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Department of the Interior Vol. 80 Friday, No. 210 October 30, 2015 Part III Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 16 Injurious Wildlife Species; Listing 10 Freshwater Fish and 1 Crayfish; Proposed Rule VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:42 Oct 29, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4717 Sfmt 4717 E:\FR\FM\30OCP2.SGM 30OCP2 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS2 67026 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 210 / Friday, October 30, 2015 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR proposed rule, which is FWS–HQ–FAC– injurious wildlife under the Lacey Act 2013–0095. Click on ‘‘Comment Now!’’ developed from the Service’s concern Fish and Wildlife Service to submit a comment. Please ensure that that, through our rapid screen process, you have found the correct rulemaking these 11 species were categorized as 50 CFR Part 16 before submitting your comment. ‘‘high risk’’ for invasiveness. All 11 • RIN 1018–AY69 U.S. mail or hand delivery: Public species have a high climate match in Comments Processing, Attn: FWS–HQ– parts of the United States, a history of [Docket No. FWS–HQ–FAC–2013–0095; FAC–2013–0095; U.S. Fish and Wildlife invasiveness outside their native ranges, FXFR13360900000–156–FF09F14000] Service Headquarters, MS: BPHC, 5275 and, except for one fish species in one Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041– lake, are not currently found in U.S. Injurious Wildlife Species; Listing 10 3803. ecosystems. Nine of the freshwater fish Freshwater Fish and 1 Crayfish Comments will not be accepted by species (Amur sleeper, crucian carp, AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, email or faxes. All comments will be Eurasian minnow, European perch, Interior. posted on http://www.regulations.gov. Prussian carp, roach, stone moroko, This generally means that any personal ACTION: Proposed rule. wels catfish, and zander) have been information provided will be posted introduced to and established SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife (see Public Comments, below, for more populations within Europe and Asia, Service (Service) proposes to amend its information). where they have spread and are causing regulations to add to the list of injurious FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: harm. The Nile perch has been fish the following freshwater fish Susan Jewell, U.S. Fish and Wildlife introduced to and become invasive in species: Crucian carp (Carassius Service, MS–FAC, 5275 Leesburg Pike, central Africa. The freshwater crayfish, carassius), Eurasian minnow (Phoxinus Falls Church, VA 22041–3803; 703– the common yabby, has been introduced phoxinus), Prussian carp (Carassius 358–2416. If a telecommunications to western Australia and to Europe gibelio), roach (Rutilus rutilus), stone device for the deaf (TDD) is required, where it has established invasive moroko (Pseudorasbora parva), Nile please call the Federal Information populations. Most of these species were perch (Lates niloticus), Amur sleeper Relay Service (FIRS) at 800–877–8339. originally introduced for aquaculture, (Perccottus glenii), European perch SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: recreational fishing, or ornamental (Perca fluviatilis), zander (Sander purposes. Two of these fish species (the Executive Summary lucioperca), and wels catfish (Silurus Eurasian minnow and stone moroko) glanis). In addition, the Service also The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service were accidently introduced when they proposes to amend its regulations to add (Service) proposes to amend its were unintentionally transported in the freshwater crayfish species common regulations to add to the list of injurious shipments with desirable fish species yabby (Cherax destructor) to the list of fish the following nonnative freshwater stocked for aquaculture or fisheries injurious crustaceans. These listings fish species: Crucian carp, Eurasian management. would prohibit the importation of any minnow, Prussian carp, roach, stone A species does not have to be live animal, gamete, viable egg, or moroko, Nile perch, Amur sleeper, currently imported or present in the hybrid of these 10 fish and 1 crayfish European perch, zander, and wels United States for the Service to list it as into the United States, except as catfish. In addition, the Service injurious. The objective of this listing is specifically authorized. These listings proposes to amend its regulations to add to utilize the Lacey Act’s major strength would also prohibit the interstate the common yabby, a nonnative by prohibiting importation and transportation of any live animal, freshwater crayfish species, to the list of interstate transportation and thus gamete, viable egg, or hybrid of these 10 injurious crustaceans. These listings preventing the species’ likely fish and 1 crayfish between the States, would prohibit the importation of any introduction and establishment in the the District of Columbia, the live animal, gamete, viable egg, or wild and likely injuriousness to human Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any hybrid of these 10 fish and 1 crayfish beings, the interests of agriculture, or to territory or possession of the United (11 species) into the United States, wildlife or wildlife resources. Based on States, except as specifically authorized. except as specifically authorized. These our evaluation of the injurious nature of As proposed, these species are injurious listings would also prohibit the all 11 species, the Service seeks to to human beings, to the interests of interstate transportation of any live prevent these introductions and agriculture, or to wildlife or the wildlife animal, gamete, viable egg, or hybrid of establishment within the United States, resources of the United States, and the these 10 fish and 1 crayfish, except as consistent with the Lacey Act. listing will prevent the purposeful or specifically authorized. If the proposed We evaluated the 10 fish and 1 crayfish species using the Service’s accidental introduction and subsequent rule is made final, importation and Injurious Wildlife Evaluation Criteria. establishment of these 10 fish and 1 interstate transportation of any live The criteria include the likelihood and crayfish into ecosystems of the United animal, gamete, viable egg, or hybrid of magnitude of release or escape, of States. We are also making available for these 10 fish and 1 crayfish could be survival and establishment upon release public review and comment the authorized only by permit for scientific, or escape, and of spread from origin of associated draft environmental medical, educational, or zoological release or escape. The criteria also assessment and draft economic analysis purposes, or without a permit by examine the effect on wildlife resources for this action. Federal agencies solely for their own use. This action is necessary to protect and ecosystems (such as through DATES: Comments will be considered if human beings and the interests of hybridizing, competition for food or received on or before December 29, agriculture, wildlife, or wildlife habitat, predation on native species, and 2015. resources from the purposeful or pathogen transfer), on endangered and ADDRESSES: You may submit comments accidental introduction and subsequent threatened species and their respective by one of the following methods: establishment of these 11 species into habitats, and on human beings, forestry, • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// ecosystems of the United States. horticulture, and agriculture. www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, The need for the proposed action to Additionally, criteria evaluate the enter the docket number for the add 11 nonnative species to the list of likelihood and magnitude of wildlife or VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:42 Oct 29, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\30OCP2.SGM 30OCP2 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS2 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 210 / Friday, October 30, 2015 / Proposed Rules 67027 habitat damages resulting from control The draft economic analysis that the Therefore, the Service utilizes a rapid measures. The analysis using these Service prepared supports this screening process to provide a criteria serves as a basis for the Service’s conclusion (USFWS Draft Economic prediction of the invasive potential of regulatory decision regarding injurious Analysis 2015). nonnative species. Rapid screens wildlife species listings. The objective Background categorize risk as either high, low, or of such a listing would be to prohibit uncertain and have been produced for importation and interstate The regulations contained in 50 CFR hundreds of foreign aquatic fish and transportation and thus prevent each of part 16 implement the Lacey Act (the invertebrates for use by the Service and the species’ likely introduction and Act; 18 U.S.C. 42, as amended). Under other entities. Each rapid screen is establishment in the wild, thereby the terms of the Act, the Secretary of the summarized in an Ecological Risk Interior is authorized to prescribe by preventing injurious effects consistent Screening Summary (ERSS; see ‘‘Rapid regulation those wild mammals, wild with the Lacey Act. Screening’’ for explanation regarding birds, fish, mollusks, crustaceans, Each of these 11 species has a well- how these summaries were done). The documented history of invasiveness amphibians, reptiles, and the offspring Service selected 11 species with a rapid outside of its native range, but not in the or eggs of any of the foregoing that are screen result of ‘‘high risk’’ to consider United States. When released into the injurious to human beings, to the for listing as injurious. These 11 species environment, these species have interests of agriculture, horticulture, survived and established, expanded forestry, or to wildlife or the wildlife have a high climate match (see Rapid their nonnative range, preyed on native resources of the United States. The lists Screening) in parts of the United States, wildlife species, and competed with of injurious wildlife species are found a history of invasiveness outside of their native species for food and habitat. in title 50 of the Code of Federal native range (see Need for the Proposed Since it would be difficult to eradicate, Regulations (CFR) at §§ 16.11 through Rule), are not yet found in U.S. manage, or control the spread of these 16.15.
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