82_FR_52479 82 FR 52262 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status for Chorizanthe parryi var. fernandina (San Fernando Valley Spineflower)

82 FR 52262 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status for Chorizanthe parryi var. fernandina (San Fernando Valley Spineflower)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 217 (November 13, 2017)

Page Range52262-52263
FR Document2017-24474

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce that a Candidate Conservation Agreement (CCA) has been prepared for Chorizanthe parryi var. fernandina (San Fernando Valley spineflower). The CCA was developed as a collaborative effort between the Newhall Land and Farming Company (Newhall Land), a California limited partnership, and the Service to implement conservation measures for the species. With the release of the CCA, we are reopening for an additional 30 days the comment period on the proposed rule to list C. parryi var. fernandina as a threatened species. We will submit a final listing determination to the Federal Register on or before March 15, 2018.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 217 (Monday, November 13, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 217 (Monday, November 13, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 52262-52263]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24474]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

[Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-2016-0078; 4500030113]
RIN 1018-BB64


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species 
Status for Chorizanthe parryi var. fernandina (San Fernando Valley 
Spineflower)

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of the comment period.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce 
that a Candidate Conservation Agreement (CCA) has been prepared for 
Chorizanthe parryi var. fernandina (San Fernando Valley spineflower). 
The CCA was developed as a collaborative effort between the Newhall 
Land and Farming Company (Newhall Land), a California limited 
partnership, and the Service to implement conservation measures for the 
species. With the release of the CCA, we are reopening for an 
additional 30 days the comment period on the proposed rule to list C. 
parryi var. fernandina as a threatened species. We will submit a final 
listing determination to the Federal Register on or before March 15, 
2018.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule that published 
September 15, 2016, at 81 FR 63454 is reopened. We will accept comments 
received or postmarked on or before December 13, 2017. If you comment 
using the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES), you must submit 
your comments by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by one of the following methods:
    (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. In the 
Search box, enter the docket number for this proposed rule, which is 
FWS-R8-ES-2016-0078. Then click on the Search button. You may submit a 
comment by clicking on ``Comment Now!'' Please ensure that you have 
found the correct rulemaking before submitting your comment.
    (2) U.S. mail or hand delivery: Public Comments Processing, Attn: 
Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-2016-0078; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: 
BPHC; 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen P. Henry, Field Supervisor, 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office, 2493 
Portola Road, Ventura, CA 93003; telephone 805-644-5763; facsimile 805-
644-3958. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf 
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On September 15, 2016, we published a proposed rule (81 FR 63454) 
to add Chorizanthe parryi var. fernandina as a threatened species to 
the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants under the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). That proposal 
had a 60-day comment period, ending November 16, 2016. For a 
description of previous Federal actions concerning C. parryi var. 
fernandina, please refer to the September 15, 2016, proposed listing 
rule (81 FR 63454). On July 19, 2017, the Service announced a 6-month 
extension of the final determination of whether to list the species as 
a result of scientific disagreement and uncertainty (82 FR 33036), and 
reopened an additional 30-day comment period.
    Newhall Land and the Service have developed a CCA to provide 
additional conservation measures for Chorizanthe parryi var. 
fernandina. The CCA provides for Newhall Land to voluntarily implement 
additional conservation measures described in the San Fernando Valley 
Spineflower Enhancement and Introduction Plan (Introduction Plan) with 
the goal of enhancing the status of the species. The Introduction Plan 
provides for Newhall

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Land to voluntarily establish new, protected C. parryi var. fernandina 
occurrences within the species' historical range that will increase the 
resiliency of the existing populations and expand the redundancy and 
representation of the species. Newhall Land will voluntarily conserve 
an additional 1,498 acres of its property for the benefit of the C. 
parryi var. fernandina and carry out additional conservation activities 
within portions of these 1,498 acres and within a portion of the 
Petersen Ranch Mitigation Bank. Spineflower introduction will occur on 
a total of at least 10 acres within the Additional Conservation Areas. 
These actions, collectively known as the Additional Conservation 
Measures, would contribute to reducing and eliminating current and 
potential future threats to the persistence of the species by expanding 
the area of protected conservation land for the plant, increasing the 
number and extent of protected C. parryi var. fernandina occurrence 
locations with outplanting, and providing protection for the 
introduction sites from development-related stressors with conservation 
easements and management actions. The Additional Conservation Measures 
would result in at least two new, self-sustaining, and persistent C. 
parryi var. fernandina occurrences and would increase the number of 
ecoregions in which the species is represented. All documents are 
posted to http://www.regulations.gov in Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-2016-0078.

Information Requested

    We will accept written comments and information during this 
reopened comment period on our proposed listing for Chorizanthe parryi 
var. fernandina that was published in the Federal Register on September 
15, 2016 (81 FR 63454) and the CCA. We will consider information and 
recommendations from all interested parties. We intend that any final 
action resulting from the proposal will be as accurate as possible and 
based on the best available scientific and commercial data.
    In consideration of the CCA, we are particularly interested in new 
information and comments regarding:
    (1) The efficacy of seed introduction for long-term establishment 
into suitable, unoccupied habitat of Chorizanthe or related taxa.
    (2) Whether the new areas proposed for seeding under the CCA will 
be appropriate to support populations of Chorizanthe parryi var. 
fernandina.
    (3) Whether the Additional Conservation Areas and Measures 
established under the Introduction Plan will afford sufficient 
resiliency, redundancy, and representation for the conservation of the 
species.
    If you previously submitted comments or information on the 
September 15, 2016, proposed rule (81 FR 63454) and/or the July 19, 
2017, reopening of the comment period on the proposed rule (82 FR 
33036), please do not resubmit them. We have incorporated previously 
submitted comments into the public record, and we will fully consider 
them in the preparation of our final determination. Our final 
determination concerning the proposed listing will take into 
consideration all written comments and any additional information we 
receive.
    You may submit your comments and materials concerning the proposed 
rule by one of the methods listed in ADDRESSES. We request that you 
send comments only by the methods described in ADDRESSES.
    If you submit information via http://www.regulations.gov, your 
entire submission--including any personal identifying information--will 
be posted on the Web site. If your submission is made via a hardcopy 
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. We 
will post all hardcopy submissions on http://www.regulations.gov.
    Comments and materials we receive, as well as supporting 
documentation we used in preparing the proposed rule, will be available 
for public inspection on http://www.regulations.gov, or by appointment, 
during normal business hours, at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 
You may obtain copies of the proposed rule at http://www.regulations.gov at Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-2016-0078. Copies of the 
proposed rule are also available at http://www.fws.gov/cno/es//.

    Authority: The authority for this action is the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

