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Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 204 / Wednesday, October 22, 1997 / Rules and Regulations 55791 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 204 / Wednesday, October 22, 1997 / Rules and Regulations 55791 Reference Center (Room 239), 1919 M 24. With this action, this proceeding is ACTION: Final rule. Street, NW, Washington, DC. The terminated. SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife complete text of this decision may also DATES: Effective November 24, 1997. Service (Service) determines be purchased from the Commission's The window period for filing endangered status pursuant to the copy contractor, ITS, Inc., (202) 857± applications for Channel 227C1 at Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 3800, 1231 20th Street, NW, Wessington Springs, South Dakota, will amended (Act) for nine plants: Washington, DC 20036. open on November 24, 1997, and close Alopecurus aequalis var. sonomensis on December 26, 1997. List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73 (Sonoma alopecurus), Astragalus FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Radio broadcasting. clarianus (Clara Hunt's milk-vetch), Sharon P. McDonald, Mass Media Carex albida (white sedge), Clarkia Part 73 of title 47 of the Code of Bureau, (202) 418±2180. Federal Regulations is amended as imbricata (Vine Hill clarkia), Lilium SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a follows: pardalinum ssp. pitkinense (Pitkin synopsis of the Commission's Report Marsh lily), Plagiobothrys strictus PART 73Ð[AMENDED] and Order, MM Docket No. 96±124, (Calistoga allocarya), Poa napensis adopted October 1, 1997, and released (Napa bluegrass), Sidalcea oregana ssp. 1. The authority citation for Part 73 October 10, 1997. The full text of this valida (Kenwood Marsh checker- continues to read as follows: Commission decision is available for mallow), and Trifolium amoenum Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336. inspection and copying during normal (showy Indian clover). These nine business hours in the FCC Reference species grow in a variety of habitats § 73.202 [Amended] Center (Room 239), 1919 M Street, NW., including valley grasslands, meadows, 2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Washington, DC. The complete text of freshwater marshes, seeps, and blue oak Allotments under Iowa, is amended by this decision may also be purchased woodlands in Marin, Napa, and Sonoma adding New London, Channel 247A. from the Commission's copy Counties on the central coast of Federal Communications Commission. contractors, International Transcription California. Habitat loss and degradation, John A. Karousos, Service, Inc., (202) 857±3800, 1231 20th competition from invasive plant species, Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036. elimination through plant community Division, Mass Media Bureau. List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73 succession, trampling and herbivory by [FR Doc. 97±27943 Filed 10±21±97; 8:45 am] livestock and wildlife, collection for Radio broadcasting. BILLING CODE 6712±01±F horticultural use, and hydrological Part 73 of title 47 of the Code of alterations to wetland areas threaten the Federal Regulations is amended as continued existence of these plants. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS follows: This rule implements Federal protection COMMISSION and recovery provisions afforded by the PART 73Ð[AMENDED] Act for these nine species. 47 CFR Part 73 1. The authority citation for Part 73 DATES: Effective November 21, 1997. [MM Docket No. 96±124; RM±8813, RM± continues to read as follows: ADDRESSES: The complete file for this 8864] Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336. rule is available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business Radio Broadcasting Services; Winner § 73.202 [Amended] hours at the Sacramento Field Office, and Wessington Springs, SD 2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 3310 El Camino Avenue, Suite 130, Sacramento, AGENCY: Federal Communications Allotments under South Dakota, is California 95821±6340. Commission. amended by removing Channel 253C1 from Winner, and adding Wessington FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ACTION: Final rule. Springs, Channels 227C1 and 252C1. Diane Elam or David Wright, SUMMARY: The Commission, at the Federal Communications Commission. Sacramento Field Office (see ADDRESSES section) (telephone 916/979±2120; request of Midwest Radio Corporation, John A. Karousos, facsimile 916/979±2128). substitutes Channel 252C1 for Channel Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules 253C1 at Winner, reallots Channel Division, Mass Media Bureau. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 252C1 from Winner to Wessington [FR Doc. 97±27942 Filed 10±21±97; 8:45 am] Springs, South Dakota, and modifies Background BILLING CODE 6712±01±F Station KGGK(FM)'s construction Populations of the nine plant species permit accordingly (RM±8813). See 61 in this rule are found in Sonoma, Marin, FR 31489, June 20, 1996. At the request and Napa Counties, California. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR of Dakota Communications, Inc., we Astragalus clarianus (Clara Hunt's milk- also allot Channel 227C1 at Wessington Fish and Wildlife Service vetch), Plagiobothrys strictus (Calistoga Springs, South Dakota, as the allocarya), and Poa napensis (Napa community's second local FM 50 CFR Part 17 bluegrass) are found up to 70 kilometers transmission service (RM±8864). (km) (32 miles (mi)) inland in a variety Channels 227C1 and 252C1 can be RIN 1018±AD36 of habitats near the City of Calistoga in allotted to Wessington Springs in Endangered and Threatened Wildlife the Napa Valley, California. Alopecurus compliance with the Commission's and Plants; Determination of aequalis var. sonomensis (Sonoma minimum distance separation Endangered Status for Nine Plants alopecurus), Carex albida (white sedge), requirements at city reference From the Grasslands or Mesic Areas of Clarkia imbricata (Vine Hill clarkia), coordinates. The coordinates for the Central Coast of California Lilium pardalinum ssp. pitkinense Channels 227C1 and 252C1 at (Pitkin Marsh lily), Sidalcea oregana Wessington Springs are North Latitude AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, ssp. valida (Kenwood Marsh checker- 44±05±12 and West Longitude 98±34± Interior. mallow), and Trifolium amoenum 55792 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 204 / Wednesday, October 22, 1997 / Rules and Regulations (showy Indian clover) are found in historical occurrences were known from occurs near a geyser and some mesic areas mostly within 33 km (15 mi) Napa and Sonoma counties. Two of undeveloped thermal hot springs while of the central coast of California. these occurrences were extirpated by the other occurs at the airport in the city Urbanization, road construction, airport urbanization and viticulture (California of Calistoga. The combined area of the construction, development of hot Natural Diversity Data Base (CNDDB) two remaining populations is less than springs into commercial resorts, 1996). Of the remaining four 80 square meters (m2) (900 square feet agricultural land conversion, occurrences, three are found in (ft2)) (CNPS 1990). The overall trend for hydrological alteration of wetlands, northwestern Napa County and one Calistoga allocarya (Plagiobothrys waste disposal, competition with occurs in adjacent Sonoma County. strictus) is one of decline (CDFG 1991). invasive plant species, collection for These four disjunct occurrences are The species is threatened by horticultural use, or livestock grazing restricted to about 28 hectares (ha) (70 recreational activities, airport have eliminated or adversely impacted acres (ac)) (CNDDB 1996). The trend for maintenance, urbanization, and random much of the habitat and have extirpated Clara Hunt's milk-vetch is one of events. Both populations are on private numerous populations of these plant decline as a result of habitat destruction land and neither is protected. species. Historically, these species have and modification (California Alan Beetle first described Poa not been known to occur outside of Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) napensis in 1946 from specimens that Alameda, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, 1991). Extant populations of A. he collected in a meadow moistened by Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma clarianus are variously threatened by seepage from hot springs, 3 km (2 mi) Counties. urbanization, recreational activities, north of Calistoga at Myrtledale Hot Willis Jepson (1925a) first described airport maintenance, elimination due to Springs, Napa County, California. This Astragalus clarianus in 1909 from plant community succession, treatment was retained by Soreng specimens collected by Clara Hunt in competition from invasive weeds, a (1993). Poa napensis is an erect, tufted the Conn Valley near St. Helena, Napa proposed water storage project, and perennial bunchgrass in the grass family County, California. Axel Rydberg (1929) random events. Populations occur on (Poaceae) that grows to 1 dm (4 in) in and Jepson (1936) later treated this private, State, and municipal land. height. Leaves are folded, stiffly erect, 1 taxon as Hamosa clariana and Edward Greene (1892) and Jepson mm (0.04 in) wide, with the basal leaves Astragalus rattani var. clarianus, (Abrams ex Jepson 1951) treated 20 cm (8 in) long and upper stem leaves respectively. Rupert Barneby (1950) Plagiobothrys strictus as Allocarya to 15 cm (6 in) in length. A few stiff, reestablished Astragalus clarianus as a stricta and Allocarya californica var. erect flowering stems appear in May and full species, a treatment retained by stricta, respectively, before Ivan grow 7 dm (27 in) in height. Flower Spellenberg (1993). Astragalus clarianus Johnston (1923) assigned the name, clusters occur as a pale green to purple, is a low-growing annual herb in the pea Plagiobothrys
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