Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Prostrate Milkweed and Designation of Critical Habitat
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 2023-02-28 · Effective 2023-03-30 · 88 FR 12572
Document
Document number
2023-03656
Federal Register citation
88 FR 12572
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
2023-02-28
Effective date
2023-03-30
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-R2-ES-2021-0041
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are listing the prostrate milkweed (Asclepias prostrata), a plant species from Texas, as an endangered species and designating critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We are designating approximately 661.0 acres (267.5 hectares) in Starr and Zapata Counties, Texas, as critical habitat for the prostrate milkweed under the Act. This rule adds this species to the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants and extends the Act's protections to the species and its designated critical habitat.