83_FR_39266
Page Range | 39113-39115 | |
FR Document | 2018-16931 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 8, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 39113-39115] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-16931] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R5-ES-2018-N050; FXES11130500000-189-FF05E00000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5- Year Reviews of 19 Northeastern Species AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of initiation of reviews; request for information. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are initiating 5-year reviews under the Endangered Species Act, as amended (ESA), for 19 northeastern species. A 5-year review is based on the best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review. We are requesting submission of any such information that has become available since the previous 5-year review for each species. DATES: To ensure consideration, please submit your written information by September 7, 2018. However, we will continue to accept new information about any listed species at any time. ADDRESSES: For instructions on how and where to submit information, see Request for Information and Table 2--Contacts under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding a particular species, contact the appropriate person or office listed in Table 2-- Contacts in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. For general information, contact Mary Parkin, by U.S. mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate Center Drive, Hadley, MA 01035; by telephone at 617-417-3331; or by electronic mail at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the Service, are initiating 5-year reviews under the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) for 19 northeastern species: The endangered sandplain gerardia, roseate tern (northeastern North American population), Roanoke logperch, Virginia big-eared bat, dwarf wedgemussel, northern riffleshell, clubshell, purple bean, Peter's Mountain mallow, Furbish's lousewort, and northeastern bulrush, and the threatened Puritan tiger beetle, northeastern beach tiger beetle, flat-spired three-toothed (=Cheat) snail, Chittenango ovate amber snail, bog turtle (northern population), American hart's-tongue fern, Knieskern's beaked-rush, and Virginia sneezeweed. A 5-year review is based on the best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review. We are requesting submission of any such information that has become available since the most recent status review for each species. Why do we conduct 5-year reviews and species status assessments? Under the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), we maintain Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (which we collectively refer to as the List). Listed wildlife and plants can be found at http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/pub/listedAnimals.jsp and http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/pub/listedPlants.jsp, respectively. 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 species under active review. For additional information about 5-year reviews, refer to our fact sheet at http://www.fws.gov/endangered/what-we-do/recovery-overview.html. What species are under review? We are initiating 5-year status reviews of the species in table 1. Table 1--Species Under Review ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Listing date and Common name Scientific name Status Where listed citation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Animals ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roseate tern................... Sterna dougallii Endangered............ Northeastern 52 FR 42064; 11/ dougallii. North American 02/1987. population (CT, ME, MA, NJ, NY, NC, RI, VA). Roanoke logperch............... Percina rex...... Endangered............ Wherever found... 54 FR 34468; 08/ 18/1989. Virginia big-eared bat......... Corynorhinus Endangered............ Wherever found... 44 FR 69206; 11/ (=plecotus) 30/1979. townsendii virginianus. Dwarf wedgemussel.............. Alasmidonta Endangered............ Wherever found... 55 FR 9447; 03/14/ heterodon. 1990. Northern riffleshell........... Epioblasma Endangered............ Wherever found... 58 FR 5638; 01/22/ torulosa 1993. rangiana. Clubshell...................... Pleurobema clava. Endangered............ Wherever found... 58 FR 5638; 01/22/ 1993. Purple bean.................... Villosa Endangered............ Wherever found... 62 FR 1647; 01/10/ perpurpurea. 1997. Puritan tiger beetle........... Cicindela Threatened............ Wherever found... 55 FR 32088; 08/ puritana. 07/1990. Northeastern beach tiger beetle Cicindela Threatened............ Wherever found... 55 FR 32088; 08/ dorsalis 07/1990. dorsalis. Flat-spired three-toothed Triodopsis Threatened............ Wherever found... 43 FR 28932; 07/ (=Cheat) snail. platysayoides. 03/1978. Chittenango ovate amber snail.. Novisuccinea Threatened............ Wherever found... 43 FR 28932; 07/ chittenangoensis. 03/1978. Bog turtle..................... Glyptemys [= Threatened............ Northern 62 FR 59605; 11/ Clemmys] population (CT, 04/1997. muhlenbergii. DE, MD, MA, NJ, NY, PA). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Plants ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sandplain gerardia............. Agalinis acuta... Endangered............ Wherever found... 53 FR 34701; 09/ 07/1988. Peter's Mountain mallow........ Iliamna corei.... Endangered............ Wherever found... 56 FR 32978; 07/ 18/1991. Furbish's lousewort............ Pedicularis Endangered............ Wherever found... 51 FR 17343; 05/ furbishiae. 12/1986. Northeastern bulrush........... Scirpus Endangered............ Wherever found... 56 FR 21091; 05/ ancistrochaetus. 07/1991. American hart's-tongue fern.... Asplenium Threatened............ Wherever found... 54 FR 29726; 07/ scolopendrium 14/1989. var. americanum. Knieskern's beaked-rush........ Rhynchospora Threatened............ Wherever found... 56 FR 32978; 07/ knieskernii. 18/1991. Virginia sneezeweed............ Helenium Threatened............ Wherever found... 63 FR 59239; 11/ virginicum. 03/1998. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 39114]] What information do we consider in our 5-year reviews and SSAs? A 5-year review considers all new information available at the time of the review. In conducting the review, we consider the best scientific and commercial data that have become available since the most recent status review. We are seeking new information specifically regarding: (1) Species biology, including but not limited to life history and habitat requirements and impact tolerance thresholds; (2) Historical and current population conditions, including but not limited to population abundance, trends, distribution, demographics, and genetics; (3) Historical and current habitat conditions, including but not limited to amount, distribution, and suitability; (4) Historical and current threats, threat trends, and threat projections in relation to the five listing factors (as defined in section 4(a)(1) of the ESA); (5) Conservation measures for the species that have been implemented or are planned; and (6) 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. Any new information received will be considered during the 5-year review and will also be useful in evaluating ongoing recovery programs for the species. Request for New Information To ensure that 5-year reviews are based on the best available scientific and commercial information, we request new information from all sources. If you submit information, please support it with 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. How do I ask questions or provide information? Please submit your questions, comments, and materials to the appropriate contact in table 2. Individuals who are hearing impaired or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339 for TTY assistance. Public Availability of Comments Before including your address, phone number, electronic mail address, or other personal identifying information in your submission, you should be aware that your entire submission--including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time. Although you can request that personal information be withheld from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Materials received will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the offices where the information is submitted. Contacts New information on the species covered in this notice should be submitted by mail or electronic mail to the appropriate contact person within the timeframe provided in DATES. Table 2--Contacts ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contact person, Species phone, email Contact address ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Roseate tern.................. Susi von U.S. Fish and Oettingen, 603- Wildlife Service, 223-2541, New England Field extension 22, Office, 70 susi_vonoettinge Commercial Street, [email protected] Suite 300, Concord, NH 03301. Chittenango ovate amber snail. Robyn Niver, 607- U.S. Fish and 299-0620, Wildlife Service, [email protected] New York Field gov. Office, 3817 Luker Road, Cortland, NY 13045. Roanoke logperch.............. Sumalee Hoskin, U.S. Fish and 804-824-2414, Wildlife Service, [email protected] Virginia Field ws.gov. Office, 6669 Short Lane, Gloucester, VA 23061. Virginia big-eared bat........ Barbara Douglas, U.S. Fish and 304-636-6586, Wildlife Service, extension 19, West Virginia Field [email protected] Office, 694 Beverly fws.gov. Pike, Elkins, WV 26241. Dwarf wedgemussel............. Sandra Doran, 607- U.S. Fish and 753-9334, Wildlife Service, extension 0586, New York Field [email protected] Office, 3817 Luker .gov. Road, Cortland, NY 13045. Northern riffleshell.......... Robert Anderson, U.S. Fish and 814-234-4090, Wildlife Service, extension 7447, Pennsylvania Field robert_m_anderso Office, 110 Radnor [email protected] Road, Suite 101, State College, PA 16801. Clubshell..................... Robert Anderson, U.S. Fish and 814-234-4090, Wildlife Service, extension 7447, Pennsylvania Field robert_m_anderso Office, 110 Radnor [email protected] Road, Suite 101, State College, PA 16801. Purple bean................... Jordan Richard, U.S. Fish and 276-623-1233, Wildlife Service, extension 15, Southwestern [email protected] Virginia Field ws.gov. Office, 330 Cummings Street, Abingdon, VA 24210. Puritan tiger beetle.......... Cherry Keller, U.S. Fish and 410-573-4532, Wildlife Service, [email protected] Chesapeake Bay Field s.gov. Office, 177 Admiral Cochrane Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401. Northeastern beach tiger Jennifer U.S. Fish and beetle. Stanhope, 804- Wildlife Service, 824-2408, Virginia Field Jennifer_stanhop Office, 6669 Short [email protected] Lane, Gloucester, VA 23061. Flat-spired three-toothed Barbara Douglas, U.S. Fish and snail (Cheat snail). 304-636-6586, Wildlife Service, extension 19, West Virginia Field [email protected] Office, 694 Beverly fws.gov. Pike, Elkins, WV 26241. Bog turtle.................... Noelle Rayman- U.S. Fish and Metcalf, 607-753- Wildlife Service, 9334, New York Field [email protected] Office, 3817 Luker s.gov. Road, Cortland, NY 13045. Sandplain gerardia............ Steve Sinkevich, U.S. Fish and 631-286-0485, Wildlife Service, [email protected] Long Island Field fws.gov. Office, 340 Smith Road, Shirley, NY 11967. Peter's Mountain mallow....... Jennifer U.S. Fish and Stanhope, 804- Wildlife Service, 824-2408, Virginia Field jennifer_stanhop Office, 6669 Short [email protected] Lane, Gloucester, VA 23061. Furbish's lousewort........... Mark McCollough, U.S. Fish and 207-902-1570, Wildlife Service, [email protected] Maine Fish and fws.gov. Wildlife Service Complex, Maine Field Office, P.O. Box A, East Orland, ME 04431. Northeastern bulrush.......... Melinda Turner, U.S. Fish and 814-234-4090, Wildlife Service, extension 7449, Pennsylvania Field [email protected] Office, 110 Radnor ws.gov. Road, Suite 101, State College, PA 16801. American hart's-tongue fern... John Wiley, 607- U.S. Fish and 753-9334, Wildlife Service, [email protected] New York Field ov. Office, 3817 Luker Road, Cortland, NY 13045. Knieskern's beaked-rush....... Ron Popowski, 609- U.S. Fish and 241-7065, Wildlife Service, [email protected] New Jersey Field .gov. Office, 4 East Jimmie Leeds Road, Suite 4, Galloway, NJ 08205. [[Page 39115]] Virginia sneezeweed........... Jennifer U.S. Fish and Stanhope, 804- Wildlife Service, 824-2408, Virginia Field jennifer_stanhop Office, 6669 Short [email protected] Lane, Gloucester, VA 23061. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Authority We publish this document under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Dated: July 16, 2018. Deborah Rocque, Acting Regional Director, Northeast Region. [FR Doc. 2018-16931 Filed 8-7-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
Category | Regulatory Information | |
Collection | Federal Register | |
sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
Section | Notices | |
Action | Notice of initiation of reviews; request for information. | |
Dates | To ensure consideration, please submit your written information by September 7, 2018. However, we will continue to accept new information about any listed species at any time. | |
Contact | For information regarding a particular species, contact the appropriate person or office listed in Table 2-- Contacts in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. For general information, contact Mary Parkin, by U.S. mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate Center Drive, Hadley, MA 01035; by telephone at 617-417-3331; or by electronic mail at [email protected] | |
FR Citation | 83 FR 39113 |