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the proposed rule to designate critical (3) You may hand-deliver comments Field Supervisor, Arcata Fish and habitat for Holocarpha macradenia was to our Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife published in the Federal Register (66 at the address given above. Service, 1655 Heindon Road, Arcata, CA FR 57526). The original comment period Comments and materials received, as 95521. closed on January 14, 2002. We are well as supporting documentation used FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: reopening the comment period for an in preparation of the proposal to Field Supervisor, Arcata Fish and additional 30 days to allow all designate critical habitat, will be Wildlife Office, at telephone: 707/822– interested parties to comment available for inspection, by 7201; facsimile: 707/822–8411. appointment, during normal business simultaneously on the proposed rule SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: and the associated draft economic hours at the address under (1) above. analysis. Copies of the draft economic analysis Background are available on the Internet at We have proposed to designate Thlaspi californicum is a perennial www.r1.fws.gov/news or by writing to approximately 1,360 hectares (3,360 member of the mustard family the Manager at the address under (1) acres) in Contra Costa, Santa Cruz and (Brassicaceae). The species grows from above. Monterey Counties, , as 9.5 to 12.5 centimeters (3.7 to 4.9 critical habitat for Holocarpha Author inches) tall with a basal cluster of green macradenia. Critical habitat receives The primary author of this notice is to purplish, sparsely toothed leaves. protection from destruction or adverse Catrina Martin (see ADDRESSES section). Leaves borne along the stem are sessile modification through required (without a stalk) with entire to toothed Authority: The authority for this action is margins. The white flowers have consultation under section 7 of the Act the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 with regard to actions carried out, U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). strongly ascending flower stalks. funded, or authorized by a Federal Thlaspi californicum flowers from April agency. Section 4(b)(2) of the Act Dated: April 24, 2002. to June. The fruit is a sharply pointed requires that we designate or revise Craig Manson, silicle (a short fruit typically no more critical habitat based upon the best Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and than two to three times longer than scientific and commercial data Parks. wide), and is elliptic to obovate, without available, after taking into consideration [FR Doc. 02–11001 Filed 5–6–02; 8:45 am] wings, and with an ascending stalk. the economic or any other relevant BILLING CODE 4310–55–P Thlaspi californicum is endemic to impact of specifying any particular area serpentine soils in Kneeland Prairie, as critical habitat. Based upon the located in the outer north coast range of previously published proposal to DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Humboldt County, California. designate critical habitat for Holocarpha Fish and Wildlife Service Serpentine soils are derived from macradenia, we have prepared a draft ultramafic rocks (rocks with unusually economic analysis of the proposed 50 CFR Part 17 large amounts of magnesium and iron). critical habitat designation. The draft The entire known distribution of T. economic analysis is available on the RIN 1018–AG92 californicum occurs on Ashfield Ridge Internet and from the mailing addresses at elevations ranging from 792 to 841 in the Public Comments Solicited Endangered and Threatened Wildlife meters (m) [2,600 to 2,760 feet (ft)]. and ; Designating Critical section below. The only known occurrence of Habitat for Thlaspi californicum Thlaspi californicum includes five Public Comments Solicited (Kneeland Prairie penny-cress) relatively distinct groups of plants all We will accept written comments and AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, located within 300 m (980 ft) of each information during this reopened Interior. other. The species occupies an area comment period. If you wish to ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of divided by the Kneeland Airport and comment, you may submit your comment period and notice of Mountain View Road. The known comments and materials concerning this availability of draft economic analysis. population consists of approximately proposal by any of several methods: 5,300 individuals. The five colonies SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and occupy an estimated 0.3 ha (0.8 ac). (1) You may submit written comments Wildlife Service, announce the Historically, several land use and information to the Field Supervisor, reopening of the comment period for the activities may have altered the Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office, U.S. proposed designation of critical habitat distribution and abundance of Thlaspi Fish and Wildlife Service, 2493 Portola for Thlaspi californicum (Kneeland californicum colonies. These activities Road, Suite B, Ventura, CA 93003. Prairie penny-cress), and the availability included construction of the county (2) You may send comments by of the draft economic analysis for this road in the 1800s (currently Mountain electronic mail (e-mail) to: proposed designation of critical habitat. View Road), the Kneeland Airport in [email protected]. If you We are reopening the comment period 1964, and the California Department of submit comments by e-mail, please to allow all interested parties to Forestry & Fire Protection (CDFFP) submit them as an ASCII file and avoid comment simultaneously on the helitack base in 1980. Currently, the use of special characters and any proposed rule and the associated draft potential threats to T. californicum form of encryption. Please also include economic analysis. Comments include small population size; ‘‘Attn: RIN 1018–AG73’’ and your name previously submitted need not be expansion of Kneeland Airport and and return address in your e-mail resubmitted as they will be incorporated CDFFP helitack base; road realignment; message. If you do not receive a into the public record and will be fully catastrophic events; and spread of exotic confirmation from the system that we considered in the final rule. species. have received your e-mail message, DATES: We will accept public comments On June 17, 1999, our failure to issue contact us directly by calling our until June 6, 2002. a final rule and to make a critical habitat Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office at ADDRESSES: Written comments and determination for Thlaspi californicum telephone number 805/644–1766. information should be submitted to was challenged in Southwest Center for

