2002 Federal Register, 67 FR 37067; Centralized Library: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

[Federal Register: May 28, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 102)]
[Proposed Rules]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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[[pp. 37067-37106]] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designations of 
Critical Habitat for Plant Species From the Island of Hawaii, Hawaii

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section). Requests for copies of the regulations on listed plants and 
animals, and inquiries about prohibitions and permits may be addressed 
to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Branch of Endangered Species/
Permits, 911 N.E. 11th Ave., Portland, OR 97232-4181 (telephone 503/
231-2063; facsimile 503/231-6243).

Relationship to Habitat Conservation Plans and Other Planning Efforts

    Currently, there are no HCPs that include any of the plant species 
discussed in this proposal as covered species. In the event that future 
HCPs covering any of the discussed plant species are developed within 
the boundaries of designated critical habitat, we will work with 
applicants to ensure that the HCPs provide for protection and 
management of habitat areas essential to the conservation of the 
species. This will be accomplished by either directing development and 
habitat modification to nonessential areas, or appropriately modifying 
activities within essential habitat areas so that such activities will 
not adversely modify the primary constituent elements. The HCP 
development process would provide an opportunity for more intensive 
data collection and analysis regarding the use of particular areas by 
these plant species.

Economic and Other Relevant Impacts

    Section 4(b)(2) of the Act requires us to designate critical 
habitat on the basis of the best scientific and commercial information 
available and to consider the economic and other relevant impacts of 
designating a particular area as critical habitat. We may exclude areas 
from critical habitat upon a determination that the benefits of such 
exclusions outweigh the benefits of specifying such areas as critical 
habitat. However, we cannot exclude such areas from critical habitat if 
the exclusion will result in the extinction of the species concerned. 
We will conduct an analysis of the economic impacts of designating 
these areas as critical habitat in light of this proposal and in 
accordance with recent decisions in the N.M. Cattlegrowers Ass'n v. 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., 248 F.3d 1277 (10th Cir. 2001) prior to a 
final determination. The economic analysis will include detailed 
information on the baseline costs and benefits of the critical habitat 
designation regardless of whether the costs are coextensive with 
listing, where such estimates are available. This information on the 
baseline will allow a fuller appreciation of the economic impacts 
associated with critical habitat designation. When completed, we will 
announce the availability of the draft economic analysis with a notice 
in the Federal Register, and we will open a public comment period on 
the draft economic analysis and re-open the comment period on the 
proposed rule at that time.
    We will utilize the final economic analysis, and take into 
consideration all comments and information regarding economic or other 
impacts submitted during the public comment period and any public 
hearings, if requested, to make final critical habitat designations. We 
may exclude areas from critical habitat upon a determination that the 
benefits of such exclusions outweigh the benefits of specifying such 
areas as part of critical habitat; however, we cannot exclude areas 
from critical habitat when such exclusion will result in the extinction 
of the species.

Public Comments Solicited

    It is our intent that any final action resulting from this proposal 
be as accurate and as effective as possible. Therefore, we solicit 
comments or suggestions from the public, other concerned governmental 
agencies, the scientific community, industry or any other interested 
party concerning this proposed rule.
    We invite comments from the public that provide information on 
whether lands within proposed critical habitat are currently being 
managed to address conservation needs of these listed plants. As stated 
earlier in this proposed rule, if we receive information that any of 
the areas proposed as critical habitat are adequately managed, we may 
delete such areas from the final rule, because they would not meet the 
definition in section 3(5)(A)(i) of the Act. In determining adequacy of 
management, we must find that the management effort is sufficiently 
certain to be implemented and effective so as to contribute to the 
elimination or adequate reduction of relevant threats to the species.
    We are soliciting comment in this proposed rule on whether current 
land management plans or practices applied within areas proposed as 
critical habitat adequately address the threat to these listed species.
    We are aware that the State of Hawaii and some private landowners 
are considering the development and implementation of land management 
plans or agreements that may promote the conservation and recovery of 
endangered and threatened plant species on the island of Hawaii. We are 
soliciting comments in this proposed rule on whether current land 
management plans or practices applied within the areas proposed as 
critical habitat provide for the conservation of the species by 
adequately addressing the threats. We are also soliciting comments on 
whether future development and approval of conservation measures (e.g., 
HCPs, Conservation Agreements, Safe Harbor Agreements) should be 
excluded from critical habitat and if so, by what mechanism.
    In addition, we are seeking comments on the following:
    (1) The reasons why critical habitat for any of these species is 
prudent or not prudent as provided by section 4 of the Act and 50 CFR 
424.12(a)(1);
    (2) The reasons why any particular area should or should not be 
designated as critical habitat for any of these species, as critical 
habitat is defined by section 3 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1532 (5));
    (3) specific information on the amount, distribution, and quality 
of habitat for the 47 species and what habitat is essential to the 
conservation of the species and why;
    (4) land use practices and current or planned activities in the 
subject areas and their possible impacts on proposed critical habitat;
    (5) any economic or other impacts resulting from the proposed 
designations of critical habitat, including any impacts on small 
entities, energy development, low income households, and local 
governments;
    (6) economic and other potential values associated with designating 
critical habitat for the above plant species such as those derived from 
non-consumptive uses (e.g., hiking, camping, birding, enhanced 
watershed protection, increased soil retention, ``existence values,'' 
and reductions in administrative costs);
    (7) the methodology we might use, under section 4(b)(2) of the Act, 
in determining if the benefits of excluding an area from critical 
habitat outweigh the benefits of specifying the area as critical 
habitat; and
    (8) the effects of critical habitat designation on military lands, 
and how it would affect military activities, particularly military 
activities at the Pohakuloa Training Area lands on the island of 
Hawaii. Whether there will be a significant impact on military 
readiness or national security if we designate critical habitat on 
these facilities. Whether these facilities should be excluded from the 
designation under section 4(b)(2) of the Act.
    Our practice is to make comments, including names and home 
addresses of respondents, available for public review during regular 
business hours. Individual respondents may request that we withhold 
their home address, which

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we will honor to the extent allowable by law. There also may be 
circumstances in which we would withhold a respondent's identity, as 
allowable by law. If you wish us to withhold your name and/or address, 
you must state this request prominently at the beginning of your 
comment. However, we will not consider anonymous comments. To the 
extent consistent with applicable law, we will make all submissions 
from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying 
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or 
businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety. Comments 
and materials received will be available for public inspection, by 
appointment, during normal business hours at the above address (see 
ADDRESSES section).
    If you wish to comment, you may submit your comments and materials 
concerning this proposal by any of several methods: You may submit 
written comments and information to the Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Office, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., P.O. Box 
50088, Honolulu, HI 96850-0001. You may hand-deliver comments to our 
Honolulu Fish and Wildlife Office at the address above. You may send 
comments by electronic mail (e-mail) to: FW1PIE--Hawaii-- Island--
Crithab @r1.fws.gov. If you submit comments by e-mail, please submit 
them as an ASCII file and avoid the use of special characters and any 
form of encryption. Please also include ``Attn: RIN 1018-AH02'' and 
your name and return address in your e-mail message. If you do not 
receive a confirmation from the system that we have received your e-
mail message, contact us directly by calling our Honolulu Fish and 
Wildlife Office at telephone number 808/541-3441.
    The comment period closes on July 29, 2002. We are seeking comments 
or suggestions from the public, other concerned governmental agencies, 
the scientific community, industry, or any other interested parties 
concerning the proposed rule. For additional information on public 
hearings see the DATES section.

Peer Review

    In accordance with our policy published on July 1, 1994 (59 FR 
34270), we will seek the expert opinions of at least three appropriate 
and independent specialists regarding this proposed rule. The purpose 
of such review is to ensure listing and critical habitat decisions are 
based on scientifically sound data, assumptions, and analyses. We will 
send copies of this proposed rule to these peer reviewers immediately 
following publication in the Federal Register. We will invite the peer 
reviewers to comment, during the public comment period, on the specific 
assumptions and conclusions regarding the proposed designations of 
critical habitat.
    We will consider all comments and data received during the 60-day 
comment period on this proposed rule during preparation of a final 
rulemaking. Accordingly, the final decision may differ from this 
proposal.

Clarity of the Rule

    Executive Order 12866 requires each agency to write regulations and 
notices that are easy to understand. We invite your comments on how to 
make this proposed rule easier to understand including answers to 
questions such as the following: (1) Are the requirements in the 
proposed rule clearly stated? (2) Does the proposed rule contain 
technical language or jargon that interferes with the clarity? (3) Does 
the format of the proposed rule (grouping and order of sections, use of 
headings, paragraphing, etc.) aid or reduce its clarity? (4) Is the 
description of the proposed rule in the Supplementary Information 
section of the preamble helpful in understanding the document? (5) What 
else could we do to make the proposed rule easier to understand?
    Send a copy of any comments that concern how we could make this 
rule easier to understand to: Office of Regulatory Affairs, Department 
of the Interior, Room 7229, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240.

Taxonomic Changes

    At the time we listed Delissea undulata, Hibiscus brackenridgei, 
Mariscus fauriei, Mariscus pennatiformis, and Phyllostegia parviflora 
we followed the taxonomic treatments in Wagner et al. (1990), the 
widely used and accepted Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii. 
Subsequent to the final listing we became aware of new taxonomic 
treatments of these species. Due to the court-ordered deadlines we are 
required to publish this proposal to designate critical habitat on the 
island of Hawaii before we can prepare and publish a notice of 
taxonomic changes for these five species. We propose to publish a 
taxonomic change notice for these five species after we have published 
the final critical habitat designations on the island of Hawaii.

Required Determinations

Regulatory Planning and Review

    In accordance with Executive Order 12866, this document is a 
significant rule and was reviewed by the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) in accordance with the four criteria discussed below. We 
are preparing an economic analysis of this proposed action, which will 
be available for public comment, to determine the economic consequences 
of designating the specific areas identified as critical habitat. The 
availability of the draft economic analysis will be announced in the 
Federal Register so that it is available for public review and 
comments.
    a. While we will prepare an economic analysis to assist us in 
considering whether areas should be excluded pursuant to section 4 of 
the Act, we do not believe this rule will have an annual economic 
effect of $100 million or more or adversely affect in a material way 
the economy, a sector of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, 
the environment, public health or safety, or State or local governments 
or communities. Therefore, at this time, we do not believe a cost 
benefit and economic analysis pursuant to Executive Order 12866 is 
required. We will revisit this if the economic analysis indicates 
greater impacts than currently anticipated.
    The dates for which the 47 plant species were listed as threatened 
or endangered can be found in Table 4(b). Consequently, and as needed, 
we conduct formal and informal section 7 consultations with other 
Federal agencies to ensure that their actions will not jeopardize the 
continued existence of these species. Under the Act, critical habitat 
may not be adversely modified by a Federal agency action. Critical 
habitat does not impose any restrictions on non-Federal persons unless 
they are conducting activities funded or otherwise sponsored, 
authorized, or permitted by a Federal agency (see Table 6).

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            Table 6.--Impacts of Critical Habitat Designation for 47 Plants From the Island of Hawaii
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                                                                                       Additional activities
                                     Activities potentially affected by species       potentially affected by
     Categories of activities                       listing only                   critical habitat designation
                                                                                                \1\
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Federal Activities Potentially     Activities conducted by the Army Corps of      These same activities carried
 Affected \2\.                      Engineers, Department of Transportation,       out by Federal Agencies in
                                    Department of Defense, Department of           designated areas where
                                    Agriculture, Environmental Protection          section 7 consultations would
                                    Agency, Federal Emergency Management Agency,   not have occurred but for the
                                    Federal Aviation Administration, Federal       critical habitat designation.
                                    Communications Commission, Department of
                                    Interior activities that require a Federal
                                    action (permit, authorization, or funding)
                                    and may remove or destroy habitat for these
                                    plants by mechanical, chemical, or other
                                    means (e.g., overgrazing, clearing, cutting
                                    native live trees and shrubs, water
                                    diversion, impoundment, groundwater pumping,
                                    road building, mining, herbicide
                                    application, recreational use etc.) or
                                    appreciably decrease habitat value or
                                    quality through indirect effects (e.g., edge
                                    effects, invasion of exotic plants or
                                    animals, fragmentation of habitat).
Private or other non-Federal       Activities that require a Federal action       These same activities carried
 Activities Potentially Affected    (permit, authorization, or funding) and may    out by Federal Agencies in
 \3\.                               remove or destroy habitat for these plants     designated areas where
                                    by mechanical, chemical, or other means        section 7 consultations would
                                    (e.g., overgrazing, clearing, cutting native   not have occurred but for the
                                    live trees and shrubs, water diversion,        critical habitat designation.
                                    impoundment, groundwater pumping, road
                                    building, mining, herbicide application,
                                    recreational use etc.) or appreciably
                                    decrease habitat value or quality through
                                    indirect effects (e.g., edge effects,
                                    invasion of exotic plants or animals,
                                    fragmentation of habitat).
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\1\ This column represents activities potentially affected by the critical habitat designation in addition to
  those activities potentially affected by listing the species.
\2\ Activities initiated by a Federal agency.
\3\ Activities initiated by a private or other non-Federal entity that may need Federal authorization or
  funding.

