Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Dusky Gopher Frog (Previously Mississippi Gopher Frog)
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · MS · Published 2012-06-12 · Effective 2012-07-12 · 77 FR 35118
Document
Document number
2012-13488
Federal Register citation
77 FR 35118
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
State
MS
Publication date
2012-06-12
Effective date
2012-07-12
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2010-0024
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, designate critical habitat for the dusky gopher frog under the Endangered Species Act. In previous publications, we used the common name "Mississippi gopher frog" for this species. We are taking this action to fulfill our obligations under the Act. Land in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, and Forrest, Harrison, Jackson, and Perry Counties, Mississippi, is being designated under a court approved settlement agreement to finalize critical habitat for the species. The effect of this regulation is to conserve the habitat upon which dusky gopher frog depends.