[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38284-38287]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16749]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-ES-2019-N033; FXES11130100000C4-190-FF02ENEH00]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 28 Draft Recovery
Plan Revisions for 53 Species in the Southeast, Mountain-Prairie, and
Pacific Southwest Regions of the United States
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; opening of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
availability for public review and comment of 28 draft recovery plan
revisions, which update recovery criteria for 53 endangered or
threatened species located in 12 States (Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas,
California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Nevada, Oregon,
Tennessee, and Utah) and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. We are
updating recovery criteria to better assist in determining when an
endangered species has recovered to the point that it may be
reclassified as threatened, or that the protections afforded by the
Endangered Species Act (ESA) are no longer necessary and the species
may be removed from the ESA's protections. We request review of these
draft recovery plan revisions and invite comments from local, State,
Tribal, and Federal agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and the
public.
DATES: We must receive comments on the draft recovery plan revisions on
or before September 5, 2019.
ADDRESSES:
Reviewing documents: If you wish to review the draft recovery plan
revisions, you may obtain copies from the website addresses in the
table in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. You may also request copies of the
draft recovery plan revisions by contacting the individuals listed in
the table.
Submitting comments: If you wish to comment, see the table in
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION and submit your comments by one of the
following methods:
1. U.S. Mail or hand-delivery: You may submit written comments and
materials to the appropriate field office mailing address for the
species in which you are interested;
2. Email: You may send comments by email to the identified contact
person's email address in the table, for each species. Please include
``Draft Recovery Plan Revision Comments'' in the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on a particular
species, contact the appropriate person listed in the table for that
species in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Individuals who are hearing
impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339 for TTY
assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In this notice, we announce for public review and comment the
availability of 28 draft recovery plan revisions, which update recovery
criteria for 53 endangered or threatened species located in 12 States
(Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Mississippi, Nevada, Oregon, Tennessee, and Utah) and the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico. This group of 28 draft recovery plan revisions is part
of a larger effort underway to revise up to 182 recovery plans covering
up to 305 species in order to achieve the following Department of the
Interior Agency Priority Performance Goal outlined in the Department's
Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2018-2022: ``By September 30, 2019, 100
percent of all Fish and Wildlife Service recovery plans will have
quantitative criteria for what constitutes a recovered species.''
The purpose of a recovery plan is to provide a feasible and
effective roadmap for a species' recovery, with the goal of improving
its status and managing its threats to the point at which protections
under the ESA are no longer needed. Recovery plans must be designed so
that all stakeholders and the public understand the rationale behind
the recovery program, whether they were involved in writing the plan or
not, and recognize their role in its implementation. We are requesting
submission of any information that enhances the necessary understanding
of the (1) species' biology and threats and (2) recovery needs and
related implementation issues or concerns, to ensure that we have
assembled, considered, and incorporated the best available scientific
and commercial information into the draft recovery plan revisions for
these 53 species.
Recovery plans provide important guidance to the Service, States,
other partners, and the general public on methods of minimizing threats
to listed species and objectives against which to measure the progress
towards recovery; they are guidance and not regulatory documents. A
recovery plan identifies, organizes, and prioritizes recovery actions
and is an important guide that ensures sound scientific decision-making
throughout the recovery process, which can take decades. Keeping
recovery plans current ensures that threatened species and endangered
species benefit through timely partner-coordinated implementation,
based on the best available information.
A review of a recovery plan and its implementation may show that
the plan is out of date or its usefulness is limited and that the plan
warrants modification. The need for, and extent of, recovery plan
modifications will vary considerably among recovery plans, depending on
the scope and complexity of the initial plan, the structure of the
document, and the involvement of stakeholders. Recovery plan
modifications can range from relatively minor updates to a substantial
rewrite that revises the existing plan in part (i.e., an amendment to
one of the sections that modifies the existing plan), or in full (i.e.,
a full revision that completely replaces the existing plan). The need
for a recovery plan revision may be triggered when, among other
possibilities, (1) new information has been identified, such as
population-level threats to the species or previously unknown life-
history traits, which necessitates new or revised recovery strategy,
actions, or criteria, or revision of all three in order to maintain the
adequacy of the plan; and (2) the current plan is not achieving its
objectives. Revisions benefit endangered and threatened species, our
partners, and the public by incorporating the best available
information on what is needed for species' recovery.
Revision of recovery plans requires public notice and comment under
section 4(f)(4) of the ESA, including (1) a Federal Register notice of
availability to give opportunity for public review and comment, (2)
consideration of all information presented during the public comment
period, and (3) approval by the Regional Director. When finalized,
these recovery plan revisions will be made publicly available on the
internet through our Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS,
https://ecos.fws.gov).
What plans are being made available for public review and comment?
This notice announces our draft recovery plan revisions for the
species listed in the table below.
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Internet availability Contact
Common name Scientific name Listing Current range Recovery plan of proposed recovery Contact person, person's U.S.
status \1\ name plan revision phone, email mail address
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Southeast Region (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Puerto Rico, and the
U.S. Virgin Islands)
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Orangenacre mucket........... Lampsilis T AL, MS.......... Mobile River https://;ecos.fws.gov/ William J. Alabama
perovalis. Basin Aquatic docs/recovery_plan/ Pearson, 251- Ecological
Ecosystem Orangenacre%20Mucket% 441-5870, Services Field
Recovery Plan. 20Recovery%20Plan%20A bill_pearson@f Office, U.S.
mendment.pdf. ws.gov. Fish and
Wildlife
Service, 1208-
B Main Street,
Daphne, AL
36526.
Alabama moccasinshell........ Medionidus T AL, GA, MS, TN ............... https://ecos.fws.gov/
acutissimus. docs/recovery_plan/
Alabama%20Moccasinshe
ll%20Recovery%20Plan%
20Amendment.pdf.
Dark pigtoe.................. Pleurobema E AL.............. ............... https://ecos.fws.gov/
furvum. docs/recovery_plan/
Pleurobema%20rubellum
%20Recovery%20Plan%20
Amendment.pdf.
Triangular kidneyshell....... Ptychobranchus E AL, GA, TN...... ............... https://ecos.fws.gov/
greenii. docs/recovery_plan/
Triangular%20Kidneysh
ell%20Recovery%20Plan
%20Amendment.pdf.
Red Hills salamander......... Phaeognathus T AL.............. Recovery Plan https://ecos.fws.gov/
hubrichti. for the Red docs/recovery_plan/
Hills Red%20Hills%20Salaman
Phaeognathus der%20Recovery%20Plan
hubrichti. %20Amendment.pdf.
Heavy pigtoe................. Pleurobema E AL, MS.......... Five Tombigbee https://ecos.fws.gov/
taitianum. River Mussels docs/recovery_plan/
Recovery Plan. Heavy%20Pigtoe%20Reco
very%20Plan%20Amendme
nt.pdf.
Alabama sturgeon............. Scaphirhynchus E AL.............. Recovery Plan https://ecos.fws.gov/
suttkusi. for the docs/recovery_plan/
Alabama Alabama%20Sturgeon%20
Sturgeon Recovery%20Plan%20Ame
(Scaphirhynchu ndment.pdf.
s suttkusi).
Palezone shiner.............. Notropis E AL, KY.......... Recovery Plan https://ecos.fws.gov/ Lee Andrews.... Kentucky
albizonatus. for Palezone docs/recovery_plan/ 502-695-0468... Ecological
Shiner Palezone%20Shiner%20R lee_andrews@fws Services Field
(Notropis ecovery%20Plan%20Amen .gov. Station,
albizonatus). dment.pdf. 330 West
Broadway,
Suite 265,
Frankfort, KY
40601.
Pygmy madtom................. Noturus stanauli E TN.............. Recovery Plan https://ecos.fws.gov/
for Pygmy docs/recovery_plan/
Madtom Pygmy%20Madtom%20*Rec
(Noturus overy%20Plan%20Amendm
stanauli). ent.pdf.
Cahaba shiner................ Notropis cahabae E AL.............. Cahaba Shiner https://ecos.fws.gov/ Stephen Ricks, Mississippi
(Notropis docs/recovery_plan/ 601-321-1122 Ecological
cahabae) Cahaba%20Shiner%20Rec stephen_ricks@ Services Field
Recovery Plan. overy%20Plan%20Amendm fws.gov. Office, 6578
ent.pdf. Dogwood View
Pkwy, Suite A,
Jackson, MS
39213.
