Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing Textual Descriptions of Critical Habitat Boundaries for Plants, 38572-38586 [2021-15045]

Agencies

• Fish and Wildlife Service
• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 138 (Thursday, July 22, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 38572-38586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15045]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

[Docket No. FWS-HQ-ES-2021-0034; 4500030113]
RIN 1018-BF82


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing Textual 
Descriptions of Critical Habitat Boundaries for Plants

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are removing 
the textual descriptions of critical habitat boundaries from those 
designations for plants for which the maps have been determined to be 
sufficient to stand as the official delineation of critical habitat. 
For these entries, the boundaries of critical habitat as mapped or 
otherwise described will be the official delineation of the 
designation. The coordinates and/or plot points that we are removing 
from the Code of Federal Regulations will be available to the public at 
the lead field office of the Service responsible for the designation 
and online at the Federal eRulemaking Portal. This action does not 
increase, decrease, or otherwise change the boundaries of any critical 
habitat designation. We are taking this action in accordance with our 
May 1, 2012, revision of the regulations related to publishing textual 
descriptions of critical habitat boundaries in the Code of Federal 
Regulations and as part of our response to Executive Order 13563 (Jan. 
18, 2011) directing Federal agencies to review their existing 
regulations and then to modify or streamline them in accordance with 
what they learned.

DATES: This rule is effective August 23, 2021.

ADDRESSES: This final rule is available online at the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carey Galst, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS: ES, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803; 
telephone 703-358-1954. If you use a telecommunications device for the 
deaf (TDD), call the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Executive Summary

    Why we need to publish a rule amendment. We have reviewed our 
critical habitat designations published in the Code of Federal 
Regulations for plants. Based on that review, we have found that we can 
provide more cost-efficient, helpful, and streamlined critical habitat 
designations by removing the often-lengthy textual descriptions of 
critical habitat boundaries from those designations for which the maps 
have been determined to be sufficient to stand as the official 
delineation of critical habitat. This rule does not increase, decrease, 
or in any other way alter the critical habitat designations from which 
we are removing the textual descriptions of boundaries. A change to the 
Code of Federal Regulations can only be completed by issuing a final 
rule.
    The basis for our action. Executive Order 13563 directs Federal 
agencies to review their existing regulations and then to modify or 
streamline them in accordance with what they learned. This action 
results from our review of

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our critical habitat regulations. This change will save taxpayer 
resources and make the critical habitat designations published in the 
Code of Federal Regulations more user-friendly.

Background

    On May 1, 2012, we published a final rule (77 FR 25611) revising 
our regulations related to publishing textual descriptions of proposed 
and final critical habitat boundaries in the Federal Register for 
codification in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). In the interest 
of making the process of designating critical habitat more user-
friendly for affected parties and the public as a whole, as well as 
more efficient and cost effective, we maintained the publication of 
maps of proposed and final critical habitat designations but made 
optional the inclusion of any textual description of the boundaries of 
the designation in the Federal Register for codification in the CFR. 
The boundaries of critical habitat as mapped or otherwise described in 
the Regulation Promulgation section of a rulemaking that is published 
in the Federal Register is the official delineation of the critical 
habitat designation. This approach began with critical habitat 
designations published after the effective date of the final rule (May 
31, 2012).
    Specifically, for critical habitat rules published after May 31, 
2012, the map(s), as clarified or refined by any textual language 
within the rule, establish the legal boundaries of a critical habitat. 
Each critical habitat area is shown on a map, with more-detailed 
information discussed in the preamble or the rulemaking documents 
published in the Federal Register. The map published in the CFR is 
generated from the coordinates and/or plot points corresponding to the 
location of the boundaries. These coordinates and/or plot points are 
included in the administrative record for the designation and are 
available to the public online and at the Service field office 
responsible for the designation. In addition, if the Service concludes 
that additional tools or supporting information are appropriate and 
would help the public understand the official boundary map, we make the 
additional tools and supporting information available on our internet 
site and at the Service field office responsible for the critical 
habitat designation.
    The preamble to the May 1, 2012, final rule (77 FR 25611) explained 
how the Service would handle boundaries for critical habitat that had 
already been designated before May 31, 2012; the rule states that ``for 
existing critical habitat designations, we also intend to remove the 
textual descriptions of final critical habitat boundaries set forth in 
the CFR in order to save the annual reprinting cost, but we must do so 
in separate rulemakings to ensure that removing the textual 
descriptions does not change the existing boundaries of those 
designations'' (77 FR 25618). We have now begun applying this approach 
to critical habitat designations promulgated prior to May 31, 2012. 
This rule is the third, and final, in a series of rules based on our 
evaluation of the map(s) in each critical habitat designation at 50 CFR 
17.95, 17.96, and 17.99 to remove the textual descriptions without 
changing the existing boundaries of those designations if we determine 
the map(s) will be sufficient to inform the public of the boundaries of 
the designations and can therefore stand as the official delineation of 
the designation.
    On October 27, 2017, we published a final rule (82 FR 49751) 
removing textual descriptions of critical habitat boundaries from those 
designations for plants on the Hawaiian Islands of Kauai, Niihau, and 
Hawaii at 50 CFR 17.99. That final rule established that the map, as 
clarified or refined by any textual language within the rule, 
constitutes the definition of the boundaries of the critical habitat 
for the applicable designation. It did not alter the locations of any 
boundaries.
    On April 27, 2018, we published a final rule (83 FR 18698) removing 
textual descriptions of critical habitat boundaries from those 
designations for mammals, birds, amphibians, fishes, clams, snails, 
arachnids, crustaceans, and insects for which the maps were determined 
to be sufficient to stand as the official delineation of critical 
habitat at 50 CFR 17.95. That final rule established that the map, as 
clarified or refined by any textual language within the rule, 
constitutes the definition of the boundaries of the critical habitat 
for the applicable designation. For critical habitat designations at 50 
CFR 17.95(a)-(b) and (d)-(i) with maps that did not meet our 
sufficiency criteria, we added a statement (``The map provided is for 
informational purposes only.'') to clarify that the textual 
descriptions, not the maps, in those entries are the official 
delineation of critical habitat. The rule did not alter the locations 
of any boundaries.
    This revision to 50 CFR 17.96 is the third, and final, rule in a 
series of rules to remove the textual descriptions of critical habitat 
boundaries from those designations for which the maps have been 
determined to be sufficient to stand as the official delineation of 
critical habitat.

This Rule

    For 50 CFR 17.96, we evaluated the map(s) in each entry to 
determine whether or not the map(s) can stand as the official 
delineation of the designation. All of the entries in 50 CFR 17.96 fall 
within 17.96(a) (critical habitat for flowering plants). In each entry 
we looked for a combination of certain map elements--including, but not 
limited to, the name of the species (or of the grouping of species), 
the unit number and/or name, the names of counties and/or States shown, 
a clear map key, and an appropriate map scale--to determine whether or 
not the maps are sufficient to serve as the official delineation of the 
designation.
    In this rule, we are removing the textual descriptions of critical 
habitat boundaries from those entries at 50 CFR 17.96(a) that have maps 
sufficient to stand as the official delineation of the designation. In 
those entries, we are removing the word ``Note:'' (or ``NOTE:'' or 
``Note:'') if it precedes a map that will now stand as the official 
delineation of the critical habitat designation. For critical habitat 
designations at 50 CFR 17.96(a) with maps that do not meet our 
sufficiency criteria, we are adding a statement (``[The] map provided 
is for informational purposes only.'') to clarify that the textual 
descriptions, not the maps, in those entries are the official 
delineation of critical habitat.
    For certain designations, we are retaining the textual descriptions 
of the boundaries of either the entire designated critical habitat unit 
or of the areas excluded from the critical habitat designation to 
clarify or refine the provided map, in accordance with 50 CFR 17.94. We 
determined that for some designations, providing textual descriptions 
of the boundaries enhanced the clarity of the designation, so we have 
opted to retain those textual descriptions. In addition, we found that 
in some instances retaining the textual description of an excluded area 
is necessary because the relevant map(s) do not adequately show the 
excluded area(s), which can be very small within a much larger critical 
habitat unit. Retaining those textual descriptions ensures that the 
public has accurate and complete information regarding critical habitat 
units and areas excluded from critical habitat designation.
    This rule does not increase, decrease, or in any other way alter 
the critical habitat designations from which we are removing the 
textual descriptions of boundaries. This administrative action will 
save taxpayer resources. The

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Service spent approximately $75,500 to reprint the critical habitat 
designations at 50 CFR 17.96 for the most-recent print edition of the 
CFR. Based on a review of the print edition of the CFR, we estimate 
that this rule will remove approximately 179 pages of the relevant CFR 
volume, amounting to a savings of approximately $14,320 per year in 
printing costs for the Service. Over many years, eliminating the need 
to reprint Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinate pairs and 
other textual descriptions at 50 CFR 17.96 will result in a 
considerable cumulative cost savings for the Service and the public as 
a whole. The detailed UTM coordinates or other textual descriptions we 
are removing in this rule will continue to be available online at the 
Federal eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES) and at the lead Service 
field office responsible for the designation to assist the public in 
understanding the official boundary.
    We note that the Service never maintained that requiring detailed 
textual descriptions was legally necessary. Instead, the first critical 
habitat regulations required only that critical habitat designations be 
``accompanied by maps and/or geographical descriptions'' (43 FR 870 876 
(Jan. 4, 1978)). Although the Service subsequently added the 
requirement that critical habitat designations include textual 
descriptions describing the specific boundary limits of the critical 
habitat, there is nothing in the preamble to that rule indicating that 
the Service did so because the Act required it. Rather, it was in 
response to several commenters, who had opined that the proposed rule 
was not sufficiently clear in setting out the method by which critical 
habitat boundaries would be described (45 FR 13009, 13015 (Feb. 27, 
1980)).
    Removing these unnecessary textual descriptions will significantly 
reduce the length of some critical habitat designations, making each 
designation easier to locate in the CFR; will not weaken the 
effectiveness of the Act; and will not undermine the public's ability 
to identify the boundaries of critical habitat designations.
    The information printed in the CFR is the legally binding 
delineation of critical habitat. If there is ambiguity due to the scale 
of the map such that additional regulatory text is needed to ensure 
that the public has adequate notice of the boundaries, we provide 
additional regulation text. The only change to the CFR that we are 
making with this action is removing the detailed textual description of 
the boundaries of the specific areas designated as critical habitat 
(e.g., latitude-longitude and UTM coordinates). We still generate those 
data and make them available at https://www.regulations.gov and at the 
lead field office of the Service responsible for the critical habitat 
designation. Neither the critical habitat designation nor the 
underlying data on which it is based can be changed without undergoing 
a further rulemaking.
    As stated earlier, the actions we are taking in this rule do not 
increase, decrease, or otherwise alter the critical habitat boundaries 
or areas. For 50 CFR 17.96(a), we are merely removing the reference 
points (e.g., UTM or latitude-longitude coordinates) of the textual 
descriptions from existing final critical habitat designations, and we 
are doing so only where we have determined that the existing maps are 
sufficient to inform the public of the boundaries of the designations 
and can therefore stand as the official delineation of critical 
habitat. However, we will continue to provide the reference points of 
the textual descriptions at https://www.regulations.gov and at the lead 
field office of the Service responsible for the critical habitat 
designation.
    The actions we are taking in this rule require us to also revise 50 
CFR 17.94(b), to set forth an explanation of which critical habitat 
designations have maps that stand as the official delineation of 
critical habitat and which do not.
    We are publishing this final rule without a prior proposal because 
we find that there is good cause for doing so pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
553(b)(3)(B). The ``good cause'' exception applies when an agency finds 
``that notice and public procedure thereon are impracticable, 
unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest.'' Publication of a 
proposed rule for this action is unnecessary because this is an 
administrative action that does not increase, decrease, or otherwise 
change critical habitat boundaries or areas. Therefore, this action 
will not affect any legal rights. Rather, it will merely reduce the 
publication length of some rules designating critical habitat, which 
will save taxpayer resources and make each designation easier to locate 
in the CFR. We find that it is in the best interest of the public to 
promulgate these administrative and technical changes to 50 CFR 17.96 
without undergoing procedures that are unnecessary.

Required Determinations

Regulatory Planning and Review--Executive Orders 12866 and 13563

    Executive Order 12866 provides that the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) will review all significant rules. OIRA has 
determined that this rule is not significant. Executive Order 13563 
reaffirms the principles of E.O. 12866 while calling for improvements 
in the nation's regulatory system to promote predictability, to reduce 
uncertainty, and to use the best, most innovative, and least burdensome 
tools for achieving regulatory ends. The executive order directs 
agencies to consider regulatory approaches that reduce burdens and 
maintain flexibility and freedom of choice for the public where these 
approaches are relevant, feasible, and consistent with regulatory 
objectives. E.O. 13563 emphasizes further that regulations must be 
based on the best available science and that the rulemaking process 
must allow for public participation and an open exchange of ideas. We 
have developed this rule in a manner consistent with these 
requirements.

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), as amended by the Small 
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA), 5 U.S.C. 
601 et seq., whenever an agency is required to publish a notice of 
rulemaking for any proposed or final rule, it must prepare and make 
available for public comment a regulatory flexibility analysis that 
describes the effects of the rule on small entities (i.e., small 
businesses, small organizations, and small government jurisdictions). 
However, no regulatory flexibility analysis is required if the head of 
the agency certifies the rule will not have a significant economic 
impact on a substantial number of small entities. The SBREFA amended 
the RFA to require Federal agencies to provide a statement of the 
factual basis for certifying that the rule will not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
    According to the Small Business Administration, small entities 
include small organizations such as independent nonprofit 
organizations; small governmental jurisdictions, including school 
boards and city and town governments that serve fewer than 50,000 
residents; and small businesses (13 CFR 121.201). Small businesses 
include such businesses as manufacturing and mining concerns with fewer 
than 500 employees,

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wholesale trade entities with fewer than 100 employees, and retail and 
service businesses with less than $5 million in annual sales. In 
general, the term ``significant economic impact'' is meant to apply to 
a typical small business firm's business operations.
    This rule will not have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities as defined under the RFA. This 
rule is an administrative action to remove the textual descriptions 
from critical habitat designations at 50 CFR 17.96(a) that have maps 
sufficient to stand as the official delineation of critical habitat. 
This action does not increase, decrease, or in any other way alter the 
areas or boundaries of the critical habitat designations from which we 
are removing the textual descriptions of boundaries.
    This action will save taxpayer resources. The Service spent 
approximately $75,500 to reprint the critical habitat designations at 
50 CFR 17.96 for the most-recent print edition of the CFR. Based on a 
review of the print edition of the CFR, we estimate that this rule will 
remove approximately 179 pages of the relevant CFR volume, amounting to 
a savings of approximately $14,320 per year in printing costs for the 
Service. While over many years, eliminating the need to reprint 
Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinate pairs and other textual 
descriptions at 50 CFR 17.96 will result in a considerable cumulative 
cost savings to the Service and the public as a whole, this rule will 
result in only a small annual savings to the Service and the public.
    Therefore, for the reasons above, we certify that this rule will 
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities.

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)

    In accordance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1501 
et seq.), the Services make the following findings:
    a. This rule will not produce a Federal mandate. In general, a 
Federal mandate is a provision in legislation, statute, or regulation 
that would impose an enforceable duty upon State, local, or Tribal 
governments, or the private sector and includes both ``Federal 
intergovernmental mandates'' and ``Federal private sector mandates.'' 
These terms are defined in 2 U.S.C. 658(5)-(7). ``Federal 
intergovernmental mandate'' includes a regulation that ``would impose 
an enforceable duty upon State, local, or tribal governments'' with two 
exceptions: (1) ``A condition of Federal assistance'' or (2) ``a duty 
arising from participation in a voluntary Federal program,'' unless the 
regulation ``relates to a then-existing Federal program under which 
$500,000,000 or more is provided annually to State, local, and tribal 
governments under entitlement authority''; the provision would either 
``increase the stringency of conditions of assistance'' or ``place caps 
upon, or otherwise decrease, the Federal Government's responsibility to 
provide funding''; and the State, local, or Tribal governments ``lack 
authority . . . to amend their financial or programmatic 
responsibilities to continue providing required services.'' At the time 
of enactment, these entitlement programs were: Medicaid; AFDC work 
programs; Child Nutrition; Food Stamps; Social Services Block Grants; 
Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants; Foster Care, Adoption 
Assistance, and Independent Living; Family Support Welfare Services; 
and Child Support Enforcement. ``Federal private sector mandate'' 
includes a regulation that ``would impose an enforceable duty upon the 
private sector, except (i) a condition of Federal assistance or (ii) a 
duty arising from participation in a voluntary Federal program.'' This 
rule does not produce a Federal mandate under either of these 
definitions.
    b. This rule will not significantly or uniquely affect small 
governments, because the revisions to the regulations in this rule 
should make our critical habitat designations more user-friendly and 
will make the process more cost-effective for the Service and the 
public as a whole. As such, we do not believe that a Small Government 
Agency Plan is required.

Takings--Executive Order 12630

    In accordance with Executive Order 12630 (``Government Actions and 
Interference with Constitutionally Protected Private Property 
Rights''), we have evaluated this rule, and we have determined that 
this rule does not pose significant takings implications. The revisions 
to the regulations set forth in this rule do not involve individual 
property rights.

Federalism--Executive Order 13132

    In accordance with Executive Order 13132 (Federalism), the rule 
does not have significant Federalism effects. A federalism summary 
impact statement is not required. The revisions to the regulations 
addressed in this rule are intended to promote the usability of the 
regulations and make the process of designating critical habitat more 
cost-effective, and thus should not significantly affect or burden the 
authority of the States to govern themselves.

Civil Justice Reform--Executive Order 12988

    In accordance with Executive Order 12988 (Civil Justice Reform), 
this rule follows the Civil Justice Reform principles for regulations 
that do not unduly burden the Federal judicial system, by meeting the 
requirements of sections 3(a) and 3(b) of the Executive Order. The 
revisions to the regulations addressed in this rule should not 
significantly affect or burden the judicial system.

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    This rule does not contain any new collections of information that 
require approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). An agency may not 
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number.

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

    We analyzed this rule in accordance with the criteria of the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.), 43 CFR part 46, and 516 Departmental Manual (DM) 2 and 8.
    A categorical exclusion from NEPA documentation applies to 
policies, directives, regulations, and guidelines that are ``of an 
administrative, financial, legal, technical, or procedural nature'' (43 
CFR 46.210(i)). This rule falls within this categorical exclusion 
because it is administrative and technical in nature--it affects only 
the format in which the critical habitat boundaries are delineated in 
the regulations. However, even if an individual Federal action falls 
within a categorical exclusion, the Service must still prepare 
environmental documents pursuant to NEPA if one of the 12 exceptions 
listed in 43 CFR 46.215 applies.
    We have reviewed each of the 12 exceptions and have found that 
because this rule is administrative in nature, none of the exceptions 
apply. Although the exception at 43 CFR 46.215(h) applies to actions 
that ``have a significant impact'' on listed species or designated 
critical habitat, this action will not have any such significant 
impact, because it is administrative in nature and affects only the 
format in which critical habitat boundaries are delineated and not the 
substance of the critical habitat designations. Therefore, this action 
meets the requirements for a

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categorical exclusion from the NEPA process.

Government-to-Government Relationship With Tribes

    In accordance with the President's memorandum of April 29, 1994, 
``Government-to-Government Relations with Native American Tribal 
Governments'' (59 FR 22951), Executive Order 13175 ``Consultation and 
Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments,'' and the Department of 
the Interior Manual at 512 DM 2, we readily acknowledge our 
responsibility to communicate meaningfully with recognized Native 
American Tribes on a government-to-government basis. We have evaluated 
the potential effects on federally recognized Tribes from these 
revisions to our regulations. We have determined that there are no 
potential effects to federally recognized Tribes, as the revisions to 
the regulations are intended to promote the usability of critical 
habitat designations and save taxpayer monies. We will continue to 
coordinate with Tribes as we promulgate critical habitat designations.

Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use

    Executive Order 13211 (Actions Concerning Regulations That 
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use) requires 
agencies to prepare Statements of Energy Effects when undertaking 
certain actions. ``Significant energy action'' means any action by an 
agency (normally published in the Federal Register) that promulgates or 
is expected to lead to the promulgation of a final rule or regulation, 
including notices of inquiry, advance notices of proposed rulemaking, 
and notices of proposed rulemaking that is a significant regulatory 
action under Executive Order 12866 or any successor order, and is 
likely to have a significant adverse effect on the supply, 
distribution, or use of energy; or that is designated by the 
Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs as a 
significant energy action. This rule does not qualify as a significant 
regulatory action under Executive Order 12866 and will not have a 
significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use of 
energy, and has not been designated by the Administrator of the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs as a significant energy action. 
Therefore, this action is not a significant energy action and no 
Statement of Energy Effects is required.

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 17

    Endangered and threatened species, Exports, Imports, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Transportation.

Regulation Promulgation

    Accordingly, we amend part 17, subchapter B of chapter I, title 50 
of the Code of Federal Regulations, as follows:

PART 17--ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS

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1. The authority citation for part 17 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1361-1407; 1531-1544; 4201-4245, unless 
otherwise noted.

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2. Amend Sec.  17.94 by revising the table in paragraph (b) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  17.94   Critical habitats.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *

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 If the critical habitat map appears
               in . . .                            Then . . .
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(1) A critical habitat designation in  The map provided by the Secretary
 Sec.   17.95(a), (b), (d), (e), (f),   of the Interior, as clarified or
 (g), (h), or (i), or in Sec.           refined by any textual language
 17.96(a), and the designation does     within the rule, constitutes the
 not state that the map(s) is for       definition of the boundaries of
 informational purposes only, or        a critical habitat. Each
(2) A critical habitat designation in   critical habitat area will be
 Sec.   17.99, or                       shown on a map, with more-
(3) A critical habitat designation      detailed information discussed
 published and effective after May      in the preamble of the
 31, 2012,                              rulemaking documents published
                                        in the Federal Register and made
                                        available from the lead field
                                        office of the Service
                                        responsible for such
                                        designation. Each area will be
                                        referenced to the State(s),
                                        county(ies), or other local
                                        government units within which
                                        all or part of the critical
                                        habitat is located. General
                                        descriptions of the location and
                                        boundaries of each area may be
                                        provided to clarify or refine
                                        what is included within the
                                        boundaries depicted on the map,
                                        or to explain the exclusion of
                                        sites (e.g., paved roads,
                                        buildings) within the mapped
                                        area. Unless otherwise indicated
                                        within the critical habitat
                                        descriptions, the names of the
                                        State(s) and county(ies) are
                                        provided for informational
                                        purposes only and do not
                                        constitute the boundaries of the
                                        area.
(4) A critical habitat designation     The map provided by the Secretary
 that states that the map(s) is for     of the Interior is for reference
 informational purposes only, or        purposes to guide Federal
(5) A critical habitat designation      agencies and other interested
 published and effective on or prior    parties in locating the general
 to May 31, 2012, that is set forth     boundaries of the critical
 at Sec.   17.95(c),                    habitat. The map does not,
                                        unless otherwise indicated,
                                        constitute the definition of the
                                        boundaries of a critical
                                        habitat. Critical habitats are
                                        described by reference to
                                        surveyable landmarks found on
                                        standard topographic maps of the
                                        area and to the States and
                                        county(ies) within which all or
                                        part of the critical habitat is
                                        located. Unless otherwise
                                        indicated within the critical
                                        habitat description, the State
                                        and county(ies) names are
                                        provided for informational
                                        purposes only.
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3. Amend Sec.  17.96(a) as follows:
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a. In the entry Family Apiaceae: Lilaeopsis schaffneriana var. recurva 
(Huachuca water umbel), by revising the note.
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b. In the entry Family Apiaceae: Lomatium cookii (Cook's lomatium, 
Cook's desert parsley), by:
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i. Removing paragraphs (6)(ii) through (v);
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ii. Redesignating paragraph (6)(vi) as (6)(ii), and removing the word 
``NOTE:'';
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iii. Removing paragraph (7)(ii);
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iv. Redesignating paragraph (7)(iii) as (7)(ii), and removing the word 
``NOTE:'';
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v. Removing paragraphs (8)(ii) through (vi);
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vi. Redesignating paragraph (8)(vii) as (8)(ii), and removing the word 
``NOTE:'';
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vii. Removing paragraphs (10)(ii) and (iii);
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viii. Redesignating paragraph (10)(iv) as (10)(ii), and removing the 
word ``NOTE:'';
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ix. Removing paragraph (11)(ii);
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x. Redesignating paragraph (11)(iii) as (11)(ii), and removing the word 
``NOTE:'';
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xi. Removing paragraph (12)(ii);
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xii. Redesignating paragraph (12)(iii) as (12)(ii), and removing the 
word ``NOTE:'';
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xiii. Removing paragraph (13)(ii);

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xiv. Redesignating paragraph (13)(iii) as (13)(ii), and removing the 
word ``NOTE:'';
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xv. Revising paragraph (14)(ii);
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xvi. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (14)(iii);
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xvii. Removing paragraphs (15)(ii) and (iii);
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xviii. Redesignating paragraph (15)(iv) as (15)(ii), and removing the 
word ``NOTE:'';
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xix. Removing paragraph (16)(ii);
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xx. Redesignating paragraph (16)(iii) as (16)(ii), and removing the 
word ``NOTE:'';
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xxi. Removing paragraph (17)(ii);
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xxii. Redesignating paragraph (17)(iii) as (17)(ii), and removing the 
word ``NOTE:'';
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xxiii. Removing paragraph (18)(ii);
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xxiv. Redesignating paragraph (18)(iii) as (18)(ii), and removing the 
word ``NOTE:'';
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xxv. Removing paragraph (19)(ii);
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xxvi. Redesignating paragraph (19)(iii) as (19)(ii), and removing the 
word ``NOTE:'';
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xxvii. Removing paragraph (20)(ii);
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xxviii. Redesignating paragraph (20)(iii) as (20)(ii), and removing the 
word ``NOTE:'';
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xxix. Revising paragraph (21)(ii);
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xxx. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (21)(iii);
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xxxi. Removing paragraph (22)(ii); and
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xxxii. Redesignating paragraph (22)(iii) as (22)(ii), and removing the 
word ``NOTE:''.
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c. In the entry Family Asclepiadaceae: Asclepias welshii (Welsh's 
milkweed), by revising the note.
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d. In the entry Family Asteraceae: Ambrosia pumila (San Diego 
ambrosia), by:
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i. Removing and reserving paragraph (6)(i);
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ii. Removing paragraph (6)(ii);
0
iii. Redesignating paragraph (6)(iii) as (6)(ii), and removing the word 
``NOTE:'';
0
iv. Removing and reserving paragraph (7)(i);
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v. Removing paragraph (7)(ii);
0
vi. Redesignating paragraph (7)(iii) as (7)(ii), and removing the word 
``NOTE:'';
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vii. Removing and reserving paragraph (8)(i);
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viii. Removing paragraphs (8)(ii) through (iv);
0
ix. Redesignating paragraph (8)(v) as (8)(ii), and removing the word 
``NOTE:'';
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x. Revising paragraph (9)(i);
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xi. Removing paragraph (9)(ii);
0
xii. Redesignating paragraph (9)(iii) as (9)(ii), and removing the word 
``NOTE:'';
0
xiii. Removing and reserving paragraph (10)(i);
0
xiv. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (10)(ii);
0
xv. Removing and reserving paragraph (11)(i);
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xvi. Removing paragraphs (11)(ii) and (iii); and
0
xvii. Redesignating paragraph (11)(iv) as (11)(ii), and removing the 
word ``NOTE:''.
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e. In the entry Family Asteraceae: Cirsium hydrophilum var. hydrophilum 
(Suisun thistle), by:
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i. Removing and reserving paragraph (6)(i);
0
ii. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (6)(ii);
0
iii. Removing and reserving paragraph (7)(i);
0
iv. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (7)(ii);
0
v. Removing and reserving paragraph (8)(i); and
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vi. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (8)(ii).
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f. In the entry Family Asteraceae: Cirsium loncholepis (La Graciosa 
thistle), by:
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i. Revising paragraph (6)(i);
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ii. Removing paragraphs (6)(ii) through (xvi);
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iii. Redesignating paragraph (6)(xvii) as (6)(ii), and removing the 
word ``NOTE:'';
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iv. Revising paragraph (7)(i);
0
v. Removing paragraph (7)(ii);
0
vi. Redesignating paragraph (7)(iii) as (7)(ii), and removing the word 
``NOTE:'';
0
vii. Removing and reserving paragraph (8)(i);
0
viii. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (8)(ii);
0
ix. Removing and reserving paragraph (9)(i);
0
x. Removing paragraph (9)(ii);
0
xi. Redesignating paragraph (9)(iii) as (9)(ii), and removing the word 
``NOTE:'';
0
xii. Removing and reserving paragraph (10)(i);
0
xiii. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (10)(ii);
0
xiv. Removing and reserving paragraph (11)(i);
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xv. Removing paragraphs (11)(ii) and (iii); and
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xvi. Redesignating paragraph (11)(iv) as (11)(ii), and removing the 
word ``NOTE:''.
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g. In the entry Family Asteraceae: Deinandra conjugens (Otay tarplant), 
by adding a sentence to the end of paragraph (1).
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h. In the entry Family Asteraceae: Deinandra increscens ssp. villosa 
(Gaviota tarplant), by adding a sentence to the end of paragraph (1).
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i. In the entry for Family Asteraceae: Enceliopsis nudicaulis var. 
corrugata (Ash Meadows sunray), by revising the note.
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j. In the entry Family Asteraceae: Erigeron decumbens var. decumbens 
(Willamette daisy), by:
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i. Removing and reserving paragraph (6)(i);
0
ii. Removing paragraph (6)(ii);
0
iii. Redesignating paragraph (6)(iii) as (6)(ii), and removing the word 
``NOTE:'';
0
iv. Removing and reserving paragraph (7)(i);
0
v. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (7)(ii);
0
vi. Removing and reserving paragraph (8)(i);
0
vii. Removing paragraphs (8)(ii) and (iii);
0
viii. Redesignating paragraph (8)(iv) as (8)(ii), and removing the word 
``NOTE:'';
0
ix. Removing and reserving paragraph (9)(i);
0
x. Removing paragraph (9)(ii);
0
xi. Redesignating paragraph (9)(iii) as (9)(ii), and removing the word 
``NOTE:'';
0
xii. Removing and reserving paragraph (10)(i);
0
xiii. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (10)(ii);
0
xiv. Removing and reserving paragraph (11)(i);
0
xv. Removing paragraphs (11)(ii) through (iv);
0
xvi. Redesignating paragraph (11)(v) as (11)(ii), and removing the word 
``NOTE:'';
0
xvii. Removing and reserving paragraph (12)(i);
0
xviii. Removing paragraph (12)(ii);
0
xix. Redesignating paragraph (12)(iii) as (12)(ii), and removing the 
word ``NOTE:'';
0
xx. Removing and reserving paragraph (13)(i);
0
xxi. Removing paragraphs (13)(ii) through (v);
0
xxii. Redesignating paragraph (13)(vi) as (13)(ii), and removing the 
word ``NOTE:'';
0
xxiii. Removing and reserving paragraph (14)(i);
0
xxiv. Removing paragraphs (14)(ii) through (v); and
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xxv. Redesignating paragraph (14)(vi) as (14)(ii), and removing the 
word ``NOTE:''.
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k. In the entry Family Asteraceae: Erigeron Parishii (Parish's Daisy), 
by:
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i. Revising the heading; and
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ii. Adding a sentence to the end of paragraph (1).
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l. In the entry Family Asteraceae: Grindelia fraxino-pratensis (Ash 
Meadows gumplant), by revising the note.
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m. In the entry Family Asteraceae: Helianthus paradoxus (Pecos 
sunflower), by adding a sentence to the end of paragraph (1).
0
n. In the entry Family Asteraceae: Holocarpha macradenia (Santa Cruz 
tarplant), by adding a sentence to the end of paragraph (1).
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o. In the entry Family Asteraceae: Lasthenia conjugens (Contra Costa 
Goldfields), by revising the heading and paragraph (1).

