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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; 5-Year Reviews of 23
Southwestern Species
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
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ACTION: Notice of reviews.
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), announce 5year reviews of 23 southwestern species
listed under the Endangered Species Act
of 1973 (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 is accurate. The 5year review is an assessment of the best
scientific and commercial data available
at the time of the review.
DATES: To allow adequate time to
conduct this review, information
submitted for our consideration must be
received on or before May 12, 2009.
However, we will continue to accept
new information about any listed
species at any time.
ADDRESSES: You should submit
information on these species to the
Service at the addresses listed under
‘‘Public Comments’’ in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
We will make information received in
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Why is a 5-year review conducted?
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List of Endangered and Threatened
Wildlife and Plants (50 CFR 17.12), or
reclassified from endangered to
threatened (downlisted), or from
threatened to endangered (uplisted).
The 5-year review is an assessment of
the best scientific and commercial data
available at the time of the review.
Therefore, we are requesting submission
of any new information (best scientific
and commercial data) on the following
23 species since their original listings as
either endangered (ashy dogweed,
Canelo Hills ladies’-tresses, Comanche
Springs pupfish, Davis’ green pitaya,
Gila chub, Gulf Coast jaguarundi,
Huachuca water-umbel, Koster’s
springsnail, Little Aguja (=Creek)
pondweed, masked bobwhite (quail),
Mexican long-nosed bat, Nellie cory
cactus, Noel’s amphipod, Pecos
assiminea snail, Pecos gambusia,
Roswell springsnail, Texas poppymallow, and Zapata bladderpod) or
threatened (Arkansas River shiner,
bunched cory cactus, Chisos Mountains
hedgehog cactus, Lloyd’s Mariposa
cactus, and Navajo sedge). If the present
classification of any of these species is
not consistent with the best scientific
and commercial information available,
the Service will recommend whether or
not a change is warranted in the Federal
classification of that species. Any
change in Federal classification would
require a separate rulemaking process.
Our 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 23 species listed in Table 1.
What information is considered in the
review?
A 5-year review considers all new
information available at the time of the
review. These reviews will consider the
best scientific and commercial data that
has 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 of Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife and Plants, and
improved analytical methods.
How are these species currently listed?
The List of Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife and Plants (List) is
found in 50 CFR 17.11 (wildlife) and
17.12 (plants). Amendments to the List
through final rules are published in the
Federal Register. The List is also
available on our internet site at https://
www.fws.gov/endangered/wildlife.html.
In Table 1 below, we provide a
summary of the listing information for
the species under active review.
TABLE 1—SUMMARY OF THE LISTING INFORMATION
Common name
Scientific name
Status
Where listed
Arkansas River shiner ................................
ashy dogweed .............................................
bunched cory cactus ...................................
Canelo Hills ladies’-tresses ........................
Chisos Mountain hedgehog cactus ............
Comanche Springs pupfish ........................
Davis’ green pitaya .....................................
Gila chub .....................................................
Gulf Coast jaguarundi .................................
Notropis girardi ...........................................
Thymophylla tephroleuca ...........................
Coryphantha ramillosa ...............................
Spiranthes delitescens ...............................
Echinocereus chisoensis var. chisoensis ..
Cyprinodon elegans ...................................
Echinocereus viridiflorus var. davisii ..........
Gila intermedia ...........................................
Herpailurus
(=Felis)
yagouaroundi
cacomitli.
Lilaeopsis schaffneriana var. recurva ........
Juturnia kosteri ...........................................
Potamogeton clystocarpus .........................
Echinomastus ariposensis .........................
Colinus virginianus ridgwayi .......................
Leptonycteris nivalis ...................................
Carex specuicola ........................................
Coryphantha minima ..................................
Gammarus desperatus ...............................
Assiminea pecos ........................................
Gambusia nobilis ........................................
Pyrgulopsis roswellensis ............................
Callirhoe scabriuscula ................................
Lesquerella thamnophila ............................
T
E
T
E
T
E
E
E
E
AR, KS, NM, OK, TX ......
TX 49 ..............................
TX ...................................
AZ ...................................
TX ...................................
TX ...................................
TX ...................................
AZ, NM ...........................
TX ...................................
63 FR 64771.
FR 29232.
44 FR 64247.
62 FR 665.
53 FR 38453.
32 FR 4001.
44 FR 64738.
70 FR 66663.
41 FR 24062.
E
E
E
T
E
E
T
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
AZ ...................................
NM ..................................
TX ...................................
TX ...................................
AZ ...................................
NM, TX ...........................
