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FINAL RULES - 1995

        Alaska National Wildlife Refuges:
            Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge; O'Malley River Area; seasonal closure, 37308

        Alaska Ntional Interest Lands Conservation Act; Title VIII implementation (subsistence priority):
            Customary and traditional use determinations; review policies, 10317, 31542, 40459, 40461

        Endangered and threatened species:
            African birds, 2899
            Bald eagle; reclassification, 36000
            Coastal California gnatcatcher, 15693
            Gesneria pauciflora, 12483
            Gulf sturgeon; critical habitat designation, 43721
            Hine's emerald dragonfly, 5267
            Mexican spotted owl --
                Critical habitat designation, 29914
            Priority listing activities under continuing resolution, 56533
            Red kangaroo, etc., 12887
            Red wolves; nonessential experimental populations in North Carolina and Tennessee, 18940
            Rock cress, 56
            Rock gnome lichen, 3557
            Saint Francis' satyr butterfly, 5264
           Southwestern willow flycatcher, 10694
            Spruce-fir moss spider, 6968
            Tiburon paintbrush, etc. (12 plants from California), 6671

        Endangered Species Convention:
           American alligators harvested in 1995-1997; export, 43405
            Appendixes and amendments, 50477
                Correction, 52450

        Hunting and fishing:
            Open areas list additions, 5276, 52866, 61211, 61490
            Refuge-specific regulations, 5066, 61211, 61490, 62035

        Marine mammals:
            Polar bears and walruses; incidental take during oil and gas exploration activities in Beaufort Sea and
                        adjacent northern coast of Alaska, 31258, 42805

        Meetings:
            Alaska Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils, 33726

        Migratory bird hunting:
            Annual hunting and migratory bird regulations; hunting by Indian Tribes, 46012, 50706
            Bismuth-tin shot as nontoxic for waterfowl and coot hunting during 1995-1996 hunting season;
                              conditional approval, 61, 43314
                Correction, 2177
            Early-season regulations (1995-1996), 45020
            Late-season regulations (1995-1996), 50042
            Migratory bird harvest information program, 43318
            Seasons, limits, and shooting hours; establishment, etc., 45628, 50746

        Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
            Field organization; regional office addresses update, 40301

PROPOSED RULES - 1995

        Alaska Federal public lands subsistence management regulations, 6466
            Kenai Peninsula; taking of moose, 24601

        Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act; Title VIII implementation (subsistence priority), 42085
            Public meetings, 44000

        Alaska National Wildlife Refuges:
            Alaska Peninsula/Becharof National Wildlife Refuge Complex; public use regulations, 36576
                Comment period extension, 53576
            Visitor service authorizations, 20380, 36093

        Clean Vessel Act grant program:
            Pumpout symbol; slogan and program crediting, 48491

