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Threatened Wildlife and Plants at 50
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plants) (List). We amend the List by
publishing final rules in the Federal
Register. Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the Act
requires that we conduct a review of
listed species at least once every 5 years.
Section 4(c)(2)(B) requires that we
determine (1) Whether a species no
longer meets the definition of
threatened or endangered and should be
removed from the List (delisted); (2)
whether a species listed as endangered
more properly meets the definition of
threatened and should be reclassified to
threatened; or (3) whether a species
listed as threatened more properly
meets the definition of endangered and
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ACTION: Notice of initiation of 5-year
reviews; availability of completed 5-year
reviews.
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, are initiating 5-year
reviews for 34 species under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (Act). We request any new
information on these species that may
have a bearing on their classification as
endangered or threatened. Based on the
results of these 5-year reviews, we will
make a finding on whether these species
are properly classified under the Act.
We also announce in this notice 96
completed 5-year reviews for species in
California and Nevada in Fiscal Year
(FY) 2009 and early (FY) 2010.
DATES: To allow us adequate time to
conduct these reviews, we must receive
your information no later than July 20,
2010. However, we will continue to
accept new information about any listed
species at any time.
ADDRESSES: For instructions on how to
submit information and review the
information that we receive on these
species, see ‘‘Request for New
Information.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
species-specific information, contact the
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‘‘Request for New Information.’’ For
contact information about completed 5year reviews, see ‘‘Completed 5-Year
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TABLE 1—SUMMARY OF LISTING INFORMATION, 16 ANIMAL SPECIES AND 18 PLANT SPECIES IN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA
Common name
Scientific name
Status
Where listed
Final listing rule
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ANIMALS
Buena Vista Lake ornate
shrew.
California clapper rail ........
Sorex ornatus relictus .......
Endangered .......................
U.S.A. (CA) .......................
67 FR 10101; 3/6/2002.
Endangered .......................
U.S.A. (CA) .......................
35 FR 16047; 10/13/1970.
Endangered .......................
U.S.A. (CA) .......................
35 FR 8495; 06/02/1970.
California tiger salamander
Rallus longirostris
obsoletus.
Sternula (Sterna)
antillarum browni.
Ambystoma californiense ..
Endangered .......................
FR 63 13497; 3/19/2003.
Cui-ui .................................
Chasmistes cujus ..............
Endangered .......................
U.S.A. (CA—Sonoma
County).
U.S.A. (NV) .......................
California least tern ...........
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TABLE 1—SUMMARY OF LISTING INFORMATION, 16 ANIMAL SPECIES AND 18 PLANT SPECIES IN CALIFORNIA AND
NEVADA—Continued
Common name
Scientific name
Status
Where listed
Final listing rule
Island night lizard ..............
Least Bell’s vireo ...............
Little Kern golden trout ......
Xantusia riversiana ...........
Vireo bellii pusillus ............
Oncorhynchus aguabonita
whitei.
Dipodomys heermanni
morroensis.
Rana muscosa ..................
Threatened ........................
Endangered .......................
Threatened ........................
U.S.A. (CA) .......................
U.S.A. (CA) .......................
U.S.A. (CA) .......................
42 FR 40685; 08/11/1977.
51 FR 16482; 05/02/1986.
43 FR 15427; 4/13/1978.
Endangered .......................
U.S.A. (CA) .......................
35 FR 16047, 10/13/1970.
Endangered .......................
U.S.A. (CA) .......................
67 FR 44382; 07/02/2002.
Sylvilagus bachmani
riparius.
Neotoma fuscipes riparia ..
Endangered .......................
U.S.A. (CA) .......................
65 FR 8881; 2/23/2000.
Endangered .......................
U.S.A. (CA) .......................
65 FR 8881; 2/23/2000.
Urocyon littoralis catalinae
Urocyon littoralis
santacruzae.
Urocyon littoralis littoralis ..
Urocyon littoralis
santarosae.
Endangered .......................
Endangered .......................
U.S.A. (CA) .......................
U.S.A. (CA) .......................
69 FR 10335; 3/5/2004.
69 FR 10335, 3/5/2004.
Endangered .......................
Endangered .......................
U.S.A. (CA) .......................
U.S.A. (CA) .......................
69 FR 10335, 3/5/2004.
69 FR 10335, 3/5/2004.
Morro Bay kangaroo rat ....
Mountain yellow-legged
frog.
Riparian brush rabbit .........
Riparian woodrat (=San
Joaquin Valley).
Santa Catalina Island fox ..
Santa Cruz Island fox ........
San Miguel Island fox ........
Santa Rosa Island fox .......
PLANTS
Ash Meadows sunray ........
Baker’s larkspur .................
Hidden Lake bluecurls .......
Gaviota tarplant .................
Island malacothrix .............
La Graciosa thistle ............
Lompoc yerba santa ..........
Presidio manzanita ............
San Clemente Island bush
mallow.
San Clemente Island Indian paintbrush.
San Clemente Island larkspur.
San Clemente Island lotus
(broom).
San Clemente Island
woodland star.
Santa Cruz Island
malacothrix.
Santa Cruz Island
rockcress.
Santa Cruz tarplant ...........
San Francisco lessingia ....
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Yellow larkspur ..................
Enceliopsis nudicaulis var.
corrugata.
Delphinium bakeri .............
Trichostema
austromontanum ssp.
compactum.
Deinandra increscens ssp.
villosa.
Malacothrix squalida .........
Cirsium loncholepis ...........
Eriodictyon capitatum ........
Arctostaphylos hookeri var.
ravenii.
Malacothamnus
clementinus.
Castilleja grisea .................
Threatened ........................
U.S.A. (NV) .......................
Endangered .......................
Endangered .......................
U.S.A. (CA) .......................
U.S.A. (CA) .......................
50 FR 20777 20794; 05/
20/1985.
65 FR 4162; 1/26/2000.
63 FR 49006; 09/14/1998.
Endangered .......................
U.S.A. (CA) .......................
65 FR 14888, 3/20/2000.
Endangered
Endangered
Endangered
Endangered
U.S.A.
U.S.A.
U.S.A.
U.S.A.
61
65
65
44
Delphinium variegatum
ssp. kinkiense.
Lotus dendroideus var.
traskiae.
Lithophragma maximum ...
(CA)
(CA)
(CA)
(CA)
.......................
.......................
.......................
.......................
FR
FR
FR
FR
40954,
14888,
14888,
61911;
7/31/1997.
3/20/2000.
3/20/2000.
11/26/1979.
Endangered .......................
U.S.A. (CA) .......................
42 FR 40682; 08/11/1977.
Endangered .......................
U.S.A. (CA) .......................
42 FR 40682; 08/11/1977.
Endangered .......................
U.S.A. (CA) .......................
42 FR 40682; 08/11/1977.
Endangered .......................
U.S.A. (CA) .......................
42 FR 40682; 08/11/1977.
Endangered .......................
U.S.A. (CA) .......................
62 FR 42692; 08/08/1997.
Malacothrix indecora .........
Endangered .......................
U.S.A. (CA) .......................
61 FR 40954, 7/31/1997.
Sibara filifola .....................
Endangered .......................
U.S.A. (CA) .......................
62 FR 42692; 08/08/1997.
Holocarpha macradenia ....
