[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24598-24601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08969]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-2026-0959; FXES11130100000-267-FF01E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-
Year Status Reviews for 78 Species in Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, and
California
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 for 78 Species in Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, and California
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. 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: Comments will be accepted on or before July 6, 2026. Comments
submitted electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see
ADDRESSES, below) must be received by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on the
closing date.
To ensure your comment is received and considered, you must submit
it using one of the methods identified in the ADDRESSES section of this
document. Comments submitted through any method not authorized in this
document, or sent to an address not listed here, will not be
considered.
ADDRESSES: Comment submission: All comment submissions must include the
docket number [FWS-R1-ES-2026-0959] this document. You must submit
comments using one of the following methods:
Electronic submission: Federal eRulemaking Portal at:
https://www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, enter FWS-R1-ES-2026-
0959, which is the docket number for this action. Then click the Search
button. On the resulting page, you may submit a comment by clicking on
``Comment.'' Please ensure that you have found the correct document
before submitting your comments.
U.S. mail: Public Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No.
FWS-R1-ES-2026-0959, Policy and Regulations Branch, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS: PRB (JAO/3W), 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church,
VA 22041-3803.
Comments submitted through any method not authorized in this
document, or sent to an address not listed here, will not be
considered. We will not accept comments via email, fax, or hand
delivery. We are not required to consider comments that are submitted
after the comment period ends or that are submitted via a method
outside of these instructions. Comments containing profanity,
vulgarity, threats, or other inappropriate content will not be
considered.
We will post all comments at https://www.regulations.gov. You may
request that we withhold personal identifying information from public
review; however, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. See
Public Availability of Comments for more information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, please
contact Tara Easter, Regional Recovery Biologist, 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.
For information about the following specific species, contact the
following people:
Any of the 75 species occurring in Hawaii: Megan Laut,
Recovery Program Manager, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office,
808-792-9400; [email protected].
Northern Idaho ground squirrel: Shannon Brinkman, Recovery
Coordinator, Idaho Fish and Wildlife Office, 208-918-2155;
[email protected].
Franklin's bumble bee or Gentner's fritillary: Jennifer
Siani, Recovery Coordinator, Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office, 503-231-
6179; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Why do we conduct 5-year status 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
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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) of the Act requires us to review the status of each listed
species at least once every 5 years. For additional information about
5-year status reviews, refer to our factsheet 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 listing determination or most recent status reviews, 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 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 status
review and will also be useful in evaluating the ongoing recovery
programs for these species.
Which species are under review?
This notice announces our active review of 78 species, including 1
mammal, 5 birds, 8 insects, and 64 plants, as listed in Table 1.
Table 1--Species Under 5-Year Status Review
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Final listing rule
Common name Scientific name Status Known range of and publication
species occurrence date
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ANIMALS
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Mammals:
Northern Idaho ground Urocitellus Threatened......... Idaho............. 65 FR 17780, 4/5/
squirrel. brunneus. 2000.
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Birds:
[revaps]I[revaps]iwi....... Drepanis coccinea. Threatened......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 82 FR 43873, 9/20/
2017.
Molokai Myadestes Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 35 FR 16047, 10/13/
[revaps]oloma[revaps]o. lanaiensis rutha. 1970.
Puaiohi.................... Myadestes palmeri. Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 32 FR 4001, 3/11/
1967.
[revaps]Akohekohe (crested Palmeria dolei.... Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 32 FR 4001, 3/11/
honeycreeper). 1967.
Maui parrotbill (Kiwikiu).. Pseudonestor Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 32 FR 4001, 3/11/
xanthophrys. 1967.
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Insects:
Franklin's bumble bee...... Bombus franklini.. Endangered......... California and 86 FR 47221, 9/23/
Oregon. 2021.
Hawaiian picture-wing fly.. Drosophila Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 71 FR 26835, 5/9/
differens. 2006.
Hawaiian picture-wing fly.. Drosophila Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 71 FR 26835, 5/9/
neoclavisetae. 2006.
Crimson Hawaiian damselfly. Megalagrion Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 77 FR 57647, 9/18/
leptodemas. 2012.
Flying earwig Hawaiian Megalagrion Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 75 FR 35990, 6/24/
damselfly. nesiotes. 2010.
Blackline Hawaiian Megalagrion Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 77 FR 57647, 9/18/
damselfly. nigrohamatum 2012.
nigrolineatum.
Oceanic Hawaiian damselfly. Megalagrion Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 77 FR 57647, 9/18/
oceanicum. 2012.
Pacific Hawaiian damselfly. Megalagrion Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 75 FR 35990, 6/24/
pacificum. 2010.
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PLANTS
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Flowering Plants:
No common name............. Abutilon Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 56 FR 47686, 9/20/
eremitopetalum. 1991.
Ko[revaps]oloa[revaps]ula.. Abutilon menziesii Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 51 FR 34412, 9/26/
1986.
[revaps]Ahinahina.......... Argyroxiphium Threatened......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 57 FR 20772, 5/15/
sandwicense ssp. 1992.
macrocephalum.
Ko[revaps]oko[revaps]olau.. Bidens micrantha Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 57 FR 20772, 5/15/
ssp. kalealaha. 1992.
Ko[revaps]oko[revaps]olau.. Bidens wiebkei.... Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 57 FR 46325, 10/8/
1992.
Pua [revaps]ala............ Brighamia rockii.. Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 57 FR 46325, 10/8/
1992.
[revaps]Awikiwiki.......... Canavalia Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 57 FR 46325, 10/8/
molokaiensis. 1992.
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[revaps]Oha wai............ Clermontia Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 57 FR 46325, 10/8/
oblongifolia ssp. 1992.
brevipes.
[revaps]Oha wai............ Clermontia Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 57 FR 20772, 5/15/
oblongifolia ssp. 1992.
mauiensis.
[revaps]Oha wai............ Clermontia Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 64 FR 48307, 9/3/
samuelii. 1999.
Haha....................... Cyanea copelandii Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 64 FR 48307, 9/3/
ssp. 1999.
haleakalaensis.
Haha....................... Cyanea dunbariae.. Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 61 FR 53130, 10/10/
1996.
Haha....................... Cyanea gibsonii... Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 56 FR 47686, 9/20/
1991.
Haha....................... Cyanea glabra..... Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 64 FR 48307, 9/3/
1999.
Haha....................... Cyanea grimesiana Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 61 FR 53108, 10/10/
ssp. grimesiana. 1996; 78 FR
32013, 5/28/2013.
Haha....................... Cyanea hamatiflora Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 64 FR 48307, 9/3/
ssp. hamatiflora. 1999.
Haha....................... Cyanea lobata..... Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 57 FR 20772, 5/15/
1992.
Haha....................... Cyanea magnicalyx. Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 78 FR 32103, 5/28/
2013.
Haha....................... Cyanea mannii..... Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 57 FR 46325, 10/8/
1992.
Haha....................... Cyanea mceldowneyi Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 57 FR 20772, 5/15/
1992.
Haha....................... Cyanea procera.... Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 57 FR 46325, 10/8/
1992.
Ha[revaps]iwale............ Cyrtandra munroi.. Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 57 FR 20772, 5/15/
1992.
Na[revaps]ena[revaps]e..... Dubautia Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 64 FR 48307, 9/3/
plantaginea ssp. 1999.
humilis.
Gentner's fritillary....... Fritillaria Endangered......... California and 64 FR 69195, 12/10/
gentneri. Oregon. 1999.
Nohoanu.................... Geranium arboreum. Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 57 FR 20589, 5/13/
1992.
Nohoanu.................... Geranium Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 57 FR 20772, 5/15/
multiflorum. 1992.
No common name............. Gouania Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 49 FR 44753, 11/19/
hillebrandii. 1984.
Koki[revaps]o Hibiscus Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 57 FR 46325, 10/8/
ke[revaps]oke[revaps]o. arnottianus ssp. 1992.
immaculatus.
