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Fish and Wildlife Service



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50 CFR Part 17



Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Mexican Spotted Owl; 
Proposed Rule
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

RIN 1018-AD02

 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed 
Determination of Critical Habitat for the Mexican Spotted Owl

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) proposes to 
designate critical habitat for the Mexican spotted owl (Strix 
occidentalis lucida), a subspecies federally listed as threatened under 
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). A total of 
1,931,264 hectares (ha) (4,770,223 acres) of critical habitat is 
proposed. This proposed critical habitat designation, if made final, 
would provide additional protection requirements under section 7 of the 
Act with regard to activities that are funded, authorized, or carried 
out by any Federal agency. As information is received by the Service 
from the Indian Tribal Governments, the Mexican Spotted Owl Recovery 
Team (Team), Federal and State agencies, and the general public, 
revisions may be made to this proposal to incorporate that new 
information. In addition, section 4 of the Act requires the Service to 
consider economic impact and any other relevant impacts prior to making 
a final decision on the size and scope of critical habitat. An economic 
analysis is currently being prepared and notice of its availability 
will be published in the Federal Register and local newspapers.

DATES: Comments will be accepted until March 7, 1995. The Service will 
hold public hearings on this proposed rule; dates and specific 
locations for these hearings will be published in the Federal Register 
and local newspapers at least 15 days prior to the first hearing.

ADDRESSES: The complete administrative record for this rule is on file 
at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New Mexico Ecological Services 
State Office, 2105 Osuna NE., Albuquerque, New Mexico 87113. The 
complete file for this rule will be available for public inspection, by 
appointment, during normal business hours at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Fowler-Propst, State 
Supervisor, at the above address (505/883-7877).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Proposed Action

    This rule proposes to designate critical habitat on certain lands 
in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado, which now provide habitat 
or may provide habitat for the Mexican spotted owl, and that are 
managed for timber harvest. The Team has developed a draft Recovery 
Plan that identifies commercial timber harvest as the main management 
regime presenting a threat to Mexican spotted owl habitat.
    On February 14, 1994, certain environmental groups and an 
individual filed a lawsuit in Federal District Court in Arizona against 
the Department of the Interior for failure to designate critical 
habitat for the Mexican spotted owl. Dr. Robin Silver, et al. v. Bruce 
Babbit, et al., CIV-94-0337-PHX-CAM. On October 6, 1994, the Court 
ordered the Service to, ``publish a proposed designation of critical 
habitat, including economic exclusion pursuant to 16 U.S.C. Sec. 
1533(b)(2), no later than December 1, 1994, * * * [and] publish its 
final designation of critical habitat, following the procedure required 
by statute and Federal regulations for notice and comment, no later 
than May 27, 1995.'' The Service plans to review the information which 
has been assembled and analyzed by the Team as it makes final 
determination about designation of critical habitat. It is anticipated 
that the draft recovery plan will be available for public review and 
comment in December 1994.
    The Service is also pursuing conservation agreements and management 
programs with various Indian Tribal Governments and the U.S. Forest 
Service. If agreements can be reached and implementation ensured so 
that special management consideration or protection is not necessary, 
the Service may consider excluding those areas from critical habitat. 
Such management agreements should include commitments to implementation 
of the recovery plan for the species or equivalent protection.

Background

    The Mexican spotted owl is a medium-sized bird ranging from parts 
of central Colorado and Utah, south through Arizona, New Mexico, and 
western Texas, then south through Mexico to the States of Michoacan and 
Puebla. Mexican spotted owl habitat typically consists of dense, multi-
storied, montane forests with closed canopies, and deep, cool, 
fractured canyons. The Mexican spotted owl is threatened by destruction 
and modification of habitat caused by even-aged timber harvest methods 
and wildfires, and decreased habitat suitability and potential 
increased predation associated with habitat fragmentation.

Previous Federal Actions

    The entire spotted owl species (Strix occidentalis) was classified 
on the Service's 1989 Animal Notice of Review (54 FR 554; January 6, 
1989) as a category 2 species. A category 2 species is one for which 
listing may be appropriate, but for which additional biological 
information is needed to support a proposed rule. The northern spotted 
owl subspecies (S. o. caurina) was listed as a threatened species on 
June 26, 1990 (55 FR 26194), and its critical habitat was designated on 
January 15, 1992 (57 FR 1796). The California spotted owl subspecies 
(S. o. occidentalis) remains a category 2 candidate.
    On December 22, 1989, the Service received a petition submitted by 
Dr. Robin D. Silver requesting the listing of the Mexican spotted owl 
as an endangered or threatened species under the Act. On February 27, 
1990, the Service found that the petition presented substantial 
information indicating that listing may be warranted and initiated a 
status review. In conducting its review, the Service published a notice 
in the Federal Register (55 FR 11413) on March 28, 1990, requesting 
public comments and biological data on the status of the Mexican 
spotted owl. On December 6, 1990, the Mexican Spotted Owl Status Review 
Team completed a draft report, and on February 20, 1991, the Service 
made a finding, based on the contents of the report, that listing the 
Mexican spotted owl pursuant to section 4(b)(3)(B)(i) of the Act was 
warranted. Notice of this finding was published in the Federal Register 
on April 11, 1991 (56 FR 14678). A proposed rule to list the Mexican 
spotted owl as threatened without critical habitat was published in the 
Federal Register on November 4, 1991 (56 FR 56344).
    In the November 4, 1991, proposed rule and associated 
notifications, all interested parties were requested to submit factual 
reports or information that might bear on whether the Mexican spotted 
owl should be listed. The comment period was reopened from May 11, 
1992, to September 1, 1992 (57 FR 20073; May 11, 1992) to allow 
submission of additional comments. Appropriate State agencies, county 
governments, Federal agencies, scientific organizations, and other 
interested parties were directly contacted and requested to comment, 
and newspaper notices inviting public comment were published in 
Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado. The Service held six public 
hearings, which were announced in the proposed rule. A notice of the 
hearing dates and locations was published in the Federal Register on 
January 2, 1992 (57 FR 35), and in notices published in Arizona, New 
Mexico, Utah, and Colorado newspapers. Interested parties were directly 
contacted and notified of the hearings.
    After a review of all comments received in response to the proposed 
rule, the Service published a final rule to list the Mexican spotted 
owl as a threatened species on March 16, 1993 (58 FR 14248). Section 
4(a)(3) of the Act requires that, to the maximum extent prudent and 
determinable, the Secretary designate critical habitat at the time a 
species is determined to be endangered or threatened. The Service's 
regulations (50 CFR 424.12(a)(2)) state that critical habitat is not 
determinable if information sufficient to perform required analyses of 
the impacts of the designation is lacking or if the biological needs of 
the species are not sufficiently well known to permit identification of 
an area as critical habitat. At the time of listing, the Service found 
that, although considerable knowledge of Mexican spotted owl habitat 
needs had been gathered in recent years, habitat maps in sufficient 
detail to accurately delineate these areas were not available. 
Subsequent to listing, the Service began gathering the data necessary 
to develop this proposed rule.
    On June 25, 1993, and again on August 16, 1993, the Service 
received petitions to remove the Mexican spotted owl from the List of 
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife (delist). In subsequent petition 
findings published in the Federal Register (58 FR 49467, 59 FR 15361) 
the Service addressed the issues raised in the petitions and determined 
that the petitioners did not present substantial information indicating 
that delisting the Mexican spotted owl was warranted. The petitioners 
have legally challanged this decision in Federal District Court in New 
Mexico in Coalition of Arizona/New Mexico Counties for Stable Economic 
Growth v. United States Fish and Wildlife Service, et al., CIV 94-1058-
MV.

Habitat Characteristics

    The physical and biological habitat features essential to the 
conservation of the Mexican spotted owl, referred to as the primary 
constituent elements, include those that support nesting, roosting, 
foraging, and dispersal. These elements were determined from studies of 
Mexican spotted owl habitat, including habitat structure, habitat use, 
and prey preferences, throughout the range of the owl.
    The vegetative communities and structural attributes used by the 
Mexican spotted owl vary across its range. The vegetative communities 
consist primarily of warm-temperate and cold-temperate forests, and, to 
a lesser extent, woodlands and riparian deciduous forests. The mixed-
conifer community appears to be most frequently used in portions of its 
range (Skaggs and Raitt 1988; Ganey and Balda 1989).
    Mixed-conifer forests contain several species of overstory trees. 
The most common are white fir (Abies concolor), Douglas fir 
(Pseudotsuga menziesii), and ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa). Less 
common species are southwestern white pine (P. strobiformis), limber 
pine (P. flexilis), aspen (Populus tremuloides), and corkbark fir 
(Abies lasiocarpa var. arizonica).
    The understory within mixed-conifer communities provides important 
roosting sites for Mexican spotted owls. The understory usually 
contains the same conifer species found in the overstory, with Gambel 
oak (Quercus gambelii), maples (Acer grandidentatum and A. glabrum), 
and New Mexico locust (Robinia neomexicana) also present. Montane 
riparian canyon bottoms used by owls in the mixed-conifer zone may 
contain box elder (Acer negundo), narrowleaf cottonwood (Populus 
angustifolia), maples (Acer spp.), and alders (Alnus spp.).
    In southeastern Arizona, owl habitat types include mixed-conifer 
and Madrean Evergreen Forest and Woodland (Ganey and Balda 1989; Duncan 
and Taiz 1992). Below the mixed-conifer vegetative zone are found two 
series of Madrean Evergreen Woodland: the upper oak-pine occurs at 
1,675 to 2,200 meters (5,500 to 7,200 feet), and the lower evergreen 
oak (encinal) occurs at 1,525 to 1,980 meters (5,000 to 6,500 feet). 
Within these vegetative zones, and particularly at lower elevations, 
Mexican spotted owls are usually found in steep, forested canyons with 
rocky cliffs.
    At the northern edge of their range in northeastern Arizona, 
southwestern Colorado, and southern Utah, Mexican spotted owls occur 
during the breeding season between 1,340 and 2,160 meters (4,400 to 
7,100 feet) in canyon habitats within pinyon-juniper woodland (Pinus 
edulis and Juniperus osteosperma) or mixed-conifer forests. Canyon 
habitat is characterized by the cool, humid conditions found in the 
deep, steep-walled, fractured structures of sandstone slickrock. 
Canyons frequently contain riparian and conifer pockets, and adjacent 
slopes and mesa tops are vegetated by a variety of plant associations. 
Although no studies have been completed, preliminary studies show most 
Mexican spotted owl activity during the breeding season occuring within 
and adjacent to canyons. Owls roost in the riparian and coniferous 
pockets of canyon bottoms, on ledges, or in cavities in the slickrock 
canyon walls (Gutierrez and Rinkevich 1991; van Riper and Willey 1992).
    Characteristics associated with forested Mexican spotted owl 
habitat usually develop with increasing forest age, but their 
occurrence may vary by location, past forest management practices, 
forest type, and productivity. Although Mexican spotted owl habitat is 
variable over its range, some general attributes are common to the 
subspecies' life-history requirements throughout its range. The 
attributes of nesting and roosting habitat typically include a moderate 
to high canopy closure (60 to 80 percent); a multi-layered canopy with 
large overstory trees of various species; a high incidence of large 
trees with various deformities (e.g., large cavities, broken tops, 
mistletoe infections, and other evidence of decadence); large snags; 
accumulations of fallen trees and other woody debris on the ground; and 
sufficient open space below the canopy for owls to fly.
    Forest habitat characteristics are best expressed in older mixed-
conifer forests. These characteristics may also develop in younger 
stands, especially when the stands contain remnant large trees or 
patches of large trees from earlier stands. Certain forest management 
practices may also enhance tree growth and mature stand characteristics 
where the older, larger trees are allowed to persist. Ganey and Balda 
(1988) found an average of 402 ha (995 acres) of old-growth forest 
within the 847 ha (2,092 acre) average home range for 3 pairs of radio-
monitored owls in northern Arizona. Fletcher (1990) reported an average 
of 62 ha (154 acres) of old-growth forest and an average of 465 ha 
(1,149 acres) of suitable habitat within the management territories 
established by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) for 359 Mexican spotted 
owl sites in Arizona and New Mexico. Mexican spotted owl use of old 
growth may vary greatly among regional habitat types, forest types, and 
elevational ranges.
    Forest habitat required for Mexican spotted owl nesting and 
roosting appears to be more restricted than that required for foraging. 
Ganey and Balda (1994) found significant owl selectivity in habitat use 
in a comparison of the habitat characteristics of roosting, foraging, 
and randomly available sites. Roosting sites had larger logs, greater 
canopy cover, and higher densities and basal areas of both trees and 
snags than foraging sites and random sites.
    Spotted owls apparently use a wider array of habitat types for 
foraging than for nesting and roosting, including fairly open and non-
contiguous forest, small openings, pure ponderosa pine forests, 
woodlands, and rocky slopes. Use of these components may be determined 
by their availability and by their proximity to the more characteristic 
habitat attributes previously described. However, Ganey and Balda 
(1994) found a greater selectivity in habitat used for foraging than 
for random sample sites. As did roosting sites, foraging areas had 
larger logs, greater canopy cover, and higher densities and basal areas 
of both trees and snags than random sites. Owls also consistently 
avoided foraging in forests in which the overstory had been partially 
harvested.
    Little is known about the habitat requirements for dispersal. 
Habitat that meets the species' needs for nesting and roosting may also 
provide for foraging and dispersal. However, habitat that supports 
foraging or dispersal does not always provide constituent elements 
required for nesting and roosting. The definition of the term 
``dispersal'' is frequently limited to post-fledging movements of 
juveniles. For the purposes of this rule, the Service considers the 
term to include all movement, including winter shifts in territory and 
dispersal from natal areas, and to encompass the important biological 
concepts of connectivity within and between clusters of Mexican spotted 
owl territories. Although habitat that allows for dispersal may be 
marginal or unsuitable for nesting or roosting, it provides 
connectivity between blocks of nesting habitat both locally and over 
the Mexican spotted owl's range that is essential to demographic 
interaction and genetic flow. Thus, dispersal habitat includes 
unoccupied habitat of varying quality that may support intermittent use 
as a ``stepping stone'' between occupied areas.
    Mexican spotted owls occur in relatively isolated mountain ranges, 
often separated by wide expanses of Sonoran, Chihuahuan, and Great 
Basin desert and other nonforested lands. Preliminary studies of 
juvenile owl dispersal in southern Utah (Willey 1993) and New Mexico 
(Peter Stacey, University of Nevada, Reno, in litt., 1993) have shown 
movements across a wide variety of habitat types, including both 
riparian areas and vegetation types considered too open for consistent 
use by Mexican spotted owls. In Southern Arizona, spotted owls occur in 
isolated clusters separated by desert habitat. It is probable that 
these small clusters are not self-sustaining, but depend on immigration 
from other areas to maintain demographic and genetic viability.
    The results of a 3-year telemetry study of owls and habitat in 
southern Utah indicate seasonal shifts in habitat use (van Riper and 
Willey 1992, Willey 1993). During the breeding season, about 25 percent 
of adult owl locations occurred outside of steep canyon terrain. During 
the fall and winter seasons, about half of the locations occurred on 
mesa-tops, benches, and warm slopes above the canyons. Movement out of 
the relatively cool canyons used in summer months to warmer areas used 
in winter may be related to the thermoregulatory requirements of the 
species. Movements out of the summer home ranges during the winter 
season were highly variable. A few owls moved completely out of their 
summer ranges, several shifted into adjacent areas with some overlap of 
seasonal ranges, and others remained within the same area year round.

Current Situation

    Federal, State, tribal, and private lands contain habitat for the 
owl. Federal agencies involved include the Forest Service, Bureau of 
Indian Affairs (BIA), National Park Service (NPS), Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM), and Department of Defense. Tribes include the Navajo, 
San Carlos Apache, White Mountain Apache, Southern Ute, Jicarilla 
Apache, Hualapai, and the Mescalero Apache. Efforts to estimate habitat 
acreage and survey effort for owls have varied among agencies and 
tribes, with the most intensive work being done by the Forest Service.
    Currently, land-managing agencies characterize Mexican spotted owl 
habitat under the term ``suitable.'' Suitable habitat is often 
identified only as habitat able to sustain the combined nesting, 
roosting, and foraging needs of the Mexican spotted owl. The definition 
often excludes additional habitat used only for foraging and may 
underestimate the total habitat available within an owl territory and 
across the species' range.
    Forest Service land in Arizona and New Mexico contains 1,267,000 ha 
(3,130,000 acres) of suitable habitat, with an additional 421,000 ha 
(1,040,000 acres) described as being capable of returning to suitable 
condition (L. Henson, Southwest Regional Forester, in litt., 1993). 
Forest Service land in Colorado is estimated to have about 356,000 ha 
(880,000 acres) of forested suitable habitat. Recent estimates of 
suitable canyon habitat in Utah national forests is about 58,000 ha 
(143,000 acres) (Kate Grandison, Dixie National Forest, in litt., 
1994). No capable acreage figure is available for Utah and Colorado. 
Combining all Forest Service suitable habitat with the capable habitat 
in the Southwest Region (Arizona and New Mexico) yields a total of 
habitat acreage of 2,102,000 ha (5,193,000 acres) on Forest Service 
lands in the four-State area.
    The Forest Service began Mexican spotted owl inventories in New 
Mexico and Arizona in 1988. Inventories began in Colorado in 1989, and 
in Utah in 1990. About 1,012,000 ha (2,500,000 acres) had been 
inventoried in the Forest Service Southwest Region as of the end of the 
1993 survey season (USFS 1993). Utah and Colorado national forests have 
inventoried 354,000 ha (875,000 acres) and about 202,000 ha (500,000 
acres), respectively (K. Grandison, in litt., 1994).
    The Southwestern Region of the Forest Service establishes areas 
around known owl locations, called management territories (MTs). Each 
MT represents the occurrence of either a single owl or pair of owls, 
and is based on either confirmed nest or roost locations, or nighttime 
calling responses. Forest Service inventories through 1993 resulted in 
the establishment of 740 MTs in Arizona and New Mexico (Heather Hollis, 
Forest Service Southwest Regional Office, pers. comm., 1994). Four MTs 
have been established from the six sites with owl detection records in 
Utah (K. Grandison, pers. comm., 1994). No MTs have been established 
for the six owl sites in Colorado (John Verner, Pike/San Isabel 
National Forests, pers. comm., 1994).
    There is potentially up to 435,000 ha (1,075,000 acres) of Mexican 
spotted owl habitat on Indian reservations. The actual amount of 
habitat may be lower because estimates supplied by the BIA Forestry 
Division were developed from timber-type maps containing little 
information about understory conditions or slope. The estimates may 
also omit minimally forested or nonforested canyon habitat acreage. 
Information available to the Service on owl survey efforts on Indian 
lands is as follows:

     The White Mountain Apache Tribe's Mexican spotted owl 
conservation plan states that approximately 54 owl sites have been 
located on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation;
     Owl surveys on the Navajo Reservation have resulted in 
the confirmation of owls at 26 sites (13 pairs and 13 singles) (John 
Nysted, Navajo Fish and Wildlife Department, pers. comm., 1994);
     The Jicarilla and the Hualapai wildlife departments 
conducted owl surveys in 1993; however, no owls were detected; and
     Current owl records exist for the San Carlos and 
Mescalero Apache Reservations, but only limited information is 
available on population estimates.

    A total of 297,000 ha (734,000 acres) of potential owl habitat 
occurs on BLM lands in Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico (BLM, 
Colorado State Office, in litt. 1990; BLM, Utah State Office, in litt. 
1990; BLM, New Mexico State Office, in litt. 1990; Ted Cordery, Arizona 
BLM, pers. comm., 1992). In 1993, a total of 25 owl records were known 
from BLM lands. There were 15 locations in Utah, 7 locations in 
Colorado, and 1 location in New Mexico. There are several historical 
records and two current records for sites on BLM lands in Arizona.
    Most Mexican spotted owl habitat in national parks and monuments 
consists of minimally forested, steep, shaded canyons in the northern 
part of the owl's range. It is difficult to estimate acreage for this 
type of habitat. The NPS estimated that 23 parks and monuments in the 
Southwest contained between 96,000 and 177,000 ha (238,000 to 438,000 
acres) of Mexican spotted owl habitat (NPS, Southwest Region, in litt. 
1990; NPS, Rocky Mountain Region, in litt. 1990; J. Ray, NPS, Grand 
Canyon National Park, pers. comm., 1990). As of 1993, the NPS had 
records of a total of 32 sites in Utah and 2 sites in Colorado.
    Between 72,000 and 82,000 ha (177,000 to 202,000 acres) of New 
Mexico and Arizona State lands contain forests and canyons that could 
be suitable Mexican spotted owl habitat. Several historical and recent 
records exist for New Mexico State lands. In Arizona, surveys conducted 
by the Arizona State Land Department and the Coconino National Forest 
resulted in the establishment of three MTs on Forest Service land. No 
information was available on suitable Mexican spotted owl habitat on 
State lands in Utah and Colorado. However, a single owl was recorded on 
Utah State lands in 1992.
    Private lands in Arizona and New Mexico are currently estimated to 
contain up to 53,000 ha (130,000 acres) of owl habitat (U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service 1994). No estimates exist for owl habitat acreage on 
private lands in Colorado and Utah. This is partly due to the 
difficulty in assessing the extent of existing canyon habitat in the 
Colorado Plateau physiographic province, and partly a result of the 
insufficient amount of owl surveys accomplished to accurately determine 
the limit of the species' range.
    The land-managing agencies and tribes estimate a total of 3,100,000 
ha (7,666,000 acres) of suitable Mexican spotted owl habitat within the 
United States. These estimates of habitat availability for nesting and 
roosting activity are derived from median figures where estimates were 
given as an acreage range and include capable habitat estimates where 
available. The approximate proportion of Mexican spotted owl habitat in 
the Southwest is: Forest Service, 68 percent; Tribal, 14 percent; BLM, 
10 percent; NPS, 4 percent; the States of Arizona and New Mexico, 2 
percent; and private lands, 2 percent.
    The percentage of habitat for each category of ownership is 
considered fairly accurate. However, the total acreage of owl habitat 
is likely overestimated. The error is a consequence of inadequate 
information on land status and questions about the types of vegetative 
communities that provide owl habitat. Several agencies expressed 
uncertainty about the accuracy of their habitat estimates.
    The Service estimates that there is approximately 2,425,000 ha 
(5,988,000 acres) of owl habitat suitable for nesting and roosting. 
This estimate excludes most of the ponderosa pine community type 
because this vegetation type is not significantly used by nesting and 
roosting Mexican spotted owls. However, the Forest Service does 
consider ponderosa pine forest to be suitable habitat when it has the 
correct structural attributes (K.W. Fletcher, Forest Service Southwest 
Region, pers. comm., 1992), but the forest stand maps and inventory 
databases do not separate suitable from unsuitable stands in ponderosa 
pine. Forest Service Mexican spotted owl inventory data place 
approximately 50 MTs in ponderosa pine habitat, which would add about 
40,000 ha (100,000 acres) to the suitable habitat base in Arizona and 
New Mexico (Forest Service, in litt. 1992).

Definition of Critical Habitat

    The Service is required to base critical habitat proposals upon the 
best scientific and commercial data available and after taking into 
consideration the economic impact, and any other relevant impact, of 
specifying any particular area as critical habitat. The Service may 
exclude areas from critical habitat designation when the benefits of 
exclusion outweigh the benefits of including the areas within critical 
habitat, provided the exclusion will not result in the extinction of 
the species (Section 4(b)(2) of the Act).
    Critical habitat is defined in Section 3(5)(A) of the Act as: ``(i) 
the specific areas within the geographic area occupied by a species . . 
. on which are found those physical or biological features (I) 
essential to the conservation of the species, and (II) that may require 
special management considerations or protection; and (ii) specific 
areas outside the geographical area occupied by the species at the time 
it is listed . . . upon a determination by the Secretary that such 
areas are essential for the conservation of the species.'' The term 
``conservation,'' as defined in Section 3(3) of the Act, means ``. . . 
to use and the use of all methods and procedures which are necessary to 
bring any endangered species or threatened species to the point at 
which the measures provided pursuant to this Act are no longer 
necessary,'' i.e., the species is recovered and can be removed from the 
list of endangered and threatened species.

Role in Species Conservation

    Proposed designation of critical habitat includes areas subject to 
commercial timber harvest, the primary threat to the species. The 
Service considers the protections that result from the listing of the 
species as threatened, such as the jeopardy prohibition under section 7 
and the prohibition of take under section 9 of the Act, to be adequate 
protection in areas where other, localized threats may be present.
    The use of the term ``conservation'' in the definition of critical 
habitat indicates that its designation should identify lands that may 
be needed for a species' eventual recovery and delisting. However, when 
critical habitat is proposed or designated at the time a species is 
listed, the Service frequently does not know precisely what may be 
needed for recovery. In this regard, critical habitat serves to 
preserve options for a species' eventual recovery. The Service is 
continuing to work with the Recovery Team to determine those areas and 
management approaches considered necessary for the recovery and 
conservation of the species.
    The designation of critical habitat will not, in itself, lead to 
recovery, but, through regulations under section 7 of the Act, may 
assist the Service and all Federal agencies in contributing toward the 
species' conservation. Critical habitat helps focus conservation 
activities by identifying areas that contain essential habitat features 
(primary constituent elements), regardless of whether they are 
currently occupied by the listed species, thus alerting the public and 
land-managing agencies to the importance of an area in the conservation 
of a listed species. Critical habitat also identifies areas that may 
require special management considerations or protection, and provides 
additional protection to areas where significant threats to the species 
have been identified. Critical habitat receives protection from 
destruction or adverse modification through required consultation under 
section 7 of the Act with regard to actions carried out, funded, or 
authorized by a Federal agency. Section 7 also requires conferences on 
Federal actions that are likely to result in the adverse modification 
or destruction of proposed critical habitat. Aside from the added 
protection provided under section 7, the Act does not provide other 
forms of protection to lands designated as critical habitat.
    Designating critical habitat does not create a management plan for 
a listed species. Designation does not establish numerical population 
goals, prescribe specific management actions (inside or outside of 
critical habitat), nor does it have a direct effect on areas not 
designated as critical habitat. Specific management recommendations for 
critical habitat are most appropriately addressed in recovery plans, 
management plans, and through section 7 consultation.
    Critical habitat identifies specific areas essential to the 
conservation of a species. Areas not currently containing all of the 
essential features, but with the capability to do so in the future, may 
also be essential for the long-term recovery of the species, 
particularly in certain portions of its range, and may be designated as 
critical habitat. However, not all areas containing the features of a 
listed species' habitat are necessarily essential to a species' 
survival. Areas not included within critical habitat boundaries that 
contain one or more of the primary constituent elements are still 
important to a species' conservation and may be addressed under other 
facets of the Act, and other conservation laws and regulations.
    The steps used to determine proposed critical habitat are 
summarized in the following sections on Primary Constituent Elements, 
and Criteria for Identifying Candidate Critical Habitat Units.

Primary Constituent Elements

    In determining which areas to propose as critical habitat, the 
Service considers those physical and biological attributes that are 
essential to a species' conservation and which may require special 
management considerations or protection (section 3(5)(A)(i), of the 
Act). Such physical and biological attributes are described in 50 CFR 
424.12. They include, but are not limited to, the following:

     Space for individual and population growth, and for normal 
behavior;
     Food, water, or other nutritional or physiological 
requirements;
     Cover or shelter;
     Sites for breeding, reproduction, or rearing of offspring; 
and
     Habitats that are protected from disturbance or are 
representative of the historic geographical and ecological 
distributions of a species.
    The primary constituent elements of critical habitat for the 
Mexican spotted owl are those areas that include, but are not limited 
to, the habitat components which provide or which have the potential to 
provide for nesting, roosting, foraging, or dispersal. Forested 
habitats used for nesting and roosting are typically characterized as 
supporting mature stand attributes including high canopy closure, 
multi-canopied structure, coniferous vegetation (sometimes including a 
hardwood understory), large diameter trees, high densities of live 
trees, snags and large logs. Canyon habitats for nesting and roosting 
are generally sparsely vegetated, steep-walled areas, often containing 
rock outcrops and crevices. Nesting and roosting habitat also supports 
owl foraging activity; however, a wider array of habitat attributes may 
be found in areas used solely for foraging and/or dispersal, including 
fairly open and non-contiguous forest, small openings, woodlands, and 
rocky slopes.
    Areas of proposed critical habitat include both ``suitable'' and 
``unsuitable'' forest habitat. Several definitions of ``suitable'' are 
currently used by different land-managing agencies; however, the term 
``suitable'' generally refers to habitat that supports the combined 
activities of nesting, roosting, and foraging. In the Southwest, 
``suitable'' habitat is often interpersed with ``unsuitable'' habitat 
that may be important for foraging. This critical habitat proposal is 
not limited to habitat that meets ``suitable'' definitions, but 
includes habitat with any of the primary constituent elements described 
above.

Criteria for Identifying Candidate Critical Habitat Units

    The primary objective in proposing critical habitat is to identify 
existing and potential Mexican spotted owl habitat considered essential 
for the conservation of the species, and in need of special management 
considerations or protection. The Service has focused on available 
nesting and roosting habitat to identify locales that provide a nucleus 
for delineation of critical habitat units. Additional habitat was added 
as needed to develop units based on the criteria described below. In 
its proposal of critical habitat, the Service has considered all 
habitat types needed by the species through its definition of the 
primary constituent elements.
    Using aerial photography, Mexican spotted owl habitat and forest 
type maps, and field verification, the Service identified areas to be 
considered for designation as critical habitat. Because habitat maps 
available to the Service were generally based on the varying 
definitions of ``suitable habitat'' used by the agencies, the major 
focus was on habitat that provides nesting, roosting, and some foraging 
attributes. To assist in these determinations, the Service relied upon 
the following principles developed by the Interagency Scientific 
Committee (Thomas et al. 1990) for the northern spotted owl, and by 
others working in the field of conservation biology:

--Develop and maintain large contiguous blocks of habitat to support 
multiple reproducing pairs of owls;
--Minimize fragmentation and edge effect to improve habitat quality;
--Minimize distance to facilitate dispersal among blocks of breeding 
habitat; and
--Maintain range-wide distribution of habitat to facilitate 
recovery.

    Several qualitative criteria were considered when determining 
whether to select specific areas as potential critical habitat. The 
following discussion describes the criteria and provides an explanation 
of their use in selecting specific areas.
    (1) Currently Suitable Habitat: The Service concentrated on the 
existence of currently suitable Mexican spotted owl forested habitat 
(primarily nesting and roosting, but also foraging) that contains one 
or more of the primary constituent elements. The Service evaluated the 
quality of existing habitat based on available habitat maps and 
delineated the best available habitat (i.e., the least fragmented, most 
contiguous forest habitat) in the critical habitat units.
    (2) Large Contiguous Blocks of Habitat: The Service identified, 
where available, large, contiguous blocks of habitat or areas that 
mostly consist of Mexican spotted owl habitat. Areas were selected so 
that critical habitat units would include as little low-quality habitat 
as possible.
    (3) Dispersal Distances: The widely-spaced nature of most Mexican 
spotted owl territory clusters generally determined the distances 
between proposed critical habitat units. However, where a unit was 
developed to provide additional unoccupied habitat to enhance the 
probability of cluster persistence, units were oriented to minimize 
inter-unit distances and facilitate potential dispersal.
    (4) Occupied Habitat: In evaluating potential critical habitat 
units, the Service gave primary consideration to habitat currently 
occupied by pairs or resident singles; however, some unoccupied areas 
were selected if they were important for other reasons (e.g., territory 
cluster contiguity and linkage). The Service may designate unoccupied 
areas when such areas are essential for the conservation of the species 
(section 3(5)(A)(ii) of the Act). Some units were selected based on 
habitat suitability although no surveys had yet been conducted. All 
areas selected, however, have potential for supporting Mexican spotted 
owls.
    (5) Rangewide Distribution: The Service is proposing critical 
habitat units throughout the existing United States range of the 
Mexican spotted owl to maintain genetic variation and cluster linkage.
    (6) Special Management or Protection: Section 3(5)(A)(i)(II) of the 
Act defines critical habitat as areas ``which may require special 
management considerations or protection.'' The Service evaluated the 
need for special management in terms of the existing situation (e.g., 
current quality of existing habitat), the relative importance of 
territory clusters, or current management activities, and threats. For 
example, the Fort Apache Indian Reservation is managed under an uneven-
age timber harvest prescription, unlike the even-age management cited 
as a threat to the Mexican spotted owl. The White Mountain Apache Tribe 
has developed a conservation strategy that the Service believes will 
adequately protect the Mexican spotted owl on the Fort Apache Indian 
Reservation. Thus, the Service has determined that additional special 
management consideration or protection is not needed, and the area is 
not proposed as critical habitat. All other areas selected are included 
in this proposal because of their need for special management or 
protection. However, the Forest Service and other Indian tribes have 
begun work with the Service to develop and implement conservation 
agreements or management plans to conduct timber harvests while 
providing adequate protection to the owl and its habitat.
    In addition, the Service evaluated the adequacy of existing 
protection under the Act to determine whether critical habitat would 
provide a necessary incremental benefit to the species. For example, 
significant protection already exists under section 7 of the Act, such 
as the prohibition of jeopardy to the species, the minimization of 
project impacts through mandatory reasonable and prudent measures to 
minimize incidental take, etc. The Service considers commercial timber 
harvest to be the primary threat to the Mexican spotted owl, and thus 
identified areas (proposed critical habitat units) where commercial 
timber harvest is planned or authorized. In those areas, the 
designation of critical habitat can provide protection above the 
current protection under the Act by protecting unoccupied habitat. It 
is important to note, however, that other areas are essential to the 
species' recovery, and their exclusion from proposed critical habitat 
designation does not imply otherwise. Although other threats to Mexican 
spotted owls have been mentioned, such as oil and gas leasing, grazing, 
recreation, etc., the Service has been unable to find evidence that 
these threats are significant to the Mexican spotted owl population as 
a whole. Rather, these activities are best dealt with through section 7 
consultation on the species.
    (7) Adequacy of Existing Regulatory Mechanisms: The Service 
considered the existing legal status of areas (i.e., reserved areas 
such as wilderness or parks) and has not proposed reserved areas as 
critical habitat. In general, the current classification of wilderness 
areas and parks provides adequate protection against potential habitat-
altering activities because they are primarily managed as natural 
ecosystems. These lands are often essential to the conservation of the 
species, as they provide important links and contain large areas of 
habitat in relatively pristine condition. However, these lands by 
themselves do not provide adequate habitat to support a viable range-
wide Mexican spotted owl population. The Service considered their 
relative contribution to the Mexican spotted owl's conservation but 
generally did not include them in critical habitat because of their 
current classification unless they were inclusions within larger 
surrounding critical habitat units.

Proposed Critical Habitat Designation

    The Service has identified 112 proposed critical habitat units 
totaling 1,931,264 ha (4,770,223 acres) in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, 
and Colorado. The approximate acreage of proposed critical habitat by 
land ownership is shown in Table 1.

Management Considerations

Forest Practices
    Management direction for lands with Mexican spotted owl habitat 
varies within and between Tribal governments and Federal and State 
agencies. A management emphasis for timber production is in effect on 
much of Forest Service and tribally managed land. Some BLM Mexican 
spotted owl habitat is managed primarily for natural resources 
extraction, including timber, but is still available for wildlife and 
recreation. National Park Service lands are managed for recreation and 
preservation of natural values. State lands within owl habitat are 
typically checkerboarded with Federal lands and are usually not large 
enough to support owl territories of their own. State lands are managed 
with similar resource management emphases as BLM land. Management 
emphasis on private lands providing Mexican spotted owl habitat is 
unknown.

                         Table 1.--Critical Habitat Acreage by Land Ownership and State                         
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                                                   Arizona     New Mexico    Colorado       Utah        Total   
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Forest Service.................................    1,510,148    1,883,332       34,500      188,386    3,616,366
Bureau of Land Management......................            0       10,790          562           72       11,424
National Park Service..........................       45,892            0            0            0       45,892
Department of Defense..........................        2,013            0            0            0        2,013
State..........................................        3,333        5,847          620           20        9,820
Tribal.........................................      401,829      499,334       61,531            0      962,694
Private........................................       28,396       86,185        6,890          543      122,014
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    Total......................................    1,991,611    2,485,488      104,103      189,021    4,770,223
Critical habitat units.........................           38           67            7            1         *112
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*One critical habitat unit overlaps two States.                                                                 


    Although the Forest Service is undergoing a process to change its 
dominant silvicultural practices to uneven age systems, its current 
management plans call for harvestable timberland in Arizona and New 
Mexico to be primarily managed under an even-aged system using 
shelterwood management. Commercial forests on the Navajo Indian 
Reservation have also been managed under shelterwood prescriptions 
(James Carter, BIA, pers. comm., 1990). Other commercial forests on 
Indian lands in the Southwest are managed primarily as uneven-aged 
stands by use of selective logging. Under the shelterwood system, a 
stand is scheduled for a series of harvests culminating in a full 
rotation cycle in 120 years or less. This cycle length maximizes timber 
production, but does not provide enough time for stands to reach the 
mature to old-growth conditions characteristic of forested Mexican 
spotted owl habitat, and results in forest age distributions 
unnaturally skewed toward younger stands. The conversion of complexly 
structured forest stands to evenaged stands was identified by the 
Service (USFWS 1991, USFWS 1993) as the greatest threat facing the 
Mexican spotted owl.
    The Service has determined habitat loss trends from current 
National Forest plans, which provide the only available projections on 
timber harvest trends into the future. Half of all shelterwood 
management on National Forests is occurring in forests not suitable for 
breeding (primarily pure ponderosa pine), and the other half in 
suitable forest habitat. The Forest Plans project that an estimated 0.4 
percent of Mexican spotted owl habitat will be made unsuitable for 
breeding each year in the future if timber extraction continues as 
outlined under current forest plans.
    Uneven-aged management like that employed by the White Mountain 
Apache Tribe maintains and promotes development of complex forest 
structures. Methods include individual tree selection and group 
selection. Individual tree selection entails the harvest of trees 
selected from a size-distribution curve appropriate for forest type, 
site conditions, and desired regeneration levels. Trees of various size 
and age classes are retained, and multi-storied attributes and vertical 
diversity are maintained. Group selection creates openings in the 
forest stand up to a hectare (1 to 2 acres) in size, developing small 
even-aged clumps of trees and within-stand horizontal diversity. The 
Service considers the use of uneven-age management the silvicultural 
method most compatible with maintenance of Mexican spotted owl habitat.
Current Management
    The States of Arizona, Utah, and Colorado list the Mexican spotted 
owl as a threatened species. Capture, handling, transportation, and 
take of Mexican spotted owls are regulated by game laws and special 
licenses for live wildlife. These State laws and licensing requirements 
regulate hunting, recreation, and scientific investigation. Habitat 
protection is not provided through State laws and regulations.
    The Service is aware of Mexican spotted owl protection guidelines 
that have been developed by two Indian nations. The guidelines for the 
Mescalero Apache Reservation establish a 29 ha (72 acre) buffer zone 
around active Mexican spotted owl roost or nest sites. No management 
activities may occur within the buffer zone during the reproductive 
season. After the reproductive season, the buffer is reduced to a 46-
meter (150-foot) radius encompassing 0.66 ha (1.6 acres) around 
significant roost areas and a 61-meter (200-foot) radius encompassing 
1.17 ha (2.9 acres) around nests.
    The Fort Apache Indian Reservation is managed under a conservation 
plan approved by the Tribal Council. This plan designates two levels of 
owl protection. The first level protects clusters of owls and their 
intervening habitat, and the second level focuses on individual owl 
sites. This management strategy is largely based on a landscape rather 
than site-by-site approach.
    Most Federal agencies have policies to protect State-listed 
threatened or endangered species, and some agencies also protect 
species that are candidates for Federal listing. For instance, the NPS 
Organic Act protects all wildlife on national parks and monuments. 
However, general policies often do not include standards and guidelines 
to measure policy success.
    Prior to listing, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) provided the 
only Federal protection for the Mexican spotted owl. Under the 
provisions of the MBTA, it is unlawful to pursue, hunt, take, capture, 
or kill in any manner any migratory bird unless permitted by 
regulations. Although the Mexican spotted owl typically remains in its 
summer range throughout the year, it is included on the list of birds 
protected under the MBTA.
    An interagency agreement for purpose of ensuring population 
viability of the spotted owl (Strix occidentalis), including the 
Mexican spotted owl, was signed by the Service, BLM, NPS, and Forest 
Service on August 12, 1988 (U.S. Department of Interior 1988). Under 
this agreement, each agency agreed to manage its lands to provide owl 
habitat, to carry out habitat and population inventories sufficient to 
assess long-term trends, and to carry out research activities 
sufficient to provide empirical information on the validity of planning 
assumptions. The degree to which this agreement has been implemented 
has varied within and among agencies.
    Specific management policies for the Mexican spotted owl have been 
developed by the BLM in Colorado and New Mexico. The policy in Colorado 
states, ``In areas with a confirmed nest or roost site, surface 
management activities will be limited and will be determined on a case 
by case basis to allow as much flexibility as possible outside of the 
core area.'' Management policy in New Mexico states that habitat core 
areas and territories of appropriate size will be established and 
preserved wherever Mexican spotted owls are found.
    Detailed guidelines for Mexican spotted owl management have been 
developed by the Forest Service Southwest Region. The guidelines were 
first issued as Mexican spotted owl Interim Directive (ID) No. 1 in 
June 1989, and reissued as Mexican spotted owl ID No. 2 in June 1990. 
Utah and Colorado national forests adopted ID No. 2 in 1991. The 
guidelines expired December 26, 1991, but the Forest Service is 
continuing to manage under ID No. 2. The IDs require establishment of a 
Mexican spotted owl MT around each nest or roost site. Each MT (except 
those on the Gila and Lincoln National Forests) has a core area of 182 
ha (450 acres) and an overall size of 810 ha (2,000 acres). Activities 
within the core area are limited to road construction. Within the MT, 
activities, including timber harvest, are limited to a maximum of 314 
ha (775 acres). The intent of the guidelines is to retain at least 405 
ha (1,000 acres) of suitable habitat within the MT after proposed 
management activities are identified and located. Forest Service 
estimates indicate that suitable habitat within MTs currently averages 
466 ha (1,150 acres) for territories in New Mexico and Arizona. In 
Utah, MTs encompass 1,340 ha (3,350 acres) with a core of 350 ha (875 
acres) (K. Grandison, pers. comm., 1994).
    Application of the IDs has not been uniform on all forests. 
Guidelines on two forests were modified. The core area was reduced in 
size to 121 ha (300 acres) for the Lincoln National Forest under ID No. 
1. Under ID No. 2, a core area of 182 ha (450 acres) was established 
for all forests but the overall territory size was reduced to 607 ha 
(1,500 acres) for the Lincoln and Gila National Forests. Both forests 
have significant Mexican spotted owl populations, which has resulted in 
conflicts with timber harvest plans. The ID provides no protection for 
unoccupied suitable Mexican spotted owl habitat, nor does it address 
forest activities not related to timber harvest.
    The Service has examined spotted owl protective measures throughout 
the species' range. The management strategies employed by various 
agencies and tribes have been developed independently without a common 
overall approach. These strategies provide varying levels of protection 
to existing owl sites, but most do not conform to an overall, landscape 
recovery strategy. In addition, there has been no assessment of the 
adequacy of these varied approaches in promoting range-wide 
conservation of the Mexican spotted owl. Thus the Service has 
determined that the designation of critical habitat in areas subject to 
timber harvest will help to preserve options until a long-term, range-
wide management strategy is developed and its implementation ensured.

Available Conservation Measures

Recovery Planning

    The Service appointed the Team in March 1993. Since that time the 
Team has assembled all available data on Mexican spotted owl biology, 
the threats faced across the species' range, current protection 
afforded the species, etc. Using that information, the Team developed 
the Draft Mexican Spotted Owl Recovery Plan. Availability of that 
document will be announced in the Federal Register.
    The Draft Mexican Spotted Owl Recovery Plan recommends a landscape 
management strategy that will conserve the species as population and 
habitat trends are assessed. If made final, the recovery plan will 
guide management of this species over the next 10-15 years. The Service 
will assess the value of critical habitat in implementing the recovery 
plan, and that assessment may influence the final critical habitat 
rulemaking.

Section 7 Consultation

    Section 4(b)(8) of the Act requires, for any proposed or final 
regulation to designate critical habitat, a brief description and 
evaluation of those activities (public or private) that may adversely 
modify such habitat or may be affected by such designation. Regulations 
found at 50 CFR 402.02 define destruction or adverse modification of 
critical habitat as a direct or indirect alteration that appreciably 
diminishes the value of critical habitat for both the survival and 
recovery of a listed species. Such alterations include, but are not 
limited to, alterations adversely modifying any of those physical or 
biological features that were the basis for determining the habitat to 
be critical.
    Section 7(a)(2) requires Federal agencies to ensure that activities 
they authorize, fund, or carry out are not likely to destroy or 
adversely modify critical habitat. This Federal responsibility 
accompanies, and is in addition to, the requirement in section 7(a)(2) 
of the Act that Federal agencies ensure their actions do not jeopardize 
the continued existence of any listed species. As required by 50 CFR 
402.14, a Federal agency must consult with the Service if it determines 
an action may affect a listed species or critical habitat. Thus, the 
requirement to consider adverse modification of critical habitat is an 
incremental section 7 consideration above and beyond section 7 review 
to evaluate jeopardy and incidental take of the species. Regulations 
implementing this interagency cooperation provision of the Act are 
found at 50 CFR 402.

Conference on Current Activities

    Section 7(a)(4) of the Act and 50 CFR 402.10 of the regulations 
require Federal agencies to confer with the Service on any action that 
is likely to result in destruction or adverse modification of proposed 
critical habitat. The Act requires Federal agencies to reinitiate 
consultation on previously reviewed actions should conditions change 
(e.g., if the Service designates critical habitat); consequently, some 
Federal agencies may request conference with the Service on actions for 
which formal consultation has been completed. Conference reports 
provide conservation recommendations to assist the agency in 
eliminating conflicts that may be caused by the proposed action. The 
conservation recommendations in a conference report are advisory.
    If an agency requests, and the Service concurs, the Service may 
issue a formal conference report. Formal conference reports on proposed 
critical habitat contain a biological opinion that is prepared 
according to 50 CFR 402.14, as if critical habitat were designated. The 
Service may adopt the formal conference report as the biological 
opinion when the critical habitat is designated, if no significant new 
information or changes in the action alter the content of the opinion 
(see 50 CFR 402.10(d)).

Examples of Proposed Actions

    Areas which contain habitat used by the owl during its life cycle 
support a number of existing, proposed, and potential activities. 
Commercial activities that may affect Mexican spotted owl critical 
habitat include timber harvest, timber salvage harvest, other wood 
fiber utilization (e.g., paper, firewood), snag removal, construction 
of hydroelectric facilities, and construction of ski areas and resort 
facilities. Additional activities include ``personal use'' commodity 
production, such as fuelwood gathering and Christmas tree cutting. 
Activities associated with land management by involved agencies include 
campground and road construction, certain fire suppression activities 
such as fire break construction and use of chemical fire retardants; 
silvicultural activities such as forest pest management and stocking 
control; and military maneuvers. The Service recognizes that these 
activities may affect individual owls and portions of their habitat. 
However, the Service has identified the timber management program as 
the activity that constitutes the most significant threat to the 
survival of the species because of its scope across the landscape, and 
because it is the predominant threat to habitat in the areas with the 
largest owl populations. The Service believes that where there are 
other activities section 7 consultations on effects of projects to the 
species and other regulatory mechanisms provide adequate protection.
    In evaluating proposed activities within critical habitat through 
section 7 analyses, the Service uses project descriptions and 
biological assessments provided by the action agency, and focuses on 
the likely impacts of a project on the constituent elements of the site 
and surrounding areas. The Federal agencies requesting consultation can 
assist the Service in its evaluation of proposed actions by providing 
detailed information on the habitat configuration of a project area, 
habitat conditions of surrounding areas, and information on known 
locations of Mexican spotted owls.
    Proposed actions would be individually examined in terms of site-
specific impacts to the primary constituent elements and the reasons 
for which the critical habitat unit was designated. Certain proposed 
actions, such as the selective harvest or commercial thinning of timber 
stands, may or may not destroy or adversely modify critical habitat, 
depending on the type and extent of harvest and the pre-project 
condition of the site in relation to Mexican spotted owl habitat needs. 
Activities that disturb, remove, or retard the development of the 
primary constituent elements within designated critical habitat units 
may adversely modify the Mexican spotted owl's critical habitat. These 
activities may include, but are not limited to, actions that would 
significantly reduce the canopy closure of a timber stand, modify 
multi-canopy stand structure, significantly reduce the stand's average 
tree diameter, significantly alter tree size and age class distribution 
and species composition, reduce the availability of nesting structures 
and sites, reduce the suitability of the landscape to provide for safe 
movement, or reduce the abundance or availability of prey species.
    In addition to site-specific analysis, Service evaluation of 
proposed Federal actions would also consider the additive effects of 
past, on-going, and proposed actions. Proposed projects within critical 
habitat would also be examined spatially to determine adverse 
modification of habitat across the surrounding landscape. The additive 
effects of actions in proximity to the proposed project may 
collectively result in the appreciable reduction of the value of a 
critical habitat unit. Conversely, an isolated proposed action within a 
spacious expanse of unmodified habitat may not adversely affect the 
function for which a critical habitat unit was designed.
    An activity cannot cause adverse modification of critical habitat 
in an area that does not contain or have the potential to contain the 
physical and biological features comprising the primary constituent 
elements. Due to limitations in the fineness of the mapping effort, and 
the interspersed nature of suitable and unsuitable habitat types, some 
such areas have been incidentally included in the proposed designation 
as inclusions within surrounding Mexican spotted owl habitat. 
Furthermore, some activities may not be restricted due to critical 
habitat designation because there would be no effect on the primary 
constituent elements. However, Federal projects that do not adversely 
modify critical habitat may still affect Mexican spotted owls (e.g., 
through disturbance) and, therefore, may be subject to review under 
section 7 of the Act.
    Some activities may be considered to be of benefit to Mexican 
spotted owl habitat and, therefore, would not be expected to adversely 
modify critical habitat. Examples of activities that could benefit 
critical habitat may include some protective measures such as fire 
suppression, prescribed burning, brush control, snag creation, and 
certain silvicultural activities such as thinning.

Other Conservation Measures

    Section 9 of the Act prohibits intentional and non-intentional 
``take'' of listed species and applies to all landowners regardless of 
whether or not their lands are within critical habitat. The term 
``take'', as defined by the Act, means to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, 
shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage 
in any such conduct. ``Incidental take'' is take that results from, but 
is not the purpose of, an otherwise lawful activity.
    Section 7 and section 10(a)(1)(B) authorize the Service to allow 
the incidental taking of listed species through otherwise lawful 
activities such as timber harvesting. Biological opinions completed as 
part of formal section 7 consultation may authorize a set amount of 
incidental take associated with Federal activities. For non-Federal 
actions, Section 10 incidental take permit applications must be 
supported by a habitat conservation plan that identifies conservation 
measures that the permittee agrees to implement to conserve the 
species, usually on the permittee's lands. A key element of the 
Service's review of a conservation plan is a determination of the 
plan's effect upon the long-term conservation of the species. A 
conservation plan would be approved and a section 10(a) permit issued 
if it would minimize and mitigate the impacts of the taking and would 
not appreciably reduce the likelihood of the survival and recovery of 
that species in the wild.
    The Service expects limited Federal involvement for projects on 
non-Federal lands and few formal section 7 consultations on non-Federal 
lands that are included in proposed critical habitat. For those areas 
of non-Federal land within proposed critical habitat, section 7 would 
apply only for actions that are funded, authorized, or carried out by a 
Federal agency. The States and private individuals are still subject to 
the ``take'' prohibitions under section 9 of the Act, however, and may 
enter into the section 10 conservation planning process where 
appropriate.

Economic Analysis

    Section 4(b)(2) of the Act requires the Service to designate 
critical habitat on the basis of the best scientific and commercial 
information available and to consider the economic and other relevant 
impacts of designating a particular area as critical habitat. The 
Secretary may exclude areas from critical habitat upon a determination 
that the benefits of such exclusions outweigh the benefits of 
specifying such areas as part of critical habitat. The exclusion of 
such areas from critical habitat may not occur when it is determined 
such exclusion may result in the extinction of the species concerned. 
An economic analysis is currently being prepared. The Service intends 
to make the economic analysis available for public review and comment, 
and notice of its availability will be published in the Federal 
Register and local newspapers.

Public Comments Solicited

    The Service intends that any final rule resulting from this 
proposal will be as accurate and effective as possible. Therefore, 
comments or suggestions from the public, governmental agencies, Indian 
nations, the scientific community, industry, and any other interested 
parties concerning this proposed rule are hereby sought. Comments are 
particularly sought concerning:
    (1) The reasons why any habitat should or should not be determined 
to be critical habitat as provided by section 4 of the Act;
    (2) Specific information on the amount and distribution of Mexican 
spotted owl habitat, and the number of owls and distribution by 
landowner and land designation;
    (3) Specific information on the ability or values of proposed areas 
to support other listed, proposed, or candidate species and the 
relation of this proposal to maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem 
integrity;
    (4) Current or planned activities in the subject areas and their 
possible impacts on proposed critical habitat;
    (5) Any foreseeable economic or other impacts resulting from the 
proposed designation of critical habitat;
    (6) Economic values associated with benefits of designating 
critical habitat for the Mexican spotted owl. Such benefits include 
those derived from non-consumptive uses, e.g., hiking, camping, bird-
watching; enhanced watershed protection; improved air quality; 
increased soil retention; ``existence values'', and reductions in 
administrative costs; and
    (7) The methodology the Service might use, under section 4(b)(2) of 
the Act, in determining if the benefits of excluding an area from 
critical habitat outweigh the benefits of specifying the area as 
critical habitat.
    Comments received during the 60-day comment period on this proposed 
rule will be considered during preparation of a final rulemaking. The 
final decision on the designation of critical habitat will take into 
consideration the comments and any additional information received by 
the Service.

Public Hearings

    Section 4(b)(5)(E) of the Act provides for a public hearing on this 
proposal, if requested within 45 days of the date of publication of the 
proposal. As indicated under DATES, the Service will schedule public 
hearings on this proposal due to the anticipated number of requests for 
such hearings.
    Parties wishing to make statements for the record should bring 
copies of their statements to the hearing. Oral statements may be 
limited in length, if necessary. There are no limits to the length of a 
written statement presented at the hearing or subsequently submitted 
for the record. Written comments will be accepted from any party until 
the close of the comment period (see DATES). Written submissions will 
be given the same weight and consideration as oral comments presented 
at any hearing.

National Environmental Policy Act

    The Service has determined that an Environmental Assessment, as 
defined under the authority of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, need not be prepared in connection with regulations adopted 
pursuant to Section 4(a) of the Act. A notice outlining the Service's 
reasons for this determination was published in the Federal Register on 
October 25, 1983 (48 FR 49244).

Required Determinations

    This document has been reviewed by the Office of Management and 
Budget under Executive Order 12866. Based on the information discussed 
in this rule concerning public projects and private activities within 
proposed critical habitat areas, it is not clear whether significant 
economic impacts will result from the critical habitat designation. 
There are a limited number of actions on private lands that have 
Federal involvement through funds or permits that may be affected by 
critical habitat designation. A final determination of the impacts of 
the proposal is not possible until the required economic analysis is 
completed. The final rule will contain determinations of the effects of 
the proposed actions in compliance with all relevant laws, regulations, 
and Executive Orders. Also, no direct costs, enforcement costs, 
information collection, or recordkeeping requirements are imposed on 
small entities by this proposed designation. Further, the rule contains 
no recordkeeping requirements as defined by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1980.

References Cited

    A complete list of all references cited herein, as well as others, 
is available upon request from the New Mexico Ecological Services State 
Office (see ADDRESSES above).

Author(s)

    The primary authors of this proposed rule are Marcos Gorresen and 
Sonja Jahrsdoerfer (see ADDRESSES.)

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 17

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

Proposed Regulation Promulgation

    Accordingly, it is hereby proposed to amend part 17, subchapter B 
of chapter I, title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as set forth 
below:

PART 17--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 17 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 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.

    2. Section 17.11(h) is amended by revising the ``Critical Habitat'' 
entry for ``Owl, Mexican spotted,'' under Birds, to read 
``Sec. 17.95(b)'' instead of ``NA''.
    3. Section 17.95(b) is amended by adding critical habitat of the 
Mexican spotted owl (Strix occidentalis lucida), in alphabetical order 
(following the entry for EVERGLADE SNAIL KITE and preceding the entry 
for PALILA), reading as follows:


Sec. 17.95 Critical habitat--fish and wildlife.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    Mexican Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis lucida)

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    AZ-ASNF-1. From Bureau of Land Management maps: Nutrioso 1981, 
Clifton 1986. The perimeter of critical habitat unit AZ-ASNF-1 is 
delineated by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) 
coordinates:

681051  E    3731419  N

following Arizona/New Mexico state line southerly to

681495  E    3707131  N

continuing to

677783  E    3705800  N
671541  E    3710523  N
669198  E    3711150  N
669435  E    3713944  N
670199  E    3716135  N
675165  E    3718090  N
677641  E    3721888  N
677316  E    3724015  N
677631  E    3725816  N
680104  E    3730230  N

to closure at starting point

681051  E    3731419  N

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    AZ-ASNF-2. From Bureau of Land Management maps: Nutrioso 1981, 
Clifton 1986. The perimeter of critical habitat unit AZ-ASNF-2 is 
delineated by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) 
coordinates:

639214  E    3749106  N
642179  E    3749878  N
645077  E    3747570  N
646687  E    3746842  N
648824  E    3748876  N
647673  E    3751291  N
649459  E    3752872  N
650824  E    3752867  N
651211  E    3751025  N
654982  E    3750550  N
656312  E    3747486  N
655236  E    3747262  N
652013  E    3747746  N
651420  E    3748351  N
651195  E    3746889  N
654376  E    3743391  N
657944  E    3743429  N
659991  E    3742676  N
661790  E    3742563  N
662869  E    3743970  N
665020  E    3745825  N
667435  E    3745415  N
669014  E    3744822  N
670283  E    3745982  N
670810  E    3745951  N
671244  E    3743995  N
674428  E    3742835  N
676432  E    3742513  N
675001  E    3741445  N
675743  E    3740486  N
676609  E    3740440  N
677731  E    3739776  N
678582  E    3738696  N
680944  E    3737931  N

following Arizona/New Mexico state line southerly to

681013  E    3733458  N

continuing to

679464  E    3734541  N
680305  E    3732752  N
678775  E    3730665  N
677546  E    3728106  N
674034  E    3727288  N
671656  E    3727420  N
668866  E    3727132  N
667962  E    3724783  N
666870  E    3723259  N
667393  E    3721292  N
667035  E    3719815  N
666153  E    3719402  N
663772  E    3719700  N
658281  E    3718204  N
658847  E    3717564  N
662849  E    3717143  N
664072  E    3715468  N
662059  E    3715429  N
659601  E    3714377  N
655718  E    3714964  N
655822  E    3712485  N
656976  E    3711057  N
656069  E    3709334  N
656343  E    3707794  N
658159  E    3706659  N
658013  E    3704701  N
659490  E    3703114  N
658179  E    3702109  N
655070  E    3701666  N
652153  E    3700510  N
651498  E    3701202  N
650278  E    3699517  N
649069  E    3698788  N
648455  E    3701359  N
646212  E    3702714  N
646353  E    3704471  N
647862  E    3705369  N
647748  E    3707584  N
649714  E    3707609  N
652851  E    3709839  N
652318  E    3711485  N
650282  E    3711668  N
648510  E    3714360  N
645267  E    3715035  N

    following Bear Wallow Wilderness boundary Northerly and westerly 
to

639601  E    3722385  N

following San Carlos Indian Reservation/Fort Apache Indian 
Reservation and Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest boundary northerly 
to

639432  E    3734282  N

continuing to

641330  E    3732466  N
642070  E    3731309  N
642976  E    3731437  N
643724  E    3732036  N
643563  E    3735258  N
645229  E    3736810  N
646428  E    3734075  N
645026  E    3732104  N
650329  E    3732547  N
651277  E    3731815  N
656036  E    3731960  N
659171  E    3730782  N
662219  E    3728181  N
664658  E    3728125  N
666802  E    3730143  N
668342  E    3730795  N
669719  E    3730929  N
667147  E    3738221  N
666111  E    3740438  N
665857  E    3742187  N
663884  E    3741550  N
662970  E    3739537  N
662077  E    3739099  N
664115  E    3737321  N
663936  E    3736449  N
665674  E    3735320  N
666376  E    3732465  N
660952  E    3736942  N
658668  E    3740059  N
657053  E    3740614  N
655354  E    3740265  N
652697  E    3737861  N
652607  E    3740274  N
650700  E    3739798  N
649747  E    3738511  N
648720  E    3739843  N
646778  E    3739757  N
645317  E    3740388  N
644110  E    3742249  N
643992  E    3744258  N
641076  E    3745004  N
639222  E    3747917  N

to closure at starting point

639214  E    3749106  N

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    AZ-ASNF-3. From Bureau of Land Management map: Nutrioso 1981. 
The perimeter of critical habitat unit AZ-ASNF-3 is delineated by 
the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) coordinates:

680677  E    3751624  N

following Arizona/New Mexico state line southerly to

680860  E    3742985  N

continuing to

679015  E    3743738  N
680408  E    3744654  N
680105  E    3745776  N
676812  E    3747711  N
674522  E    3749363  N
673965  E    3751137  N
675971  E    3751301  N
677378  E    3749014  N
677415  E    3752229  N
675447  E    3754140  N
676520  E    3754494  N
678912  E    3753965  N
679527  E    3752800  N

to closure at starting point

680677  E    3751624  N

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    AZ-ASNF-4. From Bureau of Land Management maps: Nutrioso 1981, 
Springerville 1981. The perimeter of critical habitat unit AZ-ASNF-4 
is delineated by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 
12) coordinates:

680425  E    3765075  N

following Arizona/New Mexico state line southerly to

680539  E    3759491  N

continuing to

677965  E    3758327  N
676775  E    3758898  N
676417  E    3760481  N
674827  E    3761971  N
672634  E    3760389  N

following Escudilla Wilderness boundary southerly to

672978  E    3756035  N

continuing to

669499  E    3756265  N
665987  E    3758854  N
669745  E    3761995  N
672424  E    3762163  N
675033  E    3762935  N
677247  E    3763171  N
677421  E    3762403  N
679707  E    3760920  N
680079  E    3762566  N
680064  E    3763961  N
679303  E    3764647  N

to closure at starting point

680425  E    3765075  N

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    AZ-ASNF-5. From Bureau of Land Management maps: Nutrioso 1981, 
Springerville 1981. The perimeter of critical habitat unit AZ-ASNF-5 
is delineated by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 
12) coordinates:

616256  E    3777733  N
615405  E    3778457  N
615950  E    3780357  N
616710  E    3781189  N
616920  E    3782257  N
615622  E    3783522  N
614218  E    3782577  N
613286  E    3785489  N
614820  E    3787177  N
618199  E    3785692  N
620695  E    3783685  N
623119  E    3782739  N
625388  E    3782312  N
627023  E    3783070  N
630161  E    3783030  N
632551  E    3782737  N
637364  E    3779360  N
638667  E    3775888  N
639374  E    3772902  N
639930  E    3772723  N
639566  E    3771860  N
641281  E    3768498  N
641905  E    3765728  N
641792  E    3764432  N
641804  E    3763631  N
641504  E    3763624  N
641521  E    3762823  N
642877  E    3762841  N
642981  E    3764690  N
643758  E    3764833  N
645650  E    3766066  N
645500  E    3769835  N
646675  E    3771161  N
651680  E    3769281  N
653095  E    3771307  N
657852  E    3768249  N
657409  E    3765581  N
660453  E    3763710  N
661036  E    3761888  N
661101  E    3758901  N
662944  E    3755903  N
662330  E    3754593  N
664976  E    3753701  N
665578  E    3756196  N
667203  E    3756216  N
667350  E    3755003  N
667814  E    3753820  N
668573  E    3751460  N
664751  E    3749599  N
663935  E    3750032  N
663751  E    3751159  N
664071  E    3752242  N
660131  E    3754524  N
659584  E    3756115  N
656736  E    3755237  N
655148  E    3755563  N
654920  E    3756764  N
658234  E    3759654  N
657105  E    3760866  N
655348  E    3761753  N
655446  E    3764697  N
653232  E    3764049  N
653830  E    3768226  N
651837  E    3767879  N
650924  E    3767042  N
651328  E    3765807  N
650409  E    3763637  N
647191  E    3763648  N
646544  E    3764351  N
645205  E    3764490  N
644306  E    3763786  N
643906  E    3758928  N
642095  E    3759835  N
639854  E    3759525  N
638873  E    3758711  N
639697  E    3760647  N
641168  E    3762492  N
641292  E    3764167  N
637780  E    3765976  N
637398  E    3767238  N
638336  E    3769354  N
634456  E    3773473  N
633843  E    3776296  N
631225  E    3776524  N
627207  E    3777429  N
624186  E    3777225  N

following Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest/Fort Apache Indian 
Reservation boundary westerly, to closure at starting point

616256  E    3777733  N

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    AZ-ASNF-6. From U.S. Geological Survey map: Shop Low 1981. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit AZ-ASNF-6 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) coordinates:

506824  E    3796307  N
507091  E    3796651  N
509805  E    3796232  N
511256  E    3794866  N
512428  E    3792995  N
513907  E    3793211  N
515573  E    3794253  N
514106  E    3795424  N
513936  E    3796051  N
514918  E    3797122  N
516683  E    3796314  N
518219  E    3797498  N
520240  E    3797326  N
522082  E    3796703  N
523475  E    3798437  N
523475  E    3798437  N
524173  E    3803336  N
525329  E    3806686  N
527239  E    3807978  N
528926  E    3806664  N
529813  E    3804209  N
532085  E    3802350  N
533926  E    3795835  N
543242  E    3793975  N

following Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest/Fort Apache Indian 
Reservation and Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest/Tonto National 
Forest boundary westerly, to closure at starting point

506824  E    3796307  N

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    AZ-ASNF-7. From U.S. Geological Survey map: Show Low 1981; 
Bureau of Land Management map: Holbrook 1980. The perimeter of 
critical habitat unit AZ-ASNF-7 is delineated by the following 
Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) coordinates:

511031  E    3825384  N
511838  E    3824947  N
512348  E    3822241  N
511860  E    3816877  N
512090  E    3815521  N
513091  E    3816794  N
513778  E    3818301  N
514053  E    3820688  N
517145  E    3822455  N
518770  E    3815716  N
522838  E    3820503  N
524016  E    3821404  N
524803  E    3820902  N
524134  E    3820125  N
524265  E    3816780  N
522847  E    3815231  N
523406  E    3812600  N
522841  E    3811110  N
524714  E    3807732  N
523041  E    3804336  N
519999  E    3803563  N
516393  E    3804114  N
514262  E    3802586  N
511193  E    3799167  N
509127  E    3798828  N
505049  E    3804584  N
505965  E    3805669  N
508184  E    3805991  N
508907  E    3807809  N
509925  E    3809260  N
509903  E    3810337  N
510894  E    3811999  N
511112  E    3814127  N
508918  E    3813888  N
508906  E    3815107  N
510304  E    3817183  N
507109  E    3819212  N
506799  E    3820522  N
507674  E    3821245  N
508254  E    3822482  N
508402  E    3823808  N
509672  E    3824807  N

to closure at starting point

511031  E    3825384  N

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    AZ-ASNF-8. From U.S. Geological Survey maps: Show Low 1981, 
Payson 1981; Bureau of Land Management maps: Holbrook 1980, Sedona 
1980. The perimeter of critical habitat unit AZ-ASNF-8 is delineated 
by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) 
coordinates:

498071  E    3831811  N
497133  E    3830184  N
496542  E    3827744  N
495035  E    3824715  N
495427  E    3822657  N
496795  E    3824498  N
497649  E    3826338  N
501569  E    3830272  N
501669  E    3831476  N
500665  E    3832828  N
503711  E    3831746  N
506230  E    3829593  N
504999  E    3827605  N
503176  E    3827524  N
501267  E    3826550  N
500985  E    3824323  N
501825  E    3822159  N
502378  E    3821427  N
501633  E    3818559  N
502934  E    3816845  N
504033  E    3816425  N
503955  E    3813214  N
502946  E    3813430  N
501176  E    3809595  N
498831  E    3808847  N
499135  E    3806333  N
498842  E    3805166  N
498001  E    3803969  N
499702  E    3802620  N
502239  E    3800153  N
503998  E    3798072  N
505154  E    3798058  N
506119  E    3796457  N

following Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest/Tonto National Forest 
and Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest/Coconino National Forest 
boundary westerly and northerly, to closure at starting point

498071  E    3831811  N

    The following Universal Transverse Mercator coordinates 
delineate an area within AZ-ASNF-8 excluded from the critical 
habitat unit:

493134  E    3813062  N
493177  E    3815226  N
494113  E    3816834  N
494023  E    3817911  N
499290  E    3819810  N
500000  E    3819217  N
500240  E    3818610  N
499920  E    3817097  N
499458  E    3816160  N
495737  E    3813787  N
493134  E    3813062  N

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    AZ-CCNF-1. From U.S. Geological Survey map: Payson 1981; Bureau 
of Land Management map: Sedona 1980. The perimeter of critical 
habitat unit AZ-CCNF-1 is delineated by the following Universal 
Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) coordinates:

467656  E    3810849  N
466774  E    3812091  N
467265  E    3813631  N
468965  E    3815239  N
470916  E    3818190  N
471469  E    3819546  N
472899  E    3820815  N
472989  E    3821951  N
473536  E    3822831  N
477135  E    3825608  N
476711  E    3827006  N
476981  E    3829803  N
480121  E    3830569  N
481408  E    3828599  N
479202  E    3825662  N
483296  E    3824844  N
484429  E    3823660  N
484747  E    3824551  N
483764  E    3825090  N
487663  E    3828788  N
489418  E    3831581  N
491814  E    3832043  N
493424  E    3832975  N
497812  E    3833882  N
498220  E    3832071  N

following Apache-Sitgreave National Forest/Coconino National Forest 
boundary southerly to

487638  E    3804964  N
continuing to

486079  E    3807551  N
488010  E    3810566  N
490129  E    3811716  N
489079  E    3814309  N
490370  E    3815953  N
489296  E    3816671  N
488083  E    3814453  N
486671  E    3813623  N
485449  E    3811207  N
484399  E    3810970  N
482659  E    3810343  N
481104  E    3810793  N
479433  E    3811999  N
478334  E    3815840  N
477042  E    3814911  N
475614  E    3811134  N

following Coconino National Forest/Tonto National Forest boundary 
westerly, to closure at starting point

467656  E    3810849  N

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    AZ-CCNF-2. From U.S. Geological Survey map: Payson 1981; Bureau 
of Land Management map: Sedona 1980. The perimeter of critical 
habitat unit AZ-CCNF-2 is delineated by the following Universal 
Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) coordinates:

452196  E    3826663  N
455413  E    3827141  N
457307  E    3826192  N
459859  E    3825274  N
461266  E    3825474  N
462756  E    3826273  N
463058  E    3828077  N
466081  E    3830265  N
469986  E    3830843  N
470540  E    3829472  N
472317  E    3830342  N
473546  E    3828472  N
472773  E    3825971  N
470980  E    3824898  N
469562  E    3826431  N
469504  E    3827305  N
467090  E    3827440  N
466010  E    3826094  N
466269  E    3822885  N
467812  E    3821561  N
467575  E    3820502  N
468102  E    3819548  N
466845  E    3818428  N
466215  E    3817267  N
465983  E    3816498  N
464948  E    3815529  N
464217  E    3809075  N

following Coconino National Forest/Tonto National Forest boundary 
southerly to

464542  E    3806101  N

continuing to

462822  E    3805626  N
461447  E    3807352  N
461014  E    3808205  N

following Coconino National Forest/Tonto National Forest boundary 
northerly, southerly and westerly to

455175  E    3809733  N

continuing to

455350  E    3811266  N
453666  E    3810250  N
452652  E    3810873  N

following Fossil Creek Wilderness boundary northerly to

451932  E    3816971  N

continuing to

450754  E    3819052  N
452343  E    3819762  N
451035  E    3821333  N
450670  E    3822886  N

following Clear Creek Wilderness boundary easterly and westerly, to 
closure at starting point

452196  E    3826663  N

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    AZ-CCNF-3. From Bureau of Land Management maps: Sedona 1980, 
Flagstaff 1982. The perimeter of critical habitat unit AZ-CCNF-3 is 
delineated by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) 
coordinates:

445243  E    3881912  N    
446844  E    3881049  N    
448293  E    3881155  N    
447886  E    3879379  N    
449375  E    3877848  N    
448861  E    3876329  N    
445705  E    3875776  N    
447142  E    3874006  N    
447638  E    3871685  N    
449551  E    3871805  N    
450685  E    3873407  N    
452312  E    3872409  N    
453781  E    3873481  N    
455508  E    3872635  N    
456289  E    3870804  N    
455807  E    3868602  N    
454568  E    3866608  N    
455557  E    3865528  N    
455863  E    3864031  N    
455602  E    3861320  N    
457831  E    3857143  N    
456095  E    3856550  N    
457552  E    3854418  N    
455793  E    3852249  N    
456892  E    3851395  N    
457679  E    3847969  N    
459466  E    3847434  N    
460298  E    3848641  N    
460369  E    3852445  N    
458916  E    3852969  N    
459339  E    3855280  N    
459176  E    3861734  N    
462532  E    3862959  N    
463927  E    3861538  N    
464367  E    3859725  N    
465539  E    3858693  N    
465800  E    3856376  N    
468117  E    3853629  N    
468343  E    3850615  N    
470919  E    3845756  N    
469469  E    3839892  N    
468556  E    3838842  N    
465200  E    3840258  N    
464454  E    3841845  N    
463473  E    3843118  N    
460130  E    3842871  N    
456481  E    3841314  N    
453247  E    3841042  N    
451729  E    3842870  N    
453836  E    3844303  N    
451873  E    3846132  N    
453540  E    3847909  N    
453549  E    3849106  N    
450853  E    3849130  N    
446346  E    3849918  N    
447831  E    3850801  N    
446909  E    3853131  N    
445397  E    3853724  N    
445878  E    3855720  N    
444988  E    3857744  N    
442660  E    3859279  N    
443493  E    3864522  N    
446792  E    3867451  N    
447730  E    3869055  N    
445475  E    3871235  N    
444843  E    3868998  N    
442788  E    3867966  N    
440073  E    3867421  N    
438747  E    3869007  N    
439668  E    3870270  N    
439442  E    3871193  N    
438650  E    3871939  N    
438955  E    3873049  N    
438436  E    3874466  N    
438974  E    3875593  N    
440444  E    3876986  N    
440061  E    3880010  N    
441902  E    3880273  N    
442652  E    3881614  N    

to closure at starting point

445243  E    3881912  N    

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    AZ-CCNF-4. From Bureau of Land Management maps: Sedona 1980, 
Flagstaff 1982. The perimeter of critical habitat unit AZ-CCNF-4 is 
delineated by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) 
coordinates:

411162  E    3888459  N    
411436  E    3887183  N    
413255  E    3886692  N    
416682  E    3887651  N    
416957  E    3889749  N    

following Navajo Army Depot/Coconino National Forest boundary 
southerly to

423289  E    3889855  N    

continuing to

423315  E    3888691  N    
422594  E    3887402  N    
420066  E    3887145  N    
416780  E    3885570  N    
417568  E    3884754  N    
417380  E    3884099  N    
419482  E    3882976  N    
419948  E    3881692  N    
419576  E    3880489  N    
421248  E    3879441  N    
422023  E    3880178  N    
424066  E    3880374  N    
426737  E    3879281  N    
428858  E    3878020  N    
429990  E    3879762  N    
432171  E    3881363  N    
431766  E    3883902  N    
435940  E    3883827  N    
437117  E    3882604  N    
437462  E    3878844  N    
436914  E    3875266  N    
435942  E    3873707  N    
433779  E    3871900  N    
431540  E    3870725  N    

following Red Rocks Secret Mountain Wilderness northerly and 
westerly to

411269  E    3869688  N    

continuing to

411226  E    3869730  N    

following Sycamore Canyon Wilderness boundary northerly, to closure 
at starting point

411162  E    3888459  N    

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    AZ-CCNF-5. From Bureau of Land Management map: Flagstaff 1982. 
The perimeter of critical habitat unit AZ-CCNF-5 is delineated by 
the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) coordinates:
459734  E    3893409  N
459673  E    3892086  N
458517  E    3891427  N
457572  E    3891550  N
456473  E    3890074  N
456504  E    3889161  N
454831  E    3886326  N
452865  E    3885379  N
452214  E    3886755  N
451330  E    3888854  N
450408  E    3888256  N
449146  E    3884792  N
446511  E    3886238  N
445087  E    3887424  N
444939  E    3887906  N
444254  E    3888681  N
443059  E    3887998  N
442450  E    3889563  N
443140  E    3891166  N
444243  E    3891381  N
447046  E    3890517  N
448367  E    3889911  N
447995  E    3890893  N
448487  E    3891612  N
451084  E    3892786  N
452448  E    3893121  N
453948  E    3892651  N
455915  E    3891574  N
458865  E    3893408  N

to closure at starting point

459734  E    3893409  N

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    AZ-CCNF-6. From Bureau of Land Management map: Flagstaff 1982. 
The perimeter of critical habitat unit AZ-CCNF-6 is delineated by 
the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) coordinates:

435028  E    3912773  N
434479  E    3913983  N
433341  E    3914482  N
431996  E    3914225  N
430852  E    3913150  N
429612  E    3914508  N
429210  E    3915457  N
430241  E    3916816  N
432363  E    3916770  N
435256  E    3918748  N
438463  E    3916505  N
440939  E    3917584  N
445460  E    3916645  N
446951  E    3916176  N
449588  E    3917258  N
449831  E    3918414  N
450708  E    3919386  N
452448  E    3920670  N
453945  E    3919764  N
454998  E    3918375  N
454735  E    3916974  N
452409  E    3915721  N
448841  E    3915030  N
446665  E    3915461  N
444784  E    3913757  N
446540  E    3912330  N
446253  E    3911251  N
447142  E    3910071  N
445708  E    3909383  N
445563  E    3906164  N
448064  E    3903642  N
445712  E    3902893  N
445185  E    3901438  N
445127  E    3900357  N
444391  E    3900357  N
441720  E    3900757  N
439591  E    3900772  N
439717  E    3903502  N
437343  E    3905240  N
435318  E    3905461  N
434158  E    3905476  N
433598  E    3905563  N
434423  E    3908300  N
435620  E    3909150  N
436254  E    3908992  N

following Kachina Peaks Wilderness boundary, to closure at starting 
point

435028  E    3912773  N

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    AZ-CCNF-7. From Bureau of Land Management map: Flagstaff 1982. 
The perimeter of critical habitat unit AZ-CCNF-7 is delineated by 
the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) coordinates:

423447  E    3923447  N
423966  E    3923012  N
426475  E    3920186  N
425869  E    3916958  N
423790  E    3915112  N
423490  E    3915152  N
following Coconino National Forest/Kaibab  National Forest boundary 
northerly, to closure at starting point

423447  E    3923447  N

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    AZ-CRNF-10. From Bureau of Land Management map: Tucson 1990. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit AZ-CRNF-10 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) coordinates:

514720  E    3588478  N
517406  E    3592224  N
521443  E    3593754  N
525972  E    3594746  N
524725  E    3593327  N
525612  E    3591646  N
529708  E    3592347  N
530274  E    3590233  N
531194  E    3589130  N
532946  E    3587566  N
532710  E    3584774  N
532877  E    3583185  N
532555  E    3580921  N
530900  E    3578861  N
529826  E    3577993  N
527068  E    3578404  N
525820  E    3579410  N

following Pusch Ridge Wilderness boundary  northerly and westerly, 
to closure at starting point

514720  E    3588478  N

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    AZ-CRNF-13. From Bureau of Land Management maps: Safford 1973, 
Mammoth 1986. The perimeter of critical habitat unit AZ-CRNF-13 is 
delineated by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) 
coordinates:
590057  E    3627151  N
591756  E    3626497  N
595044  E    3624654  N
600186  E    3624284  N
605383  E    3624819  N
607357  E    3624057  N
609047  E    3623746  N
612568  E    3617718  N
611712  E    3614673  N
612512  E    3613234  N
614484  E    3611466  N
614853  E    3609054  N
612871  E    3607735  N
611623  E    3607421  N
608687  E    3607524  N
607095  E    3608184  N
605255  E    3610406  N
600901  E    3612880  N
599856  E    3614090  N
598289  E    3613576  N
596460  E    3615603  N
594635  E    3617134  N
592085  E    3617511  N
590035  E    3618287  N
587186  E    3620872  N
587461  E    3622254  N
586187  E    3622768  N
585169  E    3624946  N
588094  E    3626103  N

to closure at starting point
590057  E    3627151  N

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    AZ-KANF-1. From U.S. Geological Survey map: Williams 1983. 
Bureau of Land Management maps: Flagstaff 1982,Prescott 1981. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit AZ-KANF-1 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) coordinates:

