[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23976-23978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09379]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[Docket No. FWS-R2-ES-2020-0133; FXES11130200000-212-FF02ENEH00]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-
Year Status Reviews of 23 Species in the Southwest

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 conducting 5-year 
status reviews under the Endangered Species Act of 23 animal and plant 
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, we are requesting submission of new 
information no later than June 4, 2021. However, we will continue to 
accept new information about any listed species at any time.

ADDRESSES: For how to request or submit information, see Request for 
Information and How Do I Ask Questions or Provide Information? in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, please 
contact Angela Anders, via phone at 505-248-7953 or via email at 
[email protected] (email). For information on a particular species, 
contact the appropriate person or office listed in the table in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. 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 a 5-year review?

    Under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 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 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, 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 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.
    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?

    The species in the following table are under active 5-year status 
review.

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                                                                                              Final listing rule
                                                                                               (Federal Register    Contact person,    Contact person's
           Common name              Scientific name     Listing status       Current range        citation and       phone, email      U.S. mail address
                                                                                               publication date)
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                                                                         ANIMALS
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Trout, Apache...................  Oncorhynchus        Threatened........  Arizona (USA).....  40 FR 29863, 7/16/  Jeff Humphrey,      U.S. Fish and
                                   apache.                                                     1975.               Field Supervisor,   Wildlife Service,
                                                                                                                   602-242-0210        Arizona
                                                                                                                   (phone) or          Ecological
                                                                                                                   Jeff_Humphrey@fws   Services Office,
                                                                                                                   .gov (email).       9828 North 31st
                                                                                                                                       Avenue, #C3,
                                                                                                                                       Phoenix, AZ 85051-
                                                                                                                                       2518.
Crane, whooping.................  Grus americana....  Endangered........  Kansas, Montana,    32 FR 4001, 3/11/   Peter Fasbender,    U.S. Fish and
                                                                           Nebraska, North     1967.               Assistant           Wildlife Service,
                                                                           Dakota, Oklahoma,                       Regional            Southwest
                                                                           South Dakota,                           Director--Ecologi   Regional Office,
                                                                           Texas, Wisconsin                        cal Services, 505-  P.O. Box 1306,
                                                                           (USA), and Canada.                      248-6671 (office    Albuquerque, NM,
                                                                                                                   phone) or           87103.
                                                                                                                   [email protected] (email).

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                                                      Experimental        Alabama, Arkansas,  58 FR 5561, 1/22/
                                                       population, non-    Colorado,           0993; 62 FR
                                                       essential.          Florida, Georgia,   38932, 7/21/1997;
                                                                           Idaho, Illinois,    66 FR 33903, 6/26/
                                                                           Indiana, Iowa,      2001; 76 FR 6066
                                                                           Kentucky,           2/3/2011.
                                                                           Louisiana,
                                                                           Michigan,
                                                                           Minnesota,
                                                                           Missouri, North
                                                                           Carolina, New
                                                                           Mexico, Ohio,
                                                                           South Carolina,
                                                                           Tennessee, Utah,
                                                                           Virginia,
                                                                           Wisconsin, West
                                                                           Virginia.
Prairie-chicken, Attwater's       Tympanuchus cupido  Endangered........  Texas (USA).......  32 FR 4001, 3/11/   John Magera,        Attwater Prairie
 greater.                          attwateri.                                                  1967.               Refuge Manager,     Chicken National
                                                                                                                   979-234-3021        Wildlife Refuge,
                                                                                                                   (office phone) or   P.O. Box 519,
                                                                                                                   [email protected]   Eagle Lake, Texas
                                                                                                                   ov (email).         77434.
Amphipod, Peck's Cave...........  Stygobromus.......  Endangered........  Texas (USA).......  62 FR 66295, 12/18/ Adam Zerrenner,     U.S. Fish and
Beetle [no common name].........  (=Stygonectes)      Endangered........  Texas (USA).......   1997.               Field Supervisor,   Wildlife Service,
                                   pecki.                                                     65 FR 81419 12/26/   512-490-0057        Austin Ecological
                                  Rhadine infernalis                                           2000.               (office phone),     Services Field
                                                                                                                   512-577-6594        Office, 10711
                                                                                                                   (direct line) or    Burnet Road,
                                                                                                                   Adam_Zerrenner@fw   Suite 200,
                                                                                                                   s.gov (email).      Austin, TX 78758.
Beetle [no common name].........  Rhadine exilis....  Endangered........  Texas (USA).......  65 FR 81419, 12/26/
                                                                                               2000.
Beetle, Comal Springs dryopid...  Stygoparnus         Endangered........  Texas (USA).......  62 FR 66295, 12/18/
                                   comalensis.                                                 1997.
Beetle, Comal Springs riffle....  Heterelmis          Endangered........  Texas (USA).......  62 FR 66295, 12/18/
                                   comalensis.                                                 1997.
Pupfish, Comanche Springs.......  Cyprinodon elegans  Endangered........  Texas (USA).......  32 FR 4001, 3/11/
                                                                                               1967.
Pupfish, Leon Springs...........  Cyprinodon bovinus  Endangered........  Texas (USA).......  45 FR 54678, 8/15/
                                                                                               1980.
Salamander, Georgetown..........  Eurycea naufragia.  Threatened........  Texas (USA).......  79 FR 20107, 4/11/
                                                                                               2014.
Salamander, Jollyville Plateau..  Eurycea tonkawae..  Threatened........  Texas (USA).......  78 FR 51278, 8/20/
                                                                                               2013.
Salamander, Salado..............  Eurycea             Threatened........  Texas (USA).......  79 FR 20107, 4/11/
                                   chisholmensis.                                              2014.
Salamander, San Marcos..........  Eurycea nana......  Threatened........  Texas (USA).......  45 FR 47355, 7/14/
                                                                                               1980.
Spider, Government Canyon Bat     Neoleptoneta        Endangered........  Texas (USA).......  65 FR 81418, 12/26/
 Cave.                             microps.                                                    2000.
Warbler (=wood), golden-cheeked.  Dendroica           Endangered........  Texas (USA), El     55 FR 53153, 12/27/
                                   chrysoparia.                            Salvador,           1990.
                                                                           Guatemala,
                                                                           Honduras, Mexico,
                                                                           and Nicaragua.
Chub, Chihuahua.................  Gila nigrescens...  Threatened........  New Mexico (USA),   48 FR 46053, 10/11/ Shawn Sartorious,   U.S. Fish and
                                                                           and Mexico.         1983.               Field Supervisor,   Wildlife Service,
                                                                                                                   505-761-4781 or     2105 Osuna Rd.
                                                                                                                   Shawn_Sartorious@   NE, Albuquerque,
                                                                                                                   fws.gov (email).    NM 87113-1001.
Isopod, Socorro.................  Thermosphaeroma     Endangered........  New Mexico (USA)..  43 FR 12690, 3/27/
                                   thermophilus.                                               1978.
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                                                                         PLANTS
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Wild-buckwheat, Gypsum..........  Eriogonum           Threatened........  New Mexico (USA)..  46 FR 49639, 1/19/  Shawn Sartorious,   U.S. Fish and
Cactus, Knowlton's..............   gypsophilum.       Endangered........  Colorado and New     1981.               Field Supervisor,   Wildlife Service,
                                  Pediocactus                              Mexico (USA).      44 FR 62244, 10/29/  505-761-4781 or     2105 Osuna Rd.
                                   knowltonii.                                                 1979.               Shawn_Sartorious@   NE, Albuquerque,
                                                                                                                   fws.gov (email).    NM 87113-1001.
Ladies-tresses, Canelo Hills....  Spiranthes          Endangered........  Arizona (USA).....  62 FR 665, 1/6/     Jeff Humphrey,      U.S. Fish and
Cactus, Nichol's Turk's head....   delitescens.       Endangered........  Arizona (USA).....   1997.               Field Supervisor,   Wildlife Service,
                                  Echinocactus                                                44 FR 61927, 10/26/  602-242-0210        Arizona
                                   horizonthalonius                                            1979.               (phone) or          Ecological
                                   var. nicholii.                                                                  Jeff_Humphrey@fws   Services Office,
                                                                                                                   .gov (email).       9828 North 31st
                                                                                                                                       Avenue, #C3,
                                                                                                                                       Phoenix, AZ 85051-
                                                                                                                                       2517.
Ragwort, San Francisco Peaks....  Packera             Threatened........  Arizona (USA).....  44 FR 61927, 10/26/
                                   franciscana.                                                1979.
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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 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.

Completed and Active Reviews

    A list of all completed and currently active 5-year reviews can be 
found at https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/report/species-five-year-review.

Authority

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

Amy L. Lueders,
Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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