[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05242]



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 Endangered Species Committee Meeting Announcement; Notice

Federal Register / Vol. 91 , No. 50 / Monday, March 16, 2026 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary


Endangered Species Committee Meeting Announcement

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Endangered Species Committee will meet regarding an 
Endangered Species Act exemption for Gulf of America Oil and Gas 
Activities.

DATES: March 31, 2026.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, in his capacity as Chairman, 
has called a meeting of the Endangered Species Committee for Tuesday, 
March 31, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. at the Department of the Interior, 18th and 
C Streets NW, Washington, DC.
    The Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1978 (Amendments) create 
the Endangered Species Committee, see Section 7(e)(1) of the Act. The 
Endangered Species Committee is made up of six permanent Federal 
members, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, 
the Secretary of the Army, the Chairman of the Council of Economic 
Advisors, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and 
the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.
    The Committee is meeting regarding an exemption under the 
Endangered Species Act with respect to oil and gas exploration, 
development, and production activities in the Gulf of America 
associated with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the Bureau of 
Safety and Environmental Enforcement Outer Continental Shelf Oil and 
Gas Program.
    The meeting will be open to the public through livestreaming on 
https://youtube.com/live/iC3xyp4GxRE?feature=share. The meeting will 
also be recorded and accessible at the DOI.gov/live events page for 60 
days after the event.

Christopher Danley,
Deputy Solicitor for Energy & Mineral Resources, Department of the 
Interior.
[FR Doc. 2026-05242 Filed 3-13-26; 6:15 pm]
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