393244  E    3874603  N
390878  E    3877037  N
391959  E    3879302  N
388817  E    3877612  N
388723  E    3879279  N
389856  E    3880231  N
390296  E    3882856  N
392046  E    3884681  N
392442  E    3886669  N
394341  E    3887323  N
396798  E    3886537  N
397322  E    3885259  N
400238  E    3885629  N
401329  E    3884831  N
402063  E    3882963  N
403192  E    3882132  N
403667  E    3880646  N
405611  E    3879116  N
406536  E    3880126  N
409130  E    3878019  N
409336  E    3879301  N
410343  E    3880607  N
410179  E    3882883  N
410329  E    3883885  N
406430  E    3888239  N
406180  E    3889105  N
407963  E    3888660  N
409434  E    3889268  N
411007  E    3888733  N

following Sycamore Canyon Wilderness boundary southerly and westerly 
to

402127  E    3872864  N

following Kaibab National Forest/Prescott National Forest boundary 
northerly and westerly to

400284  E    3873826  N

following Sycamore Canyon Wilderness boundary northerly, westerly 
and southerly to

399925  E    3873841  N

following Kaibab National Forest/Prescott National Forest boundary 
westerly to

399214  E    3873871  N

following Sycamore Canyon Wilderness boundary northerly, westerly 
and southerly to

398265  E    3873932  N

following Kaibab National Forest/Prescott National Forest boundary 
to

397474  E    3874002  N

following Sycamore Canyon Wilderness boundary northerly to

397346  E    3874205  N
following Kaibab National Forest/Prescott National Forest boundary 
westerly, to closure at starting point

393244  E    3874603  N

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    AZ-KANF-2. From U.S. Geological Survey map: Williams 1983. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit AZ-KANF-2 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) coordinates:

391337  E    3898885  N
392197  E    3898866  N
393469  E    3897059  N
392786  E    3893444  N
392561  E    3891157  N
392089  E    3890335  N
391012  E    3889902  N
389037  E    3889687  N
387093  E    3888770  N
384827  E    3888706  N
381768  E    3890009  N
382694  E    3891151  N
384517  E    3891866  N
385717  E    3891535  N
387591  E    3893519  N
387860  E    3895106  N
387037  E    3896445  N
388106  E    3898035  N
388192  E    3898783  N
388945  E    3898230  N

to closure at starting point

391337  E    3898885  N

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    AZ-KANF-3. From U.S. Geological Survey map: Williams 1983, 
Bureau of Land Management map: Flagstaff 1982. The perimeter of 
critical habitat unit AZ-KANF-3 is delineated by the following 
Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) coordinates:
408401  E    3914757  N
410056  E    3914738  N
413186  E    3913953  N
412899  E    3911497  N
414512  E    3910270  N
413325  E    3908617  N
410384  E    3907681  N
407007  E    3908927  N
405528  E    3911560  N
406663  E    3913649  N

to closure at starting point

408401  E    3914757  N
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    AZ-KANF-4. From Bureau of Land Management map: Flagstaff 1982. 
The perimeter of critical habitat unit AZ-KANF-4 is delineated by 
the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) coordinates:

423490  E    3915152  N
419476  E    3915782  N
416778  E    3918671  N
417490  E    3919313  N
417519  E    3921286  N
416499  E    3921001  N
414217  E    3922320  N
414536  E    3923959  N
414978  E    3924928  N
415767  E    3925613  N
417733  E    3926720  N
419623  E    3926585  N
422156  E    3926511  N
423026  E    3924940  N
422859  E    3923967  N
423447  E    3923447  N

following Kaibab National Forest/Coconino National Forest boundary 
southerly, to closure at starting point

423490  E    3915152  N
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    AZ-KANF-5. From U.S. Geological Survey map: Tuba City 1983; 
Bureau of Land Management maps: Fredonia 1978, Grand Canyon 1984. 
The perimeter of critical habitat unit AZ-KANF-5 is delineated by 
the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) coordinates:

374340  E    4032182  N
372772  E    4036716  N
372861  E    4042136  N
373921  E    4046988  N
375933  E    4047114  N
378425  E    4044855  N
377283  E    4041540  N
378765  E    4037085  N
381370  E    4036595  N
385297  E    4037911  N
381311  E    4040592  N
378990  E    4048457  N
379629  E    4049528  N
381749  E    4049858  N
384816  E    4048615  N
387619  E    4046991  N
390729  E    4043286  N
393869  E    4044877  N
392574  E    4052611  N
396078  E    4059372  N
399413  E    4059180  N
400905  E    4053771  N
402409  E    4049754  N
403748  E    4044333  N
405368  E    4043124  N
406708  E    4036472  N
406776  E    4032955  N
408595  E    4025453  N
410483  E    4021820  N

following Kaibab National Forest/Grand Canyon National Park boundary 
westerly and northerly to

406200  E    4021704  N

continuing to

405568  E    4022995  N
405347  E    4025105  N
403567  E    4025847  N
402161  E    4027181  N
401772  E    4030093  N
402210  E    4031873  N
401091  E    4035788  N
401741  E    4039765  N
399772  E    4039788  N
397757  E    4040442  N
397368  E    4038870  N
398119  E    4037351  N
397423  E    4034404  N
396248  E    4030950  N
395875  E    4028394  N
397297  E    4023415  N

following Kaibab National Forest/Grand Canyon National Park boundary 
westerly and northerly, to closure at starting point

374340  E    4032182  N
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    AZ-NAIR-1. From U.S. Geological Survey maps: Rock Point 1986, 
Canyon de Chelly 1984; Bureau of Land Management maps: Gallup 1981, 
Toadlena 1980. The perimeter of critical habitat unit AZ-NAIR-1 is 
delineated by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) 
coordinates:

664498  E    4083196  N
667700  E    4082440  N
670789  E    4080812  N
672895  E    4077576  N
672548  E    4073349  N
669062  E    4073059  N
667261  E    4071276  N
667407  E    4069845  N
665785  E    4069188  N
664321  E    4067036  N
659333  E    4065894  N
658950  E    4062981  N
660292  E    4058522  N
658366  E    4055377  N
657688  E    4050045  N
657809  E    4047830  N
658727  E    4045611  N
661606  E    4044865  N
664085  E    4046660  N
665863  E    4047007  N
667386  E    4044565  N
667339  E    4041179  N
668962  E    4039593  N
671304  E    4039206  N
675106  E    4040824  N
676943  E    4039232  N
678611  E    4042165  N
680582  E    4043568  N
683292  E    4043334  N
684182  E    4041489  N
681529  E    4040110  N
678117  E    4036486  N
681766  E    4033841  N
679591  E    4028071  N
681238  E    4025027  N
684893  E    4021019  N
687201  E    4017013  N
687606  E    4014570  N
687022  E    4012032  N
688686  E    4011836  N
688713  E    4008089  N
692252  E    4006636  N
691136  E    4000425  N
693455  E    3999019  N
695658  E    3993691  N
697165  E    3993464  N
699146  E    3987141  N
701404  E    3981509  N
702348  E    3975511  N
697340  E    3974603  N
695249  E    3971528  N
693112  E    3973167  N
691507  E    3973078  N
690664  E    3971110  N
691780  E    3967833  N
689837  E    3962520  N
687004  E    3958869  N
684568  E    3956741  N
682344  E    3955677  N
680519  E    3955581  N
680750  E    3962194  N
680638  E    3967650  N
680106  E    3968809  N
680340  E    3972544  N
678777  E    3974290  N
679592  E    3976002  N
681834  E    3974549  N
685189  E    3974215  N
686727  E    3975646  N
685784  E    3978339  N
685615  E    3982153  N
684326  E    3986144  N
684971  E    3989539  N
684851  E    3992441  N
679159  E    4000412  N
676596  E    3999936  N
675715  E    3996500  N
669597  E    3996016  N
668510  E    3996997  N
670047  E    3999512  N
673451  E    4000906  N
676492  E    4001043  N
674489  E    4002078  N
672797  E    4005668  N
676546  E    4009755  N
675486  E    4012991  N
673089  E    4011645  N
671694  E    4012522  N
670765  E    4015043  N
668707  E    4015795  N
667336  E    4019085  N
665281  E    4019463  N
662482  E    4022942  N
661504  E    4027433  N
662238  E    4031362  N
661149  E    4033665  N
650331  E    4045040  N
649327  E    4048815  N
652609  E    4052722  N
653035  E    4055924  N
650944  E    4061684  N
655488  E    4064322  N
656411  E    4066910  N
657653  E    4069487  N
657108  E    4070798  N
656859  E    4073492  N
658455  E    4076275  N
657133  E    4078326  N
655710  E    4078670  N
654850  E    4079808  N
656438  E    4082748  N
659579  E    4082483  N

to closure at starting point

664498  E    4083196  N

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    AZ-NAIR-2. From U.S. Geological Survey map: Ganado 1984. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit AZ-NAIR-2 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) coordinates:

667884  E    3954269  N
670060  E    3954258  N
671888  E    3953041  N
668950  E    3947696  N
668783  E    3944993  N
671701  E    3938375  N
671481  E    3936605  N
668501  E    3936337  N
663963  E    3943110  N
663460  E    3947889  N

to closure at starting point

667884  E    3954269  N

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    AZ-NAIR-3. From U.S. Geological Survey map: Ganado 1984. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit AZ-NAIR-3 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) coordinates:

654984  E    3967813  N
657267  E    3967366  N
655791  E    3964771  N
657580  E    3964312  N
657683  E    3962446  N
659049  E    3960488  N
658863  E    3959065  N
655226  E    3957843  N
654890  E    3956304  N
652494  E    3956225  N
654617  E    3954350  N
658167  E    3953829  N
659118  E    3953119  N
658090  E    3951809  N
654278  E    3951170  N
651366  E    3953186  N
649301  E    3956167  N
645453  E    3955865  N
644842  E    3956413  N
646674  E    3960529  N
648692  E    3963284  N
652118  E    3967455  N

to closure at starting point

654984  E    3967813  N

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    AZ-NAIR-4. From U.S. Geological Survey maps: Ganado 1984, Canyon 
de Chelly 1984. The perimeter of critical habitat unit AZ-NAIR-4 is 
delineated by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) 
coordinates:

651340  E    4004495  N
652317  E    4003508  N
652011  E    4000874  N
656314  E    4001885  N
657299  E    4001028  N
659530  E    4003744  N
661180  E    4003853  N
664610  E    4002532  N
665312  E    3999944  N
666229  E    3998907  N
666049  E    3997832  N
664834  E    3999072  N
662934  E    3998499  N
660966  E    3999110  N
658946  E    3995380  N
653165  E    3996867  N
655439  E    3993748  N
656249  E    3989397  N
659860  E    3989917  N
660452  E    3986684  N
658866  E    3985885  N
658971  E    3983345  N
657330  E    3983340  N
654921  E    3984844  N
653725  E    3985917  N
653499  E    3988550  N
651463  E    3992664  N
650365  E    3991442  N
647590  E    3994126  N
648099  E    3996480  N
648080  E    3999867  N
646260  E    4000363  N
646348  E    4002790  N

to closure at starting point

651340  E    4004495  N

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    AZ-NAIR-5. From U.S. Geological Survey map: Canyon de Chelly 
1984. The perimeter of critical habitat unit AZ-NAIR-5 is delineated 
by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) 
coordinates:

651188  E    4016192  N
653417  E    4016047  N
652125  E    4013683  N
654146  E    4014464  N
660136  E    4015777  N
660865  E    4014423  N
658293  E    4012030  N
650992  E    4010081  N
649132  E    4011045  N
648743  E    4013154  N
649349  E    4015342  N

to closure at starting point

651188  E    4016192  N

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    AZ-NAMR-1. From Bureau of Land Management map: Flagstaff 1982. 
The perimeter of critical habitat unit AZ-NAMR-1 is delineated by 
the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) coordinates:

416959  E    3890683  N
418988  E    3891366  N
420643  E    3891032  N
422168  E    3890950  N
423618  E    3890551  N
423289  E    3889855  N

following Navajo Army Depot/Coconino National Forest boundary 
westerly to

416957  E    3889749  N

to closure at starting point

416959  E    3890683  N

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    AZ-PRNF-1. From Bureau of Land Management map: Bradshaw 
Mountains 1981. The perimeter of critical habitat unit AZ-PRNF-1 is 
delineated by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) 
coordinates:

379607  E    3781394  N
378315  E    3780049  N
376714  E    3780674  N
376229  E    3781860  N
377019  E    3783259  N
376019  E    3783268  N
374644  E    3784389  N
374453  E    3786485  N
373242  E    3787721  N
373723  E    3788587  N
370106  E    3789062  N
370033  E    3790473  N
371164  E    3792144  N
372624  E    3791987  N
373472  E    3791293  N
377033  E    3791700  N
377804  E    3790925  N
377777  E    3789829  N
376874  E    3788019  N
377994  E    3786380  N

following Castle Creek Wilderness boundary southerly, to closure at 
starting point

379607  E    3781394  N

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    AZ-PRNF-2. From Bureau of Land Management maps: Bradshaw 
Mountains 1981, Prescott 1981. The perimeter of critical habitat 
unit AZ-PRNF-2 is delineated by the following Universal Transverse 
Mercator (Zone 12) coordinates:

369367  E    3821419  N
370700  E    3818807  N
373441  E    3819206  N
374337  E    3818691  N
374840  E    3818005  N
377325  E    3817403  N
376590  E    3814870  N
376990  E    3813719  N
378680  E    3812052  N
378890  E    3810879  N
380474  E    3809601  N
379956  E    3808246  N
379413  E    3805464  N
378449  E    3804449  N
377139  E    3804495  N
375262  E    3805870  N
373673  E    3805263  N
373479  E    3804099  N
374005  E    3802354  N
373618  E    3801656  N
371668  E    3803387  N
370565  E    3801651  N
369753  E    3801277  N
369153  E    3804012  N
367306  E    3803214  N
366815  E    3805986  N
365380  E    3806547  N
363995  E    3807564  N
367475  E    3809108  N
364461  E    3810084  N
364031  E    3811508  N
363071  E    3813118  N
363576  E    3814387  N
365267  E    3815182  N
365307  E    3813851  N
368227  E    3813409  N
368536  E    3814397  N
368690  E    3816514  N
367237  E    3817815  N
366243  E    3816746  N
364996  E    3816169  N
363465  E    3817110  N
362515  E    3815517  N
360540  E    3816671  N
358831  E    3816213  N
357285  E    3816978  N
356961  E    3818502  N
357271  E    3819069  N
356680  E    3820827  N
354515  E    3822268  N
353028  E    3823983  N
355499  E    3827261  N
356891  E    3827377  N
356441  E    3825497  N
359637  E    3823729  N
360788  E    3820274  N
362688  E    3819820  N

following Prescott National Forest boundary easterly, to closure at 
starting point

369367  E    3821419  N

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    AZ-PRNF-3. From Bureau of Land Management map: Prescott 1981. 
The perimeter of critical habitat unit AZ-PRNF-3 is delineated by 
the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) coordinates:

393903  E    3844494  N
397673  E    3843175  N
399213  E    3842030  N
398907  E    3839370  N
399181  E    3837313  N
397845  E    3836328  N
394730  E    3835247  N
393417  E    3836764  N
392080  E    3836937  N
391844  E    3837620  N
392635  E    3837778  N
391622  E    3839567  N
392098  E    3842762  N
390251  E    3844860  N
390372  E    3844893  N

following Woodchute Wilderness boundary easterly and northerly, to 
closure at starting point

393903  E    3844494  N

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    AZ-SCIR-1. From Bureau of Land Management map: Nutrioso 1981. 
The perimeter of critical habitat unit AZ-SCIR-1 is delineated by 
the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) coordinates:

639681  E    3716228  N
638500  E    3715650  N
636471  E    3716161  N
633869  E    3715216  N
628910  E    3713886  N
627363  E    3713761  N
623026  E    3715071  N

following Fort Apache Indian Reservation/San Carlos Indian 
Reservation boundary easterly and northerly to

639570  E    3724456  N

to closure at starting point

639681  E    3716228  N

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    AZ-SCIR-2. From Bureau of Land Management maps: Nutrioso 1981, 
Clifton 1986, Globe 1979, Seneca 1992; U.S. Geological Survey map: 
Seneca 1992. The perimeter of critical habitat unit AZ-SCIR-2 is 
delineated by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) 
coordinates:

592922  E    3707844  N
595486  E    3704471  N
596208  E    3702896  N
598409  E    3702786  N
600267  E    3701278  N
606352  E    3695376  N
608581  E    3694543  N
611204  E    3694765  N
613762  E    3692888  N
615151  E    3692370  N
615372  E    3691301  N
616366  E    3689130  N
617798  E    3688319  N
619439  E    3685349  N
620057  E    3683885  N
622357  E    3681138  N
622809  E    3680112  N
624123  E    3679490  N
624217  E    3677371  N
622826  E    3677973  N
622063  E    3677415  N
620861  E    3677722  N
619076  E    3679752  N
617848  E    3680413  N
617098  E    3682507  N
615311  E    3685796  N
613781  E    3685423  N
612239  E    3685874  N
608966  E    3687384  N
609498  E    3689571  N
607426  E    3691554  N
605695  E    3692740  N
603396  E    3689726  N
600242  E    3693293  N
600602  E    3695175  N
600624  E    3696137  N
596036  E    3699545  N
591315  E    3701454  N
589631  E    3703791  N
590313  E    3705624  N
591421  E    3707026  N

to closure at starting point

592922  E    3707844  N

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    AZ-SCIR-3. From U.S. Geological Survey map: Seneca 1992. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit AZ-SCIR-3 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) coordinates:

561642  E    3734349  N
562805  E    3732706  N
565002  E    3731514  N
567723  E    3729519  N
567785  E    3728057  N
569282  E    3727782  N
572701  E    3728025  N
573940  E    3726781  N
575159  E    3724075  N
576532  E    3723781  N
575679  E    3721453  N
574362  E    3719699  N
574240  E    3717304  N
571051  E    3717524  N
568455  E    3716006  N
567796  E    3716889  N
566895  E    3719836  N
564774  E    3719298  N
562330  E    3720763  N
560874  E    3720650  N
559494  E    3721335  N
557490  E    3719902  N
555012  E    3720550  N
551623  E    3720047  N
549710  E    3721396  N
547444  E    3724567  N
547779  E    3726919  N
551948  E    3726307  N
552467  E    3728968  N
554753  E    3731167  N
556667  E    3730630  N
557933  E    3732790  N
559510  E    3734160  N

to closure at starting point

561642  E    3734349  N

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    AZ-TONF-1. From U.S. Geological Survey maps: Show Low 1981, 
Payson 1981. The perimeter of critical habitat unit AZ-TONF-1 is 
delineated by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) 
coordinates:

520080  E    3777912  N
517953  E    3778757  N
518382  E    3780284  N
519127  E    3781453  N
518841  E    3783084  N
517987  E    3781609  N
514700  E    3780485  N
509300  E    3780736  N
510523  E    3781950  N
503673  E    3789186  N
500000  E    3790869  N
498153  E    3791713  N
496906  E    3793778  N
496858  E    3795523  N
499216  E    3795390  N
500000  E    3796592  N
500401  E    3797081  N
500000  E    3798029  N
499152  E    3799129  N
498789  E    3799137  N
496139  E    3797134  N
493403  E    3798445  N
491901  E    3799803  N
491857  E    3801486  N
493500  E    3803906  N

following Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest/Tonto National Forest 
boundary to

520043  E    3795178  N

following Tonto National Forest/Fort Apache Indian Reservation 
boundary, to closure at starting point

520080  E    3777912  N

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    AZ-TONF-2. From U.S. Geological Survey map: Payson 1981. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit AZ-TONF-2 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) coordinates:

480368  E    3807751  N
480144  E    3807214  N
478574  E    3806656  N
477768  E    3805723  N
476383  E    3806351  N
476712  E    3808891  N
475645  E    3809345  N
474973  E    3807656  N
474505  E    3806301  N
473367  E    3805588  N
472338  E    3804536  N
471097  E    3804268  N
466031  E    3805227  N
465374  E    3807892  N
465323  E    3807396  N
464558  E    3806130  N

following Coconino National Forest/Tonto National Forest westerly, 
northerly and easterly, to closure at starting point

480368  E    3807751  N

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    AZ-TONF-3. From U.S. Geological Survey map: Payson 1981. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit AZ-TONF-3 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) AZ-TONF-3 
coordinates:

460842  E    3808536  N
459306  E    3808634  N
457269  E    3805862  N
456714  E    3805864  N
456712  E    3804231  N
455028  E    3803322  N
451031  E    3806378  N
455097  E    3806301  N
455175  E    3809733  N

following Coconino National Forest/Tonto National Forest boundary 
easterly, southerly and northerly, to closure at starting point

