Notice2026-05242
Endangered Species Committee Meeting Announcement
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Published
March 16, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior Department
Abstract
The Endangered Species Committee will meet regarding an Endangered Species Act exemption for Gulf of America Oil and Gas Activities.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05242]
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Vol. 91
Monday,
No. 50
March 16, 2026
Part II
Department of the Interior
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Endangered Species Committee Meeting Announcement; Notice
Federal Register / Vol. 91 , No. 50 / Monday, March 16, 2026 /
Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
Endangered Species Committee Meeting Announcement
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Endangered Species Committee will meet regarding an
Endangered Species Act exemption for Gulf of America Oil and Gas
Activities.
DATES: March 31, 2026.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, in his capacity as Chairman,
has called a meeting of the Endangered Species Committee for Tuesday,
March 31, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. at the Department of the Interior, 18th and
C Streets NW, Washington, DC.
The Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1978 (Amendments) create
the Endangered Species Committee, see Section 7(e)(1) of the Act. The
Endangered Species Committee is made up of six permanent Federal
members, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture,
the Secretary of the Army, the Chairman of the Council of Economic
Advisors, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and
the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
The Committee is meeting regarding an exemption under the
Endangered Species Act with respect to oil and gas exploration,
development, and production activities in the Gulf of America
associated with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the Bureau of
Safety and Environmental Enforcement Outer Continental Shelf Oil and
Gas Program.
The meeting will be open to the public through livestreaming on
<a href="https://youtube.com/live/iC3xyp4GxRE?feature=share">https://youtube.com/live/iC3xyp4GxRE?feature=share</a>. The meeting will
also be recorded and accessible at the <a href="http://DOI.gov/live">DOI.gov/live</a> events page for 60
days after the event.
Christopher Danley,
Deputy Solicitor for Energy & Mineral Resources, Department of the
Interior.
[FR Doc. 2026-05242 Filed 3-13-26; 6:15 pm]
BILLING CODE 4334-63-P
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