[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 28 (Friday, February 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 5025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2685]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Notice of Availability of a Draft Recovery Plan for the Delhi 
Sands Flower-loving Fly for Review and Comment

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of document availability.

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SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces the 
availability for public review of a draft recovery plan for the Delhi 
sands flower-loving fly (Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis). The 
Delhi sands flower-loving fly occurs on State, local (city and county), 
and private lands in southwestern San Bernardino County, California. 
The Service solicits review and comment from the public on this plan.

DATES: Comments on the draft recovery plan must be received on or 
before April 12, 1996, to receive consideration by the Service.

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review the draft recovery plan may obtain 
a copy by contacting the Field Supervisor at the following address: 
Carlsbad Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2730 Loker 
Avenue West, Carlsbad, California 92008. Telephone requests may be made 
by calling (619) 431-9440. Comments and material received are available 
for public inspection by appointment, during normal business hours at 
the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chris Nagano at the above address and (619) 431-9440.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Restoring an endangered or threatened animal or plant to the point 
where it is again a secure, self-sustaining member of its ecosystem is 
a primary goal of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's endangered 
species program. To help guide the recovery effort, the Service is 
working to prepare recovery plans for most of the listed species native 
to the United States. Recovery plans describe actions considered 
necessary for conservation of the species. They establish criteria for 
the recovery levels necessary for downlisting or delisting the species. 
They also provide an estimation of time and cost of implementing the 
recovery measures needed.
    The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (U.S.C. 1531 et 
seq.) (Act) requires the development of recovery plans for listed 
species, unless such a plan would not promote the conservation of a 
particular species. Section 4(f) of the Act, as amended in 1988, 
requires that public notice, to provide an opportunity for public 
review and comment, be given during plan development. The Service will 
consider all significant information presented during a public comment 
period, prior to the approval of each new or revised Recovery Plan. The 
Service and other Federal agencies also will take these comments into 
account in the course of implementing approved recovery plans.
    The Delhi sands flower-loving fly has an extremely limited 
distribution; only ten confirmed or possibly extant populations are 
known. The animal occurs only in patches of fine, sandy soils of the 
Delhi series, in southwestern San Bernardino County, California. The 
threats to the species include habitat loss and invasive exotic 
species. Protection and management of its habitat and restoration of 
wild populations by establishing a captive breeding program are the 
primary goals of the recovery effort.

Public Comments Solicited

    The Service solicits written comments on the recovery plan 
described. All significant comments received by the date specified 
above will be considered prior to the approval of the plan.

    Authority: The authority for this action is section 4(f) of the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1533(f)).

    Dated: February 1, 1996.
Thomas J. Dwyer,
Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 1.
[FR Doc. 96-2685 Filed 2-8-96; 8:45 am]
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