83_FR_39266 83 FR 39113 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 19 Northeastern Species

83 FR 39113 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 19 Northeastern Species

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 153 (August 8, 2018)

Page Range39113-39115
FR Document2018-16931

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.

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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.

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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
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                                                                                                Listing date and
          Common name             Scientific name           Status             Where listed         citation
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                                                     Animals
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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).
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                                                     Plants
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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.
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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
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                                 Contact person,
            Species                phone, email       Contact address
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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.

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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.
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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.
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                                                                                                                             Request for Information and Table 2—                                     at the time of the review. We are
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                                                                                                                             INFORMATION.                                                             information that has become available
                                                DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                                                                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                                     since the most recent status review for
                                                Fish and Wildlife Service                                                    information regarding a particular                                       each species.
                                                                                                                             species, contact the appropriate person
                                                [FWS–R5–ES–2018–N050;                                                                                                                                 Why do we conduct 5-year reviews and
                                                FXES11130500000–189–FF05E00000]                                              or office listed in Table 2—Contacts in
                                                                                                                                                                                                      species status assessments?
                                                                                                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. For
                                                Endangered and Threatened Wildlife                                           general information, contact Mary                                           Under the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
                                                and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Reviews                                     Parkin, by U.S. mail at U.S. Fish and                                    seq.), we maintain Lists of Endangered
                                                of 19 Northeastern Species                                                   Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate Center                                    and Threatened Wildlife and Plants
                                                                                                                             Drive, Hadley, MA 01035; by telephone                                    (which we collectively refer to as the
                                                AGENCY:   Fish and Wildlife Service,                                         at 617–417–3331; or by electronic mail                                   List). Listed wildlife and plants can be
                                                Interior.                                                                    at mary_parkin@fws.gov.                                                  found at http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/
                                                ACTION: Notice of initiation of reviews;                                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the                                       pub/listedAnimals.jsp and http://
                                                request for information.                                                     Service, are initiating 5-year reviews                                   ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/pub/
                                                                                                                             under the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)                                   listedPlants.jsp, respectively. Section
                                                SUMMARY:   We, the U.S. Fish and                                             for 19 northeastern species: The
                                                Wildlife Service (Service), are initiating                                                                                                            4(c)(2)(A) of the ESA requires us to
                                                                                                                             endangered sandplain gerardia, roseate                                   review each listed species’ status at least
                                                5-year reviews under the Endangered                                          tern (northeastern North American
                                                Species Act, as amended (ESA), for 19                                                                                                                 once every 5 years. Our regulations at 50
                                                                                                                             population), Roanoke logperch, Virginia
                                                northeastern species. A 5-year review is                                                                                                              CFR 424.21 require that we publish a
                                                                                                                             big-eared bat, dwarf wedgemussel,
                                                based on the best scientific and                                                                                                                      notice in the Federal Register
                                                                                                                             northern riffleshell, clubshell, purple
                                                commercial data available at the time of                                                                                                              announcing species under active
                                                                                                                             bean, Peter’s Mountain mallow,
                                                the review. We are requesting                                                Furbish’s lousewort, and northeastern                                    review. For additional information
                                                submission of any such information that                                      bulrush, and the threatened Puritan                                      about 5-year reviews, refer to our fact
                                                has become available since the previous                                      tiger beetle, northeastern beach tiger                                   sheet at http://www.fws.gov/
                                                5-year review for each species.                                              beetle, flat-spired three-toothed (=Cheat)                               endangered/what-we-do/recovery-
                                                DATES: To ensure consideration, please                                       snail, Chittenango ovate amber snail,                                    overview.html.
                                                submit your written information by                                           bog turtle (northern population),                                        What species are under review?
                                                September 7, 2018. However, we will                                          American hart’s-tongue fern,
                                                continue to accept new information                                           Knieskern’s beaked-rush, and Virginia                                      We are initiating 5-year status reviews
                                                about any listed species at any time.                                        sneezeweed.                                                              of the species in table 1.
                                                                                                                                 TABLE 1—SPECIES UNDER REVIEW
                                                           Common name                                   Scientific name                          Status                                  Where listed                                          Listing date and citation

