FWS Reopens Comment Period on Critical Habitat Rule for West Virginia Salamander Species

By Office of Advocacy On Sep 6, 2024

On September 5, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) reopened the public comment period for a proposed rule listing the West Virginia spring salamander (Gyrinophilus subterraneus), an amphibian species from Greenbrier County, West Virginia, as an endangered species.

The proposed rule also designates approximately 3.5 kilometers (2.2 miles) in Greenbrier County, West Virginia as critical habitat for the species.

FWS has certified that the proposed critical habitat designation will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.

Comments on the proposed rule are now due September 20, 2024.

Read the notice reopening the comment period and submit a comment.

Read the original proposed rule.

Advocacy contact: Send an email to Nick Goldstein at nick.goldstein@sba.gov.

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