[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 155 (Friday, August 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39771-39773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17143]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R6-ES-2018-N180; FXES11130600000-189-FF06E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-
Year Status Reviews of 11 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 six animal and five 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 October 9, 2018. 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
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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 status 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 status reviews, go to
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/what-we-do/recovery-overview.html, scroll
down to ``Learn More about 5-Year Status Reviews,'' and click on our
factsheet.
What information do we consider in our review?
A 5-year status review considers all new information available at
the time of the 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 status
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 eleven species
listed in the tables below.
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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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Animal
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Black-footed ferret............. Mustela nigripes... Endangered..... Arizona, Colorado, 32 FR 4001; 03/11/ John Hughes, National Black-
Kansas, Montana, 1967. Wildlife footed Ferret
Nebraska, New Biologist, 970-897- Conservation
Mexico, North 2730 x229; Center, P.O. Box
Dakota, South john_hughes@fws.go 190, Wellington,
Dakota, Texas, v. CO 80459.
Utah, Wyoming,
U.S.A; Canada;
Mexico.
Gunnison sage-grouse............ Centrocercus Threatened..... Colorado, Utah, 79 FR 69191; 11/20/ Ann Timberman, Ecological
minimus. U.S.A. 2014. Colorado Field Services, Western
Office, 970-628- Colorado Field
7181; Office, 445 W.
ann_timberman@fws. Gunnison Ave.,
gov. #240, Grand
Junction, CO 81501-
5711.
Preble's meadow jumping mouse... Zapus hudsonius Threatened..... Colorado, Wyoming, 73 FR 39790; 07/10/ Drue DeBerry, CO/NE Ecological
preblei. U.S.A. 2008. Project Leader, Services, Colorado
303-236-4774; Field Office, P.O.
drue_deberry@fws.g Box 25486-DFC,
ov. Denver, CO 80225.
Neosho madtom................... Noturus placidus... Threatened..... Kansas, Missouri, 55 FR 21148; 5/22/ Jason Luginbill, Ecological
Oklahoma, U.S.A. 1990. Project Leader, Services, Kansas
785-539-3474; Field Office, 2609
jason_luginbill@fw Anderson Ave.,
s.gov. Manhattan, KS
66502.
Utah prairie dog................ Cynomys parvidens.. Threatened..... Utah, U.S.A....... 76 FR 36053; 6/21/ Larry Crist, Ecological
2011. Project Leader, Services, Utah
801-975-3330; Field Office, 2369
larry_crist@fws.go W. Orton Circle,
v. #50, West Valley
City, UT 84119.
Wyoming toad.................... Bufo hemiophrys Endangered..... Wyoming, U.S.A.... 49 FR 1992; 1/17/ Tyler Abbott, Ecological
baxteri. 1984. Project Leader, Services, Wyoming
307-772-2374; Field Office, 5353
tyler_abbott@fws.g Yellowstone Road,
ov. #308A, Cheyenne,
WY 82009.
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Plants
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Parachute beardtongue........... Penstemon debilis.. Threatened..... Colorado, U.S.A... 76 FR 45054; 07/27/ Ann Timberman, Ecological
2011. Colorado Field Services, Western
Office, 970-628- Colorado Field
7181; Office, 445 W.
ann_timberman@fws. Gunnison Ave.,
gov. #240, Grand
Junction, CO 81501-
5711.
Blowout penstemon............... Penstemon haydenii. Endangered..... Nebraska, Wyoming, 52 FR 32926; 9/1/ Eliza Hines, Ecological
U.S.A. 1987. Nebraska Field Services, Nebraska
Office, 308-382- Field Office, 9325
6468; S. Alda Road, Wood
eliza_hines@fws.go River, NE 68883.
v.
Clay phacelia................... Phacelia argillacea Endangered..... Utah, U.S.A....... 43 FR 44810; 9/28/ Larry Crist, Ecological
1978. Project Leader, Services, Utah
801-975-3330; Field Office, 2369
larry_crist@fws.go W. Orton Circle,
v. #50, West Valley
City, UT 84119.
Last chance townsendia.......... Townsendia aprica.. Threatened..... Utah, U.S.A....... 50 FR 33734; 8/21/ Larry Crist, Ecological
1985. Project Leader, Services, Utah
801-975-3330; Field Office, 2369
larry_crist@fws.go W. Orton Circle,
v. #50, West Valley
City, UT 84119.
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Desert yellowhead............... Yermo Threatened..... Wyoming, U.S.A.... 67 FR 11442; 3/14/ Tyler Abbott, Ecological
xanthocephalus. 2002. Project Leader, Services, Wyoming
307-772-2374; Field Office, 5353
tyler_abbott@fws.g Yellowstone Road,
ov. #308A, Cheyenne,
WY 82009.
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Request for New Information
To ensure that a 5-year status 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.
Contents of Public Comments
Please make your comments as specific as possible. Please confine
your comments to issues for which we seek comments in this notice, and
explain the basis for your comments. Include sufficient information
with your comments to allow us to authenticate any scientific or
commercial data you include.
The comments and recommendations that will be most useful and
likely to be relevant to agency decisions are: (1) Those supported by
quantitative information or studies; and (2) Those that include
citations to, and analyses of, the applicable laws and regulations.
Completed and Active Reviews
A list of all completed and currently active 5-year status 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: February 9, 2018.
Matt Hogan,
Deputy Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region.
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