[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 72 (Monday, April 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18156-18158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07674]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R3-ES-2017-N030; FX3ES11130300000-178-FF03E00000]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-
Year Status Reviews of Eight Endangered Animal 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, are initiating 5-year 
status reviews under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended 
(Act), for eight animal species. 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, please send your written information by 
June 16, 2017. However, we will continue to accept new information 
about any listed species at any time.

ADDRESSES: For instructions on how to submit information for each 
species, see the table in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request information, contact the 
appropriate person in the table in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section. Individuals who are hearing impaired or speech impaired may 
call the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339 for TTY assistance.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are initiating 5-year status reviews 
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), for eight 
animal species listed as endangered: Iowa Pleistocene snail (Discus 
macclintocki), Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis), 
Kirtland's warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii [=Dendroica kirtlandii]), 
Ozark hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishop), rayed bean 
(Villosa fabalis), sheepnose (Plethobasus cyphyus), snuffbox 
(Epioblasma triquetra), and spectaclecase (Cumberlandia monodonta).

Why do we conduct 5-year reviews?

    Under the Act (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

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(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.

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 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 Act); 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.

What species are under review?

    This notice announces our active 5-year status reviews of the 
species in the following table.

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                                                                                       Final listing rule
                                                                                       (Federal Register       Contact person,        Contact person's
            Common name                  Scientific name          Where listed            citation and           email, phone        U.S. mail address
                                                                                       publication date)
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Iowa Pleistocene snail.............  Discus macclintocki...  Illinois, Iowa........  43 FR 28932; August    Kristen Lundh;         USFWS; 1511 47th
                                                                                      2, 1978.               [email protected]   Avenue; Moline, IL
                                                                                                             v; 309-757-5800,       61265.
                                                                                                             x215.
Karner blue butterfly..............  Lycaeides melissa       Illinois, Indiana,      57 FR 59236; December  Jill Utrup;            USFWS, 4101 American
                                      samuelis.               Massachusetts,          14, 1992.              [email protected];    Boulevard East;
                                                              Michigan, Minnesota,                           952-252-0092, x207.    Bloomington, MN
                                                              New Hampshire, New                                                    55425.
                                                              York, Ohio,
                                                              Pennsylvania,
                                                              Wisconsin.
Kirtland's warbler.................  Setophaga kirtlandii    Michigan, Wisconsin...  32 FR 4001; March 11,  Carrie Tansy;          USFWS, 2651 Coolidge
                                      [=Dendroica                                     1967.                  [email protected]   Road, Suite 101;
                                      kirtlandii].                                                           ; 517-351-8375.        East Lansing, MI
                                                                                                                                    48823.
Rayed bean.........................  Villosa fabalis.......  Illinois, Indiana,      77 FR 8632; February   Angela Boyer;          USFWS, 4625 Morse
                                                              Kentucky, Michigan,     14, 2012.              [email protected]   Road, Suite 104;
                                                              New York, Ohio,                                ; 614-416-8993, x22.   Columbus, OH 43230.
                                                              Pennsylvania,
                                                              Tennessee, Virginia,
                                                              West Virginia.
Sheepnose..........................  Plethobasus cyphyus...  Alabama, Illinois,      77 FR 14914; March     Kristen Lundh;         USFWS; 1511 47th
                                                              Indiana, Iowa,          13, 2012.              [email protected]   Avenue; Moline, IL
                                                              Kentucky, Minnesota,                           v; 309-757-5800,       61265.
                                                              Mississippi,                                   x215..
                                                              Missouri, Ohio,
                                                              Pennsylvania,
                                                              Tennessee, Virginia,
                                                              West Virginia,
                                                              Wisconsin.
Snuffbox...........................  Epioblasma triquetra..  Alabama, Arkansas,      77 FR 8632; February   Angela Boyer;          USFWS, 4625 Morse
                                                              Illinois, Indiana,      14, 2012.              [email protected]   Road, Suite 104;
                                                              Iowa, Kansas,                                  ; 614-416-8993, x22.   Columbus, OH 43230.
                                                              Kentucky, Michigan,
                                                              Minnesota,
                                                              Mississippi,
                                                              Missouri, New York,
                                                              Ohio, Pennsylvania,
                                                              Tennessee, Virginia,
                                                              West Virginia,
                                                              Wisconsin.
Spectaclecase......................  Cumberlandia monodonta  Alabama, Arkansas,      77 FR 14914; March     Tamara Smith;          USFWS, 4101 American
                                                              Illinois, Indiana,      13, 2012.              [email protected]   Boulevard East;
                                                              Iowa, Kansas,                                  ; 952-252-0092, x219.  Bloomington, MN
                                                              Kentucky, Minnesota,                                                  55425.
                                                              Missouri, Ohio,
                                                              Tennessee, Virginia,
                                                              West Virginia,
                                                              Wisconsin..
Ozark hellbender...................  Cryptobranchus          Arkansas, Missouri....  76 FR 61956; October   Trisha Crabill;        USFWS, 101 Park
                                      alleganiensis bishopi.                          6, 2011.               [email protected]   DeVille Drive, Suite
                                                                                                             ov; 573-234-2132.      A; Columbia, MO
                                                                                                                                    65203.
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Request for Information

    To ensure that a 5-year 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 information. 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 any species listed above, 
please submit

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your comments and materials to the appropriate contact in the table 
above. You may also direct questions to those contacts. Individuals who 
are hearing impaired or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay 
Service at 800-877-8339 for TTY assistance.

Public Availability of Submissions

    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.
    Comments and materials received will be available for public 
inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the offices 
where the comments are submitted.

    Authority: We publish this notice under the authority of the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

    Dated: February 10, 2017.
Lori Nordstrom,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Midwest Region.
[FR Doc. 2017-07674 Filed 4-14-17; 8:45 am]
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