83_FR_25137 83 FR 25032 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit Applications

83 FR 25032 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit Applications

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 105 (May 31, 2018)

Page Range25032-25034
FR Document2018-11674

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on applications for permits to conduct activities intended to enhance the propagation or survival of endangered or threatened species. Federal law prohibits certain activities with endangered species unless a permit is obtained.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 105 (Thursday, May 31, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 105 (Thursday, May 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25032-25034]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-11674]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R3-ES-2018-N049; FXES11130300000-189-FF03E00000]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit 
Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to 
comment on applications for permits to conduct activities intended to 
enhance the propagation or survival of endangered or threatened 
species. Federal law prohibits certain activities with endangered 
species unless a permit is obtained.

DATES: We must receive any written comments on or before July 2, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments by U.S. mail to the Regional Director, 
Attn: Carlita Payne, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological 
Services, 5600 American Blvd. West, Suite 990, Bloomington, MN 55437-
1458; or by electronic mail to permitsR3ES@fws.gov.
    Requesting Copies of Applications or Public Comments: Copies of 
applications or public comments concerning any of the applications in 
this notice may be obtained by any party who submits a written request 
for a copy of such documents to the above-mentioned office within 30 
days of the date of publication of this notice (see DATES), subject to 
the requirements of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and the Freedom of 
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
    Submitting Comments: You may submit comments by one of the 
following methods. Please specify applicant name(s) and application 
number(s) to which your comments pertain (e.g., TEXXXXXX).
     Email: permitsR3ES@fws.gov. Please refer to the respective 
permit number (e.g., Application No. TEXXXXXX) in the subject line of 
your email message.
     U.S. Mail: Regional Director, Attn: Carlita Payne (address 
above).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carlita Payne, 612-713-5343; 
permitsR3ES@fws.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
invite the public to comment on the following applications for a permit 
to conduct activities intended to enhance the propagation or survival 
of endangered or threatened species. Federal law prohibits certain 
activities with endangered species unless a permit is obtained.

Background

    The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 
et seq.), prohibits certain activities with endangered and threatened 
species unless the activities are specifically authorized by a Federal 
permit. The ESA and our implementing regulations in part 17 of title 50 
of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) provide for the issuance of 
such permits and require that we invite public comment before issuing 
permits for activities involving endangered species.
    A permit granted by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA 
authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with U.S. endangered or 
threatened species for scientific purposes, enhancement of propagation 
or survival, or interstate commerce (the latter only in the event that 
it facilitates scientific purposes or enhancement of propagation or 
survival). Our regulations implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA 
for these permits are found at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered wildlife 
species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for 
endangered plant species, and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant 
species.

Permit Applications Available for Review and Comment

    We invite local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies and the public 
to comment on the following applications. Please refer to the permit 
number when you submit comments. Documents and other information the 
applicants have submitted with the applications are available for 
review, subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) 
and Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).

Permit Applications

    Proposed activities in the following permit requests are for the 
recovery and enhancement of propagation or survival of the species in 
the wild.

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  Application No.          Applicant               Species              Location              Activity            Type of take          Permit action
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TE75774C...........  Wesley Conway,         Indiana bat (Myotis   AL, AR, CT, DE,       Conduct presence/     Capture, handle,      New.
                      Seymour, IN.           sodalis), gray bat    D.C., FL, GA, IL,     absence surveys,      mist-net, radio-
                                             (M. grisescens),      IN, IA, KS, KY, LA,   document habitat      tag, band, release.
                                             northern long-eared   ME, MD, MA, MI, MN,   use, conduct
                                             bat (M.               MO, MS, MT, NE, NH,   population
                                             septentrionalis).     NJ, NY, NC, ND, OH,   monitoring,
                                                                   OK, PA, SC, SD, TN,   evaluate impacts.
                                                                   VT, VA, WV, WI, WY.

