[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 97 (Friday, May 18, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 27601-27615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10144]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 23

RIN 1018-AH63


Changes in List of Species in Appendices to the Convention on 
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of 
Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES, or ``the Convention'') regulates 
international trade in certain animals and plants. Species for which 
such trade is controlled are listed in Appendices I, II, and III to the 
Convention. This final rule announces decisions made by the eleventh 
meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (COP11) in April 2000 
on amendments to Appendices I and II, and incorporates those decisions 
in 50 CFR 23.23. This rule also discusses the issue of entering of 
reservations by the United States on any of the amendments. The effect 
of a reservation would be to exempt the United States from implementing 
CITES for a particular species. The United States has entered no 
reservations. The CITES amendments to Appendices I and II described in 
this rule entered into effect on July 19, 2000, unless specifically 
indicated otherwise.

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DATES: This final rule is effective May 18, 2001. The amendments to 
Appendices I and II adopted at the recent meeting of the Conference of 
the Parties held in Gigiri, Kenya, on April 10-20, 2000, entered into 
force 90 days after their adoption under the terms of CITES and, 
therefore, were enforceable as of July 19, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Please send correspondence concerning this rule to Chief, 
Division of Scientific Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Mail 
Stop ARLSQ-750, Washington, DC 20240; (fax number: 703-358-2276;).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Susan Lieberman, Chief, Division 
of Scientific Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Mail Stop 
ARLSQ-750, Washington, DC 20240 (phone: 703-358-1708; fax: 703-358-
2276; e-mail: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4e3c77213d2f0e28393d60292138"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="790b40160a18391f0e0a571e160f">[email protected]</span></a>).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    CITES regulates import, export, reexport, and introduction from the 
sea of certain animal and plant species. Species for which trade is 
controlled are included in one of three Appendices. Appendix I includes 
species threatened with extinction that are or may be affected by 
trade. Appendix II includes species that, although not necessarily 
threatened with extinction now, may become so unless trade in them is 
strictly controlled. Appendix II also lists species that must be 
subject to regulation in order that trade in other listed species may 
be brought under effective control (e.g., because of similarity-of-
appearance problems). Appendix III includes species that any Party to 
CITES (i.e., a country that has ratified the treaty) identifies as 
being subject to regulation within its jurisdiction for purposes of 
preventing or restricting exploitation, and for which the Party needs 
the cooperation of other Parties to regulate trade. Any Party may 
propose amendments to Appendices I and II for consideration at biennial 
meetings of the Conference of the Parties. The text of any proposal 
must be communicated to the CITES Secretariat at least 150 days before 
the meeting. The Secretariat must then consult the other Parties and 
appropriate intergovernmental agencies, and communicate their responses 
to all Parties no later than 30 days before the meeting.

Recent Decisions

    The eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES 
(COP11) was held April 10-20, 2000, in Gigiri, Kenya, at the 
headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The 
meeting was hosted by UNEP. At the meeting, the Parties considered 21 
different plant proposals and 41 different animal proposals to amend 
the Appendices (see Table 1 below). We described those proposals in the 
Federal Register on February 17, 2000, for proposals submitted by the 
United States (65 FR 8190), and on March 8, 2000, for proposals 
submitted by other countries (65 FR 12400). In the Federal Register of 
March 8, 2000, we also discussed the proposed U.S. negotiating 
positions on those proposals submitted by other countries.
    The CITES COP meeting was divided into two simultaneous committees. 
Committee II discussed management, implementation, and enforcement 
issues. Committee I considered and acted upon all proposals to amend 
the Appendices (except, of course, those that were withdrawn by the 
proponents during the meeting). Each duly accredited attending Party 
had one vote, and countries and approved observer organizations were 
afforded the opportunity to comment on the proposals. Adoption of 
amendments by Committee I required either consensus or, in case of a 
vote, a two-thirds majority of those Parties present and voting 
(abstentions were not included). The Plenary Session accepted actions 
by Committee I on species proposals, unless a motion to reopen debate 
was put to vote and approved by one-third of the non-abstaining Parties 
voting.
    Debate was reopened and votes recast on the following proposals 
that had not received the required two-thirds majority in Committee I: 
the proposal submitted by Norway to transfer the Northeast Atlantic and 
North Atlantic Central stocks of minke whales (Balaenoptera 
acutorostrata) from Appendix I to Appendix II; the proposal submitted 
by Cuba to transfer the ``Cuban'' population of the hawksbill sea 
turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) from Appendix I to Appendix II; and the 
proposal submitted by the United Kingdom to include the basking shark 
(Cetorhinus maximus) in Appendix II. All these proposals were amended 
in Plenary, and were rejected by the Parties in Plenary.
    Secret ballots were cast in Committee I or Plenary on seven 
different proposals. The proposals that were decided by secret ballot 
were for the following species: all whale proposals, hawksbill sea 
turtle, great white shark, and basking shark. All proposals brought to 
a vote in Plenary were also conducted by secret ballot. The United 
States considers this proliferation of secret ballots to be unfortunate 
for a number of reasons. We believe that the position of CITES Parties 
on species proposals should be public and the voting process 
transparent. Governments must be accountable to their citizens. In 
addition, secret ballots take significant time away from the 
deliberations in both Committee and Plenary. Consequently, the U.S. 
delegation to the COP always made public (on the floor or in other 
public fora) its vote on species proposals conducted by secret ballot 
at COP11. In Committee I, the United States voted for the proposals on 
basking shark and great white shark, and against all proposals for 
downlisting of whales and sea turtles.
    Species proposals submitted or cosponsored by the United States met 
with mixed results. The proposals on white wicky (Kalmia cuneata), 
Asian box turtles (Cuora spp.; cosponsored by Germany), Sonoran green 
toad (Bufo retiformis), and Mantella frogs (Mantella spp.; cosponsored 
by The Netherlands) were adopted. The proposals on gyrfalcon (Falco 
rusticolus), spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata), whale shark (Rhincodon 
typus), great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias; cosponsored by 
Australia), and Eastern Hemisphere tarantulas (Poecilotheria spp.; 
cosponsored by Sri Lanka) were rejected. It is notable that the 
proposals for whale shark, great white shark, and tarantulas received a 
simple majority of votes, although they did not receive the two-thirds 
majority required for adoption. The proposal on Asian pangolins (Manis 
crassicaudata, M. pentadactyla, and M. javanica; cosponsored by India, 
Nepal, and Sri Lanka) was amended (species maintained in Appendix II, 
with a zero quota for wild specimens) and subsequently adopted. The 
proposal on musk deer (Moschus spp.), cosponsored by India and Nepal, 
was withdrawn, but a resolution and decision were adopted instead.
    The proposal on Black Sea bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus 
ponticus; cosponsored by Georgia), pancake tortoise (Malacochersus 
tornieri; cosponsored by Kenya), and timber rattlesnake (Crotalus 
horridus) were withdrawn, for varying reasons. A number of range 
countries supported the bottlenose dolphin proposal, but Georgia was 
unable to attend the meeting; the proposal did generate an official COP 
decision directing action by the CITES Animals Committee. The timber 
rattlesnake proposal was withdrawn by the United States after 
significant opposition from European countries led to defeat of the 
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turtle proposal. That bloc opposition was based on opposition to 
submission of a proposal for an endemic species (spotted turtle). 
Parties argued that it should be up to the United States to adopt 
domestic laws regulating their trade as they are native species. We 
disagree, since CITES is by definition a multilateral instrument to 
deal with the conservation of species subject to international trade. 
We continue to assert, and the representatives of U.S. States concurred 
at the COP, that the spotted turtle and timber rattlesnake qualify for 
CITES Appendix II, and any country has a right to recommend the 
inclusion of endemic species in the CITES Appendices. By precedent, a 
large number of endemic plant and animal species are already included 
in the CITES Appendices. The proposals to include three shark species 
(whale shark, great white shark, and basking shark) in Appendix II 
encountered bloc opposition from Parties opposed to any CITES 
involvement in marine species issues and were defeated. The gyrfalcon 
proposal (Falco rusticolus), involving another U.S. species, was 
opposed primarily by members of the European Union and other European 
countries, which claimed that such a split-listing would encourage 
illegal collection and trade in wild specimens originating in Europe.
    The United States is currently considering, at least for the 
spotted turtle and timber rattlesnake, an Appendix III listing as an 
alternative conservation strategy for these native species subject to 
international trade. In considering this approach, we will fully 
consult State wildlife agencies. If we decide to pursue this course of 
action, we will solicit public comments.

     Table 1.--Results of Actions by the Eleventh Meeting of the Conference to the Parties (COP11) to CITES
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   Proposal        Species/taxon    Proposed amendment       Proponent                    Decision
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                                                     PLANTS
 
                              Proposals submitted on behalf of the Plants Committee
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11.1..........  Ceropegia spp.....  Delete from         Switzerland.......  Adopted.
                                     Appendix II.
11.2..........  Frerea indica.....  Delete from         Switzerland.......  Adopted.
                                     Appendix II.
11.3..........  Byblis spp........  Delete from         Australia.........  Adopted.
                                     Appendix II.
11.4..........  Disocactus          Transfer from       Switzerland.......  Adopted.
                 macdougalli         Appendix I to
                 (McDougal's         Appendix II.
                 cactus).
11.5..........  Sclerocactus        Transfer from       Switzerland.......  Rejected.
                 mariposensis        Appendix I to
                 (Mariposa cactus).  Appendix II.
11.6..........  Cephalotus          Delete from         Australia.........  Adopted.
                 follicularis.       Appendix II.
11.7..........  Dudleya             Transfer from       Switzerland.......  Adopted as amended.\1\
                 stolonifera         Appendix I to
                 Dudleya traskiae    Appendix II.
                 (Laguna Beach and
                 Santa Barbara
                 Island Dudleya).
11.8..........  Cyathea spp.......  (a) Change          Switzerland.......  Adopted.
                                     listings of
                                     Cyatheaceae spp.
                                     to Cyathea spp
                                     (including
                                     Alsophila,
                                     Nephelea,
                                     Sphaeropteris,
                                     Trichipteris).
                Cibotium barometz   (b) Change listing
                 Dicksonia spp.      of Dicksoniaceae
                                     spp. to Dicksonia
                                     spp. (the
                                     Americas only)
                                     and Cibotium
                                     barometz.
11.9..........  Shortia             Delete from         Switzerland.......  Withdrawn.
                 galacifolia         Appendix II.
                 (Oconee bells).
11.10.........  Lewisia cotyledon   Delete from         Switzerland.......  Adopted as amended.\2\
                 (Siskiyou           Appendix II.
                 lewisia) Lewisia
                 maguirei
                 (Maguire's
                 lewisia) Lewisia
                 serrata (Saw-
                 toothed lewisia).
11.11.........  Darlingtonia        Delete from         Switzerland.......  Adopted.
                 californica         Appendix II.
                 (California
                 pitcher plant,
                 cobra-lily).
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                                                     OTHERS
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11.53.........  ..................  Harmonize           Switzerland.......  Adopted.
                                     exemptions for
                                     medicinal
                                     products: combine
                                     annotation #2--P.
                                     hexandrum and R.
                                     serpentina with
                                     annotation #8--
                                     Taxus wallichiana.
11.54.........   Panax ginseng      Inclusion in        Russia............  Adopted as amended.\3\
                 (Ginseng).          Appendix II of
                                     roots.
11.55.........  Araucaria araucana  Transfer from       Argentina.........  Adopted.
                 (Monkey-puzzle      Appendix II to
                 tree).              Appendix I
                                     (Argentina
                                     population).
11.56.........  Cactaceae spp.....  Exempt up to 3      Chile.............  Withdrawn.*
                                     specimens of
                                     rainsticks
                                     (Cactaceae,
                                     Echinopsis,
                                     Eulychnia) per
                                     person.
11.57.........  Kalmia cuneata      Delete from         United States.....  Adopted
                 (White wicky).      Appendix II.
11.58.........  Camptotheca         Inclusion in        China.............  Withdrawn.
                 acuminata (Happy    Appendix II.
                 tree).
11.59.........  Cistanche           Inclusion in        China.............  Adopted as amended.\4\
                 deserticola         Appendix II.
                 (Desert
                 cistanche).

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11.60.........  Harpagophytum       Inclusion in        Germany...........  Withdrawn.
                 procumbens          Appendix II.
                 Harpagophytum
                 zeyheri (Devil's
                 claw).
11.61.........  Adonis vernalis     Inclusion in        Germany...........  Adopted as amended.\5\
                 (Spring adonis).    Appendix II
                                     (excluding potted
                                     live plants).
11.62.........  Guaiacum sanctum    Transfer from       United States.....  Withdrawn.*
                 (Lignum vitae).     Appendix II to
                                     Appendix I.
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                                                     ANIMALS
 
                                          Proposals with export quotas
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11.12.........  Crocodylus          Maintain Tanzanian  Tanzania..........  Adopted.
                 niloticus Nile      population in
                 crocodile.          Appendix II;
                                     annual export
                                     quota of 1,600.
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                                                 OTHER PROPOSALS
 
                                                     MAMMALS
 
                                                 Order Pholidota
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11.13.........  Manis               Transfer from       India; Nepal; Sri   Adopted as amended.\6\
                 crassicaudata       Appendix II to      Lanka; United
                 Manis               Appendix I.         States.
                 pentadactyla
                 Manis javanica
                 (Asian pangolins).
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                                                  Order Cetacea
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11.14.........  Tursiops truncatus  Transfer from       Georgia; United     Withdrawn.*
                 ponticus (Black     Appendix II to      States.
                 Sea bottlenose      Appendix I.
                 dolphin).
11.15.........  Eschrichtius        Transfer the        Japan.............  Rejected.
                 robustus (Gray      Eastern North
                 whale).             Pacific stock
                                     from Appendix I
                                     to Appendix II.
11.16.........  Balaenoptera        Transfer the        Japan.............  Rejected as originally submitted and
                 acutorostrata       Southern                                as amended.\7\
                 (Minke whale).      Hemisphere stock
                                     from Appendix I
                                     to Appendix II.
11.17.........  Balaenoptera        Transfer the        Japan.............  Rejected.
                 acutorostrata       Okhotsk Sea-W.
                 (Minke whale).      Pacific stock
                                     from Appendix I
                                     to Appendix II.
11.18.........  Balaenoptera        Transfer the NE     Norway............  Rejected as originally submitted and
                 acutorostrata       Atlantic stock &                        as amended.\8\
                 (Minke whale).      the N. Atlantic
                                     Central stock
                                     from Appendix I
                                     to Appendix II.
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                                                 Order Carnivora
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11.19.........  Parahyaena          Delete from         Namibia;            Adopted.
                 (Hyaena) brunnea    Appendix II.        Switzerland.
                 (Brown hyaena).
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                                                Order Proboscidea
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11.20.........  Loxodonta africana  Transfer South      South Africa......  Adopted as amended.\9\
                 (African            African
                 elephant).          population from
                                     Appendix I to
                                     Appendix II with
                                     annotations for
                                     trade (30 tons of
                                     ivory, hides and
                                     leather goods,
                                     trophies, live
                                     animals).
11.21.........  Loxodonta africana  Maintain the        Botswana..........  Withdrawn.
                 (African            Botswana
                 elephant).          population in
                                     Appendix II, with
                                     annotations for
                                     trade (12 tons of
                                     ivory, hides and
                                     leather goods,
                                     trophies, live
                                     animals).
11.22.........  Loxodonta africana  Maintain the        Namibia...........  Withdrawn.
                 (African            Namibia
                 elephant).          population in
                                     Appendix II, with
                                     annotations for
                                     trade (2 tons of
                                     ivory, hides and
                                     leather goods,
                                     trophies, live
                                     animals).
11.23.........  Loxodonta africana  Maintain the        Zimbabwe..........  Withdrawn.
                 (African            Zimbabwe
                 elephant).          population in
                                     Appendix II, with
                                     annotations for
                                     trade (10 tons of
                                     ivory, hides and
                                     leather goods,
                                     ivory carvings,
                                     live animals,
                                     trophies).

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11.24.........  Loxodonta africana  Transfer to         India; Kenya......  Withdrawn.
                 (African            Appendix I all
                 elephant).          populations
                                     currently listed
                                     in Appendix II.
11.25.........  Loxodonta africana  Amend the           Switzerland.......  Adopted.
                 (African            annotation for
                 elephant).          Appendix II
                                     populations
                                     (regarding the
                                     destination of
                                     live animals).
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                                                  Order Sirenia
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11.26.........  Dugong dugon        Transfer the        Australia.........  Adopted.
                 (Dugong).           Australian
                                     population from
                                     Appendix II to
                                     Appendix I.
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                                               Order Artiodactyla
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11.27.........  Vicugna vicugna     Transfer all        Bolivia...........  Withdrawn.
                 (Vicuna).           populations in
                                     Bolivia that are
                                     in Appendix I to
                                     Appendix II.
11.28.........  Vicugna vicugna     Delete the zero     Bolivia...........  Adopted.
                 (Vicuna).           quota for trade
                                     in cloth from
                                     populations in
                                     Appendix II.
11.29.........  Moschus spp. (Musk  Transfer to         India; Nepal;       Withdrawn.*
                 deer).              Appendix I all      United States.
                                     populations
                                     listed in
                                     Appendix II.
11.30.........  Ovis vignei         Include in          Germany...........  Adopted as amended.\10\
                 (Urial).            Appendix I all
                                     subspecies not
                                     yet listed in the
                                     Appendices.
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                                                      BIRDS
 
                                                Order Rheiformes
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11.31.........  Rhea pennata (=     Transfer Argentine  Argentina.........  Adopted.
                 Pterocnemia         populations from
                 pennata pennata)    Appendix I to
                 (Darwin's rhea).    Appendix II.
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                                               Order Falconiformes
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11.32.........  Falco rusticolus    Transfer the North  United States.....  Rejected.
                 (Gyrfalcon).        American
                                     population from
                                     Appendix I to
                                     Appendix II, with
                                     a zero quota for
                                     export of wild
                                     birds.
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                                              Order Psittaciformes
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11.33.........  Eunymphicus         Transfer from       France............  Adopted.
                 cornutus cornutus   Appendix II to
                 (Horned parakeet).  Appendix I.
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11.34.........  Eunymphicus         Transfer from       France............  Adopted.
                 cornutus            Appendix II to
                 uveaensis (Horned   Appendix I.
                 parakeet).
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                                               Order Passeriformes
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11.35.........  Garrulax canorus    Inclusion in        China.............  Adopted.
                 (Hwamei).           Appendix II.
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                                                    REPTILES
 
                                                Order Testudinata
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11.36.........  Cuora spp. (Asian   Inclusion in        Germany; United     Adopted.
                 box turtles).       Appendix II.        States.
11.37.........  Clemmys guttata     Inclusion in        United States.....  Rejected.
                 (Spotted turtles).  Appendix II.
11.38.........  Geochelone sulcata  Transfer from       France............  Adopted as amended.\11\
                 (African spurred    Appendix II to
                 turtle).            Appendix I.
11.39.........  Malacochersus       Transfer from       Kenya; United       Withdrawn.\12\
                 tornieri (Pancake   Appendix II to      States.
                 tortoise).          Appendix I.
11.40.........  Eretmochelys        Transfer ``Cuban    Cuba; Dominicia...  Withdrawn.
                 imbricata           Population'' from
                 (Hawksbill sea      Appendix I to
                 turtle).            Appendix II, with
                                     annotation for:
                                     (1) export of
                                     stocks (6,900 kg)
                                     to Japan; (2)
                                     export each year
                                     thereafter, to
                                     Japan or to other
                                     Parties (up to
                                     500 turtles).

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11.41.........  Eretmochelys        Transfer ``Cuban    Cuba..............  Rejected as originally submitted and
                 imbricata           population'' from                       as amended.\13\
                 (Hawksbill sea      Appendix I to
                 turtle).            Appendix II, with
                                     annotation for
                                     export in one
                                     shipment of
                                     registered stocks
                                     (6,900 kg) to
                                     Japan only.
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                                                  Order Sauria
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11.43.........  Varanus melinus     Transfer from       Germany...........  Withdrawn.
                 (Quince monitor).   Appendix II to
                                     Appendix I.
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                                                 Order Serpentes
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11.44.........  Crotalus horridus   Inclusion in        United States.....  Withdrawn.
                 (Timber             Appendix II.
                 rattlesnake).
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                                                   AMPHIBIANS
 
                                                   Order Anura
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11.45.........  Bufo retiformis     Delete from         United States.....  Adopted.
                 (Sonoran green      Appendix II.
                 toad).
11.46.........  Mantella spp.       Inclusion in        Netherlands;        Adopted.
                 (Mantella frogs).   Appendix II         United States.
                                     (Mantella
                                     aurantiaca
                                     already in
                                     Appendix II).
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                                                      FISH
 
                                             Order Orectolobiformes
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11.47.........  Rhincodon typus     Inclusion in        United States.....  Rejected.
                 (Whale shark).      Appendix II.
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                                                Order Lamniformes
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11.48.........  Carcharodon         Inclusion in        Australia; United   Rejected as originally submitted and
                 carcharias (Great   Appendix I.         States.             amended.\14\
                 white shark).
11.49.........  Cetorhinus maximus  Inclusion in        United Kingdom....  Rejected as amended.\15\
                 (Basking shark).    Appendix II.
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                                             Order Coelacanthiformes
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11.50.........  Latimeria spp.      Inclusion in        Germany; France...  Adopted.
                 (Coelacanths).      Appendix I
                                     (Latimeria
                                     chalumnae is
                                     already in
                                     Appendix I).
11.51.........  Latimeria           Inclusion in        Indonesia; Germany  Withdrawn.
                 menadoensis.        Appendix I.
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                                                  INVERTEBRATES
 
                                                  Order Araneae
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 11.52........  Poecilotheria spp.  Inclusion in        United States; Sri  Rejected.
                 (Eastern            Appendix II.        Lanka.
                 Hemisphere
                 tarantulas).
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\1\ Dudleya stolonifera transferred to Appendix II. Dudleya traskiae to remain in Appendix I.
\2\ Lewisia cotyledon deleted. Lewisia maguirei and Lewisia serrata retained in Appendix II.
\3\ Russian population only.
\4\ Amended annotation (now same as annotation #3).
\5\ Annotation for dried specimens (either whole or in part) only.
\6\ Species remain in Appendix II with a zero quota for trade from the wild.
\7\ Proposal was amended twice. First amended by Japan to allow only trade between Parties with a DNA
  identification. Then, Suriname proposed amendment for zero quota until COP12.
\8\ Limited trade to animals taken within Norwegian waters, and only for trade to countries with DNA-based
  identification systems.
\9\ Amendment: Zero quota on ivory.
\10\ All unlisted populations listed in Appendix II.
\11\ Species remains in Appendix II with a zero quota for exports from the wild.
\12\ Withdrawn after discussions between Kenya and Tanzania. Tanzania committed to not allow any exports from
  the wild.
\13\ Cuba proposed annotation that trade would not take place until the control systems in Japan were reviewed
  by the Standing Committee.
\14\ Amended to Appendix II.
\15\ Amended to include a 12-month delay in effective date for implementation.
* A Resolution or Decision of the Conference of the Parties was adopted dealing with this species.


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Nomenclature Changes

    At each meeting of the Conference of the Parties, the Parties also 
adopt certain nomenclature changes to the Appendices, based on adoption 
of new references or other scientific information. The adoption of the 
Nomenclature Report does not change the Appendix in which a species 
appears, but does change what name must be used for the species. As a 
result of the adoption by the Conference of the Parties of nomenclature 
changes, the names of the following taxa have been included in the 
CITES Appendices:

                      Table 2.--Taxonomic Changes to the CITES Appendices as Decided at COP11
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                                                                                            Class, order, and
             Common name                 Currently listed as      Previously listed as            family
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Southern or Antarctic minke whale....  Balaenoptera             Balaenoptera             Class Mammalia, Order
                                        bonaerensis.             acutorostrata.           Cetacea, Family
                                                                                          Balaenopteridae
Cuatro Cienagas spiny soft-shell       Apalone ater...........  Trionyx ater...........  Class Reptilia, Order
 turtle.                                                                                  Testudinata, Family
                                                                                          Trionychidae
Indian soft-shell turtle.............  Aspideretes gangeticus.  Trionyx gangeticus.....  Class Reptilia, Order
                                                                                          Testudinata, Family
                                                                                          Trionychidae.
Peacock soft-shell turtle............  Aspideretes hurum......  Trionyx hurum..........  Class Reptilia, Order
                                                                                          Testudinata, Family
                                                                                          Trionychidae.
Black soft-shell turtle..............  Aspideretes nigricans..  Trionyx nigricans......  Class Reptilia, Order
                                                                                          Testudinata, Family
                                                                                          Trionychidae.
Pythons..............................  Family Pythonidae......  Family Boidae..........  Class Reptilia, Order
                                                                                          Serpentes.
Round Island boas....................  Family Bolyeriidae.....  Family Boidae..........  Class Reptilia, Order
                                                                                          Serpentes.
Mexican dwarf boas...................  Family Loxocemidae.....  Family Boidae..........  Class Reptilia, Order
                                                                                          Serpentes.
Small ground boas....................  Family Tropidophiidae..  Family Boidae..........  Class Reptilia, Order
                                                                                          Serpentes.
Chameleons...........................  Calumma spp. and         Chamaeleo spp..........  Class Reptilia, Order
                                        Furcifer spp.                                     Sauria, Family
                                                                                          Chamaeleonidae.
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COP11 Results

    Results of the actions by the Conference of the Parties on the 
Appendices are given in tables 3-5 below. Details on the actual votes 
for proposals and related information are available from the Division 
of Scientific Authority (see ADDRESSES, above), our web site (http://international.fws.gov/cop11/cop11.html), and the CITES Secretariat's 
web site (www.wcmc.org.uk/CITES/eng/index.shtml).

            Table 3.--Taxa Removed From the CITES Appendices
------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Species                    Common name           Appendix
------------------------------------------------------------------------
CLASS MAMMALIA..................  MAMMALS................
Order Carnivora.................  Canids, Cats, Bears,
                                   Mustelids, etc.
    Parahyaena brunnea..........  Brown hyaena...........  II
CLASS AMPHIBIA..................  AMPHIBIANS.............
Order Anura.....................  Frogs, Toads...........
    Bufo retiformis.............  Sonoran green toad.....  II
PLANT KINGDOM...................  PLANTS.................
Family Asclepiadaceae...........  Milkweed family........
    Ceropegia spp...............  Ceropegia family.......  II
    Frerea indica...............  .......................  II
Family Byblidaceae..............  Byblis family..........
    Byblis spp..................  Byblis, Rainbow plants.  II
Family Cephalotaceae............  Australian pitcher-
                                   plant family.
    Cephalotus follicularis.....  West Australian pitcher- II
                                   plant.
Family Ericaceae................  Heath family...........
    Kalmia cuneata..............  White wicky............  II
Family Portulacaceae............  Portulaca family.......
Lewisia cotyledon...............  Siskiyou lewisia.......  II
Family Sarraceniaceae...........  New World pitcher plant
                                   family.
    Darlingtonia californica....  Western pitcher plant,   II
                                   Cobra-lily.
------------------------------------------------------------------------


     Table 4.--New Taxa or Populations Added to the CITES Appendices
------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Species                    Common name           Appendix
------------------------------------------------------------------------
CLASS MAMMALIA..................  MAMMALS................
Order Artiodactyla..............  Even-toed ungulates....
    Ovis vignei [all previously   Urial..................  II
     unlisted subspecies].
CLASS AVES......................  BIRDS..................
Order Passeriformes.............  Perching birds,
                                   Songbirds.
    Garrulax canorus............  Hwamei.................  II
CLASS REPTILIA..................  REPTILES...............
Order Testudinata...............  Turtles, Tortoises.....

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    Cuora spp...................  Asian box turtles......  II
CLASS AMPHIBIA..................  AMPHIBIANS.............
Order Anura.....................  Frogs, Toads...........
    Mantella spp. [all            Mantella frogs.........  II
     previously unlisted
     species].
CLASS OSTEICHTHYES..............  BONY FISHES............
Order Coelacanthiformes.........  Coelacanth.............
    Latimeria spp. [all           Coelacanth.............  I
     previously unlisted
     species].
PLANT KINGDOM...................  PLANTS.................
Family Araliaceae...............  Ginseng family.........
    Panax ginseng [population of  Ginseng................  II
     Russia].
Family Orobanchaceae............
    Cistanche deserticola.......  Desert cistanche.......  II
Family Ranunculaceae............
    Adonis vernalis.............  Spring adonis..........  II
------------------------------------------------------------------------


 Table 5.--Revisions in the CITES Appendices Resulting From Nomenclature
            Changes and Split-Listing of Specific Populations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Species                 Common name            Appendix
------------------------------------------------------------------------
CLASS MAMMALIA..............  MAMMALS.............
Order Cetacea...............  Whales, Porpoises,
                               Dolphins.
    Balaenoptera bonaerensis  Southern minke whale  I
     \1\.
Order Proboscidea...........  Elephants...........
    Loxodonta africana        African elephant....  II
     [population of South
     Africa \2\].
Order Sirenia...............  Dugongs, Manatees...
    Dugong dugon [population  Dugong..............  I
     of Australia \3\].
CLASS AVES..................  BIRDS...............
Order Rheiformes............  Rheas...............
    Rhea pennata pennata      Darwin's rhea.......  II
     [population of
     Argentina \2\].
Order Psittaciformes........  Parrots, Parakeets,
                               Macaws, Lories,
                               Cockatoos, etc.
    Eunymphicus cornutus      Horned parakeet.....  I
     cornutus \3\.
    Eunymphicus cornutus      Horned parakeet.....  I
     uveaensis \3\.
CLASS REPTILIA..............  REPTILES............
Order Testudinata...........  Turtles, Tortoises..
    Apalone ater \4\........  Cuatro Cienegas       I
                               softshell turtle.
    Aspideretes gangeticus    Indian soft-shell     I
     \4\.                      turtle.
    Aspideretes hurum \4\...  Peacock soft-shell    I
                               turtle.
    Aspideretes nigricans     Black soft-shell      I
     \4\.                      turtle.
Order Sauria................  Lizards.............
    Calumma spp.\5\.........  Chamaeleons.........  II
    Furcifer spp.\5\........  Chamaeleons.........  II
Order Serpentes.............  Snakes..............
    Atropoides nummifer \6\.  Jumping pit-viper...  III (Honduras)
    Bolyeriidae spp.\7\.....  Round island boas...  II
    Daboia russellii \8\....  Russell's viper.....  III (India)
    Bothriechis schlegelii    Eyelash palm pit-     III (Honduras)
     \6\.                      viper.
    Porthidium nasutus \6\..  Rainforest hognosed   III (Honduras)
                               pit-viper.
    Porthidium ophryomegas    Slender hognosed pit- III (Honduras)
     \6\.                      viper.
    Loxocemidae spp.\7\.....  Mexican dwarf boas..  II
    Pythonidae spp.\7\......  Pythons.............  II
    Tropidophiidaedae         Small ground boas...  II
     spp.\7\.
PLANT KINGDOM...............  PLANTS..............
Family Araucariaceae........  Monkey-puzzle tree
                               family.
    Araucaria araucana        Monkey-puzzle tree..  I
     [population of
     Argentina] \3\.
Family Cactaceae............  Cactus family.......
    Disocactus (= Lobeira, =  MacDougall's cactus.  II
     Nopalxochia)
     macdougallii \2\.
Family Crassulaceae.........  Stonecrop family....
    Dudleya stolonifera \2\.  Laguna Beach dudleya  II
Family Cyatheaceae..........  Tree-fern family....
    Cyathea spp.\9\.........  ....................  II
Family Dicksoniaceae........  Tree-fern family....
    Cibotium barometz \10\..  ....................  II
    Dicksonia spp. [the       ....................  II
     Americas only] \10\.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Previously considered a southern population of Balaenoptera
  acutorostrata.
\2\ Downlisted from Appendix I to Appendix II.
\3\ Uplisted from Appendix II to Appendix I.
\4\ Previously in genus Trionyx.
\5\ Previously member of genus Chamaeleo.
\6\ Previously in genus Bothrops.

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\7\ Previously listed as family Boidae.
\8\ Previously Vipera russellii.
\9\ Previously entire family Cyatheaceae listed.
\10\ Previously entire family Dicksoniaceae listed.

Consequences of Amendments of Appendices I and II

    All proposals in table 1 that were approved by the Conference of 
the Parties entered into effect 90 days after the meeting (i.e., on 
July 19, 2000) under the terms of the CITES treaty. Article XV of CITES 
enables any Party to exempt itself from implementing CITES for any 
particular species, if the Party enters a reservation with respect to 
that species. A Party desiring to enter a reservation must do so during 
the 90-day period immediately following the close of the meeting at 
which the Parties voted to include the species in Appendix I or 
Appendix II. If the United States were to decide to enter any 
reservation, this action must have been transmitted to the Depositary 
Government (Switzerland) by July 19, 2000.
    Reservations, if entered, do little to relieve importers in the 
United States from the need for foreign export permits, because the 
U.S. Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.) make it a 
Federal offense to import into the United States any animals taken, 
possessed, transported, or sold in violation of foreign conservation 
laws. If a foreign country has enacted CITES as part of its positive 
law, and that country has not taken a reservation with regard to the 
animal or plant, or its parts or derivatives, the United States (even 
if it had taken a reservation on a species) would continue to require 
CITES export documents as a condition of import.
    Any reservation by the United States would provide exporters in 
this country with little relief from the need for U.S. export 
documents. Importing countries that are party to CITES would generally 
require CITES-equivalent documentation from the United States, even if 
it enters a reservation, because the Parties have agreed to allow trade 
with non-Parties (including reserving Parties) only if they issue 
documents containing all the information required in CITES permits or 
certificates. In addition, if a reservation is taken on a species 
listed in Appendix I, the species should still be treated by the 
reserving Party as in Appendix II according to Resolution Conf. 4.25, 
thereby still requiring CITES documents for export.
    The United States has never entered a reservation to a CITES 
listing, including the listings resulting from COP11. It is the policy 
of the United States that commercial trade in Appendix I species for 
which a country has entered a reservation undermines the effectiveness 
of CITES. All new listings in the Appendices adopted at COP11 (all 
previously unlisted populations of urial, hwamei, Asian box turtles, 
Mantella frogs, all coelacanths, ginseng, desert cistanche, and spring 
adonis) and all transfers from Appendix II to Appendix I (dugong, 
horned parakeets, and monkey-puzzle tree) were supported by the United 
States. Because we announced our position on all of these proposals 
well in advance of the meeting, we did not solicit public comments on 
whether we should enter any reservations following COP11.

Requirements of Other Laws

    Changes in the CITES listing status of species as a consequence of 
actions taken at COP11 do not supersede import or export requirements 
pursuant to other wildlife conservation laws. For example, import or 
export of species listed as ``threatened'' or ``endangered'' under the 
U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) still must meet the provisions of 
that law and its implementing regulations in 50 CFR part 17, even if 
those species have been transferred to a less protective CITES Appendix 
or removed from the Appendices entirely.
    Among the species downlisted to Appendix II at COP11, or with an 
amended annotation, but still subject to stricter ESA provisions are 
the African elephant, Darwin's rhea, and the vicuna. The brown hyena, 
removed from Appendix II, also remains listed under the ESA. The 
African elephant is also subject to provisions of the U.S. African 
Elephant Conservation Act (AECA). Because of the high public interest 
in this species and the complexity of the terms of the CITES 
downlistings, the effects of the downlistings on trade in African 
elephant products is treated separately in more detail below. Species 
of birds included in the CITES Appendices for the first time (hwamei) 
are now subject to the terms and provisions of the U.S. Wild Bird 
Conservation Act (WBCA) and its regulations in 50 CFR part 15. This 
inclusion will result in a prohibition on the importation of this 
species unless they qualify for exemptions established by regulation. 
Copies of these implementing regulations are available from the 
Service's Division of Management Authority 
and from our web site at http://international.fws.gov/.

Importation Into the United States of Sport-Hunted Trophies of 
African Elephants From the Republic of South Africa

    The African elephant is listed as ``threatened'' under the ESA with 
a special rule at 50 CFR 17.40(e). Under the special rule, a personally 
taken sport-hunted trophy may be imported into the United States when 
it has (1) originated in a country for which the Service has received 
notice for that country's African elephant ivory quota for the year of 
export; (2) the permit requirements of the regulations for CITES 
permits (50 CFR 13 and 23) have been met; (3) the Service has 
determined that the take of the trophy for import would enhance the 
survival of the species; and (4) the ivory has been marked as outlined 
in the special rule. All these conditions continued to apply after the 
Appendix II listing for the elephant populations of South Africa became 
effective on July 19, 2000.
    In making the required enhancement findings, the Service reviews 
the status of the population and the total management program for the 
elephant in each country to ensure the program is promoting the 
conservation of the species. The Service will make such findings on a 
periodic basis upon receipt of new information on the species' 
population or management. The enhancement findings for importation of 
sport-hunted elephant trophies from South Africa are on file in the 
Division of Management Authority and remain in effect until the Service 
finds, based on new information, that the conditions of the special 
rule are no longer met and has published a notice of any change in the 
Federal Register.
    The practical effect of the downlisting of the South African 
population for sport hunters is that an import permit will no longer be 
required for noncommercial imports of African elephant sport-hunted 
trophies from South Africa, as well as Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe 
only (elephant populations in the latter three countries were 
downlisted to Appendix II in 1997 during COP10). Only a CITES export 
permit from the country of origin or a reexport certificate from an 
intermediate country will be required. Populations of African elephants 
in all other countries, however, remain in Appendix I. Therefore, 
importation into the United States of sport-hunted elephant trophies 
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countries will continue to require prior issuance of both an import and 
export permit. As in the past, under the requirements of the AECA, no 
sport trophies of African elephants, or the raw ivory derived from 
sport-hunted trophies, whether from Appendix I or Appendix II 
populations, may be exported from the United States.

Importation of Live African Elephants, Ivory, and Other African 
Elephant Products

    When the downlisting of the elephant populations of South Africa 
became effective on July 19, 2000, it became possible to import live 
elephants from that country into the United States ``to appropriate and 
acceptable destinations'' without an import permit and without need for 
an enhancement finding. Only an export permit from the country of 
origin, or a reexport certificate from an intermediate country, is now 
necessary. Commercial trade in hides and leather products will also be 
allowed. Hides or leather products from elephant populations other than 
those of South Africa and Zimbabwe are still considered to be specimens 
included in Appendix I and cannot be imported by any CITES Party for 
commercial purposes. Regardless of any provisions of the African 
elephant downlistings at COP10 and COP11 for export of elephant ivory 
or ivory products, import of worked ivory into the United States 
continues to be prohibited under the terms of AECA or under the 
provisions of the ESA 4(d) special rule, unless they meet any of the 
following exceptions: (1) Bona fide antiques more than 100 years old; 
(2) personal and household effects registered with U.S. Customs on 
export and now being reimported; or (3) pre-Convention items for 
noncommercial use acquired prior to the first listing of the elephants 
under CITES in 1977. With the exception of appropriately marked sport-
hunted trophies, import of raw ivory is strictly prohibited.

Required Determinations

    This rule was not subject to Office of Management and Budget review 
under Executive Order 12866. Because these amendments are simply 
notifications of actions taken by the CITES Parties, they are not 
``rules'' as defined in 5 U.S.C. 551. Similarly, the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601) does not apply to the CITES listing 
process. The proposed adjustments to the list in 50 CFR 23.23 are 
solely informational to provide the public with accurate data on the 
species covered by CITES. The listing changes adopted by the Parties 
took effect on July 19, 2000, under the terms of the CITES treaty.
    This rule does not contain new or revised information collection 
for which Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval is required 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act. Information collection associated 
with CITES permits is covered by an existing OMB approval, and is 
assigned clearance No. 1018-0093, Form 3-200-27, with an expiration 
date of February 28, 2001. Detailed information for the CITES 
documentation appears at 50 CFR 23.15(g). The Service may not conduct 
or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    The Department of the Interior has determined that amendments to 
the CITES Appendices, which result from actions of the Parties to the 
Convention, do not require the preparation of Environmental Assessments 
as defined under authority of the National Environmental Policy Act (42 
U.S.C. 4321-4347). This rule is categorically excluded from further 
National Environmental Policy Act requirements, under Part 516 of the 
Departmental Manual, Chapter 2, Appendix 1.10.
    This document is issued under authority of the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. and 87 Stat. 884, as amended). It 
was prepared by Dr. Javier Alvarez, Division of Scientific Authority.

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 23

    Endangered and threatened species, Exports, Fish, Imports, Marine 
mammals, Plants, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Treaties.

Regulation Promulgation

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Service amends title 
50, chapter I, subchapter B, part 23 of the Code of Federal Regulations 
as follows:

PART 23--ENDANGERED SPECIES CONVENTION

    1. The authority citation for part 23 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: Convention on International Trade in Endangered 
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, 27 U.S.T. 1087; and Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.

    2. In Sec. 23.23, amend the table in paragraph (f) as follows:
    a. Remove the following entries:
    In CLASS MAMMALIA (common name, MAMMALS):
    Parahyaena brunnea (common name, brown hyaena; in Order Carnivora, 
common name, Carnivores: Cats, Bears, etc.);
    D. dugon (Australian population) (common name, Dugong; in Order 
Sirenia, common name, Dugongs, Manatees);
    O. vignei vignei (common name, Shapo; in Order Artiodactyla, common 
name, Even-toed ungulates).
    In CLASS REPTILIA (common name, REPTILES):
    B. nasutus (common name, Rainforest hognosed pit-viper; in Order 
Serpentes, common name, Snakes).
    In CLASS AMPHIBIA (common name, AMPHIBIANS):
    B. retiformis, (common name, Sonoran green toad; In Order Anura, 
common name Frogs, Toads).
    In PLANT KINGDOM:
    Araucaria araucana (all populations except that of Chile) (common 
name, Monkey-puzzle tree; in Family Araucariaceae, common name Monkey-
puzzle tree family);
    A. araucana (population of Chile) (common name, Monkey-puzzle tree; 
in Family Araucariaceae, common name Monkey-puzzle tree family);
    Family Asclepiadaceae (common name, Milkweed family), including 
Ceropegia spp. (common name, Ceropegias) and Frerea indica;
    Family Byblidaceae (common name, Byblis family), including Byblis 
spp. (common name, Byblis, Rainbow plants);
    Disocactus (=Lobeira, =Nopalxochia) macdougallii (common name, 
MacDougall's cactus; in Family Cactaceae, common name, Cactus family);
    Family Cephalotaceae (common name, Australian pitcher-plant 
family), including Cephalotus follicularis (common name, West 
Australian pitcher plant);
    Family Ericaceae (common name, Heath family), including Kalmia 
cuneata (common name, White wicky);
    Lewisia cotyledon (common name, Siskiyou lewisia; in Family 
Portulacaceae, common name, Portulaca family);
    Darlingtonia californica (common name, Western pitcher plant, 
Cobra-lily; in Family Sarraceniaceae, common name, New World pitcher 
plant family).
    b. Revise the following entries:
    In CLASS MAMMALIA (common name, MAMMALS):
    Manis spp. (common name, pangolins; in Order Pholidota, common 
name, Pangolins, Scaly Anteaters);
    Balaenoptera acutorostrata (common name, Minke whale; in Order 
Cetacea, common name, Whales, Porpoises, Dolphins);
    Loxodonta africana (common name, African elephant; in Order 
Proboscidea, common name, Elephants) (both entries);

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    Dugong dugon (except for Australian population) (common name, 
Dugong; in Order Sirenia, common name, Dugongs, Manatees);
    Bos gaurus (common name, Seladang, Guar; in Order Artiodactyla, 
common name, Even-toed ungulates);
    V. vicugna (Bolivia) (common name, Vicuna; in Order Artiodactyla, 
common name, Even-toed ungulates).
    In CLASS AVES (common name, BIRDS):
    Rhea pennata pennata (common name, Darwin's rhea; in Order 
Rheiformes, common name Rheas);
    Eunymphicus cornutus (common name, horned parakeet; in Order 
Psittaciformes, common name Parrots, Parakeets, Macaws, Lories, 
Cockatoos, etc.).
    In CLASS REPTILIA (common name, REPTILES):
    Trionyx ater (common name, Cuatro Cienegas softshell turtle; in 
Order Testudinata, common name, Turtles, Tortoises);
    Trionyx gangeticus (common name, Indian softshell turtle; in Order 
Testudinata, common name, Turtles, Tortoises);
    Trionyx hurum (common name, Peacock softshell turtle; in Order 
Testudinata, common name, Turtles, Tortoises);
    Trionyx nigricans (common name, Black softshell turtle; in Order 
Testudinata, common name, Turtles, Tortoises);
    Boidae spp. (common name, Boa Constrictors and Pythons; in Order 
Serpentes, common name, Snakes);
    Bothrops nummifer (common name, Jumping pit-viper; in Order 
Serpentes, common name, Snakes);
    Bothrops ophryomegas (common name, Slender hognosed pit-viper; in 
Order Serpentes, common name, Snakes);
    Bothrops schlegelii (common name, Eyelash palm pit-viper; in Order 
Serpentes, common name, Snakes);
    Vipera russellii (common name, Russell's viper; in Order Serpentes, 
common name, Snakes).
    In PLANT KINGDOM (common name, PLANTS):
    Rauvolfia serpentina (common name, Snake-root devil-pepper; in 
Family Apocynaceae, common name, Dogbane family);
    Podophyllum hexandrum (common name, Himalayan may-apple; in Family 
Berberidaceae, common name Barberry family);
    Dudleya stolonifera (common name, Laguna Beach dudleya; in Family 
Crassulaceae, common name, Stonecrop family);
    Family Cyatheaceae (common name, Tree-fern family);
    Family Dicksoniaceae (common name, Tree-fern family);
    Taxus wallichiana (common name, Himalayan yew; in Family Taxaceae, 
common name, Yew family).
    c. Add new entries as set forth below.

    Note: In the animal classes (Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, 
Amphibians, and Bony Fishes), the orders are listed in taxonomic 
sequence, and the species are listed alphabetically within each 
order; in the plant kingdom, the families are listed alphabetically, 
and the species are listed alphabetically within each family.

    The revisions and additions read as follows:


Sec. 23.23  Species listed in Appendices I, II, and III.

* * * * *
    (f) * * *

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                 First listing
              Species                        Common name                    Appendix            date (month/day/
                                                                                                     year)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CLASS MAMMALIA:                      MAMMALS:
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
Order Pholidota:                     Pangolins, Scaly Anteaters:
    Manis spp. (all species except   Pangolins..................  II.........................             7/1/75
     those with an annual export
     quota).
    Manis crassicaudata [zero quota  Indian pangolin............  II.........................             7/1/75
     for wild specimens].
    Manis javanica [zero quota for   Malayan pangolin...........  II.........................             7/1/75
     wild specimens].
    Manis pentadactyla [zero quota   Chinese pangolin...........  II.........................             7/1/75
     for wild specimens].
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
Order Cetacea:                       Whales, Porpoises,
                                      Dolphins:
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Balaenoptera acutorostrata (all  Northern minke whale.......  I..........................            6/28/79
     populations except that of
     West Greenland).
    Balaenoptera bonaerensis.......  Southern minke whale.......  I..........................            6/28/79
 
        *                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
Order Proboscidea:                   Elephants:
 
        *                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Loxodonta africana [except       African elephant...........  I..........................             2/4/77
     populations of Botswana,
     Namibia, South Africa, and
     Zimbabwe].

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    L. africana [only the            African elephant...........  II.........................             2/4/77
     populations of Botswana,
     Namibia, South Africa and
     Zimbabwe, to allow: (1) Export
     of hunting trophies for
     noncommercial purposes; (2)
     export of live animals to
     appropriate and acceptable
     destinations (Namibia: for
     noncommercial purposes only;
     South Africa: for
     reintroduction purposes); (3)
     export of hides and leather
     goods (South Africa and
     Zimbabwe); (4) export of ivory
     carvings for noncommercial
     purposes (Zimbabwe only); (5)
     export of ivory tusks from
     Kruger National Park (South
     Africa; zero quota)].
Order Sirenia:                       Dugongs, Manatees:
    Dugong dugon...................  Dugong.....................  I..........................             7/1/75
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
Order Artiodactyla:                  Even-toed ungulates:
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    B. gaurus (excluding domestic    Seladang, Gaur.............  I..........................             7/1/75
     forms).
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Ovis vignei (except subspecies   Urial......................  II.........................            7/19/00
     listed below).
    O. vignei vignei...............  Ladakh urial...............  I..........................             7/1/75
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Vicugna vicugna (except          Vicuna.....................  I..........................             7/1/75
     populations listed below,
     under the conditions
     specified).
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    V. vicugna [Bolivia:             Vicuna.....................  II.........................             7/1/75
     populations of the
     Conservation Units of Mauri-
     Desaguadero, Ulla Ulla and
     Lipez-Chichas (export limited
     to wool sheared from live
     animals and to cloth and items
     made thereof, including luxury
     handicrafts and knitted
     articles; the reverse side of
     cloth and cloth products must
     bear the logo adopted by
     countries signatory to the
     Convenio para la Conservacion
     y Manejo de la Vicuna and the
     words, ``VICUNA-BOLIVIA''; all
     specimens not meeting any of
     the above conditions shall be
     deemed to be specimens of
     species included in Appendix I
     and the trade in them shall be
     regulated accordingly)].
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
CLASS AVES:                          BIRDS:
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
Order Rheiformes:                    Rheas:
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    R. pennata pennata (Argentina    Darwin's rhea..............  II.........................             7/1/75
     only).
    R. pennata pennata (except       Darwin's rhea..............  I..........................             7/1/75
     population of Argentina).
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
Order Psittaciformes:                Parrots, Parakeets, Macaws,
                                      Lories, Cockatoos, etc.:
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Eunymphicus cornutus (except     Horned parakeet............  II.........................             7/1/75
     subspecies listed below).
    Eunymphicus cornutus cornutus..  Horned parakeet............  I..........................             7/1/75
    Eunymphicus cornutus uveaensis.  Horned parakeet............  I..........................             7/1/75
 