460842  E    3808536  N

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    AZ-TONF-5. From U.S. Geological Survey map: Seneca 1992, Bureau 
of Land Management map: Theodore Roosevelt Lake 1981. The perimeter 
of critical habitat unit AZ-TONF-5 is delineated by the following 
Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) coordinates:

493068  E    3747729  N
492781  E    3749030  N
489666  E    3752724  N
486104  E    3751938  N
484964  E    3754141  N
485428  E    3758105  N
487212  E    3759579  N
494623  E    3758736  N
501055  E    3758611  N
501087  E    3756530  N
502617  E    3755173  N
505523  E    3755297  N
507045  E    3754065  N

following Sierra Ancha Wilderness boundary southerly to

506455  E    3735628  N

continuing to

505584  E    3735094  N
504686  E    3735639  N
503384  E    3737575  N
501477  E    3739176  N
499472  E    3740415  N
498265  E    3743160  N
495941  E    3744432  N

following Salome Wilderness boundary northerly, westerly and 
southerly, to closure at starting point

493068  E    3747729  N

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    CO-BLM-4. From Bureau of Land Management map: Antonito 1985. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit CO-BLM-4 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

325228  E    4100138  N
327504  E    4098823  N
328541  E    4096404  N
following Colorado/New Mexico state line westerly to

325319  E    4096470  N

following Bureau of Land Management/Southern Ute Indian Reservation 
northerly, to closure at starting point

325228  E    4100138  N

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    CO-SJNF-1. From Bureau of Land Management map: Durango 1983. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit CO-SJNF-1 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

276898  E    4113198  N
279427  E    4117982  N
281866  E    4121940  N
284899  E    4119341  N
286870  E    4113038  N

following San Juan National Forest/Southern Ute Indian Reservation 
boundary westerly, to closure at starting point

276898  E    4113198  N

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    CO-SJNF-2. From Bureau of Land Management map: Durango 1983. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit CO-SJNF-2 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

293946  E    4112846  N
294050  E    4114193  N
298337  E    4116308  N
299838  E    4116295  N
302335  E    4114651  N

following San Juan National Forest/Southern Ute Indian Reservation 
boundary southerly and westerly, to closure at starting point

293946  E    4112846  N

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    CO-SJNF-3. From Bureau of Land Management maps: Antonito 1985, 
Durango 1983. The perimeter of critical habitat unit CO-SJNF-3 is 
delineated by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) 
coordinates:

327034  E    4117356  N
328126  E    4116497  N
327811  E    4115734  N
330405  E    4116066  N
332447  E    4115985  N
334230  E    4114115  N
333150  E    4110836  N
332918  E    4108890  N
331199  E    4109202  N
329246  E    4110075  N
325805  E    4110111  N
322907  E    4112126  N
320660  E    4112125  N
318375  E    4113046  N
320753  E    4115731  N
321571  E    4116113  N
325444  E    4117381  N

to closure at starting point

327034  E    4117356  N

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    CO-SUIR-1. From Bureau of Land Management map: Durango 1983. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit CO-SUIR-1 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

276898  E    4113198  N

following San Juan National Forest/Southern Ute Indian Reservation 
boundary easterly to

286870  E    4113038  N

continuing to

287440  E    4112429  N
286996  E    4110380  N
285580  E    4106485  N
282835  E    4105848  N
281908  E    4107325  N
279969  E    4105900  N
278257  E    4106674  N
277148  E    4108267  N
276811  E    4109992  N

to closure at starting point

276898  E    4113198  N

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    CO-SUIR-2. From Bureau of Land Management map: Durango 1983. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit CO-SUIR-2 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

302291  E    4113405  N
302771  E    4113393  N
303788  E    4109966  N
302766  E    4107219  N
298976  E    4110286  N
297105  E    4108500  N
297948  E    4105482  N
297299  E    4101803  N
294405  E    4100647  N
292399  E    4100827  N
290577  E    4104115  N
289305  E    4104285  N
286967  E    4106271  N
288474  E    4109259  N
290243  E    4110499  N
293946  E    4112846  N

following San Juan National Forest/Southern Ute Indian Reservation 
boundary easterly and northerly, to closure at starting point

302291  E    4113405  N

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    CO-SUIR-3. From Bureau of Land Management maps: Durango 1983, 
Antonito 1985. The perimeter of critical habitat unit CO-SUIR-3 is 
delineated by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) 
coordinates:

305023  E    4096922  N
306518  E    4098292  N
310805  E    4097689  N
312377  E    4098203  N
312040  E    4099067  N
310649  E    4100042  N
309901  E    4101607  N
311897  E    4102041  N
314005  E    4103047  N
316438  E    4102121  N
321250  E    4102023  N
322490  E    4100643  N
325228  E    4100138  N

following Southern Ute Indian Reservation/Bureau of Land Management 
boundary southerly to

325319  E    4096470  N

following New Mexico/Colorado state line westerly, to closure at 
starting point

305023  E    4096922  N

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    NM-BLM-1. From Bureau of Land Management maps: Chama 1981, 
Abiquiu 1978. The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-BLM-1 is 
delineated by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) 
coordinates:

346419  E    4043099  N
346284  E    4039952  N
347142  E    4039142  N
347955  E    4039103  N
348702  E    4038302  N
351972  E    4038225  N
351962  E    4037446  N

following Bureau of Land Management/U.S. Forest Service boundary 
westerly and northerly, to closure at starting point

340889  E    4041655  N

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    NM-BLM-2. From Bureau of Land Management map: Zuni 1981. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-BLM-2 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

731662  E    3922977  N
733028  E    3921747  N
735176  E    3921726  N
736182  E    3923060  N
737711  E    3922677  N
738046  E    3921256  N

following Bureau of Land Management boundary westerly, to closure at 
starting point

731662  E    3922977  N

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    NM-BLM-3. From Bureau of Land Management map: Taos 1983. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-BLM-3 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

435597  E    4016742  N

following Bureau of Land Management boundary southerly to

431185  E    4010355  N

continuing to

430666  E    4010128  N
430453  E    4011203  N
431048  E    4012226  N
431188  E    4013213  N
432334  E    4013374  N
435232  E    4016894  N

to closure at starting point

435597  E    4016742  N

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    NM-BLM-4. From U.S. Geological Survey map: Navajo Reservoir 
1980. The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-BLM-4 is delineated 
by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) 
coordinates:

292948  E    4063398  N

following Bureau of Land Management/U.S. Forest Service boundary 
southerly to

294282  E    4052894  N

continuing to

293223  E    4053664  N
293429  E    4055209  N
293724  E    4055959  N
293704  E    4056853  N
292360  E    4057778  N
292725  E    4059240  N
292739  E    4060923  N
292452  E    4062412  N

to closure at starting point

292948  E    4063398  N

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    NM-BLM-5. From Bureau of Land Management map: Chama 1981. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-BLM-5 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

326880  E    4096438  N
324833  E    4093549  N
323285  E    4092583  N
323436  E    4096510  N

following New Mexico/Colorado state line easterly, to closure at 
starting point

326880  E    4096438  N

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    NM-CANF-1. From U.S. Geological Survey map: Navajo Reservoir 
1980. The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-CANF-1 is delineated 
by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) 
coordinates:

292662  E    4097213  N
297259  E    4095511  N
299622  E    4095691  N
300408  E    4095355  N
300393  E    4093220  N
297305  E    4089973  N
292080  E    4089934  N
291350  E    4090831  N
291409  E    4092222  N
288869  E    4093424  N
288932  E    4096317  N
290066  E    4097276  N

following New Mexico/Colorado state line, to closure at starting 
point

292662  E    4097213  N

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    NM-CANF-2. From U.S. Geological Survey map: Navajo Reservoir 
1980. The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-CANF-2 is delineated 
by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) 
coordinates:

295082  E    4082660  N
297776  E    4080896  N
300371  E    4081841  N
302444  E    4081290  N
300381  E    4079391  N
300540  E    4076496  N
299782  E    4074701  N
300306  E    4072919  N
298848  E    4071068  N
297536  E    4071675  N
295016  E    4066624  N
293046  E    4067611  N
293185  E    4070746  N
293085  E    4073778  N
295407  E    4075432  N
294514  E    4080505  N

to closure at starting point

295082  E    4082660  N

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    NM-CANF-3. From U.S. Geological Survey map: Belen 1980. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-CANF-3 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

292948  E    4063398  N
294260  E    4064084  N
296187  E    4063544  N
296443  E    4064614  N
297497  E    4063863  N
298324  E    4064351  N
299576  E    4063596  N
299444  E    4062332  N
299470  E    4060484  N
300019  E    4057496  N
300070  E    4056441  N
299294  E    4054812  N
297627  E    4054248  N
297682  E    4052739  N
297100  E    4051759  N
294282  E    4052894  N

following U.S. Forest Service/Bureau of Land Management boundary 
northerly and westerly, to closure at starting point

292948  E    4063398  N

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    NM-CANF-4. From Bureau of Land Management map: San Mateo 
Mountains 1981. The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-CANF-4 is 
delineated by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) 
coordinates:

373579  E    4032718  N
373914  E    4032004  N
375963  E    4031537  N
377209  E    4030945  N
375112  E    4027525  N
376850  E    4026389  N
377866  E    4026257  N
378929  E    4026999  N
382826  E    4027565  N
383632  E    4026954  N
383564  E    4024626  N
381533  E    4023981  N
377977  E    4021387  N
375487  E    4021263  N
368275  E    4027898  N
368252  E    4028816  N
370641  E    4029045  N

to closure at starting point

373579  E    4032718  N

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    NM-CANF-5. From Bureau of Land Management maps: Chama 1981, 
Abiquiu 1978. The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-CANF-5 is 
delineated by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) 
coordinates:

392165  E    4042116  N
392771  E    4041194  N
392502  E    4040310  N
392552  E    4039703  N
394067  E    4039672  N
395495  E    4038541  N
396093  E    4038554  N
397455  E    4038191  N
397675  E    4037007  N
399212  E    4036861  N
398731  E    4035381  N
399528  E    4033901  N
399143  E    4033004  N
398240  E    4034355  N
393294  E    4035957  N
392557  E    4036672  N
389798  E    4037925  N
389045  E    4040330  N
390388  E    4041727  N

to closure at starting point

392165  E    4042116  N

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    NM-CANF-6. From Bureau of Land Management maps: Chama 1981, 
Abiquiu 1978. The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-CANF-6 is 
delineated by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) 
coordinates:

400629  E    4053646  N
401323  E    4052637  N
404028  E    4052467  N
404995  E    4052360  N
406784  E    4051680  N
407505  E    4051521  N
409065  E    4049207  N
407083  E    4046378  N
408093  E    4044589  N
408313  E    4041941  N
407405  E    4041579  N
408094  E    4040090  N
407950  E    4039697  N
407481  E    4039359  N
406107  E    4039853  N
402332  E    4040006  N
402463  E    4041778  N
402793  E    4043074  N
403456  E    4044569  N
402743  E    4045301  N
402386  E    4047800  N
401172  E    4048167  N
400955  E    4049612  N
402481  E    4050478  N
400818  E    4051764  N
399976  E    4053168  N

to closure at starting point

400629  E    4053646  N

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    NM-CANF-7. From Bureau of Land Management map: Chama 1981. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-CANF-7 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

392437  E    4054501  N
393479  E    4054340  N
394189  E    4053268  N
393994  E    4052708  N
395645  E    4051818  N
395465  E    4050786  N
395716  E    4050174  N
395450  E    4048728  N
393561  E    4048143  N
391810  E    4046950  N
391561  E    4046358  N
389765  E    4045293  N
387566  E    4043772  N
386569  E    4043386  N
386043  E    4043654  N
385977  E    4044571  N
385102  E    4046573  N
385464  E    4047126  N
385508  E    4048168  N
385034  E    4050631  N
388071  E    4052483  N
390333  E    4053036  N
391792  E    4052741  N

to closure at starting point

392437  E    4054501  N

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    NM-CANF-8. From Bureau of Land Management map: Taos 1983. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-CANF-8 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

444407  E    4011054  N
445887  E    4008664  N
444279  E    4007357  N
443082  E    4005673  N
441761  E    4005440  N
440460  E    4006342  N

following U.S. Forest Service/Picuris Pueblo Indian Reservation 
boundary northerly and westerly to

432103  E    4010484  N

continuing to

431185  E    4010355  N

following U.S. Forest Service/Bureau of Land Management boundary 
northerly to

431203  E    4011542  N
432771  E    4011566  N
432763  E    4013194  N
434371  E    4013182  N
434388  E    4014786  N
435575  E    4014778  N
435597  E    4016742  N

following U.S. Forest Service/private boundary southerly and 
easterly, to closure at starting point

444407  E    4011054  N

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    NM-CANF-9. From Bureau of Land Management map: Taos 1983. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-CANF-9 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

455512  E    4025045  N
457328  E    4024532  N
459410  E    4024238  N
462224  E    4024950  N
462542  E    4023399  N
460258  E    4021342  N
463207  E    4020829  N
464505  E    4019697  N
465213  E    4017372  N
462565  E    4017808  N
461610  E    4016116  N
460324  E    4016206  N
460287  E    4017272  N
458816  E    4018216  N
456024  E    4015795  N
456465  E    4014979  N
458818  E    4015289  N
459016  E    4013723  N
462160  E    4013806  N
460937  E    4012312  N
461356  E    4011329  N
459284  E    4011423  N
456901  E    4012856  N
456548  E    4011793  N
455071  E    4010271  N
453844  E    4010493  N
452668  E    4009760  N
453262  E    4009056  N
454097  E    4009245  N
455101  E    4008596  N
456971  E    4009717  N
457457  E    4008461  N
456268  E    4006276  N
454850  E    4006325  N
455075  E    4005214  N
453783  E    4004534  N
451776  E    4006843  N
448730  E    4005100  N
451851  E    4003878  N
451418  E    4002164  N
450288  E    4001636  N
449068  E    4002054  N
448072  E    4002170  N
448108  E    4001741  N
449565  E    3999591  N
449250  E    3997481  N
447518  E    3999597  N
445941  E    3996485  N
445123  E    3996998  N
444804  E    3999718  N
444436  E    4000612  N
446057  E    4002783  N
445135  E    4003397  N
445173  E    4005180  N
447152  E    4007005  N
446887  E    4008469  N
446265  E    4009404  N
446753  E    4010378  N
449689  E    4013555  N
449051  E    4016491  N
450717  E    4019920  N
451921  E    4020145  N
453870  E    4023315  N
455622  E    4022944  N

to closure at starting point

455512  E    4025045  N

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    NM-CANF-10. From Bureau of Land Management map: Wheeler Peak 
1982. The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-CANF-10 is 
delineated by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) 
coordinates:

451209  E    4044786  N
450341  E    4045639  N
449559  E    4045497  N
449568  E    4046718  N
446447  E    4049286  N
445218  E    4050499  N
445051  E    4052090  N
445921  E    4052985  N
447895  E    4053417  N
449038  E    4053158  N
447410  E    4051828  N
449616  E    4050226  N
448444  E    4049495  N
450109  E    4048652  N
449422  E    4047421  N
452282  E    4047642  N
451933  E    4049444  N
453430  E    4048328  N
453097  E    4050127  N
454506  E    4049393  N
454617  E    4050510  N
456941  E    4049618  N

following Wheeler Peak Wilderness boundary westerly, to closure at 
starting point

451209  E    4044786  N

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    NM-CANF-11. From Bureau of Land Management map: Wheeler Peak 
1982. The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-CANF-11 is 
delineated by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) 
coordinates:

449934  E    4061600  N
450893  E    4061256  N
451826  E    4060010  N
454305  E    4059359  N
456168  E    4057285  N
456506  E    4055714  N
454778  E    4053664  N
452412  E    4055237  N
452737  E    4057797  N
451296  E    4057800  N
449651  E    4059135  N

to closure at starting point

449934  E    4061600  N

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    NM-CANF-12. From Bureau of Land Management map: Wheeler Peak 
1982. The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-CANF-12 is 
delineated by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) 
coordinates:

461765  E    4068754  N
462402  E    4068220  N
460418  E    4066009  N
462591  E    4066191  N
463930  E    4065679  N
463951  E    4066309  N
464310  E    4066361  N
464570  E    4065467  N
465597  E    4066589  N
466161  E    4065507  N
464973  E    4064059  N
467035  E    4065070  N
469435  E    4064792  N
464814  E    4062389  N
463830  E    4063060  N
463528  E    4064473  N
462473  E    4065554  N
459751  E    4064455  N
456110  E    4063618  N
454633  E    4064155  N
454284  E    4063108  N
453272  E    4063325  N
452438  E    4063382  N
452382  E    4064896  N

following Latir Peak Wilderness boundary easterly, to closure at 
starting point

461765  E    4068754  N

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    NM-CANF-13. From Bureau of Land Management map: Wheeler Peak 
1982. The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-CANF-13 is 
delineated by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) 
coordinates:

477956  E    4060624  N
478355  E    4062603  N
481874  E    4063449  N
480594  E    4064077  N
481798  E    4065299  N
483740  E    4065576  N
484759  E    4064826  N
485401  E    4063425  N
484938  E    4061504  N

following Carson National Forest boundary westerly to

479890  E    4058718  N

continuing to
480326  E    4058415  N
480091  E    4057431  N
478875  E    4057313  N
477861  E    4059530  N
477840  E    4060160  N

to closure at starting point

477956  E    4060624  N

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    NM-CINF-1. From Bureau of Land Management map: Grants 1978. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-CINF-1 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

269326  E    3907440  N

following Cibola National Forest/Cebolleta Grant boundary southerly 
to

267991  E    3904671  N
266758  E    3903134  N
266501  E    3897545  N
266161  E    3894600  N
264216  E    3894655  N

continuing to

262334  E    3893737  N
261119  E    3893762  N
260229  E    3895120  N
258330  E    3895687  N
256693  E    3897174  N
257127  E    3899398  N
256284  E    3900263  N
256461  E    3909058  N
258282  E    3909860  N
261058  E    3909760  N
262582  E    3911317  N
262071  E    3913672  N
262902  E    3914276  N
265858  E    3913361  N
267626  E    3911746  N
268871  E    3909934  N

to closure at starting point

269326  E    3907440  N

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    NM-CINF-2. From Bureau of Land Management map: Zuni 1981. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-CINF-2 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:


728974  E    3927891  N
730469  E    3927412  N
731319  E    3926574  N

following Cibola National Forest boundary southerly and easterly to

737547  E    3919639  N

continuing to

737713  E    3918043  N
737039  E    3916024  N
738179  E    3913675  N
741140  E    3913338  N
743068  E    3912406  N
747071  E    3913198  N
747110  E    3911838  N
748715  E    3911887  N
748753  E    3910272  N
754195  E    3908556  N
755793  E    3909262  N
756029  E    3907016  N
755972  E    3905633  N
757971  E    3904253  N
759443  E    3905854  N
761543  E    3904350  N
763971  E    3903401  N
768690  E    3904567  N
768831  E    3901356  N
769697  E    3901225  N
771958  E    3898737  N
770162  E    3896396  N
768455  E    3896331  N
767401  E    3895562  N
767631  E    3889815  N
769194  E    3889856  N
769249  E    3888120  N
768315  E    3887258  N
767634  E    3886118  N
766290  E    3885614  N
765003  E    3886699  N
764844  E    3889859  N
762154  E    3890301  N
762130  E    3891233  N
760842  E    3892025  N
759634  E    3892161  N
759906  E    3893224  N
758627  E    3893554  N
759127  E    3894586  N
757086  E    3895287  N
757907  E    3896915  N
757051  E    3901217  N
754708  E    3900843  N
753346  E    3898275  N
752083  E    3897586  N
749628  E    3897451  N
749450  E    3900734  N
739960  E    3900426  N
739791  E    3906245  N
742981  E    3906947  N
743214  E    3909884  N
742316  E    3911138  N
736629  E    3911589  N
734257  E    3912786  N
732597  E    3914847  N
731320  E    3917558  N
730252  E    3918038  N
728050  E    3920206  N
726964  E    3923178  N

to closure at starting point

728974  E    3927891  N

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    NM-CINF-3. From Bureau of Land Management map: Zuni 1981. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-CINF-3 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

741674  E    3895631  N
750097  E    3895858  N
751347  E    3895473  N
754515  E    3893272  N
755588  E    3892149  N
758291  E    3890283  N
760271  E    3888114  N
761655  E    3886170  N
760728  E    3882894  N
759754  E    3882525  N
758017  E    3884859  N
754818  E    3886344  N
753147  E    3887953  N
751523  E    3887859  N
751465  E    3889473  N
749876  E    3889450  N
749829  E    3891048  N
748244  E    3891009  N
747938  E    3893039  N
743793  E    3894140  N
741757  E    3894084  N

to closure at starting point

741674  E    3895631  N

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    NM-CINF-4. From Bureau of Land Management map: San Mateo 
Mountains 1979. The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-CINF-4 is 
delineated by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) 
coordinates:

277487  E    3750826  N
278003  E    3750825  N
278202  E    3749412  N
277198  E    3747921  N
275136  E    3746291  N
274960  E    3745176  N
273358  E    3743846  N
272467  E    3740707  N
272070  E    3738927  N
272935  E    3738505  N
274450  E    3738540  N
275429  E    3736926  N
277026  E    3736109  N
279648  E    3733057  N
280220  E    3731477  N
280137  E    3729540  N
283585  E    3729268  N
283911  E    3727113  N
282322  E    3724246  N

following Apache Kid wilderness boundary westerly to

270219  E    3720992  N

continuing to

269298  E    3720142  N
267574  E    3723956  N
266064  E    3733236  N
262781  E    3741144  N
259877  E    3743089  N
261233  E    3746107  N
262062  E    3748742  N
260034  E    3750784  N
259227  E    3751102  N
258894  E    3752069  N
259032  E    3754491  N
260106  E    3755089  N
264778  E    3755516  N
268202  E    3754948  N

following Withington Wilderness boundary southerly and easterly, to 
closure at starting point

277487  E    3750826  N

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    NM-CINF-5. From Bureau of Land Management maps: Magdalena 1979, 
San Mateo Mountains 1979. The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-
CINF-5 is delineated by the following Universal Transverse Mercator 
(Zone 13) coordinates:

301747  E    3773333  N
302462  E    3770993  N
301025  E    3769355  N
302839  E    3766911  N
303779  E    3765083  N
306367  E    3764416  N
307201  E    3762127  N
304596  E    3755771  N
300851  E    3752634  N
296381  E    3752724  N
296032  E    3753282  N
297100  E    3755450  N
296653  E    3757275  N
297016  E    3758929  N
297305  E    3761699  N
294423  E    3762335  N
293683  E    3765310  N
293895  E    3766995  N
293727  E    3768551  N
292689  E    3768732  N
292445  E    3769879  N
293796  E    3770377  N
296675  E    3770103  N
298481  E    3770627  N
298544  E    3773204  N

to closure at starting point

301747  E    3773333  N

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    NM-CINF-6. From Bureau of Land Management map: Magdalena 1979. 
The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-CINF-6 is delineated by 
the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

233694  E    3789333  N
231361  E    3789378  N
230246  E    3792072  N
230191  E    3793928  N
228111  E    3795850  N
227890  E    3796455  N
227488  E    3800764  N
226900  E    3804399  N
230102  E    3804345  N
232389  E    3802189  N
234826  E    3802487  N
239668  E    3800886  N
241299  E    3800580  N
242381  E    3799348  N
241238  E    3797601  N
240974  E    3795652  N
240372  E    3794166  N
237069  E    3794485  N
235299  E    3791225  N

to closure at starting point

233694  E    3789333  N

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    NM-CINF-7. From Bureau of Land Management maps: Magdalena 1979, 
Quemado 1983. The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-CINF-7 is 
delineated by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) 
coordinates:

232448  E    3786183  N
230360  E    3785133  N
229997  E    3783775  N
231743  E    3780822  N
229360  E    3778238  N

following U.S. Forest Service boundary westerly within the following 
Zone 12 coordinates to

776732  E    3778451  N

continuing to

775665  E    3778404  N
775543  E    3783187  N
776562  E    3784232  N

continuing within the following Zone 13 coordinates

225252  E    3786042  N
226623  E    3788271  N
226405  E    3789318  N
227373  E    3790904  N
227724  E    3792466  N
228789  E    3793102  N
229298  E    3791309  N
229993  E    3789838  N
231006  E    3788742  N
232187  E    3787061  N

to closure at starting point

232448  E    3786183  N

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    NM-CINF-8. From Bureau of Land Management map: Belen 1979. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-CINF-8 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

372294  E    3852417  N
374560  E    3850733  N
373057  E    3848633  N
372867  E    3846596  N
374025  E    3844989  N
374048  E    3837030  N
373117  E    3830960  N
371652  E    3830349  N
368404  E    3823949  N
366889  E    3825215  N

following Manzano Mountain Wilderness boundary northerly, to closure 
at starting point

372294  E    3852417  N

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    NM-GINF-1. From Bureau of Land Management map: Truth or 
Consequences 1979. The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-GINF-1 
is delineated by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 
13) coordinates:

227246  E    3692991  N
226036  E    3693436  N
224741  E    3695314  N
223084  E    3696187  N
222426  E    3697234  N
221696  E    3697888  N
221075  E    3700545  N
221153  E    3702403  N
222967  E    3701587  N
224762  E    3701753  N
227142  E    3704031  N
227975  E    3703849  N
228246  E    3702923  N
230609  E    3700973  N
231127  E    3701219  N
233320  E    3701083  N
234824  E    3701658  N
235970  E    3700071  N
239278  E    3699484  N
239845  E    3697340  N
239212  E    3696908  N
237899  E    3697158  N
238480  E    3695744  N
237056  E    3695148  N
237418  E    3687585  N

following Aldo Leopold Wilderness boundary westerly, to closure at 
starting point

227246  E    3692991  N

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    NM-GINF-2. From Bureau of Land Management map: Truth or 
Consequences 1979; U.S. Geological Survey map: Hatch 1982. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-GINF-2 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

243674  E    3648731  N
243840  E    3642951  N
242907  E    3639333  N
240692  E    3635006  N
238397  E    3637045  N
234280  E    3642720  N
231963  E    3647861  N
228470  E    3653582  N
228805  E    3654839  N
229631  E    3656014  N
226906  E    3657161  N
226043  E    3661310  N

following Aldo Leopold Wilderness boundary easterly and southerly, 
to closure at starting point

243674  E    3648731  N

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    NM-GINF-3. From Bureau of Land Management map: Silver City 1978; 
U.S. Geological Survey map: Mogollon Mountains 1985. The perimeter 
of critical habitat unit NM-GINF-3 is delineated by the following 
Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) coordinates:

756670  E    3656420  N
759557  E    3655742  N
760033  E    3657581  N
761454  E    3656483  N
762784  E    3657818  N
763467  E    3656815  N
764773  E    3657807  N
766662  E    3657511  N
767681  E    3656891  N
767427  E    3655643  N
770132  E    3653646  N
769811  E    3651229  N
770949  E    3649029  N
773181  E    3647939  N
773366  E    3642021  N
767591  E    3641092  N
761688  E    3641426  N
759088  E    3642713  N
758312  E    3644755  N
748259  E    3652313  N
748561  E    3655206  N

following Gila Wilderness boundary northerly, to closure at starting 
point

756670  E    3656420  N

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    NM-GINF-4. From Bureau of Land Management map: Tularosa 
Mountains 1983; U.S. Geological Survey map: Mogollon Mountains 1985. 
The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-GINF-4 is delineated by 
the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) coordinates:

710738  E    3693704  N
707492  E    3694401  N
707147  E    3695974  N
708298  E    3696601  N
707882  E    3698481  N
708830  E    3699576  N
707626  E    3701634  N
709634  E    3702785  N
707437  E    3704115  N
708437  E    3705741  N
707830  E    3707389  N
708799  E    3709723  N
716198  E    3712868  N
720041  E    3712826  N
720685  E    3714349  N
720602  E    3715469  N
725393  E    3715575  N
725064  E    3725226  N
723469  E    3725197  N
718303  E    3728267  N
718166  E    3735009  N
719511  E    3735193  N
720912  E    3734640  N
722565  E    3734690  N
722441  E    3738685  N
726410  E    3738767  N
726312  E    3742799  N
727869  E    3745094  N
729419  E    3745166  N
729337  E    3748321  N
730884  E    3749948  N
733505  E    3749986  N
736049  E    3749684  N
737270  E    3748486  N
739939  E    3748862  N
741644  E    3747936  N
743642  E    3747242  N
742368  E    3745341  N
742148  E    3744049  N
740541  E    3744043  N
738977  E    3742407  N
742311  E    3739237  N
743907  E    3739257  N
745577  E    3737680  N
745598  E    3737126  N
744040  E    3735441  N
744250  E    3726363  N
741163  E    3724669  N
737809  E    3727859  N
737763  E    3729485  N
739298  E    3731149  N
740920  E    3731168  N
742523  E    3732800  N
743149  E    3734428  N
742493  E    3735182  N
741834  E    3734799  N
739589  E    3734371  N
737671  E    3734344  N
737706  E    3732736  N
729838  E    3726016  N
729842  E    3724410  N
731483  E    3722863  N
730894  E    3721686  N
730202  E    3720748  N
730414  E    3719559  N
728542  E    3718160  N
730190  E    3717580  N
731982  E    3717864  N
731796  E    3716429  N
731989  E    3714661  N
730523  E    3712337  N
728691  E    3713118  N
727278  E    3711891  N
728205  E    3711469  N
728194  E    3709063  N
726768  E    3706664  N
725549  E    3705332  N
726937  E    3704935  N
731666  E    3704432  N
731527  E    3702470  N
731961  E    3699879  N

following Gila Wilderness boundary, to closure at starting point

710738  E    3693704  N

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    NM-GINF-5. From Bureau of Land Management maps: Tularosa 
Mountains 1983, Nutrioso 1981. The perimeter of critical habitat 
unit NM-GINF-5 is delineated by the following Universal Transverse 
Mercator (Zone 12) coordinates:

680687  E    3751224  N
681588  E    3751457  N
683085  E    3750838  N
683915  E    3747375  N
684288  E    3745256  N
685471  E    3743719  N
686281  E    3742097  N
686355  E    3738872  N
691943  E    3738957  N
691881  E    3740525  N
692678  E    3740510  N
692660  E    3742122  N
694267  E    3742162  N
694249  E    3743306  N
696187  E    3743906  N
697882  E    3743923  N
699475  E    3744723  N
700308  E    3744747  N
701905  E    3745616  N
701838  E    3747997  N
698628  E    3747911  N
698592  E    3750374  N
700151  E    3752193  N
700159  E    3752946  N
703344  E    3752960  N
703394  E    3750484  N
706624  E    3750565  N
706649  E    3749371  N
708887  E    3749430  N
709534  E    3749610  N
710366  E    3750942  N
709837  E    3752155  N
709930  E    3754040  N
713873  E    3754237  N
714660  E    3754953  N
714595  E    3755833  N
716102  E    3755947  N
717947  E    3753626  N
718022  E    3751231  N
714117  E    3751122  N
714169  E    3749548  N
713317  E    3749528  N
713352  E    3747161  N
711747  E    3747122  N
711747  E    3746300  N
706718  E    3746180  N
706759  E    3744096  N
704235  E    3744048  N
702863  E    3740782  N
700304  E    3739559  N
696009  E    3735892  N
696099  E    3731074  N
694513  E    3729451  N
692903  E    3729394  N
692941  E    3727789  N
691336  E    3727756  N
691407  E    3724553  N
689835  E    3724521  N
684080  E    3720000  N

following Apache National Forest/Blue Ridge Primitive Area boundary 
northerly and westerly to

681230  E    3721161  N

following Arizona/New Mexico state line northerly to
681051  E    3731419  N

continuing to

682068  E    3732668  N
682306  E    3734452  N
681013  E    3733458  N

following Arizona/New Mexico state line northerly to

680944  E    3737931  N

continuing to

681864  E    3740897  N
680858  E    3742988  N

following Arizona/New Mexico state line northerly to closure at 
starting point

680687  E    3751224  N

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    NM-GINF-6. From Bureau of Land Management map: Tularosa 
Mountains 1983. The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-GINF-6 is 
delineated by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) 
coordinates:

720925  E    3760853  N
724210  E    3757733  N
724311  E    3756135  N
722797  E    3754495  N
717979  E    3754400  N
717877  E    3756004  N
716236  E    3757559  N
716159  E    3759973  N
718598  E    3760013  N
720045  E    3760846  N

to closure at starting point

720925  E    3760853  N

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    NM-GINF-7. From Bureau of Land Management maps: Tularosa 
Mountains 1983, Quemado 1983. The perimeter of critical habitat unit 
NM-GINF-7 is delineated by the following Universal Transverse 
Mercator (Zone 12) coordinates:

738241  E    3780533  N
737952  E    3778690  N
738926  E    3776213  N
737534  E    3775620  N
736520  E    3775778  N
734828  E    3775662  N
734037  E    3775006  N
733723  E    3773516  N
732788  E    3772320  N
731868  E    3772300  N
731845  E    3773902  N
731600  E    3775079  N
729716  E    3773572  N
730266  E    3771527  N
731945  E    3769867  N
734188  E    3768856  N
736661  E    3768903  N
738398  E    3770989  N
738545  E    3772114  N
739905  E    3774114  N
742935  E    3774918  N
742877  E    3772818  N
746031  E    3772568  N
745867  E    3773829  N
747508  E    3774341  N
749603  E    3774138  N
750584  E    3773590  N
751811  E    3772291  N
752654  E    3772010  N
755481  E    3767732  N
755636  E    3765608  N
749795  E    3765645  N
749835  E    3764703  N
745770  E    3764534  N
745752  E    3765153  N
745632  E    3765388  N
744860  E    3766116  N
742852  E    3766230  N
740090  E    3765997  N
736136  E    3765204  N
736163  E    3764316  N
732899  E    3764342  N
732895  E    3765124  N
731496  E    3765935  N
728823  E    3769574  N
727510  E    3768996  N
726528  E    3769320  N
727372  E    3770224  N
725318  E    3770476  N
722499  E    3770582  N
721357  E    3771515  N
717195  E    3768959  N
716272  E    3769035  N
715046  E    3768753  N
714289  E    3769502  N
712720  E    3769645  N
710681  E    3768741  N
709377  E    3769391  N
709687  E    3773619  N
711909  E    3775857  N
713558  E    3776052  N
715070  E    3775933  N
716865  E    3775968  N
717817  E    3775839  N
718331  E    3774749  N
717917  E    3773789  N
716686  E    3772780  N
717203  E    3771225  N
719147  E    3773505  N
720704  E    3775125  N
723073  E    3774193  N
728826  E    3777485  N
731039  E    3777549  N
736299  E    3778663  N
736285  E    3780237  N

to closure at starting point

738241  E    3780533  N

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    NM-GINF-8. From Bureau of Land Management map: Quemado 1983. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-GINF-8 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) coordinates:

699349  E    3769883  N
701397  E    3767767  N
699843  E    3765989  N
699866  E    3764900  N
697231  E    3765840  N
695747  E    3766003  N
694401  E    3767557  N
695492  E    3769729  N
697764  E    3768661  N
698582  E    3769866  N

to closure at starting point

699349  E    3769883  N

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    NM-GINF-9. From Bureau of Land Management maps: Tularosa 
Mountains 1983, Nutrioso 1981, Springerville 1981, Quemado 1983. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-GINF-9 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

680425  E    3765075  N
681995  E    3766076  N
683665  E    3766926  N
686614  E    3767174  N
689171  E    3765921  N
688920  E    3763755  N
686612  E    3762719  N
685582  E    3761303  N
684328  E    3759560  N
682991  E    3760022  N
680539  E    3759491  N

following Arizona/New Mexico state line northerly, to closure at 
starting point

680425  E    3765075  N

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    NM-GINF-10. From Bureau of Land Management map: Tularosa 
Mountains 1983; U.S. Geological Survey map: Mogollon Mountains 1985. 
The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-GINF-10 is delineated by 
the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) coordinates:

750246  E    3697436  N
748558  E    3698004  N
747824  E    3701836  N
746485  E    3703842  N
749650  E    3707137  N
749617  E    3708753  N
747969  E    3710319  N
746737  E    3710563  N
745435  E    3710450  N
743455  E    3712177  N
740609  E    3712851  N
738290  E    3712431  N
736947  E    3714722  N
735538  E    3716268  N
735835  E    3717416  N
734950  E    3718094  N
734862  E    3719708  N
738013  E    3721371  N
746264  E    3713497  N
748789  E    3713528  N
750382  E    3711943  N
752742  E    3711985  N
754394  E    3710407  N
756004  E    3710430  N
756068  E    3708178  N
752878  E    3703669  N
752241  E    3700230  N
753552  E    3700770  N
753320  E    3699139  N
755501  E    3699209  N
758405  E    3700696  N
760153  E    3701219  N
761559  E    3699810  N
760589  E    3698782  N

following Gila Wilderness boundary westerly, to closure at starting 
point

750246  E    3697436  N

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    NM-GINF-11. From Bureau of Land Management map: Quemado 1983. 
The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-GINF-11 is delineated by 
the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) coordinates:

737598  E    3788618  N
739320  E    3787807  N
740304  E    3786918  N
740335  E    3785728  N
739398  E    3785610  N
739136  E    3784674  N
738126  E    3782980  N
736428  E    3781994  N
734832  E    3783540  N
732466  E    3785217  N
731678  E    3788124  N
737598  E    3788618  N

to closure at starting point

737598  E    3788618  N

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    NM-JAIR-1. From Bureau of Land Management map: Chama 1981; U.S. 
Geological Survey map: Navajo Reservoir 1980. The perimeter of 
critical habitat unit NM-JAIR-1 is delineated by the following 
Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

323436  E    4096510  N
323285  E    4092583  N
322301  E    4091584  N
319396  E    4091929  N
317373  E    4091275  N
319853  E    4090475  N
319627  E    4085437  N
316075  E    4082792  N
313056  E    4083780  N
312482  E    4086353  N
313238  E    4088098  N
312969  E    4089153  N
310604  E    4089019  N
310861  E    4090180  N
308563  E    4092661  N
308532  E    4094605  N
306325  E    4094215  N
305004  E    4095589  N
305014  E    4096922  N

following New Mexico/Colorado state line easterly, to closure at 
starting point

323436  E    4096510  N

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    NM-JAIR-2. From Bureau of Land Management map: Chama 1981; U.S. 
Geological Survey map: Navajo Reservoir 1980. The perimeter of 
critical habitat unit NM-JAIR-2 is delineated by the following 
Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

322376  E    4086554  N
324865  E    4082920  N
328355  E    4078560  N
329398  E    4076124  N
328989  E    4075236  N
327413  E    4074516  N
327345  E    4073330  N
326229  E    4072162  N
324415  E    4074125  N
324261  E    4076165  N
324780  E    4077386  N
323364  E    4076578  N
322624  E    4073173  N
321838  E    4072409  N
321454  E    4068884  N
319077  E    4069437  N
317828  E    4071971  N
318127  E    4073381  N
319002  E    4074018  N
321666  E    4073171  N
321902  E    4074363  N
318953  E    4075990  N
319229  E    4077280  N
321004  E    4078572  N
322018  E    4077646  N
323173  E    4079464  N
321801  E    4081240  N
321854  E    4084214  N
321542  E    4084884  N

to closure at starting point

322376  E    4086554  N

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    NM-JAIR-3. From Bureau of Land Management map: Chama 1981. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-JAIR-3 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

335667  E    4073457  N
338132  E    4072853  N
339514  E    4069419  N
339603  E    4067557  N
335143  E    4062658  N
337882  E    4062197  N
340622  E    4060353  N
341258  E    4057555  N
339561  E    4056358  N
338133  E    4054106  N
335377  E    4053224  N
336526  E    4052345  N
340834  E    4054923  N
342209  E    4050785  N
340748  E    4048959  N
337860  E    4047289  N
338489  E    4045735  N
337405  E    4044841  N
335857  E    4047521  N
334780  E    4051863  N
335100  E    4060490  N
333554  E    4065934  N
332703  E    4070652  N
332794  E    4072700  N

to closure at starting point

335667  E    4073457  N

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    NM-JAIR-4. From Bureau of Land Management map: Chama 1981. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-JAIR-4 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

324398  E    4067152  N
326882  E    4064967  N
328061  E    4061159  N
328251  E    4057390  N
327436  E    4054823  N
326501  E    4055210  N
325787  E    4056796  N
325106  E    4057286  N
324238  E    4059464  N
324457  E    4061826  N
324887  E    4062416  N
323464  E    4063674  N
322348  E    4065939  N

to closure at starting point

324398  E    4067152  N

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    NM-JAIR-5. From Bureau of Land Management map: Chama 1981. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-JAIR-5 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

325983  E    4043299  N
325799  E    4047542  N
327027  E    4048951  N
328681  E    4049732  N
329458  E    4047895  N
330693  E    4043974  N
328974  E    4043226  N

following U.S. Forest Service/Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation 
boundary westerly, to closure at starting point

