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PART 22—EAGLE PERMITS 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 22 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 668–668d; 16 U.S.C. 

703–712; 16 U.S.C. 1531–1544. 

■ 4. Amend § 22.26 as follows: 

■ a. By removing paragraph (h); 

■ b. By redesignating paragraphs (i) and 

(j) as paragraphs (h) and (i); and 

■ c. By revising the newly designated 

paragraph (h) to read as set forth below: 

§ 22.26 Permits for eagle take that is 

associated with, but not the purpose of, an 

activity. 

* * * * * 

(h) Permit duration. The duration of 

each permit issued under this section 

will be designated on its face, and will 

be based on the duration of the 

proposed activities, the period of time 

for which take will occur, the level of 

impacts to eagles, and mitigation 

measures, but will not exceed 5 years. 

* * * * * 

Dated: February 2, 2016. 

Karen Hyun, 

Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary 

for Fish and Wildlife and Parks. 

[FR Doc. 2016–03084 Filed 2–16–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 17 

[Docket No. FWS–R1–ES–2016–0006; 

FXES11130900000C6–167–FF09E42000] 

RIN 1018–BB28 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; 

Technical Corrections for Eight 

Wildlife Species on the List of 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), announce the 

revised taxonomy of eight wildlife 

species under the Endangered Species 

Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We are 

revising the List of Endangered and 

Threatened Wildlife to reflect the 

current scientifically accepted 

taxonomy and nomenclature of these 

species. 

DATES: This rule is effective May 17, 

2016 without further action, unless 

significant adverse comment is received 

by March 18, 2016. If significant adverse 

comment is received regarding 

taxonomic changes for any of these 

species, we will publish in the Federal 

Register a timely withdrawal of the rule 

for the appropriate species. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by one of the following methods: 

• Electronically: Go to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments to 

FWS–R1–ES–2016–0006, which is the 

docket number for this rulemaking. 

• By hard copy: Submit comments by 

U.S. mail or hand-delivery to: Public 

Comments Processing, Attn: FWS–R1– 

ES–2016–0006; Division of Policy, 

Performance, and Management 

Programs; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service; 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: BPHC; 

Falls Church, VA 22041–3803. 

See Public Comments, below, for 

more information about submitting 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marilet Zablan, Program Manager for 

Restoration and Endangered Species 

Classification, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Pacific Regional Office, 

Ecological Services, 911 NE 11th 

Avenue, Portland, OR 97232; telephone 

503–231–6131. Individuals who are 

hearing impaired or speech impaired 

may call the Federal Relay Service at 

800–877–8337 for TTY (telephone 

typewriter or teletypewriter) assistance 

24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of Direct Final Rule and Final 

Action 

The purpose of this direct final rule 

is to notify the public that we are 

revising the List of Endangered and 

Threatened Wildlife in title 50 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 

§ 17.11(h) (50 CFR 17.11(h)) to reflect 

the scientifically accepted taxonomy 

and nomenclature of eight wildlife 

species listed under section 4 of the Act 

(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). These changes 

to the List of Endangered and 

Threatened Wildlife reflect the most 

recently accepted scientific names in 

accordance with 50 CFR 17.11(b). 

We are publishing this rule without a 

prior proposal because this is a 

noncontroversial action that is in the 

best interest of the public and should be 

undertaken in as timely a manner as 

possible. This rule will be effective, as 

published in this document, on the 

effective date specified in DATES, unless 

we receive significant adverse 

comments on or before the comment 

due date specified in DATES. Significant 

adverse comments are comments that 

provide strong justification as to why 

this rule should not be adopted or why 

it should be changed. 

If we receive significant adverse 

comments regarding the taxonomic 

changes for any of these species, we will 

publish a document in the Federal 

Register withdrawing this rule for the 

appropriate species before the effective 

date, and we will publish a proposed 

rule to initiate promulgation of those 

changes to 50 CFR 17.11(h). 

Public Comments 

You may submit your comments and 

materials regarding this direct final rule 

by one of the methods listed in 

ADDRESSES. Please include sufficient 

information with your comments that 

will allow us to verify any scientific or 

commercial information you include. 

