[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 35 (Thursday, February 21, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 12011-12012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03880]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 17
[Docket No. FWS-R9-ES-2012-0013; FWS-R9-ES-2011-0101; 4500030115]
RIN 1018-AY38; 1018-AY33
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Three
Foreign Macaw Species
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment periods.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
reopening of the public comment period on two proposed rules: one to
list the hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), and one to list
the military macaw (Ara militaris) and great green macaw (Ara ambiguus)
as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended
(Act). Both rules were published in the Federal Register on July 6,
2012. We are reopening the comment periods to allow all interested
parties an opportunity to provide additional comments on these proposed
rules and to submit information on the status of the species. Comments
previously submitted need not be resubmitted, as they will be fully
considered in preparation of the final rule.
DATES: We will accept comments received on or before April 22, 2013.
Comments submitted electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal
(see ADDRESSES section, below) must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern
Time on the closing date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments to Docket No. FWS-R9-
ES-2012-0013 for the hyacinth macaw, and to Docket No. FWS-R9-ES-2011-
0101 for the military macaw and great green macaw.
U.S. mail or hand-delivery: For the hyacinth macaw: Public
Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-R9-ES-2012-0013; Division of Policy and
Directives Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 4401 N. Fairfax
Drive, Suite 222; Arlington, VA 22203. For the military macaw and great
green macaw: Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-R9-ES-2011-0101;
Division of Policy and Directives Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service; 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 222; Arlington, VA 22203.
We will not accept comments by email or fax. We will post all
comments on http://www.regulations.gov. This generally means that we
will post any personal information you provide us (see Public Comments
for more information).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janine Van Norman, Chief, Branch of
Foreign Species, Endangered Species Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA 22203;
telephone 703-358-2171; facsimile 703-358-1735. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 6, 2012, we published in the Federal Register a combined
12-month finding and proposed rule to list the hyacinth macaw
(Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) (77 FR 39965), and a combined 12-month
finding and proposed rule to list two macaw species, the military macaw
(Ara militaris) and great green macaw (Ara ambiguus) (77 FR 40172), as
endangered under the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). These proposals each
had a 60-day comment period, ending September 4, 2012. We received no
requests for a public hearing on
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either of these two proposals; therefore, no public hearings will be
held. However, we received several requests from the public to extend
the comment period on these proposals. Therefore, we are reopening the
comment periods on both of these proposed rules for an additional 60
days (see DATES).
Public Comments
We will accept written comments and information concerning these
proposed rules during this reopened comment period. We will consider
information and recommendations from all interested parties. We intend
that any final action resulting from these proposals be as accurate as
possible and based on the best available scientific and commercial
data. For more information on the specific information we are seeking,
please see the July 6, 2012, proposed listing rules (77 FR 39965; 77 FR
40172). If you previously submitted comments or information on the
proposed rule, please do not resubmit them. We have incorporated them
into the public record, and we will fully consider them in the
preparation of our final determinations. Our final determinations
concerning these proposed listings will take into consideration all
written comments and any additional information we receive. You may
submit your comments and materials by one of the methods listed in the
ADDRESSES section. We will not accept comments sent by email or fax or
to an address not listed in the ADDRESSES section. If you submit a
comment via http://www.regulations.gov, your entire comment--including
your personal identifying information--will be posted on the Web site.
If you submit a hardcopy comment that includes personal identifying
information, you may request at the top of your document that we
withhold this information from public review. However, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so. We will post all hardcopy
comments on http://www.regulations.gov.
Comments and materials we receive, as well as supporting
documentation we used in preparing the proposed rule, will be available
for public inspection on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov at
Docket No. FWS-R9-ES-2012-0013 for the hyacinth macaw, and at Docket
No. FWS-R9-ES-2011-0101 for the military macaw and great green macaw,
or by appointment, during normal business hours, at the Branch of
Foreign Species (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). You may obtain
copies of the proposed rules on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov at Docket No. FWS-R9-ES-2012-0013 for the hyacinth
macaw, and at Docket No. FWS-R9-ES-2011-0101 for the military macaw and
great green macaw, or by mail from the Branch of Foreign Species (see
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Authority: The authority for this action is the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: February 11, 2013.
Rowan W. Gould,
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-03880 Filed 2-20-13; 8:45 am]
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