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 2022_register executive 2022-02-23 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7a88b44 D09002ee1c7a88c4e 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 We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS or Service), are taking direct final action to revise regulations that implement the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES or Treaty or Convention) by incorporating certain non- controversial provisions adopted at the sixteenth through eighteenth meetings of the Conference of the Parties (CoP16-CoP18) to CITES and clarifying and updating certain other provisions. These changes will bring U.S. regulations in line with certain revisions adopted at the three most recent meetings of the Conference of the Parties, which took place in March 2013 (CoP16), September-October 2016 (CoP17), and August 2019 (CoP18). The revised regulations will help us more effectively promote species conservation, help us continue to fulfill our responsibilities under the Treaty, and help those affected by CITES to understand how to conduct lawful international trade. 87 FR 10073 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2022-02-23/2022-03533 2022-03533 fr23fe22-8 RIN 1018-BF14 4333-15-P Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2020-0019 FF09A30000-190FXIA16710900000 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2022-02-23/2022-03533 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-02-23/html/2022-03533.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-02-23/pdf/2022-03533.pdf Animals Endangered and Threatened Species Exports Fish Foreign Trade Imports Incorporation by Reference Plants Transportation Treaties Wildlife 8 p. 10073 10080 87 FR 10073 Title 50 Part 23 50 CFR Part 23 RIN 1018-BF14 Implementing the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Updates Following the Eighteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP18) to CITES; Federal Register Vol. 87, Issue RULE 2022-03533 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 2022-05-24 2022-05-24 Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2020-0019 FF09A30000-190FXIA16710900000 4333-15-P 2022-03533 Direct final rule.

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS or Service), are taking direct final action to revise regulations that implement the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES or Treaty or Convention) by incorporating certain non- controversial provisions adopted at the sixteenth through eighteenth meetings of the Conference of the Parties (CoP16-CoP18) to CITES and clarifying and updating certain other provisions. These changes will bring U.S. regulations in line with certain revisions adopted at the three most recent meetings of the Conference of the Parties, which took place in March 2013 (CoP16), September-October 2016 (CoP17), and August 2019 (CoP18). The revised regulations will help us more effectively promote species conservation, help us continue to fulfill our responsibilities under the Treaty, and help those affected by CITES to understand how to conduct lawful international trade.

This rule is effective May 24, 2022 without further action, unless we receive significant adverse comment that provides strong justifications as to why this rule should not be adopted or why it should be changed by March 25, 2022. The incorporation by reference of the material listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of May 24, 2022. If we receive significant adverse information that provides strong justifications regarding why this rule should not be adopted or why it should be changed, we will publish a timely withdrawal of the rule in the Federal Register informing the public that the rule will not take effect, in whole or in part. Pamela Hall Scruggs, Chief, Division of Management Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: IA, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803; telephone 703-358-2095 or email: managementauthority@fws.gov. Animals Endangered and Threatened Species Exports Fish Foreign Trade Imports Incorporation by Reference Plants Transportation Treaties Wildlife Endangered and Threatened Species: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, fr.inspection@nara.gov info@cites.org managementauthority@fws.gov http://www.cites.org/eng/app/index.php http://www.regulations.gov https://cites.org/eng/resources/transport/index.php https://www.cites.org/eng/resources/transport/index.php https://www.fws.gov/international/travel-and-trade/live-animal-transport.html https://www.iata.org/publications www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html www.cites.org www.iata.org Vol. 87, no. 36 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2022-02-23 continuing daily deposited born digital 249 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2022-02-23 P0b002ee1b3ef3f53 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr23fe22 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2022-02-23 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-02-23/pdf/FR-2022-02-23.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-02-23/xml/FR-2022-02-23.xml fdlp 10057 10296 DGPO 2022-02-23 2024-05-29 FR-2022-02-23 machine generated eng FR FR-2022-02-23 87 36