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Final Rule to List Three Aquatic Invertebrates In Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 243 / Thursday, December 18, 1997 / Rules and Regulations 66295 should be addressed to the Audio at this time. Instead, the issue of invertebrate species known only from Services Division, (202) 418±2700. opening a filing window for this Comal and Hays counties, Texas, to be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a channel will be addressed by the endangered species under the synopsis of the Commission's Report Commission in a subsequent Order. Endangered Species Act of 1973, as and Order, MM Docket No. 97±195, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: amended (Act). The invertebrates to be adopted December 3, 1997, and released Nancy Joyner, Mass Media Bureau, (202) listed are Peck's cave amphipod December 12, 1997. The full text of this 418±2180. Questions related to the (Stygobromus pecki), Comal Springs Commission decision is available for window application filing process riffle beetle (Heterelmis comalensis), inspection and copying during normal should be addressed to the Audio and Comal Springs dryopid beetle business hours in the FCC's Reference Services Division, (202) 418±2700. (Stygoparnus comalensis). The primary Center (Room 239), 1919 M Street, NW., SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a threat to these species is a decrease in Washington, DC. The complete text of synopsis of the Commission's Report water quantity and quality as a result of this decision may also be purchased and Order, MM Docket No. 97±193, water withdrawal and other human from the Commission's copy contractor, adopted November 26, 1997, and activities throughout the San Antonio International Transcription Service, released December 12, 1997. The full segment of the Edwards Aquifer. This Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW., text of this Commission decision is action implements Federal protection Washington, DC 20036, (202) 857±3800. available for inspection and copying provided by the Act for these three invertebrates. List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73 during normal business hours in the FCC's Reference Center (Room 239), EFFECTIVE DATE: January 20, 1998. Radio broadcasting. 1919 M Street, NW., Washington, DC. ADDRESSES: The complete file for this Part 73 of Title 47 of the Code of The complete text of this decision may rule is available for inspection, by Federal Regulations is amended as also be purchased from the appointment, during normal business follows: Commission's copy contractor, hours at the Ecological Services Field International Transcription Service, Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, PART 73Ð[AMENDED] Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW., 10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200, Austin, 1. The authority citation for part 73 Washington, DC 20036, (202) 857±3800. Texas 78758. continues to read as follows: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73 Ruth Stanford, Ecologist (see ADDRESSES Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336. Radio broadcasting. section) (512/490±0057; facsimile (512/ § 73.202 [Amended] Part 73 of Title 47 of the Code of 490±0974). 2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Federal Regulations is amended as SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Allotments under Hawaii, is amended follows: by adding Haiku, Channel 293C. Background PART 73Ð[AMENDED] Federal Communications Commission. The Service designates Peck's cave amphipod (Stygobromus pecki), Comal John A. Karousos, 1. The authority citation for part 73 continues to read as follows: Springs riffle beetle (Heterelmis Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules comalensis), and Comal Springs dryopid Division, Mass Media Bureau. Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336. beetle (Stygoparnus comalensis) as [FR Doc. 97±33047 Filed 12±17±97; 8:45 am] § 73.202 [Amended] endangered under the authority of the BILLING CODE 6712±01±P 2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). These three Allotments under Hawaii, is amended aquatic invertebrate species are FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS by adding Kaunakakai, Channel 272C. restricted in distribution to spring sites in Comal and Hays counties, Texas, and COMMISSION Federal Communications Commission. in the case of Peck's cave amphipod and John A. Karousos, 47 CFR Part 73 Comal Springs dryopid beetle, the Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules associated aquifer. Peck's cave [MM Docket No. 97±193; RM±9125] Division, Mass Media Bureau. amphipod is known from Comal Springs [FR Doc. 97±33045 Filed 12±17±97; 8:45 am] and Hueco Springs, both in Comal Radio Broadcasting Services; BILLING CODE 6712±01±P County. The Comal Springs riffle beetle Kaunakakai, HI is known from Comal Springs and San AGENCY: Federal Communications Marcos Springs (Hays County). The Commission. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Comal Springs dryopid beetle is known ACTION: Final rule. from Comal Springs and Fern Bank Fish and Wildlife Service Springs (Hays County). SUMMARY: This document allots Channel 50 CFR Part 17 The water flowing out of each of these 272C to Kaunakakai, Hawaii, as that spring orifices comes from the Edwards community's first local aural RIN 1018±AD28 Aquifer (Balcones Fault ZoneÐSan transmission service, in response to a Antonio Region), which extends from petition for rule making filed on behalf Endangered and Threatened Wildlife Hays County west to Kinney County. of Native Hawaiian Broadcasting. See 62 and Plants; Final Rule To List Three Comal Springs are located in Landa FR 47406, September 9, 1997. Aquatic Invertebrates in Comal and Park, which is owned and operated by Coordinates used for Channel 272C at Hays Counties, TX, as Endangered the City of New Braunfels, and on Kaunakakai, Hawaii, are 21±05±30 and AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, private property adjacent to Landa Park. 157±01±24. With this action, the Interior. Hueco Springs and Fern Bank Springs proceeding is terminated. ACTION: Final rule. are located on private property. The San DATES: Effective January 26, 1998. A Marcos Springs are located on the filing window for Channel 272C at SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service property of Southwest Texas State Kaunakakai, Hawaii, will not be opened (Service) determines three aquatic University. 66296 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 243 / Thursday, December 18, 1997 / Rules and Regulations Peck's cave amphipod is a farther to the west in the Big Bend amphipod, the Comal Springs dryopid subterranean, aquatic crustacean in the region (Bosse et al. 1988). beetle does not swim, and it may have family Crangonyctidae. The Comal Adult Comal Springs riffle beetles are a smaller range within the aquifer. Springs riffle beetle is an aquatic, about 2 millimeters (mm) (1¤8 inch (in)) The exact depth and subterranean surface-dwelling species in the family long, with females slightly larger than extent of the ranges of the two Elmidae. The Comal Springs dryopid males. Unlike the other two organisms subterranean species (Comal Springs beetle is the only known subterranean listed here, the Comal Springs riffle dryopid beetle and Peck's cave member of the beetle family Dryopidae. beetle is not a subterranean species. It amphipod) are not precisely known Elmid and dryopid beetles live occurs in the gravel substrate and because of a lack of methodologies primarily in flowing, uncontaminated shallow riffles in spring runs. Some available for studying karst aquifer waters. riffle beetle species can fly (Brown systems and the organisms that inhabit The first recorded specimen of the 1987), but the hind wings of H. such systems. Presumably an amphipod Stygobromus (=Stygonectes) comalensis are short and almost interconnected area, the subterranean pecki (Holsinger 1967) was collected by certainly non-functional, making the portion of this habitat, provides for Peck at Comal Springs in June 1964. species incapable of this mode of feeding, growth, survival, and Reddell collected a second specimen at dispersal (Bosse et al. 1988). reproduction of the Comal Springs the same place in May 1965. In 1967, Larvae have been collected with dryopid beetle and Peck's cave Holsinger named the species adults in the gravel substrate of the amphipod. However, no specimens of Stygonectes pecki, in Peck's honor, spring headwaters and not on these species have appeared in selecting the 1965 specimen as the type submerged wood as is typical of most collections from 22 artesian and specimen. Later he included all the Heterelmis species (Brown and Barr pumped wells flowing from the nominal Stygonectes species in the 1988). Usual water depth in occupied Edwards Aquifer (Barr 1993) suggesting synonymy of the large genus habitat is 2 to 10 centimeters (cm)(1 to that these species may be confined to Stygobromus. The Service has used 4 in) although the beetle may also occur small areas surrounding the spring ``cave amphipod'' as a generic common in slightly deeper areas within the openings and are not distributed spring runs. Populations are reported to name for members of this genus, and throughout the aquifer. Barr (1993) also reach their greatest densities from this name was simply transliterated as surveyed nine springs in Bexar, Comal, February to April (Bosse et al. 1988). ``Peck's cave amphipod'' without and Hays counties considered most The Comal Springs riffle beetle has been reference to a particular cave. likely to provide habitat for endemic collected from spring runs 1, 2, and 3 Over 300 specimens of Peck's cave invertebrates and found Stygoparnus at Comal Springs in Landa Park (springs amphipod have been collected since its comalensis only at Comal and Fern j, k, and l in Brune 1981) and a single Bank springs and Stygobromus pecki description. Most specimens were specimen was collected from San only at Comal and Hueco springs. netted from crevices in rock and gravel Marcos Springs 32 km (20 mi) to the near the three largest orifices of Comal northeast. Although these species are fully Springs on the west side of Landa Park The Comal Springs dryopid beetle is aquatic and two of the three require in Comal County, Texas (Arsuffi 1993, a recently discovered species.
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