[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1602-1604]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00383]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[Docket No. FWS-R2-ES-2022-N072; FXES11130200000-223-FF02ENEH00]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-
Year Status Reviews of 31 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 31 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 February 10, 2023. However, we will continue 
to accept new information about any listed species at any time.

ADDRESSES: For details on 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 information on a particular 
species, contact the appropriate person or office listed in the table 
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. For general information, 
contact Beth Forbus, by telephone at 505-248-6681; or by email at 
[email protected]. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, 
deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. 
Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services 
offered within their country to make international calls to the point-
of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Why do we conduct 5-year reviews?

    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

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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 
status reviews, refer to our factsheet at https://www.fws.gov/endangered/what-we-do/recovery-overview.html.

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 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 status 
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
                                                                                                 publication date)                           address
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                                                                         ANIMALS
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Houston toad..................  Bufo houstonensis.....  Endangered.......  Texas............  35 FR 16047 10/13/1970  Field             U.S. Fish and
                                                                                                                       Supervisor, 512-  Wildlife
                                                                                                                       490-0057          Service, Austin
                                                                                                                       (phone).          Ecological
                                                                                                                                         Services
                                                                                                                                         Office, 10711
                                                                                                                                         Burnet Road,
                                                                                                                                         Suite 200,
                                                                                                                                         Austin, TX
                                                                                                                                         78758.
Phantom tryonia...............  Tryonia cheatumi......  Endangered.......  Texas............  78 FR 41227 7/9/2013..
Phantom springsnail...........  Pyrgulopsis texana....  Endangered.......  Texas............  78 FR 41227 7/9/2013..
Tooth Cave spider.............  Tayshaneta myopica....  Endangered.......  Texas............  53 FR 36029 9/16/1988.
Tooth Cave pseudoscorpion.....  Tartarocreagris texana  Endangered.......  Texas............  53 FR 36029 9/16/1988.
Bone Cave harvestman..........  Texella reyesi........  Endangered.......  Texas............  53 FR 36029 9/16/1988.
Bee Creek Cave harvestman.....  Texella reddelli......  Endangered.......  Texas............  53 FR 36029 9/16/1988.
Tooth Cave ground beetle......  Rhadine persephone....  Endangered.......  Texas............  53 FR 36029 9/16/1988.
Kretschmarr Cave mold beetle..  Texamaurops reddelli..  Endangered.......  Texas............  53 FR 36029 9/16/1988.
Coffin Cave mold beetle.......  Batrisodes texanus....  Endangered.......  Texas............  53 FR 36029 9/16/1988.
Diminutive amphipod...........  Gammarus hyalleloides.  Endangered.......  Texas............  78 FR 41227 7/9/2013..
Big Bend gambusia.............  Gambusia gaigei.......  Endangered.......  Texas............  32 FR 4001 3/11/1967..
Pecos gambusia................  Gambusia nobilis......  Endangered.......  New Mexico and     35 FR 16047 10/13/1970
                                                                            Texas.
Texas hornshell...............  Popenaias popeii......  Endangered.......  New Mexico and     83 FR 5720 3/12/2018..  Field             U.S. Fish and
                                                                            Texas.                                     Supervisor, 281-  Wildlife
                                                                                                                       286-8282          Service, Texas
                                                                                                                       (phone) or        Coastal
                                                                                                                       HoustonESFO@fws   Ecological
                                                                                                                       .gov (email).     Services Field
                                                                                                                                         Office, 17629
                                                                                                                                         El Camino Real,
                                                                                                                                         Suite 211,
                                                                                                                                         Houston, TX
                                                                                                                                         77058.
Ouachita rock pocketbook......  Arcidens wheeleri.....  Endangered.......  Arkansas and       56 FR 54950 10/23/1991  Field Office      U.S. Fish and
                                                                            Oklahoma.                                  Supervisor, 918-  Wildlife
                                                                                                                       581-7458          Service,
                                                                                                                       (phone), or       Oklahoma
                                                                                                                       OKProjectReview   Ecological
                                                                                                                       @fws.gov          Services Field
                                                                                                                       (email).          Office, 9014
                                                                                                                                         East 21st
                                                                                                                                         Street, Tulsa,
                                                                                                                                         OK 74129.
Rio Grande silvery minnow.....  Hybognathus amarus....  Endangered.......  New Mexico and     59 FR 36988 7/20/1994.  Field             U.S. Fish and
                                                                            Texas.                                     Supervisor, 505-  Wildlife
                                                                                                                       346-2525          Service, 2105
                                                                                                                       (phone) or        Osuna Rd. NE,
                                                                                                                       [email protected]    Albuquerque, NM
                                                                                                                       (email).          87113-1001.
                                                        Experimental, Non- Texas............                          Field             U.S. Fish and
                                                         essential.                                                    Supervisor, 512-  Wildlife
                                                                                                                       490-0057          Service, Austin
                                                                                                                       (phone).          Ecological
                                                                                                                                         Services
                                                                                                                                         Office, 10711
                                                                                                                                         Burnet Road,
                                                                                                                                         Suite 200,
                                                                                                                                         Austin, TX
                                                                                                                                         78758.
Jemez Mountains salamander....  Plethodon neomexicanus  Endangered.......  New Mexico.......  78 FR 55599 9/10/2013.  Field             U.S. Fish and
                                                                                                                       Supervisor, 505-  Wildlife
                                                                                                                       346-2525          Service, 2105
                                                                                                                       (phone) or        Osuna Rd. NE,
                                                                                                                       [email protected]    Albuquerque, NM
                                                                                                                       (email).          87113-1001.