Lessingia germanorum
(=L.g. var. germanorum).
Delphinium luteum ............
Threatened ........................
Endangered .......................
U.S.A. (CA) .......................
U.S.A. (CA) .......................
65 FR 14898, 3/20/2000.
62 FR 33373; 6/19/1997.
Endangered .......................
U.S.A. (CA) .......................
65 FR 4162; 1/26/2000.
What information do we consider in the
review?
In our 5-year review, we consider 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 the 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,
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amount, distribution, and suitability; (C)
Conservation measures that have been
implemented that benefit the species;
(D) Threat status and trends (see the five
factors under the 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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Request for New Information
We request any new information
concerning the status of these wildlife
and plant species. See ‘‘What
Information Do We Consider in Our
Review?’’ for specific criteria. If you
submit information, support it with
documentation such as maps,
bibliographic references, methods used
to gather and analyze the data, and/or
copies of any pertinent publications,
reports, or letters by knowledgeable
sources. We specifically request
information regarding data from any
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systematic surveys, as well as any
studies or analysis of data that may
show population size or trends;
information pertaining to the biology or
ecology of these species; information
regarding the effects of current land
management on population distribution
and abundance; information on the
current condition of habitat; and recent
information regarding conservation
measures that have been implemented
to benefit the species. Additionally, we
specifically request information
regarding the current distribution of
populations and evaluation of threats
faced by the species in relation to the
five listing factors (as defined in section
4(a)(1) of the Act) and the species’ listed
status as judged against the definition of
threatened or endangered. Finally, we
request recommendations pertaining to
the development of, or potential updates
to, recovery plans and additional
actions or studies that would benefit
these species in the future.
Our practice is to make information,
including names and home addresses of
respondents, available for public
review. Before including your address,
telephone number, e-mail address, or
other personal identifying information
in your response, you should be aware
that your entire submission—including
your personal identifying information—
may be made publicly available at any
time. While you can ask us in your
response to withhold your personal
identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so. We will not
consider anonymous comments. 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.
Please mail or hand-deliver
information on the following species to
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the
corresponding address below. You my
also view information we receive in
response to this notice, as well as other
documentation in our files, at the
following locations by appointment,
during normal business hours.
For the California least tern, Island
night lizard, Least Bell’s vireo,
Mountain yellow-legged frog, Santa
Catalina Island fox, Hidden Lake
bluecurls, San Clemente Island bush
mallow, San Clemente Island Indian
paintbrush, San Clemente Island
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larkspur, San Clemente Island lotus
(broom), San Clemente Island woodland
star, and Santa Cruz Island rock-cress,
send information to Field Supervisor,
Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Carlsbad Fish and
Wildlife Office, 6010 Hidden Valley
Road, Carlsbad, CA 92011. Information
may also be submitted electronically at
fw8cfwocomments@fws.gov. To obtain
further information, contact Scott
Sobiech at the Carlsbad Fish and
Wildlife Office at (760) 431–9440.
For the Buena Vista Lake ornate
shrew, California clapper rail, California
tiger salamander, Little Kern golden
trout, Riparian brush rabbit, Riparian
woodrat (San Joaquin Valley), Baker’s
larkspur, Presidio manzanita, San
Francisco lessingia, and Yellow
larkspur, send information to Field
Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office,
2800 Cottage Way, Room W–2605,
Sacramento, CA 95825. Information may
also be submitted electronically at
fw1sfo5year@fws.gov. To obtain further
information, contact Kirsten Tarp at the
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office at
(916) 414–6600.
For the Morro Bay Kangaroo rat, Santa
Cruz Island fox, San Miguel Island fox,
Santa Rosa Island fox, Gaviota tarplant,
Island malacothrix, La Graciosa thistle,
Lompoc Yerba Santa, Santa Cruz Island
malacothrix, and Santa Cruz tarplant,
send information to Field Supervisor,
Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Ventura Fish and
Wildlife Office, 2493 Portola Road,
Suite B, Ventura, CA 93003. Information
may also be submitted electronically at
fw1vfwo5year@fws.gov. To obtain
further information on the animal
species, contact Mike McCrary at the
Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office at
(805) 644–1766. To obtain further
information on the plant species,
contact Connie Rutherford at the
Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office at
(805) 644–1766.
For the Cui-ui, and Ash Meadows
sunray, send information to Field
Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Nevada
Fish and Wildlife Office, 1340 Financial
Blvd., Suite 234, Reno, Nevada 89502–
7147. Information may also be
submitted electronically at
fw1nfwo_5yr@fws.gov. To obtain further
information on the Cui-ui, contact
Selena Werdon at the Nevada Fish and
Wildlife Office at (775) 861–6300. To
obtain further information on the Ash
Meadows sunray, contact Steve Caicco
at the Nevada Fish and Wildlife Office
at (775) 861–6300.
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All electronic information must be
submitted in Text format or Rich Text
format. Include the following identifier
in the subject line of the e-mail:
Information on 5-year review for [NAME
OF SPECIES], and include your name
and return address in the body of your
message.
How are these species currently listed?
The current listing status of each
species for which we are initiating 5year reviews in this notice is in Table
1 above. The current status may also be
found on the List, which covers all
endangered and threatened species, and
which is available on our Internet site
at https://endangered.fws.gov/
wildlife.html#Species.
Definitions
To help you submit information about
the species we are reviewing, we
provide the following definitions:
Species includes any species or
subspecies of fish, wildlife, or plant,
and any distinct population segment of
any species of vertebrate, which
interbreeds when mature.
Endangered species means any
species that is in danger of extinction
throughout all or a significant portion of
its range.
Threatened species means any species
that is likely to become an endangered
species within the foreseeable future
throughout all or a significant portion of
its range.
Experimental population means any
population (including any offspring
arising solely therefrom) authorized by
the Secretary of the Interior for release
outside the current range of
nonexperimental populations of the
same species, but only when, and at
such times as, the population is wholly
separate geographically from
nonexperimental populations of the
same species. Each member of a
nonessential experimental population
shall be treated, except when it occurs
in an area within the National Wildlife
Refuge System or the National Park
System, as a species proposed to be
listed under section 4 of the Endangered
Species Act.
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
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existing regulatory mechanisms; or (E)
Other natural or manmade factors
affecting its continued existence.
Section 4(b)(1)(A) of the Act requires
that our determination be made on the
basis of the best scientific and
commercial data available.
What could happen as a result of our
review?
For each species under review, if we
find new information that indicates 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 (uplist); (b) reclassify the
species from endangered to threatened
(downlist); or (c) remove the species
from the List (delist). If we determine
that a change in classification is not
warranted, then the species will remain
on the List under its current status.
Completed 5-Year Reviews
We also take this opportunity to
inform the public of 96 5-year reviews
that we completed in FY 2009 and early
FY 2010 for species in California and
Nevada (Table 2). These 96 reviews can
be found at https://www.fws.gov/cno/es/
5yr.html. Any recommended change in
listing status resulting from these
completed reviews will require a
separate rulemaking process.
TABLE 2—SUMMARY OF 96 SPECIES IN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA FOR WHICH 5-YEAR REVIEWS WERE COMPLETED IN FY
2009 AND EARLY FY 2010
Common name
Recommendation
Scientific name
Lead fish and wildlife office
Contact
ANIMALS
Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes ....
No status change ..
Nevada ..................
Arroyo toad ........................................
Bufo californicus (= microscaphus) ....
Downlist .................
Ventura ..................
Amargosa vole ...................................
Microtus californicus scirpensis .........
No status change ..
Ventura ..................
Bay checkerspot butterfly ..................
Euphydryas editha bayensis ..............
Uplist ......................
Sacramento ...........
Blunt-nosed leopard lizard .................
Gambelia silus ...................................
No status change ..
Sacramento ...........
Callippe silverspot butterfly ................
Speyeria callippe callippe ..................
No status change ...
Sacramento ...........
Delta green ground beetle .................
Elaphrus viridis ...................................
No status change ..
Sacramento ...........
Desert slender salamander ................
Batrachoseps aridus ..........................
No status change ..
Carlsbad ................
Fresno kangaroo rat ..........................
Dipodomys nitratoides exilis ..............
No status change ..
Sacramento ...........
Giant kangaroo rat .............................
Dipodomys ingens .............................
No status change ..
Sacramento ...........
Lahontan cutthroat trout .....................
Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi .........
No status change ...
Nevada ..................
Light-footed clapper rail .....................
Rallus longirostris levipes ..................
No status change ..
Carlsbad ................
Mission blue butterfly .........................
Icaricia icarioides missionensis ..........
No status change ..
Sacramento ...........
Modoc sucker .....................................
Catostomus microps ..........................
Downlist .................
Klamath ..................
Mohave tui chub ................................
Gila bicolor mohavensis .....................
No status change ..
Ventura ..................
Mount Hermon June beetle ...............
Polyphylla barbata .............................
No status change ..
Ventura ..................
Myrtle’s silverspot butterfly ................
Speyeria zerene myrtleae ..................
No status change ..
Sacramento ...........
Ohlone tiger beetle ............................
Cicindela ohlone ................................
No status change ..
Ventura ..................
Owens pupfish ...................................
Cyprinodon radiosus ..........................
No status change ..
Ventura ..................
Owens tui chub ..................................
Siphateles bicolor snyderi (= Gila bicolor snyderi).
Aplodontia rufa nigra ..........................
No status change ..
Ventura ..................
Point Arena mountain beaver ............
No status change ..
Arcata ....................
Quino checkerspot butterfly ...............
Euphydryas editha quino ...................
No status change ..
Carlsbad ................
Railroad valley springfish ...................
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Crenicthys nevadae ...........................
No status change ..
Nevada ..................
Salt marsh harvest mouse .................
Reithrodontomys raviventris ..............
No status change ..
Sacramento ...........
San Bernardino Merriam’s kangaroo
rat.
San Bruno elfin butterfly ....................
Dipodomys merriami parvus ..............
No status change ..
Carlsbad ................
Callophrys mossii bayensis ...............
No status change ...
Sacramento ...........
San Clemente sage sparrow .............
Amphispiza belli clementeae .............
No status change ..
Carlsbad ................
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Jeannie Stafford;
(775) 861–6300.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Al Donner;
(916) 414–6600.
Al Donner;
(916) 414–6600.
Al Donner;
(916) 414–6600.
Al Donner;
(916) 414–6600.
Jane Hendron;
(760) 431–9440.
Al Donner;
(916) 414–6600.
Al Donner;
(916) 414–6600.
Jeannie Stafford;
(775) 861–6300.
Jane Hendron;
(760) 431–9440.
Al Donner;
(916) 414–6600.
Matt Baun;
(530) 842–5763.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Al Donner;
(916) 414–6600.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Matt Baun;
(530) 842–5763.
Jane Hendron;
(760) 431–9440.
Jeannie Stafford;
(775) 861–6300.
Al Donner;
(916) 414–6600.
Jane Hendron;
(760) 431–9440.
Al Donner;
(916) 414–6600.
Jane Hendron;
(760) 431–9440.
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TABLE 2—SUMMARY OF 96 SPECIES IN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA FOR WHICH 5-YEAR REVIEWS WERE COMPLETED IN FY
2009 AND EARLY FY 2010—Continued
Common name
Scientific name
Recommendation
Lead fish and wildlife office
San Joaquin kit fox ............................
Vulpes macrotis mutica ......................
No status change ...
Sacramento ...........
Santa Barbara County DPS of California tiger salamander.
Santa Cruz long-toed salamander .....
Ambystoma californiense ...................
No status change ..
Ventura ..................
Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum
No status change ..
Ventura ..................
Shasta crayfish ..................................
Pacifastacus fortis ..............................
No status change ...
Sacramento ...........
Tipton kangaroo rat ............................
Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides ......
No status change ..
Sacramento ...........
White River spinedace .......................
Lepidomeda albivallis .........................
No status change ..
Nevada ..................
Unarmored threespine stickleback ....
Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsoni ...
No status change ..
Ventura ..................
Zayante band-winged grasshopper ...
Trimerotropis infantilis ........................
No status change ..
Ventura ..................
Contact
Al Donner;
(916) 414–6600.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Al Donner;
(916) 414–6600.
Al Donner;
(916) 414–6600.
Jeannie Stafford;
(775) 861–6300.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
PLANTS
Applegate’s milk-vetch .......................
Astragalus applegatei ........................
No status change ..
Klamath ..................
Ash Meadows milk-vetch ...................
Astragalus phoenix ............................
No status change ..
Nevada ..................
Braunton’s milk-vetch .........................
Astragalus brauntonii .........................
No status change ..
Ventura ..................
California sea-blite .............................
Suaeda californica .............................
No status change ..
Ventura ..................
Calistoga allocaraya ...........................
Plagiobothrys strictus .........................
No status change ..
Sacramento ...........
Clara Hunt’s milk-vetch ......................
Astragalus clarianus ...........................
No status change ..
Sacramento ...........
Clover lupine ......................................
Lupinus tidestromii .............................
No status change ..
Sacramento ...........
Coachella Valley milk-vetch ...............
Astragalus
lentiginosus
var.
coachellae.
Astragalus tener var. titi .....................
No status change ..
Carlsbad ................
No status change ..
Ventura ..................
No status change ..
Ventura ..................
Cushenbury buckwheat .....................
Dudleya
abramsii
ssp.
parva
(= Dudleya parva).
Eriogonum ovalifolium var. vineum ....
No status change ..
Carlsbad ................
Cushenbury milk-vetch ......................
Astragalus albens ..............................
No status change ..
Carlsbad ................
Cushenbury oxytheca ........................
No status change ..
Carlsbad ................
No status change ..
Ventura ..................
Hairy orcutt grass ...............................
Oxytheca parishii var. goodmaniana
(= Acanthoscyphus parishii var.
goodmaniana).
Astragalus
lentiginosus
var.
piscinensis.
Orcuttia pilosa ....................................
No status change ..
Sacramento ...........
Hickman’s potentilla ...........................
Potentilla hickmanii ............................
No status change ..
Ventura ..................
Hoffmann’s slender-flowered gilia ......
Gilia tennuiflora ssp. hoffmannii ........
No status change ..
Ventura ..................
Hoover’s spurge .................................
Chamaesyce hooveri .........................
No status change ..
Sacramento ...........
Indian Knob mountainbalm ................
Eriodictyon altissimum .......................
Downlist .................
Ventura ..................
Island bedstraw ..................................
Galium buxifolium ..............................
No status change ..
Ventura ..................
Kenwood Marsh checkermallow ........
Sidalcea oregana ssp. valida .............
No status change ..
Sacramento ...........
Lake County stonecrop ......................
No status change ..
Sacramento ...........
Large-flowered fiddleneck ..................
Parvisedum leiocarpum (= Sedella
leiocarpa).
Amsinckia grandiflora .........................
No status change ..
Sacramento ...........
Loch Lomond coyote thistle ...............
Eryngium constancei ..........................
No status change ..
Sacramento ...........
Many-flowered navarretia ..................
Navarretia
Plieantha.
No status change ..
Sacramento ...........
Coastal dunes milk-vetch ...................
Conejo dudleya ..................................
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Matt Baun;
(530) 842–5763.
Jeannie Stafford;
(775) 861–6300.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Al Donner;
(916) 414–6600.
Al Donner;
(916) 414–6600.
Al Donner;
(916) 414–6600.
Jane Hendron;
(760) 431–9440.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Jane Hendron;
(760) 431–9440.
Jane Hendron;
(760) 431–9440.
Jane Hendron;
(760) 431–9440.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Al Donner;
(916) 414–6600.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Al Donner;
(916) 414–6600.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Al Donner;
(916) 414–6600.
Al Donner;
(916) 414–6600.
Al Donner;
(916) 414–6600.
Al Donner;
(916) 414–6600.
Al Donner;
(916) 414–6600.
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TABLE 2—SUMMARY OF 96 SPECIES IN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA FOR WHICH 5-YEAR REVIEWS WERE COMPLETED IN FY
2009 AND EARLY FY 2010—Continued
Common name
Scientific name
Recommendation
Lead fish and wildlife office
Marcescent dudleya ...........................
Dudleya cymosa ssp. marcescens ....
No status change ..
Ventura ..................
Mexican flannelbush ..........................
Fremontodendron mexicanum ...........
No status change ..
Carlsbad ................
Monterey clover .................................
Trifolium trichocalyx ...........................
No status change ..
Ventura ..................
Monterey spineflower .........................
Chorizanthe pungens var. pungens ...
No status change ..
Ventura ..................
Napa bluegrass ..................................
Poa napensis .....................................
No status change ..
Sacramento ...........
Nevin’s barberry .................................
Berberis nevinii ..................................
No status change ..
Carlsbad ................
Nipomo lupine ....................................
Lupinus nipomensis ...........................
No status change ..
Ventura ..................
Palmate-bracted bird’s-beak ..............
No status change ..
Sacramento ...........
Parish’s daisy .....................................
Cordylanthus
palmatus
(= Chloropyron palmatum).
Erigeron parishii .................................
No status change ..
Carlsbad ................
Pismo clarkia ......................................
Clarkia speciosa ssp. immaculata .....
No status change ..
Ventura ..................
Pitkin Marsh lily ..................................
Lilium pardalinum ssp. pitkinense ......
No status change ..
Sacramento ...........
Robust spineflower ............................
Chorizanthe robusta ...........................
No status change ..
Ventura ..................
Salt marsh bird’s-beak .......................
No status change ..
Carlsbad ................
San Benito evening-primrose ............
Chloropyron
maritimum
ssp.
maritimum.
(Cordylanthus
maritimus
ssp.
maritimus).
Camissonia benitensis .......................
No status change ..
Ventura ..................
San
Bernadino
Mountains
bladderpod.
San Diego thornmint ..........................
Physaria .............................................
(Lesquerella) kingii ssp. bernardina ..
Acanthomintha ilicifolia ......................
No status change ..
Ventura ..................
No status change ...
Carlsbad ................
Santa Cruz cypress ...........................
Downlist .................
Ventura ..................
Santa Cruz Island dudleya ................
Cupressus abramsiana (= Callitropsis
abramsiana).
Dudleya nesiotica ...............................
No status change ...
Ventura ..................
Santa Cruz Island fringepod ..............
Thysanocarpus conchuliferus ............
No status change ...
Ventura ..................
Santa Monica Mountains dudleya .....
Dudleya cymosa ssp. ovatifolia .........
No status change ..
Ventura ..................
Scotts Valley polygonum ...................
Polygonum hickmanii .........................
No status change ..
Ventura ..................
Scotts Valley spineflower ...................
Chorizanthe robusta var. hartwegii ....
No status change ..
Ventura ..................
Slender orcutt grass ...........................
Orcuttia tenuis ....................................
No status change ...
Sacramento ...........
Spreading navarretia ..........................
Navarretia fossalis .............................
No status change ..
Carlsbad ................
Spring-loving centaury .......................
Centaurium namophilum ....................
No status change ...
Nevada ..................
Springville clarkia ...............................
Clarkia springvillensis ........................
No status change ..
Sacramento ...........
Soft bird’s-beak ..................................
Cordylanthus mollis ssp. mollis .........
No status change ..
Sacramento ...........
Solano grass ......................................
No status change ..
Sacramento ...........
No status change ..
Nevada ..................
No status change ...
Sacramento ...........
Thread-leaved brodiaea .....................
Orcuttia
mucronata
(= Tuctoria
mucronata).
(Eriogonum
ovalifolium
var.
williamsiae.
Cirsium
hydrophilum
var.
hydrophilum.
Brodiaea filifolia ..................................
No status change ..
Carlsbad ................
Triple-ribbed milk-vetch ......................
Astragalus tricarinatus .......................
No status change ..
Carlsbad ................
Verity’s dudleya ..................................
Dudleya verityi ...................................
No status change ...
Ventura ..................
Western lily ........................................
Lilium occidentale ..............................
No status change ..
Arcata ....................
Steamboat buckwheat .......................
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Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Jane Hendron;
(760) 431–9440.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Al Donner;
(916) 414–6600.
Jane Hendron;
(760) 431–9440.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Al Donner;
(916) 414–6600.
Jane Hendron;
(760) 431–9440.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Al Donner;
(916) 414–6600.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Jane Hendron;
(760) 431–9440.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Jane Hendron;
(760) 431–9440.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Al Donner;
(916) 414–6600.
Jane Hendron;
(760) 431–9440.
Jeannie Stafford;
(775) 861–6300.
Al Donner;
(916) 414–6600.
Al Donner;
(916) 414–6600.
Al Donner;
(916) 414–6600.
Jeannie Stafford;
(775) 861–6300.
Al Donner;
(916) 414–6600.
Jane Hendron;
(760) 431–9440.
Jane Hendron;
(760) 431–9440.
Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644–1766.
Matt Baun;
(530) 842–5763.
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TABLE 2—SUMMARY OF 96 SPECIES IN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA FOR WHICH 5-YEAR REVIEWS WERE COMPLETED IN FY
2009 AND EARLY FY 2010—Continued
Common name
Scientific name
Recommendation
Lead fish and wildlife office
White sedge .......................................
Carex albida .......................................
No status change ..
Sacramento ...........
Yadon’s piperia ..................................
Piperia yadonii ...................................
No status change ...
Ventura ..................
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: May 14, 2010.
