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CFR Citation: 50 CFR Part 17

RIN ID: RIN 1018-AH08

NOTICE: Part II

DOCUMENT ACTION: Final rule.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designations and Nondesignations of Critical Habitat for 42 Plant Species From the Island of Molokai, HI

DATES: This rule becomes effective on April 17, 2003.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate critical habitat pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), for 41 of 51 listed species known historically from the Hawaiian island of Molokai. A total of approximately 9,843 hectares (24,333 acres) of land on Molokai fall within the boundaries of the 88 critical habitat units designated for these 41 species. This critical habitat designation requires the Service to consult under section 7 of the Act with regard to actions carried out, funded, or authorized by a Federal agency. Section 4 of the Act requires us to consider economic and other relevant impacts when specifying any particular area as critical habitat. This rule also determines that designating critical habitat would not be prudent for one species, Pritchardia munroi. We solicited data and comments from the public on all aspects of the proposed rule, including data on economic and other impacts of the designation.

SUMMARY: Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

In the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants (50 CFR 17.12), there are 51 plant species that, at the time of listing, were reported from the island of Molokai (Table 1).
Table 1.Summary of Island Distribution of 51 Species From Molokai Island distribution Species (common name)
Kauai Oahu Molokai Lanai Maui Hawaii N.W. Isles, Kahoolawe, Niihau Adenophorus periens (pendant kihi fern)... C H C R R C .............................. Alectryon macrococcus (mahoe)............. C C C ........... C ........... .............................. Bidens wiebkei (kookoolau)................ ........... ........... C ........... ........... ........... .............................. Bonamia menziesii (No common name)........ C C H C C C .............................. Brighamia rockii (pua ala)................ ........... ........... C H H ........... .............................. Canavalia molokaiensis (awikiwiki)........ ........... ........... C ........... ........... ........... .............................. Centaurium sebaeoides (awiwi)............. C C C C C ........... .............................. Clermontia oblongifolia ssp. brevipes (oha ........... ........... C ........... ........... ........... .............................. wai).
Ctenitis squamigera (pauoa)............... H C C C C H .............................. Cyanea dunbarii (haha).................... ........... ........... C ........... ........... ........... .............................. Cyanea grimesiana ssp. grimesiana (haha).. ........... C C C C ........... .............................. Cyanea mannii (haha)...................... ........... ........... C ........... ........... ........... .............................. Cyanea procera (haha)..................... ........... ........... C ........... ........... ........... .............................. Cyperus trachysanthos (puukaa)............ C C H H ........... ........... Ni (C) Diellia erecta (aspleniumleaved diellia). C C C H C C .............................. Diplazium molokaiense (No common name).... H H H H C ........... .............................. Eugenia koolauensis (nioi)................ ........... C H ........... ........... ........... .............................. Flueggea neowawraea (mehamehame).......... C C H ........... C C .............................. Hedyotis mannii (pilo).................... ........... ........... C C C ........... .............................. Hesperomannia arborescens (No common name) ........... C C H C ........... .............................. Hibiscus arnottianus ssp. immaculatus ........... ........... C ........... ........... ........... .............................. (kokio keokeo).
Hibiscus brackenridgei (mao hau hele)..... H C H C C C Ka (R) Ischaemum byroneHilo ischaemum)........... R ........... C ........... C ........... .............................. Isodendrion pyrifolium (wahine noho kula). H H H H H C Ni (H) Labordia triflora (kamakahala)............ ........... ........... C ........... ........... ........... .............................. Lysimachia maxima (No common name)........ ........... ........... C ........... ........... ........... .............................. Mariscus fauriei (No common name)......... ........... ........... C H ........... C .............................. Marsilea villosa (ihi ihi)................ ........... C C ........... ........... ........... Ni (H) Melicope mucronulata (alani).............. ........... ........... C ........... C ........... .............................. Melicope munroi (alani)................... ........... ........... H C ........... ........... .............................. Melicope reflexa (alani).................. ........... ........... C ........... ........... ........... .............................. Neraudia sericea (No common name)......... ........... ........... C H C ........... Ka (H) Peucedanum sandwicense (makou)............ C C C ........... C ........... .............................. Phyllostegia mannii (No common name)...... ........... ........... C ........... H ........... .............................. Phyllostegia mollis (No common name)...... ........... C H ........... C ........... .............................. Plantago princeps (laukahi kuahiwi)....... C C C ........... C H .............................. Platanthera holochila (No common name).... C H C ........... C ........... .............................. Pritchardia munroi (loulu)................ ........... ........... C ........... ........... ........... .............................. Pteris lidgatei (No common name).......... ........... C H ........... C ........... .............................. Schiedea lydgatei (No common name)........ ........... ........... C ........... ........... ........... .............................. [[Page 12983]]
Schiedea nuttallii (No common name)....... C C C ........... R ........... .............................. Schiedea sarmentosa (No common name)...... ........... ........... C ........... ........... ........... .............................. Sesbania, tomentosa (ohai)................ C C C H C C Ni (H), Ka (C), NW Isles (C) Silene alexandri (No common name)......... ........... ........... H ........... ........... ........... .............................. Silene lanceolata (No common name)........ H C C H ........... C .............................. Solanum incompletum (popolo ku mai)....... H ........... H ........... H H C Spermolepis hawaiiensis (No common name).. C C C C C C .............................. Stenogyne bifida (No common name)......... ........... ........... C ........... ........... ........... .............................. Tetramolopium rockii (No common name)..... ........... ........... C ........... ........... ........... .............................. Vigna owahuensis (No common name)........ ........... H C C C C Ni (H), Ka (C) Zanthoxylum hawaiiense (ae)............... C ........... C H C C ..............................

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Paul Henson, Field Supervisor, Pacific Islands Office at the above address (telephone 808/5413441; facsimile 808/5413470).