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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews for 167 Species in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, California, Hawaii, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands

A Notice by the Fish and Wildlife Service on 05/10/2022

Published Document: 2022-09980 (87 FR 28031)

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Department of the Interior
Fish and Wildlife Service
  1. [FWS-R1-ES-2022-N009; FXES11130100000C4-223-FF01E00000]

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 167 species in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, California, Hawaii, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Two of these species also occur outside of U.S. 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 July 11, 2022. However, we will continue to accept new information about any species at any time.

ADDRESSES:

Submitting Information on Species:

  • Marbled murrelet:

➢ 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: .

  • Howell's spectacular thelypody:

➢ 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: .

  • Snake River physa snail and Bruneau hot springsnail:

➢ 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: .

  • Any of the 163 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: .

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 specific species, contact the following people:

  • Marbled murrelet: Tom McDowell, Washington Fish and Wildlife Office, 360-753-9440.
  • Howell's spectacular thelypody: Jennifer Siani, Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office, 503-231-6179.
  • Snake River physa snail and Bruneau hot springsnail: Kathleen Hendricks, Idaho Fish and Wildlife Office, 208-378-5243.
  • Any of the 163 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.

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/​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 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 167 species, including 4 birds, 1 reptile, 50 snails, 9 insects, and 103 plants, as listed in the table below. ( printed page 28032)

Common name Scientific name Status Known range of species occurrence Final listing rule and publication date
ANIMALS
Birds:
Marbled murrelet [CA, OR, WA distinct population segment (DPS)] Brachyramphus marmoratus Threatened California, Oregon, Washington 57 FR 45337, 10/1/1992.
Hawaiian goose (Nēnē) Branta sandvicensis Threatened Hawaii 32 FR 4001, 3/11/1967; 84 FR 69918, 12/19/2019.
Oahu ‘elepaio Chasiempis ibidis Endangered Hawaii 65 FR 20760, 4/18/2000.
Oahu creeper Paroreomyza maculata Endangered Hawaii 35 FR 16047, 10/13/1970.
Reptiles:
Slevin's skink (gualik halumtanu, gholuuf) Emoia slevini Endangered Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 80 FR 59423, 10/1/2015.
Snails:
Oahu tree snails Achatinella spp. (includes all 41 species in genus) * Endangered Hawaii 46 FR 3178, 1/13/1981.
Newcomb's tree snail Newcombia cumingi Threatened Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Humped tree snail (akaleha', denden) Partula gibba Endangered Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 80 FR 59423, 10/1/2015.
Langford's tree snail (akaleha', denden) Partula langfordi Endangered Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 80 FR 59423, 10/1/2015.
Guam tree snail (akaleha', denden) Partula radiolata Endangered Guam 80 FR 59423, 10/1/2015.
Lanai tree snail Partulina semicarinata Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Lanai tree snail Partulina variabilis Endangered Hawaii 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Snake River physa snail Physa natricina Endangered Idaho 57 FR 59244, 12/14/1992.
Bruneau hot springsnail Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis Endangered Idaho 58 FR 5938, 1/25/1993.
Fragile tree snail Samoana fragilis Endangered Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 80 FR 59423, 10/1/2015.
Insects:
Hawaiian picture-wing fly Drosophila aglaia Endangered Hawaii 71 FR 26835, 5/9/2006.
Hawaiian picture-wing fly Drosophila hemipeza Endangered Hawaii 71 FR 26835, 5/9/2006.
Hawaiian picture-wing fly Drosophila montgomeryi Endangered Hawaii 71 FR 26835, 5/9/2006.
Hawaiian picture-wing fly Drosophila obatai Endangered Hawaii 71 FR 26835, 5/9/2006.
Hawaiian picture-wing fly Drosophila substenoptera Endangered Hawaii 71 FR 26835, 5/9/2006.
Hawaiian picture-wing fly Drosophila tarphytrichia Endangered Hawaii 71 FR 26835, 5/9/2006.
Rota blue damselfly (dulalas Luta, dulalas Luuta) Ischnura luta Endangered Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 80 FR 59423, 10/1/2015.
Blackburn's sphinx moth Manduca blackburni Endangered Hawaii 65 FR 4770, 2/1/2000.
Mariana wandering butterfly (ababbang, libweibwogh) Vagrans egistina Endangered Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 80 FR 59423, 10/1/2015.
PLANTS
Flowering Plants:
No common name Abutilon sandwicense Endangered Hawaii 56 FR 55770, 10/29/1991.
Round-leaved chaff-flower Achyranthes splendens var. rotundata Endangered Hawaii 51 FR 10518, 3/26/1986.
Ko ‘oko ‘olau Bidens amplectens Endangered Hawaii 77 FR 57647, 9/18/2012.
Siboyas halumtanu, siboyan halom tano Bulbophyllum guamense Threatened Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 80 FR 59423, 10/1/2015.
Ewa Plains ‘akoko Chamaesyce [=Euphorbia] skottsbergii var. skottsbergii Endangered Hawaii 47 FR 36846, 8/24/1982.
Haha Cyanea acuminata Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53089, 10/10/1996.
Haha Cyanea calycina Endangered Hawaii 77 FR 57647, 9/18/2012.
Haha Cyanea crispa Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 14482, 3/28/1994.
Haha Cyanea grimesiana ssp. obatae Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 32932, 6/27/1994.
Haha Cyanea humboldtiana Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53089, 10/10/1996.
Haha Cyanea koolauensis Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53089, 10/10/1996.
Haha Cyanea lanceolata Endangered Hawaii 77 FR 57647, 9/18/2012.
Haha Cyanea longiflora Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53089, 10/10/1996.
Haha Cyanea pinnatifida Endangered Hawaii 56 FR 55770, 10/29/1991.
Haha Cyanea purpurellifolia Endangered Hawaii 77 FR 57647, 9/18/2012.
Haha Cyanea st.-johnii Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53089, 10/10/1996.
No common name Cyanea superba Endangered Hawaii 56 FR 46235, 9/11/1991.
Haha Cyanea truncata Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 14482, 3/28/1994.
Fadang, faadang Cycas micronesica Threatened Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Independent Republic of Palau 80 FR 59424, 10/1/2015.
Pu‘uka‘a Cyperus trachysanthos Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53108, 10/10/1996.
Ha'iwale Cyrtandra crenata Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 14482, 3/28/1994.
Ha‘iwale Cyrtandra dentata Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53089, 10/10/1996.
Ha‘iwale Cyrtandra gracilis Endangered Hawaii 77 FR 57647, 9/18/2012.
Ha‘iwale Cyrtandra kaulantha Endangered Hawaii 77 FR 57647, 9/18/2012.
Ha‘iwale Cyrtandra polyantha Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 14482, 3/28/1994.
Ha‘iwale Cyrtandra sessilis Endangered Hawaii 77 FR 57647, 9/18/2012.
Ha‘iwale Cyrtandra subumbellata Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53089, 10/10/1996.
Ha‘iwale Cyrtandra viridiflora Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53089, 10/10/1996.
Ha‘iwale Cyrtandra waiolani Endangered Hawaii 77 FR 57647, 9/18/2012.
Oha Delissea subcordata Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53089, 10/10/1996.
No common name Delissea undulata Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53124, 10/10/1996.
No common name Dendrobium guamense Threatened Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 80 FR 59424, 10/1/2015.
Na‘ena‘e Dubautia herbstobatae Endangered Hawaii 56 FR 55770, 10/29/1991.
( printed page 28033)
Fosberg's love grass Eragrostis fosbergii Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53089, 10/10/1996.
No common name Eugenia bryanii Endangered Guam 80 FR 59424, 10/1/2015.
Nioi Eugenia koolauensis Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 14482, 3/28/1994.
‘Akoko Euphorbia celastroides var. kaenana Endangered Hawaii 56 FR 55770, 10/29/1991.
‘Akoko Euphorbia deppeana Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 14482, 3/28/1994.
‘Akoko Euphorbia herbstii Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53089, 10/10/1996.
‘Akoko Euphorbia kuwaleana Endangered Hawaii 56 FR 55770, 10/29/1991.
