[MPWG] Public input requested by March 26, 2006: Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 56 Species in California and Nevada
Michael McGuffin
mmherbal at comcast.net
Tue Mar 28 01:55:18 CST 2006
Hello,
A quick review reveals that none of the 33 plant species listed are in
commerce as medicinals; whether some of them have local uses is beyond my
experience.
Michael McGuffin
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From: MPWG-bounces at lists.plantconservation.org
[mailto:MPWG-bounces at lists.plantconservation.org] On Behalf Of
Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 8:59 AM
To: native-plants at lists.plantconservation.org;
mpwg at lists.plantconservation.org
Subject: [MPWG] Public input requested by March 26, 2006: Initiation of
5-Year Reviews of 56 Species in California and Nevada
Below is the full FR notice requesting information on several plants out
West (bound to be some medicinals, too), whose listings under ESA are under
review. The Notice is also available at:
http://epa.gov/EPA-SPECIES/2006/March/Day-22/
-Patricia
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[Federal Register: March 22, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 55)]
[Notices]
[Page 14538-14542]
>From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-
Year Reviews of 56 Species in California and Nevada
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of review.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the
initiation of a 5-year review of 56 species under section 4(c)(2)(B) of
the Endangered Species Act (Act). The purpose of a 5-year review is to
ensure that the classification of a species as threatened or endangered
on the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants is
accurate and based on the best scientific and commercial data available
at the time of the review. We are requesting submission of any such
information that has become available since the original listing of
each of these 56 species. Based on the results of these 5-year reviews,
we will make the requisite findings under section 4(c)(2)(A) of the Act.
DATES: We must receive your information no later than May 22, 2006.
However, we will continue to accept new information about any listed
species at any time.
ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for instructions on how to
submit information and review the information that we receive on these
species.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For species-specific information,
contact the appropriate individual in Table 3 under ``Public
Solicitation of New Information.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Why Is a 5-Year Review Conducted?
Under the Endangered Species Act (Act) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), we
maintain a List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants at 50
CFR 17.11 (for animals) and 17.12 (for plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) of
the Act requires that we conduct a review of listed species at least
once every 5 years. Then, on the basis of such reviews under section
4(c)(2)(B), we determine whether or not any species should be removed
from the List (delisted), or reclassified from endangered to threatened
or from threatened to endangered. Delisting a species must be supported
by the best scientific and commercial data available and only
considered if such data substantiates that the species is neither
endangered nor threatened for one or more of the following reasons: (1)
The species is considered extinct; (2) the species is considered to be
recovered; and/or (3) the original data available when the species was
listed, or the interpretation of such data, were in error. Any change
in Federal classification would require a separate rulemaking process.
The regulations in 50 CFR 424.21 require that we publish a notice in
the Federal Register announcing those species currently under active
review. This notice announces our active review of the 56 species
listed in Table 1.
Table 1.--Summary of Listing Information for 56 Species in
California and Nevada
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Common name Scientific name Status
Where listed Final listing rule
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animals
Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish.. Cyprinodon nevadensis Endangered......
U.S.A. (NV)..... 48 FR 40178 (02-SEP-
mionectes.
83)
Behren's silverspot butterfly. Speyeria zerene Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 62 FR 64306 (05-DEC-
behrensii.
97)
Blunt-nosed leopard lizard.... Gambelia silus....... Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 32 FR 4001 (11-MAR-
67)
California freshwater shrimp.. Syncaris pacifica.... Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 53 FR 43884 (31-OCT-
88)
Conservancy fairy shrimp...... Branchinecta Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 59 FR 48136 (19-SEP-
conservatio.
94)
Delta green ground beetle..... Elaphrus viridis..... Threatened......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 45 FR 52807 (08-AUG-
80)
Desert dace................... Eremichthys acros.... Threatened......
U.S.A. (NV)..... 50 FR 50304 (10-DEC-
85)
Fresno kangaroo rat........... Dipodomys nitratoides Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 50 FR 4222 (30-JAN-
exilis.
85)
Giant kangaroo rat............ Dipodomys ingens..... Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 52 FR 283 (05-JAN-87)
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Inyo California towhee........ Pipilo crissalis Threatened......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 52 FR 28780 (03-AUG-
eremophilus.
87)
Kern primrose sphinx moth..... Euproserpinus euterpe Threatened......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 45 FR 24088 (08-APR-
80)
Laguna Mountains skipper...... Pyrgus ruralis Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 62 FR 2313 (16-JAN-
lagunae.
97)
Longhorn fairy shrimp......... Branchinecta Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 59 FR 48136 (19-SEP-
longiantenna.
94)
Modoc sucker.................. Catostomus microps... Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 50 FR 24526 (11-JUN-
85)
Pahrump poolfish.............. Empetrichthys latos.. Endangered......
U.S.A. (NV)..... 32 FR 4001 (11-MAR-
67)
Paiute cutthroat trout........ Oncorhynchus clarki Threatened......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 32 FR 4001 (11-MAR-
seleniris.
67)
Riverside fairy shrimp........ Streptocephalus Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 58 FR 41384 (03-AUG-
woottoni.
93)
San Diego fairy shrimp........ Branchinecta Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 62 FR 4925 (03-FEB-
sandiegonensis.
97)
San Joaquin kit fox........... Vulpes macrotis Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 32 FR 4001 (11-MAR-
mutica.
67)
Tidewater goby................ Eucyclogobius Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 59 FR 5494 (04-FEB-
newberryi.
94)
Vernal pool fairy shrimp...... Branchinecta lynchi.. Threatened......
U.S.A. (CA, OR). 59 FR 48136 (19-SEP-
94)
Vernal pool tadpole shrimp.... Lepidurus packardi... Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 59 FR 48136 (19-SEP-
94)
White River spinedace......... Lepidomeda albivallis Endangered......
U.S.A. (NV)..... 50 FR 37194 (12-SEP-
85)
plants
Bakersfield cactus............ Opuntia treleasei.... Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 55 FR 29361 (19-JUL-
90)
Ben Lomond spineflower........ Chorizanthe pungens Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 59 FR 5499 (04-FEB-
var. hartwegiana.
94)
Butte County meadowfoam....... Limnanthes floccosa Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 57 FR 24192 (08-JUN-
ssp. californica.
92)
California jewelflower........ Caulanthus Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 55 FR 29361 (19-JUL-
californicus.
90)
Catalina Island mountain- Cercocarpus traskiae. Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 62 FR 42692 (08-AUG-
mahogany.
97)
Chorro Creek bog thistle...... Cirsium fontinale Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 59 FR 64613 (15-DEC-
var. obispoense.
94)
Coachella Valley milk-vetch... Astragalus Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 63 FR 53596 (06-OCT-
lentiginosus var.
98)
coachellae.
Colusa grass.................. Neostapfia colusana.. Threatened......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 62 FR 14338 (26-MAR-
97)
Hairy Orcutt grass............ Orcuttia pilosa...... Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 62 FR 14338 (26-MAR-
97)
Hoffmann's rock-cress......... Arabis hoffmannii.... Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 62 FR 40954 (31-JUL-
97)
Howell's spineflower.......... Chorianthe howellii.. Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 57 FR 27848 (22-JUN-
92)
Indian Knob mountain balm..... Eriodictyon Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 59 FR 64613 (15-DEC-
altissimum.
94)
Kern mallow................... Eremalche kernensis.. Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 55 FR 29361 (19-JUL-
90)
Lane Mountain milk-vetch...... Astragalus Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 63 FR 53596 (06-OCT-
jaegerianus.
98)
Menzies' wallflower........... Erysimum menziesii... Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 57 FR 27848 (22-JUN-
92)
Monterey gilia................ Gilia tenuiflora ssp. Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 57 FR 27848 (22-JUN-
arenaria.
92)
Morro manzanita............... Arctostaphylos Threatened......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 59 FR 64613 (15-DEC-
morroensis.
94)
Munz's onion.................. Allium munzii........ Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 63 FR 54975 (13-OCT-
98)
Otay tarplant................. Deinandra Threatened......
U.S.A. (CA); 63 FR 54937 (13-OCT-
(=Hemizonia)
Mexico (B.C.). 98)
conjugens.
Orcutt's spineflower.......... Chorizanthe Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 61 FR 52370 (07-OCT-
orcuttiana.
96)
Pismo clarkia................. Clarkia speciosa ssp. Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 59 FR 64613 (15-DEC-
immaculata.
94)
Sacramento Orcutt grass....... Orcuttia viscida..... Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 62 FR 14338 (26-MAR-
97)
San Jacinto Valley crownscale. Atriplex coronata Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 63 FR 54975 (13-OCT-
var. notatior.
98)
Santa Cruz Island bush-mallow. Malacothamnus Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 62 FR 40954 (31-JUL-
fasciculatus var.
97)
nesioticus.
Santa Rosa Island manzanita... Arctostaphylos Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 62 FR 40954 (31-JUL-
confertiflora.
97)
Showy Indian clover........... Trifolium amoenum.... Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 62 FR 54791 (22-OCT-
97)
Slender-horned spineflower.... Dodecahema leptoceras Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 52 FR 36265 (28-SEP-
87)
Slender Orcutt grass.......... Orcuttia tenuis...... Threatened......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 62 FR 14338 (26-MAR-
97)
Soft-leaved paintbrush........ Castilleja mollis.... Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 62 FR 40954 (31-JUL-
97)
Spreading navarretia.......... Navarretia fossalis.. Threatened......
U.S.A. (CA); 63 FR 54975 (13-OCT-
Mexico (B.C.). 98)
Steamboat buckwheat........... Eriogonum ovalifolium Endangered......
U.S.A. (NV)..... 51 FR 24669 (08-JUL-
var. williamsiae.
86)
Thread-leaved brodiaea........ Brodiaea filifolia... Threatened......
U.S.A. (CA)..... 63 FR 54975 (13-OCT-
98)
Willowy monardella............ Monardella linoides Endangered......
U.S.A. (CA); 63 FR 54937 (13-OCT-
ssp. viminea.
Mexico. 98)
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What Information Is Considered 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
current 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,
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identification of erroneous information contained in the List, and
improved analytical methods.
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.
Our assessment of these factors is required, under section 4(b)(1) of
the Act, to be based solely on the best scientific and commercial data
available.
What Could Happen as a Result of This Review?
If we find information concerning the 56 species listed in Table 1
indicating that a change in classification may be warranted, we may
propose a new rule that could do one of the following: (a) Reclassify
the species from threatened to endangered; (b) reclassify the species
from endangered to threatened; or (c) remove the species from the List.
If we find that a change in classification is not warranted, the
species will remain on the List under its current status.
Public Solicitation of New Information
To ensure that these 5-year reviews are complete and based on the
best available scientific and commercial information, we solicit new
information from the public, concerned governmental agencies, Tribes,
the scientific community, environmental entities, industry, and any
other interested parties concerning the status of the species.
If you wish to provide information for any species included in
these 5-year reviews, submit your comments and materials to the Field
Supervisors at the appropriate Fish and Wildlife Office as presented in
Table 2. Our practice is to make comments, including names and home
addresses of respondents, available for public review during regular
business hours. Respondents may request that we withhold a respondent's
identity, as allowable by law. If you wish us to withhold your name or
address, you must state this request prominently at the beginning of
your comment. We will not consider anonymous comments, however. To the
extent consistent with applicable law, we will make all submissions
from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or
businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety. Comments
and materials received will be available for public inspection, by
appointment, during normal business hours at the offices where the
comments are submitted.
Table 2.--Addresses for Submitting Comments on the 5-Year Reviews of 56
Species in California and Nevada
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Species Addresses for comments
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Laguna Mountains skipper............... Field Supervisor, Attention: 5-
Year Review, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Carlsbad
Fish and Wildlife Office, 6010
Hidden Valley Road, Carlsbad,
CA 92009.
Information may also be
submitted electronically at
<A
HREF="mailto:FW85yr06 at fws.gov">FW85yr06 at fws.gov</A>.
Riverside fairy shrimp
San Diego fairy shrimp
Catalina Island mountain mahogany
Coachella Valley milk-vetch
Munz's onion
Orcutt's spineflower
Otay tarplant
San Jacinto Valley crownscale
Slender-horned spineflower
Spreading navarretia
Thread-leaved brodiaea
Willowy monardella
Inyo California towhee................. Field Supervisor, Attention: 5-
Year Review, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Ventura Fish
and Wildlife Office, 2493
Portola Road, Suite B,
Ventura, CA 93003.
Information may also be
submitted electronically at
<A
HREF="mailto:fw1vfwo5year at fws.gov">fw1vfwo5year at fws.gov</A>.
Tidewater goby
Ben Lomond spineflower
Chorro Creek bog thistle
Hoffmann's rock-cress
Indian Knob mountain balm
Lane Mountain milk-vetch
Menzies' wallflower
Monterey gilia
Morro manzanita
Pismo clarkia
Santa Cruz Island bush-mallow
Santa Rosa Island manzanita
Soft-leaved paintbrush
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Blunt-nosed leopard lizard............. Field Supervisor, Attention: 5-
Year Review, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Sacramento
Fish and Wildlife Office, 2800
Cottage Way, Room W-2605,
Sacramento, CA 95825.
Information may also be
submitted electronically at
<A
HREF="mailto:fw1sfo5year at fws.gov">fw1sfo5year at fws.gov</A>.
