Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status for Spring Pygmy Sunfish
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 2013-10-02 · Effective 2013-12-02 · 78 FR 60766
Document
Document number
2013-23726
Federal Register citation
78 FR 60766
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
2013-10-02
Effective date
2013-12-02
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2012-0068
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), determine threatened species status under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended, for the spring pygmy sunfish (Elassoma alabamae), which is found in Limestone County, Alabama. The effect of this regulation is to add this species to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and implement the Federal protections provided by the Act for this species.