Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Review of the Mexican Wolf in the Southwest, 15451-15452 [2023-05091]
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Authority
We publish this notice under the
authority of the Endangered Species Act
of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.).
Anna Mun˜oz,
Deputy Regional Director, Lakewood,
Colorado.
accept new information about any listed
species at any time.
ADDRESSES: For details on how to
request or submit information, see
Request for Information and How Do I
Ask Questions or Provide Information?
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section.
announcing those species under active
review. For additional information
about 5-year status reviews, refer to our
factsheet at https://www.fws.gov/
endangered/what-we-do/recoveryoverview.html.
For
information on a particular species,
contact the person in the table in
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. For
general information, contact Brady
McGee, by telephone at 505–761–4748;
or by email at Brady_McGee@fws.gov.
Individuals in the United States who are
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have
a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY,
TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A 5-year status review considers all
new information available at the time of
the review. In conducting these reviews,
we consider the best scientific and
commercial data that have become
available since the 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 in
relation to the five listing factors (as
defined in section 4(a)(1) of the ESA);
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.
Any new information will be
considered during the 5-year status
review and will also be useful in
evaluating the ongoing recovery
programs for the species.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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[FWS–R2–ES–2023–N008;
FXES11130200000–223–FF02ENEH00]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status
Review of the Mexican Wolf in the
Southwest
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of initiation of review;
request for information.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, are conducting a 5year status review of the Mexican wolf
under the Endangered Species Act. A 5year status review is based on the best
scientific and commercial data available
at the time of the review; therefore, we
are requesting submission of any such
information that has become available
since the last review for the species.
DATES: To ensure consideration, we are
requesting submission of new
information no later than April 12,
2023. However, we will continue to
SUMMARY:
Why do we conduct 5-year reviews?
Under the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.), we maintain Lists of
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants (which we collectively refer
to as the List) in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.11 (for
animals) and 17.12 (for plants). Section
4(c)(2)(A) of the ESA requires us to
review each listed species’ status at least
once every 5 years. Our regulations at 50
CFR 424.21 require that we publish a
notice in the Federal Register
What information do we consider in
our review?
SPECIES UNDER REVIEW
Common name
Scientific name
Mexican wolf .......
Canis lupus
baileyi.
Current range
Endangered, Experimental, Non-Essential.
New Mexico and Arizona.
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Request for Information
To ensure that a 5-year status 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
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(Federal Register
citation and
publication date)
Listing status
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40 FR 17590, 4/21/
1975.
copies of any pertinent publications,
reports, or letters by knowledgeable
sources.
How do I ask questions or provide
information?
If you wish to provide information for
the species listed above, please submit
your comments and materials to the
contact in the table above. You may also
direct questions to the person in FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
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Contact person, phone,
email
Brady McGee, Mexican
Wolf Recovery Coordinator, 505–761–4748
(phone) or Brady_
McGee@fws.gov
(email).
Contact person’s
U.S. mail address
U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 2105 Osuna
Rd. NE, Albuquerque,
NM 87113–1001.
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
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cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Completed and Active Reviews
A list of all completed and currently
active 5-year status reviews can be
found at https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/
report/species-five-year-review.
Authority
This document is published under the
authority of the Endangered Species Act
of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.).
Amy L. Lueders,
Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brenda Tapia, by phone at 703–358–
2185 or via email at DMAFR@fws.gov.
Individuals in the United States who are
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have
a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY,
TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States.
C. Who will see my comments?
If you submit a comment at https://
www.regulations.gov, your entire
comment, including any personal
identifying information, will be posted
on the website. If you submit a
hardcopy comment that includes
personal identifying information, such
as your address, phone number, or
email address, you may request at the
top of your document that we withhold
this information from public review.
However, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so. Moreover, all
submissions from organizations or
businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, will be
made available for public disclosure in
their entirety.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
II. Background
[Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2023–0021;
FXIA16710900000–234–FF09A30000]
I. Public Comment Procedures
Foreign Endangered Species; Receipt
of Permit Applications
A. How do I comment on submitted
applications?
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit
applications; request for comments.
We invite the public and local, State,
Tribal, and Federal agencies to comment
on these applications. Before issuing
any of the requested permits, we will
take into consideration any information
that we receive during the public
comment period.
You may submit your comments and
materials by one of the methods in
ADDRESSES. We will not consider
comments sent by email or to an address
not in ADDRESSES. We will not consider
or include in our administrative record
comments we receive after the close of
the comment period (see DATES).
When submitting comments, please
specify the name of the applicant and
the permit number at the beginning of
your comment. Provide sufficient
information to allow us to authenticate
any scientific or commercial data you
include. The comments and
recommendations that will be most
useful and likely to influence agency
decisions are: (1) Those supported by
quantitative information or studies; and
(2) those that include citations to, and
analyses of, the applicable laws and
regulations.
To help us carry out our conservation
responsibilities for affected species, and
in consideration of section 10(c) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),
we invite public comments on permit
applications before final action is taken.
