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88 FR 56 pgs. 17611-17614 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews for 133 Species in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, California, Nevada, Hawaii, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Type: NOTICEVolume: 88Number: 56Pages: 17611 - 17614
Docket number: [FWS-R1-ES-2023-N077; FXES11130100000C4-234-FF01E00000]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2023-05928 Filed 3-22-23; 8:45 am]
Agency: Interior Department
Sub Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version
Pages: 17611, 17612, 17613

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R1-ES-2023-N077; FXES11130100000C4-234-FF01E00000]

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews for 133 Species in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, California, Nevada, Hawaii, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

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 for 133 species in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, California, Nevada, Hawaii, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Two of these species also occur outside of United States jurisdiction in Canada and Palau. 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 in our reviews, we are requesting submission of new information no later than May 22, 2023. However, we will continue to accept new information about any species at any time.

ADDRESSES:

Submitting Information on Species:

• Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit:

? U.S. mail: State Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington Fish and Wildlife Office, 510 Desmond Dr. Southeast, Suite 102, Lacey, WA 98503; or

? Email: WFWO_LR@fws.gov.

• Any of the seven species occurring in Oregon:

? U.S. mail: State Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office, 2600 SE 98th Ave., Suite 100, Portland, OR 97266; or

? Email: fw1ofwo@fws.gov.

• White sturgeon, Banbury Springs limpet, and Bliss Rapids snail:

? U.S. mail: State Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Idaho Fish and Wildlife Office, 1387 S. Vinnell Way, Suite 368, Boise, ID 83709; or

? Email: ifwo@fws.gov.

• Any of the 122 species occurring in Hawaii, Guam, and/or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands:

? U.S. mail: Field Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Room 3-122, Honolulu, HI 96850; or

? Email: pifwo_admin@fws.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For general information, please contact Grant Canterbury at 503-231-6151. 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:

• Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit: Rose Agbalog, Washington Fish and Wildlife Office, 564-200-2124; WFWO_LR@fws.gov.

• Any of the seven species occurring in Oregon: Jennifer Siani, Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office, 503-231-6179; fw1ofwo@fws.gov.

• White sturgeon, Banbury Springs limpet, and Bliss Rapids snail: Greg Burak, Idaho Fish and Wildlife Office, 208-378-5243; ifwo@fws.gov.

• Any of the 122 species occurring in Hawaii, Guam, and/or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Megan Laut, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, 808-792-9400, pifwo_admin@fws.gov.

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 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 each listed species' status 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?


[top] A 5-year status review considers all new information available at the time of page 17612 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 133 species, including 4 mammals, 13 birds, 3 fishes, 2 snails, 4 insects, 2 crustaceans, and 105 plants, as listed in the table below.

