[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 4189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1459]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Notice of Availability of the Agency Draft Recovery Plan for the
Royal Snail for Review and Comment
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of document availability and public comment period.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces the
availability for public review of an agency draft recovery plan for the
royal snail. The royal snail is known from only two spring runs on
public lands in the Sequatchie River system, Marion County, Tennessee.
The Service solicits review and comments from the public on this draft
plan.
DATES: Comments on the agency draft recovery plan must be received on
or before March 21, 1995 to receive consideration by the Service.
ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review the agency draft recovery plan may
obtain a copy by contacting the Asheville Field Office, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 330 Ridgefield Court, Asheville, North Carolina 28806
(Telephone 704/665-1195). Written comments and materials regarding the
plan should be addressed to the Field Supervisor at the above address.
Comments and materials received are available on request for public
inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the above
address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. J. Allen Ratzlaff at the address and telephone number shown above
(Ext. 229).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Restoring endangered or threatened animals or plants to the point
where they are again secure, self-sustaining members of their
ecosystems is a primary goal of the Service's endangered species
program. To help guide the recovery effort, the Service is working to
prepare recovery plans for most of the listed species native to the
United States. Recovery plans describe actions considered necessary for
conservation of the species, establish criteria for recognizing the
recovery levels for downlisting or delisting them, and estimate time
and cost to implement the recovery measures needed.
The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.) (Act), requires the development of recovery plans for listed
species unless such a plan would not promote the conservation of a
particular species. Section 4(f) of the Act, as amended in 1988,
requires that a public notice and an opportunity for public review and
comment be provided during recovery plan development. The Service will
consider all information presented during a public comment period prior
to approval of each new or revised recovery plan. The Service and other
Federal agencies will also take these comments into account in the
course of implementing approved recovery plans.
Based upon available information concerning the range, biology, and
threats to its continued survival, it is not yet possible to determine
if or when full recovery of the royal snail is possible. Accordingly,
this draft recovery plan outlines a mechanism that provides for the
protection and maintenance of all known populations, with emphasis on
determining the autecological factors necessary to manage the species.
The royal snail was officially listed as an endangered species on April
15, 1994, primarily because its extremely limited distribution and the
limited amount of occupied habitat make this species extremely
vulnerable to extirpation. Threats to the species include siltation;
road construction; logging; agricultural, municipal, industrial, and
mining runoff (both direct and from subsurface flows); vandalism; and
pollution from trash thrown in the spring runs. Comments and
information provided during this review will be used in preparing the
final recovery plan.
Public Comments Solicited
The Service solicits written comments on the recovery plan
described. All comments received by the date specified above will be
considered prior to approval of the plan.
Authority
The authority for this action is Section 4(f) of the Endangered
Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533(f).
Dated: January 10, 1995.
Robert R. Currie,
Acting Field Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 95-1459 Filed 1-19-95; 8:45 am]
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