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Biological Diversity and California the use of special characters and any proposed designation of critical habitat Native Society v. Babbitt (Case No. form of encryption. Please also include for two varieties of purple amole: C99–2992 (N.D.Cal.). Pursuant to the ‘‘Attn: RIN 1018–AG92’’ and your name purpureum var. Endangered Species Act of 1973, as and return address in your e-mail purpureum (purple amole) and amended (Act) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), message. If you do not receive a Chlorogalum purpureum var. reductum T. californicum was listed as an confirmation from the system that we (Camatta Canyon amole), and the endangered species on February 9, 2000 have received your e-mail message, availability of the draft economic (65 FR 6332). On October 24, 2001, the contact us directly by calling our Arcata analysis for the proposed designation of proposed rule to designate critical Fish and Wildlife Office at telephone critical habitat. We are reopening the habitat for Thlaspi californicum was number 707/822–7201. comment period for these species to published in the Federal Register (66 (3) You may hand-deliver comments allow all interested parties to comment FR 53756). The original comment period to our Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office simultaneously on the proposed rule closed on December 24, 2001. We are at the above address. and the associated draft economic reopening the comment period for an Comments and materials received, as analysis. Comments previously additional 30 days to allow all well as supporting documentation used submitted need not be resubmitted as interested parties to comment in preparation of the proposal to they will be incorporated into the public simultaneously on the proposed rule designate critical habitat, will be record as part of this extended comment and the associated draft economic available for inspection, by period and will be fully considered in analysis. appointment, during normal business the final rule. We proposed to designate critical hours at the address under (1) above. DATES: We will accept public comments habitat in one critical habitat unit that Copies of the draft economic analysis until June 6, 2002. includes approximately 30 ha (74 ac), are available on the Internet at ADDRESSES: Written comments and surrounding Kneeland Airport and ‘‘www.r1.fws.gov/news’’ or by writing to information should be submitted to bisected by Mountain View Road. This the Field Supervisor at the address Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and unit includes all five known plant under (1) above. Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife colonies and all other serpentine References Cited Service, 2493 Portola Road, Suite B, outcrops in close proximity to the Ventura, CA 93003. For the electronic colonies. All of the proposed critical A complete list of all references cited mail address, and further instructions habitat for Thlaspi californicum is herein, as well as others, is available on commenting, refer to Public located on Ashfield Ridge in Kneeland upon request from the Ventura Fish and Comments Solicited section of this Prairie, Humboldt County, California. Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES section). notice. Critical habitat receives protection from Author destruction or adverse modification FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: through required consultation under The primary author of this notice is Heidi E. D. Crowell, Ventura Fish and section 7 of the Act with regard to Robin Hamlin, Fish and Wildlife Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife actions carried out, funded, or Biologist, at the above Arcata address. Service, telephone 805/644–1766; authorized by a Federal agency. Section Authority: The authority for this action is facsimile 805/644–3958. 4(b)(2) of the Act requires that we the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: designate or revise critical habitat based U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Background upon the best scientific and commercial Dated: April 24, 2002. Chlorogalum purpureum is a low- data available, after taking into Craig Manson, consideration the economic impact of growing lily that forms a rosette Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and composed of linear and flat, bright green specifying any particular area as critical Parks. habitat. Based upon the previously leaves at the base of the plant (basal [FR Doc. 02–11002 Filed 5–6–02; 8:45 am] published proposal to designate critical rosette). It is the only member of the habitat for T. californicum, we have BILLING CODE 4310–55–P genus Chlorogalum with bluish-purple prepared a draft economic analysis of flowers that open during daytime hours. Chlorogalum purpureum var. the proposed critical habitat DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR designation. The draft economic purpureum has an inflorescence analysis is available on the Internet and Fish and Wildlife Service (flowering structure) that is 25 to 40 cm from the mailing addresses in the Public (10 to 16 in) high, in contrast to C. p. Comments Solicited section below. 50 CFR Part 17 var. reductum which has a shorter inflorescence that is 10 to 20 cm (4 to Public Comments Solicited RIN 1018–AG75 8 in) high (Wilken 2000, Hoover 1964, We will accept written comments and Jernstedt 1993). Endangered and Threatened Wildlife information during this comment Chlorogalum purpureum is endemic and Plants; Designation of Critical period. If you wish to comment, you to the south coast ranges of Monterey Habitat for Chlorogalum purpureum, a may submit written comments and and San Luis Obispo counties. Plant From the South Coast Ranges of materials concerning this proposal by Chlorogalum purpureum var. California any of several methods: purpureum (purple amole) occurs in the (1) You may submit written comments AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, of southern Monterey and information to the Field Supervisor, Interior. County and in northern San Luis Obispo Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office, 1655 ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of County. Chlorogalum purpureum var. Heindon Road, Arcata, CA 95521. comment period and notice of reductum (Camatta Canyon amole) (2) You may send comments by availability of draft economic analysis. occurs in one region of the La Panza electronic mail (e-mail) to: Range of San Luis Obispo County. [email protected]. If SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Threats include habitat fragmentation, you submit comments by e-mail, please Wildlife Service, announce the habitat conversion, establishment of submit them as an ASCII file and avoid reopening of the comment period for the invasive plant species and nonnative

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