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Endangered and Threatened Species: Final Listing Determinations for Elkhorn Coral and Staghorn Coral; Correction
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[Federal Register: July 6, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 129)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 38270-38277]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 223
[I.D. No. 060204C]
Endangered and Threatened Species: Final Listing Determinations
for Elkhorn Coral and Staghorn Coral; Correction
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: We, the National Marine Fisheries Service, are correcting a
previously published Federal Register rule that contained incorrect
data. On June 2, 2006, a correction was published in the Federal
Register to add citations for elkhorn and staghorn corals to the
published table of threatened species. The effective date for this
correction was inadvertently set for a date prior to the effective date
of the final rule to list these corals as threatened under the
Endangered Species Act. In addition, the citation for the North
American green sturgeon was inadvertently omitted from the table. This
rule therefore serves to correct the effective date of the June 2, 2006
rule and to add the citation for green sturgeon to the table of
threatened species.
DATES: This correction is effective on July 7, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marta Nammack or Lisa Manning,
(301)713-1401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the May 9, 2006, issue of the Federal
Register, we published a final rule to implement our determination to
list elkhorn (Acropora palmata) and staghorn (A. cervicornis) corals as
threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973. The
table printed in this rule contained inadequate data and was
subsequently corrected in a June 2, 2006 Federal Register Notice. The
effective date of this correction, however, was June 2, 2006, which was
prior to the effective date for the final rule to list elkhorn and
staghorn corals. In addition, the June 2, 2006, correction omitted the
citation for the Southern distinct population segment (DPS) of the
North American green sturgeon from the table. Therefore in this rule,
we seek to correct the effective date of the June 2, 2006 correction
and revise the table of threatened species.
In rule document 06-4988 beginning on page 31965 in the issue of
Friday, June 2, 2006, make the following corrections:
? 1. On page 31965, in the third column, under the DATES heading, ``June
2, 2006'' should read ``July 7, 2006''.
Sec. 223.102 [Corrected]
? 2. On pages 31966 through 31977, correct the table in Sec. 223.102 to
read as follows:
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Species\1\ Citation(s) for Citation for
--------------------------------------------------- Where Listed Listing Critical Habitat
Common name Scientific name Determination(s) Designation
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(a) Marine Mammals ............... ................. .................... ...................
(1) Guadalupe fur seal Arctocephalus Wherever found 50 FR 51252; Dec 16, NA
townsendi U.S.A. (Farallon 1985
Islands of CA)
south to Mexico
(Islas
Revillagigedo)
............... ................. .................... ...................
(2) Steller sea lion Eumetopias Eastern 55 FR 13488; Apr 10, 58 FR 45278; Aug
jubatus population, 1990 27, 1993
which consists 55 FR 50006; Dec 4, 64 FR 14067; Mar
of all Steller 1990 23, 1999
sea lions from 62 FR 30772; Jun 5,
breeding 1997
colonies located
east of 144[deg]
W. longitude
[[Page 38271]]
(b) Sea Turtles ............... ................. .................... ...................
(1) Green turtle \2\ Chelonia mydas Wherever found, 43 FR 32808; Jul 28, 63 FR 46701; Sep 2,
except where 1978 1998
listed as 64 FR 14067; Mar
endangered under 23, 1999
Sec.
224.101(c);
circumglobal in
tropical and
temperate seas
and oceans
............... ................. .................... ...................
(2) Loggerhead turtle \2\ Caretta caretta Wherever found; 43 FR 32808; Jul 28, NA
circumglobal in 1978
tropical and
temperate seas
and oceans
............... ................. .................... ...................
(3) Olive ridley turtle \2\ Lepidochelys Wherever found, 43 FR 32808; Jul 28, NA
olivacea except where 1978
listed as
endangered under
Sec.
224.101(c);
circumglobal in
tropical and
temperate seas.
(c) Fishes ............... ................. .................... ...................
(1) Green sturgeon - southern DPS Acipenser U.S.A., CA. The 71 FR 17757; April ...................
medirostris southern DPS 7, 2006;
includes all 71 FR 19241; April
spawning 13, 2006
populations of
green sturgeon
south of the Eel
River
(exclusive),
principally
including the
Sacramento River
green sturgeon
spawning
population.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(2) Gulf sturgeon Acipenser Wherever found. 56 FR 49653; Sep 30, 68 FR 13370; Mar
oxyrinchus 1991 19, 2003
desotoi
............... ................. .................... ...................
(3) Ozette Lake sockeye Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- WA, 64 FR 14528; Mar 25, 70 FR 52630; Sep 2,
nerka including all 1999 2005
naturally 70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
spawned 2005
populations of
sockeye salmon
in Ozette Lake
and streams and
tributaries
flowing into
Ozette Lake,
Washington, as
well as two
artificial
propagation
programs: the
Umbrella Creek
and Big River
sockeye hatchery
programs.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(4) Central Valley spring-run Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- CA, 64 FR 50394; Sep 16, 70 FR 52488; Sep 2,
Chinook tshawytscha including all 1999 2005
naturally 70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
spawned 2005
populations of
spring-run
Chinook salmon
in the
Sacramento River
and its
tributaries in
California,
including the
Feather River,
as well as the
Feather River
Hatchery spring-
run Chinook
program.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(5) California Coastal Chinook Oncorhynchus U.S.A.-CA, 64 FR 50394; Sep 16, 70 FR 52488; Sep 2,
tshawytscha including all 1999 2005
naturally 70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
spawned 2005
populations of
Chinook salmon
from rivers and
streams south of
the Klamath
River to the
Russian River,
California, as
well as seven
artificial
propagation
programs: the
Humboldt Fish
Action Council
(Freshwater
Creek), Yager
Creek, Redwood
Creek, Hollow
Tree, Van
Arsdale Fish
Station, Mattole
Salmon Group,
and Mad River
Hatchery fall-
run Chinook
hatchery
programs.
[[Page 38272]]
............... ................. .................... ...................
(6) Upper Willamette River Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- OR, 64 FR 14308; Mar. 24 70 FR 52630; Sep 2,
Chinook tshawytscha including all 1999 2005
naturally 70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
spawned 2005
populations of
spring-run
Chinook salmon
in the Clackamas
River and in the
Willamette
River, and its
tributaries,
above Willamette
Falls, Oregon,
as well as seven
artificial
propagation
programs: the
McKenzie River
Hatchery (Oregon
Department of
Fish and
Wildlife (ODFW)
stock < greek-
i>24), Marion
Forks/North Fork
Santiam River
(ODFW stock
#21),
South Santiam
Hatchery (ODFW
stock < greek-
i>23) in the
South Fork
Santiam River,
South Santiam
Hatchery in the
Calapooia River,
South Santiam
Hatchery in the
Mollala River,
Willamette
Hatchery (ODFW
stock #
22), and
Clackamas
hatchery (ODFW
stock < greek-
i>19) spring-run
Chinook hatchery
programs.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(7) Lower Columbia River Chinook Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- OR, WA, 64 FR 14308; Mar. 70 FR 52630; Sep 2,
tshawytscha including all 24, 1999 2005
naturally 70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
spawned 2005
populations of
Chinook salmon
from the
Columbia River
and its
tributaries from
its mouth at the
Pacific Ocean
upstream to a
transitional
point between
Washington and
Oregon east of
the Hood River
and the White
Salmon River,
and includes the
Willamette River
to Willamette
Falls, Oregon,
exclusive of
spring-run
Chinook salmon
in the Clackamas
River, as well
as seventeen
artificial
propagation
programs: the
Sea Resources
Tule Chinook
Program, Big
Creek Tule
Chinook Program,
Astoria High
School (STEP)
Tule Chinook
Program,
Warrenton High
School (STEP)
Tule Chinook
Program,
Elochoman River
Tule Chinook
Program, Cowlitz
Tule Chinook
Program, North
Fork Toutle Tule
Chinook Program,
Kalama Tule
Chinook Program,
Washougal River
Tule Chinook
Program, Spring
Creek NFH Tule
Chinook Program,
Cowlitz spring
Chinook Program
in the Upper
Cowlitz River
and the Cispus
River, Friends
of the Cowlitz
spring Chinook
Program, Kalama
River spring
Chinook Program,
Lewis River
spring Chinook
Program, Fish
First spring
Chinook Program,
and the Sandy
River Hatchery
(ODFW stock
#11)
Chinook hatchery
programs.
[[Page 38273]]
............... ................. .................... ...................
(8) Puget Sound Chinook Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- WA, 64 FR 14308; Mar. 70 FR 52630; Sep 2,
tshawytscha including all 24, 1999 2005
naturally 70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
spawned 2005
populations of
Chinook salmon
from rivers and
streams flowing
into Puget Sound
including the
Straits of Juan
De Fuca from the
Elwha River,
eastward,
including rivers
and streams
flowing into
Hood Canal,
South Sound,
North Sound and
the Strait of
Georgia in
Washington, as
well as twenty-
six artificial
propagation
programs: the
Kendal Creek
Hatchery,
Marblemount
Hatchery (fall,
spring
yearlings,
spring
subyearlings,
and summer run),
Harvey Creek
Hatchery,
Whitehorse
Springs Pond,
Wallace River
Hatchery
(yearlings and
subyearlings),
Tulalip Bay,
Issaquah
Hatchery, Soos
Creek Hatchery,
Icy Creek
Hatchery, Keta
Creek Hatchery,
White River
Hatchery, White
Acclimation
Pond, Hupp
Springs
Hatchery,
Voights Creek
Hatchery, Diru
Creek, Clear
Creek, Kalama
Creek, George
Adams Hatchery,
Rick's Pond
Hatchery, Hamma
Hamma Hatchery,
Dungeness/Hurd
Creek Hatchery,
Elwha Channel
Hatchery Chinook
hatchery
programs.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(9) Snake River fall-run Chinook Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- OR, WA, 57 FR 14653; Apr 22, 58 FR 68543; Dec
tshawytscha ID, including 1992 28, 1993
all naturally 57 FR 23458; Jun 3,
spawned 1992
populations of 70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
fall-run Chinook 2005
salmon in the
mainstem Snake
River below
Hells Canyon
Dam, and in the
Tucannon River,
Grande Ronde
River, Imnaha
River, Salmon
River, and
Clearwater
River, as well
as four
artificial
propagation
programs: the
Lyons Ferry
Hatchery, Fall
Chinook
Acclimation
Ponds Program,
Nez Perce Tribal
Hatchery, and
Oxbow Hatchery
fall-run Chinook
hatchery
programs.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(10) Snake River spring/summer- Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- OR, WA, 57 FR 14653; Apr 22, 58 FR 68543; Dec
run Chinook tshawytscha ID, including 1992 28, 1993
all naturally 57 FR 23458; Jun 3, 64 FR 57399; Oct
spawned 1992 25, 1999
populations of 70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
spring/summer- 2005
run Chinook
salmon in the
mainstem Snake
River and the
Tucannon River,
Grande Ronde
River, Imnaha
River, and
Salmon River
subbasins, as
well as fifteen
artificial
propagation
programs: the
Tucannon River
conventional
Hatchery,
Tucannon River
Captive
Broodstock
Program, Lostine
River, Catherine
Creek,
Lookingglass
Hatchery, Upper
Grande Ronde,
Imnaha River,
Big Sheep Creek,
McCall Hatchery,
Johnson Creek
Artificial
Propagation
Enhancement,
Lemhi River
Captive Rearing
Experiment,
Pahsimeroi
Hatchery, East
Fork Captive
Rearing
Experiment, West
Fork Yankee Fork
Captive Rearing
Experiment, and
the Sawtooth
Hatchery spring/
summer-run
Chinook hatchery
programs.
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............... ................. .................... ...................