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TE89557A...........  TRC Companies, Inc.,   Add Dwarf             Add new locations --  Conduct presence/     Capture, handle,      Renew.
                      Cleveland, OH.         wedgemussel           NJ, NY--to existing   absence surveys,      temporary hold,
                                             (Alasmidonta          authorized            document habitat      release, relocate.
                                             heterodon) to         locations: AL, AR,    use, conduct
                                             existing permitted    IL, IN, IA, KY, MI,   population
                                             species: Clubshell    MN, MS, MO, OH, OK,   monitoring,
                                             (Pleurobema clava),   TN.                   evaluate impacts.
                                             fanshell
                                             (Cyprogenia
                                             stegaria), fat
                                             pocketbook
                                             (Potamilus capax),
                                             Higgins eye
                                             (pearlymussel)
                                             (Lampsilis
                                             higginsii), neosho
                                             mucket (L.
                                             rafinesquina), pink
                                             mucket
                                             (pearlymussel) (L.
                                             abrupta), speckled
                                             pocketbook (L.
                                             streckeri),
                                             northern
                                             riffleshell
                                             (Epioblasma
                                             torulosa rangiana),
                                             purple cat's paw
                                             pearlymussel (E.
                                             obliquata
                                             obliquata), white
                                             catspaw
                                             (pearlymussel) (E.
                                             o. perobliqua),
                                             snuffbox mussel (E.
                                             triquetra),
                                             orangefoot
                                             pimpleback
                                             (pearlymussel)
                                             (Plethobasus
                                             cooperianus),
                                             sheepnose mussel
                                             (P. cyphyus),
                                             rabbitsfoot
                                             (Quadrula
                                             cylindrica
                                             cylindrica), rayed
                                             bean (Villosa
                                             fabalis),
                                             scaleshell mussel
                                             (Leptodea
                                             leptodon),
                                             spectaclecase
                                             (mussel)
                                             (Cumberlandia
                                             monodonta).
TE26856C...........  Sean Langley,          Add Gray bat (Myotis  AL, AR, CT, DE, FL,   Conduct presence/     Capture, handle,      Amend.
                      Indianapolis, IN.      grisescens) to        GA, IL, IN, IA, KS,   absence surveys,      mist-net, radio-
                                             existing permitted    KY, LA, MD, MA, MI,   document habitat      tag, band, release.
                                             species: Indiana      MS, MN, MO, MT, NE,   use, conduct
                                             bat (M. sodalis),     NH, NJ, NY, NC, ND,   population
                                             northern long-eared   OH, OK, PA, RI, SC,   monitoring,
                                             bat (M.               SD, TN, VT, VA, WV,   evaluate impacts.
                                             septentrionalis).     WI, WY.
TE06845A...........  Lochmueller Group,     Indiana bat (Myotis   IL, IN, OH, GA, KY..  Conduct presence/     Capture, handle,      Renew.
                      Inc., Evansville, IN.  sodalis), gray bat                          absence surveys,      mist-net, radio-
                                             (M. grisescens),                            document habitat      tag, band, release.
                                             northern long-eared                         use, conduct
                                             bat (M.                                     population
                                             septentrionalis).                           monitoring,
                                                                                         evaluate impacts.
TE60958A...........  Bat Calls              Indiana bat (Myotis   AL, AR, CT, DE, FL,   Conduct presence/     Capture, handle,      Renew.
                      Identification,        sodalis), gray bat    GA, IL, IN, IA, KS,   absence surveys,      mist-net, radio-
                      Inc., Kansas City,     (M. grisescens),      KY, LA, ME, MD, MA,   document habitat      tag, band, release.
                      MO.                    northern long-eared   MI, MS, MN, MO, MT,   use, conduct
                                             bat (M.               NE, NH, NJ, NY, NC,   population
                                             septentrionalis),     ND, OH, OK, PA, RI,   monitoring,
                                             Ozark big-eared bat   SC, SD, TN, VT, VA,   evaluate impacts.
                                             (Corynorhinus         WV, WI, WY.
                                             towsendii ingens),
                                             Virginia big-eared
                                             bat (C.t.
                                             virginianus).
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Public Availability of Comments

    We seek public review and comments on these permit applications. 
Please refer to the permit number when you submit comments. Comments 
and materials we receive in response to this notice are available for 
public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the 
address listed in ADDRESSES.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

Contents of Public Comments

    Please make your comments as specific as possible. Please confine 
your comments to issues for which we seek comments in this notice, and 
explain the basis for your comments. Include sufficient information 
with your comments to allow us to authenticate any scientific or 
commercial data you include.
    The comments and recommendations that will be most useful and 
likely to influence agency decisions are: (1) Those supported by 
quantitative information or studies; and (2) Those

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that include citations to, and analyses of, the applicable laws and 
regulations.

Next Steps

    If the Service decides to issue permits to any of the applicants 
listed in this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal 
Register.