We will not consider comments sent by 

email or fax, or to an address not listed 

in ADDRESSES. 

We will post all comments on 

http://www.regulations.gov. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

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. 

Comments and materials we receive, 

as well as supporting documentation we 

use in preparing this direct final rule, 

will be available for public inspection 

on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov or by appointment, 

during normal business hours, at the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service office 

listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. Please note that comments 

posted to http://www.regulations.gov are 

not immediately viewable. When you 

submit a comment, the system receives 

it immediately. However, the comment 

will not be publicly viewable until we 

post it, which might not occur until 

several days after submission. 

Information regarding this rule is 

available in alternative formats upon 

request (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT). For information pertaining to 

specific species, please contact Kristi 

Young, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, 

Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 300 Ala 

Moana Blvd., Room 3–122, Honolulu, 

HI 96813; telephone 808–792–9400. 

Background 

50 CFR 17.11(b) and 17.12(b) direct us 

to use the most recently accepted 

scientific name of any wildlife or plant 


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species, respectively, that we have 

determined to be an endangered or 

threatened species. Using the best 

available scientific information, this 

direct final rule documents taxonomic 

changes of the scientific names to seven 

entries under ‘‘Birds’’ on the current 

List of Endangered and Threatened 

Wildlife (50 CFR 17.11(h)). In addition, 

this rule corrects a previous error on the 

List by splitting one entry into two 

separate entries and updates the 

scientific names for those two entries, 

for a total of eight entries updated by 

this rule. The basis for these taxonomic 

changes is supported by published 

studies in peer-reviewed journals. 

Accordingly, we revise the scientific 

names of these species under section 4 

of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) as 

follows: 

Species name as currently listed Corrected species name 

Newell’s Townsend’s shearwater (Puffinus auricularis newelli) ............... Newell’s shearwater (Puffinus newelli). 

Oahu elepaio (Chasiempis sandwichensis ibidis) .................................... Oahu elepaio (Chasiempis ibidis). 

Kauai ‘akialoa (honeycreeper) (Hemignathus procerus) .......................... Kauai akialoa (Akialoa stejnegeri). 

‘akiapola‘au (honeycreeper) (Hemignathus munroi) ................................ akiapolaau (Hemignathus wilsoni). 

nukupu‘u (honeycreeper) (Hemignathus lucidus) .................................... Kauai nukupuu (Hemignathus hanapepe). 

Maui nukupuu (Hemignathus affinis). 

Hawaii ‘akepa (honeycreeper) (Loxops coccineus coccineus) ................ Hawaii akepa (Loxops coccineus). 

Maui ‘akepa (honeycreeper) (Loxops coccineus ochraceus) .................. Maui akepa (Loxops ochraceus). 

We make these changes to the List of 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife to 

reflect the most recently accepted 

scientific names in accordance with 50 

CFR 17.11(b). As revised, the common 

names omit Hawaiian orthographic 

characters and parenthetical descriptors 

of bird groups (e.g. ‘‘ ’Akiapola’au 

(honeycreeper)’’), which have heretofore 

been used inconsistently and sometimes 

inaccurately in the List of Endangered 

and Threatened Wildlife. 

Of the species that are the subjects of 

this rule, only the Oahu elepaio 

(Chasiempis ibidis) has designated 

critical habitat. For clarity and 

consistency, in this direct final rule, we 

are revising the heading of the critical 

habitat designation for the Oahu elepaio 

at 50 CFR 17.95(b) to reflect its 

corrected species name. 

Taxonomic Classification 

Newell’s Shearwater 

The Newell’s Manx shearwater 

(Puffinus puffinus newelli), a seabird 

native to the Hawaiian Islands, was 

listed as threatened on October 28, 1975 

(40 FR 44149; September 25, 1975). At 

that time the taxon newelli was treated 

as a subspecies of the Manx shearwater 

(Puffinus puffinus), following Murphy 

(1952, pp. 1–21) who had recognized 

eight subspecies worldwide (puffinus 

[North Atlantic], mauretanicus [western 

Mediterranean], yelkouan [eastern 

Mediterranean], gavia [New Zealand], 

huttoni [New Zealand], newelli 

[Hawaiian Islands], auricularis 

[Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico], and 

opisthomelas [Baja California]). 

Subsequently the American 

Ornithologists’ Union (AOU) (1983, pp. 

24–25) restricted the Manx shearwater 

to the North Atlantic and Mediterranean 

forms, recognizing newelli and 

auricularis as subspecies of the distinct 

species Townsend’s shearwater 

(Puffinus auricularis). The List of 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

currently follows this taxonomy, 

identifying the listed entity as Newell’s 

Townsend’s shearwater (P. auricularis 

newelli). 

The Hawaiian and Revillagigedo 

Islands populations differ substantially 

from one another in their plumage 

(Howell et al. 1994, pp. 171–176), 

breeding chronology (Ainley et al. 

1997), and foraging ecology (Spear et al. 

1995, pp. 621–637). Consequently, the 

AOU now considers Newell’s 

shearwater (Puffinus newelli) to be a full 

species distinct from Townsend’s 

shearwater (Puffinus auricularis) 

(Chesser et al. 2015, pp. 751–752). This 

taxonomic change does not affect the 

range or threatened status of the 

Newell’s shearwater. 

Oahu elepaio 

The elepaios are a group of three 

forest songbird species endemic to the 

Hawaiian Islands. The forms on Hawaii, 

Oahu, and Kauai were originally 

described as separate species 

(Chasiempis sandwichensis, C. ibidis, 

and C. sclateri, respectively), but were 

subsequently combined into a single 

species under C. sandwichensis (Bryan 

and Greenway 1944, pp. 124–125). The 

AOU (1982) followed this approach. 

The Oahu elepaio was listed as 

endangered on May 18, 2000 (65 FR 

20760; April 18, 2000), under the 

scientific name Chasiempis 

sandwichensis ibidis. 

The three island forms of elepaio 

differ substantially in their vocalizations 

(VanderWerf 2007) and their 

morphology and ecology (Conant et al. 

1998; VanderWerf 2012, 2015). Analysis 

of mitochondrial DNA further indicates 

that the three island forms have 

diverged genetically and do not share 

haplotypes (VanderWerf et al. 2010). 

Consequently the AOU has now 

restored the three subspecies of elepaio 

to species level (Chesser et al. 2010). 

Thus the scientific name of the Oahu 

elepaio is now Chasiempis ibidis. This 

taxonomic change does not affect the 

range or endangered status of the Oahu 

elepaio. 

Akialoa, Akiapolaau, and Nukupuu 

The genus Hemignathus was formerly 

considered to include four species of 

forest songbirds endemic to the 

Hawaiian islands: Hawaiian akialoa (H. 

obscurus [extinct]; Hawaii, Oahu, and 

Lanai), Kauai akialoa (H. procerus; 

Kauai), nukupuu (H. lucidus; Kauai, 

Oahu [where extinct], and Maui), and 

akiapolaau (H. wilsoni; Hawaii) 

(Amadon 1950, pp. 168–169). On March 

11, 1967, the Kauai akialoa 

(Hemignathus procerus), akiapolaau 

(Hemignathus wilsoni) (syn. H. munroi), 

and the Kauai nukupuu (H. lucidus 

hanapepe) were determined under the 

Endangered Species Preservation Act to 

be threatened with extinction (32 FR 

4001). On October 13, 1970, these 

species (including both the Kauai and 

Maui nukupuu) were included on the 

United States List of Endangered Native 

Fish and Wildlife (35 FR 16047). 

The AOU (1982, p. 16CC) transferred 

three additional species to Hemignathus 

that had formerly been classified in the 

genus Loxops:Common amakihi (H. 

virens; all major islands), anianiau (H. 

parvus; Kauai), and greater amakihi (H. 

sagittirostris [extinct]; Hawaii). The 

common amakihi was subsequently 

split into three species: Hawaii amakihi 

(H. virens), Oahu amakihi (H. chloris), 

and Kauai amakihi (H. kauaiensis) 

(AOU 1995, p. 828). None of these 

species has been listed under the Act. 

