81_FR_75635 81 FR 75425 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Status Review of the Red Wolf

81 FR 75425 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Status Review of the Red Wolf

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 210 (October 31, 2016)

Page Range75425-75426
FR Document2016-26168

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are initiating a 5-year status review for the red wolf (Canis rufus) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). A 5-year review is an assessment of the best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review. We are requesting submission of information that has become available since the last review of this species.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 210 (Monday, October 31, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 210 (Monday, October 31, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75425-75426]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26168]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R4-ES-2016-N161; FXES11130900000C2-167-FF09E32000]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Status 
Review of the Red Wolf

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of initiation of review; request for information.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are 
initiating a 5-year status review for the red wolf (Canis rufus) under 
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). A 5-year review 
is an assessment of the best scientific and commercial data available 
at the time of the review. We are requesting submission of information 
that has become available since the last review of this species.

DATES: To allow us adequate time to conduct this review, we must 
receive your comments or information on or before December 30, 2016. 
However, we will continue to accept new information about any listed 
species at any time.

ADDRESSES: For instructions on how to submit information and review 
information we receive on the red wolf, see ``Request for New 
Information.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aaron Valenta, Chief, Division of 
Restoration and Recovery, 404-679-4144.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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Why do we conduct a 5-year review?

    Under the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), we maintain lists of 
endangered and threatened wildlife and plant species in the Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.11 (for wildlife) 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.

Species Under Review

    This notice announces our active review of the red wolf (Canis 
rufus), which is currently listed as endangered.

What information do we consider in our review?

    In conducting a 5-year review, the Service considers the best 
scientific and commercial data that have become available since the 
current listing determination or most recent status review of each 
species, 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 to benefit the 
species;
    D. Threat status and trends (see five factors under heading ``How 
Do We Determine Whether a Species Is Endangered or Threatened?''); and
    E. Other new information, data, or corrections, including but not 
limited to taxonomic or nomenclatural changes, identification of 
erroneous information contained in the Lists of Endangered and 
Threatened Wildlife and Plants, and improved analytical methods.
    New information will be considered in the 5-year review and ongoing 
recovery programs for the species.

Definitions

    A. Species means any species or subspecies of fish, wildlife, or 
plant, and any distinct population segment of any species of vertebrate 
which interbreeds when mature.
    B. Endangered means any species that is in danger of extinction 
throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
    C. Threatened means any species that is likely to become an 
endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a 
significant portion of its range.

How do we determine whether a species is endangered or threatened?

    Section 4(a)(1) of the Act establishes that we determine whether a 
species is endangered or threatened based on one or more of the 
following five factors:
    A. The present or threatened destruction, modification, or 
curtailment of its habitat or range;
    B. Overutilization for commercial, recreational, scientific, or 
educational purposes;
    C. Disease or predation;
    D. The inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms; or
    E. Other natural or manmade factors affecting its continued 
existence.

Request for New Information

    To do any of the following, contact Aaron Valenta at the Service's 
Southeast Regional Office, 1875 Century Boulevard, Atlanta, GA 30345; 
fax 404-679-7081; email at [email protected]:
    A. To get more information on the red wolf;
    B. To submit information on the red wolf; or
    C. To review information we receive, which will be available for 
public inspection by appointment, during normal business hours at the 
Southeast Regional Office, Ecological Services Division, at the address 
above.
    We request any new information concerning the status of the red 
wolf. See ``What information do we consider in our review?'' above for 
specific criteria. Information submitted should be supported by 
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.

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 the 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.

Authority

    We publish this document under the authority of the Endangered 
Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

