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DOI/FWS RIN: 1018-AY19 Publication ID: Fall 2011 
Title: ●Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding and, If Warranted, Listing Determination and Critical Habitat Designation for the Spring Pygmy Sunfish 
Abstract: If warranted for listing, we will make a listing determination and designate critical habitat for the spring pygmy sunfish (Elassoma alabamae) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act. We completed a 90-day substantial finding for the species on April 1, 2011, and plan to publish a 12-month finding regarding whether or not listing is warranted. If listing is warranted, we intend to publish, concurrent with the finding, a proposed rule to list the species as threatened or endangered and designate critical habitat. The spring pygmy sunfish is a diminutive member of the sunfish family that is currently found only in Beaverdam Creek, a spring system on the outskirts of Huntsville, Alabama. It is dependent on cold, clear water and aquatic vegetation. All of the species' habitat occurs on private land. 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  03/00/2012    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Sarah Quamme
Chief, Branch of Domestic Listing, Ecological Services Program
Department of the Interior
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES,
Falls Church, VA 22041-3803
Phone:703 358-1796
Fax:703 358-1800
Email: sarah_quamme@fws.gov