Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), determine endangered species status under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended, for the Texas hornshell (Popenaias popeii), a freshwater mussel species from New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico. The effect of this regulation will be to add this species to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife.
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-R2-ES-2016-0077; 4500030113] RIN 1018-BB34 AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), determine endangered species status under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended, for the Texas hornshell ( Popenaias popeii ), a freshwater mussel species from New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico. The effect of this regulation will be to add this species to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. DATES: This rule becomes effective March 12, 2018. ADDRESSES: This final rule is available on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov in Docket No. FWS-R2-ES-2016-0077 and in https://www.fws.gov/​southwest/​es/​TexasCoastal/​ . Comments and materials we received, as well as supporting documentation we used in preparing this rule, are available for public inspection at http://www.regulations.gov . Comments, materials, and documentation that we considered in this rulemaking will be available by appointment, during normal business hours at the address shown in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Ardizzone, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Texas Coastal Ecological Services Field Office, 17629 El Camino Real #211, Houston, TX 77058; or by telephone 281-286-8282. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service at …
Other Federal Register documents from the same docket.
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 6-Month Extension of Final Determination on the Proposed Endangered Status for Texas Hornshell (Popenaias popeii)
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the Texas Hornshell
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Texas Hornshell
Citation: 83 FR 5720
