5-year
Status Review
of the scrub
lupine (Lupinus
aridorum)
About the Document
Title: 5-year
Status Review
of the scrub
lupine
Purpose: The
U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service)
is conducting a
5-year status review
of the federally
listed, endangered
scrub lupine under
section 4 of the
Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as
amended (Act).
The purpose of
reviews conducted
under this section
of the Act is to
ensure that the
classification
of species as threatened
or endangered on
the List of Endangered
and Threatened
Wildlife and Plants
(50 CFR 17.11 and
17.12) (List) is
accurate. A 5-year
review is an assessment
of the best scientific
and commercial
data available
at the time of
the review. On
the basis of such
reviews, we determine
whether or not
any species should
be removed from
the List (delisted),
or reclassified
from endangered
to threatened or
from threatened
to endangered.
Delisting a species
must be supported
by the best scientific
and commercial
data available
and only considered
if such data substantiate
that the species
is neither endangered
nor threatened
for one or more
of the following
reasons: (1) the
species is considered
extinct; (2) the
species is considered
to be recovered;
and/or (3) the
original data available
when the species
was listed, or
the interpretation
of such data, were
in error. Any change
in Federal classification
would require a
separate rulemaking
process.
About the Peer Review Process
Type of Review: Influential
Date of Peer Review: Peer
review will
occur during
August 2007.
Estimated Dissemination Date of the Final Rulemaking Document: November
2007.
Process: The
Service will
conduct external
peer review of
this document
through electronic
letters sent
to three or more
independent scientific
reviewers with
expertise in
plant conservation
and conservation
biology.
The Service
will make formal
requests for
peer review from
Historic Bok
Sanctuary, Florida
Natural Areas
Inventory, University
of Central Florida
and additional
peer review from
a few other independent
species or habitat
experts. Peer
review of the
scientific information
used in our analysis
of the status
of the scrub
lupine and the
validity of the
data will be
requested, but
peer reviewers
will not be asked
to provide recommendations
on the legal
status of the
species.
The Service
will use the
information received
from the peer
review, as appropriate,
in the conclusions
and recommendations
for the 5-year
review of the
scrub lupine.
About Public Participation
Public comments
on the 5 year
review for the
scrub lupine
were sought with
a Federal Register
announcement
on April 26,
2007, and the
distribution
by mail and press
release of this
announcement
to interested
parties.
The Service
will post a notice
on its website
of the recommendation
resulting from
the 5-year review
of the scrub
lupine, including
a summary of
the results of
the peer review
process. If this
5-year review
results in a
recommendation
to change the
status of the
scrub lupine,
additional public
review and comment
will be sought
within the proposed
rulemaking process.
This peer review
plan is made
available on
this website
to allow the
public to monitor
our compliance
with the Office
of Management
and Budget’s
Final Information
Quality Bulletin
for Peer Review.
Contact
Mike Jennings,
U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service,
Jacksonville
Field Office,
904-232-2580
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