Olson and James (1988, p. 13) noted 

that the Kauai akialoa was first 

described by Wilson in 1889, under the 

name Hemignathus stejnegeri. The name 

Hemignathus procerus was first used by 

Cabanis in 1890; thus stejnegeri has 


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priority under the rules of zoological 

nomenclature. This change was 

subsequently adopted by the AOU 

(1998, p. 675). 

The akialoa species classification was 

rearranged by the AOU (1997, p. 548; 

1998, p. 675) to elevate the Hawaii 

subspecies (obscurus) to a full species 

(lesser akialoa, Hemignathus obscurus 

[extinct, not listed]) and include the 

subspecies on Kauai (stejnegeri 

[endangered]), Oahu (ellisianus [extinct, 

not listed]), and Lanai (lanaiensis 

[extinct, not listed]) within a different 

species (greater akialoa, H. ellisianus). 

A variety of genetic and 

morphological data indicates that the 

genus Hemignathus in the broad sense 

is not a monophyletic group (Fleischer 

et al. 1998, pp. 533–545; James 2004, p. 

241; Reding et al. 2008, pp. 221–224; 

Lerner et al. 2011, p. 1841). 

Consequently, the AOU has now 

distributed these species among several 

genera. The anianiau (H. parvus) was 

transferred to the genus Magumma 

(Banks et al. 2008, p. 765), the greater 

amakihi (H. sagittirostris) to the genus 

Viridonia, the common amakihi group 

(H. virens, H. chloris, and H. kauaiensis) 

to the genus Chlorodrepanis, and the 

akialoa group (H. obscurus and H. 

ellisianus) to the genus Akialoa, while 

the akiapolaau (H. wilsoni) and 

nukupuu (H. lucidus, H. hanapepe, and 

H. affinis) remain in the genus 

Hemignathus (Chesser et al. 2015, pp. 

758–760). 

Although the akiapolaau remains in 

the genus Hemignathus, its species 

name was changed as an indirect result 

of the above generic split (Olson and 

James 1988, p. 13). The akiapolaau was 

originally described in November 1893, 

under the name Heterorhynchus wilsoni 

(Rothschild 1893a, pp. 97–99). 

However, 6 months earlier in May 1893, 

the Maui race of amakihi (now 

Chlorodrepanis virens wilsoni) had been 

described under the name Himatione 

wilsoni (Rothschild 1893b, p. 42). Thus, 

during the period from 1982 to 2015, 

when the amakihi and the akiapolaau 

were both included within the genus 

Hemignathus, the species name wilsoni 

was unavailable to be used for the 

akiapolaau, and the alternative name 

Hemignathus munroi was used. 

However, with the transfer of the 

common amakihi group to 

Chlorodrepanis, the species name 

wilsoni again has priority for the 

akiapolaau. Thus, the AOU has again 

adopted the name Hemignathus wilsoni 

for the akiapolaau (Chesser et al. 2015, 

p. 758). This taxonomic change does not 

affect the range or endangered status of 

the akiapolaau. 

Because the four historically known 

subspecies of akialoa are now known 

from fossil evidence to have been 

sympatric with at least two additional 

akialoa species, Olson and James (1995, 

pp. 384–385) and Pratt (2014, pp. 9–10) 

recommended that they be 

conservatively treated as full species. 

Consequently, the AOU has elevated the 

three subspecies of the greater akialoa to 

species level: Kauai akialoa (Akialoa 

stejnegeri), Oahu akialoa (A. ellisiana 

[extinct]), and Maui-nui akialoa (A. 

lanaiensis [extinct]) (Chesser et al. 

2015). This taxonomic change does not 

affect the range or endangered status of 

the Kauai akialoa (Akialoa stejnegeri 

(syn. Hemignathus procerus)). 

Plumage differences among the three 

taxa of nukupuu on Kauai, Oahu, and 

Maui (hanapepe, lucidus, and affinis) 

are comparable to those existing among 

other species groups of Hawaiian 

honeycreepers (Pratt et al. 2001; Pratt 

and Pratt 2001, p. 75). Consequently, the 

AOU has elevated these three taxa from 

subspecies to species level: Kauai 

nukupuu (Hemignathus hanapepe), 

Oahu nukupuu (H. lucidus) (extinct), 

and Maui nukupuu (H. affinis) (Chesser 

et al. 2015, pp. 759–760). 

As noted above, the original 1967 

listing rule covered only the Kauai 

nukupuu (32 FR 4001), and a later 1970 

rule listed both the Kauai and Maui 

nukupuu (35 FR 16047). However, the 

current List of Endangered and 

Threatened Wildlife at 50 CFR 17.11(h) 

erroneously describes the listed entity 

as ‘‘nukupuu (honeycreeper)’’ and 

‘‘Hemignathus lucidus,’’ with a single 

entry rather than separately specifying 

the Kauai and Maui nukupuu as stated 

in the 1970 listing rule. No Federal 

Register document describes the basis 

on which the listed entity was changed 

from the Kauai and Maui nukupuu to a 

collective listing of the entire species. In 

particular, the current entry at 50 CFR 

17.11(h) implicitly includes the Oahu 

nukupuu within the listed entity 

although no listing rule has ever 

specifically listed it as endangered. 

Thus, the current nukupuu entry at 50 

CFR 17.11(h) does not accurately 

represent the 1970 listing. Moreover, 

our most recent recovery plan and 5- 

year review (USFWS 2006, pp. 89–95; 

2010a) reference the Kauai nukupuu 

and Maui nukupuu individually. Given 

that the AOU supports elevation of the 

three nukupuu subspecies to species 

level, it is consistent both with the 

intent of the original listing rules and 

with current scientific information to 

correct this error in the List of 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and treat the Kauai nukupuu 

(Hemignathus hanapepe) and Maui 

nukupuu (Hemignathus affinis) as 

distinct listed entities. This approach is 

also consistent with the treatment of the 

Laysan finch (Telespyza cantans) and 

Nihoa finch (T. ultima), which were 

similarly listed as a pair of taxa in 1970 

(35 FR 16047) and have since been 

considered consistently as distinct 

listed entities. The taxonomic change 

from subspecies to species level does 

not affect the range or endangered status 

of the Kauai nukupuu or the Maui 

nukupuu. Because the recognition of 

Kauai nukupuu and Maui nukupuu as 

distinct listed entities does not alter the 

listing decision from the 1970 listing 

rule, but simply corrects an error at 50 

CFR 17.11(h), it requires no formal 

status review. 

Hawaii and Maui Akepa 

The Hawaii akepa (Loxops coccineus 

coccineus) and Maui akepa (Loxops 

coccineus ochraceus) are forest 

songbirds that were originally included 

on the United States List of Endangered 

Native Fish and Wildlife on October 13, 

1970 (35 FR 16047). The akepa 

subspecies on Oahu (L. c. 

wolstenholmei) and Kauai (L. c. 

caeruleirostris) were not listed at that 

time. Subsequently, the Kauai 

population has been determined to be a 

separate species (the akekee, Loxops 

caeruleirostris) (AOU 1991, pp. 753– 

754), and it was listed as an endangered 

species on May 13, 2010 (75 FR 18960; 

April 13, 2010). The Oahu akepa was 

last reported in the wild in 1976, and is 

likely extinct, but has not been listed 

under the Act. 

Pratt (2014, p. 10) found that the 

Hawaii, Maui, and Oahu populations of 

the akepa were distinct at the species 

level based on molecular data and 

differences in plumage and nest 

placement. Based on this research, the 

AOU (Chesser et al. 2015, p. 760) 

accepts the Hawaii akepa (Loxops 

coccineus), the Maui akepa (Loxops 

ochraceus), and the Oahu akepa (Loxops 

wolstenholmei) as distinct species. The 

taxonomic change does not affect the 

range or endangered status of either the 

Hawaii akepa or the Maui akepa. 

Required Determinations 

National Environmental Policy Act 

We have determined that 

environmental assessments and 

environmental impact statements, as 

defined under the authority of the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), need not 

be prepared in connection with 

regulations issued pursuant to section 

4(a) of the Act. We published a notice 

outlining our reasons for this 


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determination in the Federal Register 

on October 25, 1983 (43 FR 49244). 

Clarity of the Rule 

We are required by Executive Orders 

12866 and 12988 and by the 

Presidential Memorandum of June 1, 

1998, to write all rules in plain 

language. This means that each rule we 

publish must: 

(a) Be logically organized; 

(b) Use the active voice to address 

readers directly; 

(c) Use clear language rather than 

jargon; 

(d) Be divided into short sections and 

sentences; and 

(e) Use lists and tables wherever 

possible. 

If you feel that we have not met these 

requirements, send us comments by one 

of the methods listed in ADDRESSES. To 

help us to revise this rule, your 

comments should be as specific as 

possible. 

References Cited 

A complete list of the referenced 

materials is available upon request from 

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (see 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 17 

Endangered and threatened species, 

Exports, Imports, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, 

Transportation. 

Regulation Promulgation 

For the reasons given in the preamble, 

we amend part 17, subchapter B of 

chapter I, title 50 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations, as set forth below: 

PART 17—ENDANGERED AND 

THREATENED WILDLIFE 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 17 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 16. U.S.C. 1361–1407; 1531– 

1544; 4201–4245, unless otherwise noted. 

■ 2. Amend § 17.11(h), the List of 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife, 

under BIRDS, by: 

■ a. Removing the entries for ‘‘ ’Akepa, 

Hawaii (honeycreeper)’’, ‘‘ ’Akepa, Maui 

(honeycreeper)’’, ‘‘ ’Akialoa, Kauai 

(honeycreeper)’’, and ‘‘ ’Akiapola’au 

(honeycreeper)’’; 

■ b. Adding, in alphabetical order, 

entries for ‘‘Akepa, Hawaii’’, ‘‘Akepa, 

Maui’’, ‘‘Akialoa, Kauai’’, and 

‘‘Akiapolaau’’; 

■ c. Revising the entry for ‘‘Elepaio, 

Oahu’’; 

■ d. Removing the entry for ‘‘Nukupu’u 

(honeycreeper)’’; 

■ e. Adding, in alphabetical order, 

entries for ‘‘Nukupuu, Kauai’’ and 

‘‘Nukupuu, Maui’’; 

■ f. Removing the entry for ‘‘Shearwater, 

Newell’s Townsend’s’’; and 

■ g. Adding, in alphabetical order, an 

entry for ‘‘Shearwater, Newell’s’’. 

The revision and additions read as 

follows: 

§ 17.11 Endangered and threatened 

wildlife. 

* * * * * 

(h) * * * 

Species 

Historic 

range 

Vertebrate 

population where 

endangered or 

threatened 

Status When listed Critical 

habitat 

Special 

rules Common name Scientific name 

*******

BIRDS

* * * * * * * 

Akepa, Hawaii .......... Loxops coccineus ... U.S.A. (HI) .............. Entire ...................... E 2 NA NA 

Akepa, Maui ............. Loxops ochraceus .. U.S.A. (HI) .............. Entire ...................... E 2 NA NA 

Akialoa, Kauai .......... Akialoa stejnegeri ... U.S.A. (HI) .............. Entire ...................... E 1 NA NA 

Akiapolaau ............... Hemignathus wilsoni U.S.A. (HI) .............. Entire ...................... E 1 NA NA 

* * * * * * * 

Elepaio, Oahu .......... Chasiempis ibidis ... U.S.A. (HI) .............. Entire ...................... E 696 17.95(b) NA 

* * * * * * * 

Nukupuu, Kauai ....... Hemignathus 

hanapepe.

U.S.A. (HI) .............. Entire ...................... E 1, 2 NA NA 

Nukupuu, Maui ........ Hemignathus affinis U.S.A. (HI) .............. Entire ...................... E 2 NA NA 

*******

Shearwater, Newell’s Puffinus newelli ...... U.S.A. (HI) .............. Entire ...................... T 10 NA NA 

*******

* * * * * 

§ 17.95 [Amended] 

■ 3. Amend § 17.95(b) by removing the 

heading ‘‘Oahu elepaio (Chasiempis 

sandwichensis ibidis)’’ and adding in its 

place the heading ‘‘Oahu elepaio 

(Chasiempis ibidis)’’. 

Dated: February 8, 2016. 

Stephen Guertin, 

Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

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