[Federal Register: October 20, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 202)]
[Rules and Regulations]               
[Page 56590-56596]
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-AE57

 
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule to List 
Astragalus desereticus (Deseret milk-vetch) as Threatened

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), determine 
the plant species, Astragalus desereticus (Deseret milk-vetch), to be a 
threatened species under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 
1973, as amended (Act). Astragalus desereticus, considered extinct 
until its rediscovery in 1981, exists in one small population in Utah 
County, Utah. Threats to the plant include residential development, 
highway widening, livestock grazing and trampling, and other impacts to 
its limited habitat. This plant receives no protection under State or 
local laws or regulations. This rule implements Federal protection 
provided by the Act for this plant.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 19, 1999.

ADDRESSES: The complete file for this rule is available for public 
inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the Utah 
Ecological Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Lincoln Plaza Suite 404, 145 East 1300 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 
84115.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John L. England at the above address 
(telephone: 801/524-5001).