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Barrens darter

Etheostoma forbesi · Wherever found · ECOS entity 2271

Federal ESA status Proposed Endangered

The Barrens darter is proposed for listing as endangeredendangered: In danger of dying out in all or much of the places where it lives.. The listing is not final yet. This is the U.S. federal status. It is not the IUCN Red List or a state list. The latest steps were a proposed ruleproposed rule: A draft decision. It is published so anyone can comment before it becomes final. and a 12-month finding12-month finding: The agency's answer after a full review: should the species be listed or not?, published together on July 1, 2025. The next date that matters is June 30, 2027: the statutory datestatutory date: The date the law sets for a step. for the final critical habitatcritical habitat: Places the agency marks as needed for the species to recover. rule.

Next date that matters — the statutory date for the final critical habitat rule

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Each step shows up to three dates: the date the law sets, the date in the agency's workplan or set by a court, and the date the step was published. Every date links to the document it comes from.

Timeline for Barrens darter
StepStatutory dateWorkplan or court-ordered datePublished (Federal Register)
12-month finding12-month finding: The agency's answer after a full review: should the species be listed or not? None set Not in the workplan
12-month finding published in the Federal Register on July 1, 2025. Outcome: listing is warranted. This document is also the proposed rule. FR 2025-12009
Proposed ruleproposed rule: A draft decision. It is published so anyone can comment before it becomes final. None set Not in the workplan
Proposed rule published in the Federal Register on July 1, 2025. This document is also the 12-month finding. FR 2025-12009
Comments accepted until September 2, 2025. FR 2025-12009
Final rulefinal rule: The decision that puts a listing or a habitat rule into effect.
Statutory date June 30, 2026 (final rule, 16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(6)(A)). No final rule or withdrawal notice published in the Federal Register as of October 24, 2026. 16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(6)(A)
Not in the workplan Not published as of October 24, 2026
Final critical habitatcritical habitat: Places the agency marks as needed for the species to recover. rule
Statutory date June 30, 2027 (critical habitat with listing, 16 U.S.C. 1533(a)(3)(A)(i), (b)(6)(C)). No final critical habitat rule published in the Federal Register as of October 24, 2026. 16 U.S.C. 1533(a)(3)(A)(i), (b)(6)(C)
Statute wording for this date: "to the maximum extent prudent and determinable". 16 U.S.C. 1533(a)(3)(A)(i), (b)(6)(C)
Date extended by 12 months under 16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(6)(C)(ii) (critical habitat stated as not determinable, FR document 2025-12009). FR 2025-12009
Not in the workplan Not published as of October 24, 2026

Identifiers and sources

This record
https://conservanode.org/id/species/2271
ECOS
Species profile 4984
Federal Register
Regulations.gov