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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 17 

[FWS–R8–ES–2007–0010; 92210–1117– 

0000–B4] 

RIN 1018–AV04 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Designation of Critical 

Habitat for Poa atropurpurea (San 

Bernardino bluegrass) and Taraxacum 

californicum (California taraxacum) 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), are 

designating critical habitat for Poa 

atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum under the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). 

Approximately 2,489 acres (ac) (1,009 

hectares (ha)) of land in San Bernardino 

and San Diego Counties, California, fall 

within the boundaries of the critical 

habitat designation for P. atropurpurea, 

and approximately 1,914 ac (775 ha) of 

land in San Bernardino County, 

California, fall within the boundaries of 

the critical habitat designation for T. 

californicum. 

DATES: This rule becomes effective on 

September 15, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: The final rule, final 

economic analysis, and map of critical 

habitat will be available on the Internet 

at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Supporting documentation we used in 

preparing this final rule, will be 

available for public inspection, by 

appointment, during normal business 

hours, at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife 

Office, 6010 Hidden Valley Road, 

Carlsbad, CA 92011; telephone 760– 

431–9440; facsimile 760–431–5901. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Bartel, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Carlsbad Fish and 

Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES section). 

If you use a telecommunications device 

for the deaf (TDD), call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 

800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

It is our intent to discuss only those 

topics directly relevant to the 

designations of critical habitat for Poa 

atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum in this final rule. For more 

information on the taxonomy, biology, 

and ecology of P. atropurpurea and T. 

californicum, refer to the final listing 

rule published in the Federal Register 

on September 14, 1998 (63 FR 49006), 

the proposed critical habitat rule 

published in the Federal Register on 

August 7, 2007 (72 FR 44232), and the 

notice of availability (NOA) of the draft 

economic analysis (EA) published in the 

Federal Register on April 16, 2008 (73 

FR 20600). 

Previous Federal Actions 

As discussed in the proposed rule (72 

FR 44232, August 7, 2007), the Service 

agreed, as part of an April 20, 2007, 

settlement agreement, to submit to the 

Federal Register a proposed rule to 

designate critical habitat, if prudent, on 

or before July 27, 2007, and a final rule 

by July 25, 2008. The proposed critical 

habitat designations for Poa 

atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum were signed on July 25, 

2007 and published in the Federal 

Register on August 7, 2007 (72 FR 

44232). We also published a reopening 

of the public comment period and 

notice of public hearings, which were 

held in San Bernardino, California on 

January 10, 2008, on December 11, 2007 

(72 FR 70284), and we published a NOA 

of the draft EA (dated April 9, 2008) of 

the proposed rule on April 16, 2008 (73 

FR 20600). 

For a discussion of additional Federal 

actions that occurred prior to the 

proposed designations of critical habitat 

for Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum, please refer to the 

‘‘Previous Federal Actions’’ section of 

the proposed critical habitat rule (72 FR 

44232, August 7, 2007) and the final 

listing rule (63 FR 49006, September 14, 

1998). 

Summary of Comments and 

Recommendations 

We requested written comments from 

the public on the proposed designations 

of critical habitat for Poa atropurpurea 

and Taraxacum californicum during 

three comment periods. The first 

comment period, associated with the 

publication of the proposed rule for 

these two species, opened August 7, 

2007, and closed October 9, 2007 (72 FR 

44232). We received two requests for a 

public hearing during this comment 

period. The second comment period 

associated with the publication of a 

notice of public hearings, which were 

held in San Bernardino, California on 

January 10, 2008, opened December 11, 

2007, and closed to January 25, 2008 (72 

FR 70284). The third comment period, 

associated with the publication of the 

notice of availability of the draft EA 

(dated April 9, 2008) of the proposed 

designations, opened April 16, 2008, 

and closed May 16, 2008 (73 FR 20600). 

During these three public comment 

periods, we contacted appropriate 

Tribal governments; Federal, State, and 

local agencies and jurisdictions; 

scientific organizations; and other 

interested parties and invited them to 

comment on the proposed critical 

habitat designations for these two 

species and the associated draft EA. 

During the first comment period, we 

received seven comments directly 

addressing the proposed critical habitat 

designations: one from a Federal agency; 

three from peer reviewers; and three 

from individual members of the public. 

During the second comment period and 

the January 10, 2008, public hearings, 

we received eight comments directly 

addressing the proposed critical habitat 

designations: five from local 

governments, two from organizations, 

and one from an individual member of 

the public. During the third comment 

period, we received four comments 

directly addressing the proposed critical 

habitat designations: one from a Federal 

agency, one from a Tribal government, 

one from a local government, and one 

from an individual member of the 

public. We received two comments 

directly addressing the draft EA, 

including one from a Federal agency 

and one from an individual member of 

the public. 

Peer Review 

In accordance with our policy 

published on July 1, 1994 (59 FR 

34270), we solicited expert opinions 

from three knowledgeable individuals 

with scientific expertise that included 

familiarity with the species, the 

geographic region where the species 

occurs, and conservation biology 

principles. As noted above, we received 

responses from three of the peer 

reviewers. 

We reviewed all comments received 

from the peer reviewers and the public 

for substantive issues and new 

information regarding critical habitat for 

Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum. All comments received 

were grouped into general issue 

categories relating to the proposed 

critical habitat rule and draft EA for P. 

atropurpurea and T. californicum and 

are addressed in the following summary 

and incorporated into this final rule as 

appropriate. 

Peer Reviewer Comments 

Comment 1: The peer reviewers’ 

comments were generally supportive of 

the proposed designations of critical 

habitat. The peer reviewers provided 

specific comments on each unit of 


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critical habitat. One peer reviewer 

provided comments primarily on Poa 

atropurpurea, one peer reviewer 

provided comments primarily on 

Taraxacum californicum, and the third 

peer reviewer provided comments on 

both species. Unit 3, Belleville Meadow, 

was cited as the most important site for 

P. atropurpurea by one peer reviewer 

and as the site containing the most 

vigorous population of T. californicum 

by another. Two commenters stressed 

the importance of understanding the 

threat caused to T. californicum by 

hybridization with the nonnative T. 

officinale and urged the development of 

a plan to remove T. officinale and 

hybrids from meadows where the two 

species co-occur. One peer reviewer 

indicated that the Service should 

investigate the viability and fitness of 

hybrid offspring as well as their 

breeding system so that appropriate 

management could be developed. 

Another peer reviewer stated that even 

when habitat for T. californicum is 

fenced or otherwise protected from 

disturbances, there would be a 

perpetual need to remove nonnative 

plants to protect T. californicum to 

provide for its recovery. 

Our Response: The peer reviewers 

confirmed the importance of the areas 

that we identified as containing features 

essential to the conservation of each 

species and consequently delineated as 

critical habitat. Additionally, we added 

details about special management needs 

provided by the peer reviewers on 

topics such as hybridization in the 

‘‘Special Management Considerations or 

Protection’’ section and the ‘‘Final 

Critical Habitat Designations’’ section of 

this rule. 

Comment 2: Two peer reviewers 

provided comments on the size of the 

critical habitat units. One peer reviewer 

indicated we should consider using a 

buffer distance between 328 ft (100 m) 

and 3,280 ft (1,000 m) around known 

populations to delineate critical habitat. 

The peer reviewer stated that use of a 

buffer around the known populations 

would help protect the habitat of these 

two species and provide for their life 

history functions. The peer reviewer 

indicated that a larger buffer would: (1) 

Allow room for populations of these two 

plants to expand; (2) incorporate areas 

in which pollination and gene transfer 

could occur; and (3) allow a larger area 

in which the species could be protected 

from nonnative species by limiting 

nearby disturbance of habitat. Another 

peer reviewer stated that the extent of 

habitat included in critical habitat for 

Units 4 and 5 for Poa atropurpurea 

seemed too large when considering the 

population sizes reported for these 

units. 

Our Response: We believe that we 

captured in the proposed rule the 

appropriate extent of habitat in the units 

to be designated as critical habitat. Each 

critical habitat unit designated contains 

the physical and biological features 

essential to the conservation of each 

species and supports the primary 

constituent elements (PCEs) for these 

two species, including the known 

populations, montane meadow habitat, 

and the hydrologic features within 

montane meadows. The hydrologic 

features create the wet or mesic 

conditions that support these two 

species. As discussed in the ‘‘Criteria 

Used to Identify Critical Habitat’’

section, we delineated proposed critical 

habitat for Poa atropurpurea and 

Taraxacum californicum using the 

following criteria: (1) Areas occupied by 

individuals at the time of listing and 

areas currently occupied by these 

species; (2) areas containing one or more 

of the PCEs for these species (for 

example, montane meadow habitat); and 

(3) areas currently occupied by more 

than 10 individuals of either species. To 

capture the physical and biological 

features essential to the conservation of 

each species, we included meadow 

habitat within 328 ft (100 m) of known 

occurrences, and in most cases the 

entire montane meadow associated with 

designated occurrences. However, the 

mapping process we used does not 

include non-meadow habitat, such as 

Great Basin sage scrub or Jeffrey pine 

forest vegetation communities. We 

believe our criteria capture the physical 

and biological features essential to the 

conservation of P. atropurpurea and T. 

californicum and appropriately identify 

the areas that meet the definition of 

critical habitat. The peer reviewer 

suggested that designating additional 

land as buffers would allow for 

population expansion, pollination and 

gene flow, and management for 

nonnative species. However, we 

determined that our designation of the 

areas containing the physical and 

biological features fulfills these 

biological needs and is adequate to 

conserve these species (for a more 

detailed discussion see the ‘‘Criteria 

Used To Identify Critical Habitat’’

section). 

In response to the peer review 

comment that some areas appear large 

in relationship to the size of the 

population, please refer to the ‘‘Criteria 

Used To Identify Critical Habitat’’

section of the rule for the explanation of 

how we identified those areas that 

contain the physical and biological 

features essential to the conservation of 

Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum within the geographical 

area occupied by the species at the time 

of listing (which includes the wet 

meadow habitat that supports the 

populations). Applying the criterion to 

delineate the wet meadow habitat using 

the USFS-modeled potential habitat 

specific to each species (Volgarino et al. 

2000a, pp. 1–2; 2000b, pp. 1–2) and 

aerial or satellite imagery resulted in 

differing sizes of critical habitat units 

based on the extent of wet meadow 

habitat in each unit. 

Comment 3: One peer reviewer stated 

that he visited Unit 1, Pan Springs 

Meadow, several times since 1985 and 

observed dozens of Taraxacum 

californicum plants during some years. 

While the peer reviewer indicated that 

he had not extensively surveyed the 

area, he believes there are between 15 

and 20 T. californicum plants in the 

area (Krantz 2008a, p. 1). The peer 

reviewer indicated that this unit has 

biogeographical significance to T. 

californicum because it represents one 

of the three largest remaining sites at the 

northeast end of Big Bear Valley. Within 

the northeast portion of Big Bear Valley 

are occurrences at Pan Hot Springs 

Meadow, Arrastre Flats, and North 

Baldwin Lake. The peer reviewer stated 

that the Arrastre Flats occurrence has 

not been observed for a number of years, 

despite several recent surveys in the 

area, and that the North Baldwin Lake 

occurrence has diminished to about 15 

individuals. For these reasons, the 

reviewer believes we should designate 

Unit 1, Pan Hot Springs Meadow, as 

critical habitat for T. californicum as 

well as for Poa atropurpurea. 

Our Response: We acknowledged in 

the proposed rule that the Pan Hot 

Springs Meadow contains occurrences 

of Taraxacum californicum; however, 

the data we had did not include the 

information provided by the peer 

reviewer. At the time of the proposed 

rule, we believed that our proposal 

adequately represented the habitat 

needed for the conservation of T. 

californicum throughout its range. We 

proposed critical habitat in Unit 2, 

which captures the montane meadow 

referred to by the peer reviewer as North 

Baldwin Lake. We did not include the 

habitat at Pan Hot Springs or Arrastre 

Flat because we did not have data to 

show that large populations (greater 

than 10 individuals) of T. californicum 

occupied these areas. Upon receipt of 

these peer reviewer comments, we 

reviewed the available information 

regarding T. californicum and 

determined that the montane meadow 

habitat in Pan Hot Springs Meadow 

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californicum and meets the definition of 

critical habitat for T. californicum (see 

‘‘Summary of Changes from the 

Proposed Rule’’ and the ‘‘Final Critical 

Habitat Designations’’ sections below). 

In our NOA for the draft EA (73 FR 

20600; April 16, 2008), we notified the 

public that we were considering the 

inclusion of Unit 1 as critical habitat for 

T. californicum and requested comment 

on the data that we received from the 

peer reviewer. We received information 

from the peer reviewer indicating that 

Pan Hot Springs Meadow supported 12 

T. californicum plants this year. 

Therefore, we determined that Pan Hot 

Springs Meadow met our criteria for 

designating critical habitat, and we 

included this location within Big Bear 

Valley because it is believed to be the 

historical core area for both of these 

species (Soreng 2007, p. 1–2). The areas 

we included represent the largest 

populations that still occur for these two 

species. Although we concluded that 

Pan Hot Springs Meadow contains the 

features essential to the conservation of 

both Poa atropurpurea and T. 

californicum, we excluded Unit 1 from 

the designations of critical habitat under 

section 4(b)(2) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 

1531 et seq.) because the benefits of 

excluding this area outweigh the 

benefits of including this area in critical 

habitat (see Comment 9 below and see 

‘‘Exclusions Under Section 4(b)(2) of the 

Act’’ section). 

Comment 4: Two peer reviewers 

commented on locations not included in 

the proposed rule that may be important 

to the long-term conservation of Poa 

atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum. One peer reviewer 

indicated that montane meadow habitat 

southeast of Baldwin Lake in and 

around Shay Meadows and Lake Erwin 

may ‘‘harbor substantial stands of P. 

atropurpurea.’’ The reviewer indicated 

that this area may not have been 

surveyed because it is primarily 

privately owned land. The peer 

reviewer stated that we should pursue 

the possibility of surveying this area and 

consider ways to protect any substantial 

stands of P. atropurpurea that are found. 

Another peer reviewer expressed 

concerns that critical habitat was not 

proposed in the western portion of Big 

Bear Valley that was historically the 

core portion of the range for both of 

these species. The peer reviewer 

identified three privately owned parcels 

(China Gardens Meadow, Eagle Point 

Meadow, and Metcalf Meadow) 

containing small, extant populations of 

P. atropurpurea and T. californicum 

that were not included in the proposed 

critical habitat rule and stated that these 

areas are significant to the overall 

distribution of both species. 

Our Response: We believe that these 

final designations for each species 

accurately contain all specific areas 

meeting the definition of critical habitat 

for Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum. 

As discussed in the ‘‘Criteria Used to 

Identify Critical Habitat’’ section of the 

proposed rule and this final rule, we 

delineated proposed critical habitat for 

Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum using the following 

criteria: (1) Areas occupied by 

individuals at the time of listing and 

areas currently occupied by these 

species; (2) areas containing one or more 

of the PCEs for these species (for 

example, montane meadow habitat); and 

(3) areas currently occupied by more 

than 10 individuals of either species. 

Application of these criteria captures 

the physical and biological features that 

are essential to the conservation of these 

species, identified as the species’ PCEs 

laid out in the appropriate quantity and 

spatial arrangement. Thus, not all areas 

supporting the identified PCEs will 

meet the definition of critical habitat. 

The criteria we used resulted in a 

critical habitat designation that is 

representative of the diversity in each 

species’ range. The small populations of 

Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum at China Gardens Meadow, 

Eagle Point Meadow, and Metcalf 

Meadow are in the developed portions 

of Big Bear Valley. These areas may 

have once represented the core 

populations for these two species, but 

these populations are reduced, 

degraded, and fragmented to a point 

where we no longer believe they 

substantially contribute to the 

conservation of these two species. 

Populations in these meadows did not 

meet our criteria because no more than 

10 plants are documented in each of 

these meadows. In the areas with no 

more than 10 plants, we believe it is 

unlikely that reproduction will occur 

with enough success for these 

populations to contribute to the longterm conservation of these species. We 

included the best representative habitat 

that remains in Big Bear Valley as 

critical habitat in these designations 

(Units 1 (excluded), 2 (designated), and 

6 (designated)). 

We did not designate critical habitat 

southeast of Baldwin Lake in and 

around Shay Meadows and Lake Erwin 

because we do not have data indicating 

that Poa atropurpurea or Taraxacum 

californicum occur in these areas or that 

these areas are otherwise essential for 

the conservation of the species. We 

believe that the lands we have identified 

in this rule can adequately support the 

recovery of P. atropurpurea and T. 

californicum through appropriate 

conservation measures (see the ‘‘Special 

Management Considerations or 

Protection’’ section for details about the 

type of management needed for these 

species). 

Comment 5: One peer reviewer stated 

that voucher specimens should be 

collected to verify the presence of Poa 

atropurpurea because, in the past, this 

species has been confused with other 

Poa species (see Curto 1992). 

Specifically, the peer reviewer did not 

believe there was adequate 

documentation of P. atropurpurea in 

Unit 13, Mendenhall Valley, from data 

provided in the proposed rule. The peer 

reviewer stated that a voucher specimen 

has not been collected from Mendenhall 

Valley since 1981. 

Our Response: In general, we agree 

with the peer reviewers’ statement that 

the collection of voucher specimens is 

important to verify of the presence of 

Poa atropurpurea in areas where the 

identification is not certain. We 

encourage repeated visits to confirm 

continued occupancy, but recommend 

that populations are vouchered 

approximately once every 10 years to 

reduce impacts to the populations. In 

cases where there are fewer than 20 

individuals present, we recommend that 

no voucher is taken, and instead 

document the occurrences with 

photographs, field notes, and a data 

form. Collections should occur in 

accordance with all State and Federal 

regulations and according to standard 

herbarium practices described in Ross 

(1996, p. 19). Collections on Federal 

land require a permit under section 

10(a)(1)(A) of the Act and would 

include sampling restrictions in 

accordance with the permit. Voucher 

specimens for this species should 

include portions of both male and 

female plants. 

Although the last voucher of this 

population was collected in 1981, we 

have concluded that that Unit 13, 

Mendenhall Valley, was occupied by 

Poa atropurpurea at the time of listing 

as well as at the present time. In 1994, 

U.S. Forest Service (USFS) botanists 

documented the presence of 100 P. 

atropurpurea plants in Mendenhall 

Valley (Volgarino and Winter 1994, pp. 

1–2; CNDDB 2006a). Due to the peer 

reviewer’s comment, we contacted the 

Cleveland National Forest (CNF) and 

requested additional documentation on 

this population. They provided 

monitoring reports from 2001 and 2002 

(Davis 2001, pp. 1–2; Davis 2002, p. 1; 

Winter 2002, pp. 1–5). In 2002, USFS 

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atropurpurea individuals in 

Mendenhall Valley (Davis 2002, p. 1; 

Winter 2002, pp. 1–5). Based on this 

information, we believe the population 

of P. atropurpurea is robust and 

conclude that the area that supports it 

meets our definition of critical habitat. 

We acknowledge the peer reviewers’

suggestion that this occurrence should 

again be vouchered. We discussed this 

suggestion with the forest botanist at the 

CNF (Young 2008, p. 1) who 

recommended we obtain a voucher 

specimen of P. atropurpurea from 

Mendenhall Valley from USFS land in 

a year when the P. atropurpurea 

population in this area is relatively 

abundant. 

Comment 6: Two peer reviewers 

expressed concern for the long-term 

persistence of Taraxacum californicum 

due to hybridization with the nonnative 

T. officinale. The peer reviewers 

expressed concern that hybrid 

individuals threaten the listed species 

through genetic introgression and 

possibly direct competition with the 

listed species. The peer reviewers urged 

the Service to address this issue. One 

peer reviewer indicated that he 

observed hybrid individuals in Unit 1 

that displayed intermediate 

characteristics of T. californicum and T. 

officinale. Additionally, the peer 

reviewer stated that T. officinale is 

present in Units 1, 2, 3, and 12, and an 

active management program should be 

implemented to remove the nonnative 

species in these units. 

Our Response: We agree that 

Taraxacum californicum is threatened 

by hybridization. The listing rule 

identified hybridization with the 

nonnative T. officinale as a threat to T. 

californicum at Cienega Seca Meadow 

(Unit 11) (63 FR 49006, pp. 49016–

49017). Further, we discussed 

hybridization in the proposed rule in 

the ‘‘Background,’’ ‘‘Primary 

Constituent Elements,’’ and ‘‘Final 

Critical Habitat Designations’’ sections 

of the proposed rule (72 FR 44232, 

August 7, 2007) and specifically 

identified hybridization as a threat in 

units 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12. 

As discussed in the ‘‘Primary 

Constituent Elements’’ section of this 

rule and according to the San 

Bernardino National Forest’s (SBNF) 

Meadow Habitat Management Guide, 

habitat invaded by Taraxacum 

officinale may result in hybridization 

with T. californicum and prevent 

population growth (SBNF 2002a, p. 

113). Although T. officinale reproduces 

apomitically (production of viable seeds 

is not dependent on fertilization), it 

does produce fertile pollen that can 

fertilize T. californicum (SBNF 2002a, 

pp. 24, 113). Moreover, the SBNF 

reported that T. officinale is present at 

all T. californicum occurrence locations, 

and plants that appear to be hybrids 

between the two species were observed 

by USFS botanists and others (SBNF 

2002a, p. 113; Eliason 2007a, p. 4; 

Krantz 2007, pp. 1–2, 2008a, p. 1). 

However, individuals that appear as 

hybrids could be a result of 

morphological variation within T. 

californicum. Some scientists believe 

that observations of hybridization are 

not conclusive and could use further 

study (Ellstrand 2007, p. 1). We support 

further investigation of the 

hybridization between T. californicum 

and T. officinale. Although a formal 

study documenting that hybridization is 

occurring between T. californicum and 

T. officinale is lacking, we believe that 

field observations indicate that 

hybridization may be occurring between 

these two species (SBNF 2002a, p. 113; 

CNDDB 2007, pp. 34, 36, 37; Krantz 

2007, pp. 1–2, 2008a, p. 1). Therefore, 

we support the removal of T. officinale 

from montane meadows. This 

management action will benefit T. 

californicum by reducing direct 

competition from T. officinale and the 

potential threats of hybridization. 

Comment 7: One peer reviewer 

requested that we clarify the 

contradiction between the statement 

that under section 7(a)(2) of the Act, 

critical habitat is purely a protective 

measure and does not require 

implementation of restoration, recovery, 

or enhancement measures (72 FR 44236) 

and the text stating that each unit may 

require special management 

considerations or protection to restore, 

protect, and maintain the primary 

constituent elements (72 FR 44237–

44243). 

Our Response: The latter statement 

relates to the definition of critical 

habitat under section 3(5)(A) of the Act 

and the former statement relates to how 

critical habitat is addressed under 

section 7(a)(2) of the Act. These two 

sections of the Act and the discussion 

on each in the proposed rule do not 

contradict each other. The Act defines 

critical habitat as the specific areas 

within the geographical area occupied 

by the species, at the time it is listed in 

accordance with the provisions of 

section 4 of this Act, on which are 

found those physical or biological 

features (I) essential to the conservation 

of the species and (II) which may 

require special management 

considerations or protection; and 

specific areas outside the geographical 

area occupied by the species at the time 

it is listed in accordance with the 

provisions of section 4 of this Act, upon 

a determination by the Secretary that 

such areas are essential for the 

conservation of the species. To support 

our determinations that specific areas 

meet the definition of critical habitat, 

we identify in this rule the types of 

special management considerations or 

protection the physical and biological 

features may require (see ‘‘Special 

Management Considerations or 

Protection’’ section). In this way, critical 

habitat can assist public agencies and 

private landowners in identifying 

management actions that will contribute 

to the conservation of federally listed 

species on those lands. 

Section 7(a)(2) of the Act applies once 

critical habitat is identified and 

designated and requires Federal 

agencies to ensure that any action they 

fund, authorize, or carry out is not likely 

to destroy or adversely modify such 

designated critical habitat. The 

designation of critical habitat does not 

affect land ownership or establish a 

refuge, wilderness, reserve, preserve, or 

other conservation area, and the 

consultation requirement under section 

7(a)(2) does not mandate that areas 

designated as critical habitat be 

affirmatively managed or protected. 

Public Comments 

Comment 8: Several commenters 

stated that the western portion of Unit 

1, Pan Hot Springs Meadow, is above 

the high water line for Lake Baldwin 

and that this area does not regularly 

flood. Therefore, the commenters 

concluded that the area above the high 

water line for Baldwin Lake does not 

support the PCEs for Poa atropurpurea 

and they requested that this area be 

removed from critical habitat. During 

the third comment period, the Big Bear 

City Community Service District 

(BBCCSD) submitted a draft of the Pan 

Hot Springs Meadow Habitat 

Management Plan (HMP) for the areas 

that support P. atropurpurea and 

Taraxacum californicum. The HMP 

included data from a survey the 

BBCCSD initiated for P. atropurpurea 

and T. californicum, as well as three 

other federally listed plant species that 

occur in the Pan Hot Springs Meadow. 

The survey, which was conducted by 

Dr. Timothy Krantz, showed that the 

areas supporting P. atropurpurea and T. 

californicum in the Pan Hot Springs 

Meadow are limited to approximately 

40 ac (16 ha) in the northwest and 

central portions of the area that was 

proposed as critical habitat Unit 1 

(Krantz 2008b, pp. 3–8, 12, map). 

Additionally, we received information 

during the third comment period from 

the USFS indicating that no meadow 

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atropurpurea or T. californicum exist in 

the area proposed as critical habitat Unit 

1 north of State Route 18, and that this 

area is not part of the hydrologic system 

supporting the meadow south of State 

Route 18 (Holtrop 2008, p. 1–2). One 

commenter stated that we could remove 

Unit 1 from critical habitat because 

recovery for P. atropurpurea can be 

achieved with the conservation 

measures that are in place at other areas 

where this species occurs. This 

commenter specifically indicated that 

other areas (Wildhorse Meadow, 

Holcomb Valley, and other non-specific 

locations) outside of Unit 1 provide 

adequate conservation for P. 

atropurpurea, and therefore Unit 1 is 

not essential to the conservation of the 

species. 

Our Response: We appreciate the 

information provided by the 

commenters. Based on the information 

provided, we reanalyzed the boundaries 

for proposed critical habitat Unit 1 and 

found that the majority of the area that 

we proposed as Unit 1 lacks the 

physical and biological features 

essential for the conservation of Poa 

atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum. We removed three 

locations from the area proposed as Unit 

1 that do not contain the PCEs: (1) 24 

ac (10 ha) that are elevated above the 

montane meadow and have species such 

as Artemisia tridentata (Great Basin 

Sage) that are too dry to support P. 

atropurpurea and T. californicum and 

do not contain the PCEs; (2) 19 ac (8 ha) 

north of State Route 18 where wet 

meadow habitat does not exist; and (3) 

12 ac (5 ha) of drier meadow habitat 

where surveys confirmed that P. 

atropurpurea and T. californicum do 

not occur. Additionally, we removed 47 

ac (19 ha) of extremely wet meadow 

habitat in the east portion of the area 

proposed as Unit 1 that regularly floods 

from Baldwin Lake because the area 

does not meet the criteria used to 

identify critical habitat, occurs outside 

of the potential dispersal distance from 

known occurrences, and therefore is not 

likely to contribute to the conservation 

of P. atropurpurea and T. californicum. 

We concluded that these lands are 

unlikely to support recovery or 

contribute to the long-term conservation 

for P. atropurpurea or T. californicum. 

Finally, we determined that 40 ac (16 

ha) in Unit 1 meet the definition of 

critical habitat for P. atropurpurea and 

T. californicum; we refer to this area as 

‘‘essential lands.’’ In our NOA for the 

draft EA (73 FR 20600; April 16, 2008), 

we notified the public that we received 

input during the public comment 

process on Unit 1 and that we would 

possibly modify the critical habitat 

boundary of this unit to reflect the best 

scientific and commercial data 

available. 

We believe the 40 ac (16 ha) of Unit 

1 meet the definition of critical habitat 

for Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum because this unit provides 

the physical and biological features 

essential to the conservation of these 

species in Big Bear Valley, an area that 

historically represented the core of both 

species’ distributions. Additionally, Pan 

Hot Springs Meadow is unique as it 

supports one of the few P. atropurpurea 

occurrences in Big Bear Valley that has 

not been severely degraded by 

development or other human impacts. 

However, the BBCCSD initiated longterm conservation of Unit 1 by drafting, 

adopting, and implementing the Pan 

Hot Springs Meadow HMP (discussed 

detail below, in response to Comment 

9). Furthermore, the economic analysis 

indicates that there are disproportionate 

and potentially significant costs to the 

BBCCSD attributable to the designation 

of critical habitat. We balanced the 

benefits of including the remaining 

portion of Unit 1 in the designation for 

each species against the benefits of 

excluding it under section 4(b)(2) of the 

Act and determined that the benefits of 

exclusion outweigh the benefits of 

inclusion. Therefore, we excluded the 

40 ac (16 ha) of essential lands now 

identified in Unit 1 from critical habitat 

(see also response to Comment 9 and 

‘‘Exclusions Under Section 4(b)(2) of the 

Act’’ section). 

Finally, in response to the commenter 

who indicated that Unit 1 might not 

meet the definition of critical habitat for 

Poa atropurpurea because other areas 

are already conserved for this species, 

we provide the following response. 

Although historical occurrences of P. 

atropurpurea are known from one 

location (Wildhorse Meadow) identified 

by the commenter, we did not include 

this area in our proposed designation 

because this species has not been 

observed at Wildhorse Meadow for 

several years, despite recent survey 

efforts. We do not have additional 

information regarding conservation for 

P. atropurpurea for the other areas 

identified by the commenter. Holcomb 

Valley supports P. atropurpurea, and we 

designated this area as critical habitat 

(referred to in this document as Unit 4: 

Hitchcock Meadow). We do not have 

data on the non-specific areas provided 

by the commenter to indicate that those 

areas are occupied by P. atropurpurea or 

contain the physical and biological 

features essential to the conservation of 

the species. A limited number of sites 

where P. atropurpurea occurs (for 

example, on Forest Service and or 

Wildlands Conservancy lands) have 

minimal conservation measures in place 

(for example, limited grazing and 

control over public access). However, 

too few locations, including those under 

Federal ownership, receive the type of 

conservation protections needed to 

ensure the survival and recovery of P. 

atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum (see ‘‘Special Management 

Considerations or Protection’’ section). 

Unauthorized and uncontrolled human 

access continues to threaten most 

montane meadows where these species 

occur, and in many meadows the 

hydrology has been altered to further 

threaten the survival of these species. 

Therefore, the existing conservation for 

P. atropurpurea, as highlighted by the 

commenter, does not affect our 

conclusion that the 40 ac (16 ha) of 

essential lands identified in Unit 1 meet 

the definition of critical habitat for P. 

atropurpurea. 

Comment 9: Several commenters 

stated that the western portion of the 

area proposed as Unit 1, Pan Hot 

Springs Meadow, is the site of a future 

recreational park for the Big Bear 

community. The community park is 

planned in two phases: Phase One is 

located outside of the area proposed as 

Unit 1, and Phase Two is located within 

the area proposed as Unit 1. The 

commenters indicated that the 

development of Phase Two of the park 

would not impact the sensitive 

resources (for example, the habitat for 

Poa atropurpurea) in this area, but 

because the area proposed as critical 

habitat in Unit 1 was poorly delineated 

the designation of critical habitat would 

impact the ability of the BBCCSD to 

develop Phase Two of the proposed 

park. The commenters explained that 

the designation of critical habitat could, 

therefore, limit the recreational 

opportunities for the residents of and 

visitors to the Big Bear area. One 

commenter stated that the park may 

include a museum or interpretive signs 

to describe the traditions and history of 

Native Americans who historically 

inhabited the area and therefore may 

benefit the Native American community 

and others. 

The commenters requested that we 

exclude the western portion of Unit 1 

(or make accommodations in the final 

decision), so that the plans for the 

recreational park and cultural 

interpretation of the site are not 

impacted. One commenter stated that 

Unit 1 should be excluded from critical 

habitat because the benefits of exclusion 

outweigh the benefits of inclusion. As 

mentioned above in Comment 8, the 

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areas in Unit 1 that support occurrences 

of Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum as well as three other 

federally listed plant species. The HMP 

outlines the preservation and 

management of the federally listed 

plants in Unit 1 (Pan Hot Springs 

Meadow) and the areas that are essential 

to the maintenance of the existing 

hydrological conditions (Krantz 2008b, 

p. 12). The commenter indicated that 

the HMP will provide for the long-term 

management and conservation of P. 

atropurpurea and T. californicum 

within the areas essential to these 

species. The commenter stated that 

exclusion of critical habitat would 

benefit this new partnership between 

the BBCCSD, the adjacent landowner, 

and several other stakeholders, 

including the Service, USFS, University 

of Redlands, and the San Manuel Band 

of Serrano Mission Indians. 

Additionally, the commenter believes 

that designation of critical habitat may 

impede the development of these 

partnership opportunities. Finally, the 

commenter indicated that in addition to 

the implementation of the HMP, the 

BBCCSD may pursue the creation of a 

Natural Community Conservation Plan 

or a mitigation bank to further protect 

this area. 

Our Response: Under Section 4(b)(2) 

of the Act, designations of critical 

habitat are made on the basis of the best 

scientific data available and after taking 

into consideration the economic impact, 

the impact on national security, and any 

other relevant impact. The Secretary 

may exclude any area from critical 

habitat if he determines that the benefits 

of exclusion outweigh the benefits of 

specifying such area as part of the 

critical habitat, unless he determines 

that the failure to designate such area as 

critical habitat will result in the 

extinction of the species concerned. 

After determining all areas that meet 

the definition of critical habitat under 

section 3(5)(A) of the Act, we took into 

consideration the economic impact, the 

impact on national security, and other 

relevant impacts, of specifying any 

particular area as critical habitat. This 

analysis included the areas in Unit 1, 

which some commenters requested that 

we exclude from critical habitat. We 

worked cooperatively with the BBCCSD 

and the adjacent landowner in 

development of the HMP and long-term 

management of the entire Pan Hot 

Springs Meadow area. We provided 

comments on the HMP that the BBCCSD 

incorporated into the plan. This 

voluntary preservation and management 

plan on private lands addresses 

recovery needs for the two federally 

endangered plants addressed in these 

critical habitat designations as well as 

three other federally-listed plant species 

that occur in Pan Hot Springs Meadow. 

The BBCCSD has also initiated 

discussions with the San Manuel Band 

of Serrano Mission Indians to include 

them as a partner and participant in the 

planning process, including 

development of an educational program 

for this area. We continue to work 

closely with the landowners in Pan Hot 

Springs Meadow through the 

development and implementation of the 

HMP and coordination on 

implementation of other conservation 

measures throughout the meadow area. 

We believe the partnership with the 

landowners and adjacent landowners 

will provide for the long-term 

conservation of P. atropurpurea and T. 

californicum in Pan Hot Springs 

Meadow. As a result, we evaluated the 

commitment to implementing the HMP 

and our partnership with the private 

landowners during our analysis for 

exclusion under section 4(b)(2) of the 

Act. Except to prohibit certain actions 

that occur in knowing violation of State 

law, the Act does not provide 

protections for federally-listed plants on 

private land, such as Pan Hot Springs 

Meadow, unless the actions on private 

land that may adversely affect listed 

plants involve a Federal nexus, and it is 

unlikely there would be a Federal nexus 

to trigger a section 7 consultation on the 

lands within Pan Hot Springs Meadow. 

As fully explained later in this rule, we 

excluded Unit 1 from the critical habitat 

designations under section 4(b)(2) of the 

Act (see ‘‘Exclusions Under Section 

4(b)(2) of the Act’’ section for details). 

Comment 10: One commenter stated 

that he owns land within Unit 1, Pan 

Hot Springs Meadow, which contains 

wells producing water from geothermal 

sources. This landowner stated that he 

also owns the water rights associated 

with the wells. The commenter 

indicated during the public hearing and 

in an additional comment letter 

submitted during the third comment 

period that he would dedicate water 

from his private source to maintain the 

hydrology that is critical to supporting 

Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum in Pan Hot Springs 

Meadow. The commenter indicated that 

he would like to participate and 

contribute his support to the HMP that 

the BBCCSD has developed. The 

landowner also provided us with 

information about some of his future 

development plans for his land adjacent 

to Pan Hot Springs Meadow, indicating 

that his plans would proceed in a way 

that protects the meadow habitat and 

associated flora and fauna, as well as 

maintain the current hydrology of Pan 

Hot Springs Meadow. 

Our Response: The Service is 

committed to working with landowners 

in Unit 1 to conserve Poa atropurpurea 

and Taraxacum californicum and the 

PCEs within this unit and applauds the 

initiative taken by both the BBCCSD and 

this private landowner to conserve the 

Pan Hot Springs Meadow. We excluded 

Unit 1 from critical habitat as discussed 

above in the response to Comments 8 

and 9. We believe that development 

projects near the Pan Hot Springs 

Meadow will incorporate conservation 

measures to maintain meadow habitat 

and the hydrology of the meadow. In the 

process of finalizing the Pan Hot 

Springs Habitat Management Plan, 

thelandowner who made the above 

comments actively participated in the 

review of the HMP, is committed to 

implementing of the HMP, and is 

committed to conservation of the Pan 

Hot Springs Meadow. The BBCCSD and 

this landowner plan to work with other 

partners in the adaptive management of 

Pan Hot Springs Meadow for the benefit 

of P. atropurpurea and T. californicum. 

The landowner’s commitment made in 

his public comments on this rule 

indicate that the use or development of 

his geothermal wells (otherwise known 

as Pan Hot Spring) will help maintain 

the hydrological conditions within the 

range of what is considered natural for 

this meadow. By returning clean water 

to the meadow ecosystem, this action 

will help ensure that the hydrological 

processes that help maintain the 

meadow will be preserved. As stated 

above, in the response to Comment 9, 

we balanced the benefits of inclusion 

against the benefits of exclusion and 

determined that the benefits of 

exclusion outweigh the benefits of 

inclusion for those areas within the Pan 

Hot Springs Meadow. Therefore, we 

have excluded Unit 1 from critical 

habitat (see ‘‘Exclusions Under Section 

4(b)(2) of the Act’’ section). 

Comment 11: One commenter stated 

that the designations of critical habitat 

for Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum were flawed because some 

known occurrences of these two species 

were not proposed as critical habitat. 

The commenter requested that we 

include all occupied occurrences in the 

critical habitat, or provide scientific 

reasons for not including specific areas. 

Additionally, the commenter cited 

Leppig and White (2006) to demonstrate 

that peripheral populations are 

generally small in size, but still 

considered important for conservation 

purposes. 

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that the information we provided in the 

proposed critical habitat designations 

was incorrect or incomplete. The 

commenter listed all areas historically 

occupied by these species that we had 

not included in the proposed critical 

habitat and requested that we include 

these areas. We are unaware of any data 

on population size for most historical 

occurrences. Without recent information 

about the status and size of a 

population, we are unable to determine 

that these lands satisfy the criteria we 

identify in this rule for critical habitat 

or to discern the importance of these 

particular locations to the overall 

conservation of these species. We are 

required to use the best scientific and 

commercial data available to designate 

critical habitat. Thus, we developed this 

critical habitat based on verifiable field 

observations and documentation of the 

condition of occupied habitat (CNDDB 

2005a, 2005b, 2006a, 2006b; USFS 

2002a). Additionally, we included 

peripheral populations in these 

designations as described in Leppig and 

White (2006, p. 264). For both species 

we included occupied meadow habitat 

at the edges of the range and at the 

highest and lowest occurrences. For 

additional information about why we 

did not include all occupied habitat in 

these designations, see our response to 

Comment 4 and the discussion in the 

rule below under ‘‘Criteria Used To 

Identify Critical Habitat.’’

Comment 12: One commenter stated 

that the proposed designations are 

flawed because they do not include 

unoccupied habitat for recovery, and 

that without including some suitable, 

but unoccupied, habitat (areas with one 

or more of the PCEs) in the critical 

habitat designations to promote the 

recovery of Poa atropurpurea and 

Taraxacum californicum, the Service 

will not be able to meet the Act’s 

recovery goals and mandate. 

Our Response: We identified areas 

within the geographical range of Poa 

atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum that were occupied at the 

time of listing and contain the physical 

and biological features essential to the 

conservation of these species that may 

require special management 

considerations or protection. We 

designate critical habitat in areas 

outside the geographical area presently 

occupied by the species only when such 

a designation would be inadequate to 

ensure the conservation of the species 

(50 CFR 424.12(e)). Accordingly, when 

the best scientific and commercial data 

do not demonstrate that the 

conservation needs of the species 

require designation of critical habitat 

outside of occupied areas, we cannot 

designate critical habitat in areas 

outside the geographical area occupied 

by the species. The critical habitat that 

we identified for P. atropurpurea and T. 

californicum represents areas currently 

occupied by for these species. The 

species are also well represented in the 

occupied habitat designated as critical 

habitat (see the responses to Comment 

2 and 3, above). Therefore, consistent 

with the Act and its implementing 

regulations, we are not designating any 

lands outside the area currently 

occupied by P. atropurpurea and T. 

californicum because at this time we 

believe that the occupied areas we have 

designated are adequate to ensure the 

conservation of the species. Therefore, 

we have determined that there are no 

unoccupied areas that are essential for 

the conservation of the species. 

Comments from Other Federal Agencies 

Comment 13: The USFS provided 

specific information regarding areas in 

Unit 14 and Unit 15 that do not support 

the PCEs for Poa atropurpurea. The 

USFS stated that Unit 14 (as proposed) 

included areas that are developed as 

campgrounds and recreational 

residences. They also stated that 

portions of Unit 14 are dense Jeffery 

Pine forest rather than meadow habitat. 

The USFS indicated that Unit 15 (as 

proposed) included red shank, chamise, 

and oak woodland vegetation types in 

addition to meadow habitat. The USFS 

requested that we remove areas from the 

proposed designations that do not 

support the PCEs for P. atropurpurea 

and requested that the areas outside of 

the meadow habitat not be designated as 

critical habitat. 

Our Response: We received additional 

data from the USFS in response to their 

comment, including maps of the 

vegetation in and around the proposed 

critical habitat units. We also conducted 

site visits with staff from the CNF on 

January 24, 2008, and March 28, 2008. 

We are in agreement with the USFS and 

found that some areas in proposed Units 

14 and 15 do not contain the features 

essential to the conservation of Poa 

atropurpurea. Therefore, we removed 

approximately 301 ac (122 ha) of 

forested habitat in Unit 14 and 

approximately 66 ac (26 ha) of oak 

woodland, sage brush scrub, chaparral, 

and dry meadow habitat from Unit 15 

and revised our mapping accordingly to 

reflect the revised unit boundaries. As a 

result of these revisions, Unit 14 

decreased by 301 ac (122 ha) and now 

totals 788 ac (319 ha), and Unit 15 

decreased by 66 ac (26 ha) and now 

totals 36 ac (15 ha). 

Comment 14: The USFS commented 

that laws, regulations, policies, and 

Land Management Plan (LMP) direction 

currently in place provide protection at 

least equivalent to the protection that a 

critical habitat designation would 

provide. The USFS requested that lands 

proposed as critical habitat for Poa 

atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum in the SBNF and the CNF 

be excluded from the final designations 

of critical habitat. They stated that their 

LMP incorporates management 

direction that provides sufficient 

protection and management for P. 

atropurpurea and T. californicum and 

the habitat for these two species, and 

that the section 7 consultation on the 

LMP resulted in the Service coming to 

a similar conclusion, which resulted in 

the issuance of a non-jeopardy 

biological opinion (Service 2005, pp. 

203–207, 213–219). Additionally, 

Appendix H of the LMP includes the 

‘‘Meadow Habitat Management Guide’’

for the SBNF (SBNF 2002a) and the 

‘‘Habitat Management Guide for the 

Sensitive Plant Species: Delphinium 

hesperium ssp. cuyamacae, Lilium 

parryi, Limnanthes gracilis var. parishii, 

and P. atropurpurea, in Riparian 

Montane Meadows’’ for the CNF (CNF 

1991). The USFS commented that 

designation of critical habitat on SBNF 

and CNF lands would not provide any 

additional benefit to the conservation of 

the species or their habitat because all 

site-specific projects proposed by the 

SBNF and CNF are subject to section 

7(a)(2) consultation with the Service. 

The USFS stated that the designations 

would unnecessarily add to their 

analysis burden by requiring SBNF and 

CNF to make a determination of effect 

regarding critical habitat when 

consulting under section 7 of the Act. 

The USFS acknowledged their 

responsibility to conserve listed species 

and stated that they will continue to 

provide necessary management, 

regardless of the outcome of the final 

critical habitat rule. 

Our Response: We determined that 

National Forest lands contain the 

physical and biological features 

essential to the conservation of Poa 

atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum, and meet the definition of 

critical habitat (see ‘‘Criteria Used to 

Identify Critical Habitat’’ section below). 

We acknowledge that the revised LMP 

will benefit P. atropurpurea and T. 

californicum and their habitat. The LMP 

contains general provisions for species 

conservation and suggests specific 

management and conservation actions 

that will benefit these species and the 

physical and biological features 

essential to their conservation. 

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address known threats to these species 

on National Forest lands. However, the 

LMP is a guidance document and does 

not require or assure funding for 

management actions for those measures 

outlined in the plan. Additionally, the 

LMP does not preclude projects from 

occurring outside of the framework of 

the plan that could negatively impact 

areas proposed as critical habitat. We 

appreciate and commend the efforts of 

the USFS to conserve federally listed 

species on their lands. 

The Secretary has the discretion to 

exclude an area from critical habitat 

under section 4(b)(2) of the Act after 

taking into consideration the economic 

impact, the impact on national security, 

and any other relevant impact if he 

determines that the benefits of such 

exclusion outweigh the benefits of 

designating such area as critical habitat, 

unless he determines that the exclusion 

would result in the extinction of the 

species concerned. We have considered 

the request from the SBNF and the CNF 

that we exclude their lands because it 

would unnecessarily add work in the 

future to determine the effect regarding 

critical habitat for actions on their lands 

and the fact that they had already 

completed consultation under section 

7(a)(2) of the Act on their revised LMP. 

As part of our section 7 consultation 

with the USFS on the LMP for the SBNF 

and the CNF, the USFS has already 

consulted on various activities carried 

out on National Forest lands including: 

Roads and trail management; recreation 

management; special use permit 

administration; administrative 

infrastructure; fire and fuels 

management; livestock grazing and 

range management; minerals 

management; and law enforcement. In 

our 2005 biological opinion on the LMP, 

we determined that implementation of 

the plan was not likely to jeopardize the 

continued existence of Poa 

atropurpurea or Taraxacum 

californicum (Service 2005, pp. 202–

207, 213–219). Since critical habitat has 

not been previously proposed or 

designated for these species, it is 

anticipated that the consultation with 

the USFS regarding their current LMP 

will be reinitiated. However, because 

the USFS has already consulted with us 

on potential impacts to these species 

related to the activities outlined in the 

LMP, the USFS can supplement its 

analysis for those activities already 

analyzed in the LMP with the additional 

analysis required for critical habitat 

areas. We do not believe that this 

additional analysis would place an 

undue burden on the USFS in this case. 

