[Federal Register: July 29, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 145)]
[Proposed Rules]               
[Page 41060-41061]
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

 
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding 
for a Petition To List the Junaluska Salamander as Endangered With 
Critical Habitat

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of 12-month petition finding.

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SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a 12-month finding 
for a petition to list the Junaluska salamander (Eurycea junaluska) 
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). After 
reviewing all available scientific and commercial information, we have 
determined that listing is not warranted for the Junaluska salamander 
at this time.
    The status of the Junaluska salamander is more secure than 
indicated by the petitioners, in a large part because the number of 
populations is more than twice the number previously known to exist. 
Further, many of the factors the petitioners identified as those 
threatening the species are merely conjecture or have been lessened by 
the finding of additional populations. The species occurs in North 
Carolina and Tennessee.

DATES: The finding announced in this document was made on July 14, 
1999.

ADDRESSES: Send questions, comments, data, or information concerning 
this petition to the State Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Asheville Field Office, 160 Zillicoa Street, Asheville, North Carolina 
28801. The petition finding, supporting data, and comments are 
available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business 
hours at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. J. Allen Ratzlaff at the above 
address or telephone 828/258-3939, ext. 229.