Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Endangered Status for Catesbaea Melanocarpa

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, determine Catesbaea melanocarpa (no common name) to be an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Catesbaea melanocarpa is known from Puerto Rico, St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Barbuda, Antigua, and Guadeloupe. In Puerto Rico, it is currently known from only one location in Cabo Rojo; in the U.S. Virgin Islands, it is known from one location near Christiansted, St. Croix. Both populations are located on privately-owned land subject to intense pressure for development for residential, tourist, and industrial purposes. This final rule implements the Federal protection and recovery provisions afforded by the Act for C. melanocarpa.