[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 51 (Thursday, March 16, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 14252-14253]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6470]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of Public 
Hearing and Reopening of Comment Period on Proposed Endangered Status 
for Four Plants From Vernal Pools and Mesic Areas in Northern 
California

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Proposed Rule; notice of public hearing and reopening of 
comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), pursuant to the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), provides notice that 
a public hearing will be held on the proposed endangered status for 
Lasthenia conjugens (Contra Costa goldfields), Navarretia leucocephala 
ssp. pauciflora (few-flowered navarretia), Navarretia leucocephala ssp. 
plieantha (many-flowered navarretia), and Parvisedum leiocarpum (Lake 
County stonecrop). In addition, the Service has reopened the comment 
period. All parties are invited to submit comments on this proposal.
DATES: The public hearing will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on 
Thursday, April 6, 1995, in Napa, California. The public comment period 
now closes April 28, 1995. Any comments received by the closing date 
will be considered in the final decision on this proposal.
ADDRESSES: The public hearing will held at the Napa Valley Marriott 
Hotel, 3425 Solano Avenue, Napa, California. Written comments and 
materials concerning this proposal may be submitted at the hearing or 
may be sent directly to Field Supervisor, Sacramento Field Office, 2800 
Cottage Way, Room E-1803, Sacramento, California 95825-1846. Comments 
and materials received will be available for public inspection, by 
appointment, during normal business hours at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Betty Warne (see ADDRESSES section) or 
at 916/979-2120.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Lasthenia conjugens (Contra Costa goldfields), Navarretia 
leucocephala ssp. pauciflora (few-flowered navarretia), Navarretia 
leucocephala ssp. plieantha (many-flowered navarretia), and Parvisedum 
leiocarpum (Lake County stonecrop) grow in vernal pools and mesic 
grasslands and are found variously in Lake, Napa, Solano, and Sonoma 
Counties. The three remaining populations of Lake County stonecrop 
occur on private lands in Lake County. The seven remaining populations 
of Contra Costa goldfields occur in Napa and Solano Counties. The five 
remaining populations of few-flowered navarretia occur in Napa and Lake 
Counties. The seven remaining populations of many-flowered navarretia 
occur in Lake and Sonoma counties.
    These four vernal pool plants proposed for listing are imperiled by 
one or more of the following; commercial, residential, and agricultural 
development, hydrological changes in vernal pool and swale habitats, 
trampling by livestock, road widening, inadequate regulatory protection 
mechanisms, random stochastic events, off- highway vehicle use, feral 
pigs, and horseback riding. As a result of the immediate threats 
against these plant populations, the Service is proposing to list these 
four species as endangered to afford them protection of the Act.
    On December 19, 1994, the Service published a proposed rule on 
proposed endangered status for Lasthenia conjugens, Navarretia 
leucocephala ssp. pauciflora, Navarretia leucocephala ssp. plieantha, 
and Parvisedum leiocarpum (59 FR 65311). Section 4(b)(5)(E) of the Act 
requires that a public hearing be held if one is requested within 45 
days of the publication of the proposed rule in the Federal Register. 
Public hearing requests were received within the allotted time period 
from Michael Delbar, Executive Director, Lake County Farm Bureau, 
Lakeport, California and from Daniel Macon, Director Industry Affairs, 
California Cattlemen's Association, Sacramento, California. As a 
result, the Service has scheduled a public hearing on April 6, 1995, at 
Napa Valley Marriott Hotel, 3425 Solano Avenue, Napa, California.
    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 no limits to the length of written 
comments or materials presented at the hearing or mailed to the 
Service. Legal notices announcing the date, time, and location of the 
hearing are being published in newspapers concurrently with this 
Federal Register notice.
    The comment period on the proposal was to close on February 17, 
1995. To accommodate the hearing, the public comment period is reopened 
upon publication of this notice. Written comments may now be submitted 
until April 28, 1995, to the Service office in the ADDRESSES section.
Authority
    The authority for this action is the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
    Dated: March 9, 1995.
William F. Shake,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 95-6470 Filed 3-15-95; 8:45 am]
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