knowing, or due to negligence, or is 
incidental to and not the purpose of the carrying out of an otherwise 
lawful activity, such as recreation (e.g., fishing, boating, wading, 
trapping, or swimming), agriculture, and other activities that are in 
accordance with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations. However, 
Federal agencies, must consult under section 7 of the Act on their 
activities that may affect the Rio Grande silvery minnow within Big Bend 
National Park or the Wild and Scenic River.
    (ii) Any person with a valid permit issued by the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service (Service) under 50 CFR 17.32 may take Rio Grande 
silvery minnows for educational purposes, scientific purposes, the 
enhancement of propagation or survival of the species, zoological 
exhibition, and other conservation purposes consistent with the Act;
    (iii) Any taking pursuant to paragraph (u)(2)(i) of this section 
must be reported within 7 days by contacting the Service, Austin 
Ecological Services Field Office, 107011 Burnet Road, Suite 200, Austin, 
TX 78758; (512) 490-0057. Once the Service is contacted, a determination 
will be made as to the disposition of any live or dead specimens. 
Reporting requirements for take pursuant to paragraph (u)(2)(ii) of this 
section will be specifically defined in the permit issued by the 
Service.
    (3) What take of this species is not allowed in the NEP area? (i) 
Except as expressly allowed in paragraph (u)(2) of this section, all the 
provisions of 50 CFR 17.31(a) and (b) apply to the fish identified in 
paragraph (u)(1) of this section.
    (ii) Any manner of take not described under paragraph (u)(2) of this 
section is prohibited in the NEP area.
    (iii) You may not possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export by any means whatsoever any of the identified fishes, 
or parts thereof, that are taken or possessed in violation of paragraph 
(u)(3) of this section or in violation of the applicable State or local 
fish and wildlife laws or regulations or the Act.
    (iv) You may not attempt to commit, solicit another to commit, or 
cause to be committed any offense defined in paragraph (u)(3) of this 
section.
    (4) How will the effectiveness of the reestablishment be monitored? 
(i) After the initial stocking of this fish, we will monitor their 
presence or absence at least annually and document any spawning behavior 
or young-of-year fish that might be present. Depending on available 
resources, monitoring may occur more frequently, especially during the 
first few years of reestablishment efforts. This monitoring will be 
conducted primarily by seining and will be accomplished by Service, 
National Park Service, or State employees or by contracting with the 
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will be produced detailing stocking and monitoring activities that took 
place during the previous year.
    (ii) The Service will fully evaluate these reestablishment efforts 
every 5 years to determine whether to continue or terminate them.
    (iii) Note: Map of the NEP area for the Rio Grande silvery minnow in 
Texas follows:
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    (v) Sonoran pronghorn (Antilocapra americana sonoriensis). (1) The 
Sonoran pronghorn (Antilocapra americana sonoriensis) population 
identified in paragraph (v)(12) of this section is a nonessential 
experimental population (NEP).
    (2) No person may take this species, except as provided in 
paragraphs (v)(3) through (v)(6) of this section.
    (3) Any person with a valid permit issued by the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service under Sec.  17.32 may take pronghorn within the NEP 
area for scientific purposes, the enhancement of propagation or survival 
of the species, and other conservation purposes consistent with the 
Endangered Species Act.
    (4) A Sonoran pronghorn may be taken within the boundaries of Yuma 
Proving Grounds; Barry M. Goldwater Range; lands of the Arizona State 
Land Department; Bureau of Land Management lands; privately owned lands; 
and lands of the Tohono O'odham Nation, Colorado River Indian Tribes, 
Gila River Indian Reservation, Ak-Chin Indian Reservation, Pascua Yaqui 
Indian Reservation, and San Xavier Reservation within the NEP area, 
provided that such take is incidental to, and not the purpose of, 
carrying out any otherwise lawful activity; and provided that such 
taking is reported as soon as possible in accordance with paragraph 
(v)(6) of this section. Otherwise lawful activities are any activities 
in compliance with applicable land management regulations, hunting 
regulations, tribal law, and all other applicable law and regulations, 
and include, but are not limited to, military training and testing, 
border security and enforcement carried out by Federal law enforcement 
officials (e.g., U.S. Customs and Border Protection), agriculture, rural 
and urban development, livestock grazing, camping, hiking, hunting, 
recreational vehicle use, sightseeing, nature or scientific study, 
rockhounding, and geocaching, where such activities are permitted.
    (5) Any employee or agent of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the 
Arizona Department of Game and Fish, and the tribes listed in paragraph 
(v)(4) of this section, who is designated for such purpose may, when 
acting in the course of official duties, take a Sonoran pronghorn if 
such action is necessary to:
    (i) Aid a sick, injured, or orphaned Sonoran pronghorn, including 
rescuing such animals from canals;
    (ii) Dispose of a dead Sonoran pronghorn specimen, or salvage a dead 
specimen that may be useful for scientific study;
    (iii) Move a Sonoran pronghorn for genetic purposes or to improve 
the health of the population; or
    (iv) Capture and release a Sonoran pronghorn for relocation, to 
collect biological data, or to attach, service, or detach radio-
telemetry equipment.
    (6) Any taking pursuant to paragraphs (v)(3) through (v)(5) of this 
section must be reported as soon as possible by calling the U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service, Arizona Ecological Services Office, 201 N Bonita 
Avenue, Suite 141, Tucson, AZ 85745 (520/670-6150), or the Cabeza Prieta 
National Wildlife Refuge, 1611 North Second Avenue, Ajo, AZ 85321 (520/
387-6483). Upon contact, a determination will be made as to the 
disposition of any live or dead specimens.
    (7) No person may possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export by any means whatsoever, any Sonoran pronghorn or 
Sonoran pronghorn parts taken in violation of these regulations.
    (8) It is unlawful for any person to attempt to commit, solicit 
another to commit, or cause to be committed, any offense defined in 
paragraphs (v)(2) and (7) of this section.
    (9) The boundaries of the designated NEP area are based on the 
maximum estimated range of pronghorn that are released in and become 
established within the NEP area. These boundaries are physical barriers 
to movements, including major freeways and highways, and the Colorado 
River. All release sites will be within the NEP area.
    (i) All Sonoran pronghorn found in the wild within the boundaries of 
the NEP area will be considered members of the NEP. Any Sonoran 
pronghorn occurring outside of the NEP area are considered endangered 
under the Act.
    (ii) The Service has designated the NEP area to accommodate the 
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pronghorn. All released Sonoran pronghorn and their progeny are expected 
to remain in the NEP area due to the geographical extent of the 
designation and substantial barriers to movement that form the 
boundaries of the NEP.
    (10) The NEP will be monitored closely for the duration of the 
program. Any pronghorn that is determined to be sick, injured, or 
otherwise in need of special care will be recaptured to the extent 
possible by Service and/or State or Tribal wildlife personnel or their 
designated agent and given appropriate care. Such pronghorn will be 
released back to the wild as soon as possible, unless physical or 
behavioral problems make it necessary to return them to a captive-
breeding facility.
    (11) The Service plans to evaluate the status of the NEP every 5 
years to determine future management status and needs, with the first 
evaluation occurring not more than 5 years after the first release of 
pronghorn into the NEP area. All reviews will take into account the 
reproductive success and movement patterns of individuals released, food 
habits, and overall health of the population. This evaluation will 
include a progress report.
    (12) The areas covered by this proposed nonessential experimental 
population designation are in Arizona. They include the area north of 
Interstate 8 and south of Interstate 10, bounded by the Colorado River 
on the west and Interstate 10 on the east, and an area south of 
Interstate 8, bounded by Highway 85 on the west, Interstates 10 and 19 
on the east, and the U.S.-Mexico border on the south.
    (13) Note: Map of the NEP area for the Sonoran pronghorn in 
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    (w) Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus)--(1) Where are populations 
of this fish designated as nonessential experimental populations (NEPs)?
    (i) The NEP area for the bull trout is within the species' 
historical range and is defined as follows: the entire Clackamas River 
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the mainstem Willamette River, from Willamette Falls to its points of 
confluence with the Columbia River, including Multnomah Channel.
    (ii) Bull trout are not currently known to exist in the Clackamas 
River subbasin or the mainstem Willamette River, from Willamette Falls 
to its points of confluence with the Columbia River, including Multnomah 
Channel, in Oregon. Should any bull trout be found in the Willamette 
River within the NEP boundary, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
(Service) will assume the fish to be part of the reintroduced 
population, unless the fish is tagged or otherwise known to be from 
another population. Given the presence of suitable overwintering and 
forage habitat in the upper portion of the Clackamas River, as well as 
the geographic distance from spawning and rearing habitat in the upper 
Clackamas River to any overwintering and foraging habitat in the lower 
Clackamas and Willamette Rivers, we do not expect the reintroduced fish 
to become established outside the NEP. Bull trout found outside of the 
NEP boundary, but known to be part of the NEP, will assume the status of 
bull trout within the geographic area in which they are found.
    (iii) We do not intend to change the NEP designation to ``essential 
experimental,'' ``threatened,'' or ``endangered'' within the NEP area. 
Additionally, we will not designate critical habitat for the NEP, as 
provided by 16 U.S.C. 1539(j)(2)(C)(ii).
    (2) What take is allowed of this species in the NEP area? (i) Bull 
trout may be taken within the NEP area, provided that such take is:
    (A) Not willful, knowing, or due to negligence.
    (B) Incidental to and not the purpose of carrying out an otherwise 
lawful activity, such as recreation (e.g., fishing, boating, wading, 
trapping, or swimming), agriculture, hydroelectric power generation, and 
other activities that are in accordance with Federal, State, Tribal, and 
local laws and regulations.
    (C) Consistent with Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) 
fishing regulations that have been coordinated with the Service, if due 
to fishing.
    (D) Incidental to any activities related to or associated with the 
operation and maintenance of the Clackamas River Hydroelectric Project 
(FERC Project No. 2195) by Portland General Electric (PGE) as 
administered under a license issued by FERC. Acceptable forms of taking 
of bull trout include, but are not limited to, mortality, stranding, 
injury, impingement and entrainment at project facilities, or delay in 
up- or downstream passage associated with or caused by any of the 
following activities. Activities related to the operation and 
maintenance of Project 2195 include, but are not limited to:
    (1) Hydroelectric generation at any project facility;
    (2) Maintenance of project facilities;
    (3) Provision of upstream and downstream fish passage, whether 
through fish passage facilities, powerhouses, bypass facilities, bypass 
reaches, or spillways;
    (4) Fish handling at fish separation and counting facilities;
    (5) Fish removal from fish passage facilities and areas critical to 
downstream migrant passage testing at the time of testing (Bull trout 
removed for this testing do not need to be returned to the Clackamas 
River subbasin.);
    (6) Fish conservation activities;
    (7) Fish handling, tagging, and sampling in connection with FERC-
approved studies; and
    (8) Approved resource protection, mitigation, and enhancement 
measures.
    (E) Consistent with the adaptive management process identified for 
this project including:
    (1) The targeted relocation or possible removal of bull trout by the 
Service or our project partners, if bull trout are documented staging at 
the entrance to, within, or below, juvenile fish passage facilities 
within the Clackamas Hydroelectric Project; and
    (2) Discontinuation of the reintroduction project and complete 
removal of bull trout from the Clackamas River if the Service 
determines, in consultation and coordination with the State of Oregon, 
NMFS, and other project partners, and based on project monitoring and 
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efforts cannot be carried out in a manner consistent with the recovery 
of threatened salmon and steelhead.
    (ii) Any person with a valid permit issued by the Service under 
Sec.  17.32 and a valid State permit issued by ODFW may take bull trout 
for educational purposes, scientific purposes, the enhancement of 
propagation or survival of the species, zoological exhibition, and other 
conservation purposes consistent with the Act.
    (3) What take of this species is not allowed in the NEP area? (i) 
Except as expressly allowed in paragraph (w)(2) of this section, all the 
provisions of Sec.  17.31(a) and (b) apply to the fish identified in 
paragraph (w)(1) of this section.
    (ii) Any manner of take not described under paragraph (w)(2) of this 
section or Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 498.002 and Oregon Angling 
Regulations pursuant to ORS 498.002 is prohibited in the NEP area. 
Should State statutes or regulations change, take prohibitions will 
change accordingly. Any changes to State recreational fishing 
regulations pertaining to the experimental population of bull trout in 
the Clackamas River subbasin will be made by the State in collaboration 
with the Service. We may refer unauthorized take of this species to ODFW 
law enforcement authorities or Service law enforcement authorities for 
prosecution.
    (iii) A person may not possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, 
ship, import, or export by any means whatsoever any of the identified 
fishes, or parts thereof, that are taken or possessed in a manner not 
expressly allowed in paragraph (w)(2) of this section, or in violation 
of the applicable State fish and wildlife laws or regulations or the 
Act.
    (iv) A person may not attempt to commit, solicit another to commit, 
or cause to be committed any offense except the take expressly allowed 
in paragraph (w)(2) of this section.
    (4) How will the effectiveness of the reestablishment be monitored? 
(i) Effectiveness monitoring of the project will be conducted jointly by 
the Service and ODFW, with assistance from the U.S. Forest Service 
(USFS) and PGE.
    (ii) We will monitor the effectiveness of the reintroduction during 
phase 1 of the project (2011-2017) by annually assessing: Distribution 
and movement, relative survival of translocated bull trout via presence 
and absence surveys, occurrence of spawning and reproduction, and 
genetic health, as measured against the donor population. These 
monitoring objectives will be accomplished by methodologies that include 
Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tagging of all fish translocated to 
the Clackamas River, radio tagging of the adult and subadult life 
stages, snorkel surveys, redd surveys, and minnow trapping.
    (iii) If successful reproduction of reintroduced bull trout is 
detected, we will incorporate monitoring to assess the distribution, 
movement, growth, and survival of the initial cohorts of naturally 
produced bull trout.
    (iv) Monitoring activities in phase 2 (2018-2024) and phase 3 (2025-
2030) will be informed by phase 1 monitoring and evaluation.
    (v) Annual reports that summarize the implementation and monitoring 
activities that occurred the previous year will be collaboratively 
developed by the Service, ODFW, and USFS.
    (vi) We will evaluate the implementation strategy annually, and we 
will evaluate the reestablishment effort at the completion of phase 1 to 
determine whether to continue translocation of bull trout in phase 2.
    (5) What safeguards are in place to ensure the protection of 
Federally listed salmon and steelhead in the NEP area? (i) In 
consultation and coordination with the National Marine Fisheries Service 
(NMFS) and other project partners, we have developed a plan to 
facilitate management decisions associated with potential impacts from 
the bull trout reintroduction on listed anadromous salmonids. If 
specific bull trout and/or anadromous salmonid thresholds are triggered, 
we will follow the planned management actions to minimize impacts to 
salmon and steelhead from the reintroduction of bull trout in the 
Clackamas River.
    (ii) Our management actions implemented and the frequency of those 
actions, will be informed by:

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    (A) The reintroduction project's monitoring and evaluation program, 
jointly implemented by the Service, ODFW, and USFS; and
    (B) The conservation status of the listed Clackamas River anadromous 
salmonid populations.
    (iii) Because we cannot predict all likely impact scenarios and 
appropriate management responses, we will modify our plan as necessary, 
in consultation and coordination with NMFS, ODFW, and other project 
partners, consistent with the overall adaptive management of the 
project.
    (iv) Although our analysis indicates a low likelihood for 
population-level impacts to Federally listed salmon and steelhead 
populations, if the Service determines, in consultation and coordination 
with the State of Oregon, NMFS, and other project partners, and based on 
project monitoring and evaluation, that the reintroduction efforts are 
not consistent with the recovery of salmon or steelhead, the 
reintroduction program will be discontinued and bull trout will be 
removed from the experimental population area.
    (v) Prior to releasing bull trout into the Clackamas River, the 
Service will complete any required interagency cooperation with NMFS 
pursuant to section 7(a)(2) of the Act.
    (6) Note: Map of the NEP area for bull trout in Oregon follows:

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    (x) Wood bison (Bison bison athabascae). (1) Wood bison within the 
area identified in paragraph (x)(2)(i) of this section are members of a 
nonessential experimental population (NEP) and will be managed primarily 
by the State of Alaska (State), through its Department of Fish and Game 
(ADF&G), in cooperation with the Service, in accordance with this rule 
and the respective management plans.
    (2) Where are wood bison in Alaska designated as an NEP?
    (i) The boundaries of the NEP area encompass the Yukon, Tanana, and 
Kuskokwim River drainages in Alaska

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(Figure 1). The NEP area includes much of the wood bison's historical 
range in Alaska, and the release sites are within the species' 
historical range. The NEP area is defined as follows: the Yukon River 
drainage from the United States-Canada border downstream to its mouth; 
the Tanana River drainage from the United States-Canada border 
downstream to its confluence with the Yukon River; and the Kuskokwim 
River drainage from its headwaters downstream to its mouth at the Bering 
Sea.
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    (ii) Any wood bison found within the Alaska wood bison NEP area will 
be considered part of the NEP. The bison will be managed by the State to 
prevent establishment of any population outside the NEP area.
    (3) Under what circumstances might an Alaska wood bison NEP be 
eliminated?
    (i) We do not anticipate eliminating all individuals within an 
Alaska wood bison NEP unless:
    (A) The State deems the reintroduction efforts a failure or most 
members of reintroduced populations have disappeared for any reason;
    (B) Monitoring of wood bison in Alaska indicates appreciable harm to 
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native wildlife, such as the introduction of disease or other 
unanticipated environmental consequences associated with their presence; 
or
    (C) Legal or statutory changes reduce or eliminate the State's 
ability to complete the restoration effort as designed and intended in 
its management plans, with the management flexibility and protection of 
other land uses (including other resource development) provided in this 
NEP designation.
    (ii) If any of the circumstances listed in paragraph (x)(3)(i) of 
this section occur, some or all wood bison may be removed from the wild 
in Alaska by any method deemed practicable by the State, including 
lethal removal. If the reintroduction of wood bison under this 
nonessential experimental designation is discontinued for any reason and 
no action is taken by the Service and the State to change the 
designation, all remaining wood bison in Alaska will retain their NEP 
status.
    (4) Which agency is the management lead for wood bison in Alaska? 
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will have primary responsibility 
for leading and implementing the wood bison restoration effort, in 
cooperation with the Service, and will keep the Service apprised of the 
status of the effort on an ongoing basis. The Service will retain 
responsibility for ensuring compliance with all provisions of the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
seq.), including compliance with section 7 for actions occurring on 
National Wildlife Refuge and National Park Service lands.
    (5) What take of wood bison is allowed in the NEP area? In the 
following instances, wood bison may be taken in accordance with 
applicable State fish and wildlife conservation laws and regulations:
    (i) Hunting will be an allowed take based on sustained yield 
principles as established by ADF&G.
    (ii) A wood bison may be taken within the NEP area, provided that 
such take is not willful, knowing, or due to negligence, or is 
incidental to and not the purpose of the carrying out of an otherwise 
lawful activity, including but not limited to recreation (e.g., 
trapping, hiking, camping, or shooting activities); forestry; 
agriculture; oil and gas exploration and development and associated 
activities; construction and maintenance of roads or railroads, 
buildings, facilities, energy projects, pipelines, and transmission 
lines of any kind; mining; mineral exploration; travel by any means, 
including vehicles, watercraft, snow machines, or aircraft; tourism; and 
other activities that are in accordance with Federal, State, and local 
laws and regulations and specific authorizations. Such conduct is not 
considered intentional or ``knowing take'' for purposes of this 
regulation, and neither the Service nor the State will take legal action 
for such conduct. Any cases of ``knowing take'' will be referred to the 
appropriate authorities for prosecution.
    (iii) Any person with a valid permit issued by the Service under 50 
CFR 17.32 or by ADF&G may take wood bison for educational purposes, 
scientific purposes, the enhancement of propagation or survival of the 
species, zoological exhibition, and other conservation purposes 
consistent with the ESA. Additionally, any employee or agent of the 
Service or ADF&G designated for such purposes, acting in the course of 
official duties, may take a wood bison if such action is necessary:
    (A) For scientific purposes;
    (B) To relocate a wood bison to avoid conflict with human 
activities;
    (C) To relocate a wood bison if necessary to protect the wood bison;
    (D) To relocate wood bison within the NEP area to improve wood bison 
survival and recovery prospects or for genetic purposes;
    (E) To relocate wood bison from one population in the NEP area into 
another, or into captivity;
    (F) To relocate wood bison that have moved outside the NEP area back 
into the NEP area or remove them;
    (G) To aid or euthanize a sick, injured, or orphaned wood bison;
    (H) To dispose of a dead wood bison, or salvage a dead wood bison 
for scientific purposes; or
    (I) To aid in law enforcement investigations involving wood bison.
    (iv) Any person may take a wood bison in defense of the individual's 
life or the life of another person. The Service, the State, or our 
designated agent(s) may also promptly remove

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any wood bison that the Service, the State, or our designated agent(s) 
determine to be a threat to human life or safety. Any such taking must 
be reported within 24 hours to the location identified in paragraph 
(x)(5)(vi) of this section.
    (v) In connection with otherwise lawful activities, including but 
not limited to the use and development of land, provided at paragraph 
(x)(5)(ii) of this section, the Federal Government, the State, 
municipalities of the State, other local governments, Native American 
Tribal Governments, and all landowners and their employees or authorized 
agents, tenants, or designees may harass wood bison in the areas defined 
in paragraph (x)(2)(i) of this section, provided that all such 
harassment is by methods that are not lethal or physically injurious to 
wood bison and is reported within 24 hours to the location identified in 
paragraph (x)(5)(vi) of this section.
    (vi) Any taking pursuant to paragraph (x)(5)(ii) of this section 
must be reported within 14 days by contacting the Alaska Department of 
Fish and Game, 1300 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701; (907) 459-7206. 
ADF&G will determine the most appropriate course of action regarding any 
live or dead specimens.
    (6) What take of wood bison is not allowed in the NEP area?
    (i) Except as expressly allowed in paragraph (x)(5) of this section, 
all the provisions of 50 CFR 17.31(a) and (b) apply to the wood bison 
identified in paragraph (x)(1) of this section.
    (ii) Any manner of take not described under paragraph (x)(5) of this 
section is prohibited in the NEP area.
    (iii) A person may not possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, 
ship, import, or export by any means whatsoever any of the identified 
wood bison, or parts thereof, that are taken or possessed in a manner 
not expressly allowed in paragraph (x)(5) of this section or in 
violation of the applicable State or local fish and wildlife laws or 
regulations or the ESA.
    (iv) A person may not attempt to commit, solicit another to commit, 
or cause to be committed any take of wood bison, except that take 
expressly allowed in paragraph (x)(5) of this section.
    (7) How will the effectiveness of the wood bison reintroduction be 
monitored? ADF&G will monitor the population status of reintroduced 
bison herds at least annually and will document productivity, survival, 
and population size. The Service or other Federal agencies may also be 
involved in population monitoring, particularly where National Wildlife 
Refuge System or Bureau of Land Management lands are involved. Tribal 
governments or other organizations may also participate in population 
monitoring and other management activities. Depending on available 
resources, monitoring may occur more frequently, especially during the 
first few years of reestablishment efforts. This monitoring will be 
conducted primarily through aerial surveys and will be accomplished by 
State or Service employees, through cooperative efforts with local 
governments, or by contracting with other appropriate species experts.
    (8) What other provisions apply to this rule? If any particular 
provision of this rule or the application of any particular provision to 
any entity or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this 
finding and rule and the application of such provisions to other 
entities or circumstances shall not be affected by such holding.

[49 FR 35954, Sept. 13, 1984; 50 FR 30194, July 24, 1985]

    Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting Sec.  
17.84, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the 
Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at www.govinfo.gov.



Sec.  17.85  Species-specific rules--invertebrates.

    (a) Seventeen mollusks in the Tennessee River. The species in the 
following table comprise nonessential experimental populations (NEPs):

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Common name                        Scientific name
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cumberland bean (pearlymussel)............  Villosa trabalis
tubercled blossom (pearlymussel)..........  Epioblasma torulosa torulosa
turgid blossom (pearlymussel).............  Epioblasma turgidula
yellow blossom (pearlymussel).............  Epioblasma florentina
                                             florentina
purple cat's paw pearlymussel.............  Epioblasma obliquata.

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clubshell.................................  Pleurobema clava
Cumberlandian combshell...................  Epioblasma brevidens
Alabama lampmussel........................  Lampsilis virescens
winged mapleleaf (mussel).................  Quadrula fragosa
Cumberland monkeyface (pearlymussel)......  Theliderma intermedia.
oyster mussel.............................  Epioblasma capsaeformis
birdwing pearlymussel.....................  Lemiox rimosus
cracking pearlymussel.....................  Hemistena lata
dromedary pearlymussel....................  Dromus dromas
fine-rayed pigtoe.........................  Fusconaia cuneolus
shiny pigtoe..............................  Fusconaia cor
Anthony's riversnail......................  Athearnia anthonyi
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (1) Where are these mollusks designated as nonessential experimental 
populations (NEPs)? (i) The NEP Area for these 17 mollusks is within the 
species' historic ranges, and is defined as follows: The free-flowing 
reach of the Tennessee River from the base of Wilson Dam downstream to 
the backwaters of Pickwick Reservoir (river mile (RM) 259.4 [414.0 km] 
to RM 246.0 [393.6 km] and includes the lower 5 RM (8 km) of all 
tributaries to this reach in Colbert and Lauderdale Counties, Alabama.
    (ii) None of the identified species are known to exist in any of the 
tributaries to the free-flowing reach of the Tennessee River below 
Wilson Dam or from below the backwaters of Pickwick Reservoir, Colbert 
and Lauderdale Counties, Alabama. In the future, if any of the 17 
mollusks are found upstream of the lower 5 RM (8 km) of these 
tributaries or downstream into Pickwick Reservoir, we will presume the 
animals came from the reintroduced NEP, and we will amend this rule and 
enlarge the boundaries of the NEP Area to include the entire range of 
the expanded population.
    (iii) We do not intend to change the NEP designations to ``essential 
experimental,'' ``threatened,'' or ``endangered'' within the NEP Area. 
Additionally, we will not designate critical habitat for these NEPs, as 
provided by 16 U.S.C. 1539(j)(2)(C)(ii).
    (2) What activities are not allowed in the NEP Area? (i) Except as 
expressly allowed in the rule in this paragraph (a), all the 
prohibitions of Sec.  17.31(a) and (b) apply to the mollusks identified 
in the rule in this paragraph (a).
    (ii) Any manner of take not described under paragraph (a)(3) of this 
section will not be allowed in the NEP Area. We may refer the 
unauthorized take of these species to the appropriate authorities for 
prosecution.
    (iii) You may not possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export by any means whatsoever any of the identified 17 
mollusks, or parts thereof, that are taken or possessed in violation of 
these regulations or in violation of the applicable State fish and 
wildlife laws or regulations or the Act.
    (iv) You may not attempt to commit, solicit another to commit, or 
cause to be committed any offense defined in this paragraph (a).
    (3) What take is allowed in the NEP Area? (i) Take of these species 
that is accidental and incidental to an otherwise lawful activity such 
as fishing, boating, commercial navigation, trapping, wading, or mussel 
harvesting, is allowed.
    (ii) Any individual collecting or harvesting mussels must check 
their collection prior to leaving the immediate area and return any NEP 
mussels to the site where they were obtained.
    (4) How will the effectiveness of these reintroductions be 
monitored? We will prepare periodic progress reports and fully evaluate 
these reintroduction efforts after 5 and 10 years to determine whether 
to continue or terminate the reintroduction efforts.
    (b) Sixteen mollusks in the French Broad and Holston Rivers. The 
species in the following table comprise nonessential experimental 
populations (NEP):

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Common name                        Scientific name
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cumberland bean (pearlymussel)............  Villosa trabalis
Cumberlandian combshell...................  Epioblasma brevidens
fanshell..................................  Cyprogenia stegaria
Appalachian monkeyface (pearlymussel).....  Theliderma sparsa.
Cumberland monkeyface (pearlymussel)......  Theliderma intermedia.
oyster mussel.............................  Epioblasma capsaeformis
birdwing pearlymussel.....................  Lemiox rimosus
cracking pearlymussel.....................  Hemistena lata
dromedary pearlymussel....................  Dromus dromas
fine-rayed pigtoe.........................  Fusconaia cuneolus
rough pigtoe..............................  Pleurobema plenum
shiny pigtoe..............................  Fusconaia cor
orange-foot pimpleback (pearlymussel).....  Plethobasus cooperianus
ring pink (mussel)........................  Obovaria retusa
white wartyback (pearlymussel)............  Plethobasus cicatricosus
Anthony's riversnail......................  Athearnia anthonyi
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (1) Where are these mollusks designated as NEPs? (i) The NEP area 
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mollusks is within the species' historical range and is defined as 
follows: The French Broad River, Knox and Sevier Counties, Tennessee, 
from the base of Douglas Dam (river mile (RM) 32.3 (51.7 kilometers 
(km)) downstream to the confluence with the Holston River; then up the 
Holston River, Knox, Grainger, and Jefferson Counties, Tennessee, to the 
base of Cherokee Dam (RM 52.3 (83.7 km)); and the lower 5 RM (8 km) of 
all tributaries that enter these river reaches. None of the species 
identified in paragraph (b) are known to exist in any of the tributaries 
to the free-flowing reaches of the French Broad River below Douglas Dam, 
Knox and Sevier Counties, Tennessee, or of the Holston River below the 
Cherokee Dam, Knox, Grainger, and Jefferson Counties, Tennessee. Based 
on their habitat requirements, we do not expect these species to become 
established outside this NEP area. However, if any individuals are found 
upstream or downstream or into tributaries outside the designated NEP 
area, we would presume that they came from the reintroduced populations. 
We would then amend paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section to enlarge the 
boundaries of the NEP area to include the entire range of the expanded 
population.
    (ii) Another NEP area for 10 of these mollusks (Cumberland bean, 
Cumberlandian combshell, Cumberland monkeyface, oyster mussel, birdwing 
pearlymussel, cracking pearlymussel, dromedary pearlymussel, fine-rayed 
pigtoe, shiny pigtoe, and Anthony's riversnail) is provided in paragraph 
(a) of this section.
    (iii) We do not intend to change the NEP designations to ``essential 
experimental,'' ``threatened,'' or ``endangered'' within the NEP area. 
Additionally, we will not designate critical habitat for these NEPs, as 
provided by 16 U.S.C. 1539(j)(2)(C)(ii).
    (2) What activities are not allowed in the NEP area? (i) Except as 
expressly allowed in paragraph (b)(3) of this section, all the 
prohibitions of Sec.  17.31(a) and (b) apply to the mollusks identified 
in paragraph (b) of this section.
    (ii) Any manner of take not described under paragraph (b)(3) of this 
section will not be allowed in the NEP area. We may refer the 
unauthorized take of these species to the appropriate authorities for 
prosecution.
    (iii) You may not possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, 
import, or export by any means whatsoever any of the identified 
mollusks, or parts thereof, that are taken or possessed in violation of 
paragraph (b)(2) of this section or in violation of the applicable State 
fish and wildlife laws or regulations or the Act.
    (iv) You may not attempt to commit, solicit another to commit, or 
cause to be committed any offense defined in paragraph (b)(2) of this 
section.
    (3) What take is allowed in the NEP area? Take of these species that 
is accidental and incidental to an otherwise legal activity, such as 
recreation (e.g., fishing, boating, wading, trapping, or swimming), 
forestry, agriculture, and other activities that are in accordance with 
Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, is allowed.
    (4) How will the effectiveness of these reintroductions be 
monitored? We will prepare periodic progress reports and fully evaluate 
these reintroduction efforts after 5 and 10 years to determine whether 
to continue or terminate the reintroduction efforts.
    (5) Note: Map of the NEP area in Tennessee for the 16 mollusks 
listed in paragraph (b) of this section follows:

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    (c) American Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus americanus).
    (1) Where is the American burying beetle designated as a 
nonessential experimental population (NEP)? (i) The NEP area for the 
American burying beetle is within the species' historical range and is 
defined as follows: The Missouri Counties of Cedar, St. Clair, Bates, 
and Vernon.

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    (ii) The American burying beetle is not known to exist in Cedar, St. 
Clair, Bates, or Vernon Counties in Missouri, as of the date of enacting 
this regulation. Based on its habitat requirements and movement 
patterns, we do not expect this species to become established outside 
this NEP area.
    (2) What activities are not allowed in the NEP area? (i) You may not 
possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, ship, import, or export by any 
means, American burying beetles, or parts thereof, that are taken or 
possessed in violation of paragraph (c)(3) of this section or in 
violation of applicable State fish and wildlife laws or regulations or 
the Act.
    (ii) You may not attempt to commit, solicit another to commit, or 
cause to be committed any offense defined in paragraph (c)(2)(i) of this 
section.
    (3) What take is allowed in the NEP area? Take of this species that 
is accidental and incidental to an otherwise legal activity, such as 
agriculture, forestry and wildlife management, land development, 
recreation, and other activities, is allowed.
    (4) How will the effectiveness of these reintroductions be 
monitored? We will prepare periodic progress reports and fully evaluate 
these reintroduction efforts after 5 years to determine whether to 
continue or terminate the reintroduction efforts.
    (5) Note: Map of the NEP area for the American burying beetle 
follows:
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    (d) Oregon Silverspot Butterfly (Speyeria zerene hippolyta).
    (1) Where is the Oregon silverspot butterfly designated as a 
nonessential experimental population (NEP)? (i) The NEP areas for the 
Oregon silverspot butterfly are within the subspecies' historical range 
in Tillamook and Clatsop Counties, Oregon. The boundary of the

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NEP includes those Public Land Survey System sections intersecting with 
a 4.25-mile (6.8-kilometer) radius around the release locations. This 
boundary was selected to encompass all likely movements of Oregon 
silverspot butterflies away from the release areas while maintaining 
geographic separation from existing populations.
    (A) The Nestucca Bay NEP area, centered on the coastal prairie 
habitat on the Cannery Hill Unit of the Nestucca Bay National Wildlife 
Refuge (Nestucca Bay NEP area), includes Township 4 South, Range 10 
West, Sections 15 through 36; Township 4 South, Range 11 West, Sections 
13, 24, 25, and 36; Township 5 South, Range 10 West, Sections 2 through 
11, 14 through 23, 27 through 30; and Township 5 South, Range 11 West, 
Sections 12, 13, 24, and 25.
    (B) The Saddle Mountain NEP area, centered on the coastal prairie 
habitat on top of Saddle Mountain State Natural Area (Saddle Mountain 
NEP area), includes Township 6 North, Range 7 West, Sections 7, 17 
through 20, 29 through 32; Township 6 North, Range 8 West, Sections 1 
through 36; Township 6 North, Range 9 West, Sections 1, 11 through 14, 
23 through 26, 35, and 36; Township 5 North, Range 7 West, Sections 5 
through 8, 17, 18, and 19; Township 5 North, Range 8 West, Sections 1 
through 24; and Township 5 North, Range 9 West, Sections 1, 2, 3, 11, 
12, 13, and 14.
    (ii) The nearest known extant population to the Nestucca Bay NEP 
area is 8 miles (13 kilometers) to the south, beyond the longest known 
flight distance of the butterfly (4.1 miles (6.6 kilometers)) and with 
little or no suitable habitat between them. The nearest known extant 
population to the Saddle Mountain NEP area is 50 miles (80 kilometers) 
to the south, well beyond the longest known flight distance of the 
butterfly (4.1 miles (6.6 kilometers)). Given its habitat requirements, 
movement patterns, and distance from extant populations, the NEP is 
wholly separate from extant populations, and we do not expect the 
reintroduced Oregon silverspot butterflies to become established outside 
the NEP areas. Oregon silverspot butterflies outside of the NEP 
boundaries will assume the status of Oregon silverspot butterflies 
within the geographic area in which they are found.
    (iii) We will not change the NEP designations to ``essential 
experimental,'' ``threatened,'' or ``endangered'' within the NEP areas 
without engaging in notice-and-comment rulemaking. Additionally, we will 
not designate critical habitat for this NEP, as provided by 16 U.S.C. 
1539(j)(2)(C)(ii).
    (2) What take of the Oregon silverspot butterfly is allowed in the 
NEP areas? (i) Oregon silverspot butterflies may be taken within the NEP 
area, provided that such take is not willful, knowing, or due to 
negligence, and is incidental to carrying out an otherwise lawful 
activity, such as agriculture, forestry and wildlife management, land 
development, recreation, and other activities that are in accordance 
with Federal, State, Tribal, and local laws and regulations.
    (ii) Any person with a valid permit issued by the Service under 50 
CFR 17.32 may take the Oregon silverspot butterfly for educational 
purposes, scientific purposes, the enhancement of propagation or 
survival of the species, zoological exhibition, and other conservation 
purposes consistent with the Act. Additionally, any employee or agent of 
the Service, any other Federal land management agency, or a State 
conservation agency, who is designated by the agency for such purposes, 
may, when acting in the course of official duties, take an Oregon 
silverspot butterfly in the wild in the NEP area if such action is 
necessary:
    (A) For scientific purposes;
    (B) To relocate Oregon silverspot butterflies to avoid conflict with 
human activities;
    (C) To relocate Oregon silverspot butterflies within the NEP area to 
improve Oregon silverspot butterfly survival and recovery prospects or 
for genetic purposes;
    (D) To relocate Oregon silverspot butterflies from one population in 
the NEP into another in the NEP, or into captivity;
    (E) To euthanize an injured Oregon silverspot butterfly;
    (F) To dispose of a dead Oregon silverspot butterfly, or salvage a 
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Oregon silverspot butterfly for scientific purposes;
    (G) To relocate an Oregon silverspot butterfly that has moved 
outside the NEP area back into the NEP area; or
    (H) To aid in law enforcement investigations involving the Oregon 
silverspot butterfly.
    (3) What take of Oregon silverspot butterfly is not allowed in the 
NEP area? (i) Except as expressly allowed in paragraph (d)(2) of this 
section, all of the provisions of 50 CFR 17.31(a) and (b) apply to the 
Oregon silverspot butterfly in areas identified in paragraph (d)(1) of 
this section.
    (ii) A person may not possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, 
ship, import, or export by any means, Oregon silverspot butterflies, or 
parts thereof, that are taken or possessed in a manner not expressly 
allowed in paragraph (d)(2) of this section or in violation of 
applicable State fish and wildlife laws or regulations or the Act.
    (iii) Any manner of take not described under paragraph (d)(2) of 
this section is prohibited in the NEP areas.
    (iv) A person may not attempt to commit, solicit another to commit, 
or cause to be committed any take of the Oregon silverspot butterfly, 
except as expressly allowed in paragraph (d)(2) of this section.
    (4) How will the effectiveness of these reintroductions be 
monitored? We will monitor populations annually for trends in abundance 
in cooperation with partners, monitor habitat quality, and prepare 
annual progress reports. We will fully evaluate reintroduction efforts 
after 5 years to determine whether to continue or terminate the 
reintroduction efforts.
    (5) Maps of the NEP areas for the Oregon silverspot butterfly in 
Northwest Oregon.
    (i) Note: Map of the Oregon silverspot butterfly NEP follows:

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    (ii) Note: Map of Nestucca Bay NEP area for the Oregon silverspot 
butterfly follows:

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    (iii) Note: Map of Saddle Mountain NEP area for the Oregon 
silverspot butterfly follows:

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[66 FR 32263, June 14, 2001, as amended at 72 FR 52459, Sept. 13, 2007; 
77 FR 16717, Mar. 22, 2012; 82 FR 28578, June 23, 2017; 87 FR 8965, 
Feb.17, 2022; 87 FR 15145, Mar. 17, 2022; 88 FR 42652, July 3, 2023]



Sec.  17.86  [Reserved]



                    Subpart I_Interagency Cooperation

    Source: 42 FR 47840, Sept. 22, 1977. Redesignated at 85 FR 82388, 
Dec. 18, 2020; further redesignated at 87 FR 43447, July 21, 2022.



Sec.  17.94  Critical habitats.

    (a) The areas listed in Sec.  17.95 (fish and wildlife), Sec.  17.96 
(plants), and Sec.  17.99 (plants on the Hawaiian Islands) and referred 
to in the lists at Sec. Sec.  17.11 and 17.12 have been determined by 
the Director to be critical habitat. All Federal agencies must insure 
that any action authorized, funded, or carried out by them is not likely 
to result in the destruction or adverse modification of the constituent 
elements essential to the conservation of the listed species within 
these defined critical habitats. (See part 402 for rules concerning this 
prohibition; see also part 424 for rules concerning the determination of 
critical habitat).
    (b) Maps.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
   If the critical habitat map
         appears in . . .                        Then . . .
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(1) A critical habitat             The map provided by the Secretary of
 designation in Sec.   17.95(a),    the Interior, as clarified or
 (b), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), or   refined by any textual language
 (i), or in Sec.   17.96(a), and    within the rule, constitutes the
 the designation does not state     definition of the boundaries of a
 that the map(s) is for             critical habitat. Each critical
 informational purposes only, or    habitat area will be shown on a map,
(2) A critical habitat              with more-detailed information
 designation in Sec.   17.99, or    discussed in the preamble of the
(3) A critical habitat              rulemaking documents published in
 designation published and          the Federal Register and made
 effective after May 31, 2012,      available from the lead field office
                                    of the Service responsible for such
                                    designation. Each area will be
                                    referenced to the State(s),
                                    county(ies), or other local
                                    government units within which all or
                                    part of the critical habitat is
                                    located. General descriptions of the
                                    location and boundaries of each area
                                    may be provided to clarify or refine
                                    what is included within the
                                    boundaries depicted on the map, or
                                    to explain the exclusion of sites
                                    (e.g., paved roads, buildings)
                                    within the mapped area. Unless
                                    otherwise indicated within the
                                    critical habitat descriptions, the
                                    names of the State(s) and
                                    county(ies) are provided for
                                    informational purposes only and do
                                    not constitute the boundaries of the
                                    area.
(4) A critical habitat             The map provided by the Secretary of
 designation that states that the   the Interior is for reference
 map(s) is for informational        purposes to guide Federal agencies
 purposes only, or                  and other interested parties in
(5) A critical habitat              locating the general boundaries of
 designation published and          the critical habitat. The map does
 effective on or prior to May 31,   not, unless otherwise indicated,
 2012, that is set forth at Sec.    constitute the definition of the
  17.95(c),                         boundaries of a critical habitat.
                                    Critical habitats are described by
                                    reference to surveyable landmarks
                                    found on standard topographic maps
                                    of the area and to the States and
                                    county(ies) within which all or part
                                    of the critical habitat is located.
                                    Unless otherwise indicated within
                                    the critical habitat description,
                                    the State and county(ies) names are
                                    provided for informational purposes
                                    only.
------------------------------------------------------------------------


[82 FR 49755, Oct. 27, 2017, as amended at 83 FR 18702, Apr. 27, 2018; 
86 FR 38576, July 22, 2021]



Sec.  17.95  Critical habitat--fish and wildlife.

    (a) Mammals.

                      Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis)

    Illinois. The Blackball Mine, La Salle County.
    Indiana. Big Wyandotte Cave, Crawford County; Ray's Cave, Greene 
County.
    Kentucky. Bat Cave, Carter County; Coach Cave, Edmonson County.
    Missouri. Cave 021, Crawford County; Cave 009, Franklin County; Cave 
017, Franklin County; Pilot Knob Mine, Iron County; Bat Cave, Shannon 
County; Cave 029, Washington County (numbers assigned by Division of 
Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 6).
    Tennessee. White Oak Blowhole Cave, Blount county.
    West Virginia. Hellhole Cave, Pendleton County.
    Note: No map.

            Mariana Fruit Bat (Pteropus mariannus mariannus)

    (1) The critical habitat unit for the Mariana fruit bat is depicted 
for the Territory of Guam on the maps below.
    (2) Within this area, the primary constituent elements required by 
the Mariana fruit bat for the biological needs of foraging, sheltering, 
roosting, and rearing of young are found in areas supporting limestone, 
secondary, ravine, swamp, agricultural, and

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coastal forests composed of native or introduced plant species. These 
forest types provide the primary constituent elements of:
    (i) Plant species used for foraging, such as Artocarpus sp. 
(breadfruit), Carica papaya (papaya), Cycas circinalis (fadang), Ficus 
spp. (fig), Pandanus tectorius (kafu), Cocos nucifera (coconut palm), 
and Terminalia catappa (talisai); and
    (ii) Remote locations, often within 328 ft (100 m) of clifflines 
that are 260 to 590 ft (80 to 100 m) tall, with limited exposure to 
human disturbance; land that contains mature fig, Mammea odorata 
(chopak), Casuarina equisetifolia (gago), Macaranga thompsonii (pengua), 
Guettarda speciosa (panao), Neisosperma oppositifolia (fagot), and other 
tree species that are used for roosting and breeding.
    (3) Critical habitat does not include existing features and 
structures within the boundaries of the mapped units, such as buildings, 
roads, aqueducts, antennas, water tanks, agricultural fields, paved 
areas, lawns, and other urban landscaped areas not containing one or 
more of the primary constituent elements.
    (4) The critical habitat unit is described below. Coordinates are in 
UTM Zone 55 with units in meters using North American Datum of 1983 
(NAD83)/World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84).

    (i) Note: Map 1--General Location of the Mariana Fruit Bat Unit 
follows:

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    (ii) Guam, Mariana fruit bat (376 ac; 152 ha).
    (A) [Reserved]

    (B) Map 2 showing Mariana Fruit Bat Unit follows:

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        Virginia Big-eared Bat (Plecotus townsendii virginianus)

    West Virginia. Cave Mountain Cave, Hellhole Cave, Hoffman School 
Cave, and Sinnit Cave, each in Pendleton County; Cave Hollow Cave, 
Tucker County.
    Note: The map provided is for informational purposes only. Map 
follows:
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TC01JN91.009

            Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) in the United States

    (1) Critical habitat areas are in the State of Alaska, and adjacent 
territorial and U.S. waters, as described below.

