[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23976-23978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09379]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS-R2-ES-2020-0133; FXES11130200000-212-FF02ENEH00]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-
Year Status Reviews of 23 Species in the Southwest
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 conducting 5-year
status reviews under the Endangered Species Act of 23 animal and plant
species. 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 such information that has become available
since the last review for the species.
DATES: To ensure consideration, we are requesting submission of new
information no later than June 4, 2021. However, we will continue to
accept new information about any listed species at any time.
ADDRESSES: For how to request or submit information, see Request for
Information and How Do I Ask Questions or Provide Information? in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, please
contact Angela Anders, via phone at 505-248-7953 or via email at
Angela_Anders@fws.gov (email). For information on a particular species,
contact the appropriate person or office listed in the table in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. 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 a 5-year review?
Under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), we maintain Lists of Endangered and Threatened
Wildlife and Plants (which we collectively refer to as the List) in the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.11 (for animals) and
17.12 (for plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the ESA requires us to review
each listed species' status at least once every 5 years. Our
regulations at 50 CFR 424.21 require that we publish a notice in the
Federal Register announcing those species under active review. 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 ESA); 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 the
species.
Which species are under review?
The species in the following table are under active 5-year status
review.
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Final listing rule
(Federal Register Contact person, Contact person's
Common name Scientific name Listing status Current range citation and phone, email U.S. mail address
publication date)
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ANIMALS
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Trout, Apache................... Oncorhynchus Threatened........ Arizona (USA)..... 40 FR 29863, 7/16/ Jeff Humphrey, U.S. Fish and
apache. 1975. Field Supervisor, Wildlife Service,
602-242-0210 Arizona
(phone) or Ecological
Jeff_Humphrey@fws Services Office,
.gov (email). 9828 North 31st
Avenue, #C3,
Phoenix, AZ 85051-
2518.
Crane, whooping................. Grus americana.... Endangered........ Kansas, Montana, 32 FR 4001, 3/11/ Peter Fasbender, U.S. Fish and
Nebraska, North 1967. Assistant Wildlife Service,
Dakota, Oklahoma, Regional Southwest
South Dakota, Director--Ecologi Regional Office,
Texas, Wisconsin cal Services, 505- P.O. Box 1306,
(USA), and Canada. 248-6671 (office Albuquerque, NM,
phone) or 87103.
Peter_Fasbender@fws.gov (email).
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Experimental Alabama, Arkansas, 58 FR 5561, 1/22/
population, non- Colorado, 0993; 62 FR
essential. Florida, Georgia, 38932, 7/21/1997;
Idaho, Illinois, 66 FR 33903, 6/26/
Indiana, Iowa, 2001; 76 FR 6066
Kentucky, 2/3/2011.
Louisiana,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Missouri, North
Carolina, New
Mexico, Ohio,
South Carolina,
Tennessee, Utah,
Virginia,
Wisconsin, West
Virginia.
Prairie-chicken, Attwater's Tympanuchus cupido Endangered........ Texas (USA)....... 32 FR 4001, 3/11/ John Magera, Attwater Prairie
greater. attwateri. 1967. Refuge Manager, Chicken National
979-234-3021 Wildlife Refuge,
(office phone) or P.O. Box 519,
John_Magera@fws.g Eagle Lake, Texas
ov (email). 77434.
Amphipod, Peck's Cave........... Stygobromus....... Endangered........ Texas (USA)....... 62 FR 66295, 12/18/ Adam Zerrenner, U.S. Fish and
Beetle [no common name]......... (=Stygonectes) Endangered........ Texas (USA)....... 1997. Field Supervisor, Wildlife Service,
pecki. 65 FR 81419 12/26/ 512-490-0057 Austin Ecological
Rhadine infernalis 2000. (office phone), Services Field
512-577-6594 Office, 10711
(direct line) or Burnet Road,
Adam_Zerrenner@fw Suite 200,
s.gov (email). Austin, TX 78758.