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                                                        *
Order Passeriformes:                 Perching birds, Songbirds:
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Garrulax canorus...............  Hwamei.....................  II.........................            7/19/00

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                                                        *
CLASS REPTILIA:                      REPTILES:
Order Testudinata:                   Turtles, Tortoises:
    Apalone ater...................  Cuatro Cienegas softshell    I..........................             7/1/75
                                      turtle.
    Aspideretes gangeticus.........  Indian soft-shell turtle...  I..........................             7/1/75
    Aspideretes hurum..............  Peacock soft-shell turtle..  I..........................             7/1/75
    Aspideretes nigricans..........  Black soft-shell turtle....  I..........................             7/1/75
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Cuora spp......................  Asian box turtles..........  II.........................            7/19/00
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Geochelone sulcata [zero quota   African spurred tortoise...  II.........................             7/1/75
     for wild specimens].
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Trionyx ater (see Apalone ater)
    T. gangeticus (see Aspideretes
     gangeticus)
    T. hurum (see Aspideretes
     hurum)
    T. nigricans (see Aspideretes
     nigricans)
 
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                                                        *
Order Sauria:                        Lizards:
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Calumma spp....................  Chamaeleons................  II.........................             2/4/77
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Furcifer spp...................  Chamaeleons................  II.........................             2/4/77
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
Order Serpentes:                     Snakes:
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Atropoides nummifer............  Jumping pit-viper..........  III (Honduras).............            4/13/87
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Boidae spp. (all species except  Boas.......................  II.........................             2/4/77
     those in App. I or with
     earlier date in App. II).
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Bolyeriidae spp. (all species    Round island boas..........  II.........................             2/4/77
     except those in App. I or with
     earlier date in App. II).
    Bothriechis schlegelii.........  Eyelash palm pit-viper.....  III (Honduras).............            4/13/87
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Bothrops nasutum (see
     Porthidium nasutum)
    B. nummifer (see Atropoides
     nummifer)
    B. ophryomegas (see Porthidium
     ophryomegas)
    B. schlegelii (see Bothriechis
     schlegelii)
 
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                                                        *
    Daboia russellii...............  Russell's viper............  III (India)................            2/12/84
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Loxocemidae spp. (all species    Mexican dwarf boas.........  II.........................             2/4/77
     except those in App. I or with
     earlier date in App. II).
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Porthidium nasutum.............  Rainforest hognosed pit-     III (Honduras).............            4/13/87
                                      viper.
    Porthidium ophryomegas.........  Slender hognosed pit-viper.  III (Honduras).............            4/13/87
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Pythonidae spp. (all species     Pythons....................  II.........................             2/4/77
     except those in App. I or with
     earlier date in App. II).
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Tropidophiidae spp. (all         Small ground boas..........  II.........................             2/4/77
     species except those in App. I
     or with earlier date in App.
     II).
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Vipera russellii (see Daboia
     russellii).

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                                                        *
CLASS AMPHIBIA:                      AMPHIBIANS:
 
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                                                        *
Order Anura:                         Frogs, Toads:
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Mantella spp. (except species    Mantella frogs.............  II.........................            7/19/00
     below).
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
CLASS OSTEICHTHYES:                  BONY FISHES:
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
Order Coelacanthiformes:             Coelacanth:
    Latimeria spp. (except species   Coelacanth.................  I..........................            7/19/00
     below).
    Latimeria chalumnae............  Gombessa coelacanth........  I..........................             7/1/75
 
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                                                        *
PLANT KINGDOM (note general          PLANTS:
 exclusions and exceptions in
 introductory text):
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
Family Apocynaceae:                  Dogbane family:
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Rauvolfia serpentina (except     Snake-root devil-pepper....  II.........................            1/18/90
     chemical derivatives and
     finished pharmaceutical
     products).
Family Araliaceae:                   Ginseng family:
    Panax ginseng [population of     Ginseng....................  II.........................            7/19/00
     Russia] (whole and sliced
     roots and parts of roots,
     excluding manufactured parts
     or derivatives such as
     powders, pills, extracts,
     tonics, teas, and
     confectionery).
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
Family Araucariaceae:                Monkey-puzzle tree family:
    Araucaria araucana.............  Monkey-puzzle tree.........  I..........................             7/1/75
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
Family Berberidaceae:                Barberry family:
    Podophyllum hexandrum (=P.       Himalayan may-apple........  II.........................            1/18/90
     emodi, =Sinopodophyllum
     hexandrum) (except chemical
     derivatives and finished
     pharmaceutical products).
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
Family Crassulaceae:                 Stonecrop family:
    Dudleya stolonifera............  Laguna Beach dudleya.......  II.........................            7/29/83
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
Family Cyatheaceae:                  Tree-fern family:
    Alsophila spp. (see Cyathea
     spp.)
    Cyathea spp. (includes           ...........................  II.........................             2/4/77
     Alsophila spp., Nephelea spp.,
     Sphaeropteris spp.,
     Trichipteris spp.).
    Cyathea (=Hemitelia) capensis..  ...........................  II.........................             7/1/75
    C. dredgei.....................  ...........................  II.........................             7/1/75
    C. mexicana....................  ...........................  II.........................             7/1/75
    C. (=Alsophila) salvini........  ...........................  II.........................             7/1/75
    Nephelea spp. (see Cyathea
     spp.)
    Sphaeropteris spp. (see Cyathea
     spp.)
    Trichipteris spp. (see Cyathea
     spp.)
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
Family Dicksoniaceae:                Tree-fern family:
    Cibotium barometz..............  ...........................  II.........................             2/4/77
    Dicksonia spp. (the Americas     ...........................  II.........................             2/4/77
     only).
 
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                                                        *
Family Orobanchaceae:                Broomrape family:
    Cistanche deserticola..........  Desert cistanche...........  II.........................            7/19/00
 

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                                                        *
Family Ranunculaceae:                Buttercup family:
    Adonis vernalis................  Spring adonis..............  II.........................            7/19/00
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
Family Taxaceae:                     Yew family:
    Taxus wallichiana (=T. baccata   Himalayan yew..............  II.........................            2/16/95
     subs. wallichiana) (except
     chemical derivatives and
     finished pharmaceutical
     products).
 
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                                                        *
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    Dated: January 18, 2001.
Kenneth L. Smith,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
[FR Doc. 01-10144 Filed 5-17-01; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-55-P


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