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24692 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 83 / Thursday, April 30, 2015 / Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR arkansas-es/, at http:// Fish and Wildlife Service, Mississippi www.regulations.gov at Docket No. Ecological Services Field Office, 6578 Fish and Wildlife Service FWS–R4–ES–2013–0007, and at the Dogwood View Parkway, Suite A, Arkansas Ecological Services Field Jackson, MS 39123; telephone 601–965– 50 CFR Part 17 Office (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 4900; facsimile 601–965–4340. [Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2013–0007; CONTACT). Any additional tools or For information about the final 4500030114] supporting information we developed designation in Missouri, contact Amy for this critical habitat designation will Salveter, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish RIN 1018–AZ30 also be available at the U.S. Fish and and Wildlife Service, Columbia Endangered and Threatened Wildlife Wildlife Service Web site and Field Ecological Services Field Office, 101 and Plants; Designation of Critical Office outlined above, and also may be Park DeVille Drive, Suite A, Columbia, Habitat for Neosho Mucket and included in the preamble, at http:// MO 65203–0057; telephone 573–234– Rabbitsfoot www.regulations.gov, or both. 2132; facsimile 573–234–2181. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For For information about the final AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, general information about this rule, and designation in Ohio, contact Dan Interior. information about the final designation Everson, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and ACTION: Final rule. in Arkansas, contact Melvin Tobin, Wildlife Service, 4625 Morse Road, Acting Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Suite 104, Columbus, OH 43230; SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arkansas Ecological telephone 614–416–8993; facsimile Wildlife Service (Service), designate Services Field Office, 110 South Amity 614–416–8994. critical habitat for two species of Road, Suite 300, Conway, AR 72032; For information about the final mussels, the Neosho mucket (Lampsilis telephone 501–513–4470; facsimile designation in Oklahoma, contact Jontie rafinesqueana) and rabbitsfoot 501–513–4480. If you use a Aldrich, Acting Field Supervisor, U.S. (Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica), under telecommunications device for the deaf Fish and Wildlife Service, Oklahoma the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as (TDD), call the Federal Information Ecological Services Field Office, 9014 amended (Act). In total, approximately Relay Service (FIRS) at 800–877–8339. East 21st Street, Tulsa, OK 74129–1428; 777 river kilometers (483 river miles) in For information about the final telephone 918–382–4500; facsimile Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and designation in Alabama, contact Bill 918–581–7467. Oklahoma fall with the boundaries of Pearson, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and For information about the final the critical habitat designation for the Wildlife Service, Alabama Ecological designation in Pennsylvania, contact Neosho mucket and approximately Services Field Office, 1208 Main Street, Lora Zimmerman, Field Supervisor, 2,312 river kilometers (1,437 river Daphne, AL 36526; telephone 251–441– U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, miles) in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, 5181; facsimile 251–441–6222. Pennsylvania Ecological Services Field Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, For information about the final Office, 315 South Allen Street, Suite Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, designation in Illinois, contact Richard 322, State College, PA 16801; telephone Pennsylvania, and Tennessee, fall C. Nelson, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish 814–234–4090; facsimile 814–234–0748. within the boundaries of the critical and Wildlife Service, Rock Island For information about the final habitat designation for the rabbitsfoot. Ecological Services Field Office, 1511 designation in Tennessee, contact Mary The effect of this rule is to extend the 47th Avenue, Moline, IL 61265; Jennings, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish Act’s protections to these mussels’ telephone 309–757–5800; facsimile and Wildlife Service, Tennessee critical habitats. 309–757–5807. Ecological Services Field Office, 446 DATES: This rule is effective on June 1, For information about the final Neal Street, Cookeville, TN 38501; 2015. designation in Indiana, contact Scott telephone 931–528–6481; facsimile ADDRESSES: This final rule is available Pruitt, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and 931–528–7075. on the Internet at http:// Wildlife Service, Bloomington SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: www.regulations.gov and the Arkansas Ecological Services Field Office, 602 Executive Summary Ecological Services Field Office’s Web South Walker Street, Bloomington, IN site at http://www.fws.gov/arkansas-es/. 