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Richard T. Cardinale,
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Administration
50 CFR Part 223
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policy they raise.’’ In accordance with
this memorandum, this action delays
the final rule NMFS published on
January 19, 2017, at 82 FR 6309, until
March 21, 2017.
RIN 0648–XD771
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 223
Endangered and threatened species,
Exports, Imports, Transportation.
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Final Rule To List Two
Guitarfishes as Threatened Under the
Endangered Species Act
Dated: February 3, 2017.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[Docket No. 150211138–7024–02]
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective
date.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
memorandum of January 20, 2017, from
the Assistant to the President and Chief
of Staff, entitled ‘‘Regulatory Freeze
Pending Review,’’ published in the
Federal Register on January 24, 2017
(the Memorandum), this action delays
the final rule NMFS published on
January 19, 2017.
DATES: Effective February 9, 2017, the
effective date of the final rule amending
50 CFR part 223, that published on
January 19, 2017, at 82 FR 6309, is
delayed until March 21, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marta Nammack, NMFS, Office of
Protected Resources (OPR), (301) 427–
8403.
SUMMARY:
On
January 19, 2017, NMFS published the
final rule to list two foreign marine
guitarfish species under the Endangered
Species Act (ESA). We considered
comments submitted on the proposed
listing rule and have determined that
the blackchin guitarfish (Rhinobatos
cemiculus) and common guitarfish
(Rhinobatos rhinobatos) warrant listing
as threatened species. We will not
designate critical habitat for either of
these species because the geographical
areas occupied by these species are
entirely outside U.S. jurisdiction, and
we have not identified any unoccupied
areas within U.S. jurisdiction that are
currently essential to the conservation
of either of these species.
On January 20, 2017, the White House
issued a memorandum instructing
Federal agencies to temporarily
postpone the effective date for 60 days
after January 20, 2017, of any
regulations or guidance documents that
have published in the Federal Register
but not yet taken effect, for the purpose
of ‘‘reviewing questions of fact, law, and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 150916863–6211–02]
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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of
Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; reallocation.
AGENCY:
NMFS is reallocating the
projected unused amounts of the
Community Development Quota pollock
directed fishing allowance from the
Aleutian Islands subarea to the Bering
Sea subarea. This action is necessary to
provide opportunity for harvest of the
2017 total allowable catch of pollock,
consistent with the goals and objectives
of the Fishery Management Plan for
Groundfish of the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands Management Area.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local
time (A.l.t.), February 9, 2017 until the
effective date of the final 2017 and 2018
harvest specifications for Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands (BSAI) groundfish,
unless otherwise modified or
superseded through publication of a
notification in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve Whitney, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
BSAI exclusive economic zone
according to the Fishery Management
Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands Management Area
(FMP) prepared by the North Pacific
Fishery Management Council (Council)
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 223
[Docket No. 150211138-7024-02]
RIN 0648-XD771
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule To List
Two Guitarfishes as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective date.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2017, from
the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, entitled
``Regulatory Freeze Pending Review,'' published in the Federal Register
on January 24, 2017 (the Memorandum), this action delays the final rule
NMFS published on January 19, 2017.
DATES: Effective February 9, 2017, the effective date of the final rule
amending 50 CFR part 223, that published on January 19, 2017, at 82 FR
6309, is delayed until March 21, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marta Nammack, NMFS, Office of
Protected Resources (OPR), (301) 427-8403.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 19, 2017, NMFS published the
final rule to list two foreign marine guitarfish species under the
Endangered Species Act (ESA). We considered comments submitted on the
proposed listing rule and have determined that the blackchin guitarfish
(Rhinobatos cemiculus) and common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos)
warrant listing as threatened species. We will not designate critical
habitat for either of these species because the geographical areas
occupied by these species are entirely outside U.S. jurisdiction, and
we have not identified any unoccupied areas within U.S. jurisdiction
that are currently essential to the conservation of either of these
species.
On January 20, 2017, the White House issued a memorandum
instructing Federal agencies to temporarily postpone the effective date
for 60 days after January 20, 2017, of any regulations or guidance
documents that have published in the Federal Register but not yet taken
effect, for the purpose of ``reviewing questions of fact, law, and
policy they raise.'' In accordance with this memorandum, this action
delays the final rule NMFS published on January 19, 2017, at 82 FR
6309, until March 21, 2017.
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 223
Endangered and threatened species, Exports, Imports,
Transportation.
Dated: February 3, 2017.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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