‘Akoko Euphorbia rockii Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53089, 10/10/1996.
Nanu Gardenia mannii Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53089, 10/10/1996.
No common name Gouania vitifolia Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 32932, 6/27/1994.
Pau dedu, pao doodu Hedyotis megalantha Endangered Guam 80 FR 59424, 10/1/2015.
Ufa halumtanu, ufa halom tano Heritiera longipetiolata Endangered Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 80 FR 59424, 10/1/2015.
No common name Hesperomannia arbuscula Endangered Hawaii 56 FR 55770, 10/29/1991.
No common name Kadua degeneri Endangered Hawaii 56 FR 55770, 10/29/1991.
No common name Kadua parvula Endangered Hawaii 56 FR 55770, 10/29/1991.
Kohe malama malama o Kanaloa Kanaloa kahoolawensis Endangered Hawaii 64 FR 48307, 9/3/1999.
Hulumoa Korthalsella degeneri Endangered Hawaii 77 FR 57647, 9/18/2012.
Kamakahala Labordia cyrtandrae Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53089, 10/10/1996.
‘Anaunau Lepidium arbuscula Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53089, 10/10/1996.
‘Anaunau Lepidium orbiculare Endangered Hawaii 81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
Nehe Lipochaeta lobata var. leptophylla Endangered Hawaii 56 FR 55770, 10/29/1991.
No common name Lobelia koolauensis Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53089, 10/10/1996.
No common name Lobelia monostachya Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53089, 10/10/1996.
No common name Lobelia oahuensis Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 14482, 3/28/1994.
Nehe Melanthera tenuifolia Endangered Hawaii 56 FR 55770, 10/29/1991.
Alani Melicope christophersenii Endangered Hawaii 77 FR 57647, 9/18/2012.
Alani Melicope hiiakae Endangered Hawaii 77 FR 57647, 9/18/2012.
Alani Melicope lydgatei Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 14482, 3/28/1994.
Alani Melicope makahae Endangered Hawaii 77 FR 57647, 9/18/2012.
Alani Melicope saint-johnii Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53089, 10/10/1996.
Kolea Myrsine juddii Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53089, 10/10/1996.
No common name Neraudia angulata Endangered Hawaii 56 FR 55770, 10/29/1991.
Kulu ī Nototrichium humile Endangered Hawaii 56 FR 55770, 10/29/1991.
No common name Phyllanthus saffordii Endangered Guam 80 FR 59424, 10/1/2015.
No common name Phyllostegia hirsuta Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53089, 10/10/1996.
No common name Phyllostegia kaalaensis Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53089, 10/10/1996.
No common name Phyllostegia mollis Endangered Hawaii 56 FR 55770, 10/29/1991.
No common name Platydesma cornuta var. cornuta Endangered Hawaii 77 FR 57647, 9/18/2012.
No common name Platydesma cornuta var. decurrens Endangered Hawaii 77 FR 57647, 9/18/2012.
Hala pepe Pleomele forbesii Endangered Hawaii 77 FR 57647, 9/18/2012.
Ohe ‘ohe Polyscias gymnocarpa Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 14482, 3/28/1994.
No common name Polyscias lydgatei Endangered Hawaii 77 FR 57647, 9/18/2012.
Loulu Pritchardia kaalae Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53089, 10/10/1996.
Kopiko Psychotria hexandra ssp. oahuensis Endangered Hawaii 77 FR 57647, 9/18/2012.
Aplokating palaoan Psychotria malaspinae Endangered Guam 80 FR 59424 10/1/2015.
Kaulu Pteralyxia macrocarpa Endangered Hawaii 77 FR 57647, 9/18/2012.
No common name Sanicula mariversa Endangered Hawaii 56 FR 55770, 10/29/1991.
Diamond Head schiedea Schiedea adamantis Endangered Hawaii 49 FR 6099, 2/17/1984.
No common name Schiedea kaalae Endangered Hawaii 56 FR 55770, 10/29/1991.
Ma‘oli‘oli Schiedea kealiae Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53089, 10/10/1996.
No common name Schiedea nuttallii Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53108, 10/10/1996.
No common name Schiedea obovata Endangered Hawaii 56 FR 55770, 10/29/1991.
No common name Schiedea trinervis Endangered Hawaii 56 FR 55770, 10/29/1991.
No common name Silene perlmanii Endangered Hawaii 56 FR 55770, 10/29/1991.
Biringenas halumtanu, Birengenas halom tano Solanum guamense Endangered Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 80 FR 59424, 10/1/2015.
No common name Stenogyne kanehoana Endangered Hawaii 57 FR 20592, 5/13/1992.
No common name Tabernaemontana rotensis Threatened Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 80 FR 59424, 10/1/2015.
No common name Tetramolopium filiforme Endangered Hawaii 56 FR 55770, 10/29/1991.
No common name Tetramolopium lepidotum ssp. lepidotum Endangered Hawaii 56 FR 55770, 10/29/1991.
Howell's spectacular thelypody Thelypodium howellii ssp. spectabilis Threatened Oregon 64 FR 28403, 5/26/1999.
No common name Tinospora homosepala Endangered Guam 80 FR 59424, 10/1/2015.
No common name Trematolobelia singularis Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53089, 10/10/1996.
No common name Tuberolabium guamense Threatened Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 80 FR 59424, 10/1/2015.
Opuhe Urera kaalae Endangered Hawaii 56 FR 55770, 10/29/1991.
Pamakani Viola chamissoniana ssp. chamissoniana Endangered Hawaii 56 FR 55770, 10/29/1991.
No common name Viola oahuensis Endangered Hawaii 61 FR 53089, 10/10/1996.
A‘e Zanthoxylum oahuense Endangered Hawaii 77 FR 57647, 9/18/2012.
Ferns and Allies:
No common name Asplenium dielfalcatum Endangered Hawaii 56 FR 55770, 10/29/1991.
No common name Asplenium unisorum Endangered Hawaii 59 FR 32932, 6/27/1994.
No common name Doryopteris takeuchii Endangered Hawaii 77 FR 57647, 9/18/2012.
* Species within the listed genus Achatinella include A. abbreviata, A. apexfulva, A. bellula, A. buddii, A. bulimoides, A. byronii, A. caesia, A. casta, A. cestus, A. concavospira, A. curta, A. decipiens, A. decora, A. dimorpha, A. elegans, A. fulgens, A. fuscobasis, A. juddii, A. juncea, A. lehuiensis, A. leucorrhaphe, A. lila, A. livida, A. lorata, A. mustelina, A. papyracea, A. phaeozona, A. pulcherrima, A. pupukanioe, A. rosea, A. sowerbyana, A. spaldingi, A. stewartii, A. swiftii, A. taeniolata, A. thaanumi, A. turgida, A. valida, A. viridans, A. vittata, and A. vulpina.
( printed page 28034)

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.).

Nanette Seto,

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

[FR Doc. 2022-09980 Filed 5-9-22; 8:45 am]

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Published Document: 2022-09980 (87 FR 28031)