[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 188 (Monday, September 29, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 50958-50959] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-25725] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Notice of Availability of a Draft Recovery Plan for California Freshwater Shrimp for Review and Comment AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. [[Page 50959]] ACTION: Notice of document availability, extension of public comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: On July 21, 1997, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the availability for public review of a draft recovery plan for the California freshwater shrimp (Syncaris pacifica Holmes 1895) listed as an endangered species on October 30, 1988 (53 FR 43889). The California freshwater shrimp occurs in the Marin, Sonoma and Napa counties north of San Francisco Bay, California. The Service extends the public review and comment period for this draft recovery plan. DATES: Comments on the draft recovery received by October 29, 1997 will be considered by the Service. ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review the draft recovery plan may obtain a copy by contacting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2800 Cottage Way, Room E-1803, Sacramento, California 95825-1846. Written comments and material regarding the plan should be addressed to the Field Supervisor at the above address. Comments and materials received are available on request for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the above address. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact Karen Miller or Matthew Vandenberg, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, at 916/979-2752 (see ADDRESSES). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Restoring an endangered or threatened plant or animal 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 the site specific management actions considered necessary for conservation and survival of the species, establish objectives, and measurable criteria for the recovery levels for downlisting or delisting species, and estimate time and cost for implementing the recovery measures needed. The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (act), as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 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 the public notice and an opportunity for public review and comment be provided during recovery plan development. The Service, and other affected Federal agencies will take these comments into account in the course of implementing approved recovery plans. The California freshwater shrimp is endemic to Marin, Sonoma, and Napa Counties. There are 16 coastal streams with extant shrimp populations. Management issues and concerns include introduced fish, deterioration or loss of habitat resulting from water diversion, impoundments, livestock and dairy activities, agricultural activities and developments, flood control activities, gravel mining, timber harvesting, migration barriers, and water pollution. The California freshwater shrimp draft recovery plan has been reviewed by the appropriate Service staff in Region 1 and was developed with input from selected experts on the biology of the species. The plan will be finalized and approved following incorporation of comments and material received during this comment period. Public Comments Solicited The Service solicits written comments on the draft recovery plan described. All biological 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, 16 U.S.C. 1533(f). Dated: September 17, 1997. Thomas J. Dwyer, Acting Regional Director, Region I, Portland, Oregon. [FR Doc. 97-25725 Filed 9-26-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-U