[Federal Register: October 8, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 196)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R1-ES-2008-N0273; 10120-1113-0000-C2]
Draft Recovery Plan for the Prairie Species of Western Oregon and
Southwestern Washington
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of document availability for review and comment;
correction: public comment period.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces the comment
period for public review of the draft Recovery Plan for the Prairie
Species of Western Oregon and Southwestern Washington. The closing date
of the public comment period was erroneously omitted from the notice of
availability of this draft recovery plan published on September 22,
2008. The listed species addressed in the recovery plan are the
Fender's blue butterfly (Icaricia icarioides fenderi), Willamette daisy
(Erigeron decumbens var. decumbens), Bradshaw's lomatium (Lomatium
bradshawii), Kincaid's lupine (Lupinus sulphureus ssp. kincaidii),
Nelson's checker-mallow (Sidalcea nelsoniana), and golden paintbrush
(Castilleja levisecta).
DATES: Comments on the draft recovery plan must be received on or
before December 22, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the draft recovery plan are available by request
from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon Fish and Wildlife
Office, 2600 SE 98th Avenue, Suite 100, Portland, OR 97266 (phone: 503-
231-6179). An electronic copy of the draft recovery plan is also
available at http://endangered.fws.gov/recovery/index.html#plans.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cat Brown, Fish and Wildlife
Biologist, at the above Portland address and telephone number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 22, 2008, we published a notice of availability of the
Draft Recovery Plan for the Prairie Species of Western Oregon and
Southwestern Washington (73 FR 54603). The Notice announced a public
comment period on this draft recovery plan, but the closing date of the
comment period was erroneously omitted from the notice of availability.
We wish to clarify that the public comment period closes on December
22, 2008.
Recovery of endangered or threatened animals and plants is a
primary goal of our endangered species program and the Endangered
Species Act (Act) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Recovery means improvement
of the status of listed species to the point at which listing is no
longer appropriate under the criteria set out in section 4(a)(1) of the
Act. Recovery plans describe actions considered necessary for the
conservation of the species, establish criteria for downlisting or
delisting listed species, and estimate the time for, and cost of
implementing the measures needed for recovery.
The Act requires the development of recovery plans for listed
species unless such a plan would not promote the conservation of a
particular species. Section 4(f) of the Act requires that public notice
and an opportunity for public review and comment be provided during
recovery plan development. We will consider all information presented
during the public comment period prior to approval of each new or
revised recovery plan. Substantive technical comments may result in
changes to the plan. Substantive comments regarding recovery plan
implementation may not necessarily result in changes to the recovery
plan, but will be forwarded to appropriate Federal or other entities so
that they can take these comments into account during the course of
implementing recovery actions.
Public Comments Solicited
We solicit written comments on the draft recovery plan. All
comments received by the date specified above will be considered prior
to approval of this plan. If you wish to comment, you may submit your
comments and materials concerning this recovery plan by any of these
methods:
1. You may submit written comments and information by mail,
facsimile or in person to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office at the
above address (see ADDRESSES).
2. You may send comments by electronic mail (e-mail) to:
FW1PrairieRecoveryPlan@fws.gov. If you submit comments by e-mail,
please submit them as an ASCII file and avoid the use of special
characters and any form of encryption. Please also include your name
and return address in your e-mail message.
Comments and materials received, as well as supporting
documentation used in preparation of the recovery plan, will be
available for inspection, during normal business hours at the above
Portland address (see ADDRESSES).
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that your entire comment, including your personal identifying
information, may be made publicly available at any time. While we will
try to honor a written request to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Authority: The authority for this action is section 4(f) of the
Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533 (f).
Dated: September 29, 2008.
David J. Wesley,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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