Rule2021-25549
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Technical Corrections for 18 Southwestern United States Species Found in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas
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November 26, 2021
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February 24, 2022
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Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the revised taxonomy of nine wildlife and nine plant species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). We are revising the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants (``the Lists'') to reflect the current scientifically accepted taxonomy and nomenclature for these species that occur in the southwestern United States. We are also correcting errors in the Lists made in previous publications. The taxonomic revisions and correction of publication errors are editorial in nature and involve no substantive changes to the Lists or any applicable regulations.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 225 (Friday, November 26, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 67352-67360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25549]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 17
[Docket No. FWS-R2-ES-2021-0044; FXES11130200000-212-FF02ENEH00]
RIN 1018-BE47
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Technical
Corrections for 18 Southwestern United States Species Found in Arizona,
New Mexico, and Texas
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
revised taxonomy of nine wildlife and nine plant species under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). We are revising the
List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and the List of Endangered
and Threatened Plants (``the Lists'') to reflect the current
scientifically accepted taxonomy and nomenclature for these species
that occur in the southwestern United States. We are also correcting
errors in the Lists made in previous publications. The taxonomic
revisions and correction of publication errors are editorial in nature
and involve no substantive changes to the Lists or any applicable
regulations.
DATES: This rule is effective February 24, 2022 without further action,
unless significant adverse comment is received by December 27, 2021. If
significant adverse comment is received, we will publish a timely
withdrawal of the relevant portions of the rule in the Federal
Register.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by one of the following methods:
<bullet> Electronically: Go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal:
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the instructions for submitting
comments to FWS-R2-ES-2021-0044, which is the docket number for this
rulemaking.
<bullet> By hard copy: Submit comments by U.S. mail to: Public
Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-R2-ES-2021-0044, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.
See Public Comments, below, for more information about submitting
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Common name Contact person
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golden-cheeked warbler....... Adam Zerrenner, 512-490-0057 (phone), or
Government Canyon Bat Cave <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#81c0e5e0ecdedbe4f3f3e4efefe4f3c1e7f6f2afe6eef7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="216045404c7e7b445353444f4f4453614756520f464e57">[email protected]</span></a> (email).
spider..
Texas blind salamander.......
Tooth Cave spider............
Nellie's cory cactus.........
Lloyd's Mariposa cactus......
white bladderpod.............
Zapata bladderpod............
Texas snowbells..............
Gulf Coast jaguarundi........ Chuck Ardizzone, 281-286-8282 (phone), or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f2b19a879199adb380969b88889d9c97b2948581dc959d84"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bdfed5c8ded6e2fccfd9d4c7c7d2d3d8fddbcace93dad2cb">[email protected]</span></a> (email).
Yuma clapper rail (=Yuma Jeff Humphrey, 602-242-0210 (phone) or
Ridgway's rail). <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a8e2cdcecef7e0ddc5d8c0dacdd1e8cedfdb86cfc7de"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="377d525151687f425a475f45524e7751404419505841">[email protected]</span></a> (email).
Arizona hedgehog cactus......
Fickeisen plains cactus......
Peebles Navajo cactus........
Sinaloan jaguarundi.......... Julie McIntyre, 520-670-6150 (phone), or
Sonoran tiger salamander..... <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7f350a13161a20321c36110b060d1a3f19080c51181009"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d19ba4bdb8b48e9cb298bfa5a8a3b491b7a6a2ffb6bea7">[email protected]</span></a> (email).
Mount Graham red squirrel....
San Francisco Peaks ragwort.. Shaula Hedwall, 928-556-2118 (phone), or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#07546f66726b66584f626370666b6b4761707429606871"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fead969f8b929fa1b69b9a899f9292be98898dd0999188">[email protected]</span></a> (email).
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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:
Public Comments
You may submit your comments and materials regarding the taxonomic
revisions, identified below in Table 1, 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 <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. 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 used in preparing this direct final rule, will be
available for public inspection on the internet at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Please note that comments posted to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> 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).
Background
The List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and the List of
Endangered and Threatened Plants (``the Lists''), set forth in title 50
of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at Sec. Sec. 17.11 and 17.12,
respectively, contain the names of endangered species and threatened
species federally listed pursuant to the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
The regulations at 50 CFR 17.11(c) and 17.12(b) direct us to use
the most recently accepted scientific name of any wildlife or plant
species, respectively, that we have determined to be an endangered or
threatened species.
Purpose of Direct Final Rule and Final Action
The purpose of this direct final rule is to notify the public that
we are
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revising the Lists at 50 CFR 17.11(h) and 17.12(h) to reflect the
scientifically accepted taxonomy and nomenclature of nine wildlife
species and nine plant species listed under section 4 of the ESA. These
revisions reflect the most recently accepted scientific nomenclature in
accordance with 50 CFR 17.11(c) and 17.12(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. For the
taxonomic revisions provided below in Table 1, 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 the species included in Table 1, below, 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) and/or 17.12(h).
In addition, we are notifying the public that we have identified
editorial errors in the Lists, and they will be corrected on the
effective date of this rule (see DATES, above). The identified errors
are provided below in Table 2. While you may submit comments by one of
the methods listed in ADDRESSES on the corrections provided below in
Table 2, we consider these corrections purely administrative, and we
intend to make these editorial corrections on the effective date of
this rule.
None of these changes are regulatory in nature; they are for
accuracy and clarity. These revisions do not alter species' protections
or status in any way. Any actions altering a species' protection or
status would require a separate rulemaking action following the
procedures of 50 CFR part 424.
Summary Tables of Taxonomic Changes and Editorial Corrections
Table 1 provides taxonomic changes we are making to reflect the
scientifically accepted taxonomy and nomenclature of nine wildlife and
nine plant species listed under section 4 of the ESA. These changes
reflect the most recently accepted scientific nomenclature in
accordance with 50 CFR 17.11(c) and 17.12(b).
