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Darter
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ACTION: Notice of availability and
request for public comment.
AGENCY:
We, the Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service), announce the
availability of the technical/agency draft
recovery plan for the endangered
yellowcheek darter, a fish. The draft
recovery plan includes specific recovery
objectives and criteria that must be met
in order for us to reclassify this species
to threatened status and ultimately
delist it under the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We
request review and comment on this
draft recovery plan from local, State,
and Federal agencies, and the public.
DATES: In order to be considered,
comments on the draft recovery plan
must be received on or before May 5,
2017.
SUMMARY:
Reviewing documents: If
you wish to review this technical/
agency draft recovery plan, you may
obtain a copy by contacting Melvin
Tobin, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Arkansas Ecological Services Field
Office, 110 S. Amity Road, Suite 300,
Conway, AR 72032; tel. 501–513–4473;
or by visiting the Service’s Arkansas
Field Office Web site at https://
www.fws.gov/arkansas-es.
Submitting comments: If you wish to
comment, you may submit your
comments by one of the following
methods:
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1. You may submit written comments
and materials to us, at the above
address.
2. You may hand-deliver written
comments to our Arkansas Field Office,
at the above address, or fax them to
501–513–4480.
3. You may send comments by email
to Melvin_Tobin@fws.gov. Please
include ‘‘Yellowcheek Darter Draft
Recovery Plan Comments’’ on the
subject line.
For additional information about
submitting comments, see Request for
Public Comments below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melvin Tobin (see ADDRESSES).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Act requires the development of
recovery plans for listed species, unless
such a plan would not promote the
conservation of a particular species.
Recovery plans describe actions
considered necessary for conservation of
the species, establish criteria for
reclassification to threatened or
delisting, and estimate time and cost for
implementing recovery measures.
Section 4(f) of the Act requires us to
provide public notice and an
opportunity for public review and
comment during recovery plan
development. We will consider all
information presented during a public
comment period prior to approval of
each new or revised recovery plan. We
and other Federal agencies will take
these comments into account in the
course of implementing approved
recovery plans.
About the Species
We listed the yellowcheek darter
(Etheostoma moorei) as endangered
under the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
on August 9, 2011 (76 FR 48722). A total
of 102 river miles (164 rkm) in four
streams (Middle, South, Archey, and
Devils forks of the Little Red River) in
Cleburne, Searcy, Stone, and Van Buren
Counties, Arkansas was designated as
critical habitat on October 16, 2012 (77
FR 63604).
The yellowcheek darter grows to 2.5
inches (6.4 cm) total length and is
endemic to the Devils, Middle, South,
and Archey forks of the Little Red River
and the mainstem Little Red River in
Arkansas. The species inhabits highgradient headwater tributaries with
clear water, permanent flow, moderate
to strong riffles, and gravel, cobble, and
boulder substrates (Robison and
Buchanan 1988). Prey items consumed
by the yellowcheek darter include
blackfly larvae, stoneflies, mayflies, and
other aquatic insects.
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Threats
The yellowcheek darter is threatened
primarily by factors associated with the
present destruction, modification, or
curtailment of its habitat or range.
Threats include impoundment,
sedimentation, poor livestock grazing
practices, improper timber harvest
practices, nutrient enrichment, gravel
mining, channelization/channel
instability, and natural gas
development. Climate change is also
likely to have adverse effects on the
species due to alteration of hydrologic
cycles of headwater streams that
support the yellowcheek darter, but the
extent or magnitude of this threat has
not been quantified at this time.
We have assigned the yellowcheek
darter a recovery priority number of 2C
(48 FR 43098), which reflects a high
degree of threat, and a high recovery
potential.
Recovery Plan Components
The ultimate goal of this recovery
plan is to ensure the long-term viability
of the yellowcheek darter in the wild to
the point that it can be delisted from the
Federal List of Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife (50 CFR 17.11).
Initially, the goal is to reclassify the
yellowcheek darter from endangered to
threatened status based upon its
improved status due to the
implementation of recovery actions in
this plan.
Recovery Criteria
Reclassification from endangered to
threatened status: The yellowcheek
darter will be considered for
reclassification to threatened when (1)
water quality and quantity in the
Middle, South, and either Archey or
Devils Forks, as defined by the best
available science (to be refined by
recovery actions), supports the longterm survival of yellowcheek darter in
its natural environment (based on Safe
Harbor enrollment and private
landowner conservation efforts); (2)
streams where the yellowcheek darter
occurs contain sufficient
geomorphically stable channels with
relatively silt-free, moderate to strong
velocity riffles with gravel cobble and
boulder substrates that support adequate
macroinvertebrate prey items; (3)
healthy, self-sustaining (evident by
multiple age classes of individuals,
including naturally recruited juveniles
and recruitment rates exceeding
mortality rates) natural populations of
yellowcheek darter are maintained in
three of four tributaries (Middle, South,
and either Archey or Devils Forks) at
stable or increasing levels for 15 years
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(based on surveys conducted every three
years via standard protocol); and (4) a
captive breeding propagation,
augmentation and reintroduction plan
has been established, and a contingency
plan is in place to ensure the survival
of the species should a catastrophic
event affect portions of a wild
population.
Delisting: The yellowcheek darter will
be considered for removal from the List
of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
when (1) the reclassification criteria
have been realized and demonstrated as
being effective via monitoring efforts; (2)
yellowcheek darter populations in the
Middle, South, and either Archey or
Devils Forks continue to be selfsustaining, stable or increasing, as
defined by the best available science (to
be refined by recovery actions), for an
additional 15 years beyond
reclassification to threatened status; and
(3) commitments are in place to
maintain conservation measures and
recovered status.
Request for Public Comments
We request written comments on the
draft recovery plan. We will consider all
comments we receive by the date
specified in DATES prior to final
approval of the plan.
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.
Authority
The authority for this action is section
4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16
U.S.C. 1533 (f).
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Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
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International Shirt and Collar Company, 2
River St., Troy, SG100000648
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Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church, 2429
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Sedalia Commercial Historic District
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102–120 E. 5th., Sedalia, AD10000277
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Technical/Agency
Draft Recovery Plan for the Yellowcheek Darter
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
availability of the technical/agency draft recovery plan for the
endangered yellowcheek darter, a fish. The draft recovery plan includes
specific recovery objectives and criteria that must be met in order for
us to reclassify this species to threatened status and ultimately
delist it under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act).
We request review and comment on this draft recovery plan from local,
State, and Federal agencies, and the public.
DATES: In order to be considered, comments on the draft recovery plan
must be received on or before May 5, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Reviewing documents: If you wish to review this technical/
agency draft recovery plan, you may obtain a copy by contacting Melvin
Tobin, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arkansas Ecological Services
Field Office, 110 S. Amity Road, Suite 300, Conway, AR 72032; tel. 501-
513-4473; or by visiting the Service's Arkansas Field Office Web site
at https://www.fws.gov/arkansas-es.
Submitting comments: If you wish to comment, you may submit your
comments by one of the following methods:
1. You may submit written comments and materials to us, at the
above address.
2. You may hand-deliver written comments to our Arkansas Field
Office, at the above address, or fax them to 501-513-4480.
3. You may send comments by email to Melvin_Tobin@fws.gov. Please
include ``Yellowcheek Darter Draft Recovery Plan Comments'' on the
subject line.
For additional information about submitting comments, see Request
for Public Comments below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melvin Tobin (see ADDRESSES).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Act requires the development of recovery plans for listed
species, unless such a plan would not promote the conservation of a
particular species. Recovery plans describe actions considered
necessary for conservation of the species, establish criteria for
reclassification to threatened or delisting, and estimate time and cost
for implementing recovery measures. Section 4(f) of the Act requires us
to provide public notice and an opportunity for public review and
comment during recovery plan development. We will consider all
information presented during a public comment period prior to approval
of each new or revised recovery plan. We and other Federal agencies
will take these comments into account in the course of implementing
approved recovery plans.
About the Species
We listed the yellowcheek darter (Etheostoma moorei) as endangered
under the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) on August 9, 2011 (76 FR 48722).
A total of 102 river miles (164 rkm) in four streams (Middle, South,
Archey, and Devils forks of the Little Red River) in Cleburne, Searcy,
Stone, and Van Buren Counties, Arkansas was designated as critical
habitat on October 16, 2012 (77 FR 63604).
The yellowcheek darter grows to 2.5 inches (6.4 cm) total length
and is endemic to the Devils, Middle, South, and Archey forks of the
Little Red River and the mainstem Little Red River in Arkansas. The
species inhabits high-gradient headwater tributaries with clear water,
permanent flow, moderate to strong riffles, and gravel, cobble, and
boulder substrates (Robison and Buchanan 1988). Prey items consumed by
the yellowcheek darter include blackfly larvae, stoneflies, mayflies,
and other aquatic insects.
Threats
The yellowcheek darter is threatened primarily by factors
associated with the present destruction, modification, or curtailment
of its habitat or range. Threats include impoundment, sedimentation,
poor livestock grazing practices, improper timber harvest practices,
nutrient enrichment, gravel mining, channelization/channel instability,
and natural gas development. Climate change is also likely to have
adverse effects on the species due to alteration of hydrologic cycles
of headwater streams that support the yellowcheek darter, but the
extent or magnitude of this threat has not been quantified at this
time.
We have assigned the yellowcheek darter a recovery priority number
of 2C (48 FR 43098), which reflects a high degree of threat, and a high
recovery potential.
Recovery Plan Components
The ultimate goal of this recovery plan is to ensure the long-term
viability of the yellowcheek darter in the wild to the point that it
can be delisted from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened
Wildlife (50 CFR 17.11). Initially, the goal is to reclassify the
yellowcheek darter from endangered to threatened status based upon its
improved status due to the implementation of recovery actions in this
plan.
Recovery Criteria
Reclassification from endangered to threatened status: The
yellowcheek darter will be considered for reclassification to
threatened when (1) water quality and quantity in the Middle, South,
and either Archey or Devils Forks, as defined by the best available
science (to be refined by recovery actions), supports the long-term
survival of yellowcheek darter in its natural environment (based on
Safe Harbor enrollment and private landowner conservation efforts); (2)
streams where the yellowcheek darter occurs contain sufficient
geomorphically stable channels with relatively silt-free, moderate to
strong velocity riffles with gravel cobble and boulder substrates that
support adequate macroinvertebrate prey items; (3) healthy, self-
sustaining (evident by multiple age classes of individuals, including
naturally recruited juveniles and recruitment rates exceeding mortality
rates) natural populations of yellowcheek darter are maintained in
three of four tributaries (Middle, South, and either Archey or Devils
Forks) at stable or increasing levels for 15 years
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(based on surveys conducted every three years via standard protocol);
and (4) a captive breeding propagation, augmentation and reintroduction
plan has been established, and a contingency plan is in place to ensure
the survival of the species should a catastrophic event affect portions
of a wild population.
Delisting: The yellowcheek darter will be considered for removal
from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife when (1) the
reclassification criteria have been realized and demonstrated as being
effective via monitoring efforts; (2) yellowcheek darter populations in
the Middle, South, and either Archey or Devils Forks continue to be
self-sustaining, stable or increasing, as defined by the best available
science (to be refined by recovery actions), for an additional 15 years
beyond reclassification to threatened status; and (3) commitments are
in place to maintain conservation measures and recovered status.
Request for Public Comments
We request written comments on the draft recovery plan. We will
consider all comments we receive by the date specified in DATES prior
to final approval of the plan.
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.
Authority
The authority for this action is section 4(f) of the Endangered
Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533 (f).
Dated: January 24, 2017.
Mike Oetker,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
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