Thought I'd share this.

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Ilene Samowitz
N. Matthews Beach, Seattle
Rockaway Beach, OR
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----- Original Message -----
From: "J, K & K Fairchild" <alderspr at peak.org>
To: "Obol" <obol at lists.orst.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 1:12 PM
Subject: [obol] Coastal Snowy Plovers-28 days left in USFWS comment period


> FYI - previous postings concerned comments to Oregon State Parks and Rec.
> Dept. USFWS has the authority to change listing status federally, and any
> change could precipitate changes in the current state listing of this
> species as well.
> Jim Fairchild
> ****
>
> The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced on 22 March 2004 that it will
> conduct an in-depth look at the status of the Pacific Coast population of
> the western snowy plover. The study. known as a "12-month status review",
> will examine whether the population of western snowy plovers that breeds
in
> coastal areas in California, Oregon and Washington should retain its
> current classification as a threatened species.
>
> >From the USFWS news release:
> <
> The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it will conduct
> an in-depth look at the status of the Pacific Coast population of the
> western snowy plover. The study - known as a "12-month status review" -
> will examine whether the population of western snowy plovers that breeds
in
> coastal areas in California, Oregon and Washington should retain its
> current classification as a threatened species.
>
> The Pacific Coast population of the western snowy plover is classified
> as a "distinct population segment" (DPS) under the Endangered Species Act.
> As such, this population is considered separate from populations that nest
> in inland areas from Nevada and Utah to Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
Today's
> action completes an initial review - known as a "90-day finding" - of two
> petitions filed in July 2002 and May 2003, respectively, by the Surf-Ocean
> Beach Commission of Lompoc, CA, and the City of Morro Bay, CA, seeking to
> delist the Pacific coast population of the western snowy plover.
>
> The Service will now conduct a comprehensive review to determine
> whether a change in the classification of the species is warranted.
Because
> a status review is also required for the five-year review of listed
species
> under the Endangered Species Act, the Service will prepare these two
> reviews simultaneously.
>
> >
> To ensure that the status review is comprehensive and based on the best
> available science, the Service is opening a 60-day public-comment period
to
> solicit information and data regarding the species. Comments, material,
> information, or questions concerning this petition and finding should be
> sent to:
> Field Supervisor, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office
> U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
> 2800 Cottage Way
> Sacramento, California 95825-1846
>
> Comments and information should be submitted by 5 p.m. Thursday, May 20,
> 2004.
> Contact: Al Donner, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (916) 414-6566
>
> The Federal Register notice can be found at:
>
http://frwebgate3.access.gpo.gov/cgi_bin/waisgate.cgi?WAISdocID=48739020244
> +2+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve
>
> and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service news release and other information
> is at:
>
http://news.fws.gov/newsreleases/r1/3A64D9E5_690B_42E7_820309F5CC838D47.htm
> l
>
> If you have problems with this, page down to March 22 on the USFWS news
> release page for more information:
>
> http://news.fws.gov/newsreleases
>
>
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