Endangered and Threatened Species; Notice of Initiation of a 5-Year Review of Indo-Pacific Reef-building Corals
| Published date | 07 January 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 1090 |
| Record Number | 2021-00031 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration |
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ADDRESSES
: The meeting will be held by
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posted on the Council website at
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the web conference connection, contact
the Council office at (808) 552–8220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director,
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (808) 522–8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
The Intersessional FDCRC meeting
will be held on January 21, 2021, from
1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time
(HST) (noon to 4 p.m. Samoa Standard
Time (SST); 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on January
22, 2021, Chamorro Standard Time
(ChST)). Opportunities to present oral
public comment will be provided at the
end of the agenda. The order of the
agenda may change, and will be
announced in advance at the meetings.
The meetings may run past the
scheduled times noted above to
complete scheduled business.
Schedule and Agenda for the APT
Meeting
Thursday, January 21, 2021, 1 p.m.–5
p.m.
1. Welcome remarks and introductions
2. Round robin updates on impacts of
COVID on data collection
3. Data collection improvement updates
A. Status of mandatory license and
reporting regulations development
and implementation
1. Guam
2. Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands
3. American Samoa
B. Implementation of the Catchit-Logit
electronic reporting
C. Pacific Island Fishery Science
Center fishery-dependent data
collection improvements
4. Discussion on addressing the 2019
Pacific Islands Fishery Monitoring
and Assessment Planning Summit
recommendations
A. Moving towards electronic self-
reporting
B. Moving creel surveys to Marine
Recreational Information Program
C. Moving towards electronic
technologies for the market
sampling
D. Improved data collection
coordination and effective outreach
and communication
5. Strategic planning session for the
FDCRC Technical Committee
6. Public Comment
7. Other business
8. Discussions and recommendations
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Kitty M. Simonds, (808) 522–8220
(voice) or (808) 522–8226 (fax), at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: January 4, 2021.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XA681]
Endangered and Threatened Species;
Notice of Initiation of a 5-Year Review
of Indo-Pacific Reef-building Corals
AGENCY
: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION
: Notice; request for information.
SUMMARY
: NMFS announces the
initiation of a 5-year review for 15 Indo-
Pacific reef-building corals (Acropora
globiceps, Acropora jacquelineae,
Acropora lokani, Acropora pharaonis,
Acropora retusa, Acropora rudis,
Acropora speciosa, Acropora tenella,
Anacropora spinosa, Euphyllia
paradivisa, Isopora crateriformis,
Montipora australiensis, Pavona
diffluens, Porites napopora, and
Seriatopora aculeata). NMFS is required
by the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to
conduct 5-year reviews to ensure that
the listing classifications of species are
accurate. The 5-year review must be
based on the best scientific and
commercial data available at the time of
the review. We request submission of
any such information on these 15 coral
species, particularly information on the
status, threats, and recovery of the
species that has become available since
their listing, effective September 10,
2014.
DATES
: To allow us adequate time to
conduct this review, we must receive
your information no later than February
8, 2021.
ADDRESSES
: You may submit
information on this document,
identified by NOAA–NMFS–2020–0151,
by either of the following methods:
•Electronic Submission: Submit
electronic information via the Federal e-
Rulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov and enter NOAA–
NMFS–2020–0151. Click on the
‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon and complete
the required fields. Enter or attach your
comments.
•Email: Submit written comments to
Lance Smith at Lance.Smith@noaa.gov.
Instructions: Comments sent by any
other method, to any other address or
individual, or received after the end of
the specified period, may not be
considered. All comments received are
a part of the public record and will
generally be posted for public viewing
on www.regulations.gov without change.
All personal identifying information
(e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential
business information, or otherwise
sensitive or protected information
submitted voluntarily by the sender will
be publicly accessible. NMFS will
accept anonymous submissions (enter
‘‘N/A’’ in the required fields if you wish
to remain anonymous).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Lance Smith at (808) 725–5131 or
Lance.Smith@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: This
notice announces our review of the
following Indo-Pacific reef-building
coral species listed as threatened under
the ESA: Acropora globiceps, Acropora
jacquelineae, Acropora lokani,
Acropora pharaonis, Acropora retusa,
Acropora rudis, Acropora speciosa,
Acropora tenella, Anacropora spinosa,
Euphyllia paradivisa, Isopora
crateriformis, Montipora australiensis,
Pavona diffluens, Porites napopora, and
Seriatopora aculeata. Section 4(c)(2)(A)
of the ESA requires that we conduct a
review of listed species at least once
every 5 years. This will be the first
review of these species since they were
listed in 2014. The regulations in 50
CFR 424.21 require that we publish a
notice in the Federal Register
announcing species currently under
active review. On the basis of such
reviews under ESA Section 4(c)(2)(B),
we determine whether any species
should be removed from the list (i.e.,
delisted) or reclassified from
endangered to threatened or from
threatened to endangered (16 U.S.C.
1533(c)(2)(B)). As described by the
regulations in 50 CFR 424.11(e), the
Secretary shall delist a species if the
Secretary finds that, after conducting a
status review based on the best
scientific and commercial data
available: (1) The species is extinct; (2)
the species does not meet the definition
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of an endangered species or a threatened
species; and/or (3) the listed entity does
not meet the statutory definition of a
species. Any change in Federal
classification would require a separate
rulemaking process.
Background information on each of
the 15 species is available on the NMFS
website at: https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/corals.
Public Solicitation of New Information
To ensure that the reviews are
complete and based on the best
available scientific and commercial
information, we are soliciting new
information from the public,
governmental agencies, Tribes, the
scientific community, industry,
environmental entities, and any other
interested parties concerning the status
of Acropora globiceps, Acropora
jacquelineae, Acropora lokani,
Acropora pharaonis, Acropora retusa,
Acropora rudis, Acropora speciosa,
Acropora tenella, Anacropora spinosa,
Euphyllia paradivisa, Isopora
crateriformis, Montipora australiensis,
Pavona diffluens, Porites napopora, and
Seriatopora aculeata. Categories of
requested information include: (1)
Species biology including, but not
limited to, population trends,
distribution, abundance, demographics,
and genetics; (2) habitat conditions
including, but not limited to, amount,
distribution, and important features for
conservation; (3) status and trends of
threats to the species and its habitats; (4)
conservation measures that have been
implemented that benefit the species,
including, but not limited to,
monitoring data demonstrating
effectiveness of such measures; and (5)
other new information, data, or
corrections including, but not limited
to, taxonomic or nomenclatural changes,
and improved analytical methods for
evaluating extinction risk.
If you wish to provide information for
the reviews, you may submit your
information and materials electronically
or via mail (see
ADDRESSES
section). We
request that all information be
accompanied by supporting
documentation such as maps,
bibliographic references, or reprints of
pertinent publications. We also would
appreciate the submitter’s name,
address, and any association,
institution, or business that the person
represents; however, anonymous
submissions will also be accepted.
(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
Dated: January 4, 2021.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office
of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XA644]
Endangered and Threatened Species;
Initiation of a 5-Year Review of
Staghorn Coral, Elkhorn Coral, Pillar
Coral, Rough Cactus Coral, Lobed Star
Coral, Mountainous Star Coral, and
Boulder Star Coral
AGENCY
: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION
: Notice of initiation of 5-Year
Review; request for information.
SUMMARY
: NMFS announces a 5-year
review of staghorn coral (Acropora
cervicornis), elkhorn coral (Acropora
palmata), pillar coral (Dendrogyra
cylindrus), rough cactus coral
(Mycetophyllia ferox), lobed star coral
(Orbicella annularis), mountainous star
coral (Orbicella faveolata), and boulder
star coral (Orbicella franksi) under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA).
A 5-year 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 on staghorn coral, elkhorn
coral, pillar coral, rough cactus coral,
lobed star coral, mountainous star coral,
and boulder star coral that has become
available since their original listings as
threatened species or the most recent
status review for staghorn and elkhorn
coral in 2014.
DATES
: To allow us adequate time to
conduct this review, we must receive
your information no later than March 8,
2021.
However, we will continue to accept
new information about any listed
species at any time.
ADDRESSES
: Submit your comments,
identified by NOAA–NMFS–2020–0147,
by either of the following methods:
•Electronic Submissions: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal.
1. Go to www.regulations.gov/
document?D=NOAA-NMFS-2020-0147,
2. Click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon,
complete the required fields, and
3. Enter or attach your comments.
•Email: Submit written comments to
alison.moulding@noaa.gov.
Instructions: We may not consider
comments if they are sent by any other
method, to any other address or
individual, or received after the end of
the specified period. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted for public
viewing on www.regulations.gov
without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.),
confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive information
submitted voluntarily by the sender will
be publicly accessible. We will accept
anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in
the required fields if you wish to remain
anonymous).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Alison Moulding at the above email
address or by phone at 727–551–5607.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: On May 9,
2006, we listed elkhorn coral and
staghorn coral as threatened under the
ESA (71 FR 26852). On September 10,
2014, we listed lobed star coral,
mountainous star coral, boulder star
coral, rough cactus coral, and pillar
coral as threatened and reaffirmed the
status of elkhorn coral and staghorn
coral as threatened (79 FR 53852).
Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the ESA requires
that we conduct a review of listed
species at least once every 5 years. The
ESA’s implementing regulations at 50
CFR 424.21 require that we publish a
notice in the Federal Register
announcing those species currently
under active review. On the basis of this
review, under section 4(c)(2)(B), we
determine whether these species should
be delisted or reclassified from
endangered to threatened or from
threatened to endangered. As described
in 50 CFR 424.11(e), the Secretary will
delist a species if the Secretary finds
that, after conducting a status review
based on the best scientific and
commercial data available: (1) The
species is extinct; (2) the species does
not meet the definition of an
endangered species or threatened
species; or (3) the listed entity does not
meet the statutory definition of a
species. Changes to the listing status of
a species can only be made following
publication of a proposed rule with an
opportunity for public comment and our
consideration of the comments before
making a final determination to
reclassify or delist the species.
Public Solicitation of New Information
To ensure that the 5-year review is
complete and based on the best
available scientific and commercial
information, we are soliciting new
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