Table 1--Taxonomic Revisions to the Lists Reflecting the Current
Scientifically Accepted Taxonomy and Nomenclature for These Species
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Species name as currently listed Corrected species name
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Common name (scientific name) Common name (scientific name)
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Sec. 17.11 Endangered and threatened wildlife
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Mammals
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Gulf Coast jaguarundi (Herpailurus Gulf Coast jaguarundi (Puma
(=Felis) yagouaroundi cacomitli). yagouaroundi cacomitli).
Sinaloan jaguarundi (Herpailurus Sinaloan jaguarundi (Puma
(=Felis) yagouaroundi tolteca). yagouaroundi tolteca).
Mount Graham red squirrel (Tamiasciurus Mount Graham red squirrel
hudsonicus grahamensis). (Tamiasciurus fremonti
grahamensis).
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Birds
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golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica golden-cheeked warbler
chrysoparia). (Setophaga chrysoparia).
Yuma clapper rail (Rallus longirostris Yuma Ridgway's rail (Rallus
yumanensis). obsoletus yumanensis).
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Amphibians
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Sonoran tiger salamander (Ambystoma Sonoran tiger salamander
tigrinum stebbinsi). (Ambystoma mavortium
stebbinsi).
Texas blind salamander (Typhlomolge Texas blind salamander (Eurycea
rathbuni). rathbuni).
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Arachnids
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Government Canyon Bat Cave spider Government Canyon Bat Cave
(Neoleptoneta microps). spider (Tayshaneta microps).
Tooth Cave spider (Neoleptoneta Tooth Cave spider (Tayshaneta
myopica). myopica).
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Scientific name (common name) Scientific name (common name)
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Sec. 17.12 Endangered and threatened plants
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Flowering Plants
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Coryphantha minima (Nellie's cory Escobaria minima (Nellie's cory
cactus). cactus).
Echinomastus mariposensis (Lloyd's Sclerocactus mariposensis
Mariposa cactus). (Lloyd's Mariposa cactus).
Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. Echinocereus arizonicus ssp.
arizonicus (Arizona hedgehog cactus). arizonicus (Arizona hedgehog
cactus).
Lesquerella pallida (white bladderpod). Physaria pallida (white
bladderpod).
Lesquerella thamnophila (Zapata Physaria thamnophila (Zapata
bladderpod). bladderpod).
Pediocactus peeblesianus var. Pediocactus peeblesianus ssp.
fickeiseniae (Fickeisen plains cactus). fickeiseniae (Fickeisen plains
cactus).
Pediocactus peeblesianus var. Pediocactus peeblesianus ssp.
peeblesianus (Peebles Navajo cactus). peeblesianus (Peebles Navajo
cactus).
Senecio franciscanus (San Francisco Packera franciscana (San
Peaks ragwort). Francisco Peaks ragwort).
Styrax texanus (Texas snowbells)....... Styrax platanifolius ssp.
texanus (Texas snowbells).
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Table 2 identifies the editorial corrections we are making in this
rule. Where Table 2 (and text) refers to the ``2016 Reformatting'' that
means an August 24, 2016, final rule (81 FR 51550) that the Service
published to update the format of the Lists. The purpose of the 2016
Reformatting was to make the Lists easier to understand by changing the
format to reflect current practices and standards, to correct
identified errors in entries such as footnotes and spelling, and to
update common names, among other changes. Following publication of the
2016 Reformatting we identified editorial errors in the updated Lists.
Where Table 2 refers to ``68 FR 17156'' that is the citation for the
final rule designating critical habitat for seven Bexar County, Texas,
invertebrates (68 FR 17156; April 8, 2003), which contained a spelling
error and listing citation error.
Table 2--Editorial Corrections to the Lists
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Current listed name Error: Action Correction
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Wildlife:
Beetle, (no common name) Error in 2016 65 FR 81419, 12/26/
[Rhadine exilis]. Reformatting: 2000; 50 CFR
Correct listing 17.95(i).CH
citation.
Beetle, (no common name) Error in 2016 65 FR 81419, 12/26/
[Rhadine infernalis]. Reformatting: 2000; 50 CFR
Correct listing 17.95(i).CH
citation.
Helotes mold beetle Error in 2016 65 FR 81419, 12/26/
(Batrisodes venyivi). Reformatting: 2000; 50 CFR
Correct listing 17.95(i).CH
citation.
Braken Bat Cave meshweaver Error in 68 FR Cicurina venii 65 FR
(Circurina venii). 17156: Correct 81419, 12/26/2000;
spelling error; 50 CFR 17.95(g).CH
error in 2016
Reformatting:
Correct listing
citation.
Cokendolpher cave harvestman Error in 2016 65 FR 81419, 12/26/
(Texella cokendolpheri). Reformatting: 2000; 50 CFR
Correct listing 17.95(g).CH
citation.
Government Canyon Bat Cave Error in 2016 Cicurina vespera 65
meshweaver (Circurina Reformatting: FR 81419, 12/26/
vespera). Correct spelling 2000; 50 CFR
error and listing 17.95(g).CH
citation.
Government Canyon Bat Cave Error in 2016 65 FR 81419, 12/26/
spider (Neoleptoneta Reformatting: 2000; 50 CFR
microps). Correct listing 17.95(g).CH
citation.
Koster's springsnail Error in 2016 Juturnia kosteri.
(Juturnia kosteria). Reformatting:
Correct spelling
error.
Loach minnow (Rhinichthys Error in 2016 Tiaroga cobitis.
cobitis). Reformatting:
Reflect correct
taxonomic name.
Madla Cave meshweaver Error in 2016 65 FR 81419, 12/26/
(Cicurina madla). Reformatting: 2000; 50 CFR
Correct listing 17.95(g).CH
citation.
Robber Baron Cave meshweaver Error in 2016 65 FR 81419, 12/26/
(Cicurina baronia). Reformatting: 2000; 50 CFR
Correct listing 17.95(g).CH
citation.
Yuma clapper rail (Rallus Update common name.. Yuma Ridgway's rail.
longirostris yumanensis).
Plants:
Fickeisen plains cactus Error in 2016 Remove duplicate
(Pediocactus peeblesianus Reformatting: entry from the
var. fickeiseniae). Remove duplicate List.
entry.
Peebles Navajo cactus Error in 2016 Restore omitted
(Pediocactus peeblesianus Reformatting: Add species entry to
var. peeblesianus). omitted entry. the List.
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Description of Taxonomic Revisions and Editorial Corrections
Using the best available scientific information, this direct final
rule documents taxonomic changes of the scientific names to three
entries under ``Mammals,'' two entries under ``Birds,'' two entries
under ``Amphibians,'' and two entries under ``Arachnids'' on the
current List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife (50 CFR 17.11(h))
and to nine entries under ``Flowering Plants'' on the current List of
Endangered and Threatened Plants (50 CFR 17.12(h)). 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 ESA and in accordance with 50 CFR 17.11(c) and
17.12(b).
Of the species that are the subjects of the taxonomic revisions in
this rule, Mount Graham red squirrel, Government Canyon Bat Cave
spider, San Francisco Peaks ragwort, Zapata bladderpod, and Fickeisen
plains cactus have designated critical habitat. For clarity and
consistency, in this direct final rule, we are revising the headings of
the critical habitat designations to reflect the corrected scientific
names for the following species: Mount Graham red squirrel at 50 CFR
17.95(a), Government Canyon Bat Cave spider at 50 CFR 17.95(g), and for
the San Francisco Peaks ragwort, Zapata bladderpod, and Fickeisen
plains cactus at 50 CFR 17.96(a).
Additionally, we are correcting errors noted in species' scientific
names and Federal Register citations, updating common names, and
correcting a duplication and an omission (see Table 2, above). These
corrections are not regulatory in nature; they are administrative and
for the purpose of clarity. The corrections do not alter species'
protections or status; an action changing a species' protection or
status would require a separate rulemaking following the procedures set
forth at 50 CFR part 424.
Taxonomic Classification
Gulf Coast and Sinaloan Jaguarundi
The Gulf Coast jaguarundi (Herpailurus (=Felis) yagouaroundi
cacomitli) and the Sinaloan jaguarundi (Herpailurus (=Felis)
yagouaroundi tolteca), subspecies of the jaguarundi, a small cat
ranging from Texas to Argentina, were listed as endangered in 1976
(June 14, 1976; 41 FR 24062). The jaguarundi was originally included in
the genus Felis, and the Gulf Coast jaguarundi and the Sinaloan
jaguarundi were originally listed under the ESA as Felis yagouaroundi
cacomitli and Felis yagouaroundi tolteca, respectively (June 14, 1976;
41 FR 24062).
Later, genus classification was changed from Felis to Herpailurus
(Wozencraft 1993, p. 291), and this widely accepted change was
subsequently made to the ESA listing (August 4, 2016; 81 FR 51550).
Thus, these subspecies are currently listed under the ESA as
Herpailurus (=Felis) yagouaroundi cacomitli and Herpailurus (=Felis)
yagouaroundi tolteca.
However, more recent genetic work assigns the jaguarundi to the
genus Puma (Johnson and O'Brien 1997, pp. S110-S111; Johnson et al.
2006, p. 74), and this has become the generally accepted nomenclature
(Wozencraft 2005, p. 545). The Service recognizes the Gulf coast
jaguarundi and Sinaloan jaguarundi name changes to Puma yagouaroundi
cacomitli and Puma yagouaroundi tolteca. respectively. This taxonomic
change does not affect the range or endangered status of either the
Gulf coast jaguarundi or Sinaloan jaguarundi.
Mount Graham Red Squirrel
The Mount Graham red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus grahamensis)
was listed as endangered on June 3, 1987 (52 FR 20994) and was
considered a subspecies of the pine squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus;
Steele 1998,
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p. 1). This subspecies occurs only in the highest elevations of the
Pinale[ntilde]o Mountains in southeastern Arizona.
Hope et al. (2016, p. 173) indicates that regional differences in
evolutionary dynamics and continental gradients of complexity are
reflected in three species of Tamiasciurus: T. douglasii, T.
hudsonicus, and T. fremonti. Southwestern red squirrels, including the
Mount Graham red squirrel, were assigned to a new species of red
squirrel, T. fremonti (Hope et al. 2016, pp. 173, 179). Beginning in
2016, scientists researching the Mount Graham red squirrel acknowledged
this new designation (e.g., Merrick and Koprowski 2016, p. 2) and began
referring to the Mount Graham red squirrel as T. fremonti grahamensis
(e.g., Gwinn and Koprowski 2016, p. 1). Tamiasciurus fremonti
grahamensis is now the accepted species and subspecies name for the
Mount Graham red squirrel by NatureServe (see <a href="https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.101915/Tamiasciurus_fremonti_grahamensis">https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.101915/Tamiasciurus_fremonti_grahamensis</a>), an organization that works with
approximately 100 network organizations and over 1,000 conservation
scientists to collect, aggregate, and standardize biodiversity
statistics. The validity of the recognized T. fremonti grahamensis
subspecies is not in question (Hope et al. 2016, entire).
Therefore, the Service recognizes the scientific name change for
the Mount Graham red squirrel from Tamiasciurus hudsonicus grahamensis
to Tamiasciurus fremonti grahamensis. These changes remain consistent
with the latest scientific literature on or referencing the subspecies
(e.g., Lynch 2018, p. 2; Goldstein et al. 2018, p. 67; Merrick et al.
2021, p. 2). This taxonomic change does not affect the range of,
endangered status of, or critical habitat designation for the Mount
Graham red squirrel.
Golden-Cheeked Warbler
The golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia) was emergency
listed as endangered, due to habitat destruction, on May 4, 1990 (55 FR
18844), and we published a final rule to list the golden-cheeked
warbler as endangered on December 27, 1990 (55 FR 53153).
In 2011, the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) adopted a new
classification of the family Parulidae based on a phylogenetic analysis
by Lovette et al. (2010, p. 763) that resulted in all Dendroica species
being placed into a single clade for which the generic name Setophaga
has taxonomic priority (Chesser et al. 2011, p. 608). The golden-
cheeked warbler is now placed in the family Parulidae (new world
warblers; wood-warblers) and the genus Setophaga (redstarts).
Hereafter, the Service recognizes the golden-cheeked warbler as
Setophaga chrysoparia, formerly placed in the genus Dendroica. This
taxonomic change does not affect the range or endangered status of the
golden-cheeked warbler.
Yuma Clapper Rail
The Yuma clapper rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis) was listed
as endangered on March 11, 1967 (32 FR 4001) and was considered a
subspecies of the clapper rail (Rallus longirostris). This subspecies
occurs in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Mexico.
Maley and Brumfield (2013, p. 318) better distinguished the
phylogenetic relationships in the Rallus longirostris and Rallus
elegans complexes using mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences. Their
results indicate that the Rallus elegans and Rallus longirostris
complexes are paraphyletic, and the complex could be split into five
morphologically and genetically distinct species, including Rallus
obsoletus, Rallus tenuirostris, Rallus elegans, and Rallus crepitans
(Maley and Brumfield 2013, p. 326). In 2014, the AOU accepted this
proposed change, reorganizing the clapper rail (R. longirostris) and
king rail (R. elegans) species complex and creating five distinct
subspecies (Chesser et al. 2014, p. CSv). Under the new accepted
taxonomy, the Yuma clapper rail became the Yuma Ridgway's rail (R.
obsoletus yumanensis). The validity of the five currently recognized R.
obsoletus subspecies is not in question (Maley and Brumfield 2013,
entire; Chesser et al. 2014, p. CSv).
Therefore, the Service recognizes the scientific (and common name)
change from Yuma clapper rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis) to Yuma
Ridgway's rail (R. obsoletus yumanensis). This taxonomic change does
not affect the range or endangered status of this subspecies.
Sonoran Tiger Salamander
The Sonoran tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum stebbinsi) was
listed as endangered on January 6, 1997 (62 FR 665). This subspecies
occurs in southern Arizona in the United States and in northern Sonora,
Mexico.
Shaffer and McKnight (1996, Evolution 50: pp. 417-433) provided
molecular phylogenetic data indicating that the eastern and western
tiger salamanders should be regarded as distinct species and treated
the western forms as subspecies of Ambystoma mavortium. Hallock (2005,
in Jones, L.L.C., et al., pp. 30-33) placed northwestern populations in
A. tigrinum. As a result, in 2008, the Society for the Study of
Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR) adopted a new scientific and common name
for the species in Scientific and Common Names for Amphibians and
Reptiles of North America North of M[eacute]xico (SSAR 2008, pp. 1-84).
The SSAR list is the most widely recognized standard for nomenclature
of North American amphibians and reptiles.
Therefore, the Service recognizes the scientific name change from
Ambystoma tigrinum stebbinsi to Ambystoma mavortium stebbinsi. This
change remains consistent with the latest SSAR list of standard names
(Crother, B.I. (ed.). 2017) and does not affect the range or endangered
status of the Sonoran tiger salamander.
Texas Blind Salamander
The Texas blind salamander (Typhlomolge rathbuni) was listed as
endangered on March 11, 1967 (32 FR 4001). This species occurs in the
Edwards Aquifer near San Marcos, Texas. The taxonomic classification of
Texas blind salamander in the genus Typhlomolge has been widely
discussed and controversial (Mitchell and Reddell 1965, pp. 24-26;
Potter and Sweet 1981, entire; Lombard and Wake 1986, entire;
Chippindale et al. 2000, entire).
The Typhlomolge genus is characterized by extreme cave-associated
morphologies (tiny non-functional vestiges of eyes, loss of
pigmentation, long slender legs, and broad flattened head). Some
researchers support that the Texas blind salamander is best related to
species of Eurycea, which exhibit extreme troglobitic morphologies
(Mitchell and Reddell 1965, pp. 24-26; Petraka 1998, pp. 272-273).
Other scientists have suggested that members of Typhlomolge are
sufficiently distinct from Edwards Plateau Eurycea to warrant
recognition of the Typhlomolge genus (Wake 1966, pp. 51, 73-99; Potter
and Sweet 1981, pp. 65-73). However, Chippindale's (1995, entire) more
recent molecular phylogenetic evidence supports that the recognition of
the genus Typhlomolge is not warranted. Further, the results of
allozyme and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) testing of Texas blind
salamander by Chippindale et al. (2000, pp. 20, 23-24) supports the
taxonomic revision from the genus Typhlomolge to the genus Eurycea.
Therefore, the Service recognizes the scientific name change from
Typhlomolge rathbuni to Eurycea rathbuni. This taxonomic
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change does not affect the range or endangered status of this species.
Government Canyon Bat Cave Spider and Tooth Cave Spider
The Government Canyon Bat Cave spider (Neoleptoneta microps) is a
small, troglobitic spider that inhabits caves and mesocaverns in Bexar
County, Texas, and was listed as endangered on December 26, 2000 (65 FR
81419). In the original listing the Government Canyon Bat Cave spider
was listed as the Government Canyon cave spider; although the common
name was revised to the Government Canyon Bat Cave spider on April 8,
2003 (68 FR 17156). In addition, critical habitat was designated for
the Government Canyon Bat Cave spider and Government Canyon Bat Cave
meshweaver on February 14, 2012 (77 FR 8450).
The Tooth Cave spider (Neoleptoneta myopica) is a small,
troglobitic spider that inhabits caves and mesocaverns in Travis and
Williamson Counties, Texas. It was listed as endangered on September
16, 1988 (53 FR 36029). The Tooth Cave spider does not have designated
critical habitat.
The Government Canyon Bat Cave spider and Tooth Cave spider were
originally described as Leptoneta microps and Leptoneta myopica,
respectively Gertsch (1974, pp. 168-169, 172-173). They were later
reassigned to Neoleptoneta following Brignoli (1977, p. 216) and
Platnick (1986, p. 15).
In a phylogenetic assessment, Ledford et al. (2011, entire) limited
the genus Neoleptoneta to only include seven species restricted to
central Mexico. The remaining species were placed in three new genera:
(1) Chisoneta, (2) Ozarkia, and (3) Tayshaneta. The Government Canyon
Bat Cave spider and Tooth Cave spider were transferred to Tayshaneta
(Ledford et al. 2011, pp. 375-385). These taxonomic changes have been
recognized by the World Spider Catalog (2019).
Therefore, we recognize the scientific names of the Government
Canyon Bat Cave spider and Tooth Cave spider as Tayshaneta microps and
Tayshaneta myopica, respectively. This does not affect the range or
endangered status of these species, or the designated critical habitat
of the Government Canyon Bat Cave spider.
Arizona Hedgehog Cactus
The Arizona hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus var.
arizonicus) was listed as endangered on November 26, 1979 (44 FR
61556). At that time, E. triglochidiatus included all red-flowered
hedgehog cacti in the United States, resulting in a large group of
highly morphologically variable species (Benson 1969, 1982; Taylor 1985
pp. 68-73). Since then, cytological (i.e., the study of chromosome
numbers for classification) and morphological studies within E.
triglochidiatus have led to separations of taxa based on ploidy levels
(i.e., the number of copies of the complete genetic information;
Parfitt and Christy 1992; Cota and Philbrick 1994; Baker 2006). The
tetraploids (four homologous copies of each chromosome (4n)) are now
recognized as E. coccineus Engelmann, and diploids (two homologous
copies of each chromosome (2n)) are now recognized as either E.
triglochidiatus or E. arizonicus Rose ex Orcutt (Blum et al. 1998, pp.
357-423; Zimmerman and Parfitt 2003, p. 168). In 1998, the Arizona
hedgehog cactus was recognized as Echinocereus arizonicus subsp.
arizonicus (Rose ex. Orcutt), formalizing E. arizonicus as an
independent species separate from E. triglochidiatus and E. coccineus
based on chromosome numbers, elevational range, and geographic
distribution (Blum et al. 1998, p. 367-369; Zimmerman and Parfitt 2003,
p. 168). This taxonomic treatment has been adopted by the Flora of
North America (Zimmerman and Parfitt 2003, p. 168).
The Service recognizes the scientific name change of the Arizona
hedgehog cactus to Echinocereus arizonicus ssp. arizonicus. This
taxonomic change does not affect the range or endangered status of the
Arizona hedgehog cactus.
Fickeisen Plains Cactus and Peebles Navajo Cactus
The Peebles Navajo cactus (Pediocactus peeblesianus var.
peeblesianus) and Fickeisen plains cactus (Pediocactus peeblesianus
var. fickeiseniae) are small, mostly solitary, spherical cacti endemic
to northern Arizona. Both were classified as ``varieties'' when listed
as endangered in 1979 (44 FR 61922; October 26, 1979) and 2013 (78 FR
60608; October 1, 2013), respectively.
In our 2013 listing rule, we acknowledged that the Flora of North
America treated the Fickeisen plains cactus as a subspecies of
Pediocactus peeblesianus, finding that the name ``Pediocactus
peeblesianus var. fickeiseniae'' was not validly published by Lyman D.
Benson (Heil and Porter 2003, p. 213). However, at that time, we and
taxonomic organizations such as the Integrated Taxonomic Information
Systems (ITIS) continued to treat the taxon as a variety, but we
recognized the need for future taxonomic review.
More recently, the Flora of North America (Heil and Porter 2001,
pp. 10-11; 2003, p. 213), ITIS (2019), and the broader botanical
scientific community (Tropicos 2019) accepted subspecies rank for both
Peebles Navajo cactus (Pediocactus peeblesianus ssp. peeblesianus) and
Fickeisen plains cactus (Pediocactus peeblesianus ssp. fickeiseniae
[=Pediocactus peeblesianus ssp. fickeiseniorum]; L[uuml]thy 1999; ITIS
2019).
Because of the agreement throughout the scientific community, we
recognize the Peebles Navajo cactus as Pediocactus peeblesianus ssp.
peeblesianus and the Fickeisen plains cactus as Pediocactus
peeblesianus ssp. fickeiseniae. These changes in nomenclature do not
affect the range or endangered status of either cactus, or, for the
Fickeisen plains cactus, its designated critical habitat.
Lloyd's Mariposa Cactus
On November 6, 1979, we listed Lloyd's mariposa cactus (Neolloydia
mariposensis) as threatened, without critical habitat (44 FR 64247).
Hester (1940) described this small cactus as a new species,
Echinomastus mariposensis, based on specimens he collected near the
Mariposa quicksilver mine, in Brewster County, Texas.
Botanists continue to recognize Lloyd's mariposa cactus as a
distinct, valid species, but based on evolving phylogenetic
interpretations have disagreed on the genera placement. Benson (1969)
assigned species mariposensis to the genus Neolloydia; Glass and Foster
(1975), Anderson (1986, 2001), Zimmerman (1985) and the Flora of North
America (Zimmerman and Parfitt 2003) returned it to Echinomastus.
Additional published classifications include Echinocactus (Weniger
1979), Sclerocactus (Taylor 1987), and Pediocactus (Halda 1998).
However, more recently, Porter and Prince (2011) constructed a
molecular phylogeny of a narrowly defined Sclerocactus, and related
taxa, based on chloroplast DNA sequences using data from five
independent investigations (Porter et al. 2000; Butterworth et al.
2002; Crozier 2005; Hernandez et al. 2011; Butterworth and Porter (in
prep.)).
Although these studies examined different regions of chloroplast
DNA, the results were completely congruent. On this basis, Porter and
Prince (2011) recognized a monophyletic, though polymorphic, clade, in
which Ancistrocactus, Echinomastus, and Toumeya are included in a
broadly defined Sclerocactus genus; Echinomastus, as defined in the
Flora of North America (Zimmerman and Parfitt 2003), is paraphyletic.
Lloyd's mariposa cactus was assigned to Sclerocactus
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mariposensis in Section Andersonianus (Porter and Prince 2011, pp. 36-
37, 58-59). We concur with this classification, which has also been
accepted by the ITIS (2018) and Tropicos (2018). This revision does not
affect the species' range or threatened status.
Nellie's Cory Cactus
On November 7, 1979, we listed Nellie's cory cactus (Coryphantha
minima) as endangered, without critical habitat (44 FR 64738). Although
botanists continue to recognize Nellie's cory cactus as a distinct,
valid species, differing phylogenetic interpretations retain it in the
genus Coryphantha, or place it in another closely related genus,
Escobaria.
First described by Britton and Rose (1919-1923), Escobaria is
distinguished from Coryphantha by pitted seed coats, fringed perianth
parts, areoles that lack nectaries, and flowers that are not yellow
(Anderson 2001); since Nellie's cory cactus has these characteristics,
it belongs in the Escobaria group. Zimmerman (1985) and the Flora of
North America (Zimmerman and Parfitt 2003) recognized Escobaria as a
subgenus of Coryphantha that included C. minima. Conversely, Anderson
(2001), the International Cactaceae Systematics Group (2006), the ITIS
(2011), and Natural Resources Conservation Service (2011) recognized
Escobaria as a full genus.
More recent phylogenetic studies based on DNA sequences
(Butterworth 2010; V[aacute]zquez-S[aacute]nchez et al. 2013) indicate
that Coryphantha sensu lato is not monophyletic. Although more data are
needed to circumscribe Coryphantha and Escobaria, Nellie's cory cactus
is more appropriately classified as Escobaria minima, based on the
above described morphological characteristics. Thus, we recognize
Nellie's cory cactus as Escobaria minima. This change does not affect
the species' range or endangered status.
San Francisco Peaks Ragwort
San Francisco Peaks ragwort (Senecio franciscanus),was listed as
threatened on November 22, 1983 (48 FR 52743), and is a dwarf alpine
plant in the sunflower family that is found only on the talus slopes in
the alpine zone on the San Francisco Peaks, north of Flagstaff. Based
on morphological and cytological evidence, plants formerly described as
Senecio that have pendant heads, branched and nonfleshy roots, and few
teeth on the leaves are now described as the genus Packera, (Weber, WA
and [Aacute]. L[ouml]ve 1981). Weber and L[ouml]ve (1981) are following
the European botanists' generic circumscription of Senecio and the
segregates.
The scientific name change from ``Senecio franciscanus'' to
``Packera franciscana'' is widely accepted by professionals and is the
accepted name at the Deaver Herbarium at Northern Arizona University
(Ayers 2007, pers. comm.). The Service recognizes the San Francisco
Peaks ragwort as Packera franciscana. This taxonomic change does not
affect the range, endangered status, or designated critical habitat of
the San Francisco Peaks ragwort.
Texas Snowbells
On October 12, 1984, we listed Texas snowbells (Styrax texana) as
endangered, without critical habitat(49 FR 40036). V.L. Cory described
Styrax texana in 1943, which he distinguished from S. platanifolia and
S. youngae based on differences in the trichomes (epidermal structures)
of leaves and floral parts.
Gonsoulin (1974) revised the genus Styrax in North America, Central
America, and the Caribbean. In Texas and Northeast Mexico, this
treatment recognized S. texana, S. youngae, and S. platanifolia with
two varieties, platanifolia and stellata. Fritsch's subsequent revision
(Fritsch 1997) of the Styrax of West Texas, Mexico, and Mesoamerica
recognized 19 species and 24 taxa, including 7 geographically and
morphologically distinct subspecies of two species. Morphological,
isozyme, and DNA sequence data indicated that five taxa of Texas and
Northern Mexico are more closely related to each other than to other
Styrax taxa and belong to a single species, S. platanifolius; following
Nicolson and Steyskal (1976), Fritsch adopted the masculine gender for
Styrax. This revision recognized five subspecies of S. platanifolius,
distinguished by distinct regional differences in the morphology and
abundance of trichomes: platanifolius, mollis, stellatus, texanus, and
youngiae.
This treatment is currently recognized by the Flora of North
America (Fritsch 2009), the ITIS (2018), Missouri Botanical Garden
(Tropicos 2014), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Plants
Database (Natural Resources Conservation Service 2014). In
consideration of the broad acceptance of this most recent revision of
American Styrax, we also recognize Texas snowbells as Styrax
platanifolius ssp. texanus. This revision does not affect the species'
range or endangered status.
White Bladderpod and Zapata Bladderpod
In 1987, we listed white bladderpod (Lesquerella pallida) as
endangered (52 FR 7424; March 11, 1987). In 1999, we listed Zapata
bladderpod (Lesquerella thamnophila) as endangered (64 FR 63745;
November 22, 1999). Critical habitat was designated for Zapata
bladderpod on December 22, 2000 (65 FR 81182); no critical habitat was
designated for white bladderpod.
