Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Critical Habitat for the Marbled Murrelet
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 2016-08-04 · Effective 2011-11-04 · 81 FR 51348
Document
Document number
2016-18376
Federal Register citation
81 FR 51348
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final determination.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
2016-08-04
Effective date
2011-11-04
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-2015-0070
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), determine the critical habitat for the marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus), as designated in 1996 and revised in 2011, meets the statutory definition of critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The current designation includes approximately 3,698,100 acres (1,497,000 hectares) of critical habitat in the States of Washington, Oregon, and California.