Alexandra Pitts,
Regional Director, Region 8, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2010–12170 Filed 5–20–10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–55–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R2-R-2009-N274]
[22570-1261-0000-K2]
Limiting Mountain Lion Predation on
Desert Bighorn Sheep on Kofa
National Wildlife Refuge, Yuma and La
Paz Counties, AZ
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AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of the final
environmental assessment and a finding
of no significant impact.
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), announce
availability of our finding of no
significant impact (FONSI) for the
environmental assessment (EA) for
limiting mountain lion (Puma concolor)
predation on desert bighorn sheep (Ovis
canadensis mexicana) on the Kofa
National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) in
southwest Arizona. In the final EA and
FONSI, we describe how we will
manage mountain lion predation to help
achieve bighorn sheep population
objectives on the Refuge.
ADDRESSES: You may view or obtain
copies of the FONSI and final EA by the
following methods. You may request a
hard copy or CD-ROM by U.S. mail from
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 9300
East 28th Street, Yuma, AZ 85365; via
facsimile at 928-783-8611; or
electronically to
KofaLionComments@fws.gov. You may
also download a copy of the documents
at: https://www.fws.gov/southwest/
refuges/arizona/kofa.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mitch Ellis, 928-783-7861 (phone); 928-
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(e-mail). If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD), you may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1800-877-8339, 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
With this notice, we announce our
decision and the availability of the
FONSI and final EA. We completed a
thorough analysis of impacts on the
human environment, which we include
in the final EA that accompanies the
FONSI. We solicited comments on a
draft EA from August 4, 2009, to
October 2, 2009, through a notice of
availability in the Federal Register (74
FR 38667; August 4, 2009). We received
220 responses during the comment
period, from 7 government agencies, 19
nongovernmental organizations, and
194 individuals. During preparation of
the final EA, we considered all of the
comments provided. Appendix C of the
final EA contains a more detailed
description of the substantive comments
received and how we incorporated
changes to the draft EA in response to
comments we received.
Background
The Refuge contains a major portion
of the largest contiguous habitat for
desert bighorn sheep in southwestern
Arizona and historically has been home
to a population averaging 760 bighorns.
The Refuge has served as the primary
source of bighorn sheep for
translocations to reestablish and
supplement extirpated or declining
populations throughout southern
Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and
Colorado. Population estimates from
systematic aerial surveys indicate that a
50-percent decline in the Refuge sheep
population occurred between the years
2000 and 2006.
In response to this decline, the Refuge
and the Arizona Game and Fish
Department (AGFD) have conducted an
analysis of its probable causes and are
currently implementing a strategic
management program intended to lead
to the recovery of this important
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wildlife resource. Several studies and
monitoring projects have been initiated
or enhanced. Some of the more
important aspects of this broad program
include more frequent bighorn
population surveys, monitoring and
maintaining water availability, assessing
body condition and disease in the
bighorn population, monitoring
disturbance attributable to human
recreation, and monitoring the extent of
predation and its impacts on the
population. Many of the elements in
this management program have been
addressed through prior planning
documents and require little additional
review. Others, such as the proposed
lethal control of mountain lions, have
not been previously addressed and
therefore require analysis under the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA; 42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), as well as public review.
Final Environmental Assessment—
Selected Alternative
The final EA identifies and evaluates
three alternatives for managing
mountain lion predation on desert
bighorn sheep on the Refuge. After a
thorough analysis, we have selected
Alternative B for implementation.
Under this alternative, we will allow the
removal of specific, individually
identified offending mountain lions,
through translocation or lethal removal,
from the Refuge under certain
circumstances, in order to recover and
maintain an optimal population of
desert bighorn sheep. This program has
several components. We will trap
mountain lions and fit them with
tracking devices to monitor their
activities. When the Refuge bighorn
sheep population estimate is below 600
animals, active mountain lion control
will occur. Active mountain lion control
is the removal (through lethal means or
translocation) of each individual
mountain lion found to kill two or more
bighorn sheep within a 6–month period.
The Service, or its agents, will carry out
the lethal removal or translocation.
However, when the Refuge bighorn
sheep population estimate is between
600 and 800 animals, active mountain
lion control may or may not be
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R8-ES-2010-N060; 80221-1113-0000-C4]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-
Year Reviews of 34 Species in California and Nevada; Availability of 96
Completed 5-Year Reviews in California and Nevada
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of initiation of 5-year reviews; availability of
completed 5-year reviews.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are initiating 5-year
reviews for 34 species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (Act). We request any new information on these species that may
have a bearing on their classification as endangered or threatened.
Based on the results of these 5-year reviews, we will make a finding on
whether these species are properly classified under the Act. We also
announce in this notice 96 completed 5-year reviews for species in
California and Nevada in Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 and early (FY) 2010.
DATES: To allow us adequate time to conduct these reviews, we must
receive your information no later than July 20, 2010. However, we will
continue to accept new information about any listed species at any
time.
ADDRESSES: For instructions on how to submit information and review the
information that we receive on these species, see ``Request for New
Information.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For species-specific information,
contact the appropriate person listed under ``Request for New
Information.'' For contact information about completed 5-year reviews,
see ``Completed 5-Year Reviews.'' Individuals who are hearing-impaired
or speech-impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8337
for TTY assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Why do we conduct a 5-year review?
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) (List). We amend the
List by publishing final rules in the Federal Register. Section
4(c)(2)(A) of the Act requires that we conduct a review of listed
species at least once every 5 years. Section 4(c)(2)(B) requires that
we determine (1) Whether a species no longer meets the definition of
threatened or endangered and should be removed from the List
(delisted); (2) whether a species listed as endangered more properly
meets the definition of threatened and should be reclassified to
threatened; or (3) whether a species listed as threatened more properly
meets the definition of endangered and should be reclassified to
endangered. Using the best scientific and commercial data available, we
will consider a species for delisting if the data substantiate 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 requires a
separate rulemaking process. We are requesting submission of any new
information (best scientific and commercial data) on these species
since they were originally listed or since the species' most recent
status review.
Our regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR
424.21 require that we publish a notice in the Federal Register
announcing those species currently under review. This notice announces
initiation of our active review of 34 species in California, and Nevada
(Table 1).
Table 1--Summary of Listing Information, 16 Animal Species and 18 Plant Species in California and Nevada
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Common name Scientific name Status Where listed Final listing rule
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ANIMALS
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Buena Vista Lake ornate shrew... Sorex ornatus Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 67 FR 10101; 3/6/
relictus. 2002.
California clapper rail......... Rallus Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 35 FR 16047; 10/13/
longirostris 1970.
obsoletus.
California least tern........... Sternula (Sterna) Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 35 FR 8495; 06/02/
antillarum browni. 1970.
California tiger salamander..... Ambystoma Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA--Sonoma FR 63 13497; 3/19/
californiense. County). 2003.
Cui-ui.......................... Chasmistes cujus.. Endangered........ U.S.A. (NV)....... 32 FR 4001; 03/11/
1967.
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Island night lizard............. Xantusia Threatened........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 42 FR 40685; 08/11/
riversiana. 1977.
Least Bell's vireo.............. Vireo bellii Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 51 FR 16482; 05/02/
pusillus. 1986.
Little Kern golden trout........ Oncorhynchus Threatened........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 43 FR 15427; 4/13/
aguabonita whitei. 1978.
Morro Bay kangaroo rat.......... Dipodomys Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 35 FR 16047, 10/13/
heermanni 1970.
morroensis.
Mountain yellow-legged frog..... Rana muscosa...... Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 67 FR 44382; 07/02/
2002.
Riparian brush rabbit........... Sylvilagus Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 65 FR 8881; 2/23/
bachmani riparius. 2000.
Riparian woodrat (=San Joaquin Neotoma fuscipes Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 65 FR 8881; 2/23/
Valley). riparia. 2000.
Santa Catalina Island fox....... Urocyon littoralis Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 69 FR 10335; 3/5/
catalinae. 2004.
Santa Cruz Island fox........... Urocyon littoralis Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 69 FR 10335, 3/5/
santacruzae. 2004.
San Miguel Island fox........... Urocyon littoralis Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 69 FR 10335, 3/5/
littoralis. 2004.
Santa Rosa Island fox........... Urocyon littoralis Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 69 FR 10335, 3/5/
santarosae. 2004.
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PLANTS
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Ash Meadows sunray.............. Enceliopsis Threatened........ U.S.A. (NV)....... 50 FR 20777 20794;
nudicaulis var. 05/20/1985.
corrugata.
Baker's larkspur................ Delphinium bakeri. Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 65 FR 4162; 1/26/
2000.
Hidden Lake bluecurls........... Trichostema Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 63 FR 49006; 09/14/
austromontanum 1998.
ssp. compactum.
Gaviota tarplant................ Deinandra Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 65 FR 14888, 3/20/
increscens ssp. 2000.
villosa.
Island malacothrix.............. Malacothrix Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 61 FR 40954, 7/31/
squalida. 1997.
La Graciosa thistle............. Cirsium Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 65 FR 14888, 3/20/
loncholepis. 2000.
Lompoc yerba santa.............. Eriodictyon Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 65 FR 14888, 3/20/
capitatum. 2000.
Presidio manzanita.............. Arctostaphylos Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 44 FR 61911; 11/26/
hookeri var. 1979.
ravenii.
San Clemente Island bush mallow. Malacothamnus Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 42 FR 40682; 08/11/
clementinus. 1977.
San Clemente Island Indian Castilleja grisea. Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 42 FR 40682; 08/11/
paintbrush. 1977.
San Clemente Island larkspur.... Delphinium Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 42 FR 40682; 08/11/
variegatum ssp. 1977.
kinkiense.
San Clemente Island lotus Lotus dendroideus Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 42 FR 40682; 08/11/
(broom). var. traskiae. 1977.
San Clemente Island woodland Lithophragma Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 62 FR 42692; 08/08/
star. maximum. 1997.
Santa Cruz Island malacothrix... Malacothrix Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 61 FR 40954, 7/31/
indecora. 1997.
Santa Cruz Island rockcress..... Sibara filifola... Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 62 FR 42692; 08/08/
1997.
Santa Cruz tarplant............. Holocarpha Threatened........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 65 FR 14898, 3/20/
macradenia. 2000.
San Francisco lessingia......... Lessingia Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 62 FR 33373; 6/19/
germanorum (=L.g. 1997.
var. germanorum).
Yellow larkspur................. Delphinium luteum. Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 65 FR 4162; 1/26/
2000.
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What information do we consider in the review?
In our 5-year review, we consider 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 the 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 the five
factors under the 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.
Request for New Information
We request any new information concerning the status of these
wildlife and plant species. See ``What Information Do We Consider in
Our Review?'' for specific criteria. If you submit information, support
it with documentation such as maps, bibliographic references, methods
used to gather and analyze the data, and/or copies of any pertinent
publications, reports, or letters by knowledgeable sources. We
specifically request information regarding data from any
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systematic surveys, as well as any studies or analysis of data that may
show population size or trends; information pertaining to the biology
or ecology of these species; information regarding the effects of
current land management on population distribution and abundance;
information on the current condition of habitat; and recent information
regarding conservation measures that have been implemented to benefit
the species. Additionally, we specifically request information
regarding the current distribution of populations and evaluation of
threats faced by the species in relation to the five listing factors
(as defined in section 4(a)(1) of the Act) and the species' listed
status as judged against the definition of threatened or endangered.
Finally, we request recommendations pertaining to the development of,
or potential updates to, recovery plans and additional actions or
studies that would benefit these species in the future.
Our practice is to make information, including names and home
addresses of respondents, available for public review. Before including
your address, telephone number, e-mail address, or other personal
identifying information in your response, you should be aware that your
entire submission--including your personal identifying information--may
be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your
response to withhold your personal identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. We will not
consider anonymous comments. 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.
Please mail or hand-deliver information on the following species to
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the corresponding address below.
You my also view information we receive in response to this notice, as
well as other documentation in our files, at the following locations by
appointment, during normal business hours.
For the California least tern, Island night lizard, Least Bell's
vireo, Mountain yellow-legged frog, Santa Catalina Island fox, Hidden
Lake bluecurls, San Clemente Island bush mallow, San Clemente Island
Indian paintbrush, San Clemente Island larkspur, San Clemente Island
lotus (broom), San Clemente Island woodland star, and Santa Cruz Island
rock-cress, send information to Field Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year
Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife
Office, 6010 Hidden Valley Road, Carlsbad, CA 92011. Information may
also be submitted electronically at fw8cfwocomments@fws.gov. To obtain
further information, contact Scott Sobiech at the Carlsbad Fish and
Wildlife Office at (760) 431-9440.
For the Buena Vista Lake ornate shrew, California clapper rail,
California tiger salamander, Little Kern golden trout, Riparian brush
rabbit, Riparian woodrat (San Joaquin Valley), Baker's larkspur,
Presidio manzanita, San Francisco lessingia, and Yellow larkspur, send
information to Field Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, 2800 Cottage
Way, Room W-2605, Sacramento, CA 95825. Information may also be
submitted electronically at fw1sfo5year@fws.gov. To obtain further
information, contact Kirsten Tarp at the Sacramento Fish and Wildlife
Office at (916) 414-6600.
For the Morro Bay Kangaroo rat, Santa Cruz Island fox, San Miguel
Island fox, Santa Rosa Island fox, Gaviota tarplant, Island
malacothrix, La Graciosa thistle, Lompoc Yerba Santa, Santa Cruz Island
malacothrix, and Santa Cruz tarplant, send information to Field
Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office, 2493 Portola Road, Suite B, Ventura,
CA 93003. Information may also be submitted electronically at
fw1vfwo5year@fws.gov. To obtain further information on the animal
species, contact Mike McCrary at the Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office
at (805) 644-1766. To obtain further information on the plant species,
contact Connie Rutherford at the Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office at
(805) 644-1766.
For the Cui-ui, and Ash Meadows sunray, send information to Field
Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Nevada Fish and Wildlife Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., Suite 234, Reno,
Nevada 89502-7147. Information may also be submitted electronically at
fw1nfwo_5yr@fws.gov. To obtain further information on the Cui-ui,
contact Selena Werdon at the Nevada Fish and Wildlife Office at (775)
861-6300. To obtain further information on the Ash Meadows sunray,
contact Steve Caicco at the Nevada Fish and Wildlife Office at (775)
861-6300.
All electronic information must be submitted in Text format or Rich
Text format. Include the following identifier in the subject line of
the e-mail: Information on 5-year review for [NAME OF SPECIES], and
include your name and return address in the body of your message.
