[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 150 (Friday, August 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48037-48038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16772]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R6-ES-2021-N213; FXES11130600000-223-FF06E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-
Year Status Reviews of Five Listed Species in the Mountain-Prairie
Region
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 of five species under the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended. 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 new information on these
species that has become available since the last review of the species.
DATES: To ensure consideration in our reviews, we are requesting
submission of new information no later than October 4, 2022. 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, or for general information, contact Craig Hansen, Regional
Recovery Coordinator, by phone at 303-236-4748 or by email at
[email protected]. Individuals in the United States who are deaf,
deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services
offered within their country to make international calls to the point-
of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are initiating 5-year status reviews
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act; 16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.) for one plant and four animals in the Mountain-Prairie
Region. 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.
Why do we conduct 5-year status 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 (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 status reviews, go to
https://www.fws.gov/endangered/what-we-do/recovery-overview.html,
scroll down to ``Learn More about 5-Year Status Reviews,'' and click on
our factsheet.
What information do we consider in our review?
A 5-year status review considers all new information available at
the time of the review. In conducting these reviews, we consider the
best scientific and commercial data that have become available since
the listing determination or most recent status review, 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.
Any new information will be considered during the 5-year status
review and will also be useful in evaluating the ongoing recovery
programs for the species.
Which species are under review?
This notice announces our active review of the five species listed
in the table below.
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Final listing rule
(Federal Register Contact person, Contact person's
Common name Scientific name Listing status Historical range citation and phone, email U.S. mail
publication date) address
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Canada lynx................... Lynx canadensis....... Threatened....... Maine, New 68 FR 40076; 7/3/2003. Ben Conard, Ecological
Hampshire, Acting Project Services,
Minnesota, Leader, 406-758- Montana Field
Montana, 6882; Office, 585
Wyoming, Idaho, ben_conard@fws. Shephard Way,
Washington, gov. Suite 1,
Colorado. Helena, MT
59601.
Greenback cutthroat trout..... Oncorhynchus clarkii Threatened....... Colorado, Utah... 32 FR 4001; 3/11/1967. Liisa Niva, Ecological
stomias. Assistant Field Services,
Supervisor, 303- Colorado Field
236-4779; Office, P.O.
liisa_niva@fws. Box 25486, Mail
gov. Stop 65412,
Denver, CO
80225.
Mosquito range mustard Eutrema penlandii..... Threatened....... Colorado......... 58 FR 40539; 7/28/1993 Liisa Niva Ecological
(formerly known as Penland (information Services,
alpine fen mustard). above). Western
Colorado Field
Office, 445 W
Gunnison Ave.,
#240, Grand
Junction, CO
81501-5711.
Uncompahgre fritillary Boloria acrocnema..... Endangered....... Colorado......... 56 FR 28712; 6/24/1991 Ann Timberman, Ecological
butterfly. Assistant Field Services,
Supervisor, Western
Colorado Field Colorado Field
Office, 970-628- Office, 445 W
7181; Gunnison Ave.,
ann_timberman@f #240, Grand
ws.gov. Junction, CO
81501-5711.
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Salt Creek tiger beetle....... Cicindela nevadica Endangered....... Nebraska......... 70 FR 58335; 10/6/2005 Mark Porath, Ecological
lincolniana. Project Leader, Services,
308-382-6468; Nebraska Field
mark_porath@fws Office, 9325
.gov. South Alda
Road, Wood
River, NE
68883.
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Request for New Information
To ensure that a 5-year status 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 criteria. 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 your comments and materials to the appropriate contact in
the table above. You may also direct questions to those contacts.
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in
the United States.
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.
Contents of Submissions
Please make your comments as specific as possible. Please confine
your comments to issues for which we seek comments in this notice, and
explain the basis for your comments. Include sufficient information
with your comments to allow us to authenticate any scientific or
commercial data you include.
The comments and recommendations that will be most useful and
likely to be relevant to agency decisions are: (1) Those supported by
quantitative information or studies; and (2) Those that include
citations to, and analyses of, the applicable laws and regulations.
Authority
We publish this notice under the authority of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Anna Mu[ntilde]oz,
Deputy Regional Director, Lakewood, Colorado.
[FR Doc. 2022-16772 Filed 8-4-22; 8:45 am]
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