Endangered and Threatened Species; Notice of Public Hearing On Proposed Status for the Klamath Mountains Province Steelhead

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 424

[I.D. 050895C]

Endangered and Threatened Species; Notice of Public Hearing On

Proposed Status for the Klamath Mountains Province Steelhead

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

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public hearings; request for public comments and

extension of the public comment period.

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SUMMARY: NMFS is announcing dates and locations for public meetings

concerning the proposed listing of natural steelhead (Oncorhynchus

mykiss) populations occurring between Cape Blanco, OR, and the Klamath

River Basin, CA (referred to as the Klamath Mountains Province), as

threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Hearings on the

proposed listing will provide the opportunity for the public to give

comments and will permit an exchange of information and opinion among

interested parties. In addition, this notice serves to extend the

public comment period an additional 60 days until July 14, 1995.

DATES: The hearings on the proposed listing will be held as follows:

1. June 21, 1995, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Medford, OR

2. June 22, 1995, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Gold Beach, OR

3. June 27, 1995, 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Crescent City, CA

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Garth Griffin, Environmental and

Technical Services Division, NMFS, Northwest Region, 525 NE Oregon St,

Suite 500, Portland, OR 97232-2737. The hearings on the proposed

listing will be held at the following locations:

1. Medford--Medford City Hall--City Council Chambers, 411 W. 8th

Street, Medford, OR

2. Gold Beach--Gold Beach City Hall--City Council Chambers, 510 S.

Ellensburg Avenue, Gold Beach, OR

3. Crescent City--Crescent City Community Cultural Center--Atrium

Room, 1001 Front Street, Crescent City, CA

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garth Griffin; 503-231-2005; R. Craig

Wingert, 310-980-4021; or Marta Nammack, 301-713-2322.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 16, 1995, NMFS issued a proposed

rule (60 FR 14253) to list natural steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

populations occurring between Cape Blanco, OR, and the Klamath River

Basin, CA, as threatened under the ESA. The Department of Commerce's

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)).

The public will have an opportunity to provide oral or written

testimony at the public hearings. Written comments on the proposed rule

may also be sent to Garth Griffin (see ADDRESSES). These hearings are

physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign

language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to

Garth Griffin (see ADDRESSES).

Dated: May 16, 1995.

Russell J. Bellmer,

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 95-12391 Filed 5-18-95; 8:45 am]

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