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Part III
Department of the Interior
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Fish and Wildlife Service
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50 CFR Part 17
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical
Habitat for Poa atropurpurea (San Bernardino bluegrass) and Taraxacum
californicum (California taraxacum); Final Rule
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 17
[FWS-R8-ES-2007-0010; 92210-1117-0000-B4]
RIN 1018-AV04
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of
Critical Habitat for Poa atropurpurea (San Bernardino bluegrass) and
Taraxacum californicum (California taraxacum)
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are
designating critical habitat for Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum
californicum under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended
(Act). Approximately 2,489 acres (ac) (1,009 hectares (ha)) of land in
San Bernardino and San Diego Counties, California, fall within the
boundaries of the critical habitat designation for P. atropurpurea, and
approximately 1,914 ac (775 ha) of land in San Bernardino County,
California, fall within the boundaries of the critical habitat
designation for T. californicum.
DATES: This rule becomes effective on September 15, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The final rule, final economic analysis, and map of critical
habitat will be available on the Internet at http://
www.regulations.gov. Supporting documentation we used in preparing this
final rule, will be available for public inspection, by appointment,
during normal business hours, at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, 6010 Hidden Valley Road, Carlsbad,
CA 92011; telephone 760-431-9440; facsimile 760-431-5901.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Bartel, Field Supervisor, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office (see
ADDRESSES section). If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD), call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 800-877-
8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
It is our intent to discuss only those topics directly relevant to
the designations of critical habitat for Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum
californicum in this final rule. For more information on the taxonomy,
biology, and ecology of P. atropurpurea and T. californicum, refer to
the final listing rule published in the Federal Register on September
14, 1998 (63 FR 49006), the proposed critical habitat rule published in
the Federal Register on August 7, 2007 (72 FR 44232), and the notice of
availability (NOA) of the draft economic analysis (EA) published in the
Federal Register on April 16, 2008 (73 FR 20600).
Previous Federal Actions
As discussed in the proposed rule (72 FR 44232, August 7, 2007),
the Service agreed, as part of an April 20, 2007, settlement agreement,
to submit to the Federal Register a proposed rule to designate critical
habitat, if prudent, on or before July 27, 2007, and a final rule by
July 25, 2008. The proposed critical habitat designations for Poa
atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum were signed on July 25, 2007
and published in the Federal Register on August 7, 2007 (72 FR 44232).
We also published a reopening of the public comment period and notice
of public hearings, which were held in San Bernardino, California on
January 10, 2008, on December 11, 2007 (72 FR 70284), and we published
a NOA of the draft EA (dated April 9, 2008) of the proposed rule on
April 16, 2008 (73 FR 20600).
For a discussion of additional Federal actions that occurred prior
to the proposed designations of critical habitat for Poa atropurpurea
and Taraxacum californicum, please refer to the ``Previous Federal
Actions'' section of the proposed critical habitat rule (72 FR 44232,
August 7, 2007) and the final listing rule (63 FR 49006, September 14,
1998).
Summary of Comments and Recommendations
We requested written comments from the public on the proposed
designations of critical habitat for Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum
californicum during three comment periods. The first comment period,
associated with the publication of the proposed rule for these two
species, opened August 7, 2007, and closed October 9, 2007 (72 FR
44232). We received two requests for a public hearing during this
comment period. The second comment period associated with the
publication of a notice of public hearings, which were held in San
Bernardino, California on January 10, 2008, opened December 11, 2007,
and closed to January 25, 2008 (72 FR 70284). The third comment period,
associated with the publication of the notice of availability of the
draft EA (dated April 9, 2008) of the proposed designations, opened
April 16, 2008, and closed May 16, 2008 (73 FR 20600). During these
three public comment periods, we contacted appropriate Tribal
governments; Federal, State, and local agencies and jurisdictions;
scientific organizations; and other interested parties and invited them
to comment on the proposed critical habitat designations for these two
species and the associated draft EA.
During the first comment period, we received seven comments
directly addressing the proposed critical habitat designations: one
from a Federal agency; three from peer reviewers; and three from
individual members of the public. During the second comment period and
the January 10, 2008, public hearings, we received eight comments
directly addressing the proposed critical habitat designations: five
from local governments, two from organizations, and one from an
individual member of the public. During the third comment period, we
received four comments directly addressing the proposed critical
habitat designations: one from a Federal agency, one from a Tribal
government, one from a local government, and one from an individual
member of the public. We received two comments directly addressing the
draft EA, including one from a Federal agency and one from an
individual member of the public.
Peer Review
In accordance with our policy published on July 1, 1994 (59 FR
34270), we solicited expert opinions from three knowledgeable
individuals with scientific expertise that included familiarity with
the species, the geographic region where the species occurs, and
conservation biology principles. As noted above, we received responses
from three of the peer reviewers.
We reviewed all comments received from the peer reviewers and the
public for substantive issues and new information regarding critical
habitat for Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum. All comments
received were grouped into general issue categories relating to the
proposed critical habitat rule and draft EA for P. atropurpurea and T.
californicum and are addressed in the following summary and
incorporated into this final rule as appropriate.
Peer Reviewer Comments
Comment 1: The peer reviewers' comments were generally supportive
of the proposed designations of critical habitat. The peer reviewers
provided specific comments on each unit of
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critical habitat. One peer reviewer provided comments primarily on Poa
atropurpurea, one peer reviewer provided comments primarily on
Taraxacum californicum, and the third peer reviewer provided comments
on both species. Unit 3, Belleville Meadow, was cited as the most
important site for P. atropurpurea by one peer reviewer and as the site
containing the most vigorous population of T. californicum by another.
Two commenters stressed the importance of understanding the threat
caused to T. californicum by hybridization with the nonnative T.
officinale and urged the development of a plan to remove T. officinale
and hybrids from meadows where the two species co-occur. One peer
reviewer indicated that the Service should investigate the viability
and fitness of hybrid offspring as well as their breeding system so
that appropriate management could be developed. Another peer reviewer
stated that even when habitat for T. californicum is fenced or
otherwise protected from disturbances, there would be a perpetual need
to remove nonnative plants to protect T. californicum to provide for
its recovery.
Our Response: The peer reviewers confirmed the importance of the
areas that we identified as containing features essential to the
conservation of each species and consequently delineated as critical
habitat. Additionally, we added details about special management needs
provided by the peer reviewers on topics such as hybridization in the
``Special Management Considerations or Protection'' section and the
``Final Critical Habitat Designations'' section of this rule.
Comment 2: Two peer reviewers provided comments on the size of the
critical habitat units. One peer reviewer indicated we should consider
using a buffer distance between 328 ft (100 m) and 3,280 ft (1,000 m)
around known populations to delineate critical habitat. The peer
reviewer stated that use of a buffer around the known populations would
help protect the habitat of these two species and provide for their
life history functions. The peer reviewer indicated that a larger
buffer would: (1) Allow room for populations of these two plants to
expand; (2) incorporate areas in which pollination and gene transfer
could occur; and (3) allow a larger area in which the species could be
protected from nonnative species by limiting nearby disturbance of
habitat. Another peer reviewer stated that the extent of habitat
included in critical habitat for Units 4 and 5 for Poa atropurpurea
seemed too large when considering the population sizes reported for
these units.
Our Response: We believe that we captured in the proposed rule the
appropriate extent of habitat in the units to be designated as critical
habitat. Each critical habitat unit designated contains the physical
and biological features essential to the conservation of each species
and supports the primary constituent elements (PCEs) for these two
species, including the known populations, montane meadow habitat, and
the hydrologic features within montane meadows. The hydrologic features
create the wet or mesic conditions that support these two species. As
discussed in the ``Criteria Used to Identify Critical Habitat''
section, we delineated proposed critical habitat for Poa atropurpurea
and Taraxacum californicum using the following criteria: (1) Areas
occupied by individuals at the time of listing and areas currently
occupied by these species; (2) areas containing one or more of the PCEs
for these species (for example, montane meadow habitat); and (3) areas
currently occupied by more than 10 individuals of either species. To
capture the physical and biological features essential to the
conservation of each species, we included meadow habitat within 328 ft
(100 m) of known occurrences, and in most cases the entire montane
meadow associated with designated occurrences. However, the mapping
process we used does not include non-meadow habitat, such as Great
Basin sage scrub or Jeffrey pine forest vegetation communities. We
believe our criteria capture the physical and biological features
essential to the conservation of P. atropurpurea and T. californicum
and appropriately identify the areas that meet the definition of
critical habitat. The peer reviewer suggested that designating
additional land as buffers would allow for population expansion,
pollination and gene flow, and management for nonnative species.
However, we determined that our designation of the areas containing the
physical and biological features fulfills these biological needs and is
adequate to conserve these species (for a more detailed discussion see
the ``Criteria Used To Identify Critical Habitat'' section).
In response to the peer review comment that some areas appear large
in relationship to the size of the population, please refer to the
``Criteria Used To Identify Critical Habitat'' section of the rule for
the explanation of how we identified those areas that contain the
physical and biological features essential to the conservation of Poa
atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum within the geographical area
occupied by the species at the time of listing (which includes the wet
meadow habitat that supports the populations). Applying the criterion
to delineate the wet meadow habitat using the USFS-modeled potential
habitat specific to each species (Volgarino et al. 2000a, pp. 1-2;
2000b, pp. 1-2) and aerial or satellite imagery resulted in differing
sizes of critical habitat units based on the extent of wet meadow
habitat in each unit.
Comment 3: One peer reviewer stated that he visited Unit 1, Pan
Springs Meadow, several times since 1985 and observed dozens of
Taraxacum californicum plants during some years. While the peer
reviewer indicated that he had not extensively surveyed the area, he
believes there are between 15 and 20 T. californicum plants in the area
(Krantz 2008a, p. 1). The peer reviewer indicated that this unit has
biogeographical significance to T. californicum because it represents
one of the three largest remaining sites at the northeast end of Big
Bear Valley. Within the northeast portion of Big Bear Valley are
occurrences at Pan Hot Springs Meadow, Arrastre Flats, and North
Baldwin Lake. The peer reviewer stated that the Arrastre Flats
occurrence has not been observed for a number of years, despite several
recent surveys in the area, and that the North Baldwin Lake occurrence
has diminished to about 15 individuals. For these reasons, the reviewer
believes we should designate Unit 1, Pan Hot Springs Meadow, as
critical habitat for T. californicum as well as for Poa atropurpurea.
Our Response: We acknowledged in the proposed rule that the Pan Hot
Springs Meadow contains occurrences of Taraxacum californicum; however,
the data we had did not include the information provided by the peer
reviewer. At the time of the proposed rule, we believed that our
proposal adequately represented the habitat needed for the conservation
of T. californicum throughout its range. We proposed critical habitat
in Unit 2, which captures the montane meadow referred to by the peer
reviewer as North Baldwin Lake. We did not include the habitat at Pan
Hot Springs or Arrastre Flat because we did not have data to show that
large populations (greater than 10 individuals) of T. californicum
occupied these areas. Upon receipt of these peer reviewer comments, we
reviewed the available information regarding T. californicum and
determined that the montane meadow habitat in Pan Hot Springs Meadow
does support a large population of T.
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californicum and meets the definition of critical habitat for T.
californicum (see ``Summary of Changes from the Proposed Rule'' and the
``Final Critical Habitat Designations'' sections below). In our NOA for
the draft EA (73 FR 20600; April 16, 2008), we notified the public that
we were considering the inclusion of Unit 1 as critical habitat for T.
californicum and requested comment on the data that we received from
the peer reviewer. We received information from the peer reviewer
indicating that Pan Hot Springs Meadow supported 12 T. californicum
plants this year. Therefore, we determined that Pan Hot Springs Meadow
met our criteria for designating critical habitat, and we included this
location within Big Bear Valley because it is believed to be the
historical core area for both of these species (Soreng 2007, p. 1-2).
The areas we included represent the largest populations that still
occur for these two species. Although we concluded that Pan Hot Springs
Meadow contains the features essential to the conservation of both Poa
atropurpurea and T. californicum, we excluded Unit 1 from the
designations of critical habitat under section 4(b)(2) of the Act (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) because the benefits of excluding this area
outweigh the benefits of including this area in critical habitat (see
Comment 9 below and see ``Exclusions Under Section 4(b)(2) of the Act''
section).
Comment 4: Two peer reviewers commented on locations not included
in the proposed rule that may be important to the long-term
conservation of Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum. One peer
reviewer indicated that montane meadow habitat southeast of Baldwin
Lake in and around Shay Meadows and Lake Erwin may ``harbor substantial
stands of P. atropurpurea.'' The reviewer indicated that this area may
not have been surveyed because it is primarily privately owned land.
The peer reviewer stated that we should pursue the possibility of
surveying this area and consider ways to protect any substantial stands
of P. atropurpurea that are found. Another peer reviewer expressed
concerns that critical habitat was not proposed in the western portion
of Big Bear Valley that was historically the core portion of the range
for both of these species. The peer reviewer identified three privately
owned parcels (China Gardens Meadow, Eagle Point Meadow, and Metcalf
Meadow) containing small, extant populations of P. atropurpurea and T.
californicum that were not included in the proposed critical habitat
rule and stated that these areas are significant to the overall
distribution of both species.
Our Response: We believe that these final designations for each
species accurately contain all specific areas meeting the definition of
critical habitat for Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum.
As discussed in the ``Criteria Used to Identify Critical Habitat''
section of the proposed rule and this final rule, we delineated
proposed critical habitat for Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum
californicum using the following criteria: (1) Areas occupied by
individuals at the time of listing and areas currently occupied by
these species; (2) areas containing one or more of the PCEs for these
species (for example, montane meadow habitat); and (3) areas currently
occupied by more than 10 individuals of either species. Application of
these criteria captures the physical and biological features that are
essential to the conservation of these species, identified as the
species' PCEs laid out in the appropriate quantity and spatial
arrangement. Thus, not all areas supporting the identified PCEs will
meet the definition of critical habitat.
The criteria we used resulted in a critical habitat designation
that is representative of the diversity in each species' range. The
small populations of Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum at
China Gardens Meadow, Eagle Point Meadow, and Metcalf Meadow are in the
developed portions of Big Bear Valley. These areas may have once
represented the core populations for these two species, but these
populations are reduced, degraded, and fragmented to a point where we
no longer believe they substantially contribute to the conservation of
these two species. Populations in these meadows did not meet our
criteria because no more than 10 plants are documented in each of these
meadows. In the areas with no more than 10 plants, we believe it is
unlikely that reproduction will occur with enough success for these
populations to contribute to the long-term conservation of these
species. We included the best representative habitat that remains in
Big Bear Valley as critical habitat in these designations (Units 1
(excluded), 2 (designated), and 6 (designated)).
We did not designate critical habitat southeast of Baldwin Lake in
and around Shay Meadows and Lake Erwin because we do not have data
indicating that Poa atropurpurea or Taraxacum californicum occur in
these areas or that these areas are otherwise essential for the
conservation of the species. We believe that the lands we have
identified in this rule can adequately support the recovery of P.
atropurpurea and T. californicum through appropriate conservation
measures (see the ``Special Management Considerations or Protection''
section for details about the type of management needed for these
species).
Comment 5: One peer reviewer stated that voucher specimens should
be collected to verify the presence of Poa atropurpurea because, in the
past, this species has been confused with other Poa species (see Curto
1992). Specifically, the peer reviewer did not believe there was
adequate documentation of P. atropurpurea in Unit 13, Mendenhall
Valley, from data provided in the proposed rule. The peer reviewer
stated that a voucher specimen has not been collected from Mendenhall
Valley since 1981.
Our Response: In general, we agree with the peer reviewers'
statement that the collection of voucher specimens is important to
verify of the presence of Poa atropurpurea in areas where the
identification is not certain. We encourage repeated visits to confirm
continued occupancy, but recommend that populations are vouchered
approximately once every 10 years to reduce impacts to the populations.
In cases where there are fewer than 20 individuals present, we
recommend that no voucher is taken, and instead document the
occurrences with photographs, field notes, and a data form. Collections
should occur in accordance with all State and Federal regulations and
according to standard herbarium practices described in Ross (1996, p.
19). Collections on Federal land require a permit under section
10(a)(1)(A) of the Act and would include sampling restrictions in
accordance with the permit. Voucher specimens for this species should
include portions of both male and female plants.
Although the last voucher of this population was collected in 1981,
we have concluded that that Unit 13, Mendenhall Valley, was occupied by
Poa atropurpurea at the time of listing as well as at the present time.
In 1994, U.S. Forest Service (USFS) botanists documented the presence
of 100 P. atropurpurea plants in Mendenhall Valley (Volgarino and
Winter 1994, pp. 1-2; CNDDB 2006a). Due to the peer reviewer's comment,
we contacted the Cleveland National Forest (CNF) and requested
additional documentation on this population. They provided monitoring
reports from 2001 and 2002 (Davis 2001, pp. 1-2; Davis 2002, p. 1;
Winter 2002, pp. 1-5). In 2002, USFS botanists documented 175 P.
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atropurpurea individuals in Mendenhall Valley (Davis 2002, p. 1; Winter
2002, pp. 1-5). Based on this information, we believe the population of
P. atropurpurea is robust and conclude that the area that supports it
meets our definition of critical habitat. We acknowledge the peer
reviewers' suggestion that this occurrence should again be vouchered.
We discussed this suggestion with the forest botanist at the CNF (Young
2008, p. 1) who recommended we obtain a voucher specimen of P.
atropurpurea from Mendenhall Valley from USFS land in a year when the
P. atropurpurea population in this area is relatively abundant.
Comment 6: Two peer reviewers expressed concern for the long-term
persistence of Taraxacum californicum due to hybridization with the
nonnative T. officinale. The peer reviewers expressed concern that
hybrid individuals threaten the listed species through genetic
introgression and possibly direct competition with the listed species.
The peer reviewers urged the Service to address this issue. One peer
reviewer indicated that he observed hybrid individuals in Unit 1 that
displayed intermediate characteristics of T. californicum and T.
officinale. Additionally, the peer reviewer stated that T. officinale
is present in Units 1, 2, 3, and 12, and an active management program
should be implemented to remove the nonnative species in these units.
Our Response: We agree that Taraxacum californicum is threatened by
hybridization. The listing rule identified hybridization with the
nonnative T. officinale as a threat to T. californicum at Cienega Seca
Meadow (Unit 11) (63 FR 49006, pp. 49016-49017). Further, we discussed
hybridization in the proposed rule in the ``Background,'' ``Primary
Constituent Elements,'' and ``Final Critical Habitat Designations''
sections of the proposed rule (72 FR 44232, August 7, 2007) and
specifically identified hybridization as a threat in units 5, 6, 7, 8,
9, 10, 11, and 12.
As discussed in the ``Primary Constituent Elements'' section of
this rule and according to the San Bernardino National Forest's (SBNF)
Meadow Habitat Management Guide, habitat invaded by Taraxacum
officinale may result in hybridization with T. californicum and prevent
population growth (SBNF 2002a, p. 113). Although T. officinale
reproduces apomitically (production of viable seeds is not dependent on
fertilization), it does produce fertile pollen that can fertilize T.
californicum (SBNF 2002a, pp. 24, 113). Moreover, the SBNF reported
that T. officinale is present at all T. californicum occurrence
locations, and plants that appear to be hybrids between the two species
were observed by USFS botanists and others (SBNF 2002a, p. 113; Eliason
2007a, p. 4; Krantz 2007, pp. 1-2, 2008a, p. 1). However, individuals
that appear as hybrids could be a result of morphological variation
within T. californicum. Some scientists believe that observations of
hybridization are not conclusive and could use further study (Ellstrand
2007, p. 1). We support further investigation of the hybridization
between T. californicum and T. officinale. Although a formal study
documenting that hybridization is occurring between T. californicum and
T. officinale is lacking, we believe that field observations indicate
that hybridization may be occurring between these two species (SBNF
2002a, p. 113; CNDDB 2007, pp. 34, 36, 37; Krantz 2007, pp. 1-2, 2008a,
p. 1). Therefore, we support the removal of T. officinale from montane
meadows. This management action will benefit T. californicum by
reducing direct competition from T. officinale and the potential
threats of hybridization.
Comment 7: One peer reviewer requested that we clarify the
contradiction between the statement that under section 7(a)(2) of the
Act, critical habitat is purely a protective measure and does not
require implementation of restoration, recovery, or enhancement
measures (72 FR 44236) and the text stating that each unit may require
special management considerations or protection to restore, protect,
and maintain the primary constituent elements (72 FR 44237-44243).
Our Response: The latter statement relates to the definition of
critical habitat under section 3(5)(A) of the Act and the former
statement relates to how critical habitat is addressed under section
7(a)(2) of the Act. These two sections of the Act and the discussion on
each in the proposed rule do not contradict each other. The Act defines
critical habitat as the specific areas within the geographical area
occupied by the species, at the time it is listed in accordance with
the provisions of section 4 of this Act, on which are found those
physical or biological features (I) essential to the conservation of
the species and (II) which may require special management
considerations or protection; and specific areas outside the
geographical area occupied by the species at the time it is listed in
accordance with the provisions of section 4 of this Act, upon a
determination by the Secretary that such areas are essential for the
conservation of the species. To support our determinations that
specific areas meet the definition of critical habitat, we identify in
this rule the types of special management considerations or protection
the physical and biological features may require (see ``Special
Management Considerations or Protection'' section). In this way,
critical habitat can assist public agencies and private landowners in
identifying management actions that will contribute to the conservation
of federally listed species on those lands.
Section 7(a)(2) of the Act applies once critical habitat is
identified and designated and requires Federal agencies to ensure that
any action they fund, authorize, or carry out is not likely to destroy
or adversely modify such designated critical habitat. The designation
of critical habitat does not affect land ownership or establish a
refuge, wilderness, reserve, preserve, or other conservation area, and
the consultation requirement under section 7(a)(2) does not mandate
that areas designated as critical habitat be affirmatively managed or
protected.
Public Comments
Comment 8: Several commenters stated that the western portion of
Unit 1, Pan Hot Springs Meadow, is above the high water line for Lake
Baldwin and that this area does not regularly flood. Therefore, the
commenters concluded that the area above the high water line for
Baldwin Lake does not support the PCEs for Poa atropurpurea and they
requested that this area be removed from critical habitat. During the
third comment period, the Big Bear City Community Service District
(BBCCSD) submitted a draft of the Pan Hot Springs Meadow Habitat
Management Plan (HMP) for the areas that support P. atropurpurea and
Taraxacum californicum. The HMP included data from a survey the BBCCSD
initiated for P. atropurpurea and T. californicum, as well as three
other federally listed plant species that occur in the Pan Hot Springs
Meadow. The survey, which was conducted by Dr. Timothy Krantz, showed
that the areas supporting P. atropurpurea and T. californicum in the
Pan Hot Springs Meadow are limited to approximately 40 ac (16 ha) in
the northwest and central portions of the area that was proposed as
critical habitat Unit 1 (Krantz 2008b, pp. 3-8, 12, map). Additionally,
we received information during the third comment period from the USFS
indicating that no meadow habitat or known occurrences of P.
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atropurpurea or T. californicum exist in the area proposed as critical
habitat Unit 1 north of State Route 18, and that this area is not part
of the hydrologic system supporting the meadow south of State Route 18
(Holtrop 2008, p. 1-2). One commenter stated that we could remove Unit
1 from critical habitat because recovery for P. atropurpurea can be
achieved with the conservation measures that are in place at other
areas where this species occurs. This commenter specifically indicated
that other areas (Wildhorse Meadow, Holcomb Valley, and other non-
specific locations) outside of Unit 1 provide adequate conservation for
P. atropurpurea, and therefore Unit 1 is not essential to the
conservation of the species.
Our Response: We appreciate the information provided by the
commenters. Based on the information provided, we reanalyzed the
boundaries for proposed critical habitat Unit 1 and found that the
majority of the area that we proposed as Unit 1 lacks the physical and
biological features essential for the conservation of Poa atropurpurea
and Taraxacum californicum. We removed three locations from the area
proposed as Unit 1 that do not contain the PCEs: (1) 24 ac (10 ha) that
are elevated above the montane meadow and have species such as
Artemisia tridentata (Great Basin Sage) that are too dry to support P.
atropurpurea and T. californicum and do not contain the PCEs; (2) 19 ac
(8 ha) north of State Route 18 where wet meadow habitat does not exist;
and (3) 12 ac (5 ha) of drier meadow habitat where surveys confirmed
that P. atropurpurea and T. californicum do not occur. Additionally, we
removed 47 ac (19 ha) of extremely wet meadow habitat in the east
portion of the area proposed as Unit 1 that regularly floods from
Baldwin Lake because the area does not meet the criteria used to
identify critical habitat, occurs outside of the potential dispersal
distance from known occurrences, and therefore is not likely to
contribute to the conservation of P. atropurpurea and T. californicum.
We concluded that these lands are unlikely to support recovery or
contribute to the long-term conservation for P. atropurpurea or T.
californicum. Finally, we determined that 40 ac (16 ha) in Unit 1 meet
the definition of critical habitat for P. atropurpurea and T.
californicum; we refer to this area as ``essential lands.'' In our NOA
for the draft EA (73 FR 20600; April 16, 2008), we notified the public
that we received input during the public comment process on Unit 1 and
that we would possibly modify the critical habitat boundary of this
unit to reflect the best scientific and commercial data available.
We believe the 40 ac (16 ha) of Unit 1 meet the definition of
critical habitat for Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum
because this unit provides the physical and biological features
essential to the conservation of these species in Big Bear Valley, an
area that historically represented the core of both species'
distributions. Additionally, Pan Hot Springs Meadow is unique as it
supports one of the few P. atropurpurea occurrences in Big Bear Valley
that has not been severely degraded by development or other human
impacts. However, the BBCCSD initiated long-term conservation of Unit 1
by drafting, adopting, and implementing the Pan Hot Springs Meadow HMP
(discussed detail below, in response to Comment 9). Furthermore, the
economic analysis indicates that there are disproportionate and
potentially significant costs to the BBCCSD attributable to the
designation of critical habitat. We balanced the benefits of including
the remaining portion of Unit 1 in the designation for each species
against the benefits of excluding it under section 4(b)(2) of the Act
and determined that the benefits of exclusion outweigh the benefits of
inclusion. Therefore, we excluded the 40 ac (16 ha) of essential lands
now identified in Unit 1 from critical habitat (see also response to
Comment 9 and ``Exclusions Under Section 4(b)(2) of the Act'' section).
Finally, in response to the commenter who indicated that Unit 1
might not meet the definition of critical habitat for Poa atropurpurea
because other areas are already conserved for this species, we provide
the following response. Although historical occurrences of P.
atropurpurea are known from one location (Wildhorse Meadow) identified
by the commenter, we did not include this area in our proposed
designation because this species has not been observed at Wildhorse
Meadow for several years, despite recent survey efforts. We do not have
additional information regarding conservation for P. atropurpurea for
the other areas identified by the commenter. Holcomb Valley supports P.
atropurpurea, and we designated this area as critical habitat (referred
to in this document as Unit 4: Hitchcock Meadow). We do not have data
on the non-specific areas provided by the commenter to indicate that
those areas are occupied by P. atropurpurea or contain the physical and
biological features essential to the conservation of the species. A
limited number of sites where P. atropurpurea occurs (for example, on
Forest Service and or Wildlands Conservancy lands) have minimal
conservation measures in place (for example, limited grazing and
control over public access). However, too few locations, including
those under Federal ownership, receive the type of conservation
protections needed to ensure the survival and recovery of P.
atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum (see ``Special Management
Considerations or Protection'' section). Unauthorized and uncontrolled
human access continues to threaten most montane meadows where these
species occur, and in many meadows the hydrology has been altered to
further threaten the survival of these species. Therefore, the existing
conservation for P. atropurpurea, as highlighted by the commenter, does
not affect our conclusion that the 40 ac (16 ha) of essential lands
identified in Unit 1 meet the definition of critical habitat for P.
atropurpurea.
Comment 9: Several commenters stated that the western portion of
the area proposed as Unit 1, Pan Hot Springs Meadow, is the site of a
future recreational park for the Big Bear community. The community park
is planned in two phases: Phase One is located outside of the area
proposed as Unit 1, and Phase Two is located within the area proposed
as Unit 1. The commenters indicated that the development of Phase Two
of the park would not impact the sensitive resources (for example, the
habitat for Poa atropurpurea) in this area, but because the area
proposed as critical habitat in Unit 1 was poorly delineated the
designation of critical habitat would impact the ability of the BBCCSD
to develop Phase Two of the proposed park. The commenters explained
that the designation of critical habitat could, therefore, limit the
recreational opportunities for the residents of and visitors to the Big
Bear area. One commenter stated that the park may include a museum or
interpretive signs to describe the traditions and history of Native
Americans who historically inhabited the area and therefore may benefit
the Native American community and others.
The commenters requested that we exclude the western portion of
Unit 1 (or make accommodations in the final decision), so that the
plans for the recreational park and cultural interpretation of the site
are not impacted. One commenter stated that Unit 1 should be excluded
from critical habitat because the benefits of exclusion outweigh the
benefits of inclusion. As mentioned above in Comment 8, the BBCCSD
submitted a draft HMP for the
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areas in Unit 1 that support occurrences of Poa atropurpurea and
Taraxacum californicum as well as three other federally listed plant
species. The HMP outlines the preservation and management of the
federally listed plants in Unit 1 (Pan Hot Springs Meadow) and the
areas that are essential to the maintenance of the existing
hydrological conditions (Krantz 2008b, p. 12). The commenter indicated
that the HMP will provide for the long-term management and conservation
of P. atropurpurea and T. californicum within the areas essential to
these species. The commenter stated that exclusion of critical habitat
would benefit this new partnership between the BBCCSD, the adjacent
landowner, and several other stakeholders, including the Service, USFS,
University of Redlands, and the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission
Indians. Additionally, the commenter believes that designation of
critical habitat may impede the development of these partnership
opportunities. Finally, the commenter indicated that in addition to the
implementation of the HMP, the BBCCSD may pursue the creation of a
Natural Community Conservation Plan or a mitigation bank to further
protect this area.
Our Response: Under Section 4(b)(2) of the Act, designations of
critical habitat are made on the basis of the best scientific data
available and after taking into consideration the economic impact, the
impact on national security, and any other relevant impact. The
Secretary may exclude any area from critical habitat if he determines
that the benefits of exclusion outweigh the benefits of specifying such
area as part of the critical habitat, unless he determines that the
failure to designate such area as critical habitat will result in the
extinction of the species concerned.
After determining all areas that meet the definition of critical
habitat under section 3(5)(A) of the Act, we took into consideration
the economic impact, the impact on national security, and other
relevant impacts, of specifying any particular area as critical
habitat. This analysis included the areas in Unit 1, which some
commenters requested that we exclude from critical habitat. We worked
cooperatively with the BBCCSD and the adjacent landowner in development
of the HMP and long-term management of the entire Pan Hot Springs
Meadow area. We provided comments on the HMP that the BBCCSD
incorporated into the plan. This voluntary preservation and management
plan on private lands addresses recovery needs for the two federally
endangered plants addressed in these critical habitat designations as
well as three other federally-listed plant species that occur in Pan
Hot Springs Meadow. The BBCCSD has also initiated discussions with the
San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians to include them as a partner
and participant in the planning process, including development of an
educational program for this area. We continue to work closely with the
landowners in Pan Hot Springs Meadow through the development and
implementation of the HMP and coordination on implementation of other
conservation measures throughout the meadow area. We believe the
partnership with the landowners and adjacent landowners will provide
for the long-term conservation of P. atropurpurea and T. californicum
in Pan Hot Springs Meadow. As a result, we evaluated the commitment to
implementing the HMP and our partnership with the private landowners
during our analysis for exclusion under section 4(b)(2) of the Act.
Except to prohibit certain actions that occur in knowing violation of
State law, the Act does not provide protections for federally-listed
plants on private land, such as Pan Hot Springs Meadow, unless the
actions on private land that may adversely affect listed plants involve
a Federal nexus, and it is unlikely there would be a Federal nexus to
trigger a section 7 consultation on the lands within Pan Hot Springs
Meadow. As fully explained later in this rule, we excluded Unit 1 from
the critical habitat designations under section 4(b)(2) of the Act (see
``Exclusions Under Section 4(b)(2) of the Act'' section for details).
Comment 10: One commenter stated that he owns land within Unit 1,
Pan Hot Springs Meadow, which contains wells producing water from
geothermal sources. This landowner stated that he also owns the water
rights associated with the wells. The commenter indicated during the
public hearing and in an additional comment letter submitted during the
third comment period that he would dedicate water from his private
source to maintain the hydrology that is critical to supporting Poa
atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum in Pan Hot Springs Meadow. The
commenter indicated that he would like to participate and contribute
his support to the HMP that the BBCCSD has developed. The landowner
also provided us with information about some of his future development
plans for his land adjacent to Pan Hot Springs Meadow, indicating that
his plans would proceed in a way that protects the meadow habitat and
associated flora and fauna, as well as maintain the current hydrology
of Pan Hot Springs Meadow.
Our Response: The Service is committed to working with landowners
in Unit 1 to conserve Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum and
the PCEs within this unit and applauds the initiative taken by both the
BBCCSD and this private landowner to conserve the Pan Hot Springs
Meadow. We excluded Unit 1 from critical habitat as discussed above in
the response to Comments 8 and 9. We believe that development projects
near the Pan Hot Springs Meadow will incorporate conservation measures
to maintain meadow habitat and the hydrology of the meadow. In the
process of finalizing the Pan Hot Springs Habitat Management Plan,
thelandowner who made the above comments actively participated in the
review of the HMP, is committed to implementing of the HMP, and is
committed to conservation of the Pan Hot Springs Meadow. The BBCCSD and
this landowner plan to work with other partners in the adaptive
management of Pan Hot Springs Meadow for the benefit of P. atropurpurea
and T. californicum. The landowner's commitment made in his public
comments on this rule indicate that the use or development of his
geothermal wells (otherwise known as Pan Hot Spring) will help maintain
the hydrological conditions within the range of what is considered
natural for this meadow. By returning clean water to the meadow
ecosystem, this action will help ensure that the hydrological processes
that help maintain the meadow will be preserved. As stated above, in
the response to Comment 9, we balanced the benefits of inclusion
against the benefits of exclusion and determined that the benefits of
exclusion outweigh the benefits of inclusion for those areas within the
Pan Hot Springs Meadow. Therefore, we have excluded Unit 1 from
critical habitat (see ``Exclusions Under Section 4(b)(2) of the Act''
section).
Comment 11: One commenter stated that the designations of critical
habitat for Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum were flawed
because some known occurrences of these two species were not proposed
as critical habitat. The commenter requested that we include all
occupied occurrences in the critical habitat, or provide scientific
reasons for not including specific areas. Additionally, the commenter
cited Leppig and White (2006) to demonstrate that peripheral
populations are generally small in size, but still considered important
for conservation purposes.
Our Response: The commenter did not provide any new data to
indicate
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that the information we provided in the proposed critical habitat
designations was incorrect or incomplete. The commenter listed all
areas historically occupied by these species that we had not included
in the proposed critical habitat and requested that we include these
areas. We are unaware of any data on population size for most
historical occurrences. Without recent information about the status and
size of a population, we are unable to determine that these lands
satisfy the criteria we identify in this rule for critical habitat or
to discern the importance of these particular locations to the overall
conservation of these species. We are required to use the best
scientific and commercial data available to designate critical habitat.
Thus, we developed this critical habitat based on verifiable field
observations and documentation of the condition of occupied habitat
(CNDDB 2005a, 2005b, 2006a, 2006b; USFS 2002a). Additionally, we
included peripheral populations in these designations as described in
Leppig and White (2006, p. 264). For both species we included occupied
meadow habitat at the edges of the range and at the highest and lowest
occurrences. For additional information about why we did not include
all occupied habitat in these designations, see our response to Comment
4 and the discussion in the rule below under ``Criteria Used To
Identify Critical Habitat.''
Comment 12: One commenter stated that the proposed designations are
flawed because they do not include unoccupied habitat for recovery, and
that without including some suitable, but unoccupied, habitat (areas
with one or more of the PCEs) in the critical habitat designations to
promote the recovery of Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum,
the Service will not be able to meet the Act's recovery goals and
mandate.
Our Response: We identified areas within the geographical range of
Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum that were occupied at the
time of listing and contain the physical and biological features
essential to the conservation of these species that may require special
management considerations or protection. We designate critical habitat
in areas outside the geographical area presently occupied by the
species only when such a designation would be inadequate to ensure the
conservation of the species (50 CFR 424.12(e)). Accordingly, when the
best scientific and commercial data do not demonstrate that the
conservation needs of the species require designation of critical
habitat outside of occupied areas, we cannot designate critical habitat
in areas outside the geographical area occupied by the species. The
critical habitat that we identified for P. atropurpurea and T.
californicum represents areas currently occupied by for these species.
The species are also well represented in the occupied habitat
designated as critical habitat (see the responses to Comment 2 and 3,
above). Therefore, consistent with the Act and its implementing
regulations, we are not designating any lands outside the area
currently occupied by P. atropurpurea and T. californicum because at
this time we believe that the occupied areas we have designated are
adequate to ensure the conservation of the species. Therefore, we have
determined that there are no unoccupied areas that are essential for
the conservation of the species.
Comments from Other Federal Agencies
Comment 13: The USFS provided specific information regarding areas
in Unit 14 and Unit 15 that do not support the PCEs for Poa
atropurpurea. The USFS stated that Unit 14 (as proposed) included areas
that are developed as campgrounds and recreational residences. They
also stated that portions of Unit 14 are dense Jeffery Pine forest
rather than meadow habitat. The USFS indicated that Unit 15 (as
proposed) included red shank, chamise, and oak woodland vegetation
types in addition to meadow habitat. The USFS requested that we remove
areas from the proposed designations that do not support the PCEs for
P. atropurpurea and requested that the areas outside of the meadow
habitat not be designated as critical habitat.
Our Response: We received additional data from the USFS in response
to their comment, including maps of the vegetation in and around the
proposed critical habitat units. We also conducted site visits with
staff from the CNF on January 24, 2008, and March 28, 2008. We are in
agreement with the USFS and found that some areas in proposed Units 14
and 15 do not contain the features essential to the conservation of Poa
atropurpurea. Therefore, we removed approximately 301 ac (122 ha) of
forested habitat in Unit 14 and approximately 66 ac (26 ha) of oak
woodland, sage brush scrub, chaparral, and dry meadow habitat from Unit
15 and revised our mapping accordingly to reflect the revised unit
boundaries. As a result of these revisions, Unit 14 decreased by 301 ac
(122 ha) and now totals 788 ac (319 ha), and Unit 15 decreased by 66 ac
(26 ha) and now totals 36 ac (15 ha).
Comment 14: The USFS commented that laws, regulations, policies,
and Land Management Plan (LMP) direction currently in place provide
protection at least equivalent to the protection that a critical
habitat designation would provide. The USFS requested that lands
proposed as critical habitat for Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum
californicum in the SBNF and the CNF be excluded from the final
designations of critical habitat. They stated that their LMP
incorporates management direction that provides sufficient protection
and management for P. atropurpurea and T. californicum and the habitat
for these two species, and that the section 7 consultation on the LMP
resulted in the Service coming to a similar conclusion, which resulted
in the issuance of a non-jeopardy biological opinion (Service 2005, pp.
203-207, 213-219). Additionally, Appendix H of the LMP includes the
``Meadow Habitat Management Guide'' for the SBNF (SBNF 2002a) and the
``Habitat Management Guide for the Sensitive Plant Species: Delphinium
hesperium ssp. cuyamacae, Lilium parryi, Limnanthes gracilis var.
parishii, and P. atropurpurea, in Riparian Montane Meadows'' for the
CNF (CNF 1991). The USFS commented that designation of critical habitat
on SBNF and CNF lands would not provide any additional benefit to the
conservation of the species or their habitat because all site-specific
projects proposed by the SBNF and CNF are subject to section 7(a)(2)
consultation with the Service. The USFS stated that the designations
would unnecessarily add to their analysis burden by requiring SBNF and
CNF to make a determination of effect regarding critical habitat when
consulting under section 7 of the Act. The USFS acknowledged their
responsibility to conserve listed species and stated that they will
continue to provide necessary management, regardless of the outcome of
the final critical habitat rule.
Our Response: We determined that National Forest lands contain the
physical and biological features essential to the conservation of Poa
atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum, and meet the definition of
critical habitat (see ``Criteria Used to Identify Critical Habitat''
section below). We acknowledge that the revised LMP will benefit P.
atropurpurea and T. californicum and their habitat. The LMP contains
general provisions for species conservation and suggests specific
management and conservation actions that will benefit these species and
the physical and biological features essential to their conservation.
Implementation of the LMP should
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address known threats to these species on National Forest lands.
However, the LMP is a guidance document and does not require or assure
funding for management actions for those measures outlined in the plan.
Additionally, the LMP does not preclude projects from occurring outside
of the framework of the plan that could negatively impact areas
proposed as critical habitat. We appreciate and commend the efforts of
the USFS to conserve federally listed species on their lands.
The Secretary has the discretion to exclude an area from critical
habitat under section 4(b)(2) of the Act after taking into
consideration the economic impact, the impact on national security, and
any other relevant impact if he determines that the benefits of such
exclusion outweigh the benefits of designating such area as critical
habitat, unless he determines that the exclusion would result in the
extinction of the species concerned. We have considered the request
from the SBNF and the CNF that we exclude their lands because it would
unnecessarily add work in the future to determine the effect regarding
critical habitat for actions on their lands and the fact that they had
already completed consultation under section 7(a)(2) of the Act on
their revised LMP.
As part of our section 7 consultation with the USFS on the LMP for
the SBNF and the CNF, the USFS has already consulted on various
activities carried out on National Forest lands including: Roads and
trail management; recreation management; special use permit
administration; administrative infrastructure; fire and fuels
management; livestock grazing and range management; minerals
management; and law enforcement. In our 2005 biological opinion on the
LMP, we determined that implementation of the plan was not likely to
jeopardize the continued existence of Poa atropurpurea or Taraxacum
californicum (Service 2005, pp. 202-207, 213-219). Since critical
habitat has not been previously proposed or designated for these
species, it is anticipated that the consultation with the USFS
regarding their current LMP will be reinitiated. However, because the
USFS has already consulted with us on potential impacts to these
species related to the activities outlined in the LMP, the USFS can
supplement its analysis for those activities already analyzed in the
LMP with the additional analysis required for critical habitat areas.
We do not believe that this additional analysis would place an undue
burden on the USFS in this case.
Based on the record before us, we have elected not to exclude these
lands and are designating National Forest lands that meet the
definition of critical habitat for Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum
californicum. We will continue to consider on a case-by-case basis in
future critical habitat rules whether to exclude specific lands from
such designation when we determine that the benefits of such exclusion
outweigh the benefits of their inclusion.
Comments from the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians
Comment 15: The San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians
expressed opposition to the proposed rule because: (1) we misidentified
the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians as the ``San Miguel Band
of Mission Indians'' in the NOA for the draft EA that published in the
Federal Register on April 16, 2008 (73 FR 20600); (2) we did not
adequately recognize the traditional legal rights of the San Manuel
Band of Serrano Mission Indians by failing to recognize the San Manuel
Band of Serrano Mission Indians' consistent historical and traditional
use of the area identified as proposed Unit 1 and surrounding areas,
which have not been relinquished or abandoned; (3) we did not
incorporate the policy directive of Executive Order (E.O.) 13007 by
taking into account the unique and specific issues of the San Manuel
Band of Serrano Mission Indians, which include traditional, religious,
and cultural rights identified in proposed Unit 1 and surrounding
areas; and (4) the proposed rule does not sufficiently incorporate our
responsibility to maintain the government-to-government consultation
policy as described in the Secretarial Order No. 3206, dated June 28,
2004.