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p. In the entry Family Asteraceae: Pentachaeta lyonii (Lyon's 
pentachaeta), by:
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i. Removing and reserving paragraph (6)(i);
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ii. Revising paragraph (6)(ii);
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iii. Removing paragraphs (6)(iii) through (v);
0
iv. Removing and reserving paragraph (7)(i);
0
v. Removing paragraphs (7)(ii) and (iii);
0
vi. Redesignating paragraph (7)(iv) as (7)(ii), and removing the word 
``Note:'';
0
vii. Removing and reserving paragraph (8)(i);
0
viii. Revising paragraph (8)(ii);
0
ix. Removing paragraphs (8)(iii) through (v);
0
x. Removing and reserving paragraph (9)(i);
0
xi. Revising paragraph (9)(ii);
0
xii. Removing and reserving paragraph (10)(i);
0
xiii. Revising paragraph (10)(ii);
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xiv. Removing paragraphs (10)(iii) through (v);
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xv. Removing and reserving paragraph (11)(i); and
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xvi. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (11)(ii).
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q. In the entry Family Asteraceae: Senecio franciscanus (San Francisco 
Peaks groundsel), by revising the note.
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r. In the entry Family Asteraceae: Stephanomeria malheurensis (Malheur 
wire-lettuce), by revising the note.
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s. In the entry Family Asteraceae: Taraxacum californicum (California 
taraxacum), by
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i. Removing and reserving paragraph (6)(i);
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ii. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (6)(ii);
0
iii. Removing and reserving paragraph (7)(i);
0
iv. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (7)(ii);
0
v. Removing and reserving paragraph (8)(i);
0
vi. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (8)(ii);
0
vii. Removing and reserving paragraph (9)(i);
0
viii. Revising paragraph (9)(ii);
0
ix. Removing and reserving paragraph (10)(i);
0
x. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (10)(ii);
0
xi. Removing and reserving paragraph (11)(i);
0
xii. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (11)(ii);
0
xiii. Removing and reserving paragraph (12)(i);
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xiv. Revising paragraph (12)(ii);
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xv. Removing and reserving paragraph (13)(i);
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xvi. Revising paragraph (13)(ii);
0
xvii. Removing and reserving paragraph (14)(i);
0
xviii. Revising paragraph (14)(ii);
0
xix. Removing and reserving paragraph (15)(i);
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xx. Revising paragraph (15)(ii);
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xxi. Removing and reserving paragraph (16)(i); and
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xxii. Revising paragraph (16)(ii).
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t. In the entry Family Berberidaceae: Berberis nevinii (Nevin's 
barberry), by revising paragraph (1).
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u. In the entry Family Boraginaceae: Amsinckia grandiflora (large-
flowered fiddleneck), by revising the note.
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v. In the entry Family Brassicaceae: Arabis perstellata (Braun's rock-
cress), by revising paragraph (1).
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w. In the entry Family Brassicaceae: Erysimum capitatum var. angustatum 
(Contra Costa Wallflower), by revising the heading and the note.
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x. In the entry Family Brassicaceae: Lesquerella Kingii ssp. Bernardina 
(San Bernardino Mountains Bladderpod), by revising the heading and 
paragraph (1).
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y. In the entry Family Brassicaceae: Thlaspi californicum (Kneeland 
Prairie penny-cress), by adding a sentence to the end of paragraph (1).
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z. In the entry Family Caryophyllaceae: Arenaria ursina (Bear Valley 
sandwort), by adding a sentence to the end of paragraph (1).
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aa. In the entry Family Chenopodiaceae: Nitrophila mohavensis (Amargosa 
niterwort), by revising the note.
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bb. In the entry Family Cistaceae: Hudsonia montana (Mountain golden 
heather), by revising the heading and the note.
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cc. In the entry Family Cyperaceae: Carex lutea (Golden sedge), by:
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i. Revising the heading;
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ii. Removing paragraphs (6)(ii) through (iv);
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iii. Redesignating paragraph (6)(v) as (6)(ii);
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iv. Removing paragraph (7)(ii);
0
v. Redesignating paragraph (7)(iii) as (7)(ii);
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vi. Removing paragraph (8)(ii);
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vii. Redesignating paragraph (8)(iii) as (8)(ii);
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viii. Removing paragraphs (9)(ii) and (iii);
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ix. Redesignating paragraph (9)(iv) as (9)(ii);
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x. Removing paragraphs (10)(ii) through (vi);
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xi. Redesignating paragraph (10)(vii) as (10)(ii);
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xii. Removing paragraphs (11)(ii) through (iv);
0
xiii. Redesignating paragraph (11)(v) as (11)(ii);
0
xiv. Removing paragraphs (12)(ii) through (iv);
0
xv. Redesignating paragraph (12)(v) as (12)(ii);
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xvi. Removing paragraphs (13)(ii) through (iv); and
0
xvii. Redesignating paragraph (13)(v) as (13)(ii).
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dd. In the entry Family Cyperaceae: Carex specuicola (Navajo sedge), by 
revising the note.
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ee. In the entry Family Euphorbiaceae: Chamaesyce hooveri (Hoover's 
Spurge), by:
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i. Revising the heading;
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ii. Removing the second sentence of paragraph (4);
0
iii. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (5);
0
iv. Removing the second sentence of paragraph (6);
0
v. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (7);
0
vi. Revising paragraph (9);
0
vii. Removing and reserving paragraph (10)(i);
0
viii. Removing paragraphs (10)(ii) and (iii);
0
ix. Redesignating paragraph (10)(iv) as (10)(ii), and removing the word 
``Note:'';
0
x. Removing and reserving paragraph (11)(i);
0
xi. Removing paragraphs (11)(ii) through (v);
0
xii. Redesignating paragraph (11)(vi) as (11)(ii), and removing the 
word ``Note:'';
0
xiii. Removing and reserving paragraph (12)(i);
0
xiv. Removing paragraphs (12)(ii) through (vii); and
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xv. Redesignating paragraph (12)(viii) as (12)(ii), and removing the 
word ``Note:''.
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ff. In the entry Family Fabaceae: Astragalus Albens (Cushenbury Milk-
Vetch), by revising the heading and paragraph (1).
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gg. In the entry Family Fabaceae: Astragalus ampullarioides (Shivwits 
milk-vetch), by:
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i. Removing and reserving paragraph (6)(i);
0
ii. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (6)(ii);
0
iii. Revising paragraph (7);
0
v. Removing and reserving paragraph (8)(i);
0
vi. Removing paragraphs (8)(ii) and (iii);
0
vii. Redesignating paragraph (8)(iv) as (8)(ii) and removing the word 
``Note:'';
0
viii. Removing and reserving paragraph (9)(i); and
0
ix. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (9)(ii).
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hh. In the entry Family Fabaceae: Astragalus brauntonii (Braunton's 
milk-vetch), by:
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i. Removing and reserving paragraph (6)(i);

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ii. Revising paragraph (6)(ii);
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iii. Removing paragraphs (6)(iii) through (v);
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iv. Removing and reserving paragraph (7)(i);
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v. Removing paragraphs (7)(ii) through (vi);
0
vi. Redesignating paragraph (7)(vii) as (7)(ii), and removing the word 
``Note:'';
0
vii. Removing and reserving paragraph (8)(i);
0
viii. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (8)(ii);
0
ix. Removing and reserving paragraph (9)(i);
0
x. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (9)(ii);
0
xi. Removing and reserving paragraph (10)(i);
0
xii. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (10)(ii);
0
xiii. Removing and reserving paragraph (11)(i); and
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xiv. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (11)(ii).
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ii. In the entry Family Fabaceae: Astragalus holmgreniorum (Holmgren 
milk-vetch), by:
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i. Removing and reserving paragraph (6)(i);
0
ii. Removing paragraphs (6)(ii) and (iii);
0
iii. Redesignating paragraph (6)(iv) as (6)(ii), and removing the word 
``Note:'';
0
iv. Removing and reserving paragraph (7)(i);
0
v. Removing paragraph (7)(ii);
0
vi. Redesignating paragraph (7)(iii) as (7)(ii), and removing the word 
``Note:'';
0
vii. Removing and reserving paragraph (8)(i); and
0
viii. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (8)(ii).
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jj. In the entry Family Fabaceae: Astragalus jaegerianus (Lane Mountain 
milk-vetch), by:
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i. Removing and reserving paragraph (5)(i);
0
ii. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (5)(ii);
0
iii. Removing and reserving paragraph (6)(i); and
0
iv. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (6)(ii).
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kk. In the entry Family Fabaceae: Astragalus lentiginosus var. 
piscinensis (Fish Slough milk-vetch), by adding a sentence to the end 
of paragraph (1).
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ll. In the entry Family Fabaceae: Astragalus magdalenae var. peirsonii 
(Peirson's Milk-Vetch), by:
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i. Revising the heading;
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ii. Removing and reserving paragraph (6)(i);
0
iii. Removing paragraphs (6)(ii) through (iv);
0
iv. Redesignating paragraph (6)(v) as (6)(ii), and removing the word 
``Note:'';
0
v. Removing and reserving paragraph (7)(i);
0
vi. Removing paragraphs (7)(ii) and (iii);
0
vii. Redesignating paragraph (7)(iv) as (7)(ii), and removing the word 
``Note:'';
0
viii. Removing and reserving paragraph (8)(i); and
0
ix. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (8)(ii).
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mm. In the entry Family Fabaceae: Astragalus montii (Heliotrope milk-
vetch), by adding a note immediately before the map.
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nn. In the entry Family Fabaceae: Astragalus phoenix (Ash Meadows milk-
vetch), by revising the note.
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oo. In the entry Family Fabaceae: Astragalus pycnostachyus var. 
lanosissimus (Ventura Marsh milk-vetch), by adding a sentence to the 
end of paragraph (1).
0
pp. In the entry Family Fabaceae: Lupinus sulphureus ssp. kincaidii 
(Kincaid's lupine), by:
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i. Removing and reserving paragraph (6)(i);
0
ii. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (6)(ii);
0
iii. Removing and reserving paragraph (7)(i);
0
iv. Removing paragraph (7)(ii);
0
v. Redesignating paragraph (7)(iii) as (7)(ii), and removing the word 
``Note:'';
0
vi. Removing and reserving paragraph (8)(i);
0
vii. Removing paragraphs (8)(ii) through (iv);
0
viii. Redesignating paragraph (8)(v) as (8)(ii), and removing the word 
``Note:'';
0
ix. Removing and reserving paragraph (9)(i);
0
x. Removing paragraph (9)(ii);
0
xi. Redesignating paragraph (9)(iii) as (9)(ii), and removing the word 
``Note:'';
0
xii. Removing and reserving paragraph (10)(i);
0
xiii. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (10)(ii);
0
xiv. Removing and reserving paragraph (11)(i);
0
xv. Removing paragraphs (11)(ii) and (iii);
0
xvi. Redesignating paragraph (11)(iv) as (11)(ii), and removing the 
word ``Note:'';
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xvii. Removing and reserving paragraph (12)(i);
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xviii. Removing paragraphs (12)(ii) through (x);
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xix. Redesignating paragraph (12)(xi) as (12)(ii), and removing the 
word ``Note:'';
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xx. Removing and reserving paragraph (13)(i); and
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xxi. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (13)(ii).
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qq. In the entry Family Gentianaceae: Centaurium namophilum (spring-
loving centaury), by revising the note.
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rr. In the entry Family Hydrophyllaceae: Eriodictyon capitatum (Lompoc 
yerba santa), by revising paragraph (1).
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ss. In the entry Family Lamiaceae: Acanthomintha ilicifolia (San Diego 
thornmint), by:
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i. Removing and reserving paragraph (6)(i);
0
ii. Removing paragraph (6)(ii);
0
iii. Redesignating paragraph (6)(iii) as (6)(ii), and removing the word 
``Note:'';
0
iv. Removing and reserving paragraph (7)(i);
0
v. Removing paragraphs (7)(ii) through (ix);
0
vi. Redesignating paragraph (7)(x) as (7)(ii), and removing the word 
``Note:'';
0
vii. Removing and reserving paragraph (8)(i);
0
viii. Removing paragraphs (8)(ii) and (iii); and
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ix. Redesignating paragraph (8)(iv) as (8)(ii), and removing the word 
``Note:''.
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tt. In the entry Family Lamiaceae: Hedeoma todsenii (Todsens 
pennyroyal), by revising the note.
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uu. In the entry Family Lamiaceae: Monardella viminea (willowy 
monardella), by:
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i. Removing and reserving paragraph (5)(i);
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ii. Removing paragraph (5)(ii); and
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iii. Redesignating paragraph (5)(iii) as (5)(ii), and removing the word 
``Note:''.
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vv. In the entry Family Liliaceae: Chlorogalum purpureum (purple 
amole), by adding a sentence to the end of paragraph (1).
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ww. In the entry Family Limnanthaceae: Limnanthes floccosa ssp. 
californica (Butte County Meadowfoam), by:
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i. Revising the heading;
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ii. Removing paragraphs (4)(i) and (ii);
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iii. Removing the second sentence of paragraphs (5), (6), and (7); and
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iv. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (8).
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xx. In the entry Family Limnanthaceae: Limnanthes floccosa ssp. 
grandiflora (large-flowered woolly meadowfoam), by:
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i. Removing paragraph (6)(ii);
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ii. Redesignating paragraph (6)(iii) as (6)(ii), and removing the word 
``Note:'';
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iii. Removing paragraphs (7)(ii) through (v);
0
iv. Redesignating paragraph (7)(vi) as (7)(ii), and removing the word 
``Note:'';
0
v. Removing paragraphs (8)(ii) through (v);
0
vi. Redesignating paragraph (8)(vi) as (8)(ii), and removing the word 
``Note:'';
0
vii. Removing paragraph (9)(ii);
0
viii. Redesignating paragraph (9)(iii) as (9)(ii), and removing the 
word ``Note:'';
0
ix. Removing paragraph (10)(ii);
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x. Redesignating paragraph (10)(iii) as (10)(ii), and removing the word 
``Note:'';

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xi. Removing paragraphs (11)(ii) through (ix);
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xii. Redesignating paragraph (11)(x) as (11)(ii), and removing the word 
``Note:'';
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xiii. Removing paragraph (12)(ii);
0
xiv. Redesignating paragraph (12)(iii) as (12)(ii), and removing the 
word ``Note:'';
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xv. Removing paragraph (13)(ii); and
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xvi. Redesignating paragraph (13)(iii) as (13)(ii), and removing the 
word ``Note:''.
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yy. In the entry Family Loasaceae: Mentzelia leucophylla (Ash Meadows 
blazing star), by revising the note.
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zz. In the entry Family Malvaceae: Kokia drynarioides (koki'o), by 
revising the notes in paragraphs 1., 2., and 3.
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aaa. In the entry Family Malvaceae: Sidalcea keckii (Keck's 
checkermallow), by adding a sentence to the end of paragraph (1).
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bbb. In the entry Family Malvaceae: Sidalcea oregana var. calva 
(Wenatchee Mountains checker-mallow), by adding a sentence to the end 
of paragraph (1).
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ccc. In the entry Family Onagraceae: Oenothera deltoides ssp. howellii 
(Antioch Dunes Evening-Primrose), by revising the heading and the note.
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ddd. In the entry Family Orchidaceae: Piperia yadonii (Yadon's 
piperia), by:
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i. Removing and reserving paragraph (6)(i);
0
ii. Revising paragraph (6)(ii);
0
iii. Removing paragraph (6)(iii);
0
iv. Removing and reserving paragraph (8)(i);
0
v. Revising paragraph (8)(ii);
0
vi. Removing paragraphs (8)(iii) and (iv);
0
vii. Removing and reserving paragraph (9)(i);
0
viii. Removing paragraphs (9)(ii) and (iii);
0
ix. Redesignating paragraph (9)(iv) as (9)(ii), and removing the word 
``Note:'';
0
x. Removing and reserving paragraph (10)(i);
0
xi. Revising paragraph (10)(ii);
0
xii. Removing paragraph (10)(iii);
0
xiii. Removing and reserving paragraph (11)(i);
0
xiv. Revising paragraph (11)(ii);
0
xv. Removing and reserving paragraph (12)(i);
0
xvi. Removing paragraphs (12)(ii) through (xiv);
0
xvii. Redesignating paragraph (12)(xv) as (12)(ii), and revising its 
introductory text;
0
xviii. Removing and reserving paragraph (13)(i);
0
xix. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (13)(ii);
0
xx. Removing and reserving paragraph (14)(i); and
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xxi. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (14)(ii).
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eee. In the entry Family Orobanchaceae: Castilleja cinerea (Ash-Gray 
Indian Paintbrush), by:
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i. Revising the heading; and
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ii. Adding a sentence to the end of paragraph (1).
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fff. In the entry Family Poaceae: Neostapfia colusana (Colusa Grass), 
by revising the heading and paragraph (1).
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ggg. In the entry Family Poaceae: Orcuttia inaequalis (San Joaquin 
Valley Orcutt Grass), by:
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i. Revising the heading;
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ii. Removing the second sentence of paragraph (4);
0
iii. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (5);
0
iv. Removing the second sentence of paragraph (6);
0
v. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (7);
0
vi. Removing and reserving paragraph (8)(i);
0
vii. Removing paragraphs (8)(ii) and (iii);
0
viii. Redesignating paragraph (8)(iv) as (8)(ii), and removing the word 
``NOTE:'';
0
ix. Revising paragraph (9);
0
x. Removing and reserving paragraph (10)(i);
0
xi. Removing paragraph (10)(ii);
0
xii. Redesignating paragraph (10)(iii) as (10)(ii), and removing the 
word ``NOTE:'';
0
xiii. Removing and reserving paragraph (11)(i);
0
xiv. Removing paragraphs (11)(ii) through (iv); and
0
xv. Redesignating paragraph (11)(v) as (11)(ii), and removing the word 
``NOTE:''.
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hhh. In the entry Family Poaceae: Orcuttia pilosa (Hairy Orcutt Grass), 
by:
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i. Revising the heading;
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ii. Removing the second sentence of paragraph (4);
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iii. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (5);
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iv. Removing the second sentence of paragraph (6);
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v. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (7);
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vi. Removing and reserving paragraph (8)(i);
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vii. Removing paragraphs (8)(ii) and (iii);
0
viii. Redesignating paragraph (8)(iv) as (8)(ii), and removing the word 
``NOTE:'';
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ix. Revising paragraphs (9) and (10);
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x. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (11).
0
iii. In the entry Family Poaceae: Orcuttia tenuis (Slender Orcutt 
Grass), by:
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i. Revising the heading;
0
ii. Removing paragraphs (4)(i) and (ii);
0
iii. Redesignating paragraph (4)(iii) as (4)(i), and removing the word 
``NOTE:'';
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iv. Removing paragraphs (4)(iv) through (vi);
0
v. Redesignating paragraph (4)(vii) as (4)(ii), and removing the word 
``NOTE:'';
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vi. Removing paragraphs (4)(viii) through (xii);
0
vii. Redesignating paragraph (4)(xiii) as (4)(iii), and removing the 
word ``NOTE:'';
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viii. Removing paragraph (4)(xiv);
0
ix. Redesignating paragraph (4)(xv) as (4)(iv), and removing the word 
``NOTE:'';
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x. Removing and reserving paragraph (5)(i);
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xi. Removing paragraphs (5)(ii) through (iv);
0
xii. Redesignating paragraph (5)(v) as (5)(ii), and removing the word 
``NOTE:'';
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xiii. Revising paragraph (6)(i);
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xiv. Removing paragraph (6)(ii);
0
xv. Redesignating paragraph (6)(iii) as (6)(ii), and removing the word 
``NOTE:'';
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xvi. Removing the second sentence of paragraph (7);
0
xvii. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (8);
0
xviii. Revising paragraph (9)(i);
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xix. Removing paragraph (9)(ii);
0
xx. Redesignating paragraph (9)(iii) as (9)(ii), and removing the word 
``NOTE:'';
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xxi. Removing the second sentence of paragraph (10); and
0
xxii. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (11).
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jjj. In the entry Family Poaceae: Orcuttia viscida (Sacramento Orcutt 
Grass), by:
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i. Revising the heading;
0
ii. Removing the second sentence of paragraph (4);
0
iii. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (5);
0
iv. Removing the second sentence of paragraph (6);
0
v. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (7);
0
vi. Removing the second sentence of paragraph (8); and
0
vii. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (9).
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kkk. In the entry Family Poaceae: Poa atropurpurea (San Bernardino 
bluegrass), by:
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i. Removing and reserving paragraph (6)(i);
0
ii. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (6)(ii);
0
iii. Removing and reserving paragraph (7)(i);
0
iv. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (7)(ii);
0
v. Removing and reserving paragraph (8)(i);
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vi. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (8)(ii);
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vii. Removing and reserving paragraph (9)(i);
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viii. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (9)(ii);
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x. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (10)(ii);
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xi. Removing and reserving paragraph (11)(i);
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xii. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (11)(ii);
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xiii. Revising paragraph (12)(i);
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xiv. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (12)(ii);
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xv. Removing and reserving paragraph (13)(i); and
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xvi. Revising paragraph (13)(ii).
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lll. In the entry Family Poaceae: Tuctoria greenei (Greene's Tuctoria), 
by:
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i. Removing the second sentence of paragraph (4);
0
ii. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (5);
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iii. Removing the second sentence of paragraph (6);
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iv. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (7);
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v. Removing the second sentence of paragraph (8);
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vi. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (9);
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vii. Removing and reserving paragraph (10)(i);
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viii. Removing paragraphs (10)(ii) through (v);
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ix. Redesignating paragraph (10)(vi) as (10)(ii), and removing the word 
``NOTE:'';
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x. Redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (12), paragraph (12) as 
paragraph (13), and paragraph (13) as paragraph (11);
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xi. In newly redesignated paragraph (11), removing the second sentence;
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xii. In newly redesignated paragraph (12), removing the word ``NOTE:'';
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xiii. Removing and reserving newly redesignated paragraph (13)(i);
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xiv. Removing newly redesignated paragraphs (13)(ii) and (iii); and
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xv. Redesignating newly redesignated paragraph (13)(iv) as (13)(ii), 
and removing the word ``NOTE:''.
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mmm. In the entry Family Poaceae: Tuctoria mucronata (Solano Grass), 
by:
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i. Revising the heading;
0
ii. Removing the second sentence of paragraph (4); and
0
iii. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (5).
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nnn. In the entry Family Poaceae: Zizania texana (Texas Wild-Rice), by 
revising the heading and the note.
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ooo. In the entry Family Polemoniaceae: Navarretia fossalis (spreading 
navarretia), by:
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i. Removing and reserving paragraph (6)(i);
0
ii. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (6)(ii);
0
iii. Removing and reserving paragraph (7)(i);
0
iv. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (7)(ii);
0
v. Removing and reserving paragraph (8)(i);
0
vi. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (8)(ii);
0
vii. Removing and reserving paragraph (9)(i);
0
viii. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (9)(ii);
0
ix. Removing and reserving paragraph (10)(i);
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x. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (10)(ii);
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xi. Removing and reserving paragraph (11)(i);
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xii. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (11)(ii);
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xiii. Removing and reserving paragraph (12)(i);
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xiv. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (12)(ii);
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xv. Removing and reserving paragraph (13)(i);
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xvi. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (13)(ii);
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xvii. Removing and reserving paragraph (14)(i);
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xviii. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (14)(ii);
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xix. Removing and reserving paragraph (15)(i);
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xx. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (15)(ii);
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xxi. Removing and reserving paragraph (16)(i);
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xxii. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (16)(ii);
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xxiii. Removing and reserving paragraph (17)(i);
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xxiv. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (17)(ii);
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xxv. Removing and reserving paragraph (18)(i);
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xxvi. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (18)(ii);
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xxvii. Removing and reserving paragraph (19)(i);
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xxviii. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (19)(ii);
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xxix. Removing and reserving paragraph (20)(i);
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xxx. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (20)(ii);
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xxxi. Removing and reserving paragraph (21)(i);
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xxxii. Removing paragraphs (21)(ii) through (x);
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xxxiii. Redesignating paragraph (21)(xi) as (21)(ii), and removing the 
word ``Note:'';
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xxxiv. Removing and reserving paragraph (22)(i);
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xxxv. Removing paragraphs (22)(ii) and (iii);
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xxxvi. Redesignating paragraph (22)(iv) as (22)(ii), and removing the 
word ``Note:'';
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xxxvii. Removing and reserving paragraph (23)(i);
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xxxviii. Removing paragraphs (23)(ii) through (iv);
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xxxix. Redesignating paragraph (23)(v) as (23)(ii), and removing the 
word ``Note:'';
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xl. Removing and reserving paragraph (24)(i);
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xli. Removing the word ``Note:'' from paragraph (24)(ii);
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xlii. Removing and reserving paragraph (25)(i);
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xliii. Removing paragraph (25)(ii); and
0
xliv. Redesignating paragraph (25)(iii) as (25)(ii), and removing the 
word ``Note:''.
0
ppp. In the entry Family Polygonaceae: Chorizanthe pungens var. pungens 
(Monterey spineflower), by:
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i. Removing and reserving paragraph (6)(i);
0
ii. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (6)(ii);
0
iii. Removing and reserving paragraph (7)(i);
0
iv. Removing paragraphs (7)(ii) and (iii);
0
v. Redesignating paragraph (7)(iv) as (7)(ii), and removing the word 
``NOTE:'';
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vi. Removing and reserving paragraph (8)(i);
0
vii. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (8)(ii);
0
viii. Revising paragraphs (9), (10), (11), (12), and (13);
0
ix. Removing and reserving paragraph (14)(i); and
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x. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (14)(ii).
0
qqq. In the entry Family Polygonaceae: Chorizanthe robusta var. 
hartwegii (Scotts Valley spineflower), by adding a sentence to the end 
of paragraph (1).
0
rrr. In the entry Family Polygonaceae: Chorizanthe robusta var. robusta 
(robust spineflower), by adding a sentence to the end of paragraph (1).
0
sss. In the entry Family Polygonaceae: Eriogonum gypsophilum (Gypsum 
Wild Buckwheat), by revising the heading and the note.
0
ttt. In the entry Family Polygonaceae: Eriogonum kennedyi var. 
austromontanum (Southern mountain wild-buckwheat), by adding a sentence 
to the end of paragraph (1).
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uuu. In the entry Family Polygonaceae: Eriogonum Ovalifolium var. 
Vineum (Cushenbury Buckwheat), by revising the heading and paragraph 
(1).
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vvv. In the entry Family Polygonaceae: Eriogonum pelinophilum (clay-
loving wild-buckwheat), by revising the note.
0
www. In the entry Family Polygonaceae: Oxytheca Parishii var. 
goodmaniana (Cushenbury Oxytheca), by revising the heading and 
paragraph (1).
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(Scotts Valley polygonum), by adding a sentence to the end of paragraph 
(1).
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yyy. In the entry Family Ranunculaceae: Delphinium bakeri (Baker's 
larkspur), by adding a sentence to the end of paragraph (1).
0
zzz. In the entry Family Ranunculaceae: Delphinium luteum (Yellow 
larkspur), by revising the heading and adding a sentence to the end of 
paragraph (1).
0
aaaa. In the entry Family Rhamnaceae: Ceanothus ophiochilus (Vail Lake 
ceanothus), by removing and reserving paragraph (5)(i).
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bbbb. In the entry Family Rosaceae: Invesia kingii var. eremica (Ash 
Meadows invesia), by revising the heading and the note.
0
cccc. In the entry Family Rubiaceae: Catesbaea melanocarpa (no common 
name), by:
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i. Removing paragraph (5)(ii); and
0
ii. Redesignating paragraph (5)(iii) as (5)(ii), and removing the word 
``NOTE:''.
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dddd. In the entry Family Scrophulariaceae: Castilleja campestris ssp. 
succulenta (Fleshy owl's-clover), by:
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i. Revising the heading;
0
ii. Removing the second sentence of paragraph (4);
0
iii. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (5);
0
iv. Removing the second sentence of paragraph (6);
0
v. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (7);
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vi. Removing and reserving paragraph (8)(i);
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vii. Removing paragraph (8)(ii);
0
viii. Redesignating paragraph (8)(iii) as (8)(ii), and removing the 
word ``NOTE:'';
0
ix. Removing paragraphs (9)(i) and (ii);
0
x. Redesignating paragraph (9)(iii) as (9)(i), and removing the word 
``NOTE:'';
0
xi. Removing paragraph (9)(iv);
0
xii. Redesignating paragraph (9)(v) as (9)(ii), and removing the word 
``NOTE:'';
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xiii. Removing and reserving paragraph (10)(i);
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xiv. Removing paragraph (10)(ii);
0
xv. Redesignating paragraph (10)(iii) as (10)(ii), and removing the 
word ``NOTE:'';
0
xvi. Removing and reserving paragraph (11)(i);
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xvii. Removing paragraph (11)(ii); and
0
xviii. Redesignating paragraph (11)(iii) as (11)(ii), and removing the 
word ``NOTE:''.
0
eeee. In the entry Family Scrophulariaceae: Cordylanthus mollis ssp. 
mollis (soft bird's-beak), by:
0
i. Removing and reserving paragraph (6)(i);
0
ii. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (6)(ii);
0
iii. Removing and reserving paragraph (7)(i);
0
iv. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (7)(ii);
0
v. Removing and reserving paragraph (8)(i);
0
vi. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (8)(ii);
0
vii. Removing and reserving paragraph (9)(i);
0
viii. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (9)(ii);
0
ix. Removing and reserving paragraph (10)(i); and
0
x. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (10)(ii).
0
ffff. In the entry Family Sterculiaceae: Fremontodendron mexicanum 
(Mexican flannelbush), by:
0
i. Removing and reserving paragraph (5)(i);
0
ii. Removing paragraphs (5)(ii) and (iii); and
0
iii. Redesignating paragraph (5)(iv) as (5)(ii), and revising its 
introductory text.
0
gggg. In the entry Family Themidaceae: Brodiaea filifolia (thread-
leaved brodiaea), by:
0
i. Removing and reserving paragraph (6)(i);
0
ii. Removing paragraph (6)(ii);
0
iii. Redesignating paragraph (6)(iii) as (6)(ii), and removing the word 
``NOTE:'';
0
iv. Removing and reserving paragraph (7)(i);
0
v. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (7)(ii);
0
vi. Removing and reserving paragraph (8)(i);
0
vii. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (8)(ii);
0
viii. Removing and reserving paragraph (9)(i);
0
ix. Removing paragraphs (9)(ii) and (iii);
0
x. Redesignating paragraph (9)(iv) as (9)(ii), and removing the word 
``NOTE:'';
0
xi. Removing and reserving paragraph (10)(i);
0
xii. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (10)(ii);
0
xiii. Removing and reserving paragraph (11)(i);
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xiv. Removing paragraphs (11)(ii) through (v);
0
xv. Redesignating paragraph (11)(vi) as (11)(ii), and removing the word 
``NOTE:'';
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xvi. Removing and reserving paragraph (12)(i);
0
xvii. Removing paragraphs (12)(ii) and (iii);
0
xviii. Redesignating paragraph (12)(iv) as (12)(ii), and removing the 
word ``NOTE:'';
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xix. Removing and reserving paragraph (13)(i);
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xx. Removing paragraphs (13)(ii) and (iii);
0
xxi. Redesignating paragraph (13)(iv) as (13)(ii), and removing the 
word ``NOTE:'';
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xxii. Removing paragraphs (14)(i) through (v);
0
xxiii. Redesignating paragraph (14)(vi) as (14)(i), and removing the 
word ``NOTE:'';
0
xxiv. Removing paragraph (14)(vii);
0
xxv. Redesignating paragraph (14)(viii) as (14)(ii), and removing the 
word ``NOTE:'';
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xxvi. Revising paragraph (15)(i); and
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xxvii. Removing the word ``NOTE:'' from paragraph (15)(ii).
    The revisions and additions read as follows:


Sec.  17.96   Critical habitat--plants.

    (a) Flowering plants.
* * * * *
    Family Apiaceae: Lilaeopsis schaffneriana var. recurva (Huachuca 
water umbel)
* * * * *
    NOTE: The maps provided are for informational purposes only. Maps 
for Units 1-7 follow:
* * * * *
    Family Apiaceae: Lomatium cookii (Cook's lomatium, Cook's desert 
parsley)
* * * * *
    (14) * * *
    (ii) Unit IV5 excludes land bound by 447470, 4673148; 447474, 
4673000; 448289, 4673443; 448361, 4673480; 448056, 4673583; 447789, 
4673459; 447703, 4673370; 447653, 4673327; 447540, 4673183; 447470, 
4673148.
* * * * *
    (21) * * *
    (ii) Unit IV12 excludes land bound by 447273, 4659208; 447203, 
4659076; 446889, 4658443; 446818, 4658110; 446840, 4658012; 446808, 
4657965; 446838, 4657883; 446882, 4657863; 447019, 4657935; 447073, 
4658033; 447029, 4658069; 446977, 4658167; 447192, 4658493; 447212, 
4658784; 447290, 4658824; 447455, 4658678; 447581, 4658749; 447723, 
4658749; 447975, 4658749; 447971, 4658840; 447876, 4659346; 447403, 
4659604; 447407, 4659962; 447305, 4660216; 447329, 4660591; 447452, 
4660569; 447689, 4660530; 447706, 4660555; 447643, 4660838; 447497, 
4660883; 447296, 4660866; 447186, 4660643; 447167, 4660448; 447273, 
4659208.
* * * * *
    Family Asclepiadaceae: Asclepias welshii (Welsh's milkweed)
* * * * *
    NOTE: The map provided is for informational purposes only. Map 
follows:
* * * * *

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    Family Asteraceae: Ambrosia pumila (San Diego ambrosia)
* * * * *
    (9) * * *
    (i) Subunit 5B excludes land bound by 485418, 3656210; 485473, 
3656204; 485522, 3656211; 485590, 3656193; 485677, 3656187; 485720, 
3656187; 485731, 3656348; 485724, 3656348; 485576, 3656356; 485534, 
3656359; 485509, 3656315; 485472, 3656290; 485448, 3656272; 485411, 
3656271; 485411, 3656267; 485411, 3656234; returning to 485418, 
3656210.
* * * * *
    Family Asteraceae: Cirsium loncholepis (La Graciosa thistle)
* * * * *
    (6) * * *
    (i) Subunit 1A excludes land bounded by the following Universal 
Transverse Mercator (UTM) North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83) 
coordinates (E,N):
    (A) 717937.807, 3880783.475; 717849.041, 3880821.504; 717848.938, 
3880817.720; 717849.392, 3880817.650; 717845.549, 3880807.313; 
717843.593, 3880800.027; 717841.269, 3880793.548; 717837.501, 
3880785.669; 717836.131, 3880783.911; 717828.857, 3880776.863; 
717817.989, 3880765.903; 717812.187, 3880758.047; 717776.455, 
3880744.115; 717946.560, 3880643.422; 717990.327, 3880695.942; thence 
returning to 717937.807, 3880783.475.
    (B) 717791.575, 3880459.554; 717799.332, 3880445.386; 717793.518, 
3880418.908; 717877.719, 3880381.762; 717877.788, 3880381.731; 
717878.022, 3880381.614; 717878.247, 3880381.481; 717878.464, 
3880381.333; 717878.670, 3880381.172; 717931.589, 3880343.026; 
717999.080, 3880459.602; 717946.560, 3880564.642; 717687.919, 
3880630.938; 717691.226, 3880626.729; 717694.265, 3880622.551; 
717699.251, 3880616.956; 717706.283, 3880606.405; 717710.417, 
3880598.353; 717714.342, 3880595.747; 717713.908, 3880594.512; 
717712.625, 3880591.920; 717715.053, 3880585.202; 717716.723, 
3880581.192; 717718.867, 3880576.150; 717721.160, 3880570.917; 
717723.858, 3880566.063; 717724.433, 3880561.206; 717728.941, 
3880560.990; 717731.725, 3880540.438; 717732.513, 3880535.099; 
717733.828, 3880528.387; 717734.669, 3880522.890; 717736.483, 
3880519.997; 717735.778, 3880516.228; 717736.401, 3880511.843; 
717741.119, 3880509.748; 717750.271, 3880489.562, thence returning to 
717791.575, 3880459.554.
* * * * *
    (7) * * *
    (i) Unit 2 excludes land bounded by the following UTM NAD83 
coordinates (E,N): 733655.106, 3859548.220; 733713.315, 3859516.470; 
733951.440, 3859516.470; 733951.440, 3859418.574; 734594.379, 
3859415.928; 734594.379, 3860029.762; 734472.671, 3860021.825; 
734462.087, 3860249.367; 734200.149, 3860336.680; 734110.191, 
3860336.680; 733932.919, 3860286.409; 733932.919, 3860222.908; 
733623.356, 3860209.679; 733615.419, 3860204.388; 733607.481, 
3860127.658; 733567.794, 3860053.575; 733541.335, 3859939.804; 
733533.398, 3859889.533, thence returning to 733655.106, 3859548.220.
* * * * *
    Family Asteraceae: Deinandra conjugens (Otay tarplant)
    (1) * * * The maps provided are for informational purposes only.
* * * * *
    Family Asteraceae: Deinandra increscens ssp. villosa (Gaviota 
tarplant)
    (1) * * * The maps provided are for informational purposes only.
* * * * *
    Family Asteraceae: Enceliopsis nudicaulis var. corrugata (Ash 
Meadows sunray)
* * * * *
    NOTE: Map provided is for informational purposes only. Map follows:
* * * * *
    Family Asteraceae: Erigeron parishii (Parish's daisy)
    (1) * * * The maps provided are for informational purposes only.
* * * * *
    Family Asteraceae: Grindelia fraxino-pratensis (Ash Meadows 
gumplant)
* * * * *
    NOTE: Map provided is for informational purposes only. Map follows:
* * * * *
    Family Asteraceae: Helianthus paradoxus (Pecos sunflower)
    (1) * * * The maps provided are for informational purposes only.
* * * * *
    Family Asteraceae: Holocarpha macradenia (Santa Cruz tarplant)
    (1) * * * The maps provided are for informational purposes only.
* * * * *
    Family Asteraceae: Lasthenia conjugens (Contra Costa goldfields)
    (1) Critical habitat units are depicted for Alameda, Contra Costa, 
Mendocino, Napa, and Solano Counties, California, on the maps in this 
entry. The maps provided are for informational purposes only.
* * * * *
    Family Asteraceae: Pentachaeta lyonii (Lyon's pentachaeta)
* * * * *
    (6) * * *
    (ii) Unit 1 for Pentachaeta lyonii is depicted on Map 2 in 
paragraph (7)(ii) of this entry.
* * * * *
    (8) * * *
    (ii) Unit 3 for Pentachaeta lyonii is depicted on Map 3 in 
paragraph (11)(ii) of this entry.
    (9) * * *
    (ii) Unit 4 for Pentachaeta lyonii is depicted on Map 3 in 
paragraph (11)(ii) of this entry.
    (10) * * *
    (ii) Unit 5 for Pentachaeta lyonii is depicted on Map 3 in 
paragraph (11)(ii) of this entry.
* * * * *
    Family Asteraceae: Senecio franciscanus (San Francisco Peaks 
groundsel)
* * * * *
    NOTE: Map provided is for informational purposes only. Map follows:
* * * * *
    Family Asteraceae: Stephanomeria malheurensis (Malheur wire-
lettuce)
* * * * *
    NOTE: Map provided is for informational purposes only. Map follows:
* * * * *
    Family Asteraceae: Taraxacum californicum (California taraxacum)
* * * * *
    (9) * * *
    (ii) Unit 5 for Taraxacum californicum is depicted on the map in 
paragraph (6)(ii) of this entry.
* * * * *
    (12) * * *
    (ii) Unit 8 for Taraxacum californicum is depicted on the map in 
paragraph (11)(ii) of this entry.
    (13) * * *
    (ii) Unit 9 for Taraxacum californicum is depicted on the map in 
paragraph (11)(ii) of this entry.
    (14) * * *
    (ii) Unit 10 for Taraxacum californicum is depicted on the map in 
paragraph (11)(ii) of this entry.
    (15) * * *
    (ii) Unit 11 for Taraxacum californicum is depicted on the map in 
paragraph (11)(ii) of this entry.
    (16) * * *
    (ii) Unit 12 for Taraxacum californicum is depicted on the map in 
paragraph (11)(ii) of this entry.
* * * * *
    Family Berberidaceae: Berberis nevinii (Nevin's barberry)
    (1) Critical habitat is depicted for Riverside County, California, 
in the text and on the map in this entry. The map

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provided is for informational purposes only.
* * * * *
    Family Boraginaceae: Amsinckia grandiflora (large-flowered 
fiddleneck)
* * * * *
    NOTE: Map provided is for informational purposes only. Map follows:
* * * * *
    Family Brassicaceae: Arabis perstellata (Braun's rock-cress)
    (1) Critical habitat units are depicted for Franklin, Henry, and 
Owen Counties, Kentucky, and Rutherford and Wilson Counties, Tennessee, 
on the maps in this entry. The maps provided are for informational 
purposes only.
* * * * *
    Family Brassicaceae: Erysimum capitatum var. angustatum (Contra 
Costa wallflower)
* * * * *
    NOTE: Map provided is for informational purposes only. Map follows:
* * * * *
    Family Brassicaceae: Lesquerella kingii ssp. bernardina (San 
Bernardino Mountains bladderpod)
    (1) Critical habitat units are depicted for San Bernardino County, 
California, on the map in this entry. The map provided is for 
informational purposes only.
* * * * *
    Family Brassicaceae: Thlaspi californicum (Kneeland Prairie penny-
cress)
    (1) * * * The map provided is for informational purposes only.
* * * * *
    Family Caryophyllaceae: Arenaria ursina (Bear Valley sandwort).
    (1) * * * The maps provided are for informational purposes only.
* * * * *
    Family Chenopodiaceae: Nitrophila mohavensis (Amargosa niterwort)
* * * * *
    NOTE: Map provided is for informational purposes only. Map follows:
* * * * *
    Family Cistaceae: Hudsonia montana (mountain golden heather)
* * * * *
    NOTE: Map provided is for informational purposes only. Map follows:
* * * * *
    Family Cyperaceae: Carex lutea (golden sedge)
* * * * *
    Family Cyperaceae: Carex specuicola (Navajo sedge)
* * * * *
    NOTE: Map provided is for informational purposes only. Map follows:
* * * * *
    Family Euphorbiaceae: Chamaesyce hooveri (Hoover's spurge)
* * * * *
    (9) Unit 4: Stanislaus and Tuolumne Counties. Map of Unit 4 is 
provided at paragraph (10)(ii) of this entry.
* * * * *
    Family Fabaceae: Astragalus albens (Cushenbury milk-vetch)
    (1) Critical habitat units are depicted for San Bernardino County, 
California, on the map below. The map provided is for informational 
purposes only.
* * * * *
    Family Fabaceae: Astragalus ampullarioides (Shivwits milk-vetch)
* * * * *
    (7) Unit 3--Coral Canyon, Washington County, Utah. Map of Unit 3 is 
provided at paragraph (8)(ii) of this entry.
* * * * *
    Family Fabaceae: Astragalus brauntonii (Braunton's milk-vetch)
* * * * *
    (6) * * *
    (ii) Unit 1 for Astragalus brauntonii is depicted on Map 2 in 
paragraph (7)(ii) of this entry.
* * * * *
    Family Fabaceae: Astragalus lentiginosus var. piscinensis (Fish 
Slough milk-vetch)
    (1) * * * The map provided is for informational purposes only.
* * * * *
    Family Fabaceae: Astragalus magdalenae var. peirsonii (Peirson's 
milk-vetch)
* * * * *
    Family Fabaceae: Astragalus montii (Heliotrope milk-vetch)
* * * * *
    NOTE: Map provided is for informational purposes only. Map follows:
* * * * *
    Family Fabaceae: Astragalus phoenix (Ash Meadows milk-vetch)
* * * * *
    NOTE: Map provided is for informational purposes only. Map follows:
* * * * *
    Family Fabaceae: Astragalus pycnostachyus var. lanosissimus 
(Ventura Marsh milk-vetch)
    (1) * * * The maps provided are for informational purposes only.
* * * * *
    Family Gentianaceae: Centaurium namophilum (spring-loving centaury)
* * * * *
    NOTE: Map provided is for informational purposes only. Map follows:
* * * * *
    Family Hydrophyllaceae: Eriodictyon capitatum (Lompoc yerba santa)
    (1) Critical habitat units are depicted for Santa Barbara County, 
California, on the map in this entry. The map provided is for 
informational purposes only.
* * * * *
    Family Lamiaceae: Hedeoma todsenii (Todsens pennyroyal)
* * * * *
    NOTE: Map provided is for informational purposes only. Map follows:
* * * * *
    Family Liliaceae: Chlorogalum purpureum (purple amole)
    (1) * * * The maps provided are for informational purposes only.
* * * * *
    Family Limnanthaceae: Limnanthes floccosa ssp. californica (Butte 
County meadowfoam)
* * * * *
    Family Loasaceae: Mentzelia leucophylla (Ash Meadows blazing star)
* * * * *
    NOTE: Map provided is for informational purposes only. Map follows:
* * * * *
    Family Malvaceae: Kokia drynarioides (koki'o)
* * * * *
    1. * * *
    NOTE: Map provided is for informational purposes only. Map follows:
* * * * *
    2. * * *
    NOTE: Map provided is for informational purposes only. Map follows:
* * * * *
    3. * * *
    NOTE: Map provided is for informational purposes only. Map follows:
* * * * *
    Family Malvaceae: Sidalcea keckii (Keck's checkermallow)
    (1) * * * The maps provided are for informational purposes only.
* * * * *
    Family Malvaceae: Sidalcea oregana var. calva (Wenatchee Mountains 
checker-mallow)
    (1) * * * The map provided is for informational purposes only.
* * * * *
    Family Onagraceae: Oenothera deltoides ssp. howellii (Antioch Dunes 
evening-primrose)
* * * * *

