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Federal Register/Vol. 84, No. 99/Wednesday, May 22, 2019 23644 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 99 / Wednesday, May 22, 2019 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR shown in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION commercial data available concerning CONTACT by July 8, 2019. the status of the species, including the Fish and Wildlife Service ADDRESSES: You may submit comments impacts of past, present, and future by one of the following methods: factors (both negative and beneficial) 50 CFR Part 17 (1) Electronically: Go to the Federal affecting each species. Both SSA reports [Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2018–0092; eRulemaking Portal: http:// underwent independent peer review by 4500030113] www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, scientists with expertise in fish or enter FWS–R4–ES–2018–0092, which is amphibian biology, habitat RIN 1018–BC28 the docket number for this rulemaking. management, and stressors (factors negatively affecting the species) to the Endangered and Threatened Wildlife Then, in the Search panel on the left side of the screen, under the Document species. The SSA reports and other and Plants; Threatened Species Status materials relating to this proposal can be With Section 4(d) Rule for Neuse River Type heading, check the Proposed Rules box to locate this document. You may found on the Southeast Region website Waterdog and Endangered Species at https://www.fws.gov/southeast/ and Status for Carolina Madtom and submit a comment by clicking on ‘‘Comment Now!’’ at http://www.regulations.gov under Proposed Designations of Critical Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2018–0092. Habitat (2) By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail or hand-delivery to: Public Comments Executive Summary AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Processing, Attn: FWS–R4–ES–2018– Interior. 0092, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Why we need to publish a rule. Under MS: BPHC, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls the Act, if we determine that a species ACTION: Proposed rule. may be an endangered or threatened Church, VA 22041–3803. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and We request that you send comments species throughout all or a significant Wildlife Service (Service), announce a only by the methods described above. portion of its range, we are required to 12-month finding on a petition to list We will post all comments on http:// promptly publish a proposal in the Federal Register and make a two North Carolina species, the Neuse www.regulations.gov. This generally determination on our proposal within 1 River waterdog (Necturus lewisi) and means that we will post any personal year. To the maximum extent prudent the Carolina madtom (Noturus furiosus), information you provide us (see Public and determinable, we must designate as endangered or threatened under the Comments, below, for more critical habitat for any species that we Endangered Species Act of 1973, as information). determine to be an endangered or amended (Act). The Neuse River Availability of supporting materials: threatened species under the Act. waterdog is an aquatic salamander. The For the critical habitat designation, the Listing a species as an endangered or Carolina madtom is a freshwater fish. coordinates or plot points or both from threatened species and designation of After review of the best available which the maps are generated are critical habitat can only be completed scientific and commercial information, included in the administrative record by issuing a rule. we find that listing both species is and are available at https:// What this document does. We warranted. Accordingly, we propose to www.fws.gov/southeast/, at http:// propose the listing of the Neuse River list the Neuse River waterdog as a www.regulations.gov under Docket No. waterdog as a threatened species with a threatened species with a rule issued FWS–R4–ES–2018–0092, and at the rule under section 4(d) of the Act and under section 4(d) of the Act (‘‘4(d) Raleigh Ecological Services Field Office the Carolina madtom as an endangered rule’’) and the Carolina madtom as an (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). species under the Act, and we propose endangered species under the Act. If we Any additional tools or supporting the designation of critical habitat for finalize this rule as proposed, it would information that we may develop for the both species. add these species to the List of critical habitat designation will also be The basis for our action. Under the Endangered and Threatened Wildlife available at the Service website and Act, we may determine that a species is and extend the Act’s protections to both Field Office set out above, and may also an endangered or threatened species species. We also propose to designate be included in the preamble and/or at based on any of five factors: (A) The critical habitat for both species under http://www.regulations.gov. present or threatened destruction, the Act. In total, approximately 738 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pete modification, or curtailment of its river miles (1,188 river kilometers) in 16 Benjamin, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish habitat or range; (B) overutilization for units in North Carolina fall within the and Wildlife Service, Raleigh Ecological commercial, recreational, scientific, or boundaries of the proposed critical Services Field Office, 551F Pylon Drive, educational purposes; (C) disease or habitat designation for the Neuse River Raleigh, NC 27606; telephone 919–856– predation; (D) the inadequacy of waterdog. Approximately 257 river 4520; or facsimile 919–856–4556. existing regulatory mechanisms; or (E) miles (414 river kilometers) in 7 units in Persons who use a telecommunications other natural or manmade factors North Carolina are being proposed as device for the deaf (TDD) may call the affecting its continued existence. We critical habitat for the Carolina madtom. Federal Relay Service at 800–877–8339. have determined that habitat Finally, we announce the availability of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: degradation (Factor A), resulting from a draft economic analysis of the the cumulative impacts of land use proposed critical habitat designations. Supporting Documents change and associated watershed-level DATES: We will accept comments A species status assessment (SSA) effects on water quality, water quantity, received or postmarked on or before July team prepared SSA reports for the habitat connectivity, and instream 22, 2019. Comments submitted Neuse River waterdog and the Carolina habitat suitability, poses the largest risk electronically using the Federal madtom. The SSA team was composed to future viability of both species. This eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES, of Service and North Carolina Wildlife stressor is primarily related to habitat below) must be received by 11:59 p.m. Resources Commission biologists, in changes: The buildup of fine sediments, Eastern Time on the closing date. We consultation with other species experts. the loss of flowing water, instream must receive requests for public The SSA reports represent a habitat fragmentation, and impairment hearings, in writing, at the address compilation of the best scientific and of water quality, and it is exacerbated by VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:06 May 21, 2019 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\22MYP2.SGM 22MYP2 jbell on DSK3GLQ082PROD with PROPOSALS2 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 99 / Wednesday, May 22, 2019 / Proposed Rules 23645 the effects of climate change (Factor E). habitat requirements for feeding, needed in critical habitat areas we are There are no existing regulatory breeding, and sheltering; proposing, including managing for the mechanisms that are adequate to reduce (b) Genetics and taxonomy; potential effects of climate change; and these threats so that the species does not (c) Historical and current range, (d) What areas not occupied at the warrant listing (Factor D). including distribution patterns; time of listing are essential for the Section 4(a)(3) of the Act requires the (d) Historical and current population conservation of the species and why. Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to levels, and current and projected trends; (8) Land use designations and current designate critical habitat concurrent and or planned activities in the subject areas with listing to the extent prudent and (e) Past and ongoing conservation and their possible impacts on proposed determinable. Section 4(b)(2) of the Act measures for these species, their critical habitat. states that the Secretary will make the habitats, or both. (9) Any probable economic, national designation on the basis of the best (2) Factors that may affect the security, or other relevant impacts of available scientific data after taking into continued existence of the species, designating any area that may be consideration the economic impact, the which may include habitat modification included in the final designation, and impact on national security, and any or destruction, overutilization, disease, the benefits of including or excluding other relevant impact of specifying any predation, the inadequacy of existing areas that may be impacted. particular area as critical habitat. regulatory mechanisms, or other natural (10) Information on the extent to Section 3(5) of the Act defines critical or manmade factors. which the description of probable habitat as (i) the specific areas within (3) Biological, commercial trade, or economic impacts in the draft economic the geographical area occupied by the other relevant data concerning any analysis is a reasonable estimate of the species, at the time it is listed, on which threats (or lack thereof) to these species likely economic impacts. are found those
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