81_FR_40063 81 FR 39945 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Plan for Four Species of the Santa Rosa Plain

81 FR 39945 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Plan for Four Species of the Santa Rosa Plain

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 118 (June 20, 2016)

Page Range39945-39946
FR Document2016-14456

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the availability of the Recovery Plan for four plant species of the Santa Rosa Plain: The Sonoma sunshine, Burke's goldfields, the Sebastopol meadowfoam, and the Sonoma County Distinct Population Segment of the California Tiger Salamander. The recovery plan includes recovery objectives and criteria, and specific actions necessary to achieve removal of the species from the Federal Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 118 (Monday, June 20, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 118 (Monday, June 20, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R8-ES-2016-N071; FXES11130000-156-FF08E00000]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Plan for 
Four Species of the Santa Rosa Plain

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the 
availability of the Recovery Plan for four plant species of the Santa 
Rosa Plain: The Sonoma sunshine, Burke's goldfields, the Sebastopol 
meadowfoam, and the Sonoma County Distinct Population Segment of the 
California Tiger Salamander. The recovery plan includes recovery 
objectives and criteria, and specific actions necessary to achieve 
removal of the species from the Federal Lists of Endangered and 
Threatened Wildlife and Plants.

ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of the recovery plan from our Web site 
at http://www.fws.gov/endangered/species/recovery-plans.html. 
Alternatively, you may contact the Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2800 Cottage Way, Suite W-2605, 
Sacramento, CA 95825 (telephone 916-414-6700).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Norris, Field Supervisor, at 
the above street address by telephone (see ADDRESSES).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We announce the availability of the Recovery 
Plan for the following four species of the Santa Rosa Plain:

 Blennosperma bakeri (Sonoma sunshine)
 Lasthenia burkei (Burke's goldfields)
 Limnanthes vinculans (Sebastopol meadowfoam)
 Sonoma County Distinct Population Segment of the California 
Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense)
The recovery plan includes recovery objectives and criteria, and 
specific actions necessary to achieve removal of the species from the 
Federal Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.

Background

    Recovery of endangered or threatened animals and plants to the 
point where they are again secure, self-sustaining members of their 
ecosystems is a primary goal of our endangered species program and the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
seq.). Recovery means improvement of the status of listed species to 
the point at which listing is no longer appropriate under the criteria 
specified in section 4(a)(1) of the Act. The Act requires the 
development of recovery plans for listed species, unless such a plan 
would not promote the conservation of a particular species.
    We listed Blennosperma bakeri (Sonoma sunshine), Lasthenia burkei 
(Burke's goldfields), and Limnanthes vinculans (Sebastopol meadowfoam) 
as endangered on December 2, 1991 (56 FR 61173). The present ranges of 
these species are predominantly located on the Santa Rosa Plain, which 
is located in central Sonoma County, bordered on the south and west by 
the Laguna de Santa Rosa, on the east by the Coast Range foothills, and 
on the north by the Russian River. However, the geographic area covered 
by this recovery plan includes all known locations of the species, some 
of which are outside of the Plain. They are annual plants that exist 
only in seasonal wetlands.
    We listed the Sonoma County California tiger salamander, which we 
identified as a distinct population segment (DPS), as endangered on 
March 19, 2003 (68 FR 13498). The species is endemic to the Santa Rosa 
Plain. The Sonoma County California tiger salamander requires seasonal 
wetlands for breeding, and the surrounding uplands (upland habitat) for 
dispersal, feeding, growth, maturation, and maintenance of the juvenile 
and adult population.
    The loss, degradation, and fragmentation of seasonal wetlands due 
to development have led to population declines for all four species. 
While ongoing agricultural practices have disturbed seasonal wetlands, 
certain agricultural practices, such as irrigated or grazed pasture, 
have protected habitat from intensive development and are compatible 
with persistence of these listed species. However, conversion of

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pastures to vineyards is a current threat of high magnitude.

Recovery Plan Goals

    The purpose of a recovery plan is to provide a framework for the 
recovery of species so that protection under the Act is no longer 
necessary. A recovery plan includes scientific information about the 
species and provides criteria that enable us to gauge whether 
downlisting or delisting the species is warranted. Furthermore, 
recovery plans help guide our recovery efforts by describing actions we 
consider necessary for each species' conservation and by estimating 
time and costs for implementing needed recovery measures.
    The ultimate goal of this recovery plan is to recover Blennosperma 
bakeri (Sonoma sunshine), Lasthenia burkei (Burke's goldfields), 
Limnanthes vinculans (Sebastopol meadowfoam), and California Tiger 
Salamander Sonoma County Distinct Population Segment (Ambystoma 
californiense) so that they can be delisted. To meet the recovery 
goals, the following objectives have been identified:
    1. Restore habitat conditions to sustain viable (meta) populations 
of species to support self-sufficiency in perpetuity.
    2. Maintain the current geographic, elevational, and ecological 
distribution of each listed species.
    3. Maintain the genetic structure and diversity of existing 
populations.
    4. Protect and manage sufficient habitat to ensure that the listed 
entity is able to adapt to unforeseen or unknown threats, such as 
climate change.
    5. Reintroduce individuals to successfully establish new 
populations in historically occupied areas.
    6. Minimize the contribution of extant or potential threats.
    7. Monitor species population trends across multiple years (and 
varied climatic conditions) to determine whether abundances are 
sustainable.
    8. Manage occurrences on a case-by-case basis during consultation, 
with an emphasis on protections to identified core areas.
    As Blennosperma bakeri (Sonoma sunshine), Lasthenia burkei (Burke's 
goldfields), Limnanthes vinculans (Sebastopol meadowfoam), and 
California Tiger Salamander Sonoma County Distinct Population Segment 
(Ambystoma californiense) meet reclassification and recovery criteria, 
we will review their status and consider them for removal from the 
Federal Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.

Authority

    We developed our recovery plan under the authority of section 4(f) 
of the Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533(f). We publish this notice under section 
4(f) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 
et seq.).

    Dated: May 31, 2016.
Ren Lohoefener,
Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 2016-14456 Filed 6-17-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                                                                              Estimated           Annual                Total           Burden per                Total annual    Burden cost
                                                                                                              number of         responses            responses          responses                    hours       per instrument
                                                                                                             respondents

                                                    HUD–424CB ..........................................                200                    1               200                     3.12                624          15,600
                                                    HUD–424CBW .......................................                  200                    1               200                     3.12                624          15,600
                                                    HUD–2880 .............................................              200                    1               200                     2                   400          10,000
                                                    HUD–2991 .............................................              200                    1               200                     0                     0               0
                                                    HUD–2993 .............................................              200                    1               200                     0                     0               0
                                                    HUD–2994A ...........................................               200                    1               200                       .5                100           2,500
                                                    HUD–27061 ...........................................               200                    1               200                     1                   200           5,000
                                                    HUD–27300 ...........................................               200                    1               200                     3                   600          15,000

                                                                                                                        200                    1               200   ..........................          2,548          63,700



                                                    B. Solicitation of Public Comment                             SUMMARY:    We, the U.S. Fish and                        primary goal of our endangered species
                                                       This notice is soliciting comments                         Wildlife Service, announce the                           program and the Endangered Species
                                                    from members of the public and affected                       availability of the Recovery Plan for four               Act of 1973, as amended (Act; 16 U.S.C.
                                                    parties concerning the collection of                          plant species of the Santa Rosa Plain:                   1531 et seq.). Recovery means
                                                    information described in Section A on                         The Sonoma sunshine, Burke’s                             improvement of the status of listed
                                                    the following:                                                goldfields, the Sebastopol meadowfoam,                   species to the point at which listing is
                                                       (1) Whether the proposed collection                        and the Sonoma County Distinct                           no longer appropriate under the criteria
                                                    of information is necessary for the                           Population Segment of the California                     specified in section 4(a)(1) of the Act.
                                                    proper performance of the functions of                        Tiger Salamander. The recovery plan                      The Act requires the development of
                                                    the agency, including whether the                             includes recovery objectives and                         recovery plans for listed species, unless
                                                    information will have practical utility;                      criteria, and specific actions necessary                 such a plan would not promote the
                                                       (2) The accuracy of the agency’s                           to achieve removal of the species from                   conservation of a particular species.
                                                    estimate of the burden of the proposed                        the Federal Lists of Endangered and                         We listed Blennosperma bakeri
                                                    collection of information;                                    Threatened Wildlife and Plants.                          (Sonoma sunshine), Lasthenia burkei
                                                       (3) Ways to enhance the quality,                           ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of                      (Burke’s goldfields), and Limnanthes
                                                    utility, and clarity of the information to                    the recovery plan from our Web site at                   vinculans (Sebastopol meadowfoam) as
                                                    be collected; and                                             http://www.fws.gov/endangered/                           endangered on December 2, 1991 (56 FR
                                                       (4) Ways to minimize the burden of                         species/recovery-plans.html.                             61173). The present ranges of these
                                                    the collection of information on those                        Alternatively, you may contact the                       species are predominantly located on
                                                    who are to respond; including through                         Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office,                     the Santa Rosa Plain, which is located
                                                    the use of appropriate automated                              U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2800                     in central Sonoma County, bordered on
                                                    collection techniques or other forms of                       Cottage Way, Suite W–2605,                               the south and west by the Laguna de
                                                    information technology, e.g., permitting                      Sacramento, CA 95825 (telephone 916–                     Santa Rosa, on the east by the Coast
                                                    electronic submission of responses.                           414–6700).                                               Range foothills, and on the north by the
                                                       HUD encourages interested parties to                                                                                Russian River. However, the geographic
                                                                                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    submit comments in response to these                                                                                   area covered by this recovery plan
                                                                                                                  Jennifer Norris, Field Supervisor, at the                includes all known locations of the
                                                    questions.                                                    above street address by telephone (see                   species, some of which are outside of
                                                    C. Authority                                                  ADDRESSES).
                                                                                                                                                                           the Plain. They are annual plants that
                                                      Section 3507 of the Paperwork                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We                            exist only in seasonal wetlands.
                                                    Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.                              announce the availability of the                            We listed the Sonoma County
                                                    Chapter 35.                                                   Recovery Plan for the following four                     California tiger salamander, which we
                                                                                                                  species of the Santa Rosa Plain:                         identified as a distinct population
                                                      Dated: June 8, 2016.
                                                    Harriet Tregoning,                                            • Blennosperma bakeri (Sonoma                            segment (DPS), as endangered on March
                                                                                                                    sunshine)                                              19, 2003 (68 FR 13498). The species is
                                                    Principal Deputy Assistance Secretary for
                                                    Community Planning and Development.                           • Lasthenia burkei (Burke’s goldfields)                  endemic to the Santa Rosa Plain. The
                                                                                                                  • Limnanthes vinculans (Sebastopol                       Sonoma County California tiger
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–14522 Filed 6–17–16; 8:45 am]                                                                            salamander requires seasonal wetlands
                                                                                                                    meadowfoam)
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                                                                                                                  • Sonoma County Distinct Population                      for breeding, and the surrounding
                                                                                                                    Segment of the California Tiger                        uplands (upland habitat) for dispersal,
                                                                                                                    Salamander (Ambystoma                                  feeding, growth, maturation, and
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                                      californiense)                                         maintenance of the juvenile and adult
                                                                                                                  The recovery plan includes recovery                      population.
                                                    Fish and Wildlife Service                                     objectives and criteria, and specific                       The loss, degradation, and
                                                    [FWS–R8–ES–2016–N071; FXES11130000–                           actions necessary to achieve removal of                  fragmentation of seasonal wetlands due
                                                                                                                                                                           to development have led to population
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                                                    156–FF08E00000]                                               the species from the Federal Lists of
                                                                                                                  Endangered and Threatened Wildlife                       declines for all four species. While
                                                    Endangered and Threatened Wildlife                            and Plants.                                              ongoing agricultural practices have
                                                    and Plants; Recovery Plan for Four                                                                                     disturbed seasonal wetlands, certain
                                                    Species of the Santa Rosa Plain                               Background                                               agricultural practices, such as irrigated
                                                    AGENCY:   Fish and Wildlife Service,                            Recovery of endangered or threatened                   or grazed pasture, have protected habitat
                                                    Interior.                                                     animals and plants to the point where                    from intensive development and are
                                                                                                                  they are again secure, self-sustaining                   compatible with persistence of these
                                                    ACTION: Notice of availability.
                                                                                                                  members of their ecosystems is a                         listed species. However, conversion of


