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Peer Review of Scientific Information:

Enhancing Quality and Credibility

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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) “ 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.

 

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Peer Review Agenda by Year: 2011

Proposed Listings and Critical Habitat

Coqui llanero (Eleutherodactylus juanariveroi)

Five Southeastern Fishes

Cumberland darter (Etheostoma susanae)
rush darter (Etheostoma phytophilum)
yellowcheek darter (Etheostoma moorei)
chucky madtom (Noturus crypticus)
laurel dace (Chrosomus saylori)

Mississippi Gopher Frog (Rana sevosa)

Miami blue butterfly (Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri)

Document also includes:
cassius blue butterfly (Leptotes cassius theonus)
ceraunus blue butterfly (Hemiargus ceraunus antibubastus)
nickerbean blue butterfly (Cyclargus ammon)

 

Recovery Plans

None

 

5-Year Reviews

See webpage

 

Proposed Listing Reclassifications

None

 

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Peer Review Agenda by Year: 2010

Proposed Listings and Critical Habitat

Golden sedge (Carex lutea )

Vermilion darter (Etheostoma chermocki)

 

Recovery Plans

None

 

5-Year Reviews

See webpage

 

Proposed Listing Reclassifications

None

 

Injurious Wildlife Evaluation

Large Constrictor Snakes

Species included:
Indian or Burmese Python (Python molurus)
Reticulated Python (Broghammerus reticulatus or Python reticulatus)
Northern African Python (Python sebae)
Southern African Python (Python natalensis)
Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor)
Yellow Anaconda (Eunectes notaeus)
DeSchauensee’s Anaconda (Eunectes deschauenseei)
Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus)
Beni Anaconda (Eunectes beniensis)