Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 56 Species in California and Nevada, 19510-19514 [2013-07495]
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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 62 (Monday, April 1, 2013)] [Notices] [Pages 19510-19514] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2013-07495] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R8-ES-2013-N045: FXES11130800000-134-FF08E00000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5- Year Reviews of 56 Species in California and Nevada AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of initiation of reviews; request for information. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are initiating 5-year status reviews under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), of 18 animal species and 38 plant species. A 5-year status review is based on the best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review; therefore, we are requesting submission of any such information that has become available since the last review for the species. In this notice, we also announce 5-year reviews that were completed for 27 species in California and Nevada between March 1, 2012, and January 31, 2013. DATES: To ensure consideration, we are requesting submission of new information no later than May 31, 2013. However, we will continue to accept new information about any listed species at any time. ADDRESSES: For how to submit information, see Request for Information and ``How Do I Ask Questions or Provide Information?'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on a particular species, contact the appropriate person or office listed in the table in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Why do we conduct a 5-year review? Under the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), we maintain Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (which we collectively refer to as the List) in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.11 (for animals) and 17.12 (for plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the Act requires us to review each listed species' status at least once every 5 years. Our regulations at 50 CFR 424.21 require that we publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing those species under active review. For additional information about 5-year reviews, go to https://www.fws.gov/endangered/what-we-do/recovery-overview.html, scroll down to ``Learn More about 5-Year Reviews,'' and click on our factsheet. What information do we consider in our review? A 5-year review considers all new information available at the time of the review. In conducting these reviews, we consider the best scientific and commercial data that have become available since the listing determination or most recent status review, such as: (A) Species biology, including but not limited to population trends, distribution, abundance, demographics, and genetics; (B) Habitat conditions, including but not limited to amount, distribution, and suitability; (C) Conservation measures that have been implemented that benefit the species; (D) Threat status and trends in relation to the five listing factors (as defined in section 4(a)(1) of the Act); and (E) Other new information, data, or corrections, including but not limited to taxonomic or nomenclatural changes, identification of erroneous information contained in the List, and improved analytical methods. Any new information will be considered during the 5-year review and will also be useful in evaluating the ongoing recovery programs for the species. Which species are under review? This notice announces our active review of the species listed in the table below. [[Page 19511]] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final listing rule (Federal Register Contact person, Contact person's Common name Scientific name Listing status Where listed citation and phone, email U.S. mail address publication date) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANIMALS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beetle, delta green ground...... Elaphrus viridis.. Threatened........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 45 FR 52807; 08/08/ Josh Hull, U.S. Fish and 1980. Recovery Division Wildlife Service, Chief, 916-414- Sacramento Fish 6600 (phone); and Wildlife fw1sfo5year@ Office, 2800 fws.gov (email). Cottage Way, Room W-2605, Sacramento, CA 95825. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Butterfly, bay checkerspot...... Euphydryas editha Threatened........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 49 FR 45160; 11/15/ Josh Hull (above). bayensis. 1984. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Butterfly, callippe silverspot.. Speyeria callippe Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 62 FR 64306; 12/05/ Josh Hull (above). callippe. 1997. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Butterfly, Myrtle's silverspot.. Speyeria zerene Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 57 FR 27848; 06/22/ Josh Hull (above). myrtleae. 1992. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chub, Mohave tui................ Gila bicolor Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 35 FR 16047; 10/13/ Mike McCrary, U.S. Fish and mohavensis = 1970. Listing and Wildlife Service, Siphaletes Recovery Ventura Fish and bicolor Coordinator--Wild Wildlife Office, mohavensis. life, 805-644- 2493 Portola 1766 (phone); Road, Suite B, fw8vfwo5year@ Ventura, CA fws.gov (email). 93003. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chub, Owens tui................. Siphateles bicolor Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 50 FR 31592; 09/05/ Mike McCrary (above). snyderi = Gila 1985. bicolor snyderi. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crayfish, Shasta................ Pacifastacus Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 53 FR 38460; 09/30/ Josh Hull (above). fortis. 1988. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mountain beaver, Point Arena.... Aplodontia rufa Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 56 FR 64716; 12/12/ John Hunter, Fish U.S. Fish and nigra. 1991. and Wildlife Wildlife Service, Biologist, 707- Arcata Fish and 822-7201 (phone); Wildlife Office, fws.gov">arcata@fws.gov 1655 Heindon (email). Road, Arcata, CA 95521. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pupfish, Owens.................. Cyprinodon Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 32 FR 4001; 03/11/ Mike McCrary (above). radiosus. 1967. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rail, light-footed clapper...... Rallus Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA), 34 FR 5034; 03/08/ Bradd Baskerville- U.S. Fish and longirostris Mexico (Baja 1969. Bridges, 760-431- Wildlife Service, levipes. California). 9440 (phone); Carlsbad Fish and fw8cfwocomments@ Wildlife Office, fws.gov (email). 6010 Hidden Valley Road, Suite 101, Carlsbad, CA 92011. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Salamander, desert slender...... Batrachoseps Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 38 FR 14678; 06/04/ Bradd Baskerville-Bridges (above). aridus. 1973. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Salamander, Santa Cruz long-toed Ambystoma Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 32 FR 4001; 03/11/ Mike McCrary (above). macrodactylum 1967. croceum. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shrike, San Clemente loggerhead. Lanius Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 42 FR 40682; 08/11/ Bradd Baskerville-Bridges (above). ludovicianus 1977. mearnsi. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sparrow, San Clemente sage...... Amphispiza belli Threatened........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 42 FR 40682; 08/11/ Bradd Baskerville-Bridges (above). clementeae. 1977. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Springfish, Railroad Valley..... Crenichthys Threatened........ Wherever found.... 51 FR 10857; 3/31/ Ted Koch, Field U.S. Fish and nevadae. 1987. Supervisor, 775- Wildlife Service, 861-6300 (phone); Nevada Fish and fw1nfwo--5yr@fws. Wildlife Office, gov (email). 1340 Financial Blvd., Suite 234, Reno, Nevada 89502. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stickleback, unarmored Gasterosteus Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 35 FR 16047; 10/13/ Mike McCrary (above). threespine. aculeatus 1970. williamsoni. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trout, Lahontan cutthroat....... Oncorhynchus Threatened........ Wherever found.... 40 FR 29863; 07/16/ Ted Koch (above). clarkii henshawi. 1975. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vole, Amargosa.................. Microtus Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 49 FR 45160; 11/15/ Mike McCrary (above). californicus 1984. scirpensis. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 19512]] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final listing rule (Federal Register Contact person, Contact person's Scientific name Common name Listing status Where listed citation and phone, email U.S. mail address publication date) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLANTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acanthomintha ilicifolia........ San Diego Threatened........ U.S.A. (CA), 63 FR 54938; 10/13/ Bradd Baskerville-Bridges (above). thornmint. Mexico. 1998. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acanthoscyphus (Oxytheca) Cushenbury Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 59 FR 43562; 08/24/ Bradd Baskerville-Bridges (above). parishii var. goodmaniana. oxytheca. 1994. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Allium munzii................... Munz's onion...... Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 63 FR 54975; 10/13/ Bradd Baskerville-Bridges (above). 1998. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amsinckia grandiflora........... Large-flowered Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 50 FR 19374; 05/08/ Josh Hull (above). fiddleneck. 1985. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Astragalus albens............... Cushenbury milk- Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 59 FR 43562; 08/24/ Bradd Baskerville-Bridges (above). vetch. 1994. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Astragalus brauntonii........... Braunton's milk- Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 62 FR 4172; 12/01/ Connie Rutherford, U.S. Fish and vetch. 1997. Listing and Wildlife Service, Recovery Ventura Fish and Coordinator--Plan Wildlife Office, ts, 805-644-1766 2493 Portola (phone); Road, Suite B, fw8vfwo5year@fws. Ventura, CA gov (email). 93003. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Astragalus clarianus............ Clara Hunt's milk- Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 62 FR 54791; 10/22/ Josh Hull (above). vetch. 1997. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Astragalus lentiginosus var. Fish slough milk- Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 63 FR 53596, 06/10/ Connie Rutherford (above). piscinensis. vetch. 1998. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Astragalus phoenix.............. Ash Meadows milk- Threatened........ Wherever found.... 50 FR 20777; 05/20/ Ted Koch (above). vetch. 1985. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Astragalus tener var. titi...... Coastal dunes milk- Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 63 FR 43100; 08/12/ Connie Rutherford (above). vetch. 1998. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Camissonia benitensis........... San Benito evening- Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 50 FR 5755; 02/12/ Connie Rutherford (above). primrose. 1985. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carex albida.................... White sedge....... Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 62 FR 54791; 10/22/ Josh Hull (above). 1997. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Centaurium namophilum........... Spring-loving Threatened........ Wherever found.... 50 FR 20777; 0/20/ Ted Koch (above). centaury. 1985. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chamaesyce hooveri.............. Hoover's spurge... Threatened........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 62 FR 14338; 03/26/ Josh Hull (above). 1997. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chorizanthe pungens var. pungens Monterey Threatened........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 59 FR 5499; 04/02/ Connie Rutherford (above). spineflower. 1994. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cirsium hydrophilum var. Suisun thistle.... Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 62 FR 61916; 11/20/ Josh Hull (above). hydrophilum. 1997. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clarkia speciosa var. immaculata Pismo clarkia..... Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 59 FR 64613; 12/15/ Connie Rutherford (above). 1994. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clarkia springvillensis......... Springville Threatened........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 63 FR 49022; 09/14/ Josh Hull (above). clarkia. 1998. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cordylanthus maritimus subsp. Salt marsh bird's Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA), 43 FR 44810; 09/29/ Bradd Baskerville-Bridges (above). maritimus. beak. Mexico (Baja 1978. California). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cordylanthus mollis subsp. Soft bird's-beak.. Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 62 FR 61916; 11/20/ Josh Hull (above). mollis. 1997. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cordylanthus palmatus........... Palmate-bracted Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 51 FR 23765; 04/01/ Josh Hull (above). bird's-beak. 1986. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deinandra (Hemizonia) conjugens. Otay tarplant..... Threatened........ U.S.A. (CA), 63 FR 54938; 10/13/ Bradd Baskerville-Bridges (above). Mexico. 1998. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dudleya abramsii subsp. parva... Conejo dudleya.... Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 62 FR 4172; 01/29/ Connie Rutherford (above). 1997. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Erigeron parishii............... Parish's daisy.... Threatened........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 59 FR 43562; 08/24/ Bradd Baskerville-Bridges (above). 1994. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 19513]] Eriogonum ovalifolium var. Cushenbury Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 59 FR 43562; 08/24/ Bradd Baskerville-Bridges (above). vineum. buckwheat. 1994. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eriogonum ovalifolium var. Steamboat Endangered........ Wherever found.... 51 FR 24669; 07/08/ Ted Koch (above). williamsiae. buckwheat. 1986. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eryngium constancei............. Loch Lomond coyote- Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 51 FR 45904; 12/23/ Josh Hull (above). thistle. 1986. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lilium occidentale.............. Western lily...... Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA, OR)... 59 FR 42171; 08/17/ Gary Falxa, Fish U.S. Fish and 1994. and Wildlife Wildlife Service, Biologist, 707- Arcata Fish and 822-7201 (phone); Wildlife Office, fws.gov">arcata@fws.gov 1655 Heindon (email). Road, Arcata, CA 95521. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lilium pardalinum subsp. Pitkin Marsh lily. Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 62 FR 54791; 10/22/ Josh Hull (above). pitkinense. 1997. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Navarretia fossalis............. Spreading Threatened........ U.S.A. (CA), 63 FR 54975; 10/13/ Bradd Baskerville-Bridges (above). navarretia. Mexico (Baja 1998. California). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Navarretia leucocephala subsp. Many-flowered Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 62 FR 33029; 06/18/ Josh Hull (above). plieantha. navarretia. 1997. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Orcuttia pilosa................. Hairy Orcutt grass Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 62 FR 14338; 03/26/ Josh Hull (above). 1997. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parvisedum leiocarpum........... Lake County Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 62 FR 33029; 06/18/ Josh Hull (above). stonecrop. 1997. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Physaria (Lesquerella) kingii San Bernardino Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 59 FR 43562; 08/24/ Bradd Baskerville-Bridges (above). subsp. bernardina. Mountains 1994. bladderpod. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Potentilla hickmanii............ Hickman's Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 63 FR 43100; 08/08/ Connie Rutherford (above). potentilla. 1998. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sidalcea oregana subsp. valida.. Kenwood Marsh Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 62 FR 54791; 10/22/ Josh Hull (above). checker-mallow. 1997. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thysanocarpus conchuliferus..... Santa Cruz Island Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 61 FR 40954; 07/31/ Connie Rutherford (above). fringepod. 1997. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuctoria mucronata.............. Solano grass...... Endangered........ U.S.A. (CA)....... 43 FR 44810; 09/28/ Josh Hull (above). 1978. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Request for Information To ensure that a 5-year review is complete and based on the best available scientific and commercial information, we request new information from all sources. See ``What Information Do We Consider in Our Review?'' for specific criteria. If you submit information, please support it with documentation such as maps, bibliographic references, methods used to gather and analyze the data, and/or copies of any pertinent publications, reports, or letters by knowledgeable sources. How do I ask questions or provide information? If you wish to provide information for any species listed above, please submit your comments and materials to the appropriate contact in the table above. You may also direct questions to those contacts. Individuals who are hearing impaired or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339 for TTY assistance. Public Availability of Submissions Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Comments and materials received will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the offices where the comments are submitted. Completed 5-Year Reviews We also take this opportunity to inform the public of 5-year reviews that we completed between March 1, 2012, and January 31, 2013, for 27 species in California and Nevada. Reviews for these 27 species can be found at https://www.fws.gov/endangered/species/. [[Page 19514]] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lead fish and wildlife Common name Scientific name office Contact ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANIMALS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Butterfly, Behren's silverspot....... Speyeria zerene Arcata................. Kathleen Brubaker, 707- behrensii. 822-7201 (phone). Dace, Clover Valley speckled......... Rhinichthys osculus Nevada................. Ted Koch, 775-861-6300 oligoporus. (phone). Dace, desert......................... Eremichthys acros...... Nevada................. Ted Koch (above). Fairy shrimp, Conservancy............ Branchinecta Sacramento............. Josh Hull, 916-414-6600 conservatio. (phone). Fairy shrimp, longhorn............... Branchinecta Sacramento............. Josh Hull (above). longiantenna. Frog, mountain yellow-legged......... Rana muscosa........... Carlsbad............... Bradd Baskerville- Bridges, 760-431-9440 (phone). Lizard, Island night................. Xantusia riversiana.... Carlsbad............... Bradd Baskerville- Bridges (above). Skipper, Carson wandering............ Pseudocopaeodes eunus Nevada................. Ted Koch (above). obscurus. Snake, giant garter.................. Thamnophis gigas....... Sacramento............. Josh Hull (above). Springfish, Hiko White River......... Crenichthys baileyi Nevada................. Ted Koch (above). grandis. Springfish, White River.............. Crenichthys baileyi Nevada................. Ted Koch (above). baileyi. Woodrat, riparian.................... Neotoma fuscipes Sacramento............. Josh Hull (above). riparia. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLANTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arctostaphylos hookeri var. ravenii.. Presidio manzanita..... Sacramento............. Josh Hull (above). Brodiaea pallida..................... Chinese Camp brodiaea.. Sacramento............. Josh Hull (above). Castilleja affinis ssp. neglecta..... Tiburon paintbrush..... Sacramento............. Josh Hull (above). Castilleja grisea.................... San Clemente Island Carlsbad............... Bradd Baskerville- Indian paintbrush. Bridges (above). Delphinium bakeri.................... Baker's larkspur....... Sacramento............. Josh Hull (above). Dudleya traskiae..................... Santa Barbara Island Sacramento............. Josh Hull (above). liveforever (dudleya). Lessingia germanorum var. germanorum. San Francisco lessingia Sacramento............. Josh Hull (above). Lotus dendroideus var. traskiae...... San Clemente Island Carlsbad............... Bradd Baskerville- broom (lotus). Bridges (above). Malacothamnus clementinus............ San Clemente Island Carlsbad............... Bradd Baskerville- bush-mallow. Bridges (above). Malacothamnus fasciculatus var. Santa Cruz Island bush- Ventura................ Connie Rutherford, 805- nesioticus. mallow. 644-1766 (phone). Sibara filifola...................... Santa Cruz Island rock- Carlsbad............... Bradd Baskerville- cress. Bridges (above). Sidalcea keckii...................... Keck's checkermallow... Sacramento............. Josh Hull (above). Trifolium amoenum.................... Showy Indian clover.... Sacramento............. Josh Hull (above). Verbena californica.................. Red Hills vervain...... Sacramento............. Josh Hull (above). Monardella viminea................... Willowy monardella..... Carlsbad............... Bradd Baskerville- Bridges (above). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 26, 2013. Alexandra Pitts, Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region. [FR Doc. 2013-07495 Filed 3-29-13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P
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