[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 217 (Monday, November 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62996-62997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24863]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB568]
Endangered and Threatened Species; Notice of Initiation of a 5-
Year Review of the Common Angelshark (Squatina squatina)
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
common angelshark (Squatina squatina). 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; therefore, we request submission of any such
information on the common angelshark that has become available since
the species was listed in 2016.
DATES: To allow us adequate time to conduct this review, we must
receive your information no later than January 14, 2022. While we
continue to accept new information about any listed species at any
time, information received after the date stated above may not be
considered for purposes of this 5-year review.
ADDRESSES: You may submit information on this document, identified by
NOAA-NMFS-2021-0118, by the following method:
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Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov. In the
Search box, enter the above docket number for this notice. Then, click
on the Search icon. On the resulting web page, click the ``Comment''
icon, complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments.
Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other
address or individual, 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: Celeste Stout, Office of Protected
Resources, (301) 427-8422, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces our review of the
common angelshark (Squatina squatina) listed as endangered 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 50394, August
1, 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 removed from the list (i.e.,
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/common-angelshark.
Public Solicitation of New Information
To ensure that the reviews are 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 Squatina squatina.
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 (see ADDRESSES section).
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: November 9, 2021.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-24863 Filed 11-12-21; 8:45 am]
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