20558 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 71 / Wednesday, April 13, 2011 / Rules and Regulations 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

No. 97.022, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’) 

Dated: March 7, 2011. 

Sandra K. Knight, 

Deputy Federal Insurance and Mitigation 

Administrator, Mitigation, Department of 

Homeland Security, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8854 Filed 4–12–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–12–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 17 

[Docket No. FWS–R9–ES–2008–0125; 

92100–1111–0000–B3] 

RIN 1018–AW09 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; 44 Marine and 

Anadromous Taxa: Adding 10 Taxa, 

Delisting 1 Taxon, Reclassifying 1 

Taxon, and Updating 32 Taxa on the 

List of Endangered and Threatened 

Wildlife 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), are amending 

the List of Endangered and Threatened 

Wildlife (List) by adding 10 marine taxa, 

delisting 1 marine taxon, reclassifying 1 

marine taxon, and revising 32 marine 

taxa in accordance with the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). 

These amendments are based on 

previously published determinations by 

the National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) of the National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Department of Commerce, which has 

jurisdiction for these species. 

DATES: This rule is effective April 13, 

2011. For applicability date by 

individual taxon, see table 1 in 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Franz, 703–358–2171. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

In accordance with the Act (16 U.S.C. 

1531 et seq.) and Reorganization Plan 

No. 4 of 1970 (35 FR 15627; October 6, 

1970), NMFS has jurisdiction over the 

marine and anadromous taxa specified 

in this rule. Under section 4(a)(2) of the 

Act, NMFS must decide whether a 

species under its jurisdiction should be 

classified as endangered or threatened. 

NMFS makes these determinations via 

its formal rulemaking process. We, the 

Service, are then responsible for 

publishing final rules to amend the List 

in the Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR) at 50 CFR 17.11(h). 

Under section 4(a)(2)(A) of the Act, if 

NMFS determines that a species should 

be listed as endangered or threatened, or 

that a species’ status should be changed 

from threatened to endangered, then 

NMFS is required to inform the Service 

of the status change. The Service is then 

responsible for implementing the status 

change by publishing a final rule to 

amend the List 50 CFR 17.11(h). Under 

section 4(a)(2)(B) of the Act, if NMFS 

determines that a species should be 

removed from the List (delisted), or that 

a species’ status should be changed from 

an endangered to a threatened species, 

then NMFS is required to recommend 

the status change to the Service. If the 

Service concurs with the recommended 

status change, then the Service will 

implement the status change by 

publishing a final rule to amend the List 

50 CFR 17.11(h). 

As described below and set forth at 

table 1, NMFS has published rules 

regarding each of the species mentioned 

in this rule. Section 4(a)(2)(A) applies to 

all of the rules except that for the 

Caribbean monk seal; with respect to 

those rules, by publishing this final rule, 

we are simply taking the necessary 

administrative step to codify these 

changes in the CFR. Section 4(a)(2)(B) 

applies to the NMFS’s recommendation 

to delist the Caribbean monk seal; we 

have concurred with NMFS’s 

recommendation, and this rule 

implements that action. 

Listings 

We are adding the following ten 

species to the List based on NMFS final 

rules: 

• Coho salmon, Lower Columbia 

River evolutionarily significant unit 

(ESU), as threatened (70 FR 37160; June 

28, 2005); 

• Steelhead, Puget Sound distinct 

population segment (DPS), as threatened 

(72 FR 26722; May 11, 2007); 

• Coho salmon, Oregon Coast ESU, as 

threatened with critical habitat (73 FR 

7816; February 11, 2008); 

• Beluga whale, Cook Inlet DPS, as 

endangered (73 FR 62919; October 22, 

2008); 

• Black abalone as endangered (74 FR 

1937; January 14, 2009); 

• Bocaccio, Puget Sound/Georgia 

Basin DPS, as endangered (75 FR 22276; 

April 28, 2010); 

• Canary rockfish, Puget Sound/ 

Georgia Basin DPS, as threatened (75 FR 

22276; April 28, 2010); 

• Pacific eulachon, Southern DPS, as 

threatened (75 FR 13012; March 18, 

2010); and 

• Yelloweyerockfish, Puget Sound/ 

Georgia Basin DPS, as threatened (75 FR 

22276; April 28, 2010); 

• Spotted seal, southern DPS, as 

threatened (75 FR 65239), with a 4(d) 

rule. 

Please note: The Oregon Coast coho 

salmon ESU was listed on August 10, 1998, 

as threatened (63 FR 42587), but in 2001, the 

U.S. District Court in Eugene, Oregon, set 

aside that listing (AlseaValleyAlliance v. 

Evans, 161 F. Supp. 2d 1154, (D. Or. 2001)). 

On February 11, 2008, NMFS listed the 

Oregon Coast coho salmon ESU as 

threatened, issued protective regulations 

under section 4(d) of the Act (known as a 

4(d) rule), and designated critical habitat (73 

FR 7816). As a result of another court 

challenge (Douglas County v. Balsiger (Civ. 

No. 08–01547; D. Or. 2008), NMFS reached 

a settlement with the litigants and agreed to 

conduct another status review of the ESU. 

After conducting the additional status 

review, NMFS proposed to affirm the status 

for this ESU by promulgating a rule to 

supersede its February 11, 2008, listing 

determination (75 FR 29489; May 26, 2010). 

Delisting 

We are delisting the following species 

based on a NMFS final rule: 

• Caribbean monk seal (73 FR 63901; 

October 28, 2008). 