Based on the record before us, we 

have elected not to exclude these lands 

and are designating National Forest 

lands that meet the definition of critical 

habitat for Poa atropurpurea and 

Taraxacum californicum. We will 

continue to consider on a case-by-case 

basis in future critical habitat rules 

whether to exclude specific lands from 

such designation when we determine 

that the benefits of such exclusion 

outweigh the benefits of their inclusion. 

Comments from the San Manuel Band 

of Serrano Mission Indians 

Comment 15: The San Manuel Band 

of Serrano Mission Indians expressed 

opposition to the proposed rule because: 

(1) we misidentified the San Manuel 

Band of Serrano Mission Indians as the 

‘‘San Miguel Band of Mission Indians’’

in the NOA for the draft EA that 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 16, 2008 (73 FR 20600); (2) we did 

not adequately recognize the traditional 

legal rights of the San Manuel Band of 

Serrano Mission Indians by failing to 

recognize the San Manuel Band of 

Serrano Mission Indians’ consistent 

historical and traditional use of the area 

identified as proposed Unit 1 and 

surrounding areas, which have not been 

relinquished or abandoned; (3) we did 

not incorporate the policy directive of 

Executive Order (E.O.) 13007 by taking 

into account the unique and specific 

issues of the San Manuel Band of 

Serrano Mission Indians, which include 

traditional, religious, and cultural rights 

identified in proposed Unit 1 and 

surrounding areas; and (4) the proposed 

rule does not sufficiently incorporate 

our responsibility to maintain the 

government-to-government consultation 

policy as described in the Secretarial 

Order No. 3206, dated June 28, 2004. 

Our Response: With regard to the 

inadvertent misidentification of the San 

Manuel Band of Serrano Mission 

Indians in the April 2008 NOA for the 

draft EA, although we became aware of 

this error just prior to the publication of 

the NOA, we were unable to correct the 

name in the published document; 

however, we did correctly identify the 

San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission 

Indians in the media bulletin and other 

public outreach materials that 

accompanied publication of the NOA. 

Although we certainly regret the 

accidental misidentification of the San 

Manuel Band of Serrano Mission 

Indians in the NOA, it did not 

materially affect the biological rationale 

behind the initial proposal of critical 

habitat. In this final rule we correctly 

identify the San Manuel Band of 

Serrano Mission Indians. 

It was not our intent to disregard the 

presence of the Tribal resources that 

occur in the vicinity of Unit 1 of the 

proposed critical habitat. Following 

publication of the August 7, 2007, 

proposed rule (72 FR 44232), a private 

citizen presented us with information 

identifying historical, religious, and 

cultural resources important to the San 

Manuel Band of Serrano Mission 

Indians in proposed Unit 1, although 

these lands are not specifically part of 

the Tribal Trust lands of the San Manuel 

Band of Serrano Mission Indians. In the 

April 16, 2008, NOA for the draft EA (73 

FR 20600), we specifically solicited 

comments from the San Manuel Band of 

Serrano Mission Indians regarding the 

potential impacts of the proposed rule 

on the San Manuel Band of Serrano 

Mission Indians. We requested this 

input from the San Manuel Band of 

Serrano Mission Indians in accordance 

with Secretarial Order 3206 section 

3(B)(4) and E.O. 13007. On April 15, 

2008, we transmitted a letter to the San 

Manuel Band of Serrano Mission 

Indians indicating our interest in 

discussing the proposed designations of 

critical habitat and requested 

information from the San Manuel Band 

of Serrano Mission Indians that would 

contribute to the decision process. On 

May 12, 2008, we received an electronic 

mail response to our letter indicating 

that the San Manuel Band of Serrano 

Mission Indians would like to 

coordinate with us to discuss the critical 

habitat designations. We subsequently 

met with representatives of the San 

Manuel Band of Serrano Mission 

Indians. Through this coordination, we 

believe we addressed the concerns of 

the San Manuel Band of Serrano 

Mission Indians in this final rule. As a 

result of our coordination and analysis 

of all information available, we 

concluded that the designation of 

critical habitat would not adversely 

impact the San Manuel Band of Serrano 

Mission Indians. We recognize that the 

San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission 

Indians’ ancestral lands include the San 

Bernardino Mountains, including areas 

that we have designated as critical 

habitat. From our discussion with the 

representatives of the San Manuel Band 

of Serrano Mission Indians, we do not 

believe that activities that the San 

Manuel Band of Serrano Mission 

Indians regularly conducts on federally 

owned lands included in these 

designations will negatively impact the 

PCEs or adversely modify critical 

habitat. We do not believe that these 

activities will require a section 7 

consultation due to the designation of 

critical habitat. The designation of 

critical habitat will not impose any 

regulatory or restrictive authority over 

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Mission Indians nor change access to or 

restrict Tribal activities on designated 

lands. Additionally, we determined that 

the benefits of exclusion outweigh the 

benefits of inclusion for the essential 

lands within Unit 1 identified in this 

rule and covered by the HMP, which 

includes historical, religious, and 

cultural resources important to the San 

Manuel Band of Serrano Mission 

Indians, and we excluded Unit 1 from 

critical habitat (see ‘‘Exclusions Under 

Section 4(b)(2) of the Act’’ section). 

Comments Related to the Draft 

Economic Analysis 

Comment 16: One comment from the 

USFS stated that while the draft EA 

quantified one formal section 7 

consultation on a revision of the LMP 

for both the SBNF and CNF, the two 

national forests will conduct these 

consultations separately, and that the 

CNF portion of the ongoing effects 

consultation will be combined with the 

informal consultation on the CNF’s 

livestock grazing program in Units 13, 

14, and 15. The comment further stated 

that the formal section 7 consultation on 

a revision of the LMP in the SBNF will 

cover existing ongoing effects from 

mining related activities in the national 

forest, and any future consultations 

would be driven by proposed plans of 

operations. Therefore, the formal 

consultation on active mining claims in 

the SBNF quantified in the draft EA 

should be combined with the 

consultation on a revision of the LMP in 

the SBNF. 

Our Response: Discussions with 

relevant USFS personnel clarified that 

the SBNF and the CNF will consult 

separately on a revision of the LMP. 

However, the consultation involving the 

CNF will also be a formal consultation 

and separate from the consultation on 

its livestock grazing program. It was 

further clarified that both consultations 

involving the CNF are likely to occur in 

2009. The discussions also indicated 

that the formal consultation on a 

revision of the LMP will cover existing 

ongoing effects from mining related 

activities in the SBNF. Sections A.4 and 

ES.1.3 in the revised EA have been 

modified to reflect these changes along 

with relevant changes to administrative 

costs in the various tables and figures. 

Comment 17: One commenter stated 

that the draft EA does not address the 

potential impact of designating Unit 1 as 

a critical habitat on plans for developing 

the property (Pan Hot Springs). The 

commenter indicated that these plans 

include building a new hotel on the 

property in which the geothermal-watersupplied pools would be a major 

attraction. The commenter further 

indicated that a water sales business has 

been in operation since 1997, selling as 

much as one million gallons a day from 

the springs on the property. 

Our Response: Sections 3.1.4 and 8.1 

in the draft EA acknowledge the 

recreational and commercial 

development plans of the owner of Pan 

Hot Springs in Unit 1 as communicated 

by personnel from agencies in the area. 

During the research and drafting period 

of the draft EA, despite repeated 

attempts to contact the landowner, 

ENTRIX was not able to directly speak 

with him and confirm the cited plans. 

Based on the information provided by 

the landowner in the comment letter, it 

appears that the planned developments 

by the landowner would be on the 

portion of the property that was not 

included in the proposed critical habitat 

designation, and it is not clear how 

development plans and the continued 

sale of water for commercial purposes 

will be impacted by the designations of 

critical habitat, if at all. Therefore, while 

relevant text in the revised EA has been 

modified to add the additional 

information, no changes to anticipated 

impacts from the designations of critical 

habitat have been made based on the 

comment. 

The final EA indicates that there are 

disproportionate and potentially 

significant costs to the BBCCSD 

attributable to the designation of critical 

habitat. In light of these costs, the 

partnership between the Service, the 

BBCCSD, and this landowner, and the 

BBCCSD’s commitment to manage and 

conserve the physical and biological 

features essential to the conservation of 

Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum as discussed in response to 

comment 9, we evaluated the area 

within Unit 1 (as defined in this final 

rule) for exclusion under Section 4(b)(2) 

of the Act. We balanced the benefits of 

inclusion against the benefits of 

exclusion and determined that the 

benefits of exclusion outweigh the 

benefits of inclusion. Therefore, we 

excluded the area within Unit 1 from 

critical habitat (see response to 

Comment 9 and ‘‘Exclusions Under 

Section 4(b)(2) of the Act’’ section) and 

any economic impact associated with 

the designations of critical habitat in 

Unit 1 should be alleviated. 

Summary of Changes From Proposed 

Rule 

On August 7, 2007, we proposed to 

designate approximately 3,014 ac (1,221 

ha) of land for Poa atropurpurea within 

San Bernardino and San Diego counties, 

California, and approximately 1,930 ac 

(782 ha) of land for Taraxacum 

californicum within San Bernardino 

County, California (72 FR 44232). In this 

final rule, we concluded that 2,529 ac 

(1,025 ha) meet the definition of critical 

habitat for P. atropurpurea and that 

1,954 ac (791 ha) meet the definition of 

critical habitat for T. californicum. We 

excluded all essential habitat in Unit 1 

under section 4(b)(2) of the Act. 

Therefore, we are designating 

approximately 2,489 ac (1,009 ha) of 

critical habitat for P. atropurpurea and 

approximately 1,914 ac (775 ha) of 

critical habitat for T. californicum. This 

section presents the differences between 

what was proposed as critical habitat 

and what is included in these final 

designations. 

(1) In light of comments received, we 

re-evaluated the area proposed as 

critical habitat Unit 1. We reviewed data 

in our files and conferred with botanists 

familiar with the species and montane 

meadow habitat. 

(A) New information received 

indicated that this unit meets our 

criteria for designating critical habitat 

for Taraxacum californicum. Prior to 

the publication of the proposed rule, we 

did not believe that more than 10 T. 

californicum individuals were present 

in Unit 1. We received information from 

one peer reviewer that more than a 

dozen T. californicum had been 

observed in Unit 1 on several occasions. 

In recent surveys, 12 T. californicum 

plants were documented in Unit 1 

(Krantz 2008b, p. 7). This new 

information indicated that the area is 

occupied by a successfully reproducing 

occurrence of T. californicum that is 

essential to the conservation of this 

species. Therefore, Unit 1 meets the 

criteria for critical habitat as discussed 

for T. californicum. 

(B) We concluded that some areas 

mapped in the proposed critical habitat 

designation for Unit 1 do not contain 

the PCEs (see ‘‘Primary Constituent 

Elements’’ section) or otherwise did not 

meet our criteria for designating critical 

habitat for either species (see ‘‘Criteria 

Used to Identify Critical Habitat’’

section below). We removed three areas 

from the proposed critical habitat Unit 

1 that do not contain the PCEs: (1) 24 

ac (10 ha) that are elevated above the 

montane meadow and contain species 

such as Artemisia tridentata (Great 

Basin Sage) that are too dry to support 

P. atropurpurea and T. californicum and 

do not contain the PCEs; (2) 19 ac (8 ha) 

north of State Route 18 where wet 

meadow habitat does not exist; and (3) 

12 ac (5 ha) of drier meadow habitat 

where surveys confirmed that P. 

atropurpurea and T. californicum do 

not occur and PCEs were absent. 

Additionally, we removed 47 ac (19 ha) 

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eastern portion of the area proposed as 

Unit 1 that regularly floods from 

Baldwin Lake. This area is too wet to 

support P. atropurpurea or T. 

californicum; therefore, the area does 

not meet the criteria used to identify 

critical habitat. Although this area may 

contain the physical and biological 

features essential to the conservation of 

the species, this area is unoccupied and 

recent surveys by species experts 

confirm that this area occurs outside of 

the potential dispersal distance from 

known occurrences. Therefore, we 

concluded that these lands are unlikely 

to support recovery or contribute to the 

long-term conservation for P. 

atropurpurea or T. californicum. We 

determined that 40 ac (16 ha) in Unit 1 

meet the definition of critical habitat for 

P. atropurpurea and T. californicum; we 

refer to this area as ‘‘essential lands.’’

(C) The BBCCSD drafted a HMP for 

Unit 1, which covers the approximately 

40 ac (16 ha) of essential lands 

identified in this rule within Unit 1. The 

HMP was approved by the Board of 

Directors of the BBCCSD on July 7, 

2008, and we received assurances that 

the HMP will be implemented as 

outlined. Other private landowners 

coordinated with the BBCCSD and are 

committed to managing the lands 

essential to the conservation of Poa 

atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum for the long-term benefit of 

these species. As a result of our 

partnership with the BBCCSD; the 

development of the HMP; the 

partnership between BBCCSD and the 

landowner of the main spring in Unit 1; 

and the economic impacts to BBCCSD 

attributed to the designation of critical 

habitat as analyzed in the final EA, we 

are excluding the 40 ac (16 ha) of 

essential lands covered by the HMP 

from Unit 1. We determined that the 

benefit of excluding these lands from 

critical habitat outweighs the benefit of 

including them in critical habitat and 

that excluding these lands will not 

result in the extinction of either P. 

atropurpurea or T. californicum (see 

‘‘Exclusions Under Section 4(b)(2) of the 

Act’’ section). 

(2) We removed 17 ac (7 ha) of 

forested terrain along the eastern 

portion of Unit 11. Forested habitat 

cannot support Poa atropurpurea or 

Taraxacum californicum and does not 

contain the physical and biological 

features essential to the conservation of 

the species. We are designating 81 ac 

(33 ha) in Unit 11 for P. atropurpurea 

and T. californicum. 

(3) In light of comments made during 

the public comment period, we reevaluated the areas proposed as critical 

habitat in Units 14 and 15 (see comment 

13 and response above). We reviewed 

maps and other material provided by 

the USFS, conducted a site visit at these 

two areas with staff from the CNF, and 

concluded that some areas proposed as 

critical habitat for Poa atropurpurea do 

not contain the physical and biological 

features, could not support P. 

atropurpurea occurrences, and do not 

meet the definition of critical habitat. 

Therefore, we revised our mapping to 

more accurately capture the PCEs in 

these two units. We removed 301 ac 

(122 ha) of densely forested habitat from 

Unit 14 and 66 ac (26 ha) of oak 

woodland, sage brush scrub, chaparral, 

and dry meadow habitat from Unit 15. 

As a result of these revisions, we are 

designating 788 ac (319 ha) in Unit 14 

and 36 ac (15 ha) in Unit 15 for P. 

atropurpurea. These revisions constitute 

a total reduction of 367 ac (148 ha) from 

the proposed critical habitat for P. 

atropurpurea. 

Critical Habitat 

Critical habitat is defined in section 3 

of the Act as: 

(i) The specific areas within the 

geographical area occupied by a species, 

at the time it is listed in accordance 

with the Act, on which are found those 

physical or biological features 

(a) essential to the conservation of the 

species and 

(b) which may require special 

management considerations or 

protection; and 

(ii) specific areas outside the 

geographical area occupied by a species 

at the time it is listed, upon a 

determination that such areas are 

essential for the conservation of the 

species. 

Conservation, as defined under 

section 3 of the Act, means the use of 

all methods and procedures that are 

necessary to bring any endangered or 

threatened species to the point at which 

the measures provided under the Act 

are no longer necessary. 

Critical habitat receives protection 

under section 7 of the Act through the 

prohibition against Federal agencies 

carrying out, funding, or authorizing 

actions that are likely to result in the 

destruction or adverse modification of 

critical habitat. Section 7(a)(2) of the Act 

requires consultation on Federal actions 

that may affect critical habitat. The 

designation of critical habitat does not 

affect land ownership or establish a 

refuge, wilderness, reserve, preserve, or 

other conservation area. Such 

designation does not allow the 

government or public to access private 

lands. Such designation does not 

require implementation of restoration, 

recovery, or enhancement measures by 

private landowners. Where a landowner 

requests Federal agency funding or 

authorization for a discretionary action 

that may affect a listed species or 

critical habitat, the consultation 

requirements of section 7(a)(2) would 

apply, but even in the event of a 

destruction or adverse modification 

finding, the landowner’s obligation is 

not to restore or recover the species, but 

to implement reasonable and prudent 

alternatives to avoid destruction or 

adverse modification of critical habitat. 

For inclusion in a critical habitat 

designation, the habitat within the 

geographical area occupied by the 

species at the time it was listed must 

contain the physical and biological 

features that are essential to the 

conservation of the species, and be 

included only if those features may 

require special management 

considerations or protection. Critical 

habitat designations identify, to the 

extent known using the best scientific 

data available, habitat areas that provide 

essential life cycle needs of the species. 

These areas contain the PCEs, which are 

laid out in the appropriate quantity and 

spatial arrangement for the conservation 

of the species. Under the Act, we can 

designate as critical habitat areas 

outside the geographical area occupied 

by the species at the time it was listed 

only when we determine that the best 

available scientific data demonstrate 

that such areas are essential for the 

conservation of the species. 

Section 4 of the Act requires that we 

designate critical habitat on the basis of 

the best scientific and commercial data 

available. Further, our Policy on 

Information Standards Under the 

Endangered Species Act (published in 

the Federal Register on July 1, 1994 (59 

FR 34271)), the Information Quality Act 

(section 515 of the Treasury and General 

Government Appropriations Act for 

Fiscal Year 2001 (Pub. L. 106–554; H.R. 

5658)), and our associated Information 

Quality Guidelines provide criteria, 

establish procedures, and provide 

guidance to ensure that our decisions 

are based on the best scientific data 

available. They require our biologists, to 

the extent consistent with the Act and 

with the use of the best scientific data 

available, to use primary and original 

sources of information as the basis for 

recommendations to designate critical 

habitat. 

When we are determining which areas 

should be designated as critical habitat, 

our primary source of information is 

generally the information developed 

during the listing process for the 

species. Additional information sources 

may include the recovery plan for the 

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journals, conservation plans developed 

by States and counties, scientific status 

surveys and studies, biological 

assessments, or other unpublished 

materials and expert opinion or 

personal knowledge. 

Habitat is often dynamic, and species 

may move from one area to another over 

time. Furthermore, we recognize that 

designation of critical habitat may not 

include all of the habitat areas that we 

may eventually determine are necessary 

for the recovery of the species. For these 

reasons, a critical habitat designation 

does not signal that habitat outside the 

designated area is unimportant or may 

not contribute to the recovery of the 

species. 

Areas that support populations, but 

are outside the critical habitat 

designations, will continue to be subject 

to conservation actions we and other 

Federal agencies implement under 

section 7(a)(1) of the Act. They are also 

subject to the regulatory protections 

afforded by the section 7(a)(2) jeopardy 

standard, as determined on the basis of 

the best available scientific information 

at the time of the agency action. 

Federally funded or permitted projects 

affecting listed species outside their 

designated critical habitat areas may 

still result in jeopardy findings in some 

cases. Similarly, critical habitat 

designations made on the basis of the 

best available information at the time of 

designation will not control the 

direction and substance of future 

recovery plans, habitat conservation 

plans (HCPs), or other species 

conservation planning efforts if 

information available at the time of 

these planning efforts calls for a 

different outcome. 

Methods 

As required by section 4(b) of the Act, 

we use the best scientific data available 

in determining areas within the 

geographical area occupied at the time 

of listing that contain the features 

essential to the conservation of Poa 

atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum respectively, and areas 

outside the geographical area occupied 

at the time of listing that are essential 

for the conservation of P. atropurpurea 

and T. californicum individually. We 

have also reviewed available 

information that pertains to the habitat 

requirements of these species. These 

sources of information included, but 

were not limited to, the proposed (60 FR 

39337; August 2, 1995) and final (63 FR 

49006; September 14, 1998) rules to list 

these species; data and information 

published in peer-reviewed articles; 

data and information contained in 

reports prepared for or by the USFS; 

discussions with species experts 

including USFS personnel; data and 

information presented in academic 

research theses; data provided by the 

California Natural Diversity Database 

(CNDDB); herbarium records; data 

submitted during section 7 

consultations; and regional Geographic 

Information Systems (GIS) data. 

Primary Constituent Elements (PCEs) 

In accordance with section 3(5)(A)(i) 

of the Act and the regulations at 50 CFR 

424.12, in determining which areas 

within the geographical area occupied at 

the time of listing to designate as critical 

habitat, we consider the physical we 

consider the physical and biological 

features that are essential to the 

conservation of the species to be the 

primary constituent elements laid out in 

the appropriate quantity and spatial 

arrangement for conservation of the 

species. These include, but are not 

limited to: 

(1) Space for individual and 

population growth and for normal 

behavior; 

(2) Food, water, air, light, minerals, 

or other nutritional or physiological 

requirements; 

(3) Cover or shelter; 

(4) Sites for breeding, reproduction, 

and rearing (or development) of 

offspring; and 

(5) Habitats that are protected from 

disturbance or are representative of the 

historic, geographical, and ecological 

distributions of a species. 

We derive the specific primary 

constituent elements (PCEs) required for 

Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum from the biological needs 

of each species as described in the final 

listing rule published in the Federal 

Register on September 14, 1998 (63 FR 

49006), the proposed critical habitat 

rule published in the Federal Register 

on August 7, 2007 (72 FR 44232), and 

information below. 

Space for Individual and Population 

Growth, and Nutritional Requirements 

Open-canopy forested areas 

supporting relatively undisturbed, wet 

meadows subject to flooding during wet 

years support growth, reproduction, and 

pollination (by wind for Poa 

atropurpurea, by insects for Taraxacum 

californicum) for both species (SBNF 

2002a, p. 109; Curto 1992, p. 12). 

Additionally, T. californicum occurs in 

smaller forest openings with seeps, 

springs, or creeks. Due to the relatively 

small size of these forest openings, these 

areas are not generally mapped or 

named as meadows. We have referred to 

these areas as ‘‘un-named meadow 

areas’’ (see Tables 1 and 2 in the August 

7, 2007, proposed rule (72 FR 44232)). 

Both species require non-compacted or 

non-eroded soils for reproduction, 

growth, and survival (Curto 1997, p. 12). 

Invasive, nonnative species may 

compete for open, bare ground and 

reduce space available for growth (Curto 

1992, p. 10). Invasive, nonnative species 

can also alter the habitat for these two 

species by creating thatch that covers 

the bare ground and by using water 

resources that P. atropurpurea and T. 

californicum need for survival. 

Therefore, these species require microhabitats free of nonnative, invasive 

competitors. Poa atropurpurea is 

dioecious, meaning that individual 

plants of this species are either male or 

female. Individual male and female 

plants require an occupied meadow for 

successful, sexual reproduction to 

occur. Habitat invaded by nonnative 

species may not provide ideal growing 

conditions for P. atropurpurea or T. 

californicum due to competition for 

resources, and areas populated by T. 

officinale may result in hybridization 

with T. californicum (SBNF 2000, p. 40; 

SBNF 2002a, p. 114). Both species 

require a perennial water source, which 

exists in relatively intact, wet meadow 

systems (Service GIS database; Eliason 

2007b, p. 1). 

Soils occupied by Poa atropurpurea 

have been characterized as loamy 

alluvial to sandy loam (CNDDB 2006a, 

pp. 1–21) that experience periodic 

saturation by water (Volgarino et al. 

2000a, p. 1; Hirshberg 1994, p. 1). In a 

distribution study of P. atropurpurea, 

Krantz (1981, p. 8) noted that in San 

Bernardino County the species usually 

occurs in open (50 percent bare ground) 

soils with some clay content in the A 

horizon (0 to 12 inches (in) (0 to 30 

centimeters (cm)). However, Krantz 

(1981, p. 8) also stated that the Laguna 

Meadow population in San Diego 

County had somewhat different habitat 

parameters than the populations in San 

Bernardino County. Volgarino et al. 

(2000a, p.1) listed United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) soil 

series for a partial list of meadows in 

which P. atropurpurea occurs in San 

Diego County as Lu (loamy alluvial 

land) (Bowman 1973, p. 64), Rieff 

(Bowman 1973, pp. 72–73), and Crouch 

(Bowman 1973, pp. 41–42). Volgarino et 

al. (2000a, p.1) listed USDA soil series 

for a partial list of meadows in which 

P. atropurpurea occurs in San 

Bernardino County as Morical (USDA 

2004, p. 1), Hodgson (USDA 2005a, p. 

1), Hecker (USDA 1997a, p. 1), Avawatz 

(USDA 1978, p. 1), Oak Glen (USDA 

2003, p. 1), Olete (USDA 1999a, p. 1), 

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(USDA 2000b, p. 1), and Preston (USDA 

1998, p. 1). The soil series descriptions 

cited above support the general ‘‘loamy 

alluvial to sandy loam’’ characterization 

of P. atropurpurea habitat soils (CNDDB 

2006a, pp. 1-21). 

Soils occupied by Taraxacum 

californicum appear similar to those 

occupied by Poa atropurpurea. 

Volgarino et al. (2000b, p.1) listed 

USDA soil series for a partial list of 

meadows in which T. californicum 

occurs as Morical (USDA 2004, p. 1), 

Hodgson (USDA 2005a, p. 1), Hecker 

(USDA 1997a, p. 1), Pacifico (USDA 

2000b, p. 1), Preston (USDA 1998, p. 1), 

Merkel (USDA 2005b), and Wapal 

(USDA 2005c, p. 1). Similar to P. 

atropurpurea, the soil series 

descriptions cited above also support a 

general ‘‘loamy alluvial to sandy loam’’

characterization of T. californicum 

habitat soils. 

Both species appear to differ in their 

ability to colonize steeper slopes. 

Volgarino et al. (2000a, p. 2; 2000b, p. 

2) described slopes on which Poa 

atropurpurea occurs as 0 to 16 percent 

(with potential for occurrence on 

steeper slopes), and slopes on which 

Taraxacum californicum occurs as 0 to 

46 percent. This difference in maximum 

slope may be due to P. atropurpurea 

occurring farther from the banks of 

meadow water courses than T. 

californicum. 

Primary Constituent Elements for Poa 

atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum 

Within the geographical area 

occupied by Poa atropurpurea and 

Taraxacum californicum at the time of 

listing, we must identify the physical 

and biological features that may require 

special management considerations or 

protection. All areas designated as 

critical habitat for these two species are 

occupied, within the species’ respective 

historical geographic ranges, and 

contain the PCEs in the appropriate 

quantity and spatial arrangement 

required to support at least one life 

history function. The range of 

parameters and information provided in 

the PCEs identified below has been 

generalized from existing scientific data. 

There may be cases where P. 

atropurpurea or T. californicum persist 

in conditions outside the ranges 

expressed in the PCEs. It is also 

important to note that the variable 

amounts and timing of precipitation in 

southern California do not result in 

favorable conditions for P. atropurpurea 

and T. californicum in every year. 

Based on the above needs and our 

current knowledge of the life history, 

biology, and ecology of the species and 

the requirements of the habitat to 

sustain the essential life history 

functions of the species, we determined 

that the PCEs for Poa atropurpurea are: 

(1) Wet meadows subject to flooding 

during wet years in the San Bernardino 

Mountains in San Bernardino County at 

elevations of 6,700 to 8,100 feet (2,000 

to 2,469 meters), and in the Laguna and 

Palomar Mountains of San Diego County 

at elevations of 6,000 to 7,500 feet 

(1,800 to 2,300 meters), that provide 

space for individual and population 

growth, reproduction, and dispersal; 

and 

(2) Well-drained, loamy alluvial to 

sandy loam soils occurring in the wet 

meadow system, with a 0 to 16 percent 

slope, to provide water, air, minerals, 

and other nutritional or physiological 

requirements to the species. 

Based on the above needs and our 

current knowledge of the life history, 

biology, and ecology of the species and 

the requirements of the habitat to 

sustain the essential life history 

functions of the species, we determined 

that the PCEs for Taraxacum 

californicum are: 

(1) Wet meadows subject to flooding 

during wet years and forest openings 

with seeps, springs, or creeks in the San 

Bernardino Mountains in San 

Bernardino County located at elevations 

of 6,700 to 9,000 feet (2,000 to 2,800 

meters), that provide space for 

individual and population growth, 

reproduction, and dispersal; and 

(2) Well-drained, loamy alluvial to 

sandy loam soils occurring in the wet 

meadow system or forest openings with 

seeps, springs, or creeks, with a 0 to 46 

percent slope, to provide water, air, 

minerals, and other nutritional or 

physiological requirements to the 

species. 

These designations are designed for 

the conservation of those areas 

containing the PCEs laid out in the 

appropriate quantity and spatial 

arrangement (the physical and 

biological features) necessary to support 

one or more of these species’ life history 

functions. All units in these 

designations contain the physical and 

biological features and support multiple 

life processes. 

Special Management Considerations or 

Protection 

When designating critical habitat, we 

assess whether the areas occupied at the 

time of listing contain the features 

essential to the conservation of the 

species that may require special 

management considerations or 

protection. Major threats to Poa 

atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum, and, therefore, to the 

features essential to their conservation, 

include development on private lands, 

grazing, off-highway vehicle (OHV) use, 

road maintenance activities, ground 

disturbance that affects surface 

hydrology, mining activities, 

recreational activities, habitat 

fragmentation, and the invasion of 

nonnative herbaceous plants. Please 

refer to the unit descriptions in the 

‘‘Final Critical Habitat Designations’’

section for further discussion of special 

management considerations or 

protection of the physical and biological 

features related to geographically 

specific threats to P. atropurpurea and 

T. californicum. 

Special management considerations 

or protection of the wet meadows may 

be needed to address concerns such as 

reducing nonnative plant invasions and 

maintaining populations. Control and 

monitoring of nonnative, invasive plant 

species may be required to maintain wet 

meadows and or forest openings such 

that they can continue to support 

populations of Poa atropurpurea and or 

Taraxacum californicum. Nonnative 

species alter the meadow habitat by 

creating mats of thatch which cover bare 

ground needed for P. atropurpurea and 

T. californicum to become established, 

and also use water resources that could 

be used by P. atropurpurea and T. 

californicum. The growth of nonnative 

species may adversely impact and 

change the physical and biological 

features of the meadow habitat. 

Implementing management actions that 

support fertilization and seed set of P. 

atropurpurea (Curto 1992, p. 11; Soreng 

2000, pp. 1–4), and provide monitoring 

and protection of male P. atropurpurea 

clones may be required to maintain 

populations of P. atropurpurea. 

Special management considerations 

or protections for wet meadow habitat 

may need to be implemented to control 

the impacts associated with direct 

competition and hybridization caused 

by the nonnative Taraxacum officinale. 

This nonnative species occupies open 

niches, which can reduce the bare 

ground needed for T. californicum to 

become established, and may alter the 

physical and biological features of the 

meadow habitat. Management may 

include the removal of T. officinale from 

montane meadows where this species 

co-occurs with T. californicum. 

Additionally, it may be appropriate to 

remove hybridized individuals; 

however, we believe this course of 

action warrants further investigation. 

There are two USFS management 

guides that address conservation of Poa 

atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum: (1) The CNF Habitat 

Management Guide for the Sensitive 


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Plant Species: Delphinium hesperium 

ssp. cuyamacae, Lilium parryi, 

Limnanthes gracilis var. parishii, and P. 

atropurpurea, in Riparian Montane 

Meadows (CNF 1991, pp. 1–36) 

addresses conservation of P. 

atropurpurea; and (2) the SBNF 

Meadow Habitat Management Guide 

(SBNF 2002a pp. 1–155) addresses 

conservation of both species. In some 

cases, significant management actions 

have been implemented by the USFS 

(for example, cattle exclosures in 

Laguna Meadow (CNF 1991, p. 17), 

recreational trail closures in Belleville 

Meadow near Big Bear Lake (SBNF 

2002a, p. 5)). 

Criteria Used To Identify Critical 

Habitat 

We are designating critical habitat in 

areas that we determined were occupied 

at the time of listing and that contain 

sufficient primary constituent elements 

(PCEs) laid out in the appropriate 

quantity and spatial arrangement (the 

physical and biological features) to 

support life history functions essential 

for the conservation of Poa 

atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum. We did not designate 

unoccupied areas for these two species 

because we believe that the areas 

designated are adequate to ensure the 

conservation of these species through 

appropriate conservation measures, 

such as the removal of invasive species, 

the protection and restoration of the 

hydrology in occupied meadows, and 

the reduction of negative human 

impacts in occupied habitat (for details 

on management actions see the ‘‘Special 

Management Considerations and 

Protection’’ section). To delineate 

critical habitat, we identified habitat 

that contains features essential to the 

conservation of P. atropurpurea and T. 

californicum, was occupied at the time 

of listing, and is currently occupied. 

Occupancy status was determined using 

occurrence data from the SBNF (SBNF 

2000, pp. 5–137; SBNF 2002a, pp. 1–

133; SBNF GIS database), the CNDDB 

(2005a, pp. 1–21; 2005b, pp. 1–39), and 

the Rancho Santa Ana Botanical 

Gardens (Denslow et al. 2002, pp. 12 

and 13). We determined occupancy at 

the time of listing by comparing survey 

and collection information to 

descriptions of occupied areas in the 

final listing rule published in the 

Federal Register on September 14, 1998 

(63 FR 49006). Using the occurrence 

data listed above, we identified montane 

meadows that were occupied by one or 

both species. Areas containing a large 

number of individual plants (relative to 

all known occupied locations) recorded 

within at least 2 years of listing were 

considered to be occupied at the time of 

listing as the presence of a large number 

of individual plants within an area 

indicates that such area has likely been 

occupied for more than 2 years. 

Although occupied, we did not consider 

any meadows containing 10 or fewer 

reported individuals of either species 

for critical habitat, as these populations 

are likely to become extirpated and we 

believe these populations are not likely 

to contribute to the long-term 

conservation of either species. 

Subsequently, we used the following 

rule set to identify areas for inclusion in 

the final critical habitat designation for 

each species: (1) we identified meadows 

with populations of 10 plants or greater 

(as discussed above) and delineated the 

meadow habitat using the USFSmodeled potential habitat specific to 

each species (Volgarino et al. 2000a, pp. 

1–2; 2000b, pp. 1–2) and aerial or 

satellite imagery; (2) we delineated the 

meadow areas that appeared to 

appropriately capture features essential 

to the conservation of each species 

(PCEs); (3) we limited the delineation of 

critical habitat for each unit to areas 

within 328 ft (100 meters) of the 

occupied meadow habitat, a distance 

viewed as the limit for short-distance, 

wind-driven dispersal of seeds in 

Taraxacum spp. (Tackenberg et al. 

2003, p. 451), and a likely distance for 

potential dispersal distance for Poa 

atropurpurea; and (4) as a final step, we 

removed any meadow habitat that was 

developed or degraded that is not likely 

to contain PCEs, or elements of them, to 

ensure critical habitat contains features 

essential to the conservation of each of 

the species. 

Although we are not designating all 

known occurrences of either of these 

two plants, we believe that our criteria, 

and therefore the designations, are 

adequate to ensure the conservation of 

both species throughout their extant 

ranges and the essential features of their 

habitat, based on the best available 

information at this time. Species and 

plant communities that are protected 

across their ranges are expected to have 

lower likelihoods of extinction (Soule ́

and Simberloff 1986, pp. 32–35; Scott et 

al. 2001, pp. 1297–1300); our criteria 

identified multiple locations across the 

entire range of each species as essential 

habitat to prevent range collapse. 

Genetic variation in plants can result 

from the effects of population isolation 

and adaptation to locally distinct 

environments (Lesica and Allendorf 

1995, pp. 754–757; Fraser 2000, pp. 49–

51; Hamrick and Godt, pp. 291–295). 

Our critical habitat contains areas that 

represent the biogeographical diversity 

for each of these species. For Poa 

atropurpurea, we captured habitat in 

the northern portion of the species 

range, where the species occurs at high 

altitudes, and at the southern portion of 

the species range, where the species 

occurs at lower altitudes. For 

Taraxacum californicum, we captured 

areas that represent the entire range of 

this species. We included areas 

specifically in Big Bear Valley because 

this location is believed to be the 

historic core area for both of these 

species (Soreng 2007, p. 1–2). The areas 

we included represent the largest 

populations that still occur for these two 

species. We did not include areas where 

we do not have data on occupancy or 

where populations smaller than 10 

plants occur. 

When determining critical habitat 

boundaries for each species within this 

final rule, we made every effort to avoid 

including developed areas such as lands 

covered by buildings, pavement, and 

other structures because such lands lack 

PCEs for Poa atropurpurea and 

Taraxacum californicum. The scale of 

maps we prepared under the parameters 

for publication within the Code of 

Federal Regulations may not reflect the 

exclusion of such developed lands. Any 

such lands inadvertently left inside 

critical habitat boundaries shown on the 

maps of this final rule have been 

excluded by text in this rule and are not 

designated as critical habitat. Therefore, 

Federal actions involving these textually 

excluded lands would not trigger 

section 7 consultations, with respect to 

critical habitat and the requirement of 

no adverse modification, unless the 

specific action may affect the primary 

constituent elements in adjacent critical 

habitat. 

Final Critical Habitat Designations 

We are designating approximately 

2,489 ac (1,009 ha) of critical habitat for 

Poa atropurpurea in 8 units (see Table 

1 below) and approximately 1,914 ac 

(775 ha) of critical habitat for 

Taraxacum californicum in 11 units 

(see Table 2 below). Five of these units 

overlap and are designated as critical 

habitat for both species (Units 2, 3, 4, 5, 

and 11; see Table 3 and unit 

descriptions below). The critical habitat 

areas described below constitute our 

best current assessment of areas that 

meet the definition of critical habitat for 

P. atropurpurea and T. californicum. 

We determined that all areas designated 

as critical habitat for P. atropurpurea 

and T. californicum were occupied at 

the time of listing and are currently 

occupied. 


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TABLE 1—CRITICAL HABITAT UNITS EXCLUDED AND DESIGNATED FOR Poa atropurpurea. (AREA ESTIMATES REFLECT ALL

LAND WITHIN CRITICAL HABITAT UNIT BOUNDARIES.) 

Critical Habitat Unit Land Ownership 1 Area Excluded (Acres (Hectares)) Area Designated (Acres (Hectares)) 

1 Pan Hot Springs 

Meadow 

SBNF 

Private (BBCCSD, 

others) 

0 (0) 

40 (16) 

0 (0) 

0 (0) 

2 North Baldwin 

Meadow 

SBNF 

CDFG 

Private 

0 (0) 

0 (0) 

0 (0) 

79 (33) 

98 (40) 

1 (<1) 

3 Belleville Meadow SBNF 

Private (LSA) 

0 (0) 

0 (0) 

409 (166) 

5 (2) 

4 Hitchcock Meadow SBNF 

Private (BSA, others) 

0 (0) 

0 (0) 

166 (67) 

330 (134) 

5 Bluff Meadow SBNF 

Private (WC) 

0 (0) 

0 (0) 

135 (55) 

70 (28) 

11 Cienega Seca 

Meadow 

SBNF 

Private (LACEF) 

0 (0) 

0 (0) 

15 (6) 

66 (27) 

13 Mendenhall Valley CNF 

Private 

0 (0) 

0 (0) 

160 (65) 

131 (53) 

14 Laguna Meadow CNF 0 (0) 788 (319) 

15 Bear Valley CNF 0 (0) 36 (15) 

Total area (acres 

(hectares)) 2

40 (16) 2,489 (1,009) 

1BBCCSD = Big Bear City Community Services District, BSA = Boy Scouts of America, CDFG = California Department of Fish and Game,

CNF = U.S. Forest Service (lands in the Cleveland National Forest), LACEF = Los Angeles County Education Foundation, LSA = Lithuanian 

Scouts Association, SBNF = U.S. Forest Service (lands in the San Bernardino National Forest), WC = Wildlands Conservancy. 2Values may not sum exactly due to rounding. 

TABLE 2—CRITICAL HABITAT UNITS EXCLUDED AND DESIGNATED FOR Taraxacum californicum. (AREA ESTIMATES

REFLECT ALL LAND WITHIN CRITICAL HABITAT UNIT BOUNDARIES.) 

Critical Habitat Unit Land Ownership1 Area Excluded (Acres 

(Hectares)) 

Area Designated (Acres 

(Hectares)) 

1 Pan Hot Springs Meadow SBNF 

Private (BBCCSD, others) 

0 (0) 

40 (16) 

0 (0) 

0 (0) 

2 North Baldwin Meadow SBNF 

CDFG 

Private 

0 (0) 

0 (0) 

0 (0) 

79 (33) 

98 (40) 

1 (<1) 

3 Belleville Meadow SBNF 

Private (LSA) 

0 (0) 

0 (0) 

409 (166) 

5 (2) 

4 Hitchcock Meadow SBNF 

Private (BSA, others) 

0 (0) 

0 (0) 

166 (67) 

330 (134) 

5 Bluff Meadow SBNF 

Private (WC) 

0 (0) 

0 (0) 

135 (55) 

70 (28) 

6 North Shay Meadow SBNF 0 (0) 21 (8) 

7 Horse Meadow SBNF 0 (0) 74 (30) 

8 Fish Creek Meadow SBNF 0 (0) 89 (36) 

9 Broom Flat Meadow SBNF 0 (0) 188 (76) 

10 Wildhorse Meadow SBNF 0 (0) 52 (21) 

11 Cienega Seca Meadow SBNF 

Private (LACEF) 

0 (0) 

0 (0) 

15 (6) 

66 (27) 


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TABLE 2—CRITICAL HABITAT UNITS EXCLUDED AND DESIGNATED FOR Taraxacum californicum. (AREA ESTIMATES

REFLECT ALL LAND WITHIN CRITICAL HABITAT UNIT BOUNDARIES.)—Continued 

Critical Habitat Unit Land Ownership1 Area Excluded (Acres 

(Hectares)) 

Area Designated (Acres 

(Hectares)) 

12 South Fork Meadow SBNF 0 (0) 116 (47) 

Total area (acres (hectares)) 2 40 (16) 1,914 (775) 

1BSA = Boy Scouts of America, CDFG = California Department of Fish and Game, LACEF = Los Angeles County Education Foundation, LSA 

= Lithuanian Scouts Association, SBNF = U.S. Forest Service (lands in the SBNF), WC = Wildlands Conservancy. 2Values may not sum exactly due to rounding. 

TABLE 3—LIST OF CRITICAL HABITAT UNITS AND THE SPECIES FOR WHICH EACH UNIT IS DESIGNATED AND THE SIZE OF

EACH CRITICAL HABITAT UNIT. 

Critical Habitat Unit Poa atropurpurea Taraxacum californicum Acres (Hectares) 

2 North Baldwin Meadow X X 177 (72) 

3 Belleville Meadow X X 414 (168) 

4 Hitchcock Meadow X X 497 (201) 

5 Bluff Meadow X X 205 (83) 

6 North Shay Meadow X 21 (8) 

7 Horse Meadow X 74 (30) 

8 Fish Creek Meadow X 89 (36) 

9 Broom Flat Meadow X 188 (76) 

10 Wildhorse Meadow X 52 (21) 

11 Cienega Seca Meadow X X 81 (33) 

12 South Fork Meadow X 116 (47) 

13 Mendenhall Valley X 291 (118) 

14 Laguna Meadow X 788 (319) 

15 Bear Valley X 36 (15) 

Total area (acres (hectares)) 1 2,489 (1,009) 1,914 (775) 3,029 (1,226) 

1Values may not sum exactly due to rounding. 

We present brief descriptions of all 

units, and reasons why they meet the 

definition of critical habitat for Poa 

atropurpurea and or Taraxacum 

californicum, below. The PCEs for these 

two species and their occupancy 

patterns may not always overlap. For 

example, steeper slopes near a 

watercourse at the center of a meadow 

are more likely to support T. 

californicum. However, such microhabitat components cannot be 

differentiated within a meadow based 

on information we have available for 

unit mapping. If critical habitat for these 

two species was designated separately, 

the units for each species would be 

mapped the same. Therefore, the 

boundaries for Units 2, 3, 4, 5, and 11 

are the same for both species, and these 

units are designated for each species 

individually (see Table 3). 

Unit 1: Pan Hot Springs Meadow 

We removed 102 ac (41 ha) from Unit 

1 because we determined: (1) those 

areas consisted of upland habitat not 

containing the PCEs; and (2) those areas 

contained non-occupied habitat, a 

portion of which occurs outside of 

potential dispersal from occurrence 

locations (see ‘‘Summary of Changes 

from Proposed Rule’’ and ‘‘Criteria Used 

to Identify Critical Habitat’’ sections). 

We balanced the benefits of including 

the remaining portion of Unit 1 in the 

designation for each species against the 

benefits of excluding it under section 

4(b)(2) of the Act and determined that 

the benefits of exclusion outweigh the 

benefits of inclusion. Therefore, we 

excluded the remainder of Unit 1 (40 ac 

(16 ha) from critical habitat (see 

‘‘Exclusions Under Section 4(b)(2) of the 

Act’’ section). 

Unit 2: North Baldwin Meadow 

We are designating Unit 2 as critical 

habitat for both Poa atropurpurea and 

Taraxacum californicum. Unit 2 

consists of approximately 177 ac (72 ha) 

of non-degraded meadow occupied by 

both species at the time of listing; both 

species continue to occur within this 

unit. Unit 2 contains all of the features 

essential to the conservation of both 

species. It is located within the SBNF, 

on the north shore of Baldwin Lake, and 

northeast of Big Bear Lake. 

Approximately half of Unit 2 is 

federally owned and half is owned by 

CDFG. 

Habitat in Unit 2 was historically 

impacted by authorized and 

unauthorized vehicle use, mining 

activity, residential development, and 

grazing by burros (CNDDB 2006a, p. 1; 

SBNF 2002a, p. 33; SBNF 2002b, p. 57). 


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The meadow is protected, but it is 

adjacent to State Route 18 and 

accessible to the public (SBNF 2000, p. 

57). Disruption of the hydrologic regime 

by upstream development, trampling 

during illegal woodcutting, and 

quartzite theft activities were identified 

as past threats in this unit (CNDDB 

2006b, p. 16). Additionally, Poa 

atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum and their essential features 

are threatened in this unit by 

competition from invasion of nonnative, 

herbaceous annuals, and T. officinale 

has been reported to occur in this 

meadow (Krantz 2007, p. 2). Therefore, 

special management considerations or 

protection may be required to restore, 

protect, and maintain the essential 

features in Unit 2 due to the threats 

from upstream development, nonnative 

species invasion, hybridization, and 

human disturbance. 

Unit 3: Belleville Meadow 

We are designating Unit 3 as critical 

habitat for both Poa atropurpurea and 

Taraxacum californicum. Unit 3 

consists of an approximately 414-ac 

(168-ha) meadow occupied by both 

species at the time of listing; both 

species continue to occur within this 

unit. Unit 3 (also referred to as Upper 

Holcomb Valley) contains all of the 

features essential to the conservation of 

both species. Although most individuals 

of P. atropurpurea observed were 

reported to be male, both sexes are 

present (SBNF 2000, p. 47). In 1999, the 

T. californicum population in Unit 3 

was reported to be ‘‘large’’ and 

‘‘healthy’’ with no apparent T. officinale 

hybrids (SBNF 2000, p. 56). Although 

no hybrid individuals are reported from 

this meadow, recent reports indicate 

that T. officinale is present at this 

location and the two species could 

hybridize (Krantz 2007, p. 2). Unit 3 is 

located within the SBNF, north of Big 

Bear Lake, and east of Hitchcock 

Meadow (Unit 4). The majority of lands 

within this unit are federally owned 

(409 ac (166 ha)), with only 5 ac (2 ha) 

of meadow habitat privately owned by 

the Lithuanian Scouts Association. 