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    (2) The primary constituent elements of critical habitat for the 
polar bear in the United States are:
    (i) Sea-ice habitat used for feeding, breeding, denning, and 
movements, which is sea ice over waters 300 m (984.2 ft) or less in 
depth that occurs over the continental shelf with adequate prey 
resources (primarily ringed and bearded seals) to support polar bears.
    (ii) Terrestrial denning habitat, which includes topographic 
features, such as coastal bluffs and river banks, with the following 
suitable macrohabitat characteristics:
    (A) Steep, stable slopes (range 15.5-50.0[deg]), with heights 
ranging from 1.3 to 34 m (4.3 to 111.6 ft), and with water or relatively 
level ground below the slope and relatively flat terrain above the 
slope;
    (B) Unobstructed, undisturbed access between den sites and the 
coast;
    (C) Sea ice in proximity to terrestrial denning habitat prior to the 
onset of denning during the fall to provide access to terrestrial den 
sites; and
    (D) The absence of disturbance from humans and human activities that 
might attract other polar bears.
    (iii) Barrier island habitat used for denning, refuge from human 
disturbance, and movements along the coast to access maternal den and 
optimal feeding habitat, which includes all barrier islands along the 
Alaska coast and their associated spits, within the range of the polar 
bear in the United States, and the water, ice, and terrestrial habitat 
within 1.6 km (1 mi) of these islands (no-disturbance zone).
    (3) Critical habitat does not include manmade structures (e.g., 
houses, gravel roads, generator plants, sewage treatment plants, hotels, 
docks, seawalls, pipelines) and the land on which they are located 
existing within the boundaries of designated critical habitat on the 
effective date of this rule.
    (4) Critical habitat map units. Boundaries were derived from GIS 
data layers of the 1:63,360 scale digital coastline of the State of 
Alaska, created by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources from U.S. 
Geological Survey inch-to-the-mile topographic quadrangles. The 
International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean, version 2.3, was 
used for the bathymetric data. The maritime boundaries to generate the 
3-mile nautical line, U.S. territorial boundary, and Exclusive Economic 
Zone were from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 
Office of Coast Survey Web site. The land status and ownership 
information at the section level scale was from the Alaska Department of 
Natural Resources, and was obtained from the Alaska State Office of the 
Bureau of Land Management. The detailed parcel-level land status was 
created by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of the Realty, 
by digitizing U.S. Bureau of Land Management Master Title Plots. The 
detailed denning habitat maps and the internal boundaries for the 
terrestrial denning habitat were provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, 
Alaska Science Center. The data were projected into Alaska Standard 
Albers Conical Equal Area using the North American Datum of 1983 to 
estimate the area of each critical habitat unit and determine overlap 
with land and water ownership.
    (5) Unit 1: Sea-ice habitat.
    (i) The critical sea-ice habitat area includes all the contiguous 
waters from the mean high tide line of the mainland coast of Alaska to 
the 300-m (984.2-ft) bathymetry contour. The critical sea-ice habitat is 
bounded on the east by the United States-Canada border (69.64892[deg] N, 
141.00533[deg] W) and extends along the coastline to a point southwest 
of Hooper Bay (61.52859[deg] N, 166.15476[deg] W) on the western coast 
of Alaska. The eastern boundary extends offshore approximately 85 km 
(136 mi) from the coast (70.41526[deg] N, 141.0076[deg] W) at the United 
States-Canada border and then follows the 300-m (984.2-ft) bathymetry 
contour northwest until it intersects with the U.S. 200-nautical-mile 
EEZ (74.01403[deg] N, 163.52341[deg] W). The boundary then follows the 
EEZ boundary southwest to the intersection with the United States-
Russian boundary (72.78333[deg] N, 168.97694[deg] W). From this point, 
the boundary follows the United States-Russia boundary south and 
southwest to the intersection with the southern boundary of the Chukchi-
Bering Seas population southwest of Gambell, St Lawrence Island 
(62.55482[deg] N, 173.68023[deg] W). From this point, the boundary 
extends southeast to the coast of Alaska (61.52859[deg] N, 
166.15476[deg] W).
    (ii) The map of Unit 1, sea-ice habitat, follows:

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    (6) Unit 2: Terrestrial denning habitat.
    (i) The critical terrestrial denning habitat area extends from the 
mainland coast of Alaska 32 kilometers (20 mi) landward (primarily 
south) from the United States-Canada border to the Kavik River to the 
west. From the Kavik River to Barrow, the critical terrestrial denning 
habitat extends landward 8 kilometers (5 mi) south from the mainland 
coast of Alaska.
    (ii) The village district of Barrow is excluded from the critical 
terrestrial denning habitat area. The excluded area is delineated as 
follows: Beginning at the southeast corner of the northeast \1/4\ of 
Section 29, Unsurveyed T22N, R18W, Umiat Meridian, Alaska; thence North 
to the southeast corner of the northeast \1/4\ of Section 17, Unsurveyed 
T22N, R18W; thence East to the southeast corner of the northeast \1/4\ 
of Section 16, Unsurveyed T22N, R18W, Umiat Meridian, Alaska; thence 
North to the northeast corner of Section 16, Unsurveyed T22N, R18W; 
thence East to the southeast corner of southwest \1/4\ of Section 10, 
Unsurveyed T22N, R18W; thence North to the northwest corner of the 
southwest \1/4\ of northeast \1/4\ of Section 34, Unsurveyed T23N, R18W; 
thence East to the southeast corner of the northeast \1/4\ of the 
northeast \1/4\ of Section 34, Unsurveyed T23N, R18W; thence North to 
the point where the section line common to Sections 14 and 15, 
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T23N, R18W; intersects the mean low water line of the Chukchi Sea; 
thence in a southwesterly direction along the mean low water line of the 
Chukchi Sea to the point where the mean low water line of the Chukchi 
Sea intersects the east-west center line of Section 27, Unsurveyed T22N, 
R19W; thence East to the point of beginning, containing 21 square miles, 
more or less. You can view legal descriptions and detailed, colored maps 
of the exclusions in this final rule at http://alaska.fws.gov/fisheries/
mmm/polarbear/criticalhabitat.htm.
    (iii) The village district of Kaktovik is excluded from the critical 
terrestrial denning habitat area. The excluded area is delineated as 
follows: From the P.O.B. (which is also the point of beginning for the 
U.S. Survey No. 4234) at approximately 2,828 feet distant on a bearing 
of N 01[deg] 40[min] E from Tri. Sta. U. S. C. and G. S. ``Barter 
Astro''; the boundary thence shall run West for approximately 325[min]; 
thence South approximately 600[min]; thence West approximately 500[min]; 
thence South approximately 100[min]; thence West approximately 
4,000[min]; thence South approximately 3,550[min]; thence East 
approximately 4,000[min]; thence in a northeasterly direction 
approximately 3,225[min] to a point on the mean high water line of the 
Kaktovik Lagoon which is approximately 2,478[min] distant on a bearing S 
78 53[min] E from Tri. Sta. U. S. C. and G. S. ``Barter Astro''; thence 
northerly along the meandering mean high water line of the Kaktovik 
Lagoon, around Pipsuk Point, and westerly continuing on the meandering 
mean high water line to a point on the mean high water line of the 
Kaktovik Lagoon which is approximately 477[min] distant on a bearing of 
N 88 58[min] E from another point which is approximately 1,503[min] 
distant on a bearing of N 01 24[min] W from the point of beginning; 
thence approximately 477[min] in a westerly direction, a bearing of S 
88; 58[min] W; thence approximately 1,503[min] in a southerly direction 
on a bearing of S 01 24[min] E to the point of beginning, containing one 
square mile, more or less. You can view legal descriptions and detailed, 
colored maps of the exclusions in this final rule at http://
alaska.fws.gov/fisheries/mmm/polarbear/criticalhabitat.htm.
    (iv) The maps of Unit 2 (east and west), terrestrial denning 
habitat, follow:

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    (7) Unit 3: Barrier island habitat.
    (i) The critical barrier island habitat includes off-shore islands 
offset from the mainland coast of Alaska starting at the United States-
Canada border westward to Barrow, southwest to Cape Lisburne, south to 
Point Hope, southwest to Wales, southeast to Nome, and ending at Hooper 
Bay, AK, and water, sea ice, and land habitat within 1.6 kilometers (1 
mile) of the barrier islands (no-disturbance zone).
    (ii) The map of Unit 3, barrier island habitat, follows:

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Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou), Southern Mountain Distinct 
                        Population Segment (DPS)

    (1) A critical habitat unit is depicted for Boundary County, Idaho, 
and Pend Oreille County, Washington, on the map below.
    (2) Within this area, the primary constituent elements of the 
physical and biological features essential to the conservation of the 
southern mountain caribou DPS consist of five components:
    (i) Mature to old-growth western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)/
western red cedar (Thuja plicata) climax forest, and subalpine fir 
(Abies lasiocarpa)/Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmanni) climax forest at 
least 5,000 ft (1,520 m) in elevation; these habitats typically have 26-
50 percent or greater canopy closure.
    (ii) Ridge tops and high elevation basins that are generally 6,000 
ft (1,830 m) in elevation or higher, associated with mature to old 
stands of subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa)/Engelmann spruce (Picea 
engelmanni) climax forest, with relatively open canopy.
    (iii) Presence of arboreal hair lichens.
    (iv) High-elevation benches and shallow slopes, secondary stream 
bottoms, riparian areas, seeps, and subalpine meadows with succulent 
forbs and grasses, flowering plants, horsetails, willow, huckleberry, 
dwarf birch, sedges, and lichens. The southern mountain

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caribou DPS, including pregnant females, uses these areas for feeding 
during the spring and summer seasons.
    (v) Corridors/Transition zones that connect the habitats described 
above. If human activities occur, they are such that they do not impair 
the ability of caribou to use these areas.
    (3) Critical habitat does not include manmade structures (such as 
buildings, roads, and other paved areas) and the land on which they are 
located existing within the legal boundaries on December 28, 2012.
    (4) Critical habitat map unit. Data layers defining the map unit 
were created using a 5,000-ft (1,520-m) elevation layer derived from 30m 
USGS DEM plus migration-corridor polygons, and units were then mapped 
using Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 11N coordinates. The map 
in this entry establishes the boundaries of the critical habitat 
designation. The coordinates or plot points or both on which the map is 
based are available to the public at the field office Internet site 
(http://www.fws.gov/idaho), at http://www.regulations.gov at Docket No. 
FWS-R1-ES-2011-0096, and at the Service's Idaho Fish and Wildlife 
Office. You may obtain field office location information by contacting 
one of the Service regional offices, the addresses of which are listed 
at 50 CFR 2.2.
    (5) Unit 1: Boundary County, Idaho, and Pend Oreille County, 
Washington. The map of the critical habitat unit follows:

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        Santa Catalina Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis catalinae)

    We have determined that no areas meet the definition of critical 
habitat under section 3(5)(A) of the Act for Santa Catalina Island fox. 
Therefore, no specific areas are designated as critical habitat for this 
subspecies.

                         Jaguar (Panthera onca)

    (1) Critical habitat units are depicted for Pima, Santa Cruz, and 
Cochise Counties, Arizona, on the maps below.

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    (2) Within these areas, the primary constituent elements of the 
physical or biological feature essential to the conservation of jaguar 
consists of expansive open spaces in the southwestern United States of 
at least 100 km\2\ (32 to 38.6 mi\2\) in size which:
    (i) Provide connectivity to Mexico;
    (ii) Contain adequate levels of native prey species, including deer 
and javelina, as well as medium-sized prey such as coatis, skunks, 
raccoons, or jackrabbits;
    (iii) Include surface water sources available within 20 km (12.4 mi) 
of each other;
    (iv) Contain greater than 1 to 50 percent canopy cover within 
Madrean evergreen woodland, generally recognized by a mixture of oak 
(Quercus spp.), juniper (Juniperus spp.), and pine (Pinus spp.) trees on 
the landscape, or semidesert grassland vegetation communities, usually 
characterized by Pleuraphis mutica (tobosagrass) or Bouteloua eriopoda 
(black grama) along with other grasses;
    (v) Are characterized by intermediately, moderately, or highly 
rugged terrain;
    (vi) Are below 2,000 m (6,562 feet) in elevation; and
    (vii) Are characterized by minimal to no human population density, 
no major roads, or no stable nighttime lighting over any 1-km\2\ (0.4-
mi\2\) area.
    (3) Critical habitat does not include manmade structures (such as 
buildings, aqueducts, runways, roads, and other paved areas) and the 
land on which they are located existing within the legal boundaries on 
April 4, 2014.
    (4) Critical habitat map units. Data layers defining map units were 
created using hydrography data, vegetation biomes, tree cover, terrain 
ruggedness, elevation, Human Influence Index, and undisputed Class I 
jaguar records from 1962 to September 11, 2013, and were then mapped 
using Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates.
    (5) Note: Index map follows:
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    (6) Units 1, 2, 3, and 4: Baboquivari, Atascosa, Patagonia, and 
Whetstone Units, Pima, Santa Cruz, and Cochise Counties, Arizona. Map of 
Units 1, 2, 3, and 4 follows:

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    (7) Unit 5: Peloncillo Unit, Cochise County, Arizona. Map of Unit 5 
follows:

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           Fresno Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys nitratoides exilis)

    California. An area of land, water, and airspace in Fresno County, 
with the following components (Mt. Diablo Base Meridian): T14S R15E, 
E\1/2\ NW\1/4\ and NE\1/4\ Sec. 11, that part of W\1/2\ Sec. 12 north of 
the Southern Pacific Railroad, E\1/2\ Sec. 12; T14S R16E, that part of 
Sec. 7 south of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
    Within this area, the major constituent elements that are known to 
require special management considerations or protection are the hummocks 
and substrate that provide sites for burrow construction, and the 
natural alkali sink-open grassland vegetation that provides food and 
escape cover.
    Note: The map provided is for informational purposes only. Map 
follows:
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TC01JN91.010

         Morro Bay Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys heermanni morroensis)

    California. An area of land, water, and airspace in San Luis Obispo 
County, with the following components (Mt. Diablo Meridian): T30S R10E 
S\1/2\ Sec. 14, those portions of Sec. 23-24 west of Pecho Valley Road.

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    Note: The map provided is for informational purposes only. Map 
follows:
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         San Bernardino Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys merriami parvus)

    (1) Critical habitat units are depicted for San Bernardino and 
Riverside Counties, California, on the maps below.
    (2) The PCEs of critical habitat for the San Bernardino kangaroo rat 
are the habitat components that provide:
    (i) Alluvial fans, washes, and associated floodplain areas 
containing soils consisting predominately of sand, loamy sand, sandy 
loam, and loam, which provide burrowing habitat necessary for sheltering 
and rearing offspring, storing food in surface caches, and movement 
between occupied patches;
    (ii) Upland areas adjacent to alluvial fans, washes, and associated 
floodplain areas containing alluvial sage scrub habitat and associated 
vegetation, such as coastal sage scrub and chamise chaparral, with up to 
approximately 50 percent canopy cover providing protection from 
predators, while leaving bare ground and open areas necessary for 
foraging and movement of this subspecies; and
    (iii) Upland areas adjacent to alluvial fans, washes, and associated 
floodplain areas, which may include marginal habitat such as alluvial 
sage scrub with greater than 50 percent canopy cover with patches of 
suitable soils that support individuals for re-population of wash areas 
following flood events. These areas may include agricultural lands, 
areas of inactive aggregate mining activities, and urban/wildland 
interfaces.
    (3) Critical habitat does not include manmade structures (such as 
buildings, aqueducts, airports, roads, other paved areas, and the land 
on which such structures are located) existing on the effective date of 
this rule and not containing one or more of the PCEs.
    (4) Data layers defining map units were created on a base of NAIP 
(USDA) 1:24,000 maps, and critical habitat units were then mapped using 
Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates.
    (5) Note: Index map of critical habitat units for the San Bernardino 
kangaroo rat follows:

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    (6) Unit 1: Santa Ana River Wash, San Bernardino County, California. 
From USGS 1:24,000 quadrangles San Bernardino North and Devore.
    (i) Unit 1 is shown on the map in paragraph (6)(ii) of this entry, 
excluding lands bounded by the following Universal Transverse Mercator 
(UTM) North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83) coordinates (E, N):
    (A) 487253, 3772752; 487254, 3772752; 487290, 3772752; 487290, 
3772752; 487290, 3772752; 487589, 3772747; 487589, 3772747; 487778, 
3772648; 487787,

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3772643; 487790, 3772642; 487808, 3772632; 487808, 3772632; 487808, 
3772632; 487808, 3772632; 487838, 3772617; 487842, 3772614; 487978, 
3772543; 487996, 3772533; 488008, 3772533; 488010, 3772533; 488122, 
3772533; 488122, 3772533; 488230, 3772532; 488230, 3772532; 488351, 
3772531; 488390, 3772530; 488404, 3772530; 488405, 3772530; 488471, 
3772529; 488608, 3772528; 488608, 3772528; 488812, 3772526; 488812, 
3772526; 488812, 3772447; 488811, 3772326; 488811, 3772326; 488803, 
3772326; 488614, 3772329; 488614, 3772329; 488614, 3772329; 488614, 
3772329; 488607, 3772329; 488409, 3772332; 488403, 3772332; 488403, 
3772332; 488144, 3772336; 488139, 3772336; 488140, 3772340; 488139, 
3772336; 488139, 3772336; 487995, 3772338; 487995, 3772338; 487849, 
3772340; 487849, 3772340; 487828, 3772341; 487806, 3772341; 487790, 
3772341; 487775, 3772341; 487768, 3772342; 487763, 3772342; 487758, 
3772342; 487726, 3772342; 487674, 3772343; 487586, 3772344; 487310, 
3772348; 487309, 3772348; 487303, 3772349; 487303, 3772349; 487302, 
3772349; 487233, 3772350; 487232, 3772350; 487229, 3772350; 487229, 
3772350; 487227, 3772350; 487226, 3772350; 487223, 3772350; 487214, 
3772350; 487213, 3772350; 487178, 3772350; 487178, 3772350; 487177, 
3772350; 487173, 3772350; 487167, 3772350; 487117, 3772350; 487117, 
3772350; 487118, 3772293; 487118, 3772179; 487119, 3772154; 487032, 
3772153; 486981, 3772152; 486935, 3772151; 486896, 3772151; 486587, 
3772146; 486580, 3772146; 486556, 3772146; 486534, 3772145; 486434, 
3772144; 486380, 3772143; 486380, 3772143; 485983, 3772032; 485982, 
3772032; 485983, 3771987; 485983, 3771961; 485983, 3771945; 485983, 
3771941; 485983, 3771941; 485653, 3771939; 485651, 3771939; 485650, 
3771939; 485594, 3771939; 485585, 3771939; 485586, 3771875; 485595, 
3771841; 485595, 3771840; 485595, 3771822; 485595, 3771821; 485595, 
3771821; 485577, 3771821; 485334, 3771821; 485184, 3771821; 485184, 
3771821; 484918, 3771821; 484852, 3771821; 484782, 3771821; 484782, 
3771821; 484693, 3771820; 484693, 3771820; 484482, 3771819; 484482, 
3771819; 484383, 3771819; 484381, 3771819; 484381, 3771824; 484381, 
3771875; 484381, 3771879; 484381, 3771881; 484381, 3771882; 484381, 
3771943; 484381, 3771943; 484381, 3771996; 484445, 3771996; 484782, 
3771994; 484782, 3771992; 484782, 3771945; 484782, 3771941; 484909, 
3771941; 485184, 3771940; 485184, 3771944; 485184, 3771948; 485183, 
3771998; 485182, 3772335; 485573, 3772333; 485582, 3772333; 485582, 
3772333; 485981, 3772338; 485981, 3772338; 485980, 3772361; 485976, 
3772665; 485975, 3772732; 485975, 3772734; 486377, 3772741; 486380, 
3772362; 486380, 3772342; 486463, 3772343; 486779, 3772346; 486778, 
3772618; 486778, 3772747; 486778, 3772747; 486887, 3772749; 486908, 
3772749; 486925, 3772750; 487178, 3772754; 487178, 3772754; 487184, 
3772754; 487184, 3772754; 487202, 3772753; 487205, 3772753; 487209, 
3772753; 487213, 3772753 ; thence returning to 487253, 3772752;
    (B) 482603, 3772347; 482603, 3772347; 482602, 3772348; 483160, 
3772346; 483160, 3772089; 483160, 3772072; 483160, 3771972; 483160, 
3771893; 483159, 3771893; 483159, 3771893; 483071, 3771893; 483032, 
3771892; 483032, 3771892; 483032, 3771892; 482989, 3771930; 482972, 
3771945; 482972, 3771945; 482644, 3772097; 482622, 3772108; 482537, 
3772147; 482377, 3772221; 482368, 3772227; 482368, 3772227; 482368, 
3772227; 482368, 3772263; 482367, 3772336; 482367, 3772348; 482367, 
3772348; 482376, 3772348; 482385, 3772348; 482394, 3772348; thence 
returning to 482603, 3772347; and
    (C) 483188, 3772080; 483211, 3772076; 483211, 3772346; 483211, 
3772346; 483374, 3772346; 483600, 3772345; 483969, 3772344; 483970, 
3772008; 483970, 3771985; 483971, 3771945; 483971, 3771945; 483914, 
3771945; 483913, 3771945; 483902, 3771945; 483848, 3771945; 483409, 
3771944; 483272, 3771944; 483215, 3771944; 483210, 3771944; 483210, 
3771944; 483210, 3771944; 483210, 3771944; 483200, 3771933; 483200, 
3771933; 483200, 3771933; 483187, 3771946; 483185, 3771948; thence 
returning to 483188, 3772080.
    (ii) Map of Unit 1--Santa Ana River Wash follows:

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    (7) Unit 2: Lytle/Cajon Creek Wash, San Bernardino County, 
California. From USGS 1:24,000 quadrangles San Bernardino South, 
Redlands, Yucaipa, and Harrison Mountain.
    (i) [Reserved]
    (ii) Map of Unit 2--Lytle/Cajon Creek Wash follows:

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    (8) Unit 3: San Jacinto River Wash, Riverside County, California. 
From USGS 1:24,000 quadrangles San Jacinto, Lake Fulmor, and Blackburn 
Canyon.
    (i) Unit 3 is shown on the map in paragraph (8)(ii) of this entry, 
excluding lands bounded by the following Universal Transverse Mercator 
(UTM) North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83) coordinates (E, N):
    (A) 506793, 3736955; 506803, 3736965; 506858, 3736912; 506834, 
3736888; 506826, 3736879; 506771, 3736932; thence returning to 506793, 
3736955;

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    (B) 506995, 3736726; 507035, 3736768; 507090, 3736715; 507050, 
3736673; thence returning to 506995, 3736726;
    (C) 507212, 3736516; 507248, 3736554; 507295, 3736509; 507260, 
3736471; thence returning to 507212, 3736516; and
    (D) 512090, 3734474; 512104, 3734481; 512118, 3734488; 512130, 
3734464; 512130, 3734464; 512113, 3734456; 512104, 3734464; 512093, 
3734472; thence returning to 512090, 3734474.
    (ii) Map of Unit 3--San Jacinto River Wash follows:
    [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR17OC08.003
    

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    (9) Unit 4: Cable Creek Wash, San Bernardino County, California. 
From USGS 1:24,000 quadrangles San Bernardino South, Redlands, Yucaipa, 
and Harrison Mountain.
    (i) [Reserved]
    (ii) Map of Unit 4--Cable Creek Wash follows:
    [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR17OC08.004
    

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    (10) Unit 5: Bautista Creek, Riverside County, California. From USGS 
1:24,000 quadrangle Blackburn Canyon.
    (i) [Reserved]
    (ii) Map of Unit 5--Bautista Creek follows:
    [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR17OC08.005
    

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                      Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis)

    (1) Critical habitat units are depicted on the maps below for the 
following States and counties:
    (i) Idaho: Boundary County;
    (ii) Maine: Aroostook, Franklin, Penobscot, Piscataquis, and 
Somerset Counties;
    (iii) Minnesota: Cook, Koochiching, Lake, and St. Louis Counties;
    (iv) Montana: Carbon, Flathead, Gallatin, Glacier, Granite, Lake, 
Lewis and Clark, Lincoln, Missoula, Park, Pondera, Powell, Stillwater, 
Sweetgrass, and Teton Counties;
    (v) Washington: Chelan and Okanogan Counties; and
    (vi) Wyoming: Fremont, Lincoln, Park, Sublette, and Teton Counties.
    (2) Within these areas the primary constituent element for the 
Canada lynx is boreal forest landscapes supporting a mosaic of differing 
successional forest stages and containing:
    (i) Presence of snowshoe hares and their preferred habitat 
conditions, which include dense understories of young trees, shrubs or 
overhanging boughs that protrude above the snow, and mature multistoried 
stands with conifer boughs touching the snow surface;
    (ii) Winter conditions that provide and maintain deep fluffy snow 
for extended periods of time;
    (iii) Sites for denning that have abundant coarse woody debris, such 
as downed trees and root wads; and
    (iv) Matrix habitat (e.g., hardwood forest, dry forest, non-forest, 
or other habitat types that do not support snowshoe hares) that occurs 
between patches of boreal forest in close juxtaposition (at the scale of 
a lynx home range) such that lynx are likely to travel through such 
habitat while accessing patches of boreal forest within a home range.
    (3) Critical habitat does not include manmade structures (such as 
buildings, aqueducts, runways, roads, and other paved areas) and the 
land on which they are located existing within the legal boundaries on 
October 14, 2014.
    (4) Critical habitat map units. Data layers defining map units were 
created using a USA Contiguous Albers Equal Area Conic projection. The 
maps in this entry establish the boundaries of the critical habitat 
designation. The coordinates or plot points or both on which each map is 
based are available to the public at the Service's internet site, http:/
/www.fws.gov/montanafieldoffice/, at http://www.regulations.gov at 
Docket No. FWS-R6-ES-2013-0101, and at the field office responsible for 
this designation. You may obtain field office location information by 
contacting one of the Service regional offices, the addresses of which 
are listed at 50 CFR 2.2.
    (5) Note: Index map follows:

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    (6) Unit 1: Maine--Aroostook, Franklin, Penobscot, Piscataquis, and 
Somerset Counties, ME. Map of Unit 1, Maine, follows:

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    (7) Unit 2: Minnesota--Cook, Koochiching, Lake, and St. Louis 
Counties, MN.
    Map of Unit 2, Minnesota, follows:

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    (8) Unit 3: Northern Rockies--Boundary County, ID, and Flathead, 
Glacier, Granite, Lake, Lewis and Clark, Lincoln, Missoula, Pondera, 
Powell and Teton Counties, MT. Map of Unit 3, Northern Rockies, follows:

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    (9) Unit 4: North Cascades--Chelan and Okanogan Counties, WA. Map of 
Unit 4, North Cascades, follows:

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    (10) Unit 5: Greater Yellowstone Area--Carbon, Gallatin, Park, 
Stillwater, and Sweetgrass Counties, MT, and Fremont, Lincoln, Park, 
Sublette, and Teton Counties, WY. Map of Unit 5, Greater Yellowstone 
Area, follows:

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                  Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus)

    Florida. Crystal River and its headwaters known as King's Bay, 
Citrus County; the Little Manatee River downstream from the U.S. Highway 
301 bridge, Hillsborough County; the Manatee River downstream from the 
Lake Manatee Dam, Manatee County; the Myakka River downstream from 
Myakka River State Park, Sarasota and Charlotte Counties; the Peace 
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the Florida State Highway 760 bridge, De Soto and Charlotte Counties; 
Charlotte Harbor north of the Charlotte-Lee County line, Charlotte 
County; Caloosahatchee River downstream from the Florida State Highway 
31 bridge, Lee County; all U.S. territorial waters adjoining the coast 
and islands of Lee County; all U.S. territorial waters adjoining the 
coast and islands and all connected bays, estuaries, and rivers from 
Gordon's Pass, near Naples, Collier County, southward to and including 
Whitewater Bay, Monroe County; all waters of Card, Barnes, Blackwater, 
Little Blackwater, Manatee, and Buttonwood Sounds between Key Largo, 
Monroe County, and the mainland of Dade County; Biscayne Bay, and all 
adjoining and connected lakes, rivers, canals, and waterways from the 
southern tip of Key Biscayne northward to and including Maule Lake, Dade 
County; all of Lake Worth, from its northernmost point immediately south 
of the intersection of U.S. Highway 1 and Florida State Highway A1A 
southward to its southernmost point immediately north of the town of 
Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County; the Loxahatchee River and its 
headwaters, Martin and West Palm Beach Counties; that section of the 
intracoastal waterway from the town of Seawalls Point, Martin County to 
Jupiter Inlet, Palm Beach County; the entire inland section of water 
known as the Indian River, from its northernmost point immediately south 
of the intersection of U.S. Highway 1 and Florida State Highway 3, 
Volusia County, southward to its southernmost point near the town of 
Seawalls Point, Martin County, and the entire inland section of water 
known as the Banana River and all waterways between Indian and Banana 
Rivers, Brevard County; the St. Johns River including Lake George, and 
including Blue Springs and Silver Glen Springs from their points of 
origin to their confluences with the St. Johns River; that section of 
the Intracoastal Waterway from its confluences with the St. Marys River 
on the Georgia-Florida border to the Florida State Highway A1A bridge 
south of Coastal City, Nassau and Duval Counties.
    Note: No map.

          Alabama Beach Mouse (Peromyscus polionotus ammobates)

    (1) Critical habitat units are depicted for Baldwin County, Alabama, 
on the maps below. The maps provided are for informational purposes 
only.
    (2) The primary constituent elements of critical habitat for the 
Alabama Beach Mouse are the habitat components that provide:
    (i) A contiguous mosaic of primary, secondary, and scrub vegetation 
and dune structure, with a balanced level of competition and predation 
and few or no competitive or predaceous nonnative species present, that 
collectively provide foraging opportunities, cover, and burrow sites.
    (ii) Primary and secondary dunes, generally dominated by sea oats 
(Uniola paniculata), that despite occasional temporary impacts and 
reconfiguration from tropical storms and hurricanes, provide abundant 
food resources, burrow sites, and protection from predators.
    (iii) Scrub dunes, generally dominated by scrub oaks (Quercus spp.), 
that provide food resources and burrow sites, and provide elevated 
refugia during and after intense flooding due to rainfall and/or 
hurricane-induced storm surge.
    (iv) Unobstructed habitat connections that facilitate genetic 
exchange, dispersal, natural exploratory movements, and recolonization 
of locally extirpated areas.
    (v) A natural light regime within the coastal dune ecosystem, 
compatible with the nocturnal activity of beach mice, necessary for 
normal behavior, growth, and viability of all life stages.
    (3) Critical habitat does not include manmade structures (such as 
buildings, aqueducts, airport runways, roads, other paved areas, and 
piers) and the land on which they are located existing within the legal 
boundaries on the effective date of this rule.
    (4) Critical habitat map units. Data layers defining map units were 
created by delineating habitats that contained one or more of the PCEs 
defined in paragraph (2) of this entry, over 2005 Baldwin County, 
Alabama color photography (UTM 16, NAD 83).
    (5) Note: Index Map (Map 1) follows:

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    (6) Unit 1: Fort Morgan, Baldwin County, Alabama.
    (i) General Description: Unit 1 consists of 446 ac (180 ha) at the 
extreme western tip of the Fort Morgan Peninsula in Baldwin County, 
Alabama. This unit encompasses essential features of Alabama beach mouse 
habitat within the boundary of the Fort Morgan State Historic Site and 
adjacent properties west of the Bay to Breakers development. The 
southern and western extents are the mean high water level (MHWL). The 
unit extends northward to either the seaward extent of maritime forest, 
developed features

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associated with the Fort Morgan State Historic Site, or Ft. Morgan 
Parkway.
    (ii) Coordinates: From the Fort Morgan and Saint Andrews Bay USGS 
1:24,000 quadrangle maps, Alabama, land bounded by the following UTM 16 
NAD 83 coordinates (E, N): 401473.62, 3344763.21; 401547.57, 3344692.62; 
401513.96, 3344669.09; 01503.87, 3344514.47; 401369.42, 3344440.53; 
401577.82, 3344356.49; 402008.06, 3344443.89; 402169.41, 3344622.04; 
402525.70, 3344682.54; 403820.62, 3344782.93; 404628.95, 3344823.00; 
404623.54, 3344330.64; 404288.09, 3344287.36; 403970.48, 3344745.87; 
403970.48, 3344230.37; 403292.55, 3344087.17; 402583.77, 3343995.19; 
401269.00, 3343995.19; 400971.42, 3344125.04; 400976.83, 3344206.20; 
401301.47, 3344628.22; 404286.32, 3344756.22; 402854.33, 3344659.30; 
402903.74, 3344669.55; 402929.27, 3344691.88; 403288.24, 3344682.82; 
403627.98, 3344721.72; 403654.87, 3344714.12; 403590.33, 3344665.04; 
403546.85, 3344641.30; 403501.91, 3344628.03; 403337.34, 3344622.77; 
403056.19, 3344638.97
    (iii) Note: Map of Unit 1, Fort Morgan (Map 2), follows:

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    (7) Unit 2: Little Point Clear, Baldwin County, Alabama.
    (i) General Description: Unit 2 consists of 268 ac (108 ha) on the 
Fort Morgan Peninsula in Baldwin County, Alabama. This unit encompasses 
essential features of Alabama beach mouse habitat north of the mean high 
water line (MHWL) and south of the Alabama Department of Environmental 
Management Coastal Construction Control Line (as defined in Alabama 
Administrative Code of Regulations 335-8-2-0.8) from the eastern 
property boundary of Bay to Breakers eastward to the western boundary of 
the Surfside

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Shores subdivision. This unit also includes essential features of 
Alabama beach mouse habitat 160 ft south (except where otherwise noted) 
of the centerline of Fort Morgan Parkway, from the eastern boundary of 
Bay to Breakers east to the western boundary of the Surfside Shores 
subdivision, and associated areas as depicted on Map 3 in paragraph 
(7)(iii) of this entry and in the coordinates provided in paragraph 
(7)(ii) of this entry.
    (ii) Coordinates: From the Saint Andrews Bay USGS 1:24,000 
quadrangle map, Alabama, land bounded by the following UTM 16 NAD 83 
coordinates (E, N), except those areas covered by incidental take 
permits shown in the maps: 408673.97, 3345088.73; 408690.96, 3345050.98; 
408964.63, 3345069.85; 408992.95, 3345115.15; 409098.64, 3345124.59; 
409260.96, 3345071.74; 409306.26, 3345047.20; 409421.39, 3345039.65; 
409421.39, 3345018.89; 409839.57, 3345038.68; 410450.38, 3345133.36; 
410638.20, 3345180.70; 411632.04, 3345331.96; 411819.06, 3345348.96; 
411819.06, 3345276.71; 411455.65, 3345227.83; 411423.77, 3345234.20; 
411115.62, 3345195.95; 410735.21, 3345138.57; 410735.21, 3345117.32; 
410129.52, 3345030.18; 405929.15, 3344870.87; 406790.26, 3344915.69; 
406790.26, 3344944.50; 406889.49, 3344986.11; 406915.10, 3344986.11; 
406947.11, 3344973.31; 406972.72, 3344998.92; 406998.33, 3344960.50; 
407039.95, 3344973.31; 407065.56, 3344950.90; 407148.55, 3344960.50; 
407232.02, 3345008.52; 407238.42, 3345034.13; 407289.64, 3344954.10; 
407918.85, 3345054.48; 408411.28, 3345026.14; 408414.83, 3345068.65; 
408687.61, 3345125.34; 408723.04, 3345107.62; 406397.69, 3344654.51; 
408502.15, 3344816.39; 408502.15, 3344974.12; 408369.32, 3344978.29; 
408074.61, 3345003.18; 407842.17, 3344994.88; 407194.65, 3344878.65; 
406327.13, 3344837.15; 406318.83, 3344720.92; 406181.85, 3344716.77; 
406165.25, 3344837.15; 404625.30, 3344770.73; 408639.12, 3344982.42; 
408850.81, 3345011.48; 408626.67, 3344828.84; 408904.77, 3345015.63; 
409021.00, 3345003.18; 409033.45, 3344837.15; 410127.40, 3344881.42; 
409942.50, 3345003.19; 409321.94, 3344964.94; 409122.17, 3344994.69; 
409122.17, 3344839.55; 411303.93, 3344704.32; 410054.54, 3344754.13; 
410029.64, 3344741.68; 409992.28, 3344745.83; 409963.23, 3344758.28; 
408879.87, 3344720.92; 407157.29, 3344642.06; 406011.67, 3344509.23; 
405044.53, 3344417.91; 404700.02, 3344343.20; 404624.32, 3344815.46; 
404709.17, 3344488.16; 405203.36, 3344433.41; 405813.57, 3344509.70; 
406027.79, 3344616.83; 406662.44, 3344675.99; 406677.12, 3344600.23; 
407261.66, 3344729.73; 407664.18, 3344758.57; 407637.12, 3344658.32; 
408856.44, 3344833.42; 408903.73, 3344832.33; 409944.78, 3344975.70; 
409961.53, 3344931.31; 409960.68, 3344885.70; 409940.98, 3344852.55; 
410474.83, 3344831.25; 411896.05, 3344778.56; 411897.06, 3344677.82; 
411898.98, 3345357.59; 411899.47, 3345349.16; 411899.92, 3345333.36; 
411898.69, 3345292.29
    (iii) Note: Map of Unit 2, Little Point Clear (Map 3), follows:

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    (8) Unit 3: Gulf Highlands, Baldwin County, Alabama.
    (i) General Description: Unit 3 consists of 275 ac (111 ha) on the 
Fort Morgan Peninsula in Baldwin County, Alabama. This unit encompasses 
essential features of Alabama beach mouse habitat north of the mean high 
water line (MHWL) to the seaward extent of interdunal wetlands as 
depicted on Map 4 in paragraph (8)(iii) of this entry and in the 
coordinates in paragraph (8)(ii) of this entry. This unit also includes 
essential features of Alabama beach mouse habitat 160 ft south of

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the centerline of Fort Morgan Parkway (except some areas to the north as 
noted in paragraphs (8)(ii) and (8)(iii) of this entry). Unit 3 is 
bounded to the west by the eastern property line of the Morgantown 
subdivision and to the east by the western property line of Martinique 
on the Gulf.
    (ii) Coordinates: From the Pine Beach and Saint Andrews Bay USGS 
1:24,000 quadrangle maps, Alabama, land bounded by the following UTM 16 
NAD 83 coordinates (E, N), except those areas covered by incidental take 
permits shown in the maps:
    (A) Surfside Shores--412122.39, 3344896.76; 412230.61, 3344952.19; 
412407.44, 3344970.66; 412407.44, 3344997.06; 413286.34, 3345139.58; 
413283.70, 3344598.52; 411897.20, 3344677.62; 411896.72, 3344778.70; 
411901.40, 3344895.52; 412585.68, 3344637.82; 413286.36, 3345090.20; 
413224.06, 3345080.28; 413224.52, 3344927.47; 413284.56, 3344937.39
    (B) Gulf Highlands--414393.00, 3344536.62; 414393.00, 3344732.11; 
414676.12, 3344736.60; 415529.98, 3344440.00; 414671.87, 3344524.00; 
414736.29, 3344520.49; 414736.41, 3344546.27; 415324.89, 3344541.53; 
415326.46, 3344653.21; 415533.04, 3344653.83; 415290.55, 3345011.54; 
415327.74, 3345011.79; 415327.61, 3344980.39; 415290.42, 3344981.38; 
415308.84, 3344940.80; 415327.02, 3344940.72; 415327.30, 3344910.13; 
415308.70, 3344910.21; 415358.01, 3344940.99; 415376.61, 3344940.91; 
415376.48, 3344910.33; 415357.88, 3344910.41; 415291.27, 3345081.38; 
415309.04, 3345081.30; 415309.47, 3345085.02; 415291.28, 3345084.28; 
415326.74, 3345051.69; 415326.74, 3345039.99; 415181.66, 3345041.16; 
415184.00, 3345052.86; 415174.64, 3345051.69; 415174.64, 3345041.16; 
414954.68, 3345042.33; 414954.68, 3344655.06; 414920.74, 3344656.23; 
414920.74, 3344761.53; 414735.88, 3344762.70; 414735.88, 3344773.23; 
414921.91, 3344772.06; 414921.91, 3344831.73; 414737.05, 3344832.90; 
414737.05, 3344843.43; 414921.91, 3344842.26; 414923.08, 3344903.10; 
414735.88, 3344903.10; 414735.88, 3344915.97; 414924.25, 3344913.63; 
414921.91, 3344972.13; 414738.22, 3344974.47; 414738.22, 3344983.83; 
414921.91, 3344982.66; 414923.08, 3345043.50; 414738.22, 3345043.50; 
414738.22, 3345054.03; 414921.91, 3345054.03; 414921.91, 3345071.59; 
414953.51, 3345073.93; 414953.51, 3345052.86; 414953.51, 3344876.19;
    (C) Gulf Shores Plantation--414204.25, 3344552.35; 414204.25, 
3344725.37; 414343.57, 3344754.58; 414341.32, 3344543.36
    (D) Cabana Beach--415938.37, 3344420.63; 416333.53, 3344954.65; 
416756.08, 3344395.60; 416750.70, 3344919.13; 415945.72, 3344968.29
    (E) ROW--413472.87, 3345602.80; 413767.66, 3345609.58; 413781.21, 
3345585.86; 414496.15, 3345582.47; 414760.44, 3345545.20; 414973.90, 
3345460.49; 415278.85, 3345487.60; 416224.19, 3345470.66; 415654.96, 
3345426.61; 414973.90, 3345402.89; 414533.42, 3345521.48; 413621.96, 
3345538.42; 411899.45, 3345292.57; 411899.63, 3345333.23; 411898.97, 
3345349.21; 411898.28, 3345357.92; 416599.61, 3345528.80; 416603.89, 
3345480.95
    (iii) Note: Map of Unit 3, Gulf Highlands (Map 4), follows:

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    (9) Unit 4: Pine Beach, Baldwin County, Alabama.
    (i) General Description: Unit 4 consists of 30 ac (12 ha) on 27 
inholdings within the Perdue Unit of the Bon Secour National Wildlife 
Refuge as depicted on Map 5 in paragraph (9)(iii) of this entry and in 
the coordinates in paragraph (9)(ii) of this entry.
    (ii) Coordinates: From the Pine Beach USGS 1:24,000 quadrangle map, 
Alabama, land bounded by the following UTM 16 NAD 83 coordinates (E, N), 
except those areas covered by incidental take permits shown on the

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map in paragraph (9)(iii) of this entry: 419890.08, 3344529.29; 
419946.90, 3344389.62; 420406.15, 3344394.35; 420401.42, 3344342.27; 
419587.07, 3344320.96; 419589.44, 3344384.88; 419658.09, 3344384.88; 
419655.72, 3344503.25; 419636.78, 3344503.25; 419639.15, 3344534.02; 
419783.19, 3344531.65; 419783.55, 3344384.88; 419803.49, 3344384.88; 
421930.69, 3344448.80; 421895.18, 3344446.43; 422030.12, 3344465.37; 
419842.74, 3344635.81; 419797.76, 3344640.55; 419688.86, 3344841.77; 
419740.94, 3344841.77; 419688.86, 3344645.28; 419743.31, 3344642.92; 
419740.94, 3344593.20; 419688.86, 3344595.57; 420294.50, 3345060.66; 
420306.84, 3345060.44; 420306.62, 3345022.12; 420294.28, 3345022.34; 
420148.12, 3344725.77; 420190.73, 3344725.77; 420188.36, 3344633.45; 
420150.49, 3344633.45; 420046.32, 3344728.14; 420098.40, 3344728.14; 
420098.40, 3344635.81; 420046.32, 3344635.81; 420046.32, 3344567.16; 
420058.16, 3344567.16; 420058.16, 3344545.86; 420003.71, 3344545.86; 
420003.71, 3344638.18; 419906.65, 3344638.18; 419927.96, 3344638.18; 
419927.96, 3344545.86; 419906.65, 3344548.22; 419690.90, 3344778.02; 
419740.44, 3344772.85; 419801.19, 3344677.57; 419842.01, 3344675.40; 
421902.16, 3344854.73; 421932.71, 3344858.24; 421999.30, 3344843.90; 
422029.66, 3344830.25; 421996.44, 3344462.00
    (iii) Note: Map of Unit 4, Pine Beach (Map 5), follows:

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    (10) Unit 5: Gulf State Park, Baldwin County, Alabama.
    (i) General Description: Unit 5 consists of 192 ac (78 ha) in Gulf 
State Park east of the City of Gulf Shores in Baldwin County, Alabama. 
This unit encompasses essential features of Alabama beach mouse habitat 
north of the mean high water line (MHWL) to the seaward extent of either 
coastal wetlands, maritime forest, or Alabama beach mouse habitat 
managed under the 2004 Gulf State Park habitat conservation plan. Exact 
boundaries are depicted on Map 6 in paragraph (10)(iii) of

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this entry and in the coordinates in paragraph (10)(ii) of this entry.
    (ii) Coordinates: From the Gulf Shores USGS 1:24,000 quadrangle map, 
Alabama, land bounded by the following UTM 16 NAD 83 coordinates (E, N), 
except those areas identified as developable in the current incidental 
take permit for the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural 
Resources: 438247.09, 3347462.61; 438384.26, 3347485.47; 438504.29, 
3347456.89; 438738.63, 3347479.75; 438738.63, 3347411.17; 438681.48, 
3347405.45; 438675.76, 3347193.97; 437681.24, 3346988.21; 436938.21, 
3346702.43; 436349.50, 3346599.55; 435377.85, 3346548.11; 435160.66, 
3346490.95; 435166.37, 3346736.72; 435606.47, 3346856.75; 436572.41, 
3346828.17; 36572.41, 3346913.91; 436881.06, 3347033.94; 436909.64, 
3347068.23; 437612.66, 3347325.43; 437818.42, 3347319.72; 437829.85, 
3347251.13; 438035.61, 3347308.29; 438041.33, 3347394.02; 435699.17, 
3346883.42; 435754.39, 3346634.94; 435940.75, 3346652.19; 436154.72, 
3346638.39; 436368.69, 3346683.25; 436368.69, 3346790.24
    (iii) Note: Map of Unit 5, Gulf State Park (Map 6), follows:

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       Choctawhatcee Beach Mouse (Peromyscus polionotus allophrys)

    (1) Critical habitat units are depicted for Okaloosa, Walton, and 
Bay Counties, Florida, on the maps below.
    (2) The primary constituent elements of critical habitat for the 
Choctawhatchee beach mouse are the habitat components that provide:
    (i) A contiguous mosaic of primary, secondary, and scrub vegetation 
and dune structure, with a balanced level of competition and predation 
and few or no competitive or predaceous nonnative species present, that

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collectively provide foraging opportunities, cover, and burrow sites;
    (ii) Primary and secondary dunes, generally dominated by sea oats 
(Uniola paniculata), that despite occasional temporary impacts and 
reconfiguration from tropical storms and hurricanes, provide abundant 
food resources, burrow sites, and protection from predators;
    (iii) Scrub dunes, generally dominated by scrub oaks (Quercus spp.), 
that provide food resources and burrow sites, and provide elevated 
refugia during and after intense flooding due to rainfall and/or 
hurricane-induced storm surge;
    (iv) Functional, unobstructed habitat connections that facilitate 
genetic exchange, dispersal, natural exploratory movements, and re-
colonization of locally extirpated areas; and
    (v) A natural light regime within the coastal dune ecosystem, 
compatible with the nocturnal activity of beach mice, necessary for 
normal behavior, growth, and viability of all life stages.
    (3) Critical habitat does not include man-made structures existing 
on the effective date of this rule and not containing one or more of the 
primary constituent elements, such as buildings, aqueducts, airports, 
driveways, and roads, and the land on which such structures are located.
    (4) Critical Habitat Map Units. Data layers defining map units were 
created by delineating habitats that contained one or more of the 
primary constituent elements defined in paragraph (2) of this entry over 
1999 and 2004 digital ortho photography at a scale of at least 1:4000.
    (5) Note: Map 1, Index Map of Critical Habitat Units for the 
Choctawhatchee beach mouse, follows:

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    (6) CBM--Unit 1: Henderson Beach Unit, Okaloosa County, Florida.
    (i) General Description: This unit encompasses essential features of 
beach mouse habitat within the boundary of Henderson Beach State Park 
from 0.5 mi (0.8 km) east of the intersection of Highway 98 and Scenic 
Highway 98 to 0.25 mi (0.4 km) west of Matthew Boulevard and the area 
from the mean

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high water level (MHWL) north to the seaward extent of the maritime 
forest.
    (ii) Map of Unit CBM--Unit 1 is provided at paragraph (7)(ii) of 
this entry.
    (7) CBM--Unit 2: Topsail Hill Unit, Walton County, Florida.
    (i) General Description: This unit encompasses essential features of 
beach mouse habitat within the boundary of Topsail Hill Preserve State 
Park, as well as adjacent private lands from 0.1 mi (0.2 km) east of 
Gulf Pines 0.6 mi (1 km) west of the inlet of Oyster Lake and the area 
from the MHWL north to the seaward extent of human development or 
maritime forest.
    (ii) Map 2, Units 1 and 2 of Choctowhatchee beach mouse, follows:

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    (8) CBM--Unit 3: Grayton Beach Unit, Walton County, Florida.
    (i) General Description: This unit encompasses essential features of 
beach mouse habitat within the boundary of Grayton Beach State Park, as 
well as adjacent private lands and inholdings, from 0.3 mi west of the 
inlet of Alligator Lake east to 0.8 mi west of Seagrove Beach and the 
area from the MHWL north to the seaward extent of human development or 
maritime forest.

