🌱Compliance Implications of 5-Year Status Reviews Under ESA
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 14 Listed Animal and Plant Species
Summary
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are initiating 5-year status reviews under the Endangered Species Act, for 4 plant and 10 animal species. A 5-year status review is based on the best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review; therefore, we are requesting submission of any such information that has become available since the last review for the species. We invite comments from the public and Federal, Tribal, State, and local governments.
Agencies
- Interior Department
- Fish and Wildlife Service
Business Impact
$$ - Med
The notice involves compliance with the Endangered Species Act requiring businesses to consider endangered species in their operations, potentially impacting land use, development projects, and industry regulations where these species are located. Companies may need to adjust their practices based on the outcomes of the 5-year reviews.