[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 170 (Friday, September 2, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-21646]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 424

[I.D. 082694A]

 

Endangered and Threatened Species; Notice of Public Hearing and 
Extension of Comment Period on Proposed Endangered Status for the 
Umpqua River Cutthroat Trout

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public hearing on the proposed listing of Umpqua 
River cutthroat trout as endangered under the Endangered Species Act, 
and extension of the public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On July 8, 1994, NMFS proposed listing Umpqua River cutthroat 
trout as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) (59 FR 
35089). Department of Commerce ESA implementing regulations state that 
the Secretary of Commerce ``shall promptly hold at least one public 
hearing if any person so requests within 45 days of publication of a 
proposed regulation to list. . . .a species'' (50 CFR 424.16 (c)(3)). A 
public hearing on the proposed listing provides the opportunity for the 
public to give comments and to permit an exchange of information and 
opinion among interested parties. In response to a request by the 
Douglas Timber Operators, Inc. for a public hearing, NMFS announces 
that a hearing on the proposed listing of the Umpqua River cutthroat 
trout will be held from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Thursday, September 29, 
1994, at the Timber/Indian Rooms of the Campus Center at the Umpqua 
Community College. The Umpqua Community College is located on College 
Way Road, Winchester, OR, and is approximately 7 miles north of 
Roseburg.
    The original public comment period for the proposed listing of 
Umpqua River cutthroat trout was scheduled to close on September 6, 
1994. To ensure that the public is provided adequate opportunity to 
comment on the proposed listing, and in order to accept public comment 
after the public hearing, NMFS is extending the ongoing public comment 
period for 30 additional days. The extended public comment period for 
the proposed rule to list Umpqua River cutthroat trout as endangered 
will conclude October 6, 1994. Written comments should be sent to the 
address below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garth Griffin, Environmental and 
Technical Services Division, NMFS, 911 NE. 11th Ave., Rm. 620, 
Portland, OR (503) 230-5430.

    Dated: August 26, 1994.
Herbert W. Kaufman,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-21646 Filed 9-1-94; 8:45 am]
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