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incidental take of the Florida scrub-jay.
The Service will also evaluate whether
issuance of the section 10(a)(1)(B) ITP
complies with section 7 of the Act by
conducting an intra-Service section 7
consultation. The results of this
consultation, in combination with the
above findings, will be used in the final
analysis to determine whether or not to
issue the ITP.
Authority: This notice is provided
pursuant to Section 10 of the Endangered
Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and
NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
Dated: June 21, 2007.
Paul Souza,
Field Supervisor, South Florida Ecological
Services Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Running Buffalo Clover (Trifolium
stoloniferum) Recovery Plan Revision
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), announce
availability of the approved revised
recovery plan for running buffalo clover
(Trifolium stoloniferum). This species is
federally listed as endangered under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (Act).
ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of
the recovery plan by any of the
following means:
1. World Wide Web: https://
midwest.fws.gov/endangered; or
2. U.S. mail or in-person pickup:
Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 6950 Americana Parkway, Suite
H, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068–4127;
telephone, (614) 469–6923.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Sarena M. Selbo at the above address
and telephone (ext. 17). TTY users may
contact Ms. Selbo through the Federal
Relay Service at (800) 877–8339.
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. Recovery
plans describe actions considered
necessary for conservation of the
species, establish criteria for
reclassification and delisting, and
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provide estimates of the time and cost
for implementing recovery measures.
The Act (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 we provide public
notice and opportunity for public
review and comment during recovery
plan development. We announced
availability of our draft revised recovery
plan in the Federal Register on August
12, 2005 (70 FR 47222), and requested
public comments. The comment period
closed on October 11, 2005. In our
preparation of the approved revised
recovery plan, we considered
information provided to us during the
comment period, and we have
summarized this information in an
appendix to the revised recovery plan.
Running buffalo clover was listed as
endangered on July 6, 1987. The original
recovery plan was approved on July 8,
1989. This is the first recovery plan
revision. Running buffalo clover
formerly occurred from West Virginia to
Kansas. It is currently extant in limited
portions of Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio,
Missouri, and West Virginia. Running
buffalo clover occurs in mesic habitats
of partial to filtered sunlight, where
there is a prolonged pattern of moderate
periodic disturbance, such as mowing,
trampling, or grazing. It is most often
found in regions underlain with
limestone or other calcareous bedrock.
The primary threat to running buffalo
clover is habitat alteration. Factors that
contribute to this threat include natural
forest succession and subsequent
canopy closure, competition by invasive
plant species, and catastrophic
disturbance such as development or
road construction. The elimination of
bison and other large herbivores may
also be a threat to this species. In
addition to these threats, inherent
biological vulnerabilities of running
buffalo clover include its reliance on
pollinators, seed scarification, and
dispersal mechanisms, as well as a
dependence on disturbance.
Given the known threats and
constraints, the recovery effort for
running buffalo clover focuses primarily
on increasing the number of conserved
and managed populations, determining
the viability of existing populations, and
research on the species ecological
requirements. Key to this strategy is the
conservation and management of
various-sized populations of running
buffalo clover throughout the species’
geographic range. The recovery criteria
and actions rely heavily on retaining
and managing suitable habitat. A greater
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understanding of the biotic and abiotic
needs of running buffalo clover is also
key to the species recovery.
Downlisting Criteria
Running buffalo clover will be
considered for downlisting to
threatened status when the likelihood of
the species becoming extinct in the
foreseeable future has been eliminated
by achievement of the following criteria:
(1) Seventeen populations, in total,
are distributed as follows: 1 A-ranked, 3
B-ranked, 3 C-ranked, and 10 D-ranked
populations across at least 2 of the 3
regions in which running buffalo clover
currently occurs (Appalachian,
Bluegrass, and Ozark). The number of
populations required in each rank is
based on what would be necessary to
achieve a 95 percent probability of
persistence within the next 20 years
based on population viability analysis.
