[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 184 (Tuesday, September 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56821-56823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22594]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R4-ES-2014-N133; FXES11130900000C2-145-FF09E32000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Status
Reviews of 27 Southeastern 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 (Service), are
initiating 5-year status reviews of 27 species under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We conduct these reviews to
ensure that the classification of species as threatened or endangered
on the Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants is
accurate. A 5-year review is an assessment of the best scientific and
commercial data available at the time of the review. We are requesting
submission of information that has become available since the last
review of each of these species.
DATES: To allow us adequate time to conduct these reviews, we must
receive your comments or information on or before November 24, 2014.
However, we will continue to accept new information about any listed
species at any time.
ADDRESSES: For instructions on how to submit information and review
information we receive on these species, see ``Request for New
Information.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For species-specific information, see
``Request for New Information.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Why do we conduct a 5-year review?
Under the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), we maintain lists of
endangered and threatened wildlife and plant species in
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the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.11 (for wildlife)
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 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.
Species Under Review
This notice announces our active review of 17 species that are
currently listed as endangered:
Fish and Wildlife
Florida salt marsh vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus dukecampbelli)
Bachman's warbler (Vermivora bachmanii)
Reticulated flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma bishopi)
Southern acornshell (Epioblasma othcaloogensis)
Ovate clubshell (Pleurobema perovatum)
Southern clubshell (Pleurobema decisum)
Upland combshell (Epioblasma metastriata)
Triangular kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus greenii)
Coosa moccasinshell (Medionidus parvulus)
Dark pigtoe (Pleurobema furvum)
Southern pigtoe (Pleurobema georgianum)
Kentucky cave shrimp (Palaemonias ganteri)
Plants
Chrysopsis floridana (Florida golden aster)
Lupinus aridorum (Scrub lupine)
Harperocallis flava (Harper's beauty)
Prunus geniculata (Scrub plum)
Warea amplexifolia (Wide-leaf warea)
This notice also announces our active review of 10 species that are
currently listed as threatened:
Fish and Wildlife
Atlantic salt marsh snake (Nerodia clarkii taeniata)
Frosted flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum)
Alabama heelsplitter (=inflated) (Potamilus inflatus)
Alabama moccasinshell (Medionidus acutissimus)
Orange-nacre mucket (Lampsilis perovalis)
Fine-lined pocketbook (Lampsilis altilis)
Squirrel Chimney cave shrimp (Palaemonetes cummingii)
Plants
Calyptronoma rivalis (Palma de manaca)
Geocarpon minimum (No common name)
Solidago albopilosa (White-haired goldenrod)
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 to benefit the
species;
D. Threat status and trends (see five factors under heading ``How
Do We Determine Whether A Species Is Endangered or Threatened?''); 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.
Definitions
A. Species includes any species or subspecies of fish, wildlife, or
plant, and any distinct population segment of any species of vertebrate
which interbreeds when mature.
B. Endangered means any species that is in danger of extinction
throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
C. Threatened means any species that is likely to become an
endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a
significant portion of its range.
How do we determine whether a species is endangered or threatened?
Section 4(a)(1) of the Act establishes that we determine whether a
species is endangered or threatened based on one or more of the
following five factors:
A. The present or threatened destruction, modification, or
curtailment of its habitat or range;
B. Overutilization for commercial, recreational, scientific, or
educational purposes;
C. Disease or predation;
D. The inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms; or
E. Other natural or manmade factors affecting its continued
existence.
Request for New Information
To do any of the following, contact the person associated with the
species you are interested in below:
A. To get more information on a species;
B. To submit information on a species; or
C. To review information we receive, which will be available for
public inspection by appointment, during normal business hours, at the
listed addresses.
Mammals
Florida salt marsh vole: North Florida Ecological Services
Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 7915 Baymeadows Way,
Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256; fax 904-731-3045. For information on
these species, contact Bill Brooks at the ES Field Office (by phone at
904-731-3136 or by email at billbrooks@fws.gov).
Birds
Bachman's warbler: South Carolina Ecological Services
Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 176 Croghan Spur Road,
Suite 200, Charleston, SC 29407; fax 843-727-4218. For information on
this species, contact Paula Sisson at the ES Field Office (by phone at
843-727-4707, or by email at paulasisson@fws.gov).
Reptiles
Atlantic salt marsh snake: North Florida Ecological
Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 7915 Baymeadows
Way, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256; fax 904-731-3045. For
information on these species, contact Todd Mecklenborg at the ES Field
Office (by phone at 727-892-4104, or by email at
toddmecklenborg@fws.gov).
Amphibians
Reticulated flatwoods salamander and frosted flatwoods
salamander: Panama City Ecological Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 1601 Balboa Ave., Panama City, FL 32405; fax 850-763-
2177. For information on these species, contact Harold Mitchell at the
ES Field Office (by phone at 850-769-0552, or by email at
haroldmitchell@fws.gov).
Clams
For all clam species: Alabama Ecological Services Field
Office, U.S.
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Fish and Wildlife Service, 1208-B Main Street, Daphne, AL 36526; fax
251-441-6222. For information on these species, contact Jeff Powell at
the ES Field Office (by phone at 251-441-5181, or by email at
jeffpowell@fws.gov).
Crustaceans and Plants
Kentucky cave shrimp and white haired goldenrod: Kentucky
Ecological Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 330
West Broadway, Suite 365, Frankfort, KY 40601; fax 502-695-1024. For
information on this species, contact Mike Floyd at the ES Field Office
(by phone at 502-695-0468, or by email at mikefloyd@fws.gov).
Squirrel Chimney cave shrimp, Florida golden aster, scrub
lupine, scrub plum: North Florida Ecological Services Field Office,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 7915 Baymeadows Way, Suite 200,
Jacksonville, FL 32256; fax 904-731-3045. For information on these
species, contact Todd Mecklenborg at the ES Field Office (by phone at
727-892-4104, or by email at toddmecklenborg@fws.gov).
Geocarpon minimum: Arkansas Ecological Services Field
Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 26320 Highway 33, Augusta, AR
72006; fax 870-347-2908. For information on this species, contact Jason
Phillips at the ES Field Office (by phone at 870-347-1617, or by email
at jasonphillips@fws.gov).
Harper's beauty: Panama City Ecological Services Field
Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1601 Balboa Ave., Panama City,
FL 32405; fax 850-763-2177. For information on these species, contact
Vivian Negron-Ortiz at the ES Field Office (by phone at 850-769-0552
ext. 231, or by email at viviannegronortiz@fws.gov).
Palma de manaca: Caribbean Ecological Services Field
Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, PO Box 491, Boqueron, PR 00622;
fax 787-851-7440. For information on this species, contact Maritza
Vargas at the ES Field Office (by phone at 787-851-7297 ext. 215, or by
email at maritzavargas@fws.gov).
We request any new information concerning the status of any of
these 27 species. See ``What Information Do We Consider In Our
Review?'' heading for specific criteria. Information submitted should
be supported by 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.
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 the 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
We publish this document under the authority of the Endangered
Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: August 1, 2014.
Cynthia K. Dohner,
Regional Director, Southeast Region.
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