    Section 7 of the Act requires Federal agencies to ensure that they 
do not jeopardize the continued existence of these species. Based on 
our experience with these species and their needs, we conclude that 
most Federal or federally-authorized actions that could potentially 
cause an adverse modification of the proposed critical habitat would 
currently be considered as ``jeopardy'' under the Act in areas occupied 
by the species because consultation would already be required due to 
the presence of the listed species, and the duty to avoid adverse 
modification of critical habitat would not trigger additional 
regulatory impacts beyond the duty to avoid jeopardizing the species. 
Accordingly, we do not expect the designation of currently occupied 
areas as critical habitat to have any additional incremental impacts on 
what actions may or may not be conducted by Federal agencies or non-
Federal persons that receive Federal authorization or funding.
    The designation of areas as critical habitat where section 7 
consultations would not have occurred but for the critical habitat 
designation (that is, in areas currently unoccupied by the listed 
species), may have impacts that are not attributable to the species 
listing on what actions may or may not be conducted by Federal agencies 
or non-Federal persons who receive Federal authorization or funding. We 
will evaluate any impact through our economic analysis (under section 4 
of the Act; see Economic Analysis section of this rule). Non-Federal 
persons who do not have a Federal nexus with their actions are not 
restricted by the designation of critical habitat.
    b. We do not believe this rule will create inconsistencies with 
other agencies' actions. As discussed above, Federal agencies have been 
required to ensure that their actions not jeopardize the continued 
existence of the 47 plant species since their listing between 1991 and 
1996. For the reasons discussed above, the prohibition against adverse 
modification of critical habitat would be expected to impose few, if 
any, additional restrictions to those that currently exist in the 
proposed critical habitat on currently occupied lands. However, we will 
evaluate any impact of designating areas where section 7 consultations 
would not have occurred but for the critical habitat designation 
through our economic analysis. Because of the potential for impacts on 
other Federal agency activities, we will continue to review this 
proposed action for any inconsistencies with other Federal agency 
actions.
    c. We do not expect this proposed rule, if made final, would 
materially affect entitlements, grants, user fees, loan programs, or 
the rights and obligations of their recipients. Federal agencies are 
currently required to ensure that their activities do not jeopardize 
the continued existence of a listed species, and, as discussed above, 
we do not anticipate that the adverse modification prohibition, 
resulting from critical habitat designation will have any incremental 
effects in areas of occupied habitat on any Federal entitlement, grant, 
or loan program. We will evaluate any impact of designating areas where 
section 7 consultation would not have occurred but for the critical 
habitat designation through our economic analysis.
    d. OMB has determined that this rule may raise novel legal or 
policy issues and, as a result, this rule has undergone OMB review.

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., as 
amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Act (SBREFA) of 
1996), whenever an agency is required to publish a notice of rulemaking 
for any proposed or final rule, it must prepare and make available for 
public comment a regulatory flexibility analysis that describes the 
effects of the rule on small entities (i.e., small businesses, small 
organizations, and small government jurisdictions). However, no 
regulatory flexibility analysis is required if the head of the agency 
certifies the rule will not have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities. SBREFA amended the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (RFA) to require Federal agencies to provide a 
statement of the factual basis for certifying that the rule will not 
have a significant economic effect on a substantial number of small 
entities. SBREFA also amended the RFA to require a certification 
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today's rule, we are certifying that the rule will not have a 
significant effect on a substantial number of small entities. However, 
should our economic analysis provide a contrary indication, we will 
revisit this determination at that time. The following discussion 
explains our rationale.
    According to the Small Business Administration, small entities 
include small organizations, such as independent non-profit 
organizations, and small governmental jurisdictions, including school 
boards and city and town governments that serve fewer than 50,000 
residents, as well as small businesses. Small businesses include 
manufacturing and mining concerns with fewer than 500 employees, 
wholesale trade entities with fewer than 100 employees, retail and 
service businesses with less than $5 million in annual sales, general 
and heavy construction businesses with less than $27.5 million in 
annual business, special trade contractors doing less than $11.5 
million in annual business, and agricultural businesses with annual 
sales less than $750,000. To determine if potential economic impacts to 
these small entities are significant, we consider the types of 
activities that might trigger regulatory impacts under this rule as 
well as the types of project modifications that may result. In general, 
the term significant economic impact is meant to apply to a typical 
small business firm's business operations.
    To determine if the rule would affect a substantial number of small 
entities, we consider the number of small entities affected within 
particular types of economic activities (e.g., housing development, 
grazing, oil and gas production, timber harvesting, etc.). We apply the 
``substantial number'' test individually to each industry to determine 
if certification is appropriate. In estimating the numbers of small 
entities potentially affected, we also consider whether their 
activities have any Federal involvement; some kinds of activities are 
unlikely to have any Federal involvement and so will not be affected by 
critical habitat designation.
    Designation of critical habitat only affects activities conducted, 
funded, or permitted by Federal agencies; non-Federal activities are 
not affected by the designation. In areas where the species are 
present, Federal agencies are already required to consult with us under 
section 7 of the Act on activities that they fund, permit, or implement 
that may affect Achyranthes mutica, Adenophorus periens, Argyroxiphium 
kauense, Asplenium fragile var. insulare, Bonamia menziesii, Clermontia 
drepanomorpha, Clermontia lindseyana, Clermontia peleana, Clermontia 
pyrularia, Colubrina oppositifolia, Cyanea hamatiflora ssp. carlsonii, 
Cyanea platyphylla, Cyanea shipmanii, Cyanea stictophylla, Cyrtandra 
giffardii, Cyrtandra tintinnabula, Delissea undulata, Diellia erecta, 
Flueggea neowawraea, Gouania vitifolia, Hedyotis coriacea, 
Hibiscadelphus giffardianus, Hibiscadelphus hualalaiensis, Hibiscus 
brackenridgei, Ischaemum byrone, Isodendrion hosakae, Isodendrion 
pyrifolium, Mariscus fauriei, Melicope zahlbruckneri, Neraudia ovata, 
Nothocestrum breviflorum, Phyllostegia racemosa, Phyllostegia velutina, 
Phyllostegia warshaueri, Plantago hawaiensis, Pleomele hawaiiensis, 
Portulaca sclerocarpa, Sesbania tomentosa, Sicyos alba, Silene 
hawaiiensis, Silene lanceolata, Solanum incompletum, Spermolepis 
hawaiiensis, Tetramolopium arenarium, Vigna o-wahuensis, Zanthoxylum 
dipetalum ssp. tomentosum, and Zanthoxylum hawaiiense. If these 
critical habitat designations are finalized, Federal agencies must also 
consult with us if their activities may affect designated critical 
habitat. However, in areas where the species are present, we do not 
believe this will result in any additional regulatory burden on Federal 
agencies or their applicants because consultation would already be 
required due to the presence of the listed species, and the duty to 
avoid adverse modification of critical habitat likely would not trigger 
additional regulatory impacts beyond the duty to avoid jeopardizing the 
species.
    Even if the duty to avoid adverse modification does not trigger 
additional regulatory impacts in areas where the species is present, 
designation of critical habitat could result in an addition economic 
burden on small entities due to the requirement to reinitiate 
consultation for ongoing Federal activities. However, since these 47 
species were listed (between 1991 and 1996), on the island of Hawaii we 
have conducted only two formal and 20 informal consultations, 11 of 
which concerned the Army's Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA), in addition 
to consultations on Federal grants to State wildlife programs, which do 
not affect small entities.
    One of the two formal consultations involving the 47 species was 
conducted with the Army regarding the addition of two firing lanes to 
Range 8 at PTA. Silene hawaiiensis, one of the 47 species, was the only 
listed species addressed in the biological opinion, which concluded 
that with implementation of the preferred alternative and accompanying 
mitigation procedures, the project was not likely to jeopardize the 
continued existence of the species. The other formal consultation was 
with the Federal Highways Administration (FHWA) on realignment of and 
improvements to Saddle Road. Silene hawaiiensis and the palila (or 
honeycreeper, Loxioides bailleui), a listed bird, were the two species 
addressed in the biological opinion, which concluded that with the 
conservation and mitigation measures built into the project by FHWA, 
the project was not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of the 
two species and was not likely to adversely modify critical habitat for 
the palila. Neither of the two formal consultations directly affected 
or concerned small entities. In both consultations, we concluded that 
the preferred alternative for the project, with accompanying 
conservation and mitigation procedures, was not likely to jeopardize 
the continued existence of the species. The only ongoing project is the 
Saddle Road realignment, which does not directly affect small entities. 
Neither of these formal consultations directly affected or concerned 
small entities, nor does the ongoing project directly affect small 
entities. As a result, the requirement to reinitiate consultation for 
ongoing projects will not affect a substantial number of small entities 
on the island of Hawaii.
    Three of the 20 informal consultations that have been conducted on 
the island of Hawaii concern the National Park Service's Hawaii 
Volcanoes National Park: one on fence construction to exclude ungulates 
regarding three of the 47 species (Asplenium fragile var. insulare, 
Plantago hawaiensis, and Silene hawaiiensis) as well as one listed bird 
and two listed plants not included in the 47 species in today's rule; 
one on use of the Marsokhod planetary rover at Kilauea Volcano's summit 
regarding Silene hawaiiensis; and one on outplanting food plants for 
the endangered Hawaiian nene goose regarding Sesbania tomentosa and two 
listed birds. Four informal consultations were conducted with the Army 
Corps of Engineers (ACOE): one for the Defense Environmental 
Restoration Program on removal of unexploded ordnance from the former 
Waikoloa Maneuver Area regarding Portulaca sclerocarpa; one on the 
Alenaio Stream flood control project in Hilo regarding Asplenium 
fragile var. insulare as well as several listed birds and a listed 
plant not included in today's rule; one for the Multi-Purpose Range 
Complex at PTA regarding

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Asplenium fragile var. insulare, Hedyotis coriacea, Silene hawaiiensis, 
Silene lanceolata, and one listed plant not in today's rule; and one 
consultation for the Endangered Species Management Plan for PTA 
regarding eight of the 47 species (Asplenium fragile var. insulare, 
Hedyotis coriacea, Portulaca sclerocarpa, Silene hawaiiensis, Silene 
lanceolata, Solanum incompletum, Tetramolopium arenarium, and 
Zanthoxylum hawaiiense) and three listed plants not in today's rule. 
Eleven informal consultations were conducted with the Army concerning 
PTA: three on archery hunts regarding Silene hawaiiensis and three 
listed plants not in today's rule; one on a grenade machine gun range 
regarding Asplenium fragile var. insulare and Silene hawaiiensis; one 
on a quarry rock crusher regarding Silene hawaiiensis and a listed 
plant not in today's rule; one on the proposed acquisition of a Parker 
Ranch parcel regarding Silene lanceolata and a listed plant not in 
today's rule; one on military training regarding Hedyotis coriacea, 
Portulaca sclerocarpa, Silene hawaiiensis, Silene lanceolata, 
Tetramolopium arenarium, and Zanthoxylum hawaiiense; two on threats to 
rare plants from feral ungulates regarding eight of the 47 species 
(Asplenium fragile var. insulare, Hedyotis coriacea, Portulaca 
sclerocarpa, Silene hawaiiensis, Silene lanceolata, Solanum 
incompletum, Tetramolopium arenarium, and Zanthoxylum hawaiiense) as 
well as three listed plants not in today's rule; one on the Ecosystem 
Management Plan regarding nine of the 47 species (Asplenium fragile 
var. insulare, Hedyotis coriacea, Neraudia ovata, Portulaca 
sclerocarpa, Silene hawaiiensis, Silene lanceolata, Solanum 
incompletum, Tetramolopium arenarium, and Zanthoxylum hawaiiense) as 
well as the listed Hawaiian hoary bat and two listed plants not in 
today's rule; and one consultation concerning PTA's Ecosystem 
Management Plan, Endangered Species Management Plan, and Fire 
Management Plan regarding the same nine species, bat, and two listed 
plants referred to just above. Two informal consultations were 
conducted with the Federal Highways Administration on Kealakehe Parkway 
construction regarding four of the 47 species (Isodendrion pyrifolium, 
Mariscus fauriei, Nothocestrum breviflorum, and Pleomele hawaiiensis) 
as well as one listed plant not included in the 47 species in today's 
rule and Pritchardia affinis, for which we determine that the 
designation of critical habitat is not prudent in today's rule.
    None of these informal consultations directly affected or concerned 
small entities. In all 20 informal consultations, we concurred with 
each agency's determination that the project, as proposed or modified, 
was not likely to adversely affect listed species. The only ongoing 
projects are Kealakehe Parkway and those concerning military training 
and management plans at PTA, which do not directly affect small 
entities. None of these consultations directly affected or concerned 
small entities, and none of the ongoing projects directly affect small 
entities. Only a small percentage of the small entities would be 
affected indirectly. As a result, the requirement to reinitiate 
consultation for ongoing projects will not affect a substantial number 
of small entities on the island of Hawaii.
    In areas where the species is clearly not present, designation of 
critical habitat could trigger additional review of Federal activities 
under section 7 of the Act that would otherwise not be required. Other 
than on military lands, notably the Army's PTA, Hawaii Volcanoes 
National Park, and construction for Saddle Road and Kealakehe Parkway, 
we are aware of few activities in the proposed critical habitat areas 
for these 47 plants that have Federal involvement, and thus, would 
require consultation or reinitiation of already completed consultations 
for ongoing projects. As mentioned above, we have conducted only two 
formal and 20 informal consultations under section 7 involving any of 
the species, most of them concerning PTA. As a result, other than for 
PTA, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Saddle Road, and Kealakehe, we 
cannot easily identify future consultations that may be due to the 
listing of the species or the increment of additional consultations 
that may be required by this critical habitat designation. Therefore, 
for the purposes of this review and certification under the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act, we are assuming that, with those exceptions, future 
consultations in the area proposed as critical habitat will be due to 
the critical habitat designations.
    On the island of Hawaii, approximately 33 percent of the 
designations are on Federal lands, 51 percent are on State lands, and 
16 percent are on private lands. Most of the land within the critical 
habitat units will have limited suitability for development, land uses, 
and activities because of the rather remote locations, limited access, 
and rugged terrain of these lands. Also, most of this land (84 percent) 
is within the State Conservation District where State land-use controls 
severely limit development and most activities. Approximately 16 
percent of this land is within the State Agricultural District where 
only activities such as crops, livestock, grazing, and accessory 
structures and farmhouses are allowed. The majority of this land is 
under State ownership or large estates that do not qualify as small 
entities. Less than 1 percent of this land is within the State Urban 
District where land use and development (commercial, industrial, 
residential, etc.) are subject to the county community plans, zoning, 
building code regulations, and land-use regulations. On non-Federal 
lands, activities that lack Federal involvement would not be affected 
by the critical habitat designations. Activities of an economic nature 
that are likely to occur on non-Federal lands in the area encompassed 
by these proposed designations consist of improvements in State parks 
and communications and tracking facilities; road improvements; 
recreational use such as hiking, camping, picnicking, game hunting, 
fishing; and ranching, and crop farming. With the exception of 
communications and tracking facilities improvements by the Federal 
Aviation Administration or the Federal Communications Commission and 
road improvements by FHWA, these activities are unlikely to have 
Federal involvement. On lands that are in agricultural production, the 
types of activities that might trigger a consultation include 
irrigation ditch system projects that may require section 404 
authorizations from the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE), and watershed 
management and restoration projects sponsored by NRCS. However, the 
NRCS restoration projects typically are voluntary, and irrigation ditch 
system projects within lands that are in agricultural production are 
rare, and may affect only a small percentage of the small entities 
within these proposed critical habitat designations.
    Lands that are within the State Urban District are located almost 
exclusively within undeveloped coastal areas. The types of activities 
that might trigger a consultation include shoreline restoration or 
modification projects that may require section 404 authorizations from 
the ACOE or Federal Emergency Management Agency, housing or resort 
development that may require permits from the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, and activities funded or authorized by the 
Environmental Protection Agency. However, we are not aware of a 
significant number of future activities that would require federal 
funds,

