[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 125 (Friday, June 30, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29916-29918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13758]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R4-ES-2017-N024; FXES11130900000C2-178-FF09E32000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Status
Reviews of 23 Southeastern Species
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 (Service), are
initiating 5-year status reviews of 23 species under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We conduct these reviews to
ensure that the classification of species as threatened or endangered
on the Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants is
accurate. A 5-year review is an assessment of the best scientific and
commercial data available at the time of the review. Therefore, we are
requesting submission of information that has become available since
the last review of each of these species.
DATES: To allow us adequate time to conduct these reviews, we must
receive your comments or information on or before August 29, 2017.
However, we
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will continue to accept new information about any listed species at any
time.
ADDRESSES: For instructions on how to submit information and review
information we receive on these species, see ``Request for New
Information.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For species-specific information, see
``Request for New Information.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Why do we conduct a 5-year review?
Under the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), we maintain lists of
endangered and threatened wildlife and plant species in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.11 (for wildlife) 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.
Species Under Review
This notice announces our active review of 22 species that are
currently listed as endangered:
Fish and Wildlife
Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi)
Puerto Rican broad-winged hawk (Buteo platypterus brunnescens)
Puerto Rican nightjar (Caprimulgus noctitherus)
Cumberland darter (Etheostoma susanae)
Rush darter (Etheostoma phytopilum)
Vermilion darter (Etheostoma chermocki)
Pygmy madtom (Noturus stanauli)
Cumberland bean (Villosa trabalis)
Ring pink (Obovaria retusa)
Anthony's riversnail (Athearnia anthonyi)
Plants
Arabis perstellata (Braun's rock-cress)
Chamaesyce deltoidea spp. deltoidea (Deltoid spurge)
Clematis morefieldii (Morefield's leatherflower)
Conradina verticillata (Cumberland rosemary)
Galactia smallii (Small's milkpea)
Lyonia truncata var. proctorii (no common name)
Polygala smallii (Tiny polygala)
Pityopsis ruthii (Ruth's golden aster)
Sarracenia rubra ssp.alabamensis (Alabama canebrake pitcher plant)
Schwalbea americana (American chaffseed)
Vernonia proctorii (no common name)
Adiantum vivesii (no common name)
This notice also announces our active review of 1 species that is
currently listed as threatened:
Fish and Wildlife
Ozark cavefish (Troglichthys rosae)
What information do we consider in our review?
A 5-year review considers the best scientific and commercial data
that have become available since the current listing determination or
most recent status review of each species, 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 to benefit the
species;
D. Threat status and trends (see five factors under heading ``How
Do We Determine Whether a Species Is Endangered or Threatened?''); 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.
New information will be considered in the 5-year review and ongoing
recovery programs for the species.
Definitions
A. Species includes any species or subspecies of fish, wildlife, or
plant, and any distinct population segment of any species of vertebrate
which interbreeds when mature.
B. Endangered means any species that is in danger of extinction
throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
C. Threatened means any species that is likely to become an
endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a
significant portion of its range.
How do we determine whether a species is endangered or threatened?
Section 4(a)(1) of the Act establishes that we determine whether a
species is endangered or threatened based on one or more of the
following five factors:
A. The present or threatened destruction, modification, or
curtailment of its habitat or range;
B. Overutilization for commercial, recreational, scientific, or
educational purposes;
C. Disease or predation;
D. The inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms; or
E. Other natural or manmade factors affecting its continued
existence.
Request for New Information
To do any of the following, contact the person associated with the
species you are interested in below:
A. To get more information on a species;
B. To submit information on a species; or
C. To review information we receive, which will be available for
public inspection by appointment, during normal business hours, at the
listed addresses.
Mammals
Florida panther: South Florida Ecological Services Field
Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 12085 State Road 29 S,
Immokalee, FL 34142; fax 772-562-4288. For information on these
species, contact David Shindle at the ES Field Office (by phone at 239-
657-8013, or by email at david_shindle@fws.gov).
Birds
Puerto Rican broad-winged hawk and Puerto Rican nightjar:
Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Road 301, Km. 5.1, P.O. Box 491, Boqueron, PR 00622; fax 787-
851-7440. For information on these species, contact Jose Cruz-Burgos at
the ES Field Office (by phone at 787-851-7297, ext.218 or by email at
jose_cruz-burgos@fws.gov).
Fishes
Ozark Cavefish: Arkansas Ecological Services Field Office,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 110 South Amity Road, Suite 300,
Conway, Arkansas 72032; fax 501-513-4480. For information on these
species, contact Tommy Inebnit at the ES Field Office (by phone at 501-
513-4483 or by email at thomas_inebnit@fws.gov).
Cumberland darter: Kentucky Ecological Services Field
Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 330 West Broadway, Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601 fax 502-695-1024. For information on these species,
contact Dr. Michael Floyd at the ES Field Office (by phone at 502-695-
0468 ext. 102 or by email at mike_floyd@fws.gov).
Rush darter and Vermilion darter: Mississippi Ecological
Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 6578 Dogwood View Parkway, Jackson, MS 39213; fax
601-965-4340. For information on these species, contact Daniel Drennen
at the ES Field Office
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(by phone at 601-321-1127 or by email at daniel_drennen@fws.gov).
Pygmy madtom: Tennessee Ecological Services Field Office,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 446
Neal Street, Cookeville, TN 38501; fax 931-528-7075. For information on
these species, contact Warren Stiles at the ES Field Office (by phone
at 931-525-4977 or by email at warren_stiles@fws.gov).
Clams
Cumberland bean and Ring pink: Kentucky Ecological
Services Field Office (see contact information above). For information
on these species, contact Leroy Koch at the ES Field Office (by phone
at 502-695-0468 ext. 106 or by email at leroy_koch@fws.gov.
Snails
Anthony's riversnail: Tennessee Ecological Services Field
Office (see contact information above). For information on these
species, contact Stephanie Chance at the ES Field Office (by phone at
931-528-6481 ext. 211 or by email at stephanie_chance@fws.gov).
Plants
Arabis perstellata (Braun's rock-cress): Kentucky
Ecological Services Field Office. For information on these species,
contact Dr. Michael Floyd (see contact information above).
Chamaesyce deltoidea spp. deltoidea (Deltoid spurge),
Galactia smallii (Small's milkpea), and Polygala smallii (Tiny
polygala): South Florida Ecological Services Field Office, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, 1339 20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960; fax 772-
562-4288. For information on these species, contact David Bender at the
ES Field Office (by phone at 772-469-4294 or by email at
david_bender@fws.gov).
Clematis morefieldii (Morefield's leatherflower),
Conradina verticillata (Cumberland rosemary), and Pityopsis ruthii
(Ruth's golden aster): Tennessee Ecological Services Field Office (see
contact information above). For information on these species, contact
Geoff Call at the ES Field Office (by phone at 931-525-4983 or by email
at geoff_call@fws.gov).
Lyonia truncata var. proctorii (no common name), Vernonia
proctorii (no common name), and Adiantum vivesii (no common name):
Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office. For information on these
species, contact Jose Cruz-Burgos (see contact information above).
Sarracenia rubra ssp. alabamensis (Alabama canebrake
pitcher plant): Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office (see
contact information above). For information on these species, contact
Scott Wiggers at the ES Field Office (by phone at 228-475-0765 or by
email at marion_wiggers@fws.gov).
Schwalbea americana (American chaffseed): South Carolina
Ecological Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 176
Croghan Spur Road, Suite 200, Charleston, SC 29412; fax 843-727-4218.
For information on these species, contact April Punsalan at the ES
Field Office (by phone at 843-727-4707 ext. 218 or by email at
april_punsalan@fws.gov).
We request any new information concerning the status of any of
these 23 species. See ``What Information Do We Consider In Our
Review?'' heading for specific criteria. Information submitted should
be supported by 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.
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that the 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.
Authority
We publish this document under the authority of the Endangered
Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: April 18, 2017.
Mike Oetker,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. 2017-13758 Filed 6-29-17; 8:45 am]
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