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5 13 FCC Rcd 24737 (1999).

6See 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).

7See 5 U.S.C. 605(b).

established by the Small Business

Administration.

7. The Report and Order, 64 FR 4984,

February 2, 1999, established a process

through which private sector

organizations could be designated to

approve radio frequency devices and

telephone terminal equipment. These

TCBs were required under the Report

and Order to keep ‘‘trade secret’’

information confidential. A Final

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis was

incorporated in the Report and Order.5

Following publication of the Report and

Order, Motorola filed its petition

seeking clarification of the

confidentiality of applications filed with

TCBs. In this Memorandum Opinion

and Order we are amending the rules to

indicate that confidentiality should

apply to ‘‘any material that qualifies for

confidential treatment under the

Commission’s Rules.’’

8. This amendment to the rules will

affect the 15 to 20 TCBs in operation;

and it is the Commission’s belief that

most of the TCBs are small businesses.

Most applications filed with TCBs do

not require that any information be held

confidential. Where material does

require confidential treatment it is

predominantly because the materials are

‘‘trade secrets.’’ Systems for determining

and storing ‘‘trade secrets’’ are already

in place. The small amount of

additional material required to be stored

because it is ‘‘material considered to be

confidential by the Commission’’ is

insignificant. Therefore, we expect that

the increased burden on TCBs caused by

this amendment is nominal and does

not rise to the level of a ‘‘significant

economic burden.’’ Therefore, we certify

that the amendments included in this

Memorandum Opinion and Order will

not have a significant economic impact

on a substantial number of small

entities.

9. The Commission will send a copy

of the Memorandum Opinion and

Order, including a copy of this final

certification, in a report to Congress

pursuant to the Small Business

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of

1996.6 In addition, the Memorandum

Opinion and Order and this certification

will be sent to the Chief Counsel for

Advocacy of the Small Business

Administration.7

10. The petition for clarification filed

by Motorola is granted. It is further

ordered that Parts 2 and 68 of the

Commission’s Rules are amended June

18, 2001. Pursuant to the authority

contained in sections 4(i), 303(f), 303(g)

and 303(r) of the Communications Act

of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i),

303(f), 303(g) and 303(r).

11. The Commission’s Consumer

Information Bureau, Reference

Information Center, shall send a copy of

the Memorandum Opinion and Order,

including the Final Regulatory

Flexibility Certification, to the Chief

Counsel for Advocacy of the Small

Business Administration.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Parts 2 and

68

Communications equipment,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

Rules Changes

For the reasons discussed in the

preamble, parts 2 and 68 of title 47 of

the Code of Federal Regulations is

amended as follows:

PART 2—FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS

AND RADIO TREATY MATTERS;

GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. The authority citation for part 2

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 302a, 303 and

336, unless otherwise noted.

2. Section 2.962 is amended by

revising paragraph (g)(4) to read as

follows:

§ 2.962 Requirements for

Telecommunication Certification Bodies.

* * * * *

(g) * * *

(4) Where concerns arise, the TCB

shall provide a copy of the application

file to the Commission within 30

calendar days of a request for the file

made by the Commission to the TCB

and the manufacturer. Where

appropriate, the file should be

accompanied by a request for

confidentiality for any material that may

qualify for confidential treatment under

the Commission’s Rules. If the

application file is not provided within

30 calendar days, a statement shall be

provided to the Commission as to why

it cannot be provided.

* * * * *

PART 68—CONNECTION OF

TERMINAL EQUIPMENT TO THE

TELEPHONE NETWORK

3. The authority citation for part 68

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303.

4. Section 68.162 is amended by

revising paragraph (g)(4) to read as

follows:

§ 68.162 Requirements for

Telecommunication Certification Bodies.

* * * * *

(g) * * *

(4) Where concerns arise, the TCB

shall provide a copy of the application

file to the Commission within 30

calendar days of a request for the file

made by the Commission to the TCB

and the manufacturer. Where

appropriate, the file should be

accompanied by a request for

confidentiality for any material that may

qualify for confidential treatment under

the Commission’s Rules. If the

application file is not provided within

30 calendar days, a statement shall be

provided to the Commission as to why

it cannot be provided.

