{"abstract":"We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to designate critical habitat for the candy darter (Etheostoma osburni) under the Endangered Species Act (Act). In total, approximately 596 stream kilometers (370 stream miles), in Virginia and West Virginia, fall within the boundaries of the proposed critical habitat designation. If we finalize this rule as proposed, it would extend the Act's protections to this species' critical habitat. We also announce the availability of a draft economic analysis (DEA) of the proposed designation of critical habitat for the candy darter. Elsewhere in the Federal Register today, we published a final rule listing the candy darter as an endangered species under the Act.","action":"Proposed rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","id":197,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/fish-and-wildlife-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/197","parent_id":253,"slug":"fish-and-wildlife-service"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2018/11/21/2018-25315.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":17,"title":50}],"citation":"83 FR 59232","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2019-01-22","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"We will accept comments on the proposed rule or DEA that are received or postmarked on or before January 22, 2019. Comments submitted electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES, below) must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date. We must receive requests for public hearings, in writing, at the address shown in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by January 7, 2019.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. FWS-R5-ES-2018-0050","4500090023"],"dockets":[{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"Service 2018b Candy Darter Incremental Effects Memo","document_id":"FWS-R5-ES-2018-0050-0005"},{"title":"Species Status Assessment (SSA) Report for the Candy Darter","document_id":"FWS-R5-ES-2018-0050-0004"},{"title":"Draft Screening Analysis of Likely Economic Impact of Critical Habitat for the Candy Darter","document_id":"FWS-R5-ES-2018-0050-0003"},{"title":"Candy Darter Proposed Critical Habitat Latitude-Longitude Coordinates","document_id":"FWS-R5-ES-2018-0050-0002"}],"agency_name":"FWS","documents":[{"comment_count":15,"comment_start_date":"2018-11-21","updated_at":"2023-02-28T21:12:08.758-05:00","comment_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/FWS-R5-ES-2018-0050-0001","allow_late_comments":null,"id":"FWS-R5-ES-2018-0050-0001","comment_end_date":"2019-01-23","regulations_dot_gov_open_for_comment":false}],"supporting_documents_count":4,"id":"FWS-R5-ES-2018-0050","title":"Designation of  Critical Habitat for the Candy Darter"}],"document_number":"2018-25315","effective_on":null,"end_page":59268,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2018/11/21/2018-25315.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/11/21/2018-25315/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-designation-of-critical-habitat-for-the-candy-darter","images":{"EP21NO18.138":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.138/EP21NO18.138_large.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.138/EP21NO18.138_original_size.png"},"EP21NO18.149":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.149/EP21NO18.149_large.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.149/EP21NO18.149_original_size.png"},"EP21NO18.139":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.139/EP21NO18.139_large.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.139/EP21NO18.139_original_size.png"},"EP21NO18.136":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.136/EP21NO18.136_large.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.136/EP21NO18.136_original_size.png"},"EP21NO18.147":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.147/EP21NO18.147_large.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.147/EP21NO18.147_original_size.png"},"EP21NO18.137":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.137/EP21NO18.137_large.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.137/EP21NO18.137_original_size.png"},"EP21NO18.148":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.148/EP21NO18.148_large.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.148/EP21NO18.148_original_size.png"},"EP21NO18.130":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.130/EP21NO18.130_large.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.130/EP21NO18.130_original_size.png"},"EP21NO18.141":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.141/EP21NO18.141_large.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.141/EP21NO18.141_original_size.png"},"EP21NO18.131":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.131/EP21NO18.131_large.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.131/EP21NO18.131_original_size.png"},"EP21NO18.142":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.142/EP21NO18.142_large.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.142/EP21NO18.142_original_size.png"},"EP21NO18.150":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.150/EP21NO18.150_large.