How are these species currently listed?
The current listing status of each species for which we are
initiating 5-year reviews in this notice is in Table 1 above. The
current status may also be found on the List, which covers all
endangered and threatened species, and which is available on our
Internet site at https://endangered.fws.gov/wildlife.html#Species.
Definitions
To help you submit information about the species we are reviewing,
we provide the following definitions:
Species includes any species or subspecies of fish, wildlife, or
plant, and any distinct population segment of any species of
vertebrate, which interbreeds when mature.
Endangered species means any species that is in danger of
extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
Threatened species means any species that is likely to become an
endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a
significant portion of its range.
Experimental population means any population (including any
offspring arising solely therefrom) authorized by the Secretary of the
Interior for release outside the current range of nonexperimental
populations of the same species, but only when, and at such times as,
the population is wholly separate geographically from nonexperimental
populations of the same species. Each member of a nonessential
experimental population shall be treated, except when it occurs in an
area within the National Wildlife Refuge System or the National Park
System, as a species proposed to be listed under section 4 of the
Endangered Species Act.
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
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existing regulatory mechanisms; or (E) Other natural or manmade factors
affecting its continued existence. Section 4(b)(1)(A) of the Act
requires that our determination be made on the basis of the best
scientific and commercial data available.
What could happen as a result of our review?
For each species under review, if we find new information that
indicates 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 (uplist); (b) reclassify the species from
endangered to threatened (downlist); or (c) remove the species from the
List (delist). If we determine that a change in classification is not
warranted, then the species will remain on the List under its current
status.
Completed 5-Year Reviews
We also take this opportunity to inform the public of 96 5-year
reviews that we completed in FY 2009 and early FY 2010 for species in
California and Nevada (Table 2). These 96 reviews can be found at
https://www.fws.gov/cno/es/5yr.html. Any recommended change in listing
status resulting from these completed reviews will require a separate
rulemaking process.
Table 2--Summary of 96 Species in California and Nevada for Which 5-Year Reviews Were Completed in FY 2009 and
Early FY 2010
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Lead fish and
Common name Scientific name Recommendation wildlife office Contact
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ANIMALS
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Ash Meadows Amargosa Pupfish.... Cyprinodon No status change.. Nevada............ Jeannie Stafford;
nevadensis (775) 861-6300.
mionectes.
Arroyo toad..................... Bufo californicus Downlist.......... Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
(= microscaphus). (805) 644-1766.
Amargosa vole................... Microtus No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
californicus (805) 644-1766.
scirpensis.
Bay checkerspot butterfly....... Euphydryas editha Uplist............ Sacramento........ Al Donner;
bayensis. (916) 414-6600.
Blunt-nosed leopard lizard...... Gambelia silus.... No status change.. Sacramento........ Al Donner;
(916) 414-6600.
Callippe silverspot butterfly... Speyeria callippe No status change.. Sacramento........ Al Donner;
callippe. (916) 414-6600.
Delta green ground beetle....... Elaphrus viridis.. No status change.. Sacramento........ Al Donner;
(916) 414-6600.
Desert slender salamander....... Batrachoseps No status change.. Carlsbad.......... Jane Hendron;
aridus. (760) 431-9440.
Fresno kangaroo rat............. Dipodomys No status change.. Sacramento........ Al Donner;
nitratoides (916) 414-6600.
exilis.
Giant kangaroo rat.............. Dipodomys ingens.. No status change.. Sacramento........ Al Donner;
(916) 414-6600.
Lahontan cutthroat trout........ Oncorhynchus No status change.. Nevada............ Jeannie Stafford;
clarkii henshawi. (775) 861-6300.
Light-footed clapper rail....... Rallus No status change.. Carlsbad.......... Jane Hendron;
longirostris (760) 431-9440.
levipes.
Mission blue butterfly.......... Icaricia No status change.. Sacramento........ Al Donner;
icarioides (916) 414-6600.
missionensis.
Modoc sucker.................... Catostomus microps Downlist.......... Klamath........... Matt Baun;
(530) 842-5763.
Mohave tui chub................. Gila bicolor No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
mohavensis. (805) 644-1766.
Mount Hermon June beetle........ Polyphylla barbata No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644-1766.
Myrtle's silverspot butterfly... Speyeria zerene No status change.. Sacramento........ Al Donner;
myrtleae. (916) 414-6600.
Ohlone tiger beetle............. Cicindela ohlone.. No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644-1766.
Owens pupfish................... Cyprinodon No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
radiosus. (805) 644-1766.
Owens tui chub.................. Siphateles bicolor No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
snyderi (= Gila (805) 644-1766.
bicolor snyderi).
Point Arena mountain beaver..... Aplodontia rufa No status change.. Arcata............ Matt Baun;
nigra. (530) 842-5763.
Quino checkerspot butterfly..... Euphydryas editha No status change.. Carlsbad.......... Jane Hendron;
quino. (760) 431-9440.
Railroad valley springfish...... Crenicthys nevadae No status change.. Nevada............ Jeannie Stafford;
(775) 861-6300.
Salt marsh harvest mouse........ Reithrodontomys No status change.. Sacramento........ Al Donner;
raviventris. (916) 414-6600.
San Bernardino Merriam's Dipodomys merriami No status change.. Carlsbad.......... Jane Hendron;
kangaroo rat. parvus. (760) 431-9440.
San Bruno elfin butterfly....... Callophrys mossii No status change.. Sacramento........ Al Donner;
bayensis. (916) 414-6600.
San Clemente sage sparrow....... Amphispiza belli No status change.. Carlsbad.......... Jane Hendron;
clementeae. (760) 431-9440.
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San Joaquin kit fox............. Vulpes macrotis No status change.. Sacramento........ Al Donner;
mutica. (916) 414-6600.
Santa Barbara County DPS of Ambystoma No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
California tiger salamander. californiense. (805) 644-1766.
Santa Cruz long-toed salamander. Ambystoma No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
macrodactylum (805) 644-1766.
croceum.
Shasta crayfish................. Pacifastacus No status change.. Sacramento........ Al Donner;
fortis. (916) 414-6600.
Tipton kangaroo rat............. Dipodomys No status change.. Sacramento........ Al Donner;
nitratoides (916) 414-6600.
nitratoides.
White River spinedace........... Lepidomeda No status change.. Nevada............ Jeannie Stafford;
albivallis. (775) 861-6300.
Unarmored threespine stickleback Gasterosteus No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
aculeatus (805) 644-1766.
williamsoni.
Zayante band-winged grasshopper. Trimerotropis No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
infantilis. (805) 644-1766.
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PLANTS
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Applegate's milk-vetch.......... Astragalus No status change.. Klamath........... Matt Baun;
applegatei. (530) 842-5763.
Ash Meadows milk-vetch.......... Astragalus phoenix No status change.. Nevada............ Jeannie Stafford;
(775) 861-6300.
Braunton's milk-vetch........... Astragalus No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
brauntonii. (805) 644-1766.
California sea-blite............ Suaeda californica No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644-1766.
Calistoga allocaraya............ Plagiobothrys No status change.. Sacramento........ Al Donner;
strictus. (916) 414-6600.
Clara Hunt's milk-vetch......... Astragalus No status change.. Sacramento........ Al Donner;
clarianus. (916) 414-6600.
Clover lupine................... Lupinus No status change.. Sacramento........ Al Donner;
tidestromii. (916) 414-6600.
Coachella Valley milk-vetch..... Astragalus No status change.. Carlsbad.......... Jane Hendron;
lentiginosus var. (760) 431-9440.
coachellae.
Coastal dunes milk-vetch........ Astragalus tener No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
var. titi. (805) 644-1766.
Conejo dudleya.................. Dudleya abramsii No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
ssp. parva (= (805) 644-1766.
Dudleya parva).
Cushenbury buckwheat............ Eriogonum No status change.. Carlsbad.......... Jane Hendron;
ovalifolium var. (760) 431-9440.
vineum.
Cushenbury milk-vetch........... Astragalus albens. No status change.. Carlsbad.......... Jane Hendron;
(760) 431-9440.
Cushenbury oxytheca............. Oxytheca parishii No status change.. Carlsbad.......... Jane Hendron;
var. goodmaniana (760) 431-9440.
(= Acanthoscyphus
parishii var.
goodmaniana).
Fish slough milk-vetch.......... Astragalus No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
lentiginosus var. (805) 644-1766.
piscinensis.
Hairy orcutt grass.............. Orcuttia pilosa... No status change.. Sacramento........ Al Donner;
(916) 414-6600.
Hickman's potentilla............ Potentilla No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
hickmanii. (805) 644-1766.
Hoffmann's slender-flowered Gilia tennuiflora No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
gilia. ssp. hoffmannii. (805) 644-1766.
Hoover's spurge................. Chamaesyce hooveri No status change.. Sacramento........ Al Donner;
(916) 414-6600.
Indian Knob mountainbalm........ Eriodictyon Downlist.......... Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
altissimum. (805) 644-1766.
Island bedstraw................. Galium buxifolium. No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644-1766.
Kenwood Marsh checkermallow..... Sidalcea oregana No status change.. Sacramento........ Al Donner;
ssp. valida. (916) 414-6600.
Lake County stonecrop........... Parvisedum No status change.. Sacramento........ Al Donner;
leiocarpum (= (916) 414-6600.
Sedella
leiocarpa).
Large-flowered fiddleneck....... Amsinckia No status change.. Sacramento........ Al Donner;
grandiflora. (916) 414-6600.
Loch Lomond coyote thistle...... Eryngium No status change.. Sacramento........ Al Donner;
constancei. (916) 414-6600.
Many-flowered navarretia........ Navarretia No status change.. Sacramento........ Al Donner;
leucocephala ssp. (916) 414-6600.
Plieantha.
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Marcescent dudleya.............. Dudleya cymosa No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
ssp. marcescens. (805) 644-1766.
Mexican flannelbush............. Fremontodendron No status change.. Carlsbad.......... Jane Hendron;
mexicanum. (760) 431-9440.
Monterey clover................. Trifolium No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
trichocalyx. (805) 644-1766.
Monterey spineflower............ Chorizanthe No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
pungens var. (805) 644-1766.
pungens.
Napa bluegrass.................. Poa napensis...... No status change.. Sacramento........ Al Donner;
(916) 414-6600.
Nevin's barberry................ Berberis nevinii.. No status change.. Carlsbad.......... Jane Hendron;
(760) 431-9440.
Nipomo lupine................... Lupinus nipomensis No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644-1766.
Palmate-bracted bird's-beak..... Cordylanthus No status change.. Sacramento........ Al Donner;
palmatus (= (916) 414-6600.
Chloropyron
palmatum).
Parish's daisy.................. Erigeron parishii. No status change.. Carlsbad.......... Jane Hendron;
(760) 431-9440.
Pismo clarkia................... Clarkia speciosa No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
ssp. immaculata. (805) 644-1766.
Pitkin Marsh lily............... Lilium pardalinum No status change.. Sacramento........ Al Donner;
ssp. pitkinense. (916) 414-6600.
Robust spineflower.............. Chorizanthe No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
robusta. (805) 644-1766.
Salt marsh bird's-beak.......... Chloropyron No status change.. Carlsbad.......... Jane Hendron;
maritimum ssp. (760) 431-9440.
maritimum.
(Cordylanthus
maritimus ssp.
maritimus).
San Benito evening-primrose..... Camissonia No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
benitensis. (805) 644-1766.
San Bernadino Mountains Physaria.......... No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
bladderpod. (Lesquerella) (805) 644-1766.
kingii ssp.
bernardina.
San Diego thornmint............. Acanthomintha No status change.. Carlsbad.......... Jane Hendron;
ilicifolia. (760) 431-9440.
Santa Cruz cypress.............. Cupressus Downlist.......... Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
abramsiana (= (805) 644-1766.
Callitropsis
abramsiana).
Santa Cruz Island dudleya....... Dudleya nesiotica. No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644-1766.
Santa Cruz Island fringepod..... Thysanocarpus No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
conchuliferus. (805) 644-1766.
Santa Monica Mountains dudleya.. Dudleya cymosa No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
ssp. ovatifolia. (805) 644-1766.
Scotts Valley polygonum......... Polygonum No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
hickmanii. (805) 644-1766.
Scotts Valley spineflower....... Chorizanthe No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
robusta var. (805) 644-1766.
hartwegii.
Slender orcutt grass............ Orcuttia tenuis... No status change.. Sacramento........ Al Donner;
(916) 414-6600.
Spreading navarretia............ Navarretia No status change.. Carlsbad.......... Jane Hendron;
fossalis. (760) 431-9440.
Spring-loving centaury.......... Centaurium No status change.. Nevada............ Jeannie Stafford;
namophilum. (775) 861-6300.
Springville clarkia............. Clarkia No status change.. Sacramento........ Al Donner;
springvillensis. (916) 414-6600.
Soft bird's-beak................ Cordylanthus No status change.. Sacramento........ Al Donner;
mollis ssp. (916) 414-6600.
mollis.
Solano grass.................... Orcuttia mucronata No status change.. Sacramento........ Al Donner;
(= Tuctoria (916) 414-6600.
mucronata).
Steamboat buckwheat............. (Eriogonum No status change.. Nevada............ Jeannie Stafford;
ovalifolium var. (775) 861-6300.
williamsiae.
Suisun thistle.................. Cirsium No status change.. Sacramento........ Al Donner;
hydrophilum var. (916) 414-6600.
hydrophilum.
Thread-leaved brodiaea.......... Brodiaea filifolia No status change.. Carlsbad.......... Jane Hendron;
(760) 431-9440.
Triple-ribbed milk-vetch........ Astragalus No status change.. Carlsbad.......... Jane Hendron;
tricarinatus. (760) 431-9440.
Verity's dudleya................ Dudleya verityi... No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644-1766.
Western lily.................... Lilium occidentale No status change.. Arcata............ Matt Baun;
(530) 842-5763.
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White sedge..................... Carex albida...... No status change.. Sacramento........ Al Donner;
(916) 414-6600.
Yadon's piperia................. Piperia yadonii... No status change.. Ventura........... Lois Grunwald;
(805) 644-1766.
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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: May 14, 2010.
Alexandra Pitts,
Regional Director, Region 8, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-12170 Filed 5-20-10; 8:45 am]
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