NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES NOTICE: ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES; INITIATION OF A STATUS REVIEW FOR THE RICE'S WHALE AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a notice called: Endangered and Threatened Species; Initiation of a Status Review for the Rice's Whale and Request for Information.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on May 5 by Samuel D. Rauch, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: We, NMFS, announce the initiation of a status review of the Rice's whale ( Balaenoptera ricei) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). A status review is a periodic undertaking conducted to ensure that the listing classification of a species is accurate and determine whether the species should be removed from the list (delisted); be changed in stat...