Notice2024-17401
Endangered and Threatened Species; Notice of Initiation of a 5-Year Review for the Mediterranean Monk Seal
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Published
August 7, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces the initiation of a 5-year review for the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus). 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 the Mediterranean monk seal, particularly information on the status, threats, and recovery of the species that has become available since the previous review in 2017.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 64413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17401]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE163]
Endangered and Threatened Species; Notice of Initiation of a 5-
Year Review for the Mediterranean Monk Seal
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 Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus
monachus). 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 the Mediterranean monk
seal, particularly information on the status, threats, and recovery of
the species that has become available since the previous review in
2017.
DATES: To allow us adequate time to conduct this review, we must
receive your information no later than October 7, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit information on this document, identified by
NOAA-NMFS-2024-0092, 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-2024-0092 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="https://www.regulations.gov">https://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#90dbe2f9e3e4f5febedbffe9f1fdf1d0fefff1f1bef7ffe6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5d162f342e293833731632243c303c1d33323c3c733a322b">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces our review of the
Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) listed as endangered under
the ESA. Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the ESA requires that we conduct a
review of listed species at least once every 5 years. The species was
previously reviewed in 2017. 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 decision shows 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 the Mediterranean monk seal is available
on the NMFS website at: <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/mediterranean-monk-seal">https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/mediterranean-monk-seal</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 Monachus monachus.
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: August 1, 2024.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-17401 Filed 8-6-24; 8:45 am]
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