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Common name Scientific name Status Known range of species occurrence Final listing rule and publication date
ANIMALS
Mammals:
Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit [Columbia Basin DPS] Brachylagus idahoensis Endangered Washington 68 FR 10388, 3/5/2003.
Pacific sheath-tailed bat Emballonura semicaudata rotensis Endangered Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 80 FR 59423, 10/1/2015.
Hawaiian hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus semotus Endangered Hawaii 35 FR 16047, 10/13/1970.
Mariana fruit bat (=fanihi, Mariana flying fox) Pteropus mariannus mariannus Threatened Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 49 FR 33881, 8/27/1984; 70 FR 1190, 1/6/2005.
Birds:
Nightingale reed warbler (old world warbler) Acrocephalus luscinia Endangered Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 35 FR 8491, 6/2/1970; 35 FR 18319, 12/2/1970.
Mariana gray swiftlet Aerodramus vanikorensis bartschi Endangered Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 49 FR 33881, 8/27/1984.
Hawaiian crow (`alala) Corvus hawaiiensis Endangered Hawaii 32 FR 4001, 3/11/1967.
Mariana crow (=aga) Corvus kubaryi Endangered Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 49 FR 33881, 8/27/1984.
Mariana common moorhen Gallinula chloropus guami Endangered Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 49 FR 33881, 8/27/1984.
Guam Micronesian kingfisher (=Guam kingfisher, sihek) Halcyon cinnamomina cinnamomina [= Todiramphus cinnamominus ] Endangered Guam 49 FR 33881, 8/27/1984; 69 FR 62943, 10/28/2004.
`Akiapola`au Hemignathus wilsoni Endangered Hawaii 32 FR 4001, 3/11/1967.
Palila (honeycreeper) Loxioides bailleui Endangered Hawaii 32 FR 4001, 3/11/1967
Hawaii `akepa Loxops coccineus Endangered Hawaii 35 FR 16047, 10/13/1970.
Micronesian megapode Megapodius laperouse Endangered Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau 35 FR 8491, 6/2/1970.
Hawaii creeper Oreomystis mana Endangered Hawaii 40 FR 44149, 9/25/1975.
Guam rail Rallus owstoni Endangered Guam 49 FR 14354, 4/11/1984; 49 FR 33881, 8/27/1984; 54 FR 43966, 10/30/1989.
Rota bridled white-eye Zosterops rotensis Endangered Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 69 FR 3022, 1/22/2004.
Fishes:
White sturgeon [Kootenai River DPS] Acipenser transmontanus Endangered Idaho, Montana, Canada (British Columbia) 59 FR 45989, 9/6/1994.
Warner sucker Catostomus warnerensis Threatened California, Nevada, Oregon 50 FR 39117, 9/27/1985.
Hutton tui chub Gila bicolor ssp. Threatened Oregon 50 FR 12302, 3/28/1985.
Snails:
Bliss Rapids snail Taylorconcha serpenticola Threatened Idaho 57 FR 59244, 12/14/1992.
Banbury Springs limpet Lanx sp. Endangered Idaho 57 FR 59244, 12/14/1992.
Insects:
Hawaiian picture-wing fly Drosophila digressa Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 64637, 10/29/2013.
Hawaiian picture-wing fly Drosophila heteroneura Endangered Hawaii 71 FR 26835, 5/9/2006.
Hawaiian picture-wing fly Drosophila mulli Threatened Hawaii 71 FR 26835, 5/9/2006.
Hawaiian picture-wing fly Drosophila ochrobasis Endangered Hawaii 71 FR 26835, 5/9/2006.
Crustaceans:
Anchialine pool Shrimp Procaris hawaiana Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
Anchialine pool shrimp Vetericaris chaceorum Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 64637, 10/29/2013.
PLANTS
Flowering Plants:
Liliwai Acaena exigua Endangered Hawaii 57 FR 20772, 5/15/1992.
No common name Achyranthes mutica Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53108, 10/10/1996.
Mauna Loa silversword Argyroxiphium kauense Endangered Hawaii 58 FR 18029, 4/7/1993.
`Ahinahina Argyroxiphium sandwicense ssp. sandwicense Endangered Hawaii 51 FR 9814, 3/1/1986.
Ko`oko`olau Bidens campylotheca ssp. pentamera Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Ko`oko`olau Bidens campylotheca ssp. waihoiensis Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Ko`oko`olau Bidens conjuncta Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Ko`oko`olau Bidens hillebrandiana ssp. hillebrandiana Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Ko`oko`olau Bidens micrantha ssp. ctenophylla Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 64637, 10/29/2013.
`Oha wai Clermontia drepanomorpha Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53137, 10/10/1996.
`Oha wai Clermontia lindseyana Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 10305, 3/4/1994.
`Oha wai Clermontia peleana Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 10305, 3/4/1994.
`Oha wai Clermontia pyrularia Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 10305, 3/4/1994.
Haha Cyanea asplenifolia Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Haha Cyanea copelandii ssp. copelandii Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 10305, 3/4/1994.
Haha Cyanea duvalliorum Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Haha Cyanea hamatiflora ssp. carlsonii Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 10305, 3/4/1994.
Haha nui Cyanea horrida Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Haha Cyanea kunthiana Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Haha Cyanea maritae Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Haha Cyanea marksii Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 64637, 10/29/2013.
Haha Cyanea mauiensis Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Haha Cyanea munroi Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Haha Cyanea obtusa Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
`Aku`aku Cyanea platyphylla Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53137, 10/10/1996.
Haha Cyanea profuga Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Haha Cyanea shipmanii Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 10305, 3/4/1994.
Popolo Cyanea solanacea Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Haha Cyanea stictophylla Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 10305, 3/4/1994.
`Aku Cyanea tritomantha Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 64637, 10/29/2013.
No common name Cyperus fauriei Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 10305, 3/4/1994.
Ha`iwale Cyrtandra ferripilosa Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Ha`iwale Cyrtandra filipes Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Ha`iwale Cyrtandra giffardii Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 10305, 3/4/1994.
Ha`iwale Cyrtandra nanawaleensis Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 64637, 10/29/2013.
Ha`iwale Cyrtandra oxybapha Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Ha`iwale Cyrtandra tintinnabula Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 10305, 3/4/1994.
