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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 23

RIN 1018-AC31

 

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. 
The countries participating in this treaty, including the United 
States, have adopted species amendments to Appendices I and II. The 
United States did not enter a reservation on any of these listing 
amendments approved at the eighth meeting of the Conference of the 
Parties. This document incorporates these amendments into the U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service's regulations implementing the Convention.

DATES: The amendments set forth in this rule entered into effect and 
became enforceable on June 11, 1992, under the terms of the Convention. 
Therefore, this rule is effective August 16, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Please send correspondence concerning this document to 
Chief, Office of Scientific Authority; Mail stop: Room 725, Arlington 
Square Building; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 1849 C St., NW.; 
Washington, DC 20240; fax number 703-358-2276. Express and messenger 
deliveries should be addressed to the Office of Scientific Authority; 
4401 North Fairfax Drive, room 750; Arlington, Virginia 22203. 
Materials received will be available for public inspection by 
appointment, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at the 
above address in Arlington, Virginia (room 750).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dr. Charles W. Dane, Chief, Office of Scientific Authority, U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service, at telephone 703-358-1708.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Convention regulates import, export, re-export, and 
introduction from the sea of certain animal and plant species. Species 
for which trade is controlled are included in three appendices. Their 
inclusion in Appendix I or II is by agreement of CITES Party countries. 
Appendix I include species threatened with extinction that are or may 
be affected by trade. Appendix II includes species that although not 
necessarily now threatened with extinction may become so unless trade 
in them is strictly controlled. It also lists species that must be 
subject to regulation in order that trade in other currently or 
potentially threatened species may be brought under effective control 
(e.g., because of difficulty in distinguishing specimens of the 
currently or potentially threatened species from the specimens of other 
species). Appendix III includes species that any Party country 
unilaterally designates as being subject to regulation within its 
jurisdiction for purposes of restricting or preventing exploitation, 
and for which cooperation of other Parties is needed to control trade.
    Any CITES Party may propose amendments to Appendices I and II for 
consideration at meetings of the Conference of the Parties. The text of 
proposals must be communicated to the CITES Secretariat at least 150 
days before a meeting. The Secretariat must then consult the other 
Parties and appropriate intergovernmental agencies, and communicate 
responses to all Parties no later than 30 days before the meeting. 
Amendments are adopted by consensus or a two-thirds majority of the 
Parties present and voting.

Actions of the Parties

    The eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES was 
held on March 2-13, 1992, in Kyoto, Japan. At the meeting (COP8), the 
Parties considered 81 different proposals to amend the appendices for 
animals and 27 different proposals for plants. The 108 proposals were 
described in earlier Federal Register notice; and addressed in the 
Federal Register on March 4, 1992, for proposals submitted by the 
United States (57 FR 7719) and by other Parties (57 FR 7713). the 
proposals that were approved by this Conference of the Parties were 
announced in a May 13, 1993, Federal Register notice (57 FR 20443); 
note this clarifying correction to 57 FR 20445, that the Anthracoceros 
spp. (hornbills) also were proposed for addition to Appendix II by the 
Netherlands (and approved). As also announced in that May 13, 1992, 
notice, some proposals were withdrawn by their proponents or rejected 
by the Parties.
    That notice (57 FR 20443) requested comments from the public on 
whether the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) should recommend 
that the United States enter reservations on any of the listing 
amendments. The effect of a reservation would be to exempt this country 
from completely implementing the Convention for the particular species. 
More comprehensive discussions of any practical effects of entering a 
reservation and reasons for or against entering reservations are 
contained in November 22, 1985, and December 15, 1989, Federal Register 
notices (50 FR 48212 and 54 FR 51432, respectively). Changes to the 
CITES appendices as a result of the eighth meeting of the Conference of 
the Parties that are incorporated into the U.S. Code of Federal 
Regulations are printed as the conclusion of this notice.