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                                                    39946                          Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 118 / Monday, June 20, 2016 / Notices

                                                    pastures to vineyards is a current threat               Authority                                                Æ Klamath Refuge Basin National
                                                    of high magnitude.                                                                                             Wildlife Refuge Complex Headquarters,
                                                                                                              We developed our recovery plan
                                                                                                            under the authority of section 4(f) of the             4009 Hill Road, Tulelake, CA 96134.
                                                    Recovery Plan Goals
                                                                                                            Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533(f). We publish this                  Æ The following libraries: For the
                                                       The purpose of a recovery plan is to                 notice under section 4(f) of the                       location of libraries with a copy of this
                                                    provide a framework for the recovery of                 Endangered Species Act of 1973, as                     document, see Public Availability of
                                                    species so that protection under the Act                amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).                      Documents under SUPPLEMENTARY
                                                    is no longer necessary. A recovery plan                                                                        INFORMATION.
                                                    includes scientific information about                     Dated: May 31, 2016.
                                                    the species and provides criteria that                  Ren Lohoefener,                                          Submitting Comments: You may
                                                    enable us to gauge whether downlisting                  Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region.           submit written comments by one of the
                                                    or delisting the species is warranted.                  [FR Doc. 2016–14456 Filed 6–17–16; 8:45 am]            following methods:
                                                    Furthermore, recovery plans help guide                  BILLING CODE 4333–15–P                                   • Electronically: Go to the Federal
                                                    our recovery efforts by describing                                                                             eRulemaking Portal: http://
                                                    actions we consider necessary for each                                                                         www.regulations.gov. In the Search box,
                                                    species’ conservation and by estimating                 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                             enter FWS–R8–NWRS–2016–0063,
                                                    time and costs for implementing needed                                                                         which is the docket number for this
                                                    recovery measures.                                      Fish and Wildlife Service                              notice. Then, on the right side of the
                                                       The ultimate goal of this recovery                                                                          screen, click ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ to
                                                    plan is to recover Blennosperma bakeri                  [FWS–R8–NWRS–2016–0063;                                locate the documents and submit a
                                                    (Sonoma sunshine), Lasthenia burkei                     FXRS12610800000–167–FF08R00000]                        comment.
                                                    (Burke’s goldfields), Limnanthes
                                                                                                            Lower Klamath, Clear Lake, Tule Lake,                    • By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail
                                                    vinculans (Sebastopol meadowfoam),
                                                                                                            Upper Klamath, and Bear Valley                         or hand-delivery to: Public Comments
                                                    and California Tiger Salamander
                                                                                                            National Wildlife Refuges, Klamath                     Processing, Attn: FWS–R8–NWRS–
                                                    Sonoma County Distinct Population
                                                                                                            County, OR; Siskiyou and Modoc                         2016–0063; U.S. Fish and Wildlife
                                                    Segment (Ambystoma californiense) so
                                                                                                            Counties, CA: Draft Comprehensive                      Service Headquarters, MS: BPHC; 5275
                                                    that they can be delisted. To meet the
                                                    recovery goals, the following objectives                Conservation Plan/Environmental                        Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–
                                                    have been identified:                                   Impact Statement                                       3803.
                                                       1. Restore habitat conditions to                     AGENCY:   Fish and Wildlife Service,                     We request that you send comments
                                                    sustain viable (meta) populations of                    Interior.                                              by only the methods described above.
                                                    species to support self-sufficiency in                                                                         We will post all information received on
                                                                                                            ACTION: Notice availability; extension of
                                                    perpetuity.                                                                                                    http://www.regulations.gov. This
                                                                                                            public comment period.                                 generally means that we will post any
