[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8185-8187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02453]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R1-ES-2012-N293; FXES11130100000C4-123-FF01E00000]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-
Year Status Reviews of 44 Species in Oregon, Hawaii, Guam, and the 
Northern Mariana Islands

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

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

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are 
initiating 5-year status reviews for 44 species in Oregon, Hawaii, 
Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands, under the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973, as amended (Act). A 5-year status review is based on the 
best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the 
review; therefore, we are requesting submission of any new information 
on these species that has become available since the last review for 
that particular species.

DATES: To ensure consideration in our reviews, we are requesting 
submission of new information no later than April 8, 2013. However, we 
will continue to accept new information about any listed species at any 
time.

ADDRESSES: For the 42 species in Hawaii, Guam, and 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, Hawaii 96850.
    For the Oregon chub and Hutton tui chub, submit information to: 
Field Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office, 2600 SE 98th Avenue, Suite 
100, Portland, Oregon 97266. Information on Oregon species can also be 
submitted by email to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristi Young, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES), 808-
792-9400 (for species in Hawaii, Guam, and the Northern Mariana 
Islands); or Jeff Dillon, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon Fish 
and Wildlife Office, 503-231-6179 (for Oregon chub and Hutton tui 
chub). Individuals who are hearing impaired or speech impaired may call 
the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339 for TTY assistance.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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. Our regulations at 50 CFR 424.21 require that we publish 
a notice in the Federal Register announcing those species under active 
review.

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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 in relation ot the five listing 
factors (as defined in section 4(a)(1) of the Act); 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.
    Any new information will be considered during the 5-year review and 
will also be useful in evaluating the ongoing recovery programs for the 
species.

What species are under review?

    This notice announces our active review of the 44 species listed in 
the table below.

                           Species for Which We Are Initiating a 5-Year Status Review
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                                                                                                 Final listing
          Common name             Scientific name           Status             Where listed           rule
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                                                     ANIMALS
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Warbler, nightingale reed......  Acrocephalus       Endangered............  Western Pacific    35 FR 8491; 06/02/
                                  luscinia.                                  Ocean--U.S.A       1970.
                                                                             (Guam, Alamagan,
                                                                             Saipan).
Swiftlet, Mariana gray (=Guam    Aerodramus         Endangered............  Western Pacific    49 FR 33881; 08/
 swiftlet).                       vanikorensis                               Ocean--U.S.A       27/1984.
                                  bartschi.                                  (Guam, Rota,
                                                                             Tinian, Saipan,
                                                                             Agiguan).
Duck, Hawaiian.................  Anas wyvilliana..  Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  32 FR 4001; 03/11/
                                                                                                1967.
Chub, Oregon...................  Oregonichthys      Threatened............  U.S.A (OR).......  58 FR 53804; 10/
                                  crameri.                                                      18/1993.
Chub, Hutton tui...............  Gila bicolor ssp.  Threatened............  U.S.A (OR).......  50 FR 12305; 03/
                                                                                                28/1985.
Crow, Hawaiian.................  Corvus             Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  32 FR 4001; 03/11/
                                  hawaiiensis.                                                  1967.
Coot, Hawaiian.................  Fulica alai......  Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  35 FR 16047; 10/
                                                                                                13/1970.
Moorhen (=Gallinule), Mariana    Gallinula          Endangered............  Western Pacific    49 FR 33881; 08/
 common.                          chloropus guami.                           Ocean--U.S.A       27/1984.
                                                                             (Guam, Tinian,
                                                                             Saipan, Pagan).
Moorhen (=Gallinule), Hawaiian   Gallinula          Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  32 FR 4001; 03/11/
 common.                          chloropus                                                     1967.
                                  sandvicensis.
`Akiapola`au...................  Hemignathus        Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  32 FR 4001; 03/11/
                                  munroi.                                                       1967.
Palila.........................  Loxioides          Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  32 FR 4001; 03/11/
                                  bailleui.                                                     1967.
`Akepa, Hawaii.................  Loxops coccineus   Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  35 FR 16047; 10/
                                  coccineus.                                                    13/1970.
Creeper, Hawaii................  Oreomystis mana..  Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  40 FR 44151; 09/
                                                                                                25/1975.
`O`u...........................  Psittirostra       Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  32 FR 4001; 03/11/
                                  psittacea.                                                    1967.
Bat, little Mariana fruit......  Pteropus tokudae.  Endangered............  Western Pacific    49 FR 33881; 08/
                                                                             Ocean--U.S.A       27/1984.
                                                                             (Guam).
White-eye, Rota bridled........  Zosterops          Endangered............  Western Pacific    69 FR 3022; 01/22/
                                  rotensis.                                  Ocean--U.S.A       2004.
                                                                             (Commonwealth of
                                                                             the Northern
                                                                             Mariana Islands).
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                                                     PLANTS
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No common name.................  Achyranthes        Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  61 FR 53108; 10/
                                  mutica.                                                       10/1996.
Pendant kihi fern..............  Adenophorus        Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  59 FR 56333; 11/
                                  periens.                                                      10/1994.
Mauna Loa silversword..........  Argyroxiphium      Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  58 FR 18035; 04/
                                  kauense.                                                      07/1993.
Uhiuhi.........................  Caesalpinia        Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  51 FR 24675; 07/
                                  kavaiensis.                                                   08/1986.
`Oha wai.......................  Clermontia         Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  59 FR 10305; 03/
                                  lindseyana.                                                   04/1994.
`Oha wai.......................  Clermontia         Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  59 FR 10305; 03/
                                  peleana.                                                      04/1994.
Kauila.........................  Colubrina          Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  59 FR 10305; 03/
                                  oppositifolia.                                                04/1994.
Haha...........................  Cyanea             Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  59 FR 10305; 03/
                                  hamatiflora ssp.                                              04/1994.
                                  carlsonii.
Haha...........................  Cyanea shipmanii.  Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  59 FR 10305; 03/
                                                                                                04/1994.
Asplenium-leaved diellia.......  Diellia erecta...  Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  59 FR 56350; 11/
                                                                                                10/1994.
Hau kuahiwi....................  Hibiscadelphus     Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  61 FR 53152; 10/
                                  giffardianus.                                                 10/1996.
Hau kuahiwi....................  Hibiscadelphus     Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  61 FR 53152; 10/
                                  hualalaiensis.                                                10/1996.
Hilo ischaemum.................  Ischaemum byrone.  Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  59 FR 10305; 03/
                                                                                                04/1994.
Wahine noho kula...............  Isodendrion        Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  59 FR 10305; 03/
                                  pyrifolium.                                                   04/1994.
Kio`ele........................  Kadua coriacea     Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  57 FR 20787; 05/
                                  (=Hedyotis                                                    15/1992.
                                  coriacea).
Koki`o.........................  Kokia              Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  49 FR 47400; 12/
                                  drynarioides.                                                 04/1984.
Alani..........................  Melicope           Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  61 FR 53152; 10/
                                  zahlbruckneri.                                                10/1996.
No common name.................  Neraudia ovata...  Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  61 FR 53152; 10/
                                                                                                10/1996.
No common name.................  Phyllostegia       Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  61 FR 53123; 10/
                                  parviflora.                                                   10/1996.
Loulu..........................  Pritchardia        Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  61 FR 53152; 10/
                                  schattaueri.                                                  10/1996.
`Ohai..........................  Sesbania           Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  59 FR 56350; 11/
                                  tomentosa.                                                    10/1994.
No common name.................  Silene             Threatened............  U.S.A (HI).......  59 FR 10305; 03/
                                  hawaiiensis.                                                  04/1994.
No common name.................  Silene lanceolata  Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  57 FR 46339; 10/
                                                                                                08/1992.

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Popolo ku mai..................  Solanum            Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  59 FR 56350; 11/
                                  incompletum.                                                  10/1994.
No common name.................  Spermolepis        Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  59 FR 56350; 11/
                                  hawaiiensis.                                                  10/1994.
No common name.................  Vigna o-wahuensis  Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  59 FR 56350; 11/
                                                                                                10/1994.
A`e............................  Zanthoxylum        Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  61 FR 53152; 10/
                                  dipetalum var.                                                10/1996.
                                  tomentosum.
A`e............................  Zanthoxylum        Endangered............  U.S.A (HI).......  59 FR 10305; 03/
                                  hawaiiense.                                                   04/1994
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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 listed above, 
please submit your comments and materials to the appropriate contact in 
either the Oregon or Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office (see 
ADDRESSES section).

Public Availability of Comments

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

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.

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: December 31, 2012.
Chris McKay,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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