[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 170 (Friday, September 2, 1994)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

 

Notice of Availability of a Technical/Agency Draft Recovery Plan 
for Leptocereus Grantianus for Review and Comment

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of document availability.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces availability for 
public review of a technical/agency draft recovery plan for Leptocereus 
grantianus. This cactus occurs only on Culebra, an island located to 
the northeast of Puerto Rico. The species is threatened by 
agricultural, residential and tourist development on adjacent uplands 
as well as damage from storms. The Service solicits review and comments 
from the public on this draft plan.

DATES: Comments on the draft recovery plan must be received on or 
before November 1, 1994 to receive consideration by the Service.

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review the draft recovery plan may obtain 
a copy by contacting Ms. Susan Silander, Caribbean Field Office, P.O. 
Box 491, Boqueron, Puerto Rico 00622. Comments and materials received 
are available upon request for public inspection, by appointment, 
during normal business hours at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Ms. Susan Silander, Caribbean Field 
Office, P.O. Box 491, Boqueron, Puerto Rico 00622, Telephone: 809/851-
7297.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Restoring an endangered or threatened species or plant to the point 
where it is again a secure, self-sustaining member of its ecosystem is 
a primary goal of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 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, establish them, and estimate 
time and cost for implementing the recovery measures needed.
    The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended (16 U.S.C. 
1531 et seq.) 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 public notice and an opportunity for public review and 
comment be provided during recovery plan development. The Service and 
other Federal agencies will also take these comments into account in 
the course of implementing approved recovery plans.
    This Technical/Agency Draft is for Leptocereus grantianus, a cactus 
endemic to the Culebra, a small island off northeastern Puerto Rico. 
Only one population is currently known and consists of approximately 50 
individuals. This spineless cactus, reaching up to 2 meters in height 
and 3 to 5 centimeters in diameter, occurs in dry thickets along a 
rocky shoreline in southwestern Culebra. The populations is threatened 
by agricultural, residential, and tourist development on the adjacent 
uplands, cutting for use as livestock feed, damage from heavy storm 
surge, and possible collection.

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. 1531.

    Dated: August 25, 1994.
James P. Oland,
Field Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 94-21718 Filed 9-1-94; 8:45 am]
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