[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 97 (Friday, May 19, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 26862-26863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-12391]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 424
[I.D. 050895C]
Endangered and Threatened Species; Notice of Public Hearing On
Proposed Status for the Klamath Mountains Province Steelhead
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public hearings; request for public comments and
extension of the public comment period.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is announcing dates and locations for public meetings
concerning the proposed listing of natural steelhead (Oncorhynchus
mykiss) populations occurring between Cape Blanco, OR, and the Klamath
River Basin, CA (referred to as the Klamath Mountains Province), as
threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Hearings on the
proposed listing will provide the opportunity for the public to give
comments and will permit an exchange of information and opinion among
interested parties. In addition, this notice serves to extend the
public comment period an additional 60 days until July 14, 1995.
DATES: The hearings on the proposed listing will be held as follows:
1. June 21, 1995, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Medford, OR
2. June 22, 1995, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Gold Beach, OR
3. June 27, 1995, 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Crescent City, CA
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Garth Griffin, Environmental and
Technical Services Division, NMFS, Northwest Region, 525 NE Oregon St,
Suite 500, Portland, OR 97232-2737. The hearings on the proposed
listing will be held at the following locations:
1. Medford--Medford City Hall--City Council Chambers, 411 W. 8th
Street, Medford, OR
2. Gold Beach--Gold Beach City Hall--City Council Chambers, 510 S.
Ellensburg Avenue, Gold Beach, OR
3. Crescent City--Crescent City Community Cultural Center--Atrium
Room, 1001 Front Street, Crescent City, CA
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garth Griffin; 503-231-2005; R. Craig
Wingert, 310-980-4021; or Marta Nammack, 301-713-2322.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 16, 1995, NMFS issued a proposed
rule (60 FR 14253) to list natural steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
populations occurring between Cape Blanco, OR, and the Klamath River
Basin, CA, as threatened under the ESA. The Department of Commerce's
ESA implementing regulations state that the Secretary of Commerce shall
promptly hold at least one public hearing if any person so requests
within 45 days of publication of a proposed regulation to list...a
species (50 CFR 424.16 (c)(3)).
The public will have an opportunity to provide oral or written
testimony at the public hearings. Written comments on the proposed rule
may also be sent to Garth Griffin (see ADDRESSES). These hearings are
physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign
language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to
Garth Griffin (see ADDRESSES).
Dated: May 16, 1995.
Russell J. Bellmer,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-12391 Filed 5-18-95; 8:45 am]
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