Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Oregon Spotted Frog, 53384 [2014-21230]
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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 174 / Tuesday, September 9, 2014 / Proposed Rules
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 17
[Docket No. FWS–R1–ES–2013–0088;
4500030114]
RIN 1018–AZ56
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Designation of Critical
Habitat for the Oregon Spotted Frog
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of
comment period.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
reopening of the comment period on the
June 18, 2014, document that made
available the draft economic analysis for
the proposed designation of critical
habitat for the Oregon spotted frog
(Rana pretiosa) under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act).
We are reopening the comment period
to allow all interested parties an
additional opportunity to comment on
the draft economic analysis for the
August 29, 2013, proposed designation
of critical habitat and on the June 18,
2014, changes to the proposed
designation of critical habitat.
Comments previously submitted need
not be resubmitted, as they will be fully
considered in preparation of the final
rule.
DATES: The comment period for the draft
economic analysis announced June 18,
2014 (79 FR 34685), is reopened. We
will consider comments that we receive
or that are postmarked on or before
September 23, 2014. Comments
submitted electronically using the
Federal eRulemaking Portal (see
ADDRESSES section, below) must be
received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on
the closing date.
ADDRESSES: Document availability: You
may obtain copies of the draft economic
analysis; the associated perceptional
effects memorandum; the August 29,
2013, proposed rule; and the June 18,
2014, changes to the proposed rule on
the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov at Docket No.
FWS–R1–ES–2013–0088 or by mail
from the Washington Fish and Wildlife
Office (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT).
Written comments: You may submit
written comments by one of the
following methods:
(1) Electronically: Go to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Submit comments
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on the draft economic analysis and the
critical habitat proposal by searching for
Docket No. FWS–R1–ES–2013–0088,
which is the docket number for this
rulemaking.
(2) By hard copy: Submit comments
on the draft economic analysis and the
critical habitat proposal, via U.S. mail or
hand-delivery to: Public Comments
Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–R1–
ES–2013–0088; U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Headquarters, MS: BPHC, 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 https://
www.regulations.gov. This generally
means that we will post any personal
information you provide us (see the
Public Comments section below for
more information).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas L. McDowell, Acting Manager,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Washington Fish and Wildlife Office,
510 Desmond Drive SE., Suite 102,
Lacey, WA 98503; telephone 360–753–
9440; or facsimile 360–753–9445.
Persons who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Comments
On June 18, 2014, we published a
document in the Federal Register (79
FR 34685) that made available our draft
economic analysis and associated
perceptional effects memorandum for
our proposed rule (78 FR 53538, August
29, 2013) to designate critical habitat for
the Oregon spotted frog. The June 18,
2014, document also proposed further
changes to the proposed critical habitat
designation for the Oregon spotted frog.
With the publication of this document,
we are reopening the public comment
period for 14 days on that draft
economic analysis and associated
perceptional effects memorandum and
on the changes to proposed critical
habitat we announced on June 18, 2014,
to allow all interested parties additional
time to comment. We will consider all
information and recommendations from
all interested parties.
For additional details on specific
information we are requesting, please
see the Information Requested section
in our proposed critical habitat
designation (78 FR 53538) for the
Oregon spotted frog that was published
in the Federal Register on August 29,
2013, and the Public Comments section
of the document (79 FR 34685) that was
published in the Federal Register on
June 18, 2014.
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You may submit your comments and
materials concerning the proposed rules
by one of the methods listed in
ADDRESSES. We request that you send
comments only by the methods
described in ADDRESSES.
If you submit a comment via https://
www.regulations.gov, your entire
comment—including any personal
identifying information—will be posted
on the Web site. We will post all
hardcopy comments on https://
www.regulations.gov as well. If you
submit a hardcopy comment 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.
Comments and materials we receive,
as well as supporting documentation we
used in preparing the proposed rule,
will be available for public inspection
on https://www.regulations.gov at Docket
No. FWS–R1–ES–2013–0088 for the
proposed critical habitat designation, or
by appointment, during normal business
hours, at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Washington Fish and Wildlife
Office (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT).
Authority
The authority for this action is the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: August 25, 2014.
