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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Services, 911 N.E. 11th Ave., Eastside plans for listed species unless such a Federal Complex, Portland, Oregon plan would not promote the Fish and Wildlife Service 97232–4181 (phone 503/231–131); and conservation of a particular species. Hawaii State Library, 478 S. King Street, Section 4(f) of the Act as amended in Endangered and Threatened Wildlife Honolulu, Hawaii 96813. Requests for 1988 requires that public notice and an and ; Notice of Availability of copies of the draft recovery plan and opportunity for public review and Draft Recovery Plan for Multi-Island written comments and materials comment be provided during recovery Plants regarding this plan should be addressed plan development. The Service will AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, to Field Supervisor, Ecological Services, consider all information presented Interior. at the above Honolulu address. during the public comment period prior ACTION: Notice of document availability. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: to approval of each new or revised Christa Russell, Listing and Recovery Recovery Plan. Substantive technical SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Programs Lead, at the above Honolulu comments will result in changes to the Service (Service) announces the address. plans. Substantive comments regarding availability for public review of a draft SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: recovery plan implementation may not Recovery Plan for Multi-Island Plants. necessarily result in changes to the This plan covers 26 taxa, 25 of Background recovery plans, but will be forwarded to which are listed as endangered and 1 as Restoring endangered or threatened appropriate Federal or other entities so threatened. All 26 taxa are now found animals and plants to the point where that they can take these comments into on one or more of the 8 main Hawaiian they are again secure, self-sustaining account during the course of Islands; 2 of the taxa are also found on members of their ecosystems is a implementing recovery actions. one or more of three Northwestern primary goal of the Service’s Individualized responses to comments Hawaiian Islands. endangered species program. To help will not be provided. DATES: Comments on the draft recovery guide the recovery effort, the Service is This draft Recovery Plan for Multi- plan received by November 30, 1998 working to prepare recovery plans for Island Plants covers 26 plant taxa, 25 of will be considered by the Service. most of the listed species native to the which are listed as endangered and 1 as ADDRESSES: Copies of the draft recovery United States. Recovery plans describe threatened. These 26 Hawaiian plant plan are available for inspection, by actions considered necessary for the taxa are, or were, widely distributed appointment, during normal business conservation of the species, establish across the island chain. All 26 taxa are hours at the following locations: U.S. criteria for the recovery levels for now found on one or more of the 8 main Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific downlisting or delisting them, and Hawaiian Islands; 2 of the taxa are also Islands Office, 300 Ala Moana estimate time and cost for implementing found on one or more of three Boulevard, Room 3–122, Box 50088, the recovery measures needed. Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The Honolulu, Hawaii 96850 (phone 808/ The Endangered Species Act, as species listed as threatened is 541–3441); U.S. Fish and Wildlife amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) (Act), Isodendrion longifolium (aupaka). The Service, Regional Office, Ecological requires the development of recovery plants listed as endangered are:

Scientific name Common name

Achyranthes mutica ...... no common name (NCN) Adenophorus periens ...... pendant kihi fern menziesii ...... (NCN) Cenchrus agrimonioides ...... kamanomano Centaurium sebaeoides ...... awiwi Cyanea grimesiana ssp. grimesiana ...... haha Cyperus trachysanthos ...... puukaa Diellia erecta ...... NCN Euphorbia haeleeleana ...... NCN Flueggea neowawraea ...... mehamehame Hibiscus brackenridgei ...... mao hau hele Isodendrion laurifolium ...... aupaka Mariscus pennatiformis ...... NCN Neraudia sericea ...... maaloa Panicum niihauense ...... lauehu Phyllostegia parviflora ...... (NCN) Plantago princeps ...... ale Platanthera holochila ...... (NCN) Sanicula purpurea ...... (NCN) Schiedea hookeri ...... (NCN) Schiedea nuttallii ...... (NCN) Sesbania tomentosa ...... ohai Solanum incompletum ...... thorny popolo Spermolepis hawaiiensis ...... (NCN) Vigna o-wahuensis ...... Oahu vigna

The 26 taxa included in this draft (coastal to subalpine), and moisture habitats have been variously affected or plan grow in a variety of vegetation regimes (dry to wet). Only one species, are currently threatened by one or more (grasslands, shrublands, forests, and Solanum incompletum, is found in of the following: competition for space, mixed communities), elevational zones subalpine forest. These taxa and their light, water, and nutrients by introduced

VerDate 11-SEP-98 18:22 Sep 28, 1998 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\P29SE3.PT1 29SEN1 PsN: 29SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 188 / Tuesday, September 29, 1998 / Notices 51947 vegetation; habitat degradation by wild, taxon is not in danger of extinction DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR feral, or domestic animals (, throughout all or a significant part of its mouflon, , pigs, and ); range. Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget agricultural and recreational activities; Each of these populations must be habitat loss and damage to plants from for Review Under the Paperwork naturally reproducing, stable or fires; predation by animals (cattle, deer, Reduction Act increasing in number, and secure from mouflon, pigs, goats, sheep, rats, slugs threats, with a minimum of 100 mature AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, and snails, and insects); and natural Interior. disasters such as volcanic activity. In individuals per population for long- ACTION: addition, due to the small number of lived perennials, a minimum of 300 Notice. mature individuals per population for existing individuals and their very SUMMARY: This notice announces that narrow distributions, these taxa and short-lived perennials and a minimum the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) has most of their populations are subject to of 500 mature individuals per submitted the Indian Child Welfare Act an increased likelihood of extinction population for the annual taxon. Each (ICWA) Annual Report information and/or reduced reproductive vigor from population should persist at this level collection request for reinstatement with naturally occurring events such as for a minimum of 5 consecutive years changes to the Office of Management hurricanes. before downlisting is considered. A total and Budget (OMB) for approval under The objective of the draft recovery of 8 to 10 populations of each taxon the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. plan is to provide a framework for the should be documented on islands where 3501 et seq.). On June 5, 1998 the BIA recovery of these 26 taxa so that their they now occur or occurred historically. published a notice in the Federal protection by the Endangered Species As with downlisting, there may be Register for sixty days requesting Act is no longer necessary. The interim certain cases in which a particular taxon comments on the proposed information objective is to stabilize all existing may be eligible for delisting even if all collection. The comment period expired populations of the Multi-island plants. 8 to 10 of the populations are on only on August 5, 1998 during which no To be considered stable, each taxon one island, provided all of the other public comments were received. The must be managed to control threats (e.g., recovery criteria have been met and the BIA is requesting OMB approval of the fenced) and be represented in an ex situ collection of information on a regular (such as a nursery or arboretum) populations in question are widely distributed and secure enough that one basis, within 30–60 days. collection. In addition, a minimum total FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: of three populations of each taxon might reasonably conclude that the taxon is not in danger of extinction Copies of the collection of information should be documented on islands where and related self-explanatory form may they now occur or occurred historically. throughout all or a significant part of its range. Each of these populations must be obtained by contacting Larry Blair, Each of these populations must be Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of be naturally reproducing, stable or naturally reproducing and increasing in the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW, MS– increasing in number, and secure from number, with a minimum of 25 mature 4603–MIB, Washington, DC 20240. individuals per population for long- threats, with a minimum of 100 mature Phone (202) 208–2479. lived perennials (Flueggea neowawraea, individuals per population for long- DATES: OMB is required to respond to Schiedea hookeri, and Schiedea lived perennials, a minimum of 300 nuttallii) and a minimum of 50 mature this request within 60 days after mature individuals per population for publication of this notice in the Federal individuals per population for short- short-lived perennials and a minimum lived perennials (Achyranthes mutica, Register, but may respond after 30 days, of 500 mature individuals per therefore your comments should be Adenophorus periens, Bonamia population for the annual taxon. Each menziesii, Cenchrus agrimonioides, submitted to OMB on or before October population should persist at this level 29, 1998 in order to assure maximum Cyanea grimesiana ssp. grimesiana, for a minimum of 5 consecutive years. Cyperus trachysanthos, Deillia erecta, consideration. Euphorbia haeleeleana, Hibiscus Public Comments Solicited ADDRESSES: Your comments and brackenridgei, Isodendrion laurifolium, suggestions on the requirements should Isodendrion longifolium, Mariscus The Service solicits written comments be made directly to the attention: Desk pennatiformis, Neraudia sericea, on the recovery plan described. All Officer for the Interior Department, Panicum niihauense, Phyllostegia comments received by the date specified Office of Information and Regulatory parviflora, Plantago princeps, above will be considered prior to Affairs, Office of Management and Platanthera holochila, Sanicula approval of this plan. Budget, Washington, DC 20503. purpurea, Sesbania tomentosa, Telephone (202) 395–7340. Please Solanum incompletum, and Vigna o- Authority provide a copy of your comments to wahuensis). Centaurium sebaeoides and The authority for this action is section Larry Blair, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Spermolepis hawaiiensis are annuals. 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16 Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street For downlisting, a total of five to NW, MS–4603–MIB, Washington, DC U.S.C. 1533(f). seven populations of each taxon should 20240. Telephone (202) 208–2479. be documented on islands where they Dated: September 23, 1998. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: now occur or occurred historically. In David J. Wesley, I. Abstract certain cases, however, a particular Regional Director, taxon may be eligible for downlisting The information collection required U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 1. even if all five to seven of the by the use of this form is necessary to populations are on only one island, [FR Doc. 98–25964 Filed 9–28–98; 8:45 am] comply with Pub. L. 95–608, ‘‘The provided all of the other recovery BILLING CODE 4310±55±P Indian Child Welfare Act’’ and as criteria have been met and the codified in 25 CFR Part 23—Indian populations in question are widely Child Welfare Act. This information is distributed and secure enough that one collected through the use of a might reasonably conclude that the consolidated caseload form by tribal

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