Endangered and Threatened Species; Notice of Public Hearing and Extension of Comment Period on Proposed Endangered Status for the Umpqua River Cutthroat Trout

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 424

[I.D. 082694A]

Endangered and Threatened Species; Notice of Public Hearing and

Extension of Comment Period on Proposed Endangered Status for the

Umpqua River Cutthroat Trout

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public hearing on the proposed listing of Umpqua

River cutthroat trout as endangered under the Endangered Species Act,

and extension of the public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On July 8, 1994, NMFS proposed listing Umpqua River cutthroat

trout as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) (59 FR

35089). Department of Commerce ESA implementing regulations state that

the Secretary of Commerce ``shall promptly hold at least one public

hearing if any person so requests within 45 days of publication of a

proposed regulation to list. . . .a species'' (50 CFR 424.16 (c)(3)). A

public hearing on the proposed listing provides the opportunity for the

public to give comments and to permit an exchange of information and

opinion among interested parties. In response to a request by the

Douglas Timber Operators, Inc. for a public hearing, NMFS announces

that a hearing on the proposed listing of the Umpqua River cutthroat

trout will be held from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Thursday, September 29,

1994, at the Timber/Indian Rooms of the Campus Center at the Umpqua

Community College. The Umpqua Community College is located on College

Way Road, Winchester, OR, and is approximately 7 miles north of

Roseburg.

The original public comment period for the proposed listing of

Umpqua River cutthroat trout was scheduled to close on September 6,

1994. To ensure that the public is provided adequate opportunity to

comment on the proposed listing, and in order to accept public comment

after the public hearing, NMFS is extending the ongoing public comment

period for 30 additional days. The extended public comment period for

the proposed rule to list Umpqua River cutthroat trout as endangered

will conclude October 6, 1994. Written comments should be sent to the

address below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garth Griffin, Environmental and

Technical Services Division, NMFS, 911 NE. 11th Ave., Rm. 620,

Portland, OR (503) 230-5430.

Dated: August 26, 1994.

Herbert W. Kaufman,

Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine

Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 94-21646 Filed 9-1-94; 8:45 am]

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