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[FR Doc No: 94-14468]
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[Federal Register: June 15, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 226
[Docket No. 940663-4163; I.D. 040694A]
Designated Critical Habitat; Steller Sea Lion
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces a technical amendment to the final rule that
designated Steller sea lion critical habitat under the Endangered
Species Act (ESA). The technical amendment revises regulations by
changing the name of one designated haulout site from Ledge Point to
Gran Point and by correcting the longitude and latitude of 12 haulout
sites, including Gran Point. The purpose of this action is to correct
errors in the published regulations. These corrections are consistent
with the goals and objectives of the ESA.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 14, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Mello, Protected Resources
Management Division, Alaska Region, NMFS, (907) 586-7235.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In late 1990, NMFS listed Steller sea lions as a threatened species
under the ESA because of a drastic population decline (55 FR 49204,
November 26, 1990). Coincident with, and subsequent to, the listing,
NMFS implemented protective regulations under the ESA and the Magnuson
Fishery Conservation and Management Act to aid recovery of the species.
On August 27, 1993, NMFS designated critical habitat for Steller sea
lions, which includes all rookeries within U.S. borders, major haulouts
in Alaska, aquatic areas associated with these terrestrial habitats,
and aquatic foraging habitats in waters off Alaska (58 FR 53138).
The purpose of this technical amendment is to correct earlier
transcription errors in the regulations, and to incorporate improved
locational data from NMFS and Alaska Department of Fish and Game
surveys.
Revisions to 50 CFR part 226 regulations include:
1. Changing the name of one designated haulout site from Ledge
Point to Gran Point.
2. Correcting the latitude and longitude of Seguam Island-South,
Bird Island, Ushagat Island, Cape Fairweather, Graves Rock, Biorka
Island, Cape Addington, Cape Cross, Cape Ommaney, Coronation Island,
Gran Point, and Lull Point haulout sites.
Classification
This technical amendment makes minor corrections to existing rules.
Therefore, notice and public comment thereon and a delay in making
these corrections effective would serve no purpose. Accordingly, under
5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B), notice and public comment thereon are
unnecessary. In addition, under 5 U.S.C.(d), good cause exists to waive
a delay in the effective date.
This technical amendment is being issued without prior comment. It
is not subject, therefore, to the Regulatory Flexibility Act
requirement for a regulatory flexibility analysis and none has been
prepared.
This technical amendment makes minor corrections to a rule that has
been determined to be ``not significant'' for purposes of E.O. 12866.
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 226
Endangered and threatened species.
Dated: June 6, 1994.
Charles Karnella,
Acting Program Management Officer, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-14468 Filed 6-14-94; 8:45 am]
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