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15, 2001, the proposed rule to designate Office at telephone number 805/644– previously submitted need not be critical habitat for Cirsium loncholepis, 1766. resubmitted as they will be incorporated Eriodictyon capitatum, and Deinandra (3) You may hand-deliver comments into the public record as part of this increscens ssp. villosa, was published in to our Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office extended comment period and will be the Federal Register (66 FR 57560). The at the address given above. fully considered in the final rule. original comment period closed on Comments and materials received, as DATES: We will accept public comments January 14, 2002. We are reopening the well as supporting documentation used until June 6, 2002. comment period for an additional 30 in preparation of the proposal to ADDRESSES: Written comments and days to allow all interested parties to designate critical habitat, will be information should be submitted to comment simultaneously on the available for inspection, by Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and proposed rule and the associated draft appointment, during normal business Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife economic analysis. hours at the address under (1) above. Service, 2493 Portola Road, Suite B, We have proposed to designate Copies of the draft economic analysis Ventura, CA 93003. For the electronic approximately 27,046 hectares (66,830 are available on the Internet at mail address, and further instructions acres) in San Luis Obispo and Santa ‘‘www.r1.fws.gov/news’’ or by writing on commenting, refer to Public Barbara Counties, , as critical to the Field Supervisor at the address Comments Solicited section of this habitat for Cirsium loncholepis, under (1) above. notice. Eriodictyon capitatum, and Deinandra References Cited FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: increscens ssp. villosa. Critical habitat Connie Rutherford or Catrina Martin, receives protection from destruction or A complete list of all references cited herein, as well as others, is available Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office, U.S. adverse modification through required Fish and Wildlife Service, telephone consultation under section 7 of the Act upon request from the Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES section). 805/644–1766; facsimile 805/644–3958. with regard to actions carried out, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: funded, or authorized by a Federal Author Background agency. Section 4(b)(2) of the Act The primary author of this notice is requires that we designate or revise Catrina Martin (see ADDRESSES section). macradenia (Santa Cruz critical habitat based upon the best tarplant) is an aromatic annual herb in Authority: The authority for this action is scientific and commercial data the aster family () that is available, after taking into consideration the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). restricted to coastal terrace prairie the economic or any other relevant habitat along the coast of central impact of specifying any particular area Dated: April 24, 2002. California. is as critical habitat. Based upon the Craig Manson, one of only four species of the genus previously published proposal to Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Holocarpha. All four are geographically designate critical habitat for Cirsium Parks. restricted to California. The grows loncholepis, Eriodictyon capitatum, and [FR Doc. 02–10999 Filed 5–6–02; 8:45 am] to the height of 10 to 50 centimeters Deinandra increscens ssp. villosa, we BILLING CODE 4310–55–P (cm) (4 to 20 inches (in)). The yellow have prepared a draft economic analysis daisy-like flower head is surrounded of the proposed critical habitat from beneath by individual bracts (small designation. The draft economic DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR leaf-like structure associated with analysis is available on the Internet and Fish and Wildlife Service flower head). Holocarpha macradenia is from the mailing addresses in the Public distinguished from other members of Comments Solicited section below. 50 CFR Part 17 the genus by its numerous ray flowers Public Comments Solicited and black anthers. Holocarpha RIN 1018–AG73 macradenia is threatened primarily by We will accept written comments and historic and recent habitat destruction information during this reopened Endangered and Threatened Wildlife caused by residential development and comment period. If you wish to and ; Designation of Critical habitat alteration caused primarily by comment, you may submit your Habitat for Holocarpha macradenia land management practices that favor comments and materials concerning this (Santa Cruz Tarplant) the increase of other species which proposal by any of several methods: AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, compete with Holocarpha macradenia. (1) You may submit written comments Interior. Holocarpha macradenia is currently and information to the Field Supervisor, ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of known from approximately 14 native Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office, U.S. comment period and notice of and 8 experimentally seeded Fish and Wildlife Service, 2493 Portola availability of draft economic analysis. populations in Contra Costa, Monterey, Road, Suite B, Ventura, CA 93003. and Santa Cruz Counties. (2) You may send comments by SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and On June 17, 1999, our failure to issue electronic mail (e-mail) to: Wildlife Service, announce the a final rule and to make a critical habitat [email protected]. If you submit reopening of the comment period for the determination for Santa Cruz tarplant comments by e-mail, please submit proposed designation of critical habitat (Holocarpha macradenia) was them as an ASCII file and avoid the use for the Santa Cruz tarplant (Holocarpha challenged in Southwest Center for of special characters and any form of macradenia), and the availability of the Biological Diversity and California encryption. Please also include ‘‘Attn: draft economic analysis for the Native Plant Society v. Babbitt (Case No. RIN 1018–AG88’’ and your name and proposed designation of critical habitat. C99–2992 (N.D.Cal.). Pursuant to the return address in your e-mail message. We are reopening the comment period Endangered Species Act of 1973, as If you do not receive a confirmation for this species to allow all interested amended (Act) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), from the system that we have received parties to comment simultaneously on Holocarpha macradenia was listed as a your e-mail message, contact us directly the proposed rule and the associated threatened species on March 20, 2000 by calling our Ventura Fish and Wildlife draft economic analysis. Comments (65 FR 14898). On November 15, 2001,

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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, California, 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 Plants; 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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