[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19861-19864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05822]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R1-ES-2024-N003; FXES11130100000C4-245-FF01E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-
Year Status Reviews for 100 Species in American S[amacr]moa,
California, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of initiation of reviews; request for information.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are initiating 5-year
status reviews for 100 species in American S[amacr]moa, California,
Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington under the Endangered Species Act
of 1973. Three of these species also occur outside of United States
jurisdiction, in Canada and the South Pacific. A 5-year status review
is based on the best scientific and commercial data available at the
time of the review; therefore, we are requesting submission of any new
information on these species that has become available since the last
reviews.
DATES: To ensure consideration in our reviews, we are requesting
submission of new information no later than May 20, 2024. However, we
will continue to accept new information about any species at any time.
ADDRESSES: Submitting Information on Species:
Any of the 89 species occurring in Hawaii or American
S[amacr]moa:
U.S. mail: Field Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, 300 Ala
Moana Blvd., Room 3-122, Honolulu, HI 96850; or
Email: [email protected].
Woodland caribou and Spalding's catchfly:
U.S. mail: State Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Idaho Fish and Wildlife Office, 1387 S Vinnell
Way, Suite 368, Boise, ID 83709; or
Email: [email protected].
Oregon silverspot butterfly:
U.S. mail: State Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office, 2600 SE 98th
Ave., Suite 100, Portland, OR 97266; or
Email: [email protected].
Pocket gophers, island marble butterfly, showy stickseed,
White Bluffs bladderpod, and Wenatchee Mountains checkermallow:
U.S. mail: State Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Washington Fish and Wildlife Office, 510 Desmond
Dr. Southeast, Suite 102, Lacey, WA 98503; or
Email: [email protected].
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, please
contact Grant Canterbury, Regional Recovery Biologist, at 503-231-6151.
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in
the United States.
For information about the following specific species, contact the
following people:
Any of the 89 species occurring in Hawaii or American
S[amacr]moa: Megan Laut, Recovery Program Manager, Pacific Islands Fish
and Wildlife Office, 808-792-9400; [email protected].
Woodland caribou and Spalding's catchfly: Tracy Melbihess,
Assistant State Supervisor, Idaho Fish and Wildlife Office, 208-378-
5243; [email protected].
Oregon silverspot butterfly: Jennifer Siani, Recovery
Coordinator, Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office, 503-231-6179;
[email protected].
Pocket gophers, island marble butterfly, showy stickseed,
White Bluffs bladderpod, and Wenatchee Mountains checkermallow: Rose
Agbalog, Recovery Coordinator, Washington Fish and Wildlife Office,
564-200-2124; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Why do we conduct 5-year status reviews?
Under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act; 16
U.S.C. 1531, et seq.), we maintain lists of endangered and threatened
wildlife and plant species (referred to as the List) in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.11 (for wildlife) and 17.12 (for
plants). Section 4(c)(2) of the Act requires us to review each listed
species' status at least once every 5 years. For additional information
about 5-year status reviews, refer to our factsheet at https://www.fws.gov/project/five-year-status-reviews.
What information do we consider in our review?
A 5-year status review considers all new information available at
the time of the review. In conducting these reviews, we consider the
best scientific and commercial data that have become available since
the listing determination or most recent status reviews, such as:
A. Species biology, including but not limited to population trends,
distribution, abundance, demographics, and genetics;
B. Habitat conditions, including but not limited to amount,
distribution, and suitability;
C. Conservation measures that have been implemented that benefit
the species;
D. Threat status and trends in relation to the five listing factors
(as defined in section 4(a)(1) of the Act); and
E. Other new information, data, or corrections, including but not
limited to taxonomic or nomenclatural changes, identification of
erroneous information contained in the List, and improved analytical
methods.
Any new information will be considered during the 5-year status
review and will also be useful in evaluating the ongoing recovery
programs for these species.
Which species are under review?
This notice announces our active review of 100 species, including 6
mammals, 6 birds, 2 snails, 11 insects, and 75 plants, as listed in the
table below.
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Final listing rule
Common name Scientific name Status Known range of and publication
species occurrence date
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ANIMALS
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Mammals:
Pacific sheath-tailed bat Emballonura Endangered......... American 81 FR 65466, 9/22/
(pe[revaps]ape[revaps]a semicaudata S[amacr]moa, 2016.
vai, tagiti, beka beka) semicaudata. Fiji,
(South Pacific subspecies). S[amacr]moa,
Tonga, Vanuatu.
Woodland caribou (southern Rangifer tarandus Endangered......... Idaho, Washington, 84 FR 52598, 10/02/
mountain distinct caribou. Canada (British 2019.
population segment (DPS)). Columbia).
Olympia pocket gopher...... Thomomys mazama Threatened......... Washington........ 79 FR 19760, 4/9/
pugetensis. 2014.
Roy Prairie pocket gopher.. Thomomys mazama Threatened......... Washington........ 79 FR 19760, 4/9/
glacialis. 2014.
Tenino pocket gopher....... Thomomys mazama Threatened......... Washington........ 79 FR 19760, 4/9/
tumuli. 2014.
Yelm pocket gopher......... Thomomys mazama Threatened......... Washington........ 79 FR 19760, 4/9/
yelmensis. 2014.
Birds:
Hawaiian duck (koloa maoli) Anas wyvilliana... Endangered......... Hawaii............ 32 FR 4001, 3/11/
1967.
Hawaiian coot ([revaps]alae Fulica alai....... Endangered......... Hawaii............ 35 FR 16047, 10/13/
ke[revaps]oke[revaps]o). 1970.
Friendly ground-dove Gallicolumba Endangered......... American 81 FR 65466, 9/22/
(tu[revaps]aimeo) stairi. S[amacr]moa. 2016.
(American S[amacr]moa DPS).
Hawaiian common gallinule Gallinula galeata Endangered......... Hawaii............ 32 FR 4001, 3/11/
([revaps]alae [revaps]ula). sandvicensis. 1967.
Ma[revaps]o Gymnomyza Endangered......... American 81 FR 65466, 9/22/
(ma[revaps]oma[revaps]o). samoensis. S[amacr]moa, 2016.
S[amacr]moa.
Band-rumped storm-petrel Hydrobates castro. Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
([revaps]ak[emacr] 2016.
[revaps]ak[emacr]) (Hawaii
DPS).
Snails:
No common name............. Eua zebrina....... Endangered......... American 81 FR 65466, 9/22/
S[amacr]moa. 2016.
No common name............. Ostodes strigatus. Endangered......... American 81 FR 65466, 9/22/
S[amacr]moa. 2016.
Insects:
Island marble butterfly.... Euchloe ausonides Endangered......... Washington........ 85 FR 26786, 5/5/
insulanus. 2020.
Yellow-faced bee........... Hylaeus Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
anthracinus. 2016.
Yellow-faced bee........... Hylaeus assimulans Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
2016.
Yellow-faced bee........... Hylaeus facilis... Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
2016.
Yellow-faced bee........... Hylaeus hilaris... Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
2016.
Yellow-faced bee........... Hylaeus kuakea.... Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
2016.
Yellow-faced bee........... Hylaeus longiceps. Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
2016.
Yellow-faced bee........... Hylaeus mana...... Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
2016.
Mariana eight-spot Hypolimnas Endangered......... Hawaii............ 80 FR 59423, 10/1/
butterfly (ababbang, octocula 2015.
libweibwogh). marianensis.
Orangeblack Hawaiian Megalagrion Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
damselfly. xanthomelas. 2016.
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Oregon silverspot butterfly Speyeria zerene Threatened......... Oregon, 45 FR 44935, 7/2/
hippolyta. California, 1980.
Washington.
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PLANTS
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Flowering Plants:
M[amacr]hoe................ Alectryon Endangered......... Hawaii............ 57 FR 20772, 5/15/
macrococcus. 1992.
No common name............. Amaranthus brownii Endangered......... Hawaii............ 61 FR 43178, 8/21/
1996.
No common name............. Bonamia menziesii. Endangered......... Hawaii............ 59 FR 56333, 11/10/
1994.
Maui reedgrass............. Calamagrostis Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
expansa. 2016.
No common name............. Calamagrostis Endangered......... Hawaii............ 78 FR 32014, 5/28/
hillebrandii. 2013.