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permits, or authorizations in these coastal areas. Therefore, we 
conclude that the proposed rule would not affect a substantial number 
of small entities.
    Even if a substantial number of small entities were affected by the 
consultation requirements of the Act, which we believe would be highly 
unlikely based on the past consultation history for these 47 species, 
and based on our experience with section 7 consultations for all listed 
species, virtually all projects--including those that, in their initial 
proposed form, would result in jeopardy or adverse modification 
determinations in section 7 consultations--can be implemented 
successfully with, at most, the adoption of reasonable and prudent 
alternatives. These measures must be economically feasible and within 
the scope of authority of the Federal agency involved in the 
consultation (see 50 CFR 404.2, definition of reasonable and prudent 
alternatives). Therefore, such measures are not likely to result in a 
significant economic impact to a substantial number of small entities.
    As required under section 4(b)(2) of the Act, we will conduct an 
analysis of the potential economic impacts of this proposed critical 
habitat designation, and will make that analysis available for public 
review and comment before finalizing these designations. However, court 
deadlines require us to publish this proposed rule before the economic 
analysis can be completed.
    In summary, we have considered whether this proposed rule would 
result in a significant economic effect on a substantial number of 
small entities. It would not affect a substantial number of small 
entities. Approximately 51 percent of the lands proposed as critical 
habitat are on State of Hawaii lands. The State of Hawaii is not a 
small entity. Approximately 16 percent of the lands proposed as 
critical habitat are on private lands, the majority owned by large 
estates that do not qualify as small entities. Many of the private 
parcels are located in areas where likely future land uses are not 
expected to result in Federal involvement or section 7 consultations. 
Most of the private and State parcels within the proposed designation 
are currently being used for recreational and agricultural purposes 
and, therefore, are not likely to require any Federal authorization. In 
the remaining areas, section 7 application, the only trigger for 
economic regulatory impact under this rule, would be limited to a 
subset of the area proposed. The most likely future section 7 
consultations resulting from this rule would be for informal 
consultations on military training activities, federally funded highway 
construction, federally funded land and water conservation projects, 
species-specific surveys and research projects, and watershed 
management and restoration projects sponsored by NRCS. These 
consultations would likely occur on only a subset of the total number 
of parcels and therefore would not likely affect a substantial number 
of small entities. This rule would result in project modifications only 
when proposed Federal activities would destroy or adversely modify 
critical habitat. While this may occur, it is not expected frequently 
enough to affect a substantial number of small entities. Even when it 
does occur, we do not expect it to result in a significant economic 
impact, as the measures included in reasonable and prudent alternatives 
must be economically feasible and consistent with the proposed action. 
Therefore, we are certifying that the proposed designation of critical 
habitat for the following species: Achyranthes mutica, Adenophorus 
periens, Argyroxiphium kauense, Asplenium fragile var. insulare, 
Bonamia menziesii, Clermontia drepanomorpha, Clermontia lindseyana, 
Clermontia peleana, Clermontia pyrularia, Colubrina oppositifolia, 
Cyanea hamatiflora ssp. carlsonii, Cyanea platyphylla, Cyanea 
shipmanii, Cyanea stictophylla, Cyrtandra giffardii, Cyrtandra 
tintinnabula, Delissea undulata, Diellia erecta, Flueggea neowawraea, 
Gouania vitifolia, Hedyotis coriacea, Hibiscadelphus giffardianus, 
Hibiscadelphus hualalaiensis, Hibiscus brackenridgei, Ischaemum byrone, 
Isodendrion hosakae, Isodendrion pyrifolium, Mariscus fauriei, Melicope 
zahlbruckneri, Neraudia ovata, Nothocestrum breviflorum, Phyllostegia 
racemosa, Phyllostegia velutina, Phyllostegia warshaueri, Plantago 
hawaiensis, Pleomele hawaiiensis, Portulaca sclerocarpa, Sesbania 
tomentosa, Sicyos alba, Silene hawaiiensis, Silene lanceolata, Solanum 
incompletum, Spermolepis hawaiiensis, Tetramolopium arenarium, Vigna o-
wahuensis, Zanthoxylum dipetalum ssp. tomentosum, and Zanthoxylum 
hawaiiense will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities, and an initial regulatory flexibility 
analysis is not required. However, should the economic analysis of this 
rule indicate otherwise, we will revisit this determination.

Executive Order 13211

    On May 18, 2001, the President issued Executive Order 13211 on 
regulations that significantly affect energy supply, distribution, and 
use. Executive Order 13211 requires agencies to prepare Statements of 
Energy Effects when undertaking certain actions. Although this rule is 
a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866, it is not 
expected to significantly affect energy supplies, distribution, or use. 
Therefore, this action is not a significant energy action and no 
Statement of Energy Effects is required.

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)

    In accordance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1501 
et seq.):
    (a) We believe this rule, as proposed, will not ``significantly or 
uniquely'' affect small governments. A Small Government Agency Plan is 
not required. Small governments will be affected only to the extent 
that they have any programs requiring Federal funds, permits or other 
authorizations. Any such activities will require that the Federal 
agency ensure that the action will not adversely modify or destroy 
designated critical habitat. However, as discussed above, these actions 
are currently subject to equivalent restrictions through the listing 
protections of the species, and no further restrictions are anticipated 
to result from critical habitat designation of occupied areas. In our 
economic analysis, we will evaluate any impact of designating areas 
where section 7 consultations would not have occurred but for the 
critical habitat designation.
    (b) This rule, as proposed, will not produce a Federal mandate on 
State or local governments or the private sector of $100 million or 
greater in any year, that is, it is not a ``significant regulatory 
action'' under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. The designation of 
critical habitat imposes no obligations on State or local governments.

Takings

    In accordance with Executive Order 12630 (``Government Actions and 
Interference with Constitutionally Protected Private Property 
Rights''), we have analyzed the potential takings implications of 
designating critical habitat for the 47 species from the island of 
Hawaii in a preliminary takings implications assessment. The takings 
implications assessment concludes that this proposed rule does not pose 
significant takings implications. Once the economic analysis is 
completed for this proposed rule, we will review and revise this 
preliminary assessment as warranted.

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Federalism

    In accordance with Executive Order 13132, the proposed rule does 
not have significant Federalism effects. A Federalism assessment is not 
required. In keeping with Department of Interior policy, we requested 
information from appropriate State agencies in Hawaii. The designation 
of critical habitat in areas currently occupied by one or more of the 
47 plant species imposes no additional restrictions to those currently 
in place, and, therefore, has little incremental impact on State and 
local governments and their activities. The designation of critical 
habitat in unoccupied areas may require section 7 consultation on non 
Federal lands (where a Federal nexus occurs) that might otherwise not 
have occurred. However, there will be little additional impact on State 
and local governments and their activities because all but one unit and 
four subunits of the proposed critical habitat areas are occupied by at 
least one species. The designations may have some benefit to these 
governments in that the areas essential to the conservation of these 
species are more clearly defined, and the primary constituent elements 
of the habitat necessary to the survival of the species are 
specifically identified. While this definition and identification does 
not alter where and what federally sponsored activities may occur, it 
may assist these local governments in long range planning, rather than 
waiting for case-by-case section 7 consultation to occur.

Civil Justice Reform

    In accordance with Executive Order 12988, the Office of the 
Solicitor has determined that the rule does not unduly burden the 
judicial system and does meet the requirements of sections 3(a) and 
3(b)(2) of the Order. We are proposing to designate critical habitat in 
accordance with the provisions of the Endangered Species Act. The rule 
uses standard property descriptions and identifies the primary 
constituent elements within the designated areas to assist the public 
in understanding the habitat needs of the 47 plant species.

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)

    This rule does not contain any new collections of information that 
require approval by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act. This rule 
will not impose recordkeeping or reporting requirements on State or 
local governments, individuals, businesses, or organizations. An agency 
may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number.

National Environmental Policy Act

    We have determined we do not need to prepare an Environmental 
Assessment and/or an Environmental Impact Statement as defined by the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 in connection with 
regulations adopted pursuant to section 4(a) of the Endangered Species 
Act, as amended. We published a notice outlining our reason for this 
determination in the Federal Register on October 25, 1983 (48 FR 
49244). This proposed determination does not constitute a major Federal 
action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.

Government-to-Government Relationship With Tribes

    In accordance with the President's memorandum of April 29, 1994, 
``Government-to-Government Relations with Native American Tribal 
Governments'' (59 FR 22951) Executive Order 13175 and 512 DM 2, we 
readily acknowledge our responsibility to communicate meaningfully with 
recognized federal Tribes on a government-to-government basis. We have 
determined that there are no Tribal lands essential for the 
conservation of these 47 plant species. Therefore, designation of 
critical habitat for these 47 species has not been proposed on Tribal 
lands.

References Cited

    A complete list of all references cited in this proposed rule is 
available upon request from the Pacific Islands Office (see ADDRESSES 
section).

Authors

    The primary authors of this notice are Gregory Koob, Christa 
Russell, Michelle Stephens, and Marigold Zoll (see ADDRESSES section).

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 17

    Endangered and threatened species, Exports, Imports, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Transportation.

Proposed Regulation Promulgation

    Accordingly, we propose to amend part 17, subchapter B of chapter 
I, title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations as set forth below:

PART 17--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 17 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361-1407; 16 U.S.C. 1531-1544; 16 U.S.C. 
4201-4245; Pub. L. 99-625, 100 Stat. 3500; unless otherwise noted.

    2. In [sect] 17.12(h) revise the entries for ``Achyranthes mutica, 
Argyroxiphium kauense, Bonamia menziesii, Clermontia drepanomorpha, 
Clermontia lindseyana, Clermontia peleana, Clermontia pyrularia, 
Colubrina oppositifolia, Cyanea hamatiflora ssp. carlsonii, Cyanea 
platyphylla, Cyanea shipmanii, Cyanea stictophylla, Cyrtandra 
giffardii, Cyrtandra tintinnabula, Delissea undulata, Flueggea 
neowawraea, Gouania vitifolia, Hedyotis coriacea, Hibiscadelphus 
giffardianus, Hibiscadelphus hualalaiensis, Hibiscus brackenridgei, 
Ischaemum byrone, Isodendrion hosakae, Isodendrion pyrifolium, Mariscus 
fauriei, Melicope zahlbruckneri, Neraudia ovata, Nothocestrum 
breviflorum, Phyllostegia racemosa, Phyllostegia velutina, Phyllostegia 
warshaueri, Plantago hawaiensis, Pleomele hawaiiensis, Portulaca 
sclerocarpa, Sesbania tomentosa, Sicyos alba, Silene hawaiiensis, 
Silene lanceolata, Solanum incompletum, Spermolepis hawaiiensis, 
Tetramolopium arenarium, Vigna o-wahuensis, Zanthoxylum dipetalum var. 
tomentosum, and Zanthoxylum hawaiiense'' under ``FLOWERING PLANTS'' and 
``Adenophorus periens, Asplenium fragile var. insulare, and Diellia 
erecta'' under ``FERNS AND ALLIES'' to read as follows:


[sect] 17.12  Endangered and threatened plants.

* * * * *
    (h) * * *

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                        Species
--------------------------------------------------------    Historic range        Family name          Status      When listed    Critical     Special
         Scientific name                Common name                                                                               habitat       rules
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Flowering Plants.................