In 2002, Al-Shehbaz and O'Kane transferred 91 taxa of Lesquerella
to the genus Physaria, including the species pallida and thamnophila,
based on molecular, morphological, cytological, biogeographic, and
ecological data. Genetic analyses, based on DNA sequences of the
internal transcribed spacer of nuclear ribosomal DNA and length
variation of inter-simple sequence repeat regions, revealed that
Physaria, as previously recognized, was nested within and evolved more
than once from Lesquerella. The former genus was polyphyletic, and the
latter was paraphyletic. These authors united the two into a single
monophyletic genus, conserving the earlier-published name of Physaria.
These taxonomic revisions are supported by the Flora of North
America (O'Kane 2010), the ITIS (2015), and the Tropicos database
(Tropicos 2015). Thus, the Service recognizes the white bladderpod and
Zapata bladderpod as Physaria pallida and Physaria thamnophila,
respectively. These changes do not affect the range or endangered
status of white bladderpod or Zapata bladderpod, or, for Zapata
bladderpod, its designated critical habitat.
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 ESA. We published a notice outlining our reasons for this
determination in the Federal Register on October 25, 1983 (43 FR
49244). Even if NEPA were to apply, this amendment of the regulations
is purely administrative in nature, and therefore is categorically
excluded under the Department of the Interior's NEPA procedures in 43
CFR 46.210(i); no exceptional circumstances apply.
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
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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 list of the references cited in this direct final rule is
provided in Docket No. FWS-R2-ES-2021-0044 at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> or upon request from the appropriate contact person
(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 AND PLANTS
0
1. The authority citation for part 17 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361-1407; 1531-1544; and 4201-4245, unless
otherwise noted.
0
2. Amend Sec. 17.11(h), the List of Endangered and Threatened
Wildlife:
0
a. Under Mammals, by revising the entries for ``Jaguarundi, Gulf
Coast'', ``Jaguarundi, Sinaloan'', and ``Squirrel, Mount Graham red'';
0
b. Under Birds, by:
0
i. Removing the entry for ``Rail, Yuma Clapper'' and adding in its
place an entry for ``Rail, Yuma Ridgway's''; and
0
ii. Revising the entry for ``Warbler (wood), golden-cheeked'';
0
c. Under Amphibians, by revising the entries for ``Salamander, Sonoran
tiger'' and ``Salamander, Texas blind'';
0
d. Under Fishes, by revising the entry for ``Minnow, loach'';
0
e. Under Snails, by revising the entry for ``Springsnail, Koster's'';
0
f. Under Insects, by revising the entries for ``Beetle, Helotes mold'',
``Beetle, (no common name) [Rhadine exilis]'', and ``Beetle, (no common
name) [Rhadine infernalis]''; and
0
g. Under Arachnids, by revising the entry for ``Harvestman,
Cokendolpher cave'', ``Meshweaver, Braken Bat Cave'', ``Meshweaver,
Government Canyon Bat Cave'', ``Meshweaver, Madla Cave'', ``Meshweaver,
Robber Baron Cave'', ``Spider, Government Canyon Bat Cave'', and
``Spider, Tooth Cave''.
The revisions and addition read as follows:
Sec. 17.11 Endangered and threatened wildlife.
* * * * *
(h) * * *
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Listing citations
Common name Scientific name Where listed Status and applicable rules
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mammals
* * * * * * *
Jaguarundi, Gulf Coast............ Puma yagouaroundi Wherever found...... E 41 FR 24062, 6/14/
cacomitli. 1976.
* * * * * * *
Jaguarundi, Sinaloan.............. Puma yagouaroundi Wherever found...... E 41 FR 24062, 6/14/
tolteca. 1976.
* * * * * * *
Squirrel, Mount Graham red........ Tamiasciurus Wherever found...... E 52 FR 20994, 6/3/
fremonti 1987; 50 CFR
grahamensis. 17.95(a).CH
* * * * * * *
Birds
* * * * * * *
Rail, Yuma Ridgway's.............. Rallus obsoletus U.S.A. only......... E 32 FR 4001, 3/11/
yumanensis. 1967.
* * * * * * *
Warbler (wood), golden-cheeked.... Setophaga Wherever found...... E 55 FR 18844, 5/4/
chrysoparia. 1990; 55 FR 53153,
12/27/1990.
* * * * * * *
Amphibians
* * * * * * *
Salamander, Sonoran tiger......... Ambystoma mavortium Wherever found...... E 62 FR 665, 1/6/1977.
stebbinsi.
Salamander, Texas blind........... Eurycea rathbuni.... Wherever found...... E 32 FR 4001, 3/11/
1967.
* * * * * * *
Fishes
* * * * * * *
Minnow, loach..................... Tiaroga cobitis..... Wherever found...... E 51 FR 39468, 10/28/
1986; 77 FR 10810,
2/23/2012; 50 CFR
17.95(e).CH
* * * * * * *
Snails
* * * * * * *
Springsnail, Koster's............. Juturnia kosteri.... Wherever found...... E 76 FR 33036, 6/7/
2011; 50 CFR
17.95(f).CH
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* * * * * * *
Insects
* * * * * * *
Beetle, Helotes mold.............. Batrisodes venyivi.. Wherever found...... E 65 FR 81419, 12/26/
2000; 50 CFR
17.95(i).CH
* * * * * * *
Beetle, (no common name).......... Rhadine exilis...... Wherever found...... E 65 FR 81419, 12/26/
2000; 50 CFR
17.95(i).CH
Beetle, (no common name).......... Rhadine infernalis.. Wherever found...... E 65 FR 81419, 12/26/
2000; 50 CFR
17.95(i).CH
* * * * * * *
Arachnids
* * * * * * *
Harvestman, Cokendolpher cave..... Texella Wherever found...... E 65 FR 81419, 12/26/
cokendolpheri. 2000; 50 CFR
17.95(g).CH
Meshweaver, Braken Bat Cave....... Cicurina venii...... Wherever found...... E 65 FR 81419, 12/26/
2000; 50 CFR
17.95(g).CH
Meshweaver, Government Canyon Bat Cicurina vespera.... Wherever found...... E 65 FR 81419, 12/26/
Cave. 2000; 50 CFR
17.95(g).CH
Meshweaver, Madla Cave............ Cicurina madla...... Wherever found...... E 65 FR 81419, 12/26/
2000; 50 CFR
17.95(g).CH
Meshweaver, Robber Baron Cave..... Cicurina baronia.... Wherever found...... E 65 FR 81419, 12/26/
2000; 50 CFR
17.95(g).CH
* * * * * * *
Spider, Government Canyon Bat Cave Tayshaneta microps.. Wherever found...... E 65 FR 81419, 12/26/
2000; 50 CFR
17.95(g).CH
* * * * * * *
Spider, Tooth Cave................ Tayshaneta myopica.. Wherever found...... E 53 FR 36029, 9/16/
1988.
* * * * * * *
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3. Amend Sec. 17.12(h), the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants,
under Flowering Plants, by:
0
a. Removing the entry for ``Coryphantha minima'';
0
b. Adding, in alphabetical order, an entry for ``Echinocereus
arizonicus ssp. arizonicus'';
0
c. Removing the entries for ``Echinocereus triglochidiatus var.
arizonicus'' and ``Echinomastus mariposensis'';
0
d. Adding, in alphabetical order, an entry for ``Escobaria minima'';
0
e. Removing the entries for ``Lesquerella pallida'' and ``Lesquerella
thamnophila'';
0
f. Adding, in alphabetical order, an entry for ``Packera franciscana'';
0
g. Removing the first entry for ``Pediocactus peeblesianus var.
fickeiseniae'';
0
h. Removing the remaining entry for ``Pediocactus peeblesianus var.
fickeiseniae'' and adding the entry ``Pediocactus peeblesianus ssp.
fickeiseniae'' in its place;
0
i. Adding, in alphabetical order, entries for ``Pediocactus
peeblesianus ssp. peeblesianus'', ``Physaria pallida'', ``Physaria
thamnophila'', and ``Sclerocactus mariposensis'';
0
j. Removing the entry for ``Senecio franciscanus'';
0
k. Adding, in alphabetical order, an entry for ``Styrax platanifolius
ssp. texanus'';
0
l. Removing the entry for ``Styrax texanus''.
The additions read as follows:
Sec. 17.12 Endangered and threatened plants.
* * * * *
(h) * * *
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Listing citations
Scientific name Common name Where listed Status and applicable rules
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Flowering Plants
* * * * * * *
Echinocereus arizonicus ssp. Arizona hedgehog Wherever found...... E 44 FR 61556, 10/25/
arizonicus. cactus. 1979.
* * * * * * *
Escobaria minima.................. Nellie's cory cactus Wherever found...... E 44 FR 64738, 11/7/
1979.
* * * * * * *
Packera franciscana............... San Francisco Peaks Wherever found...... T 48 FR 52743, 11/22/
ragwort. 1983; 50 CFR
17.96(a).CH
* * * * * * *
Pediocactus peeblesianus ssp. Fickeisen plains Wherever found...... E 78 FR 60607, 10/1/
fickeiseniae. cactus. 2013; 50 CFR
17.96(a).CH
Pediocactus peeblesianus ssp. Peebles Navajo Wherever found...... E 44 FR 61922, 10/26/
peeblesianus. cactus. 1979.
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* * * * * * *
Physaria pallida.................. White bladderpod.... Wherever found...... E 52 FR 7424, 3/11/
1987.
Physaria thamnophila.............. Zapata bladderpod... Wherever found...... E 64 FR 63745, 11/22/
1999; 50 CFR
17.96(a).CH
* * * * * * *
Sclerocactus mariposensis......... Lloyd's mariposa Wherever found...... T 44 FR 64247, 11/6/
cactus. 1979.
* * * * * * *
Styrax platanifolius ssp. texanus. Texas snowbells..... Wherever found...... E 49 FR 40035, 10/12/
1984.
* * * * * * *
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Sec. 17.95 [Amended]
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4. Amend Sec. 17.95 by:
0
a. In paragraph (a), removing the heading ``Mount Graham Red Squirrel
(Tamiasciurus hudsonicus grahamensis)'' and adding ``Mount Graham red
squirrel (Tamiasciurus fremonti grahamensis)'' in its place; and
0
b. In paragraph (g), removing the heading ``Government Canyon Bat Cave
Spider (Neoleptoneta microps)'' and adding ``Government Canyon Bat Cave
Spider (Tayshaneta microps)'' in its place.
0
5. Amend Sec. 17.96, paragraph (a), by:
0
a. Removing the heading ``Family Asteraceae: Senecio franciscanus (San
Francisco Peaks groundsel)'' and adding in its place the heading
``Family Asteraceae: Packera franciscana (San Francisco Peaks
ragwort)'';
0
b. In the entry ``Family Asteraceae: Packera franciscana (San Francisco
Peaks ragwort)'', revising the note;
0
c. Removing the heading ``Family Brassicaceae: Lesquerella thamnophila
(Zapata bladderpod)'' and adding in its place the heading ``Family
Brassicaceae: Physaria thamnophila (Zapata bladderpod)''; and
0
d. Removing the heading ``Family Cactaceae: Pediocactus peeblesianus
var. fickeiseniae (Fickeisen plains cactus)'' and adding in its place
the heading ``Family Cactaceae: Pediocactus peeblesianus ssp.
fickeiseniae (Fickeisen plains cactus)''.
The revision reads as follows:
Sec. 17.96 Critical habitat--plants.
(a) * * *
Family Asteraceae: Packera franciscana (San Francisco Peaks ragwort)
* * * * *
Note: The reference to ``groundsel'' on the map is equivalent to
``ragwort.'' Map follows:
* * * * *
Martha Williams,
Principal Deputy Director, Exercising the Delegated Authority of the
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-25549 Filed 11-24-21; 8:45 am]
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