10104 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 36 / Monday, February 24, 2014 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE information pertaining to these Background petitioned species from any interested On July 15, 2013, we received a National Oceanic and Atmospheric party. In addition to the petitions to list petition from the WildEarth Guardians Administration these species, the petitioner has to list 81 marine species as threatened [Docket No. 140113029–4029–01] requested that we list the coelacanth or endangered under the ESA and to Latimeria menadoensis based on designate critical habitat under the ESA. RIN 0648–XD080 similarity of appearance to Latimeria Copies of this petition are available from chalumnae. If we determine that L. us (see ADDRESSES). This finding Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; chalumnae warrants listing under the 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List 10 addresses 25 of the fish species (10 ESA, we will make a determination on skates and rays and 15 bony fishes) Species of Skates and Rays and 15 the petitioner’s request to list L. Species of Bony Fishes as Threatened identified as part of this petition. The 10 menadoensis based on similarity of skates and rays considered in this or Endangered Under the Endangered appearance at a later date. Species Act finding are: Bathyraja griseocauda DATES: Information and comments on (graytail skate), Dasyatis margarita (ray), AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries the subject action must be received by Electrolux addisoni (ornate sleeper ray), Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and April 25, 2014. Okamejei pita (pita skate), Pastinachus Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, solocirostris (roughnose stingray), Raja Department of Commerce. information, or data on this document, undulata (undulate ray), Rhinobatos ACTION: 90-day petition finding, request identified by the code NOAA–NMFS– cemiculus (blackchin guitarfish), for information. 2014–0021, by any of the following Rhinobatos horkelii (Brazilian methods: guitarfish), Rhinobatos rhinobatos • SUMMARY: We (NMFS) announce a 90- Electronic Submissions: Submit all (common guitarfish/violinfish), and day finding on a petition to list 10 electronic comments via the Federal Trygonorrhina melaleuca (magpie species of skates and rays and 15 eRulemaking Portal. Go to fiddler ray). The 15 bony fishes species of bony fishes as threatened or www.regulations.gov/ considered in this finding are: endangered under the Endangered #!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2014- Argyrosomus hololepidotus (Madagascar Species Act (ESA). We find that the 0021, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, kob/Madagascar meager), Azurina petition does not present substantial complete the required fields, and enter eupalama (Gala´pagos damsel), scientific or commercial information or attach your comments. • Chaetodontoplus vanderloosi (coral reef indicating that the petitioned action Mail: Submit written comments to fish), Colpichthys hubbsi (Delta may be warranted for five species of Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, silverside), Enneapterygius namarrgon skates and rays: Dasyatis margarita, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, (lightning man triplefin), Halichoeres Electrolux addisoni, Okamejei pita, MD 20910. socialis (social wrasse), Latimeria Pastinachus solocirostris, and Instructions: Comments sent by any chalumnae (coelacanth/gombessa), Trygonorrhina melaleuca. We find that other method, to any other address or Mycteroperca fusca (comb grouper/ the petition presents substantial individual, or received after the end of island grouper), Mycteroperca jordani scientific or commercial information the comment period, may not be (Gulf grouper), Paraclinus magdalenae indicating that the petitioned action considered by NMFS. All comments (Magdalena blenny), Paraclinus walkeri may be warranted for five species of received are a part of the public record (reef fish), Paralabrax albomaculatus skates and rays: Bathyraja griseocauda, and will generally be posted for public (camotillo), Pterapogon kauderni Raja undulata, Rhinobatos cemiculus, viewing on www.regulations.gov (Banggai cardinalfish), Scarus R. horkelii, and R. rhinobatos. We also without change. All personal identifying trispinosus (greenback parrotfish), and find that the petition does not present information (e.g., name, address, etc.), Tomicodon abuelorum (grandparents substantial scientific or commercial confidential business information, or clingfish). information indicating that the otherwise sensitive information Section 4(b)(3)(A) of the ESA of 1973, petitioned action may be warranted for submitted voluntarily by the sender will as amended (U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), ten species of bony fishes: Argyrosomus be publicly accessible. NMFS will requires, to the maximum extent hololepidotus, Azurina eupalama, accept anonymous comments (enter practicable, that within 90 days of Chaetodontoplus vanderloosi, ‘‘N/A’’ in the required fields if you wish receipt of a petition to list a species as Colpichthys hubbsi, Enneapterygius to remain anonymous), although threatened or endangered, the Secretary namarrgon, Halichoeres socialis, submitting comments anonymously will of Commerce make a finding on whether Paraclinus magdalenae, Paraclinus prevent NMFS from contacting you if that petition presents substantial walkeri, Paralabrax albomaculatus, and NMFS has difficulty retrieving your scientific or commercial information Tomicodon abuelorum. And we find submission. Attachments to electronic indicating that the petitioned action that the petition presents substantial comments will be accepted in Microsoft may be warranted, and to promptly scientific or commercial information Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats publish the finding in the Federal indicating that the petitioned action only. Register (16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(A)). When may be warranted for five species of Copies of the petition and related we find that substantial scientific or bony fishes: Latimeria chalumnae, materials are available upon request commercial information in a petition Mycteroperca fusca, Mycteroperca from the Director, Office of Protected indicates the petitioned action may be jordani, Pterapogon kauderni, and Resources, 1315 East West Highway, warranted (a ‘‘positive 90-day finding’’), Scarus trispinosus. Therefore, we will Silver Spring, MD 20910, or online at: we are required to promptly commence conduct a status review of the 10 http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/ a review of the status of the species species of skates and rays and bony petition81.htm. concerned, which includes conducting a fishes to determine if the petitioned FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: comprehensive review of the best action is warranted. To ensure that the Marta Nammack, Office of Protected available scientific and commercial status review is comprehensive, we are Resources, 301–427–8469. information. Within 12 months of soliciting scientific and commercial SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: receiving the petition, we must VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:16 Feb 21, 2014 Jkt 232001 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\24FEN1.SGM 24FEN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 36 / Monday, February 24, 2014 / Notices 10105 conclude the review with a finding as to regarding the status of the species over age structure, sex ratio, diversity, whether, in fact, the petitioned action is all or a significant portion of its range; current and historical range, habitat warranted. Because the finding at the and (4) is accompanied by the integrity or fragmentation), and the 12-month stage is based on a appropriate supporting documentation potential contribution of identified significantly more thorough review of in the form of bibliographic references, demographic risks to extinction risk for the available information, a ‘‘may be reprints of pertinent publications, the species. We then evaluate the warranted’’ finding at the 90-day stage copies of reports or letters from potential links between these does not prejudge the outcome of the authorities, and maps (50 CFR demographic risks and the causative status review. 424.14(b)(2)). impacts and threats identified in section Under the ESA, a listing At the 90-day stage, we evaluate the 4(a)(1). determination may address a species, petitioner’s request based upon the Information presented on impacts or which is defined to also include information in the petition including its threats should be specific to the species subspecies and, for any vertebrate references, and the information readily and should reasonably suggest that one species, any DPS that interbreeds when available in our files. We do not conduct or more of these factors may be mature (16 U.S.C. 1532(16)). A joint additional research, and we do not operative threats that act or have acted NMFS–U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service solicit information from parties outside on the species to the point that it may (USFWS) (jointly, ‘‘the Services’’) policy the agency to help us in evaluating the warrant protection under the ESA. (DPS Policy) clarifies the agencies’ petition. We will accept the petitioner’s Broad statements about generalized interpretation of the phrase ‘‘distinct sources and characterizations of the threats to the species, or identification population segment’’ for the purposes of information presented, if they appear to of factors that could negatively impact listing, delisting, and reclassifying a be based on accepted scientific a species, do not constitute substantial species under the ESA (61 FR 4722; principles,