[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 184 (Tuesday, September 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56821-56823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22594]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R4-ES-2014-N133; FXES11130900000C2-145-FF09E32000]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Status 
Reviews of 27 Southeastern 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 status reviews of 27 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 your comments or information on or before November 24, 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:

Why do we conduct a 5-year review?

    Under the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), we maintain lists of 
endangered and threatened wildlife and plant species in

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the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.11 (for wildlife) 
and 17.12 (for plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the Act 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 reviews, go to http://www.fws.gov/endangered/what-we-do/recovery-overview.html, scroll down to ``Learn 
More about 5-Year Reviews,'' and click on our factsheet.

Species Under Review

    This notice announces our active review of 17 species that are 
currently listed as endangered:

Fish and Wildlife

Florida salt marsh vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus dukecampbelli)
Bachman's warbler (Vermivora bachmanii)
Reticulated flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma bishopi)
Southern acornshell (Epioblasma othcaloogensis)
Ovate clubshell (Pleurobema perovatum)
Southern clubshell (Pleurobema decisum)
Upland combshell (Epioblasma metastriata)
Triangular kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus greenii)
Coosa moccasinshell (Medionidus parvulus)
Dark pigtoe (Pleurobema furvum)
Southern pigtoe (Pleurobema georgianum)
Kentucky cave shrimp (Palaemonias ganteri)

Plants

Chrysopsis floridana (Florida golden aster)
Lupinus aridorum (Scrub lupine)
Harperocallis flava (Harper's beauty)
Prunus geniculata (Scrub plum)
Warea amplexifolia (Wide-leaf warea)
    This notice also announces our active review of 10 species that are 
currently listed as threatened:

Fish and Wildlife

Atlantic salt marsh snake (Nerodia clarkii taeniata)
Frosted flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum)
Alabama heelsplitter (=inflated) (Potamilus inflatus)
Alabama moccasinshell (Medionidus acutissimus)
Orange-nacre mucket (Lampsilis perovalis)
Fine-lined pocketbook (Lampsilis altilis)
Squirrel Chimney cave shrimp (Palaemonetes cummingii)

Plants

    Calyptronoma rivalis (Palma de manaca)
    Geocarpon minimum (No common name)
    Solidago albopilosa (White-haired goldenrod)

What information do we consider in our 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.

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.

Mammals

     Florida salt marsh vole: 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 [email protected]).

Birds

     Bachman's warbler: South Carolina 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 Paula Sisson at the ES Field Office (by phone at 
843-727-4707, or by email at [email protected]).

Reptiles

     Atlantic salt marsh snake: 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 
[email protected]).

Amphibians

     Reticulated flatwoods salamander and frosted flatwoods 
salamander: 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 Harold Mitchell at the 
ES Field Office (by phone at 850-769-0552, or by email at 
[email protected]).

Clams

     For all clam species: Alabama Ecological Services Field 
Office, U.S.

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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 
[email protected]).

Crustaceans and Plants

     Kentucky cave shrimp and white haired 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 [email protected]).
     Squirrel Chimney cave shrimp, Florida golden aster, scrub 
lupine, scrub plum: 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 [email protected]).
     Geocarpon minimum: Arkansas Ecological Services Field 
Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 26320 Highway 33, Augusta, AR 
72006; fax 870-347-2908. For information on this species, contact Jason 
Phillips at the ES Field Office (by phone at 870-347-1617, or by email 
at [email protected]).
     Harper's beauty: 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 [email protected]).
     Palma de manaca: Caribbean Ecological Services Field 
Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, PO Box 491, Boqueron, PR 00622; 
fax 787-851-7440. For information on this species, contact Maritza 
Vargas at the ES Field Office (by phone at 787-851-7297 ext. 215, or by 
email at [email protected]).
    We request any new information concerning the status of any of 
these 27 species. See ``What Information Do We Consider In Our 
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: August 1, 2014.
Cynthia K. Dohner,
Regional Director, Southeast Region.
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