Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Trispot Darter
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 2020-09-30 · Effective 2020-10-30 · 85 FR 61619
Document
Document number
2020-19115
Federal Register citation
85 FR 61619
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
2020-09-30
Effective date
2020-10-30
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2018-0073
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate critical habitat for the trispot darter (Etheostoma trisella) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended. We are designating as critical habitat for this species six units, totaling approximately 175.4 miles (282.3 kilometers) of streams and rivers and 9,929 acres (4,018 hectares), in Calhoun, Cherokee, Etowah, and St. Clair Counties in Alabama; Gordon, Murray, and Whitfield Counties in Georgia; and Bradley and Polk Counties in Tennessee. This rule extends the Act's protections to the trispot darter's designated critical habitat.