Endangered and Threatened Species: Final Listing Determinations for Elkhorn Coral and Staghorn Coral; Correction, 38270-38277 [06-6017]
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not, however, whether the Commission
could apply the TOPUC principle to
TRS, but whether the rule the
Commission did adopt for TRS
(requiring payments into the Fund
based on international revenues) is
reasonable and in the public interest.
Accordingly, Telco Group’s request for
a declaratory ruling excluding
international services revenue from the
interstate contribution base is denied.
Telco Group also asserts that because it
does not receive any TRS funds, and
does minimal business in the United
States, it should not have to pay into the
Fund based on international revenues
‘‘in return for ‘benefits’ largely and
primarily enjoyed by other carriers.’’
Telco Reply Comments at 3–4. The
obligation to pay into the Fund,
however, is not tied to particular
benefits contributors may receive from
the Fund. Under the rules, a broad range
of interstate telecommunications
carriers are required to pay into the
Fund, regardless of whether they also
provide relay services paid for by the
Fund or otherwise ‘‘benefit’’ directly
from the provision of relay service. See
47 CFR 64.604(c)(5)(iii)(A) of the
Commission’s rules.
Telco Group’s request for waiver of
the interstate TRS assessment on its
international services revenue is also
denied. Although the Commission may
waive a provision of its rules for ‘‘good
cause shown,’’ 47 CFR 1.3 of the
Commission’s rules; see generally 2004
TRS Report and Order, 19 FCC Rcd at
12520, paragraph 110 (discussing
standard for waiving Commission rules),
Telco Group’s argument rests on the fact
that a high percent of its revenues
derive from international services and
therefore its TRS payment is
substantially higher that it would be if
international revenues were not
included and burdensome. See also
Petition at 9–10. As noted above,
however, because the Fund supports
both international and interstate TRS,
TRS assessments are based on both
international and interstate revenues,
and the fact that some contributors have
relatively more international revenues,
or more interstate revenues, is not
relevant to ensuring adequate funding
for these services.
Congressional Review Act
The Commission will not send a copy
of the Declaratory Ruling on
Reconsideration pursuant to the
Congressional Review Act because the
adopted rules are rules of particular
applicability. See 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
Ordering Clauses
Pursuant to the authority contained in
Section 225 of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 225, and
§§ 0.141, 0.361, and 1.108 of the
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 0.141,
0.361, and 1.108, the Declaratory Ruling
on Reconsideration is hereby denied.
Federal Communications Commission.
Monica S. Desai,
Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 06–6012 Filed 6–30–06; 12:30 pm]
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50 CFR Part 223
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Endangered and Threatened Species:
Final Listing Determinations for
Elkhorn Coral and Staghorn Coral;
Correction
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We, the National Marine
Fisheries Service, are correcting a
previously published Federal Register
rule that contained incorrect data. On
June 2, 2006, a correction was published
in the Federal Register to add citations
Species1
Citation(s) for Listing
Determination(s)
Where Listed
Common name
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(a) Marine Mammals
(1) Guadalupe fur seal
(2) Steller sea lion
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for elkhorn and staghorn corals to the
published table of threatened species.
The effective date for this correction
was inadvertently set for a date prior to
the effective date of the final rule to list
these corals as threatened under the
Endangered Species Act. In addition,
the citation for the North American
green sturgeon was inadvertently
omitted from the table. This rule
therefore serves to correct the effective
date of the June 2, 2006 rule and to add
the citation for green sturgeon to the
table of threatened species.
DATES: This correction is effective on
July 7, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marta Nammack or Lisa Manning,
(301)713–1401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the May
9, 2006, issue of the Federal Register,
we published a final rule to implement
our determination to list elkhorn
(Acropora palmata) and staghorn (A.
cervicornis) corals as threatened species
under the Endangered Species Act
(ESA) of 1973. The table printed in this
rule contained inadequate data and was
subsequently corrected in a June 2, 2006
Federal Register Notice. The effective
date of this correction, however, was
June 2, 2006, which was prior to the
effective date for the final rule to list
elkhorn and staghorn corals. In
addition, the June 2, 2006, correction
omitted the citation for the Southern
distinct population segment (DPS) of the
North American green sturgeon from the
table. Therefore in this rule, we seek to
correct the effective date of the June 2,
2006 correction and revise the table of
threatened species.
In rule document 06–4988 beginning
on page 31965 in the issue of Friday,
June 2, 2006, make the following
corrections:
I 1. On page 31965, in the third column,
under the DATES heading, ‘‘June 2,
2006’’ should read ‘‘July 7, 2006’’.
§ 223.102 [Corrected]
I 2. On pages 31966 through 31977,
correct the table in § 223.102 to read as
follows:
Scientific name
Citation for Critical
Habitat Designation
Arctocephalus
townsendi
Wherever found U.S.A. (Farallon Islands of CA) south to Mexico (Islas
Revillagigedo)
50 FR 51252; Dec 16,
1985
NA
Eumetopias jubatus
Eastern population, which consists
of all Steller sea lions from breeding
colonies located east of 144° W.
longitude
55 FR 13488; Apr 10,
1990
55 FR 50006; Dec 4,
1990
62 FR 30772; Jun 5,
1997
58 FR 45278; Aug 27,
1993
64 FR 14067; Mar 23,
1999
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Species1
Citation(s) for Listing
Determination(s)
Where Listed
Common name
Scientific name
38271
Citation for Critical
Habitat Designation
Chelonia mydas
Wherever found, except where listed as endangered under
§ 224.101(c); circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas and
oceans
43 FR 32808; Jul 28,
1978
63 FR 46701; Sep 2,
1998
64 FR 14067; Mar 23,
1999
(2) Loggerhead turtle 2
Caretta caretta
Wherever found; circumglobal in
tropical and temperate seas and
oceans
43 FR 32808; Jul 28,
1978
NA
(3) Olive ridley turtle 2
Lepidochelys olivacea
Wherever found, except where listed as endangered under
§ 224.101(c); circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas.
