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35906 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 118 / Monday, June 20, 2011 / Notices Screen outs Stayers Movers ALL MODES Total Number Responses ..................................................................................................... 8572 ........................ ........................ Total Burden Hours .............................................................................................................. 602 ........................ ........................ Status of the proposed information FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 4(c)(2)(A) of the Act requires us to collection: Continuing under current request information, see ‘‘VIII. review each listed species’ status at least authorization. Contacts.’’ Individuals who are hearing once every 5 years. Then, under section Authority: Section 8(C)(1) of the United impaired or speech impaired may call 4(c)(2)(B), we determine whether to States Housing Act of 1937. the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– remove any species from the List 8337 for TTY (telephone typewriter or (delist), to reclassify it from endangered Dated: June 9, 2011. teletypewriter) assistance. to threatened, or to reclassify it from Raphael W. Bostic, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are threatened to endangered. Any change Assistant Secretary for Policy Development initiating 5-year status reviews under in Federal classification requires a & Research. the Act of 2 animal and 10 plant separate rulemaking process. [FR Doc. 2011–15275 Filed 6–17–11; 8:45 am] species: Autumn buttercup (Ranunculus In classifying, we use the following BILLING CODE 4210–67–P acriformis var. aestivalis), clay phacelia definitions, from 50 CFR 424.02: (Phacelia argillacea), Colorado butterfly A. Species includes any species or plant (Gaura neomexicana ssp. subspecies of fish, wildlife, or plant, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR coloradensis), desert yellowhead and any distinct population segment of (Yermo xanthocephalus), dwarf bear- any species of vertebrate, that Fish and Wildlife Service poppy (Arctomecon humilis), Last interbreeds when mature; Chance townsendia (Townsendia B. Endangered species means any [FWS–R6–ES–2011–N101; 60120–1113– aprica), Neosho madtom (Noturus species that is in danger of extinction 0000; C4] placidus), Penland alpine fen mustard throughout all or a significant portion of (Eutrema penlandii), Salt Creek tiger its range; and Endangered and Threatened Wildlife beetle (Cicindela nevadica lincolniana), C. Threatened species means any and Plants; 5-Year Status Reviews of San Rafael cactus (Pediocactus species that is likely to become an 12 Species in the Mountain-Prairie despainii), Welsh’s milkweed (Asclepias endangered species within the Region welshii), and Winkler cactus foreseeable future throughout all or a (Pediocactus winkleri) species. significant portion of its range. AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, We must support delisting by the best Interior. I. Why do we conduct 5-year reviews? scientific and commercial data ACTION: Notice of initiation of reviews; We conduct 5-year status reviews to available, and only consider delisting if request for information. ensure that our classification of each data substantiate that the species is species on the Lists of Endangered and neither endangered nor threatened for SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Threatened Wildlife and Plants as one or more of the following reasons (50 Wildlife Service, are initiating 5-year threatened or endangered is accurate. A CFR 424.11(d)): status reviews under the Endangered 5-year review assesses the best scientific A. The species is considered extinct; Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), and commercial data available at the B. The species is considered to be of 2 animal and 10 plant species. We are time of the review. We are requesting recovered; or requesting any information that has any information that has become C. The original data available when become available since our original available since our original listing of the the species was listed, or the listing of each of these species. Based on species under review. Based on review interpretation of data, were in error. review results, we will determine results, we will determine whether we Our regulations at 50 CFR 424.21 whether we should change the listing should change the listing status of any require that we publish a notice in the status of any of these species. of these species. Federal Register announcing the species DATES: To ensure consideration, please Under the Act, we maintain Lists of we are reviewing. send your written information by Endangered and Threatened Wildlife August 19, 2011. and Plants (which we collectively refer II. What species are under review? ADDRESSES: For how and where to send to as the List) in the Code of Federal This notice announces our active 5- comments or information, see ‘‘VIII. Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.11 (for year status reviews of the species in Contacts.’’ animals) and 17.12 (for plants). Section Table 1. TABLE 1—CURRENT LISTING STATUS OF SPECIES UNDER 5-YEAR STATUS REVIEW Final listing rule publication Common name Scientific name Status Where listed date & citation ANIMALS Beetle, Salt Creek Tiger .... Cicindela nevadica Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (NE) ....................... October 6, 2005 (70 FR lincolniana. 58335). Madtom, Neosho ............... Noturus placidus ............... Threatened ........................ U.S.A. (KS, MO, OK) ........ May 22, 1990 (55 FR 21148). VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:50 Jun 17, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20JNN1.SGM 20JNN1 sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 118 / Monday, June 20, 2011 / Notices 35907 TABLE 1—CURRENT LISTING STATUS OF SPECIES UNDER 5-YEAR STATUS REVIEW—Continued Final listing rule publication Common name Scientific name Status Where listed date & citation PLANTS Autumn buttercup .............. Ranunculus acriformis var. Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (UT) ....................... July 21, 1989 (54 FR aestivalis. 30550). Clay phacelia ..................... Phacelia argillacea ............ Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (UT) ....................... September 28, 1978 (43 FR 44810). Colorado butterfly plant ..... Gaura Neomexicana ssp. Threatened ........................ U.S.A. (WY, NE, CO) ........ October 18, 2000 (65 FR coloradensis. 62302). Desert yellowhead ............. Yermo xanthocephalus ..... Threatened ........................ U.S.A. (WY) ...................... March 14, 2002 (67 FR 11442). Dwarf bear-poppy .............. Arctomecon humilis ........... Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (UT) ....................... November 6, 1979 (44 FR 64250). Last Chance townsendia ... Townsendia aprica ............ Threatened ........................ U.S.A. (UT) ....................... August 21, 1985 (50 FR 33734). Penland alpine fen mus- Eutrema penlandii ............. Threatened ........................ U.S.A. (CO) ....................... July 28, 1993 (58 FR tard. 40539). San Rafael cactus ............. Pediocactus despainii ....... Endangered ....................... U.S.A. (UT) ....................... September 16, 1987 (52 FR 34914). Welsh’s milkweed .............. Asclepias welshii ............... Threatened ........................ U.S.A. (AZ, UT) ................. October 28, 1987 (52 FR 41435). Winkler cactus ................... Pediocactus winkleri ......... Threatened ........................ U.S.A. (UT) ....................... August 20, 1998 (63 FR 44587). III. What do we consider in our review? B. Overutilization for commercial, documentation such as maps, recreational, scientific, or educational bibliographic references, methods used We consider all new information purposes; to gather and analyze the data, and/or available at the time we conduct a 5- C. Disease or predation; copies of any pertinent publications, year status review. We consider the best D. The inadequacy of existing reports, or letters by knowledgeable scientific and commercial data that has regulatory mechanisms; or sources. become available since our current E. Other natural or manmade factors Submit your comments and materials listing determination or most recent affecting its continued existence. status review, such as: to the appropriate Fish and Wildlife Under section 4(b)(1) of the Act, we Office listed under ‘‘VIII. Contacts.’’ A. Species biology, including but not must base our assessment of these limited to population trends, factors solely on the best scientific and VII. Public Availability of Comments distribution, abundance, demographics, commercial data available. Before including your address, phone and genetics; V. What could happen as a result of our number, e-mail address, or other B. Habitat conditions, including but review? personal identifying information in your not limited to amount, distribution, and comment, you should be aware that For each species under review, if we suitability; your entire comment—including your find new information that indicates a C. Conservation measures that have personal identifying information—may change in classification may be been implemented that benefit the be made publicly available at any time. warranted, we may propose a new rule species; While you can ask us in your comment D. Threat status and trends (see five that could do one of the following: A. Reclassify the species from to withhold your personal identifying factors under heading ‘‘IV. How do we information from public review, we determine whether a species