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 Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R8-ES-2018-N009; FXES11130800000-189-FF08E00000]
 AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
 ACTION: Notice of initiation of reviews; request for information.
 SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are initiating 5-year status reviews of 50 species in California, Nevada, and the Klamath Basin of Oregon under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). A 5-year 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 review.
 DATES: To ensure consideration in our reviews, we are requesting submission of new information no later than August 17, 2018. However, we will continue to accept new information about any species at any time.
 ADDRESSES: For how and where to send information, see Request for New Information.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For whom to contact for species-specific information, see Request for New Information. Individuals who are hearing impaired or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8337 for TTY assistance.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Why do we conduct 5-year 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)(A) of the Act requires us to review each listed species' status at least once every 5 years. 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 to 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 review and will also be useful in evaluating the ongoing recovery programs for the species. Which species are under review? This notice announces our active review of the species listed in the table below.
                    ( print page 28252) Common name
Scientific name
Status
States where the species is known to occur
Final Listing rule 
                             
                                (
                                **Federal Register**
                                 citation and
                             
                             publication date)
Lead Fish and
                             Wildlife Office**Animals**Butterfly, Lange's metalmark
*Apodemia mormo langei*
Endangered
California
41 FR 22041 22044; 6/1/1976
San Francisco Bay-Delta Fish and Wildlife Office.Butterfly, Smith's blue
*Euphilotes enoptes smithi*
Endangered
California
41 FR 22041 22044; 6/1/1976
Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office.Cuckoo, yellow-billed
*Coccyzus americanus*
Threatened
Western U.S. distinct population segment (DPS): Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, as well as Canada and Mexico
79 FR 59991 60038; 10/03/2014
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office.Frog, California red-legged
*Rana draytonii*
Threatened
California
61 FR 25813 25833; 5/23/1996
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office.Frog, mountain yellow-legged
*Rana muscosa*
Endangered
Southern California DPS: California
67 FR 44382 44392; 7/2/2002
Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office.Goby, tidewater
*Eucyclogobius newberryi*
Endangered
California
59 FR 5494 5499; 2/4/1994
Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office.Kangaroo rat, Stephens'
*Dipodomys stephensi (incl. D. cascus)*
Endangered
California
53 FR 38465 38469; 9/30/1988
Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office.Mountain beaver, Point Arena
*Aplodontia rufa nigra*
Endangered
California
56 FR 64716 64723; 12/12/1991
Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office.Mouse, Pacific pocket
*Perognathus longimembris pacificus*
Endangered
California
59 FR 49752 49764; 9/29/1994
Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office.Plover, western snowy
*Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus*
Threatened
Pacific Coast population DPS: California, Oregon, Washington, Mexico (within 50 miles of Pacific coast)
58 FR 12864 12874; 3/5/1993
Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office.Poolfish, Pahrump
*Empetrichthys latos*
Endangered
Nevada
32 FR 4001; 3/11/1967
Southern Nevada Fish and Wildlife Office.Rail, California clapper
*Rallus longirostris obsoletus*
Endangered
California
35 FR 16047 16048; 10/13/1970
San Francisco Bay-Delta Fish and Wildlife Office.Sheep, Sierra Nevada bighorn
*Ovis canadensis sierrae*
Endangered
California
64 FR 19300 19309; 4/20/1999
Reno Fish and Wildlife Office.Skipper, Laguna Mountains
*Pyrgus ruralis lagunae*
Endangered
California
62 FR 2313 2322; 1/16/1997
Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office.Snail, Morro shoulderband (=Banded dune)
*Helminthoglypta walkeriana*
Endangered
California
59 FR 64613 64623; 12/15/1994
Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office.Sucker, Lost River
*Deltistes luxatus*
Endangered
California, Oregon
53 FR 27130 27134; 7/18/1988
Klamath Falls Fish and Wildlife Office.Sucker, shortnose
*Chasmistes brevirostris*
Endangered
California, Oregon
53 FR 27130 27134; 7/18/1988
Klamath Falls Fish and Wildlife Office.Tern, California least
*Sterna antillarum browni*
Endangered
Arizona, California
35 FR 8491 8498; 6/2/1970
Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office.Towhee, Inyo California
*Pipilo crissalis eremophilus*
Threatened
California
52 FR 28780 28786; 8/3/1987
Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office.**Plants**Bedstraw, El Dorado
*Galium californicum*
                             ssp.
