Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
Notice; request for information and comments.
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, issue enhancement of survival permits associated with conservation benefit agreements and issue incidental take permits associated with habitat conservation plans under section 10(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 as amended (ESA). We are soliciting information that would improve the development and implementation of these voluntary agreements, plans, and permits to improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of our section 10(a) program.
Comments and information must be received by July 9, 2025.
Comment submission: You may submit comments and information on this document by one of the following methods:
(1) Electronically: Go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, enter FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0049, which is the docket number for this rulemaking action. Then, click on the Search button. On the resulting page, in the panel on the left side of the screen, under the Document Type heading, check the notice box to locate this document. You may submit a comment by clicking on “Comment.” Please ensure that you have found the correct document before submitting your comment. Comments must be submitted to https://www.regulations.gov before 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the date specified in DATES .
(2) By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail to: Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0049; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.
We request that you send comments only by the methods described above. We will post all comments on https://www.regulations.gov. This generally ( printed page 24286) means that we will post any personal information you provide us (see Request for Comments, below, for more information).