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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Crocodile Lake National Wildlife
Refuge
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of the
Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan
and Finding of No Significant Impact for
Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge
in Monroe County, Florida.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service
announces that a Final Comprehensive
Conservation Plan and Finding of No
Significant Impact for Crocodile Lake
National Wildlife Refuge are available
for distribution. The plan was prepared
pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge
System Improvement Act of 1997, and
in accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and
describes how the refuge will be
managed for the next 15 years.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the plan may be
obtained by writing to the National Key
Deer Refuge, 28950 Watson Boulevard,
Big Pine Key, Florida 33043. The plan
may also be accessed and downloaded
from the Service’s Internet Web site
https://southeast.fws.gov/planning/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Crocodile
Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located
on North Key Largo in Monroe County,
Florida, approximately 40 miles
southeast of Miami. The refuge was
established in April 1980 under the
authorities of the Endangered Species
Act of 1973 (as amended), and the Land
and Water Conservation Fund Act of
1965 (as amended in 1976). It currently
covers 6,700 acres, including 650 acres
of open water. It contains a mosaic of
habitat types including tropical
hardwood hammock, mangrove forests,
and salt marshes. These habitats are
vital for hundreds of plants and
animals, including six federally listed
species.
The availability of the Draft
Comprehensive Conservation Plan and
Environmental Assessment for a 60-day
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public review and comment period was
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August 16, 2005 (70 FR 48187). The
plan and environmental assessment
identified and evaluated three
alternatives for managing the refuge
over the next 15 years. Alternative 2 was
chosen as the ‘‘preferred alternative.’’
Under Alternative 2, 6,700 acres of
refuge lands will be conserved,
maintained, and enhanced. Increased
efforts related to habitat restoration,
exotics control, pest management, and
monitoring are characteristics of this
alternative. The increased management
action will help to achieve the long-term
goals and objectives in a timelier
manner. This alternative will result in a
more ecosystem-based management
approach will views the refuge as a
single system rather than separate
habitat types. Federally listed species
will still be primary concern, but needs
of other resident and migratory wildlife
will also be considered. This alternative
will be the most effective for meeting
the purposes of the refuge by conserving
habitats and associated wildlife. It best
achieves national, ecosystem, and
refuge-specific goals and objectives and
positively addresses significant issues
and concerns expressed by the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Van
Fischer, Natural Resource Planner,
National Key Deer Refuge Complex;
telephone: 305/872–2239; Fax: 305/872–
3675; E-mail: van_fischer@fws.gov.
Authority: This notice is published under
the authority of the National Wildlife Refuge
System Improvement Act of 1997, Public
Law 105–57.
Dated: February 23, 2006.
Cynthia K. Dohner,
Acting Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 06–3434 Filed 4–10–06; 8:45am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Reviews
of 70 Species in Idaho, Oregon,
Washington, and Hawaii, and Guam
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of review.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, announce the
initiation of a 5-year review of 70
species under section 4(c)(2)(B) 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
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants is accurate and consistent
with the best scientific and commercial
data currently available. We are
requesting submission of any such
information that has become available
since the original listing of each of the
70 species identified in Table 1 below.
Based on the results of these 5-year
reviews, we will determine whether any
species should be proposed for removal
from the list or its listing status should
be changed pursuant to section
4(c)(2)(B) of the Act.
We must receive your
information no later than June 12, 2006.
However, we will continue to accept
new information about any listed
species at any time.
DATES:
See ‘‘Public Solicitation of
New Information’’ section for
ADDRESSES:
instructions on how to submit
information.
For
species-specific information, contact the
appropriate individual named in
‘‘Public Solicitation of New
Information.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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 (List) 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 (50 CFR
424.11(d)). 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 the 70
species listed in Table 1.
TABLE 1.—SUMMARY OF THE LISTING INFORMATION FOR THE FOLLOWING 70 SPECIES IN IDAHO, OREGON, WASHINGTON,
HAWAII, AND GUAM.
Common name
Scientific name
Status
Where listed
Animals:
Sucker, Warner ...............
Chub, Hutton tui ..............
Chub, Borax Lake ...........
Dace, Foskett speckled ...
Snail, Utah valvata ..........
Springsnail, Bruneau Hot
Limpet, Banbury Springs
Caribou, woodland ..........
Catostomus warnerensis ........
Gila bicolor ssp. ......................
Gila boraxobius ......................
Rhinichthys osculus ssp. ........
Valvata utahensis ...................
Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis ......
Lanx sp. ..................................
Rangifer tarandus caribou ......
Threatened ...
Threatened ...
Endangered
Threatened ...
Endangered
Endangered
Endangered
Endangered
50
50
47
50
57
63
57
49
Loxops coccineus ochraceus
Endangered
U.S.A. (OR) ............................
U.S.A. (OR) ............................
U.S.A. (OR) ............................
U.S.A. (OR) ............................
U.S.A. (ID, UT) .......................
U.S.A. (ID) ..............................
U.S.A. (ID) ..............................
U.S.A. (ID, WA); Canada (SE.
B.C.).
U.S.A. (HI) ..............................
Paroreomyza maculata ..........
Telespyza cantans .................
Endangered
Endangered
U.S.A. (HI) ..............................
U.S.A. (HI) ..............................
35 FR 16047 (13–OCT–70)
32 FR 4001 (11–MAR–67)
Halcyon cinnamomina
cinnamomina.
Hemignathus lucidus ..............
Endangered
49 FR 33885 (27–AUG–84)
Endangered
Western Pacific Ocean U.S.A.
(Guam).
U.S.A. (HI) ..............................
Melamprosops phaeosoma ....
Endangered
U.S.A. (HI) ..............................
32 FR 4001 (11–MAR–67), 35
FR 16047 (13–OCT–70)
40 FR 44151 (25–SEP–75)
Mirabilis macfarlanei ...............
Acaena exigua ........................
Brighamia insignis ..................
Brighamia rockii ......................
Clermontia peleana ................
Cyanea dunbariae ..................
Cyanea macrostegia ssp.
gibsonii [Cyanea gibsonii].
Cyanea mceldowneyi .............
Cyanea procera ......................
Cyanea undulata ....................
Cyrtandra subumbellata .........
Delissea rhytidosperma ..........
Delissea subcordata ...............
Diellia pallida ..........................
Dubautia herbstobatae ...........
Eugenia koolauensis ..............
Gardenia brighamii .................
Threatened ...
Endangered
Endangered
Endangered
Endangered
Endangered
Endangered
U.S.A.
U.S.A.
U.S.A.
U.S.A.
U.S.A.
U.S.A.
U.S.A.
(ID, OR) ......................
(HI) ..............................
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9304 (02–FEB–94)
46325 (08–OCT–92)
10305 (04–MAR–94)
53130 (10–OCT–96
47686 (20–SEP–91)
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Endangered
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20772 (05–MAY–92)
46325 (08–OCT–92)
47695 (20–SEP–91)
53089 (10–OCT–96)
9304 (25–FEB–94)
53089 (10–OCT–96)
9304 (25–FEB–94)
55770 (29–OCT–9)
14482 (28–MAR–9)
33 (21–AUG–85)
Gardenia mannii .....................
Hedyotis coriacea ...................
Hedyotis parvula .....................
Endangered
Endangered
Endangered
U.S.A. (HI) ..............................
U.S.A. (HI) ..............................
U.S.A. (HI) ..............................
Akepa, Maui
(honeycreeper).
Creeper, Oahu ................
Finch, Laysan
(honeycreeper).
Kingfisher, Guam Micronesian.
Nukupu‘u (honeycreeper)
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Po‘ouli (honeycreeper) ....
Plants:
MacFarlane’s four-o’clock
Liliwai ...............................
Olulu ................................
Pua ’ala ...........................
’Oha wai ..........................
Haha ................................
Haha ................................
Haha ................................
Haha ................................
Haha ................................
Ha’iwale ...........................
No common name ...........
Oha ..................................
No common name ...........
Na’ena’e ..........................
Nioi ..................................
