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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 17
RIN 1018-AC01
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of
Critical Habitat for the Mojave Population of the Desert Tortoise
Correction
In rule document 94-2694 beginning on page 5820 in the issue of
Tuesday, February 8, 1994, on page 5846, the maps appearing in
Sec. 17.95 were incorrectly positioned in the text. For clarification,
the amendment to Sec. 17.95(c) is reprinted in its entirety.
Sec. 17.95 Critical habitat--fish and wildlife.
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(c) * * *
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Desert Tortoise--Mojave Population (Gopherus agassizii)
Index map of approximate locations of critical habitat units
follows:
TR24FE94.000
California. Areas of land as follows:
1. Fremont-Kramer Unit. Kern, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino
Counties. From BLM Maps: Victorville 1978 and Cuddeback Lake 1978.
(Index map location A).
Mt. Diablo Meridian: T. 29 S., R. 39 E., secs. 13, 14, 22-26,
35, and 36; T. 29 S., R. 40 E., secs. 12-33; T. 29 S., R. 41 E.,
secs. 7, 8, 17-20, 27-30, and 32-36; T. 30 S., R. 38 E., secs. 24-
26, 35, and 36; T. 30 S., R. 39 E., secs. 1-36 except secs. 3-5; T.
30 S., R. 40 E., secs. 4-9 and 13-36 except those portions of secs.
13, 14, and 23 lying northwesterly of the Randsburg-Mojave Road; T.
30 S., R. 41 E., secs. 1-36 except secs. 5-8 and 20 and those
portions of secs. 17 and 18 lying easterly of U.S. Hwy. 395; T. 30
S., R. 42 E., secs. 7-10, 15-22, and 27-34; T. 31 S., R. 40 E.,
secs. 1 and 6 except that portion of sec. 6 lying southeasterly of
the Randsburg-Mojave Road; T. 31 S., R. 41 E., secs. 1-17, 20-29,
and 32-36 except those portions of secs. 20, 29 and 32 lying
westerly of U.S. Hwy. 395; T. 31 S., R. 42 E., secs. 3-10, 15-22,
and 27-34; T. 32 S., R. 41 E., secs. 1-4, 9-16, 21-28, and 34-36
except those portions of secs. 4, 9, 16, 21, 27, 28, and 34 lying
westerly of U.S. Hwy. 395; T. 32 S., R. 42 E.; T. 32 S., R. 43 E.,
secs. 4-9, 16-21, and 28-33.
San Bernardino Meridian: T. 7 N., R. 5 W., secs. 2-11 and 14-18
except that portion of sec. 18 lying west of U.S. Hwy. 395; T. 7 N.,
R. 6 W., secs. 1-6, 12, and 13 except those portions of secs. 1, 12,
and 13 lying westerly of U.S. Hwy. 395; T. 7 N., R. 7 W., secs. 1-6;
T. 7 N., R. 8 W., secs. 1-4; T. 8 N., R. 4 W., secs. 6, 7, and 18;
T. 8 N., R. 5 W., secs. 1-35 except secs. 24 and 25; T. 8 N., R. 6
W.; T. 8 N., R. 7 W.; T. 8 N., R. 8 W., secs. 1-28, and 33-36; T. 8
N., R. 9 W., secs. 1 and 7-24; T. 9 N., R. 4 W., secs. 2-11, 14-23,
30, and 31; T. 9 N., R. 5 W.; T. 9 N., R. 6 W.; T. 9 N., R. 7 W.,
secs. 1-4, 9-16, and 19-36; T. 9 N., R. 8 W., secs. 24, 25, and 31-
36; T. 9 N., R. 9 W., sec. 36; T. 10 N., R. 4 W., secs. 6, 7, 18-20,
and 29-34; T. 10 N., R. 5 W.; T. 10 N., R. 6 W., secs. 1-36 except
sec. 6; T. 10 N., R. 7 W., secs. 9-16, 21-28, and 33-36; T. 11 N.,
R. 5 W., secs. 2-11, 14-23, and 26-35; T. 11 N., R. 6 W., secs. 1-36
except those portions of secs. 6, 7, 18, 19, 30, and 31 lying
westerly of U.S. Hwy. 395; T. 11 N., R. 7 W., that portion of sec. 1
lying easterly U.S. Hwy. 395; T. 12 N., R. 5 W., secs. 31-35; T. 12
N., R. 6 W., secs. 31-36; T. 12 N., R. 7 W., that portion of sec. 36
lying easterly of U.S. Hwy. 395.
TR24FE94.001
2. Superior-Cronese Unit. San Bernardino County. From BLM Maps:
Cuddeback Lake 1978, Soda Mts. 1978, Victorville 1978, and Newberry
Springs 1978. (Index map location B).
Mt. Diablo Meridian: T. 29 S., R. 42 E., secs. 35 and 36; T. 29
S., R. 43 E., secs. 25, 26, and 31-36; T. 29 S., R. 44 E., secs. 20-
36; T. 29 S., R. 45 E., secs. 14-16, 19-23, and 25-36; T. 29 S., R.
46 E., secs. 30-32; T. 30 S., R. 42 E., secs. 1, 2, 11-14, 23-26,
35, and 36; T. 30 S., R. 43 E.; T. 30 S., R. 44 E.; T. 30 S., R. 45
E.; T. 30 S., R. 46 E., secs. 3-36; T. 30 S., R. 47 E., secs. 7-10,
15-22, and 27-34; T. 31 S., R. 42 E., secs. 1, 2, 11-14, 23-26, 35,
and 36; T. 31 S., R. 43 E.; T. 31 S., R. 44 E.; T. 31 S., R. 45 E.;
T. 31 S., R. 46 E.; T. 31 S., R. 47 E., secs. 3-10, 15-22, and 27-
34; T. 32 S., R. 43 E., secs. 1-3, 10-15, 22-27, and 34-36; T. 32
S., R. 44 E.; T. 32 S., R. 45 E.; T. 32 S., R. 46 E.; T. 32 S., R.
47 E., secs. 3-10, 15-22, and 27-34.
San Bernardino Meridian: T. 9 N., R. 1 W., those portions of
secs. 1 and 2 lying northerly of Interstate Hwy. 15; T. 9 N., R. 1
E., that portion of sec. 6 lying northerly of Interstate Hwy. 15; T.
10 N., R. 2 W., secs. 1-29; T. 10 N., R. 1 W., secs. 1-28, 30, and
33-36 except those portions of secs. 33-35 lying southwesterly of
Interstate Hwy. 15; T. 10 N., R. 1 E., secs. 18, 19, 30, and 31; T.
10 N., R. 2 E., secs. 1-5, 8-17, and 22-34 except those portions of
secs. 25, 26, and 34 lying southeasterly of Interstate Hwy. 15; T.
10 N., R. 3 E., secs. 1-12, 14-21, and 30 except those portions of
secs. 11, 12, 14-16, 19-21, and 30 lying southeasterly of Interstate
Hwy. 15; T. 10 N., R. 4 E., those portions of secs. 5-7 lying
northwesterly of Interstate Hwy. 15; T. 11 N., R. 5 W., secs. 1 and
12; T. 11 N., R. 4 W., secs. 1-7, 9, 11, and 12; T. 11 N., R. 3 W.,
secs. 1-18; T. 11 N., R. 2 W.; T. 11 N., R. 1 W.; T. 11 N., R. 1 E.,
secs. 1-31; T. 11 N., R. 2 E., secs. 1-36 except sec. 31; T. 11 N.,
R. 3 E.; T. 11 N., R. 4 E., secs. 1-34 except those portions of
secs. 25, 26, 33, and 34 lying southeasterly of Interstate Hwy. 15;
T. 11 N., R. 5 E., secs. 1-11 and 15-20 except those portions of
secs. 1, 2, 10, 11, 15-17, 19, and 20 lying southeasterly of
Interstate Hwy. 15; T. 12 N., R. 5 W., sec. 36; T. 12 N., R. 4 W.,
secs. 31-36; T. 12 N., R. 3 W., secs. 31-36; T. 12 N., R. 2 W.,
secs. 31-36; T. 12 N., R. 1 W., secs. 31-36; T. 12 N., R. 1 E.; T.
12 N., R. 2 E., secs. 3-36; T. 12 N., R. 3 E., secs. 7-36; T. 12 N.,
R. 4 E., secs. 7-36; T. 12 N., R. 5 E., secs. 1-5 and 7-36; T. 12
N., R. 6 E., secs. 5-9, 15-22, and 27-34 except those portions of
secs. 31-34 lying southerly of Interstate Hwy. 15; T. 13 N., R. 1
E.; T. 13 N., R. 2 E., secs. 19 and 29-34; T. 13 N., R. 5 E., secs.
26-28 and 32-36; T. 14 N., R. 1 E., secs. 5-10, 15-23, and 24-36.
TR24FE94.002
3. Ord-Rodman Unit. San Bernardino County. From BLM Maps:
Newberry Springs 1978 and Victorville 1978. (Index map location C).
San Bernardino Meridian: T. 6 N., R. 1 E., secs. 1-6, 10-15, 22-
27, and 34-36; T. 6 N., R. 2 E., secs. 1-11, 14-22, and 28-33; T. 7
N., R. 1 W., secs. 1-4, 9-15, 22-26, 35, and 36 except those
portions of secs. 4, 9, 10, 15, 22, 23, 26, and 35 lying
southwesterly of State Hwy. 247; T. 7 N., R. 1 E.; T. 7 N., R. 2 E.;
T. 7 N., R. 3 E.; T. 7 N., R. 4 E.; T. 7 N., R. 5 E., secs. 4-9 and
17-19 except those portions of secs. 4, 8, 9, and 17-19 lying
southerly of the northern boundary of Twentynine Palms Marine Corps
Base; T. 8 N., R. 1 W., secs. 1-18, 20-29, and 32-36 except those
portions of secs. 6, 7, 17, 18, 20, 29, 32, and 33 lying
southwesterly of State Hwy. 247; T. 8 N., R. 1 E.; T. 8 N., R. 2 E.,
secs. 2-36; T. 8 N., R. 3 E., secs. 7 and 18-36; T. 8 N., R. 4 E.,
secs. 13-16 and 18-36; T. 8 N., R. 5 E., secs. 16-18, 19-21, 28-30,
and 31-33 except those portions of secs. 16 and 17 lying northerly
of Interstate Hwy. 40; T. 8 N., R. 6 E., secs. 18-21 and 27-36
except those portions of secs. 18-21, 27, 28, 34, and 35 lying
northerly of Interstate Hwy. 40; T. 9 N., R. 1 W., secs. 19, 20, and
25-36 except those portions of secs. 19, 20, and 29-31 lying
westerly of State Hwy. 247; T. 9 N., R. 1 E., secs. 25-36 except
those portions of secs. 25-27 lying northerly of Interstate Hwy. 40;
T. 9 N., R. 2 E., secs. 27-35 except those portions of secs. 27-30
lying northerly of Interstate Hwy. 40.
TR24FE94.003
4. Chuckwalla Unit. Imperial and Riverside Counties. From BLM
Maps: Chuckwalla #18 1978, Parker-Blythe #16 1978, Salton Sea #20
1978, and Midway Well #21 1979. (Index map location D).
