[Federal Register: March 25, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 57)]
[Proposed Rules]               
[Page 14424-14428]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr25mr99-44]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

 
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-day Finding for 
a Petition To List the Black-Tailed Prairie Dog as Threatened

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of 90-day petition finding.

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SUMMARY: We have received a petition to list the black-tailed prairie 
dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) throughout its range in Arizona, Colorado, 
Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South 
Dakota, Texas, Wyoming, southern Saskatchewan, Canada, and northern 
Mexico. The petition presents substantial scientific and commercial 
information that the request for listing may be warranted. Therefore, 
we are initiating a status review to determine if the petitioned action 
is warranted. To ensure that the review is comprehensive, we are 
soliciting information and data regarding this action. We will use 
information received during the comment period for this status review 
in our review of the black-tailed prairie dog.

DATES: The finding announced in this document was made on March 17, 
1999. A status review is initiated. To have information considered in the 
status review and subsequent 12-month finding for the petition, submit
information to us by May 24, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Data, information, technical critiques, comments, or 
questions relevant to this finding should be submitted to the Field 
Supervisor, Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 420 
South Garfield Avenue, Suite 400, Pierre, South Dakota 57501-5408. You 
may inspect the petition, finding, and supporting documents, by 
appointment, at the above address. You may request and receive 
electronic copies of the petition and finding via e-mail from 
r6fwe__pie@fws.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pete Gober, at the address given 
above, or telephone (605) 224-8693.