Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Queen Conch as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), 67853-67854 [2022-24512]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 217 / Thursday, November 10, 2022 / Proposed Rules 2. Revise § 1400.724.20 to read as follows: ■ § 1400.735–20 Code of Professional Conduct for FMCS Mediators The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service has a Code of Professional Conduct for FMCS Mediators. Mediators in the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service are required to conduct themselves in accordance with the responsibilities outlined therein. Dated: November 3, 2022. Anna Davis, Deputy General Counsel. [FR Doc. 2022–24406 Filed 11–9–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6732–01–P PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 29 CFR Part 4213 RIN 1212–AB54 Actuarial Assumptions for Determining an Employer’s Withdrawal Liability Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period. AGENCY: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is extending the comment period for a proposed rule that would provide interest rate assumptions that may be used by a plan actuary in determining a withdrawing employer’s liability under a multiemployer plan. PBGC published the proposed rule in the Federal Register on October 14, 2022, with a comment period that was scheduled to end on November 14, 2022. Since the proposed rule was published, PBGC has received a request from a group of interested parties for PBGC to extend the comment period to provide a total of at least 60 days from October 14, 2022, for them to submit comments on the proposal. In response to this request, PBGC is extending the comment period through December 13, 2022. DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published October 14, 2022, at 87 FR 62316, is extended. Comments must be received on or before December 13, 2022, to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with PROPOSALS1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:52 Nov 09, 2022 Jkt 259001 • Email: reg.comments@pbgc.gov with subject line ‘‘4213 proposed rule.’’ • Mail or Hand Delivery: Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of the General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20024–2101. Commenters are strongly encouraged to submit comments electronically. PBGC expects to have limited personnel available to process comments submitted on paper by mail or hand delivery. Until further notice, any comments submitted on paper will be considered to the extent practicable. All submissions received must include the agency’s name (Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or PBGC) and refer to the 4213 proposed rule. All comments received will be posted without change to PBGC’s website, www.pbgc.gov, including any personal information provided. Do not submit comments that include any personally identifiable information or confidential business information. Copies of comments may also be obtained by writing to Disclosure Division, Office of the General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20024–2101, or calling 202–326–4040 during normal business hours. If you are deaf or hard of hearing or have a speech disability, please dial 7–1–1 to access telecommunications relay services. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Ginsberg (ginsberg.john@pbgc.gov), Assistant General Counsel, Multiemployer Law Division, Office of the General Counsel, at 202–229–3714, or Gregory Katz (katz.gregory@ pbgc.gov), Attorney, Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of the General Counsel, at 202–227–8918. If you are deaf or hard of hearing or have a speech disability, please dial 7–1–1 to access telecommunications relay services. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s (PBGC) legal authority to prescribe actuarial assumptions and methods for purposes of determining an employer’s withdrawal liability comes from section 4213 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and from section 4002(b)(3) of ERISA, which authorizes PBGC to issue regulations to carry out the purposes of title IV of ERISA. Section 4213(a)(2) of ERISA authorizes PBGC to set forth in its regulations actuarial assumptions and methods that may be used by a plan actuary for the purpose of determining an employer’s withdrawal liability as an PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 67853 alternative to the assumptions and methods used under section 4213(a)(1). On October 14, 2022, PBGC published a proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register entitled Actuarial Assumptions for Determining an Employer’s Withdrawal Liability (the Proposed Rule).1 The rule was proposed to make clear that use of settlement rates prescribed by PBGC under section 4044 of ERISA, either as a standalone assumption or combined with funding interest assumptions, represents a valid approach to selecting an interest rate assumption to determine withdrawal liability in all circumstances. The Proposed Rule contains a 30-day comment period, which was scheduled to expire on November 14, 2022. Since the publication of the Proposed Rule, PBGC received a comment from a group of interested parties that expressed concern that the 30-day comment period does not provide commenters with sufficient time to develop and submit comments. The comment requests that PBGC extend the comment period to at least 60 days from the date of publication in the Federal Register. After considering the extension request, PBGC has decided that it is appropriate to extend the comment period for this Proposed Rule to a total of 60 total days from the date of publication to provide interested parties with additional time to participate in this rulemaking process. The comment period, therefore, will close on December 13, 2022. Signed in Washington, DC. Gordon Hartogensis, Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. [FR Doc. 2022–24588 Filed 11–9–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7709–02–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 223 [Docket No. 221104–0235] RTID 0648–XR071 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Queen Conch as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. AGENCY: 1 87 E:\FR\FM\10NOP1.SGM FR 62316 10NOP1 67854 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 217 / Thursday, November 10, 2022 / Proposed Rules Proposed rule; reopening of comment period and announcement of public hearing. ACTION: We, NMFS, will hold a public hearing related to our proposed rule published September 8, 2022, to list the queen conch (Aliger gigas) as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). We are also reopening the public comment period, which will now close on December 15, 2022. DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published on September 8, 2022 (87 FR 55200) is reopened. Comments: The comment period is reopened from November 7, 2022, to December 15, 2022. Comments must be received by December 15, 2022. Comments received after this date may not be accepted. Public hearing: The public hearing on the proposed rule will be held online on November 21, 2022, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time). Since the hearing will be held online, any member of the public can join by internet or phone regardless of location. Instructions for joining the hearing are provided under ADDRESSES below. Alternative languages for persons with limited English proficiency can be made available if requested by November 11, 2022. ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be conducted as a virtual meeting. You may join the virtual public hearing using a web browser, a mobile app on a phone (app installation required), or by phone (for audio only), as specified on this website: https:// www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/queenconch#protected. You may submit comments on the proposed rule verbally at the public hearing or in writing by any of the following methods: • Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to www.regulations.gov and enter NOAA– NMFS–2019–0141 in the Search box. Click on the ‘‘Comment’’ icon, complete lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with PROPOSALS1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:22 Nov 09, 2022 Jkt 259001 the required fields, and enter or attach your comments. • Mail: NMFS, Southeast Regional Office, 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period, might not be considered by NMFS. All comments received are a part of the public record and will generally be posted for public viewing on www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying information (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential business information, or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily by the sender will be publicly accessible. NMFS will accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/ A’’ in the required fields if you wish to remain anonymous). Translation services: To request alternative languages for persons with limited English proficiency, contact Orian Tzadik at orian.tzadik@noaa.gov to request translation services. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Calusa Horn, NMFS, Southeast Regional Office at (727) 551–5782 or calusa.horn@noaa.gov or Orian Tzadik, NMFS, Southeast Region Office at (727) 824–5312 or orian.tzadik@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 8, 2022 (87 FR 55200), NMFS published a proposed rule to list the queen conch (Aliger gigas) as a threatened species under the ESA. In that document, we also announced a 60day public comment period and indicated that requests for public hearings must be submitted by October 24, 2022. On October 20, 2022, we received a request to hold a public hearing on the proposed rule. In response to that request, we will hold a public hearing as described under the ‘‘Public Hearing’’ section of this document. The proposed rule provided for a public comment period that ended on November 7, 2022. We are reopening and extending the public comment period to December 15, 2022, in order to provide the public with additional PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 9990 time to provide comment in a meaningful and constructive manner. The proposed rule and other materials prepared in support of this action are available at https:// www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/queenconch#protected. We are accepting public comments for the proposed rule through December 15, 2022. Public comments can be submitted as described under ADDRESSES. Public Hearing The public hearing will be conducted online as a virtual meeting, as specified in ADDRESSES above. More detailed instructions for joining the virtual meeting are provided on our web page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/ queen-conch#protected. The hearing will begin with a brief presentation by NMFS that will give an overview of the proposed listing under the ESA. After the presentation, but before public comments, there will be a question and answer session during which members of the public may ask NMFS staff questions about the proposed rule. Following the question and answer session, members of the public will have the opportunity to provide oral comments on the record regarding the proposed rule. In the event there is a large attendance, the time allotted per individual for oral comments may be limited. Therefore, anyone wishing to make an oral comment at the public hearing for the record is also encouraged to submit a written comment during the relevant public comment period as described under ADDRESSES and DATES. All oral comments will be recorded, transcribed, and added to the public comment record for this proposed rule. Authority: The authority for this action is the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Dated: November 4, 2022. Samuel D. Rauch, III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2022–24512 Filed 11–7–22; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P E:\FR\FM\10NOP1.SGM 10NOP1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 217 (Thursday, November 10, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 67853-67854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24512]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 223

