[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 72 (Monday, April 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18156-18158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07674]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-ES-2017-N030; FX3ES11130300000-178-FF03E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-
Year Status Reviews of Eight Endangered Animal 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, are initiating 5-year
status reviews under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended
(Act), for eight animal 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 such information
that has become available since the last review for the species.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written information by
June 16, 2017. However, we will continue to accept new information
about any listed species at any time.
ADDRESSES: For instructions on how to submit information for each
species, see the table in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request information, contact the
appropriate person 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: We are initiating 5-year status reviews
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), for eight
animal species listed as endangered: Iowa Pleistocene snail (Discus
macclintocki), Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis),
Kirtland's warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii [=Dendroica kirtlandii]),
Ozark hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishop), rayed bean
(Villosa fabalis), sheepnose (Plethobasus cyphyus), snuffbox
(Epioblasma triquetra), and spectaclecase (Cumberlandia monodonta).
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
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(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 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 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.
New information will be considered in the 5-year review and ongoing
recovery programs for the species.
What species are under review?
This notice announces our active 5-year status reviews of the
species in the following table.
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Final listing rule
(Federal Register Contact person, Contact person's
Common name Scientific name Where listed citation and email, phone U.S. mail address
publication date)
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Iowa Pleistocene snail............. Discus macclintocki... Illinois, Iowa........ 43 FR 28932; August Kristen Lundh; USFWS; 1511 47th
2, 1978. Kristen_Lundh@fws.go Avenue; Moline, IL
v; 309-757-5800, 61265.
x215.
Karner blue butterfly.............. Lycaeides melissa Illinois, Indiana, 57 FR 59236; December Jill Utrup; USFWS, 4101 American
samuelis. Massachusetts, 14, 1992. Jill_Utrup@fws.gov; Boulevard East;
Michigan, Minnesota, 952-252-0092, x207. Bloomington, MN
New Hampshire, New 55425.
York, Ohio,
Pennsylvania,
Wisconsin.
Kirtland's warbler................. Setophaga kirtlandii Michigan, Wisconsin... 32 FR 4001; March 11, Carrie Tansy; USFWS, 2651 Coolidge
[=Dendroica 1967. Carrie_Tansy@fws.gov Road, Suite 101;
kirtlandii]. ; 517-351-8375. East Lansing, MI
48823.
Rayed bean......................... Villosa fabalis....... Illinois, Indiana, 77 FR 8632; February Angela Boyer; USFWS, 4625 Morse
Kentucky, Michigan, 14, 2012. Angela_Boyer@fws.gov Road, Suite 104;
New York, Ohio, ; 614-416-8993, x22. Columbus, OH 43230.
Pennsylvania,
Tennessee, Virginia,
West Virginia.
Sheepnose.......................... Plethobasus cyphyus... Alabama, Illinois, 77 FR 14914; March Kristen Lundh; USFWS; 1511 47th
Indiana, Iowa, 13, 2012. Kristen_Lundh@fws.go Avenue; Moline, IL
Kentucky, Minnesota, v; 309-757-5800, 61265.
Mississippi, x215..
Missouri, Ohio,
Pennsylvania,
Tennessee, Virginia,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin.
Snuffbox........................... Epioblasma triquetra.. Alabama, Arkansas, 77 FR 8632; February Angela Boyer; USFWS, 4625 Morse
Illinois, Indiana, 14, 2012. Angela_Boyer@fws.gov Road, Suite 104;
Iowa, Kansas, ; 614-416-8993, x22. Columbus, OH 43230.
Kentucky, Michigan,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Missouri, New York,
Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Tennessee, Virginia,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin.
Spectaclecase...................... Cumberlandia monodonta Alabama, Arkansas, 77 FR 14914; March Tamara Smith; USFWS, 4101 American
Illinois, Indiana, 13, 2012. Tamara_Smith@fws.gov Boulevard East;
Iowa, Kansas, ; 952-252-0092, x219. Bloomington, MN
Kentucky, Minnesota, 55425.
Missouri, Ohio,
Tennessee, Virginia,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin..
Ozark hellbender................... Cryptobranchus Arkansas, Missouri.... 76 FR 61956; October Trisha Crabill; USFWS, 101 Park
alleganiensis bishopi. 6, 2011. Trisha_Crabill@fws.g DeVille Drive, Suite
ov; 573-234-2132. A; Columbia, MO
65203.
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Request for 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 information. 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
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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.
Authority: We publish this notice under the authority of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: February 10, 2017.
Lori Nordstrom,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Midwest Region.
[FR Doc. 2017-07674 Filed 4-14-17; 8:45 am]
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