* * * * *

[FR Doc. 01–12609 Filed 5–17–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–U

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.

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; email: r9osa@fws.gov).

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 spotted

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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

Proposal Species/taxon Proposed amendment Proponent Decision

PLANTS

Proposals submitted on behalf of the Plants Committee

11.1 ...... Ceropegia spp ............................ Delete from Appendix II ............. Switzerland ................................. Adopted.

11.2 ...... Frerea indica .............................. Delete from Appendix II ............. Switzerland ................................. Adopted.

11.3 ...... Byblis spp ................................... Delete from Appendix II ............. Australia ...................................... Adopted.

11.4 ...... Disocactus macdougalli

(McDougal’s cactus).

Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II.Switzerland ................................. Adopted.

11.5 ...... Sclerocactus mariposensis

(Mariposa cactus).

Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II.Switzerland ................................. Rejected.

11.6 ...... Cephalotus follicularis ................ Delete from Appendix II ............. Australia ...................................... Adopted.

11.7 ...... Dudleya stolonifera Dudleya

traskiae (Laguna Beach and

Santa Barbara Island

Dudleya).

Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II.Switzerland ................................. Adopted as amended.1

11.8 ...... Cyathea spp ............................... (a) Change listings of

Cyatheaceae spp. to Cyathea

spp (including Alsophila,

Nephelea, Sphaeropteris,

Trichipteris).

Switzerland ................................. Adopted.

Cibotium barometz Dicksonia

spp.

(b) Change listing of

Dicksoniaceae spp. to

Dicksonia spp. (the Americas

only) and Cibotium barometz.

11.9 ...... Shortia galacifolia (Oconee

bells).

Delete from Appendix II ............. Switzerland ................................. Withdrawn.

11.10 .... Lewisia cotyledon (Siskiyou

lewisia) Lewisia maguirei

(Maguire’s lewisia) Lewisia

serrata (Saw-toothed lewisia).

Delete from Appendix II ............. Switzerland ................................. Adopted as amended.2

11.11 .... Darlingtonia californica (California pitcher plant, cobra-lily).Delete from Appendix II ............. Switzerland ................................. Adopted.

OTHERS

11.53 .... ..................................................... Harmonize exemptions for medicinal products: combine annotation #2—P. hexandrum

and R. serpentina with annotation #8—Taxus wallichiana.

Switzerland ................................. Adopted.

11.54 .... Panax ginseng (Ginseng) ......... Inclusion in Appendix II of roots Russia ......................................... Adopted as amended.3

11.55 .... Araucaria araucana (Monkeypuzzle tree).Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I (Argentina population).Argentina .................................... Adopted.

11.56 .... Cactaceae spp ........................... Exempt up to 3 specimens of

rainsticks (Cactaceae,

Echinopsis, Eulychnia) per

person.

Chile ........................................... Withdrawn.*

11.57 .... Kalmia cuneata (White wicky) .... Delete from Appendix II ............. United States .............................. Adopted

11.58 .... Camptotheca acuminata (Happy

tree).

Inclusion in Appendix II .............. China .......................................... Withdrawn.

11.59 .... Cistanche deserticola (Desert

cistanche).

Inclusion in Appendix II .............. China .......................................... Adopted as amended.4

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TABLE 1.—RESULTS OF ACTIONS BY THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE TO THE PARTIES (COP11) TO

CITES—Continued

Proposal Species/taxon Proposed amendment Proponent Decision

11.60 .... Harpagophytum procumbens

Harpagophytum zeyheri (Devil’s claw).

Inclusion in Appendix II .............. Germany ..................................... Withdrawn.

11.61 .... Adonis vernalis (Spring adonis) Inclusion in Appendix II (excluding potted live plants).Germany ..................................... Adopted as amended.5

11.62 .... Guaiacum sanctum (Lignum

vitae).

Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I.United States .............................. Withdrawn.*

ANIMALS

Proposals with export quotas

11.12 .... Crocodylus niloticus Nile crocodile.Maintain Tanzanian population

in Appendix II; annual export

quota of 1,600.

