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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 

Notice of Availability of the Agency Draft Recovery Plan for 
White Irisette for Review and Comment

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of document availability and public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces the 
availability for public review of an agency draft recovery plan the 
white irisette (Sisyrinchium dichotomum). This rare perennial herb 
grows on circumneutral soils on a few scattered mountain slopes in 
western North Carolina and northern South Carolina. Only seven 
populations of white irisette are currently known to exist. The Service 
solicits review and comments from the public on this draft plan.

DATES: Comments on the agency draft recovery plan must be received on 
or before May 23, 1994, to receive consideration by the Service.

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review the agency draft recovery plan may 
obtain a copy by contacting the Asheville Field Office, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, 330 Ridgefield Court, Asheville, North Carolina 28806 
(Telephone 704/665-1195). Written comments and materials regarding the 
plan should be addressed to the Field Supervisor at the above address. 
Comments and materials received are available on request for public 
inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the above 
address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Nora Murdock at the address and telephone number shown above (Ext. 
231).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Restoring endangered or threatened animals or plants to the point 
where they are again secure, self-sustaining members of their 
ecosystems is a primary goal of the Service's endangered species 
program. To help guide the recovery effort, the Service is working to 
prepare recovery plans for most of the listed species native to the 
United States. Recovery plans describe actions considered necessary for 
conservation of the species, established criteria for recognizing the 
recovery levels for downlisting or delisting them, and estimate time 
and cost for implementing the recovery measures needed.
    The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
seq.) (Act), requires the development of recovery plans for listed 
species unless such a plan would not promote the conservation of a 
particular species. Section 4(f) of the Act, as amended in 1988, 
requires that a public notice and an opportunity for public review and 
comment be provided during recovery plan development. The Service will 
consider all information presented during a public comment period prior 
to approval of each new or revised recovery plan. The Service and other 
Federal agencies will also take these comments into account in the 
course of implementing approved recovery plans.
    The primary species considered in this draft recovery plan is white 
irisette (Sisyrinchium dichotomum). The areas of emphasis for recovery 
actions are mountain slopes with circumneutral soils in Polk and 
Rutherford Counties, North Carolina, and Greenville County, South 
Carolina. Habitat protection, reintroduction, and preservation of 
genetic material are major objectives of this recovery plan.

Public Comments Solicited

    The Service solicits written comments on the recovery plan 
described. All comments received by the date specified above will be 
considered prior to approval of the plan.

Authority

    The authority for this action is Section 4(f) of the Endangered 
Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533(f).

    Dated: March 17, 1994.
Brian P. Cole,
Field Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 94-6986 Filed 3-23-94; 8:45 am]
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