[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 58 (Monday, March 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 16326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06406]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XA960]
Endangered and Threatened Species; Notice of Initiation of a 5-
Year Review of the Banggai Cardinalfish
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for information.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces the initiation of a 5-year review for the
Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni). NMFS is required by the
Endangered Species Act (ESA) to conduct 5-year reviews to ensure that
the listing classifications of species are accurate. The 5-year review
must be based on the best scientific and commercial data available at
the time of the review. We request submission of any such information
on the Banggai cardinalfish, particularly information on the status,
threats, and recovery of the species that has become available since
its listing, effective February 19, 2016.
DATES: To allow us adequate time to conduct this review, we must
receive your information no later than May 28, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit information on this document, identified by
NOAA-NMFS-2021-0031, by the following method:
Electronic Submission: Submit electronic information via
the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to www.regulations.gov and enter
NOAA-NMFS-2021-0031. Click on the ``Comment'' icon and complete the
required fields. Enter or attach your comments.
Instructions: Comments sent by any other method or received after
the end of the specified period, may not be considered. All comments
received are a part of the public record and will generally be posted
for public viewing on www.regulations.gov without change. All personal
identifying information (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential
business information, or otherwise sensitive or protected information
submitted voluntarily by the sender will be publicly accessible. NMFS
will accept anonymous submissions (enter ``N/A'' in the required fields
if you wish to remain anonymous).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Markin, by phone at (301) 427-
8416 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces our review of the
Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni) listed as threatened under
the ESA. Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the ESA requires that we conduct a
review of listed species at least once every 5 years. This will be the
first review of this species since it was listed in 2016 (81 FR 3023,
January 20, 2016). The regulations in 50 CFR 424.21 require that we
publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing species currently
under active review. On the basis of such reviews under section
4(c)(2)(B), we determine whether any species should be delisted or
reclassified from endangered to threatened or from threatened to
endangered (16 U.S.C. 1533(c)(2)(B)). As described by the regulations
in 50 CFR 424.11(e), the Secretary shall delist a species if the
Secretary finds that, after conducting a status review based on the
best scientific and commercial data available: (1) The species is
extinct; (2) the species does not meet the definition of an endangered
species or a threatened species; and/or (3) the listed entity does not
meet the statutory definition of a species. Any change in Federal
classification would require a separate rulemaking process.
Background information on the species is available on the NMFS
website at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/banggai-cardinalfish.
Public Solicitation of New Information
To ensure that the 5-year review is complete and based on the best
available scientific and commercial information, we are soliciting new
information from the public, governmental agencies, Tribes, the
scientific community, industry, environmental entities, and any other
interested parties concerning the status of Pterapogon kauderni.
Categories of requested information include: (1) Species biology
including, but not limited to, population trends, distribution,
abundance, demographics, and genetics; (2) habitat conditions
including, but not limited to, amount, distribution, and important
features for conservation; (3) status and trends of threats to the
species and its habitats; (4) conservation measures that have been
implemented that benefit the species, including monitoring data
demonstrating effectiveness of such measures; and (5) other new
information, data, or corrections including, but not limited to,
taxonomic or nomenclatural changes and improved analytical methods for
evaluating extinction risk.
If you wish to provide information for the review, you may submit
your information and materials electronically. We request that all
information be accompanied by supporting documentation such as maps,
bibliographic references, or reprints of pertinent publications. We
also would appreciate the submitter's name, address, and any
association, institution, or business that the person represents;
however, anonymous submissions will also be accepted.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
Dated: March 24, 2021.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-06406 Filed 3-26-21; 8:45 am]
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