{"abstract":"The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is announcing its intent to update a recovery plan for the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) and prepare a recovery plan for the North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) and requests information from the public. NMFS is required by the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), as amended to develop plans for the conservation and survival of federally listed species, i.e., recovery plans.","action":"Notice of intent to update and prepare recovery plans; request for information.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2012/04/17/2012-9239.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"77 FR 22760","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"To allow NMFS adequate time to conduct the reviews, all information must be received no later than May 17, 2012.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2012-9239","effective_on":null,"end_page":22761,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2012/04/17/2012-9239.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/04/17/2012-9239/endangered-and-threatened-species-notice-of-intent-to-update-a-recovery-plan-for-the-blue-whale-and","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2012-9239?publication_date=2012-04-17","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2012-04-17/2012-9239/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":2,"page_views":{"count":1889,"last_updated":"2026-09-22 16:15:06 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-04-17/pdf/2012-9239.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2012-09239.pdf?1334581277","publication_date":"2012-04-17","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2012/04/17/2012-9239.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"0648-XB06":null},"regulation_id_numbers":["0648-XB06"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2012-05-07T06:00:12Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":22760,"subtype":null,"title":"Endangered and Threatened Species; Notice of Intent To Update a Recovery Plan for the Blue Whale and Prepare a Recovery Plan for the North Pacific Right Whale","toc_doc":"Intent to Update Blue Whale Recovery Plan and Prepare a Recovery Plan for the North Pacific Right Whale","toc_subject":"Endangered and Threatened Species:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":77}