San Bernardino Meridian: T. 3 S., R. 13 E., secs. 19-21 and 27-
35; T. 4 S., R. 8 E., secs. 1-6, 8-16, 22-26, and 36; T. 4 S., R. 9
E., secs. 6-10, and 15-36; T. 4 S., R. 10 E., secs. 19-21, and 27-
34; T. 4 S., R. 13 E., secs. 2-36 except secs. 12 and 13; T. 4 S.,
R. 14 E., secs. 27-36; T. 4 S., R. 15 E., secs. 31 and 32; T. 5 S.,
R. 9 E., secs. 1-4, 12, 13, and 24; T. 5 S., R. 10 E., secs. 2-36
except sec. 31; T. 5 S., R. 11 E., secs. 19-21 and 28-33; T. 5 S.,
R. 12 E., sec. 36; T. 5 S., R. 13 E., secs. 1-36 except secs. 6 and
7; T. 5 S., R. 14 E.; T. 5 S., R. 15 E., secs. 4-9, 16-21, 25, S \1/
2\ sec. 26, S \1/2\ sec. 27, and secs. 28-36; T. 5 S., R. 16 E.,
secs. 28-35; T. 6 S., R. 10 E., secs. 1-4, 9-16, 21-26, 35 and 36;
T. 6 S., R. 11 E., secs. 4-36; T. 6 S., R. 12 E.; T. 6 S., R. 13 E.;
T. 6 S., R. 14 E.; T. 6 S., R. 15 E.; T. 6 S., R. 16 E.; T. 6 S., R.
17 E., secs. 5-9, and 14-36; T. 6 S., R. 18 E., secs. 29-36; T. 6
S., R. 19 E., secs. 31-36; T. 6 S., R. 20 E., secs. 31-34; T. 7 S.,
R. 11 E., sec. 1; T. 7 S., R. 12 E., secs. 1-6, 9-15, and 23-25; T.
7 S., R. 13 E., secs. 1-30 and 31-36; T. 7 S., R. 14 E.; T. 7 S., R.
15 E.; T. 7 S., R. 16 E.; T. 7 S., R. 17 E.; T. 7 S., R. 18 E.; T. 7
S., R. 19 E.; T. 7 S., R. 20 E., secs. 3-10, 14-23, and 26-35; T. 8
S., R. 13 E., secs. 1, 2, and 11-14; T. 8 S., R. 14 E., secs. 1-18,
and secs. 21-26; T. 8 S., R. 15 E., secs. 1-30 and 34-36; T. 8 S.,
R. 16 E.; T. 8 S., R. 17 E.; T. 8 S., R. 18 E.; T. 8 S., R. 19 E.;
T. 8 S., R. 20 E., secs. 3-10, 15-22, and 28-33; T. 9 S., R. 15 E.,
sec. 1; T. 9 S., R. 16 E., secs. 1-17, 20-29, and 32-36; T. 9 S., R.
17 E.; T. 9 S., R. 18 E.; T. 9 S., R. 19 E.; T. 9 S., R. 20 E.,
secs. 5-8, 17-20, and 29-33; T. 10 S., R. 16 E., secs. 1-5, 9-16,
and 22-26; T. 10 S., R. 17 E.; T. 10 S., R. 18 E.; T. 10 S., R. 19
E.; T. 10 S., R. 20 E., secs. 3-36; T. 10 S., R. 21 E., secs. 18-21
and 28-34; T. 10 \1/2\ S., R. 21 E., secs. 31-33; T. 11 S., R. 17
E., secs. 1-5 and 8-15; T. 11 S., R. 18 E., secs. 1-24; T. 11 S., R.
19 E., secs. 1-26, 35, and 36; T. 11 S., R. 20 E., secs. 1-23 and
26-34; T. 11 S., R. 21 E., secs. 4-8; T. 12 S., R. 19 E., secs. 1,
2, 11-14, 23-26, 35, and 36; T. 12 S., R. 20 E., secs. 3-10, 15-22,
and 27-34; T. 13 S., R. 19 E., secs. 1, 2, 11, 12, 22-27, and 34-36;
T. 13 S., R. 20 E., secs. 3-10, 14-23, and 26-34.
TR24FE94.004
5. Pinto Mountain Unit. Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.
From BLM Maps: Yucca Valley 1982, Sheep Hole Mountains 1978,
Chuckwalla 1978, and Palm Springs #17 1978. (Index map location E).
San Bernardino Meridian: T. 1 S., R. 9 E., secs. 10-15, 24, 25,
and 36; T. 1 S., R. 10 E., secs. 7-36; T. 1 S., R. 11 E., secs. 7-
36; T. 1 S., R. 12 E., secs. 7-36 except sec. 12; T. 1 S., R. 13 E.,
secs. 13-36; T. 1 S., R. 14 E., secs. 13-32; T. 1 S., R. 15 E.,
secs. 13-30 and 36; T. 1 S., R. 16 E., secs. 18, 19, and 30-32; T. 2
S., R. 9 E., secs. 1, 12, and 13; T. 2 S., R. 10 E., secs. 1-24; T.
2 S., R. 11 E., secs. 1-24; T. 2 S., R. 12 E., secs. 1-22 except
sec. 13; T. 2 S., R. 13 E., secs. 3-6; T. 2 S., R. 15 E., sec. 1; T.
2 S., R. 16 E., secs. 4-9, 16, 17, 20, 21, 28, 29, 32, and 33; T. 3
S., R. 16 E., secs. 4, 5, 8, and 9.
TR24FE94.005
6. Chemehuevi Unit. San Bernardino County. From BLM Maps: Sheep
Hole Mts. 1978, Parker 1979, Needles 1978, and Amboy 1991. (Index
map location F).
San Bernardino Meridian: T. 1 S., R. 22 E., those portions of
secs. 3-5 lying northwesterly of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe
Railroad; T. 1 S., R. 23 E., those portions of secs. 1-3 lying
northerly of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad except that
portion of sec. 1 lying easterly of U.S. Hwy. 95; T. 1 N., R. 22 E.,
secs. 1-4, 9-16, 20-29, and 32-36 except those portions of secs. 34-
36 lying southerly of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad; T.
1 N., R. 23 E., secs. 1-36 except those portions of secs. 31-34
lying southerly of Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad; T. 1 N.,
R. 24 E., secs. 4-9, 16-21, and 29-31; T. 2 N., R. 18 E., secs. 1-5,
and 9-14; T. 2 N., R. 19 E., secs. 2-10, and 16-18; T. 2 N., R. 22
E., secs. 1-5, 8-16, 21-28, and 33-36; T. 2 N., R. 23 E., secs. 5-8,
17-21, and 26-36; T. 2 N., R. 24 E., secs. 31 and 32; T. 3 N., R. 17
E., secs. 12, 13, 24, and 25; T. 3 N., R. 18 E.; T. 3 N., R. 19 E.,
secs. 1-35; T. 3 N., R. 20 E., secs. 5-8, 18, and 19; T. 3 N., R. 21
E., secs. 1-5, 9-16, 23, and 24; T. 3 N., R. 22 E., secs. 1-36
except sec. 31; T. 3 N., R. 23 E., secs. 2-11, 14-22, and 28-32; T.
4 N., R. 18 E., secs. 1, 2, 10-15, 21-28, and 32-36; T. 4 N., R. 19
E.; T. 4 N., R. 20 E., secs. 1-12, 16-20, and 29-32; T. 4 N., R. 21
E., secs. 1-17, 20-29, and 32-36; T. 4 N., R. 22 E.; T. 4 N., R. 23
E., secs. 1-35; T. 4 N., R. 24 E., Secs 6, 7, 18, and 19; T. 5 N.,
R. 15 E., secs. 1-6; T. 5 N., R. 16 E., secs. 4-6; T. 5 N., R. 18
E., secs. 1-6, 8-17, 22-26, 35, and 36; T. 5 N., R. 19 E.; T. 5 N.,
R. 20 E.; T. 5 N., R. 21 E.; T. 5 N., R. 22 E., secs. 2-36;
(Unsurveyed) T. 5 N., R. 23 E., protracted secs. 19, and 29-33; T. 6
N., R. 14 E., secs. 1-3, 10-15, and 23-25; T. 6 N., R. 15 E.; T. 6
N., R. 16 E., secs. 1-23, and 27-34; T. 6 N., R. 17 E., secs. 1-18,
22-26, and 36; T. 6 N., R. 18 E.; T. 6 N., R. 19 E.; T. 6 N., R. 20
E.; T. 6 N., R. 21 E.; T. 6 N., R. 22 E., secs. 3-10, 15-23, and 26-
35; T. 7 N., R. 14 E., secs. 1-5, 8-17, 21-28, and 33-36; T. 7 N.,
R. 15 E.; T. 7 N., R. 16 E.; T. 7 N., R. 17 E.; T. 7 N., R. 18 E.;
T. 7 N., R. 19 E.; T. 7 N., R. 20 E.; T. 7 N., R. 21 E.; T. 7 N., R.
22 E., secs. 18-20, and 28-34; T. 8 N., R. 14 E., secs. 13, 23-28,
and 31-36 except those portions of secs. 13, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 31,
32, and 33 lying northwesterly of Interstate Hwy. 40; T. 8 N., R. 15
E., secs. 9-36 except those portions of secs. 9-12, 17, and 18 lying
northwesterly of Interstate Hwy. 40; T. 8 N., R. 16 E., secs. 1, 2,
and 7-36 except those portions of secs. 1, 2, and 7-10 and 11 lying
northerly of Interstate Hwy. 40; T. 8 N., R. 17 E., secs. 1-36
except those portions of secs. 1-6 lying northerly of Interstate
Hwy. 40; T. 8 N., R. 18 E., secs. 1-36 except that portion of sec. 6
lying northerly of Interstate Hwy. 40; T. 8 N., R. 19 E.; T. 8 N.,
R. 20 E.; T. 8 N., R. 21 E., secs. 7, 17-21, and 27-35; T. 9 N., R.
18 E., those portions of secs. 31-36 lying southerly of Interstate
Hwy. 40; T. 9 N., R. 19 E., secs. 23-29 and 31-36 except those
portions of secs. 23, 24, 26-29, 31, and 32 lying northerly of
Interstate Hwy. 40; T. 9 N., R. 20 E., secs. 19, 20, and 29-33
except those portions of secs. 19 and 20 lying northerly of
Interstate Hwy. 40 and S\1/2\ S\1/2\ sec. 27, SW\1/4\ SW\1/4\ sec.
26, and W\1/2\ W\1/2\ sec. 35.
TR24FE94.006
7. Ivanpah Unit. San Bernardino County. From BLM Maps: Amboy
1991, Ivanpah 1979, and Mesquite Lake 1990. (Index map location G).
San Bernardino Meridian: T. 9 N., R. 12 E., secs. 1, 2, 11-14,
and 24; T. 9 N., R. 13 E., secs. 4-9, 16-21, and 28-30; T. 10 N., R.
12 E., secs. 25, 35, and 36; T. 10 N., R. 13 E., secs. 3-10, 16-21,
and 28-33; T. 11 N., R. 12 E., secs. 1, 12, 13, 24, 25, and 36; T.
11 N., R. 13 E., secs. 1-12, 15-21, and 28-33; T. 11 N., R. 14 E.,
sec. 6; T. 12 N., R. 11 E., secs. 1-5 and 9-15; T. 12 N., R. 12 E.,
secs. 1-18, 21-27, 35, and 36; T. 12 N., R. 13 E.; T. 12 N., R. 14
E., secs. 4-9, 16-21, and 29-32; T. 13 N., R. 10 E., secs. 1-5, 10-
14, 24, and 25; T. 13 N., R. 11 E.; T. 13 N., R. 12 E.; T. 13 N., R.
13 E.; T. 13 N., R. 14 E., secs. 3-9, 16-21, and 28-33; T. 14 N., R.
9 E., secs. 1, 12, 13, and 24; T. 14 N., R. 10 E.; (Unsurveyed) T.
14 N., R. 11 E., Protracted secs. 1-35; T. 14 N., R. 11 E., sec. 36;
T. 14 N., R. 12 E.; T. 14 N., R. 13 E.; T. 14 N., R. 14 E., secs. 1-
5, 8-17, and 19-35; T. 14 N., R. 15 E., secs. 1-12, and 14-22; T. 14
N., R. 16 E., sec. 6; T. 15 N., R. 9 E., secs. 24, 25, and 36; T. 15
N., R. 10 E., secs. 1-36 except sec. 6; T. 15 N., R. 11 E.; T. 15
N., R. 12 E.; T. 15 N., R. 13 E., secs. 3-11 and 14-36; T. 15 N., R.
