[PCA] Fw: [epa-species] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation
Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov
Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov
Mon Jul 11 13:23:08 CDT 2005
The US Fish and Wildlife Service is requesting information on several plant
and animal species as part of a 5-year status review of the status of the
species, including the following native plants:
Amargosa niterwort (Nitrophila mohavensis - CHENOPODIACEAE)
Ash meadows gumplant (Grindelia fraxinopratensis - ASTERACEAE)
Chinese Camp Brodiaea (Brodiaea pallida - LILIACEAE)
Eureka Dune grass (Swallenia alexandrae - POACEAE)
Eureka Valley evening primrose (Oenothera californica ssp. eurekensis
- ONAGRACEAE)
Hartweg's golden sunburst (Pseudobahia bahiifolia - ASTERACEAE)
Hidden Lake bluecurls (Trichostema austromontanum ssp. compactum -
LAMIACEAE)
Keck's checker-mallow (Sidalcea keckii - MALVACEAE)
Kneeland Prairie pennycress (Thlaspi californicum- BRASSICACEAE)
Mariposa pussypaws (Calyptrium pulchellum (aka: Cistanthe pulchella -
PORTULACACEAE)
Red Hills vervain (Verbena californica - VERBENACEAE)
Spring-loving centaury (Centaurium namophilum - GENTIANACEAE)
Springville Clarkia (Clarkia springvillensis - ONAGRACEAE)
San Clemente Island bush mallow (Malacothamnus clementinus - MALVACEAE)
San Clemente Island larkspur (Delphinium variegatum ssp. kinkiense -
RANUNCULACEAE)
San Clemente Island lotus (Lotus dendroideus ssp. traskiae -
FABACEAE)
San Clemente Island woodland star (Lithophragma maximum - SAXIFRAGACEAE)
San Joaquin adobe sunburst (Pseudobahia peirsonii - ASTERACEAE)
Santa Barbara Island dudleya (Dudleya traskiae - CRASSULACEAE)
Santa Cruz Island rock-cress (Sibara filifolia - BRASSICACEAE)
Yreka phlox (Phlox hirsuta - POLEMONIACEAE)
See the link below.
Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.
Botanist - Division of Scientific Authority
Chair - Plant Conservation Alliance - Medicinal Plant Working Group
US Fish & Wildlife Service
4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 750
Arlington, VA 22203
703-358-1708 x1753
FAX: 703-358-2276
Working for the conservation and sustainable use of our green natural
resources.
<www.nps.gov/plants/medicinal>
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[Federal Register: July 7, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 129)]
[Notices]
[Page 39327-39329]
>From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr07jy05-71]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-
Year Reviews of the Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle, Smith's Blue
Butterfly, Delhi Sands Flower-Loving Fly, Morro Shoulderband Snail,
Giant Garter Snake, San Francisco Garter Snake, Island Night Lizard,
California Least Tern, Least Bell's Vireo, Chinese Camp Brodiaea,
Mariposa Pussypaws, San Clemente Island Indian Paintbrush, Spring-
Loving Centaury, Springville Clarkia, San Clemente Island Larkspur,
Santa Barbara Island Dudleya, Ash Meadows Gumplant, San Clemente Island
Woodland Star, San Clemente Island Lotus, San Clemente Island Bush
Mallow, Amargosa Niterwort, Eureka Valley Evening Primrose, Yreka
Phlox, Hartweg's Golden Sunburst, San Joaquin Adobe Sunburst, Santa
Cruz Island Rock-Cress, Keck's Checker-mallow, Eureka Dune Grass,
Kneeland Prairie Pennycress, Hidden Lake Bluecurls, and Red Hills Vervain
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 5-year reviews of 31 listed species in Table 1 below,
under section 4(c)(2)(A) 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 31 species. Based
on the results of these 5-year reviews, we will make the requisite
findings under section 4(c)(2)(B) of the Act.
Table 1.--Summary of the Listing
Information for the Following 31 Species
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Common name Scientific name Status
Where listed Final listing rule
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Valley elderberry longhorn beetle.. Desmocerus
Threatened................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 45 FR 52803
(8-AUG-80)
californicus
dimorphus.
Smith's blue butterfly............. Euphilotes enoptes
Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 41 FR 22041
(1-JUN-76)
smithi.
