{"abstract":"We, NMFS, have completed a comprehensive status review of the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and announce a proposal to revise the listing status of the species. We propose to divide the globally listed endangered species into 14 distinct population segments (DPSs), remove the current species-level listing, and in its place list 2 DPSs as endangered and 2 DPSs as threatened. The remaining 10 DPSs are not proposed for listing based on their current statuses. This proposal also constitutes a negative 12-month finding on a petition to delineate and \"delist\" a DPS of humpback whales spanning the entire North Pacific and a positive 12-month finding on a petition to delineate and \"delist\" a DPS in the Central North Pacific (Hawaii breeding population). At this time, we do not propose to designate critical habitat for the two listed DPSs that occur in U.S. waters (Western North Pacific, Central America) because it is not currently determinable. In order to complete the critical habitat designation process, we also solicit information on essential physical and biological features of the habitat of these two DPSs.","action":"Proposed rule; 12-month findings.","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/2015/04/21/2015-09010.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":223,"title":50},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":224,"title":50}],"citation":"80 FR 22304","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2015-07-20","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Comments must be submitted to NMFS by July 20, 2015. For specific dates of the public hearings, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Requests for additional public hearings must be made in writing and received by June 5, 2015.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. 130708594-5298-02"],"dockets":[{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"References cited - final hbw rule","document_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2015-0035-0247"},{"title":"draft hbw PDMP 03-17-16 final draft","document_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2015-0035-0238"},{"title":"Bettridge et al 2015 HumpbackStatusReview NOAA-TM-NMFS-SWFSC-540","document_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2015-0035-0135"},{"title":"HBW proposed rule references","document_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2015-0035-0134"}],"agency_name":"NOAA","documents":[{"comment_count":21564,"comment_start_date":"2015-04-21","updated_at":"2023-02-28T20:11:36.640-05:00","comment_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/NOAA-NMFS-2015-0035-0001","allow_late_comments":null,"id":"NOAA-NMFS-2015-0035-0001","comment_end_date":"2015-07-21","regulations_dot_gov_open_for_comment":false}],"supporting_documents_count":4,"id":"NOAA-NMFS-2015-0035","title":"Endangered and Threatened Species; Identification of 14 Distinct Population Segments of the Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) and Proposed Revision of Species-wide Listing "}],"document_number":"2015-09010","effective_on":null,"end_page":22356,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2015/04/21/2015-09010.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/04/21/2015-09010/endangered-and-threatened-species-identification-of-14-distinct-population-segments-of-the-humpback","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2015-09010?publication_date=2015-04-21","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2015-04-21/2015-09010/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":53,"page_views":{"count":4642,"last_updated":"2026-04-04 16:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-04-21/pdf/2015-09010.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2015-09010.pdf?1429533924","publication_date":"2015-04-21","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2015/04/21/2015-09010.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"0648-XC75":null},"regulation_id_numbers":["0648-XC75"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"References cited - final hbw rule","document_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2015-0035-0247"},{"title":"draft hbw PDMP 03-17-16 final draft","document_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2015-0035-0238"},{"title":"Bettridge et al 2015 HumpbackStatusReview NOAA-TM-NMFS-SWFSC-540","document_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2015-0035-0135"},{"title":"HBW proposed rule references","document_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2015-0035-0134"}],"comments_count":21564,"agency_id":"NOAA","comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=NOAA-NMFS-2015-0035","supporting_documents_count":4,"docket_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2015-0035","document_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2015-0035-0001","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"Endangered and Threatened Species; Identification of 14 Distinct Population Segments of the Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) and Proposed Revision of Species-wide Listing ","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2023-03-01T01:11:35Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":22304,"subtype":null,"title":"Endangered and Threatened Species; Identification of 14 Distinct Population Segments of the Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) and Proposed Revision of Species-Wide Listing","toc_doc":"Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae); Identification of 14 Distinct Population Segments and Revision of Species-wide Listing","toc_subject":"Endangered and Threatened Species:","topics":["Endangered and threatened species","Exports","Imports","Transportation"],"type":"Proposed Rule","volume":80}