Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Guadalupe Fescue; Designation of Critical Habitat for Guadalupe Fescue
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 2017-09-07 · Effective 2017-10-10 · 82 FR 42245
Document
Document number
2017-19001
Federal Register citation
82 FR 42245
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
2017-09-07
Effective date
2017-10-10
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-R2-ES-2016-0099 and FWS-R2-ES-2016-0100
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), determine endangered species status and designate critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), for Festuca ligulata (Guadalupe fescue), a plant species from the Chihuahuan Desert of west Texas and Mexico. The effect of this regulation will be to add this species to the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants and designate approximately 7,815 acres (3,163 hectares) of critical habitat in Brewster County, Texas located entirely within Big Bend National Park.