Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 85 / Thursday, May 3, 2007 / Notices 24597 

Francis’ satyr (Neonympha mitchelli 

francisici) while identifying hostplants 

and perfecting captive rearing for the 

potential establishment of experimental 

populations in the future. The activities 

would take place at the Fort Bragg 

Military Base, Cumberland and Hoke 

Counties, North Carolina. 

Dated: March 1, 2007. 

Jackie Parrish, 

Acting Regional Director. 

[FR Doc. E7–8461 Filed 5–2–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Recovery Plan for Two Plants From 

Rota (Nesogenes rotensis and 

Osmoxylon mariannense) 

AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of document availability. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, announce the 

availability of a recovery plan for two 

plants, Nesogense rotensis and 

Osmoxylon mariannense. These two 

plants are found only on the island of 

Rota in the Commonwealth of the 

Northern Mariana Islands and were 

federally listed as endangered in 2004. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the recovery plan 

are available by request from the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific 

Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, 300 

Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 3–122, Box 

50088, Honolulu, Hawaii 96850 (phone: 

808–792–9400). An electronic copy of 

the recovery plan is also available at: 

http://www.fws.gov/endangered/ 

recovery/index.html●plans. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patrick Leonard, Field Supervisor, at the 

above Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife 

Office. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Recovery of endangered or threatened 

animals and plants is a primary goal of 

the Endangered Species Act (Act) (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and our endangered 

species program. Recovery means 

improvement of the status of listed 

species to the point at which listing is 

no longer required under criteria set out 

in section 4(a)(1) of the Act. Recovery 

plans describe actions considered 

necessary for the conservation of the 

species, establish criteria for 

downlisting and delisting listed species, 

and estimate time and cost for 

implementing the measures needed for 

recovery. 

The Act requires the development of 

recovery plans for endangered or 

threatened species unless such a plan 

would not promote the conservation of 

the species. Recovery plans help guide 

the recovery effort by describing actions 

considered necessary for the 

conservation of the species, and 

estimating time and cost for 

implementing the measures needed for 

recovery. 

Section 4(f) of the Act requires that 

public notice and an opportunity for 

public review and comment be provided 

during recovery plan development. In 

fulfillment of this requirement, the Draft 

Recovery Plan for Two Points from Rota 

was made available for public comment 

from April 25 through June 26, 2006 (79 

FR 23942). Information presented 

during the public comment period was 

considered in our preparation of this 

recovery plan, and is summarized in an 

appendix to the plan. We will forward 

substantive comments regarding 

recovery plan implementation to 

appropriate Federal or other entities so 

that they can take these comments into 

account during the course of 

implementing recovery actions. 

Nesogenes rotensis and Osmoxylon 

mariannense are found only on the 

island of Rota in the Commonwealth of 

the Northern Mariana Islands. Both 

species were federally listed as 

endangered in 2004, and O. 

mariannense is also protected by the 

government of the Commonwealth of 

the Northern Mariana Islands. 

Currently, there are two known 

populations of N. rotensis of 15 to 20 

plants each. This species is found on 

exposed, raised limestone flats in nonforested beach strand habitat that is 

subject to salt spray during severe 

storms. The 10 known individuals of O. 

mariannense are scattered within 

limestone forests within the Sabana, the 

cloudswept plateau that dominates the 

western half of Rota that is often 

shrouded in clouds and mist. 

Human activities and introduced 

species that alter native vegetation and 

habitat are believed to be the primary 

factors leading to the small population 

sizes and limited distribution of both 

species. These activities include 

agriculture; ranching; non-native plant 

and animal introductions; resort and 

beach park development in the coastal 

habitat of Nesogenes rotensis; and road 

construction and maintenance in the 

Sabana habitat of Osmoxylon 

mariannense. In the last decade, several 

major typhoons have made landfall on 

Rota, severely impacting individuals of 

both species. Another factor that may 

affect the recovery of these two species 

is their vulnerability to extinction from 

reduced reproductive vigor due to their 

small population sizes. Recovery actions 

in this plan are designed to address 

threats to both species in order to 

achieve the recovery objectives of 

downlisting to threatened status and 

eventual delisting. 

The overall objective of this recovery 

plan is to restore and maintain multiple 

naturally reproducing populations of 

both species on the island of Rota such 

that the protections of the Act are no 

longer necessary. The recovery strategy 

focuses on: (1) Protecting and restoring 

the native coastal strand and forest 

habitat of Nesogenes rotensis and 

Osmoxylon mariannense, respectively; 

(2) establishing new populations and 

augmenting existing populations of both 

species through methods that include 

controlled propagation and outplanting; 

(3) assessing the impacts of feral 

ungulates (deer and pigs), rats, mice, 

insects, diseases, and introduced plants, 

and determining appropriate control or 

eradication methods; (4) building public 

support for conservation; and (5) 

reassessing and refining recovery 

actions as appropriate. 

Authority 

The authority for this action is section 

4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16 

U.S.C. 1533(f). 

Dated: February 14, 2007. 

David J. Wesley, 

Acting Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. 07–2179 Filed 5–2–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[NM–920–1310–07; TXNM 115038; TXNM 

115041; TXNM 115043] 

Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated 

Oil and Gas Leases TXNM 115038; 

TXNM 115041; TXNM 115043 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Reinstatement of 

Terminated Oil and Gas Leases. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

43 CFR 3108.2–3(b)(2), Pinnacle 

Operating Company, Inc. timely filed a 

petition for reinstatement of oil and gas 

leases TXNM 115038, TXNM 115041 

and TXNM 115043 for lands in Sabine 

County, Texas, and was accompanied by 

all required rentals and royalties 

accruing from December 1, 2006, the 

date of termination. 

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