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DOI/FWS | RIN: 1018-AZ95 | Publication ID: Spring 2016 |
Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determinations for Four Plants in the Florida Keys (Big Pine Partridge Pea et al.) | |
Abstract:
On September 29, 2015, we proposed to list the Big Pine patridge pea, the wedge spurge, and sand flax as endangered species, and Blodgett’s silverbush as a threatened species. In this final rule, we will make final listing determinations for these four Florida Keys plants 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 each species. We will develop critical habitat designations for the four as a separate rulemaking action (1018-AZ96). The sand flax is a perennial herb found in pine rockland, marl prairie, and adjacent disturbed habitats. The Big Pine partridge pea is found in pine rockland habitat in Big Pine Key. Blodgett's silverbush is a forb/herb perennial found in sunny edges and gaps in pine rocklands, rockland hammocks, and coastal berm habitats. The wedge spurge is also found in pine rockland habitat, in sandy loam over limestone bedrock. All four of these plants occur in Dade (a narrow band from Miami southwest to the eastern portion of Everglades National Park) and Monroe (northern portion of Big Pine Key) Counties, Florida. |
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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: Final Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 | |
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: Federal |
Federalism: No | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Related RINs: Related to 1018-AZ96 | |
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 |