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On April 8, 2004, the Fish & Wildlife Service reopened the public comment periods on the proposed rules to designate critical habitat for the San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis) and the coastal California gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica californica), and announced the availability of draft economic analyses for both proposed designations. The FWS also announced that public hearings will be held on both proposed rules and their respective draft economic analyses. The public hearings will take place on April 29, 2004, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM and from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Carlsbad Fish & Wildlife Office, 6010 Hidden Valley Road, Carlsbad, California. Both public hearings will address both proposed rules.
The FWS originally published a proposed rule on April 22, 2003, to designate critical habitat for the San Diego fairy shrimp in Orange and San Diego counties (Marine Environmental Update Bulletin, April 24, 2003). The original comment period on the San Diego fairy shrimp proposed critical habitat rule closed on June 23, 2003. On April 24, 2003, the Fish & Wildlife Service also published a proposed rule to designate critical habitat for the coastal California gnatcatcher in Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego counties (Marine Environmental Update Bulletin, April 24, 2003). The original comment period on the coastal California gnatcatcher proposed critical habitat rule also closed on June 23, 2003.
The public comment period for these two proposed rules has been reopened, and comments and information will be accepted until 5:00 PM on May 10, 2004. Written comments and information may be submitted to the Field Supervisor, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, 6010 Hidden Valley Road, Carlsbad, CA 92009. Comments may also be submitted by facsimile to (760) 431-9618. For further information contact Jim Bartel, Field Supervisor, Carlsbad Fish & Wildlife Office; telephone: (760) 431-9440; facsimile: (760) 431-9618.
Federal Register, Volume 69, Number 68, Thursday, April 8, 2004, pp. 18516-18518 (14.2 KB text file or 48.9 KB Adobe™ Acrobat™ file).
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