{"abstract":"We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate critical habitat for the black pinesnake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi) under the Endangered Species Act (Act). In total, approximately 324,679 acres (131,393 hectares) in Forrest, George, Greene, Harrison, Jones, Marion, Perry, Stone, and Wayne Counties, Mississippi, and in Clarke County, Alabama, fall within the boundaries of the critical habitat designation. The effect of this regulation is to designate critical habitat for the black pinesnake under the Act.","action":"Final 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/2020/02/26/2020-02281.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"17","title":50}],"citation":"85 FR 11238","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This rule becomes effective on March 27, 2020.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2014-0065","4500090023"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2020-02281","effective_on":"2020-03-27","end_page":11270,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2020/02/26/2020-02281.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/02/26/2020-02281/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-designation-of-critical-habitat-for-black-pinesnake","images":{"ER26FE20.006":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER26FE20.006/ER26FE20.006_large.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER26FE20.006/ER26FE20.006_original_size.png"},"ER26FE20.004":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER26FE20.004/ER26FE20.004_large.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER26FE20.004/ER26FE20.004_original_size.png"},"ER26FE20.005":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER26FE20.005/ER26FE20.005_large.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER26FE20.005/ER26FE20.005_original_size.png"},"ER26FE20.002":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER26FE20.002/ER26FE20.002_large.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER26FE20.002/ER26FE20.002_original_size.png"},"ER26FE20.003":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER26FE20.003/ER26FE20.003_large.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER26FE20.003/ER26FE20.003_original_size.png"},"ER26FE20.000":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER26FE20.000/ER26FE20.000_large.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER26FE20.000/ER26FE20.000_original_size.png"},"ER26FE20.001":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER26FE20.001/ER26FE20.001_large.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER26FE20.001/ER26FE20.001_original_size.png"}},"images_metadata":{"ER26FE20.006":{"large":{"identifier":"ER26FE20.006","content_type":"image/png","size":95296,"width":822,"sha":"8763db641d9400915f982a2d43339195","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER26FE20.006/ER26FE20.006_large.png","height":1078},"original_size":{"identifier":"ER26FE20.006","content_type":"image/png","size":187399,"width":3413,"sha":"1af2d94b0703a8b115e2134f1f50a100","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER26FE20.006/ER26FE20.006_original_size.png","height":4474}},"ER26FE20.004":{"large":{"identifier":"ER26FE20.004","content_type":"image/png","size":121442,"width":822,"sha":"5a5b307b9329d804ae7960bfacc89bab","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER26FE20.004/ER26FE20.004_large.png","height":1077},"original_size":{"identifier":"ER26FE20.004","content_type":"image/png","size":298479,"width":3421,"sha":"43c02defbe7d7da671640afcbcf60d24","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER26FE20.004/ER26FE20.004_original_size.png","height":4482}},"ER26FE20.005":{"large":{"identifier":"ER26FE20.005","content_type":"image/png","size":121706,"width":822,"sha":"2d45919fb5fc0e9839b084ee39770dea","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER26FE20.005/ER26FE20.005_large.png","height":1077},"original_size":{"identifier":"ER26FE20.005","content_type":"image/png","size":243104,"width":3421,"sha":"0dbf9c6509b908730e379676f1d84791","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER26FE20.005/ER26FE20.005_original_size.png","height":4482}},"ER26FE20.002":{"large":{"identifier":"ER26FE20.002","content_type":"image/png","size":153137,"width":822,"sha":"17ba5f7c00fac0d789e5f14ae0d36612","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER26FE20.002/ER26FE20.002_large.png","height":1078},"original_size":{"identifier":"ER26FE20.002","content_type":"image/png","size":378125,"width":3413,"sha":"da0e03d1fd4ee285faae65bcd486d832","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER26FE20.002/ER26FE20.002_original_size.png","height":4474}},"ER26FE20.003":{"large":{"identifier":"ER26FE20.003","content_type":"image/png","size":121520,"width":822,"sha":"bc60e6259a8851e45fa7738a9e5feeef","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER26FE20.003/ER26FE20.003_large.png","height":1077},"original_size":{"identifier":"ER26FE20.003","content_type":"image/png","size":243855,"width":3421,"sha":