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Federal Register/Vol. 79, No. 171/Thursday, September 4, 2014 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2014 / Rules and Regulations 52567 * * * * * Executive Summary 34270), we solicited expert opinion [FR Doc. 2014–20915 Filed 9–3–14; 8:45 am] Why we need to publish a rule. Under from six knowledgeable individuals BILLING CODE 6560–50–P the Act, a species may warrant with scientific expertise that included protection through listing if we find that familiarity with Brickellia mosieri and it is an endangered or threatened Linum carteri var. carteri and/or their DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR species throughout all or a significant habitat, biological needs, and threats; portion of its range. Listing a species as the geographical region of South Florida Fish and Wildlife Service endangered or threatened can only be in which these plants occur; and completed by issuing a rule. We will conservation biology principles. We 50 CFR Part 17 also be finalizing the designation of received responses from all six of the [Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2013–0033; critical habitat for Brickellia mosieri and peer reviewers we contacted. 4500030113] Linum carteri var. carteri under the Act We reviewed all comments received from the peer reviewers for substantive RIN 1018–AZ15 in the near future. This rule will finalize the listing of issues and new information regarding the listing of Brickellia mosieri and Endangered and Threatened Wildlife Brickellia mosieri and Linum carteri var. carteri as endangered species. Linum carteri var. carteri. The peer and Plants; Endangered Species reviewers generally concurred with our Status for Brickellia mosieri (Florida The basis for our action. Under the Act, we may determine that a species is methods and conclusions, and provided Brickell-bush) and Linum carteri var. additional information, clarifications, carteri (Carter’s Small-flowered Flax) an endangered or threatened species based on any of five factors: (A) The and suggestions to improve the final AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, present or threatened destruction, listing rule. Peer reviewer comments are Interior. modification, or curtailment of its addressed in the following summary ACTION: Final rule. habitat or range; (B) overutilization for and incorporated into the final rule as commercial, recreational, scientific, or appropriate. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and educational purposes; (C) disease or (1) Comment: One peer reviewer Wildlife Service (Service), determine predation; (D) the inadequacy of commented on the lack of discussion endangered species status under the existing regulatory mechanisms; or (E) related to the threat of herbivory from Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), other natural or manmade factors invertebrates, both native and as amended, for Brickellia mosieri affecting its continued existence. We nonnative, and noted that Brickellia (Florida brickell-bush) and Linum have determined that Brickellia mosieri cordifolia, a north Florida species, carteri var. carteri (Carter’s small- and Linum carteri var. carteri meet the experiences considerable damage on an flowered flax), two plants from Miami- definition of an endangered species annual basis from a not-yet-identified, Dade County, Florida. The effect of this based on Factors A, D, and E. leaf-boring-type arthropod. The regulation will be to add these plants to Peer review and public comment. We reviewer also noted the possible threat the List of Endangered and Threatened sought comments from six independent of unnaturally high herbivory from deer, Plants. specialists to ensure that our action is rabbits, and other vertebrates, as well as DATES: This rule becomes effective based on scientifically sound data, threats associated with feral hogs, both October 6, 2014. assumptions, and analyses. We invited of which he stated are threats throughout most of Florida. ADDRESSES: This final rule is available these peer reviewers to comment on our listing proposal. We also considered all Our Response: We appreciate the on the internet at http:// information provided; however, www.regulations.gov and at http:// other comments and information received during the comment period. biologists monitoring Brickellia mosieri www.fws.gov/verobeach/. Comments in Miami-Dade County have not and materials we received, as well as Previous Federal Action observed any significant damage to the supporting documentation we used in species from invertebrates or preparing this rule, are available for Please refer to the proposed listing rule for Brickellia mosieri and Linum vertebrates, native or nonnative. In public inspection at http:// addition, another peer reviewer noted www.regulations.gov. All of the carteri var. carteri (78 FR 61273; October 3, 2013) for a detailed that deer no longer occur in the areas comments, materials, and where these plants exist, and rabbits documentation that we considered in description of previous Federal actions concerning these plants. occur only sparingly, and not in all this rulemaking are available by areas. Based on the information appointment, during normal business Summary of Comments and available at this time, the Service does hours at: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Recommendations believe that predation poses a threat to South Florida Ecological Services In the proposed rule published on Brickellia mosieri. Office, 1339 20th Street, Vero Beach, FL October 2, 2013 (78 FR 61273), we (2) Comment: One peer reviewer 32960; telephone 772–562–3909; requested that all interested parties noted that two specimens of Brickellia facsimile 772–562–4288. submit written comments on the mosieri (filed as B. eupatorioides and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: proposal by December 2, 2013. We also annotated by K.A. Bradley as B. Craig Aubrey, Field Supervisor, U.S. contacted appropriate Federal and State eupatorioides var. floridana) in the Fish and Wildlife Service, South Florida agencies, scientific experts and collection at the Fairchild Tropical Ecological Services Office, 1339 20th organizations, and other interested Botanic Garden Herbarium indicate that Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960, by parties and invited them to comment on the historical range of this species telephone 772–562–3909, or by the proposal. Newspaper notices probably extended north of South facsimile 772–562–4288. Persons who inviting general public comment were Miami. Based on these specimens, the use a telecommunications device for the published in the Miami Herald. reviewer stated that the historical range deaf (TDD) may call the Federal is better characterized as extending from Information Relay Service (FIRS) at Peer Reviewer Comments approximately Coconut Grove to Florida 800–877–8339. In accordance with our peer review City, while allowing that these SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: policy published on July 1, 1994 (59 FR observations may have been included VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:31 Sep 03, 2014 Jkt 232001 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\04SER1.SGM 04SER1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with RULES 52568 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 2014 / Rules and Regulations with those described as not giving Dade County), and the Rockdale of Engineers. However, we agree with accurate or precise location information Pineland Addition (approximately 21 the peer reviewer and would encourage under ‘‘Historical Range’’ in the acres, owned and managed by Miami- and support such a survey being proposed rule. Dade County). Rockdale Pineland conducted. The Richmond Pinelands Our Response: We appreciate the Addition surrounds Rockdale Pineland, Complex represents the largest information provided. The Service was like a buffer. The Linum carteri var. remaining group of contiguous aware of one of these samples (by carteri occurrence is within this fragments of pine rockland habitat Buswell in 1947 from a pineland south ‘‘buffer,’’ along the edges of the outside of Everglades National Park of Coral Gables), which was referenced abandoned FEC Railroad tracks, (ENP), and the Service hopes to by Bradley and Gann (1999, p. 16), and adjacent to pine rockland habitat. cooperatively engage all landowners, incorporated into their approximation of (5) Comment: One peer reviewer including Federal agencies, to survey, historical range (South Miami is less noted an apparent discrepancy between manage, and conserve this area. than 3.2 km (2.0 mi) southwest of Coral the occupancy of Brickellia mosieri on (8) Comment: One peer reviewer Cables). However, we were not aware of Federal lands (U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) specifically supported our rationale for the second sample (by Small in 1912 and National Oceanic Atmospheric the proposed listing determination, from pinelands near Coconut Grove). Association (NOAA) lands in the which focused on a more qualitative Based on this new information, we agree Richmond Pinelands), as described in assessment of threats, rather than some that the northern extent of the historical Table 1 and in the Federal section under form of population viability analysis, range is more appropriately the discussion of Factor D, The due to limited data available, especially characterized as Coconut Grove. We Inadequacy of Existing Regulatory in relation to population response to have incorporated the revised text and Mechanisms, in the proposed rule (78 stochastic events and long-term related changes (i.e., calculations of FR 61273; October 3, 2013). disturbances. The reviewer also noted range contraction) in the Background Our Response: The discrepancy was that guidelines developed for medium- and Determination sections in this
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