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Management Plan
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ACTION: Notice of extension of public
comment period.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service gives notice that the comment
period on the draft Polar Bear
Conservation Management Plan will be
extended an additional 30 days. Since
we announced the availability of the
draft plan, we have seen significant
public interest and have received a
request from the State of Alaska for an
extension of time to allow for public
input.
DATES: To ensure consideration of your
comments in our preparation of the final
plan, we must receive your comments
and information by September 19, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Document availability: The
draft Polar Bear Plan is available for
viewing at https://www.fws.gov/alaska/
pbrt/ or at www.regulations.gov at
Docket No. FWS–R7–ES–2014–0060.
Comment submission: You may
submit comments on the draft Polar
Bear Plan by one of the following
methods:
• U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public
Comments Processing, ATTN: FWS–R7–
ES–2014–0060, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Headquarters, MS: BPHC, 5275
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–
3803; or
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments to
Docket No. FWS–R7–ES–2014–0060.
SUMMARY:
Public Availability of Comments
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.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Colligan, Chief, Marine Mammals
Management, by telephone at 907–786–
3800; by U.S. mail at Marine Mammals
Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 1011 East Tudor Road,
Anchorage, AK 99503; or by email at
mary_colligan@fws.gov. Persons who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In a final rule published in the
Federal Register on May 15, 2008 (73
FR 28212), we, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, listed the polar bear
(Ursus maritimus) as a threatened
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species under the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended (ESA) (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). In the July 6, 2015,
Federal Register (80 FR 38458), we
announced the availability of a draft
Polar Bear Conservation Management
Plan, which is designed to meet the
recovery requirements of the ESA as
well as the conservation management
goals of the Marine Mammal Protection
Act (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.). We are
currently soliciting public comment on
this draft plan.
Since we announced the availability
of the draft plan, we have seen
significant public interest and have
received a request from the State of
Alaska for an extension of time to allow
for public input. Providing additional
time for full consideration of the
objectives for conserving the polar bear
is important to our overall management
effort. Therefore, we extend the current
45-day comment period by an
additional 30 days. All comments
received by the date specified in DATES
will be considered prior to approval of
this plan.
For a description of the polar bear,
taxonomy, distribution, status, breeding
biology and habitat, and a summary of
factors affecting the species, please see
the final listing rule (73 FR 28212, May
15, 2008). For information regarding the
draft plan, please see the July 6, 2015,
notice of availability (80 FR 38458).
Authority
We publish this notice under ESA
section 4(f) (16 U.S.C. 1533(f).
Dated: July 31, 2015.
Karen P. Clark,
Acting Regional Director, Alaska Region, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS-R7-ES-2014-0060; FF07CAMM00 FXES11130700000]
Draft Polar Bear Conservation Management Plan
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service gives notice that the
comment period on the draft Polar Bear Conservation Management Plan
will be extended an additional 30 days. Since we announced the
availability of the draft plan, we have seen significant public
interest and have received a request from the State of Alaska for an
extension of time to allow for public input.
DATES: To ensure consideration of your comments in our preparation of
the final plan, we must receive your comments and information by
September 19, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Document availability: The draft Polar Bear Plan is
available for viewing at https://www.fws.gov/alaska/pbrt/ or at
www.regulations.gov at Docket No. FWS-R7-ES-2014-0060.
Comment submission: You may submit comments on the draft Polar Bear
Plan by one of the following methods:
U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public Comments Processing,
ATTN: FWS-R7-ES-2014-0060, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters,
MS: BPHC, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803; or
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments to Docket No. FWS-R7-
ES-2014-0060.
Public Availability of Comments
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. While you can
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Colligan, Chief, Marine Mammals
Management, by telephone at 907-786-3800; by U.S. mail at Marine
Mammals Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1011 East Tudor
Road, Anchorage, AK 99503; or by email at mary_colligan@fws.gov.
Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call
the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In a final rule published in the Federal Register on May 15, 2008
(73 FR 28212), we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, listed the polar
bear (Ursus maritimus) as a threatened species under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). In the
July 6, 2015, Federal Register (80 FR 38458), we announced the
availability of a draft Polar Bear Conservation Management Plan, which
is designed to meet the recovery requirements of the ESA as well as the
conservation management goals of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (16
U.S.C. 1361 et seq.). We are currently soliciting public comment on
this draft plan.
Since we announced the availability of the draft plan, we have seen
significant public interest and have received a request from the State
of Alaska for an extension of time to allow for public input. Providing
additional time for full consideration of the objectives for conserving
the polar bear is important to our overall management effort.
Therefore, we extend the current 45-day comment period by an additional
30 days. All comments received by the date specified in DATES will be
considered prior to approval of this plan.
For a description of the polar bear, taxonomy, distribution,
status, breeding biology and habitat, and a summary of factors
affecting the species, please see the final listing rule (73 FR 28212,
May 15, 2008). For information regarding the draft plan, please see the
July 6, 2015, notice of availability (80 FR 38458).
Authority
We publish this notice under ESA section 4(f) (16 U.S.C. 1533(f).
Dated: July 31, 2015.
Karen P. Clark,
Acting Regional Director, Alaska Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-20059 Filed 8-13-15; 8:45 am]
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