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                                                                      * * * * * * *
Achyranthes mutica...............  None................  U.S.A. (HI)........  Amaranthaceae......  E                       592    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Argyroxiphium kauense............  Mauna Loa             U.S.A. (HI)........  Asteraceae.........  E                       497    17.96A(a)           NA
                                    silversword.

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Bonamia menziesii................  None................  U.S.A. (HI)........  Convolvulaceae.....  E                       559    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Clermontia drepanomorpha.........  Oha wai.............  U.S.A. (HI)........  Campanulaceae......  E                       595    17.96A(a)           NA
Clermontia lindseyana............  Oha wai.............  U.S.A. (HI)........  Campanulaceae......  E                       532    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Clermontia peleana...............  Oha wai.............  U.S.A. (HI)........  Campanulaceae......  E                       532    17.96A(a)           NA
Clermontia pyrularia.............  Oha wai.............  U.S.A. (HI)........  Campanulaceae......  E                       532    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Colubrina oppositifolia..........  Kauila..............  U.S.A. (HI)........  Rhamnaceae.........  E                       532    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Cyanea hamatiflora ssp. carlsonii  Haha................  U.S.A. (HI)........  Campanulaceae......  E                       532    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Cyanea platyphylla...............  Haha................  U.S.A. (HI)........  Campanulaceae......  E                       595    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Cyanea shipmanii.................  Haha................  U.S.A. (HI)........  Campanulaceae......  E                       532    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Cyanea stictophylla..............  Haha................  U.S.A. (HI)........  Campanulaceae......  E                       532    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Cyrtandra giffardii..............  Haiwale.............  U.S.A. (HI)........  Gesneriaceae.......  E                       532    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Cyrtandra tintinnabula...........  Haiwale.............  U.S.A. (HI)........  Gesneriaceae.......  E                       532    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Delissea undulata................  None................  U.S.A. (HI)........  Campanulaceae......  E                       593    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Flueggea neowawraea..............  Mehamehame..........  U.S.A. (HI)........  Euphorbiaceae......  E                       559    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Gouania vitifolia................  None................  U.S.A. (HI)........  Rhamnaceae.........  E                       541    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Hedyotis coriacea................  Kioele..............  U.S.A. (HI)........  Rubiaceae..........  E                       467    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Hibiscadelphus giffardianus......  Hau kuahiwi.........  U.S.A. (HI)........  Malvaceae..........  E                       595    17.96A(a)           NA
Hibiscadelphus hualalaiensis.....  Hau kuahiwi.........  U.S.A.(HI).........  Malvaceae..........  E                       595    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Hibiscus brackenridgei...........  Mao hau hele........  U.S.A. (HI)........  Malvaceae..........  E                       559    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Ischaemum byrone.................  Hilo ischaemum......  U.S.A. (HI)........  Poaceae............  E                       532    17.96A(a)           NA
Isodendrion hosakae..............  Aupaka..............  U.S.A. (HI)........  Violaceae..........  E                       414    17.96A(a)           NA


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                                                                      * * * * * * *
Isodendrion pyrifolium...........  Wahine noho kula....  U.S.A. (HI)........  Violaceae..........  E                       532    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Mariscus fauriei.................  None................  U.S.A. (HI)........  Cyperaceae.........  E                       532    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Melicope zahlbruckneri...........  Alani...............  U.S.A. (HI)........  Rutaceae...........  E                       595    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Neraudia ovata...................  None................  U.S.A. (HI)........  Urticaceae.........  E                       595    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Nothocestrum breviflorum.........  Aiea................  U.S.A. (HI)........  Solanaceae.........  E                       532    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Phyllostegia racemosa............  Kiponapona..........  U.S.A. (HI)........  Lamiaceae..........  E                       595    17.96A(a)           NA
Phyllostegia velutina............  None................  U.S.A. (HI)........  Lamiaceae..........  E                       595    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Phyllostegia warshaueri..........  None................  U.S.A. (HI)........  Lamiaceae..........  E                       595    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Plantago hawaiensis..............  Laukahi kuahiwi.....  U.S.A. (HI)........  Plantaginaceae.....  E                       532    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Pleomele hawaiiensis.............  Halapepe............  U.S.A. (HI)........  Liliaceae..........  E                       595    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Portulaca sclerocarpa............  Poe.................  U.S.A. (HI)........  Portulacaceae......  E                       532    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Sesbania tomentosa...............  Ohai................  U.S.A. (HI)........  Fabaceae...........  E                       559    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Sicyos alba......................  Anunu...............  U.S.A. (HI)........  Cucurbitaceae......  E                       595    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Silene hawaiiensis...............  None................  U.S.A. (HI)........  Caryophyllaceae....  T                       532    17.96A(a)           NA
Silene lanceolata................  None................  U.S.A. (HI)........  Caryophyllaceae....  E                       480    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Solanum incompletum..............  Popolo ku mai.......  U.S.A. (HI)........  Solanaceae.........  E                       559    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Spermolepis hawaiiensis..........  None................  U.S.A. (HI)........  Apiaceae...........  E                       559    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Tetramolopium arenarium..........  None................  U.S.A. (HI)........  Asteraceae.........  E                       532    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Vigna o-wahuensis................  None................  U.S.A. (HI)........  Fabaceae...........  E                       559    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Zanthoxylum dipetalum var.         Ae..................  U.S.A. (HI)........  Rutaceae...........  E                       595    17.96A(a)           NA
 tomentosum.
Zanthoxylum hawaiiense...........  Ae..................  U.S.A. (HI)........  Rutaceae...........  E                       532    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Ferns and Allies.................

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Adenophorus periens..............  Pendant kihi fern...  U.S.A. (HI)........  Grammitidaceae.....  E                       559    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Asplenium fragile var. insulare..  None................  U.S.A. (HI)........  Aspleniaceae.......  E                       553    17.96A(a)           NA

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Diellia erecta...................  Asplenium-leaved      U.S.A. (HI)........  Aspleniaceae.......  E                       559    17.96A(a)           NA
                                    diellia.

                                                                      * * * * * * *
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    3. Section 17.96, as proposed to be amended at 65 FR 66865, 
November 7, 2000, 65 FR 79192 (December 18, 2000), 65 FR 82086 
(December 27, 2000), 65 FR 83193 (December 29, 2000), 67 FR 4072 
(January 28, 2002), 67 FR 9806 (March 4, 2002), 67 FR 15856 (April 3, 
2002), 67 FR 16492 (April 5, 2002), and 67 FR 34522 (May 14, 2002) is 
proposed to be further amended as follows:
    a. Add paragraph (a)(1)(i)(H); and
    b. Amend paragraph (a)(1)(ii) by adding the entries set forth 
below.


[sect] 17.96  Critical habitat-plants.

    (a) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (i) Maps and critical habitat unit descriptions. The following 
sections contain the legal descriptions of the critical habitat units 
designated for each of the Hawaiian Islands. Existing features and 
structures within proposed areas, such as buildings, roads, aqueducts, 
telecommunication equipment, arboreta and gardens, heiaus (indigenous 
place of worship, shrine), airports, other paved areas, lawns, and 
other rural residential landscaped areas do not contain one or more of 
the primary constituent elements described for each species in 
paragraphs (a)(1)(ii)(A) and (a)(1)(ii)(B) of this section and are not 
included in the critical habitat designation.
* * * * *
    (H) Hawaii. Critical habitat units are described below. Coordinates 
are in UTM Zone 5 with units in meters using North American Datum of 
1983 (NAD83). The following map shows the general locations of the 28 
critical habitat units designated on the island of Hawaii.

    (1) Note: Map 1--Index map follows:

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    (2) Hawaii A1 (719 ha; 1,777 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following 56 boundary points: 213645, 
2235127; 213646, 2235128; 213870, 2235881; 213849, 2236039; 214231, 
2236397; 214073, 2236118; 213966, 2236053; 214027, 2235922; 213874, 
2235537; 213912, 2235356; 213779, 2235023; 213495, 2234674; 213594, 
2234495; 213903, 2234581; 213784, 2233612; 214109, 2233345; 214171, 
2233459; 214131, 2233716; 214311, 2234221; 214471, 2234336; 214374, 
2234583; 214789, 2235600; 214978, 2235699; 215036, 2235455; 215183, 
2235821; 215492, 2235685; 215490, 2235180; 215280, 2234884; 215136, 
2234466; 215169, 2234127; 214956, 2233845; 215193, 2233323; 214983, 
2232423; 215030, 2231525; 214643, 2231424; 214338, 2231240; 213870, 
2231505; 213870, 2231342; 213666, 2231261; 213585, 2230650; 213402, 
2230385; 213015, 2230141; 212772, 2230287; 212852, 2230691; 212976, 
2230917; 212994, 2231684; 213137, 2232014; 213401, 2232866; 213381, 
2233174; 213259, 2233215; 213454, 2233742; 213434, 2234160; 213320, 
2234192; 213137, 2234192; 213320, 2234721; 213645, 2235127.

    (ii) Note: See Map 2.

    (3) Hawaii A2 (2,685 ha; 6,635 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following 26 boundary points: 216018, 
2233828; 216096, 2234031; 216010, 2234247; 216164, 2234825; 216281, 
2234837; 216511, 2235154; 216975, 2234861; 216801, 2234306; 217114, 
2234782; 217527, 2234678; 217743, 2234334; 217207, 2233347; 217252, 
2233124; 217620, 2233502; 218094, 2234265; 218843, 2233587; 218286, 
2231694; 219486, 2233520; 222066, 2232085; 222577, 2231460; 223900, 
2230601; 224117, 2230006; 222945, 2227734; 218340, 2230439; 216174, 
2231252; 216018, 2233828.

    (ii) Note: Map 2 follows:
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    (3) Hawaii B (8,200 ha; 20,263 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following 34 boundary points: 220056, 
2222994; 220386, 2223366; 220886, 2223462; 221152, 2223319; 221480, 
2222888; 221459, 2222499; 221971, 2222131; 221869, 2221906; 221398, 
2221865; 220845, 2221639; 220702, 2221271; 221132, 2220595; 222094, 
2220390; 223077, 2220452; 223466, 2219489; 222340, 2218424; 221746, 
2218711; 220845, 2218342; 220436, 2219154; 218738, 2219136; 218273, 
2217335; 217531, 2217496; 217361, 2217075; 216932, 2217289; 216745, 
2217118; 212055, 2218324; 208993, 2220657; 207937, 2222955; 212449, 
2224975; 213349, 2223996; 215306, 2226356; 216953, 2226452; 219330, 
2224881; 220056, 2222994.

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    (ii) Excluding the area bounded by the following 9 boundary points 
(233 ha, 577 ac): 218184, 2219101; 217244, 2219173; 214943, 2221244; 
214556, 2222362; 214657, 2222404; 215168, 2221804; 216111, 2220679; 
217554, 2220006; 218184, 2219101.

    (iii) Note: Map 3 follows:
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    (4) Hawaii C (38 ha; 94 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following nine boundary points: 204444, 
2212965; 204625, 2212973; 204622, 2212839; 204381, 2212624; 204522, 
2212274; 204092, 2212117; 203750, 2212397; 203856, 2212544; 204444, 
2212965.

    (ii) Note: Map 4 follows:

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    (5) Hawaii D1 (55 ha; 136 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following 12 boundary points: 217658, 
2212443; 217347, 2212191; 217122, 2212425; 216974, 2212346; 216772, 
2212797; 216930, 2213059; 216918, 2213235; 217016, 2213305; 217161, 
2212966; 217379, 2213113; 217624, 2212704; 217658, 2212443.

    (ii) Note: See Map 5.
    (6) Hawaii D2 (43 ha; 107 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following seven boundary points: 223515, 
2211644; 223742, 2211502; 223965, 2211046; 223748, 2210727; 223464, 
2210758; 223186, 2211148; 223515, 2211644.

    (ii) Note: See Map 5.

    (7) Hawaii D3 (257 ha; 636 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following 11 boundary points: 229819, 
2210481; 230122, 2210409; 230226, 2210890; 230744, 2211568; 231267, 
2211631; 231537, 2212023; 232139, 2211722; 231979, 2211293; 229919, 
2209314; 229676, 2209450; 229819, 2210481.

    (ii) Note: See Map 5.

    (8) Hawaii D4 (14 ha; 34 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following six boundary points: 222195, 
2208132; 221960, 2208175; 221965, 2208568; 222290, 2208522; 222369, 
2208305; 222195, 2208132.

    (ii) Note: See Map 5.
    (9) Hawaii D5 (1 ha; 4 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following eight boundary points: 219313, 
2206792; 219277, 2206743; 219217, 2206755; 219211, 2206878; 219245, 
2206912; 219279, 2206913; 219313, 2206868; 219313, 2206792.

    (ii) Note: See Map 5.
    (10) Hawaii D6 (36 ha; 89 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following eight boundary points: 219524, 
2204639; 219285, 2204460; 218903, 2204552; 218798, 2204662; 218872, 
2205006; 219122, 2205138; 219438, 2205062; 219524, 2204639.

    (ii) Note: See Map 5.
    (11) Hawaii D7 (112 ha; 278 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following 12 boundary points: 221058, 
2205989; 221716, 2205427; 221986, 2205377; 222020, 2204891; 221830, 
2204740; 221852, 2204603; 221531, 2204445; 221346, 2205006; 220421, 
2205505; 220400, 2205861; 220861, 2205816; 221058, 2205989.

    (ii) Note: See Map 5.

    (12) Hawaii D8 (8 ha; 21 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following seven boundary points: 218460, 
2202141; 218559, 2201989; 218475, 2201865; 218371, 2201844; 218139, 
2202042; 218291, 2202179; 218460, 2202141.

