U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Announces the Extension of the Proposal and Reopening of the Public Comment Period for the Stellers Eider

On July 14, 1994, the Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, proposed to list the Alaska breeding population of the Stellers eider (Polysticta stelleri) as a threatened species pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. Beginning on June 30, 1995, the Service will open a three-month comment period for this proposal. The comment period originally closed on November 14, 1994.

In order to ensure that rules on endangered and threatened species are based upon the best scientific and commercial data available, the Service now requires that listing proposals be reviewed by three appropriate independent specialists. All interested parties are invited to comment during the reopened comment period; written comments may now be submitted until October 1, 1995. Comments should be submitted to the Fairbanks Ecological Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1412 Airport Way, Fairbanks, Alaska, 99701. Additional information may be obtained by calling the Fairbanks Ecological Services Office at (907) 456-04

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