[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 132 (Monday, July 14, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31239-31240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office []
[FR Doc No: 2025-13041]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R7-ES-2024-N073; FXES11130700000-256-FF07C00000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-
Year Status Reviews for the Short-Tailed Albatross (Phoebastria
albatrus) and the Wood Bison (Bison bison athabascae)
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of initiation of reviews; request for information.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are initiating 5-year
status reviews under the Endangered Species Act for the short-tailed
albatross and the wood bison. A 5-year status review is based on the
best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the
review; therefore, we are requesting submission of any new information
on these species that has become available since the last reviews.
DATES: To ensure consideration of your information in our reviews, we
must receive your comments or information on or before September 12,
2025. However, we will accept new information about the species at any
time.
ADDRESSES: For short-tailed albatross, please submit your information
by one of the following methods:
Email: [email protected]; or
U.S. mail or hand delivery: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Attention: Jennifer Spegon, Southern Alaska Fish and Wildlife
Field Office, 4700 BLM Road, Anchorage, AK 99507.
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For the wood bison, please submit your information by one of the
following methods:
Email: [email protected]; or
U.S. mail or hand delivery: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Attention: Carol Mahara, Southern Alaska Fish and Wildlife
Field Office, 4700 BLM Road, Anchorage, AK 99507.
For more about submitting information, see Request for Information
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For short-tailed albatross: Jennifer
Spegon, by telephone at 907-271-2768 or by one of the methods in
ADDRESSES.
For the wood bison: Carol Mahara, by telephone at 907-280-9751 or
by one of the methods in ADDRESSES.
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TTD, or
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in
the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service), are initiating 5-year status reviews under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) for the
short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus) and the wood bison (Bison
bison athabascae). A 5-year status review is based on the best
scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review.
Therefore, we are requesting submission of any such information that
has become available since the last review for these species in 2020,
particularly information on the status, threats, and recovery of the
species.
Why do we conduct 5-year reviews?
Under the ESA, we maintain Lists of Endangered and Threatened
Wildlife and Plants (which we collectively refer to as the List) in
title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.11 (for
wildlife) and 50 CFR 17.12 (for plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the ESA
(16 U.S.C. 1533(c)(2)(A)) requires us to review each listed species'
status at least once every 5 years. Our regulation at 50 CFR 424.21
requires that we publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing
that a species is under active review. For additional information about
5-year reviews, refer to our fact sheet at /project/five-year-status-reviews.
What information do we consider in our reviews?
A 5-year status review considers all new information available at
the time of the review. In conducting these reviews, we consider the
best scientific and commercial data that have become available since
the current listing determination or most recent status review of each
species, such as:
A. Species biology, including but not limited to population trends,
distribution, abundance, demographics, and genetics;
B. Habitat conditions, including but not limited to amount,
distribution, and suitability;
C. Conservation measures that have been implemented that benefit
the species;
D. Threat status and trends in relation to the five listing factors
(as defined in section 4(a)(1) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1533(a)(1)); and
E. Other new information, data, or corrections, including but not
limited to taxonomic or nomenclatural changes, identification of
erroneous information contained in the List, and improved analytical
methods.
Any new information will be considered during the 5-year review and
will also be useful in evaluating the ongoing recovery programs for the
species.
Which species are under review?
Entity listed: Short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus).
Listing status: Endangered.
Where listed: Wherever found.
Final listing rule (Federal Register citation and
publication date): 65 FR 46643; July 31, 2000.
Entity listed: Wood bison (Bison bison athabascae).
Listing status: Threatened.
Where listed: Wherever found.
Final listing rule (Federal Register citation and
publication date): 35 FR 8491; June 2, 1970.
Request for New Information
To ensure that a 5-year review is complete and based on the best
available scientific and commercial information, we request new
information from all sources. See the section ``What Information Do We
Consider in Our Review?'' above for specific criteria. If you submit
information, please support it with documentation such as maps,
references, methods used to gather and analyze the data, and/or copies
of any pertinent publications, reports, or letters by knowledgeable
sources.
How do I ask questions or provide information?
If you wish to provide information for either species listed above,
please submit your comments and materials to the appropriate contact in
the ADDRESSES listed above. You may also direct questions to those
contacts (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your submission, you should
be aware that your entire submission--including your personal
identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time.
Although you can request that personal identifying information be
withheld from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able
to do so.
Completed and Active Reviews
A list of all completed and currently active 5-year status reviews
can be found at .
Authority
This document is published under the authority of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Peter Fasbender,
Assistant Regional Director, Fisheries and Ecological Services, Alaska
Region.
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