[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 5, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11945-11950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-4258]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[80221-1113-0000-C4]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-
Year Reviews of 58 Species in California and Nevada; Availability of 
Completed 5-Year Reviews in California, Nevada and Southern Oregon

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of initiation of 5-year reviews; availability of 
completed 5-year reviews.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, initiate 5-year 
reviews for 58 species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 
amended (Act). We request any new information on these species that may 
have a bearing on their classification as endangered or threatened (see 
Table 1 below). Based on the results of these 5-year reviews, we will 
make a finding on whether these species are properly classified under 
the Act. We also indicate in this notice the 5-year reviews we 
completed for species in California, Nevada and southern Oregon in FY 
2007 and early FY 2008.

DATES: To allow us adequate time to conduct these reviews, we must 
receive your information no later than May 5, 2008. However, we will 
continue to accept new information about any listed species at any 
time.

ADDRESSES: For instructions on how to submit information and review the 
information that we receive on these species, see ``Public Solicitation 
of New Information.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For species-specific information, 
contact the appropriate person listed under ``Public Solicitation of 
New Information.'' For contact information about completed 5-year 
reviews, see ``Completed 5-Year Reviews.'' Individuals who are hearing 
impaired or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at (800) 
877-8337 for TTY assistance.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Why Do We Conduct a 5-Year Review?

    Under the Endangered Species Act (Act) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), we 
maintain a List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants at 50 
CFR 17.11 (for animals) and 17.12 (for plants) (List). We amend the 
List by publishing final rules in the Federal Register. Section 
4(c)(2)(A) of the Act requires that we conduct a review of listed 
species at least once every 5 years. Section 4(c)(2)(B) requires that 
we determine (1) whether a species no longer meets the definition of 
threatened or endangered and should be removed from the List 
(delisted); (2) whether a species listed as endangered more properly 
meets the definition of threatened and should be reclassified to 
threatened; or (3) whether a species listed as threatened more properly 
meets the definition of endangered and should be reclassified to 
endangered. Using the best scientific and commercial data available, a 
species will be considered for delisting if the data substantiate that 
the species is neither endangered nor threatened for one or more of the 
following reasons: (1) The species is considered extinct; (2) the 
species is considered to be recovered; and/or (3) the original data 
available when the species was listed, or the interpretation of such 
data, were in error. Any change in Federal classification requires a 
separate rulemaking process. Therefore, we are requesting submission of 
any new information (best scientific and commercial data) on these 
species since they were originally listed or since the species' most 
recent status review.
    Our regulations at 50 CFR 424.21 require that we publish a notice 
in the Federal Register announcing those species currently under 
review. This notice announces initiation of our active review of 58 
species. This notice announces initiation of our active review of the 
species in Table 1.

   Table 1.--Summary of Listing Information, 27 Wildlife Species and 31 Plant Species in California and Nevada
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          Common name             Scientific name         Status          Where listed      Final listing rule
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                                                     ANIMALS
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Amargosa vole..................  Microtus           Endangered.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  49 FR 45160; 11/15/
                                  californicus                                             1984
                                  scirpensis.
Arroyo (=arroyo southwestern)    Bufo californicus  Endangered.......  U.S.A. (CA),       59 FR 64859; 12/16/
 toad.                                                                  Mexico.            1994
Ash Meadows naucorid...........  Ambrysus           Threatened.......  U.S.A. (NV)......  50 FR 20777; 05/20/
                                  amargosus.                                               1985
Bay checkerspot butterfly......  Euphydryas editha  Threatened.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  52 FR 35366; 09/18/
                                  bayensis.                                                1987
Big Spring spinedace...........  Lepidomeda         Threatened.......  U.S.A. (NV)......  50 FR 12298; 03/28/
                                  mollispinis                                              1995
                                  pratensis.
Callippe silverspot butterfly..  Speyeria callippe  Endangered.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  62 FR 64306; 12/05/
                                  callippe.                                                1997
Carson wandering skipper.......  Pseudocopaeodes    Endangered.......  U.S.A. (CA, NV)..  67 FR 51116; 08/07/
                                  eunus obscurus.                                          2002
Coastal California gnatcatcher.  Polioptila         Threatened.......  U.S.A. (CA);       58 FR 16742; 03/30/
                                  californica                           Mexico.            1993
                                  californica.
Desert tortoise, Mojave          Gopherus           Threatened.......  U.S.A., except in  55 FR 12178; 04/02/
 population.                      agassizii.                            Sonoran Desert.    1990
Light-footed clapper rail......  Rallus             Endangered.......  U.S.A (CA).......  35 FR 16047; 10/13/
                                  longirostris                                             1970
                                  levipes.
Mission blue butterfly.........  Icaricia           Endangered.......  U.S.A (CA).......  41 FR 22041; 06/01/
                                  icarioides                                               1976
                                  missionensis.
Mount Hermon June beetle.......  Polyphylla         Endangered.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  62 FR 3616; 1/24/1997
                                  barbata.
Mohave tui chub................  Gila bicolor       Endangered.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  35 FR 16047; 10/13/
                                  mohavensis.                                              1970
Myrtle's silverspot butterfly..  Speyeria zerene    Endangered.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  57 FR 27848; 06/22/
                                  myrtleae.                                                1992

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Owen's pupfish.................  Cyprinodon         Endangered.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  32 FR 4001; 3/11/1967
                                  radiosus.
Owen's tui chub................  Gila bicolor       Endangered.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  50 FR 31592; 08/05/
                                  snyderi.                                                 1985
Pahranagat roundtail chub......  Gila robusta       Endangered.......  U.S.A. (NV)......  35 FR 16047; 10/13/
                                  jordani.                                                 1970
Point Arena mountain beaver....  Aplodontia rufa    Endangered.......  U.S.A (CA).......  56 FR 64716; 12/12/
                                  nigra.                                                   1991
Quino checkerspot butterfly....  Euphydryas editha  Endangered.......  U.S.A. (CA);       62 FR 2313; 01/16/1997
                                  quino (wrighti).                      Mexico.
San Bruno elfin butterfly......  Callophrys mossii  Endangered.......  U.S.A (CA).......  41 FR 22041; 06/01/
                                  bayensis.                                                1976
San Bernardino kangaroo rat....  Dipodomys          Endangered.......  U.S.A (CA).......  63 FR 51005; 09/24/
                                  merriami parvus.                                         1998
San Clemente sage sparrow......  Amphispiza belli   Threatened.......  U.S.A (CA).......  42 FR 40682; 08/11/
                                  clementeae.                                              1977
Santa Cruz long-toed salamander  Ambystoma          Endangered.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  32 FR 4001; 3/11/1967
                                  macrodactylum
                                  croceum.
Salt marsh harvest mouse.......  Reithrodontomys    Endangered.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  35 FR 16047; 10/13/
                                  raviventris.                                             1970
Shasta crayfish................  Pacifastacus       Endangered.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  53 FR 38465; 09/30/
                                  fortis.                                                  1988
Unarmored threespine             Gasterosteus       Endangered.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  35 FR 16047; 10/13/
 stickleback.                     aculeatus                                                1970
                                  williamsoni.
Zayante band-winged grasshopper  Trimerotropis      Endangered.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  62 FR 3616; 01/24/1997
                                  infantilis.
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                                                     PLANTS
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Ash Meadows milk-vetch.........  Astragalus         Threatened.......  U.S.A. (NV)......  50 FR 20777; 05/20/
                                  phoenix.                                                 1985
Calistoga allocarya............  Plagiobothrys      Endangered.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  62 FR 55791; 10/22/
                                  strictus.                                                1997
Clara Hunt's milk-vetch........  Astragalus         Endangered.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  62 FR 55791; 10/22/
                                  clarianus.                                               1997
Clover lupine..................  Lupinus            Endangered.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  57 FR 27848; 06/22/
                                  tidestromii.                                             1992
Coastal dunes milk-vetch.......  Astragalus tener   Endangered.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  63 FR 43100; 8/12/1998
                                  var. titi.
Conejo dudleya.................  Dudleya abramsii   Threatened.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  62 FR 4172; 01/29/1997
                                  ssp. parva.
Cushenberry buckwheat..........  Eriogonum          Endangered.......  U.S.A (CA).......  59 FR 43652; 08/24/
                                  ovalifolium var.                                         1994
                                  vineum.
Cushenberry milk-vetch.........  Astragalus albens  Endangered.......  U.S.A (CA).......  59 FR 43652; 08/24/
                                                                                           1994
Cushenberry oxytheca...........  Acanthoscyphus     Endangered.......  U.S.A (CA).......  59 FR 43652; 08/24/
                                  (Oxytheca)                                               1994
                                  parishii var.
                                  goodmaniana.
Fleshy owl's-clover............  Castilleja         Threatened.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  62 FR 14338; 03/26/
                                  campestris ssp.                                          1997
                                  succulenta.
Hickman's potentilla...........  Potentilla         Endangered.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  63 FR 43100; 08/12/
                                  hickmanii.                                               1998
Ione buckwheat (incl.Irish       Eriogonum apricum  Endangered.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  64 FR 28403; 0526/1999
 Hill).                           (incl. var.
                                  prostratum).
Ione manzanita.................  Arctostaphylos     Threatened.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  64 FR 28403; 0526/1999
                                  myrtifolia.
Kenwood Marsh checkermallow....  Sidalcea oregano   Endangered.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  62 FR 55791; 10/22/
                                  ssp. valida.                                             1997
Large-flowered fiddleneck......  Amsinckia          Endangered.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  50 FR 54791; 10/22/
                                  grandiflora.                                             1997
Marcescent dudleya.............  Dudleya cymosa     Threatened.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  62 FR 4172; 01/29/1997
                                  ssp. marcescens.
Napa bluegrass.................  Poa napensis.....  Endangered.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  62 FR 55791; 10/22/
                                                                                           1997
Nevin's barberry...............  Berberis nevinii.  Endangered.......  U.S.A. (CA);       63 FR 54956; 10/13/
                                                                        Mexico.            1998
Parish's daisy.................  Erigeron parishii  Threatened.......  U.S.A (CA).......  59 FR 43652; 08/24/
                                                                                           1994
Peirson's milk-vetch...........  Astragalus         Threatened.......  U.S.A (CA).......  63 FR 53596; 10/06/
                                  magdalenae var.                                          1998
                                  peirsonii.
Pitkin Marsh lily..............  Lilium pardalinum  Endangered.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  62 FR 55791; 10/22/
                                  ssp. pitkinense.                                         1997

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San Bernardino Mountains         Physaria           Endangered.......  U.S.A (CA).......  59 FR 43652; 08/24/
 bladderpod.                      (Lesquerella)                                            1994
                                  kingii.
San Diego thornmint............  Acanthomintha      Threatened.......  U.S.A. (CA);       63 FR 54937; 10/13/
                                  ilicifolia.                           Mexico.            1998
Santa Monica Mountains dudleya.  Dudleya cymosa     Threatened.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  62 FR 4172; 01/29/1997
                                  ssp. Ovatifolia.
Tiburon jewelflower............  Streptanthus       Endangered.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  60 FR 6671; 02/03/1995
                                  niger.
Tiburon mariposa lily..........  Calochortus        Threatened.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  60 FR 6671; 02/03/1995
                                  tiburonensis.
Tiburon paintbrush.............  Castilleja         Endangered.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  60 FR 6671; 02/03/1995
                                  affinis ssp.
                                  Neglecta.
Triple-ribbed milk-vetch.......  Astragalus         Endangered.......  U.S.A (CA).......  63 FR 53596; 10/06/
                                  tricarinatus.                                            1998
Verity's dudleya...............  Dudleya verityi..  Threatened.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  62 FR 4172; 01/29/1997
Western lily...................  Lilium             Endangered.......  U.S.A. (CA, OR)..  59 FR 42171; 08/17/
                                  occidentale.                                             1994
White sedge....................  Carex albida.....  Endangered.......  U.S.A. (CA)......  62 FR 55791; 10/22/
                                                                                           1997
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What Information Do We Consider in the Review?

    In our 5-year review, we consider all new information available at 
the time of the review. In conducting these reviews, we consider the 
best scientific and commercial data that has become available since the 
current listing determination or the most recent status review, such 
as--(A) Species biology including, but not limited to, population 
trends, distribution, abundance, demographics, and genetics; (B) 
Habitat conditions including, but not limited to, amount, distribution, 
and suitability; (C) Conservation measures that have been implemented 
that benefit the species; (D) Threat status and trends (see 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.