Our Response: With regard to the inadvertent misidentification of
the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians in the April 2008 NOA
for the draft EA, although we became aware of this error just prior to
the publication of the NOA, we were unable to correct the name in the
published document; however, we did correctly identify the San Manuel
Band of Serrano Mission Indians in the media bulletin and other public
outreach materials that accompanied publication of the NOA. Although we
certainly regret the accidental misidentification of the San Manuel
Band of Serrano Mission Indians in the NOA, it did not materially
affect the biological rationale behind the initial proposal of critical
habitat. In this final rule we correctly identify the San Manuel Band
of Serrano Mission Indians.
It was not our intent to disregard the presence of the Tribal
resources that occur in the vicinity of Unit 1 of the proposed critical
habitat. Following publication of the August 7, 2007, proposed rule (72
FR 44232), a private citizen presented us with information identifying
historical, religious, and cultural resources important to the San
Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians in proposed Unit 1, although
these lands are not specifically part of the Tribal Trust lands of the
San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians. In the April 16, 2008, NOA
for the draft EA (73 FR 20600), we specifically solicited comments from
the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians regarding the potential
impacts of the proposed rule on the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission
Indians. We requested this input from the San Manuel Band of Serrano
Mission Indians in accordance with Secretarial Order 3206 section
3(B)(4) and E.O. 13007. On April 15, 2008, we transmitted a letter to
the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians indicating our interest
in discussing the proposed designations of critical habitat and
requested information from the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission
Indians that would contribute to the decision process. On May 12, 2008,
we received an electronic mail response to our letter indicating that
the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians would like to coordinate
with us to discuss the critical habitat designations. We subsequently
met with representatives of the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission
Indians. Through this coordination, we believe we addressed the
concerns of the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians in this
final rule. As a result of our coordination and analysis of all
information available, we concluded that the designation of critical
habitat would not adversely impact the San Manuel Band of Serrano
Mission Indians. We recognize that the San Manuel Band of Serrano
Mission Indians' ancestral lands include the San Bernardino Mountains,
including areas that we have designated as critical habitat. From our
discussion with the representatives of the San Manuel Band of Serrano
Mission Indians, we do not believe that activities that the San Manuel
Band of Serrano Mission Indians regularly conducts on federally owned
lands included in these designations will negatively impact the PCEs or
adversely modify critical habitat. We do not believe that these
activities will require a section 7 consultation due to the designation
of critical habitat. The designation of critical habitat will not
impose any regulatory or restrictive authority over the San Manuel Band
of Serrano
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Mission Indians nor change access to or restrict Tribal activities on
designated lands. Additionally, we determined that the benefits of
exclusion outweigh the benefits of inclusion for the essential lands
within Unit 1 identified in this rule and covered by the HMP, which
includes historical, religious, and cultural resources important to the
San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians, and we excluded Unit 1 from
critical habitat (see ``Exclusions Under Section 4(b)(2) of the Act''
section).
Comments Related to the Draft Economic Analysis
Comment 16: One comment from the USFS stated that while the draft
EA quantified one formal section 7 consultation on a revision of the
LMP for both the SBNF and CNF, the two national forests will conduct
these consultations separately, and that the CNF portion of the ongoing
effects consultation will be combined with the informal consultation on
the CNF's livestock grazing program in Units 13, 14, and 15. The
comment further stated that the formal section 7 consultation on a
revision of the LMP in the SBNF will cover existing ongoing effects
from mining related activities in the national forest, and any future
consultations would be driven by proposed plans of operations.
Therefore, the formal consultation on active mining claims in the SBNF
quantified in the draft EA should be combined with the consultation on
a revision of the LMP in the SBNF.
Our Response: Discussions with relevant USFS personnel clarified
that the SBNF and the CNF will consult separately on a revision of the
LMP. However, the consultation involving the CNF will also be a formal
consultation and separate from the consultation on its livestock
grazing program. It was further clarified that both consultations
involving the CNF are likely to occur in 2009. The discussions also
indicated that the formal consultation on a revision of the LMP will
cover existing ongoing effects from mining related activities in the
SBNF. Sections A.4 and ES.1.3 in the revised EA have been modified to
reflect these changes along with relevant changes to administrative
costs in the various tables and figures.
Comment 17: One commenter stated that the draft EA does not address
the potential impact of designating Unit 1 as a critical habitat on
plans for developing the property (Pan Hot Springs). The commenter
indicated that these plans include building a new hotel on the property
in which the geothermal-water-supplied pools would be a major
attraction. The commenter further indicated that a water sales business
has been in operation since 1997, selling as much as one million
gallons a day from the springs on the property.
Our Response: Sections 3.1.4 and 8.1 in the draft EA acknowledge
the recreational and commercial development plans of the owner of Pan
Hot Springs in Unit 1 as communicated by personnel from agencies in the
area. During the research and drafting period of the draft EA, despite
repeated attempts to contact the landowner, ENTRIX was not able to
directly speak with him and confirm the cited plans. Based on the
information provided by the landowner in the comment letter, it appears
that the planned developments by the landowner would be on the portion
of the property that was not included in the proposed critical habitat
designation, and it is not clear how development plans and the
continued sale of water for commercial purposes will be impacted by the
designations of critical habitat, if at all. Therefore, while relevant
text in the revised EA has been modified to add the additional
information, no changes to anticipated impacts from the designations of
critical habitat have been made based on the comment.
The final EA indicates that there are disproportionate and
potentially significant costs to the BBCCSD attributable to the
designation of critical habitat. In light of these costs, the
partnership between the Service, the BBCCSD, and this landowner, and
the BBCCSD's commitment to manage and conserve the physical and
biological features essential to the conservation of Poa atropurpurea
and Taraxacum californicum as discussed in response to comment 9, we
evaluated the area within Unit 1 (as defined in this final rule) for
exclusion under Section 4(b)(2) of the Act. We balanced the benefits of
inclusion against the benefits of exclusion and determined that the
benefits of exclusion outweigh the benefits of inclusion. Therefore, we
excluded the area within Unit 1 from critical habitat (see response to
Comment 9 and ``Exclusions Under Section 4(b)(2) of the Act'' section)
and any economic impact associated with the designations of critical
habitat in Unit 1 should be alleviated.
Summary of Changes From Proposed Rule
On August 7, 2007, we proposed to designate approximately 3,014 ac
(1,221 ha) of land for Poa atropurpurea within San Bernardino and San
Diego counties, California, and approximately 1,930 ac (782 ha) of land
for Taraxacum californicum within San Bernardino County, California (72
FR 44232). In this final rule, we concluded that 2,529 ac (1,025 ha)
meet the definition of critical habitat for P. atropurpurea and that
1,954 ac (791 ha) meet the definition of critical habitat for T.
californicum. We excluded all essential habitat in Unit 1 under section
4(b)(2) of the Act. Therefore, we are designating approximately 2,489
ac (1,009 ha) of critical habitat for P. atropurpurea and approximately
1,914 ac (775 ha) of critical habitat for T. californicum. This section
presents the differences between what was proposed as critical habitat
and what is included in these final designations.
(1) In light of comments received, we re-evaluated the area
proposed as critical habitat Unit 1. We reviewed data in our files and
conferred with botanists familiar with the species and montane meadow
habitat.
(A) New information received indicated that this unit meets our
criteria for designating critical habitat for Taraxacum californicum.
Prior to the publication of the proposed rule, we did not believe that
more than 10 T. californicum individuals were present in Unit 1. We
received information from one peer reviewer that more than a dozen T.
californicum had been observed in Unit 1 on several occasions. In
recent surveys, 12 T. californicum plants were documented in Unit 1
(Krantz 2008b, p. 7). This new information indicated that the area is
occupied by a successfully reproducing occurrence of T. californicum
that is essential to the conservation of this species. Therefore, Unit
1 meets the criteria for critical habitat as discussed for T.
californicum.
(B) We concluded that some areas mapped in the proposed critical
habitat designation for Unit 1 do not contain the PCEs (see ``Primary
Constituent Elements'' section) or otherwise did not meet our criteria
for designating critical habitat for either species (see ``Criteria
Used to Identify Critical Habitat'' section below). We removed three
areas from the proposed critical habitat Unit 1 that do not contain the
PCEs: (1) 24 ac (10 ha) that are elevated above the montane meadow and
contain species such as Artemisia tridentata (Great Basin Sage) that
are too dry to support P. atropurpurea and T. californicum and do not
contain the PCEs; (2) 19 ac (8 ha) north of State Route 18 where wet
meadow habitat does not exist; and (3) 12 ac (5 ha) of drier meadow
habitat where surveys confirmed that P. atropurpurea and T.
californicum do not occur and PCEs were absent. Additionally, we
removed 47 ac (19 ha) of extremely wet meadow habitat in the
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eastern portion of the area proposed as Unit 1 that regularly floods
from Baldwin Lake. This area is too wet to support P. atropurpurea or
T. californicum; therefore, the area does not meet the criteria used to
identify critical habitat. Although this area may contain the physical
and biological features essential to the conservation of the species,
this area is unoccupied and recent surveys by species experts confirm
that this area occurs outside of the potential dispersal distance from
known occurrences. Therefore, we concluded that these lands are
unlikely to support recovery or contribute to the long-term
conservation for P. atropurpurea or T. californicum. We determined that
40 ac (16 ha) in Unit 1 meet the definition of critical habitat for P.
atropurpurea and T. californicum; we refer to this area as ``essential
lands.''
(C) The BBCCSD drafted a HMP for Unit 1, which covers the
approximately 40 ac (16 ha) of essential lands identified in this rule
within Unit 1. The HMP was approved by the Board of Directors of the
BBCCSD on July 7, 2008, and we received assurances that the HMP will be
implemented as outlined. Other private landowners coordinated with the
BBCCSD and are committed to managing the lands essential to the
conservation of Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum for the
long-term benefit of these species. As a result of our partnership with
the BBCCSD; the development of the HMP; the partnership between BBCCSD
and the landowner of the main spring in Unit 1; and the economic
impacts to BBCCSD attributed to the designation of critical habitat as
analyzed in the final EA, we are excluding the 40 ac (16 ha) of
essential lands covered by the HMP from Unit 1. We determined that the
benefit of excluding these lands from critical habitat outweighs the
benefit of including them in critical habitat and that excluding these
lands will not result in the extinction of either P. atropurpurea or T.
californicum (see ``Exclusions Under Section 4(b)(2) of the Act''
section).
(2) We removed 17 ac (7 ha) of forested terrain along the eastern
portion of Unit 11. Forested habitat cannot support Poa atropurpurea or
Taraxacum californicum and does not contain the physical and biological
features essential to the conservation of the species. We are
designating 81 ac (33 ha) in Unit 11 for P. atropurpurea and T.
californicum.
(3) In light of comments made during the public comment period, we
re-evaluated the areas proposed as critical habitat in Units 14 and 15
(see comment 13 and response above). We reviewed maps and other
material provided by the USFS, conducted a site visit at these two
areas with staff from the CNF, and concluded that some areas proposed
as critical habitat for Poa atropurpurea do not contain the physical
and biological features, could not support P. atropurpurea occurrences,
and do not meet the definition of critical habitat. Therefore, we
revised our mapping to more accurately capture the PCEs in these two
units. We removed 301 ac (122 ha) of densely forested habitat from Unit
14 and 66 ac (26 ha) of oak woodland, sage brush scrub, chaparral, and
dry meadow habitat from Unit 15. As a result of these revisions, we are
designating 788 ac (319 ha) in Unit 14 and 36 ac (15 ha) in Unit 15 for
P. atropurpurea. These revisions constitute a total reduction of 367 ac
(148 ha) from the proposed critical habitat for P. atropurpurea.
Critical Habitat
Critical habitat is defined in section 3 of the Act as:
(i) The specific areas within the geographical area occupied by a
species, at the time it is listed in accordance with the Act, on which
are found those physical or biological features
(a) essential to the conservation of the species and
(b) which may require special management considerations or
protection; and
(ii) specific areas outside the geographical area occupied by a
species at the time it is listed, upon a determination that such areas
are essential for the conservation of the species.
Conservation, as defined under section 3 of the Act, means the use
of all methods and procedures that are necessary to bring any
endangered or threatened species to the point at which the measures
provided under the Act are no longer necessary.
Critical habitat receives protection under section 7 of the Act
through the prohibition against Federal agencies carrying out, funding,
or authorizing actions that are likely to result in the destruction or
adverse modification of critical habitat. Section 7(a)(2) of the Act
requires consultation on Federal actions that may affect critical
habitat. The designation of critical habitat does not affect land
ownership or establish a refuge, wilderness, reserve, preserve, or
other conservation area. Such designation does not allow the government
or public to access private lands. Such designation does not require
implementation of restoration, recovery, or enhancement measures by
private landowners. Where a landowner requests Federal agency funding
or authorization for a discretionary action that may affect a listed
species or critical habitat, the consultation requirements of section
7(a)(2) would apply, but even in the event of a destruction or adverse
modification finding, the landowner's obligation is not to restore or
recover the species, but to implement reasonable and prudent
alternatives to avoid destruction or adverse modification of critical
habitat.
For inclusion in a critical habitat designation, the habitat within
the geographical area occupied by the species at the time it was listed
must contain the physical and biological features that are essential to
the conservation of the species, and be included only if those features
may require special management considerations or protection. Critical
habitat designations identify, to the extent known using the best
scientific data available, habitat areas that provide essential life
cycle needs of the species. These areas contain the PCEs, which are
laid out in the appropriate quantity and spatial arrangement for the
conservation of the species. Under the Act, we can designate as
critical habitat areas outside the geographical area occupied by the
species at the time it was listed only when we determine that the best
available scientific data demonstrate that such areas are essential for
the conservation of the species.
Section 4 of the Act requires that we designate critical habitat on
the basis of the best scientific and commercial data available.
Further, our Policy on Information Standards Under the Endangered
Species Act (published in the Federal Register on July 1, 1994 (59 FR
34271)), the Information Quality Act (section 515 of the Treasury and
General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Pub. L.
106-554; H.R. 5658)), and our associated Information Quality Guidelines
provide criteria, establish procedures, and provide guidance to ensure
that our decisions are based on the best scientific data available.
They require our biologists, to the extent consistent with the Act and
with the use of the best scientific data available, to use primary and
original sources of information as the basis for recommendations to
designate critical habitat.
When we are determining which areas should be designated as
critical habitat, our primary source of information is generally the
information developed during the listing process for the species.
Additional information sources may include the recovery plan for the
species, articles in peer-reviewed
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journals, conservation plans developed by States and counties,
scientific status surveys and studies, biological assessments, or other
unpublished materials and expert opinion or personal knowledge.
Habitat is often dynamic, and species may move from one area to
another over time. Furthermore, we recognize that designation of
critical habitat may not include all of the habitat areas that we may
eventually determine are necessary for the recovery of the species. For
these reasons, a critical habitat designation does not signal that
habitat outside the designated area is unimportant or may not
contribute to the recovery of the species.
Areas that support populations, but are outside the critical
habitat designations, will continue to be subject to conservation
actions we and other Federal agencies implement under section 7(a)(1)
of the Act. They are also subject to the regulatory protections
afforded by the section 7(a)(2) jeopardy standard, as determined on the
basis of the best available scientific information at the time of the
agency action. Federally funded or permitted projects affecting listed
species outside their designated critical habitat areas may still
result in jeopardy findings in some cases. Similarly, critical habitat
designations made on the basis of the best available information at the
time of designation will not control the direction and substance of
future recovery plans, habitat conservation plans (HCPs), or other
species conservation planning efforts if information available at the
time of these planning efforts calls for a different outcome.
Methods
As required by section 4(b) of the Act, we use the best scientific
data available in determining areas within the geographical area
occupied at the time of listing that contain the features essential to
the conservation of Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum
respectively, and areas outside the geographical area occupied at the
time of listing that are essential for the conservation of P.
atropurpurea and T. californicum individually. We have also reviewed
available information that pertains to the habitat requirements of
these species. These sources of information included, but were not
limited to, the proposed (60 FR 39337; August 2, 1995) and final (63 FR
49006; September 14, 1998) rules to list these species; data and
information published in peer-reviewed articles; data and information
contained in reports prepared for or by the USFS; discussions with
species experts including USFS personnel; data and information
presented in academic research theses; data provided by the California
Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB); herbarium records; data submitted
during section 7 consultations; and regional Geographic Information
Systems (GIS) data.
Primary Constituent Elements (PCEs)
In accordance with section 3(5)(A)(i) of the Act and the
regulations at 50 CFR 424.12, in determining which areas within the
geographical area occupied at the time of listing to designate as
critical habitat, we consider the physical we consider the physical and
biological features that are essential to the conservation of the
species to be the primary constituent elements laid out in the
appropriate quantity and spatial arrangement for conservation of the
species. These include, but are not limited to:
(1) Space for individual and population growth and for normal
behavior;
(2) Food, water, air, light, minerals, or other nutritional or
physiological requirements;
(3) Cover or shelter;
(4) Sites for breeding, reproduction, and rearing (or development)
of offspring; and
(5) Habitats that are protected from disturbance or are
representative of the historic, geographical, and ecological
distributions of a species.
We derive the specific primary constituent elements (PCEs) required
for Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum from the biological
needs of each species as described in the final listing rule published
in the Federal Register on September 14, 1998 (63 FR 49006), the
proposed critical habitat rule published in the Federal Register on
August 7, 2007 (72 FR 44232), and information below.
Space for Individual and Population Growth, and Nutritional
Requirements
Open-canopy forested areas supporting relatively undisturbed, wet
meadows subject to flooding during wet years support growth,
reproduction, and pollination (by wind for Poa atropurpurea, by insects
for Taraxacum californicum) for both species (SBNF 2002a, p. 109; Curto
1992, p. 12). Additionally, T. californicum occurs in smaller forest
openings with seeps, springs, or creeks. Due to the relatively small
size of these forest openings, these areas are not generally mapped or
named as meadows. We have referred to these areas as ``un-named meadow
areas'' (see Tables 1 and 2 in the August 7, 2007, proposed rule (72 FR
44232)). Both species require non-compacted or non-eroded soils for
reproduction, growth, and survival (Curto 1997, p. 12). Invasive,
nonnative species may compete for open, bare ground and reduce space
available for growth (Curto 1992, p. 10). Invasive, nonnative species
can also alter the habitat for these two species by creating thatch
that covers the bare ground and by using water resources that P.
atropurpurea and T. californicum need for survival. Therefore, these
species require micro-habitats free of nonnative, invasive competitors.
Poa atropurpurea is dioecious, meaning that individual plants of this
species are either male or female. Individual male and female plants
require an occupied meadow for successful, sexual reproduction to
occur. Habitat invaded by nonnative species may not provide ideal
growing conditions for P. atropurpurea or T. californicum due to
competition for resources, and areas populated by T. officinale may
result in hybridization with T. californicum (SBNF 2000, p. 40; SBNF
2002a, p. 114). Both species require a perennial water source, which
exists in relatively intact, wet meadow systems (Service GIS database;
Eliason 2007b, p. 1).
Soils occupied by Poa atropurpurea have been characterized as loamy
alluvial to sandy loam (CNDDB 2006a, pp. 1-21) that experience periodic
saturation by water (Volgarino et al. 2000a, p. 1; Hirshberg 1994, p.
1). In a distribution study of P. atropurpurea, Krantz (1981, p. 8)
noted that in San Bernardino County the species usually occurs in open
(50 percent bare ground) soils with some clay content in the A horizon
(0 to 12 inches (in) (0 to 30 centimeters (cm)). However, Krantz (1981,
p. 8) also stated that the Laguna Meadow population in San Diego County
had somewhat different habitat parameters than the populations in San
Bernardino County. Volgarino et al. (2000a, p.1) listed United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) soil series for a partial list of
meadows in which P. atropurpurea occurs in San Diego County as Lu
(loamy alluvial land) (Bowman 1973, p. 64), Rieff (Bowman 1973, pp. 72-
73), and Crouch (Bowman 1973, pp. 41-42). Volgarino et al. (2000a, p.1)
listed USDA soil series for a partial list of meadows in which P.
atropurpurea occurs in San Bernardino County as Morical (USDA 2004, p.
1), Hodgson (USDA 2005a, p. 1), Hecker (USDA 1997a, p. 1), Avawatz
(USDA 1978, p. 1), Oak Glen (USDA 2003, p. 1), Olete (USDA 1999a, p.
1), Goulding (USDA 1999b, p. 1), Pacifico
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(USDA 2000b, p. 1), and Preston (USDA 1998, p. 1). The soil series
descriptions cited above support the general ``loamy alluvial to sandy
loam'' characterization of P. atropurpurea habitat soils (CNDDB 2006a,
pp. 1-21).
Soils occupied by Taraxacum californicum appear similar to those
occupied by Poa atropurpurea. Volgarino et al. (2000b, p.1) listed USDA
soil series for a partial list of meadows in which T. californicum
occurs as Morical (USDA 2004, p. 1), Hodgson (USDA 2005a, p. 1), Hecker
(USDA 1997a, p. 1), Pacifico (USDA 2000b, p. 1), Preston (USDA 1998, p.
1), Merkel (USDA 2005b), and Wapal (USDA 2005c, p. 1). Similar to P.
atropurpurea, the soil series descriptions cited above also support a
general ``loamy alluvial to sandy loam'' characterization of T.
californicum habitat soils.
Both species appear to differ in their ability to colonize steeper
slopes. Volgarino et al. (2000a, p. 2; 2000b, p. 2) described slopes on
which Poa atropurpurea occurs as 0 to 16 percent (with potential for
occurrence on steeper slopes), and slopes on which Taraxacum
californicum occurs as 0 to 46 percent. This difference in maximum
slope may be due to P. atropurpurea occurring farther from the banks of
meadow water courses than T. californicum.
Primary Constituent Elements for Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum
californicum
Within the geographical area occupied by Poa atropurpurea and
Taraxacum californicum at the time of listing, we must identify the
physical and biological features that may require special management
considerations or protection. All areas designated as critical habitat
for these two species are occupied, within the species' respective
historical geographic ranges, and contain the PCEs in the appropriate
quantity and spatial arrangement required to support at least one life
history function. The range of parameters and information provided in
the PCEs identified below has been generalized from existing scientific
data. There may be cases where P. atropurpurea or T. californicum
persist in conditions outside the ranges expressed in the PCEs. It is
also important to note that the variable amounts and timing of
precipitation in southern California do not result in favorable
conditions for P. atropurpurea and T. californicum in every year.
Based on the above needs and our current knowledge of the life
history, biology, and ecology of the species and the requirements of
the habitat to sustain the essential life history functions of the
species, we determined that the PCEs for Poa atropurpurea are:
(1) Wet meadows subject to flooding during wet years in the San
Bernardino Mountains in San Bernardino County at elevations of 6,700 to
8,100 feet (2,000 to 2,469 meters), and in the Laguna and Palomar
Mountains of San Diego County at elevations of 6,000 to 7,500 feet
(1,800 to 2,300 meters), that provide space for individual and
population growth, reproduction, and dispersal; and
(2) Well-drained, loamy alluvial to sandy loam soils occurring in
the wet meadow system, with a 0 to 16 percent slope, to provide water,
air, minerals, and other nutritional or physiological requirements to
the species.
Based on the above needs and our current knowledge of the life
history, biology, and ecology of the species and the requirements of
the habitat to sustain the essential life history functions of the
species, we determined that the PCEs for Taraxacum californicum are:
(1) Wet meadows subject to flooding during wet years and forest
openings with seeps, springs, or creeks in the San Bernardino Mountains
in San Bernardino County located at elevations of 6,700 to 9,000 feet
(2,000 to 2,800 meters), that provide space for individual and
population growth, reproduction, and dispersal; and
(2) Well-drained, loamy alluvial to sandy loam soils occurring in
the wet meadow system or forest openings with seeps, springs, or
creeks, with a 0 to 46 percent slope, to provide water, air, minerals,
and other nutritional or physiological requirements to the species.
These designations are designed for the conservation of those areas
containing the PCEs laid out in the appropriate quantity and spatial
arrangement (the physical and biological features) necessary to support
one or more of these species' life history functions. All units in
these designations contain the physical and biological features and
support multiple life processes.
Special Management Considerations or Protection
When designating critical habitat, we assess whether the areas
occupied at the time of listing contain the features essential to the
conservation of the species that may require special management
considerations or protection. Major threats to Poa atropurpurea and
Taraxacum californicum, and, therefore, to the features essential to
their conservation, include development on private lands, grazing, off-
highway vehicle (OHV) use, road maintenance activities, ground
disturbance that affects surface hydrology, mining activities,
recreational activities, habitat fragmentation, and the invasion of
nonnative herbaceous plants. Please refer to the unit descriptions in
the ``Final Critical Habitat Designations'' section for further
discussion of special management considerations or protection of the
physical and biological features related to geographically specific
threats to P. atropurpurea and T. californicum.
Special management considerations or protection of the wet meadows
may be needed to address concerns such as reducing nonnative plant
invasions and maintaining populations. Control and monitoring of
nonnative, invasive plant species may be required to maintain wet
meadows and or forest openings such that they can continue to support
populations of Poa atropurpurea and or Taraxacum californicum.
Nonnative species alter the meadow habitat by creating mats of thatch
which cover bare ground needed for P. atropurpurea and T. californicum
to become established, and also use water resources that could be used
by P. atropurpurea and T. californicum. The growth of nonnative species
may adversely impact and change the physical and biological features of
the meadow habitat. Implementing management actions that support
fertilization and seed set of P. atropurpurea (Curto 1992, p. 11;
Soreng 2000, pp. 1-4), and provide monitoring and protection of male P.
atropurpurea clones may be required to maintain populations of P.
atropurpurea.
Special management considerations or protections for wet meadow
habitat may need to be implemented to control the impacts associated
with direct competition and hybridization caused by the nonnative
Taraxacum officinale. This nonnative species occupies open niches,
which can reduce the bare ground needed for T. californicum to become
established, and may alter the physical and biological features of the
meadow habitat. Management may include the removal of T. officinale
from montane meadows where this species co-occurs with T. californicum.
Additionally, it may be appropriate to remove hybridized individuals;
however, we believe this course of action warrants further
investigation.
There are two USFS management guides that address conservation of
Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum: (1) The CNF Habitat
Management Guide for the Sensitive
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Plant Species: Delphinium hesperium ssp. cuyamacae, Lilium parryi,
Limnanthes gracilis var. parishii, and P. atropurpurea, in Riparian
Montane Meadows (CNF 1991, pp. 1-36) addresses conservation of P.
atropurpurea; and (2) the SBNF Meadow Habitat Management Guide (SBNF
2002a pp. 1-155) addresses conservation of both species. In some cases,
significant management actions have been implemented by the USFS (for
example, cattle exclosures in Laguna Meadow (CNF 1991, p. 17),
recreational trail closures in Belleville Meadow near Big Bear Lake
(SBNF 2002a, p. 5)).
Criteria Used To Identify Critical Habitat
We are designating critical habitat in areas that we determined
were occupied at the time of listing and that contain sufficient
primary constituent elements (PCEs) laid out in the appropriate
quantity and spatial arrangement (the physical and biological features)
to support life history functions essential for the conservation of Poa
atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum. We did not designate
unoccupied areas for these two species because we believe that the
areas designated are adequate to ensure the conservation of these
species through appropriate conservation measures, such as the removal
of invasive species, the protection and restoration of the hydrology in
occupied meadows, and the reduction of negative human impacts in
occupied habitat (for details on management actions see the ``Special
Management Considerations and Protection'' section). To delineate
critical habitat, we identified habitat that contains features
essential to the conservation of P. atropurpurea and T. californicum,
was occupied at the time of listing, and is currently occupied.
Occupancy status was determined using occurrence data from the SBNF
(SBNF 2000, pp. 5-137; SBNF 2002a, pp. 1-133; SBNF GIS database), the
CNDDB (2005a, pp. 1-21; 2005b, pp. 1-39), and the Rancho Santa Ana
Botanical Gardens (Denslow et al. 2002, pp. 12 and 13). We determined
occupancy at the time of listing by comparing survey and collection
information to descriptions of occupied areas in the final listing rule
published in the Federal Register on September 14, 1998 (63 FR 49006).
Using the occurrence data listed above, we identified montane meadows
that were occupied by one or both species. Areas containing a large
number of individual plants (relative to all known occupied locations)
recorded within at least 2 years of listing were considered to be
occupied at the time of listing as the presence of a large number of
individual plants within an area indicates that such area has likely
been occupied for more than 2 years. Although occupied, we did not
consider any meadows containing 10 or fewer reported individuals of
either species for critical habitat, as these populations are likely to
become extirpated and we believe these populations are not likely to
contribute to the long-term conservation of either species.
Subsequently, we used the following rule set to identify areas for
inclusion in the final critical habitat designation for each species:
(1) we identified meadows with populations of 10 plants or greater (as
discussed above) and delineated the meadow habitat using the USFS-
modeled potential habitat specific to each species (Volgarino et al.
2000a, pp. 1-2; 2000b, pp. 1-2) and aerial or satellite imagery; (2) we
delineated the meadow areas that appeared to appropriately capture
features essential to the conservation of each species (PCEs); (3) we
limited the delineation of critical habitat for each unit to areas
within 328 ft (100 meters) of the occupied meadow habitat, a distance
viewed as the limit for short-distance, wind-driven dispersal of seeds
in Taraxacum spp. (Tackenberg et al. 2003, p. 451), and a likely
distance for potential dispersal distance for Poa atropurpurea; and (4)
as a final step, we removed any meadow habitat that was developed or
degraded that is not likely to contain PCEs, or elements of them, to
ensure critical habitat contains features essential to the conservation
of each of the species.
Although we are not designating all known occurrences of either of
these two plants, we believe that our criteria, and therefore the
designations, are adequate to ensure the conservation of both species
throughout their extant ranges and the essential features of their
habitat, based on the best available information at this time. Species
and plant communities that are protected across their ranges are
expected to have lower likelihoods of extinction (Soul[eacute] and
Simberloff 1986, pp. 32-35; Scott et al. 2001, pp. 1297-1300); our
criteria identified multiple locations across the entire range of each
species as essential habitat to prevent range collapse. Genetic
variation in plants can result from the effects of population isolation
and adaptation to locally distinct environments (Lesica and Allendorf
1995, pp. 754-757; Fraser 2000, pp. 49-51; Hamrick and Godt, pp. 291-
295). Our critical habitat contains areas that represent the
biogeographical diversity for each of these species. For Poa
atropurpurea, we captured habitat in the northern portion of the
species range, where the species occurs at high altitudes, and at the
southern portion of the species range, where the species occurs at
lower altitudes. For Taraxacum californicum, we captured areas that
represent the entire range of this species. We included areas
specifically in Big Bear Valley because this location is believed to be
the historic core area for both of these species (Soreng 2007, p. 1-2).
The areas we included represent the largest populations that still
occur for these two species. We did not include areas where we do not
have data on occupancy or where populations smaller than 10 plants
occur.
When determining critical habitat boundaries for each species
within this final rule, we made every effort to avoid including
developed areas such as lands covered by buildings, pavement, and other
structures because such lands lack PCEs for Poa atropurpurea and
Taraxacum californicum. The scale of maps we prepared under the
parameters for publication within the Code of Federal Regulations may
not reflect the exclusion of such developed lands. Any such lands
inadvertently left inside critical habitat boundaries shown on the maps
of this final rule have been excluded by text in this rule and are not
designated as critical habitat. Therefore, Federal actions involving
these textually excluded lands would not trigger section 7
consultations, with respect to critical habitat and the requirement of
no adverse modification, unless the specific action may affect the
primary constituent elements in adjacent critical habitat.
Final Critical Habitat Designations
We are designating approximately 2,489 ac (1,009 ha) of critical
habitat for Poa atropurpurea in 8 units (see Table 1 below) and
approximately 1,914 ac (775 ha) of critical habitat for Taraxacum
californicum in 11 units (see Table 2 below). Five of these units
overlap and are designated as critical habitat for both species (Units
2, 3, 4, 5, and 11; see Table 3 and unit descriptions below). The
critical habitat areas described below constitute our best current
assessment of areas that meet the definition of critical habitat for P.
atropurpurea and T. californicum. We determined that all areas
designated as critical habitat for P. atropurpurea and T. californicum
were occupied at the time of listing and are currently occupied.
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TABLE 1--Critical Habitat Units Excluded and Designated for Poa atropurpurea. (Area estimates reflect all land within critical habitat unit boundaries.)
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Critical Habitat Unit Land Ownership \1\ Area Excluded (Acres (Hectares)) Area Designated (Acres (Hectares))
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1 Pan Hot Springs Meadow SBNF 0 (0) 0 (0)
Private (BBCCSD, 40 (16) 0 (0)
others).
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2 North Baldwin Meadow SBNF 0 (0) 79 (33)
CDFG................. 0 (0) 98 (40)
Private.............. 0 (0) 1 (<1)
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3 Belleville Meadow SBNF 0 (0) 409 (166)
Private (LSA)........ 0 (0) 5 (2)
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4 Hitchcock Meadow SBNF 0 (0) 166 (67)
Private (BSA, others) 0 (0) 330 (134)
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5 Bluff Meadow SBNF 0 (0) 135 (55)
Private (WC)......... 0 (0) 70 (28)
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11 Cienega Seca Meadow SBNF 0 (0) 15 (6)
Private (LACEF)...... 0 (0) 66 (27)
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13 Mendenhall Valley CNF 0 (0) 160 (65)
Private.............. 0 (0) 131 (53)
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14 Laguna Meadow CNF 0 (0) 788 (319)
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15 Bear Valley CNF 0 (0) 36 (15)
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Total area (acres (hectares)) \2\ 40 (16) 2,489 (1,009)
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\1\ BBCCSD = Big Bear City Community Services District, BSA = Boy Scouts of America, CDFG = California Department of Fish and Game, CNF = U.S. Forest
Service (lands in the Cleveland National Forest), LACEF = Los Angeles County Education Foundation, LSA = Lithuanian Scouts Association, SBNF = U.S.
Forest Service (lands in the San Bernardino National Forest), WC = Wildlands Conservancy.
\2\ Values may not sum exactly due to rounding.
TABLE 2--Critical Habitat Units Excluded and Designated for Taraxacum californicum. (Area estimates reflect all
land within critical habitat unit boundaries.)
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Area Excluded (Acres Area Designated (Acres
Critical Habitat Unit Land Ownership\1\ (Hectares)) (Hectares))
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1 Pan Hot Springs Meadow SBNF 0 (0) 0 (0)
Private (BBCCSD, 40 (16) 0 (0)
others).
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2 North Baldwin Meadow SBNF 0 (0) 79 (33)
CDFG................... 0 (0) 98 (40)
Private................ 0 (0) 1 (<1)
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3 Belleville Meadow SBNF 0 (0) 409 (166)
Private (LSA).......... 0 (0) 5 (2)
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4 Hitchcock Meadow SBNF 0 (0) 166 (67)
Private (BSA, others).. 0 (0) 330 (134)
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5 Bluff Meadow SBNF 0 (0) 135 (55)
Private (WC)........... 0 (0) 70 (28)
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6 North Shay Meadow SBNF 0 (0) 21 (8)
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7 Horse Meadow SBNF 0 (0) 74 (30)
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8 Fish Creek Meadow SBNF 0 (0) 89 (36)
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9 Broom Flat Meadow SBNF 0 (0) 188 (76)
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10 Wildhorse Meadow SBNF 0 (0) 52 (21)
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11 Cienega Seca Meadow SBNF 0 (0) 15 (6)
Private (LACEF)........ 0 (0) 66 (27)
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12 South Fork Meadow SBNF 0 (0) 116 (47)
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Total area (acres (hectares)) \2\ 40 (16) 1,914 (775)
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\1\ BSA = Boy Scouts of America, CDFG = California Department of Fish and Game, LACEF = Los Angeles County
Education Foundation, LSA = Lithuanian Scouts Association, SBNF = U.S. Forest Service (lands in the SBNF), WC
= Wildlands Conservancy.
\2\ Values may not sum exactly due to rounding.
TABLE 3--List of Critical Habitat Units and the Species For Which Each Unit Is Designated and the Size of Each
Critical Habitat Unit.
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Critical Habitat Unit Poa atropurpurea Taraxacum californicum Acres (Hectares)
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2 North Baldwin Meadow X X 177 (72)
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3 Belleville Meadow X X 414 (168)
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4 Hitchcock Meadow X X 497 (201)
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5 Bluff Meadow X X 205 (83)
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6 North Shay Meadow X 21 (8)
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7 Horse Meadow X 74 (30)
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8 Fish Creek Meadow X 89 (36)
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9 Broom Flat Meadow X 188 (76)
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10 Wildhorse Meadow X 52 (21)
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11 Cienega Seca Meadow X X 81 (33)
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12 South Fork Meadow X 116 (47)
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13 Mendenhall Valley X 291 (118)
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14 Laguna Meadow X 788 (319)
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15 Bear Valley X 36 (15)
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Total area (acres (hectares)) \1\ 2,489 (1,009) 1,914 (775) 3,029 (1,226)
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\1\Values may not sum exactly due to rounding.
We present brief descriptions of all units, and reasons why they
meet the definition of critical habitat for Poa atropurpurea and or
Taraxacum californicum, below. The PCEs for these two species and their
occupancy patterns may not always overlap. For example, steeper slopes
near a watercourse at the center of a meadow are more likely to support
T. californicum. However, such micro-habitat components cannot be
differentiated within a meadow based on information we have available
for unit mapping. If critical habitat for these two species was
designated separately, the units for each species would be mapped the
same. Therefore, the boundaries for Units 2, 3, 4, 5, and 11 are the
same for both species, and these units are designated for each species
individually (see Table 3).
Unit 1: Pan Hot Springs Meadow
We removed 102 ac (41 ha) from Unit 1 because we determined: (1)
those areas consisted of upland habitat not containing the PCEs; and
(2) those areas contained non-occupied habitat, a portion of which
occurs outside of potential dispersal from occurrence locations (see
``Summary of Changes from Proposed Rule'' and ``Criteria Used to
Identify Critical Habitat'' sections). We balanced the benefits of
including the remaining portion of Unit 1 in the designation for each
species against the benefits of excluding it under section 4(b)(2) of
the Act and determined that the benefits of exclusion outweigh the
benefits of inclusion. Therefore, we excluded the remainder of Unit 1
(40 ac (16 ha) from critical habitat (see ``Exclusions Under Section
4(b)(2) of the Act'' section).
Unit 2: North Baldwin Meadow
We are designating Unit 2 as critical habitat for both Poa
atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum. Unit 2 consists of
approximately 177 ac (72 ha) of non-degraded meadow occupied by both
species at the time of listing; both species continue to occur within
this unit. Unit 2 contains all of the features essential to the
conservation of both species. It is located within the SBNF, on the
north shore of Baldwin Lake, and northeast of Big Bear Lake.
Approximately half of Unit 2 is federally owned and half is owned by
CDFG.
Habitat in Unit 2 was historically impacted by authorized and
unauthorized vehicle use, mining activity, residential development, and
grazing by burros (CNDDB 2006a, p. 1; SBNF 2002a, p. 33; SBNF 2002b, p.
57).
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The meadow is protected, but it is adjacent to State Route 18 and
accessible to the public (SBNF 2000, p. 57). Disruption of the
hydrologic regime by upstream development, trampling during illegal
woodcutting, and quartzite theft activities were identified as past
threats in this unit (CNDDB 2006b, p. 16). Additionally, Poa
atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum and their essential features
are threatened in this unit by competition from invasion of nonnative,
herbaceous annuals, and T. officinale has been reported to occur in
this meadow (Krantz 2007, p. 2). Therefore, special management
considerations or protection may be required to restore, protect, and
maintain the essential features in Unit 2 due to the threats from
upstream development, nonnative species invasion, hybridization, and
human disturbance.
Unit 3: Belleville Meadow
We are designating Unit 3 as critical habitat for both Poa
atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum. Unit 3 consists of an
approximately 414-ac (168-ha) meadow occupied by both species at the
time of listing; both species continue to occur within this unit. Unit
3 (also referred to as Upper Holcomb Valley) contains all of the
features essential to the conservation of both species. Although most
individuals of P. atropurpurea observed were reported to be male, both
sexes are present (SBNF 2000, p. 47). In 1999, the T. californicum
population in Unit 3 was reported to be ``large'' and ``healthy'' with
no apparent T. officinale hybrids (SBNF 2000, p. 56). Although no
hybrid individuals are reported from this meadow, recent reports
indicate that T. officinale is present at this location and the two
species could hybridize (Krantz 2007, p. 2). Unit 3 is located within
the SBNF, north of Big Bear Lake, and east of Hitchcock Meadow (Unit
4). The majority of lands within this unit are federally owned (409 ac
(166 ha)), with only 5 ac (2 ha) of meadow habitat privately owned by
the Lithuanian Scouts Association.
Meadow habitat in this Unit 3 may be impacted by recreational
activities and nearby diffuse mining operations (CNDDB 2006a, p. 6;
Eliason 2007b); and placement of USFS roads has resulted in habitat
loss and effects to meadow hydrology. Several areas of Belleville
Meadow are currently heavily utilized for dispersed recreation,
including vehicle use along the classified roads through the site,
hiking and mountain biking along the Gold Fever Trail, and use of
Holcomb Valley Campground near the western portion of the meadow.
Additionally, several mining claims also exist in the meadow.
Unauthorized vehicle activity and mountain biking off of classified
roads and trails have caused devegetation and alteration of surface
hydrology in some areas (SBNF 2002a, p. 36). Finally, Poa atropurpurea
and Taraxacum californicum and their physical and biological features
are threatened in this unit by invasion of nonnative, herbaceous
annuals, and T. officinale has been reported to occur in this meadow
(Krantz 2007, p. 2).
The USFS erected signs and fencing and conducted outreach to
protect occurrences in Unit 3 (SBNF 2002a, p. 37). For example, to
reduce impacts to Poa atropurpurea, trails within Holcomb Valley
Campground were disguised and rehabilitated, and the area was protected
through barricading and signing (SBNF 2002a, p. 5). Nearby trails that
did not pass through listed plant habitat were delineated and signed to
encourage visitors to use those trails (SBNF 2002a, p. 5). However,
special management considerations or protection may still be required
to restore, protect, and maintain the essential features in Unit 3 due
to the threats from human disturbance; current nearby mining
activities; hybridization; and invasive, nonnative plant species.
Unit 4: Hitchcock Meadow
We are designating Unit 4 as critical habitat for both Poa
atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum. Unit 4 consists of an
approximately 497-ac (201-ha) meadow occupied by both species at the
time of listing; both species continue to occur within this unit.
Although T. officinale is present, no apparent hybrids have been
reported (SBNF 2000, p. 56). We do not have any information about the
ratio of male to female P. atropurpurea plants in this meadow. Unit 4
contains all of the features essential to the conservation of both
species and is located within the SBNF, north of Big Bear Lake, and
west of Belleville Meadow (Unit 3). The majority of Unit 4 (also
referred to as Holcomb Valley) is privately owned by the Boy Scouts of
America (BSA) and used as a recreational and educational activity camp
(BSA 2007, p. 1).
Unit 4 has been historically impacted by OHV use, horse grazing,
and other human disturbance (CNDDB 2006b, p. 18). It is currently
impacted by recreational and educational activities and horse grazing
(SBNF 2000, p. 56; SBNF 2002a, p. 51). Additionally, Poa atropurpurea
and Taraxacum californicum and their physical and biological features
are threatened in this unit by invasion of nonnative, herbaceous
annuals. Therefore, special management considerations or protection may
be required to restore, protect, and maintain the essential features in
Unit 4 due to the threats from past human disturbance; current camp
activities; and invasive, nonnative plant species.
Unit 5: Bluff Meadow
We are designating Unit 5 as critical habitat for both Poa
atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum. Unit 5 consists of an
approximately 205-ac (83-ha) meadow occupied by both species at the
time of listing; both species continue to occur within this unit.
Although T. officinale is present, no hybrids are reported (SBNF 2000,
p. 56). We do not have any information about the ratio of male to
female P. atropurpurea plants in this meadow. Unit 5 contains all of
the features essential to the conservation of both species. It is
located within the SBNF, south of the west end of Big Bear Lake. The
majority of Unit 5 is privately owned by the Wildlands Conservancy, and
currently leased to the San Bernardino County Regional Parks Division
as an outdoor science education camp (Wildlands Conservancy 2005).
Unit 5 has been historically impacted by recreational activities,
cattle grazing, and other human disturbance (CNDDB 2006b, p. 12),
although impacts are limited to recreational and educational activities
(Eliason 2007b; SBNF 2000, p. 57; SBNF 2002a, p. 42). Poa atropurpurea
and Taraxacum californicum and their physical and biological features
are also threatened in this unit by invasion of nonnative, herbaceous
annuals, including potential hybridization of T. californicum with T.
officinale (SBNF 2000, p. 57; SBNF 2002a, p. 42). Therefore, special
management considerations or protection may be required to restore,
protect, and maintain the essential features in Unit 5 due to the
potential impacts of past human disturbance; current camp activities;
hybridization; and invasive, nonnative plant species.
Unit 6: North Shay Meadow
We are designating Unit 6 as critical habitat for Taraxacum
californicum only. Unit 6 consists of an approximately 21-ac (8-ha)
meadow occupied by the species at the time of listing; the species
continues to occur within this unit. Although occupancy of Unit 6 was
documented one year after listing, we consider Unit 6 to be occupied at
the time of listing because it contains approximately 12 percent of the
total number of individuals reported since 1999 and has the second
highest
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number of total individuals reported from any one unit, and therefore,
we believe this area has been occupied for several years despite having
been discovered in 1999 (see ``Criteria Used to Identify Critical
Habitat'' section). Although T. officinale is present, no hybrids are
reported (SBNF 2000, p. 56). This unit contains all of the features
essential to the conservation of the species. It is located within the
SBNF, east of Big Bear Lake, on the southern shore of Baldwin Lake, and
north of Shay Road. The land in this unit is federally owned.
This northern portion of Shay Meadow has been isolated by
development from the southern meadow adjacent to East Big Bear
Boulevard. Lakeshore habitat within Unit 6 is currently impacted by
recreational activities due to the use of trails connecting private
land to the lakeshore for OHV use, hiking, mountain biking, and
horseback riding (SBNF 2000, p. 57; SBNF 2002a, p. 23). Additionally,
Taraxacum californicum and features essential to its conservation are
threatened in this unit by invasion of nonnative, herbaceous annuals,
including potential hybridization with T. officinale (CNDDB 2006b, p.
36; SBNF 2000, p. 57). Therefore, special management considerations or
protection may be required to restore, protect, and maintain the
essential features in Unit 6 due to the impacts of human disturbance;
hybridization; and invasive, nonnative plant species.
Unit 7: Horse Meadow
We are designating Unit 7 as critical habitat for Taraxacum
californicum only. Unit 7 consists of an approximately 74-ac (30-ha)
meadow occupied by the species at the time of listing; the species
continues to occur within this unit. Occupancy throughout the meadow
was confirmed as recently as 2002 (Denslow et al. 2002, pp. 12 and 13).
Although T. officinale is present, no hybrids have been reported (SBNF
2000, p. 56). Unit 7 contains all of the features essential to the
conservation of the species. It is located within the SBNF, southwest
of Big Bear Lake, and northwest of San Gorgonio Mountain. Unit 7 is
federally owned and located in the San Gorgonio Wilderness Area of the
SBNF.
Recreational impacts from foot-traffic are reported in Unit 7
(Denslow et al. 2002, pp. 12 and 13; CNDDB 2006b, p. 5; SBNF 2000, p.
57; SBNF 2002a, p. 54). Additionally, Taraxacum californicum and
features essential to its conservation are threatened in this unit by
invasion of nonnative, herbaceous annuals, including potential
hybridization with T. officinale (SBNF 2000, p. 57). Therefore, special
management considerations or protection may be required to restore,
protect, and maintain the essential features in Unit 7 due to threats
from human disturbance; hybridization; and invasive, nonnative plant
species.
Unit 8: Fish Creek Meadow
We are designating Unit 8 as critical habitat for Taraxacum
californicum only. Unit 8 consists of an approximately 89-ac (36-ha)
meadow occupied by the species at the time of listing; the species
continues to occur within this unit. Although T. officinale is present,
no hybrids are reported (SBNF 2000, p. 56). Unit 8 contains all of the
features essential to the conservation of the species. It is located
within the SBNF, southwest of Big Bear Lake, and northeast of San
Gorgonio Mountain. Unit 8 is federally owned and occurs within the San
Gorgonio Wilderness Area of the SBNF.
Habitat conditions in Unit 8 are reported to be undisturbed,
although diffuse recreational use impacts are likely due to trails
around meadow in forested area (CNDDB 2006b, p. 6; SBNF 2002a, p. 52).
Additionally, Taraxacum californicum and features essential to its
conservation are threatened in this unit by invasion of nonnative,
herbaceous annuals, including potential hybridization with T.
officinale (SBNF 2000, p. 58). Therefore, special management
considerations or protection may be required to restore, protect, and
maintain the essential features in Unit 8 due to the threats from human
disturbance; hybridization and invasive; nonnative plant species.
Unit 9: Broom Flat Meadow
We are designating Unit 9 as critical habitat for Taraxacum
californicum only. Unit 9 consists of an approximately 188-ac (76-ha)
meadow occupied by the species at the time of listing; the species
continues to occur within this unit. Although T. officinale is present,
no hybrids are reported (SBNF 2000, p. 56). Although occupancy of Unit
9 was documented 2 years after listing, we consider it to have been
occupied at the time of listing because Unit 9 supports approximately 9
percent of the total number of T. californicum individuals reported
since 1999, which is the fifth largest recorded population out of 35
and more than double the average recorded population size. This unit
contains all of the features essential to the conservation of the
species. Unit 9 is federally owned and located within the SBNF
southeast of Big Bear Lake.
Unit 9 is historically impacted by OHV activity, cattle and burro
grazing, and other human disturbance (CNDDB 2006b, p. 28; SBNF 2002b,
p. 64). This unit and essential features therein are currently impacted
by diffuse recreational activities and cattle grazing (SBNF 2000, p.
58; SBNF 2002a, p. 46) and by invading, nonnative, herbaceous annuals,
including potential hybridization with T. officinale (CNDDB 2006b, p.
28; SBNF 2002a, p. 45). Therefore, special management considerations or
protection may be required to restore, protect, and maintain the
essential features in Unit 9 due to the potential impacts of human
disturbance; hybridization; and invasive, nonnative plant species.
Unit 10: Wildhorse Meadow
We are designating Unit 10 as critical habitat for Taraxacum
californicum only. Unit 10 consists of an approximately 52-ac (21-ha)
meadow occupied by the species at the time of listing; the species
continues to occur within this unit. Although T. officinale is present,
no hybrids are reported (SBNF 2000, p. 56). Although occupancy of Unit
10 was documented 1 year after listing, we consider Unit 10 to have
been occupied at the time of listing because Unit 10 has the highest
number of total documented individuals since the time of listing among
all the units (SBNF 2000, p. 56; CNDDB 2006b, pp. 30 and 31) and hosts
approximately 20 percent of the total number of individuals reported
since 1999, and therefore, we believe that this area was occupied for
several years despite having been discovered in 1999 (see ``Criteria
Used to Identify Critical Habitat'' section). Unit 10 was also reported
to be occupied by Poa atropurpurea in 1981, although surveys in 1999
and 2000 did not locate any individuals (SBNF 2000, p. 47). Therefore,
this unit is designated as critical habitat for T. californicum only.
This unit contains all of the features essential to the conservation of
the species. The land in this unit is federally owned and is located
within the SBNF southeast of Big Bear Lake.
Habitat in Unit 10 is reported to be of ``excellent'' quality and
well protected, although some diffuse recreation impacts have been
reported (SBNF 2000, pp. 56 and 58; SBNF 2002a, p. 69). Taraxacum
californicum and features essential to its conservation are threatened
in this unit by invasion of nonnative, herbaceous annuals, including
potential hybridization with T. officinale (CNDDB 2006b, p. 31; SBNF
2000, p. 56 and 58). Therefore, special management considerations or
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protection may be required to restore, protect, and maintain the
essential features in Unit 10 due to the potential impacts of invasive,
nonnative plant species; hybridization; and diffuse recreation impacts.
Unit 11: Cienega Seca Meadow
We are designating Unit 11 as critical habitat for both Poa
atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum. Unit 11 consists of an
approximately 81-ac (33-ha) meadow occupied by both species at the time
of listing; both species continue to occur within this unit. Although
T. officinale is present, no hybrids are reported (SBNF 2000, p. 56).
We do not have any information about the ratio of male to female P.
atropurpurea plants in this meadow. Unit 11 contains all of the
features essential to the conservation of both species. It is located
within the SBNF adjacent to State Route 38, southeast of Big Bear Lake,
and northeast of San Gorgonio Mountain. The majority of Unit 11 (also
referred to Blue Sky Meadow) is privately owned by the Los Angeles
County Education Foundation (LACEF), and currently used as an outdoor
science education camp (Wildlands Conservancy 2007; LACEF 2007).
Unit 11 has been historically impacted by changes in the hydrologic
regime due to recreational activities, cattle grazing, and other human
disturbance (CNDDB 2006a, p. 2, 2006b, p. 2). Water usage from a well
and vehicle use on some access roads are current threats to meadow
habitat (SBNF 2002a, p. 77). Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum
californicum and their essential features are also threatened in this
unit by invasion of nonnative, herbaceous annuals, including potential
hybridization of T. californicum with T. officinale (CNDDB 2006b, p. 2;
SBNF 2000, p. 58). Therefore, special management considerations or
protection may be required to restore, protect, and maintain the
essential features in Unit 11 due to the threats from past human
disturbance; current camp activities; hybridization; and invasive,
nonnative plant species.
Unit 12: South Fork Meadow
We are designating Unit 12 as critical habitat for Taraxacum
californicum only. Unit 12 consists of approximately 116-ac (47-ha) of
meadows occupied by the species at the time of listing; the species
continues to occur within this unit. Although T. officinale is present,
no hybrids have been reported (SBNF 2000, p. 56). Unit 12 contains all
of the features essential to the conservation of the species. It is
located on Federal lands within the San Gorgonio Wilderness Area of
SBNF, southwest of Big Bear Lake on the northern slope of San Gorgonio
Mountain.
Habitat in Unit 12 is reported to be virtually undisturbed, but
possibly impacted by irregular and recreational use (CNDDB 2006b, p. 1;
Krantz 2007, p. 2; SBNF 2000, pp. 56 and 58). Threats include impacts
of hikers, horseback riding, and camping; however, the meadows are
minimally disturbed (SBNF 2002a, p. 66). Additionally, Taraxacum
californicum and features essential to its conservation are threatened
in this unit by invasion of nonnative, herbaceous annuals, including
potential hybridization with T. officinale (SBNF 2000, pp. 56 and 58).
Therefore, special management considerations or protection may be
required to restore, protect, and maintain the essential features in
Unit 12 due to the threats from human disturbance; hybridization; and
invasive, nonnative plant species.
Unit 13: Mendenhall Valley
We are designating Unit 13 as critical habitat for Poa atropurpurea
only. Unit 13 consists of an approximately 291-ac (118-ha) meadow
occupied by the species at the time of listing; the species continues
to occur within this unit. This unit contains all of the features
essential to the conservation of the species. It is located within the
CNF on Palomar Mountain in San Diego County; 160 ac (65 ha) of the unit
are federally owned, and the remaining portion (131 ac (53 ha)) is
privately owned. We are not including a large portion of the meadow on
the northwest end as critical habitat because a field survey determined
that the habitat was degraded and of a different vegetative type
(Anderson 2007, p. 1). The Mendenhall Valley meadow contains a
geographically mid-range population of P. atropurpurea, separated from
the southern populations in Laguna Meadow and Bear Valley by at least
36 miles (58 km), and separated from the northern populations in the
Big Bear Lake area by at least 60 miles (109 km).
Habitat in Unit 13 has been impacted by cattle grazing (CNDDB
2006a, p. 4; CNF 1991, pp. 13-17), land-use changes, and recreational
activities (2006 GIS satellite imagery). Under a biological opinion
resulting from Service consultation with the CNF (Service 2001, p. 5),
annual surveys are to be conducted in this unit for Poa atropurpurea,
and cattle are to be excluded from grazing on CNF land until mature
seed has developed (set seed) on P. atropurpurea. Annual phenology
monitoring is currently being conducted to ensure that P. atropurpurea
has set seed prior to the start of grazing, which generally is
permitted after May 1 in Mendenhall Valley (Winter 2007, p. 1). The
USFS has also conducted ongoing gully repair work in this unit to
benefit endangered meadow plants (Winter 2007, p. 3). Finally, P.
atropurpurea and features essential to its conservation are threatened
in this unit by invasion of nonnative, herbaceous annuals. Therefore,
special management considerations or protection may be required to
restore, protect, and maintain the essential features in Unit 13 due to
threats from grazing and from invasive, nonnative plant species.
Unit 14: Laguna Meadow
We are designating Unit 14 as critical habitat for Poa atropurpurea
only. Unit 14 consists of an approximately 788-ac (319-ha) meadow
occupied by the species at the time of listing; the species continues
to occur within this unit. Although all five herbarium specimens
collected in this unit and reviewed by Curto (1992, p. 3) were female
(one from 1978, three from 1981, and one from 1991), Hirshberg (1994,
p. 2) reported a 1:250 female to male ratio during field surveys. This
unit contains all of the features essential to the conservation of the
species. It is located on federally owned lands on Laguna Mountain
within the CNF in San Diego County.
Habitat in Unit 14 has been impacted by grazing and recreational
activities (CNF 1991, pp. 13-17; CNDDB 2006a, pp. 4 and 20). Under a
biological opinion resulting from Service consultation with the CNF
(Service 2001, p. 5), annual surveys are to be conducted in this unit
for Poa atropurpurea, and cattle are to be excluded from grazing until
completion of seed set is documented. The CNF does not permit grazing
activities in Laguna Meadow until July 1; however, no annual surveys
are currently being conducted because the grazing in this meadow starts
several months after seed set occurs (Winter 2007, p. 1). Additionally,
P. atropurpurea and features essential to its conservation are
threatened in this unit by invasion of nonnative, herbaceous annuals.
Therefore, special management considerations or protection may be
required to restore, protect, and maintain the essential features in
Unit 14 due to the threats from grazing and from invasive, nonnative
plant species.
Unit 15: Bear Valley
We are designating Unit 15 as critical habitat for Poa atropurpurea
only. Unit 15 consists of an approximately 36-ac (15-ha) meadow
occupied by the species
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at the time of listing; the species continues to occur within this
unit. We do not have any information about the ratio of male to female
P. atropurpurea plants in this meadow. This unit contains all of the
features essential to the conservation of the species. Unit 15 is
federally owned and located within the CNF southwest of Laguna Mountain
and south of the town of Pine Valley, San Diego County.
Habitat in Unit 15 has been impacted by cattle grazing (CNDDB
2006a, p. 21) and scattered irregular and diffuse recreational
activities (2006 GIS satellite imagery). Under a biological opinion
resulting from Service consultation with the CNF (Service 2001, pp. 3
and 4), annual surveys would be conducted in this unit for Poa
atropurpurea, and cattle are to be excluded from grazing until mature
seed has developed on P. atropurpurea. The CNF does not permit grazing
activities in Bear Valley until August 1; however, no annual surveys
are currently being conducted because the grazing in this meadow starts
several months after seed set occurs in late April (Winter 2007, p. 1).
Poa atropurpurea and features essential to its conservation are also
threatened in this unit by invasion of nonnative, herbaceous annuals.
Therefore, special management considerations or protection may be
required to restore, protect, and maintain the essential features in
Unit 15 due to the threats from grazing; human disturbance associated
with recreation; and invasive, nonnative plant species.
Effects of Critical Habitat Designation
Section 7 Consultation
Section 7(a)(2) of the Act requires Federal agencies, including the
Service, to ensure that actions they fund, authorize, or carry out are
not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of a listed species or
destroy or adversely modify designated critical habitat. If a Federal
action may affect a listed species or its critical habitat, the
responsible Federal agency (action agency) must enter into consultation
with us. As a result of this consultation, we document compliance with
the requirements of section 7(a)(2) through our issuance of:
(1) A concurrence letter for Federal actions that may affect, but
are not likely to adversely affect, listed species or critical habitat;
or
(2) A biological opinion for Federal actions that are likely to
adversely affect listed species or critical habitat.
When we issue a biological opinion concluding that a project is
likely to jeopardize the continued existence of a listed species or
destroy or adversely modify critical habitat, we also provide
reasonable and prudent alternatives to the project, if any are
identifiable. We define ``reasonable and prudent alternatives'' at 50
CFR 402.02 as alternative actions identified during consultation that:
Can be implemented in a manner consistent with the
intended purpose of the action,
Can be implemented consistent with the scope of the
Federal agency's legal authority and jurisdiction,
Are economically and technologically feasible, and
Would, in the Director's opinion, avoid jeopardizing the
continued existence of the listed species or destroying or adversely
modifying critical habitat.
Reasonable and prudent alternatives can vary from slight project
modifications to extensive redesign or relocation of the project. Costs
associated with implementing a reasonable and prudent alternative are
similarly variable.
Regulations at 50 CFR 402.16 require Federal agencies to reinitiate
consultation on previously reviewed actions in instances where we have
listed a new species or subsequently designated critical habitat that
may be affected and the Federal agency has retained discretionary
involvement or control over the action (or the agency's discretionary
involvement or control is authorized by law). Consequently, Federal
agencies may sometimes need to request reinitiation of consultation
with us on actions for which formal consultation has been completed, if
those actions with discretionary involvement or control may affect
subsequently listed species or designated critical habitat.
Federal activities that may affect Poa atropurpurea, Taraxacum
californicum, or the designated critical habitat for either of these
two species will require section 7(a)(2) consultation under the Act.
Activities on State, Tribal, local, or private lands requiring a
Federal permit (such as a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
under section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) or a
permit from us under section 10 of the Act) or involving some other
Federal action (such as funding from the Federal Highway
Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, or the Federal
Emergency Management Agency) are examples of agency actions are subject
to the section 7(a)(2) consultation process. Federal actions not
affecting listed species or critical habitat, and actions on State,
Tribal, local, or private lands that are not federally funded,
authorized, or permitted, do not require section 7(a)(2) consultations.
Application of the ``Adverse Modification'' Standard
Decisions by the 5th and 9th Circuit Courts of Appeals have
invalidated our definition of ``destruction or adverse modification''
(50 CFR 402.02) (see Gifford Pinchot Task Force v. U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 378 F. 3d 1059 (9th Cir. 2004) and Sierra Club v.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service et al., 245 F.3d 434, 442F (5th Cir
2001)), and we do not rely on this regulatory definition when analyzing
whether an action is likely to destroy or adversely modify critical
habitat. Under the statutory provisions of the Act, the key factor
related to the adverse modification determination is whether, with
implementation of the proposed Federal action, the affected critical
habitat would remain functional to serve its intended conservation role
for the species. Activities that may destroy or adversely modify
critical habitat are those that alter PCEs to an extent that
appreciably reduces the conservation value of critical habitat for Poa
atropurpurea or Taraxacum californicum. Generally, the conservation
role of the critical habitat units designated for these species is to
support native occurrences of P. atropurpurea and T. californicum that
comprise viable core area populations.
Section 4(b)(8) of the Act requires us to briefly evaluate and
describe in any proposed or final regulation that designates critical
habitat, activities involving a Federal action that may destroy or
adversely modify such habitat, or that may be affected by such
designation.
Activities that, when carried out, funded, or authorized by a
Federal agency, may affect critical habitat and therefore should result
in consultation for Poa atropurpurea or Taraxacum californicum include,
but are not limited to (please see the ``Special Management
Considerations or Protection'' section for a more detailed discussion
on the impacts of these actions to the listed species):
(1) Actions that result in ground disturbance to meadows. Such
activities could include (but are not limited to) residential or
recreational development, OHV activity, dispersed recreation, new road
construction or widening, existing road maintenance, and grazing. These
activities could cause direct mortality of Poa atropurpurea or
Taraxacum californicum and impact meadows by damaging or eliminating
habitat, altering soil composition due to
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increased erosion, and increasing densities of nonnative plant species.
Additionally, changes in soil composition may lead to cascading changes
in the vegetation composition, such as growth of shrub cover that
decreases density of or eliminates P. atropurpurea or T. californicum.
(2) Actions that result in alteration of the hydrological regime of
the wet meadow habitat. Such activities could include residential or
recreational development adjacent to meadows, OHV activity, dispersed
recreation, new road construction or widening, and existing road
maintenance. These activities could alter surface layers and
hydrological regime in a manner that promotes loss of soil matrix
components and moisture necessary to support the growth and
reproduction of Poa atropurpurea or Taraxacum californicum.
(3) Actions that would disturb the existing vegetation communities
within the meadow habitat prior to annual pollination and seed set
(reproduction). Such activities could include (but are not limited to)
grazing, mowing, grading, or discing habitat in the spring and early
summer months. These activities could alter the habitat for Poa
atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum and result in decreased
reproduction.
Exclusions
Application of Section 4(b)(2) of the Act
Section 4(b)(2) of the Act states that the Secretary shall
designate and revise critical habitat on the basis of the best
available scientific data after taking into consideration the economic
impact, national security impact, and any other relevant impact of
specifying any particular area as critical habitat. The Secretary may
exclude an area from critical habitat if he determines that the
benefits of such exclusion outweigh the benefits of specifying such
area as part of the critical habitat, unless he determines, based on
the best scientific data available, that the failure to designate such
area as critical habitat will result in the extinction of the species.
In making that determination, the legislative history is clear that the
Secretary has broad discretion regarding which factor(s) to use and how
much weight to give to any factor. In the following sections, we
address a number of general issues that are relevant to the exclusions
we considered.
Additionally, we conducted an economic analysis of the impacts of
the proposed critical habitat designations and related factors
(referred to here as the draft EA). The draft EA (April 9, 2008) was
made available for public review and comment from April 16, 2008, to
May 16, 2008 (73 FR 20600). The draft EA was finalized to incorporate
the revisions made to the proposed critical habitat designations (see
``Summary of Changes from the Proposed Rule'' section). Based on the
draft EA, the proposed critical habitat designations, and the
information in this final rule, we excluded the area within Unit 1 (as
defined in this final rule) from the critical habitat designations
under the provisions of section 4(b)(2) of the Act and our implementing
regulations at 50 CFR 424.19.
Benefits of Designating Critical Habitat
The process of designating critical habitat as described in the Act
requires that the Service identify those lands on which are found the
physical or biological features essential to the conservation of the
species that may require special management considerations or
protection, and those areas outside the geographical area occupied by
the species at the time of listing that are essential for the
conservation of the species. In identifying those lands, the Service
must consider the recovery needs of the species, such that, on the
basis of the best scientific and commercial data available at the time
of designation, the habitat that is identified, if managed, could
provide for the survival and recovery of the species.
The designation of critical habitat can be beneficial because it
identifies lands to be managed for the recovery of a species. The
process of proposing and finalizing a critical habitat rule provides
the Service with the opportunity to determine the physical or
biological features essential to the conservation of the species within
the geographical area occupied by the species at the time of listing,
as well as to determine other areas essential for the conservation of
the species. The designation process includes peer review and public
comment on the identified features and areas. This process is valuable
to land owners and managers in developing conservation management plans
for identified areas, as well as any other occupied habitat or suitable
habitat that may not have been included in the Service's determination
of essential habitat.
The consultation provisions under section 7(a)(2) of the Act
constitute the regulatory benefits of critical habitat. As discussed
above, Federal agencies must consult with us on actions that may affect
critical habitat and must avoid destroying or adversely modifying
critical habitat. Federal agencies must also consult with us on actions
that may affect a listed species and must refrain from undertaking
actions that are likely to jeopardize the continued existence of the
species. Thus, the analysis of effects to critical habitat is a
separate and different analysis from that of the effects to the
species. Therefore, the difference in outcomes of these two analyses
represents the regulatory benefit of critical habitat. For some
species, and in some locations, the outcome of these analyses will be
similar, because effects on habitat will often result in effects on the
species. However, the regulatory standard is different: the jeopardy
analysis looks at the action's impact on survival and recovery of the
species, while the adverse modification analysis looks at the action's
effects on the designated habitat's contribution to the species'
conservation. This will, in many instances, lead to different results
and different regulatory requirements.
There are two limitations to the regulatory effect of critical
habitat. First, a consultation is required only where there is a
Federal nexus (an action authorized, funded, or carried out by any
Federal agency), if there is no Federal nexus, designation itself does
not restrict actions that destroy or adversely modify critical habitat.
Second, the designation only limits destruction or adverse
modification. By its nature, the prohibition on adverse modification is
designed to ensure that the conservation role and function of those
areas that contain the physical and biological features essential to
the conservation of the species or of unoccupied areas that are
essential for the conservation of the species are not appreciably
reduced. Critical habitat designation alone, however, does not require
property owners to undertake affirmative actions to promote the
recovery of the species.
Once an agency determines that consultation under section 7(a)(2)
of the Act is necessary, the process may conclude informally when we
concur in writing that the proposed Federal action is not likely to
adversely affect critical habitat. However, if we determine through
informal consultation that adverse impacts are likely to occur, then we
would initiate formal consultation, which would conclude when we issue
a biological opinion on whether the proposed Federal action is likely
to result in destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat.
For critical habitat, a biological opinion that reaches a ``no
destruction or adverse modification'' determination may contain
discretionary conservation recommendations to minimize adverse
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effects to primary constituent elements, but it would not suggest the
implementation of any reasonable and prudent alternative. We suggest
reasonable and prudent alternatives to the proposed Federal action only
when our biological opinion results in an adverse modification
conclusion.
As stated above, the designation of critical habitat does not
require that any management or recovery actions take place on the lands
included in the designation. Even in cases where consultation has been
initiated under section 7(a)(2) of the Act, the purpose of consultation
is to avoid jeopardy to the species and adverse modification of its
critical habitat, but not specifically to manage critical habitat or
institute recovery actions on critical habitat. Conversely, voluntary
conservation efforts implemented through management plans generally
institute proactive actions to remove or reduce known threats to a
species or its habitat. We believe that in many instances the benefit
to a species or its habitat realized through the designation of
critical habitat is low when compared to the conservation benefit that
can be achieved through voluntary conservation efforts or management
plans. The conservation achieved through implementing HCPs or other
habitat management plans can be greater than what we achieve through
multiple site-by-site, project-by-project, section 7(a)(2)
consultations involving consideration of critical habitat. Management
plans may commit resources to implement long-term management and
protection to particular habitat for at least one and possibly
additional listed or sensitive species. Section 7(a)(2) consultations
commit Federal agencies to preventing adverse modification of critical
habitat caused by the proposed action only, and not to providing
conservation or long-term benefits to areas not affected by the
proposed action. Thus, implementation of any HCP or management plan
that considers enhancement or recovery as the management standard may
often provide as much or more benefit than a consultation for critical
habitat designation.
Another benefit of including lands in critical habitat is that
designation of critical habitat serves to educate landowners, State and
local governments, and the public regarding the potential conservation
value of an area. This helps focus and promote conservation efforts by
other parties by clearly delineating areas ofhigh conservation value
for the listed species. In general, critical habitat designation always
has educational benefits; however, in some cases, they may be redundant
with other educational effects. For example, HCPs have significant
public input and may largely duplicate the educational benefits of a
critical habitat designation. Including lands in critical habitat also
would inform State agencies and local governments about areas that
could be conserved under State laws or local ordinances.
Conservation Partnerships on Non-Federal Lands
Most federally listed species in the United States will not recover
without cooperation of non-Federal landowners. More than 60 percent of
the United States is privately owned (National Wilderness Institute
1995), and at least 80 percent of endangered or threatened species
occur either partially or solely on private lands (Crouse et al. 2002).
Stein et al. (1995) found that only about 12 percent of listed species
were found almost exclusively on Federal lands (90 to 100 percent of
their known occurrences restricted to Federal lands) and that 50
percent of federally listed species are not known to occur on Federal
lands at all.
Given the distribution of listed species with respect to land
ownership, conservation of listed species in many parts of the United
States is dependent upon working partnerships with a wide variety of
entities and the voluntary cooperation of many non-Federal landowners
(Wilcove and Chen 1998; Crouse et al. 2002; James 2002). Building
partnerships and promoting voluntary cooperation of landowners are
essential to our understanding the status of species on non-Federal
lands, and necessary for us to implement recovery actions such as
reintroducing listed species and restoring and protecting habitat.
Many non-Federal landowners derive satisfaction from contributing
to endangered species recovery. We promote these private-sector efforts
through the Department of the Interior's Cooperative Conservation
philosophy. Conservation agreements with non-Federal landowners (HCPs,
safe harbor agreements, other conservation agreements, easements, and
State and local regulations) enhance species conservation by extending
species protections beyond those available through section 7
consultations. In the past decade, we have encouraged non-Federal
landowners to enter into conservation agreements, based on the view
that we can achieve greater species conservation on non-Federal land
through such partnerships than we can through regulatory methods (61 FR
63854; December 2, 1996).
Many private landowners, however, are wary of the possible
consequences of attracting endangered species to their property.
Mounting evidence suggests that some regulatory actions by the Federal
government, while well-intentioned and required by law, can (under
certain circumstances) have unintended negative consequences for the
conservation of species on private lands (Wilcove et al. 1996; Bean
2002; Conner and Mathews 2002; James 2002; Koch 2002; Brook et al.
2003). Many landowners fear a decline in their property value due to
real or perceived restrictions on land-use options where threatened or
endangered species are found. Consequently, harboring endangered
species is viewed by many landowners as a liability. This perception
results in anti-conservation incentives, because maintaining habitats
that harbor endangered species represents a risk to future economic
opportunities (Main et al. 1999; Brook et al. 2003).
According to some researchers, the designation of critical habitat
on private lands significantly reduces the likelihood that landowners
will support and carry out conservation actions (Main et al. 1999; Bean
2002; Brook et al. 2003). The magnitude of this outcome is greatly
amplified in situations where active management measures (such as
reintroduction, fire management, control of invasive species) are
necessary for species conservation (Bean 2002). We believe that the
judicious exclusion of specific areas of non-federally owned lands from
critical habitat designations can contribute to species recovery and
provide a superior level of conservation in those areas.
The purpose of designating critical habitat is to contribute to the
conservation of threatened and endangered species and the ecosystems
upon which they depend. The outcome of the designation, triggering
regulatory requirements for actions funded, authorized, or carried out
by Federal agencies under section 7(a)(2) of the Act, can sometimes be
counterproductive to its intended purpose on non-Federal lands. Thus
the benefits of excluding areas that are covered by effective
partnerships or other voluntary conservation commitments can often be
high.
Benefits of Excluding Lands With HCPs or Other Approved Management
Plans
The benefits of excluding lands with HCPs or other approved long-
term management plans from critical habitat
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designation include relieving landowners, communities, and counties of
any additional regulatory burden that might be imposed by critical
habitat. Many conservation plans provide conservation benefits to
unlisted sensitive species as well as to listed species. Imposing an
additional regulatory review as a result of the designation of critical
habitat may undermine conservation efforts and discourage partnerships
in many areas. Designation of critical habitat within the boundaries of
management plans that provide conservation measures for a species could
be viewed as a disincentive to entities currently developing these
plans or contemplating them in the future, because one of the
incentives for undertaking conservation is greater ease of permitting
where listed species will be affected. Addition of a new regulatory
requirement would remove a significant incentive for undertaking the
time and expense of management planning.
A related benefit of excluding lands within approved HCPs and
management plans from critical habitat designation is the unhindered,
continued ability it gives us to seek new partnerships with future plan
participants, including States, counties, local jurisdictions,
conservation organizations, and private landowners, which together can
implement conservation actions that we would be unable to accomplish
otherwise. Designating lands within approved management plan areas as
critical habitat (such as the HMP as described in the ``Summary of
Changes From Proposed Rule'' section) would likely have a negative
effect on our ability to establish new partnerships to develop these
plans, particularly plans that address landscape-level conservation of
species and habitats. By excluding these lands, we preserve our current
partnerships and encourage additional conservation actions in the
future.
Furthermore, both HCPs and Natural Communities Conservation Plan
(NCCP)-HCP applications require consultation, which would review the
effects of all HCP-covered activities that might adversely impact the
species under a jeopardy standard, including possibly significant
habitat modification (see definition of ``harm'' at 50 CFR 17.3), even
without the critical habitat designation. In addition, all other
Federal actions that may affect the listed species would still require
consultation under section 7(a)(2) of the Act, and we would review
these actions for possibly significant habitat modification in
accordance with the definition of harm referenced above.
The information provided in the previous section applies to all the
following discussions of benefits of inclusion or exclusion of critical
habitat.
Economic Analysis
Following the publication of the proposed critical habitat
designations, we conducted an economic analysis to estimate the
potential economic effect of the designations. The draft analysis
(dated April 9, 2008) was made available for public review on April 16,
2008 (73 FR 20600). We accepted comments on the draft analysis until
May 16, 2008. The final analysis (final EA) of the potential economic
effects of the designations was developed by considering the public
comments and the revisions to the proposed critical habitat
designations (see ``Summary of Changes from the Proposed Rule''
section).
The primary purpose of the economic analysis is to estimate the
potential economic impacts associated with the designations of critical
habitat for Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum. This
information is intended to assist the Secretary in making decisions
about whether the benefits of excluding particular areas from the
designation outweigh the benefits of including those areas in the
designation. The analysis looks retrospectively at baseline impacts
incurred since the species were listed (63 FR 49006, September 14,
1998), and forecasts both baseline and incremental impacts likely to
occur after the designation of critical habitat. It also addresses
distribution of impacts, including an assessment of the potential
effects on small entities and the energy industry. This information can
be used by the Secretary to assess whether the effects of the
designations might unduly burden a particular group or economic sector.
The economic analysis focuses on the direct and indirect costs of
the rule. However, economic impacts to land use activities can exist in
the absence of critical habitat. These impacts may result from, for
example, local zoning laws, State and natural resource laws, and
enforceable management plans and best management practices applied by
other State and Federal agencies. Economic impacts that result from
these types of protections are not included in the analysis as they are
considered to be part of the regulatory and policy baseline.
The economic analysis examines activities taking place both within
and adjacent to the designations. It estimates impacts based on
activities that are ``reasonably foreseeable'' including, but not
limited to, activities that are currently authorized, permitted, or
funded, or for which proposed plans are currently available to the
public. Accordingly, the analysis bases estimates on activities that
are likely to occur within a 20-year time frame, from when the proposed
rule became available to the public (August 7, 2007, 72 FR 44232). The
20-year time frame was chosen for the analysis because, as the time
horizon for an economic analysis is expanded, the assumptions on which
the projected number of projects and cost impacts associated with those
projects become increasingly speculative.
Based on our analysis, we concluded that the designations of
critical habitat for Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum would
not result in significant economic impacts. The total future potential
economic impact is estimated to be $129,000 to $4.3 million ($11,000 to
$403,000 annualized) over the next 20 years in present value terms
applying a 7 percent discount rate. The present value of these impacts,
applying a 3 percent discount rate, is $135,000 to $5.0 million ($9,000
to $336,000 annualized). Impacts associated with recreation represent
the largest proportion of post-designation incremental impacts (solely
attributable to the designations of critical habitat), accounting for
over 86 percent of forecast incremental impacts in the areas being
designated as critical habitat when a 7 percent discount rate is used.
Transportation-related incremental impacts account for approximately 14
percent of forecast incremental impacts when a 7 percent discount rate
is used. The BBCCSD is expected to account for over 86 percent of the
total anticipated upper-bound incremental impacts, while Caltrans is
forecast to bear approximately 14 percent of these impacts when a 7
percent discount rate is used. The remaining incremental impacts are
shared between the USFS, the Federal Highway Administration), and the
Service, in order of magnitude. Unit 1, Pan Hot Springs Meadow,
primarily owned by Big Bear City Community Services District (BBCCSD),
is anticipated to account for approximately 88 percent of total upper-
bound incremental impacts of the designation for both species, followed
by Unit 2 bearing almost 12 percent of these impacts when a 7 percent
discount rate is used. We have excluded Unit 1, the unit with a
disproportionate amount of the possible economic impacts; therefore, we
do not find the economic costs to be significant as they relate to the
designated critical habitat
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(see ``Exclusions Under Section 4(b)(2) of the Act'' section).
The final economic analysis is available at http://
www.regulations.gov and http://www.fws.gov/carlsbad or upon request
from the Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES section).
Areas Considered for Exclusion Under Section 4(b)(2) of the Act
At the request of the USFS, we evaluated the appropriateness of
excluding Forest Service lands from the final designations of critical
habitat for Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum under section
4(b)(2) of the Act based on management provided for federally listed
species, including P. atropurpurea and T. californicum, under the USFS
Land Management Plan and associated 2002 Meadow Habitat Management
Guide (SBNF 2002a), and the 1991 Habitat Management Guide for the
Sensitive Plant Species in Riparian Montane Meadows (CNF 1991). As
indicated in our response to Comment 14 in the ``Public Comments''
section above, we have concluded based on the record before us not to
exclude the Forest Service lands in this instance. Therefore, as
previously discussed, we are designating approximately 1,788 ac (724
ha) of Forest Service lands in Units 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 13, 14, and 15 as
critical habitat for P. atropurpurea and 1,344 ac (544 ha) of Forest
Service lands in Units 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 as
critical habitat for T. californicum.
Exclusions Under Section 4(b)(2) of the Act
We have considered and are excluding approximately 40 ac (16 ha) of
non-Federal lands in Unit 1 (Pan Hot Springs) that are owned by the
BBCCSD and the adjacent Pan Hot Spring landowner from the critical
habitat designations for Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum
under section 4(b)(2) of the Act. A detailed analysis of our exclusion
of these lands under section 4(b)(2) of the Act is provided in the
paragraphs below.
Benefits of Inclusion--Pan Hot Springs Meadow
The inclusion of the approximately 40 ac (16 ha) of Unit 1 could be
beneficial because it identifies lands to be managed for the recovery
of the two species. As discussed previously in this rule, the process
of proposing and finalizing a critical habitat designation is valuable
to landowners and managers for use in developing conservation
management plans for identified areas, as well as any other occupied
habitat or suitable habitat that may not have been included in the
Service's determination of essential habitat. However, plant
conservation efforts with the landowners in Unit 1 have already been
ongoing for many years before the critical habitat was proposed. The
BBCCSD has been actively involved in listed plant conservation.
The educational benefits of designation are small and largely
redundant to those derived through conservation efforts currently being
planned and implemented in Unit 1. The process of developing the HMP
has involved several partners including the public and local government
representatives, the University of Redlands, the San Manuel Band of
Serrano Mission Indians, Federal agencies, and private landowners.
Additionally, the HMP includes implementation of an environmental
education program to promote public understanding and appreciation of
the natural and cultural resources in Pan Hot Springs Meadow.
Therefore, the educational benefits of designating the private lands in
Unit 1 (Pan Hot Springs Meadow) as critical habitat are minimal.
The consultation provisions under section 7(a)(2) of the Act
constitute the regulatory benefits of inclusion for critical habitat.
As discussed above, Federal agencies must consult with us on actions
that may affect critical habitat and must avoid destroying or adversely
modifying critical habitat. However, the 40 ac (16 ha) being excluded
are on private property, with no expected Federal nexus for activities
that may affect Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum. Therefore,
including this area in the critical habitat designations is unlikely to
result in any benefits to the species that may be derived through
consultation under section 7(a)(2) of the Act.
Benefits of Exclusion--Pan Hot Springs Meadow
The BBCCSD has worked cooperatively as a partner with the Service
for more than 18 years. In 1990, the BBCCSD worked with the Service and
California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) to plan and place an
approximate 10-ac (4-ha) deed restriction over part of their property
in Pan Hot Springs Meadow to protect federally listed plants. In
January 2008, BBCCSD and the adjacent private landowner, who owns less
than 1 ac (<1 ha) within Unit 1 and the water rights to the Pan Hot
Springs, one of the hydrological features of the meadow, approached us
with the idea of creating a partnership to conserve the sensitive areas
of Pan Hot Springs Meadow and to expand the plant conservation area to
include areas that meet the definition of critical habitat for Poa
atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum. Further, the BBCCSD asked for
our help in developing a habitat management plan to manage its lands in
Pan Hot Springs Meadow for listed plant conservation, including the
approximate 10-ac (4-ha) area previously conserved.
The HMP covers approximately 135 ac (55 ha) of land within the Pan
Hot Springs Meadow at the southwest shore of Baldwin Lake (Krantz
2008b, p. 3). The HMP describes the BBCCSD commitment to conserve
approximately 40 ac (16 ha) of sensitive habitat and focuses on active
management and conservation in perpetuity of this habitat, including
specific measures for habitat restoration and monitoring (for example,
nonnative weed control, restoration and enhancement of ponds) for four
federally listed endangered plants (P. atropurpurea, T. californicum,
Sidalcea pedata (pedate checker-mallow), and Thelypodium stenopetalum
(slender-petaled mustard)) and one federally listed threatened plant
(Castilleja cinerea (ash-gray Indian paintbrush)). The HMP was adopted
by the BBCCSD Board of Directors on July 7, 2008, and as it is
implemented, will provide substantial benefits to the species.
Under the HMP, the 40-ac (16-ha) owned by BBCCSD will be protected
by a restrictive covenant (similar to a conservation easement). The
specific management responsibilities for Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum
californicum outlined in the HMP provide assurance to us that the
features essential to the conservation of these two species will be
maintained in the quantity and spatial distribution needed for the
conservation of P. atropurpurea and T. californicum in perpetuity. The
HMP and commitment by the BBCCSD includes plans to fund an endowment
for the long-term management, monitoring, and conservation of the area
in perpetuity. The expenditure of $25,000 for initial management of
this area under the HMP is already funded in BBCCSD's 2008-2009 budget.
The BBCCSD has also spent approximately $10,000 to hire a species
expert as a consultant and draft the HMP. These are sizeable
expenditures for a small government and show their good faith in the
conservation of Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum. Their
previous conservation actions include: placing a deed restriction over
10 ac (4 ha) of their lands; limiting grazing on their lands;
conducting extensive plant surveys throughout their property at Pan Hot
Springs Meadow; drafting the HMP and revising the HMP per Service
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comments, addressing the management of all five federally listed
species on their property within the HMP; meeting and partnering with
the adjacent private landowner who owns the water rights to Pan Hot
Spring; and meeting with the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians
to identify and address their cultural interest in the area. All of
these actions support their commitment to conserving P. atropurpurea
and T. californicum.
