[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59650-59652]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20670]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R4-ES-2016- N119; FXES11130900000C2-167-FF09E32000]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Status 
Reviews of 22 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 22 species under the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). A 5-year review is an assessment 
of the best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the 
review. Therefore, 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 October 31, 2016. 
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 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 15 species that are 
currently listed as endangered:

Fish and Wildlife

Alabama beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus ammobates)
Choctawhatchee beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus allophrys)
Key Largo woodrat (Neotoma floridana smalli)
Boulder darter (Etheostoma wapiti)
Oyster mussel (Epioblasma capsaeformis)
Turgid blossom (Epioblasma turgidula)
Georgia pigtoe (Pleurobema hanleyianum)
Interrupted rocksnail (Leptoxis foremani)
Rough hornsnail (Pleurocera foremani)

Plants

Clematis socialis (Alabama leather flower)
Conradina glabra (Apalachicola rosemary)
Amorpha crenulata (Crenulate lead-plant)
Isoetes melanospora (Black spored quillwort)
Isoetes tegetiformans (Mat forming quillwort)
Spigelia gentianoides (Gentian pinkroot)
    This notice also announces our active review of 7 species that are 
currently listed as threatened:

Fish and Wildlife

Louisiana pearlshell (Margaritifera hembeli)
Tulotoma snail (Tulotoma magnifica)

Plants

Amaranthus pumilus (Seabeach amaranth)
Amphianthus pusilus (Little amphianthus)
Lesquerella lyrata (Lyrate bladderpod)
Pinguicula ionantha (Godfrey's butterwort)
Chamaesyce garberi (Garber's spurge)

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;

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    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 means 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

     Alabama beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus ammobates): 
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 this species, contact Bill Lynn at the ES Field Office 
by phone at 251-441-5181 or by email at [email protected].
     Choctawhatchee beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus 
allophyrs): Panama City Ecological Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, 1601 Balboa Ave., Panama City, FL 32405; fax 850-763-
2717. For information on these species, contact Kristi Yanchis at the 
ES Field Office by phone at 850-769-0552 or by email at 
[email protected].
     Key Largo woodrat (Neotoma floridana smalli): South 
Florida Ecological Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 1339 20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960; fax 772-469-4265. For 
information on these species, contact Sandra Sneckenberger at the ES 
Field Office by phone at 772-469-4321 or by email at 
[email protected].

Fishes, Clams, and Snails

     Boulder darter (Etheostoma wapiti), Oyster mussel 
(Epioblasma capsaeformis), and Turgid blossom (Epioblasma turgidula): 
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 Stephanie Chance at the ES Field 
Office by phone at 931-528-6481 ext. 211 or by email at 
[email protected]
     Louisiana pearlshell (Margaritifera hembeli): Louisiana 
Ecological Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 646 
Cajundome Blvd., Suite 400, Lafayette, LA 70506; fax 337-291-3139. For 
information on this species, contact Monica Sikes at the ES Field 
Office by phone at 337-291-3118 or by email at [email protected].
     Georgia pigtoe (Pleurobema hanleyianum), Interrupted 
rocksnail (Leptoxis foremani), Tulotoma snail (Tulotoma magnifica), and 
Rough hornsnail (Pleurocera foreman): Alabama Ecological Services Field 
Office (see contact information above). For information on these 
species, contact Jennifer Grunewald at the ES Field Office by phone at 
251-441-6633 or by email at [email protected].

Plants

     Clematis socialis (Alabama leatherflower): 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 Scott Wiggers at the ES Field 
Office by phone at 601-965-4900 or by email at [email protected].
     Conradina glabra (Appalachicola rosemary), Pinguicula 
ionantha (Godfrey's butterwort), and Spigelia gentianoides (Gentian 
pinkroot): Panama City Ecological Services Field Office, (see contact 
information above). For information on these species, contact Vivian 
Negron-Ortiz at the ES Field Office by phone at 850-769-0552 or by 
email at [email protected].
     Amorpha crenulata (Crenulate lead-plant) and Chamaesyce 
garberi (Garber's spurge): South Florida Ecological Services Field 
Office (see contact information above). For information on this 
species, contact David Bender at the ES Field Office by phone at 772-
469-4294 or by email at [email protected].
     Lesquerella lyrata (Lyrate bladderpod): Alabama Ecological 
Services Field Office (see contact information above). For information 
on this species, contact Shannon Holbrook at the ES Field Office by 
phone at 251-441-5181 or by email at [email protected].
     Amphianthus pusilus (Little amphianthus), Isoetes 
melanospora (black spored quillwort), Isoetes tegetiformans (mat 
forming quillwort): Georgia Ecological Services Field Office, U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service, 105 Westpark Drive, Suite D, Athens, GA 30606; 
fax 706-613-6059. For information on these species, contact Deborah 
Harris at the ES Field Office by phone at 706-613-9493 ext 224 or by 
email at [email protected].
     Amaranthus pumilus (Seabeach amaranth): Raleigh Ecological 
Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 33726, 
Raleigh, NC 33726; fax 919-856-4558. For information on these species, 
contact Dale Suiter at the ES Field Office by phone at 919-856-4520 ext 
18 or by email at [email protected].
    We request any new information concerning the status of any of 
these 22 species. See ``What Information Do We Consider In Our 
Review?'' 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

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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 19, 2016.
Mike Oetker,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
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