43 FR 32808; Jul 28,
1978
NA
(c) Fishes
(1) Green sturgeon southern DPS
Acipenser medirostris
U.S.A., CA. The southern DPS includes all spawning populations of
green sturgeon south of the Eel
River (exclusive), principally including the Sacramento River green
sturgeon spawning population.
71 FR 17757; April 7,
2006;
71 FR 19241; April 13,
2006
(2) Gulf sturgeon
Acipenser oxyrinchus
desotoi
Wherever found.
56 FR 49653; Sep 30,
1991
68 FR 13370; Mar 19,
2003
(3) Ozette Lake sockeye
Oncorhynchus nerka
U.S.A.- WA, including all naturally
spawned populations of sockeye
salmon in Ozette Lake and streams
and tributaries flowing into Ozette
Lake, Washington, as well as two
artificial propagation programs: the
Umbrella Creek and Big River sockeye hatchery programs.
64 FR 14528; Mar 25,
1999
70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
2005
70 FR 52630; Sep 2,
2005
(4) Central Valley
spring-run Chinook
Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha
U.S.A.- CA, including all naturally
spawned populations of spring-run
Chinook salmon in the Sacramento
River and its tributaries in California, including the Feather River,
as well as the Feather River Hatchery spring-run Chinook program.
64 FR 50394; Sep 16,
1999
70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
2005
70 FR 52488; Sep 2,
2005
(5) California Coastal
Chinook
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(b) Sea Turtles
(1) Green turtle 2
Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha
U.S.A.-CA, including all naturally
spawned populations of Chinook
salmon from rivers and streams
south of the Klamath River to the
Russian River, California, as well as
seven artificial propagation programs: the Humboldt Fish Action
Council (Freshwater Creek), Yager
Creek, Redwood Creek, Hollow
Tree, Van Arsdale Fish Station,
Mattole Salmon Group, and Mad
River Hatchery fall-run Chinook
hatchery programs.
64 FR 50394; Sep 16,
1999
70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
2005
70 FR 52488; Sep 2,
2005
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Species1
Citation(s) for Listing
Determination(s)
Where Listed
Common name
Scientific name
Citation for Critical
Habitat Designation
Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha
U.S.A.- OR, including all naturally
spawned populations of spring-run
Chinook salmon in the Clackamas
River and in the Willamette River,
and its tributaries, above Willamette
Falls, Oregon, as well as seven artificial propagation programs: the
McKenzie River Hatchery (Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife
(ODFW) stock #24), Marion Forks/
North Fork Santiam River (ODFW
stock #21), South Santiam Hatchery
(ODFW stock #23) in the South
Fork Santiam River, South Santiam
Hatchery in the Calapooia River,
South Santiam Hatchery in the
Mollala River, Willamette Hatchery
(ODFW stock # 22), and
Clackamas hatchery (ODFW stock
#19) spring-run Chinook hatchery
programs.
64 FR 14308; Mar. 24
1999
70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
2005
70 FR 52630; Sep 2,
2005
(7) Lower Columbia
River Chinook
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(6) Upper Willamette
River Chinook
Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha
U.S.A.- OR, WA, including all naturally spawned populations of Chinook salmon from the Columbia
River and its tributaries from its
mouth at the Pacific Ocean upstream to a transitional point between Washington and Oregon east
of the Hood River and the White
Salmon River, and includes the Willamette River to Willamette Falls,
Oregon, exclusive of spring-run Chinook salmon in the Clackamas
River, as well as seventeen artificial
propagation programs: the Sea Resources Tule Chinook Program, Big
Creek Tule Chinook Program,
Astoria High School (STEP) Tule
Chinook Program, Warrenton High
School (STEP) Tule Chinook Program, Elochoman River Tule Chinook Program, Cowlitz Tule Chinook Program, North Fork Toutle
Tule Chinook Program, Kalama
Tule Chinook Program, Washougal
River Tule Chinook Program,
Spring Creek NFH Tule Chinook
Program, Cowlitz spring Chinook
Program in the Upper Cowlitz River
and the Cispus River, Friends of
the Cowlitz spring Chinook Program, Kalama River spring Chinook
Program, Lewis River spring Chinook Program, Fish First spring
Chinook Program, and the Sandy
River Hatchery (ODFW stock #11)
Chinook hatchery programs.
64 FR 14308; Mar. 24,
1999
70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
2005
70 FR 52630; Sep 2,
2005
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Species1
Citation(s) for Listing
Determination(s)
Where Listed
Common name
Scientific name
38273
Citation for Critical
Habitat Designation
Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha
U.S.A.- WA, including all naturally
spawned populations of Chinook
salmon from rivers and streams
flowing into Puget Sound including
the Straits of Juan De Fuca from
the Elwha River, eastward, including rivers and streams flowing into
Hood Canal, South Sound, North
Sound and the Strait of Georgia in
Washington, as well as twenty-six
artificial propagation programs: the
Kendal Creek Hatchery,
Marblemount Hatchery (fall, spring
yearlings, spring subyearlings, and
summer run), Harvey Creek Hatchery, Whitehorse Springs Pond, Wallace River Hatchery (yearlings and
subyearlings), Tulalip Bay, Issaquah
Hatchery, Soos Creek Hatchery, Icy
Creek Hatchery, Keta Creek Hatchery, White River Hatchery, White
Acclimation Pond, Hupp Springs
Hatchery, Voights Creek Hatchery,
Diru Creek, Clear Creek, Kalama
Creek, George Adams Hatchery,
Rick’s Pond Hatchery, Hamma
Hamma Hatchery, Dungeness/Hurd
Creek Hatchery, Elwha Channel
Hatchery Chinook hatchery programs.