Related Considerations

    Namibia and Zimbabwe proposed to transfer the cheetak (Acinonyx 
jubatus) populations of Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe 
from Appendix I to Appendix II, with export quotas. In the March 4, 
1992, Federal Register (57 FR 7713), the United States opposed this 
amendment, since the Service had not received the proponents' 
supporting statement from the CITES Secretariat prior to COP8. The 
proposal was redrafted at COP8 as a resolution [see Doc. 8.22 (Rev.)] 
retaining the species in Appendix I and establishing the following 
quotas (for trophies and skins: 2 per person): Botswana, 5; Namibia, 
100; and Zimbabwe, 50. However, such a resolution was deemed to be 
unnecessary, and the quotas have been reflected in the Secretariat's 
annotations to the appendices.
    The original proposal to transfer the sub-Saharana population of 
leopards (Panthera pardus) from Appendix I to appendix II, with export 
quotas, was redrafted as a revision of resolution Conf. 7.7, with the 
quotas (for trophies and skins: 2 per person) increased for Malawi (50) 
and South Africa (75), and initiated (new quota) for Namibia (100). the 
Service supports the continuation of this quota system for leopard 
trophies and skins for personal use as previously provided for in 
resolution Conf. 7.7 and now in Conf. 8.10.
    Resolution Conf. 8.18 adopted a nomenclatorial reference as a 
guideline for cacti (Cactaceae); therefore, several less familiar names 
are added to the existing listings. Also, by an amendment at COP5 and 
Resolution Conf. 6.18, the flasked artificially propagated seedlings of 
all Appendix II species are excluded from regulation. Resolution Conf. 
8.17(c), by interpretation of CITES Article VII(4) and Article 
I(b)(iii), exempts the flasked artificially propagated seedlings of 
Appendix I orchid species (details are in the March 4, 1992, Federal 
Register; 57 FR 7774). A subsequent postal-procedures amendment also 
addresses this topic (details are in the November 6, 1992, Federal 
Register; 57 FR 53090). All the flasked artificially propagated orchid 
seedlings (Orchidaceae) thus are not regulated by CITES.

Comments Received and U.S. Decisions

    The Service received 26 public comments in response to the May 13, 
1992, Federal Register notice: one requested that the United States 
enter a reservation on the listing of the American black bear (Ursus 
americanus); one requested the entering of a reservation on the listing 
of the paddlefish (Polyodon spathula); and 24 expressed concern over 
the permitting consequence for pre-CITES specimens from the listing of 
Brazilian rosewood (Dalbergia nigra).
    The International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies urged 
the United States to take a reservation on the listing of the American 
black bear in Appendix II, which had been for reasons of similarity of 
appearance [CITES Article II(2)(b)]. At the eighth meeting of the 
Conference of the Parties to CITES, the other Party countries 
recognized that the North American black bear populations are not 
threatened by trade, but the sale of undocumented gall bladders 
threatens the existence of Asian bear species that are listed in 
Appendix I. With either an Appendix II or Appendix III listing of the 
American black bear, all the parts of bears in international trade 
require CITES documentation, thus eliminating undocumented parts from 
legitimately entering the trade. Although the U.S. delegation felt that 
Canada's previous listing of this species in Appendix III was adequate, 
the action by the Parties in listing this black bear in Appendix II may 
help to reduce the illegal trade in the similar-appearing parts of 
endangered bears.
    Former Congressman Ron Marlenee of Montana requested that the 
United States enter a reservation on the listing of the paddlefish in 
Appendix II. He contended that the listing would seriously jeopardize a 
non-profit paddlefish roe operation in Montana. The U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service's North Central Regional Office (Region 6) had 
prepared a proposal to add this species to Appendix I of CITES. The 
United States submitted the proposal to the CITES Secretariat to 
include the paddlefish in Appendix I, but with a notation that the 
Service was seeking additional information, and might revise the 
proposal to recommend listing in Appendix II. The United States 
ultimately did change to propose that the paddlefish be included in 
Appendix II, inasmuch as an Appendix II listing allows for legitimate 
exports determined not to be detrimental to the survival of the 
species, yet imposes the same penalties for violations of the 
requirements for export from the United States, and establishes the 
same trade-reporting conditions as an Appendix I listing.
    The Service received 24 comments within the comment period about 
Brazilian rosewood (Dalbergia nigra). Nearly all supported the listing 
of this species in Appendix I, and none requested a reservation, but 
all expressed concern about CITES regulation of the already acquired 
wood of this tree presently embodied in musical instruments, especially 
guitars. The commenters were from the music industry (including 
associations, periodical publishers, a computer bulletin-board network, 
etc.); dealers especially in vintage guitars and including guitar-show 
producers; and manufacturers of stringed musical instruments 
(luthiers), especially of guitars.
    CITES provides a personal-effects exemption for such items that an 
international traveler exports and then imports when returning home, 
although it may be useful to declare the item to U.S. Customs at export 
to facilitate its re-entry. First, as a precaution, travelers should 
determine whether the countries to which they are going allow this 
CITES exemption.
    For international commercial trade (export and re-export), CITES 
requires certification that parts and derivatives of the species were 
acquired before June 11, 1992 (i.e., that the wood is pre-Convention). 
Over the last several centuries and especially in this century (until 
1970), most guitars (as well as several other fretted musical 
instruments such as banjos, basses, mandolins, and ukuleles) have been 
comprised of some to much Brazilian rosewood, and many of these musical 
instruments are in international commerce.
    The Service reviewed Brazil's proposal to include Dalbergia nigra 
(the Brazilian rosewood) in Appendix I. The species occurs naturally 
only in fragmented populations in remnants of the Mata Atlantica 
(Atlantic Coast Tropical Rainforest) of Brazil. A substantial amount of 
new information and data on trade in the wood of this species were 
received from persons in the music industry. The United States 
continues to agree that the species in the wild needs strong 
conservation measures, and did not enter a reservation on the listing 
of the species in Appendix I. The United States has had experience in 
the pre-CITES certification of articles (including musical instruments) 
with elephant ivory, tortoise shell, or hard coral, and will continue 
to endeavor to make the pre-CITES certification process efficient.

Procedural Requirements

    This Federal Register notice simply implements changes in the list 
of species in the Convention's appendices that have already been 
approved by the Conference of the Parties at their eighth meeting, and 
that the United States is bound to accept unless it entered 
reservations. The Service does not believe that implementation of any 
of these adopted amendments would be contrary to the interests or laws 
of the United States. The period of time during which the United States 
could have entered a reservation on any of these amendments ended on 
June 10, 1992. The Service did not recommend the entry of any 
reservations, and none were taken by the United States. Therefore, 
these amendments to the CITES Appendices have been in effect for the 
United States since June 11, 1992. This notice brings the information 
in 50 CFR 23.23(f) into agreement with the current species listings in 
the CITES appendices. Earlier Federal Register notices informed the 
public about these amendments and provided opportunity for comment on 
them, and they were included in a public meeting on May 26, 1992 (see 
the May 11, 1992, Federal Register, 57 FR 20126). Therefore, the 
Department of the Interior has determined that good cause exists for 
making this rule effective upon its date of publication [5 U.S.C. 
553(d)]. Accordingly, paragraph (f) of Sec. 23.23 of 50 CFR has been 
amended at the conclusion of this rule.
    The Department has determined that amendments to the Convention's 
appendices, which result from actions of the Parties to the Convention, 
did 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 was not subject to Office of Management and 
Budget review under Executive Order 12866. The Regulatory Flexibility 
Act (5 U.S.C. 601) does not apply to this listing process. This final 
rule does not contain information-collection requirements that require 
approval by the Office of Management and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501 et 
seq.
    An editorial clarification for 50 CFR 23.23(f) under Class Aves 
(Birds) in the Order Psittaciformes (Parrots, etc.) emphasizes that 
Psittacula krameri (rose-ringed or ring-necked parakeet) remains in 
Appendix III and was not included in Appendix II in 1981 at the third 
meeting of the Conference of the Parties.
    This document was prepared by Drs. Charles W. Dane, Richard M. 
Mitchell, and Bruce MacBryde, Office of Scientific Authority, under the 
authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 
1531 et seq. and 87 Stat. 884, as amended).

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 23

    Endangered and threatened species, Exports, Fish, Imports, Marine 
mammals, Plants (agriculture), Transportation, and Treaties.

Regulation Promulgation

PART 23--ENDANGERED SPECIES CONVENTION

    Accordingly, for the reasons set out in the preamble of this 
document, Part 23 of Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations is amended 
as follows:
    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. 108; and Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).


Sec. 23.23  [Amended]

    2. Amend paragraph (f) of Sec. 23.23 by adding to the list the 
following species or other groups of animals and plants, in 
alphabetical order under the appropriate taxonomic categories:


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

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    (f) *  *  * 

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                                                             Date listed
       Species              Common name         Appendix     (month/day/
                                                                year)   
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CLASS MAMMALIA:        MAMMALS:                                         
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Order Carnivora:.....  Carnivores: Cats,                                
                        Bears, etc.:                                    
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Dusicyon (=Cerdocyon)  Crab-eating fox......  II                 6/11/92
 thous.                                                                 
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Felis geoffroyi......  Geoffroy's cat.......  I                   2/4/77
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Ursidae spp. (all      Bears................  II                 6/11/92
 species in family                                                      
 except those in App.                                                   
 I or with earlier                                                      
 date in App. II;                                                       
 includes U. arctos                                                     
 populations in                                                         
 former USSR                                                            
 countries.                                                             
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
U. arctos              Asian brown bear.....  I                  6/11/92
 (populations of                                                        
 Bhutan, China, and                                                     
 Mongolia, except for                                                   
 subspecies with                                                        
 earlier date).                                                         
CLASS AVES:            BIRDS:                                           
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Order Anseriformes:..  Ducks, Geese, Swans,                             
                        Screamers:                                      
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Anas formosa.........  Baikal teal..........  II                 6/11/92
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Order Psitaciformes..  Parrots, Parakeets,                              
                        Macaws', Lories',                               
                        etc.                                            
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Cacatua goffini......  Goffin's cockatoo....  I                   6/8/81
Cacatua                Red-vented cockatoo..  I                   6/8/81
 haematuropygia.                                                        
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Order Coraciiformes:   Hornbills,                                       
                        Kingfishers,                                    
                        Rollers, Bee-eaters,                            
                        Motmots:                                        
Aceros spp. (except    Hornbills............  II                 6/11/92
 those in App. I or                                                     
 with earlier date in                                                   
 App. II).                                                              
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Aceros nipalensis....  Rufous-necked          I                  6/11/92
                        hornbill.                                       
Aceros subruficollis.  Plain-pouched          I                  6/11/92
                        hornbill.                                       
Anorrhinus (includes   Hornbills............  II                 6/11/92
 Ptilolaemus) spp.                                                      
Anthracoceros spp....  Hornbills and Pied-    II                 6/11/92
                        hornbills.                                      
Buceros spp. (except   Hornbills............  II                 6/11/92
 those in App. I or                                                     
 with earlier dates                                                     
 in App. II).                                                           
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Penelopides spp......  Hornbills............  II                 6/11/92
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Order Piciformes:      Woodpeckers, Toucans,                            
                        Jacamars, Barbets:                              
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Pteroglossus aracari.  Black-necked aracari.  II                 6/11/92
                              * * * * * * *                             
Pteroglossus viridis.  Green aracari........  II                 6/11/92
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Ramphastos toco......  Toco toucan..........  II                 6/11/92
Ramphastos tucanus...  Red-billed toucan....  II                 6/11/92
Ramphastos vitellinus  Channel-billed toucan  II                 6/11/92
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
CLASS REPTILIA:        REPTILES:                                        
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Order Testudinata:...  Turtles, Tortoises:                              
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Clemmys insculpta....  Wood turtle..........  II                 6/11/92
