Notice of document availability and public comment period. This endangered species now occurs in the Gila River basin of Arizona and Mexico. Only the U.S. portion of the range is protected under the Endangered Species Act.
Historical records exist for the Gila River basin in New Mexico.
The Service solicits comments from the public on the draft revised recovery plan. Written comments on the recovery plan should be received on or before April 19, 1999. Comments and materials are available on request for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the above address. Restoring threatened and endangered animals or plants where they are again secure, self-sustaining members of their ecosystem is a primary goal of the Service's endangered species program. The purpose of a recovery plan is to guide the recovery of a listed species.