[revaps]Awiwi.............. Kadua cookiana.... Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 59 FR 9304, 2/25/
1994.
Kopa....................... Kadua cordata Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 64 FR 48307, 9/3/
remyi. 1999.
Pilo....................... Kadua laxiflora... Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 57 FR 46325, 10/8/
1992.
Koki[revaps]o.............. Kokia cookei...... Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 44 FR 62470, 10/30/
1979.
Kamakahala................. Labordia tinifolia Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 64 FR 48307, 9/3/
var. lanaiensis. 1999.
Kamakahala................. Labordia triflora. Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 64 FR 48307, 9/3/
1999.
No common name............. Lysimachia Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 57 FR 20772, 5/15/
lydgatei. 1992.
No common name............. Lysimachia maxima. Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 61 FR 53130, 10/10/
1996.
Nehe....................... Melanthera Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 57 FR 20772, 5/15/
kamolensis. 1992.
Alani...................... Melicope Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 59 FR 62346, 12/5/
adscendens. 1994.
Alani...................... Melicope balloui.. Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 59 FR 62346, 12/5/
1994.
Alani...................... Melicope knudsenii Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 59 FR 9304, 2/25/
1994.
Alani...................... Melicope Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 57 FR 20772, 5/15/
mucronulata. 1992.
Alani...................... Melicope munroi... Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 64 FR 48307, 9/3/
1999.
Alani...................... Melicope ovalis... Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 59 FR 62346, 12/5/
1994.
Alani...................... Melicope reflexa.. Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 57 FR 46325, 10/8/
1992.
No common name............. Neraudia sericea.. Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 59 FR 56333, 11/10/
1994.
Carter's panicgrass........ Panicum fauriei Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 48 FR 46328, 10/12/
var. carteri. 1983.
No common name............. Phyllostegia Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 56 FR 47686, 9/20/
glabra var. 1991.
lanaiensis.
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No common name............. Phyllostegia Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 74 FR 11319, 3/17/
hispida. 2009.
No common name............. Phyllostegia Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 57 FR 46325, 10/8/
mannii. 1992.
Loulu...................... Pritchardia munroi Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 57 FR 46325, 10/8/
1992.
Maui remya................. Remya mauiensis... Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 56 FR 1450, 1/14/
1991.
No common name............. Sanicula purpurea. Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 61 FR 53108, 10/10/
1996.
Lanai sandalwood Santalum Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 51 FR 3182, 1/24/
(=[revaps]iliahi). haleakalae var. 1986; 78 FR
lanaiense. 32013, 5/28/2013.
No common name............. Schiedea Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 57 FR 20772, 5/15/
haleakalensis. 1992.
No common name............. Schiedea hookeri.. Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 61 FR 53108, 10/10/
1996.
No common name............. Schiedea lydgatei. Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 57 FR 46325, 10/8/
1992.
No common name............. Schiedea Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 61 FR 53130, 10/10/
sarmentosa. 1996.
No common name............. Silene alexandri.. Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 57 FR 46325, 10/8/
1992.
No common name............. Stenogyne bifida.. Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 57 FR 46325, 10/8/
1992.
Pamakani................... Tetramolopium Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 59 FR 49860, 9/30/
capillare. 1994.
No common name............. Tetramolopium Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 56 FR 47686, 9/20/
remyi. 1991.
No common name............. Tetramolopium Threatened......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 57 FR 46325, 10/8/
rockii. 1992.
No common name............. Viola lanaiensis.. Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 56 FR 47686, 9/20/
1991.
Ferns:
Ihi[revaps]ihi............. Marsilea villosa.. Endangered......... Hawai[revaps]i.... 57 FR 27863, 6/22/
1992.
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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 copies of any pertinent publications,
reports, or letters by knowledgeable sources.
If you wish to provide information for any species listed in the
table, please submit your comments and materials to the appropriate
contact in ADDRESSES.
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 table including hyperlinks to the most recently completed 5-year
status review for each listed species, as well as notices of 5-year
status reviews that are currently in progress, is available 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.).
Bridget Fahey,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
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