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<br />OJ 2 i-iAral Rellislor / Vol. 48, No, 237 / Thursday, December H, 1983 / Proposed Rules
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<br />DEPARTMENT OF T~E INTERIOR
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<br />, F.IIh and WIIdIIIe &ervkle
<br />. ,,", I:"V~:
<br />SO CFR ..., 17
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<br />. He.,.. for Spec'" CIualfled aa
<br />Endangorecl or Threatened In 1978
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<br />AQINCY: Fish and Wildlife Servi<:e,
<br />Intl~rior. '
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<br />~ Notice ~~_~_~~~~,-".
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<br />_IlY: The F.ndanRcred Sp"ci"s Acl
<br />of 1973. liS am(~ndl~d, requires rhf~
<br />Survir:e 10 conduct a rc!vicw of alllistp.tl
<br />~pccip.s all(!i1sl om:e everv 5 Vf~i1n:;. Thf~
<br />purpose of this iu~tion is t;len'suw thill
<br />Ihl! 1i~1inj.! itl:curillf!ly rl!necls thl.' most
<br />I;Urrt~nl slatus of the listl!d SPI!C:If~S. In
<br />order In ltid In dis(:hilr)lin~ this-
<br />n!!ipl)n9i1J1lit~. thl~ St'n;if:l~ IS n'qlwslin~
<br />l:llnmwnts and i1ppropriale data whu:h
<br />miMhl dOf;uml~nl lht! nl'l'd tu ddisl 41r
<br />rf!dilssify ilnY of Ihl! sr.lPI;ll~d Spt!cil!S fir
<br />Endjtnf(erl~d (If Thrt!i1rl'IH~d wil(Jlirl~ ilnd
<br />plants lish~d IlI'lnw. If as a n'sult uf Ihis
<br />'r,!,..i.'w, Ihl' presl~nl dilSsifir.illilln of
<br />fo:mJilnMl'rl!c1llr ThH!ill,~",~d is nul
<br />C:f1~sish:nt wilh I:tll Wnll!\'idl'nu'. Ihl~
<br />St'n:If:f' ma~' propOSI! c:han"ws in sllt:h
<br />dilsslfi(:i1liun .H:c:nrdin)l:I~'.
<br />DATeS: In ordl~r to III' cl)nsic.Jt~n'd In Ihls
<br />r~~\'il'w. cumml!n1s musl hi! rt~cl'i\.t'd nil
<br />lilll" than April Ii 19114,
<br />ADDRESSES: Each SPI~(:i,!~ on Ih,' list
<br />Iwluw hilS a U.s. Fish and Wildlife
<br />!-iI'f\'let! Offic:l' ,FWS) idenlifwd for
<br />n'cc~ipl of comnJf!nls:
<br />l._RI~~illn,lll)in~(:I(Jr. Hf!l-liun lIARD!
<br />FA), IISFWS, l.Ioyd !iIW' B"ihJin~, Suito
<br />lti9~. ann N.R. Muilnomi-th Stn'(~1.
<br />PIJrllilnd. Ore)l:on 972:12.
<br />2. Rl~~illnill Directnr. R"~ltln 2 lARD/
<br />AFF), IISFWS, om Gold A\'onuo SW.,
<br />P.O. Box UOfi. ^JlHHIIIl~rqlle. NI~w
<br />Mf~xi(:o 87103.
<br />:~. R(!MionilIDin't:lor. Rt!Rinn:1 (ARIlI
<br />AH'), tlSFWS, F"d,'ral Buihlin~, ForI
<br />SlwllinK. Twin Cilil!s. Minnl~solil 55111.
<br />4. RI~~illnilllJirt!dor. Ht~Mion ., I ARIlI
<br />FA" IISFWS, RJl:hilrd fl. Russoll rod"'ill
<br />BuihJinM. 7~ Sprin~ Sln'd. SW.. Atlilnla.
<br />(;.~ur)(i;, :IO;IIU.
<br />5. RI!J.tilJnallJir'~l:tllr. RI~)(illn !i (ARIlI
<br />F'\I. llSH'IIS, Dol' (;al,'way C.'nlt'r,
<br />SU)tI' iUn, ~I'whm CUrl"".
<br />. ~ht'!i/.Silf;hIlSl'lfs It.!la8.
<br />.fj"RI'~illllilllJifl'Unr. Rt!Minn fi lARD!
<br />''''1\). lISFWS, 1:14 Ilnion nOldl~\';lrd. P.O.
<br />IJI;\.'2a.&Kti. IJI'n\"l'f Fl~df'roll CI~Jlft~r.
<br />. Ul'n\ pr. Colorado HU:!25.
<br />.~..' : 7..t\~!un:ialf' nin>t:lllr-t'I,tll~ral
<br />:'. "i\~sislill\Cf" I rSF\o\'S. 1l1~1)(lrlrill'nl flf Ihl!
<br />.: Inll'rim. '\\'lIshin~tlln. n.c. :!0240.
