Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 63 / Wednesday, April 2, 1997 / Proposed Rules
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15646 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 63 / Wednesday, April 2, 1997 / Proposed Rules Public Comments Solicited received within 45 days of the date of Author: The primary author of this The Service intends that any final publication of the proposal in the document is Adam Asquith, Ecological action resulting from this proposal will Federal Register. Such requests must be Services, Pacific Islands Ecoregion, U.S. be as accurate and as effective as made in writing and be addressed to the Fish and Wildlife Service, 300 Ala possible. Therefore, comments or Ecoregion Manager (See ADDRESSES Moana Boulevard, Room 6307, P.O. Box suggestions from the public, other section). 50167, Honolulu, Hawaii 96850 (808/ 541±3441). concerned governmental agencies, the National Environmental Policy Act scientific community, industry, or any List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 17 other interested party concerning this The Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed rule are hereby solicited. determined that Environmental Endangered and threatened species, Comments particularly are sought Assessments and Environmental Impact Exports, Imports, Reporting and concerningÐ Statements, as defined under the recordkeeping requirements, and (1) Biological, commercial trade, or authority of the National Environmental Transportation. other relevant data concerning threat (or Policy Act of 1969, need not be Proposed Regulation Promulgation lack thereof) to this species; prepared in connection with regulations (2) The location of any additional adopted pursuant to section 4(a) of the Accordingly, the Service hereby populations of this species and the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as proposes to amend part 17, subchapter reasons why any habitat should or amended. A notice outlining the B of chapter I, title 50 of the Code of should not be determined to be critical Service's reasons for this determination Federal Regulations, as set forth below: habitat as provided by section 4 of the was published in the Federal Register Act; on October 25, 1983 (48 FR 49244). PART 17Ð[AMENDED] (3) Additional information concerning Required Determinations 1. The authority citation for part 17 the range, distribution, and population continues to read as follows: size of this species; and The Service has examined this (4) Current or planned activities in the regulation under the Paperwork Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361±1407; 16 U.S.C. subject area and their possible impacts 1531±1544; 16 U.S.C. 4201±4245; Pub. L. 99± Reduction Act of 1995 and found it to 625, 100 Stat. 3500; unless otherwise noted. on this species. contain no information collection Final promulgation of the regulations requirements. This rulemaking was not 2. Section 17.11(h) is amended by on this species will take into subject to review by the Office of adding the following, in alphabetical consideration the comments and any Management and Budget under order under INSECTS, to the List of additional information received by the Executive Order 12866. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife to Service, and such communications may read as follows: lead to a final regulation that differs References Cited § 17.11 Endangered and threatened from this proposal. A complete list of all references cited wildlife. The Endangered Species Act provides herein, as well as others, is available upon for one or more public hearings on this request from the Pacific Islands Office (see * * * * * proposal, if requested. Requests must be ADDRESSES above). (h) * * * Species Vertebrate popu- Historic range lation where endan- Status When listed Critical Special Common name Scientific name gered or threatened habitat rules ******* INSECTS ******* Moth, Blackburn's Manduca blackburni U.S.A. (HI) .............. NA ........................... E NA NA NA Sphinx. ******* Dated: February 12, 1997. 50 CFR Part 17 Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), John G. Rogers, gives notice that the comment period is RIN 1018±AD09 Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife Service. reopened on the proposed rule to list [FR Doc. 97±8350 Filed 4±1±97; 8:45 am] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife Astragalus tener var. titi (coastal dunes BILLING CODE 4310±55±P and Plants; Notice of Reopening of milk-vetch), Piperia yadonii (Yadon's Comment Period on Proposed Rule To piperia), Potentilla hickmanii List Five Plants and a Lizard From (Hickman's potentilla), Trifolium Monterey County, California, as trichocalyx (Monterey clover) and the Endangered or Threatened black legless lizard (Anniella pulchra nigra) as endangered; and Cupressus AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, goveniana ssp. goveniana (Gowen Interior. cypress) as threatened. The comment ACTION: Proposed rule; Notice of period has been reopened to allow all reopening of comment period. interested parties to submit new SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service information on the proposal and to (Service), pursuant ot the Endangered provide opportunity for comment on the Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 63 / Wednesday, April 2, 1997 / Proposed Rules 15647 new information on distribution and Cupressus goveniana ssp. goveniana hearing, new information was presented abundance of Piperia yadonii that was (Gowen cypress). on the distribution and abundance of submitted at the end of the previous These six taxa are currently found Piperia yadonii. This information was comment period. primarily along the coast of northern included in a report received by the Monterey County, California. An extant DATES: The public comment period Service on August 30, 1996. The Service population of Potentilla hickmanii is closes on May 2, 1997. Any comments believes that the new information on the also known from San Mateo County. received by the closing date will be distribution and abundance of Piperia The five plant taxa and the lizard are considered in the final decision on this yadonii is significant and is providing threatened by one or more of the proposal. the public an opportunity to comment following: alteration, destruction, and on it. In addition to comments on ADDRESSES: Written comments and fragmentation of habitat resulting from Piperia yadonii, the Service requests materials concerning this proposal urban and golf course development; any additional information on the should be sent directly to the Field recreational activities; military species listed in the proposed rule, Supervisor, Ventura Field Office, 2493 activities; competition with non-native including: Portola Road, Suite B, Ventura, species; and alteration of natural fire (1) Biological, commercial, or other California, 93003. Comments and cycles. Due to their small number of relevant data on any threats (or lack materials received will be available for individuals, several taxa are also thereof) to any of the species, and; inspection, by appointment, during threatened with extinction due to (2) Additional information on the normal business hours at the above random natural events or unforseen size, number or distribution of address. human activities. populations of any of the species. The initial comment period closed on FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Comments may be submitted through October 9, 1995. Although a public Diane Steeck of the Ventura Field Office May 2, 1997 to the Service office in the hearing was requested, a hearing could (see ADDRESSES section) at (805)644± ADDRESSES section. not be held during the initial comment 1766 or facsimile (805)644±3958). period, due to a Federal moratorium on Author SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: final listing actions (Pub. L. 104±6), The primary author of this notice is Background which had taken effect on April 10, Diane Steeck (see ADDRESSES section). 1995 and stipulated that no funds could On August 2, 1995, the Service be used to make final listing or critical Authority: The authority for this action is the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 published a rule proposing endangered habitat determinations. Once the U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). status for Astragalus tener var. titi Federal moratorium was lifted, on April (coastal dunes milk-vetch), Piperia 26, 1996, and funding was restored, the Dated: March 17, 1997. yadonii (Yadon's piperia), Potentilla Service scheduled the public hearing Michael J. Spear, hickmanii (Hickman's potentilla), and reopened the comment period. The Regional Director, Region 1, Fish and Wildlife Trifolium trichocalyx (Monterey clover) public hearing was held on August 20, Service. and the black legless lizard (Anniella 1996, and the comment period closed [FR Doc. 97±7448 Filed 4±1±97; 8:45 am] pulchra nigra); and threatened status for on August 30, 1996. At the public BILLING CODE 4310±55±P.