[Federal Register: March 17, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 51)]
[Rules and Regulations]               
[Page 13116-13120]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr17mr99-20]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

RIN 1018-AE48

 
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of 
Endangered Status for Catesbaea Melanocarpa

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, determine Catesbaea 
melanocarpa (no common name) to be an endangered species under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Catesbaea melanocarpa 
is known from Puerto Rico, St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, 
Barbuda, Antigua, and Guadeloupe. In Puerto Rico, it is currently known 
from only one location in Cabo Rojo; in the U.S. Virgin Islands, it is 
known from one location near Christiansted, St. Croix. Both populations 
are located on privately-owned land subject to intense pressure for 
development for residential, tourist, and industrial purposes. This 
final rule implements the Federal protection and recovery provisions 
afforded by the Act for C. melanocarpa.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 16, 1999.

ADDRESSES: The complete file for this rule is available for inspection, 
by appointment, during normal business

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hours, at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Boqueron Field Office, 
P.O. Box 491, Boqueron, Puerto Rico 00622.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Susan Silander, Botanist, at the 
above address (telephone 787/851-7297; facsimile 787/851-7440).