[Federal Register: September 12, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 178)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 52942-52943]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr12se08-25]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 402
[FWS-R9-ES-2008-0093]
RIN 1018-AT50
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 402
[0808011023-81048-01]
RIN 0618-AX15
Interagency Cooperation Under the Endangered Species Act
AGENCIES: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior; National Marine
Fisheries Service, Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively, ``we'') are
extending the comment period for proposed regulations governing
interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended.
DATES: We must receive your comments by October 14, 2008 to ensure
their full consideration in the final decision on this proposal.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments or materials concerning this proposed
rule in one of the following ways:
(1) Through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions on the Web site for submitting comments.
(2) By U.S. mail or hand-delivery to Public Comment Processing,
Attention: 1018-AT50, Division of Policy and
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Directives Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North
Fairfax Drive, Suite 222, Arlington, VA 22203.
We will not accept e-mail or faxes. We will post all comments on
http://www.regulations.gov. This generally means that we will post any
personal information you provide us.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, be advised that
your entire comment--including your personal identifying information--
may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in
your comment to withhold from public review your personal identifying
information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Fish and Wildlife and Parks, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240;
telephone: 202-208-4416; or James H. Lecky, Director, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910; telephone: 301-713-2332.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Fish and Wildlife Service
(FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively,
``we'') published a proposed rule on Interagency Cooperation under the
Endangered Species Act on August 15, 2008 (73 FR 47868). The comment
period for this proposed rule will end on September 15, 2008. We have
received a number of written requests to extend the public comment
period. We have given consideration to these requests and believe it is
appropriate to provide an additional 30-day period for comment on the
proposed regulation. We are therefore extending the comment period for
an additional 30 days.
If you have already commented on the proposed rule you do not need
to resend your comment. We will consider all comments received from the
date of publication of the proposed rule through the close of the
extended comment period.
Dated: September 5, 2008.
Lyle Laverty,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the
Interior.
Dated: September 5, 2008.
Samuel D. Rauch,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-21414 Filed 9-10-08; 4:15 pm]
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