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B-333005 Mar 03, 2021 1 (2021-03-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaolim0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 1O o U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE G A O A Century of Non-Partisan Fact-Based Work 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-333005 March 3, 2021 The Honorable Thomas R. Carper Chairman The Honorable Shelley Moore Capito Ranking Member Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate The Honorable Raul M. Grijalva Chairman The Honorable Bruce Westerman Ranking Member Committee on Natural Resources House of Representatives Subject: Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) entitled Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife (RIN: 1018-BD60).1 We received the rule on November 5, 2020. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule and notification of petition finding on November 3, 2020. 85 Fed. Reg. 69778. The effective date is January 4, 2021. According to the Service, the final rule removes the gray wolf entities in the lower 48 United States and Mexico, except for the Mexican wolf, that are currently on the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. The Service stated it is taking this action because the best available scientific and commercial data available establish that the gray wolf entities in the lower 48 United States do not meet the definitions of a threatened species or an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq. The Congressional Review Act (CRA) requires a 60-day delay in the effective date of a major rule from the date of publication in the Federal Register or receipt of the rule by Congress, whichever is later. 5 U.S.C. § 801(a)(3)(A). The House of Representatives received the final rule on November 10, 2020. 166 Cong. Rec. H5866 (daily ed. Nov. 17, 2020). The Senate 1 The due date for this major rule report was December 1, 2020. Due to a processing error on our part, we are delayed in our issuance of this report.

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