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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Petition Finding and Threatened Species Status for Eastern Black Rail With a Section 4(d) Rule

Melissa Cristina Ortiz Rosario's picture

Extend the Act's protections to the eastern black rail and, accordingly, add this subspecies to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

Legislative Body: 

US House

Relevance to PR: 

This species occurs in as many as 35 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and several countries in the Caribbean and Central America

Current Status: 

We will accept comments received or postmarked on or before December 10, 2018. Comments submitted electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal

Suggested action: 

Request comments or information from other concerned governmental agencies, Native American tribes, the scientific community, industry, or any other interested parties concerning this proposed rule.

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