[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 45 (Thursday, March 8, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10547-10550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-3624]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-
Year Reviews of 71 Species in Oregon, Hawaii, Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, and Territory of Guam

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of review.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the 
initiation of a 5-year review of 71 species under section 4(c)(2)(B) of 
the Endangered Species Act (Act). The purpose of a 5-year review is to 
ensure that the classification of a species as threatened or endangered 
on the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants is 
accurate and consistent with the best scientific and commercial data 
currently available. We are requesting submission of any such 
information that has become available since the original listing of 
each of the 71 species identified in Table 1 below. Based on the 
results of these 5-year reviews, we will determine whether any species 
should be proposed for removal from the list or its listing status 
should be changed pursuant to section 4(c)(2)(B) of the Act.

DATES: We must receive your information no later than May 7, 2007. 
However, we will continue to accept new information about any listed 
species at any time.

ADDRESSES: See ``Public Solicitation of New Information'' section for 
instructions on how to submit information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For species-specific information, 
contact the appropriate individual named in ``Public Solicitation of 
New Information.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Why Is a 5-year Review Conducted?

    Under the Endangered Species Act (Act) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), we 
maintain a List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (List) 
at 50 CFR 17.11 (for animals) and 17.12 (for plants). Section 
4(c)(2)(A) of the Act requires that we conduct a review of listed 
species at least once every 5 years. Then, on the basis of such reviews 
under section 4(c)(2)(B), we determine whether or not any species 
should be removed from the List (delisted), or reclassified from 
endangered to threatened or from threatened to endangered. These 
Actions must be supported by the best scientific and commercial data 
available, delisting a species is considered only if such data 
substantiates that the species is neither endangered nor threatened for 
one or more of the following reasons: (1) The species is considered 
extinct; (2) the species is considered to be recovered; and/or (3) the 
original data available when the species was listed, or the 
interpretation of such data, were in error (50 CFR 424.11(d)). Any 
change in Federal classification would require a separate rulemaking 
process. The regulations in 50 CFR 424.21 require that we publish a 
notice in the Federal

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Register announcing those species currently under active review. This 
notice announces our active review of the 71 species listed in Table 1.

                                Table 1.--Summary of the Listing Information for the Following 71 Species in Oregon (OR)
 [Hawaii (HI), Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (MP), and Territory of Guam (GU). Note: Common names are listed as published in the CFR and
                                                      may not reflect all or current common names.]
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             Common name                  Scientific name                  Status                        Where listed              Final listing rule
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                                                                         Animals
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Bat, little Mariana fruit...........  Pteropus tokudae......  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (GU)....................  49 FR 33881
                                                                                                                                (27-Aug-84).
White-eye, Bridled (Guam)...........  Zosterops               Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (GU)....................  49 FR 33881
                                       conspicillatus                                                                           (27-Aug-84).
                                       conspicillatus.
Rail, Guam..........................  Rallus owstoni........  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (GU)....................  49 FR 33881
                                                                                                                                (27-Aug-84).
Crow, Hawaiian......................  Corvus hawaiiensis....  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  32 FR 4001
                                                                                                                                (11-Mar-67).
Duck, Hawaiian......................  Anas wyvilliana.......  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  32 FR 4001
                                                                                                                                (11-Mar-67).
Hawk, Hawaiian......................  Buteo solitarius......  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  58 FR 41684
                                                                                                                                (11-Mar-67).
Moorhen, Mariana common.............  Gallinula chloropus     Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (GU, MP)................  49 FR 33881
                                       guami.                                                                                   (27-Aug-84).
Warbler, nightingale reed, (old       Acrocephalus luscinia.  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (MP)....................  35 FR 18319
 world warbler).                                                                                                                (02-Jun-70).
Elepaio, Oahu.......................  Chasiempis              Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  65 FR 20760
                                       sandwichensis ibidis.                                                                    (19-Apr-00).
Palila (honeycreeper)...............  Loxioides bailleui....  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  32 FR 4001
                                                                                                                                (11-Mar-67).
Thrush, small Kauai.................  Myadestes palmeri.....  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  32 FR 4001
                                                                                                                                (11-Mar-67).
Snail, Newcomb's....................  Erinna newcombi.......  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  65 FR 4162
                                                                                                                                (26-Jan-00).
Moth, Blackburn's sphinx............  Manduca blackburni....  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  65 FR 4770
                                                                                                                                (01-Feb-00).
Chub, Oregon........................  Oregonichthys crameri.  Threatened.....................  U.S.A. (OR)....................  58 FR 53800 (18-Oct-93).
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                                                                         Plants
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No common name......................  Achyranthes mutica....  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  61 FR 53108
                                                                                                                                (10-Nov-96).
Round-leaved chaff-flower...........  Achyranthes splendens   Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  51 FR 10518
                                       var.rotundata.                                                                           (07-Apr-86).
No common name......................  Alsinidendron trinerve  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  56 FR 55770
                                                                                                                                (29-Oct-91).
No common name......................  Alsinidendron viscosum  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  61 FR 53070
                                                                                                                                (10-Oct-96).
Mauna Loa Silversword...............  Argyroxiphium kauense.  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  58 FR 18029
                                                                                                                                (07-Apr-93).
Kamanomano..........................  Cenchrus agrimonioides  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  61 FR 53108
                                                                                                                                (10-Oct-96).
Haha................................  Cyanea acuminata......  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  61 FR 53089
                                                                                                                                (10-Oct-96).
Haha................................  Cyanea asarifolia.....  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  59 FR 9304
                                                                                                                                (25-Feb-94).
No common name......................  Cyanea crispa.........  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  59 FR 14482
                                                                                                                                (28-Mar-94).
Haha................................  Cyanea hamatiflora      Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  59 FR 10305
                                       ssp. carlsonii.                                                                          (04-Mar-94).
Haha................................  Cyanea hamatiflora      Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  64 FR 48307
                                       ssp. hamatiflora.                                                                        (03-Sep-99).
Haha................................  Cyanaea longiflora....  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  61 FR 53089
                                                                                                                                (10-Oct-96).
Haha................................  Cyanea shipmanii......  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  59 FR 10305
                                                                                                                                (04-Mar-94).
Haiwale.............................  Cyrtandra polyantha...  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  59 FR 14482
                                                                                                                                (28-Mar-94).
Haiwale.............................  Cyrtandra viridiflora.  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  61 FR 53089
                                                                                                                                (10-Oct-96).
Naenae..............................  Dubautia pauciflorula.  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  56 FR 47695
                                                                                                                                (20-Sep-91).

