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whether or not the information will 

have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 

our estimate of the burden of collection 

of information; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents. 

Dated: October 18, 2005. 

Hope G. Grey, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–21945 Filed 11–2–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; 5-Year Review 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Extension of comment period. 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 

Plants; Extension of Comment Period for the 

Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle, Smith’s 

Blue Butterfly, Delhi Sands Flower-Loving 

Fly, Morro Shoulderband Snail, Giant Garter 

Snake, San Francisco Garter Snake, Island 

Night Lizard, California Least Tern, Least 

Bell’s Vireo, Chinese Camp Brodiaea, 

Mariposa Pussypaws, San Clemente Island 

Indian Paintbrush, Spring-Loving Centaury, 

Springville Clarkia, San Clemente Island 

Larkspur, Santa Barbara Island Dudleya, Ash 

Meadows Gumplant, San Clemente Island 

Woodland Star, San Clemente Island Lotus, 

San Clemente Island Bush Mallow, Amargosa 

Niterwort, Eureka Valley Evening Primrose, 

Yreka Phlox, Hartweg’s Golden Sunburst, 

San Joaquin Adobe Sunburst, Santa Cruz 

Island Rock-Cress, Keck’s Checker-mallow, 

Eureka Dune Grass, Kneeland Prairie 

Pennycress, Hidden Lake Bluecurls, and Red 

Hills Vervain 5-Year Reviews. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, announce an extension 

of the comment period for the 5-year 

reviews of 31 listed species in Table 1 

below, under section 4(c)(2)(A) of the 

Endangered Species Act (Act). The first 

request for information closed 

September 6, 2005. The purpose of a 5- 

year review is to ensure that the 

classification of a species as threatened 

or endangered on the List of Endangered 

and Threatened Wildlife and Plants is 

accurate and based on the best scientific 

and commercial data available at the 

time of the review. We are requesting 

submission of any such information that 

has become available since the original 

listing of each of these 31 species. Based 

on the results of these 5-year reviews, 

we will make the requisite findings 

under section 4(c)(2)(B) of the Act. 

TABLE 1.—SUMMARY OF THE LISTING INFORMATION FOR THE FOLLOWING 31 SPECIES

Common name Scientific name Status Where listed Final listing rule 

Valley elderberry longhorn beetle ............ Desmocerus californicus dimorphus ........ Threatened ... U.S.A. (CA) ................ 45 FR 52803 

(8–AUG–80). 

Smith’s blue butterfly ............................... Euphilotes enoptes smithi ........................ Endangered U.S.A. (CA) ................ 41 FR 22041 

(1–JUN–76). 

Delhi Sands flower-loving fly ................... Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis .... Endangered U.S.A. (CA) ............... 58 FR 49881 

(23–SEP–93). 

Morro shoulderband snail ........................ Helminthoglypta walkeriana ..................... Endangered U.S.A. (CA) ................ 59 FR 64613 

(15–DEC–94). 

Giant garter snake ................................... Thamnophis gigas ................................... Threatened ... U.S.A. (CA) ................ 58 FR 54053 

(20–OCT–93). 

San Francisco garter snake .................... Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia ................ Endangered U.S.A. (CA) ................ 32 FR 4001 

(11–MAR–67). 

Island night lizard ..................................... Xantusia riversiana .................................. Threatened ... U.S.A. (CA) ................ 42 FR 40682 

(11–AUG–77). 

California least tern .................................. Sterna antillarum browni .......................... Endangered U.S.A. (CA) Mexico ... 35 FR 8491 

(2–JUN–70). 

Least Bell’s vireo ..................................... Vireo bellii pusillus ................................... Endangered U.S.A. (CA) Mexico ... 1 FR 16474 

(2–MAY–86). 

Chinese Camp brodiaea .......................... Brodiaea pallida ....................................... Threatened ... U.S.A. (CA) ................ 63 FR 49022 

(14–SEP–98). 

Mariposa pussypaws ............................... Calyptridium pulchellum ........................... Threatened ... U.S.A. (CA) ................ 63 FR 49022 

(14–SEP–98). 

San Clemente Island Indian paintbrush .. Castilleja grisea ....................................... Endangered U.S.A. (CA) ................ 42 FR 40682 

(11–AUG–77). 

Spring-loving centaury ............................. Centaurium namophilum .......................... Threatened ... U.S.A. (CA, NV) ........ 50 FR 20777 

(20–MAY–85). 

Springville clarkia ..................................... Clarkia springvillensis .............................. Threatened ... U.S.A. (CA) ................ 63 FR 49022 

(14–SEP–98). 

San Clemente Island larkspur ................. Delphinium variegatum var. kinkiense ..... Endangered U.S.A. (CA) ................ 42 FR 40682 

(11–AUG–77). 

Santa Barbara Island dudleya ................. Dudleya traskiae ...................................... Endangered U.S.A. (CA) ................ 43 FR 17910 

(26–APR–78). 

Ash meadows gumplant .......................... Grindelia fraxino-pratensis ....................... Threatened ... U.S.A. (CA, NV) ........ 50 FR 20777 

(20–MAY–85). 

San Clemente Island woodland star ....... Lithophragma maximum .......................... Endangered U.S.A. (CA) ................ 62 FR 42692 

(8–AUG–97). 

San Clemente Island lotus ...................... Lotus dendroideus var. traskiae .............. Endangered U.S.A. (CA) ................ 42 FR 40682 

(11–AUG–77). 

San Clemente Island bush mallow .......... Malacothamnus clementinus ................... Endangered U.S.A. (CA) ................ 42 FR 40682 

(11–AUG–77). 

Amargosa niterwort .................................. Nitrophila mohavensis ............................. Endangered U.S.A. (CA, NV) ........ 50 FR 20777 

(20–MAY–85). 

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TABLE 1.—SUMMARY OF THE LISTING INFORMATION FOR THE FOLLOWING 31 SPECIES—Continued 

Common name Scientific name Status Where listed Final listing rule 

Eureka Valley evening primrose .............. Oenothera californica ssp. eurekensis .... Endangered U.S.A. (CA) ................ 43 FR 17910 

(26–APR–78). 

Yreka phlox .............................................. Phlox hirsuta ............................................ Endangered U.S.A. (CA) ................ 65 FR 5268 

(3–FEB–00). 

Hartweg’s golden sunburst ...................... Pseudobahia bahiifolia ............................. Endangered U.S.A. (CA) ............... 62 FR 5542 

(6–FEB–97). 

San Joaquin adobe sunburst ................... Pseudobahia peirsonii ............................. Threatened ... U.S.A. (CA) ............... 62 FR 5542 

(6–FEB–97). 

Santa Cruz Island rock-cress .................. Sibara filifolia ........................................... Endangered U.S.A. (CA) ................ 62 FR 42692 

(8–AUG–97). 

Keck’s checker-mallow ............................ Sidalcea keckii ......................................... Endangered U.S.A. (CA) ................ 65 FR 7757 

(16–FEB–00). 

Eureka Dune grass .................................. Swallenia alexandrae ............................... Endangered U.S.A. (CA) ................ 43 FR 17910 

(26–APR–78). 

Kneeland Prairie pennycress ................... Thlaspi californicum ................................. Endangered U.S.A. (CA) ................ 65 FR 6332 

(9–SEP–00). 

Hidden Lake bluecurls ............................. Trichostema austromontanum ssp. 

compactum.

Threatened ... U.S.A. (CA) ................ 63 FR 49006 

(14–SEP–98). 

Red Hills vervain ...................................... Verbena californica .................................. Threatened ... U.S.A. (CA) ................ 63 FR 49022 

(14–SEP–98). 

DATES: To allow us adequate time to 

conduct these reviews, we must receive 

your information no later than January 

3, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Information may be 

submitted to the following U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service’s Fish and Wildlife 

Offices: 

For the Delhi Sands flower-loving fly, 

island night lizard, California least tern, 

least Bell’s vireo, San Clemente Island 

Indian paintbrush, San Clemente Island 

larkspur, San Clemente Island 

woodland star, San Clemente Island 

lotus, San Clemente Island bush 

mallow, Santa Cruz Island rock-cress, 

and Hidden Lake bluecurls, submit 

comments to the Field Supervisor, 

Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Carlsbad Fish and 

Wildlife Office, 6010 Hidden Valley 

Road, Carlsbad, California 92009. 

Information may also be submitted 

electronically at fw1cfwo_5yr@fws.gov. 

For the Smith’s blue butterfly, Morro 

shoulderband snail, Santa Barbara 

Island dudleya, Eureka Valley evening 

primrose, and Eureka Dune grass, 

submit comments to the Field 

Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ventura 

Fish and Wildlife Office, 2493 Portola 

Road, Suite B, Ventura, California 

93003. Information may also be 

submitted electronically at 

fw1vfwo5year@fws.gov. 

For the Valley elderberry longhorn 

beetle, giant garter snake, San Francisco 

garter snake, Chinese Camp brodiaea, 

Mariposa pussypaws, Springville 

clarkia, Hartweg’s golden sunburst, San 

Joaquin adobe sunburst, Keck’s checkermallow, and Red Hills vervain, submit 

comments to the Field Supervisor, 

Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Sacramento Fish and 

Wildlife Office, 2800 Cottage Way, 

Room W–2605, Sacramento, California 

95825. Information may also be 

submitted electronically at 

fw1sfo5year@fws.gov. 

For Ash Meadows gumplant, springloving centaury, and Amargosa 

niterwort, submit comments to the Field 

Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Nevada 

Fish and Wildlife Office, 1340 Financial 

Blvd., Suite 234, Reno, NV 89502. 

Information may also be submitted 

electronically at fw1nfwo_5yr@fws.gov. 

For Kneeland Prairie pennycress, 

submit comments to the Field 

Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arctata 

Fish and Wildlife Office, 11655 

Heindon Road, Arcata, California 95521. 

Information may also be submitted 

electronically at 

fw8kneelandpennycress@fws.gov. Please 

note that this electronic mail address is 

different than the address given in the 

July 7, 2005, notice opening the first 

comment period. 

For Yreka phlox, submit comments to 

the Field Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year 

Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office, 1829 S. 

Oregon Street, Yreka, California 96097. 

Information may also be submitted 

electronically at 

fw1yrekaphlox@fws.gov. 

Information received in response to 

this notice and these reviews will be 

available for public inspection, by 

appointment, during normal business 

hours, at the appropriate above 

addresses. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

the Delhi Sands flower-loving fly, island 

night lizard, California least tern, least 

Bell’s vireo, San Clemente Island Indian 

paintbrush, San Clemente Island 

larkspur, San Clemente Island 

woodland star, San Clemente Island 

lotus, San Clemente Island bush 

mallow, Santa Cruz Island rock-cress, or 

Hidden Lake bluecurls, contact Tannika 

Engelhard at the Carlsbad Fish and 

Wildlife Office at (760) 431–9440. For 

the Smith’s blue butterfly, Morro 

shoulderband snail, Santa Barbara 

Island dudleya, Eureka Valley evening 

primrose, or Eureka Dune grass, contact 

Mike McCrary at the Ventura Fish and 

Wildlife Office at (805) 644–1766. For 

the Valley elderberry longhorn beetle, 

giant garter snake, San Francisco garter 

snake, Chinese Camp brodiaea, 

Mariposa pussypaws, Springville 

clarkia, Hartweg’s golden sunburst, San 

Joaquin adobe sunburst, Keck’s checkermallow, and Red Hills vervain, contact 

Craig Aubrey at the Sacramento Fish 

and Wildlife Office at (916) 414–6600. 

For Ash Meadows gumplant, springloving centaury, Amargosa niterwort, 

contact Steve Caicco at the Nevada Fish 

and Wildlife Office at (775) 861–6300. 

For Kneeland Prairie pennycress, 

contact Dave Imper at the Arcata Fish 

and Wildlife Office at (707) 822–7201. 

For Yreka phlox, contact Nadine Kanim 

at the Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office at 

(530) 842–5763. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

4(c)(2)(A) of the Act requires that we 

conduct a review of listed species at 

least once every 5 years. The purpose of 

a 5-year review is to ensure that the 

classification of a species as threatened 

or endangered on the List is accurate. 

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The 5-year review is an assessment of 

the best scientific and commercial data 

available at the time of the review that 

has become available since the species’

original listing or its most recent status 

or 5-year review. 

On July 7, 2005, we announced in a 

Federal Register notice (70 FR 39327) 

that we are commencing a 5-year review 

of the 31 species listed in Table 1 of this 

notice. The public comment period for 

the July 7, 2005, notice ended 

September 6, 2005. 

The 5-year reviews for these species 

will assess: (a) Whether new 

information suggests that the species’

populations are increasing, declining, or 

stable; (b) whether existing threats are 

increasing, the same, reduced, or 

eliminated; (c) if there are any new 

threats; and (d) if new information or 

analysis calls into question any of the 

conclusions in the original listing 

determinations as to the species’ status. 

The review will also apply this new 

information to consideration of the 

appropriate application of the Policy 

Regarding the Recognition of Distinct 

Vertebrate Population Segments (61 FR 

4722) to the listed entity, if applicable. 

If there is no new information 

concerning the species in Table 1, no 

changes will be made to their 

classifications. However, if we find that 

there is new information indicating a 

change in classification is warranted for 

any of these species, we may propose a 

new rule that could either: (a) Reclassify 

the species from endangered to 

threatened; (b) reclassify the species 

from threatened to endangered or (c) 

remove the species from the List. 

