Rules › FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0048

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat

Proposed rule from the Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service (docket FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0048). 55 comment letters from companies and organizations are listed below.

Agency: Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service
Docket: FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0048
Published: 2025-11-21
Comments due: 2025-12-22
Status: Final rule published July 21, 2026
Total public comments: 306,628
Letters listed here: 55

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

Who commented, by industry

Environment & Conservation 23 Government & Tribes 17 Agriculture & Food 9 Advocacy & Nonprofits 2 Energy, Mining & Utilities 2 Other 1 Transportation & Logistics 1

Who commented

Cowlitz Indian Tribe Government or tribe Government & Tribes

filed 2026-01-20

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat

Who commented, by industry

Who commented

Cowlitz Indian Tribe Government or tribe Government & Tribes

Bay Mills Indian Community Government or tribe Government & Tribes

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

Ocean Conservation Research Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Merritt Island Wildlife Association Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

IMPART Company Other

Puyallup Tribe of Indians Government or tribe Government & Tribes

Converse County, Wyoming 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

Texas Public Policy Foundation Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

Santa Barbara Zoo Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Save Our Springs Alliance Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

The Wildlife Society - Western Section Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

United Water Conservation District Government or tribe Government & Tribes

Oklahoma Farm Bureau Trade or professional group Agriculture & Food

Oregon Zoo Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Riverkeeper, Inc. Company Environment & Conservation

Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Rio Blanco County Board of County Commissioners, Colorado Government or tribe Government & Tribes

Salt River Project (SRP) Nonprofit or advocacy group Energy, Mining & Utilities

Okanogan County Farm Bureau Trade or professional group Agriculture & Food

Montana Stockgrowers Association Trade or professional group Agriculture & Food

National Association of State Foresters Trade or professional group Agriculture & Food

Lincoln Park Zoo Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

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

Idaho Farm Bureau Federation Trade or professional group Agriculture & Food

John Ball Zoo Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Friends of Animals Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Forest Landowners Association Trade or professional group Agriculture & Food

Friends of Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and Battle of Midway National Memorial Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Family Farm Alliance Trade or professional group Agriculture & Food

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

Environmental Policy Innovation Center Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

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

CleanEarth4Kids.org Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Chaves County, New Mexico Government or tribe Government & Tribes

Colorado Department of Natural Resources Government or tribe Government & Tribes

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

Environmental Justice Initiative Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Attorneys for Animals, Inc. Company Environment & Conservation

Nez Perce Tribe Government or tribe Government & Tribes

California Department of Justice and Others Government or tribe Government & Tribes

Yurok Tribe Government or tribe Government & Tribes

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

California Native Plant Society Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority, State Water Contractors, Westlands Water District Government or tribe Government & Tribes

California Farm Bureau Federation Trade or professional group Agriculture & Food

Gaa-Miskwaabikaang, Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Government or tribe Government & Tribes

Campbell County Government, Wyoming Government or tribe Government & Tribes

Origami Whales Project Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Umpqua Natural Leadership Science Hub Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

National Cattlemen's Beef Association and Public Lands Council Coalition or joint letter Agriculture & Food

BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC) Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

Hills For Everyone Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation