Proposed Rule2022-04257
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for Two Distinct Population Segments and Endangered Status for Two Distinct Population Segments
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Published
February 28, 2022
Effective
December 28, 2021
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentFish and Wildlife Service
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are extending the comment period on our December 28, 2021, proposed rule to list four distinct population segments (DPSs) of the foothill yellow- legged frog (Rana boylii), a stream-dwelling amphibian from Oregon and California, under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We are extending the proposed rule's comment period for 30 days to give all interested parties an additional opportunity to comment. Comments previously submitted need not be resubmitted as they are already incorporated into the public record and will be fully considered in the final rule.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 39 (Monday, February 28, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 11013-11014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04257]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 17
[Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-2021-0108; FF09E21000 FXES1111090FEDR 223]
RIN 1018-BE90
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Foothill Yellow-
Legged Frog; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for Two Distinct
Population Segments and Endangered Status for Two Distinct Population
Segments
AGENCY: 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 (Service), are
extending the comment period on our December 28, 2021, proposed rule to
list four distinct population segments (DPSs) of the foothill yellow-
legged frog (Rana boylii), a stream-dwelling amphibian from Oregon and
California, under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act).
We are extending the proposed rule's comment period for 30 days to give
all interested parties an additional opportunity to comment. Comments
previously submitted need not be resubmitted as they are already
incorporated into the public record and will be fully considered in the
final rule.
DATES: The comment period on the proposed rule that published December
28, 2021, at 86 FR 73914, is extended. We will accept comments received
or postmarked on or before March 30, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by one of the following methods:
(1) Electronically: Go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. In the Search box, enter FWS-R8-ES-2021-0108,
which is the docket number for this rulemaking. Then, click on the
Search button. On the resulting page, in the panel on the left side of
the screen, under the Document Type heading, check the Proposed Rule
box to locate the document. You may submit a comment by clicking on
``Comment.''
(2) By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail to: Public Comments
Processing, Attn: FWS-R8-ES-2021-0108, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
MS: 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="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. This
generally
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means that we will post any personal information you provide us (see
Public Comments, below, for more information).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Fris, Field Supervisor,
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA
95825; telephone 916-414-6700. Individuals in the United States who are
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial
711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay
services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay
services offered within their country to make international calls to
the point-of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 28, 2021, we published a proposed rule (86 FR 73914) to
list the South Sierra and South Coast DPSs of the foothill yellow-
legged frog as endangered and the North Feather and Central Coast DPSs
of the foothill yellow-legged frog as threatened with rules issued
under section 4(d) of the Act. The proposed rule opened a 60-day
comment period, ending February 28, 2022. On January 31, 2022, we
received a request to extend the public comment period. With this
document, we extend the public comment period for an additional 30
days, as specified above in DATES.
Public Comments
We will accept written comments and information during the extended
comment period on our proposed rule to list the South Sierra, South
Coast, North Feather, and Central Coast DPSs of the foothill yellow-
legged frog. We will consider information and recommendations from all
interested parties. We intend that any final action resulting from the
proposal will be based on the best scientific and commercial data
available. Our final determination will take into consideration all
comments and any additional information we receive during the open
comment period on the proposed rule.
Because we will consider all comments and information we receive
during the open comment period, our final determinations may differ
from our December 28, 2021, proposed rule (86 FR 73914). In addition,
we may change the parameters of the prohibitions or the exceptions to
those prohibitions in the proposed rule issued under section 4(d) of
the Act (i.e., the ``proposed 4(d) rule'') for the North Feather or
Central Coast DPS if we conclude it is appropriate in light of comments
and new information received. For example, we may expand the
prohibitions in the proposed 4(d) rule for the North Feather or Central
Coast DPS to include prohibiting additional activities if we conclude
that those additional activities are not compatible with conservation
of either DPS. Conversely, we may establish additional exceptions to
the prohibitions in the final rule if we conclude that the activities
would facilitate or are compatible with the conservation and recovery
of either DPS.
If you already submitted comments or information on the December
28, 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 our
final determinations.
Comments should be as specific as possible. Please include
sufficient information with your submission (such as scientific journal
articles or other publications) to allow us to verify any scientific or
commercial information you assert.
Please note that submissions merely stating support for, or
opposition to, the action under consideration without providing
supporting information, although noted, do not provide substantial
information necessary to support our determination, as section
4(b)(1)(A) of the Act directs that determinations as to whether any
species is an endangered species or a threatened species must be made
``solely on the basis of the best scientific and commercial data
available.''
We request that you send comments and materials only by one of the
methods listed in ADDRESSES. If you submit information via <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, your entire submission--including your personal
identifying information--will be posted on the website. If your
submission is made via a hardcopy 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
submissions on <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Comments and materials we receive, as well as supporting
documentation we used in preparing the proposed rule, will be available
for public inspection on <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> at Docket No. FWS-
R8-ES-2021-0108.
Authors
The primary authors of this document are the staff members of the
Fish and Wildlife Service's Species Assessment Team and the California
Great Basin Regional Office (Interior Region 10).
Authority
The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.), is the authority for this action.
Martha Williams,
Principal Deputy Director, Exercising the Delegated Authority of the
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-04257 Filed 2-25-22; 8:45 am]
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