[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 17 (Monday, January 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4692-4694]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01323]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R8-ES-2019-N134; FXES11130800000-190-FF08E00000]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-
Year Status Reviews of 66 Species in California and Nevada

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, are initiating 5-year 
status reviews of 66 species in California and Nevada under the 
Endangered Species Act. A 5-year 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.

DATES: To ensure consideration in our reviews, we are requesting 
submission of new information no later than March 27, 2020. However, we 
will continue to accept new information about any species at any time.

ADDRESSES: For how and where to submit information or questions, see 
Request for New Information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions, please contact 
Peter Erickson, 916-414-6741. For whom to contact with species-specific 
information or questions, see Request for New Information.
    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 5-year reviews?

    Under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act; 16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), we maintain lists of endangered and threatened 
wildlife and plant species (referred to as the List) in the Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.11 (for wildlife) 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. For additional 
information about 5-year reviews, refer to our factsheet at http://www.fws.gov/endangered/what-we-do/recovery-overview.html.

What information do we consider in our 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 have 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 to benefit the 
species;
    (D) Threat status and trends in relation to 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.

Which species are under review?

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

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                                                                                 Final listing
                                                                                 rule (Federal
                                                               Locations where      Register      Lead Fish and
         Common name            Scientific name     Status      the species is    citation and   Wildlife office
                                                                known to occur    publication
                                                                                     date)
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                                                     Animals
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Beetle, Casey's June.........  Dinacoma caseyi.  E             CA.............  76 FR 58954; 10/ Carlsbad Fish
                                                                                 24/2011.         and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Butterfly, El Segundo blue...  Euphilotes        E             CA.............  41 FR 22041; 6/  Carlsbad Fish
                                battoides                                        1/1976.          and Wildlife
                                allyni.                                                           Office.
Butterfly, Palos Verdes blue.  Glaucopsyche      E             CA.............  45 FR 44939; 7/  Carlsbad Fish
                                lygdamus                                         2/1980.          and Wildlife
                                palosverdesensi                                                   Office.
                                s.
Fairy shrimp, Riverside......  Streptocephalus   E             CA, Mexico.....  58 FR 41384; 8/  Carlsbad Fish
                                woottoni.                                        3/1993.          and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Fairy shrimp, San Diego......  Branchinecta      E             CA, Mexico.....  62 FR 4925; 2/3/ Carlsbad Fish
                                sandiegonensis.                                  1997.            and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Fly, Delhi Sands flower-       Rhaphiomidas      E             CA.............  58 FR 49881; 9/  Carlsbad Fish
 loving.                        terminatus                                       23/1993.         and Wildlife
                                abdominalis.                                                      Office.
Gnatcatcher, coastal           Polioptila        T             CA, Mexico.....  58 FR 16742; 3/  Carlsbad Fish
 California.                    californica                                      30/1993.         and Wildlife
                                californica.                                                      Office.
Salamander, desert slender...  Batrachoseps      E             CA.............  38 FR 14678; 6/  Carlsbad Fish
                                aridus.                                          4/1973.          and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Sheep, Peninsular bighorn....  Ovis canadensis   E             CA, Mexico.....  63 FR 13134; 3/  Carlsbad Fish
                                nelsoni.                                         18/1998.         and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Shrike, San Clemente           Lanius            E             CA.............  42 FR 40682; 8/  Carlsbad Fish
 loggerhead.                    ludovicianus                                     11/1977.         and Wildlife
                                mearnsi.                                                          Office.
Sparrow, San Clemente sage...  Amphispiza belli  T             CA.............  42 FR 40682; 8/  Carlsbad Fish
                                clementeae.                                      11/1977.         and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Springfish, Railroad Valley..  Crenichthys       T             NV.............  51 FR 10857; 3/  Reno Fish and
                                nevadae.                                         31/1986.         Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Beetle, delta green ground...  Elaphrus viridis  T             CA.............  45 FR 52807; 8/  Sacramento Fish
                                                                                 8/1980.          and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Beetle, valley elderberry      Desmocerus        T             CA.............  45 FR 52803; 8/  Sacramento Fish
 longhorn.                      californicus                                     8/1980.          and Wildlife
                                dimorphus.                                                        Office.

