Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 96 / Thursday, May 18, 1995 / Proposed Rules 26713

50 CFR Part 17

RIN 1018-AC96

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

and Plants; Reopening and Extension

of Comment Period on Proposed

Endangered Status for Four Plants

From Vernal Pools and Mesic Areas in

Northern California

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening and

extension of comment period.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service (Service), pursuant to the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended (Act), announces a reopening

and extension of the comment period on

the proposed determination of

endangered status for Lasthenia

conjugens (Contra Costa goldfields),

Navarretia leucocephala ssp. pauciflora

(few-flowered navarretia), Navarretia

leucocephala ssp. plieantha (manyflowered navarretia), and Parvisedum

leiocarpum (Lake County stonecrop).

Written comments on the proposed rule

will be accepted until June 19, 1995.

DATES: The comment period, which

originally closed on February 17, 1995,

was extended by request to April 28,

1995. By additional request, the

comment period, which closed on April

28, 1995, is reopened and now closes

June 19, 1995. Any comments received

by the closing date will be considered

in the final decision on this proposal.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

materials concerning this proposal

should be sent to Field Supervisor,

Sacramento Field Office, 2800 Cottage

Way, Room E–1803, Sacramento,

California 95825–1846. Comments and

materials received will be available for

public inspection, by appointment,

during normal business hours at the

above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Betty Warne (see ADDRESSES section) or

at 916/979–2120.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

These four plant species grow in

vernal pools and mesic grasslands and

are found variously in Lake, Napa, and

Solano Counties. The three remaining

populations of Parvisedum leiocarpum

occur on private lands in Lake County.

The Five remaining populations of

Lasthenia conjugens occur in Napa and

Solano Counties. The three remaining

populations of Navarretia leucocephala

ssp. pauciflora occur in Napa and Lake

Counties. The four remaining

populations of Navarretia leucocephala

ssp. plieantha occur in Lake County.

The four species proposed for listing are

imperiled by one or more of the

following: Commercial, residential, and

agricultural development; hydrological

changes in vernal pool and swale

habitats; trampling by livestock; road

widening; inadequate regulatory

protection mechanisms; random

stochastic events; off-highway vehicle

use; feral pigs; and horseback riding.

On December 19, 1994, (59 FR 65311)

the Service published a proposed rule to

list Lasthenia conjugens, Navarretia

leucocephala ssp. pauciflora, Navarretia

leucocephala ssp. plieantha, and

Parvisedum leiocarpum as endangered

under the Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended. The comment period

on the proposal originally closed on

February 17, 1995. To accommodate the

public hearing, held on April 6, 1995,

the Service extended the public

comment period until April 28, 1995 (60

FR 14253, March 16, 1995). In response

to an oral request made by Mr. Michael

Delbar, Lake County Farm Bureau, on

March 27, 1995, the Service reopens and

further extends the comment period.

This extension allows for the collection

of additional data during the 1995 field

season on the status and distribution of

the proposed plants. Written comments

may now be submitted until June 19,

1995, to the Service office in the

ADDRESSES section.

Author

The primary author of this notice is

Betty Warne (see ADDRESSES section).

Authority

The authority for this action is the

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16

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

Dated: May 12, 1995.

Thomas Dwyer,

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

and Wildlife Service.

[FR Doc. 95–12203 Filed 5–17–95; 8:45 am]

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