Reclassification 

We are reclassifying the following 

species based on a NMFS final rule: 

• Coho salmon, Central California 

Coast ESU, from threatened to 

endangered (70 FR 37160; June 28, 

2005). 

Revisions 

We are updating 32 entries on the List 

based on NMFS final rules and to make 

these entries easier for the public to 

identify as follows: 

• ‘‘Common Name’’ (adding ESU 

subtitles) and ‘‘Vertebrate population 

where endangered or threatened’’ 

updates for 14 salmon ESUs—Chinook 

(California coastal, Central Valley 

spring-run, Lower Columbia River, 

Puget Sound, Sacramento River winterrun, Snake River fall-run, Snake River 

spring/summer, Upper Columbia River 

spring-run (as discussed below), and 

Upper Willamette), chum (Columbia 

River, Hood Canal summer-run), coho 

(Central California Coast, Southern 

Oregon–Northern California Coast), and 

sockeye (Ozette Lake, Snake River)(70 

FR 37160; June 28, 2005). 

• Common Name’’ (adding DPS 

subtitles) and ‘‘Vertebrate population 

where endangered or threatened’’ 

updates for 10 steelhead DPSs— 


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California Central Valley, Central 

California Coast, Lower Columbia River, 

Middle Columbia River, Northern 

California, Snake River Basin, South– 

Central California Coast, Southern 

California, Upper Columbia River, and 

Upper Willamette River (71 FR 833; 

January 5, 2006). 

• A status correction from threatened 

to endangered for the Upper Columbia 

River spring-run Chinook ESU (64 FR 

14308, March 24, 1999; and 70 FR 

37160, June 28, 2005) (This is the 

second change described to the entry for 

this species; the first is listed above with 

the updates to the 14 salmon ESUs.). 

• A new common name (Salmon, 

Atlantic, Gulf of Maine DPS) for the 

endangered Salmosalar, which is jointly 

listed as a DPS by NMFS and the 

Service, to make it clearer to the public 

and a critical habitat entry (74 FR 

29344, June 19, 2009; and 74 FR 29300, 

June 19, 2009). 

• A right whale taxonomic revision of 

March 6, 2008 (73 FR 12024), which is 

consistent with the technical revision of 

68 FR 17560 (April 10, 2003). We 

formally accept the technical revisions 

of 68 FR 17560 as of this publication 

and revise the North Pacific right whale 

to add the critical habitat entry of April 

8, 2008 (73 FR 19000). 

• A critical habitat entry for the 

Southern Resident DPS of killer whale 

(71 FR 69054; November 29, 2006), 

United States DPS of the smalltooth 

sawfish (74 FR 45353; September 2, 

2009), elkhorn coral and staghorn coral 

(74 FR 72209; November 26, 2008), and 

Southern DPS of the North American 

green sturgeon (74 FR 52299; October 9, 

2009). 

• A 4(d) rule entry for Puget Sound 

steelhead (73 FR 55451; September 25, 

2008), elkhorn and staghorn corals (73 

FR 64264; October 29, 2008), and the 

Southern DPS of green sturgeon (75 FR 

30714; June 2, 2010). 

The previous NMFS Federal Register 

publications to propose and finalize 

listings for these species are in table 1. 

In all cases, within the published final 

rule, NMFS addressed the public 

comments received. 

TABLE 1—RULEMAKING ACTIONS BY THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE TO ADD MARINE AND ANADROMOUS

SPECIES TO THE LIST OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE

Common name Scientific name Proposed rule publication 

date, action 

Final rule publication date, 

change in action (If any) Effective date 

Lower Columbia River 

evolutionarily significant 

unit (ESU) of coho salmon.

Oncorhynchuskisutch ...................... June 14, 2004 (69 FR 

33102), to list as threatened.

June 28, 2005 (70 FR 

37160).

August 29, 2005. 

16 ESUs of West Coast 

salmon.

Oncorhynchustshawytscha, 

Oncorhynchuskisutch, Oncorhyn

chusnerka, Oncorhyn-chusketa.

June 14, 2004 (69 FR 

33102), proposed rule 

on 27 DPSs of salmon, 

including reclassifying 

the Central California 

Coast ESU of coho 

salmon (Oncorhynchuskisutch) from 

threatened to endangered.

June 28, 2005 (70 FR 

37160), final rule for 

listing determinations of 

16 ESUs of West Coast 

salmon.

August 29, 2005. 

10 DPSs of West Coast 

steelhead.

Oncorhynchusmykiss ....................... June 14, 2004 (69 FR 

33102), proposed rule 

on 10 DPSs of 

steelhead, including reclassifying the Upper 

Columbia River DPS 

from endangered to 

threatened.

January 5, 2006 (71 FR 

833), final rule for listing 

determinations for 10 

DPSs of West Coast 

steelhead.

February 6, 2006. 

Killer whale ....................... Orcinus orca .................................... June 15, 2006 (71 FR 

34571), to designate 

critical habitat.

November 29, 2006 (71 

FR 69054).

December 29, 

2006. 

Puget Sound distinct population segment (DPS) 

of steelhead.

Oncorhynchusmykiss ....................... March 29, 2006 (71 FR 

15666), to list as threatened.

May 11, 2007 (72 FR 

26722).

June 11, 2007. 

May 11, 2007 (72 FR 

26722), to issue protective regulations (a 4(d) 

rule).

September 25, 2008 (73 

FR 55451).

