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specified in section 4(a)(1) of the ESA. 

The ESA requires the development of 

recovery plans for listed species, unless 

such a plan would not promote the 

conservation of a particular species. 

Pursuant to section 4(f) of the ESA, a 

recovery plan must, to the maximum 

extent practicable, include (1) a 

description of site-specific management 

actions as may be necessary to achieve 

the plan’s goals for the conservation and 

survival of the species; (2) objective, 

measurable criteria which, when met, 

would support a determination under 

section 4(a)(1) that the species should be 

removed from the List of Endangered 

and Threatened Species; and (3) 

estimates of the time and costs required 

to carry out those measures needed to 

achieve the plan’s goal and to achieve 

intermediate steps toward that goal. 

The Service has revised its approach 

to recovery planning; the revised 

process is called Recovery Planning and 

Implementation (RPI). The RPI process 

is intended to reduce the time needed 

to develop and implement recovery 

plans, increase recovery plan relevancy 

over a longer timeframe, and add 

flexibility to recovery plans so they can 

be adjusted to new information or 

circumstances. Under RPI, a recovery 

plan will include statutorily required 

elements (objective, measurable criteria, 

site-specific management actions, and 

estimates of time and costs), along with 

a concise introduction and our strategy 

for how we plan to achieve species 

recovery. The RPI recovery plan is 

supported by a separate Species Status 

Assessment, or in cases such as this one, 

a species biological report that provides 

the background information and threat 

assessment, which are key to recovery 

plan development. The essential 

component to flexible implementation 

under RPI is producing a separate 

working document called the Recovery 

Implementation Strategy 

(implementation strategy). The 

implementation strategy steps down 

from the more general description of 

actions described in the recovery plan to 

detail the specific, near-term activities 

needed to implement the recovery plan. 

The implementation strategy will be 

adaptable by being able to incorporate 

new information without having to 

concurrently revise the recovery plan, 

unless changes to statutory elements are 

required. 

Franciscan manzanita was thought to 

be extirpated in the wild prior to the 

discovery of a single plant in 2009. 

There is still only a single known wild 

specimen, although the species also 

exists in cultivation to a limited extent. 

We listed Franciscan manzanita 

throughout its entire range on 

September 5, 2012 (77 FR 54434). The 

species has been known to occur only 

on the San Francisco peninsula in areas 

with serpentine soils, bedrock outcrops, 

greenstone, and mixed Franciscan rock. 

In addition to these serpentine soils, 

cool air temperatures, and summer fog 

are the primary habitat requirements for 

the species. 

The most significant threat to 

Franciscan manzanita is habitat loss 

from urbanization, which continues to 

impact remnant suitable habitat. Other 

threats include competition from 

invasive native and nonnative plants, 

potential infestation by Phytophthora 

sp., damage from herbivores such as the 

California vole, climate change, visitor 

use, vandalism, stochastic events, and 

the effects of small population size, 

water stress, and hybridization with 

closely related species. 

Recovery Plan Goals 

The purpose of a recovery plan is to 

provide a framework for the recovery of 

species so that protection under the ESA 

is no longer necessary. A recovery plan 

includes scientific information about 

the species and provides criteria that 

enable us to gauge whether downlisting 

or delisting the species is warranted. 

Furthermore, recovery plans help guide 

our recovery efforts by describing 

actions we consider necessary for each 

species’ conservation and by estimating 

time and costs for implementing needed 

recovery measures. 

The goal of this draft recovery plan is 

to improve the status of Franciscan 

manzanita so that it can be downlisted. 

Due to the current lack of information 

about the species’ biology and habitat 

requirements, the magnitude of current 

threats, and the existence of only a 

single plant in the wild, it is not 

currently practicable to determine 

appropriate delisting criteria; therefore, 

we focus on meeting the goal of 

downlisting. To meet the recovery goal 

of downlisting, the following objectives 

have been identified: 

1. Establish additional stands of 

Franciscan manzanita using cuttings 

and layers from the wild plant originally 

found on Doyle Drive. 

2. Establish stands of Franciscan 

manzanita using cuttings and layers 

from plants collected from the Laurel 

Hill Cemetery that represent other 

genotypes, and plant these individuals 

sufficiently close to the wild Franciscan 

manzanita clones so that outcrossing 

occurs among the genetically distinct 

individuals. 

3. Protect and manage habitat around 

extant and newly established plants (via 

vegetation control, irrigation 

supplementation, disease prevention, 

herbivore removal, and other means). 

4. Protect suitable habitat for future 

establishment of Franciscan manzanita 

populations. 

As Franciscan manzanita meets 

reclassification criteria, we will review 

its status and consider it for downlisting 

on the Federal Lists of Endangered and 

Threatened Wildlife and Plants. 

Public Comments Solicited 

We solicit written comments on the 

draft recovery plan described in this 

notice. All comments received by the 

date specified in DATES will be 

considered in development of a final 

recovery plan for Franciscan manzanita. 

You may submit written comments and 

information by mail or in person to the 

Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office at 

the above address (see ADDRESSES). 

Public Availability of Comments 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority 

We developed this draft recovery plan 

under the authority of section 4(f) of the 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533(f). 

Lawrence Rabin, 

Acting Regional Director, Pacific Southwest 

Region. 

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BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[AA–6657–A; AA–6657–C; AA–6657–F; AA– 

6657–I; AA–6657–A2; 

19X.LLAK.944000.L14100000.HY0000.P] 

Alaska Native Claims Selection 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of decision approving 

lands for conveyance. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) hereby provides 

constructive notice that it will issue an 

appealable decision approving 

conveyance of the surface estate in 

certain lands to Saguyak Incorporated, 

for the native village of Clarks Point, 


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pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims 

Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA), as 

amended. As provided by ANCSA, the 

BLM will convey the subsurface estate 

in the same lands to Bristol Bay Native 

Corporation when the BLM conveys the 

surface estate to Saguyak Incorporated. 

DATES: Any party claiming a property 

interest in the lands affected by the 

decision may appeal the decision in 

accordance with the requirements of 43 

CFR part 4 within the time limits set out 

in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section. 

ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of 

the decision from the BLM, Alaska State 

Office, 222 West Seventh Avenue, #13, 

Anchorage, AK 99513–7504. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bettie J. Shelby, BLM Alaska State 

Office, 907–271–5596 or bshelby@

blm.gov. The BLM Alaska State Office 

may also be contacted via a 

Telecommunications Device for the Deaf 

(TDD) through the Federal Relay Service 

at 1–800–877–8339. The relay service is 

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 

to leave a message or question with the 

BLM. The BLM will reply during 

normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is 

hereby given that the BLM will issue an 

appealable decision to Saguyak 

Incorporated. The decision approves 

conveyance of the surface estate in 

certain lands pursuant to ANCSA (43 

U.S.C. 1601, et seq.). As provided by 

ANCSA, the subsurface estate in the 

same lands will be conveyed to Bristol 

Bay Native Corporation when the 

surface estate is conveyed to Saguyak 

Incorporated. The lands are located in 

the vicinity of Clarks Point, Alaska, and 

are described as: 

Block 3, Tract B, U.S. Survey No. 4992, 

Alaska. 

Containing 0.36 acres. 

Seward Meridian, Alaska 

T. 14 S, R. 55 W, 

Sec. 8. 

Containing 46.62 acres. 

T. 14 S, R. 57 W, 

Sec. 25. 

Containing 638.74 acres. 

T. 15 S, R. 57 W, 

Secs. 2, 3, and 4; 

Secs. 9, 10, 11 and 16; 

Sec. 31. 

Containing 3,399.16 acres. 

Aggregating 4,084.88 acres. 

