Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Endangered Status for the Rayed Bean and Snuffbox Mussels Throughout Their Ranges

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 [Docket No. FWS-R3-ES-2010-0019; 4500030113] RIN 1018-AV96 AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), determine endangered status for the rayed bean ( Villosa fabalis ) and snuffbox ( Epioblasma triquetra ) mussels throughout their ranges, under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). DATES: This rule becomes effective on March 15, 2012. ADDRESSES: This final rule is available on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov at Docket Number FWS-R3-ES-2010-0019. Comments and materials received, as well as supporting documentation used in preparing this final rule are available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours, at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Columbus Ecological Services Field Office, 4625 Morse Road, Suite 104, Columbus, OH 43230; phone 614-416-8993; facsimile 614-416-8994. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Boyer, Endangered Species Coordinator, Columbus Ecological Services Field Office (see ADDRESSES ). If you use a telecommunications devise for the deaf (TDD), call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 800-877-8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background This document is a final rule to list as endangered the rayed bean ( Villosa fabalis ) and snuffbox ( Epioblasma triquetra ). Previous Federal Action Federal actions for these species prior to November 2, 2010,…