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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants 44544 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 148 / Wednesday, August 3, 2005 / Proposed Rules Washington, DC 20554. In addition to Federal Communications Commission. complete file for this finding is available filing comments with the FCC, John A. Karousos, for public inspection, by appointment, interested parties should serve the Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media during normal business hours at the petitioner as follows: Charles Crawford, Bureau. above address. 4553 Bordeaux Avenue, Dallas, Texas [FR Doc. 05–14960 Filed 8–2–05; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 75205. BILLING CODE 6712–01–P Heather Barnes, Botanist, (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ADDRESSES) (telephone 801–975–3330). Rolanda F. Smith, Media Bureau, (202) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 418–2180. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Background SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of Fish and Wildlife Service Sclerocactus wrightiae (Wright Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. fishhook cactus) is a small barrel shaped 05–230, adopted July 13, 2005, and 50 CFR Part 17 cactus, with short central spines. Mature adults produce vessel-shaped, cream- released July 15, 2005. The complete Endangered and Threatened Wildlife text of this decision may also be and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a colored flowers with magenta filaments. purchased from the Commission’s Petition To Delist Sclerocactus Wright fishhook cactus is known to duplicating contractor, Best Copy and wrightiae (Wright Fishhook Cactus) occur across portions of four counties in Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, SW., and Initiation of a 5-Year Status Review Utah. It has been found on soil Room CY–B402, Washington, DC 20054, formations, such as Emery sandstone, telephone 1–800–378–3160 or http:// AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Mancos shale, Dakota sandstone, www.BCPIWEB.com. This document Interior. Morrison, Summerville, Curtis, Entrada does not contain proposed information ACTION: Notice of a 90-day petition sandstone, Carmel, Moenkopi, and collection requirements subject to the finding and initiation of a 5-year status alluvium (Neese 1987; Clark and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, review. Groebner 2003). Vegetation associations Public Law 104–13. In addition, include semi-barren sites within desert therefore, it does not contain any SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and scrub or open pinyon juniper woodland proposed information collection burden Wildlife Service (USFWS), announce a communities at 1,300 to 2,300 meters ‘‘for small business concerns with fewer 90-day finding for a petition to remove (4,200 to 7,600 feet) in elevation. On than 25 employees,’’ pursuant to the Sclerocactus wrightiae (Wright fishhook October 11, 1979, we listed Wright Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of cactus), throughout its range, from the fishhook cactus as an endangered 2002, Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. Federal list of threatened and species (44 FR 58866) based on its 3506(c)(4). endangered species, pursuant to the limited population size and distribution Provisions of the Regulatory Endangered Species Act of 1973, as as well as known and potential threats Flexibility Act of 1980 do not apply to amended (Act). We reviewed the from collection, mineral resource this proceeding. petition and supporting documentation exploration and extraction activities, Members of the public should note and find that there is not substantial and off-road vehicle (ORV) use. that from the time a Notice of Proposed information indicating that delisting of Section 4(b)(3)(A) of the Act requires Rule Making is issued until the matter Wright fishhook cactus may be that we make a finding on whether a is no longer subject to Commission warranted. Therefore, we will not be petition to list, delist, or reclassify a consideration or court review, all ex initiating a further 12-month status species presents substantial scientific or parte contacts are prohibited in review in response to this petition. commercial information indicating that Commission proceedings, such as this However, we are initiating a 5-year the petitioned action may be warranted. one, which involve channel allotments. review of this species under section ‘‘Substantial information’’ is defined in See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules 4(c)(2)(A) of the ESA that will consider 50 CFR 424.14(b) as ‘‘that amount of governing permissible ex parte contacts. new information that has become information that would lead a For information regarding proper available since the listing of the species. reasonable person to believe that the filing procedures for comments, see 47 This will provide the States, Tribes, measure proposed in the petition may CFR 1.415 and 1.420. other agencies, university researchers, be warranted.’’ Petitioners need not and the public an opportunity to List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73 prove that the petitioned action is provide information on the status of the warranted to support a ‘‘substantial’’ Radio, Radio broadcasting. species. We are requesting any new finding; instead, the key consideration For the reasons discussed in the information on the Wright fishhook in evaluating a petition for preamble, the Federal Communications cactus that has become available since substantiality involves demonstration of Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR its original listing as an endangered the reliability and adequacy of the part 73 as follows: species in 1979. information supporting the action DATES: The finding announced in this advocated by the petition. We do not PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST document was made on August 3, 2005. SERVICES conduct additional research at this To be considered in the 5-year review, point, nor do we subject the petition to 1. The authority citation for part 73 comments and information should be rigorous critical review. If we find continues to read as follows: submitted to us by October 3, 2005. substantial information exists to support Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334 and 336. ADDRESSES: Data, information, written the petitioned action, we are required to comments and materials, or questions promptly commence a status review of § 73.202 [Amended] concerning this petition finding and 5- the species (50 CFR 424.14). 2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM year review should be submitted to the On February 3, 1997, we received a Allotments under Missouri is amended Field Supervisor, Utah Ecological petition from the National Wilderness by adding Auxvasse, Channel 235A, by Services Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Institute, to remove Wright fishhook removing Channel 234C and by adding Service, 2369 West Orton Circle, Suite cactus from the List of Endangered and Channel 234C0 at Crestwood. 50, West Valley City, Utah 84119. The Threatened Wildlife and Plants on the VerDate jul<14>2003 15:21 Aug 02, 2005 Jkt 205001 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\03AUP1.SGM 03AUP1 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 148 / Wednesday, August 3, 2005 / Proposed Rules 44545 basis of ‘‘original data error.’’ To the recovery plan because complete Conservation Status maximum extent practicable, we are to inventory and population counts had In addition to discussing the make the finding within 90 days of our not been conducted, casting doubt on distribution, status and trends of the receipt of the petition, and must the figure’s accuracy (USFWS 1985). species, the petition also asserts that promptly publish the finding in the Based on recent actual counts of ‘‘other new scientific information Federal Register. On June 29, 1998, we individual cacti and recent population gathered since the time of listing already provided a written response to the estimates, the population total may in the possession of the USFWS’’ petitioner explaining our inability to act range from 4,500 to 21,000 individuals indicates that the species should be upon the petition due to the low priority (Clark 2001, 2002a, 2002b; delisted. Because the ESA requires an assigned to delisting petitions in our Intermountain Ecosystems 2002; Clark analysis of the threats faced by the Listing Priority Guidance Fiscal Year and Groebner 2003; Clark et al. 2004; species before delisting can occur, we 1997 (61 FR 64475). That guidance Clark 2005 unpublished excel data; Kass consider that the petition is referencing identified delisting activities as the 1990; Neese 1987). The high end of this information affecting these threats. lowest priority (Tier 4). Due to the large range is based on estimates of Therefore, what follows below is a number of higher priority listing actions questionable reliability. For example, at preliminary review of the factors and a limited listing budget, we did not one site 18 cacti were counted, but the affecting this species. conduct any delisting activities during estimated population suggested there the Fiscal Year 1997. On May 8, 1998, may be as many as 500 individuals (Heil A. The Present or Threatened we published the 1998 and 1999 Listing 1994). At another site, 384 plants were Destruction, Modification, or Priority Guidance in the Federal counted, but the population was Curtailment of Its Habitat or Range Register (63 FR 25502) and, again, estimated to potentially include as The 1979 listing included mineral placed delisting activities at the bottom many as 10,000 to 15,000 cacti (Heil exploration, ORV use, and development of our priority list. Beginning in 1999, 1994). Thus, the Service considers the for a power generation station as threats work on delisting (including delisting high end of this range an overestimate. to the species’ habitat and range (44 FR petition findings) was included in the From 1999 to 2002, an interagency 58866). Additionally, the best scientific line item for the recovery program rare plant team (Clark 2002a) revisited and commercial information currently instead of the listing program (64 FR 104 known Wright fishhook cacti sites available suggests that direct mortality 27596). Since 1999, higher priority work where at least 10 years had passed since has been caused by cattle trampling and has further precluded our ability to act the last survey, as documented by Neese crushing by ORVs, and that habitat upon this petition.
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