14 E., secs. 12, 13, 23-28, and 33-36; T. 15 N., R. 15 E.; T. 15 N.,
R. 16 E., secs. 1-11, 14-22, and 28-33; T. 15\1/2\ N., R. 14 E.,
secs. 24 and 25; T. 15\1/2\ N., R. 15 E., secs. 19-36; T. 15\1/2\
N., R. 16 E., secs. 19-35; T. 16 N., R. 10 E., secs. 25, 35, and 36;
T. 16 N., R. 11 E.; T. 16 N., R. 12 E.; T. 16 N., R. 12\1/2\ E.,
secs. 12, 13, 24, 25, and 36; T. 16 N., R. 13 E., secs. 7, 17-20,
and 29-33; T. 16 N., R. 14 E., secs. 24, 25, 35, and 36 except those
portions of secs. 24 and 35 lying northwesterly of Interstate Hwy.
15; T. 16 N., R. 15 E., secs. 1-3, 10-14, and 23-36; T. 16 N., R. 16
E., secs. 6-8, 16-22, and 26-36; T. 17 N., R. 11 E., secs. 1-5, 8-
17, 20-29, and 31-36; T. 17 N., R. 12 E., secs. 3-10, 14-23, and 26-
36; T. 18 N., R. 11 E., secs. 13, 14, 22-28, and 33-36; T. 18 N., R.
12 E., secs. 18-20, and 28-33.
TR24FE94.007
8. Piute-Eldorado Unit. San Bernardino County. From BLM Maps:
Amboy 1991, Needles 1978, and Ivanpah 1979. (Index map location H).
San Bernardino Meridian: T. 8 N., R. 14 E., secs. 1-4, 8-17, 19-
24, 26-30, 32, and 33 except those portions of secs. 13, 23, 24, 26-
28, 32, and 33 lying southeasterly of Interstate Hwy. 40; T. 8 N.,
R. 15 E., secs. 1-12, 17, and 18 except those portions of secs. 1,
8-12, 17, and 18 lying southeasterly of Interstate Hwy. 40; T. 8 N.,
R. 16 E., secs. 1-10 except those portions of sections 1-3 and 6-10
lying southerly of Interstate Hwy. 40; T. 8 N., R. 17 E., those
portions of secs. 1-6 lying northerly of Interstate Hwy. 40; T. 9
N., R. 14 E., secs. 1-3, 10-15, 22-28, and 33-36; T. 9 N., R. 15 E.;
T. 9 N., R. 16 E.; T. 9 N., R. 17 E., secs. 1-36 except that portion
of sec. 36 lying southerly of Interstate Hwy. 40; T. 9 N., R. 18 E.,
secs. 1-36 except those portions of secs. 31-36 lying southerly of
Interstate Hwy. 40; T. 9 N., R. 19 E., secs. 1-24 and 26-32 except
those portions of secs. 26-29, 31, and 32 lying southerly of
Interstate Hwy. 40; T. 9 N., R. 20 E., secs. 3-8 and 17-20 except
those portions of secs. 19 and 20 lying southerly of Interstate Hwy.
40; T. 10 N., R. 14 E., secs. 11-14, 22-27, and 34-36; T. 10 N., R.
15 E., secs. 1-3, 9-16, and 18-36; T. 10 N., R. 16 E.; T. 10 N., R.
17 E.; T. 10 N., R. 18 E.; T. 10 N., R. 19 E.; T. 10 N., R. 20 E.;
T. 10 N., R. 21 E., secs. 3-10, 15-22, and 28-31; T. 11 N., R. 15
E., secs. 9, 15, 16, 21, 22, 25-29, and 33-36; T. 11 N., R. 16 E.,
secs. 9, 15, 16, 21-23, 25-28, 31, and 33-36; T. 11 N., R. 17 E.,
secs. 8, 12-17, and 19-36; T. 11 N., R. 18 E., secs. 1-4 and 7-36;
T. 11 N., R. 19 E., secs. 1-13, 18, 19, 23-27, and 29-36; T. 11 N.,
R. 20 E., secs. 1-11, 14-23, and 26-35; T. 12 N., R. 19 E.; T. 12
N., R. 20 E., secs. 3-11 and 13-36; T. 12 N., R. 21 E., secs. 19,
30, and 31; T. 13 N., R. 19 E., secs. 3-11 and 13-36; T. 13 N., R.
20 E., secs. 19 and 29-33; T. 14 N., R. 19 E., secs. 19 and 29-33.
TR24FE94.008
Nevada. Areas of land as follows:
9. Piute-Eldorado Unit. Clark County. From BLM Maps: Mesquite
Lake 1990, Boulder City 1978, Ivanpah 1979, and Davis Dam 1979.
(Index map location H).
Mt. Diablo Meridian: T. 23 S., R. 64 E., secs. 31-36 except that
portion of sec. 31 lying northwesterly of the powerline and also
except those portions of secs. 34-36 lying northeasterly of the
powerline; T. 23 \1/2\ S., R. 64 E., secs. 31-36 except that portion
of sec. 31 lying northwesterly of the powerline; T. 23 \1/2\ S., R.
65 E., that portion of sec. 31 lying southwesterly of the powerline;
T. 24 S., R. 63 E., secs. 1, 2, 11-15, 22-28, and 33-36 except those
portions of secs. 1, 2, 11, 14, and 15 lying northwesterly of the
powerline and those portions of secs. 22, 27, 28, and 33 lying
northwesterly of U.S. Hwy. 95; T. 24 S., R. 64 E.; T. 24 S., R. 65
E., secs. 6, 7, 18, 19, 30, and 31; T. 25 S., R. 61 E., secs. 13-15,
E \1/2\ sec. 16, E \1/2\ sec. 21, secs. 22-27, E \1/2\ sec. 28,
secs. 35 and 36; T. 25 S., R. 62 E., secs. 4-9, and secs. 16-36; T.
