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 2015_register executive 2015-03-24 article Notices D09002ee1c7f7cb4f D09002ee1c7f7cbd6 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 We, NMFS, announce a 12-month finding on a petition to list the harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the Baltic Sea as an endangered or threatened distinct population segment (DPS) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. We conducted a DPS analysis based on our joint U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NMFS DPS Policy. Based on the best available scientific and commercial information, we find that the harbor porpoise population in the Baltic Sea is not a DPS because it does not meet the criterion for significance outlined by our DPS Policy. Thus, we find this population is not warranted for listing. 80 FR 15557 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-03-24/2015-06749 2015-06749 fr24mr15-26 RIN 0648-XD56 3510-22--P Docket No. 141015853-4853-01 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-03-24/2015-06749 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-03-24/html/2015-06749.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-03-24/pdf/2015-06749.pdf 7 p. 15557 15563 80 FR 15557 RIN 0648-XD56 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List the Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the Baltic Sea as an Endangered or Threatened Distinct Population Segment (DPS) Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA); Federal Register Vol. 80, Issue NOTICE 2015-06749 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Docket No. 141015853-4853-01 3510-22--P 2015-06749 Notice of 12-month Finding.

We, NMFS, announce a 12-month finding on a petition to list the harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the Baltic Sea as an endangered or threatened distinct population segment (DPS) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. We conducted a DPS analysis based on our joint U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NMFS DPS Policy. Based on the best available scientific and commercial information, we find that the harbor porpoise population in the Baltic Sea is not a DPS because it does not meet the criterion for significance outlined by our DPS Policy. Thus, we find this population is not warranted for listing.

This finding was made on March 24, 2015. Heather Coll, NMFS, Office of Protected Resources, (301) 427-8455. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: 12-Month Finding on a Petition to List the Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the Baltic Sea as an Endangered or Threatened Distinct Population Segment , http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/petition81.htm Vol. 80, no. 56 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2015-03-24 continuing daily deposited born digital 173 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-03-24 P0b002ee18bc76420 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr24mr15 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-03-24 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-03-24/pdf/FR-2015-03-24.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-03-24/xml/FR-2015-03-24.xml fdlp 15503 15664 DGPO 2015-03-24 2024-06-02 FR-2015-03-24 machine generated eng FR FR-2015-03-24 80 56