Notices. Notice of initiation of reviews; request for information
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BILLING CODE 4333-15-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R2-ES-2021-N215; FXES11130200000-223-FF02ENEH00] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 35 Species in the Southwest 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 conducting 5-year status reviews under the Endangered Species Act of 35 animal and plant species.
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 such information that has become available since the last review for the species. DATES: To ensure consideration, we are requesting submission of new information no later than March 4, 2022. However, we will continue to accept new information about any listed species at any time. ADDRESSES: For how to request or submit information, see Request for Information and How do I ask questions or provide information? in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on a particular species, contact the appropriate person or office listed in the table in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. For general information, contact Beth Forbus, by telephone at 505-248-6681; or by email at *Beth_Forbus@fws.gov.* 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 a 5-year review? Under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 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 ESA requires us to review each listed species' status at least once every 5 years. Our regulations at 50 CFR 424.21 require that we publish a notice in the **Federal Register** announcing those species under active review. 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 ESA); 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. Which species are under review? The species in the following table are under active 5-year status review. Common name Scientific name Listing status Current range Final listing rule ( Federal Register citation and publication date) Contact person, phone, email Contact person's U.S. mail address ANIMALS Chiricahua leopard frog Desert pupfish Loach minnow *Rana chiricahuensis* *Cyprinodon macularius* *Tiaroga cobitis* Threatened Endangered Endangered Arizona and New Mexico (USA), and Mexico Arizona and California (USA), and Mexico Arizona and New Mexico (USA), and Mexico 67 FR 40790; 6/13/2002 51 FR 10842; 3/31/1986 51 FR 39468; 10/28/1986 Mark Lamb, Acting Field Supervisor, *Mark_Lamb@fws.gov* (email) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arizona Ecological Services Office, 9828 North 31st Avenue, #C3, Phoenix, AZ 85051-2518. Mexican spotted owl *Strix occidentalis lucida* Threatened Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Utah (USA), and Mexico 58 FR 14248; 3/16/1993 Mount Graham red squirrel *Tamiasciurus hudsonicus grahamensis* Endangered Arizona 52 FR 20994; 6/3/1987 Sonora chub *Gila ditaenia* Threatened Arizona (USA), and Mexico 51 FR 16042; 4/30/1986 Sonoran tiger salamander *Ambystoma tigrinum stebbinsi* Endangered Arizona (USA), and Mexico 62 FR 665; 1/6/1997 Spikedace *Meda fulgida* Endangered Arizona and New Mexico (USA), and Mexico 51 FR 23769; 7/1/1986 Three Forks springsnail *Pyrgulopsis trivialis* Endangered Arizona 77 FR 23060; 4/17/2012 Yuma clapper rail *Rallus longirostris yumanensis* Endangered Arizona, California, and Nevada (USA), and Mexico 32 FR 4001; 3/11/1967 Northern Aplomado falcon Braken Bat Cave meshweaver *Falco femoralis septentrionalis* *Cicurina venii* Endangered Nonessential experimental Endangered Texas (USA), Mexico and Guatemala Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas Texas 51 FR 6686; 2/25/1986 71 FR 42298; 7/26/2006 65 FR 81419; 12/26/2000 Chuck Ardizzone, Field Supervisor, 281-286-8282 x26506 (phone) or *Chuck_Ardizzone@fws.gov* (email) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Texas Coastal Ecological Services Field Office, 17629 El Camino Real, Suite 211, Houston, TX 77058. Clear Creek gambusia *Gambusia heterochir* Endangered Texas 32 FR 4001; 3/11/1967 Devils River minnow *Dionda diaboli* Threatened Texas (USA), and Mexico 64 FR 56596; 10/20/1999 Leopard darter *Percina pantherina* Threatened Arkansas and Oklahoma 43 FR 3711; 1/27/1978 Ken Collins, Acting Field Office Supervisor, 918-382-4510 (phone), or *Ken_Collins@fws.gov* (email) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oklahoma Ecological Services Field Office, 9014 East 21st Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74129. PLANTS Mesa Verde cactus Mancos milk-vetch Sacramento Mountains thistle *Sclerocactus mesae-verdae* *Astragalus humillimus* *Cirsium vinaceum* Threatened Endangered Threatened Colorado and New Mexico Colorado and New Mexico New Mexico 44 FR 62471; 10/30/1979 50 FR 26568; 6/27/1985 52 FR 22933; 6/16/1987 Shawn Sartorious, Field Supervisor, 505-761-4781 (phone) or *Shawn_Sartorious@fws.gov* (email) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2105 Osuna Rd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113-1001. Sacramento prickly poppy *Argemone pleiacantha* ssp. * pinnatisecta* Endangered New Mexico 54 FR 35302; 8/24/1989 Todsen's pennyroyal *Hedeoma todsenii* Endangered New Mexico 46 FR 5730; 1/19/1981 Arizona cliffrose Arizona hedgehog cactus *Purshia* (= *Cowania* ) * subintegra* *Echinocereus triglochidiatus* var. * arizonicus* Endangered Endangered Arizona Arizona 49 FR 22326; 5/29/1984 44 FR 61556; 10/25/1979 Mark Lamb, Acting Field Supervisor, *Mark_Lamb@fws.gov* (email) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arizona Ecological Services Office, 9828 North 31st Avenue, #C3, Phoenix, AZ 85051-2517. Brady pincushion cactus *Pediocactus bradyi* Endangered Arizona 44 FR 61784; 10/26/1979 Peebles Navajo cactus *Pediocactus peeblesianus* var. * peeblesianus* Endangered Arizona 44 FR 61922; 10/26/1979 Texas wild-rice Ashy dogweed Black lace cactus *Zizania texana* *Thymophylla tephroleuca* *Echinocereus reichenbachii* var. * albertii* Endangered Endangered Endangered Texas Texas Texas 43 FR 17910; 4/26/1978 49 FR 29232; 7/19/1984 44 FR 61918; 10/26/1979 Chuck Ardizzone, Field Supervisor, 281-286-8282 X26506 (phone) or *Chuck_Ardizzone@fws.gov* (email) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Texas Coastal Ecological Services Field Office, 17629 El Camino Real, Suite 211, Houston, TX 77058. Large-fruited sand-verbena *Abronia macrocarpa* Endangered Texas 53 FR 37975; 9/28/1988 Navasota ladies-tresses *Spiranthes parksii* Endangered Texas 47 FR 19539; 5/6/1982 Slender rush-pea *Hoffmannseggia tenella* Endangered Texas 50 FR 45614; 11/1/1985 South Texas ambrosia *Ambrosia cheiranthifolia* Endangered Texas 59 FR 43648; 8/24/1994 Star cactus *Astrophytum asterias* Endangered Texas (USA), and Mexico 58 FR 53804; 10/18/1993 Texas ayenia (Tamaulipan Kidneypetal) *Ayenia limitaris* Endangered Texas (USA), and Mexico 59 FR 43648; 8/24/1994 Texas prairie dawn-flower *Hymenoxys texana* Endangered Texas 51 FR 8681; 3/13/1986 Walker's manioc *Manihot walkerae* Endangered Texas (USA), and Mexico 56 FR 49850; 10/2/1991 Request for 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. How do I ask questions or provide information? If you wish to provide information for any species listed above, please submit your comments and materials to the appropriate contact in the table above. You may also direct questions to those contacts. Individuals who are hearing impaired or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339 for TTY assistance. 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 reviews can be found at *https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/report/species-five-year-review.* Authority This document is published under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 *et seq.* ). Amy L. Lueders, Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. 2022-02135 Filed 2-1-22; 8:45 am]
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