[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12213-12214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04698]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R6-ES-2014-N005; FXES11130600000-145-FF06E00000]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Revised 
Recovery Plan for the Pallid Sturgeon

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of document availability.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces the 
availability of a final revised recovery plan for the pallid sturgeon. 
This fish species is federally listed as endangered under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act).

ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of the recovery plan are available online 
at http://www.fws.gov/endangered/species/recovery-plans.html. Paper 
copies of the final revised recovery plan are available by request from 
the Northern Rockies Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office, U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service, 2900 4th Avenue North, Room 301, Billings, MT 
59101; telephone 406-247-7365.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project Leader, at the above address, 
or telephone 406-247-7365.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Service announces the availability of a 
revised recovery plan for the pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus).

Background

    Recovering an endangered or threatened animal or plant to the point 
where it is again a secure, sustainable member of its ecosystem is a 
primary goal of the Service's endangered species program. To help guide 
the recovery effort, the Service prepares recovery plans for the 
federally listed species native to the United States where a plan will 
promote the conservation of the species. Recovery plans describe site-
specific actions necessary for the conservation of the species; 
establish objective, measurable criteria which, when met, would result 
in a determination that the species no longer needs the protection of 
the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and provide estimates of the time and 
cost for

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implementing the needed recovery measures.
    The pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus), found in the Missouri 
and Mississippi River basins of the United States, was listed as an 
endangered species on September 6, 1990 (55 FR 36641). The original 
pallid sturgeon recovery plan was approved in 1993. The revised 
recovery plan documents the current understanding of the species life 
history requirements, identifies threats to the species, includes 
revised recovery criteria, and describes those actions believed 
necessary to eventually delist the species.

Authority

    The authority for this action is section 4(f) of the Endangered 
Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533(f).

    Dated: January 29, 2014.
Matt Hogan,
Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region, Denver, CO.
[FR Doc. 2014-04698 Filed 3-3-14; 8:45 am]
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