[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27152-27154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12244]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R1-ES-2019-N025; FXES11130100000C4-190-FF01E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-
Year Status Reviews for 91 Species in Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, and
American Samoa
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 (Service), are
initiating 5-year status reviews for 91 species in Oregon, Washington,
Hawaii, and American Samoa under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
Three of these species also occur outside U.S. jurisdiction in Canada
and the South Pacific. A 5-year 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 review.
DATES: To ensure consideration in our reviews, we are requesting
submission of new information no later than August 12, 2019. However,
we will continue to accept new information about any species at any
time.
ADDRESSES: Submit information on the streaked horned lark via U.S. mail
to Field 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.
Submit information on the pocket gophers, Oregon spotted frog,
Taylor's checkerspot butterfly, Umtanum Desert buckwheat, and White
Bluffs bladderpod via U.S. mail to Field 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.
Submit information on any of the 82 Pacific Islands species
(occurring in Hawaii, American Samoa, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, and Vanuatu)
via U.S. mail to 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 by email to
pifwo_admin@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For the streaked horned lark, contact
Michele Zwartjes, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon Fish and
Wildlife Office, at 503-231-6179.
For the pocket gophers, Oregon spotted frog, Taylor's checkerspot
butterfly, Umtanum Desert buckwheat, and White Bluffs bladderpod,
contact Tom McDowell, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington Fish
and Wildlife Office, at 360-753-9440.
For the 82 Pacific Islands species, contact Gregory Koob, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, at 808-
792-9400.
Individuals who are hearing impaired or speech impaired may call
the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339 for TTY assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Why do we conduct 5-year 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 reviews, refer to our factsheet at http://www.fws.gov/endangered/what-we-do/recovery-overview.html.
What information do we consider in our review?
A 5-year 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 review, 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 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 the 91 species 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 Samoa, 81 FR 65466, 9/22/
(South Pacific subspecies). semicaudata Fiji, Samoa, 2016.
semicaudata. Tonga, Vanuatu.
Olympia pocket gopher....... Thomomys mazama Threatened...... Washington......... 79 FR 19759, 4/9/
pugetensis. 2014.
Roy Prairie pocket gopher... Thomomys mazama Threatened...... Washington......... 79 FR 19759, 4/9/
glacialis. 2014.
Tenino pocket gopher........ Thomomys mazama Threatened...... Washington......... 79 FR 19759, 4/9/
tumuli. 2014.
Yelm pocket gopher.......... Thomomys mazama Threatened...... Washington......... 79 FR 19759, 4/9/
yelmensis. 2014.
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Birds:
Hawaiian duck............... Anas wyvilliana.... Endangered...... Hawaii............. 32 FR 4001, 3/11/
1967.
Streaked horned lark........ Eremophila Threatened...... Oregon, Washington. 78 FR 61452, 10/3/
alpestris strigata. 2013.
Hawaiian coot............... Fulica alai........ Endangered...... Hawaii............. 35 FR 16047, 10/13/
1970.
Friendly ground-dove Gallicolumba stairi Endangered...... American Samoa..... 81 FR 65466, 9/22/
(American Samoa distinct 2016.
population segment).
Hawaiian common gallinule... Gallinula galeata Endangered...... Hawaii............. 32 FR 4001, 3/11/
sandvicensis. 1967.
Mao......................... Gymnomyza samoensis Endangered...... American Samoa, 81 FR 65466, 9/22/
Samoa. 2016.
Band-rumped storm-petrel.... Oceanodroma castro. Endangered...... Hawaii............. 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
2016.
Ou.......................... Psittirostra Endangered...... Hawaii............. 32 FR 4001, 3/11/
psittacea. 1967.
Amphibians: Oregon spotted frog. Rana pretiosa...... Threatened...... Washington, Oregon, 79 FR 51658, 8/29/
California; Canada 2014.
(British Columbia).
Snails:
No common name.............. Eua zebrina........ Endangered...... American Samoa..... 81 FR 65466, 9/22/
2016.
No common name.............. Ostodes strigatus.. Endangered...... American Samoa..... 81 FR 65466, 9/22/
2016.
Insects:
Taylor's checkerspot Euphydryas editha Endangered...... Oregon, Washington. 78 FR 61452, 10/3/
butterfly. taylori. 2013.
Yellow-faced bee............ Hylaeus anthracinus Endangered...... Hawaii............. 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
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 butterfly Hypolimnas octocula Endangered...... Hawaii............. 80 FR 59423, 10/1/
marianensis. 2015.
Orangeblack Hawaiian Megalagrion Endangered...... Hawaii............. 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
damselfly. xanthomelas. 2016.
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PLANTS
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Flowering Plants:
Mahoe....................... Alectryon Endangered...... Hawaii............. 57 FR 20772, 5/15/
macrococcus. 1992.
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 32013, 5/28/
hillebrandii. 2013.
Awikiwiki................... Canavalia pubescens Endangered...... Hawaii............. 78 FR 32013, 5/28/
2013.
Kamanomano.................. 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 kauaulaensis Endangered...... Hawaii............. 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
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.
Haiwale..................... Cyrtandra hematos.. Endangered...... Hawaii............. 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
2016.
Umtanum Desert buckwheat.... Eriogonum codium... Threatened...... Washington......... 78 FR 76995, 12/20/
2013.
