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Flooding source(s) Location of referenced elevation 

* Elevation in feet 

(NGVD) 

+ Elevation in feet 

(NAVD) 

# Depth in feet 

above ground 

∧Elevation in 

meters (MSL) 

Modified 

Communities affected 

Lake Erie ................................... At the east side of Poplar Street ......................................... +577 City of Port Clinton, Unincorporated Areas of Ottawa 

County, Village of Put-InBay. 

At the Lucas County boundary ........................................... +578 

Little Portage River (backwater 

effects from Lake Erie).

Approximately 62 feet downstream of Muddy Creek Road +577 Unincorporated Areas of Ottawa County. 

Approximately 1.1 miles upstream of Muddy Creek Road +577 

Portage River ............................ Approximately 1.3 miles downstream of Locust Street ...... +578 Village of Oak Harbor. 

Approximately 1.2 miles downstream of Locust Street ...... +578 

South Branch Turtle Creek Tributary (backwater effects from 

South Branch Turtle Creek).

Approximately 0.8 mile downstream of Private Drive ......... +597 Unincorporated Areas of Ottawa County. 

Approximately 0.6 mile downstream of Private Drive ......... +597 

* National Geodetic Vertical Datum. 

+ North American Vertical Datum. 

# Depth in feet above ground. 

∧ Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter. 

ADDRESSES: 

City of Port Clinton 

Maps are available for inspection at 1868 East Perry Street, Port Clinton, OH 43452. 

Unincorporated Areas of Ottawa County 

Maps are available for inspection at 315 Madison Street, Port Clinton, OH 43452. 

Village of Oak Harbor 

Maps are available for inspection at 146 Church Street, Oak Harbor, OH 43449. 

Village of Put-In-Bay 

Maps are available for inspection at 157 Concord Avenue, Put-In-Bay, OH 43456. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Parts 223 and 224 

[Docket No. 130501429–4999–03] 

RIN 0648–XC659 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Final Rule To Revise the 

Code of Federal Regulations for 

Species Under the Jurisdiction of the 

National Marine Fisheries Service; 

Correction 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule; correcting 

amendments. 

SUMMARY: This document contains 

technical corrections for errors in a rule 

related to Endangered Species Act (ESA) 

protections for distinct population 

segments (DPSs) of the loggerhead sea 

turtle (Caretta caretta). The ‘‘Final Rule 

to Revise the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) for Species Under the 

Jurisdiction of the National Marine 

Fisheries Service’’ revised the CFR 

tables that list threatened and 

endangered species under the ESA. 

During that process, we incorrectly 

revised the descriptions of listed entities 

for the DPSs of the loggerhead sea turtle 

in a manner that differs from the 

original listing descriptions. In this 

document, we correct the descriptions 

of the DPSs in the CFR tables. We also 

add cross-references to recently 

designated critical habitat of the 

Northwest Atlantic Ocean DPS of the 

loggerhead sea turtle. 

DATES: Effective on December 31, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Schultz at (301) 427–8443, or 

Angela Somma at (301) 427–8474. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On April 14, 2014, we, NMFS, issued 

the ‘‘Final Rule to Revise the Code of 

Federal Regulations for Species Under 

the Jurisdiction of the National Marine 

Fisheries Service’’ (79 FR 20802) to 

clarify and update the descriptions and 

associated protections for species that 

are listed as threatened or endangered 

under the ESA. These revisions changed 

the format and content of the tables, 

which list and describe threatened and 

endangered species under NMFS’ 

jurisdiction at 50 CFR 223.102(e) and 50 

CFR 224.101(h), respectively. For 

example, the table columns previously 

labeled, ‘‘where listed’’ are now labeled 

‘‘description of listed entity,’’ and the 

columns labeled, ‘‘critical habitat’’ now 

cite the specific section in 50 CFR part 

226, where the critical habitat 

description is found. 

During this process, we incorrectly 

revised the descriptions of the listed 

entities for the DPSs of the loggerhead 

sea turtle. For example, we changed the 

description of listed entity from 

‘‘Northwest Atlantic Ocean north of the 

equator, south of 60° N. Lat., and west 

of 40° W. Long.,’’ to ‘‘loggerhead sea 

turtles originating from the Northwest 

Atlantic Ocean west of 40° W. Long.’’ 

Therefore, this document amends the 

tables by correcting the descriptions of 

listed entities for the DPSs of the 

loggerhead sea turtle to reflect the 

original listing description published in 

the CFR. There was one mistake in the 

original listing (76 FR 58868, September 

22, 2011). The Southwest Indian Ocean 


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DPS includes loggerhead sea turtles 

originating from the Southwest Indian 

Ocean north of the equator, south of 30° 

N. Lat., east of 20° E. Long., and west 

of 80° E. Long; the original listing 

incorrectly indicated, ‘‘west of 20° E. 

