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Federal Register/Vol. 79, No. 39/Thursday, February 27, 2014 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 39 / Thursday, February 27, 2014 / Proposed Rules 11053 Replies to an opposition must be filed Endangered and Threatened Plants. This Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife on or before March 24, 2014. action is based on a review of the best Office, 2493 Portola Road, Suite B, ADDRESSES: Federal Communications available scientific and commercial Ventura, CA 93003; telephone 805–644– Commission, 445 12th Street SW., information, which indicates that both 1766; facsimile 805–644–3958. If you Washington, DC 20554. species no longer meet the definition of use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the Federal Information FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: an endangered species, and further do Relay Service (FIRS) at 800–877–8339. Andrew J. Rhodes, 202–418–2700. not meet the definition of a threatened species, under the Endangered Species SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a Act of 1973, as amended (Act). This Executive Summary summary of Commission’s document, proposed rule, if made final, would Report No. 2994, released December 19, remove these plants from the List of Species addressed. Oenothera avita 2013. The full text of Report No. 2994 Endangered and Threatened Plants. This ssp. eurekensis (now accepted as is available for viewing and copying in document also constitutes our 12-month Oenothera californica subsp. Room CY–B402, 445 12th Street SW., finding on a petition to remove both eurekensis; Eureka Valley evening- Washington, DC or may be purchased species from the List of Endangered and primrose) and Swallenia alexandrae from the Commission’s copy contractor, Threatened Plants. We are seeking (Eureka dune grass) are endemic to three Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI) (1– information and comments from the dune systems in the Eureka Valley, Inyo 800–378–3160). public regarding this proposed rule. County, California. Eureka Valley falls Subject: In the Matter of Amendment DATES: We will accept comments within federally designated wilderness of Section 73.202(b), Table of received or postmarked on or before within Death Valley National Park, and Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations April 28, 2014. We must receive is managed accordingly by the National (Caseville and Pigeon, Michigan) (MM requests for public hearings, in writing, Park Service (Park Service). Docket No. 01–229). Purpose of the Regulatory Action. at the address shown in the FOR FURTHER In the Matter of Amendment of This document constitutes our 12- INFORMATION CONTACT section by April Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, month finding in response to a petition 14, 2014. FM Broadcast Stations (Harbor Beach to delist Eureka Valley evening- and Lexington, Michigan) (MM Docket ADDRESSES: Comment submission: You primrose and Eureka dune grass, and we No. 01–231). may submit comments by one of the are proposing to remove both plants Number of Petitions Filed: 1. following methods: from the Federal List of Endangered and (1) Electronically: Go to the Federal Federal Communications Commission. Threatened Plants. eRulemaking Portal: http:// Basis for the Regulatory Action. Marlene H. Dortch, www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, Under the Endangered Species Act of Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of enter Docket No. FWS–R8–ES–2013– 1973, we may be petitioned to list, Managing Director. 0131, which is the docket number for delist, or reclassify a species. Under the [FR Doc. 2014–04325 Filed 2–26–14; 8:45 am] this rulemaking. Then, in the Search Act, a species may be determined to be BILLING CODE 6712–01–P panel on the left side of the screen, an endangered species or threatened under the Document Type heading, species because of any of five factors: click on the Proposed Rules link to (A) The present or threatened DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR locate this document. You may submit destruction, modification, or a comment by clicking on ‘‘Comment curtailment of its habitat or range; (B) Fish and Wildlife Service Now!’’ Overutilization for commercial, (2) By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail recreational, scientific, or educational 50 CFR Part 17 or hand-delivery to: Public Comments purposes; (C) Disease or predation; (D) [Docket No. FWS–R8–ES–2013–0131; Processing, Attn: FWS–R8–ES–2013– The inadequacy of existing regulatory FXES11130900000–145–FF09E42000] 0131; Division of Policy and Directives mechanisms; or (E) Other natural or Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife manmade factors affecting its continued RIN 1018–AW04 Service; 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, MS existence. We must consider the same 2042–PDM; Arlington, VA 22203. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife factors in delisting a species. We may We request that you send comments and Plants; Removing Oenothera avita delist a species if the best scientific and only by the methods described above. ssp. eurekensis and Swallenia commercial data indicate the species is We will post all comments on http:// alexandrae From the Federal List of neither threatened nor endangered for www.regulations.gov. This generally Endangered and Threatened Plants one or more of the following reasons: (1) means that we will post any personal The species is extinct, (2) The species AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, information you provide us (see the has recovered and is no longer Interior. Information Requested section below for endangered or threatened, or (3) The ACTION: Proposed rule and 12-month more information). original scientific data used at the time petition finding. Document availability: You may the species was classified were in error. obtain copies of the proposed rule and The primary threat to Eureka Valley SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and related documents (including a copy of evening-primrose and Eureka dune grass Wildlife Service (Service), propose to the Background Information document at the time of listing was off-highway remove Oenothera avita ssp. eurekensis (Service 2014, entire) referenced vehicle (OHV) activity at Eureka Dunes (now accepted as Oenothera californica throughout this proposed rule) at (43 FR 17910; April 26, 1978); although subsp. eurekensis, with a common name http://www.regulations.gov under not specifically stated in the final listing of Eureka Valley evening-primrose, Docket No. FWS–R8–ES–2013–0131, or rule, this also presumes a lesser degree Eureka evening-primrose, or Eureka at the Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office’s of impacts from camping that were Dunes evening-primrose) and Swallenia Web site at http://www.fws.gov/ associated with OHV activity on and alexandrae (with a common name of ventura/. around the dunes. Habitat protections Eureka dune grass or Eureka Valley FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and ongoing management by the Bureau dune grass) from the Federal List of Stephen P. Henry, Deputy Field of Land Management (BLM; up until VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:29 Feb 26, 2014 Jkt 232001 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\27FEP1.SGM 27FEP1 TKELLEY on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS 11054 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 39 / Thursday, February 27, 2014 / Proposed Rules 1994) and Park Service (since 1994) may adversely affect or benefit the We will schedule public hearings on since listing have resulted in plants. this proposal, if any are requested, and amelioration of the threats identified at (6) New information or data on the announce the dates, times, and places of listing. Of the remaining potential projected and reasonably likely impacts those hearings, as well as how to obtain impacts, which consist of herbivory, to Eureka Valley evening-primrose and reasonable accommodations, in the seed predation, stochastic events, Eureka dune grass associated with Federal Register and local newspapers climate change, and (specifically for climate change. at least 15 days before the hearing. Eureka Valley evening-primrose) (7) What should be included in a post- Peer Review competition with Russian thistle, one or delisting monitoring plan for the more may be causing stress to a species, including length of monitoring In accordance with our joint policy on population (or portions of a population) period, monitoring intervals, what peer review published in the Federal of either species. However, the stress monitoring techniques are appropriate, Register on July 1, 1994 (59 FR 34270), caused by those potential impacts are triggers and thresholds for additional we will seek the expert opinions of at not of sufficient imminence, intensity, monitoring or initiating status reviews, least three appropriate and independent or magnitude to rise to the level that and so forth. specialists regarding this proposed rule. they would cause either Eureka Valley Please include sufficient information A discussion of additional information evening-primrose or Eureka dune grass with your submission (such as scientific related to this proposed rule—including to be a threatened species (i.e., likely to journal articles or other publications) to (but not limited to) information on life become an endangered species within allow us to verify any scientific or history, taxonomy, genetics, seed bank the foreseeable future). commercial information you include. ecology, survivorship and demography, Please note that submissions merely rangewide distribution, and abundance Information Requested stating support for or opposition to the surveys—is presented in the We intend any final action resulting action under consideration without Background Information document from this proposal will be based on the providing supporting information, (Service 2014) available
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