Public Solicitation of New Information 

We are publishing this second request 

for any new information relating to the 

current status of the species listed in 

Table 1 that has become available since 

their original listings. In particular, we 

are seeking information 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; and 

E. Other new information, data, or 

corrections including, but not limited 

to, taxonomic or nomenclatural changes, 

or improved analytical methods. 

Information submitted should be 

supported by 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. Information 

submitted between the close of the first 

comment period on September 6, 2005, 

and today’s date shall be considered in 

the reviews, along with information 

submitted within the timeframes 

established by the July 7, 2005, notice 

and this notice. 

Authority: This document is published under 

the authority of the Endangered Species Act 

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

Dated: October 27, 2005. 

Paul Henson, 

Acting Manager, California/Nevada 

Operations Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–21912 Filed 11–2–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

AGENCY: Notice of availability of the 

Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan 

for Lake Ophelia National Wildlife 

Refuge in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. 

SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service 

announces that a Final Comprehensive 

Conservation Plan for Lake Ophelia 

National Wildlife Refuge is available for 

distribution. The plan was prepared 

pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge 

System Improvement Act of 1997, and 

in accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and 

describes how the refuge will be 

managed for the next 15 years. The 

compatibility determinations for 

hunting, fishing, wildlife observation 

and photography, environmental 

education and interpretation, all-terrain 

vehicle use, trapping of selected 

furbearers, cooperative farming, forest 

management, and resource research 

studies, are also available within the 

plan. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the plan may be 

obtained by writing to the Lake Ophelia 

National Wildlife Refuge, 401 Island 

Road, Marksville, Louisiana 71351. The 

plan may also be accessed and 

downloaded from the Service’s Web site 

http://southeast.fwa.gov/planning/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Lake 

Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge is 

located in north Avoyelles Parish, 

Louisiana, about 15 miles northeast of 

the city of Marksville and 30 miles 

southeast of the city of Alexandria. The 

refuge covers a total of 17,525 acres 

within the 38,000-acre acquisition 

boundary and lies approximately 8 

miles northwest of where the Red River 

empties into the Atchafalaya River. This 

region is part of the Mississippi Alluvial 

Valley. The refuge consists of a complex 

of forested wetlands, shrub wetland 

habitats, recently reforested areas, 

agricultural lands, moist-soil areas, open 

waters, and dirt access roads and trails. 

Annually, more than 10,000 visitors 

participate in refuge activities. 

The availability of the Draft 

Comprehensive Conservation Plan and 

Environmental Assessment for a 45-day 

public review and comment period was 

announced in the Federal Register on 

April 5, 2005, volume 70, number 64. 

The plan and environmental assessment 

identified and evaluated four 

alternatives for managing the refuge 

over the next 15 years. Alternative 1, the 

‘‘no action’’ alternative, would have 

continued current management of the 

refuge and all lands within the 

approved 38,000-acre acquisition 

boundary would be purchased. Under 

Alternative 2, the ‘‘preferred 

alternative,’’ 38,000 acres of refuge 

lands would be protected, maintained, 

and enhanced by adding more staff, 

equipment, and facilities in order to 

restore and manage the refuge’s forest, 

wetland, and moist-soil habitats, and 

hydrology in support of wildlife, 

especially waterfowl, neotropical 

migratory birds, and Louisiana black 

bears. Alternative 3 would add more 

staff, equipment, and facilities in order 

to maximize bottomland hardwood 

forest restoration in support of 

migratory birds and other wildlife. 

Under this alternative, 17,525 acres of 

refuge lands would be protected, 

maintained, restored, and enhanced for 

resident wildlife, waterfowl, neotropical 

migratory birds, and threatened and 

endangered species. Additionally, the 

acquisition boundary would be 

expanded (77,000 acres) to create 

forested linkages with the State of 

Louisiana’s Spring Bayou and Grassy 

Lake wildlife management areas. 

Alternative 4 would add more staff, 

equipment, and facilities in order to 

restore the refuge’s wetland hydrology 

in support of migratory birds, 

particularly waterfowl and shorebirds. 

Based on the environmental 

assessment and the comments received, 

the Service adopted Alternative 2 as its 

preferred alternative. This alternative 

was considered to be the most effective 

for meeting the purposes of the refuge 

by conserving wetlands and reducing 

forest fragmentation by identifying 

lands of conservation priority and 

working with partners to contribute to 

the 100,000-acre forest block objective