Delhi Sands flower loving fly...... Rhaphiomidas
Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 58 FR 49881
(23-SEP-93)
terminatus
abdominalis.
Morro shoulderband snail........... Helminthoglypta
Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 59 FR 64613
(15-DEC-94)
walkeriana.
Giant garter snake................. Thamnophis gigas.....
Threatened................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 58 FR 54053
(20-OCT-93)
San Francisco garter snake......... Thamnophis sirtalis
Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 32 FR 4001
(11-MAR-67)
tetrataenia.
Island night lizard................ Xantusia riversiana
Threatened................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 42 FR 40682
(11-AUG-77)
tetrataenia.
California least tern.............. Sterna antillarum
Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA) Mexico.............. 35 FR 8491
(2-JUN-70)
browni.
Least Bell's vireo................. Vireo bellii pusillus
Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA) Mexico.............. 1 FR 16474
(2-MAY-86)
Chinese Camp brodiaea.............. Brodiaea pallida.....
Threatened................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 63 FR 49022
(14-SEP-98)
Mariposa pussypaws................. Calyptridium
Threatened................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 63 FR 49022
(14-SEP-98)
pulchellum.
San Clemente Island Indian Castilleja grisea....
Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 42 FR 40682
(11-AUG-77)
Paintbrush.
Spring-loving centaury............. Centaurium namophilum
Threatened................ U.S.A. (CA, NV)................. 50 20777
(20-MAY-85)
Springville clarkia................ Clarkia
Threatened................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 63 FR 49022
(14-SEP-98)
springvillensis.
San Clemente Island larkspur....... Delphinium variegatum
Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 42 FR 40682
(11-AUG-77)
var. kinkiense.
Santa Barbara Island dudleya....... Dudleya traskiae.....
Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 43 FR 17910
(26-APR-78)
Ash meadows gumplant............... Grindelia fraxino-
Threatened................ U.S.A. (CA, NV)................. 50 FR 20777
(20-MAY-85)
pratensis.
San Clemente Island woodland star.. Lithophragma maximum.
Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 62 FR 42692
(8-AUG-97)
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San Clemente Island lotus.......... Lotus dendroideus
Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 42 FR 40682
(11-AUG-77)
var. traskiae.
San Clemente Island bush mallow.... Malacothamnus
Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 42 FR 40682
(11-AUG-77)
clementinus.
Amargosa niterwort................. Nitrophila mohavensis
Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA, NV)................. 50 FR 20777
(20-MAY-85)
Eureka Valley evening primrose..... Oenothera californica
Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 43 FR 17910
(26-APR-78)
ssp. eurekensis.
Yreka phlox........................ Phlox hirsuta........
Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 65 FR 5268
(3-FEB-00)
Hartweg's golden sunburst.......... Pseudobahia
Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 62 FR 5542
(6-FEB-97)
bahiifolia.
San Joaquin adobe sunburst......... Pseudobahia peirsonii
Threatened................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 62 FR 5542
(6-FEB-97)
Santa Cruz Island rock-cress....... Sibara filifolia.....
Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 62 FR 42692
(8-AUG-97)
Keck's checker-mallow.............. Sidalcea keckii......
Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 65 FR
(16-FEB-00)
Eureka Dune grass.................. Swallenia alexandrae.
Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 43 FR 17910
(26-APR-78)
Kneeland Prairie pennycress........ Thlaspi californicum.
Endangered................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 65 FR 6332
(9-SEP-00)
Hidden Lake bluecurls.............. Trichostema
Threatened................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 63 FR 49006
(14-SEP-98)
austromontanum ssp.
compactum.
Red Hills vervain.................. Verbena californica..
Threatened................ U.S.A. (CA)..................... 63 FR 49022
(14-SEP-98)
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DATES: To allow us adequate time to conduct these reviews, we must
receive your information no later than September 6, 2005. However, we
will continue to accept new information about any listed species at any
time.
ADDRESSES: Information may be submitted to the following U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service's Fish and Wildlife Offices:
For the Delhi Sands flower-loving fly, island night lizard,
California least tern, least Bell's vireo, San Clemente Island Indian
paintbrush, San Clemente Island larkspur, San Clemente Island woodland
star, San Clemente Island lotus, San Clemente Island bush mallow, Santa
Cruz Island rock-cress, and Hidden Lake bluecurls, submit comments to
the Field Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, 6010 Hidden Valley Road,
Carlsbad, California 92009. Information may also be submitted
electronically at <A HREF="mailto:fw1cfwo_5yr at fws.gov
">fw1cfwo_5yr at fws.gov</A>.
For the Smith's blue butterfly, Morro shoulderband snail, Santa
Barbara Island dudleya, Eureka Valley evening primrose, and Eureka Dune
grass, submit comments to the Field Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year
Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ventura Fish and Wildlife
Office, 2493 Portola Road, Suite B, Ventura, California 93003.
Information may also be submitted electronically at <A HREF="
mailto:FW1vfwo5year at fws.gov">
FW1vfwo5year at fws.gov</A>.
For the Valley elderberry longhorn beetle, giant garter snake, San
Francisco garter snake, Chinese Camp brodiaea, Mariposa pussypaws,
Springville clarkia, Hartweg's golden sunburst, San Joaquin adobe
sunburst, Keck's checker-mallow, and Red Hills vervain, submit comments
to the Field Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, 2800 Cottage
Way, Room W-2605, Sacramento, California 95825. Information may also be
submitted electronically at <A HREF="mailto:fw1sfo5year at fws.gov
">fw1sfo5year at fws.gov</A>.
For Ash Meadows gumplant, spring-loving centaury, and Amargosa
niterwort, submit comments to the 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>.
For Kneeland Prairie pennycress, submit comments to the Field
Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office, 11655 Heindon Road, Arcata, California
95521. Information may also be submitted electronically at <A HREF="
mailto:FWS1_kneelandpennycress at fws.gov">
FWS1_kneelandpennycress at fws.gov</A>.
For Yreka phlox, submit comments to the Field Supervisor,
Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Yreka Fish
and Wildlife Office, 1829 S. Oregon Street, Yreka, California 96097.
Information may also be submitted electronically at <A HREF="
mailto:fw1yrekaphlox at fws.gov">
fw1yrekaphlox at fws.gov</A>.
Information received in response to this notice and these reviews
will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal
business hours, at the appropriate above addresses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For the Delhi Sands flower-loving fly,
island night lizard, California least tern, least Bell's vireo, San
Clemente Island Indian paintbrush, San Clemente Island larkspur, San
Clemente Island woodland star, San Clemente Island lotus, San Clemente
Island bush mallow, Santa Cruz Island rock-cress, or Hidden Lake
bluecurls, contact Tannika Engelhard at the Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife
Office at (760) 431-9440. For the Smith's blue butterfly, Morro
shoulderband snail, Santa Barbara Island dudleya, Eureka Valley evening
primrose, or Eureka Dune grass, contact Mike McCrary at the Ventura
Fish and Wildlife Office at (805) 644-1766. For the Valley elderberry
longhorn beetle, giant garter snake, San Francisco garter snake,
Chinese Camp brodiaea, Mariposa pussypaws, Springville clarkia,
Hartweg's golden sunburst, San Joaquin adobe sunburst, Keck's checker-
mallow, and Red Hills vervain, contact Harry McQuillen at the
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office at (916) 414-6742. For Ash Meadows
gumplant, spring-loving centaury, Amargosa niterwort, contact Steve
Caicco at the Nevada Fish and Wildlife Office at (775) 861-6300. For
Kneeland Prairie pennycress, contact Dave Imper at the Arcata Fish
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and Wildlife Office at (707) 822-7201. For Yreka phlox, contact Nadine
Kanim at the Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office at (530) 842-5763.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 31 species listed in
Table 1 above.
What Information Is Considered in the Review?
A 5-year review considers all new information available at the time
of the review. These reviews will 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, 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 that there is information concerning the 31 species
listed in Table 1 above indicating 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 are soliciting
new information from the public, concerned governmental agencies,
Tribes, the scientific community, industry, environmental entities, and
any other interested parties concerning the status of the 31 species
listed in Table 1 above.
If you wish to provide information for any species included in
these 5-year reviews, you may submit your comments and materials to the
Field Supervisors at the appropriate Fish and Wildlife Office in the
ADDRESSES section above. 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 (see ADDRESSES
section).
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: June 16, 2005.
Paul Henson,
Acting Manager, California/Nevada Operations Office, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 05-13328 Filed 7-6-05; 8:45 am]
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