[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 204 (Wednesday, October 22, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63088-63089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25017]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD562
Endangered and Threatened Species; Initiation of a Status Review
for the Guadalupe Fur Seal
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of initiation of a status review; request for
information.
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SUMMARY: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces a
status review of the Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi) under
the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). A status review is a periodic
undertaking conducted to ensure that the listing classification of a
species is accurate. A status review is based on the best scientific
and commercial data available at the time of the review; therefore, we
are requesting submission of any such information on the Guadalupe fur
seal population in the eastern Pacific waters that has become available
since the last Guadalupe fur seal status review in 1984.
DATES: To allow us adequate time to conduct these reviews, we must
receive your information no later than December 22, 2014. However, we
will continue to accept new information about any listed species at any
time.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this document, identified by
NOAA-NMFS-2014-0131, by any of the following methods:
1. Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic public comments
via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal www.regulations.gov. To submit
comments via the e-Rulemaking Portal, first click the ``submit a
comment'' icon, then enter NOAA-NMFS-2014-0131 in the keyword search.
Locate the document you wish to comment on from the resulting list and
click on the ``Submit a Comment'' icon on the right of that line.
2. Facsimile (fax): 562-980-4027, Attn: Christina Fahy.
3. Mail or hand-delivery: Christina Fahy, National Marine Fisheries
Service, West Coast Regional Office, 501 West Ocean Blvd.; Suite 4200;
Long Beach, California 90802.
Instructions: Comments must be submitted by one of the above
methods to ensure that the comments are received, documented, and
considered by NMFS. Comments sent by any other method, to any other
address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period,
may not be considered. All comments received are a part of the public
record and will generally be posted for public viewing on
www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.) submitted voluntarily by the
sender will be publicly accessible. Do not submit confidential business
information, or otherwise sensitive or protected information. NMFS will
accept anonymous comments (enter ``N/A'' in the required fields if you
wish to remain anonymous). Attachments to electronic comments will be
accepted in Microsoft Word or Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF file
formats only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Fahy, West Coast Region,
562-980-4023.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the ESA requires that
we conduct a review of listed species at least once every five years.
On the basis of such reviews under section 4(c)(2)(B), we determine
whether a particular species should be removed from the list
(delisted), or reclassified from endangered to threatened, or from
threatened to endangered. Delisting a species must be supported by the
best scientific and commercial data available, substantiating that the
species is neither endangered nor threatened for one or more of the
following reasons: (1) The species is considered extinct; (2) the
species is considered to be recovered; and/or (3) the original data
available when the species was listed, or the interpretation of such
data, were in error. Any change in Federal classification would require
a separate rulemaking process. The regulations in 50 CFR 424.21 require
that we publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing those
species currently under active review. This notice announces active
review of the Guadalupe fur seal, currently listed globally as
threatened.
Public Solicitation of New Information
To ensure that the review is complete and based on the best
available scientific and commercial information, we are soliciting new
information from the public, relevant governmental agencies, tribes,
the scientific
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community, industry, environmental entities, and any other interested
parties concerning the status of the Guadalupe fur seal.
Status reviews consider the best scientific and commercial data and
all new information that has become available since the listing
determination or most recent status review. Categories of requested
information include: (1) Species biology including, but not limited to,
population trends, distribution, abundance, demographics, and genetics;
(2) habitat conditions including, but not limited to, amount,
distribution, and suitability; (3) conservation measures that have been
implemented that benefit the species; (4) status and trends of threats;
and (5) other new information, data, or corrections including, but not
limited to, taxonomic or nomenclatural changes, identification of
erroneous information contained in the list, and improved analytical
methods. Any new information will be considered during the status
review.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
Dated: October 16, 2014.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-25017 Filed 10-21-14; 8:45 am]
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