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RIN: 0648-AW32

Publication ID: Fall 2008

Title: Endangered Status for Black Abalone
Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service has completed an Endangered Species Act (ESA) status review for black abalone (Haliotis cracherodii). After reviewing information on the status of black abalone, evaluating threats facing the species, and taking into account existing protective efforts for the species, we conclude that black abalone is in danger of extinction throughout all of its range. This conclusion is based on information confirming that: (1) The disease known as withering syndrome has spread to areas throughout the range of the species, has been responsible for local extirpation of the species throughout a large part of its range, and threatens to do the same in areas where black abalone still persist; (2) low adult densities below the critical threshold density required for successful spawning and recruitment exist throughout a large part of the species' range; and (3) a number of interacting factors (e.g., suboptimal water temperatures, reduced genetic diversity, and illegal harvest) may further hamper natural recovery of the species because of negative synergistic effects. This action would list black abalone as an endangered species under the ESA.
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 224
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	01/11/2008	73 FR 1986
NPRM Comment Period End	04/10/2008
Final Action	12/00/2008
Final Action Effective	01/00/2009

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Local, State, Tribal
Small Entities Affected: No	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