Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Status Reviews of 33 Southeastern Species, 16366-16368 [2014-06502]
Download as PDF
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES
16366
Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 57 / Tuesday, March 25, 2014 / Notices
Response: The PREP Guidelines are
not intended to prescribe specific
exercise design processes. Exercise
development and conduct should be
defined by the specific exercise
planning team and not by the PREP
Guidelines. Therefore, these suggestions
are outside the scope of this Notice.
However, due to the universal nature of
HSEEP, the NSCC acknowledges this
design process option in the PREP
Guidelines.
Comments pertaining to PREP
Guidelines Formatting: One commenter
provided a few recommendations to
improve the functionality of the
Guidelines. Specifically, the commenter
found formatting errors and suggested
different approaches to the example
exercise evaluation forms in Appendix
A.
Response: When considering the
commenter’s format suggestions, the
NSCC came to realize that there are two
versions of the PREP Guidelines. The
General Printing Office’s (GPO) hard
copy version (GPO 2002–493–463) does
not have the same errors identified in
the online version. We will ensure these
errors do not appear in the updated hard
copy or online version. We also made
formatting changes throughout the
document for consistency. Based on the
commenter’s recommendation, we
would also add an acronym list and
remove unnecessary asterisks. Finally,
we note that the draft PREP Guidelines
update would replace Appendix A in its
entirety.
Comments on Exercise Frequency:
One commenter asked for clarification
on the number of Government-Initiated
Unannounced Exercises (GIUE) that
must be conducted annually.
Response: The regulations that govern
the number and frequency of GIUEs for
marine transportation-related (MTR)
facilities and vessels are located in 33
CFR Parts 154 and 155. Each agency
determines how many GIUEs are
initiated per year within the prescribed
limits.
Comments on SMFF: More than a
dozen comments were received relating
to SMFF exercise requirements. Most of
these comments stated that the SMFF
exercise requirements should be added
to the draft Guidelines. Some of the
SMFF-related comments recommended
that requirements for plan holders and
SMFF providers should be kept separate
from other PREP oil spill exercise
requirements.
Several commenters recommended
that the roles and responsibilities for
both plan holder (including vessel
owner, operator, and crew) and SMFF
providers should be clearly defined in
the PREP Guidelines.
VerDate Mar<15>2010
18:16 Mar 24, 2014
Jkt 232001
Response: SMFF exercise
requirements for vessel response plans
were implemented by regulation, 33
CFR 155.4052, February 2011. Some of
these requirements, including remote
assessment and consultation exercises,
are unique to SMFF. As a result of this
new regulation, SMFF requirements for
both announced and unannounced
exercises were added to the draft
Guidelines.
Although some SMFF exercises can
be conducted independently, plan
holders are encouraged to incorporate
SMFF into their oil spill response
scenarios. The Draft Guidelines describe
SMFF exercise requirements, including
incorporation of SMFF components into
oil spill exercises. Furthermore, the
roles and responsibilities for plan
holders and SMFF providers have been
clearly defined for each SMFF exercise
type.
Comments on WCD Definition:
Several commenters suggested changing
the definition and exercise requirements
for the responses to WCD scenarios.
Response: The definitions for vessel
and MTR facility WCD were updated to
reflect the language found in 33 CFR
Parts 154 and 155. However, exercise
requirements for vessel and facility plan
holder responses to their WCD, as
defined in the regulations, will remain
unchanged as part of the update to the
PREP Guidelines.
Comments on Federal Oversight:
There were numerous comments
suggesting specific recommendations for
Federal regulatory agencies to improve
exercise program oversight. The
commenters included specific
documentation and details that Federal
agencies should look for when
conducting inspections.
Response: These recommendations
are outside the scope of the PREP
Guidelines. Each regulatory agency is
responsible for establishing procedures
for enforcing the regulations where they
have jurisdiction and authority.
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995
The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.)
provides that an agency may not
conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
Until OMB approves a collection of
information, you are not obligated to
respond. While this notice does not
have information collection (IC), the
PREP document, which we are
requesting comments on, may be
considered IC. The OMB approved all
the ICs and each agency’s respective
OMB control number is listed on page
iii of the PREP document.
PO 00000
Frm 00091
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
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
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Docket: All documents in the docket
are listed in the https://
www.regulations.gov index. Although
listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., confidential
business information or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
will be publicly available only in hard
copy. Otherwise, publicly available
docket materials are available
electronically in https://
www.regulations.gov.
Dated: March 18, 2014.
David M. Moore,
Chief, Oil Spill Response Division, Bureau
of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2014–06519 Filed 3–24–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R4–ES–2014–N030;
FXES11130900000C2–145–FF09E32000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; 5-Year Status Reviews of
33 Southeastern 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 status reviews of 33 species
under the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (Act). We conduct
these reviews to ensure that the
classification of species as threatened or
endangered on the Lists of Endangered
and Threatened Wildlife and Plants is
accurate. A 5-year review is an
assessment of the best scientific and
commercial data available at the time of
the review. We are requesting
submission of information that has
become available since the last review
of each of these species.
DATES: To allow us adequate time to
conduct these reviews, we must receive
SUMMARY:
E:\FR\FM\25MRN1.SGM
25MRN1
Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 57 / Tuesday, March 25, 2014 / Notices
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES
your comments or information on or
before May 27, 2014. However, we will
continue to accept new information
about any listed species at any time.
ADDRESSES: For instructions on how to
submit information and review
information we receive on these species,
see ‘‘Request for New Information.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
species-specific information, see
‘‘Request for New Information.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), we
maintain lists of endangered and
threatened wildlife and plant species in
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at
50 CFR 17.11 (for wildlife) and 17.12
(for plants) (collectively referred to as
the List). The List is also available on
our internet site at https://www.fws.gov/
endangered/species/us-species.html.
Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the Act requires
that we conduct a review of each listed
species at least once every 5 years.
Then, on the basis of such reviews,
under section 4(c)(2)(B), we determine
whether or not any species should be
removed from the List (delisted), or
reclassified from endangered to
threatened or from threatened to
endangered. We must support the action
by the best scientific and commercial
data available. In determining whether
to delist a species, we must consider if
these data substantiate that the species
is neither endangered nor threatened for
one or more of the following reasons: (1)
The species is considered extinct; (2)
the species is considered to be
recovered; and/or (3) the original data
available when the species was listed, or
the interpretation of such data, were in
error. Any change in Federal
classification would require a separate
rulemaking process. We make
amendments to the List through final
rules published in the Federal Register.
Our regulations at 50 CFR 424.21
require that we publish a notice in the
Federal Register announcing those
species currently under our active
review.
Species Under Review
This notice announces our active
review of 25 species that are currently
listed as endangered:
Anastasia Island beach mouse
(Peromyscus polionotus phasma)
Perdido Key beach mouse (Peromyscus
polionotus trissyllepsis)
Southeastern beach mouse (Peromyscus
polionotus niveiventris)
Puerto Rican parrot (Amazona vittata)
Cumberland elktoe (Alasmidonta
atropurpurea)
Appalachian elktoe (Alasmidonta
raveneliana)
VerDate Mar<15>2010
18:16 Mar 24, 2014
Jkt 232001
Yellow blossom (Epioblasma florentina
florentina)
Southern combshell (Epioblasma
penita)
Green blossom (Epioblasma torulosa
gubernaculum)
Tubercled blossom (Epioblasma
torulosa torulosa)
Speckled pocketbook (Lampsilis
streckeri)
Black clubshell (Pleurobema curtum)
Flat pigtoe (Pleurobema marshalli)
Heavy pigtoe (Pleurobema taitianum)
Stirrupshell (Quadrula stapes)
Alabama cave shrimp (Palaemonias
alabamae)
Plicate rocksnail (Leptoxis plicata)
Flat pebblesnail (Lepyrium showalteri)
Cylindrical lioplax (Lioplax
cyclostomaformis)
Carex lutea (golden sedge)
Conradina etonia (Etonia rosemary)
Deeringothamus rugelii (Rugel’s
pawpaw)
Dicerandra cornutissma (longspurred
mint)
Oxypolis canbyi (Canby’s dropwort)
Solidago shortii (Shorts goldenrod)
This notice also announces our active
review of eight species that are currently
listed as threatened:
Painted snake coiled forest snail
(Anguispira picta)
Lacy elimia (Elimia crenatella)
Round rocksnail (Leptoxis ampla)
Painted rocksnail (Leptoxis taeniata)
Bonamia grandiflora (Florida bonamia)
Eriogonum longifolium var.
gnapholifolium (scrub buckwheat)
Euphorbia telephioides (telephus
spurge)
Ribes echinelluum (Miccosukee
gooseberry)
What information do we consider in a
5-year review?
