Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Lake Erie Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon insularum) From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 2011-08-16 · Effective 2011-09-15 · 76 FR 50680
Document
Document number
2011-20104
Federal Register citation
76 FR 50680
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; notice of availability of final post-delisting monitoring plan.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
2011-08-16
Effective date
2011-09-15
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-R3-ES-2010-0039
Abstract
Under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are removing the Lake Erie watersnake (Nerodia sipedon insularum) from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife due to recovery. This action is based on a review of the best available scientific and commercial data, which indicate that the subspecies is no longer endangered or threatened with extinction, or likely to become so within the foreseeable future.