Notice2024-22762
Endangered and Threatened Species; Notice of Initiation of a 5-Year Review for the Chinese River Dolphin
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Published
October 3, 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 Chinese river dolphin, also called the Baiji or the Yangtze River dolphin, (Lipotes vexillifer). 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 Indus River dolphin, 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 192 (Thursday, October 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80542-80543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22762]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE349]
Endangered and Threatened Species; Notice of Initiation of a 5-
Year Review for the Chinese River 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 Chinese river dolphin, also
called the Baiji or the Yangtze River dolphin, (Lipotes vexillifer).
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 Indus River dolphin,
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 December 2, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit information on this document, identified by
NOAA-NMFS-2024-0111, 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-2024-0111 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: Chris Parsons, NOAA Affiliate,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#74371c061d075a241506071b1a07341a1b15155a131b02"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b8fbd0cad1cb96e8d9cacbd7d6cbf8d6d7d9d996dfd7ce">[email protected]</span></a>, tel. (301) 427-8400 (main office).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces the initiation of our
review of the Chinese River dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer), 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 Sec. 424.11(e), the
Secretary of Commerce 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 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 species is available on the NMFS
website at: <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/chinese-river-dolphin">https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/chinese-river-dolphin</a>.
Public Solicitation of New Information
To ensure that the review is complete and based on the best
available
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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 the Chinese river dolphin/
Baiji/Yangtze River dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer). 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: September 27, 2024.
Lisa Manning,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-22762 Filed 10-2-24; 8:45 am]
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