[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 67 (Thursday, April 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17947-17950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7915]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R1-ES-2010-N030; 10120-1113-0000-C4]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Status 
Reviews of 69 Species in Idaho, Washington, Hawaii, Guam, and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of initiation of review/reviews; request for 
information.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are initiating 5-year 
reviews for 69 species in Idaho, Washington, Hawaii, Guam, and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands under the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We request any new information 
on these species that may have a bearing on their classification as 
endangered or threatened. Based on the results of our 5-year reviews we 
will determine whether these species are properly classified under the 
Act.

DATES: To ensure consideration in our reviews, we are requesting 
submission of new information no later than June 7, 2010. However, we 
will continue to accept new information about any listed species at any 
time.

ADDRESSES: For the 66 species under review in Hawaii, Guam, and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (see Table 1 below), 
submit information to: 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. 
Information can also be submitted by e-mail to: [email protected].
    For the Kootenai River white sturgeon and northern Idaho ground 
squirrel, submit information to: State Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year 
Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Idaho Fish and Wildlife Office, 
1387 S. Vinnell Way, Room 368, Boise, ID 83709. Information can also be 
submitted by e-mail to: [email protected].
    For the Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit, submit information to: Field 
Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Washington Fish and Wildlife Office, 510 Desmond Dr. SE., Suite 102, 
Lacey, WA 98503. Information can also be submitted by e-mail to: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marilet Zablan, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

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Service, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES), 808-
792-9400 (for species in Hawaii, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands); Steve Duke, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Idaho Fish and Wildlife Office, 208-378-5243 (for Kootenai River white 
sturgeon and northern Idaho ground squirrel); or Jodi Bush, U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service, Washington Fish and Wildlife Office, 360-753-9440 
(for Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit). Individuals who are hearing impaired 
or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8337 
for TTY assistance.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Why Do We Conduct 5-Year Reviews?

    Under the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), we maintain Lists of 
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (which we collectively 
refer to as the List) in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 
CFR 17.11 (for animals) and 17.12 (for plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) of 
the Act requires us to review each listed species' status at least once 
every 5 years. Then, under section 4(c)(2)(B), we determine whether to 
remove any species from the List (delist), to reclassify it from 
endangered to threatened, or to reclassify it from threatened to 
endangered, or to conclude that the current listing is appropriate. Any 
change in Federal classification requires a separate rulemaking 
process.
    We use the following definitions, from 50 CFR 424.02, in our 
analysis of classification status:
    (A) Species includes any species or subspecies of fish, wildlife, 
or plant, and any distinct population segment of any species of 
vertebrate, that interbreeds when mature;
    (B) Endangered species means any species that is in danger of 
extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range; and
    (C) 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.
    We must support a delisting action with the best scientific and 
commercial data available, and only consider delisting if data 
substantiate that the species is neither endangered nor threatened for 
one or more of the following reasons (50 CFR 424.11(d)):
    (A) The species is considered extinct;
    (B) The species is considered to be recovered; or
    (C) The original data available when the species was listed, or the 
interpretation of data, were in error.
    Our regulations at 50 CFR 424.21 require that we publish a notice 
in the Federal Register announcing the species we are reviewing.

II. What Species Are Under Review?

    This notice announces our active review of the 69 species listed in 
Table 1.

    Table 1--Species for Which We Are Initiating a Status Review To Determine If They Are Appropriately Listed Under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
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             Common name                  Scientific name               Status                Where listed                  Final listing rule
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                                                                         ANIMALS
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Pomace fly, [Unnamed]...............  Drosophila aglaia......  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  71 FR 26835; 5/9/2006.
Pomace fly, [Unnamed]...............  Drosophila differens...  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  71 FR 26835; 5/9/2006.
Pomace fly, [Unnamed]...............  Drosophila hemipeza....  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  71 FR 26835; 5/9/2006.
Pomace fly, [Unnamed]...............  Drosophila heteroneura.  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  71 FR 26835; 5/9/2006.
Pomace fly, [Unnamed]...............  Drosophila montgomeryi.  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  71 FR 26835; 5/9/2006.
Pomace fly, [Unnamed]...............  Drosophila mulli.......  T......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  71 FR 26835; 5/9/2006.
Pomace fly, [Unnamed]...............  Drosophila musaphila...  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  71 FR 26835; 5/9/2006.
Pomace fly, [Unnamed]...............  Drosophila               E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  71 FR 26835; 5/9/2006.
                                       neoclavisetae.
Pomace fly, [Unnamed]...............  Drosophila obatai......  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  71 FR 26835; 5/9/2006.
Pomace fly, [Unnamed]...............  Drosophila ochrobasis..  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  71 FR 26835; 5/9/2006.
Pomace fly, [Unnamed]...............  Drosophila               E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  71 FR 26835; 5/9/2006.
                                       substenoptera.
Pomace fly, [Unnamed]...............  Drosophila               E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  71 FR 26835; 5/9/2006.
                                       tarphytrichia.
Rabbit, Pygmy.......................  Brachylagus idahoensis.  E......................  U.S.A. (WA--Douglas,     66 FR 59734; 11/30/2001.
                                                                                         Grant, Lincoln, Adams,
                                                                                         Benton Counties).
Squirrel, Northern Idaho Ground.....  Spermophilus brunneus    T......................  U.S.A. (ID)............  65 FR 17779; 4/5/2000.
                                       brunneus.
Sturgeon, White.....................  Acipenser transmontanus  E......................  U.S.A. (ID, MT), Canada  59 FR 45989; 9/6/1994.
                                                                                         (B.C.) (Kootenai R.
                                                                                         system).
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                                                                         PLANTS
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No common name......................  Alsinidendron obovatum.  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  56 FR 55770; 10/29/1991.
No common name......................  Amaranthus brownii.....  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  61 FR 43178; 8/21/1996.
[revaps]Ahinahina...................  Argyroxiphium            E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  51 FR 9814; 3/21/1986.
                                       sandwicense ssp.
                                       sandwicense.
No common name......................  Asplenium fragile        E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  59 FR 49025; 9/26/1994.
                                       insulare.
[revaps]Akoko.......................  Chamaesyce celastroides  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  56 FR 55770; 10/29/1991.
                                       var. kaenana.
[revaps]Akoko.......................  Chamaesyce deppeana....  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  59 FR 14482; 3/28/1994.
[revaps]Akoko.......................  Chamaesyce herbstii....  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996.
[revaps]Akoko, Ewa Plains...........  Chamaesyce skottsbergii  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  47 FR 36846; 8/24/1982.
                                       var. kalaeloana.
[revaps]Oha wai.....................  Clermontia               E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996.
                                       drepanomorpha.
[revaps]Oha wai.....................  Clermontia pyrularia...  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  59 FR 10305; 3/4/1994.
Haha................................  Cyanea copelandii ssp.   E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  59 FR 10305; 3/4/1994.
                                       copelandii.
Haha................................  Cyanea grimesiana ssp.   E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  59 FR 32932; 6/27/1994.
                                       obatae.

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Haha................................  Cyanea pinnatifida.....  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  56 FR 55770; 10/29/1991.
Haha................................  Cyanea platyphylla.....  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996.
Haha................................  Cyanea st.-johnii......  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996.
Haha................................  Cyanea stictophylla....  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  59 FR 10305; 3/4/1994.
Haha................................  Cyanea superba.........  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  56 FR 46235; 9/11/1991.
Haha................................  Cyanea truncata........  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  59 FR 14482; 3/28/1994.
Ha[revaps]iwale.....................  Cyrtandra dentata......  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996.
Ha[revaps]iwale.....................  Cyrtandra giffardii....  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  59 FR 10305; 3/4/1994.
Ha[revaps]iwale.....................  Cyrtandra tintinnabula.  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  59 FR 10305; 3/4/1994.
No common name......................  Delissea undulata......  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996.
No common name......................  Gahnia lanaiensis......  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  56 FR 47686; 9/20/1991.
No common name......................  Gouania vitifolia......  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  59 FR 32932; 6/27/1994.
No common name......................  Hedyotis degeneri......  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  56 FR 55770; 10/29/1991.
Pilo................................  Hedyotis mannii........  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  57 FR 46325; 10/8/1992.
Hau kuahiwi.........................  Hibiscadelphus woodii..  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996.
Aupaka..............................  Isodendrion hosakae....  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  56 FR 1454; 1/14/1991.
Kamakahala..........................  Labordia tinifolia var.  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  64 FR 48307; 9/3/1999.
                                       lanaiensis.
Nehe................................  Lipochaeta micrantha...  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  59 FR 9304; 2/25/1994.
No common name......................  Lipochaeta venosa......  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  44 FR 62468; 10/30/1979.
No common name......................  Mariscus fauriei.......  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  59 FR 10305; 3/4/1994.
Alani...............................  Melicope munroi........  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  64 FR 48307; 9/3/1999.
No common name......................  Neraudia sericea.......  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  59 FR 56333; 11/10/1994.
No common name......................  Nesogenes rotensis.....  E......................  Western Pacific Ocean:   69 FR 18499; 4/8/2004.
                                                                                         U.S.A. (Commonwealth
                                                                                         of the Northern
                                                                                         Mariana Islands).
[revaps]Aiea........................  Nothocestrum             E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  59 FR 10305; 3/4/1994.
                                       breviflorum.
Holei...............................  Ochrosia kilaueaensis..  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  59 FR 10305; 3/4/1994.
No common name......................  Osmoxylon mariannense..  E......................  Western Pacific Ocean:   69 FR 18499; 4/8/2004.
                                                                                         U.S.A. (Commonwealth
                                                                                         of the Northern
                                                                                         Mariana Islands).
Makou...............................  Peucedanum sandwicense.  T......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  59 FR 9304; 2/25/1994.
No common name......................  Phyllostegia glabra      E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  56 FR 47686; 9/20/1991.
                                       var. lanaiensis.
Kiponapona..........................  Phyllostegia racemosa..  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996.
No common name......................  Phyllostegia velutina..  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996.
No common name......................  Phyllostegia warshaueri  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996.
Kuahiwi laukahi.....................  Plantago hawaiiensis...  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  59 FR 10305; 3/4/1994.
Hala pepe...........................  Pleomele hawaiiensis...  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996.
Po[revaps]e.........................  Portulaca sclerocarpa..  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  59 FR 10305; 3/4/1994.
Lo[revaps]ulu.......................  Pritchardia affinis....  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  59 FR 10305; 3/4/1994.
Lagu, Hayun.........................  Serianthes nelsonii....  E......................  Western Pacific Ocean:   52 FR 4907; 2/18/1987.
                                                                                         U.S.A. (Guam, Rota).
[revaps]Anunu.......................  Sicyos alba............  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996.
No common name......................  Stenogyne angustifolia   E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  44 FR 62468; 10/30/1979.
                                       var. angustifolia.
No common name......................  Tetramolopium arenarium  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  59 FR 10305; 3/4/1994.
Pamakani............................  Tetramolopium capillare  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  59 FR 49860; 9/30/1994.
Vetch, Hawaiian.....................  Vicia menziesii........  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  43 FR 17910; 4/26/1978.
No common name......................  Viola lanaiensis.......  E......................  U.S.A. (HI)............  56 FR 47686; 9/20/1991.
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III. What Information Do We Consider 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 
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.

IV. 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

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    (E) Other natural or manmade factors affecting its continued 
existence.
    Under section 4(b)(1) of the Act, we must base our assessment of 
these factors solely on the best scientific and commercial data 
available.

V. What Could Happen as a Result of This 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 remains on the List under its current status.

VI. Request for New Information

    To ensure that a 5-year review is complete and based on the best 
available scientific and commercial information, we request new 
information from all sources. See ``What Information Do We Consider in 
Our Review?'' for specific criteria. If you submit information, please 
support it with documentation such as maps, bibliographic references, 
methods used to gather and analyze the data, and/or copies of any 
pertinent publications, reports, or letters by knowledgeable sources.
    If you wish to provide information for any species included in 
these 5-year reviews, please submit your comments and materials to the 
Field Supervisor of the appropriate Fish and Wildlife Office (see 
ADDRESSES section).

VII. Public Availability of Comments

    Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.
    Comments and materials received will be available for public 
inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the offices 
where the comments are submitted.

VIII. Completed and Active Reviews

    A list of all completed and currently active 5-year reviews 
addressing species for which the Pacific Region of the Service has lead 
responsibility is available at: http://www.fws.gov/pacific/ecoservices/endangered/recovery/5year.html.

IX. Authority

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

    Dated: March 15, 2010.
David J. Wesley,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1 Fish and Wildlife Service.
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