October 27, 2008. 

North Atlantic right, North 

Pacific right, and Southern right whale.

Eubalaenaglacialis, Eubalaena japonica, Eubalaenaaustralis.December 27, 2006 (71 

FR 77694), taxonomic 

revision.

March 6, 2008 (73 FR 

12024).

April 7, 2008. 

North Pacific right whale ... Eubalaena japonica ......................... October 29, 2007 (72 FR 

61089), to designate 

critical habitat.

April 8, 2008 (73 FR 

19000).

May 8, 2008. 

Oregon Coast ESU of 

coho salmon.

Oncorhynchuskisutch ...................... June 14, 2004 (69 FR 

33102), to list as threatened.

February 11, 2008 (73 FR 

7816).

May 12, 2008. 

Caribbean monk seal ........ Monachustropicalis .......................... June 9, 2008 (73 FR 

32521), to delist.

October 28, 2008 (73 FR 

63901).

October 28, 2008. 

Cook Inlet DPS of beluga 

whale.

Delphinapterusleucas ...................... April 20, 2007 (72 FR 

19854), to list as endangered.

October 22, 2008 (73 FR 

62919).

December 22, 

2008. 


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TABLE 1—RULEMAKING ACTIONS BY THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE TO ADD MARINE AND ANADROMOUS

SPECIES TO THE LIST OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE—Continued 

Common name Scientific name Proposed rule publication 

date, action 

Final rule publication date, 

change in action (If any) Effective date 

Elkhorn and staghorn corals.Acroporapalmata, 

Acroporacervicornis.

December 14, 2007 (72 

FR 71102), to issue 

protective regulations (a 

4(d) rule).

October 29, 2008 (73 FR 

64264).

November 28, 

2008. 

February 6, 2008 (73 FR 

6895), to designate critical habitat.

November 26, 2008 (73 

FR 72210).

December 26, 

2008. 

Black abalone ................... Haliotiscracherodii ........................... January 11, 2008 (73 FR 

1986), to list as endangered.

January 14, 2009 (74 FR 

1937).

February 13, 2009. 

Atlantic salmon (Gulf of 

Maine DPS).

Salmosalar ....................................... September 3, 2008 (73 

FR 51415), to list a distinct population segment (DPS) as endangered.

DPS—June 19, 2009 (74 

FR 29344).

July 20, 2009. 

September 5, 2008 (73 

FR 51747), to designate critical habitat.

Critical habitat—June 19, 

2009 (74 FR 29300).

July 20, 2009. 

Smalltooth sawfish (United 

States DPS).

Pristispectinata ................................ November 20, 2008 (73 

FR 70290), to designate critical habitat.

September 2, 2009 (74 

FR 45353).

October 2, 2009. 

North American green 

sturgeon (Southern 

DPS).

Acipensermedirostris ....................... September 8, 2008 (73 

FR 52084), to designate critical habitat.

October 9, 2009 (74 FR 

52300).

November 9, 2009. 

May 21, 2009 (74 FR 

23822), to issue protective regulations (a 4(d) 

rule).

June 2, 2010 (75 FR 

30714).

July 2, 2010. 

Eulachon, Pacific (Southern DPS).Thaleichthyspacificus ....................... March 13, 2009 (74 FR 

10857) to list as threatened.

March 18, 2010 (75 FR 

13012).

May 17, 2010. 

Yelloweye rockfish, canary 

rockfish, bocaccio 

(Puget Sound/Georgia 

Basin DPS), 

Sebastesruberrimus 

Sebastespinniger 

Sebastespaucispinis.

April 23, 2009 (74 FR 

18516), to list as endangered or threatened.

April 28, 2010 (75 FR 

22276).

July 27, 2010. 

Spotted seal (southern 

DPS).

Phocalargha ..................................... October 20, 2009 (74 FR 

53685), to list as threatened, with 4(d) rule.

October 25, 2010 (75 FR 

65239).

November 22, 

2010. 

Administrative Procedure Act 

Because NMFS provided a public 

comment period on each of the 

proposed rules for these taxa, we find 

good cause that the notice and public 

comment procedures of 5 U.S.C. 553(b) 

are unnecessary for this action. We also 

find good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) 

to make this rule effective immediately 

upon publication. The NMFS rules 

extended protection under the Act to 

these species and listed them in 50 CFR 

parts 223 and 224 or designated critical 

habitat under 50 CFR part 226; this rule 

is an administrative action to add the 

species to or update their status on the 

List in 50 CFR 17.11(h). The public 

would not be served by delaying the 

effective date of this rulemaking action. 

Required Determinations 

National Environmental Policy Act 

We have determined that an 

environmental assessment, as defined 

under the authority of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, need 

not be prepared in connection with 

regulations adopted pursuant to section 

4(a) of the Act. We outlined our reasons 

for this determination in the Federal 

Register on October 25, 1983 (48 FR 

49244). 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

We have examined this regulation 

under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 and found it to contain no 

information collection requirements. We 

may not conduct or sponsor, and you 

are not required to respond to, a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) control 

number. 

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 17 

Endangered and threatened species, 

Exports, Imports, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, 

Transportation. 

Regulation Promulgation 

Accordingly, we amend part 17, 

subchapter B of chapter I, title 50 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations, as set forth 

below: 

PART 17—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 17 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361–1407; 16 U.S.C. 

1531–1544; 16 U.S.C. 4201–4245; Pub. L. 99– 

625, 100 Stat. 3500; unless otherwise noted. 

§ 17.11 [Amended] 

■ 2. Amend § 17.11(h) by: 

■ a. Removing the entry under 

MAMMALS for ‘‘Seal, Caribbean monk’’; 

■ b. Revising the entries under 

MAMMALS for ‘‘Whale, killer’’ and 

‘‘Whale, North Pacific right’’; under 

FISHES for 

• ‘‘Salmon, Atlantic (Gulf of Maine 

DPS)’’, 

• ‘‘Salmon, Chinook (California 

Coastal ESU)’’, 


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• ‘‘Salmon, Chinook (Central Valley 

spring-run ESU)’’, 

• ‘‘Salmon, Chinook (Lower Columbia 

River ESU)’’, 

• ‘‘Salmon, Chinook (Puget Sound 

ESU)’’, 

• ‘‘Salmon, Chinook (Sacramento 

River winter-run ESU)’’, 

• ‘‘Salmon, Chinook (Snake River fallrun ESU)’’, 

• ‘‘Salmon, Chinook (Snake River 

spring/summer-run ESU)’’, 

• ‘‘Salmon, Chinook (Upper Columbia 

spring-run ESU)’’, 

• ‘‘Salmon Chinook (Upper 

Willamette River ESU)’’, 

• ‘‘Salmon, chum (Columbia River 

ESU)’’, 

• ‘‘Salmon, chum (Hood Canal 

summer-run ESU)’’, 

• ‘‘Salmon, coho (Central California 

Coast ESU)’’, 

• ‘‘Salmon, coho (Southern Oregon– 

northern California Coast ESU)’’, 

• ‘‘Salmon, sockeye (Ozette Lake 

ESU)’’, 

• ‘‘Salmon, sockeye (Snake River 

ESU)’’, 

• ‘‘Sawfish, smalltooth (United States 

DPS)’’, 

• ‘‘Steelhead (California Central 

Valley DPS)’’, 

• ‘‘Steelhead (Central California Coast 

DPS)’’, 

• ‘‘Steelhead (Lower Columbia River 

DPS)’’, 

• ‘‘Steelhead (Middle Columbia River 

DPS)’’, 

• ‘‘Steelhead (Northern California 

DPS)’’, 

• ‘‘Steelhead (Snake River Basin 

DPS)’’, 

• ‘‘Steelhead (South Central 

California Coast DPS)’’, 

• ‘‘Steelhead (Southern California 

DPS)’’, 

• ‘‘Steelhead (Upper Columbia River 

DPS)’’, 

• ‘‘Steelhead (Upper Willamette River 

DPS)’’, and 

• ‘‘Sturgeon, North American green 

(Southern DPS); and under CORALS for 

‘‘Coral, elkhorn’’ and ‘‘Coral, staghorn’’; 

and 

■ c. Adding entries in alphabetic order 

under MAMMALS for ‘‘Seal, spotted 

(Southern DPS)’’, ‘‘Whale, beluga (Cook 

Inlet DPS)’’; under FISHES for 

• ‘‘Bocaccio (Puget Sound/Georgia 

Basin DPS)’’, 

• ‘‘Eulachon, Pacific (Southern DPS)’’, 

• ‘‘Rockfish, canary (Puget Sound/ 

Georgia Basin DPS)’’, 

• ‘‘Rockfish, yelloweye (Puget Sound/ 

Georgia Basin DPS)’’, 

• ‘‘Salmon, coho (Lower Columbia 

River ESU)’’, 

• ‘‘Salmon, coho (Oregon Coast 

ESU)’’, and 

• ‘‘Steelhead (Puget Sound DPS)’’; 

and under SNAILSfor ‘‘Abalone, black’’ 

to read as set forth below: 

Species Historic 

range 

Vertebrate population where endangered or threatened Status When 

listed 

Critical 

habitat 

Special 

rules Common name Scientific name 

MAMMALS

*******

Seal, spotted 

(southern 

DPS).

Phocalargha ...................... Pacific Ocean; Sea of 

Japan and northern 

Yellow Sea.

Southern DPS—all breeding populations of spotted seals south of 

43 degrees north latitude in the 

Pacific Ocean.

T 776 NA 223.211 

Whale, beluga 

(Cook Inlet 

DPS).

Delphinapterusleucas ....... Oceanic; Cook Inlet, 

northern Gulf of Alaska.

Cook Inlet DPS—Cook Inlet, Alaska E 776 NA NA 

*******

Whale, killer 

(Southern 

Resident 

DPS).

Orcinus orca ..................... Pacific Ocean ............... Southern Resident DPS, which 

consists of whales from the J, K, 

and L pods, wherever they are 

found in the wild.

E 756 226.206 NA 

*******

Whale, North 

Pacific right.

Eubalaena japonica .......... Oceanic ........................ Entire ............................................... E 3 226.215 NA 

*******

FISHES

*******

Bocaccio 

(Puget 

Sound–Georgia Basin 

DPS).

Sebastespaucispinis ......... Pacific coast from 

Punta Blanca, Baja 

California, to the Gulf 

of Alaska off Krozoff 

and Kodiak Islands.

Puget Sound–Georgia Basin 

DPS—U.S.A. (WA) and British 

Columbia, including Puget Sound 

and Georgia Basin.

E 776 NA NA 

*******

Eulachon, Pacific (Southern DPS).Thaleichthyspacificus ........ Eastern Pacific Ocean, 

from northern California to southwestern Alaska and 

into the southeastern 

Bering Sea.

