Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 4(d) Rule for the Northern Long-Eared Bat
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 2016-01-14 · Effective 2016-02-16 · 81 FR 1900
Document
Document number
2016-00617
Federal Register citation
81 FR 1900
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
2016-01-14
Effective date
2016-02-16
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-R5-ES-2011-0024
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), finalize a rule under authority of section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended, that provides measures that are necessary and advisable to provide for the conservation of the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis), a bat species that occurs in 37 States, the District of Columbia, and 13 Canadian Provinces.