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Dated: May 31, 2011.
Deborah Hernandez,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public
and Indian Housing.
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Permits
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
Notice of receipt of applications
for permits.
ACTION:
We announce our receipt of
applications to conduct certain
activities pertaining to enhancement of
survival of endangered species. The
Endangered Species Act requires that
we invite public comment on these
permit applications.
DATES: Written comments on this
request for a permit must be received by
July 8, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit written data or
comments to the Assistant Regional
Director-Ecological Services, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 25486,
Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO
80225–0486; facsimile 303–236–0027.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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Before including your address, phone
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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.
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Documents and other information
submitted with these applications are
available for review, subject to the
requirements of the Privacy Act (5
U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), by any
party who submits a request for a copy
of such documents within 30 days of the
date of publication of this notice to Kris
Olsen, by mail (see ADDRESSES) or by
telephone at 303–236–4256. All
comments we receive from individuals
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The following applicants have
requested issuance of enhancement of
survival permits to conduct certain
activities with endangered species
pursuant to Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Applicant: Leigh Espy, Bureau of Land
Management, Lakewood, Colorado,
TE–43044A.
The applicant requests a permit to
remove and reduce to possession
Penstemon penlandii (Penland
beardtongue), Astragalus osterhoutii
(Osterhout milk-vetch), Phacelia
formosula (North Park phacelia), and
Eriogonum pelinophilum (Clay-loving
wild-buckwheat) in conjunction with
recovery activities throughout the
species’ ranges for the purpose of
enhancing their survival and recovery.
Applicant: Kirk Mammoliti, Roeland
Park, Kansas, TE–43046A. The
applicant requests a permit to take
Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka) in
conjunction with recovery activities
throughout the species’ range for the
purpose of enhancing its survival and
recovery.
Dated: May 24, 2011.
Noreen E. Walsh,
Deputy Regional Director, Denver, Colorado.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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D2]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Initiation of 5–Year
Reviews of Nine Species: Purple Bean,
Clubshell, Roanoke Logperch, Swamp
Pink, Northern Riffleshell, Flat-spired
Three-toothed Land Snail, Puritan
Tiger Beetle, Dwarf Wedgemussel, and
Bog Turtle
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of initiation of review/
reviews; request for information.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, are initiating 5-year
status reviews under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act),
of nine species. We conduct these
reviews to ensure that our classification
of each species on the Lists of
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants as threatened or endangered
is accurate. A 5-year review assesses the
best scientific and commercial data
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available at the time of the review. We
are requesting any information that has
become available since our original
listing of each of these species. Based on
review results, we will determine
whether we should change the listing
status of any of these species.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please
send your written information by
August 8, 2011.
ADDRESSES: For how and where to send
information, see ‘‘VIII., Contacts’’ near
end of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Parkin, by U.S. mail at U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region,
300 Westgate Center Drive, Hadley,
Massachusetts 01035; by telephone at
617–417–3331; or by e-mail at
mary_parkin@fws.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Why do we conduct 5–year reviews?
Under the Act (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) in
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at
50 CFR 17.11 (for animals) and 17.12
(for plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the Act
requires us to review each listed
species’ status at least once every 5
years. Then, under section 4(c)(2)(B), we
determine whether to remove any
species from the List (delist), to
reclassify it from endangered to
threatened, or to reclassify it from
threatened to endangered. Any change
in Federal classification requires a
separate rulemaking process.
In classifying, we use the following
definitions, from 50 CFR 424.02:
(A) Species includes any species or
subspecies of fish, wildlife, or plant,
and any distinct population segment of
any species of vertebrate, that
interbreeds when mature;
(B) Endangered species means any
species that is in danger of extinction
throughout all or a significant portion of
its range; and
(C) Threatened species means any
species that is likely to become an
endangered species within the
foreseeable future throughout all or a
significant portion of its range.
We must support delisting by the best
scientific and commercial data
available, and only consider delisting if
data substantiates that the species is
neither endangered nor threatened for
one or more of the following reasons (50
CFR 424.11(d)):
(A) The species is considered extinct;
(B) The species is considered to be
recovered; or
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(C) The original data available when
the species was listed, or the
interpretation of data, were in error.
Our regulations at 50 CFR 424.21
require that we publish a notice in the
Federal Register announcing the species
we are reviewing.
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II. What species are under review?
This notice announces our active 5year status [reviews] of the species in
Table 1.
