Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Texas Hornshell
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · TX · Published 2018-02-09 · Effective 2018-03-12 · 83 FR 5720
Document
Document number
2018-02672
Federal Register citation
83 FR 5720
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
State
TX
Publication date
2018-02-09
Effective date
2018-03-12
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-R2-ES-2016-0077
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), determine endangered species status under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended, for the Texas hornshell (Popenaias popeii), a freshwater mussel species from New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico. The effect of this regulation will be to add this species to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife.