[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 97 (Friday, May 19, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 26862-26863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-12391]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 424

[I.D. 050895C]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Notice of Public Hearing On 
Proposed Status for the Klamath Mountains Province Steelhead

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public hearings; request for public comments and 
extension of the public comment period.

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SUMMARY: NMFS is announcing dates and locations for public meetings 
concerning the proposed listing of natural steelhead (Oncorhynchus 
mykiss) populations occurring between Cape Blanco, OR, and the Klamath 
River Basin, CA (referred to as the Klamath Mountains Province), as 
threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Hearings on the 
proposed listing will provide the opportunity for the public to give 
comments and will permit an exchange of information and opinion among 
interested parties. In addition, this notice serves to extend the 
public comment period an additional 60 days until July 14, 1995.

DATES: The hearings on the proposed listing will be held as follows:
    1. June 21, 1995, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Medford, OR
    2. June 22, 1995, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Gold Beach, OR
    3. June 27, 1995, 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Crescent City, CA

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Garth Griffin, Environmental and 
Technical Services Division, NMFS, Northwest Region, 525 NE Oregon St, 
Suite 500, Portland, OR 97232-2737. The hearings on the proposed 
listing will be held at the following locations:
    1. Medford--Medford City Hall--City Council Chambers, 411 W. 8th 
Street, Medford, OR
    2. Gold Beach--Gold Beach City Hall--City Council Chambers, 510 S. 
Ellensburg Avenue, Gold Beach, OR
    3. Crescent City--Crescent City Community Cultural Center--Atrium 
Room, 1001 Front Street, Crescent City, CA

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garth Griffin; 503-231-2005; R. Craig 
Wingert, 310-980-4021; or Marta Nammack, 301-713-2322.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 16, 1995, NMFS issued a proposed 
rule (60 FR 14253) to list natural steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) 
populations occurring between Cape Blanco, OR, and the Klamath River 
Basin, CA, as threatened under the ESA. The Department of Commerce's 
ESA implementing regulations state that the Secretary of Commerce shall 
promptly hold at least one public hearing if any person so requests 
within 45 days of publication of a proposed regulation to list...a 
species (50 CFR 424.16 (c)(3)).
    The public will have an opportunity to provide oral or written 
testimony at the public hearings. Written comments on the proposed rule 
may also be sent to Garth Griffin (see ADDRESSES). These hearings are 
physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign 
language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to 
Garth Griffin (see ADDRESSES).

    Dated: May 16, 1995.
Russell J. Bellmer,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-12391 Filed 5-18-95; 8:45 am]
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