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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of Roanoke Logperch From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

The Fish and Wildlife Service published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on April 2, 2024. Comments closed on June 3, 2024.

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What the agency says

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to remove the Roanoke logperch (Percina rex) from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife due to recovery. The species is currently listed as endangered. Our review of the best available scientific and commercial data indicates that the threats to the Roanoke logperch have been eliminated or reduced to the point that the species no longer meets the definition of an endangered or a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Populations of Roanoke logperch are shown to be stable or expanding and reproducing (as evidenced by sustained recruitment) since the time of listing in each of the following river systems: Upper Roanoke River, Pigg River, Smith River, and Nottoway River. The number of streams where the Roanoke logperch has been observed has increased from 14 streams from the time of listing in 1989 to 31 streams in 2019. Accordingly, we propose to delist the Roanoke logperch throughout all of its range, which is in Virginia and North Carolina. If we finalize this rule as proposed, the prohibitions and conservation measures provided by the Act, particularly through sections 7 and 9, would no longer apply to the Roanoke logperch.

Key facts

Document number: 2024-06795
Type: Proposed rule
Action: Proposed rule
Agency: Interior Department; Fish and Wildlife Service
Published: April 2, 2024
Comments due: June 3, 2024
Dates: We will accept comments received or postmarked on or before June 3, 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 public hearings, in writing, at the address shown in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by May 17, 2024.
Docket: Docket No. FWS-R5-ES-2023-0181; FF09E22000 FXES1113090FEDR 245
Regulation ID (RIN): 1018-BH61
Code of Federal Regulations: 50 CFR 17
Topics: Endangered and threatened species; Exports; Imports; Plants; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Transportation; Wildlife
Pages: 14

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