[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2442-2443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00416]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R6-ES-2020-N113; FXES11130600000-201-FF06E00000]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-
Year Status Reviews of 7 Species in the Mountain-Prairie Region

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 7 species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 
as amended. 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 of the species.

DATES: To ensure consideration in our reviews, we are requesting 
submission of new information no later than March 15, 2021. However, we 
will continue to accept new information about any listed species at any 
time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, contact Craig 
Hansen, Regional Recovery Coordinator, by phone at 303-236-4748 or by 
email at [email protected]. Individuals who are hearing impaired or 
speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339 for 
TTY assistance. For information on a particular species, contact the 
appropriate person or office listed in the table in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Why do we conduct 5-year status 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. For additional information about 5-year status reviews, go to 
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/what-we-do/recovery-overview.html, scroll 
down to ``Learn More about 5-Year Status Reviews,'' and click on our 
factsheet.

What information do we consider in our review?

    A 5-year status 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 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 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 status 
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 seven species listed 
in the table below.

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                                                                                              Final listing rule
                                                                                               (Federal Register    Contact person,    Contact person's
           Common name              Scientific name     Listing status     Historical range      citation and        phone, email      U.S. mail address
                                                                                               publication date)
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Barneby reed-mustard............  Schoenocrambe       Endangered........  Utah..............  57 FR 1398; 1/14/   Yvette Converse,    Ecological
                                   barnebyi.                                                   1992.               Project Leader,     Services, Utah
                                                                                                                   801-975-3330;       Field Office,
                                                                                                                   yvette_converse@f   2369 W Orton
                                                                                                                   ws.gov.             Circle, #50, West
                                                                                                                                       Valley City, UT
                                                                                                                                       84119.
Barneby ridge-cress.............  Lepidium            Endangered........  Utah..............  55 FR 39860; 9/28/  Yvette Converse     ..................
                                   barnebyanum.                                                1990.               (information
                                                                                                                   above).
Dwarf bear-poppy................  Arctomecon humilis  Endangered........  Utah..............  44 FR 64250; 11/6/  Yvette Converse     ..................
                                                                                               1979.               (information
                                                                                                                   above).
Welsh's milkweed................  Asclepias welshii.  Threatened........  Utah, Arizona.....  52 FR 41435; 10/28/ Yvette Converse     ..................
                                                                                               1987.               (information
                                                                                                                   above).
Colorado hookless cactus........  Sclerocactus        Threatened........  Colorado..........  44 FR 58868; 10/11/ Ann Timberman,      Ecological
                                   glaucus.                                                    1979.               Colorado Field      Services, Western
                                                                                                                   Office, 970-628-    Colorado Field
                                                                                                                   7181;               Office, 445 W
                                                                                                                   ann_timberman@fws   Gunnison Ave.,
                                                                                                                   .gov.               #240, Grand
                                                                                                                                       Junction, CO
                                                                                                                                       81501-5711.
DeBeque phacelia................  Phacelia submutica  Threatened........  Colorado..........  76 FR 45054; 7/27/  Ann Timberman       ..................
                                                                                               2011.               (information
                                                                                                                   above).

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Kendall warm springs dace.......  Rhinichthys         Endangered........  Wyoming...........  35 FR 16047; 10/13/ Tyler Abbott,       Ecological
                                   osculus thermalis.                                          1970.               Project Leader,     Services, Wyoming
                                                                                                                   307-757-3707;       Field Office, 334
                                                                                                                   [email protected]   Parsley Boulevard
                                                                                                                   ov.                 Cheyenne, WY
                                                                                                                                       82007.
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Request for New Information

    To ensure that a 5-year status 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. Put your comment to the attention of FWS-R6-ES-2020-
N113. 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.

Contents of Submissions

    Please make your comments as specific as possible. Please confine 
your comments to issues for which we seek comments in this notice, and 
explain the basis for your comments. Include sufficient information 
with your comments to allow us to authenticate any scientific or 
commercial data you include.
    The comments and recommendations that will be most useful and 
likely to be relevant to agency decisions are: (1) Those supported by 
quantitative information or studies; and (2) Those that include 
citations to, and analyses of, the applicable laws and regulations.

Completed and Active Reviews

    A list of all completed and currently active 5-year status reviews 
addressing species for which the Mountain-Prairie Region of the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service has lead responsibility is available at 
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/.

Authority

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

Noreen Walsh,
Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region.
[FR Doc. 2021-00416 Filed 1-11-21; 8:45 am]
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