The creation and implementation of the HMP brought together
multiple stakeholders in a partnership to conserve the unique cultural,
biological, and hydrological aspects of Pan Hot Springs Meadow. This
partnership was initiated by the BBCCSD and includes other private
landowners in the area as well as the San Manuel Band of Serrano
Mission Indians, the USFS, the CDFG, and the Service. This partnership
is important for the successful management of this meadow. Survey
efforts conducted by species experts demonstrate that all known
occurrences of Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum within the
Pan Hot Springs Meadow are limited to the approximately 40 ac (16 ha)
identified as Unit 1. The HMP addresses the need for baseline surveys
of the meadow and restoration activities that are necessary to support
the long-term preservation of this meadow. The HMP outlines management
activities to address the four main threats to the features essential
to the conservation of P. atropurpurea and T. californicum: development
activities, livestock grazing, introduced species, and hydrological
alteration. The HMP also includes an environmental education program to
promote public understanding and appreciation of the natural and
cultural resources in Pan Hot Springs Meadow. Finally, the HMP includes
an implementation schedule, funding plan, and an advisory team (with
Service participation) that will further develop measurable management
objectives that assure the success of this plan.
We have also identified economic impacts to the BBCCSD that could
result from the designations. The final economic analysis estimates
that over the next 20 years, the critical habitat designations could
affect up to 2.9 percent of BBCCSD's current budget (Appendix B, table
B-1 of the Economic Analysis). This upper bound could be considered a
significant impact to a small entity under the Small Business
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. The economic analysis also
estimates that a disproportionate impact, 88 percent of the total
anticipated upper-bound incremental impacts at 7 percent discounted
rate, will be attributed to Unit 1; BBCCSD is expected to account for
over 86 percent of the total anticipated upper-bound incremental
impacts. Excluding Unit 1 from the critical habitat designations would
remove these disproportionate and potentially significant economic
impacts to the BBCCSD and is a further benefit of exclusion.
Benefits of Exclusion Outweigh the Benefits of Inclusion
The educational benefits of designation are small and largely
redundant to those derived through conservation efforts underway, which
include the implementation of the HMP. The regulatory benefits of
designating the private lands in Unit 1 (Pan Hot Springs Meadow) as
critical habitat are minimal, as a Federal nexus for activities that
may occur within Unit 1 are unlikely, and critical habitat designation
on these lands may actually impede the conservation of this unique and
sensitive habitat. Thus, we believe the implementation of the HMP and
the continuing conservation partnership with the landowners within Unit
1 will provide more conservation benefit to the species than any
benefits the species may receive as a result of consultation under
section 7(a)(2) of the Act conducted under the standards required by
the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the Gifford Pinchot decision.
The exclusion of the private lands in Pan Hot Springs Meadow will
help us to strengthen and preserve the partnerships created with the
stakeholders and neighboring private landowners involved in the
creation and implementation of the HMP. As described above in the
``Conservation Partnerships on Non-Federal Lands'' section and as
specifically noted by the BBCCSD and the adjacent private landowner in
their comments on the proposed rule, designation of critical habitat on
these lands may impede our partnership with the BBCCSD and private
landowners in Unit 1 and may act as a disincentive for other private
landowners to partner with us on conservation partnerships in the
future. In contrast to the minimal regulatory benefits of inclusion,
these voluntary commitments to implement conservation projects to
protect and manage these species' habitat (for example, removal of
nonnative, invasive plants) will result in substantial conservation
benefits for Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum. A significant
amount of effort has been exhibited by the BBCCSD (the owner of the
majority of land in this area) regarding the creation of the HMP. Under
the HMP, no projects that would damage the sensitive habitat or
hydrology within Pan Hot Springs Meadow would be allowed by the BBCCSD
(Krantz 2008b, p. 10). Excluding Pan Hot Springs Meadow from the final
designations sends a clear signal to the private landowners in Unit 1
that the Service actively recognizes and supports their sustained
commitment to restore and protect the sensitive habitat in this area.
We will continue working in partnership with these landowners to
implement the HMP and other conservation actions in this area.
The economic analysis estimates that over the next 20 years, the
critical habitat designations could affect up to 2.9 percent of
BBCCSD's current budget (Appendix B, table B-1 of the Economic
Analysis). The economic analysis also estimates that a disproportionate
impact, 88 percent of the total anticipated upper-bound incremental
impacts at 7 percent discounted rate, will be attributed to Unit 1;
impacts to BBCCSD are expected to account for over 86 percent of the
total anticipated upper-bound incremental impacts. Excluding Unit 1
from the critical habitat designations would remove these
disproportionate and potentially significant economic impacts to the
BBCCSD and is a further benefit of exclusion.
We reviewed and evaluated the proposed delineation of essential
habitat in the Pan Hot Springs Meadow and have determined that the
significant partnership and economic benefits of excluding these 40 ac
(16 ha) of lands in Unit 1 as identified in this section and above
under the ``Economic Analysis'' section outweigh the minor benefits of
designating these lands as critical habitat. Therefore, we are
excluding Unit 1 from the designations of critical habitat based on:
(1) long-term conservation benefits for Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum
californicum due to the approval and implementation of the HMP; (2) new
partnership opportunities resulting in greater conservation for these
species and other listed plan species and features essential to their
conservation; (3) future educational opportunities at this site as
provided for in the HMP; and (4) removal of the disproportionate and
potentially significant costs to the BBCCSD attributable to the
designation of critical habitat.
Exclusion Will Not Result in Extinction of the Species
We find that the exclusion of 40 ac (16 ha) of private lands in the
Pan Hot
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Springs Meadow from the final critical habitat designations will not
result in the extinction of Poa atropurpurea or Taraxacum californicum
because these lands, determined to contain the features essential to
the conservation of this species, will be conserved and managed for the
benefit of these species. The approximately 40 ac (16 ha) owned by the
BBCCSD will be permanently protected and managed under the agreements
in the HMP. The management activities to be implemented in the Pan Hot
Springs Meadow will provide for the enhancement and preservation of the
features essential to the conservation of P. atropurpurea and T.
californicum. Additionally, because the 40 ac (16 ha) are occupied by
P. atropurpurea and T. californicum, any future consultations under
section 7(a)(2) of the Act that involve these lands will occur even in
the absence of their designation as critical habitat. Application of
the jeopardy standard of section 7 of the Act provides assurances that
the species will not go extinct.
Required Determinations
A. Regulatory Planning and Review
The Office of Management and Budget has determined that this rule
is not significant under Executive Order 12866 (E.O. 12866). OMB bases
its determination upon the following four criteria:
(a) Whether the rule will have an economic effect of $100 million
or more on the economy or adversely affect an economic sector,
productivity, jobs, the environment, or other units of the government.
(b) Whether the rule will create inconsistencies with other Federal
agencies' actions.
(c) Whether the rule will materially affect entitlements, grants,
user fees, loan programs, or the rights and obligations of their
recipients.
(d) Whether the rule raises novel legal or policy issues.
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA; 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., as
amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness 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 effect of the rule on small entities (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.
Further, Executive Order 12866, as well as the Regulatory
Flexibility Act as amended by SBREFA (Office of Management and Budget,
Circular A-4, September 17, 2003) directs Federal agencies issuing
regulations to evaluate regulatory alternatives. Under Circular A-4 and
the Regulatory Flexibility Act as amended by SBREFA, once an agency
determines that a regulatory action is appropriate, the agency needs to
consider alternative regulatory approaches. Because the designation of
critical habitat is a statutory requirement under the Act, we must
evaluate alternative regulatory approaches, where feasible, when
promulgating a designation of critical habitat.
In developing our critical habitat designations, we consider
economic impacts, impacts to national security, and other relevant
impacts under section 4(b)(2) of the Act. Based on the discretion
allowable under this provision, we may exclude any particular area from
the critical habitat designations providing that the benefits of such
exclusion outweigh the benefits of specifying the area as critical
habitat and that such exclusion would not result in the extinction of
the species. We believe that the evaluation of the inclusion or
exclusion of particular areas, including consideration of whether areas
resulting in disproportionate impacts to small entities should be
designated or not, or combination of both, constitutes our regulatory
alternative analysis for critical habitat designations.
Based on our final EA of the proposed designations, we provide our
analysis for determining whether the rule will result in a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
According to the Small Business Administration (SBA), small
entities include small organizations, such as independent nonprofit
organizations; small governmental jurisdictions, including school
boards and city and town governments that serve fewer than 50,000
residents; and small businesses (13 CFR 121.201). 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 considered the
types of activities that might trigger regulatory impacts under these
designations as well as 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 final designations of critical habitat for Poa
atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum would affect a substantial
number of small entities, we considered the number of small entities
affected within particular types of economic activities (such as
residential development and dispersed recreation activities). In order
to determine whether it is appropriate for our agency to certify that
this rule would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities, we considered each industry or category
individually. In estimating the numbers of small entities potentially
affected, we also considered whether their activities have any Federal
involvement. Federal agencies must consult with us under section 7 of
the Act if activities they conduct, fund, permit, or authorize may
affect designated critical habitat. The designation of critical habitat
will not affect activities that do not have any Federal involvement.
Federal agencies must consult with us under section 7 of the Act if
their activities may affect designated critical habitat. Consultations
to avoid the destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat
would be incorporated into the existing consultation process.
The EA analyzes whether a particular group or economic sector is
expected to bear an undue proportion of the impacts. Appendix B of the
final EA describes potential impacts of the proposed designations to
small entities. Appendix B considers the extent to which the
incremental impacts results presented in the previous sections reflect
potential future impacts to small entities and the energy industry. The
screening analysis is based on the estimated impacts associated with
the proposed rulemaking as described in chapters 3 through 8 of the
final EA. The analysis evaluates the potential for economic impacts
related to several categories, including: (1) recreation; (2)
transportation; (3) mining; (4) grazing; (5) invasive, non-native
species management; and (6) development and hydrological regime. As
summarized
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below and presented in more detail in Section B.1.2 of the final EA,
the BBCCSD is the only small entity expected to be affected by this
rulemaking.
Post-designation incremental impacts associated with critical
habitat designation-related conservation activities are not expected
for mining (Chapter 5); grazing (Chapter 6); invasive, nonnative
species management (Chapter 7); and development and water source
alteration activities (Chapter 8). The incremental administrative costs
of post-designation section 7 consultations and technical assistance
requests (Appendix A) associated with the critical habitat
designations, as well as incremental impacts associated with
transportation projects (Chapter 4), will be borne by State and Federal
government agencies. These agencies are Caltrans, the USFS, and the
Service. The State and Federal governments are not considered small
entities by the SBA. As described in Chapter 3 of the final EA, post-
designation incremental impacts of critical habitat associated with
recreation are related to Phase Two of the proposed community park in
Unit 1 by BBCCSD. BBCCSD provides fire, water, sanitation, and refuse
services for approximately 10,000 residents in unincorporated areas of
Big Bear Valley and is considered a small entity by the SBA.
This screening analysis focuses on small entities that may bear the
regulatory costs quantified in chapters 3 through 8 of the final EA. Of
the affected activities discussed in the economic analysis, only
impacts related to the development of recreation facilities (see
Chapter 3 of the final EA) are forecast to be borne by small entities
(BBCCSD, a small governmental jurisdiction). As described in section
B.1 of the final EA, the screening analysis focuses on economic impacts
resulting from modifications to recreation facility development
activities in the designations by BBCCSD.
The incremental impact consists of a percentage of costs of
conducting the Environmental Review (ER) for Phase two of a proposed
park under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) that is
attributable to the critical habitat designations for Poa atropurpurea
and Taraxacum californicum and implementation of the anticipated
mitigation or conservation measures stemming from the ER. The total
cost of the CEQA process is expected to range between $150,000 and
$300,000, of which approximately $100,000 to $200,000 is considered
incremental impact as this is the additional cost of the ER anticipated
to stem from the designation of critical habitat.
The likely mitigation or conservation measures under CEQA to
protect the habitat following the final designations of critical
habitat is anticipated to vary from a minimal modification of the park
design such that the occurrences of Poa atropurpurea (or areas close to
the occurrences) are well-protected and are located in the more passive
portions of the park to a possible relocation of the park to a more
suitable location outside of Unit 1 (or to provide land elsewhere for
the protection of the species in lieu of this habitat). The design
modification of the proposed park is expected to cost approximately
$20,000. In the extreme case that the 25-ac (10-ha) park must be
relocated, BBCCSD could potentially need to locate and purchase a 25-ac
(10-ha) tract of land outside the proposed critical habitat. Because
regional land values are high, a 25-ac (10-ha) parcel with development
potential is expected to cost between $3.0 and $4.0 million. In total,
BBCCSD is expected to experience an annualized impact that ranges from
a low of $10,000 to a high of $347,000. The annualized impacts are
equivalent to 0.1 to 2.9 percent of BBCCSD's annual operating budget
(approximately $12.1 million).
The upper bound of the annualized impact of 2.9 percent of BBCCSD's
annual operating budget may be considered a potential significant
economic impact. We considered this potentially significant economic
impact and the disproportionate impact to the BBCCSD (a small entity)
as part of our analysis under section 4(b)(2) of the Act, and
ultimately decided to exclude Unit 1 from the critical habitat
designations. Consequently, we have determined and, therefore, certify
that, based on the exclusion of Unit 1 and the fact that only one small
entity would be impacted, the designations will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small business entities.
Therefore, a regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
In accordance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1501
et seq.), we make the following findings:
(a) This rule will not produce a Federal mandate. In general, a
Federal mandate is a provision in legislation, statute, or regulation
that would impose an enforceable duty upon State, local, or Tribal
governments, or the private sector, and includes both ``Federal
intergovernmental mandates'' and ``Federal private sector mandates.''
These terms are defined in 2 U.S.C. 658(5)-(7). ``Federal
intergovernmental mandate'' includes a regulation that ``would impose
an enforceable duty upon State, local, or [T]ribal governments'' with
two exceptions. It excludes ``a condition of Federal assistance.'' It
also excludes ``a duty arising from participation in a voluntary
Federal program,'' unless the regulation ``relates to a then-existing
Federal program under which $500,000,000 or more is provided annually
to State, local, and [T]ribal governments under entitlement
authority,'' if the provision would ``increase the stringency of
conditions of assistance'' or ``place caps upon, or otherwise decrease,
the Federal Government's responsibility to provide funding,'' and the
State, local, or Tribal governments ``lack authority'' to adjust
accordingly. At the time of enactment, these entitlement programs were:
Medicaid; AFDC work programs; Child Nutrition; Food Stamps; Social
Services Block Grants; Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants; Foster
Care, Adoption Assistance, and Independent Living; Family Support
Welfare Services; and Child Support Enforcement. ``Federal private
sector mandate'' includes a regulation that ``would impose an
enforceable duty upon the private sector, except (i) a condition of
Federal assistance or (ii) a duty arising from participation in a
voluntary Federal program.''
The designation of critical habitat does not impose a legally
binding duty on non-Federal Government entities or private parties.
Under the Act, the only regulatory effect is that Federal agencies must
ensure that their actions do not destroy or adversely modify critical
habitat under section 7. While non-Federal entities that receive
Federal funding, assistance, or permits, or that otherwise require
approval or authorization from a Federal agency for an action, may be
indirectly impacted by the designation of critical habitat, the legally
binding duty to avoid destruction or adverse modification of critical
habitat rests squarely on the Federal agency. Furthermore, to the
extent that non-Federal entities are indirectly impacted because they
receive Federal assistance or participate in a voluntary Federal aid
program, the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act would not apply, nor would
critical habitat shift the costs of the large entitlement programs
listed above onto State governments.
(b) We do not believe that this rule will significantly or uniquely
affect small governments. As discussed in the final EA, approximately
85 percent of the lands proposed as critical habitat are owned or
managed by Federal, State, or
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local governments, only one of which, the BBCCSD, qualifies as a small
government. The annualized impacts are equivalent to 0.1 to 2.9 percent
of BBCCSD's annual operating budget (approximately $12.1 million).
However, we have excluded the lands owned by the BBCCSD from these
critical habitat designations under section 4(b)(2) of the Act, in part
because the potential economic impact to BBCCSD as a small entity may
be disproportionate. Consequently, we do not believe that these
critical habitat designations would significantly or uniquely affect
small government entities. As such, a Small Government Agency Plan is
not required.
Takings
In accordance with E.O. 12630 (Government Actions and Interference
with Constitutionally Protected Private Property Rights), we have
analyzed the potential takings implications of designating critical
habitat for Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum in a takings
implications assessment. The takings implications assessment concludes
that these designations of critical habitat for P. atropurpurea and T.
californicum do not pose significant takings implications for lands
within or affected by the designations.
Federalism
In accordance with E.O. 13132 (Federalism), this final rule does
not have significant Federalism effects. A Federalism assessment is not
required. In keeping with Department of the Interior and Department of
Commerce policy, we requested information from, and coordinated
development of, these final critical habitat designations with
appropriate State resource agencies in California. The designations may
have some benefit to these governments because the areas that contain
the features essential to the conservation of the species are more
clearly defined, and the primary constituent elements are specifically
identified. This information does not alter where and what federally
sponsored activities may occur. However, it may assist local
governments in long-range planning (rather than having them wait for
case-by-case section 7 consultations to occur). During the three public
comment periods, we contacted appropriate State and local agencies and
jurisdictions, and invited them to comment on the proposed critical
habitat designations for Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum.
In total, we responded to six letters received during these comment
periods (see ``Summary of Comments and Recommendations'' section).
Civil Justice Reform
In accordance with E.O. 12988 (Civil Justice Reform), the Office of
the Solicitor has determined that the rule does not unduly burden the
judicial system and that it meets the requirements of sections 3(a) and
3(b)(2) of the Order. We have designated critical habitat in accordance
with the provisions of the Act. This final rule uses standard property
descriptions and identifies the physical and biological features
essential to the conservation of Poa atropurpurea and Taraxacum
californicum within the designated areas to assist the public in
understanding the habitat needs of these species.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This rule does not contain any new collections of information that
require approval by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 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 (NEPA)
It is our position that, outside the jurisdiction of the Circuit
Court of the United States for the Tenth Circuit, we do not need to
prepare environmental analyses as defined by NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.) in connection with designating critical habitat under the Act. We
published a notice outlining our reasons for this determination in the
Federal Register on October 25, 1983 (48 FR 49244). This assertion was
upheld by the Circuit Court of the United States for the Ninth Circuit
(Douglas County v. Babbitt, 48 F.3d 1495 (9th Cir. 1995), cert. denied
516 U.S. 1042 (1996)).
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 the Department
of Interior's manual at 512 DM 2, we readily acknowledge our
responsibility to communicate meaningfully with recognized Federal
Tribes on a government-to-government basis. In accordance with
Secretarial Order 3206 of June 5, 1997 (American Indian Tribal Rights,
Federal-Tribal Trust Responsibilities, and the Endangered Species Act),
we readily acknowledge our responsibilities to work directly with
Tribes in developing programs for healthy ecosystems, to acknowledge
that tribal lands are not subject to the same controls as Federal
public lands, to remain sensitive to Indian culture, and to make
information available to Tribes.
Following publication of the August 7, 2007, proposed rule (72 FR
44232), a private citizen presented us with information identifying
historical, religious, and cultural resources important to the San
Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians in proposed Unit 1, although
these lands are not specifically part of the Tribal Trust lands of the
San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians. In the April 16, 2008, NOA
for the draft EA (73 FR 20600), we specifically solicited comments from
the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians regarding the potential
impacts of the proposed rule on the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission
Indians. We requested this input from the San Manuel Band of Serrano
Mission Indians in accordance with Secretarial Order 3206 section
3(B)(4) and E.O. 13007. On April 15, 2008, we transmitted a letter to
the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians indicating our interest
in discussing the proposed designations of critical habitat and
requested information from the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission
Indians that would contribute to the decision process. On May 12, 2008,
we received an electronic mail response to our letter indicating that
the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians would like to coordinate
with us to discuss the critical habitat designations. We subsequently
met with representatives of the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission
Indians. Through this coordination, we believe we addressed the
concerns of the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians in this
final rule. As a result of our coordination and analysis of all
information available, we concluded that the designation of critical
habitat would not adversely impact the San Manuel Band of Serrano
Mission Indians. We recognize that the San Manuel Band of Serrano
Mission Indians' ancestral lands include the San Bernardino Mountains,
including areas that we have designated as critical habitat. From our
discussion with the representatives of the San Manuel Band of Serrano
Mission Indians, we do not
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believe that activities that the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission
Indians regularly conducts on federally owned lands included in these
designations will negatively impact the PCEs or adversely modify
critical habitat. We do not believe that these activities will require
a section 7 consultation due to the designation of critical habitat.
The designation of critical habitat will not impose any regulatory or
restrictive authority over the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission
Indians nor change access to or restrict Tribal activities on
designated lands. Additionally, we determined that the benefits of
exclusion outweigh the benefits of inclusion for those areas of Unit 1
covered by the HMP, which includes historical, religious, and cultural
resources important to the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians,
and we have excluded Unit 1 from critical habitat (see ``Exclusions
Under Section 4(b)(2) of the Act'' section).
Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use
On May 18, 2001, the President issued an Executive Order (E.O.
13211; ``Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect
Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use'') on regulations that
significantly affect energy supply, distribution, and use. E.O. 13211
requires agencies to prepare Statements of Energy Effects when
undertaking certain actions. OMB has provided guidance for implementing
this Executive Order that outlines nine outcomes that may constitute
``a significant adverse effect'' when compared without the regulatory
action under consideration. The economic analysis finds that none of
these criteria is relevant to this analysis. Thus, based on information
in the economic analysis, energy-related impacts associated with Poa
atropurpurea and Taraxacum californicum conservation activities within
the final critical habitat designations are not expected. As such, the
designation of critical habitat 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.
References Cited
A complete list of all references cited in this rulemaking is
available on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov and http://
www.fws.gov/carlsbad/.
Author(s)
The primary author of this package is the staff of the Carlsbad
Fish and Wildlife Office.
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 17
Endangered and threatened species, Exports, Imports, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Transportation.
Final Regulation Promulgation
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Accordingly, we amend part 17, subchapter B of chapter I, title 50 of
the Code of Federal Regulations, as set forth below:
PART 17--[AMENDED]
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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.
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2. In Sec. 17.12(h), revise the entries for ``Poa atropurpurea'' and
``Taraxacum californicum'' under ``FLOWERING PLANTS'' in the List of
Endangered and Threatened Plants to read as follows:
Sec. 17.12 Endangered and threatened plants.
(h) * * *
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Species Name
------------------------------------------------ Historic range Family Status When listed Critical Special rules
Scientific name Common name habitat
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FLOWERING PLANTS ...............
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***** ...............
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Poa atropurpurea San Bernardino U.S.A. (CA) Poaceae E 644 17.96(a) NA
bluegrass
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***** ...............
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Taraxacum californicum California U.S.A. (CA) Asteraceae E 644 17.96(a) NA
taraxacum
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***** ...............
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3. Amend Sec. 17.96(a) by adding an entry for ``Taraxacum
californicum'' in alphabetical order under Family Asteraceae and by
adding an entry for ``Poa atropurpurea'' in alphabetical order under
Family Poaceae, to read as follows:
Sec. 17.96 Critical habitat--plants.
(a) Flowering plants.
* * * * *
Family Asteraceae: Taraxacum californicum (California taraxacum)
(1) Critical habitat units are depicted for San Bernardino County,
California, on the maps below.
(2) The primary constituent elements of critical habitat for
Taraxacum californicum are:
(i) Wet meadows subject to flooding during wet years and forest
openings with seeps, springs, or creeks in the San Bernardino Mountains
in San Bernardino County located at elevations of 6,700 to 9,000 feet
(2,000 to 2,800 meters), that provide space for individual and
population growth, reproduction, and dispersal; and
(ii) Well-drained, loamy alluvial to sandy loam soils occurring in
the wet meadow system or forest openings with seeps, springs, or
creeks, with a 0 to 46 percent slope, to provide water, air, minerals,
and other nutritional or physiological requirements to the species.
(3) Critical habitat does not include manmade structures (such as
buildings, aqueducts, runways, roads, and other paved areas) and the
land on which they are located existing within the legal boundaries on
the effective date of this rule.
(4) Critical habitat map units. Data layers defining map units were
created on a base of USGS 1:24,000 maps, and critical habitat units
were then mapped using Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates.
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(5) Note: Index map of critical habitat units for Taraxacum
californicum (California taraxacum) follows:
BILLING CODE 4310-55-S
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR14AU08.000
BILLING CODE 4310-55-C
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(6) Unit 2: North Baldwin Meadow, San Bernardino County,
California.
(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle map Big Bear City, land bounded
by the following UTM NAD27 coordinates (E,N): 516578, 3795213; 516595,
3795205; 516597, 3795204; 516602, 3795201; 516608, 3795198; 516613,
3795194; 516618, 3795190; 516623, 3795185; 516628, 3795181; 516632,
3795176; 516632, 3795175; 516639, 3795166; 516642, 3795161; 516646,
3795156; 516649, 3795150; 516652, 3795144; 516654, 3795138; 516656,
3795132; 516656, 3795131; 516659, 3795122; 516660, 3795116; 516661,
3795109; 516661, 3795108; 516662, 3795107; 516668, 3795104; 516674,
3795101; 516680, 3795098; 516685, 3795094; 516690, 3795090; 516695,
3795085; 516699, 3795081; 516703, 3795076; 516707, 3795070; 516711,
3795065; 516714, 3795059; 516716, 3795053; 516719, 3795047; 516721,
3795041; 516722, 3795034; 516723, 3795028; 516724, 3795021; 516724,
3795015; 516724, 3795008; 516723, 3795002; 516723, 3795000; 516725,
3794999; 516731, 3794997; 516736, 3794994; 516742, 3794990; 516747,
3794986; 516752, 3794982; 516756, 3794979; 516759, 3794976; 516760,
3794975; 516765, 3794970; 516769, 3794965; 516773, 3794960; 516773,
3794958; 516776, 3794956; 516781, 3794952; 516786, 3794947; 516791,
3794943; 516795, 3794938; 516799, 3794932; 516802, 3794927; 516805,
3794921; 516808, 3794915; 516810, 3794909; 516812, 3794903; 516813,
3794896; 516815, 3794890; 516815, 3794883; 516815, 3794877; 516815,
3794870; 516815, 3794864; 516813, 3794857; 516812, 3794851; 516810,
3794845; 516808, 3794838; 516805, 3794833; 516802, 3794827; 516799,
3794821; 516795, 3794816; 516791, 3794811; 516786, 3794806; 516783,
3794803; 516761, 3794782; 516759, 3794781; 516754, 3794777; 516748,
3794773; 516743, 3794769; 516737, 3794766; 516734, 3794765; 516730,
3794762; 516725, 3794757; 516721, 3794754; 516704, 3794743; 516703,
3794742; 516698, 3794739; 516692, 3794736; 516686, 3794733; 516680,
3794731; 516674, 3794729; 516667, 3794727; 516663, 3794727; 516657,
3794723; 516657, 3794722; 516657, 3794721; 516655, 3794711; 516655,
3794697; 516660, 3794678; 516661, 3794675; 516661, 3794675; 516663,
3794674; 516669, 3794670; 516674, 3794667; 516678, 3794663; 516684,
3794658; 516686, 3794652; 516687, 3794646; 516701, 3794616; 516703,
3794615; 516719, 3794610; 516737, 3794603; 516746, 3794589; 516746,
3794588; 516747, 3794588; 516747, 3794586; 516750, 3794581; 516753,
3794575; 516763, 3794570; 516764, 3794570; 516767, 3794572; 516770,
3794574; 516785, 3794582; 516788, 3794583; 516794, 3794586; 516795,
3794587; 516800, 3794588; 516802, 3794589; 516806, 3794590; 516812,
3794592; 516815, 3794592; 516830, 3794595; 516833, 3794595; 516840,
3794596; 516841, 3794596; 516874, 3794597; 516908, 3794601; 516910,
3794601; 516929, 3794603; 516972, 3794606; 516974, 3794607; 516981,
3794607; 516987, 3794607; 516993, 3794606; 517005, 3794604; 517018,
3794605; 517040, 3794610; 517052, 3794614; 517085, 3794629; 517087,
3794629; 517093, 3794632; 517093, 3794632; 517111, 3794638; 517163,
3794588; 517163, 3794587; 517167, 3794579; 517179, 3794553; 517186,
3794537; 517217, 3794533; 517204, 3794133; 517196, 3794146; 517184,
3794165; 517179, 3794170; 517164, 3794180; 517150, 3794188; 517128,
3794196; 517109, 3794200; 517058, 3794164; 517008, 3794154; 516957,
3794121; 516797, 3794070; 516794, 3794068; 516782, 3794061; 516763,
3794052; 516744, 3794045; 516736, 3794043; 516721, 3794037; 516701,
3794037; 516692, 3794028; 516672, 3794003; 516651, 3793976; 516635,
3793965; 516635, 3793959; 516622, 3793955; 516621, 3793954; 516619,
3793952; 516618, 3793953; 516609, 3793950; 516609, 3793968; 516609,
3793971; 516609, 3793972; 516603, 3793980; 516597, 3793980; 516579,
3793980; 516579, 3793998; 516579, 3794010; 516567, 3794010; 516549,
3794010; 516549, 3794028; 516549, 3794033; 516540, 3794036; 516523,
3794038; 516518, 3794040; 516513, 3794040; 516489, 3794040; 516489,
3794047; 516489, 3794070; 516489, 3794100; 516459, 3794100; 516429,
3794100; 516411, 3794100; 516407, 3794100; 516399, 3794100; 516396,
3794100; 516396, 3794100; 516397, 3794107; 516398, 3794113; 516400,
3794119; 516401, 3794126; 516404, 3794132; 516406, 3794138; 516407,
3794138;516410, 3794144; 516412, 3794148; 516416, 3794153; 516416,
3794154; 516417, 3794155; 516436, 3794183; 516439, 3794187; 516443,
3794192; 516448, 3794197; 516449, 3794198; 516425, 3794210; 516406,
3794220; 516405, 3794220; 516405, 3794220; 516399, 3794223; 516394,
3794226; 516388, 3794230; 516383, 3794234; 516379, 3794239; 516374,
3794244; 516370, 3794249; 516366, 3794254; 516363, 3794259; 516360,
3794265; 516357, 3794271; 516356, 3794274; 516351, 3794288; 516349,
3794291; 516348, 3794297; 516346, 3794303; 516345, 3794310; 516344,
3794316; 516344, 3794323; 516344, 3794330; 516345, 3794336; 516346,
3794343; 516346, 3794343; 516342, 3794345; 516336, 3794349; 516331,
3794352; 516326, 3794357; 516321, 3794361; 516317, 3794366; 516313,
3794371; 516309, 3794376; 516305, 3794382; 516302, 3794388; 516300,
3794393; 516297, 3794400; 516295, 3794406; 516294, 3794412; 516293,
3794419; 516292, 3794425; 516292, 3794430; 516292, 3794449; 516292,
3794450; 516292, 3794457; 516292, 3794458; 516293, 3794467; 516292,
3794468; 516291, 3794475; 516291, 3794481; 516290, 3794488; 516291,
3794495; 516291, 3794501; 516292, 3794508; 516294, 3794514; 516296,
3794520; 516298, 3794526; 516301, 3794532; 516303, 3794537; 516306,
3794541; 516306, 3794542; 516310, 3794548; 516314, 3794553; 516318,
3794558; 516322, 3794563; 516327, 3794567; 516332, 3794572; 516337,
3794575; 516343, 3794579; 516349, 3794582; 516353, 3794584; 516373,
3794593; 516373, 3794594; 516375, 3794601; 516376, 3794607; 516378,
3794613; 516380, 3794619; 516383, 3794625; 516386, 3794631; 516389,
3794637; 516393, 3794641; 516392, 3794641; 516387, 3794645; 516381,
3794649; 516376, 3794653; 516371, 3794657; 516367, 3794662; 516363,
3794667; 516361, 3794670; 516369, 3794670; 516369, 3794700; 516369,
3794730; 516369, 3794760; 516339, 3794760; 516339, 3794762; 516339,
3794790; 516339, 3794808; 516339, 3794809; 516343, 3794830; 516339,
3794837; 516338, 3794839; 516335, 3794845; 516334, 3794847; 516326,
3794865; 516324, 3794868; 516311, 3794899; 516311, 3794900; 516309,
3794905; 516309, 3794910; 516309, 3794940; 516309, 3794970; 516309,
3795000; 516309, 3795030; 516309, 3795060; 516334, 3795060; 516330,
3795101; 516325, 3795131; 516322, 3795150; 516309, 3795150; 516309,
3795180; 516309, 3795210; 516279, 3795210; 516279, 3795180; 516249,
3795180; 516219, 3795180; 516220, 3795202; 516219, 3795225; 516219,
3795226; 516219, 3795233; 516220, 3795239; 516221, 3795246; 516223,
3795252; 516224, 3795258; 516226, 3795262; 516237, 3795293; 516239,
3795296; 516240, 3795299; 516244, 3795309; 516248, 3795320; 516249,
3795326; 516252, 3795332; 516254, 3795338; 516257, 3795344; 516261,
3795349; 516265, 3795355; 516269, 3795360; 516273, 3795364; 516278,
3795369; 516283, 3795373; 516289, 3795377; 516294, 3795380; 516300,
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3795383; 516306, 3795386; 516312, 3795388; 516318, 3795390; 516325,
3795392; 516331, 3795393; 516338, 3795394; 516344, 3795394; 516351,
3795394; 516357, 3795393; 516364, 3795392; 516370, 3795390; 516376,
3795388; 516382, 3795386; 516388, 3795383; 516394, 3795380; 516400,
3795377; 516405, 3795373; 516408, 3795370; 516408, 3795370; 516410,
3795369; 516415, 3795364; 516419, 3795360; 516423, 3795355; 516427,
3795349; 516462, 3795298; 516483, 3795273; 516487, 3795268; 516488,
3795267; 516506, 3795243; 516509, 3795239; 516510, 3795237; 516515,
3795230; 516521, 3795229; 516521, 3795229; 516525, 3795228; 516535,
3795226; 516538, 3795226; 516545, 3795224; 516548, 3795223; 516565,
3795218; 516568, 3795217; 516574, 3795215; returning to 516578,
3795213.
(ii) Note: Map of Units 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 for Taraxacum
californicum follows:
BILLING CODE 4310-55[dash]S
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[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR14AU08.001
BILLING CODE 4310-55[dash]C
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(7) Unit 3: Belleville Meadow, San Bernardino County, California.
