Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service
In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (MMPA), and its implementing regulations, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have developed a draft revised marine mammal stock assessment report (SAR) for each of the two West Indian manatee stocks in the southeastern United States and Puerto Rico: The Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) stock and the Puerto Rico stock of Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus). Both are available for public review and comment.
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 the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R9-FHC-2009-N0082; 40120-1113-4044-D2-FY09] AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability of draft revised marine mammal stock assessment reports for two stocks of West Indian manatee; request for comments. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (MMPA), and its implementing regulations, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have developed a draft revised marine mammal stock assessment report (SAR) for each of the two West Indian manatee stocks in the southeastern United States and Puerto Rico: The Florida manatee ( Trichechus manatus latirostris ) stock and the Puerto Rico stock of Antillean manatee ( Trichechus manatus manatus ). Both are available for public review and comment. DATES: We must receive comments by September 10, 2009. ADDRESSES: To obtain the SARs for either or both of the West Indian manatee subspecies, and to submit comments, see Document Availability and Public Comment, respectively, under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: West Indian Manatee in Florida: Jim Valade, (904) 731-3336 (telephone) or northflorida@fws.gov (e-mail). West Indian Manatee in Puerto Rico: Carlos Diaz, (787) 851-7297 (telephone) or Carlos_Diaz@fws.gov (e-mail). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Under the MMPA ( 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq. ) and its implementing regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 C…
Citation: 74 FR 28062
