Peer Review
Peer Review - Ensuring Credibility of Information
To improve the quality and objectivity of the scientific information we use to make decisions, the Fish and Wildlife Service have implement a structured peer review process for influential scientific information and highly influential scientific assessments, per OMB's bulletin on peer review. These is an additional policy covering peer review of Endangered Species Act activities. See the Service's National Peer Review website for additional information.
Peer Review Documents 2016
- 7/14/2016 - Peer Review for Proposed Rule Removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) Population of Grizzly Bears From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. Grizzly Bear web page.
- 5/2/2015 - Peer Review for Proposed Rule Removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) Population of Grizzly Bears From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. Grizzly Bear web page.
Peer Review Documents 2015
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4/10/2015 - Peer Review for Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Black-footed Ferret in Wyoming and
special 10(j) rule. View the Black-footed Ferret web page.
Peer Review Documents 2013
- 6/5/2013 – Peer Review of the Revision of Critical Habitat for Salt Creek Tiger Beetle. View the beetle web page.
- 5/6/2013 – Peer Review of Proposed Rule to List Coral Pink Sand Dunes Tiger Beetle as Threatened and Designate Critical Habitat. View the beetle web page.
- 4/30/2013 – Peer Review of the NCDE Grizzly Bear Conservation Strategy. View the grizzly web page.
- 3/14/2013 – Peer Review of the Scientific Findings in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Eagle Fatality Model and its Application to Wind Energy Development Projects. View the comment reponses.
- 1/11/2013 – Proposed Rule to list the Gunnison sage-grouse (Centrocercus minimus) as Endangered and Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat
Peer Review Documents 2012
- 9/10/2012 – Final Rule Removal of the Gray Wolf in Wyoming from the Endangered and Threatened Wildlife Status and Removal of the Experimental Population Status
- 8/10/2012 – Final Rule Designation of Critical Habitat for Ipomopsis polyantha (Pagosa skyrocket), Penstemon debilis (Parachute beardtongue), and Phacelia submutica (DeBeque phacelia)
Peer Review Documents 2011
- 10/1/2011 – Proposed Removal of the Gray Wolf in Wyoming from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
- 8/1/2011 – Proposed Rule to Designate Critical Habitat for Ipomopsis polyantha (Pagosa skyrocket),Penstemon debilis (Parachute beardtongue) and Phacelia submutica (DeBeque phacelia)
- 5/1/2011 –Proposed Rule Revising the Special Rule for the Utah Prairie Dog.
Peer Review Documents 2010
- 11/9/2010 – Proposed Listing: Ipomopsis polyantha (Pagosa skyrocket) as Endangered Through Its Range, and Listing Penstemon debilis (Parachute beardtongue) and Phacelia submutica (DeBeque phacelia) as Threatened Through Their Range
- 11/9/2010 – Revised Critical Habitat for the Preble's meadow jumping mouse
Peer Review Documents 2009
- 9/22/2009 – Proposed Rule to List the Shovelnose Sturgeon as Threatened Due to Similarity of Appearance
Peer Review Documents 2008
- 5/15/2008 – Proposed Removal of the Plant Erigeron maguirei (Maguire daisy) From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants; Draft Post-Delisting Monitoring
Peer Review Documents 2007
- 11/21/2007–Revised Proposed Rule to Amend the Listing for the Preble's meadow jumping mouse the Specify Over What Portion of Its Range the Subspecies is Threatened
- 07/10/2007–Designating the Northern Rocky Mountain Population of Gray Wolf as a Distinct Population Segment and Removing this Distinct Population Segment from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
- 07/10/2007 –Proposed Revision of Special Regulation for the Central Idaho and Yellowstone Area Nonessential Experimental Populations of Gray Wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains
- 05/31/2007 –Five Year Review of the Lesquerella congesta (Dudley Bluffs bladderpod) and the Physaria obcordata (Dudley Bluffs twinpod)
- 02/12/2007 –Designating the Northern Rocky Mountain Population of Gray Wolf as a Distinct Population Segment and Removing this Distinct Population Segment from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
- 02/08/2007 –Five Year Review of the Kanab ambersnail
- 02/08/2007 –Five Year Review of the Woundfin and the Virgin River chub
- 01/09/2007 –Greenback cutthroat trout 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation
Peer Review Documents 2006
- 12/12/2006 –Kendall Warm Springs dace 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation
- 11/02/2006 –Range-wide Status of the Colorado River cutthroat trout
- 09/22/2006 –Ute ladies'-tresses orchid 12-Month Status Review and 5-Year Review
- 09/09/2006 –Pallid sturgeon 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation
- 07/13/2006 –Black-footed ferret 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation
- 06/22/2006 –Proposed Rule: Proposed Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population Status and Reintroduction of blackk-footed ferrets in Eastern Wyoming
- 06/01/2006 –Determination Regarding the Listing Status of the Preble's meadow jumping mouse
- 04/21/2006 –Recovery Plan for Astragalus holmgreniorum (Holmgren milk-vetch) and Astragalus ampullariodes (Shivwits milk-vetch)
- 04/20/2006 –Proposed rule: Proposed Threatened Status for the Penstemon grahamii (Graham's beardtongue) with Critical Habitat
- 04/19/2006 –Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for Astragalus ampullariodes (Holmgren milk-vetch) and Astragalus ampullariodes (Shivwits milk-vetch)
- 03/21/2006 –Gunnison sage-grouse Listing Determination
- 03/07/2006 –Proposed Rule: Designating the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population of Grizzly Bears as a Distinct Population Segment; Removing this Distinct Population Segment from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife