[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 151 (Monday, August 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38320-38323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16734]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R4-ES-2018-N057; FXES11130900000C2-189-FF09E32000]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Status 
Reviews for 42 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 42 species under the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, as amended. 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 reviews of these species.

DATES: To allow us adequate time to conduct these reviews, we must 
receive your comments or information on or before October 5, 2018. 
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 that we receive on these species, see Request for New 
Information under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For species-specific information, see 
Request for New Information under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

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 plant species (referred to as the Lists) in title 50 of 
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 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 reviews, go to http://www.fws.gov/endangered/what-we-do/recovery-overview.html.

Which species are under review?

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

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                                                                                                              Final listing rule
                                     Contact person, email,   Status (endangered or     States where the      (Federal Register      Contact's mailing
    Common name/scientific name               phone                threatened)        species is known to        citation and             address
                                                                                             occur            publication date)
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                                                                         ANIMALS
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                                                                         Mammals
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Bat, Florida bonneted (Eumops        Roxanna Hinzman,        Endangered............  Florida..............  78 FR 61003; 10/2/     USFWS, 1339 20th St.,
 floridanus).                         floridabonnetedbat_5-                                                  2013.                  Vero Beach, FL
                                      [email protected],                                                                           32960.
                                      772-468-4341.
Mouse, St. Andrew beach (Peromyscus  Kristi Yanchis,         Endangered............  Florida..............  63 FR 70053; 12/18/    USFWS, 1601 Balboa
 polionotus peninsularis).            [email protected],                                                    1998.                  Ave., Panama City,
                                      850-769-0552.                                                                                 FL 32405.
Rabbit, Lower Keys (Sylvilagus       Roxanna Hinzman,        Endangered............  Florida..............  55 FR 25588; 6/21/     USFWS, 1339 20th St.,
 palustris hefneri).                  lowerkeysmarshrabbit_                                                  1990.                  Vero Beach, FL
                                      [email protected],                                                                         32960.
                                      772-469-4342.
Rice rat, (=silver rice rat)         Roxanna Hinzman,        Endangered............  Florida..............  56 FR 19809; 4/30/     USFWS, 1339 20th St.,
 (Oryzomys palustris natator).        silverricerat_5-                                                       1991.                  Vero Beach, FL
                                      [email protected],                                                                           32960.
                                      772-469-4343.
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                                                                          Birds
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Woodpecker, red-cockaded (Picoides   Will McDearman,         Endangered............  Alabama, Arkansas,     35 FR 16047: 10/13/    USFWS, 6578 Dogwood
 borealis).                           mississippi_field_off                           Florida, Georgia,      1970.                  View Pkwy., Jackson,
                                      [email protected], 601-321-                           Louisiana,                                    MS 39213.
                                      1124.                                           Mississippi,
                                                                                      Missouri, North
                                                                                      Carolina, Oklahoma,
                                                                                      South Carolina,
                                                                                      Texas, Virginia.
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                                                                        Reptiles
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Crocodile, American (Crocodylus      Roxanna Hinzman,        Threatened............  Florida..............  71 FR 13027; 3/20/     USFWS, 1339 20th St.,
 acutus).                             americancrocodile_5-                                                   2007.                  Vero Beach, FL 32960
                                      [email protected].,
                                      772-469-4355.
Lizard, St. Croix ground (Ameiva     Jan Zegarra,            Endangered............  U.S. Virgin Islands..  42 FR 28543; 6/3/1977  USFWS, Road 301, Km
 polops).                             [email protected].                                                                         5.1, P.O. Box 491,
                                      , 787-851-7297.                                                                               Boquer[oacute]n, PR
                                                                                                                                    00622
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                                                                         Fishes
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Darter, bayou (Etheostoma rubrum)..  Daniel Drennen,         Threatened............  Mississippi..........  40 FR 44149; 9/25/     USFWS, 6578 Dogwood
