United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2014_register executive 2014-07-01 article Part VIII Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f94d32 D09002ee1c7f95073 United States Department of the Interior originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Fish and Wildlife Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Department of Commerce originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency We, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively, the Services), announce a policy to provide our interpretation of the phrase "significant portion of its range" in the Endangered Species Act's (Act's) definitions of "endangered species" and "threatened species." The purpose of this final policy is to provide an interpretation and application of "significant portion of its range" that reflects a permissible reading of the law and minimizes undesirable policy outcomes, while fulfilling the conservation purposes of the Act. This final policy provides a consistent standard for interpretation of the phrase and its role in listing determinations. 79 FR 37578 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-07-01/2014-15216 2014-15216 fr01jy14-29 RIN 1018-AX49 RIN 0648-BA78 4310-55-P Docket No. FWS-R9-ES-2011-0031 FXES11130900000C6-145-FF09E42000 DOC Docket No. 110131072-4385-02 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-07-01/2014-15216 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-07-01/html/2014-15216.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-07-01/pdf/2014-15216.pdf 35 p. 37578 37612 79 FR 37578 Title 50 Chapter 50 CFR Chapter Title 50 Chapter 50 CFR Chapter RIN 1018-AX49 RIN 0648-BA78 Final Policy on Interpretation of the Phrase “Significant Portion of Its Range” in the Endangered Species Act's Definitions of “Endangered Species” and “Threatened Species”; Federal Register Vol. 79, Issue RULE 2014-15216 VIII DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2014-07-31 Docket No. FWS-R9-ES-2011-0031 FXES11130900000C6-145-FF09E42000 DOC Docket No. 110131072-4385-02 4310-55-P 2014-15216 Notice of final policy.

We, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively, the Services), announce a policy to provide our interpretation of the phrase "significant portion of its range" in the Endangered Species Act's (Act's) definitions of "endangered species" and "threatened species." The purpose of this final policy is to provide an interpretation and application of "significant portion of its range" that reflects a permissible reading of the law and minimizes undesirable policy outcomes, while fulfilling the conservation purposes of the Act. This final policy provides a consistent standard for interpretation of the phrase and its role in listing determinations.

This policy is effective on July 31, 2014. Gina Shultz, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Program, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA 22203; telephone 703-358-2171; facsimile 703-358- 1735; or Marta Nammack, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Protected Resources, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910; telephone 301-427-8469; facsimile 301-713-0376. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 800-877-8339. Endangered Species Act; Definitions: Final Policy on Interpretation of the Phrase Significant Portion of Its Range , http://www.regulations.gov Vol. 79, no. 126 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2014-07-01 continuing daily deposited born digital 468 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-07-01 P0b002ee1896db43d 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr01jy14 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-07-01 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-07-01/pdf/FR-2014-07-01.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-07-01/xml/FR-2014-07-01.xml fdlp 37155 37616 DGPO 2014-07-01 2024-06-02 FR-2014-07-01 machine generated eng FR FR-2014-07-01 79 126