Tanzania ..................................... Adopted.

OTHER PROPOSALS

MAMMALS

Order Pholidota

11.13 .... Manis crassicaudata Manis

pentadactyla Manis javanica

(Asian pangolins).

Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I.India; Nepal; Sri Lanka; United

States.

Adopted as amended.6

Order Cetacea

11.14 .... Tursiops truncatus ponticus

(Black Sea bottlenose dolphin).

Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I.Georgia; United States ............... Withdrawn.*

11.15 .... Eschrichtius robustus (Gray

whale).

Transfer the Eastern North Pacific stock from Appendix I to

Appendix II.

Japan .......................................... Rejected.

11.16 .... Balaenoptera acutorostrata

(Minke whale).

Transfer the Southern Hemisphere stock from Appendix I

to Appendix II.

Japan .......................................... Rejected as originally submitted and as amended.7

11.17 .... Balaenoptera acutorostrata

(Minke whale).

Transfer the Okhotsk Sea-W.

Pacific stock from Appendix I

to Appendix II.

Japan .......................................... Rejected.

11.18 .... Balaenoptera acutorostrata

(Minke whale).

Transfer the NE Atlantic stock &

the N. Atlantic Central stock

from Appendix I to Appendix II.

Norway ....................................... Rejected as originally submitted and as amended.8

Order Carnivora

11.19 .... Parahyaena (Hyaena) brunnea

(Brown hyaena).

Delete from Appendix II ............. Namibia; Switzerland .................. Adopted.

Order Proboscidea

11.20 .... Loxodonta africana (African elephant).Transfer South African population from Appendix I to Appendix II with annotations for

trade (30 tons of ivory, hides

and leather goods, trophies,

live animals).

South Africa ................................ Adopted as amended.9

11.21 .... Loxodonta africana (African elephant).Maintain the Botswana population in Appendix II, with annotations for trade (12 tons of

ivory, hides and leather

goods, trophies, live animals).

Botswana .................................... Withdrawn.

11.22 .... Loxodonta africana (African elephant).Maintain the Namibia population

in Appendix II, with annotations for trade (2 tons of ivory,

hides and leather goods, trophies, live animals).

Namibia ...................................... Withdrawn.

11.23 .... Loxodonta africana (African elephant).Maintain the Zimbabwe population in Appendix II, with annotations for trade (10 tons of

ivory, hides and leather

goods, ivory carvings, live animals, trophies).

Zimbabwe ................................... Withdrawn.

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TABLE 1.—RESULTS OF ACTIONS BY THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE TO THE PARTIES (COP11) TO

CITES—Continued

Proposal Species/taxon Proposed amendment Proponent Decision

11.24 .... Loxodonta africana (African elephant).Transfer to Appendix I all populations currently listed in Appendix II.India; Kenya ............................... Withdrawn.

11.25 .... Loxodonta africana (African elephant).Amend the annotation for Appendix II populations (regarding the destination of live animals).Switzerland ................................. Adopted.

Order Sirenia

11.26 .... Dugong dugon (Dugong) ............ Transfer the Australian population from Appendix II to Appendix I.Australia ...................................... Adopted.

Order Artiodactyla

11.27 .... Vicugna vicugna (Vicun ̃a) .......... Transfer all populations in Bolivia that are in Appendix I to

Appendix II.

Bolivia ......................................... Withdrawn.

11.28 .... Vicugna vicugna (Vicun ̃a) .......... Delete the zero quota for trade

in cloth from populations in

Appendix II.

Bolivia ......................................... Adopted.

11.29 .... Moschus spp. (Musk deer) ......... Transfer to Appendix I all populations listed in Appendix II.India; Nepal; United States ........ Withdrawn.*

11.30 .... Ovis vignei (Urial) ....................... Include in Appendix I all subspecies not yet listed in the

Appendices.

Germany ..................................... Adopted as amended.10

BIRDS

Order Rheiformes

11.31 .... Rhea pennata (= Pterocnemia

pennata pennata) (Darwin’s

rhea).

Transfer Argentine populations

from Appendix I to Appendix II.

Argentina .................................... Adopted.

Order Falconiformes

11.32 .... Falco rusticolus (Gyrfalcon) ....... Transfer the North American

population from Appendix I to

Appendix II, with a zero quota

for export of wild birds.

United States .............................. Rejected.

Order Psittaciformes

11.33 .... Eunymphicus cornutus cornutus

(Horned parakeet).

Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I.France ........................................ Adopted.

11.34 .... Eunymphicus cornutus

uveaensis (Horned parakeet).

Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I.France ........................................ Adopted.

Order Passeriformes

11.35 .... Garrulax canorus (Hwamei) ....... Inclusion in Appendix II .............. China .......................................... Adopted.

REPTILES

Order Testudinata

11.36 .... Cuora spp. (Asian box turtles) ... Inclusion in Appendix II .............. Germany; United States ............. Adopted.

11.37 .... Clemmys guttata (Spotted turtles).Inclusion in Appendix II .............. United States .............................. Rejected.

11.38 .... Geochelone sulcata (African

spurred turtle).

Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I.France ........................................ Adopted as amended.11

11.39 .... Malacochersus tornieri (Pancake

tortoise).

Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I.Kenya; United States ................. Withdrawn.12

11.40 .... Eretmochelys imbricata

(Hawksbill sea turtle).

Transfer ‘‘Cuban Population’’

from Appendix I to 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).

Cuba; Dominicia ......................... Withdrawn.

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TABLE 1.—RESULTS OF ACTIONS BY THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE TO THE PARTIES (COP11) TO

CITES—Continued

Proposal Species/taxon Proposed amendment Proponent Decision

11.41 .... Eretmochelys imbricata

(Hawksbill sea turtle).

Transfer ‘‘Cuban population’’

from Appendix I to Appendix

II, with annotation for export in

one shipment of registered

stocks (6,900 kg) to Japan

only.

Cuba ........................................... Rejected as originally submitted and as amended.13

Order Sauria

11.43 .... Varanus melinus (Quince monitor).Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I.Germany ..................................... Withdrawn.

Order Serpentes

11.44 .... Crotalus horridus (Timber rattlesnake).Inclusion in Appendix II .............. United States .............................. Withdrawn.

AMPHIBIANS

Order Anura

11.45 .... Bufo retiformis (Sonoran green

toad).

Delete from Appendix II ............. United States .............................. Adopted.

11.46 .... Mantella spp. (Mantella frogs) .... Inclusion in Appendix II

(Mantella aurantiaca already

in Appendix II).

Netherlands; United States ........ Adopted.

FISH

Order Orectolobiformes

11.47 .... Rhincodon typus (Whale shark) Inclusion in Appendix II .............. United States .............................. Rejected.

Order Lamniformes

11.48 .... Carcharodon carcharias (Great

white shark).

Inclusion in Appendix I ............... Australia; United States .............. Rejected as originally submitted and amended.14

11.49 .... Cetorhinus maximus (Basking

shark).

Inclusion in Appendix II .............. United Kingdom .......................... Rejected as amended.15

Order Coelacanthiformes

11.50 .... Latimeria spp. (Coelacanths) ..... Inclusion in Appendix I

(Latimeria chalumnae is already in Appendix I).

Germany; France ....................... Adopted.

11.51 .... Latimeria menadoensis .............. Inclusion in Appendix I ............... Indonesia; Germany ................... Withdrawn.

INVERTEBRATES

Order Araneae

11.52 .... Poecilotheria spp. (Eastern

Hemisphere tarantulas).

Inclusion in Appendix II .............. United States; Sri Lanka ............ Rejected.

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.

4Amended annotation (now same as annotation #3).

5Annotation for dried specimens (either whole or in part) only.

6Species remain in Appendix II with a zero quota for trade from the wild.

7Proposal 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.

9Amendment: Zero quota on ivory.

