Recovery Plan for Blackburn's Sphinx Moth (Manduca blackburni, 56735-56736 [05-19331]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 187 / Wednesday, September 28, 2005 / Notices The Urban Renewal Plan will be used as a revitalization strategy to improve the residential character of the area, expand business opportunities and improve the transportation network. The Master Plan for the URA will include: the provision of a range of housing opportunities; mixed use development along Ashburton Avenue; and transportation improvements, including street widenings along Ashburton Avenue to improve east-west access between the Saw Mill River Parkway and the Downtown Waterfront District, allow on-street parking, reduce traffic congestion and allow for an upgraded sidewalk and streetscape plan. The Draft EIS analyzes three alternatives to the proposed action for revitalizing the Ashburton Avenue area and improving the transportation network: (1) A no action alternative, i.e., the Ashburton Avenue right-of-way is not widened and Mulford Gardens is not redeveloped under the HOPE VI program, (2) the Ashburton Avenue right-of-way is not widened along all segments of the roadway, and (3) the Mulford Gardens/HOPE VI revitalization plan is reduced/modified in scale. Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Dated: September 19, 2005. Pamela H. Patenaude, Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development. [FR Doc. 05–19297 Filed 9–27–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–29–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The following applicants have applied for scientific research permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be received on or before October 28, 2005. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to the Chief, Endangered Species Division, Ecological Services, P.O. Box 1306, Room 4102, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:02 Sep 27, 2005 Documents and other information submitted with these applications are available for review, subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act. Documents will be available for public inspection, by appointment only, during normal business hours at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 500 Gold Ave. SW., Room 4102, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Please refer to the respective permit number for each application when submitting comments. All comments received, including names and addresses, will become part of the official administrative record and may be made available to the public. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chief, Endangered Species Division, (505) 248–6920. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sphinx Moth (Manduca blackburni) (sphinx moth). This insect taxon is endemic to the main Hawaiian Islands. ADDRESSES: Copies of this recovery plan will be available within 4 weeks by request form the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 3–122, Box 50088, Honolulu, Hawaii 96850 (phone: 808– 792–9400) and the Hawaii State Library 478 S. King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813. An electronic copy of the recovery plan is now available on the World Wide Web at: https:// endangered.fws.gov/recovery/ index.html#plans. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Field Supervisor at the above Honolulu address. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Permit No. TE–676811 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 our endangered species program. The Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) (ESA) requires the development of recovery plans for listed species unless such a plan would not promote the conservation of a particular species. Recovery plans help guide the recovery effort by describing actions considered necessary for the conservation of the species, establishing criteria for downlisting or delisting listed species, and estimating time and cost for implementing the measures needed for recovery. Section 4(f) of the Act requires that public notice and an opportunity for public review and comment be provided during recovery plan development. In fulfillment of this requirement, the Draft Recovery Plan for the Blackburn’s Sphinx Moth (Manduca blackburni) was available for public comment from December 18, 2003, through February 17, 2004 (68 FR 70528). Information presented during the public comment period has been considered in the preparation of this final recovery plan, and is summarized in the appendix to the recovery plan. We will forward substantive comments regarding recovery plan implementation to appropriate Federal or other entities so that they can take these comments into account during the course of implementing recovery actions. The sphinx moth was federally listed as endangered in 2000 (65 FR 4770) and 22,440 hectares (55,451 acres) of critical habitat was designated in 2003 (68 FR 34710). This insect taxon is currently known to occur on three of the seven Applicant: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Region 2, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Applicant requests an amendment to the Regional Director’s permit to add the following species: Roswell springsnail (Pyrgulopsis roswellensis), Koster’s springsnail (Juturnia kosteri), Noel’s amphipod (Gammarus desperatus), and Pecos assiminea (Assiminea pecos) within New Mexico and Texas. The listed species will be effective September 8, 2005. Permit No. TE–109028 Applicant: Susan Courage, San Antonio, Texas. Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia) and black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapillus) within Texas. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq. Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications Jkt 205001 56735 Dated: September 13, 2005. Larry G. Bell, Acting Regional Director, Region 2, Albuquerque, New Mexico. [FR Doc. 05–19336 Filed 9–27–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Recovery Plan for Blackburn’s Sphinx Moth (Manduca blackburni) Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of document availability. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (we) announces the availability of the Recovery Plan for Blackburn’s PO 00000 Frm 00114 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28SEN1.SGM 28SEN1 56736 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 187 / Wednesday, September 28, 2005 / Notices Hawaiian Islands where it historically occurred, including Hawaii, Maui, and Kahoolawe. Vegetation types that support the sphinx moth include dry to mesic shrub land and forest from sea level to mid-elevations. Soil and climatic conditions, as well as physical factors, affect the suitability of habitat within the species’ range. Threats include impacts to the sphinx moth’s habitat from urban and agricultural development, invasion by non-native plant species, habitat fragmentation and degradation, increased wildfire frequency, ungulates, and direct impacts to the moth from non-native parasitoids and insect predators. The objective of this recovery plan is to provide a framework for the recovery of the sphinx moth so that protection by the ESA is no longer necessary. Actions necessary to accomplish this objective include: (1) Protection, management, restoration of habitat, and control of threats; (2) expanding existing wild Nothocestrum spp. host plant populations; (3) conducting additional research essential to recovery of the sphinx moth; (4) development and implementation of a detailed monitoring plan for the sphinx moth; (5) reestablishing and augmentation of wild sphinx moth populations within its historic range; (6) developing and providing information for the public on the sphinx moth; (7) validating recovery objectives which includes refining/ revising the downlisting and delisting criteria; and (8) develop a post-delisting monitoring plan. Authority: The authority for this action is section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533(f). Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Central Montana Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below. DATES: The meeting will be held October 19, 2005, at the Bureau of Land Management’s Lewistown Field Office in Lewistown, Montana (920 NE. Main, in Lewistown, MT). The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. with a 30-minute public comment period. This meeting is scheduled to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 15member council advises the Secretary of the Interior on a variety of management issues associated with public land management in Montana. At this meeting the council will discuss/act upon: The minutes of their proceeding meeting; Orientation of new council members; Field managers’ updates; The BLM planning process; Range management programs; A presentation from American Prairie’s Foundation; An overview of the monument resource management plan; and administrative details. All meetings are open to the public. The public may present written comments to the RAC. Each formal RAC meeting will also have time allocated for hearing public comments. Depending on the number of persons wishing to comment and time available, the time for individual oral comments may be limited. June Bailey, Lewistown Field Manager, Lewistown Field Office, P.O. Box 1160, Lewistown, Montana, 59457, (406) 538– 1900. FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT: Dated: August 26, 2005. David J. Wesley, Acting Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. 05–19331 Filed 9–27–05; 8:45 am] Dated: September 21, 2005. June Bailey, Lewistown Field Manager. [FR Doc. 05–19335 Filed 9–27–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P BILLING CODE 4310–$$–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Bureau of Land Management Antitrust Division [MT–060–01–1020–PG] Notice of Public Meeting; Central Montana Resource Advisory Council Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56735-56736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-19331]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Recovery Plan for Blackburn's Sphinx Moth (Manduca blackburni)

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of document availability.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (we) announces the 
availability of the Recovery Plan for Blackburn's Sphinx Moth (Manduca 
blackburni) (sphinx moth). This insect taxon is endemic to the main 
Hawaiian Islands.

ADDRESSES: Copies of this recovery plan will be available within 4 
weeks by request form the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific 
Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 3-122, 
Box 50088, Honolulu, Hawaii 96850 (phone: 808-792-9400) and the Hawaii 
State Library 478 S. King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813. An electronic 
copy of the recovery plan is now available on the World Wide Web at: 
https://endangered.fws.gov/recovery/#plans.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Field Supervisor at the above 
Honolulu address.

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 our endangered species program. The 
Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) (ESA) requires the 
development of recovery plans for listed species unless such a plan 
would not promote the conservation of a particular species. Recovery 
plans help guide the recovery effort by describing actions considered 
necessary for the conservation of the species, establishing criteria 
for downlisting or delisting listed species, and estimating time and 
cost for implementing the measures needed for recovery.
    Section 4(f) of the Act requires that public notice and an 
opportunity for public review and comment be provided during recovery 
plan development. In fulfillment of this requirement, the Draft 
Recovery Plan for the Blackburn's Sphinx Moth (Manduca blackburni) was 
available for public comment from December 18, 2003, through February 
17, 2004 (68 FR 70528). Information presented during the public comment 
period has been considered in the preparation of this final recovery 
plan, and is summarized in the appendix to the recovery plan. We will 
forward substantive comments regarding recovery plan implementation to 
appropriate Federal or other entities so that they can take these 
comments into account during the course of implementing recovery 
actions.
    The sphinx moth was federally listed as endangered in 2000 (65 FR 
4770) and 22,440 hectares (55,451 acres) of critical habitat was 
designated in 2003 (68 FR 34710). This insect taxon is currently known 
to occur on three of the seven

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Hawaiian Islands where it historically occurred, including Hawaii, 
Maui, and Kahoolawe. Vegetation types that support the sphinx moth 
include dry to mesic shrub land and forest from sea level to mid-
elevations. Soil and climatic conditions, as well as physical factors, 
affect the suitability of habitat within the species' range.
    Threats include impacts to the sphinx moth's habitat from urban and 
agricultural development, invasion by non-native plant species, habitat 
fragmentation and degradation, increased wildfire frequency, ungulates, 
and direct impacts to the moth from non-native parasitoids and insect 
predators.
    The objective of this recovery plan is to provide a framework for 
the recovery of the sphinx moth so that protection by the ESA is no 
longer necessary. Actions necessary to accomplish this objective 
include: (1) Protection, management, restoration of habitat, and 
control of threats; (2) expanding existing wild Nothocestrum spp. host 
plant populations; (3) conducting additional research essential to 
recovery of the sphinx moth; (4) development and implementation of a 
detailed monitoring plan for the sphinx moth; (5) reestablishing and 
augmentation of wild sphinx moth populations within its historic range; 
(6) developing and providing information for the public on the sphinx 
moth; (7) validating recovery objectives which includes refining/
revising the downlisting and delisting criteria; and (8) develop a 
post-delisting monitoring plan.

    Authority: The authority for this action is section 4(f) of the 
Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533(f).

    Dated: August 26, 2005.
David J. Wesley,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 05-19331 Filed 9-27-05; 8:45 am]
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