[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 96 (Thursday, May 20, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27462-27464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10667]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R8-ES-2020-N141; FXES11130800000-212-FF08E00000]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-
Year Status Reviews of 76 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 76 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 July 19, 2021. However, we 
will continue to accept new information about any species at any time.

ADDRESSES: For how and where to send information and comments, see 
Request for New Information. For whom to contact for species-specific 
information, 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
                                                              States  where       Register        Lead fish and
          Common name            Scientific name    Status     species is       citation  and    wildlife office
                                                             known to  occur     publication
                                                                                    date)
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                                                     Animals
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Butterfly, Quino checkerspot..  Euphydryas editha  E        CA, Mexico......  62 FR 2313; 1/16/ Carlsbad.
                                 quino (=E. e.                                 1997.
                                 wrighti).
Fox, Santa Catalina Island....  Urocyon            T        CA..............  69 FR 10335; 3/5/ Carlsbad.
                                 littoralis                                    2004.
                                 catalinae.
Lizard, Coachella Valley        Uma inornata.....  T        CA..............  45 FR 63812; 9/   Carlsbad.
 fringe-toed.                                                                  25/1980.
Sucker, Santa Ana.............  Catostomus         T        CA..............  65 FR 19686; 4/   Carlsbad.
                                 santaanae.                                    12/2000.
Vireo, least Bell's...........  Vireo bellii       E        CA, Mexico......  51 FR 16474; 5/2/ Carlsbad.
                                 pusillus.                                     1986.
Vole, Amargosa................  Microtus           E        CA..............  49 FR 45160; 11/  Carlsbad.
                                 californicus                                  15/1984.
                                 scirpensis.
Condor, California............  Gymnogyps          E        AZ, CA, NV, and   32 FR 4001; 3/11/ Hopper Mountain
                                 californianus.              UT.               1967.             National
                                                                                                 Wildlife
                                                                                                 Refuge.
Chub, Owens Tui...............  Gila bicolor       E        CA..............  50 FR 31592; 8/5/ Reno.
                                 snyderi.                                      1985.
Dace, desert..................  Eremichthys acros  T        NV..............  32 FR 4001; 3/11/ Reno.
                                                                               1967.
Pupfish, Owens................  Cyprinodon         E        CA..............  32 FR 4001; 3/11/ Reno.
                                 radiosus.                                     1967.
Speckled dace, Clover Valley..  Rhinichthys        E        NV..............  54 FR 41448; 10/  Reno.
                                 osculus                                       10/1989.
                                 oligoporus.
Speckled dace, Independence     Rhinichthys        E        NV..............  54 FR 41448; 10/  Reno.
 Valley.                         osculus                                       10/1989.
                                 lethoporus.
Crayfish, Shasta..............  Pacifastacus       E        CA..............  53 FR 38460; 9/   Sacramento.
                                 fortis.                                       30/1988.
Fairy shrimp, Conservancy.....  Branchinecta       E        CA..............  59 FR 48136; 9/   Sacramento.
                                 conservatio.                                  19/1994.
Fairy shrimp, longhorn........  Branchinecta       E        CA..............  59 FR 48136; 9/   Sacramento.
                                 longiantenna.                                 19/1994.
Fairy shrimp, vernal pool.....  Branchinecta       T        CA..............  59 FR 48136; 9/   Sacramento.
                                 lynchi.                                       19/1994.
Shrimp, California freshwater.  Syncaris pacifica  E        CA..............  53 FR 43884; 10/  Sacramento.
                                                                               31/1988.
Tadpole shrimp, vernal pool...  Lepidurus          E        CA..............  59 FR 48136; 9/   Sacramento.
                                 packardi.                                     19/1994.
Trout, Little Kern golden.....  Oncorhynchus       T        CA..............  43 FR 15427; 4/   Sacramento.
                                 aguabonita                                    13/1978.
                                 whitei.
Butterfly, Mount Charleston     Icaricia           E        NV..............  78 FR 57749; 10/  Southern Nevada.
 blue.                           (Plebejus)                                    21/2013.
                                 shasta
                                 charlestonensis.
Chub, Pahranagat roundtail....  Gila robusta       E        NV..............  35 FR 16047; 10/  Southern Nevada.
                                 jordani.                                      13/1970.
Dace, Moapa...................  Moapa coriacea...  E        NV..............  32 FR 4001; 3/11/ Southern Nevada.
                                                                               1967.
Pupfish, Devils Hole..........  Cyprinodon         E        NV..............  32 FR 4001; 3/11/ Southern Nevada.
                                 diabolis.                                     1967.
Springfish, Hiko White River..  Crenichthys        E        NV..............  50 FR 39123; 9/   Southern Nevada.
                                 baileyi grandis.                              27/1985.
Springfish, White River.......  Crenichthys        E        NV..............  50 FR 39123; 9/   Southern Nevada.
                                 baileyi baileyi.                              27/1985.
Tortoise, desert..............  Gopherus           T        AZ, CA, NV, OR,   45 FR 55654; 8/   Southern Nevada.
                                 agassizii.                  and UT.           20/1980.
Salamander, California tiger    Ambystoma          E        CA..............  65 FR 3096; 1/19/ Ventura.
 (Santa Barbara County           californiense.                                2000.
 distinct population segment).
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Bladderpod, San Bernardino      Lesquerella        E        CA..............  59 FR 43652; 8/   Carlsbad.
 Mountains.                      kingii                                        24/1994.
                                 bernardina.
Brodiaea, thread-leaved.......  Brodiaea           T        CA..............  63 FR 54975; 10/  Carlsbad.
                                 filifolia.                                    13/1998.
Buckwheat, cushenbury.........  Eriogonum          E        CA..............  59 FR 43652; 8/   Carlsbad.
                                 ovalifolium                                   24/1994.
                                 vineum.
Button-celery, San Diego......  Eryngium           E        CA..............  58 FR 41384; 8/3/ Carlsbad.
                                 aristulatum                                   1993.
                                 parishii.
Daisy, Parish's...............  Erigeron parishii  T        CA..............  59 FR 43652; 8/   Carlsbad.
                                                                               24/1994.
Flannelbush, Mexican..........  Fremontodendron    E        CA, Mexico......  63 FR 54956; 10/  Carlsbad.
                                 mexicanum.                                    13/1998.
Manzanita, Del Mar............  Arctostaphylos     E        CA, Mexico......  61 FR 52370; 10/  Carlsbad.
                                 glandulosa                                    7/1996.
                                 crassifolia.
Mesa-mint, Otay...............  Pogogyne           E        CA, Mexico......  58 FR 41384; 8/3/ Carlsbad.
                                 nudiuscula.                                   1993.
Mesa-mint, San Diego..........  Pogogyne abramsii  E        CA..............  43 FR 44810; 10/  Carlsbad.
                                                                               29/1978.
Milk-vetch, Coachella Valley..  Astragalus         E        CA..............  63 FR 53596; 10/  Carlsbad.
                                 lentiginosus                                  6/1998.
                                 coachellae.
Milk-vetch, Cushenbury........  Astragalus albens  E        CA..............  59 FR 43652; 8/   Carlsbad.
                                                                               24/1994.
Milk-vetch, Lane Mountain.....  Astragalus         E        CA..............  63 FR 53596; 10/  Carlsbad.
                                 jaegerianus.                                  6/1998.
Monardella, willowy...........  Monardella         E        CA, Mexico......  63 FR 54938; 10/  Carlsbad.
                                 viminea.                                      13/1998.
Navarretia, spreading.........  Navarretia         T        CA, Mexico......  63 FR 54975; 10/  Carlsbad.
                                 fossalis.                                     13/1998.
Onion, Munz's.................  Allium munzii....  E        CA..............  63 FR 54975; 10/  Carlsbad.
                                                                               13/1998.
Orcutt grass, California......  Orcuttia           E        CA..............  58 FR 41384; 8/3/ Carlsbad.
                                 californica.                                  1993.
Oxytheca, Cushenbury..........  Oxytheca parishii  E        CA..............  59 FR 43652; 8/   Carlsbad.
                                 goodmaniana.                                  24/1994.
Spineflower, slender-horned...  Dodecahema         E        CA..............  52 FR 36265; 9/   Carlsbad.
                                 leptoceras.                                   28/1987.
Tarplant, Otay................  Deinandra          T        CA, Mexico......  63 FR 54938; 10/  Carlsbad.
                                 (=Hemizonia)                                  13/1998.
                                 conjugens.
Thornmint, San Diego..........  Acanthomintha      T        CA, Mexico......  63 FR 54938; 10/  Carlsbad.
                                 ilicifolia.                                   13/1998.
Wild-buckwheat, Southern        Eriogonum          T        CA..............  63 FR 49006; 9/   Carlsbad.
 Mountain.                       kennedyi                                      14/1998.
                                 austromontanum.
Woolly-star, Santa Ana River..  Eriastrum          E        CA..............  52 FR 36265; 9/   Carlsbad.
                                 densifolium                                   28/1987.
                                 sanctorum.
Milk-vetch, Fish Slough.......  Astragalus         T        CA..............  63 FR 53596; 10/  Reno.
                                 lentiginosus                                  6/1998.
                                 piscinensis.
Brodiaea, Chinese Camp........  Brodiaea pallida.  T        CA..............  63 FR 49022; 9/   Sacramento.
                                                                               14/1998.
Buckwheat, Ione (incl. Irish    Eriogonum apricum  E        CA..............  64 FR 28403; 5/   Sacramento.
 Hill).                          (incl. var.                                   26/1999.
                                 prostratum).
Clarkia, Presidio.............  Clarkia            E        CA..............  60 FR 6671; 2/3/  Sacramento.
                                 franciscana.                                  1995.
Clarkia, Springville..........  Clarkia            T        CA..............  63 FR 49022; 9/   Sacramento.
                                 springvillensis.                              14/1998.
Lessingia, San Francisco......  Lessingia          E        CA..............  62 FR 33368; 6/   Sacramento.
                                 germanorum                                    19/1997.
                                 (=L.g. var.
                                 germanorum).
Manzanita, Franciscan.........  Arctostaphylos     E        CA..............  77 FR 54434; 9/5/ Sacramento.
                                 franciscana.                                  2012.

