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consistency with the CAA as amended
by SAFETEA–LU and EPA regulations
(40 CFR part 93 and 40 CFR 51.390)
governing state procedures for general
and transportation conformity and
interagency consultation, and has
concluded that the submittal is
consistent with CAA requirements. The
EPA is taking action only on the
conformity related portions of the
March 10, 2016, submittal. The other
portions of the submittal are addressed
in separate actions.
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III. Proposed Action
EPA is proposing to approve, and
incorporate by reference where
appropriate, in Alaska’s SIP, all
revisions requested by Alaska on
September 15, 2016 (state effective 8/20/
2016) to the following provisions:
• 18 AAC 50.010(4) (Ambient Air
Quality Standards)
• 18 AAC 50.020(a) (Baseline Dates and
Maximum Allowable Increases)
• 18 AAC 50.035(a)(3) and (a)(7)
(Documents, Procedures, and
Methods Adopted by Reference)
• 18 AAC 50.040(f) and (h) (Federal
Standards Adopted by Reference)
• 18 AAC 50.215(a)(3) (Ambient Air
Quality Analysis Methods)
• 18 AAC 50.345(o) (Construction,
Minor and Operating Permits:
Standard Permit Conditions)
• 18 AAC 50.502(c), (e), (f), (f)(1)(C),
(f)(5), (g), (h)(3)(A), and (h)(3)(B)
(Minor Permits for Air Quality
Protection)
• 18 AAC 50.540 (c)(2)(A) (Minor
Permit: Application)
• 18 AAC 50.542(b)(5) and (d)(1) (Minor
Permit: Review and Issuance)
EPA is also proposing to remove from
the SIP the following provisions that
ADEC has repealed as a matter of state
law: 18 AAC 50.055(a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7),
(a)(8), (b)(4), (b)(6), (f) (Industrial
process and Fuel-Burning Equipment)
and 18 AAC 50.060 (Pulp Mills).
Finally, EPA is proposing to approve
revisions to 18 AAC 50, Article 7,
Transportation Conformity, submitted
by Alaska on March 10, 2016;
specifically, the revisions to
transportation conformity provisions in
18 AAC 50.715, .720, and removal of the
general conformity provisions in .735 as
discussed in Section II.E above.
We have made the preliminary
determination that the submitted SIP
revisions are consistent with section 110
and part C of Title I of the CAA.
IV. Incorporation by Reference
In this rule, EPA is proposing to
include in a final rule, regulatory text
that includes incorporation by
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reference. In accordance with
requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, EPA is
proposing to incorporate by reference
the provisions described above in
Section III. Also in this rule, EPA is
proposing to remove, in a final EPA
rule, regulatory text that includes
incorporation by reference. In
accordance with requirements of 1 CFR
51.5, EPA is proposing to remove the
incorporation by reference of provisions
of 18 AAC 50.055 and 50.060 as
described above in Section II (C.) and 18
AAC 50.735 as described in Section III.
EPA has made, and will continue to
make, these documents generally
available electronically through
www.regulations.gov and/or in hard
copy at the appropriate EPA office (see
the ADDRESSES section of this preamble
for more information).
V. Statutory and Executive Orders
Review
Under the CAA, the Administrator is
required to approve a SIP submission
that complies with the provisions of the
CAA and applicable federal regulations.
42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions,
EPA’s role is to approve state choices,
provided they meet the criteria of the
CAA. Accordingly, this proposed action
merely approves state law as meeting
federal requirements and does not
impose additional requirements beyond
those imposed by state law. For that
reason, this proposed action:
• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ subject to review by the Office
of Management and Budget under
Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821,
January 21, 2011);
• does not impose an information
collection burden under the provisions
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
• is certified as not having a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
• does not contain any unfunded
mandate or significantly or uniquely
affect small governments, as described
in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4);
• does not have Federalism
implications as specified in Executive
Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999);
• is not an economically significant
regulatory action based on health or
safety risks subject to Executive Order
13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);
• is not a significant regulatory action
subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR
28355, May 22, 2001);
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• is not subject to requirements of
Section 12(d) of the National
Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because
it does not involve technical standards;
and
• does not provide EPA with the
discretionary authority to address, as
appropriate, disproportionate human
health or environmental effects, using
practicable and legally permissible
methods, under Executive Order 12898
(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
In addition, the SIP is not approved
to apply on any Indian reservation land
or in any other area where EPA or an
Indian tribe has demonstrated that a
tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of
Indian country, the rule does not have
tribal implications as specified by
Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249,
November 9, 2000), nor will it impose
substantial direct costs on tribal
governments or preempt tribal law.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations,
Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: June 1, 2017.
Michelle L. Pirzadeh,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 10.
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Reopening the Comment
Periods for Five Proposed Rules
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Proposed rules; reopening
comment period.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), announce
that we are reopening the comment
periods for our proposed rules to list
Festuca ligulata (Guadalupe fescue) as
an endangered species; to designate
Festuca ligulata critical habitat; to
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reclassify Sclerocactus brevihamatus
ssp. tobuschii (Tobusch fishhook cactus)
from endangered to threatened; to
reclassify Echinocereus fendleri var.
kuenzleri (Kuenzler hedgehog cactus)
from endangered to threatened; and to
remove Eriogonum gypsophilum
(gypsum wild-buckwheat) from the
Federal List of Endangered and
Threatened Plants. We are reopening the
comment period for each of these
proposed rules for 30 days in order to
publish a legal notice and to give all
interested parties further opportunity to
comment on the proposed rules.
Comments previously submitted need
not be resubmitted, as they will be fully
considered in preparing the final listing
determinations.
DATES: To allow us adequate time to
consider your comments on the
proposed rule, we must receive your
comments on or before July 13, 2017.
ADDRESSES:
Written comments: You may submit
comments on the proposed rules by one
of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. In the Search box,
enter the appropriate docket number
(see Table 1, below). Then click on the
Search button. On the resulting page,
you may submit a comment by clicking
on ‘‘Comment Now!’’ Please ensure that
you have found the correct rulemaking
before submitting your comment.
• By U.S. mail or hand-delivery:
Public Comments Processing, Attn:
[Insert appropriate docket number; see
Table 1, below], U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 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
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for more
information).
TABLE 1—LIST OF PROPOSED RULES REOPENED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
Proposed rule title
Federal Register citation
Guadalupe Fescue Endangered Species Status ...........................................
Guadalupe Fescue Critical Habitat Designation ............................................
Reclassifying the Tobusch Fishhook Cactus From Endangered to Threatened on the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants.
Reclassifying Echinocereus fendleri var. kuenzleri From Endangered to
Threatened.
Removing Eriogonum gypsophilum From the Federal List of Endangered
and Threatened Plants.
81 FR 62450; September 9, 2016 ....
81 FR 62455; September 9, 2016 ....
81 FR 95932; December 29, 2016 ...
FWS–R2–ES–2016–0099
FWS–R2–ES–2016–0100
FWS–R2–ES–2016–0130
82 FR 1677; January 6, 2017 ...........
FWS–R2–ES–2016–0137
82 FR 1657; January 6, 2017 ...........
FWS–R2–ES–2016–0119
Document availability: 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 under the
Docket No.
appropriate docket number (see Table 1,
above).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Proposed rule title
Contact person
Guadalupe Fescue Endangered Species Status .....................................
Guadalupe Fescue Critical Habitat Designation ......................................
Reclassifying the Tobusch Fishhook Cactus From Endangered to
Threatened on the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened
Plants.
Reclassifying Echinocereus fendleri var. kuenzleri From Endangered to
Threatened.
Removing Eriogonum gypsophilum From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants.
Adam Zerrenner, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, 10711 Burnet Rd., Suite 200,
Austin, TX 78758; telephone (512) 490–0057.
Individuals who are hearing-impaired
or speech-impaired may call the Federal
Relay Service at (800) 877–8339 for TTY
assistance 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week.
On
September 9, 2016, we published
proposed rules to list Guadalupe fescue
as an endangered species on the Federal
List of Endangered and Threatened
Plants (81 FR 62450) and to designate its
critical habitat (81 FR 62455). We
sought information, data and comments
from the public regarding the proposal
for 60 days, ending November 8, 2016.
We are reopening the comment period
on the proposed rules for an additional
30 days (see DATES). We will accept
written comments and information
during this reopened comment period.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Susan Millsap, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2105
Osuna Road NE., Albuquerque, NM 87113–1001; telephone (505)
761–4781.
In particular, we seek comments
concerning the following: (1) New
information concerning Guadalupe
fescue taxonomic classification and
conservation status; (2) new information
on Guadalupe fescue historical and
current status, range, distribution, and
population size, including additional
population locations; and (3) new
information regarding Guadalupe fescue
life history, ecology and habitats. Please
refer to the proposed rules for more
information on our proposed actions
and the specific information we seek.
On December 29, 2016, we published
a proposed rule to reclassify Tobusch
fishhook cactus from an endangered to
a threatened species on the Federal List
of Endangered and Threatened Plants
(81 FR 95932). We sought information,
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data and comments from the public
regarding the proposal for 60 days,
ending February 27, 2017. We are
reopening the comment period on the
proposed rule for an additional 30 days
(see DATES). We will accept written
comments and information during this
reopened comment period. In particular,
we seek comments concerning the
following: (1) New information
concerning Tobusch fishhook cactus
taxonomic classification and
conservation status; (2) new information
on Tobusch fishhook cactus historical
and current status, range, distribution,
and population size, including
additional population locations; and (3)
new information regarding Tobusch
fishhook cactus life history, ecology and
habitats. Please refer to the proposed
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rule for more information on our
proposed action and the specific
information we seek.
On January 6, 2017, we published a
proposed rule to reclassify Kuenzler
hedgehog cactus from an endangered to
a threatened species on the Federal List
of Endangered and Threatened Plants
(82 FR 1677). We sought information,
data and comments from the public
regarding the proposal for 60 days,
ending March 7, 2017. We are reopening
the comment period on the proposed
rule for an additional 30 days (see
DATES). We will accept written
comments and information during this
reopened comment period. In particular,
we seek comments concerning the
following: (1) New information
concerning Kuenzler hedgehog cactus
taxonomic classification and
conservation status; (2) new information
on Kuenzler hedgehog cactus historical
and current status, range, distribution,
and population size, including any
additional population locations; and (3)
new information regarding Kuenzler
hedgehog cactus life history, ecology,
and habitats. Please refer to the
proposed rule for more information on
our proposed action and the specific
information we seek.
On January 6, 2017, we published a
proposed rule to remove gypsum wildbuckwheat from the Federal List of
Endangered and Threatened Plants (82
FR 1657). We sought information, data
and comments from the public
regarding the proposal for 60 days,
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ending March 7, 2017. We are reopening
the comment period on the proposed
rule for an additional 30 days (see
DATES). We will accept written
comments and information during this
reopened comment period. In particular,
we seek comments concerning the
following: (1) New information
concerning gypsum wild-buckwheat
taxonomic classification and
conservation status; (2) new information
on gypsum wild-buckwheat historical
and current status, range, distribution,
and population size, including any
additional population locations; and (3)
new information regarding gypsum
wild-buckwheat life history, ecology,
and habitats. Please refer to the
proposed rule for more information on
our proposed action and the specific
information we seek.
You may submit your comments and
materials concerning any of the
proposed rules by one of the methods
listed in ADDRESSES. 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. All
comments and recommendations,
including names and addresses, will
become part of the administrative
record.
If you submit information via https://
www.regulations.gov, your entire
comment—including any personal
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identifying information—will be posted
on the Web site. 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.
If you mail or hand-deliver 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, but we cannot guarantee
that we will be able to do so. To ensure
that the electronic dockets for these
rulemakings are complete and all
comments we receive are publicly
available, we will post all hardcopy
submissions on https://
www.regulations.gov.
