Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status for Yellow Lance
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 2018-04-03 · Effective 2018-05-03 · 83 FR 14189
Document
Document number
2018-06735
Federal Register citation
83 FR 14189
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
2018-04-03
Effective date
2018-05-03
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2017-0017
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), determine threatened species status under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA or Act), for yellow lance (Elliptio lanceolata), a mussel species from Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. The effect of this regulation will be to add this species to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife.