2014-16756. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Marine and Anadromous Taxa: Additions, Removal, Updates, and Corrections to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

AGENCY:

Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION:

Final rule.

SUMMARY:

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are amending the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife (List) by adding several marine taxa, removing one species, and revising the entries of many more in accordance with the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). These amendments are based on previously published determinations by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce, which has jurisdiction for these species.

DATES:

This rule is effective July 23, 2014. For the applicability date for the status of newly listed taxa, see the individual species documents referenced in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Franz, 703-358-2171.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

In accordance with the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970 (35 FR 15627; October 6, 1970), NMFS has jurisdiction over the marine and anadromous taxa specified in this rule. Under section 4(a)(2) of the Act, NMFS must decide whether a species under its jurisdiction should be classified as endangered or threatened. NMFS makes these determinations via its rulemaking process. We, the Service, are then responsible for publishing final rules to amend the List in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.11(h).

As described below and set forth at the table in the rule portion of this document, NMFS has published rules regarding each of the species mentioned in this rule. Section 4(a)(2)(A) applies to all of the rules except that for the Steller sea lion (Eastern DPS); with respect to those rules, by publishing this final rule, we are simply taking the necessary administrative step to codify these changes in the CFR 4(a)(2)(B) applies to the NMFS's recommendation to delist the Steller sea lion (Eastern DPS); we have concurred with NMFS's recommendation, and this rule implements that action. In the lists below, DPS stands for distinct population segment, ESU stands for evolutionarily significant unit, and XN stands for nonessential experimental population.

Listings

We are adding the following 16 species to the List based on NMFS final rules:

• Steelhead (Middle Columbia River DPS), designation of nonessential experimental population (XN) (78 FR 2893; January 15, 2013)
• Seal, bearded (Beringia DPS), as threatened (77 FR 76740; December 28, 2012)
• Seal, bearded (Okhotsk DPS), as threatened (77 FR 76740; December 28, 2012)
• Seal, ringed (Arctic subspecies), as threatened (77 FR 76706; December 28, 2012)
• Seal, ringed (Baltic subspecies), as threatened (77 FR 76706; December 28, 2012)
• Seal, ringed (Ladoga subspecies), as endangered (77 FR 76706; December 28, 2012)
• Seal, ringed (Okhotsk subspecies), as threatened (77 FR 76706; December 28, 2012)
• Whale, false killer (Main Hawaiian Islands Insular DPS), as endangered (77 FR 70915; November 28, 2012)
• Salmon, coho (Central California Coast ESU), reaffirmed as endangered but with range extension (77 FR 19552; April 2, 2012)
• Sturgeon, Atlantic (Atlantic subspecies; Carolina DPS), as endangered (77 FR 5914; February 6, 2012)
• Sturgeon, Atlantic (Atlantic subspecies; Chesapeake Bay DPS), as endangered (77 FR 5880; February 6, 2012)
• Sturgeon, Atlantic (Atlantic subspecies; Gulf of Maine DPS), as threatened (77 FR 5880; February 6, 2012)
• Sturgeon, Atlantic (Atlantic subspecies; New York Bight DPS), as endangered (77 FR 5880; February 6, 2012)
• Sturgeon, Atlantic (Atlantic subspecies; South Atlantic DPS), as endangered (77 FR 5914; February 6, 2012)
• Sawfish, largetooth, as endangered (76 FR 40822; July 12, 2011)
• Salmon, coho (Oregon Coast ESU), as threatened with critical habitat (76 FR 35755; June 20, 2011) reaffirming listing (73 FR 7816; February 11, 2008)

Please note: The Oregon Coast coho salmon ESU was listed on August 10, 1998, as threatened (63 FR 42587), but in 2001, the U.S. District Court in Eugene, Oregon, set aside that listing (Alsea Valley Alliance v. Evans, 161 F. Supp 2d 1154, (D. Or. 2001)). On February 11, 2008, NMFS listed the Oregon Coast coho salmon ESU as threatened, issued protective regulations under section 4(d) of the Act (known as a 4(d) rule), and designated critical habitat (73 FR 7816). As a result of another court challenge (Douglas County v. Balsiger (Civ. No. 08-1547; D. Or. 2008)), NMFS reached a settlement with the litigants and agreed to conduct another status review of the ESU. After conducting the additional status review, NMFS affirmed the status for this ESU by promulgating a rule to supersede its February 11, 2008, listing determination (76 FR 35755; June 20, 2011).

