43218 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 142 / Tuesday, July 24, 2012 / Proposed Rules CAS’s petition for a hearing is denied. ADDRESSES: You may submit (a) The present or threatened Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118–30120, 30162; information by one of the following destruction, modification, or delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50 and methods: curtailment of its habitat or range; 501.8. (1) Electronically: Go to the Federal (b) Overutilization for commercial, eRulemaking Portal: http:// recreational, scientific, or educational Issued on: July 17, 2012. www.regulations.gov. In the Search purposes; David Strickland, field, enter Docket No. FWS–R2–ES– (c) Disease or predation; Administrator. 2012–0048, which is the docket number (d) The inadequacy of existing [FR Doc. 2012–18060 Filed 7–23–12; 8:45 am] for this action. Then click on the Search regulatory mechanisms; or BILLING CODE 4910–59–P button. You may submit a comment by (e) Other natural or manmade factors clicking on ‘‘Comment Now!’’ affecting its continued existence. (2) By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail If, after the status review, we DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR or hand-delivery to: Public Comments determine that listing the Sonoran Processing, Attn: FWS– R2–ES–2012– talussnail is warranted, we will propose Fish and Wildlife Service 0048; Division of Policy and Directives critical habitat (see definition in section Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 3(5)(A) of the Act) under section 4 of the 50 CFR Part 17 Service; 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, MS Act, to the maximum extent prudent [Docket No. FWS–R2–ES–2012–0048; 2042–PDM; Arlington, VA 22203. and determinable at the time we 4500030113] We will post all information we propose to list the species. Therefore, receive on http://www.regulations.gov. we also request data and information Endangered and Threatened Wildlife This generally means that we will post on: and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a any personal information you provide (1) What may constitute ‘‘physical or Petition To List the Sonoran Talussnail us (see the Request for Information biological features essential to the as Endangered or Threatened section below for more details). conservation of the species,’’ within the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: geographical range currently occupied AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Steve Spangle, Field Supervisor, by the species; Interior. Arizona Ecological Services Office, 2321 (2) Where these features are currently ACTION: Notice of petition finding and West Royal Palm Road, Phoenix, AZ found; initiation of status review. 85021; by telephone at 602–242–0210; (3) Whether any of these features may require special management SUMMARY: or by facsimile at 602–242–2513. If you We, the U.S. Fish and considerations or protection; Wildlife Service (Service), announce a use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), please call the Federal (4) Specific areas outside the 90-day finding on a petition to list the geographical area occupied by the Sonoran talussnail (Sonorella Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 800–877–8339. species that are ‘‘essential for the magdalenensis) as endangered or conservation of the species’’; and threatened under the Endangered SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (5) What, if any, critical habitat you Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), Request for Information think we should propose for designation and to designate critical habitat. Based When we make a finding that a if the species is proposed for listing, and on our review, we find that the petition why such habitat meets the presents substantial scientific or petition presents substantial information indicating that listing a requirements of section 4 of the Act. commercial information indicating that Please include sufficient information species may be warranted, we are listing this species may be warranted. with your submission (such as scientific required to promptly review the status Therefore, with the publication of this journal articles or other publications) to of the species (status review). For the notice, we are initiating a review of the allow us to verify any scientific or status review to be complete and based status of the species to determine if commercial information you include. on the best available scientific and listing the Sonoran talussnail is Submissions merely stating support commercial information, we request warranted. To ensure that this status for, or opposition to, the action under information on the Sonoran talussnail review is comprehensive, we are consideration without providing from governmental agencies, Native requesting scientific and commercial supporting information, although noted, American tribes, the scientific data and other information regarding will not be considered in making a community, industry, and any other this species. Based on the status review, determination. Section 4(b)(1)(A) of the interested parties. We seek information we will issue a 12-month finding on the Act directs that determinations as to petition, which will address whether on: (1) The species’ biology, range, and whether any species is an endangered or the petitioned action is warranted, as threatened species must be made provided in section 4(b)(3)(B) of the Act. population trends, including: (a) Habitat requirements for feeding, ‘‘solely on the basis of the best scientific DATES: We request that we receive breeding, and sheltering; and commercial data available.’’ information on or before September 24, (b) Genetics and taxonomy; You may submit your information 2012. The deadline for submitting an (c) Historical and current range, concerning this status review by one of electronic comment using the Federal including distribution patterns; the methods listed in the ADDRESSES eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES (d) Historical and current population section. If you submit information via section, below) is 11:59 p.m. Eastern levels, and current and projected trends; http://www.regulations.gov, your entire Time on this date. After September 24, and submission—including any personal 2012, you must submit information (e) Past and ongoing threats and identifying information—will be posted directly to the Division of Policy and conservation measures for the species, on the Web site. If your submission is Directives Management (see ADDRESSES its habitat or both. made via a hardcopy that includes section below). Please note that we (2) The factors that are the basis for personal identifying information, you might not be able to address or making a listing determination for a may request at the top of your document incorporate information that we receive species under section 4(a) of the Act (16 that we withhold this personal after the above requested date. U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), which are: identifying information from public VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:27 Jul 23, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\24JYP1.SGM 24JYP1 Emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 142 / Tuesday, July 24, 2012 / Proposed Rules 43219 review. However, we cannot guarantee Petition History and Previous Federal male genitalia (Bequaert and Miller that we will be able to do so. We will Actions 1973, p. 110). post all hardcopy submissions on On June 24, 2010, we received a According to information in our files, http://www.regulations.gov. petition dated June 24, 2010, from the the genus Sonorella includes 79 species Information and supporting Center for Biological Diversity, (McCord 1995, p. 317). The Sonoran documentation that we received and requesting that we list the Rosemont talussnail is in the order used in preparing this finding is talussnail (Sonorella rosemontensis) and Stylommatophora and the family available for you to review at http:// Sonoran talussnail (Sonorella Helminthoglyptidae first described in www.regulations.gov, or by magdalenensis) as endangered or 1890 by R.E.C. Stearns as Helix from appointment, during normal business threatened and that we designate critical specimens collected near Magdalena, hours, at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife habitat under the Act. The petition Sonora, in Mexico (Bequaert and Miller Service, Arizona Ecological Services clearly identified itself as such and 1973, pp. 121–122). Between 1915 and Office (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION included the requisite identification 1923, Pilsbry and Ferriss described CONTACT). information for the petitioner, required seven other species and subspecies of Sonorella that are currently recognized Background by 50 CFR 424.14(a). In a December 1, 2011, letter to the petitioner, we as the Sonoran talussnail: S. hinckleyi, Section 4(b)(3)(A) of the Act requires responded that we reviewed the S. h. fraternal, S. tumacacori, S. that we make a finding on whether a information presented in the petition cayetanensis, S. sitiens arida, S. petition to list, delist, or reclassify a and determined that issuing an tumamocensis, and S. linearis (Bequaert species presents substantial scientific or emergency regulation temporarily and Miller 1973, p. 122). Pilsbry (1939, commercial information indicating that listing the Sonoran talussnail under p. 341) later synonymized the first four the petitioned action may be warranted. section 4(b)(7) of the Act was not of these species with S. s. arida, which We are to base this finding on warranted. According to the Multi- he raised to a species, S. arida. information provided in the petition, district Litigation Stipulated Settlement Following additional research, the three supporting information submitted with Agreement