Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reinstatement of Removal of the Virginia Northern Flying Squirrel From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · VA · Published 2013-03-04 · Effective 2013-03-04 · 78 FR 14022
Document
Document number
2013-04932
Federal Register citation
78 FR 14022
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
State
VA
Publication date
2013-03-04
Effective date
2013-03-04
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-R5-ES-2013-0035
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are issuing this final rule to comply with a court order that has the effect of reinstating the removal of the Virginia northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus) from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), as amended. Pursuant to the District of Columbia District Court of Appeals order dated August 17, 2012, and mandate dated November 13, 2012, this rule again removes the Virginia northern flying squirrel from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife.