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Home My WebLink AboutF&G - Notice of Receipt of Petition Commissioners STATE OF CALIFORNIA Valerie Termini,Executive Director Eric Sklar,President Edmund G.Brown Jr.,Governor 1416 Ninth Street, Room 1320 Saint Helena Sacramento,CA 96814UTTE COUNTY Jacque Hostler-Carmesin,Vice President (916)653_4899 ADMINISTRATION McKinleyville Fish and Game Commission www.fgc,ca.gov Anthony C.Williams,Member JAN 2 0 2017 Huntington Beach Russell E.Burns,Member OROVILLE,CALIFORNIA Napa U6 . Peter S.Silva,Member Chula Vista Wildlife Heritage and Conservation Since 9870 January 17, 2017 T4 ALL AFFECTED AND INTERESTED PARTIES: This is to provide you with a Notice of Receipt of Petition to list foothill yellow-legged frog (Rana boylh) as threatened under the California Endangered Species Act. This notice will be published in the California Regulatory Notice Register on January 20, 2017. Sincerely, f peri Tiemann A Associate Governmental Program Analyst Attachment Commissioners STATE OF CALIFORNIA Valerie Termini,Executive Director Eric Sklar,President Edmund G.Brown Jr.,Governor 1416 Ninth Street, Room 1320 Saint Helena Sacramento,CA 95814 Jacque Hostler-Carmesin,Vice President (916)6534899 McKinleyville Fish and Game Commission .fgc.ca.gov Anthony C.Williams,Member Huntington Beach Russell E.Burns,Member Napa trio . Peter S.Silva,Member Chula Vista Wildlife Heritage and Conservation Since 1870 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME COMMISSION NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF PETITION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 2073.3 of the Fish and Game Code, the California Fish and Game Commission (Commission), on December 14, 2016, received a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity to list foothill yellow-legged frog (Rana boylii) as threatened under the California Endangered Species Act. Foothill yellow-legged frogs inhabit partially shaded, rocky perennial streams and rivers at low to moderate elevations, across a range of vegetation types including chaparral, oak woodland, mixed coniferous forest, riparian sycamore and cottonwood forest, and wet meadows. Pursuant to Section 2073 of the Fish and Game Code, on December 22, 2016, the Commission transmitted the petition to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (Department) for review pursuant to Section 2073.5 of said code. It is anticipated that the Department's evaluation and recommendation relating to the petition will be received by the Commission at its April 16-27, 2017 meeting in Van Nuys. Interested parties may contact T.O. Smith, Wildlife Branch, Department of Fish and Wildlife, 1812 Ninth Street, Sacramento, CA 95811 [530-225-2062 or Timothy.Smith @wildIife.ca.gov], for information on the petition or to submit information to the Department relating to the petitioned species. January 9, 2017 Fish and Game Commission Valerie Termini Executive Director