AZ, UT ............................
TX ...................................
NM ..................................
NM, TX ...........................
NM, TX ...........................
NM ..................................
TX ...................................
TX ...................................
62
70
56
44
32
53
50
44
70
70
35
70
46
64
Huachuca water-umbel ...............................
Koster’s springsnail .....................................
Little Aguja (=Creek) pondweed .................
Lloyd’s Mariposa cactus .............................
masked bobwhite (quail) .............................
Mexican long-nosed bat .............................
Navajo sedge ..............................................
Nellie cory cactus .......................................
Noel’s amphipod .........................................
Pecos assiminea snail ................................
Pecos gambusia .........................................
Roswell springsnail .....................................
Texas poppy-mallow ...................................
Zapata bladderpod ......................................
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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
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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.
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46303.
57844.
64247.
4001.
38456.
19370.
64738.
46303.
46303.
16047.
46303.
3184.
63745.
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 five following factors:
A. The present or threatened
destruction, modification, or
curtailment of its habitat or range;
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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.
Section 4(a)(1) of the Act requires that
our determination be made on the basis
of the best scientific and commercial
data available.
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What could happen as a result of this
review?
If we find that there is new
information concerning any of the 23
species listed in Table 1 indicating 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; (b) reclassify the species
from threatened to endangered; or (c)
remove the species from the List. If we
determine that a change in classification
is not warranted, then these species will
remain on the List under their current
status.
Public Comments
Submit information regarding the
Canelo Hills ladies’-tresses (Spiranthes
delitescens), Gila chub (Gila
intermedia), Huachuca water-umber
(Lilaeopsis schaffneriana var. recurva),
and Navajo sedge (Carex specuicola) to
the Field Supervisor, Attention 5-year
Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Arizona Ecological Services Field
Office, 2321 West Royal Palm Road,
Suite 103, Phoenix, AZ 85021. The
office phone number is 602–242–0210.
Submit information regarding the
bunched cory cactus (Coryphantha
ramillosa), Chisos Mountain hedgehog
cactus (Echinocereus chisoensis var.
chisoensis), Comanche Springs pupfish
(Cyprinodon elegans), Davis’ green
pitaya (Echinocereus viridiflorus var.
davisii), Little Aguja (=Creek) pondweed
(Potamogeton clystocarpus), Lloyd’s
Mariposa cactus (Echinomastus
ariposensis), Mexican long-nosed bat
(Leptonycteris nivalis), Nellie cory
cactus (Coryphantha minima), Pecos
gambusia (Gambusia nobilis), and Texas
poppy-mallow (Callirhoe scabriuscula)
to the Field Supervisor, Attention 5-year
Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Austin Ecological Services Field Office,
10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200, Austin,
Texas 78758. The office phone number
is 512–490–0057.
Submit information regarding masked
bobwhite (quail) (Colinus virginianus
ridgwayi) to the Refuge Manager,
Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge,
P.O. Box 109, Sasabe, AZ 85633. The
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office phone number is 520–823–4251,
extension 116.
Submit information regarding ashy
dogweed (Notropis girardi) and Zapata
bladderpod (Lesquerella thamnophila)
to the Field Supervisor, Attention 5-year
Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
c/o TAMU–CC, Corpus Christi
Ecological Services Field Office, 6300
Ocean Drive, Unit 5837, Corpus Christi,
TX 78412. The office phone number is
361–994–9005.
Submit information regarding Gulf
Coast jaguarundi (Herpailurus (=Felis)
yagouaroundi cacomitli) to Jody Mays,
Wildlife Biologist, Laguna Atascosa
National Wildlife Refuge, P.O. Box 450,
Rio Hondo, TX 78583. The office phone
number is 956–748–3607.
Submit information regarding Koster’s
springsnail (Juturnia kosteri), Noel’s
amphipod (Gammarus desperatus),
Pecos assiminea snail (Assiminea
pecos), and Roswell springsnail
(Pyrgulopsis roswellensis) to the Field
Supervisor, Attention 5-year Review,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New
Mexico Ecological Services Field Office,
2105 Osuna Road, NE., Albuquerque,
NM 87113. The office phone number is
505–346–2525.
Submit information regarding the
Arkansas River shiner (Notropis girardi)
to the Field Supervisor, Attention 5-year
Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Oklahoma Ecological Services Field
Office, 222 S. Houston, Suite A, Tulsa,
OK 74127. The office phone number is
918–581–7458.
