On August 8, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register listing the Cedar Key Mole Skink, a Florida-based lizard, as endangered and setting aside critical habitat for the species.
Approximately 2,713 acres in Levy County, Cedar Keys, Florida, fall within the boundaries of the proposed critical habitat.
FWS has certified that the proposed critical habitat designation will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
FWS also released an economic analysis of the proposed critical habitat designation and will schedule a public hearing if one is requested.
Comments on the proposed rule are due October 7, 2024.
Advocacy contact: Send an email to Nick Goldstein at nick.goldstein@sba.gov.