Delisting

We are removing the following species from the List based on a NMFS final rule:

• Sea lion, Steller (Eastern DPS) (78 FR 66140; November 4, 2013)

Critical Habitat

We are adding critical habitat to the following species based on a NMFS final rule:

• Abalone, black (76 FR 66806; October 27, 2011)
• Eulachon, Pacific (Southern DPS) (76 FR 65324; October 20, 2011)
• Whale, beluga (Cook Inlet DPS) (76 FR 20180; April 11, 2011)

Updating

We are updating 42 entries on the List by referencing the respective NMFS Lists at 50 CFR 223.102 or 50 CFR 224.101 in the “Vertebrate population where endangered or threatened” column to make it easier for the public to identify and obtain the current descriptions of the following listed marine taxa:

• Bocaccio (Puget Sound/Georgia Basin DPS)
• Eulachon, Pacific (Southern DPS)
• Rockfish, canary (Puget Sound/Georgia Basin DPS)
• Rockfish, yelloweye (Puget Sound/Georgia Basin DPS)
• Salmon, Atlantic (Gulf of Maine DPS)
• Salmon, Chinook (California Coastal ESU)
• Salmon, Chinook (Central Valley spring-run ESU)
• Salmon, Chinook (Lower Columbia River ESU)
• Salmon, Chinook (Puget Sound ESU)
• Salmon, Chinook (Sacramento River winter-run ESU)
• Salmon, Chinook (Snake River fall-run ESU)
• Salmon, Chinook (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU)
• Salmon, Chinook (Upper Columbia River spring-run ESU)
• Salmon, Chinook (Upper Willamette River ESU)
• Salmon, chum (Columbia River ESU)
• Salmon, chum (Hood Canal summer-run ESU)
• Salmon, coho (Central California Coast ESU)
• Salmon, coho (Lower Columbia River ESU)
• Salmon, coho (Oregon Coast ESU)
• Salmon, coho (Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast ESU)
• Salmon, sockeye (Ozette Lake ESU)
• Salmon, sockeye (Snake River ESU)
• Sawfish, smalltooth (United States DPS)
• Sea lion, Steller (Western DPS)
• Sea turtle, green
• Sea turtle, olive ridley
• Seal, spotted (Southern DPS)
• Steelhead (California Central Valley DPS)
• Steelhead (Central California Coast DPS)
• Steelhead (Lower Columbia River DPS)
• Steelhead (Middle Columbia River DPS)
• Steelhead (Northern California DPS)
• Steelhead (Puget Sound DPS)
• Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS)
• Steelhead (South-Central California Coast DPS)
• Steelhead (Southern California DPS)
• Steelhead (Upper Columbia River DPS)
• Steelhead (Upper Willamette River DPS)
• Sturgeon, North American green (Southern DPS)
• Whale, beluga (Cook Inlet DPS)
• Whale, gray (Western North Pacific DPS)
• Whale, killer (Southern Resident DPS)

Correcting

We are updating 53 entries on the List based on NMFS final rules and to make these entries easier to understand for the public. Updates include: corrections to the scientific and common names of species that were either misspelled or omitted in error in previous Federal Register notices; grouping change; corrections to the “Vertebrate population where endangered or threatened” column where previously “NA” was used in error; and, additions to the “Special rules” column for some marine taxa where previously “NA” was used or the rule was not included. Below are the marine taxa for which updates are being applied:

• Abalone, black
• Abalone, white
• Bocaccio (Puget Sound/Georgia Basin DPS)
• Coral, elkhorn
• Coral, staghorn
• Dolphin, Indus River
• Eulachon, Pacific (Southern DPS)
• Rockfish, canary (Puget Sound/Georgia Basin DPS)
• Rockfish, yelloweye (Puget Sound/Georgia Basin DPS)
• Salmon, Atlantic (Gulf of Maine DPS)
• Salmon, Chinook (California Coastal ESU)
• Salmon, Chinook (Central Valley spring-run ESU)
• Salmon, Chinook (Lower Columbia River ESU)
• Salmon, Chinook (Puget Sound ESU)
• Salmon, Chinook (Sacramento River winter-run ESU)
• Salmon, Chinook (Snake River fall-run ESU)
• Salmon, Chinook (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU)
• Salmon, Chinook (Upper Columbia River spring-run ESU)
• Salmon, Chinook (Upper Willamette River ESU)
• Salmon, chum (Columbia River ESU)
• Salmon, chum (Hood Canal summer-run ESU)
• Salmon, coho (Central California Coast ESU)
• Salmon, coho (Lower Columbia River ESU)
• Salmon, coho (Oregon Coast ESU)
• Salmon, coho (Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast ESU)
• Salmon, sockeye (Ozette Lake ESU)
• Salmon, sockeye (Snake River ESU)
• Sawfish, smalltooth (United States DPS)
• Sea lion, Steller (Western DPS)
• Sea turtle, loggerhead (Mediterranean Sea DPS)
• Sea turtle, loggerhead (North Indian Ocean DPS)
• Sea turtle, loggerhead (North Pacific Ocean DPS)
• Sea turtle, loggerhead (Northeast Atlantic Ocean DPS)
• Sea turtle, loggerhead (Northwest Atlantic Ocean DPS)
• Sea turtle, loggerhead (South Atlantic Ocean DPS)
• Sea turtle, loggerhead (South Pacific Ocean DPS)
• Sea turtle, loggerhead (Southeast Indo-Pacific Ocean DPS)
• Sea turtle, loggerhead (Southwest Indian Ocean DPS)
• Seal, spotted (Southern DPS)
• Steelhead (California Central Valley DPS)
• Steelhead (Central California Coast DPS)
• Steelhead (Lower Columbia River DPS)
• Steelhead (Middle Columbia River DPS)
• Steelhead (Northern California DPS)
• Steelhead (Puget Sound DPS)
• Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS)
• Steelhead (South-Central California Coast DPS)
• Steelhead (Southern California DPS)
• Steelhead (Upper Columbia River DPS)
• Steelhead (Upper Willamette River DPS)
• Sturgeon, North American green (Southern DPS)
• Whale, beluga (Cook Inlet DPS)
• Whale, killer (Southern Resident DPS)