"7e1564f9a7f7cbc02234ed94384ab67a","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER26FE20.003/ER26FE20.003_original_size.png","height":4482}},"ER26FE20.000":{"large":{"identifier":"ER26FE20.000","content_type":"image/png","size":78978,"width":823,"sha":"7cc0fa4e2ec70f0b772046c12dc08ee3","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER26FE20.000/ER26FE20.000_large.png","height":1082},"original_size":{"identifier":"ER26FE20.000","content_type":"image/png","size":195844,"width":3725,"sha":"97c72d61d622932750ac7291132cc935","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER26FE20.000/ER26FE20.000_original_size.png","height":4898}},"ER26FE20.001":{"large":{"identifier":"ER26FE20.001","content_type":"image/png","size":144223,"width":822,"sha":"664e5b7f581179e87c42059454d6512a","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER26FE20.001/ER26FE20.001_large.png","height":1077},"original_size":{"identifier":"ER26FE20.001","content_type":"image/png","size":367462,"width":3421,"sha":"b34c9f8675d942bebf087e1720a0cd9d","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER26FE20.001/ER26FE20.001_original_size.png","height":4482}}},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2020-02281?publication_date=2020-02-26","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2020-02-26/2020-02281/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":33,"page_views":{"count":1654,"last_updated":"2026-09-21 18:15:06 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-02-26/pdf/2020-02281.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2020-02281.pdf?1582638324","publication_date":"2020-02-26","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2020/02/26/2020-02281.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"1018-BD52":{"issue":"201910","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/1018-BD52/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-designation-of-critical-habitat-for-black-pinesnake","title":"Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Black Pinesnake","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201910&RIN=1018-BD52&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Substantive, Nonsignificant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["1018-BD52"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"Literature Cited for Final Critical Habitat for Black Pinesnake","document_id":"FWS-R4-ES-2014-0065-0213"},{"title":"Costanzo, B. 2019. Coordinator, Natural Resources Conservation Service. May 9, 2019 email communication with Matthew Hinderliter, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Jackson, Mississippi.","document_id":"FWS-R4-ES-2014-0065-0212"},{"title":"Ward, L. K., Green, G.T., and R.L. Izlar. 2018. Family forest landowners and the endangered species act: Assessing potential incentive programs. Journal of Forestry, 116(6), 529-538.","document_id":"FWS-R4-ES-2014-0065-0211"},{"title":"Miller, G. J. 2008. Home range size, habitat associations and refuge use of the Florida pine snake, Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus, in southwest Georgia, U.S.A. (Masters thesis).","document_id":"FWS-R4-ES-2014-0065-0210"},{"title":"Lueck, D., and J. Michael. 2003. Preemptive Habitat Destruction Under the Endangered Species Act. Journal of Law and Economics 46 (1): 27-60.","document_id":"FWS-R4-ES-2014-0065-0209"},{"title":"Franklin, I.R. 1980. Evolutionary changes in small populations. Pp. 135-149, In Soulé, M.E., and B.A. Wilcox (Eds.). Conservation Biology: an Evolutionary-Ecological Perspective. Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA. 395 pp.","document_id":"FWS-R4-ES-2014-0065-0208"},{"title":"Lit Cited for Proposed Critical Habitat Designation BPS","document_id":"FWS-R4-ES-2014-0065-0005"},{"title":"Economic Screening Analysis BPS","document_id":"FWS-R4-ES-2014-0065-0004"},{"title":"BPS 4(b)2 summary Table","document_id":"FWS-R4-ES-2014-0065-0003"},{"title":"Incremental Effects Memo BPS","document_id":"FWS-R4-ES-2014-0065-0002"}],"regulatory_plan":{"html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/1018-BD52/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-designation-of-critical-habitat-for-black-pinesnake","title":"Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Black Pinesnake"},"comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=FWS-R4-ES-2014-0065","supporting_documents_count":10,"docket_id":"FWS-R4-ES-2014-0065","regulation_id_number":"1018-BD52","title":"Designation of Critical Habitat for the Black Pinesnake","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2020-02-28T04:00:12Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":false,"signing_date":null,"start_page":11238,"subtype":null,"title":"Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Black Pinesnake","toc_doc":"Designation of Critical Habitat for Black Pinesnake","toc_subject":"Endangered and Threatened Species:","topics":["Endangered and threatened species","Exports","Imports","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements","Transportation"],"type":"Rule","volume":85}