25 S., R. 63 E., secs. 1-4, 9-16, and 19-36 except those portions of
secs. 4, 9, and 16 lying northwesterly of U.S. Hwy. 95; T. 25 S., R.
64 E., secs. 1-35 except secs. 13, 24, and 25,; T. 25 S. R. 65 E.,
sec. 6; T. 26 S., R. 61 E., secs. 1, 2, 11-14, 24, 25, and 36; T. 26
S., R. 62 E., secs. 1-36 except secs. 28 and 33; T. 26 S., R. 63 E.,
secs. 2-36 except sec. 12; T. 26 S., R. 64 E., secs. 18-20, and 29-
33; T. 27 S., R. 62 E., secs. 1-3, 5-8, 10-15, 22-26, 35, and 36; T.
27 S., R. 62 \1/2\ E., secs. 1, 12, 13, 24, 25, and 36; T. 27 S., R.
63 E.; T. 27 S., R. 64 E., secs. 4-9, 16-21, and 26-36; T. 27 S., R.
65 E., secs. 31-35; T. 28 S., R. 62 E., secs. 1-3, 9-16, 21-28, and
33-36; T. 28 S., R. 63 E., secs. 1-20, and 29-32; T. 28 S., R. 64
E., secs. 1-18, 21-26, 35, and 36; T. 28 S., R. 65 E., secs. 2-11,
14-21, and 28-35; T. 29 S., R. 62 E., secs. 1-4, 9-16, 21-28, 34, 35
and 36; T. 29 S., R. 63 E., secs. 5-10, 15-23, and 26-36; T. 29 S.,
R. 64 E., secs. 1-3, 9-16, 21-28, and 31-36; T. 29 S., R. 65 E.,
secs. 2-36 except secs. 12 and 13; T. 29 S., R. 66 E., secs. 30-32;
T. 30 S., R. 62 E., secs. 1, 2, and 11-14; T. 30 S., R. 63 E., secs.
1-36 except secs. 30 and 31; T. 30 S., R. 64 E.; T. 30 S., R. 65 E.,
secs. 1-26, 30, 31, 35, and 36; T. 30 S., R. 66 E., secs. 4-9, 16-
21, and 28-33; T. 31 S., R. 63 E., secs. 1-5, 8-16, 22-26, and 36;
T. 31 S., R. 64 E.; T. 31 S., R. 65 E., secs. 1, 2, 6, 11-14, and
23-36 except that portion of sec. 36 lying southwesterly of State
Hwy. 163; T. 31 S., R. 66 E., secs. 3-10, 15-22, and 27-34 except
that portion of sec. 31 lying southwesterly of State Hwy. 163; T. 32
S., R. 64 E., secs. 1-6, 8-16, 22-26, and 36; T. 32 S., R. 65 E.,
secs. 1-12, 17-20, and 29-32 except those portions of secs. 1 and 9-
12 lying southeasterly or easterly of State Hwy. 163; T. 32 S., R.
66 E., those portions of secs. 3-6 lying northerly of State Hwy.
163; T. 33 S., R. 65 E., sec. 5.
TR24FE94.009
10. Mormon Mesa Unit. Clark and Lincoln Counties. From BLM Maps:
Pahranagat 1978, Clover Mts. 1978, Overton 1978, Indian Springs
1979, Lake Mead 1979, and Las Vegas 1986. (Index map location I).
Mt. Diablo Meridian: T. 9 S., R. 62 E., secs. 13-15, 22-27, and
34-36 except those portions of secs. 15, 22, 27, and 34 lying
westerly of the easterly boundary line of the Desert National
Wildlife Range; T. 9 S., R. 63 E., secs. 18, 19, 30, and 31; T. 10
S., R. 62 E., secs. 1, 2, 11-14, 23-25, and 36 except those portions
of secs. 14, 23, 35, and 36 lying westerly of the easterly boundary
line of the Desert National Wildlife Range; T. 10 S., R. 63 E.,
secs. 6, 7, 13-15, 18-20, and 22-36; T. 10 S., R. 64 E., secs. 13-24
and 26-34; T. 10 S., R. 65 E., secs. 18, and 19; T. 11 S., R. 62 E.,
that portion of sec. 1 lying easterly of the easterly boundary line
of the Desert National Wildlife Range; T. 11 S., R. 63 E.; T. 11 S.,
R. 64 E., secs. 4-9, 17-20, 30, and 31; T. 11 S., R. 66 E., secs.
31-36; T. 12 S., R. 63 E.; T. 12 S., R. 64 E., secs. 6, 7, and 25-
36; T. 12 S., R. 65 E., secs. 1, 12, 13, and 24-36 except those
portions of secs. 1, 2, 13, and 24 lying westerly of Union Pacific
Railroad; T. 12 S., R. 66 E.; T. 12 S., R. 67 E., secs. 6-8, 16-22,
and 27-33; T. 12 S., R. 68 E., secs. 23-29 and 31-36; T. 12 S., R.
69 E., secs. 1-5, 8-17, and 19-36; T. 12\1/2\ S., R. 62 E., that
portion of sec. 36 lying easterly of the easterly boundary line of
the Desert National Wildlife Range; T. 13 S., R. 62 E., those
portions of secs. 1, 12, 13, 24, and 25 lying easterly of the
easterly line of the Desert National Wildlife Range; T. 13 S., R. 63
E.; T. 13 S., R. 64 E.; T. 13 S., R. 65 E., secs. 1-24, N \1/2\ 26,
N \1/2\ 27, N \1/2\ and SW \1/4\ sec. 28, 29-32, and W \1/2\ 33; T.
