[Coral-List] Final 4(d) Rule for Elkhorn & Staghorn Corals Files
Sarah Heberling
Sarah.Heberling at noaa.gov
Tue Oct 28 13:14:32 EDT 2008
Greetings, and apologies for cross/multiple postings of the following
announcement.
Today NOAA Fisheries Service filed a final rule with the /Federal
Register/ to protect elkhorn and staghorn corals, which were listed as
threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) on May 9, 2006. The
final rule will publish in the /Federal Register/ tomorrow, October 29,
2008. This final rule, called a 4(d) rule (after section 4(d) of the
ESA), prohibits import, export, take, and all commercial activities
involving either of these threatened species. This rule was originally
proposed on December 14, 2007, and included a 90-day public comment
period, which closed on March 13, 2008.
The prohibitions of the 4(d) rule become effective on Friday, November
21, 2008.
Additional information, including the final rule (as filed), FAQs, and a
guide for scientific researchers seeking permits, is available on our
website at http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/esa/acropora.htm. If you would
like a copy of any of these documents emailed, mailed, or faxed to you,
please contact me with your request (see contact information below).
Additionally, if you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you,
Sarah E. Heberling
Natural Resource Specialist
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Protected Resources Division
NOAA Fisheries Service
263 13th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
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Phone: (727) 824-5312
Fax: (727) 824-5309
Email: Sarah.Heberling at noaa.gov
Web: http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/esa/acropora.htm
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