2018-09603. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews for 156 Species in Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, Palau, Guam, and 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 (Service), are initiating 5-year status reviews for 156 species in Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, Palau, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (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 6, 2018. However, we will continue to accept new information about any species at any time.

ADDRESSES:

Submit information on the Hutton tui chub and Nelson's checker-mallow (of Oregon and Washington) via U.S. mail to Field 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.

Submit information on any of the 154 species in Hawaii, Palau, Guam, or the Northern Mariana Islands via U.S. mail to 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 by email to [e-mail].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For Hutton tui chub and Nelson's checker-mallow (of Oregon and Washington), contact Michele Zwartjes, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office, at 503-231-6179.

For the 154 species in Hawaii, Palau, Guam, or the Northern Mariana Islands, contact Gregory Koob, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, at 808-792-9400.

Individuals who are hearing impaired or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339 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) 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 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 these species.

Which species are under review?

This notice announces our active review of the 156 species listed in the table below.

Common name	Scientific name	Status	Known range of species occurrence	Final listing rule and publication date
Animals
Mammals
Pacific sheath-tailed bat (Mariana subspecies) (Payeyi, Paischeey)	Emballonura semicaudata rotensis	Endangered	Guam, Northern Mariana Islands	80 FR 59423, 10/1/2015.
Mariana fruit bat	Pteropus mariannus mariannus	Threatened	Guam, Northern Mariana Islands	49 FR 33881, 8/27/1984; 70 FR 1190, 1/6/2005.
Little Mariana fruit bat	Pteropus tokudae	Endangered	Guam	49 FR 33881, 8/27/1984.
Birds
Nightingale reed warbler	Acrocephalus luscinia	Endangered	Guam, Northern Mariana Islands	35 FR 8491, 6/2/1970; 35 FR 18319, 12/2/1970.
Mariana gray swiftlet	Aerodramus vanikorensis bartschi	Endangered	Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Hawaii	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, Northern Mariana Islands	49 FR 33881, 8/27/1984.
Mariana common moorhen	Gallinula chloropus guami	Endangered	Guam, Northern Mariana Islands	49 FR 33881, 8/27/1984.
Akiapolaau	Hemignathus wilsoni	Endangered	Hawaii	32 FR 4001, 3/11/1967.
Palila	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, 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.
Guam kingfisher	Todiramphus cinnamominus	Endangered	Guam	49 FR 33881, 8/27/1984; 69 FR 62943, 10/28/2004.
Bridled white-eye	Zosterops conspicillatus conspicillatus	Endangered	Guam	49 FR 33881, 8/27/1984.
Rota bridled white-eye	Zosterops rotensis	Endangered	Northern Mariana Islands	69 FR 3022, 1/22/2004.
Reptiles
Slevin's skink	Emoia slevini	Endangered	Guam, Northern Mariana Islands	80 FR 59423, 10/1/2015.
Fishes
Hutton tui chub	Gila bicolor ssp.	Threatened	Oregon	50 FR 12302, 3/28/1985.
Snails
Newcomb's tree snail	Newcombia cumingi	Endangered	Hawaii	78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Humped tree snail (Akaleha, Denden)	Partula gibba	Endangered	Guam, Northern Mariana Islands	80 FR 59423, 10/1/2015.
Langford's tree snail (Akaleha, Denden)	Partula langfordi	Endangered	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.
Fragile tree snail (Akaleha dogas, Denden)	Samoana fragilis	Endangered	Guam, Northern Mariana Islands	80 FR 59423, 10/1/2015.
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.
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.
Rota blue damselfly (Dulalas Luta, Dulalas Luuta)	Ischnura luta	Endangered	Northern Mariana Islands	80 FR 59423, 10/1/2015.
Mariana wandering butterfly (Ababbang, Libweibwogh)	Vagrans egistina	Endangered	Guam, Northern Mariana Islands	80 FR 59423, 10/1/2015.
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.
Round-leaved chaff-flower	Achyranthes splendens var. rotundata	Endangered	Hawaii	51 FR 10518, 3/26/1986.
Mauna Loa silversword (Kau)	Argyroxiphium kauense	Endangered	Hawaii	58 FR 18029, 4/7/1993.
Ahinahina	Argyroxiphium sandwicense ssp. sandwicense	Endangered	Hawaii	51 FR 9814, 3/1/1986.
Kookoolau	Bidens campylotheca pentamera	Endangered	Hawaii	78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Kookoolau	Bidens campylotheca waihoiensis	Endangered	Hawaii	8 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Kookoolau	Bidens conjuncta	Endangered	Hawaii	78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
No common name	Bidens hillebrandiana ssp. hillebrandiana	Endangered	Hawaii	78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Kookoolau	Bidens micrantha ctenophylla	Endangered	Hawaii	8 FR 64637, 10/29/2013.
Siboyas halumtanu, Siboyan halom tano	Bulbophyllum guamense	Threatened	Guam, Northern Mariana Islands	80 FR 59423, 10/1/2015.
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	9 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.
Nui, Haha	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.
Akuaku	Cyanea platyphylla	Endangered	Hawaii	61 FR 53137, 10/10/1996.
No common name	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.
Haha	Cyanea tritomantha	Endangered	Hawaii	78 FR 64637, 10/29/2013.
Fadang	Cycas micronesica	Threatened	Guam, Northern Mariana Islands	80 FR 59423, 10/1/2015.
No common name	Cyperus fauriei	Endangered	Hawaii	59 FR 10305, 3/4/1994.
Puukaa	Cyperus trachysanthos	Endangered	Hawaii	61 FR 53108, 10/10/1996.
Haiwale	Cyrtandra ferripilosa	Endangered	Hawaii	78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Haiwale	Cyrtandra filipes	Endangered	Hawaii	78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Haiwale	Cyrtandra giffardii	Endangered	Hawaii	59 FR 10305, 3/4/1994.
No common name	Cyrtandra nanawaleensis	Endangered	Hawaii	59 FR 10305, 3/4/1994.
Haiwale	Cyrtandra oxybapha	Endangered	Hawaii	78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Haiwale	Cyrtandra tintinnabula	Endangered	Hawaii	59 FR 10305, 3/4/1994.
No common name	Cyrtandra wagneri	Endangered	Hawaii	78 FR 64637, 10/29/2013.
No common name	Delissea undulata	Endangered	Hawaii	61 FR 53124, 10/10/1996.
No common name	Dendrobium guamense	Threatened	Guam, Northern Mariana Islands	80 FR 59423, 10/1/2015.
No common name	Eugenia bryanii	Endangered	Guam	80 FR 59423, 10/1/2015.
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.
No common name	Gouania vitifolia	Endangered	Hawaii	59 FR 32932, 6/27/1994.
Honohono	Haplostachys haplostachya	Endangered	Hawaii	44 FR 62468, 10/30/1979.
Paudedo	Hedyotis megalantha	Endangered	Guam	80 FR 59423, 10/1/2015.
Ufa-halomtano	Heritiera longipetiolata	Endangered	Guam, Northern Mariana Islands	80 FR 59423, 10/1/2015.
No common name	Hesperomannia arbuscula	Endangered	Hawaii	56 FR 55770, 10/29/1991.
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.
Kioele	Kadua coriacea	Endangered	Hawaii	57 FR 20772, 5/15/1992.
Kohe malama malama o kanaloa	Kanaloa kahoolawensis	Endangered	Hawaii	64 FR 48307, 9/3/1999.
Koki`o	Kokia drynarioides	Endangered	Hawaii	49 FR 47397, 12/4/1984.
No common name	Lepidium orbiculare	Endangered	Hawaii	81 FR 67786, 9/30/2016.
No common name	Lipochaeta venosa	Endangered	Hawaii	44 FR 62468, 10/30/1979.
No common name	Maesa walkeri	Threatened	Guam, 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, Northern Mariana Islands	80 FR 59423, 10/1/2015.
No common name	Nesogenes rotensis	Endangered	Northern Mariana Islands	69 FR 18499; 04/08/2004.
Aiea	Nothocestrum breviflorum	Endangered	Hawaii	59 FR 10305, 3/4/1994.
Kului	Nototrichium humile	Endangered	Hawaii	56 FR 55770, 10/29/1991.
No common name	Osmoxylon mariannense	Endangered	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	Phyllanthus saffordii	Endangered	Guam	80 FR 59423, 10/1/2015.
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.
No common name	Pittosporum halophilum	Endangered	Hawaii	78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
No common name	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.
Poe	Portulaca sclerocarpa	Endangered	Hawaii	59 FR 10305, 3/4/1994.
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.
Aplokating-palaoan	Psychotria malaspinae	Endangered	Guam	80 FR 59423, 10/1/2015.
No common name	Schiedea diffusa ssp. macraei	Endangered	Hawaii	78 FR 64637, 10/29/2013.
Maolioli	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 nuttallii	Endangered	Hawaii	61 FR 53108, 10/10/1996.
No common name	Schiedea salicaria	Endangered	Hawaii	78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Hayun lagu, Tronkon guafi	Serianthes nelsonii	Endangered	Guam, Northern Mariana Islands	52 FR 4907; 02/18/1997.
Anunu	Sicyos albus	Endangered	Hawaii	61 FR 53137, 10/10/1996.
Nelson's checker-mallow	Sidalcea nelsoniana	Threatened	Oregon, Washington	58 FR 8235, 2/12/1993.
No common name	Silene hawaiiensis	Threatened	Hawaii	59 FR 10305, 3/4/1994.
Halomtano, Berenghenas	Solanum guamense	Endangered	Guam, Northern Mariana Islands	80 FR 59423, 10/1/2015.
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.
No common name	Tabernaemontana rotensis	Threatened	Guam, Northern Mariana Islands	80 FR 59423, 10/1/2015.
No common name	Tetramolopium arenarium	Endangered	Hawaii	59 FR 10305, 3/4/1994.
No common name	Tetramolopium lepidotum ssp. lepidotum	Endangered	Hawaii	56 FR 55770, 10/29/1991.
No common name	Tinospora homosepala	Endangered	Guam	80 FR 59423, 10/1/2015.
No common name	Tuberolabium guamense	Threatened	Guam, Northern Mariana Islands	80 FR 59423, 10/1/2015.
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.
Ae	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.
Wawaeiole	Huperzia mannii	Endangered	Hawaii	57 FR 20772, 5/15/1992.

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.

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.

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

Completed and Active Reviews

A list of all completed and currently active 5-year reviews addressing species for which the Pacific Region of the Service has lead responsibility is available at http://www.fws.gov/​pacific/​ecoservices/​endangered/​recovery/​5year.html.

Authority

This document is published under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

Theresa E. Rabot,

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