[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 169 (Monday, August 31, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53842-53844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19083]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R3-ES-2020-N025; FX3ES11130300000-201-FF03E00000]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-
Year Status Reviews of 14 Listed Animal and Plant Species

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 under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, 
for seven plant and seven animal species. 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 such 
information that has become available since the last review for the 
species.

DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written information by 
October 30, 2020. However, we will continue to accept new information 
about any listed species at any time.

ADDRESSES: For instructions on how to submit information for each 
species, see the table in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request information, contact the 
appropriate person in the table in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section or, for general information, contact Laura Ragan; 
[email protected] 612-713-5157. Individuals who are hearing impaired 
or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339 
for TTY assistance.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are initiating 5-year status reviews 
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 
1531 et seq.), for seven plant and seven animal species. 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 such information that has become available since the 
last review for the species.

Why do we conduct 5-year reviews?

    Under the ESA, we maintain Lists of Endangered and Threatened 
Wildlife and Plants (which we collectively refer

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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 
ESA 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. For additional information about 5-year reviews, go to http://www.fws.gov/endangered/what-we-do/recovery-overview.html, scroll down 
to ``Learn More about 5-Year Reviews,'' and click on our factsheet.
    What information do we consider in our review?
    A 5-year review considers the best scientific and commercial data 
that have become available since the current listing determination or 
most recent status review of each species, 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 to the five listing 
factors (as defined in section 4(a)(1) of the ESA); 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.
    New information will be considered in the 5-year review and ongoing 
recovery programs for the species.

What species are under review?

    This notice announces our active 5-year status reviews of the 
species in the following table.

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                                                                                                                       Final listing rule
                                                                                     Listing                            (Federal Register                                     Contact person's
            Common name                Scientific name         Taxonomic group       status         Where listed          citation and       Contact person, email, phone     U.S. mail address
                                                                                                                        publication date)
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Eastern prairie fringed orchid....  Platanthera            Plant.................          T   IA, IL, IN, ME, MI,    54 FR 39857;          Cathy Pollack,                  USFWS, 230 South
                                     leucophaea.                                                MO, OH, VA, WI.        September 28, 1989.   [email protected], 847-     Dearborn Street,
                                                                                                                                             608-3101.                       Suite 2398,
                                                                                                                                                                             Chicago, IL 60604.
Lakeside daisy....................  Hymenoxys herbacea     Plant.................          T   IL, MI, OH...........  53 FR 23742; June     Jennifer Finfera,               USFWS, 4625 Morse
                                     (Tetraneuris                                                                      23, 1988.             [email protected], 614-  Road, Suite 104,
                                     herbacea).                                                                                              416-8993.                       Columbus, OH 43230.
Leedy's roseroot..................  Rhodiola integrifolia  Plant.................          T   MN, NY, SD...........  57 FR 14649; April    Sarah Quamme,                   USFWS, 4101 American
                                     ssp. leedyi.                                                                      22, 1992.             [email protected], 952-252-  Boulevard East,
                                                                                                                                             0092.                           Bloomington, MN
                                                                                                                                                                             55425.
Minnesota dwarf trout lily........  Erythronium            Plant.................          E   MN...................  51 FR 10521; March    Sarah Quamme,                   USFWS, 4101 American
                                     propullans.                                                                       26, 1986.             [email protected], 952-252-  Boulevard East,
                                                                                                                                             0092.                           Bloomington, MN
                                                                                                                                                                             55425.
Northern wild monkshood...........  Aconitum               Plant.................          T   IA, NY, OH, WI.......  43 FR 17910; April    Sarah Quamme,                   USFWS, 4101 American
                                     noveboracense.                                                                    26, 1978.             [email protected], 952-252-  Boulevard East,
                                                                                                                                             0092.                           Bloomington, MN
                                                                                                                                                                             55425.
Prairie bush-clover...............  Lespedeza              Plant.................          T   IL, IA, MN, WI.......  52 FR 781; January    Sarah Quamme,                   USFWS, 4101 American
                                     leptostachya.                                                                     9, 1987.              [email protected], 952-252-  Boulevard East,
                                                                                                                                             0092.                           Bloomington, MN
                                                                                                                                                                             55425.
Western prairie fringed orchid....  Platanthera praeclara  Plant.................          T   CO, IA, KS, MN, MO,    54 FR 39857;          Sarah Quamme,                   USFWS, 4101 American
                                                                                                NE, ND, SD, WY.        September 28, 1989.   [email protected], 952-252-  Boulevard East,
                                                                                                                                             0092.                           Bloomington, MN
                                                                                                                                                                             55425.
Hungerford's crawling water beetle  Brychius hungerfordi.  Insect................          E   MI...................  59 FR 10580; March    Carrie Tansy,                   USFWS, 2651 Coolidge
                                                                                                                       7, 1994.              [email protected], 517-351-  Road, Suite 101,
                                                                                                                                             8375.                           East Lansing, MI
                                                                                                                                                                             48823.
Mitchell's satyr butterfly........  Neonympha mitchellii   Insect................          E   AL, IN, MI, MS, OH,    57 FR 21564; May 20,  Carrie Tansy,                   USFWS, 2651 Coolidge
                                     mitchellii.                                                VA.                    1992.                 [email protected], 517-351-  Road, Suite 101,
                                                                                                                                             8375.                           East Lansing, MI
                                                                                                                                                                             48823.

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Curtis pearlymussel...............  Epioblasma florentina  Clam..................          E   AR, MO...............  41 FR 24062; June     Andy Roberts,                   USFWS, 101 Park
                                     curtisii.                                                                         14, 1976.             [email protected], 573-234-  DeVille Drive,
                                                                                                                                             2132.                           Suite A, Columbia,
                                                                                                                                                                             MO 65203.
Scaleshell mussel.................  Leptodea leptodon....  Clam..................          E   AR, IL, MO, NE, OK,    66 FR 51322; October  Andy Roberts,                   USFWS, 101 Park
                                                                                                SD.                    9, 2001.              [email protected], 573-234-  DeVille Drive,
                                                                                                                                             2132.                           Suite A, Columbia,
                                                                                                                                                                             MO 65203.
White cat's paw pearlymussel......  Epioblasma obliquata   Clam..................          E   IN, OH...............  41 FR 24062, June     Angela Boyer,                   USFWS, 4625 Morse
                                     perobliqua.                                                                       14, 1976.             [email protected], 614-416-  Road, Suite 104,
                                                                                                                                             8993, ext. 22.                  Columbus, OH 43230.
Grotto sculpin....................  Cottus specus........  Fish..................          E   MO...................  78 FR 58938,          Laurel Hill,                    USFWS, 101 Park
                                                                                                                       September 25, 2013.   [email protected], 573-234-   DeVille Drive,
                                                                                                                                             2132.                           Suite A, Columbia,
                                                                                                                                                                             MO 65203.
Eastern massasauga rattlesnake....  Sistrurus catenatus..  Reptile...............          T   IL, IN, IA, MI, NY,    81 FR 67193;          Mike Redmer,                    USFWS, 230 South
                                                                                                OH, PA.                September 30, 2016.   [email protected], 847-608-   Dearborn Street,
                                                                                                                                             3105.                           Suite 2398,
                                                                                                                                                                             Chicago, IL 60604.
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Request for 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.

How do I ask questions or provide information?

    If you wish to provide information for any species listed above, 
please submit your comments and materials to the appropriate contact in 
the table above. You may also direct questions to those contacts. 
Individuals who are hearing impaired or speech impaired may call the 
Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339 for TTY assistance.

Public Availability of Submissions

    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.

Authority

    We publish this notice under the authority of the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

Lori Nordstrom,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Midwest Region.
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