Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of Availability of Data Pertaining to the Subspecies Taxonomy of the California Gnatcatcher

Resumen

The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) listed the coastal California gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica californica) as a threatened species on March 25, 1993. On May 2, 1994, this listing was invalidated by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on the basis that the Secretary of the Interior failed to obtain and make available for public review and comment the data underlying a published scientific report on the subspecific taxonomy of the California gnatcatcher. In response to the court's decision the author of that report has provided these data to the Service. The Service if seeking public comment on these data.