Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Georgia Rockcress
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · GA · Published 2014-09-12 · Effective 2014-10-14 · 79 FR 54635
Document
Document number
2014-21380
Federal Register citation
79 FR 54635
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
State
GA
Publication date
2014-09-12
Effective date
2014-10-14
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2013-0030
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, designate critical habitat for Arabis georgiana (Georgia rockcress) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). In total, we are designating approximately 297 hectares (732 acres) of riparian, river bluff habitat in Georgia, including parts of Gordon, Floyd, Harris, Muscogee, and Clay Counties, and in Alabama, including parts of Bibb, Dallas, Elmore, Monroe, Sumter, and Wilcox Counties, as critical habitat for this species.