[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 98 (Friday, May 21, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28636-28642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12170]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R8-ES-2010-N060; 80221-1113-0000-C4]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-
Year Reviews of 34 Species in California and Nevada; Availability of 96 
Completed 5-Year Reviews in California and Nevada

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, are initiating 5-year 
reviews for 34 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. 
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 
announce in this notice 96 completed 5-year reviews for species in 
California and Nevada in Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 and early (FY) 2010.

DATES: To allow us adequate time to conduct these reviews, we must 
receive your information no later than July 20, 2010. 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 ``Request for New 
Information.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For species-specific information, 
contact the appropriate person listed under ``Request for 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, we 
will consider a species 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. 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 in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 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 34 species in California, and Nevada 
(Table 1).

    Table 1--Summary of Listing Information, 16 Animal Species and 18 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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Buena Vista Lake ornate shrew...  Sorex ornatus       Endangered........  U.S.A. (CA).......  67 FR 10101; 3/6/
                                   relictus.                                                   2002.
California clapper rail.........  Rallus              Endangered........  U.S.A. (CA).......  35 FR 16047; 10/13/
                                   longirostris                                                1970.
                                   obsoletus.
California least tern...........  Sternula (Sterna)   Endangered........  U.S.A. (CA).......  35 FR 8495; 06/02/
                                   antillarum browni.                                          1970.
California tiger salamander.....  Ambystoma           Endangered........  U.S.A. (CA--Sonoma  FR 63 13497; 3/19/
                                   californiense.                          County).            2003.
Cui-ui..........................  Chasmistes cujus..  Endangered........  U.S.A. (NV).......  32 FR 4001; 03/11/
                                                                                               1967.

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Island night lizard.............  Xantusia            Threatened........  U.S.A. (CA).......  42 FR 40685; 08/11/
                                   riversiana.                                                 1977.
Least Bell's vireo..............  Vireo bellii        Endangered........  U.S.A. (CA).......  51 FR 16482; 05/02/
                                   pusillus.                                                   1986.
Little Kern golden trout........  Oncorhynchus        Threatened........  U.S.A. (CA).......  43 FR 15427; 4/13/
                                   aguabonita whitei.                                          1978.
Morro Bay kangaroo rat..........  Dipodomys           Endangered........  U.S.A. (CA).......  35 FR 16047, 10/13/
                                   heermanni                                                   1970.
                                   morroensis.
Mountain yellow-legged frog.....  Rana muscosa......  Endangered........  U.S.A. (CA).......  67 FR 44382; 07/02/
                                                                                               2002.
Riparian brush rabbit...........  Sylvilagus          Endangered........  U.S.A. (CA).......  65 FR 8881; 2/23/
                                   bachmani riparius.                                          2000.
Riparian woodrat (=San Joaquin    Neotoma fuscipes    Endangered........  U.S.A. (CA).......  65 FR 8881; 2/23/
 Valley).                          riparia.                                                    2000.
Santa Catalina Island fox.......  Urocyon littoralis  Endangered........  U.S.A. (CA).......  69 FR 10335; 3/5/
                                   catalinae.                                                  2004.
Santa Cruz Island fox...........  Urocyon littoralis  Endangered........  U.S.A. (CA).......  69 FR 10335, 3/5/
                                   santacruzae.                                                2004.
San Miguel Island fox...........  Urocyon littoralis  Endangered........  U.S.A. (CA).......  69 FR 10335, 3/5/
                                   littoralis.                                                 2004.
Santa Rosa Island fox...........  Urocyon littoralis  Endangered........  U.S.A. (CA).......  69 FR 10335, 3/5/
                                   santarosae.                                                 2004.
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                                                     PLANTS
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Ash Meadows sunray..............  Enceliopsis         Threatened........  U.S.A. (NV).......  50 FR 20777 20794;
                                   nudicaulis var.                                             05/20/1985.
                                   corrugata.
Baker's larkspur................  Delphinium bakeri.  Endangered........  U.S.A. (CA).......  65 FR 4162; 1/26/
                                                                                               2000.
Hidden Lake bluecurls...........  Trichostema         Endangered........  U.S.A. (CA).......  63 FR 49006; 09/14/
                                   austromontanum                                              1998.
                                   ssp. compactum.
Gaviota tarplant................  Deinandra           Endangered........  U.S.A. (CA).......  65 FR 14888, 3/20/
                                   increscens ssp.                                             2000.
                                   villosa.
Island malacothrix..............  Malacothrix         Endangered........  U.S.A. (CA).......  61 FR 40954, 7/31/
                                   squalida.                                                   1997.
La Graciosa thistle.............  Cirsium             Endangered........  U.S.A. (CA).......  65 FR 14888, 3/20/
                                   loncholepis.                                                2000.
Lompoc yerba santa..............  Eriodictyon         Endangered........  U.S.A. (CA).......  65 FR 14888, 3/20/
                                   capitatum.                                                  2000.
Presidio manzanita..............  Arctostaphylos      Endangered........  U.S.A. (CA).......  44 FR 61911; 11/26/
                                   hookeri var.                                                1979.
                                   ravenii.
San Clemente Island bush mallow.  Malacothamnus       Endangered........  U.S.A. (CA).......  42 FR 40682; 08/11/
                                   clementinus.                                                1977.
San Clemente Island Indian        Castilleja grisea.  Endangered........  U.S.A. (CA).......  42 FR 40682; 08/11/
 paintbrush.                                                                                   1977.
San Clemente Island larkspur....  Delphinium          Endangered........  U.S.A. (CA).......  42 FR 40682; 08/11/
                                   variegatum ssp.                                             1977.
                                   kinkiense.
San Clemente Island lotus         Lotus dendroideus   Endangered........  U.S.A. (CA).......  42 FR 40682; 08/11/
 (broom).                          var. traskiae.                                              1977.
San Clemente Island woodland      Lithophragma        Endangered........  U.S.A. (CA).......  62 FR 42692; 08/08/
 star.                             maximum.                                                    1997.
Santa Cruz Island malacothrix...  Malacothrix         Endangered........  U.S.A. (CA).......  61 FR 40954, 7/31/
                                   indecora.                                                   1997.
Santa Cruz Island rockcress.....  Sibara filifola...  Endangered........  U.S.A. (CA).......  62 FR 42692; 08/08/
                                                                                               1997.
Santa Cruz tarplant.............  Holocarpha          Threatened........  U.S.A. (CA).......  65 FR 14898, 3/20/
                                   macradenia.                                                 2000.
San Francisco lessingia.........  Lessingia           Endangered........  U.S.A. (CA).......  62 FR 33373; 6/19/
                                   germanorum (=L.g.                                           1997.
                                   var. germanorum).
Yellow larkspur.................  Delphinium luteum.  Endangered........  U.S.A. (CA).......  65 FR 4162; 1/26/
                                                                                               2000.
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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 the five 
factors under the 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.

Request for 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

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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 request 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.
    Please mail or hand-deliver information on the following species to 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the corresponding address below. 
You my 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 the California least tern, Island night lizard, Least Bell's 
vireo, Mountain yellow-legged frog, Santa Catalina Island fox, Hidden 
Lake bluecurls, San Clemente Island bush mallow, San Clemente Island 
Indian paintbrush, San Clemente Island larkspur, San Clemente Island 
lotus (broom), San Clemente Island woodland star, and Santa Cruz Island 
rock-cress, 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 Buena Vista Lake ornate shrew, California clapper rail, 
California tiger salamander, Little Kern golden trout, Riparian brush 
rabbit, Riparian woodrat (San Joaquin Valley), Baker's larkspur, 
Presidio manzanita, San Francisco lessingia, and Yellow larkspur, 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 the Morro Bay Kangaroo rat, Santa Cruz Island fox, San Miguel 
Island fox, Santa Rosa Island fox, Gaviota tarplant, Island 
malacothrix, La Graciosa thistle, Lompoc Yerba Santa, Santa Cruz Island 
malacothrix, and Santa Cruz tarplant, 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 the Cui-ui, and Ash Meadows sunray, 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, 
Nevada 89502-7147. Information may also be submitted electronically at 
[email protected]. To obtain further information on the Cui-ui, 
contact Selena Werdon at the Nevada Fish and Wildlife Office at (775) 
861-6300. To obtain further information on the Ash Meadows sunray, 
contact Steve Caicco at the Nevada Fish and Wildlife Office at (775) 
861-6300.
    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 each species for which we are 
initiating 5-year reviews in this notice is in Table 1 above. The 
current status may also be found on the List, which covers all 
endangered and threatened species, and which is available on our 
Internet site at http://endangered.fws.gov/wildlife.html#Species.

Definitions

    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.
    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.
    Experimental population means any population (including any 
offspring arising solely therefrom) authorized by the Secretary of the 
Interior for release outside the current range of nonexperimental 
populations of the same species, but only when, and at such times as, 
the population is wholly separate geographically from nonexperimental 
populations of the same species. Each member of a nonessential 
experimental population shall be treated, except when it occurs in an 
area within the National Wildlife Refuge System or the National Park 
System, as a species proposed to be listed under section 4 of the 
Endangered Species Act.

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

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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 96 5-year 
reviews that we completed in FY 2009 and early FY 2010 for species in 
California and Nevada (Table 2). These 96 reviews can be found at 
http://www.fws.gov/cno/es/5yr.html. Any recommended change in listing 
status resulting from these completed reviews will require a separate 
rulemaking process.

 Table 2--Summary of 96 Species in California and Nevada for Which 5-Year Reviews Were Completed in FY 2009 and
                                                  Early FY 2010
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                                                                             Lead fish and
           Common name              Scientific name     Recommendation      wildlife office         Contact
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                                                     ANIMALS
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Ash Meadows Amargosa Pupfish....  Cyprinodon          No status change..  Nevada............  Jeannie Stafford;
                                   nevadensis                                                 (775) 861-6300.
                                   mionectes.
Arroyo toad.....................  Bufo californicus   Downlist..........  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                   (= microscaphus).                                          (805) 644-1766.
Amargosa vole...................  Microtus            No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                   californicus                                               (805) 644-1766.
                                   scirpensis.
Bay checkerspot butterfly.......  Euphydryas editha   Uplist............  Sacramento........  Al Donner;
                                   bayensis.                                                  (916) 414-6600.
Blunt-nosed leopard lizard......  Gambelia silus....  No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner;
                                                                                              (916) 414-6600.
Callippe silverspot butterfly...  Speyeria callippe   No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner;
                                   callippe.                                                  (916) 414-6600.
Delta green ground beetle.......  Elaphrus viridis..  No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner;
                                                                                              (916) 414-6600.
Desert slender salamander.......  Batrachoseps        No status change..  Carlsbad..........  Jane Hendron;
                                   aridus.                                                    (760) 431-9440.
Fresno kangaroo rat.............  Dipodomys           No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner;
                                   nitratoides                                                (916) 414-6600.
                                   exilis.
Giant kangaroo rat..............  Dipodomys ingens..  No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner;
                                                                                              (916) 414-6600.
Lahontan cutthroat trout........  Oncorhynchus        No status change..  Nevada............  Jeannie Stafford;
                                   clarkii henshawi.                                          (775) 861-6300.
Light-footed clapper rail.......  Rallus              No status change..  Carlsbad..........  Jane Hendron;
                                   longirostris                                               (760) 431-9440.
                                   levipes.
Mission blue butterfly..........  Icaricia            No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner;
                                   icarioides                                                 (916) 414-6600.
                                   missionensis.
Modoc sucker....................  Catostomus microps  Downlist..........  Klamath...........  Matt Baun;
                                                                                              (530) 842-5763.
Mohave tui chub.................  Gila bicolor        No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                   mohavensis.                                                (805) 644-1766.
Mount Hermon June beetle........  Polyphylla barbata  No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                                                                              (805) 644-1766.
Myrtle's silverspot butterfly...  Speyeria zerene     No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner;
                                   myrtleae.                                                  (916) 414-6600.
Ohlone tiger beetle.............  Cicindela ohlone..  No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                                                                              (805) 644-1766.
Owens pupfish...................  Cyprinodon          No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                   radiosus.                                                  (805) 644-1766.
Owens tui chub..................  Siphateles bicolor  No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                   snyderi (= Gila                                            (805) 644-1766.
                                   bicolor snyderi).
Point Arena mountain beaver.....  Aplodontia rufa     No status change..  Arcata............  Matt Baun;
                                   nigra.                                                     (530) 842-5763.
Quino checkerspot butterfly.....  Euphydryas editha   No status change..  Carlsbad..........  Jane Hendron;
                                   quino.                                                     (760) 431-9440.
Railroad valley springfish......  Crenicthys nevadae  No status change..  Nevada............  Jeannie Stafford;
                                                                                              (775) 861-6300.
Salt marsh harvest mouse........  Reithrodontomys     No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner;
                                   raviventris.                                               (916) 414-6600.
San Bernardino Merriam's          Dipodomys merriami  No status change..  Carlsbad..........  Jane Hendron;
 kangaroo rat.                     parvus.                                                    (760) 431-9440.
San Bruno elfin butterfly.......  Callophrys mossii   No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner;
                                   bayensis.                                                  (916) 414-6600.
San Clemente sage sparrow.......  Amphispiza belli    No status change..  Carlsbad..........  Jane Hendron;
                                   clementeae.                                                (760) 431-9440.

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San Joaquin kit fox.............  Vulpes macrotis     No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner;
                                   mutica.                                                    (916) 414-6600.
Santa Barbara County DPS of       Ambystoma           No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
 California tiger salamander.      californiense.                                             (805) 644-1766.
Santa Cruz long-toed salamander.  Ambystoma           No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                   macrodactylum                                              (805) 644-1766.
                                   croceum.
Shasta crayfish.................  Pacifastacus        No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner;
                                   fortis.                                                    (916) 414-6600.
Tipton kangaroo rat.............  Dipodomys           No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner;
                                   nitratoides                                                (916) 414-6600.
                                   nitratoides.
White River spinedace...........  Lepidomeda          No status change..  Nevada............  Jeannie Stafford;
                                   albivallis.                                                (775) 861-6300.
Unarmored threespine stickleback  Gasterosteus        No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                   aculeatus                                                  (805) 644-1766.
                                   williamsoni.
Zayante band-winged grasshopper.  Trimerotropis       No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                   infantilis.                                                (805) 644-1766.
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Applegate's milk-vetch..........  Astragalus          No status change..  Klamath...........  Matt Baun;
                                   applegatei.                                                (530) 842-5763.
Ash Meadows milk-vetch..........  Astragalus phoenix  No status change..  Nevada............  Jeannie Stafford;
                                                                                              (775) 861-6300.
Braunton's milk-vetch...........  Astragalus          No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                   brauntonii.                                                (805) 644-1766.
California sea-blite............  Suaeda californica  No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                                                                              (805) 644-1766.
Calistoga allocaraya............  Plagiobothrys       No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner;
                                   strictus.                                                  (916) 414-6600.
Clara Hunt's milk-vetch.........  Astragalus          No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner;
                                   clarianus.                                                 (916) 414-6600.
Clover lupine...................  Lupinus             No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner;
                                   tidestromii.                                               (916) 414-6600.
Coachella Valley milk-vetch.....  Astragalus          No status change..  Carlsbad..........  Jane Hendron;
                                   lentiginosus var.                                          (760) 431-9440.
                                   coachellae.
Coastal dunes milk-vetch........  Astragalus tener    No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                   var. titi.                                                 (805) 644-1766.
Conejo dudleya..................  Dudleya abramsii    No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                   ssp. parva (=                                              (805) 644-1766.
                                   Dudleya parva).
Cushenbury buckwheat............  Eriogonum           No status change..  Carlsbad..........  Jane Hendron;
                                   ovalifolium var.                                           (760) 431-9440.
                                   vineum.
Cushenbury milk-vetch...........  Astragalus albens.  No status change..  Carlsbad..........  Jane Hendron;
                                                                                              (760) 431-9440.
Cushenbury oxytheca.............  Oxytheca parishii   No status change..  Carlsbad..........  Jane Hendron;
                                   var. goodmaniana                                           (760) 431-9440.
                                   (= Acanthoscyphus
                                   parishii var.
                                   goodmaniana).
Fish slough milk-vetch..........  Astragalus          No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                   lentiginosus var.                                          (805) 644-1766.
                                   piscinensis.
Hairy orcutt grass..............  Orcuttia pilosa...  No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner;
                                                                                              (916) 414-6600.
Hickman's potentilla............  Potentilla          No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                   hickmanii.                                                 (805) 644-1766.
Hoffmann's slender-flowered       Gilia tennuiflora   No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
 gilia.                            ssp. hoffmannii.                                           (805) 644-1766.
Hoover's spurge.................  Chamaesyce hooveri  No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner;
                                                                                              (916) 414-6600.
Indian Knob mountainbalm........  Eriodictyon         Downlist..........  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                   altissimum.                                                (805) 644-1766.
Island bedstraw.................  Galium buxifolium.  No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                                                                              (805) 644-1766.
Kenwood Marsh checkermallow.....  Sidalcea oregana    No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner;
                                   ssp. valida.                                               (916) 414-6600.
Lake County stonecrop...........  Parvisedum          No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner;
                                   leiocarpum (=                                              (916) 414-6600.
                                   Sedella
                                   leiocarpa).
Large-flowered fiddleneck.......  Amsinckia           No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner;
                                   grandiflora.                                               (916) 414-6600.
Loch Lomond coyote thistle......  Eryngium            No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner;
                                   constancei.                                                (916) 414-6600.
Many-flowered navarretia........  Navarretia          No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner;
                                   leucocephala ssp.                                          (916) 414-6600.
                                   Plieantha.

