{"abstract":"We, NMFS, have completed a comprehensive status review for the sunflower sea star, Pycnopodia helianthoides, in response to a petition to list this species as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Based on the best scientific and commercial information available, including the draft status review report, and after taking into account efforts being made to protect the species, we have determined that the sunflower sea star is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout its range. Therefore, we propose to list the sunflower sea star as a threatened species under the ESA. Should the proposed listing be finalized, any protective regulations under section 4(d) of the ESA would be proposed in a separate Federal Register notice. We do not propose to designate critical habitat at this time because it is not currently determinable. We are soliciting information to inform our final listing determination, as well as the development of potential protective regulations and critical habitat designation.","action":"Proposed rule; request for comments.","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/2023/03/16/2023-05340.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":223,"title":50}],"citation":"88 FR 16212","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2023-05-15","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Comments on the proposed rule to list the sunflower sea star must be received by May 15, 2023. Public hearing requests must be made by May 1, 2023.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. 230309-0070","RTID 0648-XR120"],"dockets":[{"supporting_documents":[],"agency_name":"NOAA","documents":[{"comment_count":18976,"comment_start_date":"2023-03-16","updated_at":"2024-11-22T00:01:47.142-05:00","comment_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/NOAA-NMFS-2021-0130-0038","allow_late_comments":false,"id":"NOAA-NMFS-2021-0130-0038","comment_end_date":"2023-05-16","regulations_dot_gov_open_for_comment":false}],"supporting_documents_count":0,"id":"NOAA-NMFS-2021-0130","title":"Response to a Petition to List the Sunflower Sea Star Under the ESA"}],"document_number":"2023-05340","effective_on":null,"end_page":16229,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2023/03/16/2023-05340.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/03/16/2023-05340/proposed-rule-to-list-the-sunflower-sea-star-as-threatened-under-the-endangered-species-act","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2023-05340?publication_date=2023-03-16","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2023-03-16/2023-05340/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":18,"page_views":{"count":2393,"last_updated":"2026-04-12 04:15:05 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-03-16/pdf/2023-05340.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-05340.pdf?1678884317","publication_date":"2023-03-16","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2023/03/16/2023-05340.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[],"comments_count":18976,"agency_id":"NOAA","comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=NOAA-NMFS-2021-0130","supporting_documents_count":0,"docket_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2021-0130","document_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2021-0130-0038","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"Response to a Petition to List the Sunflower Sea Star Under the ESA","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2024-11-23T02:00:06Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":16212,"subtype":null,"title":"Proposed Rule To List the Sunflower Sea Star as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act","toc_doc":"Listing the Sunflower Sea Star as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act","toc_subject":"Endangered and Threatened Species:\n","topics":["Endangered and threatened species"],"type":"Proposed Rule","volume":88}