(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle map Fawnskin, land bounded by the
following UTM NAD27 coordinates (E,N): 509560, 3796268; 509577,
3796255; 509585, 3796255; 509587, 3796256; 509594, 3796255; 509600,
3796255; 509604, 3796254; 509609, 3796253; 509637, 3796250; 509637,
3796250; 509644, 3796249; 509650, 3796247; 509657, 3796245; 509659,
3796244; 509672, 3796239; 509687, 3796236; 509693, 3796235; 509699,
3796233; 509705, 3796231; 509711, 3796228; 509717, 3796225; 509722,
3796222; 509728, 3796218; 509732, 3796215; 509748, 3796201; 509749,
3796200; 509751, 3796198; 509768, 3796182; 509772, 3796179; 509773,
3796178; 509776, 3796175; 509796, 3796156; 509797, 3796155; 509802,
3796150; 509806, 3796145; 509809, 3796140; 509813, 3796134; 509816,
3796128; 509819, 3796122; 509821, 3796116; 509823, 3796110; 509824,
3796104; 509825, 3796102; 509826, 3796096; 509828, 3796096; 509835,
3796095; 509841, 3796094; 509848, 3796093; 509854, 3796091; 509860,
3796089; 509861, 3796088; 509878, 3796081; 509884, 3796078; 509890,
3796075; 509895, 3796072; 509901, 3796068; 509906, 3796064; 509906,
3796064; 509907, 3796065; 509913, 3796068; 509919, 3796071; 509919,
3796071; 509919, 3796050; 509949, 3796050; 509949, 3796020; 509979,
3796020; 510009, 3796020; 510039, 3796020; 510039, 3795990; 510069,
3795990; 510099, 3795990; 510099, 3795960; 510099, 3795944; 510102,
3795942; 510108, 3795938; 510108, 3795937; 510118, 3795930; 510118,
3795930; 510118, 3795930; 510123, 3795926; 510128, 3795922; 510131,
3795922; 510136, 3795922; 510144, 3795921; 510159, 3795925; 510163,
3795926; 510169, 3795928; 510176, 3795929; 510182, 3795930; 510187,
3795930; 510202, 3795930; 510204, 3795930; 510210, 3795930; 510211,
3795930; 510247, 3795927; 510253, 3795927; 510259, 3795926; 510266,
3795924; 510272, 3795922; 510278, 3795920; 510284, 3795917; 510290,
3795914; 510295, 3795911; 510301, 3795907; 510306, 3795903; 510311,
3795898; 510313, 3795896; 510331, 3795877; 510333, 3795874; 510337,
3795869; 510341, 3795864; 510343, 3795861; 510354, 3795843; 510367,
3795831; 510368, 3795830; 510370, 3795828; 510382, 3795815; 510388,
3795814; 510393, 3795814; 510400, 3795814; 510406, 3795813; 510412,
3795811; 510419, 3795809; 510425, 3795807; 510431, 3795804; 510433,
3795803; 510450, 3795794; 510454, 3795792; 510460, 3795788; 510462,
3795787; 510467, 3795786; 510474, 3795785; 510480, 3795784; 510486,
3795782; 510492, 3795779; 510497, 3795778; 510510, 3795771; 510512,
3795770; 510512, 3795770; 510513, 3795771; 510519, 3795766; 510526,
3795764; 510536, 3795760; 510540, 3795759; 510570, 3795755; 510574,
3795754; 510594, 3795750; 510609, 3795750; 510609, 3795780; 510639,
3795780; 510639, 3795750; 510669, 3795750; 510699, 3795750; 510699,
3795720; 510729, 3795720; 510729, 3795694; 510730, 3795691; 510731,
3795690; 510731, 3795690; 510755, 3795690; 510756, 3795688; 510757,
3795686; 510759, 3795680; 510761, 3795674; 510762, 3795670; 510770,
3795670; 510772, 3795671; 510773, 3795670; 510794, 3795670; 510807,
3795671; 510808, 3795671; 510817, 3795676; 510819, 3795677; 510825,
3795680; 510830, 3795682; 510853, 3795690; 510854, 3795690; 510857,
3795691; 510858, 3795692; 510864, 3795694; 510871, 3795695; 510877,
3795696; 510884, 3795697; 510888, 3795697; 510929, 3795698; 510931,
3795698; 510934, 3795698; 510961, 3795697; 510965, 3795697; 510972,
3795696; 510978, 3795695; 510982, 3795694; 510992, 3795692; 511009,
3795692; 511013, 3795692; 511049, 3795690; 511051, 3795690; 511057,
3795689; 511064, 3795688; 511070, 3795687; 511076, 3795685; 511082,
3795682; 511088, 3795680; 511094, 3795677; 511100, 3795673; 511100,
3795673; 511106, 3795670; 511111, 3795666; 511116, 3795662; 511121,
3795657; 511123, 3795655; 511136, 3795642; 511139, 3795639; 511143,
3795634; 511147, 3795628; 511150, 3795623; 511153, 3795617; 511156,
3795611; 511158, 3795605; 511160, 3795599; 511160, 3795597; 511164,
3795581; 511165, 3795576; 511166, 3795570; 511167, 3795567; 511168,
3795560; 511169, 3795553; 511170, 3795549; 511171, 3795542; 511172,
3795536; 511174, 3795512; 511174, 3795512; 511174, 3795505; 511174,
3795498;511173, 3795493; 511171, 3795480; 511171, 3795479; 511170,
3795472; 511169, 3795466; 511167, 3795460; 511165, 3795454; 511162,
3795448; 511159, 3795442; 511155, 3795436; 511151, 3795431; 511147,
3795426; 511143, 3795421; 511138, 3795417; 511133, 3795413; 511128,
3795409; 511122, 3795405; 511116, 3795402; 511110, 3795400; 511104,
3795397; 511101, 3795396; 511065, 3795386; 511063, 3795385; 511056,
3795383; 511050, 3795382; 511043, 3795382; 511037, 3795381; 511034,
3795382; 511010, 3795382; 511000, 3795382; 510995, 3795379; 510985,
3795371; 510984, 3795371; 510979, 3795367; 510976, 3795365; 510958,
3795354; 510956, 3795353; 510952, 3795351; 510952, 3795346; 510951,
3795340; 510950, 3795333; 510949, 3795330; 510939, 3795330; 510909,
3795330; 510909, 3795328; 510911, 3795323; 510912, 3795318; 510909,
3795318; 510909, 3795300; 510895, 3795300; 510888, 3795290; 510879,
3795280; 510879, 3795270; 510870, 3795270; 510864, 3795263; 510849,
3795246; 510849, 3795240; 510844, 3795240; 510830, 3795224; 510821,
3795214; 510803, 3795196; 510768, 3795170; 510755, 3795161; 510741,
3795155; 510723, 3795156; 510696, 3795151; 510694, 3795151; 510680,
3795149; 510679, 3795147; 510677, 3795142; 510673, 3795136; 510670,
3795130; 510666, 3795125; 510666, 3795125; 510647, 3795100; 510643,
3795095; 510638, 3795090; 510634, 3795086; 510629, 3795082; 510623,
3795078; 510623, 3795078; 510607, 3795067; 510601, 3795064; 510596,
3795061; 510590, 3795058; 510584, 3795056; 510577, 3795054; 510571,
3795052; 510565, 3795051; 510558, 3795050; 510552, 3795050; 510550,
3795050; 510550, 3795050; 510544, 3795046; 510539, 3795042; 510533,
3795039; 510527, 3795037; 510521, 3795034; 510516, 3795033; 510515,
3795032; 510514, 3795031; 510512, 3795030; 510483, 3795009; 510479,
3795006; 510474, 3795003; 510470, 3795001; 510422, 3794975; 510420,
3794974; 510414, 3794972; 510408, 3794969; 510401, 3794967; 510396,
3794966; 510383, 3794963; 510382, 3794963; 510375, 3794957; 510372,
3794955; 510367, 3794951; 510361, 3794947; 510356, 3794944; 510350,
3794942; 510343, 3794939; 510341, 3794939; 510323, 3794933; 510319,
3794932; 510313, 3794930; 510306, 3794929; 510300, 3794928; 510293,
3794928; 510287, 3794928; 510280, 3794929; 510274, 3794930; 510267,
3794932; 510261, 3794934; 510255, 3794936; 510249, 3794939; 510243,
3794942; 510243, 3794942; 510214, 3794958; 510209, 3794962; 510207,
3794963; 510201, 3794951; 510199, 3794943; 510199, 3794941; 510199,
3794940; 510203, 3794926; 510204, 3794925; 510212, 3794920; 510215,
3794917; 510219, 3794914; 510234, 3794901; 510250, 3794890; 510255,
3794887; 510259, 3794883; 510269, 3794875; 510284, 3794866; 510288,
3794864; 510293, 3794860; 510294, 3794859; 510315, 3794842; 510317,
3794841; 510336, 3794824; 510338, 3794823; 510341, 3794820; 510344,
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3794817; 510358, 3794812; 510359, 3794812; 510365, 3794811; 510372,
3794810; 510378, 3794808; 510380, 3794807; 510388, 3794798; 510394,
3794788; 510402, 3794777; 510408, 3794767; 510411, 3794763; 510414,
3794759; 510421, 3794753; 510425, 3794748; 510440, 3794729; 510454,
3794706; 510469, 3794686; 510473, 3794679; 510480, 3794668; 510480,
3794667; 510481, 3794663; 510481, 3794656; 510481, 3794649; 510480,
3794643; 510479, 3794636; 510478, 3794630; 510477, 3794630; 510478,
3794629; 510487, 3794621; 510500, 3794609; 510502, 3794608; 510522,
3794595; 510523, 3794594; 510528, 3794591; 510533, 3794586; 510538,
3794582; 510542, 3794577; 510546, 3794572; 510548, 3794570; 510549,
3794569; 510553, 3794565; 510557, 3794561; 510564, 3794554; 510565,
3794554; 510569, 3794549; 510569, 3794549; 510593, 3794538; 510595,
3794537; 510596, 3794536; 510610, 3794529; 510636, 3794521; 510637,
3794520; 510643, 3794518; 510648, 3794516; 510663, 3794509; 510664,
3794508; 510669, 3794506; 510669, 3794490; 510669, 3794460; 510699,
3794460; 510699, 3794430; 510699, 3794424; 510699, 3794400; 510699,
3794370; 510729, 3794370; 510729, 3794340; 510759, 3794340; 510759,
3794310; 510789, 3794310; 510789, 3794280; 510795, 3794280; 510793,
3794275; 510791, 3794269; 510788, 3794263; 510785, 3794258; 510784,
3794256; 510774,3794240; 510772, 3794235; 510768, 3794230; 510764,
3794225; 510759, 3794220; 510755, 3794216; 510749, 3794212; 510744,
3794208; 510744, 3794208; 510724, 3794195; 510719, 3794191; 510713,
3794188; 510707, 3794185; 510701, 3794183; 510695, 3794181; 510688,
3794180; 510683, 3794179; 510660, 3794175; 510659, 3794175; 510657,
3794175; 510627, 3794172; 510625, 3794172; 510603, 3794169; 510602,
3794169; 510596, 3794168; 510589, 3794168; 510583, 3794168; 510576,
3794169; 510575, 3794169; 510552, 3794172; 510546, 3794173; 510540,
3794175; 510534, 3794176; 510528, 3794179; 510527, 3794179; 510524,
3794180; 510523, 3794180; 510490, 3794189; 510485, 3794191; 510478,
3794193; 510473, 3794196; 510450, 3794207; 510450, 3794207; 510444,
3794210; 510438, 3794214; 510435, 3794216; 510411, 3794233; 510409,
3794235; 510406, 3794237; 510387, 3794253; 510368, 3794262; 510365,
3794263; 510360, 3794266; 510333, 3794281; 510332, 3794282; 510327,
3794285; 510321, 3794289; 510319, 3794290; 510301, 3794305; 510298,
3794308; 510293, 3794313; 510289, 3794317; 510270, 3794338; 510270,
3794338; 510268, 3794340; 510255, 3794356; 510253, 3794359; 510249,
3794364; 510245, 3794370; 510242, 3794376; 510240, 3794382; 510237,
3794388; 510235, 3794394; 510234, 3794400; 510233, 3794407; 510232,
3794412; 510230, 3794441; 510230, 3794442; 510230, 3794443; 510229,
3794453; 510229, 3794453; 510224, 3794457; 510221, 3794461; 510216,
3794465; 510213, 3794469; 510192, 3794495; 510178, 3794510; 510178,
3794511; 510167, 3794523; 510165, 3794525; 510160, 3794530; 510160,
3794531; 510147, 3794548; 510132, 3794563; 510129, 3794567; 510128,
3794568; 510113, 3794585; 510109, 3794590; 510105, 3794592; 510105,
3794592; 510067, 3794614; 510062, 3794617; 510057, 3794621; 510056,
3794621; 510048, 3794627; 510036, 3794644; 510021, 3794659; 510006,
3794672; 509997, 3794679; 509992, 3794684; 509976, 3794694; 509975,
3794695; 509974, 3794695; 509963, 3794707; 509942, 3794728; 509937,
3794733; 509936, 3794735; 509904, 3794773; 509902, 3794776; 509898,
3794781; 509894, 3794787; 509891, 3794793; 509891, 3794794; 509889,
3794797; 509885, 3794803; 509884, 3794805; 509881, 3794811; 509880,
3794813; 509862, 3794850; 509862, 3794851; 509860, 3794855; 509859,
3794858; 509858, 3794861; 509856, 3794868; 509855, 3794871; 509847,
3794907; 509846, 3794910; 509845, 3794917; 509844, 3794923; 509844,
3794930; 509844, 3794937; 509844, 3794940; 509845, 3794943; 509845,
3794943; 509847, 3794959; 509848, 3794965; 509849, 3794970; 509852,
3794984; 509856, 3795016; 509856, 3795017; 509857, 3795024; 509858,
3795028; 509865, 3795058; 509866, 3795060; 509867, 3795067; 509870,
3795072; 509880, 3795097; 509879, 3795103; 509878, 3795110; 509878,
3795116; 509878, 3795123; 509879, 3795129; 509880, 3795136; 509881,
3795142; 509883, 3795149; 509885, 3795155; 509888, 3795161; 509890,
3795165; 509906, 3795194; 509907, 3795195; 509907, 3795195; 509918,
3795222; 509921, 3795228; 509921, 3795228; 509931, 3795247; 509934,
3795253; 509937, 3795259; 509938, 3795260; 509963, 3795297; 509963,
3795297; 509982, 3795324; 509985, 3795328; 509989, 3795333; 509994,
3795338; 509998, 3795342; 510014, 3795356; 510015, 3795356; 510017,
3795358; 510048, 3795384; 510050, 3795386; 510078, 3795407; 510101,
3795445; 510103, 3795448; 510107, 3795453; 510108, 3795455; 510118,
3795467; 510121, 3795474; 510130, 3795494; 510132, 3795503; 510133,
3795519; 510134, 3795550; 510131, 3795576; 510126, 3795596; 510123,
3795600; 510102, 3795608; 510089, 3795611; 510089, 3795612; 510072,
3795616; 510068, 3795614; 510058, 3795603; 510055, 3795601; 510055,
3795600; 510048, 3795594; 510037, 3795574; 510037, 3795573; 510035,
3795571; 510022, 3795549; 510006, 3795517; 510002, 3795508; 510000,
3795496; 509997, 3795470; 509996, 3795464; 509994, 3795458; 509992,
3795451; 509990, 3795445; 509988, 3795441; 509978, 3795419; 509977,
3795417; 509975, 3795413; 509962, 3795390; 509959, 3795381; 509954,
3795355; 509951, 3795334; 509950, 3795332; 509949, 3795325; 509947,
3795319; 509945, 3795313; 509942, 3795307; 509939, 3795301; 509935,
3795296; 509932, 3795290;509927, 3795285; 509923, 3795281; 509918,
3795276; 509913, 3795272; 509908, 3795268; 509902, 3795265; 509898,
3795263; 509896, 3795261; 509894, 3795260; 509888, 3795258; 509882,
3795255; 509876, 3795253; 509869, 3795252; 509863, 3795251; 509856,
3795250; 509850, 3795250; 509843, 3795250; 509837, 3795251; 509830,
3795252; 509824, 3795253; 509824, 3795253; 509807, 3795258; 509801,
3795260; 509795, 3795262; 509789, 3795265; 509783, 3795268; 509778,
3795271; 509772, 3795275; 509767, 3795279; 509763, 3795284; 509758,
3795289; 509758, 3795289; 509741, 3795308; 509737, 3795313; 509733,
3795318; 509730, 3795324; 509727, 3795330; 509724, 3795335; 509722,
3795342; 509720, 3795348; 509718, 3795354; 509717, 3795361; 509717,
3795367; 509716, 3795374; 509717, 3795380; 509717, 3795387; 509718,
3795391; 509722, 3795413; 509713, 3795418; 509712, 3795418; 509709,
3795420; 509709, 3795420; 509706, 3795421; 509701, 3795425; 509695,
3795429; 509690, 3795433; 509685, 3795437; 509681, 3795442; 509677,
3795447; 509673, 3795452; 509672, 3795453; 509665, 3795465; 509662,
3795469; 509659, 3795475; 509656, 3795481; 509654, 3795487; 509652,
3795494; 509650, 3795500; 509650, 3795500; 509648, 3795510; 509646,
3795511; 509641, 3795512; 509635, 3795514; 509633, 3795515; 509627,
3795517; 509627, 3795517; 509626, 3795547; 509627, 3795564; 509630,
3795578; 509611, 3795587; 509601, 3795593; 509583, 3795604; 509569,
3795619; 509557, 3795636; 509548, 3795655; 509543, 3795673; 509541,
3795684; 509541, 3795688; 509542, 3795699; 509542, 3795699; 509542,
[[Page 47740]]
3795706; 509543, 3795712; 509545, 3795718; 509547, 3795725; 509549,
3795731; 509552, 3795737; 509555, 3795742; 509555, 3795743; 509556,
3795750; 509556, 3795750; 509561, 3795775; 509562, 3795781; 509564,
3795787; 509565, 3795789; 509574, 3795812; 509580, 3795834; 509581,
3795836; 509583, 3795842; 509582, 3795843; 509580, 3795844; 509575,
3795848; 509571, 3795853; 509566, 3795857; 509562, 3795862; 509561,
3795864; 509553, 3795874; 509530, 3795861; 509526, 3795859; 509520,
3795857; 509514, 3795854; 509507, 3795852; 509501, 3795851; 509495,
3795850; 509488, 3795849; 509482, 3795849; 509475, 3795849; 509468,
3795850; 509462, 3795851; 509456, 3795852; 509449, 3795854; 509449,
3795854; 509449, 3795853; 509449, 3795847; 509448, 3795840; 509447,
3795834; 509447, 3795833; 509442, 3795810; 509441, 3795803; 509439,
3795797; 509439, 3795796; 509437, 3795791; 509435, 3795785; 509432,
3795779; 509429, 3795773; 509428, 3795771; 509414, 3795748; 509409,
3795736; 509406, 3795731; 509403, 3795725; 509401, 3795721; 509383,
3795694; 509383, 3795693; 509383, 3795690; 509384, 3795688; 509384,
3795686; 509384, 3795686; 509388, 3795670; 509389, 3795667; 509390,
3795664; 509391, 3795660; 509384, 3795660; 509381, 3795656; 509379,
3795653; 509379, 3795630; 509361, 3795630; 509349, 3795618; 509349,
3795600; 509321, 3795600; 509310, 3795595; 509295, 3795591; 509275,
3795586; 509270, 3795585; 509259, 3795584; 509259, 3795570; 509229,
3795570; 509229, 3795585; 509228, 3795585; 509208, 3795591; 509189,
3795599; 509188, 3795600; 509169, 3795600; 509169, 3795614; 509157,
3795626; 509155, 3795630; 509155, 3795630; 509154, 3795632; 509153,
3795633; 509152, 3795639; 509150, 3795646; 509149, 3795652; 509148,
3795657; 509147, 3795681; 509143, 3795709; 509143, 3795709; 509142,
3795716; 509142, 3795722; 509142, 3795751; 509142, 3795758; 509143,
3795765; 509144, 3795771; 509145, 3795777; 509147, 3795784; 509148,
3795785; 509157, 3795812; 509166, 3795840; 509167, 3795844; 509168,
3795847; 509169, 3795849; 509170, 3795853; 509173, 3795858; 509185,
3795884; 509185, 3795885; 509189, 3795891; 509189, 3795892; 509199,
3795909; 509202, 3795913; 509210, 3795936; 509211, 3795938; 509214,
3795944; 509217, 3795950; 509217, 3795950; 509223, 3795960; 509229,
3795970; 509231, 3795974; 509232, 3795975; 509233, 3795976; 509233,
3795976; 509242, 3795980; 509252, 3795984; 509255, 3795986; 509259,
3795988; 509263, 3795990; 509269, 3795993; 509287, 3795997; 509282,
3796009; 509276, 3796030; 509275, 3796037; 509278, 3796041; 509289,
3796063; 509289, 3796064; 509289,3796065; 509296, 3796078; 509297,
3796079; 509301, 3796088; 509308, 3796112; 509307, 3796115; 509304,
3796121; 509302, 3796127; 509300, 3796133; 509299, 3796138; 509308,
3796156; 509318, 3796170; 509327, 3796181; 509329, 3796183; 509330,
3796186; 509335, 3796207; 509347, 3796240; 509361, 3796266; 509368,
3796276; 509375, 3796286; 509390, 3796301; 509407, 3796313; 509426,
3796321; 509437, 3796324; 509452, 3796322; 509456, 3796321; 509463,
3796320; 509463, 3796320; 509482, 3796315; 509487, 3796313; 509493,
3796311; 509499, 3796308; 509505, 3796305; 509511, 3796301; 509516,
3796298; 509518, 3796296; 509526, 3796290; 509534, 3796286; 509538,
3796284; 509543, 3796280; 509547, 3796278; returning to 509560,
3796268.
(ii) Note: Unit 3 for Taraxacum californicum is depicted on the map
in paragraph (6)(ii) of this entry.
(8) Unit 4: Hitchcock Meadow, San Bernardino County, California.
(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle map Fawnskin, land bounded by the
following UTM NAD27 coordinates (E,N): 507473, 3794979; 507468,
3794984; 507464, 3794989; 507460, 3794994; 507459, 3794996; 507457,
3794999; 507456, 3795000; 507454, 3795005; 507452, 3795007; 507444,
3795025; 507443, 3795029; 507440, 3795035; 507440, 3795037; 507438,
3795041; 507437, 3795048; 507436, 3795054; 507435, 3795061; 507435,
3795067; 507435, 3795074; 507436, 3795080; 507437, 3795087; 507437,
3795088; 507443, 3795114; 507444, 3795119; 507446, 3795126; 507448,
3795132; 507451, 3795138; 507454, 3795144; 507455, 3795144; 507455,
3795150; 507455, 3795152; 507455, 3795154; 507455, 3795155; 507449,
3795159; 507448, 3795158; 507442, 3795156; 507441, 3795156; 507438,
3795156; 507429, 3795153; 507424, 3795151; 507421, 3795149; 507420,
3795148; 507419, 3795148; 507413, 3795145; 507407, 3795143; 507400,
3795141; 507394, 3795139; 507388, 3795138; 507381, 3795138; 507375,
3795137; 507368, 3795138; 507361, 3795138; 507355, 3795139; 507349,
3795141; 507342, 3795143; 507338, 3795144; 507309, 3795156; 507307,
3795156; 507301, 3795159; 507296, 3795162; 507290, 3795166; 507285,
3795169; 507280, 3795174; 507275, 3795178; 507270, 3795183; 507266,
3795188; 507264, 3795191; 507255, 3795204; 507254, 3795206; 507253,
3795206; 507250, 3795211; 507247, 3795217; 507246, 3795219; 507244,
3795223; 507244, 3795223; 507239, 3795237; 507234, 3795238; 507227,
3795240; 507221, 3795242; 507215, 3795244; 507209, 3795247; 507203,
3795250; 507198, 3795253; 507194, 3795255; 507185, 3795262; 507183,
3795264; 507178, 3795268; 507173, 3795272; 507169, 3795277; 507165,
3795282; 507161, 3795287; 507157, 3795293; 507154, 3795299; 507151,
3795305; 507149, 3795311; 507147, 3795317; 507146, 3795323; 507145,
3795330; 507144, 3795336; 507144, 3795340; 507141, 3795344; 507138,
3795349; 507135, 3795355; 507132, 3795361; 507130, 3795367; 507128,
3795374; 507127, 3795380; 507125, 3795386; 507125, 3795393; 507125,
3795398; 507124, 3795410; 507122, 3795423; 507122, 3795427; 507121,
3795430; 507119, 3795453; 507119, 3795456; 507119, 3795463; 507119,
3795470; 507119, 3795471; 507116, 3795469; 507107, 3795464; 507107,
3795463; 507103, 3795459; 507098, 3795454; 507093, 3795450; 507088,
3795446; 507088, 3795446; 507081, 3795442; 507076, 3795439; 507070,
3795436; 507066, 3795434; 507066, 3795433; 507060, 3795431; 507054,
3795428; 507047, 3795426; 507041, 3795425; 507035, 3795424; 507028,
3795423; 507021, 3795423; 507013, 3795423; 507008, 3795423; 506989,
3795428; 506970, 3795437; 506953, 3795449; 506938, 3795464; 506926,
3795481; 506918, 3795500; 506912, 3795520; 506912, 3795522; 506909,
3795539; 506909, 3795541; 506906, 3795565; 506908, 3795573; 506908,
3795574; 506910, 3795581; 506912, 3795587; 506915, 3795593; 506916,
3795596; 506915, 3795599; 506914, 3795606; 506913, 3795612; 506912,
3795619; 506912, 3795625; 506912, 3795632; 506912, 3795634; 506914,
3795650; 506915, 3795663; 506915, 3795667; 506916, 3795673; 506918,
3795679; 506920, 3795686; 506922, 3795690; 506922, 3795691; 506916,
3795694; 506911, 3795698; 506909, 3795699; 506905, 3795702; 506891,
3795696; 506867, 3795682; 506855, 3795669; 506850, 3795664; 506847,
3795660; 506829, 3795660; 506799, 3795660; 506799, 3795669; 506797,
3795670; 506782, 3795676; 506781, 3795666; 506779, 3795650; 506780,
3795649; 506782, 3795647; 506794, 3795631; 506794, 3795630; 506799,
3795630; 506799, 3795623; 506801, 3795619; 506809, 3795602; 506805,
3795585; 506801, 3795570; 506797,
[[Page 47741]]
3795554; 506797, 3795553; 506797, 3795546; 506796, 3795540; 506794,
3795533; 506792, 3795527; 506790, 3795521; 506787, 3795515; 506784,
3795509; 506781, 3795504; 506777, 3795498; 506773, 3795493; 506768,
3795489; 506756, 3795477; 506752, 3795472; 506747, 3795468; 506741,
3795464; 506736, 3795461; 506732, 3795459; 506716, 3795428; 506714,
3795423; 506710, 3795417; 506706, 3795412; 506702, 3795407; 506698,
3795402; 506693, 3795398; 506688, 3795394; 506683, 3795390; 506682,
3795390; 506679, 3795388; 506677, 3795386; 506671, 3795383; 506665,
3795381; 506659, 3795378; 506656, 3795377;506656, 3795371; 506656,
3795364; 506655, 3795358; 506654, 3795351; 506653, 3795345; 506651,
3795339; 506649, 3795333; 506646, 3795327; 506643, 3795321; 506639,
3795315; 506636, 3795310; 506634, 3795309; 506619, 3795289; 506616,
3795285; 506611, 3795281; 506607, 3795276; 506601, 3795272; 506596,
3795268; 506591, 3795265; 506585, 3795262; 506562, 3795250; 506561,
3795250; 506555, 3795247; 506549, 3795245; 506543, 3795243; 506537,
3795242; 506530, 3795240; 506524, 3795240; 506517, 3795240; 506511,
3795240; 506504, 3795240; 506498, 3795242; 506491, 3795243; 506485,
3795245; 506479, 3795247; 506473, 3795250; 506472, 3795250; 506449,
3795262; 506444, 3795265; 506438, 3795268; 506433, 3795272; 506431,
3795273; 506411, 3795289; 506408, 3795292; 506403, 3795296; 506399,
3795301; 506395, 3795306; 506391, 3795312; 506387, 3795317; 506384,
3795323; 506382, 3795329; 506379, 3795335; 506377, 3795341; 506376,
3795348; 506375, 3795353; 506373, 3795367; 506363, 3795389; 506362,
3795392; 506360, 3795398; 506358, 3795404; 506356, 3795410; 506355,
3795417; 506355, 3795423; 506354, 3795430; 506354, 3795477; 506355,
3795483; 506355, 3795490; 506356, 3795496; 506357, 3795499; 506365,
3795534; 506366, 3795538; 506367, 3795544; 506383, 3795591; 506383,
3795591; 506385, 3795598; 506386, 3795599; 506409, 3795654; 506412,
3795658; 506415, 3795664; 506418, 3795670; 506434, 3795693; 506434,
3795693; 506438, 3795699; 506442, 3795704; 506454, 3795717; 506456,
3795723; 506459, 3795729; 506461, 3795733; 506480, 3795767; 506490,
3795788; 506491, 3795790; 506494, 3795796; 506497, 3795802; 506500,
3795808; 506504, 3795813; 506508, 3795818; 506513, 3795823; 506532,
3795842; 506552, 3795865; 506552, 3795865; 506555, 3795867; 506556,
3795869; 506561, 3795874; 506564, 3795876; 506595, 3795902; 506611,
3795914; 506615, 3795918; 506610, 3795919; 506607, 3795920; 506598,
3795922; 506592, 3795922; 506589, 3795921; 506583, 3795922; 506576,
3795922; 506570, 3795923; 506564, 3795925; 506563, 3795925; 506556,
3795926; 506555, 3795926; 506554, 3795926; 506537, 3795926; 506530,
3795926; 506524, 3795927; 506517, 3795928; 506511, 3795930; 506505,
3795932; 506498, 3795934; 506492, 3795937; 506487, 3795940; 506481,
3795943; 506476, 3795947; 506471, 3795951; 506466, 3795956; 506462,
3795960; 506457, 3795965; 506454, 3795971; 506450, 3795976; 506447,
3795982; 506444, 3795988; 506442, 3795994; 506440, 3796000; 506440,
3796000; 506439, 3796007; 506438, 3796013; 506437, 3796020; 506437,
3796026; 506437, 3796033; 506438, 3796039; 506438, 3796044; 506439,
3796046; 506440, 3796052; 506442, 3796058; 506444, 3796065; 506447,
3796070; 506450, 3796076; 506454, 3796082; 506457, 3796087; 506462,
3796092; 506466, 3796097; 506471, 3796101; 506476, 3796106; 506481,
3796109; 506487, 3796113; 506492, 3796116; 506498, 3796119; 506500,
3796119; 506505, 3796124; 506509, 3796128; 506510, 3796129; 506511,
3796141; 506512, 3796153; 506512, 3796159; 506513, 3796166; 506516,
3796180; 506516, 3796188; 506516, 3796193; 506517, 3796200; 506518,
3796206; 506520, 3796213; 506522, 3796219; 506524, 3796225; 506525,
3796228; 506530, 3796239; 506532, 3796243; 506535, 3796249; 506538,
3796254; 506542, 3796259; 506546, 3796264; 506551, 3796269; 506556,
3796274; 506561, 3796278; 506566, 3796282; 506572, 3796285; 506577,
3796288; 506583, 3796291; 506589, 3796293; 506596, 3796295; 506602,
3796297; 506608, 3796298; 506614, 3796298; 506629, 3796303; 506651,
3796318; 506656, 3796321; 506662, 3796324; 506668, 3796327; 506674,
3796329; 506680, 3796331; 506682, 3796331; 506701, 3796336; 506705,
3796337; 506712, 3796338; 506718, 3796339; 506725, 3796339; 506731,
3796339; 506738, 3796338; 506744, 3796337; 506750, 3796335; 506757,
3796333; 506763, 3796331; 506769, 3796328; 506771, 3796327; 506797,
3796314; 506800, 3796312; 506806, 3796308; 506811, 3796305; 506816,
3796300; 506821, 3796296; 506826, 3796291; 506830, 3796286; 506834,
3796281; 506837, 3796275; 506840, 3796269; 506843, 3796264; 506845,
3796257; 506847, 3796251; 506848, 3796245; 506852, 3796229; 506852,
3796229; 506854, 3796229; 506858, 3796228; 506884,3796226; 506949,
3796224; 506951, 3796224; 506981, 3796223; 507010, 3796222; 507014,
3796222; 507020, 3796221; 507027, 3796220; 507033, 3796219; 507037,
3796218; 507071, 3796207; 507074, 3796206; 507080, 3796204; 507084,
3796202; 507102, 3796193; 507138, 3796182; 507139, 3796182; 507145,
3796179; 507147, 3796179; 507182, 3796163; 507197, 3796160; 507229,
3796152; 507240, 3796151; 507243, 3796151; 507247, 3796151; 507271,
3796150; 507304, 3796154; 507319, 3796157; 507329, 3796162; 507334,
3796166; 507338, 3796169; 507339, 3796170; 507343, 3796173; 507360,
3796185; 507360, 3796185; 507366, 3796188; 507372, 3796191; 507378,
3796194; 507384, 3796196; 507390, 3796198; 507397, 3796200; 507403,
3796201; 507409, 3796201; 507416, 3796202; 507418, 3796201; 507431,
3796201; 507435, 3796201; 507442, 3796200; 507448, 3796199; 507455,
3796198; 507461, 3796196; 507467, 3796194; 507519, 3796172; 507519,
3796172; 507525, 3796170; 507530, 3796167; 507536, 3796163; 507541,
3796159; 507546, 3796155; 507549, 3796153; 507549, 3796140; 507561,
3796140; 507577, 3796128; 507577, 3796128; 507579, 3796126; 507579,
3796110; 507595, 3796110; 507596, 3796109; 507598, 3796106; 507599,
3796104; 507609, 3796097; 507609, 3796080; 507639, 3796080; 507639,
3796050; 507639, 3796020; 507669, 3796020; 507699, 3796020; 507729,
3796020; 507729, 3795990; 507759, 3795990; 507759, 3796020; 507789,
3796020; 507791, 3796020; 507793, 3796022; 507797, 3796020; 507819,
3796020; 507849, 3796020; 507849, 3796050; 507879, 3796050; 507908,
3796050; 507909, 3796050; 507911, 3796043; 507913, 3796037; 507913,
3796036; 507921, 3796005; 507922, 3796000; 507923, 3795993; 507924,
3795987; 507924, 3795980; 507924, 3795975; 507923, 3795958; 507924,
3795950; 507925, 3795944; 507925, 3795939; 507925, 3795918; 507926,
3795909; 507928, 3795907; 507939, 3795901; 507951, 3795896; 507951,
3795896; 507957, 3795893; 507963, 3795890; 507969, 3795887; 507974,
3795883; 507979, 3795879; 507984, 3795874; 507988, 3795870; 507993,
3795865; 507996, 3795859; 508000, 3795854; 508003, 3795848; 508006,
3795842; 508008, 3795836; 508010, 3795830; 508010, 3795828; 508014,
3795814; 508017, 3795805; 508018, 3795804; 508020, 3795799; 508027,
3795778; 508059, 3795772; 508061, 3795772; 508068, 3795770; 508074,
[[Page 47742]]
3795768; 508080, 3795766; 508086, 3795763; 508092, 3795760; 508097,
3795757; 508103, 3795753; 508108, 3795749; 508113, 3795744; 508113,
3795744; 508126, 3795730; 508131, 3795726; 508135, 3795721; 508139,
3795716; 508142, 3795710; 508145, 3795704; 508148, 3795698; 508150,
3795692; 508151, 3795690; 508155, 3795675; 508157, 3795671; 508158,
3795665; 508159, 3795659; 508160, 3795652; 508160, 3795646; 508160,
3795639; 508159, 3795632; 508158, 3795626; 508157, 3795620; 508155,
3795613; 508153, 3795608; 508147, 3795594; 508146, 3795591; 508145,
3795590; 508143, 3795584; 508140, 3795578; 508138, 3795575; 508142,
3795571; 508147, 3795567; 508147, 3795566; 508156, 3795558; 508156,
3795557; 508157, 3795557; 508163, 3795553; 508168, 3795549; 508173,
3795545; 508178, 3795541; 508183, 3795536; 508187, 3795531; 508190,
3795526; 508194, 3795520; 508197, 3795514; 508200, 3795508; 508202,
3795502; 508203, 3795498; 508217, 3795498; 508224, 3795498; 508226,
3795498; 508251, 3795496; 508256, 3795495; 508258, 3795495; 508284,
3795491; 508300, 3795489; 508300, 3795489; 508303, 3795488; 508310,
3795488; 508344, 3795489; 508346, 3795489; 508350, 3795489; 508365,
3795489; 508368, 3795489; 508375, 3795488; 508378, 3795487; 508423,
3795480; 508427, 3795480; 508433, 3795478; 508439, 3795476; 508445,
3795474; 508451, 3795471; 508463, 3795466; 508463, 3795465; 508469,
3795462; 508474, 3795459; 508480, 3795455; 508485, 3795451; 508489,
3795446; 508494, 3795442; 508498, 3795437; 508502, 3795431; 508503,
3795430; 508509, 3795420; 508509, 3795420; 508517, 3795407; 508520,
3795403; 508523, 3795397; 508526, 3795392; 508527, 3795387; 508536,
3795364; 508536, 3795362; 508538, 3795356; 508539, 3795353; 508544,
3795331; 508545, 3795327; 508546, 3795321; 508547, 3795314; 508548,
3795294; 508551, 3795288; 508554, 3795282; 508556, 3795277;508567,
3795244; 508568, 3795243; 508569, 3795239; 508574, 3795223; 508574,
3795221; 508576, 3795215; 508577, 3795208; 508577, 3795202; 508577,
3795195; 508577, 3795188; 508577, 3795188; 508576, 3795174; 508576,
3795168; 508575, 3795161; 508573, 3795155; 508571, 3795149; 508569,
3795143; 508566, 3795137; 508563, 3795131; 508560, 3795125; 508556,
3795120; 508546, 3795108; 508546, 3795108; 508542, 3795103; 508538,
3795098; 508533, 3795093; 508528, 3795089; 508522, 3795085; 508517,
3795082; 508511, 3795079; 508505, 3795076; 508503, 3795075; 508485,
3795068; 508481, 3795067; 508475, 3795065; 508468, 3795063; 508462,
3795062; 508455, 3795062; 508451, 3795062; 508448, 3795061; 508440,
3795061; 508438, 3795061; 508431, 3795061; 508425, 3795062; 508418,
3795063; 508414, 3795064; 508390, 3795070; 508388, 3795070; 508382,
3795072; 508376, 3795075; 508370, 3795077; 508365, 3795075; 508358,
3795074; 508356, 3795073; 508352, 3795073; 508345, 3795072; 508339,
3795072; 508332, 3795072; 508326, 3795073; 508319, 3795074; 508313,
3795075; 508312, 3795075; 508301, 3795078; 508296, 3795080; 508289,
3795082; 508283, 3795085; 508278, 3795088; 508272, 3795092; 508267,
3795095; 508262, 3795100; 508257, 3795104; 508253, 3795109; 508248,
3795114; 508247, 3795115; 508235, 3795132; 508232, 3795130; 508226,
3795128; 508220, 3795125; 508218, 3795125; 508191, 3795116; 508187,
3795115; 508181, 3795113; 508174, 3795112; 508168, 3795112; 508161,
3795111; 508154, 3795112; 508148, 3795112; 508142, 3795113; 508135,
3795115; 508129, 3795117; 508123, 3795119; 508117, 3795122; 508111,
3795125; 508109, 3795126; 508109, 3795123; 508112, 3795091; 508112,
3795089; 508113, 3795083; 508112, 3795076; 508112, 3795070; 508111,
3795063; 508109, 3795057; 508109, 3795055; 508097, 3795014; 508091,
3794982; 508091, 3794981; 508085, 3794948; 508084, 3794925; 508084,
3794924; 508087, 3794919; 508089, 3794913; 508091, 3794907; 508092,
3794900; 508093, 3794894; 508094, 3794887; 508094, 3794883; 508094,
3794866; 508094, 3794864; 508094, 3794858; 508094, 3794851; 508093,
3794845; 508091, 3794838; 508089, 3794832; 508087, 3794826; 508084,
3794820; 508083, 3794817; 508067, 3794788; 508057, 3794762; 508043,
3794720; 508043, 3794720; 508038, 3794703; 508037, 3794689; 508037,
3794688; 508036, 3794681; 508036, 3794678; 508029, 3794638; 508028,
3794635; 508028, 3794632; 508027, 3794629; 508025, 3794623; 508023,
3794617; 508020, 3794611; 508017, 3794605; 508014, 3794599; 508010,
3794594; 508006, 3794589; 508001, 3794584; 507996, 3794580; 507991,
3794576; 507986, 3794572; 507980, 3794568; 507975, 3794565; 507969,
3794563; 507963, 3794560; 507956, 3794558; 507951, 3794557; 507945,
3794556; 507939, 3794550; 507939, 3794550; 507930, 3794540; 507927,
3794538; 507923, 3794533; 507918, 3794529; 507912, 3794525; 507907,
3794522; 507901, 3794519; 507895, 3794516; 507889, 3794514; 507884,
3794512; 507865, 3794507; 507864, 3794507; 507857, 3794505; 507851,
3794504; 507844, 3794503; 507838, 3794503; 507831, 3794503; 507825,
3794504; 507818, 3794505; 507813, 3794506; 507794, 3794511; 507792,
3794512; 507792, 3794512; 507776, 3794516; 507776, 3794516; 507733,
3794516; 507733, 3794516; 507726, 3794515; 507722, 3794515; 507714,
3794514; 507658, 3794508; 507655, 3794508; 507648, 3794508; 507642,
3794508; 507635, 3794509; 507629, 3794510; 507622, 3794511; 507616,
3794513; 507610, 3794515; 507604, 3794518; 507598, 3794521; 507593,
3794525; 507589, 3794527; 507569, 3794542; 507544, 3794558; 507543,
3794559; 507538, 3794562; 507533, 3794567; 507530, 3794569; 507528,
3794570; 507524, 3794571; 507518, 3794573; 507512, 3794575; 507506,
3794578; 507500, 3794581; 507494, 3794584; 507489, 3794588; 507484,
3794592; 507479, 3794597; 507475, 3794601; 507471, 3794606; 507467,
3794612; 507463, 3794617; 507460, 3794623; 507458, 3794629; 507455,
3794635; 507455, 3794635; 507453, 3794641; 507453, 3794643; 507446,
3794669; 507445, 3794674; 507444, 3794680; 507444, 3794687; 507443,
3794693; 507444, 3794700; 507444, 3794707; 507445, 3794713; 507447,
3794719; 507449, 3794726; 507451, 3794732; 507451, 3794733;
507451,3794734; 507450, 3794740; 507449, 3794747; 507448, 3794753;
507448, 3794760; 507448, 3794766; 507449, 3794773; 507450, 3794779;
507451, 3794783; 507454, 3794797; 507455, 3794800; 507456, 3794806;
507459, 3794812; 507461, 3794818; 507465, 3794824; 507468, 3794829;
507472, 3794835; 507476, 3794840; 507480, 3794844; 507485, 3794849;
507485, 3794849; 507487, 3794851; 507485, 3794854; 507481, 3794859;
507477, 3794865; 507474, 3794871; 507472, 3794876; 507469, 3794883;
507467, 3794889; 507466, 3794895; 507465, 3794902; 507464, 3794908;
507464, 3794915; 507464, 3794921; 507464, 3794925; 507467, 3794950;
507467, 3794953; 507468, 3794959; 507470, 3794966; 507472, 3794972;
507474, 3794977; returning to 507473, 3794979.
(ii) Note: Unit 4 for Taraxacum californicum is depicted on the map
in paragraph (6)(ii) of this entry.
(9) Unit 5: Bluff Meadow, San Bernardino County, California.
(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle map Big Bear Lake, land bounded
by the following UTM NAD27 coordinates (E,N): 502768, 3786471; 502770,
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3786472; 502816, 3786510; 502819, 3786513; 502824, 3786517; 502830,
3786520; 502836, 3786523; 502840, 3786525; 502872, 3786539; 502901,
3786555; 502904, 3786556; 502954, 3786581; 502955, 3786582; 502961,
3786584; 502967, 3786587; 502973, 3786589; 502980, 3786590; 502985,
3786591; 503002, 3786593; 503038, 3786599; 503039, 3786599; 503044,
3786599; 503047, 3786602; 503051, 3786606; 503057, 3786610; 503062,
3786614; 503067, 3786618; 503073, 3786621; 503079, 3786624; 503085,
3786626; 503092, 3786628; 503098, 3786629; 503104, 3786630; 503111,
3786631; 503113, 3786631; 503117, 3786632; 503123, 3786634; 503129,
3786636; 503135, 3786637; 503153, 3786639; 503154, 3786639; 503160,
3786640; 503167, 3786640; 503173, 3786640; 503180, 3786639; 503186,
3786638; 503193, 3786637; 503199, 3786635; 503205, 3786633; 503211,
3786630; 503217, 3786627; 503222, 3786623; 503228, 3786620; 503233,
3786615; 503237, 3786611; 503242, 3786606; 503245, 3786602; 503256,
3786592; 503266, 3786584; 503266, 3786584; 503271, 3786580; 503272,
3786578; 503278, 3786577; 503284, 3786576; 503290, 3786574; 503296,
3786572; 503302, 3786569; 503308, 3786566; 503314, 3786562; 503319,
3786559; 503324, 3786554; 503329, 3786550; 503342, 3786537; 503345,
3786534; 503359, 3786518; 503368, 3786514; 503374, 3786513; 503412,
3786521; 503433, 3786531; 503433, 3786580; 503434, 3786587; 503434,
3786592; 503434, 3786593; 503435, 3786600; 503437, 3786606; 503439,
3786612; 503441, 3786618; 503444, 3786624; 503447, 3786630; 503450,
3786636; 503454, 3786641; 503456, 3786644; 503465, 3786646; 503488,
3786649; 503508, 3786665; 503527, 3786673; 503547, 3786673; 503559,
3786669; 503582, 3786657; 503594, 3786642; 503606, 3786618; 503606,
3786606; 503606, 3786606; 503607, 3786606; 503607, 3786606; 503616,
3786600; 503619, 3786600; 503619, 3786598; 503643, 3786582; 503677,
3786540; 503679, 3786540; 503679, 3786537; 503681, 3786535; 503687,
3786512; 503696, 3786513; 503742, 3786508; 503806, 3786485; 503848,
3786457; 503891, 3786432; 503921, 3786405; 503932, 3786368; 503920,
3786340; 503915, 3786339; 503914, 3786338; 503892, 3786331; 503888,
3786331; 503863, 3786323; 503825, 3786328; 503822, 3786328; 503850,
3786318; 503933, 3786283; 503977, 3786258; 503975, 3786257; 503970,
3786254; 503964, 3786251; 503958, 3786248; 503952, 3786246; 503949,
3786245; 503934, 3786240; 503937, 3786240; 503921, 3786235; 503964,
3786214; 503996, 3786199; 503998, 3786198; 504004, 3786195; 504010,
3786192; 504015, 3786188; 504019, 3786184; 504050, 3786158; 504129,
3786105; 504129, 3786105; 504134, 3786101; 504139, 3786097; 504141,
3786096; 504169, 3786070; 504191, 3786053; 504210, 3786039; 504211,
3786038; 504216, 3786034; 504219, 3786031; 504220, 3786029; 504225,
3786024; 504226, 3786024; 504241, 3786006; 504244, 3786002; 504248,
3785996; 504252, 3785991; 504255, 3785985; 504257, 3785979; 504260,
3785973; 504262, 3785967; 504263, 3785960; 504264, 3785954; 504265,
3785947; 504265, 3785941; 504265, 3785940; 504265, 3785926; 504265,
3785919; 504264, 3785912; 504263, 3785906; 504262, 3785900; 504260,
3785893; 504257, 3785887; 504255, 3785881; 504252, 3785876; 504248,
3785870; 504244, 3785865; 504240, 3785860; 504236, 3785855; 504231,
3785850; 504226, 3785845; 504221, 3785841; 504215, 3785837; 504210,
3785834; 504204, 3785831; 504198, 3785828; 504192, 3785826; 504189,
3785825; 504186, 3785824; 504179, 3785822; 504173, 3785821; 504166,
3785821; 504160, 3785820; 504159, 3785820; 504137, 3785820; 504130,
3785821; 504124, 3785821; 504118, 3785822; 504111, 3785824; 504105,
3785826; 504099, 3785828; 504093, 3785831; 504087, 3785834; 504087,
3785834; 504056, 3785852; 504052, 3785854; 504002, 3785887; 503979,
3785902; 503966, 3785910; 503953, 3785918; 503943, 3785922; 503938,
3785925; 503935, 3785926; 503892, 3785949; 503889, 3785951; 503883,
3785954; 503879, 3785957; 503869, 3785965; 503868, 3785966; 503864,
3785969; 503862, 3785970; 503859, 3785972; 503853, 3785976; 503829,
3785988;503827, 3785989; 503809, 3785994; 503802, 3785996; 503799,
3785996; 503764, 3785996; 503757, 3785996; 503751, 3785996; 503731,
3785999; 503730, 3785999; 503726, 3786000; 503716, 3786001; 503711,
3786000; 503707, 3785997; 503702, 3785993; 503696, 3785990; 503690,
3785987; 503684, 3785984; 503678, 3785982; 503672, 3785980; 503666,
3785978; 503659, 3785977; 503653, 3785976; 503646, 3785976; 503640,
3785976; 503638, 3785977; 503636, 3785976; 503630, 3785976; 503623,
3785976; 503619, 3785977; 503616, 3785977; 503610, 3785978; 503604,
3785980; 503597, 3785982; 503591, 3785984; 503589, 3785985; 503585,
3785987; 503580, 3785990; 503574, 3785993; 503570, 3785996; 503570,
3785996; 503558, 3785996; 503551, 3785996; 503545, 3785997; 503538,
3785998; 503532, 3785999; 503529, 3786000; 503526, 3786001; 503520,
3786003; 503477, 3786021; 503476, 3786021; 503471, 3786024; 503465,
3786027; 503459, 3786030; 503454, 3786034; 503449, 3786038; 503444,
3786043; 503440, 3786048; 503435, 3786053; 503432, 3786058; 503428,
3786063; 503427, 3786066; 503412, 3786092; 503400, 3786113; 503399,
3786114; 503396, 3786115; 503390, 3786118; 503384, 3786120; 503380,
3786122; 503377, 3786124; 503364, 3786118; 503363, 3786118; 503357,
3786115; 503351, 3786113; 503348, 3786112; 503322, 3786104; 503320,
3786103; 503313, 3786102; 503288, 3786097; 503288, 3786097; 503281,
3786096; 503275, 3786095; 503268, 3786095; 503229, 3786095; 503225,
3786095; 503219, 3786095; 503212, 3786096; 503207, 3786096; 503179,
3786101; 503178, 3786102; 503171, 3786103; 503165, 3786105; 503159,
3786107; 503153, 3786110; 503147, 3786113; 503142, 3786117; 503137,
3786120; 503131, 3786120; 503109, 3786120; 503079, 3786120; 503079,
3786150; 503049, 3786150; 503049, 3786180; 503019, 3786180; 502989,
3786180; 502981, 3786180; 502981, 3786182; 502978, 3786188; 502976,
3786194; 502975, 3786199; 502969, 3786197; 502963, 3786196; 502956,
3786195; 502937, 3786192; 502925, 3786186; 502921, 3786184; 502915,
3786181; 502909, 3786179; 502909, 3786179; 502899, 3786175; 502871,
3786166; 502869, 3786165; 502865, 3786164; 502859, 3786163; 502852,
3786162; 502846, 3786161; 502843, 3786161; 502809, 3786160; 502795,
3786159; 502779, 3786152; 502770, 3786147; 502766, 3786146; 502764,
3786145; 502759, 3786143; 502753, 3786141; 502747, 3786140; 502740,
3786139; 502738, 3786138; 502690, 3786133; 502686, 3786133; 502659,
3786131; 502651, 3786131; 502650, 3786131; 502644, 3786130; 502637,
3786131; 502630, 3786131; 502624, 3786132; 502618, 3786134; 502611,
3786136; 502608, 3786137; 502604, 3786139; 502599, 3786135; 502591,
3786129; 502590, 3786128; 502585, 3786124; 502579, 3786121; 502578,
3786120; 502573, 3786118; 502567, 3786115; 502561, 3786113; 502555,
3786111; 502549, 3786109; 502544, 3786109; 502511, 3786104; 502509,
3786103; 502503, 3786103; 502496, 3786102; 502490, 3786103; 502483,
3786103; 502477, 3786104; 502470, 3786106; 502464, 3786108; 502458,
3786110; 502456, 3786111; 502433, 3786121; 502429, 3786123; 502423,
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3786126; 502418, 3786129; 502412, 3786133; 502407, 3786137; 502403,
3786142; 502398, 3786147; 502394, 3786152; 502390, 3786157; 502389,
3786159; 502387, 3786163; 502384, 3786168; 502381, 3786174; 502381,
3786174; 502377, 3786176; 502371, 3786179; 502370, 3786179; 502350,
3786189; 502345, 3786192; 502343, 3786193; 502319, 3786207; 502311,
3786207; 502310, 3786207; 502303, 3786207; 502297, 3786207; 502295,
3786207; 502264, 3786209; 502260, 3786210; 502259, 3786210; 502253,
3786211; 502247, 3786212; 502241, 3786214; 502234, 3786217; 502228,
3786219; 502223, 3786222; 502217, 3786226; 502212, 3786230; 502208,
3786233; 502190, 3786248; 502189, 3786249; 502184, 3786254; 502180,
3786258; 502176, 3786263; 502172, 3786269; 502171, 3786270; 502168,
3786274; 502165, 3786280; 502163, 3786286; 502160, 3786292; 502158,
3786298; 502157, 3786305; 502156, 3786311; 502155, 3786318; 502155,
3786324; 502155, 3786331; 502156, 3786335; 502158, 3786358; 502158,
3786360; 502159, 3786367; 502161, 3786373; 502163, 3786379; 502165,
3786385; 502166, 3786389; 502179, 3786416; 502180, 3786419; 502184,
3786425; 502187,3786431; 502191, 3786436; 502195, 3786441; 502199,
3786446; 502204, 3786450; 502209, 3786454; 502215, 3786458; 502220,
3786462; 502226, 3786465; 502231, 3786467; 502239, 3786470; 502249,
3786475; 502250, 3786475; 502256, 3786477; 502262, 3786479; 502268,
3786481; 502275, 3786482; 502281, 3786482; 502288, 3786483; 502294,
3786482; 502301, 3786482; 502306, 3786481; 502334, 3786476; 502335,
3786476; 502365, 3786470; 502367, 3786471; 502374, 3786472; 502380,
3786472; 502387, 3786473; 502393, 3786472; 502419, 3786471; 502434,
3786470; 502434, 3786470; 502441, 3786469; 502447, 3786468; 502453,
3786467; 502460, 3786465; 502466, 3786462; 502472, 3786460; 502477,
3786457; 502495, 3786447; 502495, 3786446; 502501, 3786443; 502505,
3786440; 502526, 3786425; 502531, 3786425; 502538, 3786425; 502544,
3786424; 502551, 3786423; 502557, 3786422; 502559, 3786421; 502560,
3786421; 502567, 3786420; 502573, 3786418; 502579, 3786417; 502588,
3786413; 502595, 3786412; 502601, 3786411; 502607, 3786409; 502613,
3786407; 502619, 3786404; 502625, 3786401; 502630, 3786397; 502636,
3786393; 502641, 3786389; 502646, 3786385; 502649, 3786382; 502671,
3786396; 502717, 3786426; 502745, 3786447; 502747, 3786450; 502749,
3786452; 502763, 3786466; 502764, 3786467; returning to 502768,
3786471.
