Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Taxonomy of the Hawaiian Monk Seal
other · US Department of the Interior · HI · Published 2015-03-10 · Effective 2015-03-10 · 80 FR 12566
Document
Document number
2015-05330
Federal Register citation
80 FR 12566
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of the Interior
State
HI
Publication date
2015-03-10
Effective date
2015-03-10
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-HQ-ES-2015-0007
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are amending the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife to reflect the scientifically accepted taxonomy and nomenclature of the Hawaiian monk seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi (=Monachus schauinslandi)). This amendment is based on a previously published determination by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce, which has jurisdiction for this species.