83_FR_20180 83 FR 20092 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Status Reviews for 35 Southeastern Species

83 FR 20092 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Status Reviews for 35 Southeastern Species

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 88 (May 7, 2018)

Page Range20092-20094
FR Document2018-09604

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are initiating 5-year status reviews of 35 species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. 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 reviews of these species.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R4-ES-2017-N178; FXES11130900000C2-189-FF09E32000]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Status 
Reviews for 35 Southeastern Species

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

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

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are 
initiating 5-year status reviews of 35 species under the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, as amended. 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 reviews of these species.

DATES: To allow us adequate time to conduct these reviews, we must 
receive your comments or information on or before July 6, 2018. 
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 that we receive on these species, see Request for New 
Information under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For species-specific information, see 
Request for New Information under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Why do we conduct 5-year reviews?

    Under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, (ESA 16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), we maintain lists of endangered and threatened 
wildlife and plant species (referred to as the Lists) in title 50 of 
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 ESA 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 28 species that are 
currently listed as endangered:

Fish and Wildlife

Ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis)
Bermuda petrel (=cahow) (Pterodroma cahow)
Laurel dace (Chrosomus saylori)
Yellowcheek darter (Etheostoma moorei)
Watercress darter (Etheostoma nuchale)
Smoky madtom (Noturus baileyi)
Chucky madtom (Noturus crypticus)
Alabama sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus suttkusi)
Dromedary pearlymussel (Dromus dromas)
Cumberlandian combshell (Epioblasma brevidens)
Cracking pearlymussel (Hemistena lata)
Alabama lampmussel (Lampsilis virescens)
Birdwing pearlymussel (Lemiox rimosus)
Alabama pearlshell (Margaritifera marrianae)
Fat pocketbook (Potamilus capax)
Pale lilliput (Toxolasma cylindrellus)
Slender campeloma (Campeloma decampi)

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Armored snail (Pyrgulopsis (=Marstonia) pachyta)

Plants

Arenaria cumberlandensis (Cumberland sandwort)
Astralagus bibullatus (Guthrie's (=Pyne's) ground plum)
Baptisia arachnifera (Hairy rattleweed)
Campanula robinsiae (Brooksville bellflower)
Cyathea dryopteroides (Elfin tree fern)
Harrisia aboriginum (Aboriginal prickly-apple)
Justicia cooleyi (Cooley's water-willow)
Lesquerella perforata (Spring Creek bladderpod)
Nolina brittoniana (Britton's beargrass)
Trillium persistens (Persistent trillium)

    This notice announces our active review of 7 species that are 
currently listed as threatened:

Fish and Wildlife

Eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon corais couperi)
Ringed map turtle (=sawback) (Graptemys oculifera)
Slackwater darter (Etheostoma boschungi)
Yellowfin madtom (Noturus flavipinnis)
Pygmy sculpin (Cottus pygmaeus)

Plants

Macbridea alba (White birds in a nest)
Scutellaria floridana (Florida skullcap)

What information do we consider in our review?

    A 5-year review 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 the five factors under the 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 List, and improved analytical 
methods.
    We request any new information concerning the status of any of 
these 35 species. 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.
    We have completed 5-year review documents for the majority of our 
listed species in the Southeast. In many cases, we will only have to 
update previous 5-year reviews, but we could possibly conduct a species 
status assessment (SSA) for some species. An SSA is a compilation of 
the best available information on the species, as well as its 
ecological needs based on environmental factors. Next, an SSA describes 
the current condition of the species' habitat and demographics, and the 
probable explanations for past and ongoing changes in abundance and 
distribution within the species' range. Last, an SSA forecasts the 
species' response to probable future scenarios of environmental 
conditions and conservation efforts. Overall, an SSA uses the 
conservation biology principles of resiliency, redundancy, and 
representation (collectively known as the ``3 Rs'') to evaluate the 
current and future condition of the species. As a result, the SSA 
characterizes a species' ability to sustain populations in the wild 
over time based on the best scientific understanding of current and 
future abundance and distribution within the species' ecological 
settings.
    An SSA is a biological risk assessment to aid decision makers who 
must use the best available scientific information to make policy 
decisions under the ESA. The SSA provides decision makers with a 
scientifically rigorous characterization of a species' status that and 
the likelihood that the species will sustain populations, along with 
key uncertainties in that characterization.

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 ESA requires 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 the person associated with the 
species you are interested in below:
    A. To get more information on a species;
    B. To submit information on a species; or
    C. To review information we receive, which will be available for 
public inspection by appointment, during normal business hours, at the 
listed addresses.

Fish and Wildlife

     Ivory-billed woodpecker: Amy Trahan, by mail at Louisiana 
Ecological Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 646 
Cajundome Blvd., Suite 400, Lafayette, LA 70506; by fax 337-291-3139, 
by phone at 337-291-3100, or by email at lafayette@fws.gov.
     Cahow (Bermuda petrel): John Hammond, by mail at the 
Raleigh Ecological Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 551 Pylon Drive, #F, Raleigh, NC 27606; by fax at 919-856-
4556; by phone at 919-856-4520; or by email at raleigh_es@fws.gov.
     Yellowfin madtom, smoky madtom, and laurel dace: Warren 
Stiles; and Chucky madtom, Cumberlandian combshell, birdwing 
pearlymussel, cracking pearlymussel, and dromedary pearlymussel: 
Stephanie Chance, both by mail at the Tennessee Ecological Services 
Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 446 Neal Street, 
Cookeville, TN 38501; by fax at 931-528-7075; by phone at 931-528-6481; 
or by email at cookeville@fws.gov.
     Yellowcheek darter: Chris Davidson, by mail at Arkansas 
Ecological Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 110 
South Amity Road, Suite 300, Conway, AR 72032; by fax at 501-513-4480; 
by phone at 501-513-4481; or by email at arkansas-es_recovery@fws.gov.
     Ringed map turtle: Linda Laclaire; fat pocketbook: Paul 
Hartfield; and slackwater darter, pygmy sculpin, and watercress darter: 
Daniel Drennen, all three by mail at the Mississippi Ecological 
Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 6578 Dogwood 
View Parkway, Jackson, MS

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39213; by fax at 601-965-4340; by phone at 601-965-4900; or by email at 
Mississippi_field_office@fws.gov.
     Alabama sturgeon: Jennifer Grunewald; Alabama pearlshell: 
Anthony Ford; Alabama lampmussel, pale lilliput, slender campeloma, and 
armored snail: Evan Collins, all three by mail at Alabama Ecological 
Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1208B Main St., 
Daphne, AL 36526; by fax at 251-441-6222; by phone at 251-441-5184; or 
by email at Alabama@fws.gov.
     Eastern indigo snake: Michele Elmore, by mail at Georgia 
Ecological Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. 
Box 52560, Fort Benning, GA 31995; by fax at 706-544-6419; by phone at 
706-544-6428; or by email at georgiaes@fws.gov.

Plants

     Cumberland sandwort, Pyne's ground plum, and Spring Creek 
bladderpod: Geoff Call, by mail at the Tennessee Ecological Services 
Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (see contact information 
above).
     Hairy rattleweed: April Punsulan, by mail at Charleston 
Ecological Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 176 
Croghan Spur Road, Suite 200, Charleston, SC 29412; by fax at 843-727-
4218; by phone at 843-727-4707; or by email at 
charleston_recovery@fws.gov.
     Brooksville bellflower, Cooley's water-willow, and 
Britton's beargrass: Todd Mecklenborg, by mail at North Florida 
Ecological Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 7915 
Baymeadows Way, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256; by fax 904-731-3045, 
by phone at 904-731-3336, or by email at northflorida@fws.gov.
     Elfin tree fern: Angel Colon, by mail at the Caribbean 
Ecological Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Road 
301, Km. 5.1, P.O. Box 491, Boquer[oacute]n, PR 00622; by fax at 787-
851-7440; by phone at 787-851-7297; or by email at 
caribbean_es@fws.gov.
     Aboriginal prickly-apple: David Bender, by mail at South 
Florida Ecological Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 1339 20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960; by fax 772-562-4288; 
by phone at 772-562-3909 extension 294; or by email at SFESO_plant_5-year_reviews@fws.gov.
     White birds in a nest and Florida skullcap: Vivian Negron-
Ortiz, by mail at the Panama City Ecological Services Field Office, 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1601 Balboa Ave., Panama City, FL 
32405; by fax at 850-769-2177; by phone at 850-769-0552; or by email at 
panamacity@fws.gov.
     Persistent trillium: David Caldwell, by mail at Georgia 
Ecological Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (see 
contact information above).