    (ii) Note: Map 5 follows:


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    (13) Hawaii E (2,992 ha; 7,393 ac)
    (i) Unit consists of the following 12 boundary points: 256602, 
2201844; 257942, 2202750; 259136, 2200808; 259973, 2197792; 259164, 
2195977; 257990, 2196313; 258115, 2195161; 255348, 2195206; 255294, 
2197390; 254588, 2199653; 255244, 2203058; 256602, 2201844.

    (ii) Note: Map 6 follows:

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    ((14) Hawaii F (13,906 ha; 34,363 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following 26 boundary points: 266711, 
2189400; 258582, 2189967; 258122, 2187775; 255211, 2189128; 255480, 
2193046; 255783, 2193024; 256116, 2193190; 256121, 2193417; 257062, 
2193396; 259634, 2192559; 260989, 2198401; 260703, 2200148; 261944, 
2204127; 261158, 2204766; 260467, 2204723; 259168, 2203086; 257856, 
2204159; 257404, 2204963; 256622, 2205405; 257561, 2207252; 257006, 
2207522; 257933, 2209976; 258996, 2210030; 262583, 2208378; 265651, 
2206158; 266711, 2189400.

    (ii) Note: Map 7 follows:

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    (15) Hawaii G (32,286 ha; 79,781 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following 52 boundary points: 260368, 
2156706; 259509, 2155445; 255714, 2157400; 250084, 2165481; 249140, 
2169300; 250847, 2170639; 249738, 2174070; 251601, 2176619; 255032, 
2176864; 256265, 2173968; 258036, 2177250; 262267, 2183657; 265594, 
2183524; 267656, 2181395; 266981, 2179799; 271100, 2179533; 272746, 
2178964; 265775, 2176949; 265615, 2173174; 266388, 2170855; 257222, 
2170390; 255508, 2169531; 259558, 2164351; 259625, 2163807; 258983, 
2163775; 258608, 2163559; 257889, 2163809; 257937, 2163979; 257725, 
2164003; 257418, 2163342; 258185, 2162891; 258752, 2162422; 259789, 
2162776; 259848, 2162373; 260734, 2160659; 263088, 2160361; 265004, 
2164964; 266409, 2165548; 267862, 2165369; 268296, 2164387; 268316, 
2164392; 269082, 2162635; 268527, 2160814; 269085, 2157102; 267952, 
2155276; 269920, 2153164; 266755, 2150858; 265179, 2153340; 264559, 
2152994; 262477, 2156217; 261502, 2155677; 260368, 2156706.

    (ii) Note:Map 8 follows.

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    (16) Hawaii H (5,322 ha; 13,151 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following 13 boundary points: 251923, 
2160023; 253460, 2158526; 252820, 2156844; 251512, 2156703; 253803, 
2154201; 252314, 2151377; 246870, 2153207; 247755, 2154211; 246280, 
2155218; 245573, 2156986; 246070, 2160207; 247871, 2160627; 251923, 
2160023.

    (ii) Note:Map 9 follows.

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    (17) Hawaii I (522 ha; 1,290 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following eight boundary points: 258433, 
2150898; 257351, 2150734; 256786, 2149999; 255343, 2150577; 257268, 
2152271; 259182, 2152731; 259540, 2152124; 258433, 2150898.

    (ii) Note:Map 10 follows.

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    (18) Hawaii J (5,065 ha; 12,516 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following seven boundary points: 279757, 
2148468; 272371, 2143454; 268751, 2147441; 271710, 2149593; 276749, 
2150890; 281591, 2152626; 279757, 2148468.

    (ii) Note: Map 11 follows:

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    (19) Hawaii K (15,294 ha; 37,792 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following 29 boundary points: 224527, 
2133134; 230903, 2140619; 234438, 2143729; 238998, 2150111; 241626, 
2150220; 243506, 2149158; 242986, 2146643; 238998, 2142139; 242286, 
2139770; 241367, 2137225; 240125, 2137019; 239140, 2134291; 237510, 
2135220; 238298, 2137823; 235958, 2138922; 236512, 2140899; 235380, 
2140822; 235020, 2139742; 233111, 2137411; 234739, 2135265; 232310, 
2133217; 230373, 2132524; 229332, 2130965; 226078, 2128345; 225106, 
2129484; 222624, 2126875; 221850, 2129146; 224293, 2130509; 224527, 
2133134.

    (ii) Note: Map 12 follows:

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    (20) Hawaii L (38,505 ha; 95,148 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following 27 boundary points and the 
intermediate coastline: 269799, 2145483; 270429, 2143104; 268294, 
2141333; 268202, 2141259; 268224, 2141247; 270343, 2140162; 270786, 
2139161; 272920, 2139709; 275334, 2138290; 274935, 2136330; 270882, 
2135751; 273045, 2131980; 273073, 2131644; 248432, 2124173; 247059, 
2126847; 250585, 2135021; 249994, 2142352; 256883, 2148361; 258069, 
2150441; 259217, 2149492; 260325, 2150029; 262724, 2150106; 262978, 
2149151; 263296, 2148846; 263963, 2149299; 265911, 2146297; 269799, 
2145483.

    (ii) Note: Map 13 follows:

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    (21) Hawaii M1 (19 ha, 46 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following six boundary points and the 
intermediate coastline: 290436, 2182514; 290346, 2182746; 290037, 
2183187; 290191, 2183379; 290648, 2182628; 290436, 2182514.

    (ii) Note: See Map 14:

    (22) Hawaii M2 (133 ha, 328 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following seven boundary points and the 
intermediate coastline: 299860, 2164658; 298430, 2165311; 298418, 
2165662; 298918, 2165882; 299164, 2166128; 300166, 2164994; 299860, 
2164658.

    (ii) Note: See Map 14:

    (23) Hawaii M3 (141 ha, 349 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following eight boundary points and the 
intermediate coastline: 302785, 2149537; 305121, 2151610; 305379, 
2151558; 305688, 2151734; 305768, 2151825; 305926, 2151657; 302998, 
2149399; 302785, 2149537.

    (ii) Note: See Map 14:

    (24) Hawaii M4 (141 ha, 348 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following 10 boundary points and the 
intermediate coastline: 294327, 2142439; 294091, 2142729; 294897, 
2143498; 295092, 2143256; 295740, 2143796; 296348, 2144415; 296086, 
2144633; 296853, 2145365; 297150, 2145025; 294327, 2142439.

    (ii) Note: See Map 14:
    (25) Hawaii M5 (533 ha, 1,316 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following 10 boundary points and the 
intermediate coastline: 278462, 2135799; 281674, 2137029; 282395, 
2136841; 284108, 2137718; 284803, 2137355; 284850, 2137360; 284874, 
2137349; 284893, 2137276; 279221, 2134615; 278462, 2135799.

    (ii) Note: Map 14 follows:

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    (26) Hawaii N1 (35 ha; 88 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following 12 boundary points and the 
intermediate coastline: 226741, 2101686; 226790, 2101953; 226781, 
2102176; 226908, 2102299; 226917, 2102261; 226379, 2099994; 226353, 
2100102; 226476, 2100184; 226781, 2100602; 226831, 2100880; 226831, 
2101257; 226741, 2101686.

    (ii) Note: See Map 15:

    (27) Hawaii N2 (441 ha; 1,091 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following 17 boundary points and the 
intermediate coastline: 218146, 2094919; 218077, 2094656; 218291, 
2094588; 218623, 2094561; 220226, 2095017; 220630, 2095479; 220789, 
2095748; 220926, 2096057; 221185, 2096180; 221326, 2096062; 221462, 
2096012; 221594, 2095880; 221763, 2095728; 217452, 2094960; 217481, 
2094950; 217632, 2094974; 218146, 2094919.

    (ii) Note: Map 15 follows:

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    (28) Hawaii O (215 ha; 531 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following 15 boundary points: 221200, 
2105198; 221467, 2104758; 221444, 2104588; 222078, 2104024; 221064, 
2103509; 220535, 2104849; 219841, 2104574; 219669, 2104802; 219758, 
2105103; 220370, 2105598; 220464, 2105761; 220683, 2105838; 220715, 
2105654; 220821, 2105428; 221200, 2105198.

    (ii) Note: Map 16 follows:
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    (29) Hawaii P (547 ha; 1,351 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following seven boundary points: 215125, 
2109609; 214584, 2109691; 212813, 2110371; 212813, 2111962; 215328, 
2112049; 215501, 2109621; 215125, 2109609.

    (ii) Note: Map 17 follows:
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    (30) Hawaii Q (3,549 ha; 8,770 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following 15 boundary points: 203744, 
2119863; 204434, 2120339; 206918, 2117598; 204288, 2114159; 203379, 
2114793; 202419, 2113989; 201403, 2115445; 198635, 2113306; 197884, 
2114011; 196992, 2116831; 197884, 2118084; 199261, 2117650; 199326, 
2117178; 199670, 2116873; 203744, 2119863.

    (ii) Note: Map 18 follows:

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    (31) Hawaii R (387 ha; 387 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following eight boundary points: 199019, 
2121433; 198840, 2122426; 199183, 2123093; 199523, 2123234; 199557, 
2123431; 200864, 2123853; 201509, 2122322; 199019, 2121433.

    (ii) Note: Map 19 follows:
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    (32) Hawaii S (383 ha; 947 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following five boundary points: 206224, 
2130517; 202842, 2129444; 202613, 2131045; 205877, 2131123; 206224, 
2130517.

    (ii) Note: Map 20 follows:
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    (33) Hawaii T (1,489 ha; 3,681 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following seven boundary points: 204443, 
2132607; 203375, 2132666; 203443, 2135792; 202673, 2135845; 202654, 
2138543; 206732, 2138501; 204443, 2132607.

    (ii) Note: Map 21 follows:
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    (34) Hawaii U (615 ha; 1,520 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following seven boundary points: 207156, 
2146304; 206598, 2144681; 206598, 2143570; 204428, 2143915; 204674, 
2145490; 204421, 2146650; 207156, 2146304.

    (ii) Note: Map 22 follows:

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    (35) Hawaii V (951 ha; 951 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following nine boundary points: 201716, 
2156441; 202236, 2157481; 203493, 2157946; 204443, 2157768; 205570, 
2155691; 205302, 2155071; 202715, 2154681; 201716, 2154917; 201716, 
2156441.

    (ii) Note: Map 23 follows:
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    (36) Hawaii W (1,479 ha; 3,654 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following 13 boundary points: 205252, 
2167635; 201198, 2170923; 202321, 2172189; 205378, 2169282; 205734, 
2168071; 205395, 2167074; 206630, 2166529; 207676, 2167534; 209126, 
2167741; 208948, 2165908; 206971, 2164632; 204555, 2167184; 205252, 
2167635.
    (ii) Note: Map 24 follows:

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    (37) Hawaii X (138 ha; 340 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following nine boundary points: 197194, 
2177013; 196714, 2177434; 196239, 2177751; 196187, 2178067; 195553, 
2178701; 196028, 2179334; 196530, 2178147; 197744, 2177408; 197793, 
2177330.

    (ii) Note: Map 25 follows:
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    (38) Hawaii Y1 (212 ha; 524 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following seven boundary points: 183972, 
2179379; 183738, 2180484; 183094, 2180286; 182697, 2181215; 184122, 
2181277; 184966, 2179538; 184138, 2179420.

    (ii) Note: Map 26 follows:
    (39) Hawaii Y2 (334 ha; 826 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following 18 boundary points: 185749, 
2177865; 185261, 2177684; 185647, 2177155; 186075, 2177494; 186885, 
2176018; 186069, 2175532; 185540, 2176019; 185232, 2175842; 184584, 
2176731; 185340, 2176888; 185300, 2177182; 184431, 2177142; 184190, 
2177908; 184571, 2177971; 184963, 2178008; 185173, 2178026; 185406, 
2178122; 185576, 2178230.

    (ii) Note: Map 26 follows:
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    (40) Hawaii Z (10,738 ha; 26,535 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following 22 boundary points: 195290, 
2187514; 192592, 2186941; 191694, 2187574; 189745, 2187154; 189472, 
2186376; 188637, 2186944; 199157, 2194227; 200761, 2193290; 201154, 
2193708; 202794, 2192559; 203397, 2193436; 204610, 2192598; 203353, 
2189881; 204671, 2188173; 204462, 2186704; 202154, 2186315; 200408, 
2181683; 198449, 2180555; 195423, 2181386; 193852, 2183527; 194901, 
2183797; 195290, 2187514.

