Wednesday, April 3, 2002 Part II Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Determinations of Prudency and Proposed Designations of Critical Habitat for Plant Species From the Islands of Maui and Kahoolawe, Hawaii; Proposed Rule VerDate Mar<13>2002 10:04 Apr 02, 2002 Jkt 197001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4717 Sfmt 4717 E:\FR\FM\03APP2.SGM pfrm03 PsN: 03APP2 15856 Federal Register / Vol. 67, No. 64 / Wednesday, April 3, 2002 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Section 4 of the Act requires us to of Maui and Kahoolawe (Table 1). consider economic and other relevant Seventeen of these species are endemic Fish and Wildlife Service impacts of specifying any particular area to the islands of Maui and/or as critical habitat. Kahoolawe, while 53 species are 50 CFR Part 17 We solicit data and comments from reported from one or more other islands, the public on all aspects of this as well as Maui and/or Kahoolawe. RIN 1018–AH70 proposal, including data on the We originally determined that economic and other impacts of the Endangered and Threatened Wildlife designation of critical habitat was and Plants; Revised Determinations of designations. We may revise or further refine this rule, including critical prudent for 37 plants from the islands Prudency and Proposed Designations habitat boundaries, prior to final of Maui and Kahoolawe on December of Critical Habitat for Plant Species designation based on habitat and plant 18, 2000 (65 FR 7919). In a previous From the Islands of Maui and surveys, public comment on the revised proposal, published on November 7, Kahoolawe, Hawaii proposed critical habitat rule, and new 2000 (65 FR 66808), we determined that designation of critical habitat was AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, scientific and commercial information. prudent for 11 plants that are reported Interior. DATES: We will accept comments until from Maui and Kahoolawe as well as ACTION: Revised proposed rule and June 3, 2002. Public hearing requests must be received by May 20, 2002. from Kauai and Niihau. In addition, at notice of determinations of whether the time we listed Clermontia samuelii, ADDRESSES: If you wish to comment, designation of critical habitat is Cyanea copelandii ssp. haleakalaensis, you may submit your comments and prudent. Cyanea glabra, Cyanea hamatiflora ssp. materials concerning this proposal by hamatiflora, Dubautia plantaginea ssp. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and writing to the Field Supervisor, U.S. humilis, and Kanaloa kahoolawensis, on Wildlife Service (Service), propose Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific critical habitat for 61 of the 70 species Islands Office, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., September 3, 1999 (64 FR 48307), we known historically from the islands of Room 3–122, P.O. Box 50088, Honolulu, determined that designation of critical Maui and Kahoolawe that are listed HI 96850–0001. habitat was prudent for these six taxa under the Endangered Species Act of You may view comments and from Maui and Kahoolawe. No change 1973, as amended. materials received, as well as supporting is made to these 54 prudency We propose critical habitat documentation used in the preparation determinations in this revised proposal, designations for 61 species within 13 of this proposed rule, by appointment, and they are hereby incorporated by critical habitat units totaling during normal business hours at the reference (64 FR 48307; 65 FR 66808; 65 approximately 51,208 hectares (ha) above address. FR 79192). (126,531 acres (ac)) on the island of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul In the December 18, 2000 proposed Maui, and within 2 critical habitat units Henson, Field Supervisor, Pacific rule, we determined that critical habitat totaling approximately 714 ha (1,763 ac) Islands Office (see ADDRESSES section) was not prudent for Acaena exigua, a on the island of Kahoolawe. (telephone 808/541–3441; facsimile species known only from Kauai and If this proposal is made final, section 808/541–3470). Maui, because it had not been seen 7 of the Act requires Federal agencies to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: recently in the wild, and no viable ensure that actions they carry out, fund, genetic material of this species was or authorize do not destroy or adversely Background known to exist. No change is made here modify critical habitat to the extent that In the Lists of Endangered and to the December 18, 2000, prudency the action appreciably diminishes the Threatened Plants (50 CFR 17.12), there determination for this species and it is value of the critical habitat for the are 70 plant species that, at the time of hereby incorporated by reference (65 FR survival and recovery of the species. listing, were reported from the islands 79192). TABLE 1.—SUMMARY OF ISLAND DISTRIBUTION OF 70 SPECIES FROM MAUI AND KAHOOLAWE Island distribution Species (common name) NW Isles, kahoolawe Kauai Oahu Molokai Lanai Maui Hawaii Niihau Acaena exigua (liliwai) ........................................ H .............. .............. .............. H Adenophorus periens .......................................... CCCRHC Alectryon macrococcus (mahoe) ........................ C C C .............. C Argyroxiphium sandwicense ssp. .............. .............. .............. .............. C macrocephalum (ahinahina) . Asplenium fragile var. insulare (NCN*) ............... .............. .............. .............. .............. C C Bidens micrantha ssp. kalealaha (kookoolau) .... .............. .............. .............. H C Bonamia menziesii (NCN) ................................... CCHCCC Brighamia rockii (pua ala) ................................... .............. .............. C H H Cenchrus agrimonioides (kamanomano) ............ .............. C .............. H C R NW Isles (H). Centaurium sebaeoides (awiwi) .......................... CCCCC Clermontia lindseyana (oha wai) ........................ .............. .............. .............. .............. C C Clermontia oblongifolia ssp. mauiensis (oha .............. .............. .............. C C wai) . Clermontia peleana (oha wai) ............................. .............. .............. .............. .............. H C Clermontia samuelii (oha wai) ............................ .............. .............. .............. .............. C Colubrina oppositifolia (kauila) ............................ .............. C .............. .............. C C Ctenitis squamigera (pauoa) ............................... HCCCCH Cyanea copelandii ssp. haleakalaensis (haha) .............. .............. .............. .............. C VerDate Mar<13>2002 10:04 Apr 02, 2002 Jkt 197001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\03APP2.SGM pfrm03 PsN: 03APP2 Federal Register / Vol. 67, No. 64 / Wednesday, April 3, 2002 / Proposed Rules 15857 TABLE 1.—SUMMARY OF ISLAND DISTRIBUTION OF 70 SPECIES FROM MAUI AND KAHOOLAWE—Continued Island distribution Species (common name) NW Isles, kahoolawe Kauai Oahu Molokai Lanai Maui Hawaii Niihau Cyanea glabra (haha) ......................................... .............. .............. .............. .............. C Cyanea grimesiana ssp. grimesiana (haha) ....... .............. CCCC Cyanea hamatiflora ssp. hamatiflora (haha) ....... .............. .............. .............. .............. C Cyanea lobata (haha) ......................................... .............. .............. .............. H C Cyanea mceldowneyi (haha) .............................. .............. .............. .............. .............. C Cyrtandra munroi (haiwale) ................................. .............. .............. .............. C C Delissea undulata (NCN) .................................... C .............. .............. .............. H C Ni (H). Diellia erecta (Asplenium-leaved diellia) ............. HHCHCC Diplazium molokaiense (NCN) ............................ HHHHC Dubautia plantaginea ssp. humilis (naenae) ...... .............. .............. .............. .............. C Flueggea neowawraea (mehamehame) ............. C C H .............. C C Geranium arboreum (nohoanu) .......................... .............. .............. .............. .............. C Geranium multiflorum (nohoanu) ........................ .............. .............. .............. .............. C Gouania vitifolia (NCN) ....................................... .............. C .............. .............. H C Hedyotis coriacea (kioele) ................................... .............. H .............. .............. C C Hedyotis mannii (pilo) ......................................... .............. .............. C C C Hesperomannia arborescens (NCN) ................... .............. CCHC Hesperomannia arbuscula (NCN) ....................... .............. C .............. .............. C Hibiscus brackenridgei (mao hau hele) .............. HCHCCCKa (R). Ischaemum byrone (Hilo ischaemum) ................ C H C .............. C C Isodendrion pyrifolium (wahine noho kula) ......... .............. HHHHCNi (H). Kanaloa kahoolawensis (kohe malama malama .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. Ka (C). o Kanaloa) . Lipochaeta kamolensis (nehe) ............................ .............. .............. .............. .............. C Lysimachia lydgatei (NCN) ................................. .............. H .............. .............. C Mariscus pennatiformis (NCN) ............................ H H .............. .............. C H NW Isles (C). Melicope