83158 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 251 / Friday, December 29, 2000 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR special management consideration or materials concerning this proposal by protection because they are already any one of several methods: Fish and Wildlife Service protected and managed to the benefit of You may submit written comments these species. Thus, these areas do not and information to the Field Supervisor, 50 CFR Part 17 meet the definition of critical habitat. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific RIN 1018±AH08 For one additional species from Islands Office, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Molokai, Labordia triflora, we P.O. Box 50088, Honolulu, HI 96850± Endangered and Threatened Wildlife determined that designation of critical 0001. and Plants; Determinations of Whether habitat was prudent at the time of its You may send comments by Designation of Critical Habitat Is listing as an endangered species in electronic mail (e-mail) to Prudent for 20 Plant Species and the 1999. Critical habitat designation for [email protected]. Please Proposed Designations of Critical this species is proposed at this time. submit comments in ASCII file format Habitat for 32 Plant Species From the In other proposed rules we and avoid the use of special characters Island of Molokai, HI determined that critical habitat was and encryption. Please include ``Attn: prudent for 19 species that occur on 1018±AH08'' and your name and return AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Molokai as well as on Kauai, Niihau, address in your e-mail message. If you Interior. Maui, Kahoolawe, and/or Lanai. The do not receive a confirmation from the ACTION: Proposed rule and notice of determinations were included in system that we have received your e- determinations of whether designation proposed rules for Kauai and Niihau, mail message, contact us directly by of critical habitat is prudent. published on November 7, 2000, for calling our Pacific Islands Office at SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Maui and Kahoolawe, published on phone number 808/541±3441. Please Wildlife Service (Service), have December 18, 2000, or for Lanai, note that the e-mail address l l reconsidered our findings concerning published on December 27, 2000. These (mo crithab [email protected]) will be whether designating critical habitat for species are: Adenophorous periens, closed out at the termination of the 20 federally protected plants from the Alectryon macrococcus, Centarium public comment period. island of Molokai, some of which may sebaeoides, Ctenitis squamigera, Cyanea You may hand-deliver written also occur on other Hawaiian Islands, grimesiana ssp. grimesiana, Diellia comments to our Pacific Islands Office would be prudent. The 20 plants were erecta, Hedyotis mannii, at 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Room 3±122, listed as endangered or threatened Hesperomannia arborescens, Honolulu, HI. species under the Endangered Species Ischaemum byrone, Melicope Comments and materials received, as Act of 1973, as amended (Act), between mucronulata, Neraudia sericea, well as supporting documentation used 1991 and 1999. At the time each plant Peucedanum sandwicense, Plantago in the preparation of this proposed rule was listed, we determined that princeps, Platanthera holochila, will be available for public inspection, designation of critical habitat was not Schiedea nuttallii, Sesbania tomentosa, by appointment, during normal business prudent because designation would Spermolepis hawaiiensis, Vigna o- hours at the Pacific Islands Office. increase the degree of threat to the wahuensis, and Zanthoxylum FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul species and/or would not benefit the hawaiiense. Critical habitat designations Henson, Field Supervisor, Pacific plant. for 14 of the 19 species on Molokai are Islands Office (see ADDRESSES section) We determine that critical habitat is proposed at this time. Critical habitat is (telephone: 808/541±3441; facsimile: prudent for 19 of these species (Bidens not proposed for five of these species 808/541±3470). wiebkei, Brighamia rockii, Canavalia (Adenophorus periens, Hedyotis SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: molokaiensis, Clermontia oblongifolia mannii, Plantago princeps, ssp. brevipes, Cyanea dunbarii, Cyanea Plantanthera holochila, and Schiedea Background mannii, Cyanea procera, Hibiscus nuttallii) that currently are found in We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife arnottianus ssp. immaculatus, areas on Molokai that do not require Service (Service), have reconsidered our Lysimachia maxima, Mariscus fauriei, special management or protection findings concerning whether Marsilea villosa, Melicope reflexa, because they are already protected and designating critical habitat for 20 Phyllostegia mannii, Schiedea lydgatei, managed to the benefit of these species. federally protected plants from the Schiedea sarmentosa, Silene alexandri, Thus, these areas do not meet the island of Molokai is prudent. Currently, Silene lanceolata, Stenogyne bifida, and definition of critical habitat. 15 of these species (Bidens wiebkei, Tetramolopium rockii) because the Critical habitat designations for 32 Canavalia molokaiensis, Clermontia potential benefits of designating critical species within 28 critical habitat units oblongifolia ssp. brevipes, Cyanea habitat essential for the conservation of on the Hawaiian island of Molokai are dunbarii, Cyanea mannii, Cyanea these species outweigh the risks that proposed at this time. procera, Hibiscus arnottianus ssp. may result from human activity because We solicit data and comments from immaculatus, Lysimachia maxima, of critical habitat designation. We the public on all aspects of this Melicope reflexa, Pritchardia munroi, propose that critical habitat designation proposal, including data on the Schiedea lydgatei, Schiedea is not prudent for one species, economic and other impacts of the sarmentosa, Silene alexandri, Stenogyne Pritchardia munroi, because it would proposed designations. We may revise bifida, and Tetramolopium rockii) are likely increase the threat from this proposal to incorporate or address endemic to the island of Molokai while vandalism or collection of this species new information received during the three species (Mariscus fauriei, Marsilea on Molokai. This proposed rule also comment period. villosa, and Silene lanceolata) are proposes designation of critical habitat DATES: We must receive comments from known from Molokai as well as one or for 17 of these 20 species. Critical all interested parties by February 27, more other islands. One species, habitat is not proposed for two species, 2001. Public hearing requests must be Brighamia rockii, was known from Lysimachia maxima and Phyllostegia received by February 12, 2001. Lanai, Maui, and Molokai but currently mannii, that are currently found only in ADDRESSES: If you wish to comment, is extant only on Molokai. Another areas on Molokai that do not require you may submit your comments and species, Phyllostegia mannii, was VerDate 11<MAY>2000 18:18 Dec 28, 2000 Jkt 194001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\29DEP2.SGM pfrm10 PsN: 29DEP2 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 251 / Friday, December 29, 2000 / Proposed Rules 83159 known from Maui and Molokai but Schiedea nuttallii, Sesbania tomentosa, Hedyotis mannii, Plantago princeps, currently is extant only on Molokai Spermolepis hawaiiensis, Vigna o- Platanthera holochila, and Schiedea (Table 1). wahuensis, and Zanthoxylum nuttallii) that currently are found only Prudency determinations for 19 other hawaiiense) which also occur on the in areas on Molokai that are protected species (Adenophorous periens, islands of Kauai, Maui and/or Lanai and managed for the benefit of these Alectryon macrococcus, Centarium were published in proposed rules on species. sebaeoides, Ctenitis squamigera, Cyanea November 7, 2000 (Kauai and Niihau, In addition, for one species in this grimesiana ssp. grimesiana, Diellia 65 FR 66808), on December 18, 2000 proposed rule, Labordia triflora, we erecta, Hedyotis mannii, (Maui and Kahoolawe, 65 FR 79192), or determined that designation of critical Hesperomannia arborescens, on December 27, 2000 (Lanai). Critical habitat was prudent at the time of its Ischaemum byrone, Melicope habitat designations for 14 of these 19 listing as an endangered species in mucronulata, Neraudia sericea, species on Molokai are proposed at this 1999. Critical habitat designation for Peucedanum sandwicense, Plantago time. Critical habitat is not proposed for this species on Molokai is proposed at princeps, Platanthera holochila, five species (Adenophorous periens, this time. TABLE 1.ÐSUMMARY OF ISLAND DISTRIBUTION OF 49 SPECIES ON MOLOKAI Island Distribution Species N.W. Isles, Kauai Oahu Molokai Lanai Maui Hawaii Kahoolawe Niihau Adenophorus periens (pendant kihi fern) .................................. CHCRRC Alectryon macrococcus (mahoe) ............................................... C C C .............. C .............. Bidens wiebkei (ko oko olau) .................................................... .............. .............. C .............. .............. .............. Bonamia menziesii (No common name) ................................... CCHCCC Brighamia rockii (pua ala) ......................................................... .............. .............. C H H .............. Canavalia molokaiensis (awikiwiki) ........................................... .............. .............. C .............. .............. .............. Centaurium sebaeoides (awiwi) ................................................ CCCCC.............