Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List Thorne's Hairstreak Butterfly as or Endangered
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 2010-04-05 · 75 FR 17062
Document
Document number
2010-7547
Federal Register citation
75 FR 17062
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Notice of petition finding and initiation of status review.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
2010-04-05
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-2010-0016
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 90-day finding on a petition to list Thorne's hairstreak butterfly (Callophrys [Mitoura] grynea thornei or Callophrys [Mitoura] thornei) as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended and to designate critical habitat. We find the petition and information currently available in our records presents substantial scientific or commercial information indicating that listing Thorne's hairstreak butterfly may be warranted. Therefore, with the publication of this notice, we are initiating a status review to determine if the petitioned action is warranted. To ensure that the status review is comprehensive, we are requesting scientific and commercial data and other information regarding this species. Based on the status review, we will issue a 12-month finding on the petition, which will address whether the petitioned action is warranted, as provided in section 4(b)(3)(B) of the Act.