IPAA and API Joint Comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the Listing of the Northern Long-Eared Bat Under the 4(d) Rule of the Endangered Species Act

IPAA and API Joint Comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the Listing of the Northern Long-Eared Bat Under the 4(d) Rule of the Endangered Species Act

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is currently considering whether to list the northern-long-eared bat (NLEB) as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) and the American Petroleum Institute (API) believe, as stated in their previous comments, that a listing is not necessary and will have little impact on the future of the NLEB.