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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.
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.
V. What could happen as a result of this
review?
IX. Authority
This document is published under the
authority of the Endangered Species Act
of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.).
For each species under review, if we
find new information that indicates a
change in classification may be
warranted, we may propose, through
formal rulemaking, to:
(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 no
formal rulemaking is required; 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, please support it
with 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.
If you wish to provide information for
any species listed above, please submit
your comments and materials to the
appropriate contact in either the Idaho
or Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife
Office (see ADDRESSES section).
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VII. Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone
number, email 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
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VIII. Completed and Active Reviews
A list of all completed and currently
active 5-year reviews addressing species
for which the Pacific Region of the
Service has lead responsibility is
available at: https://www.fws.gov/pacific/
ecoservices/endangered/recovery/
5year.html.
Dated: January 18, 2012.
Richard R. Hannan,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1 Fish and
Wildlife Service.
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Initiation of a 5-Year
Review of Nine Northeastern Species
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of initiation of reviews;
request for information.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), are initiating
5-year reviews under the Endangered
Species Act (Act), as amended, for nine
northeastern species. We will review the
following species, all listed as
endangered under the Act: Maryland
darter, Virginia fringed mountain snail,
Virginia big-eared bat, Hay’s Spring
amphipod, Lee County Cave isopod, and
Shenandoah salamander. We will also
review the following threatened species:
Knieskern’s beaked-rush, small whorled
pogonia, and Virginia sneezeweed. We
conduct these reviews to ensure that our
classification of each species on the lists
of endangered and threatened wildlife
and plants is accurate. A 5-year review
assesses the best scientific and
commercial data available at the time of
the review. We are requesting
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submission of any such information that
has become available since the previous
5-year review for each 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 May 7,
2012. However, we will continue to
accept new information about any listed
species at any time.
ADDRESSES: For where and how to send
information, see ‘‘VIII. Contacts’’ near
the end of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Parkin, by U.S. mail at U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Northeast
Regional Office, 300 Westgate Center
Drive, Hadley, MA 01035; by telephone
at 617–417–3331; or by electronic 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 refer to collectively as the list) at 50
CFR 17.11 (for animals) and 17.12 (for
plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the ESA
requires us to review the status of each
listed species at least once every 5 years.
Then, under section 4(c)(2)(B), we
determine whether to remove the
species from the list (delist), reclassify
it from endangered to threatened, or
reclassify it from threatened to
endangered. Any change in Federal
classification requires a separate
rulemaking process.
In classifying a species, we use the
following definitions from 50 CFR
424.02:
(A) Species includes any species or
subspecies of fish, wildlife, or plant, or
any distinct population segment of any
species or 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 a species
by the best scientific and commercial
data available, and we only consider
delisting if data substantiate that the
species is neither endangered nor
threatened for one or more of the
following reason (50 CFR 424.11 (d)):
(A) The species is extinct;
(B) The species is recovered; or
(C) The original data available when
the species was listed, or the
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interpretation of such data, were in
error.
The regulations in 50 CFR 424.21
require that we publish a notice in the
Federal Register announcing those
species currently under active review.
II. What species are under review?
We are initiating 5-year status reviews
of the species in the following table.
Species Under 5-Year Review
Common name
Scientific name
Status
Final listing rule publication date
and citation
Where listed
Animals
Maryland darter ..........
Virginia fringed mountain snail.
Virginia big-eared bat
Hay’s Spring
amphipod.
Lee County Cave isopod.
Shenandoah salamander.
Etheostoma sellare ......................
Polygyriscus virginianus ...............
Endangered ...............
Endangered ...............
U.S.A.; MD .................
U.S.A.; VA ..................
March 11, 1967; 32 FR 4001.
July 3, 1978; 43 FR 28932.
Corynorhinus
(=Plecotus)
townsendii virginianus.
Stygobromus hayi ........................
Endangered ...............
Endangered ...............
November 30, 1979; 44 FR
69206.
February 5, 1982; 47 FR 5425.
Lirceus usdagalun ........................
Endangered ...............
U.S.A.; KY, NC, VA,
WV.
U.S.A.; District of Columbia, MD.
