Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule for Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis)
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 2022-12-15 · Effective 2023-01-17 · 87 FR 76882
Document
Document number
2022-27087
Federal Register citation
87 FR 76882
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
2022-12-15
Effective date
2023-01-17
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-R6-ES-2019-0054
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), determine that whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis), a high-elevation tree species found across western North America, is a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended. We also finalize a rule under the authority of section 4(d) of the Act that provides measures that are necessary and advisable to provide for the conservation of the species. We have determined that designation of critical habitat for the whitebark pine is not prudent at this time.