81 FR 62657 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Taxonomic Correction for the Grand Cayman Ground Iguana
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 176 (September 12, 2016)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 176 (September 12, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 176 (Monday, September 12, 2016)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 62657-62659] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-21845] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 [Docket No. FWS-HQ-ES-2016-0097; 4500030115] RIN 1018-BB69 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Taxonomic Correction for the Grand Cayman Ground Iguana AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Direct final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the revised taxonomy of Cyclura nubila lewisi (Grand Cayman ground iguana) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We are revising the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife to reflect the current scientifically accepted taxonomy and nomenclature of this species: Cyclura lewisi (Grand Cayman blue iguana). This action that does not alter the regulatory protections afforded to this species. DATES: This rule will become effective on November 14, 2016, without further action, unless we receive significant scientific information that provides strong justifications as to why this rule should not be adopted or why it should be changed on or before October 12, 2016. If significant scientific information is received regarding why this rule should not be adopted or changed, we will publish a timely withdrawal of the rule in the Federal Register. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by one of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, enter FWS-HQ-ES-2016-0097, which is the docket number for this rulemaking. Then click on the Search button. You may submit a comment by clicking on ``Comment Now!'' U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-HQ-ES-2016-0097; Division of Policy, Performance, and Management Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife [[Page 62658]] Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: BPHC, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808. We will post all comments on http://www.regulations.gov. This generally means that we will post any personal information you provide us (see Public Comments, below, for more information). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janine Van Norman, Branch Chief, Foreign Species Branch, Ecological Services Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041; telephone 703-358-2171; facsimile 703-358-1735. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 800-877-8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Comments You may submit your comments and materials regarding this direct final rule by one of the methods listed in ADDRESSES. Please include sufficient information with your comments to allow us to verify any scientific or commercial information you include. We will not consider comments sent by email or fax, or to an address not listed in ADDRESSES. We will post all comments on http://www.regulations.gov. This generally means that we will post any personal information that you provide to us. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal 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 we receive, as well as supporting documentation we used in preparing this direct final rule, will be available for public inspection on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov or by appointment, during normal business hours at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Falls Church, Virginia (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Please note that comments posted to http://www.regulations.gov are not immediately viewable. When you submit a comment, the system receives it immediately. However, the comment will not be publicly viewable until we post it, which might not occur until several days after submission. Previous Federal Actions On August 15, 1980, we published in the Federal Register (45 FR 54685) a notice of review of 18 species of foreign reptiles, including the Grand Cayman ground iguana (Cyclura nubila lewisi), to determine whether they should be proposed for listing as endangered or threatened species under the provisions of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). On January 20, 1983, we published in the Federal Register a proposed rule to list the Grand Cayman ground iguana as an endangered species under the Act (48 FR 2562). On June 22, 1983, we published in the Federal Register (48 FR 28460) a final rule listing the Grand Cayman ground iguana (Cyclura nubila lewisi) as an endangered species under the Act. Taxonomy of Cyclura nubila lewisi The blue iguana native to the Grand Cayman Island was originally described as Cyclura macleayi lewisi Grant, 1940, a subspecies of the Cuban rock iguana (Burton 2012, unpaginated). In 1977, Schwartz and Carey reviewed the unique blue coloration of the Grand Cayman island population and noted that it was a distinct subspecies of Cyclura nubila and, thus, established the nomenclature, Cyclura nubila lewisi Grant (Burton 2004, p. 198). In 2004, the iguana was elevated from subspecies status (Cyclura nubila lewisi) to species-level status (Cyclura lewisi) (Burton 2012, unpaginated; Burton 2004, entire). Taxonomic Correction The Service's objective is to provide the protections of the Act to endangered and threatened species. Pursuant to 50 CFR 17.11(c), we use the most recently accepted scientific name for a listed species. We rely, to the extent practicable, on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) to determine a species' scientific name. ITIS incorporates the naming principles established