[Federal Register: July 8, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 130)]
[Proposed Rules]               
[Page 36836-36837]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr08jy99-25]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

RIN 1018-AF03

 
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of 6-month 
Extension on the Proposed Rule to List the Contiguous United States 
Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx as Threatened

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of extension of deadline.

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SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) extend for not more 
than 6 months the time to make a decision on the proposal to list the 
contiguous United States distinct population segment of the Canada lynx 
(Lynx canadensis) as a threatened species. The new deadline for final 
action on the proposed rule to list the contiguous United States 
population segment of the Canada lynx is extended from July 8, 1999, to 
January 8, 2000. We will use the 6-month extension to obtain and review 
new information anticipated to be forthcoming in a scientific report on 
the Canada lynx from the U.S. Forest Service's Rocky Mountain Research 
Station.

DATES: We intend to reopen the public comment period to accept comment 
on the science report when it becomes available and will soon announce 
the dates of the new public comment period in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: The complete file for this notice is available for 
inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the Montana 
Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 100 N. Park Avenue, Suite 
320, Helena, Montana 59601.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kemper McMaster, Field Supervisor at 
the above address, or telephone 406/449-5225; facsimile 406/449-5339.