Meadow habitat in this Unit 3 may be 

impacted by recreational activities and 

nearby diffuse mining operations 

(CNDDB 2006a, p. 6; Eliason 2007b); 

and placement of USFS roads has 

resulted in habitat loss and effects to 

meadow hydrology. Several areas of 

Belleville Meadow are currently heavily 

utilized for dispersed recreation, 

including vehicle use along the 

classified roads through the site, hiking 

and mountain biking along the Gold 

Fever Trail, and use of Holcomb Valley 

Campground near the western portion of 

the meadow. Additionally, several 

mining claims also exist in the meadow. 

Unauthorized vehicle activity and 

mountain biking off of classified roads 

and trails have caused devegetation and 

alteration of surface hydrology in some 

areas (SBNF 2002a, p. 36). Finally, Poa 

atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum and their physical and 

biological features are threatened in this 

unit by invasion of nonnative, 

herbaceous annuals, and T. officinale 

has been reported to occur in this 

meadow (Krantz 2007, p. 2). 

The USFS erected signs and fencing 

and conducted outreach to protect 

occurrences in Unit 3 (SBNF 2002a, p. 

37). For example, to reduce impacts to 

Poa atropurpurea, trails within 

Holcomb Valley Campground were 

disguised and rehabilitated, and the area 

was protected through barricading and 

signing (SBNF 2002a, p. 5). Nearby trails 

that did not pass through listed plant 

habitat were delineated and signed to 

encourage visitors to use those trails 

(SBNF 2002a, p. 5). However, special 

management considerations or 

protection may still be required to 

restore, protect, and maintain the 

essential features in Unit 3 due to the 

threats from human disturbance; current 

nearby mining activities; hybridization; 

and invasive, nonnative plant species. 

Unit 4: Hitchcock Meadow 

We are designating Unit 4 as critical 

habitat for both Poa atropurpurea and 

Taraxacum californicum. Unit 4 

consists of an approximately 497-ac 

(201-ha) meadow occupied by both 

species at the time of listing; both 

species continue to occur within this 

unit. Although T. officinale is present, 

no apparent hybrids have been reported 

(SBNF 2000, p. 56). We do not have any 

information about the ratio of male to 

female P. atropurpurea plants in this 

meadow. Unit 4 contains all of the 

features essential to the conservation of 

both species and is located within the 

SBNF, north of Big Bear Lake, and west 

of Belleville Meadow (Unit 3). The 

majority of Unit 4 (also referred to as 

Holcomb Valley) is privately owned by 

the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and 

used as a recreational and educational 

activity camp (BSA 2007, p. 1). 

Unit 4 has been historically impacted 

by OHV use, horse grazing, and other 

human disturbance (CNDDB 2006b, p. 

18). It is currently impacted by 

recreational and educational activities 

and horse grazing (SBNF 2000, p. 56; 

SBNF 2002a, p. 51). Additionally, Poa 

atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum and their physical and 

biological features are threatened in this 

unit by invasion of nonnative, 

herbaceous annuals. Therefore, special 

management considerations or 

protection may be required to restore, 

protect, and maintain the essential 

features in Unit 4 due to the threats 

from past human disturbance; current 

camp activities; and invasive, nonnative 

plant species. 

Unit 5: Bluff Meadow 

We are designating Unit 5 as critical 

habitat for both Poa atropurpurea and 

Taraxacum californicum. Unit 5 

consists of an approximately 205-ac (83- 

ha) meadow occupied by both species at 

the time of listing; both species continue 

to occur within this unit. Although T. 

officinale is present, no hybrids are 

reported (SBNF 2000, p. 56). We do not 

have any information about the ratio of 

male to female P. atropurpurea plants in 

this meadow. Unit 5 contains all of the 

features essential to the conservation of 

both species. It is located within the 

SBNF, south of the west end of Big Bear 

Lake. The majority of Unit 5 is privately 

owned by the Wildlands Conservancy, 

and currently leased to the San 

Bernardino County Regional Parks 

Division as an outdoor science 

education camp (Wildlands 

Conservancy 2005). 

Unit 5 has been historically impacted 

by recreational activities, cattle grazing, 

and other human disturbance (CNDDB 

2006b, p. 12), although impacts are 

limited to recreational and educational 

activities (Eliason 2007b; SBNF 2000, p. 

57; SBNF 2002a, p. 42). Poa 

atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum and their physical and 

biological features are also threatened in 

this unit by invasion of nonnative, 

herbaceous annuals, including potential 

hybridization of T. californicum with T. 

officinale (SBNF 2000, p. 57; SBNF 

2002a, p. 42). Therefore, special 

management considerations or 

protection may be required to restore, 

protect, and maintain the essential 

features in Unit 5 due to the potential 

impacts of past human disturbance; 

current camp activities; hybridization; 

and invasive, nonnative plant species. 

Unit 6: North Shay Meadow 

We are designating Unit 6 as critical 

habitat for Taraxacum californicum 

only. Unit 6 consists of an 

approximately 21-ac (8-ha) meadow 

occupied by the species at the time of 

listing; the species continues to occur 

within this unit. Although occupancy of 

Unit 6 was documented one year after 

listing, we consider Unit 6 to be 

occupied at the time of listing because 

it contains approximately 12 percent of 

the total number of individuals reported 

since 1999 and has the second highest 


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number of total individuals reported 

from any one unit, and therefore, we 

believe this area has been occupied for 

several years despite having been 

discovered in 1999 (see ‘‘Criteria Used 

to Identify Critical Habitat’’ section). 

Although T. officinale is present, no 

hybrids are reported (SBNF 2000, p. 56). 

This unit contains all of the features 

essential to the conservation of the 

species. It is located within the SBNF, 

east of Big Bear Lake, on the southern 

shore of Baldwin Lake, and north of 

Shay Road. The land in this unit is 

federally owned. 

This northern portion of Shay 

Meadow has been isolated by 

development from the southern meadow 

adjacent to East Big Bear Boulevard. 

Lakeshore habitat within Unit 6 is 

currently impacted by recreational 

activities due to the use of trails 

connecting private land to the lakeshore 

for OHV use, hiking, mountain biking, 

and horseback riding (SBNF 2000, p. 57; 

SBNF 2002a, p. 23). Additionally, 

Taraxacum californicum and features 

essential to its conservation are 

threatened in this unit by invasion of 

nonnative, herbaceous annuals, 

including potential hybridization with 

T. officinale (CNDDB 2006b, p. 36; 

SBNF 2000, p. 57). Therefore, special 

management considerations or 

protection may be required to restore, 

protect, and maintain the essential 

features in Unit 6 due to the impacts of 

human disturbance; hybridization; and 

invasive, nonnative plant species. 

Unit 7: Horse Meadow 

We are designating Unit 7 as critical 

habitat for Taraxacum californicum 

only. Unit 7 consists of an 

approximately 74-ac (30-ha) meadow 

occupied by the species at the time of 

listing; the species continues to occur 

within this unit. Occupancy throughout 

the meadow was confirmed as recently 

as 2002 (Denslow et al. 2002, pp. 12 and 

13). Although T. officinale is present, no 

hybrids have been reported (SBNF 2000, 

p. 56). Unit 7 contains all of the features 

essential to the conservation of the 

species. It is located within the SBNF, 

southwest of Big Bear Lake, and 

northwest of San Gorgonio Mountain. 

Unit 7 is federally owned and located in 

the San Gorgonio Wilderness Area of 

the SBNF. 

Recreational impacts from foot-traffic 

are reported in Unit 7 (Denslow et al. 

2002, pp. 12 and 13; CNDDB 2006b, p. 

5; SBNF 2000, p. 57; SBNF 2002a, p. 

54). Additionally, Taraxacum 

californicum and features essential to its 

conservation are threatened in this unit 

by invasion of nonnative, herbaceous 

annuals, including potential 

hybridization with T. officinale (SBNF 

2000, p. 57). Therefore, special 

management considerations or 

protection may be required to restore, 

protect, and maintain the essential 

features in Unit 7 due to threats from 

human disturbance; hybridization; and 

invasive, nonnative plant species. 

Unit 8: Fish Creek Meadow 

We are designating Unit 8 as critical 

habitat for Taraxacum californicum 

only. Unit 8 consists of an 

approximately 89-ac (36-ha) meadow 

occupied by the species at the time of 

listing; the species continues to occur 

within this unit. Although T. officinale 

is present, no hybrids are reported 

(SBNF 2000, p. 56). Unit 8 contains all 

of the features essential to the 

conservation of the species. It is located 

within the SBNF, southwest of Big Bear 

Lake, and northeast of San Gorgonio 

Mountain. Unit 8 is federally owned 

and occurs within the San Gorgonio 

Wilderness Area of the SBNF. 

Habitat conditions in Unit 8 are 

reported to be undisturbed, although 

diffuse recreational use impacts are 

likely due to trails around meadow in 

forested area (CNDDB 2006b, p. 6; SBNF 

2002a, p. 52). Additionally, Taraxacum 

californicum and features essential to its 

conservation are threatened in this unit 

by invasion of nonnative, herbaceous 

annuals, including potential 

hybridization with T. officinale (SBNF 

2000, p. 58). Therefore, special 

management considerations or 

protection may be required to restore, 

protect, and maintain the essential 

features in Unit 8 due to the threats 

from human disturbance; hybridization 

and invasive; nonnative plant species. 

Unit 9: Broom Flat Meadow 

We are designating Unit 9 as critical 

habitat for Taraxacum californicum 

only. Unit 9 consists of an 

approximately 188-ac (76-ha) meadow 

occupied by the species at the time of 

listing; the species continues to occur 

within this unit. Although T. officinale 

is present, no hybrids are reported 

(SBNF 2000, p. 56). Although 

occupancy of Unit 9 was documented 2 

years after listing, we consider it to have 

been occupied at the time of listing 

because Unit 9 supports approximately 

9 percent of the total number of T. 

californicum individuals reported since 

1999, which is the fifth largest recorded 

population out of 35 and more than 

double the average recorded population 

size. This unit contains all of the 

features essential to the conservation of 

the species. Unit 9 is federally owned 

and located within the SBNF southeast 

of Big Bear Lake. 

Unit 9 is historically impacted by 

OHV activity, cattle and burro grazing, 

and other human disturbance (CNDDB 

2006b, p. 28; SBNF 2002b, p. 64). This 

unit and essential features therein are 

currently impacted by diffuse 

recreational activities and cattle grazing 

(SBNF 2000, p. 58; SBNF 2002a, p. 46) 

and by invading, nonnative, herbaceous 

annuals, including potential 

hybridization with T. officinale (CNDDB 

2006b, p. 28; SBNF 2002a, p. 45). 

Therefore, special management 

considerations or protection may be 

required to restore, protect, and 

maintain the essential features in Unit 9 

due to the potential impacts of human 

disturbance; hybridization; and 

invasive, nonnative plant species. 

Unit 10: Wildhorse Meadow 

We are designating Unit 10 as critical 

habitat for Taraxacum californicum 

only. Unit 10 consists of an 

approximately 52-ac (21-ha) meadow 

occupied by the species at the time of 

listing; the species continues to occur 

within this unit. Although T. officinale 

is present, no hybrids are reported 

(SBNF 2000, p. 56). Although 

occupancy of Unit 10 was documented 

1 year after listing, we consider Unit 10 

to have been occupied at the time of 

listing because Unit 10 has the highest 

number of total documented individuals 

since the time of listing among all the 

units (SBNF 2000, p. 56; CNDDB 2006b, 

pp. 30 and 31) and hosts approximately 

20 percent of the total number of 

individuals reported since 1999, and 

therefore, we believe that this area was 

occupied for several years despite 

having been discovered in 1999 (see 

‘‘Criteria Used to Identify Critical 

Habitat’’ section). Unit 10 was also 

reported to be occupied by Poa 

atropurpurea in 1981, although surveys 

in 1999 and 2000 did not locate any 

individuals (SBNF 2000, p. 47). 

Therefore, this unit is designated as 

critical habitat for T. californicum only. 

This unit contains all of the features 

essential to the conservation of the 

species. The land in this unit is 

federally owned and is located within 

the SBNF southeast of Big Bear Lake. 

Habitat in Unit 10 is reported to be of 

‘‘excellent’’ quality and well protected, 

although some diffuse recreation 

impacts have been reported (SBNF 

2000, pp. 56 and 58; SBNF 2002a, p. 

69). Taraxacum californicum and 

features essential to its conservation are 

threatened in this unit by invasion of 

nonnative, herbaceous annuals, 

including potential hybridization with 

T. officinale (CNDDB 2006b, p. 31; 

SBNF 2000, p. 56 and 58). Therefore, 

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protection may be required to restore, 

protect, and maintain the essential 

features in Unit 10 due to the potential 

impacts of invasive, nonnative plant 

species; hybridization; and diffuse 

recreation impacts. 

Unit 11: Cienega Seca Meadow 

We are designating Unit 11 as critical 

habitat for both Poa atropurpurea and 

Taraxacum californicum. Unit 11 

consists of an approximately 81-ac (33- 

ha) meadow occupied by both species at 

the time of listing; both species continue 

to occur within this unit. Although T. 

officinale is present, no hybrids are 

reported (SBNF 2000, p. 56). We do not 

have any information about the ratio of 

male to female P. atropurpurea plants in 

this meadow. Unit 11 contains all of the 

features essential to the conservation of 

both species. It is located within the 

SBNF adjacent to State Route 38, 

southeast of Big Bear Lake, and 

northeast of San Gorgonio Mountain. 

The majority of Unit 11 (also referred to 

Blue Sky Meadow) is privately owned 

by the Los Angeles County Education 

Foundation (LACEF), and currently 

used as an outdoor science education 

camp (Wildlands Conservancy 2007; 

LACEF 2007). 

Unit 11 has been historically 

impacted by changes in the hydrologic 

regime due to recreational activities, 

cattle grazing, and other human 

disturbance (CNDDB 2006a, p. 2, 2006b, 

p. 2). Water usage from a well and 

vehicle use on some access roads are 

current threats to meadow habitat 

(SBNF 2002a, p. 77). Poa atropurpurea 

and Taraxacum californicum and their 

essential features are also threatened in 

this unit by invasion of nonnative, 

herbaceous annuals, including potential 

hybridization of T. californicum with T. 

officinale (CNDDB 2006b, p. 2; SBNF 

2000, p. 58). Therefore, special 

management considerations or 

protection may be required to restore, 

protect, and maintain the essential 

features in Unit 11 due to the threats 

from past human disturbance; current 

camp activities; hybridization; and 

invasive, nonnative plant species. 

Unit 12: South Fork Meadow 

We are designating Unit 12 as critical 

habitat for Taraxacum californicum 

only. Unit 12 consists of approximately 

116-ac (47-ha) of meadows occupied by 

the species at the time of listing; the 

species continues to occur within this 

unit. Although T. officinale is present, 

no hybrids have been reported (SBNF 

2000, p. 56). Unit 12 contains all of the 

features essential to the conservation of 

the species. It is located on Federal 

lands within the San Gorgonio 

Wilderness Area of SBNF, southwest of 

Big Bear Lake on the northern slope of 

San Gorgonio Mountain. 

Habitat in Unit 12 is reported to be 

virtually undisturbed, but possibly 

impacted by irregular and recreational 

use (CNDDB 2006b, p. 1; Krantz 2007, 

p. 2; SBNF 2000, pp. 56 and 58). Threats 

include impacts of hikers, horseback 

riding, and camping; however, the 

meadows are minimally disturbed 

(SBNF 2002a, p. 66). Additionally, 

Taraxacum californicum and features 

essential to its conservation are 

threatened in this unit by invasion of 

nonnative, herbaceous annuals, 

including potential hybridization with 

T. officinale (SBNF 2000, pp. 56 and 

58). Therefore, special management 

considerations or protection may be 

required to restore, protect, and 

maintain the essential features in Unit 

12 due to the threats from human 

disturbance; hybridization; and 

invasive, nonnative plant species. 

Unit 13: Mendenhall Valley 

We are designating Unit 13 as critical 

habitat for Poa atropurpurea only. Unit 

13 consists of an approximately 291-ac 

(118-ha) meadow occupied by the 

species at the time of listing; the species 

continues to occur within this unit. This 

unit contains all of the features essential 

to the conservation of the species. It is 

located within the CNF on Palomar 

Mountain in San Diego County; 160 ac 

(65 ha) of the unit are federally owned, 

and the remaining portion (131 ac (53 

ha)) is privately owned. We are not 

including a large portion of the meadow 

on the northwest end as critical habitat 

because a field survey determined that 

the habitat was degraded and of a 

different vegetative type (Anderson 

2007, p. 1). The Mendenhall Valley 

meadow contains a geographically midrange population of P. atropurpurea, 

separated from the southern populations 

in Laguna Meadow and Bear Valley by 

at least 36 miles (58 km), and separated 

from the northern populations in the Big 

Bear Lake area by at least 60 miles (109 

km). 

Habitat in Unit 13 has been impacted 

by cattle grazing (CNDDB 2006a, p. 4; 

CNF 1991, pp. 13-17), land-use changes, 

and recreational activities (2006 GIS 

satellite imagery). Under a biological 

opinion resulting from Service 

consultation with the CNF (Service 

2001, p. 5), annual surveys are to be 

conducted in this unit for Poa 

atropurpurea, and cattle are to be 

excluded from grazing on CNF land 

until mature seed has developed (set 

seed) on P. atropurpurea. Annual 

phenology monitoring is currently being 

conducted to ensure that P. 

atropurpurea has set seed prior to the 

start of grazing, which generally is 

permitted after May 1 in Mendenhall 

Valley (Winter 2007, p. 1). The USFS 

has also conducted ongoing gully repair 

work in this unit to benefit endangered 

meadow plants (Winter 2007, p. 3). 

Finally, P. atropurpurea and features 

essential to its conservation are 

threatened in this unit by invasion of 

nonnative, herbaceous annuals. 

Therefore, special management 

considerations or protection may be 

required to restore, protect, and 

maintain the essential features in Unit 

13 due to threats from grazing and from 

invasive, nonnative plant species. 

Unit 14: Laguna Meadow 

We are designating Unit 14 as critical 

habitat for Poa atropurpurea only. Unit 

14 consists of an approximately 788-ac 

(319-ha) meadow occupied by the 

species at the time of listing; the species 

continues to occur within this unit. 

Although all five herbarium specimens 

collected in this unit and reviewed by 

Curto (1992, p. 3) were female (one from 

1978, three from 1981, and one from 

1991), Hirshberg (1994, p. 2) reported a 

1:250 female to male ratio during field 

surveys. This unit contains all of the 

features essential to the conservation of 

the species. It is located on federally 

owned lands on Laguna Mountain 

within the CNF in San Diego County. 

Habitat in Unit 14 has been impacted 

by grazing and recreational activities 

(CNF 1991, pp. 13-17; CNDDB 2006a, 

pp. 4 and 20). Under a biological 

opinion resulting from Service 

consultation with the CNF (Service 

2001, p. 5), annual surveys are to be 

conducted in this unit for Poa 

atropurpurea, and cattle are to be 

excluded from grazing until completion 

of seed set is documented. The CNF 

does not permit grazing activities in 

Laguna Meadow until July 1; however, 

no annual surveys are currently being 

conducted because the grazing in this 

meadow starts several months after seed 

set occurs (Winter 2007, p. 1). 

Additionally, P. atropurpurea and 

features essential to its conservation are 

threatened in this unit by invasion of 

nonnative, herbaceous annuals. 

Therefore, special management 

considerations or protection may be 

required to restore, protect, and 

maintain the essential features in Unit 

14 due to the threats from grazing and 

from invasive, nonnative plant species. 

Unit 15: Bear Valley 

We are designating Unit 15 as critical 

habitat for Poa atropurpurea only. Unit 

15 consists of an approximately 36-ac 

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at the time of listing; the species 

continues to occur within this unit. We 

do not have any information about the 

ratio of male to female P. atropurpurea 

plants in this meadow. This unit 

contains all of the features essential to 

the conservation of the species. Unit 15 

is federally owned and located within 

the CNF southwest of Laguna Mountain 

and south of the town of Pine Valley, 

San Diego County. 

Habitat in Unit 15 has been impacted 

by cattle grazing (CNDDB 2006a, p. 21) 

and scattered irregular and diffuse 

recreational activities (2006 GIS satellite 

imagery). Under a biological opinion 

resulting from Service consultation with 

the CNF (Service 2001, pp. 3 and 4), 

annual surveys would be conducted in 

this unit for Poa atropurpurea, and 

cattle are to be excluded from grazing 

until mature seed has developed on P. 

atropurpurea. The CNF does not permit 

grazing activities in Bear Valley until 

August 1; however, no annual surveys 

are currently being conducted because 

the grazing in this meadow starts several 

months after seed set occurs in late 

April (Winter 2007, p. 1). Poa 

atropurpurea and features essential to 

its conservation are also threatened in 

this unit by invasion of nonnative, 

herbaceous annuals. Therefore, special 

management considerations or 

protection may be required to restore, 

protect, and maintain the essential 

features in Unit 15 due to the threats 

from grazing; human disturbance 

associated with recreation; and invasive, 

nonnative plant species. 

Effects of Critical Habitat Designation 

Section 7 Consultation 

Section 7(a)(2) of the Act requires 

Federal agencies, including the Service, 

to ensure that actions they fund, 

authorize, or carry out are not likely to 

jeopardize the continued existence of a 

listed species or destroy or adversely 

modify designated critical habitat. If a 

Federal action may affect a listed 

species or its critical habitat, the 

responsible Federal agency (action 

agency) must enter into consultation 

with us. As a result of this consultation, 

we document compliance with the 

requirements of section 7(a)(2) through 

our issuance of: 

(1) A concurrence letter for Federal 

actions that may affect, but are not 

likely to adversely affect, listed species 

or critical habitat; or 

(2) A biological opinion for Federal 

actions that are likely to adversely affect 

listed species or critical habitat. 

When we issue a biological opinion 

concluding that a project is likely to 

jeopardize the continued existence of a 

listed species or destroy or adversely 

modify critical habitat, we also provide 

reasonable and prudent alternatives to 

the project, if any are identifiable. We 

define ‘‘reasonable and prudent 

alternatives’’ at 50 CFR 402.02 as 

alternative actions identified during 

consultation that: 

•Can be implemented in a manner 

consistent with the intended purpose of 

the action, 

•Can be implemented consistent with 

the scope of the Federal agency’s legal 

authority and jurisdiction, 

• Are economically and 

technologically feasible, and 

• Would, in the Director’s opinion, 

avoid jeopardizing the continued 

existence of the listed species or 

destroying or adversely modifying 

critical habitat. 

Reasonable and prudent alternatives 

can vary from slight project 

modifications to extensive redesign or 

relocation of the project. Costs 

associated with implementing a 

reasonable and prudent alternative are 

similarly variable. 

Regulations at 50 CFR 402.16 require 

Federal agencies to reinitiate 

consultation on previously reviewed 

actions in instances where we have 

listed a new species or subsequently 

designated critical habitat that may be 

affected and the Federal agency has 

retained discretionary involvement or 

control over the action (or the agency’s 

discretionary involvement or control is 

authorized by law). Consequently, 

Federal agencies may sometimes need to 

request reinitiation of consultation with 

us on actions for which formal 

consultation has been completed, if 

those actions with discretionary 

involvement or control may affect 

subsequently listed species or 

designated critical habitat. 

Federal activities that may affect Poa 

atropurpurea, Taraxacum californicum, 

or the designated critical habitat for 

either of these two species will require 

section 7(a)(2) consultation under the 

Act. Activities on State, Tribal, local, or 

private lands requiring a Federal permit 

(such as a permit from the U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers under section 404 of 

the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et 

seq.) or a permit from us under section 

10 of the Act) or involving some other 

Federal action (such as funding from the 

Federal Highway Administration, 

Federal Aviation Administration, or the 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency) are examples of agency actions 

are subject to the section 7(a)(2) 

consultation process. Federal actions 

not affecting listed species or critical 

habitat, and actions on State, Tribal, 

local, or private lands that are not 

federally funded, authorized, or 

permitted, do not require section 7(a)(2) 

consultations. 

Application of the ‘‘Adverse 

Modification’’ Standard 

Decisions by the 5th and 9th Circuit 

Courts of Appeals have invalidated our 

definition of ‘‘destruction or adverse 

modification’’ (50 CFR 402.02) (see 

Gifford Pinchot Task Force v. U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, 378 F. 3d 1059 

(9th Cir. 2004) and Sierra Club v. U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service et al., 245 

F.3d 434, 442F (5th Cir 2001)), and we 

do not rely on this regulatory definition 

when analyzing whether an action is 

likely to destroy or adversely modify 

critical habitat. Under the statutory 

provisions of the Act, the key factor 

related to the adverse modification 

determination is whether, with 

implementation of the proposed Federal 

action, the affected critical habitat 

would remain functional to serve its 

intended conservation role for the 

species. Activities that may destroy or 

adversely modify critical habitat are 

those that alter PCEs to an extent that 

appreciably reduces the conservation 

value of critical habitat for Poa 

atropurpurea or Taraxacum 

californicum. Generally, the 

conservation role of the critical habitat 

units designated for these species is to 

support native occurrences of P. 

atropurpurea and T. californicum that 

comprise viable core area populations. 

Section 4(b)(8) of the Act requires us 

to briefly evaluate and describe in any 

proposed or final regulation that 

designates critical habitat, activities 

involving a Federal action that may 

destroy or adversely modify such 

habitat, or that may be affected by such 

designation. 

Activities that, when carried out, 

funded, or authorized by a Federal 

agency, may affect critical habitat and 

therefore should result in consultation 

for Poa atropurpurea or Taraxacum 

californicum include, but are not 

limited to (please see the ‘‘Special 

Management Considerations or 

Protection’’ section for a more detailed 

discussion on the impacts of these 

actions to the listed species): 

(1) Actions that result in ground 

disturbance to meadows. Such activities 

could include (but are not limited to) 

residential or recreational development, 

OHV activity, dispersed recreation, new 

road construction or widening, existing 

road maintenance, and grazing. These 

activities could cause direct mortality of 

Poa atropurpurea or Taraxacum 

californicum and impact meadows by 

damaging or eliminating habitat, 

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increased erosion, and increasing 

densities of nonnative plant species. 

Additionally, changes in soil 

composition may lead to cascading 

changes in the vegetation composition, 

such as growth of shrub cover that 

decreases density of or eliminates P. 

atropurpurea or T. californicum. 

(2) Actions that result in alteration of 

the hydrological regime of the wet 

meadow habitat. Such activities could 

include residential or recreational 

development adjacent to meadows, 

OHV activity, dispersed recreation, new 

road construction or widening, and 

existing road maintenance. These 

activities could alter surface layers and 

hydrological regime in a manner that 

promotes loss of soil matrix components 

and moisture necessary to support the 

growth and reproduction of Poa 

atropurpurea or Taraxacum 

californicum. 

(3) Actions that would disturb the 

existing vegetation communities within 

the meadow habitat prior to annual 

pollination and seed set (reproduction). 

Such activities could include (but are 

not limited to) grazing, mowing, 

grading, or discing habitat in the spring 

and early summer months. These 

activities could alter the habitat for Poa 

atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum and result in decreased 

reproduction. 

Exclusions 

Application of Section 4(b)(2) of the Act 

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

the Secretary shall designate and revise 

critical habitat on the basis of the best 

available scientific data after taking into 

consideration the economic impact, 

national security impact, and any other 

relevant impact of specifying any 

particular area as critical habitat. The 

Secretary may exclude an area from 

critical habitat if he determines that the 

benefits of such exclusion outweigh the 

benefits of specifying such area as part 

of the critical habitat, unless he 

determines, based on the best scientific 

data available, that the failure to 

designate such area as critical habitat 

will result in the extinction of the 

species. In making that determination, 

the legislative history is clear that the 

Secretary has broad discretion regarding 

which factor(s) to use and how much 

weight to give to any factor. In the 

following sections, we address a number 

of general issues that are relevant to the 

exclusions we considered. 

Additionally, we conducted an 

economic analysis of the impacts of the 

proposed critical habitat designations 

and related factors (referred to here as 

the draft EA). The draft EA (April 9, 

2008) was made available for public 

review and comment from April 16, 

2008, to May 16, 2008 (73 FR 20600). 

The draft EA was finalized to 

incorporate the revisions made to the 

proposed critical habitat designations 

(see ‘‘Summary of Changes from the 

Proposed Rule’’ section). Based on the 

draft EA, the proposed critical habitat 

designations, and the information in 

this final rule, we excluded the area 

within Unit 1 (as defined in this final 

rule) from the critical habitat 

designations under the provisions of 

section 4(b)(2) of the Act and our 

implementing regulations at 50 CFR 

424.19. 

Benefits of Designating Critical Habitat 

The process of designating critical 

habitat as described in the Act requires 

that the Service identify those lands on 

which are found the physical or 

biological features essential to the 

conservation of the species that may 

require special management 

considerations or protection, and those 

areas outside the geographical area 

occupied by the species at the time of 

listing that are essential for the 

conservation of the species. In 

identifying those lands, the Service 

must consider the recovery needs of the 

species, such that, on the basis of the 

best scientific and commercial data 

available at the time of designation, the 

habitat that is identified, if managed, 

could provide for the survival and 

recovery of the species. 

The designation of critical habitat can 

be beneficial because it identifies lands 

to be managed for the recovery of a 

species. The process of proposing and 

finalizing a critical habitat rule provides 

the Service with the opportunity to 

determine the physical or biological 

features essential to the conservation of 

the species within the geographical area 

occupied by the species at the time of 

listing, as well as to determine other 

areas essential for the conservation of 

the species. The designation process 

includes peer review and public 

comment on the identified features and 

areas. This process is valuable to land 

owners and managers in developing 

conservation management plans for 

identified areas, as well as any other 

occupied habitat or suitable habitat that 

may not have been included in the 

Service’s determination of essential 

habitat. 

The consultation provisions under 

section 7(a)(2) of the Act constitute the 

regulatory benefits of critical habitat. As 

discussed above, Federal agencies must 

consult with us on actions that may 

affect critical habitat and must avoid 

destroying or adversely modifying 

critical habitat. Federal agencies must 

also consult with us on actions that may 

affect a listed species and must refrain 

from undertaking actions that are likely 

to jeopardize the continued existence of 

the species. Thus, the analysis of effects 

to critical habitat is a separate and 

different analysis from that of the effects 

to the species. Therefore, the difference 

in outcomes of these two analyses 

represents the regulatory benefit of 

critical habitat. For some species, and in 

some locations, the outcome of these 

analyses will be similar, because effects 

on habitat will often result in effects on 

the species. However, the regulatory 

standard is different: the jeopardy 

analysis looks at the action’s impact on 

survival and recovery of the species, 

while the adverse modification analysis 

looks at the action’s effects on the 

designated habitat’s contribution to the 

species’ conservation. This will, in 

many instances, lead to different results 

and different regulatory requirements. 

There are two limitations to the 

regulatory effect of critical habitat. First, 

a consultation is required only where 

there is a Federal nexus (an action 

authorized, funded, or carried out by 

any Federal agency), if there is no 

Federal nexus, designation itself does 

not restrict actions that destroy or 

adversely modify critical habitat. 

Second, the designation only limits 

destruction or adverse modification. By 

its nature, the prohibition on adverse 

modification is designed to ensure that 

the conservation role and function of 

those areas that contain the physical 

and biological features essential to the 

conservation of the species or of 

unoccupied areas that are essential for 

the conservation of the species are not 

appreciably reduced. Critical habitat 

designation alone, however, does not 

require property owners to undertake 

affirmative actions to promote the 

recovery of the species. 

Once an agency determines that 

consultation under section 7(a)(2) of the 

Act is necessary, the process may 

conclude informally when we concur in 

writing that the proposed Federal action 

is not likely to adversely affect critical 

habitat. However, if we determine 

through informal consultation that 

adverse impacts are likely to occur, then 

we would initiate formal consultation, 

which would conclude when we issue 

a biological opinion on whether the 

proposed Federal action is likely to 

result in destruction or adverse 

modification of critical habitat. 

For critical habitat, a biological 

opinion that reaches a ‘‘no destruction 

or adverse modification’’ determination 

may contain discretionary conservation 

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effects to primary constituent elements, 

but it would not suggest the 

implementation of any reasonable and 

prudent alternative. We suggest 

reasonable and prudent alternatives to 

the proposed Federal action only when 

our biological opinion results in an 

adverse modification conclusion. 

As stated above, the designation of 

critical habitat does not require that any 

management or recovery actions take 

place on the lands included in the 

designation. Even in cases where 

consultation has been initiated under 

section 7(a)(2) of the Act, the purpose of 

consultation is to avoid jeopardy to the 

species and adverse modification of its 

critical habitat, but not specifically to 

manage critical habitat or institute 

recovery actions on critical habitat. 

Conversely, voluntary conservation 

efforts implemented through 

management plans generally institute 

proactive actions to remove or reduce 

known threats to a species or its habitat. 

We believe that in many instances the 

benefit to a species or its habitat 

realized through the designation of 

critical habitat is low when compared to 

the conservation benefit that can be 

achieved through voluntary 

conservation efforts or management 

plans. The conservation achieved 

through implementing HCPs or other 

habitat management plans can be greater 

than what we achieve through multiple 

site-by-site, project-by-project, section 

7(a)(2) consultations involving 

consideration of critical habitat. 

Management plans may commit 

resources to implement long-term 

management and protection to 

particular habitat for at least one and 

possibly additional listed or sensitive 

species. Section 7(a)(2) consultations 

commit Federal agencies to preventing 

adverse modification of critical habitat 

caused by the proposed action only, and 

not to providing conservation or longterm benefits to areas not affected by the 

proposed action. Thus, implementation 

of any HCP or management plan that 

considers enhancement or recovery as 

the management standard may often 

provide as much or more benefit than a 

consultation for critical habitat 

designation. 

Another benefit of including lands in 

critical habitat is that designation of 

critical habitat serves to educate 

landowners, State and local 

governments, and the public regarding 

the potential conservation value of an 

area. This helps focus and promote 

conservation efforts by other parties by 

clearly delineating areas ofhigh 

conservation value for the listed species. 

In general, critical habitat designation 

always has educational benefits; 

however, in some cases, they may be 

redundant with other educational 

effects. For example, HCPs have 

significant public input and may largely 

duplicate the educational benefits of a 

critical habitat designation. Including 

lands in critical habitat also would 

inform State agencies and local 

governments about areas that could be 

conserved under State laws or local 

ordinances. 

Conservation Partnerships on NonFederal Lands 

Most federally listed species in the 

United States will not recover without 

cooperation of non-Federal landowners. 

More than 60 percent of the United 

States is privately owned (National 

Wilderness Institute 1995), and at least 

80 percent of endangered or threatened 

species occur either partially or solely 

on private lands (Crouse et al. 2002). 

Stein et al. (1995) found that only about 

12 percent of listed species were found 

almost exclusively on Federal lands (90 

to 100 percent of their known 

occurrences restricted to Federal lands) 

and that 50 percent of federally listed 

species are not known to occur on 

Federal lands at all. 

Given the distribution of listed 

species with respect to land ownership, 

conservation of listed species in many 

parts of the United States is dependent 

upon working partnerships with a wide 

variety of entities and the voluntary 

cooperation of many non-Federal 

landowners (Wilcove and Chen 1998; 

Crouse et al. 2002; James 2002). 

Building partnerships and promoting 

voluntary cooperation of landowners are 

essential to our understanding the status 

of species on non-Federal lands, and 

necessary for us to implement recovery 

actions such as reintroducing listed 

species and restoring and protecting 

habitat. 

Many non-Federal landowners derive 

satisfaction from contributing to 

endangered species recovery. We 

promote these private-sector efforts 

through the Department of the Interior’s 

Cooperative Conservation philosophy. 

Conservation agreements with nonFederal landowners (HCPs, safe harbor 

agreements, other conservation 

agreements, easements, and State and 

local regulations) enhance species 

conservation by extending species 

protections beyond those available 

through section 7 consultations. In the 

past decade, we have encouraged nonFederal landowners to enter into 

conservation agreements, based on the 

view that we can achieve greater species 

conservation on non-Federal land 

through such partnerships than we can 

through regulatory methods (61 FR 

63854; December 2, 1996). 

Many private landowners, however, 

are wary of the possible consequences of 

attracting endangered species to their 

property. Mounting evidence suggests 

that some regulatory actions by the 

Federal government, while wellintentioned and required by law, can 

(under certain circumstances) have 

unintended negative consequences for 

the conservation of species on private 

lands (Wilcove et al. 1996; Bean 2002; 

Conner and Mathews 2002; James 2002; 

Koch 2002; Brook et al. 2003). Many 

landowners fear a decline in their 

property value due to real or perceived 

restrictions on land-use options where 

threatened or endangered species are 

found. Consequently, harboring 

endangered species is viewed by many 

landowners as a liability. This 

perception results in anti-conservation 

incentives, because maintaining habitats 

that harbor endangered species 

represents a risk to future economic 

opportunities (Main et al. 1999; Brook et 

al. 2003). 

According to some researchers, the 

designation of critical habitat on private 

lands significantly reduces the 

likelihood that landowners will support 

and carry out conservation actions 

(Main et al. 1999; Bean 2002; Brook et 

al. 2003). The magnitude of this 

outcome is greatly amplified in 

situations where active management 

measures (such as reintroduction, fire 

management, control of invasive 

species) are necessary for species 

conservation (Bean 2002). We believe 

that the judicious exclusion of specific 

areas of non-federally owned lands from 

critical habitat designations can 

contribute to species recovery and 

provide a superior level of conservation 

in those areas. 

The purpose of designating critical 

habitat is to contribute to the 

conservation of threatened and 

endangered species and the ecosystems 

upon which they depend. The outcome 

of the designation, triggering regulatory 

requirements for actions funded, 

authorized, or carried out by Federal 

agencies under section 7(a)(2) of the 

Act, can sometimes be 

counterproductive to its intended 

purpose on non-Federal lands. Thus the 

benefits of excluding areas that are 

covered by effective partnerships or 

other voluntary conservation 

commitments can often be high. 

Benefits of Excluding Lands With HCPs 

or Other Approved Management Plans 

The benefits of excluding lands with 

HCPs or other approved long-term 

management plans from critical habitat 


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designation include relieving 

landowners, communities, and counties 

of any additional regulatory burden that 

might be imposed by critical habitat. 

Many conservation plans provide 

conservation benefits to unlisted 

sensitive species as well as to listed 

species. Imposing an additional 

regulatory review as a result of the 

designation of critical habitat may 

undermine conservation efforts and 

discourage partnerships in many areas. 

Designation of critical habitat within the 

boundaries of management plans that 

provide conservation measures for a 

species could be viewed as a 

disincentive to entities currently 

developing these plans or contemplating 

them in the future, because one of the 

incentives for undertaking conservation 

is greater ease of permitting where listed 

species will be affected. Addition of a 

new regulatory requirement would 

remove a significant incentive for 

undertaking the time and expense of 

management planning. 

A related benefit of excluding lands 

within approved HCPs and management 

plans from critical habitat designation is 

the unhindered, continued ability it 

gives us to seek new partnerships with 

future plan participants, including 

States, counties, local jurisdictions, 

conservation organizations, and private 

landowners, which together can 

implement conservation actions that we 

would be unable to accomplish 

otherwise. Designating lands within 

approved management plan areas as 

critical habitat (such as the HMP as 

described in the ‘‘Summary of Changes 

From Proposed Rule’’ section) would 

likely have a negative effect on our 

ability to establish new partnerships to 

develop these plans, particularly plans 

that address landscape-level 

conservation of species and habitats. By 

excluding these lands, we preserve our 

current partnerships and encourage 

additional conservation actions in the 

future. 

Furthermore, both HCPs and Natural 

Communities Conservation Plan 

(NCCP)-HCP applications require 

consultation, which would review the 

effects of all HCP-covered activities that 

might adversely impact the species 

under a jeopardy standard, including 

possibly significant habitat modification 

(see definition of ‘‘harm’’ at 50 CFR 

17.3), even without the critical habitat 

designation. In addition, all other 

Federal actions that may affect the listed 

species would still require consultation 

under section 7(a)(2) of the Act, and we 

would review these actions for possibly 

significant habitat modification in 

accordance with the definition of harm 

referenced above. 

The information provided in the 

previous section applies to all the 

following discussions of benefits of 

inclusion or exclusion of critical habitat. 

Economic Analysis 

Following the publication of the 

proposed critical habitat designations, 

we conducted an economic analysis to 

estimate the potential economic effect of 

the designations. The draft analysis 

(dated April 9, 2008) was made 

available for public review on April 16, 

2008 (73 FR 20600). We accepted 

comments on the draft analysis until 

May 16, 2008. The final analysis (final 

EA) of the potential economic effects of 

the designations was developed by 

considering the public comments and 

the revisions to the proposed critical 

habitat designations (see ‘‘Summary of 

Changes from the Proposed Rule’’

section). 

The primary purpose of the economic 

analysis is to estimate the potential 

economic impacts associated with the 

designations of critical habitat for Poa 

atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum. This information is 

intended to assist the Secretary in 

making decisions about whether the 

benefits of excluding particular areas 

from the designation outweigh the 

benefits of including those areas in the 

designation. The analysis looks 

retrospectively at baseline impacts 

incurred since the species were listed 

(63 FR 49006, September 14, 1998), and 

forecasts both baseline and incremental 

impacts likely to occur after the 

designation of critical habitat. It also 

addresses distribution of impacts, 

including an assessment of the potential 

effects on small entities and the energy 

industry. This information can be used 

by the Secretary to assess whether the 

effects of the designations might unduly 

burden a particular group or economic 

sector. 

The economic analysis focuses on the 

direct and indirect costs of the rule. 

However, economic impacts to land use 

activities can exist in the absence of 

critical habitat. These impacts may 

result from, for example, local zoning 

laws, State and natural resource laws, 

and enforceable management plans and 

best management practices applied by 

other State and Federal agencies. 

Economic impacts that result from these 

types of protections are not included in 

the analysis as they are considered to be 

part of the regulatory and policy 

baseline. 

The economic analysis examines 

activities taking place both within and 

adjacent to the designations. It estimates 

impacts based on activities that are 

‘‘reasonably foreseeable’’ including, but 

not limited to, activities that are 

currently authorized, permitted, or 

funded, or for which proposed plans are 

currently available to the public. 

Accordingly, the analysis bases 

estimates on activities that are likely to 

occur within a 20–year time frame, from 

when the proposed rule became 

available to the public (August 7, 2007, 

72 FR 44232). The 20–year time frame 

was chosen for the analysis because, as 

the time horizon for an economic 

analysis is expanded, the assumptions 

on which the projected number of 

projects and cost impacts associated 

with those projects become increasingly 

speculative. 

Based on our analysis, we concluded 

that the designations of critical habitat 

for Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum would not result in 

significant economic impacts. The total 

future potential economic impact is 

estimated to be $129,000 to $4.3 million 

($11,000 to $403,000 annualized) over 

the next 20 years in present value terms 

applying a 7 percent discount rate. The 

present value of these impacts, applying 

a 3 percent discount rate, is $135,000 to 

$5.0 million ($9,000 to $336,000 

annualized). Impacts associated with 

recreation represent the largest 

proportion of post-designation 

incremental impacts (solely attributable 

to the designations of critical habitat), 

accounting for over 86 percent of 

forecast incremental impacts in the 

areas being designated as critical habitat 

when a 7 percent discount rate is used. 

Transportation-related incremental 

impacts account for approximately 14 

percent of forecast incremental impacts 

when a 7 percent discount rate is used. 

The BBCCSD is expected to account for 

over 86 percent of the total anticipated 

upper-bound incremental impacts, 

while Caltrans is forecast to bear 

approximately 14 percent of these 

impacts when a 7 percent discount rate 

is used. The remaining incremental 

impacts are shared between the USFS, 

the Federal Highway Administration), 

and the Service, in order of magnitude. 

Unit 1, Pan Hot Springs Meadow, 

primarily owned by Big Bear City 

Community Services District (BBCCSD), 

is anticipated to account for 

approximately 88 percent of total upperbound incremental impacts of the 

designation for both species, followed 

by Unit 2 bearing almost 12 percent of 

these impacts when a 7 percent 

discount rate is used. We have excluded 

Unit 1, the unit with a disproportionate 

amount of the possible economic 

impacts; therefore, we do not find the 

economic costs to be significant as they 

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(see ‘‘Exclusions Under Section 4(b)(2) 

of the Act’’ section). 

The final economic analysis is 

available at http://www.regulations.gov 

and http://www.fws.gov/carlsbad or 

upon request from the Carlsbad Fish 

and Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES

section). 

Areas Considered for Exclusion Under 

Section 4(b)(2) of the Act 

At the request of the USFS, we 

evaluated the appropriateness of 

excluding Forest Service lands from the 

final designations of critical habitat for 

Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum under section 4(b)(2) of the 

Act based on management provided for 

federally listed species, including P. 

atropurpurea and T. californicum, 

under the USFS Land Management Plan 

and associated 2002 Meadow Habitat 

Management Guide (SBNF 2002a), and 

the 1991 Habitat Management Guide for 

the Sensitive Plant Species in Riparian 

Montane Meadows (CNF 1991). As 

indicated in our response to Comment 

14 in the ‘‘Public Comments’’ section 

above, we have concluded based on the 

record before us not to exclude the 

Forest Service lands in this instance. 

Therefore, as previously discussed, we 

are designating approximately 1,788 ac 

(724 ha) of Forest Service lands in Units 

2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 13, 14, and 15 as critical 

habitat for P. atropurpurea and 1,344 ac 

(544 ha) of Forest Service lands in Units 

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 as 

critical habitat for T. californicum. 

Exclusions Under Section 4(b)(2) of the 

Act 

We have considered and are 

excluding approximately 40 ac (16 ha) 

of non-Federal lands in Unit 1 (Pan Hot 

Springs) that are owned by the BBCCSD 

and the adjacent Pan Hot Spring 

landowner from the critical habitat 

designations for Poa atropurpurea and 

Taraxacum californicum under section 

4(b)(2) of the Act. A detailed analysis of 

our exclusion of these lands under 

section 4(b)(2) of the Act is provided in 

the paragraphs below. 

Benefits of Inclusion—Pan Hot Springs 

Meadow 

The inclusion of the approximately 40 

ac (16 ha) of Unit 1 could be beneficial 

because it identifies lands to be 

managed for the recovery of the two 

species. As discussed previously in this 

rule, the process of proposing and 

finalizing a critical habitat designation 

is valuable to landowners and managers 

for use in developing conservation 

management plans for identified areas, 

as well as any other occupied habitat or 

suitable habitat that may not have been 

included in the Service’s determination 

of essential habitat. However, plant 

conservation efforts with the 

landowners in Unit 1 have already been 

ongoing for many years before the 

critical habitat was proposed. The 

BBCCSD has been actively involved in 

listed plant conservation. 

The educational benefits of 

designation are small and largely 

redundant to those derived through 

conservation efforts currently being 

planned and implemented in Unit 1. 

The process of developing the HMP has 

involved several partners including the 

public and local government 

representatives, the University of 

Redlands, the San Manuel Band of 

Serrano Mission Indians, Federal 

agencies, and private landowners. 

