NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: RECLASSIFICATION OF PILLAR CORAL (DENDROGYRA CYLINDRUS) FROM THREATENED TO ENDANGERED

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a rule called: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Reclassification of Pillar Coral (Dendrogyra cylindrus) From Threatened to Endangered.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Feb. 18 by Samuel D. Rauch, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2025, from President Donald J. Trump, entitled "Regulatory Freeze Pending Review, " published in the Federal Registeron January 28, 2025, this action delays the effective date of the final rule NMFS published in the Federal Registeron December 17, 2024, regarding the reclassification of th...