U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Reopens Public Comment Period for Critical Habitat Designation

Summary

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reopening the public comment period for the proposed critical habitat designation for Short's Bladderpod, Whorled Sunflower, and Fleshy-Fruit Gladecress, which was initially proposed on August 2, 2013. The agency is also releasing a draft economic analysis and an updated required determinations section, and proposes to expand the critical habitat for Fleshy-Fruit Gladecress by approximately 0.04 hectares in Lawrence County, Alabama.