Comments closed April 27
Oppose Removal of Geocarpon Minimum From the List of
Fish and Wildlife Service
- What
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to remove Geocarpon minimum, a small flowering plant, from the federal list of endangered and threatened species. The agency's review found that threats to the species have been sufficiently reduced so it no longer qualifies for ESA protection. If finalized, the plant would lose federal protections under Sections 4 and 7 of the Endangered Species Act, affecting land managers, federal agencies, and developers who currently must consult on projects that could impact the species.
- Where
- The notice names no place; see the agency’s own words under Case.
- How much
- We have no figure for this fight yet; the agency’s own words are under Case.
- Decided
- Comments closed April 27, 2026. No decision document is on file yet.Date from Federal Register ↗, read October 29, 2026.
Where these four lines come from
- WhatOur summary of the Federal Register 2026-03831 ↗. Check it against the agency’s own words under Case.
- WhereThe places and states the notice names, as PLAN read them.
- How muchNo verified figure is on the record for this fight.
- DecidedApril 27, 2026, from Federal Register, the notice's DATES field (federalregister.gov API) ↗: “Comments submitted electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES, below) must be received by 11:59 pm eastern time on the closing date.”. Read October 29, 2026. The decision document is the one on file in PLAN’s record.
- Read from PLAN’s record November 9, 2026.
What the proposal said, and what the decision did
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Affects public lands
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to remove Geocarpon minimum, a small flowering plant, from the federal list of endangered and threatened species. The agency's review found that threats to the species have been sufficiently reduced so it no longer qualifies for ESA protection. If finalized, the plant would lose federal protections under Sections 4 and 7 of the Endangered Species Act, affecting land managers, federal agencies, and developers who currently must consult on projects that could impact the species.
In the agency’s own words
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to remove Geocarpon minimum from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants. Our review indicates that the threats to Geocarpon minimum have been eliminated or reduced to the point that the species no longer meets the definition of an endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Accordingly, we propose to delist Geocarpon minimum. This proposed rule completes the 5-year status review for the species. If we finalize this rule as proposed, the prohibitions and conservation measures provided by the Act…
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- Center for Biological Diversity
In on this fight · linked
Filed its own comment on this decision on April 28, 2026.
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