Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for Cirsium loncholepis (La Graciosa Thistle)
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 2009-11-03 · Effective 2009-12-03 · 74 FR 56978
Document
Document number
E9-26221
Federal Register citation
74 FR 56978
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
2009-11-03
Effective date
2009-12-03
Interior docket
FWS-R8-ES-2008-0078
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are designating final revised critical habitat for Cirsium loncholepis (La Graciosa thistle). We are designating approximately 24,103 acres (ac) (9,754 hectares (ha)) of habitat in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties, California, as critical habitat for C. loncholepis. This final revised designation constitutes a reduction of approximately 16,986 ac (6,873 ha) from the 2004 designation of critical habitat for C. loncholepis.