Hawaiian gardenia
(=Na’u).
Nanu ................................
Kio’ele ..............................
No common name ...........
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12302 (28–MAR–85)
43957 (05–OCT–82)
12302 (28–MAR–85)
59244 (14–DEC–92)
32981 (17–JUN–98)
59244 (14–DEC–92)
7390 (29–FEB–84)
35 FR 16047 (13–OCT–70)
61 FR 53089 (10–OCT–96)
57 FR 20772 (15–MAY–92)
56 FR 55770 (29–OCT–91)
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TABLE 1.—SUMMARY OF THE LISTING INFORMATION FOR THE FOLLOWING 70 SPECIES IN IDAHO, OREGON, WASHINGTON,
HAWAII, AND GUAM.—Continued
Common name
Kopa ................................
Clay’s hibiscus ................
Hau kuahiwi .....................
Hau kuahiwi .....................
Kula wahine noho ...........
Kohe malama malama o
kanaloa.
Cooke’s koki’o .................
Kamakahala ....................
Kamakahala ....................
No common name ...........
No common name ...........
Alani ................................
Alani ................................
Alani ................................
Kolea ...............................
No common name ...........
No common name ...........
Kulu’i ................................
Lau ’ehu ..........................
No common name ...........
No common name ...........
No common name ...........
No common name ...........
Lo’ulu ...............................
Lo’ulu ...............................
No common name ...........
Diamond Head Schiedea
No common name ...........
No common name ...........
No common name ...........
No common name ...........
Popolo ku mai .................
No common name ...........
No common name ...........
Pamakani ........................
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No common name ...........
Scientific name
Hedyotis schlechtendahliana
var. remyi.
Hibiscus clayi ..........................
Hibiscadelphus giffardianus ...
Hibiscadelphus hualalaiensis
Isodendrion pyrifolium ............
Kanaloa kahoolawensis ..........
Kokia cookei ...........................
Labordia cyrtandrae ...............
Labordia triflora ......................
Lobelia monostachya .............
Lysimachia maxima ................
Melicope adscendens .............
Melicope mucronulata ............
Melicope zahlbruckneri ...........
Myrsine juddii .........................
Neraudia angulata ..................
Neraudia ovata .......................
Nototrichium humile ................
Panicum niihauense ...............
Phyllostegia hirsuta ................
Phyllostegia kaalaensis ..........
Phyllostegia parviflora ............
Phyllostegia waimeae .............
Pritchardia kaalae ...................
Pritchardia viscosa .................
Sanicula mariversa .................
Schiedea adamantis ...............
Schiedea kaalae .....................
Schiedea kauaiensis ..............
Silene alexandri ......................
Silene perlmanii ......................
Solanum incompletum ............
Stenogyne kanehoana ...........
Tetramolopium filiforme ..........
Viola chamissoniana ssp.
chamissoniana.
Viola helenae ..........................
What Information Is Considered in the
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 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
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Where listed
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Endangered
U.S.A. (HI) ..............................
64 FR 48307 (03–SEP–9)
Endangered
Endangered
Endangered
Endangered
Endangered
U.S.A.
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(HI)
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9304 (25–FEB–94)
53137 (10–OCT–96)
53137 (10–OCT–96)
10305 (04–MAR–94)
48307 (03–SEP–99)
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Endangered
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Endangered
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Endangered
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62470 (30–OCT–79)
53089 (10–OCT–96)
48307 (03–SEP–99)
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53130 (10–OCT–96)
62346 (05–DEC–94)
20772 (15–MAY–92)
53137 (10–OCT–96)
53089 (10–OCT–96)
55770 (29–OCT–91)
53137 (10–OCT–9)
55770 (29–OCT–91)
53108 (10–OCT–96)
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53108 (10–OCT–96)
9304 (25–FEB–94)
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53070 (10–OCT–96)
55770 (29–OCT–91)
6099 (17–FEB–84)
55770 (29–OCT–91)
53108 (10–OCT–96)
46325 (08–OCT–92)
55770 (29–OCT–91)
56333 (10–NOV–94)
20592 (13–MAY–92)
55770 (29–OCT–91)
55770 (29–OCT–91)
Endangered
U.S.A. (HI) ..............................