Additionally, the HMP includes 

implementation of an environmental 

education program to promote public 

understanding and appreciation of the 

natural and cultural resources in Pan 

Hot Springs Meadow. Therefore, the 

educational benefits of designating the 

private lands in Unit 1 (Pan Hot Springs 

Meadow) as critical habitat are minimal. 

The consultation provisions under 

section 7(a)(2) of the Act constitute the 

regulatory benefits of inclusion for 

critical habitat. As discussed above, 

Federal agencies must consult with us 

on actions that may affect critical 

habitat and must avoid destroying or 

adversely modifying critical habitat. 

However, the 40 ac (16 ha) being 

excluded are on private property, with 

no expected Federal nexus for activities 

that may affect Poa atropurpurea and 

Taraxacum californicum. Therefore, 

including this area in the critical habitat 

designations is unlikely to result in any 

benefits to the species that may be 

derived through consultation under 

section 7(a)(2) of the Act. 

Benefits of Exclusion—Pan Hot Springs 

Meadow 

The BBCCSD has worked 

cooperatively as a partner with the 

Service for more than 18 years. In 1990, 

the BBCCSD worked with the Service 

and California Department of Fish and 

Game (CDFG) to plan and place an 

approximate 10-ac (4-ha) deed 

restriction over part of their property in 

Pan Hot Springs Meadow to protect 

federally listed plants. In January 2008, 

BBCCSD and the adjacent private 

landowner, who owns less than 1 ac (<1 

ha) within Unit 1 and the water rights 

to the Pan Hot Springs, one of the 

hydrological features of the meadow, 

approached us with the idea of creating 

a partnership to conserve the sensitive 

areas of Pan Hot Springs Meadow and 

to expand the plant conservation area to 

include areas that meet the definition of 

critical habitat for Poa atropurpurea and 

Taraxacum californicum. Further, the 

BBCCSD asked for our help in 

developing a habitat management plan 

to manage its lands in Pan Hot Springs 

Meadow for listed plant conservation, 

including the approximate 10-ac (4-ha) 

area previously conserved. 

The HMP covers approximately 135 

ac (55 ha) of land within the Pan Hot 

Springs Meadow at the southwest shore 

of Baldwin Lake (Krantz 2008b, p. 3). 

The HMP describes the BBCCSD 

commitment to conserve approximately 

40 ac (16 ha) of sensitive habitat and 

focuses on active management and 

conservation in perpetuity of this 

habitat, including specific measures for 

habitat restoration and monitoring (for 

example, nonnative weed control, 

restoration and enhancement of ponds) 

for four federally listed endangered 

plants (P. atropurpurea, T. californicum, 

Sidalcea pedata (pedate checkermallow), and Thelypodium 

stenopetalum (slender-petaled 

mustard)) and one federally listed 

threatened plant (Castilleja cinerea (ashgray Indian paintbrush)). The HMP was 

adopted by the BBCCSD Board of 

Directors on July 7, 2008, and as it is 

implemented, will provide substantial 

benefits to the species. 

Under the HMP, the 40-ac (16-ha) 

owned by BBCCSD will be protected by 

a restrictive covenant (similar to a 

conservation easement). The specific 

management responsibilities for Poa 

atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum outlined in the HMP 

provide assurance to us that the features 

essential to the conservation of these 

two species will be maintained in the 

quantity and spatial distribution needed 

for the conservation of P. atropurpurea 

and T. californicum in perpetuity. The 

HMP and commitment by the BBCCSD 

includes plans to fund an endowment 

for the long-term management, 

monitoring, and conservation of the area 

in perpetuity. The expenditure of 

$25,000 for initial management of this 

area under the HMP is already funded 

in BBCCSD’s 2008-2009 budget. The 

BBCCSD has also spent approximately 

$10,000 to hire a species expert as a 

consultant and draft the HMP. These are 

sizeable expenditures for a small 

government and show their good faith 

in the conservation of Poa atropurpurea 

and Taraxacum californicum. Their 

previous conservation actions include: 

placing a deed restriction over 10 ac (4 

ha) of their lands; limiting grazing on 

their lands; conducting extensive plant 

surveys throughout their property at Pan 

Hot Springs Meadow; drafting the HMP 

and revising the HMP per Service 


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comments, addressing the management 

of all five federally listed species on 

their property within the HMP; meeting 

and partnering with the adjacent private 

landowner who owns the water rights to 

Pan Hot Spring; and meeting with the 

San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission 

Indians to identify and address their 

cultural interest in the area. All of these 

actions support their commitment to 

conserving P. atropurpurea and T. 

californicum. 

The creation and implementation of 

the HMP brought together multiple 

stakeholders in a partnership to 

conserve the unique cultural, biological, 

and hydrological aspects of Pan Hot 

Springs Meadow. This partnership was 

initiated by the BBCCSD and includes 

other private landowners in the area as 

well as the San Manuel Band of Serrano 

Mission Indians, the USFS, the CDFG, 

and the Service. This partnership is 

important for the successful 

management of this meadow. Survey 

efforts conducted by species experts 

demonstrate that all known occurrences 

of Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum within the Pan Hot Springs 

Meadow are limited to the 

approximately 40 ac (16 ha) identified 

as Unit 1. The HMP addresses the need 

for baseline surveys of the meadow and 

restoration activities that are necessary 

to support the long-term preservation of 

this meadow. The HMP outlines 

management activities to address the 

four main threats to the features 

essential to the conservation of P. 

atropurpurea and T. californicum: 

development activities, livestock 

grazing, introduced species, and 

hydrological alteration. The HMP also 

includes an environmental education 

program to promote public 

understanding and appreciation of the 

natural and cultural resources in Pan 

Hot Springs Meadow. Finally, the HMP 

includes an implementation schedule, 

funding plan, and an advisory team 

(with Service participation) that will 

further develop measurable 

management objectives that assure the 

success of this plan. 

We have also identified economic 

impacts to the BBCCSD that could result 

from the designations. The final 

economic analysis estimates that over 

the next 20 years, the critical habitat 

designations could affect up to 2.9 

percent of BBCCSD’s current budget 

(Appendix B, table B-1 of the Economic 

Analysis). This upper bound could be 

considered a significant impact to a 

small entity under the Small Business 

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. 

The economic analysis also estimates 

that a disproportionate impact, 88 

percent of the total anticipated upperbound incremental impacts at 7 percent 

discounted rate, will be attributed to 

Unit 1; BBCCSD is expected to account 

for over 86 percent of the total 

anticipated upper-bound incremental 

impacts. Excluding Unit 1 from the 

critical habitat designations would 

remove these disproportionate and 

potentially significant economic 

impacts to the BBCCSD and is a further 

benefit of exclusion. 

Benefits of Exclusion Outweigh the 

Benefits of Inclusion 

The educational benefits of 

designation are small and largely 

redundant to those derived through 

conservation efforts underway, which 

include the implementation of the HMP. 

The regulatory benefits of designating 

the private lands in Unit 1 (Pan Hot 

Springs Meadow) as critical habitat are 

minimal, as a Federal nexus for 

activities that may occur within Unit 1 

are unlikely, and critical habitat 

designation on these lands may actually 

impede the conservation of this unique 

and sensitive habitat. Thus, we believe 

the implementation of the HMP and the 

continuing conservation partnership 

with the landowners within Unit 1 will 

provide more conservation benefit to the 

species than any benefits the species 

may receive as a result of consultation 

under section 7(a)(2) of the Act 

conducted under the standards required 

by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in 

the Gifford Pinchot decision. 

The exclusion of the private lands in 

Pan Hot Springs Meadow will help us 

to strengthen and preserve the 

partnerships created with the 

stakeholders and neighboring private 

landowners involved in the creation and 

implementation of the HMP. As 

described above in the ‘‘Conservation 

Partnerships on Non-Federal Lands’’

section and as specifically noted by the 

BBCCSD and the adjacent private 

landowner in their comments on the 

proposed rule, designation of critical 

habitat on these lands may impede our 

partnership with the BBCCSD and 

private landowners in Unit 1 and may 

act as a disincentive for other private 

landowners to partner with us on 

conservation partnerships in the future. 

In contrast to the minimal regulatory 

benefits of inclusion, these voluntary 

commitments to implement 

conservation projects to protect and 

manage these species’ habitat (for 

example, removal of nonnative, invasive 

plants) will result in substantial 

conservation benefits for Poa 

atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum. A significant amount of 

effort has been exhibited by the 

BBCCSD (the owner of the majority of 

land in this area) regarding the creation 

of the HMP. Under the HMP, no projects 

that would damage the sensitive habitat 

or hydrology within Pan Hot Springs 

Meadow would be allowed by the 

BBCCSD (Krantz 2008b, p. 10). 

Excluding Pan Hot Springs Meadow 

from the final designations sends a clear 

signal to the private landowners in Unit 

1 that the Service actively recognizes 

and supports their sustained 

commitment to restore and protect the 

sensitive habitat in this area. We will 

continue working in partnership with 

these landowners to implement the 

HMP and other conservation actions in 

this area. 

The economic analysis estimates that 

over the next 20 years, the critical 

habitat designations could affect up to 

2.9 percent of BBCCSD’s current budget 

(Appendix B, table B-1 of the Economic 

Analysis). The economic analysis also 

estimates that a disproportionate 

impact, 88 percent of the total 

anticipated upper-bound incremental 

impacts at 7 percent discounted rate, 

will be attributed to Unit 1; impacts to 

BBCCSD are expected to account for 

over 86 percent of the total anticipated 

upper-bound incremental impacts. 

Excluding Unit 1 from the critical 

habitat designations would remove 

these disproportionate and potentially 

significant economic impacts to the 

BBCCSD and is a further benefit of 

exclusion. 

We reviewed and evaluated the 

proposed delineation of essential habitat 

in the Pan Hot Springs Meadow and 

have determined that the significant 

partnership and economic benefits of 

excluding these 40 ac (16 ha) of lands 

in Unit 1 as identified in this section 

and above under the ‘‘Economic 

Analysis’’ section outweigh the minor 

benefits of designating these lands as 

critical habitat. Therefore, we are 

excluding Unit 1 from the designations 

of critical habitat based on: (1) long-term 

conservation benefits for Poa 

atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum due to the approval and 

implementation of the HMP; (2) new 

partnership opportunities resulting in 

greater conservation for these species 

and other listed plan species and 

features essential to their conservation; 

(3) future educational opportunities at 

this site as provided for in the HMP; and 

(4) removal of the disproportionate and 

potentially significant costs to the 

BBCCSD attributable to the designation 

of critical habitat. 

Exclusion Will Not Result in Extinction 

of the Species 

We find that the exclusion of 40 ac 

(16 ha) of private lands in the Pan Hot 


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Springs Meadow from the final critical 

habitat designations will not result in 

the extinction of Poa atropurpurea or 

Taraxacum californicum because these 

lands, determined to contain the 

features essential to the conservation of 

this species, will be conserved and 

managed for the benefit of these species. 

The approximately 40 ac (16 ha) owned 

by the BBCCSD will be permanently 

protected and managed under the 

agreements in the HMP. The 

management activities to be 

implemented in the Pan Hot Springs 

Meadow will provide for the 

enhancement and preservation of the 

features essential to the conservation of 

P. atropurpurea and T. californicum. 

Additionally, because the 40 ac (16 ha) 

are occupied by P. atropurpurea and T. 

californicum, any future consultations 

under section 7(a)(2) of the Act that 

involve these lands will occur even in 

the absence of their designation as 

critical habitat. Application of the 

jeopardy standard of section 7 of the Act 

provides assurances that the species 

will not go extinct. 

Required Determinations 

A. Regulatory Planning and Review 

The Office of Management and Budget 

has determined that this rule is not 

significant under Executive Order 12866 

(E.O. 12866). OMB bases its 

determination upon the following four 

criteria: 

(a) Whether the rule will have an 

economic effect of $100 million or more 

on the economy or adversely affect an 

economic sector, productivity, jobs, the 

environment, or other units of the 

government. 

(b) Whether the rule will create 

inconsistencies with other Federal 

agencies’ actions. 

(c) Whether the rule will materially 

affect entitlements, grants, user fees, 

loan programs, or the rights and 

obligations of their recipients. 

(d) Whether the rule raises novel legal 

or policy issues. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 

et seq.) 

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act 

(RFA; 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., as amended 

by the Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA of 

1996) whenever an agency is required to 

publish a notice of rulemaking for any 

proposed or final rule, it must prepare 

and make available for public comment 

a regulatory flexibility analysis that 

describes the effect of the rule on small 

entities (small businesses, small 

organizations, and small government 

jurisdictions). However, no regulatory 

flexibility analysis is required if the 

head of the agency certifies the rule will 

not have a significant economic impact 

on a substantial number of small 

entities. 

Further, Executive Order 12866, as 

well as the Regulatory Flexibility Act as 

amended by SBREFA (Office of 

Management and Budget, Circular A–4, 

September 17, 2003) directs Federal 

agencies issuing regulations to evaluate 

regulatory alternatives. Under Circular 

A–4 and the Regulatory Flexibility Act 

as amended by SBREFA, once an agency 

determines that a regulatory action is 

appropriate, the agency needs to 

consider alternative regulatory 

approaches. Because the designation of 

critical habitat is a statutory 

requirement under the Act, we must 

evaluate alternative regulatory 

approaches, where feasible, when 

promulgating a designation of critical 

habitat. 

In developing our critical habitat 

designations, we consider economic 

impacts, impacts to national security, 

and other relevant impacts under 

section 4(b)(2) of the Act. Based on the 

discretion allowable under this 

provision, we may exclude any 

particular area from the critical habitat 

designations providing that the benefits 

of such exclusion outweigh the benefits 

of specifying the area as critical habitat 

and that such exclusion would not 

result in the extinction of the species. 

We believe that the evaluation of the 

inclusion or exclusion of particular 

areas, including consideration of 

whether areas resulting in 

disproportionate impacts to small 

entities should be designated or not, or 

combination of both, constitutes our 

regulatory alternative analysis for 

critical habitat designations. 

Based on our final EA of the proposed 

designations, we provide our analysis 

for determining whether the rule will 

result in a significant economic impact 

on a substantial number of small 

entities. 

According to the Small Business 

Administration (SBA), small entities 

include small organizations, such as 

independent nonprofit organizations; 

small governmental jurisdictions, 

including school boards and city and 

town governments that serve fewer than 

50,000 residents; and small businesses 

(13 CFR 121.201). Small businesses 

include manufacturing and mining 

concerns with fewer than 500 

employees, wholesale trade entities 

with fewer than 100 employees, retail 

and service businesses with less than $5 

million in annual sales, general and 

heavy construction businesses with less 

than $27.5 million in annual business, 

special trade contractors doing less than 

$11.5 million in annual business, and 

agricultural businesses with annual 

sales less than $750,000. To determine 

if potential economic impacts to these 

small entities are significant, we 

considered the types of activities that 

might trigger regulatory impacts under 

these designations as well as types of 

project modifications that may result. In 

general, the term significant economic 

impact is meant to apply to a typical 

small business firm’s business 

operations. 

To determine if the final designations 

of critical habitat for Poa atropurpurea 

and Taraxacum californicum would 

affect a substantial number of small 

entities, we considered the number of 

small entities affected within particular 

types of economic activities (such as 

residential development and dispersed 

recreation activities). In order to 

determine whether it is appropriate for 

our agency to certify that this rule 

would not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities, we considered each industry or 

category individually. In estimating the 

numbers of small entities potentially 

affected, we also considered whether 

their activities have any Federal 

involvement. Federal agencies must 

consult with us under section 7 of the 

Act if activities they conduct, fund, 

permit, or authorize may affect 

designated critical habitat. The 

designation of critical habitat will not 

affect activities that do not have any 

Federal involvement. 

Federal agencies must consult with us 

under section 7 of the Act if their 

activities may affect designated critical 

habitat. Consultations to avoid the 

destruction or adverse modification of 

critical habitat would be incorporated 

into the existing consultation process. 

The EA analyzes whether a particular 

group or economic sector is expected to 

bear an undue proportion of the 

impacts. Appendix B of the final EA 

describes potential impacts of the 

proposed designations to small entities. 

Appendix B considers the extent to 

which the incremental impacts results 

presented in the previous sections 

reflect potential future impacts to small 

entities and the energy industry. The 

screening analysis is based on the 

estimated impacts associated with the 

proposed rulemaking as described in 

chapters 3 through 8 of the final EA. 

The analysis evaluates the potential for 

economic impacts related to several 

categories, including: (1) recreation; (2) 

transportation; (3) mining; (4) grazing; 

(5) invasive, non-native species 

management; and (6) development and 

hydrological regime. As summarized 


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below and presented in more detail in 

Section B.1.2 of the final EA, the 

BBCCSD is the only small entity 

expected to be affected by this 

rulemaking. 

Post-designation incremental impacts 

associated with critical habitat 

designation-related conservation 

activities are not expected for mining 

(Chapter 5); grazing (Chapter 6); 

invasive, nonnative species 

management (Chapter 7); and 

development and water source 

alteration activities (Chapter 8). The 

incremental administrative costs of 

post-designation section 7 consultations 

and technical assistance requests 

(Appendix A) associated with the 

critical habitat designations, as well as 

incremental impacts associated with 

transportation projects (Chapter 4), will 

be borne by State and Federal 

government agencies. These agencies 

are Caltrans, the USFS, and the Service. 

The State and Federal governments are 

not considered small entities by the 

SBA. As described in Chapter 3 of the 

final EA, post-designation incremental 

impacts of critical habitat associated 

with recreation are related to Phase Two 

of the proposed community park in Unit 

1 by BBCCSD. BBCCSD provides fire, 

water, sanitation, and refuse services for 

approximately 10,000 residents in 

unincorporated areas of Big Bear Valley 

and is considered a small entity by the 

SBA. 

This screening analysis focuses on 

small entities that may bear the 

regulatory costs quantified in chapters 3 

through 8 of the final EA. Of the affected 

activities discussed in the economic 

analysis, only impacts related to the 

development of recreation facilities (see 

Chapter 3 of the final EA) are forecast 

to be borne by small entities (BBCCSD, 

a small governmental jurisdiction). As 

described in section B.1 of the final EA, 

the screening analysis focuses on 

economic impacts resulting from 

modifications to recreation facility 

development activities in the 

designations by BBCCSD. 

The incremental impact consists of a 

percentage of costs of conducting the 

Environmental Review (ER) for Phase 

two of a proposed park under the 

California Environmental Quality Act 

(CEQA) that is attributable to the critical 

habitat designations for Poa 

atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum and implementation of the 

anticipated mitigation or conservation 

measures stemming from the ER. The 

total cost of the CEQA process is 

expected to range between $150,000 and 

$300,000, of which approximately 

$100,000 to $200,000 is considered 

incremental impact as this is the 

additional cost of the ER anticipated to 

stem from the designation of critical 

habitat. 

The likely mitigation or conservation 

measures under CEQA to protect the 

habitat following the final designations 

of critical habitat is anticipated to vary 

from a minimal modification of the park 

design such that the occurrences of Poa 

atropurpurea (or areas close to the 

occurrences) are well-protected and are 

located in the more passive portions of 

the park to a possible relocation of the 

park to a more suitable location outside 

of Unit 1 (or to provide land elsewhere 

for the protection of the species in lieu 

of this habitat). The design modification 

of the proposed park is expected to cost 

approximately $20,000. In the extreme 

case that the 25-ac (10-ha) park must be 

relocated, BBCCSD could potentially 

need to locate and purchase a 25-ac (10- 

ha) tract of land outside the proposed 

critical habitat. Because regional land 

values are high, a 25-ac (10-ha) parcel 

with development potential is expected 

to cost between $3.0 and $4.0 million. 

In total, BBCCSD is expected to 

experience an annualized impact that 

ranges from a low of $10,000 to a high 

of $347,000. The annualized impacts are 

equivalent to 0.1 to 2.9 percent of 

BBCCSD’s annual operating budget 

(approximately $12.1 million). 

The upper bound of the annualized 

impact of 2.9 percent of BBCCSD’s 

annual operating budget may be 

considered a potential significant 

economic impact. We considered this 

potentially significant economic impact 

and the disproportionate impact to the 

BBCCSD (a small entity) as part of our 

analysis under section 4(b)(2) of the Act, 

and ultimately decided to exclude Unit 

1 from the critical habitat designations. 

Consequently, we have determined and, 

therefore, certify that, based on the 

exclusion of Unit 1 and the fact that 

only one small entity would be 

impacted, the designations will not have 

a significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small business 

entities. Therefore, a regulatory 

flexibility analysis is not required. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

In accordance with the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1501 et 

seq.), we make the following findings: 

(a) This rule will not produce a 

Federal mandate. In general, a Federal 

mandate is a provision in legislation, 

statute, or regulation that would impose 

an enforceable duty upon State, local, or 

Tribal governments, or the private 

sector, and includes both ‘‘Federal 

intergovernmental mandates’’ and 

‘‘Federal private sector mandates.’’

These terms are defined in 2 U.S.C. 

658(5)-(7). ‘‘Federal intergovernmental 

mandate’’ includes a regulation that 

‘‘would impose an enforceable duty 

upon State, local, or [T]ribal 

governments’’ with two exceptions. It 

excludes ‘‘a condition of Federal 

assistance.’’ It also excludes ‘‘a duty 

arising from participation in a voluntary 

Federal program,’’ unless the regulation 

‘‘relates to a then-existing Federal 

program under which $500,000,000 or 

more is provided annually to State, 

local, and [T]ribal governments under 

entitlement authority,’’ if the provision 

would ‘‘increase the stringency of 

conditions of assistance’’ or ‘‘place caps 

upon, or otherwise decrease, the Federal 

Government’s responsibility to provide 

funding,’’ and the State, local, or Tribal 

governments ‘‘lack authority’’ to adjust 

accordingly. At the time of enactment, 

these entitlement programs were: 

Medicaid; AFDC work programs; Child 

Nutrition; Food Stamps; Social Services 

Block Grants; Vocational Rehabilitation 

State Grants; Foster Care, Adoption 

Assistance, and Independent Living; 

Family Support Welfare Services; and 

Child Support Enforcement. ‘‘Federal 

private sector mandate’’ includes a 

regulation that ‘‘would impose an 

enforceable duty upon the private 

sector, except (i) a condition of Federal 

assistance or (ii) a duty arising from 

participation in a voluntary Federal 

program.’’

The designation of critical habitat 

does not impose a legally binding duty 

on non-Federal Government entities or 

private parties. Under the Act, the only 

regulatory effect is that Federal agencies 

must ensure that their actions do not 

destroy or adversely modify critical 

habitat under section 7. While nonFederal entities that receive Federal 

funding, assistance, or permits, or that 

otherwise require approval or 

authorization from a Federal agency for 

an action, may be indirectly impacted 

by the designation of critical habitat, the 

legally binding duty to avoid 

destruction or adverse modification of 

critical habitat rests squarely on the 

Federal agency. Furthermore, to the 

extent that non-Federal entities are 

indirectly impacted because they 

receive Federal assistance or participate 

in a voluntary Federal aid program, the 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act would 

not apply, nor would critical habitat 

shift the costs of the large entitlement 

programs listed above onto State 

governments. 

(b) We do not believe that this rule 

will significantly or uniquely affect 

small governments. As discussed in the 

final EA, approximately 85 percent of 

the lands proposed as critical habitat are 

owned or managed by Federal, State, or 


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local governments, only one of which, 

the BBCCSD, qualifies as a small 

government. The annualized impacts 

are equivalent to 0.1 to 2.9 percent of 

BBCCSD’s annual operating budget 

(approximately $12.1 million). 

However, we have excluded the lands 

owned by the BBCCSD from these 

critical habitat designations under 

section 4(b)(2) of the Act, in part 

because the potential economic impact 

to BBCCSD as a small entity may be 

disproportionate. Consequently, we do 

not believe that these critical habitat 

designations would significantly or 

uniquely affect small government 

entities. As such, a Small Government 

Agency Plan is not required. 

Takings 

In accordance with E.O. 12630 

(Government Actions and Interference 

with Constitutionally Protected Private 

Property Rights), we have analyzed the 

potential takings implications of 

designating critical habitat for Poa 

atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum in a takings implications 

assessment. The takings implications 

assessment concludes that these 

designations of critical habitat for P. 

atropurpurea and T. californicum do 

not pose significant takings implications 

for lands within or affected by the 

designations. 

Federalism 

In accordance with E.O. 13132 

(Federalism), this final rule does not 

have significant Federalism effects. A 

Federalism assessment is not required. 

In keeping with Department of the 

Interior and Department of Commerce 

policy, we requested information from, 

and coordinated development of, these 

final critical habitat designations with 

appropriate State resource agencies in 

California. The designations may have 

some benefit to these governments 

because the areas that contain the 

features essential to the conservation of 

the species are more clearly defined, 

and the primary constituent elements 

are specifically identified. This 

information does not alter where and 

what federally sponsored activities may 

occur. However, it may assist local 

governments in long-range planning 

(rather than having them wait for caseby-case section 7 consultations to 

occur). During the three public 

comment periods, we contacted 

appropriate State and local agencies and 

jurisdictions, and invited them to 

comment on the proposed critical 

habitat designations for Poa 

atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum. In total, we responded to 

six letters received during these 

comment periods (see ‘‘Summary of 

Comments and Recommendations’’

section). 

Civil Justice Reform 

In accordance with E.O. 12988 (Civil 

Justice Reform), the Office of the 

Solicitor has determined that the rule 

does not unduly burden the judicial 

system and that it meets the 

requirements of sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) 

of the Order. We have designated 

critical habitat in accordance with the 

provisions of the Act. This final rule 

uses standard property descriptions and 

identifies the physical and biological 

features essential to the conservation of 

Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum 

californicum within the designated 

areas to assist the public in 

understanding the habitat needs of these 

species. 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

This rule does not contain any new 

collections of information that require 

approval by OMB under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.). This rule will not impose 

recordkeeping or reporting requirements 

on State or local governments, 

individuals, businesses, or 

organizations. An agency may not 

conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 

required to respond to, a collection of 

information unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) 

It is our position that, outside the 

jurisdiction of the Circuit Court of the 

United States for the Tenth Circuit, we 

do not need to prepare environmental 

analyses as defined by NEPA (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.) in connection with 

designating critical habitat under the 

Act. We published a notice outlining 

our reasons for this determination in the 

Federal Register on October 25, 1983 

(48 FR 49244). This assertion was 

upheld by the Circuit Court of the 

United States for the Ninth Circuit 

(Douglas County v. Babbitt, 48 F.3d 

1495 (9th Cir. 1995), cert. denied 516 

U.S. 1042 (1996)). 

Government-to-Government 

Relationship with Tribes 

In accordance with the President’s 

memorandum of April 29, 1994, 

‘‘Government-to-Government Relations 

with Native American Tribal 

Governments’’ (59 FR 22951), Executive 

Order 13175, and the Department of 

Interior’s manual at 512 DM 2, we 

readily acknowledge our responsibility 

to communicate meaningfully with 

recognized Federal Tribes on a 

government-to-government basis. In 

accordance with Secretarial Order 3206 

of June 5, 1997 (American Indian Tribal 

Rights, Federal–Tribal Trust 

Responsibilities, and the Endangered 

Species Act), we readily acknowledge 

our responsibilities to work directly 

with Tribes in developing programs for 

healthy ecosystems, to acknowledge that 

tribal lands are not subject to the same 

controls as Federal public lands, to 

remain sensitive to Indian culture, and 

to make information available to Tribes. 

Following publication of the August 

7, 2007, proposed rule (72 FR 44232), a 

private citizen presented us with 

information identifying historical, 

religious, and cultural resources 

important to the San Manuel Band of 

Serrano Mission Indians in proposed 

Unit 1, although these lands are not 

specifically part of the Tribal Trust 

lands of the San Manuel Band of 

Serrano Mission Indians. In the April 

16, 2008, NOA for the draft EA (73 FR 

20600), we specifically solicited 

comments from the San Manuel Band of 

Serrano Mission Indians regarding the 

potential impacts of the proposed rule 

on the San Manuel Band of Serrano 

Mission Indians. We requested this 

input from the San Manuel Band of 

Serrano Mission Indians in accordance 

with Secretarial Order 3206 section 

3(B)(4) and E.O. 13007. On April 15, 

2008, we transmitted a letter to the San 

Manuel Band of Serrano Mission 

Indians indicating our interest in 

discussing the proposed designations of 

critical habitat and requested 

information from the San Manuel Band 

of Serrano Mission Indians that would 

contribute to the decision process. On 

May 12, 2008, we received an electronic 

mail response to our letter indicating 

that the San Manuel Band of Serrano 

Mission Indians would like to 

coordinate with us to discuss the critical 

habitat designations. We subsequently 

met with representatives of the San 

Manuel Band of Serrano Mission 

Indians. Through this coordination, we 

believe we addressed the concerns of 

the San Manuel Band of Serrano 

Mission Indians in this final rule. As a 

result of our coordination and analysis 

of all information available, we 

concluded that the designation of 

critical habitat would not adversely 

impact the San Manuel Band of Serrano 

Mission Indians. We recognize that the 

San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission 

Indians’ ancestral lands include the San 

Bernardino Mountains, including areas 

that we have designated as critical 

habitat. From our discussion with the 

representatives of the San Manuel Band 

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believe that activities that the San 

Manuel Band of Serrano Mission 

Indians regularly conducts on federally 

owned lands included in these 

designations will negatively impact the 

PCEs or adversely modify critical 

habitat. We do not believe that these 

activities will require a section 7 

consultation due to the designation of 

critical habitat. The designation of 

critical habitat will not impose any 

regulatory or restrictive authority over 

the San Manuel Band of Serrano 

Mission Indians nor change access to or 

restrict Tribal activities on designated 

lands. Additionally, we determined that 

the benefits of exclusion outweigh the 

benefits of inclusion for those areas of 

Unit 1 covered by the HMP, which 

includes historical, religious, and 

cultural resources important to the San 

Manuel Band of Serrano Mission 

Indians, and we have excluded Unit 1 

from critical habitat (see ‘‘Exclusions 

Under Section 4(b)(2) of the Act’’

section). 

Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use 

On May 18, 2001, the President issued 

an Executive Order (E.O. 13211; 

‘‘Actions Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use’’) on regulations 

that significantly affect energy supply, 

distribution, and use. E.O. 13211 

requires agencies to prepare Statements 

of Energy Effects when undertaking 

certain actions. OMB has provided 

guidance for implementing this 

Executive Order that outlines nine 

outcomes that may constitute ‘‘a 

significant adverse effect’’ when 

compared without the regulatory action 

under consideration. The economic 

analysis finds that none of these criteria 

is relevant to this analysis. Thus, based 

on information in the economic 

analysis, energy-related impacts 

associated with Poa atropurpurea and 

Taraxacum californicum conservation 

activities within the final critical habitat 

designations are not expected. As such, 

the designation of critical habitat is not 

expected to significantly affect energy 

supplies, distribution, or use. Therefore, 

this action is not a significant energy 

action, and no Statement of Energy 

Effects is required. 

References Cited 

A complete list of all references cited 

in this rulemaking is available on the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov 

and http://www.fws.gov/carlsbad/. 

Author(s) 

The primary author of this package is 

the staff of the Carlsbad Fish and 

Wildlife Office. 

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 17 

Endangered and threatened species, 

Exports, Imports, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, 

Transportation. 

Final Regulation Promulgation 

■ Accordingly, we amend part 17, 

subchapter B of chapter I, title 50 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations, as set forth 

below: 

PART 17—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 17 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361-1407; 16 U.S.C. 

1531-1544; 16 U.S.C. 4201-4245; Pub. L. 99- 

625, 100 Stat. 3500; unless otherwise noted. 

■ 2. In § 17.12(h), revise the entries for 

‘‘Poa atropurpurea’’ and ‘‘Taraxacum 

californicum’’ under ‘‘FLOWERING 

PLANTS’’ in the List of Endangered and 

Threatened Plants to read as follows: 

§ 17.12 Endangered and threatened plants. 

(h) * * * 

Species Name 

Historic range Family Status When listed Critical habitat Special rules 

Scientific name Common name 

FLOWERING 

PLANTS 

***** 

Poa 

atropurpurea 

San Bernardino 

bluegrass 

U.S.A. (CA) Poaceae E 644 17.96(a) NA 

***** 

Taraxacum 

californicum 

California 

taraxacum 

U.S.A. (CA) Asteraceae E 644 17.96(a) NA 

***** 

■ 3. Amend § 17.96(a) by adding an 

entry for ‘‘Taraxacum californicum’’ in 

alphabetical order under Family 

Asteraceae and by adding an entry for 

‘‘Poa atropurpurea’’ in alphabetical 

order under Family Poaceae, to read as 

follows: 

§ 17.96 Critical habitat—plants. 

(a) Flowering plants. 

* * * * * 

Family Asteraceae: Taraxacum 

californicum (California taraxacum) 

(1) Critical habitat units are depicted 

for San Bernardino County, California, 

on the maps below. 

(2) The primary constituent elements 

of critical habitat for Taraxacum 

californicum are: 

(i) Wet meadows subject to flooding 

during wet years and forest openings 

with seeps, springs, or creeks in the San 

Bernardino Mountains in San 

Bernardino County located at elevations 

of 6,700 to 9,000 feet (2,000 to 2,800 

meters), that provide space for 

individual and population growth, 

reproduction, and dispersal; and 

(ii) Well-drained, loamy alluvial to 

sandy loam soils occurring in the wet 

meadow system or forest openings with 

seeps, springs, or creeks, with a 0 to 46 

percent slope, to provide water, air, 

minerals, and other nutritional or 

physiological requirements to the 

species. 

(3) Critical habitat does not include 

manmade structures (such as buildings, 

aqueducts, runways, roads, and other 

paved areas) and the land on which they 

are located existing within the legal 

boundaries on the effective date of this 

rule. 

(4) Critical habitat map units. Data 

layers defining map units were created 

on a base of USGS 1:24,000 maps, and 

critical habitat units were then mapped 

using Universal Transverse Mercator 

(UTM) coordinates. 


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(5) Note: Index map of critical habitat 

units for Taraxacum californicum 

(California taraxacum) follows: 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–S 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–C 


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(6) Unit 2: North Baldwin Meadow, 

San Bernardino County, California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle 

map Big Bear City, land bounded by the 

following UTM NAD27 coordinates 

(E,N): 516578, 3795213; 516595, 

3795205; 516597, 3795204; 516602, 

3795201; 516608, 3795198; 516613, 

3795194; 516618, 3795190; 516623, 

3795185; 516628, 3795181; 516632, 

3795176; 516632, 3795175; 516639, 

3795166; 516642, 3795161; 516646, 

3795156; 516649, 3795150; 516652, 

3795144; 516654, 3795138; 516656, 

3795132; 516656, 3795131; 516659, 

3795122; 516660, 3795116; 516661, 

3795109; 516661, 3795108; 516662, 

3795107; 516668, 3795104; 516674, 

3795101; 516680, 3795098; 516685, 

3795094; 516690, 3795090; 516695, 

3795085; 516699, 3795081; 516703, 

3795076; 516707, 3795070; 516711, 

3795065; 516714, 3795059; 516716, 

3795053; 516719, 3795047; 516721, 

3795041; 516722, 3795034; 516723, 

3795028; 516724, 3795021; 516724, 

3795015; 516724, 3795008; 516723, 

3795002; 516723, 3795000; 516725, 

3794999; 516731, 3794997; 516736, 

3794994; 516742, 3794990; 516747, 

3794986; 516752, 3794982; 516756, 

3794979; 516759, 3794976; 516760, 

3794975; 516765, 3794970; 516769, 

3794965; 516773, 3794960; 516773, 

3794958; 516776, 3794956; 516781, 

3794952; 516786, 3794947; 516791, 

3794943; 516795, 3794938; 516799, 

3794932; 516802, 3794927; 516805, 

3794921; 516808, 3794915; 516810, 

3794909; 516812, 3794903; 516813, 

3794896; 516815, 3794890; 516815, 

3794883; 516815, 3794877; 516815, 

3794870; 516815, 3794864; 516813, 

3794857; 516812, 3794851; 516810, 

3794845; 516808, 3794838; 516805, 

3794833; 516802, 3794827; 516799, 

3794821; 516795, 3794816; 516791, 

3794811; 516786, 3794806; 516783, 

3794803; 516761, 3794782; 516759, 

3794781; 516754, 3794777; 516748, 

3794773; 516743, 3794769; 516737, 

3794766; 516734, 3794765; 516730, 

3794762; 516725, 3794757; 516721, 

3794754; 516704, 3794743; 516703, 

3794742; 516698, 3794739; 516692, 

3794736; 516686, 3794733; 516680, 

3794731; 516674, 3794729; 516667, 

3794727; 516663, 3794727; 516657, 

3794723; 516657, 3794722; 516657, 

3794721; 516655, 3794711; 516655, 

3794697; 516660, 3794678; 516661, 

3794675; 516661, 3794675; 516663, 

3794674; 516669, 3794670; 516674, 

3794667; 516678, 3794663; 516684, 

3794658; 516686, 3794652; 516687, 

3794646; 516701, 3794616; 516703, 

3794615; 516719, 3794610; 516737, 

3794603; 516746, 3794589; 516746, 

3794588; 516747, 3794588; 516747, 

3794586; 516750, 3794581; 516753, 

3794575; 516763, 3794570; 516764, 

3794570; 516767, 3794572; 516770, 

3794574; 516785, 3794582; 516788, 

3794583; 516794, 3794586; 516795, 

3794587; 516800, 3794588; 516802, 

3794589; 516806, 3794590; 516812, 

3794592; 516815, 3794592; 516830, 

3794595; 516833, 3794595; 516840, 

3794596; 516841, 3794596; 516874, 

3794597; 516908, 3794601; 516910, 

3794601; 516929, 3794603; 516972, 

3794606; 516974, 3794607; 516981, 

3794607; 516987, 3794607; 516993, 

3794606; 517005, 3794604; 517018, 

3794605; 517040, 3794610; 517052, 

3794614; 517085, 3794629; 517087, 

3794629; 517093, 3794632; 517093, 

3794632; 517111, 3794638; 517163, 

3794588; 517163, 3794587; 517167, 

3794579; 517179, 3794553; 517186, 

3794537; 517217, 3794533; 517204, 

3794133; 517196, 3794146; 517184, 

3794165; 517179, 3794170; 517164, 

3794180; 517150, 3794188; 517128, 

3794196; 517109, 3794200; 517058, 

3794164; 517008, 3794154; 516957, 

3794121; 516797, 3794070; 516794, 

3794068; 516782, 3794061; 516763, 

3794052; 516744, 3794045; 516736, 

3794043; 516721, 3794037; 516701, 

3794037; 516692, 3794028; 516672, 

3794003; 516651, 3793976; 516635, 

3793965; 516635, 3793959; 516622, 

3793955; 516621, 3793954; 516619, 

3793952; 516618, 3793953; 516609, 

3793950; 516609, 3793968; 516609, 

3793971; 516609, 3793972; 516603, 

3793980; 516597, 3793980; 516579, 

3793980; 516579, 3793998; 516579, 

3794010; 516567, 3794010; 516549, 

3794010; 516549, 3794028; 516549, 

3794033; 516540, 3794036; 516523, 

3794038; 516518, 3794040; 516513, 

3794040; 516489, 3794040; 516489, 

3794047; 516489, 3794070; 516489, 

3794100; 516459, 3794100; 516429, 

3794100; 516411, 3794100; 516407, 

3794100; 516399, 3794100; 516396, 

3794100; 516396, 3794100; 516397, 

3794107; 516398, 3794113; 516400, 

3794119; 516401, 3794126; 516404, 

3794132; 516406, 3794138; 516407, 

3794138;516410, 3794144; 516412, 

3794148; 516416, 3794153; 516416, 

3794154; 516417, 3794155; 516436, 

3794183; 516439, 3794187; 516443, 

3794192; 516448, 3794197; 516449, 

3794198; 516425, 3794210; 516406, 

3794220; 516405, 3794220; 516405, 

3794220; 516399, 3794223; 516394, 

3794226; 516388, 3794230; 516383, 

3794234; 516379, 3794239; 516374, 

3794244; 516370, 3794249; 516366, 

3794254; 516363, 3794259; 516360, 

3794265; 516357, 3794271; 516356, 

3794274; 516351, 3794288; 516349, 

3794291; 516348, 3794297; 516346, 

3794303; 516345, 3794310; 516344, 

3794316; 516344, 3794323; 516344, 

3794330; 516345, 3794336; 516346, 

3794343; 516346, 3794343; 516342, 

3794345; 516336, 3794349; 516331, 

3794352; 516326, 3794357; 516321, 

3794361; 516317, 3794366; 516313, 

3794371; 516309, 3794376; 516305, 

3794382; 516302, 3794388; 516300, 

3794393; 516297, 3794400; 516295, 

3794406; 516294, 3794412; 516293, 

3794419; 516292, 3794425; 516292, 

3794430; 516292, 3794449; 516292, 

3794450; 516292, 3794457; 516292, 

3794458; 516293, 3794467; 516292, 

3794468; 516291, 3794475; 516291, 

3794481; 516290, 3794488; 516291, 

3794495; 516291, 3794501; 516292, 

3794508; 516294, 3794514; 516296, 

3794520; 516298, 3794526; 516301, 

3794532; 516303, 3794537; 516306, 

3794541; 516306, 3794542; 516310, 

3794548; 516314, 3794553; 516318, 

3794558; 516322, 3794563; 516327, 

3794567; 516332, 3794572; 516337, 

3794575; 516343, 3794579; 516349, 

3794582; 516353, 3794584; 516373, 

3794593; 516373, 3794594; 516375, 

3794601; 516376, 3794607; 516378, 

3794613; 516380, 3794619; 516383, 

3794625; 516386, 3794631; 516389, 

3794637; 516393, 3794641; 516392, 

3794641; 516387, 3794645; 516381, 

3794649; 516376, 3794653; 516371, 

3794657; 516367, 3794662; 516363, 

3794667; 516361, 3794670; 516369, 

3794670; 516369, 3794700; 516369, 

3794730; 516369, 3794760; 516339, 

3794760; 516339, 3794762; 516339, 

3794790; 516339, 3794808; 516339, 

3794809; 516343, 3794830; 516339, 

3794837; 516338, 3794839; 516335, 

3794845; 516334, 3794847; 516326, 

3794865; 516324, 3794868; 516311, 

3794899; 516311, 3794900; 516309, 

3794905; 516309, 3794910; 516309, 

3794940; 516309, 3794970; 516309, 

3795000; 516309, 3795030; 516309, 

3795060; 516334, 3795060; 516330, 

3795101; 516325, 3795131; 516322, 

3795150; 516309, 3795150; 516309, 

3795180; 516309, 3795210; 516279, 

3795210; 516279, 3795180; 516249, 

3795180; 516219, 3795180; 516220, 

3795202; 516219, 3795225; 516219, 

3795226; 516219, 3795233; 516220, 

3795239; 516221, 3795246; 516223, 

3795252; 516224, 3795258; 516226, 

3795262; 516237, 3795293; 516239, 

3795296; 516240, 3795299; 516244, 

3795309; 516248, 3795320; 516249, 

3795326; 516252, 3795332; 516254, 

3795338; 516257, 3795344; 516261, 

3795349; 516265, 3795355; 516269, 

3795360; 516273, 3795364; 516278, 

3795369; 516283, 3795373; 516289, 

3795377; 516294, 3795380; 516300, 


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3795383; 516306, 3795386; 516312, 

3795388; 516318, 3795390; 516325, 

3795392; 516331, 3795393; 516338, 

3795394; 516344, 3795394; 516351, 

3795394; 516357, 3795393; 516364, 

3795392; 516370, 3795390; 516376, 

3795388; 516382, 3795386; 516388, 

3795383; 516394, 3795380; 516400, 

3795377; 516405, 3795373; 516408, 

3795370; 516408, 3795370; 516410, 

3795369; 516415, 3795364; 516419, 

3795360; 516423, 3795355; 516427, 

3795349; 516462, 3795298; 516483, 

3795273; 516487, 3795268; 516488, 

3795267; 516506, 3795243; 516509, 

3795239; 516510, 3795237; 516515, 

3795230; 516521, 3795229; 516521, 

3795229; 516525, 3795228; 516535, 

3795226; 516538, 3795226; 516545, 

3795224; 516548, 3795223; 516565, 

3795218; 516568, 3795217; 516574, 

3795215; returning to 516578, 3795213. 