    Dated: September 23, 2016.
Mike Oetker,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 210 / Monday, October 31, 2016 / Notices 75425 INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than About the Advisory Group oral statements, or those who had November 23, 2016. In accordance with NMBCA (Pub. L. wished to speak but could not be ADDRESSES: The Council and Advisory 106–247, 114 Stat. 593, July 20, 2000), accommodated on the agenda, are Group meetings will take place at the the Advisory Group will hold its invited to submit written statements to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service meeting to discuss the strategic the Council or Advisory Group within Headquarters, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls direction and management of the 30 days following the meeting. Church, Virginia 22041. NMBCA program and provide advice to Meeting Minutes FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Sarah Mott, Council/Advisory Group Service. NMBCA promotes long-term Summary minutes of the Council and Coordinator, by phone at 703–358–1784; conservation of neotropical migratory Advisory Group meetings will be by email at dbhc@fws.gov; or by U.S. birds and their habitats through a maintained by the Council/Advisory mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, competitive grants program by Group Coordinator at the address under 5275 Leesburg Pike MS: MB, Falls promoting partnerships, encouraging FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Church, Virginia 22041. Persons who local conservation efforts, and achieving Meeting notes will be available by use a telecommunications device for the habitat protection in 36 countries. The contacting the Council/Advisory Group deaf (TDD) may call the Federal goals of NMBCA include perpetuating Coordinator within 30 days following Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– healthy bird populations, providing the meeting. Personal copies may be 800–877–8339 to contact the above financial resources for bird purchased for the cost of duplication. individual during normal business conservation, and fostering international Jerome Ford, hours. FIRS is available 24 hours a day, cooperation. Because the greatest need Assistant Director, Migratory Birds. 7 days a week, to leave a message or is south of the U.S. border, at least 75 percent of NMBCA funding supports [FR Doc. 2016–26166 Filed 10–28–16; 8:45 am] question with the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal projects outside the United States. BILLING CODE 4333–15–P business hours. Project proposal due dates, application SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The instructions, and eligibility requirements are available on the DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Council meets two to three times per year to select. The Council will consider NMBCA Web site at http:// Fish and Wildlife Service Canadian, Mexican, and U.S. Standard www.fws.gov/birds/grants/neotropical- NAWCA grant proposals for migratory-bird-conservation-act.php. [FWS–R4–ES–2016–N161; recommendation to the Commission. Public Input FXES11130900000C2–167–FF09E32000] Council meetings are open to the public, and interested persons may present oral Submitting Written Information or Endangered and Threatened Wildlife or written statements. The Advisory Questions and Plants; 5-Year Status Review of Group for the Neotropical Migratory Interested members of the public may the Red Wolf Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA) grants submit relevant information or program meets once a year. The questions to be considered during the AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Advisory Group will discuss the public meetings. If you wish to submit Interior. strategic direction and management of a written statement so information may ACTION: Notice of initiation of review; the NMBCA program. This meeting is be made available to the Council or request for information. also open to the public, and interested Advisory Group for their consideration persons may present oral or written prior to the meetings, you must contact SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and statements. the Council/Advisory Group Wildlife Service (Service), are initiating Coordinator by the date in DATES. a 5-year status review for the red wolf About the Council Written statements must be supplied to (Canis rufus) under the Endangered In accordance with NAWCA (Pub. L. the Council/Advisory Group Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). 101–233, 103 Stat. 1968, December 13, Coordinator in both of the following A 5-year review is an assessment of the 1989, as amended), the State-private- formats: One hard copy with original best scientific and commercial data Federal Council meets to consider signature, and one electronic copy via available at the time of the review. We wetland acquisition, restoration, email (acceptable file formats are Adobe are requesting submission of enhancement, and management projects Acrobat PDF, MS Word, MS information that has become available for recommendation to, and final PowerPoint, or rich text file). since the last review of this species. funding approval by, the Commission. NAWCA provides matching grants to Giving an Oral Presentation DATES: To allow us adequate time to organizations and individuals who have Individuals or groups requesting to conduct this review, we must receive developed partnerships to carry out make an oral presentation at the your comments or information on or wetlands conservation projects in the meetings will be limited to 2 minutes before December 30, 2016. However, we United States, Canada, and Mexico. per speaker, with no more than a total will continue to accept new information These projects must involve long-term of 30 minutes for all speakers. Interested about any listed species at any time. protection, restoration, and/or parties should contact the Council/ ADDRESSES: For instructions on how to enhancement of wetlands and Advisory Group Coordinator by the date submit information and review associated uplands habitats for the in DATES, in writing (preferably via sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES information we receive on the red wolf, benefit of all wetlands-associated email; see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION see ‘‘Request for New Information.’’ migratory birds. Project proposal due CONTACT), to be placed on the public FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: dates, application instructions, and speaker list for either of these meetings. Aaron Valenta, Chief, Division of eligibility requirements are available on Nonregistered public speakers will not Restoration and Recovery, 404–679– the NAWCA Web site at www.fws.gov/ be considered during the Council or the 4144. birds/grants/north-american-wetland- Advisory Group meeting. 