Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate critical habitat for the rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis), a bumble bee historically known to occur broadly across the eastern United States and portions of Canada, under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). In total, we are designating approximately 1,534,951 acres (621,172 hectares) of occupied critical habitat in 14 units across 33 counties in 6 States.
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-2024-0132; FXES1111090FEDR-267-FF09E21000] RIN 1018-BH72 ( printed page 32516) AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate critical habitat for the rusty patched bumble bee ( Bombus affinis ), a bumble bee historically known to occur broadly across the eastern United States and portions of Canada, under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). In total, we are designating approximately 1,534,951 acres (621,172 hectares) of occupied critical habitat in 14 units across 33 counties in 6 States. DATES: This rule is effective July 1, 2026. ADDRESSES: This final rule is available on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov . Comments and materials we received are available for public inspection at https://www.regulations.gov at Docket No. FWS-R3-ES-2024-0132. Availability of supporting materials: Supporting materials we used in preparing this rule, such as the species status assessment report, are available on the Service's website at https://www.fws.gov/​species/​rusty-patched-bumble-bee-bombus-affinis , at https://www.regulations.gov at Docket No. FWS-R3-ES-2024-0132, or both. The coordinates or plot points or both from which the critical habitat maps are generated are included in the decision file and are available at https://www.regulations.gov at Docket No. FWS-R3-ES-2024-…
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Citation: 91 FR 32516