325983  E    4043299  N

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    NM-LINF-5. From Bureau of Land Management maps: Carrizozo 1981, 
Ruidoso 1984. The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-LINF-5 is 
delineated by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) 
coordinates:

429929  E    3707361  N
430974  E    3706475  N
433146  E    3705055  N
435712  E    3702881  N
435586  E    3701025  N
433906  E    3701017  N
432420  E    3700796  N
432425  E    3701372  N
432056  E    3701390  N
432044  E    3701611  N
430880  E    3701585  N
430334  E    3700912  N
429208  E    3700196  N
425056  E    3700219  N

following White Mountain Wilderness boundary northerly, to closure 
at starting point

429929  E    3707361  N

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    NM-LINF-6. From Bureau of Land Management map: Ruidoso 1984. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-LINF-6 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

435588  E    3697059  N
435085  E    3693876  N
435440  E    3693042  N
434048  E    3693027  N
433038  E    3691438  N
434424  E    3689097  N
433884  E    3686390  N
434055  E    3685107  N

following U.S. Forest Service/Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation 
boundary westerly and northerly to

430970  E    3694616  N

continuing to

429148  E    3696049  N

following White Mountain Wilderness boundary easterly, to closure at 
starting point

435588  E    3697058  N

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    NM-LINF-7. From Bureau of Land Management map: Ruidoso 1984. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-LINF-7 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

444627  E    3694587  N
444963  E    3692463  N
443884  E    3689886  N
442220  E    3690011  N
440841  E    3692170  N

following U.S. Forest Service boundary northerly and easterly, to 
closure at starting point

444627  E    3694587  N

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    NM-LINF-8. From Bureau of Land Management map: Ruidoso 1984. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-LINF-8 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

441208  E    3685087  N
442610  E    3686696  N
446208  E    3686789  N
449781  E    3685793  N
449873  E    3685085  N

following U.S. Forest Service/Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation 
boundary westerly, to closure at starting point

441208  E    3685087  N

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    NM-LINF-9. From Bureau of Land Management map: Ruidoso 1984. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-LINF-9 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

422885  E    3661841  N

following U.S. Forest Service/Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation 
boundary southerly to

422696  E    3656656  N

continuing to

420674  E    3657841  N
420976  E    3662334  N
422042  E    3661924  N

to closure at starting point

422885  E    3661841  N

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    NM-LINF-10. From Bureau of Land Management map: Alamagordo 1979. 
The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-LINF-10 is delineated by 
the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

423475  E    3651777  N

following U.S. Forest Service/Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation 
boundary easterly to

459692  E    3651601  N

continuing to

461238  E    3650529  N
459711  E    3649235  N
459339  E    3646933  N
457665  E    3646778  N
457298  E    3644819  N
454473  E    3640133  N
452673  E    3642274  N
449968  E    3643695  N
449121  E    3642361  N
447266  E    3643085  N
444068  E    3643547  N
450137  E    3640358  N
449297  E    3640058  N
449241  E    3638014  N
448839  E    3636791  N
446556  E    3636596  N
443734  E    3634233  N
443568  E    3632653  N
445952  E    3633902  N
447566  E    3633670  N
448700  E    3634027  N
449527  E    3633605  N
449138  E    3632139  N
441637  E    3628906  N
441611  E    3625625  N
442344  E    3627004  N
445558  E    3627554  N
448788  E    3627177  N
450818  E    3625979  N
452113  E    3624673  N
450622  E    3622950  N
449195  E    3622371  N
447536  E    3622937  N
448043  E    3621640  N
446317  E    3620595  N
444497  E    3619223  N
442757  E    3619314  N
443018  E    3618537  N
446011  E    3616952  N
450423  E    3617450  N
452394  E    3616127  N
454239  E    3614523  N
454026  E    3610388  N
452510  E    3609246  N
449762  E    3608801  N
448193  E    3610370  N
447280  E    3609998  N
442616  E    3610564  N
438867  E    3612224  N
437084  E    3615801  N
441386  E    3617711  N
440897  E    3618846  N
436049  E    3618073  N
434167  E    3615969  N
430432  E    3615405  N
429333  E    3616347  N
428683  E    3618072  N
424170  E    3623783  N
420554  E    3623508  N
417063  E    3624014  N
417057  E    3627961  N
420091  E    3630901  N
421962  E    3631091  N
424111  E    3631806  N
422738  E    3635103  N
423224  E    3636754  N
423290  E    3639799  N
424699  E    3641183  N
426539  E    3642238  N
426450  E    3643673  N
425958  E    3646416  N
426230  E    3647258  N
424492  E    3647829  N
424652  E    3649071  N
426230  E    3649495  N
426863  E    3650524  N
422683  E    3650656  N

to closure at starting point

423475  E    3651777  N

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    NM-MAIR-1. From Bureau of Land Management map: Ruidoso 1984. The 
perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-MAIR-1 is delineated by the 
following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

423475  E    3651777  N
424955  E    3654104  N
424848  E    3655529  N
422696  E    3656656  N

following U.S. Forest Service/Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation 
boundary northerly to

422885  E    3661841  N

continuing to

424202  E    3660687  N
425893  E    3662066  N
425631  E    3663475  N
425669  E    3666138  N
426481  E    3667018  N
429954  E    3666677  N
430590  E    3667196  N
431262  E    3669899  N
427795  E    3669957  N
426624  E    3671110  N
426240  E    3672465  N
428451  E    3673174  N
429195  E    3674841  N
428353  E    3676009  N
427882  E    3677105  N
429472  E    3678047  N
429117  E    3680642  N
428269  E    3683322  N
427038  E    3684005  N
427902  E    3687915  N
426579  E    3690960  N
427965  E    3691830  N
430375  E    3692539  N
430970  E    3694616  N

following U.S. Forest Service/Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation 
boundary easterly and southerly to

434055  E    3685107  N

continuing to

434166  E    3684978  N
432867  E    3683321  N
432376  E    3680891  N
432542  E    3677404  N
436620  E    3679464  N
435800  E    3681693  N
438435  E    3683245  N
440379  E    3685094  N

following U.S. Forest Service/Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation 
boundary easterly to

449873  E    3685085  N

continuing to

450001  E    3684260  N
451634  E    3683321  N
453093  E    3682248  N
451492  E    3680951  N
448324  E    3681060  N
445815  E    3679056  N
446413  E    3678282  N
446653  E    3677275  N
443824  E    3676930  N
443580  E    3675114  N
443522  E    3671062  N
444585  E    3670120  N
446091  E    3670304  N
447125  E    3668941  N
445351  E    3667907  N
442492  E    3665497  N
441720  E    3664362  N
441942  E    3662561  N
442367  E    3661186  N
442792  E    3663243  N
443910  E    3664087  N
445304  E    3663992  N
447718  E    3662651  N
450237  E    3661696  N
452182  E    3659566  N
454540  E    3659338  N
453332  E    3658390  N
450734  E    3658204  N
448531  E    3659303  N
446359  E    3661380  N
444703  E    3659917  N
442839  E    3660200  N
446649  E    3657316  N
443076  E    3653919  N
448276  E    3656734  N
450382  E    3656263  N
455950  E    3654129  N
459692  E    3651601  N

following U.S. Forest Service/Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation 
boundary westerly, to closure at starting point

423475  E    3651777  N

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    NM-SFNF-1. From Bureau of Land Management maps: Taos 1983, Santa 
Fe 1983. The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-SFNF-1 is 
delineated by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) 
coordinates:

459603  E    3989359  N
462162  E    3988055  N
462144  E    3984108  N
457879  E    3984125  N
458067  E    3983618  N
459215  E    3983451  N
459164  E    3981963  N
459673  E    3981967  N
459659  E    3981383  N
460011  E    3981385  N
459996  E    3980709  N
459026  E    3981163  N
458732  E    3981865  N

following Pecos Wilderness boundary westerly and northerly to

456533  E    3987490  N

to closure at starting point

459603  E    3989359  N

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    NM-SFNF-2. From Bureau of Land Management map: Santa Fe 1983. 
The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-SFNF-2 is delineated by 
the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

462127  E    3974981  N
464563  E    3974959  N
466567  E    3973709  N
466063  E    3970997  N
462056  E    3970885  N

to closure at starting point

462127  E    3974981  N

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    NM-SFNF-3. From Bureau of Land Management map: Santa Fe 1983. 
The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-SFNF-3 is delineated by 
the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

456445  E    3970895  N
457360  E    3970528  N
458681  E    3969999  N
459601  E    3968938  N
460655  E    3966447  N
461569  E    3962796  N
461820  E    3960922  N
461894  E    3960248  N

following Pecos Wilderness boundary northerly, to closure at 
starting point

456445  E    3970895  N

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    NM-SFNF-4. From Bureau of Land Management map: Santa Fe 1983. 
The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-SFNF-4 is delineated by 
the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

444193  E    3965889  N

following Pecos Wilderness boundary southerly and easterly to

461671  E    3953630  N

continuing to

461666  E    3950170  N
461395  E    3947425  N
459509  E    3945370  N
456780  E    3945429  N
456519  E    3940320  N
455236  E    3940408  N
456289  E    3938296  N
456492  E    3935847  N
455776  E    3934488  N
455870  E    3929148  N
452280  E    3929151  N
450396  E    3933165  N
450506  E    3934669  N
448260  E    3936999  N
448187  E    3938622  N
448400  E    3942233  N
444696  E    3943422  N
442971  E    3945914  N
442145  E    3947831  N
442373  E    3951765  N
444116  E    3955610  N
440937  E    3957180  N
440955  E    3960372  N

to closure at starting point

444193  E    3965889  N

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    NM-SFNF-5. From Bureau of Land Management map: Santa Fe 1983. 
The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-SFNF-5 is delineated by 
the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

438049  E    3958179  N
438026  E    3955857  N
437554  E    3954428  N
436913  E    3948217  N
437959  E    3943008  N
433147  E    3942270  N
431736  E    3940769  N
426569  E    3940772  N
425310  E    3941242  N
423774  E    3940930  N
422185  E    3943518  N
422404  E    3946295  N

following Santa Fe Municipal Watershed/Pecos Wilderness boundary to

435933  E    3958807  N

continuing to

436122  E    3959657  N
437016  E    3959087  N

to closure at starting point

438049  E    3958179  N

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    NM-SFNF-6. From Bureau of Land Management map: Santa Fe 1983. 
The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-SFNF-6 is delineated by 
the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

421058  E    3968395  N

following Pecos Wilderness boundary easterly and southerly to

425846  E    3963983  N

continuing to

425025  E    3962800  N
425291  E    3956951  N
424011  E    3956371  N
423884  E    3955312  N
422882  E    3954722  N
420997  E    3955637  N
421373  E    3957394  N
422252  E    3957819  N
422258  E    3959262  N
420178  E    3959646  N
420740  E    3960649  N
421723  E    3961569  N
420726  E    3963577  N
421022  E    3964846  N

to closure at starting point

421058  E    3968395  N

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    NM-SFNF-7. From Bureau of Land Management map: Los Alamos 1978. 
The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-SFNF-7 is delineated by 
the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

373822  E    3980211  N

following Santa Fe National Forest/Santa Clara Indian Reservation 
boundary easterly to

379741  E    3979230  N

continuing to

381422  E    3979281  N
386072  E    3976487  N
386062  E    3975492  N
379724  E    3975496  N
378810  E    3975759  N
377143  E    3975463  N
379338  E    3971675  N
379315  E    3971092  N
378553  E    3971091  N
377564  E    3969510  N
375216  E    3969855  N
373753  E    3971408  N
375342  E    3971410  N
375940  E    3971821  N
375944  E    3972674  N
373740  E    3973632  N

following Santa Fe National Forest/Baca Location No. 1 Grant 
boundary northerly, to closure at starting point

373822  E    3980211  N

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    NM-SFNF-8. From Bureau of Land Management map: Los Alamos 1978. 
The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-SFNF-8 is delineated by 
the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

371967 E    3965563  N

following Bandelier National Monument boundary southerly and 
easterly to

377425  E    3960094  N

following Dome Wilderness boundary westerly and southerly to

374067  E    3953600  N

continuing to

372933  E    3951339  N
356407  E    3951624  N
356428  E    3952818  N
358775  E    3954869  N
360779  E    3955821  N
362179  E    3959973  N
361994  E    3961214  N
362397  E    3962785  N
363925  E    3962884  N
364990  E    3964827  N
366629  E    3965635  N

to closure at starting point

371967  E    3965563  N

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    NM-SFNF-9. From Bureau of Land Management map: Los Alamos 1978. 
The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-SFNF-9 is delineated by 
the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

352407  E    3965890  N
354489  E    3965123  N
355170  E    3963834  N
354200  E    3963366  N
357978  E    3960920  N
358700  E    3957484  N
355076  E    3958282  N
353902  E    3956822  N
353630  E    3955830  N
352431  E    3953923  N
352080  E    3952612  N
351070  E    3951418  N
346676  E    3952764  N
348666  E    3958781  N
350815  E    3962126  N
350849  E    3964641  N

to closure at starting point

352407  E    3965890  N

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    NM-SFNF-10. From Bureau of Land Management map: Los Alamos 1978. 
The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-SFNF-10 is delineated by 
the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

348601  E    3971406  N
350172  E    3970354  N
351036  E    3967837  N
346306  E    3964081  N
346134  E    3961345  N
344273  E    3957215  N
344347  E    3955388  N
343184  E    3953453  N
339295  E    3959028  N
339565  E    3964179  N
339064  E    3966633  N
342542  E    3969957  N
344794  E    3971258  N

to closure at starting point

348601  E    3971406  N

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    NM-SFNF-11. From Bureau of Land Management map: Los Alamos 1978. 
The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-SFNF-11 is delineated by 
the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

332430  E    3964437  N
332438  E    3969669  N
333142  E    3971403  N
332379  E    3974766  N
331671  E    3975740  N
332036  E    3977725  N
335626  E    3978324  N
337059  E    3974907  N
336626  E    3972508  N
334537  E    3968898  N
337684  E    3965647  N
336016  E    3964131  N
336078  E    3962858  N
337358  E    3960544  N
339022  E    3955454  N
337494  E    3954499  N
333755  E    3954709  N
332510  E    3955822  N

following Santa Fe National Forest/Jemez Indian Reservation boundary 
northerly, to closure at starting point

332430  E    3964437  N

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    NM-SFNF-12. From Bureau of Land Management maps: Abiquiu 1978, 
Los Alamos 1978. The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-SFNF-12 
is delineated by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 
13) coordinates:

353953  E    3985893  N

following U.S. Forest Service/Baca Location No. 1 Grant boundary 
southerly to

353818  E    3979872  N

continuing to

352581  E    3977606  N
351926  E    3974146  N
345202  E    3972184  N
346644  E    3977227  N
345503  E    3976667  N
344060  E    3972939  N
338456  E    3969063  N
338310  E    3973729  N
337844  E    3975558  N
338987  E    3977882  N
339142  E    3980135  N
339034  E    3982328  N
338767  E    3984240  N
340292  E    3984786  N
343772  E    3984633  N
346581  E    3984921  N
347105  E    3987275  N
350042  E    3989050  N

to closure at starting point

353953  E    3985893  N

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    NM-SFNF-13. From Bureau of Land Management map: Abiquiu 1978. 
The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-SFNF-13 is delineated by 
the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

371342  E    4001383  N
372449  E    3995952  N
372142  E    3993336  N
372449  E    3988079  N
371526  E    3987450  N
368993  E    3990010  N
368382  E    3988581  N
367593  E    3989136  N
367906  E    3987505  N
365884  E    3986333  N
363511  E    3987299  N
362271  E    3985991  N
361290  E    3987104  N
361050  E    3989047  N
360334  E    3992260  N
361286  E    3995038  N
364082  E    3996761  N
364928  E    3997946  N
364831  E    3998643  N
366275  E    3999321  N
368808  E    3999435  N
369924  E    4001017  N

to closure at starting point

371342  E    4001383 N

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    NM-SFNF-14. From Bureau of Land Management map: Abiquiu 1978. 
The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-SFNF-14 is delineated by 
the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

378726  E    3984709  N
376371  E    3985234  N
377685  E    3986851  N
380428  E    3987616  N
380563  E    3991340  N
382072  E    3991166  N
382420  E    3990122  N
383310  E    3991142  N
384521  E    3991933  N
385712  E    3991823  N
388341  E    3988416  N
388025  E    3987010  N

following U.S. Forest Service/Santa Clara Indian Reservation 
boundary westerly, to closure at starting point

378726  E    3984709  N

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    NM-SFNF-15. From Bureau of Land Management map: Abiquiu 1978. 
The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-SFNF-15 is delineated by 
the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) coordinates:

340251  E    4028608  N

following Chama River Canyon Wilderness boundary southerly to

351903  E    4009458  N

continuing to

350806  E    4009713  N
345939  E    4010277  N
343275  E    4010345  N
343649  E    4011748  N
342204  E    4011395  N
341903  E    4013893  N
343458  E    4016580  N
344289  E    4020894  N
343171  E    4022755  N
340253  E    4025887  N
339283  E    4026458  N

to closure at starting point

340251  E    4028608  N

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    NM-SFNF-16. From Bureau of Land Management maps: Abiquiu 1978, 
Chama 1981. The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-SFNF-16 is 
delineated by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) 
coordinates:

340889  E    4041655  N
345585  E    4041565  N

following U.S. Forest Service boundary southerly to

349070  E    4036697  N

following Chama River Wilderness boundary southerly and westerly to

340785  E    4031637  N
340638  E    4031640  N

to closure at starting point

340889  E    4041655  N    

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    NM-SFNF-17. From Bureau of Land Management maps: Abiquiu 1978, 
Chama 1981. The perimeter of critical habitat unit NM-SFNF-17 is 
delineated by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 13) 
coordinates:

328974  E    4043226  N
331420  E    4040209  N
332662  E    4036576  N
333170  E    4034120  N
332259  E    4029926  N
330852  E    4029054  N
324367  E    4035344  N
325697  E    4036137  N
326952  E    4037970  N
326061  E    4038902  N
325983  E    4043299  N

following U.S. Forest Service/Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation 
easterly, to closure at starting point

328974  E    4043226  N

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    UT-MSNF-1. From Bureau of Land Management map: Blanding 1982. 
The perimeter of critical habitat unit UT-MSNF-1 is delineated by 
the following Universal Transverse Mercator (Zone 12) coordinates:

621439  E    4200435  N
622314  E    4199301  N
623701  E    4198888  N
625079  E    4197744  N
627118  E    4197410  N
625844  E    4195697  N
626996  E    4192033  N
626435  E    4189502  N
625861  E    4187782  N
624243  E    4188297  N
623399  E    4187344  N
622298  E    4185223  N
620721  E    4183487  N
621302  E    4180499  N
620910  E    4177949  N
616077  E    4177849  N
616180  E    4171434  N
616844  E    4171415  N
616857  E    4170502  N
610320  E    4170848  N
611014  E    4166074  N
611924  E    4164697  N
612099  E    4162720  N
605809  E    4162619  N
605872  E    4159395  N
605337  E    4159386  N
603392  E    4160665  N
603182  E    4163247  N
602208  E    4164482  N
601057  E    4164878  N
598690  E    4165350  N
596915  E    4164080  N
596178  E    4164008  N
596115  E    4167284  N
594552  E    4167301  N
594508  E    4170508  N

following Manti-La Sal National Forest/Bureau of Land Management 
boundary westerly to

593215  E    4171192  N

following Manti-La Sal National Forest/Dark Canyon Wilderness Area 
boundary to

598399  E    4190933  N

following Manti-La Sal National Forest boundary northerly and 
easterly, to closure at starting point

621439  E    4200435  N

Primary constituent elements: Mexican spotted owl habitat that 
includes, but is not limited to, those habitat components providing 
or with the potential to provide for nesting, roosting, foraging, or 
dispersal. Forested habitats used for nesting and roosting are 
characterized as supporting mature stand attributes including high 
canopy closure, multi-layered canopies, coniferous vegetation 
(sometimes including a hardwood understory), large diameter trees, 
high densities of live trees, snags and large logs. Canyon habitats 
are steep-walled structures with rocky outcrops and crevices; 
vegetation is generally sparse, but may be relatvely important in 
the canyon bottoms. Nesting and roosting habitat also supports owl 
foraging activity; however, a wider array of habitat attributes may 
be found in areas used solely for foraging, including fairly open 
and non-contiguous forest, small openings, woodland, and rocky 
slopes.

    Dated: November 29, 1994.
George T. Frampton, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
[FR Doc. 94-30000 Filed 12-2-94; 12:58 pm]
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