Endangered Species Act Proposed Rule for Pillar Coral Dendrogyra cylindrus (ID432)

Description: This document is part of Endangered Species Act rulemaking to propose a change in status for pillar coral Dendrogyra cylindrus. It contains the biological information considered for determining the status of the species.

ID: ID432 Info. Type: ISI

Start date of Peer Review: 9/15/2022

Estimated Initial Dissemination Date: 10/30/2022

Actual Dissemination Date of peer review report and final work product:

Contact Person: Carl Rhodes Get contact information

Review Type: Individual letters

Expected Number of Peer Reviewers: 3

Peer Reviewers will be selected by: National Marine Fisheries Service

Will the public, including scientific or professional societies, be asked to nominate potential peer reviewers? No.

Will there be opportunities for the public to comment on the work product to be peer reviewed? Yes.

How: The proposed rule to change the status of pillar coral Dendrogyra cylindrus will be published in the Federal Register, and a public comment period will be provided on the proposal prior to publication of the final rule. Electronic copies of the proposed rule will be available upon publication at http://www.regulations.gov.

When: Public comments will be received within 60 days of publication of the proposed rule in the Federal Register.

Will the agency provide significant and relevant public comments to the peer reviewers before they conduct their review? No.

Primary disciplines or expertise needed in the review: Expertise in coral biology, conservation, ecology

Comments on Peer Review:

Peer Review Report

Charge statement

Final work product