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Background
The Florida scrub-jay (scrub-jay) is
found exclusively in peninsular Florida
and is restricted to xeric uplands
(predominately in oak-dominated
scrub). Increasing urban and agricultural
development has resulted in habitat loss
and fragmentation, which have
adversely affected the distribution and
numbers of scrub-jays.
The total estimated population is
between 7,000 and 11,000 individuals.
The decline in the number and
distribution of scrub-jays in east-central
Florida has been exacerbated by
tremendous urban growth in the past 50
years. Much of the historic commercial
and residential development has
occurred on the dry soils which
previously supported scrub-jay habitat.
Much of this area of Florida was settled
early because few wetlands restricted
urban and agricultural development.
Due to the effects of urban and
agricultural development over the past
100 years, much of the remaining scrubjay habitat is now relatively small and
isolated. What remains is largely
degraded due to the exclusion of fire,
which is needed to maintain xeric
uplands in conditions suitable for scrubjays.
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Applicants’ Proposals
The four (4) applicants are requesting
take of approximately 1.5 ac of
combined occupied scrub-jay habitat
incidental to the construction of six
single-family homes in Volusia County,
Florida. Residential construction for one
single-family home for Formosa Homes,
Inc., is located within parcel #8115–00–
00–0204, in Deltona, Florida.
Residential construction for two singlefamily homes for LaPalma Construction,
Inc., would occur within parcel #8009–
05–04–0010; one single-family home for
Vincent Scorpio would be located
within parcel #8009–05–19–0400; and
two single-family homes for Today
Homes, Inc., would be located within
parcels #8009–02–15–0190 and #8009–
02–14–0340. All are located in Orange
City, Florida.
The lots combined encompass about
1.5 ac, and the footprint of the
homes,infrastructure, and landscaping
preclude retention of scrub-jay habitat.
In order to minimize take on site, the
applicants propose to mitigate for the
loss of 1.5 ac of scrub-jay habitat by
contributing a total of $70,974 ($12,045
from Formosa Homes, Inc.; $22,726
from LaPalma Construction, Inc.;
$11,363 from Scorpio; and $24,840 from
Today Homes, Inc.) to the Florida
Scrub-jay Conservation Fund
administered by The Nature
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Conservancy. Funds in this account are
earmarked for use in the conservation
and recovery of scrub-jays and may
include habitat acquisition, restoration,
and/or management.
We have determined that the
applicants’ proposals, including the
proposed mitigation and minimization
measures, would have minor or
negligible effects on the species covered
in the HCPs. Therefore, the ITPs are
‘‘low-effect’’ projects and qualify for
categorical exclusions under the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), as provided by the Department
of the Interior Manual (516 DM 2
Appendix 1 and 516 DM 6 Appendix 1).
This preliminary information may be
revised based on our review of public
comments that we receive in response to
this notice. Low-effect HCPs are those
involving (1) minor or negligible effects
on federally listed or candidate species
and their habitats, and (2) minor or
negligible effects on other
environmental values or resources.
We will evaluate the HCPs and
comments submitted thereon to
determine whether the applications
meet the requirements of section 10(a)
of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). If we
determine that the applications meet
those requirements, we will issue the
ITPs for incidental take of the Florida
scrub-jay. We will also evaluate whether
issuance of the section 10(a)(1)(B) ITPs
complies with section 7 of the Act by
conducting an intra-Service section 7
consultation. We will use the results of
this consultation, in combination with
the above findings, in the final analysis
to determine whether or not to issue the
ITPs.
Authority: We provide this notice under
Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act
and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
Dated: February 28, 2007.
David L. Hankla,
Field Supervisor, Jacksonville Field Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Reviews
of 71 Species in Oregon, Hawaii,
Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, and Territory of Guam
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of review.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, announce the
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initiation of a 5-year review of 71
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
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
71 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 May 7, 2007.
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. These Actions must be
supported by the best scientific and
commercial data available, delisting a
species is considered only 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
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Register announcing those species
currently under active review. This
notice announces our active review of
the 71 species listed in Table 1.
TABLE 1.—SUMMARY OF THE LISTING INFORMATION FOR THE FOLLOWING 71 SPECIES IN OREGON (OR)
[Hawaii (HI), Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (MP), and Territory of Guam (GU). Note: Common names are listed as published
in the CFR and may not reflect all or current common names.]
Common name
Status
Scientific name
Where listed
Final listing
rule
49 FR 33881
(27–Aug–84).
49 FR 33881
(27–Aug–84).
49 FR 33881
(27–Aug–84).
32 FR 4001
(11–Mar–67).
32 FR 4001
(11–Mar–67).
58 FR 41684
(11–Mar–67).
49 FR 33881
(27–Aug–84).
35 FR 18319
(02–Jun–70).
65 FR 20760
(19–Apr–00).
32 FR 4001
(11–Mar–67).
32 FR 4001
(11–Mar–67).
65 FR 4162
(26–Jan–00).
65 FR 4770
(01–Feb–00).
58 FR 53800
(18–Oct–
93).
Animals
Bat, little Mariana fruit ............................
Pteropus tokudae ...................................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (GU) ...........
White-eye, Bridled (Guam) .....................
Zosterops conspicillatus conspicillatus ...
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (GU) ............
Rail, Guam ..............................................
Rallus owstoni ........................................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (GU) ............
Crow, Hawaiian ......................................
Corvus hawaiiensis .................................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Duck, Hawaiian .......................................
Anas wyvilliana .......................................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Hawk, Hawaiian ......................................
Buteo solitarius .......................................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Moorhen, Mariana common ...................
Gallinula chloropus guami ......................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (GU, MP) ....
Warbler, nightingale reed, (old world
warbler).
Elepaio, Oahu .........................................
Acrocephalus luscinia .............................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (MP) ............
Chasiempis sandwichensis ibidis ...........
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Palila (honeycreeper) .............................
Loxioides bailleui ....................................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Thrush, small Kauai ................................
Myadestes palmeri .................................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Snail, Newcomb’s ...................................
Erinna newcombi ....................................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Moth, Blackburn’s sphinx .......................
Manduca blackburni ...............................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Chub, Oregon .........................................
Oregonichthys crameri ...........................
Threatened ............
U.S.A. (OR) ............
Plants
Achyranthes mutica ................................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Round-leaved chaff-flower ......................
Achyranthes splendens var.rotundata ....
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
No common name ..................................
Alsinidendron trinerve .............................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
No common name ..................................
Alsinidendron viscosum ..........................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Mauna Loa Silversword ..........................
Argyroxiphium kauense ..........................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Kamanomano .........................................
Cenchrus agrimonioides .........................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Haha .......................................................
Cyanea acuminata ..................................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Haha .......................................................
Cyanea asarifolia ....................................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
No common name ..................................
Cyanea crispa .........................................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Haha .......................................................
Cyanea hamatiflora ssp. carlsonii ..........
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Haha .......................................................
Cyanea hamatiflora ssp. hamatiflora ......
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Haha .......................................................
Cyanaea longiflora ..................................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Haha .......................................................
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No common name ..................................
Cyanea shipmanii ...................................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Haiwale ...................................................
Cyrtandra polyantha ...............................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Haiwale ...................................................
Cyrtandra viridiflora ................................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Naenae ...................................................
Dubautia pauciflorula ..............................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
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61 FR 53108
(10–Nov–96).
51 FR 10518
(07–Apr–86).
56 FR 55770
(29–Oct–91).
61 FR 53070
(10–Oct–96).
58 FR 18029
(07–Apr–93).
61 FR 53108
(10–Oct–96).
61 FR 53089
(10–Oct–96).
59 FR 9304
(25–Feb–94).
59 FR 14482
(28–Mar–94).
59 FR 10305
(04–Mar–94).
64 FR 48307
(03–Sep–99).
61 FR 53089
(10–Oct–96).
59 FR 10305
(04–Mar–94).
59 FR 14482
(28–Mar–94).
61 FR 53089
(10–Oct–96).
56 FR 47695
(20–Sep–91).
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TABLE 1.—SUMMARY OF THE LISTING INFORMATION FOR THE FOLLOWING 71 SPECIES IN OREGON (OR)—Continued
[Hawaii (HI), Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (MP), and Territory of Guam (GU). Note: Common names are listed as published
in the CFR and may not reflect all or current common names.]
Scientific name
Status
Where listed
Final listing
rule
Naenae ...................................................
Dubautia plantaginea ssp. humilis .........
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Mehamehame .........................................
Flueggea neowawraea ...........................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Na Pali beach hedyotis ..........................
Hedyotis st.-johnii ...................................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
No common name ..................................
Hesperomannia arborescens .................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
No common name ..................................
Hesperomannia arbuscula ......................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Kauai hau kuahiwi ..................................
Hibiscadelphus distans ...........................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Mao hau hele ..........................................
Hibiscus brackenridgei ...........................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Aupaka ....................................................
Isodendrion laurifolium ...........................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Koki‘o ......................................................
Kokia drynarioides ..................................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Kamakahala ............................................
Labordia lydgatei ....................................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Kamakahala ............................................
Labordia tinifolia var. wahiawaensis .......
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Anaunau .................................................
Lepidium arbuscula ................................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Nehe .......................................................
Lipochaeta kamolensis ...........................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
No common name ..................................
Lobelia gaudichaudii ssp. koolauensis ...
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
No common name ..................................
Lysimachia filifolia ...................................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Alani ........................................................
Melicope haupuensis ..............................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Alani ........................................................
Melicope knudsenii .................................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Alani ........................................................
Melicope lydgatei ....................................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Aiea .........................................................
Nothocestrum peltatum ..........................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
No common name ..................................
Phyllostegia knudsenii ............................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
No common name ..................................
Phyllostegia mollis ..................................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
No common name ..................................
Phyllostegia wawrana .............................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
No common name ..................................
Platanthera holochila ..............................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Loulu .......................................................
Pritchardia remota ..................................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Loulu .......................................................
Pritchardia schattaueri ............................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Maui remya .............................................
Remya mauiensis ...................................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
No common name ..................................
Schiedea kauaiensis ...............................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
No common name ..................................
Schiedea nuttallii ....................................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
No common name ..................................
Schiedea verticillata ................................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Aiakeakua, popolo ..................................
Solanum sandwicense ............................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
No common name ..................................
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Common name
Stenogyne campanulata .........................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
No common name ..................................
Tetramolopium lepidotum ssp. lepidotum
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Thelypody, Howell’s Spectacular ...........
Thelypody howellii var. spectabilis .........
Threatened ............
U.S.A. (OR) ............
No common name ..................................
Trematalobelia singularis ........................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
64 FR 48607
(03–Sep–99).
59 FR 56333
(10–Nov–94).
56 FR 49639
(30–Sep–91).
59 FR 14482
(28–Mar–94).
56 FR 55770
(29–Oct–91).
51 FR 5903
(29–Apr–86).
59 FR 56333
(10–Nov–94).
61 FR 53108
(10–Oct–96).
49 FR 47394
(12–Apr–84).
56 FR 47695
(20–Sep–91).
61 FR 53070
(10–Oct–96).
61 FR 53089
(10–Oct–96).
57 FR 20772
(15–May–92).
61 FR 53089
(10–Oct–96).
59 FR 9304
(25–Feb–94).
59 FR 9304
(25–Feb–94).
59 FR 9304
(25–Feb–94).
59 FR 14482
(28–Mar–94).
59 FR 9304
(25–Feb–94).
61 FR 53070
(10–Oct–96).
56 FR 55770
(29–Oct–91).
61 FR 53070
(10–Oct–96).
61 FR 53108
(10–Oct–96).
61 FR 43178
(21–Aug–96).
61 FR 53137
(10–Oct–96).
56 FR 1450
(14–Jan–91).
61 FR 53108
(10–Oct–96).
61 FR 53108
(10–Oct–96).
61 FR 43178
(21–Aug–96).
59 FR 9304
(30–Oct–92).
57 FR 20580
(13–May–92).
56 FR 55770
(29–Oct–91).
64 FR 28393
(26–MAY–99).
61 FR 53089
(10–Oct–96).
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TABLE 1.—SUMMARY OF THE LISTING INFORMATION FOR THE FOLLOWING 71 SPECIES IN OREGON (OR)—Continued
[Hawaii (HI), Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (MP), and Territory of Guam (GU). Note: Common names are listed as published
in the CFR and may not reflect all or current common names.]
Common name
Scientific name
Status
Where listed
Final listing
rule
Nani waialeale ........................................
Viola kauaensis var. wahiawaensis ........
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
No common name ..................................
Xylosma creantum ..................................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Ae ...........................................................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Pauoa .....................................................
Zanthoxylum
dipetalum
var.
tomentosum.
Ctenitis squamigera ................................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
No common name ..................................
Diellia erecta ...........................................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
Wawaeiole ..............................................
Phlegmariurus (=Huperzia) nutans ........
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
No common name ..................................
Pteris lydgatei .........................................
Endangered ...........
U.S.A. (HI) .............
61 FR 53070
(10–Oct–96).
57 FR 20580
(13–May–92).
51–FR 53137
(25–Sep–96).
59 FR 49025
(26–Sep–94).
59 FR 56333
(25–Sep–96).
59 FR 14493
(28–Mar–94).
59 FR 49025
(26–Sep–94).
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.
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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
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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
71 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
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
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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 Oregon chub and the Howell’s
spectacular thelypody, submit information to
the following address: Field Supervisor,
Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Oregon Fish and Wildlife
Office, 2600 SE 98th Avenue, Suite 100,
Portland, OR 97266, or at
FW1OR5yearReview@fws.gov. For
information concerning these species,
Contact Rollie White at 503–231–6179.
For the species in Hawaii, Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands, and
Territory of Guam, 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 Blvd., Room
3–122, Box 50088, Honolulu, HI 96850, or at
pifwo-5yr-review@fws.gov. For information
concerning these species, contact Marilet A.
Zablan 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: February 1, 2007.
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
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-
Year Reviews of 71 Species in Oregon, Hawaii, Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, and Territory of 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 71 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 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 71 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 May 7, 2007.
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. These
Actions must be supported by the best scientific and commercial data
available, delisting a species is considered only 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
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Register announcing those species currently under active review. This
notice announces our active review of the 71 species listed in Table 1.
Table 1.--Summary of the Listing Information for the Following 71 Species in Oregon (OR)
[Hawaii (HI), Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (MP), and Territory of Guam (GU). Note: Common names are listed as published in the CFR and
may not reflect all or current common names.]
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Common name Scientific name Status Where listed Final listing rule
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Animals
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Bat, little Mariana fruit........... Pteropus tokudae...... Endangered..................... U.S.A. (GU).................... 49 FR 33881
(27-Aug-84).
White-eye, Bridled (Guam)........... Zosterops Endangered..................... U.S.A. (GU).................... 49 FR 33881
conspicillatus (27-Aug-84).
conspicillatus.
Rail, Guam.......................... Rallus owstoni........ Endangered..................... U.S.A. (GU).................... 49 FR 33881
(27-Aug-84).
Crow, Hawaiian...................... Corvus hawaiiensis.... Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 32 FR 4001
(11-Mar-67).
Duck, Hawaiian...................... Anas wyvilliana....... Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 32 FR 4001
(11-Mar-67).
Hawk, Hawaiian...................... Buteo solitarius...... Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 58 FR 41684
(11-Mar-67).
Moorhen, Mariana common............. Gallinula chloropus Endangered..................... U.S.A. (GU, MP)................ 49 FR 33881
guami. (27-Aug-84).
Warbler, nightingale reed, (old Acrocephalus luscinia. Endangered..................... U.S.A. (MP).................... 35 FR 18319
world warbler). (02-Jun-70).
Elepaio, Oahu....................... Chasiempis Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 65 FR 20760
sandwichensis ibidis. (19-Apr-00).
Palila (honeycreeper)............... Loxioides bailleui.... Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 32 FR 4001
(11-Mar-67).
Thrush, small Kauai................. Myadestes palmeri..... Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 32 FR 4001
(11-Mar-67).
Snail, Newcomb's.................... Erinna newcombi....... Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 65 FR 4162
(26-Jan-00).
Moth, Blackburn's sphinx............ Manduca blackburni.... Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 65 FR 4770
(01-Feb-00).
Chub, Oregon........................ Oregonichthys crameri. Threatened..................... U.S.A. (OR).................... 58 FR 53800 (18-Oct-93).
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Plants
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No common name...................... Achyranthes mutica.... Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 61 FR 53108
(10-Nov-96).
Round-leaved chaff-flower........... Achyranthes splendens Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 51 FR 10518
var.rotundata. (07-Apr-86).
No common name...................... Alsinidendron trinerve Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 56 FR 55770
(29-Oct-91).
No common name...................... Alsinidendron viscosum Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 61 FR 53070
(10-Oct-96).
Mauna Loa Silversword............... Argyroxiphium kauense. Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 58 FR 18029
(07-Apr-93).
Kamanomano.......................... Cenchrus agrimonioides Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 61 FR 53108
(10-Oct-96).
Haha................................ Cyanea acuminata...... Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 61 FR 53089
(10-Oct-96).
Haha................................ Cyanea asarifolia..... Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 59 FR 9304
(25-Feb-94).
No common name...................... Cyanea crispa......... Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 59 FR 14482
(28-Mar-94).
Haha................................ Cyanea hamatiflora Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 59 FR 10305
ssp. carlsonii. (04-Mar-94).
Haha................................ Cyanea hamatiflora Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 64 FR 48307
ssp. hamatiflora. (03-Sep-99).
Haha................................ Cyanaea longiflora.... Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 61 FR 53089
(10-Oct-96).
Haha................................ Cyanea shipmanii...... Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 59 FR 10305
(04-Mar-94).
Haiwale............................. Cyrtandra polyantha... Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 59 FR 14482
(28-Mar-94).
Haiwale............................. Cyrtandra viridiflora. Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 61 FR 53089
(10-Oct-96).
Naenae.............................. Dubautia pauciflorula. Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 56 FR 47695
(20-Sep-91).
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Naenae.............................. Dubautia plantaginea Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 64 FR 48607
ssp. humilis. (03-Sep-99).
Mehamehame.......................... Flueggea neowawraea... Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 59 FR 56333
(10-Nov-94).
Na Pali beach hedyotis.............. Hedyotis st.-johnii... Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 56 FR 49639
(30-Sep-91).
No common name...................... Hesperomannia Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 59 FR 14482
arborescens. (28-Mar-94).
No common name...................... Hesperomannia Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 56 FR 55770
arbuscula. (29-Oct-91).
Kauai hau kuahiwi................... Hibiscadelphus distans Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 51 FR 5903
(29-Apr-86).
Mao hau hele........................ Hibiscus brackenridgei Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 59 FR 56333
(10-Nov-94).
Aupaka.............................. Isodendrion Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 61 FR 53108
laurifolium. (10-Oct-96).
Koki`o.............................. Kokia drynarioides.... Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 49 FR 47394
(12-Apr-84).
Kamakahala.......................... Labordia lydgatei..... Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 56 FR 47695
(20-Sep-91).
Kamakahala.......................... Labordia tinifolia Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 61 FR 53070
var. wahiawaensis. (10-Oct-96).
Anaunau............................. Lepidium arbuscula.... Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 61 FR 53089
(10-Oct-96).
Nehe................................ Lipochaeta kamolensis. Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 57 FR 20772
(15-May-92).
No common name...................... Lobelia gaudichaudii Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 61 FR 53089
ssp. koolauensis. (10-Oct-96).
No common name...................... Lysimachia filifolia.. Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 59 FR 9304
(25-Feb-94).
Alani............................... Melicope haupuensis... Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 59 FR 9304
(25-Feb-94).
Alani............................... Melicope knudsenii.... Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 59 FR 9304
(25-Feb-94).
Alani............................... Melicope lydgatei..... Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 59 FR 14482
(28-Mar-94).
Aiea................................ Nothocestrum peltatum. Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 59 FR 9304
(25-Feb-94).
No common name...................... Phyllostegia knudsenii Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 61 FR 53070
(10-Oct-96).
No common name...................... Phyllostegia mollis... Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 56 FR 55770
(29-Oct-91).
No common name...................... Phyllostegia wawrana.. Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 61 FR 53070
(10-Oct-96).
No common name...................... Platanthera holochila. Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 61 FR 53108
(10-Oct-96).
Loulu............................... Pritchardia remota.... Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 61 FR 43178
(21-Aug-96).
Loulu............................... Pritchardia Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 61 FR 53137
schattaueri. (10-Oct-96).
Maui remya.......................... Remya mauiensis....... Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 56 FR 1450
(14-Jan-91).
No common name...................... Schiedea kauaiensis... Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 61 FR 53108
(10-Oct-96).
No common name...................... Schiedea nuttallii.... Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 61 FR 53108
(10-Oct-96).
No common name...................... Schiedea verticillata. Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 61 FR 43178
(21-Aug-96).
Aiakeakua, popolo................... Solanum sandwicense... Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 59 FR 9304
(30-Oct-92).
No common name...................... Stenogyne campanulata. Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 57 FR 20580
(13-May-92).
No common name...................... Tetramolopium Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 56 FR 55770
lepidotum ssp. (29-Oct-91).
lepidotum.
Thelypody, Howell's Spectacular..... Thelypody howellii Threatened..................... U.S.A. (OR).................... 64 FR 28393
var. spectabilis. (26-MAY-99).
No common name...................... Trematalobelia Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 61 FR 53089
singularis. (10-Oct-96).
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Nani waialeale...................... Viola kauaensis var. Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 61 FR 53070
wahiawaensis. (10-Oct-96).
No common name...................... Xylosma creantum...... Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 57 FR 20580
(13-May-92).
Ae.................................. Zanthoxylum dipetalum Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 51-FR 53137
var. tomentosum. (25-Sep-96).
Pauoa............................... Ctenitis squamigera... Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 59 FR 49025
(26-Sep-94).
No common name...................... Diellia erecta........ Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 59 FR 56333
(25-Sep-96).
Wawaeiole........................... Phlegmariurus Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 59 FR 14493
(=Huperzia) nutans. (28-Mar-94).
No common name...................... Pteris lydgatei....... Endangered..................... U.S.A. (HI).................... 59 FR 49025
(26-Sep-94).
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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 71 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 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 Oregon chub and the Howell's spectacular thelypody,
submit information to the following address: Field Supervisor,
Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon
Fish and Wildlife Office, 2600 SE 98th Avenue, Suite 100, Portland,
OR 97266, or at FW1OR5yearReview@fws.gov. For information concerning
these species, Contact Rollie White at 503-231-6179.
For the species in Hawaii, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, and Territory of Guam, 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 Blvd., Room 3-122, Box 50088, Honolulu, HI 96850, or at pifwo-
5yr-review@fws.gov. For information concerning these species,
contact Marilet A. Zablan 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: February 1, 2007.
David J. Wesley,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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