10All unlisted populations listed in Appendix II. 11Species remains in Appendix II with a zero quota for exports from the wild. 12Withdrawn 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. 14Amended to Appendix II. 15Amended 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

Common name Currently listed as Previously listed as Class, order, and

family

Southern or Antarctic minke whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis ............ Balaenoptera acutorostrata .......... Class Mammalia, Order Cetacea,

Family Balaenopteridae

Cuatro Cienagas spiny soft-shell

turtle.

Apalone ater ................................. Trionyx ater ................................... Class Reptilia, Order 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 Furcifer spp ... Chamaeleo spp. ........................... Class Reptilia, Order Sauria,

Family Chamaeleonidae.

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-plant ......................................................... II

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, Cobra-lily .................................................... II

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 unlisted subspecies] ....................... Urial ................................................................................................ II

CLASS AVES ................................................................................... BIRDS.

Order Passeriformes ........................................................................ Perching birds, Songbirds.

Garrulax canorus ...................................................................... Hwamei ........................................................................................... II

CLASS REPTILIA ............................................................................ REPTILES.

Order Testudinata ............................................................................ Turtles, Tortoises.

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TABLE 4.—NEW TAXA OR POPULATIONS ADDED TO THE CITES APPENDICES—Continued

Species Common name Appendix

Cuora spp. ................................................................................ Asian box turtles ............................................................................. II

CLASS AMPHIBIA ........................................................................... AMPHIBIANS.

Order Anura ..................................................................................... Frogs, Toads.

Mantella spp. [all previously unlisted species] ......................... Mantella frogs ................................................................................. II

CLASS OSTEICHTHYES ................................................................ BONY FISHES.

Order Coelacanthiformes ................................................................. Coelacanth.

Latimeria spp. [all previously unlisted species] ........................ Coelacanth ...................................................................................... I

PLANT KINGDOM ........................................................................... PLANTS.

Family Araliaceae ............................................................................. Ginseng family.

Panax ginseng [population of Russia] ...................................... Ginseng .......................................................................................... II

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 1 ................................................ Southern minke whale ............................................................. I

Order Proboscidea ..................................................................... Elephants.

Loxodonta africana [population of South Africa 2] .............. African elephant ....................................................................... II

Order Sirenia ............................................................................. Dugongs, Manatees.

Dugong dugon [population of Australia 3] ........................... Dugong ..................................................................................... I

CLASS AVES ............................................................................ BIRDS.

Order Rheiformes ...................................................................... Rheas.

Rhea pennata pennata [population of Argentina 2] ............ Darwin’s rhea ........................................................................... II

Order Psittaciformes .................................................................. Parrots, Parakeets, Macaws, Lories, Cockatoos, etc.

Eunymphicus cornutus cornutus 3 ...................................... Horned parakeet ...................................................................... I

Eunymphicus cornutus uveaensis 3 .................................... Horned parakeet ...................................................................... I

CLASS REPTILIA ...................................................................... REPTILES.

Order Testudinata ...................................................................... Turtles, Tortoises.

Apalone ater 4 ..................................................................... Cuatro Cienegas softshell turtle ............................................... I

Aspideretes gangeticus 4 .................................................... Indian soft-shell turtle ............................................................... I

Aspideretes hurum 4 ........................................................... Peacock soft-shell turtle ........................................................... I

Aspideretes nigricans 4 ....................................................... Black soft-shell turtle ................................................................ I

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 6 ........................................................ Eyelash palm pit-viper .............................................................. III (Honduras)

Porthidium nasutus 6 ........................................................... Rainforest hognosed pit-viper .................................................. III (Honduras)

Porthidium ophryomegas 6 .................................................. Slender hognosed pit-viper ...................................................... III (Honduras)

Loxocemidae spp.7 ............................................................. Mexican dwarf boas ................................................................. II

Pythonidae spp.7 ................................................................ Pythons .................................................................................... II

Tropidophiidaedae spp.7 ..................................................... Small ground boas ................................................................... II

PLANT KINGDOM ..................................................................... PLANTS.

Family Araucariaceae ................................................................ Monkey-puzzle tree family.

