[Federal Register: May 17, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 94)]
[Proposed Rules]               
[Page 26725-26733]
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 
on Petitions To Change the Status of Grizzly Bear Populations in the 
Selkirk Area in Idaho and Washington and the Cabinet-Yaak Area of 
Montana and Idaho From Threatened to Endangered

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of 12-month petition finding.

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SUMMARY: We find that reclassification of grizzly bears (Ursus arctos 
horribilis) in the combined Cabinet-Yaak/Selkirk recovery zones of 
Idaho, Montana, and Washington from threatened to endangered status is 
warranted but precluded by work on other higher priority species.

DATES: The finding announced in this document was approved on April 20, 
1999.

ADDRESSES: You may send questions or comments concerning this finding 
to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Grizzly Bear Recovery Coordinator, 
University Hall 309, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812. 
You may inspect the petition, finding, and supporting data by 
appointment during normal business hours at the above office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Christopher Servheen, Grizzly Bear 
Recovery Coordinator (see ADDRESSES section) at telephone (406) 243-
4903.