Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Borax Lake Chub From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 2020-06-11 · Effective 2020-07-13 · 85 FR 35574
Document
Document number
2020-10861
Federal Register citation
85 FR 35574
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; availability of post-delisting monitoring plan.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
2020-06-11
Effective date
2020-07-13
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-2017-0035
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or USFWS), are removing the Borax Lake chub (currently listed as Gila boraxobius), a fish native to Oregon, from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife on the basis of recovery. This final rule is based on a review of the best available scientific and commercial information, which indicates that the threats to the Borax Lake chub have been eliminated or reduced to the point where the species no longer meets the definition of an endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act).