56 FR 47695 (20–SEP–91)
to, taxonomic or nomenclatural changes,
identification of erroneous information
contained in the List, and improved
analytical methods.
scientific and commercial data
available.
How Do We Determine Whether a
Species Is Endangered or Threatened?
If we find information concerning the
70 species listed in Table 1 indicating
that 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.
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
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What Could Happen as a Result of This
Review?
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 solicit new information
from the public, governmental agencies,
Tribes, the scientific community,
environmental entities, industry, and
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any other interested parties concerning
the status of the species.
If you wish to provide information for
any species included in these 5-year
reviews, submit your comments and
materials to the Field Supervisors at the
appropriate Fish and Wildlife Office
listed below. 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. 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 at the offices where the comments
are submitted.
For the species under review, submit
information and direct species specific
questions to the addresses and
individuals as follows:
For the Warner sucker, Hutton tui chub,
Borax Lake chub, and the Foskett
speckled dace, submit information to
the following address: Field
Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bend
Field Office, 20310 Empire Avenue,
Suite A 100, Bend, OR 97701, or at
FW1OR5yearReview@fws.gov. For
information concerning these species,
contact Alan Mauer at 541–383–7146.
For the Bruneau hot springsnail,
Banbury Springs limpet (lanx),
MacFarlane’s four-o’clock, and the
Utah valvata snail, submit
information to the following address:
Field Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year
Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Snake River Fish and
Wildlife Office, 1387 South Vinnell
Way, Suite 368, Boise, ID 83709, or at
fws1srbocomments@fws.gov. For
information concerning these species,
contact Susan Burch at 208–378–
5262.
For the Woodland caribou (Selkirk
Mountain), submit information to the
following address: Field Supervisor,
Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Upper Columbia
Fish and Wildlife Office, 11103 E.
Montgomery Drive, Spokane, WA
99206, or at fw1caribou@fws.gov. For
information concerning these species,
contact Suzanne Audet at 509–893–
8002.
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For the Hawaiian and Guam species,
submit information to the following
address: Field Supervisor, Attention:
5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Pacific Islands Fish and
Wildlife Office, 300 Ala Moana Buld.,
Room 3–122, Honolulu, HI 96850, or
at pifwo-5yr-review@fws.gov. For
information concerning these species,
contact Gina Shultz at 808–792–9400.
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: April 4, 2006.
David J. Wesley,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Notice of Availability of the Draft
Comprehensive Conservation Plan and
Environmental Assessment for
D’Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge in
Ouachita and Union Parishes, LA
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION:
Notice of availability.
SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service
announces that a Draft Comprehensive
Conservation Plan and Environmental
Assessment for D’Arbonne National
Wildlife Refuge are available for review
and comment. The National Wildlife
Refuge System Administration Act of
1966, as amended by the National
Wildlife Refuge System Improvement
Act of 1997, requires the Service to
develop a comprehensive conservation
plan for each national wildlife refuge.
The purpose in developing a
comprehensive conservation plan is to
provide refuge managers with a 15-year
strategy for achieving refuge purposes
and contributing toward the mission of
the National Wildlife Refuge System,
consistent with sound principles of fish
and wildlife management, conservation,
legal mandates, and Service policies. In
addition to outlining broad management
direction on conserving wildlife and
their habitats, plans identify wildlifedependent recreational opportunities
available to the public, including
opportunities for hunting, fishing
wildlife observation, wildlife
photography, and environmental
education and interpretation.
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Significant issues addressed in the
draft plan include: Bottomland
hardwood forest management and
restoration, integrity of mixed pine and
hardwood forests, invasive plants,
waterfowl management, neotropical
migratory birds, species of concern, and
level of visitor services.
DATES: An open house will be held to
provide clarification and explanation of
the plan to the public. Mailings, a news
release to newspapers and radio, and
flyers will be used to inform the public
of the date and time for the open house.
Individuals should comment on the
Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan
and Environmental Assessment for
D’Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge no
later than May 11, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the
draft plan and environmental
assessment should be addressed to he
Planning Team Leader, D’Arbonne
National Wildlife Refuge, 11372
Highway 143, Farmerville, Louisiana
71241; or by calling 318/726–4222,
extension 5. The plan and
environmental assessment may also be
accessed and downloaded from the
Service’s Internet Web site https://
southeast.fws.gov/planning. Comments
on the draft plan may be submitted to
the above address or via electronic mail
to Lindy Garner@fws.gov. Please include
your name and return address in your
Internet message. Our practice is to
make comments, including names and
home addresses of respondents,
available for public review during
regular business hours. Individual
respondents may request that we
withhold their home addresses from the
record, which we will honor to the
extent allowable by law.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Service developed three alternatives for
managing the refuge and chose
Alternative A as the preferred
alternative.
Alternatives
Alternative A, the preferred
alternative, emphasizes management
actions that mimic or enhance natural
ecological processes. The biological
program would be enhanced with an
increase in inventory and monitoring
programs so that adaptive management
could be more effectively implemented.
Adaptive management would primarily
benefit migratory bird management and
forest management. Migratory bird use
and nesting success on the refuge would
be closely evaluated utilizing research
partnerships. Partnerships would be
developed to establish scientifically
valid protocols and collaborative
research projects for data that would
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-
Year Reviews of 70 Species in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii,
and Guam
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 a 5-year review of 70 species under section 4(c)(2)(B) 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
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants is accurate and
consistent with the best scientific and commercial data currently
available. We are requesting submission of any such information that
has become available since the original listing of each of the 70
species identified in Table 1 below. Based on the results of these 5-
year reviews, we will determine whether any species should be proposed
for removal from the list or its listing status should be changed
pursuant to section 4(c)(2)(B) of the Act.
DATES: We must receive your information no later than June 12, 2006.
However, we will continue to accept new information about any listed
species at any time.
ADDRESSES: See ``Public Solicitation of New Information'' section for
instructions on how to submit information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For species-specific information,
contact the appropriate individual named in ``Public Solicitation of
New Information.''
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 (List)
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 (50 CFR 424.11(d)). 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 the 70 species
listed in Table 1.
Table 1.--Summary of the Listing Information for the Following 70 Species in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii,
and Guam.
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Common name Scientific name Status Where listed Final listing rule
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Animals:
Sucker, Warner............. Catostomus Threatened......... U.S.A. (OR)....... 50 FR 39117 (27-
warnerensis. SEP-85)
Chub, Hutton tui........... Gila bicolor ssp.. Threatened......... U.S.A. (OR)....... 50 FR 12302 (28-
MAR-85)
Chub, Borax Lake........... Gila boraxobius... Endangered......... U.S.A. (OR)....... 47 FR 43957 (05-
OCT-82)
Dace, Foskett speckled..... Rhinichthys Threatened......... U.S.A. (OR)....... 50 FR 12302 (28-
osculus ssp.. MAR-85)
Snail, Utah valvata........ Valvata utahensis. Endangered......... U.S.A. (ID, UT)... 57 FR 59244 (14-
DEC-92)
Springsnail, Bruneau Hot... Pyrgulopsis Endangered......... U.S.A. (ID)....... 63 FR 32981 (17-
bruneauensis. JUN-98)
Limpet, Banbury Springs.... Lanx sp........... Endangered......... U.S.A. (ID)....... 57 FR 59244 (14-
DEC-92)
Caribou, woodland.......... Rangifer tarandus Endangered......... U.S.A. (ID, WA); 49 FR 7390 (29-FEB-
caribou. Canada (SE. B.C.). 84)
Akepa, Maui (honeycreeper). Loxops coccineus Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 35 FR 16047 (13-
ochraceus. OCT-70)
Creeper, Oahu.............. Paroreomyza Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 35 FR 16047 (13-
maculata. OCT-70)
Finch, Laysan Telespyza cantans. Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 32 FR 4001 (11-MAR-
(honeycreeper). 67)
Kingfisher, Guam Halcyon Endangered......... Western Pacific 49 FR 33885 (27-
Micronesian. cinnamomina Ocean U.S.A. AUG-84)
cinnamomina. (Guam).
