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State and county Location and 

case No. 

Chief executive officer 

of community 

Community map 

repository 

Online location of letter 

of map revision 

Date of 

modification 

Community 

No. 

Denton ........... Town of 

Northlake (21– 

06–1777P).

The Honorable David 

Rettig, Mayor, Town of 

Northlake, 1500 Commons Circle, Suite 300, 

Northlake, TX 76226.

Town Hall, 1500 Commons Circle, Suite 300, 

Northlake, TX 76226.

https://msc.fema.gov/portal/ 

advanceSearch.

Jun. 6, 2022 ....... 480782 

Johnson ......... City of Burleson 

(21–06–2590P).

The Honorable Chris 

Fletcher, Mayor, City of 

Burleson, 141 West 

Renfro Street, Burleson, 

TX 76028.

City Hall, 141 West 

Renfro Street, Burleson, 

TX 76028.

https://msc.fema.gov/portal/ 

advanceSearch.

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BILLING CODE 9110–12–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

FWS–R1–ES–2021–N202; 

FXES11130100000–223–FF01E00000] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Draft Recovery Plan for 50 

Hawaiian Archipelago Species 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for review and public comment. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, announce the 

availability of a draft recovery plan for 

50 Hawaiian archipelago species. We 

request review and comment from the 

public and local, State, Tribal, and 

Federal agencies. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments on the draft recovery plan 

must be received on or before April 25, 

2022. However, we will accept 

information about any species at any 

time. 

ADDRESSES: Document availability: 

Obtain the recovery plan by any of the 

following methods. 

• Internet: http://www.fws.gov/ 

endangered/species/recovery-plans.html 

or http://www.fws.gov/pacific/ 

ecoservices/endangered/recovery/ 

plans.html. 

• U.S. mail: Field Supervisor, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific 

Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, 300 

Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 3122, 

Honolulu, HI 96850. 

• Telephone: (808) 792–9400. 

Comment submission: You may 

submit written comments and materials 

by one of the following methods: 

• U.S. mail: Gregory Koob, Deputy 

Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Pacific Islands Fish and 

Wildlife Office, at the above U.S. mail 

address. 

• Fax: 808–792–9581. 

• Email: gregory_koob@fws.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gregory Koob, Deputy Field Supervisor, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific 

Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, at the 

above U.S. mail address, or via 

telephone at 808–792–9400. If you use 

a telecommunications device for the 

deaf, call the Federal Relay Service at 1– 

800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), 

announce the availability of the draft 

recovery plan for 50 Hawaiian 

archipelago species. The 50 endangered 

or threatened species addressed in this 

draft recovery plan are all endemic to 

the Hawaiian Islands, and include 35 

plants, 13 invertebrates, and 2 birds. 

The draft recovery plan includes 

specific goals, objectives, and criteria 

that should be met to enable us to 

consider removing any of the species 

from the Federal List of Endangered and 

Threatened Wildlife and Plants. We 

request review and comment on this 

draft recovery plan from the public and 

local, State, and Federal agencies. 

Background 

Recovery of endangered or threatened 

animals and plants to the point where 

they are again secure, self-sustaining 

members of their ecosystems is a 

primary goal of our endangered species 

program and the Endangered Species 

Act (Act; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

Recovery means improvement of the 

status of listed species to the point at 

which listing is no longer appropriate 

under the criteria set out in section 

4(a)(1) of the Act. The Act requires the 

development of recovery plans for listed 

species, unless such a plan would not 

promote the conservation of a particular 

species. 

The objective of a recovery plan is to 

provide a framework for the recovery of 

a listed species so that protection under 

the Act is no longer necessary. A 

recovery plan includes scientific 

information about the species and 

provides criteria and actions necessary 

for us to be able to reclassify the species 

or remove it from the Federal List of 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants. Recovery plans help guide 

our recovery efforts by describing 

actions we consider necessary for the 

species’ conservation and for estimating 

time and costs for implementing needed 

recovery measures. 

Species Addressed in Recovery Plan 

This draft recovery plan addresses 50 

species, as described in the table below. 

Scientific name Common name Listing rule Status Distribution 

Plants 

Asplenium diellaciniatum ............... No common name ............. 81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Kauai. 

Calamagrostis expansa ................. Maui reedgrass ................. 81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Maui, Hawaii Island (likely extirpated). 

Canavalia pubescens .................... Awikiwiki ............................ 78 FR 32013 (May 28, 

2013).

Endangered Maui, Lanai. 

Christella boydiae (listed as 

Cyclosorus boydiae).

Kupukupu makalii .............. 81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Oahu, Maui, Hawaii Island (likely 

extirpated). 

Deparia kaalaana .......................... No common name ............. 81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Kauai (likely extirpated), Maui, 

Hawaii Island (likely extirpated). 


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Scientific name Common name Listing rule Status Distribution 

Dryopteris glabra var. pusilla ........ Hohiu ................................. 81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Kauai. 

Exocarpos menziesii ..................... Heau .................................. 81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Lanai (likely extirpated), Hawaii 

Island. 

Festuca hawaiiensis ...................... No common name ............. 81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Maui (likely extirpated), Hawaii Island. 

Gardenia remyi .............................. Nanu .................................. 81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Kauai, Molokai, Maui, Hawaii Island. 

Haplostachys haplostachya .......... Honohono (listed as having no common name).44 FR 62468 (October 30, 

1979).

Endangered Hawaii Island. 

Huperzia stemmermanniae ........... No common name ............. 81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Maui (likely extirpated), Hawaii Island. 

Joinvillea ascendens ssp. 

ascendens.

Ohe .................................... 81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Hawaii Island. 

Kadua fluviatilis ............................. Kamapuaa ......................... 81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Kauai, Oahu. 

Kadua haupuensis ........................ No common name ............. 81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Kauai. 

Labordia lorenciana ....................... No common name ............. 81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Kauai. 

Lepidium orbiculare ....................... Anaunau ............................ 81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Kauai. 

Microlepia strigosa var. mauiensis Palapalai (listed as having 

no common name).

81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Oahu, Maui, Hawaii Island (likely 

extirpated). 

Myrsine fosbergii ........................... Kolea ................................. 81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Kauai, Oahu. 

Nothocestrum latifolium ................. Aiea ................................... 81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Kauai (likely extirpated), Oahu 

(likely extirpated), Molokai, 

Maui, Lanai (likely extirpated). 

Ochrosia haleakalae ..................... Holei .................................. 81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Maui, Hawaii Island. 

Panicum fauriei var. carteri ........... Carter’s panicgrass ........... 46 FR 9976 (January 30, 

1981); 48 FR 46328 

(October 12, 1983).

Endangered Oahu, Molokai, Maui. 

Phyllostegia brevidens .................. No common name ............. 81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Maui, Hawaii Island. 

Phyllostegia helleri ........................ No common name ............. 81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Kauai. 

Phyllostegia stachyoides ............... No common name ............. 81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Molokai, Maui, Hawaii Island. 

Portulaca villosa ............................ Ihi ....................................... 81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Niihau, Oahu (likely extirpated), 

Molokai, Maui, Lanai (likely extirpated), Kahoolawe (likely extirpated), Hawaii Island. 

Pseudognaphalium 

sandwicensium var. 

molokaiense.

Enaena .............................. 81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Oahu (likely extirpated), Molokai, 

Maui, Lanai (likely extirpated). 

Ranunculus hawaiensis ................ Makou ................................ 81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Molokai, Maui, Hawaii Island 

(likely extirpated). 

Ranunculus mauiensis .................. Makou ................................ 81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Kauai, Oahu (likely extirpated), 

Molokai (likely extirpated), 

Maui, Hawaii Island. 

Sanicula sandwicensis .................. No common name ............. 81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Maui, Hawaii Island. 

Santalum involutum ....................... Iliahi ................................... 81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Kauai. 

Sicyos lanceoloideus ..................... Anunu ................................ 81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Kauai, Oahu. 

Sicyos macrophyllus ..................... Anunu ................................ 81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Maui (likely extirpated), Hawaii Island. 

Solanum nelsonii ........................... Popolo ............................... 81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Kure, Midway, Pearl and Hermes, 

Laysan (likely extirpated), 

Nihoa (likely extirpated), Niihau, 

Oahu, Molokai, Maui (likely extirpated), Hawaii Island (likely 

extirpated). 

Stenogyne angustifolia (listed as 

Stenogyne angustifolia var. 

angustifolia).

No common name ............. 44 FR 62468 (October 30, 

1979).

Endangered Molokai (likely extirpated), Maui 

(likely extirpated), Hawaii Island. 

Wikstroemia skottsbergiana .......... Akia ................................... 81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Kauai. 

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Drosophila differens ...................... Hawaiian picture-wing fly .. 71 FR 26835 (May 9, 

2006).

Endangered Molokai. 

Drosophila heteroneura ................. Hawaiian picture-wing fly .. 71 FR 26835 (May 9, 

2006).

Endangered Hawaii Island. 

Drosophila mulli ............................. Hawaiian picture-wing fly .. 71 FR 26835 (May 9, 

2006).

Threatened Hawaii Island. 

Drosophila neoclavisetae .............. Hawaiian picture-wing fly .. 71 FR 26835 (May 9, 

2006).

Endangered Maui (possibly extirpated). 

Drosophila ochrobasis ................... Hawaiian picture-wing fly .. 71 FR 26835 (May 9, 

2006).

Endangered Hawaii Island. 

Hylaeus anthracinus ...................... Anthracinan yellow-faced 

bee (listed as Bee, yellow-faced).

81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai (likely 

extirpated), Kahoolawe, Hawaii 

Island. 

Hylaeus assimulans ...................... Assimulans yellow-faced 

bee (listed as Bee, yellow-faced).

81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Oahu (likely extirpated), Maui, 

Lanai, Kahoolawe. 

Hylaeus facilis ............................... Easy yellow-faced bee 

(listed as Bee, yellowfaced).

81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Oahu, Molokai, Maui (possibly extirpated), Lanai (likely extirpated). 

Hylaeus longiceps ......................... Longiceps yellow-faced 

bee (listed as Bee, yellow-faced).

81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai. 

Megalagrion nesiotes .................... Flying earwig Hawaiian 

damselfly.

75 FR 35990 (June 24, 

2010).

Endangered Maui, Hawaii Island (likely extirpated). 

Megalagrion pacificum .................. Pacific Hawaiian damselfly 75 FR 35990 (June 24, 

2010).

Endangered Kauai (likely extirpated), Oahu 

(likely extirpated), Molokai (likely extirpated), Lanai (likely extirpated), Maui, Hawaii Island. 

Megalagrion xanthomelas ............. Orangeblack Hawaiian 

damselfly.

81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Oahu, Molokai, Lanai (extirpated), 

Maui, Hawaii Island. 

Procaris hawaiana ......................... Anchialine pool shrimp ...... 81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Maui, Hawaii Island. 

Birds 

Drepanis coccinea ......................... Iiwi (honeycreeper) ............ 82 FR 43873 (September 

20, 2017).

Threatened Kauai, Oahu (likely extirpated), 

Molokai (possibly extirpated), 

Lanai (extirpated), Maui, Hawaii 

Island. 

Hydrobates castro (listed as 

Oceanodroma castro).

Band-rumped storm-petrel, 

Hawaii DPS (distinct 

population segment); 

also known as akeake.

81 FR 67786 (September 

30, 2016).

Endangered Lehua, Kauai, Oahu (extirpated), 

Molokai (extirpated), Maui (possibly extirpated), Lanai, 

Kahoolawe (possibly extirpated), Hawaii Island. 

Recovery Planning Process 

The Service is now using a process 

termed recovery planning and 

implementation (RPI) (see https://

www.fws.gov/endangered/esa-library/ 

pdf/RPI.pdf). The RPI approach is 

intended to reduce the time needed to 

develop and implement recovery plans, 

increase recovery plan relevancy over a 

longer timeframe, and add flexibility to 

recovery plans so they can be adjusted 

for new information or circumstances. 

Under RPI, a recovery plan includes the 

statutorily required elements under 

section 4(f) of the Act (objective and 

measurable recovery criteria, sitespecific management actions, and 

estimates of time and costs), along with 

a concise introduction and our strategy 

to achieve species recovery. The RPI 

recovery plan is supported by two 

supplementary documents: A species 

status assessment or species report, 

which describes the best available 

scientific information related to the 

biological needs of the species and 

assessment of threats; and the recovery 

implementation strategy, which details 

the particular near-term activities 

needed to implement the recovery 

actions identified in the recovery plan. 

Under this approach, we can 

incorporate new information on species 

biology or details of recovery 

implementation by updating these 

supplementary documents, without 

concurrent revision of the entire 

recovery plan, unless changes to 

statutorily required elements are 

necessary. 

Recovery Plan Components 

The draft recovery plan for 50 

Hawaiian archipelago species is 

supported by species reports that 

describe the best available scientific 

information on species biology, status, 

and threats for each of the 50 species 

addressed in the draft recovery plan. 

These species reports are available 

within the species profiles for each of 

the species at https://ecos.fws.gov. We 

are in the process of coordinating with 

conservation partners at the State of 

Hawaii’s Department of Land and 

Natural Resources, Division of Forestry 

and Wildlife; the Counties of Kauai, 

Honolulu, Maui, and Hawaii; 

interagency Plant Extinction Prevention 

Program; research institutions; 

watershed partnerships; public and 

private stakeholders; and national parks 

to identify the highest-priority actions 

for recovery of these species that will be 

part of a recovery implementation 

strategy. 

Major threats to the various Hawaiian 

archipelago species addressed in this 

draft recovery plan include habitat 

degradation, predation and herbivory by 

nonnative mammals and invertebrates; 

disease spread by nonnative species; 


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and competition with invasive 

nonnative plant species. Achieving 

recovery for the 50 species will require 

assessments of populations and their 

habitats; selection of sites for long-term 

conservation; control of threats; 

development of regulatory protections; 

species-specific research; and 

translocation of species in order to 

maximize resiliency, redundancy, and 

representation. A detailed recovery 

strategy for each species group or 

species is presented in the main body of 

the recovery plan. 

Request for Public Comments 

Section 4(f) of the Act requires us to 

provide public notice and an 

opportunity for public review and 

comment during recovery plan 

development. By policy we also request 

peer review of recovery plans (59 FR 

34270; July 1, 1994). In an appendix to 

the approved final recovery plan, we 

will summarize and respond to the 

issues raised during public comment 

and peer review. Substantive comments 

may or may not result in changes to the 

recovery plan. Comments regarding 

recovery plan implementation will be 

forwarded as appropriate to Federal or 

other entities so that they can be taken 

into account during the course of 

implementing recovery actions. 

We will consider all comments we 

receive by the date specified in DATES

prior to final approval of the plan. 

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. 

Authority 

The authority for this action is section 

4(f) of the Endangered Species Act of 

1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 

seq.). 

Robyn Thorson, 

Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service. 

