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 Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R2-ES-2021-N215; FXES11130200000-223-FF02ENEH00]
 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 
                        ( print page 5835)
                        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.
                    ( print page 5836) 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; 3/16/1993Mount Graham red squirrel
*Tamiasciurus hudsonicus grahamensis*
Endangered
Arizona
52 FR 20994; 6/3/1987Sonora chub
*Gila ditaenia*
Threatened
Arizona (USA), and Mexico
51 FR 16042; 4/30/1986Sonoran tiger salamander
*Ambystoma tigrinum stebbinsi*
Endangered
Arizona (USA), and Mexico
62 FR 665; 1/6/1997Spikedace
*Meda fulgida*
Endangered
Arizona and New Mexico (USA), and Mexico
51 FR 23769; 7/1/1986Three Forks springsnail
*Pyrgulopsis trivialis*
Endangered
Arizona
77 FR 23060; 4/17/2012Yuma clapper rail
*Rallus longirostris yumanensis*
Endangered
Arizona, California, and Nevada (USA), and Mexico
32 FR 4001; 3/11/1967Northern 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; 3/11/1967Devils River minnow
*Dionda diaboli*
Threatened
Texas (USA), and Mexico
64 FR 56596; 10/20/1999Leopard 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; 8/24/1989Todsen's pennyroyal
*Hedeoma todsenii*
Endangered
New Mexico
46 FR 5730; 1/19/1981Arizona 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; 10/26/1979Peebles Navajo cactus
*Pediocactus peeblesianus*
                             var.
                            *peeblesianus*
Endangered
Arizona
44 FR 61922; 10/26/1979( print page 5837)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; 9/28/1988Navasota ladies-tresses
*Spiranthes parksii*
Endangered
Texas
47 FR 19539; 5/6/1982Slender rush-pea
*Hoffmannseggia tenella*
Endangered
Texas
50 FR 45614; 11/1/1985South Texas ambrosia
*Ambrosia cheiranthifolia*
Endangered
Texas
59 FR 43648; 8/24/1994Star cactus
*Astrophytum asterias*
Endangered
Texas (USA), and Mexico
58 FR 53804; 10/18/1993Texas ayenia (Tamaulipan Kidneypetal)
*Ayenia limitaris*
Endangered
Texas (USA), and Mexico
59 FR 43648; 8/24/1994Texas prairie dawn-flower
*Hymenoxys texana*
Endangered
Texas
51 FR 8681; 3/13/1986Walker'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.


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