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Federal Register/Vol. 85, No. 243/Thursday, December 17, 2020 81822 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 243 / Thursday, December 17, 2020 / Rules and Regulations TABLE 3—COMPLETED DOMESTIC RECOVERY ACTIONS (PROPOSED AND FINAL DOWNLISTINGS AND DELISTINGS) IN FY 2019 AND FY 2020—Continued [As of September 30, 2020] Federal Register Publication date Title Action(s) Citation 4/27/2020 ..................... Removing Arenaria ......................................... Proposed Rule—Delisting ............................... 85 FR 23302–23315. cumberlandensis (Cumberland Sandwort) From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants. 06/01/2020 ................... Removing San Benito Evening-Primrose Proposed Rule—Delisting ............................... 85 FR 33060–33078. (Camissonia benitensis) From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants. 06/11/2020 ................... Removing the Borax Lake Chub From the Final Rule—Delisting ...................................... 85 FR 35574–35594. List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. 07/24/2020 ................... Reclassification of Morro Shoulderband Snail Proposed Rule—Downlisting .......................... 85 FR 44821–44835. (Helminthoglypta walkeriana) From Endan- gered to Threatened With a 4(d) Rule. 08/19/2020 ................... Reclassification of Stephens’ Kangaroo Rat Proposed Rule—Downlisting .......................... 85 FR 50991–51006. From Endangered to Threatened With a Section 4(d) Rule. 9/30/2020 ..................... Reclassification of Layia carnosa (Beach Proposed Rule—Downlisting .......................... 85 FR 61684–61700. Layia) From Endangered To Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule. 9/30/2020 ..................... Reclassifying the Virgin Islands Tree Boa Proposed Rule—Downlisting .......................... 85 FR 61700–61717. From Endangered To Threatened With a Section 4(d) Rule. When a petitioned action is found to change in status is warranted, including Authors be warranted but precluded, the Service the need to make prompt use of The primary authors of this document is required by the Act to treat the emergency listing procedures. are the staff members of the Fish and petition as resubmitted on an annual A detailed discussion of the basis for Wildlife Service’s Species Assessment basis until a proposal or withdrawal is this finding can be found in the Team. published. If the petitioned species is monarch butterfly species assessment not already listed under the Act, the form and other supporting documents Authority species becomes a ‘‘candidate’’ and is (see ADDRESSES, above). The authority for this action is section reviewed annually in the Candidate New Information 4 of the Endangered Species Act of Notice of Review. The number of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et candidate species remaining in FY 2020 We intend that any proposed listing seq.). is the lowest it has been since 1975. For rule for the monarch butterfly will be as these species, we are working on accurate as possible. Therefore, we will Aurelia Skipwith, developing a species status assessment, continue to accept additional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. preparing proposed listing information and comments from all [FR Doc. 2020–27523 Filed 12–16–20; 8:45 am] determinations, or preparing not- concerned governmental agencies, the BILLING CODE 4333–15–P warranted 12-month findings. scientific community, industry, or any Another way that we have been other interested party concerning this expeditious in making progress in finding. We request that you submit any DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE adding and removing qualified species new information concerning the National Oceanic and Atmospheric to and from the Lists is that we have taxonomy of, biology of, ecology of, Administration made our actions as efficient and timely status of, threats to, or conservation as possible, given the requirements of actions for the monarch butterfly to the 50 CFR Parts 223 and 224 the Act and regulations and constraints person specified under FOR FURTHER relating to workload and personnel. We INFORMATION CONTACT, whenever it [Docket No. 201123–0313; RTID 0648– are continually seeking ways to becomes available. New information XE804] streamline processes or achieve will help us monitor this species and economies of scale, such as batching make appropriate decisions about its Revisions to Hatchery Programs related actions together for publication. conservation and status. We encourage Included as Part of Pacific Salmon and Given our limited budget for all stakeholders to continue cooperative Steelhead Species Listed Under the implementing section 4 of the Act, these monitoring and conservation efforts. Endangered Species Act efforts also contribute toward our References Cited AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries expeditious progress in adding and Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and removing qualified species to and from The list of the references cited in the Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Lists. petition finding is available on the Commerce. The monarch butterfly will be added internet at http://www.regulations.gov ACTION: Final rule. to the candidate list, and we will under docket number FWS–R3–ES– continue to evaluate this species as new 2020–0103 and upon request from the SUMMARY: We, NMFS, announce updates information becomes available. person specified under FOR FURTHER to the descriptions of Pacific salmon Continuing review will determine if a INFORMATION CONTACT. and steelhead (Oncorhynchus spp.) VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:27 Dec 16, 2020 Jkt 253001 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\17DER1.SGM 17DER1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 243 / Thursday, December 17, 2020 / Rules and Regulations 81823 species that are currently listed as ESA includes the following entities: (1) Adding new hatchery programs threatened or endangered under the Species, subspecies, and, for vertebrates that meet the Hatchery Listing Policy Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). only, ‘‘distinct population segments criteria for inclusion, or adding Updates include the addition or removal (DPSs).’’ Steelhead are listed as DPSs programs that resulted from dividing of specific hatchery programs, as well as and Pacific salmon are listed as existing listed hatchery programs into clarifying changes to the names of ‘‘evolutionarily significant units separate programs with new names; specific hatchery programs included as (ESUs),’’ which are essentially (2) Removing hatchery programs that part of the listings of certain Pacific equivalent to DPSs for the purpose of have been terminated and do not have salmon and steelhead species. These the ESA. any fish remaining from the program, or changes are informed by our most recent For West Coast salmon and steelhead, removing previously listed hatchery ESA 5-year reviews, which were many of the ESU and DPS descriptions programs that were subsumed by completed in 2016. We are not changing include fish originating from specific another listed program; the ESA-listing status of any species artificial propagation programs (e.g., (3) Revising some hatchery program under NMFS’s jurisdiction, or hatcheries) that, along with their names for clarity or to standardize modifying any critical habitat naturally-produced counterparts, are conventions for naming programs; and designation. The updates also include included as part of the listed species. (4) Making minor changes in minor changes in terminology to NMFS’ Policy on the Consideration of terminology to standardize species descriptions. standardize species descriptions. Hatchery-Origin Fish in Endangered The approach we used in the DATES: This final rule is effective Species Act Listing Determinations for proposed rule and this final rule to December 17, 2020. Pacific Salmon and Steelhead (Hatchery determine which hatchery programs are ADDRESSES: NMFS, Protected Resources Listing Policy) (70 FR 37204, June 28, included within an ESU or DPS is Division, 1201 NE Lloyd Boulevard, 2005) guides our analysis of whether consistent with the approach taken in Suite 1100, Portland, OR 97232. individual hatchery programs should be the 2016 status review. That is, as part FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: included as part of the listed species. of our status reviews, we reviewed Robert Markle, NMFS, West Coast The Hatchery Listing Policy states that hatchery programs under our Hatchery Region, Protected Resources Division, hatchery programs will be considered Listing Policy and concluded that some 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100, part of an ESU/DPS if they exhibit a changes to the list of hatchery programs Portland, OR 97232, by phone at (503) level of genetic divergence relative to included in certain ESUs and DPSs were 230–5433, or by email at robert.markle@ the local natural population(s) that is warranted. Those changes included noaa.gov. You may also contact Maggie not more than what occurs within the updates to hatchery program names as Miller, NMFS, Office of Protected ESU/DPS. In applying the Hatchery well as the inclusion of new programs Resources, (301) 427–8403. Copies of Listing Policy, we use a variety of and the removal of programs that had the 5-year status reviews can be found sources to reach conclusions about been discontinued. However, as on our website at https:// divergence. indicated in the 2016 status review, www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/2016-5- Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the ESA requires none of these changes resulted in a year-reviews-28-listed-species-pacific- regular review of listed species to change to the listing status of an ESU or salmon-steelhead-and-eulachon.
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