Notice of Correction to Notice of Availability of the Draft Integrated Activity Plan/Environmental Impact Statement for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska and Announcement of Public Subsistence-Related Hearings, 21994 [2012-8860]
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an endangered species under the Act (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) on May 5, 2000 (65
FR 26438). Its historic range
encompassed all major rivers in the
Mobile Basin, including the Alabama,
Tombigbee, and Cahaba River systems,
below the fall lines for each river. (Fall
lines are changes in elevation (i.e., falls)
that block navigation upstream by fish.)
Recent collections of Alabama sturgeon
have been restricted to the lower
Alabama River, from below R.F. Henry
Lock and Dam to the confluence of the
Tombigbee River, and the lower Cahaba
River near its confluence with the
Alabama River; however, records are
extremely rare. The last capture of an
Alabama sturgeon was on April 3, 2007,
by biologists at the Alabama Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources
(ADCNR). Critical habitat was
designated for the species on June 2,
2009 (74 FR 26488). The Alabama
sturgeon is one of the rarest fish in the
nation and may be close to extinction.
Restoring an endangered or
threatened animal or plant to the point
where it is again a secure, selfsustaining member of its ecosystem is a
primary goal of our endangered species
program. To help guide the recovery
effort, we prepare recovery plans for
most listed species. Recovery plans
describe actions considered necessary
for conservation of the species, establish
criteria for downlisting or delisting, and
estimate time and cost for implementing
recovery measures.
The Act requires the development of
recovery plans for listed species, unless
such a plan would not promote the
conservation of a particular species.
Section 4(f) of the Act requires us to
provide a public notice and an
opportunity for public review and
comment during recovery plan
development. We will consider all
information we receive during a public
comment period prior to approval of
each new or revised recovery plan. We
and other Federal agencies will take
these comments into account in the
course of implementing approved
recovery plans.
Downlisting of the Alabama sturgeon
from endangered to threatened will be
considered when: (1) A population
consisting of approximately 500
sexually mature Alabama sturgeon is
shown to be surviving and naturally
reproducing in the Alabama/Cahaba
Rivers; (2) population studies show that
the Alabama sturgeon population is
naturally recruiting (consisting of
multiple age classes) and sustainable
over a period of 20 years (2–3
generations), and no longer requires
hatchery augmentation; and (3) an
agreement is in place that ensures
adequate flows are being delivered
down the Alabama River to allow for
successful development of sturgeon
larvae, and that fish are able to move
successfully both upstream and
downstream at dams on the Alabama
River.
Request for Public Comments
We request written comments on the
draft recovery plan. We will consider all
comments we receive by the date
specified in DATES prior to final
approval of the plan.
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Authority
The authority for this action is section
4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16
U.S.C. 1533 (f).
Dated: February 1, 2012.
Mark J. Musaus,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
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The objective of this plan is to
provide a framework for the recovery of
the Alabama sturgeon, so that protection
under the Act is no longer necessary.
Delisting is not currently foreseeable,
due to extreme curtailment of range and
extensive modification to the riverine
habitats. Therefore, if finalized, this
draft recovery plan would establish
downlisting criteria for the Alabama
sturgeon so that it may be reclassified as
threatened.
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Notice of Correction to Notice of
Availability of the Draft Integrated
Activity Plan/Environmental Impact
Statement for the National Petroleum
Reserve-Alaska and Announcement of
Public Subsistence-Related Hearings
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
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ACTION:
Notice of correction.
On March 30, 2012, the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
published a Notice of Availability of the
Draft Integrated Activity Plan (IAP)/
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the National Petroleum ReserveAlaska and Announcement of Public
Subsistence-Related Hearings in the
Federal Register (77 FR 19318). The
BLM inadvertently stated that the
comments on the Draft IAP/EIS must be
received by May 31, 2012. The BLM will
accept public comments on the Draft
IAP/EIS until June 1, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Ducker, BLM Alaska State Office, 907–
271–3130.
SUMMARY:
Ronald L. Dunton,
Acting State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLAK930000 L16100000.DS0000.12XL]
Notice of Correction to Notice of Availability of the Draft
Integrated Activity Plan/Environmental Impact Statement for the
National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska and Announcement of Public
Subsistence-Related Hearings
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of correction.
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SUMMARY: On March 30, 2012, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
published a Notice of Availability of the Draft Integrated Activity
Plan (IAP)/Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the National
Petroleum Reserve-Alaska and Announcement of Public Subsistence-Related
Hearings in the Federal Register (77 FR 19318). The BLM inadvertently
stated that the comments on the Draft IAP/EIS must be received by May
31, 2012. The BLM will accept public comments on the Draft IAP/EIS
until June 1, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Ducker, BLM Alaska State Office,
907-271-3130.
Ronald L. Dunton,
Acting State Director.
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