The BLM will also publish notice of 

the decision once a week for four 

consecutive weeks in the The Bristol 

Bay Times & The Dutch Harbor 

Fisherman newspaper. Any party 

claiming a property interest in the lands 

affected by the decision may appeal the 

decision in accordance with the 

requirements of 43 CFR part 4 within 

the following time limits: 

1. Unknown parties, parties unable to 

be located after reasonable efforts have 

been expended to locate, parties who 

fail or refuse to sign their return receipt, 

and parties who receive a copy of the 

decision by regular mail which is not 

certified, return receipt requested, shall 

have until January 25, 2019 to file an 

appeal. 

2. Parties receiving service of the 

decision by certified mail shall have 30 

days from the date of receipt to file an 

appeal. 

Parties who do not file an appeal in 

accordance with the requirements of 43 

CFR part 4 shall be deemed to have 

waived their rights. Notices of appeal 

transmitted by facsimile will not be 

accepted as timely filed. 

Bettie J. Shelby, 

Land Law Examiner, Adjudication Section. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27879 Filed 12–21–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[F–14875–A, F–14875–A2; 

19X.LLAK944000.L14100000.HY0000.P] 

Alaska Native Claims Selection 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of decision approving 

lands for conveyance. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) hereby provides 

constructive notice that it will issue an 

appealable decision approving 

conveyance of the surface estate in 

certain lands to Kugkaktlik Limited, for 

the Native village of Kipnuk, pursuant 

to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 

Act of 1971, as amended (ANCSA). The 

lands approved for conveyance lie 

partially within the former Clarence 

Rhode National Wildlife Range, now 

known as the Yukon Delta National 

Wildlife Refuge. The subsurface estate 

in the lands lying outside the former 

Clarence Rhode National Wildlife Range 

will be conveyed to Calista Corporation 

when the surface estate is conveyed to 

Kugkaktlik Limited. 

DATES: Any party claiming a property 

interest in the lands affected by the 

decision may appeal the decision in 

accordance with the requirements of 43 

CFR part 4 within the time limits set out 

in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section. 

ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of 

the decision from the Bureau of Land 

Management, Alaska State Office, 222 

West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, 

AK 99513–7504. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy 

A. Kelley, BLM Alaska State Office, 

907–271–3786, or j1kelley@blm.gov. The 

BLM Alaska State Office may also be 

contacted via Telecommunications 

Device for the Deaf (TDD) through the 

Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877– 

8339. The relay service is available 24 

hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a 

message or question with the BLM. The 

BLM will reply during normal business 

hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is 

hereby given that the BLM will issue an 

appealable decision to Kugkaktlik 

Limited for the Native village of Kipnuk. 

The decision approves conveyance of 

the surface estate in certain lands 

pursuant to ANCSA (43 U.S.C. 1601, et 

seq.). The lands approved for 

conveyance lie partially within the 

former Clarence Rhode National 

Wildlife Range, established December 8, 

1960, now known as the Yukon Delta 

National Wildlife Refuge. As provided 

by ANCSA, the subsurface estate in 

lands lying within a national wildlife 

refuge in existence on December 18, 

1971, is not available for conveyance to 

the regional corporation, Calista 

Corporation, and will be reserved to the 

United States in the conveyance 

document transferring the surface estate. 

The subsurface estate in the lands lying 

outside the former Clarence Rhode 

National Wildlife Range will be 

conveyed to Calista Corporation when 

the surface estate is conveyed to 

Kugkaktlik Limited. The lands are 

located in the vicinity of Kipnuk, and 

are described as: 

Lands Within the Former Clarence 

Rhode National Wildlife Range (Public 

Land Order No. 2213), Now Known as 

the Yukon Delta National Wildlife 

Refuge 

Surface estate to be conveyed to 

Kugkaktlik Limited; 

Subsurface estate to be reserved to the 

United States. 

Seward Meridian, Alaska 

T. 1 S, R. 85 W, 

Secs. 31, 32, and 33. 

Containing 690 acres. 

T. 2 S, R. 85 W, 

Sec. 6. 

Containing 191 acres. 

Aggregating 881 acres. 


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