<br />,!.-to-:' t;umnwnls ilml nliltt'rials rl'C:t'i\I'd
<br />:.:\.':,i,uin lhis nn'il:'! uf n~\'i(!\'V willi",
<br /><i1\:ililj'lhl" fllr puhlk inslu!f:lion illthl'
<br />.~. ;',~.;~IPI'r'!.I,ri~ltf! fJffjcl!'i"!tnl~ itlldrf'SSI~~ allo\"l'
<br />"',',i:.,:.:--.
<br />>:...S l\lIMI!~. llO!Nl)!rf.m 1lH..' ",1 11 ~~ I~l
<br />'c'i:,e -.' '.t::!
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<br />. .,:
<br />_, :.t~~I:~t. .f':\_:,j~.~I.!.:.,II..
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<br />and thll lislllf spl!t:il~s Ill,lo\\') h~'
<br />appoin1ml!nl durin~ normal hllSinf.'~9
<br />huurs.
<br />fOIl FUIlT...IlINFOIlIIA TION CONTACT:
<br />Mr, lohn I.. Spinks, Ir" Chid, Offi,," of
<br />F.nuilnR"r"d Sp.,,;ie., IJ.5, Fish and
<br />Wirdlifl~ SN\'icl~, Dt!pilrlmf'nt of lht!
<br />Inleriur, Washin~t"n, /l.C 202411 (7113/
<br />235-2771 ),
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<br />BUff'\.IlIENTAIlY INFOIlIIATION:
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<br />Background
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<br />Tht! I.isl!-o of Endiln~l~wd ilnd
<br />Thn'.llmwd \-\,ildlif., ilntl PlitntS art!
<br />f"'lOll in ollCFR 17,11Iwillllife} ;IOu!ill
<br />CFR li.12IplillltSJ. Thl~ most wl:l'nl
<br />puhlll;iIlinn of such lists was in Ihe
<br />Federal ReRisler "f 1111)' 27, 19R:111R FR
<br />:t4182-:J41 !Hj I. 'I'hl' Elld.1 n~wn~d Spl!cil!g
<br />Atl of lH7:t IHi I J S.c. 15:11 t'! .'''''II-!. ilS
<br />aml~ntlt'd. ,lnd !i0 CFR 4:~,L!(} rt'lIl1lff! tht,
<br />Sl!f\'iu~ III conduct it !"l!\'it,w of 1~i1l:h
<br />lisll~tI spt~t:il~s ;If h'ilsllmC:t~ I!\'l'ry 5
<br />~'I,.lrs. Spl'CII~S whll:h ilTl~ to Iw
<br />Clln!Hdt,rt'd lln<!C!r Iht' pn's(~nt rt!\..It'W .Ut!
<br />listed hl~low. Spl!r:if~s hsll!d dllnn.'l19iH
<br />whu:h sllhsl~q\ll'nlly h,I\'I' IJt~fm aff('c:tl!tJ
<br />b~' nJlI!s n'd'lssif~'inu i111 IIr significanl
<br />pill'l~ flf thl'ir (lllpnlillillllS an' nol
<br />indudl'd in lhls 11011(:1'.
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<br />Definilions
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<br />The rlJlIlIwin~ ddintlions ;II.~ pm\'ideu
<br />10 ;.ssi:~t IhtJsl~ pI'(Sl)ns who ClInll!mplilh'
<br />submilfin~ informalion r('~anlil1.'llhe
<br />status of ,hI' spf~cit!s lis"~d lu!lllW;
<br />1. "Crill4;i1II1i1hililt" nll'il!1S lillhl~
<br />Spf~Clfil: an',ls within 'hi' ~Wf)~rilphicoll
<br />aff!,1 ()(;r.llpil~d b~. ,I Srwcil!s. 011 ihe liml! il
<br />is Iislt'd in ac(:ordam:f' with the J\ct. nn
<br />which arc' found thusl' ph~'slcdl or
<br />IlioloMia:al fl'itllln~s 11I1~ssl'n'iillltl Ihf~
<br />C:OI1SI~r\";llion of ,hI' spl'f:il!S and !l1J
<br />which may n'quirl' sr.~l:iill man;l~t~ment
<br />c:onsidt'ralillns or proll~l:l111n. and IiI]
<br />SlJf~Cliil: an';ls nlllsilll! lhl! tll'ORrilphicil1
<br />arl!i1 Ot:l:llpil~d hy it SP"CIt'S al thl' lime il
<br />is Iislt!d. upon a clf!ll'rminalion Ihal such
<br />ilreilS ..rt' l'ssl~nhill for Iht~ UlO!Wr\'iIlinn
<br />of th,' SPI!c:iPS.
<br />2. "Elldiln,l.!'~n~ll" m"i1ns ill1)' Spl'l:U~S
<br />which is in d;IO).!N uf 1"llIlclllm
<br />lhroll~hlllll i11l or it si~nirl(:,lnl pOflilln of
<br />ils filn~I'.
<br />:I. "Spt~(:Il's" indullt's all)' SIll'CII'S or
<br />~uhspl'(;WS I\r fi:-.n Ill' wi\llh{,' ur p\;ml.
<br />imd an~' distincl population sl')l:nH!nt of
<br />;tn~. 9pt~dl!S or suhspl'I'if's of iI
<br />\'I!rh~hra11' which is l:al'iddf~ flf
<br />inh!rIlTl'I'dlOlol ",hl'n Ololhtrl!.
<br />4. "Thrf'i1tl!nf!cI" nU'ilOs an)' Spl'l:il~S
<br />",hid, is hkf~h' to lu'nmw an
<br />Entlan"wn'c1 S'III'I.il'S withm lhl'
<br />flln!SI'I'i1hll~ flltlln' IhrC1l1~holll all or il
<br />si,l.!nifwilnl purtlon IIf ils ran~l'.
<br />1\ Sl'f'l:il's is d..h'llJIirlf'd 10 h.,
<br />EIHI;II1~I'n'II.1I Thn',III'IlI'lllu'C,IIISf' elf
<br />an)' IIf Ihl' rllllm....illj.! f,u:lllrs;
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<br />a. The present or Ihreallml'd
<br />deslruclion. mudificiJlion. or l:urluilmcnl
<br />of its hahihtl or runge:
<br />h. Ovcrulilizulion for commercial.
<br />rccrl!ationl.ll, scientific. or cducalional
<br />purposes:
<br />c. Disease or predation:
<br />d, The inadequacy of exisling
<br />f1lRulatory mechanisms: or
<br />e. Other natural or manmade fitclors
<br />affeclinR its conlinued existence.
<br />Th~ factors considered when
<br />removing a species from the list are ...150
<br />Ihose in Ihe paragraph above. The dola
<br />\u suppor' such removal mus' lJe the
<br />hest scientific and commercial Uilltt
<br />a\titilahle 10 the Service 10 suustantiale
<br />Ihat the spedes is neither Endiln~ercd
<br />nor Thrcl::Ilened for one or more of the
<br />rollo\\'inM reasons:
<br />1. f..~,"li"(.'li(}J1. Unless each individual
<br />of the listed spr:cil!s wa~ pre\'inusly
<br />idenlificd Hnd lor-ated, il 5uffidenf
<br />period uf lim(! must In> all"nwed hdor(!
<br />.ddisting to dearly p.nsurp. Ihat thp.
<br />spf'cics is in fad exlil1f:1.
<br />2. Ilm:OI'I'r.1' of Ih,.' spm;i,.'s. Tht!
<br />prinf~ipal KOiil of thf! Scrvi(:c is In r~llIrn
<br />lisll~d sper.ics to il poinl ill which
<br />proll~clion untler lhe Ar.t i!il no lon,r.wr
<br />relluiwd. A species may Iw delistt!d if
<br />the cVILlcnc:e shows Ihal il is no longer
<br />Endiln,r.wwd tlr Thn~iltened.
<br />:1. Or(t:iua/ datu (ordus....JlH;alwlI ill
<br />l,'j'ror. SllhsC4w?n1 investigations may
<br />produce dala indir.aling Ihitl thl! besl
<br />sc:il~nlifH: liT c:ommerr:iill dala availahle
<br />allhf~ time that Ihr~ sper:ies wa!i lish~d
<br />wef(~ in error.
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<br />Erre<:ls of Ihe Review
<br />
<br />If sllh~lilnliall!,,'id('nr.f~ is a\'i1il.lhlf~ In
<br />Ihe Ser\'icf~ or is prr:senh!d by ilny parly
<br />for Of1l~ or morr. spp.cies lisll~d Iwlow. Ihl~
<br />SI~rvit:l! may propos,. I1flW rull~s lhut
<br />could do ;IIlY of Ihe foll(Jwin~: (a)
<br />RI!I:lassify il spf~cips from F.ndanRNcJ 10
<br />Thff'altlnt~d. Ihl n~dassify il Spl'(:iI~S from
<br />Thfl'Oitent~d to Endan~wrl!d. or Ie:)
<br />n~mn\'1' it SPCCif!S fro'm Ihl~ I.lsls of
<br />En"i1nRI~n~d or Thn'alfmf!c..J Wildlife and
<br />Plants. Dislind )l:p'I)~fiIphir. populalions
<br />uf VI!rll'hralp. speti(~s as wdl ilS
<br />sllhspedl~s of all spl!f:i(lS may hf!
<br />propOSI~tI for f!ilhcr sepilratl~
<br />Tl,dassifil:atiun In il diHt~n!n' status than
<br />thl! presently Iislt!d sp~c:il's or fur
<br />Tl~mn\'al frum Ihl! lis!. If nn suhslunlial
<br />dal,1 art' i1\'ailahll' fir pff!91~nll!d In
<br />SII~~I!st if stalus c:h;lI1~'! for II partie:ular
<br />spl'cil!~. ,h,m rhl! nexl furmal slatus
<br />W\'u'w for Ihal sp(~l:il's willlu:
<br />ilnllfJllOU!d no lilll!r than 5 Yl~nrs hl!nu!.
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<br />Publi<: Commenl. Soliciled
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<br />Thl~ S'~T\'ic:l! reqlH'sts an\, Ct1nmwn's
<br />f:lJIlU!rnml<! thl~ stalus of iI~\! of lhl!
<br />spl'cil~s Ii'ih'd hdow. C(Jmn;l!nl~ froOl
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