With some exceptions, the ESA
prohibits certain activities with listed
species unless Federal authorization is
issued that allows such activities.
Permits issued under section 10(a)(1)(A)
of the ESA allow otherwise prohibited
activities for scientific purposes or to
enhance the propagation or survival of
the affected species. Service regulations
regarding prohibited activities with
endangered species, captive-bred
wildlife registrations, and permits for
any activity otherwise prohibited by the
ESA with respect to any endangered
species are available in title 50 of the
Code of Federal Regulations in part 17.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on applications to conduct
certain activities with foreign species
that are listed as endangered under the
Endangered Species Act (ESA). With
some exceptions, the ESA prohibits
activities with listed species unless
Federal authorization is issued that
allows such activities. The ESA also
requires that we invite public comment
before issuing permits for any activity
otherwise prohibited by the ESA with
respect to any endangered species.
DATES: We must receive comments by
April 12, 2023.
ADDRESSES:
Obtaining Documents: The
applications, application supporting
materials, and any comments and other
materials that we receive will be
available for public inspection at
https://www.regulations.gov in Docket
No. FWS–HQ–IA–2023–0021.
Submitting Comments: When
submitting comments, please specify the
name of the applicant and the permit
number at the beginning of your
comment. You may submit comments
by one of the following methods:
• Internet: https://
www.regulations.gov. Search for and
submit comments on Docket No. FWS–
HQ–IA–2023–0021.
SUMMARY:
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• U.S. mail: Public Comments
Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–HQ–
IA–2023–0021; U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Headquarters, MS: PRB/3W;
5275 Leesburg Pike; Falls Church, VA
22041–3803.
For more information, see Public
Comment Procedures under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
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B. May I review comments submitted by
others?
You may view and comment on
others’ public comments at https://
www.regulations.gov unless our
allowing so would violate the Privacy
Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) or Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
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III. Permit Applications
We invite comments on the following
applications.
Applicant: Kimberly Ange-can Heugten,
Ph.D., Raleigh, NC; Permit No.
PER0070277
The applicant requests authorization
to import biological samples derived
from wild and captive-born
chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) taken
from the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee
Rehabilitation Centre, Republic of the
Congo, for the purpose of scientific
research. This notification covers
activities to be conducted by the
applicant over a 5-year period.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R2-ES-2023-N008; FXES11130200000-223-FF02ENEH00]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-
Year Status Review of the Mexican Wolf in the Southwest
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of initiation of review; request for information.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are conducting a 5-
year status review of the Mexican wolf under the Endangered Species
Act. A 5-year status review is based on the best scientific and
commercial data available at the time of the review; therefore, we are
requesting submission of any such information that has become available
since the last review for the species.
DATES: To ensure consideration, we are requesting submission of new
information no later than April 12, 2023. However, we will continue to
accept new information about any listed species at any time.
ADDRESSES: For details on how to request or submit information, see
Request for Information and How Do I Ask Questions or Provide
Information? in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on a particular
species, contact the person in the table in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
For general information, contact Brady McGee, by telephone at 505-761-
4748; or by email at [email protected]. Individuals in the United
States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech
disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United
States should use the relay services offered within their country to
make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Why do we conduct 5-year reviews?
Under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), we maintain Lists of Endangered and Threatened
Wildlife and Plants (which we collectively refer to as the List) in the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.11 (for animals) and
17.12 (for plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the ESA requires us to review
each listed species' status at least once every 5 years. Our
regulations at 50 CFR 424.21 require that we publish a notice in the
Federal Register announcing those species under active review. For
additional information about 5-year status reviews, refer to our
factsheet at https://www.fws.gov/endangered/what-we-do/recovery-overview.html.
What information do we consider in our review?
A 5-year status review considers all new information available at
the time of the review. In conducting these reviews, we consider the
best scientific and commercial data that have become available since
the 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 in relation to the five listing
factors (as defined in section 4(a)(1) of the ESA); 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.
Any new information will be considered during the 5-year status
review and will also be useful in evaluating the ongoing recovery
programs for the species.
Species Under Review
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Final listing rule
(Federal Register Contact person, Contact person's
Common name Scientific name Listing status Current range citation and phone, email U.S. mail address
publication date)
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Mexican wolf........... Canis lupus baileyi... Endangered, New Mexico and 40 FR 17590, 4/21/ Brady McGee, U.S. Fish and
Experimental, Non- Arizona. 1975. Mexican Wolf Wildlife Service,
Essential. Recovery 2105 Osuna Rd. NE,
Coordinator, 505- Albuquerque, NM
761-4748 (phone) 87113-1001.
or
[email protected] (email).
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Request for Information
To ensure that a 5-year status 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.
How do I ask questions or provide information?
If you wish to provide information for the species listed above,
please submit your comments and materials to the contact in the table
above. You may also direct questions to the person in FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
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
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cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Completed and Active Reviews
A list of all completed and currently active 5-year status reviews
can be found at https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/report/species-five-year-review.
Authority
This document is published under the authority of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Amy L. Lueders,
Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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