2010-29584. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Status Reviews of 58 Species in Washington, Oregon, California, and Hawaii

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 reviews for 58 species in Washington, Oregon, California, and Hawaii under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We request any new information on these species that may have a bearing on their classification as endangered or threatened. Based on the results of our 5-year reviews we will determine whether these species are properly classified under the Act.

DATES:

To ensure consideration in our reviews, we are requesting submission of new information no later than January 24, 2011. However, we will continue to accept new information about any listed species at any time.

ADDRESSES:

For the 52 species in Hawaii (see Table 1 below), submit information 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, Box 50088, Honolulu, HI 96850. Information can also be submitted by e-mail to: [e-mail].

For the Oregon silverspot butterfly, northern spotted owl, and Stephanomeria malheurensis, submit information to: Field Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office, 2600 SE. 98th Avenue, Suite 100, Portland, OR 97266. Information can also be submitted by e-mail to: [e-mail].

For the Columbian white-tailed deer, Hackelia venusta, and Sidalcea oregana var. calva, submit information to: Field Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington Fish and Wildlife Office, 510 Desmond Dr. SE., Suite 102, Lacey, WA 98503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marilet Zablan, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES), 808-792-9400 (for species in Hawaii); Jeff Dillon, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office, 503-231-6179 (for Oregon silverspot butterfly, northern spotted owl, and Stephanomeria malheurensis); or Jodi Bush, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington Fish and Wildlife Office, 360-753-9440 (for Columbian white-tailed deer, Hackelia venusta, and Sidalcea oregana var. calva). Individuals who are hearing impaired or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at [phone] for TTY assistance.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Why do we conduct 5-year reviews?

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. Then, under section 4(c)(2)(B), we determine whether to remove any species from the List (delist), to reclassify it from endangered to threatened, to reclassify it from threatened to endangered, or to conclude that the current listing is appropriate. Any change in Federal classification requires a separate rulemaking process.

We use the following definitions, from 50 CFR 424.02, in our analysis of classification status:

(A) Species includes any species or subspecies of fish, wildlife, or plant, and any distinct population segment of any species of vertebrate, that interbreeds when mature;

(B) Endangered species means any species that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range; and

(C) Threatened species means any species that is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.

Our regulations at 50 CFR 424.21 require that we publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing those species under active review.

II. What Species Are Under Review

This notice announces our active review of the 58 species listed in Table 1.

Table 1—Species for Which We Are Initiating a Status Review To Determine if They Are Appropriately Listed Under the U.S. Endangered Species Act

Common name	Scientific name	Status	Where listed	Final listing rule
ANIMALS
Butterfly, Oregon silverspot	Speyeria zerene hippolyta	Threatened	U.S.A. (CA, OR, WA)	45 FR 44935; 7/2/1980.
Creeper, Oahu	Paroreomyza maculata	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	35 FR 16047; 10/13/1970.
Deer, Columbian white-tailed	Odocoileus virginianus leucurus	Endangered	U.S.A. (OR, WA)	32 FR 4001; 3/11/1967.
Elepaio, Oahu	Chasiempis sandwichensis ibidis	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	65 FR 20760; 4/18/2000.
Owl, northern spotted	Strix occidentalis caurina	Threatened	U.S.A. (CA, OR, WA), Canada (B.C)	55 FR 26194; 6/26/1990.
PLANTS
Chaff-flower, round-leaved	Achyranthes splendens var. rotundata	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	51 FR 10518; 3/26/1986.
Mahoe	Alectryon macrococcus	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	57 FR 20772; 5/15/1992.
No common name	Alsinidendron trinerve	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	56 FR 55770; 10/29/1991.
No common name	Bonamia menziesii	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	59 FR 56333; 11/10/1994.
Awiwi	Centaurium sebaeoides	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	56 FR 55770; 10/29/1991.
Pauoa	Ctenitis squamigera	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	59 FR 49025; 9/26/1994.
No common name	Cyanea (=Rollandia) crispa	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	59 FR 14482; 3/28/1994.
Haha	Cyanea acuminata	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996.
Haha	Cyanea koolauensis	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996.
Pu`uka`a	Cyperus trachysanthos	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	61 FR 53108; 10/10/1996.
Ha`iwale	Cyrtandra polyantha	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	59 FR 14482; 3/28/1994.
Ha`iwale	Cyrtandra subumbellata	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996.
Ha`iwale	Cyrtandra viridiflora	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996.
Oha	Delissea subcordata	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996.
Na`ena`e	Dubautia herbstobatae	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	56 FR 55770; 10/29/1991.
Nioi	Eugenia koolauensis	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	59 FR 14482; 3/28/1994.
Mehamehame	Flueggea neowawraea	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	59 FR 56333; 11/10/1994.
Nanu	Gardenia mannii	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996.
Stickseed, showy	Hackelia venusta	Endangered	U.S.A. (WA)	67 FR 5515; 2/06/2002.
No common name	Hedyotis parvula	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	56 FR 55770; 10/29/1991.
No common name	Hesperomannia arborescens	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	59 FR 14482; 3/28/1994.
No common name	Hesperomannia arbuscula	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	56 FR 55770; 10/29/1991.
Ma`o hau hele, (=native yellow hibiscus)	Hibiscus brackenridgei	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	59 FR 56333; 11/10/1994.
Aupaka	Isodendrion laurifolium	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	61 FR 53108; 10/10/1996.
Kamakahala	Labordia cyrtandrae	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996.
`Anaunau	Lepidium arbuscula	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996.
No common name	Lobelia gaudichaudii ssp. koolauensis	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996.
No common name	Lobelia monostachya	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996.
Wawae`iole	Lycopodium (=Phlegmariurus) nutans	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	59 FR 14482; 3/28/1994.
No common name	Lysimachia filifolia	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	59 FR 9304; 2/25/1994.
No common name	Mariscus pennatiformis	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	59 FR 56333; 11/10/1994.
Alani	Melicope lydgatei	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	59 FR 14482; 3/28/1994.
Kolea	Myrsine juddii	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996.
No common name	Neraudia angulata	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	56 FR 55770; 10/29/1991.
Kulu`i	Nototrichium humile	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	56 FR 55770; 10/29/1991.
No common name	Phyllostegia hirsuta	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996.
No common name	Phyllostegia kaalaensis	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996.
No common name	Phyllostegia mollis	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	56 FR 55770; 10/29/1991.
Kuahiwi laukahi	Plantago princeps	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	59 FR 56333; 11/10/1994.
Lo`ulu	Pritchardia kaalae	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996.
No common name	Sanicula mariversa	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	56 FR 55770; 10/29/1991.
Schiedea, Diamond Head	Schiedea adamantis	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	49 FR 6099; 2/17/1984.
No common name	Schiedea kaalae	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	56 FR 55770; 10/29/1991.
Ma`oli`oli	Schiedea kealiae	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996.
No common name	Schiedea nuttallii	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	61 FR 53108; 10/10/1996.
Checker-mallow, Wenatchee Mountains	Sidalcea oregana var. calva	Endangered	U.S.A. (WA)	64 FR 71680; 12/22/1999.
No common name	Silene perlmanii	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	56 FR 55770; 10/29/1991.
No common name	Stenogyne kanehoana	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	57 FR 20592; 5/13/1992.
Wire-lettuce, Malheur	Stephanomeria malheurensis	Endangered	U.S.A. (OR)	47 FR 50881; 11/10/1982.
No common name	Tetramolopium filiforme	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	56 FR 55770; 10/29/1991.
No common name	Tetramolopium lepidotum ssp. lepidotum	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	56 FR 55770; 10/29/1991.
No common name	Trematolobelia singularis	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996.
Pamakani	Viola chamissoniana ssp. chamissoniana	Endangered	U.S.A. (HI)	56 FR 55770; 10/29/1991.

III. What information do we consider in the 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 has 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 (see five factors under heading “How Do We Determine Whether a Species is Endangered or Threatened?”); 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.

IV. How do we determine whether a species is endangered or threatened?

Section 4(a)(1) of the Act requires that we determine whether a species is endangered or threatened based on one or more of the five following factors:

(A) The present or threatened destruction, modification, or curtailment of its habitat or range;

(B) Overutilization for commercial, recreational, scientific, or educational purposes;

(C) Disease or predation;

(D) The inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms; or

(E) Other natural or manmade factors affecting its continued existence.

Under section 4(b)(1) of the Act, we must base our assessment of these factors solely on the best scientific and commercial data available.

V. What could happen as a result of this review?

For each species under review, if we find new information that indicates a change in classification may be warranted, we may propose, through formal rulemaking, to:

(A) Reclassify the species from threatened to endangered (uplist);

(B) Reclassify the species from endangered to threatened (downlist); or

(C) Remove the species from the List (delist).

If we determine that a change in classification is not warranted, then no formal rulemaking is required; the species remains on the List under its current status.

VI. 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 above, please submit your comments and materials to the Field Supervisor of the appropriate Fish and Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES section).

VII. Public Availability of Comments

Before including your address, phone number, e-mail 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.

VIII. 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.

IX. 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: November 2, 2010.

David Patte,

Acting Regional Director, Region 1 Fish and Wildlife Service.