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Order Squamata:        Lizards, Snakes:                                 
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Corucia zebrata......  Prehensile-tailed      II                 6/11/92
                        skink.                                          
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Phrynosoma coronatum   Coastal horned lizard  II                 6/11/92
 (except subspecies                                                     
 listed below).                                                         
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Vipera wagneri.......  Wagner's viper.......  II                 6/11/92
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
CLASS OSTEICHTHYES:    BONY FISHES:                                     
Order                  Sturgeons:                                       
 Acipenseriformes:.                                                     
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Polyodon spathula....  Paddlefish...........  II                 6/11/92
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
PHYLUM MOLLUSCA:       MOLLUSCS:                                        
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
CLASS Gastropoda:      Snails:                                          
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Strombus gigas.......  Queen conch..........  II                 6/11/92
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
PLANT KINGDOM:         PLANTS:                                          
                              * * * * * * *                             
Family Bromeliaceae:   Pineapple family:                                
Tillandsia harrisii..  Harris tillandsia....  II                 6/11/92
Tillandsia kammii....  Kamm tillandsia......  II                 6/11/92
Tillandsia kautskyi..  Kautsky tillandsia...  II                 6/11/92
Tillandsia mauryana..  Maury tillandsia.....  II                 6/11/92
Tillandsia             Sprengel tillandsia..  II                 6/11/92
 sprengeliana.                                                          
Tillandsia sucrei....  Sucre tillandsia.....  II                 6/11/92
Tillandsia             Xeographic tillandsia  II                 6/11/92
 xerographica.                                                          
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Family Cactaceae:      Cactus family:                                   
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Ariocarpus spp.        Living-rock cacti....  I                   7/1/75
 (includes Neogomesia                                                   
 sp. and Roseocactus                                                    
 spp.).                                                                 
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Discocactus spp......  Discocacti...........  I                   7/1/75
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Melocactus conoideus.  Conelike Turk's-cap    I                   7/1/75
                        cactus.                                         
Melocactus             Wonderfully bristled   I                   7/1/75
 deinacanthus.          Turk's-cap cactus.                              
Melocactus             Wooly waxy-stemmed     I                   7/1/75
 glaucescens.           Turk's-cap cactus.                              
Melocactus             Few-spined Turk's-cap  I                   7/1/75
 paucispinus.           cactus.                                         
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Turbinicarpus spp      Turbinicarps.........  I                   7/1/75
 [includes                                                              
 Gymnocactus supp.,                                                     
 most Neolloydia spp.                                                   
 (in sense of E.F.                                                      
 Anderson 1986),                                                        
 Normanbokea spp.,                                                      
 and Rapicatus spp.].                                                   
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Uebelmannia spp......  Uebelmann cacti......  I                   7/1/75
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Family Droseraceae:    Sundew family:                                   
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Dionaea muscipula....  Venus flytrap........  II                 6/11/92
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Family Leguminosae     Pea family:                                      
 (=Fabaceae):                                                           
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Dalbergia nigra......  Brazilian rosewood...  I                  6/11/92
Pericopsis elata       Afrormosia...........  II                 6/11/92
 (including saw-logs,                                                   
 sawn wood, and                                                         
 veneers, but no                                                        
 other parts or                                                         
 derivatives -i.e.,                                                     
 products).                                                             
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Family Meliaceae:      Mahogany family:                                 
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Swietenia mahagoni     Carribean mahogany...  II                 6/11/92
 (including saw-logs,                                                   
 sawn wood, and                                                         
 veneers, but no                                                        
 other parts or                                                         
 derivatives--i.e.,                                                     
 products).                                                             
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Family                 Creosote-bush family:                            
 Zygophyllaceae:                                                        
Guaiacum officinale..  Commoner lignum vitae  II                 6/11/92
                                                                        
                             * * * * * * *                              
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    3. Amend paragraph (f) of Sec. 23.23 by revising the present 
entries for particular species or other groups of animals and plants in 
the list to read as follows:


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

* * * * *
    (f) * * *

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                                                             Date listed
       Species              Common name          Appendix    (month/day/
                                                                year)   
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CLASS MAMMALIA:        MAMMALS:                                         
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Order Carnivora:       Carnivores: Cats,                                
                        Bears, etc.:                                    
                              * * * * * * *                             
Felidae spp. (all      Cats (not including    II                  2/4/77
 those in family        House cat).                                     
 except Felis catus                                                     
 or those in App. I                                                     
 or with earlier date                                                   
 in App. II).                                                           
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Felis (=Lynx) rufa     Mexican bobcat.......  II                  7/1/75
 escuinapae.                                                            
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Ursus americanus.....  American black bear..  II                 9/18/91
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
U. arctos (Asian       Brown bear...........  II                 1/18/90
 populations,                                                           
 including                                                              
 populations of Iran,                                                   
 Iraq, Syria, and                                                       
 Turkey, except                                                         
 populations and                                                        
 subspecies in App.                                                     
 I, and populations                                                     
 in former USSR                                                         
 countries which were                                                   
 listed 6/11/92).                                                       
U. arctos (European    European brown bear..  .............      7/29/83
 populations except                                                     
 populations in                                                         
 former USSR                                                            
 countries which were                                                   
 listed 6/11/92).                                                       
U. arctos (Italian     Brown bear...........  II                  7/1/78
 population).                                                           
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Order Artiodactyla:    Even-toed ungulates:                             
                              * * * * * * *                             
Capra falconeri......  Markhor..............  I                   7/1/75
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
CLASS AVES:            BIRDS:                                           
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Order Rheiformes:      Rheas:                                           
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Rhea americana         Greater rhea, Common   II                 7/14/76
 (except subspecies     rhea.                                           
 listed below).                                                         
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Order Psittaciformes:  Parrots, Parakeets,                              
                        Macaws, Lories,                                 
                        etc.:                                           
All species in order   All parrots and their  II                  6/6/81
 except those in App.   relatives, unless in                            
 I or with earlier      App. I or already in                            
 date in App. II, or    App. II, and also                               
 Psittacula krameri     not the Rose-ringed                             
 in App. III, and       parakeet in App.                                
 excluding              III, Budgerigar or                              
 Melopsittacus          Cockatiel.                                      
 undulatus and                                                          
 Nymphicus                                                              
 hollandicus.                                                           
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Psittacula echo (=P.   Mauritius parakeet...  I                   7/1/75
 krameri echo).                                                         
Psittacula krameri...  Rose-ringed parakeet,  III (Ghana)        2/26/76
                        Ring-necked parakeet.                           
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Order Coraciiformes:   Hornbills,                                       
                        Kingfishers,                                    
                        Rollers, Bee-eaters,                            
                        Motmots:                                        
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Buceros bicornis.....  Great hornbill.......  I                   7/1/75
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Buceros (=Rhinoplax)   Helmeted hornbill....  I                   7/1/75
 vigil.                                                                 
Order Piciformes:      Woodpeckers, Toucans,                            
                        Jacamars, Barbets:                              
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Ramphastos sulfuratus  Keel-billed toucan...  II                 4/23/81
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
CLASS REPTILA:         REPTILES:                                        
Order Crocodylia:      Crocodiles,                                      
                        Alligators, Caimans,                            
                        Gavials:                                        
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Crocodylus niloticus   Nile crocodile.......  II                  7/1/75
 (populations of                                                        
 Madagascar, Somalia,                                                   
 South Africa, and                                                      
 Uganda subject to                                                      
 export quotas                                                          
 described by the                                                       
 CITES Secretariat).                                                    
Crocodylus niloticus   Nile crocodile.......  II                  7/1/75
 (populations of                                                        
 Botswana, Ethiopia,                                                    
 Kenya, Malawi,                                                         
 Mozambique,                                                            
 Tanzania, Zambia,                                                      
 and Zimbabwe subject                                                   
 to ranching).                                                          
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Osteolaemus tetraspis  Dwarf crocodile......  I                   2/4/77
 (except subspecies                                                     
 listed below).                                                         
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Order Testudinata:     Turtles, Tortoises:                              
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Clemmys muhlenbergii.  Bog turtle...........  I                   7/1/75
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
PLANT KINGDOM:         PLANTS:                                          
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Family Araceae:        Arum family:                                     
Alocasia sanderiana..  Sander's alocasia....  II                  7/1/75
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Family Juglandaceae:   Walnut family:                                   
Oreomunnea             Gavila.1n............  II                  7/1/75
 (=Engelhardia)                                                         
 pterocarpa.                                                            
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Family Zingiberaceae:  Ginger family:                                   
Hedychium              Philippine garland     II                  7/1/75
 philippinense.         flower.                                         
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
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    4. Amend paragraph (f) of Sec. 23.23 by removing the present 
entries that are listed below for particular species, subspecies, and 
populations of animals and plants, and remove ``Order Tubulidentata,'' 
``Order Atheriniformes,'' ``Family Fagaceae,'' ``Family Humiriaceae,'' 
and ``Family Moraceae.''

