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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Draft Recovery Plan for 50
Hawaiian Archipelago Species
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for review and public comment.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, announce the
availability of a draft recovery plan for
50 Hawaiian archipelago species. We
request review and comment from the
public and local, State, Tribal, and
Federal agencies.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments on the draft recovery plan
must be received on or before April 25,
2022. However, we will accept
information about any species at any
time.
SUMMARY:
Document availability:
Obtain the recovery plan by any of the
following methods.
• Internet: https://www.fws.gov/
endangered/species/recovery-plans.html
or https://www.fws.gov/pacific/
ecoservices/endangered/recovery/
plans.html.
ADDRESSES:
Community map
repository
Online location of letter
of map revision
Date of
modification
Community
No.
Town Hall, 1500 Commons Circle, Suite 300,
Northlake, TX 76226.
https://msc.fema.gov/portal/
advanceSearch.
Jun. 6, 2022 .......
480782
City Hall, 141 West
Renfro Street, Burleson,
TX 76028.
https://msc.fema.gov/portal/
advanceSearch.
Jun. 2, 2022 .......
485459
• U.S. mail: Field Supervisor, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific
Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, 300
Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 3122,
Honolulu, HI 96850.
• Telephone: (808) 792–9400.
Comment submission: You may
submit written comments and materials
by one of the following methods:
• U.S. mail: Gregory Koob, Deputy
Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Pacific Islands Fish and
Wildlife Office, at the above U.S. mail
address.
• Fax: 808–792–9581.
• Email: gregory_koob@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gregory Koob, Deputy Field Supervisor,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific
Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, at the
above U.S. mail address, or via
telephone at 808–792–9400. If you use
a telecommunications device for the
deaf, call the Federal Relay Service at 1–
800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
announce the availability of the draft
recovery plan for 50 Hawaiian
archipelago species. The 50 endangered
or threatened species addressed in this
draft recovery plan are all endemic to
the Hawaiian Islands, and include 35
plants, 13 invertebrates, and 2 birds.
The draft recovery plan includes
specific goals, objectives, and criteria
that should be met to enable us to
consider removing any of the species
from the Federal List of Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife and Plants. We
request review and comment on this
Scientific name
Common name
Asplenium diellaciniatum ...............
No common name .............
Calamagrostis expansa .................
Maui reedgrass .................
Canavalia pubescens ....................
Awikiwiki ............................
Christella boydiae (listed as
Cyclosorus boydiae).
Deparia kaalaana ..........................
Kupukupu makalii ..............
Listing rule
draft recovery plan from the public and
local, State, and Federal agencies.
Background
Recovery of endangered or threatened
animals and plants to the point where
they are again secure, self-sustaining
members of their ecosystems is a
primary goal of our endangered species
program and the Endangered Species
Act (Act; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
Recovery means improvement of the
status of listed species to the point at
which listing is no longer appropriate
under the criteria set out in section
4(a)(1) of the Act. The Act requires the
development of recovery plans for listed
species, unless such a plan would not
promote the conservation of a particular
species.
The objective of a recovery plan is to
provide a framework for the recovery of
a listed species so that protection under
the Act is no longer necessary. A
recovery plan includes scientific
information about the species and
provides criteria and actions necessary
for us to be able to reclassify the species
or remove it from the Federal List of
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants. Recovery plans help guide
our recovery efforts by describing
actions we consider necessary for the
species’ conservation and for estimating
time and costs for implementing needed
recovery measures.
Species Addressed in Recovery Plan
This draft recovery plan addresses 50
species, as described in the table below.
Status
Distribution
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(September
Endangered
Kauai.
(September
Endangered
(May 28,
Endangered
Maui, Hawaii Island (likely extirpated).
Maui, Lanai.
(September
Endangered
(September
Endangered
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Oahu, Maui, Hawaii Island (likely
extirpated).
Kauai (likely extirpated), Maui,
Hawaii Island (likely extirpated).
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Scientific name
Common name
Dryopteris glabra var. pusilla ........
Hohiu .................................
Exocarpos menziesii .....................
Heau ..................................
Festuca hawaiiensis ......................
No common name .............
Gardenia remyi ..............................
Nanu ..................................
Haplostachys haplostachya ..........
Honohono (listed as having no common name).
No common name .............
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Huperzia stemmermanniae ...........
Listing rule
81 FR 67786
30, 2016).
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44 FR 62468
1979).
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Status
Distribution
(September
Endangered
Kauai.
(September
Endangered
(September
Endangered
(September
Endangered
(October 30,
Endangered
Lanai (likely extirpated), Hawaii
Island.
Maui (likely extirpated), Hawaii Island.
Kauai, Molokai, Maui, Hawaii Island.
Hawaii Island.
(September
Endangered
(September
Endangered
(September
Endangered
Maui (likely extirpated), Hawaii Island.
Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Hawaii Island.
Kauai, Oahu.
(September
Endangered
Kauai.
(September
Endangered
Kauai.
(September
Endangered
Kauai.
(September
Endangered
(September
Endangered
Oahu, Maui, Hawaii Island (likely
extirpated).
Kauai, Oahu.
(September
Endangered
81 FR 67786 (September
30, 2016).
46 FR 9976 (January 30,
1981); 48 FR 46328
(October 12, 1983).
81 FR 67786 (September
30, 2016).
81 FR 67786 (September
30, 2016).
81 FR 67786 (September
30, 2016).
81 FR 67786 (September
30, 2016).
Endangered
Kauai (likely extirpated), Oahu
(likely
extirpated),
Molokai,
Maui, Lanai (likely extirpated).
Maui, Hawaii Island.
Endangered
Oahu, Molokai, Maui.
Endangered
Maui, Hawaii Island.
Endangered
Kauai.
Endangered
Molokai, Maui, Hawaii Island.
Endangered
Niihau, Oahu (likely extirpated),
Molokai, Maui, Lanai (likely extirpated), Kahoolawe (likely extirpated), Hawaii Island.
Oahu (likely extirpated), Molokai,
Maui, Lanai (likely extirpated).
Joinvillea
ascendens
ssp.
ascendens.
Kadua fluviatilis .............................
Ohe ....................................
Kadua haupuensis ........................
No common name .............
Labordia lorenciana .......................
No common name .............
Lepidium orbiculare .......................
Anaunau ............................
Microlepia strigosa var. mauiensis
Myrsine fosbergii ...........................
Palapalai (listed as having
no common name).
Kolea .................................
Nothocestrum latifolium .................
Aiea ...................................
Ochrosia haleakalae .....................
Holei ..................................
Panicum fauriei var. carteri ...........
Carter’s panicgrass ...........
Phyllostegia brevidens ..................
No common name .............
Phyllostegia helleri ........................
No common name .............
Phyllostegia stachyoides ...............
No common name .............
Portulaca villosa ............................
Ihi .......................................
Pseudognaphalium
sandwicensium
var.
molokaiense.
Ranunculus hawaiensis ................
Enaena ..............................
81 FR 67786 (September
30, 2016).
Endangered
Makou ................................
Endangered
Ranunculus mauiensis ..................
Makou ................................
81 FR 67786 (September
30, 2016).
81 FR 67786 (September
30, 2016).
Sanicula sandwicensis ..................
No common name .............
(September
Endangered
Santalum involutum .......................
Iliahi ...................................
(September
Endangered
Kauai.
Sicyos lanceoloideus .....................
Anunu ................................
(September
Endangered
Kauai, Oahu.
Sicyos macrophyllus .....................
Anunu ................................
(September
Endangered
Solanum nelsonii ...........................
Popolo ...............................
81 FR 67786
30, 2016).
81 FR 67786
30, 2016).
81 FR 67786
30, 2016).
81 FR 67786
30, 2016).
81 FR 67786
30, 2016).
Molokai, Maui, Hawaii Island
(likely extirpated).
Kauai, Oahu (likely extirpated),
Molokai
(likely
extirpated),
Maui, Hawaii Island.
Maui, Hawaii Island.
(September
Endangered
Stenogyne angustifolia (listed as
Stenogyne
angustifolia
var.
angustifolia).
Wikstroemia skottsbergiana ..........
No common name .............
44 FR 62468 (October 30,
1979).
Endangered
Akia ...................................
81 FR 67786 (September
30, 2016).
Endangered
Maui (likely extirpated), Hawaii Island.
Kure, Midway, Pearl and Hermes,
Laysan
(likely
extirpated),
Nihoa (likely extirpated), Niihau,
Oahu, Molokai, Maui (likely extirpated), Hawaii Island (likely
extirpated).
Molokai (likely extirpated), Maui
(likely extirpated), Hawaii Island.
Kauai.
Kamapuaa .........................
Endangered
Invertebrates
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Scientific name
Common name
Drosophila differens ......................
Hawaiian picture-wing fly ..
Drosophila heteroneura .................
Hawaiian picture-wing fly ..
Drosophila mulli .............................
Hawaiian picture-wing fly ..
Drosophila neoclavisetae ..............
Hawaiian picture-wing fly ..
Drosophila ochrobasis ...................
Hawaiian picture-wing fly ..
Hylaeus anthracinus ......................
Anthracinan yellow-faced
bee (listed as Bee, yellow-faced).
Assimulans yellow-faced
bee (listed as Bee, yellow-faced).
Easy yellow-faced bee
(listed as Bee, yellowfaced).
Longiceps yellow-faced
bee (listed as Bee, yellow-faced).
Flying earwig Hawaiian
damselfly.
Pacific Hawaiian damselfly
Listing rule
Distribution
(May 9,
Endangered
Molokai.
(May 9,
Endangered
Hawaii Island.
(May 9,
Threatened
Hawaii Island.
(May 9,
Endangered
Maui (possibly extirpated).
(May 9,
Endangered
Hawaii Island.
(September
Endangered
81 FR 67786 (September
30, 2016).
Endangered
Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai (likely
extirpated), Kahoolawe, Hawaii
Island.
Oahu (likely extirpated), Maui,
Lanai, Kahoolawe.
81 FR 67786 (September
30, 2016).
Endangered
81 FR 67786 (September
30, 2016).
Endangered
75 FR 35990 (June 24,
2010).
75 FR 35990 (June 24,
2010).
Endangered
Orangeblack Hawaiian
damselfly.
Anchialine pool shrimp ......
81 FR 67786 (September
30, 2016).
81 FR 67786 (September
30, 2016).
Endangered
Drepanis coccinea .........................
Iiwi (honeycreeper) ............
82 FR 43873 (September
20, 2017).
Threatened
Hydrobates castro (listed
Oceanodroma castro).
Band-rumped storm-petrel,
Hawaii DPS (distinct
population segment);
also known as akeake.
81 FR 67786 (September
30, 2016).
Endangered
Hylaeus assimulans ......................
Hylaeus facilis ...............................
Hylaeus longiceps .........................
Megalagrion nesiotes ....................
Megalagrion pacificum ..................
Megalagrion xanthomelas .............
Procaris hawaiana .........................
71 FR 26835
2006).
71 FR 26835
2006).
71 FR 26835
2006).
71 FR 26835
2006).
71 FR 26835
2006).
81 FR 67786
30, 2016).
Status
Endangered
Endangered
Oahu, Molokai, Maui (possibly extirpated), Lanai (likely extirpated).
Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai.
Maui, Hawaii Island (likely extirpated).
Kauai (likely extirpated), Oahu
(likely extirpated), Molokai (likely extirpated), Lanai (likely extirpated), Maui, Hawaii Island.
Oahu, Molokai, Lanai (extirpated),
Maui, Hawaii Island.
Maui, Hawaii Island.
Birds
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Recovery Planning Process
The Service is now using a process
termed recovery planning and
implementation (RPI) (see https://
www.fws.gov/endangered/esa-library/
pdf/RPI.pdf). The RPI approach is
intended to reduce the time needed to
develop and implement recovery plans,
increase recovery plan relevancy over a
longer timeframe, and add flexibility to
recovery plans so they can be adjusted
for new information or circumstances.
Under RPI, a recovery plan includes the
statutorily required elements under
section 4(f) of the Act (objective and
measurable recovery criteria, sitespecific management actions, and
estimates of time and costs), along with
a concise introduction and our strategy
to achieve species recovery. The RPI
recovery plan is supported by two
supplementary documents: A species
status assessment or species report,
which describes the best available
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scientific information related to the
biological needs of the species and
assessment of threats; and the recovery
implementation strategy, which details
the particular near-term activities
needed to implement the recovery
actions identified in the recovery plan.
Under this approach, we can
incorporate new information on species
biology or details of recovery
implementation by updating these
supplementary documents, without
concurrent revision of the entire
recovery plan, unless changes to
statutorily required elements are
necessary.
Recovery Plan Components
The draft recovery plan for 50
Hawaiian archipelago species is
supported by species reports that
describe the best available scientific
information on species biology, status,
and threats for each of the 50 species
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Kauai, Oahu (likely extirpated),
Molokai (possibly extirpated),
Lanai (extirpated), Maui, Hawaii
Island.
Lehua, Kauai, Oahu (extirpated),
Molokai (extirpated), Maui (possibly
extirpated),
Lanai,
Kahoolawe
(possibly
extirpated), Hawaii Island.
addressed in the draft recovery plan.
These species reports are available
within the species profiles for each of
the species at https://ecos.fws.gov. We
are in the process of coordinating with
conservation partners at the State of
Hawaii’s Department of Land and
Natural Resources, Division of Forestry
and Wildlife; the Counties of Kauai,
Honolulu, Maui, and Hawaii;
interagency Plant Extinction Prevention
Program; research institutions;
watershed partnerships; public and
private stakeholders; and national parks
to identify the highest-priority actions
for recovery of these species that will be
part of a recovery implementation
strategy.
Major threats to the various Hawaiian
archipelago species addressed in this
draft recovery plan include habitat
degradation, predation and herbivory by
nonnative mammals and invertebrates;
disease spread by nonnative species;
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and competition with invasive
nonnative plant species. Achieving
recovery for the 50 species will require
assessments of populations and their
habitats; selection of sites for long-term
conservation; control of threats;
development of regulatory protections;
species-specific research; and
translocation of species in order to
maximize resiliency, redundancy, and
representation. A detailed recovery
strategy for each species group or
species is presented in the main body of
the recovery plan.
Request for Public Comments
Section 4(f) of the Act requires us to
provide public notice and an
opportunity for public review and
comment during recovery plan
development. By policy we also request
peer review of recovery plans (59 FR
34270; July 1, 1994). In an appendix to
the approved final recovery plan, we
will summarize and respond to the
issues raised during public comment
and peer review. Substantive comments
may or may not result in changes to the
recovery plan. Comments regarding
recovery plan implementation will be
forwarded as appropriate to Federal or
other entities so that they can be taken
into account during the course of
implementing recovery actions.
We will consider all comments we
receive by the date specified in DATES
prior to final approval of the plan.
Public Availability of Comments
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.
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The authority for this action is section
4(f) of the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.).
Robyn Thorson,
Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
2022 Final List of Critical Minerals
U.S. Geological Survey,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
By this notice, the Secretary
of the Interior, acting through the
Director of the U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS), presents the 2022 final list of
critical minerals and the methodology
used to develop the list. The 2022 final
list of critical minerals, which revises
the final list published by the Secretary
in 2018, includes the following 50
minerals: Aluminum, antimony, arsenic,
barite, beryllium, bismuth, cerium,
cesium, chromium, cobalt, dysprosium,
erbium, europium, fluorspar,
gadolinium, gallium, germanium,
graphite, hafnium, holmium, indium,
iridium, lanthanum, lithium, lutetium,
magnesium, manganese, neodymium,
nickel, niobium, palladium, platinum,
praseodymium, rhodium, rubidium,
ruthenium, samarium, scandium,
tantalum, tellurium, terbium, thulium,
tin, titanium, tungsten, vanadium,
ytterbium, yttrium, zinc, and zirconium.
ADDRESSES: Public comments received
on the draft list of critical minerals are
available at www.regulations.gov under
docket number DOI–2021–0013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James Mosley, (703) 648–6312,
jmosely@usgs.gov. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 or dial
711 to contact Mr. Mosley during
normal business hours. The FRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
to leave a message or question with this
individual. You will receive a reply
during normal business hours. Normal
business hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, except for
Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to Section 7002 of the Energy Act of
2020 (the Energy Act) (Pub. L. 116–260),
on November 9, 2021, the Secretary of
the Interior, acting through the Director
of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
published in the Federal Register a draft
list of 50 mineral commodities proposed
for inclusion on the Interior
Department’s list of critical minerals
and the methodology USGS used to
create the list. 86 FR 62199. The Federal
Register notice provided for a 30-day
public comment period, which closed
on December 9, 2021. On December 14,
2021, the USGS published a notice in
the Federal Register extending the
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comment period by 32 days. 86 FR
71083. The public comment period
closed on January 10, 2022. The
comments are available for public
viewing at www.regulations.gov under
docket DOI–2021–0013. Consistent with
the methodology described in the
November 2021 Federal Register notice,
the 2022 final list of critical minerals
revises the Interior Department’s final
list of critical minerals, which it
published in 2018 pursuant to Executive
Order 13817—A Federal Strategy to
Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of
Critical Minerals. 83 FR 23295.
USGS received 1,073 comments
during the extended comment period
and received 4 letters after the comment
period. Two comments were made
anonymously, 996 were from
individuals, and 77 were submitted on
behalf of organizations. The comments
included 91 requests to include specific
minerals, including copper, phosphate,
silver, and lead, which also were not on
the 2018 final list, and helium, potash,
and uranium, which were on the 2018
final list, but not on the draft list. Many
of the comments requesting to include
these specific minerals noted their
importance or provided other
qualitative rationale for their inclusion.
However, the comments did not identify
any inaccuracies in the data used to
conduct the quantitative evaluation in
accordance with the published USGS
methodology, nor did they identify any
single points of failure. USGS applied
the quantitative methodology to each of
the minerals requested for inclusion that
were not on the draft list, and per the
criteria articulated in the Federal
Register Notice publishing the draft list
at 86 FR 62199, a qualitative evaluation
was conducted only when other
evaluations were not possible. After
applying the methodology, USGS
determined that the minerals requested
for inclusion did not meet the criteria
for inclusion on the final list.
There were 991 requests, the vast
majority of which were form comments,
supporting the removal of uranium
(included on the 2018 final list) from
the 2022 final list. The comments also
included 5 requests supporting the
exclusion of other specific minerals,
including copper, helium, potash,
rhenium, and strontium, none of which
the USGS had proposed for inclusion on
the list. As noted above, USGS received
requests to include four minerals that
other commenters also requested to
exclude: Copper, helium, potash, and
uranium.
Some commenters took issue with
USGS’s reliance on the Mineral Policy
Act of 1970 to characterize uranium as
a fuel mineral. Even assuming the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
FWS-R1-ES-2021-N202; FXES11130100000-223-FF01E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Draft Recovery
Plan for 50 Hawaiian Archipelago Species
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for review and public comment.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the
availability of a draft recovery plan for 50 Hawaiian archipelago
species. We request review and comment from the public and local,
State, Tribal, and Federal agencies.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments on the draft recovery plan
must be received on or before April 25, 2022. However, we will accept
information about any species at any time.
ADDRESSES: Document availability: Obtain the recovery plan by any of
the following methods.
Internet: https://www.fws.gov/endangered/species/recovery-plans.html or https://www.fws.gov/pacific/ecoservices/endangered/recovery/plans.html.
U.S. mail: Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, 300 Ala Moana
Boulevard, Room 3122, Honolulu, HI 96850.
Telephone: (808) 792-9400.
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by one of the following methods:
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Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, at
the above U.S. mail address.
Fax: 808-792-9581.
Email: [email protected].
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service), announce the availability of the draft recovery plan for 50
Hawaiian archipelago species. The 50 endangered or threatened species
addressed in this draft recovery plan are all endemic to the Hawaiian
Islands, and include 35 plants, 13 invertebrates, and 2 birds. The
draft recovery plan includes specific goals, objectives, and criteria
that should be met to enable us to consider removing any of the species
from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.
We request review and comment on this draft recovery plan from the
public and local, State, and Federal agencies.
Background
Recovery of endangered or threatened animals and plants to the
point where they are again secure, self-sustaining members of their
ecosystems is a primary goal of our endangered species program and the
Endangered Species Act (Act; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) Recovery means
improvement of the status of listed species to the point at which
listing is no longer appropriate under the criteria set out in section
4(a)(1) of the Act. The Act requires the development of recovery plans
for listed species, unless such a plan would not promote the
conservation of a particular species.
The objective of a recovery plan is to provide a framework for the
recovery of a listed species so that protection under the Act is no
longer necessary. A recovery plan includes scientific information about
the species and provides criteria and actions necessary for us to be
able to reclassify the species or remove it from the Federal List of
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants. Recovery plans help
guide our recovery efforts by describing actions we consider necessary
for the species' conservation and for estimating time and costs for
implementing needed recovery measures.
Species Addressed in Recovery Plan
This draft recovery plan addresses 50 species, as described in the
table below.
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Scientific name Common name Listing rule Status Distribution
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Plants
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Asplenium diellaciniatum......... No common name...... 81 FR 67786 Endangered Kauai.
(September 30,
2016).
Calamagrostis expansa............ Maui reedgrass...... 81 FR 67786 Endangered Maui, Hawaii Island
(September 30, (likely
2016). extirpated).
Canavalia pubescens.............. Awikiwiki........... 78 FR 32013 (May 28, Endangered Maui, Lanai.
2013).
Christella boydiae (listed as Kupukupu makalii.... 81 FR 67786 Endangered Oahu, Maui, Hawaii
Cyclosorus boydiae). (September 30, Island (likely
2016). extirpated).
Deparia kaalaana................. No common name...... 81 FR 67786 Endangered Kauai (likely
(September 30, extirpated), Maui,
2016). Hawaii Island
(likely
extirpated).
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Dryopteris glabra var. pusilla... Hohiu............... 81 FR 67786 Endangered Kauai.
(September 30,
2016).
Exocarpos menziesii.............. Heau................ 81 FR 67786 Endangered Lanai (likely
(September 30, extirpated), Hawaii
2016). Island.
Festuca hawaiiensis.............. No common name...... 81 FR 67786 Endangered Maui (likely
(September 30, extirpated), Hawaii
2016). Island.
Gardenia remyi................... Nanu................ 81 FR 67786 Endangered Kauai, Molokai,
(September 30, Maui, Hawaii
2016). Island.
Haplostachys haplostachya........ Honohono (listed as 44 FR 62468 (October Endangered Hawaii Island.
having no common 30, 1979).
name).
Huperzia stemmermanniae.......... No common name...... 81 FR 67786 Endangered Maui (likely
(September 30, extirpated), Hawaii
2016). Island.
Joinvillea ascendens ssp. Ohe................. 81 FR 67786 Endangered Kauai, Oahu,
ascendens. (September 30, Molokai, Maui,
2016). Hawaii Island.
Kadua fluviatilis................ Kamapuaa............ 81 FR 67786 Endangered Kauai, Oahu.
(September 30,
2016).
Kadua haupuensis................. No common name...... 81 FR 67786 Endangered Kauai.
(September 30,
2016).
Labordia lorenciana.............. No common name...... 81 FR 67786 Endangered Kauai.
(September 30,
2016).
Lepidium orbiculare.............. Anaunau............. 81 FR 67786 Endangered Kauai.
(September 30,
2016).
Microlepia strigosa var. Palapalai (listed as 81 FR 67786 Endangered Oahu, Maui, Hawaii
mauiensis. having no common (September 30, Island (likely
name). 2016). extirpated).
Myrsine fosbergii................ Kolea............... 81 FR 67786 Endangered Kauai, Oahu.
(September 30,
2016).
Nothocestrum latifolium.......... Aiea................ 81 FR 67786 Endangered Kauai (likely
(September 30, extirpated), Oahu
2016). (likely
extirpated),
Molokai, Maui,
Lanai (likely
extirpated).
Ochrosia haleakalae.............. Holei............... 81 FR 67786 Endangered Maui, Hawaii Island.
(September 30,
2016).
Panicum fauriei var. carteri..... Carter's panicgrass. 46 FR 9976 (January Endangered Oahu, Molokai, Maui.
30, 1981); 48 FR
46328 (October 12,
1983).
Phyllostegia brevidens........... No common name...... 81 FR 67786 Endangered Maui, Hawaii Island.
(September 30,
2016).
Phyllostegia helleri............. No common name...... 81 FR 67786 Endangered Kauai.
(September 30,
2016).
Phyllostegia stachyoides......... No common name...... 81 FR 67786 Endangered Molokai, Maui,
(September 30, Hawaii Island.
2016).
Portulaca villosa................ Ihi................. 81 FR 67786 Endangered Niihau, Oahu (likely
(September 30, extirpated),
2016). Molokai, Maui,
Lanai (likely
extirpated),
Kahoolawe (likely
extirpated), Hawaii
Island.
Pseudognaphalium sandwicensium Enaena.............. 81 FR 67786 Endangered Oahu (likely
var. molokaiense. (September 30, extirpated),
2016). Molokai, Maui,
Lanai (likely
extirpated).
Ranunculus hawaiensis............ Makou............... 81 FR 67786 Endangered Molokai, Maui,
(September 30, Hawaii Island
2016). (likely
extirpated).
Ranunculus mauiensis............. Makou............... 81 FR 67786 Endangered Kauai, Oahu (likely
(September 30, extirpated),
2016). Molokai (likely
extirpated), Maui,
Hawaii Island.
Sanicula sandwicensis............ No common name...... 81 FR 67786 Endangered Maui, Hawaii Island.
(September 30,
2016).
Santalum involutum............... Iliahi.............. 81 FR 67786 Endangered Kauai.
(September 30,
2016).
Sicyos lanceoloideus............. Anunu............... 81 FR 67786 Endangered Kauai, Oahu.
(September 30,
2016).
Sicyos macrophyllus.............. Anunu............... 81 FR 67786 Endangered Maui (likely
(September 30, extirpated), Hawaii
2016). Island.
Solanum nelsonii................. Popolo.............. 81 FR 67786 Endangered Kure, Midway, Pearl
(September 30, and Hermes, Laysan
2016). (likely
extirpated), Nihoa
(likely
extirpated),
Niihau, Oahu,
Molokai, Maui
(likely
extirpated), Hawaii
Island (likely
extirpated).
Stenogyne angustifolia (listed as No common name...... 44 FR 62468 (October Endangered Molokai (likely
Stenogyne angustifolia var. 30, 1979). extirpated), Maui
angustifolia). (likely
extirpated), Hawaii
Island.
Wikstroemia skottsbergiana....... Akia................ 81 FR 67786 Endangered Kauai.
(September 30,
2016).
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Invertebrates
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Drosophila differens............. Hawaiian picture- 71 FR 26835 (May 9, Endangered Molokai.
wing fly. 2006).
Drosophila heteroneura........... Hawaiian picture- 71 FR 26835 (May 9, Endangered Hawaii Island.
wing fly. 2006).
Drosophila mulli................. Hawaiian picture- 71 FR 26835 (May 9, Threatened Hawaii Island.
wing fly. 2006).
Drosophila neoclavisetae......... Hawaiian picture- 71 FR 26835 (May 9, Endangered Maui (possibly
wing fly. 2006). extirpated).
Drosophila ochrobasis............ Hawaiian picture- 71 FR 26835 (May 9, Endangered Hawaii Island.
wing fly. 2006).
Hylaeus anthracinus.............. Anthracinan yellow- 81 FR 67786 Endangered Oahu, Molokai, Maui,
faced bee (listed (September 30, Lanai (likely
as Bee, yellow- 2016). extirpated),
faced). Kahoolawe, Hawaii
Island.
Hylaeus assimulans............... Assimulans yellow- 81 FR 67786 Endangered Oahu (likely
faced bee (listed (September 30, extirpated), Maui,
as Bee, yellow- 2016). Lanai, Kahoolawe.
faced).
Hylaeus facilis.................. Easy yellow-faced 81 FR 67786 Endangered Oahu, Molokai, Maui
bee (listed as Bee, (September 30, (possibly
yellow-faced). 2016). extirpated), Lanai
(likely
extirpated).
Hylaeus longiceps................ Longiceps yellow- 81 FR 67786 Endangered Oahu, Molokai, Maui,
faced bee (listed (September 30, Lanai.
as Bee, yellow- 2016).
faced).
Megalagrion nesiotes............. Flying earwig 75 FR 35990 (June Endangered Maui, Hawaii Island
Hawaiian damselfly. 24, 2010). (likely
extirpated).
