Why is the Fish and Wildlife Service finalizing critical habitat now, and why can we have more time to provide comments?
The Service is responding to a Court Order by the District Court of New Mexico in response to a lawsuit filed by the Center for Biological Diversity. The Court ordered the Fish and Wildlife Service to finalize a critical habitat designation by January 15, 2001. We used the intervening six months (between the proposed rule and the final rule) to consider all public comments, hold public hearings and/or meetings, and complete an economic analysis (including public review and comment) and an environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (including public review and comment). The Service completed these tasks and complied with the Court’s January 15, 2001, deadline.
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Why is the Fish and Wildlife Service finalizing critical habitat now, and why can we have more time to provide comments?