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.

Availability of Status Reviews

    All completed status reviews under the ESA are available via the 
Service website: https://www.fws.gov/endangered/species/us-species.html.

Authority

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

    Dated: March 20, 2018.
Mike Oetker,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. 2018-09604 Filed 5-4-18; 8:45 am]
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                                                                                                                                                                          Known range of                         Final listing rule and
                                                         Common name                                     Scientific name                        Status                  species occurrence                         publication date

                                               Ae .........................................    Zanthoxylum dipetalum             var.     Endangered .........    Hawaii ..................................   61 FR 53137, 10/10/1996.
                                                                                                 tomentosum.

                                                                                                                                         Ferns and Allies

                                               No common name ...............                  Asplenium peruvianum var.                  Endangered .........    Hawaii ..................................   59 FR 49025, 9/26/1994.
                                                                                                 insulare.
                                               No common name ...............                  Diplazium molokaiense ............         Endangered .........    Hawaii ..................................   59 FR 49025, 9/26/1994.
                                               Wawaeiole ............................          Huperzia mannii .......................    Endangered .........    Hawaii ..................................   57 FR 20772, 5/15/1992.



                                               Request for New Information                                           of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et                         Why do we conduct 5-year reviews?
                                                                                                                     seq.).                                                            Under the Endangered Species Act of
                                                 To ensure that a 5-year review is
                                               complete and based on the best                                        Theresa E. Rabot,                                              1973, as amended, (ESA 16 U.S.C. 1531
                                               available scientific and commercial                                   Acting Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S.                 et seq.), we maintain lists of endangered
                                               information, we request new                                           Fish and Wildlife Service.                                     and threatened wildlife and plant
                                                                                                                     [FR Doc. 2018–09603 Filed 5–4–18; 8:45 am]                     species (referred to as the Lists) in title
                                               information from all sources. See What
                                                                                                                                                                                    50 of the Code of Federal Regulations
                                               Information Do We Consider in Our                                     BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
                                                                                                                                                                                    (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.11 (for wildlife) and
                                               Review? for specific criteria. If you                                                                                                17.12 (for plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) of
                                               submit information, please support it                                                                                                the ESA requires us to review each
                                                                                                                     DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                               with documentation such as maps,                                                                                                     listed species’ status at least once every
                                               bibliographic references, methods used                                Fish and Wildlife Service                                      5 years. Our regulations at 50 CFR
                                               to gather and analyze the data, and/or                                                                                               424.21 require that we publish a notice
                                               copies of any pertinent publications,                                 [FWS–R4–ES–2017–N178;                                          in the Federal Register announcing
                                               reports, or letters by knowledgeable                                  FXES11130900000C2–189–FF09E32000]                              those species under active review. For
                                               sources.                                                                                                                             additional information about 5-year
                                                 If you wish to provide information for                              Endangered and Threatened Wildlife                             reviews, go to http://www.fws.gov/
                                               any species listed in the table, please                               and Plants; 5-Year Status Reviews for                          endangered/what-we-do/recovery-
                                               submit your comments and materials to                                 35 Southeastern Species                                        overview.html, scroll down to ‘‘Learn
                                               the appropriate contact in ADDRESSES.                                                                                                More about 5-Year Reviews,’’ and click
                                                                                                                     AGENCY:     Fish and Wildlife Service,                         on our factsheet.
                                               Public Availability of Comments                                       Interior.
                                                                                                                                                                                    Species Under Review
                                                                                                                     ACTION: Notice of initiation of reviews;
                                                 Before including your address, phone                                                                                                  This notice announces our active
                                                                                                                     request for information.
                                               number, email address, or other                                                                                                      review of 28 species that are currently
                                               personal identifying information in your                              SUMMARY:   We, the U.S. Fish and                               listed as endangered:
                                               comment, you should be aware that                                     Wildlife Service (Service), are initiating
                                               your entire comment—including your                                                                                                   Fish and Wildlife
                                                                                                                     5-year status reviews of 35 species
                                               personal identifying information—may                                  under the Endangered Species Act of                            Ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus
                                               be made publicly available at any time.                               1973, as amended. A 5-year review is an                          principalis)
                                               While you can ask us in your comment                                  assessment of the best scientific and                          Bermuda petrel (=cahow) (Pterodroma
                                               to withhold your personal identifying                                 commercial data available at the time of                         cahow)
                                               information from public review, we                                    the review. We are requesting                                  Laurel dace (Chrosomus saylori)
                                               cannot guarantee that we will be able to                              submission of information that has                             Yellowcheek darter (Etheostoma
                                               do so.                                                                become available since the last reviews                          moorei)
                                                                                                                     of these species.                                              Watercress darter (Etheostoma nuchale)
                                                 Comments and materials received will                                                                                               Smoky madtom (Noturus baileyi)
                                               be available for public inspection, by                                DATES:  To allow us adequate time to                           Chucky madtom (Noturus crypticus)
                                               appointment, during normal business                                   conduct these reviews, we must receive                         Alabama sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus
                                               hours at the offices to which the                                     your comments or information on or                               suttkusi)
                                               comments are submitted.                                               before July 6, 2018. However, we will                          Dromedary pearlymussel (Dromus
                                                                                                                     continue to accept new information                               dromas)
                                               Completed and Active Reviews                                          about any listed species at any time.                          Cumberlandian combshell (Epioblasma
                                                 A list of all completed and currently                               ADDRESSES:   For instructions on how to                          brevidens)
                                               active 5-year reviews addressing species                              submit information and review                                  Cracking pearlymussel (Hemistena lata)
                                               for which the Pacific Region of the                                   information that we receive on these                           Alabama lampmussel (Lampsilis
                                               Service has lead responsibility is                                    species, see Request for New                                     virescens)
                                               available at http://www.fws.gov/pacific/                              Information under SUPPLEMENTARY                                Birdwing pearlymussel (Lemiox
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                                               ecoservices/endangered/recovery/                                      INFORMATION.                                                     rimosus)
                                               5year.html.                                                                                                                          Alabama pearlshell (Margaritifera
                                                                                                                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                   For           marrianae)
                                               Authority                                                             species-specific information, see                              Fat pocketbook (Potamilus capax)
                                                                                                                     Request for New Information under                              Pale lilliput (Toxolasma cylindrellus)
                                                 This document is published under the                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
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                                               Armored snail (Pyrgulopsis                              used to gather and analyze the data,                     A. The present or threatened
                                                 (=Marstonia) pachyta)                                 and/or copies of any pertinent                        destruction, modification, or
                                                                                                       publications, reports, or letters by                  curtailment of its habitat or range;
                                               Plants                                                                                                           B. Overutilization for commercial,
                                                                                                       knowledgeable sources.
                                               Arenaria cumberlandensis (Cumberland                       We have completed 5-year review                    recreational, scientific, or educational
                                                  sandwort)                                            documents for the majority of our listed              purposes;
                                               Astralagus bibullatus (Guthrie’s                        species in the Southeast. In many cases,                 C. Disease or predation;
                                                  (=Pyne’s) ground plum)                               we will only have to update previous 5-                  D. The inadequacy of existing
                                               Baptisia arachnifera (Hairy rattleweed)                 year reviews, but we could possibly                   regulatory mechanisms; or
                                               Campanula robinsiae (Brooksville                                                                                 E. Other natural or manmade factors
                                                                                                       conduct a species status assessment
                                                  bellflower)                                                                                                affecting its continued existence.
                                                                                                       (SSA) for some species. An SSA is a
                                               Cyathea dryopteroides (Elfin tree fern)
                                                                                                       compilation of the best available                     Request for New Information
                                               Harrisia aboriginum (Aboriginal
                                                                                                       information on the species, as well as its              To do any of the following, contact
                                                  prickly-apple)
                                                                                                       ecological needs based on                             the person associated with the species
                                               Justicia cooleyi (Cooley’s water-willow)
                                               Lesquerella perforata (Spring Creek                     environmental factors. Next, an SSA                   you are interested in below:
                                                  bladderpod)                                          describes the current condition of the                  A. To get more information on a
                                               Nolina brittoniana (Britton’s beargrass)                species’ habitat and demographics, and                species;
                                               Trillium persistens (Persistent trillium)               the probable explanations for past and                  B. To submit information on a
                                                                                                       ongoing changes in abundance and                      species; or
                                                  This notice announces our active
                                                                                                       distribution within the species’ range.                 C. To review information we receive,
                                               review of 7 species that are currently
                                                                                                       Last, an SSA forecasts the species’                   which will be available for public
                                               listed as threatened:
                                                                                                       response to probable future scenarios of              inspection by appointment, during
                                               Fish and Wildlife                                       environmental conditions and                          normal business hours, at the listed
                                               Eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon                        conservation efforts. Overall, an SSA                 addresses.
                                                 corais couperi)                                       uses the conservation biology principles
                                                                                                       of resiliency, redundancy, and                        Fish and Wildlife
                                               Ringed map turtle (=sawback)
                                                 (Graptemys oculifera)                                 representation (collectively known as                    • Ivory-billed woodpecker: Amy
                                               Slackwater darter (Etheostoma                           the ‘‘3 Rs’’) to evaluate the current and             Trahan, by mail at Louisiana Ecological
                                                 boschungi)                                            future condition of the species. As a                 Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and
                                               Yellowfin madtom (Noturus flavipinnis)                  result, the SSA characterizes a species’              Wildlife Service, 646 Cajundome Blvd.,
                                               Pygmy sculpin (Cottus pygmaeus)                         ability to sustain populations in the                 Suite 400, Lafayette, LA 70506; by fax
                                                                                                       wild over time based on the best                      337–291–3139, by phone at 337–291–
                                               Plants                                                  scientific understanding of current and               3100, or by email at lafayette@fws.gov.
                                               Macbridea alba (White birds in a nest)                  future abundance and distribution                        • Cahow (Bermuda petrel): John
                                               Scutellaria floridana (Florida skullcap)                within the species’ ecological settings.              Hammond, by mail at the Raleigh
                                                                                                          An SSA is a biological risk assessment             Ecological Services Field Office, U.S.
                                               What information do we consider in                                                                            Fish and Wildlife Service, 551 Pylon
                                                                                                       to aid decision makers who must use
                                               our review?                                                                                                   Drive, #F, Raleigh, NC 27606; by fax at
                                                                                                       the best available scientific information
                                                  A 5-year review considers the best                   to make policy decisions under the ESA.               919–856–4556; by phone at 919–856–
                                               scientific and commercial data that have                The SSA provides decision makers with                 4520; or by email at raleigh_es@fws.gov.
                                               become available since the current                      a scientifically rigorous characterization               • Yellowfin madtom, smoky madtom,
                                               listing determination or most recent                    of a species’ status that and the                     and laurel dace: Warren Stiles; and
                                               status review of each species, such as:                 likelihood that the species will sustain              Chucky madtom, Cumberlandian
                                                  A. Species biology, including but not                populations, along with key                           combshell, birdwing pearlymussel,
                                               limited to population trends,                           uncertainties in that characterization.               cracking pearlymussel, and dromedary
                                               distribution, abundance, demographics,                                                                        pearlymussel: Stephanie Chance, both
                                               and genetics;                                           Definitions                                           by mail at the Tennessee Ecological
                                                  B. Habitat conditions, including but                    A. Species means any species or                    Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and
                                               not limited to amount, distribution, and                subspecies of fish, wildlife, or plant,               Wildlife Service, 446 Neal Street,
                                               suitability;                                            and any distinct population segment of                Cookeville, TN 38501; by fax at 931–
                                                  C. Conservation measures that have                   any species of vertebrate which                       528–7075; by phone at 931–528–6481;
                                               been implemented to benefit the                         interbreeds when mature.                              or by email at cookeville@fws.gov.
                                               species;                                                                                                         • Yellowcheek darter: Chris
                                                  D. Threat status and trends (see the                    B. Endangered means any species that               Davidson, by mail at Arkansas
                                               five factors under the heading How Do                   is in danger of extinction throughout all             Ecological Services Field Office, U.S.
                                               We Determine Whether A Species Is                       or a significant portion of its range.                Fish and Wildlife Service, 110 South
                                               Endangered or Threatened?); and                            C. Threatened means any species that               Amity Road, Suite 300, Conway, AR
                                                  E. Other new information, data, or                   is likely to become an endangered                     72032; by fax at 501–513–4480; by
                                               corrections, including but not limited to               species within the foreseeable future                 phone at 501–513–4481; or by email at
                                               taxonomic or nomenclatural changes,                     throughout all or a significant portion of            arkansas-es_recovery@fws.gov.
                                               identification of erroneous information                 its range.                                               • Ringed map turtle: Linda Laclaire;
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                                               contained in the List, and improved                     How do we determine whether a                         fat pocketbook: Paul Hartfield; and
                                               analytical methods.                                     species is endangered or threatened?                  slackwater darter, pygmy sculpin, and
                                                  We request any new information                                                                             watercress darter: Daniel Drennen, all
                                               concerning the status of any of these 35                  Section 4(a)(1) of the ESA requires                 three by mail at the Mississippi
                                               species. Information submitted should                   that we determine whether a species is                Ecological Services Field Office, U.S.
                                               be supported by documentation such as                   endangered or threatened based on one                 Fish and Wildlife Service, 6578
                                               maps, bibliographic references, methods                 or more of the following five factors:                Dogwood View Parkway, Jackson, MS


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                                               39213; by fax at 601–965–4340; by                         • Persistent trillium: David Caldwell,              19106–2878, and National Park Service,
                                               phone at 601–965–4900; or by email at                   by mail at Georgia Ecological Services                Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street
                                               Mississippi_field_office@fws.gov.                       Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife                  NW, Washington, DC 20240.
                                                 • Alabama sturgeon: Jennifer                          Service (see contact information above).              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                               Grunewald; Alabama pearlshell:                                                                                Deputy Realty Officer Jennifer Cherry,
                                               Anthony Ford; Alabama lampmussel,                       Public Availability of Comments
                                                                                                                                                             National Park Service, Land Resources
                                               pale lilliput, slender campeloma, and                     Before including your address, phone                Program Center, Northeast Region, New
                                               armored snail: Evan Collins, all three by               number, email address, or other                       England Office, 115 John Street, 5th
                                               mail at Alabama Ecological Services                     personal identifying information in your              Floor, Lowell, MA 01852, telephone
                                               Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife                    comment, you should be aware that the                 (978) 970–5260.
                                               Service, 1208B Main St., Daphne, AL                     entire comment—including your                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
                                               36526; by fax at 251–441–6222; by                       personal identifying information—may                  hereby given that, pursuant to 54 U.S.C.
                                               phone at 251–441–5184; or by email at                   be made publicly available at any time.               100506(c), the boundary of Fire Island
                                               Alabama@fws.gov.                                        While you can ask us in your comment                  National Seashore is modified to
                                                 • Eastern indigo snake: Michele                       to withhold your personal identifying                 include one adjoining tract containing
                                               Elmore, by mail at Georgia Ecological                   information from public review, we                    0.23 acres of land, more or less. The
                                               Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and                    cannot guarantee that we will be able to              boundary revision is depicted on Map
                                               Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 52560, Fort                  do so.                                                No. 615/137,241, dated March 2017.
                                               Benning, GA 31995; by fax at 706–544–                                                                           Specifically, 54 U.S.C. 100506(c)
                                               6419; by phone at 706–544–6428; or by                   Availability of Status Reviews
                                                                                                                                                             provides that, after notifying the
                                               email at georgiaes@fws.gov.                               All completed status reviews under                  Committee on Natural Resources of the
                                                                                                       the ESA are available via the Service                 House of Representatives and the
                                               Plants
                                                                                                       website: https://www.fws.gov/                         Committee on Energy and Natural
                                                  • Cumberland sandwort, Pyne’s                        endangered/species/us-species.html.
                                               ground plum, and Spring Creek                                                                                 Resources of the Senate, the Secretary of
                                               bladderpod: Geoff Call, by mail at the                  Authority                                             the Interior is authorized to make this
                                               Tennessee Ecological Services Field                                                                           boundary revision upon publication of
                                                                                                         We publish this document under the
                                               Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service                                                                        notice in the Federal Register. The
                                                                                                       authority of the Endangered Species Act
                                               (see contact information above).                                                                              Committees have been notified of this
                                                                                                       (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
                                                  • Hairy rattleweed: April Punsulan,                                                                        boundary revision. This boundary
                                                                                                        Dated: March 20, 2018.                               revision and subsequent acquisition will
                                               by mail at Charleston Ecological
                                                                                                       Mike Oetker,                                          ensure preservation and protection of
                                               Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and
                                               Wildlife Service, 176 Croghan Spur                      Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.           the Park’s historic and natural
                                               Road, Suite 200, Charleston, SC 29412;                  [FR Doc. 2018–09604 Filed 5–4–18; 8:45 am]            resources.
                                               by fax at 843–727–4218; by phone at                     BILLING CODE 4333–15–P                                  Dated: March 5, 2018.
                                               843–727–4707; or by email at                                                                                  Debbie Conway,
                                               charleston_recovery@fws.gov.                                                                                  Acting Regional Director, Northeast Region.
                                                  • Brooksville bellflower, Cooley’s                   DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                                                                                                                             [FR Doc. 2018–09583 Filed 5–4–18; 8:45 am]
                                               water-willow, and Britton’s beargrass:
                                               Todd Mecklenborg, by mail at North                      National Park Service                                 BILLING CODE 4312–52–P

