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Enhancing the Quality and Credibility of Information

In order to ensure the quality and credibility of the scientific information we use to make regulatory decisions, the Fish and Wildlife Service has implemented a formal “peer review” process for influential scientific documents.

While we have always consulted experts to ensure that our decisions are based on sound science, through this peer review process we follow the guidelines for Federal agencies spelled out in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) This link opens in a new window“Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review,” (PDF, 263 KB) released December 16, 2004.

Part of the peer review process is to provide information on the Web about how each peer review is to be conducted, as described in this checklist.

Peer Review Agenda

We have identified the following documents as meeting the OMB criteria of peer review for influential scientific information. Click on a title to get more information about that document and the peer review process we have set up for it. This list will be updated as necessary.

Type of Document
Draft Document Title
Proposed Rule

Four Southeast Fishes

  • Cumberland darter (Etheostoma susanae)
  • Rush darter (Etheostoma phytophilum)
  • Chucky madtom (Noturus crypticus)
  • Laurel dace (Phoxinus saylori)
Proposed Listing
 Altamaha spinymussel (Elliptio spinosa)

Proposed Designation

 Frosted flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum)
Reticulated flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma bishopi)
Proposed Designation Alabama sturgeon (Scaphirhyncus suttkusi)
Proposed Designation

Louisiana black bear (Ursus americanus luteolus)

Proposed Reclassification

Okaloosa darter (Etheostoma okaloosae)
Recovery Plan

Puerto Rican parrot (Amazona vittatta)
Recovery Plan

Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)
5-yr status of species review Painted Snake Coiled Forest Snail (Anguispira picta)
5-yr status of species review Southeastern beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus niveiventris)
5-yr status of species review Atlantic salt marsh snake (Nerodia clarkii taeniata)
5-yr status of species review scrub lupine (Lupinus aridorum)
5-yr status of species review red wolf (canis rufus)
5-yr status of species review Everglade snail kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus)
5-yr status of species review Lower Keys marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris hefneri)
5-yr status of species review Wide-leaf warea (Warea amplexifolia)
5-yr status of species review Anastasia Island beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus phasma)
5-yr status of species review Florida perforate cladonia (Cladonia perforata)
5-yr status of species review Reviews of 7 mussel species

Fat Threeridge (Amblema neislerii),
Shinyrayed Pocketbook (Lampsilissubangulata),
Gulf Moccasinshell (Medionidus penicillatus),
Ochlockonee Moccasinshell (Medionidus simpsonianus),
Oval Pigtoe (Pleurobema pyriforme),
Chipola Slabshell (Elliptio chipolaensis),
Purple Bankclimber (Elliptoideus sloatianus)
5-yr status of species review Reviews of 11 Mobile River Basin Mussels Species

Fine‑lined Pocketbook (Hamiota altilis)
Orange-nacre Mucket (Hamiota perovalis)
Alabama moccasinshell (Medionidus acutissimus)
Coosa moccasinshell (Medionidus parvulus)
Southern Clubshell (Pleurobema decisum)
Dark Pigtoe (Pleurobema furvum)
Southern Pigtoe (Pleurobema georgianum)
Ovate Clubshell (Pleurobema perovatum)
Triangular Kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus greenii)
Upland combshell (Epioblasma metastriata)
Southern acornshell (Epioblasma othcaloogensis)
5-yr status of species review Crenulate lead-plant (Amorpha crenulata)
5-yr status of species review Garber’s spurge (Chamaesyce garberi)
5-yr status of species review Bluetail mole skink (Eumeces egregius lividus)
5-yr status of species review Sand skink (Neoseps reynoldsi)
5-yr status of species review Perdido Key beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus trisyllepsis)
5-yr status of species review Choctawhatchee beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus allophrys)
5-yr status of species review Avon Park harebells (Crotalaria avonensis)
5-yr status of species review Beach Jacquemontia (Jacquemontia reclinata; a plant)
5-yr status of species review Seabeach amaranth (Amaranthus pumilus)
5-yr status of species review Florida Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens)
5-yr status of species review Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)
5-yr status of species review Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
5-yr status of species review Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
5-yr status of species review green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
5-yr status of species review olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)
Proposed Designation of Nonessential Experimental Population Status for 21 Aquatic Species 15 Freshwater Mussels, 1 Freshwater Snail, and 5 Fishes
Designation of Critical Habitat guajón (Eleutherodactylus cooki)
Proposed Revision Cape Sable seaside sparrow (Ammodranum martitmus mirabilis)
Amended Designation of Critical Habitat Wintering Population of the Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)
Critical Habitat Determination Fat Threeridge (Amblema neislerii),
Shinyrayed Pocketbook (Lampsilis subangulata),
Gulf Moccasinshell (Medionidus penicillatus),
Ochlockonee Moccasinshell (Medionidus simpsonianus),
Oval Pigtoe (Pleurobema pyriforme),
Chipola Slabshell (Elliptio chipolaensis), and
Purple Bankclimber (Elliptoideus sloatianus)
Proposed Reclassification
American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)
12-month finding on petition to list
Agave eggersiana and Solanum concarpum
Critical Habitat Determination
Critical Habitat Determination
Recovery Plan Draft revision of the Florida panther recovery plan
5-yr status of species review Alabama Cave Shrimp
5-yr status of species review

Lacy Elimia

Cylindrical lioplax

Flat pebblesnail

Painted rocksnail

Plicate rocksnail

Round rocksnail

5-yr status of species review Speckled Pocketbook (Lampsilis streckeri)




   

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