Peer Review of Scientific Information:
Enhancing Quality and Credibility
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.
Peer Review Agenda by Year: 2012
Proposed Listings and Critical Habitat
Proposed Delistings
Magazine mountain shagreen - June 18, 2012
Peer Review Agenda by Year: 2011
Proposed Listings and Critical Habitat
Coqui llanero (Eleutherodactylus juanariveroi)
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
Peer Review Agenda by Year: 2010
Proposed Listings and Critical Habitat
Vermilion darter (Etheostoma chermocki)
Recovery Plans
None
5-Year Reviews
See webpage
Proposed Listing Reclassifications
None
Injurious Wildlife Evaluation
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)