Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing Deseret Milkvetch (Astragalus desereticus) From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants

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-R6-ES-2016-0013; FXES11130900000C6-189-FF09E42000] RIN 1018-BB41 AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Final rule; document availability. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are removing Deseret milkvetch ( Astragalus desereticus ) from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants due to recovery. Based on the best available scientific and commercial data, threats to Deseret milkvetch identified at the time of listing are not as significant as originally anticipated and are being adequately managed, the species' population is much greater than was known at the time of listing, and threats to this species have been sufficiently minimized such that it no longer meets the definition of an endangered species or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). DATES: This final rule is effective November 19, 2018. ADDRESSES: Comments, materials received and supporting documentation used in the preparation of this final rule are available on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov under Docket No. FWS-R6-ES-2016-0013. Additionally, comments, materials received, and supporting documentation are available for public inspection by appointment at our Utah Ecological Services Field Office (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT , below). The post-delisting monitoring plan for Deseret milkvetch is available on our Endangered Speci…