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    (ii) Map of Unit CBM--Unit 3 is provided at paragraph (9)(ii) of 
this entry.
    (9) CBM--Unit 4: Deer Lake Unit, Walton County, Florida.
    (i) General Description: This unit encompasses essential features of 
beach mouse habitat within the boundary of Deer Lake State Park as well 
as adjacent private lands from approximately 1 mi east of the Camp Creek 
Lake inlet west to approximately 0.5 mi west of the inlet of Deer Lake 
and the area from the MHWL north to the seaward extent of maritime 
forest or human development. The area excluded within this unit is 0.5 
mi west of the Camp Creek Lake inlet, to 0.5 mi east of the Camp Creek 
Lake inlet.
    (ii) Map 3, Units 3 and 4 of Choctowhatchee beach mouse, follows:

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    (10) CBM--Unit 5: West Crooked Island/Shell Island Unit, Bay County, 
Florida.
    (i) General Description: This unit encompasses essential features of 
beach mouse habitat within the boundaries of St. Andrew State Park 
mainland from 0.1 mi (0.2 km) east of trailer park road east to the 
entrance channel of St. Andrew Sound, Shell Island east of the entrance 
of St. Andrew Sound east to East Pass, and West Crooked Island southwest 
of East Bay and east of the entrance channel of St. Andrew Sound, and

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areas from the MHWL north to the seaward extent of the maritime forest. 
Shell Island consists of State lands, Tyndall Air Force Base lands, as 
well as small private inholdings.
    (ii) Map 4, Unit 5 of Choctowhatchee beach mouse, follows:
    [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR12OC06.003
    

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        New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius luteus)

    (1) Critical habitat units are depicted for Colfax, Mora, Otero, 
Sandoval, and Socorro Counties in New Mexico; Las Animas, Archuleta, and 
La Plata Counties in Colorado; and Greenlee and Apache Counties in 
Arizona on the maps below.
    (2) Within these areas, the primary constituent elements of the 
physical or biological features essential to the conservation of the New 
Mexico meadow jumping mouse consist of the following:
    (i) Riparian communities along rivers and streams, springs and 
wetlands, or canals and ditches that contain:
    (A) Persistent emergent herbaceous wetlands especially characterized 
by presence of primarily forbs and sedges (Carex spp. or Schoenoplectus 
pungens); or
    (B) Scrub-shrub riparian areas that are dominated by willows (Salix 
spp.) or alders (Alnus spp.) with an understory of primarily forbs and 
sedges; and
    (ii) Flowing water that provides saturated soils throughout the New 
Mexico meadow jumping mouse's active season that supports tall (average 
stubble height of herbaceous vegetation of at least 61 centimeters (24 
inches)) and dense herbaceous riparian vegetation composed primarily of 
sedges (Carex spp. or Schoenoplectus pungens) and forbs, including, but 
not limited to, one or more of the following associated species: 
Spikerush (Eleocharis macrostachya), beaked sedge (Carex rostrata), 
rushes (Juncus spp. and Scirpus spp.), and numerous species of grasses 
such as bluegrass (Poa spp.), slender wheatgrass (Elymus trachycaulus), 
brome (Bromus spp.), foxtail barley (Hordeum jubatum), or Japanese brome 
(Bromus japonicas), and forbs such as water hemlock (Circuta douglasii), 
field mint (Mentha arvense), asters (Aster spp.), or cutleaf coneflower 
(Rudbeckia laciniata); and
    (iii) Sufficient areas of 9 to 24 kilometers (5.6 to 15 miles) along 
a stream, ditch, or canal that contain suitable or restorable habitat to 
support movements of individual New Mexico meadow jumping mice; and
    (iv) Adjacent floodplain and upland areas extending approximately 
100 meters (330 feet) outward from the boundary between the active water 
channel and the floodplain (as defined by the bankfull stage of streams) 
or from the top edge of the ditch or canal.
    (3) Critical habitat does not include manmade structures (such as 
buildings, fire lookout stations, runways, roads, and other paved areas) 
and the land on which they are located existing within the legal 
boundaries on April 15, 2016.
    (4) Critical habitat map units. Data layers defining map units were 
created using the USA Contiguous Albers Equal Area Conic USGS version 
projection. The maps in this entry, as modified by any accompanying 
regulatory text, establish the boundaries of the critical habitat 
designation. The coordinates or plot points or both on which each map is 
based are available to the public at the Service's internet site http://
www.fws.gov/southwest/es/NewMexico/, at http://www.regulations.gov at 
Docket No. FWS-R2-ES-2013-0014, and at the New Mexico Ecological 
Services Field Office. You may obtain field office location information 
by contacting one of the Service regional offices, the addresses of 
which are listed at 50 CFR 2.2.
    (5) Note: General Locations of Critical Habitat for the New Mexico 
Meadow Jumping Mouse--Overview, follows:

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    (6) Unit 1--Sugarite Canyon. Map follows:

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    (7) Unit 2--Coyote Creek. Map follows:

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    (8) Unit 3--Jemez Mountains. Map follows:

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    (9) Unit 4--Sacramento Mountains. Map follows:

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    (10) Unit 5--White Mountains. Map follows:

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    (11) Unit 6--Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). Map 
follows:

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    (12) Unit 7--Florida River. Map follows:

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    (13) Unit 8--Sambrito Creek. Map follows:

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      Perdido Key Beach Mouse (Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis)

    (1) Critical habitat units are depicted for Escambia County, 
Florida, and Baldwin County, Alabama, on the maps below. The maps 
provided are for informational purposes only.
    (2) The primary constituent elements of critical habitat for the 
Perdido Key beach mouse are the habitat components that provide:
    (i) A contiguous mosaic of primary, secondary, and scrub vegetation 
and dune structure, with a balanced level of competition

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and predation and few or no competitive or predaceous nonnative species 
present, that collectively provide foraging opportunities, cover, and 
burrow sites;
    (ii) Primary and secondary dunes, generally dominated by sea oats 
(Uniola paniculata), that despite occasional temporary impacts and 
reconfiguration from tropical storms and hurricanes, provide abundant 
food resources, burrow sites, and protection from predators;
    (iii) Scrub dunes, generally dominated by scrub oaks (Quercus spp.), 
that provide food resources and burrow sites, and provide elevated 
refugia during and after intense flooding due to rainfall and/or 
hurricane-induced storm surge;
    (iv) Functional, unobstructed habitat connections that facilitate 
genetic exchange, dispersal, natural exploratory movements, and re-
colonization of locally extirpated areas; and
    (v) A natural light regime within the coastal dune ecosystem, 
compatible with the nocturnal activity of beach mice, necessary for 
normal behavior, growth, and viability of all life stages.
    (3) Critical habitat does not include man-made structures existing 
on the effective date of this rule and not containing one or more of the 
primary constituent elements, such as buildings, aqueducts, airports, 
driveways, and roads, and the land on which such structures are located.
    (4) Critical Habitat Map Units. Data layers defining map units were 
created by delineating habitats that contained one or more of the 
primary constituent elements defined in paragraph (2) of this entry over 
1999 and 2004 digital ortho photography at a scale of at least 1:4000.
    (5) Note: Map 1 Index of Critical Habitat Units for the Perdido Key 
beach mouse, follows:

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    (6) PKBM--Unit 1: Gulf State Park Unit, Baldwin County, Alabama.
    (i) General Description: This unit encompasses essential features of 
beach mouse habitat within the boundary of Gulf State Park from the west 
tip of Perdido Key at Perdido Pass east to approximately 1 mile (mi) 
(1.6 kilometers (km)) west of where the

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Alabama-Florida State line bisects Perdido Key and the area from the 
mean high water line (MHWL) north to the seaward extent of the maritime 
forest.
    (ii) Coordinates: From USGS 1:24,000 quadrangle map Orange Beach, 
Alabama, land bounded by the following UTM 16 NAD 83 coordinates (E, N): 
447646.90, 3349472.01; 447492.27, 3349555.80; 447493.46, 3349550.54; 
447492.60, 3349542.06; 447487.33, 3349540.88; 447466.10, 3349542.49; 
447426.82, 3349545.78; 447375.87, 3349549.84; 447340.75, 3349556.40; 
447277.86, 3349571.81; 447233.09, 3349583.43; 447195.90, 3349587.83; 
447123.74, 3349592.44; 447082.29, 3349597.80; 447078.83, 3349609.34; 
447082.64, 3349627.40; 447085.56, 3349638.04; 447109.06, 3349630.15; 
447163.55, 3349611.36; 447228.62, 3349592.84; 447286.11, 3349581.52; 
447357.41, 3349568.43; 447388.22, 3349564.94; 447403.20, 3349558.95; 
447426.52, 3349558.45; 447454.05, 3349559.11; 447492.27, 3349555.80; 
447753.29, 3349711.25; 447760.77, 3349736.04; 447763.66, 3349748.00; 
447753.63, 3349752.12; 447755.48, 3349774.36; 447753.59, 3349787.00; 
447754.47, 3349799.71; 447754.38, 3349820.32; 447753.74, 3349830.21; 
447759.54, 3349836.69; 447811.82, 3349827.24; 447838.09, 3349825.09; 
447856.72, 3349827.12; 447881.09, 3349821.36; 447907.36, 3349819.61; 
447927.64, 3349818.91; 447956.65, 3349818.81; 447976.22, 3349830.77; 
447992.63, 3349834.16; 448018.40, 3349831.12; 448037.09, 3349811.22; 
448055.79, 3349802.71; 448074.40, 3349792.17; 448096.41, 3349792.70; 
448114.76, 3349793.13; 448137.03, 3349782.68; 448148.04, 3349782.94; 
448177.22, 3349790.96; 448191.45, 3349809.62; 448209.62, 3349817.37; 
448223.94, 3349832.37; 448249.45, 3349840.30; 448279.80, 3349846.35; 
448291.40, 3349859.70; 448311.29, 3349863.75; 448329.64, 3349864.19; 
448368.33, 3349865.90; 448395.77, 3349862.11; 448408.04, 3349866.45; 
448418.04, 3349851.65; 448427.89, 3349850.68; 448440.83, 3349857.72; 
448448.65, 3349863.06; 448458.22, 3349861.71; 448474.31, 3349870.02; 
448470.39, 3349848.77; 448469.37, 3349841.61; 448469.94, 3349834.09; 
448470.06, 3349746.49; 448388.10, 3349722.76; 448274.81, 3349701.74; 
448066.73, 3349652.82; 447964.62, 3349624.75; 447754.92, 3349599.15; 
447753.29, 3349711.25; 446828.18, 3349177.08; 446788.74, 3349181.69; 
446769.28, 3349208.86; 446767.28, 3349247.92; 446775.25, 3349280.06; 
446782.18, 3349322.24; 446795.01, 3349350.69; 446801.51, 3349377.80; 
446802.73, 3349409.54; 446811.99, 3349454.15; 446837.56, 3349514.61; 
446896.76, 3349564.39; 446887.98, 3349582.41; 446896.11, 3349607.97; 
446929.73, 3349630.57; 446953.02, 3349637.08; 446969.73, 3349626.62; 
446984.14, 3349637.95; 446975.34, 3349650.69; 447000.06, 3349663.57; 
447022.45, 3349657.76; 446993.88, 3349639.64; 446978.89, 3349585.37; 
447068.47, 3349561.35; 447073.43, 3349586.44; 447084.44, 3349589.07; 
447091.86, 3349585.59; 447128.34, 3349583.00; 447157.81, 3349580.13; 
447188.50, 3349576.11; 447214.39, 3349573.56; 447263.87, 3349564.83; 
447299.49, 3349553.79; 447327.56, 3349543.36; 447355.96, 3349535.32; 
447401.54, 3349530.72; 447419.98, 3349527.50; 447464.09, 3349524.89; 
447482.44, 3349525.33; 447508.12, 3349525.95; 447511.26, 3349547.99; 
447515.63, 3349553.80; 447584.64, 3349549.75; 447669.02, 3349551.76; 
447727.64, 3349556.83; 447771.68, 3349563.09; 447773.34, 3349543.71; 
447819.71, 3349544.38; 447859.81, 3349556.32; 447908.03, 3349560.00; 
447904.75, 3349580.93; 448004.65, 3349606.71; 448136.88, 3349636.19; 
448391.19, 3349691.65; 448518.76, 3349723.23; 448524.37, 3349644.98; 
448526.52, 3349626.07; 448221.97, 3349557.49; 447946.22, 3349481.14; 
447525.39, 3349356.93; 447160.19, 3349255.19; 446914.86, 3349191.20; 
446828.18, 3349177.08.
    (7) PKBM--Unit 2: West Perdido Key Unit, Escambia County, Florida 
and Baldwin County, Alabama.
    (i) General Description: This unit encompasses essential features of 
beach mouse habitat from approximately 1 mi (1.6 km) west of where the 
Alabama-Florida State line bisects Perdido Key east to 2 mi (3.2 km) 
east of the State line and areas from the MHWL north to the seaward 
extent of human development or maritime forest.
    (ii) Coordinates: From USGS 1:24,000 quadrangle maps Orange Beach, 
Alabama, and Perdido Bay, Florida, land bounded by the following UTM 16 
NAD 83 coordinates (E, N): 449337.40, 3349820.75; 450150.23, 3349948.99; 
450150.07, 3349948.96; 450110.12, 3349941.87; 450036.74, 3349928.41; 
449865.78, 3349900.01; 449835.15, 3349896.11; 449690.43, 3349877.85; 
449581.98, 3349849.89; 449474.18, 3349830.25; 449291.67, 3349805.96; 
449065.07, 3349756.15; 448929.16, 3349724.36; 448875.44, 3349711.41; 
448743.75, 3349669.31; 448625.71, 3349643.24; 448526.52, 3349626.07; 
448524.37, 3349644.98; 448582.14, 3349648.54; 448616.00, 3349650.40; 
448613.50, 3349666.20; 448653.71, 3349668.22; 448707.46, 3349680.07; 
448743.29, 3349688.33; 448749.74, 3349684.25; 448769.63, 3349694.24; 
448784.54, 3349701.88; 448869.86, 3349722.95; 448909.84, 3349734.47; 
448934.12, 3349738.22; 449040.54, 3349762.96; 449044.67, 3349767.29; 
449126.91, 3349784.05; 449134.20, 3349789.51; 449165.89, 3349793.44; 
449202.65, 3349802.14; 449234.33, 3349810.93; 449243.92, 3349809.05; 
449309.24, 3349824.35; 449309.24, 3349824.35; 449309.03, 3349832.80; 
449303.36, 3349848.52; 449299.95, 3349857.95; 449300.81, 3349866.43; 
449296.47, 3349870.55; 449289.06, 3349870.38; 449288.58, 3349890.45; 
449323.34, 3349898.68; 449326.60, 3349895.58; 449326.77, 3349888.19; 
449328.04, 3349879.76; 449327.05, 3349876.57; 449322.97, 3349870.13; 
449323.12, 3349863.79; 449324.31, 3349858.53; 449326.55, 3349853.30; 
449327.79, 3349845.93; 449327.99, 3349837.48; 449328.02, 3349827.71; 
449349.32, 3349831.65; 449351.57, 3349826.42; 449405.37, 3349835.22; 
449424.38, 3349838.73; 449471.57, 3349851.46; 449471.73, 3349857.40; 
449598.16, 3349884.71; 449597.83, 3349942.84; 449467.18, 3349912.24; 
449415.42, 3349902.99; 449412.39, 3349896.58; 449407.02, 3349899.62; 
449400.21, 3349918.48; 449467.76, 3349932.33; 449630.01, 3349967.31; 
449632.67, 3349947.90; 449633.28, 3349922.55; 449635.69, 3349907.20; 
449651.69, 3349906.08;

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449655.72, 3349914.63; 449657.84, 3349914.68; 449659.22, 3349900.97; 
449671.93, 3349901.28; 449704.63, 3349909.34; 449701.77, 3349935.20; 
449697.15, 3349950.95; 449693.77, 3349959.32; 449695.36, 3349981.56; 
449749.08, 3349994.47; 449749.23, 3349988.13; 449750.02, 3349955.38; 
449752.10, 3349914.61; 449752.10, 3349914.61; 449784.74, 3349920.41; 
449810.13, 3349923.00; 449829.12, 3349929.34; 449908.19, 3349946.03; 
449906.59, 3349965.47; 449916.14, 3349964.64; 449939.36, 3349968.36; 
449973.07, 3349976.57; 449987.92, 3349975.87; 449997.55, 3349971.87; 
450020.80, 3349974.54; 450046.16, 3349979.98; 450059.87, 3349979.70; 
450073.54, 3349984.26; 450083.98, 3349993.57; 450150.23, 3350009.73; 
450150.42, 3350009.76; 450150.23, 3349948.99; 449645.50, 3350072.32; 
449649.58, 3350078.76; 449664.33, 3350082.29; 449686.52, 3350084.93; 
449692.67, 3350093.53; 449689.18, 3350106.13; 449699.78, 3350109.11; 
449698.49, 3350118.59; 449711.15, 3350121.01; 449718.69, 3350115.91; 
449720.88, 3350112.79; 449727.18, 3350115.05; 449729.43, 3350109.82; 
449734.72, 3350109.95; 449734.85, 3350104.67; 449741.20, 3350104.82; 
449747.35, 3350110.70; 449746.11, 3350118.07; 449753.17, 3350133.03; 
449766.51, 3350154.04; 449770.74, 3350154.14; 449780.27, 3350154.37; 
449784.41, 3350158.70; 449796.06, 3350158.98; 449800.19, 3350163.30; 
449820.20, 3350165.29; 449836.95, 3350176.87; 449846.83, 3350162.31; 
449864.86, 3350161.68; 449863.00, 3350151.07; 449862.95, 3350106.06; 
449864.06, 3350059.58; 449858.12, 3350045.25; 449809.57, 3350037.75; 
449792.67, 3350035.23; 449777.98, 3350029.59; 449740.99, 3350025.54; 
449731.61, 3350018.97; 449682.10, 3350007.22; 449656.73, 3350001.77; 
449645.50, 3350072.32; 449183.65, 3349894.89; 449180.35, 3349900.10; 
449183.30, 3349909.68; 449185.19, 3349919.24; 449179.33, 3349942.35; 
449179.68, 3349971.96; 449179.67, 3350016.35; 449190.00, 3350024.44; 
449202.63, 3350027.92; 449213.17, 3350030.28; 449223.76, 3350030.53; 
449233.19, 3350034.99; 449238.23, 3350045.68; 449241.18, 3350057.99; 
449257.92, 3350066.84; 449259.39, 3350049.96; 449254.17, 3350046.67; 
449254.54, 3350028.10; 449267.25, 3350028.40; 449268.11, 3350039.60; 
449263.72, 3350045.84; 449259.99, 3350069.00; 449277.86, 3350074.72; 
449287.31, 3350075.39; 449288.07, 3350043.70; 449290.42, 3350034.24; 
449299.15, 3350026.60; 449319.22, 3350029.20; 449321.96, 3350044.51; 
449322.67, 3350062.05; 449322.39, 3350073.67; 449345.66, 3350075.28; 
449348.49, 3350001.36; 449370.76, 3350000.83; 449371.24, 3349980.76; 
449347.99, 3349978.09; 449347.49, 3349954.83; 449369.78, 3349953.25; 
449376.54, 3349936.50; 449337.51, 3349929.22; 449285.77, 3349918.92; 
449284.24, 3350026.69; 449282.88, 3350039.35; 449277.26, 3350052.95; 
449273.32, 3350040.17; 449280.01, 3350026.59; 449280.53, 3349916.68; 
449270.02, 3349913.26; 449264.66, 3350004.03; 449267.50, 3350017.84; 
449259.94, 3350024.00; 449254.80, 3350017.54; 449259.36, 3350003.90; 
449263.66, 3349913.10; 449247.89, 3349911.22; 449183.65, 3349894.89; 
448986.63, 3349848.96; 448984.08, 3349866.87; 449010.37, 3349874.89; 
449009.13, 3349882.33; 449009.48, 3349911.87; 449010.16, 3349938.64; 
449016.10, 3349942.07; 449029.89, 3349941.34; 449042.45, 3349947.98; 
449046.24, 3349955.61; 449053.79, 3349960.94; 449059.04, 3349963.18; 
449067.58, 3349960.21; 449076.03, 3349961.47; 449077.94, 3349969.97; 
449069.29, 3349977.16; 449064.14, 3349984.23; 449069.97, 3349993.03; 
449086.10, 3350002.68; 449090.98, 3350014.29; 449118.25, 3350020.49; 
449121.70, 3349992.83; 449110.55, 3349982.99; 449119.27, 3349972.63; 
449113.69, 3349962.12; 449144.10, 3349936.68; 449142.83, 3349923.57; 
449123.43, 3349920.73; 449110.13, 3349912.16; 449097.12, 3349924.53; 
449083.32, 3349919.77; 449081.13, 3349911.79; 449094.43, 3349903.79; 
449091.08, 3349894.59; 449091.44, 3349879.54; 449082.50, 3349871.33; 
448986.63, 3349848.96; 449534.56, 3349974.10; 449526.69, 3349990.21; 
449526.10, 3350014.51; 449526.92, 3350027.82; 449526.03, 3350064.79; 
449532.28, 3350069.17; 449536.21, 3350081.95; 449540.37, 3350085.22; 
449542.44, 3350087.38; 449541.22, 3350093.70; 449560.26, 3350095.21; 
449570.72, 3350100.74; 449573.97, 3350097.65; 449581.27, 3350058.71; 
449605.57, 3350061.41; 449606.37, 3350069.27; 449620.16, 3350068.55; 
449629.69, 3350068.78; 449639.30, 3350065.83; 449648.06, 3350010.02; 
449650.38, 3350001.62; 449644.16, 3349998.91; 449534.56, 3349974.10; 
449635.33, 3349966.38; 449660.57, 3349974.38; 449661.78, 3349968.07; 
449662.01, 3349958.56; 449658.02, 3349947.90; 449656.26, 3349933.06; 
449654.53, 3349917.16; 449647.99, 3349924.40; 449646.35, 3349948.68; 
449638.84, 3349952.72; 449635.33, 3349966.38; 449152.59, 3349861.83; 
449172.61, 3349866.53; 449175.94, 3349860.27; 449177.25, 3349849.73; 
449179.67, 3349837.11; 449177.68, 3349831.78; 449172.41, 3349830.59; 
449166.16, 3349826.22; 449167.32, 3349822.01; 449163.16, 3349818.74; 
449158.75, 3349826.04; 449156.37, 3349836.55; 449152.87, 3349850.21; 
449151.63, 3349857.58; 449152.59, 3349861.83; 449086.18, 3349847.56; 
449106.25, 3349850.15; 449110.69, 3349841.80; 449110.92, 3349832.29; 
449108.17, 3349814.26; 449107.32, 3349805.78; 449103.21, 3349800.40; 
449098.97, 3349800.30; 449097.74, 3349807.67; 449093.37, 3349812.85; 
449089.01, 3349818.03; 449086.18, 3349847.56; 448967.14, 3349819.34; 
448986.09, 3349824.03; 448991.44, 3349822.04; 448991.67, 3349812.53; 
448992.93, 3349804.11; 448994.24, 3349793.57; 448994.50, 3349783.00; 
448988.25, 3349778.63; 448983.71, 3349791.20; 448981.41, 3349798.55; 
448972.66, 3349809.96; 448967.14, 3349819.34; 449331.74, 3349902.05; 
449345.48, 3349903.43; 449351.21, 3349885.60; 449348.28, 3349874.96; 
449350.63, 3349865.50; 449353.86, 3349863.47; 449355.04, 3349858.21; 
449346.57, 3349858.01; 449343.11, 3349869.55; 449341.95, 3349873.75; 
449334.54, 3349873.58; 449331.74, 3349902.05; 448994.54, 3349825.28; 
449008.23, 3349828.78; 449012.67, 3349820.43; 449016.15, 3349807.83; 
449018.52, 3349797.32; 449015.60, 3349786.68; 449008.21, 3349785.45; 
449003.80, 3349792.74; 448998.33, 3349800.01; 448995.85, 3349814.75; 
448994.54, 3349825.28; 449019.80, 3349832.23; 449034.60, 3349833.64; 
449036.95, 3349824.18; 449039.24, 3349816.84; 449035.13, 3349811.46; 
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449032.24, 3349799.76; 449037.81, 3349788.27; 449031.48, 3349787.06; 
449023.79, 3349798.50; 449018.22, 3349810.00; 449017.96, 3349820.56; 
449019.80, 3349832.23; 449133.68, 3349855.03; 449137.84, 3349858.31; 
449145.35, 3349854.26; 449148.66, 3349849.05; 449152.06, 3349839.62; 
449154.38, 3349831.22; 449153.50, 3349823.80; 449150.50, 3349816.33; 
449146.40, 3349810.94; 449139.99, 3349812.91; 449141.83, 3349824.58; 
449141.68, 3349830.91; 449139.48, 3349834.03; 449137.21, 3349840.32; 
449134.89, 3349848.72; 449133.68, 3349855.03; 449369.71, 3349909.30; 
449383.37, 3349913.85; 449387.96, 3349899.16; 449388.27, 3349886.49; 
449389.53, 3349878.06; 449383.33, 3349871.57; 449383.51, 3349864.18; 
449379.27, 3349864.08; 449378.01, 3349872.50; 449382.09, 3349878.94; 
449377.73, 3349884.12; 449372.26, 3349891.39; 449369.71, 3349909.30; 
449115.70, 3349853.55; 449123.12, 3349853.73; 449128.59, 3349846.46; 
449135.12, 3349839.21; 449135.27, 3349832.88; 449135.40, 3349827.59; 
449129.12, 3349824.27; 449124.89, 3349824.17; 449120.73, 3349820.90; 
449124.06, 3349814.64; 449124.18, 3349809.36; 449117.83, 3349809.21; 
449115.51, 3349817.61; 449115.41, 3349821.83; 449118.48, 3349826.13; 
449117.27, 3349832.45; 449117.07, 3349840.90; 449115.70, 3349853.55; 
449350.70, 3349906.73; 449360.15, 3349910.13; 449360.38, 3349900.62; 
449362.65, 3349894.33; 449368.02, 3349891.29; 449367.14, 3349883.87; 
449366.13, 3349881.73; 449370.80, 3349863.87; 449365.50, 3349863.75; 
449363.01, 3349879.54; 449356.60, 3349881.50; 449354.36, 3349886.73; 
449350.70, 3349906.73; 449065.16, 3349840.71; 449077.79, 3349844.19; 
449082.30, 3349832.67; 449084.73, 3349820.04; 449082.81, 3349811.54; 
449081.93, 3349804.12; 449082.08, 3349797.78; 449076.79, 3349797.65; 
449074.49, 3349805.00; 449069.02, 3349812.27; 449067.86, 3349816.47; 
449065.39, 3349831.21; 449065.16, 3349840.71; 449043.05, 3349834.90; 
449054.59, 3349839.40; 449060.12, 3349830.02; 449061.38, 3349821.60; 
449061.66, 3349809.98; 449057.55, 3349804.59; 449057.83, 3349792.97; 
449055.71, 3349792.92; 449053.26, 3349806.61; 449049.96, 3349811.81; 
449045.67, 3349813.82; 449043.28, 3349825.39; 449043.05, 3349834.90; 
449264.32, 3349885.64; 449272.72, 3349889.01; 449282.27, 3349888.18; 
449282.35, 3349885.01; 449284.67, 3349876.61; 449284.77, 3349872.39; 
449281.67, 3349869.14; 449278.60, 3349864.84; 449279.78, 3349859.58; 
449281.00, 3349853.27; 449281.10, 3349849.04; 449276.78, 3349852.11; 
449272.45, 3349856.24; 449267.98, 3349865.64; 449264.50, 3349878.24; 
449264.32, 3349885.64; 448931.31, 3349811.09; 448937.61, 3349813.35; 
448944.04, 3349810.34; 448946.26, 3349806.16; 448950.70, 3349797.81; 
448950.93, 3349788.30; 448951.16, 3349778.80; 448942.76, 3349775.43; 
448935.25, 3349779.47; 448931.82, 3349789.96; 448929.40, 3349802.59; 
448931.31, 3349811.09; 449671.10, 3349976.75; 449686.94, 3349979.24; 
449687.39, 3349960.23; 449680.41, 3349942.09; 449675.35, 3349932.46; 
449672.70, 3349954.59; 449671.10, 3349976.75; 448952.46, 3349812.65; 
448956.65, 3349814.87; 448959.83, 3349814.94; 448969.56, 3349806.72; 
448975.03, 3349799.45; 448976.19, 3349795.25; 448975.34, 3349786.77; 
448966.92, 3349784.46; 448959.35, 3349790.62; 448952.77, 3349799.98; 
448952.46, 3349812.65; 449216.88, 3349876.05; 449226.36, 3349878.39; 
449229.96, 3349860.51; 449231.33, 3349847.86; 449234.76, 3349837.37; 
449229.46, 3349837.24; 449230.47, 3349839.38; 449227.04, 3349849.87; 
449222.76, 3349851.88; 449220.36, 3349863.45; 449216.88, 3349876.05; 
449197.94, 3349870.31; 449206.34, 3349873.68; 449208.53, 3349870.56; 
449213.83, 3349870.69; 449215.27, 3349854.87; 449215.52, 3349844.31; 
449214.69, 3349834.77; 449209.40, 3349834.65; 449208.26, 3349837.79; 
449206.87, 3349851.50; 449198.35, 3349853.41; 449197.94, 3349870.31; 
448919.34, 3349780.15; 448913.94, 3349784.25; 448910.54, 3349793.68; 
448910.31, 3349803.19; 448913.36, 3349808.55; 448922.89, 3349808.77; 
448925.21, 3349800.37; 448927.74, 3349783.52; 448927.84, 3349779.30; 
448919.34, 3349780.15; 449181.03, 3349868.85; 449188.39, 3349871.14; 
449192.10, 3349849.03; 449187.86, 3349848.93; 449188.37, 3349827.80; 
449185.19, 3349827.73; 449181.03, 3349868.85; 449249.53, 3349884.23; 
449259.06, 3349884.46; 449260.29, 3349877.09; 449262.56, 3349870.80; 
449262.71, 3349864.46; 449261.83, 3349857.04; 449259.89, 3349849.60; 
449256.62, 3349853.74; 449251.07, 3349864.18; 449250.84, 3349873.69; 
449249.53, 3349884.23; 448901.31, 3349780.78; 448893.77, 3349785.88; 
448891.45, 3349794.28; 448891.28, 3349801.68; 448896.47, 3349806.03; 
448903.93, 3349804.09; 448906.25, 3349795.69; 448906.53, 3349784.07; 
448901.31, 3349780.78; 449233.74, 3349879.62; 449242.16, 3349881.94; 
449244.41, 3349876.71; 449246.73, 3349868.31; 449240.53, 3349861.82; 
449234.12, 3349863.78; 449231.80, 3349872.18; 449233.74, 3349879.62; 
451993.83, 3350371.03; 452703.05, 3350634.99; 452704.03, 3350638.18; 
452710.36, 3350639.39; 452712.53, 3350637.33; 452713.66, 3350634.18; 
452713.79, 3350628.90; 452714.04, 3350618.34; 452713.24, 3350607.75; 
452706.89, 3350607.60; 452702.62, 3350608.55; 452703.05, 3350634.99; 
453782.71, 3350897.59; 453793.28, 3350898.90; 453796.56, 3350894.75; 
453795.98, 3350874.65; 453797.45, 3350857.78; 453794.37, 3350853.47; 
453785.62, 3350864.89; 453784.28, 3350876.49; 453782.71, 3350897.59; 
450607.54, 3350204.19; 450615.96, 3350206.51; 450619.29, 3350200.25; 
450619.64, 3350185.46; 450620.07, 3350167.50; 450618.16, 3350159.00; 
450611.83, 3350157.79; 450608.58, 3350160.88; 450606.26, 3350169.28; 
450608.12, 3350179.90; 450608.93, 3350190.49; 450608.77, 3350196.82; 
450607.54, 3350204.19; 451881.55, 3350474.76; 451896.33, 3350477.22; 
451896.60, 3350465.60; 451895.88, 3350451.84; 451894.09, 3350438.06; 
451890.91, 3350437.98; 451891.01, 3350433.76; 451890.13, 3350426.34; 
451883.80, 3350425.13; 451884.13, 3350455.79; 451882.76, 3350468.44; 
451881.55, 3350474.76; 450624.43, 3350206.71; 450631.79, 3350209.00; 
450631.94, 3350202.66; 450633.10, 3350198.46; 450633.38, 3350186.84; 
450633.56, 3350179.45; 450632.65, 3350173.08; 450635.96, 3350167.88; 
450645.46, 3350169.16; 450645.64, 3350161.77; 450640.50, 3350155.30; 
450635.23, 3350154.12; 450629.86, 3350157.16; 450624.41, 3350163.37; 
450622.51, 3350198.21;

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450624.43, 3350206.71; 451488.80, 3350547.04; 451486.14, 3350528.67; 
451481.23, 3350526.18; 451480.66, 3350531.56; 451479.21, 3350574.06; 
451443.72, 3350573.86; 451444.14, 3350574.42; 451446.66, 3350577.81; 
451450.92, 3350580.50; 451452.58, 3350585.93; 451485.88, 3350587.38; 
451486.86, 3350582.65; 451496.61, 3350582.02; 451499.58, 3350575.62; 
451488.80, 3350547.04; 450383.09, 3350287.25; 450382.53, 3350310.49; 
450397.20, 3350317.18; 450408.85, 3350317.46; 450423.63, 3350319.93; 
450436.31, 3350321.29; 450455.24, 3350327.02; 450458.47, 3350324.99; 
450459.75, 3350315.50; 450444.98, 3350313.04; 450440.75, 3350312.94; 
450440.97, 3350303.43; 450399.93, 3350291.88; 450383.09, 3350287.25; 
453015.92, 3350797.85; 453023.26, 3350800.16; 453023.39, 3350794.88; 
453031.86, 3350795.08; 453034.25, 3350783.51; 453044.87, 3350783.75; 
453046.03, 3350735.15; 453019.66, 3350730.29; 453015.92, 3350797.85; 
450422.77, 3350179.33; 450422.23, 3350201.51; 450422.66, 3350227.94; 
450422.12, 3350250.13; 450427.19, 3350259.76; 450432.21, 3350271.51; 
450430.89, 3350282.05; 450439.29, 3350285.42; 450443.57, 3350283.41; 
450440.36, 3350196.66; 450435.07, 3350196.53; 450435.42, 3350181.74; 
450422.77, 3350179.33; 451937.55, 3350481.38; 451958.60, 3350487.17; 
451971.25, 3350489.58; 451970.75, 3350466.32; 451969.27, 3350439.86; 
451966.58, 3350419.71; 451956.01, 3350418.40; 451947.52, 3350419.26; 
451944.19, 3350425.52; 451942.98, 3350431.83; 451943.55, 3350451.93; 
451942.21, 3350463.52; 451937.55, 3350481.38; 451666.83, 3350567.39; 
451674.24, 3350567.57; 451679.69, 3350561.36; 451689.19, 3350562.64; 
451695.14, 3350580.68; 451703.51, 3350585.10; 451713.63, 3350561.04; 
451713.17, 3350534.68; 451713.83, 3350507.21; 451703.07, 3350515.33; 
451696.06, 3350522.11; 451685.44, 3350522.91; 451684.18, 3350531.34; 
451680.27, 3350538.04; 451669.53, 3350543.15; 451666.83, 3350567.39; 
451405.16, 3350583.71; 451417.86, 3350584.41; 451419.36, 3350571.37; 
451417.02, 3350536.43; 451418.01, 3350478.98; 451411.54, 3350466.94; 
451392.65, 3350470.91; 451392.01, 3350497.32; 451394.32, 3350532.34; 
451403.43, 3350540.07; 451403.22, 3350548.79; 451400.78, 3350551.11; 
451403.84, 3350555.94; 451403.19, 3350561.01; 451395.73, 3350562.95; 
451394.72, 3350571.57; 451403.42, 3350573.37; 451405.16, 3350583.71; 
451930.48, 3350526.11; 451932.49, 3350530.13; 451942.72, 3350534.34; 
451947.14, 3350537.71; 451946.11, 3350546.44; 451943.92, 3350552.70; 
451936.14, 3350553.73; 451932.25, 3350554.05; 451930.93, 3350558.29; 
451936.10, 3350561.93; 451943.31, 3350559.33; 451940.80, 3350564.42; 
451940.69, 3350569.17; 451944.88, 3350576.41; 451940.48, 3350576.85; 
451941.12, 3350584.24; 451944.29, 3350584.72; 451943.23, 3350589.74; 
451940.89, 3350593.75; 451944.82, 3350595.43; 451948.30, 3350599.48; 
451947.29, 3350607.76; 451951.96, 3350612.65; 451952.18, 3350620.18; 
451954.10, 3350622.61; 451959.36, 3350618.77; 451956.28, 3350614.73; 
451957.21, 3350609.20; 451960.13, 3350608.47; 451963.53, 3350610.54; 
451964.55, 3350617.70; 451969.34, 3350617.03; 451970.22, 3350613.48; 
451967.17, 3350607.86; 451973.20, 3350605.23; 451977.53, 3350606.92; 
451977.63, 3350602.56; 451977.04, 3350594.22; 451976.76, 3350589.06; 
451972.82, 3350581.69; 451966.97, 3350578.91; 451971.96, 3350573.88; 
451971.11, 3350567.81; 451966.44, 3350566.68; 451962.15, 3350567.19; 
451955.89, 3350564.78; 451956.52, 3350555.28; 451959.38, 3350551.78; 
451966.62, 3350548.39; 451969.80, 3350554.34; 451973.17, 3350556.87; 
451979.53, 3350556.62; 451980.50, 3350549.12; 451976.29, 3350542.67; 
451970.01, 3350539.35; 451965.40, 3350532.90; 451963.55, 3350527.31; 
451959.28, 3350525.17; 451952.32, 3350526.02; 451952.14, 3350533.35; 
451948.67, 3350533.47; 451948.85, 3350527.35; 451944.13, 3350525.26; 
451941.54, 3350524.34; 451937.84, 3350522.33; 451928.95, 3350521.59; 
451930.48, 3350526.11; 453147.41, 3350803.69; 453142.42, 3350788.61; 
453137.09, 3350787.42; 453139.57, 3350854.72; 453138.43, 3350865.43; 
453144.36, 3350874.24; 453150.85, 3350885.10; 453157.00, 3350893.57; 
453164.77, 3350900.89; 453169.90, 3350902.60; 453170.14, 3350892.69; 
453168.94, 3350876.41; 453167.40, 3350857.75; 453168.67, 3350805.06; 
453167.49, 3350795.14; 453158.12, 3350801.82; 453147.41, 3350803.69; 
452001.33, 3350604.46; 452004.74, 3350595.03; 452006.03, 3350585.55; 
452002.95, 3350581.24; 451999.85, 3350578.00; 452003.10, 3350574.91; 
452007.24, 3350579.23; 452013.64, 3350577.27; 452021.08, 3350576.39; 
452025.34, 3350575.44; 452029.68, 3350571.31; 452028.77, 3350564.95; 
452031.97, 3350563.97; 452032.08, 3350559.74; 452033.39, 3350549.21; 
452033.57, 3350541.81; 452035.68, 3350541.86; 452038.78, 3350545.11; 
452035.33, 3350556.65; 452036.18, 3350565.13; 452033.84, 3350574.58; 
452036.86, 3350581.00; 452042.13, 3350582.18; 452049.59, 3350580.25; 
452053.85, 3350579.29; 452054.03, 3350571.90; 452054.21, 3350564.50; 
452050.08, 3350560.17; 452050.20, 3350554.89; 452052.47, 3350548.61; 
452052.75, 3350536.99; 452049.73, 3350530.57; 452041.26, 3350530.37; 
452030.82, 3350523.78; 452027.42, 3350533.21; 452022.93, 3350543.67; 
452011.30, 3350542.34; 452011.46, 3350536.00; 452020.00, 3350533.03; 
452024.29, 3350531.02; 452023.38, 3350524.66; 452016.07, 3350520.25; 
452009.77, 3350517.99; 452002.36, 3350517.81; 451994.97, 3350516.58; 
451985.44, 3350516.35; 451983.98, 3350533.23; 451982.76, 3350583.93; 
451982.38, 3350599.78; 451992.91, 3350602.14; 452001.33, 3350604.46; 
450499.59, 3350334.35; 450512.17, 3350339.93; 450518.65, 3350334.80; 
450527.20, 3350331.83; 450534.43, 3350339.41; 450544.01, 3350336.54; 
450543.28, 3350322.79; 450545.04, 3350205.50; 450514.49, 3350199.41; 
450515.08, 3350262.84; 450515.68, 3350326.27; 450502.94, 3350327.03; 
450499.59, 3350334.35; 451834.39, 3350514.14; 451832.67, 3350519.45; 
451838.51, 3350522.33; 451843.31, 3350521.26; 451842.63, 3350526.22; 
451845.91, 3350528.85; 451852.11, 3350528.03; 451855.80, 3350530.28; 
451855.17, 3350524.74; 451859.95, 3350523.86; 451862.44, 3350519.17; 
451869.59, 3350518.95; 451868.38, 3350528.22; 451862.42, 3350528.47; 
451860.99, 3350530.02; 451864.40, 3350536.64; 451868.09, 3350540.29; 
451870.15, 3350545.29; 451873.10, 3350546.15; 451871.53, 3350537.20; 
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451879.49, 3350536.21; 451881.87, 3350536.46; 451885.51, 3350541.70; 
451892.21, 3350543.64; 451892.29, 3350548.59; 451891.79, 3350553.73; 
451884.93, 3350558.33; 451877.73, 3350560.13; 451873.56, 3350560.02; 
451872.89, 3350569.53; 451866.85, 3350566.33; 451862.15, 3350566.63; 
451862.53, 3350576.21; 451863.56, 3350584.17; 451860.26, 3350594.07; 
451865.05, 3350598.66; 451867.19, 3350602.99; 451869.47, 3350606.31; 
451869.79, 3350609.49; 451865.78, 3350610.90; 451864.82, 3350618.09; 
451863.90, 3350623.22; 451866.58, 3350627.25; 451870.94, 3350627.75; 
451876.22, 3350623.12; 451882.58, 3350622.88; 451885.86, 3350618.60; 
451888.63, 3350619.06; 451893.39, 3350619.57; 451895.77, 3350619.76; 
451898.84, 3350619.22; 451902.86, 3350622.17; 451906.52, 3350618.69; 
451912.14, 3350616.45; 451919.16, 3350621.77; 451921.66, 3350617.07; 
451918.37, 3350613.58; 451919.30, 3350600.37; 451915.40, 3350601.29; 
451914.63, 3350595.50; 451917.50, 3350591.61; 451925.21, 3350592.37; 
451925.74, 3350587.29; 451924.27, 3350580.33; 451921.16, 3350573.94; 
451919.29, 3350566.97; 451913.66, 3350569.71; 451908.32, 3350560.47; 
451912.40, 3350555.81; 451912.92, 3350550.67; 451913.87, 3350544.35; 
451911.04, 3350536.37; 451906.11, 3350536.63; 451903.04, 3350538.75; 
451899.67, 3350538.87; 451898.42, 3350541.41; 451888.52, 3350540.38; 
451889.01, 3350536.43; 451884.88, 3350535.15; 451885.38, 3350522.29; 
451880.28, 3350520.16; 451876.73, 3350519.28; 451877.23, 3350514.94; 
451871.13, 3350512.65; 451865.71, 3350515.29; 451866.05, 3350509.36; 
451857.34, 3350508.36; 451857.81, 3350513.72; 451855.05, 3350513.06; 
451854.13, 3350518.38; 451849.84, 3350515.31; 451845.06, 3350514.56; 
451839.94, 3350514.08; 451834.39, 3350514.14; 452962.77, 3350805.04; 
452964.66, 3350813.56; 452970.74, 3350825.33; 452974.90, 3350828.60; 
452982.44, 3350823.50; 452984.73, 3350816.15; 452995.45, 3350811.12; 
453004.98, 3350811.35; 453013.47, 3350811.53; 453014.37, 3350730.17; 
452985.98, 3350721.03; 452963.85, 3350716.27; 452962.77, 3350805.04; 
450352.08, 3350300.17; 450360.45, 3350303.62; 450368.97, 3350302.68; 
450368.35, 3350284.70; 450380.02, 3350283.92; 450383.57, 3350267.18; 
450398.82, 3350269.80; 450396.94, 3350240.01; 450396.42, 3350173.41; 
450390.95, 3350180.68; 450384.57, 3350181.58; 450358.25, 3350174.61; 
450355.43, 3350205.12; 450381.72, 3350213.14; 450376.82, 3350240.51; 
450355.80, 3350233.66; 450354.46, 3350245.26; 450359.58, 3350252.78; 
450358.29, 3350262.26; 450345.53, 3350264.07; 450341.58, 3350252.35; 
450350.25, 3350244.10; 450351.70, 3350183.89; 450345.34, 3350183.74; 
450344.01, 3350195.33; 450345.31, 3350229.19; 450323.18, 3350224.43; 
450323.73, 3350245.58; 450325.41, 3350263.59; 450351.68, 3350272.67; 
450352.08, 3350300.17; 452961.76, 3350715.17; 452944.84, 3350712.67; 
452926.94, 3350708.01; 452896.41, 3350700.92; 452897.21, 3350711.51; 
452900.22, 3350717.94; 452898.39, 3350749.61; 452897.86, 3350771.79; 
452904.06, 3350778.28; 452916.67, 3350782.81; 452916.57, 3350787.04; 
452927.13, 3350788.35; 452927.96, 3350797.88; 452936.43, 3350798.08; 
452947.02, 3350798.34; 452952.14, 3350805.86; 452959.70, 3350800.73; 
452960.37, 3350728.87; 452961.76, 3350715.17; 452779.43, 3350674.87; 
452757.35, 3350668.00; 452750.92, 3350671.01; 452746.48, 3350679.36; 
452744.77, 3350706.28; 452754.34, 3350710.66; 452782.86, 3350717.62; 
452805.09, 3350724.81; 452810.67, 3350737.88; 452807.62, 3350780.18; 
452803.63, 3350813.91; 452808.72, 3350822.49; 452806.34, 3350847.86; 
452821.98, 3350851.37; 452825.42, 3350838.90; 452840.06, 3350840.30; 
452840.17, 3350792.59; 452811.60, 3350790.85; 452811.91, 3350778.17; 
452840.55, 3350776.53; 452839.30, 3350740.78; 452816.00, 3350740.22; 
452816.84, 3350726.27; 452830.71, 3350721.50; 452839.75, 3350721.76; 
452842.48, 3350696.46; 452838.42, 3350688.96; 452779.43, 3350674.87; 
450547.49, 3350324.92; 450561.28, 3350324.19; 450566.35, 3350333.83; 
450559.77, 3350343.18; 450586.16, 3350346.99; 450591.84, 3350331.27; 
450603.49, 3350331.54; 450615.34, 3350323.37; 450615.63, 3350222.97; 
450549.48, 3350207.56; 450548.25, 3350292.25; 450547.49, 3350324.92; 
452716.99, 3350739.66; 452724.84, 3350716.41; 452763.08, 3350728.01; 
452752.89, 3350753.28; 452761.35, 3350755.60; 452758.35, 3350791.67; 
452779.52, 3350797.50; 452790.15, 3350798.81; 452799.96, 3350789.48; 
452801.09, 3350742.74; 452798.15, 3350732.04; 452719.99, 3350707.38; 
452701.88, 3350703.16; 452660.61, 3350691.54; 452642.40, 3350689.56; 
452628.63, 3350691.84; 452622.04, 3350700.19; 452618.44, 3350717.11; 
452617.14, 3350726.64; 452634.16, 3350728.11; 452635.45, 3350718.58; 
452640.83, 3350716.58; 452646.20, 3350714.58; 452648.23, 3350718.88; 
452654.44, 3350726.47; 452656.34, 3350736.08; 452659.46, 3350739.35; 
452663.64, 3350742.64; 452659.25, 3350747.85; 452653.93, 3350747.72; 
452650.61, 3350752.95; 452642.21, 3350747.44; 452639.02, 3350747.36; 
452639.88, 3350755.89; 452669.47, 3350766.16; 452680.06, 3350768.54; 
452683.59, 3350754.81; 452689.43, 3350733.69; 452707.40, 3350739.43; 
452697.00, 3350773.20; 452712.87, 3350777.83; 452713.10, 3350768.27; 
452709.93, 3350767.13; 452710.19, 3350756.51; 452710.37, 3350749.07; 
452716.76, 3350749.22; 452721.12, 3350745.07; 452716.99, 3350739.66; 
450916.02, 3350287.31; 450857.03, 3350273.21; 450851.53, 3350281.54; 
450849.99, 3350301.58; 450848.47, 3350320.57; 450849.20, 3350334.33; 
450849.95, 3350347.03; 450856.83, 3350369.39; 450857.69, 3350377.87; 
450866.13, 3350379.13; 450865.98, 3350385.47; 450872.18, 3350391.96; 
450873.04, 3350400.43; 450872.61, 3350418.39; 450876.38, 3350437.51; 
450883.57, 3350447.19; 450882.98, 3350471.49; 450892.51, 3350471.72; 
450897.66, 3350478.18; 450912.48, 3350478.54; 450918.94, 3350474.46; 
450918.41, 3350452.25; 450918.62, 3350399.41; 450915.85, 3350382.43; 
450916.88, 3350295.78; 450916.02, 3350287.31; 451489.88, 3350479.66; 
451489.12, 3350511.35; 451491.85, 3350531.09; 451498.62, 3350557.03; 
451504.59, 3350573.03; 451504.26, 3350586.76; 451500.73, 3350601.47; 
451503.67, 3350611.06; 451513.82, 3350608.51; 451509.96, 3350554.51; 
451505.70, 3350533.40; 451506.09, 3350517.16; 451511.66, 3350500.25; 
451521.25, 3350498.10; 451535.17, 3350497.24; 451552.25, 3350497.65; 
451568.31, 3350507.15;

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451567.25, 3350523.71; 451565.79, 3350540.59; 451565.33, 3350559.60; 
451552.29, 3350573.03; 451553.02, 3350586.79; 451555.49, 3350610.69; 
451564.55, 3350613.69; 451562.37, 3350605.31; 451569.15, 3350599.87; 
451569.42, 3350593.19; 451575.11, 3350593.66; 451579.21, 3350599.04; 
451585.03, 3350604.66; 451593.34, 3350606.45; 451603.14, 3350595.19; 
451612.97, 3350599.39; 451622.58, 3350602.19; 451631.30, 3350591.83; 
451630.60, 3350577.02; 451632.22, 3350553.80; 451647.07, 3350552.64; 
451662.92, 3350553.56; 451660.12, 3350449.91; 451629.43, 3350443.61; 
451623.63, 3350486.67; 451613.70, 3350486.77; 451596.78, 3350484.33; 
451594.84, 3350477.66; 451585.77, 3350475.07; 451583.88, 3350471.06; 
451588.07, 3350462.04; 451596.77, 3350463.83; 451604.77, 3350461.25; 
451620.99, 3350464.41; 451623.87, 3350443.48; 451598.21, 3350436.92; 
451579.63, 3350432.90; 451566.31, 3350429.70; 451553.50, 3350433.62; 
451553.32, 3350441.01; 451551.00, 3350449.41; 451545.01, 3350451.50; 
451546.65, 3350466.20; 451545.85, 3350482.83; 451539.55, 3350485.08; 
451531.06, 3350486.44; 451526.70, 3350485.94; 451518.35, 3350485.63; 
451502.99, 3350480.62; 451489.88, 3350479.66; 452229.34, 3350643.46; 
452234.37, 3350649.13; 452230.66, 3350671.24; 452227.35, 3350692.96; 
452235.69, 3350693.16; 452242.42, 3350694.11; 452241.52, 3350698.45; 
452248.23, 3350700.59; 452249.21, 3350692.69; 452255.99, 3350691.66; 
452259.76, 3350700.08; 452264.13, 3350700.18; 452271.74, 3350697.59; 
452276.79, 3350702.47; 452282.03, 3350699.42; 452291.58, 3350698.46; 
452297.38, 3350705.34; 452300.04, 3350710.16; 452305.96, 3350711.88; 
452319.45, 3350712.60; 452324.50, 3350717.48; 452332.33, 3350722.42; 
452338.68, 3350722.58; 452344.12, 3350727.86; 452352.47, 3350727.27; 
452362.30, 3350731.86; 452364.38, 3350727.95; 452359.27, 3350725.45; 
452358.68, 3350717.11; 452365.13, 3350696.65; 452365.14, 3350679.61; 
452369.46, 3350665.44; 452376.54, 3350651.74; 452382.49, 3350652.28; 
452384.51, 3350584.54; 452340.63, 3350575.57; 452342.86, 3350581.96; 
452347.58, 3350584.06; 452357.92, 3350583.51; 452364.95, 3350588.44; 
452364.02, 3350594.36; 452367.99, 3350600.57; 452362.22, 3350603.04; 
452357.33, 3350603.48; 452350.95, 3350604.39; 452343.51, 3350605.27; 
452337.22, 3350601.65; 452332.63, 3350594.40; 452329.59, 3350588.38; 
452334.89, 3350582.96; 452331.48, 3350576.14; 452319.56, 3350575.86; 
452319.86, 3350580.22; 452316.52, 3350586.88; 452310.50, 3350589.12; 
452304.52, 3350590.16; 452304.80, 3350594.93; 452295.15, 3350599.85; 
452289.63, 3350598.13; 452292.17, 3350591.45; 452295.42, 3350588.76; 
452299.46, 3350585.68; 452297.98, 3350581.29; 452304.47, 3350575.50; 
452302.20, 3350571.08; 452291.83, 3350572.81; 452288.98, 3350575.52; 
452290.43, 3350581.11; 452292.30, 3350586.30; 452282.99, 3350593.21; 
452282.31, 3350588.44; 452278.69, 3350590.34; 452274.27, 3350592.21; 
452276.44, 3350584.73; 452280.54, 3350579.68; 452283.48, 3350573.01; 
452279.52, 3350572.52; 452275.79, 3350578.77; 452271.61, 3350587.39; 
452267.97, 3350590.08; 452263.72, 3350585.22; 452257.50, 3350579.52; 
452252.02, 3350575.83; 452251.77, 3350569.87; 452247.42, 3350568.98; 
452245.16, 3350580.42; 452238.88, 3350593.74; 452229.73, 3350593.92; 
452229.99, 3350616.13; 452229.14, 3350635.13; 452229.34, 3350643.46; 
452586.29, 3350643.82; 452589.65, 3350636.50; 452594.03, 3350630.27; 
452575.48, 3350623.60; 452472.77, 3350598.94; 452465.48, 3350600.76; 
452465.76, 3350609.48; 452459.58, 3350625.99; 452456.15, 3350636.48; 
452453.40, 3350660.71; 452448.52, 3350689.15; 452449.15, 3350707.13; 
452452.10, 3350716.71; 452460.15, 3350710.42; 452462.86, 3350713.65; 
452459.90, 3350721.11; 452456.92, 3350729.37; 452459.55, 3350735.38; 
452467.52, 3350734.38; 452477.42, 3350735.80; 452484.12, 3350738.34; 
452486.13, 3350754.54; 452485.52, 3350762.55; 452492.62, 3350764.71; 
452500.13, 3350782.72; 452517.41, 3350791.06; 452522.81, 3350771.28; 
452537.48, 3350779.01; 452545.98, 3350778.15; 452548.31, 3350767.56; 
452548.13, 3350752.95; 452574.51, 3350746.45; 452575.13, 3350755.60; 
452599.62, 3350759.73; 452612.16, 3350757.54; 452610.95, 3350750.89; 
452611.29, 3350705.72; 452617.09, 3350684.72; 452624.66, 3350678.56; 
452657.41, 3350682.52; 452719.50, 3350699.86; 452729.03, 3350700.09; 
452733.47, 3350691.74; 452738.03, 3350678.10; 452739.35, 3350667.57; 
452734.15, 3350663.21; 452644.50, 3350646.27; 452636.89, 3350654.54; 
452632.17, 3350674.51; 452618.56, 3350667.85; 452618.76, 3350659.40; 
452606.10, 3350656.98; 452594.43, 3350657.76; 452585.70, 3350652.75; 
452586.29, 3350643.82; 451758.79, 3350379.88; 451764.08, 3350380.01; 
451766.61, 3350363.16; 451795.10, 3350368.07; 451792.78, 3350376.47; 
451824.52, 3350378.28; 451822.41, 3350465.96; 451871.90, 3350475.19; 
451877.52, 3350466.20; 451879.70, 3350419.75; 451869.39, 3350407.87; 
451854.66, 3350403.29; 451858.30, 3350384.35; 451875.21, 3350385.82; 
451877.08, 3350396.43; 451912.02, 3350397.27; 451911.49, 3350419.45; 
451903.95, 3350424.56; 451898.40, 3350434.99; 451901.04, 3350457.25; 
451902.65, 3350478.43; 451930.13, 3350481.20; 451934.70, 3350467.57; 
451936.09, 3350453.86; 451936.55, 3350434.85; 451923.99, 3350428.21; 
451919.98, 3350418.60; 451921.45, 3350401.72; 451941.62, 3350400.09; 
451968.07, 3350401.78; 451988.21, 3350401.20; 452030.44, 3350407.50; 
452034.35, 3350421.33; 452034.13, 3350474.18; 452045.53, 3350485.02; 
452060.02, 3350499.11; 452061.44, 3350484.34; 452056.34, 3350475.77; 
452050.14, 3350469.28; 452039.07, 3350467.98; 452039.83, 3350457.40; 
452049.39, 3350456.57; 452049.72, 3350442.84; 452046.67, 3350437.48; 
452041.63, 3350426.79; 452049.30, 3350416.41; 452062.96, 3350420.96; 
452063.59, 3350438.94; 452059.25, 3350443.07; 452057.68, 3350464.17; 
452064.82, 3350475.97; 452068.70, 3350490.86; 452070.25, 3350426.42; 
452073.58, 3350420.16; 452123.19, 3350427.69; 452122.89, 3350440.36; 
452129.37, 3350435.23; 452127.40, 3350428.84; 452149.54, 3350432.56; 
452173.79, 3350437.37; 452189.57, 3350441.98; 452218.09, 3350445.83; 
452224.29, 3350453.36; 452243.37, 3350451.72; 452270.83, 3350455.55; 
452279.25, 3350458.90; 452288.80, 3350457.04; 452293.17, 3350451.86; 
452305.72, 3350458.50; 452305.59, 3350463.78; 452327.68, 3350470.65; 
452348.90, 3350470.08;

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452358.61, 3350462.91; 452401.75, 3350474.54; 452427.06, 3350480.41; 
452449.20, 3350484.13; 452469.34, 3350484.59; 452485.20, 3350486.02; 
452494.60, 3350490.50; 452513.66, 3350490.95; 452510.99, 3350514.14; 
452498.28, 3350513.84; 452490.63, 3350524.21; 452492.26, 3350588.72; 
452567.58, 3350605.87; 452565.91, 3350566.17; 452547.96, 3350563.63; 
452546.24, 3350523.97; 452558.92, 3350525.33; 452555.02, 3350511.50; 
452563.51, 3350510.64; 452565.25, 3350526.54; 452574.73, 3350528.88; 
452574.97, 3350607.10; 452607.72, 3350611.06; 452607.38, 3350537.06; 
452598.96, 3350534.75; 452601.14, 3350510.99; 452637.56, 3350515.59; 
452632.35, 3350535.00; 452613.94, 3350551.47; 452610.58, 3350603.18; 
452612.94, 3350614.35; 452637.14, 3350621.28; 452642.65, 3350591.26; 
452635.96, 3350582.14; 452636.85, 3350567.87; 452634.79, 3350565.71; 
452636.75, 3350549.39; 452643.25, 3350543.20; 452661.13, 3350548.92; 
452658.26, 3350558.87; 452654.83, 3350569.36; 452651.87, 3350581.46; 
452649.40, 3350596.20; 452643.44, 3350623.54; 452667.64, 3350630.46; 
452668.07, 3350612.50; 452682.20, 3350598.04; 452671.42, 3350584.55; 
452664.70, 3350576.48; 452666.27, 3350555.38; 452687.37, 3350559.06; 
452686.89, 3350579.13; 452689.29, 3350590.26; 452688.50, 3350600.31; 
452675.49, 3350612.68; 452672.94, 3350630.59; 452696.08, 3350637.48; 
452696.40, 3350603.12; 452692.37, 3350594.57; 452693.00, 3350568.16; 
452722.70, 3350566.75; 452724.13, 3350595.33; 452719.62, 3350606.84; 
452720.90, 3350641.76; 452763.54, 3350651.78; 452766.63, 3350634.39; 
452768.10, 3350617.52; 452766.80, 3350604.30; 452756.34, 3350598.76; 
452754.92, 3350592.89; 452748.20, 3350584.82; 452749.59, 3350571.12; 
452763.46, 3350567.22; 452769.01, 3350579.49; 452768.63, 3350595.33; 
452775.05, 3350614.01; 452773.53, 3350633.00; 452768.81, 3350652.97; 
452858.34, 3350675.19; 452861.94, 3350657.31; 452862.83, 3350620.33; 
452843.48, 3350610.87; 452842.27, 3350594.47; 452845.72, 3350582.93; 
452867.88, 3350586.63; 452866.09, 3350617.24; 452865.45, 3350643.65; 
452862.60, 3350674.23; 452872.52, 3350680.29; 452875.35, 3350650.76; 
452883.89, 3350647.79; 452887.27, 3350639.42; 452889.11, 3350651.09; 
452893.30, 3350653.30; 452888.68, 3350669.05; 452881.27, 3350668.87; 
452876.78, 3350679.33; 452983.11, 3350707.24; 452985.16, 3350667.10; 
452982.59, 3350641.68; 452970.19, 3350628.70; 452971.71, 3350608.67; 
452984.44, 3350607.92; 452989.59, 3350614.38; 452985.97, 3350633.30; 
452986.86, 3350640.72; 452988.41, 3350664.01; 452986.29, 3350707.32; 
453028.42, 3350717.84; 453029.65, 3350711.51; 453017.07, 3350705.92; 
453018.54, 3350689.04; 453017.89, 3350671.08; 453019.41, 3350652.09; 
453022.84, 3350641.60; 453026.29, 3350631.09; 453046.26, 3350637.91; 
453075.85, 3350640.74; 453078.12, 3350634.45; 453086.59, 3350634.65; 
453105.50, 3350641.45; 453133.94, 3350648.47; 453148.74, 3350649.88; 
453170.85, 3350655.69; 453184.49, 3350661.30; 453193.86, 3350667.87; 
453218.14, 3350671.62; 453257.02, 3350685.24; 453273.86, 3350689.87; 
453287.65, 3350689.14; 453293.90, 3350693.52; 453323.40, 3350700.57; 
453326.65, 3350697.47; 453344.60, 3350700.02; 453353.98, 3350706.58; 
453364.98, 3350710.57; 453370.49, 3350724.95; 453369.72, 3350733.93; 
453362.64, 3350742.73; 453365.98, 3350757.10; 453359.38, 3350767.51; 
453351.14, 3350780.50; 453343.50, 3350789.83; 453350.24, 3350794.77; 
453463.37, 3350827.58; 453465.69, 3350796.48; 453445.20, 3350790.15; 
453455.89, 3350763.48; 453479.06, 3350769.32; 453468.42, 3350793.88; 
453469.16, 3350828.27; 453512.42, 3350835.65; 453516.18, 3350811.43; 
453526.07, 3350796.87; 453521.86, 3350795.71; 453522.93, 3350774.05; 
453538.28, 3350773.91; 453535.57, 3350798.15; 453529.22, 3350798.00; 
453517.17, 3350814.62; 453515.57, 3350836.78; 453528.23, 3350839.20; 
453532.90, 3350821.34; 453537.39, 3350810.88; 453543.87, 3350805.75; 
453547.65, 3350780.47; 453558.34, 3350776.50; 453568.36, 3350779.36; 
453568.37, 3350799.99; 453562.38, 3350807.76; 453555.49, 3350807.08; 
453541.57, 3350813.09; 453531.41, 3350839.27; 453565.80, 3350848.41; 
453584.46, 3350853.19; 453586.35, 3350834.15; 453590.14, 3350819.13; 
453585.65, 3350809.37; 453583.15, 3350800.73; 453573.20, 3350798.78; 
453572.24, 3350794.25; 453575.98, 3350771.09; 453588.66, 3350772.45; 
453585.93, 3350797.75; 453591.00, 3350807.38; 453593.88, 3350818.08; 
453590.49, 3350828.51; 453588.47, 3350853.01; 453590.71, 3350854.77; 
453594.50, 3350838.12; 453602.99, 3350814.56; 453610.55, 3350808.40; 
453610.78, 3350798.89; 453605.46, 3350799.82; 453607.05, 3350777.67; 
453617.62, 3350778.97; 453620.87, 3350775.88; 453625.08, 3350777.04; 
453624.95, 3350782.32; 453632.80, 3350787.24; 453627.23, 3350798.74; 
453623.31, 3350806.59; 453610.40, 3350814.74; 453603.77, 3350826.21; 
453594.06, 3350856.08; 453664.14, 3350870.99; 453667.03, 3350861.02; 
453671.52, 3350850.55; 453672.96, 3350834.73; 453673.19, 3350825.23; 
453664.82, 3350820.80; 453666.03, 3350814.49; 453660.84, 3350810.13; 
453666.54, 3350793.36; 453671.93, 3350789.26; 453683.56, 3350790.59; 
453689.65, 3350802.35; 453681.86, 3350816.98; 453678.46, 3350826.41; 
453674.64, 3350852.74; 453668.89, 3350871.63; 453735.29, 3350886.94; 
453747.12, 3350878.79; 453747.28, 3350872.45; 453748.74, 3350855.57; 
453768.76, 3350860.28; 453763.99, 3350882.36; 453759.70, 3350884.38; 
453760.58, 3350891.80; 453776.39, 3350896.38; 453781.44, 3350862.68; 
453775.26, 3350854.09; 453775.82, 3350831.89; 453795.89, 3350834.48; 
453804.44, 3350830.48; 453822.44, 3350830.91; 453826.52, 3350837.35; 
453826.34, 3350845.78; 453830.32, 3350856.45; 453829.97, 3350871.24; 
453826.44, 3350884.92; 453824.97, 3350901.79; 453835.77, 3350905.26; 
453837.42, 3350781.57; 453760.40, 3350768.10; 453697.23, 3350751.79; 
453582.57, 3350717.34; 453497.31, 3350694.16; 453375.32, 3350656.36; 
453257.43, 3350623.94; 453175.30, 3350602.95; 453083.60, 3350582.79; 
452998.22, 3350564.89; 452884.39, 3350539.97; 452754.93, 3350504.10; 
452628.45, 3350476.77; 452524.18, 3350451.02; 452447.21, 3350435.44; 
452351.28, 3350415.17; 452237.43, 3350391.31; 452155.65, 3350375.09; 
452081.85, 3350359.58; 451991.22, 3350339.44; 451924.69, 3350330.45; 
451859.24, 3350320.43; 451769.41, 3350310.89; 451769.41, 3350310.89; 
451649.99, 3350298.52;

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451523.50, 3350271.18; 451402.47, 3350237.63; 451202.24, 3350192.68; 
451034.69, 3350153.10; 450914.58, 3350124.86; 450834.59, 3350102.87; 
450737.55, 3350084.69; 450597.48, 3350049.63; 450480.68, 3350016.19; 
450366.83, 3349992.32; 450291.95, 3349977.85; 450240.94, 3349965.09; 
450150.23, 3349948.99; 450150.42, 3350009.76; 450160.82, 3350011.71; 
450213.79, 3350011.92; 450212.02, 3350044.20; 450231.06, 3350045.71; 
450230.37, 3350074.23; 450244.09, 3350076.67; 450240.20, 3350106.18; 
450247.36, 3350116.92; 450266.24, 3350124.77; 450282.07, 3350127.26; 
450349.44, 3350145.78; 450349.94, 3350124.65; 450321.38, 3350122.91; 
450318.74, 3350100.65; 450352.57, 3350103.58; 450353.33, 3350071.89; 
450317.30, 3350072.08; 450319.85, 3350054.17; 450344.08, 3350060.04; 
450345.52, 3350044.22; 450376.28, 3350042.84; 450380.23, 3350051.84; 
450380.96, 3350065.59; 450381.85, 3350075.74; 450378.61, 3350122.17; 
450370.04, 3350126.19; 450367.33, 3350147.71; 450381.02, 3350151.21; 
450380.31, 3350136.40; 450386.58, 3350099.11; 450391.90, 3350098.18; 
450393.09, 3350092.92; 450420.41, 3350102.03; 450426.92, 3350095.84; 
450415.35, 3350092.39; 450417.70, 3350082.94; 450442.02, 3350081.85; 
450486.37, 3350090.92; 450492.42, 3350103.75; 450495.37, 3350113.33; 
450519.54, 3350118.59; 450514.22, 3350166.63; 450525.68, 3350171.58; 
450527.36, 3350148.98; 450525.82, 3350121.91; 450529.25, 3350111.42; 
450571.24, 3350108.28; 450587.05, 3350111.83; 450590.47, 3350145.73; 
450587.98, 3350180.47; 450584.60, 3350188.85; 450584.92, 3350200.56; 
450601.29, 3350199.82; 450604.72, 3350189.33; 450601.97, 3350171.29; 
450603.62, 3350147.02; 450605.28, 3350121.69; 450617.61, 3350118.90; 
450625.82, 3350129.66; 450640.65, 3350130.02; 450641.91, 3350121.59; 
450671.24, 3350129.95; 450688.61, 3350137.43; 450710.18, 3350146.48; 
450735.11, 3350149.57; 450770.80, 3350158.05; 450801.85, 3350167.70; 
450804.14, 3350160.35; 450813.67, 3350160.58; 450812.44, 3350167.95; 
450850.68, 3350163.58; 450878.14, 3350167.41; 450877.83, 3350180.08; 
450901.10, 3350181.70; 450898.37, 3350251.39; 450886.67, 3350253.23; 
450878.10, 3350257.25; 450878.95, 3350265.73; 450948.43, 3350284.30; 
450951.01, 3350265.34; 450941.45, 3350266.16; 450941.03, 3350239.73; 
450947.41, 3350238.83; 450947.62, 3350206.67; 450940.31, 3350202.27; 
450942.64, 3350193.87; 450952.29, 3350188.82; 450961.67, 3350195.38; 
450959.40, 3350201.67; 450968.31, 3350206.56; 450968.92, 3350225.60; 
450996.08, 3350219.38; 451013.00, 3350219.86; 451010.90, 3350264.13; 
451005.95, 3350292.64; 451032.32, 3350297.49; 451038.64, 3350211.94; 
451066.12, 3350214.71; 451089.29, 3350220.55; 451122.95, 3350230.87; 
451138.73, 3350235.47; 451152.52, 3350233.77; 451169.43, 3350238.11; 
451176.54, 3350248.08; 451231.43, 3350256.80; 451237.34, 3350254.21; 
451250.54, 3350255.14; 451253.56, 3350261.55; 451279.91, 3350267.47; 
451314.65, 3350276.75; 451333.31, 3350276.86; 451359.54, 3350283.56; 
451376.77, 3350293.04; 451403.31, 3350290.50; 451431.19, 3350300.07; 
451482.79, 3350312.93; 451488.83, 3350303.12; 451500.40, 3350306.57; 
451505.39, 3350319.37; 451563.40, 3350330.27; 451586.37, 3350345.54; 
451591.77, 3350341.44; 451617.05, 3350346.35; 451616.42, 3350373.74; 
451604.75, 3350374.51; 451600.33, 3350381.81; 451597.00, 3350388.07; 
451601.24, 3350388.17; 451598.87, 3350398.68; 451597.66, 3350405.00; 
451595.38, 3350411.29; 451595.16, 3350420.79; 451717.43, 3350446.97; 
451723.73, 3350449.24; 451724.67, 3350410.15; 451701.63, 3350399.03; 
451699.79, 3350387.36; 451699.16, 3350369.37; 451704.59, 3350364.22; 
451736.02, 3350378.71; 451758.79, 3350379.88; 450912.08, 3350186.80; 
450914.09, 3350170.38; 450944.72, 3350174.28; 450941.70, 3350188.56; 
450912.08, 3350186.80
    (8) PKBM--Unit 3: Perdido Key State Park Unit, Escambia County, 
Florida.
    (i) General Description: This unit encompasses essential features of 
beach mouse habitat within the boundary of Perdido Key State Park from 
approximately 2 mi (3.2 km) east of the Alabama-Florida State line to 4 
mi (6.4 km) east of the State line and the area from the MHWL north to 
the seaward extent of the maritime forest.
    (ii) Coordinates: From USGS 1:24,000 quadrangle map Perdido Bay, 
Florida, land bounded by the following UTM 16 NAD 83 coordinates (E,N): 
455621.62, 3351458.88; 453257.58, 3350904.44; 453254.26, 3350917.23; 
453243.75, 3350913.81; 453240.29, 3350925.36; 453247.80, 3350930.76; 
453266.31, 3350945.01; 453287.10, 3350948.75; 453293.56, 3350957.28; 
453304.30, 3350951.20; 453307.22, 3350961.84; 453312.72, 3350973.93; 
453318.59, 3350973.74; 453318.26, 3350987.47; 453306.46, 3350993.53; 
453320.42, 3351005.30; 453354.81, 3351009.49; 453352.19, 3351030.56; 
453343.44, 3351041.98; 453350.93, 3351069.98; 453334.30, 3351069.24; 
453335.11, 3351079.83; 453352.32, 3351078.33; 453351.11, 3351095.75; 
453383.68, 3351130.67; 453392.08, 3351134.05; 453401.76, 3351127.94; 
453398.49, 3351117.04; 453399.11, 3351091.42; 453407.07, 3351065.97; 
453425.39, 3351063.44; 453442.62, 3351059.15; 453457.24, 3351067.96; 
453455.20, 3351048.81; 453459.35, 3351038.88; 453458.55, 3351022.61; 
453468.79, 3351028.07; 453479.38, 3351028.32; 453481.65, 3351022.03; 
453488.13, 3351016.90; 453496.35, 3351016.84; 453509.90, 3351018.69; 
453515.14, 3350998.97; 453518.96, 3350988.78; 453513.14, 3350983.09; 
453523.52, 3350964.71; 453521.52, 3350950.06; 453530.87, 3350939.91; 
453531.03, 3350916.53; 453541.83, 3350896.97; 453550.25, 3350901.06; 
453554.18, 3350913.84; 453550.50, 3350934.89; 453541.67, 3350949.48; 
453545.40, 3350970.71; 453555.76, 3350988.96; 453555.40, 3351003.60; 
453550.66, 3351016.29; 453543.61, 3351036.28; 453531.06, 3351038.01; 
453520.97, 3351061.03; 453519.56, 3351075.79; 453527.61, 3351090.83; 
453541.93, 3351105.82; 453530.48, 3351123.86; 453526.55, 3351134.75; 
453515.81, 3351123.51; 453508.38, 3351126.99; 453502.88, 3351152.55; 
453502.62, 3351163.12; 453509.93, 3351167.52; 453529.60, 3351160.46; 
453537.21, 3351149.66; 453541.05, 3351142.42; 453555.99, 3351131.79; 
453560.54, 3351133.85; 453567.88, 3351137.20; 453589.10, 3351128.92; 
453600.02, 3351132.85; 453599.58, 3351151.15; 453581.16, 3351157.60; 
453569.70,

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3351172.41; 453595.20, 3351180.34; 453606.30, 3351176.95; 453610.23, 
3351166.05; 453610.41, 3351158.73; 453614.52, 3351140.52; 453613.04, 
3351109.74; 453630.16, 3351100.61; 453637.50, 3351100.78; 453652.55, 
3351096.94; 453659.33, 3351079.14; 453667.99, 3351053.90; 453666.63, 
3351040.20; 453680.62, 3351031.02; 453689.01, 3351038.43; 453705.94, 
3351037.47; 453716.32, 3351044.56; 453726.05, 3351036.34; 453744.28, 
3351036.58; 453737.36, 3351059.80; 453729.59, 3351085.78; 453723.99, 
3351103.88; 453714.19, 3351117.27; 453702.83, 3351131.65; 453698.82, 
3351155.13; 453697.00, 3351186.79; 453705.00, 3351193.96; 453720.92, 
3351198.14; 453727.28, 3351183.50; 453732.16, 3351177.00; 453729.16, 
3351169.40; 453732.67, 3351156.01; 453739.08, 3351150.82; 453757.95, 
3351129.30; 453780.31, 3351124.25; 453779.80, 3351112.35; 453789.19, 
3351101.87; 453798.84, 3351108.31; 453806.26, 3351104.82; 453810.87, 
3351092.48; 453826.85, 3351088.90; 453838.67, 3351076.50; 453847.06, 
3351087.49; 453860.52, 3351083.95; 453858.95, 3351105.05; 453870.87, 
3351108.98; 453912.75, 3351114.80; 453908.35, 3351122.11; 453893.36, 
3351128.07; 453878.61, 3351134.13; 453875.18, 3351139.43; 453873.64, 
3351155.08; 453865.09, 3351158.05; 453859.60, 3351166.37; 453867.71, 
3351181.37; 453877.22, 3351182.65; 453877.26, 3351205.40; 453866.08, 
3351212.46; 453862.15, 3351223.35; 453843.89, 3351219.25; 453840.40, 
3351211.85; 453851.93, 3351190.15; 453852.20, 3351179.17; 453843.66, 
3351168.11; 453830.93, 3351168.86; 453821.56, 3351176.77; 453816.10, 
3351168.50; 453829.12, 3351156.13; 453821.78, 3351152.79; 453813.14, 
3351163.48; 453812.54, 3351148.92; 453820.93, 3351144.31; 453816.89, 
3351135.76; 453804.14, 3351137.56; 453789.16, 3351143.55; 453783.69, 
3351150.82; 453777.03, 3351163.34; 453786.25, 3351173.93; 453786.07, 
3351183.64; 453797.70, 3351184.98; 453796.18, 3351203.97; 453810.99, 
3351203.47; 453815.94, 3351219.24; 453818.03, 3351225.96; 453838.68, 
3351224.74; 453858.30, 3351230.59; 453880.40, 3351227.45; 453906.17, 
3351224.41; 453918.44, 3351229.03; 453924.78, 3351213.87; 453926.60, 
3351203.46; 453937.24, 3351197.83; 453941.20, 3351209.55; 453950.55, 
3351210.82; 453969.07, 3351203.94; 453976.58, 3351196.79; 453980.43, 
3351189.56; 453991.70, 3351178.84; 454005.42, 3351182.55; 454020.68, 
3351179.16; 454018.85, 3351196.61; 454026.94, 3351212.66; 454038.78, 
3351205.61; 454035.25, 3351190.08; 454039.40, 3351179.99; 454047.26, 
3351158.20; 454055.13, 3351136.41; 454077.14, 3351136.94; 454088.15, 
3351137.21; 454093.16, 3351146.60; 454102.56, 3351152.11; 454117.23, 
3351148.89; 454122.61, 3351155.76; 454122.33, 3351167.38; 454135.89, 
3351176.16; 454147.64, 3351172.21; 454163.34, 3351179.99; 454152.50, 
3351190.30; 454150.08, 3351202.92; 454153.96, 3351217.81; 454149.39, 
3351231.44; 454155.90, 3351252.61; 454151.83, 3351262.16; 454158.44, 
3351267.07; 454166.31, 3351245.28; 454177.05, 3351226.82; 454185.36, 
3351216.44; 454205.74, 3351223.28; 454218.29, 3351220.89; 454229.12, 
3351228.47; 454257.45, 3351231.92; 454269.47, 3351229.44; 454276.90, 
3351225.96; 454279.11, 3351212.35; 454273.94, 3351196.59; 454268.17, 
3351182.50; 454256.12, 3351174.19; 454248.56, 3351160.89; 454260.23, 
3351155.97; 454269.01, 3351147.63; 454275.54, 3351140.39; 454289.93, 
3351142.03; 454308.10, 3351149.79; 454346.78, 3351173.81; 454344.52, 
3351161.65; 454337.54, 3351146.84; 454356.24, 3351132.64; 454370.91, 
3351132.99; 454383.06, 3351133.93; 454393.16, 3351050.13; 454259.82, 
3351020.46; 454175.97, 3350996.48; 454062.76, 3350971.79; 453927.63, 
3350942.92; 453734.15, 3350898.01; 453573.51, 3350861.20; 453456.55, 
3350840.09; 453351.02, 3350814.91; 453319.38, 3350808.87; 453284.61, 
3350800.63; 453255.17, 3350791.47; 453239.41, 3350785.81; 453240.65, 
3350795.13; 453252.80, 3350801.99; 453252.19, 3350827.34; 453240.34, 
3350835.51; 453238.90, 3350851.33; 453247.19, 3350858.93; 453257.58, 
3350904.44; 453835.77, 3350905.26; 453973.20, 3350936.55; 453981.82, 
3350930.42; 453994.73, 3350922.27; 454014.14, 3350907.94; 454040.57, 
3350910.68; 454051.65, 3350905.08; 454070.27, 3350909.28; 454079.54, 
3350920.07; 454108.94, 3350931.35; 454122.42, 3350943.30; 454130.49, 
3350960.40; 454001.89, 3350933.01; 453991.09, 3350941.21; 454110.19, 
3350967.31; 454139.71, 3350968.58; 454304.13, 3351008.95; 454388.27, 
3351027.14; 454389.15, 3351007.34; 454409.63, 3350998.21; 454434.55, 
3351002.88; 454465.72, 3351007.08; 454486.75, 3351012.85; 454489.63, 
3351020.21; 454486.81, 3351034.46; 454498.15, 3351051.17; 454742.76, 
3351106.18; 454998.00, 3351165.40; 455197.31, 3351203.86; 455211.78, 
3351197.08; 455217.88, 3351175.24; 455229.15, 3351164.52; 455243.92, 
3351161.21; 455269.42, 3351169.15; 455309.60, 3351177.43; 455316.76, 
3351184.93; 455316.78, 3351209.13; 455308.03, 3351220.55; 455302.53, 
3351228.87; 455310.51, 3351234.93; 455322.87, 3351236.35; 455704.01, 
3351319.87; 456148.85, 3351387.97; 456419.46, 3351431.07; 456428.30, 
3351369.03; 456430.63, 3351362.78; 456430.02, 3351338.59; 456424.48, 
3351321.01; 456352.66, 3351308.62; 456246.79, 3351284.11; 456176.58, 
3351274.11; 456062.92, 3351258.68; 455970.76, 3351241.70; 455830.67, 
3351207.69; 455644.19, 3351164.12; 455466.91, 3351134.51; 455231.29, 
3351063.33; 455133.43, 3351035.62; 455048.06, 3351016.67; 454963.71, 
3350999.85; 454885.53, 3350990.58; 454798.88, 3350981.10; 454731.47, 
3350964.69; 454634.86, 3350928.56; 454546.66, 3350917.56; 454464.36, 
3350903.31; 454383.22, 3350890.27; 454306.59, 3350877.36; 454225.36, 
3350862.73; 454123.01, 3350845.48; 454027.13, 3350823.11; 453939.68, 
3350803.05; 453837.42, 3350781.57; 453835.77, 3350905.26; 455298.31, 
3351139.98; 455302.68, 3351134.80; 455308.98, 3351137.07; 455304.59, 
3351143.30; 455298.31, 3351139.98; 454143.72, 3350909.40; 454135.25, 
3350909.20; 454136.48, 3350901.83; 454142.84, 3350901.98; 454143.72, 
3350909.40; 454089.94, 3350898.60; 454082.53, 3350898.42; 454083.79, 
3350890.00; 454091.18, 3350891.23; 454089.94, 3350898.60; 454036.17, 
3350887.80; 454037.38, 3350881.49; 454045.80, 3350883.80; 454044.59, 
3350890.12; 454036.12, 3350889.91; 454036.17, 3350887.80; 455261.41, 
3351132.76; 455266.83, 3351127.60; 455275.22, 3351130.97; 455267.66, 
3351137.14; 455261.41,

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3351132.76; 455206.47, 3351126.16; 455206.62, 3351119.82; 455215.17, 
3351116.85; 455217.16, 3351122.19; 455211.77, 3351126.28; 455206.47, 
3351126.16; 455354.16, 3351152.95; 455359.63, 3351145.68; 455367.97, 
3351151.16; 455360.41, 3351157.33; 455354.16, 3351152.95; 453996.99, 
3350886.86; 453998.28, 3350877.38; 454008.84, 3350878.69; 454005.41, 
3350889.18; 453996.99, 3350886.86; 454871.49, 3351419.62; 454871.23, 
3351430.31; 454866.49, 3351437.83; 454884.66, 3351445.59; 454891.91, 
3351449.43; 454906.50, 3351453.44; 454924.84, 3351453.88; 454939.60, 
3351450.57; 454959.51, 3351443.92; 454978.23, 3351441.60; 454985.01, 
3351424.32; 454974.36, 3351420.89; 454980.23, 3351399.31; 454980.01, 
3351384.16; 454998.49, 3351389.18; 455013.87, 3351380.62; 455030.67, 
3351375.86; 455041.91, 3351371.38; 455040.94, 3351385.97; 455028.71, 
3351409.99; 455015.52, 3351429.75; 455003.62, 3351440.04; 455009.77, 
3351448.64; 455031.95, 3351451.29; 455026.99, 3351437.43; 455036.80, 
3351418.42; 455052.70, 3351418.01; 455050.39, 3351433.76; 455084.74, 
3351458.89; 455103.91, 3351455.12; 455114.32, 3351462.77; 455158.84, 
3351465.34; 455173.59, 3351465.25; 455199.83, 3351467.79; 455236.04, 
3351467.80; 455243.51, 3351463.97; 455258.60, 3351463.77; 455273.98, 
3351476.11; 455293.04, 3351485.60; 455297.90, 3351465.10; 455306.20, 
3351457.85; 455313.44, 3351465.43; 455310.96, 3351480.16; 455321.35, 
3351488.87; 455333.40, 3351472.25; 455347.56, 3351481.75; 455363.81, 
3351485.66; 455371.95, 3351499.59; 455374.84, 3351511.29; 455387.35, 
3351520.05; 455381.77, 3351531.54; 455383.56, 3351545.32; 455404.70, 
3351550.90; 455428.85, 3351561.17; 455466.42, 3351561.49; 455495.81, 
3351562.20; 455522.36, 3351564.82; 455557.30, 3351560.53; 455569.73, 
3351572.45; 455582.60, 3351587.66; 455658.10, 3351603.74; 455665.53, 
3351608.67; 455688.10, 3351618.65; 455720.85, 3351630.42; 455742.69, 
3351638.26; 455771.95, 3351642.63; 455793.33, 3351647.01; 455819.65, 
3351643.77; 455863.85, 3351637.50; 455887.99, 3351626.69; 455912.77, 
3351620.54; 455970.60, 3351611.22; 456003.79, 3351618.88; 456021.77, 
3351616.63; 456037.84, 3351623.93; 456051.55, 3351612.05; 456081.88, 
3351628.64; 456112.16, 3351639.19; 456131.26, 3351645.67; 456148.88, 
3351661.95; 456164.07, 3351670.33; 456178.33, 3351671.11; 456188.89, 
3351672.42; 456185.02, 3351649.65; 456188.42, 3351648.10; 456198.90, 
3351652.58; 456209.29, 3351648.25; 456220.35, 3351650.90; 456229.21, 
3351663.48; 456248.37, 3351658.70; 456258.91, 3351649.84; 456290.20, 
3351653.76; 456294.75, 3351676.01; 456313.24, 3351670.56; 456317.05, 
3351660.74; 456316.66, 3351644.09; 456317.97, 3351622.71; 456316.08, 
3351608.05; 456303.01, 3351596.94; 456301.10, 3351580.69; 456291.11, 
3351578.15; 456287.70, 3351567.08; 456295.39, 3351552.62; 456308.39, 
3351549.50; 456313.71, 3351548.57; 456329.65, 3351546.84; 456343.53, 
3351535.46; 456358.64, 3351517.51; 456374.60, 3351527.83; 456380.04, 
3351543.66; 456370.71, 3351557.34; 456357.63, 3351572.88; 456343.61, 
3351583.11; 456345.16, 3351606.40; 456341.53, 3351625.34; 456345.28, 
3351645.51; 456358.87, 3351660.35; 456358.70, 3351667.67; 456384.38, 
3351668.28; 456424.33, 3351669.24; 456426.04, 3351448.96; 456375.17, 
3351441.00; 456269.04, 3351427.47; 456027.69, 3351388.73; 455710.94, 
3351340.12; 455524.33, 3351301.83; 455128.77, 3351217.05; 454948.99, 
3351174.89; 454904.66, 3351164.38; 454896.40, 3351199.07; 454891.99, 
3351206.36; 454884.50, 3351209.35; 454868.67, 3351206.86; 454862.99, 
3351222.58; 454819.83, 3351210.97; 454820.30, 3351367.66; 454817.20, 
3351408.57; 454826.14, 3351416.45; 454856.73, 3351425.89; 454871.49, 
3351419.62
    (iii) Note: Map 2, Units 1, 2, and 3 of Perdido Key beach mouse, 
follows:

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[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR12OC06.005

    (9) PKBM--Unit 4: Gulf Beach Unit, Escambia County, Florida.
    (i) General Description: This unit includes essential features of 
beach mouse habitat between Gulf Islands National Seashore and Perdido 
Key State Park from approximately 4 mi (3.2 km) east of the Alabama-
Florida State line to 6 mi (9.6 km) east of the State line and areas 
from the MHWL north to the seaward extent of human development or 
maritime forest.

