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Availability of a Draft Recovery Plan comment be provided during recovery Dated: September 21, 1995. for the Heliotrope Milkvetch plan development. The Service will Elliott N. Sutta, (Astragalus montii) for Review and consider all information presented Acting Regional Director. Comment during a public comment period prior to [FR Doc. 95–23944 Filed 9–26–95; 8:45 am] approval of each new or revised BILLING CODE 3410±55±M AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, recovery plan. The Service and other Interior. Federal agencies also will take these ACTION: Notice of document availability. comments into account in the course of Notice of Availability of a Draft implementing approved recovery plans. Recovery Plan for the SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces the availability for The Heliotrope milkvetch is a Quillwort Fern for Review and public review of a draft recovery plan perennial, herbaceous in the Comment for the Heliotrope milkvetch (Astragalus legume family (Fabaceae). The species is AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, montii). The Heliotrope milkvetch very low growing, nearly stemless plant Interior. approximately 1 to 5 centimeters (0.4 to occurs in Sanpete and Sevier Counties, ACTION: Notice of document availability 2 inches) tall, with two to eight pinkish Utah. The Service solicits review and and public comment period. comment from the public on this draft purple flowers with white wing-tips. recovery plan. The species range includes Heliotrope SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife DATES: Comments on the draft recovery Mountain in Sanpete County, Utah, and Service (Service) announces the plan must be received on or before White Mountain in Sevier County, Utah. availability for public review of a draft November 27, 1995, to ensure they Currently, three populations are known recovery plan for the Louisiana receive consideration by the Service. with a total population of approximately quillwort ( louisianensis). This 200,000 individuals, occupying a total ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review quillwort is only known from eight area of about 400 acres. the draft recovery plan may obtain a locations in two parishes in copy by contacting the Field Supervisor, The Heliotrope milkvetch (Astragalus southeastern Louisiana (St. Tammany U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Lincoln montii) was listed as a threatened and Washington Parishes). It is Plaza, Suite 404, 145 East 1300 South, species on November 6, 1987 (52 FR restricted to sandy soils and gravel bars Salt Lake City, Utah 84115. Written 42657), under the authority of the Act. in or near shallow blackwater streams in comments and materials regarding this Critical habitat has been designated for riparian woodland/bayhead forest areas plan should be sent to the Field the species western Heliotrope of pine flatwoods. All sites are located Supervisor at the Salt Lake City address Mountain population. This species was on private land. The Service solicits given above. Comments and materials listed due to its limited habitat and review and comment from the public on received are available on request for small population size, and to current this draft plan. public inspection, by appointment, and potential threats from grazing and DATES: Comments on the draft recovery during normal business hours at the oil and gas surface disturbing activities plan must be received on or before above address. to the species habitat. The goal of the November 15, 1995 to receive FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John recovery plan is to maintain viable consideration by the Service. L. England, Botanist (see ADDRESSES populations of the species at its known ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review above), at telephone 801/524–5001. sites to ensure the species survival, and the draft recovery plan may obtain a to guide recovery efforts to facilitate copy by contacting the Jackson Field SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: delisting of the species. Recovery efforts Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Background will focus on protecting the species 6578 Dogwood View Parkway, Suite A. population and habitat from habitat Restoring an endangered or Jackson, 39213. Written destroying activities through the comments and materials regarding the threatened animal or plant to the point sections 7 and 9 prohibitions of the Act where it is again a secure, self- plan should be addressed to the Field for plant species. Biological and Supervisor at the above address. sustaining member of its ecosystem is a ecological research of the species’ primary goal of the U.S. Fish and Comments and materials received are biology and its relationship and available on request for public Wildlife Service’s (Service) endangered interaction with its environment is species program. To help guide the inspection, by appointment, during necessary to guide future management normal business hours at the above recovery effort, the Service is working to of the species population and habitat to prepare recovery plans for most of the address. ensure its continued survival and the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. listed species native to the United preservation of the species ecosystem. States. Recovery plans describe actions Cary Norquist at the above address (601/ Additional recovery efforts will focus on 965–4900, ext. 28). considered necessary for conservation of inventory of potential habitat and the species, establish criteria for minimum viable population studies of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: recovery levels for downlisting or its known populations. delisting them, and estimate time and Background cost for implementing the recovery Public Comments Solicited Restoring endangered or threatened measures needed. animals and to the point where The Endangered Species Act (Act) of The Service solicits written comments they are again secure, self-sustaining 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et on the recovery plan described above. members of their ecosystems is a seq.), requires the development or All comments received by the date primary goal of the U.S. Fish and recovery plans for listed species unless specified in the DATES section above Wildlife Service’s endangered species such a plan would not promote the will be considered prior to approval of program. To help guide the recovery conservation of a particular species. the recovery plan. effort, the Service is working to prepare Section 4(f) of the Act, as amended in Authority: The authority for this action is recovery plans for most of the listed 1988, requires that public notice and an section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, species native to the United States. opportunity for public review and 16 U.S.C. 1533(f). Recovery plans describe actions Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 187 / Wednesday, September 27, 1995 / Notices 49855 considered necessary for conservation of Authority: The authority for this action is recovery levels for downlisting or the species, establish criteria for the Section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, delisting them, and estimate time and recovery levels for downlisting or 16 U.S.C. 1533(f). cost for implementing the recovery delisting them, and estimate time and Dated: September 21, 1995. measures needed. cost for implementing the recovery Linda LaClaire, The Endangered Species Act (Act) of measures needed. Acting Field Supervisor. 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et The Endangered Species Act of 1973 [FR Doc. 95–23955 Filed 9–26–95; 8:45 am] seq.), requires the development of (Act), as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et BILLING CODE 4310±55±M recovery plans for listed species unless seq.), requires the development of such a plan would not promote the recovery plans for listed species unless conservation of a particular species. such a plan would not promote the Availability of a Draft Recovery Plan Section 4(f) of the Act, as amended in conservation of a particular species. for the Utah Pediocactus: San Rafael 1988, requires that public notice and an Section 4(f) of the Act, as amended in Cactus (Pediocactus despainii) and opportunity for public review and 1988, requires that a public notice and Winkler Cactus (Pediocactus winkleri) comment be provided during recovery an opportunity for public review and for Review and Comment plan development. The Service will comment be provided during recovery consider all information presented plan development. The Service will AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, during a public comment period prior to consider all information presented Interior. approval of each new or revised during a public comment period prior to ACTION: Notice of document availability. recovery plan. The Service and other approval of each new or revised Federal agencies also will take these recovery plan. The Service and other SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service comments into account in the course of Federal agencies will also take these (Service) announces the availability for implementing approved recovery plans. comments into account in the course of public review of a draft recovery plan The San Rafael cactus is a small, implementing approved recovery plans. for the Utah Pediocactus: San Rafael leafless, stem succulent, with yellowish The species considered in this draft Cactus (Pediocactus despainii) and to peach color flowers 1.5 to 2.5 cm (0.6 recovery plan is the Louisiana quillwort Winkler Cactus (Pediocactus winkleri). to 1.0 in) long and 1.8 to 2.5 cm (0.7 to (Isoetes louisianensis). This small, semi- The two cacti occur in Emery and 1.0 in) in diameter. The San Rafael aquatic plant is in a family of primitive Wayne Counties, Utah. The Service cactus is restricted to the San Rafael seedless plants closely related to ferns solicits review and comment from the Swell of central Emery County, Utah, (). It occurs in the East Gulf public on this draft recovery plan. and is known from three populations Coast Physiographic Province in DATES: Comments on the draft recovery with a total number of individuals shallow, sandy blackwater streams in plan must be received on or before estimated to be about 20,000. riparian woodland/bayhead forest areas November 27, 1995, to ensure they The Winkler cactus is a small, included in a landscope of pine receive consideration by the Service. leafless, stem cactus with peach to pink flatwoods. It is currently known only ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review flowers borne on the upper end of the from St. Tammany and Washington the draft recovery plan may obtain a tubercles near the apex of the stem. The Parishes in southeastern Louisiana copy by contacting the Field Supervisor, flowers are 1.7 to 2.2 cm (0.7 to 0.9 in) where it occurs on private land. This U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Lincoln long and 1.7 to 3.0 cm (0.7 to 1.2 in) in species is extremely vulnerable because Plaza, Suite 404, 145 East 1300 South, diameter. The Winkler cactus is of its small population size and Salt Lake City, Utah 84115. Written restricted to Wayne and Emery restricted range. Any activity which comments and materials regarding this Counties, Utah, and is known from six would affect the hydrology or stability plan should be sent to the Field populations with a total number of of the streams in which the plant Supervisor at the Salt Lake City address individuals estimated to be about 5,000. The San Rafael cactus was listed as an occurs, such as gravel mining and given above. Comments and materials endangered species under the authority timbering (without the use of Best received are available on request for of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, Management Practices), could public inspection, by appointment, as amended (Act), on September 16, potentially affect this species. during normal business hours at the 1987 (52 FR 34917). The Winkler cactus The objective of this proposed plan is above address. to delist the Louisiana quillwort. was proposed for listing as an FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Delisting will be considered when 10 endangered species under the authority John L. England, Botanist (see viable and geographically distinct of the Act on October 6, 1993 (58 FR ADDRESSES above), at telephone 801/ populations from separate drainages are 52062). The final rule listing the 524–5001. protected. Actions needed to reach this Winkler cactus has been held up in the goal include: (1) Protecting and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: recent moratorium on listing actions. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service monitoring populations; (2) surveying Background for new populations; (3) conducting life (Service) expects to publish the final history studies; and (4) educating the Restoring an endangered or rule once the moratorium is lifted. For public on the conservation needs of this threatened animal or plant to the point that reason, and because the Service is species. After consideration of where it is again a secure, self- also preparing multispecies recovery comments received during the review sustaining member of its ecosystem is a plans and recovery plans that address period, it will be submitted for final primary goal of the U.S. Fish and candidate species where appropriate, approval. Wildlife Service’s (Service) endangered the Winkler cactus is included in this species program. To help guide the recovery plan. Public Comments Solicited recovery effort, the Service is working to These species were listed due to being The Service solicits written comments prepare recovery plans for most of the highly desirable specimen plants for on the recovery plan described. All listed species native to the United cactus collections, their limited habitat comments received by the date specified States. Recovery plans describe actions and small population size, and to above will be considered prior to considered necessary for conservation of current and potential threats from off- approval of the plan. the species, establish criteria for road vehicle use, trampling by both