# Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Northwest Atlantic Ocean Distinct Population Segment of the Loggerhead Sea Turtle
> **US Fish and Wildlife Service** · Final rule. · Published 2014-07-10 · Effective 2014-08-11 · 79 FR 39756
## Document
- **Document number:** 2014-15725
- **Category:** endangered-species
- **Sub-agency:** US Fish and Wildlife Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 79 FR 39756
- **CFR reference:** 50 CFR 17
- **Publication date:** 2014-07-10
- **Effective date:** 2014-08-11
- **Interior docket:** Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2012-0103
## Abstract

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, designate specific areas in the terrestrial environment of the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts as critical habitat for the Northwest Atlantic Ocean distinct population segment of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. In total, approximately 1,102 kilometers (685 miles) fall within the boundaries of the critical habitat designation.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/07/10/2014-15725/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-designation-of-critical-habitat-for-the-northwest)
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