by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Because the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, as well as the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), has accepted Cyclura lewisi as the appropriate taxonomy for the Grand Cayman ground iguana, and because this taxonomic change best reflects the scope of the Service's listing for this species, the Service is hereby adopting the scientific name Cyclura lewisi for the Grand Cayman ground iguana (Burton 2012, unpaginated; ITIS 2016, unpaginated; Burton 2004, entire). Additionally, although 50 CFR 17.11(b) notes that common names cannot be relied upon for identification of any specimen, as they may vary greatly in local usage, the common name currently used by the Service, the Grand Cayman ground iguana, is not consistently used across scientific authorities. Therefore, for consistency, we are adopting the common name Grand Cayman blue iguana for this species to reflect Burton (2004, p. 198). Use of Direct Final Rule We are publishing this direct final rule without a prior proposal because this is a noncontroversial action that does not alter the scope of the animals that are protected or the regulatory protections afforded to this species. Rather, it reflects the current scientifically accepted taxonomy and nomenclature of the Grand Cayman blue iguana. Therefore, in the best interest of the public, we are taking this action to update the scientific and common names in as timely a manner as possible to eliminate confusion by adopting the accepted taxonomy and align the scientific name with CITES nomenclature, unless we receive significant scientific information that provides strong justifications as to why this rule should not be adopted or why it should be changed on or before the comment due date specified above in DATES. If we receive significant scientific information that provides strong justifications as to why this rule should not be adopted or why it should be changed, we will publish a document in the Federal Register withdrawing this rule before the effective date, and we will engage in the normal rulemaking process to promulgate these changes to 50 CFR 17.11. Required Determinations Clarity of the Rule We are required by Executive Orders 12866 and 12988 and by the Presidential Memorandum of June 1, 1998, to write all rules in plain language. This means that each rule we publish must: (1) Be logically organized; (2) Use the active voice to address readers directly; (3) Use clear language rather than jargon; (4) Be divided into short sections and sentences; and (5) Use lists and tables wherever possible. If you feel that we have not met these requirements, send us comments by one of the methods listed in ADDRESSES. To better help us revise the rule; your [[Page 62659]] comments should be as specific as possible. For example, you should tell us the numbers of the sections or paragraphs that are unclearly written, which sections or sentences are too long, the sections where you feel lists or tables would be useful, etc. National Environmental Policy Act We have determined that an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement, as defined under the authority of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), need not be prepared in connection with regulations adopted under section 4(a) of the Act. A notice outlining our reasons for this determination was published in the Federal Register on October 25, 1983 (48 FR 49244). References Cited A complete list of the references used to develop this rule is available upon request from the Foreign Species Branch (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and threatened species, Exports, Imports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Transportation. Regulation Promulgation Accordingly, we hereby amend part 17, subchapter B of chapter I, title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as set forth below: PART 17--ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS 0 1. The authority citation for part 17 continues to read as follows: Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361-1407; 1531-1544; 4201-4245, unless otherwise noted. 0 2. Amend Sec. 17.11(h), the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife, by removing the entry for ``Iguana, Grand Cayman ground'' and adding in alphabetical order an entry for ``Iguana, Grand Cayman blue'' under REPTILES to read as follows: Sec. 17.11 Endangered and threatened wildlife. * * * * * (h) * * * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Listing citations Common name Scientific name Where listed Status and applicable rules ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * * * * * * Reptiles * * * * * * * Iguana, Grand Cayman blue........ Cyclura lewisi...... Wherever found...... E 48 FR 28460; 6/22/ 1983. * * * * * * * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * * * * Dated: September 2, 2016. Brian Arroyo, Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 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(3) Information regarding the price of FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336 and
the service for which discontinuance COMMISSION 339.
authority is sought and the price of the § 73.202 [Amended]
proposed replacement service; and 47 CFR Part 73
■ 2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM
(4) A certification, executed by an [MB Docket No. 16–68; RM–11762 DA 16– Allotments under Missouri, is amended
officer or other authorized 894]
by adding Maryville, Channel 285C3.
representative of the applicant and
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meeting the requirements of § 1.16 of
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this chapter, that the information
required by this section is true and AGENCY: Federal Communications
accurate. Commission.
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(b) In order to be eligible for ACTION: Final rule.
automatic grant under § 63.71(f) of this Fish and Wildlife Service
SUMMARY: At the request of Michael
part, an applicant must demonstrate that Myers, the Audio Division amends the
a service(s) identified pursuant to 50 CFR Part 17
FM Table of Allotments, by allotting
§ 63.505(k)(2) of this part is an adequate Channel 285C3 at Maryville, Missouri, [Docket No. FWS–HQ–ES–2016–0097;
replacement for the voice service as the community’s forth local service. 4500030115]
identified pursuant to § 63.505(k)(1) of A staff engineering analysis indicates RIN 1018–BB69
this part by either certifying or showing, Channel 285C3 can be allotted to
based on the totality of the Maryville consistent with the minimum Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
circumstances, that one or more distance separation requirements of the and Plants; Taxonomic Correction for
replacement service(s) satisfies all of the Commission’s rules without a site the Grand Cayman Ground Iguana
following criteria: restriction. The reference coordinates
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
(1) Offers substantially similar levels are 40–22–33 NL and 94–51–25 WL.
Interior.
of network infrastructure and service DATES: Effective September 19, 2016.
ACTION: Direct final rule.
quality as the service being FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
discontinued; Adrienne Y. Denysyk, Media Bureau, SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Note to paragraph (b)(1): For purposes of (202) 418–2700. Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
this section, ‘‘substantially similar’’ means SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a revised taxonomy of Cyclura nubila
that the network operates at a sufficient level synopsis of the Commission’s Report lewisi (Grand Cayman ground iguana)
such that it will allow the network platform and Order, MB Docket No. 16–68, under the Endangered Species Act of
to ensure adequate service quality for adopted August 4, 2016, and released 1973, as amended (Act). We are revising
interactive and highly-interactive August 5, 2016. The full text of this the List of Endangered and Threatened
applications or services, in particular voice Commission decision is available for Wildlife to reflect the current
service quality, and support applications and inspection and copying during normal scientifically accepted taxonomy and
functionalities that run on those services. business hours in the FCC’s Reference nomenclature of this species: Cyclura
Information Center at Portals II, CY– lewisi (Grand Cayman blue iguana). This
(2)(i) Complies with regulations A257, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, action that does not alter the regulatory
regarding the availability and DC 20554. The full text is also available protections afforded to this species.
functionality of 911 service for online at http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/. This DATES: This rule will become effective
consumers and public safety answering document does not contain information on November 14, 2016, without further
points (PSAPs), specifically §§ 1.7001 collection requirements subject to the action, unless we receive significant
through .7002, 9.5, 12.4, 12.5, 20.18, Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, scientific information that provides
20.3, 64.3001 of this chapter; Public Law 104–13. The Commission strong justifications as to why this rule
(ii) Offers comparably effective will send a copy of the Report and should not be adopted or why it should
protection from network security risks Order in a report to be sent to Congress be changed on or before October 12,
and the Government Accountability 2016. If significant scientific
as the service being discontinued; and
Office pursuant to the Congressional information is received regarding why
(iii) Complies with regulations Review Act, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A). this rule should not be adopted or
governing accessibility, usability, and changed, we will publish a timely
compatibility requirements for: List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73 withdrawal of the rule in the Federal
(A) Telecommunications services and Radio, Radio broadcasting. Register.
functionalities; Federal Communications Commission. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(B) Voicemail and interactive menu Nazifa Sawez, by one of the following methods:
functionalities; and Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
Bureau. www.regulations.gov. In the Search box,
(C) Advanced communications enter FWS–HQ–ES–2016–0097, which
services, specifically 47 CFR 6.1 through For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Federal Communications is the docket number for this
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14.21, 14.60 through 14.61; and Commission amends 47 CFR part 73 as
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applications and functionalities. PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST • U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public
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comments should be as specific as published in the Federal Register on PART 17—ENDANGERED AND
possible. For example, you should tell October 25, 1983 (48 FR 49244). THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS
us the numbers of the sections or
References Cited
paragraphs that are unclearly written, ■ 1. The authority citation for part 17
which sections or sentences are too A complete list of the references used continues to read as follows:
long, the sections where you feel lists or to develop this rule is available upon
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361–1407; 1531–
tables would be useful, etc. request from the Foreign Species Branch 1544; 4201–4245, unless otherwise noted.
