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themselves considered requirements

under this part, their violation may

result in the termination or suspension

of, or the refusal to grant or continue

payment with Federal funds.

(s) Intermingling. A facility

recognized as a State home for

providing adult day health care may

only provide adult day health care in

the areas of the facility recognized as a

State home for providing adult day

health care.

(t) VA management of State veterans

homes. Except as specifically provided

by statute or regulations, VA employees

have no authority regarding the

management or control of State homes

providing adult day health care.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 101, 501, 1741–1743)

§ 52.220 Transportation.

Transportation of participants to and

from the adult day health care facility

must be a component of the overall

program.

(a) The adult day health care program

management must provide, arrange, or

contract for transportation to enable

participants, including persons with

disabilities, to attend the program and to

participate in facility-sponsored outings.

(b) The adult day health care program

management must have a transportation

policy that includes routine and

emergency procedures, with a copy of

the relevant procedures located in all

program vehicles.

(c) All vehicles transporting

participants to and from adult day

health care must be equipped with a

device for two-way communication and

one additional staff person besides the

driver.

(d) All facility-provided and

contracted transportation systems must

meet local, state and federal regulations.

(e) The time to transport participant to

or from the facility must not be more

than 60 minutes except under unusual

conditions, e.g. bad weather.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 101, 501, 1741–1743)

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

RIN 1018–AE30

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

and Plants; Reopening of Comment

Period and Notice of Availability of

Draft Economic Analysis on Proposed

Critical Habitat Determination for the

Tidewater Goby

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of

comment period and notice of

availability of draft economic analysis.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service announces the availability of a

draft economic analysis of the proposed

designation of critical habitat for the

tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius

newberryi). We also provide notice of

the reopening of the comment period for

the proposal to allow all interested

parties to submit written comments on

the proposal and on the draft economic

analysis. Comments previously

submitted need not be resubmitted as

they will be incorporated into the public

records as a part of this reopening and

will be fully considered in the final rule.

DATES: The original comment period on

the critical habitat proposal closed on

October 4, 1999. The first reopened

comment period closed on November

30, 1999. The comment period is again

reopened and we will accept comments

until July 28, 2000. Comments must be

received by the closing date. Any

comments that are received after the

closing date may not be considered in

the final decision on this proposal.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the draft

economic analysis are available on the

Internet at ‘‘http://pacific.fws.gov/

crithab/tg’’ or by contacting the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Carlsbad Fish

and Wildlife Office, 2730 Loker Avenue

West, Carlsbad, California, 92008

(telephone 760–431–9440; facsimile

760–431–9618). Written comments

should be sent to the Field Supervisor.

You may also send comments by

electronic mail (e-mail) to

‘‘fw1cfwogoecan@r1.fws.gov.’’ Please

submit comments in ASCII file format

and avoid the use of special characters

and encryption. Please include ‘‘Attn:

RIN 1018–AE30’’ and your name and

return address in your e-mail message.

Comments and materials received will

be available for public inspection, by

appointment, during normal business

hours at the above Service address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Glen

Knowles, Fish and Wildlife Biologist,

Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, at the

above address (telephone 760–431–

9440; facsimile 760-431–9618).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The tidewater goby is a small, grayish

brown fish approximately 2 inches long

and which lives for about one year. It

occurs in coastal brackish-water habitats

such as lagoons, tidal bays, and

estuaries of rivers and streams along the

California coastline. This fish is

threatened by habitat loss and

degradation, predation by non-native

species, and extreme weather and

streamflow conditions. On August 3,

1999, the Fish and Wildlife Service

published a rule proposing critical

habitat for the tidewater goby

Eucyclogobius newberryi in the Federal

Register (64 FR 42250), a species

Federally listed as endangered

throughout its range. We proposed

designation of approximately 11.8 miles

of rivers, streams, and estuaries as

critical habitat for the tidewater goby

pursuant to the Endangered Species Act

of 1973, as amended (Act). Proposed

critical habitat is in Orange and San

Diego counties, California, as described

in the proposed rule.

Section 4(b)(2) of the Act requires that

the Secretary shall designate or revise

critical habitat based upon the best

scientific data available and after taking

into consideration the economic impact

of specifying any particular area as

critical habitat. Based upon the

previously published proposal to

designate critical habitat for the

tidewater goby and comments received

during previous comment periods, we

have conducted a draft economic

analysis of the proposed critical habitat

designation. The draft economic

analysis is available at the above

Internet and mailing address. In order to

accept the best and most current

scientific data regarding the critical

habitat proposal and the draft economic

analysis of the proposal, we reopen the

comment period at this time. We will

accept written comments during this

reopened comment period. Previously

submitted oral or written comments on

this critical habitat proposal need not be

resubmitted. The current comment

period on this proposal closes on July

28, 2000. Written comments may be

submitted to the Service office in the

ADDRESSES section.

Author: The primary author of this

notice is Glen Knowles (see ADDRESSES

section).

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Authority: The authority for this action is

the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

Dated: June 19, 2000.

Don W. Weathers,

Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland,

Oregon.

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