[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 246 (Thursday, December 22, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 93879-93880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30816]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 17
[Docket No. FWS-R2-ES-2015-0028; FXES11130900000C2-167-FF09E32000]
RIN 1018-AX99
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the
Hualapai Mexican Vole From the Federal List of Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife
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 comment period on our proposed rule to remove the
Hualapai Mexican vole from the Federal List of Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife. We are reopening the comment period for 30 days in
order to publish a summary of the proposed regulation in a newspaper of
general circulation and to allow for all interested parties further
opportunity to comment on the proposed rule. Comments previously
submitted need not be resubmitted, as they will be fully considered in
preparation of the final listing determination.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule that published June 4,
2015 (80 FR 31875), is reopened. To allow us adequate time to consider
your comments on the proposed rule, we must receive your comments on or
before January 23, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Written comments: You may submit comments on the proposed
rule and draft post-delisting monitoring plan by one of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, enter the docket
number for the proposed rule, which is FWS-R2-ES-2015-0028. Then click
on the Search button. On the resulting page, you may submit a comment
by clicking on ``Comment Now!'' Please ensure that you have found the
correct rulemaking before submitting your comment.
By U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public Comments Processing,
Attn: Docket No. FWS-R2-ES-2015-0028, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
MS: BPHC, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.
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 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for more information).
Document availability: 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
under Docket No. FWS-R2-ES-2015-0028.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Spangle, Field Supervisor, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Arizona Ecological Services Field Office,
9828 North 31st Avenue, #C3, Phoenix, Arizona 85051-2517; telephone
(602) 242-0210. Individuals who are hearing-impaired or speech-impaired
may call the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339 for TTY assistance
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 4, 2015, we published a proposed
rule (80 FR 31875) to remove the Hualapai Mexican vole from the List of
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife in title 50 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (50 CFR 17.11(h)). We are proposing this action because the
available information indicates the original scientific classification
is no longer the appropriate determination for the subspecies, meaning
that current data indicate that the original classification may be
erroneous. We sought information, data, and comments from the public
regarding the proposal for 60 days, ending August 3, 2015.
We are reopening the comment period on that proposed rule for an
additional 30 days (see DATES) while we simultaneously issue a notice
in local newspapers. We will accept written comments and information
during this reopened comment period. In particular, we seek comments
concerning the following:
(1) New information concerning the taxonomic classification and
conservation status of Hualapai Mexican voles and Mexican voles in
general;
(2) New information on the historical and current status, range,
distribution, and population size of Hualapai Mexican voles, including
the locations of any additional populations; and
(3) New information regarding the life history, ecology, and
habitat use of Hualapai Mexican voles.
Please refer to the proposed rule for more information on our proposed
action and the specific information we seek.
You may submit your comments and materials concerning the proposed
rule by one of the methods listed in ADDRESSES. Before including your
address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire
comment--including your personal identifying information--may be made
publicly available at any time. All comments and recommendations,
including names and addresses, will become part of the administrative
record.
If you submit information via http://www.regulations.gov, your
entire comment--including any personal identifying information--will be
posted on the Web site. If you mail or hand-deliver 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, but we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. To
ensure that the electronic docket for this rulemaking is complete and
all comments we receive are publicly available, we will post all
hardcopy submissions on http://www.regulations.gov.
Authority: The authority for this action is the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
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Dated: December 12, 2016.
Marty J. Kodis,
Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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