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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R8–ES–2010–N060; 80221–1113– 

0000–C4] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Reviews 

of 34 Species in California and Nevada; 

Availability of 96 Completed 5-Year 

Reviews in California and Nevada 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of initiation of 5-year 

reviews; availability of completed 5-year 

reviews. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, are initiating 5-year 

reviews for 34 species under the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (Act). We request any new 

information on these species that may 

have a bearing on their classification as 

endangered or threatened. Based on the 

results of these 5-year reviews, we will 

make a finding on whether these species 

are properly classified under the Act. 

We also announce in this notice 96 

completed 5-year reviews for species in 

California and Nevada in Fiscal Year 

(FY) 2009 and early (FY) 2010. 

DATES: To allow us adequate time to 

conduct these reviews, we must receive 

your information no later than July 20, 

2010. However, we will continue to 

accept new information about any listed 

species at any time. 

ADDRESSES: For instructions on how to 

submit information and review the 

information that we receive on these 

species, see ‘‘Request for New 

Information.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

species-specific information, contact the 

appropriate person listed under 

‘‘Request for New Information.’’ For 

contact information about completed 5- 

year reviews, see ‘‘Completed 5-Year 

Reviews.’’ Individuals who are hearingimpaired or speech-impaired may call 

the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– 

8337 for TTY assistance. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Why do we conduct a 5-year review? 

Under the Endangered Species Act 

(Act) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), we 

maintain a List of Endangered and 

Threatened Wildlife and Plants at 50 

CFR 17.11 (for animals) and 17.12 (for 

plants) (List). We amend the List by 

publishing final rules in the Federal 

Register. Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the Act 

requires that we conduct a review of 

listed species at least once every 5 years. 

Section 4(c)(2)(B) requires that we 

determine (1) Whether a species no 

longer meets the definition of 

threatened or endangered and should be 

removed from the List (delisted); (2) 

whether a species listed as endangered 

more properly meets the definition of 

threatened and should be reclassified to 

threatened; or (3) whether a species 

listed as threatened more properly 

meets the definition of endangered and 

should be reclassified to endangered. 

Using the best scientific and commercial 

data available, we will consider a 

species for delisting if the data 

substantiate that the species is neither 

endangered nor threatened for one or 

more of the following reasons: (1) The 

species is considered extinct; (2) the 

species is considered to be recovered; 

and/or (3) the original data available 

when the species was listed, or the 

interpretation of such data, were in 

error. Any change in Federal 

classification requires a separate 

rulemaking process. We are requesting 

submission of any new information 

(best scientific and commercial data) on 

these species since they were originally 

listed or since the species’ most recent 

status review. 

Our regulations in the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 424.21 

require that we publish a notice in the 

Federal Register announcing those 

species currently under review. This 

notice announces initiation of our active 

review of 34 species in California, and 

Nevada (Table 1). 

TABLE 1—SUMMARY OF LISTING INFORMATION, 16 ANIMAL SPECIES AND 18 PLANT SPECIES IN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA

Common name Scientific name Status Where listed Final listing rule 

ANIMALS 

Buena Vista Lake ornate 

shrew.

Sorex ornatus relictus ....... Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (CA) ....................... 67 FR 10101; 3/6/2002. 

California clapper rail ........ Rallus longirostris 

obsoletus.

Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (CA) ....................... 35 FR 16047; 10/13/1970. 

California least tern ........... Sternula (Sterna) 

antillarum browni.

Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (CA) ....................... 35 FR 8495; 06/02/1970. 

California tiger salamander Ambystoma californiense .. Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (CA—Sonoma 

County).

FR 63 13497; 3/19/2003. 

Cui-ui ................................. Chasmistes cujus .............. Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (NV) ....................... 32 FR 4001; 03/11/1967. 


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TABLE 1—SUMMARY OF LISTING INFORMATION, 16 ANIMAL SPECIES AND 18 PLANT SPECIES IN CALIFORNIA AND

NEVADA—Continued 

Common name Scientific name Status Where listed Final listing rule 

Island night lizard .............. Xantusia riversiana ........... Threatened ........................ U.S.A. (CA) ....................... 42 FR 40685; 08/11/1977. 

Least Bell’s vireo ............... Vireo bellii pusillus ............ Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (CA) ....................... 51 FR 16482; 05/02/1986. 

Little Kern golden trout ...... Oncorhynchus aguabonita 

whitei.

Threatened ........................ U.S.A. (CA) ....................... 43 FR 15427; 4/13/1978. 

Morro Bay kangaroo rat .... Dipodomys heermanni 

morroensis.

Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (CA) ....................... 35 FR 16047, 10/13/1970. 

Mountain yellow-legged 

frog.

Rana muscosa .................. Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (CA) ....................... 67 FR 44382; 07/02/2002. 

Riparian brush rabbit ......... Sylvilagus bachmani 

riparius.

Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (CA) ....................... 65 FR 8881; 2/23/2000. 

Riparian woodrat (=San 

Joaquin Valley).

Neotoma fuscipes riparia .. Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (CA) ....................... 65 FR 8881; 2/23/2000. 

Santa Catalina Island fox .. Urocyon littoralis catalinae Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (CA) ....................... 69 FR 10335; 3/5/2004. 

Santa Cruz Island fox ........ Urocyon littoralis 

santacruzae.

Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (CA) ....................... 69 FR 10335, 3/5/2004. 

San Miguel Island fox ........ Urocyon littoralis littoralis .. Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (CA) ....................... 69 FR 10335, 3/5/2004. 

Santa Rosa Island fox ....... Urocyon littoralis 

santarosae.

Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (CA) ....................... 69 FR 10335, 3/5/2004. 

PLANTS 

Ash Meadows sunray ........ Enceliopsis nudicaulis var. 

corrugata.

Threatened ........................ U.S.A. (NV) ....................... 50 FR 20777 20794; 05/ 

20/1985. 

Baker’s larkspur ................. Delphinium bakeri ............. Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (CA) ....................... 65 FR 4162; 1/26/2000. 

Hidden Lake bluecurls ....... Trichostema 

austromontanum ssp. 

compactum.

Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (CA) ....................... 63 FR 49006; 09/14/1998. 

Gaviota tarplant ................. Deinandra increscens ssp. 

villosa.

Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (CA) ....................... 65 FR 14888, 3/20/2000. 

Island malacothrix ............. Malacothrix squalida ......... Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (CA) ....................... 61 FR 40954, 7/31/1997. 

La Graciosa thistle ............ Cirsium loncholepis ........... Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (CA) ....................... 65 FR 14888, 3/20/2000. 

Lompoc yerba santa .......... Eriodictyon capitatum ........ Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (CA) ....................... 65 FR 14888, 3/20/2000. 

Presidio manzanita ............ Arctostaphylos hookeri var. 

ravenii.

Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (CA) ....................... 44 FR 61911; 11/26/1979. 

San Clemente Island bush 

mallow.

Malacothamnus 

clementinus.

Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (CA) ....................... 42 FR 40682; 08/11/1977. 

San Clemente Island Indian paintbrush.Castilleja grisea ................. Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (CA) ....................... 42 FR 40682; 08/11/1977. 

San Clemente Island larkspur.Delphinium variegatum 

ssp. kinkiense.

Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (CA) ....................... 42 FR 40682; 08/11/1977. 

San Clemente Island lotus 

(broom).

Lotus dendroideus var. 

traskiae.

Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (CA) ....................... 42 FR 40682; 08/11/1977. 

San Clemente Island 

woodland star.

Lithophragma maximum ... Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (CA) ....................... 62 FR 42692; 08/08/1997. 

Santa Cruz Island 

malacothrix.

Malacothrix indecora ......... Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (CA) ....................... 61 FR 40954, 7/31/1997. 

Santa Cruz Island 

rockcress.

Sibara filifola ..................... Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (CA) ....................... 62 FR 42692; 08/08/1997. 

Santa Cruz tarplant ........... Holocarpha macradenia .... Threatened ........................ U.S.A. (CA) ....................... 65 FR 14898, 3/20/2000. 

San Francisco lessingia .... Lessingia germanorum 

(=L.g. var. germanorum).

Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (CA) ....................... 62 FR 33373; 6/19/1997. 

Yellow larkspur .................. Delphinium luteum ............ Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (CA) ....................... 65 FR 4162; 1/26/2000. 

What information do we consider in the 

review? 

In our 5-year review, we consider all 

new information available at the time of 

the review. In conducting these reviews, 

we consider the best scientific and 

commercial data that has become 

available since the current listing 

determination or the 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 (see the five 

factors under the heading ‘‘How Do We 

Determine Whether a Species is 

Endangered or Threatened?’’); 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. 