                                                       2. Maintain the current geographic,
                                                    elevational, and ecological distribution                SUMMARY:   We, the Fish and Wildlife                   personal information you provide us
                                                    of each listed species.                                 Service (Service), announce the                        (see the Public Comments under
                                                                                                            extension of the public comment period                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for more
                                                       3. Maintain the genetic structure and
                                                    diversity of existing populations.                      on the Draft Comprehensive                             information).
                                                       4. Protect and manage sufficient                     Conservation Plan (CCP) and                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    habitat to ensure that the listed entity is             Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)                   Klamath Refuge Planner, (916) 414–
                                                    able to adapt to unforeseen or unknown                  for Lower Klamath, Clear Lake, Tule                    6464 (phone).
                                                    threats, such as climate change.                        Lake, Upper Klamath, and Bear Valley
                                                       5. Reintroduce individuals to                        National Wildlife Refuges (Refuges). We                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     We
                                                    successfully establish new populations                  opened the comment period on May 6,                    announce the extension of the public
                                                    in historically occupied areas.                         2016, via a Federal Register notice, and               comment period on the Draft
                                                       6. Minimize the contribution of extant               now extend it to accommodate public                    Comprehensive Conservation Plan
                                                    or potential threats.                                   requests. If you have already submitted                (CCP) and Environmental Impact
                                                                                                            comments, you do not need to resubmit                  Statement (EIS) for Lower Klamath,
                                                       7. Monitor species population trends
                                                                                                            them. They will be considered.                         Clear Lake, Tule Lake, Upper Klamath,
                                                    across multiple years (and varied
                                                                                                            DATES: The comment period for the                      and Bear Valley National Wildlife
                                                    climatic conditions) to determine
                                                                                                            document published in the Federal                      Refuges (Refuges). We opened the
                                                    whether abundances are sustainable.
                                                                                                            Register of May 6, 2016 (81 FR 27468)                  comment period on May 6, 2016, via a
                                                       8. Manage occurrences on a case-by-                                                                         Federal Register notice (81 FR 27468),
                                                    case basis during consultation, with an                 is extended. To ensure consideration,
                                                                                                            we must receive your written comments                  and now extend it to accommodate
                                                    emphasis on protections to identified                                                                          public requests. If you have already
                                                    core areas.                                             by August 4, 2016. Comments submitted
                                                                                                            electronically using the Federal                       submitted comments, you do not need
                                                       As Blennosperma bakeri (Sonoma                                                                              to resubmit them. They will be
                                                    sunshine), Lasthenia burkei (Burke’s                    eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES)
                                                                                                            must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern                 considered.
                                                    goldfields), Limnanthes vinculans
                                                    (Sebastopol meadowfoam), and                            Time on the closing date.                              Public Availability of Documents
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                                                    California Tiger Salamander Sonoma                      ADDRESSES:
                                                    County Distinct Population Segment                         Document Availability: You may                         In addition to any methods in
                                                    (Ambystoma californiense) meet                          obtain copies of the documents in the                  ADDRESSES,    you can view or obtain
                                                    reclassification and recovery criteria, we              following places:                                      documents at the following locations:
                                                    will review their status and consider                      • Internet: http://www.regulations.gov                 • Public Libraries: The table below
                                                    them for removal from the Federal Lists                 (Docket Number FWS–R8–NWRS–                            lists the libraries where the document
                                                    of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife                   2016–0063).                                            can be found during regular library
                                                    and Plants.                                                • In Person:                                        hours.


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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ActionNotice of availability.
ContactJennifer Norris, Field Supervisor, at
FR Citation81 FR 39945 

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