Comment on FR Doc # 2012-19659

Document ID: FWS-R2-ES-2012-0035-0004
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Fish And Wildlife Service
Received Date: August 23 2012, at 12:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Date Posted: August 24 2012, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: August 22 2012, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: October 22 2012, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 810eeae7
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I support the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in its proposed listing of “endangered” status for the Austin Blind salamander, Jollyville Plateau salamander, Georgetown salamander, and Salado salamander (Docket No. FWS–R2–ES–2012–0035) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. My only concern is that the proposed rule does not go far enough with respect to critical habitat designations. Subsurface buffers cannot adequately address problems with water quality in karst landscapes if little attention is given to the larger recharge area, especially when that recharge area exists within the context of an urbanizing landscape. I urge the USFWS to expand the extent of the “surface critical habitat units” to include buffers surrounding major relevant sinkholes, loosing streams, and other recharge features. These recharge features should qualify as “Specific areas outside the geographical area occupied by the species at the time it is listed, upon a determination that such areas are essential for the conservation of the species”.

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