Request for New Information 

We request any new information 

concerning the status of these wildlife 

and plant species. See ‘‘What 

Information Do We Consider in Our 

Review?’’ for specific criteria. If you 

submit information, 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. We specifically request 

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systematic surveys, as well as any 

studies or analysis of data that may 

show population size or trends; 

information pertaining to the biology or 

ecology of these species; information 

regarding the effects of current land 

management on population distribution 

and abundance; information on the 

current condition of habitat; and recent 

information regarding conservation 

measures that have been implemented 

to benefit the species. Additionally, we 

specifically request information 

regarding the current distribution of 

populations and evaluation of threats 

faced by the species in relation to the 

five listing factors (as defined in section 

4(a)(1) of the Act) and the species’ listed 

status as judged against the definition of 

threatened or endangered. Finally, we 

request recommendations pertaining to 

the development of, or potential updates 

to, recovery plans and additional 

actions or studies that would benefit 

these species in the future. 

Our practice is to make information, 

including names and home addresses of 

respondents, available for public 

review. Before including your address, 

telephone number, e-mail address, or 

other personal identifying information 

in your response, you should be aware 

that your entire submission—including 

your personal identifying information— 

may be made publicly available at any 

time. While you can ask us in your 

response to withhold your personal 

identifying information from public 

review, we cannot guarantee that we 

will be able to do so. We will not 

consider anonymous comments. To the 

extent consistent with applicable law, 

we will make all submissions from 

organizations or businesses, and from 

individuals identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, available 

for public inspection in their entirety. 

Comments and materials received will 

be available for public inspection, by 

appointment, during normal business 

hours at the offices where the comments 

are submitted. 

Please mail or hand-deliver 

information on the following species to 

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the 

corresponding address below. You my 

also view information we receive in 

response to this notice, as well as other 

documentation in our files, at the 

following locations by appointment, 

during normal business hours. 

For the California least tern, Island 

night lizard, Least Bell’s vireo, 

Mountain yellow-legged frog, Santa 

Catalina Island fox, Hidden Lake 

bluecurls, San Clemente Island bush 

mallow, San Clemente Island Indian 

paintbrush, San Clemente Island 

larkspur, San Clemente Island lotus 

(broom), San Clemente Island woodland 

star, and Santa Cruz Island rock-cress, 

send information to Field Supervisor, 

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

Wildlife Service, Carlsbad Fish and 

Wildlife Office, 6010 Hidden Valley 

Road, Carlsbad, CA 92011. Information 

may also be submitted electronically at 

fw8cfwocomments@fws.gov. To obtain 

further information, contact Scott 

Sobiech at the Carlsbad Fish and 

Wildlife Office at (760) 431–9440. 

For the Buena Vista Lake ornate 

shrew, California clapper rail, California 

tiger salamander, Little Kern golden 

trout, Riparian brush rabbit, Riparian 

woodrat (San Joaquin Valley), Baker’s 

larkspur, Presidio manzanita, San 

Francisco lessingia, and Yellow 

larkspur, send information to Field 

Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, 

2800 Cottage Way, Room W–2605, 

Sacramento, CA 95825. Information may 

also be submitted electronically at 

fw1sfo5year@fws.gov. To obtain further 

information, contact Kirsten Tarp at the 

Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office at 

(916) 414–6600. 

For the Morro Bay Kangaroo rat, Santa 

Cruz Island fox, San Miguel Island fox, 

Santa Rosa Island fox, Gaviota tarplant, 

Island malacothrix, La Graciosa thistle, 

Lompoc Yerba Santa, Santa Cruz Island 

malacothrix, and Santa Cruz tarplant, 

send information to Field Supervisor, 

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

Wildlife Service, Ventura Fish and 

Wildlife Office, 2493 Portola Road, 

Suite B, Ventura, CA 93003. Information 

may also be submitted electronically at 

fw1vfwo5year@fws.gov. To obtain 

further information on the animal 

species, contact Mike McCrary at the 

Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office at 

(805) 644–1766. To obtain further 

information on the plant species, 

contact Connie Rutherford at the 

Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office at 

(805) 644–1766. 

For the Cui-ui, and Ash Meadows 

sunray, send information to Field 

Supervisor, Attention: 5-Year Review, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Nevada 

Fish and Wildlife Office, 1340 Financial 

Blvd., Suite 234, Reno, Nevada 89502– 

7147. Information may also be 

submitted electronically at 

fw1nfwo_5yr@fws.gov. To obtain further 

information on the Cui-ui, contact 

Selena Werdon at the Nevada Fish and 

Wildlife Office at (775) 861–6300. To 

obtain further information on the Ash 

Meadows sunray, contact Steve Caicco 

at the Nevada Fish and Wildlife Office 

at (775) 861–6300. 

All electronic information must be 

submitted in Text format or Rich Text 

format. Include the following identifier 

in the subject line of the e-mail: 

Information on 5-year review for [NAME 

OF SPECIES], and include your name 

and return address in the body of your 

message. 

How are these species currently listed? 

The current listing status of each 

species for which we are initiating 5- 

year reviews in this notice is in Table 

1 above. The current status may also be 

found on the List, which covers all 

endangered and threatened species, and 

which is available on our Internet site 

at http://endangered.fws.gov/ 

wildlife.html#Species. 

Definitions 

To help you submit information about 

the species we are reviewing, we 

provide the following definitions: 

Species includes any species or 

subspecies of fish, wildlife, or plant, 

and any distinct population segment of 

any species of vertebrate, which 

interbreeds when mature. 

Endangered species means any 

species that is in danger of extinction 

throughout all or a significant portion of 

its range. 

Threatened species means any species 

that is likely to become an endangered 

species within the foreseeable future 

throughout all or a significant portion of 

its range. 

Experimental population means any 

population (including any offspring 

arising solely therefrom) authorized by 

the Secretary of the Interior for release 

outside the current range of 

nonexperimental populations of the 

same species, but only when, and at 

such times as, the population is wholly 

separate geographically from 

nonexperimental populations of the 

same species. Each member of a 

nonessential experimental population 

shall be treated, except when it occurs 

in an area within the National Wildlife 

Refuge System or the National Park 

System, as a species proposed to be 

listed under section 4 of the Endangered 

Species Act. 

How do we determine whether a 

species is endangered or threatened? 

Section 4(a)(1) of the Act requires that 

we determine whether a species is 

endangered or threatened based on one 

or more of the five following factors: (A) 

The present or threatened destruction, 

modification, or curtailment of its 

habitat or range; (B) Overutilization for 

commercial, recreational, scientific, or 

educational purposes; (C) Disease or 

predation; (D) The inadequacy of 


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existing regulatory mechanisms; or (E) 

Other natural or manmade factors 

affecting its continued existence. 

Section 4(b)(1)(A) of the Act requires 

that our determination be made on the 

basis of the best scientific and 

commercial data available. 

What could happen as a result of our 

review? 

For each species under review, if we 

find new information that indicates a 

change in classification may be 

warranted, we may propose a new rule 

that could do one of the following: (a) 

Reclassify the species from threatened 

to endangered (uplist); (b) reclassify the 

species from endangered to threatened 

(downlist); or (c) remove the species 

from the List (delist). If we determine 

that a change in classification is not 

warranted, then the species will remain 

on the List under its current status. 

Completed 5-Year Reviews 

We also take this opportunity to 

inform the public of 96 5-year reviews 

that we completed in FY 2009 and early 

FY 2010 for species in California and 

Nevada (Table 2). These 96 reviews can 

be found at http://www.fws.gov/cno/es/ 

5yr.html. Any recommended change in 

listing status resulting from these 

completed reviews will require a 

separate rulemaking process. 

TABLE 2—SUMMARY OF 96 SPECIES IN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA FOR WHICH 5-YEAR REVIEWS WERE COMPLETED IN FY 

2009 AND EARLY FY 2010 

Common name Scientific name Recommendation Lead fish and wildlife office Contact 

ANIMALS 

Ash Meadows Amargosa Pupfish ...... Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes .... No status change .. Nevada .................. Jeannie Stafford; 

(775) 861–6300. 

Arroyo toad ........................................ Bufo californicus (= microscaphus) .... Downlist ................. Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

Amargosa vole ................................... Microtus californicus scirpensis ......... No status change .. Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

Bay checkerspot butterfly .................. Euphydryas editha bayensis .............. Uplist ...................... Sacramento ........... Al Donner; 

(916) 414–6600. 

Blunt-nosed leopard lizard ................. Gambelia silus ................................... No status change .. Sacramento ........... Al Donner; 

(916) 414–6600. 

Callippe silverspot butterfly ................ Speyeria callippe callippe .................. No status change ... Sacramento ........... Al Donner; 

(916) 414–6600. 

Delta green ground beetle ................. Elaphrus viridis ................................... No status change .. Sacramento ........... Al Donner; 

(916) 414–6600. 

