81 FR 17091 - Threatened and Endangered Marine and Anadromous Species

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 59 (March 28, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 59 (Monday, March 28, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 17091-17093]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07044]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Parts 223 and 224


Threatened and Endangered Marine and Anadromous Species

CFR Correction

    In Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 200 to 227, 
revised as of October 1, 2015, on page 305, in Sec.  223.102(e), revise 
the table entries for ``Sea turtle, loggerhead (Northwest Atlantic 
Ocean DPS)'', ``Sea turtle, loggerhead (South Atlantic Ocean DPS)'', 
``Sea turtle, loggerhead (Southeast Indo-Pacific Ocean DPS)'', and 
``Sea turtle, loggerhead (Southwest Indian Ocean DPS)'' to read as 
follows:


Sec.  223.102  Enumeration of threatened marine and anadromous species.

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    (e) * * *

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                                  Species \1\
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------     Citation(s) for listing          Critical
                                                          Description of listed          determination(s)              habitat            ESA rules
         Common name                Scientific name               entity
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                                                                     Sea Turtles \2\
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Sea turtle, loggerhead         Caretta caretta..........  Loggerhead sea         76 FR 58868, Sep 22, 2011......  17.95(c),         223.205, 223.206,
 (Northwest Atlantic Ocean                                 turtles originating                                     226.223.          223.207.
 DPS).                                                     from the Northwest
                                                           Atlantic Ocean north
                                                           of the equator,
                                                           south of 60[deg] N.
                                                           Lat., and west of
                                                           40[deg] W. Long.
Sea turtle, loggerhead (South  Caretta caretta..........  Loggerhead sea         76 FR 58868, Sep 22, 2011......  NA..............  223.205, 223.206,
 Atlantic Ocean DPS).                                      turtles originating                                                       223.207.
                                                           from the South
                                                           Atlantic Ocean south
                                                           of the equator,
                                                           north of 60[deg] S.
                                                           Lat., west of
                                                           20[deg] E. Long.,
                                                           and east of 67[deg]
                                                           W. Long.

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Sea turtle, loggerhead         Caretta caretta..........  Loggerhead sea         76 FR 58868, Sep 22, 2011......  NA..............  223.205, 223.206,
 (Southeast Indo-Pacific                                   turtles originating                                                       223.207.
 Ocean DPS).                                               from the Southeast
                                                           Indian Ocean south
                                                           of the equator,
                                                           north of 60[deg] S.
                                                           Lat., and east of
                                                           80[deg] E. Long.;
                                                           South Pacific Ocean
                                                           south of the
                                                           equator, north of
                                                           60[deg] S. Lat., and
                                                           west of 141[deg] E.
                                                           Long.
Sea turtle, loggerhead         Caretta caretta..........  Loggerhead sea         76 FR 58868, Sep 22, 2011......  NA..............  223.205, 223.206,
 (Southwest Indian Ocean DPS).                             turtles originating                                                       223.207.
                                                           from the Southwest
                                                           Indian Ocean south
                                                           of the equator,
                                                           north of 60[deg] S.
                                                           Lat., east of
                                                           20[deg] E. Long.,
                                                           and west of 80[deg]
                                                           E. Long.
 
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\1\ Species includes taxonomic species, subspecies, distinct population segments (DPSs) (for a policy statement, see 61 FR 4722, February 7, 1996), and
  evolutionarily significant units (ESUs) (for a policy statement, see 56 FR 58612, November 20, 1991).
\2\ Jurisdiction for sea turtles by the Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, is
  limited to turtles while in the water.

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    On page 374, in Sec.  224.101(h), revise the table entries for 
``Sea turtle, loggerhead (Mediterranean Sea DPS)'', ``Sea turtle 
loggerhead (North Indian Ocean DPS)'', ``Sea turtle, loggerhead (North 
Pacific Ocean DPS)'', ``Sea turtle, loggerhead (Northeast Atlantic 
Ocean DPS)'', and ``Sea turtle, loggerhead (South Pacific Ocean DPS)'' 
to read as follows:


Sec.  224.101  Enumeration of endangered marine and anadromous species.

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    (h) * * *

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                                     Species \1\
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------      Citation(s) for listing          Critical
                                                               Description of listed            determination(s)              habitat        ESA Rules
          Common name                  Scientific name                 entity
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                                                                     Sea Turtles \2\
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Sea turtle, loggerhead           Caretta caretta............  Loggerhead sea turtles   76 FR 58868, Sep 22, 2011........              NA         224.104
 (Mediterranean Sea DPS).                                      originating from the
                                                               Mediterranean Sea east
                                                               of 5[deg]36' W. Long.
Sea turtle, loggerhead (North    Caretta caretta............  Loggerhead sea turtles   76 FR 58868, Sep 22, 2011........              NA         224.104
 Indian Ocean DPS).                                            originating from the
                                                               North Indian Ocean
                                                               north of the equator
                                                               and south of 30[deg]
                                                               N. Lat.
Sea turtle, loggerhead (North    Caretta caretta............  Loggerhead sea turtles   76 FR 58868, Sep 22, 2011........              NA         224.104
 Pacific Ocean DPS).                                           originating from the
                                                               North Pacific north of
                                                               the equator and south
                                                               of 60[deg] N. Lat.
Sea turtle, loggerhead           Caretta caretta............  Loggerhead sea turtles   76 FR 58868, Sep 22, 2011........              NA         224.104
 (Northeast Atlantic Ocean DPS).                               originating from the
                                                               Northeast Atlantic
                                                               Ocean north of the
                                                               equator, south of
                                                               60[deg] N. Lat., and
                                                               east of 40[deg] W.
                                                               Long., except in the
                                                               vicinity of the Strait
                                                               of Gibraltar where the
                                                               eastern boundary is
                                                               5[deg]36' W. Long.
Sea turtle, loggerhead (South    Caretta caretta............  Loggerhead sea turtles   76 FR 58868, Sep 22, 2011........              NA         224.104
 Pacific Ocean DPS).                                           originating from the
                                                               South Pacific south of
                                                               the equator, north of
                                                               60[deg] S. Lat., west
                                                               of 67[deg] W. Long.,
                                                               and east of 141[deg]
                                                               E. Long.
 
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\1\ Species includes taxonomic species, subspecies, distinct population segments (DPSs) (for a policy statement, see 61 FR 4722, February 7, 1996), and
  evolutionarily significant units (ESUs) (for a policy statement, see 56 FR 58612, November 20, 1991).
\2\ Jurisdiction for sea turtles by the Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, is
  limited to turtles while in the water.


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