Proposed Rule2021-25774
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat
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Published
November 24, 2021
Effective
October 27, 2021
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentFish and Wildlife Service
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the "Service"), are extending the comment period on our October 27, 2021, proposed rule to rescind the final rule titled "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat" that published on December 18, 2020, and established regulations for exclusions from critical habitat. We are extending the comment period by 15 days.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 24, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 67012-67013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25774]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 17
[Docket No. FWS-HQ-ES-2019-0115; FF09E23000 FXES1111090FEDR 212]
RIN 1018-BD84
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for
Designating Critical Habitat
AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the ``Service''), are
extending the comment period on our October 27, 2021, proposed rule to
rescind the final rule titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and
Plants; Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat'' that published
on December 18, 2020, and established regulations for exclusions from
critical habitat. We are extending the comment period by 15 days.
DATES: The comment period on the proposed rule that published October
27, 2021, at 86 FR 59346, is extended. We will accept comments received
or postmarked on or before December 13, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by one of the following methods:
(1) Electronically: Go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. In the Search box, enter the docket number or RIN
for this rulemaking (presented above in the document headings). For
best results, do not copy and paste either number; instead, type the
docket number or RIN into the Search box using hyphens. Then, click on
the Search button. On the resulting page, in the Search panel on the
left side of the screen, under the Document Type heading, click on the
Proposed Rule box to locate this document. You may submit a comment by
clicking on ``Comment.''
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(2) By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail: Public Comments Processing,
Attn: FWS-HQ-ES-2019-0115, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: JAO
(PRB/3W), 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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. This
generally means that we will post any personal information you provide
us (see Public Comments, below, for more information).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bridget Fahey, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Division of Conservation and Classification, 5275 Leesburg
Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803, telephone 703/358-2171. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf, call the Federal Relay Service
at 800/877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 27, 2021, the Service published a proposed rule (86 FR
59346) to rescind the final rule establishing regulations for
exclusions from critical habitat that was published on December 18,
2020 (85 FR 82376), and became effective January 19, 2021. The proposed
rule opened a 30-day public comment period that was scheduled to close
on November 26, 2021. We subsequently received two requests to extend
the public comment period. One request was submitted by the Association
of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA), which sought an extension in
order to coordinate and incorporate feedback from all its members into
its comment. AFWA is a national organization representing State
agencies in all 50 States, and the Service finds their request shows
good cause to extend the comment period. With this document, we extend
the public comment period for an additional 15 days, as specified above
in DATES, to provide all interested parties an additional opportunity
to comment on the October 27, 2021, proposed rule.
Public Comments
All relevant information will be considered prior to making a final
determination regarding the regulations for exclusions from critical
habitat. If you already submitted comments or information on the
October 27, 2021, proposed rule, please do not resubmit them. Any such
comments are incorporated as part of the public record of the
rulemaking proceeding, and we will fully consider them in the
preparation of any final rule.
You may submit your comments and materials concerning the proposed
rule by one of the methods listed in ADDRESSES. Comments must be
submitted to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> before 11:59 p.m. (Eastern
Time) on the date specified in DATES. We will not consider mailed
comments that are not postmarked by the date specified in DATES.
We will post all comments on <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. This
generally means that we will post any personal information you provide
us. If you provide personal identifying information in your comment,
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.
Authority
We issue this document under the authority of the Endangered
Species Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq).
Shannon A. Estenoz,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the
Interior.
[FR Doc. 2021-25774 Filed 11-23-21; 8:45 am]
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