0648-BE43 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 0600 Department of Commerce DOC Endangered and Threatened Species: Regulations for the Designation of Experimental Populations under the Endangered Species Act

This action amends regulations to bring clarity and consistency to NMFS' interpretation and implementation of the Endangered Species Act, Section 10(j). 50 CFR Part 222 would be amended to establish definitions and procedures for the establishment and/or designation of certain populations of species listed as endangered or threatened as experimental populations; the classification of such populations as "essential" or "nonessential;" and the promulgation of appropriate protective measures for such populations. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service already has regulations for implementing Section 10(j), and it is not expected that NMFS' regulations will differ significantly from those.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 50 CFR 222 16 USC 1531 et seq 16 USC 742 et seq No NPRM 12/00/2014 No None No No No No Donna Wieting Director, Office of Protected Resources 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 301 427-8400 National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring MD 20910