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.150/EP21NO18.150_original_size.png"},"EP21NO18.140":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.140/EP21NO18.140_large.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.140/EP21NO18.140_original_size.png"},"EP21NO18.134":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.134/EP21NO18.134_large.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.134/EP21NO18.134_original_size.png"},"EP21NO18.145":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.145/EP21NO18.145_large.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.145/EP21NO18.145_original_size.png"},"EP21NO18.135":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.135/EP21NO18.135_large.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.135/EP21NO18.135_original_size.png"},"EP21NO18.146":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.146/EP21NO18.146_large.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.146/EP21NO18.146_original_size.png"},"EP21NO18.132":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.132/EP21NO18.132_large.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.132/EP21NO18.132_original_size.png"},"EP21NO18.143":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.143/EP21NO18.143_large.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.143/EP21NO18.143_original_size.png"},"EP21NO18.133":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.133/EP21NO18.133_large.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.133/EP21NO18.133_original_size.png"},"EP21NO18.144":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.144/EP21NO18.144_large.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.144/EP21NO18.144_original_size.png"}},"images_metadata":{"EP21NO18.138":{"large":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.138","content_type":"image/png","size":85816,"width":823,"sha":"4612142d5cc86e6dac3560a6de6c5d58","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.138/EP21NO18.138_large.png","height":1139},"original_size":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.138","content_type":"image/png","size":62055,"width":1607,"sha":"11c5064c506a7550de551ff44ef6e9f2","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.138/EP21NO18.138_original_size.png","height":2224}},"EP21NO18.149":{"large":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.149","content_type":"image/png","size":147595,"width":823,"sha":"301acd26e8d939bed1e5148f46b5ddb7","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.149/EP21NO18.149_large.png","height":1139},"original_size":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.149","content_type":"image/png","size":100787,"width":1607,"sha":"9f4f33fcf1a54df82e575cc9fddb84a1","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.149/EP21NO18.149_original_size.png","height":2224}},"EP21NO18.139":{"large":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.139","content_type":"image/png","size":79322,"width":823,"sha":"efff13cdd81950f4aa76a4ce4f77ba68","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.139/EP21NO18.139_large.png","height":1138},"original_size":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.139","content_type":"image/png","size":54941,"width":1607,"sha":"f9af57a4bfcdb0542399ff10c851cb1b","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.139/EP21NO18.139_original_size.png","height":2223}},"EP21NO18.136":{"large":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.136","content_type":"image/png","size":73503,"width":823,"sha":"3c6b088fea399a5925bbf0af9afc413a","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.136/EP21NO18.136_large.png","height":1139},"original_size":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.136","content_type":"image/png","size":49499,"width":1607,"sha":"503299891bc1106865f42797e83f4f9e","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.136/EP21NO18.136_original_size.png","height":2224}},"EP21NO18.147":{"large":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.147","content_type":"image/png","size":102860,"width":823,"sha":"2498954757bb51c73ca24a78de6d152d","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.147/EP21NO18.147_large.png","height":1139},"original_size":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.147","content_type":"image/png","size":70223,"width":1607,"sha":"20fe6d11d8c07a8a280875c68fe90339","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.147/EP21NO18.147_original_size.png","height":2224}},"EP21NO18.137":{"large":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.137","content_type":"image/png","size":121667,"width":823,"sha":"44cdbcb6e2816ce21ba30be74bf7e779","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.137/EP21NO18.137_large.png","height":1139},"original_size":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.137","content_type":"image/png","size":82281,"width":1607,"sha":"4b924bdaa85f22b5d5dc3ddf08455ebc","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.137/EP21NO18.137_original_size.png","height":2224}},"EP21NO18.148":{"large":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.148","content_type":"image/png","size":151592,"width":823,"sha":"e60dcc5e4a9850ed1ba6c4d724f19a61","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.148/EP21NO18.148_large.png","height":1139},"original_size":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.148","