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 2023_register executive 2023-01-26 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c79f8392 D09002ee1c79f84d2 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 (Service), are delaying the effective date of a final rule we published on November 30, 2022, reclassifying the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). This delay is necessary for the Service to finalize conservation tools and guidance documents to avoid confusion and disruption with members of the public who would be regulated by the rule and Federal agencies in the implementation of section 7 of the Act. 88 FR 4908 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-01-26/2023-01656 2023-01656 fr26ja23-4 RIN 1018-BG14 4333-15-P Docket No. FWS-R3-ES-2021-0140 FF09E21000 FXES1111090FEDR 234 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-01-26/2023-01656 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-01-26/html/2023-01656.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-01-26/pdf/2023-01656.pdf 3 p. 4908 4910 88 FR 4908 Title 50 Part 17 50 CFR Part 17 RIN 1018-BG14 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat; Delay of Effective Date; Federal Register Vol. 88, Issue RULE 2023-01656 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 2023-03-31 Docket No. FWS-R3-ES-2021-0140 FF09E21000 FXES1111090FEDR 234 4333-15-P 2023-01656 Final rule; delay of effective date.

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are delaying the effective date of a final rule we published on November 30, 2022, reclassifying the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). This delay is necessary for the Service to finalize conservation tools and guidance documents to avoid confusion and disruption with members of the public who would be regulated by the rule and Federal agencies in the implementation of section 7 of the Act.

The effective date of the final rule amending 50 CFR part 17, published November 30, 2022, at 87 FR 73488, is delayed until March 31, 2023. Shauna Marquardt, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Minnesota--Wisconsin Ecological Services Field Office, 4101 American Boulevard East, Bloomington, MN 55425; telephone 952-252-0092. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-eared Bat; Delay of Effective Date, https://www.regulations.gov Vol. 88, no. 17 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2023-01-26 continuing daily deposited born digital 360 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-01-26 P0b002ee1bbc47f9d 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr26ja23 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-01-26 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-01-26/pdf/FR-2023-01-26.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-01-26/xml/FR-2023-01-26.xml fdlp 4891 5243 DGPO 2023-01-26 2024-05-29 FR-2023-01-26 machine generated eng FR FR-2023-01-26 88 17