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Marcescent dudleya..............  Dudleya cymosa      No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                   ssp. marcescens.                                           (805) 644-1766.
Mexican flannelbush.............  Fremontodendron     No status change..  Carlsbad..........  Jane Hendron;
                                   mexicanum.                                                 (760) 431-9440.
Monterey clover.................  Trifolium           No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                   trichocalyx.                                               (805) 644-1766.
Monterey spineflower............  Chorizanthe         No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                   pungens var.                                               (805) 644-1766.
                                   pungens.
Napa bluegrass..................  Poa napensis......  No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner;
                                                                                              (916) 414-6600.
Nevin's barberry................  Berberis nevinii..  No status change..  Carlsbad..........  Jane Hendron;
                                                                                              (760) 431-9440.
Nipomo lupine...................  Lupinus nipomensis  No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                                                                              (805) 644-1766.
Palmate-bracted bird's-beak.....  Cordylanthus        No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner;
                                   palmatus (=                                                (916) 414-6600.
                                   Chloropyron
                                   palmatum).
Parish's daisy..................  Erigeron parishii.  No status change..  Carlsbad..........  Jane Hendron;
                                                                                              (760) 431-9440.
Pismo clarkia...................  Clarkia speciosa    No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                   ssp. immaculata.                                           (805) 644-1766.
Pitkin Marsh lily...............  Lilium pardalinum   No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner;
                                   ssp. pitkinense.                                           (916) 414-6600.
Robust spineflower..............  Chorizanthe         No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                   robusta.                                                   (805) 644-1766.
Salt marsh bird's-beak..........  Chloropyron         No status change..  Carlsbad..........  Jane Hendron;
                                   maritimum ssp.                                             (760) 431-9440.
                                   maritimum.
                                  (Cordylanthus
                                   maritimus ssp.
                                   maritimus).
San Benito evening-primrose.....  Camissonia          No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                   benitensis.                                                (805) 644-1766.
San Bernadino Mountains           Physaria..........  No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
 bladderpod.                      (Lesquerella)                                               (805) 644-1766.
                                   kingii ssp.
                                   bernardina.
San Diego thornmint.............  Acanthomintha       No status change..  Carlsbad..........  Jane Hendron;
                                   ilicifolia.                                                (760) 431-9440.
Santa Cruz cypress..............  Cupressus           Downlist..........  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                   abramsiana (=                                              (805) 644-1766.
                                   Callitropsis
                                   abramsiana).
Santa Cruz Island dudleya.......  Dudleya nesiotica.  No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                                                                              (805) 644-1766.
Santa Cruz Island fringepod.....  Thysanocarpus       No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                   conchuliferus.                                             (805) 644-1766.
Santa Monica Mountains dudleya..  Dudleya cymosa      No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                   ssp. ovatifolia.                                           (805) 644-1766.
Scotts Valley polygonum.........  Polygonum           No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                   hickmanii.                                                 (805) 644-1766.
Scotts Valley spineflower.......  Chorizanthe         No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                   robusta var.                                               (805) 644-1766.
                                   hartwegii.
Slender orcutt grass............  Orcuttia tenuis...  No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner;
                                                                                              (916) 414-6600.
Spreading navarretia............  Navarretia          No status change..  Carlsbad..........  Jane Hendron;
                                   fossalis.                                                  (760) 431-9440.
Spring-loving centaury..........  Centaurium          No status change..  Nevada............  Jeannie Stafford;
                                   namophilum.                                                (775) 861-6300.
Springville clarkia.............  Clarkia             No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner;
                                   springvillensis.                                           (916) 414-6600.
Soft bird's-beak................  Cordylanthus        No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner;
                                   mollis ssp.                                                (916) 414-6600.
                                   mollis.
Solano grass....................  Orcuttia mucronata  No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner;
                                   (= Tuctoria                                                (916) 414-6600.
                                   mucronata).
Steamboat buckwheat.............  (Eriogonum          No status change..  Nevada............  Jeannie Stafford;
                                   ovalifolium var.                                           (775) 861-6300.
                                   williamsiae.
Suisun thistle..................  Cirsium             No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner;
                                   hydrophilum var.                                           (916) 414-6600.
                                   hydrophilum.
Thread-leaved brodiaea..........  Brodiaea filifolia  No status change..  Carlsbad..........  Jane Hendron;
                                                                                              (760) 431-9440.
Triple-ribbed milk-vetch........  Astragalus          No status change..  Carlsbad..........  Jane Hendron;
                                   tricarinatus.                                              (760) 431-9440.
Verity's dudleya................  Dudleya verityi...  No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                                                                              (805) 644-1766.
Western lily....................  Lilium occidentale  No status change..  Arcata............  Matt Baun;
                                                                                              (530) 842-5763.

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White sedge.....................  Carex albida......  No status change..  Sacramento........  Al Donner;
                                                                                              (916) 414-6600.
Yadon's piperia.................  Piperia yadonii...  No status change..  Ventura...........  Lois Grunwald;
                                                                                              (805) 644-1766.
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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: May 14, 2010.
Alexandra Pitts,
Regional Director, Region 8, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-12170 Filed 5-20-10; 8:45 am]
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