Araucaria araucana [population of Argentina] 3 .................. Monkey-puzzle tree .................................................................. I

Family Cactaceae ...................................................................... Cactus family.

Disocactus (= Lobeira, = Nopalxochia) macdougallii 2 ....... MacDougall’s cactus ................................................................ II

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 Americas only] 10 ................................ ................................................................................................... II

1Previously considered a southern population of Balaenoptera acutorostrata. 2 Downlisted from Appendix I to Appendix II.

3 Uplisted from Appendix II to Appendix I.

4Previously in genus Trionyx. 5Previously member of genus Chamaeleo. 6Previously in genus Bothrops.

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7Previously listed as family Boidae.

8Previously Vipera russellii. 9Previously entire family Cyatheaceae listed.

10Previously 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 vicun ̃ a.

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 from these other

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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 § 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 Monkeypuzzle 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,

Vicun ̃ a; 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:

§ 23.23 Species listed in Appendices I, II,

and III.

* * * * *

(f) * * *

Species Common name Appendix First listing date

(month/day/year)

CLASS MAMMALIA: MAMMALS:

*******

Order Pholidota: Pangolins, Scaly Anteaters:

Manis spp. (all species except those with an

annual export quota).

Pangolins ................................................................. II ....................... 7/1/75

Manis crassicaudata [zero quota for wild specimens].Indian pangolin ......................................................... II ....................... 7/1/75

Manis javanica [zero quota for wild specimens] Malayan pangolin ..................................................... II ....................... 7/1/75

Manis pentadactyla [zero quota for wild specimens].Chinese pangolin ..................................................... II ....................... 7/1/75

*******

Order Cetacea: Whales, Porpoises, Dolphins:

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Balaenoptera acutorostrata (all populations except that of West Greenland).Northern minke whale .............................................. I ........................ 6/28/79

Balaenoptera bonaerensis ................................ Southern minke whale ............................................. I ........................ 6/28/79

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Order Proboscidea: Elephants:

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Loxodonta africana [except populations of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and

Zimbabwe].

African elephant ....................................................... I ........................ 2/4/77

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L. africana [only the 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)].

African elephant ....................................................... II ....................... 2/4/77

Order Sirenia: Dugongs, Manatees:

Dugong dugon ................................................... Dugong ..................................................................... I ........................ 7/1/75

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Order Artiodactyla: Even-toed ungulates:

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B. gaurus (excluding domestic forms) .............. Seladang, Gaur ........................................................ I ........................ 7/1/75

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Ovis vignei (except subspecies listed below) ... Urial .......................................................................... II ....................... 7/19/00

O. vignei vignei .................................................. Ladakh urial ............................................................. I ........................ 7/1/75

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Vicugna vicugna (except populations listed

below, under the conditions specified).

Vicun ̃a ...................................................................... I ........................ 7/1/75

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V. vicugna [Bolivia: 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 Conservacio ́n y

Manejo de la Vicun ̃a and the words,

‘‘VICUN ̃ A-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)].

Vicun ̃a ...................................................................... II ....................... 7/1/75

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CLASS AVES: BIRDS:

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Order Rheiformes: Rheas:

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R. pennata pennata (Argentina only) ................ Darwin’s rhea ........................................................... II ....................... 7/1/75

R. pennata pennata (except population of Argentina).Darwin’s rhea ........................................................... I ........................ 7/1/75

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Order Psittaciformes: Parrots, Parakeets, Macaws, Lories, Cockatoos,

etc.:

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Eunymphicus cornutus (except subspecies listed below).Horned parakeet ...................................................... II ....................... 7/1/75

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:

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Garrulax canorus ............................................... Hwamei .................................................................... II ....................... 7/19/00

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CLASS REPTILIA: REPTILES:

Order Testudinata: Turtles, Tortoises:

Apalone ater ...................................................... Cuatro Cienegas softshell turtle .............................. I ........................ 7/1/75

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

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Cuora spp. ......................................................... Asian box turtles ...................................................... II ....................... 7/19/00

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Geochelone sulcata [zero quota for wild specimens].African spurred tortoise ............................................ II ....................... 7/1/75

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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:

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Calumma spp. ................................................... Chamaeleons ........................................................... II ....................... 2/4/77

*******

Furcifer spp. ...................................................... Chamaeleons ........................................................... II ....................... 2/4/77

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Order Serpentes: Snakes:

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Atropoides nummifer ......................................... Jumping pit-viper ...................................................... III (Honduras) ... 4/13/87

*******

Boidae spp. (all species except those in App. I

or with earlier date in App. II).