(ii) Note: Unit 5 for 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 Taraxacum californicum is
depicted on the map in paragraph (6)(ii) of this entry.
(10) Unit 6: North Shay Meadow, San Bernardino County, California.
(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle map Big Bear City, land bounded
by the following UTM NAD27 coordinates (E,N): 517196, 3791888; 517196,
3791904; 517240, 3791919; 517315, 3791927; 517405, 3791930; 517486,
3791923; 517594, 3791902; 517674, 3791877; 517734, 3791836; 517815,
3791781; 517839, 3791756; 517766, 3791756; 517730, 3791757; 517694,
3791757; 517675, 3791757; 517619, 3791758; 517577, 3791758; 517502,
3791759; 517469, 3791759; 517422, 3791759; 517367, 3791760; 517344,
3791760; 517310, 3791760; 517280, 3791761; 517243, 3791761; 517195,
3791762; 517195, 3791777; 517195, 3791798; 517195, 3791829; 517196,
3791866; returning to 517196, 3791888.
(ii) Note: Unit 6 for Taraxacum californicum is depicted on the map
in paragraph (6)(ii) of this entry.
(11) Unit 7: Horse Meadow, San Bernardino County, California.
(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle map Moonridge, land bounded by
the following UTM NAD27 coordinates (E,N): 512329, 3779237; 512402,
3779220; 512461, 3779223; 512527, 3779265; 512638, 3779227; 512725,
3779175; 512784, 3779116; 512843, 3779078; 512888, 3779019; 512919,
3778956; 512926, 3778935; 512922, 3778873; 512791, 3778848; 512659,
3778876; 512537, 3778887; 512433, 3778890; 512350, 3778900; 512284,
3778966; 512159, 3778994; 512061, 3778963; 512020, 3779039; 511975,
3779095; 511947, 3779199; 511936, 3779293; 511968, 3779345; 512051,
3779355; 512145, 3779331; 512190, 3779296; 512249, 3779265; returning
to 512329, 3779237.
(ii) Note: Map of Units 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 for Taraxacum
californicum follows:
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(12) Unit 8: Fish Creek Meadow, San Bernardino County, California.
(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle maps Moonridge and San Gorgonio
Mountain, land bounded by the following UTM NAD27 coordinates (E,N):
521043, 3776130; 521043, 3776107; 521043, 3776100; 521042, 3776094;
521041, 3776087; 521040, 3776081; 521039, 3776080; 521042, 3776075;
521042, 3776075; 521045, 3776069; 521047, 3776063; 521049, 3776056;
521051, 3776050; 521052, 3776043; 521052, 3776039; 521055, 3776005;
521056, 3776002; 521056, 3775996; 521056, 3775973; 521056, 3775967;
521055, 3775960; 521054, 3775954; 521052, 3775947; 521050, 3775941;
521048, 3775935; 521045, 3775929; 521045, 3775929; 521036, 3775910;
521033, 3775904; 521029, 3775899; 521026, 3775893; 521021, 3775888;
521019, 3775886; 521019, 3775890; 520989, 3775890; 520989, 3775920;
520959, 3775920; 520959, 3775950; 520941, 3775950; 520930, 3775942;
520899, 3775936; 520899, 3775920; 520869, 3775920; 520839, 3775920;
520811, 3775920; 520787, 3775916; 520762, 3775916; 520743, 3775916;
520737, 3775920; 520719, 3775920; 520719, 3775931; 520718, 3775932;
520699, 3775945; 520689, 3775950; 520689, 3775950; 520659, 3775950;
520634, 3775950; 520629, 3775949; 520629, 3775920; 520607, 3775920;
520600, 3775910; 520600, 3775910; 520599, 3775902; 520599, 3775892;
520605, 3775871; 520617, 3775816; 520649, 3775772; 520662, 3775739;
520668, 3775689; 520655, 3775653; 520642, 3775633; 520622, 3775612;
520584, 3775595; 520576, 3775604; 520572, 3775627; 520577, 3775666;
520577, 3775721; 520557, 3775780; 520524, 3775816; 520504, 3775848;
520488, 3775878; 520471, 3775893; 520445, 3775897; 520419, 3775875;
520410, 3775866; 520399, 3775864; 520380, 3775855; 520358, 3775837;
520271, 3775795; 520217, 3775748; 520191, 3775699; 520179, 3775662;
520164, 3775648; 520137, 3775633; 520081, 3775624; 520046, 3775620;
519990, 3775611; 519949, 3775631; 519921, 3775634; 519862, 3775646;
519823, 3775660; 519787, 3775685; 519766, 3775724; 519765, 3775743;
519769, 3775766; 519787, 3775787; 519842, 3775797; 519886, 3775793;
519933, 3775793; 519990, 3775805; 520046, 3775812; 520059, 3775814;
520059, 3775830; 520089, 3775830; 520119, 3775830; 520119, 3775860;
520149, 3775860; 520159, 3775860; 520171, 3775871; 520179, 3775877;
520179, 3775890; 520198, 3775890; 520209, 3775897; 520209, 3775920;
520236, 3775920; 520238, 3775922; 520255, 3775970; 520267, 3775992;
520267, 3775993; 520269, 3775995; 520269, 3775995; 520269, 3776010;
520277, 3776010; 520281, 3776016; 520333, 3776059; 520380, 3776068;
520419, 3776062; 520419, 3776070; 520449, 3776070; 520449, 3776100;
520449, 3776130; 520479, 3776130; 520479, 3776160; 520509, 3776160;
520509, 3776130; 520539, 3776130; 520539, 3776120; 520569, 3776142;
520569, 3776160; 520539, 3776160; 520539, 3776190; 520539, 3776220;
520539, 3776247; 520541, 3776249; 520546, 3776253; 520551, 3776256;
520556, 3776260; 520560, 3776262; 520564, 3776266; 520569, 3776271;
520574, 3776275; 520580, 3776279; 520585, 3776282; 520591, 3776285;
520593, 3776286; 520593, 3776289; 520592, 3776294; 520592, 3776300;
520592, 3776307; 520593, 3776311; 520596, 3776340; 520596, 3776342;
520597, 3776348; 520599, 3776355; 520601, 3776361; 520603, 3776367;
520606, 3776373; 520609, 3776379; 520612, 3776384; 520616, 3776390;
520620, 3776395; 520625, 3776400; 520629, 3776404; 520635, 3776408;
520640, 3776412; 520645, 3776415; 520651, 3776419; 520657, 3776421;
520663, 3776424; 520667, 3776425; 520698, 3776434; 520701, 3776435;
520708, 3776436; 520714, 3776438; 520719, 3776438; 520719, 3776430;
520719, 3776400; 520719, 3776370; 520749, 3776370; 520779, 3776370;
520779, 3776340; 520809, 3776340; 520809, 3776310; 520809, 3776280;
520809, 3776250; 520839, 3776250; 520839, 3776220; 520840, 3776220;
520869, 3776220; 520899, 3776220; 520929, 3776220; 520959, 3776220;
520959, 3776190; 520989, 3776190; 520989, 3776160; 521019, 3776160;
521019, 3776130; returning to 521043, 3776130.
(ii) Note: Unit 8 for Taraxacum californicum is depicted on the map
in paragraph (12)(ii) of this entry.
(13) Unit 9: Broom Flat Meadow, San Bernardino County, California.
(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle map Onyx Peak, land bounded by
the following UTM NAD27 coordinates (E,N): 524923, 3786493; 524917,
3786491; 524910, 3786489; 524908, 3786489; 524900, 3786483; 524900,
3786481; 524900, 3786475; 524900, 3786468; 524899, 3786461; 524898,
3786455; 524897, 3786449; 524895, 3786442; 524892, 3786436; 524890,
3786430; 524887, 3786425; 524883, 3786419; 524879, 3786414; 524875,
3786409; 524871, 3786404; 524866, 3786399; 524861, 3786395; 524858,
3786393; 524846, 3786385; 524844, 3786383; 524838, 3786380; 524832,
3786377; 524829, 3786375; 524829, 3786390; 524799, 3786390; 524799,
3786420; 524769, 3786420; 524739, 3786420; 524739, 3786450; 524709,
3786450; 524709, 3786480; 524679, 3786480; 524649, 3786480; 524649,
3786510; 524649, 3786540; 524619, 3786540; 524589, 3786540; 524589,
3786570; 524559, 3786570; 524529, 3786570; 524514, 3786570; 524514,
3786573; 524515, 3786580; 524517, 3786586; 524519, 3786592; 524521,
3786599; 524524, 3786604; 524527, 3786610; 524530, 3786616; 524534,
3786621; 524539, 3786627; 524540, 3786630; 524559, 3786630; 524589,
3786630; 524589, 3786660; 524619, 3786660; 524649, 3786660; 524679,
3786660; 524709, 3786660; 524739, 3786660; 524739, 3786690; 524769,
3786690; 524799, 3786690; 524829, 3786690; 524829, 3786720; 524829,
3786750; 524799, 3786750; 524769, 3786750; 524739, 3786750; 524709,
3786750; 524679, 3786750; 524649, 3786750; 524649, 3786750; 524651,
3786751; 524657, 3786754; 524662, 3786757; 524669, 3786759; 524675,
3786761; 524681, 3786763; 524686, 3786764; 524712, 3786768; 524714,
3786768; 524720, 3786769; 524727, 3786769; 524729, 3786769; 524743,
3786768; 524743, 3786768; 524755, 3786768; 524760, 3786768; 524766,
3786767; 524771, 3786767; 524780, 3786765; 524782, 3786765; 524782,
3786777; 524782, 3786782; 524783, 3786789; 524784, 3786795; 524785,
3786801; 524787, 3786808; 524789, 3786814; 524792, 3786820; 524793,
3786821; 524797, 3786829; 524799, 3786833; 524803, 3786839; 524806,
3786844; 524811, 3786849; 524815, 3786854; 524820, 3786858; 524825,
3786863; 524830, 3786866; 524836, 3786870; 524842, 3786873; 524848,
3786876; 524854, 3786878; 524860, 3786880; 524865, 3786881; 524874,
3786883; 524869, 3786900; 524869, 3786902; 524867, 3786908; 524866,
3786914; 524866, 3786921; 524865, 3786927; 524866, 3786934; 524866,
3786941; 524867, 3786947; 524869, 3786953; 524871, 3786960; 524873,
3786966; 524876, 3786972; 524879, 3786977; 524882, 3786983; 524884,
3786986; 524893, 3786998; 524895, 3787000; 524895, 3787001; 524901,
3787009; 524905, 3787013; 524910, 3787018; 524914, 3787023; 524919,
3787027; 524925, 3787031; 524930, 3787034; 524936, 3787037; 524942,
3787040; 524948, 3787042; 524949, 3787042; 524959, 3787046; 524962,
3787047; 524968, 3787049; 524974, 3787051; 524980, 3787053; 524987,
3787054; 524993, 3787054; 524999, 3787054; 525018, 3787055; 525019,
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3787055; 525025, 3787055; 525032, 3787054; 525038, 3787053; 525045,
3787051; 525051, 3787049; 525057, 3787047; 525061, 3787045; 525071,
3787041; 525078, 3787039; 525079, 3787039; 525086, 3787037; 525092,
3787034; 525093, 3787034; 525100, 3787031; 525103, 3787036; 525107,
3787041; 525108, 3787042; 525116, 3787052; 525119, 3787056; 525122,
3787059; 525126, 3787064; 525129, 3787066; 525133, 3787071; 525138,
3787075; 525141, 3787077; 525143, 3787079; 525143, 3787080; 525153,
3787094; 525156, 3787097; 525160, 3787102; 525164, 3787107; 525169,
3787112; 525174, 3787116; 525179, 3787120; 525185, 3787123; 525191,
3787126; 525197, 3787129; 525203, 3787131; 525209, 3787133; 525215,
3787135; 525222, 3787136; 525222, 3787136; 525247, 3787139; 525254,
3787139; 525260, 3787140; 525267, 3787139; 525270, 3787139; 525273,
3787139; 525275, 3787139; 525294, 3787136; 525296, 3787136; 525313,
3787133; 525316, 3787132; 525319, 3787131; 525347, 3787125; 525350,
3787124; 525357, 3787122; 525357, 3787122; 525390, 3787111; 525396,
3787109; 525402, 3787106; 525407, 3787103; 525413, 3787099; 525418,
3787096; 525423, 3787091; 525427, 3787088; 525448, 3787068; 525468,
3787050; 525468, 3787050; 525473, 3787046; 525477, 3787041; 525493,
3787024;525493, 3787023; 525494, 3787023; 525509, 3787006; 525512,
3787001; 525516, 3786996; 525525, 3786983; 525525, 3786983; 525529,
3786977; 525532, 3786971; 525534, 3786965; 525537, 3786959; 525539,
3786953; 525540, 3786947; 525541, 3786940; 525542, 3786934; 525542,
3786927; 525542, 3786920; 525542, 3786919; 525541, 3786907; 525540,
3786902; 525539, 3786895; 525538, 3786889; 525536, 3786883; 525533,
3786877; 525531, 3786871; 525528, 3786865; 525522, 3786855; 525522,
3786855; 525518, 3786849; 525515, 3786844; 525512, 3786840; 525506,
3786833; 525505, 3786831; 525508, 3786828; 525511, 3786822; 525514,
3786816; 525517, 3786810; 525517, 3786809; 525518, 3786809; 525519,
3786808; 525519, 3786799; 525519, 3786780; 525549, 3786780; 525559,
3786780; 525568, 3786773; 525570, 3786771; 525575, 3786767; 525579,
3786762; 525579, 3786750; 525588, 3786750; 525589, 3786749; 525605,
3786724; 525605, 3786722; 525610, 3786718; 525610, 3786718; 525620,
3786710; 525646, 3786693; 525658, 3786686; 525661, 3786686; 525668,
3786686; 525684, 3786686; 525691, 3786686; 525698, 3786685; 525704,
3786684; 525709, 3786683; 525726, 3786679; 525727, 3786678; 525729,
3786678; 525729, 3786660; 525759, 3786660; 525783, 3786660; 525789,
3786658; 525791, 3786657; 525794, 3786656; 525839, 3786639; 525841,
3786638; 525847, 3786636; 525853, 3786632; 525856, 3786631; 525862,
3786627; 525880, 3786627; 525884, 3786627; 525890, 3786627; 525895,
3786627; 525926, 3786623; 525927, 3786623; 525931, 3786623; 525954,
3786619; 525957, 3786618; 525963, 3786617; 525968, 3786615; 525983,
3786610; 525985, 3786610; 525991, 3786607; 525997, 3786605; 526003,
3786602; 526006, 3786600; 525999, 3786600; 525999, 3786570; 525969,
3786570; 525969, 3786540; 525999, 3786540; 525999, 3786510; 526029,
3786510; 526059, 3786510; 526059, 3786480; 526089, 3786480; 526119,
3786480; 526149, 3786480; 526149, 3786510; 526179, 3786510; 526209,
3786510; 526239, 3786510; 526269, 3786510; 526269, 3786540; 526299,
3786540; 526299, 3786570; 526269, 3786570; 526269, 3786596; 526270,
3786597; 526277, 3786598; 526283, 3786598; 526287, 3786598; 526319,
3786599; 526321, 3786599; 526326, 3786599; 526341, 3786598; 526342,
3786598; 526343, 3786598; 526354, 3786598; 526360, 3786597; 526362,
3786597; 526393, 3786592; 526397, 3786591; 526401, 3786590; 526432,
3786583; 526463, 3786577; 526468, 3786575; 526473, 3786574; 526523,
3786558; 526525, 3786558; 526544, 3786551; 526544, 3786551; 526550,
3786549; 526553, 3786548; 526583, 3786534; 526596, 3786529; 526601,
3786526; 526607, 3786523; 526612, 3786520; 526617, 3786516; 526622,
3786512; 526627, 3786507; 526632, 3786503; 526636, 3786498; 526640,
3786492; 526643, 3786487; 526646, 3786481; 526649, 3786475; 526651,
3786469; 526653, 3786463; 526655, 3786456; 526656, 3786450; 526656,
3786443; 526656, 3786437; 526656, 3786430; 526656, 3786427; 526655,
3786420; 526629, 3786420; 526629, 3786390; 526599, 3786390; 526599,
3786360; 526569, 3786360; 526539, 3786360; 526509, 3786360; 526479,
3786360; 526449, 3786360; 526449, 3786390; 526419, 3786390; 526389,
3786390; 526359, 3786390; 526359, 3786420; 526329, 3786420; 526299,
3786420; 526299, 3786390; 526269, 3786390; 526269, 3786360; 526299,
3786360; 526329, 3786360; 526359, 3786360; 526359, 3786330; 526389,
3786330; 526419, 3786330; 526431, 3786330; 526429, 3786330; 526422,
3786329; 526420, 3786328; 526380, 3786324; 526376, 3786324; 526370,
3786324; 526363, 3786324; 526361, 3786324; 526338, 3786326; 526315,
3786326; 526276, 3786324; 526256, 3786322; 526231, 3786317; 526210,
3786312; 526192, 3786305; 526172, 3786295; 526166, 3786293; 526160,
3786291; 526154, 3786289; 526149, 3786288; 526149, 3786300; 526119,
3786300; 526119, 3786330; 526119, 3786360; 526089, 3786360; 526089,
3786390; 526059, 3786390; 526059, 3786420; 526029, 3786420; 525999,
3786420; 525969, 3786420; 525939, 3786420; 525909, 3786420; 525879,
3786420; 525849, 3786420; 525849, 3786390; 525819, 3786390; 525789,
3786390; 525759, 3786390; 525729, 3786390; 525729, 3786360; 525699,
3786360; 525669, 3786360; 525669, 3786330; 525639, 3786330; 525609,
3786330; 525579,3786330; 525579, 3786360; 525549, 3786360; 525519,
3786360; 525519, 3786390; 525489, 3786390; 525489, 3786380; 525488,
3786380; 525482, 3786381; 525475, 3786383; 525469, 3786385; 525463,
3786387; 525460, 3786388; 525438, 3786398; 525435, 3786400; 525430,
3786403; 525424, 3786406; 525419, 3786410; 525414, 3786414; 525409,
3786419; 525404, 3786423; 525400, 3786428; 525396, 3786434; 525393,
3786439; 525390, 3786445; 525387, 3786451; 525385, 3786457; 525384,
3786460; 525377, 3786483; 525376, 3786486; 525375, 3786491; 525372,
3786502; 525372, 3786503; 525371, 3786510; 525371, 3786511; 525370,
3786511; 525364, 3786508; 525358, 3786506; 525352, 3786504; 525346,
3786503; 525339, 3786502; 525339, 3786502; 525339, 3786510; 525309,
3786510; 525309, 3786501; 525304, 3786501; 525297, 3786501; 525291,
3786502; 525284, 3786503; 525283, 3786503; 525283, 3786503; 525279,
3786498; 525274, 3786493; 525271, 3786489; 525263, 3786482; 525262,
3786481; 525257, 3786477; 525251, 3786473; 525246, 3786470; 525240,
3786467; 525234, 3786464; 525231, 3786463; 525228, 3786458; 525227,
3786456; 525221, 3786448; 525219, 3786445; 525215, 3786440; 525213,
3786438; 525203, 3786427; 525200, 3786424; 525198, 3786422; 525193,
3786417; 525190, 3786414; 525185, 3786410; 525180, 3786406; 525174,
3786403; 525168, 3786400; 525162, 3786397; 525156, 3786395; 525153,
3786394; 525152, 3786393; 525148, 3786388; 525144, 3786383; 525140,
3786378; 525135, 3786374; 525130, 3786369; 525125, 3786366; 525119,
3786362; 525118, 3786361; 525106, 3786355; 525102, 3786353; 525096,
3786350; 525090, 3786348; 525083, 3786346; 525077, 3786344; 525071,
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3786343; 525064, 3786342; 525057, 3786342; 525051, 3786342; 525044,
3786343; 525038, 3786344; 525032, 3786346; 525025, 3786348; 525019,
3786350; 525016, 3786351; 525011, 3786354; 525008, 3786355; 525002,
3786358; 524996, 3786362; 524991, 3786365; 524986, 3786370; 524981,
3786374; 524977, 3786379; 524973, 3786384; 524969, 3786389; 524965,
3786395; 524962, 3786401; 524960, 3786406; 524957, 3786413; 524955,
3786419; 524954, 3786425; 524953, 3786432; 524952, 3786438; 524952,
3786445; 524952, 3786451; 524953, 3786458; 524954, 3786464; 524955,
3786471; 524959, 3786485; 524959, 3786485; 524961, 3786490; 524963,
3786497; 524963, 3786498; 524959, 3786498; 524952, 3786498; 524946,
3786498; 524939, 3786499; 524935, 3786499; 524933, 3786498; 524929,
3786496; returning to 524923, 3786493.
(ii) Note: Unit 9 for Taraxacum californicum is depicted on the map
in paragraph (12)(ii) of this entry.
(14) Unit 10: Wildhorse Meadow, San Bernardino County, California.
(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle map Moonridge, land bounded by
the following UTM NAD27 coordinates (E,N): 521409, 3784620; 521409,
3784590; 521439, 3784590; 521469, 3784590; 521469, 3784616; 521469,
3784616; 521477, 3784610; 521479, 3784609; 521484, 3784604; 521489,
3784600; 521493, 3784595; 521505, 3784582; 521505, 3784582; 521509,
3784577; 521513, 3784572; 521514, 3784571; 521521, 3784559; 521524,
3784554; 521527, 3784548; 521530, 3784543; 521532, 3784537; 521536,
3784525; 521536, 3784525; 521537, 3784524; 521539, 3784517; 521543,
3784514; 521548, 3784509; 521552, 3784504; 521556, 3784499; 521557,
3784499; 521557, 3784498; 521559, 3784496; 521559, 3784470; 521529,
3784470; 521529, 3784440; 521499, 3784440; 521499, 3784410; 521499,
3784398; 521502, 3784394; 521504, 3784377; 521494, 3784365; 521485,
3784361; 521476, 3784360; 521469, 3784360; 521469, 3784350; 521439,
3784350; 521409, 3784350; 521379, 3784350; 521379, 3784380; 521380,
3784410; 521349, 3784410; 521349, 3784380; 521319, 3784380; 521289,
3784380; 521289, 3784350; 521259, 3784350; 521259, 3784320; 521229,
3784320; 521199, 3784320; 521195, 3784320; 521185, 3784314; 521156,
3784289; 521153, 3784284; 521155, 3784280; 521152, 3784275; 521150,
3784267; 521144, 3784259; 521139, 3784249; 521124, 3784245; 521109,
3784236; 521109, 3784230; 521109, 3784200; 521139, 3784200; 521139,
3784170; 521139, 3784140; 521109, 3784140; 521109, 3784170; 521079,
3784170; 521049, 3784170; 521019, 3784170; 520989, 3784170; 520989,
3784140; 520959, 3784140; 520929, 3784140; 520899, 3784140; 520883,
3784131; 520869, 3784128; 520869, 3784110; 520839, 3784110; 520809,
3784110; 520809, 3784110; 520809, 3784080; 520779, 3784080; 520779,
3784050; 520749, 3784050; 520719, 3784050; 520712, 3784050; 520706,
3784046; 520689, 3784029; 520689, 3784020; 520679, 3784020; 520659,
3784003; 520659, 3783990; 520644, 3783990; 520629, 3783976; 520629,
3783960; 520609, 3783960; 520601, 3783954; 520577, 3783939; 520569,
3783934; 520569, 3783930; 520563, 3783930; 520550, 3783923; 520539,
3783920; 520539, 3783900; 520509, 3783900; 520509, 3783870; 520479,
3783870; 520449, 3783870; 520449, 3783840; 520419, 3783840; 520414,
3783840; 520402, 3783835; 520389, 3783826; 520389, 3783810; 520365,
3783810; 520357, 3783805; 520338, 3783793; 520329, 3783787; 520329,
3783780; 520322, 3783780; 520308, 3783765; 520307, 3783763; 520302,
3783758; 520300, 3783756; 520300, 3783756; 520299, 3783755; 520299,
3783750; 520293, 3783750; 520291, 3783748; 520274, 3783733; 520252,
3783711; 520223, 3783691; 520193, 3783657; 520165, 3783622; 520137,
3783600; 520111, 3783595; 520096, 3783595; 520079, 3783611; 520071,
3783630; 520074, 3783669; 520100, 3783717; 520129, 3783747; 520177,
3783775; 520227, 3783805; 520236, 3783810; 520209, 3783810; 520179,
3783810; 520179, 3783840; 520209, 3783840; 520239, 3783840; 520269,
3783840; 520282, 3783840; 520299, 3783855; 520299, 3783870; 520315,
3783870; 520320, 3783874; 520329, 3783880; 520329, 3783900; 520348,
3783900; 520349, 3783901; 520359, 3783908; 520359, 3783930; 520389,
3783930; 520391, 3783930; 520412, 3783942; 520419, 3783945; 520419,
3783960; 520419, 3783990; 520419, 3784020; 520449, 3784020; 520449,
3783990; 520449, 3783960; 520453, 3783960; 520479, 3783974; 520479,
3783990; 520505, 3783990; 520526, 3784004; 520539, 3784013; 520539,
3784020; 520549, 3784020; 520569, 3784034; 520569, 3784050; 520597,
3784050; 520600, 3784052; 520629, 3784069; 520629, 3784080; 520653,
3784080; 520659, 3784082; 520659, 3784110; 520659, 3784140; 520689,
3784140; 520689, 3784110; 520710, 3784110; 520717, 3784114; 520719,
3784116; 520719, 3784140; 520749, 3784140; 520753, 3784140; 520754,
3784141; 520777, 3784155; 520779, 3784155; 520779, 3784170; 520809,
3784170; 520813, 3784170; 520839, 3784182; 520839, 3784200; 520869,
3784200; 520869, 3784230; 520869, 3784260; 520869, 3784290; 520899,
3784290; 520929, 3784290; 520929, 3784260; 520953, 3784260; 520957,
3784264; 520959, 3784265; 520959, 3784290; 520989, 3784290; 521006,
3784290; 521006, 3784290; 521019, 3784298; 521019, 3784320; 521019,
3784350;521049, 3784350; 521079, 3784350; 521079, 3784380; 521109,
3784380; 521139, 3784380; 521139, 3784410; 521169, 3784410; 521197,
3784410; 521199, 3784411; 521199, 3784440; 521169, 3784440; 521169,
3784470; 521169, 3784500; 521199, 3784500; 521229, 3784500; 521229,
3784470; 521259, 3784470; 521289, 3784470; 521289, 3784500; 521259,
3784500; 521259, 3784530; 521259, 3784560; 521259, 3784564; 521276,
3784574; 521301, 3784590; 521319, 3784590; 521319, 3784603; 521328,
3784609; 521331, 3784612; 521337, 3784615; 521343, 3784618; 521346,
3784620; 521349, 3784620; 521349, 3784621; 521350, 3784622; 521363,
3784627; 521368, 3784629; 521374, 3784631; 521381, 3784632; 521387,
3784633; 521390, 3784634; 521400, 3784635; 521404, 3784635; 521409,
3784635; returning to 521409, 3784620.
(ii) Note: Unit 10 for Taraxacum californicum is depicted on the
map in paragraph (12)(ii) of this entry.
(15) Unit 11: Cienega Seca Meadow, San Bernardino County,
California.
(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle map Onyx Peak, land bounded by
the following UTM NAD27 coordinates (E,N): 525819, 3782744; 525865,
3782734; 525901, 3782698; 525995, 3782576; 526043, 3782518; 526081,
3782447; 526074, 3782442; 526069, 3782438; 526064, 3782435; 526058,
3782432; 526050, 3782428; 526050, 3782428; 526044, 3782425; 526038,
3782423; 526032, 3782421; 526025, 3782419; 526019, 3782418; 526012,
3782417; 526006, 3782417; 525999, 3782417; 525998, 3782418; 525972,
3782420; 525967, 3782420; 525961, 3782421; 525954, 3782423; 525948,
3782425; 525942, 3782427; 525936, 3782430; 525930, 3782433; 525925,
3782436; 525919, 3782440; 525916, 3782442; 525915, 3782443; 525914,
3782442; 525914, 3782442; 525914, 3782442; 525900, 3782421; 525897,
3782416; 525892, 3782411; 525888, 3782406; 525884, 3782403; 525881,
3782400; 525879, 3782400; 525849, 3782400; 525819, 3782400; 525819,
3782370; 525789, 3782370; 525759, 3782370; 525759, 3782340; 525737,
3782340; 525733, 3782332; 525729, 3782323; 525729, 3782310; 525729,
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3782280; 525759, 3782280; 525789, 3782280; 525789, 3782250; 525789,
3782234; 525777, 3782220; 525759, 3782220; 525729, 3782220; 525699,
3782220; 525669, 3782220; 525669, 3782190; 525639, 3782190; 525639,
3782160; 525609, 3782160; 525609, 3782130; 525609, 3782104; 525609,
3782100; 525609, 3782070; 525639, 3782070; 525639, 3782040; 525609,
3782040; 525609, 3782010; 525609, 3781980; 525579, 3781980; 525579,
3782010; 525549, 3782010; 525549, 3782030; 525547, 3782031; 525545,
3782042; 525545, 3782068; 525534, 3782100; 525519, 3782100; 525519,
3782104; 525519, 3782130; 525519, 3782140; 525514, 3782154; 525507,
3782172; 525501, 3782190; 525489, 3782190; 525489, 3782220; 525489,
3782234; 525488, 3782236; 525481, 3782250; 525459, 3782250; 525459,
3782280; 525429, 3782280; 525399, 3782280; 525369, 3782280; 525369,
3782310; 525341, 3782310; 525339, 3782316; 525339, 3782340; 525329,
3782340; 525324, 3782356; 525323, 3782358; 525321, 3782364; 525320,
3782370; 525319, 3782377; 525318, 3782383; 525318, 3782390; 525318,
3782396; 525319, 3782403; 525319, 3782407; 525322, 3782422; 525322,
3782424; 525324, 3782430; 525339, 3782430; 525369, 3782430; 525369,
3782460; 525399, 3782460; 525399, 3782490; 525429, 3782490; 525429,
3782520; 525429, 3782550; 525429, 3782580; 525429, 3782606; 525420,
3782610; 525399, 3782610; 525399, 3782622; 525388, 3782631; 525381,
3782640; 525369, 3782640; 525369, 3782653; 525348, 3782670; 525339,
3782670; 525339, 3782700; 525349, 3782700; 525350, 3782704; 525351,
3782705; 525359, 3782721; 525369, 3782726; 525369, 3782730; 525369,
3782760; 525369, 3782790; 525369, 3782820; 525379, 3782820; 525388,
3782836; 525399, 3782840; 525399, 3782850; 525429, 3782850; 525429,
3782880; 525399, 3782880; 525399, 3782910; 525399, 3782940; 525429,
3782940; 525429, 3782951; 525434, 3782953; 525438, 3782955; 525445,
3782957; 525451, 3782958; 525457, 3782959; 525464, 3782960; 525467,
3782960; 525489, 3782961; 525489, 3782940; 525489, 3782910; 525519,
3782910; 525519, 3782880; 525519, 3782850; 525549, 3782850; 525549,
3782827; 525553, 3782820; 525579, 3782820; 525579, 3782790; 525609,
3782790; 525609, 3782760; 525639, 3782760; 525669, 3782760; 525699,
3782760; 525699, 3782730; 525729, 3782730; 525759, 3782730; 525759,
3782760; 525789, 3782760; 525789, 3782730; 525803, 3782730; 525816,
3782735; 525819, 3782735; returning to 525819, 3782744.
(ii) Note: Unit 11 for Taraxacum californicum is depicted on the
map in paragraph (12)(ii) of this entry.
(16) Unit 12: South Fork Meadow, San Bernardino County, California.
(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle map Moonridge, land bounded by
the following UTM NAD27 coordinates (E,N): 514285, 3775859; 514256,
3775878; 514234, 3775891; 514215, 3775891; 514206, 3775893; 514194,
3775933; 514194, 3775971; 514201, 3775992; 514203, 3775992; 514234,
3776002; 514260, 3776015; 514288, 3776030; 514301, 3776045; 514298,
3776087; 514316, 3776131; 514337, 3776179; 514377, 3776210; 514397,
3776207; 514406, 3776215; 514428, 3776246; 514447, 3776272; 514469,
3776342; 514479, 3776377; 514485, 3776392; 514494, 3776392; 514489,
3776412; 514495, 3776489; 514483, 3776577; 514469, 3776633; 514469,
3776716; 514448, 3776804; 514416, 3776866; 514410, 3776934; 514357,
3776975; 514321, 3777040; 514280, 3777087; 514261, 3777109; 514255,
3777108; 514239, 3777118; 514229, 3777134; 514214, 3777153; 514204,
3777175; 514191, 3777200; 514172, 3777216; 514147, 3777229; 514139,
3777237; 514134, 3777242; 514137, 3777270; 514163, 3777305; 514169,
3777324; 514176, 3777353; 514198, 3777381; 514204, 3777413; 514204,
3777448; 514204, 3777473; 514137, 3777515; 514090, 3777521; 514087,
3777521; 514055, 3777521; 514010, 3777531; 513975, 3777556; 513956,
3777585; 513931, 3777635; 513918, 3777674; 513883, 3777743; 513852,
3777762; 513817, 3777797; 513801, 3777820; 513810, 3777848; 513829,
3777861; 513858, 3777877; 513871, 3777902; 513877, 3777908; 513925,
3777902; 513944, 3777915; 513945, 3777913; 513947, 3777915; 513975,
3777928; 514008, 3777938; 514063, 3777951; 514076, 3777947; 514080,
3777959; 514093, 3777972; 514099, 3778013; 514112, 3778016; 514122,
3777985; 514122, 3777956; 514131, 3777934; 514137, 3777918; 514141,
3777893; 514150, 3777854; 514150, 3777823; 514150, 3777797; 514150,
3777759; 514141, 3777731; 514134, 3777702; 514139, 3777681; 514152,
3777678; 514177, 3777666; 514185, 3777630; 514190, 3777594; 514195,
3777585; 514207, 3777553; 514229, 3777518; 514255, 3777483; 514268,
3777454; 514280, 3777423; 514283, 3777388; 514306, 3777346; 514325,
3777299; 514353, 3777264; 514369, 3777239; 514379, 3777207; 514385,
3777178; 514388, 3777161; 514392, 3777152; 514439, 3777087; 514469,
3777048; 514522, 3776992; 514584, 3776910; 514589, 3776842; 514595,
3776772; 514634, 3776660; 514631, 3776574; 514642, 3776512; 514645,
3776451; 514672, 3776380; 514671, 3776375; 514731, 3776327; 514781,
3776230; 514834, 3776138; 514854, 3776094; 514853, 3776077; 514848,
3776039; 514846, 3776032; 514796, 3776029; 514772, 3776029; 514742,
3776035; 514715, 3776046; 514698, 3776065; 514681, 3776075; 514675,
3776087; 514653, 3776103; 514637, 3776106; 514616, 3776079; 514610,
3776058; 514590, 3776033; 514589, 3776018; 514580, 3776005; 514571,
3775974; 514538, 3775945; 514509, 3775926; 514476, 3775916; 514438,
3775898; 514405, 3775889; 514392, 3775878; 514372, 3775876; 514368,
3775869; 514352, 3775859; 514350, 3775858; 514287, 3775858; returning
to 514285, 3775859.
(ii) Note: Unit 12 for Taraxacum californicum is depicted on the
map in paragraph (12)(ii) of this entry.
* * * * *
Family Poaceae: Poa atropurpurea (San Bernardino bluegrass)
(1) Critical habitat units for this species are depicted for San
Diego and San Bernardino Counties, California.
(2) The primary constituent elements of critical habitat for Poa
atropurpurea are:
(i) Wet meadows subject to flooding during wet years in the San
Bernardino Mountains in San Bernardino County at elevations of 6,700 to
8,100 feet (2,000 to 2,469 meters), and in the Laguna and Palomar
Mountains of San Diego County at elevations of 6,000 to 7,500 feet
(1,800 to 2,300 meters), that provide space for individual and
population growth, reproduction, and dispersal; and
(ii) Well-drained, loamy alluvial to sandy loam soils occurring in
the wet meadow system, with a 0 to 16 percent slope, to provide water,
air, minerals, and other nutritional or physiological requirements to
the species.
(3) Critical habitat does not include manmade structures (such as
buildings, aqueducts, runways, roads, and other paved areas) and the
land on which they are located existing within the legal boundaries on
the effective date of this rule.
(4) Critical habitat map units. Data layers defining map units were
created on a base of USGS 1:24,0000 maps, and critical habitat units
were then mapped using Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates.
(5) Note: Index map of critical habitat units for Poa atropurpurea
(San Bernardino bluegrass) follows:
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(6) Unit 2: North Baldwin Meadow, San Bernardino County,
California.
