Recovery Plan for the Endangered Pyne's Ground-plum (Astragalus bibullatus, 48881 [2011-20137]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R4–ES–2011–N130; 40120–1113–
0000–C2]
Recovery Plan for the Endangered
Pyne’s Ground-plum (Astragalus
bibullatus)
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of document availability.
AGENCY:
We, the Fish and Wildlife
Service, announce the availability of the
final recovery plan for Pyne’s groundplum (Astragalus bibullatus), a species
endemic to the Central Basin in
Tennessee. The recovery plan includes
specific recovery objectives and criteria
to be met in order to reclassify this
species to threatened status and delist it
under the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (Act).
ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of
the recovery plan by contacting the
Tennessee Field Office, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 446 Neal Street,
Cookeville, TN 38501 (telephone 931–
528–6481), or by visiting our recovery
plan Web site at https://www.fws.gov/
endangered/species/recoveryplans.html.
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SUMMARY:
Mr.
Geoff Call at the above address, or
telephone: (931) 528–6481, ext. 213.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Background
We listed Pyne’s ground-plum as an
endangered species under the Act (16
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U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), on September 26,
1991 (56 FR 48748). This species is a
rare perennial member of the pea family
(Fabaceae) endemic to the limestone
cedar glades in the Central Basin
Section of the Interior Low Plateau
(Tennessee). It is currently known from
only eight extant occurrences (specific
locations or sites) located within 90
square miles in Rutherford County,
Tennessee, within a short distance of
the rapidly growing city of
Murfreesboro.
Factors contributing to its endangered
status are an extremely limited range
and loss of habitat. The primary threat
is the loss of habitat from residential,
commercial, or industrial development;
livestock grazing; woody encroachment;
and recreational uses such as all-terrain
vehicles.
The Act 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 requires us to
provide a public notice and an
opportunity for public review and
comment during recovery plan
development. We made the draft
recovery plan available for public
comment from April 1 through June 1,
2010 (75 FR 16499). We considered
information we received during this
public comment period and information
from peer reviewers in our preparation
of this final recovery plan. We will
forward comments to other Federal
agencies so each agency can consider
these comments in implementing
approved recovery plans.
Restoring an endangered or
threatened animal or plant to the point
where it is again a secure, selfsustaining member of its ecosystem is a
primary goal of the endangered species
program. To help guide the recovery
effort, we are preparing recovery plans
for most listed species. Recovery plans
describe actions considered necessary
for conservation of the species, establish
criteria for downlisting or delisting, and
estimate time and cost for implementing
recovery measures.
The objective of this plan is to
provide a framework for the recovery of
this species so that protection under the
Act is no longer necessary. Astragalus
bibullatus will be considered for
reclassification to threatened status
when there are 11 viable protected
occurrences distributed throughout the
cedar glade ecosystem of the Stones
River Basin which is located within
Davidson, Rutherford, and Wilson
Counties. Viability of each occurrence
should be determined using a
population viability analysis framework.
Populations considered viable for
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recovery purposes should exhibit either
stable or increasing population growth
trends and have been shown through at
least 10 consecutive monitoring events
to possess suitable population structure
for maintaining observed population
growth into the foreseeable future. In
order for an A. bibullatus occurrence to
be considered protected, it should be
located:
• On lands owned and managed by a
public agency, with a written plan
committing to conserve A. bibullatus
and the cedar glade ecosystem on that
site; the plan must include necessary
resources, management
recommendations, etc. for the site; or
• On private lands protected by a
permanent conservation easement, State
Natural Area registry, or other legally
binding agreement, with a written plan
committing to conserve A. bibullatus
and the cedar glade ecosystem on that
site; the plan must include necessary
resources, management
recommendations, etc. for the site.
Astragalus bibullatus will be
considered for delisting when there are
16 viable protected occurrences that are
distributed throughout the cedar glade
ecosystem of the Stones River Basin
within Davidson, Rutherford, and
Wilson Counties.
The reclassification and recovery
criteria were made more protective in
the final recovery plan than they were
in the draft recovery plan for this plant
based on: (1) Comments from peer
reviewers that the plan should provide
additional redundancy on the landscape
to help protect this plant against threats
like drought, (2) new scientific
information showing that this plant
exhibits density-dependent regulation of
population growth, and (3) recognition
that more information was needed about
the role of this plant’s seed bank in
maintaining population viability.
As reclassification and recovery
criteria are met, the status of the species
will be reviewed and the species will be
considered for reclassification or
removal from the Federal List of
Endangered and Threatened Plants.
Authority: The authority for this action is
section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act,
16 U.S.C. 1533(f).
Dated: June 15, 2011.
Mark J. Musaus,
Acting Regional Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R4-ES-2011-N130; 40120-1113-0000-C2]
Recovery Plan for the Endangered Pyne's Ground-plum (Astragalus
bibullatus)
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of document availability.
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SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the availability
of the final recovery plan for Pyne's ground-plum (Astragalus
bibullatus), a species endemic to the Central Basin in Tennessee. The
recovery plan includes specific recovery objectives and criteria to be
met in order to reclassify this species to threatened status and delist
it under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act).
ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of the recovery plan by contacting the
Tennessee Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 446 Neal
Street, Cookeville, TN 38501 (telephone 931-528-6481), or by visiting
our recovery plan Web site at https://www.fws.gov/endangered/species/recovery-plans.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Geoff Call at the above address,
or telephone: (931) 528-6481, ext. 213.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
We listed Pyne's ground-plum as an endangered species under the Act
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), on September 26, 1991 (56 FR 48748). This
species is a rare perennial member of the pea family (Fabaceae) endemic
to the limestone cedar glades in the Central Basin Section of the
Interior Low Plateau (Tennessee). It is currently known from only eight
extant occurrences (specific locations or sites) located within 90
square miles in Rutherford County, Tennessee, within a short distance
of the rapidly growing city of Murfreesboro.
Factors contributing to its endangered status are an extremely
limited range and loss of habitat. The primary threat is the loss of
habitat from residential, commercial, or industrial development;
livestock grazing; woody encroachment; and recreational uses such as
all-terrain vehicles.
The Act 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 requires us to provide a
public notice and an opportunity for public review and comment during
recovery plan development. We made the draft recovery plan available
for public comment from April 1 through June 1, 2010 (75 FR 16499). We
considered information we received during this public comment period
and information from peer reviewers in our preparation of this final
recovery plan. We will forward comments to other Federal agencies so
each agency can consider these comments in implementing approved
recovery plans.
Restoring an endangered or threatened animal or plant to the point
where it is again a secure, self-sustaining member of its ecosystem is
a primary goal of the endangered species program. To help guide the
recovery effort, we are preparing recovery plans for most listed
species. Recovery plans describe actions considered necessary for
conservation of the species, establish criteria for downlisting or
delisting, and estimate time and cost for implementing recovery
measures.
The objective of this plan is to provide a framework for the
recovery of this species so that protection under the Act is no longer
necessary. Astragalus bibullatus will be considered for
reclassification to threatened status when there are 11 viable
protected occurrences distributed throughout the cedar glade ecosystem
of the Stones River Basin which is located within Davidson, Rutherford,
and Wilson Counties. Viability of each occurrence should be determined
using a population viability analysis framework. Populations considered
viable for recovery purposes should exhibit either stable or increasing
population growth trends and have been shown through at least 10
consecutive monitoring events to possess suitable population structure
for maintaining observed population growth into the foreseeable future.
In order for an A. bibullatus occurrence to be considered protected, it
should be located:
On lands owned and managed by a public agency, with a
written plan committing to conserve A. bibullatus and the cedar glade
ecosystem on that site; the plan must include necessary resources,
management recommendations, etc. for the site; or
On private lands protected by a permanent conservation
easement, State Natural Area registry, or other legally binding
agreement, with a written plan committing to conserve A. bibullatus and
the cedar glade ecosystem on that site; the plan must include necessary
resources, management recommendations, etc. for the site.
Astragalus bibullatus will be considered for delisting when there
are 16 viable protected occurrences that are distributed throughout the
cedar glade ecosystem of the Stones River Basin within Davidson,
Rutherford, and Wilson Counties.
The reclassification and recovery criteria were made more
protective in the final recovery plan than they were in the draft
recovery plan for this plant based on: (1) Comments from peer reviewers
that the plan should provide additional redundancy on the landscape to
help protect this plant against threats like drought, (2) new
scientific information showing that this plant exhibits density-
dependent regulation of population growth, and (3) recognition that
more information was needed about the role of this plant's seed bank in
maintaining population viability.
As reclassification and recovery criteria are met, the status of
the species will be reviewed and the species will be considered for
reclassification or removal from the Federal List of Endangered and
Threatened Plants.
Authority: The authority for this action is section 4(f) of the
Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533(f).
Dated: June 15, 2011.
Mark J. Musaus,
Acting Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-20137 Filed 8-8-11; 8:45 am]
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