What is a five-year review?
A1: A five-year review is an Endangered Species Act (ESA) mandated process which is conducted to ensure the listing classification of a species as either threatened or endangered is still accurate. The five-year review is not a rulemaking in and of itself; it provides an analysis and a staff “recommendation” rather than a “determination” and as such is not a decision document.
A1: A five-year review is an Endangered Species Act (ESA) mandated process which is conducted to ensure that the listing classification of a species as either threatened or endangered is still accurate. It is a verification process with a definitive outcome: either the review does or does not indicate a change in classification may be warranted. As the five-year review is not a rulemaking in and of itself, it provides a “recommendation” rather than a “determination.
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