# Endangered and Threatened Updating Entries for Two Species on and Removing Johnson's Seagrass From the Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants Wildlife and Plants
> **US Fish and Wildlife Service** · Final rule. · Published 2022-11-15 · Effective 2022-11-15 · 87 FR 68381
## Document
- **Document number:** 2022-24741
- **Category:** endangered-species
- **Sub-agency:** US Fish and Wildlife Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 87 FR 68381
- **CFR reference:** 50 CFR 17
- **Publication date:** 2022-11-15
- **Effective date:** 2022-11-15
- **Interior docket:** Docket No. FWS-HQ-ES-2022-0111
## Abstract

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), in accordance with the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended, are amending the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants by removing Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii). We are also amending the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife by updating the entries for the Arctic subspecies of the ringed seal (Pusa hispida hispida) and the Beringia distinct population segment (DPS) of the Pacific bearded seal subspecies (Erignathus barbatus nauticus) to reflect the final designation of critical habitat for this subspecies and DPS, respectively. 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.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/11/15/2022-24741/endangered-and-threatened-updating-entries-for-two-species-on-and-removing-johnsons-seagrass-from)
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