[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 45 (Monday, March 9, 2026)] [Notices] [Pages 11331-11334] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-04536] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R8-ES-2025-N032; FXES11130800000-256-FF08E00000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5- Year Status Reviews for 56 Pacific Southwest Species AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of initiation of reviews; request for information. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are initiating 5-year status reviews under the Endangered Species Act for 56 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 new information on these species that has become available since the last reviews. DATES: To ensure consideration of your information in our reviews, we must receive your comments or information on or before May 8, 2026. However, we will continue to accept new information about any species at any time. ADDRESSES: For instructions on how to submit information for a species, see table 1 in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request information on specific species, contact the appropriate person in the table in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section or, for general information, contact Bjorn Erickson, via phone at (916) 414-6741, via email at [email protected], or via U.S. mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2800 Cottage Way, Suite W-2606, Sacramento, CA 95825. 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: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are initiating 5-year status reviews under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), for 22 animal species and 34 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, particularly information on the status, threats, and recovery of the species. Why do we conduct a 5-year review? Under the ESA, we maintain Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (which we collectively refer to as the List) in title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.11 (for wildlife) and 50 CFR 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 regulation at 50 CFR 424.21 requires that we publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing that a species is under active review. For additional information about 5-year reviews, refer to our fact sheet at https://www.fws.gov/project/five-year-status-reviews. 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 current listing determination or most recent status review of each species, 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? This notice announces 5-year status reviews for the species listed in table 1. Table 1--Species Under Review -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Locations where the Contact person, Contact's mailing Common name Scientific name Listing status species is known to occur email, phone address (U.S. mail) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Animals -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mammals -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fox, Sierra Nevada red (Sierra Vulpes vulpes necator E CA........................ Amber Aguilera, USFWS, 2800 Cottage Nevada DPS). fw8sfwocomments@fws. Way, Suite W-2605, gov, 916-414-6626. Sacramento, CA 95825. Mouse, salt marsh harvest.......... Reithrodontomys...... E CA........................ Erin Cole, USFWS, 650 Capitol raviventris.......... [email protected], Mall, Suite 8-300, 916-930-2653. Sacramento, CA 95814. Sheep, Peninsular bighorn.......... Ovis canadensis E CA, Mexico................ Bradd Bridges, USFWS, 2177 Salk nelsoni. [email protected] Avenue, Suite 250, v, 760-431-9440. Carlsbad, CA 92008. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fishes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dace, Ash Meadows speckled......... Rhinichthys osculus E NV........................ Kellie Berry, USFWS, 4701 North nevadensis. [email protected] Torrey Pines Drive, , 702-515-5459. Las Vegas, NV 89130. [[Page 11332]] Pupfish, Warm Springs.............. Cyprinodon nevadensis E NV........................ Kellie Berry, USFWS, 4701 North mionectes. [email protected] Torrey Pines Drive, , 702-515-5459. Las Vegas, NV 89130. Spinedace, Big Spring.............. Lepidomeda T NV........................ Kellie Berry, USFWS, 4701 North mollispinis [email protected] Torrey Pines Drive, pratensis. , 702-515-5459. Las Vegas, NV 89130. Spinedace, White River............. Lepidomeda albivallis E NV........................ Kellie Berry, USFWS, 4701 North [email protected] Torrey Pines Drive, , 702-515-5459. Las Vegas, NV 89130. Springfish, Railroad Valley........ Crenichthys nevadae.. T NV........................ Anne Mankowski, USFWS, 1340 Financial [email protected], Boulevard, Suite 775-861-6300. 234, Reno, NV 89502. Stickleback, unarmored threespine.. Gasterosteus E CA........................ Samantha Lantz, USFWS, 2493 Portola aculeatus [email protected] Road, Suite B, williamsoni. ov, 805-677-3314. Ventura, CA 93003. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibians -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Salamander, California tiger Ambystoma E CA........................ Amber Aguilera, USFWS, 2800 Cottage (Sonoma County DPS). californiense. fw8sfwocomments@fws. Way, Suite W-2605, gov; 916-414-6626. Sacramento, CA 95825. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Insects -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Butterfly, San Bruno elfin......... Callophrys mossii E CA........................ Amber Aguilera, USFWS, 2800 Cottage bayensis. fw8sfwocomments@fws. Way, Suite W-2605, gov; 916-414-6626. Sacramento, CA 95825. Beetle, valley elderberry longhorn. Desmocerus T CA........................ Amber Aguilera, USFWS, 2800 Cottage californicus fw8sfwocomments@fws. Way, Suite W-2605, dimorphus. gov; 916-414-6626. Sacramento, CA 95825. Beetle, delta green ground......... Elaphrus viridis..... T CA........................ Amber Aguilera, USFWS, 2800 Cottage fw8sfwocomments@fws. Way, Suite W-2605, gov, 916-414-6626. Sacramento, CA 95825. Butterfly, bay checkerspot......... Euphydryas editha T CA........................ Amber Aguilera, USFWS, 2800 Cottage bayensis. fw8sfwocomments@fws. Way, Suite W-2605, gov, 916-414-6626. Sacramento, CA 95825. Butterfly, El Segundo blue......... Euphilotes battoides E CA........................ Bradd Bridges, USFWS, 2177 Salk allyni. [email protected] Avenue, Suite 250, v, 760-431-9440. Carlsbad, CA 92008. Butterfly, Smith's blue............ Euphilotes enoptes E CA........................ Samantha Lantz, USFWS, 2493 Portola smithi. [email protected] Road, Suite B, ov, 805-677-3314. Ventura, CA 93003. Butterfly, Palos Verdes blue....... Glaucopsyche lygdamus E CA........................ Bradd Bridges, USFWS, 2177 Salk palosverdesensis. [email protected] Avenue, Suite 250, v, 760-431-9440. Carlsbad, CA 92008. Butterfly, mission blue............ Icaricia icarioides E CA........................ Amber Aguilera, USFWS, 2800 Cottage missionensis. fw8sfwocomments@fws. Way, Suite W-2605, gov, 916-414-6626. Sacramento, CA 95825. Beetle, Mount Hermon June.......... Polyphylla barbata... E CA........................ Samantha Lantz, USFWS, 2493 Portola [email protected] Road, Suite B, ov, 805-677-3314. Ventura, CA 93003. Fly, Delhi Sands flower-loving..... Rhaphiomidas E CA........................ Bradd Bridges, USFWS, 2177 Salk terminatus [email protected] Avenue, Suite 250, abdominalis. v, 760-431-9440. Carlsbad, CA 92008. Butterfly, Myrtle's silverspot..... Speyeria zerene E CA........................ Amber Aguilera, USFWS, 2800 Cottage myrtleae. fw8sfwocomments@fws. Way, Suite W-2605, gov, 916-414-6626. Sacramento, CA 95825. Grasshopper, Zayante band-winged... Trimerotropis E CA........................ Samantha Lantz, USFWS, 2493 Portola infantilis. [email protected] Road, Suite B, ov, 805-677-3314. Ventura, CA 93003. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLANTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thornmint, San Mateo............... Acanthomintha obovata E CA........................ Amber Aguilera, USFWS, 2800 Cottage ssp. duttonii. fw8sfwocomments@fws. Way, Suite W-2605, gov; 916-414-6626. Sacramento, CA 95825. Ambrosia, San Diego................ Ambrosia pumila...... E CA........................ Bradd Bridges, USFWS, 2177 Salk [email protected] Avenue, Suite 250, v, 760-431-9440. Carlsbad, CA 92008. Fiddleneck, large-flowered......... Amsinckia grandiflora E CA........................ Amber Aguilera, USFWS, 2800 Cottage fw8sfwocomments@fws. Way, Suite W-2605, gov; 916-414-6626. Sacramento, CA 95825. Sandwort, Bear Valley.............. Arenaria ursina...... T CA........................ Bradd Bridges, USFWS, 2177 Salk [email protected] Avenue, Suite 250, v, 760-431-9440. Carlsbad, CA 92008. Milk-vetch, Ventura Marsh.......... Astragalus E CA........................ Samantha Lantz, USFWS, 2493 Portola pycnostachyus var. [email protected] Road, Suite B, lanosissimus. ov, 805-677-3314. Ventura, CA 93003. [[Page 11333]] Crownscale, San Jacinto Valley..... Atriplex coronata E CA........................ Bradd Bridges, USFWS, 2177 Salk var. notatior. [email protected] Avenue, Suite 250, v, 760-431-9440. Carlsbad, CA 92008. Baccharis, Encinitas............... Baccharis vanessae... T CA........................ Bradd Bridges, USFWS, 2177 Salk [email protected] Avenue, Suite 250, v, 760-431-9440. Carlsbad, CA 92008. Barberry, Nevin's.................. Berberis nevinii..... E CA........................ Bradd Bridges, USFWS, 2177 Salk [email protected] Avenue, Suite 250, v, 760-431-9440. Carlsbad, CA 92008. Barberry, island................... Berberis pinnata ssp. E CA........................ Samantha Lantz, USFWS, 2493 Portola insularis. [email protected] Road, Suite B, ov, 805-677-3314. Ventura, CA 93003. Mariposa lily, Tiburon............. Calochortus T CA........................ Amber Aguilera, USFWS, 2800 Cottage tiburonensis. fw8sfwocomments@fws. Way, Suite W-2605, gov; 916-414-6626. Sacramento, CA 95825. Paintbrush, Tiburon................ Caulanthus E CA........................ Amber Aguilera, USFWS, 2800 Cottage californicus. fw8sfwocomments@fws. Way, Suite W-2605, gov, 916-414-6626. Sacramento, CA 95825. Mountain-mahogany, Catalina Island. Cercocarpus traskiae. E CA........................ Bradd Bridges, USFWS, 2177 Salk [email protected] Avenue, Suite 250, v, 760-431-9440. Carlsbad, CA 92008. Amole, purple...................... Chlorogalum purpureum T CA........................ Samantha Lantz, USFWS, 2493 Portola [email protected] Road, Suite B, ov, 805-677-3314. Ventura, CA 93003. Spineflower, Orcutt's.............. Chorizanthe E CA........................ Bradd Bridges, USFWS, 2177 Salk orcuttiana. [email protected] Avenue, Suite 250, v, 760-431-9440. Carlsbad, CA 92008. Thistle, fountain.................. Cirsium fontinale E CA........................ Amber Aguilera, USFWS, 2800 Cottage var. fontinale. fw8sfwocomments@fws. Way, Suite W-2605, gov; 916-414-6626. Sacramento, CA 95825. Thistle, Suisun.................... Cirsium hydrophilum E CA........................ Erin Cole, USFWS, 650 Capitol var. hydrophilum. [email protected], Mall, Suite 8-300, 916-930-2653. Sacramento, CA 95814. Cypress, Santa Cruz................ Hesperocyparis T CA........................ Samantha Lantz, USFWS, 2493 Portola abramsiana. [email protected] Road, Suite B, ov, 805-677-3314. Ventura, CA 93003. Cypress, Gowen..................... Hesperocyparis T CA........................ Samantha Lantz, USFWS, 2493 Portola goveniana [email protected] Road, Suite B, (=Cupressus ov, 805-677-3314. Ventura, CA 93003. goveniana ssp. goveniana). Monkeyflower, Vandenberg........... Diplacus E CA........................ Samantha Lantz, USFWS, 2493 Portola vandenbergensis. [email protected] Road, Suite B, ov, 805-677-3314. Ventura, CA 93003. Dudleya, Santa Clara Valley........ Dudleya setchellii... E CA........................ Amber Aguilera, USFWS, 2800 Cottage fw8sfwocomments@fws. Way, Suite W-2605, gov; 916-414-6626. Sacramento, CA 95825. Liveforever, Laguna Beach.......... Dudleya stolonifera.. T CA........................ Bradd Bridges, USFWS, 2177 Salk [email protected] Avenue, Suite 250, v, 760-431-9440. Carlsbad, CA 92008. Yerba santa, Lompoc................ Eriodictyon capitatum E CA........................ Samantha Lantz, USFWS, 2493 Portola [email protected] Road, Suite B, ov, 805-677-3314. Ventura, CA 93003. Sunflower, San Mateo woolly........ Eriophyllum latilobum E CA........................ Amber Aguilera, USFWS, 2800 Cottage fw8sfwocomments@fws. Way, Suite W-2605, gov; 916-414-6626. Sacramento, CA 95825. Wallflower, Contra Costa........... Erysimum capitatum E CA........................ Erin Cole, USFWS, 650 Capitol var. angustatum. [email protected], Mall, Suite 8-300, 916-930-2653. Sacramento, CA 95814. Gilia, Hoffmann's slender-flowered. Gilia tenuiflora ssp. E CA........................ Samantha Lantz, USFWS, 2493 Portola hoffmannii. [email protected] Road, Suite B, ov, 805-677-3314. Ventura, CA 93003. Dwarf-flax, Marin.................. Hesperolinon T CA........................ Amber Aguilera, USFWS, 2800 Cottage congestum. fw8sfwocomments@fws. Way, Suite W-2605, gov; 916-414-6626. Sacramento, CA 95825. Niterwort, Amargosa................ Nitrophila mohavensis E CA........................ Kellie Berry, USFWS, 4701 North [email protected] Torrey Pines Drive, , 702-515-5459. Las Vegas, NV 89130. Pentachaeta, white-rayed........... Pentachaeta E CA........................ Amber Aguilera, USFWS, 2800 Cottage bellidiflora. fw8sfwocomments@fws. Way, Suite W-2605, gov; 916-414-6626. Sacramento, CA 95825. Piperia, Yadon's................... Piperia yadonii...... E CA........................ Samantha Lantz, USFWS, 2493 Portola [email protected] Road, Suite B, ov, 805-677-3314. Ventura, CA 93003. Checker-mallow, pedate............. Sidalcea pedata...... E CA........................ Bradd Bridges, USFWS, 2177 Salk [email protected] Avenue, Suite 250, v, 760-431-9440. Carlsbad, CA 92008. Jewelflower, Tiburon............... Streptanthus niger... E CA........................ Amber Aguilera, USFWS, 2800 Cottage fw8sfwocomments@fws. Way, Suite W-2605, gov; 916-414-6626. Sacramento, CA 95825. [[Page 11334]] Taraxacum, California.............. Taraxacum E CA........................ Bradd Bridges, USFWS, 2177 Salk californicum. [email protected] Avenue, Suite 250, v, 760-431-9440. Carlsbad, CA 92008. Mustard, slender-petaled........... Thelypodium E CA........................ Bradd Bridges, USFWS, 2177 Salk stenopetalum. [email protected] Avenue, Suite 250, v, 760-431-9440. Carlsbad, CA 92008. Fringepod, Santa Cruz Island....... Thysanocarpus E CA........................ Samantha Lantz, USFWS, 2493 Portola conchuliferus. [email protected] Road, Suite B, ov, 805-677-3314. Ventura CA 93003. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 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 in table 1, please submit your comments and materials to the appropriate contact in the table. 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 submission, you should be aware that your entire submission--including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time. Although you can request that personal information be withheld 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.). Paul Souza, Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. 2026-04536 Filed 3-6-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P