Megalagrion pacificum............ Pacific Hawaiian 75 FR 35990 (June Endangered Kauai (likely
damselfly. 24, 2010). extirpated), Oahu
(likely
extirpated),
Molokai (likely
extirpated), Lanai
(likely
extirpated), Maui,
Hawaii Island.
Megalagrion xanthomelas.......... Orangeblack Hawaiian 81 FR 67786 Endangered Oahu, Molokai, Lanai
damselfly. (September 30, (extirpated), Maui,
2016). Hawaii Island.
Procaris hawaiana................ Anchialine pool 81 FR 67786 Endangered Maui, Hawaii Island.
shrimp. (September 30,
2016).
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Birds
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Drepanis coccinea................ Iiwi (honeycreeper). 82 FR 43873 Threatened Kauai, Oahu (likely
(September 20, extirpated),
2017). Molokai (possibly
extirpated), Lanai
(extirpated), Maui,
Hawaii Island.
Hydrobates castro (listed as Band-rumped storm- 81 FR 67786 Endangered Lehua, Kauai, Oahu
Oceanodroma castro). petrel, Hawaii DPS (September 30, (extirpated),
(distinct 2016). Molokai
population (extirpated), Maui
segment); also (possibly
known as akeake. extirpated), Lanai,
Kahoolawe (possibly
extirpated), Hawaii
Island.
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Recovery Planning Process
The Service is now using a process termed recovery planning and
implementation (RPI) (see https://www.fws.gov/endangered/esa-library/pdf/RPI.pdf). The RPI approach is intended to reduce the time needed to
develop and implement recovery plans, increase recovery plan relevancy
over a longer timeframe, and add flexibility to recovery plans so they
can be adjusted for new information or circumstances. Under RPI, a
recovery plan includes the statutorily required elements under section
4(f) of the Act (objective and measurable recovery criteria, site-
specific management actions, and estimates of time and costs), along
with a concise introduction and our strategy to achieve species
recovery. The RPI recovery plan is supported by two supplementary
documents: A species status assessment or species report, which
describes the best available scientific information related to the
biological needs of the species and assessment of threats; and the
recovery implementation strategy, which details the particular near-
term activities needed to implement the recovery actions identified in
the recovery plan. Under this approach, we can incorporate new
information on species biology or details of recovery implementation by
updating these supplementary documents, without concurrent revision of
the entire recovery plan, unless changes to statutorily required
elements are necessary.
Recovery Plan Components
The draft recovery plan for 50 Hawaiian archipelago species is
supported by species reports that describe the best available
scientific information on species biology, status, and threats for each
of the 50 species addressed in the draft recovery plan. These species
reports are available within the species profiles for each of the
species at https://ecos.fws.gov. We are in the process of coordinating
with conservation partners at the State of Hawaii's Department of Land
and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife; the Counties
of Kauai, Honolulu, Maui, and Hawaii; interagency Plant Extinction
Prevention Program; research institutions; watershed partnerships;
public and private stakeholders; and national parks to identify the
highest-priority actions for recovery of these species that will be
part of a recovery implementation strategy.
Major threats to the various Hawaiian archipelago species addressed
in this draft recovery plan include habitat degradation, predation and
herbivory by nonnative mammals and invertebrates; disease spread by
nonnative species;
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and competition with invasive nonnative plant species. Achieving
recovery for the 50 species will require assessments of populations and
their habitats; selection of sites for long-term conservation; control
of threats; development of regulatory protections; species-specific
research; and translocation of species in order to maximize resiliency,
redundancy, and representation. A detailed recovery strategy for each
species group or species is presented in the main body of the recovery
plan.
Request for Public Comments
Section 4(f) of the Act requires us to provide public notice and an
opportunity for public review and comment during recovery plan
development. By policy we also request peer review of recovery plans
(59 FR 34270; July 1, 1994). In an appendix to the approved final
recovery plan, we will summarize and respond to the issues raised
during public comment and peer review. Substantive comments may or may
not result in changes to the recovery plan. Comments regarding recovery
plan implementation will be forwarded as appropriate to Federal or
other entities so that they can be taken into account during the course
of implementing recovery actions.
We will consider all comments we receive by the date specified in
DATES prior to final approval of the plan.
Public Availability of Comments
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.
Authority
The authority for this action is section 4(f) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Robyn Thorson,
Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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