    (ii) Note: Map 27 follows:

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    (41) Hawaii AA (28,384 ha; 70,138 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following 67 boundary points: 232723, 
2183705; 230919, 2184740; 230815, 2184516; 229320, 2184420; 228423, 
2185167; 225733, 2185964; 225124, 2185943; 223293, 2184769; 223290, 
2183683; 220000, 2179930; 219994, 2179923; 219987, 2179918; 219981, 
2179913; 219977, 2179911; 219973, 2179909; 219965, 2179906; 216370, 
2178543; 222247, 2173811; 222322, 2167265; 222322, 2167257; 222335, 
2167257; 220155, 2166489; 219579, 2168927; 219762, 2171154; 219286, 
2172006; 218282, 2169685; 214867, 2175808; 210939, 2174004; 209532, 
2175089; 209494, 2176651; 213262, 2178498; 208392, 2187047; 210165, 
2188544; 210162, 2188542; 210803, 2189143; 211768, 2188558; 214377, 
2189201; 217216, 2188903; 221396, 2190818; 222990, 2190609; 223038, 
2190602; 223044, 2190601; 224382, 2191593; 226252, 2188954; 229287, 
2188260; 230414, 2189388; 234885, 2188211; 235657, 2187676; 234948, 
2187010; 231708, 2187545; 231561, 2186512; 234898, 2186362; 235254, 
2186077; 235032, 2185729; 235339, 2185480; 235602, 2185805; 236072, 
2185421; 235419, 2184116; 236547, 2181683; 236410, 2179093; 237588, 
2179190; 238332, 2176662; 236820, 2174962; 237090, 2173313; 235396, 
2172615; 233055, 2173313; 232723, 2183705.
    (ii) Excluding the following two areas:
    (A) Bounded by the following 7 boundary points (10ha, 24ac): 
232577, 2185323; 232599, 2185467; 232714, 2185578; 232934, 2185467; 
232998, 2185368; 232954, 2185202; 232577, 2185323.
    (B) Bounded by the following 9 boundary points (5ha, 11ac): 233384, 
2184752; 233480, 2184822; 233636, 2184644; 233786, 2184671; 233811, 
2184653; 233813, 2184596; 233682, 2184541; 233484, 2184638; 233384, 
2184752.

    (iii) Note: Map 28 follows:

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    (42) Hawaii BB (43 ha; 106 ac).
    (i) Unit consists of the following 13 boundary points and the 
intermediate coastline: 181769, 2190198; 181706, 2189862; 181589, 
2189862; 181195, 2189687; 180990, 2189424; 180757, 2189337; 180698, 
2189351; 180707, 2189442; 181635, 2190130; 181662, 2190111; 181735, 
2190198; 181750, 2190198; 181769, 2190198.

    (ii) Note: Map 29 follows:
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        Table (a)(1)(i)(H).--Protected Species Within Each Critical Habitat Unit on the Island of Hawaii
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              Unit name                       Species occupied                    Species unoccupied
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Hawaii A1............................  Pleomele hawaiiensis.........  ..........................................
Hawaii A2............................  Nothocestrum breviflorum.....  ..........................................
Hawaii B.............................  Achyranthes mutica,            ..........................................
                                        Clermontia drepanomorpha,
                                        Phyllostegia warshaueri.
Hawaii C.............................  Sesbania tomentosa...........  ..........................................
Hawaii D1............................  Portulaca sclerocarpa........  Isodendrion hosakae, Vigna o-wahuensis.
Hawaii D2............................  .............................  Isodendrion hosakae, Portulaca
                                                                       sclerocarpa, Vigna o-wahuensis.
Hawaii D3............................  .............................  Isodendrion hosakae.
Hawaii D4............................  .............................  Isodendrion hosakae, Portulaca
                                                                       sclerocarpa, Vigna o-wahuensis.
Hawaii D5............................  Isodendrion hosakae,           ..........................................
                                        Portulaca sclerocarpa, Vigna
                                        o-wahuensis.
Hawaii D6............................  .............................  Isodendrion hosakae, Portulaca
                                                                       sclerocarpa, Vigna o-wahuensis.
Hawaii D7............................  Isodendrion hosakae,           Vigna o-wahuensis.
                                        Portulaca sclerocarpa.
Hawaii D8............................  Isodendrion hosakae..........  Portulaca sclerocarpa, Vigna o-wahuensis.
Hawaii E.............................  Clermontia lindseyana,         ..........................................
                                        Clermontia pyrularia,
                                        Phyllostegia racemosa.
Hawaii F.............................  Cyanea platyphylla, Cyanea     Clermontia peleana.
                                        shipmanii, Cyrtandra
                                        giffardii, Cyrtandra
                                        tintinnabula, Phyllostegia
                                        racemosa, Phyllostegia
                                        warshaueri.

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Hawaii G.............................  Argyroxiphium kauense,         Clermontia peleana.
                                        Asplenium fragile var.
                                        insulare, Clermontia
                                        lindseyana, Cyanea
                                        platyphylla, Cyanea
                                        shipmanii, Cyanea
                                        stictophylla, Cyrtandra
                                        giffardii, Phyllostegia
                                        racemosa, Phyllostegia
                                        velutina, Plantago
                                        hawaiense, Sicyos alba.
Hawaii H.............................  Argyroxiphium kauense,         ..........................................
                                        Phyllostegia racemosa,
                                        Plantago hawaiensis, Silene
                                        hawaiiensis.
Hawaii I.............................  Hibiscadelphus giffardianus,   ..........................................
                                        Melicope zahlbruckneri.
Hawaii J.............................  Adenophorus periens..........  ..........................................
Hawaii K.............................  Argyroxiphium kauense,         Melicope zahlbruckneri
                                        Asplenium fragile var.
                                        insulare, Clermontia
                                        lindseyana, Cyanea
                                        stictophylla, Phyllostegia
                                        velutina.
Hawaii L.............................  Pleomele hawaiiensis,          ..........................................
                                        Portulaca sclerocarpa,
                                        Sesbania tomentosa.
Hawaii M1............................  Ischaemum byrone.............  ..........................................
Hawaii M2............................  Ischaemum byrone.............  ..........................................
Hawaii M3............................  Ischaemum byrone.............  ..........................................
Hawaii M4............................  Ischaemum byrone.............  ..........................................
Hawaii M5............................  Ischaemum byrone.............  ..........................................
Hawaii N1............................  Sesbania tomentosa...........  ..........................................
Hawaii N2............................  Sesbania tomentosa...........  ..........................................
Hawaii O.............................  Mariscus fauriei.............  ..........................................
Hawaii P.............................  Pleomele hawaiiensis.........  ..........................................
Hawaii Q.............................  Colubrina oppositifolia,       ..........................................
                                        Diellia erecta, Flueggea
                                        neowawraea, Gouania
                                        vitifolia, Neraudia ovata.
Hawaii R.............................  Diellia erecta, Flueggea       ..........................................
                                        neowawraea.
Hawaii S.............................  Cyanea hamatiflora ssp.        ..........................................
                                        carlsonii, Cyanea
                                        stictophylla.
Hawaii T.............................  Cyanea stictophylla..........  Cyanea hamatiflora ssp. carlsonii.
Hawaii U.............................  Cyanea hamatiflora ssp.        ..........................................
                                        carlsonii.
Hawaii V.............................  Nothocestrum breviflorum.....  ..........................................
Hawaii W.............................  Delissea undulata............  Solanum incompletum.
Hawaii X.............................  Cyanea hamatiflora ssp.        ..........................................
                                        carlsonii.
Hawaii Y1............................  Neraudia ovata...............  ..........................................
Hawaii Y2............................  Isodendrion pyrifolium.......  Neraudia ovata.
Hawaii Z.............................  Bonamia menziesii, Colubrina   ..........................................
                                        oppositifolia, Cyanea
                                        stictophylla, Delissea
                                        undulata, Flueggea
                                        neowawraea, Hibiscadelphus
                                        hualalaiensis, Hibiscus
                                        brackenridgei, Nothocestrum
                                        breviflorum, Phyllostegia
                                        velutina, Plantago
                                        hawaiensis, Pleomele
                                        hawaiiensis, Zanthoxylum
                                        dipetalum var. tomentosum.
Hawaii AA............................  Asplenium fragile var          ..........................................
                                        insulare, Hedyotis coriacea,
                                        Neraudia ovata, Portulaca
                                        sclerocarpa, Silene
                                        hawaiiensis, Silene
                                        lanceolata, Solanum
                                        incompletum, Spermolepis
                                        hawaiiensis, Tetramolopium
                                        arenarium, Zanthoxylum
                                        hawaiiense.
Hawaii BB............................  Sesbania tomentosa...........  ..........................................
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    (ii) Hawaiian plants--Constituent elements.
    (A) Flowering plants.
    Family Amaranthaceae: Achyranthes mutica (NCN).
    Hawaii B, identified in the legal description in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitutes critical habitat for Achyranthes mutica on 
Hawaii. Within this unit, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Acacia koaia lowland dry forest primarily in gulches but also 
in remnant stands of forest containing one or more of the following 
associated native plant species: Dodonaea viscosa, Myoporum 
sandwicense, Osteomeles anthyllidifolia, Nestegis sandwicensis, 
Metrosideros polymorpha, Santalum ellipticum, Erythrina sandwicensis, 
or Sophora chrysophylla; and
    (2) Elevations between 643 and 1,518 m (2,110 and 4,990 ft).
    Family Apiaceae: Spermolepis hawaiiensis (NCN).
    Hawaii AA, identified in the legal description in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitute critical habitat for Spermolepis hawaiiensis 
on Hawaii. Within this unit, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Shady spots in Dodonaea viscosa lowland dry shrubland, on 
pahoehoe lava and containing one or more of the following associated 
native plant species: Myoporum sandwicense, Osteomeles anthyllidifolia, 
or Sophora chrysophylla, and
    (2) Elevations between 1,134 and 2,140 m (3,720 and 7,020 ft).
    Family Asteraceae: Argyroxiphium kauense (Mauna Loa silversword).
    Hawaii G, H, K, identified in the legal descriptions in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitute critical habitat for Argyroxiphium kauense on 
Hawaii. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Moist open forest; subalpine mesic shrubland, bogs; and 
weathered, old pahoehoe (smooth) or aa (rough) lava with well developed 
pockets of soil, and containing one or more of the following associated 
native plant species: Coprosma montana, Plantago hawaiensis, Silene 
hawaiiensis, Asplenium fragile var. insulare,