                                                                                                                                                         Animals

                                                Roseate tern ............................      Sterna dougallii dougallii ........         Endangered ..........    Northeastern North American population (CT,                            52 FR 42064; 11/02/1987.
                                                                                                                                                                      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 (=plecotus)                    Endangered ..........    Wherever found ..............................................          44 FR 69206; 11/30/1979.
                                                                                                  townsendii virginianus.
                                                Dwarf wedgemussel ................             Alasmidonta heterodon ..........            Endangered ..........    Wherever     found    ..............................................   55   FR   9447; 03/14/1990.
                                                Northern riffleshell ...................       Epioblasma torulosa rangiana                Endangered ..........    Wherever     found    ..............................................   58   FR   5638; 01/22/1993.
                                                Clubshell ..................................   Pleurobema clava ..................         Endangered ..........    Wherever     found    ..............................................   58   FR   5638; 01/22/1993.
                                                Purple bean .............................      Villosa perpurpurea ................        Endangered ..........    Wherever     found    ..............................................   62   FR   1647; 01/10/1997.
                                                Puritan tiger beetle ..................        Cicindela puritana ..................       Threatened ...........   Wherever     found    ..............................................   55   FR   32088; 08/07/1990.
                                                Northeastern beach tiger bee-                  Cicindela dorsalis dorsalis .....           Threatened ...........   Wherever     found    ..............................................   55   FR   32088; 08/07/1990.
                                                  tle.
                                                Flat-spired three-toothed                      Triodopsis platysayoides ........           Threatened ...........   Wherever found ..............................................          43 FR 28932; 07/03/1978.
                                                  (=Cheat) snail.
                                                Chittenango ovate amber snail                  Novisuccinea                                Threatened ...........   Wherever found ..............................................          43 FR 28932; 07/03/1978.
                                                                                                 chittenangoensis.
                                                Bog turtle .................................   Glyptemys [= Clemmys]                       Threatened ...........   Northern population (CT, DE, MD, MA, NJ,                               62 FR 59605; 11/04/1997.
                                                                                                 muhlenbergii.                                                       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 furbishiae .............        Endangered ..........    Wherever     found    ..............................................   51   FR   17343;   05/12/1986.
                                                Northeastern bulrush ...............           Scirpus ancistrochaetus .........           Endangered ..........    Wherever     found    ..............................................   56   FR   21091;   05/07/1991.
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                                                American hart’s-tongue fern ....               Asplenium scolopendrium var.                Threatened ...........   Wherever     found    ..............................................   54   FR   29726;   07/14/1989.
                                                                                                   americanum.
                                                Knieskern’s beaked-rush .........              Rhynchospora knieskernii ......             Threatened ...........   Wherever found ..............................................          56 FR 32978; 07/18/1991.
                                                Virginia sneezeweed ...............            Helenium virginicum ...............         Threatened ...........   Wherever found ..............................................          63 FR 59239; 11/03/1998.




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                                                What information do we consider in                                   (6) Other new information, data, or                   Individuals who are hearing impaired or
                                                our 5-year reviews and SSAs?                                       corrections, including but not limited to               speech impaired may call the Federal
                                                  A 5-year review considers all new                                taxonomic or nomenclatural changes,                     Relay Service at 800–877–8339 for TTY
                                                information available at the time of the                           identification of erroneous information                 assistance.
                                                review. In conducting the review, we                               contained in the List, and improved
                                                                                                                                                                           Public Availability of Comments
                                                consider the best scientific and                                   analytical methods.
                                                commercial data that have become                                     Any new information received will be                    Before including your address, phone
                                                available since the most recent status                             considered during the 5-year review and                 number, electronic mail address, or
                                                review. We are seeking new information                             will also be useful in evaluating ongoing               other personal identifying information
                                                specifically regarding:                                            recovery programs for the species.                      in your submission, you should be
                                                  (1) Species biology, including but not                                                                                   aware that your entire submission—
                                                                                                                   Request for New Information                             including your personal identifying
                                                limited to life history and habitat
                                                requirements and impact tolerance                                    To ensure that 5-year reviews are                     information—may be made publicly
                                                thresholds;                                                        based on the best available scientific                  available at any time. Although you can
                                                  (2) Historical and current population                            and commercial information, we request                  request that personal information be
                                                conditions, including but not limited to                           new information from all sources. If you                withheld from public review, we cannot
                                                population abundance, trends,                                      submit information, please support it                   guarantee that we will be able to do so.
                                                distribution, demographics, and                                    with documentation such as maps,                          Materials received will be available
                                                genetics;                                                          bibliographic references, methods used                  for public inspection, by appointment,
                                                  (3) Historical and current habitat                               to gather and analyze the data, and/or                  during normal business hours at the
                                                conditions, including but not limited to                           copies of any pertinent publications,                   offices where the information is
                                                amount, distribution, and suitability;                             reports, or letters by knowledgeable                    submitted.
                                                  (4) Historical and current threats,                              sources.
                                                                                                                                                                           Contacts
                                                threat trends, and threat projections in
                                                                                                                   How do I ask questions or provide
                                                relation to the five listing factors (as                                                                                     New information on the species
                                                                                                                   information?
                                                defined in section 4(a)(1) of the ESA);                                                                                    covered in this notice should be
                                                  (5) Conservation measures for the                                  Please submit your questions,                         submitted by mail or electronic mail to
                                                species that have been implemented or                              comments, and materials to the                          the appropriate contact person within
                                                are planned; and                                                   appropriate contact in table 2.                         the timeframe provided in DATES.

