Mexican spotted owl critical habitat (Final)

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Publication_Date: 20040831

Title: Mexican spotted owl critical habitat (Final)

Edition: Final Rule

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Federal Register (50 CFR Part 17)

Publisher: Department of the Interior

Other_Citation_Details: Final Determination of Critical Habitat for Mexican Spotted Owl

Online_Linkage: <http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov>

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Publication_Date: 20040831

Title: Final Determination of Critical Habitat for Mexican Spotted Owl

Edition: Final Rule

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Federal Register

Publisher: Department of the Interior

Online_Linkage: <http://ifw2es.fws.gov/mso/critical_habitat/critical_habitat.htm>

Description:

Abstract:

This geospatial dataset shows the Mexican Spotted Owl critical habitat units in its canyon and forest habitats across Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. The owl inhabits canyon and forest habitats across a range that extends from southern Utah and Colorado, through Arizona, New Mexico, and west Texas, to the mountains of central Mexico. We published a final rule listing the owl as a threatened species on March 16, 1993 (58 FR 14248). For more information on the previous critical habitat designations and other actions related to the owl, refer to the final rule published in the Federal Register on February 1, 2001 (66 FR 8530). On January 13, 2003, the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, (Center for Biological Diversity v. Norton, Civ. No. 01-409 TUC DCB), ruled that our February 1, 2001 final designation of critical habitat for the owl violated the Endangered Species Act, as well as the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 551 et seq.). On November 12, 2003, the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, (Center for Biological Diversity v. Norton, Civ. No. 01409 TUC DCB), ordered the Service to submit a new final rule for designation of critical habitat for the owl to the Federal Register by August 20, 2004. Pursuant to this court order, on November 18, 2003 (68 FR 65020), we reopened the public comment period on our July 21, 2000, proposed rule to designate critical habitat for the owl (65 FR 45336). The proposal included approximately 5.5 million ha (13.5 million ac) in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, mostly on Federal lands. We have prepared a new final designation in compliance with this Court order. This new designation is based upon maps that were included in our July 21, 2000 proposed rule. We refined the maps delineating the boundaries of critical habitat for the owl after considering public comments and information received from a variety of sources including the US Forest Service (FS), US Bureau of Land Mangement (BLM), and State agencies. The new designation is based on the best available scientific and commercial data, public comments, and current policy. As noted in the final rule, the textual unit descriptions constitute the legal source for determining the critical habitat boundaries. The areas included within the boundaries of the GIS file do not follow the legal boundaries of the critical habitat designation. See USE CONSTRAINTS for further information.

Purpose:

Final determination of critical habitat on the canyon and forest habitat of the Mexican Spotted Owl in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah under the court order (Civil No. 01409 TUC DCB).

Supplemental_Information:

Critical habitat are areas considered essential for the conservation of a listed species. These areas provide notice to the public and land managers the importance of these areas to the conservation of this species. It does not afford any special protection or restriction other than where federal funding, permits, licenses, authorizations, or actions occur or are required.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20040831

Currentness_Reference: Court Order

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -113.288360

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -104.830620

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.800570

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 31.332550

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: critical habitat

Theme_Keyword: critical habitat unit

Theme_Keyword: vector

Theme_Keyword: forest habitat

Theme_Keyword: canyon habitat

Theme_Keyword: Civil No. 01409 TUC DCB

Theme_Keyword: Strix occidentalis lucida

Theme_Keyword: Mexican Spotted Owl

Place:

Place_Keyword: Colorado Plateau

Place_Keyword: Southern Rocky Mountains

Place_Keyword: Upper Gila Mountains

Place_Keyword: Basin and Range

Place_Keyword: Arizona

Place_Keyword: Colorado

Place_Keyword: New Mexico

Place_Keyword: Utah

Place_Keyword: Region 2

Place_Keyword: Southwest Region

Place_Keyword: United States

Place_Keyword: Region 6

Place_Keyword: Mountain-Prairie Region

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

NOTE: Misalignment errors have been reported with this dataset. Use only for general reference or display purposes.

The GIS file, map products and the associated coordinates are not the definitive source for determining the critical habitat boundaries for Mexican Spotted Owl. As noted in the final rule, the textual unit descriptions constitute the legal source for determining the critical habitat boundaries. Users of the GIS file are cautioned to refer to the final textual unit descriptions provided in the final rule as the definitive source in determining critical habitat areas. Additionally, interested parties are encouraged to contact the Service for a definitive finding of whether a location is within critical habitat (See Technical/Consultative Contacts:).

This geospatial dataset is the final critical habitat units layer for Mexian Spotted Owls. These data are to be used only in the context of the definition and purpose of critical habitat. This primarily relates to Section 7 consultation under the Endangered Species Act. These data may be used for planning and land management purposes. They are not to be used for legal survey use.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Mark Jacobsen

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office

Contact_Position: Director of Information Management & GIS

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: P.O. Box 1306

City: Albuquerque

State_or_Province: NM

Postal_Code: 87103

Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 505 248-6662

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 505 248-6788

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mark_Jacobsen@fws.gov

Hours_of_Service: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM MST

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.1.1332

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

The attributes were verified by displaying them both tabularly and graphically. Unit numbers were checked for accuracy. Measurement attributes were not formally checked for accuracy.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

These data are logically consistent. The data was checked for label errors, dangling arcs, node errors, incorrect attribution in Arc/Info and/or ArcView.

Completeness_Report:

The data represents sites with constituent elements used by Mexican Spotted Owl in its canyon and forest habitats.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Horizontal accuracy was not tested.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Bureau of Land Management

Publication_Date: 2004

Title: Land Ownership Status

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage: None

Source_Scale_Denominator: 24,000

Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2004

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Contribution:

The BLM Land Ownership data set provided land ownership boundaries in which critical habitat boundaries were mapped for Mexican Spotted Owls.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The data set was created using ArcGIS 8.3 on a Windows destop PC.

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Metadata imported.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: C:\DOCUME~1\DickM\LOCALS~1\Temp\xml6A.tmp

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Dataset copied.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 97

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.000010

Longitude_Resolution: 0.000010

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Resolution: 0.000010

Altitude_Encoding_Method:

Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: mexican_spotted_owl_ply_gcs83_2004_F

Entity_Type_Definition: Mexican spotted owl critical habitat (Final)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STATE

Attribute_Definition: States included in critical habitat designation

Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COUNTY

Attribute_Definition: Counties included in critical habitat designation

Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBJECTID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape_Length

Attribute_Definition: Length of feature in internal units.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape_Area

Attribute_Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NAME

Attribute_Definition: Species common name

Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WATER_BODY

Attribute_Definition:

Rivers, creeks, lakes or springs included in critical habitat designation

Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COMPLEX

Attribute_Definition:

Complex/Reach identified in critical habitat designation or assigned by FWS staff

Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: UNIT

Attribute_Definition:

Unit of complex/reach identified in critical habitat designation or assigned by FWS staff

Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DESCRIP

Attribute_Definition:

Abbreviated spatial description based on Federal Register description

Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: S_STATUS

Attribute_Definition: Status of individual segments within designation

Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: D_STATUS

Attribute_Definition: Status of designation

Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ACRES

Attribute_Definition_Source: XTools

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HECTARES

Attribute_Definition_Source: XTools

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LENGTH_MI

Attribute_Definition: Segment length in Miles

Attribute_Definition_Source: XTools

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LENGTH_KM

Attribute_Definition: Segment length in Kilometers

Attribute_Definition_Source: XTools

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FR_YR

Attribute_Definition: Year of designation

Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RECOVERY_UNIT

Attribute_Definition: Name of Recovery Unit the segment lies within

Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OTHER_INFO

Attribute_Definition:

Any other information regarding the designation or a particular segment

Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Mark Jacobsen

Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Contact_Position: Director of Information Management & GIS

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 505 248-6662

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 505 248-6788

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mark_jacobsen@fws.gov

Hours_of_Service: 8:00 AM to 4:00PM MST

Resource_Description: Final critical habitat units for Mexican Spotted Owl.

Distribution_Liability:

These data were created in reponse to court orders (Civil No. 01409 TUC DCB) to designate critical habitat for listed populations of Mexican Spotted Owl in their canyon and forest habitat. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. These data are not to be redistributed to anyone. These data shall be obtained directly from the appropriate USFWS (see Section 6.1 Distributor) office or official USFWS internet web page, when available. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregated use with other data.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 0.316

Custom_Order_Process:

To request Geographic Information System (GIS) files of the Critical Habitat Units, email Mark Jacobsen at Mark_Jacobsen@fws.gov

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20070323

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Contact_Person: Mark Jacobsen

Contact_Position: Director of Information Management & GIS

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: P.O. Box 1306

City: Albuquerque

State_or_Province: NM

Postal_Code: 87113

Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 505 248-6662

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 505 248-6788

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mark_jacobsen@fws.gov

Hours_of_Service: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM MST

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>

Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

Metadata_Extensions:

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Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile