Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Diamond Darter (Crystallaria cincotta)
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 2013-08-22 · Effective 2013-09-23 · 78 FR 52364
Document
Document number
2013-20449
Federal Register citation
78 FR 52364
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
2013-08-22
Effective date
2013-09-23
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-R5-ES-2013-0019
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate critical habitat for the diamond darter (Crystallaria cincotta), a small fish in West Virginia, under the Endangered Species Act (Act). In total, approximately 197.1 river kilometers (122.5 river miles) in Kanawha and Clay Counties, West Virginia, and Edmonson, Hart, and Green Counties, Kentucky, are being designated as critical habitat. The effect of this regulation is to designate critical habitat for the diamond darter under the Act.