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Petitions Awaiting 90-Day Findings

Current endangered species petitions being evaluated for 90-day findings.

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Background

Under the Endangered Species Act, any person or organization can petition us to:

  • List a species as threatened or endangered.

  • Reclassify or delist a species.

  • Revise critical habitat.

After receiving a petition, we evaluate whether it presents substantial information that the petitioned action may be warranted. Within 90 days (to the maximum extent practicable), we must publish a finding that states our decision whether to accept the petition. This is called a “90-day finding.”

Petitions

We are currently evaluating the following petitions, which have pending 90-day findings.

Petitioned Species Date Received Requested ESA Action

Kelp, bull

(Nereocystis leutkeana)

 09/01/22 List as threatened or endangered and designate critical habitat

Salmon, chinook

(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

 08/04/22 List the Oregon Coast and the Southern Oregon and Northern California Coastal ESUs as threatened or endangered and designate critical habitat

Steelhead

(Oncorhynchus mykiss)

 08/01/22 List the Olympic Peninsula DPS as threatened or endangered and designate critical habitat

 

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Last updated by Office of Protected Resources on 11/07/2022

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