Desert slender salamander ................ Batrachoseps aridus .......................... No status change .. Carlsbad ................ Jane Hendron; 

(760) 431–9440. 

Fresno kangaroo rat .......................... Dipodomys nitratoides exilis .............. No status change .. Sacramento ........... Al Donner; 

(916) 414–6600. 

Giant kangaroo rat ............................. Dipodomys ingens ............................. No status change .. Sacramento ........... Al Donner; 

(916) 414–6600. 

Lahontan cutthroat trout ..................... Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi ......... No status change ... Nevada .................. Jeannie Stafford; 

(775) 861–6300. 

Light-footed clapper rail ..................... Rallus longirostris levipes .................. No status change .. Carlsbad ................ Jane Hendron; 

(760) 431–9440. 

Mission blue butterfly ......................... Icaricia icarioides missionensis .......... No status change .. Sacramento ........... Al Donner; 

(916) 414–6600. 

Modoc sucker ..................................... Catostomus microps .......................... Downlist ................. Klamath .................. Matt Baun; 

(530) 842–5763. 

Mohave tui chub ................................ Gila bicolor mohavensis ..................... No status change .. Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

Mount Hermon June beetle ............... Polyphylla barbata ............................. No status change .. Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

Myrtle’s silverspot butterfly ................ Speyeria zerene myrtleae .................. No status change .. Sacramento ........... Al Donner; 

(916) 414–6600. 

Ohlone tiger beetle ............................ Cicindela ohlone ................................ No status change .. Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

Owens pupfish ................................... Cyprinodon radiosus .......................... No status change .. Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

Owens tui chub .................................. Siphateles bicolor snyderi (= Gila bicolor snyderi).No status change .. Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

Point Arena mountain beaver ............ Aplodontia rufa nigra .......................... No status change .. Arcata .................... Matt Baun; 

(530) 842–5763. 

Quino checkerspot butterfly ............... Euphydryas editha quino ................... No status change .. Carlsbad ................ Jane Hendron; 

(760) 431–9440. 

Railroad valley springfish ................... Crenicthys nevadae ........................... No status change .. Nevada .................. Jeannie Stafford; 

(775) 861–6300. 

Salt marsh harvest mouse ................. Reithrodontomys raviventris .............. No status change .. Sacramento ........... Al Donner; 

(916) 414–6600. 

San Bernardino Merriam’s kangaroo 

rat.

Dipodomys merriami parvus .............. No status change .. Carlsbad ................ Jane Hendron; 

(760) 431–9440. 

San Bruno elfin butterfly .................... Callophrys mossii bayensis ............... No status change ... Sacramento ........... Al Donner; 

(916) 414–6600. 

San Clemente sage sparrow ............. Amphispiza belli clementeae ............. No status change .. Carlsbad ................ Jane Hendron; 

(760) 431–9440. 


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TABLE 2—SUMMARY OF 96 SPECIES IN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA FOR WHICH 5-YEAR REVIEWS WERE COMPLETED IN FY 

2009 AND EARLY FY 2010—Continued 

Common name Scientific name Recommendation Lead fish and wildlife office Contact 

San Joaquin kit fox ............................ Vulpes macrotis mutica ...................... No status change ... Sacramento ........... Al Donner; 

(916) 414–6600. 

Santa Barbara County DPS of California tiger salamander.Ambystoma californiense ................... No status change .. Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

Santa Cruz long-toed salamander ..... Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum No status change .. Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

Shasta crayfish .................................. Pacifastacus fortis .............................. No status change ... Sacramento ........... Al Donner; 

(916) 414–6600. 

Tipton kangaroo rat ............................ Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides ...... No status change .. Sacramento ........... Al Donner; 

(916) 414–6600. 

White River spinedace ....................... Lepidomeda albivallis ......................... No status change .. Nevada .................. Jeannie Stafford; 

(775) 861–6300. 

Unarmored threespine stickleback .... Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsoni ... No status change .. Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

Zayante band-winged grasshopper ... Trimerotropis infantilis ........................ No status change .. Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

PLANTS 

Applegate’s milk-vetch ....................... Astragalus applegatei ........................ No status change .. Klamath .................. Matt Baun; 

(530) 842–5763. 

Ash Meadows milk-vetch ................... Astragalus phoenix ............................ No status change .. Nevada .................. Jeannie Stafford; 

(775) 861–6300. 

Braunton’s milk-vetch ......................... Astragalus brauntonii ......................... No status change .. Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

California sea-blite ............................. Suaeda californica ............................. No status change .. Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

Calistoga allocaraya ........................... Plagiobothrys strictus ......................... No status change .. Sacramento ........... Al Donner; 

(916) 414–6600. 

Clara Hunt’s milk-vetch ...................... Astragalus clarianus ........................... No status change .. Sacramento ........... Al Donner; 

(916) 414–6600. 

Clover lupine ...................................... Lupinus tidestromii ............................. No status change .. Sacramento ........... Al Donner; 

(916) 414–6600. 

Coachella Valley milk-vetch ............... Astragalus lentiginosus var. 

coachellae.

No status change .. Carlsbad ................ Jane Hendron; 

(760) 431–9440. 

Coastal dunes milk-vetch ................... Astragalus tener var. titi ..................... No status change .. Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

Conejo dudleya .................................. Dudleya abramsii ssp. parva 

(= Dudleya parva).

No status change .. Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

Cushenbury buckwheat ..................... Eriogonum ovalifolium var. vineum .... No status change .. Carlsbad ................ Jane Hendron; 

(760) 431–9440. 

Cushenbury milk-vetch ...................... Astragalus albens .............................. No status change .. Carlsbad ................ Jane Hendron; 

(760) 431–9440. 

Cushenbury oxytheca ........................ Oxytheca parishii var. goodmaniana 

(= Acanthoscyphus parishii var. 

goodmaniana).

No status change .. Carlsbad ................ Jane Hendron; 

(760) 431–9440. 

Fish slough milk-vetch ....................... Astragalus lentiginosus var. 

piscinensis.

No status change .. Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

Hairy orcutt grass ............................... Orcuttia pilosa .................................... No status change .. Sacramento ........... Al Donner; 

(916) 414–6600. 

Hickman’s potentilla ........................... Potentilla hickmanii ............................ No status change .. Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

Hoffmann’s slender-flowered gilia ...... Gilia tennuiflora ssp. hoffmannii ........ No status change .. Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

Hoover’s spurge ................................. Chamaesyce hooveri ......................... No status change .. Sacramento ........... Al Donner; 

(916) 414–6600. 

Indian Knob mountainbalm ................ Eriodictyon altissimum ....................... Downlist ................. Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

Island bedstraw .................................. Galium buxifolium .............................. No status change .. Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

Kenwood Marsh checkermallow ........ Sidalcea oregana ssp. valida ............. No status change .. Sacramento ........... Al Donner; 

(916) 414–6600. 

Lake County stonecrop ...................... Parvisedum leiocarpum (= Sedella 

leiocarpa).

No status change .. Sacramento ........... Al Donner; 

(916) 414–6600. 

Large-flowered fiddleneck .................. Amsinckia grandiflora ......................... No status change .. Sacramento ........... Al Donner; 

(916) 414–6600. 

Loch Lomond coyote thistle ............... Eryngium constancei .......................... No status change .. Sacramento ........... Al Donner; 

(916) 414–6600. 

Many-flowered navarretia .................. Navarretia leucocephala ssp. 

Plieantha.

No status change .. Sacramento ........... Al Donner; 

(916) 414–6600. 


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TABLE 2—SUMMARY OF 96 SPECIES IN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA FOR WHICH 5-YEAR REVIEWS WERE COMPLETED IN FY 

2009 AND EARLY FY 2010—Continued 

Common name Scientific name Recommendation Lead fish and wildlife office Contact 

Marcescent dudleya ........................... Dudleya cymosa ssp. marcescens .... No status change .. Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

Mexican flannelbush .......................... Fremontodendron mexicanum ........... No status change .. Carlsbad ................ Jane Hendron; 

(760) 431–9440. 

Monterey clover ................................. Trifolium trichocalyx ........................... No status change .. Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

Monterey spineflower ......................... Chorizanthe pungens var. pungens ... No status change .. Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

Napa bluegrass .................................. Poa napensis ..................................... No status change .. Sacramento ........... Al Donner; 

(916) 414–6600. 

Nevin’s barberry ................................. Berberis nevinii .................................. No status change .. Carlsbad ................ Jane Hendron; 

(760) 431–9440. 

Nipomo lupine .................................... Lupinus nipomensis ........................... No status change .. Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

Palmate-bracted bird’s-beak .............. Cordylanthus palmatus 

(= Chloropyron palmatum).

No status change .. Sacramento ........... Al Donner; 

(916) 414–6600. 

Parish’s daisy ..................................... Erigeron parishii ................................. No status change .. Carlsbad ................ Jane Hendron; 

(760) 431–9440. 

Pismo clarkia ...................................... Clarkia speciosa ssp. immaculata ..... No status change .. Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

Pitkin Marsh lily .................................. Lilium pardalinum ssp. pitkinense ...... No status change .. Sacramento ........... Al Donner; 

(916) 414–6600. 

Robust spineflower ............................ Chorizanthe robusta ........................... No status change .. Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

Salt marsh bird’s-beak ....................... Chloropyron maritimum ssp. 

maritimum.

(Cordylanthus maritimus ssp. 

maritimus).

No status change .. Carlsbad ................ Jane Hendron; 

(760) 431–9440. 

San Benito evening-primrose ............ Camissonia benitensis ....................... No status change .. Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

San Bernadino Mountains 

bladderpod.

Physaria .............................................

(Lesquerella) kingii ssp. bernardina ..

No status change .. Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

San Diego thornmint .......................... Acanthomintha ilicifolia ...................... No status change ... Carlsbad ................ Jane Hendron; 

(760) 431–9440. 

Santa Cruz cypress ........................... Cupressus abramsiana (= Callitropsis 

abramsiana).

Downlist ................. Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

Santa Cruz Island dudleya ................ Dudleya nesiotica ............................... No status change ... Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

Santa Cruz Island fringepod .............. Thysanocarpus conchuliferus ............ No status change ... Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

Santa Monica Mountains dudleya ..... Dudleya cymosa ssp. ovatifolia ......... No status change .. Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

Scotts Valley polygonum ................... Polygonum hickmanii ......................... No status change .. Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

Scotts Valley spineflower ................... Chorizanthe robusta var. hartwegii .... No status change .. Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

Slender orcutt grass ........................... Orcuttia tenuis .................................... No status change ... Sacramento ........... Al Donner; 

(916) 414–6600. 

Spreading navarretia .......................... Navarretia fossalis ............................. No status change .. Carlsbad ................ Jane Hendron; 

(760) 431–9440. 

Spring-loving centaury ....................... Centaurium namophilum .................... No status change ... Nevada .................. Jeannie Stafford; 

(775) 861–6300. 

Springville clarkia ............................... Clarkia springvillensis ........................ No status change .. Sacramento ........... Al Donner; 

(916) 414–6600. 

Soft bird’s-beak .................................. Cordylanthus mollis ssp. mollis ......... No status change .. Sacramento ........... Al Donner; 

(916) 414–6600. 

Solano grass ...................................... Orcuttia mucronata (= Tuctoria 

mucronata).

No status change .. Sacramento ........... Al Donner; 

(916) 414–6600. 

Steamboat buckwheat ....................... (Eriogonum ovalifolium var. 

williamsiae.

No status change .. Nevada .................. Jeannie Stafford; 

(775) 861–6300. 

Suisun thistle ...................................... Cirsium hydrophilum var. 

hydrophilum.

No status change ... Sacramento ........... Al Donner; 

(916) 414–6600. 

Thread-leaved brodiaea ..................... Brodiaea filifolia .................................. No status change .. Carlsbad ................ Jane Hendron; 

(760) 431–9440. 

Triple-ribbed milk-vetch ...................... Astragalus tricarinatus ....................... No status change .. Carlsbad ................ Jane Hendron; 

(760) 431–9440. 

Verity’s dudleya .................................. Dudleya verityi ................................... No status change ... Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

Western lily ........................................ Lilium occidentale .............................. No status change .. Arcata .................... Matt Baun; 

(530) 842–5763. 


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TABLE 2—SUMMARY OF 96 SPECIES IN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA FOR WHICH 5-YEAR REVIEWS WERE COMPLETED IN FY 

2009 AND EARLY FY 2010—Continued 

Common name Scientific name Recommendation Lead fish and wildlife office Contact 

White sedge ....................................... Carex albida ....................................... No status change .. Sacramento ........... Al Donner; 

(916) 414–6600. 

Yadon’s piperia .................................. Piperia yadonii ................................... No status change ... Ventura .................. Lois Grunwald; 

(805) 644–1766. 

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: May 14, 2010. 

