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50 CFR Part 17
[Docket No. FWS–HQ–ES–2015–0007;
4500030113]
RIN 1018–BA73
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Taxonomy of the Hawaiian
Monk Seal
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), are amending
the List of Endangered and Threatened
Wildlife to reflect the scientifically
accepted taxonomy and nomenclature of
the Hawaiian monk seal (Neomonachus
schauinslandi (=Monachus
schauinslandi)). This amendment is
based on a previously published
determination by the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Department of
Commerce, which has jurisdiction for
this species.
DATES: This rule is effective March 10,
2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean
Higgins, NMFS, Pacific Islands Regional
Office, (808) 725–5151; or Marta
Nammack, NMFS, Office of Protected
Resources, (301) 427–8469.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and Reorganization
Plan No. 4 of 1970 (35 FR 15627;
October 6, 1970), NMFS has jurisdiction
over the Hawaiian monk seal.
On November 17, 2014, NMFS
published a direct final rule (79 FR
68371) to announce the revised
taxonomy of the Hawaiian monk seal.
Because NMFS did not receive any
adverse comments during the first 30
days of the direct final rule’s comment
period, that direct final rule’s effective
date is January 16, 2015. Please refer to
that rule for information on the
taxonomy of the Hawaiian monk seal.
SUMMARY:
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While NMFS has jurisdiction over the
Hawaiian monk seal, we are responsible
for updating the List of Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife (List) in title 50 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at
50 CFR 17.11(h). This final rule is an
administrative action to adopt the
change already published by NMFS.
This action ensures that the List shows
the Hawaiian monk seal’s most recently
accepted scientific name in accordance
with 50 CFR 17.11(b).
Administrative Procedure Act
Because NMFS provided a public
comment period on the direct final rule
to update the taxonomy and
nomenclature of the Hawaiian monk
seal, and because this action of the
Service to amend the List in accordance
with the determination by NMFS is
nondiscretionary, the Service finds good
cause that the notice and public
comment procedures of 5 U.S.C. 553(b)
are unnecessary for this action. We also
find good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3)
to make this rule effective immediately.
This rule is an administrative action to
reflect the scientifically accepted
taxonomy and nomenclature of the
Hawaiian monk seal in the List of
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife at
50 CFR 17.11(h). The public would not
be served by delaying the effective date
of this rulemaking action.
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 17
Endangered and threatened species,
Exports, Imports, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements,
Transportation.
Regulation Promulgation
Accordingly, we amend part 17,
subchapter B of chapter I, title 50 of the
Code of Federal Regulations, as set forth
below:
PART 17—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 17
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361–1407; 1531–
1544; 4201–4245, unless otherwise noted.
2. Amend § 17.11(h) by revising the
entry for ‘‘Seal, Hawaiian monk’’ under
MAMMALS in the List of Endangered
and Threatened Wildlife to read as
follows:
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§ 17.11 Endangered and threatened
wildlife.
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Species
Historic range
Common name
Vertebrate population where endangered or threatened
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U.S.A. (HI) ..............
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Entire ......................
Scientific name
Status
When listed
Critical
habitat
Special
rules
MAMMALS
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Seal, Hawaiian monk
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Neomonachus
schauinslandi
(=Monachus
schauinslandi).
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RIN 0648–BE27
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;
Fisheries Off West Coast States;
Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery;
2015–2016 Biennial Specifications and
Management Measures; Amendment
24
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This final rule would
establish the 2015–2016 harvest
specifications and management
measures for groundfish taken in the
U.S. exclusive economic zone off the
coasts of Washington, Oregon, and
California, consistent with the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(MSA) and the Pacific Coast Groundfish
Fishery Management Plan (PCGFMP),
and approve Amendment 24 to the
PCGFMP. This final rule would also
revise the management measures that
are intended to keep the total catch of
each groundfish species or species
complex within the harvest
specifications. This action also includes
regulations to implement Amendment
24 to the PCGFMP, which establishes
default harvest control rules for setting
harvest specifications after 2015–2016.
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This final rule is effective March
10, 2015, except for the modifications to
sorting requirements at
§§ 660.130(d)(1)(i), 660.230(c)(2)(i), and
660.330(c)(2)(i), which are effective
April 1, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Information relevant to this
final rule and Amendment 24, which
includes a final environmental impact
statement (EIS), the Record of Decision
(ROD), a regulatory impact review (RIR),
final regulatory flexibility analysis
(FRFA), and amended PCGFMP, are
available from William Stelle, Regional
Administrator, West Coast Region,
NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE.,
Seattle, WA 98115–0070. Electronic
copies of this final rule are also
available at the NMFS West Coast
Region Web site: https://
www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov.
DATES:
Dated: February 25, 2015.
Stephen Guertin,
Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sarah Williams, phone: 206–526–4646,
fax: 206–526–6736, or email:
sarah.williams@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Access
This rule is accessible via the Internet
at the Office of the Federal Register Web
site at https://www.federalregister.gov.
Background information and documents
are available at the NMFS West Coast
Region Web site at https://
www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/
fisheries/groundfish/ and at
the Council’s Web site at https://
www.pcouncil.org.
Executive Summary
Purpose of the Regulatory Action
This final rule implements the 2015–
2016 harvest specifications and
management measures for groundfish
species taken in the U.S. exclusive
economic zone off the coasts of
Washington, Oregon, and California.
The purpose of this action is to conserve
and manage Pacific Coast groundfish
fishery resources to prevent overfishing,
to rebuild overfished stocks, to ensure
conservation, to facilitate long-term
protection of essential fish habitats
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(EFH), and to realize the full potential
of the Nation’s fishery resources. The
need for this action is to set catch limit
specifications for 2015–2016 consistent
with existing or revised harvest control
rules for all stocks, and establish
management measures designed to keep
catch within the appropriate limits.
These harvest specifications are set
consistent with the optimum yield (OY)
harvest management framework
described in Chapter 4 of the PCGFMP.
This final rule also implements
Amendment 24 to PCGFMP.
Amendment 24 establishes the default
harvest control rules used to determine
harvest specifications after 2015–2016.
This rule is authorized by 16 U.S.C.
1854–55 and by the PCGFMP.
Major Provisions
This final rule contains two types of
major provisions. The first are the
harvest specifications (overfishing limits
(OFLs), acceptable biological catches
(ABCs), and annual catch limits (ACLs)),
and the second are management
measures designed to keep fishing
mortality within the ACLs. The harvest
specifications (OFLs, ABCs, and ACLs)
in this rule have been developed
through a rigorous scientific review and
decision-making process, which is
described in detail in the proposed rule
for this action (80 FR 687, January 6,
2015) and is not repeated here.
In summary, the OFL is the maximum
sustainable yield (MSY) harvest level
and is an estimate of the catch level
above which overfishing is occurring.
OFLs are based on recommendations by
the Council’s Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) as the best scientific
information available. The ABC is an
annual catch specification that is the
stock or stock complex’s OFL reduced
by an amount associated with scientific
uncertainty. The SSC-recommended
method for incorporating scientific
uncertainty is referred to as the P starsigma approach and is discussed in
detail in the proposed and final rules for
the 2011–2012 (75 FR 67810, November
3, 2010 and 76 FR 27508, May 11, 2011)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 17
[Docket No. FWS-HQ-ES-2015-0007; 4500030113]
RIN 1018-BA73
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Taxonomy of the
Hawaiian Monk Seal
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are amending
the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife to reflect the
scientifically accepted taxonomy and nomenclature of the Hawaiian monk
seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi (=Monachus schauinslandi)). This
amendment is based on a previously published determination by the
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce, which has
jurisdiction for this species.
DATES: This rule is effective March 10, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean Higgins, NMFS, Pacific Islands
Regional Office, (808) 725-5151; or Marta Nammack, NMFS, Office of
Protected Resources, (301) 427-8469.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and Reorganization
Plan No. 4 of 1970 (35 FR 15627; October 6, 1970), NMFS has
jurisdiction over the Hawaiian monk seal.
On November 17, 2014, NMFS published a direct final rule (79 FR
68371) to announce the revised taxonomy of the Hawaiian monk seal.
Because NMFS did not receive any adverse comments during the first 30
days of the direct final rule's comment period, that direct final
rule's effective date is January 16, 2015. Please refer to that rule
for information on the taxonomy of the Hawaiian monk seal.
While NMFS has jurisdiction over the Hawaiian monk seal, we are
responsible for updating the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
(List) in title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR
17.11(h). This final rule is an administrative action to adopt the
change already published by NMFS. This action ensures that the List
shows the Hawaiian monk seal's most recently accepted scientific name
in accordance with 50 CFR 17.11(b).
Administrative Procedure Act
Because NMFS provided a public comment period on the direct final
rule to update the taxonomy and nomenclature of the Hawaiian monk seal,
and because this action of the Service to amend the List in accordance
with the determination by NMFS is nondiscretionary, the Service finds
good cause that the notice and public comment procedures of 5 U.S.C.
553(b) are unnecessary for this action. We also find good cause under 5
U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to make this rule effective immediately. This rule is
an administrative action to reflect the scientifically accepted
taxonomy and nomenclature of the Hawaiian monk seal in the List of
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife at 50 CFR 17.11(h). The public would
not be served by delaying the effective date of this rulemaking action.
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 17
Endangered and threatened species, Exports, Imports, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Transportation.
Regulation Promulgation
Accordingly, we amend part 17, subchapter B of chapter I, title 50
of the Code of Federal Regulations, as set forth below:
PART 17--[AMENDED]
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1. The authority citation for part 17 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361-1407; 1531-1544; 4201-4245, unless
otherwise noted.
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2. Amend Sec. 17.11(h) by revising the entry for ``Seal, Hawaiian
monk'' under MAMMALS in the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
to read as follows:
Sec. 17.11 Endangered and threatened wildlife.
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Species Vertebrate
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Historic range endangered or Status When listed habitat rules
Common name Scientific name threatened
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schauinslandi
(=Monachus
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Dated: February 25, 2015.
Stephen Guertin,
Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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