WSP10006

• File Number: 8065
• Description: Section D General Statewide Issues - Endangered Species Act - Fisheries
• State: CO
• Basin: Statewide
• Date: 12/8/1983
• Author: Federal Register
• Title: Federal Register - DOI-FWS - Revised List of National Species of Special Emphasis
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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Federal Regisler / Vol. 46, No, 237 / Thursday, December 6. 1963 / Notices

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Fish and Wlld!lfe Service

Revised List 01 National 5pcclea of
5,",c181 Emphasla

Aa~NCY: Fish and Wildlife! Servic.e.
In!erior.
ACTION: ~olice.

SUMMARY: Notir.t' is given that the fish
and Wlldhfe Service (Service} has
revined the list of fish. wildlife. and
plant species tilt serve AS the focus of
the service's regional resource planning
process. Thf':>p. ~pN:ies, called national
species of speciLll emphasis (NSSEs). arc
con<idered 10 be of hip, biological. legal.
<:Jnd public: interest cmrl merit special
effort and attention by the Service allhe
ni-ltionallcvel. A Ii~,t of the NSSE~,
further infoTll'tltinn i'lboul the planninH
proce~.s for \hes~ spr.Lii'!~. <-Inu
opportunities f0r public partir.ipalion are
cC'niained in this notice.

DATE: In order 10 be considered in Ihis
cycle of the planning process, comments
IIn the li.1 of NSSEs .hould be provided
tn Ihe ,ervice by February 1, 1984,

ADDRESS: Intere.led partie. .hould send
comments to: Director. U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Office of Planning and
Budget. 16th 8< C Streels. NW"
Washington. D,C. 20240,

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pro.ip.ct Manager for National Planning,
rish Hod Wildlife Service. Division of
Pro~ram Plan.. 16th 8< C Streets, NW.,
Wa9hington, D,C, 20240, lelephone (202)
343-4902,

SUPPLEMENTARV INFORMATION: The
regiO!"lil\ resuur(.i~ planning process is
one tnnl used hy Ihe Fish and Wildlife
Ser..\:ic(' 10 r:oordinate resource
manilgement [u;tlvilip.s among regions,
prllgrams. and the various
orgaIliziltioIlallp.vp.19. It consists of the
following &cvp.n s.teps: (1) Conduct
prpplanning; (2) undertake resource
an"ly";'; (3) er.lduhsh fi,h and wildlife
objectIve.: (4) analyze proulem,; (5)
dl,\'plop. eVallJlltp., i1lld sp.iect slrategies:
(6) develop opera lion, plans: ilnd (7)
pfoduce a RC8ion~l Re~Ol.iTr.e Plan
IRRPj. Each of the Service's m~ven
rf.'gions prcparr:~ an RRP for those
natiollal species 01 special emphasis
wlllch occur in IJit'!ir regie.n. Thege RRPs,
which IlfJve a fivf~'year planning horizon.
r:ontLlin problem amdY5cs, strole~ies,
ilr:d opcrotion!-l Jll;;m~ for ,H.hi~vmg Ihe
species ohiectives established during
this process. It i9 impurtant to realize
thHI milny olher f,pecies associated with
Iht~ hi~hlightcd specif'~ ahm benefj~ from
RRP implcmclItllholl.
RegiOIlHl resource planning is orip.nled
toward spet:ie~J giJ)(:e Ihe mnjorily of
Service iluthoriiit's follow thi5 theme
le.g.. Migratory Bird Trealy Act.
EndilnRerf'd Sper:il~s ,\c1. Marine
Mammal Proler.!ion Act. elc.). and
bp.c;Juse species numhers and
distribution (ire the end products of
hahitat maIlil~ement. It also provides an
addifi\mal basis lor idcnlifying priorities
and (lssociated deCision making for
habiH.l\ protection ..~s sper:ified by
habItat-oriented legis.lation such as the
Fi,h and Wildlife Coordination Act. it
thlls provides a tool for improved (ocus
of resource management activities
within the Sf'lrvict~ and collectively with
the Sliites. other FC'deral agencies and
olhl~r r.ooperalors.
As u first step in concenfrJting
Servlf-:e planning efforts on these spE;cies
ami grOllPS of specie5 r.onside~ed to be
of hiRhest priority, some 859 species of
speClil\ emphasis {SSF.s} were identified
in f'tuly 1982. Thp.se SSEs are defined as
Ihose fish. wildlife. i:ind pli:lnt specics (or