[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 110 (Thursday, June 9, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-14023]
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[Federal Register: June 9, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 17
RIN 1018-AB
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Public Hearing on
Endangered Status for Four Plants and Threatened Status on One Plant
From the Central Sierran Foothills of California
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of hearing.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), pursuant to the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), announces a public
hearing on the proposed endangered status for Calystegia stebbinsii
(Stebbins' morning-glory), Ceanothus roderickii (Pine Hill ceanothus),
Fremontodendron californicum ssp. decumbens (Pine Hill flannelbush),
and Galium californicum ssp. sierrae (El Dorado bedstraw) and
threatened status for Senecio layneae (Layne's butterweed). During the
public hearing the Service will allow all interested parties to present
oral testimony on the proposed rule. Written comments on the proposal
will be accepted until July 19, 1994.
DATES: The public hearing will be held from 6 to 8 pm. on Thursday,
June 30, 1994, in Sacramento, California. The Service will accept
written comments on the proposed rule until July 19, 1994. Any comments
received after the closing date may not be considered in the final
decision on this proposal.
ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be held at the Radisson Hotel, 500
Leisure Lane, Sacramento, California. Written comments and materials
concerning this proposal should be sent to the Sacramento Field Office,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2800 Cottage Way, room E-1803,
Sacramento, California 95825-1846. Comments and materials received will
be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal
business hours at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kirsten Tarp at the above address (telephone 916/978-4866).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Calystegia stebbinsii, Ceanothus roderickii, Fremontodendron
californicum ssp. decumbens, Galium californicum ssp. sierrae and
Senecio layneae are perennial plants that are found primarily on
gabbroic soils and occur either in western El Dorado, Nevada, or
Tuolumne Counties in northern California. Commercial and private
development, inadequate regulatory mechanisms, off-road vehicle use,
change in fire frequency, grading, road construction and maintenance,
irrigation, herbicide spraying, invasive alien vegetation,
susceptibility to catastrophic events, excessive grazing, dumping, and
mining variously threaten these plants. A proposal to list these five
plants was published in the Federal Register on April 20, 1994 (59 FR
18774).
Section 4(b)(5)(E) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) requires
that a public hearing be held if it is requested within 45 days of the
publication of the proposed rule. In response to the proposed rule,
Daniel Macon, Director of Industry Affairs, California Cattlemen's
Association, and William Hazeltine, Environmental Consultant, Oroville,
California, requested a public hearing in letters dated May 2, 1994 and
April 4, 1994 (sic) respectively. As a result the Service has scheduled
a public hearing on Thursday, June 30, 1994, from 6 to 8 pm at the
Radisson Hotel, 500 Leisure Lane, in Sacramento, California. Parties
wishing to make statements for the record should bring a copy of their
statements to the hearing. Oral statements may be limited in length, if
the number of parties present at the hearing necessitates such a
limitation. There are no limits to the length of written comments or
materials presented at the hearing or mailed to the Service. Written
comments carry the same weight as oral comments. The comment period
closes on July 19, 1994. Written comments should be submitted to the
Service (see ADDRESSES).
Author
The primary author of this notice is Kirsten Tarp (see ADDRESSES
section).
Authority
The authority for this action is the Endangered Species Act of 1973
(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).
Dated: June 3, 1994.
Marvin L. Plenert,
Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 94-14023 Filed 6-8-94; 8:45 am]
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