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Naenae..............................  Dubautia plantaginea    Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  64 FR 48607
                                       ssp. humilis.                                                                            (03-Sep-99).
Mehamehame..........................  Flueggea neowawraea...  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  59 FR 56333
                                                                                                                                (10-Nov-94).
Na Pali beach hedyotis..............  Hedyotis st.-johnii...  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  56 FR 49639
                                                                                                                                (30-Sep-91).
No common name......................  Hesperomannia           Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  59 FR 14482
                                       arborescens.                                                                             (28-Mar-94).
No common name......................  Hesperomannia           Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  56 FR 55770
                                       arbuscula.                                                                               (29-Oct-91).
Kauai hau kuahiwi...................  Hibiscadelphus distans  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  51 FR 5903
                                                                                                                                (29-Apr-86).
Mao hau hele........................  Hibiscus brackenridgei  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  59 FR 56333
                                                                                                                                (10-Nov-94).
Aupaka..............................  Isodendrion             Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  61 FR 53108
                                       laurifolium.                                                                             (10-Oct-96).
Koki`o..............................  Kokia drynarioides....  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  49 FR 47394
                                                                                                                                (12-Apr-84).
Kamakahala..........................  Labordia lydgatei.....  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  56 FR 47695
                                                                                                                                (20-Sep-91).
Kamakahala..........................  Labordia tinifolia      Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  61 FR 53070
                                       var. wahiawaensis.                                                                       (10-Oct-96).
Anaunau.............................  Lepidium arbuscula....  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  61 FR 53089
                                                                                                                                (10-Oct-96).
Nehe................................  Lipochaeta kamolensis.  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  57 FR 20772
                                                                                                                                (15-May-92).
No common name......................  Lobelia gaudichaudii    Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  61 FR 53089
                                       ssp. koolauensis.                                                                        (10-Oct-96).
No common name......................  Lysimachia filifolia..  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  59 FR 9304
                                                                                                                                (25-Feb-94).
Alani...............................  Melicope haupuensis...  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  59 FR 9304
                                                                                                                                (25-Feb-94).
Alani...............................  Melicope knudsenii....  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  59 FR 9304
                                                                                                                                (25-Feb-94).
Alani...............................  Melicope lydgatei.....  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  59 FR 14482
                                                                                                                                (28-Mar-94).
Aiea................................  Nothocestrum peltatum.  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  59 FR 9304
                                                                                                                                (25-Feb-94).
No common name......................  Phyllostegia knudsenii  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  61 FR 53070
                                                                                                                                (10-Oct-96).
No common name......................  Phyllostegia mollis...  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  56 FR 55770
                                                                                                                                (29-Oct-91).
No common name......................  Phyllostegia wawrana..  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  61 FR 53070
                                                                                                                                (10-Oct-96).
No common name......................  Platanthera holochila.  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  61 FR 53108
                                                                                                                                (10-Oct-96).
Loulu...............................  Pritchardia remota....  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  61 FR 43178
                                                                                                                                (21-Aug-96).
Loulu...............................  Pritchardia             Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  61 FR 53137
                                       schattaueri.                                                                             (10-Oct-96).
Maui remya..........................  Remya mauiensis.......  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  56 FR 1450
                                                                                                                                (14-Jan-91).
No common name......................  Schiedea kauaiensis...  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  61 FR 53108
                                                                                                                                (10-Oct-96).
No common name......................  Schiedea nuttallii....  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  61 FR 53108
                                                                                                                                (10-Oct-96).
No common name......................  Schiedea verticillata.  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  61 FR 43178
                                                                                                                                (21-Aug-96).
Aiakeakua, popolo...................  Solanum sandwicense...  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  59 FR 9304
                                                                                                                                (30-Oct-92).
No common name......................  Stenogyne campanulata.  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  57 FR 20580
                                                                                                                                (13-May-92).
No common name......................  Tetramolopium           Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  56 FR 55770
                                       lepidotum ssp.                                                                           (29-Oct-91).
                                       lepidotum.
Thelypody, Howell's Spectacular.....  Thelypody howellii      Threatened.....................  U.S.A. (OR)....................  64 FR 28393
                                       var. spectabilis.                                                                        (26-MAY-99).
No common name......................  Trematalobelia          Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  61 FR 53089
                                       singularis.                                                                              (10-Oct-96).

