🌱Proposed Rule for Endangered Status of Big Red Sage نبات
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Big Red Sage
Summary
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to list the big red sage (Salvia pentstemonoides), a plant species from central Texas, as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). This determination also serves as our 12-month finding on a petition to list the big red sage. After a review of the best available scientific and commercial information, we find that listing the species is warranted. If we finalize this rule as proposed, it would add this species to the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants and extend the Act's protections to the species. We have determined that designating critical habitat for the big red sage is not prudent.
Agencies
- Interior Department
- Fish and Wildlife Service
Business Impact
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The proposal to list the big red sage as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act has significant business implications. It introduces compliance requirements for businesses engaged in land development or activities that could affect the species. Companies may also become eligible for grant opportunities aimed at conservation efforts as outlined in section “Available Conservation Measures.”