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    NOTE: Map provided is for informational purposes only. Map follows:
* * * * *
    Family Orchidaceae: Piperia yadonii (Yadon's piperia)
* * * * *
    (6) * * *
    (ii) Unit 1 is depicted on Map 2 in paragraph (9)(ii) of this 
entry.
* * * * *
    (8) * * *
    (ii) Unit 2 is depicted on Map 2 in paragraph (9)(ii) of this 
entry.
* * * * *
    (10) * * *
    (ii) Unit 4 is depicted on Map 3 in paragraph (12)(ii) of this 
entry.
* * * * *
    (11) * * *
    (ii) Unit 5 is depicted on Map 3 in paragraph (12)(ii) of this 
entry.
* * * * *
    (12) * * *
    (ii) Map of Units 4, 5, and 6 (Map 3) and detail map of Subunit 6a 
(Map 4) follow:
* * * * *
    Family Orobanchaceae: Castilleja cinerea (ash-gray Indian 
paintbrush)
    (1) * * * The maps provided are for informational purposes only.
* * * * *
    Family Poaceae: Neostapfia colusana (Colusa grass)
    (1) Critical habitat units are depicted for Mariposa, Merced, 
Stanislaus, Tuolumne, and Yolo Counties, California, on the maps below. 
The maps provided are for informational purposes only.
* * * * *
    Family Poaceae: Orcuttia inaequalis (San Joaquin Valley Orcutt 
grass)
* * * * *
    (9) Unit 4: Fresno County, California. Map of Unit 4 is provided at 
paragraph (10)(ii) of this entry.
* * * * *
    Family Poaceae: Orcuttia pilosa (hairy Orcutt grass)
* * * * *
    (9) Unit 5: Madera County, California. Map of Unit 5 is provided at 
paragraph (11) of this entry.
    (10) Unit 6: Madera County, California. Map of Unit 6 is provided 
at paragraph (11) of this entry.
* * * * *
    Family Poaceae: Orcuttia tenuis (slender Orcutt grass)
* * * * *
    (6) * * *
    (i) Unit 3A excludes land bounded by 579328, 4466483; 579344, 
4463788; 580057, 4465659; 580132, 4465813; 580184, 4465918; 580313, 
4466064; 580839, 4466455; returning to 579328, 4466483.
* * * * *
    (9) * * *
    (i) Unit 5A excludes land bounded by 519133, 4304515; 519186, 
4304513; 519190, 4304580; 519259, 4304536; 519575, 4304594; 519707, 
4304515; 519882, 4304203; 519928, 4304160; 519924, 4304114; 519785, 
4304012; 519729, 4303886; 519677, 4303975; 519634, 4303917; 519639, 
4303693; 519840, 4303690; 519846, 4303903; 519925, 4303879; 519937, 
4303781; 519975, 4303782; 519980, 4304504; 519952, 4304510; 519944, 
4304600; 519130, 4304611; returning to 519133, 4304515.
* * * * *
    Family Poaceae: Orcuttia viscida (Sacramento Orcutt grass)
* * * * *
    Family Poaceae: Poa atropurpurea (San Bernardino bluegrass)
* * * * *
    (12) * * *
    (i) Unit 14 excludes land bounded by the following UTM NAD27 
coordinates (E N): 550869, 3637877; 550892, 3637893; 550915, 3637910; 
550939, 3637916; 550959, 3637913; 550973, 3637897; 550986, 3637895; 
550983, 3637881; 550976, 3637859; 550982, 3637842; 551000, 3637820; 
551017, 3637807; 551029, 3637784; 551025, 3637771; 551012, 3637769; 
551011, 3637750; 551008, 3637732; 551000, 3637715; 550976, 3637723; 
550955, 3637708; 550940, 3637686; 550937, 3637662; 550939, 3637658; 
550948, 3637643; 550967, 3637618; 550989, 3637610; 550998, 3637595; 
550987, 3637576; 550953, 3637556; 550924, 3637552; 550899, 3637554; 
550882, 3637564; 550861, 3637549; 550854, 3637526; 550832, 3637523; 
550793, 3637535; 550754, 3637564; 550724, 3637595; 550709, 3637624; 
550686, 3637674; 550683, 3637707; 550710, 3637763; 550760, 3637826; 
550800, 3637855; 550816, 3637865; 550845, 3637863; 550869, 3637877; and 
land bounded by 551248, 3637523; 551267, 3637518; 551283, 3637506; 
551295, 3637484; 551295, 3637459; 551300, 3637428; 551303, 3637401; 
551304, 3637378; 551291, 3637350; 551276, 3637341; 551265, 3637333; 
551250, 3637339; 551231, 3637345; 551222, 3637325; 551208, 3637332; 
551181, 3637346; 551166, 3637333; 551148, 3637324; 551131, 3637323; 
551098, 3637329; 551080, 3637339; 551070, 3637355; 551074, 3637364; 
551089, 3637352; 551111, 3637352; 551130, 3637365; 551148, 3637378; 
551142, 3637405; 551144, 3637427; 551148, 3637460; 551158, 3637486; 
551172, 3637492; 551194, 3637497; 551198, 3637512; 551215, 3637520; 
551248, 3637523.
* * * * *
    (13) * * *
    (ii) Unit 15 for Poa atropurpurea is depicted on the map in 
paragraph (12)(ii) of this entry.
* * * * *
    Family Poaceae: Tuctoria mucronata (Solano grass)
* * * * *
    Family Poaceae: Zizania texana (Texas wild-rice)
* * * * *
    NOTE: The map provided is for informational purposes only. Map 
follows:
* * * * *
    Family Polygonaceae: Chorizanthe pungens var. pungens (Monterey 
spineflower)
* * * * *
    (9) Unit 4: Asilomar Unit, Monterey County, California. Map of Unit 
4 is provided at paragraph (8)(ii) of this entry.
    (10) Unit 5: Freedom Boulevard Unit, Monterey County, California. 
Map of Unit 5 is provided at paragraph (6)(ii) of this entry.
    (11) Unit 6: Manresa Unit, Monterey County, California. Map of Unit 
6 is provided at paragraph (6)(ii) of this entry.
    (12) Unit 7: Prunedale Unit, Monterey County, California. Map of 
Unit 7 is provided at paragraph (7)(ii) of this entry.
    (13) Unit 8: Fort Ord Unit, Monterey County, California.
    (i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale quadrangle Marina, Salinas, Seaside, 
and Spreckles. Unit 8 excludes land bounded by the following UTM zone 
10 NAD83 coordinates (E, N):
    (A) 609791, 4053559; 609792, 4053420; 609833, 4053395; 609908, 
4053357; 610068, 4053380; 610032, 4053598; returning to 609791, 
4053559.
    (B) 611172, 4052992; 611242, 4052923; 611314, 4052987; 611402, 
4052913; 611442, 4052907; 611524, 4052850; 611543, 4052844; 611587, 
4052866; 611607, 4052919; 611628, 4053042; 611618, 4053074; 611670, 
4053189; 611761, 4053277; 612029, 4053402; 612049, 4053521; 611863, 
4053644; 611727, 4053518; 611656, 4053497; 611611, 4053451; 611535, 
4053431; 611438, 4053400; 611394, 4053341; 611346, 4053238; 611278, 
4053122; 611230, 4053068; returning to 611172, 4052992.
    (C) 611476, 4056579; 611418, 4056559; 611437, 4056500; 611496, 
4056520; returning to 611476, 4056579.

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    (ii) Map of Unit 8 is provided at paragraph (8)(ii) of this entry.
* * * * *
    Family Polygonaceae: Chorizanthe robusta var. hartwegii (Scotts 
Valley spineflower)
    (1) * * * The map provided is for informational purposes only.
* * * * *
    Family Polygonaceae: Chorizanthe robusta var. robusta (robust 
spineflower)
    (1) * * * The maps provided are for informational purposes only.
* * * * *
    Family Polygonaceae: Eriogonum gypsophilum (gypsum wild buckwheat)
* * * * *
    NOTE: The map provided is for informational purposes only. Map 
follows:
* * * * *
    Family Polygonaceae: Eriogonum kennedyi var. austromontanum 
(Southern mountain wild-buckwheat)
    (1) * * * The maps provided are for informational purposes only.
* * * * *
    Family Polygonaceae: Eriogonum ovalifolium var. vineum (Cushenbury 
buckwheat)
    (1) Critical habitat units are depicted for San Bernardino County, 
California, on the map below. The map provided is for informational 
purposes only.
* * * * *
    Family Polygonaceae: Eriogonum pelinophilum (clay-loving wild-
buckwheat)
* * * * *
    NOTE: The map provided is for informational purposes only. Map 
follows:
* * * * *
    Family Polygonaceae: Oxytheca parishii var. goodmaniana (Cushenbury 
oxytheca)
    (1) Critical habitat units are depicted for San Bernardino County, 
California, on the map below. The map provided is for informational 
purposes only.
* * * * *
    Family Polygonaceae: Polygonum hickmanii (Scotts Valley polygonum)
    (1) * * * The map provided is for informational purposes only.
* * * * *
    Family Ranunculaceae: Delphinium bakeri (Baker's larkspur)
    (1) * * * The maps provided are for informational purposes only.
* * * * *
    Family Ranunculaceae: Delphinium luteum (yellow larkspur)
    (1) * * * The maps provided are for informational purposes only.
* * * * *
    Family Rosaceae: Invesia kingii var. eremica (Ash Meadows invesia)
* * * * *
    NOTE: The map provided is for informational purposes only. Map 
follows:
* * * * *
    Family Scrophulariaceae: Castilleja campestris ssp. succulenta 
(fleshy owl's-clover)
* * * * *
    Family Sterculiaceae: Fremontodendron mexicanum (Mexican 
flannelbush)
* * * * *
    (5) * * *
    (ii) Map of Subunits 1A and 1B follows:
* * * * *
    Family Themidaceae: Brodiaea filifolia (thread-leaved brodiaea)
* * * * *
    (15) * * *
    (i) Unit 12 excludes land bounded by the following UTM NAD83 
coordinates (E, N):
    (A) 485555, 3652857; 485555, 3652822; 485572, 3652827; 485610, 
3652827; 485613, 3652829; 485651, 3652882; 485667, 3652882; 485667, 
3652899; 485556, 3652899; 485555, 3652857; and
    (B) 485629, 3652710; 485749, 3652710; 485749, 3652807; 485746, 
3652807; 485745, 3652820; 485744, 3652822; 485723, 3652822; 485717, 
3652810; 485708, 3652806; 485690, 3652791; 485679, 3652788; 485671, 
3652784; 485670, 3652780; 485665, 3652765; 485663, 3652761; 485649, 
3652754; 485648, 3652750; 485635, 3652718; 485629, 3652710.
* * * * *

Martha Williams,
Principal Deputy Director, Exercising the Delegated Authority of the 
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-15045 Filed 7-21-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4333-15-P