PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice of Proposed Rule: Proposal to
Designate Critical Habitat for Dixie Valley
Toad Under the Endangered Species Act
On May 30, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service proposed to designate approximately
930 acres of critical habitat for Dixie Valley
toad (Anaxyrus williamsi), a federally
endangered species of toad found only in
Nevada.
The Dixie Valley toad is the smallest of the
western toads and is found only in Nevada.
Its range is restricted to wetland and upland
habitat that is fed by hot springs in Dixie
Valley northeast of Fallon. The proposed
critical habitat is in Churchill County on lands
managed by the Bureau of Land Management
and the Department of Defense and
encompasses the entire range of the toad’s
only population.
The Service seeks input from the public,
Tribes, other government agencies, the
scientific community, industry and other
interested parties on the proposed rule and
draft economic analysis. The proposal and
information on how to submit comments can
be found on https://www.federalregister.gov
by searching under docket number FWS-R8-
ES-2023-0188.
Comments and materials from all interested
persons or organizations must be received by
July 29, 2024. Written requests for a public
hearing must be received by July 15, 2024.
Comments can be submitted either to the
Federal eRulemaking portal at https://www.
regulations.gov by following instructions for
submitting comments, or by U.S. mail to:
Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWSR8-
ES-2023-0188, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275 Leesburg Pike,
Falls Church, VA 22041-3803. We will post all
comments on https://www.regulations.gov.
Pub Date: June 6, 2024 Ad # 43820