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50 CFR Part 17



 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Designation of 
Critical Habitat for Cirsium loncholepis (La Graciosa Thistle); Final 
Rule

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

[FWS-R8-ES-2008-0078]
99210-1117-0000-B4
[RIN 1018-AV03]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised 
Designation of Critical Habitat for Cirsium loncholepis (La Graciosa 
Thistle)

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are 
designating final revised critical habitat for Cirsium loncholepis (La 
Graciosa thistle). We are designating approximately 24,103 acres (ac) 
(9,754 hectares (ha)) of habitat in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara 
Counties, California, as critical habitat for C. loncholepis. This 
final revised designation constitutes a reduction of approximately 
16,986 ac (6,873 ha) from the 2004 designation of critical habitat for 
C. loncholepis.

DATES: This rule becomes effective on December 3, 2009.

ADDRESSES: The final rule, final economic analysis, and map of critical 
habitat will be available on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov 
and http://www.fws.gov/ventura/. Comments and materials received, as 
well as supporting documentation used in the preparation of this final 
rule, are available for public inspection, by appointment, during 
normal business hours, at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ventura 
Fish and Wildlife Office, 2493 Portola Road, Suite B, Ventura, CA 93003 
(telephone 805/644-1766; facsimile 805/644-3958).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane K. Noda, Field Supervisor, 
Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office, 2493 Portola Road, Suite B, Ventura, 
CA 93003 (telephone 805/644-1766; facsimile 805/644-3958). If you use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    It is our intent to discuss only those topics directly relevant to 
the revised designation of critical habitat for Cirsium loncholepis in 
this final rule. For more information on the taxonomy, biology, and 
ecology of C. loncholepis, refer to the final listing rule published in 
the Federal Register (FR) on March 20, 2000 (65 FR 14888), the final 
designation of critical habitat for C. loncholepis published on March 
17, 2004 (69 FR 12553), the proposed revised designation of critical 
habitat published in the Federal Register on August 6, 2008 (73 FR 
45806), and the March 10, 2009, availability of the draft economic 
analysis (DEA) (74 FR 10211).
Species Description, Life History, Distribution, Ecology, and Habitat
    We did not receive any new substantial information pertaining to 
the description, life history, distribution, ecology, or habitat of 
Cirsium loncholepis following the 2008 proposed revised designation of 
critical habitat for this species. Therefore, please refer to the final 
listing rule published in the Federal Register on March 20, 2000 (65 FR 
14888), and the proposed revised designation of critical habitat 
published on August 6, 2008 (73 FR 45806), for a discussion of the 
species' description, life history, distribution, ecology, and habitat.

Previous Federal Actions

    On March 17, 2004, we designated critical habitat for Cirsium 
loncholepis on approximately 41,089 acres (ac) (16,628 hectares (ha)) 
of land in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties, California (69 
FR 12553). In March 2005, the Homebuilders Association of Northern 
California, et al., filed suit against the Service (CV-013630LKK-JFM) 
challenging final critical habitat rules for several species, including 
C. loncholepis. In March 2006, a settlement was reached that requires 
the Service to re-evaluate five final critical habitat designations, 
including critical habitat designated for C. loncholepis. The 
settlement, as subsequently modified on May 18, 2007, stipulated that 
we would submit any proposed revisions to the C. loncholepis 
designation to the Federal Register for publication on or before July 
27, 2008, and a final determination by July 27, 2009. By stipulation 
and order entered May 8, 2009, the deadline for submission of revisions 
to the final critical habitat designation was extended to on or before 
October 27, 2009. We published the proposed revisions to the critical 
habitat designation for C. loncholepis in the Federal Register on 
August 6, 2008 (73 FR 45806), and accepted public comments on the 
proposed revisions until October 6, 2008.
    On March 10, 2009, we published in the Federal Register a notice of 
availability (NOA) of the DEA (dated January 16, 2009), and opened the 
second public comment period on the proposed designation of revised 
critical habitat (74 FR 10211). This final rule completes our 
obligations under the March 23, 2006, settlement agreement regarding 
Cirsium loncholepis. For a discussion of additional information on 
previous Federal actions concerning C. loncholepis, refer to the final 
listing rule published on March 20, 2000 (65 FR 14888), and the final 
designation of critical habitat published on March 17, 2004 (69 FR 
12553).

Summary of Comments and Recommendations

    We requested written comments from the public on the proposed 
revised designation of critical habitat for Cirsium loncholepis during 
two comment periods. The first comment period opened August 6, 2008 (73 
FR 45806), associated with the publication of the proposed rule, and 
closed October 6, 2008. The second comment period opened March 10, 2009 
(74 FR 10211), associated with the availability of the DEA, and closed 
April 9, 2009. During these two public comment periods, we contacted 
appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies; scientific 
organizations; and other interested parties and invited them to comment 
on the proposed rule to revise critical habitat for this species and 
the associated DEA.
    During the first public comment period, we received 16 comments 
directly addressing the proposed revision of critical habitat. We 
received one request for a public hearing, which was subsequently 
retracted. During the second public comment period, we received 16 
comments directly addressing the proposed revision of critical habitat 
for this species or the DEA.

Peer Review

    In accordance with our policy on peer review for activities under 
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
seq.), published on July 1, 1994 (59 FR 34270), we solicited expert 
opinions from eight knowledgeable individuals with scientific expertise 
that included familiarity with the species, the geographic region in 
which it occurs, and conservation biology principles pertinent to the 
species. We received responses from five of the peer reviewers. The 
peer reviewers generally concurred with our methods and conclusions and 
indicated that the Service did a thorough job of delineating critical 
habitat using the best available scientific information.

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    We reviewed all comments received from the peer reviewers and the 
public for substantive issues and new information regarding the 
designation of critical habitat for Cirsium loncholepis. All public 
comments are addressed in the following summary and incorporated into 
the final rule as appropriate.

Peer Reviewer Comments

     Comment 1: One peer reviewer noted that several areas beyond those 
proposed for designation as critical habitat contain habitat and 
features important for recovery of Cirsium loncholepis. Specifically, 
Guadalupe Lake was (and sometimes still is) the largest seasonal lake 
on the floor of the Santa Maria Valley, that it still persists today, 
and that it is likely that C. loncholepis was associated with this 
feature and its surrounding wetlands, as well as swales on the Orcutt 
Terrace. The commenter added that restoration of Guadalupe Lake 
(hydrology and vegetation) should be a primary focus of conservation 
efforts for C. loncholepis in this portion of the Santa Maria Valley 
and Orcutt Creek and that Unit 2 should be expanded to include 
Guadalupe Lake. Three additional areas that the peer reviewer 
recommended for inclusion in the critical habitat designation are: (1) 
The Mussel Rock dune sheet that contains dune swale wetlands; (2) the 
coastal mesa of Burton Mesa (south of San Antonio Creek), which has 
suitable Cirsium habitat and would provide connectivity between San 
Antonio Terrace and the Santa Ynez River; and (3) the interior portions 
of the Orcutt Terrace Dune Sheet that contain vernal pools and vernal 
pool complexes and support other listed ``wetland'' species 
(specifically the federally endangered California tiger salamander 
(Ambystoma californiense)). The interior portions of the Orcutt Terrace 
Dune Sheet contain areas such as Guadalupe Lake, Green Canyon, 
``Bradley Lake,'' and ``West Bradley Lake'' and would provide an 
excellent patchwork of open space areas for dispersal of C. loncholepis 
seed and connectivity via wind and hydrological processes.
     Our Response: We determined that these four areas (Guadalupe Lake, 
the remaining portions of the Mussel Rock Dune Sheet, Burton Mesa 
(south of San Antonio Creek), and interior portions of the Orcutt 
Terrace Dune Sheet) are important for recovery but not essential for 
the conservation of Cirsium loncholepis. We acknowledge that these 
areas do contain suitable habitat and the primary constituent elements 
(PCEs) for the species, but not in the quantity, quality, and spatial 
arrangement to make them essential for the conservation of the species. 
As opportunities arise, we will work with local landowners to advance 
the recovery of C. loncholepis in these areas by increasing 
connectivity via suitable habitat patches for C. loncholepis and seed 
dispersal. We are designating as critical habitat areas along Orcutt 
Creek that contain the highest quality areas of suitable habitat that 
will serve as ``stepping stone'' habitats for C. loncholepis between 
the Guadalupe Dunes and Santa Maria River areas, and between the 
formerly occupied San Antonio Creek and Santa Ynez River areas.
     Comment 2: All of the peer reviewers commented that the proposed 
designation of critical habitat uses the best available scientific 
information to develop the best possible habitat design to prevent 
extinction of the species and indicated that it was an exhaustive 
presentation of the facts supporting revisions to critical habitat for 
Cirsium loncholepis. They concurred that the current range of C. 
loncholepis is not sufficient to ensure (or even make likely) the 
continued existence of the species and that the inclusion of unoccupied 
habitat in the proposed critical habitat designation was justified 
scientifically. They concurred that all proposed units are important 
for recovery: Units 1 and 2 are occupied; Unit 3 was occupied, has 
important recovery potential, and serves as an extremely important area 
to connect multiple populations to reduce extinction risk for the 
species; and Units 4, 5, and 6 complete these linkages and have high 
recovery potential for the species.
     Our Response: The peer reviewers confirmed the importance of the 
areas that we identified as containing features essential to the 
conservation of the species and consequently delineated as critical 
habitat. Additionally, we added details and supplemental information 
about Cirsium loncholepis, and special management needs provided by the 
peer reviewers, in the Special Management Considerations or Protection, 
Primary Constituent Elements, and Final Critical Habitat Designation 
sections of this rule.
     Comment 3: Several peer reviewers had comments and provided 
additional information regarding (1) the importance of long-distance 
dispersal for this species in relation to habitat fragmentation, (2) 
the layout of critical habitat boundaries, (3) the PCEs, and (4) the 
importance of conserving the long-distance dispersal vectors within and 
between the critical habitat units (and suitable habitat patches) for 
the conservation of the species. There was a consensus among the peer 
reviewers that habitat fragmentation increases the threats to a 
species, and that it increases the risk of extirpation and extinction 
events. They discussed that the best way to conserve species affected 
by habitat fragmentation is to increase the total size of available 
habitat or connect remaining available habitat with habitat linkages. 
They further discussed that reconnections (of available and suitable 
habitat) can ameliorate the threats associated with small population 
sizes by promoting dispersal and geneflow.
     Our Response: We appreciate the peer reviewers' comments and 
information regarding long-distance dispersal and Cirsium loncholepis, 
and we have considered the peer reviewers' comments and recommendations 
regarding habitat fragmentation, connectivity, and long-distance 
dispersal in the development of this final revised critical habitat 
designation. We have incorporated them into the rule under the section 
entitled Primary Constituent Elements.
     Comment 4: One peer reviewer mentioned that the County of Santa 
Barbara requires a minimum 100-foot riparian buffer along creeks in 
rural areas, which includes agriculture, and that pulling back 
agriculture to create this minimum buffer could make conditions 
favorable for Cirsium loncholepis along riparian areas in the critical 
habitat units designated in Santa Barbara County.
     Our Response: We thank the reviewer for this information. We 
checked with the County of Santa Barbara (Mashore 2009a, unpaginated, 
2009b, unpaginated; Mooney 2009, unpaginated) and were informed that 
the County's Coastal Land Use Plan (Policy 9-37; also cross-referenced 
in Sec. 35-97.19 of the County's Coastal Ordinance) pertains to review 
of documents under the California Environmental Quality Act and states:
    The minimum buffer strip for streams in rural areas shall be 
presumptively 100 feet, and for streams in urban areas, 50 feet. These 
minimum buffers may be adjusted upward or downward on a case-by-case 
basis. The buffer shall be established based on an investigation of the 
following factors and after consultation with the California Department 
of Fish and Game and California Regional Water Quality Control Board in 
order to protect the biological productivity and water quality of 
streams: a.) soil type and stability of stream corridors, b.) how 
surface water filters into the ground, c.) slope of land on either side 
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flood plain boundary. Riparian vegetation shall be protected and shall 
be included in the buffer. Where riparian vegetation has previously 
been removed, except for channelization, the buffer shall allow for the 
re-establishment of riparian vegetation to its prior extent to the 
greatest degree possible.
    We concur that pulling back the footprint of areas utilized for 
agricultural production to create this minimum buffer could make 
conditions favorable for Cirsium loncholepis along riparian areas in 
Santa Barbara County. We will continue to work closely with the County 
of Santa Barbara and landowners in these areas to provide for the 
conservation of C. loncholepis.
     Comment 5: One peer reviewer mentioned that there may be areas of 
active row crop agriculture within the boundaries of proposed critical 
habitat in Unit 3 and that we should check to avoid their inclusion in 
critical habitat.
     Our Response: We acknowledge that there may be areas with active 
row crops in Unit 3 (and other critical habitat units). When 
determining the revisions to critical habitat boundaries within this 
final rule, we made every effort to avoid including developed areas, 
such as buildings, paved areas, and other structures, as well as tilled 
fields and row crops that lack the PCEs for Cirsium loncholepis in the 
appropriate quantity and spatial arrangement essential to the 
conservation of the species. We identified critical habitat for this 
species based on several criteria. Application of these criteria 
(please see the Criteria Used To Identify Critical Habitat section of 
this final rule) resulted in the determination of the physical and 
biological features that are essential to the conservation of this 
species, as identified by the PCEs in the appropriate quantity and 
spatial arrangement essential to the conservation of the species. Thus, 
not all areas supporting the identified PCEs will meet the definition 
of critical habitat. Any such lands inadvertently left inside critical 
habitat boundaries shown on the maps of this final critical habitat are 
excluded by text in this rule and are not designated as critical 
habitat (please see Criteria Used To Identify Critical Habitat and 
Final Critical Habitat Designation sections and the unit description 
and map for Unit 3 in this final rule).
     Comment 6: One peer reviewer commented regarding the occupancy 
status of the Cañada de las Flores Unit. The commenter noted 
that we considered it to be unoccupied in the proposed revised 
designation, that the species was last observed in this unit in 1989, 
that the surveys in 1990 were conducted during a drought year, that the 
surveys in 2007 were conducted at a bad time of year, and that no 
sufficient surveys have been conducted here for 17 years. The commenter 
reasoned that because of the above information and the lack of surveys 
over a 17-year span, it seemed contradictory to consider this unit 
unoccupied.
     Our Response: Although the last herbarium specimen of this 
population was collected in 1973 (Consortium of California Herbaria 
(CCH) 2008, unpaginated), and it was last recorded (by photograph) in 
1987 (Thornton 2008, unpaginated), Hendrickson (1990, pp. 1-25) notes 
that in 1990, Jeanette Sainz reported that at CaCañadantilde;ada 
de las Flores Cirsium loncholepis plants ``...fluctuate every year; 
however, she has never known them to be absent completely as we found 
this year.'' Based on this information, we concluded that at the time 
of listing in 2000, Unit 3, Ca[ntilde]ada de las Flores was occupied by 
C. loncholepis. We reached the same conclusion when we designated 
critical habitat in 2004. We revisited this population with Jeanette 
Sainz in November 2007. No C. loncholepis plants were observed, some 
habitat conditions at the site have declined due to grazing intensity, 
but the basic suitable habitat conditions are still present (e.g., 
freshwater seeps and native vegetation) (Elvin 2007a, unpaginated). 
Based on one peer reviewer comment and a public comment regarding the 
occupancy status of Ca[ntilde]ada de las Flores, we requested 
permission to visit the site in 2008 during the blooming season for 
this species to try to obtain more data regarding the occupancy status 
of this site; however, we were not able to obtain permission from the 
current owner. The owner had biologists conduct surveys in March of 
2009, with no C. loncholepis being observed (Kisner 2009, unpaginated). 
Therefore, the best scientific and commercial data available indicate 
that this site was last documented as occupied in 1987 (Thornton 2008, 
unpaginated) and last reported in 1989 (Hendrickson 1990, pp. 1-25). 
Therefore, based on the continued lack of observation of C. loncholepis 
since 1989 (Hendrickson 1990, pp. 1-25; 65 FR 14888, March 20, 2000; 
CNDDB 2007, unpaginated; Elvin 2007b, unpaginated; CCH 2008, 
unpaginated; Thornton 2008, unpaginated), we consider Ca[ntilde]ada de 
las Flores to be unoccupied for the purposes of this rule.
     Comment 7: One peer reviewer strongly suggested that additional 
management actions be undertaken for the species, specifically that the 
species be reintroduced into the unoccupied Units 3, 4, 5, and 6.
     Our Response: We agree that the recommended additional management 
actions, specifically reintroducing the species into unoccupied areas 
with suitable habitat throughout the range of the species, would 
benefit the species and contribute to its conservation. While we do not 
develop management strategies as part of the process of designating 
critical habitat, we do consider site-specific management strategies 
important to the conservation of the species and work with landowners, 
researchers, and others to develop and implement them as part of the 
recovery process.
     Comment 8: One peer reviewer commented that historically it is 
likely that Cirsium loncholepis had a much broader distribution in (1) 
Los Alamos Valley, specifically along the broad floodplain of San 
Antonio Creek and in the numerous hillside seeps and sag ponds 
associated with the southeast-northwest trending fault line that 
created this valley, and (2) the rest of the San Antonio Creek 
floodplain (e.g., Barka Slough); therefore the reviewer suggested that 
we emphasize conservation efforts in these areas.
     Our Response: We concur that it is possible that Cirsium 
loncholepis was more widely distributed in the San Antonio Creek 
watershed. This is why we proposed the areas in Units 3 and 4 and why 
we are designating lands in these units as critical habitat for C. 
loncholepis. Please see the unit descriptions for Units 3 and 4 for a 
more indepth discussion of these areas.

Public Comments

     Comment 9: One commenter stated that we should not designate 
critical habitat for a weed.
     Our Response: Cirsium loncholepis is a rare and endangered native 
plant. It does not qualify under any criteria as a weed. There are some 
species within this thistle genus that are ``weedy'' in the sense of 
growing out of their native habitat; for instance, several species of 
thistle originally native to Europe have spread across North America. 
Other thistle species are native but ``weedy'' in the sense that they 
have the ability to spread aggressively. Cirsium loncholepis is not 
``weedy'' in either sense, as it is native to a small area of central 
coastal California, and is not aggressive in colonizing new sites. It 
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required under the Act to designate critical habitat for it.
     Comment 10: One commenter stated that the designation is based on 
incomplete data and should not go forward.
     Our Response: The Service's Policy on Information Standards Under 
the Endangered Species Act, published on July 1, 1994 (59 FR 34271), 
establishes procedures and provides guidance to ensure that decisions 
made by the Service represent the best scientific and commercial data 
available. We are required, to the extent consistent with the Act and 
with the use of the best scientific and commercial data available, to 
use primary and original sources of information as the basis for 
recommendations to designate critical habitat. See the section of this 
rule titled Critical Habitat for additional information on these 
standards. The revised critical habitat designation presented in this 
rule is based upon the best scientific and commercial information 
available as required by the Act.
     Comment 11: One commenter stated that the rule does not justify 
designating active cropland in the Santa Maria Valley or urban lands in 
the Orcutt area, that it is illogical to designate critical habitat on 
intensely cultivated row crop farms in the western Santa Maria Valley, 
and that agricultural fields in the Santa Maria Valley do not meet the 
definition of critical habitat because they lack the PCEs.
     Our Response: We attempted to avoid designating agricultural land 
as much as possible because the PCEs are not present in the appropriate 
quantity and spatial arrangement essential to the conservation of the 
species in much of the actively farmed agricultural land. However, 
within the areas mapped that include agricultural fields, there are 
pockets of habitat that contain or support the PCEs and are essential 
to the conservation of the species (e.g., along the untilled margins of 
fields; along untilled, low-lying swales within fields; and in fields 
that are temporarily fallow). For example, there are pockets of 
suitable habitat along Orcutt Creek that contain ``stepping stone'' 
habitats in and adjacent to agricultural lands. These ``stepping 
stone'' habitats play an important role in the conservation of this 
species by providing corridors and intermediate sites with suitable 
habitats that act as an essential dispersal corridor (along which the 
species can disperse from coastal sites to other suitable sites farther 
inland) (Damschen 2008; Trakhtenbrot 2008). Therefore, these areas are 
essential to the conservation of the species. Some areas within 
agricultural lands are not essential because they do not contain the 
PCEs in the appropriate quantity and spatial arrangement essential to 
the conservation of the species. We made every effort to exclude as 
many areas as possible that do not meet the definition of critical 
habitat, but were not able to exclude all of these areas due to the 
mapping scale utilized. Areas that are within the boundaries of 
critical habitat, but do not contain the PCEs in the appropriate 
quantity and spatial arrangement essential to the conservation of the 
species, are excluded by text in this revision and are not designated 
as critical habitat (please see the Criteria Used To Identify Critical 
Habitat and Final Critical Habitat Designation sections and the unit 
description and map for Unit 2 in this final rule).
     Comment 12: One commenter stated that the Service makes the 
assumption that Orcutt Creek is not impacted by existing urban and 
agricultural uses and does not account for the fact that Orcutt Creek 
and other streams are fully impeded to downstream flows and are 
affected by other threats (e.g., County zoning may permit development 
within the floodplain with minimal setbacks from creeks, non-point 
source pollution runoff from agriculture (herbicides, fertilizers) and 
urban areas, flood control measures).
     Our Response: We do not assume that the entire stretch of Orcutt 
Creek, the Santa Maria River, and their associated watersheds are not 
impacted by existing uses. We are aware that the watersheds have been 
adversely affected by urban and agricultural practices and we thank the 
commenter for pointing out additional threats of which we were not 
aware to the species. We have included this new information in the 
Special Management Considerations or Protection and Final Critical 
Habitat Designation sections of this rule. We believe that the Orcutt 
Creek area is essential to the conservation of the species because it 
contains pockets of suitable habitat that act as ``stepping stone'' 
habitats and are an essential dispersal corridor. For additional 
information on this topic, please see Comments 5 and 11 and our 
responses to them.
     Comment 13: Three commenters did not feel that we presented 
sufficient justification to propose unoccupied habitat, specifically 
areas in Unit 1 and Unit 3, and that it was the intent of Congress to 
limit the designation of critical habitat to occupied areas, except in 
unusual circumstances.
     Our Response: The Act specifically provides that the Service may 
designate as critical habitat areas outside of the geographical area 
occupied by a species at the time it was listed if we determine that 
those areas are essential for the conservation of the species (section 
3(5)(A)(ii) of the Act). By regulation, we can designate as critical 
habitat areas ``outside the geographical area presently occupied by a 
species only when a designation limited to its present range would be 
inadequate to ensure the conservation of the species'' (50 CFR 
424.12(e)).
    The commenters included some supplemental information regarding 
their statements that unoccupied areas are not essential for the 
recovery of Cirsium loncholepis. Multiple peer reviewers commented that 
unoccupied areas were essential to the conservation of the species and 
that it was scientifically sound and justified to designate these areas 
as critical habitat. After analyzing this supplemental information, we 
determined that the current range of the species is not sufficient to 
ensure its conservation and that unoccupied areas (both within and 
outside the current range of the species) are essential for its 
conservation. For additional information on this issue, please see 
Comment 2 and our response to it.
     Comment 14: One commenter stated that Unit 3 has different 
environmental conditions than other units in the following ways: it 
does not contain PCEs; it is not occupied (because 1987 was the last 
time that plants were seen); we did not describe why or how Unit 3 is 
necessary to ensure connectivity in a manner that is ``essential'' for 
the conservation of the species; in Unit 3 ``...only a very few Thistle 
plants have ever been found and only a very small percentage of Unit 3 
contains the [PCEs] for the Thistle...''; and we did not cite any 
specific data, studies, or other evidence that demonstrate that Unit 3 
is essential for establishing connectivity with areas occupied by 
Cirsium loncholepis and for preserving genetic variability within the 
species. Therefore it is impossible for the public to generate 
meaningful comments. One commenter objected to the inclusion of Unit 3.
     Our Response: We believe that the final revised designation for 
Cirsium loncholepis accurately contains all specific areas meeting the 
definition of critical habitat for this species. As discussed in the 
Criteria Used to Identify Critical Habitat section of the proposed 
revised designation and this final revised designation, we delineated 
proposed revised critical habitat for C. loncholepis using the 
following criteria:

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     (1) Areas occupied by individuals at the time of listing and areas 
currently occupied by this species;
     (2) Habitat providing connectivity between the areas containing 
the extant populations;
     (3) Areas outside the geographical area occupied by the species at 
the time of listing, but within the historical range of the species, 
that contain large, continuous blocks of suitable habitat, such as the 
numerous mesic areas and seeps in and surrounding the lower reaches of 
the Santa Ynez River;
     (4) Important corridors of suitable habitat that connect the 
large, continuous areas based on seed or pollen dispersal abilities in 
those corridors, such as the areas along Orcutt Creek between the 
Guadalupe Dunes and Ca[ntilde]ada de las Flores; and
     (5) The presence and characteristics of other features that are 
important to maintain the metapopulation dynamics for C. loncholepis in 
the areas listed in (1) through (4) above (e.g., winds and their 
relationship to the formation of geographic features, movement patterns 
for various dispersal agents, watersheds, geology).
    Application of these criteria captures the physical and biological 
features that are essential to the conservation of this species, 
identified as the species' PCEs laid out in the appropriate quantity 
and spatial arrangement. Thus, not all areas supporting the identified 
PCEs will meet the definition of critical habitat. The criteria we used 
resulted in a critical habitat designation that is representative of 
the diversity in this species' range and includes both occupied and 
unoccupied habitat. Some previously occupied areas (such as 
Ca[ntilde]ada de las Flores) may have once represented core populations 
for this species, but due to its precipitous decline (as discussed in 
the Primary Constituent Elements section of this rule), we have 
determined that these areas are still essential for the conservation of 
this species. We also made a determination that modifications to the 
critical habitat boundaries in Unit 3 were not warranted.
    Data used in the preparation of this final revised designation also 
indicate that the basic habitat conditions are still present in Unit 3 
(e.g., freshwater seeps and native vegetation). Unit 3 occurs at a 
pivotal location for the species as a whole; it is down-wind from 
Cirsium loncholepis populations in the Santa Maria Valley and areas on 
San Antonio Terrace (Hunt 2008, unpaginated) and upstream from 
populations in the San Antonio Valley (e.g., the mouth of San Antonio 
Creek (one of the potential type locality sites for C. loncholepis) and 
San Antonio Terrace Dunes). The Ca[ntilde]ada de las Flores location is 
essential to maintain connectivity between populations in the Santa 
Maria Valley and populations in the San Antonio Creek and Santa Ynez 
Valleys and contains habitat for a core population area. The areas in 
question meet our criteria used to identify critical habitat (for 
additional information, please see the Criteria Used to Identify 
Critical Habitat section below).
     Comment 15: One commenter stated that 50 percent of the proposed 
critical habitat in Unit 3 is already covered by currently designated 
critical habitat for California tiger salamander; therefore, because 
the area is already protected and requires consultation under the Act, 
this rule is redundant.
     Our Response: The Act directs us to analyze and determine which 
areas are essential to the conservation of each species. We analyzed 
the areas that we determined were essential for Cirsium loncholepis in 
this rule. While there may be overlap in critical habitat boundaries 
for different species, in this case, the PCEs (and essential habitat 
components) are different for C. loncholepis than they are for 
California tiger salamander. Therefore the critical habitat 
determination for California tiger salamander does not describe the 
same habitat and it does not offer the same protections as the 
designation of critical habitat for C. loncholepis.
     Comment 16: One commenter stated that the adoption of the proposed 
critical habitat rule is subject to compliance with National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The Service must comply with NEPA in 
designating critical habitat as per the Tenth Circuit Court decision 
(Catron County Bd. Of Comm'r, N.M.v. USFWS, 75 F.3d 1429).
     Our Response: It is our position that, outside the jurisdiction of 
the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, we do not need to prepare 
environmental analyses as defined by NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) in 
connection with designating critical habitat under the Act. We 
published a notice outlining our reasons for this determination in the 
Federal Register on October 25, 1983 (48 FR 49244). This assertion was 
upheld in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Douglas County v. 
Babbitt, 48 F.3d 1495 (9th Cir. 1995), cert. denied, 516 U.S. 1042 
(1996)).
     Comment 17: Two commenters stated there are areas within the 
proposed critical habitat that should not be included in the final 
designation because they do not contain the PCEs, are not occupied by 
the species, or otherwise do not meet the definition of critical 
habitat.
     Our Response: Where site-specific information was submitted to us 
during the comment periods for this revised designation with a 
rationale as to why an area should not be designated as critical 
habitat, we evaluated that information in accordance with the 
definition of critical habitat under to section 3(5)(A) of the Act. 
This rule notes that there are areas within the boundaries of 
designated critical habitat that do not contain those biological 
features essential for the conservation of the species (e.g., roads, 
buildings, and other areas that do not contain PCEs) and these specific 
areas are not included in designated critical habitat by text provided 
in this rule even though they appear to be within the boundaries of 
designated critical habitat. Please see the individual unit 
descriptions for discussions of the PCEs and where the unit is occupied 
by the species.
    For additional information regarding Unit 3, please see Comment 14 
and our response to it. For additional information regarding Unit 1 and 
areas in the OHV area of ODSVRA, please see Comment 18 and our response 
to it and the unit description for Unit 1.
     Comment 18: One commenter stated that the Service previously 
excluded the heavily-used off-highway vehicle (OHV) riding areas within 
the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area (ODSVRA) in the 2004 
final critical habitat designation because the area is not essential 
for the conservation of Cirsium loncholepis. Two commenters objected to 
the inclusion in proposed critical habitat Unit 1 of large areas on 
State Park lands within the ODSVRA in proposed critical habitat Unit 1 
that are used for OHV recreation on a regular basis.
     Our Response: We acknowledge that these areas were not included in 
the 2004 final rule, but the best available science at that time 
indicated that Cirsium loncholepis was still extant at a number of 
locations throughout its range. Current information indicates that the 
species has experienced severe declines in the number of populations, 
occurrences, and individuals such that areas beyond the species' 
currently occupied range are essential for its conservation. In the 
process of analyzing what constitutes critical habitat for the species 
during this revision, we determined that certain areas within the OHV 
area met the definition of critical habitat.
    In this final revised designation of critical habitat, we have 
included polygons of critical habitat that contain vegetation that 
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within the OHV riding area of ODSVRA because they are essential to the 
conservation of the species. The polygons contain habitat patches, 
including open sand dune swales and vegetation islands. In identifying 
the areas designated as final revised critical habitat, we delineated 
the boundaries based on the best available science, with the 
understanding that this is a dynamic ecosystem, and it has been 
documented that these vegetation islands move over time (California 
Geological Society (CGS) 2007, 113 pp.). The habitat patches move up to 
120 meters (m) (394 feet (ft)) over a 20-year time frame (CGS 2007, 113 
pp.); therefore, we developed a formula to determine the predicted 
migration of these patches over the next 20 years. For a description of 
this formula, please see the Criteria Used to Identify Critical Habitat 
section of this rule.
    Following our evaluation of the information provided, we made a 
determination that modifications to the critical habitat boundaries 
were warranted in parts of Unit 1. The areas within the habitat patches 
(including vegetation islands and open sand dune swales) containing 
PCEs in the appropriate quantity and spatial arrangement necessary to 
provide the features essential to the conservation of Cirsium 
loncholepis are essential. Therefore, under this rule, we are 
designating them as critical habitat. However, the areas within the 
boundaries of these polygons that are outside of the habitat patches 
(but within the OHV riding area of ODSVRA) and are used on a regular 
basis for OHV recreation do not currently contain PCEs in the 
appropriate quantity and spatial arrangement necessary to provide the 
features essential to the conservation of C. loncholepis. We are 
designating these areas as critical habitat because the vegetation 
islands will migrate beyond their current boundaries in the foreseeable 
future, and thus the areas are essential for the conservation of C. 
loncholepis.
    These polygons of critical habitat contain suitable habitat and are 
adjacent to currently occupied and historically occupied sites. The 
polygons are northwest of a large continuous block of occupied habitat. 
The Callender Dunes are dominated by moderate to strong winds from the 
northwest (categorized as greater than 7.47 miles per hour (mph) (12.02 
kilometers per hour (kph)) most of the time and throughout the year 
(U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service 
(USDA NRCS) 2008, unpaginated; National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration Western Regional Climate Center (NOAA) 2007, 
unpaginated). However, moderate to strong winds from the southeast also 
occur in this area during parts of the year (November through 
February), which overlaps with at least 2 months of the approximately 
5-month period that seeds are dispersed from the remains of the 
flowering stalk (August through December). These winds are an essential 
dispersal vector that helps move Cirsium loncholepis seeds between 
areas of suitable habitat; as a result, the vegetated islands become 
essential in maintaining connectivity within and between occurrences 
and populations. Further, several peer reviewers indicated that for 
fugitive species (i.e., species that move from place to place through 
time) like C. loncholepis that also rely on long-distance dispersal, 
adjacent occupied and unoccupied suitable habitat is essential for 
survival. These vegetation islands meet this need for the species, and 
provide a shifting mosaic of habitats that depend upon geomorphic 
processes operating across large landscape areas for their maintenance.
    In the proposed revised designation, we proposed 714 ac (290 ha) 
within the OHV area of ODSVRA. In this final rule, we have reduced the 
number of acres within the OHV area of ODSVRA to 75 ac (30 ha) that are 
included in critical habitat Unit 1 because we determined that areas 
with a long-standing history of heavy OHV use did not contain the PCEs 
in the appropriate quantity and spatial arrangement (see our response 
to Comment 20). We made every effort to include the essential vegetated 
island habitats and the areas that they are expected to migrate to in 
the foreseeable future based on a recent analysis of historical 
movements of these habitats in the ODSVRA and the geomorphology of the 
Callender Dunes (CGS 2007, 113 pp.; Cooper 1967, pp. 75-90; Hunt 1993, 
pp. 5-72; USDA NRCS 2008, unpaginated).
     Comment 19: Two commenters discussed the ODSVRA's preparation of 
an habitat conservation plan (HCP) and concluded that the completion of 
the HCP will make the critical habitat rule superfluous and 
unnecessary, as the Service excludes areas if they do not need special 
management. Therefore, because the species will be addressed in the 
soon-to-be-released draft HCP for ODSRVA, no special management will be 
needed in any of the proposed critical habitat areas within ODSVRA.
     Our Response: In considering the benefits of including lands in a 
designation that are covered by a proposed or current HCP or other 
management plan, we evaluate a number of factors to help us determine 
if the plan provides equivalent or greater conservation benefit than 
would likely result from consultation on a designation. These criteria 
are discussed in the Application of Section 4(b)(2) of the Act section 
below.
    Because the HCP under development for the ODSVRA is still in draft 
form, there is uncertainty concerning what actions may be proposed or 
committed to for conservation of the species, and there is uncertainty 
concerning whether any actions proposed will be effective. Accordingly, 
the draft HCP does not currently meet the criteria necessary for us to 
exclude these areas on the basis of the HCP under section 4(b)(2) of 
the Act.
     Comment 20: The California Department of Parks and Recreation 
(CDPR) requested that we exclude from critical habitat 820 acres of 
lands they manage (in and adjacent to the OHV area) at the ODSVRA. They 
requested that even if the lands in ODSVRA can be considered critical 
habitat, the Service exclude them under section 4(b)(2) of the Act for 
the following reasons:
     (1) There is a long-standing history of OHV use of Oceano Dunes;
     (2) The State law that established ODSVRA mandated the area be 
used for OHV recreation;
     (3) Critical habitat is not needed because CDPR has a rare plant 
protection program in place to manage populations within ODSVRA and if 
Cirsium loncholepis is found there in the future, those plants would be 
protected as part of the rare plant protection program; and
     (4) Economic impacts need to be considered, and they outweigh the 
benefits of inclusion of this area.
     Our Response: We analyzed the entire area within ODSVRA that was 
proposed as critical habitat in the proposed revised critical habitat 
designation. We determined that approximately 639 ac (259 ha) of the 
714 ac proposed as critical habitat do not contain the PCEs in the 
appropriate quantity and spatial arrangement that are essential for the 
conservation of the species. We are not designating as critical habitat 
these approximately 639 ac. Regarding the four points outlined in the 
CDPR comment letter (Zilke 2008):
     (1) The Act directs us to analyze areas essential to the 
conservation of the species, and section 4(b)(2) of the Act states that 
the Secretary may exclude any area if he determines that the benefits 
of exclusion outweigh the benefits of specifying an area as critical 
habitat, unless he determines, based on the best scientific and 
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area as critical habitat will result in the extinction of the species 
concerned. We analyzed the benefits of exclusion and the benefits of 
inclusion, and determined that some of the areas within ODSVRA were 
essential to the conservation of the species (see the unit description 
for Unit 1 and the map for Unit 1). Some of the areas within ODSVRA do 
not contain PCEs in the appropriate quantity and spatial arrangement 
that are essential for the conservation of the species. In designating 
those areas we determined to be essential to the conservation of the 
species, we made every effort to avoid those areas that do not contain 
the physical and biological features in the appropriate quantity and 
spatial arrangement. We determined that areas with a long-standing 
history of heavy OHV use did not contain the PCEs in the appropriate 
quantity and spatial arrangement (see our response to Comment 18).
     (2) We further determined that these areas, as designated, do not 
contradict the State law that established ODSVRA mandating the area be 
used for OHV recreation (see our responses to Comments 17 and 18 and 
our description of these areas in the unit description).
     (3) In considering whether to exclude an area from designation as 
critical habitat on the basis of a management plan (or rare plant 
protection program), we evaluate a number of factors to help us 
determine if the plan provides equivalent or greater conservation 
benefit than would likely result from consultation on a designation.
    These factors include: (A) Whether the plan is complete and 
provides protection from destruction or adverse modification; (B) 
whether there is a reasonable expectation that the conservation 
management strategies and actions will be implemented for the 
foreseeable future, based on past practices, written guidance, or 
regulations; and (C) whether the plan provides conservation strategies 
and measures consistent with currently accepted principles of 
conservation biology. The CDPR has not provided us with a management 
plan that meets all of those conditions necessary for us to exclude 
these areas from the designation.
     (4) We analyzed the benefits of exclusion and the benefits of 
inclusion of the remaining approximately 75 ac (30 ha) in the OHV area 
of ODSVRA. We determined that the remaining approximately 75 ac (30 ha) 
are essential to the conservation of the species, and the benefits of 
exclusion do not outweigh the benefits of inclusion. Accordingly, we 
are designating these approximately 75 ac (30 ha) as critical habitat.
    See our responses to Comments 17 and 18 and the following sections 
for a more indepth discussion of these issues: Criteria Used To 
Identify Critical Habitat, the unit description for Unit 1, and 
Relationship of Critical Habitat to Lands Managed by the California 
Department of Parks and Recreation (CDPR).
     Comment 21: One commenter, citing case decisions, stated a general 
comment that the Service's position that an area does not need special 
management where another conservation plan is in place is both 
illogical and legally invalid and the Cirsium loncholepis habitat 
within the boundaries of any conservation plan also meets the 
definition of critical habitat precisely because it requires the 
special management purportedly provided by the conservation plans.
     Our Response: The comment references a former Service 
interpretation as to the interrelationship of existing conservation 
plans with the definition of critical habitat in the Act. The 
definition states, in part, that ``critical habitat'' means (i) the 
specific areas within the geographical area occupied by a species, at 
the time it is listed in accordance with the Act, on which are found 
those physical or biological features (I) essential to the conservation 
of the species and (II) which may require special management 
considerations or protection (section 3(5)(A)(i) of the Act). Thus in 
determining critical habitat for an area occupied by the species at the 
time of listing, the Service looks at whether the physical or 
biological features of the area are both essential to the conservation 
of the species and may require special management considerations or 
protections. The commenter suggests that habitat within the boundaries 
of any conservation plan meets the definition of critical habitat. For 
that to be true, such an area must also have the physical and 
biological features essential to the conservation of the species to be 
considered critical habitat. The Service did not, in the proposed 
revised designation, suggest that areas with existing special 
management would not meet the definition of critical habitat. However, 
areas subject to a conservation plan and thus subject to special 
management, may be considered for exclusion from the critical habitat 
designation if the plan meets certain criteria (see the Application of 
Section 4(b)(2) of the Act section below for a discussion of these 
criteria).
     Comment 22: Two commenters were concerned that new PCEs were 
included that do not require a water source, that these PCEs and areas 
without water or a water source are not essential, and that the 
description of PCE 4 is ``insufficiently specific'' and includes every 
drainage within the region.
     Our Response: Each PCE and area proposed for designation as 
critical habitat can be essential for a different reason or a different 
part of the plant's life cycle. The dispersal of genetic material among 
and between populations is essential for the conservation and recovery 
of this species (see our response to Comment 3) and is covered by PCE 
4, which includes dispersal by both wind and water. Water is not 
essential to disperse the plant's seeds by wind, but dispersal by wind 
is essential for the conservation and recovery of the species. Also, 
the plant does grow and has been documented in areas that are ``dry,'' 
such as on the top of ridges in the Guadalupe Oil Fields to the south 
of the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge. We believe the 
word drainage is adequately specific, as it eliminates many upland and 
dry areas. Drainages within the boundaries of the revised critical 
habitat designation all contain suitable habitat and are important 
dispersal features, which are what we focused on in developing the 
revised critical habitat designation for this species. Drainages 
outside the boundaries of critical habitat, but within the region, may 
be important, but we are not designating them as critical habitat.
     Comment 23: One commenter stated that the only effective measure 
to ensure the recovery of the species (Cirsium loncholepis) in 
agricultural and urban areas is to preclude agricultural practices and 
production and urban development and that this constitutes a ``taking'' 
of private property; another commenter asked us to hold off 
interference in the private sector, stating that designating critical 
habitat [for C. loncholepis] will interfere with agriculture to feed 
all of the people.
     Our Response: Critical habitat has a direct regulatory impact only 
on Federal actions or actions requiring Federal authorization, 
permitting, or funding. Therefore, a critical habitat designation on 
private land has no regulatory impact on actions carried out by 
landowners unless they seek Federal funding or a Federal permit to 
carry out those actions. For example, if landowners must obtain a 
permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) under section 404 
of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. ) to carry out an action 
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consult with the Service under section 7 of the Act to evaluate the 
effects that the permitted activity may have on critical habitat. Even 
then, the designation may only have a substantial impact on the 
activity if it is likely to result in the destruction or adverse 
modification of the critical habitat. It is the responsibility of the 
Federal agency, not the private landowner, to initiate the consultation 
with the Service.
    The Act prohibits Federal agencies from carrying out actions that 
would destroy or adversely modify critical habitat. A Federal action 
(e.g., row crop farming, urban construction) that is not likely to 
cause the destruction or adverse modification of Cirsium loncholepis 
habitat may not be materially affected by a critical habitat 
designation. Federal action agencies must evaluate the potential 
effects of each action on its own merits. If a Federal action would 
result in the destruction or adverse modification of C. loncholepis 
habitat, the Service would suggest reasonable and prudent alternatives 
to avoid the destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat.
    The promulgation of a regulation does not take private property 
unless the regulation denies the property owners all economically 
beneficial or productive use of their land. Further, in accordance with 
Executive Order 12630 (Government Actions and Interference with 
Constitutionally Protected Private Property Rights), we analyzed the 
potential takings implications of designating critical habitat for 
Cirsium loncholepis in a takings implications assessment (TIA), which 
is available on request. The conclusion in the TIA was that the 
possibility for take of private property due to designation of critical 
habitat for Cirsium loncholepis is remote.
     Comment 24: One commenter stated that it is the Service's 
obligation under section 2(c) to ``seek to conserve endangered species 
and threatened species and shall utilize their authorities in 
furtherance of the purposes of this Act'' and section 7(a)(1) to 
conserve threatened and endangered species.
     Our Response: Section 4(a)(3) of the Act requires that critical 
habitat be designated for listed species. This rule meets our 
obligations under section 4(a)(3), which will help us accomplish our 
obligations under sections 2(c) and 7(a)(1). The designation of 
critical habitat for Cirsium loncholepis will not conflict with or 
prevent us from carrying out our obligations under sections 2(c) and 
7(a)(1).
     Comment 25: One commenter stated that we should designate as 
critical habitat all habitat and lands proposed for designation 
pursuant to the Act and that we should issue no exemptions or 
exclusions.
     Our Response: We proposed to designate 38,447 ac (15,559 ha) as 
critical habitat in the proposed revised designation of critical 
habitat for Cirsium loncholepis (73 FR 45806). Of that total, we 
determined in this final revised designation that 37,810 ac (15,300 ha) 
meet the definition of critical habitat and are essential to the 
conservation of the species. We determined that some areas 
(approximately 639 ac (259 ha) within Unit 1) with a long-standing 
history of heavy OHV use did not contain the PCEs in the appropriate 
quantity and spatial arrangement and therefore were not essential to 
the conservation of the species and did not fit the definition of 
critical habitat (see our response to Comments 18 and 20). We are 
excluding 13,705 ac (5,546 ha) of Department of Defense (DOD) lands 
within the boundaries of Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) under section 
4(b)(2) of the Act based on potential impacts to national security. 
Because the Service is not an expert in military readiness, we defer to 
the expertise of the DOD in identifying specific credible military 
readiness or national security impacts. See the section entitled 
Relationship of Critical Habitat to Lands Managed by the Department of 
Defense (DOD) below for a more indepth discussion of this topic.
     Comment 26: Two commenters submitted duplicate requests for us to 
revise the boundaries of Unit 3 according to those recommended in a 
separate comment letter. The commenters stated that we should exclude 
upland, developed, and agriculture areas in Unit 3 because these areas 
provide poor habitat for potential Cirsium loncholepis plants and that 
this exclusion ``...should not cause significant impacts to the 
thistle's recovery.'' The commenters stated that the proposed revisions 
to the boundaries of Unit 3 were based only on PCEs 1 and 2 and 
acknowledged that ``the Ca[ntilde]ada de las Flores Unit (Unit 3) may 
potentially provide a key linkage between known [C. loncholepis] 
populations.''
     Our Response: We are directed by the Act to determine what areas 
are essential for the conservation of a species, not what areas are 
essential, but ``...should not cause significant impacts to the 
[species'] recovery''. We state in the text that developed areas and 
agricultural fields that do not contain PCEs are not critical habitat. 
Information from J. Sainz (Elvin 2007a) contradicts some information 
presented in this comment; specifically, while she did state that 
Cirsium loncholepis primarily occurred at three places at Ca[ntilde]ada 
de las Flores, she also stated that it historically occurred 
sporadically throughout the lowlands there, and not just at the three 
specific locations where it most commonly was found. Information 
received from peer reviewers indicate that a much larger area at 
Ca[ntilde]ada de las Flores contains suitable habitat that at present, 
due to drought and overgrazing, appears less suitable (Hunt 2008). Hunt 
states that the entire valley floor in Ca[ntilde]ada de las Flores 
floods in heavy rain years. We determined that the 740 ac (299 ha) at 
Ca[ntilde]ada de las Flores meet the definition of critical habitat for 
C. loncholepis (see the unit description for Unit 3 in the Final 
Critical Habitat section below).
     Comment 27: One comment letter stated that DOD lands at VAFB must 
NOT [emphasis included in comment] be exempt from the requirements of 
the Act to protect Cirsium loncholepis in the 17,705 ac of wetland and 
dune areas on the ``people's property'' on VAFB. Another commenter 
stated that they believe that it is not a national security issue for 
VAFB to be exempted from ``protecting the people's Cirsium loncholepis 
and its habitat.''
     Our Response: The DOD is not exempt from the Endangered Species 
Act, or from the designation of critical habitat. We determined that 
14,151 ac (5,727 ha) of DOD lands meet the definition of critical 
habitat within the boundaries of VAFB. While DOD lands may not be 
designated as critical habitat if they are subject to an integrated 
natural resources management plan (INRMP) that is recognized by the 
Secretary to provide a benefit to the species (per section 4(a)(3)(B) 
of the Act), such a plan does not exist for DOD lands at VAFB. We are 
excluding 13,705 ac (5,546 ha) of DOD lands within the boundaries of 
VAFB under section 4(b)(2) of the Act based on potential impacts to 
national security. Please see our response to Comment 25 and the 
section entitled Relationship of Critical Habitat to Lands Managed by 
the Department of Defense (DOD) below for a more indepth discussion of 
this topic.
Federal Agency Comments
     Comment 28: The DOD requested that we exclude its lands at VAFB 
from our final revised critical habitat designation based on an 
exemption under section 4(a)(3)(B) of the Act for military 
installations with an INRMP. Section 4 of the Act was amended through 
the National Defense Authorization Act for 2004 (Public Law 108-136). 
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4(a)(3)(B) of the Act states the Secretary shall not designate as 
critical habitat any lands controlled by DOD that are subject to an 
INRMP, if the Secretary determines that such a plan provides a benefit 
to the species for which critical habitat is proposed.
     Our Response: The Sikes Act Improvement Act of 1997 (Sikes Act) 
requires each military installation that includes land and water 
suitable for the conservation and management of natural resources to 
complete, by November 17, 2001, an INRMP. An INRMP integrates 
implementation of the military mission of the installation with 
stewardship of the natural resources found there. Each INRMP includes 
an assessment of the ecological needs on the installation, including 
the need to provide for the conservation of listed species; a statement 
of goals and priorities; a detailed description of management actions 
to be implemented to provide for these ecological needs; and a 
monitoring and adaptive management plan. We consult with the military 
on the development and implementation of INRMPs for installations with 
listed species. Because the INRMP being prepared by DOD for VAFB is in 
draft form and will not be completed by the time this final revised 
critical habitat designation publishes in the Federal Register, we 
cannot determine if the INRMP provides a benefit to Cirsium 
loncholepis. Therefore, we cannot exempt DOD lands at VAFB on the basis 
of section 4(a)(3)(B) of the Act.
     Comment 29: The DOD further requested that we exclude its lands at 
VAFB based on section 4(b)(2) of the Act. They specifically discussed 
that national security would be impacted because a critical habitat 
designation would limit the amount of natural infrastructure (e.g., 
land, water, and air resources) that are needed to support military 
operations and training. DOD also stated that they believe the benefits 
of exclusion outweigh the benefits of inclusion and that exclusion of 
these lands would not result in extinction of Cirsium loncholepis. They 
included in the comment their own analysis of how they reached that 
conclusion, as follows: for potential benefits of designating critical 
habitat, they do not foresee any benefits, but instead stated that it 
would be more beneficial to designate critical habitat on lands where 
no proven, long-term conservation and management regime exists and 
where other Federal protections do not apply. They stated that 
designation of critical habitat will provide no additional benefit to 
C. loncholepis because:
     (1) They are developing a draft conservation agreement for Cirsium 
loncholepis (also referred to by the DOD as the Draft Endangered 
Species Management Plan for La Graciosa Thistle (ESMP)) in cooperation 
with the Service that will ensure conservation measures are 
implemented;
     (2) Other existing regulations, such as the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) and the Environmental Impact Analysis Process (part 
of U.S. Air Force Policy codified in 32 CFR 989), assure that 
appropriate conservation measures are undertaken for listed species and 
their habitat; and
     (3) Limited resources could be better spent on implementation of 
management activities rather than additional unnecessary consultations.
     Our Response: Section 4(b)(2) of the Act directs the Secretary to 
consider the impacts of designating such areas as critical habitat and 
provides the Secretary with discretion to exclude particular areas if 
the benefits of exclusion outweigh the benefits of inclusion unless the 
exclusion will result in the extinction of the species. We believe that 
our criteria for proposing critical habitat captured all areas that 
meet the definition of critical habitat under section 3(5)(A) of the 
Act. Therefore, we will focus our response to this comment on our 
exclusion of lands under section 4(b)(2) of the Act that we determined 
met the definition of critical habitat under section 3(5)(A) of the 
Act.
    After determining the areas that meet the definition of critical 
habitat under section 3(5)(A) of the Act, we took into consideration 
the economic impact, any potential impacts on national security, and 
other relevant impacts of specifying any particular area as critical 
habitat for Cirsium loncholepis. In this final revised designation, we 
recognize that designating critical habitat on lands within VAFB may 
have an impact on national security. These impacts are described in 
detail in the section entitled Relationship of Critical Habitat to 
Lands Managed by the Department of Defense (DOD) below. Based on these 
relevant impacts, we evaluated the benefits of designating areas as 
critical habitat against the benefits of excluding these areas from the 
critical habitat designation. Upon weighing the specific benefits of 
inclusion against specific benefits of exclusion, we determined that 
the benefits of excluding all lands owned by DOD at VAFB (13,705 ac 
(5,546 ha) of the 14,151 ac (5,727 ha) within the boundaries of VAFB) 
outweigh the benefits of including these areas in the final critical 
habitat designation. Further, we determined that the exclusion of these 
areas will not result in the extinction of C. loncholepis. See the 
Application of Section 4(b)(2) of the Act and Exclusions under Section 
4(b)(2) of the Act sections of this final rule for a detailed 
discussion of the benefits of excluding lands important to national 
security versus the benefits of including these areas in a critical 
habitat designation.
    We respond to the particular points that DOD raised as follows. 
With respect to their comment that designation of critical habitat is 
more beneficial on lands where no proven, long-term conservation and 
management regime exists and where other Federal protections do not 
apply, our response is that we are not charged with designating 
critical habitat where it would be ``most beneficial'' to the species, 
but rather on lands that meet the definition of critical habitat. 
Moreover, the comment implies that protections will be conferred by 
critical habitat designation in the absence of other federal 
protections. However, critical habitat in and of itself does not confer 
protection on lands that are designated, nor does it affect land 
ownership or establish a refuge, wilderness, reserve, preserve, or 
other conservation area. Designation of critical habitat only affects 
activities conducted, funded, or permitted by Federal agencies; non-
Federal activities are not affected by the designation if they lack a 
Federal nexus. These impacts are described in detail in the section 
entitled Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) near the end 
of this rule.
    With respect to DOD's comment that there is a lack of benefit from 
designating critical habitat because they are developing an ESMP in 
cooperation with the Service that will ensure conservation measures are 
implemented, please see our response to Comment 30 below.
    With respect to DOD's comment that other existing regulations, such 
as NEPA and the Environmental Impact Analysis Process, assure that 
appropriate conservation measures are undertaken for listed species and 
their habitat, our response is that we agree that other regulations and 
policies have the potential to contribute to the conservation of the 
species. However, in the absence of designated critical habitat in 
these particular areas, the existing regulations may not take into 
consideration the importance of these areas to the conservation of 
Cirsium loncholepis.
     Comment 30: In a related comment, the DOD requested that we 
exclude its lands at VAFB under section 3(5)(A) of

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the Act based on an ESMP that they have developed for Cirsium 
loncholepis.
     Our Response: Section 3(5)(A) of the Act defines critical habitat 
as the specific areas within the geographic area occupied by the 
species, at the time it is listed, on which are found those physical 
and biological features (I) essential to the conservation of the 
species and (II) which may require special management considerations or 
protection. As noted in our response to Comment 21, the Service no 
longer considers that areas covered by an approved management plan for 
the species of concern do not meet the definition of critical habitat, 
and thus we do not exempt lands from the designation on this basis. 
However, if an area has an adequate conservation management plan that 
covers the species and provides for management sufficient to conserve 
the species, we may consider the area for exclusion from the critical 
habitat designation under section 4(b)(2) of the Act.
    We are currently working with VAFB on the development of a 
management plan for Cirsium loncholepis that will meet the conditions 
described above. The ESMP for C. loncholepis at VAFB proposes that the 
base comply with Federal and State mandates for threatened and 
endangered species; conduct surveys and inventories for the presence of 
federally listed species; and protect and enhance existing populations 
and habitats of threatened and endangered species (assess status, 
develop long-term plans, and conduct actions for recovery). This plan 
is still in its formative stages with little detail. In its current 
state, it does not explicitly provide a conservation benefit to the 
species, reasonable assurances that the management plan will be 
implemented or reasonable assurances that the conservation effort will 
be effective. The plan thus does not meet our criteria for exclusion 
from the designation under section 4(b)(2) of the Act. Therefore, we 
are not excluding VAFB lands from the final critical habitat 
designation as requested under section 3(5)(A) of the Act or under 
section 4(b)(2) of the Act based on an ESMP for C. loncholepis. 
However, please see the section entitled Relationship of Critical 
Habitat to Lands Managed by the Department of Defense (DOD) below for a 
detailed discussion of our exclusion of VAFB lands for reasons of 
national security under section 4(b)(2) of the Act.
     Comment 31: The DOD made several comments regarding the likelihood 
of whether Cirsium loncholepis currently occurs or historically 
occurred on VAFB. They provided a recent document from Mulroy (in Linn 
2008, unpaginated) indicating that collections made from San Antonio 
Terrace and cited in a survey report (Henningson et al. 1980, pp. 19-
119) were misidentified.
     Our Response: We appreciate receiving the additional report 
clarifying that the specimens of Cirsium from Mulroy were 
misidentified. However, other reports (Keil and Holland 1998, pp. 83-
84; Oyler, Holland, and Keil 1995, 92 pp.) state that Cirsium 
loncholepis may have occurred near the mouth of San Antonio Creek 
beside San Antonio Terrace. While we may never know with absolute 
certainty whether C. loncholepis historically occurred on San Antonio 
Terrace, we identified these lands as meeting the definition of 
critical habitat because they contain the PCEs in the quantity and 
spatial arrangement essential for the conservation of the species.
     Comment 32: The DOD opined that the type locality for C. 
loncholepis, indicated as ``La Graciosa'' on the herbarium sheet, was 
more likely near Orcutt than the mouth of the San Antonio River.
     Our Response: At the time we prepared the previous critical 
habitat proposal in 2004, the best scientific information available at 
the time indicated that the type locality of ``La Graciosa'' was near 
Orcutt. However, in preparing for this revised final critical habitat 
designation, we were able to obtain a copy of Alice Eastwood's field 
notes (Eastwood 1906, unpaginated), and we also received additional 
information from Dieter Wilken at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden 
(Wilken 2009a, unpaginated). Based on Alice Eastwood's description of 
the area and route taken (``July 2, '06, Road to Casmalia and sand 
dunes''), the associated species that she collected that day, and the 
additional information from Wilken, we believe that the type location 
for Cirsium loncholepis could be anywhere within a 10-mi (16-km) area 
centered around Casmalia that includes San Antonio Creek, the sand 
dunes of San Antonio Terrace to the southwest of Casmalia, the 
historical Lake Guadalupe, Orcutt Creek, and even the mouth of the 
Santa Maria River. The specimen was collected near Casmalia and sand 
dunes. We acknowledge that information regarding this collection and 
the specific location of ``La Graciosa'' are not sufficient to be 
conclusive, and that some of this information indicates that the type 
location could be near Orcutt or the other areas mentioned.
     Comment 33: The DOD commented that the high floodwaters along the 
Santa Ynez River in 1969 likely impacted and possibly extirpated the 
population of Cirsium loncholepis that occurred there. During this 
flood event, the river reached a stage of 7.4 m (24.2 ft) above normal 
flow height and reached a maximum discharge of 80,000 cubic ft/second 
(sec) (2,264 cubic m/sec).
     Our Response: Although we did not specifically mention the Santa 
Ynez River flood of 1969 in the proposed revised critical habitat 
designation, we did discuss floodplain dynamics, how we would expect a 
species such as Cirsium loncholepis to ``wander'' within an area of 
suitable habitat (e.g., a floodplain) over time, and how this was an 
important aspect in maintaining the dynamic ecosystem that this species 
requires. We have added reference to the 1969 flood to the Primary 
Constituent Elements section and in the Santa Ynez River Unit 
description in the Critical Habitat section of this rule.
     Comment 34: The DOD commented that VAFB operations do not 
constitute a long-term threat of destruction or adverse modification to 
suitable habitat.
     Our Response: When Federal agencies consult with the Service under 
section 7 of the Act, the Service makes the determination of whether 
activities will destroy or adversely modify critical habitat during the 
consultation process, after we have received all of the pertinent 
information regarding the subject activities. We analyze each project 
description and all of the associated conditions regarding a proposed 
activity before we can determine whether it might destroy or adversely 
modify critical habitat; to do so in advance of completing the 
necessary analysis of a specific action would be predecisional. 
Consequently, we cannot at this time determine the validity of the 
DOD's comment. However, we are excluding DOD lands at VAFB under 
section 4(b)(2) of the Act based on potential impacts to national 
security. Therefore, the question of whether DOD operations at VAFB 
might adversely modify critical habitat is moot.
     Comment 35: The DOD commented that VAFB consists of extensive 
tracts of undeveloped and encroachment-free property, and that these 
extensive tracts of undeveloped and encroachment-free property are 
essential for launch safety buffers and completion of the DOD mission 
at VAFB. They added that critical habitat could potentially negatively 
impact their mission capability and possibly introduce unnecessary 
constraints that degrade mission readiness by limiting DOD's 
flexibility to implement land use changes in support of the mission-
related projects and programs at VAFB.

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These negative impacts could include: (a) Closure of areas needed for 
development, (b) a reduction in the availability of operational land 
requirements for present and future needs, and (c) project delays 
resulting from unnecessary and possibly redundant administrative 
requirements.
     Our Response: We are excluding 13,705 ac (5,546 ha) of DOD lands 
within the boundaries of VAFB under section 4(b)(2) of the Act based on 
potential impacts to national security. Because the Service is not an 
expert in military readiness, we have deferred to DOD's expertise in 
identifying specific credible military readiness and national security 
impacts. Please see the section entitled Relationship of Critical 
Habitat to Lands Managed by the Department of Defense (DOD) below for a 
more indepth discussion of this topic.
Comments Related to the Draft Economic Analysis
     Comment 36: Proposed critical habitat does not consider the 
economic impacts of this rule on operations and recreational 
opportunities in ODSVRA.
     Our Response: The Service develops an analysis of economic impacts 
of the proposed critical habitat designation based on information 
presented in the proposed rule. Consequently, the draft economic 
analysis is made available after publication of the proposed critical 
habitat rule. For Cirsium loncholepis, we issued the Draft Economic 
Analysis (DEA) and made it available to the public for review and 
comment on March 10, 2009 (74 FR 10211). We analyzed the economic 
impacts to operations and recreational opportunities in ODSVRA in the 
Draft and subsequent Final Economic Analysis (FEA) and considered these 
impacts in the development of this final revised critical habitat 
designation.
     Comment 37: Critical habitat could result in significant delays to 
crucial visitor and management efforts for ODSVRA because ``...securing 
Federal section 7 consultations could jeopardize projects, jeopardize 
project funding, and result in significant loss of recreational 
opportunities in Oceano Dunes SVRA.''
     Our Response: The Service is aware of and has considered the 
operations and visitor and management efforts for ODSVRA. The 
designation of critical habitat does not affect land ownership or 
establish a refuge, wilderness, reserve, preserve, or other 
conservation area. A critical habitat designation does not force a 
landowner to manage their land to the benefit of a species. 
Furthermore, proposed projects or actions occurring in critical habitat 
that do not involve a Federal nexus are not subject to the section 7 
prohibition against destruction or adverse modification of critical 
habitat and, therefore, no consultation is required for those projects 
to occur. Where the consultation requirements of section 7(a)(2) do 
apply, an analysis would only result in a finding of destruction or 
adverse modification if the project was expected to impact the 
capability of the critical habitat unit as a whole to perform its 
conservation function for the species. Projects may adversely impact 
the physical and biological features essential to the conservation of a 
species within a critical habitat unit without impairing the unit's 
conservation role and function for the species. We have not consulted 
on any projects within designated critical habitat for Cirsium 
loncholepis where we determined that project implementation would 
destroy or otherwise adversely modify critical habitat such that the 
designated unit could no longer properly function and support the 
essential features for which it was designated. If a Federal nexus does 
exist and the Service makes a finding of destruction or adverse 
modification of critical habitat, the landowner's obligation is not to 
restore or recover the species, but to implement reasonable and prudent 
alternatives to avoid destruction or adverse modification of critical 
habitat. Therefore, we do not believe that designation of critical 
habitat within ODSVRA would result in a ``significant loss of 
recreational opportunities'' in ODSVRA.
     Comment 38: The proposed revised critical habitat rule for Cirsium 
loncholepis is not accompanied by an economic analysis. The Service 
should withdraw this proposed rule and publish a new one after 
completing and submitting the economic analysis for public comment.
     Our Response: The proposed rule did not contain an economic 
analysis. As is our usual practice because of the urgency of court 
orders, the proposed designation noted that we would announce the 
availability of the draft economic analysis at a later date and would 
at that time seek public review and comment on the draft economic 
analysis. We announced the availability of the draft economic analysis 
and reopened the comment period on the proposed revised critical 
habitat designation on March 10, 2009 (74 FR 10211). The comment period 
closed on April 9, 2009.
     Comment 39: The Service must perform a parcel by parcel [economic] 
analysis of all areas it proposes to include within critical habitat.
     Our Response: The economic analysis presents costs at the unit 
level, and where possible, by parcel. Calculating economic impacts at 
the parcel level is often not possible due to lack of readily available 
information on economic activities likely to be undertaken at those 
locations in the foreseeable future. If it is clear that a particular 
parcel may incur costs associated with the critical habitat 
designation, such as costs to a landowner within Unit 3, these have 
been included in the analysis.
     Comment 40: One commenter stated that the proposed rule fails to 
analyze economic impacts according to the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
     Our Response: We made available a DEA on March 10, 2009 (74 FR 
10211), that addressed the economic impacts to several sectors, 
including agriculture and ranching, and businesses that support off-
highway vehicle recreation. The DEA concluded that less than one 
agricultural entity per year is anticipated to be affected by the 
critical habitat designation. The DEA indicated that 85 percent of the 
businesses potentially providing services to OHV users are small, but 
that the total loss in spending affected by the designation is expected 
to be less than 0.5 percent. This determination was finalized in the 
final economic analysis (FEA) dated July 27, 2009. Therefore, we did 
analyze economic impacts in accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act.
     Comment 41: One commenter stated that the economic analysis must 
analyze and calculate all of the benefits of designating critical 
habitat; specifically, there are many additional benefits of critical 
habitat designation beyond just the conservation of habitat for the 
listed species. Critical habitat contributes to the survival and 
recovery of listed species, and the Service must analyze and calculate 
this contribution and that these values should be included in the 
economic analysis.
     Our Response: In the context of a critical habitat designation, 
the primary purpose of the rulemaking (i.e., the direct benefit) is to 
designate areas that contain the features that are essential to the 
conservation of listed species.
    The designation of critical habitat may result in two distinct 
categories of benefits to society: (1) Use; and (2) non-use benefits. 
Use benefits are simply the social benefits that accrue from the 
physical use of a resource. Visiting critical habitat to see threatened 
or endangered species in their natural habitat would be a primary 
example. Non-use benefits, in contrast, represent welfare gains from 
``just knowing'' that a particular listed species' natural habitat is 
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the survival and recovery of that species. Both use and non-use 
benefits may occur unaccompanied by any market transactions.
    A primary reason for conducting this analysis is to provide 
information regarding the economic impacts associated with a proposed 
critical habitat designation. Section 4(b)(2) of the Act requires the 
Secretary to designate critical habitat based on the best scientific 
and commercial data available after taking into consideration the 
economic impact, and any other relevant impact, of specifying any 
particular area as critical habitat. Economic impacts can be both 
positive and negative and, by definition, are observable through market 
transactions.
    Where data are available, the analysis attempts to recognize and 
measure the net economic impact (i.e., the increased regulatory burden 
less any discernable offsetting market gains) of species conservation 
efforts imposed on regulated entities and the regional economy.
    Under Executive Order 12866, the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) directs Federal agencies to provide an assessment of both the 
social costs and benefits of proposed regulatory actions. OMB's 
Circular A-4 distinguishes two types of economic benefits: direct 
benefits and ancillary benefits. Ancillary benefits are defined as 
favorable impacts of a rulemaking that are typically unrelated, or 
secondary, to the statutory purpose of the rulemaking. In the context 
of critical habitat, the primary purpose of the rulemaking (i.e., the 
direct benefit) is the potential to enhance conservation of the 
species. The published economics literature has documented that social 
welfare benefits can result from the conservation and recovery of 
endangered and threatened species. In its guidance for implementing 
Executive Order 12866, OMB acknowledges that it may not be feasible to 
monetize, or even quantify, the benefits of environmental regulations 
due to either an absence of defensible, relevant studies or a lack of 
resources on the implementing agency's part to conduct new research. 
Rather than rely on economic measures, the Service believes that the 
direct benefits of the proposed rule are best expressed in biological 
terms that can be weighed against the expected cost impacts of the 
rulemaking.
    We have accordingly considered, in evaluating the benefits of 
excluding versus including specific areas, the biological benefits that 
may occur to a species from designation (see below, Exclusions Under 
Section 4(b)(2) of the Act), but these biological benefits are not 
addressed in the economic analysis (in terms of economic impacts). A 
chapter on benefits (Chapter 10) has been added to the FEA to highlight 
potential, qualitative benefits of the critical habitat designation for 
Cirsium loncholepis.
     Comment 42: Several commenters state that reducing OHV use in 
ODSVRA may result in benefits to non-OHV beach recreators and 
ecotourists, resulting in regional economic benefits. Several 
additional commenters express similar concerns about benefits to non-
OHV recreators and the local economy. One commenter suggested that the 
OHV community causes a loss in revenue to the Pismo area and this loss 
was not captured in the DEA.
     Our Response: This critical habitat designation will not in and of 
itself result in closure of any OHV areas. The CDPR may decide to close 
portions of the riding area to OHV use of their own accord. Paragraph 
161 of the DEA included a qualitative discussion of welfare gains 
associated with such potential closure of portions of the riding area 
to OHV use by the CDPR. Paragraph 161 states that ``non-OHV recreators 
(e.g., beach-going recreators, hikers, wildlife enthusiasts) may 
experience benefits when this area is closed to OHV use.'' In addition, 
a chapter on benefits (Chapter 10) has been added to the FEA to 
highlight potential categories of benefits resulting from the 
designation. This chapter includes discussion of potential benefits to 
non-OHV recreators at ODSVRA and ecotourists, and associated regional 
economic benefits.
     Comment 43: Several commenters state that costs associated with 
OHV use in the Oceano Dunes area were not considered in the DEA, and 
that the following should have been considered in the DEA: air 
pollution caused by ODSVRA is estimated to cost millions of dollars in 
health care, missed work and school, and premature death; the Central 
Valley paid $2 billion in health care due to particulate matter caused 
by OHV's breaking the dune crust and releasing larger amounts of 
particulate matter into the air. Further, additional police and safety 
personnel, infrastructure, and road repairs are needed because of the 
OHV community and traffic. In addition, noise and danger associated 
with OHV use may discourage people from visiting Oceano Dunes resulting 
in a loss to the regional economy.
     Our Response: Costs associated with OHV use would be reduced if 
OHV visitation declines due to the critical habitat designation. Thus, 
a reduction in these costs represents a benefit associated with the 
designation. Chapter 10 in the FEA includes a discussion of these 
potential benefits.
     Comment 44: Two commenters state that OHV users do not patronize 
Oceano Dunes area shops and other local businesses and therefore do not 
benefit the regional economy. They state that traffic counts from OHV 
users are deceptive and that the high rate of failed businesses in the 
area provides evidence of this lack of patronage.
     Our Response: The DEA estimates of changes in regional spending 
rely on the Cal Poly study, which surveyed OHV users about their 
spending habits while visiting ODSVRA. The survey questionnaire asked 
respondents explicitly to provide the amount of money spent in the Five 
Cities Area (including Pismo Beach, Arroyo Grande, Oceano, Grover 
Beach, and Shell Beach).
     Comment 45: One commenter stated the DEA incorrectly assumes that 
an environmental impact report (EIR) will [already] be required for any 
vineyard project proposed within Unit 3 due to the presence of the 
California tiger salamander, because it may one day be delisted, 
rendering the need for an EIR based on the California tiger salamander 
moot. Also, it is not certain that an EIR would be required to convert 
existing farmed areas to other agricultural uses. Therefore, the DEA 
should have assessed financial impacts of any regulatory documents 
required because of Cirsium loncholepis critical habitat alone.
     Our Response: We believe that the DEA made an accurate assessment 
of this situation because we consider all areas within 1.2 km of known, 
California tiger salamander breeding ponds as occupied. All of Unit 3 
falls within the 1.2 km radius of known breeding ponds for California 
tiger salamander. The analysis in the DEA assumed the legal status of 
this species would remain unchanged in the future and therefore assumed 
that costs associated with preparing an EIR would be incurred in the 
baseline. A caveat was added in the FEA stating that if the California 
tiger salamander is delisted in the future, costs associated with 
preparing an EIR may be considered incremental instead of baseline.
     Comment 46: Three commenters stated that the DEA is flawed because 
it should have used and considered ``an independent economic study such 
as the one by Dean Runyan on tourism'' instead of ``Economic Impact of 
Oceano Dunes SVRA Visitors'' study by the California Polytechnic State 
University (CalPoly), which was funded by the OHV community, as the 
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$40 million upper-bound incremental impact estimate in the analysis and 
that the latter study ``...incorrectly relied heavily on gasoline 
sales.''
     Our Response: The DEA high-end estimate of incremental costs of 
$39.6 million did not rely on the CalPoly study. The estimate included 
the cost of recreation-related conservation activities as well as costs 
associated with section 7 consultations in Guadalupe-Nipomo National 
Wildlife Refuge and section 7 consultations for development projects. 
The majority of the recreation-related economic impacts are associated 
with the lost welfare experienced by OHV users who may forego trips as 
a result of potential restrictions to portions of the riding area. This 
loss was estimated by multiplying the number of lost trips, based on 
the visitor attendance data provided by the California Department of 
Parks and Recreation, the size of potential closures, and the consumer 
surplus value of a trip. The consumer surplus value used is based on 
the average value from a study by Englin et al. (2003) and Jakus (2003) 
(see paragraphs 126 through 137 in the DEA for an explanation of the 
methods used).
    The CalPoly study is used to provide the Service with information 
regarding the potential distributional effect of the rule. It is 
intended to provide information about the potential reduction in 
economic activity in San Luis Obispo County associated with a potential 
reduction in OHV trips.
    The FEA notes that it is possible the potential magnitude of lost 
economic activity in the region may be overstated. As described in 
paragraphs 144, 174 through 176, and Exhibit 5-7 of the FEA, it is 
unclear whether the authors of the CalPoly study multiplied visitation 
data, which is presumed to be daily attendance, by per trip or per day 
expenditure values. We attempted to contact the study authors for 
clarification; however, the authors were unavailable. We continue to 
report the data presented by the authors because it represents the only 
recent survey of spending patterns that specifically targets OHV users 
at the OSDVRA.
    Dean Runyan Associates conducts an annual study on ``California 
Travel Impacts by County.'' This study was considered, but does not 
focus specifically on, ODSVRA users. Furthermore, the study does not 
provide the detail necessary to enable a comparison of the results of 
Dean Runyan's work to the result of the study by CalPoly.
     Comment 47: One commenter stated that the DEA did not adequately 
quantify costs associated with delays due to local permitting 
requirements in direct response to the critical habitat designation.
     Our Response: The FEA quantifies these costs where the necessary 
data were available (see, for example, sections 6.3.2 and 7.4 of the 
FEA).
     Comment 48: One commenter stated that the DEA did not address 
future and potential oil and gas activities or agriculture and ranching 
activities in Unit 3 or attempt to quantify the impacts of the 
designation on these activities.
     Our Response: A discussion of future and potential oil and gas 
activities in Unit 3 has been added to the Oil and Gas Operations 
Chapter of the FEA. The primary landowner in that unit provided a 
schedule suggesting that his property can support up to 39 active wells 
and including the potential value of this resource. This information is 
reported in paragraph 236 of the FEA. However, at this time, he has not 
reactivated the retired wells, nor could he specify a date by which he 
would initiate oil and gas production activity.
    The cost of project delay for one of the vineyard conversion 
projects in Unit 3 has been added to the final economic analysis (see 
paragraphs 219 through 221 and Exhibit 7-4). Detailed information was 
not provided for the other vineyard conversion project and thus the 
delay costs could not be quantified. Ranching in Unit 3 is not 
anticipated to be affected by the designation. (See response to Comment 
45 for additional discussion of the potential for incremental costs 
associated with the vineyard conversion project in this unit where 
information was provided by the landowner.)
     Comment 49: One commenter states that previous economic analyses 
have overestimated the costs of the designation of critical habitat by 
ascribing coextensive costs to their designation. The commenter goes on 
to state that the Service must separate out all costs in the economic 
analysis that are attributable to listing alone, required by biological 
opinions, habitat conservation plans, State laws, or other regulatory 
measures, and that the costs associated with critical habitat must be 
considered alone.
     Our Response: This economic analysis considers the costs 
associated with critical habitat separate from those likely to occur 
under the baseline conditions, to the extent possible. Specifically, 
the economic analysis employs ``without critical habitat'' and ``with 
critical habitat'' scenarios. The ``without critical habitat'' scenario 
represents the baseline for the analysis, considering protections 
already accorded Cirsium loncholepis (e.g., under the Federal listing 
and other Federal, State, and local regulations). The ``with critical 
habitat'' scenario describes the incremental impacts associated 
specifically with the designation of critical habitat for the species. 
The incremental conservation efforts and associated impacts are those 
not expected to occur absent the designation of critical habitat for C. 
loncholepis. These impacts are summarized in the Executive Summary 
under ``Summary of Incremental Impacts'' and in Exhibit ES-4.
     Comment 50: One commenter states that the DEA fails to consider 
the critical habitat's potential role in leading to the closure of the 
entire ODSVRA to OHV riding and vehicular beach camping. The commenter 
states that if the county of San Luis Obispo retains ownership of La 
Grande Tract because the California Department of Parks and Recreation 
decides not to purchase the land in response to restrictions on OHV use 
resulting from the critical habitat designation, the county will likely 
follow its general plan provisions and ban OHV use. Closure of La 
Grande Tract to OHV use would leave only a narrow strip of land along 
the beach to provide access to the remainder of ODSVRA. Expansion of 
the closure of beach riding or vehicular access during all or part of 
the year to protect species such as the western snowy plover would 
effectively block access to the ODSVRA, requiring it to shut down to 
OHV riding.
    Our Response: We believe that the designation of critical habitat 
will not require closure of any additional OHV riding areas. We believe 
that the designation will not affect any area used by OHVs. The 5 
percent figure included in the economic analysis is a high-end estimate 
of economic impacts based on possible voluntary actions that may be 
taken by CDPR in response to the designation. The possible voluntary 
actions could include: (1) CDPR decides to manage the 75 acres for 
Cirsium loncholepis and close the area to OHV use, or (2) in completion 
of their HCP, CDPR decides to close these areas to manage them for 
Cirsium loncholepis. Speculation regarding the outcome of current or 
future litigation concerning the La Grande tract is beyond the scope of 
the economic analysis. As a result, complete loss of OHV recreational 
opportunities is not considered to be a reasonably foreseeable outcome 
and therefore is not quantified in the report. A qualitative discussion 
of the policy issues surrounding the future use of La Grande Tract has 
been added to the FEA

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(see paragraphs 125 through 127 of the FEA).
     Comment 51: One commenter states that the DEA failed to consider 
what impact designating critical habitat for Cirsium loncholepis may 
have on the pending litigation concerning ODSVRA. Pending litigation 
includes a suit brought by Friends of Oceano Dunes against the county 
challenging the jurisdiction of the county over land use at ODSVRA and 
a suit brought by the Sierra Club seeking to compel CDPR to stop OHV 
riding on La Grande Tract.
     Our Response: A qualitative discussion of the policy issues 
surrounding the future use of La Grande Tract has been added to the FEA 
(see paragraphs 122 through 127 of the FEA). Speculation regarding the 
outcome of current or future litigation concerning the La Grande tract 
is beyond the scope of the FEA.
     Comment 52: One commenter states that the DEA failed to adequately 
support its assumption that ODSVRA has only 1.3 million annual 
visitors. The commenter stated that annual visitation is 2.1 million, 
not 1.3 million, and that the DEA failed to obtain data from the CDPR 
on visitation and user patterns.
     Our Response: Exhibit 5-3 in the DEA presented monthly ODSVRA 
visitation data since 2002 provided by the CDPR. Total visitation to 
the park is expected to remain around two million for the next 20 
years, but the DEA only considers impacts to visitors who are OHV 
users. The DEA assumes that 65 percent of visitors are OHV users, or 
1.3 million OHV user visitors. This assumption is based on data 
provided by and personal communication with the CDPR.
     Comment 53: One commenter states that the DEA failed to quantify 
the cost of ``internal'' section 7 consultations within section 10 
habitat conservation plans.
     Our Response: The DEA quantifies the cost associated with internal 
consultation under section 7 of the Act during section 10 deliberations 
with the CDPR for their incidental take permit. These costs are 
included in the baseline and the additional costs associated with 
addressing the adverse modification standard are included as 
incremental to the critical habitat designation. See sections 5.5.1 and 
5.5.2 in the DEA for more detail.
     Comment 54: One commenter states that the DEA failed to adequately 
support its assumption that 5 percent of the riding area at ODSVRA 
would be closed due to the critical habitat designation for Cirsium 
loncholepis.
     Our Response: We believe that the designation of critical habitat 
will not require closure of any additional OHV riding areas. We believe 
that the designation will not affect any area used by OHVs. The 5 
percent figure included in the economic analysis is a high-end estimate 
of economic impacts based on possible voluntary actions that may be 
taken by CDPR in response to the designation. The possible voluntary 
actions could include: (1) CDPR decides to manage the 75 acres for 
Cirsium loncholepis and close the area to OHV use, or (2) in completion 
of their HCP, CDPR decides to close these areas to manage them for C. 
loncholepis.

Summary of Changes From the Revised Proposed Rule and Previous Critical 
Habitat Designation

     Table 1--Changes between the March 17, 2004, Critical Habitat Designation, the August 6, 2008, Proposed
                                 Designation, and this Final Revised Designation
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                                                                             2008 proposed
                                                       2004 designation    revision  to the   2009 final revised
  Critical habitat unit in this         County            of critical      critical habitat    critical habitat
           final rule                                   habitat  (69 FR    designation  (73      designation
                                                            12553)             FR 45806)
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1. Callender-Guadalupe Dunes      San Luis Obispo     Included as part    Included as Unit    Included as Unit
                                                       of Unit 1 (Pismo-   1:                  1:
                                                       Orcutt):           10,329 ac (4,180    9,690 ac (3,921
                                                      38,262 ac (15,484    ha).                ha)
                                                       ha).
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2. Santa Maria River-Orcutt       San Luis Obispo     Included as part    Included as Unit    Included as Unit
 Creek                             and                 of Unit 1 (Pismo-   2: 13,227 ac        2: 13,227 ac
                                  Santa Barbara.....   Orcutt):            (5,353 ha)          (5,353 ha)
                                                      38,262 ac (15,484
                                                       ha).
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3. Ca[ntilde]ada de las Flores    Santa Barbara       Unit 2: 2,827 ac    Included as Unit    Included as Unit
                                                       (1,144 ha)          3:                  3:
                                                                          740 ac (299 ha)...  740 ac (299 ha)
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4. San Antonio Creek              Santa Barbara       Not included        Included as Unit    Included as Unit
                                                                           4:                  4:
                                                                          4,335 ac (1,754     185 ac (75 ha)
                                                                           ha).
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5. San Antonio Terrace            Santa Barbara       Not included        Included as Unit    Included as Unit
                                                                           5:                  5:
                                                                          7,334 ac (2,968     52 ac (21 ha)
                                                                           ha).
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6. Santa Ynez River               Santa Barbara       Not included        Included as Unit     Included as Unit
                                                                           6:                  6:
                                                                          2,482 ac (1,005     210 ac (85 ha)
                                                                           ha).
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Totals                                                41,089 ac (16,628   38,447 ac (15,559   24,103 ac (9,754
                                                       ha)                 ha)                 ha)
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    In preparing this final revised critical habitat designation for 
Cirsium loncholepis, we reviewed and considered comments from the 
public and peer reviewers on the proposed revised designation of 
critical habitat published on August 6, 2008 (73 FR 45806), and public 
comments on the draft economic analysis published on March 10, 2009 (74 
FR 10211). As a result of all comments received on the revised proposed 
rule and the draft economic analysis, we made changes to our proposed 
revised designation, as follows:
     (1) We revised the boundaries of critical habitat within the OHV 
area of the ODSVRA to only include polygons consisting of vegetated 
habitat patches. This resulted in a reduction of Unit 1 from 10,329 ac 
(4,180 ha) to 9,690 ac (3,921 ha), for a decrease of 639 ac (259 ha). 
The acreage change is reflected in Table 1.
     (2) We excluded 4,151 ac (1,680 ha) of lands on VAFB that we had 
proposed in Unit 4 based on potential impacts to national security. We 
are designating approximately 185 ac (75 ha) of non-

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DOD lands in Unit 4 as critical habitat. The acreage change is 
reflected in Table 1.
     (3) We excluded 7,282 ac (2,947 ha) of lands on VAFB that we had 
proposed as Unit 5 based on potential impacts to national security. We 
are designating approximately 52 ac (21 ha) of non-DOD lands in Unit 5 
as critical habitat. The acreage change is reflected in Table 1.
     (4) We excluded 2,272 ac (919 ha) of lands on VAFB that we had 
proposed in Unit 6 based on potential impacts to national security. We 
are designating approximately 210 ac (85 ha) of non-DOD lands in Unit 6 
as critical habitat. The acreage change is reflected in Table 1.
     (5) We incorporated technical information provided by the peer 
reviewers.
    With these noted exceptions, this final designation is unchanged 
from the proposed revised designation. The result of these changes has 
been the reduction of final revised critical habitat designated to 
24,103 ac (9,754 ha); this represents a total reduction of 14,344 ac 
(5,804 ha) from what we proposed in 2008.
    The areas identified in this revised critical habitat designation 
constitute a revision from the areas we designated as critical habitat 
for Cirsium loncholepis on March 17, 2004 (69 FR 12553). The main 
differences include the following:
     (1) The 2004 critical habitat rule (69 FR 12553) consisted of 2 
units comprising a total of 41,089 ac (16,628 ha). This revision 
includes 6 units comprising a total of 24,103 ac (9,754 ha). Three of 
the units in the revision are generally located in the same geographic 
locations as those from the previous designation. Unit 1 in the 
previous designation has been divided into two units, one consisting of 
the Callender-Guadalupe Dunes and one consisting of the Santa Maria 
River and Orcutt Creek. There has been an overall reduction of 
approximately 15,345 ac (6,210 ha) in these areas from the previous 
designation of critical habitat primarily due to the removal of large 
areas of agricultural lands that are used as row crops because these 
areas do not contain the physical and biological features that are 
essential to the conservation of this species, identified as the 
species' PCEs laid out in the appropriate quantity and spatial 
arrangement.
     (2) The area in Unit 3 Ca[ntilde]ada de las Flores (Unit 2 in the 
previous designation) has decreased from 2,827 ac (1,144 ha) to 740 ac 
(299 ha). Additionally, we now consider Unit 3 to be unoccupied because 
we do not have recent data that indicate Cirsium loncholepis still 
occurs in this unit. Plants were last reported here in 1987 and 1989 
(see our response to Comment 6 above). While C. loncholepis may still 
be at Ca[ntilde]ada de las Flores, we are considering it to be 
unoccupied for the purposes of this rule based on the continued lack of 
observation of C. loncholepis since 1987 (Thornton 2008, unpaginated).
     (3) We included lands in three additional units of unoccupied 
habitat. Unit 4 contains 185 ac (75 ha) along San Antonio Creek, Unit 5 
contains 52 ac (21 ha) through San Antonio Terrace, and Unit 6 contains 
210 ac (85 ha) along the Santa Ynez River.
    This represents a decrease of 16,986 ac (6,873 ha) from the 
previously designated critical habitat in 2004.

Critical Habitat

    Critical habitat is defined in section 3 of the Act as:
     (1) The specific areas within the geographical area occupied by a 
species, at the time it is listed in accordance with the Act, on which 
are found those physical or biological features
     (a) Essential to the conservation of the species and
     (b) Which may require special management considerations or 
protection; and
     (2) Specific areas outside the geographical area occupied by a 
species at the time it is listed, upon a determination that such areas 
are essential for the conservation of the species.
    Conservation, as defined under section 3 of the Act, means the use 
of all methods and procedures that are necessary to bring any 
endangered or threatened species to the point at which the measures 
provided under the Act are no longer necessary. Such methods and 
procedures include, but are not limited to, all activities associated 
with scientific resources management such as research, census, law 
enforcement, habitat acquisition and maintenance, propagation, live 
trapping, transplantation, and in the extraordinary case where 
population pressures within a given ecosystem cannot otherwise be 
relieved, may include regulated taking.
    Critical habitat receives protection under section 7(a)(2) of the 
Act through the prohibition against Federal agencies carrying out, 
funding, or authorizing the destruction or adverse modification of 
critical habitat. Section 7(a)(2) of the Act requires consultation on 
Federal actions that may affect critical habitat. The designation of 
critical habitat does not affect land ownership or establish a refuge, 
wilderness, reserve, preserve, or other conservation area. Such 
designation does not allow the government or public to access private 
lands. Such designation does not require implementation of restoration, 
recovery, or enhancement measures by private landowners. Where a 
landowner requests Federal agency funding or authorization for an 
action that may affect a listed species or critical habitat, the 
consultation requirements of section 7(a)(2) would apply, but even in 
the event of a destruction or adverse modification finding, the 
landowner's obligation is not to restore or recover the species, but to 
implement reasonable and prudent alternatives to avoid destruction or 
adverse modification of critical habitat.
    For inclusion in a critical habitat designation, the habitat within 
the geographical area occupied by the species at the time of listing 
must contain the physical and biological features that are essential to 
the conservation of the species, and which may require special 
management considerations or protection. Critical habitat designations 
identify, to the extent known using the best scientific and commercial 
data available, habitat areas that provide essential life cycle needs 
of the species (i.e., areas on which are found the PCEs laid out in the 
appropriate quantity and spatial arrangement essential to the 
conservation of the species). Under the Act, we can designate critical 
habitat in areas outside the geographical area occupied by the species 
at the time it is listed as critical habitat only when we determine 
that those areas are essential for the conservation of the species.
    Section 4 of the Act requires that we designate critical habitat on 
the basis of the best scientific and commercial data available. 
Further, our Policy on Information Standards Under the Endangered 
Species Act (published in the Federal Register on July 1, 1994 (59 FR 
34271)), the Information Quality Act (section 515 of the Treasury and 
General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Pub. L. 
106-554; H.R. 5658)), and our associated Information Quality Guidelines 
provide criteria, establish procedures, and provide guidance to ensure 
that our decisions are based on the best scientific and commercial data 
available. They require our biologists, to the extent consistent with 
the Act and with the use of the best scientific and commercial data 
available, to use primary and original sources of information as the 
basis for recommendations to designate critical habitat.
    When we are determining which areas should be designated as 
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our primary source of information is generally the information 
developed during the listing process for the species.
    Additional information sources may include the recovery plan for 
the species, articles in peer-reviewed journals, conservation plans 
developed by States and counties, scientific status surveys and 
studies, biological assessments, or other unpublished materials and 
expert opinion or personal knowledge.
    Habitat is often dynamic, and species may move from one area to 
another over time. Furthermore, we recognize that designation of 
critical habitat may not include all of the habitat areas that we may 
eventually determine are necessary for the recovery of the species, 
based on scientific data not now available to the Service. For these 
reasons, a critical habitat designation does not signal that habitat 
outside the designated area is unimportant or may not promote the 
recovery of the species.
    Areas that support populations, but are outside the critical 
habitat designation, will continue to be subject to conservation 
actions implemented under section 7(a)(1) of the Act. They are also 
subject to the regulatory protections afforded by section 9 of the Act 
and the section 7(a)(2) jeopardy standard, as determined on the basis 
of the best available scientific and commercial information at the time 
of the agency action. Federally funded or permitted projects affecting 
listed species outside their designated critical habitat areas may 
still result in jeopardy findings in some cases. Similarly, critical 
habitat designations made on the basis of the best available 
information at the time of designation will not control the direction 
and substance of future recovery plans, HCPs, or other species 
conservation planning efforts if information available at the time of 
these planning efforts calls for a different outcome.

Primary Constituent Elements (PCEs)

    In accordance with section 3(5)(A)(i) of the Act and the 
regulations at 50 CFR 424.12, in determining which areas occupied by 
the species at the time of listing to designate as critical habitat, we 
consider those physical and biological features essential to the 
conservation of the species that may require special management 
considerations or protection. We consider the physical and biological 
features to be the PCEs laid out in the appropriate quantity and 
spatial arrangement essential to the conservation of the species. The 
PCEs include, but are not limited to:
     (1) Space for individual and population growth and for normal 
behavior;
     (2) Food, water, air, light, minerals, or other nutritional or 
physiological requirements;
     (3) Cover or shelter;
     (4) Sites for breeding, reproduction, or rearing (or development) 
of offspring; and
     (5) Habitats that are protected from disturbance or are 
representative of the historical, geographical, and ecological 
distributions of a species.
    We derive the PCEs required for Cirsium loncholepis from its 
biological needs as described below, in the proposed revised 
designation of critical habitat published in the Federal Register on 
August 6, 2008 (73 FR 45806), and in the NOA published in the Federal 
Register on March 10, 2009 (74 FR 10211). Additional information can 
also be found in the previous final listing rule published on March 20, 
2000 (65 FR 14888), and in the original final critical habitat rule 
published on March 17, 2004 (69 FR 12553).

Space for individual and population growth

    Cirsium loncholepis generally grows in association with mesic areas 
on the margins of dune swales, dune lakes, marshes, estuaries, coastal 
meadows, seeps, springs, intermittent streams, creeks, and rivers 
(Elvin 2006, unpaginated, 2007a, unpaginated, 2007b, unpaginated; 
California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) 2007, unpaginated; CCH 
2008, unpaginated). Cirsium loncholepis occurs in a series of dynamic 
systems of dunes and riparian floodplains. Cirsium loncholepis can 
appear and disappear from particular sites, appearing to ``move'' from 
place to place in areas with suitable habitat on a fairly regular basis 
(this has been observed several times over the past 50 or more years 
(Hendrickson 1990, pp. 1-25; Chesnut 1998a, unpaginated; CNDDB 2007, 
unpaginated; Kelch 2008, unpaginated)). New suitable sites are 
continuously created throughout the dynamic ecosystems where C. 
loncholepis grows over time (i.e., floods remove vegetation and create 
new sites; dunes move and suitable sites open up). The conservation of 
C. loncholepis depends not only on maintaining suitable sites for 
germination and growth as they exist at the present, but also on 
maintaining the dynamic nature of the habitat (the dune and riparian 
complexes) where it grows, which will ensure that suitable sites for 
germination and growth will develop in the future (Damschen 2008, 
unpaginated; Kelch 2008, unpaginated; McEachern 2008, unpaginated).

Nutritional and Physiological Requirements Including Soils, 
Communities, and Dispersal

Soils
    Soils where Cirsium loncholepis are found are somewhat variable, 
but include a large component of sand. Coastal populations occur on 
dune sands, Oceano sands, Camarillo sandy loams, riverwash, and sandy 
alluvial soils at elevations of less than 100 ft (31 m) (Hendrickson 
1990, pp. 1-25; CNDDB 2001, unpaginated, 2007, unpaginated). 
Occasionally, individuals have been found on dune slopes or ridges, 
rather than in the more typical dune swale habitat; more stable dunes 
have been shown to act as reservoirs of moisture, and these individuals 
may be tapping into this moisture (Thomas 2001, unpaginated). Plants at 
an inland population have been found on Camarillo sandy loam at an 
elevation of 600 ft (183 m) (CNDDB 2001, unpaginated).
Communities
    The suitable sites adjacent to mesic areas that are important for 
Cirsium loncholepis generally occur within larger vegetation 
communities and associations. Cirsium loncholepis is most often 
associated with the following diverse vegetation communities: 
freshwater seeps and springs, coastal and valley freshwater marsh and 
fen, riparian scrub (e.g., mule fat scrub, willow scrub), riparian 
forest, intermittent streams, and other wetland communities, which are 
generally interspersed within larger associations of the following 
vegetation communities: central dune scrub, coastal dune, coastal 
scrub, chaparral, oak woodland (Hendrickson 1990, pp. 1-25; CNDDB 2007, 
unpaginated). Cirsium loncholepis is often growing in and amongst a mat 
of low-growing, herbaceous, wetland plants including Juncus spp. 
(rush), Scirpus spp. (tule), Carex praegracilis (sedge), Distichlis 
spicata (salt grass), Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda grass), Trifolium 
wormskioldii (clover), Anemopsis californica (yerba mansa), Potentilla 
anserina (silverweed), and Lotus corniculatus (birdfoot trefoil) (Reed 
1988, pp. 15-51; Chesnut 1998b, pp. 1-40; Langford 2001, unpaginated; 
Elvin 2006, unpaginated, 2007b, unpaginated; CNDDB 2007, unpaginated). 
Other closely associated riparian plants include Salix spp. (willow), 
Rubus (blackberry), and Baccharis douglasii (Douglas' baccharis) (Reed 
1988, pp. 15-51; Chesnut 1998b,

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pp. 1-40; Elvin 2006, unpaginated, 2007a, unpaginated, 2007b, 
unpaginated; CNDDB 2007, unpaginated). Upland plants that occur 
adjacent to or nearby include Toxicodendron diversilobum (poison oak), 
Baccharis pilularis (coyote brush), Solidago californica (California 
goldenrod), Isocoma menziesii (coast goldenbush), and Corethrogyne 
filaginifolia (California aster) (Hendrickson 1990, pp. 1-25; Elvin 
2006, unpaginated, 2007a, unpaginated, 2007b, unpaginated; CNDDB 2007, 
unpaginated). Plants at the most inland site for C. loncholepis have 
been found primarily around gently sloping hillside seeps within a 
grassland community, at the edge of willows around a seep bordering an 
oak woodland community (Hendrickson 1990, pp. 1-25, Elvin 2007a, 
unpaginated). Cirsium loncholepis does occasionally occur in non-mesic 
conditions such as on ridges or dune tops such as in the Guadalupe 
Dunes (Elvin 2006, unpaginated) or throughout meadows (temporally and 
spatially) on flat valley bottoms, which are rather dry compared to the 
mesic seeps in these area (Elvin 2007a, unpaginated).
Dispersal
    Genetic material can move both within a population and between 
different populations. In plants this can be accomplished through the 
movement of pollen, seeds, plants, or plant parts to other plants or 
sites within the same population or to another population. For Cirsium 
loncholepis, the main agents for gene flow are pollen and seeds. 
Pollinators move pollen from one flower to another. Most pollinators 
move pollen within the same population, but it can be moved to another 
population if it is close enough and the pollinator is capable of 
moving the pollen across that distance. Cirsium loncholepis seeds are 
capable of being moved within the same population and to another 
population by animals, wind, and water.
     Pollinators: Cirsium loncholepis is capable of both self-
fertilization (pollination events on the same individual) and cross-
fertilization (pollination events between two individuals). Other 
similar, riparian, monocarpic Cirsium species self- and cross-pollinate 
(Hamz[eacute] and Jolls 2000, pp. 141-153). Cirsium loncholepis flowers 
produce nectar and copious quantities of pollen and are visited by 
birds and a wide variety of insects (Keil 2008, unpaginated). Cirsium 
loncholepis and other Cirsium taxa with similar heads are pollinated by 
bees (i.e., solitary, mining, (families Andrenidae and Anthophoridae), 
mason (Osmia sp.), carpenter (Xylocopa sp.), and leaf cutter bees 
(family Megachilidae) and the introduced honeybee (Apis mellifera)), 
butterflies (order Lepidoptera), flies (order Diptera), beetles (order 
Coleoptera (e.g., darkling ground beetles (family Tenebrionidae))), 
black ants (family Formicidae), and hummingbirds (family Trochilidae) 
(Moldenke 1976, pp. 305-361; Krombein et al. 1979, Vol. 2, pp. 1751-
2209; Keil 2001, unpaginated, 2008, unpaginated; Lea 2001, 
unpaginated). Specialist-feeding bees (solitary bees, which are known 
to visit Cirsium species (Krombein et al. 1979, Vol. 2 pp. 1751-2209)) 
commonly develop co-evolutionary relationships with particular host 
plants (Moldenke 1976, pp. 305-361). While we do not have comprehensive 
information on the home ranges and species fidelity of these 
pollinators, we do have some data. A number of the insects noted above 
that are known to visit Cirsium flowers (i.e., ants, some beetles, 
butterflies, flies, and many bee taxa) live, nest, and reproduce in 
upland habitats (e.g., coastal dune scrub, coastal scrub, chaparral, 
oak woodland, grassland) within the range of C. loncholepis (Moldenke 
1976, pp. 305-361; Krombein et al. 1979, Vol. 2 pp. 1751-2209; Thorp et 
al. 1983, pp. 1-79; Hogue 1993, 446 pp.). Alternative pollen source 
plants may be necessary for the persistence of these insects when C. 
loncholepis is not in flower seasonally or annually because of poor 
environmental conditions.
    The main dispersal vectors for Cirsium loncholepis pollen include 
ants, beetles, butterflies, flies, bees, and hummingbirds. Some of 
these visitors (e.g., bumble bees, hummingbirds) can fly large 
distances and are therefore capable of transferring pollen longer 
distances, from plants in one population to plants in another 
population. Studies to quantify the distance that bees will fly to 
pollinate their host plants are limited in number, but the few that 
exist show that some bees will routinely fly from 328 to 984 ft (100 to 
500 m) to pollinate plants (Thorp and Leong 1995, pp. 3-7; Schulke and 
Waser 2001, pp. 239-245). In a study of experimental isolation and 
pollen dispersal of Delphinium nuttallianum (Nuttall's larkspur), 
Schulke and Waser (2001, pp. 239-245) report that adequate pollen loads 
were dispersed by bumblebees within control populations and in isolated 
experimental ``populations'' from 328 to 1,312 ft (100 m to 400 m) 
distant from the control populations. One of the several pollinator 
taxa effective at 1,312 ft (400 m) was Bombus (bumblebee), which has 
also been documented to visit Cirsium (Ascher 2006, unpaginated). 
Studies by Steffan-Dewenter and Tscharntke (2000, pp. 288-296) 
demonstrated that it is possible for bees to fly as far as 3,280 ft 
(1,000 m) to pollinate flowers, and at least one study suggests that 
bumblebees may forage many kilometers from a colony (Sugden 1985, pp. 
299-312). Hummingbirds can fly long distances while foraging for nectar 
or food or migrating. Using area rather than distance, an Anna's 
hummingbird (Calypte anna), for example, will hold a core territory of 
about 0.25 ac (0.1 ha) and a ``buffer zone'' of variable size, but 
usually 10-15 ac (4-6 ha) (Russell 1996, pp. 1-13). Hummingbirds are 
not restricted to these territories, but may venture greater distances 
crossing through neighboring territories to feed. Additionally, because 
extant populations of C. loncholepis are located within the Pacific 
flyway for migratory birds, while migrating, hummingbirds could forage 
in one population one day, and in another population later that day or 
the next day, thereafter, until either reaching their breeding or 
wintering grounds, or traveling beyond the range of C. loncholepis.
     Seed Dispersal Vectors: According to Craddock and Huenneke (1997, 
pp. 215-219), Cirsium seeds are usually wind-dispersed, but birds and 
small mammals also disperse Cirsium seeds (Bent 1940, pp. 332-352, 
1968, pp. 447-466; Burton and Black 1978, pp. 383-390). According to 
Keil and Turner (1993, pp. 232-239), wind is a likely dispersal vector 
for C. loncholepis seeds based on the architecture of their achenes, 
which are topped by an umbrella of long awns that are ideal for wind 
dispersal. The distribution of plants within a population (often an 
elongated pattern) is consistent with seed dispersal caused by the 
prevailing coastal winds (Lea 2002, pp. 1-84; Teed 2003, pp. 1-58). 
Additional dispersal vectors for C. loncholepis include small mammals 
and birds. Several small mammals that feed on seed of Cirsium species 
and move them among their seed caches live in the range of C. 
loncholepis. These include such species as kangaroo rats (Dipodomys 
spp.), pocket gophers (Thomomys bottae), California ground squirrels 
(Spermophilus beecheyi), and pocket mice (Perognathus spp.) (Burton and 
Black 1978, pp. 383-390; Blecha et al. 2007, pp. 1-354). Some small 
mammals, such as mice, use Cirsium tufts or down (the achene and 
pappus) as nest material (Root 2008, unpaginated). Various mammals such 
as mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and

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cattle occur in the Callender-Guadalupe Dunes and have been documented 
grazing on thistle there (Nellis and Ross 1969, pp. 191-195; Theo et 
al. 2000, pp. 73-80; Blecha et al. 2007, pp. 1-354; Elvin 2007b, 
unpaginated). Some bird species, such as American Goldfinch (Carduelis 
tristis) and hummingbirds, some of which live within the range of C. 
loncholepis, use its tufts (or down) for nest construction (Weydemeyer 
1923, pp. 117-118; Bent 1940, pp. 332-352, 1968, pp. 447-466; Blecha et 
al. 2007, pp. 1-354).
    Water has been shown to be an important dispersal vector for seeds 
in another thistle, C. vinaceum, which also occurs in spring and 
streamside habitats (Craddock and Huenneke 1997, pp. 215-219). Cirsium 
seeds disperse via water ``considerable distances along streams'' 
(Craddock and Huenneke 1997, pp. 215-219). Cirsium loncholepis 
populations have been documented from the upper reaches of drainages 
and watersheds outlined below to suitable sites near the mouths of the 
rivers and creeks (within 1,000 ft (300 m)) of the Pacific Ocean (CNDDB 
2007, unpaginated; Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Herbarium 2007, 
unpaginated; University of California Santa Barbara Herbarium 2007, 
unpaginated).

Sites for Reproduction, Population Growth, and Dispersal

    Cirsium loncholepis has been reported from one or more polygons 
within 25 occurrences that are part of 11 populations distributed 
throughout 2 dune complexes and 4 drainages. All of these groupings are 
connected to each other in one or more ways. Cirsium loncholepis is 
closely associated with wetlands and mesic sites on the margins along 
four drainages that end in the Pacific Ocean (Arroyo Grande Creek, 
Santa Maria River, San Antonio Creek, and Santa Ynez River) (CNDDB 
2007, unpaginated; CCH 2008, unpaginated). Cirsium loncholepis has not 
been seen along Arroyo Grande Creek since 1910; there is little 
suitable habitat remaining; most of the area is now urbanized by the 
cities of Oceano, Grover Beach, Pismo Beach, and Arroyo Grande Oaks or 
is currently under active agriculture; the remaining areas of suitable 
habitat have been separated from other historically and recently 
occupied habitat areas by this urbanization and agriculture; therefore, 
this area is not considered to be essential and is not discussed 
further in this rule. The dynamic nature of these drainages is an 
essential part of the life cycle for C. loncholepis. The habitat along 
these creeks and rivers is constantly changing. It is under a constant 
state of succession and renewal. A mosaic of habitat occurs along these 
drainages with new suitable sites being created with every storm or 
flow event. The flows of water are also an important mechanism to move 
seeds from currently occupied sites to these newly created suitable 
sites.
    Orcutt Creek runs from the southeast to the northwest parallel with 
wind direction in the area. The headwaters for Orcutt Creek are 
southeast of the town of Orcutt on the northwest face of Graciosa 
Ridge. The stretch of Orcutt Creek near the town of Orcutt is within 
the area that is the most likely site where the type specimen was 
collected (see discussion in Background section of the proposed revised 
designation of critical habitat published in the Federal Register on 
August 6, 2008 (73 FR 45806) and our response to Comment 35). Orcutt 
Creek flows to the northwest and enters into the Santa Maria River near 
the Pacific Ocean. Cirsium loncholepis seeds that are deposited in the 
waters of Orcutt Creek would flow downstream from Orcutt toward the 
Santa Maria River. This stretch of the Santa Maria River has 
historically contained the largest population of C. loncholepis. Most 
of the records for C. loncholepis are from within the historical 
boundaries of the Santa Maria River floodplain.
    Graciosa Ridge is the dividing line between the headwaters of 
Orcutt Creek (in the Santa Maria River watershed) and Ca[ntilde]ada de 
las Flores (in the San Antonio Creek watershed). Because the prevailing 
winds in this area are from the northwest during most of the year, 
Cirsium loncholepis seed in the Orcutt area could be blown over 
Graciosa Ridge toward Ca[ntilde]ada de las Flores, which is southeast 
of the headwaters of Orcutt Creek. Ca[ntilde]ada de las Flores, which 
flows south, is the headwaters for one of the tributaries of San 
Antonio Creek which flows to the Pacific Ocean. Hunt (2008, 5 pp.) 
noted that Graciosa Ridge is a substantial geological formation and may 
be a formidable barrier between Orcutt Creek and Ca[ntilde]ada de las 
Flores and posits that San Antonio Terrace and San Antonio Creek are 
more plausible seed sources for the Ca[ntilde]ada de las Flores C. 
loncholepis population than Orcutt Creek. The estuary system (lagoon) 
at the mouth of San Antonio Creek was described by Fray Juan Crespi as 
La Graciosa in 1769 (Smith 1976, p. 282, 1998, pp. 153-154) and is also 
within the area that is the most likely site where the type specimen of 
C. loncholepis was collected (see Comment 35 and our response and our 
discussion in the Background section of the proposed revised 
designation of critical habitat published in the Federal Register on 
August 6, 2008 (73 FR 45806)).
    The Santa Ynez River flows from east to west where it empties into 
the Pacific Ocean. The prevailing, strong winds in this area, from the 
west, would move Cirsium loncholepis seeds eastward, which is further 
upriver. Any resulting seed from upriver C. loncholepis populations 
that are deposited in the waters of the Santa Ynez River would then 
flow downstream toward the estuary system at the mouth of the river. 
Seed from any occurrence in the Santa Ynez River population would 
likely be dispersing to other occurrences in the Santa Ynez River 
(e.g., seed from upriver plants dispersing to the estuary via water and 
seed from estuary plants dispersing upriver via wind). The Santa Ynez 
River is a dynamic riparian system similar to the Santa Maria River 
with historical records of high flows and floods that can change the 
banks of the river, such as with the 1969 flood that reached a stage of 
24.2 ft (7.4 m) above normal flow height (Linn 2008). These high flows 
create the new, unvegetated areas such as those that also occur along 
the Santa Maria River after high flows.

Habitats that are Representative of the Historical, Geographical, and 
Ecological Distributions of Cirsium loncholepis

    Cirsium loncholepis has throughout time had a limited distribution 
in southwestern San Luis Obispo County and northwestern Santa Barbara 
County, California, within a unique geomorphic area known as the Santa 
Maria Basin (Hunt 1993, pp. 5-72). See Figure 1 for a map containing 
the locations of place and feature names in this region. The Santa 
Maria Basin stretches along a 39-mi (63-km) section of the coastal 
region of central California that is dominated by a system of dune 
complexes that are interspersed with several major drainages. The Santa 
Maria Basin is comprised of the Santa Maria Valley, in the north, and 
the Santa Ynez Valley, in the south. The Santa Maria Valley is located 
between the hills northeast of Pismo and the Casmalia and Solomon Hills 
that end at Point Sal in the west. The Santa Ynez Valley is located 
between the Casmalia and Solomon Hills and the Santa Ynez Mountains (on 
the south side of the Santa Ynez River). The Santa Maria Basin is 
dominated by moderate to strong winds from the northwest (categorized 
as greater than 7.47 miles per hour (mph) (12.02 kilometers per hour 
(kph)) most of the time and throughout the year (Hendrickson 1990, pp. 
1-25; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Western Regional 
Climate Center (NOAA) 2007,

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unpaginated; USDA NRCS 2008, unpaginated). These prevailing northwest 
winds are a major factor in shaping the terrain and creating the dunes 
such that the active dune and swale systems are aligned with these 
winds (Hunt 1993, pp. 5-72). Deflation areas (the swales between two 
parallel dunes and behind the foredunes) are often at or near the water 
table, creating the wetlands and back-dune lakes (Hunt 1993, pp. 5-72). 
This terrain, the parallel ridges and swales, and the physical features 
that created and maintain it are essential for the conservation of C. 
loncholepis.
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Santa Maria Valley
    The Santa Maria Valley contains one major dune complex (the Santa 
Maria Valley Dune Complex) and three major riparian systems (or 
drainages): Arroyo Grande Creek, the Santa Maria River, and Orcutt 
Creek. The Santa Maria Valley Dune Complex contains five Dune Sheets 
(or associated sand depositional episodes): Callender, Nipomo Mesa, 
Guadalupe, Mussel Rock, and Orcutt Terrace. Individual dune sheets 
represent sequential and spatially overlapped depositional episodes 
within contiguous areas of any particular dune complex. Arroyo Grande 
Creek and its floodplain are at the northern edge of the Callender Dune 
Sheet (specifically) and the Santa Maria Valley Dune Complex (in 
general) (Hunt 1993, pp. 5-72). The junction of Arroyo Grande Creek and 
the Callender Dune Sheet also marks the northern limit for Cirsium 
loncholepis, which occurred here in the low ``grassy'' areas among the 
sand hills at the junction of the dunes and Arroyo Grande Creek 
(University of California [Berkeley] Herbarium 2007, unpaginated). The 
Callender Dune Sheet reaches Oso Flaco Creek and Oso Flaco Lake at its 
southern extent. Cirsium loncholepis has occurred at numerous sites 
throughout the Callender Dunes (Hendrickson 1990, pp. 1-25; CNDDB 2007, 
unpaginated). The Guadalupe Dune Sheet extends from Oso Flaco Lake to 
the Santa Maria River. Cirsium loncholepis has occurred at numerous 
sites throughout the Guadalupe Dunes (Hendrickson 1990, pp. 1-25; CNDDB 
2007, unpaginated). The Santa Maria Valley is a broad floodplain that 
is bounded by Orcutt Creek along its southern edge and by the Callender 
Dune Sheet and the Nipomo Dune Sheet (including Nipomo Mesa) along its 
northern edge. Between the city of Santa Maria and the coast 12 mi (19 
km) to the west, the valley floor has historically been dotted with 
small settlements and a few oil fields, but the vast majority of the 
land has been converted to agriculture. A member of the Gaspar de 
Portola expedition to Monterey in 1769 noted that the expedition had 
difficulty getting through the Santa Maria Valley because of all the 
marshes (Companys 1983, pp. 105-344). As has been typical along the 
central coast of California, however, many of the valley's wetlands 
have been drained or filled to maximize agricultural production; old 
maps show lakes such as Lake Guadalupe that no longer exist. Cirsium 
loncholepis has occurred at numerous mesic sites throughout the Santa 
Maria River floodplain and the Guadalupe Dunes (Hendrickson 1990, pp. 
1-25; CNDDB 2007, unpaginated). According to Wilken (2009b), the 
lowering of the water tables has adversely affected habitat conditions 
in the Santa Maria River Valley. Orcutt Creek and the Santa Maria River 
mark the northern edge of the Mussel Rock Dune Sheet, and Orcutt Creek 
and the Santa Maria River have had multiple C. loncholepis occurrences 
(Hendrickson 1990, pp. 1-25; CNDDB 2007, unpaginated). Cirsium 
loncholepis most likely had a more widespread distribution within this 
area, but may have been eliminated from most of the locations in this 
area by the vast conversion of this area to agriculture and extraction 
of groundwater before it could be documented. However, even with such 
conversion, current aerial photos and topographic maps show the 
persistence of numerous, small marshes, wetlands, and drainages in this 
area; some of these may still harbor small populations of C. 
loncholepis.
Santa Ynez Valley
    The Santa Ynez Valley contains one major dune complex (the Santa 
Ynez Valley Dune Complex) and two major riparian systems (or 
drainages): San Antonio Creek and the Santa Ynez River. The Santa Ynez 
Valley Dune Complex contains three Dune Sheets: San Antonio, Burton 
Mesa, and Lompoc Terrace. The San Antonio Terrace Dune Sheet is at the 
northern edge of the Santa Ynez Valley Dune Complex. It supports 
numerous dune wetlands and swales and is very similar in habitat, 
physical, and geological features to the Callender and Guadalupe Dune 
Sheets (Hunt 1993, pp. 5-72; Google Earth 2008, unpaginated). San 
Antonio Creek is downwind on the southern edge of the San Antonio 
Terrace Dune Sheet. The mouth of San Antonio Creek is within the area 
that is the most likely site for the type locality (La Graciosa) for 
Cirsium loncholepis (Smith 1976, p. 282, 1998, pp. 153-154; Oyler et 
al. 1995, pp. 1-76; Hendrickson 1990, pp. 1-25; Keil and Holland 1998, 
pp. 83-84; Wilken 2009a, unpaginated) and still harbors numerous small 
marshes and wetlands that are apparent in aerial imagery (Google Earth 
2008, unpaginated). Hunt (2008, unpaginated) believes that Cirsium 
loncholepis was historically much more widely distributed within the 
San Antonio Creek watershed. Historical collections indicate that C. 
loncholepis used to occur along the Santa Ynez River, somewhere between 
the towns of Surf and Lompoc, at the current edge of VAFB (University 
of Minnesota Saint Paul Herbarium 2007, unpaginated; Rancho Santa Ana 
Botanic Garden Herbarium 2007, unpaginated; Santa Barbara Botanical 
Garden Herbarium 2007, unpaginated; University of California Riverside 
Herbarium 2007, unpaginated). Collections of the plant were made here 
in 1958; however, by 1988 when surveys were conducted to relocate this 
population, none could be found (Hendrickson 1990, pp. 1-25). Over the 
years, some, but not all, habitat for C. loncholepis in the floodplain 
for the river has been altered. According to Smith's notes, 
agricultural fields have been plowed to the banks of the drainage, 
willows have been bulldozed, and herbicides were sprayed to eradicate 
C. vulgare (bull thistle) (Smith 1976, p. 282, 1998, pp. 153-154). 
According to Wilken (2009b), the lowering of the water tables has 
adversely affected habitat conditions in the Santa Ynez River Valley. 
Additionally, Wilken (2009b) stated that the current hydrological 
regulatory process in the Santa Ynez River may not be conducive to 
conditions favoring establishment of C. loncholepis. The hydrological 
regulatory process in the Santa Ynez River (i.e., artificial 
manipulation of surface flow and aquifer levels through impoundments, 
diversions, and groundwater extraction) is similar to that of the Santa 
Maria River. The effects of the current, altered hydrological regime 
and subsequent alteration of potential habitat for C. loncholepis 
should be considered in any plans for its successful recovery. Because 
this area historically supported the southernmost, documented C. 
loncholepis populations and because some habitat still remains today, 
it is considered to be an important area for the conservation of C. 
loncholepis (Morey 1990, pp. 1-13; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2008, 
unpaginated).
    Historically, Cirsium loncholepis has been reported or documented 
from a total of 25 occurrences as parts of 11 populations ranging from 
the dunes near Pismo Beach inland to hillside seeps at Ca[ntilde]ada de 
las Flores south to the floodplains of the Santa Ynez River (CNDDB 
2007, unpaginated; CCH 2008, unpaginated). Of these 25 occurrences; 8 
were not considered in the final listing rule (65 FR 14888); 6 from San 
Antonio Terrace that were reported, but not documented in 1979; 1 newly 
documented in the Guadalupe Dunes in 2006; and 1 newly documented on 
the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge in 2007. Since the 
time of listing, we have received additional information indicating 
that the identities of the plants from the six occurrences on San 
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C. loncholepis (Linn, 2008, unpaginated; Wilken et al., 2008, 13 pp.). 
At the time of the listing in 2000, there were 17 known occurrences of 
which 11 were extant. These 11 extant occurrences were distributed 
among seven populations (CNDDB 1998, unpaginated; 65 FR 14888, March 
20, 2000). Since the time of listing in 2000, C. loncholepis has 
experienced considerable declines throughout its range in the number of 
both occurrences and populations and in the number of individuals 
within each of the remaining occurrences and populations. Currently, C. 
loncholepis is considered to be extant at seven occurrences that are 
distributed among four populations. The seven extant occurrences 
consist of five occurrences that were identified in the final listing 
rule in 2000 as well as two new occurrences that have been identified 
since that time (Elvin 2006, unpaginated, 2007b, unpaginated; CNDDB 
2007, unpaginated). Cirsium loncholepis is not currently known to occur 
at the following populations: Oceano, northern Callender Dune Sheet 
Lakes, Guadalupe, La Graciosa, Ca[ntilde]ada de las Flores, San Antonio 
Terrace Dune Sheet, and Santa Ynez River. Since the time of listing, 
the loss of known polygons, occurrences, and populations has outpaced 
the discovery of new polygons, occurrences, and populations.
    In habitats that are fragmented and/or isolated, the trend for 
native plant species is one of decline (Soule et al. 1992, pp. 39-47). 
This supports the equilibrium theory of island biogeography (MacArthur 
and Wilson, 1963, pp. 373-387, 1967, 203 pp.) that predicts that 
species with populations that are isolated and have more extirpation 
events than re-colonization events will decline to zero (extinction). 
Recent research on species that are long-distance dispersers (such as 
Cirsium loncholepis) determined that when the distances between 
suitable habitat sites for a species become greater than its dispersal 
distance (such as due to habitat fragmentation); its long-term survival 
will be threatened unless the long-distance dispersal between the sites 
can be re-established (Trakhtenbrot et al. 2005, pp. 173-181). The 
study by Trakhtenbrot et al. (2005, pp. 173-181) regarding long-
distance dispersal species supports the study by Soule et al. (1992, 
pp. 39-47) and the equilibrium theory of island biogeography (MacArthur 
and Wilson 1963, pp. 373-387, 1967, 203 pp.). Based on these studies, 
comments from peer reviewers, and our current understanding of this 
species and its decline, we believe that conserving solely the areas 
with the remaining known occurrences and populations of C. loncholepis 
is not sufficient to conserve or recover the species. The additional 
habitat that would provide connectivity between occurrences and 
populations is essential for the conservation of C. loncholepis. This 
is supported by Damschen et al. (2006, pp. 1284-1286), who showed that 
habitat patches that were connected by corridors benefitted wildlife 
and plants.
Primary Constituent Elements for Cirsium loncholepis
    Under the Act and its implementing regulations, we are required to 
identify the physical and biological features essential to the 
conservation of Cirsium loncholepis. The physical and biological 
features are the primary constituent elements (PCEs) laid out in the 
appropriate quantity and spatial arrangement essential to the 
conservation of the species. Areas designated as critical habitat for 
C. loncholepis contain both occupied and unoccupied areas within the 
species' historical geographic range, and contain sufficient PCEs to 
support at least one life history function.
    Based on our current knowledge of the life history, biology, and 
ecology of Cirsium loncholepis and the requirements of the habitat to 
sustain the essential life history functions of the species, we 
determined that the PCEs specific to Cirsium loncholepis are:
     (1) Mesic areas associated with: (a) margins of dune swales, dune 
lakes, marshes, and estuaries that are associated with dynamic 
(changing) dune systems including the Santa Maria Valley Dune Complex 
and Santa Ynez Valley Dune Complex; (b) margins of dynamic riparian 
systems including the Santa Maria and Santa Ynez Rivers and Orcutt and 
San Antonio Creeks; and (c) freshwater seeps and intermittent streams 
found in other habitats, including grassland, meadow, coastal scrub, 
chaparral, and oak woodland. These areas provide space needed for 
individual and population growth including sites for germination, 
reproduction, seed dispersal, seed bank, and pollination;
     (2) Associated plant communities including: Central dune scrub, 
coastal dune, coastal scrub, freshwater seep, coastal and valley 
freshwater marsh and fen, riparian scrub (e.g., mule fat scrub, willow 
scrub), oak woodland, intermittent streams, and other wetland 
communities, generally in association with the following species: 
Juncus spp. (rush), Scirpus spp. (tule), Salix spp. (willow), 
Toxicodendron diversilobum (poison oak), Distichlis spicata (salt 
grass), Baccharis pilularis (coyote brush), and B. douglasii (Douglas' 
baccharis);
     (3) Soils with a sandy component including but not limited to dune 
sands, Oceano sands, Camarillo sandy loams, riverwash, and sandy 
alluvial soils; and
     (4) Features that allow dispersal and connectivity between 
populations, particularly: (a) Natural riparian drainages in Santa 
Maria River, Orcutt Creek, San Antonio Creek, and Santa Ynez River that 
are not channelized or confined by barriers or dams, such that they 
have soft bottoms and sides and a natural flood plain (allowing 
uninterrupted water flows); and (b) Natural aeolian geomorphology in 
the Santa Maria Dune Complex and Santa Ynez Dune Complex, and along the 
Santa Maria River, Orcutt Creek, San Antonio Creek, and Santa Ynez 
River drainages that is not confined by barriers or wind-blocks such as 
large manmade structures, tree rows, or wind-breaks (allowing 
uninterrupted winds across these areas).
    With this final revised designation of critical habitat, we intend 
to conserve the physical and biological features essential to the 
conservation of the species, through the identification of the 
appropriate quantity and spatial arrangement of the PCEs sufficient to 
support the life history functions of the species. Some units contain 
all of these PCEs and support multiple life processes, while some units 
contain only a portion of these PCEs, those necessary to support the 
species' particular use of that habitat. Because not all life history 
functions require all the PCEs, not all critical habitat units will 
contain all the PCEs.
Special Management Considerations or Protection
    When designating critical habitat, we assess whether the areas 
within the geographical area occupied at the time of listing contain 
features essential to the conservation of the species that may require 
special management considerations or protection. We also considered how 
revising the current designation of critical habitat highlights habitat 
with essential features in need of special management considerations or 
protection.
    Many of the known occurrences of Cirsium loncholepis are threatened 
by direct and indirect effects from energy-related operations (i.e., 
maintenance activities, hazardous waste cleanup); development that 
results in additional habitat modification or land use changes (i.e., 
conversion of agricultural and urban development); county zoning 
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such as from urban and agricultural runoff (e.g., herbicides, 
fertilizers); facility accidents by oil companies or VAFB; groundwater 
extraction throughout the range of the species; hydrological 
alterations; direct and indirect effects from off highway vehicle (OHV) 
activity (i.e., habitat disturbance, hazardous materials spills); small 
population size; and habitat fragmentation and loss through the 
invasion of aggressive nonnative weeds such as Ammophila arenaria 
(European beach grass), Carpobrotus spp. (iceplant), Ehrharta calycina 
(veldt grass), and Mesembryanthemum crystallinum (crystalline iceplant) 
(Smith 1976, p. 282, 1998, pp. 153-154; Davis et al. 1988, pp. 169-195; 
Zedler and Schied 1988, pp. 196-201; Morey 1989, pp. 1-16; Hendrickson 
1990, pp. 1-25; CDFG 1992, pp. 111-112; Odion et al. 1992, pp. 1-2; 
CNDDB 1998, unpaginated, 2008, unpaginated; Chesnut 1998a, unpaginated, 
1998b, pp. 1-40; Keil 2006, unpaginated; Damschen 2008, unpaginated; 
Hunt 2008, 5 pp.; McEachern 2008, unpaginated; Orahoske 2008, 
unpaginated; Swenk 2008, 4 pp.; Thornton 2008, unpaginated; Murphy 
2009, unpaginated; Wilken 2009b, unpaginated). These threats may 
require special management to ensure the long-term conservation of C. 
loncholepis. Threats specific to individual units are described in the 
unit descriptions below.
Criteria Used To Identify Critical Habitat
    We analyzed the biology, life history, ecology, and distribution 
(historical, at the time of listing, and current) of Cirsium 
loncholepis. Based on this information, we are designating revised 
critical habitat in areas within the geographical area occupied by C. 
loncholepis at the time of listing in 2000. We also designate some 
specific areas outside the geographical area occupied by C. loncholepis 
at the time of listing, which although are currently unoccupied, are 
within the historical range of the species, and because we have 
determined that such areas are essential for the conservation of C. 
loncholepis.
    To delineate revised critical habitat, we first determined 
occupancy within the extant range of Cirsium loncholepis. Occupancy 
status was determined using occurrence data from research and survey 
observations included in reports and other manuscripts (i.e., theses, 
monitoring reports); data from research and survey observations 
published in peer-reviewed articles; data submitted to the CNDDB; 
reports and survey forms prepared for Federal, State, and local 
agencies, and private corporations; written and oral communications 
from species and physical science experts; information from herbarium 
specimens; scientific information in our draft recovery outline for C. 
loncholepis (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2008, unpaginated); and 
visits by Service biologists to C. loncholepis populations. Areas or 
sites containing data indicating occupancy from 1989 or later (within 
approximately the past 20 years) were considered currently occupied. We 
then determined which areas were occupied at the time of listing by 
comparing survey and collection information to descriptions of occupied 
areas in the final listing rule published on March 20, 2000 (65 FR 
14888).
    Based on these studies, comments from the public and peer 
reviewers, and our current understanding of the status of Cirsium 
loncholepis since the time of listing, the species continues to 
decrease in the number of populations, in the number of occurrences 
within populations, and in the number of individuals within the 
remaining occurrences and populations. Therefore, based on these data 
and comments from the peer reviewers, we determined that the areas in 
which the extant populations are distributed are alone not sufficient 
to conserve or recover it. Based on its decline, its biology, new 
scientific information on the biological conditions necessary for long-
distance dispersal species (such as C. loncholepis), and comments from 
the peer reviewers, we have determined that habitat providing 
connectivity between the areas containing the extant populations is 
also essential for its conservation.
    Once we determined the extant range of the species, we analyzed 
areas outside the geographical area occupied by Cirsium loncholepis at 
the time of listing, but within the historical range of the species, 
for areas that are essential. We first looked for large, continuous 
blocks of suitable habitat, such as the numerous mesic areas and seeps 
in and surrounding the lower reaches of the Santa Ynez River. We then 
looked for important corridors of suitable habitat that connect the 
large, continuous areas based on their abilities to disperse seed or 
pollen, such as the area along Orcutt Creek between the Guadalupe Dunes 
and Ca[ntilde]ada de las Flores. We then analyzed the presence and 
characteristics of other features that are important to maintain the 
metapopulation dynamics for C. loncholepis in these areas (e.g., winds 
and their relationship to the formation of geographic features, 
movement patterns for various dispersal agents, watersheds, geology).
    Within the Callender-Guadalupe Dune Unit, we only included areas of 
the OHV riding area that are within the existing fenced vegetation 
islands and the immediately adjacent dune habitats in areas that the 
vegetation islands are likely to migrate. To identify the specific 
boundaries of the final critical habitat subunits in this area, we 
utilized a formula developed in accordance with the following 
parameters. We developed the conformation of the vegetation island 
subunits of final critical habitat by migrating the outline of the 
existing fenced areas 80 m (262 ft) at a compass heading of 327 degrees 
(the prevailing wind vector for the area - approximately West 
Northwest). We derived a distance of 80 m (262 ft) by evaluating the 
rates of dune and vegetation island migration (Bowen and Inmand 1966, 
43 pp.; CGS 2007, 113 pp.) within a time-frame relevant to ODSVRA 
planning horizons and C. loncholepis life history. A value of 4 m/yr 
(13 ft/yr), representing a mid-range estimate for the rate of dune and 
vegetation island movement within the Callender-Guadalupe Dunes (CGS 
2007, 113 pp.), taken over a 20-year planning and recovery time-frame 
resulted in the 80-meter migration value. Final boundaries of the 
vegetation island subunits were created by combining the boundary of 
the existing fenced vegetation islands with the area described by the 
migrated fence boundary.
    Using all the information above, we were able to discern areas that 
are potentially important for the recovery of C. loncholepis. From 
this, we then selected the extent of those areas that we consider to be 
essential to the conservation of the species. All of the areas that we 
are designating as critical habitat that are currently not known to be 
occupied by the species are essential for its conservation.
    To map the revised critical habitat units (both those occupied at 
the time of listing and those outside the geographical area occupied by 
the species at the time of listing), we overlaid Cirsium loncholepis 
occurrences (current and historical) on soil series, vegetation types, 
and watershed/wetland data to determine appropriate polygons that would 
contain one or more PCEs in the quantity and spatial arrangement 
necessary to provide the features essential to the conservation of C. 
loncholepis. This taxon is closely associated with dynamic ecosystems 
such as dune and riparian watershed systems and with the presence of 
sandy soil types and mesic conditions, but it

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also occurs in adjacent upland habitats and areas. Units were 
delineated by first mapping the occurrences (current and historical) 
and continuous and intervening suitable habitat, then considering other 
geographical features such as developed, urban, heavy recreational use 
(e.g., active OHV use lands), and agriculture (e.g., row crops) areas 
that are continuously maintained or utilized and removing areas with 
these features that did not contain the appropriate quantity and 
spatial arrangement of the PCEs essential to the conservation of the 
species.
    When determining the revisions to critical habitat boundaries 
within this final rule, we made every effort to avoid including 
developed areas, such as buildings, paved areas, and other structures, 
as well as active heavy use OHV areas and tilled fields and row crops 
that lack the PCEs for Cirsium loncholepis. The scale of the maps 
prepared under the parameters for publication within the Code of 
Federal Regulations may not reflect the exclusion of all such developed 
areas. Any such areas inadvertently left inside critical habitat 
boundaries shown on the maps of this final revision to critical habitat 
are excluded by text in the revision and are not designated as critical 
habitat. Therefore, Federal actions limited to these areas would not 
trigger section 7 consultation with respect to critical habitat and the 
requirement of no adverse modification unless the specific action may 
affect adjacent critical habitat.
    Using the above criteria, we identified six units that contain the 
necessary features essential to the conservation of Cirsium 
loncholepis. These six units are located near the Pacific Coast in 
southwestern San Luis Obispo and northwestern Santa Barbara Counties. 
The northern-most unit consists of the dune system from Pismo Beach to 
the Santa Maria River in San Luis Obispo County. The second unit 
consists of the lower reaches of the Santa Maria River in San Luis 
Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties and of Orcutt Creek in Santa Barbara 
County. The remaining units are all within Santa Barbara County: one at 
Ca[ntilde]ada de las Flores, one along the lower reaches of San Antonio 
Creek, one on San Antonio Terrace, and one along portions of the lower 
reaches of the Santa Ynez River.
    We are designating critical habitat on lands that meet the first 
prong of the definition of critical habitat and, therefore, were 
determined to be occupied at the time of listing and contain the 
physical and biological features essential for the conservation of the 
species. We are also designating critical habitat on lands that meet 
the second prong of the definition of critical habitat and, therefore, 
consist of specific areas outside the geographical area occupied by the 
species at the time it is listed that are essential for the 
conservation of the species. The revision to critical habitat is 
designed to provide sufficient habitat to maintain self-sustaining 
populations of Cirsium loncholepis throughout its range and provide the 
necessary features that are essential for the conservation of the 
species. The essential features include: (1) space for individual and 
population growth, including sites for germination, pollination, 
reproduction, pollen and seed dispersal; (2) areas that allow gene flow 
and provide connectivity between occupied areas; and (3) areas that 
provide basic requirements for growth, such as appropriate soil type 
and openings within vegetation cover. All revised critical habitat 
units were delineated based on the appropriate quantity and spatial 
arrangement of PCEs being present to support C. loncholepis life 
processes essential to the conservation of the species.
    Section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Act authorizes us to issue permits for 
the take of listed animal species incidental to otherwise lawful 
activities. An incidental take permit application must be supported by 
a habitat conservation plan (HCP) that identifies conservation measures 
that the permittee agrees to implement for the species to minimize and 
mitigate the impacts of the requested incidental take. We often exclude 
non-Federal public lands and private lands that are covered by an 
existing operative HCP and incidental take permit under section 
10(a)(1)(B) of the Act from designated critical habitat because the 
benefits of exclusion outweigh the benefits of inclusion as discussed 
in section 4(b)(2) of the Act. We are currently unaware of any areas 
within this critical habitat designation that fall into this category.
Final Critical Habitat Designation
    The critical habitat areas described below constitute our current 
best assessment of areas determined to meet the definition of critical 
habitat for Cirsium loncholepis. We are designating approximately 
24,103 ac (9,754 ha) of land as critical habitat for C. loncholepis in 
six units. Table 2 outlines these units and provides the approximate 
areas being designated as critical habitat.

                     Table 2--CRITICAL HABITAT UNITS FOR CIRSIUM LONCHOLEPIS IN CALIFORNIA;
                                    LAND OWNERSHIP AND FINAL SIZE OF EACH AREA
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                                                                                               Estimate of total
                                                        Area that meets   Area excluded from       acreages
      Critical habitat unit         Land ownership    the  definition of    final critical       designated as
                                                        critical habitat        habitat        critical habitat
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1. Callender-Guadalupe Dunes                                                                  ..................
1A. Callender-Guadalupe.........  Federal...........  2,404 ac (973 ha).  0 ac (0 ha).......  2,404 ac (973 ha)
                                  State.............  1,863 ac (754 ha).  0 ac (0 ha).......  1, 863 ac (754 ha)
                                  Local.............  80 ac (32 ha).....  0 ac (0 ha).......  80 ac (32 ha)
                                  Private...........  5,176 ac (2,095     0 ac (0 ha).......  5,176 ac (2,095
                                                       ha).                                    ha)
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1B. Moymell                       State.............  <1 ac (<1 ha)       0 ac (0 ha)         <1 ac (<1 ha)
                                  Local.............  3 ac (1 ha).......  0 ac (0 ha).......  3 ac (1 ha)
                                  Private...........  <1 ac (<1 ha).....  0 ac (0 ha).......  <1 ac (<1 ha)
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1C. Pavillion Hill/Worm Valley    State.............  2 ac (1 ha)         0 ac (0 ha)         2 ac (1 ha)
                                  Local.............  27 ac (11 ha).....  0 ac (0 ha).......  27 ac (11 ha)
                                  Private...........  <1 ac (<1 ha).....  0 ac (0 ha).......  <1 ac (<1 ha)
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1D. BBQ Flats                     State.............  <1 ac (<1 ha)       0 ac (0 ha)         <1 ac (<1 ha)
                                  Local.............  7 ac (3 ha).......  0 ac (0 ha).......  7 ac (3 ha)
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1E. BBQ Flats South               State.............  <1 ac (<1 ha)       0 ac (0 ha)         <1 ac (<1 ha)
                                  Local.............  3 ac (2 ha).......  0 ac (0 ha).......  3 ac (2 ha)
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1F. Heather                       State.............  <1 ac (<1 ha)       0 ac (0 ha)         <1 ac (<1 ha)
                                  Local.............  6 ac (2 ha).......  0 ac (0 ha).......  6 ac (2 ha)
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1G. Acacia                        State.............  1 ac (<1 ha)        0 ac (0 ha)         1 ac (<1 ha)
                                  Local.............  4 ac (2 ha).......  0 ac (0 ha).......  4 ac (2 ha)
                                  Private...........  <1 ac (<1 ha).....  0 ac (0 ha).......  <1 ac (<1 ha)
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1H. Cottonwood                    Local.............  9 ac (4 ha)         0 ac (0 ha)         9 ac (4 ha)
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1I. Eucalyptus North              State.............  2 ac (1 ha)         0 ac (0 ha)         2 ac (1 ha)
                                  Local.............  7 ac (3 ha).......  0 ac (0 ha).......  7 ac (3 ha)
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1J. Eucalyptus South              State.............  19 ac (8 ha)        0 ac (0 ha)         19 ac (8 ha)
                                  Private...........  3 ac (1 ha).......  0 ac (0 ha).......  3 ac (1 ha)
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1K. Indian Midden South           State.............  2 ac (1 ha)         0 ac (0 ha)         2 ac (1 ha)
                                  Private...........  1 ac (<1 ha)......  0 ac (0 ha).......  1 ac (<1 ha)
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1L. Boyscout North                State.............  11 ac (4 ha)        0 ac (0 ha)         11 ac (4 ha)
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1M. Tabletop                      State.............  14 ac (6 ha)        0 ac (0 ha)         14 ac (6 ha)
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1N. 1                             State.............  2 ac (1 ha)         0 ac (0 ha)         2 ac (1 ha)
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1O. 2                             State.............  1 ac (<1 ha)        0 ac (0 ha)         1 ac (<1 ha)
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1P. Pipeline                      State.............  42 ac (17 ha)       0 ac (0 ha)         42 ac (17 ha)
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Unit 1 Subtotals by ownership     Federal...........  2,404 ac (973 ha)   0 ac (0 ha)         2,404 ac (973 ha)
                                  State.............  1,959 ac (793 ha).  0 ac (0 ha).......  1,959 ac (793 ha)
                                  Local.............  147 ac (59 ha)....  0 ac (0 ha).......  147 ac (59 ha)
                                  Private...........  5,181 ac (2,097     0 ac (0 ha).......  5,181 ac (2,097
                                                       ha).                                    ha)
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                  Subtotal                            9,690 ac (3,921     0 ac (0 ha)         9,690 ac (3,921
                                                       ha)                                     ha)
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 2. Santa Maria River-Orcutt      Federal...........  0 ac (0 ha)         0 ac (0 ha)         0 ac (0 ha)252 ac
 Creek                            State.............  252 ac (102 ha)...  0 ac (0 ha).......   (102 ha)542 ac
                                  Local.............  542 ac (219 ha)...  0 ac (0 ha).......   (219 ha)12,432 ac
                                  Private...........  12,432 ac (5,031    0 ac (0 ha).......   (5,031 ha)
                                                       ha).
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                  Subtotal                            13,227 ac (5,353    0 ac (0 ha)         13,227 ac (5,353
                                                       ha)                                     ha)
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 3. Ca[ntilde]ada de las Flores   Private...........  740 ac (299 ha)     0 ac (0 ha)         740 ac (299 ha)
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4. San Antonio Creek              Federal...........  4,151 ac (1,680     4,151 ac (1,680     0 ac (0 ha)
4A. La Graciosa.................  Private...........   ha)                 ha)                3 ac (1 ha)
4B. Barka Slough................  Private...........  3 ac (1 ha).......  0 ac (0 ha).......  182 ac (74 ha)
                                                      182 ac (74 ha)....  0 ac (0 ha).......
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                  Subtotal                            4,335 ac (1,754     4,151 ac (1,680     185 ac (75 ha)
                                                       ha)                 ha)
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5. San Antonio Terrace            Federal...........  7,282 ac (2,947     7,282 ac (2,947     0 ac (0 ha)
                                  Private...........   ha)                 ha)                52 ac (21 ha)
                                                      52 ac (21 ha).....  0 ac (0 ha).......
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                  Subtotal                            7,334 ac (2,968     7,282 ac (2,947     52 ac (21 ha)
                                                       ha)                 ha)
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6. Santa Ynez River                                                                           ..................
6A. Ocean Park..................  Local.............  35 ac (14 ha).....  0 ac (0 ha).......  35 ac (14 ha)
                                  Private...........  12 ac (6 ha)......  0 ac (0 ha).......  12 ac (6 ha)
6B. Surf........................  Private...........  32 ac (13 ha).....  0 ac (0 ha).......  32 ac (13 ha)
6C. Lompoc......................  Federal...........  2,444 ac (990       2,272 ac (919 ha).  132 ac (53 ha)
                                                       ha)\1\.
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                  Subtotal                            2,482 ac (1,005     2,272 ac (919 ha)   210 ac (85 ha)
                                                       ha)
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                  Total                               37,810 ac (15,300   13,705 ac (5,546    24,103 ac ( 9,754
                                                       ha)                 ha)                 ha)
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\1\ 43 ac (18 ha) were listed as private property in the proposed revised designation, but current information
  indicates that this area is federal property.


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    Below, we present brief descriptions of the units designated as 
critical habitat for Cirsium loncholepis. For more information about 
the areas excluded from critical habitat, please see the Exclusions 
Under Section 4(b)(2) of the Act and Relationship of Critical Habitat 
to Lands Managed by the Department of Defense (DOD) sections of this 
final rule.

Unit 1: Callender-Guadalupe Dunes (9,690 ac (3,921 ha))

    Unit 1 is located in the southwestern corner of San Luis Obispo 
County, California. It stretches along 8.5 mi (13.5 km) of coast from 
Arroyo Grande Creek to the Santa Maria River. This unit is south of 
Pismo Beach, west of Nipomo and north of Guadalupe. Unit 1 was occupied 
at the time of listing, is currently occupied, and contains the 
physical and biological features essential to the conservation of the 
species (65 FR 14888, March 20, 2000; Elvin 2006, unpaginated, 2007a, 
unpaginated; CNDDB 2007, unpaginated). Unit 1 is essential because it 
contains three of the four remaining C. loncholepis populations. These 
three populations represent the northern-most populations of the 
species, and it includes the largest block of native habitat still 
occupied by C. loncholepis. While all of these three remaining 
populations and the 9,690 ac (3,921 ha) of habitat in this unit are 
essential for this species to survive, maintaining only these 
populations and habitat does not appear to be sufficient for the long 
term survival of this species because four occurrences (of eight known 
at the time of listing) within the three populations in this unit have 
not been observed since 1990 and are considered to be extirpated. This 
unit also supported two occurrences in the Guadalupe/Callender Dunes 
that have since been extirpated where the water table has been lowered 
(due to ground water pumping) (Keil 2006).
    Unit 1 is comprised of sixteen subunits totaling 2,404 ac (973 ha) 
of Federal lands; 1,959 ac (793 ha) of State lands; 147 ac (59 ha) of 
County and other local jurisdiction land; and 5,181 ac (2,097 ha) of 
private land (174 ac (70 ha) of which belongs to non-governmental 
organizations (NGOs)). Unit 1 includes a portion of the Guadalupe-
Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge, Pismo Dunes State Preserve, 
Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area, and privately owned 
lands. Unit 1 is located within the Santa Maria Valley Dune Complex 
(Hunt 1993, pp. 5-72). This dune complex contains numerous mesic areas 
on the margins of dune swales, dune lakes, marshes, and estuaries 
within the dynamic (changing) Callender and Guadalupe Dune Sheets (PCE 
1).
    We included polygons of vegetation that occur and are fenced off 
within the OHV riding area of ODSVRA because they are essential to the 
conservation of the species. We attempted to delineate the boundaries 
based on the best available science, with the understanding that this 
is a dynamic ecosystem and it has been documented that these vegetation 
islands move over time (CGS 2007, 113 pp.). The habitat patches 
(including dune swales and vegetation islands) move up to 120 m over a 
20-year time frame (CGS 2007, 113 pp.); therefore, we developed a 
formula to determine the predicted migration of these patches over the 
next 20 years. For a description of this formula, please see the 
Criteria Used to Identify Critical Habitat section of this rule.
    The areas within the habitat patches (including vegetation and open 
sand dune swales) containing PCEs in the appropriate quantity and 
spatial arrangement necessary to provide the features essential to the 
conservation of Cirsium loncholepis are essential and therefore, 
pursuant to this rule, are being designated as critical habitat. 
However, the areas within the boundaries of these polygons that are 
outside of the habitat patches (but within the OHV riding area of 
ODSVRA) and are used on a regular basis for OHV recreation do not 
currently contain PCEs in the appropriate quantity and spatial 
arrangement necessary to provide the features essential to the 
conservation of C. loncholepis. These areas are designated as critical 
habitat because the vegetation islands will migrate beyond their 
current boundaries in the foreseeable future.
    These vegetation islands contain suitable habitat and are adjacent 
to currently occupied and historically occupied sites. The vegetation 
islands are northwest of a large continuous block of occupied habitat. 
The Callender Dunes are dominated by moderate to strong winds from the 
northwest (categorized as greater than 7.47 mph (12.02 kph) most of the 
time and throughout the year (NOAA 2007, unpaginated; USDA NRCS 2008, 
unpaginated). However, moderate to strong winds from the southeast also 
occur in this area during parts of the year (November through 
February), which overlaps with at least 2 months of the approximately 
5-month period that seeds are dispersed from the remains of the 
flowering stalk (August through December). These winds are an essential 
dispersal vector that helps move Cirsium loncholepis seeds between 
areas of suitable habitat; as a result, the vegetated islands become 
essential in maintaining connectivity within and between occurrences 
and populations. Further, several peer reviewers indicated that for 
fugitive species (i.e., species that move from place to place through 
time) like C. loncholepis that also rely on long-distance dispersal, 
adjacent occupied and unoccupied suitable habitat is essential for 
survival. These vegetation islands meet this need for the species, and 
provide a shifting mosaic of habitats that depend upon geomorphic 
processes operating across large landscape areas for their maintenance.
    The geomorphological processes that shaped/developed the terrain 
features in the Santa Maria Valley Dune Complex are intact and continue 
to rejuvenate and maintain the dynamic dune and riparian features and 
processes of the constantly shifting mosaic of terrain, vegetation, and 
wetlands (PCE 4). The vegetation in the dunes includes central dune 
scrub, coastal dune, coastal scrub, coastal freshwater marsh and fen, 
riparian scrub, chaparral, and oak woodland (PCE 2) (Cooper 1967, pp. 
75-90; Holland 1986, pp. 1-156; Hunt 1993, pp. 5-72; CNDDB 2007, 
unpaginated; CNPS 2008, unpaginated). The soils throughout the dunes 
are dominated by sand (PCE 3). The dunes support a wide diversity of 
flora and fauna including numerous insects, many of which are 
pollinators for Cirsium loncholepis, and hummingbirds (Martin et al. 
1951, pp. 92-277; Krombein et al. 1979, Vol. 2 pp. 1751-2209; Blecha et 
al. 2007, pp. 1-354; Keil 2008, unpaginated). The dunes also support 
numerous small mammal and bird species (Blecha et al. 2007, pp. 1-354) 
that act as dispersal vectors for C. loncholepis seed (PCE 4). This 
unit contains large tracts of undeveloped land including dunes, 
wetlands, and upland areas occupied by the species and its pollinators 
(PCEs 1, 2, 3, and 4). The dynamic geomorphological processes, mosaic 
of habitats, and diversity of flora and fauna provide for and enhance 
the dispersal of genetic material of C. loncholepis between and among 
the various populations (and occurrences) within this dune complex and 
provide adjacent uplands for pollinators (PCEs 1, 3, and 4).
    The prevailing, strong wind patterns blow southeast across the 
lower Santa Maria River Valley, up Orcutt Creek, past the town of 
Orcutt, and beyond Graciosa Ridge to Ca[ntilde]ada de las Flores. These 
winds are an essential dispersal vector that help move plants/seeds 
from the Cirsium loncholepis populations in the Callender and Guadalupe 
Dunes to

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populations in the Santa Maria River, Orcutt Creek, and Ca[ntilde]ada 
de las Flores and are essential in maintaining connectivity between 
populations in the Santa Maria River Valley and those in the San 
Antonio Creek and Santa Ynez River Valleys.
    The essential features found in Unit 1 may require special 
management considerations or protection resulting from: (1) direct and 
indirect effects from energy-related operations (i.e., maintenance 
activities, hazardous waste cleanup, facility accidents); (2) ground 
water extraction which lowers the water table, dries the wetlands, and 
can destroy surface and subsurface hydrologies; (3) stochastic (i.e., 
random) extirpation/extinction events that occur because the population 
size is small or isolated; (4) trampling and grazing from trespass of 
cattle; (5) competition from invasive, aggressive, nonnative weeds 
(e.g., Ammophila arenaria , Carpobrotus spp., Ehrharta calycina, 
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum); (6) direct and indirect effects from 
OHV activity (i.e., habitat disturbance, hazardous materials spills); 
(7) habitat fragmentation; and (8) nutrient inputs in the water systems 
that are above concentrations known to adversely affect freshwater 
ecosystems and cause adverse ecological effects including altering the 
composition of the plant community and inducing biostimulation (Smith 
1976, p. 282, 1998, pp. 153-154; Davis et al. 1988, pp. 169-195; Zedler 
and Schied 1988, pp. 196-201; Morey 1989, pp. 1-16; Hendrickson 1990, 
pp. 1-25; CDFG 1992 pp. 111-112; Odion et al. 1992, pp. 1-2; Chesnut 
1998a, unpaginated, 1998b, pp. 1-40; CNDDB 1998, unpaginated, 2008, 
unpaginated; Dodds et al. 1998, pp. 1455-1462; Central Coastal Ambient 
Monitoring Program 2002, pp. 1-60; California State Water Resources 
Control Board 2006, pp. 1-71; Elvin 2006, unpaginated; Keil 2006, 
unpaginated; Damschen 2008, unpaginated; Hunt 2008 5 pp.; Murphy 2009, 
unpaginated).

Unit 2: Santa Maria River-Orcutt Creek (13,227 ac (5,353 ha))

    Unit 2 is located along the lower 5 mi (8 km) of the Santa Maria 
River and along the length of Orcutt Creek (approximately 13 mi (21 
km)) in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties, California. Unit 2 
was occupied at the time of listing, is currently occupied, and 
contains the physical and biological features essential to the 
conservation of the species (65 FR 14888, March 20, 2000; CNDDB 2007, 
unpaginated). Unit 2 is essential because it contains the last Cirsium 
loncholepis population in riparian habitat. Unit 2 also contains what 
has historically been recognized as the largest C. loncholepis 
population with an estimated 54,000 individuals being reported in 1990 
(Hendrickson 1990, pp. 1-25; CNDDB 2007, unpaginated). However, only 
about 25 plants were observed in the lower 0.9 mi (1.5 km) stretch of 
the Santa Maria River when visited in November 2006 (Elvin 2006, 
unpaginated). This unit contains large blocks of intact riparian 
habitat along the Santa Maria River and the southwest side of Orcutt 
Creek. Unit 2 is also essential as a dispersal corridor between the 
Santa Maria Valley and the Santa Ynez Valley.
    Unit 2 is comprised of 252 ac (102 ha) of State land; 542 ac (219 
ha) of County and other local jurisdiction land; and 12,432 ac (5,031 
ha) of private lands. Unit 2 includes Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park in 
Santa Barbara County. Unit 2 is located within the broad Santa Maria 
Valley, in the floodplains of the lower Santa Maria River and Orcutt 
Creek. Unit 2 is also within the Santa Maria Valley Dune Complex (Hunt 
1993, pp. 5-72). It skirts the edges of the Guadalupe Dune Sheet to the 
north of the Santa Maria River, the Mussel Rock Dune Sheet to the 
southeast of Orcutt Creek and the Santa Maria River, and the Orcutt 
Terrace Dune Sheet to the northeast of the upper reaches of Orcutt 
Creek (Hunt 1993, pp. 5-72). These drainages and the adjacent dune 
sheets contain numerous mesic areas on the margins and floodplains of 
the river and creek and freshwater seeps and in grasslands, coastal 
scrub, and chaparral in the adjacent dune sheets (PCEs 1, 2, 3 and 4).
    The geomorphological processes (fluvial and aeolian) that shaped 
and developed the terrain features in the Santa Maria Valley Dune 
Complex are intact and continue to affect the dynamic dune and riparian 
features and processes and their associated habitats in this unit (PCEs 
1, 2, 3, and 4). The more interior portions of this unit are primarily 
within the lower portion of the Santa Maria River Valley where 
conversion to agricultural production to the edges of the river and the 
northeastern edge of the creek has occurred. The lower 5 mi (8 km) of 
the Santa Maria River remain intact with riparian scrub vegetation, 
sandy alluvial soils (PCEs 2 and 3), and dynamic fluvial 
geomorphological processes, which allow it to operate as a dynamic 
riparian system with uninterrupted water flows (PCEs 1 and 4). Pockets 
of numerous small marshes, wetlands, and drainages are still 
interspersed within the agricultural fields along Orcutt Creek, and the 
dynamic processes that rejuvenate and maintain the ever-changing mosaic 
of coastal scrub and riparian habitats are still largely intact (PCEs 
1, 2, and 3). Additionally, areas to the southwest of Orcutt Creek 
contain large blocks of intact habitat (PCEs 1, 2, and 3) including 
suitable upland habitat areas between the intermittent streams and 
freshwater seeps (PCE 1) that provide habitat for pollinators and other 
dispersal vectors (PCE 4) such as birds and small mammals that move 
Cirsium seed. The vegetation in this unit includes central dune scrub, 
coastal dune, coastal scrub, freshwater seep, coastal and valley 
freshwater marsh and fen, riparian scrub (e.g., mule fat scrub, willow 
scrub), chaparral, oak woodland, and intermittent streams (PCE 2) 
(Holland 1986, pp. 1-156; Elvin 2006, unpaginated; CNDDB 2007, 
unpaginated; CNPS 2008, unpaginated). The soils in this unit are 
predominantly sandy (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources 
Conservation Service (USDA NRCS) 2000, unpaginated, 2005, unpaginated) 
(PCE 3).
    Unit 2 is dominated by the prevailing, moderate to strong winds 
from the northwest that blow southeast along the length of Orcutt 
Creek, which would then function as a dispersal corridor for Cirsium 
loncholepis seed from the dunes to Ca[ntilde]ada de las Flores. These 
winds help move seeds from the populations in the Callender and 
Guadalupe Dunes to pocket wetlands along Orcutt Creek, to seeps and 
intermittent drainages southwest of the creek (along the Mussel Rock 
Dune Sheet), and eventually to the C. loncholepis population at 
Ca[ntilde]ada de las Flores (PCEs 1 and 4). Orcutt Creek also acts as a 
dispersal vector by carrying seed from upstream plants down to the 
Santa Maria River population (PCE 1 and 4). These intermittent wetland 
sites or ``pocket wetlands'' and the intervening habitat areas are 
essential to maintain connectivity between more distant populations 
(Higgins and Richardson 1999, pp. 464-475; Trakhtenbrot et al. 2005, 
pp. 173-181), particularly between those in the Santa Maria Valley and 
those in the San Antonio Creek and Santa Ynez Valleys. These pocket 
wetlands also act as important core areas for C. loncholepis.
    The essential features found in Unit 2 may require special 
management considerations for or protection from: (1) nutrient inputs 
in the water systems that are above concentrations known to adversely 
affect freshwater ecosystems and cause adverse ecological effects 
including altering the composition of the plant community and inducing 
biostimulation; (2) ground water extraction, which lowers the water

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table, dries the wetlands, and can destroy surface and subsurface 
hydrologies; (3) stochastic (i.e., random) extirpation/extinction 
events that occur because the population size of some occurrences is 
small or isolated; (4) trampling and grazing from cattle; (5) 
competition from invasive, aggressive, nonnative weeds (e.g., Ammophila 
arenaria, Carpobrotus spp., Ehrharta calycina, Mesembryanthemum 
crystallinum); (6) County zoning permits development within the 
floodplain with minimal setbacks from creeks; (7) non-point source 
pollution runoff from agricultural (i.e., herbicide, fertilizer) and 
urban areas; (8) habitat fragmentation; and (9) flood control measures 
(Smith 1976, p. 282, 1998, pp. 153-154; Davis et al. 1988, pp. 169-195; 
Zedler and Schied 1988, pp. 196-201; Morey 1989, pp. 1-16; Hendrickson 
1990, pp. 1-25; CDFG 1992, pp. 111-112; Odion et al. 1992, pp. 1-2; 
Chesnut1998a, unpaginated, 1998b, pp. 1-40; CNDDB 1998, unpaginated, 
2007, unpaginated; Dodds et al. 1998, pp. 1455-1462; Central Coastal 
Ambient Monitoring Program 2002, pp. 1-60; California State Water 
Resources Control Board 2006, pp. 1-71; Elvin 2006, unpaginated; Keil 
2006, unpaginated; Damschen 2008, unpaginated; Hunt 2008 5 pp.; Swenk 
2008, 4 pp.; Wilken 2009b, unpaginated).

Unit 3: Ca[ntilde]ada de las Flores (740 ac (299 ha))

    Unit 3 is located approximately 5 mi (8 km) northwest of the town 
of Los Alamos and southwest of the Solomon Hills in Santa Barbara 
County, California. Unit 3 was considered to be occupied at the time of 
the listing and at the time critical habitat was designated for this 
species in 2004. Cirsium loncholepis may still be extant at 
Ca[ntilde]ada de las Flores; however, it was last documented at this 
site in 1987 (Thornton 2008, unpaginated) and last reported in 1989 
(Hendrickson 1990, pp. 1-25). Some habitat conditions at the site have 
declined due to grazing intensity, but the basic suitable habitat 
conditions are still present (e.g., freshwater seeps and native 
vegetation) (Elvin 2007a, unpaginated). The best available scientific 
and commercial data indicate that this site was last documented as 
occupied in 1987 and reported in 1989. Therefore, based on the 
continued lack of observation of C. loncholepis since 1989 (Hendrickson 
1990, pp. 1-25; 65 FR 14888, March 20, 2000; CNDDB 2007, unpaginated; 
Elvin 2007b, unpaginated; CCH 2008, unpaginated; Thornton 2008, 
unpaginated; Kisner 2009, unpaginated), we consider Ca[ntilde]ada de 
las Flores to be unoccupied for the purposes of this rule. The 
population in Unit 3 represented the eastern-most and farthest-inland 
location at which Cirsium loncholepis has been documented. 
Additionally, Unit 3 occurs at a pivotal location for the species as a 
whole; it is down-wind from populations in the Santa Maria Valley and 
areas on San Antonio Terrace and along San Antonio Creek (Hunt 2008, 5 
pp.) and upstream from populations in the San Antonio Valley (e.g., the 
mouth of San Antonio Creek (one of the potential type locality sites 
for C. loncholepis) and San Antonio Terrace Dunes). Therefore, the 
Ca[ntilde]ada de las Flores location is essential to maintain 
connectivity between populations in the Santa Maria Valley and 
populations in the San Antonio Creek and Santa Ynez Valleys (PCE 4) and 
contains habitat for a core population area. Thus it is essential for 
the conservation of the species.
    Unit 3 is comprised of 740 ac (299 ha) of private land at the head 
of Ca[ntilde]ada de las Flores in Santa Barbara County, California. 
Unit 3 contains mesic areas at the edge of freshwater seep, marsh, 
meadow, grassland, chaparral, and oak woodland habitats (PCEs 1 and 2). 
We consider the two Cirsium loncholepis occurrences that have been 
recorded (and may still occur) here to be part of one population that 
has expanded at times to represent one large polygon of plants (CNDDB 
2007, unpaginated; Elvin 2007a, unpaginated). Ca[ntilde]ada de las 
Flores has slightly different environmental conditions than the coastal 
areas; specifically, it is at a higher elevation (200 ft (61 m)) and 
has a warmer climate. Preserving any genetic variability within the 
species that has allowed it to adapt to these slightly different 
environmental conditions would be important for the long-term survival 
and conservation of the species. Ca[ntilde]ada de las Flores is mapped 
as Camarillo sandy loam with sand visible on the surface throughout the 
floor and lower portions of the surrounding hills/ridges in the canyon 
(PCE 3) (U.S. Soil Conservation Service 1972, unpaginated; Hendrickson 
1990, pp. 1-25; CNDDB 2007, unpaginated; Elvin 2007a, unpaginated). It 
is thus essential for the conservation of the species.

Unit 4: San Antonio Creek (185 ac (75 ha))

    Unit 4 is located in the northwestern portion of Santa Barbara 
County, California. The majority of Unit 4 lands occur on VAFB. Most of 
the mission-critical projects and activities on VAFB are confined to 
areas outside of wetlands in general, and San Antonio Creek in 
particular. The few known land uses in and immediately adjacent to San 
Antonio Creek consist of agriculture leases and transportation and 
communications crossings (SRS Technologies 2007, pp. 1-35). There are 
many sensitive resources along San Antonio Creek including 
jurisdictional wetlands, cultural resources, and sensitive species (SRS 
Technologies 2003, pp. 1-1 to- 9-14; SRS Technologies 2007, pp. 1-35). 
Management activities for these resources may also benefit Cirsium 
loncholepis. Unit 4 was not considered to be occupied at the time of 
listing, and is currently considered to be unoccupied, although it is 
within the historical distribution of the species. We determined that 
all lands in Unit 4 (4,335 ac (1,754 ha)), which stretch along the 
lower 11 mi (17 km) of San Antonio Creek, are essential to the 
conservation of C. loncholepis. The mouth of San Antonio Creek is 
within the area that is the most likely location for the type locality 
for Cirsium loncholepis (Eastwood 1906, unpaginated; Smith 1976, p. 
282, 1998, pp. 153-154; Hendrickson 1990, pp. 1-25; Oyler et al. 1995, 
pp. 1-76; California Academy of Sciences Herbarium 2007, unpaginated). 
We are excluding 4,151 ac (1,680 ha) of lands on VAFB owned by the DOD 
from this revised designation due to potential impacts to national 
security and are designating two subunits, one at the lower end of San 
Antonio Creek near the mouth (Subunit 4A - La Graciosa) and one 
upstream near Barka Slough (Subunit 4B - Barka Slough). Please see the 
section below entitled Relationship of Critical Habitat to Lands 
Managed by the Department of Defense (DOD) for an in-depth discussion 
of this exclusion.
    Unit 4 is comprised of two subunits totaling 185 ac (75 ha) of 
private lands. Subunit 4A (La Graciosa) is near the mouth of the creek 
and consists of 3 ac (1 ha) of private property that spans San Antonio 
Creek. The lands in Subunit 4A consist of the creek, riparian areas on 
both banks, the flood plain on both sides of the creek, and riparian, 
mesic, and upland scrub habitats that stretch up the adjacent slopes to 
the mesas. Subunit 4B (Barka Slough) is approximately 11 mi (18 km) 
from the Pacific Ocean and consists of 182 ac (74 ha) of private 
property on the east side of Barka Slough. The lands in Subunit 4B 
consist of marshy areas on both sides of the creek with riparian, 
mesic, and upland scrub habitats to the adjacent slopes. Unit 4 is 
located within the Santa Ynez Valley Dune Complex, and

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San Antonio Creek is one of the two major drainages in it (Hunt 1993, 
pp. 5-72). San Antonio Creek is the geological feature that separates 
the San Antonio Dune Sheet and the Burton Mesa Dune Sheet. This 
drainage and the adjacent dune sheets contain numerous mesic areas on 
the margins of the creek and its floodplain; in freshwater marshes 
(e.g., Barka Slough); and in freshwater seeps in adjacent grasslands, 
coastal scrub, chaparral, and the adjacent dune sheets that allow for 
dispersal (PCEs 1, 3, and 4) (Cooper 1967, pp. 75-90; Dial 1980, pp. 1-
100; Hunt 1993, pp. 5-72; CNDDB 2007, unpaginated).
    The geomorphological processes (fluvial and aeolian) that shaped 
and developed the terrain features in the San Antonio Valley are intact 
and continue to affect the dynamic riparian and adjacent dune features 
and processes in this unit (PCEs 1 and 4). The lower 10 mi (16 km) of 
San Antonio Creek remain intact with riparian scrub, woodland, and 
forest vegetations (PCE 2); sandy alluvial soils (PCE 3); and dynamic 
fluvial geomorphological processes, which allow it to operate as a 
dynamic riparian system with uninterrupted flows of water (PCEs 1 and 
4). Numerous small marshes, wetlands, and intermittent tributary 
drainages still occur naturally along this stretch of San Antonio Creek 
and the dynamic processes that rejuvenate and maintain the riparian 
habitats are still largely intact here (PCEs 1 and 4) (Dial 1980, pp. 
1-100; Keil 1997, pp. 1-12; SRS Technologies 2003, pp. 1-1 to 9-14; SRS 
Technologies 2007 pp. 1-35; Google Earth 2008, unpaginated). 
Additionally, areas adjacent to the creek on both sides still contain 
large blocks of intact habitat (PCEs 1, 2 and 4) and include suitable 
upland habitat areas between the intermittent streams and freshwater 
seeps (PCEs 1 and 2) that provide habitat for pollinators and other 
dispersal vectors (PCE 4) such as birds and small mammals that move 
Cirsium seed (SRS Technologies 2007, pp. 1-35). The vegetation in this 
unit includes central dune scrub, coastal dune, coastal scrub, 
freshwater seep, coastal and valley freshwater marsh and fen, riparian 
scrub (e.g., mule fat scrub, willow scrub), chaparral, oak woodland, 
and intermittent streams (PCE 2) (Holland 1986, pp. 1-156; Keil 1997, 
pp. 1-12; CNDDB 2007, unpaginated; SRS Technologies 2007, pp. 1-35; 
Elvin 2007c, unpaginated; CNPS 2008, unpaginated). The soils in this 
unit are predominantly sandy (SRS Technologies 2003, pp. 1-1 to 9-14; 
USDA NRCS 2005, unpaginated) (PCE 3).
    This unit is dominated by the prevailing, moderate to strong winds 
from the northwest that blow southeast across the San Antonio Dune 
Sheet and up San Antonio Creek (NOAA 2007, unpaginated; USDA NRCS 2008, 
unpaginated). These winds constitute an essential dispersal vector that 
helps disperse seeds from the San Antonio Dunes and the estuary at the 
mouth of San Antonio Creek to suitable habitat sites upstream along San 
Antonio Creek (PCE 4). The uninterrupted flow of water from the 
headwaters of San Antonio Creek and its tributaries down to its mouth 
is essential to facilitate the dispersal of Cirsium loncholepis seeds 
from and maintain connectivity between upstream populations such as 
Ca[ntilde]ada de las Flores to other suitable mesic habitat sites 
downstream along San Antonio Creek and to mesic areas in the adjacent 
dune sheets (PCE 4).
    While this unit was not occupied at the time of listing, Unit 4 is 
essential to the conservation of the species because it contains lands 
along San Antonio Creek that can function both as a core area and 
dispersal corridor for Cirsium loncholepis. Unit 4 is essential as a 
core area for C. loncholepis and would decrease fragmentation for the 
species. It contains many intermittent wetlands along the length of the 
creek and in the estuary at the mouth of the San Antonio Creek and is 
capable of supporting populations for long periods of time. These 
intermittent wetland sites (PCE 1) and the intervening habitat areas 
are also essential to maintain connectivity between more distant C. 
loncholepis populations (Higgins and Richardson 1999, pp. 464-475; 
Trakhtenbrot et al. 2005, pp. 173-181), such as those in the upper 
watershed of San Antonio Creek and those in the lower reaches of the 
creek and the adjacent San Antonio Terrace Dunes. Unit 4 is more easily 
managed for the species than many other areas in the historical 
distribution of the species because there are fewer pressures for 
commercial or agricultural development.

Unit 5: San Antonio Terrace (52 ac (21 ha))

    Unit 5 is located in western Santa Barbara County, California. We 
determined that all lands in Unit 5 (7,334 ac (2,968 ha)) on San 
Antonio Terrace are essential to the conservation of Cirsium 
loncholepis. Unit 5 stretches along 4 mi (6.5 km) of the coast north 
from San Antonio Creek. This unit is southwest of the town of Casmalia. 
Unit 5 was not considered to be occupied at the time of listing and is 
currently considered to be unoccupied; it is within the historical 
distribution of the species. Cirsium loncholepis has been reported from 
wetlands in the San Antonio Terrace Dunes, but has not been officially 
documented with a herbarium specimen (CNDDB 2007, unpaginated; CCH 
2008, unpaginated). We are excluding 7,282 ac (2,947 ha) of lands on 
VAFB owned by the DOD from this revised designation due to potential 
impacts to national security. Please see the section below entitled 
Relationship of Critical Habitat to Lands Managed by the Department of 
Defense (DOD) for an in-depth discussion of this exclusion.
    Unit 5 is comprised of 52 ac (21 ha) of private lands that cut 
through VAFB. Unit 5 is located within the Santa Ynez Valley Dune 
Complex (Hunt 1993, pp. 5-72). The San Antonio Terrace Dune Sheet is 
the primary physiographic feature in Unit 5. San Antonio Creek is one 
of the two major drainages in the Santa Ynez Valley Dune Complex (Hunt 
1993, pp. 5-72). This dune complex contains numerous mesic areas on the 
margins of dune swales, dune lakes, and marshes within the dynamic 
(changing) San Antonio Terrace Dune Sheet (PCEs 1 and 3). Unit 5 is 
dominated by strong winds from the northwest throughout the majority of 
the year that are a major factor in creating the dunes and shaping the 
terrain, such as the parallel ridges and the swales and other dune 
wetlands that are so important for Cirsium loncholepis (PCE 4) 
(Hendrickson 1990, pp. 1-25; NOAA 2007, unpaginated; USDA NRCS 2008, 
unpaginated).
    The geomorphological processes that shaped and developed the 
terrain features in the Santa Ynez Valley Dune Complex are intact and 
continue to rejuvenate and maintain the dynamic dune and riparian 
features and processes of the constantly shifting mosaic of terrain, 
vegetation, and wetlands (PCEs 1, 2, 3, and 4). The vegetation in the 
dunes includes central dune scrub, coastal dune, coastal strand, 
coastal scrub, coastal freshwater marsh and fen, riparian scrub, 
chaparral, and oak woodland (PCE 2) (Cooper 1967, pp. 75-90; Holland 
1986, pp. 1-156; SRS Technologies 2003, pp. 1-1 to 9-14; CNDDB 2007, 
unpaginated; SRS Technologies 2007, pp. 1-35; CNPS 2008, unpaginated). 
The soils throughout these dunes are dominated by sand (PCE 3) (Cooper 
1967, pp. 75-90; Hunt 1993, pp. 5-72; USDA NRCS 2005, unpaginated). 
Dunes in the vicinity of VAFB support a wide diversity of flora and 
fauna including numerous insects and hummingbirds, many of which are 
pollinators for Cirsium loncholepis (Martin et al. 1951, pp. 92-277; 
Krombein et al. 1979, Vol. 2 pp. 1751-2209; SRS Technologies 2003, pp. 
1-1 to 9-14; Blecha et al. 2007,

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pp. 1-354; Keil 2008, unpaginated). The dunes also support numerous 
small mammal and bird species (SRS Technologies 2003, pp. 1-1 to 9-14; 
Blecha et al. 2007, pp. 1-354) that act as dispersal vectors for C. 
loncholepis seed (PCE 4). This unit contains large tracts of 
undeveloped land including dunes, wetlands, and upland areas utilized 
by the species and its pollinators (PCEs 1, 2, 3, and 4). The dynamic 
geomorphological processes, mosaic of habitats, and diversity of flora 
and fauna provide for and enhance the dispersal of genetic material of 
Cirsium loncholepis between and among the various wetlands within this 
dune complex and provide adjacent uplands for pollinators (PCEs 1, 2, 
3, and 4).
    The prevailing, strong wind patterns from the northwest, greater 
than 7.47 mph (12.02 kph) most of the time throughout the year, blow 
southeast across the San Antonio Terrace Dunes to areas up San Antonio 
Creek, across the Burton Mesa Dune Sheet, and along the Santa Ynez 
River. These winds are an essential dispersal vector that would help 
disperse Cirsium loncholepis seeds from the San Antonio Dunes to 
suitable habitat sites upstream along San Antonio Creek, in the Burton 
Mesa Dunes, and along the Santa Ynez River (PCE 4). The uninterrupted 
flow of these winds is essential to facilitate this dispersal and to 
maintain connectivity between C. loncholepis populations that might 
occur in these areas (PCEs 1 and 3) (SRS Technologies 2003, pp. 1-1 to 
9-14; USDA NRCS 2008, unpaginated; NOAA 2007, unpaginated).
    While this unit was not occupied at the time of listing, Unit 5 is 
essential as a core area for C. loncholepis in that the many mesic 
areas and intermittent wetlands within the dune system are capable of 
supporting C. loncholepis populations for long periods of time. The San 
Antonio Terrace Dune Sheet supports numerous dune wetlands and swales 
and is very similar in habitat, physical, and geological features to 
the Callender and Guadalupe Dune Sheets (Cooper 1967, pp. 75-90; Hunt 
1993, pp. 5-72; Google Earth 2008, unpaginated). These wetland sites 
and the intervening upland habitat areas are essential to maintain 
connectivity within this dune system and between more distant C. 
loncholepis populations (Higgins and Richardson 1999, pp. 464-475; 
Trakhtenbrot et al. 2005, pp. 173-181), such as along San Antonio Creek 
and those in and along the Santa Ynez River or those between the Santa 
Maria Valley (specifically in the Santa Maria Valley Dune Complex and 
the Santa Maria River drainage system) and those downwind in the Santa 
Ynez Valley. Unit 5 is more easily managed for the species than many 
other areas in the historical distribution of the species because there 
are fewer pressures for commercial or agricultural development.

Unit 6: Santa Ynez River (210 ac (85 ha))

    Unit 6 is located in the western portion of Santa Barbara County, 
California. We determined that all lands in Unit 6 (2,482 ac (1,005 
ha)), which stretch along the lower 4 mi (6 km) of the Santa Ynez 
River, are essential to the conservation of Cirsium loncholepis. Unit 6 
is west of Lompoc and east of Surf. Unit 6 was not considered to be 
occupied at the time of listing, and is currently considered to be 
unoccupied. Unit 6 is within the historical distribution of the 
species. We are excluding 2,272 ac (919 ha) of lands on VAFB owned by 
the DOD from this revised designation due to potential impacts to 
national security and are designating three subunits in the unit, two 
at the mouth of the Santa Ynez River and one upriver, closer to Lompoc. 
Please see the section below entitled Relationship of Critical Habitat 
to Lands Managed by the Department of Defense (DOD) for an in-depth 
discussion of this exclusion.
    Unit 6 is comprised of three subunits totaling approximately 210 ac 
(85 ha) of Federal, County, and private property (acreages do not add 
up due to rounding). Subunit 6A (Ocean Park) is near the mouth of the 
river and consists of approximately 35 ac (14 ha) of County lands at 
Ocean Park and approximately 12 ac (6 ha) of private lands along the 
railroad tracks. The lands in Subunit 6A consist of the river and 
estuary, marsh and riparian areas on both banks of the Santa Ynez 
River, the flood plain on both sides with marsh, riparian, mesic, and 
upland scrub habitats. Subunit 6B (Surf) consists of approximately 32 
ac (13 ha) of private lands along the railroad tracks that run parallel 
with Highway 246. The lands in Subunit 6B consist of marshy areas on 
the south side of the Santa Ynez River with marsh, riparian, mesic, and 
upland scrub habitats to the adjacent slopes. Subunit 6C (Lompoc) is 
approximately 4 mi (6 km) from the Pacific Ocean and consists of 
approximately 132 ac (53 ha) of Federal (non-DOD) lands adjacent to 
VAFB. The lands in Subunit 6C consist of mesic areas in the floodplain 
on the south side of the Santa Ynez River with marsh, riparian, mesic, 
and upland scrub habitats, some of which are periodically used for 
agriculture. The Santa Ynez River is one of the two major drainages in 
the Santa Ynez Valley Dune Complex (Hunt 1993, pp. 5-72). The Santa 
Ynez River is the geological feature that separates the Burton Mesa 
Dune Sheet and the Lompoc Terrace Dune Sheet. This drainage and the 
adjacent uplands contain numerous mesic areas on the margins of the 
river and its floodplain; in freshwater marshes; in intermittent 
streams that are tributaries; and in freshwater seeps in adjacent 
grasslands, coastal scrub, and chaparral (PCEs 1, 2, and 3) (CNDDB 
2007, unpaginated; Elvin 2008, unpaginated; Google Earth 2008, 
unpaginated). The Santa Ynez River is a dynamic riparian system similar 
to the Santa Maria River with historical records of high flows and 
floods that can change the banks of the river creating new, unvegetated 
areas such as those that occur along the Santa Maria River after high 
flows.
    The geomorphological processes (fluvial and aeolian) that shaped 
and developed the terrain features in the Santa Ynez Valley are intact 
and continue to affect the dynamic dune and riparian features and 
processes and their associated habitats in this unit (PCEs 1 and 4). 
The lower 4 mi (6 km) of the Santa Ynez River remain mostly intact with 
some adjacent agriculture; adjacent riparian scrub vegetation and sandy 
alluvial soils (PCE 2); and dynamic fluvial geomorphological processes, 
which allow it to operate as a dynamic riparian system with 
uninterrupted water flows (PCEs 1 and 4). Additionally, areas to the 
north and south of the river contain large blocks of intact habitat 
(PCEs 1 and 4), including suitable upland habitat areas between the 
intermittent streams and freshwater seeps (PCE 1) that provide habitat 
for pollinators and other dispersal vectors (PCE 4), such as birds and 
small mammals that move Cirsium seed. The vegetation in this unit 
includes central dune scrub, coastal dune, coastal scrub, freshwater 
seep, coastal and valley freshwater marsh and fen, riparian scrub 
(e.g., mule fat scrub, willow scrub), chaparral, and intermittent 
streams (PCEs 1 and 2) (Cooper 1967, pp. 75-90; Holland 1986, pp. 1-
156; Hunt 1993, pp. 5-72; SRS Technologies 2003, pp. 1-1 to 9-14; CNDDB 
2007, unpaginated; Elvin 2007c, unpaginated; SRS Technologies 2007, pp. 
1-35; CNPS 2008, unpaginated; Elvin 2008, unpaginated). The soils in 
this unit are predominantly sandy (SRS Technologies 2003, pp. 1-1 to 9-
14; SRS Technologies 2007, pp. 1-35; Elvin 2007c, unpaginated; Elvin 
2008, unpaginated; USDA NRCS 2008, unpaginated) (PCE 3).
    In Unit 6, as in Units 4 and 5, the prevailing, strong wind 
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(12.02 kph) most of the time throughout the year, blow southeast across 
the San Antonio Terrace Dunes to areas up San Antonio Creek, across the 
Burton Mesa Dune Sheet, and along the Santa Ynez River. These winds are 
an essential dispersal vector that would help disperse Cirsium 
loncholepis seeds from the San Antonio Dunes to suitable habitat sites 
upstream along San Antonio Creek, in the Burton Mesa Dunes, and along 
the Santa Ynez River (PCE 4). The uninterrupted flow of these winds is 
essential to facilitate this dispersal and to maintain connectivity 
between C. loncholepis populations that might occur in these areas 
(PCEs 1 and 4) (SRS Technologies 2003, pp. 1-1 to 9-14; NOAA 2007, 
unpaginated; USDA NRCS 2008, unpaginated). These strong winds also blow 
from the lower portion of the Santa Ynez River along the north base of 
the Santa Ynez Mountains, more or less upstream along the Santa Ynez 
River and to the numerous seeps along the north base of the Santa Ynez 
Mountains. These winds are an essential dispersal vector that would 
help move any Cirsium loncholepis seeds from San Antonio Terrace Dunes 
to the Santa Ynez River (and its ancillary, adjacent wetlands) and from 
the lower reaches of the Santa Ynez River to the pocket wetlands along 
the river and upstream. These uninterrupted winds are essential to 
maintain connectivity between population areas in the Santa Ynez Valley 
(PCEs 1 and 4) (SRS Technologies 2003, pp. 1-1 to 9-14; NOAA 2007, 
unpaginated; USDA NRCS 2008, unpaginated). The Santa Ynez River also 
acts as a dispersal vector by carrying seed from upstream plants down 
to the mouth (PCE 1 and 4). The uninterrupted flow of water from up-
river along the Santa Ynez River to the wetlands at its mouth is 
essential to maintain the connectivity between occurrences in Unit 5 
(PCE 4). The lower reaches of the Santa Ynez River contain numerous 
pocket wetlands, intermittent streams/tributaries, marshes, and 
estuaries. Several hillside seeps also occur in this stretch of the 
river (PCE 1).
    While this unit was not occupied at the time of listing, Unit 6 is 
essential to the conservation of the species as a potential core area 
for C. loncholepis in that the many intermittent wetlands and 
freshwater seeps within the dynamic river system are capable of 
supporting C. loncholepis populations for long periods of time. The 
wetlands and the intervening upland habitat areas in Unit 6 are 
essential to maintain connectivity within and throughout this riparian 
system as a core area for C. loncholepis. Unit 6 is more easily managed 
for the species than many other areas in the historical distribution of 
the species because a large part of this unit has fewer pressures for 
commercial or agricultural development.

Effects of Critical Habitat Designation

Section 7 Consultation

    Section 7(a)(2) of the Act requires Federal agencies, including the 
Service, to ensure that actions they fund, authorize, or carry out are 
not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of a listed species or 
destroy or adversely modify designated critical habitat. Decisions by 
the Fifth and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals have invalidated our 
definition of ``destruction or adverse modification'' (50 CFR 402.02) 
(see Gifford Pinchot Task Force v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 378 
F. 3d 1059 (9th Cir 2004) and Sierra Club v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service et al., 245 F.3d 434, 442F (5th Cir 2001)), and we do not rely 
on this regulatory definition when analyzing whether an action is 
likely to destroy or adversely modify critical habitat. Under the 
statutory provisions of the Act, destruction or adverse modification is 
determined on the basis of whether, with implementation of the proposed 
Federal action, the affected critical habitat would remain functional 
to serve its intended conservation role for the species.
    Under section 7(a)(2) of the Act, if a Federal action may affect a 
listed species or its critical habitat, the responsible Federal agency 
(action agency) must enter into consultation with us. As a result of 
this consultation, we document compliance with the requirements of 
section 7(a)(2) through our issuance of:
     (1) A concurrence letter for Federal actions that may affect, but 
are not likely to adversely affect, listed species or critical habitat;
    or
     (2) A biological opinion for Federal actions that are likely to 
adversely affect listed species or critical habitat.
    When we issue a biological opinion concluding that a project is 
likely to jeopardize the continued existence of a listed species or 
destroy or adversely modify critical habitat, we also provide 
reasonable and prudent alternatives to the project, if any are 
identifiable. We define ``reasonable and prudent alternatives'' at 50 
CFR 402.02 as alternative actions identified during consultation that:
     (1) Can be implemented in a manner consistent with the intended 
purpose of the action,
     (2) Can be implemented consistent with the scope of the Federal 
agency's legal authority and jurisdiction,
     (3) Are economically and technologically feasible, and
     (4) Would, in the Director's opinion, avoid jeopardizing the 
continued existence of the listed species or destroying or adversely 
modifying critical habitat.
    Reasonable and prudent alternatives can vary from slight project 
modifications to extensive redesign or relocation of the project. Costs 
associated with implementing a reasonable and prudent alternative are 
similarly variable.
    Regulations at 50 CFR 402.16 require Federal agencies to reinitiate 
consultation on previously reviewed actions in instances where a new 
species is listed or critical habitat is subsequently designated that 
may be affected and the Federal agency has retained discretionary 
involvement or control over the action or such discretionary 
involvement or control is authorized by law. Consequently, Federal 
agencies may need to request reinitiation of consultation with us on 
actions for which formal consultation has been completed, if those 
actions may affect subsequently listed species or designated critical 
habitat.
    Federal activities that may affect Cirsium loncholepis or its 
designated critical habitat will require consultation under section 
7(a)(2) of the Act. Activities on State, Tribal, local or private lands 
requiring a Federal permit such as a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers under section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et 
seq.) or a permit from the Service under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the 
Act) or involving some other Federal action (such as funding from the 
Federal Highway Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, or the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency) are examples of agency actions 
that may be subject to the section 7(a)(2) consultation process. 
Federal actions not affecting listed species or critical habitat, and 
actions on State, Tribal, local or private lands that are not federally 
funded, authorized, or permitted, do not require section 7(a)(2) 
consultations.

Application of the ``Adverse Modification'' Standard

    The key factor related to the adverse modification determination is 
whether, with implementation of the proposed Federal action, the 
affected critical habitat would remain functional to serve its intended 
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or adversely modify critical habitat are those that alter the physical 
and biological features to an extent that appreciably reduces the 
conservation value of critical habitat for Cirsium loncholepis. 
Generally, the conservation role of Cirsium loncholepis critical 
habitat units is to support suitable habitat that allows for natural 
processes that can maintain or support occurrences of the species in 
viable occurrences (or subpopulations), core populations, and 
corridors, which support temporal populations that maintain 
connectivity between core area populations.
    Section 4(b)(8) of the Act requires us to briefly evaluate and 
describe, in any proposed or final regulation that designates critical 
habitat, activities involving a Federal action that may destroy or 
adversely modify such habitat, or that may be affected by such 
designation.
    Activities that, when carried out, funded, or authorized by a 
Federal agency, may affect critical habitat and therefore should result 
in consultation for Cirsium loncholepis include, but are not limited to 
(please see ``Special Management Considerations or Protection'' section 
for a more detailed discussion on the impacts of these actions to the 
listed species):
     (1) Actions that would degrade or destroy native maritime 
chaparral, dune, and oak woodland communities, including but not 
limited to, livestock grazing, clearing, discing, introducing or 
encouraging the spread of nonnative plants, and heavy recreational use;
     (2) Actions that would appreciably diminish habitat value or 
quality through indirect effects (e.g., edge effects, invasion of 
nonnative plants or animals, or fragmentation), such as livestock 
grazing; clearing vegetation; discing; introducing or encouraging the 
spread of non-native plants; heavy recreational use; fragmentation of 
habitat blocks; the creation of barriers or dams; channelizing rivers, 
creeks, or drainages; or the introduction or creation of barriers or 
wind-blocks such as large manmade structures, developments, tree rows, 
or windbreaks.
     (3) Actions that would appreciably interrupt or alter water flows 
in the Santa Maria River, Orcutt Creek, San Antonio Creek, or Santa 
Ynez River (such as channelization or confinement of the water flows by 
barriers or dams or converting them from soft bottoms and sides to a 
lined, channelized drainage).
     (4) Actions that would appreciably interrupt or alter winds across 
the Santa Maria Valley and Santa Ynez Dune Complexes and along the 
Santa Maria River, Orcutt Creek, San Antonio Creek, and Santa Ynez 
River watershed areas such that the natural aeolian geomorphology in 
the Santa Maria Dune Complex and Santa Ynez Dune Complex, and along the 
Santa Maria River, Orcutt Creek, San Antonio Creek, and Santa Ynez 
River drainages, would be blocked or altered by barriers or wind-blocks 
such as large manmade structures, developments, tree rows, or 
windbreaks.
    These activities could result in reduction or degradation of 
habitat necessary for the growth and reproduction of this plant and its 
habitat, including reduction or preclusion of necessary movement of 
seeds within and between occurrences and core populations or between 
core habitat areas, and directly or cumulatively causing adverse 
affects to Cirsium loncholepis and its life cycle.

Exemptions

Application of Section 4(a)(3) of the Act

    The Sikes Act Improvement Act of 1997 (Sikes Act) (16 U.S.C. 670a) 
required each military installation that includes land and water 
suitable for the conservation and management of natural resources to 
complete an integrated natural resource management plan (INRMP) by 
November 17, 2001. An INRMP integrates implementation of the military 
mission of the installation with stewardship of the natural resources 
found on the base. Each INRMP includes:
     An assessment of the ecological needs on the installation, 
including the need to provide for the conservation of listed species;
     A statement of goals and priorities;
     A detailed description of management actions to be 
implemented to provide for these ecological needs; and
     A monitoring and adaptive management plan.
    Among other things, each INRMP must, to the extent appropriate and 
applicable, provide for fish and wildlife management; fish and wildlife 
habitat enhancement or modification; wetland protection, enhancement, 
and restoration where necessary to support fish and wildlife; and 
enforcement of applicable natural resource laws.
    The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Pub. 
L. 108-136) amended the Act to limit areas eligible for designation as 
critical habitat. Specifically, section 4(a)(3)(B)(i) of the Act (16 
U.S.C. 1533(a)(3)(B)(i)) now provides: ``The Secretary shall not 
designate as critical habitat any lands or other geographical areas 
owned or controlled by the Department of Defense, or designated for its 
use, that are subject to an integrated natural resources management 
plan prepared under section 101 of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a), if 
the Secretary determines in writing that such plan provides a benefit 
to the species for which critical habitat is proposed for 
designation.''
    DOD Lands at VAFB are not discussed in this section because VAFB 
does not have a completed and signed INRMP. There are no DOD lands with 
a completed INRMP within this final revised critical habitat 
designation. Therefore, there are no lands exempted from this revised 
designation under section 4(a)(3) of the Act. Please see the section 
entitled Relationship of Critical Habitat to Lands Managed by the 
Department of Defense (DOD) below for further discussion of exclusion 
of lands at VAFB.

Exclusions under Section 4(b)(2) of the Act

Application of Section 4(b)(2) of the Act

    Section 4(b)(2) of the Act states that the Secretary must designate 
and revise critical habitat on the basis of the best available 
scientific and commercial data after taking into consideration the 
economic impact, national security impact, and any other relevant 
impact of specifying any particular area as critical habitat. The 
Secretary may exclude an area from critical habitat if he determines 
that the benefits of such exclusion outweigh the benefits of specifying 
such area as part of the critical habitat, unless he determines, based 
on the best scientific and commercial data available, that the failure 
to designate such area as critical habitat will result in the 
extinction of the species. In making that determination, the 
legislative history is clear that the Secretary has broad discretion 
regarding which factor(s) to use and how much weight to give to any 
factor.
    In the following sections, we address a number of general issues 
that are relevant to our analysis under section 4(b)(2) of the Act.
    Under section 4(b)(2) of the Act, we must consider the economic 
impact, national security impact, and any other relevant impact of 
specifying any particular area as critical habitat. We consider a 
number of factors in a section 4(b)(2) analysis. For example, we 
consider whether there are lands owned or managed by the Department of 
Defense (DOD) where a national security impact might exist. We also 
consider whether the landowners have developed any conservation plans 
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whether there are conservation partnerships that would be encouraged by 
designation of, or exclusion from, critical habitat. In addition, we 
look at any Tribal issues, and consider the government-to-government 
relationship of the United States with tribal entities. We also 
consider the economic impacts, environmental impacts, and any social 
impacts that might occur because of the designation.
    In considering the benefits of including in a designation, lands 
that are covered by a proposed or current HCP or other management plan, 
we evaluate a number of factors to help us determine if the plan 
provides equivalent or greater conservation benefit than would likely 
result from consultation on a designation:
     (1) Whether the plan is complete and provides protection from 
destruction or adverse modification;
     (2) Whether there is a reasonable expectation the conservation 
management strategies and actions will be implemented for the 
foreseeable future, based on past practices, written guidance, or 
regulations; and
     (3) Whether the plan provides conservation strategies and measures 
consistent with currently accepted principles of conservation biology.
    We balance the benefits of inclusion against the benefits of 
exclusion by considering the benefits of preserving partnerships and 
encouraging development of additional HCPs and other conservation plans 
in the future.
    The proposed revised designation did not include any lands covered 
by a completed HCP for Cirsium loncholepis, or any Tribal lands or 
trust resources. Nor have any HCPs or conservation plans covering this 
species in these areas been approved since the proposed revised 
designation was issued. Therefore, we do not anticipate any impact to 
Tribal lands or habitat conservation plans from this critical habitat 
designation. Based on the best available information, we believe that 
all of the units contain the physical and biological features essential 
to the conservation of C. loncholepis. In addition, as discussed below 
under the Economic Analysis section of this rule, our economic analysis 
indicates an overall low economic cost resulting from the revised 
designation. We have not identified any area for which the benefits of 
exclusion outweigh the benefits of inclusion based on management plans 
or economic impacts; therefore, the Secretary did not exert his 
discretion and exclude any areas from this revised designation of 
critical habitat for C. loncholepis based on management plans or 
economic impacts. Because the ESMP for Cirsium loncholepis has not been 
completed, we did not consider DOD lands for exclusion under Section 
4(b)(2) as discussed above.

Relationship of Critical Habitat to Lands Managed by the California 
Department of Parks and Recreation (CDPR)

    The CDPR requested that we exclude 820 acres (332 hectares) of 
lands in and around the OHV area within Oceano Dunes State Vehicular 
Recreation Area (ODSVRA) under section 4(b)(2) of the Act for the 
following reasons:
     (1) There is a long-standing history of OHV use of Oceano Dunes;
     (2) The State law that established ODSVRA mandated the area be 
used for OHV recreation;
     (3) Critical habitat is not needed because CDPR has a rare plant 
protection program in place to manage populations within ODSVRA and if 
Cirsium loncholepis is found there in the future, those plants would be 
protected as part of the rare plant protection program; and
     (4) Economic impacts need to be considered, and they outweigh the 
benefits of inclusion of this area.
    We analyzed all lands within ODSVRA that were proposed as critical 
habitat in the proposed revised critical habitat designation. We 
determined that approximately 639 ac (259 ha) of the 714 ac (289 ha) 
that were proposed within the OHV area do not contain the PCEs in the 
appropriate quantity and spatial arrangement that are essential for the 
conservation of the species. Because these areas do not meet the 
definition of critical habitat, these approximately 639 ac (259 ha) are 
not designated as critical habitat. We determined that approximately 75 
ac (30 ha) within the OHV area are essential for the conservation of 
the species. As a consequence, these areas are included in the final 
designation.
    State lands may be excluded from critical habitat designation based 
on section 4(b)(2) of the Act. An area may be excluded from critical 
habitat when we determine, following an analysis of relevant impacts, 
that the benefits of such exclusion outweigh the benefits of specifying 
a particular area as critical habitat, unless the failure to designate 
such area as critical habitat will result in the extinction of the 
species.
(1) Benefits of Inclusion
    The benefits of inclusion are high. Because areas within ODSVRA 
currently contain suitable habitat, are adjacent to currently occupied 
sites, and support the PCEs, are fenced off from ODSVRA activities, we 
determined that the subject approximately 75 ac (30 ha) are essential 
to the conservation of Cirsium loncholepis. The CDPR has proposed to 
address areas of proposed critical habitat for C. loncholepis through 
the development of a habitat conservation plan under section 
10(a)(1)(B) of the Act and through a rare plant protection program to 
manage populations. The draft HCP is not complete and therefore does 
not meet the three criteria identified above. The rare plant protection 
program does not meet the three criteria because it proposes to manage 
populations, but not the habitat for the plants and therefore does not 
provide protection from destruction or adverse modification. Critical 
habitat would provide benefits to C. loncholepis because it would allow 
for the analysis of projects with a federal nexus that might adversely 
affect suitable habitat if the plant is not present. Peer reviewers 
concur that areas that are not occupied are important for the 
conservation and recovery of fugitive species such as C. loncholepis. 
Therefore, designating critical habitat in this area would provide 
additional Federal regulatory benefits to C. loncholepis that would not 
occur in areas where plants were not observed. Under the Gifford 
Pinchot decision, critical habitat designations may provide greater 
benefits to recovery of a species than was previously believed, but it 
is not possible to quantify these potential benefits at present.
    Another possible benefit of a critical habitat designation in 
general is education of landowners and the public regarding the 
potential value of these areas to the conservation of Cirsium 
loncholepis. This may focus and contribute to conservation efforts by 
other parties by clearly delineating areas of high conservation value 
for certain species. In this case, the primary land owner is CDPR. We 
believe that this educational benefit has largely been achieved because 
we have been coordinating for many years with CDPR on its land 
management programs. Based on these coordination efforts, we believe 
that CDPR is aware of the conservation needs of C. loncholepis, and we 
believe that some of the education benefits that might arise from a 
critical habitat designation at ODSVRA have already been generated. 
Therefore, the benefits of inclusion of CDPR lands at ODSVRA as 
critical habitat for C. loncholepis are high because the approximately 
75 ac (30 ha) are essential to the conservation of the species and 
there are additional benefits through the Federal regulatory process

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and some potential educational benefits to designating critical habitat 
on CDPR lands.
(2) Benefits of Exclusion
    The benefits of exclusion are moderate. The CDPR has commented that 
the designation of critical habitat at ODSVRA would result in economic 
impacts to the CDPR, significant delays to visitor serving and resource 
management efforts that outweigh the benefits of inclusion of this area 
(Zilke 2008). CDPR operates the ODSVRA, part of which contains an OHV 
use area that is one of the few areas in California where the public is 
allowed to legally drive and camp on a sandy beach (Zilke 2008). The 
CDPR claims that it needs the full space of the ODSVRA in order to 
complete its State mandate to operate as an OHV recreation area. It 
claims that the designation of critical habitat would impact its 
ability to use its lands for OHV recreation and could cost them 
additional time and monies to manage their resources (Zilke 2008).
    Excluding the CDPR lands at ODSVRA from the critical habitat 
designation would permit the CDPR and OHV activities to proceed 
unaffected. Designating critical habitat on portions of ODSVRA (in the 
OHV area) would likely cause some additional costs and time delays for 
CDPR at ODSVRA in the form of surveys, reports, and consultations. The 
Service believes that these would be minimal.
(3) Benefits of Inclusion Outweigh the Benefits of Exclusion
    Because the habitat identified on ODSVRA for Cirsium loncholepis 
does support the primary constituent elements and is directly adjacent 
to one of the last remaining populations, it was proposed for 
designation as critical habitat. We determined that 639 ac (259 ha) of 
the OHV riding area proposed for critical habitat do not contain the 
PCEs in the appropriate quantity and spatial arrangement that are 
essential for the conservation of the species and therefore are not 
essential to the conservation of the species. We determined that 75 ac 
(30 ha) within the OHV riding area do contain PCEs and are essential 
for the conservation of the species. The CDPR has provided information 
indicating that critical habitat for Cirsium loncholepis would present 
potential impacts to their operations as an OHV recreation area and 
that they plan to provide management for C. loncholepis plants that 
occur in this area. Accordingly, we have determined that the benefits 
of inclusion of the subject 75 ac (30 ha) of critical habitat at ODSVRA 
outweigh the benefits of exclusion of these areas at ODSVRA and 
therefore the Secretary is not exercising his discretion to exclude 
these lands under section 4(b)(2) of the Act.