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Manzanita, Ione...............  Arctostaphylos     T        CA..............  64 FR 28403; 5/   Sacramento.
                                 myrtifolia.                                   26/1999.
Manzanita, pallid.............  Arctostaphylos     T        CA..............  63 FR 19842; 4/   Sacramento.
                                 pallida.                                      22/1998.
Manzanita, Presidio...........  Arctostaphylos     E        CA..............  44 FR 61910; 10/  Sacramento.
                                 hookeri ravenii.                              26/1979.
Pussypaws, Mariposa...........  Calyptridium       T        CA..............  63 FR 49022; 9/   Sacramento.
                                 pulchellum.                                   14/1998.
Sunburst, Hartweg's golden....  Pseudobahia        E        CA..............  62 FR 5542; 2/6/  Sacramento.
                                 bahiifolia.                                   1997.
Sunburst, San Joaquin adobe...  Pseudobahia        T        CA..............  62 FR 5542; 2/6/  Sacramento.
                                 peirsonii.                                    1997.
Vervain, Red Hills............  Verbena            T        CA..............  63 FR 49022; 9/   Sacramento.
                                 californica.                                  14/1998.
Bird's-beak, soft.............  Cordylanthus       E        CA..............  62 FR 61916; 11/  San Francisco
                                 mollis mollis.                                20/1997.          Bay-Delta.
Thistle, Suisun...............  Cirsium            E        CA..............  62 FR 61916; 11/  San Francisco
                                 hydrophilum                                   20/1997.          Bay-Delta.
                                 hydrophilum.
Barberry, island..............  Berberis pinnata   E        CA..............  62 FR 40954; 7/   Ventura.
                                 insularis.                                    31/1997.
Fringepod, Santa Cruz Island..  Thysanocarpus      E        CA..............  62 FR 40954; 7/   Ventura.
                                 conchuliferus.                                31/1997.
Gilia, Hoffmann's slender-      Gilia tenuiflora   E        CA..............  62 FR 40954; 7/   Ventura.
 flowered.                       hoffmannii.                                   31/1997.
Manzanita, Morro..............  Arctostaphylos     T        CA..............  59 FR 64613; 12/  Ventura.
                                 morroensis.                                   15/1994.
Milk-vetch, Braunton's........  Astragalus         E        CA..............  62 FR 4172; 1/29/ Ventura.
                                 brauntonii.                                   1997.
Milk-vetch, coastal dunes.....  Astragalus tener   E        CA..............  63 FR 43100; 8/   Ventura.
                                 titi.                                         12/1998.
Rock-cress, Hoffmann's........  Arabis hoffmannii  E        CA..............  62 FR 40954; 7/   Ventura.
                                                                               31/1997.
Spineflower, Ben Lomond.......  Chorizanthe        E        CA..............  59 FR 5499; 2/4/  Ventura.
                                 pungens                                       1994.
                                 hartwegiana.
Tarplant, Gaviota.............  Deinandra          E        CA..............  65 FR 14888; 3/   Ventura.
                                 increscens                                    20/2000.
                                 villosa.
Tarplant, Santa Cruz..........  Holocarpha         T        CA..............  65 FR 14888; 3/   Ventura.
                                 macradenia.                                   20/2000.
Wallflower, Ben Lomond........  Erysimum           E        CA..............  59 FR 5499; 2/4/  Ventura.
                                 teretifolium.                                 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.
    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);
    Hopper Mountain Wildlife Refuge: Steve Kirkland, 805-766-4630 
(phone); [email protected] (email); or 2493 Portola Road, Suite A, 
Ventura, CA 93003 (U.S. mail);
    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);
    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);
    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);
    Southern Nevada Fish and Wildlife Office: Kellie Berry, 702-419-
5177 (phone); [email protected] (email); or 4701 N Torrey Pines Dr., 
Las Vegas, NV 89130 (U.S. mail); or
    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).

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.

Authority

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

Paul Souza,
Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service.
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