        Endangered and threatened species:
            Achyranthes mutica, etc. (fourteen plant taxa from Hawaiian Islands), 51417
            'akoko, etc. (twenty-five plant species from Oahu, HI), 51398
            American peregrine falcon, 34406
            Arizona willow; withdrawn, 20951
            Arkansas River shiner, 2070
            Bald eagle, 15280
            Barton Springs salamander, 13105
            Black-footed ferrets --
                Aubrey Valley, AZ; experimental population, 57387
            Brother's Island tuatara, 5159
            Bruneau hot springsnail, 47339
                Comment period extension, 56976
            Cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl, 19013
            Candidate categories review --
                Candidate species reclassification, 34225
            Canelo Hills ladies'-tresses, etc. (three wetland species in southern Arizona and northern Sonora),
                               16836, 32483, 47340
            Catalina Island mountain-mahogany, etc. (three plants from Channel Islands, CA), 37987
            Chinese Camp brodiaea, etc., 8342
            Coastal dunes milk-vetch, etc. (five plants and lizard from Monterey County, CA), 39326
            Contra Costa goldfields, etc. (four plants from Northern California), 14253, 26713
            Copperbelly water snake, 42140
            Cordia bellonis, 50176
            Fat three-ridge, etc. (seven freshwater mussels), 20072
            Findings on petitions, etc. --
                Amargosa toad, 15280
                Anadromous Atlantic salmon, 14410
                Anadromous Atlantic salmon in seven Maine rivers, 50530
                Australian koala; status review, 8620
                Bank monkeyflower, 49818
                Boreal toad (southern Rocky Mountain population), 15281
                Bull trout, 30825
                Chub; sturgeon and sicklefin, 3613
                Comal Springs salamander, 31137
                Dakota skipper, 10535
                Desert redband trout, 49819
                Eagle Lake rainbow trout, 40149
                Grimes vetchling, 30826
                Interior redband trout (Kootenai River population), 40339
                Mission dolores campion, 46568
                Mohave ground squirrel, 46569
                Mono Lake brine shrimp, 46571
                North American wolverine, 19567
                Oahu elepaio, 30827
                Olympic mudminnow (Grass Lake/Green Cove Creek population), 30828
                Preble's meadow jumping mouse, 13950
                Queen Charlotte goshawk, 33784
                Riverside cuckoo bee, 48684
                Say's spiketail dragonfly, 36380
                Southern torrent salamander, 33785
                Swift fox, 31663
                Walleye (Southern population), 13397, 47338
                Wolf, Alexander Archipelago, 10056
                Wood turtle, 27954
            Guajon, 51432
            Haha, etc. (three plant species from Molokai, HI), 51436
            Hoffmann's rock-cress, etc. (16 plant taxa from Northern Channel Islands, CA), 37993
            Kawawaenohu, etc. (19 plants from Kauai, HI), 49359
            Lake Erie water snake, 42140
            Least chub; critical habitat determination, 50518
            Lost River sucker, etc., 5893
            Marbled murrelet --
                Critical habitat designation, 40892
            Mexican spotted owl --
                Critical habitat designation, 12728, 12730
            Nevin's barberry, etc. (four Chaparral plants from southwestern California and northwestern
                          Baja California, Mexico), 51443
            Nogal or West Indian walnut, 50173
            Northern spotted owl, 9484, 26712, 36382, 49358, 58323
            'Ohawai, etc. (13 plants from Hawaii), 49377
            Pallid manzanita, 39309
            Peck's cave amphipod, etc. (three aquatic invertebrates in Texas), 29537, 35374
            Queen Charlotte goshawk, 425, 10344
            Sacramento splittail, 2638
            San Bernardino bluegrass, etc. (seven plants from Southern California mountains), 39337
            San Diego fairy shrimp, 69
            San Diego thornmint, etc. (four plants from southwestern California and Baja California, Mexico), 40549
            San Jacinto Valley crownscale, etc. (four southwestern California plants), 12531
            Small landowners and low-impact activites; exemption from Endangered Species Act requirements
                                    for threatened species, 37419
            Sonoma alopecurus, etc. (nine plants from central coast of California), 39314
            Steller's eider; Alaska breeding population, 34225
                Correction, 38305
            Suisun thistle, etc., 31000
            Virgin River chub, 37866
            Western snowy plover, Pacific Coast population --
                Critical habitat designation, 11768, 25882
            Woundfin, etc.
                Critical habitat designation, 17296, 31444

        Endangered Species Convention:
            Appendixes and amendments, 73

        Hunting and fishing:
            Open areas list additions, 30686, 36196, 36200, 61237, 61239
            Refuge-specific regulations, 42668, 61237, 61239

        Importation, exportation, and transportation of wildlife:
            Designated port status --
                Atlanta, GA, 53329
            General provisions and general permit procedures, 46087, 57386
                Correction, 49976
            Polar bear trophies importation from Canada --
                Legal and scientific findings, 36382, 54210
                Permit issuances, 70
            River otters taken in Tennessee; export, 39347
            Seizure and forfeiture procedures; revision, 58468
            Wildlife taxonomic or systematic collection specimens or parts thereof; scientific exchange, 15277

        Interagency cooperation:
            Joint counterpart Endangered Species Act section 7 consultation regulations, 39921

        Marine mammals:
            Polar bears and walruses; incidental take during oil and gas exploration activities in Beaufort Sea
                                   and adjacent northern coast of Alaska, 14408

        Meetings:
            Alaska Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils, 44000

        Migratory bird hunting:
            Annual hunting regulations; and migratory bird hunting by Indian Tribes, 15642, 42960
            Bismuth-tin shot as nontoxic for waterfowl and coot hunting during 1995-96 hunting season;
                                    conditional approval, 31356
            Early-season regulations (1995-1996); proposed frameworks, 37754
            Late-season (1995-1996) regulations; proposed frameworks, 44463
            Migratory bird harvest information program, 14194, 27249
            Migratory game bird hunting regulations; and Service Migratory Bird Regulations Committee; meetings, 31890
                Republication, 37314

        Migratory birds; list, 24686

NOTICES - 1995

        Agency information collection activities under OMB review, 26737, 30097, 30580, 35421

        Apex Houston oil spill restoration plan; availability, 20739

        Coastal Barrier Resources System:
            Map correction, 10268
            Pacific Coast application, 7578

        Endangered and threatened species:
            Conserving endangered species listed or proposed for listing while providing and enhancing
                                recreational fisheries opportunities; policy, 64070
            Endangered Species Act activities; interagency cooperative policy statements
                Candidate species guidance, 8729
                Distinct vertebrate population segment identification, 8729
            Recovery plans --
                Alabama streak-sorus fern, 49853
                Appalachian elktoe, 47755
                Big Island (Hawaii) plant cluster, 52921
                Cave crayfish, 47962
                Cobana negra, 49627
                Cumberland rosemary, 47756
                Cumberland sandwort, 47757
                Florida manatee, 17364
                Florida scrub and high pineland plants, 41099
                Heliotrope milkvetch, 49854
                Higo chumbo cactus, 45732
                Hyacinth macaw, 18609
                Jacquemontia reclinata, 58634
                June sucker, 29711
                Koolau mountain plant cluster, 50643
                Lepanthes eltorensis, etc., 46624
                Louisiana quillwort, 49854
                Lyrate bladderpod, 31732
                Madison Cave isopod, 48166
                Marbled murrelet, 40851
                Mexican spotted owl, 15787
                Molokai plant cluster, 50212
                Pahranagat Valley, NV; aquatic and riparian species, 47398
                Piping plover, 7067
                Royal snail, 4189
                Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta native fishes, 2155
                Saint Francis' satyr, 50213
                San Rafael cactus, etc., 49855
                Seabeach amaranth, 50213
                Spectacled eider, 11675
                Ute ladies'-tresses, 49003
                Yellow shouldered blackbird, 44899
            Western snowy plover, Pacific Coast population; economic analysis availability, 22404

        Endangered and threatened species permit applications,
                143, 1792, 2782, 3871, 4188, 4444, 5207, 5944, 6550, 7066, 7211, 8729, 9043, 9694,
                10106, 10610, 11109, 11993, 12246, 12248, 12969, 13169, 14301, 14445, 15151, 15577,
                15939, 16882, 16883, 17086, 17364, 18420, 18421, 18608, 18848, 19282, 19603, 19764,
                20504, 21002, 22072, 25245, 25733, 26048, 26454, 27778, 27987, 28428, 28622, 29863,
                30098, 30313, 30580, 31321, 31491, 32023, 32337, 32560, 32706, 32989, 33426, 33845,
                35422, 37467, 38055, 38365, 39152, 39416, 40599, 42585, 43609, 43813, 45491, 46857,
                47755, 48721, 49002, 49284, 49852, 50211, 52007, 53192, 53933, 54699, 55045, 55381,
                55727, 56351, 57592, 61569, 61570, 63540, 64073, 64447, 65354, 66320, 66322
            Monthly reports, 25733

        Endangered Species Convention:
            African elephant sport-hunted trophy permits; guidelines withdrawn, 12969
            Giant panda import permit policy, 16487, 33224
            Trade prohibition in animal species from twelve countries, 26897

        Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
            Churchill County, NV; Lahontan Valley Wetlands water rights acquisition, 37669, 47963
            Florida panther; genetic restoration and management, 478
            Galerucella calmariensis, etc.; nonindigeneous insects release to control purple loosestrife, 32023, 40852
            Georgetown, Horry, and Marion Counties, SC; national wildlife refuge, 24873
            Grizzly bear; reintroduction to Bitterroot Ecosystem, ID and MT, 2399, 29708
            Incidental take permits --
                Baldwin County, AL; Alabama beach mouse, 2400, 8057, 10401, 28428, 32161, 43609
                Berkeley County, SC; red-cockaded woodpecker, 39418
                Brevard County, FL; Florida scrub jay, 2156, 8057, 14776, 15303, 46623
                Brevard County, FL; Eastern indigo snake, 2156
                Brevard County, FL; red-cockaded woodpecker, 57247, 63052
                Calhoun County et al., AR; red-cockaded woodpecker, 55591
                Clark County, NV; desert tortoise, 8058, 37667
                Clark County, NV; Pahrump poolfish, 34554
                Gulf Coast Prairie Ecosystem, TX; Attwater's prairie chicken and Houston toad, 40853
                Hays County, TX; golden-cheeked warbler, 63053
                Humboldt County, CA; northern spotted owl, etc., 36432
                Iron County, UT; Utah prairie dog, 37067, 52921
                Kern County, CA; 27G pipeline replacement project, 54699
                Kern County, CA; San Joaquin kit fox, etc., 63541
                Kern County, CA; Vintage Petroleum Inc. exploratory well site locations, 54700
                King County et al., WA, 57722
                La Costa Villages, Carlsbad, CA; coastal California gnatcatcher, 5945, 14776
                Lewis County, WA: northern spotted owl, etc., 26737
                Little River County, AR; American burying beetle, 63054
                McCurtain County, AR; American burying beetle, 63054
                Orange County, CA; coastal California gnatcatcher and endangered peregrine falcon, 64447
                Perry County, MS; gopher tortoise, 36155, 39417
                Plum Creek Timber Co., L.P., WA; northern spotted owl, etc., 7577
                San Bernardino County, CA; Delhi Sands flower-loving fly, 41897
                Sand City, CA; Smith's blue butterfly, etc., 56351
                Sandhills Region, NC; red-cockaded woodpecker, 10400
                San Diego County, CA; snowy plover, etc., 25734
                San Diego Gas and Electric, CA; various species, 56064
                San Mateo County, CA; mission blue butterfly, 36826
                Travis County, TX; black-capped vireo, 13169, 54701
                Travis County, TX; golden-cheeked warbler, 9694, 9855, 10399, 12782, 14302, 14303,
                                           15578, 16883, 18610, 19764, 20281, 24648, 25246, 26454, 30315,
                                           30581, 32561, 32990, 40854, 52410, 53799
                Travis County, TX; golden-cheeked warbler, etc., 63055
                Travis County, TX; karst invertebrates, 54701
                Vernon Parish, LA; red-cockaded woodpecker, 26049
                Washington County, UT; desert tortoise, 7785, 20280, 36305
                Western Riverside County, CA; Stephens' kangaroo rat, etc., 39964, 44040
                Williamson County, TX; golden-cheeked warbler, 32990, 52411
                Wisconsin Natural Resources Department; Kamer blue butterfly, 29709
            Mexican wolf; reintroduction to historic range in southwestern United States, 33224, 49628
            Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge, CO, 32023
            Ruffe control program, 2982
            Seabird nesting islands, ME, 52008
            Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge, MI, 47588
            Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, MA, 27119, 55852, 65355
            Sport fish and wildlife restoration programs; Federal aid, 19283

        Environmental statements; notice of intent:
            Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, MO, 58635

        Federal wildland fire management policy and program review, 95, 32485, 41054
            Report publication delay, 25688

        Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
            North American Wetlands Conservation Council; solicitation package availability, 9695
            Sport fish and wildlife restoration projects, 25247

        Marine mammal and endangered and threatened species permit applications, 50190

        Marine mammal permit applications, 39152

        Marine mammals, 7753
            Annual report availability (CY 1992), 49628
            Authorization letters; incidental take --
                Oil and gas industry activities; polar bears and Pacific walruses, 16498, 56065
            Polar bear, sea otter, and walrus in Alaska, etc.; stock assessments, etc., 52008
            Polar bears in Alaska; habitat conservation strategy, 10868, 22584

        Meetings:
            Alaska Federal Subsistance Regional Advisory Councils, 436
            Alaska Federal Subsistence Board, 9003
            Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, 2782, 11675, 22405, 41898, 42175, 52012, 55281, 56065
            Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora International Trade Convention, 21825
            Exotic bird labeling, breeding facilities and retail outlets certification, etc.; Wild Bird Conservation
                                  Act of 1992 voluntary program, 12248
            Garrison Diversion Unit Federal Advisory Council, 18610, 52206
            Klamath Fishery Management Council, 14446, 49629
            Klamath River Basin Fisheries Task Force, 6551, 29711, 53192
            North American Wetlands Conservation Council, 8250, 32338, 57593
            Silvio Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Advisory Committee, 15151, 55382
            Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council; workshop, 8730, 25735, 54383

        Migratory bird hunting and conservation stamp (Duck Stamp) contest, 6281

        Migratory Bird Treaty Act:
            Machias Seal Island, ME; colonial seabird nesting site and rookery; visitation restrictions, 28623

        Nonindigenous aquatic nuisance prevention and control:
            Brown tree snake control plan, 22073

        Sharon Steel damage settlement; restoration plan:
            Document availability and meeting, 4636
            Project proposals request, 40386

        Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council; workshop, 62107

        Virgin spinedace; conservation agreement, 5435

        Wetlands and other aquatic resources; mitigation banks; establishment, use, a
                          nd operation; Federal guidance, 12286, 58605

        Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992:
            Approval applications --
                Blocker, Jerry, 20112
                Gorman, Kevin M., 47758
                Hardaswick, Victor J., 10106
                McCullough, Carl, 52206
                Pike, Dan L., 15152
                Schriver, Mark, 53433



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