47403–2121; telephone 812–334–4261; Why we need to publish a rule. Under Comments and materials received, as facsimile 812–334–4273. the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as well as some supporting documentation For information about the final amended (Act), when we determine that we used in preparing this rule, are designation in Kansas, contact Heather a species is an endangered or threatened available for public inspection at http:// Whitlaw, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish species, we are required to designate www.regulations.gov. All of the and Wildlife Service, Kansas Ecological critical habitat, to the maximum extent comments, materials, and Services Field Office, 2609 Anderson prudent and determinable. Designations documentation we considered in this Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502; of critical habitat can only be completed rulemaking are available by telephone 785–539–3474; facsimile by issuing a rule. appointment, during normal business 785–839–8567. On October 16, 2012, we published in hours, at: U.S. Fish and Wildlife For information about the final the Federal Register a proposed rule to Service, Arkansas Ecological Service designation in Kentucky, contact Lee list the Neosho mucket and rabbitsfoot Field Office, 110 South Amity Road, Andrews, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and designate critical habitat (77 FR Suite 300, Conway, AR 72032; and Wildlife Service, Kentucky 63440). We issued the final rule listing telephone 501–513–4470; facsimile Ecological Services Field Office, 330 the Neosho mucket as endangered and 501–513–4480. West Broadway, Suite 265, Frankfort, the rabbitsfoot as threatened on The coordinates, plot points, or both KY 40601; telephone 502–695–0468; September 17, 2013 (78 FR 57076). from which the maps are generated are facsimile 502–695–1024. The critical habitat units we are included in the administrative record For information about the final designating in this rule constitute our for this critical habitat designation and designation in Mississippi, contact current best assessment of the areas that are available at http://www.fws.gov/ Stephen Ricks, Field Supervisor, U.S. meet the definition of critical habitat for VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:21 Apr 29, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\30APR2.SGM 30APR2 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES2 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 83 / Thursday, April 30, 2015 / Rules and Regulations 24693 Neosho mucket and rabbitsfoot. We are for the designation of critical habitat. In endangered species and rabbitsfoot as a designating: accordance with Section 4(b)(2) of the threatened species under the Act was • For the Neosho mucket, in total, Act, we prepared an analysis of the published in the Federal Register on approximately 777 river kilometers economic impacts of the critical habitat September 17, 2013 (78 FR 57076). (rkm) (483 river miles (rmi)) in 7 units designations and related factors. We in the Elk, Fall, Illinois, Neosho, Shoal, announced the availability of the draft Summary of Comments and Spring, North Fork Spring, and economic analysis (DEA) and draft Recommendations Verdigris Rivers as critical habitat in environmental assessment in the We requested written comments from Benton and Washington Counties, Federal Register on May 9, 2013 (78 FR the public on the proposed designation Arkansas; Allen, Cherokee, Coffey, Elk, 27171), allowing the public to provide of critical habitat for the Neosho mucket Greenwood, Labette, Montgomery, comments on these documents. In and rabbitsfoot during four comment Neosho, Wilson, and Woodson response to requests we received, we periods. The first comment period Counties, Kansas; Jasper, Lawrence, reopened the comment period for the opened with the publication of the McDonald, and Newton Counties, proposed critical habitat rule, DEA, and proposed rule on October 16, 2012, and Missouri; and Adair, Cherokee, and draft environmental assessment from Delaware Counties, Oklahoma. August 27, 2013, to October 28, 2013 (78 closed on December 17, 2012 (77 FR • For the rabbitsfoot, in total, FR 52894), and again from May 14, 63440). Second, we requested comments approximately 2,312 rkm (1,437 rmi) in 2014, to July 14, 2014 (79 FR 27547). We on the proposed critical habitat 31 units (3 with 2 subunits each) in the have incorporated the comments and designation and associated DEA and Neosho, Spring (Arkansas River system), completed the final economic analysis draft environmental assessment during a Verdigris, Black, Buffalo, Little, (FEA) and associated summary comment period that opened May 9, Ouachita, Saline, Middle Fork Little memorandum describing our revised 2013, and closed on June 10, 2013 (78 Red, Spring (White River system), South forecast calculations concurrently with FR 27171). Third, we re-opened the Fork Spring, Strawberry, White, St. this final determination. comment period for another 60 days Francis, Big Sunflower,
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