(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle map Big Bear City, land bounded
by the following UTM NAD27 coordinates (E,N): 516578, 3795213; 516595,
3795205; 516597, 3795204; 516602, 3795201; 516608, 3795198; 516613,
3795194; 516618, 3795190; 516623, 3795185; 516628, 3795181; 516632,
3795176; 516632, 3795175; 516639, 3795166; 516642, 3795161; 516646,
3795156; 516649, 3795150; 516652, 3795144; 516654, 3795138; 516656,
3795132; 516656, 3795131; 516659, 3795122; 516660, 3795116; 516661,
3795109; 516661, 3795108; 516662, 3795107; 516668, 3795104; 516674,
3795101; 516680, 3795098; 516685, 3795094; 516690, 3795090; 516695,
3795085; 516699, 3795081; 516703, 3795076; 516707, 3795070; 516711,
3795065; 516714, 3795059; 516716, 3795053; 516719, 3795047; 516721,
3795041; 516722, 3795034; 516723, 3795028; 516724, 3795021; 516724,
3795015; 516724, 3795008; 516723, 3795002; 516723, 3795000; 516725,
3794999; 516731, 3794997; 516736, 3794994; 516742, 3794990; 516747,
3794986; 516752, 3794982; 516756, 3794979; 516759, 3794976; 516760,
3794975; 516765, 3794970; 516769, 3794965; 516773, 3794960; 516773,
3794958; 516776, 3794956; 516781, 3794952; 516786, 3794947; 516791,
3794943; 516795, 3794938; 516799, 3794932; 516802, 3794927; 516805,
3794921; 516808, 3794915; 516810, 3794909; 516812, 3794903; 516813,
3794896; 516815, 3794890; 516815, 3794883; 516815, 3794877; 516815,
3794870; 516815, 3794864; 516813, 3794857; 516812, 3794851; 516810,
3794845; 516808, 3794838; 516805, 3794833; 516802, 3794827; 516799,
3794821; 516795, 3794816; 516791, 3794811; 516786, 3794806; 516783,
3794803; 516761, 3794782; 516759, 3794781; 516754, 3794777; 516748,
3794773; 516743, 3794769; 516737, 3794766; 516734, 3794765; 516730,
3794762; 516725, 3794757; 516721, 3794754; 516704, 3794743; 516703,
3794742; 516698, 3794739; 516692, 3794736; 516686, 3794733; 516680,
3794731; 516674, 3794729; 516667, 3794727; 516663, 3794727; 516657,
3794723; 516657, 3794722; 516657, 3794721; 516655, 3794711; 516655,
3794697; 516660, 3794678; 516661, 3794675; 516661, 3794675; 516663,
3794674; 516669, 3794670; 516674, 3794667; 516678, 3794663; 516684,
3794658; 516686, 3794652; 516687, 3794646; 516701, 3794616; 516703,
3794615; 516719, 3794610; 516737, 3794603; 516746, 3794589; 516746,
3794588; 516747, 3794588; 516747, 3794586; 516750, 3794581; 516753,
3794575; 516763, 3794570; 516764, 3794570; 516767, 3794572; 516770,
3794574; 516785, 3794582; 516788, 3794583; 516794, 3794586; 516795,
3794587; 516800, 3794588; 516802, 3794589; 516806, 3794590; 516812,
3794592; 516815, 3794592; 516830, 3794595; 516833, 3794595; 516840,
3794596; 516841, 3794596; 516874, 3794597; 516908, 3794601; 516910,
3794601; 516929, 3794603; 516972, 3794606; 516974, 3794607; 516981,
3794607; 516987, 3794607; 516993, 3794606; 517005, 3794604; 517018,
3794605; 517040, 3794610; 517052, 3794614; 517085, 3794629; 517087,
3794629; 517093, 3794632; 517093, 3794632; 517111, 3794638; 517163,
3794588; 517163, 3794587; 517167, 3794579; 517179, 3794553; 517186,
3794537; 517217, 3794533; 517204, 3794133; 517196, 3794146; 517184,
3794165; 517179, 3794170; 517164, 3794180; 517150, 3794188; 517128,
3794196; 517109, 3794200; 517058, 3794164; 517008, 3794154; 516957,
3794121; 516797, 3794070; 516794, 3794068; 516782, 3794061; 516763,
3794052; 516744, 3794045; 516736, 3794043; 516721, 3794037; 516701,
3794037; 516692, 3794028; 516672, 3794003; 516651, 3793976; 516635,
3793965; 516635, 3793959; 516622, 3793955; 516621, 3793954; 516619,
3793952; 516618, 3793953; 516609, 3793950; 516609, 3793968; 516609,
3793971; 516609, 3793972; 516603, 3793980; 516597, 3793980; 516579,
3793980; 516579, 3793998; 516579, 3794010; 516567, 3794010; 516549,
3794010; 516549, 3794028; 516549, 3794033; 516540, 3794036; 516523,
3794038; 516518, 3794040; 516513, 3794040; 516489, 3794040; 516489,
3794047; 516489, 3794070; 516489, 3794100; 516459, 3794100; 516429,
3794100; 516411, 3794100; 516407, 3794100; 516399, 3794100; 516396,
3794100; 516396, 3794100; 516397, 3794107; 516398, 3794113; 516400,
3794119; 516401, 3794126; 516404, 3794132; 516406, 3794138; 516407,
3794138;516410, 3794144; 516412, 3794148; 516416, 3794153; 516416,
3794154; 516417, 3794155; 516436, 3794183; 516439, 3794187; 516443,
3794192; 516448, 3794197; 516449, 3794198; 516425, 3794210; 516406,
3794220; 516405, 3794220; 516405, 3794220; 516399, 3794223; 516394,
3794226; 516388, 3794230; 516383, 3794234; 516379, 3794239; 516374,
3794244; 516370, 3794249; 516366, 3794254; 516363, 3794259; 516360,
3794265; 516357, 3794271; 516356, 3794274; 516351, 3794288; 516349,
3794291; 516348, 3794297; 516346, 3794303; 516345, 3794310; 516344,
3794316; 516344, 3794323; 516344, 3794330; 516345, 3794336; 516346,
3794343; 516346, 3794343; 516342, 3794345; 516336, 3794349; 516331,
3794352; 516326, 3794357; 516321, 3794361; 516317, 3794366; 516313,
3794371; 516309, 3794376; 516305, 3794382; 516302, 3794388; 516300,
3794393; 516297, 3794400; 516295, 3794406; 516294, 3794412; 516293,
3794419; 516292, 3794425; 516292, 3794430; 516292, 3794449; 516292,
3794450; 516292, 3794457; 516292, 3794458; 516293, 3794467; 516292,
3794468; 516291, 3794475; 516291, 3794481; 516290, 3794488; 516291,
3794495; 516291, 3794501; 516292, 3794508; 516294, 3794514; 516296,
3794520; 516298, 3794526; 516301, 3794532; 516303, 3794537; 516306,
3794541; 516306, 3794542; 516310, 3794548; 516314, 3794553; 516318,
3794558; 516322, 3794563; 516327, 3794567; 516332, 3794572; 516337,
3794575; 516343, 3794579; 516349, 3794582; 516353, 3794584; 516373,
3794593; 516373, 3794594; 516375, 3794601; 516376, 3794607; 516378,
3794613; 516380, 3794619; 516383, 3794625; 516386, 3794631; 516389,
3794637; 516393, 3794641; 516392, 3794641; 516387, 3794645; 516381,
3794649; 516376, 3794653; 516371, 3794657; 516367, 3794662; 516363,
3794667; 516361, 3794670; 516369, 3794670; 516369, 3794700; 516369,
3794730; 516369, 3794760; 516339, 3794760; 516339, 3794762; 516339,
3794790; 516339, 3794808; 516339, 3794809; 516343, 3794830; 516339,
3794837; 516338, 3794839; 516335, 3794845; 516334, 3794847; 516326,
3794865; 516324, 3794868; 516311, 3794899; 516311, 3794900; 516309,
3794905; 516309, 3794910; 516309, 3794940; 516309, 3794970; 516309,
3795000; 516309, 3795030; 516309, 3795060; 516334, 3795060; 516330,
3795101; 516325, 3795131; 516322, 3795150; 516309, 3795150; 516309,
3795180; 516309, 3795210; 516279, 3795210; 516279, 3795180; 516249,
3795180; 516219, 3795180; 516220, 3795202; 516219, 3795225; 516219,
3795226; 516219, 3795233; 516220, 3795239; 516221, 3795246; 516223,
3795252; 516224, 3795258; 516226, 3795262; 516237, 3795293; 516239,
3795296; 516240, 3795299; 516244, 3795309; 516248, 3795320; 516249,
3795326; 516252, 3795332; 516254, 3795338; 516257, 3795344; 516261,
3795349; 516265, 3795355; 516269, 3795360; 516273, 3795364; 516278,
3795369; 516283, 3795373; 516289, 3795377; 516294, 3795380; 516300,
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3795383; 516306, 3795386; 516312, 3795388; 516318, 3795390; 516325,
3795392; 516331, 3795393; 516338, 3795394; 516344, 3795394; 516351,
3795394; 516357, 3795393; 516364, 3795392; 516370, 3795390; 516376,
3795388; 516382, 3795386; 516388, 3795383; 516394, 3795380; 516400,
3795377; 516405, 3795373; 516408, 3795370; 516408, 3795370; 516410,
3795369; 516415, 3795364; 516419, 3795360; 516423, 3795355; 516427,
3795349; 516462, 3795298; 516483, 3795273; 516487, 3795268; 516488,
3795267; 516506, 3795243; 516509, 3795239; 516510, 3795237; 516515,
3795230; 516521, 3795229; 516521, 3795229; 516525, 3795228; 516535,
3795226; 516538, 3795226; 516545, 3795224; 516548, 3795223; 516565,
3795218; 516568, 3795217; 516574, 3795215; returning to 516578,
3795213.
(ii) Note: Map of Units 2, 3, 4, and 5 for Poa atropurpurea
follows:
BILLING CODE 4310-55[dash]S
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[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR14AU08.004
BILLING CODE 4310-55[dash]C
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(7) Unit 3: Belleville Meadow, San Bernardino County, California.
(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle map Fawnskin, land bounded by the
following UTM NAD27 coordinates (E,N): 509560, 3796268; 509577,
3796255; 509585, 3796255; 509587, 3796256; 509594, 3796255; 509600,
3796255; 509604, 3796254; 509609, 3796253; 509637, 3796250; 509637,
3796250; 509644, 3796249; 509650, 3796247; 509657, 3796245; 509659,
3796244; 509672, 3796239; 509687, 3796236; 509693, 3796235; 509699,
3796233; 509705, 3796231; 509711, 3796228; 509717, 3796225; 509722,
3796222; 509728, 3796218; 509732, 3796215; 509748, 3796201; 509749,
3796200; 509751, 3796198; 509768, 3796182; 509772, 3796179; 509773,
3796178; 509776, 3796175; 509796, 3796156; 509797, 3796155; 509802,
3796150; 509806, 3796145; 509809, 3796140; 509813, 3796134; 509816,
3796128; 509819, 3796122; 509821, 3796116; 509823, 3796110; 509824,
3796104; 509825, 3796102; 509826, 3796096; 509828, 3796096; 509835,
3796095; 509841, 3796094; 509848, 3796093; 509854, 3796091; 509860,
3796089; 509861, 3796088; 509878, 3796081; 509884, 3796078; 509890,
3796075; 509895, 3796072; 509901, 3796068; 509906, 3796064; 509906,
3796064; 509907, 3796065; 509913, 3796068; 509919, 3796071; 509919,
3796071; 509919, 3796050; 509949, 3796050; 509949, 3796020; 509979,
3796020; 510009, 3796020; 510039, 3796020; 510039, 3795990; 510069,
3795990; 510099, 3795990; 510099, 3795960; 510099, 3795944; 510102,
3795942; 510108, 3795938; 510108, 3795937; 510118, 3795930; 510118,
3795930; 510118, 3795930; 510123, 3795926; 510128, 3795922; 510131,
3795922; 510136, 3795922; 510144, 3795921; 510159, 3795925; 510163,
3795926; 510169, 3795928; 510176, 3795929; 510182, 3795930; 510187,
3795930; 510202, 3795930; 510204, 3795930; 510210, 3795930; 510211,
3795930; 510247, 3795927; 510253, 3795927; 510259, 3795926; 510266,
3795924; 510272, 3795922; 510278, 3795920; 510284, 3795917; 510290,
3795914; 510295, 3795911; 510301, 3795907; 510306, 3795903; 510311,
3795898; 510313, 3795896; 510331, 3795877; 510333, 3795874; 510337,
3795869; 510341, 3795864; 510343, 3795861; 510354, 3795843; 510367,
3795831; 510368, 3795830; 510370, 3795828; 510382, 3795815; 510388,
3795814; 510393, 3795814; 510400, 3795814; 510406, 3795813; 510412,
3795811; 510419, 3795809; 510425, 3795807; 510431, 3795804; 510433,
3795803; 510450, 3795794; 510454, 3795792; 510460, 3795788; 510462,
3795787; 510467, 3795786; 510474, 3795785; 510480, 3795784; 510486,
3795782; 510492, 3795779; 510497, 3795778; 510510, 3795771; 510512,
3795770; 510512, 3795770; 510513, 3795771; 510519, 3795766; 510526,
3795764; 510536, 3795760; 510540, 3795759; 510570, 3795755; 510574,
3795754; 510594, 3795750; 510609, 3795750; 510609, 3795780; 510639,
3795780; 510639, 3795750; 510669, 3795750; 510699, 3795750; 510699,
3795720; 510729, 3795720; 510729, 3795694; 510730, 3795691; 510731,
3795690; 510731, 3795690; 510755, 3795690; 510756, 3795688; 510757,
3795686; 510759, 3795680; 510761, 3795674; 510762, 3795670; 510770,
3795670; 510772, 3795671; 510773, 3795670; 510794, 3795670; 510807,
3795671; 510808, 3795671; 510817, 3795676; 510819, 3795677; 510825,
3795680; 510830, 3795682; 510853, 3795690; 510854, 3795690; 510857,
3795691; 510858, 3795692; 510864, 3795694; 510871, 3795695; 510877,
3795696; 510884, 3795697; 510888, 3795697; 510929, 3795698; 510931,
3795698; 510934, 3795698; 510961, 3795697; 510965, 3795697; 510972,
3795696; 510978, 3795695; 510982, 3795694; 510992, 3795692; 511009,
3795692; 511013, 3795692; 511049, 3795690; 511051, 3795690; 511057,
3795689; 511064, 3795688; 511070, 3795687; 511076, 3795685; 511082,
3795682; 511088, 3795680; 511094, 3795677; 511100, 3795673; 511100,
3795673; 511106, 3795670; 511111, 3795666; 511116, 3795662; 511121,
3795657; 511123, 3795655; 511136, 3795642; 511139, 3795639; 511143,
3795634; 511147, 3795628; 511150, 3795623; 511153, 3795617; 511156,
3795611; 511158, 3795605; 511160, 3795599; 511160, 3795597; 511164,
3795581; 511165, 3795576; 511166, 3795570; 511167, 3795567; 511168,
3795560; 511169, 3795553; 511170, 3795549; 511171, 3795542; 511172,
3795536; 511174, 3795512; 511174, 3795512; 511174, 3795505; 511174,
3795498; 511173, 3795493; 511171, 3795480; 511171, 3795479; 511170,
3795472; 511169, 3795466; 511167, 3795460; 511165, 3795454; 511162,
3795448; 511159, 3795442; 511155, 3795436; 511151, 3795431; 511147,
3795426; 511143, 3795421; 511138, 3795417; 511133, 3795413; 511128,
3795409; 511122, 3795405; 511116, 3795402; 511110, 3795400; 511104,
3795397; 511101, 3795396; 511065, 3795386; 511063, 3795385; 511056,
3795383; 511050, 3795382; 511043, 3795382; 511037, 3795381; 511034,
3795382; 511010, 3795382; 511000, 3795382; 510995, 3795379; 510985,
3795371; 510984, 3795371; 510979, 3795367; 510976, 3795365; 510958,
3795354; 510956, 3795353; 510952, 3795351; 510952, 3795346; 510951,
3795340; 510950, 3795333; 510949, 3795330; 510939, 3795330; 510909,
3795330; 510909, 3795328; 510911, 3795323; 510912, 3795318; 510909,
3795318; 510909, 3795300; 510895, 3795300; 510888, 3795290; 510879,
3795280; 510879, 3795270; 510870, 3795270; 510864, 3795263; 510849,
3795246; 510849, 3795240; 510844, 3795240; 510830, 3795224; 510821,
3795214; 510803, 3795196; 510768, 3795170; 510755, 3795161; 510741,
3795155; 510723, 3795156; 510696, 3795151; 510694, 3795151; 510680,
3795149; 510679, 3795147; 510677, 3795142; 510673, 3795136; 510670,
3795130; 510666, 3795125; 510666, 3795125; 510647, 3795100; 510643,
3795095; 510638, 3795090; 510634, 3795086; 510629, 3795082; 510623,
3795078; 510623, 3795078; 510607, 3795067; 510601, 3795064; 510596,
3795061; 510590, 3795058; 510584, 3795056; 510577, 3795054; 510571,
3795052; 510565, 3795051; 510558, 3795050; 510552, 3795050; 510550,
3795050; 510550, 3795050; 510544, 3795046; 510539, 3795042; 510533,
3795039; 510527, 3795037; 510521, 3795034; 510516, 3795033; 510515,
3795032; 510514, 3795031; 510512, 3795030; 510483, 3795009; 510479,
3795006; 510474, 3795003; 510470, 3795001; 510422, 3794975; 510420,
3794974; 510414, 3794972; 510408, 3794969; 510401, 3794967; 510396,
3794966; 510383, 3794963; 510382, 3794963; 510375, 3794957; 510372,
3794955; 510367, 3794951; 510361, 3794947; 510356, 3794944; 510350,
3794942; 510343, 3794939; 510341, 3794939; 510323, 3794933; 510319,
3794932; 510313, 3794930; 510306, 3794929; 510300, 3794928; 510293,
3794928; 510287, 3794928; 510280, 3794929; 510274, 3794930; 510267,
3794932; 510261, 3794934; 510255, 3794936; 510249, 3794939; 510243,
3794942; 510243, 3794942; 510214, 3794958; 510209, 3794962; 510207,
3794963; 510201, 3794951; 510199, 3794943; 510199, 3794941; 510199,
3794940; 510203, 3794926; 510204, 3794925; 510212, 3794920; 510215,
3794917; 510219, 3794914; 510234, 3794901; 510250, 3794890; 510255,
3794887; 510259, 3794883; 510269, 3794875; 510284, 3794866; 510288,
3794864; 510293, 3794860; 510294, 3794859; 510315, 3794842; 510317,
3794841; 510336, 3794824; 510338, 3794823; 510341, 3794820; 510344,
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3794817; 510358, 3794812; 510359, 3794812; 510365, 3794811; 510372,
3794810; 510378, 3794808; 510380, 3794807; 510388, 3794798; 510394,
3794788; 510402, 3794777; 510408, 3794767; 510411, 3794763; 510414,
3794759; 510421, 3794753; 510425, 3794748; 510440, 3794729; 510454,
3794706; 510469, 3794686; 510473, 3794679; 510480, 3794668; 510480,
3794667; 510481, 3794663; 510481, 3794656; 510481, 3794649; 510480,
3794643; 510479, 3794636; 510478, 3794630; 510477, 3794630; 510478,
3794629; 510487, 3794621; 510500, 3794609; 510502, 3794608; 510522,
3794595; 510523, 3794594; 510528, 3794591; 510533, 3794586; 510538,
3794582; 510542, 3794577; 510546, 3794572; 510548, 3794570; 510549,
3794569; 510553, 3794565; 510557, 3794561; 510564, 3794554; 510565,
3794554; 510569, 3794549; 510569, 3794549; 510593, 3794538; 510595,
3794537; 510596, 3794536; 510610, 3794529; 510636, 3794521; 510637,
3794520; 510643, 3794518; 510648, 3794516; 510663, 3794509; 510664,
3794508; 510669, 3794506; 510669, 3794490; 510669, 3794460; 510699,
3794460; 510699, 3794430; 510699, 3794424; 510699, 3794400; 510699,
3794370; 510729, 3794370; 510729, 3794340; 510759, 3794340; 510759,
3794310; 510789, 3794310; 510789, 3794280; 510795, 3794280; 510793,
3794275; 510791, 3794269; 510788, 3794263; 510785, 3794258; 510784,
3794256; 510774, 3794240; 510772, 3794235; 510768, 3794230; 510764,
3794225; 510759, 3794220; 510755, 3794216; 510749, 3794212; 510744,
3794208; 510744, 3794208; 510724, 3794195; 510719, 3794191; 510713,
3794188; 510707, 3794185; 510701, 3794183; 510695, 3794181; 510688,
3794180; 510683, 3794179; 510660, 3794175; 510659, 3794175; 510657,
3794175; 510627, 3794172; 510625, 3794172; 510603, 3794169; 510602,
3794169; 510596, 3794168; 510589, 3794168; 510583, 3794168; 510576,
3794169; 510575, 3794169; 510552, 3794172; 510546, 3794173; 510540,
3794175; 510534, 3794176; 510528, 3794179; 510527, 3794179; 510524,
3794180; 510523, 3794180; 510490, 3794189; 510485, 3794191; 510478,
3794193; 510473, 3794196; 510450, 3794207; 510450, 3794207; 510444,
3794210; 510438, 3794214; 510435, 3794216; 510411, 3794233; 510409,
3794235; 510406, 3794237; 510387, 3794253; 510368, 3794262; 510365,
3794263; 510360, 3794266; 510333, 3794281; 510332, 3794282; 510327,
3794285; 510321, 3794289; 510319, 3794290; 510301, 3794305; 510298,
3794308; 510293, 3794313; 510289, 3794317; 510270, 3794338; 510270,
3794338; 510268, 3794340; 510255, 3794356; 510253, 3794359; 510249,
3794364; 510245, 3794370; 510242, 3794376; 510240, 3794382; 510237,
3794388; 510235, 3794394; 510234, 3794400; 510233, 3794407; 510232,
3794412; 510230, 3794441; 510230, 3794442; 510230, 3794443; 510229,
3794453; 510229, 3794453; 510224, 3794457; 510221, 3794461; 510216,
3794465; 510213, 3794469; 510192, 3794495; 510178, 3794510; 510178,
3794511; 510167, 3794523; 510165, 3794525; 510160, 3794530; 510160,
3794531; 510147, 3794548; 510132, 3794563; 510129, 3794567; 510128,
3794568; 510113, 3794585; 510109, 3794590; 510105, 3794592; 510105,
3794592; 510067, 3794614; 510062, 3794617; 510057, 3794621; 510056,
3794621; 510048, 3794627; 510036, 3794644; 510021, 3794659; 510006,
3794672; 509997, 3794679; 509992, 3794684; 509976, 3794694; 509975,
3794695; 509974, 3794695; 509963, 3794707; 509942, 3794728; 509937,
3794733; 509936, 3794735; 509904, 3794773; 509902, 3794776; 509898,
3794781; 509894, 3794787; 509891, 3794793; 509891, 3794794; 509889,
3794797; 509885, 3794803; 509884, 3794805; 509881, 3794811; 509880,
3794813; 509862, 3794850; 509862, 3794851; 509860, 3794855; 509859,
3794858; 509858, 3794861; 509856, 3794868; 509855, 3794871; 509847,
3794907; 509846, 3794910; 509845, 3794917; 509844, 3794923; 509844,
3794930; 509844, 3794937; 509844, 3794940; 509845, 3794943; 509845,
3794943; 509847, 3794959; 509848, 3794965; 509849, 3794970; 509852,
3794984; 509856, 3795016; 509856, 3795017; 509857, 3795024; 509858,
3795028; 509865, 3795058; 509866, 3795060; 509867, 3795067; 509870,
3795072; 509880, 3795097; 509879, 3795103; 509878, 3795110; 509878,
3795116; 509878, 3795123; 509879, 3795129; 509880, 3795136; 509881,
3795142; 509883, 3795149; 509885, 3795155; 509888, 3795161; 509890,
3795165; 509906, 3795194; 509907, 3795195; 509907, 3795195; 509918,
3795222; 509921, 3795228; 509921, 3795228; 509931, 3795247; 509934,
3795253; 509937, 3795259; 509938, 3795260; 509963, 3795297; 509963,
3795297; 509982, 3795324; 509985, 3795328; 509989, 3795333; 509994,
3795338; 509998, 3795342; 510014, 3795356; 510015, 3795356; 510017,
3795358; 510048, 3795384; 510050, 3795386; 510078, 3795407; 510101,
3795445; 510103, 3795448; 510107, 3795453; 510108, 3795455; 510118,
3795467; 510121, 3795474; 510130, 3795494; 510132, 3795503; 510133,
3795519; 510134, 3795550; 510131, 3795576; 510126, 3795596; 510123,
3795600; 510102, 3795608; 510089, 3795611; 510089, 3795612; 510072,
3795616; 510068, 3795614; 510058, 3795603; 510055, 3795601; 510055,
3795600; 510048, 3795594; 510037, 3795574; 510037, 3795573; 510035,
3795571; 510022, 3795549; 510006, 3795517; 510002, 3795508; 510000,
3795496; 509997, 3795470; 509996, 3795464; 509994, 3795458; 509992,
3795451; 509990, 3795445; 509988, 3795441; 509978, 3795419; 509977,
3795417; 509975, 3795413; 509962, 3795390; 509959, 3795381; 509954,
3795355; 509951, 3795334; 509950, 3795332; 509949, 3795325; 509947,
3795319; 509945, 3795313; 509942, 3795307; 509939, 3795301; 509935,
3795296; 509932, 3795290; 509927, 3795285; 509923, 3795281; 509918,
3795276; 509913, 3795272; 509908, 3795268; 509902, 3795265; 509898,
3795263; 509896, 3795261; 509894, 3795260; 509888, 3795258; 509882,
3795255; 509876, 3795253; 509869, 3795252; 509863, 3795251; 509856,
3795250; 509850, 3795250; 509843, 3795250; 509837, 3795251; 509830,
3795252; 509824, 3795253; 509824, 3795253; 509807, 3795258; 509801,
3795260; 509795, 3795262; 509789, 3795265; 509783, 3795268; 509778,
3795271; 509772, 3795275; 509767, 3795279; 509763, 3795284; 509758,
3795289; 509758, 3795289; 509741, 3795308; 509737, 3795313; 509733,
3795318; 509730, 3795324; 509727, 3795330; 509724, 3795335; 509722,
3795342; 509720, 3795348; 509718, 3795354; 509717, 3795361; 509717,
3795367; 509716, 3795374; 509717, 3795380; 509717, 3795387; 509718,
3795391; 509722, 3795413; 509713, 3795418; 509712, 3795418; 509709,
3795420; 509709, 3795420; 509706, 3795421; 509701, 3795425; 509695,
3795429; 509690, 3795433; 509685, 3795437; 509681, 3795442; 509677,
3795447; 509673, 3795452; 509672, 3795453; 509665, 3795465; 509662,
3795469; 509659, 3795475; 509656, 3795481; 509654, 3795487; 509652,
3795494; 509650, 3795500; 509650, 3795500; 509648, 3795510; 509646,
3795511; 509641, 3795512; 509635, 3795514; 509633, 3795515; 509627,
3795517; 509627, 3795517; 509626, 3795547; 509627, 3795564; 509630,
3795578; 509611, 3795587; 509601, 3795593; 509583, 3795604; 509569,
3795619; 509557, 3795636; 509548, 3795655; 509543, 3795673; 509541,
3795684; 509541, 3795688; 509542, 3795699; 509542, 3795699; 509542,
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3795706; 509543, 3795712; 509545, 3795718; 509547, 3795725; 509549,
3795731; 509552, 3795737; 509555, 3795742; 509555, 3795743; 509556,
3795750; 509556, 3795750; 509561, 3795775; 509562, 3795781; 509564,
3795787; 509565, 3795789; 509574, 3795812; 509580, 3795834; 509581,
3795836; 509583, 3795842; 509582, 3795843; 509580, 3795844; 509575,
3795848; 509571, 3795853; 509566, 3795857; 509562, 3795862; 509561,
3795864; 509553, 3795874; 509530, 3795861; 509526, 3795859; 509520,
3795857; 509514, 3795854; 509507, 3795852; 509501, 3795851; 509495,
3795850; 509488, 3795849; 509482, 3795849; 509475, 3795849; 509468,
3795850; 509462, 3795851; 509456, 3795852; 509449, 3795854; 509449,
3795854; 509449, 3795853; 509449, 3795847; 509448, 3795840; 509447,
3795834; 509447, 3795833; 509442, 3795810; 509441, 3795803; 509439,
3795797; 509439, 3795796; 509437, 3795791; 509435, 3795785; 509432,
3795779; 509429, 3795773; 509428, 3795771; 509414, 3795748; 509409,
3795736; 509406, 3795731; 509403, 3795725; 509401, 3795721; 509383,
3795694; 509383, 3795693; 509383, 3795690; 509384, 3795688; 509384,
3795686; 509384, 3795686; 509388, 3795670; 509389, 3795667; 509390,
3795664; 509391, 3795660; 509384, 3795660; 509381, 3795656; 509379,
3795653; 509379, 3795630; 509361, 3795630; 509349, 3795618; 509349,
3795600; 509321, 3795600; 509310, 3795595; 509295, 3795591; 509275,
3795586; 509270, 3795585; 509259, 3795584; 509259, 3795570; 509229,
3795570; 509229, 3795585; 509228, 3795585; 509208, 3795591; 509189,
3795599; 509188, 3795600; 509169, 3795600; 509169, 3795614; 509157,
3795626; 509155, 3795630; 509155, 3795630; 509154, 3795632; 509153,
3795633; 509152, 3795639; 509150, 3795646; 509149, 3795652; 509148,
3795657; 509147, 3795681; 509143, 3795709; 509143, 3795709; 509142,
3795716; 509142, 3795722; 509142, 3795751; 509142, 3795758; 509143,
3795765; 509144, 3795771; 509145, 3795777; 509147, 3795784; 509148,
3795785; 509157, 3795812; 509166, 3795840; 509167, 3795844; 509168,
3795847; 509169, 3795849; 509170, 3795853; 509173, 3795858; 509185,
3795884; 509185, 3795885; 509189, 3795891; 509189, 3795892; 509199,
3795909; 509202, 3795913; 509210, 3795936; 509211, 3795938; 509214,
3795944; 509217, 3795950; 509217, 3795950; 509223, 3795960; 509229,
3795970; 509231, 3795974; 509232, 3795975; 509233, 3795976; 509233,
3795976; 509242, 3795980; 509252, 3795984; 509255, 3795986; 509259,
3795988; 509263, 3795990; 509269, 3795993; 509287, 3795997; 509282,
3796009; 509276, 3796030; 509275, 3796037; 509278, 3796041; 509289,
3796063; 509289, 3796064; 509289, 3796065; 509296, 3796078; 509297,
3796079; 509301, 3796088; 509308, 3796112; 509307, 3796115; 509304,
3796121; 509302, 3796127; 509300, 3796133; 509299, 3796138; 509308,
3796156; 509318, 3796170; 509327, 3796181; 509329, 3796183; 509330,
3796186; 509335, 3796207; 509347, 3796240; 509361, 3796266; 509368,
3796276; 509375, 3796286; 509390, 3796301; 509407, 3796313; 509426,
3796321; 509437, 3796324; 509452, 3796322; 509456, 3796321; 509463,
3796320; 509463, 3796320; 509482, 3796315; 509487, 3796313; 509493,
3796311; 509499, 3796308; 509505, 3796305; 509511, 3796301; 509516,
3796298; 509518, 3796296; 509526, 3796290; 509534, 3796286; 509538,
3796284; 509543, 3796280; 509547, 3796278; returning to 509560,
3796268.
(ii) Note: Unit 3 for Poa atropurpurea is depicted on the map in
paragraph (6)(ii) of this entry.
(8) Unit 4: Hitchcock Meadow, San Bernardino County, California.
(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle map Fawnskin, land bounded by the
following UTM NAD27 coordinates (E,N): 507473, 3794979; 507468,
3794984; 507464, 3794989; 507460, 3794994; 507459, 3794996; 507457,
3794999; 507456, 3795000; 507454, 3795005; 507452, 3795007; 507444,
3795025; 507443, 3795029; 507440, 3795035; 507440, 3795037; 507438,
3795041; 507437, 3795048; 507436, 3795054; 507435, 3795061; 507435,
3795067; 507435, 3795074; 507436, 3795080; 507437, 3795087; 507437,
3795088; 507443, 3795114; 507444, 3795119; 507446, 3795126; 507448,
3795132; 507451, 3795138; 507454, 3795144; 507455, 3795144; 507455,
3795150; 507455, 3795152; 507455, 3795154; 507455, 3795155; 507449,
3795159; 507448, 3795158; 507442, 3795156; 507441, 3795156; 507438,
3795156; 507429, 3795153; 507424, 3795151; 507421, 3795149; 507420,
3795148; 507419, 3795148; 507413, 3795145; 507407, 3795143; 507400,
3795141; 507394, 3795139; 507388, 3795138; 507381, 3795138; 507375,
3795137; 507368, 3795138; 507361, 3795138; 507355, 3795139; 507349,
3795141; 507342, 3795143; 507338, 3795144; 507309, 3795156; 507307,
3795156; 507301, 3795159; 507296, 3795162; 507290, 3795166; 507285,
3795169; 507280, 3795174; 507275, 3795178; 507270, 3795183; 507266,
3795188; 507264, 3795191; 507255, 3795204; 507254, 3795206; 507253,
3795206; 507250, 3795211; 507247, 3795217; 507246, 3795219; 507244,
3795223; 507244, 3795223; 507239, 3795237; 507234, 3795238; 507227,
3795240; 507221, 3795242; 507215, 3795244; 507209, 3795247; 507203,
3795250; 507198, 3795253; 507194, 3795255; 507185, 3795262; 507183,
3795264; 507178, 3795268; 507173, 3795272; 507169, 3795277; 507165,
3795282; 507161, 3795287; 507157, 3795293; 507154, 3795299; 507151,
3795305; 507149, 3795311; 507147, 3795317; 507146, 3795323; 507145,
3795330; 507144, 3795336; 507144, 3795340; 507141, 3795344; 507138,
3795349; 507135, 3795355; 507132, 3795361; 507130, 3795367; 507128,
3795374; 507127, 3795380; 507125, 3795386; 507125, 3795393; 507125,
3795398; 507124, 3795410; 507122, 3795423; 507122, 3795427; 507121,
3795430; 507119, 3795453; 507119, 3795456; 507119, 3795463; 507119,
3795470; 507119, 3795471; 507116, 3795469; 507107, 3795464; 507107,
3795463; 507103, 3795459; 507098, 3795454; 507093, 3795450; 507088,
3795446; 507088, 3795446; 507081, 3795442; 507076, 3795439; 507070,
3795436; 507066, 3795434; 507066, 3795433; 507060, 3795431; 507054,
3795428; 507047, 3795426; 507041, 3795425; 507035, 3795424; 507028,
3795423; 507021, 3795423; 507013, 3795423; 507008, 3795423; 506989,
3795428; 506970, 3795437; 506953, 3795449; 506938, 3795464; 506926,
3795481; 506918, 3795500; 506912, 3795520; 506912, 3795522; 506909,
3795539; 506909, 3795541; 506906, 3795565; 506908, 3795573; 506908,
3795574; 506910, 3795581; 506912, 3795587; 506915, 3795593; 506916,
3795596; 506915, 3795599; 506914, 3795606; 506913, 3795612; 506912,
3795619; 506912, 3795625; 506912, 3795632; 506912, 3795634; 506914,
3795650; 506915, 3795663; 506915, 3795667; 506916, 3795673; 506918,
3795679; 506920, 3795686; 506922, 3795690; 506922, 3795691; 506916,
3795694; 506911, 3795698; 506909, 3795699; 506905, 3795702; 506891,
3795696; 506867, 3795682; 506855, 3795669; 506850, 3795664; 506847,
3795660; 506829, 3795660; 506799, 3795660; 506799, 3795669; 506797,
3795670; 506782, 3795676; 506781, 3795666; 506779, 3795650; 506780,
3795649; 506782, 3795647; 506794, 3795631; 506794, 3795630; 506799,
3795630; 506799, 3795623; 506801, 3795619; 506809, 3795602; 506805,
3795585; 506801, 3795570; 506797, 3795554; 506797, 3795553; 506797,
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3795546; 506796, 3795540; 506794, 3795533; 506792, 3795527; 506790,
3795521; 506787, 3795515; 506784, 3795509; 506781, 3795504; 506777,
3795498; 506773, 3795493; 506768, 3795489; 506756, 3795477; 506752,
3795472; 506747, 3795468; 506741, 3795464; 506736, 3795461; 506732,
3795459; 506716, 3795428; 506714, 3795423; 506710, 3795417; 506706,
3795412; 506702, 3795407; 506698, 3795402; 506693, 3795398; 506688,
3795394; 506683, 3795390; 506682, 3795390; 506679, 3795388; 506677,
3795386; 506671, 3795383; 506665, 3795381; 506659, 3795378; 506656,
3795377; 506656, 3795371; 506656, 3795364; 506655, 3795358; 506654,
3795351; 506653, 3795345; 506651, 3795339; 506649, 3795333; 506646,
3795327; 506643, 3795321; 506639, 3795315; 506636, 3795310; 506634,
3795309; 506619, 3795289; 506616, 3795285; 506611, 3795281; 506607,
3795276; 506601, 3795272; 506596, 3795268; 506591, 3795265; 506585,
3795262; 506562, 3795250; 506561, 3795250; 506555, 3795247; 506549,
3795245; 506543, 3795243; 506537, 3795242; 506530, 3795240; 506524,
3795240; 506517, 3795240; 506511, 3795240; 506504, 3795240; 506498,
3795242; 506491, 3795243; 506485, 3795245; 506479, 3795247; 506473,
3795250; 506472, 3795250; 506449, 3795262; 506444, 3795265; 506438,
3795268; 506433, 3795272; 506431, 3795273; 506411, 3795289; 506408,
3795292; 506403, 3795296; 506399, 3795301; 506395, 3795306; 506391,
3795312; 506387, 3795317; 506384, 3795323; 506382, 3795329; 506379,
3795335; 506377, 3795341; 506376, 3795348; 506375, 3795353; 506373,
3795367; 506363, 3795389; 506362, 3795392; 506360, 3795398; 506358,
3795404; 506356, 3795410; 506355, 3795417; 506355, 3795423; 506354,
3795430; 506354, 3795477; 506355, 3795483; 506355, 3795490; 506356,
3795496; 506357, 3795499; 506365, 3795534; 506366, 3795538; 506367,
3795544; 506383, 3795591; 506383, 3795591; 506385, 3795598; 506386,
3795599; 506409, 3795654; 506412, 3795658; 506415, 3795664; 506418,
3795670; 506434, 3795693; 506434, 3795693; 506438, 3795699; 506442,
3795704; 506454, 3795717; 506456, 3795723; 506459, 3795729; 506461,
3795733; 506480, 3795767; 506490, 3795788; 506491, 3795790; 506494,
3795796; 506497, 3795802; 506500, 3795808; 506504, 3795813; 506508,
3795818; 506513, 3795823; 506532, 3795842; 506552, 3795865; 506552,
3795865; 506555, 3795867; 506556, 3795869; 506561, 3795874; 506564,
3795876; 506595, 3795902; 506611, 3795914; 506615, 3795918; 506610,
3795919; 506607, 3795920; 506598, 3795922; 506592, 3795922; 506589,
3795921; 506583, 3795922; 506576, 3795922; 506570, 3795923; 506564,
3795925; 506563, 3795925; 506556, 3795926; 506555, 3795926; 506554,
3795926; 506537, 3795926; 506530, 3795926; 506524, 3795927; 506517,
3795928; 506511, 3795930; 506505, 3795932; 506498, 3795934; 506492,
3795937; 506487, 3795940; 506481, 3795943; 506476, 3795947; 506471,
3795951; 506466, 3795956; 506462, 3795960; 506457, 3795965; 506454,
3795971; 506450, 3795976; 506447, 3795982; 506444, 3795988; 506442,
3795994; 506440, 3796000; 506440, 3796000; 506439, 3796007; 506438,
3796013; 506437, 3796020; 506437, 3796026; 506437, 3796033; 506438,
3796039; 506438, 3796044; 506439, 3796046; 506440, 3796052; 506442,
3796058; 506444, 3796065; 506447, 3796070; 506450, 3796076; 506454,
3796082; 506457, 3796087; 506462, 3796092; 506466, 3796097; 506471,
3796101; 506476, 3796106; 506481, 3796109; 506487, 3796113; 506492,
3796116; 506498, 3796119; 506500, 3796119; 506505, 3796124; 506509,
3796128; 506510, 3796129; 506511, 3796141; 506512, 3796153; 506512,
3796159; 506513, 3796166; 506516, 3796180; 506516, 3796188; 506516,
3796193; 506517, 3796200; 506518, 3796206; 506520, 3796213; 506522,
3796219; 506524, 3796225; 506525, 3796228; 506530, 3796239; 506532,
3796243; 506535, 3796249; 506538, 3796254; 506542, 3796259; 506546,
3796264; 506551, 3796269; 506556, 3796274; 506561, 3796278; 506566,
3796282; 506572, 3796285; 506577, 3796288; 506583, 3796291; 506589,
3796293; 506596, 3796295; 506602, 3796297; 506608, 3796298; 506614,
3796298; 506629, 3796303; 506651, 3796318; 506656, 3796321; 506662,
3796324; 506668, 3796327; 506674, 3796329; 506680, 3796331; 506682,
3796331; 506701, 3796336; 506705, 3796337; 506712, 3796338; 506718,
3796339; 506725, 3796339; 506731, 3796339; 506738, 3796338; 506744,
3796337; 506750, 3796335; 506757, 3796333; 506763, 3796331; 506769,
3796328; 506771, 3796327; 506797, 3796314; 506800, 3796312; 506806,
3796308; 506811, 3796305; 506816, 3796300; 506821, 3796296; 506826,
3796291; 506830, 3796286; 506834, 3796281; 506837, 3796275; 506840,
3796269; 506843, 3796264; 506845, 3796257; 506847, 3796251; 506848,
3796245; 506852, 3796229; 506852, 3796229; 506854, 3796229; 506858,
3796228; 506884, 3796226; 506949, 3796224; 506951, 3796224; 506981,
3796223; 507010, 3796222; 507014, 3796222; 507020, 3796221; 507027,
3796220; 507033, 3796219; 507037, 3796218; 507071, 3796207; 507074,
3796206; 507080, 3796204; 507084, 3796202; 507102, 3796193; 507138,
3796182; 507139, 3796182; 507145, 3796179; 507147, 3796179; 507182,
3796163; 507197, 3796160; 507229, 3796152; 507240, 3796151; 507243,
3796151; 507247, 3796151; 507271, 3796150; 507304, 3796154; 507319,
3796157; 507329, 3796162; 507334, 3796166; 507338, 3796169; 507339,
3796170; 507343, 3796173; 507360, 3796185; 507360, 3796185; 507366,
3796188; 507372, 3796191; 507378, 3796194; 507384, 3796196; 507390,
3796198; 507397, 3796200; 507403, 3796201; 507409, 3796201; 507416,
3796202; 507418, 3796201; 507431, 3796201; 507435, 3796201; 507442,
3796200; 507448, 3796199; 507455, 3796198; 507461, 3796196; 507467,
3796194; 507519, 3796172; 507519, 3796172; 507525, 3796170; 507530,
3796167; 507536, 3796163; 507541, 3796159; 507546, 3796155; 507549,
3796153; 507549, 3796140; 507561, 3796140; 507577, 3796128; 507577,
3796128; 507579, 3796126; 507579, 3796110; 507595, 3796110; 507596,
3796109; 507598, 3796106; 507599, 3796104; 507609, 3796097; 507609,
3796080; 507639, 3796080; 507639, 3796050; 507639, 3796020; 507669,
3796020; 507699, 3796020; 507729, 3796020; 507729, 3795990; 507759,
3795990; 507759, 3796020; 507789, 3796020; 507791, 3796020; 507793,
3796022; 507797, 3796020; 507819, 3796020; 507849, 3796020; 507849,
3796050; 507879, 3796050; 507908, 3796050; 507909, 3796050; 507911,
3796043; 507913, 3796037; 507913, 3796036; 507921, 3796005; 507922,
3796000; 507923, 3795993; 507924, 3795987; 507924, 3795980; 507924,
3795975; 507923, 3795958; 507924, 3795950; 507925, 3795944; 507925,
3795939; 507925, 3795918; 507926, 3795909; 507928, 3795907; 507939,
3795901; 507951, 3795896; 507951, 3795896; 507957, 3795893; 507963,
3795890; 507969, 3795887; 507974, 3795883; 507979, 3795879; 507984,
3795874; 507988, 3795870; 507993, 3795865; 507996, 3795859; 508000,
3795854; 508003, 3795848; 508006, 3795842; 508008, 3795836; 508010,
3795830; 508010, 3795828; 508014, 3795814; 508017, 3795805; 508018,
3795804; 508020, 3795799; 508027, 3795778; 508059, 3795772; 508061,
3795772; 508068, 3795770; 508074, 3795768; 508080, 3795766; 508086,
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3795763; 508092, 3795760; 508097, 3795757; 508103, 3795753; 508108,
3795749; 508113, 3795744; 508113, 3795744; 508126, 3795730; 508131,
3795726; 508135, 3795721; 508139, 3795716; 508142, 3795710; 508145,
3795704; 508148, 3795698; 508150, 3795692; 508151, 3795690; 508155,
3795675; 508157, 3795671; 508158, 3795665; 508159, 3795659; 508160,
3795652; 508160, 3795646; 508160, 3795639; 508159, 3795632; 508158,
3795626; 508157, 3795620; 508155, 3795613; 508153, 3795608; 508147,
3795594; 508146, 3795591; 508145, 3795590; 508143, 3795584; 508140,
3795578; 508138, 3795575; 508142, 3795571; 508147, 3795567; 508147,
3795566; 508156, 3795558; 508156, 3795557; 508157, 3795557; 508163,
3795553; 508168, 3795549; 508173, 3795545; 508178, 3795541; 508183,
3795536; 508187, 3795531; 508190, 3795526; 508194, 3795520; 508197,
3795514; 508200, 3795508; 508202, 3795502; 508203, 3795498; 508217,
3795498; 508224, 3795498; 508226, 3795498; 508251, 3795496; 508256,
3795495; 508258, 3795495; 508284, 3795491; 508300, 3795489; 508300,
3795489; 508303, 3795488; 508310, 3795488; 508344, 3795489; 508346,
3795489; 508350, 3795489; 508365, 3795489; 508368, 3795489; 508375,
3795488; 508378, 3795487; 508423, 3795480; 508427, 3795480; 508433,
3795478; 508439, 3795476; 508445, 3795474; 508451, 3795471; 508463,
3795466; 508463, 3795465; 508469, 3795462; 508474, 3795459; 508480,
3795455; 508485, 3795451; 508489, 3795446; 508494, 3795442; 508498,
3795437; 508502, 3795431; 508503, 3795430; 508509, 3795420; 508509,
3795420; 508517, 3795407; 508520, 3795403; 508523, 3795397; 508526,
3795392; 508527, 3795387; 508536, 3795364; 508536, 3795362; 508538,
3795356; 508539, 3795353; 508544, 3795331; 508545, 3795327; 508546,
3795321; 508547, 3795314; 508548, 3795294; 508551, 3795288; 508554,
3795282; 508556, 3795277; 508567, 3795244; 508568, 3795243; 508569,
3795239; 508574, 3795223; 508574, 3795221; 508576, 3795215; 508577,
3795208; 508577, 3795202; 508577, 3795195; 508577, 3795188; 508577,
3795188; 508576, 3795174; 508576, 3795168; 508575, 3795161; 508573,
3795155; 508571, 3795149; 508569, 3795143; 508566, 3795137; 508563,
3795131; 508560, 3795125; 508556, 3795120; 508546, 3795108; 508546,
3795108; 508542, 3795103; 508538, 3795098; 508533, 3795093; 508528,
3795089; 508522, 3795085; 508517, 3795082; 508511, 3795079; 508505,
3795076; 508503, 3795075; 508485, 3795068; 508481, 3795067; 508475,
3795065; 508468, 3795063; 508462, 3795062; 508455, 3795062; 508451,
3795062; 508448, 3795061; 508440, 3795061; 508438, 3795061; 508431,
3795061; 508425, 3795062; 508418, 3795063; 508414, 3795064; 508390,
3795070; 508388, 3795070; 508382, 3795072; 508376, 3795075; 508370,
3795077; 508365, 3795075; 508358, 3795074; 508356, 3795073; 508352,
3795073; 508345, 3795072; 508339, 3795072; 508332, 3795072; 508326,
3795073; 508319, 3795074; 508313, 3795075; 508312, 3795075; 508301,
3795078; 508296, 3795080; 508289, 3795082; 508283, 3795085; 508278,
3795088; 508272, 3795092; 508267, 3795095; 508262, 3795100; 508257,
3795104; 508253, 3795109; 508248, 3795114; 508247, 3795115; 508235,
3795132; 508232, 3795130; 508226, 3795128; 508220, 3795125; 508218,
3795125; 508191, 3795116; 508187, 3795115; 508181, 3795113; 508174,
3795112; 508168, 3795112; 508161, 3795111; 508154, 3795112; 508148,
3795112; 508142, 3795113; 508135, 3795115; 508129, 3795117; 508123,
3795119; 508117, 3795122; 508111, 3795125; 508109, 3795126; 508109,
3795123; 508112, 3795091; 508112, 3795089; 508113, 3795083; 508112,
3795076; 508112, 3795070; 508111, 3795063; 508109, 3795057; 508109,
3795055; 508097, 3795014; 508091, 3794982; 508091, 3794981; 508085,
3794948; 508084, 3794925; 508084, 3794924; 508087, 3794919; 508089,
3794913; 508091, 3794907; 508092, 3794900; 508093, 3794894; 508094,
3794887; 508094, 3794883; 508094, 3794866; 508094, 3794864; 508094,
3794858; 508094, 3794851; 508093, 3794845; 508091, 3794838; 508089,
3794832; 508087, 3794826; 508084, 3794820; 508083, 3794817; 508067,
3794788; 508057, 3794762; 508043, 3794720; 508043, 3794720; 508038,
3794703; 508037, 3794689; 508037, 3794688; 508036, 3794681; 508036,
3794678; 508029, 3794638; 508028, 3794635; 508028, 3794632; 508027,
3794629; 508025, 3794623; 508023, 3794617; 508020, 3794611; 508017,
3794605; 508014, 3794599; 508010, 3794594; 508006, 3794589; 508001,
3794584; 507996, 3794580; 507991, 3794576; 507986, 3794572; 507980,
3794568; 507975, 3794565; 507969, 3794563; 507963, 3794560; 507956,
3794558; 507951, 3794557; 507945, 3794556; 507939, 3794550; 507939,
3794550; 507930, 3794540; 507927, 3794538; 507923, 3794533; 507918,
3794529; 507912, 3794525; 507907, 3794522; 507901, 3794519; 507895,
3794516; 507889, 3794514; 507884, 3794512; 507865, 3794507; 507864,
3794507; 507857, 3794505; 507851, 3794504; 507844, 3794503; 507838,
3794503; 507831, 3794503; 507825, 3794504; 507818, 3794505; 507813,
3794506; 507794, 3794511; 507792, 3794512; 507792, 3794512; 507776,
3794516; 507776, 3794516; 507733, 3794516; 507733, 3794516; 507726,
3794515; 507722, 3794515; 507714, 3794514; 507658, 3794508; 507655,
3794508; 507648, 3794508; 507642, 3794508; 507635, 3794509; 507629,
3794510; 507622, 3794511; 507616, 3794513; 507610, 3794515; 507604,
3794518; 507598, 3794521; 507593, 3794525; 507589, 3794527; 507569,
3794542; 507544, 3794558; 507543, 3794559; 507538, 3794562; 507533,
3794567; 507530, 3794569; 507528, 3794570; 507524, 3794571; 507518,
3794573; 507512, 3794575; 507506, 3794578; 507500, 3794581; 507494,
3794584; 507489, 3794588; 507484, 3794592; 507479, 3794597; 507475,
3794601; 507471, 3794606; 507467, 3794612; 507463, 3794617; 507460,
3794623; 507458, 3794629; 507455, 3794635; 507455, 3794635; 507453,
3794641; 507453, 3794643; 507446, 3794669; 507445, 3794674; 507444,
3794680; 507444, 3794687; 507443, 3794693; 507444, 3794700; 507444,
3794707; 507445, 3794713; 507447, 3794719; 507449, 3794726; 507451,
3794732; 507451, 3794733; 507451, 3794734; 507450, 3794740; 507449,
3794747; 507448, 3794753; 507448, 3794760; 507448, 3794766; 507449,
3794773; 507450, 3794779; 507451, 3794783; 507454, 3794797; 507455,
3794800; 507456, 3794806; 507459, 3794812; 507461, 3794818; 507465,
3794824; 507468, 3794829; 507472, 3794835; 507476, 3794840; 507480,
3794844; 507485, 3794849; 507485, 3794849; 507487, 3794851; 507485,
3794854; 507481, 3794859; 507477, 3794865; 507474, 3794871; 507472,
3794876; 507469, 3794883; 507467, 3794889; 507466, 3794895; 507465,
3794902; 507464, 3794908; 507464, 3794915; 507464, 3794921; 507464,
3794925; 507467, 3794950; 507467, 3794953; 507468, 3794959; 507470,
3794966; 507472, 3794972; 507474, 3794977; returning to 507473,
3794979.
