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Written data, comments or
requests must be received by October
27, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Documents and other
information submitted with these
applications are available for review,
subject to the requirements of the
Privacy Act and Freedom of Information
Act, by any party who submits a written
request for a copy of such documents
within 30 days of the date of publication
of this notice to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Division of Management
Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive,
Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203;
fax 703/358–2281.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Division of Management Authority,
telephone 703/358–2104.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Endangered Species
The public is invited to comment on
the following applications for a permit
to conduct certain activities with
endangered species. This notice is
provided pursuant to Section 10(c) of
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Written data, comments, or requests for
copies of these complete applications
should be submitted to the Director
(address above).
Applicant: Zoological Society of
Philadelphia, PA, PRT–126270.
The applicant requests a permit to
import 15 captive-born tamarins
(Saguinus bicolor) for the purpose of
enhancement of the survival of the
species.
Applicant: Zoological Society of
Philadelphia, PA, PRT–126543.
The applicant requests a permit to
import serum from one wild origin
captive-held female jaguar (Panthera
onca) from La Aurora Zoo, Guatemala,
for the purpose of enhancement of the
survival of the species.
Applicant: Zoological Society of
Philadelphia, PA, PRT–126542.
The applicant requests a permit to
import one wild origin captive-held
female jaguar (Panthera onca) from La
Aurora Zoo, Guatemala, for the purpose
of enhancement of the survival of the
species.
Applicant: Zoological Society of
Philadelphia, PA, PRT–126541.
The applicant requests a permit to
import one wild origin captive-held
male jaguar (Panthera onca) from Belize
Zoo, Belize, for the purpose of
enhancement of the survival of the
species.
Applicant: Nathaniel J. Dominy,
University of California, Santa Cruz,
CA, PRT–130146.
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The applicant requests a permit to
import biological samples from wild
spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi
frontatus and Ateles geoffroyi
panamensis, and howler monkeys
(Alouatta palliata) collected in Costa
Rica, for the purpose of scientific
research.
Dated: September 15, 2006.
Michael L. Carpenter,
Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits,
Division of Management Authority.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; 5-Year Review of 37
Southeastern Species
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service
announces 5-year reviews of the
Anastasia Island beach mouse
(Peromyscus polionotus phasma),
Choctawhatchee beach mouse
(Peromyscus polionotus allophrys),
Perdido Key beach mouse (Peromyscus
polionotus trissyllepsis), Lower Keys
marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris
hefneri), Everglade snail kite
(Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus),
wood stork (Mycteria americana),
Culebra giant anole (Anolis roosevelti),
bluetail mole skink (Eumeces egregius
lividus), sand skink (Neoseps reynoldsi),
golden coqui (Eleutherodactylus
jasperi), purple bankclimber
(Elliptoideus sloatianus), Gulf
moccasinshell (Medionidus
penicillatus), Ochlockonee
moccasinshell (Medionidus
simpsonianus), oval pigtoe (Pleurobema
pyriforme), shinyrayed pocketbook
(Lampsilis subangulata), Chipola
slabshell (Elliptio chipolaensis), fat
three-ridge (Amblema neislerii),
Crenulate lead-plant (Amorpha
crenulata), Catesbaea melanocarpa (no
common name), Garber’s spurge
(Chamaesyce garberi), Etonia rosemary
(Conradina etonia), Cordia bellonis (no
common name), Avon Park harebells
(Crotalaria avonensis), beautiful goetzea
(Goetzea elegans), Lepanthes eltoroensis
(no common name), Mitracarpus
maxwelliae (no common name),
Mitracarpus polycladus (no common
name), Peperomia wheeleri (no common
name), wide-leaf warea (Warea
amplexifolia), elfin tree fern (Cyathea
dryopteroides), Elaphoglossum serpens
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(no common name), Polystichum
calderonense (no common name),
Tectaria estremerana (no common
name), Thelypteris inabonensis (no
common name), Thelypteris verecunda
(no common name) and Thelypteris
yaucoensis (no common name), and
Florida perforate cladonia (Cladonia
perforata) under section 4(c)(2) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), as amended (Act).
