Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Suwannee Moccasinshell
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 2021-07-01 · Effective 2021-08-02 · 86 FR 34979
Document
Document number
2021-13800
Federal Register citation
86 FR 34979
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
2021-07-01
Effective date
2021-08-02
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2019-0059
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate critical habitat for the Suwannee moccasinshell (Medionidus walkeri) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended. In total, approximately 190 miles (306 kilometers) of stream channels in Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee, and Union Counties, Florida, and Brooks and Lowndes Counties, Georgia, fall within the boundaries of the critical habitat designation. The effect of this regulation is to designate critical habitat for the Suwannee moccasinshell under the Act.