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
National Environmental Policy Act ■ 2. Amend § 17.11(h), the List of
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife, by
We have determined that an Endangered and threatened species, removing the entry for ‘‘Iguana, Grand
environmental assessment or an Exports, Imports, Reporting and Cayman ground’’ and adding in
environmental impact statement, as recordkeeping requirements, alphabetical order an entry for ‘‘Iguana,
defined under the authority of the Transportation. Grand Cayman blue’’ under REPTILES
National Environmental Policy Act of to read as follows:
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), need not Regulation Promulgation
be prepared in connection with Accordingly, we hereby amend part § 17.11 Endangered and threatened
regulations adopted under section 4(a) 17, subchapter B of chapter I, title 50 of wildlife.
of the Act. A notice outlining our the Code of Federal Regulations, as set * * * * *
reasons for this determination was forth below: (h) * * *
Listing citations and
Common name Scientific name Where listed Status applicable rules
* * * * * * *
REPTILES
* * * * * * *
Iguana, Grand Cayman blue ... Cyclura lewisi .......................... Wherever found ...................... E 48 FR 28460; 6/22/1983.
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* * * * * allow NMFS to reapportion unused Regulatory Impact Review/Initial
Dated: September 2, 2016. Chinook salmon prohibited species Regulatory Flexibility Analysis prepared
Brian Arroyo,
catch (PSC) within and among specific for Amendment 93 to the FMP are
trawl sectors in the Central and Western available at http://www.regulations.gov
Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
Gulf of Alaska (GOA), based on specific or may be obtained from the NMFS
criteria and within specified limits. Alaska Region Web site at http://
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Amendment 103 and this final rule do alaskafisheries.noaa.gov. All public
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not increase the current combined comments submitted during the
annual PSC limit of 32,500 Chinook previous comment periods may be
salmon that applies to Central and obtained from www.regulations.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Western GOA trawl sectors under the
FMP. Amendment 103 and this final An electronic copy of the November
National Oceanic and Atmospheric 30, 2000, Biological Opinion on the
rule promote more flexible management
Administration effects of the Alaska groundfish fisheries
of GOA trawl Chinook salmon PSC,
increase the likelihood that groundfish on Endangered Species Act (ESA)-listed
50 CFR Part 679 Chinook salmon is available at: http://
resources are more fully harvested,
[160229157–6781–02] reduce the potential for fishery closures, alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/
and maintain the overall Chinook protectedresources/stellers/plb/
RIN 0648–BF84
salmon PSC limits in the Central and default.htm.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Western GOA. Amendment 103 and this Written comments regarding the
Zone Off Alaska; Chinook Salmon final rule are intended to promote the burden-hour estimates or other aspects
Bycatch Management in the Gulf of goals and objectives of the Magnuson- of the collection-of-information
Alaska Trawl Fisheries; Amendment Stevens Fishery Conservation and requirements contained in this rule may
103 Management Act, the FMP, and other be submitted by mail to NMFS Alaska
applicable laws. Region, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
DATES: Effective on October 12, 2016. 99802–1668, Attn: Ellen Sebastian,
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of Records Officer; in person at NMFS
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Commerce. Amendment 103, the final Regulatory Alaska Region, 709 West 9th Street,
ACTION: Final rule. Impact Review (RIR), and the Initial Room 420A, Juneau, AK; by email to
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis prepared OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or by
SUMMARY: NMFS issues this final rule to for this action; the Environmental fax to 202–395–5806.
implement Amendment 103 to the Assessment/Regulatory Impact Review/
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff
Fishery Management Plan for Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Hartman, 907–586–7228.
Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (FMP). prepared for Amendment 97 to the FMP;
Amendment 103 and this final rule and the Environmental Assessment/ SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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| Dates | This rule will become effective on November 14, 2016, without further action, unless we receive significant scientific information that provides strong justifications as to why this rule should not be adopted or why it should be changed on or before October 12, 2016. If significant scientific information is received regarding why this rule should not be adopted or changed, we will publish a timely withdrawal of the rule in the Federal Register. | |
| Contact | Janine Van Norman, Branch Chief, Foreign Species Branch, Ecological Services Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041; telephone 703-358-2171; facsimile 703-358-1735. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 800-877-8339. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 62657 | |
| RIN Number | 1018-BB69 | |
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