U.S.A.; VA ..................
Plethodon shenandoah ................
Endangered ...............
U.S.A.; VA ..................
November 20, 1992; 57 FR
54722.
August 18, 1989; 54 FR 34464.
Plants
Knieskern’s beakedrush.
Small whorled
pogonia.
Rhynchospora knieskernii ............
Threatened .................
U.S.A.; DE, NJ ...........
July 18, 1991; 56 FR 32978.
Isotria medeoloides ......................
Threatened .................
September
39827.
Virginia sneezeweed ..
Helenium virginicum .....................
Threatened .................
U.S.A.; CT , DE, GA,
IL, ME, MA, MI,
MO, NH, NJ, NY,
NC, OH, PA, RI,
SC, TN, VA, WV.
U.S.A.; MO, 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 review. We consider the best
scientific and commercial data that have
become available since the 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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(C) The effects of current land
management on population distribution
and abundance;
(D) Current habitat conditions;
(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’ status as judged
against the definition of endangered or
threatened.
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 man-made factors
affecting its continued existence.
Under section 4(b)(1) of the Act, we
must base our assessment of these
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9,
1982;
47
FR
November 3, 1998; 63 FR 59239.
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 indicating that a
change in classification may be
warranted, we may propose a 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 will remain 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,
reports, or letters by knowledgeable
sources.
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Submit your information and
materials to the appropriate U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Office listed under ‘‘VIII.,
Contacts.’’
VII. Public Availability of Information
Submitted
Before including your address, phone
number, electronic mail address, or
other personal identifying information
in your submission, you should be
aware that you entire submission—
including your personal identifying
information—may be made publicly
available at any time. Although you can
request that personal information be
withheld from public review, we cannot
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guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Materials received will be available for
public inspection, by appointment,
during normal business hours at the
offices where the information is
submitted.
VIII. Contacts
Species
Contact person, phone, e-mail
Contact address
Maryland darter ..................................................
Andy Moser, (410) 573–4537; e-mail andy_
moser@fws.gov.
Virginia fringed mountain snail ...........................
Michael Drummond, (804) 693–6694; e-mail
mike_drummond@fws.gov.
Virginia big-eared bat .........................................
Barbara Douglas, (304) 636–6586; e-mail barbara_douglas@fws.gov.
Hay’s Spring amphipod ......................................
Andy Moser, (410) 573–4537;
andy_moser@fws.gov.
e-mail
Lee County Cave isopod ....................................
Shane Hanlon, (276) 623–1233;
shane_hanlon@fws.gov.
e-mail
Shenandoah salamander ...................................
Cindy Schulz, (804) 693–6694; e-mail cindy_
schulz@fws.gov.
Knieskern’s beaked-rush ....................................
Annette Scherer, (609) 383–3938; e-mail annette_scherer@fws.gov.
Small whorled pogonia .......................................
Susi von Oettingen, (603) 223–2541; e-mail
susi_vonOettingen@fws.gov.
Virginia sneezeweed ..........................................
Cindy Schulz, (804) 693–6694; e-mail cindy_
schulz@fws.gov.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Chesapeake
Bay Field Office, 177 Admiral Cochrane
Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Virginia Field
Office, 6669 Short Lane, Gloucester, VA
23061.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, West Virginia
Field Office, 694 Beverly Pike, Elkins, WV
26241.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Chesapeake
Bay Field Office, 177 Admiral Cochrane
Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southwest Virginia Field Office, 330 Cummings Street,
Abingdon, VA 24210.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Virginia Field
Office, 6669 Short Lane, Gloucester, VA
23061.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New Jersey
Field Office, 927 North Main Street, Bldg D,
Pleasantville, NJ 08232.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New England
Field Office, 70 Commercial Street, Ste.
300, Concord, NH 03301.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Virginia Field
Office, 6669 Short Lane, Gloucester, VA
23061.
IX. Authority
We publish this document under the
authority of the Endangered Species Act
of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.).
Dated: January 25, 2012.
Wendi Weber,
Regional Director, Northeast Region, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service.
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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands Management Area;
Amendment 97
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
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Notification of availability of
fishery management plan amendment;
request for comments.