(11) Southern Oregon/Northern Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- CA, OR, 62 FR 24588; May 6, 64 FR 24049; May 5,
California Coast coho kisutch including all 1997 1999
naturally 70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
spawned 2005
populations of
coho salmon in
coastal streams
between Cape
Blanco, Oregon,
and Punta Gorda,
California, as
well three
artificial
propagation
programs: the
Cole Rivers
Hatchery (ODFW
stock #
52), Trinity
River Hatchery,
and Iron Gate
Hatchery coho
hatchery
programs.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(12) Lower Columbia River coho Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- OR, WA, 70 FR 37160; Jun 28, NA
kisutch including all 2005
naturally
spawned
populations of
coho salmon in
the Columbia
River and its
tributaries in
Washington and
Oregon, from the
mouth of the
Columbia up to
and including
the Big White
Salmon and Hood
Rivers, and
includes the
Willamette River
to Willamette
Falls, Oregon,
as well as
twenty-five
artificial
propagation
programs: the
Grays River, Sea
Resources
Hatchery,
Peterson Coho
Project, Big
Creek Hatchery,
Astoria High
School (STEP)
Coho Program,
Warrenton High
School (STEP)
Coho Program,
Elochoman Type-S
Coho Program,
Elochoman Type-N
Coho Program,
Cathlamet High
School FFA Type-
N Coho Program,
Cowlitz Type-N
Coho Program in
the Upper and
Lower Cowlitz
Rivers, Cowlitz
Game and Anglers
Coho Program,
Friends of the
Cowlitz Coho
Program, North
Fork Toutle
River Hatchery,
Kalama River
Type-N Coho
Program, Kalama
River Type-S
Coho Program,
Lewis River Type-
N Coho Program,
Lewis River Type-
S Coho Program,
Fish First Wild
Coho Program,
Fish First Type-
N Coho Program,
Syverson Project
Type-N Coho
Program, Eagle
Creek National
Fish Hatchery,
Sandy Hatchery,
and the
Bonneville/
Cascade/Oxbow
complex coho
hatchery
programs.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(13) Columbia River chum Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- OR, WA, 64 FR 14508; Mar. 70 FR 52630; Sep 2,
keta including all 25, 1999 2005
naturally 70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
spawned 2005
populations of
chum salmon in
the Columbia
River and its
tributaries in
Washington and
Oregon, as well
as three
artificial
propagation
programs: the
Chinook River
(Sea Resources
Hatchery), Grays
River, and
Washougal River/
Duncan Creek
chum hatchery
programs.
[[Page 38275]]
............... ................. .................... ...................
(14) Hood Canal summer-run chum Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- WA, 64 FR 14508; Mar. 70 FR 52630; Sep 2,
keta including all 25, 1999 2005
naturally 70 FR 37160; Jun 28,
spawned 2005
populations of
summer-run chum
salmon in Hood
Canal and its
tributaries as
well as
populations in
Olympic
Peninsula rivers
between Hood
Canal and
Dungeness Bay,
Washington, as
well as eight
artificial
propagation
programs: the
Quilcene NFH,
Hamma Hamma Fish
Hatchery,
Lilliwaup Creek
Fish Hatchery,
Union River/
Tahuya, Big Beef
Creek Fish
Hatchery, Salmon
Creek Fish
Hatchery,
Chimacum Creek
Fish Hatchery,
and the
Jimmycomelately
Creek Fish
Hatchery summer-
run chum
hatchery
programs.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(15) South-Central California Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- CA, 62 FR 43937; Aug 18, 70 FR 52488; Sep 2,
Coast Steelhead mykiss including all 1997 2005
naturally 71 FR 834; January
spawned 5, 2006
populations of
steelhead (and
their progeny)
in streams from
the Pajaro River
(inclusive),
located in Santa
Cruz County,
California, to
(but not
including) the
Santa Maria
River.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(16) Central California Coast Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- CA, 62 FR 43937; Aug 18, 70 FR 52488; Sep 2,
Steelhead mykiss including all 1997 2005
naturally 71 FR 834; January
spawned 5, 2006
populations of
steelhead (and
their progeny)
in streams from
the Russian
River to Aptos
Creek, Santa
Cruz County,
Californian
(inclusive), and
the drainages of
San Francisco
and San Pablo
Bays eastward to
the Napa River
(inclusive),
Napa County,
California.
Excludes the
Sacramento-San
Joaquin River
Basin of the
Central Valley
of California.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(17) California Central Valley Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- CA, 63 FR 13347; Mar. 70 FR 52488; Sep 2,
Steelhead mykiss including all 19, 1998 2005
naturally 71 FR 834; January
spawned 5, 2006
populations of
steelhead (and
their progeny)
in the
Sacramento and
San Joaquin
Rivers and their
tributaries,
excluding
steelhead from
San Francisco
and San Pablo
Bays and their
tributaries.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(18) Northern California Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- CA, 65 FR 36074; June 7, 70 FR 52488; Sep 2,
Steelhead mykiss including all 2000 2005
naturally 71 FR 834; January
spawned 5, 2006
populations of
steelhead (and
their progeny)
in California
coastal river
basins from
Redwood Creek in
Humboldt County,
California, to
the Gualala
River,
inclusive, in
Mendocino
County,
California.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(19) Upper Willamette River Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- OR, 62 FR 43937; Aug 18, 70 FR 52630; Sep 2,
Steelhead mykiss including all 1997 2005
naturally 71 FR 834; January
spawned 5, 2006
populations of
winter-run
steelhead in the
Willamette
River, Oregon,
and its
tributaries
upstream from
Willamette Falls
to the Calapooia
River,
inclusive.
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............... ................. .................... ...................
(20) Lower Columbia River Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- OR, WA, 63 FR 13347; Mar 19, 70 FR 52630; Sep 2,
Steelhead mykiss including all 1998 2005
naturally 71 FR 834; January
spawned 5, 2006
populations of
steelhead (and
their progeny)
in streams and
tributaries to
the Columbia
River between
the Cowlitz and
Wind Rivers,
Washington,
inclusive, and
the Willamette
and Hood Rivers,
Oregon,
inclusive.
Excluded are
steelhead in the
upper Willamette
River Basin
above Willamette
Falls, Oregon,
and from the
Little and Big
White Salmon
Rivers,
Washington.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(21) Middle Columbia River Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- OR, WA, 57 FR 14517; Mar 25, 70 FR 52630; Sep 2,
Steelhead mykiss including all 1999 2005
naturally 71 FR 834; January
spawned 5, 2006
populations of
steelhead in
streams from
above the Wind
River,
Washington, and
the Hood River,
Oregon
(exclusive),
upstream to, and
including, the
Yakima River,
Washington.
Excluded are
steelhead from
the Snake River
Basin.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(22) Snake River Basin Steelhead Oncorhynchus U.S.A.- OR, WA, 62 FR 43937; Aug 18, 70 FR 52630; Sep 2,
mykiss ID, including 1997 2005
all naturally 71 FR 834; January
spawned 5, 2006
populations of
steelhead (and
their progeny)
in streams in
the Snake River
Basin of
southeast
Washington,
northeast
Oregon, and
Idaho.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(d) Marine Invertebrates ............... ................. .................... ...................
............... ................. .................... ...................
(1) Elkhorn coral Acropora Wherever found. 71 FR 26852, May 9, NA
palmata Includes United 2006
States Florida,
Puerto Rico,
U.S. Virgin
Islands,
Navassa; and
wider Caribbean
Belize,
Colombia, Costa
Rica, Guatemala,
Honduras,
Mexico,
Nicaragua,
Panama,
Venezuela and
all the islands
of the West
Indies.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(2) Staghorn coral Acropora Wherever found. 71 FR 26852, May 9, NA
cervicornis Includes United 2006
States Florida,
Puerto Rico,
U.S. Virgin
Islands,
Navassa; and
wider Caribbean
Belize,
Colombia, Costa
Rica, Guatemala,
Honduras,
Mexico,
Nicaragua,
Panama,
Venezuela and
all the islands
of the West
Indies.
............... ................. .................... ...................
(e) Marine Plants ............... ................. .................... ...................
............... ................. .................... ...................
(1) Johnson's seagrass Halophila Wherever found. 63 FR 49035; Sep 14, 65 FR 17786; Apr 5,
johnsonii U.S.A. - 1998 2000
Southeastern FL
between
Sebastian Inlet
and north
Biscayne Bay.
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\1\ Species includes taxonomic species, subspecies, distinct population segments (DPSs) (for a policy statement,
see 61 FR 4722, February 7, 1996), and evolutionarily significant units (ESUs) (for a policy statement, see 56
FR 58612, November 20, 1991).
\2\ Jurisdiction for sea turtles by the Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
National Marine Fisheries Service, is limited to turtles while in the water.
[[Page 38277]]
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531-1543; subpart B, Sec. 223.201-202
also issued under 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 5503(d) for
Sec. 223.206(d)(9).
Dated: June 27, 2006.
John Oliver,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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