Endangered and Threatened Species; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Puget Sound/Georgia Basin Distinct Population Segments of Yelloweye Rockfish, Canary Rockfish and Bocaccio; Correction

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 30 (Friday, February 13, 2015)

Federal Register Volume 80, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 2015)

Rules and Regulations

Pages 7977-7979

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2015-03087

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Parts 223 and 224

Docket No. 130404330-5117-03

RIN 0648-BC76

Endangered and Threatened Species; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Puget Sound/Georgia Basin Distinct Population Segments of Yelloweye Rockfish, Canary Rockfish and Bocaccio; Correction

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

ACTION: Correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: This action corrects an omission in the final rule to designate critical habitat for three DPSs of rockfish from the Puget Sound/Georgia Basin. The final rule for ``Designation of Critical Habitat for the Puget Sound/Georgia Basin Distinct Population Segments of Yelloweye Rockfish, Canary Rockfish and Bocaccio'' failed to update the columns labeled ``Critical habitat,'' in the tables of threatened and endangered species to cross reference these new rules. Therefore, this document corrects the tables by citing the critical habitat designations in the columns of the tables.

DATES: This final rule is effective February 11, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Information regarding this final rule may be obtained by contacting NMFS, Endangered Species Division, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Dwayne Meadows, NMFS, Office of Protected Resources (301) 427-8403.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Need for Correction

In a final rule NMFS published on November 13, 2014 (79 FR 68041) to designate critical habitat for 3 DPSs of rockfishes, we did not update the columns labeled ``Critical habitat'' in the tables of threatened and endangered species in 50 CFR 223.102(e) and 50 CFR 224.101(h), respectively, to cross reference these new rules.

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List of Subjects

50 CFR Part 223

Endangered and threatened species, Exports, Imports, Transportation.

50 CFR Part 224

Administrative practice and procedure, Endangered and threatened species, Exports, Imports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Transportation.

For the reasons set out in the preamble, 50 CFR parts 223 and 224 are amended to read as follows:

PART 223--THREATENED MARINE AND ANADROMOUS SPECIES

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1. The authority citation for part 223 continues to read as follows:

   Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531-1543; subpart B, Sec. 223.201-202 also issued under 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 5503(d) for Sec. 223.206(d)(9).

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2. In Sec. 223.102(e), under the subheading ``Fishes'', revise the table entries for ``Rockfish, canary (Puget Sound/Georgia Basin DPS)'', and ``Rockfish, yelloweye (Puget Sound/Georgia Basin 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 Critical

   Description of listing habitat ESA rules

   Common name Scientific name listed entity determination(s)

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   Fishes

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   Rockfish, canary (Puget Sebastes Canary rockfish 75 FR 22276, Apr 226.224 NA.

   Sound/Georgia Basin DPS). pinniger. originating 28, 2010.

   from Puget

   Sound and the

   Georgia Basin.

   Rockfish, yelloweye (Puget Sebastes Yelloweye 75 FR 22276, Apr 226.224 NA.

   Sound/Georgia Basin DPS). ruberrimus. rockfish 28, 2010.

   originating

   from Puget

   Sound and the

   Georgia Basin.

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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).

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   PART 224--ENDANGERED MARINE AND ANADROMOUS SPECIES

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3. The authority citation for part 224 continues to read as follows:

   Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531-1543 and 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.

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4. In Sec. 224.101, paragraph (h), under the subheading ``Fishes'', revise the table entry for ``Bocaccio (Puget Sound/Georgia Basin 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 Critical

   Description of listing habitat ESA rules

   Common name Scientific name listed entity determination(s)

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   Fishes

   Bocaccio (Puget Sound/ Sebastes Bocaccio 75 FR 22276, Apr 226.224 NA.

   Georgia Basin DPS). paucispinis. originating 28, 2010.

   from Puget

   Sound and the

   Georgia Basin.

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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).

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   Dated: February 10, 2015.

   Samuel D. Rauch, III,

   Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service.

   FR Doc. 2015-03087 Filed 2-11-15; 8:45 am

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