81 FR 27166 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Draft Recovery Plan for Winkler Cactus and San Rafael Cactus
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 87 (May 5, 2016)
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Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 87 (May 5, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 87 (Thursday, May 5, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 27166-27167] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-10517] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2016-N005; 60120-1113-0000-C2] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Draft Recovery Plan for Winkler Cactus and San Rafael Cactus AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of document availability for review and comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of a draft recovery plan for Winkler cactus (Pediocactus winkleri) and San Rafael cactus (Pediocactus despainii). Winkler cactus is federally listed as threatened, and San Rafael cactus is federally listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). We are soliciting review and comment from the public on this draft plan. DATES: Comments on the draft recovery plan must be received on or before July 5, 2016. ADDRESSES: Copies of the draft recovery plan are available by request from the Utah Ecological Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2369 West Orton Circle, Suite 50, West Valley City, UT 84119; telephone 801-975-3330. Submit comments on the draft recovery plan to the Field Supervisor at this same address. Comments may also be submitted at: [email protected]. An electronic copy of the draft recovery plan is available at: http://www.fws.gov/endangered/species/recovery-plans.html. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Crist, Field Supervisor, Utah Ecological Services Field Office, at the above address, or telephone 801-975-3330. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Restoring an endangered or threatened animal or plant to the point where it is again a secure, self-sustaining member of its ecosystem is a primary goal of the Service's endangered species program. To help guide recovery efforts, we prepare recovery plans to promote the conservation of the species. Recovery plans describe site-specific actions necessary for the conservation of the species; establish objective, measurable criteria that, when met, would result in a determination that the species no longer needs the protection of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and provide estimates of the time and cost for implementing the needed recovery measures. The ESA requires recovery plans for listed species unless such a plan would not promote the conservation of a particular species. Section 4(f) of the ESA, as amended in 1988, requires that public notice and opportunity for public review and comment be provided during recovery plan development. On September 27, 1995, we published a document in the Federal Register (60 FR 49855) that made available a draft recovery plan for Winkler cactus and San Rafael cactus. That recovery plan was never finalized and is now out of date. At this time, we are making available a more comprehensive draft recovery plan for public review and comment. We will consider all information we receive during a public comment period when preparing the recovery plan for approval. The Service and other Federal agencies also will take these comments into consideration in the course of implementing an approved recovery plan. It is our policy to request peer review of recovery plans. We will summarize and respond to the issues raised by the public and peer reviewers in an appendix to the approved recovery plan. Species Information Winkler Cactus Winkler cactus is a small, peach- to pink-flowered cactus that often retracts entirely into the ground during the winter and dry seasons. It is endemic to Wayne County and southeast Sevier County of south-central Utah and is generally found at elevations of 1,500-2,130 meters (m) (4,900-7,000 feet (ft)). Winkler cactus was listed as a threatened species under the ESA, effective September 21, 1998 (63 FR 44587; August 20, 1998). Factors of concern affecting the species include illegal collection, habitat disturbances (mining, recreation, off-highway vehicle (OHV) use, livestock grazing, road and utility corridor development, general construction, and livestock grazing), invasive plant species, small mammal and insect predation, native ungulate disturbance, inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms, and climate change. San Rafael Cactus San Rafael cactus is a small, yellow- to peach-flowered cactus that often retracts entirely into the ground during the winter and dry seasons. It is endemic to Emery County of central Utah and most commonly occurs on sites with a south exposure at elevations of 1,450- 2,080 m (4,760-6,820 ft). San Rafael cactus was listed as an endangered species under the ESA, effective October 16, 1987 (52 FR 34914; September 16, 1987). Factors of concern affecting the species include illegal collection, habitat disturbances (mining, recreation, off-highway vehicle (OHV) use, livestock grazing, road and utility corridor development, general construction, and livestock grazing), invasive plant species, small mammal and insect predation, native ungulate disturbance, inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms, wild horse disturbance, paleontological exploration, and climate change. Recovery Strategies Our recovery strategies for Winkler cactus and San Rafael cactus are based on the assumption that if specific criteria are met for the existing populations, the species can be recovered. Broadly, these criteria require that the population trends for both species be stable or improving over the long term, the available habitat base for each population be adequate for long-term health and sustainability, the populations and habitats are secure from decline, and long-term management plans for the populations and their habitats are in place that address those threats. Request for Public Comments The Service solicits public comments on the draft recovery plan. All comments we receive by the date specified in DATES will be considered prior to approval of the plan. Written comments and materials regarding the plan should be addressed to the Field Supervisor (see ADDRESSES). Comments may also be submitted at: [email protected]. Comments and materials received will be available, [[Page 27167]] by appointment, for public inspection during normal business hours at the Utah Ecological Services Field Office (see ADDRESSES). Authority The authority for this action is section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533(f). Dated: February 29, 2016. Matt Hogan, Deputy Regional Director, Denver, Colorado. [FR Doc. 2016-10517 Filed 5-4-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
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FY 2016 above address, or telephone 801–975– 44587; August 20, 1998). Factors of
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: illegal collection, habitat disturbances
Vermont ................................ 3,000,000 (mining, recreation, off-highway vehicle
Virginia .................................. 3,139,830 Background (OHV) use, livestock grazing, road and
Washington ........................... 3,243,721
Restoring an endangered or utility corridor development, general
West Virginia ........................ 3,000,000
Wisconsin ............................. 3,004,558 threatened animal or plant to the point construction, and livestock grazing),
Wyoming ............................... 3,000,000 where it is again a secure, self- invasive plant species, small mammal
American Samoa .................. 12,321 sustaining member of its ecosystem is a and insect predation, native ungulate
Guam .................................... 77,609 primary goal of the Service’s disturbance, inadequacy of existing
N. Mariana Islands ............... 35,735 endangered species program. To help regulatory mechanisms, and climate
Puerto Rico ........................... 326,054 guide recovery efforts, we prepare change.
Virgin Islands ........................ 56,562
recovery plans to promote the San Rafael Cactus
Total ............................... 173,591,160 conservation of the species. Recovery San Rafael cactus is a small, yellow-
plans describe site-specific actions
to peach-flowered cactus that often
[FR Doc. 2016–10508 Filed 5–4–16; 8:45 am] necessary for the conservation of the
retracts entirely into the ground during
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P species; establish objective, measurable
the winter and dry seasons. It is
criteria that, when met, would result in
endemic to Emery County of central
a determination that the species no
Utah and most commonly occurs on
longer needs the protection of the ESA
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR sites with a south exposure at elevations
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and provide
of 1,450–2,080 m (4,760–6,820 ft).
Fish and Wildlife Service estimates of the time and cost for
San Rafael cactus was listed as an
implementing the needed recovery
endangered species under the ESA,
[FWS–R6–ES–2016–N005; 60120–1113– measures.
effective October 16, 1987 (52 FR 34914;
0000–C2] The ESA requires recovery plans for
September 16, 1987). Factors of concern
listed species unless such a plan would
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife affecting the species include illegal
not promote the conservation of a
and Plants; Draft Recovery Plan for collection, habitat disturbances (mining,
particular species. Section 4(f) of the
Winkler Cactus and San Rafael Cactus ESA, as amended in 1988, requires that recreation, off-highway vehicle (OHV)
use, livestock grazing, road and utility
public notice and opportunity for public
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, corridor development, general
review and comment be provided
Interior. construction, and livestock grazing),
during recovery plan development. On
ACTION: Notice of document availability invasive plant species, small mammal
September 27, 1995, we published a
for review and comment. and insect predation, native ungulate
document in the Federal Register (60
disturbance, inadequacy of existing
FR 49855) that made available a draft
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and regulatory mechanisms, wild horse
recovery plan for Winkler cactus and
Wildlife Service (Service), announce the disturbance, paleontological
San Rafael cactus. That recovery plan
availability of a draft recovery plan for exploration, and climate change.
was never finalized and is now out of
Winkler cactus (Pediocactus winkleri)
date. At this time, we are making Recovery Strategies
and San Rafael cactus (Pediocactus
available a more comprehensive draft Our recovery strategies for Winkler
despainii). Winkler cactus is federally
recovery plan for public review and cactus and San Rafael cactus are based
listed as threatened, and San Rafael
comment. We will consider all on the assumption that if specific
cactus is federally listed as endangered
information we receive during a public criteria are met for the existing
under the Endangered Species Act of
comment period when preparing the populations, the species can be
1973, as amended (ESA). We are
recovery plan for approval. The Service recovered. Broadly, these criteria
soliciting review and comment from the
and other Federal agencies also will take require that the population trends for
public on this draft plan.
these comments into consideration in both species be stable or improving over
DATES: Comments on the draft recovery the course of implementing an approved
plan must be received on or before July the long term, the available habitat base
recovery plan. for each population be adequate for
5, 2016. It is our policy to request peer review long-term health and sustainability, the
ADDRESSES: Copies of the draft recovery of recovery plans. We will summarize populations and habitats are secure
plan are available by request from the and respond to the issues raised by the from decline, and long-term
Utah Ecological Services Field Office, public and peer reviewers in an management plans for the populations
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2369 appendix to the approved recovery plan. and their habitats are in place that
West Orton Circle, Suite 50, West Valley address those threats.
Species Information
City, UT 84119; telephone 801–975–
3330. Submit comments on the draft Winkler Cactus Request for Public Comments
recovery plan to the Field Supervisor at Winkler cactus is a small, peach- to The Service solicits public comments
this same address. Comments may also pink-flowered cactus that often retracts on the draft recovery plan. All
be submitted at: utahfieldoffice_esa@ entirely into the ground during the comments we receive by the date
fws.gov. winter and dry seasons. It is endemic to specified in DATES will be considered
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES
An electronic copy of the draft Wayne County and southeast Sevier prior to approval of the plan. Written
recovery plan is available at: http:// County of south-central Utah and is comments and materials regarding the
www.fws.gov/endangered/species/ generally found at elevations of 1,500– plan should be addressed to the Field
recovery-plans.html. 2,130 meters (m) (4,900–7,000 feet (ft)). Supervisor (see ADDRESSES). Comments
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Winkler cactus was listed as a may also be submitted at:
Larry Crist, Field Supervisor, Utah threatened species under the ESA, utahfieldoffice_esa@fws.gov. Comments
Ecological Services Field Office, at the effective September 21, 1998 (63 FR and materials received will be available,
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by appointment, for public inspection taking of endangered species in the Pocketbook, Ouachita rock, Arkansia
during normal business hours at the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 wheeleri
Utah Ecological Services Field Office CFR part 17. The notice did not Bean, rayed, Villosa fabalis
Catspaw, white (pearlymussel), Epioblasma
(see ADDRESSES). accurately describe all of the obliquata perobliqua
applications. The errors were not in the Higgins eye (pearlymussel), Lampsilis
Authority
application materials themselves, but higginsii
The authority for this action is section only in our previous Federal Register Mapleleaf, winged, Quadrula fragosa
4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16 notice. If you requested documents for Mussel, scaleshell, Leptodea leptodon
U.S.C. 1533(f). review, you need not request them Mussel, sheepnose, Plethobasus cyphyus
again. If you submitted comments, you Mussel, snuffbox, Epioblasma triquetra
Dated: February 29, 2016.
Pearlymussel, Curtis, Epioblasma florentina
Matt Hogan, need not resubmit them.
curtisii
Deputy Regional Director, Denver, Colorado. Corrections Pearlymussel, purple cat’s paw, Epioblasma
[FR Doc. 2016–10517 Filed 5–4–16; 8:45 am] obliquata obliquata
We make the following corrections to Spectaclecase (mussel), Cumberlandia
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the following permit descriptions in the monodonta
Permit Applications section of the Acornshell, southern, Epioblasma
original April 13, 2016, notice: othcaloogensis
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bean, Cumberland (pearlymussel), Villosa
Permit TE206781 (applicant:
trabalis
Fish and Wildlife Service Ecological Specialists, Inc., O’Fallon, Blossom, green (pearlymussel), Epioblasma
MO): On page 21892, column 3, add torulosa gubernaculum
[FWS–R3–ES–2016–N077;
Texas to the list of States. Blossom, tubercled (pearlymussel),
FXES11130300000–167–FF03E00000]
Permit TE38821A (applicant: Stantec Epioblasma torulosa torulosa
Consulting Services, Louisville, KY): On Blossom, turgid (pearlymussel), Epioblasma
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
page 21893, add ‘‘Elktoe, Cumberland turgidula
and Plants; Permit Applications; Blossom, yellow (pearlymussel), Epioblasma
Correction . . . . Alasmidonta atropurpurea’’ to florentina florentina
the list of species in the second table, Combshell, Cumberlandian, Epioblasma
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, and add Colorado and Wyoming to the brevidens
Interior. list of States in column 3. Combshell, upland, Epioblasma metastriata
ACTION: Notice of availability of permit Permit TE06873B (applicant Andrew Elktoe, Appalachian, Alasmidonta
applications; request for comments; Carson, Cincinnati, OH): On page 21894, raveneliana
