Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Withdrawal of the Proposed Rule to List the Plants Dudleya blochmaniae ssp. brevifolia (Short-leaved Dudleya) as Endangered, and Corethrogyne filaginifolia var. linifolia (Del Mar Sand-aster) as Threatened

Resumen

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) withdraws the proposed rule, published in the Federal Register on October 1, 1993 (58 FR 51302), to list Dudleya blochmaniae ssp. brevifolia (short-leaved dudleya) as an endangered species and Corethrogyne filaginifolia var. linifolia (Del Mar sand-aster) as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Additional information has become available to the Service since publication of the proposed rule indicating that Corethrogyne filaginifolia var. linifolia is no longer recognized as taxonomically distinct and therefore does not qualify for listing under the Act. The threats to Dudleya blochmaniae ssp. brevifolia have decreased since the proposed rule was published. Dudleya b. ssp. brevifolia is considered a ``covered species'' within the Multiple Species Conservation Program (MSCP) of southern San Diego County. A substantial measure of interim protection is provided by a Resource Protection Ordinance of the City of San Diego. Upon final approval of the MSCP, anticipated in late 1996, it will provide preservation, monitoring, and management within the City of San Diego that addresses the conservation of