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PUBLIC NOTICE
June 26, 2009
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: cqClFpRNIA
Pursuant to Section 2074.4 of the California Fish and Game Code(FGC), NOTICE IS
HEREBY GIVEN that on March 4, 2009, the California Fish and Game Commission accepted for
consideration the petition submitted to list the Pacific fisher(Martes pennantr) as threatened or
endangered (Section 670.1, 670.5, Title 14, California Code of Regulations) as follows:
Species Proposal
Pacific fisher List as Threatened or Endangered
(Martes pennanti)
The California Endangered Species Act(FGC, Chapter 1.5, Section 2050 et seq.)
requires that the Department of Fish and Game notify affected and interested parties that the
Commission has accepted the petition for the purpose of receiving information and comments
that will aid in evaluating the petition and determining whether or not the above proposal should
be adopted or rejected by the Commission. The Commission's March 4, 2009 action has resulted
in this species receiving the interim designation of"candidate species", effective April 24, 2009,
under the California Endangered Species Act. The Department has 12 months to review the
petition, evaluate the available information, and report back to the Commission whether or not the
petitioned action is warranted (FGC 2074.6). The Department's recommendation must be based
on the best scientific information available to the Department.
Therefore, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that anyone with data or comments on the
taxonomic status, ecology, biology, life history, management recommendations, distribution,
abundance, threats, habitat that may be essential for the species, or other factors related to the
status of the above species, is hereby requested to provide such data or comments to:
California Department of Fish and Game
Nongame Wildlife Program
Attn: Ms. Esther Burkett
1812 9" Street
Sacramento, California 95811
Submit 3 hard copies and a digital copy. Comments may also be sent via email to:
fish ercomments df .ca.gov
Fisher occurrence information should be sent directly to the California Natural Diversity
Database(CNDDB). Verifiable information is preferred, and documentation should be
thorough. See general data submittal instructions at this link or contact CNDDB staff
directly: httl2://www.df4.ca.gov/biogeodata/cnddb/
Responses received by August 21,2009 will be included in the Departments final report
to the Fish and Game Commission. If the Department concludes that the petitioned action is
warranted, it will recommend that the Commission adopt the proposal. If the Department
concludes that the petitioned action is not warranted, it will recommend that the Commission
reject the proposal. Following the receipt of the Department's report, the Commission will allow a
30-day public comment period prior to taking any action on the Department's recommendation.
If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Esther Burkett, Staff Environmental
Scientist, by telephone at(916)445-3764 or by email at eburkett@dfg.ca.gov.
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