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75426 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 210 / Monday, October 31, 2016 / Notices Why do we conduct a 5-year review? species within the foreseeable future Dated: September 23, 2016. Under the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), throughout all or a significant portion of Mike Oetker, we maintain lists of endangered and its range. Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region. threatened wildlife and plant species in How do we determine whether a [FR Doc. 2016–26168 Filed 10–28–16; 8:45 am] the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at species is endangered or threatened? BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 50 CFR 17.11 (for wildlife) and 17.12 Section 4(a)(1) of the Act establishes (for plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the Act that we determine whether a species is requires us to review each listed DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR endangered or threatened based on one species’ status at least once every 5 or more of the following five factors: years. Our regulations at 50 CFR 424.21 Bureau of Indian Affairs A. The present or threatened require that we publish a notice in the destruction, modification, or Federal Register announcing those [178A2100DD/AAKC001030/ curtailment of its habitat or range; species under active review. For A0A501010.999900 253G] B. Overutilization for commercial, additional information about 5-year recreational, scientific, or educational reviews, go to http://www.fws.gov/ Indian Gaming; Tribal-State Class III purposes; endangered/what-we-do/recovery- C. Disease or predation; Gaming Compact Taking Effect in the overview.html, scroll down to ‘‘Learn D. The inadequacy of existing State of California More about 5-Year Reviews,’’ and click regulatory mechanisms; or on our factsheet. E. Other natural or manmade factors AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Species Under Review affecting its continued existence. Interior. This notice announces our active Request for New Information ACTION: Notice. review of the red wolf (Canis rufus), To do any of the following, contact which is currently listed as endangered. SUMMARY: The State of California and Aaron Valenta at the Service’s Southeast Regional Office, 1875 Century the Viejas (Baron Long) Group of What information do we consider in our review? Boulevard, Atlanta, GA 30345; fax 404– Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians 679–7081; email at aaron_valenta@ of the Viejas Reservation entered into a In conducting a 5-year review, the Tribal-State compact governing Class III Service considers the best scientific and fws.gov: A. To get more information on the red gaming. This notice announces that the commercial data that have become compact is taking effect. available since the current listing wolf; determination or most recent status B. To submit information on the red DATES: The effective date of the compact review of each species, such as: wolf; or is October 31, 2016. A. Species biology, including but not C. To review information we receive, limited to population trends, which will be available for public FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. distribution, abundance, demographics, inspection by appointment, during Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian and genetics; normal business hours at the Southeast Gaming, Office of the Assistant B. Habitat conditions, including but Regional Office, Ecological Services Secretary—Indian Affairs, Washington, not limited to amount, distribution, and Division, at the address above. DC 20240, (202) 219–4066. suitability; We request any new information concerning the status of the red wolf. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 11 C. Conservation measures that have of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act been implemented to benefit the See ‘‘What information do we consider in our review?’’ above for specific (IGRA) requires the Secretary of the species; D. Threat status and trends (see five criteria. Information submitted should Interior to publish in the Federal factors under heading ‘‘How Do We be supported by documentation such as Register notice of approved Tribal-State Determine Whether a Species Is maps, bibliographic references, methods compacts that are for the purpose of Endangered or Threatened?’’); and used to gather and analyze the data, engaging in Class III gaming activities E. Other new information, data, or and/or copies of any pertinent on Indian lands. See Public Law 100– corrections, including but not limited to publications, reports, or letters by 497, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. All Tribal- taxonomic or nomenclatural changes, knowledgeable sources. State Class III compacts, including identification of erroneous information Public Availability of Comments amendments, are subject to review and contained in the Lists of Endangered approval by the Secretary under 25 CFR and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, and Before including your address, phone 293.4. The Secretary took no action on improved analytical methods. number, email address, or other the compact within 45 days of its New information will be considered personal identifying information in your submission. Therefore, the compact is in the 5-year review and ongoing comment, you should be aware that the considered to have been approved, but recovery programs for the species. entire comment—including your only to the extent the compact is personal identifying information—may Definitions consistent with IGRA. See 25 U.S.C. be made publicly available at any time. 2710(d)(8)(C). A. Species means any species or While you can ask us in your comment subspecies of fish, wildlife, or plant, to withhold your personal identifying Dated: October 21, 2016. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES and any distinct population segment of information from public review, we Lawrence S. Roberts, any species of vertebrate which cannot guarantee that we will be able to Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian interbreeds when mature. do so. Affairs. B. Endangered means any species that [FR Doc. 2016–26255 Filed 10–28–16; 8:45 am] is in danger of extinction throughout all Authority BILLING CODE 4337–15–P or a significant portion of its range. We publish this document under the C. Threatened means any species that authority of the Endangered Species Act is likely to become an endangered (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:53 Oct 28, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\31OCN1.SGM 31OCN1


Document Created: 2018-02-02 12:13:40
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of initiation of review; request for information.
DatesTo allow us adequate time to conduct this review, we must receive your comments or information on or before December 30, 2016. However, we will continue to accept new information about any listed species at any time.
ContactAaron Valenta, Chief, Division of Restoration and Recovery, 404-679-4144.
FR Citation81 FR 75425 
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