Speckled pocketbook.......... Lampsilis E AR.............. Speckled https://ecos.fws.gov/ Melvin L. Arkansas
streckeri. Pocketbook docs/recovery_plan/ Tobin, 501-513- Ecological
Mussel Speckled%20Pocketbook 4473, Services Field
(Lampsilis %20Recovery%20Plan%20 melvin_tobin@f Office, 110
streckeri) Amendment.pdf. ws.gov. South Amity
Recovery Plan. Road, Suite
300, Conway,
AR 72032.
Fat threeridge............... Amblema E FL, GA.......... Recovery Plan https://ecos.fws.gov/ Catherine T. Panama City
neislerii. for Endangered docs/recovery_plan/ Phillips, Field Office,
Fat Fat%20Threeridge%20Re Ph.D., 850-769- 1601 Balboa
Threeridge, covery%20Plan%20Amend 0552, Avenue, Panama
Shinyrayed ment.pdf. Catherine_phil City, FL
Pocketbook, lips@fws.gov. 32405.
Gulf
Moccasinshell,
Ochlockonee
Moccasinshell,
Oval Pigtoe
and Threatened
Chipola
Slabshell, and
Purple
Bankclimber.
Chipola slabshell............ Elliptio T AL, FL.......... ............... https://ecos.fws.gov/
chipolaensis. docs/recovery_plan/
Chipola%20Slabshell%2
0Recovery%20Plan%20Am
endment.pdf.
Cape Sable seaside sparrow... Ammodramus E FL.............. South Florida https://ecos.fws.gov/ Roxanna South Florida
maritimus Multi-Species docs/recovery_plan/ Hinzman, 772- Ecological
mirabilis. Recovery Plan. Cape%20Sable%20Seasid 469-4309, Services Field
e%20Sparrow%20Recover SouthFL_recove Office, 1339
y%20Plan%20Amendment. ryplancomments 20th Street,
pdf. @fws.gov. Vero Beach, FL
32960.
Florida grasshopper sparrow.. Ammodramus E FL.............. ............... https://ecos.fws.gov/
savannarum docs/recovery_plan/
floridanus. Florida%20Grasshopper
%20Sparrow%20Recovery
%20Plan%20Amendment.p
df.
Crenulate lead-plant......... Amorpha E FL.............. ............... https://ecos.fws.gov/
crenulata. docs/recovery_plan/
Pine%20Rocklands%20Re
covery%20Plan%20Amend
ment.pdf.
Deltoid spurge............... Chamaesyce E FL.
deltoidea ssp.
deltoidea.
Small's milkpea.............. Galactia smallii E FL.
Tiny polygala................ Polygala smalli. E FL.
Beautiful pawpaw............. Deeringothamnus E FL.............. ............... https://ecos.fws.gov/
pulchellus. docs/recovery_plan/
Beautiful%20Pawpaw_Re
covery%20Plan%20Amend
ment.pdf.
Lakela's mint................ Dicerandra E FL.............. ............... https://ecos.fws.gov/
immaculata. docs/recovery_plan/
Lakelas%20Mint%20Reco
very%20Plan%20Amendme
nt.pdf.
Rice rat..................... Oryzomys E FL.............. ............... https://ecos.fws.gov/
palustris docs/recovery_plan/
natator. Silver%20Rice%20Rat%2
0Recovery%20Plan%20Am
endment.pdf.
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Lower-keys marsh rabbit...... Sylvilagus E FL.............. ............... https://ecos.fws.gov/
palustris docs/recovery_plan/
hefneri. Lower%20Keys%20Marsh%
20Rabbit%20Recovery%2
0Plan%20Amendment.pdf.
Capa rosa.................... Callicarpa ampla E Puerto Rico..... Callicarpa https://ecos.fws.gov/ Edwin E. Caribbean
ampla, Ilex docs/recovery_plan/ Mu[ntilde]iz, Ecological
sintenisii, Five%20Plants%20Recov 787-851-7297 Services Field
Styrax ery%20Plan%20Amendmen edwin_muniz@fw Office, P.O.
portoricensis, t.pdf. s.gov. Box 1600, Rio
Ternstroemia Grande, PR
luquillensis, 00745.
and
Ternstroemia
subsessilis
Recovery Plan.