California freshwater shrimp
Conservancy fairy shrimp
Delta green ground beetle
Fresno kangaroo rat
Giant kangaroo rat
Kern primrose sphinx moth
Longhorn fairy shrimp
San Joaquin kit fox
Vernal pool fairy shrimp
Vernal pool tadpole shrimp
Bakersfield cactus
Butte County meadowfoam
California jewelflower
Colusa grass
Hairy Orcutt grass
Kern mallow
Sacramento Orcutt grass
Showy Indian clover
Slender Orcutt grass
Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish........... Field Supervisor, Attention: 5-
Year Review, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Nevada Fish
and Wildlife Office, 1340
Financial Blvd., Suite 234,
Reno, NV 89502.
Information may also be
submitted electronically at
<A
HREF="mailto:fw1nfwo_5yr at fws.gov">fw1nfwo_5yr at fws.gov</A>.
Desert dace
Pahrump poolfish
Paiute cutthroat trout
White River spinedace
Steamboat buckwheat
Behren's silverspot butterfly.......... Field Supervisor, Attention: 5-
Year Review, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Arcata Fish
and Wildlife Office, 11655
Heindon Road, Arcata, CA
95521.
Information may also be
submitted electronically at
<A
HREF="mailto:howellsspineflower at fws.gov">howellsspineflower at fws.gov</A> for
Howell's spineflower and
<A
HREF="mailto:behrenssilverspot at fws.gov">behrenssilverspot at fws.gov</A> for
Behren's silverspot butterfly.
Howell's spineflower
Modoc sucker........................... Field Supervisor, Attention: 5-
Year Review, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Klamath
Falls Fish and Wildlife
Office, 6610 Washburn Way,
Klamath Falls, OR 97603.
Information may also be
submitted electronically at
<A
HREF="mailto:kfalls at fws.gov">kfalls at fws.gov</A>.
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For further information on any of the 56 species, contact the
person identified for that species in Table 3.
Table 3.--Information Contacts for 56 Species Undergoing 5-Year Review
in California and Nevada
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Species Information contact
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Laguna Mountains skipper............... Jim Bartel at the Carlsbad Fish
and Wildlife Office at (760)
431-9440.
Riverside fairy shrimp
San Diego fairy shrimp
Catalina Island mountain mahogany
Coachella Valley milk-vetch
Munz's onion
Orcutt's spineflower
Otay tarplant
San Jacinto Valley crownscale
Slender-horned spineflower
Spreading navarretia
Thread-leaved brodiaea
Willowy monardella
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Inyo California towhee................. Mike McCrary at the Ventura
Fish and Wildlife Office at
(805) 644-1766.
Tidewater goby
Ben Lomond spineflower................. Connie Rutherford at the
Ventura Fish and Wildlife
Office at (805) 644-1766.
Chorro Creek bog thistle
Hoffmann's rock-cress
Indian Knob mountain balm
Lane Mountain milk-vetch
Menzies' wallflower
Monterey gilia
Morro manzanita
Pismo clarkia
Santa Cruz Island bush-mallow
Santa Rosa Island manzanita
Soft-leaved paintbrush
Blunt-nosed leopard lizard............. Craig Aubrey at the Sacramento
Fish and Wildlife Office at
(916) 414-6600.
California freshwater shrimp
Conservancy fairy shrimp
Delta green ground beetle
Fresno kangaroo rat
Giant kangaroo rat
Kern primrose sphinx moth
Longhorn fairy shrimp
San Joaquin kit fox
Vernal pool fairy shrimp
Vernal pool tadpole shrimp
Bakersfield cactus
Butte County meadowfoam
California jewelflower
Colusa grass
Hairy Orcutt grass
Kern mallow
Sacramento Orcutt grass
Showy Indian clover
Slender Orcutt grass
Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish........... Jody Brown at the Nevada Fish
and Wildlife Office at (775)
861-6300.
Desert dace
Pahrump poolfish
Paiute cutthroat trout
White River spinedace
Steamboat buckwheat
Howell's spineflower................... Dave Imper at the Arcata Fish
and Wildlife Office at (707)
822-7201.
Behren's silverspot butterfly.......... Jim Watkins at the Arcata Fish
and Wildlife Office at (707)
822-7201.
Modoc sucker........................... Ron Larson at the Klamath Falls
Fish and Wildlife Office at
(541) 885-8481.
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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: February 9, 2006.
Paul Henson,
Manager, California/Nevada Operations Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
[FR Doc. E6-4120 Filed 3-21-06; 8:45 am]
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