IN FALL OF 1993, then-President Bill Clinton signed Executive Order 12866, requiring all Federal regulatory agencies to publish a list of anticipated rulemaking actions for the upcoming twelve-month period. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) is such an agency, and its rulemaking process requires four-steps: Publishing a proposed rule in the Federal Register; Inviting public comment; Considering the public comments received; Publishing a final rule in the Federal Register.
On Sept. 15, USFWS published its final rule on “2022-2023 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing,” outlining planned changes at eighteen national wildlife refuges in thirteen states.
Later that day, the American Sportfishing Association (ASA) shared how “deeply disappointed” it was in
