Comment on FR Doc # E8-30750

Since the damming of the Alabama River contributed to the demise of the Alabama Sturgeon, there is the possibility of other unidentified species being similarly affected. Fish and Wildlife Service consults to protect the sturgeon would likely have protective effects on other species sensitive to significant river changes. The damage to the Alabama River and the Alabama Sturgeon were done without intention, to disregard further damage to Alabama ecosystems would be an ignorant disregard for current environmental science. The building of Claiborne Lock and Dam, and the subsequent disruption of the Alabama River ecosystem, has had negligible economic benefit in Alabama, but protection of the remaining wild places we have will have positive effects for tourism and environmental quality.