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Listing Endangered and Threatened
Wildlife and Plants; Withdrawal of the
Petition to List Eastern Oyster as
Threatened or Endangered under the
Endangered Species Act
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of the withdrawal of a
petition.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS announces that a
request by Mr. Wolf-Dieter Busch (the
petitioner) to withdraw his petition to
list eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
has been received. NMFS has accepted
this request and will cease the
evaluation of the petition. However, in
recognition of the considerable work
that has been completed to date on the
status review report and the value of
this comprehensive resource to the
management of this species, NMFS will
ask the Biological Review Team (BRT)
to complete the status review report.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Kimberly Damon-Randall, NMFS,
Northeast Regional Office, (978) 281–
9300 x6535, or Marta Nammack, NMFS,
HQ, (301) 713-1401 x180, or Jennifer
Moore, NMFS Southeast Regional
Office, (727) 824–5312.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 11, 2005, NMFS received the
petition to list eastern oyster
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(Crassostrea virginica) as threatened or
endangered under the ESA. On May 18,
2005, NMFS published a Federal
Register notice (70 FR 28510)
announcing that the petition and the
information in our files indicated that
the petitioned action may be warranted.
Thus, NMFS initiated a review of the
status of this species.
On Wednesday, October 19, 2005,
NMFS received a letter from the
petitioner, dated October 13, 2005,
requesting the recall of the eastern
oyster petition. In his letter, the
petitioner indicated that his request to
withdraw the petition is due to
confusion over the petition process. He
noted the significant concerns of some
that the species may be listed as
endangered, thereby creating severe
restrictions and regulations for this
resource. He also expressed concern
that, given the timeline of the review,
NMFS may not currently have enough
information to determine if eastern
oyster subspecies exist. He concluded
that he hopes that NMFS will continue
with the review as he considers the
status review report to be a
comprehensive resource which will be
of great value in focusing restoration
activities for this species.
NMFS has accepted this request and
will consider the petition withdrawn,
effective immediately. However, a
considerable amount of effort has been
expended to date by the eastern oyster
BRT as it has already met twice and
prepared approximately three quarters
of the status review report. When
complete, the status review report will
be the most timely and comprehensive
resource document for this species, and,
as such, it will be a useful tool in
guiding future management decisions.
NMFS has, therefore, determined that
the BRT will continue with the status
review report and will complete the
report as soon as practicable.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
Dated: November 7, 2005.
Donna Wieting,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 050305B]
Listing Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Withdrawal
of the Petition to List Eastern Oyster as Threatened or Endangered
under the Endangered Species Act
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of the withdrawal of a petition.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that a request by Mr. Wolf-Dieter Busch (the
petitioner) to withdraw his petition to list eastern oyster
(Crassostrea virginica) has been received. NMFS has accepted this
request and will cease the evaluation of the petition. However, in
recognition of the considerable work that has been completed to date on
the status review report and the value of this comprehensive resource
to the management of this species, NMFS will ask the Biological Review
Team (BRT) to complete the status review report.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kimberly Damon-Randall, NMFS,
Northeast Regional Office, (978) 281-9300 x6535, or Marta Nammack,
NMFS, HQ, (301) 713-1401 x180, or Jennifer Moore, NMFS Southeast
Regional Office, (727) 824-5312.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 11, 2005, NMFS received the
petition to list eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) as threatened
or endangered under the ESA. On May 18, 2005, NMFS published a Federal
Register notice (70 FR 28510) announcing that the petition and the
information in our files indicated that the petitioned action may be
warranted. Thus, NMFS initiated a review of the status of this species.
On Wednesday, October 19, 2005, NMFS received a letter from the
petitioner, dated October 13, 2005, requesting the recall of the
eastern oyster petition. In his letter, the petitioner indicated that
his request to withdraw the petition is due to confusion over the
petition process. He noted the significant concerns of some that the
species may be listed as endangered, thereby creating severe
restrictions and regulations for this resource. He also expressed
concern that, given the timeline of the review, NMFS may not currently
have enough information to determine if eastern oyster subspecies
exist. He concluded that he hopes that NMFS will continue with the
review as he considers the status review report to be a comprehensive
resource which will be of great value in focusing restoration
activities for this species.
NMFS has accepted this request and will consider the petition
withdrawn, effective immediately. However, a considerable amount of
effort has been expended to date by the eastern oyster BRT as it has
already met twice and prepared approximately three quarters of the
status review report. When complete, the status review report will be
the most timely and comprehensive resource document for this species,
and, as such, it will be a useful tool in guiding future management
decisions. NMFS has, therefore, determined that the BRT will continue
with the status review report and will complete the report as soon as
practicable.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
Dated: November 7, 2005.
Donna Wieting,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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