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Alamosa springsnail...........  Tryonia alamosae......  Endangered.......  New Mexico.......  56 FR 58664 9/30/1991.
Little Colorado spinedace.....  Lepidomeda vittata....  Threatened.......  Arizona..........  32 FR 4001 3/11/1967..  Field             U.S. Fish and
                                                                                                                       Supervisor, 602-  Wildlife
                                                                                                                       242-0210          Service,
                                                                                                                       (phone) or        Arizona
                                                                                                                       incomingazcorr@   Ecological
                                                                                                                       fws.gov (email).  Services
                                                                                                                                         Office, 9828
                                                                                                                                         North 31st
                                                                                                                                         Avenue, #C3,
                                                                                                                                         Phoenix, AZ
                                                                                                                                         85051-2517.
Sonoran pronghorn.............  Antilocapra americana   Endangered.......  Arizona..........  32 FR 4001 3/11/1967..
                                 sonoriensis.
                                                        Experimental, Non-                    76 FR 25593 5/5/2011..
                                                         essential.
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                                                                         PLANTS
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Kuenzler hedgehog cactus......  Echinocereus fendleri   Threatened.......  New Mexico and     44 FR 61924 11/28/1979  Field             U.S. Fish and
                                 var. kuenzleri.                            Texas.                                     Supervisor, 505-  Wildlife
                                                                                                                       346-2525          Service, 2105
                                                                                                                       (phone) or        Osuna Rd. NE,
                                                                                                                       [email protected]    Albuquerque, NM
                                                                                                                       (email).          87113-1001.
Lee pincushion cactus.........  Coryphantha sneedii     Threatened.......  New Mexico.......  44 FR 61554 11/26/1979
                                 var. leei.
Sneed pincushion cactus.......  Coryphantha sneedii     Threatened.......  New Mexico and     44 FR 64741 12/7/1979.
                                 var. sneedii.                              Texas.
Pecos sunflower...............  Helianthus paradoxus..  Threatened.......  New Mexico and     64 FR 56583 10/20/1999
                                                                            Texas.
Acuna cactus..................  Echinomastus            Endangered.......  Arizona..........  78 FR 60607 10/31/2013  Field             U.S. Fish and
                                 erectocentrus var.                                                                    Supervisor, 602-  Wildlife
                                 acunensis.                                                                            242-0210          Service,
                                                                                                                       (phone) or        Arizona
                                                                                                                       incomingazcorr@   Ecological
                                                                                                                       fws.gov (email).  Services
                                                                                                                                         Office, 9828
                                                                                                                                         North 31st
                                                                                                                                         Avenue, #C3,
                                                                                                                                         Phoenix, AZ
                                                                                                                                         85051-2517.
Navajo sedge..................  Carex specuicola......  Threatened.......  Arizona and Utah.  50 FR 19370 5/8/1985..
White bladderpod..............  Physaria pallida......  Endangered.......  Texas............  44 FR 64738 10/26/1979  Field             U.S. Fish and
                                                                                                                       Supervisor, 281-  Wildlife
                                                                                                                       286-8282          Service, Texas
                                                                                                                       (phone) or        Coastal
                                                                                                                       HoustonESFO@fws   Ecological
                                                                                                                       .gov (email).     Services Field
                                                                                                                                         Office, 17629
                                                                                                                                         El Camino Real,
                                                                                                                                         Suite 211,
                                                                                                                                         Houston, TX
                                                                                                                                         77058.
Zapata bladderpod.............  Physaria thamnophila..  Endangered.......  Texas............  53 FR 37975 9/28/1988.
Texas trailing phlox..........  Phlox nivalis ssp.      Endangered.......  Texas............  47 FR 19539 5/6/1982..
                                 texensis.
Lloyd's mariposa cactus.......  Sclerocactus            Threatened.......  Texas............  44 FR 64347 12/6/1979.
                                 mariposensis.
Guadalupe fescue..............  Festuca ligulata......  Endangered.......  Texas............  82 FR 42245 10/10/2017
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Request for 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. You may also direct questions to those contacts (also 
see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).

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 status 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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