                                                                                                                               TABLE 2—CONTACTS
                                                                 Species                                      Contact person, phone, email                                         Contact address

                                                Roseate tern .............................        Susi von Oettingen, 603–223–2541, extension               U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New England Field Office, 70
                                                                                                    22, susi_vonoettingen@fws.gov.                            Commercial Street, Suite 300, Concord, NH 03301.
                                                Chittenango ovate amber snail                     Robyn Niver, 607–299–0620, robyn_niver@                   U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New York Field Office, 3817
                                                                                                    fws.gov.                                                  Luker Road, Cortland, NY 13045.
                                                Roanoke logperch .....................            Sumalee Hoskin, 804–824–2414, sumalee_                    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Virginia Field Office, 6669
                                                                                                    hoskin@fws.gov.                                           Short Lane, Gloucester, VA 23061.
                                                Virginia big-eared bat ................           Barbara Douglas, 304–636–6586, extension                  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, West Virginia Field Office, 694
                                                                                                    19, barbara_douglas@fws.gov.                              Beverly Pike, Elkins, WV 26241.
                                                Dwarf wedgemussel ..................              Sandra Doran, 607–753–9334, extension                     U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New York Field Office, 3817
                                                                                                    0586, sandra_doran@fws.gov.                               Luker Road, Cortland, NY 13045.
                                                Northern riffleshell .....................        Robert Anderson, 814–234–4090, extension                  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pennsylvania Field Office, 110
                                                                                                    7447, robert_m_anderson@fws.gov.                          Radnor Road, Suite 101, State College, PA 16801.
                                                Clubshell ...................................     Robert Anderson, 814–234–4090, extension                  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pennsylvania Field Office, 110
                                                                                                    7447, robert_m_anderson@fws.gov.                          Radnor Road, Suite 101, State College, PA 16801.
                                                Purple bean ...............................       Jordan Richard, 276–623–1233, extension 15,               U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southwestern Virginia Field
                                                                                                    jordan_richard@fws.gov.                                   Office, 330 Cummings Street, Abingdon, VA 24210.
                                                Puritan tiger beetle ....................         Cherry Keller, 410–573–4532, cherry_keller@               U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Chesapeake Bay Field Office,
                                                                                                    fws.gov.                                                  177 Admiral Cochrane Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401.
                                                Northeastern beach tiger beetle                   Jennifer Stanhope, 804–824–2408, Jennifer_                U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Virginia Field Office, 6669
                                                                                                    stanhope@fws.gov.                                         Short Lane, Gloucester, VA 23061.
                                                Flat-spired three-toothed snail                   Barbara Douglas, 304–636–6586, extension                  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, West Virginia Field Office, 694
                                                  (Cheat snail).                                    19, barbara_douglas@fws.gov.                              Beverly Pike, Elkins, WV 26241.
                                                Bog turtle ...................................    Noelle Rayman-Metcalf, 607–753–9334,                      U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New York Field Office, 3817
                                                                                                    noelle_rayman@fws.gov.                                    Luker Road, Cortland, NY 13045.
                                                Sandplain gerardia ....................           Steve Sinkevich, 631–286–0485, steve_                     U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Long Island Field Office, 340
                                                                                                    sinkevich@fws.gov.                                        Smith Road, Shirley, NY 11967.
                                                Peter’s Mountain mallow ...........               Jennifer Stanhope, 804–824–2408, jennifer_                U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Virginia Field Office, 6669
                                                                                                    stanhope@fws.gov.                                         Short Lane, Gloucester, VA 23061.
                                                Furbish’s lousewort ...................           Mark McCollough, 207–902–1570, mark_                      U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Maine Fish and Wildlife Serv-
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                                                                                                    mccollough@fws.gov.                                       ice Complex, Maine Field Office, P.O. Box A, East Orland,
                                                                                                                                                              ME 04431.
                                                Northeastern bulrush ................             Melinda Turner, 814–234–4090, extension                   U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pennsylvania Field Office, 110
                                                                                                    7449, melinda_turner@fws.gov.                             Radnor Road, Suite 101, State College, PA 16801.
                                                American hart’s-tongue fern .....                 John Wiley, 607–753–9334, john_wiley@                     U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New York Field Office, 3817
                                                                                                    fws.gov.                                                  Luker Road, Cortland, NY 13045.
                                                Knieskern’s beaked-rush ..........                Ron Popowski, 609–241–7065, ron_                          U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New Jersey Field Office, 4
                                                                                                    popowski@fws.gov.                                         East Jimmie Leeds Road, Suite 4, Galloway, NJ 08205.



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                                                                                                                TABLE 2—CONTACTS—Continued
                                                             Species                                 Contact person, phone, email                                          Contact address

                                                Virginia sneezeweed .................    Jennifer Stanhope, 804–824–2408, jennifer_                 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Virginia Field Office, 6669
                                                                                           stanhope@fws.gov.                                          Short Lane, Gloucester, VA 23061.



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                                                  Dated: July 16, 2018.                                      We are soliciting comments on the                     proposal for funding. A panel of USGS
                                                Deborah Rocque,                                           proposed ICR described below. We are                     Land Resources Mission Area managers
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                                                U.S. Geological Survey, in accordance                     phenology, natural resource                              approximately 5 applications per year,
                                                with the Paperwork Reduction Act of                       management and disaster analysis.                        taking each applicant approximately 24
                                                1995, provide the general public and                      Respondents are submitting proposals to                  hours to complete, totaling 120 burden
                                                other Federal agencies with an                            acquire funding for a national (U.S.)                    hours. We anticipate awarding one (1)
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
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DatesTo 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.
ContactFor 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]
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