correction. column 3, remove Texas from the list of Elktoe, Cumberland, Alasmidonta
atropurpurea
States, and add Louisiana and Fanshell, Cyprogenia stegaria
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Mississippi to the list of States. Fatmucket, Arkansas, Lampsilis powellii
Wildlife Service, correct errors in a
Permit TE85232B (applicant: Zachary Kidneyshell, triangular, Ptychobranchus
recently published notice that
Kaiser, Ethridge, MT; page 21895, greenii
announced the availability of permit
column 1), Permit TE 85227B Lampmussel, Alabama, Lampsilis virescens
applications for public comment. The Lilliput, pale (pearlymussel), Toxolasma
(applicant: Jacquelyn Dearborn,
notice did not accurately describe all of cylindrellus
Columbia, MO; page 21895, column 1),
the applications. However, if you Moccasinshell, Coosa, Medionidus parvulus
and Permit TE85228B (applicant: Eric
requested documents for review, you Monkeyface, Cumberland (pearlymussel),
Schroder, Fairmont, WV; page 21985, Quadrula intermedia
need not request them again, because
column 2): In each of these three entries, Mucket, pink (pearlymussel), Lampsilis
the errors were not in the application
we remove the word ‘‘amendment’’. abrupta
materials themselves, but only in our
These are applications for first-time Mussel, oyster, Epioblasma capsaeformis
previous Federal Register notice.
permits. Pearlymussel, birdwing, Lemiox rimosus
Therefore, if you submitted comments, Pearlymussel, cracking, Hemistena lata
you need not resubmit them. Permit TE02373A (applicant:
Environmental Solutions and Pearlymussel, dromedary, Dromus dromas
DATES: To ensure consideration, written Pearlymussel, littlewing, Pegias fabula
Innovations, Inc., Cincinnati, OH): On Pigtoe, Cumberland, Pleurobema gibberum
comments must be received on or before page 21897, column 1, add 27 States to
May 13, 2016. Pigtoe, finerayed, Fusconaia cuneolus
the list of areas covered by the proposed Pigtoe, Georgia, Pleurobema hanleyianum
ADDRESSES: Send written comments by permit. Pigtoe, rough, Pleurobema plenum
U.S. mail to the Regional Director, Attn: Permit TE08603A (applicant: Michelle Pigtoe, shiny, Fusconaia cor
Carlita Payne, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Malcosky, Hudson, OH): On page 21897, Pigtoe, southern, Pleurobema georgianum
Service, Ecological Services, 5600 column 2, add Ohio to the list of States. Pimpleback, orangefoot (pearlymussel),
American Blvd. West, Suite 990, The corrected descriptions of the Plethobasus cooperianus
Bloomington, MN 55437–1458; or by Pocketbook, fat, Potamilus capax
permit applications read as follows: Pocketbook, fine-lined, Lampsilis altilis
electronic mail to permitsR3ES@fws.gov.
Permit Application Number: TE206781 Pocketbook, speckled, Lampsilis streckeri
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Riffleshell, tan, Epioblasma florentina
Carlita Payne, (612) 713–5343. Applicant: Ecological Specialists, Inc., walkeri (=E. walkeri)
O’Fallon, MO Ring pink (mussel), Obovaria retusa
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The applicant requests a permit renewal, Wartyback, white (pearlymussel),
Background with amendment to take (capture and release, Plethobasus cicatricosus
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES
On April 13, 2016 (81 FR 21892), we capture and relocate) federally listed mussels Bean, purple, Villosa perpurpurea
throughout the States of Arkansas, Iowa, Clubshell, Pleurobema clava
published a notice inviting public
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Monkeyface, Appalachian (pearlymussel),
comment on permit applications for Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Quadrula sparsa
certain activities with endangered New York, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Ohio, Rabbitsfoot, rough, Quadrula cylindrica
species authorized by section South Dakota, Texas, Tennessee, Virginia, strigillata
10(a)(1)(A) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et Wisconsin, and West Virginia. The following Riffleshell, northern, Epioblasma torulosa
seq.) and our regulations governing the mussel species are included: rangiana
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| FR Citation | 81 FR 27166 |
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