Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Wintering Population of the Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) in North Carolina
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · NC · Published 2008-10-21 · Effective 2008-11-20 · 73 FR 62816
Document
Document number
E8-23206
Federal Register citation
73 FR 62816
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
State
NC
Publication date
2008-10-21
Effective date
2008-11-20
Interior docket
FWS-R4-ES-2008-0041
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate revised critical habitat for the wintering population of the piping plover (Charadrius melodus) in North Carolina under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). In total, approximately 2,043 acres (ac) (827 hectares (ha)), in Dare and Hyde Counties, North Carolina, fall within the boundaries of the revised critical habitat designation.