[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 1, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 25668-25669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10451]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 17
[Docket No. FWS-R2-ES-2011-0042; MO 92210-0-0009]
RIN 1018-AV86
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed
Endangered Status for the Chupadera Springsnail (Pyrgulopsis
chupaderae) and Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
reopening of the public comment period on our August 2, 2011, proposed
rule to list the Chupadera springsnail (Pyrgulopsis chupaderae) as
endangered and designate critical habitat under the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended. We are reopening the comment period to allow
all interested parties an additional opportunity to comment on the
proposed rule and previously completed drafts of the economic analysis
and environmental assessment. Comments previously submitted need not be
resubmitted, as they will be fully considered in preparation of the
final rule.
DATES: We will consider comments received or postmarked on or before
May 16, 2012. If you use the Federal eRulemaking Portal to submit your
comments (see ADDRESSES), you must submit your comments by 11:59 p.m.
Eastern Time on the closing date.
ADDRESSES: Document availability: You may obtain copies of the proposed
rule, draft economic analysis, and draft environmental assessment on
the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov at Docket Number FWS-R2-ES-
2011-0042, or by mail from the New Mexico Ecological Services Field
Office (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Comment submission: You may submit written comments by one of the
following methods:
(1) Electronically: Go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Search for Docket No. FWS-R2-ES-2011-0042, which
is the docket number for this rulemaking.
(2) By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail or hand-delivery to: Public
Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-R2-ES-2011-0042; Division of Policy and
Directives Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 4401 N. Fairfax
Drive, MS 2042-PDM; Arlington, VA 22203.
We request that you send comments only by the methods described
above. We will post all comments on http://www.regulations.gov. This
generally means that we will post any personal information you provide
us (see the Public Comments section below for more information).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wally Murphy, Field Supervisor, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office,
2105 Osuna NE., Albuquerque, NM 87113; telephone (505-761-4781).
Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call
the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at (800-877-8339).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 2, 2011 (76 FR 46218), we published a proposed rule to
list as endangered and designate critical habitat for the Chupadera
springsnail. We proposed to designate approximately 1.9 acres (ac) (0.7
hectares (ha)) in two units located in Socorro County, New Mexico, as
critical habitat. That proposal had a 60-day comment period, ending
October 3, 2011. We received no requests for a public hearing;
therefore, no public hearing will be held. On January 20, 2012 (77 FR
2943), we reopened the public comment period on our August 2, 2011,
proposed rule to allow additional public comment on the proposed rule,
and we made available, and requested public comments on, the draft
economic analysis, draft environmental assessment, and the associated
required determinations for the proposed designation of critical
habitat. Our January 20, 2012, publication had a 30-day comment period,
ending February 21, 2012.
Public Comments
We will accept written comments and information during this
reopened comment period on our proposed listing and proposed critical
habitat for the Chupadera springsnail that published in the Federal
Register on August 2, 2011 (76 FR 46218). We will consider information
and recommendations from all interested parties. We intend that any
final action resulting from this proposal be as accurate as possible
and based on the best available scientific and commercial data.
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 determination. Our final determination concerning this
proposed listing and critical habitat will take into consideration all
written comments and any additional information we receive.
You may submit your comments and materials concerning the proposed
rule by one of the methods listed in ADDRESSES. We request that you
send comments only by the methods described in ADDRESSES.
If you submit a comment via http://www.regulations.gov, your entire
comment--including any personal identifying information--will be posted
on the Web site. We will post all hardcopy comments on http://www.regulations.gov as well. 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.
Comments and materials we receive, as well as supporting
documentation we used in preparing the proposed rule, will be available
for public inspection on http://www.regulations.gov at Docket No. FWS-
R2-ES-2011-0042, or by appointment, during normal business hours, at
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New Mexico Ecological Services
Field Office (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). You may obtain
copies of the proposed rule on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov at Docket No. FWS-R2-ES-2011-0042, or by mail from
the New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT).
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Authority
The authority for this action is the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: April 20, 2012.
Gregory E. Siekaniec,
Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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