Authors
This document’s primary authors are
Southwest Regional Office and Austin
Ecological Services Field Office staff
members.
Authority
The Endangered Species Act of 1973,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) is
the authority for this action.
Dated: March 30, 2017.
James W. Kurth,
Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 17
[Docket Nos. FWS-R2-ES-2016-0099, FWS-R2-ES-2016-0100, FWS-R2-ES-2016-
0130, FWS-R2-ES-2016-0137, FWS-R2-ES-2016-0119; FXES11130900000C2-167-
FF09E32000]
RINs 1018-BA74; 1018-BA75; 1018-BB90; 1018-BB89; 1018-BB87
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reopening the
Comment Periods for Five Proposed Rules
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Proposed rules; reopening comment period.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce
that we are reopening the comment periods for our proposed rules to
list Festuca ligulata (Guadalupe fescue) as an endangered species; to
designate Festuca ligulata critical habitat; to
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reclassify Sclerocactus brevihamatus ssp. tobuschii (Tobusch fishhook
cactus) from endangered to threatened; to reclassify Echinocereus
fendleri var. kuenzleri (Kuenzler hedgehog cactus) from endangered to
threatened; and to remove Eriogonum gypsophilum (gypsum wild-buckwheat)
from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants. We are
reopening the comment period for each of these proposed rules for 30
days in order to publish a legal notice and to give all interested
parties further opportunity to comment on the proposed rules. Comments
previously submitted need not be resubmitted, as they will be fully
considered in preparing the final listing determinations.
DATES: To allow us adequate time to consider your comments on the
proposed rule, we must receive your comments on or before July 13,
2017.
ADDRESSES:
Written comments: You may submit comments on the proposed rules by
one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, enter the
appropriate docket number (see Table 1, below). Then click on the
Search button. On the resulting page, you may submit a comment by
clicking on ``Comment Now!'' Please ensure that you have found the
correct rulemaking before submitting your comment.
By U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public Comments Processing,
Attn: [Insert appropriate docket number; see Table 1, below], U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, 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 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for more information).
Table 1--List of Proposed Rules Reopened for Public Comment
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Proposed rule title Federal Register citation Docket No.
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Guadalupe Fescue Endangered Species 81 FR 62450; September 9, FWS-R2-ES-2016-0099
Status. 2016.
Guadalupe Fescue Critical Habitat 81 FR 62455; September 9, FWS-R2-ES-2016-0100
Designation. 2016.
Reclassifying the Tobusch Fishhook 81 FR 95932; December 29, FWS-R2-ES-2016-0130
Cactus From Endangered to Threatened 2016.
on the Federal List of Endangered and
Threatened Plants.
Reclassifying Echinocereus fendleri 82 FR 1677; January 6, FWS-R2-ES-2016-0137
var. kuenzleri From Endangered to 2017.
Threatened.
Removing Eriogonum gypsophilum From the 82 FR 1657; January 6, FWS-R2-ES-2016-0119
Federal List of Endangered and 2017.
Threatened Plants.
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Document availability: 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
under the appropriate docket number (see Table 1, above).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Proposed rule title Contact person
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Guadalupe Fescue Endangered Species Adam Zerrenner, Field
Status. Supervisor, U.S. Fish and
Guadalupe Fescue Critical Habitat Wildlife Service, Austin
Designation. Ecological Services Field
Reclassifying the Tobusch Fishhook Office, 10711 Burnet Rd.,
Cactus From Endangered to Threatened Suite 200, Austin, TX 78758;
on the Federal List of Endangered and telephone (512) 490-0057.
Threatened Plants.
Reclassifying Echinocereus fendleri Susan Millsap, Field
var. kuenzleri From Endangered to Supervisor, U.S. Fish and
Threatened. Wildlife Service, 2105 Osuna
Removing Eriogonum gypsophilum From the Road NE., Albuquerque, NM
Federal List of Endangered and 87113-1001; telephone (505)
Threatened Plants. 761-4781.