content_type":"image/png","size":103866,"width":1607,"sha":"a947de4eea60fd569f40ac361b9a4bc3","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.148/EP21NO18.148_original_size.png","height":2224}},"EP21NO18.130":{"large":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.130","content_type":"image/png","size":99079,"width":777,"sha":"e59bed43c4a32e0a2ac89c160698603d","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.130/EP21NO18.130_large.png","height":1076},"original_size":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.130","content_type":"image/png","size":66613,"width":1382,"sha":"28aa7d9190b9db88f2d8cd64ef3ecd39","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.130/EP21NO18.130_original_size.png","height":1914}},"EP21NO18.141":{"large":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.141","content_type":"image/png","size":80622,"width":823,"sha":"60463d70217949f0bc11c5c28461cc7f","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.141/EP21NO18.141_large.png","height":1139},"original_size":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.141","content_type":"image/png","size":55541,"width":1607,"sha":"73003a4a9f445de884ed87be6cabe16e","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.141/EP21NO18.141_original_size.png","height":2224}},"EP21NO18.131":{"large":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.131","content_type":"image/png","size":108734,"width":823,"sha":"6fda6dc46bbe1356a76865225478ffc0","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.131/EP21NO18.131_large.png","height":1139},"original_size":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.131","content_type":"image/png","size":82830,"width":1607,"sha":"6da89dc3f39ce52d1abea7f62739926b","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.131/EP21NO18.131_original_size.png","height":2224}},"EP21NO18.142":{"large":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.142","content_type":"image/png","size":69647,"width":823,"sha":"d992fe2174f5cb65af1229b95e15b6e3","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.142/EP21NO18.142_large.png","height":1139},"original_size":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.142","content_type":"image/png","size":45961,"width":1607,"sha":"b988dcdb6b47cfaf29d04dcc95a74fe8","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.142/EP21NO18.142_original_size.png","height":2224}},"EP21NO18.150":{"large":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.150","content_type":"image/png","size":146972,"width":823,"sha":"60abb453bca7772feb2f3fd68d2512c7","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.150/EP21NO18.150_large.png","height":1139},"original_size":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.150","content_type":"image/png","size":101999,"width":1607,"sha":"b351562deb1acb613302214cfa448844","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.150/EP21NO18.150_original_size.png","height":2224}},"EP21NO18.140":{"large":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.140","content_type":"image/png","size":122513,"width":823,"sha":"112d4845dabf00fe1de410ba95b9d6a6","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.140/EP21NO18.140_large.png","height":1139},"original_size":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.140","content_type":"image/png","size":82354,"width":1607,"sha":"843987fa8d25d7af5c275d3b9f909ab5","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.140/EP21NO18.140_original_size.png","height":2224}},"EP21NO18.134":{"large":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.134","content_type":"image/png","size":128587,"width":823,"sha":"61e9ecbe0e9af39381bd87d4cae90850","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.134/EP21NO18.134_large.png","height":1139},"original_size":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.134","content_type":"image/png","size":88526,"width":1607,"sha":"82507deb664268ead4ee7f661012514d","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.134/EP21NO18.134_original_size.png","height":2224}},"EP21NO18.145":{"large":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.145","content_type":"image/png","size":146487,"width":823,"sha":"34366f2cf7dc926395a335e45c3efd8a","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.145/EP21NO18.145_large.png","height":1139},"original_size":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.145","content_type":"image/png","size":101175,"width":1607,"sha":"4828f5e30fdbb4bb774cfd312a856006","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.145/EP21NO18.145_original_size.png","height":2224}},"EP21NO18.135":{"large":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.135","content_type":"image/png","size":105296,"width":823,"sha":"0e09b1ec05bef0efc340862533263e97","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.135/EP21NO18.135_large.png","height":1139},"original_size":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.135","content_type":"image/png","size":72830,"width":1607,"sha":"9ffc9b1af45b23682446f8190e69ec77","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.135/EP21NO18.135_original_size.png","height":2224}},"EP21NO18.146":{"large":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.146","content_type":"image/png","size":132048,"width":823,"sha":"77f888aae00e8a19db38ec5232ad9a9e","