Relationship of Critical Habitat to Lands Managed by the Department of 
Defense (DOD)

    We have excluded all DOD lands within the boundaries of Vandenberg 
Air Force Base (VAFB) under section 4(b)(2) of the Act based on 
potential impacts to national security. We are excluding a total of 
13,705 ac (5,546 ha) on VAFB: 4,151 ac (1,680 ha) from Unit 4; 7,282 ac 
(2,947 ha) from Unit 5; and 2,272 ac (919 ha) from Unit 6. The DOD 
requested that all VAFB lands be excluded based on potential impacts to 
national security because the designation of critical habitat would 
impact the DOD mission by limiting the amount of natural infrastructure 
that is available for mission execution and military training critical 
to national security.
    Military lands may be excluded from critical habitat designation 
based on section 4(b)(2) of the Act. An area may be excluded from 
critical habitat when we determine, following an analysis of relevant 
impacts including the impact to national security, that the benefits of 
such exclusion outweigh the benefits of specifying a particular area as 
critical habitat, unless the failure to designate such area as critical 
habitat will result in the extinction of the species. The DOD requested 
the exclusion of all lands at VAFB under section 4(b)(2) of the Act 
based on potential impacts to national security.
(1) Benefits of Inclusion
    The benefits of inclusion are high. Because areas on VAFB were 
historically occupied, currently contain suitable habitat, and support 
the PCEs, DOD has proposed to address areas of proposed critical 
habitat for Cirsium loncholepis through interagency conference 
procedures under section 7(a)(4) of the Act in the pending basewide 
programmatic consultation for VAFB. This consultation is in the process 
of evaluating the various programs of activities implemented on VAFB 
and measures proposed by DOD to avoid and minimize adverse effects to 
C. loncholepis habitat. Additionally, C. loncholepis is currently 
included in the VAFB INRMP being developed by DOD, which also 
incorporates conservation and management activities. Critical habitat 
would provide benefits to C. loncholepis because it would allow for the 
analysis of projects that might adversely affect suitable habitat even 
when the plant is not present. These unoccupied areas are an important 
part of the life cycle for C. loncholepis. Peer reviewers concur that 
these unoccupied areas are important for the conservation and recovery 
of C. loncholepis. Therefore, designating critical habitat in this area 
would provide additional Federal regulatory benefits to C. loncholepis 
that would not occur otherwise. Under the Gifford Pinchot decision, 
critical habitat designations may provide greater benefits to recovery 
of a species than was previously believed, but it is not possible to 
quantify these potential benefits at present.
    Another possible benefit of a critical habitat designation in 
general is education of landowners and the public regarding the 
potential conservation value of these areas to the conservation of 
Cirsium loncholepis. This may focus and contribute to conservation 
efforts by other parties by clearly delineating areas of high 
conservation value for certain species. In this case the primary land 
owner is DOD, and we believe that this educational benefit has largely 
been achieved because we have been coordinating for many years with DOD 
on its land management programs and its training activities. Based on 
these coordination efforts, we believe that DOD is very aware of the 
conservation needs of C. loncholepis. For example, DOD sponsored 
surveys for C. loncholepis in 2008 at VAFB. Additionally, DOD is 
including management activities for C. loncholepis in the programmatic 
consultation and in the INRMP under development for VAFB. Therefore, we 
believe that some of the education benefits that might arise from a 
critical habitat designation at VAFB have already been generated. 
Therefore, the benefits of inclusion of DOD lands at VAFB as critical 
habitat for C. loncholepis are high due to benefits through the Federal 
regulatory process and some potential educational benefits to 
designating critical habitat on VAFB lands.
(2) Benefits of Exclusion
    The benefits of exclusion are high. The DOD has commented that the 
designation of critical habitat on VAFB would result in substantial 
economic and military readiness impacts (Linn 2008; Kephart 2009a, 
2009b). VAFB operates as a missile test base and aerospace center, 
supports west coast launch activities for the United States Air Force, 
DOD, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and commercial 
contractors, and is headquarters for the 30\th\ Space Wing, which 
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Western Test Range (Linn 2008, Att. 1). VAFB provides combat capability 
by providing Air and Space Superiority, Global Attack, Rapid Global 
Mobility, Precision Engagement, Information Superiority, and Agile 
Combat Support to ensure space- and combat-ready Airmen, and provides 
the only U.S. capability to launch military and commercial satellites. 
It also conducts an array of telemetry and tracking systems on the 
Western Test Range, and is supporting development of the Ground-Based 
Midcourse Defense Element of the Ballistic Missile Defense System 
(Kephart 2009a, p. 2; Kephart 2009b, p. 1). Kephart (2009b, p1) states: 
``The base also conducts intercontinental ballistic missile testing and 
operates the Western Test Range. Aerospace operations in the Range are 
accommodated at the VAFB flightline, for fixed-wing and rotary wing 
aircraft operations, and through the extensive army of telemetry and 
tracking systems that constitute the Range hardware. Several tenant 
units including other DOD agencies operate from base property or 
maintain assets here. One example is the Missile Defense Agency's Joint 
Program Office supporting development of the Ground-Based Midcourse 
Defense element of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). The 
BMDS is a critical national security concept to provide an effective 
defense for the United States, its deployed forces, and its friends and 
allies from limited missile attack, during all segments of an attacking 
missile's flight.'' Additionally, VAFB states that the Conventional 
Strike Missile program has been planned for a location in the vicinity 
of proposed La Graciosa Thistle critical habitat and that while the 
base provides large buffers around launch facilities, communications 
and utility corridors exist throughout the base, including through 
otherwise undeveloped areas. VAFB states that designation of critical 
habitat could result in closure of areas needed for development, a 
reduction in the availability of operational land required for present 
and future needs, and project delays due to administrative 
requirements. These infrastructure needs are expanding as new missions, 
such as Missile Defense Agency programs, establish operations at VAFB 
(Kephart 2009b, pp. 2-3). VAFB/DOD states that it needs the nearly 
100,000 ac (40,469 ha) of operational area at VAFB, consisting of 
``extensive tracts of undeveloped and encroachment free property 
essential for a launch safety buffer'' in order to complete its 
national security mission to fulfill the above-named functions (Kephart 
2009a, pp. 2). It claims that the designation of critical habitat would 
impact its ability to use its lands for military training because it 
would limit the amount of natural infrastructure (e.g., land, water, 
and air resources) necessary to support missile operations and 
essential maintenance activities and could delay short-notice mission 
critical activities (Linn 2008).
    Excluding the DOD lands on VAFB from the critical habitat 
designation would permit these mission critical activities to proceed, 
thus allowing VAFB to meet its national security mission. A critical 
habitat designation would likely cause some additional costs and time 
delays for DOD at VAFB in the form of surveys, reports, and 
consultations. The Service defers to DOD's expertise in identifying 
specific impacts to military readiness or national security.
(3) Benefits of Exclusion Outweigh the Benefits of Inclusion
    Because the habitat identified on VAFB for Cirsium loncholepis does 
provide the primary constituent elements, it was proposed for 
designation as critical habitat. The military has provided substantial 
information indicating that critical habitat for Cirsium loncholepis 
presented serious potential impacts to national security and the 
disruption of its critical national defense mission. Accordingly, we 
have determined that the benefits of exclusion of critical habitat on 
VAFB outweigh the benefits of inclusion of critical habitat on VAFB, 
The Secretary is exercising his discretion to exclude these lands under 
section 4(b)(2) of the Act.
(4) Exclusion Will Not Result in Extinction of the Species
    Exclusion of 13,705 ac (5,546 ha) from VAFB of this revised 
critical habitat designation will not result in the extinction of the 
species. The jeopardy standard of section 7(a)(2) of the Act and 
routine implementation of conservation measures through the section 7 
process also provide assurances that the species will not go extinct. 
The protections afforded C. loncholepis under the jeopardy standard of 
section 7 of the Act will remain in place for the areas excluded from 
revised critical habitat if C. loncholepis is determined to occur on 
the base.
Economic Analysis
    Following the publication of the proposed revised designation of 
critical habitat, we conducted an economic analysis to estimate the 
potential economic effect of the designation. The draft economic 
analysis (DEA; dated January 16, 2009) was made available for public 
review and comment from March 10, 2009, to April 9, 2009 (74 FR 10211). 
Substantive comments and information received on the DEA are summarized 
above in the Public Comment section and are incorporated into the final 
analysis, as appropriate. Taking any relevant new information into 
consideration, the Service completed an FEA (dated July 27, 2009) of 
the designation that updates the DEA by removing impacts that were not 
considered probable or likely to occur, and by adding an estimate of 
the costs associated solely with the designations of critical habitat 
for Cirsium loncholepis (incremental impacts).
    The primary purpose of the economic analysis is to estimate the 
potential economic impacts associated with the designation of critical 
habitat for Cirsium loncholepis. This information is intended to assist 
the Secretary in making decisions about whether the benefits of 
excluding particular areas from the designation outweigh the benefits 
of including those areas in the designation. The economic analysis 
considers the economic efficiency effects that may result from the 
designation. In the case of habitat conservation, efficiency effects 
generally reflect the ``opportunity costs'' associated with the 
commitment of resources to comply with habitat protection measures 
(such as lost economic opportunities associated with restrictions on 
land use). It also addresses how potential economic impacts are likely 
to be distributed, including an assessment of any local or regional 
impacts of habitat conservation and the potential effects of 
conservation activities on government agencies, private businesses, and 
individuals. The economic analysis measures lost economic efficiency 
associated with residential and commercial development and public 
projects and activities, such as economic impacts on water management 
and transportation projects, Federal lands, small entities, and the 
energy industry. This information can be used by the Secretary to 
assess whether the effects of the designation might unduly burden a 
particular group or economic sector. Finally, the economic analysis 
looks retrospectively at costs that have been incurred since the date 
we listed Cirsium loncholepis as endangered (March 20, 2000 (65 FR 
14888), and considers those costs that may occur in the years following 
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timeframes for this analysis varying by activity.
    The economic analysis focuses on the direct and indirect costs of 
the rule. However, economic impacts to land use activities can exist in 
the absence of critical habitat. These impacts may result from, for 
example, local zoning laws, State and natural resource laws, and 
enforceable management plans and best management practices applied by 
other State and Federal agencies. Economic impacts that result from 
these types of protections are not included in the analysis as they are 
considered to be part of the regulatory and policy baseline.
    The economic analysis examines activities taking place both within 
and adjacent to the designation. It estimates impacts based on 
activities that are ``reasonably foreseeable'' including, but not 
limited to, activities that are currently authorized, permitted, or 
funded, or for which proposed plans are currently available to the 
public. Accordingly, the analysis bases estimates on activities that 
are likely to occur within a 20-year timeframe, from when the proposed 
rule became available to the public (August 6, 2008, 73 FR 45806). The 
20-year timeframe was chosen for the analysis because, as the time 
horizon for an economic analysis is expanded, the assumptions on which 
the projected number of projects and cost impacts associated with those 
projects are based become increasingly speculative.
    The vast majority of potential incremental economic impacts 
attributed to the revised critical habitat designation, if it was 
finalized as proposed, would be expected to be related to recreation 
(over 99 percent); the remaining incremental impacts are related to 
development and public lands management (less than 1 percent) The FEA 
estimates total potential incremental economic impacts in areas 
proposed as revised critical habitat over the 20 years after the 2008 
proposal (to 2028) to range from $405 thousand ($26.5 thousand 
annualized) to $55.6 million ($3.6 million annualized) in present value 
terms using a 3 percent discount rate, and from $355 thousand ($31.3 
thousand annualized) to $39.6 million ($3.5 million annualized) in 
present value terms using a 7 percent discount rate (including areas 
considered for exclusion under section 4(b)(2) of the Act).
Benefits of Designating Critical Habitat
    The process of designating critical habitat as described in the Act 
requires that the Service identify those lands within the geographical 
area occupied by the species at the time of listing on which are found 
the physical or biological features essential to the conservation of 
the species that may require special management considerations or 
protection, and those areas outside the geographical area occupied by 
the species at the time of listing that are essential for the 
conservation of the species. In identifying those lands, the Service 
must consider the recovery needs of the species, such that, on the 
basis of the best scientific and commercial data available at the time 
of designation, the habitat that is identified, if managed or 
protected, could provide for the survival and recovery of the species.
    The identification of areas that contain features essential to the 
conservation of the species that can, if managed or protected, provide 
for the recovery of a species, is beneficial. The process of proposing 
and finalizing a critical habitat rule provides the Service with the 
opportunity to determine the physical and biological features essential 
to the conservation of the species within the geographical area 
occupied by the species at the time of listing, as well as to determine 
other areas essential for the conservation of the species. The 
designation process includes peer review and public comment on the 
identified physical and biological features and areas. This process is 
valuable to land owners and managers in developing conservation 
management plans for identified areas, as well as any other occupied 
habitat or suitable habitat that may not be included in the areas the 
Service identifies as meeting the definition of critical habitat.
    The consultation provisions under section 7(a)(2) of the Act 
constitute the regulatory benefits of critical habitat. As discussed 
above, Federal agencies must consult with the Service on actions that 
may affect critical habitat and must avoid destroying or adversely 
modifying critical habitat. Federal agencies must also consult with us 
on actions that may affect a listed species and refrain from 
undertaking actions that are likely to jeopardize the continued 
existence of such species. The analysis of effects to critical habitat 
is a separate and different analysis from that of the effects to the 
species. Therefore, the difference in outcomes of these two analyses 
represents the regulatory benefit of critical habitat. For some 
species, and in some locations, the outcome of these analyses will be 
similar, because effects to habitat will often also result in effects 
to the species. However, the regulatory standard is different, as the 
jeopardy analysis investigates the action's impact to survival and 
recovery of the species, while the adverse modification analysis 
investigates the action's effects to the designated habitat's 
contribution to conservation. This will, in many instances, lead to 
different results and different regulatory requirements. Thus, critical 
habitat designations may provide greater benefits to the recovery of a 
species than would listing alone.
    There are two limitations to the regulatory effect of critical 
habitat. First, a consultation is only required where there is a 
Federal nexus (an action authorized, funded, or carried out by any 
Federal agency)--if there is no Federal nexus, the critical habitat 
designation of private lands itself does not restrict actions that 
destroy or adversely modify critical habitat. Second, the designation 
only limits destruction or adverse modification. By its nature, the 
prohibition on adverse modification is designed to ensure that the 
conservation role and function of those areas that contain the physical 
and biological features essential to the conservation of the species or 
of unoccupied areas that are essential for the conservation of the 
species are not appreciably reduced. Critical habitat designation 
alone, however, does not require private property owners to undertake 
specific steps toward recovery of the species.
    Once an agency determines that consultation under section 7(a)(2) 
of the Act is necessary, the process may conclude informally when the 
Service concurs in writing that the proposed Federal action is not 
likely to adversely affect critical habitat. However, if we determine 
through informal consultation that adverse impacts are likely to occur, 
then formal consultation is initiated. Formal consultation concludes 
with a biological opinion issued by the Service on whether the proposed 
Federal action is likely to result in destruction or adverse 
modification of critical habitat.
    For critical habitat, a biological opinion that concludes in a 
determination of no destruction or adverse modification may contain 
discretionary conservation recommendations to minimize adverse effects 
to the primary constituent elements, but it would not suggest the 
implementation of any reasonable and prudent alternative. We suggest 
reasonable and prudent alternatives to the proposed Federal action only 
when our biological opinion results in a destruction or adverse 
modification conclusion.
    As stated above, the designation of critical habitat does not 
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place on the lands included in the designation. Even in cases where 
consultation is initiated under section 7(a)(2) of the Act, the end 
result of consultation is to avoid jeopardy to the species and/or 
adverse modification of its critical habitat, but not necessarily to 
manage critical habitat or institute recovery actions on critical 
habitat.
    Conversely, voluntary conservation efforts implemented through 
management plans institute proactive actions over the lands they 
encompass and are put in place to remove or reduce known threats to a 
species or its habitat, and therefore, implement recovery actions. We 
believe that in many instances the regulatory benefit of critical 
habitat is minimal when compared to the conservation benefit that can 
be achieved through implementing HCPs under section 10 of the Act or 
other habitat management plans. The conservation achieved through such 
plans is typically greater than what we achieve through multiple site-
by-site, project-by-project, section 7(a)(2) consultations involving 
consideration of critical habitat.
    Management plans commit resources to implement long-term management 
and protection to particular habitat for at least one and possibly 
other listed or sensitive species. Section 7(a)(2) consultations only 
commit Federal agencies to preventing adverse modification of critical 
habitat caused by the particular project, and they are not committed to 
provide conservation or long-term benefits to areas not affected by the 
proposed action. Thus, implementation of an HCP or management plan that 
incorporates enhancement or recovery as the management standard may 
often provide as much or more benefit than a consultation for critical 
habitat designation.
    Another benefit of including lands in critical habitat is that 
designation of critical habitat serves to educate landowners, State and 
local governments, and the public regarding the potential conservation 
value of an area. This helps focus and promote conservation efforts by 
other parties by clearly delineating areas of high conservation value 
for Cirsium loncholepis. In general, critical habitat designation 
always has educational benefits; however, in some cases, they may be 
redundant with other educational effects. For example, HCPs have 
significant public input and may largely duplicate the educational 
benefits of a critical habitat designation. Including lands in critical 
habitat also would inform State agencies and local governments about 
areas that could be conserved under State laws or local ordinances.
Relationships to Conservation Partnerships on Non-federal Lands
    Currently, there are no Habitat Conservation Plans on non-federal 
lands that include Cirsium loncholepis as a managed species.

Required Determinations

Regulatory Planning and Review- Executive Order 12866
    The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has determined that this 
rule is not significant under E.O. 12866. OMB bases its determination 
upon the following four criteria:
     (1) Whether the rule will have an annual effect of $100 million or 
more on the economy or adversely affect an economic sector, 
productivity, jobs, the environment, or other units of the government.
     (2) Whether the rule will create inconsistencies with other 
Federal agencies' actions.
     (3) Whether the rule will materially affect entitlements, grants, 
user fees, loan programs, or the rights and obligations of their 
recipients.
     (4) Whether the rule raises novel legal or policy issues.
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)
    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act, as amended by the Small 
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (5 U.S.C. 802(2)), 
whenever an agency is required to publish a notice of rulemaking for 
any proposed or final rule, it must prepare and make available for 
public comment a regulatory flexibility analysis that describes the 
effect of the rule on small entities (i.e., small businesses, small 
organizations, and small government jurisdictions). However, no 
regulatory flexibility analysis is required if the head of an agency 
certifies the rule will not have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities. Based on our FEA of the 
designation, we provide our analysis for determining whether the 
designation of critical habitat for Cirsium loncholepis will result in 
a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities.
    According to the Small Business Administration, small entities 
include small organizations, such as independent nonprofit 
organizations; small governmental jurisdictions, including school 
boards and city and town governments that serve fewer than 50,000 
residents; and small businesses (13 CFR 121.201). Small businesses 
include manufacturing and mining concerns with fewer than 500 
employees, wholesale trade entities with fewer than 100 employees, 
retail and service businesses with less than $5 million in annual 
sales, general and heavy construction businesses with less than $27.5 
million in annual business, special trade contractors doing less than 
$11.5 million in annual business, and agricultural businesses with 
annual sales less than $750,000. To determine if potential economic 
impacts to these small entities are significant, we considered the 
types of activities that might trigger regulatory impacts under this 
designation as well as types of project modifications that may result. 
In general, the term significant economic impact is meant to apply to a 
typical small business firm's business operations.
    To determine if the revised designation of critical habitat for 
Cirsium loncholepis would affect a substantial number of small 
entities, we considered the number of small entities affected within 
particular types of economic activities, such as residential and 
commercial development. We considered each industry or category 
individually to determine if certification is appropriate. In 
estimating the numbers of small entities potentially affected, we 
considered whether the activities of these entities may entail Federal 
involvement. Revised critical habitat designation will not affect 
activities that do not have any Federal involvement; designation of 
critical habitat affects activities conducted, funded, or authorized by 
Federal agencies.
    Once this revised critical habitat designation takes effect, 
Federal agencies must consult with us under section 7 of the Act if 
their activities may affect designated critical habitat. Consultations 
to avoid the destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat 
will be incorporated into the existing consultation process.
    In order to determine whether it is appropriate for our agency to 
certify that this rule will not have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities, we considered in the FEA the 
potential impacts related to activity categories including Vandenberg 
Air Force Base (VAFB), residential/commercial development, oil and gas, 
public lands management, agriculture/ranching, and recreation. Of 
these, impacts of conservation activities are not anticipated to affect 
small entities for the following reasons: VAFB is not considered a 
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VAFB are anticipated; potential impact to residential/commercial 
developers is anticipated to be small; no incremental impacts to oil 
and gas industry are anticipated; and public lands management agencies 
are not considered small entities. Small entities may be affected in 
the agriculture/ranching sector and in recreation. Within the 
agriculture/ranching sector, small entities make up 55 percent of the 
entities that may be affected. Within the recreation sector, small 
entities represent 85 percent of the entities that serve OHV recreation 
that may be affected. Please refer to our final economic analysis 
(Appendix A) of the proposed revision of critical habitat for a more 
detailed discussion of potential economic impacts.
    In summary, we considered whether this final rule to revise 
critical habitat would result in a significant economic effect on a 
substantial number of small entities. For the above reasons and based 
on currently available information, we certify that the revised 
designation will not have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities. Therefore, a regulatory 
flexibility analysis is not required.
Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use- Executive Order 13211
    On May 18, 2001, the President issued an Executive Order (E.O. 
13211; Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy 
Supply, Distribution, or Use) on regulations that significantly affect 
energy supply, distribution, and use. E.O. 13211 requires agencies to 
prepare Statements of Energy Effects when undertaking certain actions. 
This revision to critical habitat for Cirsium loncholepis is not 
considered a significant regulatory action under E.O. 12866. OMB has 
provided guidance for implementing this Order that outlines nine 
outcomes that may constitute ``a significant adverse effect'' when 
compared without the regulatory action under consideration. The 
economic analysis finds that one of these criteria is relevant to this 
analysis, specifically, an increase in the cost of energy production in 
excess of one percent. However, since oil and gas production in the 
area is related to the reactivation of existing wells, as opposed to 
new oil and gas development, based on information in the economic 
analysis (Appendix A), we assume that there will be no increase in the 
cost of energy production due to critical habitat. As such, the final 
designation of critical habitat is not expected to significantly affect 
energy supplies, distribution, or use, and a Statement of Energy 
Effects is not required.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)
    In accordance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1501 
et seq.), we make the following findings:
     (1) This rule will not produce a Federal mandate. In general, a 
Federal mandate is a provision in legislation, statute, or regulation 
that would impose an enforceable duty upon State, local, or Tribal 
governments, or the private sector, and includes both ``Federal 
intergovernmental mandates'' and ``Federal private sector mandates.'' 
These terms are defined in 2 U.S.C. 658(5)-(7). ``Federal 
intergovernmental mandate'' includes a regulation that ``would impose 
an enforceable duty upon State, local, or tribal governments,'' with 
two exceptions. It excludes ``a condition of federal assistance.'' It 
also excludes ``a duty arising from participation in a voluntary 
Federal program,'' unless the regulation ``relates to a then-existing 
Federal program under which $500,000,000 or more is provided annually 
to State, local, and Tribal governments under entitlement authority,'' 
if the provision would ``increase the stringency of conditions of 
assistance'' or ``place caps upon, or otherwise decrease, the Federal 
Government's responsibility to provide funding,'' and the State, local, 
or Tribal governments ``lack authority'' to adjust accordingly. (At the 
time of enactment, these entitlement programs were Medicaid; Aid to 
Families with Dependent Children work programs; Child Nutrition; Food 
Stamps; Social Services Block Grants; Vocational Rehabilitation State 
Grants; Foster Care, Adoption Assistance, and Independent Living; 
Family Support Welfare Services; and Child Support Enforcement.) 
``Federal private sector mandate'' includes a regulation that ``would 
impose an enforceable duty upon the private sector, except (i) a 
condition of Federal assistance; or (ii) a duty arising from 
participation in a voluntary Federal program.''
    The designation of critical habitat does not impose a legally 
binding duty on non-Federal government entities or private parties. 
Under the Act, the only regulatory effect is that Federal agencies must 
ensure that their actions do not destroy or adversely modify critical 
habitat under section 7. Non-Federal entities that receive Federal 
funding, assistance, permits, or otherwise require approval or 
authorization from a Federal agency for an action, may be indirectly 
impacted by the designation of critical habitat, the legally binding 
duty to avoid destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat 
rests squarely on the Federal agency. Furthermore, to the extent that 
non-Federal entities are indirectly impacted because they receive 
Federal assistance or participate in a voluntary Federal aid program, 
the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act would not apply, nor does critical 
habitat shift the costs of the large entitlement programs listed above 
on to State governments.
     (2) We do not believe that this rule will significantly or 
uniquely affect small governments because it would not produce a 
Federal mandate of $100 million or greater in any year; that is, it is 
not a ``significant regulatory action''' under the Unfunded Mandates 
Reform Act. As discussed in the economic analysis, anticipated future 
impacts in areas designated as critical habitat may be borne by the 
Federal Government (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at Guadalupe-Nipomo 
National Wildlife Refuge) and by the County of Santa Barbara (Rancho 
Guadalupe County Park). By definition, Federal agencies are not 
considered small entities, although the activities they fund or permit 
may be proposed or carried out by small entities. The County of Santa 
Barbara is also not considered to be a small entity because it services 
a population exceeding the criteria for a ``small entity.'' As such, a 
Small Government Agency Plan is not required.
Takings-Executive Order 12630
    In accordance with E.O. 12630 (``Government Actions and 
Interference with Constitutionally Protected Private Property 
Rights''), we have analyzed the potential takings implications of 
designating critical habitat for Cirsium loncholepis in a takings 
implications assessment. Critical habitat designation does not affect 
landowner actions that do not require Federal funding or permits, nor 
does it preclude development of habitat conservation programs or 
issuance of incidental take permits to permit actions that do require 
Federal funding or permits to go forward. The takings implications 
assessment concludes that this final revised designation of critical 
habitat for C. loncholepis does not pose significant takings 
implications for lands within or affected by the designation.
Federalism-Executive Order 13132
    In accordance with E.O. 13132 (Federalism), this final rule does 
not have significant Federalism effects. A Federalism assessment is not 
required. In keeping with Department of the Interior and Department of 
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policy, we requested information from, and coordinated development of, 
this final critical habitat designation with appropriate State resource 
agencies in California. During the public comment periods, we contacted 
appropriate State and local agencies and jurisdictions, and invited 
them to comment on the proposed revised critical habitat designation 
for Cirsium loncholepis. In total, we received one comment letter 
during these comment periods from a State agency (California State 
Parks) (see ''Summary of Comments and Recommendations'' section). The 
designation of revised critical habitat in areas currently occupied by 
C. loncholepis may impose nominal additional regulatory restrictions to 
those currently in place and, therefore, may have a slight incremental 
impact on State and local governments and their activities. The 
designations may have some benefit to these governments in that the 
areas that contain the features essential to the conservation of the 
species are more clearly defined, and the primary constituent elements 
of the habitat are specifically identified. This information does not 
alter where and what federally sponsored activities may occur. However, 
it may assist local governments in long-range planning (rather than 
having them wait for case-by-case section 7 consultations to occur).
Civil Justice Reform-Executive Order 12988
    In accordance with E.O. 12988 (Civil Justice Reform), the Office of 
the Solicitor has determined that the rule does not unduly burden the 
judicial system and that it meets the requirements of sections 3(a) and 
3(b)(2) of the Order. We are designating critical habitat in accordance 
with the provisions of the Act. This final rule uses standard property 
descriptions and identifies the physical and biological features 
essential to the conservation of the species within the designated 
areas to assist the public in understanding the habitat needs of 
Cirsium loncholepis.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)
    This rule does not contain any new collections of information that 
require approval by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This 
rule will not impose recordkeeping or reporting requirements on State 
or local governments, individuals, businesses, or organizations. An 
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to 
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently 
valid OMB control number.
Government-to-Government Relationship With Tribes
    In accordance with the President's memorandum of April 29, 1994, 
``Government-to-Government Relations with Native American Tribal 
Governments'' (59 FR 22951), Executive Order 13175, and the Department 
of the Interior's manual at 512 DM 2, we readily acknowledge our 
responsibility to communicate meaningfully with recognized Federal 
Tribes on a government-to-government basis. In accordance with 
Secretarial Order 3206 of June 5, 1997, ``American Indian Tribal 
Rights, Federal-Tribal Trust Responsibilities, and the Endangered 
Species Act,'' we readily acknowledge our responsibilities to work 
directly with tribes in developing programs for healthy ecosystems, to 
acknowledge that Tribal lands are not subject to the same controls as 
Federal public lands, to remain sensitive to Indian culture, and to 
make information available to tribes. We have determined that there are 
no Tribal lands occupied by Cirsium loncholepis at the time of listing 
or currently occupied that contain the features essential for the 
conservation of the species, and no Tribal lands that are in unoccupied 
areas that are essential for the conservation of the species. 
Therefore, in this revised final rule, We have not designated critical 
habitat for C. loncholepis on Tribal lands.
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)
    It is our position that, outside the jurisdiction of the Circuit 
Court of the United States for the Tenth Circuit, we do not need to 
prepare environmental analyses as defined by NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.) in connection with designating critical habitat under the Act. We 
published a notice outlining our reasons for this determination in the 
Federal Register on October 25, 1983 (48 FR 49244). This assertion was 
upheld in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 
(Douglas County v. Babbitt, 48 F.3d 1495 (9th Cir. 1995), cert. denied, 
516 U.S. 1042 (1996)).

References Cited

    A complete list of all references cited in this rulemaking is 
available on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov and http://www.fws.gov/ventura/.

Author(s)

    The primary authors of this rulemaking are staff members of the 
Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office, Ventura, California.

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 17

    Endangered and threatened species, Exports, Imports, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Transportation.

Regulation Promulgation

0
Accordingly, we amend part 17, subchapter B of chapter I, title 50 of 
the Code of Federal Regulations, as set forth below:

PART 17--[AMENDED]

0
1. The authority citation for part 17 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361-1407; 16 U.S.C. 1531-1544; 16 U.S.C. 
4201-4245; Pub. L. 99-625, 100 Stat. 3500; unless otherwise noted.

0
2. Amend Sec.  17.96(a) by revising the entry for ``Family Asteraceae: 
Cirsium loncholepis (La Graciosa thistle)'' to read as follows:


Sec.  17.96  Critical habitat--plants.

     (a) Flowering plants.
* * * * *
Family Asteraceae: Cirsium loncholepis (La Graciosa thistle)
     (1) Critical habitat units are depicted for San Luis Obispo and 
Santa Barbara Counties, California, on the maps below.
     (2) The primary constituent elements of critical habitat for 
Cirsium loncholepis are:
     (i) Mesic areas associated with:
     (A) Margins of dune swales, dune lakes, marshes, and estuaries 
that are associated with dynamic (changing) dune systems including the 
Santa Maria Valley Dune Complex and Santa Ynez Valley Dune Complex;
     (B) Margins of dynamic riparian systems including the Santa Maria 
and Santa Ynez Rivers and Orcutt and San Antonio Creeks; and
     (C) Freshwater seeps and intermittent streams found in other 
habitats, including grassland, meadow, coastal scrub, and oak woodland. 
These areas provide space needed for individual and population growth 
including sites for germination, reproduction, seed dispersal, seed 
bank, and pollination;
     (ii) Associated plant communities including: Central dune scrub, 
coastal dune, coastal scrub, freshwater seep, coastal and valley 
freshwater marsh and fen, riparian scrub (e.g., mule fat scrub, willow 
scrub), oak woodland, intermittent streams, and other wetland 
communities, generally in association with the following species: 
Juncus spp. (rush), Scirpus spp. (tule), Salix spp. (willow), 
Toxicodendron diversilobum (poison oak), Distichlis spicata (salt 
grass), Baccharis pilularis (coyote

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brush), and B. douglasii (Douglas' baccharis);
     (iii) Soils with a sandy component including but not limited to 
dune sands, Oceano sands, Camarillo sandy loams, riverwash, and sandy 
alluvial soils; and
     (iv) Features that allow dispersal and connectivity between 
populations, particularly:
     (A) Natural riparian drainages in Santa Maria River, Orcutt Creek, 
San Antonio Creek, and Santa Ynez River that are not channelized or 
confined by barriers or dams, such that they have soft bottoms and 
sides and a natural flood plain (allowing uninterrupted water flows); 
and
     (B) Natural aeolian geomorphology in the Santa Maria Dune Complex 
and Santa Ynez Dune Complex, and along the Santa Maria River, Orcutt 
Creek, San Antonio Creek, and Santa Ynez River drainages that is not 
confined by barriers or wind-blocks such as large manmade structures, 
tree rows, or wind-breaks (allowing uninterrupted winds across these 
areas).
     (3) Critical habitat does not include manmade structures (such as 
buildings, aqueducts, airports, roads, and other paved areas) and the 
land on which they are located existing within the legal boundaries on 
the effective date of this rule.
     (4) Critical habitat map units. Data layers defining map units 
were created on base maps using aerial imagery from the National 
Agricultural Imagery Program (aerial imagery captured June 2005). Data 
were projected to Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) zone 11, North 
American Datum (NAD) 1983.
     (5) Note: Index map of Cirsium loncholepis critical habitat 
follows:
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(6) Unit 1: Callender-Guadalupe Dunes. San Luis Obispo County, 
California.
From USGS 1:24,000 scale quadrangle maps Oceano, Point Sal, and 
Guadalupe.
     (i) Subunit 1A, Callender-Guadalupe.
     (A) Land bounded by the following Universal Transverse Mercator 
(UTM) North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83) coordinates (E,N): 
716558.580, 3886615.727; 716593.461, 3886608.531;716628.686, 
3886609.074; 716693.321, 3886620.751; 716746.394, 3886619.168; 
716810.817, 3886600.840; 716896.128, 3886564.822; 716927.810, 
3886539.634; 716981.866, 3886475.432; 716997.742, 3886438.750; 
716997.185, 3886411.967; 716977.933, 3886381.454; 716935.087, 
3886346.255; 716925.742, 3886324.929; 716926.061, 3886308.681; 
716949.343, 3886276.028; 717000.667, 3886235.718; 717033.169, 
3886203.391; 717046.547, 3886178.771; 717057.601, 3886138.563; 
717075.230, 3886109.665; 717095.075, 3886095.165; 717123.770, 
3886086.134; 717196.122, 3886089.887; 717236.765, 3886083.749; 
717292.894, 3886065.191; 717328.620, 3886044.481; 717371.983, 
3885996.222; 717397.064, 3885949.513; 717408.640, 3885904.632; 
717418.497, 3885823.007; 717437.655, 3885778.233; 717477.278, 
3885747.347; 717570.600, 3885709.648; 717619.444, 3885669.117; 
717650.160, 3885633.879; 717697.308, 3885555.395; 717703.928, 
3885500.895; 717712.134, 3885476.533; 717784.214, 3885353.131; 
717795.714, 3885314.162; 717800.976, 3885242.321; 717807.847, 
3885214.034; 717822.747, 3885183.088; 717852.077, 3885146.765; 
717921.327, 3885090.546; 718016.934, 3885023.582; 718062.820, 
3884998.569; 718173.227, 3884952.799; 718200.354, 3884931.420; 
718237.606, 3884887.726; 718269.890, 3884862.503; 718413.137, 
3884785.107; 718556.852, 3884688.818; 718642.268, 3884644.935; 
718756.820, 3884604.310; 718831.414, 3884556.450; 718910.258, 
3884527.097; 718929.813, 3884512.078; 718940.214, 3884497.478; 
718943.587, 3884471.253; 718936.515, 3884436.448; 718916.646, 
3884408.491; 718892.121, 3884394.349; 718837.466, 3884385.637; 
718778.298, 3884360.606; 718737.773, 3884353.318; 718672.279, 
3884355.345; 718504.277, 3884375.569; 718472.805, 3884363.241; 
718451.663, 3884337.819; 718450.015, 3884310.030; 718481.935, 
3884269.088; 718490.526, 3884234.838; 718486.608, 3884224.610; 
718472.532, 3884212.319; 718451.403, 3884203.788; 718411.339, 
3884197.157; 718388.009, 3884174.147; 718381.036, 3884149.480; 
718395.131, 3884100.836; 718380.758, 3884068.566; 718380.458, 
3884051.949; 718398.503, 3884030.102; 718462.218, 3883993.970; 
718511.788, 3883943.550; 718539.218, 3883901.035; 718555.137, 
3883845.864; 718524.691, 3883826.139; 718483.250, 3883778.561; 
718456.725, 3883763.388; 718411.740, 3883763.479; 718330.574, 
3883784.864; 718311.369, 3883784.447; 718293.757, 3883777.179; 
718268.068, 3883731.352; 718240.600, 3883711.226; 718222.446, 
3883679.238; 718222.450, 3883643.960; 718229.639, 3883622.680; 
718254.947, 3883583.471; 718370.729, 3883488.529; 718494.260, 
3883413.006; 718536.597, 3883381.931; 718583.830, 3883336.565; 
718671.852, 3883228.978; 718573.073, 3883209.409; 718546.949, 
3883191.056; 718502.742, 3883184.727; 718429.299, 3883154.863; 
718340.824, 3883142.882; 718278.464, 3883141.096; 718265.976, 
3883135.027; 718263.645, 3883126.688; 718269.518, 3883114.959; 
718313.463, 3883088.095; 718368.884, 3883065.478; 718370.124, 
3883052.218; 718385.442, 3883042.069; 718451.370, 3883024.519; 
718502.655, 3882986.316; 718512.696, 3882984.498; 718527.681, 
3882989.506; 718540.467, 3882958.071; 718567.693, 3882922.071; 
718572.348, 3882894.832; 718570.342, 3882872.467; 718548.823, 
3882823.728; 718522.841, 3882791.218; 718438.015, 3882714.518; 
718425.570, 3882695.277; 718420.684, 3882672.198; 718424.436, 
3882648.478; 718433.703, 3882633.570; 718456.462, 3882614.069; 
718502.556, 3882591.730; 718601.287, 3882563.603; 718671.010, 
3882534.579; 718813.457, 3882503.320; 718844.632, 3882487.860; 
718901.248, 3882448.255; 718958.442, 3882424.802; 719011.418, 
3882415.852; 719109.371, 3882413.106; 719173.180, 3882397.009; 
719227.694, 3882371.353; 719299.130, 3882317.724; 719329.952, 
3882300.981; 719367.884, 3882290.003; 719412.898, 3882294.587; 
719443.966, 3882274.415; 719493.131, 3882259.128; 719517.716, 
3882234.571; 719532.988, 3882200.743; 719526.240, 3882164.707; 
719506.123, 3882132.220; 719476.322, 3882103.264; 719429.223, 
3882077.885; 719435.691, 3881992.656; 719429.389, 3881930.310; 
719409.569, 3881870.164; 719373.481, 3881811.121; 719323.916, 
3881761.872; 719264.605, 3881726.121; 719204.265, 3881706.616; 
719137.728, 3881700.693; 719175.408, 3881642.365; 719190.638, 
3881591.966; 719193.093, 3881544.402; 719182.398, 3881438.422; 
719170.562, 3881399.426; 719154.889, 3881374.596; 719127.241, 
3881356.102; 719088.378, 3881347.633; 719074.243, 3881339.644; 
719059.749, 3881321.331; 719050.857, 3881294.957; 719051.679, 
3881273.653; 719066.072, 3881237.810; 719067.657, 3881206.171; 
719077.875, 3881187.946; 719121.118, 3881170.079; 719160.903, 
3881125.174; 719214.816, 3881111.644; 719252.231, 3881068.538; 
719303.759, 3881040.518; 719328.790, 3880837.489; 719233.163, 
3880840.631; 719163.024, 3880855.786; 719118.048, 3880872.849; 
719043.073, 3880910.628; 718955.552, 3880935.808; 718880.629, 
3880971.729; 718843.784, 3880983.284; 718827.087, 3880981.767; 
718819.768, 3880964.498; 718828.556, 3880945.076; 718847.012, 
3880930.010; 718889.607, 3880908.770; 718944.324, 3880889.031; 
718980.455, 3880861.416; 718988.907, 3880843.094; 718981.240, 
3880812.820; 718989.298, 3880790.060; 719006.277, 3880774.104; 
719060.193, 3880745.237; 719104.153, 3880694.347; 719130.938, 
3880676.459; 719354.559, 3880569.677; 719498.844, 3879560.605; 
719546.565, 3879326.425; 719366.344, 3879382.665; 719184.714, 
3879461.824; 719111.800, 3879488.156; 718947.478, 3879494.688; 
718843.143, 3879507.014; 718346.501, 3879614.942; 718267.629, 
3879643.490; 718230.919, 3879643.490; 718202.681, 3879618.076; 
718185.738, 3879558.776; 718182.914, 3879499.475; 718171.619, 
3879471.237; 718117.966, 3879471.237; 718064.314, 3879459.942; 
718016.424, 3879424.123; 717961.802, 3879425.472; 717935.521, 
3879419.548; 717971.128, 3879318.751; 718058.666, 3879248.156; 
718222.448, 3879056.136; 718312.810, 3879008.131; 718521.772, 
3879039.193; 718623.430, 3879036.369; 718725.087, 3879008.131; 
718852.159, 3878886.707; 718942.521, 3878855.645; 719024.412, 
3878770.930; 719145.836, 3878728.573; 719236.198, 3878677.744; 
719405.627, 3878638.211; 719598.777, 3878326.461; 719646.781, 
3878289.752; 719672.196, 3878258.690; 719680.667, 3878193.742; 
719852.920, 3878024.313; 719819.034, 3877993.251; 719720.201, 
3878046.903; 719629.839, 3878154.209; 719567.715, 3878244.571; 
719505.591, 3878306.695; 719499.943, 3878368.819; 719466.057, 
3878445.062; 719367.223, 3878580.605; 719290.980, 3878611.667; 
719240.152, 3878608.843; 719002.951, 3878673.791; 718887.174, 
3878727.444; 718760.103, 3878877.106; 718658.445, 3878882.754; 
718576.554, 3878874.282; 718500.311, 3878834.749; 718457.954, 
3878789.568; 718195.339, 3878857.339; 717867.776, 3879111.483; 
717695.523, 3879252.674; 717650.342, 3879278.088; 717544.449, 
3879232.907; 717437.144, 3879213.140; 717363.725, 3879145.369; 
717338.310, 3879097.364; 717358.077, 3879052.183; 717358.077, 
3878987.235; 717349.605, 3878939.230; 717425.849, 3878781.096; 
717411.729, 3878744.387; 717284.658, 3878687.910; 717131.010, 
3878667.825; 717022.043, 3878611.667; 716982.509, 3878478.948; 
717128.737, 3878340.105; 717120.876, 3878306.695; 717284.658, 
3878207.861; 717391.963, 3878238.923; 717448.439, 3878221.980; 
717516.211, 3878224.804; 717586.806, 3878159.856; 717586.806, 
3878117.499; 717572.687, 3878094.908; 717575.511, 3878066.670; 
717637.635, 3878018.665;

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717705.407, 3878018.665; 717821.183, 3877990.427; 717914.369, 
3877950.894; 717979.317, 3877900.065; 718032.969, 3877846.412; 
718056.494, 3877780.411; 718052.096, 3877777.865; 718057.881, 
3877732.566; 718070.928, 3877687.442; 718095.928, 3877643.498; 
718128.756, 3877611.347; 718244.776, 3877536.423; 718321.720, 
3877466.886; 718358.087, 3877456.111; 718402.020, 3877472.481; 
718434.300, 3877466.075; 718506.693, 3877404.452; 718551.065, 
3877374.117; 718756.411, 3877271.274; 718916.070, 3877173.198; 
718961.726, 3877134.671; 719039.960, 3877044.697; 719171.761, 
3876925.803; 719194.607, 3876892.690; 719223.561, 3876827.770; 
719252.553, 3876793.987; 719280.517, 3876775.638; 719355.276, 
3876743.398; 719450.970, 3876659.910; 719540.535, 3876615.867; 
719576.908, 3876588.203; 719611.823, 3876541.511; 719650.141, 
3876449.064; 719685.109, 3876394.346; 719721.364, 3876357.825; 
719804.445, 3876301.088; 719819.245, 3876284.389; 719827.069, 
3876262.335; 719822.122, 3876240.404; 719798.932, 3876222.180; 
719777.916, 3876215.229; 719731.240, 3876213.651; 719714.872, 
3876205.988; 719709.540, 3876196.948; 719717.412, 3876170.102; 
719751.484, 3876139.076; 719759.574, 3876097.797; 719784.426, 
3876073.925; 719786.414, 3876056.695; 719780.179, 3876039.692; 
719760.970, 3876024.671; 719734.924, 3876020.310; 719713.336, 
3876024.377; 719681.230, 3876038.522; 719652.816, 3876041.567; 
719644.635, 3876035.449; 719639.957, 3876023.344; 719639.306, 
3876011.883; 719645.474, 3875997.378; 719730.513, 3875938.375; 
719815.251, 3875892.208; 719853.188, 3875865.489; 719891.095, 
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717347.481, 3880914.732; 717347.742, 3880914.747; 717348.004, 
3880914.744; 717348.265, 3880914.725; 717348.524, 3880914.688; 
717348.780, 3880914.635; 717349.033, 3880914.565; 717349.280, 
3880914.479; 717349.521, 3880914.376; 717349.751, 3880914.260; 
717423.085, 3880893.329; 717423.185, 3880893.565; 717423.303, 
3880893.798; 717423.436, 3880894.024; 717423.583, 3880894.240; 
717423.744, 3880894.447; 717423.919, 3880894.642; 717424.105, 
3880894.825; 717424.304, 3880894.996; 717424.513, 3880895.154; 
717424.732, 3880895.297; 717424.960, 3880895.426; 717425.195, 
3880895.540; 717425.213, 3880895.548; 717446.515, 3880904.850; 
717446.732, 3880904.937; 717467.064, 3880912.435; 717467.072, 
3880912.439; 717467.252, 3880912.500; 717477.981, 3880915.862; 
717478.051, 3880915.883; 717478.304, 3880915.949; 717478.561, 
3880915.997; 717478.821, 3880916.029; 717479.082, 3880916.044; 
717479.270, 3880916.044; 717494.633, 3880915.689; 717495.875, 
3880915.711; 717496.112, 3880915.708; 717496.360, 3880915.690; 
717557.635, 3880909.302; 717574.209, 3880925.678; 717574.244, 
3880929.069; 717574.248, 3880929.194; 717574.267, 3880929.455; 
717574.304, 3880929.714; 717574.308, 3880929.740; 717575.639, 
3880937.095; 717575.687, 3880937.326; 717575.731, 3880937.490; 
717577.407, 3880943.309; 717577.433, 3880943.397; 717577.461, 
3880943.484; 717579.575, 3880949.736; 717579.634, 3880949.897; 
717579.736, 3880950.138; 717579.744, 3880950.155; 717583.097, 
3880957.293; 717583.207, 3880957.509; 717583.340, 3880957.735; 
717583.487, 3880957.951; 717583.648, 3880958.157; 717583.823, 
3880958.353; 717584.009, 3880958.536; 717584.208, 3880958.707; 
717584.417, 3880958.865; 717584.439, 3880958.880; 717586.774, 
3880960.498; 717586.971, 3880960.626; 717587.129, 3880960.718; 
717597.783, 3880966.562; 717597.853, 3880966.599; 717598.089, 
3880966.712; 717598.331, 3880966.810; 717598.580, 3880966.892; 
717598.834, 3880966.958; 717599.091, 3880967.007; 717599.313, 
3880967.035; 717612.283, 3880968.320; 717612.320, 3880968.324; 
717612.582, 3880968.339; 717612.844, 3880968.336; 717613.046, 
3880968.323; 717622.364, 3880967.460; 717622.422, 3880967.454; 
717622.681, 3880967.417; 717622.938, 3880967.364; 717623.000, 
3880967.348; 717628.819, 3880965.837; 717629.009, 3880965.783; 
717629.256, 3880965.697; 717629.497, 3880965.594; 717629.731, 
3880965.477; 717629.957, 3880965.344; 717630.090, 3880965.256; 
717633.459, 3880962.925; 717639.480, 3880959.611; 717639.588, 
3880959.550; 717644.336, 3880956.742; 717644.364, 3880956.725; 
717648.847, 3880954.025; 717653.455, 3880951.717; 717653.580, 
3880951.651; 717653.806, 3880951.518; 717654.022, 3880951.371; 
717654.208, 3880951.226; 717658.780, 3880947.456; 717664.995, 
3880943.563; 717665.014, 3880943.551; 717665.133, 3880943.472; 
717674.093, 3880937.330; 717674.190, 3880937.262; 717674.396, 
3880937.100; 717674.592, 3880936.926; 717674.775, 3880936.739; 
717674.946, 3880936.541; 717675.104, 3880936.332; 717675.247, 
3880936.113; 717675.341, 3880935.949; 717679.305, 3880928.698; 
717686.061, 3880926.698; 717686.120, 3880926.680; 717686.367, 
3880926.594; 717686.608, 3880926.491; 717686.842, 3880926.374; 
717686.937, 3880926.320; 717697.605, 3880920.114; 717697.735, 
3880920.034; 717697.952, 3880919.887; 717698.158, 3880919.725; 
717698.353, 3880919.551; 717698.537, 3880919.364; 717698.708, 
3880919.166; 717698.865, 3880918.957; 717699.009, 3880918.738; 
717699.056, 3880918.658; 717701.518, 3880914.399; 717707.090, 
3880913.926; 717707.179, 3880913.917; 717707.438, 3880913.881; 
717707.695, 3880913.827; 717707.947, 3880913.757; 717708.194, 
3880913.671; 717708.435, 3880913.569; 717708.669, 3880913.451; 
717708.681, 3880913.444; 717729.241, 3880902.124; 717761.739, 
3880903.216; 717761.757, 3880903.216; 717761.778, 3880903.217; 
717762.039, 3880903.214; 717762.300, 3880903.195; 717762.560, 
3880903.159; 717762.816, 3880903.105; 717763.068, 3880903.035; 
717763.315, 3880902.949; 717763.556, 3880902.847; 717763.790, 
3880902.729; 717764.016, 3880902.596; 717764.232, 3880902.448; 
717764.438, 3880902.287; 717764.549, 3880902.191; 717829.024, 
3880855.731; 717831.124, 3880853.842; 717885.287, 3880914.774; 
718016.587, 3880844.748; 718060.353, 3880748.462; 718165.393, 
3880818.488; 718121.626, 3881238.647; 718077.860, 3881256.154; 
718112.873, 3881326.180; 717999.080, 3881422.467; 717999.080, 
3881474.986; 717929.054, 3881667.559; 717421.361, 3881798.859; 
717281.308, 3881947.665; 717412.608, 3882043.952; 717482.635, 
3882376.578; 717333.828, 3882429.097; 717246.295, 3882437.851; 
717228.789, 3882394.084; 717185.022, 3882411.591; 717071.229, 
3882420.344; 717053.722, 3882998.063; 717018.709, 3883628.301; 
717027.462, 3883645.808; 717036.216, 3883768.354; 717001.203, 
3883847.134; 717009.956, 3883890.900; 717044.969, 3884004.693; 
717009.956, 3884074.720; 717009.956, 3884109.733; 717001.203, 
3884284.799; 716974.943, 3884328.566; 717018.709, 3884424.852; 
716512.796, 3884460.989; 716488.623, 3884551.718; 716474.504, 
3884622.313; 716415.204, 3884757.857; 716386.966, 3884800.214; 
716336.137, 3884842.571; 716248.599, 3884890.576; 716170.632, 
3884944.089; 716143.378, 3885107.611; 716134.625, 3885772.862; 
716082.105, 3885991.695; 716069.236, 3885992.452; 716052.716, 
3886108.204; 716061.668, 3886180.210; 716057.834, 3886268.193; 
716043.396, 3886343.753; 716039.572, 3886407.340; 716087.749, 
3886596.294; 716126.026, 3886660.726; 716180.135, 3886670.520; 
716302.688, 3886671.146; 716359.129, 3886660.846; 716380.641, 
3886646.257; 716528.543, 3886637.220; thence returning to 716558.580, 
3886615.727.
     (B) Excluding land bounded by the following UTM NAD83 coordinates 
(E,N): 717937.807, 3880783.475; 717849.041, 3880821.504; 717848.938, 
3880817.720; 717849.392, 3880817.650; 717845.549, 3880807.313; 
717843.593,

