Peer Review Plan for the Clay-loving Wild Buckwheat (Eriogonum pelinophilum) Species Status Assessment (SSA)

In accordance with our July 1, 1994, peer review policy (59 FR 34270), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's August 22, 2016, Director's Memo on the Peer Review Process, and the Office of Management and Budget’s December 16, 2004, Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review, we will solicit independent scientific reviews of the information contained in our Species Status Assessment (SSA) report for the clay-loving wild buckwheat.  The peer review process will be initiated shortly. We strongly encourage that public comments on the approach of this peer review be submitted by July 15, 2022, in order to allow enough time for processing and consideration. However, we will accept comments on the peer review plan throughout the SSA process. This SSA report will inform the Service’s 5-year status review recommendation regarding the classification of the clay-loving wild buckwheat under the Endangered Species Act, expected in FY 2022.