Recovery Plan for the Carson Wandering Skipper (Pseudocopaeodes eunus obscurus, 52386 [E7-18042]

Download as PDF 52386 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 177 / Thursday, September 13, 2007 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Recovery Plan for the Carson Wandering Skipper (Pseudocopaeodes eunus obscurus) Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of document availability. AGENCY: ebenthall on PRODPC61 with NOTICES SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of the recovery plan for the Carson wandering skipper (Pseudocopaeodes eunus obscurus). The plan includes recovery criteria and measures for the conservation of the Carson wandering skipper in California and Nevada. ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of the plan by either of the following methods: Internet: Download a copy at https:// endangered.fws.gov/recovery/ index.html#plans, or U.S. mail: Send a request to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Nevada Fish and Wildlife Office, 1340 Financial Boulevard, Suite 234, Reno, NV 89502. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marcy Haworth, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, at the above Reno address (telephone: 775–861–6300). 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. To help guide the recovery effort, we are working to prepare recovery plans for most of the listed species native to the United States. Recovery plans describe actions considered necessary for the conservation of the species, establish criteria for the recovery levels for downlisting or delisting them, and estimate time and cost for implementing the recovery measures needed. Section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act (Act) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) requires us to provide public notice and an opportunity for public review and comment during recovery plan development. We made the draft recovery plan for the Carson wandering skipper available for public comment from March 2, 2006, through May 31, 2006 (71 FR 10703). We considered information we received during the public comment period in our preparation of this final recovery plan, and also summarized that information in an appendix of the recovery plan. We VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:29 Sep 12, 2007 Jkt 211001 will forward substantive comments regarding recovery plan implementation to appropriate Federal or other entities so they can take these comments into account in the course of implementing recovery actions. The Carson wandering skipper (Pseudocopaeodes eunus obscurus) is a small butterfly in the subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers). This subspecies is federally listed as endangered. Only four extant populations are known from Washoe County and Douglas County, Nevada, and Lassen County, California. A fifth known population of the subspecies, from Carson City, Nevada, is considered extirpated as of 1998. Our goal for this subspecies is to recover it to the point where downlisting and eventually delisting would be appropriate. Recovery criteria include protection and management in perpetuity of the existing populations, without downward population trends; development and implementation of adaptive management plans; and discovery or establishment of one or more additional populations. Authority The authority for this action is section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533(f). Dated: September 6, 2007. Ken McDermond, Acting Manager, California/Nevada Operations Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. E7–18042 Filed 9–12–07; 8:45 am] 5353 North Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003, 307–775– 6124. The Savery-Pot Hook Project was never developed and the lands are no longer needed for reclamation purposes. The lands will not be opened to surface entry or mining until completion of an analysis to determine if any of the lands need special designation. The lands have been and will remain open to mineral leasing. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Order By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior by Section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714 (2000), it is ordered as follows: Public Land Order No. 2695 (27 FR 5708), which withdrew 1,485.45 acres on behalf of the Bureau of Reclamation for the Savery-Pot Hook Project, is hereby revoked in its entirety as to any remaining lands. Dated: August 22, 2007. C. Stephen Allred, Assistant Secretary—Land and Minerals Management. [FR Doc. E7–18055 Filed 9–12–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [WY–957–07–1420–BJ-TRST] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey, Wyoming DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management [WYW 0118976] Public Land Order No. 7680; Revocation of Public Land Order No. 2695; Wyoming Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Public land order. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This order revokes a Public Land Order in its entirety insofar as it affects 1,205.42 acres of public lands in Carbon County, Wyoming, withdrawn on behalf of the Bureau of Reclamation for the Savery-Pot Hook Project. The Public Land Order has previously been revoked in part and the lands remaining are no longer needed for the purpose for which they were withdrawn. DATES: Effective Date: October 15, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Booth, BLM Wyoming State Office, PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Bureau of Land Management, Interior. SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is scheduled file to the plats of survey of the lands described below thirty (30) calendar days from the date of this publication in the BLM Wyoming State Office, Cheyenne, Wyoming. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bureau of Land Management, 5353 Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This survey was executed at the request of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and is necessary for the management of these lands. The lands surveyed are: The plat and field notes representing the dependent resurvey of a portion of the subdivisional lines and a portion of the subdivision of section 17, and the metes and bounds survey of Parcel A, section 17, Township 2 South, Range 1 East, of the Wind River Meridian, E:\FR\FM\13SEN1.SGM 13SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 177 (Thursday, September 13, 2007)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Recovery Plan for the Carson Wandering Skipper (Pseudocopaeodes 
eunus obscurus)

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of document availability.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the 
availability of the recovery plan for the Carson wandering skipper 
(Pseudocopaeodes eunus obscurus). The plan includes recovery criteria 
and measures for the conservation of the Carson wandering skipper in 
California and Nevada.

ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of the plan by either of the following 
methods:
    Internet: Download a copy at https://endangered.fws.gov/recovery/
index.html#plans, or
    U.S. mail: Send a request to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Nevada 
Fish and Wildlife Office, 1340 Financial Boulevard, Suite 234, Reno, NV 
89502.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marcy Haworth, Fish and Wildlife 
Biologist, at the above Reno address (telephone: 775-861-6300).

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. To help 
guide the recovery effort, we are working to prepare recovery plans for 
most of the listed species native to the United States. Recovery plans 
describe actions considered necessary for the conservation of the 
species, establish criteria for the recovery levels for downlisting or 
delisting them, and estimate time and cost for implementing the 
recovery measures needed.
    Section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act (Act) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
seq.) requires us to provide public notice and an opportunity for 
public review and comment during recovery plan development. We made the 
draft recovery plan for the Carson wandering skipper available for 
public comment from March 2, 2006, through May 31, 2006 (71 FR 10703). 
We considered information we received during the public comment period 
in our preparation of this final recovery plan, and also summarized 
that information in an appendix of the recovery plan. We will forward 
substantive comments regarding recovery plan implementation to 
appropriate Federal or other entities so they can take these comments 
into account in the course of implementing recovery actions.
    The Carson wandering skipper (Pseudocopaeodes eunus obscurus) is a 
small butterfly in the subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers). This 
subspecies is federally listed as endangered. Only four extant 
populations are known from Washoe County and Douglas County, Nevada, 
and Lassen County, California. A fifth known population of the 
subspecies, from Carson City, Nevada, is considered extirpated as of 
1998.
    Our goal for this subspecies is to recover it to the point where 
downlisting and eventually delisting would be appropriate. Recovery 
criteria include protection and management in perpetuity of the 
existing populations, without downward population trends; development 
and implementation of adaptive management plans; and discovery or 
establishment of one or more additional populations.

Authority

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

    Dated: September 6, 2007.
Ken McDermond,
Acting Manager, California/Nevada Operations Office, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. E7-18042 Filed 9-12-07; 8:45 am]
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