Southern DPS—Populations 

spawning from the Skeena River 

in British Columbia (inclusive) 

south to the Mad River in Northern California (inclusive), wherever found.

T 776 NA NA 

*******

Rockfish, canary (Puget 

Sound–Georgia Basin 

DPS).

Sebastespinniger .............. Pacific coast from 

Punta Colnett, Baja 

California, to the 

Western Gulf of Alaska.

Puget Sound–Georgia Basin 

DPS—U.S.A. (WA) and British 

Columbia, including Puget Sound 

and Georgia Basin.

T 776 NA NA 


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Species Historic 

range 

Vertebrate population where endangered or threatened Status When 

listed 

Critical 

habitat 

Special 

rules Common name Scientific name 

Rockfish, 

yelloweye 

(Puget 

Sound–Georgia Basin 

DPS).

Sebastesruberrimus .......... Pacific coast from 

northern Baja California to the Aleutian 

Islands, Alaska.

Puget Sound–Georgia Basin 

DPS—U.S.A. (WA) and British 

Columbia, including Puget Sound 

and Georgia Basin.

T 776 NA NA 

Salmon, Atlantic (Gulf of 

Maine DPS).

Salmosalar ........................ U.S.A., Canada, Greenland, western Europe.Gulf of Maine DPS—U.S.A. (ME), 

which includes all naturally reproducing populations and those 

river-specific hatchery populations cultured from them. 

E 705 226.217 NA 

Salmon, Chinook (California Coastal ESU).Oncorhynchustshawytscha North America from 

Ventura River in California to Point Hope, 

Alaska, and the Mackenzie River area in 

Canada; northeast 

Asia from Hokkaido, 

Japan, to the Anadyr 

River, Russia.

California Coastal ESU—U.S.A. 

(CA), including all naturally 

spawned populations of Chinook 

salmon from rivers and streams 

south of the Klamath River to the 

Russian River, California, as well 

as seven artificial propagation 

programs: See 223.102.

T 674 226.211 NA 

Salmon, Chinook (Central 

Valley springrun ESU).

Oncorhynchustshawytscha North America from 

Ventura River in California to Point Hope, 

Alaska, and the Mackenzie River area in 

Canada; northeast 

Asia from Hokkaido, 

Japan, to the Anadyr 

River, Russia.

Central Valley spring-run ESU— 

U.S.A. (CA), including all naturally spawned populations of 

spring-run Chinook salmon in the 

Sacramento River and its tributaries in California, including the 

Feather River, as well as the 

Feather River Hatchery springrun Chinook program.

T 674 226.211 NA 

Salmon, Chinook (Lower 

Columbia 

River ESU).

Oncorhynchustshawytscha North America from 

Ventura River in California to Point Hope, 

Alaska, and the Mackenzie River area in 

Canada; northeast 

Asia from Hokkaido, 

Japan, to the Anadyr 

River, Russia.

Lower Columbia River ESU— 

U.S.A. (OR, WA), including all 

naturally spawned populations of 

Chinook salmon from the Columbia River and its tributaries from 

its mouth at the Pacific Ocean 

upstream to a transitional point 

between Washington and Oregon 

east of the Hood River and the 

White Salmon River, and includes the Willamette River to 

Willamette Falls, Oregon, exclusive of spring-run Chinook salmon in the Clackamas River, as 

well as 17 artificial propagation 

programs: See 223.102.

T 664 226.212 223.203 

Salmon, Chinook (Puget 

Sound ESU).

Oncorhynchustshawytscha North America from 

Ventura River in California to Point Hope, 

Alaska, and the Mackenzie River area in 

Canada; northeast 

Asia from Hokkaido, 

Japan, to the Anadyr 

River, Russia.

Puget Sound ESU—U.S.A. (WA), 

including all naturally spawned 

populations of Chinook salmon 

from rivers and streams flowing 

into Puget Sound including the 

Straits of Juan De Fuca from the 

Elwha River, eastward, including 

rivers and streams flowing into 

Hood Canal, South Sound, North 

Sound and the Strait of Georgia 

in Washington, as well as 26 artificial propagation programs: See 

223.102.

T 664 226.212 223.203 

Salmon, Chinook (Sacramento 

River winterrun ESU).

Oncorhynchustshawytscha North America from 

Ventura River in California to Point Hope, 

Alaska, and the Mackenzie River area in 

Canada; northeast 

Asia from Hokkaido, 

Japan, to the Anadyr 

River, Russia.

Sacramento River winter-run 

ESU—U.S.A. (CA), including all 

naturally spawned populations of 

winter-run Chinook salmon in the 

Sacramento River and its tributaries in California, as well as two 

artificial propagation programs: 

See 224.101(a).

E 383E, 407, 

534 

226.204 NA 

Salmon, Chinook (Snake 

River fall 

ESU).

Oncorhynchustshawytscha North America from 

Ventura River in California to Point Hope, 

Alaska, and the Mackenzie River area in 

Canada; northeast 

Asia from Hokkaido, 

Japan, to the Anadyr 

River, Russia.

Snake River fall-run ESU—U.S.A. 

(ID, OR, WA), including all naturally spawned populations of fallrun Chinook salmon in the 

mainstem Snake River below 

Hells Canyon Dam, and in the 

Tucannon River, Grande Ronde 

River, Imnaha River, Salmon 

River, and Clearwater River, as 

well as four artificial propagation 

programs: See 223.102.