13 S., R. 66 E., secs. 1-26, W \1/2\ sec. 27, 35, and 36; T. 13 S.,
R. 67 E.; T. 13 S., R. 68 E., secs. 1-36 except those portions of
secs. 25 and 33-36 lying southeasterly of Interstate Hwy. 15; T. 13
S., R. 69 E., secs. 1-30 except those portions of secs. 25-30 lying
southerly of Interstate Hwy. 15; T. 13 S., R. 70 E., secs. 6, 7, 18,
19, 30, and 31 except those portions of secs. 30 and 31 lying
southerly of Interstate Hwy. 15; T. 13\1/2\ S., R. 63 E., secs. 31-
36; T. 13\1/2\ S., R. 64 E., secs. 31-36 except that portion of sec.
36 lying southwesterly of State Hwy. 168; T. 14 S., R. 63 E., secs.
1-23, and 26-35; T. 14 S., R. 64 E., secs. 2-6, 8-11, 15, and 16; T.
14 S., R. 66 E., secs. 1, E \1/2\ sec. 2, 12, E \1/2\ sec. 13, and E
\1/2\ sec. 24; T. 14 S., R. 67 E., secs. 1-12 and 14-22 except those
portions of secs. 12, 14, 15, 21, and 22 lying southerly of
Interstate Hwy. 15; T. 14 S., R. 68 E., those portions of secs. 4-7
lying northwesterly of Interstate Hwy. 15; T. 15 S., R. 63 E., secs.
2-11, 14-22, and 27-34; T. 16 S., R. 63 E., secs. 3-10, 15-22, and
28-33; T. 17 S., R. 63 E., secs. 7-9, 16-21, and 28-32 except those
portions of secs. 29 and 32 lying easterly of the westerly boundary
line of the Apex Disposal Road; T. 18 S., R. 63 E., secs. 5-8, 17-
19, and 29-31 except those portions of secs. 5, 8, 17-19, and 29-31
lying easterly of the westerly boundary line of the Apex Disposal
Road and that portion of sec. 31 lying westerly of the easterly
boundary line of Desert National Wildlife Range.
TR24FE94.010
11. Gold Butte-Pakoon Unit. Clark County. From BLM Maps: Overton
1978 and Lake Mead 1979. (Index map location J).
Mt. Diablo Meridian: T. 13 S., R. 71 E., secs. 32-34; T. 14 S.,
R. 69 E., secs. 24-26, and 34-36; T. 14 S., R. 70 E., secs. 1, and
10-36; T. 14 S., R. 71 E., secs. 3-10, 15-22, and 27-34; T. 15 S.,
R. 69 E., secs. 1-3, 9-16, 21-28, and 33-36; T. 15 S., R. 70 E.,
secs. 2-11, 15-22, and 28-33; T. 16 S., R. 69 E., secs. 1-36 except
secs. 6, 7, and 29-32; T. 16 S., R. 70 E., secs. 4-36 except sec.
12; T. 16 S., R. 71 E., secs. 19, and 29-32; T. 17 S., R. 69 E.,
secs. 1-3, 11-14, 24, 25, and 36; T. 17 S., R. 70 E.; T. 17 S., R.
71 E., secs. 4-10, 15-22, and 27-34; T. 18 S., R. 69 E., sec. 1; T.
18 S., R. 70 E., secs. 1-6, 10-15, 22-27, and 34-36; T. 18 S., R. 71
E., secs. 3-10, 15-22, and 27-34; T. 19 S., R. 71 E., secs. 3, 4, 9,
10, 15, 16, 21, 22, 27, 28, 33 and 34; T. 20 S., R. 71 E., secs. 3
and 4.
TR24FE94.011
12. Beaver Dam Slope Unit. Lincoln County. From BLM Maps: Clover
Mountains 1978 and Overton 1978. (Index map location K).
Mt. Diablo Meridian: T. 8 1/2 S., R. 71 E., that portion of sec.
34 lying south of a westerly extension of the north line of sec. 26,
T. 41 S., R. 20 W. (Salt Lake Meridian), Washington County, Utah; T.
9 S., R. 71 E., secs. 3, 10, 15-17, 20-22, 27-29, and 32-34; T. 10
S., R. 70 E., secs. 19-36; T. 10 S., R. 71 E., secs. 3-5, 7-10, 15-
22, and 27-34; T. 11 S., R. 70 E.; T. 11 S., R. 71 E., secs. 3-10,
15-22, and 27-34; T. 12 S., R. 70 E., secs. 1-12, 14-23, and 28-33;
T. 12 S., R. 71 E., secs. 3-10.
TR24FE94.012
Utah. Areas of land as follows:
13. Beaver Dam Slope Unit. Washington County. From BLM Maps: St.
George 1980 and Clover Mts. 1978. (Index map location K).
Salt Lake Meridian: T. 40 S., R. 19 W., S 1/2 sec. 28, S 1/2
sec. 29, S 1/2 sec. 31, secs. 32 and 33; T. 41 S., R. 19 W., S 1/2
sec. 2, S 1/2 sec. 3, secs. 4, 5, 6, E 1/2 sec. 7, secs. 8-11, 15-
17, E 1/2 sec. 18, and secs. 19-22, and 28-33; T. 41 S., R. 20 W., E
1/2 sec. 1, secs. 24-26, 35, and 36; T. 42 S., R. 19 W., secs. 4-9,
16-22, and 27-34; T. 42 S., R. 20 W., secs. 1, 2, 11-14, 23-26, 35,
and 36; T. 43 S., R. 18 W., secs. 7, 8, S 1/2 sec. 16, secs. 17-21,
and 27-34; T. 43 S., R. 19 W., secs. 1-36 except N 1/2 sec. 1; T. 43
S., R. 20 W., secs. 1, 2, 11-14, 23-26, 35, and 36.
TR24FE94.013
14. Upper Virgin River Unit. Washington County. From BLM Map:
St. George 1980. (Index map location L).
Salt Lake Meridian: T. 41 S., R. 13 W., secs. 17-21 except NW 1/
4 NW 1/4 sec. 18, also W 1/2 and W 1/2 E 1/2 sec. 27, sec. 28 except
that portion lying westerly of Gould Wash, N 1/2 sec. 29, N 1/2 sec.