Changes to Common Names

We are changing the presentation of the common names of the following species to conform with the way that NMFS refers to these species:

• “Dolphin, Indus River” will now appear on the List as “Dolphin, South Asian River (Indus River subspecies).”
• “Eulachon, Pacific (Southern DPS)” will now appear on the List as “Eulachon (Southern DPS).”
• “Sea-lion, Steller” will now appear on the List as “Sea lion, Steller (Western DPS).”
• “Seal, Saimaa” will now appear on the List as “Seal, ringed (Saimaa subspecies).”
• “Sturgeon, Gulf” will now appear on the List as “Sturgeon, Atlantic (Gulf subspecies).”
• “Sturgeon, North American green (Southern DPS)” will now appear on the List as “Sturgeon, green (Southern DPS).”
• “Sturgeon, white” will now appear on the List as “Sturgeon, white (Kootenai River DPS).”

Administrative Procedure Act

Because NMFS provided a public comment period on each of the proposed rules for these taxa, we find good cause that the notice and public comment procedures of 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary for this action. We also find good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to make this rule effective immediately under publication. The NMFS rules extended protection under the Act to these species and listed them in 50 CFR parts 223 and 224 or designated critical habitat under 50 CFR part 226; this rule is an administrative action to add the species to or update their status on the List in 50 CFR 17.11(h). The public would not be served by delaying the effective date of this rulemaking action.

Required Determinations

National Environmental Policy Act

We have determined that an environmental assessment, as defined under the authority of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, need not be prepared in connection with regulations adopted pursuant to section 4(a) of the Act. We outlined our reasons for this determination in the Federal Register on October 25, 1983 (48 FR 49244).

Paperwork Reduction Act

We have examined this regulation under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and found it to contain no information collection requirements. We may not conduct or sponsor, and you are not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number.

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 17

• Endangered and threatened species
• Exports
• Imports
• Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
• Transportation

Regulation Promulgation

Accordingly, we amend part 17, subchapter B of chapter I, title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as set forth below:

PART 17—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 17 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361-1407; 1531-1544; and 4201-4245, unless otherwise noted.

2. Amend § 17.11(h) by:

a. Removing entries under Mammals for Dolphin, Indus River (Platanista minor); both entries for Sea-lion, Steller (Eumetopias jubatus); and Seal, Saimaa (Phoca hispida saimensis);

b. Removing entries under Reptiles for Sea turtle, loggerhead, Mediterranean Sea (Caretta caretta); Sea turtle, loggerhead, North Indian Ocean (Caretta caretta); Sea turtle, loggerhead, North Pacific Ocean (Caretta caretta); Sea turtle, loggerhead, Northeast Atlantic Ocean (Caretta caretta); Sea turtle, loggerhead, Northwest Atlantic Ocean (Caretta caretta); Sea turtle, loggerhead, South Atlantic Ocean (Caretta caretta); Sea turtle, loggerhead, South Pacific Ocean (Caretta caretta); Sea turtle, loggerhead, Southeast Indo-Pacific Ocean (Caretta caretta); and Sea turtle, loggerhead, Southwest Indian Ocean (Caretta caretta);

c. Removing entries under Fishes for Eulachon, Pacific (Southern DPS) (Thaleichthyspacificus); Sturgeon, Gulf (Acipenser oxyrinchus (=oxyrhynchus) desotoi); Sturgeon, North American green (Southern DPS) (Acipensermedirostris); and Sturgeon, white (Acipenser transmontanus);

d. Removing the entry under Clams for Abalone, white (Haliotis sorenseni);

e. Adding entries in alphabetical order under Mammals for Dolphin, South Asian River (Indus River subspecies) (Platanista gangetica minor); Sea lion, Steller (Western DPS) (Eumetopias jubatus); Seal, bearded (Beringia DPS) (Erignathus barbatus nauticus); Seal, bearded (Okhotsk DPS) (Erignathus barbatus nauticus); Seal, ringed (Arctic subspecies) (Phoca (= Pusa) hispida hispida); Seal, ringed (Baltic subspecies) (Phoca (= Pusa) hispida botnica); Seal, ringed (Ladoga subspecies) (Phoca (=Pusa) hispida ladogensis); Seal, ringed (Okhotsk subspecies) (Phoca (=Pusa) hispida ochotensis); Seal, ringed (Saimaa subspecies) (Phoca hispida saimensis); and Whale, false killer (Main Hawaiian Islands Insular DPS) (Pseudorca crassidens);

f. Adding entries in alphabetical order under Reptiles for Sea turtle, loggerhead (Mediterranean Sea DPS) (Caretta caretta); Sea turtle, loggerhead (North Indian Ocean DPS) (Caretta caretta); Sea turtle, loggerhead (North Pacific Ocean DPS) (Caretta caretta); Sea turtle, loggerhead (Northeast Atlantic Ocean DPS) (Caretta caretta); Sea turtle, loggerhead (Northwest Atlantic Ocean DPS) (Caretta caretta); Sea turtle, loggerhead (South Atlantic Ocean DPS) (Caretta caretta); Sea turtle, loggerhead (South Pacific Ocean DPS) (Caretta caretta); Sea turtle, loggerhead (Southeast Indo-Pacific Ocean DPS) (Caretta caretta); and Sea turtle, loggerhead (Southwest Indian Ocean DPS) (Caretta caretta);

g. Adding entries in alphabetical order under Fishes for Eulachon (Southern DPS) (Thaleichthys pacificus); Salmon, Chinook (Central Valley spring-run ESU—XN) (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), to follow the current entry for “Salmon, Chinook (California Coastal ESU) (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)”; Sawfish, largetooth (Pristis perotteti); Steelhead (Middle Columbia River DPS—XN) (Oncorhynchus mykiss), to follow the current entry for “Steelhead (Middle Columbia River DPS) (Oncorhynchus mykiss)”; Sturgeon, Atlantic (Atlantic subspecies; Carolina DPS) (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus); Sturgeon, Atlantic (Atlantic subspecies; Chesapeake Bay DPS) (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus); Sturgeon, Atlantic (Atlantic subspecies; Gulf of Maine DPS) (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus); Sturgeon, Atlantic (Atlantic subspecies; New York Bight DPS) (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus); Sturgeon, Atlantic (Atlantic subspecies; South Atlantic DPS) (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus); Sturgeon, Atlantic (Gulf subspecies) (Acipenser oxyrinchus (=oxyrhynchus) desotoi); Sturgeon, green (Southern DPS) (Acipenser medirostris); and Sturgeon, white (Kootenai River DPS) (Acipenser transmontanus);

h. Adding an entry in alphabetical order under Snails for Abalone, white (Haliotis sorenseni);

i. Revising entries under Mammals for Seal, spotted (Southern DPS) (Phoca largha); Whale, beluga (Cook Inlet DPS) (Delphinapterus leucas); Whale, gray (Western North Pacific DPS) (Eschrichtius robustus); and Whale, killer (Southern Resident DPS) (Pseudorca crassidens);

j. Revising under Reptiles both entries for Sea turtle, green (Chelonia mydas) and both entries for Sea turtle, olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea);

k. Revising entries under Fishes for Bocaccio (Puget Sound—Georgia Basin DPS) (Sebastes paucispinis); Rockfish, canary (Puget Sound—Georgia Basin DPS) (Sebastes pinniger); Rockfish, yelloweye (Puget sound—Georgia Basin DPS) (Sebastes ruberrimus); Salmon, Atlantic (Gulf of Maine DPS) (Salmo salar); Salmon, Chinook (California Coastal ESU) (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha); Salmon, Chinook (Central Valley spring-run ESU) (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha); Salmon, Chinook (Lower Columbia River ESU) (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha); Salmon, Chinook (Puget Sound ESU) (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha); Salmon, Chinook (Sacramento River winter-run ESU) (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha); Salmon, Chinook (Snake River fall-run ESU) (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha); Salmon, Chinook (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha); Salmon, Chinook (Upper Columbia River spring-run ESU) (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha); Salmon, Chinook (Upper Willamette River ESU) (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha); Salmon, chum (Columbia River ESU) (Oncorhynchus keta); Salmon, chum (Hood Canal summer-run ESU) (Oncorhynchus keta); Salmon, coho (Central California Coast ESU) (Oncorhynchus kisutch); Salmon, coho (Lower Columbia River ESU) (Oncorhynchus kisutch); Salmon, coho (Oregon Coast ESU) (Oncorhynchus kisutch); Salmon, coho (Southern Oregon—Northern California Coast ESU) (Oncorhynchus kisutch); Salmon, sockeye (Ozette Lake ESU) (Oncorhynchus nerka); Salmon, sockeye (Snake River ESU) (Oncorhynchus nerka); Sawfish, smalltooth (United States DPS) (Pristis pectinata); Steelhead (California Central Valley DPS) (Oncorhynchus mykiss); Steelhead (Central California Coast DPS) (Oncorhynchus mykiss); Steelhead (Lower Columbia River DPS) (Oncorhynchus mykiss); Steelhead (Middle Columbia River DPS) (Oncorhynchus mykiss); Steelhead (Northern California DPS) (Oncorhynchus mykiss); Steelhead (Puget Sound DPS) (Oncorhynchus mykiss); Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) (Oncorhynchus mykiss); Steelhead (South-Central California Coast DPS) (Oncorhynchus mykiss); Steelhead (Southern California DPS) (Oncorhynchus mykiss); Steelhead (Upper Columbia River DPS) (Oncorhynchus mykiss); and Steelhead (Upper Willamette River DPS) (Oncorhynchus mykiss);

l. Revising the entry under Snails for Abalone, Black (Haliotiscracherodii); and

m. Revising the entries under Corals for Coral, elkhorn (Acropora palmata) and Coral, staghorn (Acropora cervicornis.)

The additions and revisions read as follows:

§ 17.11

Endangered and threatened wildlife.

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Species		Historic Range	Vertebrate population where endangered or threatened	Status	When listed	Critical habitat	Special rules
Common name	Scientific name
Mammals
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Dolphin, South Asian River (Indus River subspecies)	Platanista gangetica minor	Pakistan (Indus R. and tributaries)	Entire	E	417	NA	NA
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Sea lion, Steller (Western DPS)	Eumetopias jubatus	U.S.A. (AK, CA, OR, WA), Canada, Russia; North Pacific Ocean	Western DPS—see 50 CFR 224.101	E	384E, 408, 614	226.202	224.103, 226.202
Seal, bearded (Beringia DPS)	Erignathus barbatus nauticus	Arctic and Pacific Oceans	Beringia DPS—see 50 CFR 223.102	T	816	NA	NA
Seal, bearded (Okhotsk DPS)	Erignathus barbatus nauticus	Pacific Ocean	Okhotsk DPS—see 50 CFR 223.102	T	816	NA	NA
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Seal, ringed (Arctic subspecies)	Phoca (=Pusa) hispida hispida	Arctic Ocean	Entire	T	816	NA	NA
Seal, ringed (Baltic subspecies)	Phoca (=Pusa) hispida botnica	Baltic Sea	Entire	T	816	NA	NA
Seal, ringed (Ladoga subspecies)	Phoca (=Pusa ) hispida ladogensis	Russia (Lake Ladoga)	Entire	E	816	NA	NA
Seal, ringed (Okhotsk subspecies)	Phoca (=Pusa) hispida ochotensis	Pacific Ocean	Entire	T	816	NA	NA
Seal, ringed (Saimaa subspecies)	Phoca hispida saimensis	Finland (Lake Saimaa)	Entire	E	508	NA	NA
Seal, spotted (Southern DPS)	Phoca largha	Pacific Ocean; Sea of Japan and northern Yellow Sea	Southern DPS—see 50 CFR 223.102	T	776	NA	223.212
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Whale, beluga (Cook Inlet DPS)	Delphinapterus leucas	Oceanic; Cook Inlet, northern Gulf of Alaska	Cook Inlet DPS—see 50 CFR 224.101	E	776	226.220	NA
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Whale, false killer (Main Hawaiian Islands Insular DPS)	Pseudorca crassidens	Main Hawaiian Islands	Main Hawaiian Islands Insular DPS—see 50 CFR 224.101	E	816	NA	NA
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Whale, gray (Western North Pacific DPS)	Eschrichtius robustus	North Pacific Ocean—coastal and Bering Sea, formerly North Atlantic Ocean	Western North Pacific DPS—see 50 CFR 224.101	E	3, 540	NA	NA
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Whale, killer (Southern Resident DPS)	Orcinus orca	Pacific Ocean	Southern Resident DPS—see 50 CFR 224.101	E	756	226.206	224.103
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Reptiles
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Sea turtle, green	Chelonia mydas	Circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas and oceans	Breeding colony populations in FL and on Pacific coast of Mexico	E	42	226.208	224.104
Sea turtle, green	Chelonia mydas	Circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas and oceans	Entire species, except when listed as endangered under 50 CFR 224.101	T	42	226.208	17.42(b), 223.205, 223.206, 223.207
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Sea turtle, loggerhead (Mediterranean Sea DPS)	Caretta caretta	Mediterranean Sea Basin	Loggerhead sea turtles originating from the Mediterranean Sea east of 5°36′ W. Long	E	794	NA	224.104
Sea turtle, loggerhead (North Indian Ocean DPS)	Caretta caretta	North Indian Ocean Basin	Loggerhead sea turtles originating from the North Indian Ocean north of the equator and south of 30° N. Lat	E	794	NA	224.104
Sea turtle, loggerhead (North Pacific Ocean DPS)	Caretta caretta	North Pacific Ocean Basin	Loggerhead sea turtles originating from the North Pacific north of the equator and south of 60° N. Lat	E	794	NA	224.104
Sea turtle, loggerhead (Northeast Atlantic Ocean DPS)	Caretta caretta	Northeast Atlantic Ocean Basin	Loggerhead sea turtles originating from the Northeast Atlantic Ocean north of the equator, south of 60° N. Lat., and east of 40° W. Long., except in the vicinity of the Strait of Gibraltar where the eastern boundary is 5°36′ W. Long	E	794	NA	224.104
Sea turtle, loggerhead (Northwest Atlantic Ocean DPS)	Caretta caretta	Northwest Atlantic Ocean Basin	Loggerhead sea turtles originating from the Northwest Atlantic Ocean north of the equator, south of 60° N. Lat., and west of 40° W. Long	T	794	NA	223.205, 223.206, 223.207
Sea turtle, loggerhead (South Atlantic Ocean DPS)	Caretta caretta	South Atlantic Ocean Basin	Loggerhead sea turtles originating from the South Atlantic Ocean south of the equator, north of 60° S. Lat., west of 20° E. Long., and east of 67° W. Long	T	794	NA	223.205, 223.206, 223.207