                            *sierrae*
Endangered
California
61 FR 54346 54358; 10/18/1996
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office.Bedstraw, island
*Galium buxifolium*
Endangered
California
62 FR 40954 40974; 7/31/1997
Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office.Bird's-beak, Pennell's
*Cordylanthus tenuis*
                             ssp.
                            *capillaris*
Endangered
California
60 FR 6671 6685; 2/3/1995
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office.Bluegrass, San Bernardino
*Poa atropurpurea*
Endangered
California
63 FR 49006 49022; 9/14/1998
Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office.Butterweed, Layne's
*Senecio layneae*
Threatened
California
61 FR 54346 54358; 10/18/1996
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office.Ceanothus, Pine Hill
*Ceanothus roderickii*
Endangered
California
61 FR 54346 54358; 10/18/1996
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office.Checker-mallow, Kenwood Marsh
*Sidalcea oregana*
                             ssp. 
                            *valida*
Endangered
California
62 FR 54791 54808; 10/22/1997
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office.Clarkia, Vine Hill
*Clarkia imbricata*
Endangered
California
62 FR 54791 54808; 10/22/1997
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office.Crownbeard, big-leaved
*Verbesina dissita*
Threatened
California, Mexico
61 FR 52370 52384; 10/7/1996
Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office.Evening-primrose, San Benito
*Camissonia benitensis*
Threatened
California
50 FR 5755 5759; 2/12/1985
Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office.Flannelbush, Pine Hill
*Fremontodendron californicum*
                             ssp.
                            *decumbens*
Endangered
California
61 FR 54346 54358; 10/18/1996
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office.Goldfields, Burke's
*Lasthenia burkei*
Endangered
California
56 FR 61173 61182; 12/2/1991
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office.Larkspur, Baker's
*Delphinium bakeri*
Endangered
California
65 FR 4156 4162; 1/26/2000
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office.Larkspur, yellow
*Delphinium luteum*
Endangered
California
65 FR 4156 4162; 1/26/2000
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office.( print page 28253)Lily, Pitkin Marsh
*Lilium pardalinum*
                             ssp. 
                            *pitkinense*
Endangered
California
62 FR 54791 54808; 10/22/1997
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office.Lily, Western
*Lilium occidentale*
Endangered
California, Oregon
59 FR 42171 42176; 8/17/1994
Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office.Lupine, Nipomo Mesa
*Lupinus nipomensis*
Endangered
California
65 FR 14888 14898; 3/20/2000
Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office.Meadowfoam, Sebastopol
*Limnanthes vinculans*
Endangered
California
56 FR 61173 61182; 12/2/1991
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office.Milk-vetch, Applegate's
*Astragalus applegatei*
Endangered
California, Oregon
58 FR 40547 40551; 7/28/1993
Klamath Falls Fish and Wildlife Office.Milk-vetch, Clara Hunt's
*Astragalus clarianus*
Endangered
California
62 FR 54791 54808; 10/22/1997
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office.Milk-vetch, Peirson's.
*Astragalus magdalenae*
                             var. 
                            *peirsonii*
Threatened
California
63 FR 53596 53615; 10/6/1998
Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office.Morning-glory, Stebbins'
*Calystegia stebbinsii*
Endangered
California
61 FR 54346 54358; 10/18/1996
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office.Mountainbalm, Indian Knob
*Eriodictyon altissimum*
Endangered
California
59 FR 64613 64623; 12/15/1994
Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office.Penny-cress, Kneeland Prairie
*Thlaspi californicum*
Endangered
California
65 FR 6332 6338; 2/9/2000
Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office.Phlox, Yreka
*Phlox hirsuta*
Endangered
California
65 FR 5268 5275; 2/3/2000
Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office.Rush-rose, island
*Helianthemum greenei*
Threatened
California
62 FR 40954 40974; 7/31/1997
Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office.Sedge, white
*Carex albida*
Endangered
California
62 FR 54791 54808; 10/22/1997
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office.Spineflower, Howell's
*Chorizanthe howellii*
Endangered
California
57 FR 27848 27859; 6/22/1992
Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office.Spineflower, Scotts Valley
*Chorizanthe robusta*
                             var.
