[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 78 (Wednesday, April 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19777-19778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10470]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Workshop To Obtain Input for the Development of Habitat-Based
Recovery Criteria for the Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)
AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public workshop.
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SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service gives notice that a public
workshop will be held to begin the development of habitat-based
recovery criteria for the grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), a
threatened species in the 48 contiguous States. The workshop will allow
scientists and other interested parties the opportunity to submit oral
or written comments.
DATES: The public workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, 1 p.m.
to 4 p.m., and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on June 17, 1997.
ADDRESSES: The public workshop will be held at the GranTree Inn, 1325
North 7th Avenue, Bozeman, Montana. Comments and materials concerning
the workshop should be sent to the Grizzly Bear Recovery Coordinator,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, University Hall, Room 309, University
of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812. Comments and materials received
will be available for inspection, by appointment, during normal
business hours at the above Service address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dr. Christopher Servheen, Grizzly Bear Recovery Coordinator (see
ADDRESSES above), at 406/243-4903, fax 406/329-3212, e-mail
grizz@selway.umt.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) is listed as a
threatened species in the 48 contiguous States. The Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), requires the
development of recovery plans for listed species unless such a plan
would not promote the conservation of a particular species. A revised
Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan was approved by the Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service) on September 10, 1993. The Bitterroot Ecosystem
Recovery Plan Chapter was approved as a supplement to the Grizzly Bear
Recovery Plan on September 11, 1996.
The Service will hold a public workshop seeking comments on
objective, measurable habitat-based recovery criteria that the agency
needs to develop and incorporate into the Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan.
The criteria will be used to describe the characteristics of the
habitat necessary to support a recovered population of grizzly bears.
Once the habitat-based recovery criteria have been developed, specific,
quantified habitat-based recovery criteria eventually will be developed
for each recovery zone. These quantified criteria will then become part
of the recovery goal for that particular grizzly bear population. At
the workshop, the Service also wants to obtain information and comments
on methods for monitoring the habitat-based recovery criteria. Emphasis
of this workshop will be on the habitat needs of the Yellowstone
ecosystem grizzly bear population, but comments on other grizzly bear
populations and for grizzly bears anywhere in the lower 48 States are
also welcome.
The Service seeks the input of scientists, the public, and
interested organizations at the workshop. The workshop will be held in
Bozeman, Montana, on June 17, 1997 (see ADDRESSES section). The
workshop will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. with two breaks (see
DATES section). Participants are invited to present information in oral
and written form. All comments presented orally also should be
submitted in writing at the workshop to facilitate review of these
comments. Those wishing to present information or comments orally at
the workshop are asked to contact Dr. Christopher Servheen, Grizzly
Bear Recovery Coordinator (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section)
so that scheduling of oral presentations can be arranged in advance.
Anyone wishing to provide information or comments, but unable to attend
the workshop, should send the information or comments to Dr.
Christopher Servheen (see ADDRESSES section). All information and
comments previously or subsequently received will be considered during
the development of the habitat-based recovery criteria.
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Dated: April 16, 1997.
Wilbur Ladd,
Acting Regional Director, Denver, Colorado.
[FR Doc. 97-10470 Filed 4-22-97; 8:45 am]
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