Rules › FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0029

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants

Proposed rule from the Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service (docket FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0029). 56 comment letters from companies and organizations are listed below.

Agency: Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service
Docket: FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0029
Published: 2025-11-21
Comments due: 2025-12-22
Status: Final rule published July 21, 2026
Total public comments: 343,767
Letters listed here: 56

Federal Register notice ↗ · Docket on Regulations.gov ↗ · Final rule ↗

Who commented, by industry

Environment & Conservation 27 Government & Tribes 16 Energy, Mining & Utilities 5 Agriculture & Food 3 Advocacy & Nonprofits 3 Transportation & Logistics 2

Who commented

Cowlitz Indian Tribe Government or tribe Government & Tribes

filed 2026-01-20

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants

Who commented, by industry

Who commented

Cowlitz Indian Tribe Government or tribe Government & Tribes

Bay Mills Indian Community Government or tribe Government & Tribes

Ocean Conservation Research Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

South Carolina Department of Transportation Government or tribe Government & Tribes

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Department of Natural Resources Government or tribe Government & Tribes

Phoenix Zoo Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Department of Lands and Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Government or tribe Government & Tribes

Forest Resources Association Trade or professional group Agriculture & Food

American Rivers Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

Small Business Administration Government or tribe Government & Tribes

WePlanet US Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

The Williams Companies, Inc. Company Energy, Mining & Utilities

The Rewilding Institute Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

Society for Range Management Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Seattle Aquarium Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Ocean Conservation Research Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Pima County, Arizona Government or tribe Government & Tribes

Polar Bears International Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Riverkeeper, Inc. Company Environment & Conservation

Oregon Farm Bureau Trade or professional group Agriculture & Food

National Mining Association (NMA) Trade or professional group Energy, Mining & Utilities

NYC Plover Project Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

New Mexico BioPark Society Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Government or tribe Government & Tribes

National Water Resources Association (NWRA) Government or tribe Government & Tribes

Monterey Bay Aquarium Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Maine Coalition for North Atlantic Right Whales Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

National Association of Conservation Districts Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Marine Industries Association of South Florida (MIASF) Trade or professional group Transportation & Logistics

Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Friends of Animals Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Friends of Dyke Marsh Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Forest Landowners Association Trade or professional group Agriculture & Food

Energy and Wildlife Action Coalition Trade or professional group Energy, Mining & Utilities

Essential Minerals Association Trade or professional group Energy, Mining & Utilities

Competitive Enterprise Institute Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

Earth Day Network Inc. (d.b.a. EARTHDAY.ORG) Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Chaves County, New Mexico Government or tribe Government & Tribes

Coalition of Arizona/New Mexico Counties Government or tribe Government & Tribes

Colorado Chapter of The Wildlife Society Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

California Department of Fish and Wildlife Government or tribe Government & Tribes

American Bird Conservancy Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Government or tribe Government & Tribes

Brookfield Zoo Chicago Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Wolf Conservation Center Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

American Exploration & Mining Association (AEMA) Trade or professional group Energy, Mining & Utilities

Oregon Dept Fish & Wildlife, Oregon Dept State Lands, Oregon Dept of Forestry; Oregon Dept Parks & Recreation Government or tribe Government & Tribes

Prairie Hills Audubon Society Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Shark Stewards Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

CalWild Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Shark Stewards Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Yurok Tribe Government or tribe Government & Tribes

American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Trade or professional group Transportation & Logistics

Origami Whales Project Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Campbell County Government, Wyoming Government or tribe Government & Tribes