Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the San Francisco Bay-Delta Distinct Population Segment of the Longfin Smelt
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 2024-07-30 · Effective 2024-08-29 · 89 FR 61029
Document
Document number
2024-16380
Federal Register citation
89 FR 61029
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
2024-07-30
Effective date
2024-08-29
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-2022-0082
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), determine endangered species status under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), for the San Francisco Bay-Delta distinct population segment (DPS) of longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys), a fish species of the Pacific Coast. This rule extends the protections of the Act to this DPS and adds it to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife.