2018-11675. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 38 Species in the Southwest Region (Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas)

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 conducting 5-year status reviews under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), of 38 animal and plant species. 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 such information that has become available since the last review for the species.

DATES:

To ensure consideration, we are requesting submission of new information no later than July 2, 2018. However, we will continue to accept new information about any listed species at any time.

ADDRESSES:

For how to submit information, see Request for Information and “How Do I Ask Questions or Provide Information?” in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For information on a particular species, contact the appropriate person or office listed in the table in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Why do we conduct a 5-year review?

Under the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), we maintain Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (which we collectively refer to as the List) in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.11 (for animals) 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. Our regulations at 50 CFR 424.21 require that we publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing those species under active review. 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 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 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	Listing status	Current range	Final listing rule (Federal Register citation and publication date)	Contact person, phone, email	Contact person's U.S. mail address
ANIMALS
Alamosa springsnail	Tyronia alamosae	Endangered	New Mexico—U.S.A	56 FR 49646; 09/30/1991	Susan Millsap, Field Supervisor, New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office, 505-761-4781; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2105 Osuna Road NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113-1001.
Beautiful shiner	Cyprinella formosa	Threatened	Arizona—U.S.A. Mexico	49 FR 34490; 08/31/1984	Bill Radke, Refuge Manager, San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge, 520/364-2104; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attention 5-year Review, San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge, P.O. Box 3509, Douglas, Arizona 85607.
Bee Creek Cave harvestman	Texella reddelli	Endangered	Texas—U.S.A	53 FR 33 29; 09/16/1988	Adam Zerrenner, Field Supervisor, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, General Office: 512-490-0057, Direct Line: 512-577-6594; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, 10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78758.
Coffin Cave mold beetle	Batrisodes texanus	Endangered	Texas—U.S.A	53 FR 36029; 09/16/1988	Adam Zerrenner, Field Supervisor, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, General Office: 512-490-0057, Direct Line: 512-577-6594; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, 10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78758.
Gila topminnow	Poeciliopsis occidentalis	Endangered	Arizona, New Mexico—U.S.A., Mexico	32 FR 4001; 03/11/1967	Steve Spangle, Field Supervisor, Arizona Ecological Services Office, 602-242-0210; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 9828 North 31st Avenue, #C3, Phoenix, Arizona 85051-2517.
Gila trout	Oncorhynchus gilae	Threatened with 4(d) rule	Arizona, New Mexico— U.S.A	32 FR 4001; 03/11/1967	Susan Millsap, Field Supervisor, New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office, 505-761-4781; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2105 Osuna Road NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113-1001.
Gulf Coast Jaguarundi	Herpailurus (=Felis) yagouaroundi cacomitli	Endangered	Texas—U.S.A., Mexico	41 FR 24062; 06/14/1976	Chuck Ardizzone, Project Leader, Texas Coastal Ecological Services, 281-286-8282; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 17629 El Camino Real, Ste 211, Houston, TX 77058.
Houston toad	Bufo houstonensis	Endangered	Texas—U.S.A	35 FR 16047; 10/13/1970	Adam Zerrenner, Field Supervisor, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, 512-490-0057; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, 10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78758.
Jaguar	Panthera onca	Endangered	Arizona, New Mexico—U.S.A., Mexico	37 FR 6476; 03/28/1972	Steve Spangle, Field Supervisor, Arizona Ecological Services Office, 602-242-0210; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 9828 North 31st Avenue, #C3, Phoenix, Arizona 85051-2517.
Kretschmarr Cave mold beetle	Texamaurops reddelli	Endangered	Texas—U.S.A	53 FR 36029; 09/16/1988	Adam Zerrenner, Field Supervisor, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, 512-490-0057; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 9828 North 31st Avenue, #C3, Phoenix, Arizona 85051-2517.
Little Colorado spinedace	Lepidomeda vittata	Threatened	Arizona—U.S.A	32 FR 4001; 03/11/1967	Steve Spangle, Field Supervisor, Arizona Ecological Services Office, 602-242-0210; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 9828 North 31st Avenue, #C3, Phoenix, Arizona 85051-2517.
Mexican long-nosed bat	Leptonycteris nivalis	Endangered	New Mexico, Texas—U.S.A., Mexico	53 FR 38456; 09/30/1988	Adam Zerrenner, Field Supervisor, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, General Office: 512-490-0057, Direct Line: 512-577-6594; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, 10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78758.
Mexican wolf	Canis lupus baileyi	Endangered	Entire in southwestern United States and northwest Mexico, except where included in an experimental population as set forth in 17.84(k)	80 FR 2488; 01/16/2015	Sherry Barrett, Mexican Wolf Recovery Coordinator, 505-761-4748; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2105 Osuna Road NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113-1001.
		Experimental population, nonessential	Arizona, New Mexico—U.S.A. as set forth in 17.84(k)	80 FR 2512; 01/16/2015
New Mexico meadow jumping mouse	Zapus hudsonius luteus	Endangered	Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico—U.S.A	79 FR 33119; 06/10/2014	Susan Millsap, Field Supervisor, New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office, 505-761-4781; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2105 Osuna Road NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113-1001.
New Mexico ridge-nosed rattlesnake	Crotalus willardi obscurus	Threatened	Arizona, New Mexico—U.S.A., Mexico	43 FR 34476; 08/21/1978	Susan Millsap, Field Supervisor, New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office, 505-761-4781; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2105 Osuna Road NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113-1001.
ocelot	Leopardus (=Felis) pardalis	Endangered	Arizona, Texas—U.S.A., Mexico	37 FR 6476; 03/30/1972	Chuck Ardizzone, Project Leader, Texas Coastal Ecological Services, 281-286-8282; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 17629 El Camino Real, Ste 211, Houston, TX 77058.
Ouachita rock-pocketbook	Arkansia wheeleri	Endangered	Arkansas, Oklahoma—U.S.A	56 FR 54950; 10/23/1991	Jonna Polk, Field Supervisor, Oklahoma Ecological Services Field Office, 918-382-4504; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 9014 East 21st Street, Tulsa, OK 74129.
Pecos gambusia	Gambusia nobilis	Endangered	New Mexico, Texas—U.S.A	35 FR 16047; 10/13/1970	Adam Zerrenner, Field Supervisor, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, General Office: 512-490-0057, Direct Line: 512-577-6594; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, 10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78758.
Rio Grande silvery minnow	Hybognathus amarus	Endangered	New Mexico, Texas—U.S.A., Mexico	59 FR 36988; 07/20/1994	Susan Millsap, Field Supervisor, New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office, 505-761-4781; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2105 Osuna Road NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113-1001.
		Experimental population, nonessential	Texas—U.S.A	59 FR 74357; 12/08/2008
San Marcos gambusia	Gambusia georgei	Endangered	Texas—U.S.A	45 FR 47355; 07/14/1980	Adam Zerrenner, Field Supervisor, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, General Office: 512-490-0057, Direct Line: 512-577-6594; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, 10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78758.
		Endangered	Arizona—U.S.A., Mexico	32 FR 4001; 03/11/1967
Sonoran pronghorn	Antilocarpa Americana sonoriensis	Experimental population, nonessential	Arizona—U.S.A	76 FR 25593; 05/05/2011; 03/11/1967	Steve Spangle, Field Supervisor, Arizona Ecological Services Office, 602-242-0210; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 9828 North 31st Avenue, #C3, Phoenix, Arizona 85051-2517.
Tooth Cave ground beetle	Rhadine persephone	Endangered	Texas—U.S.A	53 FR 36029; 09/16/1988	Adam Zerrenner, Field Supervisor, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, General Office: 512-490-0057, Direct Line: 512-577-6594; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, 10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78758.
Tooth Cave pseudoscorpion	Tartarocreagris texana	Endangered	Texas—U.S.A	53 FR 36029; 09/16/1988	Adam Zerrenner, Field Supervisor, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, General Office: 512-490-0057, Direct Line: 512-577-6594; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, 10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78758.
Tooth Cave spider	Neoleptoneta myopica	Endangered	Texas—U.S.A	53 FR 36029; 09/16/1988	Adam Zerrenner, Field Supervisor, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, General Office: 512-490-0057, Direct Line: 512-577-6594; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, 10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78758.
Yaqui catfish	Ictalurus pricei	Threatened	Arizona—U.S.A. Mexico	49 FR 34490; 08/31/1984	Bill Radke, Refuge Manager, San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge, 520/364-2104; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attention 5-year Review, San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge, P.O. Box 3509, Douglas, Arizona 85607.
Yaqui chub	Gila purpurea	Endangered	Arizona—U.S.A. Mexico	49 FR 34490; 08/31/1984	Bill Radke, Refuge Manager, San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge, 520/364-2104; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attention 5-year Review, San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge, P.O. Box 3509, Douglas, Arizona 85607.
Yaqui topminnow (included in Gila topminnow)	Poeciliopsis occidentalis	Endangered	Arizona, New Mexico—U.S.A., Mexico	32 FR 4001; 03/11/1967	Steve Spangle, Field Supervisor, Arizona Ecological Services Office, 602-242-0210; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 9828 North 31st Avenue, #C3, Phoenix, Arizona 85051-2517.
PLANTS
Astragalus cremnophylax var. cremnophylax	sentry milk vetch	Endangered	Arizona—U.S.A.	55 FR 50184; 12/05/1990	Steve Spangle, Field Supervisor, Arizona Ecological Services Office, 602-242-0210; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 9828 North 31st Avenue, #C3, Phoenix, Arizona 85051-2517.
Callirohoe scabriuscula	Texas poppy mallow	Endangered	Texas—U.S.A	46 FR 3184; 01/13/1981; deferred to 46 FR 40025; 08/06/1981	Adam Zerrenner, Field Supervisor, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, General Office: 512-490-0057, Direct Line: 512-577-6594; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, 10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78758.
Coryphantha ramillosa	bunched Cory cactus	Threatened	Texas—U.S.A., Mexico	44 FR 64247; 11/06/1979	Adam Zerrenner, Field Supervisor, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, General Office: 512-490-0057, Direct Line: 512-577-6594; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, 10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78758.
Coryphantha scheeri var. robustispina	Pima pineapple cactus	Endangered	Arizona—U.S.A., Mexico	58 FR 49875; 09/23/1993	Steve Spangle, Field Supervisor, Arizona Ecological Services Office, 602-242-0210; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 9828 North 31st Avenue, #C3, Phoenix, Arizona 85051-2517.
Echinocereus chisoensis var. chisoensis	Chisos Mountain hedgehog cactus	Threatened	Texas—U.S.A	53 FR 38453; 09/30/1988	Adam Zerrenner, Field Supervisor, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, General Office: 512-490-0057, Direct Line: 512-577-6594; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, 10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78758.
Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. arizonicus	Arizona hedgehog cactus	Endangered	Arizona—U.S.A	44 FR 61556; 10/25/1979	Steve Spangle, Field Supervisor, Arizona Ecological Services Office, 602-242-0210; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 9828 North 31st Avenue, #C3, Phoenix, Arizona 85051-2517.
Echinomastus mariposensis	Lloyd's Mariposa cactus	Threatened	Texas—U.S.A., Mexico	44 FR 64247; 11/06/1979	Adam Zerrenner, Field Supervisor, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, General Office: 512-490-0057, Direct Line: 512-577-6594; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, 10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200,Austin, Texas 78758.
Lilaeopsis schaffneriana var. recurva	Huachuca water umbel	Endangered	Arizona—U.S.A., Mexico	62 FR 665; 01/06/1997	Steve Spangle, Field Supervisor, Arizona Ecological Services Office, 602-242-0210; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 9828 North 31st Avenue, #C3, Phoenix, Arizona 85051-2517.
Phlox nivalis ssp. texensis	Texas trailing phlox	Endangered	Texas—U.S.A	56 FR 49636, 09/30/1991	Chuck Ardizzone, Project Leader, Texas Coastal Ecological Services, 281-286-8282; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 17629 El Camino Real, Ste 211, Houston, TX 77058.
Potamogeton clystocarpus	Little aguja pondweed	Endangered	Texas—U.S.A	56 FR 57844; 11/14/1991	Adam Zerrenner, Field Supervisor, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, General Office: 512-490-0057, Direct Line: 512-577-6594; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, 10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78758.
Styrax texanus	Texas snowbells	Endangered	Texas—U.S.A	49 FR 40036; 10/12/1984	Adam Zerrenner, Field Supervisor, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, General Office: 512-490-0057, Direct Line: 512-577-6594; [e-mail]	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, 10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78758.

Request for 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.

How do I ask questions or provide information?

If you wish to provide information for any species listed above, please submit your comments and materials to the appropriate contact in the table above. You may also direct questions to those contacts. Individuals who are hearing impaired or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339 for TTY assistance.

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.

Comments and materials received will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the offices where the comments are submitted.

Completed and Active Reviews

A list of all completed and currently active 5-year reviews addressing species for which the Southwest Region of the Service has lead responsibility is available at http://www.fws.gov/​southwest/​es/​ElectronicLibrary_​Main.cfm (under “Select a Document Category,” select “5-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.).

Dated: April 2, 2018.

Amy L. Lueders,

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