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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-AX06 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Revision of Critical Habitat Designation for the Endangered Leatherback Sea Turtle 
Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service announces a rule to revise leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The leatherback is currently listed as endangered throughout its range, and critical habitat consists of Sandy Point Beach and adjacent waters, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. This rule would revise critical habitat to include waters along the U.S. West Coast. 
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 226   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
NPRM  Judicial  Required by Settlement Agreement  12/04/2009 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  01/05/2010  75 FR 319   
Notice of Public Hearings  02/01/2010  75 FR 5015   
NPRM Comment Period Extension  02/19/2010  75 FR 7434   
NPRM Comment Period End  03/08/2010    
NPRM Comment Period Extension End  04/19/2010    
Final Action  06/00/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State 
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Sara McNulty
Ecologist
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
1315 East-West Highway,
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone:301 713-2322
Fax:301 713-4060
Email: sara.mcnulty@noaa.gov