TABLE 1. CURRENT LISTING STATUS OF SPECIES UNDER 5–YEAR STATUS REVIEW.
Common name
Scientific name
Where listed
Status
Final listing rule publication
date and citation
January 10, 1997 (62 FR
1647).
August 7, 1990 (55 FR
32088).
January 22, 1993 (58 FR
5638).
August 18, 1989 (54 FR
34468).
January 22, 1993 (58 FR
5638).
July 3, 1978 (43 FR
28932).
November 4, 1997 (62 FR
59605).
March 14, 1990 (55 FR
9447).
ANIMALS
Bean, purple ......................
Villosa perpurpurea ...........
Endangered .......................
U.S.A. (TN, VA) ................
Beetle, Puritan tiger ...........
Cicindela puritana .............
Threatened ........................
U.S.A. (CT, MD, MA) ........
Clubshell ............................
Pleurobema clava .............
Endangered .......................
Logperch, Roanoke ...........
Percina rex ........................
Endangered .......................
U.S.A. (AL, IL, IN, KY, MI,
OH. PA, TN, WV).
U.S.A. (VA) .......................
Riffleshell, northern ...........
Epioblasma torulosa
rangiana.
Triodopsis platysayoides ...
Endangered .......................
Threatened ........................
Clemmys muhlenbergii .....
Threatened ........................
Alasmidonta heterodon .....
Endangered .......................
Snail, flat-spired threetoothed.
Turtle, bog .........................
Wedgemussel, dwarf .........
U.S.A. (IN, KY, MI, OH,
PA, WV).
U.S.A. (WV) ......................
U.S.A. (CT, DE, MD, MA,
NJ, NY, PA).
U.S.A. (CT, MD, MA, NH,
NJ, NY, NC, PA, VT,
VA).
PLANTS
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Swamp pink .......................
Helonias bullata ................
III. What Do We Consider in Our
Review?
We consider all new information
available at the time we conduct a 5year status review. We consider the best
scientific and commercial data that has
become available since our current
listing determination or most recent
status review, 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 that 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.
We specifically request data from any
systematic surveys, as well as any
studies or analysis of data that may
show any of the following:
(A) Population size or trends;
(B) Species biology or ecology;
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U.S.A. (DE, GA, MD, NJ,
NC, SC, VA).
(C) The effects of current land
management on population distribution
and abundance;
(D) The current condition of habitat;
(E) Recent conservation measures that
have been implemented to benefit the
species;
(F) Current distribution of
populations;
(G) Evaluation of threats faced by the
species in relation to the five listing
factors (as defined below and in section
4(a)(1) of the Act); or
(H) The species’ listed status as
judged against the definition of
threatened or endangered.
IV. How do we determine whether a
species is endangered or threatened?
Section 4(a)(1) of the Act requires 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;
(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.
Under section 4(b)(1) of the Act, we
must base our assessment of these
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September 9, 1988 (53 FR
35076).
factors solely on the best scientific and
commercial data available.
V. What could happen as a result of our
review?
For each species under review, if we
find new information that indicates 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
threatened to endangered (uplist);
(B) Reclassify the species from
endangered to threatened (downlist); or
(C) Remove the species from the List
(delist).
If we determine that a change in
classification is not warranted, then the
species remains on the List under its
current status.
VI. Request for new information
To ensure that a 5-year review is
complete and based on the best
available scientific and commercial
information, we request new
information from all sources. See ‘‘What
Information Do We Consider in Our
Review?’’ for specific criteria. If you
submit information, support it with
documentation such as maps,
bibliographic references, methods used
to gather and analyze the data, and/or
copies of any pertinent publications,
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reports, or letters by knowledgeable
sources.
Submit your comments and materials
to the appropriate Fish and Wildlife
Office listed under ‘‘VIII., Contacts.’’
VII. Public Availability of Comments
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. Comments and materials received
will be available for public inspection,
by appointment, during normal business
hours at the offices where the comments
are submitted.
VIII. Contacts
Send your comments and information
on the following species, as well as
requests for information, to the
corresponding contacts/addresses. You
may view information we receive in
response to this notice, as well as other
documentation in our files, at the
following locations by appointment,
during normal business hours.
Species
Contact person, phone, e-mail
Contact address
Purple bean ..........................
Shane Hanlon, (276) 623–1233 ext. 25; e-mail shane_
hanlon@fws.gov.
