[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 117 (Monday, June 17, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 30588]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15123]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 17
RIN 1018-AD20
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Special
Rule for the Conservation of the Northern Spotted Owl on Non-Federal
Lands
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Service issued a Draft Environmental Alternatives Analysis
(EAA) (February 23, 1996, 61 FR 6964) for the proposed special rule for
the conservation of the northern spotted owl on non-Federal lands in
California and Washington, which is currently out for public comment.
The proposed special rule was published in the Federal Register on
February 17, 1995 (60 FR 9484). The comment period for both documents
was scheduled to end on June 3, 1996. The intent of this document is to
extend the comment period to June 27, 1996.
The Service is briefly extending the comment period in order to
accept the comments of The Resources Agency of California, and invites
other interested parties who have not yet submitted comments to do so.
DATES: The comment period for written comments is extended until June
27, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Comments and materials concerning this Draft Environmental
Alternatives Analysis and the proposed rule should be sent to Mr.
Michael J. Spear, Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 911 NE. 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232-4181. The complete
file for this proposed rule will be available for public inspection, by
appointment during normal business hours, at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Office of Technical Support for Forest Resources, 333 SW. 1st
Avenue, 4th Floor, Portland, Oregon 97204, (503/326-6218).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Curt Smitch, Assistant Regional
Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 3704 Griffin Lane
SE., Suite 102, Olympia, Washington 98501, (206/534-9330); or Ron
Crete, Office of Technical Support for Forest Resources, 333 SW. 1st
Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232-4181, (503/326-6218).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Service has prepared a draft document
called an Environmental Alternatives Analysis (EAA) that describes and
analyzes the potential environmental effects of the proposed special
rule and six alternatives for the conservation of the northern spotted
owl on non-Federal lands in Washington and California. Each alternative
would revise to varying degrees the Federal prohibitions and exceptions
regarding the incidental take of spotted owls on non-Federal lands in
California and Washington. The proposed rule, analyzed in the Draft EAA
as Alternative 3, was published in the Federal Register on February 17,
1995 (60 FR, No. 33, Page 9484).
The Service's Draft EAA, including all maps, tables, charts, and
graphs, remains available on the Internet's World Wide Web at http://
www.r1.fws.gov/4deaa/welcome.html.
Dated: June 10, 1996.
H. Dale Hall,
Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 1,
Portland, Oregon.
[FR Doc. 96-15123 Filed 6-14-96; 8:45 am]
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