No common name............... Ilex sintenisii. E Puerto Rico.
Palo de jazmin............... Styrax E Puerto Rico.
portoricensis.
Palo colorado................ Ternstroemia E Puerto Rico.
luquillensis.
No common name............... Ternstroemia E Puerto Rico.
subsessilis.
Wheeler's peperomia.......... Peperomia E Puerto Rico..... Peperomia https://ecos.fws.gov/
wheeleri. wheeleri docs/recovery_plan/
Recovery Plan. Peperomia%20wheeleri%
20Recovery%20Plan%20A
mendment.pdf.
Uvillo....................... Eugenia E Puerto Rico..... Recovery Plan https://ecos.fws.gov/
haematocarpa. for docs/recovery_plan/
Pleodendron Eugenia%20haematocarp
macranthum and a%20Pleodendron%20mac
Eugenia rantum%20Recovery%20P
haematocarpa. lan%20Amendment.pdf.
Chupacallos.................. Pleodendron E Puerto Rico.
macranthum.
Guaj[oacute]n................ Eleutherodactylu T Puerto Rico..... Recovery Plan https://ecos.fws.gov/
s cooki. for the docs/recovery_plan/
Guaj[oacute]n Puerto%20Rican%20Demo
or Puerto n%20Recovery%20Plan%2
Rican Demon 0Amendment.pdf.
(Eleutherodact
ylus cooki).
No common name............... Elaphoglossum E Puerto Rico..... Puerto Rican https://ecos.fws.gov/
serpens. Endangered docs/recovery_plan/
Ferns Recovery Puerto%20Rican%20Enda
Plan. ngered%20Ferns%20Reco
very%20Plan%20Amendme
nt.pdf.
No common name............... Polystichum E Puerto Rico.
calderonense.
No common name............... Tectaria E Puerto Rico.
estremerana.
No common name............... Thelypteris E Puerto Rico.
inabonensis.
No common name............... Thelypteris E Puerto Rico.
verecunda.
No common name............... Thelypteris E Puerto Rico.
yaucoensis.
No common name............... Gesneria T Puerto Rico..... Gesneria https://ecos.fws.gov/
pauciflora. pauciflora docs/recovery_plan/
Recovery Plan. Gesneria%20pauciflora
%20Recovery%20Plan%20
Amendment.pdf.
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Mountain-Prairie Region (Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming)
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Virgin River chub............ Gila robusta E AZ, NV, UT...... Recovery Plan https://ecos.fws.gov/ Larry Crist, Utah Ecological
seminuda. for the Virgin tess/plan/document/ 801-975-3330, Services Field
River Fishes. addendum/ utahfieldoffic Office, 2369
view.do?addendumId=10 e_esa@fws.gov. West Orton
16601. Circle, Suite
50, West
Valley City,
UT 84119.
Barneby ridge-cress.......... Lepidium E UT.............. Barneby Ridge- https://ecos.fws.gov/
barnebyanum. cress Lepidium docs/recovery_plan/
barnebyanum Barneby%20Ridge%20Cre
Recovery Plan. ss%20*recovery%20crit
eria%2020181029%20FIN
AL.pdf.
Clay phacelia................ Phacelia E UT.............. Phacelia https://ecos.fws.gov/
argillacea. argillacea docs/recovery_plan/
Atwood Clay%20phacelia_recov
Recovery Plan. ery_criteria_20181210
_FINAL_3.pdf.
Maguire primrose............. Primula maguirei T UT.............. Maguire https://ecos.fws.gov/
Primrose docs/recovery_plan/
(Primula Maguire_primrose_reco
maguirei) very_criteria_2018121
Recovery Plan. 0_FINAL.pdf.
Autumn buttercup............. Ranunculus E UT.............. Autumn https://ecos.fws.gov/
acriformis var. Buttercup docs/recovery_plan/
aestivalis. Ranunculus Autumnbuttercup_recov
acriformis A. ery_criteria_20181210
Gray var. _FINAL.pdf.
aestivalis L.
