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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants - Reclassification of Okaloosa Darter from Endangered to Threatened and Special Rule (Us Fish and Wildlife Service Regulation) (Fws) (2018 Edition) The Law Library

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants - Reclassification of Okaloosa Darter from Endangered to Threatened and Special Rule (US Fish and Wildlife Service Regulation) (FWS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants - Reclassification of Okaloosa Darter from Endangered to Threatened and Special Rule (US Fish and Wildlife Service Regulation) (FWS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 We, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are reclassifying the Okaloosa darter (Etheostoma okaloosae) from endangered to threatened under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The endangered designation no longer correctly reflects the current status of this fish due to a substantial improvement in the species' status. This action is based on a thorough review of the best available scientific and commercial data, which indicate a substantial reduction in threats to the species, a significant habitat restoration in most of the species' range, and a stable or increasing trend of darters in all darter stream systems. We also establish a special rule under section 4(d) of the Act. This special rule allows Eglin Air Force Base to continue activities with a reduced regulatory burden and will provide a net benefit to the Okaloosa darter. This book contains: - The complete text of the Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants - Reclassification of Okaloosa Darter from Endangered to Threatened and Special Rule (US Fish and Wildlife Service Regulation) (FWS) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section