Sea turtle, loggerhead (South Pacific Ocean DPS)	Caretta caretta	South Pacific Ocean Basin	Loggerhead sea turtles originating from the South Pacific south of the equator, north of 60° S. Lat., west of 67° W. Long., and east of 141° E. Long	E	794	NA	224.104
Sea turtle, loggerhead (Southeast Indo-Pacific Ocean DPS)	Caretta caretta	Southeast Indian Ocean Basin; South Pacific Ocean Basin as far east as 141° E. Long	Loggerhead sea turtles originating from the Southeast Indian Ocean south of the equator, north of 60° S. Lat., and east of 80° E. Long.; South Pacific Ocean south of the equator, north of 60° S. Lat., and west of 141° E. Long	T	794	NA	223.205, 223.206, 223.207
Sea turtle, loggerhead (Southwest Indian Ocean DPS)	Caretta caretta	Southwest Indian Ocean Basin	Loggerhead sea turtles originating from the Southwest Indian Ocean north of the equator, south of 30° N. Lat., east of 20° E. Long., and west of 80° E. Long	T	794	NA	223.205, 223.206, 223.207
Sea turtle, olive ridley	Lepidochelys olivacea	Circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas	Breeding colony populations on Pacific coast of Mexico	E	42	NA	224.104
Sea turtle, olive ridley	Lepidochelys olivacea	Circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas	Entire species, except when listed as endangered under 50 CFR 224.101	T	42	NA	17.42(b), 223.205, 223.206, 223.207
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Fishes
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Bocaccio (Puget Sound-Georgia Basin DPS)	Sebastes paucispinis	Pacific coast from Punta Blanca, Baja California, to the Gulf of Alaska off Krozoff and Kodiak Islands	Puget Sound-Georgia Basin DPS—see 50 CFR 224.101	E	776	NA	NA
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Eulachon (Southern DPS)	Thaleichthys pacificus	Eastern Pacific Ocean, from northern California to southwestern Alaska and into the southeastern Bering Sea	Southern DPS—see 50 CFR 223.102	T	776	226.222	NA
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Rockfish, canary (Puget Sound-Georgia Basin DPS)	Sebastes pinniger	Pacific coast from Punta Colnett, Baja California, to the Western Gulf of Alaska	Puget Sound-Georgia Basin DPS—see 50 CFR 223.102	T	776	NA	NA
Rockfish, yelloweye (Puget Sound-Georgia Basin DPS)	Sebastes ruberrimus	Pacific coast from northern Baja California to the Aleutian Islands, Alaska	Puget Sound-Georgia Basin DPS—see 50 CFR 223.102	T	776	NA	NA
Salmon, Atlantic (Gulf of Maine DPS)	Salmo salar	U.S.A., Canada, Greenland, western Europe	Gulf of Maine DPS—see 50 CFR 224.101	E	705	226.217	NA
Salmon, Chinook (California Coastal ESU)	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	North America from Ventura River in California to Point Hope, Alaska, and the Mackenzie River area in Canada; northeast Asia from Hokkaido, Japan, to the Anadyr River, Russia	California Coastal ESU—see 50 CFR 223.102	T	674	226.211	223.203
Salmon, Chinook (Central Valley spring-run ESU)	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	North America from Ventura River in California to Point Hope, Alaska, and the Mackenzie River area in Canada; northeast Asia from Hokkaido, Japan, to the Anadyr River, Russia	Central Valley spring-run ESU—see 50 CFR 223.102	T	674	226.211	223.203
Salmon, Chinook (Central Valley spring-run ESU—XN)	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	North America from Ventura River in California to Point Hope, Alaska, and the Mackenzie River area in Canada; northeast Asia from Hokkaido, Japan, to the Anadyr River, Russia	Central Valley spring-run ESU—XN—see 50 CFR 223.102	XN	816	NA	223.301
Salmon, Chinook (Lower Columbia River ESU)	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	North America from Ventura River in California to Point Hope, Alaska, and the Mackenzie River area in Canada; northeast Asia from Hokkaido, Japan, to the Anadyr River, Russia	Lower Columbia River ESU—see 50 CFR 223.102	T	664	226.212	223.203
Salmon, Chinook (Puget Sound ESU)	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	North America from Ventura River in California to Point Hope, Alaska, and the Mackenzie River area in Canada; northeast Asia from Hokkaido, Japan, to the Anadyr River, Russia	Puget Sound ESU—see 50 CFR 223.102	T	664	226.212	223.203
Salmon, Chinook (Sacramento River winter-run ESU)	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	North America from Ventura River in California to Point Hope, Alaska, and the Mackenzie River area in Canada; northeast Asia from Hokkaido, Japan, to the Anadyr River, Russia	Sacramento River winter-run ESU—see 50 CFR 224.101	E	383E, 407, 534	226.204	NA
Salmon, Chinook (Snake River fall-run ESU)	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	North America from Ventura River in California to Point Hope, Alaska, and the Mackenzie River area in Canada; northeast Asia from Hokkaido, Japan, to the Anadyr River, Russia	Snake River fall-run ESU—see 50 CFR 223.102	T	516, 557E	226.205	223.203
Salmon, Chinook (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU)	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	North America from Ventura River in California to Point Hope, Alaska, and the Mackenzie River area in Canada; northeast Asia from Hokkaido, Japan, to the Anadyr River, Russia	Snake River spring/summer-run ESU—see 50 CFR 223.102	T	516, 557E	226.205	223.203
Salmon, Chinook (Upper Columbia River spring-run ESU)	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	North America from Ventura River in California to Point Hope, Alaska, and the Mackenzie River area in Canada; northeast Asia from Hokkaido, Japan, to the Anadyr River, Russia	Upper Columbia River spring-run ESU—see 50 CFR 224.101	E	664	226.212	NA
Salmon, Chinook (Upper Willamette River ESU)	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	North America from Ventura River in California to Point Hope, Alaska, and the Mackenzie River area in Canada; northeast Asia from Hokkaido, Japan, to the Anadyr River, Russia	Upper Willamette River ESU—see 50 CFR 223.102	T	664	226.212	223.203
Salmon, chum (Columbia River ESU)	Oncorhynchus keta	North Pacific Rim from Korea and the Japanese Island of Honshu east to Monterey Bay, California; Arctic Ocean from the Laptev Sea in Russia to Mackenzie River in Canada	Columbia River ESU—see 50 CFR 223.102	T	664	226.212	223.203
Salmon, chum (Hood Canal summer-run ESU)	Oncorhynchus keta	North Pacific Rim from Korea and the Japanese Island of Honshu east to Monterey Bay, California; Arctic Ocean from the Laptev Sea in Russia to Mackenzie River in Canada	Hood Canal summer-run ESU—see 50 CFR 223.102	T	664	226.212	223.203
Salmon, coho (Central California Coast ESU)	Oncorhynchus kisutch	North Pacific Basin from U.S.A. (CA to AK) to Russia and Japan	Central California Coast ESU—see 50 CFR 224.101	E	598	226.210	NA
Salmon, coho (Lower Columbia River ESU)	Oncorhynchus kisutch	North Pacific Basin from U.S.A. (CA to AK) to Russia and Japan	Lower Columbia River ESU—see 50 CFR 223.102	T	776	NA	223.203
Salmon, coho (Oregon Coast ESU)	Oncorhynchus kisutch	North Pacific Basin from U.S.A. (CA to AK) to Russia and Japan	Oregon Coast ESU—see 50 CFR 223.102	T	776	226.212	223.203
Salmon, coho (Southern Oregon—Northern California Coast ESU)	Oncorhynchus kisutch	North Pacific Basin from U.S.A. (CA to AK) to Russia and Japan	Southern Oregon—Northern California Coast ESU—see 50 CFR 223.102	T	618	226.210	223.203
Salmon, sockeye (Ozette Lake ESU)	Oncorhynchus nerka	North Pacific Basin from U.S.A. (CA) to Russia	Ozette Lake ESU—see 50 CFR 223.102	T	664	226.212	223.203
Salmon, sockeye (Snake River ESU)	Oncorhynchus nerka	North Pacific Basin from U.S.A. (CA) to Russia	Snake River ESU—see 50 CFR 224.101	E	455	226.205	NA
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Sawfish, largetooth	Pristis perotteti	Eastern and Western Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico	Entire	E	816	NA	NA
Sawfish, smalltooth (United States DPS)	Pristis pectinata	North Atlantic (Mediterranean, U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico) and the Southwest Atlantic	United States DPS—see 50 CFR 224.101	E	748	226.218	NA
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Steelhead (California Central Valley DPS)	Oncorhynchus mykiss	North Pacific Ocean from the Kamchatka Peninsula in Asia to the northern Baja Peninsula	California Central Valley DPS—see 50 CFR 223.102	T	638	226.211	223.203
Steelhead (Central California Coast DPS)	Oncorhynchus mykiss	North Pacific Ocean from the Kamchatka Peninsula in Asia to the northern Baja Peninsula	Central California Coast DPS—see 50 CFR 223.102	T	638	226.211	223.203
Steelhead (Lower Columbia River DPS)	Oncorhynchus mykiss	North Pacific Ocean from the Kamchatka Peninsula in Asia to the northern Baja Peninsula	Lower Columbia River DPS—see 50 CFR 223.102	T	638	226.212	223.203
Steelhead (Middle Columbia River DPS)	Oncorhynchus mykiss	North Pacific Ocean from the Kamchatka Peninsula in Asia to the northern Baja Peninsula	Middle Columbia River DPS—see 50 CFR 223.102	T	664	226.212	223.203
Steelhead (Middle Columbia River DPS—XN)	Oncorhynchus mykiss	North Pacific Ocean from the Kamchatka Peninsula in Asia to the northern Baja Peninsula	Middle Columbia River DPS—XN—see 50 CFR 223.102	XN	816	NA	223.301
Steelhead (Northern California DPS)	Oncorhynchus mykiss	North Pacific Ocean from the Kamchatka Peninsula in Asia to the northern Baja Peninsula	Northern California DPS—see 50 CFR 223.102	T	701	226.211	223.203
Steelhead (Puget Sound DPS)	Oncorhynchus mykiss	North Pacific Ocean from the Kamchatka Peninsula in Asia to the northern Baja Peninsula	Puget Sound DPS—see 50 CFR 223.102	T	776	NA	223.203
Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS)	Oncorhynchus mykiss	North Pacific Ocean from the Kamchatka Peninsula in Asia to the northern Baja Peninsula	Snake River Basin DPS—see 50 CFR 223.102	T	638	226.212	223.203
Steelhead (South-Central California Coast DPS)	Oncorhynchus mykiss	North Pacific Ocean from the Kamchatka Peninsula in Asia to the northern Baja Peninsula	South-Central California Coast DPS—see 50 CFR 223.102	T	638	226.211	223.203
Steelhead (Southern California DPS)	Oncorhynchus mykiss	North Pacific Ocean from the Kamchatka Peninsula in Asia to the northern Baja Peninsula	Southern California DPS—see 50 CFR 224.101	E	638	226.211	NA
Steelhead (Upper Columbia River DPS)	Oncorhynchus mykiss	North Pacific Ocean from the Kamchatka Peninsula in Asia to the northern Baja Peninsula	Upper Columbia River DPS—see 50 CFR 223.102	T	638	226.212	223.203
Steelhead (Upper Willamette River DPS)	Oncorhynchus mykiss	North Pacific Ocean from the Kamchatka Peninsula in Asia to the northern Baja Peninsula	Upper Willamette River DPS—see 50 CFR 223.102	T	664	226.212	223.203
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Sturgeon, Atlantic (Atlantic subspecies; Carolina DPS)	Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus	Northwestern Atlantic Ocean	Carolina DPS—see 50 CFR 224.101	E	816	NA	NA
Sturgeon, Atlantic (Atlantic subspecies; Chesapeake Bay DPS)	Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus	Northwestern Atlantic Ocean	Chesapeake Bay DPS—see 50 CFR 224.101	E	816	NA	NA
Sturgeon, Atlantic (Atlantic subspecies; Gulf of Maine DPS)	Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus	Northwestern Atlantic Ocean	Gulf of Maine DPS—see 50 CFR 223.102	T	816	NA	223.211
Sturgeon, Atlantic (Atlantic subspecies; New York Bight DPS)	Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus	Northwestern Atlantic Ocean	New York Bight DPS—see 50 CFR 224.101	E	816	NA	NA
Sturgeon, Atlantic (Atlantic subspecies; South Atlantic DPS)	Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus	Northwestern Atlantic Ocean	South Atlantic DPS—see 50 CFR 224.101	E	816	NA	NA
Sturgeon, Atlantic (Gulf subspecies)	Acipenser oxyrinchus (=oxyrhynchus) desotoi)	U.S.A. (AL, FL, GA, LA, MS)	Entire	T	444	17.95(e), 226.214	17.44(v)
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Sturgeon, green (Southern DPS)	Acipenser medirostris	U.S.A. (CA)	Southern DPS—see 50 CFR 223.102	T	756	226.219	223.210
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Sturgeon, white (Kootenai River DPS)	Acipenser transmontanus	U.S.A. (AK, CA, ID, MT, OR, WA), Canada (BC)	U.S.A. (ID, MT), Canada (BC), (Kootenai R. system)	E	549	17.95(e)	NA
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Snails
Abalone, black	Haliotis cracherodii	North America (West coast from Crescent City, CA, USA, to Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico	Entire	E	776	226.221	NA
Abalone, white	Haliotis sorenseni	North America (West coast from Point Conception, CA, U.S.A., to Punta Abreojos, Baja California, Mexico)	Entire	E	748	NA	NA
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Corals
Coral, elkhorn	Acropora palmata	U.S.A. (FL, PR, VI, Navassa); and wider Caribbean—Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela, and all the islands of the West Indies	Entire	T	756	226.216	223.208
Coral, staghorn	Acropora cervicornis	U.S.A. (FL, PR, VI, Navassa); and wider Caribbean—Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela, and all the islands of the West Indies	Entire	T	756	226.216	223.208

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Dated: June 20, 2014.

Stephen Guertin,

Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.