[Federal Register: July 12, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 132)]
[Rules and Regulations]               
[Page 37419-37440]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

RIN 1018-AF36

 
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of 
Critical Habitat for the Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium 
brasilianum cactorum)

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate 
critical habitat pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 
amended (Act), for the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl (Glaucidium 
brasilianum cactorum). A total of approximately 296,240 hectares 
(731,712 acres) of riverine riparian and upland habitat are designated. 
Critical habitat is located in Pima, Cochise, Pinal, and Maricopa 
counties, Arizona. Section 7 of the Act prohibits destruction or 
adverse modification of critical habitat by any activity funded, 
authorized, or carried out by any Federal agency. As required by 
section 4 of the Act, the Service considered economic and other 
relevant impacts prior to making a final decision on the size and 
configuration of critical habitat.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 11, 1999.

ADDRESSES: The complete administrative record for this rule is on file 
at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arizona Ecological Services 
Field Office, 2321 West Royal Palm Road, Suite 103, Phoenix, Arizona 
85021-4951. The complete file for this rule is available for public 
inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the above 
address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Gatz, Endangered Species 
Coordinator, at the above address (telephone 602/640-2720 ext. 240; 
facsimile 602/640-2730).