[revaps][Amacr]wikiwiki.... Canavalia Endangered......... Hawaii............ 78 FR 32014, 5/28/
pubescens. 2013.
K[amacr]manomano........... Cenchrus Endangered......... Hawaii............ 61 FR 53108, 10/10/
agrimonioides. 1996.
Kauila..................... Colubrina Endangered......... Hawaii............ 59 FR 10305, 3/4/
oppositifolia. 1994.
No common name............. Cyanea Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
kauaulaensis. 2016.
No common name............. Cyperus Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
neokunthianus. 2016.
No common name............. Cyperus Endangered......... Hawaii............ 59 FR 56333, 11/10/
pennatiformis. 1994.
Ha[revaps]iwale............ Cyrtandra hematos. Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
2016.
[revaps]Akoko.............. Euphorbia Endangered......... Hawaii............ 61 FR 53108, 10/10/
haeleeleana. 1996.
Heau....................... Exocarpos Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
menziesii. 2016.
No common name............. Festuca Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
hawaiiensis. 2016.
M[emacr]hamehame........... Flueggea Endangered......... Hawaii............ 59 FR 56333, 11/10/
neowawraea. 1994.
N[amacr]n[umacr]........... Gardenia brighamii Endangered......... Hawaii............ 50 FR 33728, 8/21/
1985.
N[amacr]n[umacr]........... Gardenia remyi.... Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
2016.
No common name............. Gouania meyenii... Endangered......... Hawaii............ 56 FR 55770, 10/29/
1991.
Showy stickseed............ Hackelia venusta.. Endangered......... Washington........ 67 FR 5515, 2/6/
2002.
Ma[revaps]o hau hele....... Hibiscus Endangered......... Hawaii............ 59 FR 56333, 11/10/
brackenridgei. 1994.
Hilo ischaemum............. Ischaemum byrone.. Endangered......... Hawaii............ 59 FR 10305, 3/4/
1994.
Aupaka..................... Isodendrion Threatened......... Hawaii............ 61 FR 53108, 10/10/
longifolium. 1996.
Wahine noho kula........... Isodendrion Endangered......... Hawaii............ 59 FR 10305, 3/4/
pyrifolium. 1994.
[revaps]Ohe................ Joinvillea Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
ascendens ssp. 2016.
ascendens.
Kamapua[revaps]a........... Kadua fluviatilis. Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
2016.
No common name............. Kadua haupuensis.. Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
2016.
No common name............. Labordia Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
lorenciana. 2016.
No common name............. Lobelia Endangered......... Hawaii............ 56 FR 55770, 10/29/
niihauensis. 1991.
No common name............. Lysimachia Endangered......... Hawaii............ 59 FR 9304, 2/25/
filifolia. 1994.
Uhiuhi..................... Mezoneuron Endangered......... Hawaii............ 51 FR 24672, 7/8/
kavaiense. 1986.
K[omacr]lea................ Myrsine fosbergii. Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
2016.
[revaps]Aiea............... Nothocestrum Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
latifolium. 2016.
H[omacr]lei................ Ochrosia Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
haleakalae. 2016.
H[omacr]lei................ Ochrosia Endangered......... Hawaii............ 59 FR 10305, 3/4/
kilaueaensis. 1994.
No common name............. Phyllostegia Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
brevidens. 2016.
No common name............. Phyllostegia Endangered......... Hawaii............ 61 FR 53108, 10/10/
parviflora. 1996.
White Bluffs bladderpod.... Physaria douglasii Threatened......... Washington........ 78 FR 23983, 4/23/
ssp. tuplashensis. 2013.
Kuahiwi laukahi............ Plantago princeps. Endangered......... Hawaii............ 59 FR 56333, 11/10/
1994.
No common name............. Platanthera Endangered......... Hawaii............ 61 FR 53108, 10/10/
holochila. 1996.
[revaps]Ihi................ Portulaca villosa. Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
2016.
Baker's loulu.............. Pritchardia bakeri Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
2016.
Loulu...................... Pritchardia remota Endangered......... Hawaii............ 61 FR 43178, 8/21/
1996.
[revaps]Ena[revaps]ena..... Pseudognaphalium Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
sandwicensium 2016.
var. molokaiense.