Puritan tiger beetle ...............
Andy
Moser,
(410)
andy_moser@fws.gov.
Clubshell ..............................
Robert M. Anderson, (814) 234–4090 ext. 228; e-mail
robert_m_anderson@fws.gov.
Roanoke logperch ................
Tylan Dean, (804) 693–6694 ext. 104; e-mail
tylan_dean@fws.gov.
Robert M. Anderson, (814) 234–4090 ext. 228; e-mail
robert_m_anderson@fws.gov.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southwestern Virginia
Field Office, 330 Cummings Street, Abingdon, VA
24210.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Chesapeake Bay Field
Office, 177 Admiral Cochrane Drive, Annapolis, MD
21401.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pennsylvania Field Office, 315 South Allen Street, Suite 322, State College, PA 16801.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Virginia Field Office, 6669
Short Lane, Gloucester, VA 23061.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pennsylvania Field Office, 315 South Allen Street, Suite 322, State College, PA 16801.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, West Virginia Field Office, 694 Beverly Pike, Elkins, WV 26241.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Regional Office, 300 Westgate Center Drive, Hadley, MA 01035.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New England Field Office, 70 Commercial Street, Suite 300, Concord, NH
03301.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New Jersey Field Office,
927 North Main Street, Building D, Pleasantville, NJ
08232.
Northern riffleshell ................
Flat-spired three-toothed
snail.
Bog turtle ..............................
Dwarf wedgemussel .............
Swamp pink .........................
573–4537;
e-mail
Barbara Douglas, (304) 636–6586 ext. 19; e-mail barbara_douglas@fws.gov.
Alison Whitlock, (413) 253–8536; e-mail alison_whitlock@fws.gov.
Susi von Oettingen, (603) 223–2541 ext. 22; e-mail
Susi_vonOettingen@fws.gov.
Wendy Walsh, (609) 383–3938
wendy_walsh@fws.gov.
IX. Authority
ext.
48;
e-mail
In accordance with the
requirements of the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended (Act), we, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
invite the public to comment on
applications for permits to conduct
enhancement of survival activities with
endangered species.
SUMMARY:
We publish this notice under the
authority of the Endangered Species Act
of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.).
Dated: December 30, 2010.
´
Anthony D. Leger,
Acting Regional Director, Northeast Region,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
EDITORIAL NOTE: Received in the Office of the
Federal Register June 3, 2011.
DATES:
[FR Doc. 2011–14212 Filed 6–7–11; 8:45 am]
ADDRESSES:
To ensure consideration, please
send your written comments by July 8,
2011.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Comments can be sent to
the Endangered Species Program
Manager, Ecological Services, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, 911 NE 11th
Avenue, Portland, OR 97232–4181.
Fish and Wildlife Service
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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telephone (503–231–6131) or fax (503–
231–6243).
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ACTION: Notice of availability of permit
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AGENCY:
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following applicant has applied for a
recovery permit to conduct certain
activities with endangered species
under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). We are soliciting
review of and comments on the
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application by local, State, and Federal
agencies, and the public.
Permit No. TE–043638
Applicant: Directorate of Public
Works, U.S. Army, Schofield Barracks,
Hawaii.
The permittee requests a permit
amendment to take (collect for captive
propagation, collect genetic samples,
and reintroduce or translocate) Oahu
tree snails (Achatinella spp.) on Oahu
Island, Hawaii, in conjunction with lifehistory studies for the purpose of
enhancing their survival. This permit
currently covers more limited take
(capture, mark, release, and salvage) of
the Oahu tree snails, as well as take of
the Hawaiian picture-wing flies
(Drosophila aglaia, D. hemipeza, D.
montgomeryi, D. obatai, D.
substenoptera, and D. tarphytrichia) and
Oahu elepaio (Chasiempis
sandwichensis ibidis), and removal and
reduction to possession of Chamaescyce
herbstii (akoko), Hesperomannia
arbuscula (no common name), Hedyotis
coriacea (kio’ele), Phyllostegia
kaalaensis (no common name), and
Schiedea kaalae (no common name), for
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R5-ES-2010-N268; 50120 1113 0000 D2]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-
Year Reviews of Nine Species: Purple Bean, Clubshell, Roanoke Logperch,
Swamp Pink, Northern Riffleshell, Flat-spired Three-toothed Land Snail,
Puritan Tiger Beetle, Dwarf Wedgemussel, and Bog Turtle
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of initiation of review/reviews; request for
information.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are initiating 5-year
status reviews under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended
(Act), of nine species. We conduct these reviews to ensure that our
classification of each species on the Lists of Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife and Plants as threatened or endangered is accurate.
