[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-3837]


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[Federal Register: February 22, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

RIN 1018-AC10

 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of Public 
Hearing and Reopening of Public Comment Period on Proposed Threatened 
Status for the Flat-Tailed Horned Lizard

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of public hearing and reopening of public 
comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), under the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, as amended, gives notice that a public hearing 
will be held on the proposed threatened status for the flat-tailed 
horned lizard (Phrynosoma mcallii). At the hearing, the Service will 
allow all interested parties to submit oral or written comments on the 
proposal. The public comment period is extended to provide the public 
with more time to comment.

DATES: A public hearing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 
22, 1994, in Imperial, California. The public comment period, which 
closed on January 28, 1994, will be reopened from February 22, 1994 
until April 22, 1994. Any comments received after the closing date may 
not be considered in the final decision on this proposal.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held on Tuesday, March 22, 1994, at 
Imperial Valley College, 380 Ira Aten Road, Health Sciences Building 
Assembly Room 2131, Imperial, California.
    Written comments and materials may be submitted at the hearing or 
sent directly to the Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
2730 Loker Avenue West, Carlsbad, California 92008. Comments and 
materials received will be available for public inspection during 
business hours by appointment, at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gail Kobetich, Field Supervisor, at the address listed above (telephone 
619/431-9440).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The flat-tailed horned lizard (Phrynosoma mcallii) is a small 
iguanid lizard restricted to flats and valleys of the western Sonoran 
desert. Its maximum length, excluding the tail, is about 8 centimeters 
(3 inches) (Stebbins 1985). The range of the flat-tailed horned lizard 
includes portions of Riverside, Imperial and extreme eastern San Diego 
Counties, California; northeastern Baja California, Mexico; Yuma 
County, Arizona; and northwestern Sonora, Mexico. An estimated 34 
percent of historically occupied flat-tailed horned lizard habitat has 
been lost. About 95 percent of remaining optimal habitat in California 
is threatened by one or more factors. Various human activities threaten 
36 percent of the remaining habitat in Arizona. The flat-tailed horned 
lizard and its habitat are also being adversely affected in Mexico, but 
to a lesser degree. The Service published the proposed rule detailing 
these factors in the Federal Register on November 29, 1993 (58 FR 
62629).
    The Service has scheduled a public hearing on Tuesday, March 22, 
1994, in response to formal requests from the public. Those parties 
wishing to make a statement for the record should bring a copy of their 
statement to present to the Service at the start of the hearing. Oral 
statements may be limited in length, if the number of parties present 
at the hearing necessitates such a limitation. However, the length of 
written comments or materials presented at the hearing or mailed to the 
Service are not limited. Written comments will be given the same weight 
as oral comments. Written comments may be submitted at the hearing or 
mailed to the address given in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. 
The comment period closes on April 22, 1994.

Author

    The primary author of this notice is Larry Salata, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, Carlsbad Field, Office, 2730 Loker Avenue West, 
Carlsbad, California, 92008.

Authority

    The authority for this action is the Endangered Species Act of 
1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361-1407; 16 U.S.C. 1531-1544; 16 U.S.C. 
4201-4245; Pub. L. 99-625, 100 Stat. 3500; unless otherwise noted).

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 17

    Endangered and threatened species, Exports, Imports, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, and Transportation.

    Dated: February 14, 1994.
Marvin L. Plenert,
Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 94-3837 Filed 2-18-94; 8:45 am]
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