(ii) Note: Map of Units 2, 3, 4, 5, and 

6 for Taraxacum californicum follows: 

BILLING CODE 4310–55-S 


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(7) Unit 3: Belleville Meadow, San 

Bernardino County, California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle 

map Fawnskin, land bounded by the 

following UTM NAD27 coordinates 

(E,N): 509560, 3796268; 509577, 

3796255; 509585, 3796255; 509587, 

3796256; 509594, 3796255; 509600, 

3796255; 509604, 3796254; 509609, 

3796253; 509637, 3796250; 509637, 

3796250; 509644, 3796249; 509650, 

3796247; 509657, 3796245; 509659, 

3796244; 509672, 3796239; 509687, 

3796236; 509693, 3796235; 509699, 

3796233; 509705, 3796231; 509711, 

3796228; 509717, 3796225; 509722, 

3796222; 509728, 3796218; 509732, 

3796215; 509748, 3796201; 509749, 

3796200; 509751, 3796198; 509768, 

3796182; 509772, 3796179; 509773, 

3796178; 509776, 3796175; 509796, 

3796156; 509797, 3796155; 509802, 

3796150; 509806, 3796145; 509809, 

3796140; 509813, 3796134; 509816, 

3796128; 509819, 3796122; 509821, 

3796116; 509823, 3796110; 509824, 

3796104; 509825, 3796102; 509826, 

3796096; 509828, 3796096; 509835, 

3796095; 509841, 3796094; 509848, 

3796093; 509854, 3796091; 509860, 

3796089; 509861, 3796088; 509878, 

3796081; 509884, 3796078; 509890, 

3796075; 509895, 3796072; 509901, 

3796068; 509906, 3796064; 509906, 

3796064; 509907, 3796065; 509913, 

3796068; 509919, 3796071; 509919, 

3796071; 509919, 3796050; 509949, 

3796050; 509949, 3796020; 509979, 

3796020; 510009, 3796020; 510039, 

3796020; 510039, 3795990; 510069, 

3795990; 510099, 3795990; 510099, 

3795960; 510099, 3795944; 510102, 

3795942; 510108, 3795938; 510108, 

3795937; 510118, 3795930; 510118, 

3795930; 510118, 3795930; 510123, 

3795926; 510128, 3795922; 510131, 

3795922; 510136, 3795922; 510144, 

3795921; 510159, 3795925; 510163, 

3795926; 510169, 3795928; 510176, 

3795929; 510182, 3795930; 510187, 

3795930; 510202, 3795930; 510204, 

3795930; 510210, 3795930; 510211, 

3795930; 510247, 3795927; 510253, 

3795927; 510259, 3795926; 510266, 

3795924; 510272, 3795922; 510278, 

3795920; 510284, 3795917; 510290, 

3795914; 510295, 3795911; 510301, 

3795907; 510306, 3795903; 510311, 

3795898; 510313, 3795896; 510331, 

3795877; 510333, 3795874; 510337, 

3795869; 510341, 3795864; 510343, 

3795861; 510354, 3795843; 510367, 

3795831; 510368, 3795830; 510370, 

3795828; 510382, 3795815; 510388, 

3795814; 510393, 3795814; 510400, 

3795814; 510406, 3795813; 510412, 

3795811; 510419, 3795809; 510425, 

3795807; 510431, 3795804; 510433, 

3795803; 510450, 3795794; 510454, 

3795792; 510460, 3795788; 510462, 

3795787; 510467, 3795786; 510474, 

3795785; 510480, 3795784; 510486, 

3795782; 510492, 3795779; 510497, 

3795778; 510510, 3795771; 510512, 

3795770; 510512, 3795770; 510513, 

3795771; 510519, 3795766; 510526, 

3795764; 510536, 3795760; 510540, 

3795759; 510570, 3795755; 510574, 

3795754; 510594, 3795750; 510609, 

3795750; 510609, 3795780; 510639, 

3795780; 510639, 3795750; 510669, 

3795750; 510699, 3795750; 510699, 

3795720; 510729, 3795720; 510729, 

3795694; 510730, 3795691; 510731, 

3795690; 510731, 3795690; 510755, 

3795690; 510756, 3795688; 510757, 

3795686; 510759, 3795680; 510761, 

3795674; 510762, 3795670; 510770, 

3795670; 510772, 3795671; 510773, 

3795670; 510794, 3795670; 510807, 

3795671; 510808, 3795671; 510817, 

3795676; 510819, 3795677; 510825, 

3795680; 510830, 3795682; 510853, 

3795690; 510854, 3795690; 510857, 

3795691; 510858, 3795692; 510864, 

3795694; 510871, 3795695; 510877, 

3795696; 510884, 3795697; 510888, 

3795697; 510929, 3795698; 510931, 

3795698; 510934, 3795698; 510961, 

3795697; 510965, 3795697; 510972, 

3795696; 510978, 3795695; 510982, 

3795694; 510992, 3795692; 511009, 

3795692; 511013, 3795692; 511049, 

3795690; 511051, 3795690; 511057, 

3795689; 511064, 3795688; 511070, 

3795687; 511076, 3795685; 511082, 

3795682; 511088, 3795680; 511094, 

3795677; 511100, 3795673; 511100, 

3795673; 511106, 3795670; 511111, 

3795666; 511116, 3795662; 511121, 

3795657; 511123, 3795655; 511136, 

3795642; 511139, 3795639; 511143, 

3795634; 511147, 3795628; 511150, 

3795623; 511153, 3795617; 511156, 

3795611; 511158, 3795605; 511160, 

3795599; 511160, 3795597; 511164, 

3795581; 511165, 3795576; 511166, 

3795570; 511167, 3795567; 511168, 

3795560; 511169, 3795553; 511170, 

3795549; 511171, 3795542; 511172, 

3795536; 511174, 3795512; 511174, 

3795512; 511174, 3795505; 511174, 

3795498;511173, 3795493; 511171, 

3795480; 511171, 3795479; 511170, 

3795472; 511169, 3795466; 511167, 

3795460; 511165, 3795454; 511162, 

3795448; 511159, 3795442; 511155, 

3795436; 511151, 3795431; 511147, 

3795426; 511143, 3795421; 511138, 

3795417; 511133, 3795413; 511128, 

3795409; 511122, 3795405; 511116, 

3795402; 511110, 3795400; 511104, 

3795397; 511101, 3795396; 511065, 

3795386; 511063, 3795385; 511056, 

3795383; 511050, 3795382; 511043, 

3795382; 511037, 3795381; 511034, 

3795382; 511010, 3795382; 511000, 

3795382; 510995, 3795379; 510985, 

3795371; 510984, 3795371; 510979, 

3795367; 510976, 3795365; 510958, 

3795354; 510956, 3795353; 510952, 

3795351; 510952, 3795346; 510951, 

3795340; 510950, 3795333; 510949, 

3795330; 510939, 3795330; 510909, 

3795330; 510909, 3795328; 510911, 

3795323; 510912, 3795318; 510909, 

3795318; 510909, 3795300; 510895, 

3795300; 510888, 3795290; 510879, 

3795280; 510879, 3795270; 510870, 

3795270; 510864, 3795263; 510849, 

3795246; 510849, 3795240; 510844, 

3795240; 510830, 3795224; 510821, 

3795214; 510803, 3795196; 510768, 

3795170; 510755, 3795161; 510741, 

3795155; 510723, 3795156; 510696, 

3795151; 510694, 3795151; 510680, 

3795149; 510679, 3795147; 510677, 

3795142; 510673, 3795136; 510670, 

3795130; 510666, 3795125; 510666, 

3795125; 510647, 3795100; 510643, 

3795095; 510638, 3795090; 510634, 

3795086; 510629, 3795082; 510623, 

3795078; 510623, 3795078; 510607, 

3795067; 510601, 3795064; 510596, 

3795061; 510590, 3795058; 510584, 

3795056; 510577, 3795054; 510571, 

3795052; 510565, 3795051; 510558, 

3795050; 510552, 3795050; 510550, 

3795050; 510550, 3795050; 510544, 

3795046; 510539, 3795042; 510533, 

3795039; 510527, 3795037; 510521, 

3795034; 510516, 3795033; 510515, 

3795032; 510514, 3795031; 510512, 

3795030; 510483, 3795009; 510479, 

3795006; 510474, 3795003; 510470, 

3795001; 510422, 3794975; 510420, 

3794974; 510414, 3794972; 510408, 

3794969; 510401, 3794967; 510396, 

3794966; 510383, 3794963; 510382, 

3794963; 510375, 3794957; 510372, 

3794955; 510367, 3794951; 510361, 

3794947; 510356, 3794944; 510350, 

3794942; 510343, 3794939; 510341, 

3794939; 510323, 3794933; 510319, 

3794932; 510313, 3794930; 510306, 

3794929; 510300, 3794928; 510293, 

3794928; 510287, 3794928; 510280, 

3794929; 510274, 3794930; 510267, 

3794932; 510261, 3794934; 510255, 

3794936; 510249, 3794939; 510243, 

3794942; 510243, 3794942; 510214, 

3794958; 510209, 3794962; 510207, 

3794963; 510201, 3794951; 510199, 

3794943; 510199, 3794941; 510199, 

3794940; 510203, 3794926; 510204, 

3794925; 510212, 3794920; 510215, 

3794917; 510219, 3794914; 510234, 

3794901; 510250, 3794890; 510255, 

3794887; 510259, 3794883; 510269, 

3794875; 510284, 3794866; 510288, 

3794864; 510293, 3794860; 510294, 

3794859; 510315, 3794842; 510317, 

3794841; 510336, 3794824; 510338, 

3794823; 510341, 3794820; 510344, 


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3794817; 510358, 3794812; 510359, 

3794812; 510365, 3794811; 510372, 

3794810; 510378, 3794808; 510380, 

3794807; 510388, 3794798; 510394, 

3794788; 510402, 3794777; 510408, 

3794767; 510411, 3794763; 510414, 

3794759; 510421, 3794753; 510425, 

3794748; 510440, 3794729; 510454, 

3794706; 510469, 3794686; 510473, 

3794679; 510480, 3794668; 510480, 

3794667; 510481, 3794663; 510481, 

3794656; 510481, 3794649; 510480, 

3794643; 510479, 3794636; 510478, 

3794630; 510477, 3794630; 510478, 

3794629; 510487, 3794621; 510500, 

3794609; 510502, 3794608; 510522, 

3794595; 510523, 3794594; 510528, 

3794591; 510533, 3794586; 510538, 

3794582; 510542, 3794577; 510546, 

3794572; 510548, 3794570; 510549, 

3794569; 510553, 3794565; 510557, 

3794561; 510564, 3794554; 510565, 

3794554; 510569, 3794549; 510569, 

3794549; 510593, 3794538; 510595, 

3794537; 510596, 3794536; 510610, 

3794529; 510636, 3794521; 510637, 

3794520; 510643, 3794518; 510648, 

3794516; 510663, 3794509; 510664, 

3794508; 510669, 3794506; 510669, 

3794490; 510669, 3794460; 510699, 

3794460; 510699, 3794430; 510699, 

3794424; 510699, 3794400; 510699, 

3794370; 510729, 3794370; 510729, 

3794340; 510759, 3794340; 510759, 

3794310; 510789, 3794310; 510789, 

3794280; 510795, 3794280; 510793, 

3794275; 510791, 3794269; 510788, 

3794263; 510785, 3794258; 510784, 

3794256; 510774,3794240; 510772, 

3794235; 510768, 3794230; 510764, 

3794225; 510759, 3794220; 510755, 

3794216; 510749, 3794212; 510744, 

3794208; 510744, 3794208; 510724, 

3794195; 510719, 3794191; 510713, 

3794188; 510707, 3794185; 510701, 

3794183; 510695, 3794181; 510688, 

3794180; 510683, 3794179; 510660, 

3794175; 510659, 3794175; 510657, 

3794175; 510627, 3794172; 510625, 

3794172; 510603, 3794169; 510602, 

3794169; 510596, 3794168; 510589, 

3794168; 510583, 3794168; 510576, 

3794169; 510575, 3794169; 510552, 

3794172; 510546, 3794173; 510540, 

3794175; 510534, 3794176; 510528, 

3794179; 510527, 3794179; 510524, 

3794180; 510523, 3794180; 510490, 

3794189; 510485, 3794191; 510478, 

3794193; 510473, 3794196; 510450, 

3794207; 510450, 3794207; 510444, 

3794210; 510438, 3794214; 510435, 

3794216; 510411, 3794233; 510409, 

3794235; 510406, 3794237; 510387, 

3794253; 510368, 3794262; 510365, 

3794263; 510360, 3794266; 510333, 

3794281; 510332, 3794282; 510327, 

3794285; 510321, 3794289; 510319, 

3794290; 510301, 3794305; 510298, 

3794308; 510293, 3794313; 510289, 

3794317; 510270, 3794338; 510270, 

3794338; 510268, 3794340; 510255, 

3794356; 510253, 3794359; 510249, 

3794364; 510245, 3794370; 510242, 

3794376; 510240, 3794382; 510237, 

3794388; 510235, 3794394; 510234, 

3794400; 510233, 3794407; 510232, 

3794412; 510230, 3794441; 510230, 

3794442; 510230, 3794443; 510229, 

3794453; 510229, 3794453; 510224, 

3794457; 510221, 3794461; 510216, 

3794465; 510213, 3794469; 510192, 

3794495; 510178, 3794510; 510178, 

3794511; 510167, 3794523; 510165, 

3794525; 510160, 3794530; 510160, 

3794531; 510147, 3794548; 510132, 

3794563; 510129, 3794567; 510128, 

3794568; 510113, 3794585; 510109, 

3794590; 510105, 3794592; 510105, 

3794592; 510067, 3794614; 510062, 

3794617; 510057, 3794621; 510056, 

3794621; 510048, 3794627; 510036, 

3794644; 510021, 3794659; 510006, 

3794672; 509997, 3794679; 509992, 

3794684; 509976, 3794694; 509975, 

3794695; 509974, 3794695; 509963, 

3794707; 509942, 3794728; 509937, 

3794733; 509936, 3794735; 509904, 

3794773; 509902, 3794776; 509898, 

3794781; 509894, 3794787; 509891, 

3794793; 509891, 3794794; 509889, 

3794797; 509885, 3794803; 509884, 

3794805; 509881, 3794811; 509880, 

3794813; 509862, 3794850; 509862, 

3794851; 509860, 3794855; 509859, 

3794858; 509858, 3794861; 509856, 

3794868; 509855, 3794871; 509847, 

3794907; 509846, 3794910; 509845, 

3794917; 509844, 3794923; 509844, 

3794930; 509844, 3794937; 509844, 

3794940; 509845, 3794943; 509845, 

3794943; 509847, 3794959; 509848, 

3794965; 509849, 3794970; 509852, 

3794984; 509856, 3795016; 509856, 

3795017; 509857, 3795024; 509858, 

3795028; 509865, 3795058; 509866, 

3795060; 509867, 3795067; 509870, 

3795072; 509880, 3795097; 509879, 

3795103; 509878, 3795110; 509878, 

3795116; 509878, 3795123; 509879, 

3795129; 509880, 3795136; 509881, 

3795142; 509883, 3795149; 509885, 

3795155; 509888, 3795161; 509890, 

3795165; 509906, 3795194; 509907, 

3795195; 509907, 3795195; 509918, 

3795222; 509921, 3795228; 509921, 

3795228; 509931, 3795247; 509934, 

3795253; 509937, 3795259; 509938, 

3795260; 509963, 3795297; 509963, 

3795297; 509982, 3795324; 509985, 

3795328; 509989, 3795333; 509994, 

3795338; 509998, 3795342; 510014, 

3795356; 510015, 3795356; 510017, 

3795358; 510048, 3795384; 510050, 

3795386; 510078, 3795407; 510101, 

3795445; 510103, 3795448; 510107, 

3795453; 510108, 3795455; 510118, 

3795467; 510121, 3795474; 510130, 

3795494; 510132, 3795503; 510133, 

3795519; 510134, 3795550; 510131, 

3795576; 510126, 3795596; 510123, 

3795600; 510102, 3795608; 510089, 

3795611; 510089, 3795612; 510072, 

3795616; 510068, 3795614; 510058, 

3795603; 510055, 3795601; 510055, 

3795600; 510048, 3795594; 510037, 

3795574; 510037, 3795573; 510035, 

3795571; 510022, 3795549; 510006, 

3795517; 510002, 3795508; 510000, 

3795496; 509997, 3795470; 509996, 

3795464; 509994, 3795458; 509992, 

3795451; 509990, 3795445; 509988, 

3795441; 509978, 3795419; 509977, 

3795417; 509975, 3795413; 509962, 

3795390; 509959, 3795381; 509954, 

3795355; 509951, 3795334; 509950, 

3795332; 509949, 3795325; 509947, 

3795319; 509945, 3795313; 509942, 

3795307; 509939, 3795301; 509935, 

3795296; 509932, 3795290;509927, 

3795285; 509923, 3795281; 509918, 

3795276; 509913, 3795272; 509908, 

3795268; 509902, 3795265; 509898, 

3795263; 509896, 3795261; 509894, 

3795260; 509888, 3795258; 509882, 

3795255; 509876, 3795253; 509869, 

3795252; 509863, 3795251; 509856, 

3795250; 509850, 3795250; 509843, 

3795250; 509837, 3795251; 509830, 

3795252; 509824, 3795253; 509824, 

3795253; 509807, 3795258; 509801, 

3795260; 509795, 3795262; 509789, 

3795265; 509783, 3795268; 509778, 

3795271; 509772, 3795275; 509767, 

3795279; 509763, 3795284; 509758, 

3795289; 509758, 3795289; 509741, 

3795308; 509737, 3795313; 509733, 

3795318; 509730, 3795324; 509727, 

3795330; 509724, 3795335; 509722, 

3795342; 509720, 3795348; 509718, 

3795354; 509717, 3795361; 509717, 

3795367; 509716, 3795374; 509717, 

3795380; 509717, 3795387; 509718, 

3795391; 509722, 3795413; 509713, 

3795418; 509712, 3795418; 509709, 

3795420; 509709, 3795420; 509706, 

3795421; 509701, 3795425; 509695, 

3795429; 509690, 3795433; 509685, 

3795437; 509681, 3795442; 509677, 

3795447; 509673, 3795452; 509672, 

3795453; 509665, 3795465; 509662, 

3795469; 509659, 3795475; 509656, 

3795481; 509654, 3795487; 509652, 

3795494; 509650, 3795500; 509650, 

3795500; 509648, 3795510; 509646, 

3795511; 509641, 3795512; 509635, 

3795514; 509633, 3795515; 509627, 

3795517; 509627, 3795517; 509626, 

3795547; 509627, 3795564; 509630, 

3795578; 509611, 3795587; 509601, 

3795593; 509583, 3795604; 509569, 

3795619; 509557, 3795636; 509548, 

3795655; 509543, 3795673; 509541, 

3795684; 509541, 3795688; 509542, 

3795699; 509542, 3795699; 509542, 


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3795706; 509543, 3795712; 509545, 

3795718; 509547, 3795725; 509549, 

3795731; 509552, 3795737; 509555, 

3795742; 509555, 3795743; 509556, 

3795750; 509556, 3795750; 509561, 

3795775; 509562, 3795781; 509564, 

3795787; 509565, 3795789; 509574, 

3795812; 509580, 3795834; 509581, 

3795836; 509583, 3795842; 509582, 

3795843; 509580, 3795844; 509575, 

3795848; 509571, 3795853; 509566, 

3795857; 509562, 3795862; 509561, 

3795864; 509553, 3795874; 509530, 

3795861; 509526, 3795859; 509520, 

3795857; 509514, 3795854; 509507, 

3795852; 509501, 3795851; 509495, 

3795850; 509488, 3795849; 509482, 

3795849; 509475, 3795849; 509468, 

3795850; 509462, 3795851; 509456, 

3795852; 509449, 3795854; 509449, 

3795854; 509449, 3795853; 509449, 

3795847; 509448, 3795840; 509447, 

3795834; 509447, 3795833; 509442, 

3795810; 509441, 3795803; 509439, 

3795797; 509439, 3795796; 509437, 

3795791; 509435, 3795785; 509432, 

3795779; 509429, 3795773; 509428, 

3795771; 509414, 3795748; 509409, 

3795736; 509406, 3795731; 509403, 

3795725; 509401, 3795721; 509383, 

3795694; 509383, 3795693; 509383, 

3795690; 509384, 3795688; 509384, 

3795686; 509384, 3795686; 509388, 

3795670; 509389, 3795667; 509390, 

3795664; 509391, 3795660; 509384, 

3795660; 509381, 3795656; 509379, 

3795653; 509379, 3795630; 509361, 

3795630; 509349, 3795618; 509349, 

3795600; 509321, 3795600; 509310, 

3795595; 509295, 3795591; 509275, 

3795586; 509270, 3795585; 509259, 

3795584; 509259, 3795570; 509229, 

3795570; 509229, 3795585; 509228, 

3795585; 509208, 3795591; 509189, 

3795599; 509188, 3795600; 509169, 

3795600; 509169, 3795614; 509157, 

3795626; 509155, 3795630; 509155, 

3795630; 509154, 3795632; 509153, 

3795633; 509152, 3795639; 509150, 

3795646; 509149, 3795652; 509148, 

3795657; 509147, 3795681; 509143, 

3795709; 509143, 3795709; 509142, 

3795716; 509142, 3795722; 509142, 

3795751; 509142, 3795758; 509143, 

3795765; 509144, 3795771; 509145, 

3795777; 509147, 3795784; 509148, 

3795785; 509157, 3795812; 509166, 

3795840; 509167, 3795844; 509168, 

3795847; 509169, 3795849; 509170, 

3795853; 509173, 3795858; 509185, 

3795884; 509185, 3795885; 509189, 

3795891; 509189, 3795892; 509199, 

3795909; 509202, 3795913; 509210, 

3795936; 509211, 3795938; 509214, 

3795944; 509217, 3795950; 509217, 

3795950; 509223, 3795960; 509229, 

3795970; 509231, 3795974; 509232, 

3795975; 509233, 3795976; 509233, 

3795976; 509242, 3795980; 509252, 

3795984; 509255, 3795986; 509259, 

3795988; 509263, 3795990; 509269, 

3795993; 509287, 3795997; 509282, 

3796009; 509276, 3796030; 509275, 

3796037; 509278, 3796041; 509289, 

3796063; 509289, 3796064; 

509289,3796065; 509296, 3796078; 

509297, 3796079; 509301, 3796088; 

509308, 3796112; 509307, 3796115; 

509304, 3796121; 509302, 3796127; 

509300, 3796133; 509299, 3796138; 

509308, 3796156; 509318, 3796170; 

509327, 3796181; 509329, 3796183; 

509330, 3796186; 509335, 3796207; 

509347, 3796240; 509361, 3796266; 

509368, 3796276; 509375, 3796286; 

509390, 3796301; 509407, 3796313; 

509426, 3796321; 509437, 3796324; 

509452, 3796322; 509456, 3796321; 

509463, 3796320; 509463, 3796320; 

509482, 3796315; 509487, 3796313; 

509493, 3796311; 509499, 3796308; 

509505, 3796305; 509511, 3796301; 

509516, 3796298; 509518, 3796296; 

509526, 3796290; 509534, 3796286; 

509538, 3796284; 509543, 3796280; 

509547, 3796278; returning to 509560, 

3796268. 

(ii) Note: Unit 3 for Taraxacum 

californicum is depicted on the map in 

paragraph (6)(ii) of this entry. 

(8) Unit 4: Hitchcock Meadow, San 

Bernardino County, California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle 

map Fawnskin, land bounded by the 

following UTM NAD27 coordinates 

(E,N): 507473, 3794979; 507468, 

3794984; 507464, 3794989; 507460, 

3794994; 507459, 3794996; 507457, 

3794999; 507456, 3795000; 507454, 

3795005; 507452, 3795007; 507444, 

3795025; 507443, 3795029; 507440, 

3795035; 507440, 3795037; 507438, 

3795041; 507437, 3795048; 507436, 

3795054; 507435, 3795061; 507435, 

3795067; 507435, 3795074; 507436, 

3795080; 507437, 3795087; 507437, 

3795088; 507443, 3795114; 507444, 

3795119; 507446, 3795126; 507448, 

3795132; 507451, 3795138; 507454, 

3795144; 507455, 3795144; 507455, 

3795150; 507455, 3795152; 507455, 

3795154; 507455, 3795155; 507449, 

3795159; 507448, 3795158; 507442, 

3795156; 507441, 3795156; 507438, 

3795156; 507429, 3795153; 507424, 

3795151; 507421, 3795149; 507420, 

3795148; 507419, 3795148; 507413, 

3795145; 507407, 3795143; 507400, 

3795141; 507394, 3795139; 507388, 

3795138; 507381, 3795138; 507375, 

3795137; 507368, 3795138; 507361, 

3795138; 507355, 3795139; 507349, 

3795141; 507342, 3795143; 507338, 

3795144; 507309, 3795156; 507307, 

3795156; 507301, 3795159; 507296, 

3795162; 507290, 3795166; 507285, 

3795169; 507280, 3795174; 507275, 

3795178; 507270, 3795183; 507266, 

3795188; 507264, 3795191; 507255, 

3795204; 507254, 3795206; 507253, 

3795206; 507250, 3795211; 507247, 

3795217; 507246, 3795219; 507244, 

3795223; 507244, 3795223; 507239, 

3795237; 507234, 3795238; 507227, 

3795240; 507221, 3795242; 507215, 

3795244; 507209, 3795247; 507203, 

3795250; 507198, 3795253; 507194, 

3795255; 507185, 3795262; 507183, 

3795264; 507178, 3795268; 507173, 

3795272; 507169, 3795277; 507165, 

3795282; 507161, 3795287; 507157, 

3795293; 507154, 3795299; 507151, 

3795305; 507149, 3795311; 507147, 

3795317; 507146, 3795323; 507145, 

3795330; 507144, 3795336; 507144, 

3795340; 507141, 3795344; 507138, 

3795349; 507135, 3795355; 507132, 

3795361; 507130, 3795367; 507128, 

3795374; 507127, 3795380; 507125, 

3795386; 507125, 3795393; 507125, 

3795398; 507124, 3795410; 507122, 

3795423; 507122, 3795427; 507121, 

3795430; 507119, 3795453; 507119, 

3795456; 507119, 3795463; 507119, 

3795470; 507119, 3795471; 507116, 

3795469; 507107, 3795464; 507107, 

3795463; 507103, 3795459; 507098, 

3795454; 507093, 3795450; 507088, 

3795446; 507088, 3795446; 507081, 

3795442; 507076, 3795439; 507070, 

3795436; 507066, 3795434; 507066, 

3795433; 507060, 3795431; 507054, 

3795428; 507047, 3795426; 507041, 

3795425; 507035, 3795424; 507028, 

3795423; 507021, 3795423; 507013, 

3795423; 507008, 3795423; 506989, 

3795428; 506970, 3795437; 506953, 

3795449; 506938, 3795464; 506926, 

3795481; 506918, 3795500; 506912, 

3795520; 506912, 3795522; 506909, 

3795539; 506909, 3795541; 506906, 

3795565; 506908, 3795573; 506908, 

3795574; 506910, 3795581; 506912, 

3795587; 506915, 3795593; 506916, 

3795596; 506915, 3795599; 506914, 

3795606; 506913, 3795612; 506912, 

3795619; 506912, 3795625; 506912, 

3795632; 506912, 3795634; 506914, 

3795650; 506915, 3795663; 506915, 

3795667; 506916, 3795673; 506918, 

3795679; 506920, 3795686; 506922, 

3795690; 506922, 3795691; 506916, 

3795694; 506911, 3795698; 506909, 

3795699; 506905, 3795702; 506891, 

3795696; 506867, 3795682; 506855, 

3795669; 506850, 3795664; 506847, 

3795660; 506829, 3795660; 506799, 

3795660; 506799, 3795669; 506797, 

3795670; 506782, 3795676; 506781, 

3795666; 506779, 3795650; 506780, 

3795649; 506782, 3795647; 506794, 

3795631; 506794, 3795630; 506799, 

3795630; 506799, 3795623; 506801, 

3795619; 506809, 3795602; 506805, 

3795585; 506801, 3795570; 506797, 


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3795554; 506797, 3795553; 506797, 

3795546; 506796, 3795540; 506794, 

3795533; 506792, 3795527; 506790, 

3795521; 506787, 3795515; 506784, 

3795509; 506781, 3795504; 506777, 

3795498; 506773, 3795493; 506768, 

3795489; 506756, 3795477; 506752, 

3795472; 506747, 3795468; 506741, 

3795464; 506736, 3795461; 506732, 

3795459; 506716, 3795428; 506714, 

3795423; 506710, 3795417; 506706, 

3795412; 506702, 3795407; 506698, 

3795402; 506693, 3795398; 506688, 

3795394; 506683, 3795390; 506682, 

3795390; 506679, 3795388; 506677, 

3795386; 506671, 3795383; 506665, 

3795381; 506659, 3795378; 506656, 

3795377;506656, 3795371; 506656, 

3795364; 506655, 3795358; 506654, 

3795351; 506653, 3795345; 506651, 

3795339; 506649, 3795333; 506646, 

3795327; 506643, 3795321; 506639, 

3795315; 506636, 3795310; 506634, 

3795309; 506619, 3795289; 506616, 

3795285; 506611, 3795281; 506607, 

3795276; 506601, 3795272; 506596, 

3795268; 506591, 3795265; 506585, 

3795262; 506562, 3795250; 506561, 

3795250; 506555, 3795247; 506549, 

3795245; 506543, 3795243; 506537, 

3795242; 506530, 3795240; 506524, 

3795240; 506517, 3795240; 506511, 

3795240; 506504, 3795240; 506498, 

3795242; 506491, 3795243; 506485, 

3795245; 506479, 3795247; 506473, 

3795250; 506472, 3795250; 506449, 

3795262; 506444, 3795265; 506438, 

3795268; 506433, 3795272; 506431, 

3795273; 506411, 3795289; 506408, 

3795292; 506403, 3795296; 506399, 

3795301; 506395, 3795306; 506391, 

3795312; 506387, 3795317; 506384, 

3795323; 506382, 3795329; 506379, 

3795335; 506377, 3795341; 506376, 

3795348; 506375, 3795353; 506373, 

3795367; 506363, 3795389; 506362, 

3795392; 506360, 3795398; 506358, 

3795404; 506356, 3795410; 506355, 

3795417; 506355, 3795423; 506354, 

3795430; 506354, 3795477; 506355, 

3795483; 506355, 3795490; 506356, 

3795496; 506357, 3795499; 506365, 

3795534; 506366, 3795538; 506367, 

3795544; 506383, 3795591; 506383, 

3795591; 506385, 3795598; 506386, 

3795599; 506409, 3795654; 506412, 

3795658; 506415, 3795664; 506418, 

3795670; 506434, 3795693; 506434, 

3795693; 506438, 3795699; 506442, 

3795704; 506454, 3795717; 506456, 

3795723; 506459, 3795729; 506461, 

3795733; 506480, 3795767; 506490, 

3795788; 506491, 3795790; 506494, 

3795796; 506497, 3795802; 506500, 

3795808; 506504, 3795813; 506508, 

3795818; 506513, 3795823; 506532, 

3795842; 506552, 3795865; 506552, 

3795865; 506555, 3795867; 506556, 

3795869; 506561, 3795874; 506564, 

3795876; 506595, 3795902; 506611, 

3795914; 506615, 3795918; 506610, 

3795919; 506607, 3795920; 506598, 

3795922; 506592, 3795922; 506589, 

3795921; 506583, 3795922; 506576, 

3795922; 506570, 3795923; 506564, 

3795925; 506563, 3795925; 506556, 

3795926; 506555, 3795926; 506554, 

3795926; 506537, 3795926; 506530, 

3795926; 506524, 3795927; 506517, 

3795928; 506511, 3795930; 506505, 

3795932; 506498, 3795934; 506492, 

3795937; 506487, 3795940; 506481, 

3795943; 506476, 3795947; 506471, 

3795951; 506466, 3795956; 506462, 

3795960; 506457, 3795965; 506454, 

3795971; 506450, 3795976; 506447, 

3795982; 506444, 3795988; 506442, 

3795994; 506440, 3796000; 506440, 

3796000; 506439, 3796007; 506438, 

3796013; 506437, 3796020; 506437, 

3796026; 506437, 3796033; 506438, 

3796039; 506438, 3796044; 506439, 

3796046; 506440, 3796052; 506442, 

3796058; 506444, 3796065; 506447, 

3796070; 506450, 3796076; 506454, 

3796082; 506457, 3796087; 506462, 

3796092; 506466, 3796097; 506471, 

3796101; 506476, 3796106; 506481, 

3796109; 506487, 3796113; 506492, 

3796116; 506498, 3796119; 506500, 

3796119; 506505, 3796124; 506509, 

3796128; 506510, 3796129; 506511, 

3796141; 506512, 3796153; 506512, 

3796159; 506513, 3796166; 506516, 

3796180; 506516, 3796188; 506516, 

3796193; 506517, 3796200; 506518, 

3796206; 506520, 3796213; 506522, 

3796219; 506524, 3796225; 506525, 

3796228; 506530, 3796239; 506532, 

3796243; 506535, 3796249; 506538, 

3796254; 506542, 3796259; 506546, 

3796264; 506551, 3796269; 506556, 

3796274; 506561, 3796278; 506566, 

3796282; 506572, 3796285; 506577, 

3796288; 506583, 3796291; 506589, 

3796293; 506596, 3796295; 506602, 

3796297; 506608, 3796298; 506614, 

3796298; 506629, 3796303; 506651, 

3796318; 506656, 3796321; 506662, 

3796324; 506668, 3796327; 506674, 

3796329; 506680, 3796331; 506682, 

3796331; 506701, 3796336; 506705, 

3796337; 506712, 3796338; 506718, 

3796339; 506725, 3796339; 506731, 

3796339; 506738, 3796338; 506744, 

3796337; 506750, 3796335; 506757, 

3796333; 506763, 3796331; 506769, 

3796328; 506771, 3796327; 506797, 

3796314; 506800, 3796312; 506806, 

3796308; 506811, 3796305; 506816, 

3796300; 506821, 3796296; 506826, 

3796291; 506830, 3796286; 506834, 

3796281; 506837, 3796275; 506840, 

3796269; 506843, 3796264; 506845, 

3796257; 506847, 3796251; 506848, 

3796245; 506852, 3796229; 506852, 

3796229; 506854, 3796229; 506858, 

3796228; 506884,3796226; 506949, 

3796224; 506951, 3796224; 506981, 

3796223; 507010, 3796222; 507014, 

3796222; 507020, 3796221; 507027, 

3796220; 507033, 3796219; 507037, 

3796218; 507071, 3796207; 507074, 

3796206; 507080, 3796204; 507084, 

3796202; 507102, 3796193; 507138, 

3796182; 507139, 3796182; 507145, 

3796179; 507147, 3796179; 507182, 

3796163; 507197, 3796160; 507229, 

3796152; 507240, 3796151; 507243, 

3796151; 507247, 3796151; 507271, 

3796150; 507304, 3796154; 507319, 

3796157; 507329, 3796162; 507334, 

3796166; 507338, 3796169; 507339, 

3796170; 507343, 3796173; 507360, 

3796185; 507360, 3796185; 507366, 

3796188; 507372, 3796191; 507378, 

3796194; 507384, 3796196; 507390, 

3796198; 507397, 3796200; 507403, 

3796201; 507409, 3796201; 507416, 

3796202; 507418, 3796201; 507431, 

3796201; 507435, 3796201; 507442, 

3796200; 507448, 3796199; 507455, 

3796198; 507461, 3796196; 507467, 

3796194; 507519, 3796172; 507519, 

3796172; 507525, 3796170; 507530, 

3796167; 507536, 3796163; 507541, 

3796159; 507546, 3796155; 507549, 

3796153; 507549, 3796140; 507561, 

3796140; 507577, 3796128; 507577, 

3796128; 507579, 3796126; 507579, 

3796110; 507595, 3796110; 507596, 

3796109; 507598, 3796106; 507599, 

3796104; 507609, 3796097; 507609, 

3796080; 507639, 3796080; 507639, 

3796050; 507639, 3796020; 507669, 

3796020; 507699, 3796020; 507729, 

3796020; 507729, 3795990; 507759, 

3795990; 507759, 3796020; 507789, 

3796020; 507791, 3796020; 507793, 

3796022; 507797, 3796020; 507819, 

3796020; 507849, 3796020; 507849, 

3796050; 507879, 3796050; 507908, 

3796050; 507909, 3796050; 507911, 

3796043; 507913, 3796037; 507913, 

3796036; 507921, 3796005; 507922, 

3796000; 507923, 3795993; 507924, 

3795987; 507924, 3795980; 507924, 

3795975; 507923, 3795958; 507924, 

3795950; 507925, 3795944; 507925, 

3795939; 507925, 3795918; 507926, 

3795909; 507928, 3795907; 507939, 

3795901; 507951, 3795896; 507951, 

3795896; 507957, 3795893; 507963, 

3795890; 507969, 3795887; 507974, 

3795883; 507979, 3795879; 507984, 

3795874; 507988, 3795870; 507993, 

3795865; 507996, 3795859; 508000, 

3795854; 508003, 3795848; 508006, 

3795842; 508008, 3795836; 508010, 

3795830; 508010, 3795828; 508014, 

3795814; 508017, 3795805; 508018, 

3795804; 508020, 3795799; 508027, 

3795778; 508059, 3795772; 508061, 

3795772; 508068, 3795770; 508074, 


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3795768; 508080, 3795766; 508086, 

3795763; 508092, 3795760; 508097, 

3795757; 508103, 3795753; 508108, 

3795749; 508113, 3795744; 508113, 

3795744; 508126, 3795730; 508131, 

3795726; 508135, 3795721; 508139, 

3795716; 508142, 3795710; 508145, 

3795704; 508148, 3795698; 508150, 

3795692; 508151, 3795690; 508155, 

3795675; 508157, 3795671; 508158, 

3795665; 508159, 3795659; 508160, 

3795652; 508160, 3795646; 508160, 

3795639; 508159, 3795632; 508158, 

3795626; 508157, 3795620; 508155, 

3795613; 508153, 3795608; 508147, 

3795594; 508146, 3795591; 508145, 

3795590; 508143, 3795584; 508140, 

3795578; 508138, 3795575; 508142, 

3795571; 508147, 3795567; 508147, 

3795566; 508156, 3795558; 508156, 

3795557; 508157, 3795557; 508163, 

3795553; 508168, 3795549; 508173, 

3795545; 508178, 3795541; 508183, 

3795536; 508187, 3795531; 508190, 

3795526; 508194, 3795520; 508197, 

3795514; 508200, 3795508; 508202, 

3795502; 508203, 3795498; 508217, 

3795498; 508224, 3795498; 508226, 

3795498; 508251, 3795496; 508256, 

3795495; 508258, 3795495; 508284, 

3795491; 508300, 3795489; 508300, 

3795489; 508303, 3795488; 508310, 

3795488; 508344, 3795489; 508346, 

3795489; 508350, 3795489; 508365, 

3795489; 508368, 3795489; 508375, 

3795488; 508378, 3795487; 508423, 

3795480; 508427, 3795480; 508433, 

3795478; 508439, 3795476; 508445, 

3795474; 508451, 3795471; 508463, 

3795466; 508463, 3795465; 508469, 

3795462; 508474, 3795459; 508480, 

3795455; 508485, 3795451; 508489, 

3795446; 508494, 3795442; 508498, 

3795437; 508502, 3795431; 508503, 

3795430; 508509, 3795420; 508509, 

3795420; 508517, 3795407; 508520, 

3795403; 508523, 3795397; 508526, 

3795392; 508527, 3795387; 508536, 

3795364; 508536, 3795362; 508538, 

3795356; 508539, 3795353; 508544, 

3795331; 508545, 3795327; 508546, 

3795321; 508547, 3795314; 508548, 

3795294; 508551, 3795288; 508554, 

3795282; 508556, 3795277;508567, 

3795244; 508568, 3795243; 508569, 

3795239; 508574, 3795223; 508574, 

3795221; 508576, 3795215; 508577, 

3795208; 508577, 3795202; 508577, 

3795195; 508577, 3795188; 508577, 

3795188; 508576, 3795174; 508576, 

3795168; 508575, 3795161; 508573, 

3795155; 508571, 3795149; 508569, 

3795143; 508566, 3795137; 508563, 

3795131; 508560, 3795125; 508556, 

3795120; 508546, 3795108; 508546, 

3795108; 508542, 3795103; 508538, 

3795098; 508533, 3795093; 508528, 

3795089; 508522, 3795085; 508517, 

3795082; 508511, 3795079; 508505, 

3795076; 508503, 3795075; 508485, 

3795068; 508481, 3795067; 508475, 

3795065; 508468, 3795063; 508462, 

3795062; 508455, 3795062; 508451, 

3795062; 508448, 3795061; 508440, 

3795061; 508438, 3795061; 508431, 

3795061; 508425, 3795062; 508418, 

3795063; 508414, 3795064; 508390, 

3795070; 508388, 3795070; 508382, 

3795072; 508376, 3795075; 508370, 

3795077; 508365, 3795075; 508358, 

3795074; 508356, 3795073; 508352, 

3795073; 508345, 3795072; 508339, 

3795072; 508332, 3795072; 508326, 

3795073; 508319, 3795074; 508313, 

3795075; 508312, 3795075; 508301, 

3795078; 508296, 3795080; 508289, 

3795082; 508283, 3795085; 508278, 

3795088; 508272, 3795092; 508267, 

3795095; 508262, 3795100; 508257, 

3795104; 508253, 3795109; 508248, 

3795114; 508247, 3795115; 508235, 

3795132; 508232, 3795130; 508226, 

3795128; 508220, 3795125; 508218, 

3795125; 508191, 3795116; 508187, 

3795115; 508181, 3795113; 508174, 

3795112; 508168, 3795112; 508161, 

3795111; 508154, 3795112; 508148, 

3795112; 508142, 3795113; 508135, 

3795115; 508129, 3795117; 508123, 

3795119; 508117, 3795122; 508111, 

3795125; 508109, 3795126; 508109, 

3795123; 508112, 3795091; 508112, 

3795089; 508113, 3795083; 508112, 

3795076; 508112, 3795070; 508111, 

3795063; 508109, 3795057; 508109, 

3795055; 508097, 3795014; 508091, 

3794982; 508091, 3794981; 508085, 

3794948; 508084, 3794925; 508084, 

3794924; 508087, 3794919; 508089, 

3794913; 508091, 3794907; 508092, 

3794900; 508093, 3794894; 508094, 

3794887; 508094, 3794883; 508094, 

3794866; 508094, 3794864; 508094, 

3794858; 508094, 3794851; 508093, 

3794845; 508091, 3794838; 508089, 

3794832; 508087, 3794826; 508084, 

3794820; 508083, 3794817; 508067, 

3794788; 508057, 3794762; 508043, 

3794720; 508043, 3794720; 508038, 

3794703; 508037, 3794689; 508037, 

3794688; 508036, 3794681; 508036, 

3794678; 508029, 3794638; 508028, 

3794635; 508028, 3794632; 508027, 

3794629; 508025, 3794623; 508023, 

3794617; 508020, 3794611; 508017, 

3794605; 508014, 3794599; 508010, 

3794594; 508006, 3794589; 508001, 

3794584; 507996, 3794580; 507991, 

3794576; 507986, 3794572; 507980, 

3794568; 507975, 3794565; 507969, 

3794563; 507963, 3794560; 507956, 

3794558; 507951, 3794557; 507945, 

3794556; 507939, 3794550; 507939, 

3794550; 507930, 3794540; 507927, 

3794538; 507923, 3794533; 507918, 

3794529; 507912, 3794525; 507907, 

3794522; 507901, 3794519; 507895, 

3794516; 507889, 3794514; 507884, 

3794512; 507865, 3794507; 507864, 

3794507; 507857, 3794505; 507851, 

3794504; 507844, 3794503; 507838, 

3794503; 507831, 3794503; 507825, 

3794504; 507818, 3794505; 507813, 

3794506; 507794, 3794511; 507792, 

3794512; 507792, 3794512; 507776, 

3794516; 507776, 3794516; 507733, 

3794516; 507733, 3794516; 507726, 

3794515; 507722, 3794515; 507714, 

3794514; 507658, 3794508; 507655, 

3794508; 507648, 3794508; 507642, 

3794508; 507635, 3794509; 507629, 

3794510; 507622, 3794511; 507616, 

3794513; 507610, 3794515; 507604, 

3794518; 507598, 3794521; 507593, 

3794525; 507589, 3794527; 507569, 

3794542; 507544, 3794558; 507543, 

3794559; 507538, 3794562; 507533, 

3794567; 507530, 3794569; 507528, 

3794570; 507524, 3794571; 507518, 

3794573; 507512, 3794575; 507506, 

3794578; 507500, 3794581; 507494, 

3794584; 507489, 3794588; 507484, 

3794592; 507479, 3794597; 507475, 

3794601; 507471, 3794606; 507467, 

3794612; 507463, 3794617; 507460, 

3794623; 507458, 3794629; 507455, 

3794635; 507455, 3794635; 507453, 

3794641; 507453, 3794643; 507446, 

3794669; 507445, 3794674; 507444, 

3794680; 507444, 3794687; 507443, 

3794693; 507444, 3794700; 507444, 

3794707; 507445, 3794713; 507447, 

3794719; 507449, 3794726; 507451, 

3794732; 507451, 3794733; 

507451,3794734; 507450, 3794740; 

507449, 3794747; 507448, 3794753; 

507448, 3794760; 507448, 3794766; 

507449, 3794773; 507450, 3794779; 

507451, 3794783; 507454, 3794797; 

507455, 3794800; 507456, 3794806; 

507459, 3794812; 507461, 3794818; 

507465, 3794824; 507468, 3794829; 

507472, 3794835; 507476, 3794840; 

507480, 3794844; 507485, 3794849; 

507485, 3794849; 507487, 3794851; 

507485, 3794854; 507481, 3794859; 

507477, 3794865; 507474, 3794871; 

507472, 3794876; 507469, 3794883; 

507467, 3794889; 507466, 3794895; 

507465, 3794902; 507464, 3794908; 

507464, 3794915; 507464, 3794921; 

507464, 3794925; 507467, 3794950; 

507467, 3794953; 507468, 3794959; 

507470, 3794966; 507472, 3794972; 

507474, 3794977; returning to 507473, 

3794979. 

(ii) Note: Unit 4 for Taraxacum 

californicum is depicted on the map in 

paragraph (6)(ii) of this entry. 

