[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 125 (Monday, June 30, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 35116-35117]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16987]
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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 17
RIN 1018-AC99
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Notice of Third
Reopening of Public Comment Period on Proposed Rule to List 10 Plants
From the Foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains as Threatened or
Endangered
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Proposed rule, notice of third 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 of
third reopening of the comment period on the proposed endangered status
for Brodiaea pallida (Chinese Camp brodiaea), Calyptridium pulchellum
(Mariposa pussypaws), Lupinus citrinus var. deflexus (Mariposa lupine)
and Mimulus shevockii (Kelso Creek monkeyflower) and proposed
threatened status for Allium tuolumnense (Rawhide Hill onion),
Carpenteria californica (carpenteria), Clarkia springvillensis
(Springville clarkia), Fritillaria striata (striped adobe lily),
Navarretia setiloba (Piute Mountains navarretia), and Verbena
californica (California vervain). On December 29, 1994, the comment
period was reopened and extended until February 13, 1995 (59 FR 67268)
to accommodate the public hearing that was requested. Due to requests
for additional time, the comment period was extended until June 4, 1995
(60 FR 8342). To acquire new and updated information that may have
become available in the last 2 years, the Service reopened the comment
period for a
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second time on February 4, 1997 (62 FR 5199). Because of the need to
acquire additional information from interested parties and complete
final action on these proposed listing actions, the comment period is
reopened again for 60 days. All parties are invited to submit comments
on this proposal.
DATES: The public comment period closes August 29, 1997 to ensure
consideration by the Service.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and materials concerning this proposal
should be sent directly to the Field Supervisor, Sacramento Field
Office, 3310 El Camino Avenue, Suite 130, Sacramento, California 95821-
6340. Comments and materials received will be available for inspection,
by appointment, during normal business hours at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken Fuller at ADDRESSES section listed
above (telephone 916/979-2710, facsimile 916/979-2723).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 4, 1994, the Service published a rule proposing
endangered status for Brodiaea pallida, Calyptridium pulchellum,
Lupinus citrinus var. deflexus and Mimulus shevockii and threatened
status for Allium tuolumnense, Carpenteria californica, Clarkia
springvillensis, Fritillaria striata, Navarretia setiloba, and Verbena
californica. The ten plants are variously known from annual grasslands;
chaparral; and Joshua tree, pinyon-juniper, blue oak, and digger pine
woodlands in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada of California. These
plants may be threatened by one or more of the following: agricultural
land conversion, urbanization, logging, highway construction and road
maintenance activities, excessive grazing, off-highway vehicle use,
mining, insect predation, random natural events, and inappropriate fire
management activities.
The original comment period on this proposal closed on December 5,
1994. On December 29, 1994, the comment period was reopened and
extended until February 13, 1995 (59 FR 67268) to accommodate the
public hearing that was requested. Due to requests for additional time,
the comment period was extended until June 4, 1995 (60 FR 8342). The
Service was unable to make a final listing determination on these
species because of a limited budget, other endangered species
assignments driven by court orders, and higher listing priorities. In
addition, a moratorium on listing actions (Public Law 104-6), which
took effect on April 10, 1995, stipulated that no funds could be used
to make final listing determinations or critical habitat
determinations. With the restoration of funding, the Service proceeded
with final determinations for these species. In this regard and to
acquire new and updated information that may have become available in
the last 2 years, the Service reopened the comment period for a second
time on February 4, 1997 (62 FR 5199). Because of the need to acquire
additional information from interested parties and complete final
action on these proposed listing actions, the comment period is
reopened again for 60 days. The Service seeks information concerning:
(1) Biological, commercial, or other relevant data on any threat
(or lack thereof) to any of these ten species, particularly
Calyptridium pulchellum, Fritillaria striata, Lupinus citrinus var.
deflexus and Navarretia setiloba; and
(2) Additional information on the size, number, location, or
distribution of populations.
Written comments may now be submitted until August 29, 1997 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: June 17, 1997.
Thomas J. Dwyer,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1.
[FR Doc. 97-16987 Filed 6-27-97; 8:45 am]
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