Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of the Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle, Smith's Blue Butterfly, Delhi Sands Flower-Loving Fly, Morro Shoulderband Snail, Giant Garter Snake, San Francisco Garter Snake, Island Night Lizard, California Least Tern, Least Bell's Vireo, Chinese Camp Brodiaea, Mariposa Pussypaws, San Clemente Island Indian Paintbrush, Spring-Loving Centaury, Springville Clarkia, San Clemente Island Larkspur, Santa Barbara Island Dudleya, Ash Meadows Gumplant, San Clemente Island Woodland Star, San Clemente Island Lotus, San Clemente Island Bush Mallow, Amargosa Niterwort, Eureka Valley Evening Primrose, Yreka Phlox, Hartweg's Golden Sunburst, San Joaquin Adobe Sunburst, Santa Cruz Island Rock-Cress, Keck's Checker-mallow, Eureka Dune Grass, Kneeland Prairie Pennycress, Hidden Lake Bluecurls, and Red Hills Vervain, 39327-39329 [05-13328]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
ACTION:
This document is published under the
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of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
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Fish and Wildlife Service
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, announce the
initiation of 5-year reviews of 31 listed
species in Table 1 below, under section
4(c)(2)(A) of the Endangered Species Act
(Act). The purpose of a 5-year review is
to ensure that the classification of a
species as threatened or endangered on
the List of Endangered and Threatened
Wildlife and Plants is accurate and
based on the best scientific and
commercial data available at the time of
the review. We are requesting
submission of any such information that
has become available since the original
listing of each of these 31 species. Based
on the results of these 5-year reviews,
we will make the requisite findings
under section 4(c)(2)(B) of the Act.
Dated: June 16, 2005.
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of the Valley Elderberry Longhorn
Beetle, Smith’s Blue Butterfly, Delhi
Sands Flower-Loving Fly, Morro
Shoulderband Snail, Giant Garter
Snake, San Francisco Garter Snake,
Island Night Lizard, California Least
Tern, Least Bell’s Vireo, Chinese Camp
Brodiaea, Mariposa Pussypaws, San
Clemente Island Indian Paintbrush,
Spring-Loving Centaury, Springville
Clarkia, San Clemente Island Larkspur,
Santa Barbara Island Dudleya, Ash
Meadows Gumplant, San Clemente
Island Woodland Star, San Clemente
Island Lotus, San Clemente Island
Bush Mallow, Amargosa Niterwort,
Eureka Valley Evening Primrose, Yreka
Phlox, Hartweg’s Golden Sunburst,
San Joaquin Adobe Sunburst, Santa
Cruz Island Rock-Cress, Keck’s
Checker-mallow, Eureka Dune Grass,
Kneeland Prairie Pennycress, Hidden
Lake Bluecurls, and Red Hills Vervain
AGENCY:
Notice of review.
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
TABLE 1.—SUMMARY OF THE LISTING INFORMATION FOR THE FOLLOWING 31 SPECIES
Common name
Scientific name
Status
Where listed
Valley elderberry longhorn beetle .......
Desmocerus californicus dimorphus ...
Threatened .......
U.S.A. (CA) ................
Smith’s blue butterfly ..........................
Euphilotes enoptes smithi ...................
Endangered ......
U.S.A. (CA) ................
Delhi Sands flower loving fly ..............
Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis
Endangered ......
U.S.A. (CA) ...............
Morro shoulderband snail ...................
Helminthoglypta walkeriana ................
Endangered ......
U.S.A. (CA) ................
Giant garter snake ..............................
Thamnophis gigas ...............................
Threatened .......
U.S.A. (CA) ................
San Francisco garter snake ................
Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia ...........
Endangered ......
U.S.A. (CA) ................
Island night lizard ................................
Xantusia riversiana tetrataenia ...........
Threatened .......
U.S.A. (CA) ................
California least tern .............................
Sterna antillarum browni .....................
Endangered ......
U.S.A. (CA) Mexico ...
Least Bell’s vireo .................................
Vireo bellii pusillus ..............................
Endangered ......
U.S.A. (CA) Mexico ...
Chinese Camp brodiaea .....................
Brodiaea pallida ..................................
Threatened .......
U.S.A. (CA) ................
Mariposa pussypaws ..........................
Calyptridium pulchellum ......................
Threatened .......
U.S.A. (CA) ................
San Clemente Island Indian Paintbrush.
Spring-loving centaury ........................
Castilleja grisea ...................................
Endangered ......
U.S.A. (CA) ................
Centaurium namophilum .....................
Threatened .......
U.S.A. (CA, NV) ........
Springville clarkia ................................
Clarkia springvillensis .........................
Threatened .......
U.S.A. (CA) ................
San Clemente Island larkspur ............
Delphinium variegatum var. kinkiense
Endangered ......
U.S.A. (CA) ................
Santa Barbara Island dudleya ............
Dudleya traskiae .................................
Endangered ......
U.S.A. (CA) ................
Ash meadows gumplant .....................
Grindelia fraxino-pratensis ..................
Threatened .......
U.S.A. (CA, NV) ........
San Clemente Island woodland star ...
Lithophragma maximum .....................
Endangered ......
U.S.A. (CA) ................
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Final listing rule
45 FR 52803 (8–
AUG–80)
41 FR 22041 (1–
JUN–76)
58 FR 49881 (23–
SEP–93)
59 FR 64613 (15–
DEC–94)
58 FR 54053 (20–
OCT–93)
32 FR 4001 (11–
MAR–67)
42 FR 40682 (11–
AUG–77)
35 FR 8491 (2–
JUN–70)
1 FR 16474 (2–
MAY–86)
63 FR 49022 (14–
SEP–98)
63 FR 49022 (14–
SEP–98)
42 FR 40682 (11–
AUG–77)
50 20777 (20–
MAY–85)
63 FR 49022 (14–
SEP–98)
42 FR 40682 (11–
AUG–77)
43 FR 17910 (26–
APR–78)
50 FR 20777 (20–
MAY–85)
62 FR 42692 (8–
AUG–97)
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TABLE 1.—SUMMARY OF THE LISTING INFORMATION FOR THE FOLLOWING 31 SPECIES—Continued
Common name
Scientific name
Status
Where listed
Final listing rule
San Clemente Island lotus ..................
Lotus dendroideus var. traskiae .........
Endangered ......
U.S.A. (CA) ................
San Clemente Island bush mallow .....
Malacothamnus clementinus ..............
Endangered ......
U.S.A. (CA) ................
Amargosa niterwort .............................
Nitrophila mohavensis .........................
Endangered ......
U.S.A. (CA, NV) ........
Eureka Valley evening primrose .........
Oenothera californica ssp. eurekensis
Endangered ......
U.S.A. (CA) ................
Yreka phlox .........................................
Phlox hirsuta .......................................
Endangered ......
U.S.A. (CA) ................
Hartweg’s golden sunburst .................
Pseudobahia bahiifolia ........................
Endangered ......
U.S.A. (CA) ...............
San Joaquin adobe sunburst ..............
Pseudobahia peirsonii .........................
Threatened .......
U.S.A. (CA) ...............
Santa Cruz Island rock-cress .............
Sibara filifolia .......................................
Endangered ......
U.S.A. (CA) ................
Keck’s checker-mallow .......................
Eureka Dune grass .............................
Sidalcea keckii ....................................
Swallenia alexandrae ..........................
Endangered ......
Endangered ......
U.S.A. (CA) ................
U.S.A. (CA) ................
Kneeland Prairie pennycress ..............
Thlaspi californicum ............................
Endangered ......
U.S.A. (CA) ................
Hidden Lake bluecurls ........................
Trichostema austromontanum ssp.
compactum.
Verbena californica .............................
Threatened .......
U.S.A. (CA) ................
Threatened .......
U.S.A. (CA) ................
42 FR 40682 (11–
AUG–77)
42 FR 40682 (11–
AUG–77)
50 FR 20777 (20–
MAY–85)
43 FR 17910 (26–
APR–78)
65 FR 5268 (3–
FEB–00)
62 FR 5542 (6–
FEB–97)
62 FR 5542 (6–
FEB–97)
62 FR 42692 (8–
AUG–97)
65 FR (16–FEB–00)
43 FR 17910 (26–
APR–78)
65 FR 6332 (9–
SEP–00)
63 FR 49006 (14–
SEP–98)
63 FR 49022 (14–
SEP–98)
Red Hills vervain .................................
To allow us adequate time to
conduct these reviews, we must receive
your information no later than
September 6, 2005. However, we will
continue to accept new information
about any listed species at any time.
ADDRESSES: Information may be
submitted to the following U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service’s Fish and Wildlife
Offices:
For the Delhi Sands flower-loving fly,
island night lizard, California least tern,
least Bell’s vireo, San Clemente Island
Indian paintbrush, San Clemente Island
larkspur, San Clemente Island
woodland star, San Clemente Island
lotus, San Clemente Island bush
mallow, Santa Cruz Island rock-cress,
and Hidden Lake bluecurls, submit
comments to the Field Supervisor,
Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Carlsbad Fish and
Wildlife Office, 6010 Hidden Valley
Road, Carlsbad, California 92009.
Information may also be submitted
electronically at fw1cfwo_5yr@fws.gov.
For the Smith’s blue butterfly, Morro
shoulderband snail, Santa Barbara
Island dudleya, Eureka Valley evening
primrose, and Eureka Dune grass,
submit comments to the Field
Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ventura
Fish and Wildlife Office, 2493 Portola
Road, Suite B, Ventura, California
93003. Information may also be
submitted electronically at
FW1vfwo5year@fws.gov.
For the Valley elderberry longhorn
beetle, giant garter snake, San Francisco
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garter snake, Chinese Camp brodiaea,
Mariposa pussypaws, Springville
clarkia, Hartweg’s golden sunburst, San
Joaquin adobe sunburst, Keck’s checkermallow, and Red Hills vervain, submit
comments to the Field Supervisor,
Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Sacramento Fish and
Wildlife Office, 2800 Cottage Way,
Room W–2605, Sacramento, California
95825. Information may also be
submitted electronically at
fw1sfo5year@fws.gov.
For Ash Meadows gumplant, springloving centaury, and Amargosa
niterwort, submit comments to the Field
Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Nevada
Fish and Wildlife Office, 1340 Financial
Blvd., Suite 234, Reno, NV 89502.
Information may also be submitted
electronically at fw1nfwo_5yr@fws.gov.
For Kneeland Prairie pennycress,
submit comments to the Field
Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arcata
Fish and Wildlife Office, 11655
Heindon Road, Arcata, California 95521.
Information may also be submitted
electronically at
FWS1_kneelandpennycress@fws.gov.
For Yreka phlox, submit comments to
the Field Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year
Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office, 1829 S.
Oregon Street, Yreka, California 96097.
Information may also be submitted
electronically at
fw1yrekaphlox@fws.gov.
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Information received in response to
this notice and these reviews will be
available for public inspection, by
appointment, during normal business
hours, at the appropriate above
addresses.
For
the Delhi Sands flower-loving fly, island
night lizard, California least tern, least
Bell’s vireo, San Clemente Island Indian
paintbrush, San Clemente Island
larkspur, San Clemente Island
woodland star, San Clemente Island
lotus, San Clemente Island bush
mallow, Santa Cruz Island rock-cress, or
Hidden Lake bluecurls, contact Tannika
Engelhard at the Carlsbad Fish and
Wildlife Office at (760) 431–9440. For
the Smith’s blue butterfly, Morro
shoulderband snail, Santa Barbara
Island dudleya, Eureka Valley evening
primrose, or Eureka Dune grass, contact
Mike McCrary at the Ventura Fish and
Wildlife Office at (805) 644–1766. For
the Valley elderberry longhorn beetle,
giant garter snake, San Francisco garter
snake, Chinese Camp brodiaea,
Mariposa pussypaws, Springville
clarkia, Hartweg’s golden sunburst, San
Joaquin adobe sunburst, Keck’s checkermallow, and Red Hills vervain, contact
Harry McQuillen at the Sacramento Fish
and Wildlife Office at (916) 414–6742.
For Ash Meadows gumplant, springloving centaury, Amargosa niterwort,
contact Steve Caicco at the Nevada Fish
and Wildlife Office at (775) 861–6300.
For Kneeland Prairie pennycress,
contact Dave Imper at the Arcata Fish
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For Yreka phlox, contact Nadine Kanim
at the Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office at
(530) 842–5763.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Why Is a 5-Year Review Conducted?
Under the Endangered Species Act
(Act) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) we
maintain a List of Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife and Plants at 50
CFR 17.11 (for animals) and 17.12 (for
plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the Act
requires that we conduct a review of
listed species at least once every 5 years.
Then, on the basis of such reviews,
under section 4(c)(2)(B) we determine
whether or not any species should be
removed from the List (delisted), or
reclassified from endangered to
threatened or from threatened to
endangered. Delisting a species must be
supported by the best scientific and
commercial data available and only
considered if such data substantiates
that the species is neither endangered
nor threatened for one or more of the
following reasons: (1) the species is
considered extinct; (2) the species is
considered to be recovered; and/or (3)
the original data available when the
species was listed, or the interpretation
of such data, were in error. Any change
in Federal classification would require a
separate rulemaking process. The
regulations in 50 CFR 424.21 require
that we publish a notice in the Federal
Register announcing those species
currently under active review. This
notice announces our active review of
31 species listed in Table 1 above.
What Information Is Considered in the
Review?
A 5-year review considers all new
information available at the time of the
review. These reviews will consider the
best scientific and commercial data that
has become available since the current
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 (see five
factors under heading ‘‘How Do We
Determine Whether a Species Is
Endangered or Threatened?’’); and
E. Other new information, data, or
corrections including, but not limited
to, taxonomic or nomenclatural changes,
identification of erroneous information
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contained in the List, and improved
analytical methods.
How Do We Determine Whether a
Species is Endangered or Threatened?
Section 4(a)(1) of the Act requires that
we determine whether a species is
endangered or threatened based on one
or more of the five following factors:
A. The present or threatened
destruction, modification, or
curtailment of its habitat or range;
B. Overutilization for commercial,
recreational, scientific, or educational
purposes;
C. Disease or predation;
D. The inadequacy of existing
regulatory mechanisms; or
E. Other natural or manmade factors
affecting its continued existence.
Our assessment of these factors is
required, under section 4(b)(1) of the
Act, to be based solely on the best
scientific and commercial data
available.
What Could Happen as a Result of This
Review?
If we find that there is information
concerning the 31 species listed in
Table 1 above indicating a change in
classification may be warranted, we may
propose a new rule that could do one of
the following: (a) Reclassify the species
from threatened to endangered; (b)
reclassify the species from endangered
to threatened; or (c) remove the species
from the List. If we find that a change
in classification is not warranted, the
species will remain on the List under its
current status.
Public Solicitation of New Information
To ensure that these 5-year reviews
are complete and based on the best
available scientific and commercial
information, we are soliciting new
information from the public, concerned
governmental agencies, Tribes, the
scientific community, industry,
environmental entities, and any other
interested parties concerning the status
of the 31 species listed in Table 1 above.
If you wish to provide information for
any species included in these 5-year
reviews, you may submit your
comments and materials to the Field
Supervisors at the appropriate Fish and
Wildlife Office in the ADDRESSES section
above. Our practice is to make
comments, including names and home
addresses of respondents, available for
public review during regular business
hours. Respondents may request that we
withhold a respondent’s identity, as
allowable by law. If you wish us to
withhold your name or address, you
must state this request prominently at
the beginning of your comment. We will
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not consider anonymous comments,
however. To the extent consistent with
applicable law, we will make all
submissions from organizations or
businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety.
Comments and materials received will
be available for public inspection, by
appointment, during normal business
hours (see ADDRESSES section).
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: June 16, 2005.
Paul Henson,
Acting Manager, California/Nevada
Operations Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-
Year Reviews of the Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle, Smith's Blue
Butterfly, Delhi Sands Flower-Loving Fly, Morro Shoulderband Snail,
Giant Garter Snake, San Francisco Garter Snake, Island Night Lizard,
California Least Tern, Least Bell's Vireo, Chinese Camp Brodiaea,
Mariposa Pussypaws, San Clemente Island Indian Paintbrush, Spring-
Loving Centaury, Springville Clarkia, San Clemente Island Larkspur,
Santa Barbara Island Dudleya, Ash Meadows Gumplant, San Clemente Island
Woodland Star, San Clemente Island Lotus, San Clemente Island Bush
Mallow, Amargosa Niterwort, Eureka Valley Evening Primrose, Yreka
Phlox, Hartweg's Golden Sunburst, San Joaquin Adobe Sunburst, Santa
Cruz Island Rock-Cress, Keck's Checker-mallow, Eureka Dune Grass,
Kneeland Prairie Pennycress, Hidden Lake Bluecurls, and Red Hills
Vervain
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of review.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the
initiation of 5-year reviews of 31 listed species in Table 1 below,
under section 4(c)(2)(A) of the Endangered Species Act (Act). The
purpose of a 5-year review is to ensure that the classification of a
species as threatened or endangered on the List of Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife and Plants is accurate and based on the best
scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review. We
are requesting submission of any such information that has become
available since the original listing of each of these 31 species. Based
on the results of these 5-year reviews, we will make the requisite
findings under section 4(c)(2)(B) of the Act.
Table 1.--Summary of the Listing Information for the Following 31 Species
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Common name Scientific name Status Where listed Final listing rule
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Valley elderberry longhorn beetle.. Desmocerus Threatened................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 45 FR 52803 (8-AUG-80)
californicus
dimorphus.
Smith's blue butterfly............. Euphilotes enoptes Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 41 FR 22041 (1-JUN-76)
smithi.
Delhi Sands flower loving fly...... Rhaphiomidas Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 58 FR 49881 (23-SEP-93)
terminatus
abdominalis.
Morro shoulderband snail........... Helminthoglypta Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 59 FR 64613 (15-DEC-94)
walkeriana.
Giant garter snake................. Thamnophis gigas..... Threatened................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 58 FR 54053 (20-OCT-93)
San Francisco garter snake......... Thamnophis sirtalis Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 32 FR 4001 (11-MAR-67)
tetrataenia.
Island night lizard................ Xantusia riversiana Threatened................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 42 FR 40682 (11-AUG-77)
tetrataenia.
California least tern.............. Sterna antillarum Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA) Mexico.............. 35 FR 8491 (2-JUN-70)
browni.
Least Bell's vireo................. Vireo bellii pusillus Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA) Mexico.............. 1 FR 16474 (2-MAY-86)
Chinese Camp brodiaea.............. Brodiaea pallida..... Threatened................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 63 FR 49022 (14-SEP-98)
Mariposa pussypaws................. Calyptridium Threatened................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 63 FR 49022 (14-SEP-98)
pulchellum.
San Clemente Island Indian Castilleja grisea.... Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 42 FR 40682 (11-AUG-77)
Paintbrush.
Spring-loving centaury............. Centaurium namophilum Threatened................ U.S.A. (CA, NV)................. 50 20777 (20-MAY-85)
Springville clarkia................ Clarkia Threatened................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 63 FR 49022 (14-SEP-98)
springvillensis.
San Clemente Island larkspur....... Delphinium variegatum Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 42 FR 40682 (11-AUG-77)
var. kinkiense.
Santa Barbara Island dudleya....... Dudleya traskiae..... Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 43 FR 17910 (26-APR-78)
Ash meadows gumplant............... Grindelia fraxino- Threatened................ U.S.A. (CA, NV)................. 50 FR 20777 (20-MAY-85)
pratensis.
San Clemente Island woodland star.. Lithophragma maximum. Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 62 FR 42692 (8-AUG-97)
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San Clemente Island lotus.......... Lotus dendroideus Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 42 FR 40682 (11-AUG-77)
var. traskiae.
San Clemente Island bush mallow.... Malacothamnus Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 42 FR 40682 (11-AUG-77)
clementinus.
Amargosa niterwort................. Nitrophila mohavensis Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA, NV)................. 50 FR 20777 (20-MAY-85)
Eureka Valley evening primrose..... Oenothera californica Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 43 FR 17910 (26-APR-78)
ssp. eurekensis.
Yreka phlox........................ Phlox hirsuta........ Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 65 FR 5268 (3-FEB-00)
Hartweg's golden sunburst.......... Pseudobahia Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 62 FR 5542 (6-FEB-97)
bahiifolia.
San Joaquin adobe sunburst......... Pseudobahia peirsonii Threatened................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 62 FR 5542 (6-FEB-97)
Santa Cruz Island rock-cress....... Sibara filifolia..... Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 62 FR 42692 (8-AUG-97)
Keck's checker-mallow.............. Sidalcea keckii...... Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 65 FR (16-FEB-00)
Eureka Dune grass.................. Swallenia alexandrae. Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 43 FR 17910 (26-APR-78)
Kneeland Prairie pennycress........ Thlaspi californicum. Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 65 FR 6332 (9-SEP-00)
Hidden Lake bluecurls.............. Trichostema Threatened................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 63 FR 49006 (14-SEP-98)
austromontanum ssp.
compactum.
Red Hills vervain.................. Verbena californica.. Threatened................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 63 FR 49022 (14-SEP-98)
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DATES: To allow us adequate time to conduct these reviews, we must
receive your information no later than September 6, 2005. However, we
will continue to accept new information about any listed species at any
time.
ADDRESSES: Information may be submitted to the following U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service's Fish and Wildlife Offices:
For the Delhi Sands flower-loving fly, island night lizard,
California least tern, least Bell's vireo, San Clemente Island Indian
paintbrush, San Clemente Island larkspur, San Clemente Island woodland
star, San Clemente Island lotus, San Clemente Island bush mallow, Santa
Cruz Island rock-cress, and Hidden Lake bluecurls, submit comments to
the Field Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, 6010 Hidden Valley Road,
Carlsbad, California 92009. Information may also be submitted
electronically at fw1cfwo_5yr@fws.gov.
For the Smith's blue butterfly, Morro shoulderband snail, Santa
Barbara Island dudleya, Eureka Valley evening primrose, and Eureka Dune
grass, submit comments to the Field Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year
Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ventura Fish and Wildlife
Office, 2493 Portola Road, Suite B, Ventura, California 93003.
Information may also be submitted electronically at
FW1vfwo5year@fws.gov.
For the Valley elderberry longhorn beetle, giant garter snake, San
Francisco garter snake, Chinese Camp brodiaea, Mariposa pussypaws,
Springville clarkia, Hartweg's golden sunburst, San Joaquin adobe
sunburst, Keck's checker-mallow, and Red Hills vervain, submit comments
to the Field Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, 2800 Cottage
Way, Room W-2605, Sacramento, California 95825. Information may also be
submitted electronically at fw1sfo5year@fws.gov.
For Ash Meadows gumplant, spring-loving centaury, and Amargosa
niterwort, submit comments to the Field Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year
Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Nevada Fish and Wildlife
Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., Suite 234, Reno, NV 89502. Information
may also be submitted electronically at fw1nfwo_5yr@fws.gov.
For Kneeland Prairie pennycress, submit comments to the Field
Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office, 11655 Heindon Road, Arcata, California
95521. Information may also be submitted electronically at FWS1_
kneelandpennycress@fws.gov.
For Yreka phlox, submit comments to the Field Supervisor,
Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Yreka Fish
and Wildlife Office, 1829 S. Oregon Street, Yreka, California 96097.
Information may also be submitted electronically at
fw1yrekaphlox@fws.gov.
Information received in response to this notice and these reviews
will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal
business hours, at the appropriate above addresses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For the Delhi Sands flower-loving fly,
island night lizard, California least tern, least Bell's vireo, San
Clemente Island Indian paintbrush, San Clemente Island larkspur, San
Clemente Island woodland star, San Clemente Island lotus, San Clemente
Island bush mallow, Santa Cruz Island rock-cress, or Hidden Lake
bluecurls, contact Tannika Engelhard at the Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife
Office at (760) 431-9440. For the Smith's blue butterfly, Morro
shoulderband snail, Santa Barbara Island dudleya, Eureka Valley evening
primrose, or Eureka Dune grass, contact Mike McCrary at the Ventura
Fish and Wildlife Office at (805) 644-1766. For the Valley elderberry
longhorn beetle, giant garter snake, San Francisco garter snake,
Chinese Camp brodiaea, Mariposa pussypaws, Springville clarkia,
Hartweg's golden sunburst, San Joaquin adobe sunburst, Keck's checker-
mallow, and Red Hills vervain, contact Harry McQuillen at the
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office at (916) 414-6742. For Ash Meadows
gumplant, spring-loving centaury, Amargosa niterwort, contact Steve
Caicco at the Nevada Fish and Wildlife Office at (775) 861-6300. For
Kneeland Prairie pennycress, contact Dave Imper at the Arcata Fish
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and Wildlife Office at (707) 822-7201. For Yreka phlox, contact Nadine
Kanim at the Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office at (530) 842-5763.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Why Is a 5-Year Review Conducted?
Under the Endangered Species Act (Act) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) we
maintain a List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants at 50
CFR 17.11 (for animals) and 17.12 (for plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) of
the Act requires that we conduct a review of listed species at least
once every 5 years. Then, on the basis of such reviews, under section
4(c)(2)(B) we determine whether or not any species should be removed
from the List (delisted), or reclassified from endangered to threatened
or from threatened to endangered. Delisting a species must be supported
by the best scientific and commercial data available and only
considered if such data substantiates that the species is neither
endangered nor threatened for one or more of the following reasons: (1)
the species is considered extinct; (2) the species is considered to be
recovered; and/or (3) the original data available when the species was
listed, or the interpretation of such data, were in error. Any change
in Federal classification would require a separate rulemaking process.
The regulations in 50 CFR 424.21 require that we publish a notice in
the Federal Register announcing those species currently under active
review. This notice announces our active review of 31 species listed in
Table 1 above.
What Information Is Considered in the Review?
A 5-year review considers all new information available at the time
of the review. These reviews will consider the best scientific and
commercial data that has become available since the current 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 (see five factors under heading ``How
Do We Determine Whether a Species Is Endangered or Threatened?''); 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.
How Do We Determine Whether a Species is Endangered or Threatened?
Section 4(a)(1) of the Act requires that we determine whether a
species is endangered or threatened based on one or more of the five
following factors:
A. The present or threatened destruction, modification, or
curtailment of its habitat or range;
B. Overutilization for commercial, recreational, scientific, or
educational purposes;
C. Disease or predation;
D. The inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms; or
E. Other natural or manmade factors affecting its continued
existence.
Our assessment of these factors is required, under section 4(b)(1)
of the Act, to be based solely on the best scientific and commercial
data available.
What Could Happen as a Result of This Review?
If we find that there is information concerning the 31 species
listed in Table 1 above indicating a change in classification may be
warranted, we may propose a new rule that could do one of the
following: (a) Reclassify the species from threatened to endangered;
(b) reclassify the species from endangered to threatened; or (c) remove
the species from the List. If we find that a change in classification
is not warranted, the species will remain on the List under its current
status.
Public Solicitation of New Information
To ensure that these 5-year reviews are complete and based on the
best available scientific and commercial information, we are soliciting
new information from the public, concerned governmental agencies,
Tribes, the scientific community, industry, environmental entities, and
any other interested parties concerning the status of the 31 species
listed in Table 1 above.
If you wish to provide information for any species included in
these 5-year reviews, you may submit your comments and materials to the
Field Supervisors at the appropriate Fish and Wildlife Office in the
ADDRESSES section above. Our practice is to make comments, including
names and home addresses of respondents, available for public review
during regular business hours. Respondents may request that we withhold
a respondent's identity, as allowable by law. If you wish us to
withhold your name or address, you must state this request prominently
at the beginning of your comment. We will not consider anonymous
comments, however. To the extent consistent with applicable law, we
will make all submissions from organizations or businesses, and from
individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, available for public inspection in their
entirety. Comments and materials received will be available for public
inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours (see ADDRESSES
section).
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: June 16, 2005.
Paul Henson,
Acting Manager, California/Nevada Operations Office, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
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