A 5-year review assesses the best scientific and commercial data
available at the time of the review. We are requesting any information
that has become available since our original listing of each of these
species. Based on review results, we will determine whether we should
change the listing status of any of these species.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written information by
August 8, 2011.
ADDRESSES: For how and where to send information, see ``VIII.,
Contacts'' near end of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Parkin, by U.S. mail at U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region, 300 Westgate Center Drive,
Hadley, Massachusetts 01035; by telephone at 617-417-3331; or by e-mail
at mary_parkin@fws.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Why do we conduct 5-year reviews?
Under the Act (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) in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50
CFR 17.11 (for animals) and 17.12 (for plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) of
the Act requires us to review each listed species' status at least once
every 5 years. Then, under section 4(c)(2)(B), we determine whether to
remove any species from the List (delist), to reclassify it from
endangered to threatened, or to reclassify it from threatened to
endangered. Any change in Federal classification requires a separate
rulemaking process.
In classifying, we use the following definitions, from 50 CFR
424.02:
(A) Species includes any species or subspecies of fish, wildlife,
or plant, and any distinct population segment of any species of
vertebrate, that interbreeds when mature;
(B) Endangered species means any species that is in danger of
extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range; and
(C) Threatened species means any species that is likely to become
an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a
significant portion of its range.
We must support delisting by the best scientific and commercial
data available, and only consider delisting if data substantiates that
the species is neither endangered nor threatened for one or more of the
following reasons (50 CFR 424.11(d)):
(A) The species is considered extinct;
(B) The species is considered to be recovered; or
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(C) The original data available when the species was listed, or the
interpretation of data, were in error.
Our regulations at 50 CFR 424.21 require that we publish a notice
in the Federal Register announcing the species we are reviewing.
II. What species are under review?
This notice announces our active 5-year status [reviews] of the
species in Table 1.
Table 1. Current Listing Status of Species under 5-Year Status Review.
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Final listing rule
Common name Scientific name Status Where listed publication date
and citation
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ANIMALS
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Bean, purple.................... Villosa Endangered........ U.S.A. (TN, VA)... January 10, 1997
perpurpurea. (62 FR 1647).
Beetle, Puritan tiger........... Cicindela puritana Threatened........ U.S.A. (CT, MD, August 7, 1990 (55
MA). FR 32088).
Clubshell....................... Pleurobema clava.. Endangered........ U.S.A. (AL, IL, January 22, 1993
IN, KY, MI, OH. (58 FR 5638).
PA, TN, WV).
Logperch, Roanoke............... Percina rex....... Endangered........ U.S.A. (VA)....... August 18, 1989
(54 FR 34468).
Riffleshell, northern........... Epioblasma Endangered........ U.S.A. (IN, KY, January 22, 1993
torulosa rangiana. MI, OH, PA, WV). (58 FR 5638).
Snail, flat-spired three-toothed Triodopsis Threatened........ U.S.A. (WV)....... July 3, 1978 (43
platysayoides. FR 28932).
Turtle, bog..................... Clemmys Threatened........ U.S.A. (CT, DE, November 4, 1997
muhlenbergii. MD, MA, NJ, NY, (62 FR 59605).
PA).
Wedgemussel, dwarf.............. Alasmidonta Endangered........ U.S.A. (CT, MD, March 14, 1990 (55
heterodon. MA, NH, NJ, NY, FR 9447).
NC, PA, VT, VA).
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PLANTS
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Swamp pink...................... Helonias bullata.. Threatened........ U.S.A. (DE, GA, September 9, 1988
MD, NJ, NC, SC, (53 FR 35076).
VA).
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III. What Do We Consider in Our Review?
We consider all new information available at the time we conduct a
5-year status review. We consider the best scientific and commercial
data that has become available since our current listing determination
or most recent status review, 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 that 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.
We specifically request data from any systematic surveys, as well
as any studies or analysis of data that may show any of the following:
(A) Population size or trends;
(B) Species biology or ecology;
(C) The effects of current land management on population
distribution and abundance;
(D) The current condition of habitat;
(E) Recent conservation measures that have been implemented to
benefit the species;
(F) Current distribution of populations;
(G) Evaluation of threats faced by the species in relation to the
five listing factors (as defined below and in section 4(a)(1) of the
Act); or
(H) The species' listed status as judged against the definition of
threatened or endangered.