Public Solicitation of New Information
We request any new information
concerning the status of the 23 species
listed in Table 1. 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 data, and/or
copies of any pertinent publications,
reports, or letters by knowledgeable
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personal identifying information—may
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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.
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This document is published under the
authority of the Endangered Species Act
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Reviews of
23 Southwestern Species
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of reviews.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce 5-
year reviews of 23 southwestern species listed under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (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 is accurate. The 5-year review is an assessment of
the best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the
review.
DATES: To allow adequate time to conduct this review, information
submitted for our consideration must be received on or before May 12,
2009. However, we will continue to accept new information about any
listed species at any time.
ADDRESSES: You should submit information on these species to the
Service at the addresses listed under ``Public Comments'' in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. We will make information received in
response to this notice of review available for public inspection by
appointment, during normal business hours, at the same addresses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact the appropriate office named
in ``Public Comments'' for species-specific information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Why is a 5-year review conducted?
Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) requires
that we conduct a review of listed species at least once every 5 years.
We are then, under section 4(c)(2)(B) and the provisions of subsections
(a) and (b), to determine, on the basis of such a review, whether or
not any species should be removed (delisted) from the
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List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (50 CFR 17.12),
or reclassified from endangered to threatened (downlisted), or from
threatened to endangered (uplisted).
The 5-year review is an assessment of the best scientific and
commercial data available at the time of the review. Therefore, we are
requesting submission of any new information (best scientific and
commercial data) on the following 23 species since their original
listings as either endangered (ashy dogweed, Canelo Hills ladies'-
tresses, Comanche Springs pupfish, Davis' green pitaya, Gila chub, Gulf
Coast jaguarundi, Huachuca water-umbel, Koster's springsnail, Little
Aguja (=Creek) pondweed, masked bobwhite (quail), Mexican long-nosed
bat, Nellie cory cactus, Noel's amphipod, Pecos assiminea snail, Pecos
gambusia, Roswell springsnail, Texas poppy-mallow, and Zapata
bladderpod) or threatened (Arkansas River shiner, bunched cory cactus,
Chisos Mountains hedgehog cactus, Lloyd's Mariposa cactus, and Navajo
sedge). If the present classification of any of these species is not
consistent with the best scientific and commercial information
available, the Service will recommend whether or not a change is
warranted in the Federal classification of that species. Any change in
Federal classification would require a separate rulemaking process.
Our 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 23 species
listed in Table 1.
What information is considered in the review?
A 5-year review considers all new information available at the time
of the review. These reviews will consider the best scientific and
commercial data that has 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 of Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife and Plants, and improved analytical methods.
How are these species currently listed?
The List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (List) is
found in 50 CFR 17.11 (wildlife) and 17.12 (plants). Amendments to the
List through final rules are published in the Federal Register. The
List is also available on our internet site at https://www.fws.gov/
endangered/wildlife.html. In Table 1 below, we provide a summary of the
listing information for the species under active review.
Table 1--Summary of the Listing Information
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Common name Scientific name Status Where listed Final listing rule
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Arkansas River shiner............ Notropis girardi.... T AR, KS, NM, OK, TX. 63 FR 64771.
ashy dogweed..................... Thymophylla E TX 49.............. FR 29232.
tephroleuca.
bunched cory cactus.............. Coryphantha T TX................. 44 FR 64247.
ramillosa.
Canelo Hills ladies'-tresses..... Spiranthes E AZ................. 62 FR 665.
delitescens.
Chisos Mountain hedgehog cactus.. Echinocereus T TX................. 53 FR 38453.
chisoensis var.
chisoensis.
Comanche Springs pupfish......... Cyprinodon elegans.. E TX................. 32 FR 4001.
Davis' green pitaya.............. Echinocereus E TX................. 44 FR 64738.
viridiflorus var.
davisii.
Gila chub........................ Gila intermedia..... E AZ, NM............. 70 FR 66663.
Gulf Coast jaguarundi............ Herpailurus (=Felis) E TX................. 41 FR 24062.
yagouaroundi
cacomitli.
Huachuca water-umbel............. Lilaeopsis E AZ................. 62 FR 665.
schaffneriana var.
recurva.
Koster's springsnail............. Juturnia kosteri.... E NM................. 70 FR 46303.
Little Aguja (=Creek) pondweed... Potamogeton E TX................. 56 FR 57844.
clystocarpus.
Lloyd's Mariposa cactus.......... Echinomastus T TX................. 44 FR 64247.
ariposensis.
masked bobwhite (quail).......... Colinus virginianus E AZ................. 32 FR 4001.
ridgwayi.
