31282 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 104 / Tuesday, May 31, 2011 / Proposed Rules to operate in traffic, it should be Guidance: The term implements of finding on a petition to list the Puerto accompanied by escort vehicles or in husbandry should be narrowly Rican harlequin butterfly (Atlantea some other way separated from the construed and limited to equipment tulita) as endangered and to designate public traffic. This equipment may also which, by its design and function is critical habitat under the Endangered be subject to State or local permit obviously not designed or used to travel Species Act of 1973, as amended. After requirements with regard to escort at normal highway speeds in the stream reviewing all available scientific and vehicles, special markings, time of day, of traffic. Examples of such equipment commercial information, we find that day of the week, and/or the specific include, but are not limited to, farm the listing of the Puerto Rican harlequin route. tractors, subsoilers, cultivators, reapers, butterfly is warranted. Currently, § 383.3 Question 7 and § 390.5 binders, combines, cotton module however, listing the Puerto Rican Question 8: What types of equipment builders, planters, and discs. harlequin butterfly is precluded by are included in the category of off-road higher priority actions to amend the Request for Comments motorized construction equipment? Lists of Endangered and Threatened Guidance: The definition of off-road FMCSA requests public comment on: Wildlife and Plants. Upon publication motorized construction equipment is to (1) The distinction between interstate of this 12-month petition finding, we be narrowly construed and limited to and intrastate commerce in making the will add the Puerto Rican harlequin equipment which, by its design and determination whether certain butterfly to our candidate species list. If function is obviously not intended for transportation by CMVs, within the an emergency situation develops with use, nor is it used on a public road in boundaries of a single State, is subject this species that warrants an emergency furtherance of a transportation purpose. to the FMCSRs; (2) the relevance of the listing, we will act immediately to Examples of such equipment include distinction between direct and indirect provide additional protection. We will motor scrapers, backhoes, motor compensation in deciding whether develop a proposed rule to list the graders, compactors, tractors, trenchers, certain farm vehicle drivers working Puerto Rican harlequin butterfly as our bulldozers and railroad track under a crop share arrangement are priorities allow. We will make any maintenance cranes. subject to the Agency’s CDL regulations; determination on critical habitat during The FMCSA proposes to issue new and, (3) the determination whether development of the proposed listing regulatory guidance to address certain off-road farm equipment and rule. During any interim period, we will implements of husbandry, consistent implements of husbandry operated on address the status of the candidate taxon with the approach used for off-road public roads for limited distances through our annual Candidate Notice of motorized construction equipment. The should be considered CMVs and subject Review (CNOR). Agency requests public comment on to the Agency’s vehicle safety DATES: The finding announced in this this issue and the following proposal. equipment regulations. Specifically, the Agency requests The Agency will consider all document was made on May 31, 2011. comments on whether there are specific comments received by close of business ADDRESSES: This finding is available on examples of implements of husbandry on June 30, 2011. Comments will be the Internet at http:// that should be included in the guidance available for examination in the docket www.regulations.gov at Docket Number to assist the enforcement community at the location listed under the FWS–R4–ES–2010–0026. Supporting and the industry in achieving a common ‘‘Addresses’’ section of this notice. The documentation we used in preparing understanding of how to apply the Agency will consider to the extent this finding is available for public safety regulations. practicable comments received in the inspection, by appointment, during public docket after the closing date of normal business hours at the U.S. Fish Proposed Regulatory Guidance: the comment period. and Wildlife Service, Caribbean Applicability of the FMCSRs to Ecological Services Field Office, Road Issued on: May 20, 2011. Implements of Husbandry 301, Km. 5.1, Boquero´n, PR 00622. Anne S. Ferro, § 383.5 Question 13 and § 390.5 Please submit any new information, Question 33 Administrator. materials, comments, or questions [FR Doc. 2011–13035 Filed 5–27–11; 8:45 am] Question: Do implements of concerning this finding to the above BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P husbandry meet the definitions of street address. ‘‘commercial motor vehicle’’ as used in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 49 CFR 383.5 and 390.5? Marelisa Rivera, Assistant Field Guidance: No. Implements of DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Supervisor, Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office, P.O. Box 491, husbandry are outside the scope of these Fish and Wildlife Service definitions when operated: (1) At a Boquero´n, PR 00622; by telephone at (787) 851–7297; or by facsimile at (787) farm; or (2) on a public road open to 50 CFR Part 17 unrestricted public travel, provided the 851–7440. Persons who use a equipment is not designed or used to [Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2010–0026; MO telecommunications device for the deaf travel at normal highway speeds in the 92210–0–0008] (TDD) may call the Federal Information stream of traffic. This equipment, Relay Service (FIRS) at 800–877–8339. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife however, must be operated in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a accordance with State and local safety Background laws and regulations as required by 49 Petition To List Puerto Rican Harlequin CFR 392.2 and may be subject to State Butterfly as Endangered Section 4(b)(3)(B) of the Endangered or local permit requirements with regard AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Species Act of 1973, as amended to escort vehicles, special markings, Interior. (Act)(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), requires time of day, day of the week, and/or the ACTION: Notice of 12-month petition that for any petition to revise the Lists specific route. finding. of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife Question: What types of equipment and Plants that contains substantial are included in the category of SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife scientific and commercial information implements of husbandry? Service (Service), announce a 12-month indicating that listing the species may VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:07 May 27, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\31MYP1.SGM 31MYP1 rmajette on DSK89S0YB1PROD with PROPOSALS Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 104 / Tuesday, May 31, 2011 / Proposed Rules 31283 be warranted, we make a finding within Species Information imvolucrata (cariaquillo), Randia 12 months of the date of receipt of the Taxonomy and Species Description aculeate (tintillo), Vernonia albicaulis petition. In this finding, we determine (no common name), Poitea paucifolia whether the petitioned action is: (a) Not The Puerto Rican harlequin butterfly (no common name), Leucaena warranted; (b) warranted; or (c) is endemic to Puerto Rico and is one of leucocephala (leucaena), Eupatorium warranted, but the immediate proposal the four species endemic to the Greater odoratum (no common name), Erithalis of a regulation implementing the Antillean genus Atlantea (Biaggi- fructicosa (no common name), Distictis petitioned action is precluded by other Caballero 2009, p. 1). The species was lactifolia (no common name), Bidens pending proposals to determine whether described by German lepidopterist Dr. pilosa (no common name), Croton species are endangered or threatened, Herman Dewitz in 1877, from rigidus (adormidera), Staehytarpeta and expeditious progress is being made specimens collected by Dr. Leopold jamaicensis (no common name), to add or remove qualified species from Krug in the Municipality of Stigmaphyllon emargiuatum (bull reed), the Federal Lists of Endangered and Quebradillas, Puerto Rico. and Tabebuia heterophylla (roble). Threatened Wildlife and Plants. Section The Puerto Rican harlequin butterfly The Puerto Rican harlequin butterfly 4(b)(3)(C) of the Act requires that we has a wing span of about 2 to 2.5 inches has only been observed utilizing the treat a petition for which the requested (in) (6 centimeters (cm)) wide. Female Oplonia spinosa (prickly bush) as its action is found to be warranted but and male harlequin butterflies are host plant (plant used for laying the eggs precluded as though resubmitted on the similar in color patterns and size. This and serves as a food source for the date of such finding, that is, requiring a butterfly is brownish black at the dorsal development of the larvae). Oplonia subsequent finding to be made within area with deep orange markings and spinosa is a common tropical coastal 12 months. We must publish these 12- confused black markings at the half shrub and is widely distributed in month findings in the Federal Register. basal anterior wing. The posterior wing Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rican harlequin has a wide black border enclosing a set butterfly only lays eggs in the vegetative Previous Federal Actions of reddish-bronze sub-marginal points. (green) stems on the apical zone (the On February 25, 2009, we received a The ventral side of the anterior wing is tenderest zone on Oplonia spinosa new petition dated February 24, 2009, from similar to the dorsal anterior wing, and growth) (Biaggi-Caballero 2010, p. 2). No Mr. Javier Biaggi-Caballero requesting the posterior is black with orange basal other stage of host plant is used for that we list the Puerto Rican harlequin spots and a complete postdiscal beige ovoposition (action of laying eggs). The butterfly as endangered and designate band with a band of reddish spots chrysalis is also attached to dried twigs critical habitat under the Act.