2021-10667. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 76 Species in California and Nevada

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 of 76 species in California and Nevada under the Endangered Species Act. A 5-year 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 review.

DATES:

To ensure consideration in our reviews, we are requesting submission of new information no later than July 19, 2021. However, we will continue to accept new information about any species at any time.

ADDRESSES:

For how and where to send information and comments, see Request for New Information. For whom to contact for species-specific information, see Request for New Information. Individuals who are hearing impaired or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8337 for TTY assistance.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Why do we conduct 5-year 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)(A) of the Act requires us to review each listed species' status at least once every 5 years. For additional information about 5-year reviews, refer to our factsheet at http://www.fws.gov/​endangered/​what-we-do/​recovery-overview.html.

What information do we consider in our review?

A 5-year 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 review, 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 to 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 review and will also be useful in evaluating the ongoing recovery programs for the species.

Which species are under review?

This notice announces our active review of the species listed in the table below.

Common name	Scientific name	Status	States where species is known to occur	Final Listing rule (Federal Register citation and publication date)	Lead fish and wildlife office
Animals
Butterfly, Quino checkerspot	Euphydryas editha quino (=E. e. wrighti)	E	CA, Mexico	62 FR 2313; 1/16/1997	Carlsbad.
Fox, Santa Catalina Island	Urocyon littoralis catalinae	T	CA	69 FR 10335; 3/5/2004	Carlsbad.
Lizard, Coachella Valley fringe-toed	Uma inornata	T	CA	45 FR 63812; 9/25/1980	Carlsbad.
Sucker, Santa Ana	Catostomus santaanae	T	CA	65 FR 19686; 4/12/2000	Carlsbad.
Vireo, least Bell's	Vireo bellii pusillus	E	CA, Mexico	51 FR 16474; 5/2/1986	Carlsbad.
Vole, Amargosa	Microtus californicus scirpensis	E	CA	49 FR 45160; 11/15/1984	Carlsbad.
Condor, California	Gymnogyps californianus	E	AZ, CA, NV, and UT	32 FR 4001; 3/11/1967	Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge.
Chub, Owens Tui	Gila bicolor snyderi	E	CA	50 FR 31592; 8/5/1985	Reno.
Dace, desert	Eremichthys acros	T	NV	32 FR 4001; 3/11/1967	Reno.
Pupfish, Owens	Cyprinodon radiosus	E	CA	32 FR 4001; 3/11/1967	Reno.
Speckled dace, Clover Valley	Rhinichthys osculus oligoporus	E	NV	54 FR 41448; 10/10/1989	Reno.
Speckled dace, Independence Valley	Rhinichthys osculus lethoporus	E	NV	54 FR 41448; 10/10/1989	Reno.
Crayfish, Shasta	Pacifastacus fortis	E	CA	53 FR 38460; 9/30/1988	Sacramento.
Fairy shrimp, Conservancy	Branchinecta conservatio	E	CA	59 FR 48136; 9/19/1994	Sacramento.
Fairy shrimp, longhorn	Branchinecta longiantenna	E	CA	59 FR 48136; 9/19/1994	Sacramento.
Fairy shrimp, vernal pool	Branchinecta lynchi	T	CA	59 FR 48136; 9/19/1994	Sacramento.
Shrimp, California freshwater	Syncaris pacifica	E	CA	53 FR 43884; 10/31/1988	Sacramento.
Tadpole shrimp, vernal pool	Lepidurus packardi	E	CA	59 FR 48136; 9/19/1994	Sacramento.
Trout, Little Kern golden	Oncorhynchus aguabonita whitei	T	CA	43 FR 15427; 4/13/1978	Sacramento.
Butterfly, Mount Charleston blue	Icaricia (Plebejus) shasta charlestonensis	E	NV	78 FR 57749; 10/21/2013	Southern Nevada.
Chub, Pahranagat roundtail	Gila robusta jordani	E	NV	35 FR 16047; 10/13/1970	Southern Nevada.
Dace, Moapa	Moapa coriacea	E	NV	32 FR 4001; 3/11/1967	Southern Nevada.
Pupfish, Devils Hole	Cyprinodon diabolis	E	NV	32 FR 4001; 3/11/1967	Southern Nevada.
Springfish, Hiko White River	Crenichthys baileyi grandis	E	NV	50 FR 39123; 9/27/1985	Southern Nevada.
Springfish, White River	Crenichthys baileyi baileyi	E	NV	50 FR 39123; 9/27/1985	Southern Nevada.
Tortoise, desert	Gopherus agassizii	T	AZ, CA, NV, OR, and UT	45 FR 55654; 8/20/1980	Southern Nevada.
Salamander, California tiger (Santa Barbara County distinct population segment)	Ambystoma californiense	E	CA	65 FR 3096; 1/19/2000	Ventura.
Plants
Bladderpod, San Bernardino Mountains	Lesquerella kingii bernardina	E	CA	59 FR 43652; 8/24/1994	Carlsbad.
Brodiaea, thread-leaved	Brodiaea filifolia	T	CA	63 FR 54975; 10/13/1998	Carlsbad.
Buckwheat, cushenbury	Eriogonum ovalifolium vineum	E	CA	59 FR 43652; 8/24/1994	Carlsbad.
Button-celery, San Diego	Eryngium aristulatum parishii	E	CA	58 FR 41384; 8/3/1993	Carlsbad.
Daisy, Parish's	Erigeron parishii	T	CA	59 FR 43652; 8/24/1994	Carlsbad.
Flannelbush, Mexican	Fremontodendron mexicanum	E	CA, Mexico	63 FR 54956; 10/13/1998	Carlsbad.
Manzanita, Del Mar	Arctostaphylos glandulosa crassifolia	E	CA, Mexico	61 FR 52370; 10/7/1996	Carlsbad.
Mesa-mint, Otay	Pogogyne nudiuscula	E	CA, Mexico	58 FR 41384; 8/3/1993	Carlsbad.
Mesa-mint, San Diego	Pogogyne abramsii	E	CA	43 FR 44810; 10/29/1978	Carlsbad.
Milk-vetch, Coachella Valley	Astragalus lentiginosus coachellae	E	CA	63 FR 53596; 10/6/1998	Carlsbad.
Milk-vetch, Cushenbury	Astragalus albens	E	CA	59 FR 43652; 8/24/1994	Carlsbad.
Milk-vetch, Lane Mountain	Astragalus jaegerianus	E	CA	63 FR 53596; 10/6/1998	Carlsbad.
Monardella, willowy	Monardella viminea	E	CA, Mexico	63 FR 54938; 10/13/1998	Carlsbad.
Navarretia, spreading	Navarretia fossalis	T	CA, Mexico	63 FR 54975; 10/13/1998	Carlsbad.
Onion, Munz's	Allium munzii	E	CA	63 FR 54975; 10/13/1998	Carlsbad.
Orcutt grass, California	Orcuttia californica	E	CA	58 FR 41384; 8/3/1993	Carlsbad.
Oxytheca, Cushenbury	Oxytheca parishii goodmaniana	E	CA	59 FR 43652; 8/24/1994	Carlsbad.
Spineflower, slender-horned	Dodecahema leptoceras	E	CA	52 FR 36265; 9/28/1987	Carlsbad.
Tarplant, Otay	Deinandra (=Hemizonia) conjugens	T	CA, Mexico	63 FR 54938; 10/13/1998	Carlsbad.
Thornmint, San Diego	Acanthomintha ilicifolia	T	CA, Mexico	63 FR 54938; 10/13/1998	Carlsbad.
Wild-buckwheat, Southern Mountain	Eriogonum kennedyi austromontanum	T	CA	63 FR 49006; 9/14/1998	Carlsbad.
Woolly-star, Santa Ana River	Eriastrum densifolium sanctorum	E	CA	52 FR 36265; 9/28/1987	Carlsbad.
Milk-vetch, Fish Slough	Astragalus lentiginosus piscinensis	T	CA	63 FR 53596; 10/6/1998	Reno.
Brodiaea, Chinese Camp	Brodiaea pallida	T	CA	63 FR 49022; 9/14/1998	Sacramento.
Buckwheat, Ione (incl. Irish Hill)	Eriogonum apricum (incl. var. prostratum)	E	CA	64 FR 28403; 5/26/1999	Sacramento.
Clarkia, Presidio	Clarkia franciscana	E	CA	60 FR 6671; 2/3/1995	Sacramento.
Clarkia, Springville	Clarkia springvillensis	T	CA	63 FR 49022; 9/14/1998	Sacramento.
Lessingia, San Francisco	Lessingia germanorum (=L.g. var. germanorum)	E	CA	62 FR 33368; 6/19/1997	Sacramento.
Manzanita, Franciscan	Arctostaphylos franciscana	E	CA	77 FR 54434; 9/5/2012	Sacramento.
Manzanita, Ione	Arctostaphylos myrtifolia	T	CA	64 FR 28403; 5/26/1999	Sacramento.
Manzanita, pallid	Arctostaphylos pallida	T	CA	63 FR 19842; 4/22/1998	Sacramento.
Manzanita, Presidio	Arctostaphylos hookeri ravenii	E	CA	44 FR 61910; 10/26/1979	Sacramento.
Pussypaws, Mariposa	Calyptridium pulchellum	T	CA	63 FR 49022; 9/14/1998	Sacramento.
Sunburst, Hartweg's golden	Pseudobahia bahiifolia	E	CA	62 FR 5542; 2/6/1997	Sacramento.
Sunburst, San Joaquin adobe	Pseudobahia peirsonii	T	CA	62 FR 5542; 2/6/1997	Sacramento.
Vervain, Red Hills	Verbena californica	T	CA	63 FR 49022; 9/14/1998	Sacramento.
Bird's-beak, soft	Cordylanthus mollis mollis	E	CA	62 FR 61916; 11/20/1997	San Francisco Bay-Delta.
Thistle, Suisun	Cirsium hydrophilum hydrophilum	E	CA	62 FR 61916; 11/20/1997	San Francisco Bay-Delta.
Barberry, island	Berberis pinnata insularis	E	CA	62 FR 40954; 7/31/1997	Ventura.
Fringepod, Santa Cruz Island	Thysanocarpus conchuliferus	E	CA	62 FR 40954; 7/31/1997	Ventura.
Gilia, Hoffmann's slender-flowered	Gilia tenuiflora hoffmannii	E	CA	62 FR 40954; 7/31/1997	Ventura.
Manzanita, Morro	Arctostaphylos morroensis	T	CA	59 FR 64613; 12/15/1994	Ventura.
Milk-vetch, Braunton's	Astragalus brauntonii	E	CA	62 FR 4172; 1/29/1997	Ventura.
Milk-vetch, coastal dunes	Astragalus tener titi	E	CA	63 FR 43100; 8/12/1998	Ventura.
Rock-cress, Hoffmann's	Arabis hoffmannii	E	CA	62 FR 40954; 7/31/1997	Ventura.
Spineflower, Ben Lomond	Chorizanthe pungens hartwegiana	E	CA	59 FR 5499; 2/4/1994	Ventura.
Tarplant, Gaviota	Deinandra increscens villosa	E	CA	65 FR 14888; 3/20/2000	Ventura.
Tarplant, Santa Cruz	Holocarpha macradenia	T	CA	65 FR 14888; 3/20/2000	Ventura.
Wallflower, Ben Lomond	Erysimum teretifolium	E	CA	59 FR 5499; 2/4/1994	Ventura.

Request for New Information

To ensure that a 5-year 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, bibliographic references, methods used to gather and analyze the data, and/or copies of any pertinent publications, reports, or letters by knowledgeable sources.

To get more information on a species, submit information on a species, or review information we receive, please use the contact information for the lead Fish and Wildlife Office for the species specified in the table above.

Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office: Bradd Baskerville-Bridges, 760-431-9440 (phone); [e-mail] (email); or 2177 Salk Avenue, Suite 250, Carlsbad, CA 92008 (U.S. mail);

Hopper Mountain Wildlife Refuge: Steve Kirkland, 805-766-4630 (phone); [e-mail] (email); or 2493 Portola Road, Suite A, Ventura, CA 93003 (U.S. mail);

Reno Fish and Wildlife Office: Shawna Theisen, 775-861-6378 (phone); [e-mail] (email); or 1340 Financial Boulevard, Suite 234, Reno, NV 89502 (U.S. mail);

Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office: Josh Hull, 916-414-6742 (phone); [e-mail] (email); or 2800 Cottage Way, Suite W2605, Sacramento, CA 95825 (U.S. mail);

San Francisco Bay-Delta Fish and Wildlife Office: Steven Detwiler, 916-930-2640 (phone); [e-mail] (email); or 650 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA 95814 (U.S. mail);

Southern Nevada Fish and Wildlife Office: Kellie Berry, 702-419-5177 (phone); [e-mail] (email); or 4701 N Torrey Pines Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89130 (U.S. mail); or

Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office: Cat Darst, 805-677-3318 (phone); [e-mail] (email); or 2493 Portola Road, Suite B, Ventura CA 93003 (U.S. mail).

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.

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.