Benson.
Shrubby reed-mustard......... Schoenocrambe E UT.............. Utah Reed- https://ecos.fws.gov/
suffrutescens. Mustards: Clay docs/recovery_plan/
Reed-Mustard Shrubby%20reed%20must
(Schoenocrambe ard%20recovery%20crit
argillacea), eria_20181217_FINAL.p
Barneby Reed- df.
Mustard
(Schoenocrambe
barnebyi),
Shrubby Reed-
Mustard
(Schoenocrambe
suffrutescens)
Recovery Plan.
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Pacific Southwest Region (California, Nevada, and the Klamath Basin area of Oregon)
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Lange's metalmark butterfly.. Apodemia mormo E CA.............. Recovery Plan https://ecos.fws.gov/ Kaylee Allen, San Francisco
langei. for Three docs/recovery_plan/ 916-930-5603, Bay-Delta Fish
Endangered Draft_RP_Amendment%20 kaylee_allen@f and Wildlife
Species Antioch%20Dunes.pdf. ws.gov. Office, 650
Endemic to Capitol Mall,
Antioch Dunes, Suite 8-300,
California. Sacramento, CA
95814.
Contra Costa wallflower...... Erysimum E CA.
capitatum var.
angustatum.
Antioch Dunes evening- Oenothera E CA.
primrose. deltoides ssp.
howellii.
McDonald's rock-cress........ Arabis E CA, OR.......... McDonald's Rock- https://ecos.fws.gov/ Laurel Arcata Fish and
mcdonaldiana. Cress Recovery docs/recovery_plan/ Goldsmith, 707- Wildlife
Plan (Arabis DRAFT%20Recovery%20Pl 822-7201, Office, 1655
mcdonaldiana an%20Amendment%20MCRC laurel_goldsmi Heindon Road,
Eastwood). .pdf. th@fws.gov. Arcata, CA
95521.
Howell's spineflower......... Chorizanthe E CA.............. Seven Coastal https://ecos.fws.gov/
howellii. Plants and the docs/recovery_plan/
Myrtle's Draft%20Recovery%20Pl
Silverspot an%20Amendment%20Chor
Butterfly izanthe%20howellii.pd
Recovery Plan. f.
Western lily................. Lilium E CA, OR.......... Recovery Plan https://ecos.fws.gov/
occidentale. for the docs/recovery_plan/
Endangered Draft%20Amendment%20t
Western lily o%20Western%20lily%20
(Lilium Recovery%20Plan.pdf.
occidentale).
White River spinedace........ Lepidomeda E NV.............. White River https://ecos.fws.gov/ Glen Knowles, Southern Nevada
albivallis. Spinedace docs/recovery_plan/ 801-975-3330, Fish and
(Lepidomeda Draft%20Recovery%20Pl glen_knowles@f Wildlife
albivallis) an%20Amendment%20for% ws.gov. Office, 4701
Recovery Plan. 20White%20River%20Spi North Torrey
ne dace.pdf. Pines Drive,
Las Vegas, NV
89130.
Amargosa vole................ Microtus E CA.............. Amargosa vole https://ecos.fws.gov/ Bradd Bridges, Carlsbad Fish
californicus (Microtus docs/recovery_plan/ 760-431-9440, and Wildlife
scirpensis. californicus Draft%20RP%20Amendmen fw8cfwocomment Office, 2177
scirpensis) t%20for%20AMVO.pdf. s@fws.gov. Salk Avenue,
Recovery Plan. Suite 250,
Carlsbad, CA
92008.
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\1\ E = endangered; T = threatened.
How do I ask questions or provide information?
For any species listed above, please submit your questions,
comments, and materials to the appropriate contact in the table above.
Individuals who are hearing impaired or speech impaired may call the
Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339 for TTY assistance.
Request for Public Comments
We request written comments on the draft recovery plan
modifications. We will consider all comments we receive by the date
specified in DATES prior to final approval of the plans.
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 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.
Authority
The authority for this action is section 4(f) of the Endangered
Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1533 (f)).
Dated: July 19, 22019.
Margaret E. Everson,
Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Exercising
the Authority of the Director for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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