Issues FWS and NOAA Fisheries Issue Final Rule Met with Strong Criticism. On August 23rd, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Fisheries Service submitted for publication in the Federal Register a final [...]
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service have released a proposed rule regarding Incidental Take Statements (ITS) for endangered species. The proposed rule relates to the use of “surrogates” to imply the likely extent [...]
On August 23rd, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Fisheries Service submitted for publication in the Federal Register a final rule revising regulations for impact analyses of critical habitat designations for endangered [...]
Issues Texas petroleum trade associations endorse range wide plan for lesser prairie chicken. This week, the Panhandle Producers & Royalty Owners Association and the Permian Basin Petroleum Association, representing more than 2000 independent oil and gas producers, service companies and [...]
Issues BLM Announces Greater Sage Grouse Draft Plan for Northwest Colorado. Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced its draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendments and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Greater sage grouse in Colorado’s Northwest [...]
This week, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), the American Petroleum Institute (API), and others filed joint supplemental comments on the proposed listing of the Lesser Prairie Chicken (LPC) as threatened under the ESA. The comments reiterate concerns that [...]
Issues FWS Director Ashe in Hot Water. This week, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (R-WA) sent a letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director Dan Ashe in response to a management advisory from the Department of [...]