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Endangered Species Federal Register Publications
April, 2003

These Federal Register documents do not include those published for foreign endangered or threatened species. They also do not include documents related to the administration or implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered and Threatened Species (CITES). Federal Register publications available on this site reflect the domestic mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Endangered Species Program, which is the conservation and recovery of listed species of plants and animals native to the United States and its territories.


04/30/03: Draft Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Recovery Plan. AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; reopening of public comment period.
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04/29/03: 90-day Finding for a Petition To List the Midvalley Fairy Shrimp as Endangered. AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of 90-day petition finding and initiation of status review.
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04/28/03: Designation of Critical Habitat for the Arizona Distinct Population Segment of the Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum). AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of public comment period
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04/24/03: Final Designation of Critical Habitat for Chlorogalum purpureum, a Plant From the South Coast Ranges of California; Correction. AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Final rule; correction.
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04/24/03: Designation of Critical Habitat for the Coastal California Gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica californica) and Determination of Distinct Vertebrate Population Segment for the California Gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica). AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Proposed rule.
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04/23/03: Availability of the Recovery Plan for the Alaska-Breeding Population of the Steller's Eider (Polysticta stelleri). AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of document availability.
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04/22/03: Notice of Availability of an Agency Draft Recovery Plan for Five Freshwater Mussels--Cumberland Elktoe (Alasmidonta atropurpurea), Oyster Mussel (Epioblasma capsaeformis), Cumberlandian Combshell (Epioblasma brevidens), Purple Bean (Villosa perpurpurea), and Rough Rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica strigillata) -- for Review and Comment. AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of document availability and public comment period.
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04/22/03: Designation of Critical Habitat for the San Diego Fairy Shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis). AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Proposed rule.
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04/21/03: 5-Year Review of the Marbled Murrelet and the Northern Spotted Owl. AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of review.
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04/10/03: Notice of Technical Revision to Right Whale Nomenclature and Taxonomy Under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce. ACTION: Final rule.
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04/09/03: Designation of Critical Habitat for the Kauai Cave Wolf Spider and Kauai Cave Amphipod. AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Final rule.
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04/08/03: Designation of Critical Habitat for Seven Bexar County, TX, Invertebrate Species. AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Final rule.
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04/08/03: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status and Designation of Critical Habitat for Polygonum hickmanii (Scotts Valley polygonum). AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Final rule.
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04/07/03: Notice of Availability of the Draft Recovery Plan for Chaparral and Scrub Community Species East of San Francisco Bay, CA, for Review and Comment. AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of document availability.
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04/04/03: Establishment of Three Additional Manatee Protection Areas in Florida. AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Proposed rule; availability of supplemental information.
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04/03/03: Notice of Availability of the Final Revised Recovery Plan for the Southern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris nereis). AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of document availability.
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04/01/03: Final Rule To Reclassify and Remove the Gray Wolf From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife in Portions of the Conterminous United States; Establishment of Two Special Regulations for Threatened Gray Wolves. AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Final rule.
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04/01/03: Removing the Eastern Distinct Population Segment of Gray Wolf From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking.
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04/01/03: Removing the Western Distinct Population Segment of Gray Wolf From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking.
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04/01/03: Final Endangered Status for a Distinct Population Segment of Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata) in the United States. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment
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