Boas ......................................................................... II ....................... 2/4/77

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Bolyeriidae spp. (all species except those in

App. I or with earlier date in App. II).

Round island boas ................................................... II ....................... 2/4/77

Bothriechis schlegelii ......................................... Eyelash palm pit-viper ............................................. III (Honduras) ... 4/13/87

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Bothrops nasutum (see Porthidium nasutum)

B. nummifer (see Atropoides nummifer)

B. ophryomegas (see Porthidium

ophryomegas)

B. schlegelii (see Bothriechis schlegelii)

*******

Daboia russellii .................................................. Russell’s viper .......................................................... III (India) ........... 2/12/84

*******

Loxocemidae spp. (all species except those in

App. I or with earlier date in App. II).

Mexican dwarf boas ................................................. II ....................... 2/4/77

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Porthidium nasutum .......................................... Rainforest hognosed pit-viper .................................. III (Honduras) ... 4/13/87

Porthidium ophryomegas .................................. Slender hognosed pit-viper ...................................... III (Honduras) ... 4/13/87

*******

Pythonidae spp. (all species except those in

App. I or with earlier date in App. II).

Pythons .................................................................... II ....................... 2/4/77

*******

Tropidophiidae spp. (all species except those

in App. I or with earlier date in App. II).

Small ground boas ................................................... II ....................... 2/4/77

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Vipera russellii (see Daboia russellii).

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CLASS AMPHIBIA: AMPHIBIANS:

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Order Anura: Frogs, Toads:

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Mantella spp. (except species below) ............... Mantella frogs .......................................................... II ....................... 7/19/00

*******

CLASS OSTEICHTHYES: BONY FISHES:

*******

Order Coelacanthiformes: Coelacanth:

Latimeria spp. (except species below) .............. Coelacanth ............................................................... I ........................ 7/19/00

Latimeria chalumnae ......................................... Gombessa coelacanth ............................................. I ........................ 7/1/75

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PLANT KINGDOM (note general exclusions and

exceptions in introductory text):

PLANTS:

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Family Apocynaceae: Dogbane family:

*******

Rauvolfia serpentina (except chemical derivatives and finished pharmaceutical products).Snake-root devil-pepper ........................................... II ....................... 1/18/90

Family Araliaceae: Ginseng family:

Panax ginseng [population of Russia] (whole

and sliced roots and parts of roots, excluding manufactured parts or derivatives such

as powders, pills, extracts, tonics, teas, and

confectionery).

Ginseng .................................................................... II ....................... 7/19/00

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Family Araucariaceae: Monkey-puzzle tree family:

Araucaria araucana ........................................... Monkey-puzzle tree .................................................. I ........................ 7/1/75

*******

Family Berberidaceae: Barberry family:

Podophyllum hexandrum (=P. emodi,

=Sinopodophyllum hexandrum) (except

chemical derivatives and finished pharmaceutical products).

Himalayan may-apple .............................................. II ....................... 1/18/90

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Family Crassulaceae: Stonecrop family:

Dudleya stolonifera ............................................ Laguna Beach dudleya ............................................ II ....................... 7/29/83

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Family Cyatheaceae: Tree-fern family:

Alsophila spp. (see Cyathea spp.)

Cyathea spp. (includes Alsophila spp.,

Nephelea spp., Sphaeropteris spp.,

Trichipteris spp.).

.................................................................................. II ....................... 2/4/77

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 only) .................. .................................................................................. II ....................... 2/4/77

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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

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Family Taxaceae: Yew family:

Taxus wallichiana (=T. baccata subs.

wallichiana) (except chemical derivatives

and finished pharmaceutical products).

