# Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 76 Species in California and Nevada
**AGENCY:**
Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
**ACTION:**
Notice of initiation of reviews; request for information.
**SUMMARY:**
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are initiating 5-year status reviews of 76 species in California and Nevada under the Endangered Species Act. A 5-year review is based on the best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review; therefore, we are requesting submission of any new information on these species that has become available since the last review.
**DATES:**
To ensure consideration in our reviews, we are requesting submission of new information no later than July 19, 2021. However, we will continue to accept new information about any species at any time.
**ADDRESSES:**
For how and where to send information and comments, see Request for New Information. For whom to contact for species-specific information, see Request for New Information. Individuals who are hearing impaired or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8337 for TTY assistance.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**Why do we conduct 5-year reviews?**
Under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act; 16 U.S.C. 1531 *et seq.* ), we maintain lists of endangered and threatened wildlife and plant species (referred to as the List) in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.11 (for wildlife) and 17.12 (for plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the Act requires us to review each listed species' status at least once every 5 years. For additional information about 5-year reviews, refer to our factsheet at *http://www.fws.gov/endangered/what-we-do/recovery-overview.html.*
**What information do we consider in our review?**
A 5-year review considers all new information available at the time of the review. In conducting these reviews, we consider the best scientific and commercial data that have become available since the listing determination or most recent status review, such as:
(A) Species biology, including but not limited to population trends, distribution, abundance, demographics, and genetics;
(B) Habitat conditions, including but not limited to amount, distribution, and suitability;
(C) Conservation measures that have been implemented to benefit the species;
(D) Threat status and trends in relation to the five listing factors (as defined in section 4(a)(1) of the Act); 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.
Any new information will be considered during the 5-year review and will also be useful in evaluating the ongoing recovery programs for the species.
**Which species are under review?**
This notice announces our active review of the species listed in the table below.
| Common name | Scientific name | Status | States | Final Listing rule | Lead fish and wildlife office |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | | | | |
| Butterfly, Quino checkerspot | | E | CA, Mexico | 62 FR 2313; 1/16/1997 | Carlsbad. |
| Fox, Santa Catalina Island | | T | CA | 69 FR 10335; 3/5/2004 | Carlsbad. |
| Lizard, Coachella Valley fringe-toed | | T | CA | 45 FR 63812; 9/25/1980 | Carlsbad. |
| Sucker, Santa Ana | | T | CA | 65 FR 19686; 4/12/2000 | Carlsbad. |
| Vireo, least Bell's | | E | CA, Mexico | 51 FR 16474; 5/2/1986 | Carlsbad. |
| Vole, Amargosa | | E | CA | 49 FR 45160; 11/15/1984 | Carlsbad. |
| Condor, California | | E | AZ, CA, NV, and UT | 32 FR 4001; 3/11/1967 | Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge. |
| Chub, Owens Tui | | E | CA | 50 FR 31592; 8/5/1985 | Reno. |
| Dace, desert | | T | NV | 32 FR 4001; 3/11/1967 | Reno. |
| Pupfish, Owens | | E | CA | 32 FR 4001; 3/11/1967 | Reno. |
| Speckled dace, Clover Valley | | E | NV | 54 FR 41448; 10/10/1989 | Reno. |
| Speckled dace, Independence Valley | | E | NV | 54 FR 41448; 10/10/1989 | Reno. |
| Crayfish, Shasta | | E | CA | 53 FR 38460; 9/30/1988 | Sacramento. |
| Fairy shrimp, Conservancy | | E | CA | 59 FR 48136; 9/19/1994 | Sacramento. |
| Fairy shrimp, longhorn | | E | CA | 59 FR 48136; 9/19/1994 | Sacramento. |
| Fairy shrimp, vernal pool | | T | CA | 59 FR 48136; 9/19/1994 | Sacramento. |
| Shrimp, California freshwater | | E | CA | 53 FR 43884; 10/31/1988 | Sacramento. |
| Tadpole shrimp, vernal pool | | E | CA | 59 FR 48136; 9/19/1994 | Sacramento. |
| Trout, Little Kern golden | | T | CA | 43 FR 15427; 4/13/1978 | Sacramento. |
| Butterfly, Mount Charleston blue | | E | NV | 78 FR 57749; 10/21/2013 | Southern Nevada. |
| Chub, Pahranagat roundtail | | E | NV | 35 FR 16047; 10/13/1970 | Southern Nevada. |
| Dace, Moapa | | E | NV | 32 FR 4001; 3/11/1967 | Southern Nevada. |
| Pupfish, Devils Hole | | E | NV | 32 FR 4001; 3/11/1967 | Southern Nevada. |
| Springfish, Hiko White River | | E | NV | 50 FR 39123; 9/27/1985 | Southern Nevada. |
| Springfish, White River | | E | NV | 50 FR 39123; 9/27/1985 | Southern Nevada. |
| Tortoise, desert | | T | AZ, CA, NV, OR, and UT | 45 FR 55654; 8/20/1980 | Southern Nevada. |
| Salamander, California tiger (Santa Barbara County distinct population segment) | | E | CA | 65 FR 3096; 1/19/2000 | Ventura. |
| | | | | | |
| Bladderpod, San Bernardino Mountains | | E | CA | 59 FR 43652; 8/24/1994 | Carlsbad. |
| Brodiaea, thread-leaved | | T | CA | 63 FR 54975; 10/13/1998 | Carlsbad. |
| Buckwheat, cushenbury | | E | CA | 59 FR 43652; 8/24/1994 | Carlsbad. |
| Button-celery, San Diego | | E | CA | 58 FR 41384; 8/3/1993 | Carlsbad. |
| Daisy, Parish's | | T | CA | 59 FR 43652; 8/24/1994 | Carlsbad. |
| Flannelbush, Mexican | | E | CA, Mexico | 63 FR 54956; 10/13/1998 | Carlsbad. |
| Manzanita, Del Mar | | E | CA, Mexico | 61 FR 52370; 10/7/1996 | Carlsbad. |
| Mesa-mint, Otay | | E | CA, Mexico | 58 FR 41384; 8/3/1993 | Carlsbad. |
| Mesa-mint, San Diego | | E | CA | 43 FR 44810; 10/29/1978 | Carlsbad. |
| Milk-vetch, Coachella Valley | | E | CA | 63 FR 53596; 10/6/1998 | Carlsbad. |
| Milk-vetch, Cushenbury | | E | CA | 59 FR 43652; 8/24/1994 | Carlsbad. |
| Milk-vetch, Lane Mountain | | E | CA | 63 FR 53596; 10/6/1998 | Carlsbad. |
| Monardella, willowy | | E | CA, Mexico | 63 FR 54938; 10/13/1998 | Carlsbad. |
| Navarretia, spreading | | T | CA, Mexico | 63 FR 54975; 10/13/1998 | Carlsbad. |
| Onion, Munz's | | E | CA | 63 FR 54975; 10/13/1998 | Carlsbad. |
| Orcutt grass, California | | E | CA | 58 FR 41384; 8/3/1993 | Carlsbad. |
| Oxytheca, Cushenbury | | E | CA | 59 FR 43652; 8/24/1994 | Carlsbad. |
| Spineflower, slender-horned | | E | CA | 52 FR 36265; 9/28/1987 | Carlsbad. |
| Tarplant, Otay | | T | CA, Mexico | 63 FR 54938; 10/13/1998 | Carlsbad. |
| Thornmint, San Diego | | T | CA, Mexico | 63 FR 54938; 10/13/1998 | Carlsbad. |
| Wild-buckwheat, Southern Mountain | | T | CA | 63 FR 49006; 9/14/1998 | Carlsbad. |
| Woolly-star, Santa Ana River | | E | CA | 52 FR 36265; 9/28/1987 | Carlsbad. |
| Milk-vetch, Fish Slough | | T | CA | 63 FR 53596; 10/6/1998 | Reno. |
| Brodiaea, Chinese Camp | | T | CA | 63 FR 49022; 9/14/1998 | Sacramento. |
| Buckwheat, Ione (incl. Irish Hill) | | E | CA | 64 FR 28403; 5/26/1999 | Sacramento. |
| Clarkia, Presidio | | E | CA | 60 FR 6671; 2/3/1995 | Sacramento. |
| Clarkia, Springville | | T | CA | 63 FR 49022; 9/14/1998 | Sacramento. |
| Lessingia, San Francisco | (=
) | E | CA | 62 FR 33368; 6/19/1997 | Sacramento. |
| Manzanita, Franciscan | | E | CA | 77 FR 54434; 9/5/2012 | Sacramento. |
| Manzanita, Ione | | T | CA | 64 FR 28403; 5/26/1999 | Sacramento. |
| Manzanita, pallid | | T | CA | 63 FR 19842; 4/22/1998 | Sacramento. |
| Manzanita, Presidio | | E | CA | 44 FR 61910; 10/26/1979 | Sacramento. |
| Pussypaws, Mariposa | | T | CA | 63 FR 49022; 9/14/1998 | Sacramento. |
| Sunburst, Hartweg's golden | | E | CA | 62 FR 5542; 2/6/1997 | Sacramento. |
| Sunburst, San Joaquin adobe | | T | CA | 62 FR 5542; 2/6/1997 | Sacramento. |
| Vervain, Red Hills | | T | CA | 63 FR 49022; 9/14/1998 | Sacramento. |
| Bird's-beak, soft | | E | CA | 62 FR 61916; 11/20/1997 | San Francisco Bay-Delta. |
| Thistle, Suisun | | E | CA | 62 FR 61916; 11/20/1997 | San Francisco Bay-Delta. |
| Barberry, island | | E | CA | 62 FR 40954; 7/31/1997 | Ventura. |
| Fringepod, Santa Cruz Island | | E | CA | 62 FR 40954; 7/31/1997 | Ventura. |
| Gilia, Hoffmann's slender-flowered | | E | CA | 62 FR 40954; 7/31/1997 | Ventura. |
| Manzanita, Morro | | T | CA | 59 FR 64613; 12/15/1994 | Ventura. |
| Milk-vetch, Braunton's | | E | CA | 62 FR 4172; 1/29/1997 | Ventura. |
| Milk-vetch, coastal dunes | | E | CA | 63 FR 43100; 8/12/1998 | Ventura. |
| Rock-cress, Hoffmann's | | E | CA | 62 FR 40954; 7/31/1997 | Ventura. |
| Spineflower, Ben Lomond | | E | CA | 59 FR 5499; 2/4/1994 | Ventura. |
| Tarplant, Gaviota | | E | CA | 65 FR 14888; 3/20/2000 | Ventura. |
| Tarplant, Santa Cruz | | T | CA | 65 FR 14888; 3/20/2000 | Ventura. |
| Wallflower, Ben Lomond | | E | CA | 59 FR 5499; 2/4/1994 | Ventura. |
**Request for New Information**
To ensure that a 5-year review is complete and based on the best available scientific and commercial information, we request new information from all sources. See What Information Do We Consider in Our Review? for specific criteria. If you submit information, please support it with documentation such as maps, bibliographic references, methods used to gather and analyze the data, and/or copies of any pertinent publications, reports, or letters by knowledgeable sources.
To get more information on a species, submit information on a species, or review information we receive, please use the contact information for the lead Fish and Wildlife Office for the species specified in the table above.
*Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office:* Bradd Baskerville-Bridges, 760-431-9440 (phone); *[email protected]* (email); or 2177 Salk Avenue, Suite 250, Carlsbad, CA 92008 (U.S. mail);
*Hopper Mountain Wildlife Refuge:* Steve Kirkland, 805-766-4630 (phone); *[email protected]* (email); or 2493 Portola Road, Suite A, Ventura, CA 93003 (U.S. mail);
*Reno Fish and Wildlife Office:* Shawna Theisen, 775-861-6378 (phone); *[email protected]* (email); or 1340 Financial Boulevard, Suite 234, Reno, NV 89502 (U.S. mail);
*Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office:* Josh Hull, 916-414-6742 (phone); *[email protected]* (email); or 2800 Cottage Way, Suite W2605, Sacramento, CA 95825 (U.S. mail);
*San Francisco Bay-Delta Fish and Wildlife Office:* Steven Detwiler, 916-930-2640 (phone); *[email protected]* (email); or 650 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA 95814 (U.S. mail);
*Southern Nevada Fish and Wildlife Office:* Kellie Berry, 702-419-5177 (phone); *[email protected]* (email); or 4701 N Torrey Pines Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89130 (U.S. mail); or
*Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office:* Cat Darst, 805-677-3318 (phone); *[email protected]* (email); or 2493 Portola Road, Suite B, Ventura CA 93003 (U.S. mail).
**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**
This document is published under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 *et seq.* ).
Paul Souza,
Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.