                                               Florida Ecological Services Field Office,               [NPS–NER–FIIS–24967;
                                               U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 7915                    PS.SNELA0076.00.1]
                                               Baymeadows Way, Suite 200,                                                                                    INTERNATIONAL TRADE
                                               Jacksonville, FL 32256; by fax 904–731–                 Minor Boundary Revision at Fire Island                COMMISSION
                                               3045, by phone at 904–731–3336, or by                   National Seashore
                                                                                                                                                             Public Availability of FY 2016 Service
                                               email at northflorida@fws.gov.                          AGENCY:   National Park Service, Interior.            Contracts Inventory Analysis, and
                                                  • Elfin tree fern: Angel Colon, by mail
                                                                                                       ACTION: Notification of boundary                      Planned Analysis of FY 2017 Service
                                               at the Caribbean Ecological Services
                                                                                                       revision.                                             Contracts Inventory
                                               Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
                                               Service, Road 301, Km. 5.1, P.O. Box                    SUMMARY:   The boundary of Fire Island                AGENCY: U.S. International Trade
                                               491, Boquerón, PR 00622; by fax at 787–                National Seashore is modified to                      Commission.
                                               851–7440; by phone at 787–851–7297;                     include 0.23 acres of land, more or less.             ACTION: Notice.
                                               or by email at caribbean_es@fws.gov.                    Fee simple interest in the parcel will be
                                                  • Aboriginal prickly-apple: David                                                                          SUMMARY:   In accordance with Section
                                                                                                       donated to the United States from the                 743 of Division C of the Consolidated
                                               Bender, by mail at South Florida
                                                                                                       National Park Foundation. The property                Appropriations Act of 2010, the U.S.
                                               Ecological Services Field Office, U.S.
                                                                                                       is located in Suffolk County, New York,               International Trade Commission is
                                               Fish and Wildlife Service, 1339 20th
                                                                                                       immediately adjacent to the                           publishing this notice to advise the
                                               Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960; by fax
                                                                                                       northwestern boundary of the William                  public of the availability of the FY 2016
                                               772–562–4288; by phone at 772–562–
                                                                                                       Floyd Estate on the mainland portion of               Service Contracts Inventory Analysis,
                                               3909 extension 294; or by email at
                                                                                                       Fire Island National Seashore.                        and Planned Analysis of FY 2017
                                               SFESO_plant_5-year_reviews@fws.gov.
                                                  • White birds in a nest and Florida                  DATES: The effective date of this                     Service Contracts Inventory. The FY
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                                               skullcap: Vivian Negron-Ortiz, by mail                  boundary revision is May 7, 2018.                     2016 inventory analysis provides
                                               at the Panama City Ecological Services                  ADDRESSES: The map depicting this                     information on specific service contract
                                               Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife                    boundary revision is available for                    actions that were analyzed as part of the
                                               Service, 1601 Balboa Ave., Panama City,                 inspection at the following locations:                FY 2016 inventory. The 2016 inventory
                                               FL 32405; by fax at 850–769–2177; by                    National Park Service, Land Resources                 provides information on service contract
                                               phone at 850–769–0552; or by email at                   Program Center, Northeast Region, 200                 actions over $25,000, which were made
                                               panamacity@fws.gov.                                     Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA                     in FY 2016. The inventory information


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Document Created: 2018-05-05 02:47:58
Document Modified: 2018-05-05 02:47:58
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of initiation of reviews; request for information.
DatesTo allow us adequate time to conduct these reviews, we must receive your comments or information on or before July 6, 2018. However, we will continue to accept new information about any listed species at any time.
ContactFor species-specific information, see Request for New Information under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FR Citation83 FR 20092 

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