[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 189 (Thursday, October 2, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47810-47812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-19289]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R5-ES-2025-N027; FXES11130500000-256-FF05E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-
Year Status Reviews of 13 Northeastern 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, as amended, for 13
northeastern species. A 5-year status review is based on the best
scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review. We
are requesting submission of any such information that has become
available since the previous 5-year status review for each species.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please submit your written information
by November 3, 2025. However, we will continue to accept new
information about any listed species at any time.
ADDRESSES: For instructions on how and where to submit information, see
Request for New Information and Table 2--Contacts under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
General Information: Sarah Furtak, 413-326-4687 (phone),
[email protected] (email), and via U.S. mail at U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate Center Drive, Hadley, MA 01035.
Species-Specific Information and Submission of Comments: Contact
the appropriate person or office listed in Table 2--Contacts in
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
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, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service), are initiating 5-year status reviews under the Endangered
Species Act, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), for 13
northeastern species listed in table 1, below.
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 most recent status review for each species.
Why do we conduct 5-year reviews and species status assessments?
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(h) (for wildlife) and
50 CFR 17.12(h) (for plants). Listed wildlife and plants can also be
found at https://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/pub/listedAnimals.jsp and
https://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/pub/listedPlants.jsp, respectively.
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 species under active review. For additional information
about 5-year status reviews, refer to our fact sheet at https://www.fws.gov/project/five-year-status-reviews.
What species are under review?
We are initiating 5-year status reviews of the species in table 1.
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Table 1--Species Under Review
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Listing date and
Common name Scientific name Status Where listed citation
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Dwarf wedgemussel............... Alasmidonta Endangered........ Wherever found.... 3/14/1990, 55 FR
heterodon. 9447.
Peter's Mountain mallow......... Iliamna corei..... Endangered........ Wherever found.... 5/12/1986, 51 FR
17343.
Candy darter.................... Etheostoma osburni Endangered........ Wherever found.... 11/21/2018, 83 FR
58747.
Hay's spring amphipod........... Stygobromus hayi.. Endangered........ Wherever found.... 2/5/1982, 47 FR
5425.
Purple bean..................... Villosa Endangered........ Wherever found.... 1/10/1997, 62 FR
perpurpurea. 1647.
Roseate tern.................... Sterna dougallii Endangered Atlantic Coast 11/2/1987, 52 FR
dougallii. (Northeast South to NC. 42064.
Region).
Appalachian monkeyface.......... Theliderma sparsa. Endangered........ Wherever found.... 6/14/1976, 41 FR
24062.
Diamond darter.................. Crystallaria Endangered........ Wherever found.... 8/26/2013, 78 FR
cincotta. 45074.
Northeastern beach tiger beetle. Habroscelimorpha Threatened........ Wherever found.... 8/7/1990, 55 FR
dorsalis dorsalis. 32088.
Flat-spired three-toothed land Triodopsis Threatened........ Wherever found.... 8/3/1978, 43 FR
snail. platysayoides. 28932.
Virginia round-leaf birch....... Betula uber....... Threatened........ Wherever found.... 5/27/1978, 43 FR
17910.
American hart's-tongue fern..... Asplenium Threatened........ Wherever found.... 7/14/1989, 54 FR
scolopendrium 29726.
var. americanum.
Shenandoah salamander........... Plethodon Endangered........ Wherever found.... 8/18/1989, 54 FR
shenandoah. 34464.
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What information do we consider in our 5-year reviews and species
status assessments?
A 5-year status review considers all new information available at
the time of the review. In conducting the review, we consider the best
scientific and commercial data that have become available since the
most recent status review. We are seeking new information specifically
regarding:
(1) Species biology, including but not limited to life-history and
habitat requirements and impact tolerance thresholds;
(2) Historical and current population conditions, including but not
limited to population abundance, trends, distribution, demographics,
and genetics;
(3) Historical and current habitat conditions, including but not
limited to amount, distribution, and suitability;
(4) Historical and current threats, threat trends, and threat
projections in relation to the five listing factors (as defined in
Section 4(a)(1) of the ESA);
(5) Conservation measures for the species that have been
implemented or are planned; and
(6) 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 received will be considered during the 5-year
review and will also be useful in evaluating ongoing recovery programs
for the species.
Request for New Information
To ensure that 5-year status reviews are based on the best
available scientific and commercial information, we request new
information from all sources. 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?
Please submit your questions, comments, and materials to the
appropriate contact in table 2, below.
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone number, electronic mail
address, or other personal identifying information in your submission,
you should be aware that your entire submission--including your
personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any
time. Although you can request that personal information be withheld
from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Contacts
New information on the species covered in this notice should be
submitted by mail or email to the appropriate contact shown in table 2
by the deadline provided above in DATES.
Table 2--Contacts
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Contact person,
Species email, phone Contact address
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Dwarf wedgemussel............. New York Field U.S. Fish and
Office, Wildlife Service,
[email protected] New York Field
ov, (607) 753- Office, 3817 Luker
9334. Road, Cortland, NY
13045-9385.
Peter's Mountain mallow....... Jennifer U.S. Fish and
Stanhope, Wildlife Service,
Jennifer_Stanhop Virginia Field
[email protected], (804) Office, 6669 Short
905-9781. Lane, Gloucester, VA
23061-4410.
Candy darter.................. West Virginia U.S. Fish and
Field Office, Wildlife Service,
[email protected] West Virginia Field
, (304) 866-3858. Office, 6263
Appalachian Highway,
Davis, West Virginia
26260-8061.
Hay's Spring amphipod......... Kathleen Cullen, U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Kathleen_Cullen@ Service, Chesapeake
fws.gov, (410) Bay Field Office,
573-4579. 177 Admiral Cochrane
Drive, Annapolis, MD
21401-7307.
Purple bean................... Jordan Richard, U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Jordan_Richard@f Service,
ws.gov, (757) Southwestern
570-3697. Virginia Field
Office, 1656 Linden
Dr., Madison, WI
53706.
Roseate tern.................. New England Field U.S. Fish and
Office, Wildlife Service,
[email protected] New England Field
ov, (603) 223- Office, 70
2541. Commercial Street,
Suite 300, Concord,
New Hampshire 03301.
Appalachian monkeyface........ Jordan Richard, U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Jordan_Richard@f Service,
ws.gov, (757) Southwestern
570-3697. Virginia Field
Office, 1656 Linden
Dr., Madison, WI
53706.
Diamond darter................ West Virginia U.S. Fish and
Field Office, Wildlife Service,
[email protected] West Virginia Field
, (304) 866-3858. Office, 6263
Appalachian Highway,
Davis, West Virginia
26260-8061.
Northeastern beach tiger Jennifer U.S. Fish and
beetle. Stanhope, Wildlife Service,
Jennifer_Stanhop Virginia Field
[email protected], (804) Office, 6669 Short
905-9781. Lane, Gloucester, VA
23061-4410.
Flat-spired three-toothed land West Virginia U.S. Fish and
snail. Field Office, Wildlife Service,
[email protected] West Virginia Field
, (304) 866-3858. Office, 6263
Appalachian Highway,
Davis, West Virginia
26260-8061.
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Virginia round-leaf birch..... Emily Argo, U.S. Fish and
[email protected] Wildlife Service,
ov, (804) 404- Virginia Field
8184. Office, 6669 Short
Lane, Gloucester, VA
23061-4410.
American hart's-tongue fern... New York Field U.S. Fish and
Office, Wildlife Service,
[email protected] New York Field
ov, (607) 753- Office, 3817 Luker
9334. Road, Cortland, NY
13045-9385.
Shenandoah salamander......... Emily Argo, U.S. Fish and
[email protected] Wildlife Service,
ov, (804) 404- Virginia Field
8184. Office, 6669 Short
Lane, Gloucester, VA
23061-4410.
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Authority
We publish this document under the authority of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Sharon Marino,
Acting Regional Director, Northeast Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
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