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Friday J uary 6, 1989 MEN Part IV Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Animal Notice of Review • 554 Federal Register / Vol. 54, No. 4 / Friday, January 6, 1989 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Regional Director (FWE/SE), U.S. Fish least at times, to merit conSideration for and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 1306, addition to the List of Endangered and Fish and Wildlife Service Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103 (505/ Threatened Wildlife. The accompanying 766-2321 or FTS 474-2321). table identifies many of these taxa 50 CFR Part 17 Region 3. Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, (including, by definition, biological Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, subspecies and certain populations of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Wisconsin. vertebrate animals) and assigns each to and Plants; Animal Notice of Review Regional Director (AE/SE), U.S. Fish one of the three categories described AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, and Wildlife Service, Federal Building, below. Unless it is the subject of a Interior. Fort Snelling, Twin Cities, Minnesota current published proposed or final rule 55111 (612/725-3276 or FTS 725-3276). determining endangered or threatened Notice of review. ACTION: Region 4. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, status, none of these taxa receives Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, SUMMARY: The Service issues a revised substantive or procedural protection notice identifying vertebrate and Mississippi, North Carolina, South pursuant to the Act (those species that invertebrate animal taxa, native to the Carolina, Tennessee, Puerto Rico, and are the subject of a proposed or final the Virgin Islands. U.S., being considered for possible rule are removed from this list at each Regional Director (FWE), U.S. Fish addition to the List of Endangered and periodic updating). and Wildlife Service, The Richard B. Threatened Wildlife. The Service Category 1 in this list comprises taxa Russell Federal Building, Suite 1276,75 for which the Service currently has emphasizes that this notice is not a Spring Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia proposal for such addition and that the substantial information on hand to 30303 (404/221-3583 or FTS 242-3583). support the biological appropriateness involved taxa do not receive substantive Region 5. Connecticut, Delaware, or procedural protection pursuant to the of proposing to list as endangered or District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, threatened. Proposed rules have not yet Endangered Species Act of 1973, as Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New amended, as a result of this action. The been issued because they have been Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode precluded at present by other listing Service does, however, encourage Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Federal agencies and other appropriate activity. Development and publication of Virginia. proposed rules on these taxa are parties to take these taxa into account in Regional Director (FWE), U.S. Fish anticipated, however, and the Service environmental planning. Also identified and Wildlife Service, Suite 700, One encourages Federal agencies and other in this notice (in "category 3") are Gateway Center, Newton Corner, appropriate parties to give consideration animal taxa that were previously under Massachusetts 02158 (617/965-5100 ext. to such taxa in environmental planning. consideration for listing, but that are 316 or FTS 829-9316). currently presumed either to be extinct, Region 6. Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Category 2 comprises taxa for which to not be valid species or subspecies, or Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, information now in possession of the to be more abundant and/or widespread Utah, and Wyoming. Service indicates that proposing to list than previously thought, and not subject Regional Director (FWE), U.S. Fish as endangered or threatened is possibly to substantial threats to their continued and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 25486, appropriate, but for which conclusive existence. Denver Federal Center, Denver, data on biological vulnerability and threat are not currently available to Comments may be submitted Colorado 80225 (303/236-7398 or FTS DATES: support proposed rules. The Service until further notice. 776-7398). emphasizes that these taxa are not being Interested parties are Region 7. Alaska. ADDRESSES: Regional Director (FWE), U.S. Fish proposed for listing by this notice, and requested to submit comments to the and Wildlife Service, 1011 East Tudor that there are not specific plans for such appropriate Regional Director(s) listed Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99503 (907/ proposals unless additional information below or to: Director (AFWE), U.S. Fish 786-3505 or FTS 786-3505). becomes available. Further biological and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC research and field study may be needed FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 20240. Comments and materials relating to ascertain the status of taxa in this to this notice will be available for public Endangered Species Coordinator(s) in the appropriate Regional Office(s), or category, and it is likely that many will inspection, by appointment, in the be found not to warrant listing. The Regional Offices listed below and in the Mr. William Knapp, Chief, Division of Endangered Species and Habitat Service hopes that this notice will Division of Endangered Species and encourage investigation of the status Habitat Conservation, 1000 North Glebe Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC 20240 (703/ and vulnerability of these taxa, and Road, Arlington, Virginia. Information consideration of them in the course of relating to particular taxa may be 235-2771 or FTS 235-2771). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: environmental planning. obtained from the Endangered Species Category 3 comprises taxa that were Coordinator(s) in the appropriate Background once being considered for listing as Regional Offices, as listed below: The Endangered Species Act of 1973, endangered or threatened, but are not Region 1. California, Hawaii, Idaho, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) currently receiving such consideration. Nevada, Oregon, Washington, American requires determination of whether These taxa are included in one of the Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern species of wildlife and plants are following three subcategories. Mariana Islands, Guam, and Trust endangered or threatened based on the Subcategory 3A comprises taxa for Territory of the Pacific Islands. best available scientific and commercial which the Service has persuasive Regional Director (FWE-SE), U.S. Fish data. For many years, the U.S. Fish and evidence of extinction. If rediscovered, and Wildlife Service, Lloyd 500 Building, Wildlife Service has been gathering data however, such taxa might warrant high Suite 1692,500 NE. Multnomah Street, on taxa of animals (fishes, amphibians, priority for addition to the List of Portland, Oregon 97232 (503/231-6150 or reptiles, birds, mammals, sponges, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. FTS 429-6150). crustaceans, arachnids, insects, snails, Subcategory 3B comprises names that, Region 2. Arizona, New Mexico, and bivalve mollusks), native to the on the basis of current taxonomic Oklahoma, and Texas. United States, that have appeared, at understanding, usually as represented in Federal Register / Vol. 54, No. 4 / Friday, January 6, 1989 / Proposed Rules 555 published revisions and monographs, do The Service intends to consider all use; some have been standardized by not represent taxa meeting the data received in response to this notice, professional committees of specialists. Endangered Species Act's legal to make appropriate amendments to the In some groups whose systematics most definition of species; it also includes accompanying table, and to indicate need revision the vernacular, names are vertebrate populations that do not meet intentions with regard to future listing about as informative as the current this definition. Future investigation actions. Substantive changes in status scientific name. Many taxa are obscure, could lead to reevaluation of the listing may be announced by periodic notices which almost guarantees that no name qualifications of such entities. in the Federal Register. has much history of use. Group names Subcategory 3C comprises taxa that Vertebrates are listed first in the such as snail, amphipod, col dragonfly are now considered to be more accompanying table, followed by have been appended to common names abundant and/or widespread than invertebrates. Each of these is arranged to clarify distinctions from other • in a general systematic order, from previously thought. Should new invertebrates or plants with similar or information suggest that any such taxon fishes to mammals in the vertebrates is experiencing a numerical or and from sponges to mollusks in the confusing names; such extra qualifiers distributional decline, or is under a invertebrates. Classes of vertebrates would probably be dropped from any substantial threat, it may be considered have separate headings, invertebrates name that came into truly common for transfer to category 1 or 2. headings reflect recognizable or usage. Some changes or simplifications Many of the taxa in the accompanying convenient groups at the level of Order will be noted from names used in table were also covered by the Service's or above. For each taxon, the assigned previous versions of these tables. previous reviews: For vertebrates the category appears on the left, followed Continuity in the scientific name should preceding review was published in the by the