[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 5893-5894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2277]



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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Public Hearing and 
Extension of Comment Period on Proposed Determination of Critical 
Habitat for Lost River Sucker and Shortnose Sucker

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of public hearing and extension of 
comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) provides notice that a 
public hearing will be held on the proposed determination of critical 
habitat for Lost River sucker (Deltistes luxatus) and shortnose sucker 
(Chasmistes brevirostris). In addition, the Service has extended the 
comment period. All parties are invited to submit comments on this 
proposal.

DATES: The public hearing will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. 
on March 7, 1995, in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The comment period, which 
originally was to close on January 30, 1995, now closes on March 17, 
1995. Any comments received by the closing date will be considered in 
the final decision on this proposal.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be held at the Oregon Institute of 
Technology, College Union Auditorium, 3201 Campus Drive, Klamath Falls, 
Oregon. Comments and materials should be submitted to the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, Portland Field Office, 2600 S.E. 98th Avenue, Suite 
100, Portland, Oregon 97266. Comments and materials received will be 
available for public inspection during normal business hours, by 
appointment, at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rollie White (See ADDRESSES section) at (503) 231-6179.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The Lost River sucker (Deltistes luxatus) and shortnose sucker 
(Chasmistes brevirostris) are large, long-lived fishes endemic to the 
Upper Klamath River Basin of Oregon and California. Listed as 
endangered pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act) on July 
18, 1988 (52 FR 32145), the Service proposed to designate a total of 
approximately 182,400 hectares (456,000 acres) of stream, river, lake, 
and shoreline areas as critical habitat for the shortnose sucker, and 
approximately 170,000 hectares (424,000 acres) of stream, river, lake, 
and shoreline areas as critical habitat for the Lost River Sucker on 
December 1, 1994 (59 FR 61744).
    Section 4(b)(5)(E) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) requires 
that a public hearing be held if it is requested within 45 days of the 
publication of the proposed rule. Public hearing requests were received 
from a number of requesters. As a result, the Service has scheduled a 
public hearing on March 7, 1995, at the Oregon Institute of Technology, 
College Union Auditorium in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Anyone wishing to 
make statements for the record should bring a written copy of their 
statements to the hearing. Oral statements may be limited in length if 
the number of parties present at the hearing necessitates such a 
limitation. Oral and written comments receive equal consideration. The 
Service places on limits on the length of written comments or materials 
presented at the hearing or mailed to the Service.
    The comment period on the proposal was to close on January 30, 
1995. To accommodate the hearing, the Service extends the public 
comment period. Written comments may now be submitted until March 17, 
1995, to the Service in the ADDRESSES section. [[Page 5894]] 

Authority

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

    Dated: January 25, 1995.
Thomas J. Dwyer,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 95-2277 Filed 1-30-95; 8:45 am]
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