Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reopening of Comment Period for the Technical/Agency Draft Recovery Plan for Sedum integifolium ssp. leedyi (Leedy's roseroot)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reopening of

Comment Period for the Technical/Agency Draft Recovery Plan for Sedum

integifolium ssp. leedyi (Leedy's roseroot)

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) gives notice that

the comment period for the Service's technical/agency draft recovery

plan for Sedum integrifolium ssp. leedyi (Leedy's roseroot) is

reopened. The comment period is being reopened for 60 days to allow

comments on the draft plan to be submitted by all interested parties.

DATES: The comment period is reopened on July 15, 1994 and will close

on September 13, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review the draft recovery plan may obtain

a copy by contacting Chief, Division of Endangered Species, U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service, Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, 1 Federal

Dive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111-4056 (telephone: 612/725-3276; fax

612/725-3526). Written comments and materials regarding the plan should

be addressed to Zella E. Ellshoff, Regional Botanist, at the above

address. Comments and materials received are available on request for

public inspection, by appointment, during normal hours at the above

address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zella E. Ellshoff at the above address

and telephone number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Endangered Species Act (Act) of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C.

1531 et seq.), requires the development of recovery plans for listed

species unless such a plan would not promote the conservation of a

particular species. Recovery plans describe actions considered

necessary for conservation of the species, establish criteria for the

recovery levels for downlisting or delisting them, and estimate time

and cost for implementing the recovery measures needed. Section 4(f) of

the Act, as amended in1988, requires that public notice and an

opportunity for public review and comment be provided during recovery

plan development.

The threatened Sedum integrifolium ssp. leedyi (Leedy's roseroot)

is endemic to southeastearn Minnesota and western New York and occurs

in six known populations, two on State-owned property and four on

privately owned land. As described in the draft recovery plan for this

plant, recovery efforts are expected to focus on actions necessary to

conserve three privately owned Minnesota populations and a comparably

sized and self-sustaining portion of the main New York population.

The Federal Register notice announcing the availability for public

review and comment of the technical/agency draft recovery plan for S.

integrifolium ssp. leedyi was published on September 17, 1993. The

original comment period ended on October 18, 1993. Since publication of

this original notice, some parties have requested an extension or

reopening of the comment period to allow sufficient time for public

input. The Service believes that a number of parties interested in

reviewing the draft plan may not have received notice in sufficient

time to review it and submit comments during the original comment

period. The Service, therefore, finds that reopening the public comment

period will benefit the recovery planning process and, hence, issues

this notice. All comments on the draft recovery plan received on or

before September 13, 1994 will receive consideration by the Service

prior to approval of the plan.

Author

The primary author of this notice is Zella E. Ellshoff, at the

above address and telephone number.

Authority

The authority for this action is Section 4(f) of the Endangered

Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533(f).

Dated: July 8, 1994.

Marvin E. Moriarty,

Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 94-17191 Filed 7-14-94; 8:45 am]

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