2021-13534. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews for 77 Species in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, 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 status reviews for 77 species in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Hawaii under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. 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 August 24, 2021. However, we will continue to accept new information about any species at any time.

ADDRESSES:

Submitting Information on Species:

• Columbian white-tailed deer:

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: [e-mail].

• Northern Idaho ground squirrel:

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: [e-mail].

• Any of the 75 species occurring in Hawaii:

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: [e-mail].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Individuals who are hearing impaired or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339 for TTY assistance. For information about the various species, contact the following people.

• Columbian white-tailed deer: Jennifer Siani, Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office, 503-231-6179.
• Northern Idaho ground squirrel: Kathleen Hendricks, Idaho Fish and Wildlife Office, 208-378-5243.
• Any of the 75 species occurring in Hawaii: 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 http://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 77 species, including 2 mammals, 6 birds, 7 insects, and 62 plants, as listed in the table below.

Common name	Scientific name	Status	Known range of species occurrence	Final listing rule and publication date
Animals
Mammals:
Columbian white-tailed deer	Odocoileus virginianus leucurus	Threatened	Oregon, Washington.	68 FR 43647, 10/17/2016.
Northern Idaho ground squirrel	Urocitellus brunneus	Threatened	Idaho	65 FR 17780, 4/5/2000.
Birds:
Iiwi	Drepanis coccinea	Threatened	Hawaii	82 FR 43873, 9/20/2017.
Molokai thrush	Myadestes lanaiensis rutha	Endangered	Hawaii	35 FR 16047, 10/13/1970.
Small Kauai thrush	Myadestes palmeri	Endangered	Hawaii	32 FR 4001, 3/11/1967.
Crested honeycreeper (Akohekohe)	Palmeria dolei	Endangered	Hawaii	32 FR 4001, 3/11/1967.
Maui parrotbill	Pseudonestor xanthophrys	Endangered	Hawaii	32 FR 4001, 3/11/1967.
Newell's Townsend's shearwater	Puffinus auricularis newelli	Threatened	Hawaii	40 FR 44149, 9/25/1975.
Insects:
Hawaiian picture-wing fly	Drosophila differens	Endangered	Hawaii	71 FR 26835, 5/9/2006.
Hawaiian picture-wing fly	Drosophila neoclavisetae	Endangered	Hawaii	71 FR 26835, 5/9/2006.
Crimson Hawaiian damselfly	Megalagrion leptodemas	Endangered	Hawaii	77 FR 57647, 9/18/2012.
Flying earwig Hawaiian damselfly	Megalagrion nesiotes	Endangered	Hawaii	75 FR 35990, 6/24/2010.
Blackline Hawaiian damselfly	Megalagrion nigrohamatum nigrolineatum	Endangered	Hawaii	77 FR 57647, 9/18/2012.
Oceanic Hawaiian damselfly	Megalagrion oceanicum	Endangered	Hawaii	77 FR 57647, 9/18/2012.
Pacific Hawaiian damselfly	Megalagrion pacificum	Endangered	Hawaii	75 FR 35990, 6/24/2010.
Plants
Flowering Plants:
No common name	Abutilon eremitopetalum	Endangered	Hawaii	56 FR 47686, 9/20/1991.
Kooloaula	Abutilon menziesii	Endangered	Hawaii	51 FR 34412, 9/26/1986.
Ahinahina	Argyroxiphium sandwicense ssp. macrocephalum	Threatened	Hawaii	57 FR 20772, 5/15/1992.
Kookoolau	Bidens micrantha ssp. kalealaha	Endangered	Hawaii	57 FR 20772, 5/15/1992.
Kookoolau	Bidens wiebkei	Endangered	Hawaii	57 FR 46325, 10/8/1992.
Pua ala	Brighamia rockii	Endangered	Hawaii	57 FR 46325, 10/8/1992.
Awikiwiki	Canavalia molokaiensis	Endangered	Hawaii	57 FR 46325, 10/8/1992.
Oha wai	Clermontia oblongifolia ssp. brevipes	Endangered	Hawaii	57 FR 46325, 10/8/1992.
Oha wai	Clermontia oblongifolia ssp. mauiensis	Endangered	Hawaii	57 FR 20772, 5/15/1992.
Oha wai	Clermontia samuelii	Endangered	Hawaii	64 FR 48307, 9/3/1999.
Haha	Cyanea copelandii ssp. haleakalaensis	Endangered	Hawaii	64 FR 48307, 9/3/1999.
Haha	Cyanea dunbariae (=Cyanea dunbarii)	Endangered	Hawaii	61 FR 53130, 10/10/1996.
Haha	Cyanea gibsonii (=Cyanea macrostegia ssp. gibsonii)	Endangered	Hawaii	56 FR 47686, 9/20/1991.
Haha	Cyanea glabra	Endangered	Hawaii	64 FR 48307, 9/3/1999.
Haha	Cyanea grimesiana ssp. grimesiana	Endangered	Hawaii	61 FR 53108, 10/10/1996; 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
Haha	Cyanea hamatiflora ssp. hamatiflora	Endangered	Hawaii	64 FR 48307, 9/3/1999.
Haha	Cyanea lobata	Endangered	Hawaii	57 FR 20772, 5/15/1992.
Haha	Cyanea magnicalyx	Endangered	Hawaii	78 FR 32103, 5/28/2013.
Haha	Cyanea mannii	Endangered	Hawaii	57 FR 46325, 10/8/1992.
Haha	Cyanea mceldowneyi	Endangered	Hawaii	57 FR 20772, 5/15/1992.
Haha	Cyanea procera	Endangered	Hawaii	57 FR 46325, 10/8/1992.
Haiwale	Cyrtandra munroi	Endangered	Hawaii	57 FR 20772, 5/15/1992.
Naenae	Dubautia plantaginea ssp. humilis	Endangered	Hawaii	64 FR 48307, 9/3/1999.
Nohoanu	Geranium arboreum	Endangered	Hawaii	57 FR 20589, 5/13/1992.
Nohoanu	Geranium multiflorum	Endangered	Hawaii	57 FR 20772, 5/15/1992.
No common name	Gouania hillebrandii	Endangered	Hawaii	49 FR 44753, 11/19/1984.
Kokio keokeo	Hibiscus arnottianus ssp. immaculatus	Endangered	Hawaii	57 FR 46325, 10/8/1992.
Awiwi	Kadua cookiana (=Hedyotis cookiana)	Endangered	Hawaii	59 FR 9304, 2/25/1994.
Kopa	Kadua cordata ssp. remyi (=Hedyotis schlechtendahliana var. remyi)	Endangered	Hawaii	64 FR 48307, 9/3/1999.
Pilo	Kadua laxiflora (=Hedyotis mannii)	Endangered	Hawaii	57 FR 46325, 10/8/1992.
Cooke's kokio	Kokia cookei	Endangered	Hawaii	44 FR 62470, 10/30/1979.
Kamakahala	Labordia tinifolia var. lanaiensis	Endangered	Hawaii	64 FR 48307, 9/3/1999.
Kamakahala	Labordia triflora	Endangered	Hawaii	64 FR 48307, 9/3/1999.
No common name	Lysimachia lydgatei	Endangered	Hawaii	57 FR 20772, 5/15/1992.
No common name	Lysimachia maxima	Endangered	Hawaii	61 FR 53130, 10/10/1996.
Nehe	Melanthera kamolensis (=Lipochaeta kamolensis)	Endangered	Hawaii	57 FR 20772, 5/15/1992.
Alani	Melicope adscendens	Endangered	Hawaii	59 FR 62346, 12/5/1994.
Alani	Melicope balloui	Endangered	Hawaii	59 FR 62346, 12/5/1994.
Alani	Melicope knudsenii	Endangered	Hawaii	59 FR 9304, 2/25/1994.
Alani	Melicope mucronulata	Endangered	Hawaii	57 FR 20772, 5/15/1992.
Alani	Melicope munroi	Endangered	Hawaii	64 FR 48307, 9/3/1999.
Alani	Melicope ovalis	Endangered	Hawaii	59 FR 62346, 12/5/1994.
Alani	Melicope reflexa	Endangered	Hawaii	57 FR 46325, 10/8/1992.
No common name	Neraudia sericea	Endangered	Hawaii	59 FR 56333, 11/10/1994.
Carter's panicgrass	Panicum fauriei var. carteri	Endangered	Hawaii	48 FR 46328, 10/12/1983.
No common name	Phyllostegia hispida	Endangered	Hawaii	74 FR 11319, 3/17/2009.
No common name	Phyllostegia mannii	Endangered	Hawaii	57 FR 46325, 10/8/1992.
Loulu	Pritchardia munroi	Endangered	Hawaii	57 FR 46325, 10/8/1992.
Maui remya	Remya mauiensis	Endangered	Hawaii	56 FR 1450, 1/14/1991.
No common name	Sanicula purpurea	Endangered	Hawaii	61 FR 53108, 10/10/1996.
Lanai sandalwood (=Iliahi)	Santalum haleakalae var. lanaiense (=Santalum freycinetianum var. lanaiense)	Endangered	Hawaii	51 FR 3182, 1/24/1986; 78 FR 32013, 5/28/2013.
No common name	Schiedea haleakalensis	Endangered	Hawaii	57 FR 20772, 5/15/1992.
No common name	Schiedea hookeri	Endangered	Hawaii	61 FR 53108, 10/10/1996.
No common name	Schiedea lydgatei	Endangered	Hawaii	57 FR 46325, 10/8/1992.
No common name	Schiedea sarmentosa	Endangered	Hawaii	61 FR 53130, 10/10/1996.
No common name	Silene alexandri	Endangered	Hawaii	57 FR 46325, 10/8/1992.
No common name	Stenogyne bifida	Endangered	Hawaii	57 FR 46325, 10/8/1992.
Pamakani	Tetramolopium capillare	Endangered	Hawaii	59 FR 49860, 9/30/1994.
No common name	Tetramolopium remyi	Endangered	Hawaii	56 FR 47686, 9/20/1991.
No common name	Tetramolopium rockii	Threatened	Hawaii	57 FR 46325, 10/8/1992.
No common name	Viola lanaiensis	Endangered	Hawaii	56 FR 47686, 9/20/1991.
Ferns:
Ihiihi	Marsilea villosa Marsilea villosa	Endangered	Hawaii	57 FR 27863, 6/22/1992.

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 list of all completed and currently active 5-year status reviews addressing species for which our Regional Office 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.).

Hugh R. Morrison,

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