Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Black Pinesnake
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 2020-02-26 · Effective 2020-03-27 · 85 FR 11238
Document
Document number
2020-02281
Federal Register citation
85 FR 11238
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
2020-02-26
Effective date
2020-03-27
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2014-0065
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate critical habitat for the black pinesnake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi) under the Endangered Species Act (Act). In total, approximately 324,679 acres (131,393 hectares) in Forrest, George, Greene, Harrison, Jones, Marion, Perry, Stone, and Wayne Counties, Mississippi, and in Clarke County, Alabama, fall within the boundaries of the critical habitat designation. The effect of this regulation is to designate critical habitat for the black pinesnake under the Act.