[[Page 57022]]

3880800.027; 717841.269, 3880793.548; 717837.501, 3880785.669; 
717836.131, 3880783.911; 717828.857, 3880776.863; 717817.989, 
3880765.903; 717812.187, 3880758.047; 717776.455, 3880744.115; 
717946.560, 3880643.422; 717990.327, 3880695.942; thence returning to 
717937.807, 3880783.475.
     (C) Excluding land bounded by the following UTM NAD83 coordinates 
(E,N): 717791.575, 3880459.554; 717799.332, 3880445.386; 717793.518, 
3880418.908; 717877.719, 3880381.762; 717877.788, 3880381.731; 
717878.022, 3880381.614; 717878.247, 3880381.481; 717878.464, 
3880381.333; 717878.670, 3880381.172; 717931.589, 3880343.026; 
717999.080, 3880459.602; 717946.560, 3880564.642; 717687.919, 
3880630.938; 717691.226, 3880626.729; 717694.265, 3880622.551; 
717699.251, 3880616.956; 717706.283, 3880606.405; 717710.417, 
3880598.353; 717714.342, 3880595.747; 717713.908, 3880594.512; 
717712.625, 3880591.920; 717715.053, 3880585.202; 717716.723, 
3880581.192; 717718.867, 3880576.150; 717721.160, 3880570.917; 
717723.858, 3880566.063; 717724.433, 3880561.206; 717728.941, 
3880560.990; 717731.725, 3880540.438; 717732.513, 3880535.099; 
717733.828, 3880528.387; 717734.669, 3880522.890; 717736.483, 
3880519.997; 717735.778, 3880516.228; 717736.401, 3880511.843; 
717741.119, 3880509.748; 717750.271, 3880489.562, thence returning to 
717791.575, 3880459.554.
     (ii) Subunit 1B, Moymell. Land bounded by the following UTM NAD83 
coordinates (E,N): 716675.012, 3884158.382; 716676.309, 3884157.597; 
716678.024, 3884158.333; 716678.226, 3884158.413; 716678.474, 
3884158.495; 716678.728, 3884158.561; 716678.985, 3884158.610; 
716679.245, 3884158.642; 716679.506, 3884158.656; 716679.768, 
3884158.654; 716680.029, 3884158.635; 716680.288, 3884158.598; 
716680.545, 3884158.545; 716680.797, 3884158.475; 716681.044, 
3884158.389; 716681.285, 3884158.286; 716681.519, 3884158.168; 
716681.649, 3884158.094; 716684.912, 3884156.151; 716685.007, 
3884156.092; 716685.224, 3884155.945; 716685.430, 3884155.784; 
716685.625, 3884155.610; 716685.809, 3884155.423; 716685.980, 
3884155.224; 716685.994, 3884155.206; 716689.693, 3884150.562; 
716694.764, 3884147.247; 716699.477, 3884144.214; 716699.562, 
3884144.158; 716704.378, 3884140.882; 716704.487, 3884140.805; 
716704.565, 3884140.747; 716709.041, 3884137.309; 716714.113, 
3884134.063; 716714.316, 3884133.924; 716714.458, 3884133.815; 
716717.876, 3884131.077; 716723.907, 3884127.253; 716723.934, 
3884127.236; 716725.625, 3884126.145; 716725.762, 3884126.190; 
716726.016, 3884126.256; 716726.273, 3884126.305; 716726.533, 
3884126.336; 716726.794, 3884126.351; 716727.056, 3884126.349; 
716727.317, 3884126.329; 716727.576, 3884126.293; 716727.833, 
3884126.240; 716728.086, 3884126.169; 716730.820, 3884125.312; 
716730.985, 3884125.288; 716731.241, 3884125.235; 716731.493, 
3884125.165; 716731.741, 3884125.079; 716731.981, 3884124.976; 
716732.215, 3884124.859; 716732.441, 3884124.726; 716732.657, 
3884124.578; 716732.863, 3884124.417; 716733.059, 3884124.243; 
716733.099, 3884124.203; 716733.196, 3884124.108; 716733.339, 
3884123.961; 716733.510, 3884123.762; 716733.668, 3884123.553; 
716733.811, 3884123.334; 716733.940, 3884123.107; 716734.054, 
3884122.871; 716734.152, 3884122.628; 716746.753, 3884111.171; 
716750.016, 3884109.228; 716754.116, 3884104.080; 716759.738, 
3884100.405; 716764.463, 3884097.364; 716769.279, 3884094.088; 
716773.891, 3884090.545; 716779.108, 3884087.207; 716782.698, 
3884084.331; 716788.916, 3884080.389; 716792.254, 3884078.235; 
716793.517, 3884077.451; 716794.052, 3884077.128; 716793.969, 
3884073.850; 716794.149, 3884070.515; 716796.617, 3884066.555; 
716795.106, 3884065.607; 716795.628, 3884062.042; 716793.958, 
3884059.585; 716793.088, 3884055.703; 716791.605, 3884049.804; 
716791.199, 3884045.486; 716790.684, 3884040.786; 716790.942, 
3884039.488; 716790.250, 3884032.598; 716790.249, 3884028.952; 
716789.646, 3884026.135; 716788.430, 3884019.054; 716787.677, 
3884015.009; 716786.942, 3884013.232; 716784.573, 3884005.465; 
716785.043, 3884000.793; 716784.202, 3884000.765; 716780.016, 
3884002.397; 716777.244, 3884002.369; 716771.622, 3884009.677; 
716765.724, 3884010.578; 716761.446, 3884013.337; 716758.028, 
3884016.788; 716753.234, 3884018.431; 716751.678, 3884020.728; 
716749.513, 3884021.345; 716747.711, 3884020.665; 716745.019, 
3884021.489; 716740.933, 3884026.121; 716737.060, 3884026.757; 
716733.334, 3884028.777; 716732.109, 3884027.027; 716729.704, 
3884028.861; 716715.597, 3884040.524; 716712.132, 3884041.875; 
716710.133, 3884041.855; 716709.926, 3884041.858; 716709.665, 
3884041.877; 716709.406, 3884041.914; 716709.150, 3884041.967; 
716708.897, 3884042.037; 716708.650, 3884042.123; 716708.409, 
3884042.226; 716708.176, 3884042.344; 716707.950, 3884042.476; 
716707.734, 3884042.624; 716707.527, 3884042.785; 716707.332, 
3884042.959; 716707.149, 3884043.146; 716706.978, 3884043.345; 
716706.922, 3884043.416; 716702.279, 3884049.451; 716697.969, 
3884050.109; 716697.886, 3884050.123; 716697.630, 3884050.176; 
716697.377, 3884050.246; 716697.130, 3884050.332; 716696.889, 
3884050.435; 716696.656, 3884050.552; 716696.430, 3884050.685; 
716696.405, 3884050.702; 716692.126, 3884053.460; 716691.936, 
3884053.591; 716691.729, 3884053.753; 716691.534, 3884053.927; 
716691.452, 3884054.007; 716688.693, 3884056.793; 716684.785, 
3884058.132; 716684.640, 3884058.185; 716684.399, 3884058.287; 
716684.165, 3884058.405; 716683.940, 3884058.538; 716683.723, 
3884058.685; 716683.517, 3884058.846; 716683.322, 3884059.021; 
716683.138, 3884059.208; 716682.967, 3884059.406; 716682.810, 
3884059.615; 716682.770, 3884059.673; 716682.211, 3884060.498; 
716681.971, 3884060.408; 716681.936, 3884060.395; 716681.687, 
3884060.313; 716681.434, 3884060.247; 716681.176, 3884060.198; 
716680.917, 3884060.166; 716680.655, 3884060.152; 716680.393, 
3884060.154; 716680.132, 3884060.173; 716679.873, 3884060.210; 
716679.617, 3884060.263; 716679.389, 3884060.326; 716676.697, 
3884061.149; 716676.672, 3884061.157; 716676.425, 3884061.243; 
716676.184, 3884061.346; 716675.951, 3884061.464; 716675.725, 
3884061.596; 716675.509, 3884061.744; 716675.302, 3884061.905; 
716675.107, 3884062.079; 716674.924, 3884062.266; 716674.868, 
3884062.328; 716671.725, 3884065.890; 716669.261, 3884066.295; 
716669.222, 3884066.301; 716668.966, 3884066.355; 716668.714, 
3884066.425; 716668.467, 3884066.511; 716668.226, 3884066.613; 
716668.003, 3884066.726; 716667.168, 3884067.178; 716667.040, 
3884067.097; 716666.812, 3884066.968; 716666.577, 3884066.854; 
716666.334, 3884066.756; 716666.085, 3884066.674; 716665.832, 
3884066.608; 716665.575, 3884066.560; 716665.315, 3884066.528; 
716665.053, 3884066.513; 716664.792, 3884066.515; 716664.531, 
3884066.535; 716664.271, 3884066.571; 716664.015, 3884066.625; 
716663.763, 3884066.695; 716663.516, 3884066.781; 716663.275, 
3884066.883; 716663.041, 3884067.001; 716662.815, 3884067.134; 
716662.599, 3884067.281; 716662.532, 3884067.332; 716660.127, 
3884069.166; 716659.988, 3884069.277; 716659.792, 3884069.451; 
716659.609, 3884069.638; 716659.438, 3884069.836; 716659.431, 
3884069.846; 716656.774, 3884073.162; 716656.624, 3884073.362; 
716656.481, 3884073.581; 716656.352, 3884073.809; 716656.238, 
3884074.044; 716656.194, 3884074.147; 716654.486, 3884078.319; 
716654.408, 3884078.388; 716654.224, 3884078.575; 716654.054, 
3884078.773; 716653.896, 3884078.982; 716653.753, 3884079.201; 
716653.624, 3884079.429; 716653.510, 3884079.665; 716653.446, 
3884079.818; 716650.869, 3884086.359; 716648.432, 3884092.381; 
716648.384, 3884092.506; 716648.356, 3884092.586; 716647.905, 
3884093.903; 716647.790, 3884093.973; 716647.574, 3884094.120; 
716647.368, 3884094.282;

[[Page 57023]]

716647.172, 3884094.456; 716646.989, 3884094.643; 716646.818, 
3884094.841; 716646.660, 3884095.050; 716646.517, 3884095.269; 
716646.388, 3884095.497; 716646.274, 3884095.733; 716646.176, 
3884095.976; 716646.094, 3884096.224; 716646.029, 3884096.478; 
716645.980, 3884096.735; 716645.965, 3884096.841; 716645.449, 
3884100.851; 716645.344, 3884100.935; 716645.149, 3884101.110; 
716644.965, 3884101.297; 716644.794, 3884101.495; 716644.637, 
3884101.704; 716644.493, 3884101.923; 716644.364, 3884102.151; 
716644.251, 3884102.387; 716644.153, 3884102.629; 716644.071, 
3884102.878; 716644.005, 3884103.132; 716643.956, 3884103.389; 
716643.925, 3884103.649; 716643.910, 3884103.910; 716643.909, 
3884103.993; 716643.898, 3884107.292; 716643.840, 3884107.443; 
716643.758, 3884107.692; 716643.692, 3884107.945; 716643.644, 
3884108.202; 716643.612, 3884108.462; 716643.597, 3884108.723; 
716643.599, 3884108.985; 716643.619, 3884109.246; 716643.631, 
3884109.347; 716644.134, 3884113.124; 716644.158, 3884113.282; 
716644.212, 3884113.539; 716644.282, 3884113.791; 716644.338, 
3884113.957; 716645.150, 3884116.203; 716645.985, 3884118.554; 
716646.024, 3884118.657; 716646.126, 3884118.898; 716646.244, 
3884119.132; 716646.377, 3884119.358; 716646.524, 3884119.574; 
716646.595, 3884119.668; 716647.811, 3884123.982; 716648.039, 
3884126.784; 716648.049, 3884126.887; 716648.085, 3884127.146; 
716648.139, 3884127.402; 716648.209, 3884127.655; 716648.295, 
3884127.902; 716648.397, 3884128.143; 716648.515, 3884128.377; 
716648.648, 3884128.602; 716648.796, 3884128.818; 716648.957, 
3884129.025; 716649.131, 3884129.220; 716649.318, 3884129.403; 
716649.444, 3884129.514; 716650.139, 3884132.150; 716650.189, 
3884132.324; 716650.276, 3884132.571; 716650.378, 3884132.812; 
716650.460, 3884132.979; 716650.796, 3884136.878; 716650.804, 
3884136.962; 716650.840, 3884137.221; 716650.894, 3884137.478; 
716650.964, 3884137.730; 716650.970, 3884137.751; 716652.004, 
3884140.989; 716652.045, 3884141.112; 716654.113, 3884146.932; 
716655.290, 3884150.673; 716656.498, 3884154.666; 716656.509, 
3884154.703; 716656.596, 3884154.950; 716656.653, 3884155.090; 
716657.799, 3884157.752; 716658.136, 3884160.833; 716658.171, 
3884161.085; 716658.225, 3884161.341; 716658.295, 3884161.593; 
716658.381, 3884161.840; 716658.483, 3884162.081; 716658.601, 
3884162.315; 716658.734, 3884162.541; 716658.881, 3884162.757; 
716659.043, 3884162.963; 716659.217, 3884163.159; 716659.404, 
3884163.342; 716659.602, 3884163.513; 716659.811, 3884163.670; 
716660.030, 3884163.814; 716660.258, 3884163.943; 716660.494, 
3884164.057; 716660.737, 3884164.155; 716660.985, 3884164.237; 
716661.239, 3884164.302; 716661.496, 3884164.351; 716661.756, 
3884164.383; 716662.017, 3884164.398; 716662.279, 3884164.395; 
716662.540, 3884164.376; 716662.799, 3884164.339; 716663.056, 
3884164.286; 716663.308, 3884164.216; 716663.555, 3884164.130; 
716663.796, 3884164.027; 716664.030, 3884163.909; 716664.255, 
3884163.777; 716664.472, 3884163.629; 716664.678, 3884163.468; 
716664.873, 3884163.294; 716665.057, 3884163.107; 716665.142, 
3884163.012; 716665.737, 3884162.322; 716669.829, 3884160.723; 
716670.003, 3884160.651; 716674.569, 3884158.614; 716674.623, 
3884158.590; 716674.857, 3884158.472 thence returning to 716675.012, 
3884158.382.
     (iii) Subunit 1C, Pavilion Hill/Worm Valley. Land bounded by the 
following UTM NAD83 coordinates (E,N): 716894.817, 3883793.540; 
716894.818, 3883793.513; 716895.023, 3883793.313; 716895.056, 
3883793.091; 716895.113, 3883793.004; 716895.026, 3883792.897; 
716895.141, 3883792.866; 716895.134, 3883791.058; 716895.279, 
3883790.668; 716895.239, 3883790.462; 716895.397, 3883785.028; 
716895.757, 3883781.093; 716895.982, 3883777.129; 716896.401, 
3883773.172; 716896.438, 3883769.454; 716896.921, 3883764.922; 
716897.180, 3883759.756; 716897.352, 3883754.768; 716897.228, 
3883750.243; 716897.638, 3883745.566; 716898.109, 3883739.784; 
716897.606, 3883731.547; 716896.419, 3883726.856; 716895.878, 
3883721.039; 716893.923, 3883719.567; 716884.094, 3883721.726; 
716880.644, 3883724.527; 716865.544, 3883729.353; 716857.382, 
3883730.197; 716850.564, 3883731.733; 716843.320, 3883733.403; 
716830.408, 3883738.391; 716818.587, 3883741.089; 716820.411, 
3883739.552; 716811.347, 3883742.628; 716805.696, 3883744.725; 
716786.251, 3883750.247; 716778.841, 3883756.654; 716781.857, 
3883751.163; 716772.648, 3883764.461; 716770.316, 3883774.861; 
716762.085, 3883778.041; 716755.289, 3883779.592; 716755.115, 
3883779.493; 716754.879, 3883779.380; 716754.636, 3883779.282; 
716754.387, 3883779.200; 716754.134, 3883779.134; 716753.877, 
3883779.085; 716753.617, 3883779.053; 716753.355, 3883779.039; 
716753.094, 3883779.041; 716752.833, 3883779.060; 716752.573, 
3883779.097; 716752.317, 3883779.150; 716752.065, 3883779.220; 
716751.975, 3883779.250; 716749.910, 3883779.950; 716750.256, 
3883779.191; 716752.940, 3883774.596; 716752.209, 3883763.303; 
716751.560, 3883761.180; 716751.026, 3883760.838; 716754.987, 
3883761.626; 716750.283, 3883759.801; 716748.319, 3883753.354; 
716745.450, 3883746.057; 716743.047, 3883738.857; 716741.138, 
3883731.817; 716740.636, 3883727.264; 716742.033, 3883724.086; 
716736.756, 3883719.917; 716735.780, 3883713.573; 716735.404, 
3883706.794; 716739.602, 3883701.190; 716734.734, 3883695.456; 
716733.680, 3883697.791; 716729.837, 3883690.909; 716722.503, 
3883697.759; 716717.242, 3883698.439; 716710.537, 3883701.946; 
716705.558, 3883703.903; 716699.762, 3883705.718; 716696.198, 
3883706.380; 716690.006, 3883707.757; 716680.662, 3883711.183; 
716673.895, 3883713.048; 716668.015, 3883714.808; 716662.611, 
3883716.538; 716658.365, 3883718.094; 716655.826, 3883715.982; 
716652.167, 3883717.551; 716647.656, 3883725.128; 716640.645, 
3883725.486; 716636.870, 3883727.518; 716631.049, 3883729.735; 
716624.483, 3883732.652; 716619.098, 3883734.323; 716610.819, 
3883738.047; 716604.768, 3883742.180; 716597.199, 3883742.357; 
716587.489, 3883750.730; 716580.838, 3883753.611; 716576.490, 
3883754.253; 716572.680, 3883756.310; 716569.091, 3883761.247; 
716564.447, 3883762.556; 716559.505, 3883762.203; 716554.060, 
3883765.470; 716546.592, 3883770.798; 716539.556, 3883776.090; 
716533.122, 3883779.271; 716528.231, 3883781.450; 716523.819, 
3883783.496; 716518.371, 3883785.689; 716514.201, 3883787.687; 
716509.412, 3883789.857; 716503.010, 3883792.562; 716495.811, 
3883796.874; 716490.577, 3883797.686; 716484.646, 3883800.976; 
716478.873, 3883803.353; 716472.718, 3883806.903; 716459.697, 
3883812.083; 716452.556, 3883812.041; 716449.126, 3883813.090; 
716445.771, 3883814.799; 716438.861, 3883813.729; 716431.707, 
3883812.888; 716427.599, 3883813.116; 716425.870, 3883815.177; 
716418.905, 3883814.429; 716413.260, 3883813.488; 716410.385, 
3883814.331; 716405.217, 3883813.985; 716396.118, 3883821.989; 
716390.959, 3883825.373; 716386.399, 3883828.618; 716377.350, 
3883829.360; 716373.955, 3883831.710; 716367.160, 3883834.701; 
716362.063, 3883836.701; 716357.431, 3883838.339; 716352.862, 
3883840.106; 716347.132, 3883842.740; 716340.569, 3883845.584; 
716336.234, 3883846.989; 716331.600, 3883849.285; 716329.067, 
3883850.756; 716307.097, 3883869.711; 716306.777, 3883870.348; 
716304.842, 3883871.688; 716304.766, 3883871.721; 716282.485, 
3883890.944; 716254.246, 3883995.426; 716274.013, 3884037.783; 
716347.432, 3884043.431; 716379.470, 3884028.108; 716391.592, 
3884019.370; 716392.069, 3884016.354; 716398.233, 3884007.627; 
716399.503, 3884002.347; 716402.247, 3883998.316; 716403.538, 
3883993.878; 716403.685, 3883994.005; 716403.894, 3883994.163; 
716404.113, 3883994.306; 716404.341, 3883994.435; 716404.577, 
3883994.549; 716404.820,

[[Page 57024]]

3883994.647; 716405.068, 3883994.729; 716405.322, 3883994.794; 
716405.579, 3883994.843; 716405.839, 3883994.875; 716406.100, 
3883994.890; 716406.362, 3883994.887; 716406.623, 3883994.868; 
716406.882, 3883994.832; 716407.139, 3883994.778; 716407.391, 
3883994.708; 716407.638, 3883994.622; 716407.879, 3883994.520; 
716407.894, 3883994.513; 716422.652, 3883987.594; 716522.781, 
3883949.968; 716542.276, 3883938.949; 716553.369, 3883938.333; 
716573.677, 3883928.384; 716573.834, 3883928.303; 716574.059, 
3883928.170; 716574.110, 3883928.137; 716581.327, 3883923.407; 
716587.636, 3883920.284; 716587.778, 3883920.210; 716588.004, 
3883920.077; 716588.220, 3883919.930; 716588.256, 3883919.903; 
716595.356, 3883914.596; 716594.056, 3883916.735; 716593.930, 
3883916.958; 716593.816, 3883917.194; 716593.718, 3883917.436; 
716593.636, 3883917.685; 716593.570, 3883917.939; 716593.548, 
3883918.047; 716592.117, 3883925.385; 716592.091, 3883925.534; 
716592.059, 3883925.794; 716592.054, 3883925.859; 716591.668, 
3883931.129; 716591.013, 3883933.296; 716591.004, 3883933.327; 
716590.938, 3883933.580; 716590.889, 3883933.838; 716590.857, 
3883934.098; 716590.843, 3883934.359; 716590.845, 3883934.621; 
716590.864, 3883934.882; 716590.901, 3883935.141; 716590.954, 
3883935.397; 716591.024, 3883935.650; 716591.111, 3883935.897; 
716591.213, 3883936.138; 716591.258, 3883936.228; 716593.105, 
3883936.125; 716607.224, 3883972.835; 716606.342, 3883992.830; 
716609.630, 3884000.910; 716609.706, 3884001.085; 716609.824, 
3884001.319; 716609.957, 3884001.545; 716610.105, 3884001.761; 
716610.159, 3884001.834; 716616.464, 3884010.069; 716616.571, 
3884010.202; 716616.745, 3884010.398; 716616.932, 3884010.581; 
716617.048, 3884010.684; 716619.173, 3884012.492; 716627.296, 
3884023.776; 716627.312, 3884023.798; 716627.473, 3884024.004; 
716627.648, 3884024.200; 716627.834, 3884024.383; 716628.033, 
3884024.554; 716628.242, 3884024.712; 716628.461, 3884024.855; 
716628.689, 3884024.984; 716628.924, 3884025.098; 716629.167, 
3884025.196; 716629.416, 3884025.278; 716629.669, 3884025.343; 
716629.926, 3884025.392; 716630.186, 3884025.424; 716630.448, 
3884025.439; 716630.710, 3884025.436; 716630.971, 3884025.417; 
716631.230, 3884025.380; 716631.486, 3884025.327; 716631.738, 
3884025.257; 716631.986, 3884025.171; 716632.078, 3884025.134; 
716635.411, 3884023.749; 716636.702, 3884025.666; 716636.789, 
3884025.790; 716636.950, 3884025.996; 716637.125, 3884026.191; 
716637.311, 3884026.375; 716637.510, 3884026.546; 716637.719, 
3884026.703; 716637.938, 3884026.847; 716638.166, 3884026.976; 
716638.402, 3884027.089; 716638.644, 3884027.187; 716638.893, 
3884027.269; 716639.146, 3884027.335; 716639.404, 3884027.384; 
716639.663, 3884027.416; 716639.925, 3884027.430; 716640.187, 
3884027.428; 716640.211, 3884027.427; 716644.692, 3884027.213; 
716644.929, 3884027.195; 716645.188, 3884027.158; 716645.444, 
3884027.105; 716645.697, 3884027.035; 716645.944, 3884026.949; 
716646.185, 3884026.846; 716646.418, 3884026.728; 716646.453, 
3884026.709; 716651.157, 3884024.080; 716651.347, 3884023.966; 
716651.564, 3884023.819; 716651.770, 3884023.658; 716651.965, 
3884023.483; 716652.125, 3884023.511; 716652.385, 3884023.543; 
716652.646, 3884023.558; 716652.908, 3884023.555; 716653.169, 
3884023.536; 716653.428, 3884023.499; 716653.684, 3884023.446; 
716653.937, 3884023.376; 716654.134, 3884023.308; 716657.966, 
3884021.885; 716658.015, 3884021.866; 716658.256, 3884021.764; 
716658.490, 3884021.646; 716658.716, 3884021.513; 716658.932, 
3884021.366; 716659.138, 3884021.205; 716716.356, 3883977.102; 
716719.294, 3883973.941; 716719.893, 3883976.072; 716723.724, 
3883974.649; 716727.017, 3883969.733; 716727.856, 3883970.661; 
716737.189, 3883961.003; 716739.687, 3883959.071; 716745.828, 
3883955.497; 716751.094, 3883951.779; 716754.384, 3883948.849; 
716756.800, 3883944.963; 716760.374, 3883939.050; 716763.707, 
3883933.476; 716767.915, 3883926.347; 716771.618, 3883920.281; 
716774.992, 3883914.527; 716778.561, 3883908.756; 716782.701, 
3883898.341; 716785.405, 3883896.666; 716788.821, 3883890.653; 
716791.264, 3883886.276; 716795.420, 3883881.684; 716800.330, 
3883876.366; 716805.502, 3883871.019; 716810.101, 3883866.336; 
716815.718, 3883861.322; 716820.804, 3883856.541; 716824.339, 
3883855.485; 716826.789, 3883852.822; 716831.571, 3883848.034; 
716835.594, 3883843.964; 716840.245, 3883839.450; 716844.653, 
3883835.037; 716848.342, 3883829.618; 716849.205, 3883833.680; 
716853.944, 3883829.154; 716859.415, 3883824.017; 716864.352, 
3883819.915; 716868.818, 3883816.424; 716873.736, 3883812.338; 
716878.287, 3883808.517; 716883.475, 3883802.657; 716887.873, 
3883798.422; 716891.346, 3883796.095 thence returning to 716894.817, 
3883793.540.
     (iv) Subunit 1D, BBQ Flats. Land bounded by the following UTM 
NAD83 coordinates (E,N): 716662.492, 3883703.620; 716662.553, 
3883703.539; 716662.757, 3883703.577; 716663.017, 3883703.609; 
716663.279, 3883703.624; 716663.540, 3883703.622; 716663.801, 
3883703.602; 716664.061, 3883703.566; 716664.317, 3883703.512; 
716664.504, 3883703.462; 716670.661, 3883701.650; 716670.726, 
3883701.630; 716670.973, 3883701.543; 716671.214, 3883701.441; 
716671.448, 3883701.323; 716671.674, 3883701.190; 716671.890, 
3883701.043; 716671.953, 3883700.996; 716676.003, 3883697.914; 
716696.248, 3883691.759; 716696.341, 3883691.835; 716696.369, 
3883691.858; 716696.578, 3883692.015; 716696.797, 3883692.159; 
716697.025, 3883692.288; 716697.261, 3883692.401; 716697.503, 
3883692.500; 716697.752, 3883692.581; 716698.005, 3883692.647; 
716698.263, 3883692.696; 716698.523, 3883692.728; 716698.784, 
3883692.742; 716699.046, 3883692.740; 716699.307, 3883692.721; 
716699.566, 3883692.684; 716699.822, 3883692.631; 716700.075, 
3883692.561; 716700.322, 3883692.475; 716700.563, 3883692.372; 
716700.797, 3883692.254; 716701.022, 3883692.121; 716701.238, 
3883691.974; 716701.445, 3883691.813; 716701.640, 3883691.639; 
716701.823, 3883691.452; 716701.994, 3883691.253; 716702.152, 
3883691.044; 716702.190, 3883690.989; 716705.299, 3883686.406; 
716711.536, 3883687.450; 716711.580, 3883687.457; 716711.840, 
3883687.489; 716712.101, 3883687.504; 716712.363, 3883687.502; 
716712.624, 3883687.482; 716712.883, 3883687.446; 716713.139, 
3883687.392; 716713.392, 3883687.322; 716713.639, 3883687.236; 
716713.880, 3883687.134; 716714.114, 3883687.016; 716714.339, 
3883686.883; 716714.556, 3883686.736; 716714.762, 3883686.574; 
716714.957, 3883686.400; 716715.141, 3883686.213; 716715.311, 
3883686.015; 716715.406, 3883685.893; 716718.530, 3883681.696; 
716721.916, 3883683.006; 716721.983, 3883683.031; 716722.232, 
3883683.113; 716722.485, 3883683.178; 716722.742, 3883683.227; 
716723.002, 3883683.259; 716723.264, 3883683.274; 716723.525, 
3883683.272; 716723.787, 3883683.252; 716724.046, 3883683.216; 
716724.302, 3883683.162; 716724.554, 3883683.092; 716724.802, 
3883683.006; 716725.042, 3883682.904; 716725.276, 3883682.786; 
716725.502, 3883682.653; 716725.718, 3883682.505; 716725.924, 
3883682.344; 716726.120, 3883682.170; 716726.218, 3883682.073; 
716728.719, 3883679.518; 716736.853, 3883675.299; 716744.608, 
3883673.190; 716744.753, 3883673.148; 716745.000, 3883673.061; 
716745.241, 3883672.959; 716745.475, 3883672.841; 716745.701, 
3883672.708; 716745.917, 3883672.561; 716746.123, 3883672.400; 
716746.319, 3883672.225; 716746.447, 3883672.098; 716751.092, 
3883667.250; 716756.332, 3883664.419; 716762.515, 3883661.333; 
716762.646, 3883661.265; 716762.871, 3883661.132; 716763.088, 
3883660.984; 716763.294, 3883660.823; 716763.489, 3883660.649; 
716763.673, 3883660.462; 716763.844, 3883660.264; 716764.001, 
3883660.054; 716764.078, 3883659.941;

[[Page 57025]]

716781.010, 3883652.836; 716781.145, 3883652.776; 716781.379, 
3883652.658; 716781.605, 3883652.525; 716781.821, 3883652.378; 
716782.027, 3883652.217; 716782.223, 3883652.043; 716782.406, 
3883651.856; 716846.613, 3883605.661; 716847.908, 3883602.347; 
716846.575, 3883596.354; 716846.118, 3883594.105; 716848.243, 
3883582.344; 716830.249, 3883581.517; 716822.498, 3883548.229; 
716824.840, 3883549.237; 716870.557, 3883517.523; 716877.439, 
3883514.290; 716878.074, 3883513.912; 716878.697, 3883513.833; 
716878.962, 3883513.084; 716876.734, 3883507.286; 716874.152, 
3883499.770; 716873.834, 3883476.283; 716838.819, 3883497.907; 
716830.302, 3883500.678; 716822.911, 3883503.746; 716813.954, 
3883505.351; 716806.476, 3883510.453; 716806.757, 3883508.468; 
716797.703, 3883511.995; 716792.915, 3883514.331; 716788.712, 
3883514.407; 716783.442, 3883516.712; 716778.647, 3883519.660; 
716710.077, 3883558.115; 716709.882, 3883558.290; 716709.698, 
3883558.476; 716709.561, 3883558.634; 716707.444, 3883561.192; 
716707.410, 3883561.232; 716707.253, 3883561.442; 716707.109, 
3883561.661; 716706.981, 3883561.888; 716706.867, 3883562.124; 
716706.769, 3883562.367; 716706.687, 3883562.616; 716706.621, 
3883562.869; 716706.573, 3883563.126; 716706.541, 3883563.386; 
716706.526, 3883563.648; 716706.527, 3883563.719; 716705.001, 
3883566.328; 716704.910, 3883566.493; 716704.796, 3883566.729; 
716704.698, 3883566.972; 716704.616, 3883567.220; 716704.550, 
3883567.474; 716704.535, 3883567.548; 716704.137, 3883569.497; 
716702.011, 3883570.841; 716702.006, 3883570.845; 716701.842, 
3883570.954; 716696.499, 3883574.723; 716694.409, 3883574.886; 
716694.293, 3883574.897; 716694.034, 3883574.934; 716693.777, 
3883574.987; 716693.525, 3883575.057; 716693.278, 3883575.143; 
716693.037, 3883575.246; 716692.803, 3883575.364; 716692.671, 
3883575.439; 716686.500, 3883579.119; 716680.289, 3883582.632; 
716680.116, 3883582.736; 716679.908, 3883582.877; 716673.574, 
3883587.475; 716667.823, 3883590.136; 716667.820, 3883590.138; 
716667.741, 3883590.175; 716662.671, 3883592.663; 716662.516, 
3883592.743; 716662.291, 3883592.876; 716662.277, 3883592.884; 
716658.532, 3883595.280; 716655.845, 3883596.935; 716655.812, 
3883596.956; 716650.045, 3883600.586; 716650.034, 3883600.593; 
716649.817, 3883600.741; 716649.643, 3883600.875; 716646.032, 
3883603.830; 716641.207, 3883607.380; 716630.555, 3883613.654; 
716630.533, 3883613.667; 716626.400, 3883616.138; 716614.151, 
3883621.989; 716613.959, 3883622.087; 716613.733, 3883622.220; 
716613.517, 3883622.368; 716613.311, 3883622.529; 716613.115, 
3883622.703; 716612.932, 3883622.890; 716612.761, 3883623.088; 
716612.603, 3883623.297; 716612.460, 3883623.516; 716612.331, 
3883623.744; 716612.217, 3883623.980; 716612.119, 3883624.223; 
716612.037, 3883624.472; 716611.972, 3883624.725; 716611.923, 
3883624.982; 716611.891, 3883625.242; 716611.876, 3883625.503; 
716611.879, 3883625.765; 716611.898, 3883626.026; 716611.935, 
3883626.286; 716611.988, 3883626.542; 716612.058, 3883626.794; 
716612.144, 3883627.041; 716612.247, 3883627.282; 716612.274, 
3883627.339; 716614.124, 3883631.169; 716612.901, 3883635.949; 
716612.873, 3883636.066; 716612.824, 3883636.323; 716612.793, 
3883636.583; 716612.778, 3883636.844; 716612.780, 3883637.106; 
716612.800, 3883637.367; 716612.836, 3883637.627; 716612.889, 
3883637.883; 716612.959, 3883638.135; 716613.046, 3883638.382; 
716613.148, 3883638.623; 716613.185, 3883638.700; 716618.284, 
3883649.109; 716616.935, 3883652.719; 716616.926, 3883652.743; 
716616.844, 3883652.992; 716616.778, 3883653.246; 716616.730, 
3883653.503; 716616.698, 3883653.763; 716616.683, 3883654.024; 
716616.685, 3883654.286; 716616.705, 3883654.547; 716616.741, 
3883654.806; 716616.791, 3883655.048; 716618.076, 3883660.432; 
716618.079, 3883660.446; 716618.149, 3883660.698; 716618.236, 
3883660.946; 716618.338, 3883661.187; 716618.456, 3883661.420; 
716618.589, 3883661.646; 716618.736, 3883661.862; 716618.897, 
3883662.069; 716619.072, 3883662.264; 716619.258, 3883662.447; 
716619.457, 3883662.618; 716619.666, 3883662.776; 716619.885, 
3883662.919; 716620.113, 3883663.048; 716620.349, 3883663.162; 
716620.591, 3883663.260; 716620.717, 3883663.303; 716620.892, 
3883665.278; 716620.899, 3883665.351; 716620.936, 3883665.611; 
716620.989, 3883665.867; 716621.017, 3883665.974; 716621.470, 
3883667.640; 716621.422, 3883667.668; 716621.205, 3883667.815; 
716620.999, 3883667.977; 716620.804, 3883668.151; 716620.620, 
3883668.338; 716620.449, 3883668.536; 716620.292, 3883668.745; 
716620.148, 3883668.964; 716620.019, 3883669.192; 716619.906, 
3883669.428; 716619.808, 3883669.671; 716619.726, 3883669.919; 
716619.660, 3883670.173; 716619.611, 3883670.430; 716619.579, 
3883670.690; 716619.565, 3883670.951; 716619.567, 3883671.213; 
716619.586, 3883671.474; 716619.623, 3883671.733; 716619.676, 
3883671.990; 716619.746, 3883672.242; 716619.833, 3883672.489; 
716619.935, 3883672.730; 716620.030, 3883672.922; 716625.676, 
3883683.560; 716625.699, 3883683.602; 716625.742, 3883683.679; 
716628.499, 3883688.472; 716628.162, 3883689.465; 716628.112, 
3883689.624; 716628.046, 3883689.877; 716627.997, 3883690.135; 
716627.966, 3883690.395; 716627.951, 3883690.656; 716627.952, 
3883690.886; 716628.102, 3883695.334; 716628.103, 3883695.365; 
716628.122, 3883695.626; 716628.159, 3883695.886; 716628.212, 
3883696.142; 716628.282, 3883696.394; 716628.290, 3883696.419; 
716630.037, 3883701.872; 716629.949, 3883701.940; 716629.754, 
3883702.115; 716629.571, 3883702.301; 716629.400, 3883702.500; 
716629.242, 3883702.709; 716629.099, 3883702.928; 716628.970, 
3883703.156; 716628.856, 3883703.391; 716628.758, 3883703.634; 
716628.676, 3883703.883; 716628.611, 3883704.136; 716628.562, 
3883704.393; 716628.530, 3883704.653; 716628.515, 3883704.915; 
716628.517, 3883705.176; 716628.537, 3883705.438; 716628.573, 
3883705.697; 716628.627, 3883705.953; 716628.697, 3883706.205; 
716628.783, 3883706.453; 716628.885, 3883706.694; 716629.003, 
3883706.927; 716629.136, 3883707.153; 716629.283, 3883707.369; 
716629.445, 3883707.575; 716629.619, 3883707.771; 716629.806, 
3883707.954; 716630.004, 3883708.125; 716630.213, 3883708.283; 
716630.314, 3883708.352; 716633.372, 3883710.365; 716633.490, 
3883710.440; 716633.718, 3883710.568; 716633.954, 3883710.682; 
716634.196, 3883710.780; 716634.445, 3883710.862; 716634.699, 
3883710.928; 716634.956, 3883710.976; 716635.216, 3883711.008; 
716635.477, 3883711.023; 716635.739, 3883711.021; 716636.000, 
3883711.001; 716636.259, 3883710.965; 716636.515, 3883710.912; 
716636.768, 3883710.842; 716637.015, 3883710.755; 716637.256, 
3883710.653; 716637.490, 3883710.535; 716637.715, 3883710.402; 
716637.931, 3883710.255; 716638.138, 3883710.094; 716638.333, 
3883709.919; 716638.517, 3883709.732; 716638.687, 3883709.534; 
716638.845, 3883709.325; 716638.988, 3883709.106; 716639.117, 
3883708.878; 716639.231, 3883708.642; 716639.287, 3883708.505; 
716645.857, 3883708.390; 716645.954, 3883708.387; 716646.215, 
3883708.367; 716646.363, 3883708.349; 716651.171, 3883707.649; 
716651.282, 3883707.632; 716651.538, 3883707.578; 716651.723, 
3883707.529; 716660.505, 3883704.948; 716660.572, 3883704.928; 
716660.820, 3883704.841; 716661.060, 3883704.739; 716661.294, 
3883704.621; 716661.520, 3883704.488; 716661.736, 3883704.341; 
716661.942, 3883704.180; 716662.138, 3883704.005; 716662.321, 
3883703.819 thence returning to 716662.492, 3883703.620.
     (v) Subunit 1E, BBQ Flats South. Land bounded by the following UTM 
NAD83 coordinates (E,N): 716883.745, 3883335.605; 716832.007, 
3883326.573; 716762.938, 3883366.547; 716762.713, 3883366.680; 
716762.496, 3883366.828; 716762.386, 3883366.911; 716753.954,

[[Page 57026]]

3883373.526; 716753.858, 3883373.604; 716753.663, 3883373.778; 
716753.480, 3883373.965; 716753.309, 3883374.163; 716753.151, 
3883374.372; 716753.008, 3883374.591; 716752.879, 3883374.819; 
716752.765, 3883375.055; 716752.667, 3883375.298; 716752.585, 
3883375.546; 716752.576, 3883375.583; 716713.260, 3883408.071; 
716713.243, 3883408.085; 716713.047, 3883408.259; 716712.864, 
3883408.446; 716712.693, 3883408.644; 716712.536, 3883408.853; 
716712.392, 3883409.072; 716712.263, 3883409.300; 716712.149, 
3883409.536; 716712.051, 3883409.779; 716711.969, 3883410.027; 
716711.904, 3883410.281; 716711.855, 3883410.538; 716711.823, 
3883410.798; 716711.808, 3883411.059; 716711.811, 3883411.321; 
716711.830, 3883411.582; 716711.867, 3883411.841; 716711.920, 
3883412.098; 716711.990, 3883412.350; 716712.076, 3883412.597; 
716712.179, 3883412.838; 716712.297, 3883413.072; 716712.430, 
3883413.297; 716712.577, 3883413.514; 716712.738, 3883413.720; 
716712.912, 3883413.915; 716713.099, 3883414.099; 716713.298, 
3883414.270; 716713.315, 3883414.284; 716718.617, 3883418.508; 
716718.780, 3883418.631; 716722.305, 3883421.156; 716729.087, 
3883430.383; 716729.125, 3883430.434; 716736.013, 3883439.503; 
716736.129, 3883439.648; 716736.303, 3883439.844; 716736.490, 
3883440.027; 716736.538, 3883440.071; 716739.111, 3883442.362; 
716742.003, 3883446.657; 716742.090, 3883446.782; 716742.251, 
3883446.988; 716742.426, 3883447.183; 716742.613, 3883447.367; 
716742.811, 3883447.538; 716742.886, 3883447.596; 716751.935, 
3883454.542; 716752.069, 3883454.641; 716752.288, 3883454.784; 
716752.516, 3883454.913; 716752.752, 3883455.027; 716752.995, 
3883455.125; 716753.243, 3883455.207; 716753.497, 3883455.272; 
716753.754, 3883455.321; 716754.014, 3883455.353; 716754.275, 
3883455.368; 716754.537, 3883455.366; 716754.798, 3883455.346; 
716755.057, 3883455.310; 716755.314, 3883455.256; 716755.343, 
3883455.249; 716828.044, 3883437.035; 716833.573, 3883433.873; 
716896.157, 3883389.216; 716894.278, 3883387.175; 716894.264, 
3883387.066; 716894.224, 3883387.056; 716892.893, 3883381.727; 
716891.470, 3883373.796; 716890.273, 3883368.797; 716884.928, 
3883341.941 thence returning to 716883.745, 3883335.605.
     (vi) Subunit 1F, Heather. Land bounded by the following UTM NAD83 
coordinates (E,N): 716784.583, 3882681.203; 716790.078, 3882678.885; 
716793.882, 3882680.178; 716794.042, 3882680.229; 716794.296, 
3882680.295; 716794.553, 3882680.343; 716794.813, 3882680.375; 
716795.074, 3882680.390; 716795.336, 3882680.388; 716795.597, 
3882680.368; 716795.856, 3882680.332; 716796.113, 3882680.279; 
716796.365, 3882680.209; 716796.612, 3882680.122; 716796.853, 
3882680.020; 716797.087, 3882679.902; 716797.312, 3882679.769; 
716797.529, 3882679.622; 716797.735, 3882679.461; 716797.930, 
3882679.286; 716798.114, 3882679.099; 716798.285, 3882678.901; 
716798.442, 3882678.692; 716798.586, 3882678.473; 716798.715, 
3882678.245; 716798.717, 3882678.239; 716800.128, 3882678.398; 
716800.220, 3882678.408; 716800.481, 3882678.422; 716800.743, 
3882678.420; 716801.004, 3882678.401; 716801.264, 3882678.364; 
716801.520, 3882678.311; 716801.772, 3882678.241; 716802.019, 
3882678.155; 716802.260, 3882678.052; 716802.494, 3882677.934; 
716802.720, 3882677.801; 716802.840, 3882677.722; 716806.378, 
3882675.294; 716808.339, 3882674.910; 716808.396, 3882674.938; 
716808.589, 3882675.030; 716808.832, 3882675.128; 716809.081, 
3882675.210; 716809.334, 3882675.276; 716809.591, 3882675.324; 
716809.851, 3882675.356; 716810.113, 3882675.371; 716810.374, 
3882675.369; 716810.399, 3882675.368; 716815.192, 3882675.139; 
716815.429, 3882675.121; 716815.688, 3882675.084; 716815.944, 
3882675.031; 716816.197, 3882674.961; 716816.236, 3882674.948; 
716822.513, 3882672.912; 716822.721, 3882672.838; 716822.962, 
3882672.736; 716823.195, 3882672.618; 716823.267, 3882672.578; 
716828.870, 3882669.367; 716843.194, 3882665.639; 716847.550, 
3882665.134; 716847.776, 3882665.101; 716848.032, 3882665.048; 
716848.284, 3882664.978; 716848.413, 3882664.935; 716851.671, 
3882663.793; 716862.880, 3882660.067; 716866.572, 3882663.574; 
716866.618, 3882663.617; 716866.816, 3882663.788; 716867.026, 
3882663.946; 716867.245, 3882664.089; 716867.472, 3882664.218; 
716867.708, 3882664.332; 716867.951, 3882664.430; 716868.200, 
3882664.512; 716868.453, 3882664.577; 716868.710, 3882664.626; 
716868.970, 3882664.658; 716869.232, 3882664.673; 716869.493, 
3882664.671; 716869.754, 3882664.651; 716870.014, 3882664.615; 
716870.270, 3882664.561; 716870.522, 3882664.491; 716870.769, 
3882664.405; 716871.010, 3882664.303; 716871.244, 3882664.185; 
716871.470, 3882664.052; 716871.686, 3882663.904; 716871.892, 
3882663.743; 716872.088, 3882663.569; 716936.478, 3882617.187; 
716949.166, 3882602.055; 716959.466, 3882569.184; 716946.432, 
3882545.182; 716926.775, 3882537.834; 716886.871, 3882517.221; 
716885.448, 3882517.684; 716883.506, 3882514.298; 716883.981, 
3882514.482; 716885.167, 3882514.932; 716885.707, 3882514.059; 
716886.511, 3882512.426; 716886.998, 3882511.172; 716888.428, 
3882506.554; 716888.704, 3882503.404; 716884.241, 3882505.969; 
716820.357, 3882543.071; 716820.110, 3882543.158; 716819.869, 
3882543.260; 716819.635, 3882543.378; 716819.559, 3882543.421; 
716815.096, 3882545.986; 716814.947, 3882546.076; 716814.731, 
3882546.224; 716814.524, 3882546.385; 716814.329, 3882546.559; 
716814.175, 3882546.714; 716765.677, 3882598.293; 716762.280, 
3882600.303; 716762.174, 3882600.367; 716761.957, 3882600.515; 
716761.751, 3882600.676; 716761.556, 3882600.850; 716761.372, 
3882601.037; 716761.335, 3882601.079; 716748.696, 3882615.209; 
716748.563, 3882615.365; 716748.406, 3882615.575; 716748.262, 
3882615.794; 716748.133, 3882616.021; 716748.020, 3882616.257; 
716747.922, 3882616.500; 716747.898, 3882616.567; 716746.564, 
3882620.419; 716730.054, 3882630.548; 716730.003, 3882630.579; 
716729.787, 3882630.727; 716729.581, 3882630.888; 716729.385, 
3882631.062; 716729.202, 3882631.249; 716729.031, 3882631.447; 
716728.873, 3882631.656; 716728.730, 3882631.875; 716728.601, 
3882632.103; 716728.487, 3882632.339; 716728.389, 3882632.582; 
716728.307, 3882632.831; 716728.242, 3882633.084; 716728.193, 
3882633.341; 716728.161, 3882633.601; 716728.146, 3882633.862; 
716728.149, 3882634.124; 716728.149, 3882634.142; 716728.370, 
3882638.923; 716723.993, 3882643.422; 716723.916, 3882643.503; 
716723.745, 3882643.701; 716723.588, 3882643.910; 716723.444, 
3882644.129; 716723.316, 3882644.357; 716723.202, 3882644.593; 
716723.104, 3882644.836; 716723.022, 3882645.084; 716722.956, 
3882645.338; 716722.908, 3882645.595; 716722.876, 3882645.855; 
716722.861, 3882646.116; 716722.863, 3882646.378; 716722.883, 
3882646.639; 716722.919, 3882646.898; 716722.972, 3882647.155; 
716723.042, 3882647.407; 716723.129, 3882647.654; 716723.231, 
3882647.895; 716723.349, 3882648.129; 716723.412, 3882648.239; 
716726.009, 3882652.657; 716725.490, 3882655.870; 716725.486, 
3882655.892; 716725.454, 3882656.152; 716725.445, 3882656.275; 
716725.242, 3882659.750; 716723.505, 3882661.467; 716723.374, 
3882661.603; 716723.203, 3882661.802; 716723.046, 3882662.011; 
716722.902, 3882662.230; 716722.773, 3882662.458; 716722.660, 
3882662.693; 716722.562, 3882662.936; 716722.480, 3882663.185; 
716722.414, 3882663.438; 716722.365, 3882663.696; 716722.334, 
3882663.955; 716722.319, 3882664.217; 716722.321, 3882664.479; 
716722.340, 3882664.740; 716722.377, 3882664.999; 716722.430, 
3882665.255; 716722.500, 3882665.507; 716722.587, 3882665.755; 
716722.689, 3882665.996; 716722.807, 3882666.229; 716722.940, 
3882666.455; 716723.087, 3882666.671; 716723.248, 3882666.878; 
716723.423, 3882667.073; 716723.609,

[[Page 57027]]

