[Federal Register: July 12, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 132)]
[Rules and Regulations]               
[Page 37441-37453]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr12jy99-12]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

RIN 1018-AF37

 
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of 
Critical Habitat for the Huachuca Water Umbel, a Plant

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 plant Lilaeopsis schaffneriana var. recurva 
(Huachuca water umbel). Designated habitat includes a total of 83.2 
kilometers (km) (51.7 miles (mi)) of streams or rivers in Cochise and 
Santa Cruz 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, we 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).