Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reopening of Comment Period on Proposed Endangered Status for Delissea Undulata (No Common Name)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reopening of

Comment Period on Proposed Endangered Status for Delissea Undulata (No

Common Name)

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of reopening of comment period.

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

the comment period on the proposed rule to list Delissea undulata (No

Common Name) is reopened through November 29, 1994. The Service has

reopened the comment period to ensure that all parties have adequate

time to provide comments on this proposed rule.

DATES: The comment period, which originally closed on August 26, 1994,

now closes November 29, 1994. Public hearing requests which originally

were to have been received by August 11, 1994, now must be received by

November 14, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Comments, information, and questions should be sent to

Robert P. Smith, Pacific Islands Ecoregion Manager, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 6307, P.O. Box 50167,

Honolulu, Hawaii 96850. Comments and materials received will be

available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business

hours at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marie M. Bruegmann, at the above address (808-541-3441).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Delissea undulata is known only from one individual, which is

located on the island of Hawaii. The greatest immediate threats to the

survival of this species are habitat degradation and predation by

domestic and feral animals, fire, and competition with alien plants.

The small population size of one individual with its limited gene pool

also poses a serious threat to this species. A rule proposing to

Delissea undulata as endangered was published in the Federal Register

(59 FR 32946) on June 27, 1994. The Service reopens the comment period

to ensure that all parties have adequate time to provide comments on

this proposed rule.

The Service solicits peer review of all interested parties and

scientific specialists, particularly in regards to:

--Scientific data relating to the taxonomy of this species;

--Scientific or commercial data concerning the biology and ecology of

this species.

All comments received on Delissea undulata will be summarized in

the final decision document (final rule or notice of withdrawal) and

will be included in the administrative record of the final decision.

Author

The primary author of this proposed rule is Marie M. Bruegmann,

Pacific Islands Ecoregion, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 300 Ala

Moana Boulevard, Room 6307, P.O. Box 50167, Honolulu, Hawaii 96850

(808-541-3441).

Authority

The authority for this action is the Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 17

Endangered and threatened species, Exports, Imports, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements, Transportation.

Dated: September 23, 1994.

Thomas Dwyer,

Acting Regional Director, Fish and Wildlife Service.

[FR Doc. 94-24193 Filed 9-29-94; 8:45 am]

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