5-Year Review of Nine Southeastern Species

The Fish and Wildlife Service is initiating 5-year reviews of the Louisiana black bear (Ursus americanus luteolus), Alabama red- bellied turtle (Pseudemys alabamensis), goldline darter (Percina aurolineata), blue shiner (Cyprinella caerulea), fat pocketbook (Potamilus capax), slender campeloma (Campeloma decampi), armored snail (Pyrgulopsis (=Marstonia) pachyta), cave crayfish (Cambarus zophonastes), and lyrate bladderpod (Lesquerella lyrata), under section 4(c)(2) of the Endangered Species Act (Act) of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), as amended. The purpose of reviews conducted under this section of the Act is to ensure that the classification of species as threatened or endangered on the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (50 CFR 17.11 and 17.12) is accurate. A 5-year review is an assessment of the best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review.