A 5-year review considers the best
scientific and commercial data that have
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,
PO 00000
Frm 00092
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
16367
identification of erroneous information
contained in the List, and improved
analytical methods.
New information will be considered
in the 5-year review and ongoing
recovery programs for the species.
Definitions
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 following five 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.
What could happen as a result of this
review?
If we find that there is new
information concerning any of these 33
species indicating that 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
(downlist); (b) reclassify the species
from threatened to endangered (uplist);
or (c) delist the species. If we determine
that a change in classification is not
warranted, then the species will remain
on the List under its current status.
Request for New Information
To do any of the following, contact
the person associated with the species
you are interested in below:
A. To get more information on a
species;
B. To submit information on a
species; or
C. To review information we receive,
which will be available for public
inspection by appointment, during
normal business hours, at the listed
addresses.
E:\FR\FM\25MRN1.SGM
25MRN1
16368
Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 57 / Tuesday, March 25, 2014 / Notices
Mammals
• Anastasia Island beach mouse and
southeastern beach mouse: North
Florida Ecological Services Field Office,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 7915
Baymeadows Way, Suite 200,
Jacksonville, FL 32256; fax 904–731–
3045. For information on these species,
contact Bill Brooks at the ES Field
Office (by phone at 904–731–3136 or by
email at bill_brooks@fws.gov).
• Perdido Key beach mouse: Panama
City Ecological Services Field Office,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1601
Balboa Ave., Panama City, FL 32405; fax
850–763–2177. For information on this
species, contact Kristi Yanchis at the ES
Field Office (by phone at 850–769–0552
ext. 252, or by email at kristi_yanchis@
fws.gov).
Birds
• Puerto Rican parrot: Caribbean
Ecological Services Field Office, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Puerto Rican
´
Parrot Recovery Program, Rıo Grande
Station, Garcia de la Noceda Street,
Local 38, 1600, Rio Grande, PR 00745;
fax 787–887–7512. For information on
this species, contact Marisel Lopez at
´
the Rıo Grande Station (by phone at
787–887–8769 ext. 224, or by email at
marisel_lopez@fws.gov).
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Clams
• Cumberland elktoe: Tennessee
Ecological Services Field Office, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, 446 Neal
Street, Cookeville, TN 38501; fax 931–
528–7075. For information on this
species, contact Stephanie Chance at the
ES Field Office (by phone at 931–528–
6481 ext. 211, or by email at stephanie_
chance@fws.gov).
• Appalachian elktoe: Asheville
Ecological Services Field Office, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, 160 Zillicoa
Street, Asheville, NC 28801; fax 828–
258–5330. For information on this
species, contact John Fridell at the ES
Field Office (by phone at 828–258–3939
ext. 225, or by email at john_fridell@
fws.gov).
• Southern combshell, black
clubshell, flat pigtoe, heavy pigtoe, and
stirrupshell: Mississippi Ecological
Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 6578 Dogwood View
Parkway, Jackson, MS 39213; fax 601–
965–4340. For information on these
species, contact Paul Hartfield at the ES
Field Office (by phone at 601–321–1125,
or by email at paul_hartfield@fws.gov).
• Speckled pocketbook: Arkansas
Ecological Services Field Office, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, 110 South
Amity Road, Suite 300, Conway, AR
72032; fax 501–513–4480. For
VerDate Mar<15>2010
18:16 Mar 24, 2014
Jkt 232001
information on this species, contact
Chris Davidson at the ES Field Office
(by phone at 501–513–4481, or by email
at chris_davidson@fws.gov).
• Yellow blossom, green blossom,
tubercled blossom: Tennessee
Ecological Services Field Office, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, 446 Neal
Street, Cookeville, TN 38501; fax 931–
528–7075. For information on these
species, contact Peggy Shute at the ES
Field Office (by phone at 931–528–6481,
or by email at peggy_shute@fws.gov).
Snails and Crustaceans
• Alabama cave shrimp, plicate
rocksnail, flat pebblesnail, cylindrical
lioplax, lacy elimia, round rocksnail,
painted rocksnail: Alabama Ecological
Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 1208–B Main Street,
Daphne, AL 36526; fax 251–441–6222.
For information on these species,
contact Jeff Powell at the ES Field Office
(by phone at 251–441–5181, or by email
at jeff_powell@fws.gov).
• Painted snake coiled forest snail:
Tennessee Ecological Services Field
Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
446 Neal Street, Cookeville, TN 38501;
fax 931–528–7075. For information on
this species, contact Geoff Call at the ES
Field Office (by phone at 931–525–4983,
or by email at geoff_call @fws.gov).
Plants
• Golden sedge: Raleigh Ecological
Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 551–F Pylon Drive,
Raleigh, NC 27606; fax 919–856–4556.
For information on this species, contact
Dale Suiter at the ES Field Office (by
phone at 919–856–4520, or by email at
dale_suiter@fws.gov).
• Etonia rosemary, Florida bonamia,
scrub buckwheat, longspurred mint, and
Rugel’s pawpaw: North Florida
Ecological Services Field Office, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, 7915
Baymeadows Way, Suite 200,
Jacksonville, FL 32256; fax 904–731–
3045. For information on these species,
contact Todd Mecklenborg at the ES
Field Office (by phone at 727–892–4104,
or by email at todd_mecklenborg@
fws.gov).
• Canby’s dropwort: Charleston
Ecological Services Field Office, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, 176 Croghan
Spur Road, Suite 200, Charleston, SC
29407; fax 843–727–4218. For
information on this species, contact
Jason Ayers at the ES Field Office (by
phone at 843–727–4707, or by email at
jason_ayers@fws.gov).
• Short’s goldenrod: Kentucky
Ecological Services Field Office, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, 330 West
Broadway, Suite 365, Frankfort, KY
PO 00000
Frm 00093
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
40601; fax 502–695–1024. For
information on this species, contact
Mike Floyd at the ES Field Office (by
phone at 502–695–0468, or by email at
mike_floyd@fws.gov).
• Miccosukee gooseberry and
Telephus spurge: Panama City
Ecological Services Field Office, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, 1601 Balboa
Ave., Panama City, FL 32405; fax 850–
763–2177. For information on these
species, contact Vivian Negron-Ortiz at
the ES Field Office (by phone at 850–
769–0552 ext. 231, or by email at
vivian_negronortiz@fws.gov).
We request any new information
concerning the status of any of these 33
species. See ‘‘What information do we
consider in a 5-year 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.
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 the
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
We publish this document under the
authority of the Endangered Species Act
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: March 6, 2014.
Cynthia K. Dohner,
Regional Director, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. 2014–06502 Filed 3–24–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–55–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX14EF00CNTRC00]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Request for Comments
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of a new information
collection, Assessment of the Business
Requirements and Benefits of Enhanced
Geospatial Water Data.
AGENCY:
E:\FR\FM\25MRN1.SGM
25MRN1
Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 57 (Tuesday, March 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16366-16368]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06502]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R4-ES-2014-N030; FXES11130900000C2-145-FF09E32000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Status
Reviews of 33 Southeastern Species
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of initiation of reviews; request for information.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are
initiating 5-year status reviews of 33 species under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We conduct these reviews to
ensure that the classification of species as threatened or endangered
on the Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants is
accurate. A 5-year review is an assessment of the best scientific and
commercial data available at the time of the review. We are requesting
submission of information that has become available since the last
review of each of these species.
DATES: To allow us adequate time to conduct these reviews, we must
receive
[[Page 16367]]
your comments or information on or before May 27, 2014. However, we
will continue to accept new information about any listed species at any
time.
