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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 85 / Wednesday, May 5, 2021 / Proposed Rules Document Type heading, check the Proposed Rule box to locate this document. You may submit a comment by clicking on Comment Now!
Comments submitted electronically must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date.
2 By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail to: Public Comments Processing, Attn:
FWSR8ES20200074, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
3803.
We request that you send comments only by the methods described above.
We will post all comments on http
www.regulations.gov. This generally means that we will post any personal information you provide us see Public Comments, below, for more information.
Document availability: This proposed rule and supporting documents, including the recovery plan, draft postdelisting monitoring plan, and species status assessment SSA reports, are available at https ecos.fws.gov/ecp/
and at http www.regulations.gov under Docket No. FWSR8ES20200074.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Sobiech, Field Supervisor, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, 2177
Salk Avenue, Suite 250, Carlsbad, CA
92008; telephone 7604319440.
Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf TDD may call the Federal Relay Service at 8008778339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Executive Summary Why we need to publish a rule. Under the Act, a species may warrant removal from the Federal Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants i.e., delisting if it no longer meets the definition of an endangered species or a threatened species. Delisting a species can only be completed by issuing a rule.
What this document does. We propose to remove San Clemente Bells sparrow Artemisiospiza belli clementeae formerly known as the San Clemente sage sparrow, Amphispiza belli clementeae, San Clemente Island bush-mallow Malacothamnus clementinus, San Clemente Island paintbrush Castilleja grisea, San Clemente Island lotus Acmispon dendroideus var. traskiae, and San Clemente Island larkspur Delphinium variegatum ssp. kinkiense from the Federal Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants Lists.
The basis for our action. Under the Act, we may determine that a species is an endangered or threatened species because of any of five factors: A The present or threatened destruction,
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modification, or curtailment of its habitat or range; B overutilization for commercial, recreational, scientific, or educational purposes; C disease or predation; D the inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms; or E
other natural or manmade factors affecting its continued existence. We have determined that the threats to each of these species have been reduced or eliminated so that the species are no longer in danger of extinction now or in the foreseeable future and, therefore, do not meet the definitions of endangered species or threatened species under the Act.
These species occur only on San Clemente Island, one of the Channel Islands off the southern coast of California. The entire island is owned and managed by the U.S. Department of the Navy Navy. Historically, nonnative herbivores goats, sheep, pigs, cattle, mule deer severely degraded habitat on San Clemente Island, leading to the decline of endemic species. Since removal of these nonnative herbivores, the plant communities on San Clemente Island have been recovering. Removal of nonnative herbivores, along with restoration and management actions by the Navy, have led to the recovery of these five species to the point that they no longer require protections under the Act.
Information Requested We intend that any final action resulting from this proposed rule will be based on the best scientific and commercial data available and be as accurate and as effective as possible.
Therefore, we request comments or information from other concerned governmental agencies, Native American tribes, the scientific community, industry, or any other interested parties concerning this proposed rule.
We particularly seek comments concerning:
1 Reasons we should or should not remove delist any of these species from the Lists.
2 New information on the historical and current status, genetics, range, distribution, and population size of these species.
3 New information on the known and potential threats to the species, including fire and changes in precipitation.
4 New information regarding the life history, ecology, and habitat use of the species.
5 The extent of protection and management that would be provided by the Navy to the five species if the
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protections of the Act 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. are removed.
6 Current or planned activities within the geographic range of these species that may have adverse or beneficial impacts on the species.
7 Any planned change in military training, infrastructure needs, or land use on San Clemente Island that may affect the species.
8 Considerations for post-delisting monitoring, including monitoring protocols and length of time monitoring is needed, as well as triggers for reevaluation.
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.
Please note that submissions merely stating support for, or opposition to, the action under consideration without providing supporting information, although noted, do not provide substantial information necessary to support a determination. Section 4b1A of the Act directs that determinations as to whether any species is an endangered species or a threatened species must be made solely on the basis of the best scientific and commercial data available.
Because we will consider all comments and information we receive during the comment period, our final determinations may differ from this proposal. Based on the new information we receive and any comments on that new information, we may conclude that one or more of the species should remain listed as endangered or threatened instead of being removed from the Lists, we may conclude that one or more of the species should be reclassified from an endangered species to a threatened species, or we may conclude that one or more of the species should be reclassified from a threatened to an endangered species.
You may submit your comments and materials concerning this proposed rule by one of the methods listed in ADDRESSES. We request that you send comments only by the methods described in ADDRESSES.
If you submit information via http
www.regulations.gov, your entire submissionincluding any personal identifying informationwill 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 http www.regulations.gov.

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