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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 106 / Friday, June 4, 2021 / Proposed Rules more saline and less suitable as habitat for Tiehms buckwheat. Mineral exploration vehicles also can carry the seeds of nonnative invasive plant species into the area. Road improvements also allow easier and greater access for recreational vehicles and off-highway vehicles OHVs, with OHV impacts documented in subpopulation 1. Both livestock grazing and OHV use can kill or damage individual plants and modify Tiehms buckwheat habitat through fragmentation and soil compaction.
In addition, Tiehms buckwheat is adapted to dry upland sites, subject only to occasional saturation by rain and snow. Under climate change predictions, we anticipate alteration of precipitation and temperature patterns, as models forecast warmer temperatures and slight increases in precipitation.
The timing and type of precipitation received snow vs. rain may impact plant transpiration and the soil water recharge needed by Tiehms buckwheat.
Additionally, variability in interannual precipitation combined with increasing temperatures, as recently seen from 2015 through 2020, may make conditions less suitable for Tiehms buckwheat by bolstering local rodent populations. High rodent abundance combined with high temperatures and drought may have contributed to the large herbivore impacts in 2020 in both the transplant experiment and native population. Thus, climate change may exacerbate impacts from other threats currently affecting this species and its habitat.
Tiehms buckwheat does not currently receive regulatory protection from the State of Nevada. BLM has designated Tiehms buckwheat as a sensitive species. However, BLMs regulations require operators to avoid adverse effects only to species listed as threatened or endangered under the Act and their habitat 43 CFR
3809.420b7, not sensitive species.
Also, under BLMs regulations operators may explore, place mining claim monuments, and cause a surface disturbance of up to 5 acres after an operator gives notice to BLM and waits 15 days 43 CFR 3809.21a. BLM lacks discretion to require conservation measures for sensitive species as a condition for exploring for or developing minerals subject to disposal under the Mining Law of 1872, as amended 30 U.S.C. 2254. In some circumstances, operators may include voluntary commitments to undertake protection or conservation measures as part of their proposed mining operations, as Ioneer has done in its proposed mine plan.

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Finding Based upon the preceding information, the totality of threats described above, and other information contained in the Tiehms buckwheat Species Status Assessment SSA, the Service has determined that the petitioned action to list Tiehms buckwheat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, is warranted. The Service, therefore, will promptly publish a proposed rule to list Tiehms buckwheat. We will open a public comment period at the time of publication of the proposed rule. Any information received from the public prior to the publication of the proposed rule will be considered and addressed when we address comments received on the proposed rule.
Author This document was prepared by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Reno Fish and Wildlife Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., Suite 234, Reno, NV 89521 and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Regional Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825.
Authority The authority for this action is section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq..
Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director, Exercising the Delegated Authority of the Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Docket No.: 2105280119
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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Cook Inlet Salmon;
Amendment 14
National Marine Fisheries Service NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA, Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments.
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NMFS proposes regulations to implement Amendment 14 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Salmon Fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone EEZ Off Alaska Salmon FMP. If approved,
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Amendment 14 would incorporate the Cook Inlet EEZ Subarea into the Salmon FMPs West Area, thereby bringing the Cook Inlet EEZ Subarea and the commercial salmon fisheries that occur within it under Federal management by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council Council and NMFS. The management measure implemented by Amendment 14 would be to apply the prohibition on commercial salmon fishing that is currently established in the West Area to the newly added Cook Inlet EEZ Subarea. This proposed rule is necessary to comply with a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruling and to ensure the Salmon FMP is consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Magnuson-Stevens Act. This proposed rule is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the Salmon FMP, and other applicable laws.
Submit comments on or before July 6, 2021.

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You may submit comments, identified by NOAANMFS20210018, by any of the following methods:
Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to https www.regulations.gov and enter NOAANMFS20210018 in the Search box. Click on the Comment icon, complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments.
Mail: Submit written comments to Glenn Merrill, Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries Division, Alaska Region NMFS. Mail comments to P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 998021668.
Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period, may not be considered by NMFS. All comments received are a part of the public record and will generally be posted for public viewing on www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying information e.g., name, address, confidential business information, or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily by the sender will be publicly accessible. NMFS will accept anonymous comments enter N/A in the required fields if you wish to remain anonymous.
Electronic copies of the Environmental Assessment, the Regulatory Impact Review, and the Social Impact Analysis collectively referred to as the Analysis, and the draft Finding of No Significant Impact prepared for this proposed rule may be
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