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RIN: 0648-AU92

Publication ID: Fall 2008

Title: 4(d) Protective Regulations for Threatened Elkhorn and Staghorn Corals
Abstract: Under section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) is required to adopt such regulations, as he deems necessary and advisable for the conservation of species listed as threatened. The proposed 4(d) rule represents the regulations that we, the NMFS, believe are necessary and advisable to conserve threatened elkhorn and staghorn corals. The proposed 4(d) protective regulations would apply the take prohibitions enumerated in section 9(a)(1) of the ESA in most circumstances to the two listed threatened coral species. We do not find it necessary or advisable to apply the take prohibitions to specified categories of activities that contribute to conserving listed corals or are governed by a program that adequately limits impacts on listed corals.
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 223
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 to 1544

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	12/14/2007	72 FR 71102
NPRM Comment Period End	03/13/2008
Final Action	10/29/2008	73 FR 64264

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, Organizations	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Marta Nammack Office of Protected Resources Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone:301 713-1401 Fax:301 427-2523 Email: marta.nammack@noaa.gov