[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5832-5834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02154]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R8-ES-2021-N201; FXES11130800000-223-FF08E00000]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-
Year Status Reviews of 40 Species in California, Nevada, and Oregon

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 40 species in California, Nevada, and Oregon 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 April 4, 2022. 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 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bjorn Erickson at 916-414-6741. 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

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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
           Common name              Scientific name        Status       States where species is       Register citation and       Lead fish and wildlife
                                                                            known to occur              publication date)                 office
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Buckwheat, steamboat............  Eriogonum            E               NV......................  51 FR 24669; 7/7/1986           Reno.
                                   ovalifolium var.
                                   williamsiae.
Ivesia, Webber's................  Ivesia webberi.....  T               CA and NV...............  79 FR 31878; 6/3/2014           Reno.
Allocarya, Calistoga............  Plagiobothrys        E               CA......................  62 FR 55791; 10/22/1997         Sacramento.
                                   strictus.
Alopecurus, Sonoma..............  Alopecurus aequalis  E               CA......................  62 FR 55791; 10/22/1997         Sacramento.
                                   var. sonomensis.
Bird's beak, palmate-bracted....  Cordylanthus         E               CA......................  51 FR 23765; 7/1/1986           Sacramento.
                                   palmatus.
Bluegrass, Napa.................  Poa napensis.......  E               CA......................  62 FR 55791; 10/22/1997         Sacramento.
Clover, showy Indian............  Trifolium amoenum..  E               CA......................  62 FR 55791; 10/22/1997         Sacramento.
Goldfields, Contra Costa........  Lasthenia conjugens  E               CA......................  62 FR 33029; 6/18/1997          Sacramento.
Grass, Colusa...................  Neostapfia colusana  T               CA......................  62 FR 14338; 3/26/1997          Sacramento.
Grass, Solano...................  Tuctoria mucronata.  E               CA......................  43 FR 44810; 9/28/1978          Sacramento.
Lupine, clover..................  Lupinus tidestromii  E               CA......................  57 FR 27848; 6/22/1992          Sacramento.
Meadowfoam, Butte County........  Limnanthes floccosa  E               CA......................  57 FR 24192; 6/8/1992           Sacramento.
                                   ssp. californica.
Navarretia, few-flowered........  Navarretia           E               CA......................  62 FR 33029; 6/18/1997          Sacramento.
                                   leucocephala ssp.
                                   pauciflora (=N.
                                   pauciflora).
Navarretia, many-flowered.......  Navarretia           E               CA......................  62 FR 33029; 6/18/1997          Sacramento.
                                   leucocephala ssp.
                                   plieantha.
Orcutt grass, hairy.............  Orcuttia pilosa....  E               CA......................  62 FR 14338; 3/26/1997          Sacramento.
Orcutt grass, Sacramento........  Orcuttia viscida...  E               CA......................  62 FR 14338; 3/26/1997          Sacramento.
Orcutt grass, San Joaquin.......  Orcuttia inaequalis  T               CA......................  62 FR 14338; 3/26/1997          Sacramento.
Orcutt grass, slender...........  Orcuttia tenuis....  T               CA and OR...............  62 FR 14338; 3/26/1997          Sacramento.
Owl's-clover, fleshy............  Castilleja           T               CA......................  62 FR 14338; 3/26/1997          Sacramento.
                                   campestris ssp.
                                   succulenta.
Spineflower, Sonoma.............  Chorizanthe valida.  E               CA......................  57 FR 27848; 6/22/1992          Sacramento.
Spurge, Hoover's................  Chamaesyce hooveri.  T               CA......................  62 FR 14338; 3/26/1997          Sacramento.
Stonecrop, Lake County..........  Parvisedum           E               CA......................  62 FR 33029; 6/18/1997          Sacramento.
                                   leiocarpum.
Thistle, Loch Lomond coyote.....  Eryngium constancei  E               CA......................  51 FR 45904; 12/23/1986         Sacramento.
Tuctoria, Greene's..............  Tuctoria greenei...  E               CA......................  62 FR 14338; 3/26/1997          Sacramento.
Clarkia, Pismo..................  Clarkia speciosa     E               CA......................  59 FR 64613; 12/15/1994         Ventura.
                                   ssp. immaculata.
Cypress, Santa Cruz.............  Cupressus            T               CA......................  52 FR 675; 1/8/1987             Ventura.
                                   abramsiana.
Dudleya, Conejo.................  Dudleya abramsii     T               CA......................  62 FR 4172; 1/29/1997           Ventura.
                                   ssp. parva.

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Dudleya, marcescent.............  Dudleya cymosa ssp.  T               CA......................  62 FR 4172; 1/29/1997           Ventura.
                                   marcescens.
Dudleya, Verity's...............  Dudleya verityi....  T               CA......................  62 FR 4172; 1/29/1997           Ventura.
Malacothrix, island.............  Malacothrix          E               CA......................  62 FR 40954; 7/31/1997          Ventura.
                                   squalida.
Malacothrix, Santa Cruz Island..  Malacothrix          E               CA......................  62 FR 40954; 7/31/1997          Ventura.
                                   indecora.
Paintbrush, soft-leaved.........  Castilleja mollis..  E               CA......................  62 FR 40954; 7/31/1997          Ventura.
Seablite, California............  Suaeda californica.  E               CA......................  59 FR 64613; 12/15/1994         Ventura.
Spineflower, Robust.............  Chorizanthe robusta  E               CA......................  59 FR 5499; 2/4/1994            Ventura.
                                   var. robusta.
Thistle, Chorro Creek bog.......  Cirsium fontinale    E               CA......................  59 FR 64613; 12/15/1994         Ventura.
                                   var. obispoense.
Watercress, Gambel's............  Rorippa gambellii..  E               CA......................  58 FR 41378; 8/3/1993           Ventura.
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Cui-ui..........................  Chasmistes cujus...  E               CA and NV...............  32 FR 4001; 3/11/1967           Reno.
Skipper, Carson wandering.......  Pseudocopaeodes      E               CA and NV...............  66 FR 59537; 11/29/2001         Reno.
                                   eunus obscurus.
Trout, Lahontan cutthroat.......  Oncorhynchus         T               CA, NV, OR, and UT......  35 FR 16047; 10/13/1970         Reno.
                                   clarkii henshawi.
Toad, arroyo (=arroyo             Anaxyrus             E               CA......................  59 FR 64859; 12/16/1994         Ventura.
 southwestern).                    californicus.
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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.
     Reno Fish and Wildlife Office: Justin Barrett, 775-861-
6338 (phone); [email protected] (email); or 1340 Financial Boulevard, 
Suite 234, Reno, NV 89502 (U.S. mail).
     Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office: Eric Tattersall, 916-
414-6723 (phone); [email protected] (email); or 2800 Cottage Way, 
Suite W2605, Sacramento, CA 95825 (U.S. mail).
     Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office: Cat Darst, 805-644-1766 
(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.).

Jill Russi,
Acting Regional Director, California Great Basin Region, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service.
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