[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 24, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 67324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33537]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 17
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reopening of
Comment Period and Public Hearings on the Proposed Rule To List the
Topeka Shiner as Endangered
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of public hearings and reopening of
comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) gives notice that four
public hearings will be held on its proposal to list the Topeka shiner
(Notropis topeka) as an endangered species. The Service proposed
endangered status pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (Act) of 1973,
as amended, for the Topeka shiner on October 24, 1997 (62 FR 55381).
These hearings will allow additional comments on this proposal to be
submitted from all interested parties.
DATES: The comment period on the proposal is reopened from January 12,
1998 through February 9, 1998. The public hearings will be held from 7
to 9:30 p.m. on each of the following evenings: January 26, 1998, in
Manhattan, Kansas; January 27, 1998, in Bethany, Missouri; January 28,
1998, in Ft. Dodge, Iowa; and January 29, 1998, in Sioux Falls, South
Dakota. An informal open forum will precede each hearing from 5 to 6:30
p.m. each evening.
ADDRESSES: The January 26 hearing will be held at the Kansas State
University Student Union, Main Ballroom, 17th Street and Anderson
Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas; the January 27 hearing will be held at the
Bethany Community Center, 103 N. 25th Street, Bethany, Missouri; the
January 28 hearing will be held at Iowa Central Community College, Vo-
Tech Building, Conference Rooms 1 and 2, 330 Avenue M, Fort Dodge,
Iowa; and the January 29 hearing will be at the University of Sioux
Falls, Chapel Auditorium-Jeschke Fine Arts Center, 1101 West 22nd
Street, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Written comments and materials
should be sent to: Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
315 Houston St., Suite E, Manhattan, Kansas 66502. Comments and
materials received will be available for public inspection, by
appointment, during normal business hours at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vernon Tabor at the above address
(785/539-3474).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 4(b)(5)(E) of the Act requires that a public hearing be
held on the proposal to list the Topeka shiner as an endangered
species, if requested within 45 days of the proposal's publication in
the Federal Register. Public requests were received in the allotted
time period from parties in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and South Dakota.
Anyone expecting to make an oral presentation at these hearings is
encouraged to provide a written copy of their statement to the hearing
officer prior to the start of the hearing. In the event there is a
large attendance, the time allotted for oral statements may have to be
limited. Oral and written statements receive equal consideration. There
are no limits to the length of written comments presented at these
hearings or mailed to the Service.
In order to accommodate the scheduled public hearings, the Service
extends the public comment period. Written comments may be submitted
from January 12, 1998 through February 9, 1998, to: Field Supervisor
(see ADDRESSES section).
Author
The primary author of this document is Vernon Tabor (see ADDRESSES
section).
Authority
The authority for this action is the Endangered Species Act, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531).
Dated: December 18, 1997.
Ralph O. Morgenweck,
Regional Director, Denver, Colorado.
[FR Doc. 97-33537 Filed 12-23-97; 8:45 am]
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