1997-04-28_REPORT - M1981302

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• Doc Date: 4/28/1997
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999 Vol. 62, No. 57 / Tuesday. March 25, 1997 / Proposed Rules 14093
R FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: small rodent in the family Zapodidae, is Krutzsch (1954) as "color dull, back
S aron P. McDonald, Mass Media known to occur in only four counties in from near Clay Color to near Tawny.
B eau, [phone]. Colorado and two counties in Wyoming. Olive with a mixture of black hair
SU LEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is Historical surveys document its former forming poorly defined dorsal band:
syn sis of the Commission's Notic of presence in five additional counties in sides lighter than back from near Clay
Prop sed Rule Making, MM Docket o. Colorado and three additional counties Color to near Cinnamon-Buff; lateral
97-9 adopted March 12, 1997. a in Wyoming. The Preble's meadow line distinct and clear Ochraceous-Buff:
release March 21, 1997. The full ext jumping mouse lives primarily in belly white. sometimes faint wash of
of this ommission decision is a ailable heavily vegetated riparian habitats. clear Ochraceous-Buff; tail bicolored.
for insp Lion and copying duri g Habitat loss and degradation caused by brownish to light brownish-black above,
normal b siness hours in[he F C agricultural. residential, commercial, grayish-white to yellowish-white
Reference enter (Room 239). 919 M and industrial development imperil its below" (capitalized color terms refer to
Street. Washington. DC he continued existence.This proposal, if a scientific standard, while lower case
complete to t of this decisio may also made final, would extend protection of terms reflect common usage). Krutzsch be purchase from the Co .ssion's the Act to the Preble's meadowjumping (1954) also provided a technical
copy contract r. Internati al mouse. description of the skull of Preble's.
Transcription ervice, In .. (202) 857- DATES: Comments from all interested which can prove critical to its
3800, 2100 M reet. . Suite 140. parties must be received by May 27, identification.
Washington. D 20037. 1997. Public hearing requests must be A source of confusion is the similarity
Provisions of a Re latory received by May 9, 1997. of appearance between the Preble's
Flexibility Act of 98 do not apply to ADDRESSES: Comments or materials meadowjumping mouse and Z. p.
this proceeding. concerning this proposed rule may be princeps,a subspecies of the western
Members of the p lic should note sent to the Colorado Field Supervisor, jumping mouse that also occurs in
that from the time otice of Proposed U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box portions of Colorado and Wyoming. In
Rule Making is iss a until the matter 25486, Denver Federal Center. Denver. general. Z. hudsonius may be
is no longer subj t to ommission Colorado 80225.The complete file for distinguished from Z.princeps by
consideration or curt eview, all ex this rule is available for public-._- average external size and cranial size
pane contacts a e prohi ited in inspection, by appointment, during (Krutzsch 1954.Whitaker 1972).
Commission p ceeding . such as this normal business hours at the U.S. Fish Preble's may be distinguished from Z. p.
one,which in olve Chan el allotments. and Wildlife Service's Colorado Field princeps by a less pronounced mid-
See 47 CFR .1204(b) for les Office. 755 Parfet Street, Suite 361. dorsal band.smaller average total
governing p rmissible ex p rte contacts. Lakewood. Colorado. length. and a skull that is small and
For infor ation regardin proper FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: light with a narrower braincase and
filing pro dures for comme ts, see 47 LeRoy W. Carlson. Field Supervisor. _smaller molars (Fitzgerald et al. 1994).
CFR 1.41 and 1.420. Colorado Field Office (see ADDRESSES Since coloration of the mid-dorsal band
List of b'ects in 47 CFR Part 73 section), (telephone [phone]). and total length are not definitive
J characteristics,skull measurements are
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORhV1T10N:
Tele ision broadcasting. most useful for positive identification
Feder Communications Commissio Background (Aaron Ellingson, Colorado Natural
John .Karousos. The Preble's meadowjumping mouse Heritage Program, in litt. 1995). Ranges
Chi f Allocations Branch.Policy and R les (Zapus hudsonius preblet) is a small of the Preble's meadowjumping mouse
Di ision.Mass Media Bureau. rodent in the family Zapodidae and is and Z.p.princeps are not thought to
1F Doc.97-7440 Filed 3-24-91.8:45 a one of 11 subspecies of the species Z. overlap in Colorado but may overlap In
LUNG CODE 6712-01- hudsonius. the meadowjumping mouse Wyoming (Armstrong 1972).
(Krutzsch 1954,Whitaker 1972).The Krutzsch (1954) commented on the
mfly consists of small to medium- presence of physical habitat barriers and
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERLQR tzed mice with long tails and long feet lack of known intergradation between
dapted forjumping. Krutzsch (1954) the Preble's meadowjumping mouse.
Fish and Wildlife Service eviewe I taxonomy and distribution of known only from eastern Colorado and
.the genus Zapus in North America and southeastern Wyoming, and other
50 CFR Part 17 recognized three living species, Z. identified subspecies of Z. hudsonius
RIN 7078-AE06 hudsonius, Z. trinotatus, and Z. ranging to the east and north. Among
princeps. Fitzgerald et al. (1994) recognized subspecies. Krutzsch found
Proposal To List the Preble's Meadow described Z. hudsonius as greyish to that Preble's most closely resembled Z.
Jumping Mouse as an Endangered yellowish-brown in color with an h. campestris from northeastern
Species indistinct mid-dorsal band of darker Wyoming, but summarized differences
hair and paler sides, large hindlegs and in coloration and skull characteristics.
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, hlncifeet, and a sparsely haired tall that Krutzsch concluded that considerable
Interior. accounts for more than 60 percent of the differences existed between Preble's and
ACTION: Proposed rule. total length. related subspecies. Hairier et al. (1981)
The Preble's meadowjumping mouse described an additional subspecies Z. h.
SUMMARY:The U.S. Fish and Wildlife (Preble's) was first discovered and luteus present in New Mexico and
Service proposes to list the Preble's described from Loveland,Lartmer Arizona and differentiated it from
meadow jumping mouse (Zapus County. Colorado, by A.E. Preble in Preble's.This subspecies was not
hudsonius preblet) as an endangered 1895 (Preble 1899, cited by Krutzsch addressed by Krutzsch since it was
species pursuant to the Endangered 1954). All records are from southeastern previously considered Z.p. luteus, a
Species Act(Act) of 1973.as amended. Wyoming and eastern Colorado.The subspecies of the western jumping
The Preble's meadowjumping mouse, a coloration of Preble's was described by mouse.