The purpose of reviews conducted
under this section of the Act is to ensure
that the classification of species as
threatened or endangered on the List of
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants (50 CFR 17.11 and 17.12) is
accurate. A 5-year review is an
assessment of the best scientific and
commercial data available at the time of
the review.
DATES: To allow us adequate time to
conduct this review, information
submitted for our consideration must be
received on or before November 27,
2006. However, we will continue to
accept new information about any listed
species at any time.
ADDRESSES: Information submitted on
the Anastasia Island beach mouse, wood
stork, Etonia rosemary, and wide-leaf
warea should be sent to Sandy
MacPherson, Jacksonville Field Office,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 6620
Southpoint Drive South, Suite 310,
Jacksonville, Florida 32216, fax 904–
232–2404. Information on the Lower
Keys marsh rabbit, Everglades snail kite,
bluetail mole skink, sand skink,
Crenulate lead-plant, Garber’s spurge,
Avon Park harebells, and Florida
perforate cladonia should be sent to
Cindy Schulz, South Florida Ecological
Services Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 1339 20th Street, Vero Beach,
Florida 32960, fax 772–562–4288.
Information on the Choctawhatchee
beach mouse, Perdido Key beach mouse,
purple bankclimber, Gulf
moccasinshell, Ochlockonee
moccasinshell, oval pigtoe, shinyrayed
pocketbook, Chipola slabshell, and fat
three-ridge should be sent to Gail
Carmody, Panama City Field Office,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1601
Balboa Avenue, Panama City, Florida
32405, fax 850–763–2177. Information
submitted on the Culebra giant anole,
golden coqui, Catesbaea melanocarpa,
Cordia bellonis, beautiful goetzea,
Lepanthes eltoroensis, Mitracarpus
maxwelliae, Mitracarpus polycladus,
Peperomia wheeleri, elfin tree fern,
Elaphoglossum serpens, Polystichum
calderonense, Tectaria estremerana,
Thelypteris inabonensis, Thelypteris
verecunda and Thelypteris yaucoensis
should be sent to Edwin Muniz, Field
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Supervisor, Caribbean Field Office, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 491,
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Boqueron, Puerto Rico 00622, fax 787–
851–7440. Information received in
response to this notice of review will be
available for public inspection by
appointment, during normal business
hours, at the same addresses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sandy MacPherson at the Jacksonville,
Florida, address above for the Anastasia
Island beach mouse, wood stork, Etonia
rosemary, and wide-leaf warea
(telephone, 904/232–2580, ext. 110,
e-mail sandy_macpherson@fws.gov);
Cindy Schulz at the Vero Beach,
Florida, address above for Lower Keys
marsh rabbit, Everglade snail kite,
bluetail mole skink, sand skink,
Crenulate lead-plant, Garber’s spurge,
Avon Park harebells, and Florida
perforate cladonia (telephone, 772/562–
3909, ext. 305, e-mail
cindy_schulz@fws.gov); Gail Carmody at
the Panama City, Florida, address above
for the Choctawhatchee beach mouse,
Perdido Key beach mouse, purple
bankclimber, Gulf moccasinshell,
Ochlockonee moccasinshell, oval
pigtoe, shinyrayed pocketbook, Chipola
slabshell, and fat three-ridge (telephone,
850/769–0552, ext. 225, e-mail
gail_carmody@fws.gov); and Edwin
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Muniz, at the above Boqueron, Puerto
Rico, address for the Culebra giant
anole, golden coqui, Catesbaea
melanocarpa, Cordia bellonis, beautiful
goetzea, Lepanthes eltoroensis,
Mitracarpus maxwelliae, Mitracarpus
polycladus, Peperomia wheeleri, elfin
tree fern, Elaphoglossum serpens,
Polystichum calderonense, Tectaria
estremerana, Thelypteris inabonensis,
Thelypteris verecunda and Thelypteris
yaucoensis (telephone, 787/851–7297,
ext. 228, e-mail edwin_muniz@fws.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Act, the Service maintains a list of
endangered and threatened wildlife and
plant species at 50 CFR 17.11 (for
wildlife) and 17.12 (for plants)
(collectively referred to as the List).
Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the Act requires
that we conduct a review of listed
species at least once every 5 years.
Then, on the basis of such reviews,
under section 4(c)(2)(B), we determine
whether or not any species should be
removed from the List (delisted), or
reclassified from endangered to
threatened or from threatened to
endangered. Delisting a species must be
supported by the best scientific and
commercial data available and only
considered if such data substantiate that
the species is neither endangered nor
threatened for one or more of the
following reasons: (1) The species is
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considered extinct; (2) the species is
considered to be recovered; and/or (3)
the original data available when the
species was listed, or the interpretation
of such data, were in error. Any change
in Federal classification would require a
separate rulemaking process.
The regulations at 50 CFR 424.21
require that we publish a notice in the
Federal Register announcing those
species currently under active review.
This notice announces our active review
of the following species that are
currently federally listed as endangered:
Anastasia Island beach mouse,
Choctawhatchee beach mouse, Perdido
Key beach mouse, Lower Keys marsh
rabbit, Everglade snail kite, wood stork,
Culebra giant anole, Gulf moccasinshell,
Ochlockonee moccasinshell, oval
pigtoe, shinyrayed pocketbook, fat
three-ridge, Crenulate lead-plant,
Catesbaea melanocarpa, Etonia
rosemary, Cordia bellonis, Avon Park
harebells, beautiful goetzea, Lepanthes
eltoroensis, Mitracarpus maxwelliae,
Mitracarpus polycladus, Peperomia
wheeleri, wide-leaf warea, elfin tree
fern, Elaphoglossum serpens,
Polystichum calderonense, Tectaria
estremerana, Thelypteris inabonensis,
Thelypteris verecunda, Thelypteris
yaucoensis, and Florida perforate
cladonia. This notice also announces
our active review of the following
species that are currently federally
listed as threatened: bluetail mole skink,
sand skink, golden coqui, purple
bankclimber, Chipola slabshell, and
Garber’s spurge.
The List is found in 50 CFR 17.11
(wildlife) and 17.12 (plants) and is also
available on our Internet site at https://
endangered.fws.gov/
wildlife.html#Species. Amendments to
the List through final rules are
published in the Federal Register
What information is considered in the
review?
A 5-year review will consider the best
scientific and commercial data that have
become available since the current
listing determination or most recent
status review of each species, such as:
A. Species biology, including but not
limited to population trends,
distribution, abundance, demographics,
and genetics;
B. Habitat conditions, including but
not limited to amount, distribution, and
suitability;
C. Conservation measures that have
been implemented to benefit the
species;
D. Threat status and trends (see five
factors under heading ‘‘How do we
determine whether a species is
endangered or threatened?’’); and
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E. Other new information, data, or
corrections, including but not limited to
taxonomic or nomenclatural changes,
identification of erroneous information
contained in the List, and improved
analytical methods.
Definitions Related to This Notice
The following definitions are
provided to assist those persons who
contemplate submitting information
regarding the species being reviewed:
A. Species includes any species or
subspecies of fish, wildlife, or plant,
and any distinct population segment of
any species of vertebrate which
interbreeds when mature.
B. Endangered means any species that
is in danger of extinction throughout all
or a significant portion of its range.
C. Threatened means any species that
is likely to become an endangered
species within the foreseeable future
throughout all or a significant portion of
its range.
How do we determine whether a
species is endangered or threatened?
Section 4(a)(1) of the Act establishes
that we determine whether a species is
endangered or threatened based on one
or more of the following five factors:
A. The present or threatened
destruction, modification, or
curtailment of its habitat or range;
B. Overutilization for commercial,
recreational, scientific, or educational
purposes;
C. Disease or predation;
D. The inadequacy of existing
regulatory mechanisms; or
E. Other natural or manmade factors
affecting its continued existence.
What could happen as a result of this
review?
If we find that there is new
information concerning any of these 37
species indicating that a change in
classification may be warranted, we may
propose a new rule that could do one of
the following: (a) Reclassify the species
from endangered to threatened
(downlist); (b) reclassify the species
from threatened to endangered (uplist);
or (c) delist the species. If we determine
that a change in classification is not
warranted, then the species will remain
on the List under its current status.