(9) Unit 5: Bluff Meadow, San 

Bernardino County, California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle 

map Big Bear Lake, land bounded by the 

following UTM NAD27 coordinates 

(E,N): 502768, 3786471; 502770, 


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3786472; 502816, 3786510; 502819, 

3786513; 502824, 3786517; 502830, 

3786520; 502836, 3786523; 502840, 

3786525; 502872, 3786539; 502901, 

3786555; 502904, 3786556; 502954, 

3786581; 502955, 3786582; 502961, 

3786584; 502967, 3786587; 502973, 

3786589; 502980, 3786590; 502985, 

3786591; 503002, 3786593; 503038, 

3786599; 503039, 3786599; 503044, 

3786599; 503047, 3786602; 503051, 

3786606; 503057, 3786610; 503062, 

3786614; 503067, 3786618; 503073, 

3786621; 503079, 3786624; 503085, 

3786626; 503092, 3786628; 503098, 

3786629; 503104, 3786630; 503111, 

3786631; 503113, 3786631; 503117, 

3786632; 503123, 3786634; 503129, 

3786636; 503135, 3786637; 503153, 

3786639; 503154, 3786639; 503160, 

3786640; 503167, 3786640; 503173, 

3786640; 503180, 3786639; 503186, 

3786638; 503193, 3786637; 503199, 

3786635; 503205, 3786633; 503211, 

3786630; 503217, 3786627; 503222, 

3786623; 503228, 3786620; 503233, 

3786615; 503237, 3786611; 503242, 

3786606; 503245, 3786602; 503256, 

3786592; 503266, 3786584; 503266, 

3786584; 503271, 3786580; 503272, 

3786578; 503278, 3786577; 503284, 

3786576; 503290, 3786574; 503296, 

3786572; 503302, 3786569; 503308, 

3786566; 503314, 3786562; 503319, 

3786559; 503324, 3786554; 503329, 

3786550; 503342, 3786537; 503345, 

3786534; 503359, 3786518; 503368, 

3786514; 503374, 3786513; 503412, 

3786521; 503433, 3786531; 503433, 

3786580; 503434, 3786587; 503434, 

3786592; 503434, 3786593; 503435, 

3786600; 503437, 3786606; 503439, 

3786612; 503441, 3786618; 503444, 

3786624; 503447, 3786630; 503450, 

3786636; 503454, 3786641; 503456, 

3786644; 503465, 3786646; 503488, 

3786649; 503508, 3786665; 503527, 

3786673; 503547, 3786673; 503559, 

3786669; 503582, 3786657; 503594, 

3786642; 503606, 3786618; 503606, 

3786606; 503606, 3786606; 503607, 

3786606; 503607, 3786606; 503616, 

3786600; 503619, 3786600; 503619, 

3786598; 503643, 3786582; 503677, 

3786540; 503679, 3786540; 503679, 

3786537; 503681, 3786535; 503687, 

3786512; 503696, 3786513; 503742, 

3786508; 503806, 3786485; 503848, 

3786457; 503891, 3786432; 503921, 

3786405; 503932, 3786368; 503920, 

3786340; 503915, 3786339; 503914, 

3786338; 503892, 3786331; 503888, 

3786331; 503863, 3786323; 503825, 

3786328; 503822, 3786328; 503850, 

3786318; 503933, 3786283; 503977, 

3786258; 503975, 3786257; 503970, 

3786254; 503964, 3786251; 503958, 

3786248; 503952, 3786246; 503949, 

3786245; 503934, 3786240; 503937, 

3786240; 503921, 3786235; 503964, 

3786214; 503996, 3786199; 503998, 

3786198; 504004, 3786195; 504010, 

3786192; 504015, 3786188; 504019, 

3786184; 504050, 3786158; 504129, 

3786105; 504129, 3786105; 504134, 

3786101; 504139, 3786097; 504141, 

3786096; 504169, 3786070; 504191, 

3786053; 504210, 3786039; 504211, 

3786038; 504216, 3786034; 504219, 

3786031; 504220, 3786029; 504225, 

3786024; 504226, 3786024; 504241, 

3786006; 504244, 3786002; 504248, 

3785996; 504252, 3785991; 504255, 

3785985; 504257, 3785979; 504260, 

3785973; 504262, 3785967; 504263, 

3785960; 504264, 3785954; 504265, 

3785947; 504265, 3785941; 504265, 

3785940; 504265, 3785926; 504265, 

3785919; 504264, 3785912; 504263, 

3785906; 504262, 3785900; 504260, 

3785893; 504257, 3785887; 504255, 

3785881; 504252, 3785876; 504248, 

3785870; 504244, 3785865; 504240, 

3785860; 504236, 3785855; 504231, 

3785850; 504226, 3785845; 504221, 

3785841; 504215, 3785837; 504210, 

3785834; 504204, 3785831; 504198, 

3785828; 504192, 3785826; 504189, 

3785825; 504186, 3785824; 504179, 

3785822; 504173, 3785821; 504166, 

3785821; 504160, 3785820; 504159, 

3785820; 504137, 3785820; 504130, 

3785821; 504124, 3785821; 504118, 

3785822; 504111, 3785824; 504105, 

3785826; 504099, 3785828; 504093, 

3785831; 504087, 3785834; 504087, 

3785834; 504056, 3785852; 504052, 

3785854; 504002, 3785887; 503979, 

3785902; 503966, 3785910; 503953, 

3785918; 503943, 3785922; 503938, 

3785925; 503935, 3785926; 503892, 

3785949; 503889, 3785951; 503883, 

3785954; 503879, 3785957; 503869, 

3785965; 503868, 3785966; 503864, 

3785969; 503862, 3785970; 503859, 

3785972; 503853, 3785976; 503829, 

3785988;503827, 3785989; 503809, 

3785994; 503802, 3785996; 503799, 

3785996; 503764, 3785996; 503757, 

3785996; 503751, 3785996; 503731, 

3785999; 503730, 3785999; 503726, 

3786000; 503716, 3786001; 503711, 

3786000; 503707, 3785997; 503702, 

3785993; 503696, 3785990; 503690, 

3785987; 503684, 3785984; 503678, 

3785982; 503672, 3785980; 503666, 

3785978; 503659, 3785977; 503653, 

3785976; 503646, 3785976; 503640, 

3785976; 503638, 3785977; 503636, 

3785976; 503630, 3785976; 503623, 

3785976; 503619, 3785977; 503616, 

3785977; 503610, 3785978; 503604, 

3785980; 503597, 3785982; 503591, 

3785984; 503589, 3785985; 503585, 

3785987; 503580, 3785990; 503574, 

3785993; 503570, 3785996; 503570, 

3785996; 503558, 3785996; 503551, 

3785996; 503545, 3785997; 503538, 

3785998; 503532, 3785999; 503529, 

3786000; 503526, 3786001; 503520, 

3786003; 503477, 3786021; 503476, 

3786021; 503471, 3786024; 503465, 

3786027; 503459, 3786030; 503454, 

3786034; 503449, 3786038; 503444, 

3786043; 503440, 3786048; 503435, 

3786053; 503432, 3786058; 503428, 

3786063; 503427, 3786066; 503412, 

3786092; 503400, 3786113; 503399, 

3786114; 503396, 3786115; 503390, 

3786118; 503384, 3786120; 503380, 

3786122; 503377, 3786124; 503364, 

3786118; 503363, 3786118; 503357, 

3786115; 503351, 3786113; 503348, 

3786112; 503322, 3786104; 503320, 

3786103; 503313, 3786102; 503288, 

3786097; 503288, 3786097; 503281, 

3786096; 503275, 3786095; 503268, 

3786095; 503229, 3786095; 503225, 

3786095; 503219, 3786095; 503212, 

3786096; 503207, 3786096; 503179, 

3786101; 503178, 3786102; 503171, 

3786103; 503165, 3786105; 503159, 

3786107; 503153, 3786110; 503147, 

3786113; 503142, 3786117; 503137, 

3786120; 503131, 3786120; 503109, 

3786120; 503079, 3786120; 503079, 

3786150; 503049, 3786150; 503049, 

3786180; 503019, 3786180; 502989, 

3786180; 502981, 3786180; 502981, 

3786182; 502978, 3786188; 502976, 

3786194; 502975, 3786199; 502969, 

3786197; 502963, 3786196; 502956, 

3786195; 502937, 3786192; 502925, 

3786186; 502921, 3786184; 502915, 

3786181; 502909, 3786179; 502909, 

3786179; 502899, 3786175; 502871, 

3786166; 502869, 3786165; 502865, 

3786164; 502859, 3786163; 502852, 

3786162; 502846, 3786161; 502843, 

3786161; 502809, 3786160; 502795, 

3786159; 502779, 3786152; 502770, 

3786147; 502766, 3786146; 502764, 

3786145; 502759, 3786143; 502753, 

3786141; 502747, 3786140; 502740, 

3786139; 502738, 3786138; 502690, 

3786133; 502686, 3786133; 502659, 

3786131; 502651, 3786131; 502650, 

3786131; 502644, 3786130; 502637, 

3786131; 502630, 3786131; 502624, 

3786132; 502618, 3786134; 502611, 

3786136; 502608, 3786137; 502604, 

3786139; 502599, 3786135; 502591, 

3786129; 502590, 3786128; 502585, 

3786124; 502579, 3786121; 502578, 

3786120; 502573, 3786118; 502567, 

3786115; 502561, 3786113; 502555, 

3786111; 502549, 3786109; 502544, 

3786109; 502511, 3786104; 502509, 

3786103; 502503, 3786103; 502496, 

3786102; 502490, 3786103; 502483, 

3786103; 502477, 3786104; 502470, 

3786106; 502464, 3786108; 502458, 

3786110; 502456, 3786111; 502433, 

3786121; 502429, 3786123; 502423, 


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3786126; 502418, 3786129; 502412, 

3786133; 502407, 3786137; 502403, 

3786142; 502398, 3786147; 502394, 

3786152; 502390, 3786157; 502389, 

3786159; 502387, 3786163; 502384, 

3786168; 502381, 3786174; 502381, 

3786174; 502377, 3786176; 502371, 

3786179; 502370, 3786179; 502350, 

3786189; 502345, 3786192; 502343, 

3786193; 502319, 3786207; 502311, 

3786207; 502310, 3786207; 502303, 

3786207; 502297, 3786207; 502295, 

3786207; 502264, 3786209; 502260, 

3786210; 502259, 3786210; 502253, 

3786211; 502247, 3786212; 502241, 

3786214; 502234, 3786217; 502228, 

3786219; 502223, 3786222; 502217, 

3786226; 502212, 3786230; 502208, 

3786233; 502190, 3786248; 502189, 

3786249; 502184, 3786254; 502180, 

3786258; 502176, 3786263; 502172, 

3786269; 502171, 3786270; 502168, 

3786274; 502165, 3786280; 502163, 

3786286; 502160, 3786292; 502158, 

3786298; 502157, 3786305; 502156, 

3786311; 502155, 3786318; 502155, 

3786324; 502155, 3786331; 502156, 

3786335; 502158, 3786358; 502158, 

3786360; 502159, 3786367; 502161, 

3786373; 502163, 3786379; 502165, 

3786385; 502166, 3786389; 502179, 

3786416; 502180, 3786419; 502184, 

3786425; 502187,3786431; 502191, 

3786436; 502195, 3786441; 502199, 

3786446; 502204, 3786450; 502209, 

3786454; 502215, 3786458; 502220, 

3786462; 502226, 3786465; 502231, 

3786467; 502239, 3786470; 502249, 

3786475; 502250, 3786475; 502256, 

3786477; 502262, 3786479; 502268, 

3786481; 502275, 3786482; 502281, 

3786482; 502288, 3786483; 502294, 

3786482; 502301, 3786482; 502306, 

3786481; 502334, 3786476; 502335, 

3786476; 502365, 3786470; 502367, 

3786471; 502374, 3786472; 502380, 

3786472; 502387, 3786473; 502393, 

3786472; 502419, 3786471; 502434, 

3786470; 502434, 3786470; 502441, 

3786469; 502447, 3786468; 502453, 

3786467; 502460, 3786465; 502466, 

3786462; 502472, 3786460; 502477, 

3786457; 502495, 3786447; 502495, 

3786446; 502501, 3786443; 502505, 

3786440; 502526, 3786425; 502531, 

3786425; 502538, 3786425; 502544, 

3786424; 502551, 3786423; 502557, 

3786422; 502559, 3786421; 502560, 

3786421; 502567, 3786420; 502573, 

3786418; 502579, 3786417; 502588, 

3786413; 502595, 3786412; 502601, 

3786411; 502607, 3786409; 502613, 

3786407; 502619, 3786404; 502625, 

3786401; 502630, 3786397; 502636, 

3786393; 502641, 3786389; 502646, 

3786385; 502649, 3786382; 502671, 

3786396; 502717, 3786426; 502745, 

3786447; 502747, 3786450; 502749, 

3786452; 502763, 3786466; 502764, 

3786467; returning to 502768, 3786471. 

(ii) Note: Unit 5 for 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 

Taraxacum californicum is depicted on 

the map in paragraph (6)(ii) of this 

entry. 

(10) Unit 6: North Shay Meadow, San 

Bernardino County, California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle 

map Big Bear City, land bounded by the 

following UTM NAD27 coordinates 

(E,N): 517196, 3791888; 517196, 

3791904; 517240, 3791919; 517315, 

3791927; 517405, 3791930; 517486, 

3791923; 517594, 3791902; 517674, 

3791877; 517734, 3791836; 517815, 

3791781; 517839, 3791756; 517766, 

3791756; 517730, 3791757; 517694, 

3791757; 517675, 3791757; 517619, 

3791758; 517577, 3791758; 517502, 

3791759; 517469, 3791759; 517422, 

3791759; 517367, 3791760; 517344, 

3791760; 517310, 3791760; 517280, 

3791761; 517243, 3791761; 517195, 

3791762; 517195, 3791777; 517195, 

3791798; 517195, 3791829; 517196, 

3791866; returning to 517196, 3791888. 

(ii) Note: Unit 6 for Taraxacum 

californicum is depicted on the map in 

paragraph (6)(ii) of this entry. 

(11) Unit 7: Horse Meadow, San 

Bernardino County, California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle 

map Moonridge, land bounded by the 

following UTM NAD27 coordinates 

(E,N): 512329, 3779237; 512402, 

3779220; 512461, 3779223; 512527, 

3779265; 512638, 3779227; 512725, 

3779175; 512784, 3779116; 512843, 

3779078; 512888, 3779019; 512919, 

3778956; 512926, 3778935; 512922, 

3778873; 512791, 3778848; 512659, 

3778876; 512537, 3778887; 512433, 

3778890; 512350, 3778900; 512284, 

3778966; 512159, 3778994; 512061, 

3778963; 512020, 3779039; 511975, 

3779095; 511947, 3779199; 511936, 

3779293; 511968, 3779345; 512051, 

3779355; 512145, 3779331; 512190, 

3779296; 512249, 3779265; returning to 

512329, 3779237. 

(ii) Note: Map of Units 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 

and 12 for Taraxacum californicum 

follows: 

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(12) Unit 8: Fish Creek Meadow, San 

Bernardino County, California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle 

maps Moonridge and San Gorgonio 

Mountain, land bounded by the 

following UTM NAD27 coordinates 

(E,N): 521043, 3776130; 521043, 

3776107; 521043, 3776100; 521042, 

3776094; 521041, 3776087; 521040, 

3776081; 521039, 3776080; 521042, 

3776075; 521042, 3776075; 521045, 

3776069; 521047, 3776063; 521049, 

3776056; 521051, 3776050; 521052, 

3776043; 521052, 3776039; 521055, 

3776005; 521056, 3776002; 521056, 

3775996; 521056, 3775973; 521056, 

3775967; 521055, 3775960; 521054, 

3775954; 521052, 3775947; 521050, 

3775941; 521048, 3775935; 521045, 

3775929; 521045, 3775929; 521036, 

3775910; 521033, 3775904; 521029, 

3775899; 521026, 3775893; 521021, 

3775888; 521019, 3775886; 521019, 

3775890; 520989, 3775890; 520989, 

3775920; 520959, 3775920; 520959, 

3775950; 520941, 3775950; 520930, 

3775942; 520899, 3775936; 520899, 

3775920; 520869, 3775920; 520839, 

3775920; 520811, 3775920; 520787, 

3775916; 520762, 3775916; 520743, 

3775916; 520737, 3775920; 520719, 

3775920; 520719, 3775931; 520718, 

3775932; 520699, 3775945; 520689, 

3775950; 520689, 3775950; 520659, 

3775950; 520634, 3775950; 520629, 

3775949; 520629, 3775920; 520607, 

3775920; 520600, 3775910; 520600, 

3775910; 520599, 3775902; 520599, 

3775892; 520605, 3775871; 520617, 

3775816; 520649, 3775772; 520662, 

3775739; 520668, 3775689; 520655, 

3775653; 520642, 3775633; 520622, 

3775612; 520584, 3775595; 520576, 

3775604; 520572, 3775627; 520577, 

3775666; 520577, 3775721; 520557, 

3775780; 520524, 3775816; 520504, 

3775848; 520488, 3775878; 520471, 

3775893; 520445, 3775897; 520419, 

3775875; 520410, 3775866; 520399, 

3775864; 520380, 3775855; 520358, 

3775837; 520271, 3775795; 520217, 

3775748; 520191, 3775699; 520179, 

3775662; 520164, 3775648; 520137, 

3775633; 520081, 3775624; 520046, 

3775620; 519990, 3775611; 519949, 

3775631; 519921, 3775634; 519862, 

3775646; 519823, 3775660; 519787, 

3775685; 519766, 3775724; 519765, 

3775743; 519769, 3775766; 519787, 

3775787; 519842, 3775797; 519886, 

3775793; 519933, 3775793; 519990, 

3775805; 520046, 3775812; 520059, 

3775814; 520059, 3775830; 520089, 

3775830; 520119, 3775830; 520119, 

3775860; 520149, 3775860; 520159, 

3775860; 520171, 3775871; 520179, 

3775877; 520179, 3775890; 520198, 

3775890; 520209, 3775897; 520209, 

3775920; 520236, 3775920; 520238, 

3775922; 520255, 3775970; 520267, 

3775992; 520267, 3775993; 520269, 

3775995; 520269, 3775995; 520269, 

3776010; 520277, 3776010; 520281, 

3776016; 520333, 3776059; 520380, 

3776068; 520419, 3776062; 520419, 

3776070; 520449, 3776070; 520449, 

3776100; 520449, 3776130; 520479, 

3776130; 520479, 3776160; 520509, 

3776160; 520509, 3776130; 520539, 

3776130; 520539, 3776120; 520569, 

3776142; 520569, 3776160; 520539, 

3776160; 520539, 3776190; 520539, 

3776220; 520539, 3776247; 520541, 

3776249; 520546, 3776253; 520551, 

3776256; 520556, 3776260; 520560, 

3776262; 520564, 3776266; 520569, 

3776271; 520574, 3776275; 520580, 

3776279; 520585, 3776282; 520591, 

3776285; 520593, 3776286; 520593, 

3776289; 520592, 3776294; 520592, 

3776300; 520592, 3776307; 520593, 

3776311; 520596, 3776340; 520596, 

3776342; 520597, 3776348; 520599, 

3776355; 520601, 3776361; 520603, 

3776367; 520606, 3776373; 520609, 

3776379; 520612, 3776384; 520616, 

3776390; 520620, 3776395; 520625, 

3776400; 520629, 3776404; 520635, 

3776408; 520640, 3776412; 520645, 

3776415; 520651, 3776419; 520657, 

3776421; 520663, 3776424; 520667, 

3776425; 520698, 3776434; 520701, 

3776435; 520708, 3776436; 520714, 

3776438; 520719, 3776438; 520719, 

3776430; 520719, 3776400; 520719, 

3776370; 520749, 3776370; 520779, 

3776370; 520779, 3776340; 520809, 

3776340; 520809, 3776310; 520809, 

3776280; 520809, 3776250; 520839, 

3776250; 520839, 3776220; 520840, 

3776220; 520869, 3776220; 520899, 

3776220; 520929, 3776220; 520959, 

3776220; 520959, 3776190; 520989, 

3776190; 520989, 3776160; 521019, 

3776160; 521019, 3776130; returning to 

521043, 3776130. 

(ii) Note: Unit 8 for Taraxacum 

californicum is depicted on the map in 

paragraph (12)(ii) of this entry. 

(13) Unit 9: Broom Flat Meadow, San 

Bernardino County, California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle 

map Onyx Peak, land bounded by the 

following UTM NAD27 coordinates 

(E,N): 524923, 3786493; 524917, 

3786491; 524910, 3786489; 524908, 

3786489; 524900, 3786483; 524900, 

3786481; 524900, 3786475; 524900, 

3786468; 524899, 3786461; 524898, 

3786455; 524897, 3786449; 524895, 

3786442; 524892, 3786436; 524890, 

3786430; 524887, 3786425; 524883, 

3786419; 524879, 3786414; 524875, 

3786409; 524871, 3786404; 524866, 

3786399; 524861, 3786395; 524858, 

3786393; 524846, 3786385; 524844, 

3786383; 524838, 3786380; 524832, 

3786377; 524829, 3786375; 524829, 

3786390; 524799, 3786390; 524799, 

3786420; 524769, 3786420; 524739, 

3786420; 524739, 3786450; 524709, 

3786450; 524709, 3786480; 524679, 

3786480; 524649, 3786480; 524649, 

3786510; 524649, 3786540; 524619, 

3786540; 524589, 3786540; 524589, 

3786570; 524559, 3786570; 524529, 

3786570; 524514, 3786570; 524514, 

3786573; 524515, 3786580; 524517, 

3786586; 524519, 3786592; 524521, 

3786599; 524524, 3786604; 524527, 

3786610; 524530, 3786616; 524534, 

3786621; 524539, 3786627; 524540, 

3786630; 524559, 3786630; 524589, 

3786630; 524589, 3786660; 524619, 

3786660; 524649, 3786660; 524679, 

3786660; 524709, 3786660; 524739, 

3786660; 524739, 3786690; 524769, 

3786690; 524799, 3786690; 524829, 

3786690; 524829, 3786720; 524829, 

3786750; 524799, 3786750; 524769, 

3786750; 524739, 3786750; 524709, 

3786750; 524679, 3786750; 524649, 

3786750; 524649, 3786750; 524651, 

3786751; 524657, 3786754; 524662, 

3786757; 524669, 3786759; 524675, 

3786761; 524681, 3786763; 524686, 

3786764; 524712, 3786768; 524714, 

3786768; 524720, 3786769; 524727, 

3786769; 524729, 3786769; 524743, 

3786768; 524743, 3786768; 524755, 

3786768; 524760, 3786768; 524766, 

3786767; 524771, 3786767; 524780, 

3786765; 524782, 3786765; 524782, 

3786777; 524782, 3786782; 524783, 

3786789; 524784, 3786795; 524785, 

3786801; 524787, 3786808; 524789, 

3786814; 524792, 3786820; 524793, 

3786821; 524797, 3786829; 524799, 

3786833; 524803, 3786839; 524806, 

3786844; 524811, 3786849; 524815, 

3786854; 524820, 3786858; 524825, 

3786863; 524830, 3786866; 524836, 

3786870; 524842, 3786873; 524848, 

3786876; 524854, 3786878; 524860, 

3786880; 524865, 3786881; 524874, 

3786883; 524869, 3786900; 524869, 

3786902; 524867, 3786908; 524866, 

3786914; 524866, 3786921; 524865, 

3786927; 524866, 3786934; 524866, 

3786941; 524867, 3786947; 524869, 

3786953; 524871, 3786960; 524873, 

3786966; 524876, 3786972; 524879, 

3786977; 524882, 3786983; 524884, 

3786986; 524893, 3786998; 524895, 

3787000; 524895, 3787001; 524901, 

3787009; 524905, 3787013; 524910, 

3787018; 524914, 3787023; 524919, 

3787027; 524925, 3787031; 524930, 

3787034; 524936, 3787037; 524942, 

3787040; 524948, 3787042; 524949, 

3787042; 524959, 3787046; 524962, 

3787047; 524968, 3787049; 524974, 

3787051; 524980, 3787053; 524987, 

3787054; 524993, 3787054; 524999, 

3787054; 525018, 3787055; 525019, 


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3787055; 525025, 3787055; 525032, 

3787054; 525038, 3787053; 525045, 

3787051; 525051, 3787049; 525057, 

3787047; 525061, 3787045; 525071, 

3787041; 525078, 3787039; 525079, 

3787039; 525086, 3787037; 525092, 

3787034; 525093, 3787034; 525100, 

3787031; 525103, 3787036; 525107, 

3787041; 525108, 3787042; 525116, 

3787052; 525119, 3787056; 525122, 

3787059; 525126, 3787064; 525129, 

3787066; 525133, 3787071; 525138, 

3787075; 525141, 3787077; 525143, 

3787079; 525143, 3787080; 525153, 

3787094; 525156, 3787097; 525160, 

3787102; 525164, 3787107; 525169, 

3787112; 525174, 3787116; 525179, 

3787120; 525185, 3787123; 525191, 

3787126; 525197, 3787129; 525203, 

3787131; 525209, 3787133; 525215, 

3787135; 525222, 3787136; 525222, 

3787136; 525247, 3787139; 525254, 

3787139; 525260, 3787140; 525267, 

3787139; 525270, 3787139; 525273, 

3787139; 525275, 3787139; 525294, 

3787136; 525296, 3787136; 525313, 

3787133; 525316, 3787132; 525319, 

3787131; 525347, 3787125; 525350, 

3787124; 525357, 3787122; 525357, 

3787122; 525390, 3787111; 525396, 

3787109; 525402, 3787106; 525407, 

3787103; 525413, 3787099; 525418, 

3787096; 525423, 3787091; 525427, 

3787088; 525448, 3787068; 525468, 

3787050; 525468, 3787050; 525473, 

3787046; 525477, 3787041; 525493, 

3787024;525493, 3787023; 525494, 

3787023; 525509, 3787006; 525512, 

3787001; 525516, 3786996; 525525, 

3786983; 525525, 3786983; 525529, 

3786977; 525532, 3786971; 525534, 

3786965; 525537, 3786959; 525539, 

3786953; 525540, 3786947; 525541, 

3786940; 525542, 3786934; 525542, 

3786927; 525542, 3786920; 525542, 

3786919; 525541, 3786907; 525540, 

3786902; 525539, 3786895; 525538, 

3786889; 525536, 3786883; 525533, 

3786877; 525531, 3786871; 525528, 

3786865; 525522, 3786855; 525522, 

3786855; 525518, 3786849; 525515, 

3786844; 525512, 3786840; 525506, 

3786833; 525505, 3786831; 525508, 

3786828; 525511, 3786822; 525514, 

3786816; 525517, 3786810; 525517, 

3786809; 525518, 3786809; 525519, 

3786808; 525519, 3786799; 525519, 

3786780; 525549, 3786780; 525559, 

3786780; 525568, 3786773; 525570, 

3786771; 525575, 3786767; 525579, 

3786762; 525579, 3786750; 525588, 

3786750; 525589, 3786749; 525605, 

3786724; 525605, 3786722; 525610, 

3786718; 525610, 3786718; 525620, 

3786710; 525646, 3786693; 525658, 

3786686; 525661, 3786686; 525668, 

3786686; 525684, 3786686; 525691, 

3786686; 525698, 3786685; 525704, 

3786684; 525709, 3786683; 525726, 

3786679; 525727, 3786678; 525729, 

3786678; 525729, 3786660; 525759, 

3786660; 525783, 3786660; 525789, 

3786658; 525791, 3786657; 525794, 

3786656; 525839, 3786639; 525841, 

3786638; 525847, 3786636; 525853, 

3786632; 525856, 3786631; 525862, 

3786627; 525880, 3786627; 525884, 

3786627; 525890, 3786627; 525895, 

3786627; 525926, 3786623; 525927, 

3786623; 525931, 3786623; 525954, 

3786619; 525957, 3786618; 525963, 

3786617; 525968, 3786615; 525983, 

3786610; 525985, 3786610; 525991, 

3786607; 525997, 3786605; 526003, 

3786602; 526006, 3786600; 525999, 

3786600; 525999, 3786570; 525969, 

3786570; 525969, 3786540; 525999, 

3786540; 525999, 3786510; 526029, 

3786510; 526059, 3786510; 526059, 

3786480; 526089, 3786480; 526119, 

3786480; 526149, 3786480; 526149, 

3786510; 526179, 3786510; 526209, 

3786510; 526239, 3786510; 526269, 

3786510; 526269, 3786540; 526299, 

3786540; 526299, 3786570; 526269, 

3786570; 526269, 3786596; 526270, 

3786597; 526277, 3786598; 526283, 

3786598; 526287, 3786598; 526319, 

3786599; 526321, 3786599; 526326, 

3786599; 526341, 3786598; 526342, 

3786598; 526343, 3786598; 526354, 

3786598; 526360, 3786597; 526362, 

3786597; 526393, 3786592; 526397, 

3786591; 526401, 3786590; 526432, 

3786583; 526463, 3786577; 526468, 

3786575; 526473, 3786574; 526523, 

3786558; 526525, 3786558; 526544, 

3786551; 526544, 3786551; 526550, 

3786549; 526553, 3786548; 526583, 

3786534; 526596, 3786529; 526601, 

3786526; 526607, 3786523; 526612, 

3786520; 526617, 3786516; 526622, 

3786512; 526627, 3786507; 526632, 

3786503; 526636, 3786498; 526640, 

3786492; 526643, 3786487; 526646, 

3786481; 526649, 3786475; 526651, 

3786469; 526653, 3786463; 526655, 

3786456; 526656, 3786450; 526656, 

3786443; 526656, 3786437; 526656, 

3786430; 526656, 3786427; 526655, 

3786420; 526629, 3786420; 526629, 

3786390; 526599, 3786390; 526599, 

3786360; 526569, 3786360; 526539, 

3786360; 526509, 3786360; 526479, 

3786360; 526449, 3786360; 526449, 

3786390; 526419, 3786390; 526389, 

3786390; 526359, 3786390; 526359, 

3786420; 526329, 3786420; 526299, 

3786420; 526299, 3786390; 526269, 

3786390; 526269, 3786360; 526299, 

3786360; 526329, 3786360; 526359, 

3786360; 526359, 3786330; 526389, 

3786330; 526419, 3786330; 526431, 

3786330; 526429, 3786330; 526422, 

3786329; 526420, 3786328; 526380, 

3786324; 526376, 3786324; 526370, 

3786324; 526363, 3786324; 526361, 

3786324; 526338, 3786326; 526315, 

3786326; 526276, 3786324; 526256, 

3786322; 526231, 3786317; 526210, 

3786312; 526192, 3786305; 526172, 

3786295; 526166, 3786293; 526160, 

3786291; 526154, 3786289; 526149, 

3786288; 526149, 3786300; 526119, 

3786300; 526119, 3786330; 526119, 

3786360; 526089, 3786360; 526089, 

3786390; 526059, 3786390; 526059, 

3786420; 526029, 3786420; 525999, 

3786420; 525969, 3786420; 525939, 

3786420; 525909, 3786420; 525879, 

3786420; 525849, 3786420; 525849, 

3786390; 525819, 3786390; 525789, 

3786390; 525759, 3786390; 525729, 

3786390; 525729, 3786360; 525699, 

3786360; 525669, 3786360; 525669, 

3786330; 525639, 3786330; 525609, 

3786330; 525579,3786330; 525579, 

3786360; 525549, 3786360; 525519, 

3786360; 525519, 3786390; 525489, 

3786390; 525489, 3786380; 525488, 

3786380; 525482, 3786381; 525475, 

3786383; 525469, 3786385; 525463, 

3786387; 525460, 3786388; 525438, 

3786398; 525435, 3786400; 525430, 

3786403; 525424, 3786406; 525419, 

3786410; 525414, 3786414; 525409, 

3786419; 525404, 3786423; 525400, 

3786428; 525396, 3786434; 525393, 

3786439; 525390, 3786445; 525387, 

3786451; 525385, 3786457; 525384, 

3786460; 525377, 3786483; 525376, 

3786486; 525375, 3786491; 525372, 

3786502; 525372, 3786503; 525371, 

3786510; 525371, 3786511; 525370, 

3786511; 525364, 3786508; 525358, 

3786506; 525352, 3786504; 525346, 

3786503; 525339, 3786502; 525339, 

3786502; 525339, 3786510; 525309, 

3786510; 525309, 3786501; 525304, 

3786501; 525297, 3786501; 525291, 

3786502; 525284, 3786503; 525283, 

3786503; 525283, 3786503; 525279, 

3786498; 525274, 3786493; 525271, 

3786489; 525263, 3786482; 525262, 

3786481; 525257, 3786477; 525251, 

3786473; 525246, 3786470; 525240, 

3786467; 525234, 3786464; 525231, 

3786463; 525228, 3786458; 525227, 

3786456; 525221, 3786448; 525219, 

3786445; 525215, 3786440; 525213, 

3786438; 525203, 3786427; 525200, 

3786424; 525198, 3786422; 525193, 

3786417; 525190, 3786414; 525185, 

3786410; 525180, 3786406; 525174, 

3786403; 525168, 3786400; 525162, 

3786397; 525156, 3786395; 525153, 

3786394; 525152, 3786393; 525148, 

3786388; 525144, 3786383; 525140, 

3786378; 525135, 3786374; 525130, 

3786369; 525125, 3786366; 525119, 

3786362; 525118, 3786361; 525106, 

3786355; 525102, 3786353; 525096, 

3786350; 525090, 3786348; 525083, 

3786346; 525077, 3786344; 525071, 


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3786343; 525064, 3786342; 525057, 

3786342; 525051, 3786342; 525044, 

3786343; 525038, 3786344; 525032, 

3786346; 525025, 3786348; 525019, 

3786350; 525016, 3786351; 525011, 

3786354; 525008, 3786355; 525002, 

3786358; 524996, 3786362; 524991, 

3786365; 524986, 3786370; 524981, 

3786374; 524977, 3786379; 524973, 

3786384; 524969, 3786389; 524965, 

3786395; 524962, 3786401; 524960, 

3786406; 524957, 3786413; 524955, 

3786419; 524954, 3786425; 524953, 

3786432; 524952, 3786438; 524952, 

3786445; 524952, 3786451; 524953, 

3786458; 524954, 3786464; 524955, 

3786471; 524959, 3786485; 524959, 

3786485; 524961, 3786490; 524963, 

3786497; 524963, 3786498; 524959, 

3786498; 524952, 3786498; 524946, 

3786498; 524939, 3786499; 524935, 

3786499; 524933, 3786498; 524929, 

3786496; returning to 524923, 3786493. 

(ii) Note: Unit 9 for Taraxacum 

californicum is depicted on the map in 

paragraph (12)(ii) of this entry. 

(14) Unit 10: Wildhorse Meadow, San 

Bernardino County, California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle 

map Moonridge, land bounded by the 

following UTM NAD27 coordinates 

(E,N): 521409, 3784620; 521409, 

3784590; 521439, 3784590; 521469, 

3784590; 521469, 3784616; 521469, 

3784616; 521477, 3784610; 521479, 

3784609; 521484, 3784604; 521489, 

3784600; 521493, 3784595; 521505, 

3784582; 521505, 3784582; 521509, 

3784577; 521513, 3784572; 521514, 

3784571; 521521, 3784559; 521524, 

3784554; 521527, 3784548; 521530, 

3784543; 521532, 3784537; 521536, 

3784525; 521536, 3784525; 521537, 

3784524; 521539, 3784517; 521543, 

3784514; 521548, 3784509; 521552, 

3784504; 521556, 3784499; 521557, 

3784499; 521557, 3784498; 521559, 

3784496; 521559, 3784470; 521529, 

3784470; 521529, 3784440; 521499, 

3784440; 521499, 3784410; 521499, 

3784398; 521502, 3784394; 521504, 

3784377; 521494, 3784365; 521485, 

3784361; 521476, 3784360; 521469, 

3784360; 521469, 3784350; 521439, 

3784350; 521409, 3784350; 521379, 

3784350; 521379, 3784380; 521380, 

3784410; 521349, 3784410; 521349, 

3784380; 521319, 3784380; 521289, 

3784380; 521289, 3784350; 521259, 

3784350; 521259, 3784320; 521229, 

3784320; 521199, 3784320; 521195, 

3784320; 521185, 3784314; 521156, 

3784289; 521153, 3784284; 521155, 

3784280; 521152, 3784275; 521150, 

3784267; 521144, 3784259; 521139, 

3784249; 521124, 3784245; 521109, 

3784236; 521109, 3784230; 521109, 

3784200; 521139, 3784200; 521139, 

3784170; 521139, 3784140; 521109, 

3784140; 521109, 3784170; 521079, 

3784170; 521049, 3784170; 521019, 

3784170; 520989, 3784170; 520989, 

3784140; 520959, 3784140; 520929, 

3784140; 520899, 3784140; 520883, 

3784131; 520869, 3784128; 520869, 

3784110; 520839, 3784110; 520809, 

3784110; 520809, 3784110; 520809, 

3784080; 520779, 3784080; 520779, 

3784050; 520749, 3784050; 520719, 

3784050; 520712, 3784050; 520706, 

3784046; 520689, 3784029; 520689, 

3784020; 520679, 3784020; 520659, 

3784003; 520659, 3783990; 520644, 

3783990; 520629, 3783976; 520629, 

3783960; 520609, 3783960; 520601, 

3783954; 520577, 3783939; 520569, 

3783934; 520569, 3783930; 520563, 

3783930; 520550, 3783923; 520539, 

3783920; 520539, 3783900; 520509, 

3783900; 520509, 3783870; 520479, 

3783870; 520449, 3783870; 520449, 

3783840; 520419, 3783840; 520414, 

3783840; 520402, 3783835; 520389, 

3783826; 520389, 3783810; 520365, 

3783810; 520357, 3783805; 520338, 

3783793; 520329, 3783787; 520329, 

3783780; 520322, 3783780; 520308, 

3783765; 520307, 3783763; 520302, 

3783758; 520300, 3783756; 520300, 

3783756; 520299, 3783755; 520299, 

3783750; 520293, 3783750; 520291, 

3783748; 520274, 3783733; 520252, 

3783711; 520223, 3783691; 520193, 

3783657; 520165, 3783622; 520137, 

3783600; 520111, 3783595; 520096, 

3783595; 520079, 3783611; 520071, 

3783630; 520074, 3783669; 520100, 

3783717; 520129, 3783747; 520177, 

3783775; 520227, 3783805; 520236, 

3783810; 520209, 3783810; 520179, 

3783810; 520179, 3783840; 520209, 

3783840; 520239, 3783840; 520269, 

3783840; 520282, 3783840; 520299, 

3783855; 520299, 3783870; 520315, 

3783870; 520320, 3783874; 520329, 

3783880; 520329, 3783900; 520348, 

3783900; 520349, 3783901; 520359, 

3783908; 520359, 3783930; 520389, 

3783930; 520391, 3783930; 520412, 

3783942; 520419, 3783945; 520419, 

3783960; 520419, 3783990; 520419, 

3784020; 520449, 3784020; 520449, 

3783990; 520449, 3783960; 520453, 

3783960; 520479, 3783974; 520479, 

3783990; 520505, 3783990; 520526, 

3784004; 520539, 3784013; 520539, 

3784020; 520549, 3784020; 520569, 

3784034; 520569, 3784050; 520597, 

3784050; 520600, 3784052; 520629, 

3784069; 520629, 3784080; 520653, 

3784080; 520659, 3784082; 520659, 

3784110; 520659, 3784140; 520689, 

3784140; 520689, 3784110; 520710, 

3784110; 520717, 3784114; 520719, 

3784116; 520719, 3784140; 520749, 

3784140; 520753, 3784140; 520754, 

3784141; 520777, 3784155; 520779, 

3784155; 520779, 3784170; 520809, 

3784170; 520813, 3784170; 520839, 

3784182; 520839, 3784200; 520869, 

3784200; 520869, 3784230; 520869, 

3784260; 520869, 3784290; 520899, 

3784290; 520929, 3784290; 520929, 

3784260; 520953, 3784260; 520957, 

3784264; 520959, 3784265; 520959, 

3784290; 520989, 3784290; 521006, 

3784290; 521006, 3784290; 521019, 

3784298; 521019, 3784320; 521019, 

3784350;521049, 3784350; 521079, 

3784350; 521079, 3784380; 521109, 

3784380; 521139, 3784380; 521139, 

3784410; 521169, 3784410; 521197, 

3784410; 521199, 3784411; 521199, 

3784440; 521169, 3784440; 521169, 

3784470; 521169, 3784500; 521199, 

3784500; 521229, 3784500; 521229, 

3784470; 521259, 3784470; 521289, 

3784470; 521289, 3784500; 521259, 

3784500; 521259, 3784530; 521259, 

3784560; 521259, 3784564; 521276, 

3784574; 521301, 3784590; 521319, 

3784590; 521319, 3784603; 521328, 

3784609; 521331, 3784612; 521337, 

3784615; 521343, 3784618; 521346, 

3784620; 521349, 3784620; 521349, 

3784621; 521350, 3784622; 521363, 

3784627; 521368, 3784629; 521374, 

3784631; 521381, 3784632; 521387, 

3784633; 521390, 3784634; 521400, 

3784635; 521404, 3784635; 521409, 

3784635; returning to 521409, 3784620. 

(ii) Note: Unit 10 for Taraxacum 

californicum is depicted on the map in 

paragraph (12)(ii) of this entry. 

(15) Unit 11: Cienega Seca Meadow, 

San Bernardino County, California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle 

map Onyx Peak, land bounded by the 

following UTM NAD27 coordinates 

(E,N): 525819, 3782744; 525865, 

3782734; 525901, 3782698; 525995, 

3782576; 526043, 3782518; 526081, 

3782447; 526074, 3782442; 526069, 

3782438; 526064, 3782435; 526058, 

3782432; 526050, 3782428; 526050, 

3782428; 526044, 3782425; 526038, 

3782423; 526032, 3782421; 526025, 

3782419; 526019, 3782418; 526012, 

3782417; 526006, 3782417; 525999, 

3782417; 525998, 3782418; 525972, 

3782420; 525967, 3782420; 525961, 

3782421; 525954, 3782423; 525948, 

3782425; 525942, 3782427; 525936, 

3782430; 525930, 3782433; 525925, 

3782436; 525919, 3782440; 525916, 

3782442; 525915, 3782443; 525914, 

3782442; 525914, 3782442; 525914, 

3782442; 525900, 3782421; 525897, 

3782416; 525892, 3782411; 525888, 

3782406; 525884, 3782403; 525881, 

3782400; 525879, 3782400; 525849, 

3782400; 525819, 3782400; 525819, 

3782370; 525789, 3782370; 525759, 

3782370; 525759, 3782340; 525737, 

3782340; 525733, 3782332; 525729, 

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3782280; 525759, 3782280; 525789, 

3782280; 525789, 3782250; 525789, 

3782234; 525777, 3782220; 525759, 

3782220; 525729, 3782220; 525699, 

3782220; 525669, 3782220; 525669, 

3782190; 525639, 3782190; 525639, 

3782160; 525609, 3782160; 525609, 

3782130; 525609, 3782104; 525609, 

3782100; 525609, 3782070; 525639, 

3782070; 525639, 3782040; 525609, 

3782040; 525609, 3782010; 525609, 

3781980; 525579, 3781980; 525579, 

3782010; 525549, 3782010; 525549, 

3782030; 525547, 3782031; 525545, 

3782042; 525545, 3782068; 525534, 

3782100; 525519, 3782100; 525519, 

3782104; 525519, 3782130; 525519, 

3782140; 525514, 3782154; 525507, 

3782172; 525501, 3782190; 525489, 

3782190; 525489, 3782220; 525489, 

3782234; 525488, 3782236; 525481, 

3782250; 525459, 3782250; 525459, 

3782280; 525429, 3782280; 525399, 

3782280; 525369, 3782280; 525369, 

3782310; 525341, 3782310; 525339, 

3782316; 525339, 3782340; 525329, 

3782340; 525324, 3782356; 525323, 

3782358; 525321, 3782364; 525320, 

3782370; 525319, 3782377; 525318, 

3782383; 525318, 3782390; 525318, 

3782396; 525319, 3782403; 525319, 

3782407; 525322, 3782422; 525322, 

3782424; 525324, 3782430; 525339, 

3782430; 525369, 3782430; 525369, 

3782460; 525399, 3782460; 525399, 

3782490; 525429, 3782490; 525429, 

3782520; 525429, 3782550; 525429, 

3782580; 525429, 3782606; 525420, 

3782610; 525399, 3782610; 525399, 

3782622; 525388, 3782631; 525381, 

3782640; 525369, 3782640; 525369, 

3782653; 525348, 3782670; 525339, 

3782670; 525339, 3782700; 525349, 

3782700; 525350, 3782704; 525351, 

3782705; 525359, 3782721; 525369, 

3782726; 525369, 3782730; 525369, 

3782760; 525369, 3782790; 525369, 

3782820; 525379, 3782820; 525388, 

3782836; 525399, 3782840; 525399, 

3782850; 525429, 3782850; 525429, 

3782880; 525399, 3782880; 525399, 

3782910; 525399, 3782940; 525429, 

3782940; 525429, 3782951; 525434, 

3782953; 525438, 3782955; 525445, 

3782957; 525451, 3782958; 525457, 

3782959; 525464, 3782960; 525467, 

3782960; 525489, 3782961; 525489, 

3782940; 525489, 3782910; 525519, 

3782910; 525519, 3782880; 525519, 

3782850; 525549, 3782850; 525549, 

3782827; 525553, 3782820; 525579, 

3782820; 525579, 3782790; 525609, 

3782790; 525609, 3782760; 525639, 

3782760; 525669, 3782760; 525699, 

3782760; 525699, 3782730; 525729, 

3782730; 525759, 3782730; 525759, 

3782760; 525789, 3782760; 525789, 

3782730; 525803, 3782730; 525816, 

3782735; 525819, 3782735; returning to 

525819, 3782744. 

(ii) Note: Unit 11 for Taraxacum 

californicum is depicted on the map in 

paragraph (12)(ii) of this entry. 

(16) Unit 12: South Fork Meadow, San 

Bernardino County, California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle 

map Moonridge, land bounded by the 

following UTM NAD27 coordinates 

(E,N): 514285, 3775859; 514256, 

3775878; 514234, 3775891; 514215, 

3775891; 514206, 3775893; 514194, 

3775933; 514194, 3775971; 514201, 

3775992; 514203, 3775992; 514234, 

3776002; 514260, 3776015; 514288, 

3776030; 514301, 3776045; 514298, 

3776087; 514316, 3776131; 514337, 

3776179; 514377, 3776210; 514397, 

3776207; 514406, 3776215; 514428, 

3776246; 514447, 3776272; 514469, 

3776342; 514479, 3776377; 514485, 

3776392; 514494, 3776392; 514489, 

3776412; 514495, 3776489; 514483, 

3776577; 514469, 3776633; 514469, 

3776716; 514448, 3776804; 514416, 

3776866; 514410, 3776934; 514357, 

3776975; 514321, 3777040; 514280, 

3777087; 514261, 3777109; 514255, 

3777108; 514239, 3777118; 514229, 

3777134; 514214, 3777153; 514204, 

3777175; 514191, 3777200; 514172, 

3777216; 514147, 3777229; 514139, 

3777237; 514134, 3777242; 514137, 

3777270; 514163, 3777305; 514169, 

3777324; 514176, 3777353; 514198, 

3777381; 514204, 3777413; 514204, 

3777448; 514204, 3777473; 514137, 

3777515; 514090, 3777521; 514087, 

3777521; 514055, 3777521; 514010, 

3777531; 513975, 3777556; 513956, 

3777585; 513931, 3777635; 513918, 

3777674; 513883, 3777743; 513852, 

3777762; 513817, 3777797; 513801, 

3777820; 513810, 3777848; 513829, 

3777861; 513858, 3777877; 513871, 

3777902; 513877, 3777908; 513925, 

3777902; 513944, 3777915; 513945, 

3777913; 513947, 3777915; 513975, 

3777928; 514008, 3777938; 514063, 

3777951; 514076, 3777947; 514080, 

3777959; 514093, 3777972; 514099, 

3778013; 514112, 3778016; 514122, 

3777985; 514122, 3777956; 514131, 

3777934; 514137, 3777918; 514141, 

3777893; 514150, 3777854; 514150, 

3777823; 514150, 3777797; 514150, 

3777759; 514141, 3777731; 514134, 

3777702; 514139, 3777681; 514152, 

3777678; 514177, 3777666; 514185, 

3777630; 514190, 3777594; 514195, 

3777585; 514207, 3777553; 514229, 

3777518; 514255, 3777483; 514268, 

3777454; 514280, 3777423; 514283, 

3777388; 514306, 3777346; 514325, 

3777299; 514353, 3777264; 514369, 

3777239; 514379, 3777207; 514385, 

3777178; 514388, 3777161; 514392, 

3777152; 514439, 3777087; 514469, 

3777048; 514522, 3776992; 514584, 

3776910; 514589, 3776842; 514595, 

3776772; 514634, 3776660; 514631, 

3776574; 514642, 3776512; 514645, 

3776451; 514672, 3776380; 514671, 

3776375; 514731, 3776327; 514781, 

3776230; 514834, 3776138; 514854, 

3776094; 514853, 3776077; 514848, 

3776039; 514846, 3776032; 514796, 

3776029; 514772, 3776029; 514742, 

3776035; 514715, 3776046; 514698, 

3776065; 514681, 3776075; 514675, 

3776087; 514653, 3776103; 514637, 

3776106; 514616, 3776079; 514610, 

3776058; 514590, 3776033; 514589, 

3776018; 514580, 3776005; 514571, 

3775974; 514538, 3775945; 514509, 

3775926; 514476, 3775916; 514438, 

3775898; 514405, 3775889; 514392, 

3775878; 514372, 3775876; 514368, 

3775869; 514352, 3775859; 514350, 

3775858; 514287, 3775858; returning to 

514285, 3775859. 

(ii) Note: Unit 12 for Taraxacum 

californicum is depicted on the map in 

paragraph (12)(ii) of this entry. 

* * * * * 

Family Poaceae: Poa atropurpurea 

(San Bernardino bluegrass) 

(1) Critical habitat units for this 

species are depicted for San Diego and 

San Bernardino Counties, California. 

(2) The primary constituent elements 

of critical habitat for Poa atropurpurea 

are: 

(i) Wet meadows subject to flooding 

during wet years in the San Bernardino 

Mountains in San Bernardino County at 

elevations of 6,700 to 8,100 feet (2,000 

to 2,469 meters), and in the Laguna and 

Palomar Mountains of San Diego County 

at elevations of 6,000 to 7,500 feet 

(1,800 to 2,300 meters), that provide 

space for individual and population 

growth, reproduction, and dispersal; 

and 

(ii) Well-drained, loamy alluvial to 

sandy loam soils occurring in the wet 

meadow system, with a 0 to 16 percent 

slope, to provide water, air, minerals, 

and other nutritional or physiological 

requirements to the species. 