(ii) Note: Unit 4 for Poa atropurpurea is depicted on the map in
paragraph (6)(ii) of this entry.
(9) Unit 5: Bluff Meadow, San Bernardino County, California.
(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle map Big Bear Lake, land bounded
by the following UTM NAD27 coordinates (E,N): 502768, 3786471; 502770,
3786472; 502816, 3786510; 502819, 3786513; 502824, 3786517; 502830,
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3786520; 502836, 3786523; 502840, 3786525; 502872, 3786539; 502901,
3786555; 502904, 3786556; 502954, 3786581; 502955, 3786582; 502961,
3786584; 502967, 3786587; 502973, 3786589; 502980, 3786590; 502985,
3786591; 503002, 3786593; 503038, 3786599; 503039, 3786599; 503044,
3786599; 503047, 3786602; 503051, 3786606; 503057, 3786610; 503062,
3786614; 503067, 3786618; 503073, 3786621; 503079, 3786624; 503085,
3786626; 503092, 3786628; 503098, 3786629; 503104, 3786630; 503111,
3786631; 503113, 3786631; 503117, 3786632; 503123, 3786634; 503129,
3786636; 503135, 3786637; 503153, 3786639; 503154, 3786639; 503160,
3786640; 503167, 3786640; 503173, 3786640; 503180, 3786639; 503186,
3786638; 503193, 3786637; 503199, 3786635; 503205, 3786633; 503211,
3786630; 503217, 3786627; 503222, 3786623; 503228, 3786620; 503233,
3786615; 503237, 3786611; 503242, 3786606; 503245, 3786602; 503256,
3786592; 503266, 3786584; 503266, 3786584; 503271, 3786580; 503272,
3786578; 503278, 3786577; 503284, 3786576; 503290, 3786574; 503296,
3786572; 503302, 3786569; 503308, 3786566; 503314, 3786562; 503319,
3786559; 503324, 3786554; 503329, 3786550; 503342, 3786537; 503345,
3786534; 503359, 3786518; 503368, 3786514; 503374, 3786513; 503412,
3786521; 503433, 3786531; 503433, 3786580; 503434, 3786587; 503434,
3786592; 503434, 3786593; 503435, 3786600; 503437, 3786606; 503439,
3786612; 503441, 3786618; 503444, 3786624; 503447, 3786630; 503450,
3786636; 503454, 3786641; 503456, 3786644; 503465, 3786646; 503488,
3786649; 503508, 3786665; 503527, 3786673; 503547, 3786673; 503559,
3786669; 503582, 3786657; 503594, 3786642; 503606, 3786618; 503606,
3786606; 503606, 3786606; 503607, 3786606; 503607, 3786606; 503616,
3786600; 503619, 3786600; 503619, 3786598; 503643, 3786582; 503677,
3786540; 503679, 3786540; 503679, 3786537; 503681, 3786535; 503687,
3786512; 503696, 3786513; 503742, 3786508; 503806, 3786485; 503848,
3786457; 503891, 3786432; 503921, 3786405; 503932, 3786368; 503920,
3786340; 503915, 3786339; 503914, 3786338; 503892, 3786331; 503888,
3786331; 503863, 3786323; 503825, 3786328; 503822, 3786328; 503850,
3786318; 503933, 3786283; 503977, 3786258; 503975, 3786257; 503970,
3786254; 503964, 3786251; 503958, 3786248; 503952, 3786246; 503949,
3786245; 503934, 3786240; 503937, 3786240; 503921, 3786235; 503964,
3786214; 503996, 3786199; 503998, 3786198; 504004, 3786195; 504010,
3786192; 504015, 3786188; 504019, 3786184; 504050, 3786158; 504129,
3786105; 504129, 3786105; 504134, 3786101; 504139, 3786097; 504141,
3786096; 504169, 3786070; 504191, 3786053; 504210, 3786039; 504211,
3786038; 504216, 3786034; 504219, 3786031; 504220, 3786029; 504225,
3786024; 504226, 3786024; 504241, 3786006; 504244, 3786002; 504248,
3785996; 504252, 3785991; 504255, 3785985; 504257, 3785979; 504260,
3785973; 504262, 3785967; 504263, 3785960; 504264, 3785954; 504265,
3785947; 504265, 3785941; 504265, 3785940; 504265, 3785926; 504265,
3785919; 504264, 3785912; 504263, 3785906; 504262, 3785900; 504260,
3785893; 504257, 3785887; 504255, 3785881; 504252, 3785876; 504248,
3785870; 504244, 3785865; 504240, 3785860; 504236, 3785855; 504231,
3785850; 504226, 3785845; 504221, 3785841; 504215, 3785837; 504210,
3785834; 504204, 3785831; 504198, 3785828; 504192, 3785826; 504189,
3785825; 504186, 3785824; 504179, 3785822; 504173, 3785821; 504166,
3785821; 504160, 3785820; 504159, 3785820; 504137, 3785820; 504130,
3785821; 504124, 3785821; 504118, 3785822; 504111, 3785824; 504105,
3785826; 504099, 3785828; 504093, 3785831; 504087, 3785834; 504087,
3785834; 504056, 3785852; 504052, 3785854; 504002, 3785887; 503979,
3785902; 503966, 3785910; 503953, 3785918; 503943, 3785922; 503938,
3785925; 503935, 3785926; 503892, 3785949; 503889, 3785951; 503883,
3785954; 503879, 3785957; 503869, 3785965; 503868, 3785966; 503864,
3785969; 503862, 3785970; 503859, 3785972; 503853, 3785976; 503829,
3785988; 503827, 3785989; 503809, 3785994; 503802, 3785996; 503799,
3785996; 503764, 3785996; 503757, 3785996; 503751, 3785996; 503731,
3785999; 503730, 3785999; 503726, 3786000; 503716, 3786001; 503711,
3786000; 503707, 3785997; 503702, 3785993; 503696, 3785990; 503690,
3785987; 503684, 3785984; 503678, 3785982; 503672, 3785980; 503666,
3785978; 503659, 3785977; 503653, 3785976; 503646, 3785976; 503640,
3785976; 503638, 3785977; 503636, 3785976; 503630, 3785976; 503623,
3785976; 503619, 3785977; 503616, 3785977; 503610, 3785978; 503604,
3785980; 503597, 3785982; 503591, 3785984; 503589, 3785985; 503585,
3785987; 503580, 3785990; 503574, 3785993; 503570, 3785996; 503570,
3785996; 503558, 3785996; 503551, 3785996; 503545, 3785997; 503538,
3785998; 503532, 3785999; 503529, 3786000; 503526, 3786001; 503520,
3786003; 503477, 3786021; 503476, 3786021; 503471, 3786024; 503465,
3786027; 503459, 3786030; 503454, 3786034; 503449, 3786038; 503444,
3786043; 503440, 3786048; 503435, 3786053; 503432, 3786058; 503428,
3786063; 503427, 3786066; 503412, 3786092; 503400, 3786113; 503399,
3786114; 503396, 3786115; 503390, 3786118; 503384, 3786120; 503380,
3786122; 503377, 3786124; 503364, 3786118; 503363, 3786118; 503357,
3786115; 503351, 3786113; 503348, 3786112; 503322, 3786104; 503320,
3786103; 503313, 3786102; 503288, 3786097; 503288, 3786097; 503281,
3786096; 503275, 3786095; 503268, 3786095; 503229, 3786095; 503225,
3786095; 503219, 3786095; 503212, 3786096; 503207, 3786096; 503179,
3786101; 503178, 3786102; 503171, 3786103; 503165, 3786105; 503159,
3786107; 503153, 3786110; 503147, 3786113; 503142, 3786117; 503137,
3786120; 503131, 3786120; 503109, 3786120; 503079, 3786120; 503079,
3786150; 503049, 3786150; 503049, 3786180; 503019, 3786180; 502989,
3786180; 502981, 3786180; 502981, 3786182; 502978, 3786188; 502976,
3786194; 502975, 3786199; 502969, 3786197; 502963, 3786196; 502956,
3786195; 502937, 3786192; 502925, 3786186; 502921, 3786184; 502915,
3786181; 502909, 3786179; 502909, 3786179; 502899, 3786175; 502871,
3786166; 502869, 3786165; 502865, 3786164; 502859, 3786163; 502852,
3786162; 502846, 3786161; 502843, 3786161; 502809, 3786160; 502795,
3786159; 502779, 3786152; 502770, 3786147; 502766, 3786146; 502764,
3786145; 502759, 3786143; 502753, 3786141; 502747, 3786140; 502740,
3786139; 502738, 3786138; 502690, 3786133; 502686, 3786133; 502659,
3786131; 502651, 3786131; 502650, 3786131; 502644, 3786130; 502637,
3786131; 502630, 3786131; 502624, 3786132; 502618, 3786134; 502611,
3786136; 502608, 3786137; 502604, 3786139; 502599, 3786135; 502591,
3786129; 502590, 3786128; 502585, 3786124; 502579, 3786121; 502578,
3786120; 502573, 3786118; 502567, 3786115; 502561, 3786113; 502555,
3786111; 502549, 3786109; 502544, 3786109; 502511, 3786104; 502509,
3786103; 502503, 3786103; 502496, 3786102; 502490, 3786103; 502483,
3786103; 502477, 3786104; 502470, 3786106; 502464, 3786108; 502458,
3786110; 502456, 3786111; 502433, 3786121; 502429, 3786123; 502423,
3786126; 502418, 3786129; 502412, 3786133; 502407, 3786137; 502403,
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3786142; 502398, 3786147; 502394, 3786152; 502390, 3786157; 502389,
3786159; 502387, 3786163; 502384, 3786168; 502381, 3786174; 502381,
3786174; 502377, 3786176; 502371, 3786179; 502370, 3786179; 502350,
3786189; 502345, 3786192; 502343, 3786193; 502319, 3786207; 502311,
3786207; 502310, 3786207; 502303, 3786207; 502297, 3786207; 502295,
3786207; 502264, 3786209; 502260, 3786210; 502259, 3786210; 502253,
3786211; 502247, 3786212; 502241, 3786214; 502234, 3786217; 502228,
3786219; 502223, 3786222; 502217, 3786226; 502212, 3786230; 502208,
3786233; 502190, 3786248; 502189, 3786249; 502184, 3786254; 502180,
3786258; 502176, 3786263; 502172, 3786269; 502171, 3786270; 502168,
3786274; 502165, 3786280; 502163, 3786286; 502160, 3786292; 502158,
3786298; 502157, 3786305; 502156, 3786311; 502155, 3786318; 502155,
3786324; 502155, 3786331; 502156, 3786335; 502158, 3786358; 502158,
3786360; 502159, 3786367; 502161, 3786373; 502163, 3786379; 502165,
3786385; 502166, 3786389; 502179, 3786416; 502180, 3786419; 502184,
3786425; 502187, 3786431; 502191, 3786436; 502195, 3786441; 502199,
3786446; 502204, 3786450; 502209, 3786454; 502215, 3786458; 502220,
3786462; 502226, 3786465; 502231, 3786467; 502239, 3786470; 502249,
3786475; 502250, 3786475; 502256, 3786477; 502262, 3786479; 502268,
3786481; 502275, 3786482; 502281, 3786482; 502288, 3786483; 502294,
3786482; 502301, 3786482; 502306, 3786481; 502334, 3786476; 502335,
3786476; 502365, 3786470; 502367, 3786471; 502374, 3786472; 502380,
3786472; 502387, 3786473; 502393, 3786472; 502419, 3786471; 502434,
3786470; 502434, 3786470; 502441, 3786469; 502447, 3786468; 502453,
3786467; 502460, 3786465; 502466, 3786462; 502472, 3786460; 502477,
3786457; 502495, 3786447; 502495, 3786446; 502501, 3786443; 502505,
3786440; 502526, 3786425; 502531, 3786425; 502538, 3786425; 502544,
3786424; 502551, 3786423; 502557, 3786422; 502559, 3786421; 502560,
3786421; 502567, 3786420; 502573, 3786418; 502579, 3786417; 502588,
3786413; 502595, 3786412; 502601, 3786411; 502607, 3786409; 502613,
3786407; 502619, 3786404; 502625, 3786401; 502630, 3786397; 502636,
3786393; 502641, 3786389; 502646, 3786385; 502649, 3786382; 502671,
3786396; 502717, 3786426; 502745, 3786447; 502747, 3786450; 502749,
3786452; 502763, 3786466; 502764, 3786467; returning to 502768,
3786471.
(ii) Note: Unit 5 for Poa atropurpurea is depicted on the map in
paragraph (6)(ii) of this entry.
(10) Unit 11: Cienega Seca Meadow, San Bernardino County,
California.
(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle map Onyx Peak, land bounded by
the following UTM NAD27 coordinates (E,N): 525819, 3782744; 525865,
3782734; 525901, 3782698; 525995, 3782576; 526043, 3782518; 526081,
3782447; 526074, 3782442; 526069, 3782438; 526064, 3782435; 526058,
3782432; 526050, 3782428; 526050, 3782428; 526044, 3782425; 526038,
3782423; 526032, 3782421; 526025, 3782419; 526019, 3782418; 526012,
3782417; 526006, 3782417; 525999, 3782417; 525998, 3782418; 525972,
3782420; 525967, 3782420; 525961, 3782421; 525954, 3782423; 525948,
3782425; 525942, 3782427; 525936, 3782430; 525930, 3782433; 525925,
3782436; 525919, 3782440; 525916, 3782442; 525915, 3782443; 525914,
3782442; 525914, 3782442; 525914, 3782442; 525900, 3782421; 525897,
3782416; 525892, 3782411; 525888, 3782406; 525884, 3782403; 525881,
3782400; 525879, 3782400; 525849, 3782400; 525819, 3782400; 525819,
3782370; 525789, 3782370; 525759, 3782370; 525759, 3782340; 525737,
3782340; 525733, 3782332; 525729, 3782323; 525729, 3782310; 525729,
3782280; 525759, 3782280; 525789, 3782280; 525789, 3782250; 525789,
3782234; 525777, 3782220; 525759, 3782220; 525729, 3782220; 525699,
3782220; 525669, 3782220; 525669, 3782190; 525639, 3782190; 525639,
3782160; 525609, 3782160; 525609, 3782130; 525609, 3782104; 525609,
3782100; 525609, 3782070; 525639, 3782070; 525639, 3782040; 525609,
3782040; 525609, 3782010; 525609, 3781980; 525579, 3781980; 525579,
3782010; 525549, 3782010; 525549, 3782030; 525547, 3782031; 525545,
3782042; 525545, 3782068; 525534, 3782100; 525519, 3782100; 525519,
3782104; 525519, 3782130; 525519, 3782140; 525514, 3782154; 525507,
3782172; 525501, 3782190; 525489, 3782190; 525489, 3782220; 525489,
3782234; 525488, 3782236; 525481, 3782250; 525459, 3782250; 525459,
3782280; 525429, 3782280; 525399, 3782280; 525369, 3782280; 525369,
3782310; 525341, 3782310; 525339, 3782316; 525339, 3782340; 525329,
3782340; 525324, 3782356; 525323, 3782358; 525321, 3782364; 525320,
3782370; 525319, 3782377; 525318, 3782383; 525318, 3782390; 525318,
3782396; 525319, 3782403; 525319, 3782407; 525322, 3782422; 525322,
3782424; 525324, 3782430; 525339, 3782430; 525369, 3782430; 525369,
3782460; 525399, 3782460; 525399, 3782490; 525429, 3782490; 525429,
3782520; 525429, 3782550; 525429, 3782580; 525429, 3782606; 525420,
3782610; 525399, 3782610; 525399, 3782622; 525388, 3782631; 525381,
3782640; 525369, 3782640; 525369, 3782653; 525348, 3782670; 525339,
3782670; 525339, 3782700; 525349, 3782700; 525350, 3782704; 525351,
3782705; 525359, 3782721; 525369, 3782726; 525369, 3782730; 525369,
3782760; 525369, 3782790; 525369, 3782820; 525379, 3782820; 525388,
3782836; 525399, 3782840; 525399, 3782850; 525429, 3782850; 525429,
3782880; 525399, 3782880; 525399, 3782910; 525399, 3782940; 525429,
3782940; 525429, 3782951; 525434, 3782953; 525438, 3782955; 525445,
3782957; 525451, 3782958; 525457, 3782959; 525464, 3782960; 525467,
3782960; 525489, 3782961; 525489, 3782940; 525489, 3782910; 525519,
3782910; 525519, 3782880; 525519, 3782850; 525549, 3782850; 525549,
3782827; 525553, 3782820; 525579, 3782820; 525579, 3782790; 525609,
3782790; 525609, 3782760; 525639, 3782760; 525669, 3782760; 525699,
3782760; 525699, 3782730; 525729, 3782730; 525759, 3782730; 525759,
3782760; 525789, 3782760; 525789, 3782730; 525803, 3782730; 525816,
3782735; 525819, 3782735; returning to 525819, 3782744.
(ii) Note: Map of Unit 11 for Poa atropurpurea follows:
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(11) Unit 13: Mendenhall Valley, San Diego County, California.
(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle map Palomar Observatory, land
bounded by the following UTM NAD27 coordinates (E,N): 515708, 3686915;
515693, 3686929; 515679, 3686936; 515639, 3686953; 515612, 3686967;
515609, 3686974; 515604, 3686975; 515576, 3686980; 515505, 3686977;
515476, 3687012; 515443, 3687019; 515407, 3687027; 515376, 3687053;
515352, 3687060; 515331, 3687060; 515293, 3687060; 515267, 3687067;
515257, 3687100; 515229, 3687105; 515195, 3687115; 515164, 3687158;
515138, 3687170; 515097, 3687172; 515074, 3687189; 515047, 3687201;
515009, 3687210; 514971, 3687210; 514935, 3687213; 514897, 3687213;
514871, 3687232; 514850, 3687248; 514840, 3687272; 514821, 3687274;
514802, 3687298; 514783, 3687315; 514754, 3687332; 514740, 3687332;
514706, 3687365; 514699, 3687377; 514708, 3687386; 514700, 3687392;
514745, 3687446; 514869, 3687601; 514935, 3687639; 515076, 3687618;
515174, 3687549; 515245, 3687499; 515333, 3687401; 515388, 3687370;
515422, 3687353; 515498, 3687382; 515553, 3687410; 515579, 3687513;
515546, 3687582; 515593, 3687575; 515619, 3687584; 515646, 3687588;
515670, 3687594; 515709, 3687571; 515734, 3687551; 515777, 3687528;
515799, 3687502; 515799, 3687479; 515799, 3687442; 515794, 3687427;
515764, 3687423; 515743, 3687423; 515704, 3687423; 515674, 3687399;
515672, 3687367; 515672, 3687339; 515689, 3687311; 515709, 3687303;
515717, 3687281; 515728, 3687247; 515732, 3687215; 515726, 3687185;
515747, 3687159; 515754, 3687142; 515786, 3687101; 515820, 3687069;
515843, 3687050; 515879, 3687065; 515908, 3687069; 515927, 3687062;
515948, 3687050; 515963, 3687029; 515987, 3687017; 516018, 3686996;
516032, 3686969; 516051, 3686946; 516080, 3686934; 516120, 3686931;
516156, 3686931; 516187, 3686938; 516192, 3686972; 516203, 3686978;
516199, 3686979; 516193, 3686998; 516208, 3687005; 516253, 3686988;
516270, 3686956; 516274, 3686923; 516281, 3686883; 516298, 3686846;
516315, 3686814; 516341, 3686784; 516347, 3686752; 516375, 3686728;
516377, 3686707; 516427, 3686679; 516465, 3686653; 516499, 3686639;
516528, 3686638; 516563, 3686633; 516590, 3686614; 516623, 3686605;
516637, 3686595; 516664, 3686581; 516680, 3686576; 516702, 3686562;
516718, 3686562; 516742, 3686562; 516768, 3686562; 516799, 3686562;
516838, 3686536; 516857, 3686533; 516878, 3686526; 516909, 3686524;
516938, 3686514; 516959, 3686488; 516976, 3686464; 516959, 3686431;
516950, 3686395; 516959, 3686364; 516959, 3686345; 516983, 3686328;
517009, 3686309; 517026, 3686283; 517059, 3686269; 517085, 3686250;
517107, 3686233; 517126, 3686219; 517152, 3686204; 517178, 3686195;
517217, 3686183; 517243, 3686161; 517264, 3686137; 517281, 3686102;
517274, 3686071; 517254, 3686059; 517248, 3686051; 517228, 3686030;
517188, 3686021; 517155, 3686021; 517140, 3686047; 517104, 3686055;
517065, 3686055; 517035, 3686055; 517033, 3686019; 517033, 3685991;
517018, 3685974; 516978, 3685957; 516973, 3685933; 516995, 3685895;
517025, 3685858; 517057, 3685826; 517114, 3685806; 517133, 3685780;
517119, 3685754; 517097, 3685732; 517069, 3685713; 517021, 3685711;
516992, 3685720; 516942, 3685732; 516919, 3685732; 516902, 3685723;
516873, 3685708; 516854, 3685696; 516818, 3685699; 516804, 3685735;
516780, 3685739; 516771, 3685766; 516761, 3685804; 516737, 3685832;
516714, 3685851; 516690, 3685847; 516656, 3685849; 516637, 3685878;
516630, 3685904; 516613, 3685913; 516594, 3685940; 516587, 3685963;
516580, 3685994; 516575, 3686030; 516556, 3686066; 516530, 3686092;
516511, 3686123; 516468, 3686128; 516461, 3686147; 516435, 3686168;
516428, 3686195; 516408, 3686223; 516380, 3686250; 516327, 3686271;
516292, 3686295; 516237, 3686295; 516196, 3686340; 516182, 3686393;
516169, 3686431; 516159, 3686441; 516116, 3686473; 516079, 3686480;
516073, 3686510; 516070, 3686512; 516041, 3686523; 516020, 3686550;
515996, 3686583; 515991, 3686605; 515989, 3686630; 515977, 3686660;
515969, 3686673; 515956, 3686677; 515939, 3686687; 515917, 3686712;
515908, 3686730; 515891, 3686746; 515868, 3686747; 515849, 3686770;
515835, 3686786; 515823, 3686794; 515818, 3686831; 515808, 3686836;
515797, 3686843; 515775, 3686851; 515753, 3686870; 515742, 3686876;
515732, 3686895; 515712, 3686908; 515710, 3686915; returning to 515708,
3686915.
(ii) Note: Map of Unit 13 for Poa atropurpurea follows:
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(12) Unit 14: Laguna Meadow, San Diego County, California.
(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle maps Monument Peak and Mount
Laguna, land bounded by the following UTM NAD27 coordinates (E,N):
550585, 3637916; 550626, 3637882; 550683, 3637909; 550739, 3637924;
550799, 3637969; 550859, 3637972; 550904, 3638006; 550934, 3638051;
550961, 3638115; 550938, 3638123; 550897, 3638127; 550885, 3638149;
550912, 3638190; 550934, 3638232; 550968, 3638265; 551032, 3638307;
551062, 3638363; 551084, 3638438; 551080, 3638474; 551057, 3638534;
551033, 3638590; 550998, 3638657; 550955, 3638702; 550940, 3638726;
551024, 3638739; 551056, 3638737; 551075, 3638737; 551119, 3638757;
551126, 3638779; 551144, 3638778; 551161, 3638786; 551173, 3638827;
551189, 3638850; 551199, 3638899; 551208, 3638905; 551219, 3638908;
551226, 3638938; 551260, 3638951; 551294, 3638939; 551335, 3638938;
551356, 3638934; 551383, 3638941; 551394, 3638943; 551386, 3638884;
551370, 3638874; 551362, 3638842; 551365, 3638809; 551371, 3638784;
551386, 3638767; 551400, 3638758; 551421, 3638763; 551434, 3638768;
551460, 3638720; 551460, 3638675; 551438, 3638607; 551434, 3638506;
551445, 3638416; 551456, 3638344; 551455, 3638325; 551415, 3638313;
551380, 3638309; 551344, 3638305; 551328, 3638293; 551310, 3638232;
551299, 3638183; 551280, 3638153; 551280, 3638100; 551280, 3638059;
551254, 3638018; 551231, 3637980; 551208, 3637965; 551208, 3637942;
551242, 3637871; 551269, 3637834; 551291, 3637785; 551321, 3637732;
551344, 3637672; 551374, 3637634; 551400, 3637657; 551400, 3637698;
551389, 3637717; 551366, 3637740; 551366, 3637740; 551464, 3637740;
551464, 3637740; 551490, 3637702; 551505, 3637664; 551524, 3637616;
551558, 3637578; 551584, 3637544; 551629, 3637499; 551663, 3637488;
551704, 3637488; 551730, 3637488; 551730, 3637420; 551689, 3637420;
551655, 3637420; 551603, 3637417; 551546, 3637420; 551513, 3637383;
551460, 3637334; 551419, 3637281; 551374, 3637248; 551310, 3637202;
551237, 3637195; 551137, 3637095; 551137, 3637094; 551118, 3637056;
551088, 3637018; 551081, 3636988; 551100, 3636951; 551111, 3636917;
551096, 3636891; 551107, 3636846; 551148, 3636801; 551175, 3636759;
551190, 3636695; 551197, 3636673; 551223, 3636647; 551246, 3636613;
551265, 3636571; 551287, 3636541; 551299, 3636508; 551332, 3636485;
551400, 3636459; 551464, 3636462; 551505, 3636451; 551529, 3636432;
551529, 3636321; 551528, 3636320; 551498, 3636320; 551475, 3636350;
551438, 3636361; 551381, 3636361; 551329, 3636365; 551310, 3636376;
551261, 3636376; 551212, 3636372; 551186, 3636350; 551160, 3636331;
551160, 3636308; 551178, 3636263; 551178, 3636230; 551171, 3636173;
551171, 3636121; 551171, 3636091; 551175, 3636064; 551175, 3636034;
551197, 3635982; 551220, 3635929; 551246, 3635877; 551280, 3635850;
551310, 3635820; 551336, 3635783; 551370, 3635753; 551385, 3635723;
551415, 3635670; 551423, 3635621; 551434, 3635584; 551456, 3635535;
551460, 3635493; 551468, 3635452; 551483, 3635415; 551513, 3635384;
551516, 3635354; 551539, 3635287; 551524, 3635264; 551505, 3635230;
551498, 3635174; 551471, 3635110; 551449, 3635178; 551445, 3635223;
551419, 3635291; 551400, 3635358; 551362, 3635426; 551355, 3635482;
551344, 3635542; 551336, 3635587; 551287, 3635662; 551227, 3635753;
551190, 3635843; 551118, 3635959; 551115, 3636000; 551092, 3636016;
551024, 3636173; 550972, 3636316; 550934, 3636372; 550874, 3636432;
550837, 3636432; 550814, 3636414; 550795, 3636395; 550795, 3636354;
550795, 3636316; 550825, 3636297; 550852, 3636297; 550885, 3636293;
550904, 3636260; 550908, 3636222; 550874, 3636215; 550859, 3636241;
550825, 3636252; 550795, 3636263; 550765, 3636237; 550761, 3636200;
550720, 3636177; 550705, 3636121; 550668, 3636046; 550653, 3635997;
550649, 3636068; 550637, 3636136; 550619, 3636215; 550619, 3636282;
550592, 3636282; 550540, 3636282; 550487, 3636267; 550480, 3636286;
550491, 3636331; 550495, 3636372; 550487, 3636425; 550468, 3636451;
550431, 3636455; 550397, 3636455; 550382, 3636429; 550360, 3636395;
550345, 3636376; 550367, 3636342; 550375, 3636324; 550367, 3636297;
550348, 3636286; 550352, 3636241; 550356, 3636218; 550386, 3636166;
550378, 3636154; 550360, 3636154; 550318, 3636154; 550277, 3636154;
550266, 3636166; 550266, 3636188; 550262, 3636203; 550239, 3636207;
550209, 3636207; 550224, 3636230; 550243, 3636256; 550269, 3636271;
550273, 3636309; 550273, 3636354; 550273, 3636399; 550303, 3636429;
550341, 3636463; 550378, 3636500; 550420, 3636545; 550427, 3636583;
550446, 3636624; 550457, 3636650; 550480, 3636684; 550514, 3636707;
550551, 3636740; 550551, 3636786; 550551, 3636842; 550551, 3636876;
550544, 3636906; 550532, 3636943; 550499, 3636947; 550450, 3636966;
550416, 3637011; 550382, 3637086; 550348, 3637120; 550311, 3637120;
550258, 3637101; 550213, 3637101; 550206, 3637060; 550217, 3637003;
550202, 3636992; 550179, 3637015; 550172, 3637022; 550130, 3637018;
550123, 3636996; 550123, 3636973; 550085, 3636966; 550074, 3636932;
550074, 3636906; 550052, 3636879; 550059, 3636838; 550085, 3636827;
550097, 3636804; 550070, 3636793; 550033, 3636793; 550014, 3636793;
549988, 3636797; 549976, 3636804; 549976, 3636834; 549954, 3636838;
549939, 3636849; 549939, 3636876; 549939, 3636902; 549920, 3636906;
549890, 3636906; 549871, 3636917; 549882, 3636958; 549905, 3636977;
549928, 3636977; 549961, 3636962; 549991, 3636951; 550021, 3636951;
550048, 3636977; 550063, 3637007; 550093, 3637048; 550100, 3637086;
550052, 3637146; 550048, 3637199; 549999, 3637218; 549999, 3637244;
550006, 3637285; 549939, 3637345; 549931, 3637387; 549905, 3637402;
549860, 3637394; 549815, 3637413; 549815, 3637465; 549815, 3637510;
549845, 3637510; 549871, 3637480; 549897, 3637465; 549931, 3637469;
549961, 3637507; 549973, 3637544; 550006, 3637586; 550033, 3637589;
550063, 3637589; 550093, 3637574; 550100, 3637551; 550111, 3637556;
550155, 3637576; 550194, 3637589; 550247, 3637633; 550292, 3637705;
550273, 3637728; 550243, 3637788; 550243, 3637830; 550247, 3637886;
550236, 3637924; 550217, 3637954; 550190, 3638003; 550175, 3638066;
550190, 3638085; 550187, 3638142; 550175, 3638183; 550153, 3638228;
550168, 3638281; 550161, 3638377; 550157, 3638383; 550116, 3638436;
550087, 3638495; 550069, 3638526; 550039, 3638580; 550023, 3638617;
550006, 3638654; 549999, 3638711; 549999, 3638753; 549997, 3638803;
549998, 3638812; 549991, 3638814; 549988, 3638855; 549991, 3638862;
549989, 3638867; 549989, 3638897; 549989, 3638926; 549986, 3638954;
549965, 3638981; 549929, 3639033; 549895, 3639063; 549846, 3639092;
549809, 3639156; 549778, 3639215; 549720, 3639308; 549676, 3639389;
549652, 3639442; 549621, 3639501; 549588, 3639560; 549562, 3639606;
549551, 3639656; 549549, 3639711; 549542, 3639768; 549542, 3639823;
549558, 3639873; 549599, 3639923; 549625, 3639939; 549682, 3639967;
549779, 3639991; 549862, 3640024; 549960, 3640046; 549973, 3640061;
550006, 3640099; 550063, 3640095; 550089, 3640050; 550127, 3640031;
550168,
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3640008; 550187, 3639990; 550186, 3639987; 550220, 3639965; 550233,
3639925; 550227, 3639873; 550225, 3639834; 550214, 3639805; 550198,
3639757; 550179, 3639694; 550164, 3639656; 550164, 3639655; 550164,
3639655; 550164, 3639618; 550138, 3639591; 550138, 3639550; 550179,
3639543; 550228, 3639524; 550288, 3639505; 550303, 3639494; 550303,
3639449; 550311, 3639404; 550341, 3639340; 550390, 3639298; 550427,
3639235; 550446, 3639171; 550441, 3639170; 550389, 3639099; 550393,
3639020; 550402, 3638980; 550435, 3638934; 550463, 3638876; 550476,
3638847; 550481, 3638801; 550496, 3638757; 550507, 3638668; 550502,
3638624; 550481, 3638567; 550457, 3638517; 550422, 3638453; 550396,
3638418; 550397, 3638408; 550435, 3638378; 550442, 3638348; 550438,
3638318; 550438, 3638284; 550446, 3638228; 550465, 3638157; 550465,
3638104; 550491, 3638055; 550525, 3638006; 550551, 3637969; 550559,
3637942; returning to 550585, 3637916; excluding land bounded by
550869, 3637877; 550892, 3637893; 550915, 3637910; 550939, 3637916;
550959, 3637913; 550973, 3637897; 550986, 3637895; 550983, 3637881;
550976, 3637859; 550982, 3637842; 551000, 3637820; 551017, 3637807;
551029, 3637784; 551025, 3637771; 551012, 3637769; 551011, 3637750;
551008, 3637732; 551000, 3637715; 550976, 3637723; 550955, 3637708;
550940, 3637686; 550937, 3637662; 550939, 3637658; 550948, 3637643;
550967, 3637618; 550989, 3637610; 550998, 3637595; 550987, 3637576;
550953, 3637556; 550924, 3637552; 550899, 3637554; 550882, 3637564;
550861, 3637549; 550854, 3637526; 550832, 3637523; 550793, 3637535;
550754, 3637564; 550724, 3637595; 550709, 3637624; 550686, 3637674;
550683, 3637707; 550710, 3637763; 550760, 3637826; 550800, 3637855;
550816, 3637865; 550845, 3637863; 550869, 3637877; and land bounded by
551248, 3637523; 551267, 3637518; 551283, 3637506; 551295, 3637484;
551295, 3637459; 551300, 3637428; 551303, 3637401; 551304, 3637378;
551291, 3637350; 551276, 3637341; 551265, 3637333; 551250, 3637339;
551231, 3637345; 551222, 3637325; 551208, 3637332; 551181, 3637346;
551166, 3637333; 551148, 3637324; 551131, 3637323; 551098, 3637329;
551080, 3637339; 551070, 3637355; 551074, 3637364; 551089, 3637352;
551111, 3637352; 551130, 3637365; 551148, 3637378; 551142, 3637405;
551144, 3637427; 551148, 3637460; 551158, 3637486; 551172, 3637492;
551194, 3637497; 551198, 3637512; 551215, 3637520; 551248, 3637523.
(ii) Note: Map of Units 14 and 15 for Poa atropurpurea follows:
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(13) Unit 15: Bear Valley, San Diego County, California.
(i) From USGS 1:24:000 quadrangle map Descanso, land bounded by the
following UTM NAD27 coordinates (E,N): 545418, 3625880; 545371,
3625830; 545280, 3625844; 545259, 3625803; 545210, 3625820; 545161,
3625920; 545096, 3625970; 545046, 3625966; 545005, 3625906; 544962,
3625866; 544913, 3625851; 544850, 3625899; 544717, 3625930; 544619,
3625958; 544636, 3625980; 544714, 3625980; 544779, 3625982; 544836,
3626047; 544888, 3626090; 544924, 3626087; 544936, 3626066; 544965,
3626075; 545022, 3626099; 545091, 3626130; 545179, 3626331; 545158,
3626348; 545179, 3626376; 545175, 3626404; 545192, 3626405; 545203,
3626378; 545232, 3626357; 545244, 3626326; 545232, 3626285; 545215,
3626152; 545242, 3626090; 545284, 3626066; 545297, 3626049; 545313,
3625982; 545377, 3625954; returning to 545418, 3625880.
(ii) Note: Unit 15 for Poa atropurpurea is depicted on the map in
paragraph (13)(ii) of this entry.
Dated: July 24, 2008
David M. Verhey
Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks
[FR Doc. E8-17522 Filed 8-13-08; 8:45 am]
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