80 FR 13886 - National Control and Management Plan for Members of the Snakehead Family (Channidae)
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 51 (March 17, 2015)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 51 (March 17, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 17, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 13886-13887] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-06024] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-HQ-FAC-2015-N005; FXFR13360900000-FF09F14000-156] National Control and Management Plan for Members of the Snakehead Family (Channidae) AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), announces the availability of a draft document for public review: National Control and Management Plan for Members of the Snakehead Family (Channidae) (Plan). The goal of the Plan is to use the best available science and management practices to prevent the introduction of snakehead into new areas, contain and where possible eradicate newly established and localized populations, and minimize impacts in areas where they are established and eradication is not feasible. DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by April 16, 2015. ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: The draft document may be obtained online, by mail, or by email:http://anstaskforce.gov/documents.php; U.S. mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Branch of Aquatic Invasive Species, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: FAC, Falls Church, VA 22041; or Email: [email protected]. Submitting Comments: Please submit your comments in writing by one of the following methods: U.S. mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Branch of Aquatic Invasive Species, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: FAC, Falls Church, VA 22041; or Email: [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Norcutt, 703-358-2398. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Through provisions in title 50, part 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), the USFWS regulates the importation and interstate transport of certain aquatic species that have been determined to be injurious (50 CFR 16.13). The Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) established the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force (ANSTF), an intergovernmental organization co-chaired by the USFWS and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and dedicated to prevent and control the spread of aquatic nuisance species. The 108th Congress requested that the USFWS address concerns about the introduction of northern snakehead. In response, the USFWS assembled a Northern Snakehead Working Group (NSWG) to provide input on the development of a Northern Snakehead Control and Management Plan. This Plan to guide the USFWS and other interested parties in managing and controlling existing populations, and preventing the spread and introduction of this species into additional areas of the United States, was completed in 2005 with the input of the NSWG and other northern snakehead experts. In 2011, the Mississippi River Basin Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species requested that the ANSTF update the 2005 Plan to include additional snakehead species that are, or have the potential to become, invasive in U.S. waters. Development of the Draft Plan In 2011 the ANSTF established a committee to revise the Northern Snakehead Control and Management Plan to include all snakehead species to correspond with the Lacey Act. The committee was made up of 29 committee members representing Federal and State agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and university experts. The ANSTF was provided an opportunity to review the draft document and comment in November 2013 and March 2014. ANSTF comments were addressed in this new version of the draft Plan. The goal of the revised Plan is to use the best available science and management practices to prevent the future introduction of snakehead into new areas; contain and, where possible, eradicate newly established and localized populations; and minimize impacts in areas where they are established and eradication is not feasible. The following is a list of objectives set forth by this plan: 1. Prevent importation into the United States by refining regulations and improving compliance and enforcement. 2. Contain the expansion of snakehead within the United States by assessing the risk of establishment and developing an effective snakehead surveillance program that can detect new introductions at a stage where populations are able to be eradicated. 3. Develop long-term adaptive management options to mitigate potential impacts of Snakehead in U.S. waters where eradication is not possible. 4. Conduct research to better understand the pathways of spread and potential impacts of snakehead on aquatic ecosystems, as well as to develop more effective surveillance, control, and eradication methods. 5. Develop effective outreach materials to help prevent new introductions of snakehead within the United States and control the anthropogenic spread of established populations. 6. Review and assess progress of the Plan. Request for Public Comments The draft Plan is available on the ANSTF Web site (see ADDRESSES) for public review and comment. We request review and comment on our Plan from local, State, and Federal agencies and the public. All comments received by the date specified in DATES will be considered in preparing final documents. Methods of submitting comments are in ADDRESSES. 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. You can ask the USFWS in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review; however, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Responses to individual commenters will not be provided, but we will provide the comments we receive and a summary of how we addressed substantive comments in a document on the ANSTF Web site listed above in [[Page 13887]] ADDRESSES. Individuals without internet access may request an appointment to inspect the comments during normal business hours at our office (see ADDRESSES). Dated: February 5, 2015. David Hoskins, Co-Chair, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, Assistant Director for Fish and Aquatic Conservation. 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Summary: This Part allows any • U.S. mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife future introduction of snakehead into
interested person to request the Director Service, Branch of Aquatic Invasive new areas; contain and, where possible,
of OSMRE evaluate a State program by Species, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: FAC, eradicate newly established and
setting forth in the request a concise Falls Church, VA 22041; or localized populations; and minimize
statement of facts that the person • Email: Laura_Norcutt@fws.gov. impacts in areas where they are
believes establishes the need for the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: established and eradication is not
evaluation. Laura Norcutt, 703–358–2398. feasible. The following is a list of
Bureau Form Number: None. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
objectives set forth by this plan:
Frequency of Collection: Once. 1. Prevent importation into the United
Description of Respondents: Any Background States by refining regulations and
interested person (individuals, Through provisions in title 50, part 16 improving compliance and enforcement.
