Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List the Black Teatfish (Holothuria nobilis) as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [Docket No. 211122-0242; RTID 0648-XR113] AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of 12-month finding and availability of status review document for the black teatfish ( Holothuria nobilis ). SUMMARY: We, NMFS, have completed a comprehensive status review under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for the black teatfish ( Holothuria nobilis ). After reviewing the best scientific and commercial data available, including the H. nobilis Status Review Report, we have determined that listing H. nobilis as a threatened or endangered species under the ESA is not warranted at this time. DATES: This finding was made on December 2, 2021. ADDRESSES: The H. nobilis Status Review Report associated with this determination, its references, and the petition can be accessed electronically online at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/​species/​black-teatfish#conservation-management . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Celeste Stout, NMFS Office of Protected Resources, 301-427-8436. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On May 14, 2020, we received a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity to list black teatfish ( H. nobilis ) as a threatened or endangered species under the ESA. The petition asserted that H. nobilis is threatened by four of the five ESA section 4(a)(1) factors: (1) The present or threatened d…