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.146/EP21NO18.146_large.png","height":1139},"original_size":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.146","content_type":"image/png","size":92248,"width":1607,"sha":"8cadb635e803e341fca18ae801398b13","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.146/EP21NO18.146_original_size.png","height":2224}},"EP21NO18.132":{"large":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.132","content_type":"image/png","size":127393,"width":823,"sha":"fddc713f5764bc6bb25e197b61cd7a6b","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.132/EP21NO18.132_large.png","height":1139},"original_size":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.132","content_type":"image/png","size":88368,"width":1607,"sha":"defe956f07de863b238fc9d3cc52ffe7","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.132/EP21NO18.132_original_size.png","height":2224}},"EP21NO18.143":{"large":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.143","content_type":"image/png","size":80717,"width":823,"sha":"6bc794a90d6611ea96b81711d238151d","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.143/EP21NO18.143_large.png","height":1139},"original_size":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.143","content_type":"image/png","size":54058,"width":1607,"sha":"79df001cc32096f56a0a7e268233680f","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.143/EP21NO18.143_original_size.png","height":2224}},"EP21NO18.133":{"large":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.133","content_type":"image/png","size":118821,"width":823,"sha":"92dc36b223843456aff267e916b33cb7","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.133/EP21NO18.133_large.png","height":1139},"original_size":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.133","content_type":"image/png","size":81679,"width":1607,"sha":"8b8559992a8b29e441bf902c23ab2454","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.133/EP21NO18.133_original_size.png","height":2224}},"EP21NO18.144":{"large":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.144","content_type":"image/png","size":77607,"width":823,"sha":"b2fa2b2450e2dd90713196660dc18bba","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.144/EP21NO18.144_large.png","height":1140},"original_size":{"identifier":"EP21NO18.144","content_type":"image/png","size":64487,"width":1606,"sha":"e38bdb2705c0da45fab66a6527056b01","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP21NO18.144/EP21NO18.144_original_size.png","height":2224}}},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2018-25315?publication_date=2018-11-21","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2018-11-21/2018-25315/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":37,"page_views":{"count":1242,"last_updated":"2026-09-20 10:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-11-21/pdf/2018-25315.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2018-25315.pdf?1542721517","publication_date":"2018-11-21","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2018/11/21/2018-25315.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"1018-BD15":{"issue":"202010","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/1018-BD15/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-critical-habitat-designation-for-the-candy-darter-","title":"Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Candy Darter ","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=202010&RIN=1018-BD15&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Substantive, Nonsignificant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["1018-BD15"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"Service 2018b Candy Darter Incremental Effects Memo","document_id":"FWS-R5-ES-2018-0050-0005"},{"title":"Species Status Assessment (SSA) Report for the Candy Darter","document_id":"FWS-R5-ES-2018-0050-0004"},{"title":"Draft Screening Analysis of Likely Economic Impact of Critical Habitat for the Candy Darter","document_id":"FWS-R5-ES-2018-0050-0003"},{"title":"Candy Darter Proposed Critical Habitat Latitude-Longitude Coordinates","document_id":"FWS-R5-ES-2018-0050-0002"}],"regulatory_plan":{"html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/1018-BD15/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-critical-habitat-designation-for-the-candy-darter-","title":"Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Candy Darter "},"comments_count":15,"agency_id":"FWS","comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=FWS-R5-ES-2018-0050","supporting_documents_count":4,"docket_id":"FWS-R5-ES-2018-0050","document_id":"FWS-R5-ES-2018-0050-0001","regulation_id_number":"1018-BD15","title":"Designation of  Critical Habitat for the Candy Darter","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2023-03-01T02:12:07Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":false,"signing_date":null,"start_page":59232,"subtype":null,"title":"Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Candy Darter","toc_doc":"Designation of Critical Habitat for the Candy Darter","toc_subject":"Endangered and Threatened Species:","topics":["Endangered and threatened species","Exports","Imports","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements","Transportation"],"type":"Proposed Rule","volume":83}