Public Solicitation of New Information

    We request any new information concerning the status of these 
wildlife and plant species. See ``What Information Do We Consider in 
Our Review?'' for specific criteria. If you submit information, support 
it with documentation such as maps, bibliographic references, methods 
used to gather and analyze the data, and/or copies of any pertinent 
publications, reports, or letters by knowledgeable sources. We 
specifically request information regarding data from any systematic 
surveys, as well as any studies or analysis of data that may show 
population size or trends; information pertaining to the biology or 
ecology of these species; information regarding the effects of current 
land management on population distribution and abundance; information 
on the current condition of habitat; and recent information regarding 
conservation measures that have been implemented to benefit the 
species. Additionally, we specifically request information regarding 
the current distribution of populations and evaluation of threats faced 
by the species in relation to the five listing factors (as defined in 
section 4(a)(1) of the Act) and the species' listed status as judged 
against the definition of threatened or endangered. Finally, we solicit 
recommendations pertaining to the development of, or potential updates 
to recovery plans and additional actions or studies that would benefit 
these species in the future.
    Our practice is to make information, including names and home 
addresses of respondents, available for public review. Before including 
your address, telephone number, e-mail address, or other personal 
identifying information in your response, you should be aware that your 
entire submission--including your personal identifying information--may 
be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your 
response to withhold your personal identifying information from public 
review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. We will not 
consider anonymous comments. To the extent consistent with applicable 
law, we will make all submissions from organizations or businesses, and 
from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials 
of organizations or businesses, available for public inspection in 
their entirety. Comments and materials received will be available for 
public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the 
offices where the comments are submitted.
    Mail or hand-deliver information on the following species to the 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the corresponding address below. You 
may also view information we receive in response to this notice, as 
well as other documentation in our files, at the following locations by 
appointment, during normal business hours.
    For coastal California gnatcatcher, light-footed clapper rail, 
Quino checkerspot butterfly, San Bernardino kangaroo rat, San Clemente 
sage sparrow, Cushenbury buckwheat, Cushenbury milk-vetch, Cushenbury 
oxytheca, Nevin's barberry, Parish's daisy, Peirson's milk-vetch, San 
Bernardino Mountains bladderpod, San Diego thornmint, and triple-ribbed 
milk-vetch, send information to Field Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year 
Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife 
Office, 6010 Hidden Valley Road, Carlsbad, CA 92011. Information may 
also be submitted electronically at [email protected]. To obtain 
further information, contact Scott Sobiech at the Carlsbad Fish and 
Wildlife Office at (760) 431-9440.
    For the Amargosa vole, arroyo (= arroyo southwestern) toad, Mount 
Hermon june beetle, Mohave tui chub, Owens pupfish, Owens tui chub, 
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Cruz long-toed salamander, unarmored three-spine stickleback, Zayante 
band-winged grasshopper, coastal dunes milk-vetch, Conejo dudleya, 
Hickman's potentilla, marcescent dudleya, Santa Monica Mountains 
dudleya, and Verity's dudleya, send information to Field Supervisor, 
Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ventura Fish 
and Wildlife Office, 2493 Portola Road, Suite B, Ventura, CA 93003. 
Information may also be submitted electronically at 
[email protected]. To obtain further information on the animal 
species, contact Mike McCrary at the Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office 
at (805) 644-1766. To obtain further information on the plant species, 
contact Connie Rutherford at the Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office at 
(805) 644-1766.
    For bay checkerspot butterfly, callippe silverspot butterfly, 
mission blue butterfly, Myrtle's silverspot butterfly, San Bruno elfin 
butterfly, salt marsh harvest mouse, Shasta crayfish, Calistoga 
allocarya, Clara Hunt's milk-vetch, clover lupine, fleshy owl's-clover, 
Ione buckwheat (including Irish Hill), Ione manzanita, Kenwood Marsh 
checkermallow, large-flowered fiddleneck, Napa bluegrass, Pitkin Marsh 
lily, Tiburon jewelflower, Tiburon mariposa lily, Tiburon paintbrush 
and white sedge, send information to Field Supervisor, Attention: 5-
Year Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sacramento Fish and 
Wildlife Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Room W-2605, Sacramento, CA 95825. 
Information may also be submitted electronically at 
[email protected]. To obtain further information, contact Kirsten 
Tarp at the Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office at (916) 414-6600.
    For Ash Meadows naucorid, Big Spring spinedace, Carson wandering 
skipper, desert tortoise (Mohave population), Pahranagat roundtail 
chub, and Ash Meadows milk-vetch, send information to Field Supervisor, 
Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Nevada Fish 
and Wildlife Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., Suite 234, Reno, NV 89502. 
Information may also be submitted electronically at [email protected]. To obtain further information on Ash Meadows naucorid, Big 
Spring spinedace, Pahranagat roundtail chub and Ash Meadows milk-vetch, 
contact Janet Bair at the Southern Nevada Field at (702) 515-5230. To 
obtain further information on Carson wandering skipper, contact Selena 
Werdon at the Nevada Fish and Wildlife Office at (775) 861-6300. To 
obtain further information on desert tortoise, contact Roy Averill-
Murray at the Nevada Fish and Wildlife Office at (775) 861-6300.
    For Point Arena Mountain beaver and western lily, send information 
to Field Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office, 11655 Heindon Road, Arcata, 
CA 95521. Information may also be submitted electronically at 
[email protected] for Point Arena Mountain beaver and [email protected] 
for western lily. To obtain further information on Point Arena Mountain 
beaver, contact Robin Hamlin at the Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office at 
(707) 822-7201. To obtain further information on western lily, contact 
Dave Imper at the Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office at (707) 822-7201.
    All electronic information must be submitted in Text format or Rich 
Text format. Include the following identifier in the subject line of 
the e-mail: Information on 5-year review for [NAME OF SPECIES], and 
include your name and return address in the body of your message.

