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We find the designation of critical habitat to be prudent but not determinable at this time.","action":"Proposed rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","id":197,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/fish-and-wildlife-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/197","parent_id":253,"slug":"fish-and-wildlife-service"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2023/07/03/2023-13859.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"17","title":50}],"citation":"88 FR 42661","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2023-09-01","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"We will accept comments received or postmarked on or before September 1, 2023. 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