Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Miami Cave Crayfish, 65356 [C1-2023-20293]
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[Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2023–0103;
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RIN 1018–BG31
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Threatened Species Status
With Section 4(d) Rule for the Miami
Cave Crayfish
Correction
In proposed rule document 2023–
20293, appearing on pages 64856–64870
in the issue of Wednesday, September
20, 2023, make the following correction:
§ 17.46
[Corrected]
D On page 64870, in the first column, in
the fourth and fifth lines after the table
at the top of the page, ‘‘(e) Miami cave
crish (Procambarus milleri).’’ should
read ‘‘(e) Miami cave crayfish
(Procambarus milleri).’’
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Pacific Island Fisheries; 5-Year
Extension of Moratorium on Harvest of
Gold Corals
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ACTION: Proposed rule; request for
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AGENCY:
This proposed rule would
extend the current region-wide
moratorium on the harvest of gold corals
in the U.S. Pacific Islands through June
30, 2028. NMFS intends this proposed
rule to prevent overfishing and to
stimulate research on gold corals.
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by October 23, 2023.
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corals to adorn their products. The
precious corals fishery in the U.S.
Pacific Islands include black, pink,
bamboo, and gold corals. They are slowgrowing and have low rates of natural
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great longevity of individuals and the
associated slow population turnover
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Zone (EEZ; generally 3–200 nautical
miles (6–370 kilometers) from shore)
around Hawaii. Gold coral distribution
and abundance are unknown in the
region beyond Hawaii, but they likely
occur in the EEZ around American
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[FR Doc No: C1-2023-20293]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 17
[Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2023-0103; FF09E21000 FXES1111090FEDR 234]
RIN 1018-BG31
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species
Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Miami Cave Crayfish
Correction
In proposed rule document 2023-20293, appearing on pages 64856-
64870 in the issue of Wednesday, September 20, 2023, make the following
correction:
Sec. 17.46 [Corrected]
[ssquf] On page 64870, in the first column, in the fourth and fifth
lines after the table at the top of the page, ``(e) Miami cave crish
(Procambarus milleri).'' should read ``(e) Miami cave crayfish
(Procambarus milleri).''
[FR Doc. C1-2023-20293 Filed 9-21-23; 8:45 am]
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