# Notice of Availability of a Draft Recovery Plan for Ursus americanus luteolus (Louisiana black bear) for Review and Comment > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A94-18457 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Uncategorized Document - **Published:** July 29, 1994 ## Text DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Notice of Availability of a Draft Recovery Plan for Ursus americanus luteolus (Louisiana black bear) for Review and Comment AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of document availability. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces the availability for public review of a draft recovery plan for the Louisiana black bear. The Louisiana black bear is a threatened species that once occurred throughout southern Mississippi, all of Louisiana and eastern Texas. The Louisiana black bear is currently only known to occupy habitat in the Tensas and Atchafalaya River basins in Louisiana. The Service solicits review and comment from the public on this draft plan. DATES: Comments on the draft recovery plan must be received on or before October 7, 1994 to receive consideration by the Service. ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review the draft recovery plan may obtain a copy by contacting the Jackson Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 6578 Dogwood View Parkway, Suite A, Jackson, Mississippi 39213. Written comments and materials regarding the plan should be addressed to the field Supervisor at the above address. Comments and materials received are available on request for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the above address. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Bowker at the above address (601/965-4900). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Restoring endangered or threatened animals and plants to the point where they are again secure, self-sustaining members of their ecosystems is a primary goal of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's endangered species program. To help guide the recovery effort, the Service is working to prepare recovery plans for most of the listed species native to the United States. Recovery plans describe actions considered necessary for conservation of the species, establish criteria for the recovery levels for reclassifying or delisting them, and estimate time and cost for implementing the recovery measures needed. The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), 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. Section 4(f) of the Act as amended in 1988, requires that a public notice and an opportunity for public review and comment be provided during recovery plan development. The Service will consider all information presented during a public comment period prior to approval of each new or revised recovery plan. The Service and other Federal agencies will also take these comments into account in the course of implementing approved recovery plans. The species considered in this draft recovery plan is Ursus americanus luteolus (Louisiana black bear). Listing the Louisiana black bear was considered necessary because of extensive habitat modification, its quantity having been reduced by more than 80% as of 1980. The remaining habitat has been reduced in quality by fragmentation due to intrusion of man and his structures, thereby stressing the remaining population of bears. The major objective of this recovery plan is to restore and protect the quantity and quality of Louisiana black bear habitat, with interconnecting corridors between habitat fragments, so that the protection afforded by the Endangered Species Act is no longer warranted. Public Comments Solicited The Service solicits written comments on the recovery plan described. All comments received by the date specified above will be considered prior to approval of the plan. Authority The authority for this action is Section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533(f). Dated: July 22, 1994. Robert Bowker, Field Supervisor. [FR Doc. 94-18457 Filed 7-28-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-M --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A94-18457. Public record. Not legal advice.