[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 69-70]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-32260]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reopening of 
Public Comment Period on Proposed Endangered Status for the San Diego 
Fairy Shrimp

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

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

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces that 
the comment period on the proposed rule to list the San Diego fairy 
shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegoensis) as endangered is reopened through 
March 6, 1995. The Service has reopened the comment period to allow all 
interested parties to submit additional written comments on the 
proposal.

DATES: The public comment period, which was extended to October 31, 
1994, is reopened and closes on March 6, 1995. Comments from all 
interested parties must be received by March 6, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and materials may be submitted directly to 
the Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2730 Loker Avenue 
West, Carlsbad, California 92008. Comments and materials received will 
be available for public inspection during business hours by 
appointment, at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Field Supervisor, at the address 
listed above (telephone 619/431-9440).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 4, 1994, the Service published a proposed rule in the 
Federal Register to list the San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta 
sandiegoensis) as endangered (59 FR 39874). A public hearing was 
scheduled on October 19, 1994, to accept public input on the proposed 
endangered status. The comment period was extended to October 31, 1994, 
to [[Page 70]] accommodate the public hearing. In response to the new 
information received on the distribution of the taxon and public 
requests, the Service reopens the public comment period.
    The San Diego fairy shrimp a member of the Branchinectidae, a 
freshwater crustacean family in the Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp). It 
is a small and delicate animal with large stalked compound eyes, no 
carapace, and 11 pairs of swimming legs. The San Diego fairy shrimp is 
restricted to vernal pools in San Diego County from San Marcos and 
Ramona south to Otay Mesa and at Valle de Palmas in northwestern Baja 
California, Mexico. This species is threatened by one or more of the 
following factors: grazing, habitat destruction and fragmentation from 
agricultural and urban development, alteration of wetlands, 
recreational activities, human disturbances, and the inadequacy of 
existing regulatory mechanisms.
    The Service reopens the comment period to allow all interested 
parties to submit additional written comments on the proposal. All 
comments received on the San Diego fairy shrimp will be summarized in 
the final decision document and will be included in the administrative 
record of the final decision.

Authority

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

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 17

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

    Dated: December 20, 1994.
Thomas Dwyer,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 94-32260 Filed 12-30-94; 8:45 am]
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