    Dated: October 4, 2017.
Gregory Sheehan,
Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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52262 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 217 / Monday, November 13, 2017 / Proposed Rules V. Statutory and Executive Order cement manufacturing plants in postmarked on or before December 13, Reviews Maryland regulations COMAR 26.11.29 2017. If you comment using the Federal Under the CAA, the Administrator is and COMAR 26.11.30 respectively, does eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES), required to approve a SIP submission not have tribal implications as specified you must submit your comments by that complies with the provisions of the by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing CAA and applicable Federal regulations. November 9, 2000). This is due to the date. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). fact that this SIP does not apply to ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, Indian country, and therefore will not by one of the following methods: EPA’s role is to approve state choices, impose substantial direct costs on tribal (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: provided that they meet the criteria of governments or preempt tribal law. http://www.regulations.gov. In the the CAA. Accordingly, this action List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 Search box, enter the docket number for approves state law as meeting Federal this proposed rule, which is FWS–R8– Environmental protection, Air ES–2016–0078. Then click on the requirements and does not impose pollution control, Incorporation by Search button. You may submit a additional requirements beyond those reference, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, comment by clicking on ‘‘Comment imposed by state law. For that reason, Particulate matter, Reporting and Now!’’ Please ensure that you have this proposed action: recordkeeping requirements. found the correct rulemaking before • Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ subject to review by the Office Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. submitting your comment. of Management and Budget under Dated: October 25, 2017. (2) U.S. mail or hand delivery: Public Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735, Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No. Cosmo Servidio, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, FWS–R8–ES–2016–0078; U.S. Fish and Regional Administrator, Region III. Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC; 5275 January 21, 2011); [FR Doc. 2017–24536 Filed 11–9–17; 8:45 am] • does not impose an information Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041– collection burden under the provisions BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 3803. of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); Stephen P. Henry, Field Supervisor, • is certified as not having a DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ventura significant economic impact on a Fish and Wildlife Office, 2493 Portola Fish and Wildlife Service Road, Ventura, CA 93003; telephone substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 805–644–5763; facsimile 805–644–3958. 50 CFR Part 17 Persons who use a telecommunications U.S.C. 601 et seq.); • does not contain any unfunded [Docket No. FWS–R8–ES–2016–0078; device for the deaf (TDD) may call the mandate or significantly or uniquely 4500030113] Federal Relay Service at 800–877–8339. affect small governments, as described RIN 1018–BB64 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); Background Endangered and Threatened Wildlife • does not have federalism and Plants; Threatened Species Status On September 15, 2016, we published implications as specified in Executive for Chorizanthe parryi var. fernandina a proposed rule (81 FR 63454) to add Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, (San Fernando Valley Spineflower) Chorizanthe parryi var. fernandina as a 1999); threatened species to the List of • is not an economically significant AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered and Threatened Plants regulatory action based on health or Interior. under the Endangered Species Act of safety risks subject to Executive Order ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of the 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); comment period. seq.). That proposal had a 60-day • is not a significant regulatory action comment period, ending November 16, subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 2016. For a description of previous 28355, May 22, 2001); Wildlife Service (Service), announce Federal actions concerning C. parryi var. • is not subject to requirements of that a Candidate Conservation fernandina, please refer to the Section 12(d) of the National Agreement (CCA) has been prepared for September 15, 2016, proposed listing Technology Transfer and Advancement Chorizanthe parryi var. fernandina (San rule (81 FR 63454). On July 19, 2017, Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because Fernando Valley spineflower). The CCA the Service announced a 6-month application of those requirements would was developed as a collaborative effort extension of the final determination of be inconsistent with the CAA; and between the Newhall Land and Farming whether to list the species as a result of • does not provide EPA with the Company (Newhall Land), a California scientific disagreement and uncertainty discretionary authority to address, as limited partnership, and the Service to (82 FR 33036), and reopened an appropriate, disproportionate human implement conservation measures for additional 30-day comment period. health or environmental effects, using the species. 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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 217 / Monday, November 13, 2017 / Proposed Rules 52263 Land to voluntarily establish new, comment period on our proposed listing You may submit your comments and protected C. parryi var. fernandina for Chorizanthe parryi var. fernandina materials concerning the proposed rule occurrences within the species’ that was published in the Federal by one of the methods listed in historical range that will increase the Register on September 15, 2016 (81 FR ADDRESSES. We request that you send resiliency of the existing populations 63454) and the CCA. We will consider comments only by the methods and expand the redundancy and information and recommendations from described in ADDRESSES. representation of the species. Newhall all interested parties. We intend that If you submit information via http:// Land will voluntarily conserve an any final action resulting from the www.regulations.gov, your entire additional 1,498 acres of its property for proposal will be as accurate as possible submission—including any personal the benefit of the C. parryi var. and based on the best available identifying information—will be posted fernandina and carry out additional scientific and commercial data. on the Web site. If your submission is conservation activities within portions In consideration of the CCA, we are made via a hardcopy that includes of these 1,498 acres and within a particularly interested in new personal identifying information, you portion of the Petersen Ranch Mitigation information and comments regarding: may request at the top of your document Bank. Spineflower introduction will (1) The efficacy of seed introduction that we withhold this information from occur on a total of at least 10 acres for long-term establishment into public review. However, we cannot within the Additional Conservation suitable, unoccupied habitat of guarantee that we will be able to do so. Areas. These actions, collectively Chorizanthe or related taxa. We will post all hardcopy submissions known as the Additional Conservation on http://www.regulations.gov. (2) Whether the new areas proposed Measures, would contribute to reducing Comments and materials we receive, for seeding under the CCA will be and eliminating current and potential as well as supporting documentation we appropriate to support populations of future threats to the persistence of the used in preparing the proposed rule, Chorizanthe parryi var. fernandina. species by expanding the area of will be available for public inspection protected conservation land for the (3) Whether the Additional on http://www.regulations.gov, or by plant, increasing the number and extent Conservation Areas and Measures appointment, during normal business of protected C. parryi var. fernandina established under the Introduction Plan hours, at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife occurrence locations with outplanting, will afford sufficient resiliency, Service, Ventura Fish and Wildlife and providing protection for the redundancy, and representation for the Office (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION introduction sites from development- conservation of the species. CONTACT). You may obtain copies of the related stressors with conservation If you previously submitted proposed rule at http:// easements and management actions. comments or information on the www.regulations.gov at Docket No. The Additional Conservation Measures September 15, 2016, proposed rule (81 FWS–R8–ES–2016–0078. Copies of the would result in at least two new, self- FR 63454) and/or the July 19, 2017, proposed rule are also available at sustaining, and persistent C. parryi var. reopening of the comment period on the http://www.fws.gov/cno/es//. fernandina occurrences and would proposed rule (82 FR 33036), please do not resubmit them. We have Authority: The authority for this action is increase the number of ecoregions in the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as which the species is represented. All incorporated previously submitted amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). documents are posted to http:// comments into the public record, and we will fully consider them in the Dated: October 4, 2017. www.regulations.gov in Docket No. FWS–R8–ES–2016–0078. preparation of our final determination. Gregory Sheehan, Our final determination concerning the Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Information Requested proposed listing will take into Service. We will accept written comments and consideration all written comments and [FR Doc. 2017–24474 Filed 11–9–17; 8:45 am] information during this reopened any additional information we receive. BILLING CODE 4333–15–P asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with PROPOSALS VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:51 Nov 09, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\13NOP1.SGM 13NOP1


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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
SectionProposed Rules
ActionProposed rule; reopening of the comment period.
DatesThe comment period for the proposed rule that published September 15, 2016, at 81 FR 63454 is reopened. We will accept comments received or postmarked on or before December 13, 2017. If you comment
ContactStephen P. Henry, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office, 2493 Portola Road, Ventura, CA 93003; telephone 805-644-5763; facsimile 805- 644-3958. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339.
FR Citation82 FR 52262 
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