Threatened Fish and Wildlife; Listing of the Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy Population of Harbor Porpoise as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)

United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 1999_register executive 2010-09-24 article Threatened Fish and Wildlife; Listing of the Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy Population of Harbor Porpoise as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Proposed Rules D09002ee1bdfe400f D09002ee1bdfe4093 United States Department of Commerce originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency NMFS has determined that listing of the Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy (GOM/BOF) population of harbor porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, as threatened under the ESA is not warranted at this time. Therefore, NMFS withdraws the January 7, 1993, proposal to list the GOM/BOF population of harbor porpoise as threatened under the ESA. Since publication of the proposal to list, additional information regarding the status of the GOM/BOF harbor porpoise population, its commercial fishery bycatch rate, and management actions implemented to reduce harbor porpoise bycatch have become available to justify reevaluation of the factors that prompted the original proposed listing. 64 FR 465 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1999-01-05/99-138 99-138 fr05ja99-33 3510-22-F Docket No. 981231331-8331-01 I.D. 122898G https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1999-01-05/99-138 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1999-01-05/html/99-138.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1999-01-05/pdf/99-138.pdf 7 p. 465 471 64 FR 465 Code of Federal Regulations Title 50 Part 227 50 CFR Part 227 Threatened Fish and Wildlife; Listing of the Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy Population of Harbor Porpoise as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA); Federal Register Vol. 64, Issue PRORULE 99-138 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Docket No. 981231331-8331-01 I.D. 122898G 3510-22-F 99-138 Proposed rule; withdrawal.

NMFS has determined that listing of the Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy (GOM/BOF) population of harbor porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, as threatened under the ESA is not warranted at this time. Therefore, NMFS withdraws the January 7, 1993, proposal to list the GOM/BOF population of harbor porpoise as threatened under the ESA. Since publication of the proposal to list, additional information regarding the status of the GOM/BOF harbor porpoise population, its commercial fishery bycatch rate, and management actions implemented to reduce harbor porpoise bycatch have become available to justify reevaluation of the factors that prompted the original proposed listing.

Margot Bohan, F/PR2, NMFS, (301) 713- 2322, Laurie Allen, Northeast Region, NMFS, (978) 281-9291, or Kathy Wang, Southeast Region, NMFS, (727) 570-5312. Federal Register Vol. 64, no. 2 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 1999-01-05 continuing daily deposited born digital 353 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1999-01-05 P0b002ee180a502f2 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr05ja99 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1999-01-05 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1999-01-05/pdf/FR-1999-01-05.pdf fdlp 385 729 DGPO 2010-09-24 2023-05-05 FR-1999-01-05 machine generated eng FR FR-1999-01-05 64 2