[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2368-2369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00550]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R3-ES-2022-N058; FX3ES11130300000-234-FF03E00000]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-
Year Status Reviews of Five Listed Animal and Plant 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, for two plant and 
three 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. We invite 
comments from the public and Federal, Tribal, State, and local 
governments.

DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written information by 
March 14, 2023. 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 on specific 
species, contact the appropriate person in the table in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section or, for general information, contact 
Laura Ragan, via email at [email protected] or by phone at 612-713-
5157. 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 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 
1531 et seq.), for two plant and three animal species. A 5-year status 
review is based on the best scientific and commercial data

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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 reviews?

    Under the ESA, 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 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 https://www.fws.gov/project/five-year-status-reviews.

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 ESA); 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
          Common name             Scientific name      Taxonomic     Listing     Where listed         Register       Contact person,    Contact person's
                                                         group       status                         citation and       email, phone    U.S. mail address
                                                                                                 publication date)
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Copperbelly water snake........  Nerodia            Reptile.......        T   IN (north of 40    62 FR 4183;        Jennifer Finfera,  USFWS, 4625 Morse
                                  erythrogaster                                degrees north      January 29, 1997.  jennifer_finfera   Road, Suite 104,
                                  neglecta.                                    latitude), MI,                        @fws.gov, 614-     Columbus, OH
                                                                               OH.                                   416-8993, ext.     43230.
                                                                                                                     113.
Rayed bean.....................  Villosa fabalis..  Clam..........        E   IN, KY, MI, NY,    77 FR 8632;        Angela Boyer,      USFWS, 4625 Morse
                                                                               OH, PA, TN, WV.    February 14,       angela_boyer@fws   Road, Suite 104,
                                                                                                  2012.              .gov, 614-416-     Columbus, OH
                                                                                                                     8993, ext. 122.    43230.
Snuffbox mussel................  Epioblasma         Clam..........        E   AL, AR, IL, IN,    77 FR 8632;        Angela Boyer,      USFWS, 4625 Morse
                                  triquetra.                                   KY, MI, MN, MS,    February 14,       angela_boyer@fws   Road, Suite 104,
                                                                               MO, OH, PA, TN,    2012.              .gov, 614-416-     Columbus, OH
                                                                               VA, WV, WI.                           8993, ext. 122.    43230.
Pitcher's thistle..............  Cirsium pitcheri.  Plant.........        T   IL, IN, MI, WI...  53 FR 27137; July  Jillian Farkas,    USFWS, 2651
                                                                                                  18, 1988.          jillian_farkas@f   Coolidge Road,
                                                                                                                     ws.gov, 517-351-   Suite 101, East
                                                                                                                     5467.              Lansing, MI
                                                                                                                                        48823.
Michigan monkey-flower.........  Mimulus            Plant.........        E   MI...............  55 FR 25596; June  Kaitlyn Kelly,     USFWS, 2651
                                  michiganensis.                                                  21, 1990.          kaitlyn_kelly@fw   Coolidge Road,
                                                                                                                     s.gov, 517-351-    Suite 101, East
                                                                                                                     8315.              Lansing, MI
                                                                                                                                        48823.
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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 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.

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.

Authority

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

Lori Nordstrom,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Midwest Region.
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