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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 220 (Thursday, November 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 90030-90032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26525]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[Docket No. FWS-R2-ES-2024-N049; FXES11130200000-245-FF02ENEH00]

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-
Year Status Reviews of 38 Species in the Southwest

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of initiation of reviews; request for information.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are conducting 5-year 
status reviews of 38 animal and plant species under the Endangered 
Species Act. 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 reviews for the species.

DATES: To ensure consideration, we are requesting submission of new 
information no later than December 16, 2024. However, we will continue 
to accept new information about any listed species at any time.

ADDRESSES: For details on 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 505-318-8972 or by email at 
[email protected].
    Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of 
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals 
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within 
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in 
the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Why do we conduct 5-year reviews?

    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 status reviews, refer to our 
factsheet at https://www.fws.gov/project/five-year-status-reviews.

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 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.
    Any new information will be considered during the 5-year status 
review and will also be useful in evaluating the ongoing recovery 
programs for the species.

Which species are under review?

    The species in table 1 are under active 5-year status review.

                                                   Table 1--Species Under Active 5-Year Status Review
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                                                                                         Final listing rule (Federal                    Contact person's
          Common name            Scientific name     Listing status      Lead state        Register  citation and      Contact person,      U.S. mail
                                                                                              publication date)         phone, email         address
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                                                                         ANIMALS
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Pecos amphipod................  Gammarus pecos...  Endangered.......  Texas...........         78 FR 41228; 7/9/2013  Field             U.S. Fish and
                                                                                                                       Supervisor, 512-  Wildlife
                                                                                                                       937-7371          Service, Austin
                                                                                                                       (phone) or        Ecological
                                                                                                                       esaustininfo@fw   Services Field
                                                                                                                       s.gov (email).    Office, 1505
                                                                                                                                         Ferguson Lane,
                                                                                                                                         Austin, TX
                                                                                                                                         78754.
Madla Cave meshweaver.........  Cicurina madla...  Endangered.......  Texas...........       65 FR 81419; 12/26/2000
Robber Baron Cave meshweaver..  Cicurina baronia.  Endangered.......  Texas...........       65 FR 81419; 12/26/2000
Cokendolpher Cave harvestman..  Texella            Endangered.......  Texas...........       65 FR 81419; 12/26/2000
                                 cokendolpheri.
Helotes mold beetle...........  Batrisosdes        Endangered.......  Texas...........       62 FR 81419; 12/26/2000
                                 venyivi.