64 FR 14308; Mar. 24,
1999
70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
2005
70 FR 52630; Sep 2,
2005
(9) Snake River fall-run
Chinook
Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha
U.S.A.- OR, WA, ID, including all
naturally spawned populations of
fall-run Chinook salmon in the
mainstem Snake River below Hells
Canyon Dam, and in the Tucannon
River, Grande Ronde River, Imnaha
River, Salmon River, and Clearwater River, as well as four artificial
propagation programs: the Lyons
Ferry Hatchery, Fall Chinook Acclimation Ponds Program, Nez Perce
Tribal Hatchery, and Oxbow Hatchery fall-run Chinook hatchery programs.
57 FR 14653; Apr 22,
1992
57 FR 23458; Jun 3,
1992
70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
2005
58 FR 68543; Dec 28,
1993
(10) Snake River spring/
summer-run Chinook
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(8) Puget Sound Chinook
Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha
U.S.A.- OR, WA, ID, including all
naturally spawned populations of
spring/summer-run Chinook salmon
in the mainstem Snake River and
the Tucannon River, Grande Ronde
River, Imnaha River, and Salmon
River subbasins, as well as fifteen
artificial propagation programs: the
Tucannon River conventional
Hatchery, Tucannon River Captive
Broodstock Program, Lostine River,
Catherine Creek, Lookingglass
Hatchery, Upper Grande Ronde,
Imnaha River, Big Sheep Creek,
McCall Hatchery, Johnson Creek
Artificial Propagation Enhancement,
Lemhi River Captive Rearing Experiment, Pahsimeroi Hatchery, East
Fork Captive Rearing Experiment,
West Fork Yankee Fork Captive
Rearing Experiment, and the Sawtooth Hatchery spring/summer-run
Chinook hatchery programs.
57 FR 14653; Apr 22,
1992
57 FR 23458; Jun 3,
1992
70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
2005
58 FR 68543; Dec 28,
1993
64 FR 57399; Oct 25,
1999
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Species1
Citation(s) for Listing
Determination(s)
Where Listed
Common name
Scientific name
Citation for Critical
Habitat Designation
Oncorhynchus kisutch
U.S.A.- CA, OR, including all naturally spawned populations of coho
salmon in coastal streams between
Cape Blanco, Oregon, and Punta
Gorda, California, as well three artificial propagation programs: the
Cole Rivers Hatchery (ODFW stock
# 52), Trinity River Hatchery, and
Iron Gate Hatchery coho hatchery
programs.
62 FR 24588; May 6,
1997
70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
2005
64 FR 24049; May 5,
1999
(12) Lower Columbia
River coho
Oncorhynchus kisutch
U.S.A.- OR, WA, including all naturally spawned populations of coho
salmon in the Columbia River and
its tributaries in Washington and Oregon, from the mouth of the Columbia up to and including the Big
White Salmon and Hood Rivers,
and includes the Willamette River to
Willamette Falls, Oregon, as well as
twenty-five artificial propagation programs: the Grays River, Sea Resources Hatchery, Peterson Coho
Project, Big Creek Hatchery, Astoria
High School (STEP) Coho Program,
Warrenton High School (STEP)
Coho Program, Elochoman Type-S
Coho Program, Elochoman Type-N
Coho Program, Cathlamet High
School FFA Type-N Coho Program,
Cowlitz Type-N Coho Program in
the Upper and Lower Cowlitz Rivers, Cowlitz Game and Anglers
Coho Program, Friends of the Cowlitz Coho Program, North Fork
Toutle River Hatchery, Kalama
River Type-N Coho Program,
Kalama River Type-S Coho Program, Lewis River Type-N Coho
Program, Lewis River Type-S Coho
Program, Fish First Wild Coho Program, Fish First Type-N Coho Program, Syverson Project Type-N
Coho Program, Eagle Creek National Fish Hatchery, Sandy Hatchery, and the Bonneville/Cascade/
Oxbow complex coho hatchery programs.
70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
2005
NA
(13) Columbia River
chum
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(11) Southern Oregon/
Northern California
Coast coho
Oncorhynchus keta
U.S.A.- OR, WA, including all naturally spawned populations of chum
salmon in the Columbia River and
its tributaries in Washington and Oregon, as well as three artificial
propagation programs: the Chinook
River (Sea Resources Hatchery),
Grays River, and Washougal River/
Duncan Creek chum hatchery programs.
64 FR 14508; Mar. 25,
1999
70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
2005
70 FR 52630; Sep 2,
2005
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Species1
Citation(s) for Listing
Determination(s)
Where Listed
Common name
Scientific name
38275
Citation for Critical
Habitat Designation
Oncorhynchus keta
U.S.A.- WA, including all naturally
spawned populations of summerrun chum salmon in Hood Canal
and its tributaries as well as populations in Olympic Peninsula rivers
between Hood Canal and Dungeness Bay, Washington, as well as
eight artificial propagation programs: the Quilcene NFH, Hamma
Hamma Fish Hatchery, Lilliwaup
Creek Fish Hatchery, Union River/
Tahuya, Big Beef Creek Fish
Hatchery, Salmon Creek Fish
Hatchery, Chimacum Creek Fish
Hatchery, and the Jimmycomelately
Creek Fish Hatchery summer-run
chum hatchery programs.
64 FR 14508; Mar. 25,
1999
70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
2005
70 FR 52630; Sep 2,
2005
(15) South-Central California Coast
Steelhead
Oncorhynchus mykiss
U.S.A.- CA, including all naturally
spawned populations of steelhead
(and their progeny) in streams from
the Pajaro River (inclusive), located
in Santa Cruz County, California, to
(but not including) the Santa Maria
River.
62 FR 43937; Aug 18,
1997
71 FR 834; January 5,
2006
70 FR 52488; Sep 2,
2005
(16) Central California
Coast Steelhead
Oncorhynchus mykiss
U.S.A.- CA, including all naturally
spawned populations of steelhead
(and their progeny) in streams from
the Russian River to Aptos Creek,
Santa Cruz County, Californian (inclusive), and the drainages of San
Francisco and San Pablo Bays
eastward to the Napa River (inclusive), Napa County, California. Excludes the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Basin of the Central Valley of California.
62 FR 43937; Aug 18,
1997
71 FR 834; January 5,
2006
70 FR 52488; Sep 2,
2005
(17) California Central
Valley Steelhead
Oncorhynchus mykiss
U.S.A.- CA, including all naturally
spawned populations of steelhead
(and their progeny) in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers
and their tributaries, excluding
steelhead from San Francisco and
San Pablo Bays and their tributaries.
63 FR 13347; Mar. 19,
1998
71 FR 834; January 5,
2006
70 FR 52488; Sep 2,
2005
(18) Northern California
Steelhead
Oncorhynchus mykiss
U.S.A.- CA, including all naturally
spawned populations of steelhead
(and their progeny) in California
coastal river basins from Redwood
Creek in Humboldt County, California, to the Gualala River, inclusive, in Mendocino County, California.
65 FR 36074; June 7,
2000
71 FR 834; January 5,
2006
70 FR 52488; Sep 2,
2005
(19) Upper Willamette
River Steelhead
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(14) Hood Canal summer-run chum
Oncorhynchus mykiss
U.S.A.- OR, including all naturally
spawned populations of winter-run
steelhead in the Willamette River,
Oregon, and its tributaries upstream
from Willamette Falls to the
Calapooia River, inclusive.
62 FR 43937; Aug 18,
1997
71 FR 834; January 5,
2006
70 FR 52630; Sep 2,
2005
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Citation(s) for Listing
Determination(s)
Where Listed
Common name
Scientific name
Citation for Critical
Habitat Designation
(20) Lower Columbia
River Steelhead
Oncorhynchus mykiss
U.S.A.- OR, WA, including all naturally spawned populations of
steelhead (and their progeny) in
streams and tributaries to the Columbia River between the Cowlitz
and Wind Rivers, Washington, inclusive, and the Willamette and
Hood Rivers, Oregon, inclusive. Excluded are steelhead in the upper
Willamette River Basin above Willamette Falls, Oregon, and from the
Little and Big White Salmon Rivers,
Washington.
63 FR 13347; Mar 19,
1998
71 FR 834; January 5,
2006
70 FR 52630; Sep 2,
2005
(21) Middle Columbia
River Steelhead
Oncorhynchus mykiss
U.S.A.- OR, WA, including all naturally spawned populations of
steelhead in streams from above
the Wind River, Washington, and
the Hood River, Oregon (exclusive),
upstream to, and including, the
Yakima River, Washington. Excluded are steelhead from the
Snake River Basin.
57 FR 14517; Mar 25,
1999
71 FR 834; January 5,
2006
70 FR 52630; Sep 2,
2005
(22) Snake River Basin
Steelhead
Oncorhynchus mykiss
U.S.A.- OR, WA, ID, including all
naturally spawned populations of
steelhead (and their progeny) in
streams in the Snake River Basin of
southeast Washington, northeast
Oregon, and Idaho.
62 FR 43937; Aug 18,
1997
71 FR 834; January 5,
2006
70 FR 52630; Sep 2,
2005
(1) Elkhorn coral
Acropora palmata
Wherever found. Includes United
States Florida, Puerto Rico, U.S.
Virgin Islands, Navassa; and wider
Caribbean Belize, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela
and all the islands of the West Indies.
71 FR 26852, May 9,
2006
NA
(2) Staghorn coral
Acropora cervicornis
Wherever found. Includes United
States Florida, Puerto Rico, U.S.
Virgin Islands, Navassa; and wider
Caribbean Belize, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela
and all the islands of the West Indies.
71 FR 26852, May 9,
2006
NA
Halophila johnsonii
Wherever found. U.S.A. - Southeastern FL between Sebastian Inlet
and north Biscayne Bay.
63 FR 49035; Sep 14,
1998
65 FR 17786; Apr 5,
2000
(d) Marine Invertebrates
(e) Marine Plants
(1) Johnson’s seagrass
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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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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531–1543; subpart B,
§ 223.201–202 also issued under 16 U.S.C.
1361 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 5503(d) for
§ 223.206(d)(9).
Dated: June 27, 2006.
John Oliver,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Operations, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 06–6017 Filed 7–5–06; 8:45 am]
normal business hours at the National
Marine Fisheries Service, Protected
Resources Division, Alaska Region,709
W. 9th Street, Juneau, AK. The final rule,
maps, and other materials relating to
this proposal can be found on the NMFS
Alaska Region website https://
www.fakr.noaa.gov/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brad
Smith, (907) 271–3023, or Marta
Nammack, (301) 713–1401.
BILLING CODE 3510–22–S
The
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended [16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.] (ESA),
grants authority to and imposes
requirements upon Federal agencies
regarding endangered or threatened
species of fish, wildlife, or plants, and
habitats of such species that have been
designated as critical. The U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (FWS) and the NMFS
share responsibility for administering
the ESA. Endangered and threatened
species under the jurisdiction of NMFS
are found in 50 CFR 224.101 and
223.102, and include the endangered
northern right whale.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 226
[Docket No. 051018271–6157–02; I.D.
101405C]
RIN 0648–AT84
Endangered and Threatened Species;
Revision of Critical Habitat for the
Northern Right Whale in the Pacific
Ocean
National Marine Fisheries
Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
wwhite on PROD1PC61 with RULES
AGENCY:
Background and Previous Federal
Actions
SUMMARY: We, the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS), issue a final
rule to revise the current critical habitat
for the northern right whale (Eubalaena
glacialis) by designating additional
areas within the North Pacific Ocean.
Two specific areas are designated, one
in the Gulf of Alaska and another in the
Bering Sea, comprising a total of
approximately 95,200 square kilometers
(36,750 square miles) of marine habitat.
As described in the impacts analysis
prepared for this action, we considered
the economic impacts, impacts to
national security, and other relevant
impacts and concluded that the benefits
of exclusion of any area from the critical
habitat designation do not outweigh the
benefits of inclusion. As a result, we did
not exclude any areas from the
designation. We solicited information
and comments from the public in a
proposed rule. This final rule is being
issued to meet the deadline established
in a remand order of the United States
District Court for the Northern District
of California.
DATES: This rule becomes effective
August 7, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Comments and materials
received, as well as supporting
documentation used in the preparation
of this final rule, are available for public
inspection by appointment during
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The northern right whale is a member
of the family Balaenidae and is closely
related to the right whales that inhabit
the Southern Hemisphere. Right whales
are large baleen whales that grow to
lengths and weights exceeding 18
meters and 100 tons, respectively. They
are filter feeders whose prey consists
exclusively of zooplankton. Right
whales attain sexual maturity at an
average age of 8–10 years, and females
produce a single calf at intervals of 3–
5 years (Kraus et al., 2001). Their life
expectancy is unclear, but is known to
reach 70 years in some cases (Hamilton
et al., 1998; Kenney, 2002).
Right whales are generally migratory,
with at least a portion of the population
moving between summer feeding
grounds in temperate or high latitudes
and winter calving areas in warmer
waters (Kraus et al., 1986; Clapham et
al., 2004). In the North Pacific,
individuals have been observed feeding
in the Gulf of Alaska, the Bering Sea and
the Sea of Okhotsk. Although a general
northward movement is evident in
spring and summer, it is unclear
whether the entire population
undertakes a predictable seasonal
migration, and the location of calving
grounds remains completely unknown
(Scarff, 1986; Scarff, 1991; Brownell et
al., 2001; Clapham et al., 2004; Shelden
et al., 2005). Further details of
occurrence and distribution are
provided below.
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In the North Pacific, whaling for right
whales began in the Gulf of Alaska
(known to whalers as the ‘‘Northwest
Ground’’) in 1835 (Webb, 1988). Right
whales were extensively hunted in the
western North Pacific in the latter half
of the 19th century, and by 1900 were
scarce throughout their range. Right
whales were protected worldwide in
1935 through a League of Nations
agreement. However, because neither
Japan nor the USSR signed this
agreement, both nations asserted
authority to continue hunting right
whales until 1949 when the newlycreated International Whaling
Commission (IWC) endorsed this ban.
Despite this ban, a total of 23 North
Pacific right whales were legally killed
by Japan and the USSR under Article
VIII of the International Convention for
the Regulation of Whaling (1946), which
permits the taking of whales for
scientific research purposes. However, it
is now known that the USSR illegally
caught many right whales in the North
Pacific (Doroshenko, 2000; Brownell et
al., 2001). In the eastern North Pacific,
372 right whales were killed by the
Soviets between 1963 and 1967; of
these, 251 were taken in the Gulf of
Alaska south of Kodiak, and 121 in the
southeastern Bering Sea (SEBS). These
takes devastated a population that,
while undoubtedly small, may have
been undergoing a slow recovery
(Brownell et al., 2001).
As a result of this historic and recent
hunting, right whales today are among
the most endangered of all whales
worldwide. Right whales were listed in
1970 following passage of the
Endangered Species Conservation Act
(ESCA) of 1969, and automatically
granted endangered status when the
ESCA was repealed and replaced by the
ESA. Right whales are also protected
under the Marine Mammal Protection
Act of 1972. We issued a Recovery Plan
for the northern right whale in 1991,
which covered both the North Atlantic
and North Pacific (NMFS, 1991). Some
researchers consider the North Pacific
right whale to exist in discrete eastern
and western populations. Brownell et
al. (2001) noted that there was no
evidence for exchange between the
western and eastern Pacific, and that the
two populations had different recovery
histories; consequently, they argued that
these stocks should be treated as
separate for the purpose of management,
a division which we have acknowledged
in Stock Assessment Reports (Angliss
and Lodge, 2004).
In the western North Pacific (the Sea
of Okhotsk and adjacent areas), current
abundance is unknown but is probably
in the low to mid-hundreds (Brownell et
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 223
[I.D. No. 060204C]
Endangered and Threatened Species: Final Listing Determinations
for Elkhorn Coral and Staghorn Coral; Correction
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: We, the National Marine Fisheries Service, are correcting a
previously published Federal Register rule that contained incorrect
data. On June 2, 2006, a correction was published in the Federal
Register to add citations for elkhorn and staghorn corals to the
published table of threatened species. The effective date for this
correction was inadvertently set for a date prior to the effective date
of the final rule to list these corals as threatened under the
Endangered Species Act. In addition, the citation for the North
American green sturgeon was inadvertently omitted from the table. This
rule therefore serves to correct the effective date of the June 2, 2006
rule and to add the citation for green sturgeon to the table of
threatened species.
DATES: This correction is effective on July 7, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marta Nammack or Lisa Manning,
(301)713-1401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the May 9, 2006, issue of the Federal
Register, we published a final rule to implement our determination to
list elkhorn (Acropora palmata) and staghorn (A. cervicornis) corals as
threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973. The
table printed in this rule contained inadequate data and was
subsequently corrected in a June 2, 2006 Federal Register Notice. The
effective date of this correction, however, was June 2, 2006, which was
prior to the effective date for the final rule to list elkhorn and
staghorn corals. In addition, the June 2, 2006, correction omitted the
citation for the Southern distinct population segment (DPS) of the
North American green sturgeon from the table. Therefore in this rule,
we seek to correct the effective date of the June 2, 2006 correction
and revise the table of threatened species.
In rule document 06-4988 beginning on page 31965 in the issue of
Friday, June 2, 2006, make the following corrections:
0
1. On page 31965, in the third column, under the DATES heading, ``June
2, 2006'' should read ``July 7, 2006''.
Sec. 223.102 [Corrected]
0
2. On pages 31966 through 31977, correct the table in Sec. 223.102 to
read as follows:
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Species\1\ Citation(s) for Citation for
--------------------------------------------------- Where Listed Listing Critical Habitat
Common name Scientific name Determination(s) Designation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(a) Marine Mammals ............... ................. .................... ...................
(1) Guadalupe fur seal Arctocephalus Wherever found 50 FR 51252; Dec 16, NA
townsendi U.S.A. (Farallon 1985
Islands of CA)
south to Mexico
(Islas
Revillagigedo)
............... ................. .................... ...................
(2) Steller sea lion Eumetopias Eastern 55 FR 13488; Apr 10, 58 FR 45278; Aug
jubatus population, 1990 27, 1993
which consists 55 FR 50006; Dec 4, 64 FR 14067; Mar
of all Steller 1990 23, 1999
sea lions from 62 FR 30772; Jun 5,
breeding 1997
colonies located
east of 144[deg]
W. longitude
[[Page 38271]]
(b) Sea Turtles ............... ................. .................... ...................
(1) Green turtle \2\ Chelonia mydas Wherever found, 43 FR 32808; Jul 28, 63 FR 46701; Sep 2,
except where 1978 1998
listed as 64 FR 14067; Mar
endangered under 23, 1999
Sec.
224.101(c);
circumglobal in
tropical and
temperate seas
and oceans
............... ................. .................... ...................
(2) Loggerhead turtle \2\ Caretta caretta Wherever found; 43 FR 32808; Jul 28, NA
circumglobal in 1978
tropical and
temperate seas
and oceans
............... ................. .................... ...................
(3) Olive ridley turtle \2\ Lepidochelys Wherever found, 43 FR 32808; Jul 28, NA
olivacea except where 1978
listed as
endangered under
Sec.
224.101(c);
circumglobal in
tropical and
temperate seas.
(c) Fishes ............... ................. .................... ...................
(1) Green sturgeon - southern DPS Acipenser U.S.A., CA. The 71 FR 17757; April ...................
medirostris southern DPS 7, 2006;
includes all 71 FR 19241; April
spawning 13, 2006
populations of
green sturgeon
south of the Eel
River
(exclusive),
principally
including the
Sacramento River
green sturgeon
spawning
population.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(2) Gulf sturgeon Acipenser Wherever found. 56 FR 49653; Sep 30, 68 FR 13370; Mar
oxyrinchus 1991 19, 2003
desotoi
............... ................. .................... ...................
(3) Ozette Lake sockeye Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- WA, 64 FR 14528; Mar 25, 70 FR 52630; Sep 2,
nerka including all 1999 2005
naturally 70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
spawned 2005
populations of
sockeye salmon
in Ozette Lake
and streams and
tributaries
flowing into
Ozette Lake,
Washington, as
well as two
artificial
propagation
programs: the
Umbrella Creek
and Big River
sockeye hatchery
programs.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(4) Central Valley spring-run Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- CA, 64 FR 50394; Sep 16, 70 FR 52488; Sep 2,
Chinook tshawytscha including all 1999 2005
naturally 70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
spawned 2005
populations of
spring-run
Chinook salmon
in the
Sacramento River
and its
tributaries in
California,
including the
Feather River,
as well as the
Feather River
Hatchery spring-
run Chinook
program.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(5) California Coastal Chinook Oncorhynchus U.S.A.-CA, 64 FR 50394; Sep 16, 70 FR 52488; Sep 2,
tshawytscha including all 1999 2005
naturally 70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
spawned 2005
populations of
Chinook salmon
from rivers and
streams south of
the Klamath
River to the
Russian River,
California, as
well as seven
artificial
propagation
programs: the
Humboldt Fish
Action Council
(Freshwater
Creek), Yager
Creek, Redwood
Creek, Hollow
Tree, Van
Arsdale Fish
Station, Mattole
Salmon Group,
and Mad River
Hatchery fall-
run Chinook
hatchery
programs.
[[Page 38272]]
............... ................. .................... ...................
(6) Upper Willamette River Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- OR, 64 FR 14308; Mar. 24 70 FR 52630; Sep 2,
Chinook tshawytscha including all 1999 2005
naturally 70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
spawned 2005
populations of
spring-run
Chinook salmon
in the Clackamas
River and in the
Willamette
River, and its
tributaries,
above Willamette
Falls, Oregon,
as well as seven
artificial
propagation
programs: the
McKenzie River
Hatchery (Oregon
Department of
Fish and
Wildlife (ODFW)
stock 24), Marion
Forks/North Fork
Santiam River
(ODFW stock
21),
South Santiam
Hatchery (ODFW
stock 23) in the
South Fork
Santiam River,
South Santiam
Hatchery in the
Calapooia River,
South Santiam
Hatchery in the
Mollala River,
Willamette
Hatchery (ODFW
stock
22), and
Clackamas
hatchery (ODFW
stock 19) spring-run
Chinook hatchery
programs.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(7) Lower Columbia River Chinook Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- OR, WA, 64 FR 14308; Mar. 70 FR 52630; Sep 2,
tshawytscha including all 24, 1999 2005
naturally 70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
spawned 2005
populations of
Chinook salmon
from the
Columbia River
and its
tributaries from
its mouth at the
Pacific Ocean
upstream to a
transitional
point between
Washington and
Oregon east of
the Hood River
and the White
Salmon River,
and includes the
Willamette River
to Willamette
Falls, Oregon,
exclusive of
spring-run
Chinook salmon
in the Clackamas
River, as well
as seventeen
artificial
propagation
programs: the
Sea Resources
Tule Chinook
Program, Big
Creek Tule
Chinook Program,
Astoria High
School (STEP)
Tule Chinook
Program,
Warrenton High
School (STEP)
Tule Chinook
Program,
Elochoman River
Tule Chinook
Program, Cowlitz
Tule Chinook
Program, North
Fork Toutle Tule
Chinook Program,
Kalama Tule
Chinook Program,
Washougal River
Tule Chinook
Program, Spring
Creek NFH Tule
Chinook Program,
Cowlitz spring
Chinook Program
in the Upper
Cowlitz River
and the Cispus
River, Friends
of the Cowlitz
spring Chinook
Program, Kalama
River spring
Chinook Program,
Lewis River
spring Chinook
Program, Fish
First spring
Chinook Program,
and the Sandy
River Hatchery
(ODFW stock
11)
Chinook hatchery
programs.
[[Page 38273]]
............... ................. .................... ...................
(8) Puget Sound Chinook Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- WA, 64 FR 14308; Mar. 70 FR 52630; Sep 2,
tshawytscha including all 24, 1999 2005
naturally 70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
spawned 2005
populations of
Chinook salmon
from rivers and
streams flowing
into Puget Sound
including the
Straits of Juan
De Fuca from the
Elwha River,
eastward,
including rivers
and streams
flowing into
Hood Canal,
South Sound,
North Sound and
the Strait of
Georgia in
Washington, as
well as twenty-
six artificial
propagation
programs: the
Kendal Creek
Hatchery,
Marblemount
Hatchery (fall,
spring
yearlings,
spring
subyearlings,
and summer run),
Harvey Creek
Hatchery,
Whitehorse
Springs Pond,
Wallace River
Hatchery
(yearlings and
subyearlings),
Tulalip Bay,
Issaquah
Hatchery, Soos
Creek Hatchery,
Icy Creek
Hatchery, Keta
Creek Hatchery,
White River
Hatchery, White
Acclimation
Pond, Hupp
Springs
Hatchery,
Voights Creek
Hatchery, Diru
Creek, Clear
Creek, Kalama
Creek, George
Adams Hatchery,
Rick's Pond
Hatchery, Hamma
Hamma Hatchery,
Dungeness/Hurd
Creek Hatchery,
Elwha Channel
Hatchery Chinook
hatchery
programs.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(9) Snake River fall-run Chinook Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- OR, WA, 57 FR 14653; Apr 22, 58 FR 68543; Dec
tshawytscha ID, including 1992 28, 1993
all naturally 57 FR 23458; Jun 3,
spawned 1992
populations of 70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
fall-run Chinook 2005
salmon in the
mainstem Snake
River below
Hells Canyon
Dam, and in the
Tucannon River,
Grande Ronde
River, Imnaha
River, Salmon
River, and
Clearwater
River, as well
as four
artificial
propagation
programs: the
Lyons Ferry
Hatchery, Fall
Chinook
Acclimation
Ponds Program,
Nez Perce Tribal
Hatchery, and
Oxbow Hatchery
fall-run Chinook
hatchery
programs.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(10) Snake River spring/summer- Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- OR, WA, 57 FR 14653; Apr 22, 58 FR 68543; Dec
run Chinook tshawytscha ID, including 1992 28, 1993
all naturally 57 FR 23458; Jun 3, 64 FR 57399; Oct
spawned 1992 25, 1999
populations of 70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
spring/summer- 2005
run Chinook
salmon in the
mainstem Snake
River and the
Tucannon River,
Grande Ronde
River, Imnaha
River, and
Salmon River
subbasins, as
well as fifteen
artificial
propagation
programs: the
Tucannon River
conventional
Hatchery,
Tucannon River
Captive
Broodstock
Program, Lostine
River, Catherine
Creek,
Lookingglass
Hatchery, Upper
Grande Ronde,
Imnaha River,
Big Sheep Creek,
McCall Hatchery,
Johnson Creek
Artificial
Propagation
Enhancement,
Lemhi River
Captive Rearing
Experiment,
Pahsimeroi
Hatchery, East
Fork Captive
Rearing
Experiment, West
Fork Yankee Fork
Captive Rearing
Experiment, and
the Sawtooth
Hatchery spring/
summer-run
Chinook hatchery
programs.
[[Page 38274]]
............... ................. .................... ...................
(11) Southern Oregon/Northern Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- CA, OR, 62 FR 24588; May 6, 64 FR 24049; May 5,
California Coast coho kisutch including all 1997 1999
naturally 70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
spawned 2005
populations of
coho salmon in
coastal streams
between Cape
Blanco, Oregon,
and Punta Gorda,
California, as
well three
artificial
propagation
programs: the
Cole Rivers
Hatchery (ODFW
stock
52), Trinity
River Hatchery,
and Iron Gate
Hatchery coho
hatchery
programs.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(12) Lower Columbia River coho Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- OR, WA, 70 FR 37160; Jun 28, NA
kisutch including all 2005
naturally
spawned
populations of
coho salmon in
the Columbia
River and its
tributaries in
Washington and
Oregon, from the
mouth of the
Columbia up to
and including
the Big White
Salmon and Hood
Rivers, and
includes the
Willamette River
to Willamette
Falls, Oregon,
as well as
twenty-five
artificial
propagation
programs: the
Grays River, Sea
Resources
Hatchery,
Peterson Coho
Project, Big
Creek Hatchery,
Astoria High
School (STEP)
Coho Program,
Warrenton High
School (STEP)
Coho Program,
Elochoman Type-S
Coho Program,
Elochoman Type-N
Coho Program,
Cathlamet High
School FFA Type-
N Coho Program,
Cowlitz Type-N
Coho Program in
the Upper and
Lower Cowlitz
Rivers, Cowlitz
Game and Anglers
Coho Program,
Friends of the
Cowlitz Coho
Program, North
Fork Toutle
River Hatchery,
Kalama River
Type-N Coho
Program, Kalama
River Type-S
Coho Program,
Lewis River Type-
N Coho Program,
Lewis River Type-
S Coho Program,
Fish First Wild
Coho Program,
Fish First Type-
N Coho Program,
Syverson Project
Type-N Coho
Program, Eagle
Creek National
Fish Hatchery,
Sandy Hatchery,
and the
Bonneville/
Cascade/Oxbow
complex coho
hatchery
programs.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(13) Columbia River chum Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- OR, WA, 64 FR 14508; Mar. 70 FR 52630; Sep 2,
keta including all 25, 1999 2005
naturally 70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
spawned 2005
populations of
chum salmon in
the Columbia
River and its
tributaries in
Washington and
Oregon, as well
as three
artificial
propagation
programs: the
Chinook River
(Sea Resources
Hatchery), Grays
River, and
Washougal River/
Duncan Creek
chum hatchery
programs.