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    (ii) Coordinates: From USGS 1:24,000 quadrangle map Perdido Bay, 
Florida, land bounded by the following UTM 16 NAD 83 coordinates (E, N): 
457418.45, 3351766.05; 456424.33, 3351669.24; 456454.09, 3351669.95; 
456460.85, 3351674.93; 456491.64, 3351678.43; 456523.29, 3351684.34; 
456532.43, 3351694.62; 456550.37, 3351698.07; 456566.16, 3351685.76; 
456578.84, 3351687.26; 456601.78, 3351691.77; 456612.31, 3351687.85; 
456622.42, 3351676.01; 456635.18, 3351673.94; 456644.26, 3351676.53; 
456637.88, 3351682.12; 456636.62, 3351690.54; 456647.33, 3351685.52; 
456648.56, 3351695.66; 456653.70, 3351696.98; 456671.96, 3351681.16; 
456634.44, 3351637.87; 456593.26, 3351588.26; 456571.55, 3351609.94; 
456551.71, 3351597.83; 456536.99, 3351593.25; 456516.87, 3351592.77; 
456495.54, 3351598.60; 456490.42, 3351591.08; 456473.22, 3351601.24; 
456469.17, 3351593.74; 456464.83, 3351597.87; 456459.69, 3351591.40; 
456455.40, 3351593.41; 456439.82, 3351580.36; 456444.21, 3351574.12; 
456438.99, 3351570.82; 456444.42, 3351565.67; 456432.95, 3351557.99; 
456440.54, 3351550.78; 456451.40, 3351547.34; 456442.96, 3351538.15; 
456459.10, 3351527.97; 456472.74, 3351533.58; 456496.11, 3351530.97; 
456563.03, 3351479.72; 456565.81, 3351469.33; 456524.65, 3351462.80; 
456454.15, 3351450.94; 456426.04, 3351448.96; 456424.33, 3351669.24; 
456424.48, 3351321.01; 456430.02, 3351338.59; 456430.63, 3351362.78; 
456564.50, 3351385.46; 456586.64, 3351390.22; 456587.35, 3351393.63; 
456614.78, 3351398.52; 456620.28, 3351390.19; 456648.03, 3351392.74; 
456700.47, 3351403.74; 456698.05, 3351416.37; 456719.20, 3351417.93; 
456731.86, 3351420.35; 456735.26, 3351410.91; 456769.12, 3351412.78; 
456764.43, 3351431.70; 456792.99, 3351433.44; 456800.36, 3351435.73; 
456803.68, 3351429.47; 456817.40, 3351431.91; 456821.51, 3351437.29; 
456819.91, 3351459.45; 456816.56, 3351466.77; 456807.81, 3351478.19; 
456802.34, 3351485.45; 456822.35, 3351490.16; 456824.95, 3351470.14; 
456825.56, 3351444.79; 456829.07, 3351431.13; 456847.12, 3351429.45; 
456871.67, 3351432.98; 456926.58, 3351440.64; 456935.89, 3351438.97; 
456993.19, 3351446.46; 457036.45, 3351453.84; 457029.58, 3351519.21; 
457058.09, 3351523.07; 457062.16, 3351486.17; 457070.75, 3351481.09; 
457071.02, 3351459.12; 457090.30, 3351461.47; 457117.56, 3351462.35; 
457118.42, 3351470.83; 457156.38, 3351478.08; 457159.02, 3351467.35; 
457184.62, 3351466.08; 457211.91, 3351471.07; 457248.66, 3351473.95; 
457246.95, 3351489.05; 457264.52, 3351491.54; 457266.87, 3351480.21; 
457284.42, 3351483.74; 457291.68, 3351483.91; 457294.59, 3351492.26; 
457302.89, 3351492.46; 457305.08, 3351487.34; 457316.46, 3351488.64; 
457313.72, 3351499.82; 457314.58, 3351508.30; 457335.68, 3351511.97; 
457334.42, 3351520.40; 457340.82, 3351518.44; 457358.23, 3351520.69; 
457357.79, 3351495.84; 457374.33, 3351498.31; 457365.85, 3351534.89; 
457357.33, 3351536.80; 457356.06, 3351556.63; 457352.57, 3351569.23; 
457366.02, 3351571.89; 457374.68, 3351520.31; 457378.89, 3351521.46; 
457371.32, 3351572.02; 457390.27, 3351576.70; 457392.90, 3351555.62; 
457384.51, 3351552.25; 457386.00, 3351534.32; 457427.14, 3351541.65; 
457419.82, 3351581.64; 457503.24, 3351593.15; 457502.54, 3351578.33; 
457493.19, 3351570.71; 457489.28, 3351556.88; 457496.90, 3351548.60; 
457490.70, 3351542.11; 457494.15, 3351530.57; 457516.29, 3351535.33; 
457522.54, 3351539.70; 457550.02, 3351542.48; 457561.82, 3351536.42; 
457569.00, 3351546.10; 457585.95, 3351546.51; 457608.18, 3351547.04; 
457616.73, 3351544.07; 457628.28, 3351548.58; 457709.53, 3351562.15; 
457727.48, 3351564.70; 457727.15, 3351578.43; 457725.96, 3351583.69; 
457755.51, 3351588.62; 457753.46, 3351629.80; 457764.00, 3351632.16; 
457766.35, 3351578.31; 457755.81, 3351575.95; 457758.24, 3351563.32; 
457770.94, 3351563.62; 457769.22, 3351591.06; 457783.04, 3351589.28; 
457786.39, 3351581.96; 457793.86, 3351580.03; 457799.23, 3351576.99; 
457802.28, 3351582.34; 457810.33, 3351577.46; 457814.88, 3351586.87; 
457823.48, 3351581.79; 457830.71, 3351589.37; 457845.54, 3351589.72; 
457848.64, 3351592.97; 457860.21, 3351596.42; 457863.51, 3351591.21; 
457872.99, 3351593.55; 457870.52, 3351608.29; 457869.13, 3351622.00; 
457865.32, 3351648.33; 457872.70, 3351649.57; 457874.60, 3351614.73; 
457878.39, 3351589.45; 457895.26, 3351593.03; 457911.06, 3351596.58; 
457907.40, 3351616.57; 457903.44, 3351649.24; 457909.69, 3351653.62; 
457963.51, 3351662.31; 457967.26, 3351616.41; 457969.22, 3351601.14; 
458060.19, 3351607.55; 458063.47, 3351597.71; 458097.45, 3351599.99; 
458086.80, 3351646.24; 458133.51, 3351653.48; 458139.17, 3351627.41; 
458146.71, 3351622.31; 458155.10, 3351625.68; 458187.98, 3351624.35; 
458210.11, 3351629.11; 458212.93, 3351643.98; 458210.46, 3351658.72; 
458241.12, 3351661.56; 458247.49, 3351660.66; 458260.18, 3351662.02; 
458273.89, 3351664.46; 458303.41, 3351670.46; 458301.06, 3351646.92; 
458325.37, 3351649.62; 458340.85, 3351655.50; 458353.41, 3351662.14; 
458367.17, 3351662.47; 458376.80, 3351658.47; 458389.46, 3351660.89; 
458391.78, 3351652.49; 458403.35, 3351655.94; 458406.35, 3351663.41; 
458434.76, 3351671.49; 458437.74, 3351680.02; 458479.08, 3351678.89; 
458516.02, 3351685.06; 458529.55, 3351694.90; 458538.02, 3351695.11; 
458546.60, 3351691.08; 458576.44, 3351694.74; 458581.31, 3351701.43; 
458589.58, 3351710.08; 458637.43, 3351709.74; 458676.63, 3351711.18; 
458739.60, 3351712.15; 458741.86, 3351730.19; 458756.78, 3351731.19; 
458774.55, 3351725.40; 458787.91, 3351730.90; 458801.31, 3351734.33; 
458804.24, 3351741.64; 458811.62, 3351745.25; 458821.07, 3351748.65; 
458835.16, 3351749.33; 458843.17, 3351754.73; 458850.74, 3351762.39; 
458853.87, 3351772.42; 458862.55, 3351776.16; 458874.82, 3351776.89; 
458884.32, 3351778.31; 458896.58, 3351780.58; 458902.29, 3351774.38; 
458911.71, 3351779.36; 458911.75, 3351794.03; 458909.02, 3351808.63; 
458907.68, 3351817.66; 458910.73, 3351823.02; 458921.35, 3351824.38; 
458928.70, 3351824.51; 458931.50, 3351815.51; 458934.42, 3351763.34; 
458954.48, 3351765.94; 458958.85, 3351760.76; 458989.40, 3351767.83; 
459010.48, 3351772.56; 459015.02, 3351759.99; 459080.48, 3351773.10; 
459120.76, 3351780.28; 459145.81, 3351784.26; 459188.94, 3351792.26;

[[Page 365]]

459218.91, 3351797.12; 459236.51, 3351798.58; 459235.30, 3351805.79; 
459244.63, 3351806.02; 459245.24, 3351823.63; 459268.75, 3351826.32; 
459293.03, 3351832.50; 459313.02, 3351835.84; 459337.20, 3351839.28; 
459331.34, 3351866.93; 459352.08, 3351871.97; 459360.89, 3351846.06; 
459379.43, 3351851.68; 459373.67, 3351875.35; 459398.83, 3351880.17; 
459402.12, 3351857.40; 459421.77, 3351859.94; 459427.96, 3351861.13; 
459445.51, 3351864.65; 459441.85, 3351887.33; 459466.59, 3351894.14; 
459470.25, 3351871.45; 459491.87, 3351878.18; 459494.07, 3351873.06; 
459514.71, 3351877.69; 459511.99, 3351861.07; 459522.41, 3351859.25; 
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457010.15, 3351903.64; 457031.15, 3351911.54; 457040.91, 3351902.26; 
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457286.00, 3351930.26; 457302.42, 3351929.17; 457368.29, 3351934.61; 
457422.58, 3351935.78; 457432.26, 3351929.61; 457449.05, 3351936.35; 
457492.39, 3351940.56; 457522.11, 3351938.10; 457548.46, 3351944.02; 
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457951.32, 3351931.45; 457965.86, 3351930.54; 457978.43, 3351932.73; 
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458040.06, 3351793.93; 458034.43, 3351823.08; 458026.43, 3351821.31; 
458000.03, 3351822.42; 458000.51, 3351828.73; 458021.51, 3351847.49; 
458018.93, 3351849.95; 457997.25, 3351833.06; 457983.94, 3351835.26; 
457980.63, 3351841.48; 457968.03, 3351840.55; 457967.64, 3351830.46; 
457953.15, 3351829.48; 457953.00, 3351809.33; 457944.96, 3351802.84; 
457929.08, 3351806.87; 457914.74, 3351806.78; 457849.67, 3351813.90; 
457836.04, 3351808.29; 457838.81, 3351780.88; 457838.29, 3351758.67; 
457836.60, 3351725.78; 457844.56, 3351659.38; 457813.95, 3351654.42; 
457807.99, 3351681.76; 457805.60, 3351693.33; 457796.04, 3351694.16; 
457798.99, 3351703.74; 457796.64, 3351713.20; 457780.78, 3351711.76; 
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457696.16, 3351638.68; 457687.30, 3351704.09; 457655.01, 3351699.24; 
457661.93, 3351631.75; 457602.81, 3351622.94; 457592.79, 3351687.17; 
457513.60, 3351675.76; 457512.90, 3351660.95; 457476.02, 3351652.67; 
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457226.08, 3351636.57; 457216.42, 3351635.73; 457203.02, 3351632.89; 
457193.63, 3351614.04; 457180.74, 3351610.62; 457183.31, 3351589.99; 
457198.81, 3351592.43; 457203.61, 3351565.63; 457160.31, 3351554.25; 
457159.05, 3351563.53; 457119.80, 3351556.38; 457114.27, 3351570.74; 
457111.72, 3351590.34; 457092.07, 3351587.80; 457082.71, 3351588.61; 
457052.79, 3351581.68; 457053.19, 3351565.13; 457063.54, 3351566.42; 
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456989.71, 3351530.49; 456978.83, 3351594.40; 456927.16, 3351585.92; 
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456849.58, 3351576.82; 456828.87, 3351575.29; 456812.35, 3351571.78; 
456779.25, 3351567.89; 456751.30, 3351565.15; 456715.12, 3351560.14; 
456726.09, 3351492.10; 456701.28, 3351488.40; 456689.39, 3351551.24; 
456669.60, 3351554.91; 456657.20, 3351552.54; 456642.81, 3351547.02; 
456622.15, 3351543.42; 456631.53, 3351479.23; 456578.06, 3351472.40; 
456569.40, 3351518.17; 456567.50, 3351531.21; 456567.34, 3351537.94; 
456750.73, 3351718.31; 456750.35, 3351709.20; 456757.50, 3351692.72; 
456761.31, 3351682.91; 456770.19, 3351685.66; 456775.57, 3351677.51; 
456790.51, 3351674.88; 456802.70, 3351663.29; 456818.67, 3351660.10; 
456827.69, 3351667.37; 456832.70, 3351674.73; 456829.46, 3351679.83; 
456813.93, 3351678.42; 456810.60, 3351687.66; 456812.50, 3351694.95; 
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456807.60, 3351725.88; 456814.89, 3351725.02; 456830.51, 3351722.29; 
456842.09, 3351715.32; 456854.66, 3351710.45; 456849.60, 3351705.15; 
456858.08, 3351689.98; 456863.42, 3351699.22; 456871.60, 3351689.51; 
456887.38, 3351694.25; 456887.23, 3351700.59; 456897.06, 3351704.79; 
456909.63, 3351710.64; 456917.29, 3351706.06; 456922.98, 3351700.65; 
456929.11, 3351693.66; 456942.06, 3351700.32; 456958.19, 3351707.04; 
456998.17, 3351713.15; 457019.55, 3351716.44; 457011.86, 3351730.78; 
457009.53, 3351741.07; 457015.20, 3351755.81; 457015.23, 3351762.94; 
457005.70, 3351770.99; 457003.35, 3351782.32; 456998.81, 3351793.67; 
456982.29, 3351795.27; 456976.37, 3351782.71; 456957.72, 3351775.40; 
456957.51, 3351783.85; 456949.04, 3351783.64; 456946.07, 3351775.12; 
456940.49, 3351774.04; 456926.23, 3351772.11; 456912.86, 3351766.24; 
456903.25, 3351760.26; 456891.75, 3351764.12; 456884.20, 3351768.72; 
456873.96, 3351764.91; 456858.79, 3351767.72; 456846.32, 3351757.51; 
456821.16, 3351763.25; 456815.80, 3351754.80; 456804.99, 3351758.11; 
456792.61, 3351745.19; 456781.13, 3351748.02; 456770.10, 3351746.80; 
456765.68, 3351743.51; 456764.74, 3351739.35; 456757.64, 3351732.97; 
456750.73, 3351718.31; 457025.35, 3351773.53; 457022.49, 3351763.11; 
457022.71, 3351753.80; 457028.48, 3351741.23; 457036.59, 3351729.87; 
457053.45, 3351733.45; 457058.67, 3351736.74; 457058.39, 3351748.36; 
457064.69, 3351750.63; 457065.91, 3351744.31; 457075.49, 3351742.43; 
457077.43, 3351749.87; 457084.99, 3351743.71; 457090.29, 3351743.84; 
457091.17, 3351751.26; 457100.77, 3351748.32; 457109.29, 3351746.41; 
457110.20, 3351752.77; 457117.71, 3351748.73; 457116.71, 3351746.59; 
457128.40, 3351744.75; 457132.46, 3351752.25; 457139.02, 3351743.95; 
457137.03, 3351738.62; 457146.63, 3351735.68; 457157.27, 3351733.82; 
457163.48, 3351740.31; 457177.11, 3351745.92; 457200.20, 3351737.81; 
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457244.61, 3351714.77; 457247.43, 3351729.64; 457259.35, 3351744.57; 
457272.94, 3351752.30; 457282.32, 3351758.86; 457286.27, 3351770.58; 
457280.17, 3351777.99; 457283.82, 3351784.27; 457291.03, 3351792.89; 
457292.13, 3351799.60; 457278.53, 3351802.26; 457273.99, 3351814.83; 
457264.53, 3351811.43; 457256.06, 3351811.23; 457256.24, 3351803.84; 
457269.37, 3351796.09; 457247.19, 3351783.54; 457239.65, 3351788.64; 
457223.74, 3351789.32; 457216.43, 3351784.91; 457211.34, 3351776.34; 
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457177.08, 3351791.37; 457171.91, 3351785.96; 457160.11, 3351792.02; 
457142.19, 3351788.42; 457123.08, 3351790.08; 457108.35, 3351785.50; 
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457192.25, 3351689.21; 457204.83, 3351694.79; 457215.24, 3351702.44; 
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457186.40, 3351712.32; 457724.53, 3351847.82; 457722.64, 3351838.27; 
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457800.43, 3351890.66; 457793.20, 3351893.66; 457786.09, 3351887.35; 
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457734.81, 3351860.75; 457724.53, 3351847.82; 457941.53, 3351871.07; 
457936.47, 3351861.44; 457939.85, 3351853.06; 457948.32, 3351853.26; 
457954.54, 3351858.70; 457965.26, 3351853.67; 457969.65, 3351847.43; 
457981.29, 3351847.71; 457987.67, 3351846.81; 457987.47, 3351855.26; 
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457970.87, 3351884.46; 457967.88, 3351876.99; 457963.59, 3351879.00; 
457963.36, 3351888.50; 457959.12, 3351888.40; 457957.13, 3351883.07; 
457958.40, 3351874.64; 457961.73, 3351868.38; 457959.68, 3351865.16; 
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459000.90, 3352093.62; 459010.46, 3352092.79; 459019.96, 3352094.07; 
459021.12, 3352089.87; 459021.20, 3352086.70; 459027.45, 3352091.08; 
459034.91, 3352089.15; 459040.31, 3352085.05; 459049.97, 3352079.99; 
459056.30, 3352081.20; 459062.52, 3352086.64; 459068.77, 3352091.01; 
459075.36, 3352081.66; 459083.83, 3352081.86; 459094.47, 3352080.00; 
459107.12, 3352082.42; 459112.44, 3352081.49; 459126.16, 3352083.93; 
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459143.77, 3352100.21; 459145.71, 3352107.66; 459157.39, 3352106.88; 
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459103.20, 3352157.37; 459095.76, 3352158.25; 459087.26, 3352159.11; 
459073.42, 3352161.94; 459063.84, 3352163.83; 459062.60, 3352171.20; 
459069.73, 3352183.00; 459067.49, 3352188.23; 459058.94, 3352191.19; 
459057.45, 3352209.13; 459062.52, 3352218.76; 459062.29, 3352228.27; 
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459266.74, 3352185.60; 459280.55, 3352183.82; 459291.89, 3352196.78; 
459548.55, 3352186.02; 459549.82, 3352220.93; 459630.30, 3352222.86; 
459651.00, 3352185.21; 459649.57, 3352006.10; 459637.64, 3352006.35; 
459626.47, 3352019.28; 459619.86, 3352029.70; 459617.49, 3352040.21; 
459630.95, 3352053.22; 459630.59, 3352068.00; 459630.18, 3352084.91; 
459621.51, 3352093.15; 459612.84, 3352101.40; 459611.50, 3352113.00; 
459619.71, 3352123.76; 459622.38, 3352144.97; 459613.65, 3352155.33; 
459622.80, 3352171.40; 459623.48, 3352187.27; 459625.56, 3352199.49; 
459615.83, 3352207.91; 459558.63, 3352207.40; 459557.30, 3352174.60; 
459486.30, 3352175.01; 459487.23, 3352180.32; 459374.79, 3352186.08; 
459295.35, 3352185.23; 459290.23, 3352177.71; 459287.34, 3352166.02; 
459295.83, 3352165.16; 459295.08, 3352152.46; 459279.22, 3352151.02; 
459279.50, 3352139.40; 459259.36, 3352139.98; 459259.46, 3352135.75; 
459258.13, 3352102.95; 459238.04, 3352101.41; 459224.38, 3352096.86; 
459186.21, 3352098.06; 459153.30, 3352100.44; 459150.28, 3352094.03; 
459149.65, 3352076.04; 459144.49, 3352070.63; 459133.82, 3352073.55; 
459124.27, 3352074.38; 459115.97, 3352066.78; 459105.28, 3352070.75; 
459099.03, 3352066.37; 459100.27, 3352059.00; 459103.47, 3352058.02; 
459103.55, 3352054.85; 459107.89, 3352050.73; 459100.50, 3352049.49; 
459103.80, 3352044.29; 459091.07, 3352045.04; 459092.77, 3352018.66; 
459091.83, 3352013.35; 459071.72, 3352012.87; 459052.66, 3352012.41; 
459053.64, 3352015.60; 459036.67, 3352016.25; 459027.12, 3352017.08; 
459006.90, 3352020.83; 459003.77, 3352018.64; 458997.37, 3352020.60; 
458989.95, 3352020.42; 458985.77, 3352018.21; 458983.73, 3352014.99; 
458981.61, 3352014.94; 458979.36, 3352020.17; 458964.54, 3352019.81; 
458963.33, 3352026.12; 458960.20, 3352023.93; 458959.25, 3352019.68; 
458952.84, 3352021.64; 458945.25, 3352028.86; 458933.32, 3352040.20; 
458928.83, 3352050.66
    (10) PKBM--Unit 5: Gulf Islands National Seashore, Escambia County, 
Florida.
    (i) General Description: This unit encompasses essential features of 
beach mouse habitat within the boundary of Gulf Islands National 
Seashore-Perdido Key Area (also referred to as Johnson Beach) from 
approximately 6 mi (9.6 km) east of the Alabama-Florida State line to 
the eastern tip of Perdido Key at Pensacola Bay and the area from the 
MHWL north to the seaward extent of the maritime forest.
    (ii) Coordinates: From USGS 1:24,000 quadrangle map Perdido Bay, and 
Fort Barrancas, Florida, land bounded by the following UTM 16 NAD 83 
coordinates (E, N): 464806.54, 3353248.09; 460167.32, 3352161.40; 
460112.98, 3352141.46; 460076.54, 3352115.69;

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460062.15, 3352097.38; 460032.76, 3352041.24; 460015.51, 3352024.29; 
459999.54, 3352012.96; 459981.75, 3352007.62; 459961.62, 3352003.59; 
459912.92, 3352002.90; 459885.33, 3352003.88; 459852.28, 3352012.60; 
459823.72, 3352011.33; 459799.52, 3352004.41; 459708.84, 3352005.84; 
459649.57, 3352006.10; 459651.00, 3352185.21; 459662.18, 3352177.93; 
459676.32, 3352192.77; 459689.75, 3352206.83; 459690.56, 3352217.42; 
459692.37, 3352230.15; 459701.27, 3352237.54; 459706.13, 3352230.01; 
459707.87, 3352201.51; 459715.92, 3352173.67; 459726.90, 3352160.16; 
459735.50, 3352155.08; 459753.65, 3352157.93; 459766.21, 3352155.82; 
459768.17, 3352162.20; 459764.82, 3352169.52; 459771.02, 3352176.01; 
459828.76, 3352173.60; 459847.49, 3352187.53; 459859.01, 3352171.16; 
459890.74, 3352190.15; 459920.71, 3352199.20; 459961.02, 3352208.09; 
459971.68, 3352244.02; 459986.72, 3352263.01; 459997.45, 3352279.12; 
460011.09, 3352290.15; 460029.75, 3352290.60; 460041.81, 3352284.94; 
460057.73, 3352267.49; 460066.23, 3352260.95; 460062.89, 3352234.71; 
460077.34, 3352228.32; 460081.35, 3352243.48; 460099.25, 3352242.72; 
460115.14, 3352209.80; 460127.02, 3352244.18; 460142.28, 3352237.41; 
460142.29, 3352204.11; 460168.97, 3352186.72; 460167.32, 3352161.40; 
464469.51, 3353268.58; 464465.93, 3353285.40; 464478.53, 3353289.94; 
464496.58, 3353288.25; 464510.32, 3353289.64; 464517.47, 3353298.91; 
464527.19, 3353293.22; 464538.68, 3353299.84; 464546.16, 3353303.93; 
464551.08, 3353312.82; 464565.02, 3353310.56; 464583.88, 3353314.66; 
464589.59, 3353306.59; 464608.58, 3353309.82; 464615.42, 3353324.93; 
464620.04, 3353309.19; 464628.67, 3353300.39; 464636.93, 3353311.71; 
464636.67, 3353322.27; 464655.48, 3353333.29; 464659.38, 3353347.13; 
464669.74, 3353356.89; 464682.24, 3353365.65; 464695.60, 3353375.33; 
464707.71, 3353364.14; 464724.85, 3353364.93; 464739.01, 3353370.82; 
464756.44, 3353364.26; 464776.94, 3353348.89; 464801.65, 3353334.69; 
464829.75, 3353355.45; 464822.89, 3353376.42; 464829.74, 3353397.97; 
464852.31, 3353417.54; 464891.50, 3353430.92; 464926.62, 3353424.36; 
464974.63, 3353410.72; 464999.13, 3353408.38; 465012.11, 3353413.85; 
465010.83, 3353420.05; 465000.19, 3353421.91; 464993.74, 3353425.98; 
464995.65, 3353434.49; 465008.36, 3353434.79; 465021.06, 3353435.10; 
465024.37, 3353429.89; 465041.54, 3353420.79; 465063.75, 3353422.38; 
465082.96, 3353416.50; 465106.39, 3353425.23; 465141.26, 3353442.20; 
465160.15, 3353448.04; 465168.69, 3353447.09; 465177.29, 3353442.01; 
465185.03, 3353428.46; 465205.15, 3353428.94; 465204.97, 3353436.33; 
465190.44, 3353465.70; 465196.28, 3353470.59; 465200.62, 3353488.14; 
465210.45, 3353476.09; 465228.25, 3353481.29; 465248.17, 3353476.99; 
465264.92, 3353474.62; 465275.80, 3353483.04; 465282.37, 3353492.08; 
465273.30, 3353505.74; 465268.06, 3353517.13; 465275.24, 3353526.82; 
465280.25, 3353538.57; 465288.65, 3353541.94; 465301.66, 3353529.57; 
465291.53, 3353510.30; 465320.61, 3353504.50; 465337.73, 3353507.58; 
465349.22, 3353520.64; 465369.60, 3353515.98; 465371.35, 3353493.03; 
465389.63, 3353492.68; 465403.76, 3353478.50; 465410.11, 3353483.66; 
465424.43, 3353499.46; 465432.40, 3353517.01; 465421.97, 3353554.02; 
465446.44, 3353560.55; 465460.12, 3353553.75; 465473.41, 3353546.14; 
465472.56, 3353531.85; 465491.26, 3353530.71; 465488.14, 3353544.91; 
465502.26, 3353552.38; 465526.05, 3353554.54; 465528.75, 3353541.35; 
465539.57, 3353532.10; 465549.66, 3353530.93; 465562.07, 3353543.51; 
465577.77, 3353553.20; 465591.54, 3353573.52; 465614.86, 3353573.02; 
465627.17, 3353545.83; 465643.21, 3353539.88; 465664.99, 3353559.42; 
465683.61, 3353577.84; 465708.18, 3353596.97; 465732.10, 3353610.22; 
465732.23, 3353626.57; 465741.66, 3353631.03; 465751.75, 3353619.02; 
465770.44, 3353618.28; 465776.68, 3353628.70; 465775.84, 3353641.40; 
465782.27, 3353654.63; 465791.78, 3353639.40; 465791.73, 3353619.55; 
465797.08, 3353617.56; 465812.32, 3353628.01; 465834.71, 3353638.55; 
465850.03, 3353645.96; 465870.63, 3353642.58; 465891.18, 3353652.89; 
465915.82, 3353652.29; 465926.83, 3353640.76; 465938.27, 3353649.49; 
465952.32, 3353638.20; 465959.91, 3353630.99; 465971.40, 3353637.60; 
465981.19, 3353627.27; 465991.98, 3353619.07; 466001.48, 3353620.36; 
466013.65, 3353632.05; 466014.52, 3353645.55; 466008.11, 3353647.77; 
466012.96, 3353660.57; 466023.78, 3353662.12; 466032.18, 3353654.30; 
466049.93, 3353659.88; 466081.23, 3353663.75; 466073.30, 3353673.88; 
466063.96, 3353670.91; 466058.29, 3353680.91; 466061.86, 3353692.27; 
466079.49, 3353702.60; 466101.59, 3353708.68; 466113.75, 3353698.67; 
466108.16, 3353677.88; 466115.68, 3353673.84; 466130.29, 3353682.64; 
466142.19, 3353672.79; 466154.68, 3353681.81; 466168.50, 3353685.32; 
466175.14, 3353690.23; 466187.37, 3353693.70; 466193.66, 3353696.62; 
466206.88, 3353694.52; 466214.87, 3353690.00; 466229.18, 3353706.20; 
466236.97, 3353696.47; 466248.32, 3353703.49; 466260.66, 3353685.95; 
466272.51, 3353689.00; 466272.56, 3353703.28; 466262.24, 3353703.03; 
466265.84, 3353718.18; 466285.27, 3353703.58; 466310.61, 3353706.96; 
466322.11, 3353708.03; 466344.53, 3353717.39; 466365.55, 3353724.23; 
466379.16, 3353730.90; 466388.19, 3353735.39; 466401.99, 3353739.68; 
466415.82, 3353742.79; 466441.50, 3353748.95; 466459.61, 3353755.73; 
466476.89, 3353747.82; 466486.47, 3353762.32; 466506.51, 3353771.52; 
466523.62, 3353770.35; 466537.41, 3353775.04; 466553.99, 3353774.21; 
466566.44, 3353785.08; 466570.39, 3353796.80; 466573.45, 3353812.77; 
466555.69, 3353824.23; 466556.65, 3353833.77; 466584.79, 3353836.82; 
466621.82, 3353817.07; 466637.08, 3353799.46; 466652.64, 3353807.54; 
466666.74, 3353799.55; 466687.81, 3353798.87; 466702.66, 3353792.88; 
466718.72, 3353802.39; 466731.07, 3353800.70; 466746.08, 3353804.63; 
466752.40, 3353822.62; 466746.46, 3353832.74; 466752.45, 3353847.69; 
466761.52, 3353866.93; 466775.13, 3353873.60; 466794.22, 3353873.00; 
466814.64, 3353860.81; 466830.53, 3353861.19; 466836.34, 3353883.70; 
466843.21, 3353878.71; 466860.23, 3353898.14; 466867.04, 3353928.66; 
466921.24, 3353921.50; 466966.67, 3353926.82; 467017.94, 3353915.01; 
467055.12, 3353905.70; 467090.79, 3353909.23; 467133.09, 3353917.78; 
467175.98, 3353918.81;

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467205.17, 3353921.99; 467242.29, 3353936.66; 467308.25, 3353952.91; 
467315.54, 3353947.14; 467320.22, 3353950.82; 467328.57, 3353950.22; 
467341.04, 3353954.85; 467352.74, 3353953.18; 467357.99, 3353955.25; 
467369.04, 3353952.78; 467372.51, 3353957.23; 467379.38, 3353957.35; 
467380.74, 3353961.78; 467402.21, 3353961.11; 467409.47, 3353956.53; 
467419.58, 3353949.34; 467432.16, 3353954.92; 467426.07, 3353960.10; 
467428.75, 3353964.13; 467437.54, 3353963.70; 467441.28, 3353972.05; 
467448.27, 3353978.47; 467471.81, 3353974.67; 467488.90, 3353974.26; 
467497.75, 3353958.61; 467509.87, 3353957.77; 467514.46, 3353968.53; 
467515.35, 3353975.95; 467533.32, 3353977.44; 467554.45, 3353980.06; 
467575.50, 3353985.85; 467605.55, 3353994.38; 467635.64, 3353998.67; 
467647.94, 3353999.37; 467651.35, 3353989.54; 467656.15, 3353980.39; 
467666.84, 3353976.42; 467682.94, 3353981.18; 467689.99, 3353985.31; 
467694.01, 3353991.87; 467693.88, 3354005.23; 467700.36, 3354016.88; 
467710.43, 3354027.43; 467725.79, 3354032.95; 467735.60, 3354037.94; 
467744.23, 3354042.51; 467756.80, 3354048.76; 467770.28, 3354049.87; 
467787.64, 3354054.65; 467800.89, 3354049.02; 467814.96, 3354058.87; 
467830.07, 3354058.05; 467842.99, 3354065.89; 467859.98, 3354050.82; 
467875.68, 3354044.87; 467893.20, 3354043.31; 467912.55, 3354048.14; 
467927.72, 3354053.51; 467939.14, 3354063.29; 467950.58, 3354072.03; 
467965.25, 3354078.72; 467972.74, 3354075.73; 467984.77, 3354068.50; 
467990.07, 3354062.69; 467996.75, 3354046.71; 467996.95, 3354038.26; 
468004.42, 3354036.32; 468020.25, 3354038.82; 468035.00, 3354042.34; 
468047.73, 3354041.59; 468051.86, 3354045.92; 468049.51, 3354055.38; 
468034.46, 3354064.53; 468024.60, 3354078.03; 468037.18, 3354083.62; 
468051.98, 3354085.03; 468062.44, 3354090.57; 468078.14, 3354098.35; 
468085.58, 3354097.47; 468099.47, 3354092.52; 468094.41, 3354082.88; 
468100.91, 3354076.70; 468117.62, 3354086.61; 468118.45, 3354096.14; 
468113.73, 3354116.11; 468126.34, 3354120.64; 468131.43, 3354129.22; 
468137.55, 3354138.88; 468153.23, 3354147.72; 468159.35, 3354160.30; 
468172.08, 3354156.63; 468173.97, 3354166.18; 468168.47, 3354174.51; 
468183.85, 3354196.02; 468188.63, 3354217.27; 468194.55, 3354235.38; 
468200.62, 3354247.16; 468218.65, 3354246.53; 468226.91, 3354257.85; 
468238.85, 3354256.95; 468252.50, 3354248.40; 468274.48, 3354259.50; 
468281.66, 3354277.40; 468268.60, 3354283.67; 468277.90, 3354293.41; 
468287.30, 3354298.92; 468294.45, 3354266.32; 468288.45, 3354251.38; 
468262.21, 3354241.24; 468263.40, 3354227.81; 468263.99, 3354211.69; 
468248.19, 3354166.40; 468240.30, 3354163.51; 468244.56, 3354152.44; 
468239.20, 3354141.33; 468226.19, 3354153.70; 468213.61, 3354148.11; 
468207.46, 3354139.51; 468202.39, 3354129.87; 468198.46, 3354120.02; 
468204.61, 3354112.24; 468213.51, 3354105.32; 468222.88, 3354112.28; 
468225.47, 3354103.62; 468236.36, 3354097.15; 468239.74, 3354105.15; 
468248.38, 3354111.95; 468256.13, 3354117.44; 468259.25, 3354100.59; 
468269.02, 3354094.61; 468278.44, 3354095.76; 468301.92, 3354063.84; 
468321.70, 3354067.49; 468347.45, 3354070.48; 468361.44, 3354066.86; 
468374.81, 3354053.68; 468386.26, 3354059.13; 468404.33, 3354051.24; 
468421.34, 3354054.42; 468437.05, 3354045.68; 468449.06, 3354058.26; 
468471.13, 3354065.53; 468498.47, 3354068.29; 468495.38, 3354081.57; 
468512.31, 3354071.28; 468524.93, 3354058.90; 468537.49, 3354065.14; 
468542.53, 3354086.67; 468531.56, 3354099.73; 468524.54, 3354127.05; 
468531.54, 3354144.13; 468549.35, 3354149.86; 468572.46, 3354146.84; 
468588.95, 3354135.99; 468600.60, 3354136.27; 468613.51, 3354128.13; 
468612.91, 3354109.09; 468613.24, 3354095.35; 468630.16, 3354096.82; 
468645.89, 3354103.54; 468662.85, 3354102.89; 468674.58, 3354100.00; 
468668.98, 3354112.55; 468664.41, 3354126.18; 468669.00, 3354147.18; 
468677.00, 3354161.25; 468696.91, 3354143.10; 468724.84, 3354124.46; 
468752.54, 3354126.20; 468769.17, 3354128.58; 468760.28, 3354148.57; 
468763.49, 3354166.50; 468788.18, 3354177.78; 468806.69, 3354157.08; 
468804.05, 3354134.82; 468806.94, 3354120.40; 468858.31, 3354139.05; 
468886.53, 3354138.54; 468908.54, 3354151.08; 468950.68, 3354204.94; 
469007.06, 3354239.06; 469083.64, 3354270.50; 469094.91, 3354294.57; 
469127.14, 3354309.22; 469182.44, 3354339.09; 469230.84, 3354358.09; 
469236.13, 3354336.42; 469230.78, 3354319.49; 469221.75, 3354307.13; 
469218.74, 3354291.72; 469220.19, 3354273.01; 469263.53, 3354271.28; 
469288.14, 3354288.91; 469322.59, 3354294.10; 469323.99, 3354301.27; 
469295.51, 3354312.47; 469293.37, 3354335.41; 469274.36, 3354357.53; 
469262.31, 3354374.16; 469252.55, 3354383.43; 469267.32, 3354385.90; 
469269.61, 3354397.87; 469276.22, 3354420.22; 469277.46, 3354434.92; 
469288.73, 3354464.64; 469289.30, 3354484.73; 469300.64, 3354494.93; 
469319.24, 3354514.41; 469342.46, 3354507.04; 469367.89, 3354539.29; 
469372.40, 3354553.32; 469363.99, 3354569.79; 469379.12, 3354582.02; 
469388.80, 3354594.96; 469392.50, 3354606.54; 469404.13, 3354602.06; 
469412.16, 3354617.70; 469406.56, 3354630.25; 469408.38, 3354639.82; 
469425.75, 3354625.43; 469436.13, 3354634.13; 469449.79, 3354638.69; 
469455.79, 3354653.63; 469473.81, 3354653.01; 469475.58, 3354637.47; 
469489.98, 3354633.46; 469499.33, 3354608.32; 469518.74, 3354594.12; 
469524.10, 3354602.57; 469540.31, 3354638.63; 469552.16, 3354641.30; 
469569.41, 3354634.58; 469576.15, 3354651.78; 469574.95, 3354668.40; 
469582.96, 3354682.07; 469577.81, 3354698.20; 469574.56, 3354717.55; 
469578.40, 3354722.79; 469570.96, 3354731.94; 469576.44, 3354746.38; 
469593.23, 3354753.12; 469585.37, 3354727.78; 469586.72, 3354723.78; 
469602.61, 3354707.52; 469616.52, 3354707.46; 469631.22, 3354756.56; 
469659.32, 3354761.20; 469681.48, 3354748.26; 469727.71, 3354742.24; 
469732.26, 3354751.46; 469735.29, 3354757.48; 469738.78, 3354777.38; 
469719.71, 3354767.20; 469702.04, 3354766.31; 469694.77, 3354773.55; 
469708.24, 3354808.36; 469726.98, 3354821.89; 469734.90, 3354839.52; 
469754.09, 3354850.69; 469775.73, 3354876.18; 469799.89, 3354881.76; 
469803.86, 3354895.88; 469812.25, 3354926.60; 469803.70, 3354951.77; 
469790.50, 3354971.66; 469762.33, 3354970.19; 469741.15, 3354975.23; 
469733.88, 3354996.46;

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469725.95, 3355012.52; 469710.58, 3355023.65; 469705.12, 3355035.81; 
469686.34, 3355040.11; 469669.18, 3355027.01; 469658.96, 3355022.41; 
469637.52, 3355024.78; 469638.67, 3355007.25; 469650.65, 3354988.12; 
469664.12, 3354990.03; 469691.40, 3354962.54; 469670.80, 3354960.07; 
469660.41, 3354945.94; 469656.15, 3354925.23; 469637.58, 3354920.82; 
469632.08, 3354901.66; 469639.97, 3354887.58; 469619.02, 3354866.86; 
469605.25, 3354877.63; 469586.08, 3354865.28; 469586.47, 3354849.43; 
469573.47, 3354844.76; 469562.36, 3354827.84; 469551.80, 3354820.85; 
469540.97, 3354808.70; 469529.48, 3354804.44; 469512.83, 3354801.34; 
469494.50, 3354807.98; 469475.07, 3354820.04; 469461.16, 3354826.05; 
469448.63, 3354818.35; 469450.07, 3354802.53; 469463.13, 3354790.97; 
469447.30, 3354785.55; 469424.68, 3354800.86; 469417.03, 3354824.35; 
469408.76, 3354843.72; 469396.91, 3354851.21; 469386.06, 3354856.50; 
469370.44, 3354845.03; 469359.71, 3354845.17; 469355.50, 3354838.72; 
469336.96, 3354833.12; 469311.96, 3354832.13; 469305.78, 3354841.09; 
469291.25, 3354834.01; 469274.13, 3354818.93; 469259.29, 3354808.27; 
469234.18, 3354811.63; 469211.29, 3354821.78; 469186.50, 3354828.32; 
469156.59, 3354833.15; 469138.40, 3354845.79; 469124.34, 3354852.19; 
469099.52, 3354843.67; 469085.32, 3354839.36; 469076.92, 3354825.29; 
469067.68, 3354799.68; 469056.51, 3354779.33; 469049.56, 3354760.13; 
469047.78, 3354746.35; 469046.14, 3354726.23; 469034.13, 3354697.40; 
469029.55, 3354667.69; 469018.33, 3354649.45; 469000.84, 3354627.89; 
468989.70, 3354620.64; 468971.40, 3354618.73; 468952.71, 3354605.88; 
468937.30, 3354602.33; 468922.08, 3354607.12; 468906.29, 3354603.17; 
468898.58, 3354609.73; 468891.12, 3354605.98; 468877.19, 3354615.41; 
468873.84, 3354622.72; 468863.14, 3354626.70; 468848.35, 3354625.28; 
468840.85, 3354631.33; 468836.68, 3354639.55; 468830.30, 3354640.19; 
468821.96, 3354640.39; 468812.80, 3354641.36; 468806.96, 3354652.71; 
468794.41, 3354662.32; 468793.07, 3354668.63; 468787.37, 3354674.04; 
468777.68, 3354680.55; 468765.74, 3354681.45; 468758.67, 3354678.11; 
468757.53, 3354676.10; 468749.31, 3354670.75; 468747.53, 3354662.38; 
468748.51, 3354654.48; 468751.45, 3354648.21; 468754.04, 3354639.55; 
468753.03, 3354631.99; 468750.03, 3354624.79; 468742.07, 3354624.99; 
468734.46, 3354627.58; 468731.10, 3354635.43; 468725.86, 3354638.47; 
468715.01, 3354643.37; 468707.32, 3354649.13; 468702.77, 3354656.95; 
468693.23, 3354657.11; 468687.94, 3354662.14; 468681.46, 3354667.14; 
468673.28, 3354676.85; 468668.41, 3354681.09; 468658.77, 3354685.62; 
468649.48, 3354691.73; 468642.16, 3354698.69; 468632.26, 3354713.91; 
468622.51, 3354722.80; 468617.59, 3354729.02; 468616.66, 3354734.55; 
468608.91, 3354743.08; 468602.64, 3354756.01; 468600.49, 3354764.78; 
468595.52, 3354770.90; 468585.96, 3354785.98; 468580.33, 3354799.59; 
468576.92, 3354809.02; 468588.09, 3354815.51; 468597.69, 3354829.22; 
468611.00, 3354837.47; 468621.10, 3354846.83; 468637.14, 3354860.15; 
468649.56, 3354872.07; 468659.67, 3354879.82; 468678.80, 3354889.69; 
468701.42, 3354904.61; 468715.25, 3354915.93; 468741.88, 3354929.01; 
468758.78, 3354933.89; 468783.27, 3354942.29; 468802.70, 3354945.31; 
468828.46, 3354946.55; 468847.12, 3354947.39; 468867.41, 3354945.90; 
468886.73, 3354952.31; 468913.66, 3354955.73; 468953.96, 3354965.03; 
468994.70, 3354972.35; 469018.38, 3354978.86; 469042.85, 3354985.79; 
469073.96, 3354997.24; 469111.42, 3355008.85; 469132.66, 3355017.68; 
469143.73, 3355019.93; 469153.98, 3355023.35; 469181.61, 3355014.50; 
469210.14, 3355017.56; 469244.21, 3355021.55; 469263.69, 3355020.83; 
469280.00, 3355020.03; 469303.90, 3355017.44; 469322.77, 3355009.17; 
469340.76, 3355004.85; 469356.72, 3355002.06; 469399.53, 3354989.61; 
469416.96, 3354988.83; 469456.69, 3354975.13; 469477.70, 3354974.43; 
469497.54, 3354986.54; 469502.42, 3355003.57; 469497.60, 3355027.76; 
469496.96, 3355054.17; 469515.23, 3355087.38; 469575.70, 3355127.94; 
469624.95, 3355150.27; 469686.69, 3355190.35; 469709.06, 3355220.99; 
469717.07, 3355240.21; 469733.10, 3355275.50; 469745.05, 3355309.59; 
469745.37, 3355340.25; 469747.26, 3355349.81; 469758.98, 3355346.92; 
469768.90, 3355331.31; 469771.55, 3355309.17; 469777.79, 3355270.21; 
469796.74, 3355231.56; 469816.48, 3355203.49; 469825.30, 3355175.84; 
469828.22, 3355137.07; 469829.31, 3355108.56; 469835.40, 3355086.51; 
469840.15, 3355057.14; 469846.26, 3355023.46; 469862.73, 3354999.55; 
469888.76, 3354974.80; 469906.83, 3354972.07; 469937.15, 3354969.64; 
469964.79, 3354927.50; 469967.32, 3354904.97; 469963.31, 3354873.55; 
469957.47, 3354852.41; 469919.14, 3354712.36; 469904.41, 3354590.43; 
469887.91, 3354527.67; 469882.16, 3354458.82; 469879.36, 3354399.56; 
469875.67, 3354332.88; 469852.24, 3354294.27; 469829.53, 3354269.41; 
469798.15, 3354252.80; 469758.27, 3354237.04; 469620.05, 3354213.64; 
469413.30, 3354175.90; 469150.72, 3354125.19; 468897.75, 3354071.54; 
468705.93, 3354029.93; 468472.95, 3353982.05; 468354.85, 3353959.13; 
468089.73, 3353898.86; 467876.76, 3353855.69; 467795.37, 3353833.66; 
467704.10, 3353810.31; 467589.00, 3353794.86; 467465.82, 3353762.31; 
467307.82, 3353723.79; 467132.79, 3353689.83; 466939.05, 3353639.72; 
466650.36, 3353573.59; 466448.08, 3353526.45; 466253.99, 3353491.14; 
466104.53, 3353450.55; 465894.68, 3353409.20; 465744.99, 3353378.49; 
465607.97, 3353348.78; 465461.41, 3353319.89; 465387.62, 3353304.37; 
465298.13, 3353281.09; 465146.47, 3353243.62; 464951.75, 3353190.32; 
464766.29, 3353148.87; 464622.88, 3353112.37; 464474.67, 3353072.11; 
464304.10, 3353027.85; 464172.41, 3352997.20; 463970.02, 3352954.29; 
463779.90, 3352910.99; 463553.34, 3352865.91; 463397.79, 3352827.46; 
463298.84, 3352800.77; 463136.67, 3352759.88; 462972.38, 3352718.94; 
462823.02, 3352674.14; 462717.79, 3352644.13; 462580.14, 3352610.68; 
462480.38, 3352579.35; 462257.48, 3352514.15; 462033.58, 3352440.60; 
461803.27, 3352369.67; 461642.05, 3352322.13; 461476.44, 3352278.22; 
461256.30, 3352224.32; 460978.37, 3352151.06; 460797.21, 3352106.55; 
460554.30, 3352055.44; 460349.93, 3352012.49; 460270.17, 3351994.55; 
460194.24, 3351980.05; 460146.84, 3351968.34; 460060.54, 3351952.83; 
459965.56, 3351929.11;

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459844.14, 3351898.10; 459658.58, 3351848.02; 459657.25, 3351880.07; 
459656.77, 3351891.62; 459649.88, 3351907.84; 459646.27, 3351928.46; 
459645.76, 3351992.61; 459728.73, 3351993.57; 459793.00, 3351992.40; 
459817.11, 3351985.34; 459838.96, 3351982.76; 459858.63, 3351984.26; 
459885.56, 3351992.63; 459928.03, 3351991.63; 459975.63, 3351993.75; 
459990.40, 3351997.36; 460025.26, 3352015.41; 460048.20, 3352036.57; 
460059.52, 3352061.02; 460075.51, 3352089.94; 460099.95, 3352114.71; 
460122.78, 3352131.60; 460144.84, 3352139.53; 460162.73, 3352144.18; 
460170.30, 3352138.02; 460169.55, 3352125.32; 460148.36, 3352124.34; 
460145.56, 3352108.42; 460131.90, 3352103.86; 460136.52, 3352088.12; 
460151.32, 3352089.53; 460155.56, 3352082.35; 460079.80, 3352067.73; 
460091.79, 3352009.89; 460131.28, 3352017.95; 460155.04, 3352023.03; 
460158.61, 3352007.73; 460163.10, 3351997.27; 460181.15, 3351995.59; 
460197.14, 3352005.26; 460198.41, 3352026.66; 460251.63, 3352035.90; 
460296.49, 3352044.39; 460288.14, 3352083.30; 460305.65, 3352085.95; 
460311.02, 3352094.00; 460297.05, 3352153.28; 460182.10, 3352131.96; 
460182.80, 3352146.78; 460221.78, 3352156.17; 460298.91, 3352167.83; 
460344.83, 3352174.88; 460383.64, 3352179.78; 460428.92, 3352180.46; 
460479.10, 3352175.33; 460548.64, 3352158.36; 460630.44, 3352144.07; 
460697.24, 3352141.71; 460781.60, 3352152.85; 460965.17, 3352201.65; 
461189.40, 3352261.33; 461407.76, 3352317.30; 461553.98, 3352356.77; 
461664.40, 3352391.13; 461861.00, 3352453.98; 462029.11, 3352510.65; 
462254.21, 3352583.83; 462475.35, 3352656.12; 462677.24, 3352719.63; 
462783.53, 3352756.69; 462837.25, 3352773.02; 462926.04, 3352798.14; 
463123.85, 3352849.66; 463248.68, 3352883.47; 463325.01, 3352901.81; 
463336.94, 3352890.47; 463354.48, 3352893.00; 463364.47, 3352904.98; 
463363.75, 3352920.71; 463356.68, 3352931.35; 463341.11, 3352934.55; 
463328.97, 3352927.12; 463321.53, 3352914.41; 463244.68, 3352894.16; 
463042.95, 3352843.36; 462928.44, 3352814.05; 462787.39, 3352772.63; 
462592.90, 3352707.70; 462371.16, 3352634.75; 462206.12, 3352581.11; 
461994.86, 3352510.51; 461849.15, 3352462.15; 461673.57, 3352406.15; 
461567.39, 3352371.89; 461476.12, 3352349.07; 461234.72, 3352283.58; 
461016.73, 3352228.67; 460873.60, 3352189.30; 460789.34, 3352168.25; 
460738.18, 3352157.36; 460687.97, 3352154.19; 460638.87, 3352156.96; 
460555.48, 3352171.61; 460497.07, 3352188.04; 460429.47, 3352197.67; 
460363.46, 3352193.16; 460287.88, 3352180.25; 460179.52, 3352162.14; 
460176.23, 3352185.99; 460256.99, 3352192.59; 460290.69, 3352197.99; 
460295.71, 3352209.74; 460302.09, 3352208.83; 460313.58, 3352215.45; 
460322.36, 3352202.98; 460343.44, 3352199.42; 460368.30, 3352206.36; 
460399.68, 3352223.36; 460420.70, 3352241.31; 460464.71, 3352245.14; 
460499.09, 3352252.70; 460530.31, 3352233.92; 460568.66, 3352225.32; 
460599.66, 3352234.11; 460631.81, 3352235.27; 460698.45, 3352223.40; 
460832.72, 3352240.49; 460886.11, 3352267.14; 460935.43, 3352298.05; 
460953.45, 3352292.14; 460971.62, 3352296.54; 460991.32, 3352303.35; 
460998.97, 3352315.82; 461013.75, 3352352.27; 461027.32, 3352361.05; 
461059.45, 3352390.36; 461104.38, 3352425.77; 461124.79, 3352419.92; 
461160.99, 3352385.11; 461228.42, 3352356.60; 461266.85, 3352344.45; 
461344.18, 3352350.66; 461395.97, 3352377.67; 461429.40, 3352408.20; 
461463.94, 3352442.32; 461495.04, 3352487.07; 461538.56, 3352560.65; 
461564.62, 3352567.61; 461587.53, 3352556.67; 461598.67, 3352522.85; 
461602.69, 3352488.06; 461618.62, 3352488.80; 461666.99, 3352501.39; 
461677.48, 3352507.71; 461693.44, 3352504.92; 461700.76, 3352509.80; 
461698.46, 3352517.14; 461681.16, 3352529.19; 461659.67, 3352543.22; 
461646.82, 3352549.73; 461639.28, 3352554.83; 461628.23, 3352556.97; 
461607.31, 3352562.52; 461601.84, 3352569.79; 461593.14, 3352579.09; 
461577.18, 3352581.88; 461567.75, 3352577.43; 461566.49, 3352585.85; 
461567.34, 3352594.33; 461573.42, 3352606.10; 461583.90, 3352610.58; 
461594.64, 3352604.50; 461610.81, 3352593.26; 461632.44, 3352574.75; 
461647.50, 3352565.60; 461665.74, 3352555.00; 461750.00, 3352531.65; 
461815.91, 3352522.66; 461852.67, 3352519.78; 461875.97, 3352520.34; 
461903.37, 3352526.28; 461933.92, 3352533.35; 461950.64, 3352543.27; 
461969.21, 3352563.80; 461990.63, 3352574.34; 462032.13, 3352616.16; 
462038.52, 3352633.11; 462051.05, 3352640.81; 462080.11, 3352652.98; 
462130.66, 3352665.69; 462173.37, 3352673.85; 462253.74, 3352671.04; 
462268.49, 3352674.56; 462304.81, 3352676.61; 462331.23, 3352687.89; 
462351.40, 3352707.21; 462371.66, 3352705.16; 462429.54, 3352743.42; 
462496.70, 3352759.30; 462548.97, 3352782.75; 462583.14, 3352799.42; 
462614.41, 3352804.14; 462649.32, 3352822.81; 462684.81, 3352852.62; 
462694.32, 3352862.31; 462705.52, 3352872.14; 462748.01, 3352867.87; 
462794.95, 3352854.20; 462845.98, 3352846.97; 462869.17, 3352851.76; 
462890.20, 3352858.60; 462901.72, 3352864.16; 462925.87, 3352869.45; 
462947.98, 3352879.02; 462973.42, 3352878.57; 463031.07, 3352891.03; 
463095.07, 3352922.69; 463217.57, 3352966.46; 463242.04, 3352986.49; 
463261.52, 3353013.38; 463286.70, 3353023.50; 463311.13, 3353020.91; 
463330.19, 3353021.37; 463358.81, 3353021.00; 463386.51, 3353014.27; 
463404.46, 3353016.81; 463430.71, 3353026.95; 463457.66, 3353027.32; 
463483.85, 3353019.77; 463510.32, 3353018.67; 463547.36, 3353022.36; 
463594.78, 3353033.01; 463638.89, 3353048.86; 463673.30, 3353064.21; 
463710.70, 3353078.58; 463743.11, 3353085.70; 463792.29, 3353102.23; 
463820.79, 3353109.76; 463853.28, 3353113.71; 463911.48, 3353124.11; 
463951.50, 3353126.38; 463988.78, 3353144.01; 464040.73, 3353168.44; 
464097.09, 3353203.62; 464114.81, 3353215.67; 464144.60, 3353241.21; 
464170.01, 3353241.82; 464189.81, 3353224.87; 464210.38, 3353215.44; 
464222.11, 3353190.35; 464232.25, 3353178.32; 464239.58, 3353190.77; 
464248.10, 3353184.96; 464247.80, 3353192.44; 464260.56, 3353190.63; 
464272.28, 3353193.83; 464278.18, 3353206.91; 464289.53, 3353211.79; 
464299.84, 3353212.83; 464308.88, 3353207.64; 464333.68, 3353226.32; 
464347.53, 3353230.77; 464339.66, 3353249.61; 464323.77, 3353249.22; 
464324.60, 3353258.76; 464334.08, 3353261.10; 464348.96, 3353259.34; 
464353.52, 3353242.87;

