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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R8–ES–2014–N225; 80221–1113– 

0000–C2] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Draft Recovery Plan for 

Four Species of the Santa Rosa Plain 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, announce the 

availability of the Draft Recovery Plan 

for the Santa Rosa Plain: Blennosperma 

bakeri (Sonoma sunshine); Lasthenia 

burkei (Burke’s goldfields); Limnanthes 

vinculans (Sebastopol meadowfoam); 

Sonoma County Distinct Population 

Segment of the California Tiger 

Salamander (Ambystoma californiense) 

for public review and comment. The 

draft recovery plan includes recovery 

objectives and criteria, and specific 

actions necessary to achieve removal of 

the species from the Federal Lists of 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants. 

DATES: We must receive any comments 

on the draft recovery plan on or before 

February 9, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of 

the recovery plan from our Web site at 

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

species/recovery-plans.html. 

Alternatively, you may contact the 

Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2800 

Cottage Way, Suite W–2605, 

Sacramento, CA 95825 (telephone 916– 

414–6700). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Norris, Field Supervisor, at the 

above street address by telephone (see 

ADDRESSES). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We 

announce the availability of the Draft 

Recovery Plan for the following four 

species of the Santa Rosa Plain for 

public review and comment: 

• Blennosperma bakeri (Sonoma 

sunshine) 

• Lasthenia burkei (Burke’s goldfields) 

• Limnanthes vinculans (Sebastopol 

meadowfoam) 

• Sonoma County Distinct Population 

Segment of the California Tiger 

Salamander (Ambystoma 

californiense) 

The draft recovery plan includes 

recovery objectives and criteria, and 

specific actions necessary to achieve 

removal of the species from the Federal 

Lists of Endangered and Threatened 

Wildlife and Plants. 

Background 

Recovery of endangered or threatened 

animals and plants to the point where 

they are again secure, self-sustaining 

members of their ecosystems is a 

primary goal of our endangered species 

program and the Endangered Species 

Act of 1973, as amended (Act; 16 U.S.C. 

1531 et seq.). Recovery means 

improvement of the status of listed 

species to the point at which listing is 

no longer appropriate under the criteria 

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

The Act requires the development of 

recovery plans for listed species, unless 

such a plan would not promote the 

conservation of a particular species. 

We listed Blennosperma bakeri 

(Sonoma sunshine), Lasthenia burkei 

(Burke’s goldfields), and Limnanthes 

vinculans (Sebastopol meadowfoam) as 

endangered on December 2, 1991 (56 FR 

61173). The present ranges of these 

species are predominantly located on 

the Santa Rosa Plain, which is located 

in central Sonoma County, bordered on 

the south and west by the Laguna de 

Santa Rosa, on the east by the Coast 

Range foothills, and on the north by the 

Russian River. However, the geographic 

area covered by this recovery plan 

includes all known locations of the 

species, some of which are outside of 

the Plain. They are annual plants that 

exist only in seasonal wetlands. 

We listed the Sonoma County 

California tiger salamander, which we 

identified as a distinct population 

segment (DPS), as endangered on March 

19, 2003 (68 FR 13498). The species is 

endemic to the Santa Rosa Plain. The 

Sonoma County California tiger 

salamander requires seasonal wetlands 

for breeding, and the surrounding 

uplands (upland habitat) for dispersal, 

feeding, growth, maturation, and 

maintenance of the juvenile and adult 

population. 

The loss, degradation, and 

fragmentation of seasonal wetlands due 

to development have led to population 

declines for all four species. While 

ongoing agricultural practices have 

disturbed seasonal wetlands, certain 

agricultural practices, such as irrigated 

or grazed pasture, have protected habitat 

from intensive development and are 

compatible with persistence of these 

listed species. However, conversion of 

pastures to vineyards is a current threat 

of high magnitude. 

Recovery Plan Goals 

The purpose of a recovery plan is to 

provide a framework for the recovery of 

species so that protection under the Act 

is no longer necessary. A recovery plan 

includes scientific information about 

the species and provides criteria that 

enable us to gauge whether downlisting 

or delisting the species is warranted. 

Furthermore, recovery plans help guide 

our recovery efforts by describing 

actions we consider necessary for each 

species’ conservation and by estimating 

time and costs for implementing needed 

recovery measures. 

The ultimate goal of this recovery 

plan is to recover Blennosperma bakeri 

(Sonoma sunshine), Lasthenia burkei 

(Burke’s goldfields), Limnanthes 

vinculans (Sebastopol meadowfoam), 

and California Tiger Salamander 

Sonoma County Distinct Population 

Segment (Ambystoma californiense) so 

that they can be delisted. To meet the 

recovery goals, the following objectives 

have been identified: 

1. Restore habitat conditions to 

sustain viable (meta) populations of 

species to support self-sufficiency in 

perpetuity. 

2. Maintain the current geographic, 

elevational, and ecological distribution 

of each listed species. 

3. Maintain the genetic structure and 

diversity of existing populations. 

4. Protect and manage sufficient 

habitat to ensure that the listed entity is 

able to adapt to unforeseen or unknown 

threats, such as climate change. 

5. Reintroduce individuals to 

successfully establish new populations 

in historically occupied areas. 

6. Minimize the contribution of extant 

or potential threats. 

7. Monitor species population trends 

across multiple years (and varied 

climatic conditions) to determine 

whether abundances are sustainable. 

8. Manage occurrences on a case-bycase basis during consultation, with an 

emphasis on protections to identified 

core areas. 

As Blennosperma bakeri (Sonoma 

sunshine), Lasthenia burkei (Burke’s 

goldfields), Limnanthes vinculans 

(Sebastopol meadowfoam), and 

California Tiger Salamander Sonoma 

County Distinct Population Segment 

(Ambystoma californiense) meet 

reclassification and recovery criteria, we 

will review their status and consider 

them for removal from the Federal Lists 

of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants. 

Request for Public Comments 

We request written comments on the 

draft revised recovery plan described in 

this notice. All comments received by 

the date specified above will be 

considered in development of a final 

recovery plan for Blennosperma bakeri 

(Sonoma sunshine), Lasthenia burkei 

(Burke’s goldfields), Limnanthes 

vinculans (Sebastopol meadowfoam), 

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and California Tiger Salamander 

Sonoma County Distinct Population 

Segment (Ambystoma californiense). 

You may submit written comments and 

information by mail or in person to the 

Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office 

(see ADDRESSES). 

Public Availability of Comments 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority 

We developed our recovery plan 

under the authority of section 4(f) of the 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533(f). We publish this 

notice under section 4(f) of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Dated: December 5, 2014._

Paul B. McKim 

Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29123 Filed 12–10–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[14XL1109AF.LLWYD04000.L1220

0000.MD0000] 

Notice of Proposed Supplementary 

Rules for the Killpecker Sand Dunes 

Recreational Site, Wyoming 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Proposed Supplementary Rules. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) is proposing 

supplementary rules for the Killpecker 

Sand Dunes Recreational Site located 

within the Greater Sand Dunes Area of 

Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) 

Eastern Portion managed by the Rock 

Springs Field Office (RSFO) in Rock 

Springs, Wyoming. This action is 

necessary for the public health and 

safety of visitors in order to provide 

high quality and unique off-highway 

vehicle (OHV) activities in the open 

play sand dunes area. The proposed 

supplementary rules are intended to 

allow the BLM to more effectively 

manage a safe environment for OHV 

recreation by providing better visual 

identification of OHVs, implementing a 

speed limit, and prohibiting the 

possession and use of glass containers 

in the OHV recreation area. 

DATES: Interested parties may submit 

written comments regarding the 

proposed supplementary rules until 

February 9, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

Email: blm_wy_rsfo_sand_dunes@

blm.gov with ‘‘Supplemental Rules’’ in 

the subject line; Fax: (307) 352–0329; or 

Mail or Hand Delivery: BLM Rock 

Springs Field Office, Attn: 

Supplemental Rules, 280 Highway 191 

North, Rock Springs, WY 82901. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Georgia Foster, RSFO Outdoor 

Recreation Planner, (307) 352–0327. 

Persons who use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339 to speak with Georgia 

Foster during normal business hours. 

The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 

days a week, to leave a message or 

question with the above individual. You 

will receive a reply during normal 

business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Comment Procedures 

Comments may be mailed, emailed, or 

hand-delivered to Georgia Foster at the 

addresses listed above (See ADDRESSES). 

Written comments on the proposed 

supplementary rules should be specific, 

confined to issues pertinent to the 

proposed rules, and should explain the 

reason for any recommended change. 

Where possible, comments should 

reference the specific section or 

paragraph of the proposal that the 

commenter is addressing. The BLM is 

not obligated to consider, or include in 

the administrative record for the final 

supplementary rules, comments 

delivered to an address other than those 

listed above (See ADDRESSES) or 

comments that the BLM receives after 

the close of the comment period (See 

DATES), unless they are postmarked or 

electronically dated before the deadline. 

Comments, including names, street 

addresses, and other contact 

information for respondents, will be 

available for public review at the RSFO 

listed in ADDRESSES during regular 

business hours (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays). Before including your 

address, phone number, email address 

or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, you 

should be aware that your entire 

comment–including your personal 

identifying information–may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you may ask us in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

II. Background 

Conditions of use for OHVs are 

defined under 43 CFR subpart 8341. 

Rules of conduct on public land are 

defined under 43 CFR subpart 8365. The 

BLM is proposing these supplementary 

rules in accordance with 43 CFR 

8365.1–6, which authorizes state 

directors to establish supplementary 

rules for the protection of persons, 

property, and public lands and 

resources. 

The Killpecker Sand Dunes 

Recreational Site is managed in 

accordance with the 2006 Record of 

Decision and Jack Morrow Hills 

Coordinated Activity Plan/Green River 

Resource Management Plan 

Amendment, which designates 10,020 

acres as open to OHV travel on the 

active sand dunes. These proposed 

supplementary rules would implement 

key decisions in the March 12, 2013 

Killpecker Sand Dunes Recreation Site 

Facility Improvement Environmental 

Assessment (WY040–EA13–098) 

Decision Record, which is in 

compliance with the 2006 Record of 

Decision. 

III. Discussion of Proposed 

Supplementary Rules 

The proposed supplementary rules 

would apply to public lands 

administered by the BLM RSFO. The 

active sand dunes within the Killpecker 

Sand Dunes Recreational Site consist of 

approximately 10,500 acres of public 

lands within Sweetwater County, 

Wyoming in the following described 

area: 

Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming 

T.23 N., R.103 W., sec.16, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4 and 

SW1⁄4. 

The proposed supplementary rules 

would provide for increased public 

safety while recreating at the Killpecker 

Sand Dunes Recreational Site. The rules 

would require safety flags on all 

vehicles in the OHV open area, prohibit 

speeds in excess of 15 miles per hour 

within 500 feet of access roads, and 

prohibit the use of glass containers 

within the OHV recreation area. These 

rules would allow for better visibility of 

OHVs, reduce traffic accidents along the 

access roads leading into the OHV area, 

and would help prevent injuries 

throughout the sand dunes. 

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