89 FR 55 pgs. 19861-19864 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews for 100 Species in American Samoa, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington

Type: NOTICEVolume: 89Number: 55Pages: 19861 - 19864
Docket number: [FWS–R1–ES–2024–N003; FXES11130100000C4–245–FF01E00000]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2024–05822 Filed 3–19–24; 8:45 am]
Agency: Interior Department
Sub Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version
Pages: 19861, 19862, 19863

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R1-ES-2024-N003; FXES11130100000C4-245-FF01E00000]

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews for 100 Species in American Samoa, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington

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 100 species in American Samoa, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Three of these species also occur outside of United States jurisdiction, in Canada and the South Pacific. 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 20, 2024. However, we will continue to accept new information about any species at any time.

ADDRESSES:

Submitting Information on Species:

Any of the 89 species occurring in Hawaii or American Samoa:

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 .

Woodland caribou and Spalding's catchfly:

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 .

Oregon silverspot butterfly:

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.

Pocket gophers, island marble butterfly, showy stickseed, White Bluffs bladderpod, and Wenatchee Mountains checkermallow:

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 .


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For general information, please contact Grant Canterbury, Regional Recovery Biologist, 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:

Any of the 89 species occurring in Hawaii or American Samoa: Megan Laut, Recovery Program Manager, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, 808-792-9400; pifwo_admin@fws.gov.

Woodland caribou and Spalding's catchfly: Tracy Melbihess, Assistant State Supervisor, Idaho Fish and Wildlife Office, 208-378-5243; ifwo@fws.gov.

Oregon silverspot butterfly: Jennifer Siani, Recovery Coordinator, Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office, 503-231-6179; fw1ofwo@fws.gov.

Pocket gophers, island marble butterfly, showy stickseed, White Bluffs bladderpod, and Wenatchee Mountains checkermallow: Rose Agbalog, Recovery Coordinator, Washington Fish and Wildlife Office, 564-200-2124; WFWO_LR@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?

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 100 species, including 6 mammals, 6 birds, 2 snails, 11 insects, and 75 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:
Pacific sheath-tailed bat (pe'ape'a vai, tagiti, beka beka) (South Pacific subspecies) Emballonura semicaudata semicaudata Endangered American Samoa, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu 81 FR 65466, 9/22/2016.
Woodland caribou (southern mountain distinct population segment (DPS)) Rangifer tarandus caribou Endangered Idaho, Washington, Canada (British Columbia) 84 FR 52598, 10/02/2019.
Olympia pocket gopher Thomomys mazama pugetensis Threatened Washington 79 FR 19760, 4/9/2014.
Roy Prairie pocket gopher Thomomys mazama glacialis Threatened Washington 79 FR 19760, 4/9/2014.
Tenino pocket gopher Thomomys mazama tumuli Threatened Washington 79 FR 19760, 4/9/2014.
Yelm pocket gopher Thomomys mazama yelmensis Threatened Washington 79 FR 19760, 4/9/2014.
Birds:
Hawaiian duck (koloa maoli) Anas wyvilliana Endangered Hawaii 32 FR 4001, 3/11/1967.
Hawaiian coot ('alae ke'oke'o) Fulica alai Endangered Hawaii 35 FR 16047, 10/13/1970.
Friendly ground-dove (tu'aimeo) (American Samoa DPS) Gallicolumba stairi Endangered American Samoa 81 FR 65466, 9/22/2016.
Hawaiian common gallinule ('alae 'ula) Gallinula galeata sandvicensis Endangered Hawaii 32 FR 4001, 3/11/1967.
Ma'o (ma'oma'o) Gymnomyza samoensis Endangered American Samoa, Samoa 81 FR 65466, 9/22/2016.
Band-rumped storm-petrel ('ake 'ake) (Hawaii DPS) Hydrobates castro Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
Snails:
No common name Eua zebrina Endangered American Samoa 81 FR 65466, 9/22/2016.
No common name Ostodes strigatus Endangered American Samoa 81 FR 65466, 9/22/2016.
Insects:
Island marble butterfly Euchloe ausonides insulanus Endangered Washington 85 FR 26786, 5/5/2020.
Yellow-faced bee Hylaeus anthracinus Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
Yellow-faced bee Hylaeus assimulans Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
Yellow-faced bee Hylaeus facilis Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
Yellow-faced bee Hylaeus hilaris Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
Yellow-faced bee Hylaeus kuakea Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
Yellow-faced bee Hylaeus longiceps Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
Yellow-faced bee Hylaeus mana Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
Mariana eight-spot butterfly (ababbang, libweibwogh) Hypolimnas octocula marianensis Endangered Hawaii 80 FR 59423, 10/1/2015.
Orangeblack Hawaiian damselfly Megalagrion xanthomelas Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
Oregon silverspot butterfly Speyeria zerene hippolyta Threatened Oregon, California, Washington 45 FR 44935, 7/2/1980.
PLANTS
Flowering Plants:
Mahoe Alectryon macrococcus Endangered Hawaii 57 FR 20772, 5/15/1992.
No common name Amaranthus brownii Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 43178, 8/21/1996.
No common name Bonamia menziesii Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 56333, 11/10/1994.
Maui reedgrass Calamagrostis expansa Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
No common name Calamagrostis hillebrandii Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32014, 5/28/2013.
'Awikiwiki Canavalia pubescens Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32014, 5/28/2013.
Kamanomano Cenchrus agrimonioides Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53108, 10/10/1996.
Kauila Colubrina oppositifolia Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 10305, 3/4/1994.
No common name Cyanea kauaulaensis Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
No common name Cyperus neokunthianus Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
No common name Cyperus pennatiformis Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 56333, 11/10/1994.
Ha'iwale Cyrtandra hematos Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
'Akoko Euphorbia haeleeleana Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53108, 10/10/1996.
Heau Exocarpos menziesii Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
No common name Festuca hawaiiensis Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
Mehamehame Flueggea neowawraea Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 56333, 11/10/1994.
Nanu Gardenia brighamii Endangered Hawaii 50 FR 33728, 8/21/1985.
Nanu Gardenia remyi Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
No common name Gouania meyenii Endangered Hawaii 56 FR 55770, 10/29/1991.
Showy stickseed Hackelia venusta Endangered Washington 67 FR 5515, 2/6/2002.
Ma'o hau hele Hibiscus brackenridgei Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 56333, 11/10/1994.
Hilo ischaemum Ischaemum byrone Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 10305, 3/4/1994.
Aupaka Isodendrion longifolium Threatened Hawaii 61 FR 53108, 10/10/1996.
Wahine noho kula Isodendrion pyrifolium Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 10305, 3/4/1994.
'Ohe Joinvillea ascendens ssp. ascendens Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
Kamapua'a Kadua fluviatilis Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
No common name Kadua haupuensis Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
No common name Labordia lorenciana Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
No common name Lobelia niihauensis Endangered Hawaii 56 FR 55770, 10/29/1991.
No common name Lysimachia filifolia Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 9304, 2/25/1994.
Uhiuhi Mezoneuron kavaiense Endangered Hawaii 51 FR 24672, 7/8/1986.
Kolea Myrsine fosbergii Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
'Aiea Nothocestrum latifolium Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
Holei Ochrosia haleakalae Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
Holei Ochrosia kilaueaensis Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 10305, 3/4/1994.
No common name Phyllostegia brevidens Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
No common name Phyllostegia parviflora Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53108, 10/10/1996.
White Bluffs bladderpod Physaria douglasii ssp. tuplashensis Threatened Washington 78 FR 23983, 4/23/2013.
Kuahiwi laukahi Plantago princeps Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 56333, 11/10/1994.
No common name Platanthera holochila Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53108, 10/10/1996.
'Ihi Portulaca villosa Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
Baker's loulu Pritchardia bakeri Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
Loulu Pritchardia remota Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 43178, 8/21/1996.
'Ena'ena Pseudognaphalium sandwicensium var. molokaiense Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
Makou Ranunculus hawaiensis Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
Makou Ranunculus mauiensis Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
No common name Sanicula sandwicensis Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
'Iliahi Santalum involutum Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
Dwarf naupaka Scaevola coriacea Endangered Hawaii 51 FR 17971, 5/16/1986.
'Awiwi Schenkia sebaeoides Endangered Hawaii 56 FR 55770, 10/29/1991.
No common name Schiedea diffusa ssp. diffusa Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
Ma'oli'oli Schiedea pubescens Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
No common name Schiedea verticillata Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 43178, 8/21/1996.
'Ohai Sesbania tomentosa Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 56333, 11/10/1994.
'Anunu Sicyos lanceoloideus Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
'Anunu Sicyos macrophyllus Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
Wenatchee Mountains checkermallow Sidalcea oregana var. calva Endangered Washington 64 FR 71680, 12/22/1999.
No common name Silene lanceolata Endangered Hawaii 57 FR 46325, 10/8/1992.
Spalding's catchfly Silene spaldingii Threatened Idaho, Washington, Oregon 66 FR 51598, 10/10/2001.
Popolo Solanum nelsonii Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
'Aiakeakua, popolo Solanum sandwicense Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 9304, 2/25/1994.
No common name Spermolepis hawaiiensis Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 56333, 11/10/1994.
A'e Zanthoxylum hawaiiense Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 10305, 3/4/1994.
Ferns and Allies:
Palai la'au Adenophorus periens Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 56333, 11/10/1994.
No common name Asplenium dielerectum (= Diellia erecta ) Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 56333, 11/10/1994.
No common name Asplenium diellaciniatum Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
Pauoa Ctenitis squamigera Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 49025, 9/26/1994.
No common name Deparia kaalaana Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
Hohiu Dryopteris glabra var. pusilla Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
Olua Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. mauiensis Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
Kupukupu makali'i Menisciopsis boydiae (= Cyclosorus boydiae ) Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
No common name Microlepia strigosa var. mauiensis Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
Wawae'iole Phlegmariurus nutans Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 14482, 3/28/1994.
No common name Phlegmariurus stemmermanniae (= Huperzia stemmermanniae ) Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
No common name Pteris lidgatei Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 49025, 9/26/1994.


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. ).

Bridget Fahey,

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

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