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BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

2022 Final List of Critical Minerals 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: By this notice, the Secretary 

of the Interior, acting through the 

Director of the U.S. Geological Survey 

(USGS), presents the 2022 final list of 

critical minerals and the methodology 

used to develop the list. The 2022 final 

list of critical minerals, which revises 

the final list published by the Secretary 

in 2018, includes the following 50 

minerals: Aluminum, antimony, arsenic, 

barite, beryllium, bismuth, cerium, 

cesium, chromium, cobalt, dysprosium, 

erbium, europium, fluorspar, 

gadolinium, gallium, germanium, 

graphite, hafnium, holmium, indium, 

iridium, lanthanum, lithium, lutetium, 

magnesium, manganese, neodymium, 

nickel, niobium, palladium, platinum, 

praseodymium, rhodium, rubidium, 

ruthenium, samarium, scandium, 

tantalum, tellurium, terbium, thulium, 

tin, titanium, tungsten, vanadium, 

ytterbium, yttrium, zinc, and zirconium. 

ADDRESSES: Public comments received 

on the draft list of critical minerals are 

available at www.regulations.gov under 

docket number DOI–2021–0013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Mosley, (703) 648–6312, 

jmosely@usgs.gov. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 or dial 

711 to contact Mr. Mosley during 

normal business hours. The FRS is 

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 

to leave a message or question with this 

individual. You will receive a reply 

during normal business hours. Normal 

business hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except for 

Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Section 7002 of the Energy Act of 

2020 (the Energy Act) (Pub. L. 116–260), 

on November 9, 2021, the Secretary of 

the Interior, acting through the Director 

of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 

published in the Federal Register a draft 

list of 50 mineral commodities proposed 

for inclusion on the Interior 

Department’s list of critical minerals 

and the methodology USGS used to 

create the list. 86 FR 62199. The Federal 

Register notice provided for a 30-day 

public comment period, which closed 

on December 9, 2021. On December 14, 

2021, the USGS published a notice in 

the Federal Register extending the 

comment period by 32 days. 86 FR 

71083. The public comment period 

closed on January 10, 2022. The 

comments are available for public 

viewing at www.regulations.gov under 

docket DOI–2021–0013. Consistent with 

the methodology described in the 

November 2021 Federal Register notice, 

the 2022 final list of critical minerals 

revises the Interior Department’s final 

list of critical minerals, which it 

published in 2018 pursuant to Executive 

Order 13817—A Federal Strategy to 

Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of 

Critical Minerals. 83 FR 23295. 

USGS received 1,073 comments 

during the extended comment period 

and received 4 letters after the comment 

period. Two comments were made 

anonymously, 996 were from 

individuals, and 77 were submitted on 

behalf of organizations. The comments 

included 91 requests to include specific 

minerals, including copper, phosphate, 

silver, and lead, which also were not on 

the 2018 final list, and helium, potash, 

and uranium, which were on the 2018 

final list, but not on the draft list. Many 

of the comments requesting to include 

these specific minerals noted their 

importance or provided other 

qualitative rationale for their inclusion. 

However, the comments did not identify 

any inaccuracies in the data used to 

conduct the quantitative evaluation in 

accordance with the published USGS 

methodology, nor did they identify any 

single points of failure. USGS applied 

the quantitative methodology to each of 

the minerals requested for inclusion that 

were not on the draft list, and per the 

criteria articulated in the Federal 

Register Notice publishing the draft list 

at 86 FR 62199, a qualitative evaluation 

was conducted only when other 

evaluations were not possible. After 

applying the methodology, USGS 

determined that the minerals requested 

for inclusion did not meet the criteria 

for inclusion on the final list. 

There were 991 requests, the vast 

majority of which were form comments, 

supporting the removal of uranium 

(included on the 2018 final list) from 

the 2022 final list. The comments also 

included 5 requests supporting the 

exclusion of other specific minerals, 

including copper, helium, potash, 

rhenium, and strontium, none of which 

the USGS had proposed for inclusion on 

the list. As noted above, USGS received 

requests to include four minerals that 

other commenters also requested to 

exclude: Copper, helium, potash, and 

uranium. 

Some commenters took issue with 

USGS’s reliance on the Mineral Policy 

Act of 1970 to characterize uranium as 

a fuel mineral. Even assuming the 


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