Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of Nine Species in the Mountain-Prairie Region

Federal Register, Volume 79 Issue 87 (Tuesday, May 6, 2014)

Federal Register Volume 79, Number 87 (Tuesday, May 6, 2014)

Notices

Pages 25883-25885

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2014-10337

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

FWS-R6-ES-2014-N053; FXES11130600000-145-FF01E00000

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-

Year Status Reviews of Nine 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 4 animal and 5 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 July 7, 2014. 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 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 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 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 all new information available at the time of the

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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 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 nine species listed in the table below.

Animals

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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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Black-footed ferret............ Mustela nigripes.. Endangered......... Arizona, Colorado, 32 FR 4001;........ Julie Lyke, Deputy National Black-

Kansas, Montana, 03/11/1967......... Black-footed footed Ferret

Nebraska, New Ferret Recovery Conservation

Mexico, North Coordinator, 970- Center, P.O. Box

Dakota, South 897-2730; Julie-- 190, Wellington,

Dakota, Texas, lyke@fws.gov. CO 80459.

Utah, Wyoming,

U.S.A., Canada,

and Mexico.

Pallid sturgeon................ Scaphirhynchus Endangered......... Arkansas, 55 FR 36641;....... Wayne Nelson- Ecological

albus. Illinois, Iowa, 09/06/1990......... Stastny, MRNRC Services, MRNRC

Kansas, Kentucky, Coordinator, 402- Coordinator,

Louisiana, 667-2884; wayne-- 55245 NE Hwy

Mississippi, nelsonstastny@fws 121, Crofton, NE

Missouri, .gov. 68730.

Montana,

Nebraska, North

Dakota, South

Dakota,

Tennessee, U.S.A.

Virgin River chub.............. Gila seminuda Endangered......... Arizona, Nevada, 54 FR 35305;....... Larry Crist, Ecological

(=robusta). Utah, U.S.A. 08/24/1989......... Project Leader, Services, 2369

801-975-3330; West Orton

larry--crist@fws. Circle, STE 50,

gov. West Valley

City, UT 84119.

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Woundfin....................... Plagopterus Endangered......... Arizona, Nevada, 35 FR 16047;....... Larry Crist (above)

argentissimus. New Mexico, Utah, 10/13/1970.........

U.S.A.

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Plants

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Final listing

rule (Federal

Register Contact person, Contactperson's

Scientific name Common name Listing status Historical range citation and phone, email U.S. mail address

publication

date)

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Heliotrope milk-vetch........... Astragalus montii.. Threatened.......... Utah, U.S.A....... 52 FR 42652; Larry Crist (above)

11/06/1987

Jones cycladenia................ Cycladenia humilis Threatened.......... Arizona, Utah, 51 FR 16526; Larry Crist (above)

var. jonesii. U.S.A. 05/05/1986

Kodachrome bladderpod........... Lesquerella Endangered.......... Utah, U.S.A....... 58 FR 52027; Larry Crist (above)

tumulosa. 10/06/1993

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Osterhout milkvetch............. Astragalus Endangered.......... Colorado, U.S.A... 54 FR 29658; Gina Glenne, Ecological

osterhoutii. 07/13/1989 Acting Project Services, Western

Leader, 970-628- Colorado Office,

7183 gina-- 445 W. Gunnison

glenne@fws.gov. Ave., 240, Grand

Junction, CO

81501-5720.

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Penland beardtongue............. Penstemon penlandii Endangered.......... Colorado, U.S.A... 54 FR 29658; 07/ Gina Glenne (above)

13/1989

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Request for New 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 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.

Completed and Active Reviews

A list of all completed and currently active 5-year 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: April 22, 2014.

Matt Hogan,

Deputy Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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