On December 9, 2014, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and Secretary of Commerce published a revised proposed rule designating critical habitat for the Arctic Ringed Seal. The previous proposed rule was published here (and reported on this blog here) on December 3rd. Citing a clerical error, NMFS withdrew the December 3rd rule, claiming it "contained numerous errors." The rule published today is intended to replace the prior critical habitat designation, and the comment period will reopen effective today and will remain open until March 9, 2015.
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