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 2016_register executive 2018-02-02 article Part IV Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f69fb5 D09002ee1c7f6a088 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) are issuing this final rule to replace the critical habitat for right whales in the North Atlantic with two new areas. The areas being designated as critical habitat contain approximately 29,763 nm \2\ of marine habitat in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank region (Unit 1) and off the Southeast U.S. coast (Unit 2). We have considered positive and negative economic, national security, and other relevant impacts of the critical habitat. We are not excluding any particular area from the final critical habitat. A Biological Source Document provides the basis for our identification of the physical and biological features essential to the conservation of the species that may require special management considerations or protection. A report was also prepared pursuant to section 4(b)(2) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in support of this rule. 81 FR 4838 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-01-27/2016-01633 2016-01633 fr27ja16-16 RIN 0648-AY54 3510-22-P Docket No. 100217099-5999-03 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-01-27/2016-01633 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-01-27/html/2016-01633.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-01-27/pdf/2016-01633.pdf Endangered and Threatened Species 37 p. 4838 4874 81 FR 4838 Title 50 Part 226 50 CFR Part 226 RIN 0648-AY54 Endangered and Threatened Species; Critical Habitat for Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale; Federal Register Vol. 81, Issue RULE 2016-01633 IV DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2016-02-26 Docket No. 100217099-5999-03 3510-22-P 2016-01633 Final rule.

We (NMFS) are issuing this final rule to replace the critical habitat for right whales in the North Atlantic with two new areas. The areas being designated as critical habitat contain approximately 29,763 nm \2\ of marine habitat in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank region (Unit 1) and off the Southeast U.S. coast (Unit 2). We have considered positive and negative economic, national security, and other relevant impacts of the critical habitat. We are not excluding any particular area from the final critical habitat. A Biological Source Document provides the basis for our identification of the physical and biological features essential to the conservation of the species that may require special management considerations or protection. A report was also prepared pursuant to section 4(b)(2) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in support of this rule.

This rule is effective February 26, 2016. Mark Minton, NMFS, Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO), 978-282-8484, Mark.Minton@noaa.gov; Barb Zoodsma, NMFS, Southeast Regional Office, 904-321-2806, Barb.Zoodsma@noaa.gov; Lisa Manning, NMFS, Office of Protected Resources, 301-427-8466, Lisa.Manning@noaa.gov. Endangered and Threatened Species Endangered and Threatened Species: Critical Habitat for Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale , Barb.Zoodsma@noaa.gov Lisa.Manning@noaa.gov Mark.Minton@noaa.gov cetsound.noaa.gov http://dukespace.lib.duke.edu/dspace/handle/10161/588 http://ocean.floridamarine.org/SA_Fisheries/ http://umaine.edu/mtpi/overview http://www.boem.gov/Florida/ http://www.cio.noaa.gov/services_programs/prplans/ID259.html http://www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/shipstrike/doc/Historical%20sightings.htm http://www.narwc.org/index.php?mc=8&p=28 http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/psb/surveys/ http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/documents/loggerhead_sea_turtle_fea-final.pdf Regulations.gov www.alaskasealife.org www.boem.gov/Florida/ www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/ www.nefsc.noaa.gov/ecosys/ecology/Zooplankton/ www.regulations.gov Vol. 81, no. 17 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2016-01-27 continuing daily deposited born digital 311 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-01-27 P0b002ee198335506 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr27ja16 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-01-27 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-01-27/pdf/FR-2016-01-27.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-01-27/xml/FR-2016-01-27.xml fdlp 4573 4874 DGPO 2018-02-02 2024-06-02 FR-2016-01-27 machine generated eng FR FR-2016-01-27 81 17