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Devils River minnow...........  Dionda diaboli...  Threatened.......  Texas...........       64 FR 56596; 10/20/1999
Diamond tryonia...............  Pseudotryonia      Endangered.......  Texas...........         78 FR 41228; 7/9/2013
                                 adamantina.
Gonzales tryonia..............  Tryonia            Endangered.......  Texas...........         78 FR 41228; 7/9/2013
                                 circumstriata.
Austin blind salamander.......  Eurycea            Endangered.......  Texas...........        78 FR 51278; 8/20/2013
                                 waterlooensis.
Barton Springs salamander.....  Eurycea sosorum..  Endangered.......  Texas...........        62 FR 23377; 4/30/1997
Coffin Cave mold beetle.......  Batrisodes         Endangered.......  Texas...........        53 FR 36029; 9/16/1988
                                 texanus.
Ocelot........................  Leopardus (=       Endangered.......  Arizona and              37 FR 6476; 3/28/1972  Field             U.S. Fish and
                                 Felis) pardalis.                      Texas.                                          Supervisor, 281-  Wildlife
                                                                                                                       286-8282          Service, Texas
                                                                                                                       (phone) or        Coastal and
                                                                                                                       houstonesfo@fws   Central Plains
                                                                                                                       .gov (email).     Ecological
                                                                                                                                         Services Field
                                                                                                                                         Office, 17629
                                                                                                                                         El Camino Real,
                                                                                                                                         Suite 211,
                                                                                                                                         Houston, TX
                                                                                                                                         77058.
Ozark big-eared bat...........  Corynorhinus (=    Endangered.......  AR, MO, and OK..       44 FR 69206; 11/30/1979  Field Office      U.S. Fish and
                                 Plecotus)                                                                             Supervisor, 918-  Wildlife
                                 townsendii                                                                            382-4501          Service,
                                 ingens.                                                                               (phone), or       Oklahoma
                                                                                                                       OKProjectReview   Ecological
                                                                                                                       @fws.gov          Services Field
                                                                                                                       (email).          Office, 9014
                                                                                                                                         East 21st
                                                                                                                                         Street, Tulsa,
                                                                                                                                         OK 74129.
Arkansas River shiner.........  Notropis girardi.  Threatened.......  KS, NM, OK and         63 FR 64772; 11/23/1998
                                                                       TX.
New Mexico meadow jumping       Zapus hudsonius    Endangered.......  AZ, CO, and NM..        79 FR 33119; 6/10/2014  Field             U.S. Fish and
 mouse.                          luteus.                                                                               Supervisor, 505-  Wildlife
                                                                                                                       346-2525          Service, New
                                                                                                                       (phone) or        Mexico
                                                                                                                       [email protected]    Ecological
                                                                                                                       (email).          Services Field
                                                                                                                                         Office, 2105
                                                                                                                                         Osuna NE,
                                                                                                                                         Albuquerque, NM
                                                                                                                                         87113.
Noel's amphipod...............  Gammarus           Endangered.......  New Mexico......         70 FR 46304; 8/9/2005
                                 desperatus.
Pecos assiminea snail.........  Asssiminea pecos.  Endangered.......  New Mexico......         70 FR 46304; 8/9/2005
Koster's springsnail..........  Jutrnia kosteri..  Endangered.......  New Mexico......         70 FR 46304; 8/9/2005
Roswell springsnail...........  Pyrgulopsis        Endangered.......  New Mexico......         70 FR 46304; 8/9/2005
                                 roswellensis.
Pecos bluntnose shiner........  Notropis simus     Threatened.......  New Mexico......         52 FR 5295; 2/20/1987
                                 pecosensis.
Chupadera springsnail.........  Pyrgulopsis        Endangered.......  New Mexico......        77 FR 41088; 7/12/2012
                                 chupaderae.
Socorro springsnail...........  Pyrgulopsis        Endangered.......  New Mexico......        56 FR 49646; 9/30/1991
                                 Neomexicana.
Gila trout....................  Oncorhynchus       Threatened.......  Arizona and New          32 FR 4001; 3/11/1967
                                 gilae.                                Mexico.
Yellow-billed cuckoo..........  Coccyzus           Threatened.......  AZ, CA, CO, ID,         79 FR 59992; 10/3/2014  Field             U.S. Fish and
                                 americanus.                           MT, NV, NM, OR,                                 Supervisor, 602-  Wildlife
                                                                       TX, UT, WA, and                                 242-0210          Service,
                                                                       WY.                                             (phone) or        Arizona
                                                                                                                       incomingazcorr@   Ecological
                                                                                                                       fws.gov (email).  Services
                                                                                                                                         Office, 9828
                                                                                                                                         North 31st
                                                                                                                                         Avenue, #C3,
                                                                                                                                         Phoenix, AZ
                                                                                                                                         85051-2517.
Jaguar........................  Panthera onca....  Endangered.......  Arizona and New          37 FR 6476; 3/28/1972
                                                                       Mexico.
Thick-billed parrot...........  Rhynchopsitta      Endangered.......  Mexico..........          35 FR 8491; 6/2/1970
                                 pachyrhyncha.
Desert pupfish................  Cyprinodon         Endangered.......  Arizona and             51 FR 10842; 3/31/1986
                                 macularius.                           California.
Yuma Ridgeway's rail..........  Rallus obsoletus   Endangered.......  AZ, CA, and NV..         32 FR 4001; 3/11/1967
                                 yumanensis.
Beautiful shiner..............  Cyprinella         Threatened.......  Arizona.........        49 FR 34490; 8/31/1984
                                 formosa.
Gila topminnow (incl. Yaqui)..  Poeciliopsis.....  Endangered.......  Arizona and New          32 FR 4001; 3/11/1967
                                                                       Mexico.
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                                                                         PLANTS
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Cochise pincushion cactus.....  Coryphantha        Threatened.......  Arizona.........           51 FR 952; 1/9/1986  Field             U.S. Fish and
                                 robbinsorum.                                                                          Supervisor, 602-  Wildlife
                                                                                                                       242-0210          Service,
                                                                                                                       (phone) or        Arizona
                                                                                                                       incomingazcorr@   Ecological
                                                                                                                       fws.gov (email).  Services
                                                                                                                                         Office, 9828
                                                                                                                                         North 31st
                                                                                                                                         Avenue, #C3,
                                                                                                                                         Phoenix, AZ
                                                                                                                                         85051-2517.

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Nellie's cory cactus..........  Escobaria minima.  Endangered.......  Texas...........        44 FR 64738; 12/8/1979  Field             U.S. Fish and
                                                                                                                       Supervisor, 512-  Wildlife
                                                                                                                       937-7371          Service, Austin
                                                                                                                       (phone) or        Ecological
                                                                                                                       esaustininfo@fw   Services Field
                                                                                                                       s.gov (email).    Office, 1505
                                                                                                                                         Ferguson Lane,
                                                                                                                                         Austin, TX
                                                                                                                                         78754.
Terlingua Creek cat's-eye.....  Cryptantha         Endangered.......  Texas...........        56 FR 49634; 9/30/1991
                                 crassipes.
Davis' green pitaya...........  Echinocereus       Endangered.......  Texas...........        44 FR 64738; 12/8/1979
                                 viridiflorus
                                 var. davisii.
Hinckley oak..................  Quercus hinckleyi  Threatened.......  Texas...........        53 FR 32824; 8/26/1988
Texas poppy-mallow............  Callirhoe          Endangered.......  Texas...........         46 FR 3184; 1/13/1981
                                 scabriuscula.
Texas snowbells...............  Styrax             Endangered.......  Texas...........       49 FR 40036; 10/12/1984
                                 platanifolius
                                 spp. texanus.
Little Aguja (=Creek) pondweed  Potamogeton        Endangered.......  Texas...........       56 FR 57844; 11/14/1991
                                 clystocarpus.
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Request for 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, 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 under review, 
please submit your comments and materials to the appropriate contact in 
table 1. You may also direct questions to those contacts. For general 
questions, contact the person under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

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 
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 Lueders,
Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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