Beetle [no common name]......... Rhadine exilis.... Endangered........ Texas (USA)....... 65 FR 81419, 12/26/
2000.
Beetle, Comal Springs dryopid... Stygoparnus Endangered........ Texas (USA)....... 62 FR 66295, 12/18/
comalensis. 1997.
Beetle, Comal Springs riffle.... Heterelmis Endangered........ Texas (USA)....... 62 FR 66295, 12/18/
comalensis. 1997.
Pupfish, Comanche Springs....... Cyprinodon elegans Endangered........ Texas (USA)....... 32 FR 4001, 3/11/
1967.
Pupfish, Leon Springs........... Cyprinodon bovinus Endangered........ Texas (USA)....... 45 FR 54678, 8/15/
1980.
Salamander, Georgetown.......... Eurycea naufragia. Threatened........ Texas (USA)....... 79 FR 20107, 4/11/
2014.
Salamander, Jollyville Plateau.. Eurycea tonkawae.. Threatened........ Texas (USA)....... 78 FR 51278, 8/20/
2013.
Salamander, Salado.............. Eurycea Threatened........ Texas (USA)....... 79 FR 20107, 4/11/
chisholmensis. 2014.
Salamander, San Marcos.......... Eurycea nana...... Threatened........ Texas (USA)....... 45 FR 47355, 7/14/
1980.
Spider, Government Canyon Bat Neoleptoneta Endangered........ Texas (USA)....... 65 FR 81418, 12/26/
Cave. microps. 2000.
Warbler (=wood), golden-cheeked. Dendroica Endangered........ Texas (USA), El 55 FR 53153, 12/27/
chrysoparia. Salvador, 1990.
Guatemala,
Honduras, Mexico,
and Nicaragua.
Chub, Chihuahua................. Gila nigrescens... Threatened........ New Mexico (USA), 48 FR 46053, 10/11/ Shawn Sartorious, U.S. Fish and
and Mexico. 1983. Field Supervisor, Wildlife Service,
505-761-4781 or 2105 Osuna Rd.
Shawn_Sartorious@ NE, Albuquerque,
fws.gov (email). NM 87113-1001.
Isopod, Socorro................. Thermosphaeroma Endangered........ New Mexico (USA).. 43 FR 12690, 3/27/
thermophilus. 1978.
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PLANTS
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Wild-buckwheat, Gypsum.......... Eriogonum Threatened........ New Mexico (USA).. 46 FR 49639, 1/19/ Shawn Sartorious, U.S. Fish and
Cactus, Knowlton's.............. gypsophilum. Endangered........ Colorado and New 1981. Field Supervisor, Wildlife Service,
Pediocactus Mexico (USA). 44 FR 62244, 10/29/ 505-761-4781 or 2105 Osuna Rd.
knowltonii. 1979. Shawn_Sartorious@ NE, Albuquerque,
fws.gov (email). NM 87113-1001.
Ladies-tresses, Canelo Hills.... Spiranthes Endangered........ Arizona (USA)..... 62 FR 665, 1/6/ Jeff Humphrey, U.S. Fish and
Cactus, Nichol's Turk's head.... delitescens. Endangered........ Arizona (USA)..... 1997. Field Supervisor, Wildlife Service,
Echinocactus 44 FR 61927, 10/26/ 602-242-0210 Arizona
horizonthalonius 1979. (phone) or Ecological
var. nicholii. Jeff_Humphrey@fws Services Office,
.gov (email). 9828 North 31st
Avenue, #C3,
Phoenix, AZ 85051-
2517.
Ragwort, San Francisco Peaks.... Packera Threatened........ Arizona (USA)..... 44 FR 61927, 10/26/
franciscana. 1979.
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Request for 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.
How do I ask questions or provide information?
If you wish to provide information for any species listed above,
please submit your comments and materials to the appropriate contact in
the table above. You may also direct questions to those contacts.
Individuals who are hearing impaired or speech impaired may call the
Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339 for TTY assistance.
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 list of all completed and currently active 5-year reviews can be
found 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.).
Amy L. Lueders,
Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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