Long., and east of 80° E. Long.’’ 

On July 10, 2014, NMFS and USFWS 

issued separate final rules to designate 

critical habitat for marine and terrestrial 

habitat, respectively, for the Northwest 

Atlantic Ocean DPS of the loggerhead 

sea turtle (79 FR 39855 and 79 FR 

39755, respectively). At that time, we 

did not update the column labeled 

‘‘critical habitat,’’ in the table in 50 CFR 

223.102(e) to cross reference these new 

rules. Therefore, this document also 

corrects the table by citing the critical 

habitat designations in 50 CFR 226.223 

and 50 CFR 17.95(c) in the column of 

the table in 50 CFR 223.102(e). 

Classification 

This correction does not alter or 

revise in any way the threatened or 

endangered species statuses or critical 

habitat designations for the DPSs of the 

loggerhead sea turtle. Therefore, the 

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, 

NOAA, finds good cause to waive 

requirement to provide prior public 

notice and comment. 

Need for Correction 

As published, the final regulations 

contain errors which may prove to be 

misleading and need to be clarified. 

List of Subjects 

50 CFR Part 223 

Threatened marine and anadromous 

species. 

50 CFR Part 224 

Endangered marine and anadromous 

species. 

Dated: December 22, 2014. 

Samuel D. Rauch III, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Regulatory Programs, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

Accordingly, 50 CFR parts 223 and 

224 are corrected by making the 

following correcting amendments: 

PART 223—THREATENED MARINE 

AND ANADROMOUS SPECIES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 223 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531–1543; subpart B, 

§ 223.201–202 also issued under 16 U.S.C. 

1361 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 5503(d) for 

§ 223.206(d)(9). 

■ 2. In § 223.102(e), revise the table 

entries for ‘‘Sea turtle, loggerhead 

(Northwest Atlantic Ocean DPS)’’, ‘‘Sea 

turtle, loggerhead (South Atlantic Ocean 

DPS)’’, ‘‘Sea turtle, loggerhead 

(Southeast Indo-Pacific Ocean DPS)’’, 

and ‘‘Sea turtle, loggerhead (Southwest 

Indian Ocean DPS)’’ to read as follows: 

§ 223.102 Enumeration of threatened 

marine and anadromous species. 

* * * * * 

(e) * * * 

Species 1

Citation(s) for listing 

determination(s) 

Critical 

habitat ESA rules 

Common name Scientific name Description of listed entity 

*******

Sea Turtles 2

Sea turtle, loggerhead (Northwest 

Atlantic Ocean 

DPS).

Caretta caretta ......... Loggerhead sea turtles originating from the 

Northwest Atlantic Ocean north of the 

equator, south of 60° N. Lat., and west 

of 40° W. Long.

76 FR 58868, Sep 

22, 2011.

17.95(c), 

226.223 

223.205, 

223.206, 

223.207. 

Sea turtle, loggerhead (South Atlantic Ocean DPS).Caretta caretta ......... Loggerhead sea turtles originating from the 

South Atlantic Ocean south of the equator, north of 60° S. Lat., west of 20° E. 

Long., and east of 67° W. Long.

76 FR 58868, Sep 

22, 2011.

NA 223.205, 

223.206, 

223.207. 

Sea turtle, loggerhead (Southeast 

Indo-Pacific Ocean 

DPS).

Caretta caretta ......... Loggerhead sea turtles originating from the 

Southeast Indian Ocean south of the 

equator, north of 60° S. Lat., and east of 

80° E. Long.; South Pacific Ocean south 

of the equator, north of 60° S. Lat., and 

west of 141° E. Long.

76 FR 58868, Sep 

22, 2011.

NA 223.205, 

223.206, 

223.207 

Sea turtle, loggerhead (Southwest 

Indian Ocean DPS).

Caretta caretta ......... Loggerhead sea turtles originating from the 

Southwest Indian Ocean north of the 

equator, south of 30° N. Lat., east of 20° 

E. Long., and west of 80° E. Long.

76 FR 58868, Sep 

22, 2011.

NA 223.205, 

223.206, 

223.207 

*******

1Species includes taxonomic species, subspecies, distinct population segments (DPSs) (for a policy statement, see 61 FR 4722, February 7, 

1996), and evolutionarily significant units (ESUs) (for a policy statement, see 56 FR 58612, November 20, 1991). 2 Jurisdiction for sea turtles by the Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries 

Service, is limited to turtles while in the water. 


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* * * * * 

PART 224—ENDANGERED MARINE 

AND ANADROMOUS SPECIES 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 224 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531–1543 and 16 

U.S.C. 1361 et seq. 

■ 4. In § 224.101(h), revise the table 

entries for ‘‘Sea turtle, loggerhead 

(Mediterranean Sea DPS)’’, ‘‘Sea turtle, 

loggerhead (North Indian Ocean DPS)’’, 

‘‘Sea turtle, loggerhead (North Pacific 

Ocean DPS)’’, ‘‘Sea turtle, loggerhead 

(Northeast Atlantic Ocean DPS)’’, and 

‘‘Sea turtle, loggerhead (South Pacific 

Ocean DPS)’’ to read as follows: 

§ 224.101 Enumeration of endangered 

marine and anadromous species. 

* * * * * 

(h) * * * 

Species 1

Citation(s) for listing 

determination(s) 

Critical 

habitat ESA rules 

Common name Scientific name Description of listed entity 

*******

Sea Turtles 2

Sea turtle, loggerhead (Mediterranean Sea DPS).Caretta caretta ....... Loggerhead sea turtles originating from 

the Mediterranean Sea east of 5°36′ 

W. Long.

76 FR 58868, Sep 

22, 2011 

NA 224.104 

Sea turtle, loggerhead (North Indian Ocean DPS).Caretta caretta ....... Loggerhead sea turtles originating from 

the North Indian Ocean north of the 

equator and south of 30° N. Lat.

76 FR 58868, Sep 

22, 2011 

NA 224.104 

Sea turtle, loggerhead (North Pacific Ocean DPS).Caretta caretta ....... Loggerhead sea turtles originating from 

the North Pacific north of the equator 

and south of 60° N. Lat.

76 FR 58868, Sep 

22, 2011 

NA 224.104 

Sea turtle, loggerhead (Northeast 

Atlantic Ocean 

DPS).

Caretta caretta ....... Loggerhead sea turtles originating from 

the Northeast Atlantic Ocean north of 

the equator, south of 60° N. Lat., and 

east of 40° W. Long., except in the 

vicinity of the Strait of Gibraltar where 

the eastern boundary is 5°36′ W. 

Long.

76 FR 58868, Sep 

22, 2011 

NA 224.104 

Sea turtle, loggerhead (South Pacific Ocean DPS).Caretta caretta ....... Loggerhead sea turtles originating from 

the South Pacific south of the equator, north of 60° S. Lat., west of 67° 

W. Long., and east of 141° E. Long.

76 FR 58868, Sep 

22, 2011 

NA 224.104 

*******

1Species includes taxonomic species, subspecies, distinct population segments (DPSs) (for a policy statement, see 61 FR 4722, February 7, 

1996), and evolutionarily significant units (ESUs) (for a policy statement, see 56 FR 58612, November 20, 1991). 2 Jurisdiction for sea turtles by the Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries 

Service, is limited to turtles while in the water. 

* * * * * 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 224 

RIN 0648–XZ50 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Final Endangered Listing 

of Five Species of Sawfish Under the 

Endangered Species Act 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: This action corrects the 

amendatory instruction to a final rule 

published on December 12, 2014, which 

incorrectly instructed deletion of the 

U.S. Distinct Population Segment of 

smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) 

from the list of endangered species 

under the Endangered Species Act. This 

correction removes the incorrect 

language from the instruction. 

DATES: This final rule correction is 

effective January 12, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Information regarding this 

final rule may be obtained by contacting 

NMFS, Endangered Species Division, 

1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, 

MD 20910. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Dwayne Meadows, NMFS, Office of 

Protected Resources (301) 427–8403. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Need for Correction 

In a final rule NMFS published on 

December 12, 2014 (79 FR 73977) to list 

5 species of sawfishes as endangered, 

we incorrectly included an instruction 

in the regulatory text section to delete 

the entry for a prior listing for a 

different sawfish (the U.S. Distinct 

Population Segment of smalltooth 

sawfish (Pristis pectinata)) from the list 

of endangered species under the 

Endangered Species Act in 50 CFR 

224.101(h). On page 74005, in column 3, 

amendatory instruction 2.A. is corrected 

to reads as follows: 

‘‘2. In § 224.101, paragraph (h), amend 

the table by: 

A. Removing the ‘‘Sawfish, 

largetooth’’ entry.’’ 

Dated: December 19, 2014. 

Samuel D. Rauch, III, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Regulatory Programs, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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