Michael J. Bean,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish
and Wildlife and Parks.
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Endangered and Threatened Species;
Designation of Critical Habitat for
Steller Sea Lions; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
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ACTION: Amended notice of public
meeting; notice of second public
meeting; request for information.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given of a
change in a public meeting that NMFS
will host to elicit scientific information
related to the designation of Steller sea
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 17
[Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-2013-0088; 4500030114]
RIN 1018-AZ56
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of
Critical Habitat for the Oregon Spotted Frog
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
reopening of the comment period on the June 18, 2014, document that
made available the draft economic analysis for the proposed designation
of critical habitat for the Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa) under
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We are reopening
the comment period to allow all interested parties an additional
opportunity to comment on the draft economic analysis for the August
29, 2013, proposed designation of critical habitat and on the June 18,
2014, changes to the proposed designation of critical habitat. Comments
previously submitted need not be resubmitted, as they will be fully
considered in preparation of the final rule.
DATES: The comment period for the draft economic analysis announced
June 18, 2014 (79 FR 34685), is reopened. We will consider comments
that we receive or that are postmarked on or before September 23, 2014.
Comments submitted electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal
(see ADDRESSES section, below) must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern
Time on the closing date.
ADDRESSES: Document availability: You may obtain copies of the draft
economic analysis; the associated perceptional effects memorandum; the
August 29, 2013, proposed rule; and the June 18, 2014, changes to the
proposed rule on the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov at Docket
No. FWS-R1-ES-2013-0088 or by mail from the Washington Fish and
Wildlife Office (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Written comments: You may submit written comments by one of the
following methods:
(1) Electronically: Go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Submit comments on the draft economic analysis and
the critical habitat proposal by searching for Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-
2013-0088, which is the docket number for this rulemaking.
(2) By hard copy: Submit comments on the draft economic analysis
and the critical habitat proposal, via U.S. mail or hand-delivery to:
Public Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-2013-0088; U.S.
Fish & Wildlife Headquarters, MS: BPHC, 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 https://www.regulations.gov. This
generally means that we will post any personal information you provide
us (see the Public Comments section below for more information).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas L. McDowell, Acting Manager,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington Fish and Wildlife Office,
510 Desmond Drive SE., Suite 102, Lacey, WA 98503; telephone 360-753-
9440; or facsimile 360-753-9445. Persons who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay
Service (FIRS) at 800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Comments
On June 18, 2014, we published a document in the Federal Register
(79 FR 34685) that made available our draft economic analysis and
associated perceptional effects memorandum for our proposed rule (78 FR
53538, August 29, 2013) to designate critical habitat for the Oregon
spotted frog. The June 18, 2014, document also proposed further changes
to the proposed critical habitat designation for the Oregon spotted
frog. With the publication of this document, we are reopening the
public comment period for 14 days on that draft economic analysis and
associated perceptional effects memorandum and on the changes to
proposed critical habitat we announced on June 18, 2014, to allow all
interested parties additional time to comment. We will consider all
information and recommendations from all interested parties.
For additional details on specific information we are requesting,
please see the Information Requested section in our proposed critical
habitat designation (78 FR 53538) for the Oregon spotted frog that was
published in the Federal Register on August 29, 2013, and the Public
Comments section of the document (79 FR 34685) that was published in
the Federal Register on June 18, 2014.
You may submit your comments and materials concerning the proposed
rules by one of the methods listed in ADDRESSES. We request that you
send comments only by the methods described in ADDRESSES.
If you submit a comment via https://www.regulations.gov, your entire
comment--including any personal identifying information--will be posted
on the Web site. We will post all hardcopy comments on https://www.regulations.gov as well. If you submit a hardcopy comment 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.
Comments and materials we receive, as well as supporting
documentation we used in preparing the proposed rule, will be available
for public inspection on https://www.regulations.gov at Docket No. FWS-
R1-ES-2013-0088 for the proposed critical habitat designation, or by
appointment, during normal business hours, at the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT).
Authority
The authority for this action is the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: August 25, 2014.
Michael J. Bean,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
[FR Doc. 2014-21230 Filed 9-8-14; 8:45 am]
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