96-22765. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of Public Hearing and Reopening of Public Comment Period on Proposed Endangered Status for Two San Fransciso Bay California Tidal Marsh Plants  

  • [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 174 (Friday, September 6, 1996)]
    [Proposed Rules]
    [Pages 47105-47106]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 96-22765]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
    
    Fish and Wildlife Service
    
    50 CFR Part 17
    
    
    Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of Public 
    Hearing and Reopening of Public Comment Period on Proposed Endangered 
    Status for Two San Fransciso Bay California Tidal Marsh Plants
    
    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 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), pursuant to the 
    Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), provides notice of a 
    public hearing and reopening of the comment period on the proposed 
    endangered status for Cirsium hydrophilum var. hydrophilum (Suisun 
    thistle) and Cordylanthus mollis ssp. mollis (soft bird's-beak). All 
    parties are invited to comment on this proposal.
    
    DATES: The public hearing will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on 
    Wednesday, October 2, 1996, in Fairfield, California. The public 
    comment period now closes on October 15, 1996. Any comments received by 
    the closing date will be considered in the final decision on this 
    proposal.
    
    ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be held at the Holiday Inn, 1350 
    Holiday Lane, Fairfield, California. Written comments and materials 
    concerning this proposal should be sent to the Field Supervisor, 
    Sacramento Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 3310 El Camino 
    Avenue, Suite 130, Sacramento, California 95821-6340. Comments and 
    materials received, as well as the supporting documentation used in 
    preparing the rule, will be available for public inspection, by 
    appointment, during normal business hours at the above address.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kirsten Tarp, Sacramento Field Office 
    (see ADDRESSES section) at (916) 979-2710; facsimile (916) 979-2723.
    
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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    
    Background
    
        Cirsium hydrophilum var. hydrophilum (Suisun thistle) and 
    Cordylanthus mollis ssp. mollis (soft bird's beak) are restricted to 
    salt or brackish tidal marshes within the San Francisco Bay area in 
    northern California. Habitat conversion, changes in salinity of tidal 
    marshes, water pollution, indirect effects of urbanization, habitat 
    fragmentation, mosquito abatement activities such as off-road vehicle 
    use and dredging, competition with non-native plants, insect predation, 
    chance environmental events, inadequacy of existing laws, erosion, and 
    other human-caused activities variously threaten these plants. 
    Activities such as waterfowl hunting, bird watching, and fishing do not 
    adversely affect the plants. A proposal to list these two plants was 
    published in the Federal Register on June 12, 1995 (60 FR 31000).
        Section 4(b)(5)(E) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) requires 
    that a public hearing be held if it is requested within 45 days of the 
    publication of the proposed rule. A public hearing request was received 
    within the allotted time period from Paul Campos, General Council for 
    the Building Industry Association. Because a Congressional moratorium 
    on the Service's activities associated with final listing actions was 
    in effect from April 1995, to April 1996, scheduling of the hearing was 
    delayed. The Service has now scheduled a public hearing to be held on 
    Wednesday, October, 2, 1996, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Holiday 
    Inn, 1350 Holiday Lane, Fairfield, California.
        Anyone wishing to make statements for the record should bring a 
    written copy of their statement to the hearing. Oral statements may be 
    limited in length if the number of parties present at the hearing 
    necessitates such a limitation. Oral and written comments receive equal 
    consideration. The Service places no limits on the length of written 
    comments or materials presented at the hearing or mailed to the 
    Service.
        The comment period on the proposal was to close on August 21, 1995. 
    To accommodate the hearing, the public comment period is reopened upon 
    publication of this notice. Written comments may now be submitted until 
    October 15, 1996, to the Service in the ADDRESSES section.
    
        The primary author of this notice is Kirsten Tarp (see ADDRESSES 
    section).
    
    Authority
    
        The authority for this action is the Endangered Species Act of 
    1973, as amended: (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
    
        Dated: August 30, 1996.
    Thomas Dwyer,
    Acting Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
    [FR Doc. 96-22765 Filed 9-5-96; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4310-55-P
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
09/06/1996
Department:
Fish and Wildlife Service
Entry Type:
Proposed Rule
Action:
Proposed rule; notice of public hearing and reopening of public comment period.
Document Number:
96-22765
Dates:
The public hearing will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 2, 1996, in Fairfield, California. The public comment period now closes on October 15, 1996. Any comments received by the closing date will be considered in the final decision on this proposal.
Pages:
47105-47106 (2 pages)
PDF File:
96-22765.pdf
CFR: (1)
50 CFR 17