3882667.256; 716723.808, 3882667.427; 716724.017, 3882667.585; 
716724.030, 3882667.594; 716727.957, 3882670.333; 716728.240, 
3882671.291; 716728.259, 3882671.353; 716728.345, 3882671.600; 
716728.447, 3882671.841; 716728.565, 3882672.075; 716728.698, 
3882672.301; 716728.845, 3882672.517; 716729.007, 3882672.723; 
716729.181, 3882672.919; 716729.368, 3882673.102; 716729.566, 
3882673.273; 716729.775, 3882673.431; 716729.994, 3882673.574; 
716730.222, 3882673.703; 716730.458, 3882673.817; 716730.701, 
3882673.915; 716730.949, 3882673.997; 716731.203, 3882674.062; 
716731.212, 3882674.064; 716740.619, 3882676.147; 716749.592, 
3882681.884; 716749.665, 3882681.929; 716749.893, 3882682.058; 
716750.039, 3882682.130; 716752.537, 3882683.310; 716755.820, 
3882685.107; 716758.514, 3882691.850; 716758.600, 3882692.049; 
716758.718, 3882692.282; 716758.851, 3882692.508; 716758.998, 
3882692.724; 716759.159, 3882692.931; 716759.334, 3882693.126; 
716759.520, 3882693.309; 716759.719, 3882693.480; 716759.928, 
3882693.638; 716760.147, 3882693.781; 716760.375, 3882693.910; 
716760.611, 3882694.024; 716760.853, 3882694.122; 716761.102, 
3882694.204; 716761.355, 3882694.269; 716761.613, 3882694.318; 
716761.872, 3882694.350; 716762.134, 3882694.365; 716762.396, 
3882694.363; 716762.657, 3882694.343; 716762.916, 3882694.307; 
716763.172, 3882694.253; 716763.424, 3882694.183; 716763.672, 
3882694.097; 716763.913, 3882693.995; 716764.146, 3882693.877; 
716764.372, 3882693.744; 716764.588, 3882693.596; 716764.795, 
3882693.435; 716764.990, 3882693.261; 716765.173, 3882693.074; 
716765.344, 3882692.876; 716765.352, 3882692.866; 716769.410, 
3882687.799; 716776.201, 3882685.905; 716776.321, 3882685.869; 
716776.569, 3882685.783; 716776.809, 3882685.681; 716777.043, 
3882685.563; 716777.129, 3882685.514 thence returning to 716784.583, 
3882681.203.
     (vii) Subunit 1G, Acacia. Land bounded by the following UTM NAD83 
coordinates (E,N): 716718.721, 3882577.999; 716751.938, 3882570.643; 
716752.016, 3882570.625; 716752.268, 3882570.555; 716752.515, 
3882570.468; 716752.706, 3882570.389; 716759.160, 3882567.504; 
716759.210, 3882567.481; 716759.444, 3882567.363; 716824.678, 
3882520.366; 716822.921, 3882517.054; 716825.522, 3882511.950; 
716833.378, 3882505.015; 716834.060, 3882499.460; 716835.340, 
3882498.057; 716839.070, 3882490.821; 716846.482, 3882479.361; 
716850.034, 3882471.968; 716848.255, 3882468.024; 716847.042, 
3882462.457; 716846.229, 3882456.972; 716848.553, 3882456.039; 
716837.921, 3882409.509; 716795.984, 3882413.456; 716751.234, 
3882430.858; 716735.179, 3882437.432; 716665.668, 3882477.687; 
716665.523, 3882477.798; 716652.405, 3882488.329; 716652.405, 
3882545.528; 716659.254, 3882569.501; 716665.062, 3882570.418; 
716670.843, 3882572.077; 716675.375, 3882573.500; 716675.446, 
3882573.521; 716675.700, 3882573.587; 716675.957, 3882573.636; 
716676.217, 3882573.668; 716676.478, 3882573.682; 716676.740, 
3882573.680; 716677.001, 3882573.661; 716677.260, 3882573.624; 
716677.516, 3882573.571; 716677.769, 3882573.501; 716677.843, 
3882573.477; 716680.044, 3882575.383; 716680.153, 3882575.474; 
716680.362, 3882575.631; 716680.581, 3882575.775; 716680.809, 
3882575.904; 716681.045, 3882576.017; 716681.287, 3882576.115; 
716681.536, 3882576.197; 716681.790, 3882576.263; 716682.047, 
3882576.312; 716682.307, 3882576.344; 716682.568, 3882576.358; 
716682.830, 3882576.356; 716683.091, 3882576.337; 716683.350, 
3882576.300; 716683.606, 3882576.247; 716683.859, 3882576.177; 
716684.106, 3882576.090; 716684.347, 3882575.988; 716684.581, 
3882575.870; 716684.806, 3882575.737; 716685.023, 3882575.590; 
716685.229, 3882575.429; 716685.245, 3882575.415; 716686.392, 
3882575.833; 716688.842, 3882577.819; 716688.851, 3882577.826; 
716689.060, 3882577.984; 716689.279, 3882578.127; 716689.507, 
3882578.256; 716689.743, 3882578.370; 716689.985, 3882578.468; 
716690.234, 3882578.550; 716690.291, 3882578.566; 716695.133, 
3882579.910; 716695.329, 3882579.959; 716695.587, 3882580.008; 
716695.681, 3882580.022; 716702.240, 3882580.885; 716702.406, 
3882580.903; 716702.667, 3882580.918; 716702.929, 3882580.915; 
716702.984, 3882580.913; 716704.726, 3882580.816; 716709.656, 
3882580.675; 716709.708, 3882580.674; 716709.969, 3882580.654; 
716710.228, 3882580.618; 716710.485, 3882580.564; 716710.735, 
3882580.495 thence returning to 716718.721, 3882577.999.
     (viii) Subunit 1H, Cottonwood. Land bounded by the following UTM 
NAD83 coordinates (E,N): 716958.245, 3882272.237; 716958.363, 
3882274.175; 716958.230, 3882272.171; 716958.245, 3882272.237; 
716958.194, 3882271.407; 716957.590, 3882263.688; 716956.216, 
3882256.286; 716956.066, 3882251.747; 716956.026, 3882250.167; 
716954.917, 3882248.973; 716953.891, 3882247.496; 716953.406, 
3882247.886; 716945.301, 3882242.327; 716942.778, 3882239.605; 
716940.008, 3882236.569; 716934.830, 3882225.382; 716934.681, 
3882225.601; 716934.914, 3882225.079; 716935.273, 3882224.168; 
716936.151, 3882223.929; 716938.885, 3882223.683; 716932.237, 
3882219.512; 716924.946, 3882216.975; 716918.520, 3882217.118; 
716895.939, 3882211.129; 716891.707, 3882212.688; 716891.193, 
3882211.675; 716890.007, 3882203.390; 716883.929, 3882201.518; 
716880.200, 3882204.973; 716868.753, 3882210.290; 716860.672, 
3882212.167; 716849.811, 3882215.020; 716843.944, 3882215.971; 
716838.615, 3882216.924; 716839.055, 3882216.396; 716832.620, 
3882217.839; 716827.773, 3882219.493; 716823.108, 3882220.931; 
716817.801, 3882222.841; 716813.079, 3882224.708; 716811.400, 
3882221.035; 716742.806, 3882260.790; 716742.565, 3882260.892; 
716742.332, 3882261.010; 716742.106, 3882261.143; 716741.890, 
3882261.290; 716741.683, 3882261.451; 716741.488, 3882261.626; 
716741.414, 3882261.698; 716734.340, 3882268.802; 716729.584, 
3882270.513; 716722.316, 3882272.843; 716722.095, 3882272.921; 
716721.900, 3882273.003; 716717.845, 3882274.822; 716713.278, 
3882277.023; 716713.037, 3882277.125; 716712.803, 3882277.243; 
716701.273, 3882286.689; 716701.056, 3882286.837; 716700.850, 
3882286.998; 716700.655, 3882287.172; 716700.471, 3882287.359; 
716700.300, 3882287.557; 716700.143, 3882287.767; 716699.999, 
3882287.986; 716699.870, 3882288.213; 716699.757, 3882288.449; 
716699.659, 3882288.692; 716699.577, 3882288.941; 716699.511, 
3882289.194; 716699.462, 3882289.451; 716699.431, 3882289.711; 
716699.416, 3882289.973; 716699.416, 3882290.181; 716699.583, 
3882296.090; 716699.585, 3882296.143; 716699.588, 3882296.205; 
716700.047, 3882304.254; 716699.465, 3882307.409; 716698.430, 
3882310.775; 716698.380, 3882310.828; 716698.209, 3882311.026; 
716698.052, 3882311.235; 716697.908, 3882311.454; 716697.779, 
3882311.682; 716697.666, 3882311.918; 716697.568, 3882312.161; 
716697.486, 3882312.409; 716697.457, 3882312.511; 716696.379, 
3882316.575; 716696.342, 3882316.653; 716696.269, 3882316.828; 
716691.545, 3882329.033; 716691.520, 3882329.102; 716691.438, 
3882329.350; 716691.372, 3882329.604; 716691.323, 3882329.861; 
716691.291, 3882330.121; 716691.289, 3882330.145; 716691.034, 
3882333.209; 716686.653, 3882338.481; 716686.615, 3882338.527; 
716686.457, 3882338.736; 716686.314, 3882338.955; 716686.185, 
3882339.183; 716686.071, 3882339.419; 716685.973, 3882339.662; 
716685.956, 3882339.709; 716684.007, 3882345.248; 716681.873, 
3882351.241; 716681.342, 3882352.419; 716681.242, 3882352.497; 
716681.047, 3882352.672; 716680.863, 3882352.859; 716680.692, 
3882353.057; 716680.535, 3882353.266; 716680.419, 3882353.440; 
716678.373, 3882356.699; 716678.345, 3882356.744; 716678.216, 
3882356.972; 716678.102, 3882357.208; 716678.004, 3882357.451; 
716677.963, 3882357.570; 716675.160, 3882366.044; 716675.120,

[[Page 57028]]

3882366.173; 716675.054, 3882366.426; 716675.005, 3882366.683; 
716674.973, 3882366.943; 716674.970, 3882366.982; 716674.429, 
3882373.776; 716674.428, 3882373.805; 716674.417, 3882373.999; 
716674.420, 3882374.260; 716674.439, 3882374.521; 716674.476, 
3882374.781; 716674.529, 3882375.037; 716674.599, 3882375.289; 
716674.685, 3882375.536; 716674.788, 3882375.777; 716674.906, 
3882376.011; 716675.038, 3882376.237; 716675.186, 3882376.453; 
716675.347, 3882376.659; 716675.521, 3882376.855; 716675.708, 
3882377.038; 716675.906, 3882377.209; 716676.116, 3882377.367; 
716676.335, 3882377.510; 716676.562, 3882377.639; 716676.713, 
3882377.714; 716679.458, 3882379.006; 716681.049, 3882382.661; 
716681.088, 3882382.748; 716681.206, 3882382.982; 716681.339, 
3882383.208; 716681.486, 3882383.424; 716681.648, 3882383.630; 
716681.822, 3882383.826; 716682.009, 3882384.009; 716682.207, 
3882384.180; 716682.416, 3882384.337; 716682.496, 3882384.392; 
716684.013, 3882385.405; 716684.152, 3882385.493; 716684.277, 
3882385.566; 716686.748, 3882386.953; 716686.851, 3882387.009; 
716687.087, 3882387.122; 716687.330, 3882387.221; 716687.579, 
3882387.302; 716687.832, 3882387.368; 716688.089, 3882387.417; 
716688.349, 3882387.449; 716688.610, 3882387.463; 716688.872, 
3882387.461; 716689.133, 3882387.442; 716689.393, 3882387.405; 
716689.423, 3882387.400; 716717.608, 3882382.262; 716717.627, 
3882382.274; 716717.630, 3882382.276; 716717.858, 3882382.405; 
716717.996, 3882382.474; 716768.871, 3882406.633; 716772.823, 
3882408.654; 716773.026, 3882408.751; 716773.269, 3882408.849; 
716773.335, 3882408.873; 716773.688, 3882408.995; 716778.451, 
3882411.176; 716778.498, 3882411.197; 716778.741, 3882411.295; 
716778.989, 3882411.377; 716779.243, 3882411.442; 716779.500, 
3882411.491; 716779.760, 3882411.523; 716779.951, 3882411.535; 
716785.605, 3882411.769; 716785.675, 3882411.771; 716785.936, 
3882411.769; 716786.198, 3882411.750; 716786.457, 3882411.713; 
716786.713, 3882411.660; 716786.834, 3882411.628; 716816.816, 
3882403.360; 716816.948, 3882403.321; 716817.195, 3882403.235; 
716817.436, 3882403.133; 716817.670, 3882403.015; 716817.895, 
3882402.882; 716818.017, 3882402.802; 716820.714, 3882400.950; 
716828.435, 3882396.849; 716828.476, 3882396.827; 716828.702, 
3882396.694; 716828.918, 3882396.547; 716828.962, 3882396.514; 
716834.197, 3882392.581; 716838.075, 3882389.873; 716838.144, 
3882389.824; 716838.350, 3882389.663; 716838.392, 3882389.628; 
716840.308, 3882387.983; 716845.238, 3882384.297; 716850.771, 
3882380.379; 716850.818, 3882380.345; 716850.947, 3882380.246; 
716854.506, 3882377.419; 716854.548, 3882377.385; 716866.970, 
3882367.240; 716869.634, 3882365.200; 716871.805, 3882364.961; 
716872.055, 3882364.926; 716872.311, 3882364.872; 716872.564, 
3882364.802; 716872.811, 3882364.716; 716873.052, 3882364.614; 
716873.285, 3882364.496; 716873.511, 3882364.363; 716873.727, 
3882364.216; 716873.934, 3882364.054; 716874.129, 3882363.880; 
716874.312, 3882363.693; 716874.483, 3882363.495; 716874.641, 
3882363.286; 716874.784, 3882363.067; 716874.913, 3882362.839; 
716875.027, 3882362.603; 716875.032, 3882362.591; 716876.413, 
3882359.440; 716878.724, 3882357.170; 716882.904, 3882356.018; 
716885.789, 3882354.037; 716893.710, 3882349.830; 716899.000, 
3882345.855; 716902.936, 3882343.107; 716904.955, 3882341.373; 
716910.035, 3882337.576; 716915.610, 3882333.628; 716919.169, 
3882330.800; 716931.639, 3882320.616; 716935.239, 3882317.859; 
716938.520, 3882317.499; 716940.210, 3882313.641; 716944.365, 
3882309.560; 716946.865, 3882307.188; 716949.276, 3882305.383; 
716949.981, 3882301.873; 716951.491, 3882298.769; 716953.314, 
3882294.002; 716955.400, 3882288.295; 716959.502, 3882276.992; 
716959.373, 3882277.026 thence returning to 716958.245, 3882272.237.
     (ix) Subunit 1I, Eucalyptus North. Land bounded by the following 
UTM NAD83 coordinates (E,N): 716901.590, 3881944.987; 716901.517, 
3881945.510; 716901.273, 3881946.033; 716900.981, 3881946.346; 
716900.895, 3881946.129; 716900.785, 3881946.408; 716900.685, 
3881946.112; 716900.749, 3881945.906; 716900.716, 3881945.422; 
716900.831, 3881945.115; 716900.900, 3881944.993; 716900.926, 
3881944.926; 716901.104, 3881945.124; 716901.217, 3881945.025; 
716901.590, 3881944.987; 716902.422, 3881939.019; 716911.182, 
3881899.552; 716911.287, 3881899.614; 716908.773, 3881881.225; 
716904.998, 3881875.564; 716902.097, 3881871.486; 716898.303, 
3881867.503; 716895.618, 3881865.687; 716889.393, 3881869.389; 
716862.828, 3881862.674; 716835.139, 3881871.882; 716810.171, 
3881878.873; 716787.553, 3881891.762; 716781.183, 3881895.348; 
716777.954, 3881896.892; 716768.183, 3881905.464; 716762.147, 
3881907.219; 716708.444, 3881937.146; 716703.234, 3881940.574; 
716703.234, 3882042.041; 716716.723, 3882144.560; 716726.417, 
3882143.027; 716726.478, 3882143.016; 716726.735, 3882142.963; 
716726.987, 3882142.893; 716727.234, 3882142.807; 716727.313, 
3882142.775; 716765.764, 3882126.966; 716765.839, 3882126.935; 
716771.542, 3882124.453; 716771.629, 3882124.414; 716771.694, 
3882124.383; 716776.302, 3882122.145; 716778.508, 3882123.011; 
716778.594, 3882123.044; 716778.843, 3882123.126; 716779.096, 
3882123.191; 716779.354, 3882123.240; 716779.613, 3882123.272; 
716779.875, 3882123.287; 716780.137, 3882123.285; 716780.398, 
3882123.265; 716780.657, 3882123.229; 716780.913, 3882123.175; 
716781.165, 3882123.105; 716781.413, 3882123.019; 716781.654, 
3882122.917; 716847.121, 3882075.801; 716868.648, 3882058.674; 
716871.215, 3882056.537; 716874.689, 3882053.722; 716877.292, 
3882051.011; 716880.545, 3882046.465; 716881.633, 3882045.391; 
716884.591, 3882002.430; 716882.651, 3882000.332; 716901.717, 
3881944.965; 716901.701, 3881944.976 thence returning to 716901.590, 
3881944.987.
     (x) Subunit 1J, Eucalyptus South. Land bounded by the following 
UTM NAD83 coordinates (E,N): 716919.144, 3881805.190; 716919.266, 
3881802.161; 716922.805, 3881800.049; 716922.256, 3881800.620; 
716926.271, 3881797.243; 716929.593, 3881794.330; 716933.077, 
3881790.280; 716932.628, 3881791.752; 716972.495, 3881748.302; 
716969.825, 3881749.692; 716972.599, 3881744.935; 716973.625, 
3881741.209; 716978.607, 3881736.577; 716978.746, 3881730.922; 
716984.576, 3881725.141; 716986.468, 3881720.893; 716983.830, 
3881720.575; 716982.507, 3881717.658; 716981.311, 3881714.831; 
716978.816, 3881710.027; 716976.287, 3881703.884; 716976.411, 
3881699.190; 716970.237, 3881692.141; 716969.037, 3881688.746; 
716971.148, 3881688.716; 716967.414, 3881683.906; 716963.454, 
3881679.231; 716955.856, 3881673.812; 716955.304, 3881670.234; 
716947.782, 3881665.853; 716944.988, 3881662.510; 716936.983, 
3881644.907; 716933.485, 3881639.258; 716925.558, 3881634.937; 
716927.136, 3881627.499; 716913.729, 3881600.683; 716905.176, 
3881583.895; 716886.621, 3881584.810; 716872.725, 3881593.767; 
716856.582, 3881593.624; 716892.952, 3881567.421; 716896.865, 
3881560.562; 716929.308, 3881520.671; 716926.330, 3881513.987; 
716923.146, 3881507.284; 716905.362, 3881471.062; 716905.052, 
3881471.943; 716897.254, 3881456.896; 716898.348, 3881455.060; 
716891.188, 3881455.945; 716883.462, 3881453.525; 716875.784, 
3881457.473; 716869.897, 3881456.792; 716862.100, 3881455.948; 
716852.674, 3881459.227; 716848.438, 3881459.258; 716840.579, 
3881454.813; 716832.623, 3881454.397; 716826.464, 3881456.270; 
716815.056, 3881453.288; 716797.657, 3881463.076; 716789.810, 
3881468.650; 716745.987, 3881493.262; 716745.943, 3881493.287; 
716732.250, 3881500.990; 716719.735, 3881522.312; 716720.153, 
3881526.181; 716720.030, 3881529.528; 716720.031, 3881529.842; 
716720.050, 3881530.103; 716720.075, 3881530.290;

[[Page 57029]]

716720.587, 3881533.580; 716720.332, 3881536.833; 716719.367, 
3881543.128; 716719.336, 3881543.377; 716719.331, 3881543.443; 
716717.936, 3881562.560; 716717.929, 3881563.018; 716717.939, 
3881563.188; 716718.765, 3881572.980; 716718.774, 3881573.071; 
716718.810, 3881573.331; 716718.864, 3881573.587; 716718.910, 
3881573.760; 716721.425, 3881582.417; 716721.954, 3881587.176; 
716721.958, 3881587.210; 716723.067, 3881596.477; 716721.261, 
3881601.979; 716721.223, 3881602.099; 716721.158, 3881602.353; 
716721.109, 3881602.610; 716721.077, 3881602.870; 716721.062, 
3881603.131; 716721.064, 3881603.393; 716721.084, 3881603.654; 
716721.120, 3881603.913; 716721.174, 3881604.170; 716721.244, 
3881604.422; 716721.330, 3881604.669; 716721.338, 3881604.689; 
716726.563, 3881617.993; 716717.944, 3881620.223; 716714.753, 
3881623.796; 716709.545, 3881626.109; 716705.391, 3881628.915; 
716699.456, 3881632.235; 716696.149, 3881633.901; 716678.947, 
3881643.888; 716672.172, 3881668.450; 716677.819, 3881765.307; 
716687.828, 3881819.799; 716703.515, 3881832.686; 716703.604, 
3881832.842; 716703.705, 3881833.010; 716703.852, 3881833.226; 
716704.013, 3881833.433; 716704.188, 3881833.628; 716704.374, 
3881833.811; 716704.573, 3881833.982; 716704.782, 3881834.140; 
716705.001, 3881834.283; 716705.229, 3881834.412; 716705.464, 
3881834.526; 716705.707, 3881834.624; 716705.956, 3881834.706; 
716706.209, 3881834.771; 716706.467, 3881834.820; 716706.726, 
3881834.852; 716706.988, 3881834.867; 716707.250, 3881834.865; 
716707.511, 3881834.845; 716707.770, 3881834.809; 716707.893, 
3881834.785; 716712.936, 3881833.742; 716714.658, 3881835.078; 
716714.808, 3881835.188; 716715.027, 3881835.332; 716715.255, 
3881835.461; 716715.491, 3881835.574; 716715.733, 3881835.672; 
716715.982, 3881835.754; 716716.235, 3881835.820; 716716.493, 
3881835.869; 716716.752, 3881835.901; 716717.014, 3881835.915; 
716717.276, 3881835.913; 716717.537, 3881835.894; 716717.796, 
3881835.857; 716718.052, 3881835.804; 716718.305, 3881835.734; 
716718.552, 3881835.647; 716718.793, 3881835.545; 716718.956, 
3881835.465; 716734.912, 3881827.160; 716736.462, 3881828.488; 
716736.546, 3881828.558; 716740.266, 3881831.575; 716750.005, 
3881841.350; 716752.009, 3881844.698; 716758.704, 3881856.731; 
716758.821, 3881856.929; 716758.969, 3881857.145; 716759.035, 
3881857.234; 716769.973, 3881871.374; 716770.067, 3881871.491; 
716770.242, 3881871.686; 716770.428, 3881871.870; 716770.627, 
3881872.041; 716770.836, 3881872.198; 716771.055, 3881872.342; 
716771.283, 3881872.471; 716771.518, 3881872.584; 716771.761, 
3881872.682; 716772.010, 3881872.764; 716772.263, 3881872.830; 
716772.520, 3881872.879; 716772.780, 3881872.911; 716773.042, 
3881872.925; 716773.304, 3881872.923; 716773.565, 3881872.904; 
716773.824, 3881872.867; 716774.080, 3881872.814; 716774.332, 
3881872.744; 716774.580, 3881872.657; 716774.821, 3881872.555; 
716775.054, 3881872.437; 716775.280, 3881872.304; 716775.496, 
3881872.157; 716775.703, 3881871.996; 716775.829, 3881871.886; 
716777.140, 3881872.615; 716777.230, 3881872.663; 716777.466, 
3881872.777; 716777.708, 3881872.875; 716777.957, 3881872.957; 
716778.210, 3881873.023; 716778.468, 3881873.071; 716778.728, 
3881873.103; 716778.989, 3881873.118; 716779.251, 3881873.116; 
716779.512, 3881873.096; 716779.771, 3881873.060; 716780.027, 
3881873.006; 716780.280, 3881872.936; 716780.527, 3881872.850; 
716780.768, 3881872.748; 716781.001, 3881872.630; 716781.227, 
3881872.497; 716781.443, 3881872.350; 716781.531, 3881872.284; 
716785.890, 3881868.915; 716790.905, 3881866.770; 716802.340, 
3881863.870; 716802.552, 3881863.810; 716802.799, 3881863.724; 
716803.040, 3881863.621; 716803.274, 3881863.503; 716803.499, 
3881863.370; 716803.574, 3881863.322; 716808.071, 3881860.328; 
716842.794, 3881855.441; 716842.923, 3881855.420; 716843.114, 
3881855.382; 716850.718, 3881853.671; 716918.891, 3881805.855; 
716918.866, 3881805.877; 716918.988, 3881805.958; 716919.042, 
3881805.765; 716919.101, 3881805.283 thence returning to 716919.144, 
3881805.190.
     (xi) Subunit 1K, Indian Midden South. Land bounded by the 
following UTM NAD83 coordinates (E,N): 717594.887, 3881629.742; 
717587.417, 3881624.260; 717518.123, 3881664.367; 717517.907, 
3881664.514; 717517.700, 3881664.675; 717517.505, 3881664.850; 
717517.322, 3881665.037; 717517.151, 3881665.235; 717516.993, 
3881665.444; 717516.850, 3881665.663; 717516.721, 3881665.891; 
717516.694, 3881665.942; 717495.515, 3881707.890; 717488.629, 
3881718.363; 717484.420, 3881724.377; 717484.282, 3881724.588; 
717484.279, 3881724.592; 717478.444, 3881734.189; 717471.489, 
3881742.187; 717471.393, 3881742.302; 717471.236, 3881742.511; 
717471.092, 3881742.730; 717470.963, 3881742.958; 717470.850, 
3881743.193; 717470.752, 3881743.436; 717470.670, 3881743.685; 
717470.604, 3881743.938; 717470.555, 3881744.196; 717470.523, 
3881744.455; 717470.510, 3881744.685; 717469.524, 3881775.734; 
717469.524, 3881775.749; 717469.523, 3881775.766; 717469.526, 
3881776.028; 717469.545, 3881776.289; 717469.581, 3881776.548; 
717469.635, 3881776.804; 717469.705, 3881777.056; 717469.791, 
3881777.304; 717469.893, 3881777.545; 717470.011, 3881777.778; 
717470.144, 3881778.004; 717470.292, 3881778.220; 717470.453, 
3881778.427; 717470.627, 3881778.622; 717470.814, 3881778.805; 
717471.012, 3881778.976; 717471.221, 3881779.134; 717471.440, 
3881779.277; 717471.579, 3881779.358; 717475.869, 3881781.742; 
717475.958, 3881781.790; 717476.194, 3881781.904; 717476.437, 
3881782.002; 717476.685, 3881782.084; 717476.939, 3881782.149; 
717477.196, 3881782.198; 717477.456, 3881782.230; 717477.717, 
3881782.245; 717477.979, 3881782.242; 717478.240, 3881782.223; 
717478.499, 3881782.187; 717478.756, 3881782.133; 717479.008, 
3881782.063; 717479.255, 3881781.977; 717479.496, 3881781.874; 
717484.870, 3881779.380; 717495.967, 3881778.362; 717496.029, 
3881778.355; 717496.288, 3881778.319; 717496.497, 3881778.277; 
717507.934, 3881774.927; 717512.414, 3881771.652; 717514.859, 
3881770.487; 717515.056, 3881770.387; 717515.282, 3881770.254; 
717515.389, 3881770.184; 717534.558, 3881757.147; 717534.667, 
3881757.070; 717534.874, 3881756.909; 717535.069, 3881756.734; 
717571.788, 3881728.895; 717577.507, 3881724.715; 717580.290, 
3881723.390; 717599.460, 3881710.353; 717610.418, 3881694.979; 
717619.087, 3881686.896; 717624.513, 3881677.575; 717616.573, 
3881637.608; 717610.014, 3881636.026; 717602.925, 3881633.156 thence 
returning to 717594.887, 3881629.742.
     (xii) Subunit 1L, Boyscout North. Land bounded by the following 
UTM NAD83 coordinates (E,N): 717429.132, 3881607.279; 717442.528, 
3881597.397; 717452.627, 3881595.331; 717454.984, 3881596.689; 
717455.963, 3881597.967; 717456.069, 3881598.099; 717456.243, 
3881598.295; 717456.430, 3881598.478; 717456.628, 3881598.649; 
717456.837, 3881598.807; 717457.056, 3881598.950; 717457.284, 
3881599.079; 717457.520, 3881599.193; 717457.763, 3881599.291; 
717458.011, 3881599.373; 717458.265, 3881599.438; 717458.522, 
3881599.487; 717458.782, 3881599.519; 717459.043, 3881599.534; 
717459.305, 3881599.531; 717459.566, 3881599.512; 717459.825, 
3881599.475; 717459.917, 3881599.458; 717474.734, 3881596.519; 
717474.898, 3881596.483; 717475.151, 3881596.413; 717475.398, 
3881596.326; 717475.639, 3881596.224; 717475.872, 3881596.106; 
717476.098, 3881595.973; 717476.293, 3881595.841; 717478.173, 
3881594.487; 717526.303, 3881594.185; 717526.444, 3881594.182; 
717526.705, 3881594.162; 717526.964, 3881594.126; 717527.220, 
3881594.072; 717527.473, 3881594.002; 717527.720, 3881593.916; 
717527.961, 3881593.814; 717528.195, 3881593.696; 717528.420, 
3881593.563; 717528.637,

[[Page 57030]]

3881593.416; 717593.429, 3881546.699; 717594.350, 3881544.669; 
717639.305, 3881467.382; 717611.717, 3881415.200; 717570.390, 
3881360.904; 717501.096, 3881401.011; 717500.969, 3881401.095; 
717380.454, 3881484.126; 717380.365, 3881484.189; 717380.159, 
3881484.350; 717379.963, 3881484.525; 717379.780, 3881484.712; 
717379.609, 3881484.910; 717379.452, 3881485.119; 717379.308, 
3881485.338; 717379.179, 3881485.566; 717379.105, 3881485.714; 
717363.499, 3881518.818; 717362.407, 3881520.850; 717362.385, 
3881520.890; 717362.271, 3881521.126; 717362.173, 3881521.369; 
717362.092, 3881521.617; 717362.026, 3881521.871; 717361.977, 
3881522.128; 717361.945, 3881522.388; 717361.941, 3881522.437; 
717361.221, 3881531.789; 717358.527, 3881540.237; 717358.500, 
3881540.325; 717358.445, 3881540.535; 717357.199, 3881545.825; 
717357.189, 3881545.868; 717357.183, 3881545.895; 717354.192, 
3881559.711; 717351.725, 3881566.927; 717351.672, 3881567.094; 
717351.606, 3881567.347; 717351.593, 3881567.410; 717350.682, 
3881571.812; 717350.646, 3881572.006; 717350.614, 3881572.266; 
717350.600, 3881572.527; 717350.602, 3881572.789; 717350.621, 
3881573.050; 717350.658, 3881573.310; 717350.711, 3881573.566; 
717350.781, 3881573.818; 717350.868, 3881574.065; 717350.970, 
3881574.306; 717351.088, 3881574.540; 717351.221, 3881574.766; 
717351.368, 3881574.982; 717351.529, 3881575.188; 717351.704, 
3881575.383; 717351.890, 3881575.566; 717357.483, 3881580.714; 
717357.681, 3881580.885; 717357.890, 3881581.043; 717358.109, 
3881581.186; 717358.337, 3881581.315; 717358.362, 3881581.328; 
717360.442, 3881582.398; 717363.415, 3881584.799; 717363.418, 
3881584.802; 717363.478, 3881584.849; 717369.815, 3881589.762; 
717369.965, 3881589.873; 717369.983, 3881589.885; 717376.222, 
3881594.221; 717382.663, 3881598.767; 717387.755, 3881603.069; 
717387.768, 3881603.080; 717390.973, 3881605.764; 717391.031, 
3881605.812; 717391.240, 3881605.969; 717391.459, 3881606.113; 
717391.687, 3881606.242; 717391.923, 3881606.355; 717392.166, 
3881606.454; 717392.414, 3881606.535; 717392.668, 3881606.601; 
717392.925, 3881606.650; 717393.185, 3881606.682; 717393.446, 
3881606.696; 717393.708, 3881606.694; 717393.956, 3881606.676; 
717395.445, 3881606.521; 717415.861, 3881608.699; 717420.726, 
3881609.670; 717420.892, 3881609.699; 717421.152, 3881609.731; 
717421.413, 3881609.746; 717421.675, 3881609.744; 717421.936, 
3881609.724; 717422.195, 3881609.688; 717422.452, 3881609.634; 
717422.704, 3881609.564; 717422.733, 3881609.555; 717427.981, 
3881607.868; 717428.200, 3881607.791; 717428.441, 3881607.689; 
717428.675, 3881607.571; 717428.900, 3881607.438; 717429.116, 
3881607.291 thence returning to 717429.132, 3881607.279.
     (xiii) Subunit 1M, Tabletop. Land bounded by the following UTM 
NAD83 coordinates (E,N): 716940.175, 3881274.717; 716940.202, 
3881274.717; 716940.238, 3881274.719; 716940.500, 3881274.717; 
716940.761, 3881274.697; 716941.020, 3881274.661; 716941.276, 
3881274.607; 716941.529, 3881274.537; 716941.682, 3881274.486; 
716944.603, 3881273.440; 716946.287, 3881272.937; 716946.337, 
3881272.922; 716946.584, 3881272.835; 716946.797, 3881272.746; 
716964.921, 3881264.507; 716964.949, 3881264.494; 716965.183, 
3881264.376; 716965.408, 3881264.243; 716965.430, 3881264.229; 
716967.471, 3881262.916; 716967.665, 3881262.783; 716967.871, 
3881262.622; 716968.066, 3881262.448; 716968.175, 3881262.340; 
716976.330, 3881258.114; 716980.874, 3881256.007; 716981.108, 
3881255.889; 716981.333, 3881255.756; 716981.547, 3881255.611; 
716993.268, 3881247.070; 716993.271, 3881247.067; 716993.477, 
3881246.906; 716993.673, 3881246.732; 716993.695, 3881246.710; 
717046.342, 3881208.892; 717058.063, 3881200.350; 717114.406, 
3881145.797; 717116.179, 3881145.778; 717129.174, 3881133.697; 
717128.391, 3881121.741; 717125.739, 3881113.587; 717072.701, 
3881075.924; 717063.409, 3881070.922; 717059.384, 3881071.179; 
717052.005, 3881072.472; 717046.527, 3881074.074; 717038.977, 
3881077.467; 717018.713, 3881081.699; 717009.336, 3881084.280; 
717057.502, 3881049.528; 717058.275, 3881048.992; 717059.049, 
3881048.455; 717059.827, 3881047.734; 717060.604, 3881047.012; 
717061.235, 3881046.102; 717061.717, 3881045.004; 717062.200, 
3881043.905; 717062.530, 3881042.803; 717063.013, 3881041.705; 
717063.348, 3881040.418; 717063.679, 3881039.316; 717063.857, 
3881038.210; 717063.884, 3881037.101; 717063.910, 3881035.992; 
717063.936, 3881034.882; 717063.963, 3881033.773; 717063.681, 
3881032.841; 717063.555, 3881031.729; 717063.273, 3881030.797; 
717062.996, 3881029.680; 717062.870, 3881028.567; 717062.745, 
3881027.454; 717062.471, 3881026.153; 717062.346, 3881025.040; 
717062.068, 3881023.924; 717061.943, 3881022.811; 717061.665, 
3881021.694; 717061.539, 3881020.581; 717061.414, 3881019.468; 
717061.288, 3881018.355; 717061.158, 3881017.427; 717061.028, 
3881016.499; 717060.898, 3881015.571; 717060.773, 3881014.458; 
717060.643, 3881013.530; 717060.365, 3881012.414; 717060.235, 
3881011.486; 717059.953, 3881010.554; 717059.819, 3881009.811; 
717059.684, 3881009.068; 717059.550, 3881008.324; 717059.264, 
3881007.578; 717058.977, 3881006.831; 717058.539, 3881006.080; 
717058.248, 3881005.519; 717057.961, 3881004.772; 717057.818, 
3881004.398; 717057.679, 3881003.840; 717057.388, 3881003.278; 
717057.098, 3881002.716; 717056.650, 3881002.336; 717056.051, 
3881001.951; 717055.143, 3881001.745; 717054.240, 3881001.353; 
717053.332, 3881001.147; 717052.420, 3881001.125; 717051.360, 
3881000.915; 717050.447, 3881000.893; 717049.379, 3881001.052; 
717048.310, 3881001.212; 717047.237, 3881001.556; 717046.164, 
3881001.900; 717045.086, 3881002.430; 717044.161, 3881002.963; 
717043.235, 3881003.495; 716977.249, 3881041.795; 716976.171, 
3881042.325; 716976.018, 3881042.404; 716975.939, 3881042.449; 
716974.088, 3881043.514; 716973.941, 3881043.603; 716973.725, 
3881043.750; 716973.519, 3881043.911; 716973.364, 3881044.048; 
716972.718, 3881044.646; 716972.012, 3881045.191; 716971.461, 
3881045.574; 716969.756, 3881046.556; 716969.609, 3881046.644; 
716969.472, 3881046.736; 716968.063, 3881047.713; 716967.283, 
3881048.162; 716967.137, 3881048.250; 716966.921, 3881048.398; 
716966.714, 3881048.559; 716966.559, 3881048.695; 716966.113, 
3881049.109; 716965.580, 3881049.416; 716965.434, 3881049.504; 
716965.217, 3881049.652; 716965.132, 3881049.716; 716964.416, 
3881050.269; 716963.725, 3881050.667; 716963.578, 3881050.755; 
716963.362, 3881050.902; 716963.156, 3881051.064; 716963.001, 
3881051.200; 716962.355, 3881051.799; 716961.783, 3881052.241; 
716961.091, 3881052.639; 716960.945, 3881052.727; 716960.729, 
3881052.875; 716960.522, 3881053.036; 716960.367, 3881053.172; 
716959.797, 3881053.701; 716959.256, 3881054.076; 716959.177, 
3881054.132; 716959.092, 3881054.197; 716958.162, 3881054.914; 
716958.041, 3881055.011; 716957.886, 3881055.148; 716957.316, 
3881055.677; 716956.775, 3881056.052; 716956.696, 3881056.108; 
716956.611, 3881056.172; 716955.762, 3881056.828; 716955.072, 
3881057.306; 716954.993, 3881057.362; 716954.787, 3881057.524; 
716954.632, 3881057.660; 716954.061, 3881058.189; 716953.520, 
3881058.564; 716953.442, 3881058.620; 716953.356, 3881058.684; 
716949.956, 3881061.309; 716949.240, 3881061.661; 716949.087, 
3881061.740; 716948.861, 3881061.873; 716948.645, 3881062.021; 
716948.559, 3881062.085; 716947.746, 3881062.712; 716945.706, 
3881064.059; 716945.551, 3881064.167; 716945.345, 3881064.328; 
716945.149, 3881064.502; 716945.130, 3881064.521; 716944.462, 
3881065.166; 716943.690, 3881065.676; 716943.535, 3881065.784; 
716943.328, 3881065.945; 716943.133, 3881066.119; 716943.114, 
3881066.137; 716942.339, 3881066.886; 716940.736, 3881068.124;

[[Page 57031]]

716939.273, 3881069.139; 716939.194, 3881069.195; 716939.108, 
3881069.259; 716938.643, 3881069.618; 716938.523, 3881069.715; 
716938.327, 3881069.889; 716938.144, 3881070.076; 716938.059, 
3881070.171; 716937.971, 3881070.273; 716920.077, 3881081.730; 
716919.954, 3881081.812; 716919.319, 3881082.253; 716918.539, 
3881082.702; 716918.393, 3881082.790; 716918.332, 3881082.830; 
716917.352, 3881083.477; 716916.532, 3881083.949; 716916.386, 
3881084.037; 716916.169, 3881084.185; 716916.084, 3881084.249; 
716915.473, 3881084.720; 716914.757, 3881085.072; 716914.604, 
3881085.151; 716914.378, 3881085.284; 716914.162, 3881085.432; 
716914.076, 3881085.496; 716911.501, 3881087.484; 716908.229, 
3881089.368; 716908.249, 3881088.515; 716908.124, 3881087.402; 
716907.994, 3881086.474; 716907.868, 3881085.361; 716907.742, 
3881084.249; 716907.617, 3881083.136; 716907.491, 3881082.023; 
716907.366, 3881080.910; 716907.236, 3881079.982; 716907.253, 
3881079.242; 716907.419, 3881078.691; 716907.423, 3881078.506; 
716907.579, 3881078.325; 716901.280, 3881068.185; 716900.676, 
3881067.986; 716899.920, 3881067.783; 716899.169, 3881067.395; 
716898.265, 3881067.004; 716897.366, 3881066.427; 716896.463, 
3881066.036; 716895.568, 3881065.274; 716894.669, 3881064.698; 
716893.766, 3881064.307; 716892.711, 3881063.911; 716891.803, 
3881063.705; 716890.747, 3881063.310; 716889.687, 3881063.099; 
716888.480, 3881062.701; 716887.268, 3881062.487; 716886.056, 
3881062.273; 716884.840, 3881062.244; 716883.628, 3881062.030; 
716882.564, 3881062.005; 716881.499, 3881061.979; 716880.431, 
3881062.139; 716879.366, 3881062.113; 716878.450, 3881062.277; 
716877.529, 3881062.625; 716876.312, 3881062.596; 716875.244, 
3881062.755; 716874.027, 3881062.726; 716872.802, 3881063.067; 
716871.886, 3881063.230; 716870.812, 3881063.574; 716869.891, 
3881063.922; 716868.966, 3881064.455; 716868.040, 3881064.988; 
716821.597, 3881091.867; 716821.699, 3881154.594; 716823.368, 
3881154.634; 716823.630, 3881154.632; 716823.891, 3881154.612; 
716823.970, 3881154.603; 716825.191, 3881154.447; 716825.275, 
3881154.436; 716826.344, 3881154.276; 716826.440, 3881154.260; 
716826.696, 3881154.207; 716826.948, 3881154.137; 716826.975, 
3881154.129; 716830.195, 3881153.095; 716830.386, 3881153.028; 
716831.307, 3881152.680; 716831.336, 3881152.670; 716831.577, 
3881152.567; 716831.810, 3881152.449; 716831.890, 3881152.405; 
716832.701, 3881151.938; 716833.660, 3881151.467; 716833.813, 
3881151.387; 716833.893, 3881151.343; 716836.669, 3881149.744; 
716836.815, 3881149.656; 716837.032, 3881149.508; 716837.238, 
3881149.347; 716837.393, 3881149.210; 716900.452, 3881103.581; 
716900.898, 3881103.324; 716901.824, 3881102.791; 716902.602, 
3881102.070; 716903.379, 3881101.348; 716904.162, 3881100.442; 
716904.940, 3881099.721; 716905.717, 3881098.999; 716905.783, 
3881098.939; 716905.824, 3881099.045; 716906.064, 3881099.838; 
716906.075, 3881099.874; 716906.157, 3881100.112; 716906.499, 
3881101.003; 716906.718, 3881101.881; 716906.782, 3881102.111; 
716906.796, 3881102.155; 716907.222, 3881103.460; 716907.290, 
3881103.654; 716907.683, 3881104.678; 716908.927, 3881108.496; 
716908.995, 3881108.689; 716909.337, 3881109.580; 716909.538, 
3881110.387; 716909.796, 3881111.616; 716909.823, 3881111.737; 
716909.893, 3881111.990; 716909.976, 3881112.227; 716910.835, 
3881114.467; 716910.839, 3881114.477; 716910.941, 3881114.718; 
716911.059, 3881114.952; 716911.177, 3881115.153; 716912.349, 
3881117.031; 716912.364, 3881117.055; 716912.512, 3881117.272; 
716912.593, 3881117.379; 716913.036, 3881117.945; 716913.116, 
3881118.043; 716913.290, 3881118.239; 716913.477, 3881118.422; 
716913.675, 3881118.593; 716913.884, 3881118.751; 716914.103, 
3881118.894; 716914.331, 3881119.023; 716914.567, 3881119.137; 
716914.810, 3881119.235; 716914.931, 3881119.277; 716915.535, 
3881119.476; 716915.662, 3881119.516; 716915.916, 3881119.582; 
716916.173, 3881119.630; 716916.433, 3881119.662; 716916.694, 
3881119.677; 716916.956, 3881119.675; 716917.217, 3881119.655; 
716917.476, 3881119.619; 716917.642, 3881119.586; 716918.331, 
3881119.436; 716919.172, 3881119.286; 716919.414, 3881119.236; 
716919.543, 3881119.202; 716920.768, 3881118.861; 716920.891, 
3881118.825; 716921.138, 3881118.738; 716921.379, 3881118.636; 
716921.460, 3881118.598; 716924.430, 3881117.139; 716925.224, 
3881116.884; 716925.444, 3881116.806; 716925.685, 3881116.704; 
716925.919, 3881116.586; 716925.998, 3881116.542; 716926.643, 
3881116.170; 716927.836, 3881115.720; 716928.352, 3881115.628; 
716880.020, 3881143.602; 716879.804, 3881143.749; 716879.598, 
3881143.910; 716879.403, 3881144.085; 716879.219, 3881144.271; 
716879.048, 3881144.470; 716878.891, 3881144.679; 716878.747, 
3881144.898; 716878.618, 3881145.126; 716878.505, 3881145.362; 
716878.407, 3881145.604; 716878.325, 3881145.853; 716878.259, 
3881146.106; 716878.210, 3881146.364; 716878.178, 3881146.623; 
716869.106, 3881153.638; 716869.083, 3881153.653; 716868.867, 
3881153.800; 716868.660, 3881153.961; 716868.465, 3881154.135; 
716868.282, 3881154.322; 716868.252, 3881154.354; 716827.536, 
3881188.796; 716827.528, 3881188.802; 716827.333, 3881188.976; 
716827.150, 3881189.163; 716826.979, 3881189.361; 716826.821, 
3881189.570; 716826.775, 3881189.637; 716821.768, 3881197.074; 
716821.834, 3881237.818; 716816.186, 3881322.532; 716807.748, 
3881345.738; 716837.630, 3881339.679; 716837.778, 3881339.646; 
716838.030, 3881339.576; 716838.277, 3881339.489; 716838.518, 
3881339.387; 716838.752, 3881339.269; 716838.978, 3881339.136; 
716839.194, 3881338.989; 716839.400, 3881338.828; 716839.596, 
3881338.653; 716839.779, 3881338.467; 716839.950, 3881338.268; 
716840.107, 3881338.059; 716840.149, 3881337.999; 716858.431, 
3881310.974; 716859.487, 3881310.709; 716859.574, 3881310.702; 
716859.833, 3881310.666; 716860.089, 3881310.612; 716860.341, 
3881310.542; 716860.420, 3881310.517; 716861.072, 3881310.298; 
716861.241, 3881310.237; 716861.482, 3881310.135; 716861.716, 
3881310.017; 716861.942, 3881309.884; 716862.158, 3881309.736; 
716862.364, 3881309.575; 716862.559, 3881309.401; 716862.743, 
3881309.214; 716862.914, 3881309.016; 716863.071, 3881308.807; 
716863.215, 3881308.588; 716863.344, 3881308.360; 716863.457, 
3881308.124; 716863.555, 3881307.881; 716863.637, 3881307.633; 
716863.686, 3881307.445; 716866.030, 3881306.269; 716878.557, 
3881300.458; 716878.741, 3881300.367; 716884.752, 3881297.196; 
716889.529, 3881295.267; 716889.866, 3881295.135; 716903.986, 
3881292.272; 716906.422, 3881288.672; 716914.046, 3881285.695; 
716914.274, 3881285.597; 716914.508, 3881285.480; 716914.699, 
3881285.369; 716919.510, 3881282.387; 716934.890, 3881276.627 thence 
returning to 16940.175, 3881274.717.
     (xiv) Subunit 1N, ``1''. Land bounded by the following UTM NAD83 
coordinates (E,N): 716890.664, 3880945.919; 716891.316, 3880945.738; 
716891.938, 3880945.753; 716892.200, 3880945.750; 716892.461, 
3880945.731; 716892.540, 3880945.722; 716893.761, 3880945.566; 
716893.941, 3880945.538; 716894.197, 3880945.485; 716894.326, 
3880945.452; 716895.241, 3880945.197; 716896.293, 3880945.080; 
716896.539, 3880945.045; 716896.795, 3880944.992; 716896.803, 
3880944.990; 716897.928, 3880944.715; 716899.043, 3880944.591; 
716899.289, 3880944.556; 716899.545, 3880944.503; 716899.553, 
3880944.501; 716900.711, 3880944.217; 716901.674, 3880944.094; 
716903.014, 3880943.946; 716903.080, 3880943.938; 716904.300, 
3880943.782; 716904.480, 3880943.755; 716904.737, 3880943.702; 
716904.745, 3880943.700; 716905.902, 3880943.416; 716908.119, 
3880943.133; 716908.299, 3880943.106; 716908.555, 3880943.053; 
716908.684, 3880943.019; 716909.672, 3880942.744; 716911.565, 
3880942.462;

[[Page 57032]]