(2) For each A-ranked and B-ranked
population described in downlisting
criterion 1, population viability analysis
indicates a 95 percent persistence
within the next 20 years, or, for any
population that does not meet the 95
percent persistence standard, the
population meets the definition of
viable. For downlisting purposes,
viability is defined as follows: (A) Seed
production is occurring; (B) the
population is stable or increasing, based
on at least 5 years of censusing; and (C)
appropriate management techniques are
in place.
(3) The land on which each of the
populations described in downlisting
criterion 1 occurs is owned by a
government agency or private
conservation organization that identifies
maintenance of the species as one of the
primary conservation objectives for the
site, or, the population is protected by
a conservation agreement that commits
the landowner to habitat management
for the species. Natural resource
management plans on Federal lands
may be suitable for meeting this
criterion.
Delisting Criteria
Running buffalo clover will be
considered for delisting when the
likelihood of the species becoming
threatened in the foreseeable future has
been eliminated by the achievement of
the following criteria:
(1) Thirty-four populations, in total,
are distributed as follows: 2 A-ranked, 6
B-ranked, 6 C-ranked, and 20 D-ranked
populations across at least 2 of the 3
regions in which running buffalo clover
occurs (Appalachian, Bluegrass, and
Ozark). The number of populations in
each rank is based on what would be
required to achieve a 95 percent
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probability of persistence within the
next 20 years; this number was doubled
to ensure biological redundancy across
the range of the species.
(2) For each A-ranked and B-ranked
population described in delisting
criterion 1, population viability analysis
indicates a 95 percent probability of
persistence within the next 20 years, or,
for any population that does not meet
the 95 percent persistence standard, the
population meets the definition of
viable. For delisting purposes, viability
is defined as follows: (A) Seed
production is occurring; (B) the
population is stable or increasing, based
on at least 10 years of censusing; and (C)
appropriate management techniques are
in place.
(3) The land on which each of the
populations described in delisting
criterion 1 occurs is owned by a
government agency or private
conservation organization that identifies
maintenance of the species as one of the
primary conservation objectives for the
site, or, the population is protected by
a conservation agreement that commits
the landowner to habitat management
for the species. Natural resource
management plans on Federal lands
may be suitable for meeting this
criterion.
Authority: The authority for this action is
Section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act,
16 U.S.C. 1533(f).
Dated: June 5, 2007.
Lynn Lewis,
Deputy Assistant Regional Director,
Ecological Services, Region 3.
[FR Doc. E7–12409 Filed 6–26–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
J.N. ‘‘Ding’’ Darling National Wildlife
Refuge
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a
comprehensive conservation plan and
environmental assessment for J.N.
‘‘Ding’’ Darling National Wildlife Refuge
in Sanibel, Florida.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service
intends to gather information necessary
to prepare a comprehensive
conservation plan and environmental
assessment for J.N. ‘‘Ding’’ Darling
National Wildlife Refuge. This notice is
furnished in compliance with the
Service’s comprehensive conservation
planning policy to advise other agencies
and the public of our intentions, and to
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obtain suggestions and information on
the scope of issues to be considered in
the planning process.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments must be received by August
13, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Comments, questions, and
requests for more information regarding
the J.N. ‘‘Ding’’ Darling National
Wildlife Refuge planning process
should be sent to: Rob Jess, Refuge
Manager, J.N. ‘‘Ding’’ Darling National
Wildlife Refuge, 1 Wildlife Drive,
Sanibel, FL 33957; Telephone: 239/472–
1100; Fax: 239/472–4061; Electronic
mail: DingDarlingCCP@fws.gov/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966, as amended
by the National Wildlife Refuge System
Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C.
668dd–668ee), requires the Service to
develop a comprehensive conservation
plan for each national wildlife refuge.
The purpose in developing a
comprehensive conservation plan is to
provide refuge managers with a 15-year
strategy for achieving refuge purposes
and contributing toward the mission of
the National Wildlife Refuge System,
consistent with sound principles of fish
and wildlife management, conservation,
legal mandates, and Service policies. In
addition to outlining broad management
direction on conserving wildlife and
their habitats, plans identify wildlifedependent recreational opportunities
available to the public, including
opportunities for hunting, fishing,
wildlife observation, wildlife
photography, and environmental
education and interpretation. Public
input in this planning process is
essential.
Each unit of the National Wildlife
Refuge System is established with
specific purposes. These purposes are
used to develop and prioritize
management goals and objectives with
the National Wildlife Refuge System
mission, and to guide which public uses
will occur on the refuge. The planning
process is a means for the Service and
the public to evaluate management goals
and objectives for the best possible
conservation efforts of this important
wildlife habitat, while providing for
wildlife-dependent recreation
opportunities that are compatible with
the refuge’s establishing purposes and
the mission of the National Wildlife
Refuge System.
A comprehensive conservation
planning process will be conducted that
will provide opportunities for Tribal,
State, and local governments; agencies;
organizations; and the public to
participate in issue scoping and public
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comment. The Service invites anyone
interested to respond to the following
questions:
1. What problems or issues do you
want to see addressed in the
comprehensive conservation plan?
2. What improvements would you
recommend for J.N. ‘‘Ding’’ Darling
National Wildlife Refuge?
The above questions have been
provided for your optional use. You are
not required to provide any information.
The Planning Team developed these
questions to gather information about
individual issues and ideas concerning
the refuge. The Planning Team will use
comments it receives as part of the
planning process; however, it will not
reference individual comments or
directly respond to them.
Special mailings, newspaper articles,
and other media announcements will be
used to inform State and local
government agencies and the public of
the opportunities for input throughout
the planning process. Open house style
meeting(s) will be scheduled and held
throughout the scoping phase of the
comprehensive conservation plan
development process.
The environmental review of this
project will be conducted in accordance
with the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); NEPA
regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508);
and other appropriate Federal laws and
regulations. All comments received
become part of the official public
record. Before including your address,
phone number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment, including your
personal identifying information, may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
J.N. ‘‘Ding’’ Darling National Wildlife
Refuge was originally established as the
Sanibel National Wildlife Refuge in
1945. The refuge was originally
established ‘‘for use as an inviolate
sanctuary, or for any other management
purposes, for migratory birds, and
suitable for incidental fish and wildlifeoriented recreational development, the
protection of natural resources, and the
conservation of threatened and
endangered species.’’ In 1967, the refuge
was renamed in honor of Jay Norwood
‘‘Ding’’ Darling and now consists of
6,300 acres of mangrove estuary,
freshwater spartina wetlands, and
tropical hardwood hammocks. In 1976,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Running Buffalo Clover (Trifolium stoloniferum) Recovery Plan
Revision
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce
availability of the approved revised recovery plan for running buffalo
clover (Trifolium stoloniferum). This species is federally listed as
endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act).
ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of the recovery plan by any of the
following means:
1. World Wide Web: https://midwest.fws.gov/endangered; or
2. U.S. mail or in-person pickup: Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 6950 Americana Parkway, Suite H, Reynoldsburg, OH
43068-4127; telephone, (614) 469-6923.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Sarena M. Selbo at the above
address and telephone (ext. 17). TTY users may contact Ms. Selbo
through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Restoring an endangered or threatened animal or plant species to
the point where it is again a secure, self-sustaining member of its
ecosystem is a primary goal of the Service's endangered species
program. Recovery plans describe actions considered necessary for
conservation of the species, establish criteria for reclassification
and delisting, and provide estimates of the time and cost for
implementing recovery measures.
The Act (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 we provide public notice and opportunity
for public review and comment during recovery plan development. We
announced availability of our draft revised recovery plan in the
Federal Register on August 12, 2005 (70 FR 47222), and requested public
comments. The comment period closed on October 11, 2005. In our
preparation of the approved revised recovery plan, we considered
information provided to us during the comment period, and we have
summarized this information in an appendix to the revised recovery
plan.
Running buffalo clover was listed as endangered on July 6, 1987.
The original recovery plan was approved on July 8, 1989. This is the
first recovery plan revision. Running buffalo clover formerly occurred
from West Virginia to Kansas. It is currently extant in limited
portions of Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Missouri, and West Virginia.
Running buffalo clover occurs in mesic habitats of partial to filtered
sunlight, where there is a prolonged pattern of moderate periodic
disturbance, such as mowing, trampling, or grazing. It is most often
found in regions underlain with limestone or other calcareous bedrock.
The primary threat to running buffalo clover is habitat alteration.
Factors that contribute to this threat include natural forest
succession and subsequent canopy closure, competition by invasive plant
species, and catastrophic disturbance such as development or road
construction. The elimination of bison and other large herbivores may
also be a threat to this species. In addition to these threats,
inherent biological vulnerabilities of running buffalo clover include
its reliance on pollinators, seed scarification, and dispersal
mechanisms, as well as a dependence on disturbance.
Given the known threats and constraints, the recovery effort for
running buffalo clover focuses primarily on increasing the number of
conserved and managed populations, determining the viability of
existing populations, and research on the species ecological
requirements. Key to this strategy is the conservation and management
of various-sized populations of running buffalo clover throughout the
species' geographic range. The recovery criteria and actions rely
heavily on retaining and managing suitable habitat. A greater
understanding of the biotic and abiotic needs of running buffalo clover
is also key to the species recovery.
Downlisting Criteria
Running buffalo clover will be considered for downlisting to
threatened status when the likelihood of the species becoming extinct
in the foreseeable future has been eliminated by achievement of the
following criteria:
(1) Seventeen populations, in total, are distributed as follows: 1
A-ranked, 3 B-ranked, 3 C-ranked, and 10 D-ranked populations across at
least 2 of the 3 regions in which running buffalo clover currently
occurs (Appalachian, Bluegrass, and Ozark). The number of populations
required in each rank is based on what would be necessary to achieve a
95 percent probability of persistence within the next 20 years based on
population viability analysis.
(2) For each A-ranked and B-ranked population described in
downlisting criterion 1, population viability analysis indicates a 95
percent persistence within the next 20 years, or, for any population
that does not meet the 95 percent persistence standard, the population
meets the definition of viable. For downlisting purposes, viability is
defined as follows: (A) Seed production is occurring; (B) the
population is stable or increasing, based on at least 5 years of
censusing; and (C) appropriate management techniques are in place.
(3) The land on which each of the populations described in
downlisting criterion 1 occurs is owned by a government agency or
private conservation organization that identifies maintenance of the
species as one of the primary conservation objectives for the site, or,
the population is protected by a conservation agreement that commits
the landowner to habitat management for the species. Natural resource
management plans on Federal lands may be suitable for meeting this
criterion.
Delisting Criteria
Running buffalo clover will be considered for delisting when the
likelihood of the species becoming threatened in the foreseeable future
has been eliminated by the achievement of the following criteria:
(1) Thirty-four populations, in total, are distributed as follows:
2 A-ranked, 6 B-ranked, 6 C-ranked, and 20 D-ranked populations across
at least 2 of the 3 regions in which running buffalo clover occurs
(Appalachian, Bluegrass, and Ozark). The number of populations in each
rank is based on what would be required to achieve a 95 percent
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probability of persistence within the next 20 years; this number was
doubled to ensure biological redundancy across the range of the
species.
(2) For each A-ranked and B-ranked population described in
delisting criterion 1, population viability analysis indicates a 95
percent probability of persistence within the next 20 years, or, for
any population that does not meet the 95 percent persistence standard,
the population meets the definition of viable. For delisting purposes,
viability is defined as follows: (A) Seed production is occurring; (B)
the population is stable or increasing, based on at least 10 years of
censusing; and (C) appropriate management techniques are in place.
(3) The land on which each of the populations described in
delisting criterion 1 occurs is owned by a government agency or private
conservation organization that identifies maintenance of the species as
one of the primary conservation objectives for the site, or, the
population is protected by a conservation agreement that commits the
landowner to habitat management for the species. Natural resource
management plans on Federal lands may be suitable for meeting this
criterion.
Authority: The authority for this action is Section 4(f) of the
Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533(f).
Dated: June 5, 2007.
Lynn Lewis,
Deputy Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Region 3.
[FR Doc. E7-12409 Filed 6-26-07; 8:45 am]
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