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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 39 / Tuesday, March 2, 2021 / Notices survival of the species. We also encourage you to keep in mind the U.S.
approach to CoP19, described above in this notice, when considering what proposals to amend the Appendices the United States should submit.
We ask that you submit convincing information describing: 1 The status of the species, especially trend information; 2 conservation and management programs for the species, including the effectiveness of enforcement efforts; and 3 the level of international as well as domestic trade in the species, especially trend information. You may also provide any other relevant information, and we appreciate receiving a list of references.
Although we are not requesting complete proposals, they are always welcome.
The term species is defined in CITES as any species, subspecies, or geographically separate population thereof. Each species for which trade is controlled under CITES is included in one of three Appendices, either as a separate listing or incorporated within the listing of a higher taxon. The basic standards for inclusion of species in the Appendices are contained in Article II
of CITES text of the Convention is on the CITES Secretariats website at http
www.cites.org/eng/disc/text.php.
Appendix I includes species threatened with extinction that are or may be affected by trade. Appendix II includes species that, although not necessarily now threatened with extinction, may become so unless trade in them is strictly controlled. Appendix II also includes species that must be subject to regulation in order that trade in other CITES-listed species may be brought under effective control. Such look alike inclusions usually are necessary because of the difficulty inspectors have at ports of entry or exit in distinguishing one species from other species. Because Appendix III includes species that have been included in the Appendix unilaterally by a Party, we are not seeking input on possible U.S.
Appendix-III listings with this notice, and we will not consider or respond to comments received concerning Appendix-III listings.
CITES specifies that international trade in any readily recognizable parts or derivatives of animals included in Appendices I or II, or plants included in Appendix I, is subject to the same conditions that apply to trade in the whole organisms. With certain standard exclusions formally approved by the Parties, the same applies to the readily recognizable parts and derivatives of most plant species included in Appendix II. Parts and derivatives often
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not included i.e., not regulated for Appendix-II plants are: seeds, spores, pollen including pollinia, and seedlings or tissue cultures obtained in vitro and transported in sterile containers. You may refer to the CITES
Appendices on the Secretariats website at http www.cites.org/eng/app/
index.php for further exceptions and limitations.
In 1994, the CITES Parties adopted criteria for inclusion of species in Appendices I and II in Resolution Conf.
9.24 Rev. CoP17 https cites.org/sites/
default/files/document/E-Res-09-24R17.pdf. These criteria apply to all proposals to amend the CITES
Appendices and are available from the CITES Secretariats website at http
www.cites.org/eng/res/index.php or upon request from the Division of Scientific Authority at the address provided above in ADDRESSES.
Resolution Conf. 9.24 Rev. CoP17 also provides a format for proposals to amend the Appendices. This information is also available upon request from the Division of Scientific Authority or via mail at the address provided above in ADDRESSES.
What information should be submitted?
In any recommendations you submit for possible proposals to amend the Appendices, please include as much of the following information as possible in your submission:
1 Scientific name and common name;
2 Population size estimates including references if available;
3 Population trend information;
4 Threats to the species other than trade;
5 The level or trend of international trade as specific as possible, but without a request for new searches of our records;
6 The level or trend in total take from the wild as specific as reasonable;
and 7 A short summary statement clearly presenting the rationale for inclusion in, or removal or transfer from, one of the Appendices, including which of the criteria in Resolution Conf. 9.24 Rev.
CoP17 are met.
If you wish to submit more complete proposals for us to consider, please consult Resolution Conf. 9.24 Rev.
CoP17 https cites.org/sites/default/
files/document/E-Res-09-24-R17.pdf for the format for proposals and a detailed explanation of each of the categories.
Proposals to transfer a species from Appendix I to Appendix II, or to remove a species from Appendix II, must also be in accordance with the precautionary
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measures described in Annex 4 of Resolution Conf. 9.24 Rev. CoP17.
What will we do with information we receive?
The information that you submit will help us decide if we should submit, or co-sponsor with one or more other Parties, a proposal to amend the CITES
Appendices. However, there may be species that qualify for inclusion in the CITES Appendices for which we decide not to submit a proposal to CoP19. Our decision will be based on a number of factors, including the priorities we outlined above in the U.S. approach to CoP19. We will consult range countries for foreign species, and for species whose range the United States shares with other countries.
One important function of the CITES
Scientific Authority of each Party country is monitoring the international trade in plant and animal species, and ongoing scientific assessments of the impact of that trade on species. For native U.S. species included in Appendices I and II, we monitor trade export permits authorized so that we can prevent over-utilization and restrict exports if necessary. We also work closely with the States to ensure that species are appropriately listed in the CITES Appendices. For these reasons, we actively seek information about U.S.
and foreign species subject to international trade.
Request for Information and Recommendations on Resolutions, Decisions, and Agenda Items Although we have not yet received formal notice of the provisional agenda for CoP19, we invite your input on possible agenda items that the United States could recommend for inclusion, or on possible resolutions and decisions of the Conference of the Parties that the United States could submit for consideration. Copies of the agenda and the results of the last meeting of the Conference of the Parties CoP18, as well as copies of all Resolutions and Decisions of the Conference of the Parties currently in effect, are available on the CITES Secretariats website http www.cites.org/ or from the Division of Management Authority at the address provided above in ADDRESSES.
Future Actions As stated above, CoP19 is tentatively scheduled to be held in Costa Rica, in 2022. The United States must submit all proposals to amend Appendix I or II, and draft resolutions, decisions, or agenda items for discussion at CoP19, to the CITES Secretariat 150 days prior to
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