Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassifying Furbish's Lousewort (Pedicularis furbishiae) From Endangered to Threatened Status With a Section 4(d) Rule
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 2023-05-10 · Effective 2023-06-09 · 88 FR 30047
Document
Document number
2023-09847
Federal Register citation
88 FR 30047
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
2023-05-10
Effective date
2023-06-09
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-R5-ES-2019-0056
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are reclassifying (downlisting) Furbish's lousewort (Pedicularis furbishiae) from an endangered species to a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), and we finalize a rule under section 4(d) of the Act to promote the conservation of Furbish's lousewort. This information is based on a thorough review of the best available scientific and commercial information, which indicates the threats to the species have been reduced to the point that the species no longer meets the definition of an endangered species under the Act.