5-year Status Review of the Tooth Cave Ground Beetle (Rhadine persephone)About the Document Title:5-year Status Review of the Tooth Cave Ground Beetle (Rhadine persephone) |
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Purpose: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (Service) is conducting a 5-year review of the endangered Tooth Cave ground beetle (Rhadine persephone) under section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended. The purpose of the 5-year review is to ensure that the listing classification of the species on the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (50 CFR 17.12) is accurate. The 5-year review document is an assessment of the best scientific data available at this time and will be the basis for a finding by the Service on whether or not to propose, in the future, a change in the listing status (see August 15, 2005, Federal Register notice, 70 FR 78191). About the Peer Review processType of Review: Influential Estimated Peer Review Timeline: November-December 2007 Estimated Dissemination Date of the Final 5-year review: January 2008. Process: The Service will conduct external peer review of this document through letters to 3 or more independent scientific reviewers with expertise in karst biology, geology, and management. Reviewers will be asked to review the portion of the 5-year review document that includes a discussion of the scientific information reviewed and our analysis (but not our conclusion regarding the species listing classification). Reviewers will be selected with input from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, members of the Karst Invertebrate Recovery Team, and other local parties involved in the study and conservation of karst invertebrates. Peer reviewers will be selected based on the following criteria:
About Public ParticipationPublic input for the 5-year review of this species was sought with a Federal Register announcement (70 FR 78191) and the distribution by mail and press release of this announcement to interested parties. The Service will post the final 5-year review document and recommendation for the Tooth Cave Ground Beetle, including a summary of the peer review results, on its website at http://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/SpeciesReport.do?spcode=I0IB. If this 5-year review results in a recommendation to change the status of the Tooth Cave ground beetle, additional public review and comment will be sought with the publication of a proposed rule in the Federal Register to change the species status. Contact: Cyndee Watson, Austin Ecological Services Office, at cyndee_watson@fws.gov. or 512-490-0057.
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