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464357.06, 3353231.00; 464366.51, 3353234.40; 464370.36, 3353250.34; 
464375.68, 3353249.41; 464377.07, 3353235.71; 464390.68, 3353234.83; 
464401.20, 3353245.80; 464418.06, 3353249.37; 464418.37, 3353236.70; 
464427.80, 3353241.15; 464433.62, 3353250.13; 464449.50, 3353250.51; 
464463.82, 3353240.96; 464476.00, 3353239.25; 464484.85, 3353247.81; 
464473.12, 3353250.70; 464462.46, 3353253.61; 464469.51, 3353268.58; 
469439.91, 3354872.05; 469431.24, 3354880.30; 469419.59, 3354880.02; 
469413.17, 3354869.04; 469407.35, 3354860.70; 469412.90, 3354850.26; 
469425.73, 3354845.28; 469436.72, 3354850.83; 469445.09, 3354863.47; 
469439.91, 3354872.05; 469523.43, 3354844.93; 469510.70, 3354845.68; 
469498.89, 3354842.81; 469495.01, 3354827.92; 469508.89, 3354810.76; 
469526.05, 3354814.93; 469534.24, 3354826.75; 469531.87, 3354837.27; 
469523.43, 3354844.93; 466190.53, 3354051.39; 465789.50, 3353888.05; 
465774.93, 3353906.49; 465797.81, 3353933.65; 465835.46, 3353937.23; 
465867.28, 3353944.38; 465901.69, 3353950.31; 465937.29, 3353960.10; 
465969.02, 3353971.08; 466018.28, 3353997.80; 466056.00, 3354025.52; 
466094.75, 3354063.47; 466127.55, 3354083.41; 466164.05, 3354108.55; 
466186.52, 3354132.07; 466348.00, 3354151.94; 466376.57, 3354104.72; 
466418.82, 3354050.83; 466470.73, 3354007.74; 466545.90, 3353928.76; 
466605.94, 3353880.41; 466606.12, 3353859.14; 466597.09, 3353843.27; 
466568.86, 3353842.59; 466560.42, 3353867.44; 466541.00, 3353892.02; 
466504.78, 3353897.41; 466485.35, 3353921.99; 466479.78, 3353957.86; 
466444.79, 3353977.37; 466412.75, 3353984.29; 466373.20, 3353979.51; 
466323.72, 3353961.73; 466278.86, 3353964.48; 466259.34, 3353978.06; 
466199.44, 3353967.68; 466178.83, 3353973.57; 466147.44, 3353948.56; 
466125.00, 3353923.76; 466116.54, 3353903.13; 466078.02, 3353908.59; 
466024.61, 3353894.54; 465973.36, 3353897.13; 465967.66, 3353909.76; 
465939.48, 3353915.14; 465907.95, 3353903.22; 465904.48, 3353887.82; 
465878.81, 3353891.03; 465841.94, 3353881.21; 465816.50, 3353874.61; 
465789.50, 3353888.05; 465163.51, 3353601.02; 465084.34, 3353682.31; 
465112.50, 3353722.06; 465126.95, 3353747.45; 465147.68, 3353804.05; 
465160.91, 3353838.44; 465181.85, 3353886.03; 465199.16, 3353900.09; 
465228.18, 3353922.21; 465307.99, 3353944.16; 465348.23, 3353941.12; 
465378.48, 3353935.84; 465419.06, 3353918.78; 465387.24, 3353905.99; 
465346.47, 3353888.98; 465311.40, 3353886.13; 465305.83, 3353866.96; 
465294.78, 3353825.62; 465269.69, 3353741.86; 465283.78, 3353699.12; 
465281.10, 3353685.03; 465269.01, 3353686.74; 465247.37, 3353668.19; 
465241.83, 3353648.02; 465229.74, 3353649.73; 465210.17, 3353628.22; 
465217.51, 3353615.37; 465188.51, 3353568.59; 465146.26, 3353571.58; 
465158.47, 3353606.94; 465165.65, 3353642.18; 465177.04, 3353669.50; 
465168.94, 3353672.31; 465145.38, 3353649.71; 465118.92, 3353664.10; 
465085.74, 3353624.23; 465102.02, 3353615.60; 465111.37, 3353602.80; 
465106.57, 3353593.67; 465081.96, 3353573.04; 465056.13, 3353561.40; 
464968.37, 3353536.25; 464942.78, 3353514.60; 464907.95, 3353542.82; 
464910.63, 3353556.91; 464923.31, 3353572.24; 464940.99, 3353588.69; 
464978.60, 3353611.64; 465020.27, 3353632.68; 465063.72, 3353662.78; 
465084.34, 3353682.31
    (iii) Note: Map 3, Units 4 and 5 of Perdido Key beach mouse, 
follows:

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[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR12OC06.006

         Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei)

    (1) Critical habitat units are depicted for Boulder, Broomfield, 
Douglas, El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer, and Teller Counties in Colorado on 
the maps below. The maps provided are for informational purposes only.
    (2) The primary constituent elements of critical habitat for the 
Preble's meadow jumping mouse are:
    (i) Riparian corridors:

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    (A) Formed and maintained by normal, dynamic, geomorphological, and 
hydrological processes that create and maintain river and stream 
channels, floodplains, and floodplain benches and that promote patterns 
of vegetation favorable to the Preble's meadow jumping mouse;
    (B) Containing dense, riparian vegetation consisting of grasses, 
forbs, or shrubs, or any combination thereof, in areas along rivers and 
streams that normally provide open water through the Preble's meadow 
jumping mouse's active season; and
    (C) Including specific movement corridors that provide connectivity 
between and within populations. This may include river and stream 
reaches with minimal vegetative cover or that are armored for erosion 
control; travel ways beneath bridges, through culverts, along canals and 
ditches; and other areas that have experienced substantial human 
alteration or disturbance.
    (ii) Additional adjacent floodplain and upland habitat with limited 
human disturbance (including hayed fields, grazed pasture, other 
agricultural lands that are not plowed or disked regularly, areas that 
have been restored after past aggregate extraction, areas supporting 
recreational trails, and urban-wildland interfaces).
    (3) Critical habitat does not include buildings, roads, parking 
lots, other paved areas, lawns, other urban and suburban landscaped 
areas, regularly plowed or disked agricultural areas, and the land on 
which they are located existing within the legal boundaries on the 
effective date of this rule.
    (4) Critical habitat map units. Data layers defining map units were 
created on a base of USGS digital ortho-photo quarter-quadrangles, and 
critical habitat units were then mapped using Universal Transverse 
Mercator (UTM) Zone 15N coordinates.
    (5) Note: Index map of critical habitat for the Preble's meadow 
jumping mouse follows:

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(6) Unit 1: North Fork Cache la Poudre River, Larimer County, Colorado.
    (i) This unit consists of 87.2 mi (140.4 km) of streams and rivers. 
North Fork Cache la Poudre River from Seaman Reservoir (40 43 7N 105 14 
32W, T.9N., R.70W., Sec. 28) upstream to Halligan Reservoir spillway (40 
52 44N 105 20 15W, T.11N., R.71W., Sec. 34) excluding 1.06 mi (1.71 km) 
of the North Fork Cache la Poudre River within the Eagles Nest Open 
Space (from 40 45 44N 105 13 50W, T. 9N, R.70W., Sec. 9 to 40 46 17N 105 
13 59W,

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T. 9N, R.70W., Sec. 4). Includes Lone Pine Creek from its confluence 
North Fork Cache la Poudre River (40 47 54N 105 15 30W, T.10N., R.70W., 
Sec. 32) upstream and continuing upstream into North Lone Pine Creek to 
7,600 ft (2,317 m) elevation (40 49 58N 105 34 09W, T.10N., R.73W., Sec. 
15). Includes Columbine Canyon from its confluence with North Lone Pine 
Creek (40 49 47N 105 33 31W, T.10N., R.73W., Sec. 15) upstream to 7,600 
ft (2,317 m) elevation (40 49 32N 105 33 58W, T.10N., R.73W., Sec. 15). 
Also includes Stonewall Creek from its confluence with North Fork Cache 
la Poudre River (40 48 19N 105 15 21W, T.10N., R.70W., Sec. 29) upstream 
to (40 53 26N 105 15 40W, T.11N., R.70W., Sec. 29). Includes Tenmile 
Creek from its confluence with Stonewall Creek (40 51 49N 105 15 32W, 
T.10N., R.70W., Sec. 5) upstream to Red Mountain Road (40 53 00N 105 16 
09W, T.11N., R.70W., Sec. 31). Also includes Rabbit Creek from its 
confluence with North Fork Cache la Poudre River (40 48 30N 105 16 07W, 
T.10N., R.70W., Sec. 30) upstream to the confluence with North and 
Middle Forks of Rabbit Creek (40 49 34N 105 20 49W, T.10N., R 71W., Sec. 
21). Also includes South Fork Rabbit Creek from its confluence with 
Rabbit Creek (40 48 39N 105 19 45W, T.10N., R.71W., Sec. 27) upstream to 
(40 49 39N 105 24 40W, T.10N., R.72W., north boundary Sec. 24). Includes 
an unnamed tributary from its confluence with South Fork Rabbit Creek 
(40 47 28N 105 20 47W, T.10N., R.71W., Sec. 33) upstream to (40 47 28N 
105 23 12W, T.10N., R.71W., Sec. 31). Which in turn has an unnamed 
tributary from their confluence at (40 47 17N 105 21 48W, T.10N., 
R.71W., east boundary Sec. 32) upstream to (40 46 55N 105 22 16W, T.9N., 
R.71W., Sec. 5). Also includes Middle Fork Rabbit Creek from its 
confluence with Rabbit Creek (40 49 34N 105 20 49W, T.10N., R 71W., Sec. 
21) upstream to 7,600 ft (2,317 m) elevation (40 49 46N 105 26 59W, 
T.10N., R.72W., Sec. 15). This includes an unnamed tributary from its 
confluence with Middle Fork Rabbit Creek (40 49 56N 105 25 51W, T.10N., 
R.72W., Sec. 14) upstream to 7,600 ft (2,317 m) elevation (40 48 48N 105 
26 29W, T.10N., R.72W., Sec. 23). This unit includes North Fork Rabbit 
Creek from its confluence with Rabbit Creek (40 49 34N 105 20 49W, 
T.10N., R.71W., Sec. 21) upstream to 7,600 ft (2,317 m) elevation (40 49 
38N 105 29 19W, T.10N., R.72W., Sec. 17). Includes an unnamed tributary 
from its confluence with North Fork Rabbit Creek (40 50 45N 105 27 44W, 
T.10N., R.72W., Sec. 9) upstream to 7,600 ft (2,317 m) elevation (40 50 
57N 105 28 46W, T.10N., R.72W., Sec. 9).
    (ii) Note: Map of Unit 1 follows:

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(7) Unit 2: Cache la Poudre River, Larimer County, Colorado.
    (i) This unit consists of 50.8 mi (81.7 km) of streams and rivers. 
Cache la Poudre River from Poudre Park (40 41 16N 10 18 2W, T.8N., 
R.71W., Sec. 2) upstream to (40 42 02N 105 34 04W, T.9N., R.73W., west 
boundary Sec. 34). Includes Hewlett Gulch from its confluence with Cache 
la Poudre River (40 41 16N 105 18 24W, T.8N., R.71W., Sec. 2) upstream 
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boundary of Arapahoe-Roosevelt National Forest (40 43 29N 105 18 51W, 
T.9N., R.71W., Sec. 23). Also includes Young Gulch from its confluence 
with Cache la Poudre River (40 41 25N 105 20 57W, T.8N., R.71W., Sec. 4) 
upstream to (40 39 14N 105 20 13W, T.8N., R.71W., south boundary Sec. 
15). Also includes an unnamed tributary from its confluence with Cache 
la Poudre River at Stove Prairie Landing (40 40 58N 105 23 23W, T.8N., 
R.71W., Sec. 6) upstream to (40 39 31N 105 22 34W, T.8N., R.71W., Sec. 
17). Includes Skin Gulch from its confluence with the aforementioned 
unnamed tributary at (40 40 33N 105 23 16W, T.8N., R.71W., Sec. 7) 
upstream to (40 39 40N 105 24 16W, T.8N., R.72W., Sec. 13). Unit 2 also 
includes Poverty Gulch from its confluence with Cache la Poudre River 
(40 40 28N 105 25 44W, T.8N., R.72W., Sec. 11) upstream to 7,600 ft 
(2,317 m) elevation (40 39 01N 105 26 40W, T.8N., R.72W., Sec. 22). Also 
includes Elkhorn Creek from its confluence with Cache la Poudre River 
(40 41 50N 105 26 24W, T.9N., R.72W., Sec. 34) upstream to (40 44 03N 
105 27 34W, T.9N., R.72W., Sec. 21). Also includes South Fork Cache la 
Poudre River from its confluence with Cache la Poudre River (40 41 11N 
105 26 50W, T.8N., R.72W., Sec. 3) upstream to 7,600 ft (2,317 m) 
elevation (40 38 48N 105 29 22W, T.8N., R.72W., Sec. 20). Includes 
Pendergrass Creek from its confluence with South Fork Cache la Poudre 
River (40 39 56N 105 27 30W, T.8N., R.72W., Sec. 15) upstream to 7,600 
ft (2,317 m) elevation (40 38 34N 105 27 28W, T.8N., R.72W., Sec. 22). 
Also included in the unit is Bennett Creek from its confluence with 
Cache la Poudre River (40 40 26N 105 28 41W, T.8N., R.72W., Sec. 9) 
upstream to 7,600 ft (2,317 m) elevation (40 39 19N 105 31 29W, T.8N., 
R.73W., Sec. 13).
    (ii) Note: Map of Unit 2 follows:

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    (8) Unit 3: Buckhorn Creek, Larimer County, Colorado.
    (i) This unit consists of 45.5 mi (73.2 km) of streams. Buckhorn 
Creek from (40 30 20N 105 13 39W, T.6N., R.70W., east boundary Sec. 9) 
upstream to 7,600 ft (2,317 m) elevation (40 34 17N 105 25 31W, T.7N., 
R.72W., Sec. 14). Includes Little Bear Gulch from its confluence with 
Buckhorn Creek (40 31 17N 105 15 33W, T.6N., R.70W., Sec. 5) upstream to 
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105 16 35W, T.6N., R.70W., Sec. 6). Also includes Bear Gulch from its 
confluence with Buckhorn Creek (40 31 16N 105 15 52W, T.6N., R.70W., 
Sec. 5) upstream to 7,600 ft (2,317 m) elevation (40 29 45N 105 20 4W, 
T.6N., R.71W., Sec. 10). Also includes Stringtown Gulch from its 
confluence with Buckhorn Creek (40 32 21N 105 16 42W, T.7N., R.70W., 
Sec. 30) upstream to 7,600 ft (2,317 m) elevation (40 30 30N 105 20 50W, 
T.6N., R.71W., Sec. 4). Also includes Fish Creek from its confluence 
with Buckhorn Creek (40 32 48N 105 18 20W, T.7N., R.70W., Sec. 30) 
upstream to 7,600 ft (2,317 m) elevation (40 30 56N 105 21 20W, T.6N., 
R.71W., Sec. 4). Includes North Fork Fish Creek from its confluence with 
Fish Creek (40 32 48N 105 18 20W, T.7N., R.71W., west boundary Sec. 25) 
upstream and following the first unnamed tributary northwest to (40 33 
34N 105 19 45W, T.7N., R.71W., Sec. 22). Also includes Stove Prairie 
Creek from its confluence with Buckhorn Creek (40 34 16N 105 19 48W, 
T.7N., R.71W., Sec. 15) upstream to the dirt road crossing at (40 35 22N 
105 20 17W, T.7N., R.71W., Sec. 10). Also includes Sheep Creek from its 
confluence with Buckhorn Creek (40 34 15N 105 20 53W, T.7N., R.71W., 
Sec. 16) upstream to 7,600 ft (2,317 m) elevation (40 33 08N 105 21 47W, 
T.7N., R.71W., Sec. 20). Also includes Twin Cabin Gulch from its 
confluence with Buckhorn Creek (40 34 38N 105 23 13W, T.7N., R.71W., 
Sec. 18) upstream to 7,600 ft (2,317 m) elevation (40 35 45N 105 23 36W, 
T.7N., R.71W., Sec. 6).
    (ii) Note: Map of Units 3 and 4 follows:

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(9) Unit 4: Cedar Creek, Larimer County, Colorado.
    (i) This unit consists of 7.5 mi (12.1 km) of streams. Cedar Creek 
from the boundary of Federal land (40 26 46N 105 16 17W, T.6N., R.70W., 
Sec. 31) upstream to the boundary of Federal land (40 28 15N 105 18 11W, 
T.6N., R.71W., Sec. 24). Includes Dry Creek from its confluence with 
Cedar Creek (40 27 07N 105 16 16W, T.6N., R.70W., Sec. 30) upstream to 
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boundary of Federal land (40 28 52N 105 16 21W, T.6N., R.70W., Sec. 18). 
Also includes Jug Gulch from its confluence with Cedar Creek (40 28 15N 
105 17 41W, T.6N., R.71W., Sec. 24) upstream to the boundary of Federal 
land (40 29 07N 105 18 28W, T.6N., R.71W., Sec. 14).
    (ii) Note: Map of Unit 4 appears at paragraph (8)(ii) of this entry.
    (10) Unit 5: South Boulder Creek, Boulder County, Colorado.
    (i) This unit consists of 7.6 mi (12.2 km) of streams. Including 
South Boulder Creek from Baseline Road (40 0 0N 105 12 55W, T.1S., 
R.70W., Sec. 3) upstream to near Eldorado Springs, Colorado (39 56 7N 
105 16 16W, T.1S., R.70W., Sec. 30). Unit 5 also includes Spring Brook 
from the Community Ditch near Eldorado Springs (39 55 59N 105 16 10W, 
T.1S., R.70W., Sec. 30) upstream to the Denver Water boundary at the 
South Boulder Diversion Canal (39 55 13N 105 16 12W, T.1S., R.70W., Sec. 
31).
    (ii) Note: Map of Units 5, 6, and 7 follows:

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(11) Unit 6: Rocky Flats Site, Jefferson County and Broomfield Counties, 
Colorado.
    (i) This unit consists of three subunits including 12.5 mi (20.1 km) 
of streams as follows:
    (A) The Woman Creek Subunit from Indiana Street (39 52 40N 105 9 
55W, T.2S., R.70W., east boundary Sec. 13) upstream to (39 53 3N 105 13 
20W, T.2S., R.70W., west boundary Sec.

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15). Includes unnamed tributary from confluence with Woman Creek (39 52 
43N 105 10 11W, T.2S., R.70W., Sec. 13) upstream to (39 52 39N 105 12 
11W, T.2S., R.70W., west boundary Sec. 14).
    (B) The Walnut Creek Subunit from Indiana Street (39 54 5N 105 9 
55W, T.2S., R.70W., east boundary Sec. 1) upstream to (39 53 49N 105 11 
59W, T.2S., R.70W., Sec. 11). Includes unnamed tributary from its 
confluence with Walnut Creek (39 54 6N 105 10 42W, T.2S., R.70W., Sec. 
1) upstream to (39 53 35N 105 11 29W, T.2S., R.70W., Sec. 11).
    (C) The Rock Creek Subunit from State Highway 128 (39 54 53N 105 11 
40W, T.1S., R.70W., Sec. 35) upstream to (39 54 17N 105 13 20W, T.2S., 
R.70W., west boundary Sec. 3). Includes an unnamed tributary from its 
confluence with Rock Creek (39 54 40N 105 12 11W, T.2S., R.70W., east 
boundary Sec. 3) upstream to (39 54 42 N 105 13 00W, T.2S., R.70W., Sec. 
3). Also includes an unnamed tributary from its confluence with Rock 
Creek at (39 54 26N 105 12 34W, T.2S., R.70W., Sec. 3) upstream to (39 
54 7N 105 12 52W, T.2S., R.70W., Sec. 3). Includes another unnamed 
tributary from its confluence with Rock Creek at (39 54 23N 105 12 56W, 
T.2S., R.70W., Sec. 3) upstream to (39 54 8N 105 13 20W, T.2S., R.70W., 
west boundary Sec. 3. Includes another unnamed tributary from its 
confluence with Rock Creek at (39 54 15N 105 13 5W, T.2S., R.70W., Sec. 
3) upstream to (39 54 08N 105 13 09W, T.2S., R.70W., Sec. 3).
    (ii) Note: Map of Unit 6 appears at paragraph (10)(ii) of this 
entry.
    (12) Unit 7: Ralston Creek, Jefferson County, Colorado.
    (i) This unit consists of 8.5 mi (13.7 km) of streams. Ralston Creek 
from 6,065 ft (1,849 m) elevation at the northern edge of Denver Water 
property just upstream of Ralston Reservoir (39 49 12N 105 15 35W, 
T.3S., R.70W., Sec. 6) upstream into Golden Gate Canyon State Park to 
7,600 ft (2,300 m) elevation (39 50 53 105 21 16W, T.2S., R.71W., Sec. 
29).
    (ii) Note: Map of Unit 7 appears at paragraph (10)(ii) of this 
entry.
    (13) Unit 8: Cherry Creek, Douglas County, Colorado.
    (i) This unit consists of two subunits including 29.8 mi (47.9 km) 
of streams as follows:
    (A) The Lake Gulch Subunit including Cherry Creek from the northern 
boundary of Castlewood Canyon State Recreation Area (39 21 44N 104 45 
39W, T.8S., R.66W., south boundary Sec. 10) upstream to the confluence 
with Lake Gulch (39 20 24N 104 45 36W, T.8S., R.66W., Sec. 23). Lake 
Gulch from the aforementioned confluence upstream to (39 15 37N 104 46 
05W, T.9S., R.66W., south boundary Sec. 15). Includes Upper Lake Gulch 
from its confluence with Lake Gulch (39 17 24N 104 46 11W, T.9S., 
R.66W., Sec. 3) upstream to (39 13 24N 104 50 21W, T.9S., R.67W., mid-
point Sec. 36).
    (B) The Antelope Creek Subunit from its confluence with West Cherry 
Creek (39 16 11N 104 42 49W, T.9S R.65W., S18) upstream to the Franktown 
Parker Reservoir (39 10 20N 104 46 16W, T.10S R.66W., S22). It also 
includes Haskel Creek from its confluence with Antelope Creek (39 13 
43N, 104 45 5W, T.9S R.66W., S35) upstream to the Haskel Creek Spring 
Pond at 7,000 ft (2,134 m) elevation (39 11 60N 104 47 40N, T.10S 
R.66W., S8).
    (ii) Note: Map of Unit 8 follows:

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(14) Unit 9: West Plum Creek, Douglas County, Colorado.
    (i) This unit consists of 90.3 mi (145.3 km) of streams. Plum Creek 
from Chatfield Lake (39 32 35N 105 03 07W, T.6S., R.68W., Sec. 7) 
upstream to its confluence with West Plum Creek and East Plum Creek (39 
25 49N 104 58 8W, T.7S., R.68W., Sec. 23), excluding 0.14 mi (0.23 km) 
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Water at the Highline Canal crossing (excluding from 39 30 44N 105 01 
41W, T.6S., R.68W., Sec. 20 downstream to 39 30 41N 105 01 32W, T.6S., 
R.68W., Sec. 20). West Plum Creek from the aforementioned confluence (39 
25 49N 104 58 8W, T.7S., R.68W., Sec. 23) upstream to the boundary of 
Pike-San Isabel National Forest and 7,600 ft (2,317 m) elevation (39 13 
07N 104 59 20W, T.9S., R.68W., Sec. 34). Includes Indian Creek from its 
confluence with Plum Creek (39 28 22N 104 59 57W, T.7S., R.68W., Sec. 4) 
upstream to Silver State Youth Camp (39 22 24N 105 05 13W, T.8S., 
R.69W., Sec. 11). Indian Creek includes an unnamed tributary from its 
confluence with Indian Creek at Pine Nook (39 23 01N 105 04 24W, T.8S., 
R.69W., Sec. 2) upstream to (39 22 10N 105 04 08W, T.8S., R.69W., Sec. 
12). Also includes Jarre Creek from its confluence with Plum Creek (39 
25 50N 104 58 15W, T.7S., R.68W., Sec. 23) upstream to 7,600 ft (2,317 
m) elevation (39 21 50N 105 03 20W, T.8S., R.69W., Sec. 12). Jarre Creek 
includes an unnamed tributary from its confluence with Jarre Creek (39 
22 58N 105 01 52W, T.8S., R.68W., Sec. 5) upstream to (39 22 44N 105 02 
14W, T.8S., R.68W., Sec. 8). Also includes an unnamed tributary from its 
confluence with West Plum Creek (39 22 20N 104 57 39W, T.8S., R.68W., 
Sec. 11) upstream to (39 21 36N 104 55 40W, T.8S, R67W., Sec.18). Unit 9 
also includes Garber Creek from its confluence with Plum Creek (39 22 
10N 104 57 49W, T.8S., R.68W., Sec. 11) upstream to its confluence with 
South Garber Creek and Middle Garber Creek (39 21 02N 105 02 13W, T.8S., 
R.68W., Sec. 18). Including South Garber Creek from its confluence with 
Garber Creek (39 21 02N 105 02 13W, T.8S., R.68W., Sec. 18) upstream to 
7,600 ft (2,317 m) elevation (39 19 14N 105 03 13W, T.8S., R.69W., Sec. 
25). Including Middle Garber Creek from its confluence with Garber Creek 
(39 20 55N 105 02 35W, T.8S., R.68W., Sec. 18) upstream to (39 19 48N 
105 04 09W, T.8S., R.69W., west boundary Sec. 25). Including North 
Garber Creek from its confluence with Middle Garber Creek (39 20 55N 105 
02 35W, T.8S., R.68W., Sec. 18) upstream to 7,600 ft (2,317 m) elevation 
(39 20 47N 105 04 37W, T.8S., R.69W., Sec. 23). Includes Jackson Creek 
from its confluence with Plum Creek (39 21 02N 104 58 30W, T.8S., 
R.68W., Sec. 14) upstream to 7,600 ft (2,317 m) elevation (39 17 59N 105 
03 57W, T.9S., R.69W., Sec. 1). Includes Spring Creek from its 
confluence with West Plum Creek at (39 19 04N 104 58 26W, T.8S., R.68W., 
Sec. 35) upstream to (39 15 21N 105 01 40W, T.9S., R.68W., Sec. 20). 
Including Dry Gulch from its confluence with Spring Creek (39 17 54N 104 
59 58W, T.9S., R.68W., Sec. 4) upstream to 7,600 ft (2,317 m) elevation 
(39 16 07N 105 02 33W, T.9S., R.68W., Sec. 18). Including Bear Creek 
from its confluence with West Plum Creek (39 17 30N 104 58 25W, T.9S., 
R.68W., Sec. 2) upstream to the base of the Waconda Lake dam (39 15 43 
N, 104 59 09 W, T.9S, R.68W, Sec.15). Including Gove Creek from its 
confluence with West Plum Creek (39 14 07N 104 57 42W, T.9S., R.68W., 
Sec. 26) upstream to 7,600 ft (2,317 m) elevation (39 11 50N 104 58 32W, 
T.10S., R.68W., Sec. 11). Includes Merz Canyon stream from its 
confluence with Gove Creek (39 13 05N 104 57 33W, T.9S., R.68W., Sec. 
36) upstream to (39 12 39N 104 57 04 W, T.10S., R.68W., Sec.1). Includes 
Starr Canyon stream from its confluence with West Plum Creek (39 13 07N 
104 58 41W, T.9S., R.68W., Sec. 35) upstream to 7,600 ft (2,317 m) 
elevation (39 12 32N 104 59 01W, T.10S., R.68W., Sec. 3).
    (ii) Note: Map of Unit 9 follows:

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    (15) Unit 10: Upper South Platte River, Douglas, Jefferson, and 
Teller Counties, Colorado.
    (i) This unit consists of four subunits including 33.6 mi (54.1 km) 
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    (A) The Chatfield Subunit, on the border of Jefferson County and 
Douglas County entirely within Chatfield State Park from Chatfield Lake 
(39 31 32N 105 04 45W, T.6S., R.69W., Sec. 14) upstream to the northern 
boundary of the Kassler Center land owned by Denver Water (39 29 35N 105 
05 14W, T.6S., R.69W., Sec. 26).
    (B) The Bear Creek Subunit, Douglas County from Pike-San Isabel 
National Forest boundary (39 25 27N 105 07 40W, T.7S., R.69W., west 
boundary Sec. 21) upstream to (39 22 32N 105 06 40W, T.8S., R.69W., 
south boundary Sec. 4). Includes West Bear Creek from its confluence 
with Bear Creek (39 25 15N 105 07 30W, T.7S., R.69W., Sec. 21) upstream 
to a confluence with an unnamed tributary (39 24 17N 105 07 38W, T.7S., 
R.69W., Sec. 33).
    (C) The South Platte River Subunit, on the border of Jefferson 
County and Douglas County from the southern boundary of Denver Water 
land near Nighthawk (39 21 04N 105 10 28W, T.8S., R.70W., Sec. 13) 
upstream to the north eastern boundary of Denver Water land at (39 18 
47N 105 11 33W, T.8S., R.70W., Sec. 35), excluding Denver Water lands 
along this stretch (39 19 10N 105 11 17W, T.8S., R.70W., Sec. 26), and 
utilizing the Douglas County Riparian Conservation Zones on non-Federal 
lands. Also included in this subunit from the southwestern boundary of 
Denver Water property at (39 18 04N 105 12 03W, T.9S., R.70W., Sec. 2) 
to the north eastern boundary of Denver Water property at (39 17 27N 105 
12 24W, T.9S., R.70W., Sec. 3). Includes Sugar Creek, within Douglas 
County from the eastern boundary of Denver Water land near Oxyoke (39 18 
24N 105 11 32W, T.8S., R.70W., Sec. 35) upstream to 7,600 ft (2,317 m) 
elevation (39 18 31N 105 08 09W, T.8S., R.69W., Sec. 32). Includes 
Gunbarrel Creek, within Jefferson County from the western boundary of 
Denver Water land near Oxyoke (39 18 27N 105 12 06W, T.8S., R.70W., Sec. 
34) upstream to (39 18 41N 105 14 36W, T.8S., R.70W., Sec. 32).
    (D) The Trout Creek Subunit, Douglas County upstream into Teller 
County from (39 13 02N 105 09 31W, T.9S., R.69W., Sec. 31) upstream to 
7,600 ft (2,317 m) elevation which is 0.8 mi (1.3 km) into Teller County 
(39 07 13N 105 05 49W, T.11S., R.69W., Sec. 3). Includes Eagle Creek 
from its confluence with Trout Creek (39 11 52N 105 08 27W, T.10S., 
R.69W., Sec. 8) upstream to 7,600 ft (2,317 m) elevation (39 12 06N 105 
07 12W, T.10S., R.69W., Sec. 9). Also including an unnamed tributary 
from its confluence with Trout Creek (39 11 07N 105 08 05W, T.10S., 
R.69W., Sec. 17) upstream to (39 10 18N 105 08 23W, T.10S., R.69W., Sec. 
20). Also including Long Hollow from its confluence with Trout Creek (39 
10 56N 105 08 01W, T.10S., R.69W., Sec. 17) upstream to 7,600 ft (2,317 
m) elevation (39 11 30N 105 06 19W, T.10S., R.69W., Sec. 10).
    (ii) Note: Map of Unit 10 follows:

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(16) Unit 11: Monument Creek, El Paso County, Colorado.
    (i) This unit consists of 38.0 mi (61.1 km) of streams. Monument 
Creek from its confluence with Cottonwood Creek (38 55 36N 104 48 55W, 
T.13S., R66W., Sec. 7) upstream to the southern property boundary of the 
U.S. Air Force Academy (38 57 08N 104 49 49W, T.13S., R.66W., Sec. 6), 
excluding 0.82 ac (0.33 ha) on the Dahle property (38 56 56N 104 49 39W,

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T.13S., R66W., Sec. 6). Then Monument Creek from the northern property 
boundary of the U.S. Air Force Academy (39 02 31N 104 51 05W, T.12S., 
R.67W., north boundary Sec. 2) upstream to Monument Lake (39 05 19N 104 
52 43W, T.11S., R.67W., Sec. 15). Includes Kettle Creek from the 
property boundary of the U.S. Air Force Academy (38 58 33N 104 47 55W, 
T.12S., R.66W., Sec. 29) upstream to its intersection with a road at (39 
00 07N 104 45 24W, T.12S., R.66W., east boundary Sec. 15). Which 
includes an unnamed tributary from its confluence with Kettle Creek (38 
59 06N 104 46 55W, T.12S., R.66W., Sec. 21) upstream to (38 59 14N 104 
46 19W, T.12S., R.66W., Sec. 22). Also includes Black Squirrel Creek 
from the property boundary of the U.S. Air Force Academy (39 00 06N 104 
49 00W, T.12S., R.66W., Sec. 18) upstream to (39 02 30N 104 44 38W, 
T.12S., R.66W., north boundary Sec. 2). Including an unnamed tributary 
from its confluence with Black Squirrel Creek (39 01 19N 104 46 21W, 
T.12S., R.66W., Sec. 10) upstream to (39 02 30N 104 45 42W, T.12S., 
R.66W., north boundary Sec. 3). Which includes another unnamed tributary 
from (39 01 50N 104 46 20W, T.12S., R.66W., Sec. 3) upstream to (39 02 
30N 104 46 03W, T.12S., R.66W., north boundary Sec. 3), excluding 
approximately 5 ac (2 ha) on the Lefever property (39 00 57N 104 46 33W, 
T.12S., R.66W., Sec. 9). Also includes an unnamed tributary from the 
property boundary of the U.S. Air Force Academy (39 00 14N 104 49 3W, 
T.12S., R.66W., Sec. 18) upstream to 6,700 ft (2,043 m) elevation (39 0 
29N 104 48 24W, T.12S., R.66W., Sec. 17). Including an unnamed tributary 
from (39 0 19N 104 48 55W, T. 12S., R.66W., Sec. 18) upstream to (39 0 
30N 104 48 48N, T. 12S., R.66W., Sec. 18). Unit 11 also includes 
Monument Branch from the property boundary of the U.S. Air Force Academy 
(39 00 50N 104 49 24W, T.12S., R.66W., Sec. 7) upstream to (39 01 10N 
104 48 45W, T.12S., R.66W., east boundary Sec. 7). Also includes Smith 
Creek from the property boundary of the U.S. Air Force Academy (39 01 
36N 104 49 46W, T.12S., R.66W., Sec. 7) upstream to (39 02 24N 104 48 
00W, T.12S., R.66W., Sec. 5). Also includes Jackson Creek from its 
confluence with Monument Creek (39 02 33N 104 51 13W, T.11S., R.67W., 
Sec. 35) upstream to (39 04 30N 104 49 10W, T.11S., R.66W., Sec. 19). 
Includes an unnamed tributary from its confluence with Jackson Creek (39 
04 12N 104 50 05W, T.11S., R.67W., Sec. 25) upstream to Higby Road (39 
04 42N 104 49 40W, T.11S., R.66W., Sec. 19). Also includes Beaver Creek 
from its confluence with Monument Creek (39 02 52N 104 52 02W, T.11S., 
R.67W., Sec. 35) upstream to 7,600 ft (2,317 m) elevation (39 03 08N 104 
55 32W, T.11S., R.67W., Sec. 31). Also includes Teachout Creek from its 
confluence with Monument Creek (39 03 44N 104 51 53W, T.11S., R.67W., 
Sec. 26) upstream to Interstate 25 (39 04 19N 104 51 29W, T.11S., 
R.67W., Sec. 23). Also includes Dirty Woman Creek from its confluence 
with Monument Creek (39 04 55N 104 52 34W, T.11S., R.67W., Sec. 22) 
upstream to Highway 105 (39 05 35N 104 51 28 W, T.11S., R.67W., Sec. 
14).
    (ii) Note: Map of Unit 11 follows:

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       St. Andrew Beach Mouse (Peromyscus polionotus peninsularis)

    (1) Critical habitat units are depicted for Bay and Gulf Counties, 
Florida, on the maps below.
    (2) The primary constituent elements of critical habitat for the St. 
Andrew beach mouse are the habitat components that provide:

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    (i) A contiguous mosaic of primary, secondary, and scrub vegetation 
and dune structure, with a balanced level of competition and predation 
and few or no competitive or predaceous nonnative species present, that 
collectively provide foraging opportunities, cover, and burrow sites;
    (ii) Primary and secondary dunes, generally dominated by sea oats 
(Uniola paniculata), that despite occasional temporary impacts and 
reconfiguration from tropical storms and hurricanes, provide abundant 
food resources, burrow sites, and protection from predators;
    (iii) Scrub dunes, generally dominated by scrub oaks (Quercus spp.), 
that provide food resources and burrow sites, and provide elevated 
refugia during and after intense flooding due to rainfall and/or 
hurricane-induced storm surge;
    (iv) Functional, unobstructed habitat connections that facilitate 
genetic exchange, dispersal, natural exploratory movements, and re-
colonization of locally extirpated areas; and
    (v) A natural light regime within the coastal dune ecosystem, 
compatible with the nocturnal activity of beach mice, necessary for 
normal behavior, growth, and viability of all life stages.
    (3) Critical habitat does not include man-made structures existing 
on the effective date of this rule and not containing one or more of the 
primary constituent elements, such as buildings, aqueducts, airports, 
driveways, and roads, and the land on which such structures are located.
    (4) Critical Habitat Map Units. Data layers defining map units were 
created by delineating habitats that contained one or more of the 
primary constituent elements defined in paragraph (2) of this entry over 
1999 and 2004 digital ortho photography at a scale of at least 1:4000.
    (5) Note: Map 1, Index Map of Critical Habitat Units for the St. 
Andrew beach mouse, follows:

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    (6) SABM--Unit 1: East Crooked Island, Gulf County, Florida.
    (i) General Description: This unit encompasses essential features of 
beach mouse habitat on East Crooked Island from the entrance of St. 
Andrew Sound to 1 mi west of Mexico Beach, not including Raffield 
Peninsula, and the area from the mean high water level (MHWL) to the 
seaward extent of the maritime forest.

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    (ii) Map 2, Unit 1 of St. Andrew beach mouse, follows:
    [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR12OC06.008
    
    (7) SABM--Unit 2: Palm Point Unit, Gulf County, Florida.
    (i) General Description: This unit encompasses habitat from Palm 
Point 1.25 mi

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northwest of the inlet of the Gulf County Canal to St. Joe Beach and the 
area from the MHWL to the seaward extent of the maritime forest.
    (ii) Map of SABM--Unit 2 is provided at paragraph (8)(ii) of this 
entry.
    (8) SABM--Unit 3: St. Joseph Peninsula, Gulf County, Florida.
    (i) General Description: This unit encompasses essential features of 
beach mouse habitat within the boundary of St. Joseph Peninsula State 
Park (Park) as well as south of the Park to the peninsula's constriction 
north of Cape San Blas (also known as the ``stumphole'' region) and area 
from the MHWL to the seaward extent of the maritime forest.
    (ii) Map 3, Units 2 and 3 of St. Andrew beach mouse, follows:

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 Northern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni), Southwest Alaska Distinct 
                           Population Segment:

    (1) Critical habitat units are in Alaska, as described below. The 
index map provided is for informational purposes only.
    (2) The primary constituent elements of critical habitat for the 
southwest Alaska distinct population segment (DPS) of the northern sea 
otter are:

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    (i) Shallow, rocky areas where marine predators are less likely to 
forage, which are in waters less than 2 m (6.6 ft) in depth;
    (ii) Nearshore waters within 100 m (328.1 ft) from the mean high 
tide line;
    (iii) Kelp forests, which occur in waters less than 20 m (65.6 ft) 
in depth; and
    (iv) Prey resources within the areas identified in paragraphs 
(2)(i), (2)(ii), and (2)(iii) of this entry that are present in 
sufficient quantity and quality to support the energetic requirements of 
the species.
    (3) Critical habitat does not include manmade structures (including, 
but not limited to, docks, seawalls, pipelines, or other structures) and 
the land on which they are located existing within the boundaries on the 
effective date of this rule.
    (4) Critical habitat map units. Boundaries of critical habitat were 
derived from GIS data layers of hydrographic survey data developed by 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. To estimate the 
size of each critical habitat unit, the data were projected into Alaska 
Standard Albers Conical Equal Area on the North American Datum of 1983. 
Given the large geographic range of this DPS, some two-dimensional areas 
appear as one-dimensional features at these map scales.
    (5) Note: Index map of critical habitat for the southwest Alaska DPS 
of the northern sea otter follows:
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    (6) Unit 1: Western Aleutian. All contiguous waters from the mean 
high tide line to the 20-m (65.6-ft) depth contour as well as waters 
within 100 m (328.1 ft) of the mean high tide line that occur adjacent 
to the following islands: Adak, Agattu, Alaid, Amatignak, Amchitka, 
Amlia, Amukta, Anagaksik, Asuksak, Atka, Attu, Aziak, Bobrof, Buldir, 
Carlisle, Chagula, Chuginadak, Chugul, Crone, Davidof, Elf, Gareloi, 
Great Sitkin, Herbert, Igitkin, Ilak, Kagalaska, Kagamil, Kanaga, Kanu, 
Kasatochi, Kavalga, Khvostof, Kiska, Koniuji, Little Kiska, Little 
Sitkin, Little Tanaga, Nizki, Ogliuga, Oglodak, Rat, Sadatanak, 
Sagchudak, Salt, Seguam, Segula, Semisopochnoi, Shemya, Skagul, Tagadak, 
Tagalak, Tanaga, Tanaklak, and Ulak.
    (7) Unit 2: Eastern Aleutian. All contiguous waters from the mean 
high tide line to the 20-m (65.6-ft) depth contour as well as waters 
within 100 m (328.1 ft) of the mean high tide line that occur adjacent 
to the following islands: Aiktak, Akutan, Amaknak, Arangula, Atka, 
Avatanak, Baby Islands, Bogoslof, Egg, Hog, Kaligagan, Rootok, Samalga, 
Sedanka, Tigalda, Ugamak, Umnak, Unalaska, Unalga, and Vsevidof.
    (8) Unit 3: South Alaska Peninsula. All contiguous waters from the 
mean high tide line to the 20-m (65.6-ft) depth contour as well as 
waters within 100 m (328.1 ft) of the mean high tide line that occur 
adjacent to the Alaska Peninsula from False Pass (54.242[deg] N, 
163.363[deg] W) to Castle Cape (56.242[deg] N, 158.117[deg] W), and 
adjacent to the following islands: Andronica, Atkins, Big Koniuji, Bird, 
Brother, Caton, Chankliut, Chernabura, Cherni, Chiachi, Deer, Dolgoi, 
Egg, Goloi, Guillemot, Inner Iliask, Jacob, Karpof, Korovin, Little 
Koniuji, Mitrofania, Nagai, Near, Outer Iliask, Paul, Peninsula, 
Pinusuk, Poperechnoi, Popof, Road, Sanak, Shapka, Simeonof, Spectacle, 
Spitz, Turner, Ukolnoi, Ukolnoi, Unga, and Unimak Island from Scotch Cap 
(54.390[deg] N, 164.745[deg] W) to False Pass.
    (9) Unit 4: Bristol Bay. This unit contains three subunits:
    (i) Subunit 4a: Amak Island. All contiguous waters from the mean 
high tide line to the 20-m (65.6-ft) depth contour as well as waters 
within 100 m (328.1 ft) of the mean high tide line that occur adjacent 
to Amak Island.
    (ii) Subunit 4b: Izembek Lagoon. All waters from mean high tide line 
that occur within the polygon bounded by Glen, Operl, and Neumann 
Islands to the north and the Alaska Peninsula to the south, and further 
defined by the following latitude/longitude coordinates: 55.249[deg] N, 
162.990[deg] W; 55.255[deg] N, 162.984[deg] W from Cape Glazenap to Glen 
Island; 55.324[deg] N, 162.901[deg] W; 55.333[deg] N, 162.888[deg] W 
from Glen Island to Operl Island; 55.409[deg] N, 162.683[deg] W; 
55.408[deg] N, 162.621[deg] W from Operl Island to Neumann Island; and 
55.447[deg] N, 162.582[deg] W; 55.447[deg] N, 162.577[deg] W from 
Neumann Island to Moffet Point.
    (iii) Subunit 4c: Port Moller/Herendeen Bay. All waters from mean 
high tide line that occur within the polygon bounded by Walrus Island to 
the north and the Alaska Peninsula to the south, and further defined by 
the following latitude/longitude coordinates: 56.000[deg] N, 
160.877[deg] W; 56.020[deg] N, 160.854[deg] W from Point Edward to 
Walrus Island; and 56.020[deg] N, 160.805[deg] W; 55.979[deg] N, 
160.584[deg] W from Wolf Point to Entrance Point.
    (10) Unit 5: Kodiak, Kamishak, Alaska Peninsula. All contiguous 
waters from the mean high tide line to the 20-m (65.6-ft) depth contour 
as well as waters within 100 m (328.1 ft) of the mean high tide line 
that occur adjacent to the Alaska Peninsula from Castle Cape (56[deg] 
14.5' N, 158[deg] 7.0' W) eastward to Cape Douglas (58.852[deg] N, 
153.250[deg] W), and northward in Cook Inlet to Redoubt Point 
(60.285[deg] N, 152.417[deg] W), and adjacent to the following islands: 
Afognak, Aghik, Aghiyuk, Aiaktalik, Akhiok, Aliksemit, Amook, Anowik, 
Ashiak, Atkulik, Augustine, Ban, Bare, Bear, Central, Chirikof, Chisik, 
Chowiet, Dark, David, Derickson, Dry Spruce, Eagle, East Amatuli, East 
Channel, Garden, Geese, Hartman, Harvester, Hydra, Kak, Kateekuk, 
Kiliktagik, Kiukpalik, Kodiak, Kumlik, Long, Marmot, Miller, Nakchamik, 
Ninagiak, Nord, Nordyke, Poltava, Raspberry, Sally, Shaw, Shuyak, 
Sitkalidak, Sitkanak, Spruce, Sud, Sugarloaf, Suklik, Sundstrom, 
Sutwick, Takli, Terrace, Tugidak, Twoheaded, Ugak, Ugalushik, Uganik, 
Unavikshak, Ushagat, West Amatuli, West Augustine, West Channel, Whale, 
and Woody.