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Metrosideros polymorpha, Styphelia tameiameiae , Coprosma ernodeoides, 
Vaccinium reticulatum, Dubautia ciliolata, Geranium cuneatum, Carex 
montis-eeka, Carex alligata, Rhynchospora chinensis, Dodonaea viscosa, 
Gahnia gahniiformis, or Deschampsia nubigena; and
    (2) Elevations between 1,625 and 2,774 m (3,330 and 9,100 ft).
    Family Asteraceae: Tetramolopium arenarium (NCN).
    Hawaii AA, identified in the legal description in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitutes critical habitat for Tetramolopium arenarium 
on Hawaii. Within this unit, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Lowland and montane dry shrublands dominated by Dodonaea 
viscosa, containing one or more of the following associated native 
plant species: Styphelia tameiameiae, Dubautia linearis, Chamaesyce 
olowaluana, Haplostachys haplostachya, Sida fallax, or Chenopodium 
oahuense, and
    (2) Elevations between 1,363 and 1,762 m (4,470 and 5,780 ft).
    Family Campanulaceae: Clermontia drepanomorpha (oha wai).
    Hawaii B, identified in the legal description in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitutes critical habitat for Clermontia drepanomorpha 
on Hawaii. Within this unit, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Metrosideros polymorpha, Cheirodendron trigynum, and Cibotium 
glaucum dominated montane wet forests, containing one or more of the 
following native plant species: Carex alligata, Melicope clusiifolia, 
Styphelia tameiameiae, Astelia menziesii, Rubus hawaiiensis, Cyanea 
pilosa, and Coprosma sp. or native sphagnum moss; and
    (2) Elevations between 808 and 1,676 m (2,650 and 5,500 ft).
    Family Campanulaceae: Clermontia lindseyana (haha).
    Hawaii E, G, K, identified in the legal descriptions in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitute critical habitat for Clermontia lindseyana on 
Hawaii. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Slightly open forest cover in wet and mesic Metrosideros 
polymorpha-Acacia koa forest, Metrosideros polymorpha forest, and mixed 
montane mesic Metrosideros polymorpha-Acacia koa forest and containing 
one or more of the following associated native plant species: Styphelia 
tameiameiae, Cheirodendron trigynum, Rubus hawaiiensis, Coprosma sp., 
Athyrium sp., or Peperomia sp., and
    (2) Elevations between 1,314 and 2,256 m (4,310 and 7,400 ft).
    Family Campanulaceae: Clermontia peleana (oha wai).
    Hawaii F, G, identified in the legal descriptions in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitute critical habitat for Clermontia pyrularia on 
Hawaii. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Montane wet Metrosideros-Cibotium forest containing one or more 
of the following associated native plant species: Clermontia 
hawaiiensis, Cheirodendron trigynum, Cyrtandra platyphylla, Cibotium 
menziesii, C. chamissoi, Ilex anomala, Sadleria spp., or Coprosma 
pubens, and
    (2) Elevations between 436 and 1,728 m (1,430 and 5,670 ft).
    Family Campanulaceae: Clermontia pyrularia (oha wai).
    Hawaii E, identified in the legal description in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitutes critical habitat for Clermontia pyrularia on 
Hawaii. Within this unit, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Wet and mesic montane forest dominated by Acacia koa or 
Metrosideros polymorpha, and subalpine dry forest dominated by M. 
polymorpha containing one or more of the following associated native 
plant species: Coprosma sp., Dryopteris wallichiana, Rubus hawaiensis, 
or Hedyotis sp.; and
    (2) Elevations between 1,628 and 2,061 m (5,340 to 6,760 ft).
    Family Campanulaceae: Cyanea hamatiflora ssp. carlsonii (haha).
    Hawaii S, T, U, X, identified in the legal descriptions in 
paragraph (a)(1)(i)(H), constitute critical habitat for Cyanea 
hamatiflora ssp. carlsonii on Hawaii. Within these units, the currently 
known primary constituent elements of critical habitat are the habitat 
components provided by:
    (1) Mesic montane forest dominated by Metrosideros polymorpha or 
Acacia koa containing one or more of the following associated native 
plants species: Myoporum sandwicense, Clermontia clermontioides, 
Coprosma sp., Ilex anomala, Hedyotis sp., Sophora chrysophylla, 
Cibotium spp., Dryopteris sp., or Athyrium sp.; and
    (2) Elevations between 1,350 to 1,783 m (4,430 to 5,850 ft).
    Family Campanulaceae: Cyanea platyphylla (haha).
    Hawaii F, G, identified in the legal descriptions in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitute critical habitat for Cyanea platyphylla on 
Hawaii. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Metrosideros polymorpha-Acacia koa lowland and montane wet 
forests containing one or more of the following associated native plant 
species: Coprosma sp., Psychotria hawaiiensis, Perrottetia 
sandwicensis, Scaevola spp., Cibotium sp., Antidesma platyphyllum, 
Clermontia spp., Hedyotis sp., or Cyrtandra spp.; and
    (2) Elevations between 120 and 915 m (390 and 3,000 ft).
    Family Campanulaceae: Cyanea shipmanii (haha).
    Hawaii F, G, identified in the legal descriptions in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitute critical habitat for Cyanea shipmanii on 
Hawaii. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Montane mesic forest dominated by Acacia koa-Metrosideros 
polymorpha on the windward slopes of the island containing one or more 
of the following associated native plant species: Ilex anomala, Myrsine 
lessertiana, or Cheirodendron trigynum; and
    (2) Elevations between 1,619 and 2,027 m (5,310 and 6,650 ft).
    Family Campanulaceae: Cyanea stictophylla (haha).
    Hawaii G, K, S, T, Z, identified in the legal descriptions in 
paragraph (a)(1)(i)(H), constitute critical habitat for Cyanea 
stictophylla on Hawaii. Within these units, the currently known primary 
constituent elements of critical habitat are the habitat components 
provided by:
    (1) Acacia koa or wet Metrosideros polymorpha forests containing 
one or more of the following associated native plant species: Melicope 
spp., Cibotium sp., or Urera glabra; and
    (2) Between elevations of 1,183 and 1,942 m (3,880 and 6,370 ft).
    Family Campanulaceae: Delissea undulata (NCN).
    Hawaii W, Z, identified in the legal descriptions in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitute critical habitat for Delissea undulata on 
Hawaii. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Dry cinder cones and open Sophora chrysophylla and Metrosideros 
polymorpha forest containing one or more of the following associated 
native plant species: Diospyros sandwicensis, Dodonaea viscosa, 
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paniculatum, Sophora chrysophylla, Nothocestrum breviflorum, or Acacia 
koa, and
    (2) Elevations between 890 to 1,747 m (2,920 to 5,730 ft).
    Family Caryophyllaceae: Silene hawaiiensis (NCN).
    Hawaii H, AA, identified in the legal descriptions in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitute critical habitat for Silene hawaiiensis on 
Hawaii. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) In weathered lava, but also on variously aged lava flows and 
cinder substrates in montane and subalpine dry shrubland and containing 
one or more of the following associated native plants species: 
Metrosideros polymorpha, Sophora chrysophylla, Vaccinium reticulatum, 
Styphelia tameiameiae, Rumex giganteus, or Dodonaea viscosa; and
    (2) Elevations between 896 and 3,011 m (2,940 and 9,880 ft).
    Family Caryophyllaceae: Silene lanceolata (NCN).
    Hawaii AA, identified in the legal description in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitutes critical habitat for Silene lanceolata on 
Hawaii. Within this unit, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Rocky tumuli or outcrops, on aa lava, in deep ash deposits over 
pahoehoe lava and in Mauna Kea substrate in dry montane shrubland 
containing one or more of the following associated native plant 
species: Eragrostis sp., Metrosideros polymorpha, Chamaesyce sp., 
Myoporum sandwicense, Sophora chrysophylla, Chenopodium oahuense, 
Dodonaea viscosa, Styphelia tameiameiae, or Dubautia linearis, and
    (2) Elevations between 1,253 and 1,320 m (4,110 and 4,330 ft).
    Family Convolvulaceae: Bonamia menziesii (NCN).
    Hawaii Z, identified in the legal description in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitutes critical habitat for Bonamia menziesii on 
Hawaii. Within this unit, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Dry forest containing one or more of the following associated 
native plant species: Diospyros sandwicensis, Erythrina sandwicensis, 
Xylosma hawaiiense, Myrsine lanaiensis, Metrosideros polymorpha, 
Santalum paniculatum, Sapindus saponaria, Pouteria sandwicensis, 
Nototrichium sandwicense, Chenopodium oahuense, Senna gaudichaudii, 
Sophora chrysophylla, Sida fallax, Osteomeles anthyllidifolia, Dodonaea 
viscosa, Canavalia hawaiiensis, Argemone glauca, Peperomia blanda var. 
floribunda, or Psilotum nudum, and
    (2) Elevations between 421 and 704 m (1,380 and 2,310 ft).
    Family Cucurbitaceae: Sicyos alba (anunu).
    Hawaii G, identified in the legal description in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitutes critical habitat for Sicyos alba on Hawaii. 
Within this unit, the currently known primary constituent elements of 
critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Metrosideros polymorpha-Cibotium glaucum dominated montane wet 
forests, containing one or more of the following associated native 
plant species: Coprosma sp., Astelia menziesii., Athyrium sp., 
Psychotria sp., Cheirodendron trigynum, Pritchardia beccariana, 
Platydesma spathulata, Broussaisia arguta, Cyrtandra lysiosepala, 
Stenogyne sp., Perrottetia sandwicensis, Cheirodendron trigynum, Cyanea 
tritomantha, or Athyrium microphyllum and other ferns; and
    (2) Elevations between 896 and 1,576 m (2,940 and 5,170 ft).
    Family Cyperaceae: Mariscus fauriei (NCN).
    Hawaii O, identified in the legal description in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitutes critical habitat for Mariscus fauriei on 
Hawaii. Within this unit, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Diospyros sandwicensis-Metrosideros polymorpha-Sapindus 
saponaria dominated lowland dry forests, often on a lava substrate 
containing one or more of the following associated native plant 
species: Sophora chrysophylla, Myoporum sandwicense, Psydrax odorata, 
Peperomia blanda var. floribunda, Osteomeles anthyllidifolia, or 
Rauvolfia sandwicensis, and
    (2) Elevations between 107 and 402 m (350 and 1,320 ft).
    Family Euphorbiaceae: Flueggea neowawraea (mehamehame).
    Hawaii Q, R, Z, identified in the legal descriptions in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitute critical habitat for Flueggea neowawraea on 
Hawaii. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Mesic Metrosideros polymorpha forest containing one or more of 
the following associated native plant species: Nestegis sandwicensis, 
Psychotria hawaiiensis, Pittosporum hosmeri, Pipturus albidus, Pisonia 
spp., Diospyros sandwicensis, Psydrax odorata, Antidesma platyphyllum, 
A. pulvinatum, or Nephrolepis spp., and
    (2) Elevations between 424 to 820 m (1,390 to 2,690 ft).
    Family Fabaceae: Sesbania tomentosa (ohai).
    Hawaii C, L, N, BB, identified in the legal descriptions in 
paragraph (a)(1)(i)(H), constitute critical habitat for Sesbania 
tomentosa on Hawaii. Within these units, the currently known primary 
constituent elements of critical habitat are the habitat components 
provided by:
    (1) Open, dry Metrosideros polymorpha forest with mixed native 
grasses, Scaevola sericea coastal dry shrubland on windswept slopes, 
and weathered basaltic slopes containing one or more of the following 
associated native plant species: Sporobolus virginicus, Styphelia 
tameiameiae, Wollastonia integrifolia, Jacquemontia sandwicensis, Sida 
fallax, Ipomoea pes-caprae, Dodonaea viscosa, Fimbristylis hawaiiensis, 
Myoporum sandwicense, or Waltheria indica, and
    (2) Elevations between sea level and 954 m (0 and 3,130 ft).
    Family Fabaceae: Vigna o-wahuensis (NCN).
    Hawaii D, identified in the legal description in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitutes critical habitat for Vigna o-wahuensis on 
Hawaii. Within this unit, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Dodonaea viscosa lowland dry shrubland containing one or more 
of the following associated native plant species: Chenopodium oahuense, 
Dodonaea viscosa, Osteomeles anthyllidifolia, Wikstroemia sp., or Sida 
fallax; and
    (2) Elevations between 351 and 2,274 m (1,150 to 7,460 ft).
    Family Gesneriaceae: Cyrtandra giffardii (haiwale).
    Hawaii F, G, identified in the legal descriptions in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitute critical habitat for Cyrtandra giffardii on 
Hawaii. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Wet montane forest dominated by Cibotium sp. or Metrosideros 
polymorpha and Metrosideros polymorpha-Acacia koa lowland wet forests 
containing one or more of the following associated native plant 
species: Hedyotis terminalis, Astelia menziesiana, Diplazium 
sandwicensis, Perrottetia sandwicensis, or other species of Cyrtandra; 
and
    (2) Between elevations of 637 and 1,676 m (2,090 and 5,500 ft).
    Family Gesneriaceae: Cyrtandra tintinnabula (haiwale).

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    Hawaii F, identified in the legal description in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitutes critical habitat for Cyrtandra tintinnabula 
on Hawaii. Within this unit, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Lowland wet forest dominated by dense Acacia koa, Metrosideros 
polymorpha, and Cibotium spp. containing one or more of the following 
associated native plant species: Cyrtandra spp. or Hedyotis spp.; and
    (2) Between elevations 390 and 1,430 m (1,280 and 4,690 ft).
    Family Lamiaceae: Phyllostegia racemosa (NCN).
    Hawaii E, F, G, H, identified in the legal descriptions in 
paragraph (a)(1)(i)(H), constitute critical habitat for Phyllostegia 
racemosa on Hawaii. Within these units, the currently known primary 
constituent elements of critical habitat are the habitat components 
provided by:
    (1) Epiphytic conditions in Acacia koa, Metrosideros polymorpha, 
and Cibotium sp. dominated montane mesic or wet forests containing one 
or more of the following associated native plant species: Vaccinium 
calycinum, Rubus hawaiiensis, or Dryopteris wallichiana; and
    (2) Elevations between 1,369 and 1,966 m (4,490 to 6,450 ft).
    Family Lamiaceae: Phyllostegia velutina (NCN).
    Hawaii G, K, Z, identified in the legal descriptions in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitute critical habitat for Phyllostegia velutina on 
Hawaii. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Metrosideros polymorpha-Acacia koa dominated montane mesic and 
wet forests containing one or more of the following native plant 
species: Cibotium spp., Cheirodendron trigynum, Vaccinium calycinum, 
Coprosma sp., Dryopteris wallichiana, Rubus hawaiiensis, Pipturus 
albidus, Athyrium microphyllum and other native wet forest terrestrial 
ferns, Myrsine lessertiana, or Ilex anomala; and
    (2) Elevations between 908 and 1,887 m (2,980 and 6,190 ft).
    Family Lamiaceae: Phyllostegia warshaueri (NCN).
    Hawaii B, F, identified in the legal descriptions in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitute critical habitat for Phyllostegia warshaueri 
on Hawaii. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Metrosideros polymorpha and Cibotium montane and lowland wet 
forest in which Acacia koa or Cheirodendron trigynum may co-dominate, 
containing one or more of the following associated native plant 
species: Antidesma platyphyllum, Psychotria hawaiiensis, Hedyotis sp., 
Coprosma sp., Sadleria pallida, Broussaisia arguta, Pipturus albidus, 
Clermontia parviflora, Athyrium sandwicensis, Machaerina angustifolia, 
Cyanea pilosa, or other Cyanea spp.; and
    (2) Elevations between 730 and 1,150 m (2,400 and 3,770 ft).
    Family Liliaceae: Pleomele hawaiiensis (hala pepe).
    Hawaii A, L, P, Z, identified in the legal descriptions in 
paragraph (a)(1)(i)(H), constitute critical habitat for Pleomele 
hawaiiensis on Hawaii. Within these units, the currently known primary 
constituent elements of critical habitat are the habitat components 
provided by:
    (1) Open aa lava in diverse lowland dry forests and Metrosideros-
Diospyros lowland dry forest containing one or more of the following 
associated native plant species: Metrosideros polymorpha, Reynoldsia 
sandwicensis, Dodonaea viscosa, Diospyros sandwicensis, Sophora 
chrysophylla, Psydrax odorata, Cocculus trilobus, Myoporum sandwicense, 
Nestegis sandwicensis, Bobea timonioides, Kokia drynarioides, 
Nototrichium sandwicense, Sida fallax, Erythrina sandwicensis, Santalum 
paniculatum, Osteomeles anthyllidifolia, Caesalpinia kavaiensis, 
Colubrina oppositifolia, Nothocestrum breviflorum, Neraudia ovata, or 
Bidens micrantha ssp. ctenophylla; and
    (2) Elevations between 152 and 969 m (500 and 3,180 ft).
    Family Malvaceae: Hibiscadelphus giffardianus (hau kuahiwi).
    Hawaii I, identified in the legal description in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitutes critical habitat for Hibiscadelphus 
giffardianus on Hawaii. Within this unit, the currently known primary 
constituent elements of critical habitat are the habitat components 
provided by:
    (1) Mixed montane mesic forest containing one or more of the 
following native plant species: Metrosideros polymorpha, Acacia koa, 
Sapindus saponaria, Coprosma rhynchocarpa, Pipturus albidus, Psychotria 
sp., Nestegis sandwicensis, Melicope spp., Dodonaea viscosa, or 
Myoporum sandwicense; and
    (2) Elevations between 1,192 and 1,277 m (3,910 and 4,190 ft).
    Family Malvaceae: Hibiscadelphus hualalaiensis (hau kuahiwi).
    Hawaii Z, identified in the legal description in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitutes critical habitat for Hibiscadelphus 
hualalaiensis on Hawaii. Within this unit, the currently known primary 
constituent elements of critical habitat and the habitat components 
provided by:
    (1) Dry mesic to dry Metrosideros forest on rocky substrate in deep 
soils containing one or more of the following native plants species: 
Metrosideros polymorpha, Acacia koa, Sapindus saponaria, Coprosma 
rhynchocarpa, Pipturus albidus, Psychotria sp., Nestegis sandwicensis, 
Melicope spp., Dodonaea viscosa, or Myoporum sandwicense; and
    (2) Between elevations 509 and 1,241 m (1,670 and 4,070 ft).

