Endangered and Threatened Species; Notice of Public Hearing and Extension of Comment Period on Proposed Endangered Status for the Umpqua River Cutthroat Trout

الملخص

On July 8, 1994, NMFS proposed listing Umpqua River cutthroat trout as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) (59 FR 35089). Department of Commerce ESA implementing regulations state that the Secretary of Commerce ``shall promptly hold at least one public hearing if any person so requests within 45 days of publication of a proposed regulation to list. . . .a species'' (50 CFR 424.16 (c)(3)). A public hearing on the proposed listing provides the opportunity for the public to give comments and to permit an exchange of information and opinion among interested parties. In response to a request by the Douglas Timber Operators, Inc. for a public hearing, NMFS announces that a hearing on the proposed listing of the Umpqua River cutthroat trout will be held from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Thursday, September 29, 1994, at the Timber/Indian Rooms of the Campus Center at the Umpqua Community College. The Umpqua Community College is located on College Way Road, Winchester, OR, and is approximately 7 miles north of Roseburg. The original public comment period for the proposed listing of Umpqua River cutthroat trout was scheduled to close on September 6, 1994. To ensure that the public i