Alexandra Pitts, 

Regional Director, Region 8, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12170 Filed 5–20–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS-R2-R-2009-N274] 

[22570-1261-0000-K2] 

Limiting Mountain Lion Predation on 

Desert Bighorn Sheep on Kofa 

National Wildlife Refuge, Yuma and La 

Paz Counties, AZ 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of the final 

environmental assessment and a finding 

of no significant impact. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), announce 

availability of our finding of no 

significant impact (FONSI) for the 

environmental assessment (EA) for 

limiting mountain lion (Puma concolor) 

predation on desert bighorn sheep (Ovis 

canadensis mexicana) on the Kofa 

National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) in 

southwest Arizona. In the final EA and 

FONSI, we describe how we will 

manage mountain lion predation to help 

achieve bighorn sheep population 

objectives on the Refuge. 

ADDRESSES: You may view or obtain 

copies of the FONSI and final EA by the 

following methods. You may request a 

hard copy or CD-ROM by U.S. mail from 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 9300 

East 28th Street, Yuma, AZ 85365; via 

facsimile at 928-783-8611; or 

electronically to 

KofaLionComments@fws.gov. You may 

also download a copy of the documents 

at: http://www.fws.gov/southwest/ 

refuges/arizona/kofa. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mitch Ellis, 928-783-7861 (phone); 928- 

783-8611 (fax); or Mitch_Ellis@fws.gov 

(e-mail). If you use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD), you may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1- 

800-877-8339, 24 hours a day, 7 days a 

week. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction 

With this notice, we announce our 

decision and the availability of the 

FONSI and final EA. We completed a 

thorough analysis of impacts on the 

human environment, which we include 

in the final EA that accompanies the 

FONSI. We solicited comments on a 

draft EA from August 4, 2009, to 

October 2, 2009, through a notice of 

availability in the Federal Register (74 

FR 38667; August 4, 2009). We received 

220 responses during the comment 

period, from 7 government agencies, 19 

nongovernmental organizations, and 

194 individuals. During preparation of 

the final EA, we considered all of the 

comments provided. Appendix C of the 

final EA contains a more detailed 

description of the substantive comments 

received and how we incorporated 

changes to the draft EA in response to 

comments we received. 

Background 

The Refuge contains a major portion 

of the largest contiguous habitat for 

desert bighorn sheep in southwestern 

Arizona and historically has been home 

to a population averaging 760 bighorns. 

The Refuge has served as the primary 

source of bighorn sheep for 

translocations to reestablish and 

supplement extirpated or declining 

populations throughout southern 

Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and 

Colorado. Population estimates from 

systematic aerial surveys indicate that a 

50-percent decline in the Refuge sheep 

population occurred between the years 

2000 and 2006. 

In response to this decline, the Refuge 

and the Arizona Game and Fish 

Department (AGFD) have conducted an 

analysis of its probable causes and are 

currently implementing a strategic 

management program intended to lead 

to the recovery of this important 

wildlife resource. Several studies and 

monitoring projects have been initiated 

or enhanced. Some of the more 

important aspects of this broad program 

include more frequent bighorn 

population surveys, monitoring and 

maintaining water availability, assessing 

body condition and disease in the 

bighorn population, monitoring 

disturbance attributable to human 

recreation, and monitoring the extent of 

predation and its impacts on the 

population. Many of the elements in 

this management program have been 

addressed through prior planning 

documents and require little additional 

review. Others, such as the proposed 

lethal control of mountain lions, have 

not been previously addressed and 

therefore require analysis under the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.), as well as public review. 

Final Environmental Assessment— 

Selected Alternative 

The final EA identifies and evaluates 

three alternatives for managing 

mountain lion predation on desert 

bighorn sheep on the Refuge. After a 

thorough analysis, we have selected 

Alternative B for implementation. 

Under this alternative, we will allow the 

removal of specific, individually 

identified offending mountain lions, 

through translocation or lethal removal, 

from the Refuge under certain 

circumstances, in order to recover and 

maintain an optimal population of 

desert bighorn sheep. This program has 

several components. We will trap 

mountain lions and fit them with 

tracking devices to monitor their 

activities. When the Refuge bighorn 

sheep population estimate is below 600 

animals, active mountain lion control 

will occur. Active mountain lion control 

is the removal (through lethal means or 

translocation) of each individual 

mountain lion found to kill two or more 

bighorn sheep within a 6–month period. 

The Service, or its agents, will carry out 

the lethal removal or translocation. 

However, when the Refuge bighorn 

sheep population estimate is between 

600 and 800 animals, active mountain 

lion control may or may not be 


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