[Federal Register: May 26, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 101)]
[Rules and Regulations]               
[Page 28393-28403]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr26my99-16]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

RIN 1018-AE52

 
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Status 
for the Plant Thelypodium howellii ssp. spectabilis (Howell's 
spectacular thelypody)

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) determine 
threatened status pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 
amended (Act), for Thelypodium howellii ssp. spectabilis (Howell's 
spectacular thelypody). Thelypodium howellii ssp. spectabilis is known 
from 11 sites in Baker and Union counties, Oregon. This taxon is 
threatened by a variety of factors including habitat destruction and 
fragmentation from agricultural and urban development, grazing by 
domestic livestock, competition from non-native vegetation, and 
alterations of wetland hydrology. This rule implements the Federal 
protection and recovery provisions afforded by the Act for the plant.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 25, 1999.

ADDRESSES: The complete file for this rule is available for public 
inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service, Snake River Basin Office, 1387 S. Vinnell 
Way, Room 368, Boise, Idaho 83709.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Ruesink, Field Supervisor (see 
ADDRESSES section) (telephone 208/378-5243; facsimile 208/378-5262).