Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 1 / Wednesday, January 2, 2013 / Proposed Rules 59 significant as defined in Executive the affected area had previously been generally means that we will post any Order 12866, and because the Agency subject. personal information you provide us does not have reason to believe the (see the Information Requested section List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 81 environmental health or safety risks below for more information). addressed by this rule present a Environmental protection, Air FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: disproportionate risk to children. pollution control, Intergovernmental Janine Van Norman, Chief, Branch of relations, National parks, Ozone, Foreign Species, Endangered Species H. National Technology Transfer Wilderness areas. Advancement Act Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Dated: December 20, 2012. 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Section 12(d) of the National Jared Blumenfeld, Arlington, VA 22203; telephone 703– Technology Transfer and Advancement Regional Administrator, Region IX. 358–2171. If you use a Act of 1995 (‘‘NTTAA’’), Public Law telecommunications device for the deaf [FR Doc. 2012–31537 Filed 12–31–12; 8:45 am] 104–113, 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note) (TDD), call the Federal Information directs EPA to use voluntary consensus BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Relay Service (FIRS) at 800–877–8339. standards in its regulatory activities Background unless to do so would be inconsistent with applicable law or otherwise DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Section 4(b)(3)(B) of the Endangered impractical. Voluntary consensus Species Act (ESA) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et Fish and Wildlife Service standards are technical standards (e.g., seq.) requires that, for any petition to materials specifications, test methods, revise the Federal Lists of Endangered 50 CFR Part 17 sampling procedures, and business and Threatened Wildlife and Plants that practices) that are developed or adopted [Docket No. FWS–R9–ES–2009–0094; 450 contains substantial scientific or by voluntary consensus standards 003 0115] commercial information that listing the species may be warranted, we make a bodies. The NTTAA directs EPA to RIN 1018–AY64 provide Congress, through OMB, finding within 12 months of the date of receipt of the petition (‘‘12-month explanations when the Agency decides Endangered and Threatened Wildlife finding’’). In this finding, we determine not to use available and applicable and Plants; Listing the Honduran whether the petitioned action is: (a) Not voluntary consensus standards. This Emerald Hummingbird proposed rule does not involve warranted, (b) warranted, or (c) establishment of technical standards, AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, warranted, but immediate proposal of a and thus, the requirements of section Interior. regulation implementing the petitioned action is precluded by other pending 12(d) of the National Technology ACTION: Proposed rule; 12-month Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 finding. proposals to determine whether species (15 U.S.C. 272 note) do not apply to this are endangered or threatened, and action. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and expeditious progress is being made to Wildlife Service (Service), propose to add or remove qualified species from I. Executive Order 12898: Federal list as endangered the Honduran the Federal Lists of Endangered and Actions To Address Environmental emerald hummingbird (Amazilia luciae) Threatened Wildlife and Plants. Section Justice in Minority Populations and under the Endangered Species Act of 4(b)(3)(C) of the ESA requires that we Low-Income Populations 1973, as amended (Act). This species is treat a petition for which the requested action is found to be warranted but Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629 endemic to a small area in Honduras, precluded as though resubmitted on the (February 16, 1994)) establishes federal and the population is estimated to be date of such finding, that is, requiring a executive policy on environmental less than 1,000 and decreasing. Its subsequent finding to be made within justice. Its main provision directs suitable habitat has decreased in the 12 months. We must publish these 12- federal agencies, to the greatest extent past 100 years and continues to diminish. This document also serves as month findings in the Federal Register. practicable and permitted by law, to In this document, we announce that make environmental justice part of their the completion of the status review (also known as the 12-month finding). We listing this species as endangered is mission by identifying and addressing, warranted, and we are issuing a as appropriate, disproportionately high seek information from the public on the proposed listing for this species. proposed rule to add this species as and adverse human health or endangered to the Federal List of environmental effects of their programs, DATES: We will consider comments and Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. policies, and activities on minority information received or postmarked on Prior to issuing a final rule on this populations and low-income or before March 4, 2013. proposed action, we will take into populations in the United States. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments consideration all comments and any EPA has determined that this by one of the following methods: additional information we receive. Such proposed action will not have • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// information may lead to a final rule that disproportionately high and adverse www.regulations.gov. Follow the differs from this proposal. All comments human health or environmental effects instructions for submitting comments and recommendations, including names on minority or low-income populations on Docket No. FWS–R9–ES–2009–0094. and addresses of commenters, will because it does not directly affect the • U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public become part of the administrative level of protection provided to human Comments Processing, Attn: FWS–R9– record. health or the environment. In this ES–2009–0094, Division of Policy and action, EPA is proposing to correct an Directives Management; U.S. Fish and Petition History error in a previous rulemaking and Wildlife Service; 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, On October 28, 2008, the Service redesignate certain air quality planning MS 2042–PDM; Arlington, VA 22203. received a petition dated October 28, area boundaries, and thereby reinstate We will not accept comments by 2008, from Mr. David Anderson of certain CAA designations and email or fax. We will post all comments Louisiana State University on behalf of corresponding requirements to which on http://www.regulations.gov. This The Hummingbird Society of Sedona, VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:05 Dec 31, 2012 Jkt 229001 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\02JAP1.SGM 02JAP1 sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with 60 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 1 / Wednesday, January 2, 2013 / Proposed Rules Arizona; The Hummingbird (1) Information on the species’ eRulemaking Portal, described above in Conservancy of Butte, Montana; Clos taxonomy, distribution, habitat selection the ADDRESSES section. If you would like LaChance of San Martin, California; (especially breeding and foraging to request a public hearing for this Honduran Environmental Network for habitats), diet, and population proposed rule, you must submit your Sustainable Development of La Ceiba, abundance and trends (especially request, in writing, to the person listed Honduras; Fundacio´n Parque Nacional current recruitment data) of this species. in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Pico Bonito of La Ceiba, Honduras; (2) Information on the effects of CONTACT section by February 19, 2013. EcoLogic Development Fund of habitat loss and changing land uses on Species Information Cambridge, Massachusetts; and Crowell the distribution and abundance of this and Moring, LLP of the District of species and its principal food sources Taxonomy Columbia, requesting that we list the over the short and long term. This species was first taxonomically (3) Information on whether changing Honduran emerald hummingbird as described by Lawrence in 1867 and climatic conditions (i.e., increasing endangered under the Act. The petition placed in the Trochilidae family as intensity of hurricanes or drought) are clearly identified itself as a petition and Amazilia luciae (UNEP–WCMC 2009a, affecting the species, its habitat, or its included the requisite identification p. 1). Common names for the species food sources. information required at 50 CFR include Honduran emerald (4) Information on the effects of other 424.14(a). In response to the petitioners’ hummingbird, Ariane De Lucy (French), potential factors, including live capture request, we sent a letter to Mr. Anderson and colibrı´ esmeralda Honduren˜ a and collection, domestic and dated December 5, 2008 acknowledging (Spanish). The Honduran emerald international trade, predation by other receipt of the petition. The petition also hummingbird is also known by the animals, and diseases of this species or included a letter from the Honduras synonyms Polyerata luciae and its principal food sources over the short Ambassador, Roberto Flores Bermudez, Thaumatias luciae (Convention on to Secretary Salazar, dated January 23, and long term. (5) Information on management International Trade in Endangered 2009, in support of this petition. We Species of Wild Fauna and Flora also received subsequent letters programs for hummingbird conservation, including mitigation (CITES)). BirdLife International (BLI) supporting the petition to list this and CITES both recognize the species