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Individuals who are hearing-impaired or speech-impaired may call
the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339 for TTY assistance 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 9, 2016, we published proposed
rules to list Guadalupe fescue as an endangered species on the Federal
List of Endangered and Threatened Plants (81 FR 62450) and to designate
its critical habitat (81 FR 62455). We sought information, data and
comments from the public regarding the proposal for 60 days, ending
November 8, 2016. We are reopening the comment period on the proposed
rules for an additional 30 days (see DATES). We will accept written
comments and information during this reopened comment period. In
particular, we seek comments concerning the following: (1) New
information concerning Guadalupe fescue taxonomic classification and
conservation status; (2) new information on Guadalupe fescue historical
and current status, range, distribution, and population size, including
additional population locations; and (3) new information regarding
Guadalupe fescue life history, ecology and habitats. Please refer to
the proposed rules for more information on our proposed actions and the
specific information we seek.
On December 29, 2016, we published a proposed rule to reclassify
Tobusch fishhook cactus from an endangered to a threatened species on
the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants (81 FR 95932). We
sought information, data and comments from the public regarding the
proposal for 60 days, ending February 27, 2017. We are reopening the
comment period on the proposed rule for an additional 30 days (see
DATES). We will accept written comments and information during this
reopened comment period. In particular, we seek comments concerning the
following: (1) New information concerning Tobusch fishhook cactus
taxonomic classification and conservation status; (2) new information
on Tobusch fishhook cactus historical and current status, range,
distribution, and population size, including additional population
locations; and (3) new information regarding Tobusch fishhook cactus
life history, ecology and habitats. Please refer to the proposed
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rule for more information on our proposed action and the specific
information we seek.
On January 6, 2017, we published a proposed rule to reclassify
Kuenzler hedgehog cactus from an endangered to a threatened species on
the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants (82 FR 1677). We
sought information, data and comments from the public regarding the
proposal for 60 days, ending March 7, 2017. We are reopening the
comment period on the proposed rule for an additional 30 days (see
DATES). We will accept written comments and information during this
reopened comment period. In particular, we seek comments concerning the
following: (1) New information concerning Kuenzler hedgehog cactus
taxonomic classification and conservation status; (2) new information
on Kuenzler hedgehog cactus historical and current status, range,
distribution, and population size, including any additional population
locations; and (3) new information regarding Kuenzler hedgehog cactus
life history, ecology, and habitats. Please refer to the proposed rule
for more information on our proposed action and the specific
information we seek.
On January 6, 2017, we published a proposed rule to remove gypsum
wild-buckwheat from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened
Plants (82 FR 1657). We sought information, data and comments from the
public regarding the proposal for 60 days, ending March 7, 2017. We are
reopening the comment period on the proposed rule for an additional 30
days (see DATES). We will accept written comments and information
during this reopened comment period. In particular, we seek comments
concerning the following: (1) New information concerning gypsum wild-
buckwheat taxonomic classification and conservation status; (2) new
information on gypsum wild-buckwheat historical and current status,
range, distribution, and population size, including any additional
population locations; and (3) new information regarding gypsum wild-
buckwheat life history, ecology, and habitats. Please refer to the
proposed rule for more information on our proposed action and the
specific information we seek.
You may submit your comments and materials concerning any of the
proposed rules by one of the methods listed in ADDRESSES. 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. All comments and recommendations,
including names and addresses, will become part of the administrative
record.
If you submit information via https://www.regulations.gov, your
entire comment--including any personal identifying information--will be
posted on the Web site. 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.
If you mail or hand-deliver 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, but we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. To ensure that the
electronic dockets for these rulemakings are complete and all comments
we receive are publicly available, we will post all hardcopy
submissions on https://www.regulations.gov.
Authors
This document's primary authors are Southwest Regional Office and
Austin Ecological Services Field Office staff members.
Authority
The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.) is the authority for this action.
Dated: March 30, 2017.
James W. Kurth,
Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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