IV. How do we determine whether a species is endangered or threatened?
Section 4(a)(1) of the Act requires 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;
(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.
Under section 4(b)(1) of the Act, we must base our assessment of
these factors solely on the best scientific and commercial data
available.
V. What could happen as a result of our review?
For each species under review, if we find new information that
indicates 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 threatened to endangered (uplist);
(B) Reclassify the species from endangered to threatened
(downlist); or
(C) Remove the species from the List (delist).
If we determine that a change in classification is not warranted,
then the species remains on the List under its current status.
VI. Request for new information
To ensure that a 5-year review is complete and based on the best
available scientific and commercial information, we request new
information from all sources. See ``What Information Do We Consider in
Our Review?'' for specific criteria. If you submit information, support
it with documentation such as maps, bibliographic references, methods
used to gather and analyze the data, and/or copies of any pertinent
publications,
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reports, or letters by knowledgeable sources.
Submit your comments and materials to the appropriate Fish and
Wildlife Office listed under ``VIII., Contacts.''
VII. Public Availability of Comments
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. Comments and materials received will be available for
public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the
offices where the comments are submitted.
VIII. Contacts
Send your comments and information on the following species, as
well as requests for information, to the corresponding contacts/
addresses. You may view information we receive in response to this
notice, as well as other documentation in our files, at the following
locations by appointment, during normal business hours.
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Contact person,
Species phone, e-mail Contact address
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Purple bean................. Shane Hanlon, (276) U.S. Fish and
623-1233 ext. 25; e- Wildlife Service,
mail shane-- Southwestern
hanlon@fws.gov. Virginia Field
Office, 330
Cummings Street,
Abingdon, VA 24210.
Puritan tiger beetle........ Andy Moser, (410) U.S. Fish and
573-4537; e-mail Wildlife Service,
andy_moser@fws.gov. Chesapeake Bay
Field Office, 177
Admiral Cochrane
Drive, Annapolis,
MD 21401.
Clubshell................... Robert M. Anderson, U.S. Fish and
(814) 234-4090 ext. Wildlife Service,
228; e-mail robert-- Pennsylvania Field
m_anderson@fws.gov. Office, 315 South
Allen Street, Suite
322, State College,
PA 16801.
Roanoke logperch............ Tylan Dean, (804) U.S. Fish & Wildlife
693-6694 ext. 104; Service, Virginia
e-mail tylan-- Field Office, 6669
dean@fws.gov. Short Lane,
Gloucester, VA
23061.
Northern riffleshell........ Robert M. Anderson, U.S. Fish and
(814) 234-4090 ext. Wildlife Service,
228; e-mail robert-- Pennsylvania Field
m_anderson@fws.gov. Office, 315 South
Allen Street, Suite
322, State College,
PA 16801.
Flat-spired three-toothed Barbara Douglas, U.S. Fish and
snail. (304) 636-6586 ext. Wildlife Service,
19; e-mail barbara-- West Virginia Field
douglas@fws.gov. Office, 694 Beverly
Pike, Elkins, WV
26241.
Bog turtle.................. Alison Whitlock, U.S. Fish and
(413) 253-8536; e- Wildlife Service,
mail alison-- Northeast Regional
whitlock@fws.gov. Office, 300
Westgate Center
Drive, Hadley, MA
01035.
Dwarf wedgemussel........... Susi von Oettingen, U.S. Fish and
(603) 223-2541 ext. Wildlife Service,
22; e-mail Susi-- New England Field
vonOettingen@fws.go Office, 70
v. Commercial Street,
Suite 300, Concord,
NH 03301.
Swamp pink.................. Wendy Walsh, (609) U.S. Fish and
383-3938 ext. 48; e- Wildlife Service,
mail wendy-- New Jersey Field
walsh@fws.gov. Office, 927 North
Main Street,
Building D,
Pleasantville, NJ
08232.
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IX. Authority
We publish this notice under the authority of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: December 30, 2010.
Anthony D. L[eacute]ger,
Acting Regional Director, Northeast Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
Editorial Note: Received in the Office of the Federal Register June
3, 2011.
[FR Doc. 2011-14212 Filed 6-7-11; 8:45 am]
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