(3) Critical habitat does not include 

manmade structures (such as buildings, 

aqueducts, runways, roads, and other 

paved areas) and the land on which they 

are located existing within the legal 

boundaries on the effective date of this 

rule. 

(4) Critical habitat map units. Data 

layers defining map units were created 

on a base of USGS 1:24,0000 maps, and 

critical habitat units were then mapped 

using Universal Transverse Mercator 

(UTM) coordinates. 

(5) Note: Index map of critical habitat 

units for Poa atropurpurea (San 

Bernardino bluegrass) follows: 

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(6) Unit 2: North Baldwin Meadow, 

San Bernardino County, California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle 

map Big Bear City, land bounded by the 

following UTM NAD27 coordinates 

(E,N): 516578, 3795213; 516595, 

3795205; 516597, 3795204; 516602, 

3795201; 516608, 3795198; 516613, 

3795194; 516618, 3795190; 516623, 

3795185; 516628, 3795181; 516632, 

3795176; 516632, 3795175; 516639, 

3795166; 516642, 3795161; 516646, 

3795156; 516649, 3795150; 516652, 

3795144; 516654, 3795138; 516656, 

3795132; 516656, 3795131; 516659, 

3795122; 516660, 3795116; 516661, 

3795109; 516661, 3795108; 516662, 

3795107; 516668, 3795104; 516674, 

3795101; 516680, 3795098; 516685, 

3795094; 516690, 3795090; 516695, 

3795085; 516699, 3795081; 516703, 

3795076; 516707, 3795070; 516711, 

3795065; 516714, 3795059; 516716, 

3795053; 516719, 3795047; 516721, 

3795041; 516722, 3795034; 516723, 

3795028; 516724, 3795021; 516724, 

3795015; 516724, 3795008; 516723, 

3795002; 516723, 3795000; 516725, 

3794999; 516731, 3794997; 516736, 

3794994; 516742, 3794990; 516747, 

3794986; 516752, 3794982; 516756, 

3794979; 516759, 3794976; 516760, 

3794975; 516765, 3794970; 516769, 

3794965; 516773, 3794960; 516773, 

3794958; 516776, 3794956; 516781, 

3794952; 516786, 3794947; 516791, 

3794943; 516795, 3794938; 516799, 

3794932; 516802, 3794927; 516805, 

3794921; 516808, 3794915; 516810, 

3794909; 516812, 3794903; 516813, 

3794896; 516815, 3794890; 516815, 

3794883; 516815, 3794877; 516815, 

3794870; 516815, 3794864; 516813, 

3794857; 516812, 3794851; 516810, 

3794845; 516808, 3794838; 516805, 

3794833; 516802, 3794827; 516799, 

3794821; 516795, 3794816; 516791, 

3794811; 516786, 3794806; 516783, 

3794803; 516761, 3794782; 516759, 

3794781; 516754, 3794777; 516748, 

3794773; 516743, 3794769; 516737, 

3794766; 516734, 3794765; 516730, 

3794762; 516725, 3794757; 516721, 

3794754; 516704, 3794743; 516703, 

3794742; 516698, 3794739; 516692, 

3794736; 516686, 3794733; 516680, 

3794731; 516674, 3794729; 516667, 

3794727; 516663, 3794727; 516657, 

3794723; 516657, 3794722; 516657, 

3794721; 516655, 3794711; 516655, 

3794697; 516660, 3794678; 516661, 

3794675; 516661, 3794675; 516663, 

3794674; 516669, 3794670; 516674, 

3794667; 516678, 3794663; 516684, 

3794658; 516686, 3794652; 516687, 

3794646; 516701, 3794616; 516703, 

3794615; 516719, 3794610; 516737, 

3794603; 516746, 3794589; 516746, 

3794588; 516747, 3794588; 516747, 

3794586; 516750, 3794581; 516753, 

3794575; 516763, 3794570; 516764, 

3794570; 516767, 3794572; 516770, 

3794574; 516785, 3794582; 516788, 

3794583; 516794, 3794586; 516795, 

3794587; 516800, 3794588; 516802, 

3794589; 516806, 3794590; 516812, 

3794592; 516815, 3794592; 516830, 

3794595; 516833, 3794595; 516840, 

3794596; 516841, 3794596; 516874, 

3794597; 516908, 3794601; 516910, 

3794601; 516929, 3794603; 516972, 

3794606; 516974, 3794607; 516981, 

3794607; 516987, 3794607; 516993, 

3794606; 517005, 3794604; 517018, 

3794605; 517040, 3794610; 517052, 

3794614; 517085, 3794629; 517087, 

3794629; 517093, 3794632; 517093, 

3794632; 517111, 3794638; 517163, 

3794588; 517163, 3794587; 517167, 

3794579; 517179, 3794553; 517186, 

3794537; 517217, 3794533; 517204, 

3794133; 517196, 3794146; 517184, 

3794165; 517179, 3794170; 517164, 

3794180; 517150, 3794188; 517128, 

3794196; 517109, 3794200; 517058, 

3794164; 517008, 3794154; 516957, 

3794121; 516797, 3794070; 516794, 

3794068; 516782, 3794061; 516763, 

3794052; 516744, 3794045; 516736, 

3794043; 516721, 3794037; 516701, 

3794037; 516692, 3794028; 516672, 

3794003; 516651, 3793976; 516635, 

3793965; 516635, 3793959; 516622, 

3793955; 516621, 3793954; 516619, 

3793952; 516618, 3793953; 516609, 

3793950; 516609, 3793968; 516609, 

3793971; 516609, 3793972; 516603, 

3793980; 516597, 3793980; 516579, 

3793980; 516579, 3793998; 516579, 

3794010; 516567, 3794010; 516549, 

3794010; 516549, 3794028; 516549, 

3794033; 516540, 3794036; 516523, 

3794038; 516518, 3794040; 516513, 

3794040; 516489, 3794040; 516489, 

3794047; 516489, 3794070; 516489, 

3794100; 516459, 3794100; 516429, 

3794100; 516411, 3794100; 516407, 

3794100; 516399, 3794100; 516396, 

3794100; 516396, 3794100; 516397, 

3794107; 516398, 3794113; 516400, 

3794119; 516401, 3794126; 516404, 

3794132; 516406, 3794138; 516407, 

3794138;516410, 3794144; 516412, 

3794148; 516416, 3794153; 516416, 

3794154; 516417, 3794155; 516436, 

3794183; 516439, 3794187; 516443, 

3794192; 516448, 3794197; 516449, 

3794198; 516425, 3794210; 516406, 

3794220; 516405, 3794220; 516405, 

3794220; 516399, 3794223; 516394, 

3794226; 516388, 3794230; 516383, 

3794234; 516379, 3794239; 516374, 

3794244; 516370, 3794249; 516366, 

3794254; 516363, 3794259; 516360, 

3794265; 516357, 3794271; 516356, 

3794274; 516351, 3794288; 516349, 

3794291; 516348, 3794297; 516346, 

3794303; 516345, 3794310; 516344, 

3794316; 516344, 3794323; 516344, 

3794330; 516345, 3794336; 516346, 

3794343; 516346, 3794343; 516342, 

3794345; 516336, 3794349; 516331, 

3794352; 516326, 3794357; 516321, 

3794361; 516317, 3794366; 516313, 

3794371; 516309, 3794376; 516305, 

3794382; 516302, 3794388; 516300, 

3794393; 516297, 3794400; 516295, 

3794406; 516294, 3794412; 516293, 

3794419; 516292, 3794425; 516292, 

3794430; 516292, 3794449; 516292, 

3794450; 516292, 3794457; 516292, 

3794458; 516293, 3794467; 516292, 

3794468; 516291, 3794475; 516291, 

3794481; 516290, 3794488; 516291, 

3794495; 516291, 3794501; 516292, 

3794508; 516294, 3794514; 516296, 

3794520; 516298, 3794526; 516301, 

3794532; 516303, 3794537; 516306, 

3794541; 516306, 3794542; 516310, 

3794548; 516314, 3794553; 516318, 

3794558; 516322, 3794563; 516327, 

3794567; 516332, 3794572; 516337, 

3794575; 516343, 3794579; 516349, 

3794582; 516353, 3794584; 516373, 

3794593; 516373, 3794594; 516375, 

3794601; 516376, 3794607; 516378, 

3794613; 516380, 3794619; 516383, 

3794625; 516386, 3794631; 516389, 

3794637; 516393, 3794641; 516392, 

3794641; 516387, 3794645; 516381, 

3794649; 516376, 3794653; 516371, 

3794657; 516367, 3794662; 516363, 

3794667; 516361, 3794670; 516369, 

3794670; 516369, 3794700; 516369, 

3794730; 516369, 3794760; 516339, 

3794760; 516339, 3794762; 516339, 

3794790; 516339, 3794808; 516339, 

3794809; 516343, 3794830; 516339, 

3794837; 516338, 3794839; 516335, 

3794845; 516334, 3794847; 516326, 

3794865; 516324, 3794868; 516311, 

3794899; 516311, 3794900; 516309, 

3794905; 516309, 3794910; 516309, 

3794940; 516309, 3794970; 516309, 

3795000; 516309, 3795030; 516309, 

3795060; 516334, 3795060; 516330, 

3795101; 516325, 3795131; 516322, 

3795150; 516309, 3795150; 516309, 

3795180; 516309, 3795210; 516279, 

3795210; 516279, 3795180; 516249, 

3795180; 516219, 3795180; 516220, 

3795202; 516219, 3795225; 516219, 

3795226; 516219, 3795233; 516220, 

3795239; 516221, 3795246; 516223, 

3795252; 516224, 3795258; 516226, 

3795262; 516237, 3795293; 516239, 

3795296; 516240, 3795299; 516244, 

3795309; 516248, 3795320; 516249, 

3795326; 516252, 3795332; 516254, 

3795338; 516257, 3795344; 516261, 

3795349; 516265, 3795355; 516269, 

3795360; 516273, 3795364; 516278, 

3795369; 516283, 3795373; 516289, 

3795377; 516294, 3795380; 516300, 


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3795383; 516306, 3795386; 516312, 

3795388; 516318, 3795390; 516325, 

3795392; 516331, 3795393; 516338, 

3795394; 516344, 3795394; 516351, 

3795394; 516357, 3795393; 516364, 

3795392; 516370, 3795390; 516376, 

3795388; 516382, 3795386; 516388, 

3795383; 516394, 3795380; 516400, 

3795377; 516405, 3795373; 516408, 

3795370; 516408, 3795370; 516410, 

3795369; 516415, 3795364; 516419, 

3795360; 516423, 3795355; 516427, 

3795349; 516462, 3795298; 516483, 

3795273; 516487, 3795268; 516488, 

3795267; 516506, 3795243; 516509, 

3795239; 516510, 3795237; 516515, 

3795230; 516521, 3795229; 516521, 

3795229; 516525, 3795228; 516535, 

3795226; 516538, 3795226; 516545, 

3795224; 516548, 3795223; 516565, 

3795218; 516568, 3795217; 516574, 

3795215; returning to 516578, 3795213. 

(ii) Note: Map of Units 2, 3, 4, and 5 

for Poa atropurpurea follows: 

BILLING CODE 4310–55-S 


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(7) Unit 3: Belleville Meadow, San 

Bernardino County, California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle 

map Fawnskin, land bounded by the 

following UTM NAD27 coordinates 

(E,N): 509560, 3796268; 509577, 

3796255; 509585, 3796255; 509587, 

3796256; 509594, 3796255; 509600, 

3796255; 509604, 3796254; 509609, 

3796253; 509637, 3796250; 509637, 

3796250; 509644, 3796249; 509650, 

3796247; 509657, 3796245; 509659, 

3796244; 509672, 3796239; 509687, 

3796236; 509693, 3796235; 509699, 

3796233; 509705, 3796231; 509711, 

3796228; 509717, 3796225; 509722, 

3796222; 509728, 3796218; 509732, 

3796215; 509748, 3796201; 509749, 

3796200; 509751, 3796198; 509768, 

3796182; 509772, 3796179; 509773, 

3796178; 509776, 3796175; 509796, 

3796156; 509797, 3796155; 509802, 

3796150; 509806, 3796145; 509809, 

3796140; 509813, 3796134; 509816, 

3796128; 509819, 3796122; 509821, 

3796116; 509823, 3796110; 509824, 

3796104; 509825, 3796102; 509826, 

3796096; 509828, 3796096; 509835, 

3796095; 509841, 3796094; 509848, 

3796093; 509854, 3796091; 509860, 

3796089; 509861, 3796088; 509878, 

3796081; 509884, 3796078; 509890, 

3796075; 509895, 3796072; 509901, 

3796068; 509906, 3796064; 509906, 

3796064; 509907, 3796065; 509913, 

3796068; 509919, 3796071; 509919, 

3796071; 509919, 3796050; 509949, 

3796050; 509949, 3796020; 509979, 

3796020; 510009, 3796020; 510039, 

3796020; 510039, 3795990; 510069, 

3795990; 510099, 3795990; 510099, 

3795960; 510099, 3795944; 510102, 

3795942; 510108, 3795938; 510108, 

3795937; 510118, 3795930; 510118, 

3795930; 510118, 3795930; 510123, 

3795926; 510128, 3795922; 510131, 

3795922; 510136, 3795922; 510144, 

3795921; 510159, 3795925; 510163, 

3795926; 510169, 3795928; 510176, 

3795929; 510182, 3795930; 510187, 

3795930; 510202, 3795930; 510204, 

3795930; 510210, 3795930; 510211, 

3795930; 510247, 3795927; 510253, 

3795927; 510259, 3795926; 510266, 

3795924; 510272, 3795922; 510278, 

3795920; 510284, 3795917; 510290, 

3795914; 510295, 3795911; 510301, 

3795907; 510306, 3795903; 510311, 

3795898; 510313, 3795896; 510331, 

3795877; 510333, 3795874; 510337, 

3795869; 510341, 3795864; 510343, 

3795861; 510354, 3795843; 510367, 

3795831; 510368, 3795830; 510370, 

3795828; 510382, 3795815; 510388, 

3795814; 510393, 3795814; 510400, 

3795814; 510406, 3795813; 510412, 

3795811; 510419, 3795809; 510425, 

3795807; 510431, 3795804; 510433, 

3795803; 510450, 3795794; 510454, 

3795792; 510460, 3795788; 510462, 

3795787; 510467, 3795786; 510474, 

3795785; 510480, 3795784; 510486, 

3795782; 510492, 3795779; 510497, 

3795778; 510510, 3795771; 510512, 

3795770; 510512, 3795770; 510513, 

3795771; 510519, 3795766; 510526, 

3795764; 510536, 3795760; 510540, 

3795759; 510570, 3795755; 510574, 

3795754; 510594, 3795750; 510609, 

3795750; 510609, 3795780; 510639, 

3795780; 510639, 3795750; 510669, 

3795750; 510699, 3795750; 510699, 

3795720; 510729, 3795720; 510729, 

3795694; 510730, 3795691; 510731, 

3795690; 510731, 3795690; 510755, 

3795690; 510756, 3795688; 510757, 

3795686; 510759, 3795680; 510761, 

3795674; 510762, 3795670; 510770, 

3795670; 510772, 3795671; 510773, 

3795670; 510794, 3795670; 510807, 

3795671; 510808, 3795671; 510817, 

3795676; 510819, 3795677; 510825, 

3795680; 510830, 3795682; 510853, 

3795690; 510854, 3795690; 510857, 

3795691; 510858, 3795692; 510864, 

3795694; 510871, 3795695; 510877, 

3795696; 510884, 3795697; 510888, 

3795697; 510929, 3795698; 510931, 

3795698; 510934, 3795698; 510961, 

3795697; 510965, 3795697; 510972, 

3795696; 510978, 3795695; 510982, 

3795694; 510992, 3795692; 511009, 

3795692; 511013, 3795692; 511049, 

3795690; 511051, 3795690; 511057, 

3795689; 511064, 3795688; 511070, 

3795687; 511076, 3795685; 511082, 

3795682; 511088, 3795680; 511094, 

3795677; 511100, 3795673; 511100, 

3795673; 511106, 3795670; 511111, 

3795666; 511116, 3795662; 511121, 

3795657; 511123, 3795655; 511136, 

3795642; 511139, 3795639; 511143, 

3795634; 511147, 3795628; 511150, 

3795623; 511153, 3795617; 511156, 

3795611; 511158, 3795605; 511160, 

3795599; 511160, 3795597; 511164, 

3795581; 511165, 3795576; 511166, 

3795570; 511167, 3795567; 511168, 

3795560; 511169, 3795553; 511170, 

3795549; 511171, 3795542; 511172, 

3795536; 511174, 3795512; 511174, 

3795512; 511174, 3795505; 511174, 

3795498; 511173, 3795493; 511171, 

3795480; 511171, 3795479; 511170, 

3795472; 511169, 3795466; 511167, 

3795460; 511165, 3795454; 511162, 

3795448; 511159, 3795442; 511155, 

3795436; 511151, 3795431; 511147, 

3795426; 511143, 3795421; 511138, 

3795417; 511133, 3795413; 511128, 

3795409; 511122, 3795405; 511116, 

3795402; 511110, 3795400; 511104, 

3795397; 511101, 3795396; 511065, 

3795386; 511063, 3795385; 511056, 

3795383; 511050, 3795382; 511043, 

3795382; 511037, 3795381; 511034, 

3795382; 511010, 3795382; 511000, 

3795382; 510995, 3795379; 510985, 

3795371; 510984, 3795371; 510979, 

3795367; 510976, 3795365; 510958, 

3795354; 510956, 3795353; 510952, 

3795351; 510952, 3795346; 510951, 

3795340; 510950, 3795333; 510949, 

3795330; 510939, 3795330; 510909, 

3795330; 510909, 3795328; 510911, 

3795323; 510912, 3795318; 510909, 

3795318; 510909, 3795300; 510895, 

3795300; 510888, 3795290; 510879, 

3795280; 510879, 3795270; 510870, 

3795270; 510864, 3795263; 510849, 

3795246; 510849, 3795240; 510844, 

3795240; 510830, 3795224; 510821, 

3795214; 510803, 3795196; 510768, 

3795170; 510755, 3795161; 510741, 

3795155; 510723, 3795156; 510696, 

3795151; 510694, 3795151; 510680, 

3795149; 510679, 3795147; 510677, 

3795142; 510673, 3795136; 510670, 

3795130; 510666, 3795125; 510666, 

3795125; 510647, 3795100; 510643, 

3795095; 510638, 3795090; 510634, 

3795086; 510629, 3795082; 510623, 

3795078; 510623, 3795078; 510607, 

3795067; 510601, 3795064; 510596, 

3795061; 510590, 3795058; 510584, 

3795056; 510577, 3795054; 510571, 

3795052; 510565, 3795051; 510558, 

3795050; 510552, 3795050; 510550, 

3795050; 510550, 3795050; 510544, 

3795046; 510539, 3795042; 510533, 

3795039; 510527, 3795037; 510521, 

3795034; 510516, 3795033; 510515, 

3795032; 510514, 3795031; 510512, 

3795030; 510483, 3795009; 510479, 

3795006; 510474, 3795003; 510470, 

3795001; 510422, 3794975; 510420, 

3794974; 510414, 3794972; 510408, 

3794969; 510401, 3794967; 510396, 

3794966; 510383, 3794963; 510382, 

3794963; 510375, 3794957; 510372, 

3794955; 510367, 3794951; 510361, 

3794947; 510356, 3794944; 510350, 

3794942; 510343, 3794939; 510341, 

3794939; 510323, 3794933; 510319, 

3794932; 510313, 3794930; 510306, 

3794929; 510300, 3794928; 510293, 

3794928; 510287, 3794928; 510280, 

3794929; 510274, 3794930; 510267, 

3794932; 510261, 3794934; 510255, 

3794936; 510249, 3794939; 510243, 

3794942; 510243, 3794942; 510214, 

3794958; 510209, 3794962; 510207, 

3794963; 510201, 3794951; 510199, 

3794943; 510199, 3794941; 510199, 

3794940; 510203, 3794926; 510204, 

3794925; 510212, 3794920; 510215, 

3794917; 510219, 3794914; 510234, 

3794901; 510250, 3794890; 510255, 

3794887; 510259, 3794883; 510269, 

3794875; 510284, 3794866; 510288, 

3794864; 510293, 3794860; 510294, 

3794859; 510315, 3794842; 510317, 

3794841; 510336, 3794824; 510338, 

3794823; 510341, 3794820; 510344, 


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3794817; 510358, 3794812; 510359, 

3794812; 510365, 3794811; 510372, 

3794810; 510378, 3794808; 510380, 

3794807; 510388, 3794798; 510394, 

3794788; 510402, 3794777; 510408, 

3794767; 510411, 3794763; 510414, 

3794759; 510421, 3794753; 510425, 

3794748; 510440, 3794729; 510454, 

3794706; 510469, 3794686; 510473, 

3794679; 510480, 3794668; 510480, 

3794667; 510481, 3794663; 510481, 

3794656; 510481, 3794649; 510480, 

3794643; 510479, 3794636; 510478, 

3794630; 510477, 3794630; 510478, 

3794629; 510487, 3794621; 510500, 

3794609; 510502, 3794608; 510522, 

3794595; 510523, 3794594; 510528, 

3794591; 510533, 3794586; 510538, 

3794582; 510542, 3794577; 510546, 

3794572; 510548, 3794570; 510549, 

3794569; 510553, 3794565; 510557, 

3794561; 510564, 3794554; 510565, 

3794554; 510569, 3794549; 510569, 

3794549; 510593, 3794538; 510595, 

3794537; 510596, 3794536; 510610, 

3794529; 510636, 3794521; 510637, 

3794520; 510643, 3794518; 510648, 

3794516; 510663, 3794509; 510664, 

3794508; 510669, 3794506; 510669, 

3794490; 510669, 3794460; 510699, 

3794460; 510699, 3794430; 510699, 

3794424; 510699, 3794400; 510699, 

3794370; 510729, 3794370; 510729, 

3794340; 510759, 3794340; 510759, 

3794310; 510789, 3794310; 510789, 

3794280; 510795, 3794280; 510793, 

3794275; 510791, 3794269; 510788, 

3794263; 510785, 3794258; 510784, 

3794256; 510774, 3794240; 510772, 

3794235; 510768, 3794230; 510764, 

3794225; 510759, 3794220; 510755, 

3794216; 510749, 3794212; 510744, 

3794208; 510744, 3794208; 510724, 

3794195; 510719, 3794191; 510713, 

3794188; 510707, 3794185; 510701, 

3794183; 510695, 3794181; 510688, 

3794180; 510683, 3794179; 510660, 

3794175; 510659, 3794175; 510657, 

3794175; 510627, 3794172; 510625, 

3794172; 510603, 3794169; 510602, 

3794169; 510596, 3794168; 510589, 

3794168; 510583, 3794168; 510576, 

3794169; 510575, 3794169; 510552, 

3794172; 510546, 3794173; 510540, 

3794175; 510534, 3794176; 510528, 

3794179; 510527, 3794179; 510524, 

3794180; 510523, 3794180; 510490, 

3794189; 510485, 3794191; 510478, 

3794193; 510473, 3794196; 510450, 

3794207; 510450, 3794207; 510444, 

3794210; 510438, 3794214; 510435, 

3794216; 510411, 3794233; 510409, 

3794235; 510406, 3794237; 510387, 

3794253; 510368, 3794262; 510365, 

3794263; 510360, 3794266; 510333, 

3794281; 510332, 3794282; 510327, 

3794285; 510321, 3794289; 510319, 

3794290; 510301, 3794305; 510298, 

3794308; 510293, 3794313; 510289, 

3794317; 510270, 3794338; 510270, 

3794338; 510268, 3794340; 510255, 

3794356; 510253, 3794359; 510249, 

3794364; 510245, 3794370; 510242, 

3794376; 510240, 3794382; 510237, 

3794388; 510235, 3794394; 510234, 

3794400; 510233, 3794407; 510232, 

3794412; 510230, 3794441; 510230, 

3794442; 510230, 3794443; 510229, 

3794453; 510229, 3794453; 510224, 

3794457; 510221, 3794461; 510216, 

3794465; 510213, 3794469; 510192, 

3794495; 510178, 3794510; 510178, 

3794511; 510167, 3794523; 510165, 

3794525; 510160, 3794530; 510160, 

3794531; 510147, 3794548; 510132, 

3794563; 510129, 3794567; 510128, 

3794568; 510113, 3794585; 510109, 

3794590; 510105, 3794592; 510105, 

3794592; 510067, 3794614; 510062, 

3794617; 510057, 3794621; 510056, 

3794621; 510048, 3794627; 510036, 

3794644; 510021, 3794659; 510006, 

3794672; 509997, 3794679; 509992, 

3794684; 509976, 3794694; 509975, 

3794695; 509974, 3794695; 509963, 

3794707; 509942, 3794728; 509937, 

3794733; 509936, 3794735; 509904, 

3794773; 509902, 3794776; 509898, 

3794781; 509894, 3794787; 509891, 

3794793; 509891, 3794794; 509889, 

3794797; 509885, 3794803; 509884, 

3794805; 509881, 3794811; 509880, 

3794813; 509862, 3794850; 509862, 

3794851; 509860, 3794855; 509859, 

3794858; 509858, 3794861; 509856, 

3794868; 509855, 3794871; 509847, 

3794907; 509846, 3794910; 509845, 

3794917; 509844, 3794923; 509844, 

3794930; 509844, 3794937; 509844, 

3794940; 509845, 3794943; 509845, 

3794943; 509847, 3794959; 509848, 

3794965; 509849, 3794970; 509852, 

3794984; 509856, 3795016; 509856, 

3795017; 509857, 3795024; 509858, 

3795028; 509865, 3795058; 509866, 

3795060; 509867, 3795067; 509870, 

3795072; 509880, 3795097; 509879, 

3795103; 509878, 3795110; 509878, 

3795116; 509878, 3795123; 509879, 

3795129; 509880, 3795136; 509881, 

3795142; 509883, 3795149; 509885, 

3795155; 509888, 3795161; 509890, 

3795165; 509906, 3795194; 509907, 

3795195; 509907, 3795195; 509918, 

3795222; 509921, 3795228; 509921, 

3795228; 509931, 3795247; 509934, 

3795253; 509937, 3795259; 509938, 

3795260; 509963, 3795297; 509963, 

3795297; 509982, 3795324; 509985, 

3795328; 509989, 3795333; 509994, 

3795338; 509998, 3795342; 510014, 

3795356; 510015, 3795356; 510017, 

3795358; 510048, 3795384; 510050, 

3795386; 510078, 3795407; 510101, 

3795445; 510103, 3795448; 510107, 

3795453; 510108, 3795455; 510118, 

3795467; 510121, 3795474; 510130, 

3795494; 510132, 3795503; 510133, 

3795519; 510134, 3795550; 510131, 

3795576; 510126, 3795596; 510123, 

3795600; 510102, 3795608; 510089, 

3795611; 510089, 3795612; 510072, 

3795616; 510068, 3795614; 510058, 

3795603; 510055, 3795601; 510055, 

3795600; 510048, 3795594; 510037, 

3795574; 510037, 3795573; 510035, 

3795571; 510022, 3795549; 510006, 

3795517; 510002, 3795508; 510000, 

3795496; 509997, 3795470; 509996, 

3795464; 509994, 3795458; 509992, 

3795451; 509990, 3795445; 509988, 

3795441; 509978, 3795419; 509977, 

3795417; 509975, 3795413; 509962, 

3795390; 509959, 3795381; 509954, 

3795355; 509951, 3795334; 509950, 

3795332; 509949, 3795325; 509947, 

3795319; 509945, 3795313; 509942, 

3795307; 509939, 3795301; 509935, 

3795296; 509932, 3795290; 509927, 

3795285; 509923, 3795281; 509918, 

3795276; 509913, 3795272; 509908, 

3795268; 509902, 3795265; 509898, 

3795263; 509896, 3795261; 509894, 

3795260; 509888, 3795258; 509882, 

3795255; 509876, 3795253; 509869, 

3795252; 509863, 3795251; 509856, 

3795250; 509850, 3795250; 509843, 

3795250; 509837, 3795251; 509830, 

3795252; 509824, 3795253; 509824, 

3795253; 509807, 3795258; 509801, 

3795260; 509795, 3795262; 509789, 

3795265; 509783, 3795268; 509778, 

3795271; 509772, 3795275; 509767, 

3795279; 509763, 3795284; 509758, 

3795289; 509758, 3795289; 509741, 

3795308; 509737, 3795313; 509733, 

3795318; 509730, 3795324; 509727, 

3795330; 509724, 3795335; 509722, 

3795342; 509720, 3795348; 509718, 

3795354; 509717, 3795361; 509717, 

3795367; 509716, 3795374; 509717, 

3795380; 509717, 3795387; 509718, 

3795391; 509722, 3795413; 509713, 

3795418; 509712, 3795418; 509709, 

3795420; 509709, 3795420; 509706, 

3795421; 509701, 3795425; 509695, 

3795429; 509690, 3795433; 509685, 

3795437; 509681, 3795442; 509677, 

3795447; 509673, 3795452; 509672, 

3795453; 509665, 3795465; 509662, 

3795469; 509659, 3795475; 509656, 

3795481; 509654, 3795487; 509652, 

3795494; 509650, 3795500; 509650, 

3795500; 509648, 3795510; 509646, 

3795511; 509641, 3795512; 509635, 

3795514; 509633, 3795515; 509627, 

3795517; 509627, 3795517; 509626, 

3795547; 509627, 3795564; 509630, 

3795578; 509611, 3795587; 509601, 

3795593; 509583, 3795604; 509569, 

3795619; 509557, 3795636; 509548, 

3795655; 509543, 3795673; 509541, 

3795684; 509541, 3795688; 509542, 

3795699; 509542, 3795699; 509542, 


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3795706; 509543, 3795712; 509545, 

3795718; 509547, 3795725; 509549, 

3795731; 509552, 3795737; 509555, 

3795742; 509555, 3795743; 509556, 

3795750; 509556, 3795750; 509561, 

3795775; 509562, 3795781; 509564, 

3795787; 509565, 3795789; 509574, 

3795812; 509580, 3795834; 509581, 

3795836; 509583, 3795842; 509582, 

3795843; 509580, 3795844; 509575, 

3795848; 509571, 3795853; 509566, 

3795857; 509562, 3795862; 509561, 

3795864; 509553, 3795874; 509530, 

3795861; 509526, 3795859; 509520, 

3795857; 509514, 3795854; 509507, 

3795852; 509501, 3795851; 509495, 

3795850; 509488, 3795849; 509482, 

3795849; 509475, 3795849; 509468, 

3795850; 509462, 3795851; 509456, 

3795852; 509449, 3795854; 509449, 

3795854; 509449, 3795853; 509449, 

3795847; 509448, 3795840; 509447, 

3795834; 509447, 3795833; 509442, 

3795810; 509441, 3795803; 509439, 

3795797; 509439, 3795796; 509437, 

3795791; 509435, 3795785; 509432, 

3795779; 509429, 3795773; 509428, 

3795771; 509414, 3795748; 509409, 

3795736; 509406, 3795731; 509403, 

3795725; 509401, 3795721; 509383, 

3795694; 509383, 3795693; 509383, 

3795690; 509384, 3795688; 509384, 

3795686; 509384, 3795686; 509388, 

3795670; 509389, 3795667; 509390, 

3795664; 509391, 3795660; 509384, 

3795660; 509381, 3795656; 509379, 

3795653; 509379, 3795630; 509361, 

3795630; 509349, 3795618; 509349, 

3795600; 509321, 3795600; 509310, 

3795595; 509295, 3795591; 509275, 

3795586; 509270, 3795585; 509259, 

3795584; 509259, 3795570; 509229, 

3795570; 509229, 3795585; 509228, 

3795585; 509208, 3795591; 509189, 

3795599; 509188, 3795600; 509169, 

3795600; 509169, 3795614; 509157, 

3795626; 509155, 3795630; 509155, 

3795630; 509154, 3795632; 509153, 

3795633; 509152, 3795639; 509150, 

3795646; 509149, 3795652; 509148, 

3795657; 509147, 3795681; 509143, 

3795709; 509143, 3795709; 509142, 

3795716; 509142, 3795722; 509142, 

3795751; 509142, 3795758; 509143, 

3795765; 509144, 3795771; 509145, 

3795777; 509147, 3795784; 509148, 

3795785; 509157, 3795812; 509166, 

3795840; 509167, 3795844; 509168, 

3795847; 509169, 3795849; 509170, 

3795853; 509173, 3795858; 509185, 

3795884; 509185, 3795885; 509189, 

3795891; 509189, 3795892; 509199, 

3795909; 509202, 3795913; 509210, 

3795936; 509211, 3795938; 509214, 

3795944; 509217, 3795950; 509217, 

3795950; 509223, 3795960; 509229, 

3795970; 509231, 3795974; 509232, 

3795975; 509233, 3795976; 509233, 

3795976; 509242, 3795980; 509252, 

3795984; 509255, 3795986; 509259, 

3795988; 509263, 3795990; 509269, 

3795993; 509287, 3795997; 509282, 

3796009; 509276, 3796030; 509275, 

3796037; 509278, 3796041; 509289, 

3796063; 509289, 3796064; 509289, 

3796065; 509296, 3796078; 509297, 

3796079; 509301, 3796088; 509308, 

3796112; 509307, 3796115; 509304, 

3796121; 509302, 3796127; 509300, 

3796133; 509299, 3796138; 509308, 

3796156; 509318, 3796170; 509327, 

3796181; 509329, 3796183; 509330, 

3796186; 509335, 3796207; 509347, 

3796240; 509361, 3796266; 509368, 

3796276; 509375, 3796286; 509390, 

3796301; 509407, 3796313; 509426, 

3796321; 509437, 3796324; 509452, 

3796322; 509456, 3796321; 509463, 

3796320; 509463, 3796320; 509482, 

3796315; 509487, 3796313; 509493, 

3796311; 509499, 3796308; 509505, 

3796305; 509511, 3796301; 509516, 

3796298; 509518, 3796296; 509526, 

3796290; 509534, 3796286; 509538, 

3796284; 509543, 3796280; 509547, 

3796278; returning to 509560, 3796268. 

(ii) Note: Unit 3 for Poa atropurpurea 

is depicted on the map in paragraph 

(6)(ii) of this entry. 

(8) Unit 4: Hitchcock Meadow, San 

Bernardino County, California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle 

map Fawnskin, land bounded by the 

following UTM NAD27 coordinates 

(E,N): 507473, 3794979; 507468, 

3794984; 507464, 3794989; 507460, 

3794994; 507459, 3794996; 507457, 

3794999; 507456, 3795000; 507454, 

3795005; 507452, 3795007; 507444, 

3795025; 507443, 3795029; 507440, 

3795035; 507440, 3795037; 507438, 

3795041; 507437, 3795048; 507436, 

3795054; 507435, 3795061; 507435, 

3795067; 507435, 3795074; 507436, 

3795080; 507437, 3795087; 507437, 

3795088; 507443, 3795114; 507444, 

3795119; 507446, 3795126; 507448, 

3795132; 507451, 3795138; 507454, 

3795144; 507455, 3795144; 507455, 

3795150; 507455, 3795152; 507455, 

3795154; 507455, 3795155; 507449, 

3795159; 507448, 3795158; 507442, 

3795156; 507441, 3795156; 507438, 

3795156; 507429, 3795153; 507424, 

3795151; 507421, 3795149; 507420, 

3795148; 507419, 3795148; 507413, 

3795145; 507407, 3795143; 507400, 

3795141; 507394, 3795139; 507388, 

3795138; 507381, 3795138; 507375, 

3795137; 507368, 3795138; 507361, 

3795138; 507355, 3795139; 507349, 

3795141; 507342, 3795143; 507338, 

3795144; 507309, 3795156; 507307, 

3795156; 507301, 3795159; 507296, 

3795162; 507290, 3795166; 507285, 

3795169; 507280, 3795174; 507275, 

3795178; 507270, 3795183; 507266, 

3795188; 507264, 3795191; 507255, 

3795204; 507254, 3795206; 507253, 

3795206; 507250, 3795211; 507247, 

3795217; 507246, 3795219; 507244, 

3795223; 507244, 3795223; 507239, 

3795237; 507234, 3795238; 507227, 

3795240; 507221, 3795242; 507215, 

3795244; 507209, 3795247; 507203, 

3795250; 507198, 3795253; 507194, 

3795255; 507185, 3795262; 507183, 

3795264; 507178, 3795268; 507173, 

3795272; 507169, 3795277; 507165, 

3795282; 507161, 3795287; 507157, 

3795293; 507154, 3795299; 507151, 

3795305; 507149, 3795311; 507147, 

3795317; 507146, 3795323; 507145, 

3795330; 507144, 3795336; 507144, 

3795340; 507141, 3795344; 507138, 

3795349; 507135, 3795355; 507132, 

3795361; 507130, 3795367; 507128, 

3795374; 507127, 3795380; 507125, 

3795386; 507125, 3795393; 507125, 

3795398; 507124, 3795410; 507122, 

3795423; 507122, 3795427; 507121, 

3795430; 507119, 3795453; 507119, 

3795456; 507119, 3795463; 507119, 

3795470; 507119, 3795471; 507116, 

3795469; 507107, 3795464; 507107, 

3795463; 507103, 3795459; 507098, 

3795454; 507093, 3795450; 507088, 

3795446; 507088, 3795446; 507081, 

3795442; 507076, 3795439; 507070, 

3795436; 507066, 3795434; 507066, 

3795433; 507060, 3795431; 507054, 

3795428; 507047, 3795426; 507041, 

3795425; 507035, 3795424; 507028, 

3795423; 507021, 3795423; 507013, 

3795423; 507008, 3795423; 506989, 

3795428; 506970, 3795437; 506953, 

3795449; 506938, 3795464; 506926, 

3795481; 506918, 3795500; 506912, 

3795520; 506912, 3795522; 506909, 

3795539; 506909, 3795541; 506906, 

3795565; 506908, 3795573; 506908, 

3795574; 506910, 3795581; 506912, 

3795587; 506915, 3795593; 506916, 

3795596; 506915, 3795599; 506914, 

3795606; 506913, 3795612; 506912, 

3795619; 506912, 3795625; 506912, 

3795632; 506912, 3795634; 506914, 

3795650; 506915, 3795663; 506915, 

3795667; 506916, 3795673; 506918, 

3795679; 506920, 3795686; 506922, 

3795690; 506922, 3795691; 506916, 

3795694; 506911, 3795698; 506909, 

3795699; 506905, 3795702; 506891, 

3795696; 506867, 3795682; 506855, 

3795669; 506850, 3795664; 506847, 

3795660; 506829, 3795660; 506799, 

3795660; 506799, 3795669; 506797, 

3795670; 506782, 3795676; 506781, 

3795666; 506779, 3795650; 506780, 

3795649; 506782, 3795647; 506794, 

3795631; 506794, 3795630; 506799, 

3795630; 506799, 3795623; 506801, 

3795619; 506809, 3795602; 506805, 

3795585; 506801, 3795570; 506797, 

3795554; 506797, 3795553; 506797, 


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3795546; 506796, 3795540; 506794, 

3795533; 506792, 3795527; 506790, 

3795521; 506787, 3795515; 506784, 

3795509; 506781, 3795504; 506777, 

3795498; 506773, 3795493; 506768, 

3795489; 506756, 3795477; 506752, 

3795472; 506747, 3795468; 506741, 

3795464; 506736, 3795461; 506732, 

3795459; 506716, 3795428; 506714, 

3795423; 506710, 3795417; 506706, 

3795412; 506702, 3795407; 506698, 

3795402; 506693, 3795398; 506688, 

3795394; 506683, 3795390; 506682, 

3795390; 506679, 3795388; 506677, 

3795386; 506671, 3795383; 506665, 

3795381; 506659, 3795378; 506656, 

3795377; 506656, 3795371; 506656, 

3795364; 506655, 3795358; 506654, 

3795351; 506653, 3795345; 506651, 

3795339; 506649, 3795333; 506646, 

3795327; 506643, 3795321; 506639, 

3795315; 506636, 3795310; 506634, 

3795309; 506619, 3795289; 506616, 

3795285; 506611, 3795281; 506607, 

3795276; 506601, 3795272; 506596, 

3795268; 506591, 3795265; 506585, 

3795262; 506562, 3795250; 506561, 

3795250; 506555, 3795247; 506549, 

3795245; 506543, 3795243; 506537, 

3795242; 506530, 3795240; 506524, 

3795240; 506517, 3795240; 506511, 

3795240; 506504, 3795240; 506498, 

3795242; 506491, 3795243; 506485, 

3795245; 506479, 3795247; 506473, 

3795250; 506472, 3795250; 506449, 

3795262; 506444, 3795265; 506438, 

3795268; 506433, 3795272; 506431, 

3795273; 506411, 3795289; 506408, 

3795292; 506403, 3795296; 506399, 

3795301; 506395, 3795306; 506391, 

3795312; 506387, 3795317; 506384, 

3795323; 506382, 3795329; 506379, 

3795335; 506377, 3795341; 506376, 

3795348; 506375, 3795353; 506373, 

3795367; 506363, 3795389; 506362, 

3795392; 506360, 3795398; 506358, 

3795404; 506356, 3795410; 506355, 

3795417; 506355, 3795423; 506354, 

3795430; 506354, 3795477; 506355, 

3795483; 506355, 3795490; 506356, 

3795496; 506357, 3795499; 506365, 

3795534; 506366, 3795538; 506367, 

3795544; 506383, 3795591; 506383, 

3795591; 506385, 3795598; 506386, 

3795599; 506409, 3795654; 506412, 

3795658; 506415, 3795664; 506418, 

3795670; 506434, 3795693; 506434, 

3795693; 506438, 3795699; 506442, 

3795704; 506454, 3795717; 506456, 

3795723; 506459, 3795729; 506461, 

3795733; 506480, 3795767; 506490, 

3795788; 506491, 3795790; 506494, 

3795796; 506497, 3795802; 506500, 

3795808; 506504, 3795813; 506508, 

3795818; 506513, 3795823; 506532, 

3795842; 506552, 3795865; 506552, 

3795865; 506555, 3795867; 506556, 

3795869; 506561, 3795874; 506564, 

3795876; 506595, 3795902; 506611, 

3795914; 506615, 3795918; 506610, 

3795919; 506607, 3795920; 506598, 

3795922; 506592, 3795922; 506589, 

3795921; 506583, 3795922; 506576, 

3795922; 506570, 3795923; 506564, 

3795925; 506563, 3795925; 506556, 

3795926; 506555, 3795926; 506554, 

3795926; 506537, 3795926; 506530, 

3795926; 506524, 3795927; 506517, 

3795928; 506511, 3795930; 506505, 

3795932; 506498, 3795934; 506492, 

3795937; 506487, 3795940; 506481, 

3795943; 506476, 3795947; 506471, 

3795951; 506466, 3795956; 506462, 

3795960; 506457, 3795965; 506454, 

3795971; 506450, 3795976; 506447, 

3795982; 506444, 3795988; 506442, 

3795994; 506440, 3796000; 506440, 

3796000; 506439, 3796007; 506438, 

3796013; 506437, 3796020; 506437, 

3796026; 506437, 3796033; 506438, 

3796039; 506438, 3796044; 506439, 

3796046; 506440, 3796052; 506442, 

3796058; 506444, 3796065; 506447, 

3796070; 506450, 3796076; 506454, 

3796082; 506457, 3796087; 506462, 

3796092; 506466, 3796097; 506471, 

3796101; 506476, 3796106; 506481, 

3796109; 506487, 3796113; 506492, 

3796116; 506498, 3796119; 506500, 

3796119; 506505, 3796124; 506509, 

3796128; 506510, 3796129; 506511, 

3796141; 506512, 3796153; 506512, 

3796159; 506513, 3796166; 506516, 

3796180; 506516, 3796188; 506516, 

3796193; 506517, 3796200; 506518, 

3796206; 506520, 3796213; 506522, 

3796219; 506524, 3796225; 506525, 

3796228; 506530, 3796239; 506532, 

3796243; 506535, 3796249; 506538, 

3796254; 506542, 3796259; 506546, 

3796264; 506551, 3796269; 506556, 

3796274; 506561, 3796278; 506566, 

3796282; 506572, 3796285; 506577, 

3796288; 506583, 3796291; 506589, 

3796293; 506596, 3796295; 506602, 

3796297; 506608, 3796298; 506614, 

3796298; 506629, 3796303; 506651, 

3796318; 506656, 3796321; 506662, 

3796324; 506668, 3796327; 506674, 

3796329; 506680, 3796331; 506682, 

3796331; 506701, 3796336; 506705, 

3796337; 506712, 3796338; 506718, 

3796339; 506725, 3796339; 506731, 

3796339; 506738, 3796338; 506744, 

3796337; 506750, 3796335; 506757, 

3796333; 506763, 3796331; 506769, 

3796328; 506771, 3796327; 506797, 

3796314; 506800, 3796312; 506806, 

3796308; 506811, 3796305; 506816, 

3796300; 506821, 3796296; 506826, 

3796291; 506830, 3796286; 506834, 

3796281; 506837, 3796275; 506840, 

3796269; 506843, 3796264; 506845, 

3796257; 506847, 3796251; 506848, 

3796245; 506852, 3796229; 506852, 

3796229; 506854, 3796229; 506858, 

3796228; 506884, 3796226; 506949, 

3796224; 506951, 3796224; 506981, 

3796223; 507010, 3796222; 507014, 

3796222; 507020, 3796221; 507027, 

3796220; 507033, 3796219; 507037, 

3796218; 507071, 3796207; 507074, 

3796206; 507080, 3796204; 507084, 

3796202; 507102, 3796193; 507138, 

3796182; 507139, 3796182; 507145, 

3796179; 507147, 3796179; 507182, 

3796163; 507197, 3796160; 507229, 

3796152; 507240, 3796151; 507243, 

3796151; 507247, 3796151; 507271, 

3796150; 507304, 3796154; 507319, 

3796157; 507329, 3796162; 507334, 

3796166; 507338, 3796169; 507339, 

3796170; 507343, 3796173; 507360, 

3796185; 507360, 3796185; 507366, 

3796188; 507372, 3796191; 507378, 

3796194; 507384, 3796196; 507390, 

3796198; 507397, 3796200; 507403, 

3796201; 507409, 3796201; 507416, 

3796202; 507418, 3796201; 507431, 

3796201; 507435, 3796201; 507442, 

3796200; 507448, 3796199; 507455, 

3796198; 507461, 3796196; 507467, 

3796194; 507519, 3796172; 507519, 

3796172; 507525, 3796170; 507530, 

3796167; 507536, 3796163; 507541, 

3796159; 507546, 3796155; 507549, 

3796153; 507549, 3796140; 507561, 

3796140; 507577, 3796128; 507577, 

3796128; 507579, 3796126; 507579, 

3796110; 507595, 3796110; 507596, 

3796109; 507598, 3796106; 507599, 

3796104; 507609, 3796097; 507609, 

3796080; 507639, 3796080; 507639, 

3796050; 507639, 3796020; 507669, 

3796020; 507699, 3796020; 507729, 

3796020; 507729, 3795990; 507759, 

3795990; 507759, 3796020; 507789, 

3796020; 507791, 3796020; 507793, 

3796022; 507797, 3796020; 507819, 

3796020; 507849, 3796020; 507849, 

3796050; 507879, 3796050; 507908, 

3796050; 507909, 3796050; 507911, 

3796043; 507913, 3796037; 507913, 

3796036; 507921, 3796005; 507922, 

3796000; 507923, 3795993; 507924, 

3795987; 507924, 3795980; 507924, 

3795975; 507923, 3795958; 507924, 

3795950; 507925, 3795944; 507925, 

3795939; 507925, 3795918; 507926, 

3795909; 507928, 3795907; 507939, 

3795901; 507951, 3795896; 507951, 

3795896; 507957, 3795893; 507963, 

3795890; 507969, 3795887; 507974, 

3795883; 507979, 3795879; 507984, 

3795874; 507988, 3795870; 507993, 

3795865; 507996, 3795859; 508000, 

3795854; 508003, 3795848; 508006, 

3795842; 508008, 3795836; 508010, 

3795830; 508010, 3795828; 508014, 

3795814; 508017, 3795805; 508018, 

3795804; 508020, 3795799; 508027, 

3795778; 508059, 3795772; 508061, 

3795772; 508068, 3795770; 508074, 

3795768; 508080, 3795766; 508086, 


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3795763; 508092, 3795760; 508097, 