T 516, 557E 226.205 NA 


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Species Historic 

range 

Vertebrate population where endangered or threatened Status When 

listed 

Critical 

habitat 

Special 

rules Common name Scientific name 

Salmon, Chinook (Snake 

River spring/ 

summer-run 

ESU).

Oncorhynchustshawytscha North America from 

Ventura River in California to Point Hope, 

Alaska, and the Mackenzie River area in 

Canada; northeast 

Asia from Hokkaido, 

Japan, to the Anadyr 

River, Russia.

Snake River spring/summer-run 

ESU—U.S.A. (ID, OR, WA), including all naturally spawned 

populations of spring/summer-run 

Chinook salmon in the mainstem 

Snake River and the Tucannon 

River, Grande Ronde River, 

Imnaha River, and Salmon River 

subbasins, as well as 15 artificial 

propagation programs: See 

223.102.

T 516, 557E 226.205 NA 

Salmon, Chinook (Upper 

Columbia 

spring-run 

ESU).

Oncorhynchustshawytscha North America from 

Ventura River in California to Point Hope, 

Alaska, and the Mackenzie River area in 

Canada; northeast 

Asia from Hokkaido, 

Japan, to the Anadyr 

River, Russia.

Upper Columbia spring-run ESU— 

U.S.A. (WA), including all naturally spawned populations of Chinook salmon in all river reaches 

accessible to Chinook salmon in 

Columbia River tributaries upstream of the Rock Island Dam 

and downstream of Chief Joseph 

Dam in Washington (excluding 

the Okanogan River), the Columbia River from a straight line connecting the west end of the 

Clatsop jetty (south jetty, Oregon 

side) and the west end of the 

Peacock jetty (north jetty, Washington side) upstream to Chief 

Joseph Dam in Washington, as 

well as six artificial propagation 

programs: See 224.101(a).

E 664 226.212 NA 

Salmon, Chinook (Upper 

Willamette 

River ESU).

Oncorhynchustshawytscha North America from 

Ventura River in California to Point Hope, 

Alaska, and the Mackenzie River area in 

Canada; northeast 

Asia from Hokkaido, 

Japan, to the Anadyr 

River, Russia.

Upper Willamette River ESU— 

U.S.A. (OR), including all naturally spawned populations of 

spring-run Chinook salmon in the 

Clackamas River and in the Willamette River, and its tributaries, 

above Willamette Falls, Oregon, 

as well as seven artificial propagation programs: See 223.102.

T 664 226.212 223.203 

Salmon, chum 

(Columbia 

River ESU).

Oncorhynchusketa ............ North Pacific Rim from 

Korea and the Japanese Island of 

Honshu east to Monterey Bay, California; 

Arctic Ocean from 

the Laptev Sea in 

Russia to Mackenzie 

River in Canada.

Columbia River ESU—U.S.A. (OR, 

WA), including all naturally 

spawned populations of chum 

salmon in the Columbia River 

and its tributaries in Washington 

and Oregon, as well as three artificial propagation programs: See 

223.102.

T 664 226.212 223.203 

Salmon, chum 

(Hood Canal 

summer-run 

ESU).

Oncorhynchusketa ............ North Pacific Rim from 

Korea and the Japanese Island of 

Honshu east to Monterey Bay, California; 

Arctic Ocean from 

the Laptev Sea in 

Russia to Mackenzie 

River in Canada.

Hood Canal summer-run ESU— 

U.S.A. (WA), including all naturally spawned populations of 

summer-run chum salmon in 

Hood Canal and its tributaries as 

well as populations in Olympic 

Peninsula rivers between Hood 

Canal and Dungeness Bay, 

Washington, as well as eight artificial propagation programs: See 

223.102.

T 664 226.212 223.203 

Salmon, coho 

(Central California Coast 

ESU).

Oncorhynchuskisutch ....... North Pacific Basin 

from U.S.A. (CA to 

AK) to Russia and 

Japan.

Central California Coast ESU— 

U.S.A. (CA), including all naturally spawned populations of 

coho salmon from Punta Gorda 

in northern California south to 

and including the San Lorenzo 

River in central California, as well 

as populations in tributaries to 

San Francisco Bay, excluding the 

Sacramento–San Joaquin River 

system, as well as four artificial 

propagation programs: See 

224.101(a).

E 598 226.210 NA 


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Species Historic 

range 

Vertebrate population where endangered or threatened Status When 

listed 

Critical 

habitat 

Special 

rules Common name Scientific name 

Salmon, coho 

(Lower Columbia River 

ESU).

Oncorhynchuskisutch ....... North Pacific Basin 

from U.S.A. (CA to 

AK) to Russia and 

Japan.

Lower Columbia River ESU— 

U.S.A. (OR, WA), including all 

naturally spawned populations of 

coho salmon in the Columbia 

River and its tributaries in Washington and Oregon, from the 

mouth of the Columbia up to and 

including the Big White Salmon 

and Hood Rivers, and includes 

the Willamette River to Willamette Falls, Oregon, as well as 25 

artificial propagation programs: 

See 223.102.

T 776 NA NA 

Salmon, coho 

(Oregon 

Coast ESU).

Oncorhynchuskisutch ....... North Pacific Basin 

from U.S.A. (CA to 

AK) to Russia and 

Japan.

Oregon Coast ESU—U.S.A. (OR), 

all naturally spawned populations 

of coho salmon in Oregon coastal streams south of the Columbia 

River and north of Cape Blanco, 

including the Cow Creek (Oregon 

Department of Fish and Wildlife 

stock #37) coho hatchery program.