Nukupu`u (honeycreeper).... Hemignathus Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 32 FR 4001 (11-MAR-
lucidus. 67), 35 FR 16047
(13-OCT-70)
Po`ouli (honeycreeper)..... Melamprosops Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 40 FR 44151 (25-
phaeosoma. SEP-75)
Plants:
MacFarlane's four-o'clock.. Mirabilis Threatened......... U.S.A. (ID, OR)... 61 FR 10693 (15-
macfarlanei. MAR-96)
Liliwai.................... Acaena exigua..... Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 57 FR 20772 (05-
MAY-92)
Olulu...................... Brighamia insignis Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 59 FR 9304 (02-FEB-
94)
Pua 'ala................... Brighamia rockii.. Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 57 FR 46325 (08-
OCT-92)
'Oha wai................... Clermontia peleana Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 59 FR 10305 (04-
MAR-94)
Haha....................... Cyanea dunbariae.. Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 61 FR 53130 (10-
OCT-96
Haha....................... Cyanea macrostegia Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 56 FR 47686 (20-
ssp. gibsonii SEP-91)
[Cyanea gibsonii].
Haha....................... Cyanea mceldowneyi Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 57 FR 20772 (05-
MAY-92)
Haha....................... Cyanea procera.... Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 57 FR 46325 (08-
OCT-92)
Haha....................... Cyanea undulata... Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 56 FR 47695 (20-
SEP-91)
Ha'iwale................... Cyrtandra Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 61 FR 53089 (10-
subumbellata. OCT-96)
No common name............. Delissea Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 59 FR 9304 (25-FEB-
rhytidosperma. 94)
Oha........................ Delissea Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 61 FR 53089 (10-
subcordata. OCT-96)
No common name............. Diellia pallida... Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 59 FR 9304 (25-FEB-
94)
Na'ena'e................... Dubautia Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 56 FR 55770 (29-
herbstobatae. OCT-9)
Nioi....................... Eugenia Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 59 FR 14482 (28-
koolauensis. MAR-9)
Hawaiian gardenia (=Na'u).. Gardenia brighamii Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 50 FR 33 (21-AUG-
85)
Nanu....................... Gardenia mannii... Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 61 FR 53089 (10-
OCT-96)
Kio'ele.................... Hedyotis coriacea. Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 57 FR 20772 (15-
MAY-92)
No common name............. Hedyotis parvula.. Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 56 FR 55770 (29-
OCT-91)
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Kopa....................... Hedyotis Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 64 FR 48307 (03-
schlechtendahlian SEP-9)
a var. remyi.
Clay's hibiscus............ Hibiscus clayi.... Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 59 FR 9304 (25-FEB-
94)
Hau kuahiwi................ Hibiscadelphus Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 61 FR 53137 (10-
giffardianus. OCT-96)
Hau kuahiwi................ Hibiscadelphus Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 61 FR 53137 (10-
hualalaiensis. OCT-96)
Kula wahine noho........... Isodendrion Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 59 FR 10305 (04-
pyrifolium. MAR-94)
Kohe malama malama o Kanaloa Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 64 FR 48307 (03-
kanaloa. kahoolawensis. SEP-99)
Cooke's koki'o............. Kokia cookei...... Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 44 FR 62470 (30-
OCT-79)
Kamakahala................. Labordia Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 61 FR 53089 (10-
cyrtandrae. OCT-96)
Kamakahala................. Labordia triflora. Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 64 FR 48307 (03-
SEP-99)
No common name............. Lobelia Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 61 FR 53089 (10-
monostachya. OCT-96)
No common name............. Lysimachia maxima. Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 61 FR 53130 (10-
OCT-96)
Alani...................... Melicope Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 59 FR 62346 (05-
adscendens. DEC-94)
Alani...................... Melicope Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 57 FR 20772 (15-
mucronulata. MAY-92)
Alani...................... Melicope Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 61 FR 53137 (10-
zahlbruckneri. OCT-96)
Kolea...................... Myrsine juddii.... Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 61 FR 53089 (10-
OCT-96)
No common name............. Neraudia angulata. Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 56 FR 55770 (29-
OCT-91)
No common name............. Neraudia ovata.... Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 61 FR 53137 (10-
OCT-9)