30, N 1/2 N 1/2 sec. 33 except that portion lying westerly of Gould
Wash, and N 1/2 NW 1/4 and NW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec. 34; T. 41 S., R. 14
W., S 1/2 S 1/2 and NE 1/4 SE 1/4 and SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec. 13, that
portion of sec. 14 lying westerly of Red Cliff Road, secs. 15-17
except N 1/2 NW 1/4 and SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec. 17, secs. 19-22, that
portion of sec. 23 lying westerly of Red Cliff Road and westerly of
Interstate Hwy. 15, sec. 24, E 1/2 and N 1/2 SE 1/4 and SW 1/4 SE 1/
4 sec. 25, and those portions of secs. 26, 27, and 32-34 lying
northwesterly of Interstate Hwy. 15; T. 41 S., R. 15 W., secs. 14,
19, 20, and 22-36; T. 41 S., R. 16 W., secs. 4, 9, 10, S 1/2 sec.
14, 15-16, 19, 21, W 1/2 sec. 22, secs. 24-25 except W 1/2 SW 1/4
sec. 24 and W 1/2 NW 1/4 and NW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec. 25, and W 1/2 W 1/2
sec. 25, SW 1/4 NE 1/4 and NW 1/4 NW 1/4 and S 1/2 NW 1/4 and SW 1/4
and W 1/2 SE 1/4 sec. 27, E 1/2 and E 1/2 W 1/2 and NW 1/4 NW 1/4
and SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec. 28, N 1/2 and SE 1/4 and E 1/2 SW 1/4 sec.
30, NE 1/4 sec. 31, N 1/2 sec. 32, N 1/2 and SE 1/4 and N 1/2 SW 1/4
sec. 33, sec. 34, SE 1/4 SE 1/4 and that portion of sec. 35 lying
westerly of State Hwy. 18, and sec. 36; T. 41 S., R. 17 W., secs. 9,
14-16, NE 1/4 sec. 21, N 1/2 sec. 22, NW 1/4 and E 1/2 sec. 23, sec.
24, and NE 1/4 sec. 25; T. 42 S., R. 14 W., those portions of secs.
5 and 6 lying northwesterly of Interstate Hwy. 15; T. 42 S., R. 15
W., sec. 1, N 1/2 and N 1/2 S 1/2 sec. 2, NE 1/4 and W 1/2 sec. 3,
secs. 4-9, W 1/2 W 1/2 sec. 10, N 1/2 N 1/2 sec. 12, secs. 16-18, N
1/2 and N 1/2 SE 1/4 and NE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec. 19, and W 1/2 NW 1/4 and
NW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec. 20, except those portions of secs. 1 and 12 lying
southeasterly of Interstate Hwy. 15; T. 42 S., R. 16 W., secs. 1-2,
NW 1/4 and E 1/2 sec. 3, NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec. 4, NE 1/4 sec. 10, NW 1/
4 and E 1/2 sec. 11-12, E 1/2 and NW 1/4 and N 1/2 SW 1/4 sec. 13
except that portion lying westerly of State Hwy. 18, and N 1/2 NE 1/
4 sec. 24.
TR24FE94.014
Arizona. Areas of land as follows:
15. Beaver Dam Slope Unit. Mohave County. From BLM Maps: Overton
1978 and Littlefield 1987. (Index map location K).
Gila and Salt River Meridian: T. 41 N., R. 14 W., secs. 6, 7,
18, and 19; T. 41 N., R. 15 W., secs. 1-24, 26-28, 30, and 31; T. 41
N., R. 16 W., secs. 1-5, 8-17, 20-29, and 32-36; T. 42 N., R. 14 W.,
sec. 31; T. 42 N., R. 15 W., secs. 31-36; T. 42 N., R. 16 W., secs.
32-36.
TR24FE94.015
16. Gold Butte-Pakoon Unit. Mohave County. From BLM Maps:
Overton 1978, Littlefield 1987, Mount Trumbull 1986, and Lake Mead
1979. (Index map location J).
Gila and Salt River Meridian: T. 32 N., R. 15 W., secs. 1-18
except those portions of secs. 13-18 lying south of the Lake Mead
National Recreation area boundary line; T. 32 N., R. 16 W., secs. 1,
2, 12, and 13; T. 32 1/2 N., R. 15 W., secs. 31-36; T. 32 1/2 N., R.
16 W., secs. 35 and 36; T. 33 N., R. 14 W., secs. 4-8, 18, 19, and
28-31; T. 33 N., R. 15 W.; T. 33 N., R. 16 W., secs. 1-14, 17-20,
23-26, 29-32, 35, and 36; T. 34 N., R. 14 W., secs. 4-9, 17-19, 30,
31, 33, and 34; T. 34 N., R. 15 W.; T. 34 N., R. 16 W.; T. 35 N., R.
14 W., secs. 3-9, 16-22, and 28-35 ; T. 35 N., R. 15 W.; T. 35 N.,
R. 16 W.; T. 36 N., R. 14 W., secs. 2-11, 14-22, and 27-34; T. 36
N., R. 15 W.; T. 36 N., R. 16 W., secs. 1-36 except secs. 4-9; T. 37
N., R. 14 W., secs. 15, 22, 27, 31, and 33-35; T. 37 N., R. 15 W.,
secs. 5, 8, 17-22, and 27-36; T. 37 N., R. 16 W., sec. 35; T. 38 N.,
R. 15 W., sec. 6; T. 38 N., R. 16 W., secs. 1-12 and 14-22; T. 39
N., R. 15 W., secs. 2-10, 16-21, and 29-32; T. 39 N., R. 16 W.,
secs. 1, 12, 13, 20, 23-29, and 32-36; T. 40 N., R. 14 W., sec. 6;
T. 40 N., R. 15 W., secs. 1, 10-15, and 21-36.
TR24FE94.016
Primary constituent elements: Desert lands that are used or
potentially used by the desert tortoise for nesting, sheltering,
foraging, dispersal, or gene flow.
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