Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Alabama Stur geon (Scaphirhynchus suttkusi)
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · AL · Published 2009-06-02 · Effective 2009-07-02 · 74 FR 26488
Document
Document number
E9-12517
Federal Register citation
74 FR 26488
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
State
AL
Publication date
2009-06-02
Effective date
2009-07-02
Interior docket
FWS-R4-ES-2008-0058
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate critical habitat for the Alabama sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus suttkusi) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). In total, approximately 524 kilometers (326 miles) of river fall within the boundaries of the critical habitat designation. The critical habitat includes portions of the Alabama and Cahaba Rivers in Autauga, Baldwin, Bibb, Clarke, Dallas, Lowndes, Monroe, Perry, and Wilcox Counties, in Alabama.