Director, Office of Protected Resources

0648-BF28 201610 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 Designation of Critical Habitat for the Gulf of Maine, New York Bight, and Chesapeake Bay Distinct Population Segments of Atlantic Sturgeon

The National Marine Fisheries Service listed four distinct population segments of Atlantic sturgeon as endangered and one distinct population of Atlantic sturgeon as threatened under the Endangered Species Act on February 6, 2012. This rule would designate critical habitat for the Gulf of Maine, New York Bight, and Chesapeake Bay Distinct Population Segments of Atlantic sturgeon. A separate rule would designate critical habitat for the Carolina and South Atlantic distinct population segments of Atlantic sturgeon.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 50 CFR 226 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. Judicial NPRM 05/30/2016 per consent decree entered December 3, 2014, and modified by a November 9, 2015, order. Following a complaint from the Natural Resources Defense Council and Delaware Riverkeeper Network, we agreed to submit this proposed rule to the Federal Register by November 30, 2015 for publication. Yes NPRM 06/03/2016 81 FR 35701 NPRM Comment Period End 09/01/2016 NPRM Comment Period Reopened 09/29/2016 81 FR 66911 Comment Period End 10/14/2016 Final Action 06/00/2017 Yes Businesses Federal Local State No No Yes 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