# 2026-11827: Wildlife Service Renews Voluntary Paperwork for Pre-Listing Conservation

2026-11827, Agency Information Collection Activities; Policy Regarding Voluntary Prelisting Conservation Actions, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service published 2026-06-12, effective Comments will be accepted on or before August 11, 2026. (as of 2026-10-28).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-11827
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Policy Regarding Voluntary Prelisting Conservation Actions
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; Fish and Wildlife Service
- Citation: 91 FR 35698
- Published: 2026-06-12
- Effective: Comments will be accepted on or before August 11, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-08-11
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-28

## In one line

Wildlife Service Renews Voluntary Paperwork for Pre-Listing Conservation

## Summary

The Fish and Wildlife Service is renewing a paperwork process that helps people voluntarily protect wildlife before species get officially listed as endangered. This affects landowners and conservation groups who want to help wildlife early without extra costs or new rules. You can share your thoughts on this by August 11, 2026, so don’t miss the deadline!

## Abstract

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are proposing to renew an information collection without change.

## Effects PRIA read

- Get credit for early conservation: benefit, medium. You (landowners, businesses, Tribes, and local, State, or Federal governments) can get formal credit for voluntary conservation actions taken before a species is listed. States will track actions and report them annually to the Fish and Wildlife Service; credits documented (based on a description,…
- State reporting and paperwork burden: cost, medium. State governments that choose to participate must collect submissions from entities and submit information to the Fish and Wildlife Service annually. The Service estimates a total of 1,925 annual burden hours across listed activities (for example, 720 hours for state recordkeeping and other line-it…

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## Sources
- [2026-11827 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/12/2026-11827/agency-information-collection-activities-policy-regarding-voluntary-prelisting-conservation-actions)
- [2026-11827 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-12/pdf/2026-11827.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11827 (as of 2026-10-28).