[Federal Register: November 29, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 228)]
[Proposed Rules]               
[Page 66600-66601]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

RIN 1018-AF57

 
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of Public 
Hearing and Reopening of Comment Period on the Proposed Rule To List 
the Scaleshell Mussel as Endangered

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of public hearing and reopening of 
comment period.

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SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service, pursuant to the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), provide notice that we are 
holding a public hearing and reopening the comment period on the 
proposed rule to list the scaleshell mussel (Leptodea leptodon) as an 
endangered species. We invite all interested parties to submit comments 
on this proposal. The reopening of the comment period will further 
opportunity for all interested parties to submit comments on the 
proposal, which is available (see ADDRESSES).

DATES: The public hearing will be held from 7 PM to 10 PM on Wednesday, 
December 8, 1999, in Jefferson City, Missouri. The comment period is 
reopened on November 29, 1999, and will close on January 7, 2000. In 
the final decision on this proposal, we will consider any comments 
received by the closing date.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be held at the Runge Conservation 
Nature Center Auditorium located in Jefferson City, Missouri, 
approximately 0.5 miles north of Highway 50 on Highway 179. You may 
submit written comments and materials concerning the proposal at the 
hearing or send them directly to the Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, 608 East Cherry Street, Room 200, Columbia, Missouri 
65201-7712.

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Comments and materials received will be available for public 
inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours, at the above 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andy Roberts (see ADDRESSES section), 
573/876/1911, extension 110; facsimile 573/876/1914.