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Butterfly, bay checkerspot...  Euphydryas        T             CA.............  52 FR 35366; 9/  Sacramento Fish
                                editha bayensis.                                 18/1987.         and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Butterfly, callippe            Speyeria          E             CA.............  62 FR 64306; 12/ Sacramento Fish
 silverspot.                    callippe                                         5/1997.          and Wildlife
                                callippe.                                                         Office.
Butterfly, mission blue......  Icaricia          E             CA.............  41 FR 22041; 6/  Sacramento Fish
                                icarioides                                       1/1976.          and Wildlife
                                missionensis.                                                     Office.
Butterfly, Myrtle's            Speyeria zerene   E             CA.............  57 FR 27848; 6/  Sacramento Fish
 silverspot.                    myrtleae.                                        22/1992.         and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Butterfly, San Bruno elfin...  Callophrys        E             CA.............  41 FR 22041; 6/  Sacramento Fish
                                mossii bayensis.                                 1/1976.          and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Frog, mountain yellow-legged.  Rana muscosa....  E             CA.............  67 FR 44382; 4/  Sacramento Fish
                                                                                 29/2014.         and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Frog, Sierra Nevada yellow-    Rana sierrae....  E             CA, NV.........  79 FR 24255; 4/  Sacramento Fish
 legged.                                                                         29/2014.         and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Salamander, California tiger.  Ambystoma         E             CA.............  79 FR 24255; 7/  Sacramento Fish
                                californiense.                                   22/2002.         and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Salamander, California tiger.  Ambystoma         T             CA.............  69 FR 47212; 8/  Sacramento Fish
                                californiense.                                   4/2004.          and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Toad, Yosemite...............  Anaxyrus canorus  T             CA.............  79 FR 24255; 4/  Sacramento Fish
                                                                                 29/2014.         and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Spinedace, Big Spring........  Lepidomeda        T             NV.............  50 FR 12298; 3/  Southern Nevada
                                mollispinis                                      28/1985.         Fish and
                                pratensis.                                                        Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Spinedace, White River.......  Lepidomeda        E             NV.............  50 FR 37194; 9/  Southern Nevada
                                albivallis.                                      12/1985.         Fish and
                                                                                                  Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Beetle, Mount Hermon June....  Polyphylla        E             CA.............  62 FR 3616; 1/   Ventura Fish
                                barbata.                                         24/1997.         and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Grasshopper, Zayante band-     Trimerotropis     E             CA.............  62 FR 3616; 1/   Ventura Fish
 winged.                        infantilis.                                      24/1997.         and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Kangaroo rat, Morro Bay......  Dipodomys         E             CA.............  35 FR 16047; 10/ Ventura Fish
                                heermanni                                        13/1970.         and Wildlife
                                morroensis.                                                       Office.
Stickleback, unarmored         Gasterosteus      E             CA.............  35 FR 16047; 10/ Ventura Fish
 threespine.                    aculeatus                                        13/1970.         and Wildlife
                                williamsoni.                                                      Office.
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                                                     Plants
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Ambrosia, San Diego..........  Ambrosia pumila.  E             CA, Mexico.....  67 FR 44372; 7/  Carlsbad Fish
                                                                                 2/2002.          and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Baccharis, Encinitas.........  Baccharis         T             CA.............  61 FR 52370; 10/ Carlsbad Fish
                                vanessae.                                        7/1996.          and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Barberry, Nevin's............  Berberis nevinii  E             CA.............  63 FR 54956; 10/ Carlsbad Fish
                                                                                 13/1998.         and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Ceanothus, Vail Lake.........  Ceanothus         T             CA.............  63 FR 54956; 10/ Carlsbad Fish
                                ophiochilus.                                     13/1998.         and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Checker-mallow, pedate.......  Sidalcea pedata.  E             CA.............  49 FR 34497; 8/  Carlsbad Fish
                                                                                 31/1984.         and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Crownscale, San Jacinto        Atriplex          E             CA.............  63 FR 54975; 10/ Carlsbad Fish
 Valley.                        coronata var.                                    13/1998.         and Wildlife
                                notatior.                                                         Office.
Liveforever, Laguna Beach....  Dudleya           T             CA.............  63 FR 54938; 10/ Carlsbad Fish
                                stolonifera.                                     13/1998.         and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Mountain-mahogany, Catalina    Cercocarpus       E             CA.............  62 FR 42692; 8/  Carlsbad Fish
 Island.                        traskiae.                                        8/1997.          and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Mustard, slender-petaled.....  Thelypodium       E             CA.............  49 FR 34497; 8/  Carlsbad Fish
                                stenopetalum.                                    31/1984.         and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Paintbrush, ash-grey.........  Castilleja        T             CA.............  63 FR 49006; 9/  Carlsbad Fish
                                cinerea.                                         14/1998.         and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Sandwort, Bear Valley........  Arenaria ursina.  T             CA.............  63 FR 49006; 9/  Carlsbad Fish
                                                                                 14/1998.         and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Spineflower, Orcutt's........  Chorizanthe       E             CA.............  61 FR 52370; 10/ Carlsbad Fish
                                orcuttiana.                                      7/1996.          and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Taraxacum, California........  Taraxacum         E             CA.............  63 FR 49006; 9/  Carlsbad Fish
                                californicum.                                    14/1998.         and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Ceanothus, coyote............  Ceanothus         E             CA.............  60 FR 6671; 2/3/ Sacramento Fish
                                ferrisae.                                        1995.            and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Dudleya, Santa Clara Valley..  Dudleya           E             CA.............  60 FR 6671; 2/3/ Sacramento Fish
                                setchellii.                                      1995.            and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Dwarf-flax, Marin............  Hesperolinon      T             CA.............  60 FR 6671; 2/3/ Sacramento Fish
                                congestum.                                       1995.            and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Fiddleneck, large-flowered...  Amsinckia         E             CA.............  50 FR 19374; 5/  Sacramento Fish
                                grandiflora.                                     8/1985.          and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Jewelflower, Metcalf Canyon..  Streptanthus      E             CA.............  60 FR 6671; 2/3/ Sacramento Fish
                                albidus ssp.                                     1995.            and Wildlife
                                albidus.                                                          Office.
Jewelflower, Tiburon.........  Streptanthus      E             CA.............  60 FR 6671; 2/3/ Sacramento Fish
                                niger.                                           1995.            and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Mariposa lily, Tiburon.......  Calochortus       T             CA.............  60 FR 6671; 2/3/ Sacramento Fish
                                tiburonensis.                                    1995.            and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Paintbrush, Tiburon..........  Castilleja        E             CA.............  60 FR 6671; 2/3/ Sacramento Fish
                                affinis ssp.                                     1995.            and Wildlife
                                neglecta.                                                         Office.
Pentachaeta, white-rayed.....  Pentachaeta       E             CA.............  60 FR 6671; 2/3/ Sacramento Fish
                                bellidiflora.                                    1995.            and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Sunflower, San Mateo woolly..  Eriophyllum       E             CA.............  60 FR 6671; 2/3/ Sacramento Fish
                                latilobum.                                       1995.            and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.

