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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the Alabama Hickorynut and Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for Obovaria cf. unicolor

The Fish and Wildlife Service published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on September 10, 2024. Comments closed on November 12, 2024.

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What the agency says

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to list the Alabama hickorynut (Obovaria unicolor) as an endangered species and the undescribed Obovaria cf. unicolor as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended. Both species are freshwater mussels. This document also serves as our 12-month finding on a petition to list the Alabama hickorynut. For Obovaria cf. unicolor, we also propose a rule issued under section 4(d) of the Act to provide for the conservation of the species. If we adopt this rule as proposed, it would apply the protections of the Act to these species. We find that designation of critical habitat for both the Alabama hickorynut and Obovaria cf. unicolor is prudent but not determinable at this time.

Key facts

Document number: 2024-20158
Type: Proposed rule
Action: Proposed rule
Agency: Interior Department; Fish and Wildlife Service
Published: September 10, 2024
Comments due: November 12, 2024
Dates: We will accept comments received or postmarked on or before November 12, 2024. Comments submitted electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES, below) must be received by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on the closing date. We must receive requests for a public hearing, in writing, at the address shown in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by October 25, 2024.
Docket: Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2024-0130; FXES111109FEDR-245-FF09E21000
Regulation ID (RIN): 1018-BH45
Code of Federal Regulations: 50 CFR 17
Topics: Endangered and threatened species; Exports; Imports; Plants; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Transportation; Wildlife
Pages: 20

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