Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Marron Bacora and Designation of Critical Habitat
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 2022-06-16 · Effective 2022-07-18 · 87 FR 36225
Document
Document number
2022-12944
Federal Register citation
87 FR 36225
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
2022-06-16
Effective date
2022-07-18
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2019-0050
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are listing marron bacora (Solanum conocarpum), a plant species from the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, as an endangered species and are designating critical habitat for the species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). In total, approximately 2,548 acres (1,031 hectares) on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, fall within the boundaries of the critical habitat designation. This rule adds this species to the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants and extends the Act's protections to the species and its designated critical habitat.