82_FR_29967 82 FR 29842 - Endangered and Threatened Species; Initiation of 5-Year Review for the North Pacific Right Whale

82 FR 29842 - Endangered and Threatened Species; Initiation of 5-Year Review for the North Pacific Right Whale

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 125 (June 30, 2017)

Page Range29842-29842
FR Document2017-13701

NMFS announces a 5-year review of the North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), as amended. A 5-year review must be based on the best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review; therefore, we are requesting submission of any such information on these whales that has become available since the last status review in 2012.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 125 (Friday, June 30, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 125 (Friday, June 30, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13701]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF425


Endangered and Threatened Species; Initiation of 5-Year Review 
for the North Pacific Right Whale

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of initiation of 5-year review; request for information.

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SUMMARY: NMFS announces a 5-year review of the North Pacific right 
whale (Eubalaena japonica) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(ESA), as amended. A 5-year review must be based on the best scientific 
and commercial data available at the time of the review; therefore, we 
are requesting submission of any such information on these whales that 
has become available since the last status review in 2012.

DATES: To allow us adequate time to conduct this review, we must 
receive your information no later than July 31, 2017. However, we will 
continue to accept new information about any listed species at any 
time.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this document, identified by 
NOAA-NMFS-2017-0046, by either of the following methods:
     Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public 
comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to 
www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2017-0046, click the 
``Comment Now!'' icon, complete the required fields, and enter or 
attach your comments.
     Mail: Submit written comments to Jon Kurland, Assistant 
Regional Administrator for Protected Resources, Alaska Region NMFS, 
Attn: Ellen Sebastian. Mail comments to P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 
99802-1668.

    Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other 
address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period, 
may not be considered by NMFS. All comments received are a part of the 
public record and will generally be posted for public viewing on 
www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying 
information (e.g., name, address), confidential information, or 
otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily by the sender 
will be publicly accessible. NMFS will accept anonymous comments (enter 
``N/A'' in the required fields if you wish to remain anonymous).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Verena Gill, NMFS Alaska Region, (907) 
271-1937, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the ESA requires that 
we conduct a review of listed species at least once every five years. 
The regulations in 50 CFR 424.21 require that we publish a notice in 
the Federal Register announcing species currently under active review. 
This notice announces our active review of North Pacific right whales, 
currently listed as endangered. To ensure that the 5-year review is 
complete and based on the best available scientific and commercial 
information, we are soliciting new information from the public, 
governmental agencies, Tribes, the scientific community, industry, 
environmental entities, and any other interested parties concerning the 
status of North Pacific right whales. Categories of requested 
information include: (1) Species biology and demographics (population 
trends, distribution, abundance, genetics, etc.); (2) habitat 
conditions (amount, distribution, suitability, quality, etc.); (3) 
conservation measures that have been implemented that benefit the 
species; (4) status and trends of threats; and (5) other new 
information, data, or corrections including, but not limited to, 
taxonomic or nomenclatural changes, identification of erroneous 
information contained in the list of threatened and endangered species, 
and improved analytical methods, if any. Any new information will be 
considered during the 5-year review and will also be useful in 
evaluating the ongoing recovery programs for these whales.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.

    Dated: June 26, 2017.
Catherine Marzin,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-13701 Filed 6-29-17; 8:45 am]
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NMFS will accept comments by one of the above methods BILLING CODE 3510–22–P to ensure that we receive, document, anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in and consider them. Comments sent by the required fields if you wish to remain any other method, to any other address DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE anonymous). or individual, or received after the end FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: of the comment period, may not be National Oceanic and Atmospheric Verena Gill, NMFS Alaska Region, (907) considered. All comments received are Administration 271–1937, verena.gill@noaa.gov. a part of the public record and will RIN 0648–XF425 generally be posted for public viewing SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section on http://www.regulations.gov without Endangered and Threatened Species; 4(c)(2)(A) of the ESA requires that we change. All personal identifying Initiation of 5-Year Review for the conduct a review of listed species at information (e.g., name, address, etc.), North Pacific Right Whale least once every five years. The confidential business information, or regulations in 50 CFR 424.21 require otherwise sensitive information AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries that we publish a notice in the Federal submitted voluntarily by the sender will Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Register announcing species currently be publicly accessible. We will accept under active review. This notice anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in Commerce. announces our active review of North the required fields if you wish to remain ACTION: Notice of initiation of 5-year review; request for information. Pacific right whales, currently listed as anonymous). endangered. To ensure that the 5-year SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: NMFS announces a 5-year review is complete and based on the Background review of the North Pacific right whale best available scientific and commercial (Eubalaena japonica) under the information, we are soliciting new Section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), information from the public, Act (ESA) (16 U.S.C. 1533(f)) requires as amended. A 5-year review must be governmental agencies, Tribes, the the Secretary to develop recovery plans based on the best scientific and scientific community, industry, for all species listed pursuant to the commercial data available at the time of environmental entities, and any other ESA, unless he/she finds that such a the review; therefore, we are requesting interested parties concerning the status plan will not promote the recovery of submission of any such information on of North Pacific right whales. Categories the species. Section 4(h) of the ESA requires the Secretary to establish a these whales that has become available of requested information include: (1) system for developing and since the last status review in 2012. Species biology and demographics implementing, on a priority basis, DATES: To allow us adequate time to (population trends, distribution, recovery plans under Section 4(f). We conduct this review, we must receive abundance, genetics, etc.); (2) habitat finalized guidance for prioritizing your information no later than July 31, conditions (amount, distribution, recovery plan development and 2017. However, we will continue to suitability, quality, etc.); (3) implementation on June 15, 1990 (55 FR accept new information about any listed conservation measures that have been 24296). However, through our species at any time. implemented that benefit the species; application of the Recovery Plan ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (4) status and trends of threats; and (5) Preparation and Implementation on this document, identified by NOAA– other new information, data, or Priorities and Recovery Plans (see parts NMFS–2017–0046, by either of the corrections including, but not limited ‘B’ and ‘C’ 55 FR 24296; June 15, 1990), following methods: • Electronic Submission: Submit all to, taxonomic or nomenclatural changes, we have determined that the guidelines electronic public comments via the identification of erroneous information contain vague definitions and lack sufficient detail regarding factors that Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to contained in the list of threatened and should be considered when evaluating www.regulations.gov/ endangered species, and improved threats and recovery potential. For these #!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2017- analytical methods, if any. Any new reasons, we published, on May 31, 2017 0046, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, information will be considered during (82 FR 24944), proposed revisions to the complete the required fields, and enter the 5-year review and will also be useful Recovery Plan Preparation and or attach your comments. in evaluating the ongoing recovery Implementation Priorities and Recovery • Mail: Submit written comments to programs for these whales. Plan parts of the 1990 Listing and Jon Kurland, Assistant Regional Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. Recovery Priority Guidelines. We Administrator for Protected Resources, solicited comments on the proposed Alaska Region NMFS, Attn: Ellen Dated: June 26, 2017. mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES revision to be submitted by June 30, Sebastian. Mail comments to P.O. Box Catherine Marzin, 2017. On June 14 and June 16, 2017, we 21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668. Acting Deputy Director, Office of Protected received requests to extend the public Instructions: Comments sent by any Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. comment period by an additional 30 other method, to any other address or [FR Doc. 2017–13701 Filed 6–29–17; 8:45 am] days and 90 days, respectively. Thus, individual, or received after the end of BILLING CODE 3510–22–P we are extending the public comment the comment period, may not be period through August 28, 2017. considered by NMFS. All comments VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:32 Jun 29, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\30JNN1.SGM 30JNN1


Document Created: 2017-06-30 06:01:02
Document Modified: 2017-06-30 06:01:02
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of initiation of 5-year review; request for information.
DatesTo allow us adequate time to conduct this review, we must receive your information no later than July 31, 2017. However, we will continue to accept new information about any listed species at any time.
ContactVerena Gill, NMFS Alaska Region, (907) 271-1937, [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 29842 
RIN Number0648-XF42
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