Public Solicitation of New Information
We request any new information
concerning the status of any of these 37
species. See ‘‘What information is
considered in the review?’’ heading for
specific criteria. Information submitted
should be supported by documentation
such as maps, bibliographic references,
methods used to gather and analyze the
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data, and/or copies of any pertinent
publications, reports, or letters by
knowledgeable sources. Our practice is
to make comments, including names
and home addresses of respondents,
available for public review during
normal business hours. Individual
respondents may request that we
withhold their home addresses from the
supporting record, which we will honor
to the extent allowable by law. There
also may be circumstances in which we
may withhold from the supporting
record a respondent’s identity, as
allowable by law. If you wish us to
withhold your name and/or address,
you must state this prominently at the
beginning of your comment, but you
should be aware that the Service may be
required to disclose your name and
address pursuant to the Freedom of
Information Act. However, we will not
consider anonymous comments. We
will make all submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from
individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety.
Authority
This document is published under the
authority of the Endangered Species Act
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: September 14, 2006.
Cynthia K. Dohner,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Notice of Availability of the Final
Sentry Milk-Vetch Recovery Plan
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
availability of the final recovery plan for
the sentry milk-vetch (Astragalus
cremnophylax var. cremnophylax).
Three populations of this endangered
plant are known to occur on land
managed by the National Park Service in
the Grand Canyon National Park (Park)
in Coconino County, Arizona.
ADDRESSES: Persons may obtain a copy
of the recovery plan by accessing the
Service’s Arizona Ecological Services
Field Office Internet Web page at
https://arizonaes.fws.gov or by
contacting the Field Supervisor, Arizona
Ecological Services Field Office, U.S.
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Fish and Wildlife Service, 2321 West
Royal Palm Road, Suite 103, Phoenix,
Arizona, 85021–4951 (602/242–0210) to
obtain a copy via the mail or in person
at the addresses above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mima Falk, Arizona Ecological Services
Tucson Suboffice, 201 N Bonita Ave.,
Tucson, Arizona 85745 (520/670–6150
ext. 225).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Restoring an endangered or
threatened animal or plant species to
the point where it is again a secure, selfsustaining member of its ecosystem is a
primary goal of the Service’s
endangered species program. To help
guide the recovery effort, the Service is
working to prepare recovery plans for
most of the listed species native to the
United States. Recovery plans describe
actions considered necessary for
conservation of species, establish
criteria for the recovery levels for
downlisting or delisting them, and
estimate time and cost for implementing
the recovery measures needed.
The Endangered Species Act of 1973
(Act), as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.), requires the development of
recovery plans for listed species, unless
such a plan would not promote the
conservation of a particular species.
Section 4(f) of the Act, as amended in
1988, requires that public notice and an
opportunity for public review and
comment be provided during recovery
plan development. We will consider all
information presented during the public
comment period prior to approval of
each new or revised recovery plan. We,
along with other Federal agencies, will
also take these comments into account
in the course of implementing approved
recovery plans.
The recovery plan describes the
status, current management, recovery
criteria, and specific actions needed to
reclassify the sentry milk-vetch from
endangered to threatened and for
eventual consideration for delisting. An
original draft of the recovery plan was
developed by Dr. Joyce Maschinski, a
botanist and species specialist from the
Arboretum at Flagstaff. The document
was reviewed and updated by a team of
botanists, soil scientists, naturalists and
National Park Service land managers
that have a history of researching or
managing the plant and its habitat. In
1993, the draft recovery plan for the
sentry milk-vetch underwent technical
and public review, but was not finalized
at that time due to other high priority
work. The reviews received on the 1993
draft are maintained in the Service’s
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administrative record. The draft plan
was subsequently updated again and
made available for public and peer
review in 2004 (69 FR 55447), with a reopening of the public comment period
for an additional 30 days in 2005 (70 FR
1736).
Sentry milk-vetch is known from
three locations on the South Rim of the
Grand Canyon, where Kaibab limestone
forms large flat platforms with shallow
soils near pinyon-juniper woodlands.
There are currently fewer than 600
individual sentry milk-vetch plants
between the three locations. The
primary cause of decline of the largest
population at Maricopa Point prior to
protection was trampling by Park
visitors, although drought conditions
may have worsened the situation. We
carefully assessed the best scientific and
commercial information available
regarding the past, present, and future
threats faced by sentry milk-vetch as
part of our 1990 final determination to
list this species as endangered (55 FR
50184). The four major threats identified
in the rule listing the species were: (1)
Destruction of habitat and damage to
individuals through human disturbance
(trampling); (2) over-utilization due to
collection; (3) inadequacy of existing
regulatory mechanisms to provide
protection of habitat; and (4) naturally
low reproduction of the species. The
recovery plan reassesses current threats
to the species and provides recovery
actions to lessen and alleviate
significant threats.
The recovery plan recommends
downlisting to threatened when four
viable populations of 1,000 plants each
have been established and maintained
for 10–30 years, and delisting when
eight populations have been established
and maintained for 10–30 years. These
criteria are based on considerations of
population viability and resiliency,
redundancy, climatic factors, and
habitat protection. The time to reach
downlisted or recovered status is not
known, but will depend on the time
necessary to survey existing habitat,
accomplish priority research needs,
establish a botanical garden population,
establish new wild populations, and
implement management to protect the
species. Estimated costs for the first 5
years of recovery implementation total
$963,000.
Authority
The authority for this action is
Section 4(f) of the Endangered Species
Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533(f).
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Review of
37 Southeastern Species
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service announces 5-year reviews of the
Anastasia Island beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus phasma),
Choctawhatchee beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus allophrys), Perdido
Key beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis), Lower Keys marsh
rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris hefneri), Everglade snail kite (Rostrhamus
sociabilis plumbeus), wood stork (Mycteria americana), Culebra giant
anole (Anolis roosevelti), bluetail mole skink (Eumeces egregius
lividus), sand skink (Neoseps reynoldsi), golden coqui
(Eleutherodactylus jasperi), purple bankclimber (Elliptoideus
sloatianus), Gulf moccasinshell (Medionidus penicillatus), Ochlockonee
moccasinshell (Medionidus simpsonianus), oval pigtoe (Pleurobema
pyriforme), shinyrayed pocketbook (Lampsilis subangulata), Chipola
slabshell (Elliptio chipolaensis), fat three-ridge (Amblema neislerii),
Crenulate lead-plant (Amorpha crenulata), Catesbaea melanocarpa (no
common name), Garber's spurge (Chamaesyce garberi), Etonia rosemary
(Conradina etonia), Cordia bellonis (no common name), Avon Park
harebells (Crotalaria avonensis), beautiful goetzea (Goetzea elegans),
Lepanthes eltoroensis (no common name), Mitracarpus maxwelliae (no
common name), Mitracarpus polycladus (no common name), Peperomia
wheeleri (no common name), wide-leaf warea (Warea amplexifolia), elfin
tree fern (Cyathea dryopteroides), Elaphoglossum serpens (no common
name), Polystichum calderonense (no common name), Tectaria estremerana
(no common name), Thelypteris inabonensis (no common name), Thelypteris
verecunda (no common name) and Thelypteris yaucoensis (no common name),
and Florida perforate cladonia (Cladonia perforata) under section
4(c)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),
as amended (Act). The purpose of reviews conducted under this section
of the Act is to ensure that the classification of species as
threatened or endangered on the List of Endangered and Threatened
Wildlife and Plants (50 CFR 17.11 and 17.12) is accurate. A 5-year
review is an assessment of the best scientific and commercial data
available at the time of the review.
DATES: To allow us adequate time to conduct this review, information
submitted for our consideration must be received on or before November
27, 2006. However, we will continue to accept new information about any
listed species at any time.