                                      mississippi_field_off                                                  1975.                  View Pkwy., Jackson,
                                      [email protected]., 601-321-                                                                        MS 39213
                                      1127.
Darter, Okaloosa (Etheostoma         Bill Tate,              Threatened............  Florida..............  76 FR 18087; 4/1/2011  USFWS, 1601 Balboa
 okaloosae).                          [email protected].,                                                                          Ave., Panama City,
                                      850-769-0552.                                                                                 FL 32405
Darter, Relict (Etheostoma           Mike Floyd,             Endangered............  Kentucky.............  58 FR 68480; 12/27/    USFWS, 330 W.
 chienense).                          [email protected].,                                                   1993.                  Broadway, Ste 265,
                                      502-695-0468.                                                                                 Frankfort, KY 40601
Logperch, Conasauga (Percina         Robin Goodloe,          Endangered............  Georgia/Tennessee....  56 FR 31597; 8/5/1985  USFWS, 355 East
 jenkinsi).                           [email protected].,                                                                           Hancock Ave Room
                                      706-613-9493.                                                                                 320, Athens, GA
                                                                                                                                    30601
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                                                                          Clams
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Bankclimber, purple (Elliptoideus    Maureen Walsh,          Threatened............  Florida..............  63 FR 12664; 3/16/     USFWS, 1601 Balboa
 sloatianus).                         [email protected].,                                                   1998.                  Ave., Panama City,
                                      850-769-0552.                                                                                 FL 32405
Moccasinshell, Gulf (Medionidus      Maureen Walsh,          Endangered............  Florida..............  63 FR 12664; 3/16/     USFWS, 1601 Balboa
 penicillatus).                       [email protected].,                                                   1998.                  Ave., Panama City,
                                      850-769-0552.                                                                                 FL 32405
Moccasinshell, Ochlockonee           Maureen Walsh.,         Endangered............  Florida..............  63 FR 12664; 3/16/     USFWS, 1601 Balboa
 (Medionidus simpsonianus).           [email protected].,                                                   1998.                  Ave., Panama City,
                                      850-769-0552.                                                                                 FL 32405
Pearlymussel, littlewing (Pegias     Leroy Koch,             Endangered............  Alabama, Kentucky,     53 FR 45861; 11/14/    USFWS, 330 West
 fabula).                             [email protected].,                            North Carolina,        1988.                  Broadway, Suite 265,
                                      502-695-0468.                                   Tennessee, Virginia.                          Frankfort, KY 40601
Pigtoe, oval (Pleurobema pyriforme)  Maureen Walsh,          Threatened............  Florida..............  63 FR 12664; 3/16/     USFWS, 1601 Balboa
                                      [email protected].,                                                   1998.                  Ave., Panama City,
                                      850-769-0552.                                                                                 FL 32405
Pocketbook, shinyrayed (Lampsilis    Maureen Walsh,          Endangered............  Florida..............  63 FR 12664; 3/16/     USFWS, 1601 Balboa
 subangulata).                        [email protected].,                                                   1998.                  Ave., Panama City,
                                      850-769-0552.                                                                                 FL 32405
Slabshell, Chipola (Elliptio         Maureen Walsh,          Threatened............  Florida..............  63 FR 12664; 3/16/     USFWS., 1601 Balboa
 chipolaensis).                       [email protected].,                                                   1998.                  Ave., Panama City,
                                      850-769-0552.                                                                                 FL 32405
Spinymussel, Altamaha (Elliptio      Anthony Sowers,         Endangered............  Georgia..............  76 FR 62928; 10/11/    USFWS, 355 East
 spinosa).                            [email protected].,                                                    2011.                  Hancock Ave Room
                                      706-613-9493.                                                                                 320, Athens, GA
                                                                                                                                    30601
Threeridge, fat (Amblema neislerii)  Maureen Walsh,          Endangered............  Florida/Georgia......  63 FR 12664; 3/16/     USFWS, 1601 Balboa
                                      [email protected].,                                                   1998.                  Ave, Panama City, FL
                                      850-769-0552.                                                                                 32405
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                                                                         Snails
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Snail, Stock Island tree             Roxanna Hinzman,        Threatened............  Florida..............  43 FR 28932; 7/3/1978  USFWS, 1339 20th St.,
 (Orthalicus reses).                  stockislandtreesnail_                                                                         Vero Beach, FL 32960
                                      5-
                                      [email protected].,
                                      772-469-4347.
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                                                                         Insects
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Swallowtail, Schaus (Heraclides      Roxanna Hinzman,        Endangered............  Florida..............  49 FR 34501; 8/31/     USFWS, 1339 20th St.,
 aristodemus ponceanus).              schausswallowtailbutt                                                  1984.                  Vero Beach, FL 32960
                                      erfly_5-
                                      [email protected].,
                                      772-469-4345.
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                                                                       Crustaceans
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Crayfish, Benton County Cave         Tommy Inebnit,          Endangered............  Florida..............  58 FR 25742; 4/27/     USFWS, 110 South
 (Cambarus aculabrum).                arkansas-                                                              1993.                  Amity Rd., Suite
                                      [email protected].,                                                                         300, Conway, AR
                                      501-513-4483.                                                                                 72032
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                                                                         PLANTS
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                                                                    Flowering Plants
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Buxus vahlii (Vahl's boxwood)......  Omar Monsegur,          Endangered............  Puerto Rico..........  50 FR 32572; 8/13/     USFWS, Road 301, Km
                                      [email protected].                                                  1985.                  5.1, P.O. Box 491,
                                      , 787-851-7297.                                                                               Boquer[oacute]n, PR
                                                                                                                                    00622
Calyptranthes thomasiana (Thomas     Jaime Yrigoyen,         Endangered............  Puerto Rico; U.S.      59 FR 8138; 2/18/1994  USFWS, Road 301, Km
 lidflower).                          [email protected].                           Virgin Islands.                               5.1, P.O. Box 491,
                                      , 787-851-7297.                                                                               Boquer[oacute]n, PR
                                                                                                                                    00622
Cladonia perforata (Florida          Roxanna Hinzman,        Endangered............  Florida..............  58 FR 25746; 4/27/     USFWS, 1339 20th St.,
 perforate cladonia).                 floridaperforateclado                                                  1993.                  Vero Beach, FL 32960
                                      nia_5-
                                      [email protected].,
                                      772-469-4349.
Clitoria fragrans (Pigeon wings)...  Roxanna Hinzman,        Threatened............  Florida..............  58 FR 25746; 4/27/     USFWS, 1339 20th St.,
                                      pigeonwings_5-                                                         1993.                  Vero Beach, FL 32960
                                      [email protected].,
                                      772-469-4353.
Crotalaria avonensis (Avon Park      Roxanna Hinzman,        Endangered............  Florida..............  58 FR 25746; 4/27/     USFWS, 1339 20th St.,
 harebells).                          avonparkharebells_5-                                                   1993.                  Vero Beach, FL 32960
                                      [email protected].,
                                      772-469-4350.
Daphnopsis hellerana (no common      Jennifer Valentin,      Endangered............  Puerto Rico..........  53 FR 23740; 6/23/     USFWS, Road 301, Km
 name).                               [email protected].                                                  1988.                  5.1, P.O. Box 491,
                                      , 787-851-7297.                                                                               Boquer[oacute]n, PR
                                                                                                                                    00622
Dicerandra immaculata (Lakela's      Roxanna Hinzman,        Endangered............  Florida..............  50 FR 20212; 5/15/     USFWS., 1339 20th
 mint).                               lakelasmint_5-                                                         1985.                  St., Vero Beach, FL
                                      [email protected].,                                                                          32960
                                      772-469-4350.
Gesneria pauciflora (no common       Omar Monsegur,          Threatened............  Puerto Rico..........  60 FR 12483; 3/7/1995  USFWS, Road 301, Km
 name).                               [email protected].                                                                         5.1, P.O. Box 491,
                                      , 787-851-7297.                                                                               Boquer[oacute]n, PR
                                                                                                                                    00622
Goetzea elegans (Beautiful goetzea)  Martiza Vargas,         Endangered............  Puerto Rico..........  50 FR 15564; 4/19/     USFWS, Road 301, Km
                                      [email protected].                                                  1985.                  5.1, P.O. Box 491,
                                      , 787-851-7297.                                                                               Boquer[oacute]n, PR
                                                                                                                                    00622
Helianthus schweinitzii              Rebekkah Reid,          Endangered............  North Carolina; South  56 FR 21087; 5/7/1991  USFWS, 160 Zillicoa
 (Schweinitz's sunflower).            [email protected]                           Carolina.                                     St., Asheville, NC
                                      v., 828-258-3939.                                                                             28801

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Hudsonia montana (Mountain golden    Rebekkah Reid,          Threatened............  North Carolina.......  45 FR 69360; 10/20/    USFWS, 160 Zillicoa
 heather).                            [email protected]                                                  1980.                  St., Asheville, NC
                                      v., 828-258-3939.                                                                             28801
Ilex cookii (Cook's holly).........  Angel Colon,            Endangered............  Puerto Rico..........  52 FR 22936; 6/16/     USFWS, Road 301, Km
                                      [email protected].                                                  1987.                  5.1, P.O. Box 491,
                                      , 787-851-7297.                                                                               Boquer[oacute]n, PR
                                                                                                                                    00622
Jacquemontia reclinata (Beach        Roxanna Hinzman,        Endangered............  Florida..............  58 FR 62046; 11/24/    USFWS, 1339 20th St.,
 jacquemontia).                       beach_jacquemontia_5-                                                  1993.                  Vero Beach, FL 32960
                                      [email protected].,
                                      772-469-4348.
Juglans jamaicensis (West Indian     Angel Colon,            Endangered............  Puerto Rico..........  62 FR 1691; 1/13/1997  USFWS, Road 301, Km
 walnut (nogal)).                     [email protected].                                                                         5.1, P.O. Box 491,
                                      , 787-851-7297.                                                                               Boquer[oacute]n, PR
                                                                                                                                    00622
Paronychia chartacea (Papery         Roxanna Hinzman,        Threatened............  Florida..............  52 FR 2227; 1/21/1987  USFWS, 1339 20th St.,
 whitlow-wort).                       paperywhitlow-wort_5-                                                                         Vero Beach, FL 32960
                                      [email protected].,
                                      772-469-4352.
Rhododendron chapmanii (Chapman's    Vivian Negron-Ortiz,    Endangered............  Florida..............  44 FR 24248; 4/24/     USFWS, 1601 Balboa
 rhododendron).                       [email protected].,                                                   1979.                  Ave., Panama City,
                                      850-769-0552.                                                                                 FL 32405
Sisyrinchium dichotomum (White       Rebekkah Reid,          Endangered............  North Carolina; South  56 FR 48752; 9/26/     USFWS., 160 Zillicoa
 irisette).                           [email protected]                           Carolina.              1991.                  St., Asheville, NC
                                      v., 828-258-3939.                                                                             28801
Solidago spithamaea, (Blue Ridge     Rebekkah Reid,          Threatened............  North Carolina,        50 FR 12306; 3/28/     USFWS, 160 Zillicoa
 goldenrod).                          [email protected]                           Tennessee.             1985.                  St., Asheville, NC
                                      v., 828-258-3939.                                                                             28801
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                                                                        Conifers
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Torreya taxifolia (Florida torreya)  Vivian Negron-Ortiz,    Endangered............  Florida, Georgia.....  49 FR 2783; 1/23/1984  USFWS, 1601 Balboa
                                      [email protected].,                                                                          Ave., Panama City,
                                      850-769-0552.                                                                                 FL 32405
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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 the five factors under 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.
    We request any new information concerning the status of any of 
these 42 species. 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.
    We expect we could conduct a species status assessment (SSA) for 
some of these species under review. An SSA is a biological risk 
assessment to aid decision makers who must use the best available 
scientific information to make policy decisions under the ESA. The SSA 
provides decisionmakers with a scientifically rigorous characterization 
of a species' status, and of the likelihood that the species will 
sustain populations, along with key uncertainties in that 
characterization.
    It presents a compilation of the best available information on a 
species, as well as its ecological needs, based on environmental 
factors. An SSA also describes the current condition of the species' 
habitat and demographics, and probable explanations for past and 
ongoing changes in abundance and distribution within the species' 
range. Finally, it forecasts the species' response to probable future 
scenarios of environmental conditions and conservation efforts. 
Overall, an SSA uses the conservation biology principles of resiliency, 
redundancy, and representation (collectively known as the ``3 Rs'') to 
evaluate the current and future condition of the species. As a result, 
the SSA characterizes a species' ability to sustain populations in the 
wild over time based on the best scientific understanding of current 
and future abundance and distribution within the species' ecological 
settings.

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 ESA requires 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 under the table in SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION:

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    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.

Public Availability of Comments

    Comments we receive become part of the administrative record 
associated with this action. 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 request in your comment that we withhold 
your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so. 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.

Availability of Status Reviews

    All completed status reviews under the ESA are available via the 
Service website, at https://www.fws.gov/endangered/species/us-species.html.

Authority

    We publish this document under the authority of the Endangered 
Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

    Dated: May 1, 2018.
Mike Oetker,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
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