[[Page 38275]]
............... ................. .................... ...................
(14) Hood Canal summer-run chum Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- WA, 64 FR 14508; Mar. 70 FR 52630; Sep 2,
keta including all 25, 1999 2005
naturally 70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
spawned 2005
populations of
summer-run chum
salmon in Hood
Canal and its
tributaries as
well as
populations in
Olympic
Peninsula rivers
between Hood
Canal and
Dungeness Bay,
Washington, as
well as eight
artificial
propagation
programs: the
Quilcene NFH,
Hamma Hamma Fish
Hatchery,
Lilliwaup Creek
Fish Hatchery,
Union River/
Tahuya, Big Beef
Creek Fish
Hatchery, Salmon
Creek Fish
Hatchery,
Chimacum Creek
Fish Hatchery,
and the
Jimmycomelately
Creek Fish
Hatchery summer-
run chum
hatchery
programs.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(15) South-Central California Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- CA, 62 FR 43937; Aug 18, 70 FR 52488; Sep 2,
Coast Steelhead mykiss including all 1997 2005
naturally 71 FR 834; January
spawned 5, 2006
populations of
steelhead (and
their progeny)
in streams from
the Pajaro River
(inclusive),
located in Santa
Cruz County,
California, to
(but not
including) the
Santa Maria
River.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(16) Central California Coast Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- CA, 62 FR 43937; Aug 18, 70 FR 52488; Sep 2,
Steelhead mykiss including all 1997 2005
naturally 71 FR 834; January
spawned 5, 2006
populations of
steelhead (and
their progeny)
in streams from
the Russian
River to Aptos
Creek, Santa
Cruz County,
Californian
(inclusive), and
the drainages of
San Francisco
and San Pablo
Bays eastward to
the Napa River
(inclusive),
Napa County,
California.
Excludes the
Sacramento-San
Joaquin River
Basin of the
Central Valley
of California.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(17) California Central Valley Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- CA, 63 FR 13347; Mar. 70 FR 52488; Sep 2,
Steelhead mykiss including all 19, 1998 2005
naturally 71 FR 834; January
spawned 5, 2006
populations of
steelhead (and
their progeny)
in the
Sacramento and
San Joaquin
Rivers and their
tributaries,
excluding
steelhead from
San Francisco
and San Pablo
Bays and their
tributaries.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(18) Northern California Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- CA, 65 FR 36074; June 7, 70 FR 52488; Sep 2,
Steelhead mykiss including all 2000 2005
naturally 71 FR 834; January
spawned 5, 2006
populations of
steelhead (and
their progeny)
in California
coastal river
basins from
Redwood Creek in
Humboldt County,
California, to
the Gualala
River,
inclusive, in
Mendocino
County,
California.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(19) Upper Willamette River Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- OR, 62 FR 43937; Aug 18, 70 FR 52630; Sep 2,
Steelhead mykiss including all 1997 2005
naturally 71 FR 834; January
spawned 5, 2006
populations of
winter-run
steelhead in the
Willamette
River, Oregon,
and its
tributaries
upstream from
Willamette Falls
to the Calapooia
River,
inclusive.
[[Page 38276]]
............... ................. .................... ...................
(20) Lower Columbia River Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- OR, WA, 63 FR 13347; Mar 19, 70 FR 52630; Sep 2,
Steelhead mykiss including all 1998 2005
naturally 71 FR 834; January
spawned 5, 2006
populations of
steelhead (and
their progeny)
in streams and
tributaries to
the Columbia
River between
the Cowlitz and
Wind Rivers,
Washington,
inclusive, and
the Willamette
and Hood Rivers,
Oregon,
inclusive.
Excluded are
steelhead in the
upper Willamette
River Basin
above Willamette
Falls, Oregon,
and from the
Little and Big
White Salmon
Rivers,
Washington.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(21) Middle Columbia River Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- OR, WA, 57 FR 14517; Mar 25, 70 FR 52630; Sep 2,
Steelhead mykiss including all 1999 2005
naturally 71 FR 834; January
spawned 5, 2006
populations of
steelhead in
streams from
above the Wind
River,
Washington, and
the Hood River,
Oregon
(exclusive),
upstream to, and
including, the
Yakima River,
Washington.
Excluded are
steelhead from
the Snake River
Basin.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(22) Snake River Basin Steelhead Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- OR, WA, 62 FR 43937; Aug 18, 70 FR 52630; Sep 2,
mykiss ID, including 1997 2005
all naturally 71 FR 834; January
spawned 5, 2006
populations of
steelhead (and
their progeny)
in streams in
the Snake River
Basin of
southeast
Washington,
northeast
Oregon, and
Idaho.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(d) Marine Invertebrates ............... ................. .................... ...................
............... ................. .................... ...................
(1) Elkhorn coral Acropora Wherever found. 71 FR 26852, May 9, NA
palmata Includes United 2006
States Florida,
Puerto Rico,
U.S. Virgin
Islands,
Navassa; and
wider Caribbean
Belize,
Colombia, Costa
Rica, Guatemala,
Honduras,
Mexico,
Nicaragua,
Panama,
Venezuela and
all the islands
of the West
Indies.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(2) Staghorn coral Acropora Wherever found. 71 FR 26852, May 9, NA
cervicornis Includes United 2006
States Florida,
Puerto Rico,
U.S. Virgin
Islands,
Navassa; and
wider Caribbean
Belize,
Colombia, Costa
Rica, Guatemala,
Honduras,
Mexico,
Nicaragua,
Panama,
Venezuela and
all the islands
of the West
Indies.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(e) Marine Plants ............... ................. .................... ...................
............... ................. .................... ...................
(1) Johnson's seagrass Halophila Wherever found. 63 FR 49035; Sep 14, 65 FR 17786; Apr 5,
johnsonii U.S.A. - 1998 2000
Southeastern FL
between
Sebastian Inlet
and north
Biscayne Bay.
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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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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).
Dated: June 27, 2006.
John Oliver,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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