ADDRESSES: For instructions on how to submit information and review
information we receive on these species, see ``Request for New
Information.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For species-specific information, see
``Request for New Information.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), we
maintain lists of endangered and threatened wildlife and plant species
in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.11 (for wildlife)
and 17.12 (for plants) (collectively referred to as the List). The List
is also available on our internet site at https://www.fws.gov/endangered/species/us-species.html. Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the Act
requires that we conduct a review of each listed species at least once
every 5 years. Then, on the basis of such reviews, under section
4(c)(2)(B), we determine whether or not any species should be removed
from the List (delisted), or reclassified from endangered to threatened
or from threatened to endangered. We must support the action by the
best scientific and commercial data available. In determining whether
to delist a species, we must consider if these data substantiate that
the species is neither endangered nor threatened for one or more of the
following reasons: (1) The species is considered extinct; (2) the
species is considered to be recovered; and/or (3) the original data
available when the species was listed, or the interpretation of such
data, were in error. Any change in Federal classification would require
a separate rulemaking process. We make amendments to the List through
final rules published in the Federal Register.
Our regulations at 50 CFR 424.21 require that we publish a notice
in the Federal Register announcing those species currently under our
active review.
Species Under Review
This notice announces our active review of 25 species that are
currently listed as endangered:
Anastasia Island beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus phasma)
Perdido Key beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis)
Southeastern beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus niveiventris)
Puerto Rican parrot (Amazona vittata)
Cumberland elktoe (Alasmidonta atropurpurea)
Appalachian elktoe (Alasmidonta raveneliana)
Yellow blossom (Epioblasma florentina florentina)
Southern combshell (Epioblasma penita)
Green blossom (Epioblasma torulosa gubernaculum)
Tubercled blossom (Epioblasma torulosa torulosa)
Speckled pocketbook (Lampsilis streckeri)
Black clubshell (Pleurobema curtum)
Flat pigtoe (Pleurobema marshalli)
Heavy pigtoe (Pleurobema taitianum)
Stirrupshell (Quadrula stapes)
Alabama cave shrimp (Palaemonias alabamae)
Plicate rocksnail (Leptoxis plicata)
Flat pebblesnail (Lepyrium showalteri)
Cylindrical lioplax (Lioplax cyclostomaformis)
Carex lutea (golden sedge)
Conradina etonia (Etonia rosemary)
Deeringothamus rugelii (Rugel's pawpaw)
Dicerandra cornutissma (longspurred mint)
Oxypolis canbyi (Canby's dropwort)
Solidago shortii (Shorts goldenrod)
This notice also announces our active review of eight species that
are currently listed as threatened:
Painted snake coiled forest snail (Anguispira picta)
Lacy elimia (Elimia crenatella)
Round rocksnail (Leptoxis ampla)
Painted rocksnail (Leptoxis taeniata)
Bonamia grandiflora (Florida bonamia)
Eriogonum longifolium var. gnapholifolium (scrub buckwheat)
Euphorbia telephioides (telephus spurge)
Ribes echinelluum (Miccosukee gooseberry)
What information do we consider in a 5-year review?
A 5-year review considers the best scientific and commercial data
that have 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, and improved analytical
methods.
New information will be considered in the 5-year review and ongoing
recovery programs for the species.
Definitions
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
following five 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.
What could happen as a result of this review?
If we find that there is new information concerning any of these 33
species indicating that 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 (downlist); (b)
reclassify the species from threatened to endangered (uplist); or (c)
delist the species. If we determine that a change in classification is
not warranted, then the species will remain on the List under its
current status.
Request for New Information
To do any of the following, contact the person associated with the
species you are interested in below:
A. To get more information on a species;
B. To submit information on a species; or
C. To review information we receive, which will be available for
public inspection by appointment, during normal business hours, at the
listed addresses.
[[Page 16368]]
Mammals
Anastasia Island beach mouse and southeastern beach mouse:
North Florida Ecological Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 7915 Baymeadows Way, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256; fax
904-731-3045. For information on these species, contact Bill Brooks at
the ES Field Office (by phone at 904-731-3136 or by email at bill_brooks@fws.gov).
Perdido Key beach mouse: Panama City Ecological Services
Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1601 Balboa Ave., Panama
City, FL 32405; fax 850-763-2177. For information on this species,
contact Kristi Yanchis at the ES Field Office (by phone at 850-769-0552
ext. 252, or by email at kristi_yanchis@fws.gov).
Birds
Puerto Rican parrot: Caribbean Ecological Services Field
Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery
Program, R[iacute]o Grande Station, Garcia de la Noceda Street, Local
38, 1600, Rio Grande, PR 00745; fax 787-887-7512. For information on
this species, contact Marisel Lopez at the R[iacute]o Grande Station
(by phone at 787-887-8769 ext. 224, or by email at marisel_lopez@fws.gov).
Clams
Cumberland elktoe: Tennessee Ecological Services Field
Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 446 Neal Street, Cookeville, TN
38501; fax 931-528-7075. For information on this species, contact
Stephanie Chance at the ES Field Office (by phone at 931-528-6481 ext.
211, or by email at stephanie_chance@fws.gov).
Appalachian elktoe: Asheville Ecological Services Field
Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 160 Zillicoa Street, Asheville,
NC 28801; fax 828-258-5330. For information on this species, contact
John Fridell at the ES Field Office (by phone at 828-258-3939 ext. 225,
or by email at john_fridell@fws.gov).
Southern combshell, black clubshell, flat pigtoe, heavy
pigtoe, and stirrupshell: Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 6578 Dogwood View Parkway, Jackson, MS
39213; fax 601-965-4340. For information on these species, contact Paul
Hartfield at the ES Field Office (by phone at 601-321-1125, or by email
at paul_hartfield@fws.gov).
Speckled pocketbook: Arkansas Ecological Services Field
Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 110 South Amity Road, Suite
300, Conway, AR 72032; fax 501-513-4480. For information on this
species, contact Chris Davidson at the ES Field Office (by phone at
501-513-4481, or by email at chris_davidson@fws.gov).
Yellow blossom, green blossom, tubercled blossom:
Tennessee Ecological Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 446 Neal Street, Cookeville, TN 38501; fax 931-528-7075. For
information on these species, contact Peggy Shute at the ES Field
Office (by phone at 931-528-6481, or by email at peggy_shute@fws.gov).
Snails and Crustaceans
Alabama cave shrimp, plicate rocksnail, flat pebblesnail,
cylindrical lioplax, lacy elimia, round rocksnail, painted rocksnail:
Alabama Ecological Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 1208-B Main Street, Daphne, AL 36526; fax 251-441-6222. For
information on these species, contact Jeff Powell at the ES Field
Office (by phone at 251-441-5181, or by email at jeff_powell@fws.gov).
Painted snake coiled forest snail: Tennessee Ecological
Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 446 Neal Street,
Cookeville, TN 38501; fax 931-528-7075. For information on this
species, contact Geoff Call at the ES Field Office (by phone at 931-
525-4983, or by email at geoff--call @fws.gov).
Plants
Golden sedge: Raleigh Ecological Services Field Office,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 551-F Pylon Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606;
fax 919-856-4556. For information on this species, contact Dale Suiter
at the ES Field Office (by phone at 919-856-4520, or by email at dale_suiter@fws.gov).
Etonia rosemary, Florida bonamia, scrub buckwheat,
longspurred mint, and Rugel's pawpaw: North Florida Ecological Services
Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 7915 Baymeadows Way,
Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256; fax 904-731-3045. For information on
these species, contact Todd Mecklenborg at the ES Field Office (by
phone at 727-892-4104, or by email at todd_mecklenborg@fws.gov).
Canby's dropwort: Charleston Ecological Services Field
Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 176 Croghan Spur Road, Suite
200, Charleston, SC 29407; fax 843-727-4218. For information on this
species, contact Jason Ayers at the ES Field Office (by phone at 843-
727-4707, or by email at jason_ayers@fws.gov).
Short's goldenrod: Kentucky Ecological Services Field
Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 330 West Broadway, Suite 365,
Frankfort, KY 40601; fax 502-695-1024. For information on this species,
contact Mike Floyd at the ES Field Office (by phone at 502-695-0468, or
by email at mike_floyd@fws.gov).
Miccosukee gooseberry and Telephus spurge: Panama City
Ecological Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1601
Balboa Ave., Panama City, FL 32405; fax 850-763-2177. For information
on these species, contact Vivian Negron-Ortiz at the ES Field Office
(by phone at 850-769-0552 ext. 231, or by email at vivian_negronortiz@fws.gov).
We request any new information concerning the status of any of
these 33 species. See ``What information do we consider in a 5-year
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.
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 the 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
We publish this document under the authority of the Endangered
Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: March 6, 2014.
Cynthia K. Dohner,
Regional Director, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. 2014-06502 Filed 3-24-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-55-P