[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 189 (Friday, September 30, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-24193]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reopening of 
Comment Period on Proposed Endangered Status for Delissea Undulata (No 
Common Name)

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces that 
the comment period on the proposed rule to list Delissea undulata (No 
Common Name) is reopened through November 29, 1994. The Service has 
reopened the comment period to ensure that all parties have adequate 
time to provide comments on this proposed rule.

DATES: The comment period, which originally closed on August 26, 1994, 
now closes November 29, 1994. Public hearing requests which originally 
were to have been received by August 11, 1994, now must be received by 
November 14, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Comments, information, and questions should be sent to 
Robert P. Smith, Pacific Islands Ecoregion Manager, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 6307, P.O. Box 50167, 
Honolulu, Hawaii 96850. Comments and materials received will be 
available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business 
hours at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marie M. Bruegmann, at the above address (808-541-3441).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    Delissea undulata is known only from one individual, which is 
located on the island of Hawaii. The greatest immediate threats to the 
survival of this species are habitat degradation and predation by 
domestic and feral animals, fire, and competition with alien plants. 
The small population size of one individual with its limited gene pool 
also poses a serious threat to this species. A rule proposing to 
Delissea undulata as endangered was published in the Federal Register 
(59 FR 32946) on June 27, 1994. The Service reopens the comment period 
to ensure that all parties have adequate time to provide comments on 
this proposed rule.
    The Service solicits peer review of all interested parties and 
scientific specialists, particularly in regards to:

--Scientific data relating to the taxonomy of this species;
--Scientific or commercial data concerning the biology and ecology of 
this species.

    All comments received on Delissea undulata will be summarized in 
the final decision document (final rule or notice of withdrawal) and 
will be included in the administrative record of the final decision.

Author

    The primary author of this proposed rule is Marie M. Bruegmann, 
Pacific Islands Ecoregion, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 300 Ala 
Moana Boulevard, Room 6307, P.O. Box 50167, Honolulu, Hawaii 96850 
(808-541-3441).

Authority

    The authority for this action is the Endangered Species Act of 
1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 17

    Endangered and threatened species, Exports, Imports, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Transportation.

    Dated: September 23, 1994.
Thomas Dwyer,
Acting Regional Director, Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 94-24193 Filed 9-29-94; 8:45 am]
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