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DOI/FWS | RIN: 1018-BA24 | Publication ID: Spring 2015 |
Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Black Pine Snake | |
Abstract:
We will, if determined to be prudent and determinable, designate critical habitat for the black pine snake, under the Endangered Species Act. We are required to designate critical habitat, to the maximum extent prudent and determinable, concurrent with a listing determination for the species. We will develop a listing determination for the black pine snake, as a separate rulemaking action (RIN 1018-BA03). The black pine snake prefers xeric (extremely dry), fire-maintained longleaf pine forest with sandy, well-drained soils. The species can be found usually on hilltops and ridges, and toward the tops of slopes where there is an open canopy, a reduced midstory, and a dense herbaceous understory. The black pine snake's range includes extreme southeastern Louisiana through southern Mississippi, and into southwestern Alabama. This species has been recorded in Mobile, Clarke, and Washington Counties, Alabama, and is believed to occur in Choctaw County as well. |
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Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: Previously 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 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. |
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: Undetermined |
Federalism: No | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Related RINs: Related to 1018-BA03 | |
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 |