    Authority: Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

    Dated: May 7, 2018.
Lori H. Nordstrom,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Midwest Region.
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                                              1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et                     concerning any of the applications in                 ESA and our implementing regulations
                                              seq.).                                                  this notice may be obtained by any party              in part 17 of title 50 of the Code of
                                                                                                      who submits a written request for a                   Federal Regulations (CFR) provide for
                                              Rolland G. White,
                                                                                                      copy of such documents to the above-                  the issuance of such permits and require
                                              Assistant Regional Director—Ecological                  mentioned office within 30 days of the                that we invite public comment before
                                              Services, Pacific Region.
                                                                                                      date of publication of this notice (see               issuing permits for activities involving
                                              [FR Doc. 2018–11761 Filed 5–30–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                      DATES), subject to the requirements of                endangered species.
                                              BILLING CODE 4333–15–P                                  the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and the                  A permit granted by us under section
                                                                                                      Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.                  10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA authorizes the
                                                                                                      552).                                                 permittee to conduct activities with U.S.
                                              DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                                                                        Submitting Comments: You may                        endangered or threatened species for
                                              Fish and Wildlife Service                               submit comments by one of the                         scientific purposes, enhancement of
                                                                                                      following methods. Please specify                     propagation or survival, or interstate
                                              [FWS–R3–ES–2018–N049;                                   applicant name(s) and application                     commerce (the latter only in the event
                                              FXES11130300000–189–FF03E00000]                         number(s) to which your comments                      that it facilitates scientific purposes or
                                                                                                      pertain (e.g., TEXXXXXX).                             enhancement of propagation or
                                              Endangered and Threatened Wildlife                        • Email: permitsR3ES@fws.gov.
                                              and Plants; Permit Applications                                                                               survival). Our regulations implementing
                                                                                                      Please refer to the respective permit                 section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA for these
                                              AGENCY:   Fish and Wildlife Service,                    number (e.g., Application No.                         permits are found at 50 CFR 17.22 for
                                              Interior.                                               TEXXXXXX) in the subject line of your                 endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR
                                              ACTION: Notice of availability; request                 email message.                                        17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50
                                              for comments.                                             • U.S. Mail: Regional Director, Attn:               CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species,
                                                                                                      Carlita Payne (address above).                        and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant
                                              SUMMARY:   We, the U.S. Fish and                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      species.
                                              Wildlife Service, invite the public to                  Carlita Payne, 612–713–5343;
                                              comment on applications for permits to                                                                        Permit Applications Available for
                                                                                                      permitsR3ES@fws.gov.                                  Review and Comment
                                              conduct activities intended to enhance                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
                                              the propagation or survival of                          U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite                  We invite local, State, Tribal, and
                                              endangered or threatened species.                       the public to comment on the following                Federal agencies and the public to
                                              Federal law prohibits certain activities                applications for a permit to conduct                  comment on the following applications.
                                              with endangered species unless a permit                 activities intended to enhance the                    Please refer to the permit number when
                                              is obtained.                                            propagation or survival of endangered                 you submit comments. Documents and
                                              DATES: We must receive any written                      or threatened species. Federal law                    other information the applicants have
                                              comments on or before July 2, 2018.                     prohibits certain activities with                     submitted with the applications are
                                              ADDRESSES: Send written comments by                     endangered species unless a permit is                 available for review, subject to the
                                              U.S. mail to the Regional Director, Attn:               obtained.                                             requirements of the Privacy Act (5
                                              Carlita Payne, U.S. Fish and Wildlife                                                                         U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of
                                                                                                      Background                                            Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
                                              Service, Ecological Services, 5600
                                              American Blvd. West, Suite 990,                           The Endangered Species Act of 1973,                 Permit Applications
                                              Bloomington, MN 55437–1458; or by                       as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et
                                              electronic mail to permitsR3ES@fws.gov.                 seq.), prohibits certain activities with                Proposed activities in the following
                                                 Requesting Copies of Applications or                 endangered and threatened species                     permit requests are for the recovery and
                                              Public Comments: Copies of                              unless the activities are specifically                enhancement of propagation or survival
                                              applications or public comments                         authorized by a Federal permit. The                   of the species in the wild.

                                               Application                                                                                                                         Type of       Permit
                                                                     Applicant                         Species                           Location                    Activity
                                                  No.                                                                                                                               take         action

                                              TE75774C ..      Wesley Conway,             Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis),            AL, AR, CT, DE,         Conduct presence/      Capture,      New.
                                                                Seymour, IN.                gray bat (M. grisescens),                D.C., FL, GA, IL,       absence surveys,       handle,
                                                                                            northern long-eared bat (M.              IN, IA, KS, KY, LA,     document habitat       mist-net,
                                                                                            septentrionalis).                        ME, MD, MA, MI,         use, conduct popu-     radio-
                                                                                                                                     MN, MO, MS, MT,         lation monitoring,     tag,
                                                                                                                                     NE, NH, NJ, NY,         evaluate impacts.      band,
                                                                                                                                     NC, ND, OH, OK,                                release.
                                                                                                                                     PA, SC, SD, TN,
                                                                                                                                     VT, VA, WV, WI,
                                                                                                                                     WY.
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                                               Application                                                                                                                          Type of       Permit
                                                                     Applicant                         Species                            Location                    Activity
                                                  No.                                                                                                                                take         action

                                              TE89557A ..      TRC Companies,             Add      Dwarf       wedgemussel         Add new locations —      Conduct presence/      Capture,      Renew.
                                                                 Inc., Cleveland,           (Alasmidonta heterodon) to               NJ, NY—to exist-         absence surveys,       handle,
                                                                 OH.                        existing permitted species:              ing authorized lo-       document habitat       tem-
                                                                                            Clubshell (Pleurobema clava),            cations: AL, AR,         use, conduct popu-     porary
                                                                                            fanshell            (Cyprogenia          IL, IN, IA, KY, MI,      lation monitoring,     hold, re-
                                                                                            stegaria),    fat     pocketbook         MN, MS, MO, OH,          evaluate impacts.      lease,
                                                                                            (Potamilus capax), Higgins               OK, TN.                                         relocate.
                                                                                            eye (pearlymussel) (Lampsilis
                                                                                            higginsii), neosho mucket (L.
                                                                                            rafinesquina), pink mucket
                                                                                            (pearlymussel) (L. abrupta),
                                                                                            speckled      pocketbook        (L.
                                                                                            streckeri), northern riffleshell
                                                                                            (Epioblasma               torulosa
                                                                                            rangiana), purple cat’s paw
                                                                                            pearlymussel (E. obliquata
                                                                                            obliquata), white catspaw
                                                                                            (pearlymussel)         (E.       o.
                                                                                            perobliqua), snuffbox mussel
                                                                                            (E.    triquetra),     orangefoot
                                                                                            pimpleback        (pearlymussel)
                                                                                            (Plethobasus       cooperianus),
                                                                                            sheepnose         mussel        (P.
                                                                                            cyphyus),              rabbitsfoot
                                                                                            (Quadrula               cylindrica
                                                                                            cylindrica),     rayed       bean
                                                                                            (Villosa fabalis), scaleshell
                                                                                            mussel (Leptodea leptodon),
                                                                                            spectaclecase            (mussel)
                                                                                            (Cumberlandia monodonta).
                                              TE26856C ..      Sean Langley, Indi-        Add      Gray       bat      (Myotis     AL, AR, CT, DE, FL,      Conduct presence/      Capture,      Amend.
                                                                 anapolis, IN.              grisescens) to existing per-              GA, IL, IN, IA, KS,     absence surveys,       handle,
                                                                                            mitted species: Indiana bat               KY, LA, MD, MA,         document habitat       mist-net,
                                                                                            (M. sodalis), northern long-              MI, MS, MN, MO,         use, conduct popu-     radio-
                                                                                            eared bat (M. septentrionalis).           MT, NE, NH, NJ,         lation monitoring,     tag,
                                                                                                                                      NY, NC, ND, OH,         evaluate impacts.      band,
                                                                                                                                      OK, PA, RI, SC,                                release.
                                                                                                                                      SD, TN, VT, VA,
                                                                                                                                      WV, WI, WY.
                                              TE06845A ..      Lochmueller Group,         Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis),            IL, IN, OH, GA, KY ..    Conduct presence/      Capture,      Renew.
                                                                 Inc., Evansville, IN.      gray bat (M. grisescens),                                         absence surveys,       handle,
                                                                                            northern long-eared bat (M.                                       document habitat       mist-net,
                                                                                            septentrionalis).                                                 use, conduct popu-     radio-
                                                                                                                                                              lation monitoring,     tag,
                                                                                                                                                              evaluate impacts.      band,
                                                                                                                                                                                     release.
                                              TE60958A ..      Bat Calls Identifica-      Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis),            AL, AR, CT, DE, FL,      Conduct presence/      Capture,      Renew.
                                                                 tion, Inc., Kansas         gray bat (M. grisescens),                GA, IL, IN, IA, KS,      absence surveys,       handle,
                                                                 City, MO.                  northern long-eared bat (M.              KY, LA, ME, MD,          document habitat       mist-net,
                                                                                            septentrionalis), Ozark big-             MA, MI, MS, MN,          use, conduct popu-     radio-
                                                                                            eared     bat    (Corynorhinus           MO, MT, NE, NH,          lation monitoring,     tag,
                                                                                            towsendii ingens), Virginia              NJ, NY, NC, ND,          evaluate impacts.      band,
                                                                                            big-eared        bat      (C.t.          OH, OK, PA, RI,                                 release.
                                                                                            virginianus).                            SC, SD, TN, VT,
                                                                                                                                     VA, WV, WI, WY.



                                              Public Availability of Comments                         comment, you should be aware that                      comments to issues for which we seek
                                                                                                      your entire comment—including your                     comments in this notice, and explain
                                                 We seek public review and comments
                                              on these permit applications. Please                    personal identifying information—may                   the basis for your comments. Include
                                              refer to the permit number when you                     be made publicly available at any time.                sufficient information with your
                                              submit comments. Comments and                           While you can ask us in your comment                   comments to allow us to authenticate
                                              materials we receive in response to this                to withhold your personal identifying                  any scientific or commercial data you
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                                              notice are available for public                         information from public review, we                     include.
                                              inspection, by appointment, during                      cannot guarantee that we will be able to                 The comments and recommendations
                                              normal business hours at the address                    do so.                                                 that will be most useful and likely to
                                              listed in ADDRESSES.                                    Contents of Public Comments                            influence agency decisions are: (1)
                                                 Before including your address, phone                                                                        Those supported by quantitative
                                              number, email address, or other                           Please make your comments as                         information or studies; and (2) Those
                                              personal identifying information in your                specific as possible. Please confine your


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                                              that include citations to, and analyses                         scientific and commercial data available                    What information do we consider in
                                              of, the applicable laws and regulations.                        at the time of the review; therefore, we                    our review?
                                                                                                              are requesting submission of any such
                                              Next Steps                                                                                                                    A 5-year review considers all new
                                                                                                              information that has become available
                                                If the Service decides to issue permits                       since the last review for the species.                      information available at the time of the
                                              to any of the applicants listed in this                         DATES: To ensure consideration, we are
                                                                                                                                                                          review. In conducting these reviews, we
                                              notice, we will publish a notice in the                         requesting submission of new                                consider the best scientific and
                                              Federal Register.                                               information no later than July 2, 2018.                     commercial data that have become
                                                Authority: Section 10 of the Endangered                       However, we will continue to accept                         available since the listing determination
                                              Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C.                      new information about any listed                            or most recent status review, such as:
                                              1531 et seq.).                                                  species at any time.                                          (A) Species biology, including but not
                                                Dated: May 7, 2018.                                           ADDRESSES: For how to submit                                limited to population trends,
                                              Lori H. Nordstrom,                                              information, see Request for Information                    distribution, abundance, demographics,
                                              Assistant Regional Director, Ecological                         and ‘‘How Do I Ask Questions or                             and genetics;
                                              Services, Midwest Region.                                       Provide Information?’’ in the                                 (B) Habitat conditions, including but
                                              [FR Doc. 2018–11674 Filed 5–30–18; 8:45 am]                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.                          not limited to amount, distribution, and
                                              BILLING CODE 4333–15–P                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                        suitability;
                                                                                                              information on a particular species,                          (C) Conservation measures that have
                                                                                                              contact the appropriate person or office                    been implemented that benefit the
                                              DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                                      listed in the table in the SUPPLEMENTARY                    species;
                                                                                                              INFORMATION section.                                          (D) Threat status and trends in
                                              Fish and Wildlife Service
                                                                                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                  relation to the five listing factors (as
                                              [FWS–R2–ES–2018–N006;                                                                                                       defined in section 4(a)(1) of the Act);
                                              FXES11130100000C4–189–FF02ENEH00]                               Why do we conduct a 5-year review?
                                                                                                                                                                          and
                                                                                                                 Under the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),
                                              Endangered and Threatened Wildlife                              we maintain Lists of Endangered and                           (E) Other new information, data, or
                                              and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status                         Threatened Wildlife and Plants (which                       corrections, including but not limited to
                                              Reviews of 38 Species in the                                    we collectively refer to as the List) in                    taxonomic or nomenclatural changes,
                                              Southwest Region (Arizona, New                                  the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at                    identification of erroneous information
                                              Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas)                                    50 CFR 17.11 (for animals) and 17.12                        contained in the List, and improved
                                                                                                              (for plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the Act                 analytical methods.
                                              AGENCY:   Fish and Wildlife Service,
                                              Interior.                                                       requires us to review each listed                             Any new information will be
                                                                                                              species’ status at least once every 5                       considered during the 5-year review and
                                              ACTION: Notice of initiation of reviews;
                                                                                                              years. Our regulations at 50 CFR 424.21                     will also be useful in evaluating the
                                              request for information.
                                                                                                              require that we publish a notice in the                     ongoing recovery programs for the
                                              SUMMARY:   We, the U.S. Fish and                                Federal Register announcing those                           species.
                                              Wildlife Service, are conducting 5-year                         species under active review. For                            Which species are under review?
                                              status reviews under the Endangered                             additional information about 5-year
                                              Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act),                          reviews, refer to our factsheet at http://                    This notice announces our active
                                              of 38 animal and plant species. A 5-year                        www.fws.gov/endangered/what-we-do/                          review of the species listed in the table
                                              status review is based on the best                              recovery-overview.html.                                     below.
                                                                                                                                                Final listing rule
                                                                                                                                               (Federal Register       Contact person, phone,        Contact person’s U.S. mail
                                                Common name             Scientific name           Listing status            Current range         citation and                 email                          address
                                                                                                                                                publication date)

                                                                                                                                       ANIMALS

                                              Alamosa                 Tyronia alamosae         Endangered .........       New Mexico—          56 FR 49646; 09/      Susan Millsap, Field Super-     U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv-
                                                springsnail.                                                                U.S.A.               30/1991.               visor, New Mexico Eco-         ice, 2105 Osuna Road
                                                                                                                                                                        logical Services Field Of-     NE, Albuquerque, NM
                                                                                                                                                                        fice, 505–761–4781;            87113–1001.
                                                                                                                                                                        Susan_Millsap@fws.gov.
                                              Beautiful shiner ....   Cyprinella formosa       Threatened ...........     Arizona—U.S.A.       49 FR 34490; 08/      Bill Radke, Refuge Man-         U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv-
                                                                                                                            Mexico.              31/1984.               ager, San Bernardino Na-       ice, Attention 5-year Re-
                                                                                                                                                                        tional Wildlife Refuge,        view, San Bernardino Na-
                                                                                                                                                                        520/364–2104; Bill_            tional Wildlife Refuge,
                                                                                                                                                                        Radke@fws.gov.                 P.O. Box 3509, Douglas,
                                                                                                                                                                                                       Arizona 85607.
                                              Bee Creek Cave          Texella reddelli .....   Endangered .........       Texas—U.S.A ......   53 FR 33 29; 09/      Adam Zerrenner, Field Su-       U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv-
                                                harvestman.                                                                                      16/1988.              pervisor, Austin Ecologi-       ice, Austin Ecological
                                                                                                                                                                       cal Services Field Office,      Services Field Office,
                                                                                                                                                                       General Office: 512–490–        10711 Burnet Road, Suite
                                                                                                                                                                       0057, Direct Line: 512–         200, Austin, Texas
                                                                                                                                                                       577–6594; Adam_                 78758.
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                                                                                                                                                                       Zerrenner@fws.gov.
                                              Coffin Cave mold        Batrisodes               Endangered .........       Texas—U.S.A ......   53 FR 36029; 09/      Adam Zerrenner, Field Su-       U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv-
                                                beetle.                 texanus.                                                                 16/1988.              pervisor, Austin Ecologi-       ice, Austin Ecological
                                                                                                                                                                       cal Services Field Office,      Services Field Office,
                                                                                                                                                                       General Office: 512–490–        10711 Burnet Road, Suite
                                                                                                                                                                       0057, Direct Line: 512–         200, Austin, Texas
                                                                                                                                                                       577–6594; Adam_                 78758.
                                                                                                                                                                       Zerrenner@fws.gov.




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DatesWe must receive any written comments on or before July 2, 2018.
ContactCarlita Payne, 612-713-5343; [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 25032 

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