50212 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 188 / Thursday, September 28, 1995 / Notices available for review by any party who SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: habitats have been variously affected submits a written request for a copy of Background and are threatened by 1 or more of the such documents to the following office following: habitat degradation and/or within 30 days of the date of publication Restoring endangered or threatened predation by wild, feral, or domestic of this notice: U.S. Fish and Wildlife animals and plants to the point where animals (axis deer, goats, pigs, sheep, they are again secure, self-sustaining Service, Division of Endangered and cattle); competition for space, light, members of their ecosystems is a Species, 1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, water, and nutrients by naturalized, Minnesota 55111–4056. Telephone: primary goal of the Service’s endangered species program. To help alien vegetation; habitat loss from fires; (612/725–3536, x 250); FAX: (612/725– predation by rats; human recreational 3526). guide the recovery effort, the Service is working to prepare recovery plans for activities; and military training Dated: September 22, 1995. most of the listed species native to the exercises. Because of the depauperate John A. Blankenship, United States. Recovery plans describe number of extant individuals and their Assistant Regional Director, Ecological actions considered necessary for the severely restricted distributions, Services, Region 3, Fish and Wildlife Service, conservation of the species, establish populations of these taxa are subject to Fort Snelling, Minnesota. criteria for the recovery levels for an increased likelihood of extinction [FR Doc. 95–24090 Filed 9–27–95; 8:45 am] downlisting or delisting them, and from stochastic events. BILLING CODE 4310±55±M estimate time and cost for implementing Fifteen of these taxa are known from the recovery measures needed. East Molokai and one is also known The Endangered Species Act, as from West Molokai. The 16 taxa Availability of Draft Recovery Plan for amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) (Act), the Molokai Plant Cluster for Review included in this plan grow in a variety requires the development of recovery of vegetation communities (grassland, and Comment plans for listed species unless such a shrubland, and forests), elevational plan would not promote the zones (coastal to montane), and AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, conservation of a particular species. Interior. Section 4(f) of the Act as amended in moisture regimes (dry to wet). ACTION: Notice of document availability. 1988 requires that public notice and an The objective of this plan is to opportunity for public review and provide a framework for the recovery of SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife comment be provided during recovery these 16 taxa so that their protection by Service (Service) announces the plan development. The Service will the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is no availability for public review of a draft consider all information presented longer necessary. Immediate actions Molokai Plant Cluster Recovery Plan. during the public comment period prior necessary for the prevention of There are 16 taxa of plants included in to approval of each new or revised extinction of these taxa include fencing this plan. Fourteen of the 16 taxa are Recovery Plan. Substantive technical for exclusion of ungulates, alien plant known to be extant only on the island comments will result in changes to the control, protection from fire, population of Molokai, Hawaii; one species also is plans. Substantive comments regarding and plant community monitoring and found on the islands of Hawaii and recovery plan implementation may not management, ex situ propagation, and Oahu, the other is also on the island of necessarily result in changes to the augmentation of populations, as Lanai. recovery plan, but will be forwarded to appropriate. Long-term activities DATES: Comments on the draft recovery appropriate Federal or other entities so necessary for the perpetuation of these plan must be received on or before that they can take these comments into taxa in their natural habitats November 27, 1995. account during the course of additionally include baseline and long- implementing recovery actions. ADDRESSES: Copies of the draft recovery term research, public education, Individualized responses to comments plan are available for inspection, by maintenance of fenced areas, long-term will not be provided. appointment, during normal business The 16 taxa being considered in this monitoring and management of hours at the following locations: U.S. recovery plan are: Bidens wiebkei populations and communities, and re- Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific (ko’oko’olau), Brighamia rockii (pua establishment of populations within the Islands Office, 300 Ala Moana ’ala), Canavalia molokaiensis historic ranges of some taxa. Further Boulevard, room 6307, P.O. Box 50167, (’awikiwiki), Clermontia oblongifolia research regarding current range, Honolulu, Hawaii 96850 (phone 808/ ssp. brevipes (’oha wai), Cyanea mannii reproduction and reproductive status, 541–2749); U.S. Fish and Wildlife (haha), Cyanea procera (haha), Hedyotis pollinators, life history, limiting factors, Service, Regional Office, Ecological mannii (pilo), Hibiscus arnottianus ssp. habitat requirements, and minimum Services, 911 N.E. 11th Ave., Eastside immaculatus (koki’o ke’oke’o), Melicope viable population sizes is needed to Federal Complex, Portland, Oregon reflexa (alani), Phyllostegia mannii (no facilitate appropriate management 97232–4181 (phone 503/231–6131); and common name (NCN)), Pritchardia decisions regarding the long-term Molokai Public Library, 15 Ala Malama munroi (loulu), Schiedea lydgatei perpetuation of each of these taxa. Street, Kaunakakai, Hawaii 96748 (NCN), Silene alexandri (NCN), Silene Public Comments Solicited (phone 808/553–5483). Requests for lanceolata (NCN), Stenogyne bifida copies of the draft recovery plan and (NCN), and Tetramolopium rockii The Service solicits written comments written comments and materials (NCN). on the recovery plan described. All regarding this plan should be addressed Tetramolopium rockii is listed as comments received by the date specified to Brooks Harper, Field Supervisor, threatened, while the remaining 15 taxa Ecological Services, at the above above will be considered prior to are listed as endangered. Fourteen of the approval of these plans. Honolulu address. 16 taxa are known to be extant only on FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the island of Molokai, Hawaii; one Authority Craig Rowland, Fish and Wildlife species also is found on the islands of The authority for this action is section 4(f) Biologist, at the above Honolulu Oahua and Hawaii, the other is also on of the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. address. Lanai. The 16 plant taxa and their 1533(f). 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Dated: September 20, 1995. actions considered necessary for the Amaranthus pumilus (Seabeach Michael J. Spear, conservation of the species, establish amaranth). This rare annual plant grows Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife criteria for recognizing the recovery on accreting beaches of barrier islands Service, Pacific Region. levels for downlisting or delisting them, in New York, North Carolina, and South [FR Doc. 95–24089 Filed 9–27–95; 8:45 am] and estimate time and cost for Carolina. Historically, it occurred on BILLING CODE 4310±55±M implementing the recovery measures beaches all along the Atlantic Coast needed. from Cape Cod, MA, to South Carolina. The Endangered Species Act of 1973, It has now been eliminated from two- Notice of Availability of the Technical/ as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) thirds of its former range, primarily as Agency Draft Recovery Plan for Saint (Act), requires the development of a result of beach ‘‘armoring’’ with Francis' Satyr for Review and recovery plans for listed species unless structures such as sea walls. Other Comment such a plan would not promote the potential threats to the species include conservation of a particular species. mechanized beach grooming, herbivory AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Section 4(f) of the Act, as amended in by insects and feral animals, and, in Interior. 1988, requires that a public notice and certain circumstances, off-road vehicles. ACTION: Notice of document availability an opportunity for public review and The Service solicits review and and public comment period. comment be provided during recovery comments from the public on this draft plan development. The Service will plan. SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife consider all information presented DATES: Comments on the technical/ Service (Service) announces the during a public comment period prior to agency draft recovery plan must be availability for public review of a the approval of each new or revised received on or before December 27, technical/agency draft recovery plan for recovery plan. The Service and other 1995, to receive consideration by the Saint Francis’ satyr (Neonympha Federal agencies will also take these Service. mitchellii ssp. francisci). This rare comments into account in the course of butterfly occurs in the sandhills of ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review implementing approved recovery plans. the technical/agency draft recovery plan Cumberland County, North Carolina. The primary species considered in may obtain a copy by contacting the Until its recent rediscovery, the species this draft recovery plan is Saint Francis’ Asheville Field Office, U.S. Fish and was believed to have been collected to satyr (Neonympha mitchellii ssp. Wildlife Service, 160 Zillicoa Street, extinction. One fragmented population francisci). The area of emphasis for Asheville, North Carolina 28801 is now known to survive. The Service recovery actions for this rare butterfly is (Telephone 704/258–3939). Written solicits review and comments from the the sandhills region of the Carolinas. comments and materials regarding the public on this draft plan. Habitat protection and management, plan should be addressed to the Field DATES: reintroduction, preservation of genetic Comments on the technical/ Supervisor at the above address. material, and protection of the species agency draft recovery plan must be Comments and materials received are from illegal collecting are the major received on or before December 27, 1995 available on request for public objectives of this recovery plan. to receive consideration by the Service. inspection, by appointment, during ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review Public Comments Solicited normal business hours at the above the technical/agency draft recovery plan address. may obtain a copy by contacting the The Service solicits written comments on the recovery plan described. All FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Asheville Field Office, U.S. Fish and Ms. Nora Murdock at the address and Wildlife Service, 160 Zillicoa Street, comments received by the date specified above will be considered prior to telephone number shown above (Ext. Asheville, North Carolina 28801 231). (Telephone 704/258–3939). Written approval of the plan. comments and materials regarding the Authority SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: plan should be addressed to the Field The authority for this action is Section 4(f) Background Supervisor at the above address. of the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. Restoring endangered or threatened Comments and materials received are 1533(f). animals and plants to the point where available on request for public Dated: September 22, 1995. they are again secure, self-sustaining inspection, by appointment, during Brian P. Cole, members of their ecosystems is a normal business hours at the above Field Supervisor. primary goal of the Service’s address. [FR Doc. 95–24091 Filed 9–27–95; 8:45 am] endangered species program. To help FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: BILLING CODE 4310±55±M guide the recovery effort, the Service is Ms. Nora Murdock at the address and working to prepare recovery plans for telephone number shown above (Ext. most of the listed species native to the 231). Notice of Availability of the Technical/ United States. Recovery plans describe Agency Draft Recovery Plan for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: actions considered necessary for the Amaranthus Pumilus (Seabeach conservation of the species, establish Background Amaranth), a Plant Species, for Review criteria for recognizing the recovery Restoring endangered or threatened and Comment levels for downlisting or delisting them, animals and plants to the point where AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, and estimate time and cost for they are again secure, self-sustaining Interior. implementing the recovery measures members of their ecosystems is a ACTION: Notice of document availability needed. primary goal of the Service’s and public comment period. The Endangered Species Act of 1973, endangered species program. To help as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) guide the recovery effort, the Service is SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife (Act), requires the development of working to prepare recovery plans for Service (Service) announces the recovery plans for listed species unless most of the listed species native to the availability for public review of a such a plan would not promote the United States. Recovery plans describe technical/agency draft recovery plan for conservation of a particular species.