T 776 226.212 223.203 

Salmon, coho 

(Southern 

Oregon– 

Northern 

California 

Coast ESU).

Oncorhynchuskisutch ....... North Pacific Basin 

from U.S.A. (CA to 

AK) to Russia and 

Japan.

Southern Oregon–Northern California Coast ESU—U.S.A. (CA, 

OR), including all naturally 

spawned populations of coho 

salmon in coastal streams between Cape Blanco, Oregon, and 

Punta Gorda, California, as well 

as three artificial propagation programs: See 223.102.

T 618 226.210 NA 

Salmon, sockeye (Ozette 

Lake ESU).

Oncorhynchusnerka .......... North Pacific Basin 

from U.S.A. (CA) to 

Russia.

Ozette Lake ESU—U.S.A. (WA), including all naturally spawned 

populations of sockeye salmon in 

Ozette Lake and streams and 

tributaries flowing into Ozette 

Lake, Washington, as well as two 

artificial propagation programs: 

See 223.102.

T 664 226.212 223.203 

Salmon, sockeye (Snake 

River ESU).

Oncorhynchusnerka .......... North Pacific Basin 

from U.S.A. (CA) to 

Russia.

Snake River ESU—U.S.A. (ID), including all anadromous and residual sockeye salmon from the 

Snake River Basin, Idaho, as 

well as artificially propagated 

sockeye salmon from the Redfish 

Lake captive propagation program.

E 455 226.205 NA 

Sawfish, 

smalltooth 

(United 

States DPS).

Pristispectinata ................. North Atlantic (Mediterranean, U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico) and the Southwest Atlantic.

United States, DPS, Gulf of Mexico 

from Texas to Florida and along 

the east coast from Florida to 

Cape Hatteras.

E 748 226.218 NA 

* * * * * * * 

Steelhead 

(California 

Central Valley DPS).

Oncorhynchusmykiss ........ North Pacific Ocean 

from the Kamchatka 

Peninsula in Asia to 

the northern Baja Peninsula.

California Central Valley DPS— 

U.S.A. (CA), including all naturally spawned anadromous O. 

mykisssteelhead populations 

below natural and manmade impassable barriers in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers 

and their tributaries, excluding 

steelhead from San Francisco 

and San Pablo Bays and their 

tributaries. It also includes 

steelhead from the Coleman National Fish Hatchery and Feather 

River Hatchery programs.

T 638 226.211 223.203 


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range 

Vertebrate population where endangered or threatened Status When 

listed 

Critical 

habitat 

Special 

rules Common name Scientific name 

Steelhead 

(Central California Coast 

DPS).

Oncorhynchusmykiss ........ North Pacific Ocean 

from the Kamchatka 

Peninsula in Asia to 

the northern Baja Peninsula.

Central California Coast DPS— 

U.S.A. (CA), including all naturally spawned anadromous O. 

mykiss (steelhead) populations 

below natural and manmade impassable barriers in California 

streams from the Russian River 

(inclusive) to Aptos Creek (inclusive), and the drainages of San 

Francisco and San Pablo Bays 

eastward to Chipps Island at the 

confluence of the Sacramento 

and San Joaquin Rivers. Tributary streams to Suisun Marsh including Suisun Creek, Green Valley Creek, and anunnamed tributary to Cordelia Slough (commonly referred to as Red Top 

Creek), excluding the Sacramento-San Joaquin River 

Basin, It also includes steelhead 

from the Don Clausen Fish 

Hatchery and Kingfisher Flat 

Hatchery—Scott Creek (Monterey 

Bay Salmon and Trout Project) 

programs.

T 638 226.211 223.203 

Steelhead 

(Lower Columbia River 

DPS).

Oncorhynchusmykiss ........ North Pacific Ocean 

from the Kamchatka 

Peninsula in Asia to 

the northern Baja Peninsula.

Lower Columbia River DPS— 

U.S.A. (OR, WA), including all 

naturally spawned anadromous 

O. mykiss (steelhead) populations below natural and manmade impassable barriers in 

streams and tributaries to the Columbia River between the Cowlitz 

and Wind Rivers, Washington, inclusive, and the Willamette and 

Hood Rivers, Oregon, inclusive. It 

also includes steelhead from 10 

artificial propagation programs: 

See 223.102.

T 638 226.212 223.203 

Steelhead (Middle Columbia 

River DPS).

Oncorhynchusmykiss ........ North Pacific Ocean 

from the Kamchatka 

Peninsula in Asia to 

the northern Baja Peninsula.

Middle Columbia River DPS— 

U.S.A. (OR, WA), including all 

naturally spawned anadromous 

O. mykiss (steelhead) populations below natural and manmade impassable barriers in 

streams from above the Wind 

River, Washington, and the Hood 

River, Oregon (exclusive), upstream to, and including, the 

Yakima River, Washington, excluding O. mykiss from the 

Snake River Basin. It also includes steelhead from seven artificial propagation programs: See 

223.102.

T 664 226.212 223.203 

Steelhead 

(Northern 

California 

DPS).

Oncorhynchusmykiss ........ North Pacific Ocean 

from the Kamchatka 

Peninsula in Asia to 

the northern 

Baja Peninsula.

Northern California DPS—U.S.A. 