Makou...................... Ranunculus Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
hawaiensis. 2016.
Makou...................... Ranunculus Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
mauiensis. 2016.
No common name............. Sanicula Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
sandwicensis. 2016.
[revaps]Iliahi............. Santalum involutum Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
2016.
Dwarf naupaka.............. Scaevola coriacea. Endangered......... Hawaii............ 51 FR 17971, 5/16/
1986.
[revaps][Amacr]wiwi........ Schenkia Endangered......... Hawaii............ 56 FR 55770, 10/29/
sebaeoides. 1991.
No common name............. Schiedea diffusa Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
ssp. diffusa. 2016.
M[amacr][revaps]oli[revaps] Schiedea pubescens Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
oli. 2016.
No common name............. Schiedea Endangered......... Hawaii............ 61 FR 43178, 8/21/
verticillata. 1996.
[revaps][Omacr]hai......... Sesbania tomentosa Endangered......... Hawaii............ 59 FR 56333, 11/10/
1994.
[revaps][Amacr]nunu........ Sicyos Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
lanceoloideus. 2016.
[revaps][Amacr]nunu........ Sicyos Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
macrophyllus. 2016.
Wenatchee Mountains Sidalcea oregana Endangered......... Washington........ 64 FR 71680, 12/22/
checkermallow. var. calva. 1999.
No common name............. Silene lanceolata. Endangered......... Hawaii............ 57 FR 46325, 10/8/
1992.
Spalding's catchfly........ Silene spaldingii. Threatened......... Idaho, Washington, 66 FR 51598, 10/10/
Oregon. 2001.
P[omacr]polo............... Solanum nelsonii.. Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
2016.
[revaps]Aiakeakua, Solanum Endangered......... Hawaii............ 59 FR 9304, 2/25/
p[omacr]polo. sandwicense. 1994.
No common name............. Spermolepis Endangered......... Hawaii............ 59 FR 56333, 11/10/
hawaiiensis. 1994.
A[revaps]e................. Zanthoxylum Endangered......... Hawaii............ 59 FR 10305, 3/4/
hawaiiense. 1994.
Ferns and Allies:
Palai l[amacr][revaps]au... Adenophorus Endangered......... Hawaii............ 59 FR 56333, 11/10/
periens. 1994.
No common name............. Asplenium Endangered......... Hawaii............ 59 FR 56333, 11/10/
dielerectum 1994.
(=Diellia erecta).
No common name............. Asplenium Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
diellaciniatum. 2016.
Pauoa...................... Ctenitis Endangered......... Hawaii............ 59 FR 49025, 9/26/
squamigera. 1994.
No common name............. Deparia kaalaana.. Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
2016.
Hohiu...................... Dryopteris glabra Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
var. pusilla. 2016.
Olua....................... Hypolepis Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
hawaiiensis var. 2016.
mauiensis.
Kupukupu makali[revaps]i... Menisciopsis Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
boydiae 2016.
(=Cyclosorus
boydiae).
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No common name............. Microlepia Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
strigosa var. 2016.
mauiensis.
W[amacr]wae[revaps]iole.... Phlegmariurus Endangered......... Hawaii............ 59 FR 14482, 3/28/
nutans. 1994.
No common name............. Phlegmariurus Endangered......... Hawaii............ 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
stemmermanniae 2016.
(=Huperzia
stemmermanniae).
No common name............. Pteris lidgatei... Endangered......... Hawaii............ 59 FR 49025, 9/26/
1994.
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Request for New Information
To ensure that a 5-year status review is complete and based on the
best available scientific and commercial information, we request new
information from all sources. See What Information Do We Consider in
Our Review? for specific criteria. If you submit information, please
support it with documentation such as maps, references, methods used to
gather and analyze the data, and/or copies of any pertinent
publications, reports, or letters by knowledgeable sources.
If you wish to provide information for any species listed in the
table, please submit your comments and materials to the appropriate
contact in ADDRESSES.
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Completed and Active Reviews
A table including hyperlinks to the most recently completed 5-year
status review for each listed species, as well as notices of 5-year
status reviews that are currently in progress, is available at https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/report/species-five-year-review.
Authority
This document is published under the authority of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Bridget Fahey,
Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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