ADDRESSES: Information submitted on the Anastasia Island beach mouse,
wood stork, Etonia rosemary, and wide-leaf warea should be sent to
Sandy MacPherson, Jacksonville Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 6620 Southpoint Drive South, Suite 310, Jacksonville, Florida
32216, fax 904-232-2404. Information on the Lower Keys marsh rabbit,
Everglades snail kite, bluetail mole skink, sand skink, Crenulate lead-
plant, Garber's spurge, Avon Park harebells, and Florida perforate
cladonia should be sent to Cindy Schulz, South Florida Ecological
Services Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1339 20th Street, Vero
Beach, Florida 32960, fax 772-562-4288. Information on the
Choctawhatchee beach mouse, Perdido Key beach mouse, purple
bankclimber, Gulf moccasinshell, Ochlockonee moccasinshell, oval
pigtoe, shinyrayed pocketbook, Chipola slabshell, and fat three-ridge
should be sent to Gail Carmody, Panama City Field Office, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 1601 Balboa Avenue, Panama City, Florida 32405, fax
850-763-2177. Information submitted on the Culebra giant anole, golden
coqui, Catesbaea melanocarpa, Cordia bellonis, beautiful goetzea,
Lepanthes eltoroensis, Mitracarpus maxwelliae, Mitracarpus polycladus,
Peperomia wheeleri, elfin tree fern, Elaphoglossum serpens, Polystichum
calderonense, Tectaria estremerana, Thelypteris inabonensis,
Thelypteris verecunda and Thelypteris yaucoensis should be sent to
Edwin Muniz, Field
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Supervisor, Caribbean Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
P.O. Box 491, Boquer[oacute]n, Puerto Rico 00622, fax 787-851-7440.
Information received in response to this notice of review will be
available for public inspection by appointment, during normal business
hours, at the same addresses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandy MacPherson at the Jacksonville,
Florida, address above for the Anastasia Island beach mouse, wood
stork, Etonia rosemary, and wide-leaf warea (telephone, 904/232-2580,
ext. 110, e-mail sandy_macpherson@fws.gov); Cindy Schulz at the Vero
Beach, Florida, address above for Lower Keys marsh rabbit, Everglade
snail kite, bluetail mole skink, sand skink, Crenulate lead-plant,
Garber's spurge, Avon Park harebells, and Florida perforate cladonia
(telephone, 772/562-3909, ext. 305, e-mail cindy_schulz@fws.gov); Gail
Carmody at the Panama City, Florida, address above for the
Choctawhatchee beach mouse, Perdido Key beach mouse, purple
bankclimber, Gulf moccasinshell, Ochlockonee moccasinshell, oval
pigtoe, shinyrayed pocketbook, Chipola slabshell, and fat three-ridge
(telephone, 850/769-0552, ext. 225, e-mail gail_carmody@fws.gov); and
Edwin Muniz, at the above Boquer[oacute]n, Puerto Rico, address for the
Culebra giant anole, golden coqui, Catesbaea melanocarpa, Cordia
bellonis, beautiful goetzea, Lepanthes eltoroensis, Mitracarpus
maxwelliae, Mitracarpus polycladus, Peperomia wheeleri, elfin tree
fern, Elaphoglossum serpens, Polystichum calderonense, Tectaria
estremerana, Thelypteris inabonensis, Thelypteris verecunda and
Thelypteris yaucoensis (telephone, 787/851-7297, ext. 228, e-mail
edwin_muniz@fws.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Act, the Service maintains a list
of endangered and threatened wildlife and plant species at 50 CFR 17.11
(for wildlife) and 17.12 (for plants) (collectively referred to as the
List). Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the Act requires that we conduct a review
of listed species at least once every 5 years. Then, on the basis of
such reviews, under section 4(c)(2)(B), we determine whether or not any
species should be removed from the List (delisted), or reclassified
from endangered to threatened or from threatened to endangered.
Delisting a species must be supported by the best scientific and
commercial data available and only considered if such data substantiate
that the species is neither endangered nor threatened for one or more
of the following reasons: (1) The species is considered extinct; (2)
the species is considered to be recovered; and/or (3) the original data
available when the species was listed, or the interpretation of such
data, were in error. Any change in Federal classification would require
a separate rulemaking process.
The regulations at 50 CFR 424.21 require that we publish a notice
in the Federal Register announcing those species currently under active
review. This notice announces our active review of the following
species that are currently federally listed as endangered: Anastasia
Island beach mouse, Choctawhatchee beach mouse, Perdido Key beach
mouse, Lower Keys marsh rabbit, Everglade snail kite, wood stork,
Culebra giant anole, Gulf moccasinshell, Ochlockonee moccasinshell,
oval pigtoe, shinyrayed pocketbook, fat three-ridge, Crenulate lead-
plant, Catesbaea melanocarpa, Etonia rosemary, Cordia bellonis, Avon
Park harebells, beautiful goetzea, Lepanthes eltoroensis, Mitracarpus
maxwelliae, Mitracarpus polycladus, Peperomia wheeleri, wide-leaf
warea, elfin tree fern, Elaphoglossum serpens, Polystichum
calderonense, Tectaria estremerana, Thelypteris inabonensis,
Thelypteris verecunda, Thelypteris yaucoensis, and Florida perforate
cladonia. This notice also announces our active review of the following
species that are currently federally listed as threatened: bluetail
mole skink, sand skink, golden coqui, purple bankclimber, Chipola
slabshell, and Garber's spurge.
The List is found in 50 CFR 17.11 (wildlife) and 17.12 (plants) and
is also available on our Internet site at https://endangered.fws.gov/
wildlife.html#Species. Amendments to the List through final rules are
published in the Federal Register
What information is considered in the review?
A 5-year review will consider the best scientific and commercial
data that have become available since the current listing determination
or most recent status review of each species, such as:
A. Species biology, including but not limited to population trends,
distribution, abundance, demographics, and genetics;
B. Habitat conditions, including but not limited to amount,
distribution, and suitability;
C. Conservation measures that have been implemented to benefit the
species;
D. Threat status and trends (see five factors under heading ``How
do we determine whether a species is endangered or threatened?''); and
E. Other new information, data, or corrections, including but not
limited to taxonomic or nomenclatural changes, identification of
erroneous information contained in the List, and improved analytical
methods.
Definitions Related to This Notice
The following definitions are provided to assist those persons who
contemplate submitting information regarding the species being
reviewed:
A. Species includes any species or subspecies of fish, wildlife, or
plant, and any distinct population segment of any species of vertebrate
which interbreeds when mature.
B. Endangered means any species that is in danger of extinction
throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
C. Threatened means any species that is likely to become an
endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a
significant portion of its range.
How do we determine whether a species is endangered or threatened?
Section 4(a)(1) of the Act establishes that we determine whether a
species is endangered or threatened based on one or more of the
following five factors:
A. The present or threatened destruction, modification, or
curtailment of its habitat or range;
B. Overutilization for commercial, recreational, scientific, or
educational purposes;
C. Disease or predation;
D. The inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms; or
E. Other natural or manmade factors affecting its continued
existence.
What could happen as a result of this review?
If we find that there is new information concerning any of these 37
species indicating that a change in classification may be warranted, we
may propose a new rule that could do one of the following: (a)
Reclassify the species from endangered to threatened (downlist); (b)
reclassify the species from threatened to endangered (uplist); or (c)
delist the species. If we determine that a change in classification is
not warranted, then the species will remain on the List under its
current status.
Public Solicitation of New Information
We request any new information concerning the status of any of
these 37 species. See ``What information is considered in the review?''
heading for specific criteria. Information submitted should be
supported by documentation such as maps, bibliographic references,
methods used to gather and analyze the
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data, and/or copies of any pertinent publications, reports, or letters
by knowledgeable sources. Our practice is to make comments, including
names and home addresses of respondents, available for public review
during normal business hours. Individual respondents may request that
we withhold their home addresses from the supporting record, which we
will honor to the extent allowable by law. There also may be
circumstances in which we may withhold from the supporting record a
respondent's identity, as allowable by law. If you wish us to withhold
your name and/or address, you must state this prominently at the
beginning of your comment, but you should be aware that the Service may
be required to disclose your name and address pursuant to the Freedom
of Information Act. However, we will not consider anonymous comments.
We will make all submissions from organizations or businesses, and from
individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, available for public inspection in their
entirety.
Authority
This document is published under the authority of the Endangered
Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: September 14, 2006.
Cynthia K. Dohner,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. E6-15824 Filed 9-26-06; 8:45 am]
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