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Endangered Species Status for Guadalupe Fescue 62450 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 175 / Friday, September 9, 2016 / Proposed Rules matter is resolved by treatment, if below) must be received by 11:59 p.m. (b) Genetics and taxonomy; possible. Eastern time on the closing date. We (c) Historical and current range, 8. Inadequate record of self- must receive requests for public including distribution patterns; monitoring of blood glucose; a driver hearings, in writing, at the address (d) Historical and current population should be disqualified for inadequate shown in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION levels, and current and projected trends; records until the driver can demonstrate CONTACT by October 24, 2016 and adequate evidence of glucose records ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (e) Past and ongoing conservation (minimum 1 month). by one of the following methods: (1) measures for the species, its habitat, or In addition, the MRB stated that, if a Electronically: Go to the Federal both. driver is medically disqualified due to eRulemaking Portal: http:// (2) Factors that may affect the not meeting the ITDM criteria listed www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, continued existence of the species, above, the driver should remain enter FWS–R2–ES–2016–0099, which is which may include habitat modification disqualified for at least 6 months. the docket number for this rulemaking. or destruction, overutilization, disease, Then click on the Search button. On the Comments Requested predation, the inadequacy of existing resulting page, in the Search panel on regulatory mechanisms, or other natural Comments are requested on any and the left side of the screen, under the or manmade factors. all of the recommendations provided in Document Type heading, click on the the advisory final report from the Proposed Rules link to locate this (3) Biological, commercial trade, or Medical Review Board but only on those document. You may submit a comment other relevant data concerning any recommendations. To the extent by clicking on ‘‘Comment Now!’’ threats (or lack thereof) to this species possible, comments should include (2) By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail and existing regulations that may be supporting materials, such as, for or hand-delivery to: Public Comments addressing those threats. example, data analyses, studies, reports, Processing, Attn: FWS–R2–ES–2016– Please include sufficient information or journal articles. FMCSA will consider 0099, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, with your submission (such as scientific these comments, in addition to the MS: BPHC, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls journal articles or other publications) to comments submitted in response to the Church, VA 22041–3803. allow us to verify any scientific or NPRM, in determining how to proceed We request that you send comments commercial information you include. with this rulemaking. only by the methods described above. Please note that submissions merely We will post all comments on http:// Issued on: August 30, 2016. stating support for or opposition to the www.regulations.gov. This generally action under consideration without Larry W. Minor, means that we will post any personal providing supporting information, Associate Administrator for Policy. information you provide us (see Public although noted, will not be considered [FR Doc. 2016–21724 Filed 9–8–16; 8:45 am] Comments, below, for more in making a determination, as section BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P information). 4(b)(1)(A) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: seq.) directs that determinations as to Adam Zerrenner, Field Supervisor, U.S. whether any species is an endangered or DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service, Austin threatened species must be made Ecological Services Field Office, 10711 ‘‘solely on the basis of the best scientific Fish and Wildlife Service Burnet Rd., Suite 200, Austin, TX and commercial data available.’’ 78758; telephone 512–490–0057; or You may submit your comments and 50 CFR Part 17 facsimile 512–490–0974. Persons who materials concerning this proposed rule [Docket No. FWS–R2–ES–2016–0099; use a telecommunications device for the by one of the methods listed above in 4500030113] deaf (TDD) may call the Federal ADDRESSES. We request that you send Information Relay Service (FIRS) at comments only by the methods RIN 1018–BA74 800–877–8339. described in ADDRESSES. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you submit information via http:// www.regulations.gov, your entire and Plants; Endangered Species Information Requested Status for Guadalupe Fescue submission—including any personal Public Comments identifying information—will be posted AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, We intend that any final action on the Web site. If your submission is Interior. resulting from this proposed rule will be made via a hardcopy that includes ACTION: Proposed rule. based on the best available scientific personal identifying information, you and commercial data and will be as may request at the top of your document SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and accurate and as effective as possible. that we withhold this information from Wildlife Service (Service), propose to Therefore, we request comments or public review. However, we cannot list Festuca ligulata (Guadalupe fescue), information from other concerned guarantee that we will be able to do so. a plant species from the Chihuahuan governmental agencies, Native We will post all hardcopy submissions Desert of west Texas and Mexico, as an American tribes, the scientific on http://www.regulations.gov. endangered species under the community, industry, or any other Comments and materials we receive, Endangered Species Act of 1973, as interested parties concerning this as well as supporting documentation we amended (Act). If we finalize this rule proposed rule. We particularly seek used in preparing this proposed rule, as proposed, it would extend the Act’s comments concerning: will be available for public inspection protections to this species. (1) Guadalupe fescue’s biology, range, on http://www.regulations.gov, or by DATES: We will accept comments and population trends, including: appointment, during normal business received or postmarked on or before (a) Biological or ecological hours, at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife November 8, 2016. Comments submitted requirements of the species, including Service, Austin Ecological Services electronically using the Federal habitat requirements for soils, Field Office (see FOR FURTHER eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES, reproduction, and associated species; INFORMATION CONTACT). VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:27 Sep 08, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\09SEP1.SGM 09SEP1 ehiers on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 175 / Friday, September 9, 2016 / Proposed Rules 62451 Public Hearing retained the Category 2 status for The SSA Report (Service 2016) is Section 4(b)(5) of the Act provides for Guadalupe fescue in updated notices of based on a thorough review of the one or more public hearings on this review of vascular plant taxa on natural history, habitats, ecology, proposal, if requested. Requests must be September 27, 1985 (50 FR 39526), and populations, and range of Guadalupe fescue. The SSA Report analyzes received by the date specified above in February 21, 1990 (55 FR 6184). In a individual, population, and species DATES. Such requests must be sent to the notice of review published on requirements; factors affecting the address shown in FOR FURTHER September 30, 1993 (58 FR 51144), we species’ survival; and current conditions INFORMATION CONTACT. We will schedule revised the status of Guadalupe fescue to assess the species’ current and future public hearings on this proposal, if any to a Category 1 candidate, meaning that viability in terms of resiliency, are requested, and announce the dates, the Service had on file sufficient redundancy, and representation. We times, and places of those hearings, as information on biological vulnerability define viability as the ability of a well as how to obtain reasonable and threat(s) to support a proposal to species to maintain populations over a accommodations, in the Federal list it as an endangered or threatened species, but that a proposed rule had not defined period of time. Register and local newspapers at least Resiliency refers to the population 15 days before the hearing. yet been issued because this action was precluded at that time by other listing size necessary to endure stochastic Peer Review activities. The candidate notice of environmental variation (Shaffer and Stein 2000, pp. 308–310). Resilient In accordance with our joint policy on review published on February 28, 1996 (61 FR 7596), eliminated categories populations are better able to recover peer review published in the Federal from losses caused by random variation, Register on July 1, 1994 (59 FR 34270), within candidate species, and Guadalupe fescue was included as a such as fluctuations in recruitment we are seeking the expert opinions of (demographic stochasticity), variations three appropriate and independent candidate with a listing priority number of 8. The listing priority number was in rainfall (environmental stochasticity), specialists regarding this proposed rule. or changes in the frequency of wildfires. The purpose of peer review is to ensure revised to 11 on October 25, 1999 (64 FR 57534), based on the commitment of Big Redundancy refers to the number and that our listing determination is based geographic distribution of populations on scientifically sound data, Bend National Park to manage habitat for the species through a candidate or sites necessary to endure catastrophic assumptions, and analyses. The peer events (Shaffer and Stein 2000, pp. 308– reviewers have expertise in the natural conservation agreement (CCA). On May 4, 2004 (69 FR 24876), we indicated that 310). As defined here, catastrophic history, habitats, distribution, and events are rare occurrences, usually of ecology of Guadalupe fescue. The peer Guadalupe fescue remained a candidate following a re-submitted petition. We finite duration, that cause severe reviewers are currently reviewing the impacts to one or more populations.
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