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 2023-09-19 article Proposed Rules D09002ee1c799384d D09002ee1c799394f 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), announce the availability of a final environmental impact statement (EIS) and draft record of decision (ROD) under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, for our intended action of establishing a nonessential experimental population (NEP) of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) in the State of Colorado. The State of Colorado (Colorado Parks and Wildlife, or CPW) requested that the Service establish an NEP in conjunction with their State-led gray wolf reintroduction effort. Establishment of this NEP under section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, would provide for allowable, legal, purposeful, and incidental take of the gray wolf within the State of Colorado, while also providing for the conservation of the species. In the FEIS, we analyzed the environmental consequences of a range of alternatives for our proposed rule. The action would be implemented through a final rule. 88 FR 64399 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-09-19/2023-20175 2023-20175 fr19se23-19 RIN 1018-BG79 4333-15-P Docket No. FWS-R6-ES-2022-0100 FXES11130600000-223-FF06E00000 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-09-19/2023-20175 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-09-19/html/2023-20175.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-09-19/pdf/2023-20175.pdf 2 p. 64399 64400 88 FR 64399 Title 50 Part 17 50 CFR Part 17 RIN 1018-BG79 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Gray Wolf in the State of Colorado; Final Environmental Impact Statement; Federal Register Vol. 88, Issue PRORULE 2023-20175 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Docket No. FWS-R6-ES-2022-0100 FXES11130600000-223-FF06E00000 4333-15-P 2023-20175 Notification of the availability of a final environmental impact statement and draft record of decision.

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of a final environmental impact statement (EIS) and draft record of decision (ROD) under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, for our intended action of establishing a nonessential experimental population (NEP) of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) in the State of Colorado. The State of Colorado (Colorado Parks and Wildlife, or CPW) requested that the Service establish an NEP in conjunction with their State-led gray wolf reintroduction effort. Establishment of this NEP under section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, would provide for allowable, legal, purposeful, and incidental take of the gray wolf within the State of Colorado, while also providing for the conservation of the species. In the FEIS, we analyzed the environmental consequences of a range of alternatives for our proposed rule. The action would be implemented through a final rule.

The Service will issue a record of decision no sooner than 30 days after publication of this announcement of the availability of the final EIS in the Federal Register. Liisa Niva, Acting Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Colorado Ecological Services Field Office, 134 Union Boulevard, Suite 670, Lakewood, CO 80228; telephone 303-236-4773; email Colorado_wolf_10j@fws.gov. 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 Species: Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Gray Wolf in the State of Colorado; Final Environmental Impact Statement, Colorado_wolf_10j@fws.gov https://www.fws.gov/coloradowolf https://www.regulations.gov Vol. 88, no. 180 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2023-09-19 continuing daily deposited born digital 451 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-09-19 P0b002ee1c0e1f727 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr19se23 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-09-19 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-09-19/pdf/FR-2023-09-19.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-09-19/xml/FR-2023-09-19.xml fdlp 64349 64789 DGPO 2023-09-19 2024-05-28 FR-2023-09-19 machine generated eng FR FR-2023-09-19 88 180