Draft Environmental Assessment for a Proposed Endangered Species Act Section 4(d) Regulation for Tridacna crocea, T. maxima, T. noae, and T. squamosa

This Environmental Assessment (EA) evaluates the potential environmental effects that may result from promulgating a protective regulation under section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for four species of giant clams, T. crocea, T. maxima, T. noae, and T. squamosa, which are proposed to be listed as threatened under section 4(e) of the ESA. The proposed section 4(d) regulation would apply to these four species the ESA section 9(a)(1)(A) prohibition of import into and export from the United States and its territories, but would limit the prohibition to derivative parts and products for which the species of origin cannot be visually determined. We do not anticipate any significant impacts from this action.