Proposed Rule2026-18470
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of Gila Chub From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
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Published
September 10, 2026
Effective
June 17, 2025
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentFish and Wildlife Service
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are reopening the public comment period on our June 17, 2025, proposed rule to remove the Gila chub (Gila intermedia) from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. We are taking this action to allow all interested parties an additional opportunity to comment on the proposed rule. Comments previously submitted on the proposed rule need not be resubmitted and will be fully considered in our development of the final rule.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 174 (Thursday, September 10, 2026)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 57531-57532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18470]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 17
[FWS-R2-ES-2022-0001; FXES11130900000-267-FF09E22000]
RIN 1018-BG36
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of Gila
Chub From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are
reopening the public comment period on our June 17, 2025, proposed rule
to remove the Gila chub (Gila intermedia) from the Federal List of
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. We are taking this action to allow
all interested parties an additional opportunity to comment on the
proposed rule. Comments previously submitted on the proposed rule need
not be resubmitted and will be fully considered in our development of
the final rule.
DATES: The public comment period on the proposed rule that published
June 17, 2025, at 90 FR 25552, is reopened. We will accept comments
received on or before September 25, 2026. Comments submitted
electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES,
below) must be received by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on the closing date,
and comments submitted by U.S. mail must be received by that date to
ensure consideration.
To ensure your comment is received and considered, you must submit
it using one of the methods identified in the ADDRESSES section of this
document. Comments submitted through any method not authorized in this
document, or sent to an address not listed here, will not be
considered.
ADDRESSES:
Comment submission: All submissions must include the docket number,
FWS-R2-ES-2022-0001, for this document. You must submit comments using
one of the following methods:
<bullet> Electronic submission: Federal eRulemaking Portal at:
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. In the Search box, enter FWS-R2-ES-2022-
0001, which is the docket number for this rulemaking. Then, click the
Search button. On the resulting page, you may submit a comment by
clicking on ``Comment.'' Please ensure that you have found the correct
document before submitting your comments.
<bullet> U.S. mail: Public Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No.
FWS-R2-ES-2022-0001, Policy and Regulations Branch, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS: PRB (JAO/3W), 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church,
VA 22041-3803.
Comments submitted through any method not authorized in this
document, or sent to an address not listed here, will not be
considered. We will not accept comments via email, fax, or hand
delivery. We are not required to consider comments that are submitted
after the comment period ends or that are submitted via a method
outside of these instructions. Comments containing profanity,
vulgarity, threats, or other inappropriate content will not be
considered.
We will post all comments on <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. You may
request that we withhold personal identifying information from public
review; however, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. See
Public Comments for more information.
Document availability: The June 17, 2025, proposed rule and its
supporting documents, including the species status assessment report,
are available at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> at Docket No. FWS-R2-ES-
2022-0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Whitlaw, Field Supervisor,
U.S.
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Fish and Wildlife Service, Arizona Ecological Services Field Office;
602-242-0210; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#60090e030f0d090e07011a030f1212200617134e070f16"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a232429252723242d2b30292538380a2c3d39642d253c">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals in the United States
who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability
may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications
relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the
relay services offered within their country to make international calls
to the point-of-contact in the United States. Please see Docket No.
FWS-R2-ES-2022-0001 on <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> for a document that
summarizes the June 17, 2025, proposed rule.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 17, 2025, we published a proposed rule (90 FR 25552) to
delist the Gila chub. The proposed rule opened a 60-day public comment
period, ending on August 18, 2025. We find there is good cause to
reopen the comment period in order to fulfill our statutory obligations
to give notice of any proposed delisting rule, as well as allowing the
public an additional opportunity to provide comments on the proposed
rule for the Gila chub.
For a description of previous Federal actions concerning the Gila
chub and more information on the types of comment that would be helpful
to us in promulgating this rulemaking action, please refer to the June
17, 2025, proposed rule (90 FR 25552 at 25553-25554).
Public Comments
If you already submitted comments or information on the June 17,
2025, proposed rule (90 FR 25552), please do not resubmit them. Any
such comments are incorporated as part of the public record of the
rulemaking proceeding, and we will fully consider them in preparation
for our final determination.
Comments should be as specific as possible. Please include
supplemental information with your submission (such as scientific
journal articles or other publications) to allow us to verify any
scientific or commercial information you include. Please note that
submissions merely stating support for, or opposition to, the action
under consideration without providing supporting information, although
noted, do not provide substantial information necessary to support a
determination. Section 4(b)(1)(A) of the Act directs that
determinations as to whether any species is an endangered or a
threatened species must be made solely on the basis of the best
scientific and commercial data available.
You must submit your comments and materials by one of the methods
listed in ADDRESSES.
If you submit information via <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, your
entire submission--including your personal identifying information--
will be posted on the website. If your submission is made via a
hardcopy that includes personal identifying information, you may
request at the top of your document that we withhold this information
from public review. However, we cannot guarantee that we will be able
to do so. We will post all hardcopy submissions on <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Comments and materials we receive, as well as supporting
documentation we used in preparing the June 17, 2025, proposed rule (90
FR 25552), will be available for public inspection on <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Our final determination may differ from the June 17, 2025, proposed
rule because we will consider all comments we receive during the
comment period as well as any information that may become available
after the proposal. Based on the new information we receive, we may
conclude that the species should remain listed as endangered, or we may
conclude that the species should be reclassified from endangered to
threatened. In our final rule, we will clearly explain our rationale
and the basis for our final decision, including why we made changes, if
any, that differ from the June 17, 2025, proposed rule.
Authority
The authority for this action is the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Brian Nesvik,
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-18470 Filed 9-9-26; 8:45 am]
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