Chief, Branch of Domestic Listing, Ecological Services Program

1018-BA98 201704 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1018 United States Fish and Wildlife Service FWS 1000 Department of the Interior DOI Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination for the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake

On September 30, 2016, we published a final determination to list the eastern massasauga rattlesnake as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The species is found in wet prairies, marshes, and lowlands along rivers and lakes in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. We determined that designating critical habitat for the eastern massasauga rattlesnake is not prudent, due to an increased risk of collection and persecution.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No 50 CFR 17 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. Judicial NPRM 09/30/2016 MDL settlement agreement. No NPRM 09/30/2015 80 FR 58688 NPRM Comment Period End 11/30/2015 Final Action 09/30/2016 81 FR 67193 Final Action Effective 10/31/2016 No None No No No No Sarah Quamme Chief, Branch of Domestic Listing, Ecological Services Program 1018 United States Fish and Wildlife Service FWS 703 358-1796 703 358-1800 sarah_quamme@fws.gov 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church VA 22041-3803