50 C.F.R. § 424.14 - Petitions
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Building Industry of Superior California v. Babbitt, Civil Action No. 95-0726(PLF).
...of information that would lead a reasonable person to believe that the measure proposed in the petition may be warranted." 50 C.F.R. § 424.14(b).13 Plaintiffs' challenge on this basis must VI. THE SERVICE'S STATUTORY AUTHORITY AND ALLEGED VIOLATION OF ITS OWN POLICIES A. Listing a Dist......
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Biodiversity Legal Foundation v. Norton, No. CIV.A.00-3030(RMC).
...species. Id. § 1533(a)(3)(B). Any "interested person" may also petition FWS to make such a revision. Id. § 1533(b)(3)(D); 50 C.F.R. § 424.14. Once a petition is submitted by an interested person, "[t]o the maximum extent practicable," the Service has 90 days to issue &qu......
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Wyoming v. U.S. Dept. of Interior, No. 04-CV-0123-J.
...themselves of the statutory mechanisms by which to petition the DOI and FWS to delist the gray wolf. See 16 U.S.C § 1533(b)(3)(A)-(C); 50 C.F.R. § 424.14. The Federal Defendants further assert that the purported "rejection" of the Wyoming Plan was not an agency action, under the l......
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Conservancy of Southwest Florida v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serv., No. 11–11915.
...critical habitat for species listed before the 1978 amendments is committed to agency discretion by law.A.1. Plaintiffs point to 50 C.F.R. § 424.14(d), which provides in pertinent part, “Upon receiving a petition to designate critical habitat ..., the Secretary shall promptly conduct a revi......
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53 cases
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CONSERVANCY of Sw. Fla. v. UNITED States FISH, Case No. 2:10-cv-106-FtM-SPC
...comply with certain non-discretionary duties under the ESA. Specifically, Count IV alleges that the Secretary failed to comply with 50 C.F.R. § 424.14(d), which in turn required compliance with 50 C.F.R. § 424.12(b); the procedures set forth in 16 U.S.C. §§ 1533(b)(3)(D)(i),(ii); and the pr......
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Conservancy of Southwest Florida v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serv., No. 11–11915.
...critical habitat for species listed before the 1978 amendments is committed to agency discretion by law.A.1. Plaintiffs point to 50 C.F.R. § 424.14(d), which provides in pertinent part, “Upon receiving a petition to designate critical habitat ..., the Secretary shall promptly conduct a revi......
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American Stewards of Liberty v. Department of the Interior, CAUSE NO. 1:15-CV-1174-LY
...amount of information that would lead a reasonable person to believe that the measure proposed in the petition may be warranted." 50 C.F.R. § 424.14(b)(1) (2014).The Service must evaluate a petition for a "detailed narrative justification" for the requested delisting and a description of th......
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Fund for Animals v. Babbitt, No. 94-1021
...by the Secretary of the Interior permit any "interested person" to petition the Secretary requesting designation of critical habitat. 50 C.F.R. § 424.14(a); 43 C.F.R. § 14.2. Neither the ESA nor the regulations prescribe a procedure for such petitions. Rather, they are considered under the ......
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Petition Filed to List Western Ridged Mussel as an Endangered Species
...as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq. The petition was filed under 5 U.S.C. 553(e) and 50 CFR 424.14(a), which grants interested parties the right to petition for issue of a rule from the Secretary of the Interior. The petition sets in motion a ......
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Ninth Circuit Invalidates Rule Requiring Notice To States Prior To Filing A Listing Petition Under The Endangered Species Act
...undertake a 12-month review to determine whether listing of the species is warranted. In 2016, the Services adopted a rule (codified at 50 CFR 424.14) requiring petitioners to provide notice to state fish and wildlife agencies in each state where the species occurs. The notice must be provi......
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service Revise Endangered Species Act Petition Process
...and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the petition process to support species conservation. The final rule, which revises 50 CFR 424.14, also clarifies the procedures by which the Agencies will evaluate petitions under section 4(b)(3) of the ESA, which establishes deadlines and st......
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service Revise Endangered Species Act Petition Process
...and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the petition process to support species conservation. The final rule, which revises 50 CFR 424.14, also clarifies the procedures by which the Agencies will evaluate petitions under section 4(b)(3) of the ESA, which establishes deadlines and st......
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471 provisions
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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part III
Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service,
...eagles. Conclusion We have reviewed the best scientific and commercial data available and have evaluated the data in accordance with 50 CFR 424.14(b). On the basis of our review, we find that although the Sonoran Desert bald eagle population is discrete, it is not significant in relation to......
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Part III
...eagles. Conclusion We have reviewed the best scientific and commercial data available and have evaluated the data in accordance with 50 CFR 424.14(b). On the basis of our review, we find that although the Sonoran Desert bald eagle population is discrete, it is not significant in relation to......
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule To List Eleven Distinct Population Segments of the Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) as Endangered or Threatened and Revision of Current Listings Under the Endangered Species Act
...extent practicable, and if that initial finding is positive, it triggers a status review and ultimately a 12-month determination (50 CFR 424.14(b)(3)). If the relevant status review has already been conducted and a proposed rule to determine the status of the affected species is available f......
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revisions to the Regulations for Petitions
...of the Act, and serves a beneficial public purpose. Purpose of Revising the Regulations The Services are revising the regulations at 50 CFR 424.14 concerning petitions to improve the content and specificity of petitions in order to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the petition pr......
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