Kulu'i..................... Nototrichium Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 56 FR 55770 (29-
humile. OCT-91)
Lau 'ehu................... Panicum niihauense Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 61 FR 53108 (10-
OCT-96)
No common name............. Phyllostegia Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 61 FR 53089 (10-
hirsuta. OCT-96)
No common name............. Phyllostegia Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 61 FR 53089 (10-
kaalaensis. OCT-96)
No common name............. Phyllostegia Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 61 FR 53108 (10-
parviflora. OCT-96)
No common name............. Phyllostegia Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 59 FR 9304 (25-FEB-
waimeae. 94)
Lo'ulu..................... Pritchardia kaalae Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 61 FR 53089 (10-
OCT-96)
Lo'ulu..................... Pritchardia Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 61 FR 53070 (10-
viscosa. OCT-96)
No common name............. Sanicula mariversa Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 56 FR 55770 (29-
OCT-91)
Diamond Head Schiedea...... Schiedea adamantis Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 49 FR 6099 (17-FEB-
84)
No common name............. Schiedea kaalae... Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 56 FR 55770 (29-
OCT-91)
No common name............. Schiedea Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 61 FR 53108 (10-
kauaiensis. OCT-96)
No common name............. Silene alexandri.. Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 57 FR 46325 (08-
OCT-92)
No common name............. Silene perlmanii.. Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 56 FR 55770 (29-
OCT-91)
Popolo ku mai.............. Solanum Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 59 FR 56333 (10-
incompletum. NOV-94)
No common name............. Stenogyne Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 57 FR 20592 (13-
kanehoana. MAY-92)
No common name............. Tetramolopium Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 56 FR 55770 (29-
filiforme. OCT-91)
Pamakani................... Viola Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 56 FR 55770 (29-
chamissoniana OCT-91)
ssp.
chamissoniana.
No common name............. Viola helenae..... Endangered......... U.S.A. (HI)....... 56 FR 47695 (20-
SEP-91)
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What Information Is Considered in the 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 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 information concerning the 70 species listed in Table 1
indicating that 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 solicit new
information from the public, governmental agencies, Tribes, the
scientific community, environmental entities, industry, and
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any other interested parties concerning the status of the species.
If you wish to provide information for any species included in
these 5-year reviews, submit your comments and materials to the Field
Supervisors at the appropriate Fish and Wildlife Office listed below.
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.
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 at the offices
where the comments are submitted.
For the species under review, submit information and direct species
specific questions to the addresses and individuals as follows:
For the Warner sucker, Hutton tui chub, Borax Lake chub, and the
Foskett speckled dace, submit information to the following address:
Field Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Bend Field Office, 20310 Empire Avenue, Suite A 100, Bend, OR
97701, or at FW1OR5yearReview@fws.gov. For information concerning these
species, contact Alan Mauer at 541-383-7146.
For the Bruneau hot springsnail, Banbury Springs limpet (lanx),
MacFarlane's four-o'clock, and the Utah valvata snail, submit
information to the following address: Field Supervisor, Attention: 5-
Year Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Snake River Fish and
Wildlife Office, 1387 South Vinnell Way, Suite 368, Boise, ID 83709, or
at fws1srbocomments@fws.gov. For information concerning these species,
contact Susan Burch at 208-378-5262.
For the Woodland caribou (Selkirk Mountain), submit information to the
following address: Field Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Upper Columbia Fish and Wildlife Office,
11103 E. Montgomery Drive, Spokane, WA 99206, or at fw1caribou@fws.gov.
For information concerning these species, contact Suzanne Audet at 509-
893-8002.
For the Hawaiian and Guam species, submit information to the following
address: Field Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, 300 Ala
Moana Buld., Room 3-122, Honolulu, HI 96850, or at pifwo-5yr-
review@fws.gov. For information concerning these species, contact Gina
Shultz at 808-792-9400.
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: April 4, 2006.
David J. Wesley,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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