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Date listed
       Species              Common name          Appendix    (month/day/
                                                                year)   
------------------------------------------------------------------------
CLASS MAMMALIA:        MAMMALS:                                         
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Order Edentata:        Anteaters, Sloths,                               
                        Armadillos:                                     
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Tamandua tetradactyla  Tamandua, Collared     II                  7/1/75
 chapadensis.           anteater.                                       
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Order Pinnipedia:      Seals, Sea lions:                                
Mirounga               Northern elephant      II                  7/1/75
 angustirostris.        seal.                                           
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Order Tubulidentata:   Aardvarks:                                       
Orycteropus afer.....  Aardvark.............  II                  7/1/75
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Order Artiodactyla:    Even-toed ungulates:                             
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Antilocapra americana  Mexican pronghorn....  II                  7/1/75
 mexicana.                                                              
Antilocapra americana  Baja pronghorn.......  I                   7/1/75
 peninsularis.                                                          
Antilocapra americana  Sonoran pronghorn....  I                   7/1/75
 sonoriensis.                                                           
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Capra falconeri        Chialtan markhor.....  I                   7/1/75
 chialtanensis.                                                         
Capra falconeri        Straight-horned        I                   7/1/75
 jerdoni.               markhor.                                        
Capra falconeri        Kabul markhor,         I                   7/1/75
 megaceros.             Straight-horned                                 
                        markhor.                                        
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Hippotragus equinus..  Roan antelope........  II                 2/26/76
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
CLASS AVES:            BIRDS:                                           
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Order Anseriformes:    Ducks, Geese, Swans,                             
                        Screamers:                                      
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Cygnus columbianus     Jankowski's swan.....  II                  7/1/75
 (=bewickii)                                                            
 jankowskii.                                                            
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Order Galliformes:     Pheasants, Curassows,                            
                        Megapodes, Hoatzins:                            
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Cyrtonyx montezumae    Mearn's harlequin      II                  7/1/75
 mearnsi (Mexican       quail.                                          
 population).                                                           
Cyrtonyx montezumae    Harlequin quail......  II                  7/1/75
 montezumae.                                                            
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Order Coraciiformes:   Hornbill,                                        
                        Kingfishers,                                    
                        Rollers, Bee-eaters,                            
                        Motmots:                                        
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Buceros bicornis       Great Indian           I                   7/1/75
 homrai.                hornbill, Great pied                            
                        hornbill.                                       
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
CLASS REPTILIA:        REPTILES:                                        
Order Crocodylia:      Crocodiles,                                      
                        Alligators, Caimans,                            
                        Gavials:                                        
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Crocodylus             African slender-       I                   7/1/75
 cataphractus (except   snouted crocodile.                              
 Congo population).                                                     
Crocodylus             African slender-       II                  7/1/75
 cataphractus (Congo    snouted crocodile.                              
 population).                                                           
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Osteolaemus tetraspis  Dwarf crocodile......  II                  2/4/77
 (Congo population).                                                    
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
CLASS OSTEICHTHYES:    BONY FISHES:                                     
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Order Atheriniformes:  Livebearers:                                     
Cynolebias             Annual tropical        II                  7/1/75
 constanciae.           killfish.                                       
Cynolebias marmoratus  Annual tropical        II pe               7/1/75
                        killfish.                                       
Cynolebias minimus...  Annual tropical        II                  7/1/75
                        killfish.                                       
Cynolebias opalescens  Annual tropical        II pe               7/1/75
                        killfish.                                       
Cynolebias splendens.  Annual tropical......  II                  7/1/75
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
PLANT KINGDOM:         PLANTS:                                          
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Family Cactaceae:      Cactus family:                                   
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Ariocarpus agavoides.  Agave living-rock      I                   7/1/75
                        cactus.                                         
Ariocarpus             Living-rock cactus...  I                   7/1/75
 scaphorostrus.                                                         
Ariocarpus trigonus..  Chaute...............  I                   7/1/75
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Backebergia militaris  Teddy-bear cactus,     I                   7/1/75
                        Military cap.                                   
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Echinomastus           .....................  I                   7/1/75
 (=Neolloydia)                                                          
 erectocentrus.                                                         
E. (=Neolloydia)       Mariposa cactus......  I                   7/1/75
 mariposensis.                                                          
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Nopalxochia            MacDougall's cactus..  I                   7/1/75
 (=Lobeira)                                                             
 macdougallii.                                                          
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Pediocactus            Gamma-grass cactus...  I                   7/1/75
 papyracanthus.                                                         
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Turbinicarpus          Turbinicarpus........  I                   7/1/75
 (=Neolloydia) laui.                                                    
Turbinicarpus          Turbinicarpus........  I                   7/1/75
 (=Neolloydia)                                                          
 lophophoroides.                                                        
Turbinicarpus          Turbinicarpus........  I                   7/1/75
 (=Neolloydia)                                                          
 pseudomacrochele.                                                      
Turbinicarpus          Turbinicarpus........  I                   7/1/75
 (=Neolloydia)                                                          
 pseudopectinatus.                                                      
Turbinicarpus          Turbinicarpus........  I                   7/1/75
 (=Neolloydia)                                                          
 schmiedickeanus.                                                       
Turbinicarpus          Turbinicarpus........  I                   7/1/75
 (=Neolloydia)                                                          
 valdezianus.                                                           
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Family Fagaceae:       Beech family:                                    
Quercus copeyensis...  Roble, Copy oak......  II                  7/1/75
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Family Humiriaceae:    Humiria family:                                  
Vantanea barbourii...  Ira chiricana........  II                  7/1/75
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Family Leguminosae     Pea family:                                      
 (=Fabaceae):                                                           
Cynometra              Guapinol negro.......  II                  7/1/75
 hemitomophylla.                                                        
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Tachigali versicolor.  Can.6a fi.1stula.....  II                  7/1/75
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Family Moraceae:       Mulberry family:                                 
Batocarpus             Ojoche macho,          II                  7/1/75
 costaricensis.         Ni.1spero colorado.                             
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Family Palmae          Palm family:                                     
 (=Arecaceae):                                                          
Areca ipot...........  .....................  II                  7/1/75
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
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    5. Amend paragraph (f) of Sec. 23.23 by adding to the list the 
following species or other groups of animals and plants, in 
alphabetical order under the appropriate taxonomic categories:


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

* * * * *
    (f) * * *

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Date listed
       Species              Common name         Appendix     (month/day/
                                                                year)   
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MAMMALIA               MAMMALS                                          
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Order Artiodactyla     Even-toed ungulates:                             
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Antilocapra ameriana   Mexican pronghorn....  I                   7/1/75
 (Mexican population).                                                  
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Order Crocodylia:      Crocodiles,                                      
                        Alligators Caimans,                             
                        Gavials:                                        
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Crocodylus             African slender-       I                   7/1/75
 cataphractus.          snouted crocodile.                              
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Family Cactacea:       Cactus family:                                   
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Disocactus (=Lobeira,  MacDougall's cactus..  I                   7/1/75
 =Nopalxochia)                                                          
 macdougallii.                                                          
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Pachycereus            Teddy-bear cactus,     I                   7/1/75
 (=Backebergia)         Military cap.                                   
 militaris.                                                             
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Pediocactus            Grama-grass cactus...  I                   7/1/75
 (=Sclerocactus,                                                        
 =Toumeya)                                                              
 papyracanthus.                                                         
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Sclerocactus           Needle-spined          I                   7/1/75
 (=Echinomastus,        pineapple cactus.                               
 Neolloydia)                                                            
 erectocentrus.                                                         
                                                                        
                              * * * * * * *                             
Sclerocactus           Mariposa cactus......  I                   7/1/75
 (=Echinomastus,                                                        
 =Neolloydia)                                                           
 mariposensis.                                                          
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    Dated: May 9, 1994.
George T. Frampton, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
[FR Doc. 94-20050 Filed 8-15-94; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-55-M