Heau........................ Exocarpos menziesii Endangered...... Hawaii............. 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
2016.
No common name.............. Festuca hawaiiensis Endangered...... Hawaii............. 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
2016.
Mehamehame.................. Flueggea neowawraea Endangered...... Hawaii............. 59 FR 56333, 11/10/
1994.
Hawaiian gardenia........... Gardenia brighamii. Endangered...... Hawaii............. 50 FR 33728, 8/21/
1985.
Nanu........................ Gardenia remyi..... Endangered...... Hawaii............. 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
2016.
No common name.............. Hesperomannia Endangered...... Hawaii............. 59 FR 14482, 3/28/
arborescens. 1994.
Mao hau hele................ Hibiscus Endangered...... Hawaii............. 59 FR 56333, 11/10/
brackenridgei. 1994.
Hilo ischaemum.............. Ischaemum byrone... Endangered...... Hawaii............. 59 FR 10305, 3/4/
1994.
Wahine noho kula............ Isodendrion Endangered...... Hawaii............. 59 FR 10305, 3/4/
pyrifolium. 1994.
Ohe......................... Joinvillea Endangered...... Hawaii............. 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
ascendens ssp. 2016.
ascendens.
Kamapuaa.................... 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 lorenciana Endangered...... Hawaii............. 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
2016.
Uhi uhi..................... Mezoneuron Endangered...... Hawaii............. 51 FR 24672, 7/8/
kavaiense. 1986.
Kolea....................... Myrsine fosbergii.. Endangered...... Hawaii............. 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
2016.
Aiea........................ Nothocestrum Endangered...... Hawaii............. 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
latifolium. 2016.
Holei....................... Ochrosia haleakalae Endangered...... Hawaii............. 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
2016.
Holei....................... Ochrosia Endangered...... Hawaii............. 59 FR 10305, 3/4/
kilaueaensis. 1994.
Makou....................... Peucedanum Endangered...... Hawaii............. 59 FR 9304, 2/25/
sandwicense. 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 douglasi Threatened...... Washington......... 78 FR 76995, 12/20/
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.
Ihi......................... Portulaca villosa.. Endangered...... Hawaii............. 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
2016.
Baker's loulu............... Pritchardia bakeri. Endangered...... Hawaii............. 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
2016.
Enaena...................... Pseudognaphalium Endangered...... Hawaii............. 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
sandwicensium var. 2016.
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.
Iliahi...................... Santalum involutum. Endangered...... Hawaii............. 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
2016.
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Dwarf naupaka............... Scaevola coriacea.. Endangered...... Hawaii............. 51 FR 17971, 5/16/
1986.
Awiwi....................... Schenkia sebaeoides Endangered...... Hawaii............. 56 FR 55770, 10/29/
1991.
No common name.............. Schiedea diffusa Endangered...... Hawaii............. 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
ssp. diffusa. 2016.
Maolioli.................... Schiedea pubescens. Endangered...... Hawaii............. 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
2016.
Ohai........................ Sesbania tomentosa. Endangered...... Hawaii............. 59 FR 56333, 11/10/
1994.
Anunu....................... Sicyos Endangered...... Hawaii............. 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
lanceoloideus. 2016.
Anunu....................... Sicyos macrophyllus Endangered...... Hawaii............. 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
2016.
No common name.............. Silene lanceolata.. Endangered...... Hawaii............. 57 FR 46325, 10/8/
1992.
Popolo...................... Solanum nelsonii... Endangered...... Hawaii............. 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
2016.
No common name.............. Spermolepis Endangered...... Hawaii............. 59 FR 56333, 11/10/
hawaiiensis. 1994.
Ae.......................... Zanthoxylum Endangered...... Hawaii............. 59 FR 10305, 3/4/
hawaiiense. 1994.
Ferns and Allies
Pendant kihi fern........... Adenophorus periens Endangered...... Hawaii............. 59 FR 56333, 11/10/
1994.
Asplenium-leaved diellia.... Asplenium Endangered...... Hawaii............. 59 FR 56333, 11/10/
dielerectum. 1994.
No common name.............. Asplenium Endangered...... Hawaii............. 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
diellaciniatum. 2016.
Pauoa....................... Ctenitis squamigera Endangered...... Hawaii............. 59 FR 49025, 9/26/
1994.
Kupukupu makalii............ Cyclosorus boydiae. Endangered...... Hawaii............. 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
2016.
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.
No common name.............. Huperzia Endangered...... Hawaii............. 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
stemmermanniae. 2016.
Olua........................ Hypolepis Endangered...... Hawaii............. 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
hawaiiensis var. 2016.
mauiensis.
No common name.............. Microlepia strigosa Endangered...... Hawaii............. 81 FR 67786, 9/30/
var. mauiensis. 2016.
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 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, bibliographic 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.
Comments and materials received will be available for public
inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the offices
to which the comments are submitted.
Completed and Active Reviews
A list of all completed and currently active 5-year reviews
addressing species for which the Pacific Region of the Service has lead
responsibility is available at http://www.fws.gov/pacific/ecoservices/endangered/recovery/5year.html.
Authority
This document is published under the authority of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: March 8, 2019.
Mary M. Abrams,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
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