businesses, institutions, organizations). of the Code of Federal Regulations 2. Contain the expansion of
Total Annual Responses: 1. (CFR), the USFWS regulates the snakehead within the United States by
Total Annual Burden Hours: 60. importation and interstate transport of assessing the risk of establishment and
Dated: March 10, 2015. certain aquatic species that have been developing an effective snakehead
Harry J. Payne, determined to be injurious (50 CFR surveillance program that can detect
16.13). The Nonindigenous Aquatic new introductions at a stage where
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of populations are able to be eradicated.
[FR Doc. 2015–06096 Filed 3–16–15; 8:45 am] 3. Develop long-term adaptive
1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) established
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the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task
potential impacts of Snakehead in U.S.
Force (ANSTF), an intergovernmental
waters where eradication is not
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR organization co-chaired by the USFWS
possible.
and the National Oceanic and
4. Conduct research to better
Fish and Wildlife Service Atmospheric Administration and
understand the pathways of spread and
dedicated to prevent and control the
[FWS–HQ–FAC–2015–N005; potential impacts of snakehead on
FXFR13360900000–FF09F14000–156] spread of aquatic nuisance species.
aquatic ecosystems, as well as to
The 108th Congress requested that the
develop more effective surveillance,
National Control and Management Plan USFWS address concerns about the
control, and eradication methods.
for Members of the Snakehead Family introduction of northern snakehead. In 5. Develop effective outreach
(Channidae) response, the USFWS assembled a materials to help prevent new
Northern Snakehead Working Group introductions of snakehead within the
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, (NSWG) to provide input on the
Interior. United States and control the
development of a Northern Snakehead anthropogenic spread of established
ACTION: Notice of availability; request Control and Management Plan. This
for comments. populations.
Plan to guide the USFWS and other 6. Review and assess progress of the
interested parties in managing and Plan.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife controlling existing populations, and
Service (USFWS), announces the preventing the spread and introduction Request for Public Comments
availability of a draft document for of this species into additional areas of
public review: National Control and The draft Plan is available on the
the United States, was completed in ANSTF Web site (see ADDRESSES) for
Management Plan for Members of the 2005 with the input of the NSWG and
Snakehead Family (Channidae) (Plan). public review and comment.
other northern snakehead experts. In We request review and comment on
The goal of the Plan is to use the best 2011, the Mississippi River Basin Panel
available science and management our Plan from local, State, and Federal
on Aquatic Nuisance Species requested agencies and the public. All comments
practices to prevent the introduction of that the ANSTF update the 2005 Plan to
snakehead into new areas, contain and received by the date specified in DATES
include additional snakehead species will be considered in preparing final
where possible eradicate newly that are, or have the potential to
established and localized populations, documents. Methods of submitting
become, invasive in U.S. waters. comments are in ADDRESSES.
and minimize impacts in areas where
they are established and eradication is Development of the Draft Plan Public Availability of Comments
not feasible. In 2011 the ANSTF established a Before including your address, phone
DATES: To ensure consideration, please committee to revise the Northern number, email address, or other
send your written comments by April Snakehead Control and Management personal identifying information in your
16, 2015. Plan to include all snakehead species to comment, you should be aware that
ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: The correspond with the Lacey Act. The your entire comment—including your
draft document may be obtained online, committee was made up of 29 personal identifying information—may
by mail, or by email: committee members representing be made publicly available at any time.
• http://anstaskforce.gov/ Federal and State agencies, You can ask the USFWS in your
documents.php; nongovernmental organizations, and comment to withhold your personal
• U.S. mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife university experts. The ANSTF was identifying information from public
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Service, Branch of Aquatic Invasive provided an opportunity to review the review; however, we cannot guarantee
Species, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, draft document and comment in that we will be able to do so.
5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: FAC, Falls November 2013 and March 2014. Responses to individual commenters
Church, VA 22041; or ANSTF comments were addressed in will not be provided, but we will
• Email: Laura_Norcutt@fws.gov. this new version of the draft Plan. provide the comments we receive and a
Submitting Comments: Please submit The goal of the revised Plan is to use summary of how we addressed
your comments in writing by one of the the best available science and substantive comments in a document on
following methods: management practices to prevent the the ANSTF Web site listed above in
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ADDRESSES. Individuals without internet opportunity to comment on information Total Annual Burden Hours: 267.
access may request an appointment to collection and recordkeeping activities Total Annual Non-Wage Costs:
inspect the comments during normal [see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d)]. This notice $1,020.
business hours at our office (see identifies an information collection that Dated: March 10, 2015.
ADDRESSES). OSMRE will be submitting to OMB for Harry J. Payne,
Dated: February 5, 2015. approval. This collection is contained in Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
David Hoskins,
30 CFR 761—Areas Designated by Act of
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Congress. OSMRE will request a 3-year
Co-Chair, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task BILLING CODE 4310–05–P
Force, Assistant Director for Fish and Aquatic
term of approval for each information
Conservation. collection activity. An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
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required to respond to a collection of
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obtain a benefit for this collection. 134S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 SX066A00
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comments. OSMRE’s submission of the information Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
collection request to OMB. and Enforcement (OSMRE) is
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Office of Surface Mining Reclamation personal identifying information in your information for the Permanent
and Enforcement (OSMRE) is comment, you should be aware that Regulatory Program—Small Operator
announcing its intention to request your entire comment, including your Assistance Program (SOAP). This
renewed approval for the collection of personal identifying information, may information collection activity was
information for Areas Designated by Act be made publicly available at any time. previously approved by the Office of
of Congress. The information collection While you can ask us in your comment Management and Budget (OMB), and
request describes the nature of the to withhold your personal identifying assigned clearance number 1029–0061.
information collection and the expected information from public review, we DATES: Comments on the proposed
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approved by the Office of Management This notice provides the public with of consideration.
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clearance number 1029–0111. following information collection Trelease, Office of Surface Mining
DATES: Comments on the proposed activity: Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951
information collection activities must be Title: 30 CFR 761—Areas Designated Constitution Ave. NW., Room 203–SIB,
received by May 18, 2015, to be assured by Act of Congress. Washington, DC 20240. Comments may
of consideration. OMB Control Number: 1029–0111. also be submitted electronically to
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to John Summary: OSMRE and state jtrelease@osmre.gov.
Trelease, Office of Surface Mining regulatory authorities use the
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receive a copy of the information
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collection request contact John Trelease,
Washington, DC 20240. Comments may surface coal mining operations on the
at (202) 208–2783 or via email at
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jtrelease@osmre.gov. Surface Mining Control and
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Act.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Description of Respondents: opportunity to comment on information
regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which Applicants for certain surface coal mine collection and recordkeeping activities
implement provisions of the Paperwork permits and state regulatory authorities. [see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d)]. This notice
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