(CA), including all naturally 

spawned anadromous O. mykiss 

(steelhead) populations below 

natural and manmade impassable barriers in California coastal 

river basins from Redwood Creek 

southward to, but not including, 

the Russian River. It also includes steelhead from the Yager 

Creek Hatchery, and North Fork 

Gualala River Hatchery (Gualala 

River Steelhead Project) hatchery 

programs.

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range 

Vertebrate population where endangered or threatened Status When 

listed 

Critical 

habitat 

Special 

rules Common name Scientific name 

Steelhead 

(Puget 

Sound DPS).

Oncorhynchusmykiss ........ North Pacific Ocean 

from the Kamchatka 

Peninsula in Asia to 

the northern Baja Peninsula.

Puget Sound DPS—U.S.A. (WA), 

including all naturally spawned 

anadromous O. mykiss 

(steelhead) populations, from 

streams in the river basins of the 

Strait of Juan de Fuca, Puget 

Sound, and Hood Canal, Washington, bounded to the west by 

the Elwha River (inclusive) and to 

the north by the Nooksack River 

and Dakota Creek (inclusive), as 

well as the Green River natural 

and HammaHamma winter-run 

steelhead hatchery stocks.

T 776 NA 223.203 

Steelhead 

(Snake River 

Basin DPS).

Oncorhynchusmykiss ........ North Pacific Ocean 

from the Kamchatka 

Peninsula in Asia to 

the northern Baja Peninsula.

Snake River Basin DPS—U.S.A. 

(ID, OR, WA), including all naturally spawned anadromous O. 

mykiss (steelhead) populations 

below natural and manmade impassable barriers in streams in 

the Snake River Basin of southeast Washington, northeast Oregon, and Idaho. It also includes 

steelhead from six artificial propagation programs: See 223.102.

T 638 226.212 223.203 

Steelhead 

(South Central California 

Coast DPS).

Oncorhynchusmykiss ........ North Pacific Ocean 

from the Kamchatka 

Peninsula in Asia to 

the northern Baja Peninsula.

South Central California Coast 

DPS—U.S.A. (CA), including all 

naturally spawned anadromous 

O. mykiss (steelhead) populations below natural and manmade impassable barriers in 

streams from the Pajaro River 

(inclusive), to (but not including) 

the Santa Maria River, California.

T 638 226.211 223.203 

Steelhead 

(Southern 

California 

DPS).

Oncorhynchusmykiss ........ North Pacific Ocean 

from the Kamchatka 

Peninsula in Asia to 

the northern Baja Peninsula.

Southern California DPS—U.S.A. 

(CA), including all naturally 

spawned anadromous O. mykiss 

(steelhead) populations below 

natural and manmade impassable barriers in streams from the 

Santa Maria River, San Luis 

Obispo County, California, (inclusive) to the U.S.–Mexico border.

E 638 226.211 NA 

Steelhead 

(Upper Columbia River 

DPS).

Oncorhynchusmykiss ........ North Pacific Ocean 

from the Kamchatka 

Peninsula in Asia to 

the northern Baja Peninsula.

Upper Columbia River DPS— 

U.S.A. (WA), including all naturally spawned anadromous O. 

mykiss (steelhead) populations 

below natural and manmade impassable barriers in streams in 

the Columbia River Basin upstream from the Yakima River, 

Washington, to the U.S.–Canada 

border, as well as six artificial 

propagation programs: See 

223.102.

T 638 226.212 NA 

Steelhead 

(Upper Willamette River 

DPS).

Oncorhynchusmykiss ........ North Pacific Ocean 

from the Kamchatka 

Peninsula in Asia to 

the northern Baja Peninsula.

Upper Willamette River DPS— 

U.S.A. (OR), including all naturally spawned anadromous O. 

mykiss (steelhead) populations 

below natural and manmade impassable barriers in the Willamette River, Oregon, and its tributaries upstream from Willamette 

Falls to the Calapooia River, inclusive.

T 664 226.212 223.203 

*******

Sturgeon, North 

American 

green 

(Southern 

DPS).

Acipensermedirostris ........ U.S.A. (CA) .................. Southern DPS—U.S.A. (CA), which 

includes all spawning populations 

south of the Eel River (exclusive), principally including the 

Sacramento River spawning population.

T 756 226.219 223.210 

*******

SNAILS


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range 

Vertebrate population where endangered or threatened Status When 

listed 

Critical 

habitat 

Special 

rules Common name Scientific name 

*******

Abalone, Black Haliotiscracherodii ............ North America (West 

coast from Crescent 

City, CA, USA, to 

Cape San Lucas, 

Baja California, Mexico.

NA ................................................... E 776 NA NA 

*******

CORALS

*******

Coral, elkhorn Acroporapalmata .............. U.S.A. (FL, PR, VI, 

Navassa); and wider 

Caribbean—Belize, 

Colombia, Costa 

Rica, Guatemala, 

Honduras, Mexico, 

Nicaragua, Panama, 

Venezuela, and all 

the islands of the 

West Indies.

NA ................................................... T 756 226.216 223.208 

Coral, staghorn Acroporacervicornis .......... U.S.A. (FL, PR, VI, 

Navassa); and wider 

Caribbean—Belize, 

Colombia, Costa 

Rica, Guatemala, 

Honduras, Mexico, 

Nicaragua, Panama, 

Venezuela, and all 

the islands of the 

West Indies.

NA ................................................... T 756 226.216 223.208 

Dated: February 10, 2011. 

Rowan W. Gould, 

Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8822 Filed 4–12–11; 8:45 am] 

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