Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Sonoma County Distinct Population Segment of the California Tiger Salamander
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · CA · Published 2005-12-14 · Effective 2006-01-13 · 70 FR 74138
Document
Document number
05-23701
Federal Register citation
70 FR 74138
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final decision in rulemaking process.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
State
CA
Publication date
2005-12-14
Effective date
2006-01-13
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate and exclude approximately 17,418 acres (ac) (7,049 hectares (ha)) of critical habitat for the Sonoma County distinct population segment of the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We are excluding all critical habitat based on interim conservation strategies and measures being implemented by those local governing agencies with land use authority over the area and also as a result of economic exclusions authorized under section 4(b)(2) of the Act. Therefore, no critical habitat is being designated for the Sonoma County distinct population segment of the California tiger salamander in Sonoma County, California.