3795757; 508103, 3795753; 508108, 

3795749; 508113, 3795744; 508113, 

3795744; 508126, 3795730; 508131, 

3795726; 508135, 3795721; 508139, 

3795716; 508142, 3795710; 508145, 

3795704; 508148, 3795698; 508150, 

3795692; 508151, 3795690; 508155, 

3795675; 508157, 3795671; 508158, 

3795665; 508159, 3795659; 508160, 

3795652; 508160, 3795646; 508160, 

3795639; 508159, 3795632; 508158, 

3795626; 508157, 3795620; 508155, 

3795613; 508153, 3795608; 508147, 

3795594; 508146, 3795591; 508145, 

3795590; 508143, 3795584; 508140, 

3795578; 508138, 3795575; 508142, 

3795571; 508147, 3795567; 508147, 

3795566; 508156, 3795558; 508156, 

3795557; 508157, 3795557; 508163, 

3795553; 508168, 3795549; 508173, 

3795545; 508178, 3795541; 508183, 

3795536; 508187, 3795531; 508190, 

3795526; 508194, 3795520; 508197, 

3795514; 508200, 3795508; 508202, 

3795502; 508203, 3795498; 508217, 

3795498; 508224, 3795498; 508226, 

3795498; 508251, 3795496; 508256, 

3795495; 508258, 3795495; 508284, 

3795491; 508300, 3795489; 508300, 

3795489; 508303, 3795488; 508310, 

3795488; 508344, 3795489; 508346, 

3795489; 508350, 3795489; 508365, 

3795489; 508368, 3795489; 508375, 

3795488; 508378, 3795487; 508423, 

3795480; 508427, 3795480; 508433, 

3795478; 508439, 3795476; 508445, 

3795474; 508451, 3795471; 508463, 

3795466; 508463, 3795465; 508469, 

3795462; 508474, 3795459; 508480, 

3795455; 508485, 3795451; 508489, 

3795446; 508494, 3795442; 508498, 

3795437; 508502, 3795431; 508503, 

3795430; 508509, 3795420; 508509, 

3795420; 508517, 3795407; 508520, 

3795403; 508523, 3795397; 508526, 

3795392; 508527, 3795387; 508536, 

3795364; 508536, 3795362; 508538, 

3795356; 508539, 3795353; 508544, 

3795331; 508545, 3795327; 508546, 

3795321; 508547, 3795314; 508548, 

3795294; 508551, 3795288; 508554, 

3795282; 508556, 3795277; 508567, 

3795244; 508568, 3795243; 508569, 

3795239; 508574, 3795223; 508574, 

3795221; 508576, 3795215; 508577, 

3795208; 508577, 3795202; 508577, 

3795195; 508577, 3795188; 508577, 

3795188; 508576, 3795174; 508576, 

3795168; 508575, 3795161; 508573, 

3795155; 508571, 3795149; 508569, 

3795143; 508566, 3795137; 508563, 

3795131; 508560, 3795125; 508556, 

3795120; 508546, 3795108; 508546, 

3795108; 508542, 3795103; 508538, 

3795098; 508533, 3795093; 508528, 

3795089; 508522, 3795085; 508517, 

3795082; 508511, 3795079; 508505, 

3795076; 508503, 3795075; 508485, 

3795068; 508481, 3795067; 508475, 

3795065; 508468, 3795063; 508462, 

3795062; 508455, 3795062; 508451, 

3795062; 508448, 3795061; 508440, 

3795061; 508438, 3795061; 508431, 

3795061; 508425, 3795062; 508418, 

3795063; 508414, 3795064; 508390, 

3795070; 508388, 3795070; 508382, 

3795072; 508376, 3795075; 508370, 

3795077; 508365, 3795075; 508358, 

3795074; 508356, 3795073; 508352, 

3795073; 508345, 3795072; 508339, 

3795072; 508332, 3795072; 508326, 

3795073; 508319, 3795074; 508313, 

3795075; 508312, 3795075; 508301, 

3795078; 508296, 3795080; 508289, 

3795082; 508283, 3795085; 508278, 

3795088; 508272, 3795092; 508267, 

3795095; 508262, 3795100; 508257, 

3795104; 508253, 3795109; 508248, 

3795114; 508247, 3795115; 508235, 

3795132; 508232, 3795130; 508226, 

3795128; 508220, 3795125; 508218, 

3795125; 508191, 3795116; 508187, 

3795115; 508181, 3795113; 508174, 

3795112; 508168, 3795112; 508161, 

3795111; 508154, 3795112; 508148, 

3795112; 508142, 3795113; 508135, 

3795115; 508129, 3795117; 508123, 

3795119; 508117, 3795122; 508111, 

3795125; 508109, 3795126; 508109, 

3795123; 508112, 3795091; 508112, 

3795089; 508113, 3795083; 508112, 

3795076; 508112, 3795070; 508111, 

3795063; 508109, 3795057; 508109, 

3795055; 508097, 3795014; 508091, 

3794982; 508091, 3794981; 508085, 

3794948; 508084, 3794925; 508084, 

3794924; 508087, 3794919; 508089, 

3794913; 508091, 3794907; 508092, 

3794900; 508093, 3794894; 508094, 

3794887; 508094, 3794883; 508094, 

3794866; 508094, 3794864; 508094, 

3794858; 508094, 3794851; 508093, 

3794845; 508091, 3794838; 508089, 

3794832; 508087, 3794826; 508084, 

3794820; 508083, 3794817; 508067, 

3794788; 508057, 3794762; 508043, 

3794720; 508043, 3794720; 508038, 

3794703; 508037, 3794689; 508037, 

3794688; 508036, 3794681; 508036, 

3794678; 508029, 3794638; 508028, 

3794635; 508028, 3794632; 508027, 

3794629; 508025, 3794623; 508023, 

3794617; 508020, 3794611; 508017, 

3794605; 508014, 3794599; 508010, 

3794594; 508006, 3794589; 508001, 

3794584; 507996, 3794580; 507991, 

3794576; 507986, 3794572; 507980, 

3794568; 507975, 3794565; 507969, 

3794563; 507963, 3794560; 507956, 

3794558; 507951, 3794557; 507945, 

3794556; 507939, 3794550; 507939, 

3794550; 507930, 3794540; 507927, 

3794538; 507923, 3794533; 507918, 

3794529; 507912, 3794525; 507907, 

3794522; 507901, 3794519; 507895, 

3794516; 507889, 3794514; 507884, 

3794512; 507865, 3794507; 507864, 

3794507; 507857, 3794505; 507851, 

3794504; 507844, 3794503; 507838, 

3794503; 507831, 3794503; 507825, 

3794504; 507818, 3794505; 507813, 

3794506; 507794, 3794511; 507792, 

3794512; 507792, 3794512; 507776, 

3794516; 507776, 3794516; 507733, 

3794516; 507733, 3794516; 507726, 

3794515; 507722, 3794515; 507714, 

3794514; 507658, 3794508; 507655, 

3794508; 507648, 3794508; 507642, 

3794508; 507635, 3794509; 507629, 

3794510; 507622, 3794511; 507616, 

3794513; 507610, 3794515; 507604, 

3794518; 507598, 3794521; 507593, 

3794525; 507589, 3794527; 507569, 

3794542; 507544, 3794558; 507543, 

3794559; 507538, 3794562; 507533, 

3794567; 507530, 3794569; 507528, 

3794570; 507524, 3794571; 507518, 

3794573; 507512, 3794575; 507506, 

3794578; 507500, 3794581; 507494, 

3794584; 507489, 3794588; 507484, 

3794592; 507479, 3794597; 507475, 

3794601; 507471, 3794606; 507467, 

3794612; 507463, 3794617; 507460, 

3794623; 507458, 3794629; 507455, 

3794635; 507455, 3794635; 507453, 

3794641; 507453, 3794643; 507446, 

3794669; 507445, 3794674; 507444, 

3794680; 507444, 3794687; 507443, 

3794693; 507444, 3794700; 507444, 

3794707; 507445, 3794713; 507447, 

3794719; 507449, 3794726; 507451, 

3794732; 507451, 3794733; 507451, 

3794734; 507450, 3794740; 507449, 

3794747; 507448, 3794753; 507448, 

3794760; 507448, 3794766; 507449, 

3794773; 507450, 3794779; 507451, 

3794783; 507454, 3794797; 507455, 

3794800; 507456, 3794806; 507459, 

3794812; 507461, 3794818; 507465, 

3794824; 507468, 3794829; 507472, 

3794835; 507476, 3794840; 507480, 

3794844; 507485, 3794849; 507485, 

3794849; 507487, 3794851; 507485, 

3794854; 507481, 3794859; 507477, 

3794865; 507474, 3794871; 507472, 

3794876; 507469, 3794883; 507467, 

3794889; 507466, 3794895; 507465, 

3794902; 507464, 3794908; 507464, 

3794915; 507464, 3794921; 507464, 

3794925; 507467, 3794950; 507467, 

3794953; 507468, 3794959; 507470, 

3794966; 507472, 3794972; 507474, 

3794977; returning to 507473, 3794979. 

(ii) Note: Unit 4 for Poa atropurpurea 

is depicted on the map in paragraph 

(6)(ii) of this entry. 

(9) Unit 5: Bluff Meadow, San 

Bernardino County, California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle 

map Big Bear Lake, land bounded by the 

following UTM NAD27 coordinates 

(E,N): 502768, 3786471; 502770, 

3786472; 502816, 3786510; 502819, 

3786513; 502824, 3786517; 502830, 


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3786520; 502836, 3786523; 502840, 

3786525; 502872, 3786539; 502901, 

3786555; 502904, 3786556; 502954, 

3786581; 502955, 3786582; 502961, 

3786584; 502967, 3786587; 502973, 

3786589; 502980, 3786590; 502985, 

3786591; 503002, 3786593; 503038, 

3786599; 503039, 3786599; 503044, 

3786599; 503047, 3786602; 503051, 

3786606; 503057, 3786610; 503062, 

3786614; 503067, 3786618; 503073, 

3786621; 503079, 3786624; 503085, 

3786626; 503092, 3786628; 503098, 

3786629; 503104, 3786630; 503111, 

3786631; 503113, 3786631; 503117, 

3786632; 503123, 3786634; 503129, 

3786636; 503135, 3786637; 503153, 

3786639; 503154, 3786639; 503160, 

3786640; 503167, 3786640; 503173, 

3786640; 503180, 3786639; 503186, 

3786638; 503193, 3786637; 503199, 

3786635; 503205, 3786633; 503211, 

3786630; 503217, 3786627; 503222, 

3786623; 503228, 3786620; 503233, 

3786615; 503237, 3786611; 503242, 

3786606; 503245, 3786602; 503256, 

3786592; 503266, 3786584; 503266, 

3786584; 503271, 3786580; 503272, 

3786578; 503278, 3786577; 503284, 

3786576; 503290, 3786574; 503296, 

3786572; 503302, 3786569; 503308, 

3786566; 503314, 3786562; 503319, 

3786559; 503324, 3786554; 503329, 

3786550; 503342, 3786537; 503345, 

3786534; 503359, 3786518; 503368, 

3786514; 503374, 3786513; 503412, 

3786521; 503433, 3786531; 503433, 

3786580; 503434, 3786587; 503434, 

3786592; 503434, 3786593; 503435, 

3786600; 503437, 3786606; 503439, 

3786612; 503441, 3786618; 503444, 

3786624; 503447, 3786630; 503450, 

3786636; 503454, 3786641; 503456, 

3786644; 503465, 3786646; 503488, 

3786649; 503508, 3786665; 503527, 

3786673; 503547, 3786673; 503559, 

3786669; 503582, 3786657; 503594, 

3786642; 503606, 3786618; 503606, 

3786606; 503606, 3786606; 503607, 

3786606; 503607, 3786606; 503616, 

3786600; 503619, 3786600; 503619, 

3786598; 503643, 3786582; 503677, 

3786540; 503679, 3786540; 503679, 

3786537; 503681, 3786535; 503687, 

3786512; 503696, 3786513; 503742, 

3786508; 503806, 3786485; 503848, 

3786457; 503891, 3786432; 503921, 

3786405; 503932, 3786368; 503920, 

3786340; 503915, 3786339; 503914, 

3786338; 503892, 3786331; 503888, 

3786331; 503863, 3786323; 503825, 

3786328; 503822, 3786328; 503850, 

3786318; 503933, 3786283; 503977, 

3786258; 503975, 3786257; 503970, 

3786254; 503964, 3786251; 503958, 

3786248; 503952, 3786246; 503949, 

3786245; 503934, 3786240; 503937, 

3786240; 503921, 3786235; 503964, 

3786214; 503996, 3786199; 503998, 

3786198; 504004, 3786195; 504010, 

3786192; 504015, 3786188; 504019, 

3786184; 504050, 3786158; 504129, 

3786105; 504129, 3786105; 504134, 

3786101; 504139, 3786097; 504141, 

3786096; 504169, 3786070; 504191, 

3786053; 504210, 3786039; 504211, 

3786038; 504216, 3786034; 504219, 

3786031; 504220, 3786029; 504225, 

3786024; 504226, 3786024; 504241, 

3786006; 504244, 3786002; 504248, 

3785996; 504252, 3785991; 504255, 

3785985; 504257, 3785979; 504260, 

3785973; 504262, 3785967; 504263, 

3785960; 504264, 3785954; 504265, 

3785947; 504265, 3785941; 504265, 

3785940; 504265, 3785926; 504265, 

3785919; 504264, 3785912; 504263, 

3785906; 504262, 3785900; 504260, 

3785893; 504257, 3785887; 504255, 

3785881; 504252, 3785876; 504248, 

3785870; 504244, 3785865; 504240, 

3785860; 504236, 3785855; 504231, 

3785850; 504226, 3785845; 504221, 

3785841; 504215, 3785837; 504210, 

3785834; 504204, 3785831; 504198, 

3785828; 504192, 3785826; 504189, 

3785825; 504186, 3785824; 504179, 

3785822; 504173, 3785821; 504166, 

3785821; 504160, 3785820; 504159, 

3785820; 504137, 3785820; 504130, 

3785821; 504124, 3785821; 504118, 

3785822; 504111, 3785824; 504105, 

3785826; 504099, 3785828; 504093, 

3785831; 504087, 3785834; 504087, 

3785834; 504056, 3785852; 504052, 

3785854; 504002, 3785887; 503979, 

3785902; 503966, 3785910; 503953, 

3785918; 503943, 3785922; 503938, 

3785925; 503935, 3785926; 503892, 

3785949; 503889, 3785951; 503883, 

3785954; 503879, 3785957; 503869, 

3785965; 503868, 3785966; 503864, 

3785969; 503862, 3785970; 503859, 

3785972; 503853, 3785976; 503829, 

3785988; 503827, 3785989; 503809, 

3785994; 503802, 3785996; 503799, 

3785996; 503764, 3785996; 503757, 

3785996; 503751, 3785996; 503731, 

3785999; 503730, 3785999; 503726, 

3786000; 503716, 3786001; 503711, 

3786000; 503707, 3785997; 503702, 

3785993; 503696, 3785990; 503690, 

3785987; 503684, 3785984; 503678, 

3785982; 503672, 3785980; 503666, 

3785978; 503659, 3785977; 503653, 

3785976; 503646, 3785976; 503640, 

3785976; 503638, 3785977; 503636, 

3785976; 503630, 3785976; 503623, 

3785976; 503619, 3785977; 503616, 

3785977; 503610, 3785978; 503604, 

3785980; 503597, 3785982; 503591, 

3785984; 503589, 3785985; 503585, 

3785987; 503580, 3785990; 503574, 

3785993; 503570, 3785996; 503570, 

3785996; 503558, 3785996; 503551, 

3785996; 503545, 3785997; 503538, 

3785998; 503532, 3785999; 503529, 

3786000; 503526, 3786001; 503520, 

3786003; 503477, 3786021; 503476, 

3786021; 503471, 3786024; 503465, 

3786027; 503459, 3786030; 503454, 

3786034; 503449, 3786038; 503444, 

3786043; 503440, 3786048; 503435, 

3786053; 503432, 3786058; 503428, 

3786063; 503427, 3786066; 503412, 

3786092; 503400, 3786113; 503399, 

3786114; 503396, 3786115; 503390, 

3786118; 503384, 3786120; 503380, 

3786122; 503377, 3786124; 503364, 

3786118; 503363, 3786118; 503357, 

3786115; 503351, 3786113; 503348, 

3786112; 503322, 3786104; 503320, 

3786103; 503313, 3786102; 503288, 

3786097; 503288, 3786097; 503281, 

3786096; 503275, 3786095; 503268, 

3786095; 503229, 3786095; 503225, 

3786095; 503219, 3786095; 503212, 

3786096; 503207, 3786096; 503179, 

3786101; 503178, 3786102; 503171, 

3786103; 503165, 3786105; 503159, 

3786107; 503153, 3786110; 503147, 

3786113; 503142, 3786117; 503137, 

3786120; 503131, 3786120; 503109, 

3786120; 503079, 3786120; 503079, 

3786150; 503049, 3786150; 503049, 

3786180; 503019, 3786180; 502989, 

3786180; 502981, 3786180; 502981, 

3786182; 502978, 3786188; 502976, 

3786194; 502975, 3786199; 502969, 

3786197; 502963, 3786196; 502956, 

3786195; 502937, 3786192; 502925, 

3786186; 502921, 3786184; 502915, 

3786181; 502909, 3786179; 502909, 

3786179; 502899, 3786175; 502871, 

3786166; 502869, 3786165; 502865, 

3786164; 502859, 3786163; 502852, 

3786162; 502846, 3786161; 502843, 

3786161; 502809, 3786160; 502795, 

3786159; 502779, 3786152; 502770, 

3786147; 502766, 3786146; 502764, 

3786145; 502759, 3786143; 502753, 

3786141; 502747, 3786140; 502740, 

3786139; 502738, 3786138; 502690, 

3786133; 502686, 3786133; 502659, 

3786131; 502651, 3786131; 502650, 

3786131; 502644, 3786130; 502637, 

3786131; 502630, 3786131; 502624, 

3786132; 502618, 3786134; 502611, 

3786136; 502608, 3786137; 502604, 

3786139; 502599, 3786135; 502591, 

3786129; 502590, 3786128; 502585, 

3786124; 502579, 3786121; 502578, 

3786120; 502573, 3786118; 502567, 

3786115; 502561, 3786113; 502555, 

3786111; 502549, 3786109; 502544, 

3786109; 502511, 3786104; 502509, 

3786103; 502503, 3786103; 502496, 

3786102; 502490, 3786103; 502483, 

3786103; 502477, 3786104; 502470, 

3786106; 502464, 3786108; 502458, 

3786110; 502456, 3786111; 502433, 

3786121; 502429, 3786123; 502423, 

3786126; 502418, 3786129; 502412, 

3786133; 502407, 3786137; 502403, 


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3786142; 502398, 3786147; 502394, 

3786152; 502390, 3786157; 502389, 

3786159; 502387, 3786163; 502384, 

3786168; 502381, 3786174; 502381, 

3786174; 502377, 3786176; 502371, 

3786179; 502370, 3786179; 502350, 

3786189; 502345, 3786192; 502343, 

3786193; 502319, 3786207; 502311, 

3786207; 502310, 3786207; 502303, 

3786207; 502297, 3786207; 502295, 

3786207; 502264, 3786209; 502260, 

3786210; 502259, 3786210; 502253, 

3786211; 502247, 3786212; 502241, 

3786214; 502234, 3786217; 502228, 

3786219; 502223, 3786222; 502217, 

3786226; 502212, 3786230; 502208, 

3786233; 502190, 3786248; 502189, 

3786249; 502184, 3786254; 502180, 

3786258; 502176, 3786263; 502172, 

3786269; 502171, 3786270; 502168, 

3786274; 502165, 3786280; 502163, 

3786286; 502160, 3786292; 502158, 

3786298; 502157, 3786305; 502156, 

3786311; 502155, 3786318; 502155, 

3786324; 502155, 3786331; 502156, 

3786335; 502158, 3786358; 502158, 

3786360; 502159, 3786367; 502161, 

3786373; 502163, 3786379; 502165, 

3786385; 502166, 3786389; 502179, 

3786416; 502180, 3786419; 502184, 

3786425; 502187, 3786431; 502191, 

3786436; 502195, 3786441; 502199, 

3786446; 502204, 3786450; 502209, 

3786454; 502215, 3786458; 502220, 

3786462; 502226, 3786465; 502231, 

3786467; 502239, 3786470; 502249, 

3786475; 502250, 3786475; 502256, 

3786477; 502262, 3786479; 502268, 

3786481; 502275, 3786482; 502281, 

3786482; 502288, 3786483; 502294, 

3786482; 502301, 3786482; 502306, 

3786481; 502334, 3786476; 502335, 

3786476; 502365, 3786470; 502367, 

3786471; 502374, 3786472; 502380, 

3786472; 502387, 3786473; 502393, 

3786472; 502419, 3786471; 502434, 

3786470; 502434, 3786470; 502441, 

3786469; 502447, 3786468; 502453, 

3786467; 502460, 3786465; 502466, 

3786462; 502472, 3786460; 502477, 

3786457; 502495, 3786447; 502495, 

3786446; 502501, 3786443; 502505, 

3786440; 502526, 3786425; 502531, 

3786425; 502538, 3786425; 502544, 

3786424; 502551, 3786423; 502557, 

3786422; 502559, 3786421; 502560, 

3786421; 502567, 3786420; 502573, 

3786418; 502579, 3786417; 502588, 

3786413; 502595, 3786412; 502601, 

3786411; 502607, 3786409; 502613, 

3786407; 502619, 3786404; 502625, 

3786401; 502630, 3786397; 502636, 

3786393; 502641, 3786389; 502646, 

3786385; 502649, 3786382; 502671, 

3786396; 502717, 3786426; 502745, 

3786447; 502747, 3786450; 502749, 

3786452; 502763, 3786466; 502764, 

3786467; returning to 502768, 3786471. 

(ii) Note: Unit 5 for Poa atropurpurea 

is depicted on the map in paragraph 

(6)(ii) of this entry. 

(10) Unit 11: Cienega Seca Meadow, 

San Bernardino County, California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle 

map Onyx Peak, land bounded by the 

following UTM NAD27 coordinates 

(E,N): 525819, 3782744; 525865, 

3782734; 525901, 3782698; 525995, 

3782576; 526043, 3782518; 526081, 

3782447; 526074, 3782442; 526069, 

3782438; 526064, 3782435; 526058, 

3782432; 526050, 3782428; 526050, 

3782428; 526044, 3782425; 526038, 

3782423; 526032, 3782421; 526025, 

3782419; 526019, 3782418; 526012, 

3782417; 526006, 3782417; 525999, 

3782417; 525998, 3782418; 525972, 

3782420; 525967, 3782420; 525961, 

3782421; 525954, 3782423; 525948, 

3782425; 525942, 3782427; 525936, 

3782430; 525930, 3782433; 525925, 

3782436; 525919, 3782440; 525916, 

3782442; 525915, 3782443; 525914, 

3782442; 525914, 3782442; 525914, 

3782442; 525900, 3782421; 525897, 

3782416; 525892, 3782411; 525888, 

3782406; 525884, 3782403; 525881, 

3782400; 525879, 3782400; 525849, 

3782400; 525819, 3782400; 525819, 

3782370; 525789, 3782370; 525759, 

3782370; 525759, 3782340; 525737, 

3782340; 525733, 3782332; 525729, 

3782323; 525729, 3782310; 525729, 

3782280; 525759, 3782280; 525789, 

3782280; 525789, 3782250; 525789, 

3782234; 525777, 3782220; 525759, 

3782220; 525729, 3782220; 525699, 

3782220; 525669, 3782220; 525669, 

3782190; 525639, 3782190; 525639, 

3782160; 525609, 3782160; 525609, 

3782130; 525609, 3782104; 525609, 

3782100; 525609, 3782070; 525639, 

3782070; 525639, 3782040; 525609, 

3782040; 525609, 3782010; 525609, 

3781980; 525579, 3781980; 525579, 

3782010; 525549, 3782010; 525549, 

3782030; 525547, 3782031; 525545, 

3782042; 525545, 3782068; 525534, 

3782100; 525519, 3782100; 525519, 

3782104; 525519, 3782130; 525519, 

3782140; 525514, 3782154; 525507, 

3782172; 525501, 3782190; 525489, 

3782190; 525489, 3782220; 525489, 

3782234; 525488, 3782236; 525481, 

3782250; 525459, 3782250; 525459, 

3782280; 525429, 3782280; 525399, 

3782280; 525369, 3782280; 525369, 

3782310; 525341, 3782310; 525339, 

3782316; 525339, 3782340; 525329, 

3782340; 525324, 3782356; 525323, 

3782358; 525321, 3782364; 525320, 

3782370; 525319, 3782377; 525318, 

3782383; 525318, 3782390; 525318, 

3782396; 525319, 3782403; 525319, 

3782407; 525322, 3782422; 525322, 

3782424; 525324, 3782430; 525339, 

3782430; 525369, 3782430; 525369, 

3782460; 525399, 3782460; 525399, 

3782490; 525429, 3782490; 525429, 

3782520; 525429, 3782550; 525429, 

3782580; 525429, 3782606; 525420, 

3782610; 525399, 3782610; 525399, 

3782622; 525388, 3782631; 525381, 

3782640; 525369, 3782640; 525369, 

3782653; 525348, 3782670; 525339, 

3782670; 525339, 3782700; 525349, 

3782700; 525350, 3782704; 525351, 

3782705; 525359, 3782721; 525369, 

3782726; 525369, 3782730; 525369, 

3782760; 525369, 3782790; 525369, 

3782820; 525379, 3782820; 525388, 

3782836; 525399, 3782840; 525399, 

3782850; 525429, 3782850; 525429, 

3782880; 525399, 3782880; 525399, 

3782910; 525399, 3782940; 525429, 

3782940; 525429, 3782951; 525434, 

3782953; 525438, 3782955; 525445, 

3782957; 525451, 3782958; 525457, 

3782959; 525464, 3782960; 525467, 

3782960; 525489, 3782961; 525489, 

3782940; 525489, 3782910; 525519, 

3782910; 525519, 3782880; 525519, 

3782850; 525549, 3782850; 525549, 

3782827; 525553, 3782820; 525579, 

3782820; 525579, 3782790; 525609, 

3782790; 525609, 3782760; 525639, 

3782760; 525669, 3782760; 525699, 

3782760; 525699, 3782730; 525729, 

3782730; 525759, 3782730; 525759, 

3782760; 525789, 3782760; 525789, 

3782730; 525803, 3782730; 525816, 

3782735; 525819, 3782735; returning to 

525819, 3782744. 

(ii) Note: Map of Unit 11 for Poa 

atropurpurea follows: 

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(11) Unit 13: Mendenhall Valley, San 

Diego County, California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle 

map Palomar Observatory, land 

bounded by the following UTM NAD27 

coordinates (E,N): 515708, 3686915; 

515693, 3686929; 515679, 3686936; 

515639, 3686953; 515612, 3686967; 

515609, 3686974; 515604, 3686975; 

515576, 3686980; 515505, 3686977; 

515476, 3687012; 515443, 3687019; 

515407, 3687027; 515376, 3687053; 

515352, 3687060; 515331, 3687060; 

515293, 3687060; 515267, 3687067; 

515257, 3687100; 515229, 3687105; 

515195, 3687115; 515164, 3687158; 

515138, 3687170; 515097, 3687172; 

515074, 3687189; 515047, 3687201; 

515009, 3687210; 514971, 3687210; 

514935, 3687213; 514897, 3687213; 

514871, 3687232; 514850, 3687248; 

514840, 3687272; 514821, 3687274; 

514802, 3687298; 514783, 3687315; 

514754, 3687332; 514740, 3687332; 

514706, 3687365; 514699, 3687377; 

514708, 3687386; 514700, 3687392; 

514745, 3687446; 514869, 3687601; 

514935, 3687639; 515076, 3687618; 

515174, 3687549; 515245, 3687499; 

515333, 3687401; 515388, 3687370; 

515422, 3687353; 515498, 3687382; 

515553, 3687410; 515579, 3687513; 

515546, 3687582; 515593, 3687575; 

515619, 3687584; 515646, 3687588; 

515670, 3687594; 515709, 3687571; 

515734, 3687551; 515777, 3687528; 

515799, 3687502; 515799, 3687479; 

515799, 3687442; 515794, 3687427; 

515764, 3687423; 515743, 3687423; 

515704, 3687423; 515674, 3687399; 

515672, 3687367; 515672, 3687339; 

515689, 3687311; 515709, 3687303; 

515717, 3687281; 515728, 3687247; 

515732, 3687215; 515726, 3687185; 

515747, 3687159; 515754, 3687142; 

515786, 3687101; 515820, 3687069; 

515843, 3687050; 515879, 3687065; 

515908, 3687069; 515927, 3687062; 

515948, 3687050; 515963, 3687029; 

515987, 3687017; 516018, 3686996; 

516032, 3686969; 516051, 3686946; 

516080, 3686934; 516120, 3686931; 

516156, 3686931; 516187, 3686938; 

516192, 3686972; 516203, 3686978; 

516199, 3686979; 516193, 3686998; 

516208, 3687005; 516253, 3686988; 

516270, 3686956; 516274, 3686923; 

516281, 3686883; 516298, 3686846; 

516315, 3686814; 516341, 3686784; 

516347, 3686752; 516375, 3686728; 

516377, 3686707; 516427, 3686679; 

516465, 3686653; 516499, 3686639; 

516528, 3686638; 516563, 3686633; 

516590, 3686614; 516623, 3686605; 

516637, 3686595; 516664, 3686581; 

516680, 3686576; 516702, 3686562; 

516718, 3686562; 516742, 3686562; 

516768, 3686562; 516799, 3686562; 

516838, 3686536; 516857, 3686533; 

516878, 3686526; 516909, 3686524; 

516938, 3686514; 516959, 3686488; 

516976, 3686464; 516959, 3686431; 

516950, 3686395; 516959, 3686364; 

516959, 3686345; 516983, 3686328; 

517009, 3686309; 517026, 3686283; 

517059, 3686269; 517085, 3686250; 

517107, 3686233; 517126, 3686219; 

517152, 3686204; 517178, 3686195; 

517217, 3686183; 517243, 3686161; 

517264, 3686137; 517281, 3686102; 

517274, 3686071; 517254, 3686059; 

517248, 3686051; 517228, 3686030; 

517188, 3686021; 517155, 3686021; 

517140, 3686047; 517104, 3686055; 

517065, 3686055; 517035, 3686055; 

517033, 3686019; 517033, 3685991; 

517018, 3685974; 516978, 3685957; 

516973, 3685933; 516995, 3685895; 

517025, 3685858; 517057, 3685826; 

517114, 3685806; 517133, 3685780; 

517119, 3685754; 517097, 3685732; 

517069, 3685713; 517021, 3685711; 

516992, 3685720; 516942, 3685732; 

516919, 3685732; 516902, 3685723; 

516873, 3685708; 516854, 3685696; 

516818, 3685699; 516804, 3685735; 

516780, 3685739; 516771, 3685766; 

516761, 3685804; 516737, 3685832; 

516714, 3685851; 516690, 3685847; 

516656, 3685849; 516637, 3685878; 

516630, 3685904; 516613, 3685913; 

516594, 3685940; 516587, 3685963; 

516580, 3685994; 516575, 3686030; 

516556, 3686066; 516530, 3686092; 

516511, 3686123; 516468, 3686128; 

516461, 3686147; 516435, 3686168; 

516428, 3686195; 516408, 3686223; 

516380, 3686250; 516327, 3686271; 

516292, 3686295; 516237, 3686295; 

516196, 3686340; 516182, 3686393; 

516169, 3686431; 516159, 3686441; 

516116, 3686473; 516079, 3686480; 

516073, 3686510; 516070, 3686512; 

516041, 3686523; 516020, 3686550; 

515996, 3686583; 515991, 3686605; 

515989, 3686630; 515977, 3686660; 

515969, 3686673; 515956, 3686677; 

515939, 3686687; 515917, 3686712; 

515908, 3686730; 515891, 3686746; 

515868, 3686747; 515849, 3686770; 

515835, 3686786; 515823, 3686794; 

515818, 3686831; 515808, 3686836; 

515797, 3686843; 515775, 3686851; 

515753, 3686870; 515742, 3686876; 

515732, 3686895; 515712, 3686908; 

515710, 3686915; returning to 515708, 

3686915. 

(ii) Note: Map of Unit 13 for Poa 

atropurpurea follows: 

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(12) Unit 14: Laguna Meadow, San 

Diego County, California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle 

maps Monument Peak and Mount 

Laguna, land bounded by the following 

UTM NAD27 coordinates (E,N): 550585, 

3637916; 550626, 3637882; 550683, 

3637909; 550739, 3637924; 550799, 

3637969; 550859, 3637972; 550904, 

3638006; 550934, 3638051; 550961, 

3638115; 550938, 3638123; 550897, 

3638127; 550885, 3638149; 550912, 

3638190; 550934, 3638232; 550968, 

3638265; 551032, 3638307; 551062, 

3638363; 551084, 3638438; 551080, 

3638474; 551057, 3638534; 551033, 

3638590; 550998, 3638657; 550955, 

3638702; 550940, 3638726; 551024, 

3638739; 551056, 3638737; 551075, 

3638737; 551119, 3638757; 551126, 

3638779; 551144, 3638778; 551161, 

3638786; 551173, 3638827; 551189, 

3638850; 551199, 3638899; 551208, 

3638905; 551219, 3638908; 551226, 

3638938; 551260, 3638951; 551294, 

3638939; 551335, 3638938; 551356, 

3638934; 551383, 3638941; 551394, 

3638943; 551386, 3638884; 551370, 

3638874; 551362, 3638842; 551365, 

3638809; 551371, 3638784; 551386, 

3638767; 551400, 3638758; 551421, 

3638763; 551434, 3638768; 551460, 

3638720; 551460, 3638675; 551438, 

3638607; 551434, 3638506; 551445, 

3638416; 551456, 3638344; 551455, 

3638325; 551415, 3638313; 551380, 

3638309; 551344, 3638305; 551328, 

3638293; 551310, 3638232; 551299, 

3638183; 551280, 3638153; 551280, 

3638100; 551280, 3638059; 551254, 

3638018; 551231, 3637980; 551208, 

3637965; 551208, 3637942; 551242, 

3637871; 551269, 3637834; 551291, 

3637785; 551321, 3637732; 551344, 

3637672; 551374, 3637634; 551400, 

3637657; 551400, 3637698; 551389, 

3637717; 551366, 3637740; 551366, 

3637740; 551464, 3637740; 551464, 

3637740; 551490, 3637702; 551505, 

3637664; 551524, 3637616; 551558, 

3637578; 551584, 3637544; 551629, 

3637499; 551663, 3637488; 551704, 

3637488; 551730, 3637488; 551730, 

3637420; 551689, 3637420; 551655, 

3637420; 551603, 3637417; 551546, 

3637420; 551513, 3637383; 551460, 

3637334; 551419, 3637281; 551374, 

3637248; 551310, 3637202; 551237, 

3637195; 551137, 3637095; 551137, 

3637094; 551118, 3637056; 551088, 

3637018; 551081, 3636988; 551100, 

3636951; 551111, 3636917; 551096, 

3636891; 551107, 3636846; 551148, 

3636801; 551175, 3636759; 551190, 

3636695; 551197, 3636673; 551223, 

3636647; 551246, 3636613; 551265, 

3636571; 551287, 3636541; 551299, 

3636508; 551332, 3636485; 551400, 

3636459; 551464, 3636462; 551505, 

3636451; 551529, 3636432; 551529, 

3636321; 551528, 3636320; 551498, 

3636320; 551475, 3636350; 551438, 

3636361; 551381, 3636361; 551329, 

3636365; 551310, 3636376; 551261, 

3636376; 551212, 3636372; 551186, 

3636350; 551160, 3636331; 551160, 

3636308; 551178, 3636263; 551178, 

3636230; 551171, 3636173; 551171, 

3636121; 551171, 3636091; 551175, 

3636064; 551175, 3636034; 551197, 

3635982; 551220, 3635929; 551246, 

3635877; 551280, 3635850; 551310, 

3635820; 551336, 3635783; 551370, 

3635753; 551385, 3635723; 551415, 

3635670; 551423, 3635621; 551434, 

3635584; 551456, 3635535; 551460, 

3635493; 551468, 3635452; 551483, 

3635415; 551513, 3635384; 551516, 

3635354; 551539, 3635287; 551524, 

3635264; 551505, 3635230; 551498, 

3635174; 551471, 3635110; 551449, 

3635178; 551445, 3635223; 551419, 

3635291; 551400, 3635358; 551362, 

3635426; 551355, 3635482; 551344, 

3635542; 551336, 3635587; 551287, 

3635662; 551227, 3635753; 551190, 

3635843; 551118, 3635959; 551115, 

3636000; 551092, 3636016; 551024, 

3636173; 550972, 3636316; 550934, 

3636372; 550874, 3636432; 550837, 

3636432; 550814, 3636414; 550795, 

3636395; 550795, 3636354; 550795, 

3636316; 550825, 3636297; 550852, 

3636297; 550885, 3636293; 550904, 

3636260; 550908, 3636222; 550874, 

3636215; 550859, 3636241; 550825, 

3636252; 550795, 3636263; 550765, 

3636237; 550761, 3636200; 550720, 

3636177; 550705, 3636121; 550668, 

3636046; 550653, 3635997; 550649, 

3636068; 550637, 3636136; 550619, 

3636215; 550619, 3636282; 550592, 

3636282; 550540, 3636282; 550487, 

3636267; 550480, 3636286; 550491, 

3636331; 550495, 3636372; 550487, 

3636425; 550468, 3636451; 550431, 

3636455; 550397, 3636455; 550382, 

3636429; 550360, 3636395; 550345, 

3636376; 550367, 3636342; 550375, 

3636324; 550367, 3636297; 550348, 

3636286; 550352, 3636241; 550356, 

3636218; 550386, 3636166; 550378, 

3636154; 550360, 3636154; 550318, 

3636154; 550277, 3636154; 550266, 

3636166; 550266, 3636188; 550262, 

3636203; 550239, 3636207; 550209, 

3636207; 550224, 3636230; 550243, 

3636256; 550269, 3636271; 550273, 

3636309; 550273, 3636354; 550273, 

3636399; 550303, 3636429; 550341, 

3636463; 550378, 3636500; 550420, 

3636545; 550427, 3636583; 550446, 

3636624; 550457, 3636650; 550480, 

3636684; 550514, 3636707; 550551, 

3636740; 550551, 3636786; 550551, 

3636842; 550551, 3636876; 550544, 

3636906; 550532, 3636943; 550499, 

3636947; 550450, 3636966; 550416, 

3637011; 550382, 3637086; 550348, 

3637120; 550311, 3637120; 550258, 

3637101; 550213, 3637101; 550206, 

3637060; 550217, 3637003; 550202, 

3636992; 550179, 3637015; 550172, 

3637022; 550130, 3637018; 550123, 

3636996; 550123, 3636973; 550085, 

3636966; 550074, 3636932; 550074, 

3636906; 550052, 3636879; 550059, 

3636838; 550085, 3636827; 550097, 

3636804; 550070, 3636793; 550033, 

3636793; 550014, 3636793; 549988, 

3636797; 549976, 3636804; 549976, 

3636834; 549954, 3636838; 549939, 

3636849; 549939, 3636876; 549939, 

3636902; 549920, 3636906; 549890, 

3636906; 549871, 3636917; 549882, 

3636958; 549905, 3636977; 549928, 

3636977; 549961, 3636962; 549991, 

3636951; 550021, 3636951; 550048, 

3636977; 550063, 3637007; 550093, 

3637048; 550100, 3637086; 550052, 

3637146; 550048, 3637199; 549999, 

3637218; 549999, 3637244; 550006, 

3637285; 549939, 3637345; 549931, 

3637387; 549905, 3637402; 549860, 

3637394; 549815, 3637413; 549815, 

3637465; 549815, 3637510; 549845, 

3637510; 549871, 3637480; 549897, 

3637465; 549931, 3637469; 549961, 

3637507; 549973, 3637544; 550006, 

3637586; 550033, 3637589; 550063, 

3637589; 550093, 3637574; 550100, 

3637551; 550111, 3637556; 550155, 

3637576; 550194, 3637589; 550247, 

3637633; 550292, 3637705; 550273, 

3637728; 550243, 3637788; 550243, 

3637830; 550247, 3637886; 550236, 

3637924; 550217, 3637954; 550190, 

3638003; 550175, 3638066; 550190, 

3638085; 550187, 3638142; 550175, 

3638183; 550153, 3638228; 550168, 

3638281; 550161, 3638377; 550157, 

3638383; 550116, 3638436; 550087, 

3638495; 550069, 3638526; 550039, 

3638580; 550023, 3638617; 550006, 

3638654; 549999, 3638711; 549999, 

3638753; 549997, 3638803; 549998, 

3638812; 549991, 3638814; 549988, 

3638855; 549991, 3638862; 549989, 

3638867; 549989, 3638897; 549989, 

3638926; 549986, 3638954; 549965, 

3638981; 549929, 3639033; 549895, 

3639063; 549846, 3639092; 549809, 

3639156; 549778, 3639215; 549720, 

3639308; 549676, 3639389; 549652, 

3639442; 549621, 3639501; 549588, 

3639560; 549562, 3639606; 549551, 

3639656; 549549, 3639711; 549542, 

3639768; 549542, 3639823; 549558, 

3639873; 549599, 3639923; 549625, 

3639939; 549682, 3639967; 549779, 

3639991; 549862, 3640024; 549960, 

3640046; 549973, 3640061; 550006, 

3640099; 550063, 3640095; 550089, 

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3640008; 550187, 3639990; 550186, 

3639987; 550220, 3639965; 550233, 

3639925; 550227, 3639873; 550225, 

3639834; 550214, 3639805; 550198, 

3639757; 550179, 3639694; 550164, 

3639656; 550164, 3639655; 550164, 

3639655; 550164, 3639618; 550138, 

3639591; 550138, 3639550; 550179, 

3639543; 550228, 3639524; 550288, 

3639505; 550303, 3639494; 550303, 

3639449; 550311, 3639404; 550341, 

3639340; 550390, 3639298; 550427, 

3639235; 550446, 3639171; 550441, 

3639170; 550389, 3639099; 550393, 

3639020; 550402, 3638980; 550435, 

3638934; 550463, 3638876; 550476, 

3638847; 550481, 3638801; 550496, 

3638757; 550507, 3638668; 550502, 

3638624; 550481, 3638567; 550457, 

3638517; 550422, 3638453; 550396, 

3638418; 550397, 3638408; 550435, 

3638378; 550442, 3638348; 550438, 

3638318; 550438, 3638284; 550446, 

3638228; 550465, 3638157; 550465, 

3638104; 550491, 3638055; 550525, 

3638006; 550551, 3637969; 550559, 

3637942; returning to 550585, 3637916; 

excluding land bounded by 550869, 

3637877; 550892, 3637893; 550915, 

3637910; 550939, 3637916; 550959, 

3637913; 550973, 3637897; 550986, 

3637895; 550983, 3637881; 550976, 

3637859; 550982, 3637842; 551000, 

3637820; 551017, 3637807; 551029, 

3637784; 551025, 3637771; 551012, 

3637769; 551011, 3637750; 551008, 

3637732; 551000, 3637715; 550976, 

3637723; 550955, 3637708; 550940, 

3637686; 550937, 3637662; 550939, 

3637658; 550948, 3637643; 550967, 

3637618; 550989, 3637610; 550998, 

3637595; 550987, 3637576; 550953, 

3637556; 550924, 3637552; 550899, 

3637554; 550882, 3637564; 550861, 

3637549; 550854, 3637526; 550832, 

3637523; 550793, 3637535; 550754, 

3637564; 550724, 3637595; 550709, 

3637624; 550686, 3637674; 550683, 

3637707; 550710, 3637763; 550760, 

3637826; 550800, 3637855; 550816, 

3637865; 550845, 3637863; 550869, 

3637877; and land bounded by 551248, 

3637523; 551267, 3637518; 551283, 

3637506; 551295, 3637484; 551295, 

3637459; 551300, 3637428; 551303, 

3637401; 551304, 3637378; 551291, 

3637350; 551276, 3637341; 551265, 

3637333; 551250, 3637339; 551231, 

3637345; 551222, 3637325; 551208, 

3637332; 551181, 3637346; 551166, 

3637333; 551148, 3637324; 551131, 

3637323; 551098, 3637329; 551080, 

3637339; 551070, 3637355; 551074, 

3637364; 551089, 3637352; 551111, 

3637352; 551130, 3637365; 551148, 

3637378; 551142, 3637405; 551144, 

3637427; 551148, 3637460; 551158, 

3637486; 551172, 3637492; 551194, 

3637497; 551198, 3637512; 551215, 

3637520; 551248, 3637523. 

(ii) Note: Map of Units 14 and 15 for 

Poa atropurpurea follows: 

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(13) Unit 15: Bear Valley, San Diego 

County, California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle 

map Descanso, land bounded by the 

following UTM NAD27 coordinates 

(E,N): 545418, 3625880; 545371, 

3625830; 545280, 3625844; 545259, 

3625803; 545210, 3625820; 545161, 

3625920; 545096, 3625970; 545046, 

3625966; 545005, 3625906; 544962, 

3625866; 544913, 3625851; 544850, 

3625899; 544717, 3625930; 544619, 

3625958; 544636, 3625980; 544714, 

3625980; 544779, 3625982; 544836, 

3626047; 544888, 3626090; 544924, 

3626087; 544936, 3626066; 544965, 

3626075; 545022, 3626099; 545091, 

3626130; 545179, 3626331; 545158, 

3626348; 545179, 3626376; 545175, 

3626404; 545192, 3626405; 545203, 

3626378; 545232, 3626357; 545244, 

3626326; 545232, 3626285; 545215, 

3626152; 545242, 3626090; 545284, 

3626066; 545297, 3626049; 545313, 

3625982; 545377, 3625954; returning to 

545418, 3625880. 

(ii) Note: Unit 15 for Poa 

atropurpurea is depicted on the map in 

paragraph (13)(ii) of this entry. 

Dated: July 24, 2008 

David M. Verhey 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish and 

Wildlife and Parks 

[FR Doc. E8–17522 Filed 8–13–08; 8:45 am] 

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