[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 87 (Tuesday, May 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25883-25885]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10337]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R6-ES-2014-N053; FXES11130600000-145-FF01E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-
Year Status Reviews of Nine Species in the Mountain-Prairie Region
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of initiation of reviews; request for information.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are initiating 5-year
status reviews under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended
(Act), of 4 animal and 5 plant species. A 5-year status review is based
on the best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the
review; therefore, we are requesting submission of any new information
on these species that has become available since the last review of the
species.
DATES: To ensure consideration in our reviews, we are requesting
submission of new information no later than July 7, 2014. However, we
will continue to accept new information about any listed species at any
time.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on a particular
species, contact the appropriate person or office listed in the table
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. Individuals who are hearing
impaired or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 800-
877-8339 for TTY assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Why do we conduct 5-year reviews?
Under the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), we maintain Lists of
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (which we collectively
refer to as the List) in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50
CFR 17.11 (for animals) and 17.12 (for plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) of
the Act requires us to review each listed species' status at least once
every 5 years. Our regulations at 50 CFR 424.21 require that we publish
a notice in the Federal Register announcing those species under active
review. For additional information about 5-year reviews, go to http://www.fws.gov/endangered/what-we-do/recovery-overview.html, scroll down
to ``Learn More about 5-Year Reviews,'' and click on our factsheet.
What information do we consider in our review?
A 5-year review considers all new information available at the time
of the
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review. In conducting these reviews, we consider the best scientific
and commercial data that have become available since the listing
determination or most recent status review, such as:
(A) Species biology, including but not limited to population
trends, distribution, abundance, demographics, and genetics;
(B) Habitat conditions, including but not limited to amount,
distribution, and suitability;
(C) Conservation measures that have been implemented that benefit
the species;
(D) Threat status and trends in relation to the five listing
factors (as defined in section 4(a)(1) of the Act); and
(E) Other new information, data, or corrections, including but not
limited to taxonomic or nomenclatural changes, identification of
erroneous information contained in the List, and improved analytical
methods.
Any new information will be considered during the 5-year review and
will also be useful in evaluating the ongoing recovery programs for the
species.
Which species are under review?
This notice announces our active review of the nine species listed
in the table below.
Animals
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Final listing rule
(Federal Register Contact person, Contact person's
Common name Scientific name Listing status Historical range citation and phone, email U.S. mail address
publication date)
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Black-footed ferret............ Mustela nigripes.. Endangered......... Arizona, Colorado, 32 FR 4001;........ Julie Lyke, Deputy National Black-
Kansas, Montana, 03/11/1967......... Black-footed footed Ferret
Nebraska, New Ferret Recovery Conservation
Mexico, North Coordinator, 970- Center, P.O. Box
Dakota, South 897-2730; Julie-- 190, Wellington,
Dakota, Texas, lyke@fws.gov. CO 80459.
Utah, Wyoming,
U.S.A., Canada,
and Mexico.
Pallid sturgeon................ Scaphirhynchus Endangered......... Arkansas, 55 FR 36641;....... Wayne Nelson- Ecological
albus. Illinois, Iowa, 09/06/1990......... Stastny, MRNRC Services, MRNRC
Kansas, Kentucky, Coordinator, 402- Coordinator,
Louisiana, 667-2884; wayne-- 55245 NE Hwy
Mississippi, nelsonstastny@fws 121, Crofton, NE
Missouri, .gov. 68730.
Montana,
Nebraska, North
Dakota, South
Dakota,
Tennessee, U.S.A.
Virgin River chub.............. Gila seminuda Endangered......... Arizona, Nevada, 54 FR 35305;....... Larry Crist, Ecological
(=robusta). Utah, U.S.A. 08/24/1989......... Project Leader, Services, 2369
801-975-3330; West Orton
larry--crist@fws. Circle, STE 50,
gov. West Valley
City, UT 84119.
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Woundfin....................... Plagopterus Endangered......... Arizona, Nevada, 35 FR 16047;....... Larry Crist (above)
argentissimus. New Mexico, Utah, 10/13/1970.........
U.S.A.
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Plants
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Final listing
rule (Federal
Register Contact person, Contactperson's
Scientific name Common name Listing status Historical range citation and phone, email U.S. mail address
publication
date)
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Heliotrope milk-vetch........... Astragalus montii.. Threatened.......... Utah, U.S.A....... 52 FR 42652; Larry Crist (above)
11/06/1987
Jones cycladenia................ Cycladenia humilis Threatened.......... Arizona, Utah, 51 FR 16526; Larry Crist (above)
var. jonesii. U.S.A. 05/05/1986
Kodachrome bladderpod........... Lesquerella Endangered.......... Utah, U.S.A....... 58 FR 52027; Larry Crist (above)
tumulosa. 10/06/1993
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Osterhout milkvetch............. Astragalus Endangered.......... Colorado, U.S.A... 54 FR 29658; Gina Glenne, Ecological
osterhoutii. 07/13/1989 Acting Project Services, Western
Leader, 970-628- Colorado Office,
7183 gina-- 445 W. Gunnison
glenne@fws.gov. Ave., 240, Grand
Junction, CO
81501-5720.
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Penland beardtongue............. Penstemon penlandii Endangered.......... Colorado, U.S.A... 54 FR 29658; 07/ Gina Glenne (above)
13/1989
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Request for New Information
To ensure that a 5-year review is complete and based on the best
available scientific and commercial information, we request new
information from all sources. See ``What Information Do We Consider in
Our Review?'' for specific criteria. If you submit information, please
support it with documentation such as maps, bibliographic references,
methods used to gather and analyze the data, and/or copies of any
pertinent publications, reports, or letters by knowledgeable sources.
How do I ask questions or provide information?
If you wish to provide information for any species listed above,
please submit your comments and materials to the appropriate contact in
the table above. You may also direct questions to those contacts.
Individuals who are hearing impaired or speech impaired may call the
Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339 for TTY assistance.
Public Availability of Submissions
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Comments and materials received will be available for public
inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the offices
where the comments are submitted.
Completed and Active Reviews
A list of all completed and currently active 5-year reviews
addressing species for which the Mountain-Prairie Region of the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service has lead responsibility is available at
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/.
Authority: This document is published under the authority of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: April 22, 2014.
Matt Hogan,
Deputy Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
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