Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Findings for 8 Species

<RULE> DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR <SUBAGY>Fish and Wildlife Service</SUBAGY> <CFR>50 CFR Part 17</CFR> <DEPDOC>[FXES1111090FEDR-245-FF09E21000]</DEPDOC> <SUBJECT>Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Findings for 8 Species</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD> Notification of petition findings and initiation of status reviews. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce 90-day findings on eight petitions to add species to the Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Based on our review, we find that the petitions to list the Crater Lake newt ( <E T="03">Taricha granulosa mazamae</E> ), Florida intertidal firefly ( <E T="03">Micronaspis floridana</E> ), Iowa skipper ( <E T="03">Atrytone arogos iowa</E> ), San Francisco Estuary population of white sturgeon ( <E T="03">Acipenser transmontanus</E> ), and Tecopa bird's beak ( <E T="03">Chloropyron tecopense</E> ) present substantial scientific or commercial information indicating that the petitioned actions may be warranted. Therefore, with the publication of this document, we announce that we are initiating status reviews of these species to determine whether the petitioned actions are warranted. To ensure that the status reviews are comprehensive, we request scientific and commercial data and other information regarding the species and factors that may affect their status. Based on the status reviews, we will issue 12-month petition findings, which will address whether or not the petitioned actions are warranted in accordance with the Act. We further find that the petitions to list <E T="03">Betta miniopinna,</E> long-tailed macaque ( <E T="03">Macaca fascicularis</E> ), and southern pig-tailed macaque ( <E T="03">Macaca nemestrina</E> ) do not present substantial information indicating the petitioned action may be warranted. Therefore, we are not initiating status reviews of <E T="03">Betta miniopinna,</E> long-tailed macaque, or southern pig-tailed macaque. </SUM> <EFFDATE> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> These findings were made on October 8, 2024. As we commence our status reviews, we seek any new information concerning the status of, or threats to, the Crater Lake newt, Florida intertidal firefly, Iowa skipper, San Francisco Estuary population of white sturgeon, and Tecopa bird's beak, or their habitats. Any information we receive during the course of our status reviews will be considered. </EFFDATE> <HD SOURCE="HED">ADDRESSES:</HD> <E T="03">Supporting documents:</E> Summaries of the basis for the petition findings contained in this document are available on <E T="03">https://www.regulations.gov</E> under the appropriate docket number (see tables under <E T="02">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION</E> ). In addition, this supporting information is available by contacting the appropriate person, as specified in <E T="02">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT</E> . <E T="03">Status reviews:</E> If you have new scientific or commercial data or other information concerning the status of, or threats to, the Crater Lake newt, Florida intertidal firefly, Iowa skipper, San Francisco Estuary population of white sturgeon, or Tecopa bird's beak, or their habitats, please provide those data or information by one of the following methods listed below. (1) <E T="03">Electronically:</E> Go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: <E T="03">https://www.regulations.gov.</E> In the Search box, enter the appropriate docket number (see table 1 under <E T="02">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION</E> ). Then, click on the “Search” button. After finding the correct document, you may submit information by clicking on “Comment.” If your information will fit in the provided comment box, please use this feature of <E T="03">https://www.regulations.gov,</E> as it is most compatible with our information review procedures. If you attach your information as a separate document, our preferred file format is Microsoft Word. If you attach multiple comments (such as form letters), our preferred format is a spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel. (2) <E T="03">By hard copy:</E> Submit by U.S. mail to: Public Comments Processing, Attn: [Insert appropriate docket number; see table 1 under <E T="02">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION</E> ], U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803. We request that you send information only by the methods described above. We will post all information we receive on <E T="03">https://www.regulations.gov.</E> This generally means that we will post any personal information you provide us (see Information Submitted for a Status Review, below). <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> <GPOTABLE COLS="2" OPTS="L2,tp0,i1" CDEF="s75,r200"> <TTITLE> </TTITLE> <CHED H="1">Species common name</CHED> <CHED H="1">Contact person</CHED> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> <E T="03">Betta miniopinna</E> </ENT> <ENT> Rachel London, Manager, Branch of Delisting and Foreign Species, Ecological Services Headquarters, 703-358-2491, <E T="03">rachel_london@fws.gov.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Crater Lake newt</ENT> <ENT> Jennie Land, Field Supervisor, Klamath Falls Fish and Wildlife Office, 541-885-8481, <E T="03">jennie_land@fws.gov.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Florida intertidal firefly</ENT> <ENT> Lourdes Mena, Classification and Recovery Division Manager, Florida Ecological Services Office, 904-731-3134, <E T="03">lourdes_mena@fws.gov.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Iowa skipper</ENT> <ENT> Jason Luginbill, Project Leader, Kansas Ecological Services Field Office, 785-313-0772, <E T="03">jason_luginbill@fws.gov.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Long-tailed macaque</ENT> <ENT> Rachel London, Manager, Branch of Delisting and Foreign Species, Ecological Services Headquarters, 703-358-2491, <E T="03">rachel_london@fws.gov.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">San Francisco Estuary population of white sturgeon</ENT> <ENT> Donald Ratcliff, Field Supervisor, San Francisco Bay-Delta Fish and Wildlife Office, 916-930-5632, <E T="03">donald_ratcliff@fws.gov.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Southern pig-tailed macaque</ENT> <ENT> Rachel London, Manager, Branch of Delisting and Foreign Species, Ecological Services Headquarters, 703-358-2491, <E T="03">rachel_london@fws.gov.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Tecopa bird's beak</ENT> <ENT> Scott Sobiech, Field Supervisor, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, 760-431-9440, <E T="03">scott_sobiech@fws.gov.</E> </ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States. </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Information Submitted for a Status Review</HD> You may submit your comments and materials concerning the status of, or threats to, the Crater Lake newt, Florida intertidal firefly, Iowa skipper, San Francisco Estuary population of white sturgeon, or Tecopa bird's beak, or their habitats, by one of the methods listed in <E T="02">ADDRESSES</E> . We request that you send comments only by the methods described in <E T="02">ADDRESSES</E> . Please include sufficient information with your submission (such as scientific journal articles or other publications) to allow us to verify any scientific or commercial information you include. If you submit information via <E T="03">https://www.regulations.gov,</E> your entire submission—including any personal identifying information—will be posted on the website. If your submission is made via a hardcopy that includes personal identifying information, you may request at the top of your document that we withhold this information from public review. However, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. We will post all hardcopy submissions on <E T="03">https://www.regulations.gov.</E> Comments and materials we receive, as well as supporting documentation we used in preparing these findings, will be available for public inspection on <E T="03">https://www.regulations.gov.</E> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Background</HD> Section 4 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1533) and its implementing regulations in title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations (50 CFR part 424) set forth the procedures for adding species to, removing species from, or reclassifying species on the Federal Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (Lists or List) in 50 CFR part 17. Section 4(b)(3)(A) of the Act requires that we make a finding on whether a petition to add a species to the List ( <E T="03">i.e.,</E> “list” a species), remove a species from the List ( <E T="03">i.e.,</E> “delist” a species), or change a listed species' status from endangered to threatened or from threatened to endangered ( <E T="03">i.e.,</E> “reclassify” a species) presents substantial scientific or commercial information indicating that the petitioned action may be warranted. To the maximum extent practicable, we are to make this finding within 90 days of our receipt of the petition and publish the finding promptly in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> . 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