ACTION:
The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council submitted
Amendment 97 to the Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area (FMP) to NMFS for
review. If approved, Amendment 97
would allow owners of vessels
participating in the Amendment 80
Program, known as Amendment 80
vessels, to replace their vessels for any
reason at any time. Amendment 97
includes provisions that would limit the
length of a replacement vessel, extend
Gulf of Alaska groundfish harvest limits
known as ‘‘sideboards’’ to replacement
vessels, require replacement vessels to
meet certain safety standards
established by the Coast Guard, and
prevent replaced vessels from being
used in Federal groundfish fisheries off
Alaska other than certain Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands groundfish
fisheries. This action is necessary to
promote safety-at-sea by allowing
Amendment 80 vessels owners to
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and safer vessels and by requiring
replacement vessels to meet certain
Coast Guard vessel safety standards, and
is intended to provide Amendment 80
vessel owners with the opportunity to
increase their retention and utilization
of groundfish catch through the ability
to expand their vessel’s range of
processing capabilities. This action is
intended to promote the goals and
objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, the FMP, and other applicable
laws.
Comments on the amendment
must be received on or before May 7,
2012.
DATES:
Send comments to Glenn
Merrill, Assistant Regional
Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries
Division, Alaska Region, NMFS, Attn:
Ellen Sebastian. You may submit
comments, identified by NOAA–NMFS–
2011–0147, by any one of the following
methods:
• Electronic Submissions: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 17
[FWS-R5-ES-2012-N038; FXES11130500000D2-123-FF05E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of a 5-
Year Review of Nine Northeastern Species
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of initiation of reviews; request for information.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are
initiating 5-year reviews under the Endangered Species Act (Act), as
amended, for nine northeastern species. We will review the following
species, all listed as endangered under the Act: Maryland darter,
Virginia fringed mountain snail, Virginia big-eared bat, Hay's Spring
amphipod, Lee County Cave isopod, and Shenandoah salamander. We will
also review the following threatened species: Knieskern's beaked-rush,
small whorled pogonia, and Virginia sneezeweed. We conduct these
reviews to ensure that our classification of each species on the lists
of endangered and threatened wildlife and plants is accurate. A 5-year
review assesses the best scientific and commercial data available at
the time of the review. We are requesting submission of any such
information that has become available since the previous 5-year review
for each 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
May 7, 2012. However, we will continue to accept new information about
any listed species at any time.
ADDRESSES: For where and how to send information, see ``VIII.
Contacts'' near the end of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Parkin, by U.S. mail at U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Northeast Regional Office, 300 Westgate Center
Drive, Hadley, MA 01035; by telephone at 617-417-3331; or by electronic
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 refer to
collectively as the list) at 50 CFR 17.11 (for animals) and 17.12 (for
plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the ESA requires us to review the status
of each listed species at least once every 5 years. Then, under section
4(c)(2)(B), we determine whether to remove the species from the list
(delist), reclassify it from endangered to threatened, or reclassify it
from threatened to endangered. Any change in Federal classification
requires a separate rulemaking process.
In classifying a species, we use the following definitions from 50
CFR 424.02:
(A) Species includes any species or subspecies of fish, wildlife,
or plant, or any distinct population segment of any species or
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 a species by the best scientific and
commercial data available, and we only consider delisting if data
substantiate that the species is neither endangered nor threatened for
one or more of the following reason (50 CFR 424.11 (d)):
(A) The species is extinct;
(B) The species is recovered; or
(C) The original data available when the species was listed, or the
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interpretation of such data, were in error.
The regulations in 50 CFR 424.21 require that we publish a notice
in the Federal Register announcing those species currently under active
review.
II. What species are under review?
We are initiating 5-year status reviews of the species in the
following table.
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Species Under 5-Year 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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Maryland darter................. Etheostoma sellare Endangered........ U.S.A.; MD........ March 11, 1967; 32
FR 4001.
Virginia fringed mountain snail. Polygyriscus Endangered........ U.S.A.; VA........ July 3, 1978; 43
virginianus. FR 28932.
Virginia big-eared bat.......... Corynorhinus Endangered........ U.S.A.; KY, NC, November 30, 1979;
(=Plecotus) VA, WV. 44 FR 69206.
townsendii
virginianus.
Hay's Spring amphipod........... Stygobromus hayi.. Endangered........ U.S.A.; District February 5, 1982;
of Columbia, MD. 47 FR 5425.
Lee County Cave isopod.......... Lirceus usdagalun. Endangered........ U.S.A.; VA........ November 20, 1992;
57 FR 54722.
Shenandoah salamander........... Plethodon Endangered........ U.S.A.; VA........ August 18, 1989;
shenandoah. 54 FR 34464.
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Plants
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Knieskern's beaked-rush......... Rhynchospora Threatened........ U.S.A.; DE, NJ.... July 18, 1991; 56
knieskernii. FR 32978.
Small whorled pogonia........... Isotria Threatened........ U.S.A.; CT , DE, September 9, 1982;
medeoloides. GA, IL, ME, MA, 47 FR 39827.
MI, MO, NH, NJ,
NY, NC, OH, PA,
RI, SC, TN, VA,
WV.
Virginia sneezeweed............. Helenium Threatened........ U.S.A.; MO, VA.... November 3, 1998;
virginicum. 63 FR 59239.
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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 review. We consider the best scientific and commercial data that
have become available since the 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) Current habitat conditions;
(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' status as judged against the definition of
endangered or threatened.
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 man-made 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
indicating that a change in classification may be warranted, we may
propose a 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 will remain 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, reports, or letters by knowledgeable sources.
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Submit your information and materials to the appropriate U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Office listed under ``VIII., Contacts.''
VII. Public Availability of Information Submitted
Before including your address, phone number, electronic mail
address, or other personal identifying information in your submission,
you should be aware that you entire submission--including your personal
identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time.
Although you can request that personal information be withheld from
public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Materials received will be available for public inspection, by
appointment, during normal business hours at the offices where the
information is submitted.
VIII. Contacts
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Contact person,
Species phone, e-mail Contact address
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Maryland darter............. 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.
Virginia fringed mountain Michael Drummond, U.S. Fish and
snail. (804) 693-6694; e- Wildlife Service,
mail mike-- Virginia Field
drummond@fws.gov. Office, 6669 Short
Lane, Gloucester,
VA 23061.
Virginia big-eared bat...... Barbara Douglas, U.S. Fish and
(304) 636-6586; e- Wildlife Service,
mail barbara-- West Virginia Field
douglas@fws.gov. Office, 694 Beverly
Pike, Elkins, WV
26241.
Hay's Spring amphipod....... 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.
Lee County Cave isopod...... Shane Hanlon, (276) U.S. Fish and
623-1233; e-mail Wildlife Service,
shane--hanlon@fws.g Southwest Virginia
ov. Field Office, 330
Cummings Street,
Abingdon, VA 24210.
Shenandoah salamander....... Cindy Schulz, (804) U.S. Fish and
693-6694; e-mail Wildlife Service,
cindy--schulz@fws.g Virginia Field
ov. Office, 6669 Short
Lane, Gloucester,
VA 23061.
Knieskern's beaked-rush..... Annette Scherer, U.S. Fish and
(609) 383-3938; e- Wildlife Service,
mail annette-- New Jersey Field
scherer@fws.gov. Office, 927 North
Main Street, Bldg
D, Pleasantville,
NJ 08232.
Small whorled pogonia....... Susi von Oettingen, U.S. Fish and
(603) 223-2541; e- Wildlife Service,
mail susi-- New England Field
vonOettingen@fws.go Office, 70
v. Commercial Street,
Ste. 300, Concord,
NH 03301.
Virginia sneezeweed......... Cindy Schulz, (804) U.S. Fish and
693-6694; e-mail Wildlife Service,
cindy--schulz@fws.g Virginia Field
ov. Office, 6669 Short
Lane, Gloucester,
VA 23061.
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IX. Authority
We publish this document under the authority of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: January 25, 2012.
Wendi Weber,
Regional Director, Northeast Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-5212 Filed 3-5-12; 8:45 am]
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