We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), take emergency action to establish seven additional manatee protection areas in Florida.

This action is authorized under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), and the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (MMPA),base on our determination that there is now substantial

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Treasury Department

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate the Chiricahua leopard frog (Rana chiricahuensis) as a threatened species pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act) throughout its range. The Chiricahua leopard frog is now absent from more than 75 percent of its historical sites and numerous mountain ranges,

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Veterans Affairs Department

We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), provide notice that we are holding a public hearing for the proposed rule to list the Sonoma County Distinct Population Segment of the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) as endangered under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. We are also giving notice that

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the reopening of the comment period for the proposed rule to list the Sonoma County Distinct Population Segment of the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) as endangered under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. We are reopening the comment

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service, collectively ``the Services'' are announcing the availability of a draft economic analysis of the proposal to designate critical habitat for the Gulf sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi). We are soliciting public comments on both the proposal and the draft economic

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate critical habitat pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), for Chorizanthe robusta var. robusta (robust spineflower). Approximately 190 hectares (469 acres) of land fall within the boundaries of the critical habitat designation. Critical habitat is located in Santa

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 12- month finding for a petition to list the Big Cypress fox squirrel (Sciurus niger avicennia) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). After a review of all available scientific and commercial information, we find that listing of the Big Cypress fox squirrel is not

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 12month finding for a petition to list the Yosemite toad (Bufo canorus) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We find that the petitioned action is warranted, but precluded by higher priority listing actions. We will develop a proposed rule to list this species

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to designate critical habitat pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), for Astragalus pycnostachyus var. lanosissimus (Ventura marsh milkvetch). Approximately 170 hectares (ha) (420 acres (ac)) of land fall within the boundaries of the proposed critical habitat

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to list Lepidium papilliferum (slickspot peppergrass) as endangered pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Lepidium papilliferum is endemic to sagebrushsteppe habitat in southern Idaho. This species is threatened by a variety of immediate factors including:

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the reopening of the comment period for the proposed designation of critical habitat for the Santa Cruz tarplant (Holocarpha macradenia), and the availability of the draft economic analysis for the proposed designation of critical habitat. We are reopening the comment period for this species to

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate critical habitat for the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). A total of approximately 69,440 hectares (ha) (171,605 acres (ac)) in Riverside and San Diego Counties, California, are designated as critical

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Veterans Affairs Department

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the availability of the draft economic analysis for the proposed designations of critical habitat for the Kauai cave wolf spider and Kauai cave amphipod from the island of Kauai, Hawaii. We are now providing notice of extending the comment period to allow peer reviewers and all interested parties to

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), find that the proposed designation of critical habitat for the unarmored threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculaetus williamsoni) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, (Act) should not be made final. On November 17, 1980, we proposed designating approximately 51 kilometers

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

We, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose designation of critical habitat for the Blackburn's sphinx moth (Manduca blackburni), pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). A total of approximately 40,240 hectares (99,433 acres) on the Hawaiian Islands of Maui, Hawaii, Molokai, and Kahoolawe are proposed for

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) gives notice of a public hearing on the proposed critical habitat designation for Blackburn's sphinx moth. In addition, the comment period which originally closed on August 12, 2002, has been extended. The new comment period and hearing will allow all interested parties to submit oral or written

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announce the availability of the draft economic analysis for the proposed designation of critical habitat for Sidalcea keckii (Keck's checkermallow) located in Fresno and Tulare Counties, California. We are reopening the comment period for the proposal to designate critical habitat for this species

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), determine the Carson wandering skipper (Pseudocopaeodes eunus obscurus) to be endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The Carson wandering skipper is currently known from only two populations, one in Washoe County, Nevada, and one in Lassen County, California. The

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the availability of the draft economic analysis for the proposed designations of critical habitat for plant species from the islands of Kauai and Niihau, Hawaii. We are also providing notice of the reopening of the comment period for the proposal to determine prudency and to designate critical

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose critical habitat for 32 of the 37 species listed under the Endangered Species Act, known historically from the island of Lanai within 8 critical habitat units totaling approximately 7,853 hectares (ha) (19,405 acres (ac)) on the island of Lanai.

If this proposal is made final, section 7

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Veterans Affairs Department

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the availability of the draft economic analysis of the proposed designations of critical habitat for the Mariana fruit bat and the Micronesian kingfisher on Guam, and the Mariana crow on Guam and Rota. The proposed designations of critical habitat were published in the Federal Register on October

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the availability of the draft economic analysis for the proposed designations of critical habitat for plant species from the islands of Maui and Kahoolawe, Hawaii. In earlier Federal Register notices published August 26, 2002, we reopened the comment period and provided notice of a public hearing

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of a draft economic analysis for the proposed designation of critical habitat for Deinandra conjugens (Otay tarplant). We are also providing notice of the reopening of the comment period to allow for all interested parties to submit written comments on the draft economic

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are reclassifying Scutellaria montana (largeflowered skullcap) from its present endangered status to threatened status under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), because the endangered designation no longer correctly reflects the current status of this plant. This

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to amend our existing regulations for establishing and administering manatee protection areas. We propose to except specific activities that will not result in take of manatees from the regulations within the Barge Canal manatee protection area in Brevard County, Florida. We also propose to

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service