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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-AY49 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Endangered Species Act Listing of Nine Distinct Population Segments of Loggerhead Sea Turtles as Endangered or Threatened 
Abstract: NMFS and USFWS have determined that the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) is composed of nine distinct population segments (DPSs) that qualify as "species" for listing as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), two as threatened and seven as endangered. This action also constitutes the 12-month findings on two petitions to: (1) Reclassify loggerhead turtles in the North Pacific Ocean as a DPS with endangered status and designate critical habitat; and (2) reclassify loggerhead turtles in the Northwest Atlantic as a DPS with endangered status and designate critical habitat. Critical habitat for the two loggerhead sea turtle DPSs occurring within the United States will be designated in a subsequent Federal Register notice. 
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 216   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 to 1543    16 USC 1361   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  03/16/2010  75 FR 12598   
NPRM Comment Period Extension  06/02/2010  75 FR 30769   
NPRM Comment Period Extension End  09/03/2010    
NPRM Comment Period End  09/13/2010    
NPRM Comment Period Extended  03/22/2011  76 FR 15932   
NPRM Comment Period Extended End  04/11/2011    
Final Action  09/00/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Kristy Long
Fisheries Biologist
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Room 13738, 1315 East-West Highway,
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone:301 713-2322
Fax:301 427-2522
Email: kristy.long@noaa.gov