[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 2167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-720]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 17
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reopening of
Comment Period on the 90-Day Finding for a Petition To List the
Bonneville Cutthroat Trout as Threatened
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of reopening of comment period on 90-day finding.
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SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service provides notice of the reopening
of the comment period on the 90-day finding for a petition to list the
Bonneville cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki utah) as a threatened
species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The
initial comment period, as identified in the Federal Register notice of
the finding (63 FR 67640) published December 8, 1998, closed on January
7, 1999. To accommodate several requests for extensions, the Service is
reopening the comment period for an additional 30 days.
DATES: To be considered in the 12-month finding for this petition,
written comments and materials should be submitted to the Service by
February 12, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Information, data, or comments concerning this petition
should be submitted to the Field Supervisor, Ecological Services, Utah
Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 145 East 1300 South,
Suite 404, Salt Lake City, Utah 84115. The petition, finding, support
data, and comments are available for public inspection, by appointment,
during normal business hours, at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Janet A. Mizzi, Utah Field Office, at the above address, or telephone
801/524-5001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Bonneville cutthroat trout is native to the Bonneville Basin in
Utah, Idaho, Nevada, and Wyoming. Its habitat is widely distributed and
variable and includes both river and lake ecosystems. The subspecies
occurs in streams with coniferous and deciduous riparian trees at 3,500
meters (m) (11,483 feet (ft)) above mean sea level, to streams in sage-
steppe grasslands with herbaceous riparian zones at 1000 m (3281 ft)
above mean sea level, to lake environments.
On February 26, 1998, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service)
received a petition to list the Bonneville cutthroat trout as a
threatened species pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (Act) of
1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). On December 8, 1998, the
Service published a 90-day notice on this petition, finding that it
presented substantial information indicating that listing this species
may be warranted, and initiating a status review of the species.
Public Comments Solicited
The Service is soliciting information primarily on (1) genetic
variability and purity of the various subpopulations, (2) population
status and trends, (3) management policies and conservation plans
affecting Bonneville cutthroat trout, and (4) threats to the species,
including those identified in the petition. The original comment period
for this action expired January 7, 1999. With this notice, the comment
period is reopened for an additional 30 days, until February 12, 1999.
Comments, information and data should be submitted to the Service's
Utah Field Office (see ADDRESSES above.)
Author
The author of this notice is Janet A. Mizzi, Utah Field Office (see
ADDRESSES above), telephone 801/524-5001.
Authority
Authority for this action is the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: January 7, 1999.
Elliott Sutta,
Acting Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 99-720 Filed 1-12-99; 8:45 am]
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