[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 170 (Friday, September 2, 1994)]
[Proposed Rules]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-21646]
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[Federal Register: September 2, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 424
[I.D. 082694A]
Endangered and Threatened Species; Notice of Public Hearing and
Extension of Comment Period on Proposed Endangered Status for the
Umpqua River Cutthroat Trout
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public hearing on the proposed listing of Umpqua
River cutthroat trout as endangered under the Endangered Species Act,
and extension of the public comment period.
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SUMMARY: On July 8, 1994, NMFS proposed listing Umpqua River cutthroat
trout as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) (59 FR
35089). Department of Commerce 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)). A
public hearing on the proposed listing provides the opportunity for the
public to give comments and to permit an exchange of information and
opinion among interested parties. In response to a request by the
Douglas Timber Operators, Inc. for a public hearing, NMFS announces
that a hearing on the proposed listing of the Umpqua River cutthroat
trout will be held from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Thursday, September 29,
1994, at the Timber/Indian Rooms of the Campus Center at the Umpqua
Community College. The Umpqua Community College is located on College
Way Road, Winchester, OR, and is approximately 7 miles north of
Roseburg.
The original public comment period for the proposed listing of
Umpqua River cutthroat trout was scheduled to close on September 6,
1994. To ensure that the public is provided adequate opportunity to
comment on the proposed listing, and in order to accept public comment
after the public hearing, NMFS is extending the ongoing public comment
period for 30 additional days. The extended public comment period for
the proposed rule to list Umpqua River cutthroat trout as endangered
will conclude October 6, 1994. Written comments should be sent to the
address below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garth Griffin, Environmental and
Technical Services Division, NMFS, 911 NE. 11th Ave., Rm. 620,
Portland, OR (503) 230-5430.
Dated: August 26, 1994.
Herbert W. Kaufman,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-21646 Filed 9-1-94; 8:45 am]
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