[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-3837]
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[Federal Register: February 22, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 17
RIN 1018-AC10
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of Public
Hearing and Reopening of Public Comment Period on Proposed Threatened
Status for the Flat-Tailed Horned Lizard
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of public hearing and reopening of public
comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended, gives notice that a public hearing
will be held on the proposed threatened status for the flat-tailed
horned lizard (Phrynosoma mcallii). At the hearing, the Service will
allow all interested parties to submit oral or written comments on the
proposal. The public comment period is extended to provide the public
with more time to comment.
DATES: A public hearing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March
22, 1994, in Imperial, California. The public comment period, which
closed on January 28, 1994, will be reopened from February 22, 1994
until April 22, 1994. Any comments received after the closing date may
not be considered in the final decision on this proposal.
ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held on Tuesday, March 22, 1994, at
Imperial Valley College, 380 Ira Aten Road, Health Sciences Building
Assembly Room 2131, Imperial, California.
Written comments and materials may be submitted at the hearing or
sent directly to the Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
2730 Loker Avenue West, Carlsbad, California 92008. Comments and
materials received will be available for public inspection during
business hours by appointment, at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gail Kobetich, Field Supervisor, at the address listed above (telephone
619/431-9440).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The flat-tailed horned lizard (Phrynosoma mcallii) is a small
iguanid lizard restricted to flats and valleys of the western Sonoran
desert. Its maximum length, excluding the tail, is about 8 centimeters
(3 inches) (Stebbins 1985). The range of the flat-tailed horned lizard
includes portions of Riverside, Imperial and extreme eastern San Diego
Counties, California; northeastern Baja California, Mexico; Yuma
County, Arizona; and northwestern Sonora, Mexico. An estimated 34
percent of historically occupied flat-tailed horned lizard habitat has
been lost. About 95 percent of remaining optimal habitat in California
is threatened by one or more factors. Various human activities threaten
36 percent of the remaining habitat in Arizona. The flat-tailed horned
lizard and its habitat are also being adversely affected in Mexico, but
to a lesser degree. The Service published the proposed rule detailing
these factors in the Federal Register on November 29, 1993 (58 FR
62629).
The Service has scheduled a public hearing on Tuesday, March 22,
1994, in response to formal requests from the public. Those parties
wishing to make a statement for the record should bring a copy of their
statement to present to the Service at the start of the hearing. Oral
statements may be limited in length, if the number of parties present
at the hearing necessitates such a limitation. However, the length of
written comments or materials presented at the hearing or mailed to the
Service are not limited. Written comments will be given the same weight
as oral comments. Written comments may be submitted at the hearing or
mailed to the address given in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
The comment period closes on April 22, 1994.
Author
The primary author of this notice is Larry Salata, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Carlsbad Field, Office, 2730 Loker Avenue West,
Carlsbad, California, 92008.
Authority
The authority for this action is the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361-1407; 16 U.S.C. 1531-1544; 16 U.S.C.
4201-4245; Pub. L. 99-625, 100 Stat. 3500; unless otherwise noted).
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 17
Endangered and threatened species, Exports, Imports, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, and Transportation.
Dated: February 14, 1994.
Marvin L. Plenert,
Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 94-3837 Filed 2-18-94; 8:45 am]
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