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2006 - Current January 7, 2009 Announcement of a public meeting on American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) February 24, 2009 December 24, 2008 Proposed Rule: Listing Three Foreign Bird Species From Latin America and the Caribbean as Endangered Throughout Their Range December 18, 2008 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome), northern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi), macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus), and emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) and Proposed Rule To List southern rockhopper penguin as Threatened in the Campbell Plateau Portion of Its Range December 18, 2008 12-Month Finding on a Petition and Proposed Rule To List the yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes), white-flippered penguin (Eudyptula minor albosignata), Fiordland crested penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus), Humboldt penguin December 18, 2008 12-Month Finding on a Petition and Proposed Rule To List the African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) as Endangered Throughout Its Range December 8, 2008 Proposed Rule: Listing the Medium Tree Finch (Camarhynchus pauper) as Endangered Throughout Its Range December 8, 2008 Proposed Rule: To List Black-Breasted Puffleg as Endangered Throughout Its Range Under the Endangered Species Act On September 29, 2008, the Service published its first CITES CoP15 Federal Register Notice: Request for Information and Recommendations on Species Proposals, Resolutions, Decisions, and Agenda Items for Consideration at CoP15. The Notice also outlines the U.S. approach for the meeting. The deadline for receiving information and comments is November 28, 2008. Effective September 15, 2008: Updated regulations regarding international trade in sturgeon caviar August 19, 2008 Notice: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Northern Snakehead Fish (Channa argus) Under the Endangered Species Act July 29, 2008 Notice: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions for Foreign Species; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions July 17, 2008 Notice: the Service published a Direct Final Rule and a Proposed Rule reducing the quantity of sturgeon or paddlefish caviar that may be imported or exported under the CITES personal effects exemption from 250 grams to 125 grams. The rule will bring U.S. regulations into line with revisions adopted by the CITES Conference of the Parties at their 14th meeting in June 2007. June 16, 2008 Notice: of 90-day petition finding to reclassify the Argentine population of the broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act January 16, 2008 (302 kb pdf) Final Rule to List Six Foreign Birds as Endangered: Black stilt (Himantopus novaezelandiae), caerulean paradise-flycatcher (Eutrichomyias rowleyi), giant ibis (Pseudibis gigantea), Gurney’s pitta (Pitta gurneyi), long-legged thicketbird (Trichocichla rufa), and Socorro mockingbird (Mimus graysoni) December 17, 2007 (143 kb pdf) August 23, 2007 (2.8 mb pdf) Final revisions to CITES regulations: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has published a final rule revising the regulations that implement the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) August 13, 2007 (78 kb pdf) Notice: Amendments to Appendices I and II adopted by the Conference of the Parties to CITES at its Fourteenth Regular Meeting (CoP14) July 11, 2007 (58 kb pdf) Export of Fertilized Live Eggs, Caviar, or Meat from Aquacultured Paddlefish or Sturgeon (CITES) July 11, 2007 (59 kb pdf) Notice: of 90-day petition finding to list 12 penguin species as Threatened or Endangered under the Endangered Species Act, and initiation of 12-month status review June 21, 2007(53 kb pdf) Notice: Request for Comments on information collection associated with the renewal of Division of Management Authority (DMA) permit application forms February 22, 2007 (60 kb pdf) Notice: Request for Comments on information collection associated with the renewal of Division of Management Authority (DMA) permit application forms February 21, 2007 (57 kb pdf) Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Fourteenth Regular Meeting; Provisional Agenda; Announcement of Public Meeting November 23, 2006 (106 kb pdf) Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Proposed Rule to list 6 foreign bird species as endangered November 7, 2006 (64 kb pdf) Notice: Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Fourteenth Regular Meeting; Proposed Resolutions, Decisions, and Agenda Items Being Considered; Taxa Being Considered for Amendments to the CITES Appendices; Public Meeting; Request for Comments or Information; Observer Information. Extended Web Notice (html) September 20, 2006 (55 kb pdf) Notice: Request for Comments on Proposed Application Form for the Export of Caviar or Meat of Paddlefish or Sturgeon Removed from the WildJune 28, 2006 (html) Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Notice of Finding on a Petition To Delist the Morelet's Crocodile From the List of Threatened and Endangered Species April 19, 2006 (4.3 mb pdf) Proposed Rule: Revision of Regulations for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) March 29, 2006 (html) Final Rule: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule To List the Tibetan Antelope as Endangered Throughout Its Range February 23, 2006 (59 kb pdf) Notice: request for information from the public; announcement of public meeting January 20, 2006 (html) Notice: Request for Information and Recommendations on Species Proposals, Resolutions, Decisions, and Agenda Items for Consideration at the Fourteenth Regular Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; U.S. Approach for the Meeting of the Conference of the Parties