           Olympia pocket gopher (Thomomys mazama pugetensis)

    (1) Critical habitat for the Olympia pocket gopher in Thurston 
County, Washington, is depicted on the map below.
    (2) Within this area, the primary constituent elements of the 
physical or biological features essential to the conservation of the 
Olympia pocket gopher consist of two components:
    (i) Friable, loamy, and deep soils, some with relatively greater 
content of sand, gravel, or silt, all generally on slopes less than 15 
percent in the following soil series or soil series complex:
    (A) Alderwood;
    (B) Cagey;
    (C) Everett;
    (D) Godfrey;
    (E) Indianola;
    (F) Kapowsin;
    (G) McKenna;
    (H) Nisqually;
    (I) Norma;
    (J) Spana;

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    (K) Spanaway;
    (L) Spanaway-Nisqually complex; and
    (M) Yelm.
    (ii) Areas equal to or larger than 50 ac (20 ha) in size that 
provide for breeding, foraging, and dispersal activities, found in the 
soil series listed in paragraph (2)(i) of this entry that have:
    (A) Less than 10 percent woody vegetation cover;
    (B) Vegetative cover suitable for foraging by gophers. Pocket 
gophers' diets include a wide variety of plant material, including leafy 
vegetation, succulent roots, shoots, tubers, and grasses. Forbs and 
grasses that Mazama pocket gophers eat are known to include, but are not 
limited to: Achillea millefolium (common yarrow), Agoseris spp. 
(agoseris), Cirsium spp. (thistle), Bromus spp. (brome), Camassia spp. 
(camas), Collomia linearis (tiny trumpet), Epilobium spp. (several 
willowherb spp.), Eriophyllum lanatum (woolly sunflower), Gayophytum 
diffusum (groundsmoke), Hypochaeris radicata (hairy cat's ear), Lathyrus 
spp. (peavine), Lupinus spp. (lupine), Microsteris gracilis (slender 
phlox), Penstemon spp. (penstemon), Perideridia gairdneri (Gairdner's 
yampah), Phacelia heterophylla (varileaf phacelia), Polygonum douglasii 
(knotweed), Potentilla spp. (cinquefoil), Pteridium aquilinum (bracken 
fern), Taraxacum officinale (common dandelion), Trifolium spp. (clover), 
and Viola spp. (violet); and
    (C) Few, if any, barriers to dispersal. Barriers to dispersal may 
include, but are not limited to, forest edges, roads (paved and 
unpaved), abrupt elevation changes, Scot's broom thickets, highly 
cultivated lawns, inhospitable soil types or substrates, development and 
buildings, slopes greater than 35 percent, and open water.
    (3) Critical habitat does not include manmade structures (such as 
buildings, aqueducts, runways, roads, railroad tracks, and other paved 
areas) and the land on which they are located existing within the legal 
boundaries on May 9, 2014.
    (4) Critical habitat map unit. Data layers defining map units were 
created on 2010 aerial photography from U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
National Agriculture Imagery Program base maps using ArcMap 
(Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.), a computer geographic 
information system (GIS) program. The map in this entry, as modified by 
any accompanying regulatory text, establishes the boundaries of the 
critical habitat designation. The coordinates or plot points or both on 
which the map is based are available to the public at the Service's 
Internet site at http://www.fws.gov/wafwo/mpg.html, at http://
www.regulations.gov (Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-2013-0021), and at the field 
office responsible for this designation. You may obtain field office 
location information by contacting one of the Service regional offices, 
the addresses of which are listed at 50 CFR 2.2.
    (5) Olympia Airport Unit, Thurston County, Washington. Map follows:

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              Tenino Pocket Gopher (Thomomys mazama tumuli)

    (1) Critical habitat for the Tenino pocket gopher in Thurston 
County, Washington, is depicted on the map below.
    (2) Within this area, the primary constituent elements of the 
physical or biological features essential to the conservation of Tenino 
pocket gopher consist of two components:

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    (i) Friable, loamy, and deep soils, some with relatively greater 
content of sand, gravel, or silt, all generally on slopes less than 15 
percent in the following soil series or soil series complex:
    (A) Alderwood;
    (B) Cagey;
    (C) Everett;
    (D) Indianola;
    (E) Kapowsin;
    (F) Nisqually;
    (G) Norma;
    (H) Spanaway;
    (I) Spanaway-Nisqually complex; and
    (J) Yelm.
    (ii) Areas equal to or larger than 50 ac (20 ha) in size that 
provide for breeding, foraging, and dispersal activities, found in the 
soil series listed in paragraph (2)(i) of this entry that have:
    (A) Less than 10 percent woody vegetation cover;
    (B) Vegetative cover suitable for foraging by gophers. Pocket 
gophers' diets include a wide variety of plant material, including leafy 
vegetation, succulent roots, shoots, tubers, and grasses. Forbs and 
grasses that Mazama pocket gophers are known to eat include, but are not 
limited to: Achillea millefolium (common yarrow), Agoseris spp. 
(agoseris), Cirsium spp. (thistle), Bromus spp. (brome), Camassia spp. 
(camas), Collomia linearis (tiny trumpet), Epilobium spp. (several 
willowherb spp.), Eriophyllum lanatum (woolly sunflower), Gayophytum 
diffusum (groundsmoke), Hypochaeris radicata (hairy cat's ear), Lathyrus 
spp. (peavine), Lupinus spp. (lupine), Microsteris gracilis (slender 
phlox), Penstemon spp. (penstemon), Perideridia gairdneri (Gairdner's 
yampah), Phacelia heterophylla (varileaf phacelia), Polygonum douglasii 
(knotweed), Potentilla spp. (cinquefoil), Pteridium aquilinum (bracken 
fern), Taraxacum officinale (common dandelion), Trifolium spp. (clover), 
and Viola spp. (violet); and
    (C) Few, if any, barriers to dispersal. Barriers to dispersal may 
include, but are not limited to, forest edges, roads (paved and 
unpaved), abrupt elevation changes, Scot's broom thickets, highly 
cultivated lawns, inhospitable soil types or substrates, development and 
buildings, slopes greater than 35 percent, and open water.
    (3) Critical habitat does not include manmade structures (such as 
buildings, aqueducts, runways, roads, and other paved areas) and the 
land on which they are located existing within the legal boundaries on 
May 9, 2014.
    (4) Critical habitat map unit. Data layers defining the map unit 
were created on 2010 aerial photography from U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, National Agriculture Imagery Program base maps using ArcMap 
(Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.), a computer geographic 
information system (GIS) program. The map in this entry establishes the 
boundaries of the critical habitat designation. The coordinates or plot 
points or both on which the map is based are available to the public at 
the Service's Internet site at http://www.fws.gov/wafwo/, at http://
www.regulations.gov (Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-2013-0021), and at the field 
office responsible for this designation. You may obtain field office 
location information by contacting one of the Service regional offices, 
the addresses of which are listed at 50 CFR 2.2.
    (5) Rocky Prairie Unit, Thurston County, Washington. Map follows:

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             Yelm Pocket Gopher (Thomomys mazama yelmensis)

    (1) Critical habitat for the Yelm pocket gopher in Thurston County, 
Washington, is depicted on the map below.
    (2) Within these areas, the primary constituent elements of the 
physical or biological features essential to the conservation of the 
Yelm pocket gopher consist of two components:

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    (i) Friable, loamy, and deep soils, some with relatively greater 
content of sand, gravel, or silt, all generally on slopes less than 15 
percent in the following soil series or soils series complex:
    (A) Alderwood;
    (B) Cagey;
    (C) Everett;
    (D) Godfrey;
    (E) Indianola;
    (F) Kapowsin;
    (G) McKenna;
    (H) Nisqually;
    (I) Norma;
    (J) Spanaway;
    (K) Spanaway-Nisqually complex; and
    (L) Yelm.
    (ii) Areas equal to or larger than 50 ac (20 ha) in size that 
provide for breeding, foraging, and dispersal activities, found in the 
soil series listed in paragraph (2)(i) of this entry that have:
    (A) Less than 10 percent woody vegetation cover;
    (B) Vegetative cover suitable for foraging by gophers. Pocket 
gophers' diets include a wide variety of plant material, including leafy 
vegetation, succulent roots, shoots, tubers, and grasses. Forbs and 
grasses that Mazama pocket gophers are known to eat include, but are not 
limited to: Achillea millefolium (common yarrow), Agoseris spp. 
(agoseris), Cirsium spp. (thistle), Bromus spp. (brome), Camassia spp. 
(camas), Collomia linearis (tiny trumpet), Epilobium spp. (several 
willowherb spp.), Eriophyllum lanatum (woolly sunflower), Gayophytum 
diffusum (groundsmoke), Hypochaeris radicata (hairy cat's ear), Lathyrus 
spp. (peavine), Lupinus spp. (lupine), Microsteris gracilis (slender 
phlox), Penstemon spp. (penstemon), Perideridia gairdneri (Gairdner's 
yampah), Phacelia heterophylla (varileaf phacelia), Polygonum douglasii 
(knotweed), Potentilla spp. (cinquefoil), Pteridium aquilinum (bracken 
fern), Taraxacum officinale (common dandelion), Trifolium spp. (clover), 
and Viola spp. (violet); and
    (C) Few, if any, barriers to dispersal. Barriers to dispersal may 
include, but are not limited to, forest edges, roads (paved and 
unpaved), abrupt elevation changes, Scot's broom thickets, highly 
cultivated lawns, inhospitable soil types or substrates, development and 
buildings, slopes greater than 35 percent, and open water.
    (3) Critical habitat does not include manmade structures (such as 
buildings, aqueducts, runways, roads, and other paved areas) and the 
land on which they are located existing within the legal boundaries on 
May 9, 2014.
    (4) Critical habitat map units. Data layers defining the map units 
were created on 2010 aerial photography from U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, National Agriculture Imagery Program base maps using ArcMap 
(Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.), a computer geographic 
information system (GIS) program. The map in this entry establishes the 
boundaries of the critical habitat designation. The coordinates or plot 
points or both on which the map is based are available to the public at 
the Service's Internet site at http://www.fws.gov/wafwo/, at http://
www.regulations.gov (Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-2013-0021), and at the field 
office responsible for this designation. You may obtain field office 
location information by contacting one of the Service regional offices, 
the addresses of which are listed at 50 CFR 2.2.
    (5) Tenalquot Prairie and Rock Prairie Subunits, Thurston County, 
Washington.
    Map follows:

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     Silver Rice Rat (Oryzomys palustris natator (=O. argentatus)).

    Monroe County, Florida: Little Pine Key, Water Keys, Big Torch Key, 
Middle Torch Key, Summerland Key north of U.S. Highway 1, Cudjoe Key 
north of U.S. Highway 1, Johnston Key, Raccoon Key, and Lower 
Saddlebunch Keys, south of U.S. Highway 1 but not including lands in T. 
67 S., R. 27 E., Section 8 and north \1/5\ of Section 17. Included are 
all lands and waters above mean low tide.

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    Within these areas the major constituent elements that are known to 
require special management considerations or protection are mangrove 
swamps containing red (Rhizophora mangle), black (Avicennia germinans), 
and white (Laguncularia racemosa) mangroves, and buttonwood (Conocarpus 
erectus); salt marshes, swales, and adjacent transitional wetlands 
containing saltwort (Batis maritima), perennial glasswort (Salicornia 
virginica), saltgrass (Distichlis spicata), sea ox-eye (Borrichia 
frutescens), keygrass (Monanthochloe littoralis), and coastal dropseed 
(Sporobolus virginicus); and fresh water marshes containing cattails 
(Typha domingensis), saw-grass (Cladium jamaicense), and cordgrass 
(Spartina spp.).
    Note: The map provided is for informational purposes only. Map 
follows:
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TC01JN91.018

                         (critical habitat map)

   Peninsular Bighorn Sheep, a Distinct Population Segment of Desert 
                 Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni)

    (1) Critical habitat units are depicted for Riverside, San Diego, 
and Imperial Counties, California, on the maps below.
    (2) The primary constituent elements of critical habitat for the 
Peninsular bighorn sheep are:
    (i) Moderate to steep, open slopes (20 to 60 percent) and canyons, 
with canopy cover of 30 percent or less (below 4,600 ft (1,402 m) 
elevation in Peninsular Ranges) that provide space for sheltering, 
predator detection, rearing of young, foraging and watering, mating, and 
movement within and between ewe groups;
    (ii) Presence of a variety of forage plants, indicated by the 
presence of shrubs (e.g., Ambrosia spp., Caesalpinia spp., Hyptis spp., 
Sphaeralcea spp., Simmondsia spp.), that provide a primary food source 
year round, grasses (e.g., Aristida spp., Bromus spp.) and cacti (e.g., 
Opuntia spp.) that provide a source of forage in the fall, and forbs 
(e.g., Plantago spp., Ditaxis spp.) that provide a source of forage in 
the spring;
    (iii) Steep, rugged slopes (60 percent slope or greater) (below 
4,600 ft (1,402 m) elevation in Peninsular Ranges) that provide secluded 
space for lambing and terrain for predator evasion;
    (iv) Alluvial fans, washes, and valley bottoms that provide 
important foraging areas where nutritious and digestible plants can be 
more readily found during times of drought and lactation, and that 
provide and maintain habitat connectivity by serving as travel routes 
between and within ewe groups, adjacent mountain ranges, and important 
resource areas (e.g., foraging areas and escape terrain); and
    (v) Intermittent and permanent water sources that are available 
during extended dry periods and provide relatively nutritious plants and 
drinking water.
    (3) Critical habitat does not include manmade structures (such as 
buildings, aqueducts, roads, and other paved areas) and the land on 
which they are located existing within the legal boundaries on the 
effective date of this rule.
    (4) Critical habitat map units. Data layers defining map units were 
created on a base of USGS 1:24,000 maps, and critical habitat units were 
then mapped using Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates.
    (5) Note: Index map of critical habitat units for the Peninsular 
bighorn sheep follows:

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    (6) Unit 1: San Jacinto Mountains, Riverside County, California.
    (i) [Reserved]
    (ii) Map of Unit 1, San Jacinto Mountains (Map 2) follows:

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    (7) Unit 2A: North Santa Rosa Mountains, Riverside County, 
California.
    (i) [Reserved]
    (ii) Map of Unit 2A, North Santa Rosa Mountains follows:

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    (8) Unit 2B: South Santa Rosa Mountains south to Vallecito 
Mountains, Riverside, San Diego, and Imperial Counties, California.
    (i) [Reserved]
    (ii) Map of Unit 2B, South Santa Rosa Mountains south to Vallecito 
Mountains follows:

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    (9) Unit 3: Carrizo Canyon, San Diego and Imperial Counties, 
California.
    (i) [Reserved]
    (ii) Map of Unit 3, Carrizo Canyon follows:

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          Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis sierrae)

    (1) Critical habitat units are depicted for Mono, Fresno, Inyo, 
Tulare, and Tuolumne Counties, California, on the maps below.
    (2) The primary constituent elements of critical habitat for the 
Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep are the habitat components that provide:
    (i) Non-forested habitats or forest openings within the Sierra 
Nevada from 4,000 ft (1,219

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m) to 14,500 ft (4,420 m) in elevation with steep (greater than or equal 
to 60 percent slope), rocky slopes that provide for foraging, mating, 
lambing, predator avoidance, and bedding and that allow for seasonal 
elevational movements between these areas.
    (ii) Presence of a variety of forage plants as indicated by the 
presence of grasses (e.g., Achnanthera spp.; Elymus spp.) and browse 
(e.g., Ribes spp.; Artemisia spp., Purshia spp.) in winter, and grasses, 
browse, sedges (e.g., Carex spp.) and forbs (e.g., Eriogonum spp.) in 
summer.
    (iii) Presence of granite outcroppings containing minerals such as 
sodium, calcium, iron, and phosphorus that could be used as mineral 
licks in order to meet nutritional needs.
    (3) Critical habitat does not include manmade structures, such as 
buildings, aqueducts, airports, roads, and other paved areas, and the 
land on which they are located, existing on the effective date of this 
rule and not containing one or more of the primary constituent elements.
    (4) Critical Habitat Map Units--Boundaries of designated critical 
habitat were derived from Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep Herd Units 
developed by the California Department of Fish and Game for the final 
Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep recovery plan. The designated critical 
habitat unit boundaries differ from Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep Herd 
Unit polygons by the removal of developed areas and private parcels that 
are unlikely to contain the primary constituent elements. The data were 
projected to Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM), zone 11, on the North 
American Datum of 1983.
    (5) Note: Index map of Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep critical habitat 
follows:

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    (6) Unit 1 (Mount Warren); Mono and Tuolumne Counties, California.
    (i) Unit 1 is shown on the map in paragraph (6)(ii) of this entry, 
excluding land bounded by 304870, 4211718; 304755, 4211663; 304590, 
4211666; 304426, 4211699; 304273, 4211615; 304237, 4211614; 304100, 
4211575; 304119, 4211576; 304068, 4211562; 304036, 4211567; 303925, 
4211593; 303824,

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4211552; 303714, 4211495; 303668, 4211501; 303558, 4211486; 303473, 
4211423; 303421, 4211366; 303381, 4211308; 303223, 4211322; 303176, 
4211295; 303181, 4211202; 303103, 4211161; 303208, 4210962; 303418, 
4211073; 303481, 4211022; 303500, 4211020; 303617, 4211098; 303675, 
4211109; 303894, 4211096; 303983, 4211127; 304053, 4211125; 304053, 
4211124; 304106, 4211121; 304460, 4211207; 304518, 4211250; 304590, 
4211261; 304644, 4211303; 304747, 4211336; 304863, 4211395; 304882, 
4211457; 305018, 4211524; 305128, 4211543; 305289, 4211677; 305397, 
4211739; 305477, 4211807; 305515, 4211863; 305405, 4211903; 305374, 
4211907; 305176, 4211813; 305029, 4211770; returning to 304870, 4211718.
    (ii) Map of Unit 1 Mount Warren for Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep 
follows:

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    (7) Unit 2 (Mount Gibbs); Mono and Tuolumne Counties, California.
    (i) [Reserved]
    (ii) Map of Unit 2 (Mount Gibbs) for Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep 
follows:

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    (8) Unit 3 (Convict Creek); Fresno and Mono Counties, California.
    (i) [Reserved]
    (ii) Map of Unit 3 (Convict Creek) for Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep 
follows:

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    (9) Unit 4 (Wheeler Ridge); Fresno, Inyo and Mono Counties, 
California.
    (i) Unit 4 is shown on the map in paragraph (9)(ii) of this entry, 
excluding
    (A) Land bounded by 352666, 4139452; 352330, 4139197; 352261, 
4139018; 352280, 4139004; 352300, 4138988; 352332, 4138964; 352634, 
4139235; 352732, 4139417; 352718, 4139424; 352718, 4139425; 352694,

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4139437; 352694, 4139437; 352690, 4139439; 352687, 4139441; 352687, 
4139441; returning to 352666, 4139452;
    (B) Land bounded by 350254, 4136280; 350216, 4136187; 350216, 
4136187; 350178, 4136094; 350363, 4136018; 350402, 4136111; 350402, 
4136111; 350440, 4136204; 350478, 4136296; 350305, 4136368; 350300, 
4136361; 350295, 4136351; 350293, 4136348; 350287, 4136341; 350283, 
4136338; 350280, 4136335; 350276, 4136333; 350276, 4136333; returning to 
350254, 4136280; and
    (C) Land bounded by 349527, 4136002; 349500, 4136201; 349450, 
4136194; 349408, 4136200; 349404, 4136201; 349391, 4136206; 349321, 
4136238; 349317, 4136223; 349126, 4136278; 349099, 4136181; 349045, 
4135990; 349139, 4135963; 349138, 4135962; 349235, 4135934; 349212, 
4135851; 349308, 4135823; 349406, 4135799; 349478, 4135988; 349478, 
4135995; returning to 349527, 4136002.
    (ii) Map of Unit 4 (Wheeler Ridge) for Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep 
follows:

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    (10) Unit 5 (Taboose Creek); Fresno and Inyo Counties, California.
    (i) [Reserved]
    (ii) Map of Unit 5 (Taboose Creek) for Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep 
follows:

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    (11) Unit 6 (Sawmill Canyon); Fresno and Inyo Counties, California.
    (i) [Reserved]
    (ii) Map of Unit 6 (Sawmill Canyon) for Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep 
follows:

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    (12) Unit 7 (Mount Baxter); Fresno and Inyo Counties, California.
    (i) [Reserved]
    (ii) Map of Unit 7 (Mount Baxter) for Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep 
follows:

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    (13) Unit 8 (Mount Williamson); Inyo and Tulare Counties, 
California.
    (i) [Reserved]
    (ii) Map of Unit 8 (Mount Williamson) for Sierra Nevada bighorn 
sheep follows:

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    (14) Unit 9 (Big Arroyo); Tulare County, California.
    (i) [Reserved]
    (ii) Map of Unit 9 (Big Arroyo) for Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep 
follows:

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    (15) Unit 10 (Mount Langley); Inyo and Tulare Counties, California.
    (i) [Reserved]
    (ii) Map of Unit 10 (Mount Langley) for Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep 
follows:

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    (16) Unit 11 (Laurel Creek); Tulare County, California.
    (i) [Reserved]
    (ii) Map of Unit 11 (Laurel Creek) for Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep 
follows:

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    (17) Unit 12 (Olancha Peak); Inyo and Tulare Counties, California.
    (i) [Reserved]
    (ii) Map of Unit 12 (Olancha Peak) for Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep 
follows:

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             Buena Vista Lake Shrew (Sorex ornatus relictus)

    (1) Critical habitat units are depicted for Kings and Kern Counties, 
California, on the maps below.
    (2) Within these areas, the primary constituent elements of the 
physical or biological features essential to the conservation of the 
Buena Vista Lake shrew consist of permanent and intermittent riparian or 
wetland communities that contain:
    (i) A complex vegetative structure with a thick cover of leaf litter 
or dense mats of low-lying vegetation. Associated plant species can 
include, but are not limited to, Fremont cottonwoods, willows, 
glasswort, wild-rye grass, and rush grass. Although moist soil in areas 
with an overstory of willows or cottonwoods appears to be favored, such 
overstory may not be essential.
    (ii) Suitable moisture supplied by a shallow water table, 
irrigation, or proximity to permanent or semipermanent water.
    (iii) A consistent and diverse supply of prey. Although the specific 
prey species used by the Buena Vista Lake shrew have not been 
identified, ornate shrews are known to eat a variety of terrestrial and 
aquatic invertebrates, including amphipods, slugs, and insects.
    (3) Critical habitat does not include manmade structures (such as 
buildings, aqueducts, runways, roads, and other paved areas) and the 
land on which they are located existing within the legal boundaries on 
the effective date of this rule.
    (4) Critical habitat map units. Data layers defining map units were 
created on a base of USGS 7.5[min] quadrangles, and critical habitat 
units were then mapped using Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) 
coordinates. The maps in this entry, as modified by any accompanying 
regulatory text, establish the boundaries of the critical habitat 
designation. The coordinates or plot points or both on which each map is 
based are available to the public at http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov/
crithab/, and at http://www.regulations.gov at Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-
2009-0062, and at the field office responsible for this designation. You 
may obtain field office location information by contacting one of our 
regional offices, the addresses of which are listed at 50 CFR 2.2.
    (5) Index map of Buena Vista Lake shrew critical habitat units 
follows:

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    (6) Unit 1: Kern National Wildlife Refuge Unit, Kern County, 
California. Note: Map of Unit 1, Kern National Wildlife Refuge Unit, 
follows:

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    (7) Unit 2: Goose Lake Unit, Kern County, California. Note: Map of 
Unit 2, Goose Lake Unit, follows:

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    (8) Unit 4: Coles Levee Unit, Kern County, California. Note: Map of 
Unit 4, Coles Levee Unit, follows:

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    (9) Unit 5: Kern Lake Unit, Kern County, California. Note: Map of 
Unit 5, Kern Lake Unit, follows:

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    (10) Unit 6: Semitropic Ecological Reserve Unit, Kern County, 
California. Note: Map of Unit 6, Semitropic Ecological Reserve Unit, 
follows:

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    (11) Unit 7: Lemoore Wetland Reserve Unit, Kings County, California. 
Note: Map of Unit 7, Lemoore Wetland Reserve Unit, follows:

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      Mount Graham red squirrel (Tamiasciurus fremonti grahamensis)

    Arizona. Areas of land, water, and airspace in the Coronado National 
Forest, T. 8 S., R. 24 E., and T. 9 S., R. 24 E. (Gila and Salt River 
Meridian), Graham County, with the following components:

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    1. Hawk Peak-Mount Graham Area. The area above the 10,000-foot 
(3,048-meter) contour surrounding Hawk Peak and Plain View Peak, plus 
the area above the 9,800-foot (2,987-meter) contour that is south of 
lines extending from the highest point of Plain View Peak eastward at 
90[deg] (from true north) and southwestward at 225[deg] (from true 
north).
    2. Heliograph Peak Area. The area on the north-facing slope of 
Heliograph Peak that is above the 9,200-foot (2,804-meter) contour 
surrounding Heliograph Peak and that is between a line extending at 
15[deg] (from true north) from a point 160 feet (49 meters) due south of 
the horizontal control station on Heliograph Peak and a line extending 
northwestward at 300[deg] (from true north) from that same point.
    3. Webb Peak Area. The area on the east-facing slope of Webb Peak 
that is above the 9,700-foot (2,957-meter) contour surrounding Webb Peak 
and that is east of a line extending due north and south through a point 
160 feet (49 meters) due west of the horizontal control station on Webb 
Peak.
    The major constituent element is dense stands of mature spruce-fir 
forest.
    Note: The map provided is for informational purposes only. Map 
follows:
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            Amargosa Vole (Microtus californicus scirpensis)

    California. Marshes and associated land and water in the following 
areas of Inyo County (San Bernardino Meridian): T20N R7E Sec. 4, 5, N\1/
2\ and SE\1/4\ Sec. 9, NW\1/4\ Sec. 10, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\ Sec. 15, E\1/2\ 
Sec. 16, NW\1/4\ Sec. 22; T21N R7E S\1/2\ Sec. 28, S\1/2\ and NW\1/4\ 
Sec. 29, Sec. 32, 33.
    Within these areas, the major constituent elements that are known to 
require special management considerations or protection are marsh 
vegetation (primarily bulrushes of the genus Scirpus), springs, and some 
open water along the Amargosa River, which provide escape cover and an 
adequate food supply.
    Note: The map provided is for informational purposes only. Map 
follows:

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[42 FR 47840, Sept. 22, 1977]

    Editorial Notes: 1. For Federal Register citations affecting Sec.  
17.95, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the 
Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at www.govinfo.gov.

    2. The remainder of Sec.  17.95 appears in 50 Part 17, Sec.  
17.95(b), 50 Part 17, Sec.  17.95(c) to Sec.  17.95(e), and 50 Part 17, 
Sec.  17.95(f) to end of Sec.  17.95.

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                              FINDING AIDS




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  A list of CFR titles, subtitles, chapters, subchapters and parts and 
an alphabetical list of agencies publishing in the CFR are included in 
the CFR Index and Finding Aids volume to the Code of Federal Regulations 
which is published separately and revised annually.

  Table of CFR Titles and Chapters
  Alphabetical List of Agencies Appearing in the CFR
  List of CFR Sections Affected

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                    Table of CFR Titles and Chapters




                     (Revised as of October 1, 2023)

                      Title 1--General Provisions

         I  Administrative Committee of the Federal Register 
                (Parts 1--49)
        II  Office of the Federal Register (Parts 50--299)
       III  Administrative Conference of the United States (Parts 
                300--399)
        IV  Miscellaneous Agencies (Parts 400--599)
        VI  National Capital Planning Commission (Parts 600--699)

                    Title 2--Grants and Agreements

            Subtitle A--Office of Management and Budget Guidance 
                for Grants and Agreements
         I  Office of Management and Budget Governmentwide 
                Guidance for Grants and Agreements (Parts 2--199)
        II  Office of Management and Budget Guidance (Parts 200--
                299)
            Subtitle B--Federal Agency Regulations for Grants and 
                Agreements
       III  Department of Health and Human Services (Parts 300--
                399)
        IV  Department of Agriculture (Parts 400--499)
        VI  Department of State (Parts 600--699)
       VII  Agency for International Development (Parts 700--799)
      VIII  Department of Veterans Affairs (Parts 800--899)
        IX  Department of Energy (Parts 900--999)
         X  Department of the Treasury (Parts 1000--1099)
        XI  Department of Defense (Parts 1100--1199)
       XII  Department of Transportation (Parts 1200--1299)
      XIII  Department of Commerce (Parts 1300--1399)
       XIV  Department of the Interior (Parts 1400--1499)
        XV  Environmental Protection Agency (Parts 1500--1599)
     XVIII  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Parts 
                1800--1899)
        XX  United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Parts 
                2000--2099)
      XXII  Corporation for National and Community Service (Parts 
                2200--2299)
     XXIII  Social Security Administration (Parts 2300--2399)
      XXIV  Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts 
                2400--2499)
       XXV  National Science Foundation (Parts 2500--2599)
      XXVI  National Archives and Records Administration (Parts 
                2600--2699)

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     XXVII  Small Business Administration (Parts 2700--2799)
    XXVIII  Department of Justice (Parts 2800--2899)
      XXIX  Department of Labor (Parts 2900--2999)
       XXX  Department of Homeland Security (Parts 3000--3099)
      XXXI  Institute of Museum and Library Services (Parts 3100--
                3199)
     XXXII  National Endowment for the Arts (Parts 3200--3299)
    XXXIII  National Endowment for the Humanities (Parts 3300--
                3399)
     XXXIV  Department of Education (Parts 3400--3499)
      XXXV  Export-Import Bank of the United States (Parts 3500--
                3599)
     XXXVI  Office of National Drug Control Policy, Executive 
                Office of the President (Parts 3600--3699)
    XXXVII  Peace Corps (Parts 3700--3799)
     LVIII  Election Assistance Commission (Parts 5800--5899)
       LIX  Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Parts 5900--
                5999)
        LX  Federal Communications Commission (Parts 6000--6099)

                        Title 3--The President

         I  Executive Office of the President (Parts 100--199)

                           Title 4--Accounts

         I  Government Accountability Office (Parts 1--199)

                   Title 5--Administrative Personnel

         I  Office of Personnel Management (Parts 1--1199)
        II  Merit Systems Protection Board (Parts 1200--1299)
       III  Office of Management and Budget (Parts 1300--1399)
        IV  Office of Personnel Management and Office of the 
                Director of National Intelligence (Parts 1400--
                1499)
         V  The International Organizations Employees Loyalty 
                Board (Parts 1500--1599)
        VI  Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (Parts 
                1600--1699)
      VIII  Office of Special Counsel (Parts 1800--1899)
        IX  Appalachian Regional Commission (Parts 1900--1999)
        XI  Armed Forces Retirement Home (Parts 2100--2199)
       XIV  Federal Labor Relations Authority, General Counsel of 
                the Federal Labor Relations Authority and Federal 
                Service Impasses Panel (Parts 2400--2499)
       XVI  Office of Government Ethics (Parts 2600--2699)
       XXI  Department of the Treasury (Parts 3100--3199)
      XXII  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Parts 3200--
                3299)
     XXIII  Department of Energy (Parts 3300--3399)
      XXIV  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Parts 3400--
                3499)
       XXV  Department of the Interior (Parts 3500--3599)

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      XXVI  Department of Defense (Parts 3600--3699)
    XXVIII  Department of Justice (Parts 3800--3899)
      XXIX  Federal Communications Commission (Parts 3900--3999)
       XXX  Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation (Parts 4000--
                4099)
      XXXI  Farm Credit Administration (Parts 4100--4199)
    XXXIII  U.S. International Development Finance Corporation 
                (Parts 4300--4399)
     XXXIV  Securities and Exchange Commission (Parts 4400--4499)
      XXXV  Office of Personnel Management (Parts 4500--4599)
     XXXVI  Department of Homeland Security (Parts 4600--4699)
    XXXVII  Federal Election Commission (Parts 4700--4799)
        XL  Interstate Commerce Commission (Parts 5000--5099)
       XLI  Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Parts 5100--
                5199)
      XLII  Department of Labor (Parts 5200--5299)
     XLIII  National Science Foundation (Parts 5300--5399)
       XLV  Department of Health and Human Services (Parts 5500--
                5599)
      XLVI  Postal Rate Commission (Parts 5600--5699)
     XLVII  Federal Trade Commission (Parts 5700--5799)
    XLVIII  Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Parts 5800--5899)
      XLIX  Federal Labor Relations Authority (Parts 5900--5999)
         L  Department of Transportation (Parts 6000--6099)
       LII  Export-Import Bank of the United States (Parts 6200--
                6299)
      LIII  Department of Education (Parts 6300--6399)
       LIV  Environmental Protection Agency (Parts 6400--6499)
        LV  National Endowment for the Arts (Parts 6500--6599)
       LVI  National Endowment for the Humanities (Parts 6600--
                6699)
      LVII  General Services Administration (Parts 6700--6799)
     LVIII  Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
                (Parts 6800--6899)
       LIX  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Parts 
                6900--6999)
        LX  United States Postal Service (Parts 7000--7099)
       LXI  National Labor Relations Board (Parts 7100--7199)
      LXII  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Parts 7200--
                7299)
     LXIII  Inter-American Foundation (Parts 7300--7399)
      LXIV  Merit Systems Protection Board (Parts 7400--7499)
       LXV  Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts 
                7500--7599)
      LXVI  National Archives and Records Administration (Parts 
                7600--7699)
     LXVII  Institute of Museum and Library Services (Parts 7700--
                7799)
    LXVIII  Commission on Civil Rights (Parts 7800--7899)
      LXIX  Tennessee Valley Authority (Parts 7900--7999)
       LXX  Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the 
                District of Columbia (Parts 8000--8099)
      LXXI  Consumer Product Safety Commission (Parts 8100--8199)

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    LXXIII  Department of Agriculture (Parts 8300--8399)
     LXXIV  Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission 
                (Parts 8400--8499)
     LXXVI  Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (Parts 
                8600--8699)
    LXXVII  Office of Management and Budget (Parts 8700--8799)
      LXXX  Federal Housing Finance Agency (Parts 9000--9099)
   LXXXIII  Special Inspector General for Afghanistan 
                Reconstruction (Parts 9300--9399)
    LXXXIV  Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Parts 9400--
                9499)
    LXXXVI  National Credit Union Administration (Parts 9600--
                9699)
     XCVII  Department of Homeland Security Human Resources 
                Management System (Department of Homeland 
                Security--Office of Personnel Management) (Parts 
                9700--9799)
    XCVIII  Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and 
                Efficiency (Parts 9800--9899)
      XCIX  Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization 
                Commission (Parts 9900--9999)
         C  National Council on Disability (Parts 10000--10049)
        CI  National Mediation Board (Parts 10100--10199)
       CII  U.S. Office of Special Counsel (Parts 10200--10299)
       CIV  Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement 
                Coordinator (Part 10400--10499)

                      Title 6--Domestic Security

         I  Department of Homeland Security, Office of the 
                Secretary (Parts 1--199)
         X  Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (Parts 
                1000--1099)

                         Title 7--Agriculture

            Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Agriculture 
                (Parts 0--26)
            Subtitle B--Regulations of the Department of 
                Agriculture
         I  Agricultural Marketing Service (Standards, 
                Inspections, Marketing Practices), Department of 
                Agriculture (Parts 27--209)
        II  Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture 
                (Parts 210--299)
       III  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department 
                of Agriculture (Parts 300--399)
        IV  Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, Department of 
                Agriculture (Parts 400--499)
         V  Agricultural Research Service, Department of 
                Agriculture (Parts 500--599)
        VI  Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of 
                Agriculture (Parts 600--699)
       VII  Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture (Parts 
                700--799)

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      VIII  Agricultural Marketing Service (Federal Grain 
                Inspection Service, Fair Trade Practices Program), 
                Department of Agriculture (Parts 800--899)
        IX  Agricultural Marketing Service (Marketing Agreements 
                and Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), Department 
                of Agriculture (Parts 900--999)
         X  Agricultural Marketing Service (Marketing Agreements 
                and Orders; Milk), Department of Agriculture 
                (Parts 1000--1199)
        XI  Agricultural Marketing Service (Marketing Agreements 
                and Orders; Miscellaneous Commodities), Department 
                of Agriculture (Parts 1200--1299)
       XIV  Commodity Credit Corporation, Department of 
                Agriculture (Parts 1400--1499)
        XV  Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of 
                Agriculture (Parts 1500--1599)
       XVI  [Reserved]
      XVII  Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture 
                (Parts 1700--1799)
     XVIII  Rural Housing Service, Rural Business-Cooperative 
                Service, Rural Utilities Service, and Farm Service 
                Agency, Department of Agriculture (Parts 1800--
                2099)
        XX  [Reserved]
       XXV  Office of Advocacy and Outreach, Department of 
                Agriculture (Parts 2500--2599)
      XXVI  Office of Inspector General, Department of Agriculture 
                (Parts 2600--2699)
     XXVII  Office of Information Resources Management, Department 
                of Agriculture (Parts 2700--2799)
    XXVIII  Office of Operations, Department of Agriculture (Parts 
                2800--2899)
      XXIX  Office of Energy Policy and New Uses, Department of 
                Agriculture (Parts 2900--2999)
       XXX  Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Department of 
                Agriculture (Parts 3000--3099)
      XXXI  Office of Environmental Quality, Department of 
                Agriculture (Parts 3100--3199)
     XXXII  Office of Procurement and Property Management, 
                Department of Agriculture (Parts 3200--3299)
    XXXIII  Office of Transportation, Department of Agriculture 
                (Parts 3300--3399)
     XXXIV  National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Parts 
                3400--3499)
      XXXV  Rural Housing Service, Department of Agriculture 
                (Parts 3500--3599)
     XXXVI  National Agricultural Statistics Service, Department 
                of Agriculture (Parts 3600--3699)
    XXXVII  Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture 
                (Parts 3700--3799)
   XXXVIII  World Agricultural Outlook Board, Department of 
                Agriculture (Parts 3800--3899)
       XLI  [Reserved]

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      XLII  Rural Business-Cooperative Service and Rural Utilities 
                Service, Department of Agriculture (Parts 4200--
                4299)
         L  Rural Business-Cooperative Service, and Rural 
                Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture 
                (Parts 5000--5099)

                    Title 8--Aliens and Nationality

         I  Department of Homeland Security (Parts 1--499)
         V  Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of 
                Justice (Parts 1000--1399)

                 Title 9--Animals and Animal Products

         I  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department 
                of Agriculture (Parts 1--199)
        II  Agricultural Marketing Service (Fair Trade Practices 
                Program), Department of Agriculture (Parts 200--
                299)
       III  Food Safety and Inspection Service, Department of 
                Agriculture (Parts 300--599)

                           Title 10--Energy

         I  Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Parts 0--199)
        II  Department of Energy (Parts 200--699)
       III  Department of Energy (Parts 700--999)
         X  Department of Energy (General Provisions) (Parts 
                1000--1099)
      XIII  Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (Parts 1300--
                1399)
      XVII  Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (Parts 1700--
                1799)
     XVIII  Northeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
                Commission (Parts 1800--1899)

                      Title 11--Federal Elections

         I  Federal Election Commission (Parts 1--9099)
        II  Election Assistance Commission (Parts 9400--9499)

                      Title 12--Banks and Banking

         I  Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the 
                Treasury (Parts 1--199)
        II  Federal Reserve System (Parts 200--299)
       III  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Parts 300--399)
        IV  Export-Import Bank of the United States (Parts 400--
                499)
         V  [Reserved]
        VI  Farm Credit Administration (Parts 600--699)
       VII  National Credit Union Administration (Parts 700--799)
      VIII  Federal Financing Bank (Parts 800--899)
        IX  (Parts 900--999) [Reserved]

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         X  Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Parts 1000--
                1099)
        XI  Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council 
                (Parts 1100--1199)
       XII  Federal Housing Finance Agency (Parts 1200--1299)
      XIII  Financial Stability Oversight Council (Parts 1300--
                1399)
       XIV  Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation (Parts 1400--
                1499)
        XV  Department of the Treasury (Parts 1500--1599)
       XVI  Office of Financial Research, Department of the 
                Treasury (Parts 1600--1699)
      XVII  Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, 
                Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts 
                1700--1799)
     XVIII  Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, 
                Department of the Treasury (Parts 1800--1899)

               Title 13--Business Credit and Assistance

         I  Small Business Administration (Parts 1--199)
       III  Economic Development Administration, Department of 
                Commerce (Parts 300--399)
        IV  Emergency Steel Guarantee Loan Board (Parts 400--499)
         V  Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Board (Parts 
                500--599)

                    Title 14--Aeronautics and Space

         I  Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
                Transportation (Parts 1--199)
        II  Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation 
                (Aviation Proceedings) (Parts 200--399)
       III  Commercial Space Transportation, Federal Aviation 
                Administration, Department of Transportation 
                (Parts 400--1199)
         V  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Parts 
                1200--1299)
        VI  Air Transportation System Stabilization (Parts 1300--
                1399)

                 Title 15--Commerce and Foreign Trade

            Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Commerce (Parts 
                0--29)
            Subtitle B--Regulations Relating to Commerce and 
                Foreign Trade
         I  Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce (Parts 
                30--199)
        II  National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
                Department of Commerce (Parts 200--299)
       III  International Trade Administration, Department of 
                Commerce (Parts 300--399)
        IV  Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Department of Commerce 
                (Parts 400--499)
       VII  Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of 
                Commerce (Parts 700--799)

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      VIII  Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce 
                (Parts 800--899)
        IX  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
                Department of Commerce (Parts 900--999)
        XI  National Technical Information Service, Department of 
                Commerce (Parts 1100--1199)
      XIII  East-West Foreign Trade Board (Parts 1300--1399)
       XIV  Minority Business Development Agency (Parts 1400--
                1499)
        XV  Office of the Under-Secretary for Economic Affairs, 
                Department of Commerce (Parts 1500--1599)
            Subtitle C--Regulations Relating to Foreign Trade 
                Agreements
        XX  Office of the United States Trade Representative 
                (Parts 2000--2099)
            Subtitle D--Regulations Relating to Telecommunications 
                and Information
     XXIII  National Telecommunications and Information 
                Administration, Department of Commerce (Parts 
                2300--2399) [Reserved]

                    Title 16--Commercial Practices

         I  Federal Trade Commission (Parts 0--999)
        II  Consumer Product Safety Commission (Parts 1000--1799)

             Title 17--Commodity and Securities Exchanges

         I  Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Parts 1--199)
        II  Securities and Exchange Commission (Parts 200--399)
        IV  Department of the Treasury (Parts 400--499)

          Title 18--Conservation of Power and Water Resources

         I  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of 
                Energy (Parts 1--399)
       III  Delaware River Basin Commission (Parts 400--499)
        VI  Water Resources Council (Parts 700--799)
      VIII  Susquehanna River Basin Commission (Parts 800--899)
      XIII  Tennessee Valley Authority (Parts 1300--1399)

                       Title 19--Customs Duties

         I  U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of 
                Homeland Security; Department of the Treasury 
                (Parts 0--199)
        II  United States International Trade Commission (Parts 
                200--299)
       III  International Trade Administration, Department of 
                Commerce (Parts 300--399)
        IV  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department 
                of Homeland Security (Parts 400--599) [Reserved]

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                     Title 20--Employees' Benefits

         I  Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department 
                of Labor (Parts 1--199)
        II  Railroad Retirement Board (Parts 200--399)
       III  Social Security Administration (Parts 400--499)
        IV  Employees' Compensation Appeals Board, Department of 
                Labor (Parts 500--599)
         V  Employment and Training Administration, Department of 
                Labor (Parts 600--699)
        VI  Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department 
                of Labor (Parts 700--799)
       VII  Benefits Review Board, Department of Labor (Parts 
                800--899)
      VIII  Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries (Parts 
                900--999)
        IX  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Veterans' 
                Employment and Training Service, Department of 
                Labor (Parts 1000--1099)

                       Title 21--Food and Drugs

         I  Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and 
                Human Services (Parts 1--1299)
        II  Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice 
                (Parts 1300--1399)
       III  Office of National Drug Control Policy (Parts 1400--
                1499)

                      Title 22--Foreign Relations

         I  Department of State (Parts 1--199)
        II  Agency for International Development (Parts 200--299)
       III  Peace Corps (Parts 300--399)
        IV  International Joint Commission, United States and 
                Canada (Parts 400--499)
         V  United States Agency for Global Media (Parts 500--599)
       VII  U.S. International Development Finance Corporation 
                (Parts 700--799)
        IX  Foreign Service Grievance Board (Parts 900--999)
         X  Inter-American Foundation (Parts 1000--1099)
        XI  International Boundary and Water Commission, United 
                States and Mexico, United States Section (Parts 
                1100--1199)
       XII  United States International Development Cooperation 
                Agency (Parts 1200--1299)
      XIII  Millennium Challenge Corporation (Parts 1300--1399)
       XIV  Foreign Service Labor Relations Board; Federal Labor 
                Relations Authority; General Counsel of the 
                Federal Labor Relations Authority; and the Foreign 
                Service Impasse Disputes Panel (Parts 1400--1499)
        XV  African Development Foundation (Parts 1500--1599)
       XVI  Japan-United States Friendship Commission (Parts 
                1600--1699)
      XVII  United States Institute of Peace (Parts 1700--1799)

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                          Title 23--Highways

         I  Federal Highway Administration, Department of 
                Transportation (Parts 1--999)
        II  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and 
                Federal Highway Administration, Department of 
                Transportation (Parts 1200--1299)
       III  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 
                Department of Transportation (Parts 1300--1399)

                Title 24--Housing and Urban Development

            Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary, Department of 
                Housing and Urban Development (Parts 0--99)
            Subtitle B--Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban 
                Development
         I  Office of Assistant Secretary for Equal Opportunity, 
                Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts 
                100--199)
        II  Office of Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal 
                Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and 
                Urban Development (Parts 200--299)
       III  Government National Mortgage Association, Department 
                of Housing and Urban Development (Parts 300--399)
        IV  Office of Housing and Office of Multifamily Housing 
                Assistance Restructuring, Department of Housing 
                and Urban Development (Parts 400--499)
         V  Office of Assistant Secretary for Community Planning 
                and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
                Development (Parts 500--599)
        VI  Office of Assistant Secretary for Community Planning 
                and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
                Development (Parts 600--699) [Reserved]
       VII  Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing and 
                Urban Development (Housing Assistance Programs and 
                Public and Indian Housing Programs) (Parts 700--
                799)
      VIII  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal 
                Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and 
                Urban Development (Section 8 Housing Assistance 
                Programs, Section 202 Direct Loan Program, Section 
                202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program and 
                Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons With 
                Disabilities Program) (Parts 800--899)
        IX  Office of Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
                Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
                Development (Parts 900--1699)
         X  Office of Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal 
                Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and 
                Urban Development (Interstate Land Sales 
                Registration Program) (Parts 1700--1799) 
                [Reserved]
       XII  Office of Inspector General, Department of Housing and 
                Urban Development (Parts 2000--2099)
        XV  Emergency Mortgage Insurance and Loan Programs, 
                Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts 
                2700--2799) [Reserved]

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        XX  Office of Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal 
                Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and 
                Urban Development (Parts 3200--3899)
      XXIV  Board of Directors of the HOPE for Homeowners Program 
                (Parts 4000--4099) [Reserved]
       XXV  Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (Parts 4100--
                4199)

                           Title 25--Indians

         I  Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior 
                (Parts 1--299)
        II  Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the 
                Interior (Parts 300--399)
       III  National Indian Gaming Commission, Department of the 
                Interior (Parts 500--599)
        IV  Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation (Parts 
                700--899)
         V  Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, 
                and Indian Health Service, Department of Health 
                and Human Services (Part 900--999)
        VI  Office of the Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs, 
                Department of the Interior (Parts 1000--1199)
       VII  Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians, 
                Department of the Interior (Parts 1200--1299)

                      Title 26--Internal Revenue

         I  Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury 
                (Parts 1--End)

           Title 27--Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms

         I  Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department 
                of the Treasury (Parts 1--399)
        II  Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, 
                Department of Justice (Parts 400--799)

                   Title 28--Judicial Administration

         I  Department of Justice (Parts 0--299)
       III  Federal Prison Industries, Inc., Department of Justice 
                (Parts 300--399)
         V  Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice (Parts 500--
                599)
        VI  Offices of Independent Counsel, Department of Justice 
                (Parts 600--699)
       VII  Office of Independent Counsel (Parts 700--799)
      VIII  Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the 
                District of Columbia (Parts 800--899)
        IX  National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Council 
                (Parts 900--999)

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        XI  Department of Justice and Department of State (Parts 
                1100--1199)

                            Title 29--Labor

            Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Labor (Parts 
                0--99)
            Subtitle B--Regulations Relating to Labor
         I  National Labor Relations Board (Parts 100--199)
        II  Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of 
                Labor (Parts 200--299)
       III  National Railroad Adjustment Board (Parts 300--399)
        IV  Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of 
                Labor (Parts 400--499)
         V  Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor (Parts 
                500--899)
        IX  Construction Industry Collective Bargaining Commission 
                (Parts 900--999)
         X  National Mediation Board (Parts 1200--1299)
       XII  Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (Parts 
                1400--1499)
       XIV  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Parts 1600--
                1699)
      XVII  Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 
                Department of Labor (Parts 1900--1999)
        XX  Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission 
                (Parts 2200--2499)
       XXV  Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department 
                of Labor (Parts 2500--2599)
     XXVII  Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission 
                (Parts 2700--2799)
        XL  Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (Parts 4000--
                4999)

                      Title 30--Mineral Resources

         I  Mine Safety and Health Administration, Department of 
                Labor (Parts 1--199)
        II  Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, 
                Department of the Interior (Parts 200--299)
        IV  Geological Survey, Department of the Interior (Parts 
                400--499)
         V  Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of the 
                Interior (Parts 500--599)
       VII  Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 
                Department of the Interior (Parts 700--999)
       XII  Office of Natural Resources Revenue, Department of the 
                Interior (Parts 1200--1299)

                 Title 31--Money and Finance: Treasury

            Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of the Treasury 
                (Parts 0--50)
            Subtitle B--Regulations Relating to Money and Finance

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         I  Monetary Offices, Department of the Treasury (Parts 
                51--199)
        II  Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury (Parts 
                200--399)
        IV  Secret Service, Department of the Treasury (Parts 
                400--499)
         V  Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the 
                Treasury (Parts 500--599)
        VI  Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Department of the 
                Treasury (Parts 600--699)
       VII  Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Department of 
                the Treasury (Parts 700--799)
      VIII  Office of Investment Security, Department of the 
                Treasury (Parts 800--899)
        IX  Federal Claims Collection Standards (Department of the 
                Treasury--Department of Justice) (Parts 900--999)
         X  Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Department of 
                the Treasury (Parts 1000--1099)

                      Title 32--National Defense

            Subtitle A--Department of Defense
         I  Office of the Secretary of Defense (Parts 1--399)
         V  Department of the Army (Parts 400--699)
        VI  Department of the Navy (Parts 700--799)
       VII  Department of the Air Force (Parts 800--1099)
            Subtitle B--Other Regulations Relating to National 
                Defense
       XII  Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency (Parts 
                1200--1299)
       XVI  Selective Service System (Parts 1600--1699)
      XVII  Office of the Director of National Intelligence (Parts 
                1700--1799)
     XVIII  National Counterintelligence Center (Parts 1800--1899)
       XIX  Central Intelligence Agency (Parts 1900--1999)
        XX  Information Security Oversight Office, National 
                Archives and Records Administration (Parts 2000--
                2099)
       XXI  National Security Council (Parts 2100--2199)
      XXIV  Office of Science and Technology Policy (Parts 2400--
                2499)
     XXVII  Office for Micronesian Status Negotiations (Parts 
                2700--2799)
    XXVIII  Office of the Vice President of the United States 
                (Parts 2800--2899)

               Title 33--Navigation and Navigable Waters

         I  Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (Parts 
                1--199)
        II  Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, Department 
                of Defense (Parts 200--399)
        IV  Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development 
                Corporation, Department of Transportation (Parts 
                400--499)

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                          Title 34--Education

            Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary, Department of 
                Education (Parts 1--99)
            Subtitle B--Regulations of the Offices of the 
                Department of Education
         I  Office for Civil Rights, Department of Education 
                (Parts 100--199)
        II  Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, 
                Department of Education (Parts 200--299)
       III  Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative 
                Services, Department of Education (Parts 300--399)
        IV  Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, 
                Department of Education (Parts 400--499)
         V  Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages 
                Affairs, Department of Education (Parts 500--599) 
                [Reserved]
        VI  Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of 
                Education (Parts 600--699)
       VII  Office of Educational Research and Improvement, 
                Department of Education (Parts 700--799) 
                [Reserved]
            Subtitle C--Regulations Relating to Education
        XI  [Reserved]
       XII  National Council on Disability (Parts 1200--1299)

                          Title 35 [Reserved]

             Title 36--Parks, Forests, and Public Property

         I  National Park Service, Department of the Interior 
                (Parts 1--199)
        II  Forest Service, Department of Agriculture (Parts 200--
                299)
       III  Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army (Parts 
                300--399)
        IV  American Battle Monuments Commission (Parts 400--499)
         V  Smithsonian Institution (Parts 500--599)
        VI  [Reserved]
       VII  Library of Congress (Parts 700--799)
      VIII  Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (Parts 800--
                899)
        IX  Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation (Parts 
                900--999)
         X  Presidio Trust (Parts 1000--1099)
        XI  Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance 
                Board (Parts 1100--1199)
       XII  National Archives and Records Administration (Parts 
                1200--1299)
        XV  Oklahoma City National Memorial Trust (Parts 1500--
                1599)
       XVI  Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
                Environmental Policy Foundation (Parts 1600--1699)

             Title 37--Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights

         I  United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department 
                of Commerce (Parts 1--199)
        II  U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress (Parts 
                200--299)

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       III  Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress (Parts 
                300--399)
        IV  National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
                Department of Commerce (Parts 400--599)

           Title 38--Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief

         I  Department of Veterans Affairs (Parts 0--199)
        II  Armed Forces Retirement Home (Parts 200--299)

                       Title 39--Postal Service

         I  United States Postal Service (Parts 1--999)
       III  Postal Regulatory Commission (Parts 3000--3099)

                  Title 40--Protection of Environment

         I  Environmental Protection Agency (Parts 1--1099)
        IV  Environmental Protection Agency and Department of 
                Justice (Parts 1400--1499)
         V  Council on Environmental Quality (Parts 1500--1599)
        VI  Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (Parts 
                1600--1699)
       VII  Environmental Protection Agency and Department of 
                Defense; Uniform National Discharge Standards for 
                Vessels of the Armed Forces (Parts 1700--1799)
      VIII  Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Parts 1800--
                1899)
        IX  Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Part 
                1900)

          Title 41--Public Contracts and Property Management

            Subtitle A--Federal Procurement Regulations System 
                [Note]
            Subtitle B--Other Provisions Relating to Public 
                Contracts
        50  Public Contracts, Department of Labor (Parts 50-1--50-
                999)
        51  Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or 
                Severely Disabled (Parts 51-1--51-99)
        60  Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Equal 
                Employment Opportunity, Department of Labor (Parts 
                60-1--60-999)
        61  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Veterans' 
                Employment and Training Service, Department of 
                Labor (Parts 61-1--61-999)
   62--100  [Reserved]
            Subtitle C--Federal Property Management Regulations 
                System
       101  Federal Property Management Regulations (Parts 101-1--
                101-99)
       102  Federal Management Regulation (Parts 102-1--102-299)
  103--104  (Parts 103-001--104-099) [Reserved]
       105  General Services Administration (Parts 105-1--105-999)

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       109  Department of Energy Property Management Regulations 
                (Parts 109-1--109-99)
       114  Department of the Interior (Parts 114-1--114-99)
       115  Environmental Protection Agency (Parts 115-1--115-99)
       128  Department of Justice (Parts 128-1--128-99)
  129--200  [Reserved]
            Subtitle D--Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security
       201  Federal Acquisition Security Council (Parts 201-1--
                201-99)
            Subtitle E [Reserved]
            Subtitle F--Federal Travel Regulation System
       300  General (Parts 300-1--300-99)
       301  Temporary Duty (TDY) Travel Allowances (Parts 301-1--
                301-99)
       302  Relocation Allowances (Parts 302-1--302-99)
       303  Payment of Expenses Connected with the Death of 
                Certain Employees (Part 303-1--303-99)
       304  Payment of Travel Expenses from a Non-Federal Source 
                (Parts 304-1--304-99)

                        Title 42--Public Health

         I  Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human 
                Services (Parts 1--199)
   II--III  [Reserved]
        IV  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department 
                of Health and Human Services (Parts 400--699)
         V  Office of Inspector General-Health Care, Department of 
                Health and Human Services (Parts 1000--1099)

                   Title 43--Public Lands: Interior

            Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of the Interior 
                (Parts 1--199)
            Subtitle B--Regulations Relating to Public Lands
         I  Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior 
                (Parts 400--999)
        II  Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior 
                (Parts 1000--9999)
       III  Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation 
                Commission (Parts 10000--10099)

             Title 44--Emergency Management and Assistance

         I  Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of 
                Homeland Security (Parts 0--399)
        IV  Department of Commerce and Department of 
                Transportation (Parts 400--499)

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                       Title 45--Public Welfare

            Subtitle A--Department of Health and Human Services 
                (Parts 1--199)
            Subtitle B--Regulations Relating to Public Welfare
        II  Office of Family Assistance (Assistance Programs), 
                Administration for Children and Families, 
                Department of Health and Human Services (Parts 
                200--299)
       III  Office of Child Support Enforcement (Child Support 
                Enforcement Program), Administration for Children 
                and Families, Department of Health and Human 
                Services (Parts 300--399)
        IV  Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for 
                Children and Families, Department of Health and 
                Human Services (Parts 400--499)
         V  Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United 
                States, Department of Justice (Parts 500--599)
        VI  National Science Foundation (Parts 600--699)
       VII  Commission on Civil Rights (Parts 700--799)
      VIII  Office of Personnel Management (Parts 800--899)
        IX  Denali Commission (Parts 900--999)
         X  Office of Community Services, Administration for 
                Children and Families, Department of Health and 
                Human Services (Parts 1000--1099)
        XI  National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities 
                (Parts 1100--1199)
       XII  Corporation for National and Community Service (Parts 
                1200--1299)
      XIII  Administration for Children and Families, Department 
                of Health and Human Services (Parts 1300--1399)
       XVI  Legal Services Corporation (Parts 1600--1699)
      XVII  National Commission on Libraries and Information 
                Science (Parts 1700--1799)
     XVIII  Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation (Parts 1800--
                1899)
       XXI  Commission of Fine Arts (Parts 2100--2199)
     XXIII  Arctic Research Commission (Parts 2300--2399)
      XXIV  James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation (Parts 
                2400--2499)
       XXV  Corporation for National and Community Service (Parts 
                2500--2599)

                          Title 46--Shipping

         I  Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (Parts 
                1--199)
        II  Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation 
                (Parts 200--399)
       III  Coast Guard (Great Lakes Pilotage), Department of 
                Homeland Security (Parts 400--499)
        IV  Federal Maritime Commission (Parts 500--599)

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                      Title 47--Telecommunication

         I  Federal Communications Commission (Parts 0--199)
        II  Office of Science and Technology Policy and National 
                Security Council (Parts 200--299)
       III  National Telecommunications and Information 
                Administration, Department of Commerce (Parts 
                300--399)
        IV  National Telecommunications and Information 
                Administration, Department of Commerce, and 
                National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 
                Department of Transportation (Parts 400--499)
         V  The First Responder Network Authority (Parts 500--599)

           Title 48--Federal Acquisition Regulations System

         1  Federal Acquisition Regulation (Parts 1--99)
         2  Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of 
                Defense (Parts 200--299)
         3  Department of Health and Human Services (Parts 300--
                399)
         4  Department of Agriculture (Parts 400--499)
         5  General Services Administration (Parts 500--599)
         6  Department of State (Parts 600--699)
         7  Agency for International Development (Parts 700--799)
         8  Department of Veterans Affairs (Parts 800--899)
         9  Department of Energy (Parts 900--999)
        10  Department of the Treasury (Parts 1000--1099)
        12  Department of Transportation (Parts 1200--1299)
        13  Department of Commerce (Parts 1300--1399)
        14  Department of the Interior (Parts 1400--1499)
        15  Environmental Protection Agency (Parts 1500--1599)
        16  Office of Personnel Management, Federal Employees 
                Health Benefits Acquisition Regulation (Parts 
                1600--1699)
        17  Office of Personnel Management (Parts 1700--1799)
        18  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Parts 
                1800--1899)
        19  Broadcasting Board of Governors (Parts 1900--1999)
        20  Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Parts 2000--2099)
        21  Office of Personnel Management, Federal Employees 
                Group Life Insurance Federal Acquisition 
                Regulation (Parts 2100--2199)
        23  Social Security Administration (Parts 2300--2399)
        24  Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts 
                2400--2499)
        25  National Science Foundation (Parts 2500--2599)
        28  Department of Justice (Parts 2800--2899)
        29  Department of Labor (Parts 2900--2999)
        30  Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security 
                Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) (Parts 3000--3099)
        34  Department of Education Acquisition Regulation (Parts 
                3400--3499)

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        51  Department of the Army Acquisition Regulations (Parts 
                5100--5199) [Reserved]
        52  Department of the Navy Acquisition Regulations (Parts 
                5200--5299)
        53  Department of the Air Force Federal Acquisition 
                Regulation Supplement (Parts 5300--5399) 
                [Reserved]
        54  Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense (Parts 
                5400--5499)
        57  African Development Foundation (Parts 5700--5799)
        61  Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, General Services 
                Administration (Parts 6100--6199)
        99  Cost Accounting Standards Board, Office of Federal 
                Procurement Policy, Office of Management and 
                Budget (Parts 9900--9999)

                       Title 49--Transportation

            Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Transportation 
                (Parts 1--99)
            Subtitle B--Other Regulations Relating to 
                Transportation
         I  Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
                Administration, Department of Transportation 
                (Parts 100--199)
        II  Federal Railroad Administration, Department of 
                Transportation (Parts 200--299)
       III  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 
                Department of Transportation (Parts 300--399)
        IV  Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (Parts 
                400--499)
         V  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 
                Department of Transportation (Parts 500--599)
        VI  Federal Transit Administration, Department of 
                Transportation (Parts 600--699)
       VII  National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK) 
                (Parts 700--799)
      VIII  National Transportation Safety Board (Parts 800--999)
         X  Surface Transportation Board (Parts 1000--1399)
        XI  Research and Innovative Technology Administration, 
                Department of Transportation (Parts 1400--1499) 
                [Reserved]
       XII  Transportation Security Administration, Department of 
                Homeland Security (Parts 1500--1699)

                   Title 50--Wildlife and Fisheries

         I  United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of 
                the Interior (Parts 1--199)
        II  National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic 
                and Atmospheric Administration, Department of 
                Commerce (Parts 200--299)
       III  International Fishing and Related Activities (Parts 
                300--399)

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        IV  Joint Regulations (United States Fish and Wildlife 
                Service, Department of the Interior and National 
                Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and 
                Atmospheric Administration, Department of 
                Commerce); Endangered Species Committee 
                Regulations (Parts 400--499)
         V  Marine Mammal Commission (Parts 500--599)
        VI  Fishery Conservation and Management, National Oceanic 
                and Atmospheric Administration, Department of 
                Commerce (Parts 600--699)

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           Alphabetical List of Agencies Appearing in the CFR




                     (Revised as of October 1, 2023)

                                                  CFR Title, Subtitle or 
                     Agency                               Chapter

Administrative Conference of the United States    1, III
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation         36, VIII
Advocacy and Outreach, Office of                  7, XXV
Afghanistan Reconstruction, Special Inspector     5, LXXXIII
     General for
African Development Foundation                    22, XV
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 57
Agency for International Development              2, VII; 22, II
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 7
Agricultural Marketing Service                    7, I, VIII, IX, X, XI; 9, 
                                                  II
Agricultural Research Service                     7, V
Agriculture, Department of                        2, IV; 5, LXXIII
  Advocacy and Outreach, Office of                7, XXV
  Agricultural Marketing Service                  7, I, VIII, IX, X, XI; 9, 
                                                  II
  Agricultural Research Service                   7, V
  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service      7, III; 9, I
  Chief Financial Officer, Office of              7, XXX
  Commodity Credit Corporation                    7, XIV
  Economic Research Service                       7, XXXVII
  Energy Policy and New Uses, Office of           2, IX; 7, XXIX
  Environmental Quality, Office of                7, XXXI
  Farm Service Agency                             7, VII, XVIII
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 4
  Federal Crop Insurance Corporation              7, IV
  Food and Nutrition Service                      7, II
  Food Safety and Inspection Service              9, III
  Foreign Agricultural Service                    7, XV
  Forest Service                                  36, II
  Information Resources Management, Office of     7, XXVII
  Inspector General, Office of                    7, XXVI
  National Agricultural Library                   7, XLI
  National Agricultural Statistics Service        7, XXXVI
  National Institute of Food and Agriculture      7, XXXIV
  Natural Resources Conservation Service          7, VI
  Operations, Office of                           7, XXVIII
  Procurement and Property Management, Office of  7, XXXII
  Rural Business-Cooperative Service              7, XVIII, XLII
  Rural Development Administration                7, XLII
  Rural Housing Service                           7, XVIII, XXXV
  Rural Utilities Service                         7, XVII, XVIII, XLII
  Secretary of Agriculture, Office of             7, Subtitle A
  Transportation, Office of                       7, XXXIII
  World Agricultural Outlook Board                7, XXXVIII
Air Force, Department of                          32, VII
  Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement       48, 53
Air Transportation Stabilization Board            14, VI
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau          27, I
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives,       27, II
     Bureau of
AMTRAK                                            49, VII
American Battle Monuments Commission              36, IV
American Indians, Office of the Special Trustee   25, VII
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service        7, III; 9, I
Appalachian Regional Commission                   5, IX
Architectural and Transportation Barriers         36, XI
   Compliance Board
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Arctic Research Commission                        45, XXIII
Armed Forces Retirement Home                      5, XI; 38, II
Army, Department of                               32, V
  Engineers, Corps of                             33, II; 36, III
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 51
Benefits Review Board                             20, VII
Bilingual Education and Minority Languages        34, V
     Affairs, Office of
Blind or Severely Disabled, Committee for         41, 51
     Purchase from People Who Are
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 19
Career, Technical, and Adult Education, Office    34, IV
     of
Census Bureau                                     15, I
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services          42, IV
Central Intelligence Agency                       32, XIX
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board    40, VI
Chief Financial Officer, Office of                7, XXX
Child Support Enforcement, Office of              45, III
Children and Families, Administration for         45, II, III, IV, X, XIII
Civil Rights, Commission on                       5, LXVIII; 45, VII
Civil Rights, Office for                          34, I
Coast Guard                                       33, I; 46, I; 49, IV
Coast Guard (Great Lakes Pilotage)                46, III
Commerce, Department of                           2, XIII; 44, IV; 50, VI
  Census Bureau                                   15, I
  Economic Affairs, Office of the Under-          15, XV
       Secretary for
  Economic Analysis, Bureau of                    15, VIII
  Economic Development Administration             13, III
  Emergency Management and Assistance             44, IV
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 13
  Foreign-Trade Zones Board                       15, IV
  Industry and Security, Bureau of                15, VII
  International Trade Administration              15, III; 19, III
  National Institute of Standards and Technology  15, II; 37, IV
  National Marine Fisheries Service               50, II, IV
  National Oceanic and Atmospheric                15, IX; 50, II, III, IV, 
       Administration                             VI
  National Technical Information Service          15, XI
  National Telecommunications and Information     15, XXIII; 47, III, IV
       Administration
  National Weather Service                        15, IX
  Patent and Trademark Office, United States      37, I
  Secretary of Commerce, Office of                15, Subtitle A
Commercial Space Transportation                   14, III
Commodity Credit Corporation                      7, XIV
Commodity Futures Trading Commission              5, XLI; 17, I
Community Planning and Development, Office of     24, V, VI
     Assistant Secretary for
Community Services, Office of                     45, X
Comptroller of the Currency                       12, I
Construction Industry Collective Bargaining       29, IX
     Commission
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau              5, LXXXIV; 12, X
Consumer Product Safety Commission                5, LXXI; 16, II
Copyright Royalty Board                           37, III
Corporation for National and Community Service    2, XXII; 45, XII, XXV
Cost Accounting Standards Board                   48, 99
Council on Environmental Quality                  40, V
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity    5, XCVIII
     and Efficiency
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency    5, LXX; 28, VIII
     for the District of Columbia
Customs and Border Protection                     19, I
Defense, Department of                            2, XI; 5, XXVI; 32, 
                                                  Subtitle A; 40, VII
  Advanced Research Projects Agency               32, I
  Air Force Department                            32, VII
  Army Department                                 32, V; 33, II; 36, III; 
                                                  48, 51
  Defense Acquisition Regulations System          48, 2
  Defense Intelligence Agency                     32, I

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  Defense Logistics Agency                        32, I, XII; 48, 54
  Engineers, Corps of                             33, II; 36, III
  National Imagery and Mapping Agency             32, I
  Navy, Department of                             32, VI; 48, 52
  Secretary of Defense, Office of                 2, XI; 32, I
Defense Contract Audit Agency                     32, I
Defense Intelligence Agency                       32, I
Defense Logistics Agency                          32, XII; 48, 54
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board           10, XVII
Delaware River Basin Commission                   18, III
Denali Commission                                 45, IX
Disability, National Council on                   5, C; 34, XII
District of Columbia, Court Services and          5, LXX; 28, VIII
     Offender Supervision Agency for the
Drug Enforcement Administration                   21, II
East-West Foreign Trade Board                     15, XIII
Economic Affairs, Office of the Under-Secretary   15, XV
     for
Economic Analysis, Bureau of                      15, VIII
Economic Development Administration               13, III
Economic Research Service                         7, XXXVII
Education, Department of                          2, XXXIV; 5, LIII
  Bilingual Education and Minority Languages      34, V
       Affairs, Office of
  Career, Technical, and Adult Education, Office  34, IV
       of
  Civil Rights, Office for                        34, I
  Educational Research and Improvement, Office    34, VII
       of
  Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of   34, II
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 34
  Postsecondary Education, Office of              34, VI
  Secretary of Education, Office of               34, Subtitle A
  Special Education and Rehabilitative Services,  34, III
       Office of
Educational Research and Improvement, Office of   34, VII
Election Assistance Commission                    2, LVIII; 11, II
Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of     34, II
Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Board       13, V
Emergency Steel Guarantee Loan Board              13, IV
Employee Benefits Security Administration         29, XXV
Employees' Compensation Appeals Board             20, IV
Employees Loyalty Board                           5, V
Employment and Training Administration            20, V
Employment Policy, National Commission for        1, IV
Employment Standards Administration               20, VI
Endangered Species Committee                      50, IV
Energy, Department of                             2, IX; 5, XXIII; 10, II, 
                                                  III, X
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 9
  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission            5, XXIV; 18, I
  Property Management Regulations                 41, 109
Energy, Office of                                 7, XXIX
Engineers, Corps of                               33, II; 36, III
Engraving and Printing, Bureau of                 31, VI
Environmental Protection Agency                   2, XV; 5, LIV; 40, I, IV, 
                                                  VII
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 15
  Property Management Regulations                 41, 115
Environmental Quality, Office of                  7, XXXI
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission           5, LXII; 29, XIV
Equal Opportunity, Office of Assistant Secretary  24, I
     for
Executive Office of the President                 3, I
  Environmental Quality, Council on               40, V
  Management and Budget, Office of                2, Subtitle A; 5, III, 
                                                  LXXVII; 14, VI; 48, 99
  National Drug Control Policy, Office of         2, XXXVI; 21, III
  National Security Council                       32, XXI; 47, II
  Presidential Documents                          3
  Science and Technology Policy, Office of        32, XXIV; 47, II
  Trade Representative, Office of the United      15, XX
     States
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Export-Import Bank of the United States           2, XXXV; 5, LII; 12, IV
Family Assistance, Office of                      45, II
Farm Credit Administration                        5, XXXI; 12, VI
Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation          5, XXX; 12, XIV
Farm Service Agency                               7, VII, XVIII
Federal Acquisition Regulation                    48, 1
Federal Acquisition Security Council              41, 201
Federal Aviation Administration                   14, I
  Commercial Space Transportation                 14, III
Federal Claims Collection Standards               31, IX
Federal Communications Commission                 2, LX; 5, XXIX; 47, I
Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Office of   41, 60
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation                7, IV
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation             5, XXII; 12, III
Federal Election Commission                       5, XXXVII; 11, I
Federal Emergency Management Agency               44, I
Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Federal    48, 21
     Acquisition Regulation
Federal Employees Health Benefits Acquisition     48, 16
     Regulation
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission              5, XXIV; 18, I
Federal Financial Institutions Examination        12, XI
     Council
Federal Financing Bank                            12, VIII
Federal Highway Administration                    23, I, II
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation            1, IV
Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight Office       12, XVII
Federal Housing Finance Agency                    5, LXXX; 12, XII
Federal Labor Relations Authority                 5, XIV, XLIX; 22, XIV
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center           31, VII
Federal Management Regulation                     41, 102
Federal Maritime Commission                       46, IV
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service        29, XII
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission  5, LXXIV; 29, XXVII
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration       49, III
Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council   40, IX
Federal Prison Industries, Inc.                   28, III
Federal Procurement Policy Office                 48, 99
Federal Property Management Regulations           41, 101
Federal Railroad Administration                   49, II
Federal Register, Administrative Committee of     1, I
Federal Register, Office of                       1, II
Federal Reserve System                            12, II
  Board of Governors                              5, LVIII
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board        5, VI, LXXVI
Federal Service Impasses Panel                    5, XIV
Federal Trade Commission                          5, XLVII; 16, I
Federal Transit Administration                    49, VI
Federal Travel Regulation System                  41, Subtitle F
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network              31, X
Financial Research Office                         12, XVI
Financial Stability Oversight Council             12, XIII
Fine Arts, Commission of                          45, XXI
Fiscal Service                                    31, II
Fish and Wildlife Service, United States          50, I, IV
Food and Drug Administration                      21, I
Food and Nutrition Service                        7, II
Food Safety and Inspection Service                9, III
Foreign Agricultural Service                      7, XV
Foreign Assets Control, Office of                 31, V
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the       45, V
     United States
Foreign Service Grievance Board                   22, IX
Foreign Service Impasse Disputes Panel            22, XIV
Foreign Service Labor Relations Board             22, XIV
Foreign-Trade Zones Board                         15, IV
Forest Service                                    36, II
General Services Administration                   5, LVII; 41, 105
  Contract Appeals, Board of                      48, 61
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 5

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  Federal Management Regulation                   41, 102
  Federal Property Management Regulations         41, 101
  Federal Travel Regulation System                41, Subtitle F
  General                                         41, 300
  Payment From a Non-Federal Source for Travel    41, 304
       Expenses
  Payment of Expenses Connected With the Death    41, 303
       of Certain Employees
  Relocation Allowances                           41, 302
  Temporary Duty (TDY) Travel Allowances          41, 301
Geological Survey                                 30, IV
Government Accountability Office                  4, I
Government Ethics, Office of                      5, XVI
Government National Mortgage Association          24, III
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards          7, VIII; 9, II
     Administration
Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development       33, IV
     Corporation
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council          2, LIX; 40, VIII
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation            45, XVIII
Health and Human Services, Department of          2, III; 5, XLV; 45, 
                                                  Subtitle A
  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services        42, IV
  Child Support Enforcement, Office of            45, III
  Children and Families, Administration for       45, II, III, IV, X, XIII
  Community Services, Office of                   45, X
  Family Assistance, Office of                    45, II
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 3
  Food and Drug Administration                    21, I
  Indian Health Service                           25, V
  Inspector General (Health Care), Office of      42, V
  Public Health Service                           42, I
  Refugee Resettlement, Office of                 45, IV
Homeland Security, Department of                  2, XXX; 5, XXXVI; 6, I; 8, 
                                                  I
  Coast Guard                                     33, I; 46, I; 49, IV
  Coast Guard (Great Lakes Pilotage)              46, III
  Customs and Border Protection                   19, I
  Federal Emergency Management Agency             44, I
  Human Resources Management and Labor Relations  5, XCVII
       Systems
  Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau      19, IV
  Transportation Security Administration          49, XII
HOPE for Homeowners Program, Board of Directors   24, XXIV
     of
Housing and Urban Development, Department of      2, XXIV; 5, LXV; 24, 
                                                  Subtitle B
  Community Planning and Development, Office of   24, V, VI
       Assistant Secretary for
  Equal Opportunity, Office of Assistant          24, I
       Secretary for
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 24
  Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, Office    12, XVII
       of
  Government National Mortgage Association        24, III
  Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner, Office   24, II, VIII, X, XX
       of Assistant Secretary for
  Housing, Office of, and Multifamily Housing     24, IV
       Assistance Restructuring, Office of
  Inspector General, Office of                    24, XII
  Public and Indian Housing, Office of Assistant  24, IX
       Secretary for
  Secretary, Office of                            24, Subtitle A, VII
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner, Office of  24, II, VIII, X, XX
     Assistant Secretary for
Housing, Office of, and Multifamily Housing       24, IV
     Assistance Restructuring, Office of
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau        19, IV
Immigration Review, Executive Office for          8, V
Independent Counsel, Office of                    28, VII
Independent Counsel, Offices of                   28, VI
Indian Affairs, Bureau of                         25, I, V
Indian Affairs, Office of the Assistant           25, VI
     Secretary
Indian Arts and Crafts Board                      25, II

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Indian Health Service                             25, V
Industry and Security, Bureau of                  15, VII
Information Resources Management, Office of       7, XXVII
Information Security Oversight Office, National   32, XX
     Archives and Records Administration
Inspector General
  Agriculture Department                          7, XXVI
  Health and Human Services Department            42, V
  Housing and Urban Development Department        24, XII, XV
Institute of Peace, United States                 22, XVII
Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator,    5, CIV
     Office of
Inter-American Foundation                         5, LXIII; 22, X
Interior, Department of                           2, XIV
  American Indians, Office of the Special         25, VII
       Trustee
  Endangered Species Committee                    50, IV
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 14
  Federal Property Management Regulations System  41, 114
  Fish and Wildlife Service, United States        50, I, IV
  Geological Survey                               30, IV
  Indian Affairs, Bureau of                       25, I, V
  Indian Affairs, Office of the Assistant         25, VI
       Secretary
  Indian Arts and Crafts Board                    25, II
  Land Management, Bureau of                      43, II
  National Indian Gaming Commission               25, III
  National Park Service                           36, I
  Natural Resource Revenue, Office of             30, XII
  Ocean Energy Management, Bureau of              30, V
  Reclamation, Bureau of                          43, I
  Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Bureau    30, II
       of
  Secretary of the Interior, Office of            2, XIV; 43, Subtitle A
  Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,     30, VII
       Office of
Internal Revenue Service                          26, I
International Boundary and Water Commission,      22, XI
     United States and Mexico, United States 
     Section
International Development, United States Agency   22, II
     for
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 7
International Development Cooperation Agency,     22, XII
     United States
International Development Finance Corporation,    5, XXXIII; 22, VII
     U.S.
International Joint Commission, United States     22, IV
     and Canada
International Organizations Employees Loyalty     5, V
     Board
International Trade Administration                15, III; 19, III
International Trade Commission, United States     19, II
Interstate Commerce Commission                    5, XL
Investment Security, Office of                    31, VIII
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation      45, XXIV
Japan-United States Friendship Commission         22, XVI
Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries       20, VIII
Justice, Department of                            2, XXVIII; 5, XXVIII; 28, 
                                                  I, XI; 40, IV
  Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives,     27, II
       Bureau of
  Drug Enforcement Administration                 21, II
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 28
  Federal Claims Collection Standards             31, IX
  Federal Prison Industries, Inc.                 28, III
  Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the     45, V
       United States
  Immigration Review, Executive Office for        8, V
  Independent Counsel, Offices of                 28, VI
  Prisons, Bureau of                              28, V
  Property Management Regulations                 41, 128
Labor, Department of                              2, XXIX; 5, XLII
  Benefits Review Board                           20, VII
  Employee Benefits Security Administration       29, XXV
  Employees' Compensation Appeals Board           20, IV
  Employment and Training Administration          20, V
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 29

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  Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Office    41, 60
       of
  Federal Procurement Regulations System          41, 50
  Labor-Management Standards, Office of           29, II, IV
  Mine Safety and Health Administration           30, I
  Occupational Safety and Health Administration   29, XVII
  Public Contracts                                41, 50
  Secretary of Labor, Office of                   29, Subtitle A
  Veterans' Employment and Training Service,      41, 61; 20, IX
       Office of the Assistant Secretary for
  Wage and Hour Division                          29, V
  Workers' Compensation Programs, Office of       20, I, VI
Labor-Management Standards, Office of             29, II, IV
Land Management, Bureau of                        43, II
Legal Services Corporation                        45, XVI
Libraries and Information Science, National       45, XVII
     Commission on
Library of Congress                               36, VII
  Copyright Royalty Board                         37, III
  U.S. Copyright Office                           37, II
Management and Budget, Office of                  5, III, LXXVII; 14, VI; 
                                                  48, 99
Marine Mammal Commission                          50, V
Maritime Administration                           46, II
Merit Systems Protection Board                    5, II, LXIV
Micronesian Status Negotiations, Office for       32, XXVII
Military Compensation and Retirement              5, XCIX
     Modernization Commission
Millennium Challenge Corporation                  22, XIII
Mine Safety and Health Administration             30, I
Minority Business Development Agency              15, XIV
Miscellaneous Agencies                            1, IV
Monetary Offices                                  31, I
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in     36, XVI
     National Environmental Policy Foundation
Museum and Library Services, Institute of         2, XXXI
National Aeronautics and Space Administration     2, XVIII; 5, LIX; 14, V
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 18
National Agricultural Library                     7, XLI
National Agricultural Statistics Service          7, XXXVI
National and Community Service, Corporation for   2, XXII; 45, XII, XXV
National Archives and Records Administration      2, XXVI; 5, LXVI; 36, XII
  Information Security Oversight Office           32, XX
National Capital Planning Commission              1, IV, VI
National Counterintelligence Center               32, XVIII
National Credit Union Administration              5, LXXXVI; 12, VII
National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact     28, IX
     Council
National Drug Control Policy, Office of           2, XXXVI; 21, III
National Endowment for the Arts                   2, XXXII
National Endowment for the Humanities             2, XXXIII
National Foundation on the Arts and the           45, XI
     Humanities
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency           32, I
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration    23, II, III; 47, VI; 49, V
National Imagery and Mapping Agency               32, I
National Indian Gaming Commission                 25, III
National Institute of Food and Agriculture        7, XXXIV
National Institute of Standards and Technology    15, II; 37, IV
National Intelligence, Office of Director of      5, IV; 32, XVII
National Labor Relations Board                    5, LXI; 29, I
National Marine Fisheries Service                 50, II, IV
National Mediation Board                          5, CI; 29, X
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration   15, IX; 50, II, III, IV, 
                                                  VI
National Park Service                             36, I
National Railroad Adjustment Board                29, III
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK)  49, VII
National Science Foundation                       2, XXV; 5, XLIII; 45, VI
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 25
National Security Council                         32, XXI; 47, II

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National Technical Information Service            15, XI
National Telecommunications and Information       15, XXIII; 47, III, IV, V
     Administration
National Transportation Safety Board              49, VIII
Natural Resource Revenue, Office of               30, XII
Natural Resources Conservation Service            7, VI
Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, Office of      25, IV
Navy, Department of                               32, VI
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 52
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation             24, XXV
Northeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste  10, XVIII
     Commission
Nuclear Regulatory Commission                     2, XX; 5, XLVIII; 10, I
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 20
Occupational Safety and Health Administration     29, XVII
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission  29, XX
Ocean Energy Management, Bureau of                30, V
Oklahoma City National Memorial Trust             36, XV
Operations Office                                 7, XXVIII
Patent and Trademark Office, United States        37, I
Payment From a Non-Federal Source for Travel      41, 304
     Expenses
Payment of Expenses Connected With the Death of   41, 303
     Certain Employees
Peace Corps                                       2, XXXVII; 22, III
Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation       36, IX
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation              29, XL
Personnel Management, Office of                   5, I, IV, XXXV; 45, VIII
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 17
  Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Federal  48, 21
       Acquisition Regulation
  Federal Employees Health Benefits Acquisition   48, 16
       Regulation
  Human Resources Management and Labor Relations  5, XCVII
       Systems, Department of Homeland Security
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety           49, I
     Administration
Postal Regulatory Commission                      5, XLVI; 39, III
Postal Service, United States                     5, LX; 39, I
Postsecondary Education, Office of                34, VI
President's Commission on White House             1, IV
     Fellowships
Presidential Documents                            3
Presidio Trust                                    36, X
Prisons, Bureau of                                28, V
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board       6, X
Procurement and Property Management, Office of    7, XXXII
Public and Indian Housing, Office of Assistant    24, IX
     Secretary for
Public Contracts, Department of Labor             41, 50
Public Health Service                             42, I
Railroad Retirement Board                         20, II
Reclamation, Bureau of                            43, I
Refugee Resettlement, Office of                   45, IV
Relocation Allowances                             41, 302
Research and Innovative Technology                49, XI
     Administration
Rural Business-Cooperative Service                7, XVIII, XLII, L
Rural Development Administration                  7, XLII
Rural Housing Service                             7, XVIII, XXXV, L
Rural Utilities Service                           7, XVII, XVIII, XLII, L
Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Bureau of   30, II
Science and Technology Policy, Office of          32, XXIV; 47, II
Secret Service                                    31, IV
Securities and Exchange Commission                5, XXXIV; 17, II
Selective Service System                          32, XVI
Small Business Administration                     2, XXVII; 13, I
Smithsonian Institution                           36, V
Social Security Administration                    2, XXIII; 20, III; 48, 23
Soldiers' and Airmen's Home, United States        5, XI
Special Counsel, Office of                        5, VIII
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services,    34, III
     Office of
State, Department of                              2, VI; 22, I; 28, XI

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  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 6
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,       30, VII
     Office of
Surface Transportation Board                      49, X
Susquehanna River Basin Commission                18, VIII
Tennessee Valley Authority                        5, LXIX; 18, XIII
Trade Representative, United States, Office of    15, XX
Transportation, Department of                     2, XII; 5, L
  Commercial Space Transportation                 14, III
  Emergency Management and Assistance             44, IV
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 12
  Federal Aviation Administration                 14, I
  Federal Highway Administration                  23, I, II
  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration     49, III
  Federal Railroad Administration                 49, II
  Federal Transit Administration                  49, VI
  Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development     33, IV
       Corporation
  Maritime Administration                         46, II
  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration  23, II, III; 47, IV; 49, V
  Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety         49, I
       Administration
  Secretary of Transportation, Office of          14, II; 49, Subtitle A
  Transportation Statistics Bureau                49, XI
Transportation, Office of                         7, XXXIII
Transportation Security Administration            49, XII
Transportation Statistics Bureau                  49, XI
Travel Allowances, Temporary Duty (TDY)           41, 301
Treasury, Department of the                       2, X; 5, XXI; 12, XV; 17, 
                                                  IV; 31, IX
  Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau        27, I
  Community Development Financial Institutions    12, XVIII
       Fund
  Comptroller of the Currency                     12, I
  Customs and Border Protection                   19, I
  Engraving and Printing, Bureau of               31, VI
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 10
  Federal Claims Collection Standards             31, IX
  Federal Law Enforcement Training Center         31, VII
  Financial Crimes Enforcement Network            31, X
  Fiscal Service                                  31, II
  Foreign Assets Control, Office of               31, V
  Internal Revenue Service                        26, I
  Investment Security, Office of                  31, VIII
  Monetary Offices                                31, I
  Secret Service                                  31, IV
  Secretary of the Treasury, Office of            31, Subtitle A
Truman, Harry S. Scholarship Foundation           45, XVIII
United States Agency for Global Media             22, V
United States and Canada, International Joint     22, IV
     Commission
United States and Mexico, International Boundary  22, XI
     and Water Commission, United States Section
U.S. Copyright Office                             37, II
U.S. Office of Special Counsel                    5, CII
Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation      43, III
     Commission
Veterans Affairs, Department of                   2, VIII; 38, I
  Federal Acquisition Regulation                  48, 8
Veterans' Employment and Training Service,        41, 61; 20, IX
     Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Vice President of the United States, Office of    32, XXVIII
Wage and Hour Division                            29, V
Water Resources Council                           18, VI
Workers' Compensation Programs, Office of         20, I, VII
World Agricultural Outlook Board                  7, XXXVIII

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List of CFR Sections Affected



All changes in this volume of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) that 
were made by documents published in the Federal Register since January 
1, 2018 are enumerated in the following list. Entries indicate the 
nature of the changes effected. Page numbers refer to Federal Register 
pages. The user should consult the entries for chapters, parts and 
subparts as well as sections for revisions.
For changes to this volume of the CFR prior to this listing, consult the 
annual edition of the monthly List of CFR Sections Affected (LSA). The 
LSA is available at www.govinfo.gov. For changes to this volume of the 
CFR prior to 2001, see the ``List of CFR Sections Affected, 1949-1963, 
1964-1972, 1973-1985, and 1986-2000'' published in 11 separate volumes. 
The ``List of CFR Sections Affected 1986-2000'' is available at 
www.govinfo.gov.

                                  2018

50 CFR
                                                                   83 FR
                                                                    Page
Chapter I
17 Policy statement................................................18737
17.11 (h) table amended......278, 2087, 3099, 5735, 14198, 14836, 14982, 
                                16242, 17110, 36772, 39916, 58753, 67139
17.12 (h) table amended.................8603, 21936, 22401, 25404, 52786
17.41 (c) introductory text, (1), and (2)(ii) introductory text 
        revised; (c)(2)(ii)(D) added...............................39916
17.94 (b) revised..................................................18702
17.95 (a) amended..................................................18702

                                  2019

50 CFR
                                                                   84 FR
                                                                    Page
Chapter I
17 Notification....................................................53336
17.11 (h) table amended.........6310, 13811, 25003, 37145, 52659, 52800, 
                                              54463, 56135, 64226, 69946
    (h) table amended; eff. 10-15-19...............................48308
17.12 (h) table amended............................................59587
17.31 Revised......................................................44760
17.41 (c) introductory text and (2)(ii) introductory text revised; 
        (c)(2)(ii)(E) added.........................................6311
    (d) added......................................................69946
17.44 (j) introductory text, (1), and (2) amended; eff. 10-15-19 
                                                                   48308
17.47 (c) added....................................................64227
17.71 Revised......................................................44760
17.95 (e) amended...........................................19878, 25003
    (a) amended.............................................52660, 52800

                                  2020

50 CFR
                                                                   85 FR
                                                                    Page
Chapter I
17 Notification........................44478, 48331, 78029, 81144, 81813
    Determination..................................................54281
17.11 (h) table amended...189, 11262, 11305, 22663, 26818, 29589, 35594, 
                                37588, 39090, 63802, 63830, 65259, 69895
    (h) table amended; eff. 10-30-20........................61618, 61631
17.40 (s) added....................................................63830
    (d) removed....................................................69895
17.41 (c) introductory text and (2)(ii) introductory text revised; 
        (c)(2)(ii)(F) added........................................22663
    (f) added......................................................63802
17.42 (i) added....................................................11306
17.44 (q) added; eff. 10-30-20.....................................61618
17.47 (d) added....................................................65260

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                                  2021

50 CFR
                                                                   86 FR
                                                                    Page
Chapter I
10.14 Removed......................................................54656
17 Authority citation revised................................4844, 62659
17 Inseason adjustments............................................22876
17 Notification.............................................23869, 25806
17 Determination...................................................41742
17.11 (h) table amended....211, 2581, 13475, 15620, 17970, 18202, 20939, 
         21961, 22570, 30727, 33142, 34994, 41757, 46564, 47238, 57375, 
                                       57608, 58513, 64034, 67358, 72427
17.11 (h) table amended; eff. 10-8-21..............................50281
17.12 (h) table amended........13215, 31858, 31972, 31986, 43117, 45698, 
                                                            48568, 67359
17.42 (f) introductory text amended................................57376
17.43 (f) added....................................................30728
17.44 (cc) added.....................................................211
17.44 (dd) added...................................................57609
17.45 Revised......................................................64034
17.47 (e) added....................................................72427
17.73 Added........................................................48568
17.84 (i) added....................................................15621
17.94 (b) table amended............................................38576
17.95 (a) amended..................................................38571
17.95 (a) and (g) amended..........................................67360
17.95 Regulation at 86 FR 4844 withdrawn...........................62606
17.95 Table amended.........................................62659, 64035

                                  2022

50 CFR
                                                                   87 FR
                                                                    Page
Chapter I
17 Technical correction.............................................5737
17 Notification.............................................66093, 80080
17.11 (h) table amended.......576, 6077, 8964, 8980, 8982, 11216, 14690, 
         15145, 20348, 26142, 40134, 51928, 60313, 64720, 67395, 68382, 
                                       72753, 73503, 73678, 73993, 76125
17.12 (h) table amended..........6063, 18738, 35456, 36245, 40114, 51932
17.21 (c)(6) introductory text and (d)(3) introductory text 
        amended......................................................880
17.40 (t) added.....................................................8980
17.40 (o) removed..................................................73504
17.41 (a) revised..................................................21811
17.41 (m) added....................................................64720
17.41 (g) through (k) added........................................72753
17.41 Correction: Amended..........................................73971
17.44 (ee) added...................................................67396
17.45 (b) added.....................................................6077
17.46 (b) added......................................................576
17.47 (f) and (g) added............................................73678
17.73 (b) added....................................................18738
17.73 (f) added....................................................40114
17.84 (k)(1), (9)(iii), and (10) revised; (k)(7)(iv)(C)(1), (2), 
        and (v)(A)(1), (2), (7)(vi)(E), and (9)(v) added...........39372
17.85 (a) introductory text and (b) introductory text amended.......8965
17.85 (a) introductory text table amended..........................15145
17.90 (Subpart I) Removed..........................................43447
17.94--17.99 (Subpart J) Redesignated as Subpart I.................43447
17.94--17.99 (Subpart I) Redesignated from Subpart J...............43447
17.95 (i) amended..................................................73678

                                  2023

  (Regulations published from January 1, 2023, through October 1, 2023)

50 CFR
                                                                   88 FR
                                                                    Page
Chapter I
17 Notification....................................................19549
17.11 (h) table amended.....2025, 4792, 6191, 7142, 13065, 14838, 15938, 
         19017, 19893, 20426, 25537, 33220, 41757, 46949, 49354, 56487, 
                                                                   59725
17.11 Regulation at 87 FR 72753 eff. date delayed to 3-27-23........4087
17.11 Regulation at 87 FR 73503 eff. date delayed to 3-31-23........4908
17.11 Regulation at 78 FR 7142 withdrawn in part...................24712
17.11 (h) table removed............................................41854
17.11 (h) table amended; eff. 12-19-23.............................64830
17.11 (h) table revised; eff. 10-27-23.............................66295
17.12 (h) table amended....2026, 4792, 7144, 12592, 21866, 25238, 25557, 
                                              28905, 30057, 46110, 57209
17.41 Regulation at 87 FR 72753 eff. date delayed to 3-27-23........4087
17.41 (l) added....................................................46949
17.42 (j) through (l) added........................................19017
17.43 (g) added....................................................59725
17.44 (ff) added...................................................13065
17.44 (bb) removed.................................................41854
17.44 (gg) and (hh) added; eff. 10-27-23...........................66295
17.45 (c) and (d) added............................................14839
17.45 (f) added....................................................41757
17.46 (c) added....................................................25538

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17.47 (f) added.....................................................2026
17.73 (h) added....................................................21866
17.73 (c) added....................................................25238
17.73 (d) added....................................................30057
17.73 (j) added....................................................57209
17.80 (a) revised..................................................42651
17.81 Undesignated text following (b)(4) removed; (d) through (f) 
        redesignated as (e) through (g); (b)(5) and new (d) added; 
        (a), (b) introductory text, (3), (4), (c)(3), new (e), new 
        (f), and new (g) revised...................................42651
17.82 Revised......................................................42652
17.83 (b) revised; (c) added.......................................42652
17.84 (f) introductory text amended.................................7146
17.84 (a) added....................................................19894
17.84 Heading revised; (l)(1), (16), and (x)(8) amended............42652
17.85 Heading and (a)(2)(i) revised................................42652
17.86 Removed......................................................42652


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