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DOI/FWS

RIN: 1018-AW18

Publication ID: Fall 2008

Title: ●Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Marbled Murrelet
Abstract: We propose to revise the designation of critical habitat for marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus marmoratus), a threatened bird in Washington, Oregon, and California. We are proposing to revise currently designated critical habitat for the marbled murrelet by removing approximately 254,070 ac (102,820 ha) in northern California and Oregon from the 1996 designation, based on new information indicating that these areas do not meet the definition of critical habitat. This action, if adopted in its entirety, would result in a revised designation of approximately 3,633,800 ac (1,470,550 ha) as critical habitat for the marbled murrelet. In this rule, we are further proposing a taxonomic revision of the scientific name of the marbled murrelet from Brachyramphus marmoratus marmoratus to Brachyramphus marmoratus.
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	07/31/2008	73 FR 44678
NPRM Comment Period End	09/29/2008	73 FR 44678
Final Action	03/00/2009

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Sarah Quamme Chief, Branch of Domestic Listing, Ecological Services Program Department of the Interior United States Fish and Wildlife Service 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 Phone:703 358-1796 Fax:703 358-1800 Email: sarah_quamme@fws.gov