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UNITED STATES DEPAPTMEMT OF COMMERCE 

 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adnninistration 



NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE 

 Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 



I-1AR 2 1 1997 



The Honorable Don Young 

 Chairman, Committee on Resources 

 House of Representatives 

 Washington, D.C. 20515 



Dear Mr. Chairman: 



I am pleased to submit the National Marine Fisheries Service 

 (NMFS) Biennial Report for July 1994-September 1996, regarding 

 the status of efforts to develop and implement recovery plans for 

 species listed under section 4 of the Endangered Species Act 

 (ESA) . Recovery plans for many of these species have been 

 developed, as required by section 4(f)(3) of the ESA. 



Detailed information on status and recovery programs for 

 marine mammals is available in a separate publication, the Marine 

 Mammal Protection Act Annual Report. Therefore, to avoid 

 duplication, this report includes only information on non-marine 

 mammal species that are listed or proposed for listing under the 

 ESA. 



Sincerely, 



Rolland A. ^^chmitten 



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