Family Malvaceae: Hibiscus brackenridgei (mao hau hele)

    Hawaii Z, identified in the legal description in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitutes critical habitat for Hibiscus brackenridgei 
on Hawaii. Within this unit, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Acacia koa lowland mesic forest between containing one or more 
of the following native plants species: Sida fallax or Reynoldsia 
sandwicensis, and
    (2) Elevations between 457 and 793 (1,500 and 2,600 ft).

Family Plantaginaceae: Plantago hawaiensis (laukahi kuahiwi)

    Hawaii G, H, Z, identified in the legal descriptions in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitute critical habitat for Plantago hawaiensis on 
Hawaii. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Either montane wet sedge land (often in damp cracks of pahoehoe 
lava) with mixed sedges and grasses, montane mesic forest, dry 
subalpine woodland, or Metrosideros polymorpha and native shrub, 
containing one or more of the following associated native plant 
species: stunted Acacia koa and Metrosideros polymorpha, Styphelia 
tameiameiae, Vaccinium reticulatum, Dodonaea viscosa, Coprosma montana, 
or Coprosma ernodeoides; and
    (2) Elevations between 1,512 and 2,585 m (4,960 and 8,480 ft).

Family Poaceae: Ischaemum byrone (Hilo ischaemum)

    Hawaii M, identified in the legal description in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitutes critical habitat for Ischaemum byrone on 
Hawaii. Within this unit, the currently known primary

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constituent elements of critical habitat are the habitat components 
provided by:
    (1) Coastal wet to dry shrubland, near the ocean, rocks or pahoehoe 
lava in cracks and holes containing one or more of the following 
associated native plant species: Scaevola sericea or Fimbristylis 
cymosa, and
    (2) Elevations between sea level and 137 m (0 and 460 ft).
    Family Portulacaceae: Portulaca sclerocarpa (poe).
    Hawaii D, L, AA, identified in the legal descriptions in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitute critical habitat for Portulaca sclerocarpa on 
Hawaii. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Weathered Mauna Kea soils, cinder cones, or geologically young 
lavas, in montane dry shrubland, often on bare cinder, near steam 
vents, or in open Metrosideros polymorpha dominated woodlands 
containing one or more of the following associated native plant 
species: Sophora chrysophylla, Wollastonia venosa, or Dodonaea viscosa, 
and
    (2) Elevations between 351 and 2,274 m (1,150 to 7,460 ft).
    Family Rhamnaceae: Colubrina oppositifolia (kauila).
    Hawaii Q, Z, identified in the legal descriptions in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitute critical habitat for Colubrina oppositifolia 
on Hawaii. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Lowland dry and mesic forests dominated by Diospyros 
sandwicensis or Metrosideros polymorpha, containing one or more of the 
following associated native plant species: Nototrichium sandwicense, 
Nothocestrum breviflorum, Bobea timoniodes, Rauvolfia sandwicensis, 
Erythrina sandwicensis, Sophora chrysophylla, Nestegis sandwicensis, 
Peperomia sp., Psydrax odorata, Reynoldsia sandwicensis, Pleomele 
hawaiiensis, or Styphelia tameiameiae; and
    (2) Elevations between 162 and 945 m (530 and 3,100 ft).
    Family Rhamnaceae: Gouania vitifolia (NCN).
    Hawaii Q, identified in the legal description in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H) constitutes critical habitat for Gouania vitifolia on 
Hawaii. Within this unit, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Dry, rocky ridges and slopes in dry shrubland or dry to mesic 
Nestegis-Metrosideros forests on old substrate kipuka containing one or 
more of the following associated native plant species: Nestegis 
sandwicensis, Wikstroemia sandwicensis, Wikstroemia phillyreifolia, 
Nephrolepis spp., or Pipturus albidus, and
    (2) Elevations between 503 and 1,039 m (1,650 and 3,410 ft).
    Family Rubiaceae: Hedyotis coriacea (kioele).
    Hawaii AA, identified in the legal description in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H) constitutes critical habitat for Hedyotis coriacea on 
Hawaii. Within this unit, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Geologically young (<3,000 years old) Mauna Loa pahoehoe lava 
with sparse Metrosideros forest, open Metrosideros forest with sparse 
shrub understory or open Metrosideros forest with dense shrub 
understory containing one or more of the following native plant 
species: Sophora chrysophylla, Myoporum sandwicense, Dodonaea viscosa, 
Chenopodium oahuense, Styphelia tameiameiae, Eragrostis deflexa, 
Festuca hawaiiensis, or Portulaca sclerocarpa; and
    (2) Elevations between 1,506 to 1,780 m (4,940 to 5,840 ft).
    Family Rubiaceae: Melicope zahlbruckneri (alani).
    Hawaii I, K, identified in the legal descriptions in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitute critical habitat for Melicope zahlbruckneri on 
Hawaii. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Acacia koa-Metrosideros polymorpha dominated montane mesic 
forest containing one of more of the following associated native plant 
species: Sapindus saponaria, Coprosma rhynchocarpa, Zanthoxylum 
dipetalum, Pipturus albidus, Psychotria hawaiiensis, Nestegis 
sandwicensis, Myoporum sandwicense, Pisonia brunoniana, or Melicope 
spp.; and
    (2) Elevations between 692 and 1,393 m (2,270 and 4,570 ft).
    Family Rutaceae: Zanthoxylum dipetalum var. tomentosum (ae).
    Hawaii Z, identified in the legal description in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(M) constitutes critical habitat for Zanthoxylum dipetalum 
var. tomentosum on Hawaii. Within this unit, the currently known 
primary constituent elements of critical habitat are the habitat 
components provided by:
    (1) Metrosideros polymorpha dominated montane mesic forest, often 
on aa lava, containing one or more of the following associated native 
plant species: Sophora chrysophylla, Diospyros sandwicensis, Pouteria 
sandwicensis, Santalum paniculatum, Reynoldsia sandwicensis, Myrsine 
sp., or Psychotria sp.; and
    (2) Elevations between 872 and 1,210 m (2,860 and 3,970 ft).
    Family Rutaceae: Zanthoxylum hawaiiense (ae).
    Hawaii AA, identified in the legal description in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H) constitutes critical habitat for Zanthoxylum hawaiiense on 
Hawaii. Within this unit, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Metrosideros polymorpha dry forest or in open Myoporum-Dodonaea 
shrubland on rough aa lava containing one or more of the following 
associated native plant species: Dodonaea viscosa, Myoporum 
sandwicense, or Dubautia linearis; and
    (2) Elevations between 1,204 and 1,756 m (3,950 and 5,760 ft).
    Family Solanaceae: Nothocestrum breviflorum (aiea).
    Hawaii A, V, Z, identified in the legal descriptions in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitute critical habitat for Nothocestrum breviflorum 
on Hawaii. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Lowland dry forest, montane dry forest, or montane mesic forest 
dominated by Metrosideros polymorpha, Acacia koa, or Diospyros 
sandwicensis on aa lava substrates containing one or more of the 
following associated native plant species: Sophora chrysophylla, 
Reynoldsia sandwicensis, Psydrax odorata, Myoporum sandwicense, Bidens 
micrantha, Dodonaea viscosa, Osteomeles anthyllidifolia, Santalum 
paniculatum, S. ellipticum, Caesalpinia kavaiensis, Erythrina 
sandwicensis, Colubrina oppositifolia, Kokia drynarioides, 
Hibiscadelphus hualalaiensis, or Delissea undulata; and
    (2) Elevations between 152 and 1,948 m (500 and 6,390 ft).
    Family Solanaceae: Solanum incompletum (popolo ku mai).
    Hawaii W, AA, identified in the legal descriptions in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitute critical habitat for Solanum incompletum on 
Hawaii. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Dry to mesic forest, diverse mesic forest, or subalpine forest 
containing one or more of the following associated native plant 
species: Myoporum sandwicense, Myrsine lanaiensis, or Sophora 
chrysophylla; and
    (2) Elevations between 1,192 and 2,259 m (3,910 and 7,410 ft).

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    Family Urticaceae: Neraudia ovata (NCN).
    Hawaii Q, Y, AA, identified in the legal descriptions in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H) , constitute critical habitat for Neraudia ovata on 
Hawaii. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Open Metrosideros polymorpha-Sophora chrysophylla dominated 
lowland, montane dry forests, or Metrosideros-shrub woodland containing 
one or more of the following associated native plant species: 
Reynoldsia sandwicensis, Myoporum sandwicense, Cocculus triloba, 
Myrsine lessertiana, Myrsine lanaiensis, Nothocestrum breviflorum, 
Pleomele hawaiiensis, Capparis sandwichiana, Fimbristylis hawaiiensis, 
or Bidens micrantha ssp. ctenophylla; and
    (2) Elevations between 115 and 1,829 m (380 to 6,000 ft).
    Family Violaceae: Isodendrion hosakae (aupaka).
    Hawaii D, identified in the legal description in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitutes critical habitat for Isodendrion hosakae on 
Hawaii. Within this unit, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Cinder cones with montane dry shrubland containing one or more 
of the following associated native plant species: Dodonaea viscosa, 
Styphelia tameiameiae, Wikstroemia pulcherrima, Dubautia linearis, 
Sophora chrysophylla, Osteomeles anthyllidifolia, Wollastonia venosa, 
Bidens menziesii, or Santalum ellipticum; and
    (2) Between elevations 655 and 1,259 m (2,150 and 4,130 ft).
    Family Violaceae: Isodendrion pyrifolium (wahine noho kula).
    Hawaii Y, identified in the legal description in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitutes critical habitat for Isodendrion pyrifolium 
on Hawaii. Within this unit, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Lowland dry forests containing one or more of the following 
native plant species: Psydrax odorata, Sida fallax, Myoporum 
sandwicense, Sophora chrysophylla, or Waltheria indica; and
    (2) Elevations between 18 to 137 m (60 to 450 ft).
    (B) Ferns and Allies.

Family Aspleniaceae: Asplenium fragile var. insulare (NCN)

    Hawaii G, K, AA, identified in the legal descriptions in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitute critical habitat for Asplenium fragile var. 
insulare on Hawaii. Within these units, the currently known primary 
constituent elements of critical habitat are the habitat components 
provided by:
    (1) Metrosideros polymorpha dry montane forest, Dodonaea viscosa 
dry montane shrubland, Myoporum sandwicense-Sophora chrysophylla dry 
montane forest, Metrosideros polymorpha-Acacia koa forest, or subalpine 
dry forest and shrubland with big, moist lava tubes (from 3.05 m to 
4.57 m (10 to 15 ft) in diameter), pits, deep cracks, and lava tree 
molds, with at least a moderate soil or ash accumulation or, 
infrequently, the interface between younger aa lava flows and much 
older pahoehoe lava or ash deposits, with a fairly consistent 
microhabitat (areas that are moist and dark), and containing one or 
more of the following associated native plant species: Phyllosteia 
ambigua, Styphelia tameiameiae, Vaccinium reticulatum, mosses, or 
liverworts; and
    (2) Elevations between 930 and 2,710 m (3,050 and 8,890 ft).

Family Aspleniaceae: Diellia erecta (NCN)

    Hawaii Q, R, identified in the legal descriptions in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitute critical habitat for Diellia erecta on Hawaii. 
Within these units, the currently known primary constituent elements of 
critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Metrosideros polymorpha-Nestegis sandwicensis lowland mesic 
forest containing one or more of the following associated native plant 
species: Diospyros sandwicensis, Psydrax odorata, Antidesma 
platyphyllum, A. pulvinatum, Microlepia sp., Nestegis sandwicensis, 
Wikstroemia sandwicensis, Wikstroemia phillyreifolia, or Nephrolepis 
spp.; and
    (2) Elevations between 448 and 982 m (1,470 and 3,220 ft).

Family Grammitidaceae: Adenophorus periens (pendant kihi fern)

    Hawaii J, identified in the legal description in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i)(H), constitutes critical habitat for Adenophorus periens on 
Hawaii. Within this unit, the currently known primary constituent 
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
    (1) Epiphytic on Metrosideros polymorpha or Ilex anomala or 
possibly other native tree trunks, in Metrosideros polymorpha-Cibotium 
glaucum lowland wet forest containing one or more of the following 
associated native plant species: Broussasia arguta, Cheirodendron 
trigynum, Cyanea sp., Cyrtandra sp., Dicranopteris linnearis, 
Freycinetia arborea, Hedyotis terminalis, Labordia hirtella, Machaerina 
angustifolia, Psychotria sp., or Psychotria hawaiiensis; and
    (2) Elevations between 338 and 1,180 m (1,110 and 3,870 ft).

    Dated: May 2, 2002.
Craig Manson,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
[FR Doc. 02-11349 Filed 5-24-02; 8:45 am]
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