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Thistle, fountain............  Cirsium           E             CA.............  60 FR 6671; 2/3/ Sacramento Fish
                                fontinale var.                                   1995.            and Wildlife
                                fontinale.                                                        Office.
Thornmint, San Mateo.........  Acanthomintha     E             CA.............  50 FR 37858; 9/  Sacramento Fish
                                obovata ssp.                                     18/1985.         and Wildlife
                                duttonii.                                                         Office.
Evening-primrose, Antioch      Oenothera         E             CA.............  43 FR 17910; 4/  San Francisco
 Dunes.                         deltoides ssp.                                   26/1978.         Bay-Delta Fish
                                howellii.                                                         and Wildlife.
Wallflower, Contra Costa.....  Erysimum          E             CA.............  43 FR 17910; 4/  San Francisco
                                capitatum var.                                   26/1978.         Bay-Delta Fish
                                angustatum.                                                       and Wildlife.
Bush-mallow, Santa Cruz        Malacothamnus     E             CA.............  62 FR 40954; 7/  Ventura Fish
 Island.                        fasciculatus                                     31/1997.         and Wildlife
                                var. nesioticus.                                                  Office.
Cypress, Gowen...............  Cupressus         T             CA.............  63 FR 43100; 8/  Ventura Fish
                                goveniana ssp.                                   12/1998.         and Wildlife
                                goveniana.                                                        Office.
Dudleya, Santa Monica          Dudleya cymosa    T             CA.............  62 FR 4172; 1/   Ventura Fish
 Mountains.                     ssp. ovatifolia.                                 29/1997.         and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Liveforever, Santa Barbara     Dudleya traskiae  E             CA.............  43 FR 17910; 4/  Ventura Fish
 Island.                                                                         26/1978.         and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Manzanita, Santa Rosa Island.  Arctostaphylos    E             CA.............  62 FR 40954; 7/  Ventura Fish
                                confertiflora.                                   31/1997.         and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Monkeyflower, Vandenberg.....  Diplacus          E             CA.............  79 FR 50844; 8/  Ventura Fish
                                vandenbergensis.                                 26/2014.         and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Phacelia, island.............  Phacelia          E             CA.............  62 FR 40954; 7/  Ventura Fish
                                insularis ssp.                                   31/1997.         and Wildlife
                                insularis.                                                        Office.
Piperia, Yadon's.............  Piperia yadonii.  E             CA.............  63 FR 43100; 8/  Ventura Fish
                                                                                 12/1998.         and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
Yerba santa, Lompoc..........  Eriodictyon       E             CA.............  65 FR 14888; 3/  Ventura Fish
                                capitatum.                                       20/2000.         and Wildlife
                                                                                                  Office.
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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.
    To get more information on a species, submit information on a 
species, or review information we receive, please use the contact 
information for the Lead Fish and Wildlife Office for the species 
specified in the table above.
    Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office: Bradd Baskerville-Bridges, 760-
431-9440 (phone); [email protected] (email); or 2177 Salk Avenue, 
Suite 250, Carlsbad, CA 92008 (U.S. mail, hand-delivery, or in-person 
review of documents).
    Reno Fish and Wildlife Office: Shawna Theisen, 775-861-6378 
(phone); [email protected] (email); or 1340 Financial Boulevard, 
Suite 234, Reno, NV 89502 (U.S. mail, hand-delivery, or in-person 
review of documents).
    Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office: Josh Hull, 916-414-6742 
(phone); [email protected] (email); or 2800 Cottage Way, Suite 
W2605, Sacramento, CA 95825 (U.S. mail, hand-delivery, or in-person 
review of documents).
    San Francisco Bay-Delta Fish and Wildlife Office: Steven Detwiler, 
916-930-2640 (phone); [email protected] (email); or 650 Capitol 
Mall, Sacramento, CA 95814 (U.S. mail, hand-delivery, or in-person 
review of documents).
    Southern Nevada Fish and Wildlife Office: Glen Knowles, 702-515-
5244 (phone); [email protected] (email); or 4701 N Torrey Pines Dr., 
Las Vegas, NV 89130 (U.S. mail, hand-delivery, or in-person review of 
documents).
    Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office: Cat Darst, 805-677-3318 (phone); 
[email protected] (email); or 2493 Portola Road, Suite B, Ventura CA 
93003 (U.S. mail, hand-delivery, or in-person review of documents).

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 
to which the comments are submitted.

Authority

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

Michael Fris,
Acting Deputy Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service.
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