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Nani waialeale......................  Viola kauaensis var.    Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  61 FR 53070
                                       wahiawaensis.                                                                            (10-Oct-96).
No common name......................  Xylosma creantum......  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  57 FR 20580
                                                                                                                                (13-May-92).
Ae..................................  Zanthoxylum dipetalum   Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  51-FR 53137
                                       var. tomentosum.                                                                         (25-Sep-96).
Pauoa...............................  Ctenitis squamigera...  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  59 FR 49025
                                                                                                                                (26-Sep-94).
No common name......................  Diellia erecta........  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  59 FR 56333
                                                                                                                                (25-Sep-96).
Wawaeiole...........................  Phlegmariurus           Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  59 FR 14493
                                       (=Huperzia) nutans.                                                                      (28-Mar-94).
No common name......................  Pteris lydgatei.......  Endangered.....................  U.S.A. (HI)....................  59 FR 49025
                                                                                                                                (26-Sep-94).
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What Information Is Considered in the Review?

    A 5-year review considers all new information available at the time 
of the review. In conducting these reviews, we consider the best 
scientific and commercial data that has become available since the 
current listing determination or most recent status review, such as:
    A. Species biology including, but not limited to, population 
trends, distribution, abundance, demographics, and genetics;
    B. Habitat conditions including, but not limited to, amount, 
distribution, and suitability;
    C. Conservation measures that have been implemented that benefit 
the species;
    D. Threat status and trends (see five factors under heading ``How 
Do We Determine Whether a Species is Endangered or Threatened?''); and
    E. Other new information, data, or corrections including, but not 
limited to, taxonomic or nomenclatural changes, identification of 
erroneous information contained in the List, and improved analytical 
methods.

How Do We Determine Whether a Species Is Endangered or Threatened?

    Section 4(a)(1) of the Act requires that we determine whether a 
species is endangered or threatened based on one or more of the five 
following factors:
    A. The present or threatened destruction, modification, or 
curtailment of its habitat or range;
    B. Overutilization for commercial, recreational, scientific, or 
educational purposes;
    C. Disease or predation;
    D. The inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms; or
    E. Other natural or manmade factors affecting its continued 
existence.
    Our assessment of these factors is required, under section 4(b)(1) 
of the Act, to be based solely on the best scientific and commercial 
data available.

What Could Happen as a Result of This Review?

    If we find information concerning the 71 species listed in Table 1 
indicating that a change in classification may be warranted, we may 
propose a new rule that could do one of the following: (a) Reclassify 
the species from threatened to endangered; (b) reclassify the species 
from endangered to threatened; or (c) remove the species from the List. 
If we find that a change in classification is not warranted, the 
species will remain on the List under its current status.

Public Solicitation of New Information

    To ensure that these 5-year reviews are complete and based on the 
best available scientific and commercial information, we solicit new 
information from the public, governmental agencies, Tribes, the 
scientific community, environmental entities, industry, and any other 
interested parties concerning the status of the species.
    If you wish to provide information for any species included in 
these 5-year reviews, submit your comments and materials to the Field 
Supervisors at the appropriate Fish and Wildlife Office listed below. 
Our practice is to make comments, including names and home addresses of 
respondents, available for public review during regular business hours. 
Respondents may request that we withhold a respondent's identity, as 
allowable by law. If you wish us to withhold your name or address, you 
must state this request prominently at the beginning of your comment. 
To the extent consistent with applicable law, we will make all 
submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals 
identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations 
or businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety. 
Comments and materials received will be available for public 
inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the offices 
where the comments are submitted.
    For the species under review, submit information and direct species 
specific questions to the addresses and individuals as follows:

    For the Oregon chub and the Howell's spectacular thelypody, 
submit information to the following address: Field Supervisor, 
Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon 
Fish and Wildlife Office, 2600 SE 98th Avenue, Suite 100, Portland, 
OR 97266, or at [email protected]. For information concerning 
these species, Contact Rollie White at 503-231-6179.
    For the species in Hawaii, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, and Territory of Guam, submit information to the following 
address: Field Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, 300 Ala 
Moana Blvd., Room 3-122, Box 50088, Honolulu, HI 96850, or at [email protected]. For information concerning these species, 
contact Marilet A. Zablan at 808-792-9400.

    Authority: This document is published under the authority of the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

    Dated: February 1, 2007.
David J. Wesley,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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