Himalayan yew ......................................................... II ....................... 2/16/95

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Dated: January 18, 2001.

Kenneth L. Smith,

Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and

Parks.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 648

[Docket No. 001121328–1066–03; I.D.

050801C]

Fisheries of the Northeastern United

States; Summer Flounder Fishery;

Commercial Quota Harvested for

Maine and Delaware

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Commercial quota harvest.

SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the

summer flounder commercial quotas

available to the States of Maine and

Delaware have been harvested. Vessels

issued a commercial Federal fisheries

permit for the summer flounder fishery

may not land summer flounder in Maine

and Delaware for the remainder of

calendar year 2001, unless additional

quota becomes available through a

transfer. Regulations governing the

summer flounder fishery require

publication of this notification to advise

the States of Maine and Delaware that

their quotas have been harvested and to

advise Federal vessel permit holders

and dealer permit holders that no

commercial quota is available for

landing summer flounder in Maine and

Delaware.

DATES: Effective 0001 hours, May 18,

2001, through December 31, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

H. Jones, Fishery Policy Analyst, (978)

281–9273, e-mail:

paul.h.jones@noaa.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulations governing the summer

flounder fishery are found at 50 CFR

part 648. The regulations require annual

specification of a commercial quota that

is apportioned among the coastal states

from North Carolina through Maine. The

process to set the annual commercial

quota and the percent allocated to each

state is described in § 648.100.

The initial total commercial quota for

summer flounder for the 2001 calendar

year was set equal to 10,747,535 lb

(4,875,000 kg)(66 FR 16151, March 23,

2001). The percent allocated to vessels

landing summer flounder in Maine is

0.04756 percent, or 5,112 lb (2,319 kg).

The allocation for Maine was adjusted

due to an overage in 2000, as provided

in § 648.100(i)(2), for a final allocation

of 2,146 lb (973 kg).

The percent allocated to vessels

landing summer flounder in Delaware is

0.01779 percent, or 1,912 lb (867 kg). In

2000, NMFS prohibited Federal permit

holders from landing summer flounder

in the State of Delaware because there

was no quota available after the

deduction from the 2000 quota of quota

overages in 1999 (65 FR 33486, May 24,

2000). As a result of those deductions

and further quota reductions published

in the Federal Register on August 18,

2000 (65 FR 50463), and December 29,

2000 (65 FR 82945), the 2000 quota

allocation to the State of Delaware was

-31,303 lb (-14,199 kg). An additional

12,317 lb (5,587 kg) of summer flounder

were landed in Delaware in 2000. The

2001 quota for Delaware is not sufficient

to offset this negative 2000 allocation

and the additional landings in 2000.

Section 648.101(b) requires the

Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS

to monitor state commercial quotas and

to determine when a state’s commercial

quota is harvested. NMFS will then

publish a notification in the Federal

Register advising a state and notifying

Federal vessel and dealer permit holders

that, effective upon a specific date, the

state’s commercial quota has been

harvested and no commercial quota is

available for landing summer flounder

in that state. The Regional

Administrator has determined, based

upon dealer reports and other available

information, that the States of Maine

and Delaware have attained their quotas

for 2001.

The regulations at § 648.4(b) provide

that Federal permit holders agree, as a

condition of the permit, not to land

summer flounder in any state that the

Regional Administrator has determined

no longer has commercial quota

available. Therefore, effective 0001

hours, May 18, 2001, further landings of

summer flounder in Maine and

Delaware by vessels holding commercial

Federal fisheries permits are prohibited

for the remainder of the 2001 calendar

year, unless additional quota becomes

available through a transfer and is

announced in the Federal Register.

Effective 0001 hours, May 18, 2001,

federally permitted dealers are also

advised that they may not purchase

summer flounder from federally

permitted vessels that land in Maine

and Delaware for the remainder of the

calendar year, or until additional quota

becomes available through a transfer.

Classification

This action is required by 50 CFR part

648 and is exempt from review under

Executive Order 12866.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Dated: May 15, 2001.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 01–12606 Filed 5–17–01; 8:45 am]

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