80 FR 77598 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the Big Sandy Crayfish and the Guyandotte River Crayfish
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 240 (December 15, 2015)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 240 (December 15, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-31369 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 240 (Tuesday, December 15, 2015)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 77598-77599] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-31369] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 [Docket No. FWS-R5-ES-2015-0015; 4500030113] RIN 1018-BA85 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the Big Sandy Crayfish and the Guyandotte River Crayfish AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the reopening of the public comment period on our April 7, 2015, proposed rule to list the Big Sandy crayfish (Cambarus callainus) and the Guyandotte River crayfish (C. veteranus) as endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. We are taking this action to make the results of the 2015 summer surveys available for public review and comment. The surveys provide updated information on the two species' distribution and abundance. Comments previously submitted on the April 7, 2015, proposed rule need not be resubmitted, as they will be fully considered in preparation of the final listing determination. DATES: We will consider comments received or postmarked on or before January 14, 2016. Comments submitted electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES section, below) must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date. ADDRESSES: Document availability: You may obtain copies of the April 7, 2015, proposed rule and supporting material on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov at Docket No. FWS-R5-ES-2015-0015. Documents may also be obtained by mail from the Northeast Regional Office (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Written comments: You may submit written comments by one of the following methods: (1) Electronically: Go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, enter FWS-R5-ES-2015-0015, which is the docket number for this rulemaking. Then, in the Search panel on the left side of the screen, under the Document Type heading, click on the Proposed Rules link to locate the document. You may submit a comment by clicking on ``Comment Now!'' (2) By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail or hand delivery to: Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-R5-ES-2015-0015, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803. We request that you send comments only by the methods described above. We will post all comments on http://www.regulations.gov. This generally means that we will post any personal information you provide us (see the Public Comments section, below, for more information). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martin Miller, Chief, Endangered Species, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Regional Office, 300 Westgate Center Drive, Hadley, MA 01035; telephone 413-253-8615; or facsimile 413-253-8482. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 800-877-8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background In our April 7, 2015, proposed rule (80 FR 18710), we proposed to list the Big Sandy crayfish and the Guyandotte River crayfish as endangered species primarily due to the threats of land-disturbing activities that increase erosion and sedimentation, which degrade the stream habitat required by both species, and the effects of small population size. During the 60-day public comment period on the proposed rule, we received requests to extend the comment period beyond the June 8, 2015, closing date. For rulemaking and financial efficiency, we declined to extend the comment period at that time because we were already planning to reopen the comment period in the fall of 2015 to make available the results of rangewide surveys that would be conducted for each species in the summer of 2015. The final reports for the 2015 summer surveys are now [[Page 77599]] available on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov at Docket No. FWS-R5-ES-2015-0015 and at http://www.fws.gov/northeast/crayfish/. These survey results and any substantive public comments about the survey results will inform our final listing decision, which we anticipate publishing on or before April 7, 2016. For more information on previous Federal actions concerning the Big Sandy crayfish and the Guyandotte River crayfish, or information regarding the species' biology, status, distribution, and habitat, refer to the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on April 7, 2015 (80 FR 18710), which is available online at http://www.regulations.gov at Docket No. FWS-R5-ES-2015-0015 or by mail from the Northeast Regional Office (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Public Comments We will accept written comments and information during this reopened comment period on our proposal to list the Big Sandy crayfish and Guyandotte River crayfish that published in the Federal Register on April 7, 2015 (80 FR 18710). We will consider information and recommendations from all interested parties. We intend that any final action resulting from the proposal be as accurate as possible and based on the best available scientific and commercial data. If you submitted comments or information on the proposed rule (80 FR 18710) during the initial comment period from April 7, 2015, to June 8, 2015, please do not resubmit them. We have incorporated them into the public record as part of the previous comment period, and we will consider them in the preparation of our final determination. If you submit a comment via http://www.regulations.gov, your entire comment--including any personal identifying information--will be posted on the Web site. We will post all hardcopy comments on http://www.regulations.gov as well. If you submit a hardcopy comment that includes personal identifying information, you may request at the top of your document that we withhold this information from public review. However, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Comments and materials we receive, as well as supporting documentation we used in preparing the proposed listing, will be available for public inspection on http://www.regulations.gov at Docket No. FWS-R5-ES-2015-0015, or by appointment, during normal business hours at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Regional Office (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Authors The primary authors of this notice are staff members in the Endangered Species Program, Northeast Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Authority The authority for this action is the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Dated: November 30, 2015. 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determinations annually upon review of We request that you send comments
FirstNet’s proposed fees: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife only by the methods described above.
(1) FirstNet’s proposed fees, in and Plants; Endangered Species We will post all comments on http://
aggregate, when combined with any Status for the Big Sandy Crayfish and www.regulations.gov. This generally
projected non-fee-based income to be the Guyandotte River Crayfish means that we will post any personal
received by FirstNet, meet but do not information you provide us (see the
exceed FirstNet’s projected total AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Public Comments section, below, for
expenses; Interior. more information).
(2) FirstNet’s proposed fees, in ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
aggregate, when combined with any comment period. Martin Miller, Chief, Endangered
projected non-fee-based income to be Species, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
received by FirstNet, do not meet Northeast Regional Office, 300 Westgate
Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
FirstNet’s projected total expenses; or Center Drive, Hadley, MA 01035;
reopening of the public comment period
(3) FirstNet’s proposed fees, in telephone 413–253–8615; or facsimile
on our April 7, 2015, proposed rule to
aggregate, when combined with any 413–253–8482. Persons who use a
list the Big Sandy crayfish (Cambarus
projected non-fee-based income to be telecommunications device for the deaf
callainus) and the Guyandotte River
received by FirstNet, exceed FirstNet’s (TDD) may call the Federal Information
crayfish (C. veteranus) as endangered
projected total expenses. Upon making Relay Service (FIRS) at 800–877–8339.
species under the Endangered Species
any of these determinations, NTIA will SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Act of 1973, as amended. We are taking
communicate its determination in
this action to make the results of the Background
writing to FirstNet.
2015 summer surveys available for
(d) Outcome of determination of fee In our April 7, 2015, proposed rule
public review and comment. The
review: (80 FR 18710), we proposed to list the
surveys provide updated information on
(1) Should NTIA make the Big Sandy crayfish and the Guyandotte
the two species’ distribution and
determination listed in paragraph (c)(1) River crayfish as endangered species
abundance. Comments previously
of this section, FirstNet may assess the primarily due to the threats of land-
submitted on the April 7, 2015,
proposed fees. disturbing activities that increase
proposed rule need not be resubmitted,
(2) Should NTIA make one of the erosion and sedimentation, which
as they will be fully considered in
determinations listed in paragraph (c)(2) degrade the stream habitat required by
preparation of the final listing
or (3) of this section, NTIA will both species, and the effects of small
determination.
disapprove FirstNet’s proposed fees, population size. During the 60-day
and FirstNet may not assess those DATES: We will consider comments public comment period on the proposed
proposed fees. received or postmarked on or before rule, we received requests to extend the
(e) Revision of Proposed Fees: Upon a January 14, 2016. Comments submitted comment period beyond the June 8,
disapproval of FirstNet’s proposed fees electronically using the Federal 2015, closing date. For rulemaking and
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determination that it must revise NTIA- 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing because we were already planning to
approved fees to ensure compliance date. reopen the comment period in the fall
with 47 U.S.C. 1428(b), FirstNet shall ADDRESSES: Document availability: You of 2015 to make available the results of
prepare a revised written submission to may obtain copies of the April 7, 2015, rangewide surveys that would be
NTIA, which shall evaluate any proposed rule and supporting material conducted for each species in the
proposed fees therein consistent with on the Internet at http:// summer of 2015. The final reports for
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available on the Internet at http:// 18710). We will consider information However, we cannot guarantee that we
www.regulations.gov at Docket No. and recommendations from all will be able to do so.
FWS–R5–ES–2015–0015 and at http:// interested parties. We intend that any Comments and materials we receive,
www.fws.gov/northeast/crayfish/. These final action resulting from the proposal as well as supporting documentation we
survey results and any substantive be as accurate as possible and based on used in preparing the proposed listing,
public comments about the survey the best available scientific and will be available for public inspection
results will inform our final listing commercial data. on http://www.regulations.gov at Docket
decision, which we anticipate If you submitted comments or No. FWS–R5–ES–2015–0015, or by
publishing on or before April 7, 2016. information on the proposed rule (80 FR appointment, during normal business
For more information on previous 18710) during the initial comment hours at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Federal actions concerning the Big period from April 7, 2015, to June 8, Service, Northeast Regional Office (see
Sandy crayfish and the Guyandotte FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
2015, please do not resubmit them. We
River crayfish, or information regarding
have incorporated them into the public Authors
the species’ biology, status, distribution,
record as part of the previous comment
and habitat, refer to the proposed rule The primary authors of this notice are
period, and we will consider them in
published in the Federal Register on staff members in the Endangered
the preparation of our final
April 7, 2015 (80 FR 18710), which is Species Program, Northeast Regional
determination.
available online at http:// Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
www.regulations.gov at Docket No. If you submit a comment via http://
FWS–R5–ES–2015–0015 or by mail www.regulations.gov, your entire Authority
from the Northeast Regional Office (see comment—including any personal The authority for this action is the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). identifying information—will be posted Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
on the Web site. We will post all amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Public Comments hardcopy comments on http://
We will accept written comments and www.regulations.gov as well. If you Dated: November 30, 2015.
information during this reopened submit a hardcopy comment that Stephen Guertin,
comment period on our proposal to list includes personal identifying Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
the Big Sandy crayfish and Guyandotte information, you may request at the top Service.
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Proposed Rules | |
| Action | Proposed rule; reopening of comment period. | |
| Dates | We will consider comments received or postmarked on or before January 14, 2016. Comments submitted electronically using the Federal | |
| Contact | Martin Miller, Chief, Endangered Species, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Regional Office, 300 Westgate Center Drive, Hadley, MA 01035; telephone 413-253-8615; or facsimile 413-253-8482. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 800-877-8339. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 77598 | |
| RIN Number | 1018-BA85 |
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