Notice2024-13368
Endangered and Threatened Species; Notice of Initiation of a 5-Year Review for Maui's Dolphin and the South Island Hector's Dolphin
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Published
June 18, 2024
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces the initiation of a 5-year review for the Maui's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori maui) and South Island Hector's dolphin (C. hectori hectori). NMFS is required by the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to conduct 5-year reviews to ensure that the listing classifications of species are accurate. The 5-year review must be based on the best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review. We request submission of any such information on Maui's dolphin and the South Island Hector's dolphin, particularly information on the status, threats, and recovery of the species that has become available since their original listings as endangered and threatened species, respectively, in 2017.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 51511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13368]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE025]
Endangered and Threatened Species; Notice of Initiation of a 5-
Year Review for Maui's Dolphin and the South Island Hector's Dolphin
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of initiation; request for information.
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SUMMARY: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces the
initiation of a 5-year review for the Maui's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus
hectori maui) and South Island Hector's dolphin (C. hectori hectori).
NMFS is required by the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to conduct 5-year
reviews to ensure that the listing classifications of species are
accurate. The 5-year review must be based on the best scientific and
commercial data available at the time of the review. We request
submission of any such information on Maui's dolphin and the South
Island Hector's dolphin, particularly information on the status,
threats, and recovery of the species that has become available since
their original listings as endangered and threatened species,
respectively, in 2017.
DATES: To allow us adequate time to conduct this review, we must
receive your information no later than August 19, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit information on this document, identified by
NOAA-NMFS-2024-0073, by the following method:
<bullet> Electronic Submission: Submit electronic information via
the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and
enter NOAA-NMFS-2024-0073 in the Search box. Click on the ``Comment''
icon, complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments.
Instructions: Information sent by any other method, to any other
address or individual, or received after the end of the specified
period, may not be considered by NMFS. All information received is a
part of the public record and will generally be posted for public
viewing on <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential business
information, or otherwise sensitive or protected information submitted
voluntarily by the sender will be publicly accessible. NMFS will accept
anonymous submissions (enter ``N/A'' in the required fields if you wish
to remain anonymous).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Koyama (301) 427-8456 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5219203b2126373c7c193d2b333f33123c3d33337c353d24"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a6edd4cfd5d2c3c888edc9dfc7cbc7e6c8c9c7c788c1c9d0">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces our review of Maui's
dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori maui) and the South Island Hector's
dolphin (C. hectori hectori) listed as endangered and threatened under
the ESA, respectively. Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the ESA requires that we
conduct a review of listed species at least once every 5 years. This
will be the first review of this species since it was listed in 2017
under the ESA. The regulations in 50 CFR 424.21 require that we publish
a notice in the Federal Register announcing species currently under
active review. On the basis of such reviews under section 4(c)(2)(B),
we determine whether any species should be removed from the list (i.e.,
delisted) or reclassified from endangered to threatened or from
threatened to endangered (16 U.S.C. 1533(c)(2)(B)). As described by the
regulations in 50 CFR 424.11(e), the Secretary shall delist a species
if the Secretary determines based on consideration of the factors and
standards set forth in paragraph (c) of that section, that the best
scientific and commercial data available substantiate that: (1) the
species is extinct; (2) the species has recovered to the point at which
it no longer meets the definition of an endangered species or a
threatened species; (3) new information that has become available since
the original listing decisions on how the listed entity does not meet
the definition of an endangered species or a threatened species; or (4)
new information that has become available since the original listing
decision shows the listed entity does not meet the definition of a
species. Any change in Federal classification would require a separate
rulemaking process.
Background information on both subspecies is available on the NMFS
website at: <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/hectors-dolphin">https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/hectors-dolphin</a>.
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, governmental agencies, Tribes, the
scientific community, industry, environmental entities, and any other
interested parties concerning the status of Cephalorhynchus hectori
maui and Cephalorhynchus hectori hectori. 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 important features for conservation; (3) status and
trends of threats to the species and its habitats; (4) conservation
measures that have been implemented that benefit the species, including
monitoring data demonstrating effectiveness of such measures; and (5)
other new information, data, or corrections including, but not limited
to, taxonomic or nomenclatural changes and improved analytical methods
for evaluating extinction risk.
If you wish to provide information for the review, you may submit
your information and materials electronically (see ADDRESSES section).
We request that all information be accompanied by supporting
documentation such as maps, bibliographic references, or reprints of
pertinent publications.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
Dated: June 12, 2024.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-13368 Filed 6-17-24; 8:45 am]
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