Mexican long-nosed bat........... Leptonycteris E NM, TX............. 53 FR 38456.
nivalis.
Navajo sedge..................... Carex specuicola.... T AZ, UT............. 50 FR 19370.
Nellie cory cactus............... Coryphantha minima.. E TX................. 44 FR 64738.
Noel's amphipod.................. Gammarus desperatus. E NM................. 70 FR 46303.
Pecos assiminea snail............ Assiminea pecos..... E NM, TX............. 70 FR 46303.
Pecos gambusia................... Gambusia nobilis.... E NM, TX............. 35 FR 16047.
Roswell springsnail.............. Pyrgulopsis E NM................. 70 FR 46303.
roswellensis.
Texas poppy-mallow............... Callirhoe E TX................. 46 FR 3184.
scabriuscula.
Zapata bladderpod................ Lesquerella E TX................. 64 FR 63745.
thamnophila.
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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 five
following factors:
A. The present or threatened destruction, modification, or
curtailment of its habitat or range;
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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.
Section 4(a)(1) of the Act requires that our determination be made
on the basis of the best scientific and commercial data available.
What could happen as a result of this review?
If we find that there is new information concerning any of the 23
species listed in Table 1 indicating 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;
(b) reclassify the species from threatened to endangered; or (c) remove
the species from the List. If we determine that a change in
classification is not warranted, then these species will remain on the
List under their current status.
Public Comments
Submit information regarding the Canelo Hills ladies'-tresses
(Spiranthes delitescens), Gila chub (Gila intermedia), Huachuca water-
umber (Lilaeopsis schaffneriana var. recurva), and Navajo sedge (Carex
specuicola) to the Field Supervisor, Attention 5-year Review, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Arizona Ecological Services Field Office, 2321
West Royal Palm Road, Suite 103, Phoenix, AZ 85021. The office phone
number is 602-242-0210.
Submit information regarding the bunched cory cactus (Coryphantha
ramillosa), Chisos Mountain hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus chisoensis
var. chisoensis), Comanche Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon elegans), Davis'
green pitaya (Echinocereus viridiflorus var. davisii), Little Aguja
(=Creek) pondweed (Potamogeton clystocarpus), Lloyd's Mariposa cactus
(Echinomastus ariposensis), Mexican long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris
nivalis), Nellie cory cactus (Coryphantha minima), Pecos gambusia
(Gambusia nobilis), and Texas poppy-mallow (Callirhoe scabriuscula) to
the Field Supervisor, Attention 5-year Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, 10711 Burnet Road,
Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78758. The office phone number is 512-490-
0057.
Submit information regarding masked bobwhite (quail) (Colinus
virginianus ridgwayi) to the Refuge Manager, Buenos Aires National
Wildlife Refuge, P.O. Box 109, Sasabe, AZ 85633. The office phone
number is 520-823-4251, extension 116.
Submit information regarding ashy dogweed (Notropis girardi) and
Zapata bladderpod (Lesquerella thamnophila) to the Field Supervisor,
Attention 5-year Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service c/o TAMU-CC,
Corpus Christi Ecological Services Field Office, 6300 Ocean Drive, Unit
5837, Corpus Christi, TX 78412. The office phone number is 361-994-
9005.
Submit information regarding Gulf Coast jaguarundi (Herpailurus
(=Felis) yagouaroundi cacomitli) to Jody Mays, Wildlife Biologist,
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, P.O. Box 450, Rio Hondo, TX
78583. The office phone number is 956-748-3607.
Submit information regarding Koster's springsnail (Juturnia
kosteri), Noel's amphipod (Gammarus desperatus), Pecos assiminea snail
(Assiminea pecos), and Roswell springsnail (Pyrgulopsis roswellensis)
to the Field Supervisor, Attention 5-year Review, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office, 2105
Osuna Road, NE., Albuquerque, NM 87113. The office phone number is 505-
346-2525.
Submit information regarding the Arkansas River shiner (Notropis
girardi) to the Field Supervisor, Attention 5-year Review, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Oklahoma Ecological Services Field Office, 222 S.
Houston, Suite A, Tulsa, OK 74127. The office phone number is 918-581-
7458.
Public Solicitation of New Information
We request any new information concerning the status of the 23
species listed in Table 1. 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 data, and/or copies of any
pertinent publications, reports, or letters by knowledgeable sources.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your comments, 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.
Authority
This document is published under the authority of the Endangered
Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: January 30, 2009.
Brian A. Millsap,
Regional Director, Region 2.
[FR Doc. E9-2885 Filed 2-10-09; 8:45 am]
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