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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of Public 
Meeting on California Candidate Plant Species

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: As part of the 1991 settlement of litigation over the Fish and 
Wildlife Service's (Service) progress in proposing for listing as 
endangered or threatened species approximately 159 California plants 
designated as ``category 1'' listing candidates, the Service is holding 
the fourth annual public meeting. The meeting will provide a forum for 
discussing issues related to proposing the plants for listing under the 
Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531-1544).

DATES: The public meeting will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on 
Monday, October 24, 1994 in Claremont, California.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the Rancho Santa Ana 
Botanic Garden, 1500 North College Avenue, Claremont, California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Fred Roberts, Botanist, Carlsbad Field Office, 2730 Loker Avenue West, 
Carlsbad, California 92008 (telephone 619/413-9440).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 21, 1991, the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District 
of California approved a settlement of a lawsuit brought by the 
California Native Plant Society to challenge delays by the Service in 
proposing to list 159 species of California plants as endangered or 
threatened. Under the terms of the settlement approved by the court, 
the Service is holding the fourth annual public meeting to discuss the 
Service's progress in proposing the plants for listing as well as other 
issues related to development of listing proposals for the plants. The 
meeting will be held in Claremont, California on October 24, 1994, at 
the time and place specified above.

    Author: The primary author of this notice is Fred Roberts, 
Botanist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Carlsbad Field Office, 
2730 Loker Avenue West, Carlsbad, California 92008 (telephone 619/
413-9440).

Authority

    The authority for this action is the Endangered Species Act of 
1973, as amended.

List of Subjects in CFR Part 17

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

    Dated: October 4, 1994.
Thomas Dwyer,
Acting Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 94-25053 Filed 10-7-94; 8:45 am]
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