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2003 - 2005 December 29, 2005 (html) Notice: Public meeting on American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius). Please note, the URL cited in the FR notice (http://www.fws.gov/international/animals/ginindx/.html) is incorrect. The correct URL is http://www.fws.gov/international/animals/ginindx.html. December 16, 2005 (240 kb pdf) Final Rule: Inclusion of Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macroclemys [=Macrochelys] temminckii) and All Species of Map Turtle (Graptemys spp.) in Appendix III to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora October 28, 2005 (62 kb pdf) Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Notice of Suspension of Trade in Threatened Beluga Sturgeon (Huso huso) from the Black Sea Basin September 30, 2005 (61 kb pdf) Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Notice of Suspension of Trade in Threatened Beluga Sturgeon (Huso huso) from the Caspian Sea Basin September 16, 2005 (59 kb pdf) Advance notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comments. Humane and Healthful Transport of Wild Mammals and Birds to the United States September 2, 2005 (html) Final Rule:Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Exclusion of U.S. Captive-Bred Scimitar-Horned Oryx, Addax, and Dama Gazelle From Certain Prohibitions September 2, 2005 (html) Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule To List the Scimitar-Horned Oryx, Addax, and Dama Gazelle as Endangered August 22, 2005 (89 kb pdf) Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Correction of Special Rule to Control the Trade of Threatened Beluga Sturgeon (Huso huso) May 19, 2005 (html) Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Petition Finding and Proposed Rule To Delist the Mexican Bobcat (Lynx Rufus Escuinapae) March 29, 2005 (html) Final rule; technical amendment. Reclassification of Certain Vicuña Populations From Endangered to Threatened With a Special Rule March 29, 2005 (59 kb pdf) Proposed Rule; Notice of reopening public comment period on the Proposed rule to add Blue-fronted Amazon Parrots from Argentina's Sustainable-Use Management Plan to the Approved List of Non-Captive-Bred Species. March 4, 2005 (html) Final rule; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Special Rule To Control the Trade of Threatened Beluga Sturgeon (Huso huso) February 1, 2005 (html) Proposed rule; notice of availability of a draft environmental assessment. Scimitar-horned oryx, addax, and dama gazelle (Oryx dammah) (Addax nasomaculatus) (Gazella dama) December 7, 2004 (html) Petition finding; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List Seven Foreign Species of Swallowtail Butterflies as Threatened or EndangeredOctober 26, 2004 (63 kb pdf) Interim Rule for the Beluga Sturgeon September 29, 2004 Notice (125 kb pdf) Notice of tentative U.S. negotiating positions for agenda items and species proposals submitted by foreign governments and the CITES Secretariat for consideration; Announcement of Public Meeting July 2, 2004 (54 kb pdf) Notice: Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Thirteenth Regular Meeting; Provisional Agenda; Announcement of Public Meeting June 29, 2004 (96 kb pdf) Proposed Rule: Special Rule to Control the Trade of Threatened Beluga Sturgeon (Huso huso) May 21, 2004 (238 kb pdf) Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions for Foreign Species April 21, 2004 (118 kb pdf) Final Rule: Final Determination of Threatened Status for the Beluga Sturgeon January 12, 2004 (55 kb pdf) Notice: Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Thirteenth Regular Meeting; Proposed Resolutions, Decisions, and Agenda Items Being Considered; Taxa Being Considered for Amendments to the CITES Appendices; Public Meeting; Observer Information December 17, 2003 (62 kb pdf) Final rule: Determination of Endangered Status for the Dugong (Dugong dugon) in the Republic of Palau November 26, 2003 (38 kb pdf) Proposed Rule: Endangered Status for Scimitar-Horned Oryx, Addax, and Dama Gazelle: Reopening of Comment Period October 6, 2003 (64 kb pdf) 12- Month Petition Finding and Proposed Rule to List the Tibetan Antelope as Endangered Throughout Its Range September 2, 2003 (60 kb pdf) Proposed Rule: Proposed Removal of the Scarlet-chested Parakeet and Turquoise Parakeet from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife August 18, 2003 (65 kb pdf) Notice: Draft Policy for Enhancement-of-Survival Permits for Foreign Species listed under the Endangered Species Act. Comments must be received by October 17, 2003 August 6, 2003 (73 kb pdf) Proposed Rule: Importation of Exotic Wild Birds into the United States; Adding blue-fronted Amazon parrots from Argentina's approved sustainable-use management plan to the approved list of non-captive-bred species July 24, 2003 (39 kb pdf) Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status for Scimitar-Horned Oryx, Addax, and Dama Gazelle. Proposed rule; reopening of comment period. July 2, 2003 (html) Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-day Finding for a Petition to Delist the Mexican Bobcat (Lynx rufus escuinapae) July 2, 2003 (html) Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Extension of Final Decision and Re-opening of Comment Period on Proposed Rule to List Beluga Sturgeon (Huso huso) as Endangered June 19, 2003 (html) Notice: Request for information and recommendations on species proposals, resolutions, decisions, and agenda items for consideration at the thirteenth regular meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; U.S. Approach for the meeting of the Conference of the Parties May 21, 2003 Public meeting on American Ginseng (html) (Panax quinquefolius); harvest and export Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment (41 kb pdf) of Blue-Fronted Amazon Parrots. Comments due 2/7/03. |