USFWS determine endangered species status under the ESA, as amended, for the dunes sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus), a lizard species found only in southeastern New Mexico and west Texas. This rule extends the protections of the Act to this species. Because they have concluded that the designation of critical habitat for the dunes sagebrush lizard is prudent but not determinable at this time, they will consider critical habitat for the species in a separate, future rulemaking. This rule is effective 20 June 2024. POC is Shawn Sartorius, Field Supervisor, USFWS, New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office, 2105 Osuna NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113; tele: 505-346-2525.

(Federal Register 20 May 2024 [Rule] Pages 43748-43769)