                            *hartwegii*
Endangered
California
59 FR 5499 5510; 2/4/1994
Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office.Sunshine, Sonoma
*Blennosperma bakeri*
Endangered
California
56 FR 61173 61182; 12/2/1991
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office.Thistle, La Graciosa
*Cirsium loncholepis*
Endangered
California
65 FR 14888 14898; 3/20/2000
Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office.
 What is a Distinct Population Segment? Yellow-billed cuckoo, mountain yellow-legged frog, and western snowy plover were each listed as a Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of a vertebrate taxon. A DPS is defined in the February 7, 1996, Policy Regarding the Recognition of Distinct Vertebrate Population Segments (61 FR 4722). For a population to be listed under the Act as a distinct vertebrate population segment, three elements are considered: (1) The discreteness of the population segment in relation to the remainder of the species to which it belongs; (2) the significance of the population segment to the species to which it belongs; and (3) the population segment's conservation status in relation to the Act's standards for listing (
                    *i.e.,*
                     is the population segment endangered or threatened?). Distinct population segments of vertebrate species, as well as subspecies of all listed species, may be proposed for separate reclassification or for removal from the list. We will apply the DPS policy during the 5-year review. 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. To get more information on a species, submit information on a species; or review information we receive, please use the following contact information, depending on the Lead Fish and Wildlife Office for the species specified in the table above. *Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office:*
                     Kathleen Brubaker, 707-822-7201 (phone); 
                    *Kathleen_brubaker@fws.gov*
                     (email); or 1655 Heindon Road, Arcata, CA 952121 (U.S. mail, hand-delivery, or in-person review of documents); *Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office:*
                     Bradd Baskerville-Bridges, 760-431-9440 (phone); 
                    *fw8cfwocomments@fws.gov*
                     (email); or 2177 Salk Avenue, Suite 250, Carlsbad, CA 92008 (U.S. mail, hand-delivery, or in-person review of documents); *Klamath Falls Fish and Wildlife Office:*
                     Daniel Blake, 541-885-2512 (phone); 
                    *daniel_blake@fws.gov*
                     (email); or 1936 California Ave., Klamath Falls, OR 97601 (U.S. mail, hand-delivery, or in-person review of documents); *Reno Fish and Wildlife Office:*
                     Erin Nordin, 760-872-5020 (phone); 
                    *erin_nordin@fws.gov*
                     (email); or 351 Pacu Lane, Bishop, California 93514 (U.S. mail, hand-delivery, or in-person review of documents); *Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office:*
                     Josh Hull, 916-414-6742 (phone); 
                    *josh_hull@fws.gov*
                     (email); or 2800 Cottage Way, Suite W2605, Sacramento, California 95825 (U.S. mail, hand-delivery, or in-person review of documents); *San Francisco Bay-Delta Fish and Wildlife Office:*
                     Steven Detwiler, 916-930-2640 (phone); 
                    *steven_detwiler@fws.gov*
                     (email); or 650 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA 95814 (U.S. mail, hand-delivery, or in-person review of documents); *Southern Nevada Fish and Wildlife Office:*
                     James Harter, 702-515-5230 (phone); 
                    *james_harter@fws.gov*
                     (email; or 4701 N. Torrey Pines Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89130 (U.S. mail, hand-delivery, or in-person review of documents); *Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office:*
                     Cat Darst, 805-677-3318 (phone); 
                    *cat_darst@fws.gov*
                     (email); or 2493 Portola Road, Suite B, Ventura CA 93003 (U.S. mail, hand-delivery, or in-person review of documents);
                    ( print page 28254) *Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office:*
                     Nadine Kanim, 530-841-3108 (phone); 
                    *nadine_kanim@fws.gov*
                     (email); or 1829 S Oregon Street, Yreka, California 96097 (U.S. mail, hand-delivery, or in-person review of documents). 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. Comments and materials received will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the offices to which the comments are submitted. Authority This document is published under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 
                    *et seq.*). Jody Holzworth, Acting Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.


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