716911.662, 3880942.446; 716911.918, 3880942.393; 716912.170, 
3880942.323; 716912.197, 3880942.314; 716914.344, 3880941.626; 
716914.535, 3880941.559; 716915.456, 3880941.211; 716915.485, 
3880941.200; 716915.726, 3880941.098; 716915.959, 3880940.980; 
716916.038, 3880940.935; 716918.535, 3880939.498; 716920.648, 
3880938.699; 716921.144, 3880938.611; 716922.158, 3880938.460; 
716922.254, 3880938.444; 716922.510, 3880938.391; 716922.762, 
3880938.321; 716922.981, 3880938.245; 716924.823, 3880937.549; 
716924.852, 3880937.539; 716925.093, 3880937.436; 716925.326, 
3880937.318; 716925.406, 3880937.274; 716926.051, 3880936.902; 
716926.670, 3880936.668; 716926.698, 3880936.658; 716926.939, 
3880936.555; 716927.173, 3880936.437; 716927.252, 3880936.393; 
716929.103, 3880935.327; 716929.250, 3880935.239; 716929.387, 
3880935.147; 716930.022, 3880934.707; 716930.802, 3880934.258; 
716930.948, 3880934.169; 716931.086, 3880934.078; 716931.613, 
3880933.713; 716932.421, 3880933.316; 716932.574, 3880933.236; 
716932.653, 3880933.192; 716933.464, 3880932.725; 716934.424, 
3880932.254; 716934.577, 3880932.174; 716934.656, 3880932.130; 
716935.376, 3880931.715; 716936.387, 3880931.283; 716936.498, 
3880931.234; 716936.579, 3880931.195; 716937.562, 3880930.712; 
716938.694, 3880930.228; 716938.805, 3880930.179; 716938.886, 
3880930.140; 716939.869, 3880929.657; 716941.002, 3880929.173; 
716941.112, 3880929.124; 716941.346, 3880929.006; 716941.425, 
3880928.962; 716941.982, 3880928.641; 716942.650, 3880928.427; 
716942.870, 3880928.349; 716943.111, 3880928.247; 716943.191, 
3880928.208; 716945.084, 3880927.279; 716945.878, 3880927.024; 
716946.098, 3880926.946; 716946.339, 3880926.844; 716946.573, 
3880926.726; 716946.798, 3880926.593; 716946.860, 3880926.553; 
716947.730, 3880925.979; 716948.579, 3880925.562; 716948.732, 
3880925.482; 716948.958, 3880925.349; 716949.174, 3880925.202; 
716949.260, 3880925.138; 716950.190, 3880924.420; 716950.310, 
3880924.323; 716950.506, 3880924.149; 716950.525, 3880924.130; 
716951.459, 3880923.228; 716951.624, 3880923.059; 717016.613, 
3880875.958; 717017.248, 3880874.864; 717017.730, 3880873.765; 
717018.056, 3880872.848; 717018.382, 3880871.931; 717018.557, 
3880871.010; 717018.731, 3880870.089; 717018.909, 3880868.984; 
717018.784, 3880867.871; 717018.510, 3880866.569; 717018.085, 
3880865.264; 717017.655, 3880864.144; 717017.074, 3880863.020; 
717016.640, 3880862.085; 717016.049, 3880861.331; 717015.459, 
3880860.577; 717015.159, 3880860.385; 717014.864, 3880860.008; 
717014.564, 3880859.816; 717014.300, 3880858.144; 717014.004, 
3880857.767; 717013.557, 3880857.387; 717013.105, 3880857.191; 
717012.962, 3880856.818; 717012.667, 3880856.440; 717012.215, 
3880856.245; 717011.768, 3880855.864; 717011.168, 3880855.480; 
717010.417, 3880855.092; 717009.514, 3880854.700; 717008.610, 
3880854.309; 717007.707, 3880853.917; 717006.951, 3880853.714; 
717006.039, 3880853.693; 717005.126, 3880853.671; 717004.210, 
3880853.834; 717003.297, 3880853.812; 717002.381, 3880853.975; 
717001.464, 3880854.138; 717000.552, 3880854.117; 716999.787, 
3880854.283; 716998.871, 3880854.447; 716997.806, 3880854.421; 
716996.890, 3880854.584; 716995.973, 3880854.747; 716995.056, 
3880854.911; 716994.140, 3880855.074; 716992.919, 3880855.230; 
716991.702, 3880855.201; 716990.330, 3880855.353; 716989.109, 
3880855.509; 716987.888, 3880855.664; 716986.511, 3880856.002; 
716985.290, 3880856.157; 716984.065, 3880856.498; 716982.688, 
3880856.835; 716981.315, 3880856.988; 716980.090, 3880857.328; 
716978.708, 3880857.850; 716977.483, 3880858.191; 716976.258, 
3880858.532; 716975.028, 3880859.058; 716973.803, 3880859.398; 
716972.574, 3880859.924; 716971.501, 3880860.268; 716970.275, 
3880860.609; 716969.198, 3880861.138; 716968.120, 3880861.668; 
716967.043, 3880862.197; 716965.965, 3880862.726; 716964.736, 
3880863.252; 716963.658, 3880863.781; 716962.581, 3880864.310; 
716961.655, 3880864.843; 716960.578, 3880865.372; 716959.500, 
3880865.902; 716958.423, 3880866.431; 716957.341, 3880867.145; 
716956.263, 3880867.674; 716955.181, 3880868.389; 716954.099, 
3880869.103; 716953.169, 3880869.821; 716952.239, 3880870.538; 
716884.503, 3880909.422; 716882.644, 3880910.857; 716882.523, 
3880910.954; 716882.327, 3880911.129; 716882.308, 3880911.147; 
716881.374, 3880912.050; 716881.210, 3880912.218; 716881.039, 
3880912.416; 716880.909, 3880912.587; 716878.549, 3880915.861; 
716878.521, 3880915.899; 716878.378, 3880916.118; 716878.333, 
3880916.194; 716877.698, 3880917.289; 716877.614, 3880917.441; 
716877.580, 3880917.508; 716877.023, 3880918.623; 716875.611, 
3880920.900; 716875.008, 3880921.736; 716873.245, 3880923.779; 
716873.159, 3880923.883; 716873.029, 3880924.054; 716871.455, 
3880926.236; 716871.428, 3880926.274; 716871.285, 3880926.493; 
716871.239, 3880926.569; 716870.685, 3880927.525; 716870.147, 
3880928.302; 716870.082, 3880928.399; 716869.608, 3880929.128; 
716869.546, 3880929.226; 716869.417, 3880929.454; 716869.303, 
3880929.690; 716869.205, 3880929.933; 716869.130, 3880930.160; 
716868.965, 3880930.711; 716868.958, 3880930.733; 716868.893, 
3880930.986; 716868.844, 3880931.243; 716868.812, 3880931.503; 
716868.797, 3880931.765; 716868.788, 3880932.134; 716868.791, 
3880932.396; 716868.810, 3880932.657; 716868.847, 3880932.916; 
716868.900, 3880933.173; 716868.970, 3880933.425; 716869.056, 
3880933.672; 716869.159, 3880933.913; 716869.277, 3880934.147; 
716869.409, 3880934.372; 716869.557, 3880934.589; 716869.638, 
3880934.696; 716869.766, 3880934.860; 716870.068, 3880935.376; 
716870.143, 3880935.500; 716870.291, 3880935.716; 716870.372, 
3880935.824; 716871.090, 3880936.741; 716871.340, 3880937.169; 
716871.584, 3880937.640; 716871.625, 3880937.718; 716871.758, 
3880937.943; 716871.906, 3880938.160; 716871.987, 3880938.267; 
716872.060, 3880938.360; 716872.417, 3880939.292; 716872.421, 
3880939.302; 716872.524, 3880939.543; 716872.900, 3880940.355; 
716873.281, 3880941.348; 716873.285, 3880941.357; 716873.387, 
3880941.598; 716873.463, 3880941.754; 716874.045, 3880942.878; 
716874.087, 3880942.956; 716874.220, 3880943.182; 716874.245, 
3880943.221; 716874.958, 3880944.317; 716875.493, 3880945.174; 
716875.902, 3880945.874; 716875.978, 3880945.998; 716876.125, 
3880946.215; 716876.287, 3880946.421; 716876.461, 3880946.616; 
716876.648, 3880946.800; 716876.846, 3880946.971; 716877.055, 
3880947.128; 716877.274, 3880947.272; 716877.502, 3880947.400; 
716877.738, 3880947.514; 716877.766, 3880947.526; 716878.217, 
3880947.722; 716878.432, 3880947.808; 716878.681, 3880947.890; 
716878.934, 3880947.955; 716879.192, 3880948.004; 716879.451, 
3880948.036; 716879.713, 3880948.051; 716880.321, 3880948.065; 
716880.583, 3880948.063; 716880.844, 3880948.044; 716881.007, 
3880948.023; 716882.076, 3880947.863; 716882.172, 3880947.848; 
716882.428, 3880947.794; 716882.680, 3880947.724; 716882.708, 
3880947.716; 716884.779, 3880947.051; 716885.650, 3880946.809; 
716886.584, 3880946.689; 716886.764, 3880946.662; 716887.020, 
3880946.609; 716887.273, 3880946.539; 716887.300, 3880946.530; 
716888.022, 3880946.298; 716890.099, 3880946.033; 716890.279, 
3880946.006; 716890.535, 3880945.953 thence returning to 716890.664, 
3880945.919.
     (xv) Subunit 1O. ``2''. Land bounded by the following UTM NAD83 
coordinates (E,N): 716899.053, 3880854.872; 716900.158, 3880854.749; 
716901.258, 3880854.776; 716901.519, 3880854.773; 716901.741, 
3880854.758; 716903.266, 3880854.609; 716903.305, 3880854.605; 
716903.385, 3880854.596; 716904.605, 3880854.440; 716904.785, 
3880854.413; 716905.042, 3880854.360; 716905.050, 3880854.358; 
716906.427, 3880854.020; 716906.548, 3880853.989; 716907.535, 
3880853.714; 716908.360,

[[Page 57033]]

3880853.591; 716908.456, 3880853.576; 716908.713, 3880853.522; 
716908.965, 3880853.452; 716909.184, 3880853.377; 716909.757, 
3880853.160; 716910.308, 3880853.062; 716910.551, 3880853.011; 
716910.803, 3880852.941; 716911.050, 3880852.855; 716911.271, 
3880852.761; 716911.753, 3880852.541; 716911.952, 3880852.486; 
716912.531, 3880852.360; 716913.371, 3880852.210; 716913.523, 
3880852.180; 716914.212, 3880852.030; 716915.969, 3880851.717; 
716916.211, 3880851.666; 716916.464, 3880851.596; 716916.682, 
3880851.521; 716918.525, 3880850.825; 716918.553, 3880850.814; 
716918.794, 3880850.711; 716919.028, 3880850.594; 716919.253, 
3880850.461; 716919.470, 3880850.313; 716919.555, 3880850.249; 
716919.680, 3880850.153; 716984.126, 3880803.648; 716984.262, 
3880803.596; 716985.192, 3880802.879; 716985.822, 3880801.969; 
716986.457, 3880800.874; 716986.787, 3880799.772; 716986.970, 
3880798.481; 716986.997, 3880797.372; 716986.875, 3880796.074; 
716986.750, 3880794.961; 716986.320, 3880793.841; 716986.038, 
3880792.909; 716985.604, 3880791.974; 716985.161, 3880791.409; 
716984.566, 3880790.839; 716983.967, 3880790.455; 716983.063, 
3880790.064; 716982.008, 3880789.668; 716980.800, 3880789.270; 
716979.593, 3880788.871; 716978.385, 3880788.472; 716977.330, 
3880788.077; 716976.422, 3880787.870; 716975.514, 3880787.664; 
716974.602, 3880787.642; 716973.689, 3880787.620; 716972.630, 
3880787.410; 716971.413, 3880787.381; 716970.192, 3880787.537; 
716968.972, 3880787.693; 716967.903, 3880787.852; 716966.678, 
3880788.193; 716965.600, 3880788.722; 716964.527, 3880789.067; 
716963.602, 3880789.599; 716962.524, 3880790.129; 716961.599, 
3880790.662; 716960.673, 3880791.195; 716892.785, 3880830.488; 
716891.526, 3880831.213; 716891.379, 3880831.302; 716891.163, 
3880831.449; 716891.077, 3880831.513; 716890.147, 3880832.231; 
716890.027, 3880832.328; 716889.871, 3880832.465; 716889.094, 
3880833.186; 716889.053, 3880833.224; 716888.870, 3880833.411; 
716888.786, 3880833.505; 716888.160, 3880834.230; 716887.377, 
3880835.137; 716887.291, 3880835.240; 716887.133, 3880835.449; 
716887.052, 3880835.570; 716886.726, 3880836.071; 716886.278, 
3880836.590; 716886.191, 3880836.694; 716886.034, 3880836.903; 
716885.890, 3880837.122; 716885.762, 3880837.350; 716885.648, 
3880837.586; 716885.550, 3880837.829; 716885.537, 3880837.864; 
716885.211, 3880838.781; 716885.142, 3880838.994; 716885.076, 
3880839.248; 716885.031, 3880839.484; 716884.852, 3880840.590; 
716884.849, 3880840.611; 716884.817, 3880840.871; 716884.802, 
3880841.132; 716884.763, 3880842.796; 716884.765, 3880843.058; 
716884.784, 3880843.319; 716884.821, 3880843.578; 716884.874, 
3880843.834; 716884.933, 3880844.051; 716885.215, 3880844.982; 
716885.226, 3880845.018; 716885.313, 3880845.265; 716885.415, 
3880845.506; 716885.533, 3880845.740; 716885.590, 3880845.841; 
716886.028, 3880846.592; 716886.104, 3880846.716; 716886.252, 
3880846.933; 716886.413, 3880847.139; 716886.587, 3880847.334; 
716886.774, 3880847.518; 716886.890, 3880847.620; 716887.477, 
3880848.120; 716887.966, 3880848.744; 716888.046, 3880848.843; 
716888.220, 3880849.038; 716888.407, 3880849.221; 716888.523, 
3880849.324; 716889.417, 3880850.085; 716889.500, 3880850.154; 
716889.650, 3880850.269; 716890.696, 3880851.034; 716890.755, 
3880851.076; 716890.897, 3880851.171; 716891.797, 3880851.748; 
716891.873, 3880851.796; 716892.101, 3880851.925; 716892.121, 
3880851.935; 716893.623, 3880852.711; 716893.840, 3880852.814; 
716893.868, 3880852.826; 716894.002, 3880852.885; 716894.420, 
3880853.351; 716894.504, 3880853.443; 716894.691, 3880853.626; 
716894.889, 3880853.797; 716895.099, 3880853.954; 716895.318, 
3880854.098; 716895.545, 3880854.227; 716895.781, 3880854.340; 
716896.024, 3880854.438; 716896.273, 3880854.520; 716896.526, 
3880854.586; 716896.705, 3880854.622; 716897.917, 3880854.836; 
716897.995, 3880854.849; 716898.255, 3880854.880; 716898.516, 
3880854.895; 716898.778, 3880854.893; 716899.039, 3880854.874 thence 
returning to 716899.053, 3880854.872.
     (xvi) Subunit 1P, Pipeline. Land bounded by the following UTM 
NAD83 coordinates (E,N): 717051.899, 3880234.231; 717036.683, 
3880200.755; 716981.903, 3880212.928; 716913.884, 3880252.508; 
716913.808, 3880252.526; 716913.556, 3880252.596; 716913.309, 
3880252.682; 716913.068, 3880252.784; 716912.834, 3880252.902; 
716912.609, 3880253.035; 716912.392, 3880253.183; 716912.186, 
3880253.344; 716911.991, 3880253.518; 716911.807, 3880253.705; 
716911.714, 3880253.810; 716831.177, 3880319.621; 716831.139, 
3880319.635; 716830.898, 3880319.738; 716830.664, 3880319.856; 
716830.439, 3880319.989; 716830.222, 3880320.136; 716830.016, 
3880320.297; 716829.821, 3880320.471; 716829.637, 3880320.658; 
716829.508, 3880320.806; 716814.633, 3880338.656; 716807.407, 
3880343.714; 716796.301, 3880347.175; 716727.959, 3880386.841; 
716727.954, 3880386.843; 716727.707, 3880386.929; 716727.466, 
3880387.031; 716727.232, 3880387.149; 716727.007, 3880387.282; 
716726.790, 3880387.429; 716726.584, 3880387.591; 716726.389, 
3880387.765; 716726.205, 3880387.952; 716726.034, 3880388.150; 
716725.877, 3880388.359; 716725.733, 3880388.578; 716725.605, 
3880388.806; 716725.491, 3880389.042; 716725.393, 3880389.285; 
716725.311, 3880389.533; 716725.245, 3880389.787; 716725.197, 
3880390.044; 716725.165, 3880390.304; 716725.150, 3880390.565; 
716725.152, 3880390.827; 716725.172, 3880391.088; 716725.204, 
3880391.322; 716728.084, 3880408.516; 716719.423, 3880451.821; 
716661.000, 3880490.770; 716662.048, 3880498.038; 716630.915, 
3880514.850; 716614.196, 3880530.049; 716596.962, 3880539.043; 
716582.493, 3880543.736; 716559.887, 3880558.994; 716537.847, 
3880566.341; 716527.288, 3880570.808; 716400.623, 3880639.208; 
716399.920, 3880640.480; 716389.081, 3880646.447; 716388.973, 
3880646.509; 716382.024, 3880650.622; 716372.847, 3880673.054; 
716372.847, 3880738.002; 716418.028, 3880780.359; 716458.401, 
3880782.734; 716489.814, 3880771.538; 716711.756, 3880719.853; 
716711.791, 3880719.845; 716712.043, 3880719.775; 716712.291, 
3880719.688; 716712.532, 3880719.586; 716712.534, 3880719.585; 
716928.611, 3880619.155; 716928.842, 3880619.038; 716929.067, 
3880618.905; 716929.284, 3880618.758; 716929.490, 3880618.597; 
716929.685, 3880618.422; 716929.869, 3880618.236; 716930.040, 
3880618.037; 716930.197, 3880617.828; 716930.341, 3880617.609; 
716930.470, 3880617.381; 716930.581, 3880617.152; 716994.076, 
3880572.041; 717006.249, 3880544.651; 717009.293, 3880514.218; 
716997.119, 3880486.828; 716978.859, 3880474.654; 716981.903, 
3880425.961; 717015.379, 3880365.094; 717045.813, 3880313.358; 
717061.029, 3880289.011 thence returning to 717051.899, 3880234.231.
(xvii) Note: Map of Unit 1, Subunits 1A through 1P, follows:
BILLING CODE 4310-55-S

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[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR03NO09.029

BILLING CODE 4310-55-C

[[Page 57035]]

    (7) Unit 2: Santa Maria River-Orcutt Creek. San Luis Obispo and 
Santa Barbara Counties, California. From USGS 1:24,000 scale quadrangle 
maps Point Sal, Guadalupe, Santa Maria, Casmalia, and Orcutt.
     (i) Land bounded by the following UTM NAD83 coordinates (E,N): 
724829.403, 3866899.988; 725057.778, 3866813.444; 725141.723, 
3866606.554; 725306.085, 3866480.866; 725393.100, 3866297.167; 
725509.121, 3865958.775; 725634.809, 3865833.087; 725982.869, 
3865562.373; 726263.251, 3865185.308; 726417.945, 3865117.629; 
726524.297, 3865020.946; 727336.438, 3865020.946; 727819.855, 
3865001.609; 727868.197, 3864730.895; 728341.945, 3864682.554; 
728419.292, 3864518.192; 728786.689, 3864228.141; 729289.443, 
3864131.458; 729772.860, 3864141.126; 730072.579, 3863841.408; 
730059.172, 3863511.215; 729873.603, 3863511.215; 729763.987, 
3863378.348; 729624.477, 3863142.509; 729461.715, 3863009.642; 
729475.002, 3862983.069; 730408.392, 3862959.817; 731495.575, 
3862250.640; 731689.561, 3862117.773; 731697.533, 3861732.460; 
732125.364, 3861437.495; 732125.364, 3861320.572; 732481.447, 
3861206.307; 732720.608, 3861208.964; 732828.650, 3861067.158; 
733104.217, 3861067.158; 733067.280, 3860762.425; 733501.294, 
3860780.894; 733547.465, 3860697.785; 733547.465, 3860411.521; 
733730.920, 3860414.034; 733732.479, 3860491.953; 734031.474, 
3860497.524; 734221.572, 3860420.755; 734618.648, 3860236.068; 
735294.160, 3860263.924; 735326.377, 3860229.307; 735349.105, 
3860198.938; 735403.599, 3860093.199; 735462.593, 3860011.338; 
735483.884, 3859974.453; 735517.037, 3859951.916; 735545.261, 
3859926.559; 735643.062, 3859813.365; 735670.702, 3859798.525; 
735720.634, 3859794.021; 735766.319, 3859809.614; 735871.918, 
3859833.688; 735905.310, 3859851.056; 735940.883, 3859864.323; 
735977.886, 3859872.840; 736009.141, 3859876.157; 736080.136, 
3859874.534; 736122.809, 3859868.751; 736171.604, 3859853.836; 
736216.491, 3859830.993; 736261.549, 3859796.286; 736294.362, 
3859759.658; 736334.060, 3859743.021; 736372.074, 3859719.913; 
736518.116, 3859599.532; 736555.527, 3859556.712; 736587.688, 
3859498.431; 736610.153, 3859472.993; 736712.142, 3859379.831; 
736751.846, 3859325.864; 736957.357, 3859144.972; 736996.597, 
3859100.454; 737059.512, 3858986.838; 737079.902, 3858929.367; 
737107.271, 3858897.715; 737131.128, 3858860.199; 737154.497, 
3858801.550; 737179.774, 3858776.821; 737203.786, 3858747.448; 
737234.740, 3858692.061; 737268.586, 3858650.461; 737289.275, 
3858618.672; 737312.095, 3858566.622; 737324.584, 3858508.884; 
737337.483, 3858481.829; 737376.988, 3858430.895; 737397.390, 
3858391.399; 737414.318, 3858337.152; 737420.307, 3858274.761; 
737412.607, 3858211.898; 737394.174, 3858158.133; 737361.676, 
3858103.746; 737318.650, 3858058.109; 737266.244, 3858022.438; 
737207.308, 3857999.044; 737176.609, 3857992.308; 737138.810, 
3857988.687; 737100.862, 3857990.024; 737063.413, 3857996.296; 
736776.935, 3857987.243; 736427.660, 3858103.668; 736233.618, 
3858401.199; 736156.001, 3858323.582; 736000.768, 3858271.837; 
735884.343, 3858207.157; 735703.237, 3858207.157; 735522.131, 
3858258.901; 735366.898, 3858310.646; 735237.537, 3858427.071; 
735159.920, 3858504.688; 735108.176, 3858452.943; 735017.623, 
3858349.454; 734888.261, 3858258.901; 734758.900, 3858181.285; 
734422.561, 3858181.285; 734293.200, 3858220.093; 734150.903, 
3858284.774; 733982.733, 3858414.135; 733918.052, 3858595.240; 
733892.180, 3858737.538; 733711.075, 3858763.410; 733568.777, 
3858879.835; 733439.416, 3859060.941; 733271.246, 3859216.174; 
732999.588, 3859099.749; 732909.035, 3858983.324; 732740.865, 
3858866.899; 732533.888, 3858737.538; 732313.974, 3858698.729; 
732068.187, 3858595.240; 731783.593, 3858646.985; 731576.615, 
3858672.857; 731253.212, 3858828.091; 731072.106, 3858996.260; 
731020.361, 3859254.983; 731020.361, 3859487.833; 731085.042, 
3859720.683; 731227.339, 3859888.852; 731498.998, 3860069.958; 
731770.656, 3860108.767; 731861.209, 3860160.511; 732003.507, 
3860264.000; 732076.227, 3860553.903; 731770.656, 3860665.020; 
731537.806, 3860703.828; 731356.701, 3860665.020; 731266.148, 
3860665.020; 731085.042, 3860677.956; 730929.809, 3860716.764; 
730774.575, 3860794.381; 730645.214, 3860897.870; 730528.789, 
3861040.167; 730489.981, 3861208.337; 730334.747, 3861285.953; 
730179.514, 3861350.634; 730088.961, 3861479.995; 729991.940, 
3861635.229; 729940.195, 3861764.590; 729849.643, 3861816.334; 
729746.154, 3861893.951; 729694.409, 3861997.440; 729655.601, 
3862126.801; 729552.112, 3862139.737; 729435.687, 3862178.546; 
729254.581, 3862165.610; 729125.220, 3862152.674; 728957.050, 
3862113.865; 728827.689, 3862113.865; 728659.520, 3862152.674; 
728478.414, 3862217.354; 728336.117, 3862359.651; 728206.755, 
3862294.971; 728012.713, 3862036.248; 727909.225, 3861906.887; 
727818.672, 3861777.526; 727650.502, 3861661.101; 727508.205, 
3861570.548; 727327.099, 3861544.676; 727145.993, 3861544.676; 
726951.952, 3861596.420; 726757.910, 3861738.718; 726641.485, 
3861919.823; 726576.804, 3862100.929; 726563.868, 3862346.715; 
726628.549, 3862540.757; 726744.974, 3862708.927; 726900.207, 
3862851.224; 726951.952, 3862967.649; 727055.441, 3863148.755; 
726926.079, 3863239.308; 726796.718, 3863291.052; 726719.101, 
3863433.349; 726628.549, 3863549.775; 726576.804, 3863666.200; 
726563.868, 3863808.497; 726460.379, 3863847.305; 726318.082, 
3863847.305; 726240.465, 3863743.816; 726149.912, 3863446.286; 
726085.232, 3863342.797; 725942.934, 3863148.755; 725761.829, 
3863019.394; 725567.787, 3862980.585; 725313.663, 3863033.338; 
725251.969, 3863035.361; 725195.233, 3863049.143; 724361.066, 
3863472.579; 724317.800, 3863499.591; 724290.350, 3863522.640; 
724264.463, 3863550.376; 724242.423, 3863581.248; 724224.608, 
3863614.729; 724209.538, 3863656.540; 724201.092, 3863699.502; 
724199.212, 3863743.899; 724204.217, 3863788.055; 724015.452, 
3864261.261; 723899.027, 3864416.495; 723821.411, 3864584.664; 
723756.730, 3864791.642; 723614.433, 3864791.642; 723498.008, 
3864817.514; 723355.710, 3864921.003; 723213.413, 3865076.237; 
723071.116, 3865179.726; 722890.010, 3865399.640; 722773.585, 
3865464.320; 722238.253, 3865670.263; 722194.818, 3865679.936; 
722159.314, 3865693.377; 722116.060, 3865717.474; 722076.497, 
3865748.614; 722042.972, 3865786.160; 722015.292, 3865831.206; 
721981.370, 3865833.050; 721947.174, 3865838.970; 721886.669, 
3865860.507; 721859.141, 3865875.649; 721828.332, 3865897.806; 
721784.239, 3865942.847; 721740.436, 3865933.285; 721690.126, 
3865930.649; 721640.126, 3865936.804; 721591.331, 3865951.712; 
721552.054, 3865971.170; 721511.550, 3865999.718; 721483.901, 
3866025.701; 721456.170, 3866060.454; 721442.114, 3866083.333; 
721244.160, 3867532.086; 721175.434, 3867904.347; 721136.375, 
3868204.824; 721102.604, 3868252.666; 721049.278, 3868298.882; 
720981.732, 3868316.657; 720653.088, 3868333.427; 719876.113, 
3868330.877; 719268.200, 3868423.308; 718685.173, 3868487.299; 
718240.792, 3868657.942; 717821.297, 3868878.354; 717408.911, 
3869155.648; 716910.418, 3869403.843; 716783.223, 3869450.717; 
716555.700, 3869543.148; 716369.254, 3869657.726; 716331.764, 
3869689.304; 716297.648, 3869724.473; 716274.556, 3869757.054; 
716240.808, 3869815.431; 716204.462, 3869917.451; 716198.331, 
3869973.350; 716206.799, 3870080.414; 716223.697, 3870186.255; 
716198.673, 3870237.611; 716175.329, 3870267.504; 716094.064, 
3870416.382; 716059.463, 3870534.171; 716035.029, 3870553.874; 
716004.296, 3870586.009; 715908.900, 3870590.962; 715865.710, 
3870601.672; 715830.598, 3870615.798; 715768.457, 3870654.929; 
715728.972, 3870693.289; 715702.704, 3870729.154; 715590.567, 
3870806.456; 715563.278, 3870829.449;

[[Page 57036]]

715439.000, 3870812.326; 715379.201, 3870814.082; 715306.996, 
3870827.649; 715214.017, 3870811.440; 715125.902, 3870808.027; 
715072.036, 3870811.001; 714967.662, 3870828.925; 714892.886, 
3870858.329; 714820.574, 3870900.942; 714753.789, 3870953.072; 
714709.808, 3870996.447; 714651.626, 3871088.049; 714622.599, 
3871171.092; 714593.684, 3871237.029; 714585.156, 3871678.526; 
714633.118, 3871964.470; 714647.873, 3872084.102; 714700.191, 
3872498.339; 714757.158, 3872599.888; 714810.573, 3872537.864; 
714812.359, 3872557.441; 714822.324, 3872569.182; 714840.576, 
3872574.293; 714865.279, 3872561.184; 714936.031, 3872483.786; 
714943.258, 3872486.467; 714979.462, 3872448.450; 715025.731, 
3872416.282; 715044.617, 3872408.749; 715139.007, 3872384.530; 
715173.886, 3872383.564; 715187.128, 3872353.467; 715220.418, 
3872316.749; 715311.013, 3872194.857; 715399.175, 3872093.960; 
715504.483, 3871910.498; 715554.468, 3871853.011; 715584.078, 
3871758.453; 715611.082, 3871694.409; 715722.667, 3871574.878; 
715762.759, 3871537.568; 715808.822, 3871507.844; 715838.881, 
3871498.890; 715866.048, 3871499.402; 715883.836, 3871492.253; 
715886.335, 3871486.647; 715904.606, 3871508.267; 715938.784, 
3871533.366; 716032.058, 3871558.894; 716069.010, 3871581.326; 
716100.360, 3871612.501; 716127.283, 3871625.912; 716155.768, 
3871628.486; 716224.962, 3871597.149; 716245.850, 3871606.373; 
716257.609, 3871631.746; 716258.626, 3871650.116; 716232.625, 
3871660.515; 716215.293, 3871679.223; 716203.696, 3871718.427; 
716162.318, 3871752.317; 716148.054, 3871788.758; 716140.409, 
3871834.826; 716136.389, 3871842.800; 716158.649, 3871859.274; 
716158.796, 3871887.981; 716169.073, 3871917.041; 716181.157, 
3871909.000; 716222.181, 3871894.830; 716312.909, 3871874.789; 
716404.870, 3871861.559; 716449.210, 3871851.521; 716521.740, 
3871823.649; 716570.904, 3871809.617; 716608.995, 3871806.932; 
716646.626, 3871829.396; 716684.878, 3871864.820; 716730.220, 
3871900.381; 716806.872, 3871942.479; 716864.326, 3871992.712; 
716895.957, 3872007.237; 716945.645, 3872020.635; 716967.163, 
3872034.532; 716981.377, 3872049.522; 716985.000, 3872063.524; 
716982.932, 3872072.449; 716966.640, 3872089.008; 716948.660, 
3872096.526; 716905.840, 3872098.766; 716881.151, 3872105.470; 
716856.150, 3872121.035; 716841.830, 3872141.095; 716838.427, 
3872156.066; 716841.256, 3872169.781; 716850.992, 3872181.518; 
716871.622, 3872194.861; 716881.342, 3872206.527; 716884.145, 
3872219.999; 716880.990, 3872244.666; 716885.636, 3872256.967; 
716893.089, 3872264.543; 716912.241, 3872268.017; 716941.366, 
3872259.458; 717030.268, 3872194.890; 717102.348, 3872161.025; 
717157.367, 3872120.557; 717186.164, 3872114.450; 717219.395, 
3872121.514; 717268.491, 3872156.910; 717316.952, 3872177.402; 
717348.462, 3872195.104; 717377.488, 3872216.820; 717404.031, 
3872242.541; 717508.112, 3872361.078; 717536.482, 3872397.881; 
717563.424, 3872442.596; 717603.722, 3872530.420; 717623.442, 
3872559.905; 717646.626, 3872585.555; 717666.248, 3872599.018; 
717687.771, 3872608.180; 717765.258, 3872620.759; 717817.355, 
3872642.531; 717855.037, 3872673.137; 717919.107, 3872746.363; 
717967.853, 3872789.417; 718018.312, 3872821.302; 718106.878, 
3872859.063; 718178.844, 3872908.519; 718219.481, 3872926.449; 
718247.846, 3872932.870; 718272.784, 3872934.180; 718369.409, 
3872925.005; 718399.495, 3872919.276; 718451.144, 3872900.249; 
718524.429, 3872858.036; 718562.173, 3872840.665; 718602.759, 
3872830.463; 718671.772, 3872822.340; 718706.644, 3872811.783; 
718734.927, 3872798.588; 718803.064, 3872758.078; 718817.072, 
3872767.009; 718837.237, 3872765.299; 718865.798, 3872775.626; 
718895.858, 3872771.006; 718945.755, 3872757.129; 719002.127, 
3872732.639; 719103.930, 3872678.837; 719151.344, 3872663.298; 
719195.685, 3872657.936; 719239.633, 3872659.088; 719268.349, 
3872680.366; 719349.459, 3872670.533; 719456.518, 3872667.177; 
719505.839, 3872658.687; 719569.868, 3872635.484; 719626.595, 
3872606.094; 719674.165, 3872570.602; 719731.963, 3872513.574; 
719768.092, 3872484.315; 719798.461, 3872488.433; 719859.318, 
3872486.783; 719932.982, 3872506.430; 720038.525, 3872502.008; 
720078.422, 3872510.800; 720179.646, 3872519.408; 720233.306, 
3872512.606; 720253.622, 3872515.589; 720409.990, 3872515.747; 
720485.330, 3872508.265; 720522.198, 3872549.155; 720537.605, 
3872583.054; 720566.456, 3872626.892; 720599.071, 3872658.999; 
720664.603, 3872695.331; 720742.859, 3872751.818; 720831.304, 
3872806.694; 720859.892, 3872820.598; 720868.564, 3872844.023; 
720902.696, 3872903.050; 720967.010, 3872994.720; 721045.454, 
3873135.573; 721124.952, 3873224.783; 721235.969, 3873324.676; 
721299.741, 3873370.153; 721391.271, 3873425.790; 721430.919, 
3873445.796; 721578.667, 3873489.205; 721745.152, 3873504.023; 
721755.032, 3873508.007; 721736.266, 3872982.622; 721675.689, 
3872946.672; 721604.466, 3872932.484; 721468.843, 3872572.031; 
721453.218, 3872216.176; 721076.336, 3871754.845; 721063.979, 
3871691.492; 721040.829, 3871621.412; 721010.256, 3871564.320; 
720911.188, 3871473.971; 720836.353, 3871430.846; 720769.664, 
3871408.293; 720719.875, 3871396.818; 720694.467, 3871396.230; 
720618.588, 3871415.588; 720601.843, 3871422.567; 720557.955, 
3871451.618; 720510.508, 3871494.003; 720439.319, 3871478.753; 
720346.959, 3871476.042; 720274.970, 3871486.217; 720236.883, 
3871479.530; 720157.692, 3871488.129; 720140.349, 3871495.230; 
720108.411, 3871514.904; 720058.858, 3871480.762; 720021.508, 
3871466.071; 719977.612, 3871454.868; 719938.286, 3871455.625; 
719914.685, 3871462.847; 719894.743, 3871475.294; 719875.957, 
3871493.002; 719863.055, 3871513.811; 719852.562, 3871547.008; 
719847.052, 3871588.586; 719845.464, 3871673.034; 719821.336, 
3871663.303; 719784.076, 3871657.702; 719749.863, 3871665.752; 
719721.422, 3871686.169; 719546.190, 3871689.553; 719437.895, 
3871697.609; 719404.743, 3871673.037; 719371.080, 3871662.928; 
719213.684, 3871666.670; 719190.489, 3871670.549; 719174.189, 
3871677.335; 719142.936, 3871697.928; 719126.901, 3871715.104; 
719118.108, 3871730.395; 719102.702, 3871776.786; 719099.406, 
3871870.127; 719024.094, 3871922.553; 718988.279, 3871943.789; 
718943.943, 3871986.727; 718926.705, 3872015.243; 718908.981, 
3872031.011; 718887.821, 3872039.140; 718872.715, 3872049.235; 
718831.614, 3872089.373; 718819.624, 3872105.485; 718679.820, 
3872109.012; 718657.350, 3872117.538; 718642.307, 3872127.631; 
718613.356, 3872160.802; 718493.879, 3872106.462; 718477.098, 
3872075.047; 718449.872, 3872052.847; 718300.958, 3871999.821; 
718226.056, 3871978.507; 718142.631, 3871962.919; 718092.943, 
3871967.079; 718063.010, 3871965.769; 718024.987, 3871977.860; 
718023.512, 3871946.846; 718016.630, 3871924.392; 718000.265, 
3871900.065; 717982.049, 3871885.211; 717949.406, 3871866.943; 
717906.455, 3871849.728; 717882.581, 3871831.176; 717866.723, 
3871823.415; 717821.395, 3871808.693; 717776.045, 3871800.608; 
717705.621, 3871781.815; 717653.418, 3871720.765; 717601.219, 
3871669.449; 717540.606, 3871618.238; 717486.199, 3871591.885; 
717443.456, 3871566.434; 717326.741, 3871536.404; 717267.571, 
3871502.107; 717186.369, 3871444.665; 717015.693, 3871276.075; 
716936.894, 3871210.240; 716934.502, 3871158.502; 716922.983, 
3871127.305; 716933.767, 3871106.950; 716938.296, 3871089.907; 
716945.604, 3870945.428; 716950.241, 3870945.515; 716759.020, 
3870721.448; 716703.859, 3870703.276; 716556.234, 3870675.791; 
716620.964, 3870615.934; 716640.349, 3870629.798; 716667.059, 
3870639.486; 716689.145, 3870642.926; 716712.543, 3870640.570; 
716745.800, 3870628.067; 716792.321, 3870595.065; 716825.617, 
3870577.952; 716889.384, 3870552.953; 716909.326, 3870540.507; 
716928.624, 3870518.430;

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716940.926, 3870485.555; 716943.686, 3870338.059; 716949.070, 
3870336.048; 717096.985, 3870320.365; 717202.328, 3870320.972; 
717222.939, 3870335.994; 717252.031, 3870346.364; 717267.065, 
3870361.514; 717287.066, 3870373.866; 717325.706, 3870385.243; 
717354.209, 3870385.311; 717462.648, 3870367.977; 717509.651, 
3870353.126; 717549.760, 3870333.157; 717578.817, 3870310.799; 
717604.523, 3870281.262; 717624.654, 3870270.368; 717641.779, 
3870254.276; 717656.393, 3870228.864; 717662.034, 3870194.223; 
717879.530, 3870216.274; 717974.178, 3870220.795; 718013.725, 
3870219.529; 718661.115, 3870104.436; 718712.745, 3870090.173; 
718801.357, 3870045.445; 718833.554, 3870025.349; 718871.702, 
3869992.497; 718910.557, 3869948.027; 718990.845, 3869919.122; 
719051.393, 3869882.841; 719333.801, 3869806.255; 719381.017, 
3869788.310; 719895.959, 3869438.634; 719971.187, 3869377.957; 
720021.909, 3869344.496; 720049.679, 3869335.010; 720111.971, 
3869332.536; 720157.821, 3869334.789; 720195.214, 3869345.128; 
720228.363, 3869362.254; 720268.043, 3869355.814; 720292.349, 
3869358.271; 720317.457, 3869348.410; 720340.856, 3869346.053; 
720389.118, 3869351.846; 720830.760, 3869379.353; 720824.729, 
3869370.530; 721395.322, 3869507.548; 721510.841, 3869524.302; 
721582.161, 3869522.773; 721631.488, 3869514.657; 721688.314, 
3869556.692; 721763.892, 3869591.010; 721808.860, 3869604.879; 
721946.213, 3869630.857; 722042.696, 3869681.769; 722196.651, 
3869743.988; 722235.599, 3869755.886; 722281.455, 3869762.714; 
722346.359, 3869763.706; 722396.687, 3869755.286; 722444.178, 
3869738.499; 722487.655, 3869714.364; 722522.377, 3869687.630; 
722565.460, 3869643.167; 722592.067, 3869608.370; 722613.421, 
3869569.386; 722628.493, 3869527.577; 722659.883, 3869357.216; 
722783.317, 3869166.003; 722921.442, 3868999.759; 723067.525, 
3868844.093; 723102.266, 3868812.515; 723136.033, 3868768.578; 
723186.310, 3868720.946; 723233.804, 3868710.673; 723277.128, 
3868693.514; 723319.078, 3868668.421; 723353.488, 3868639.384; 
723418.098, 3868565.397; 723682.984, 3868227.156; 723717.887, 
3868207.712; 723774.174, 3868167.746; 723800.093, 3868142.461; 
723852.230, 3868081.891; 723872.202, 3868049.647; 723899.312, 
3867992.365; 723912.599, 3867956.850; 723919.973, 3867926.345; 
723928.747, 3867815.200; 723925.810, 3867773.695; 723918.329, 
3867738.070; 724065.806, 3867725.534; 724110.269, 3867717.503; 
724172.818, 3867693.274; 724222.384, 3867660.358; 724254.930, 
3867629.074; 724280.941, 3867595.244; 724345.408, 3867531.749; 
724372.993, 3867497.216; 724588.816, 3867151.334; 724614.689, 
3867098.050; 724647.129, 3867051.083; 724692.964, 3866969.611; 
724768.092, 3866941.298; 724800.730, 3866921.932; thence returning to 
724829.403, 3866899.988.
    (ii) Excluding land bounded by the following UTM NAD83 coordinates 
(E,N): 733655.106, 3859548.220; 733713.315, 3859516.470; 733951.440, 
3859516.470; 733951.440, 3859418.574; 734594.379, 3859415.928; 
734594.379, 3860029.762; 734472.671, 3860021.825; 734462.087, 
3860249.367; 734200.149, 3860336.680; 734110.191, 3860336.680; 
733932.919, 3860286.409; 733932.919, 3860222.908; 733623.356, 
3860209.679; 733615.419, 3860204.388; 733607.481, 3860127.658; 
733567.794, 3860053.575; 733541.335, 3859939.804; 733533.398, 
3859889.533, thence returning to 733655.106, 3859548.220.
(iii) Note: Map of Unit 2 follows:
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(8) Unit 3: Ca[ntilde]ada de las Flores. Santa Barbara County, 
California.
From USGS 1:24,000 scale quadrangle map Sisquoc.
     (i) Land bounded by the following UTM NAD83 coordinates (E,N): 
742769.371, 3850494.712; 742558.045, 3850506.855; 742480.757, 
3850424.047; 742403.469, 3850418.526; 742326.182, 3850451.649; 
742180.608, 3850479.808; 742176.046, 3850556.333; 742179.966, 
3850604.548; 742197.266, 3850665.484; 742244.872, 3850766.146; 
742232.393, 3850831.688; 742235.064, 3850902.248; 742246.316, 
3850957.959; 742266.282, 3851006.692; 742271.161, 3851047.735; 
742280.713, 3851084.433; 742300.610, 3851130.658; 742335.427, 
3851182.073; 742363.198, 3851243.405; 742393.501, 3851291.810; 
742428.881, 3851332.308; 742438.447, 3851374.711; 742456.059, 
3851418.737; 742460.917, 3851456.987; 742471.205, 3851495.831; 
742471.056, 3851531.608; 742475.730, 3851569.237; 742483.262, 
3851599.712; 742496.733, 3851635.168; 742514.722, 3851668.565; 
742541.174, 3851704.310; 742572.263, 3851735.193; 742607.918, 
3851761.339; 742623.907, 3851815.239; 742649.691, 3851864.564; 
742652.120, 3851886.034; 742640.574, 3851923.991; 742625.158, 
3851999.294; 742612.124, 3852028.925; 742601.199, 3852065.243; 
742582.856, 3852157.109; 742579.204, 3852209.508; 742551.945, 
3852255.210; 742534.288, 3852302.239; 742527.166, 3852315.549; 
742441.643, 3852346.362; 742392.436, 3852374.906; 742341.575, 
3852419.095; 742305.734, 3852466.003; 742285.334, 3852505.503; 
742269.776, 3852553.356; 742261.901, 3852604.114; 742262.663, 
3852655.305; 742202.779, 3852733.649; 742141.168, 3852858.166; 
742121.071, 3852916.252; 742111.430, 3852978.378; 742192.962, 
3853223.980; 742288.373, 3853414.498; 742484.384, 3853503.288; 
742816.322, 3853483.931; 742812.165, 3853488.105; 743060.207, 
3853489.280; 743065.966, 3853483.148; 743066.807, 3853489.311; 
743247.057, 3853474.382; 743453.572, 3853451.259; 743453.962, 
3853446.350; 743489.957, 3853448.830; 743535.430, 3853447.098; 
743584.920, 3853437.679; 743624.984, 3853424.469; 743659.161, 
3853407.956; 743694.440, 3853384.414; 743726.939, 3853355.604; 
743756.109, 3853321.405; 743779.963, 3853283.885; 743795.542, 
3853249.303; 743808.231, 3853208.181; 743817.162, 3853159.062; 
743819.034, 3853114.656; 743799.586, 3852934.139; 743754.045, 
3852734.460; 743648.950, 3852471.724; 743561.372, 3852342.107; 
743421.246, 3852275.548; 743315.693, 3852118.528; 743278.089, 
3851942.078; 743217.628, 3851741.984; 743192.999, 3851646.227; 
743172.407, 3851598.724; 743164.330, 3851565.450; 743150.859, 
3851529.994; 743104.645, 3851444.174; 743085.906, 3851415.556; 
743094.436, 3851372.242; 743096.308, 3851327.836; 743092.485, 
3851290.106; 743081.742, 3851246.974; 743058.416, 3851186.991; 
743036.861, 3851148.104; 743010.075, 3851113.433; 742982.486, 
3851086.618; 742954.652, 3851027.748; 742930.598, 3850990.352; 
742906.183, 3850962.060; 742866.256, 3850924.586; 742863.516, 
3850868.573; 742851.729, 3850818.778; 742861.749, 3850709.010; 
742860.315, 3850677.654; 742854.029, 3850640.254; 742840.485, 
3850597.916; 742820.986, 3850558.692; 742795.402, 3850522.322 thence 
returning to 742769.371, 3850494.712.
(ii) Note: Map of Unit 3 follows:
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(9) Unit 4: San Antonio Creek. Santa Barbara County, California.
    From USGS 1:24,000 scale quadrangle maps Casmalia and Orcutt.
     (i) Subunit 4A, La Graciosa. Land bounded by the following UTM 
NAD83 coordinates (E,N): 732902.768, 3849271.357; 732879.271, 
3850720.063; 734040.899, 3850965.604; 734057.904, 3850924.298; 
734068.859, 3850868.533; 734069.479, 3850810.290; 733993.764, 
3850850.470; 733870.128, 3850837.189; 733804.814, 3850834.724; 
733684.096, 3850837.348; 733384.925, 3850708.757; 733248.461, 
3850661.520; 733177.605, 3850514.559; 733125.119, 3850380.719; 
732899.428, 3850359.725; 732902.053, 3849997.571; 733235.339, 
3849968.703; 733258.958, 3849847.985; 733615.864, 3849805.997; 
733710.339, 3849703.649; 733797.319, 3849670.195; 733743.180, 
3849369.157; 733681.013, 3849339.808; 733359.485, 3849233.027; 
733326.746, 3849224.281; 733289.144, 3849219.047; 733164.717, 
3849215.800; 733114.440, 3849220.924 thence returning to 732902.768, 
3849271.357.
     (ii) Subunit 4B, Barka Slough. Land bounded by the following UTM 
NAD83 coordinates (E,N): 718574.040, 3852437.989; 718573.497, 
3852437.751; 718561.975, 3852349.324; 718536.497, 3852010.956; 
718515.208, 3852028.143; 718507.426, 3852030.931; 718531.635, 
3852352.441; 718543.975, 3852447.144; 718543.941, 3852447.510 thence 
returning to 718574.040, 3852437.989.
(iii) Note: Map of Unit 4, Subunits 4A and 4B, follows:

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(10) Unit 5: San Antonio Terrace. Santa Barbara County, California.
From USGS 1:24,000 scale quadrangle map Casmalia.
     (i) Land bounded by the following UTM NAD83 coordinates 
(E,N):720671.986, 3857738.093; 720453.412, 3857726.704; 720281.115, 
3857636.541; 720199.422, 3857432.991; 719812.779, 3855019.759; 
719841.584, 3855009.767; 719747.750, 3854739.257; 719589.722, 
3854419.580; 719562.390, 3854433.091; 718693.703, 3852879.368; 
718600.969, 3852648.577; 718579.038, 3852436.371; 718578.772, 
3852436.492; 718544.020, 3852447.485; 718571.236, 3852656.353; 
718666.140, 3852892.545; 719059.902, 3853596.819; 719053.250, 
3853600.539; 719528.749, 3854451.014; 719535.402, 3854447.295; 
719691.393, 3854762.852; 719783.098, 3855027.223; 719775.572, 
3855028.429; 719833.270, 3855388.540; 719840.796, 3855387.334; 
720169.857, 3857441.182; 720257.011, 3857658.338; 720445.176, 
3857756.805; 720685.817, 3857769.344; 720671.594, 3857740.830 thence 
returning to 720671.986, 3857738.093.
(ii) Note: Map of Unit 5 follows:

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(11) Unit 6: Santa Ynez River. San Luis Obispo County, California. From 
USGS 1:24,000 scale quadrangle map Surf.
     (i) Subunit 6A, Ocean Park. Land bounded by the following UTM 
NAD83 coordinates (E,N): 719792.443 3841151.121; 719730.100, 
3841170.041; 719621.076, 3841203.127; 719717.611, 3841419.172; 
719774.993, 3841547.592; 720078.677, 3842226.801; 720100.574, 
3842316.450; 720100.560, 3842316.536; 720131.142, 3842313.095; 
720131.142, 3842313.089; 720107.678, 3842216.969; 719961.751, 
3841890.823; 719803.044, 3841535.634; 719707.554, 3841321.491; 
719715.821 3841304.901; 719822.789 3841531.508; 719841.848 3841527.524; 
719852.164 3841522.648; 719946.888 3841505.570; 720141.196 3841464.959; 
720085.582 3841062.161; thence returning to 719792.443 3841151.121.
     (ii) Subunit 6B, Surf. Land bounded by the following UTM NAD83 
coordinates (E,N) Land bounded by the following UTM NAD83 coordinates 
(E,N): 723474.663, 3839240.116; 723474.557, 3839240.155; 723311.640, 
3839359.917; 722866.418, 3839587.418; 722273.929, 3839906.194; 
721002.007, 3840830.048; 720954.993, 3840831.460; 720879.604, 
3840842.694; 720792.364, 3840870.176; 720761.627, 3840922.839; 
720605.213, 3840947.380; 720599.378, 3840901.946; 720510.241, 
3840921.969; 720449.328, 3840924.762; 720456.185, 3840969.978; 
720267.093, 3840998.651; 720267.094, 3841001.464; 720267.095, 
3841007.076; 720119.486, 3841051.872; 720783.193, 3840951.285; 
720919.150, 3840895.352; 721011.665, 3840860.891; 722289.789, 
3839932.356; 723344.086, 3839370.691; 723492.079, 3839261.728; 
723492.148, 3839261.657 thence returning to 723474.663, 3839240.116.
     (iii) Subunit 6C, Lompoc. Land bounded by the following UTM NAD83 
coordinates (E,N): 725260.014, 3837047.156; 725355.118, 3837169.561; 
724920.686, 3837394.728; 724627.854, 3837891.814; 724587.911, 
3838052.500; 724488.024, 3838137.328; 724619.923, 3838307.972; 
724602.411, 3838324.673; 725619.964, 3837543.386; 725271.439, 
3837050.804 thence returning to 725260.014, 3837047.156.
(iv) Note: Map of Unit 6, Subunits 6A through 6C, follows:

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    Dated: October 20, 2009
Signed: Thomas L. Strickland,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
[FR Doc. E9-26221 Filed 11-02-09 8:45 am]
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