NRECA submitted comments in
response to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS ) notice of a 90-day finding
on a petition to list the Lesser Prairie-Chicken (LPC) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)
and initiation of a status review. The LPC does not
warrant listing as a matter of law, fact, science or policy. The best scientific and commercial
information available demonstrates that the LPC’s population is stable, and that significant
public and private conservation measures are underway that will protect the continued stability
of the LPC and expand its habitat and range. FULL FILING