Ha`iwale Cyrtandra wagneri Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 64637, 10/29/2013.
Willamette daisy Erigeron decumbens Endangered Oregon 65 FR 3875, 1/25/2000.
No common name Festuca molokaiensis Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Nohoanu Geranium hanaense Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Nohoanu Geranium hillebrandii Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Honohono Haplostachys haplostachya Endangered Hawaii 44 FR 62468, 10/30/1979.
Hau kuahiwi Hibiscadelphus giffardianus Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53137, 10/10/1996.
Hau kuahiwi Hibiscadelphus hualalaiensis Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53137, 10/10/1996.
Aupaka Isodendrion hosakae Endangered Hawaii 56 FR 1454, 1/14/1991.
Kio`ele Kadua coriacea Endangered Hawaii 57 FR 20772, 5/15/1992.
Koki`o Kokia drynarioides Endangered Hawaii 49 FR 47397, 12/4/1984.
Large-flowered woolly meadowfoam Limnanthes pumila ssp. grandiflora Endangered Oregon 67 FR 68004, 11/7/2002.
Nehe Lipochaeta venosa Endangered Hawaii 44 FR 62468, 10/30/1979.
Cook's lomatium Lomatium cookii Endangered Oregon 67 FR 68004, 11/7/2002.
Kincaid's lupine Lupinus sulphureus ssp. kincaidii Threatened Oregon, Washington 65 FR 3875, 1/25/2000.
No common name Maesa walkeri Threatened Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 80 FR 59423, 10/1/2015.
Alani Melicope zahlbruckneri Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53137, 10/10/1996.
Sea bean Mucuna sloanei var. persericea Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Kolea Myrsine vaccinioides Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
No common name Neraudia ovata Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53137, 10/10/1996.
No common name Nervilia jacksoniae Threatened Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 80 FR 59423, 10/1/2015.
No common name Nesogenes rotensis Endangered Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 69 FR 18499; 04/08/2004.
`Aiea Nothocestrum breviflorum Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 10305, 3/4/1994.
No common name Osmoxylon mariannense Endangered Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 69 FR 18499; 04/08/2004.
`Ala `ala wai nui Peperomia subpetiolata Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
No common name Phyllostegia bracteata Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
No common name Phyllostegia floribunda Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 64637, 10/29/2013.
No common name Phyllostegia haliakalae Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
No common name Phyllostegia helleri Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
No common name Phyllostegia pilosa Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Kiponapona Phyllostegia racemosa Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53137, 10/10/1996.
No common name Phyllostegia stachyoides Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
No common name Phyllostegia velutina Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53137, 10/10/1996.
No common name Phyllostegia warshaueri Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53137, 10/10/1996.
Hoawa Pittosporum halophilum Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Hoawa Pittosporum hawaiiense Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 64637, 10/29/2013.
Kuahiwi laukahi Plantago hawaiensis Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 10305, 3/4/1994.
No common name Platydesma remyi Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 64637, 10/29/2013.
Hala pepe Pleomele fernaldii Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Hala pepe Pleomele hawaiiensis Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53137, 10/10/1996.
Po`e Portulaca sclerocarpa Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 10305, 3/4/1994.
Loulu Pritchardia aylmer-robinsonii Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 41020, 8/7/1996.
Loulu Pritchardia lanigera Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 64637, 10/29/2013.
Loulu Pritchardia maideniana Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 10305, 3/4/1994.
Loulu Pritchardia schattaueri Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53137, 10/10/1996.
No common name Schiedea diffusa ssp. macraei Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 64637, 10/29/2013.
Ma`oli`oli Schiedea hawaiiensis Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 64637, 10/29/2013.
No common name Schiedea jacobii Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
No common name Schiedea laui Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
No common name Schiedea salicaria Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Hayun lagu Serianthes nelsonii Endangered Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 52 FR 4907, 2/18/1987; 52 FR 6651, 5/4/1987.
`Anunu Sicyos albus Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53137, 10/10/1996.
No common name Silene hawaiiensis Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 10305, 3/4/1994.
Popolo ku mai Solanum incompletum Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 56333, 10/10/1994.
No common name Stenogyne angustifolia var. angustifolia Endangered Hawaii 44 FR 62468, 10/30/1979.
No common name Stenogyne cranwelliae Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 64637, 10/29/2013.
No common name Stenogyne kaalae ssp. sherffii Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
No common name Stenogyne kauaulaensis Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Malheur wire-lettuce Stephanomeria malheurensis Endangered Oregon 47 FR 50881, 11/10/1982.
No common name Tetramolopium arenarium Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 10305, 3/4/1994.
Hawaiian vetch Vicia menziesii Endangered Hawaii 43 FR 17910, 4/26/1978.
No common name Vigna o-wahuensis Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 56333, 11/10/1994.
No common name Wikstroemia skottsbergiana Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
No common name Wikstroemia villosa Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
A`e Zanthoxylum dipetalum var. tomentosum Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53137, 10/10/1996.
Ferns and Allies:
No common name Asplenium peruvianum var. insulare Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 49025, 9/26/1994.
No common name Diplazium molokaiense Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 49025, 9/26/1994.
Wawae`iole Huperzia mannii Endangered Hawaii 57 FR 20772, 5/15/1992.


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.

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. ).

Hugh Morrison,

Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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