How Are These Species Currently Listed?

    The current listing status of species for which 5-year reviews are 
being initiated by this notice is identified in Table 1 above. The 
current status may also be found on the List, which covers all listed 
species, and which is available on our Internet site at http://endangered.fws.gov/wildlife.html#Species.

Definitions Related to This Notice

    To help you submit information about the species we are reviewing, 
we provide the following definitions:
    Species includes any species or subspecies of fish, wildlife, or 
plant, and any distinct population segment of any species of 
vertebrate, which interbreeds when mature;
    Endangered species means any species that is in danger of 
extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range; and
    Threatened species means any species that is likely to become an 
endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a 
significant portion of its range.

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. Section 4(b)(1)(A) of the Act 
requires that our determination be made on the basis of the best 
scientific and commercial data available.

What Could Happen as a Result of Our Review?

    For each species under review, if we find new information that 
indicates a change in classification may be warranted, we may propose a 
new rule that could do one of the following: (a) Reclassify the species 
from threatened to endangered (uplist); (b) reclassify the species from 
endangered to threatened (downlist); or (c) remove the species from the 
List (delist). If we determine that a change in classification is not 
warranted, then the species will remain on the List under its current 
status.

Completed 5-Year Reviews

    We also take this opportunity to inform the public of 39 5-year 
reviews that we completed in FY 2007 and early FY 2008 for species in 
California, Nevada, and southern Oregon. These 39 reviews can be found 
at http://www.fws.gov/cno/es/5yr.html. Any recommended change in 
listing status will require a separate rulemaking process. The table 
below summarizes the results of these reviews:

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 Table 2.--Summary of Species in California, Nevada, and Southern Oregon for Which 5-Year Reviews Were Completed
                                          in FY 2007 and Early FY 2008
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                                                                             Lead Fish and
           Common name              Scientific name     Recommendation      Wildlife Office         Contact
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Brown pelican...................  Pelecanus           Delist............  Region 2..........  Steve Chambers at
                                   occidentalis.                                               (505) 248-6658
California freshwater shrimp....  Syncaris pacifica.  No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner at (916)
                                                                                               414-6600
Conservancy fairy shrimp........  Branchinecta        No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner at (916)
                                   conservatio.                                                414-6600
Kern primrose sphinx moth.......  Euproserpinus       No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner at (916)
                                   euterpe.                                                    414-6600
Laguna Mountains skipper........  Pyrgus ruralis      No status change..  Carlsbad..........  Jane Hendron at
                                   lagunae.                                                    (760) 431-9440
Longhorn fairy shrimp...........  Branchinecta        No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner at (916)
                                   longiantenna.                                               414-6600
Lost River sucker...............  Deltistes luxatus.  Downlist..........  Klamath Falls.....  Curt Mullis at
                                                                                               (541) 885-8481
Lotis blue butterfly............  Lycaeides           No status change..  Arcata............
                                   argyrognomon
                                   lotis.
Shortnose sucker................  Chasmistes          No status change..  Klamath Falls.....  Curt Mullis at
                                   brevirostris.                                               (541) 885-8481
Tidewater goby..................  Eucyclogobius       Downlist..........  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald at
                                   newberryi.                                                  (805) 644-1766
Vernal pool fairy shrimp........  Branchinecta        No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner at (916)
                                   lynchi.                                                     414-6600
Vernal pool tadpole shrimp......  Lepidurus packardi  No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner at (916)
                                                                                               414-6600
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                                                     PLANTS
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Amargosa niterwort..............  Nitrophila          No status change..  Nevada............  Jeannie Stafford
                                   mohavensis.                                                 at (775) 861-6300
Ash Meadows gumplant............  Grindelia fraxino-  No status change..  Nevada............  Jeannie Stafford
                                   pratensis.                                                  at (775) 861-6300
Ben Lomond spineflower..........  Chorizanthe         No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald at
                                   pungens var.                                                (805) 644-1766
                                   hartwegiana.
Catalina Island mountain          Cercocarpus         No status change..  Carlsbad..........  Jane Hendron at
 mahogany.                         traskiae.                                                   (760) 431-9440
Chinese Camp brodiaea...........  Brodiaea pallida..  No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner at (916)
                                                                                               414-6600
Chorro Creek bog thistle........  Cirsium fontinale   No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald at
                                   var. obispoense.                                            (805) 644-1766
Eureka Valley dunegrass.........  Swallenia           Delist............  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald at
                                   alexandrae.                                                 (805) 644-1766
Eureka Valley evening primrose..  Oenothera avita     Delist............  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald at
                                   ssp. eurekensis.                                            (805) 644-1766
Greene's tuctoria...............  Tuctoria greenei..  No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner at (916)
                                                                                               414-6600
Hartweg's golden sunburst.......  Pseudobahia         No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner at (916)
                                   bahiifolia.                                                 414-6600
Hoffman's rockcress.............  Arabis hoffmannii.  No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald at
                                                                                               (805) 644-1766
Howell's spineflower............  Chorizanthe         No status change..  Arcata............  Randy Brown at
                                   howellii.                                                   (707) 822-7201
Keck's checkermallow............  Sidalcea keckii...  No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner at (916)
                                                                                               414-6600
Mariposa pussypaws..............  Calyptridium        No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner at (916)
                                   pulchellum.                                                 414-6600
Orcutt's spineflower............  Chorizanthe         No status change..  Carlsbad..........  Jane Hendron at
                                   orcuttiana.                                                 (760) 431-9440
Red Hills vervain...............  Verbena             No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner at (916)
                                   californica.                                                414-6600
San Clemente Island broom.......  Lotus dendroideus   Downlist..........  Carlsbad..........  Jane Hendron at
                                   ssp.traskiae.                                               (760) 431-9440
San Clemente Island bushmallow..  Malacothamnus       Downlist..........  Carlsbad..........  Jane Hendron at
                                   clementinus.                                                (760) 431-9440
San Clemente Island paintbrush..  Castilleja grisea.  Downlist..........  Carlsbad..........  Jane Hendron at
                                                                                               (760) 431-9440
San Clemente Island woodland      Lithophragma        No status change..  Carlsbad..........  Jane Hendron at
 star.                             maximum.                                                    (760) 431-9440

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San Joaquin adobe sunburst......  Pseudobahia         No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner at (916)
                                   peirsonii.                                                  414-6600
Santa Barbara Island live-        Dudleya traskiae..  No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald at
 forever.                                                                                      (805) 644-1766
Santa Cruz Island bushmallow....  Malacothamnus       No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald at
                                   fasciculatus var.                                           (805) 644-1766
                                   nesioticus.
Santa Rosa Island manzanita.....  Arctostaphylos      No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald at
                                   confertiflora.                                              (805) 644-1766
Showy Indian clover.............  Trifolium amoenum.  No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner at (916)
                                                                                               414-6600
Soft-leaved paintbrush..........  Castilleja mollis.  No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald at
                                                                                               (805) 644-1766
Yreka phlox.....................  Phlox hirsuta.....  No status change..  Yreka.............  Matt Baun or
                                                                                               Nadine Kanim at
                                                                                               (530) 842-5763
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    Authority: This document is published under the authority of the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

    Dated: February 27, 2008.
Ken McDermond,
Regional Director, Region 8, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. E8-4258 Filed 3-4-08; 8:45 am]
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