[Docket No. 221104-0235]
RTID 0648-XR071


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Queen 
Conch as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

[[Page 67854]]


ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period and announcement of 
public hearing.

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SUMMARY: We, NMFS, will hold a public hearing related to our proposed 
rule published September 8, 2022, to list the queen conch (Aliger 
gigas) as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). 
We are also reopening the public comment period, which will now close 
on December 15, 2022.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published on September 
8, 2022 (87 FR 55200) is reopened.
    Comments: The comment period is reopened from November 7, 2022, to 
December 15, 2022. Comments must be received by December 15, 2022. 
Comments received after this date may not be accepted.
    Public hearing: The public hearing on the proposed rule will be 
held online on November 21, 2022, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Eastern 
Standard Time). Since the hearing will be held online, any member of 
the public can join by internet or phone regardless of location. 
Instructions for joining the hearing are provided under ADDRESSES 
below. Alternative languages for persons with limited English 
proficiency can be made available if requested by November 11, 2022.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be conducted as a virtual meeting. 
You may join the virtual public hearing using a web browser, a mobile 
app on a phone (app installation required), or by phone (for audio 
only), as specified on this website: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/queen-conch#protected.
    You may submit comments on the proposed rule verbally at the public 
hearing or in writing by any of the following methods:
     Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic comments via 
the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to www.regulations.gov and enter 
NOAA-NMFS-2019-0141 in the Search box. Click on the ``Comment'' icon, 
complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments.
     Mail: NMFS, Southeast Regional Office, 263 13th Avenue 
South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701.
    Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other 
address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period, 
might not be considered by NMFS. All comments received are a part of 
the public record and will generally be posted for public viewing on 
www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying 
information (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential business 
information, or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily 
by the sender will be publicly accessible. NMFS will accept anonymous 
comments (enter ``N/A'' in the required fields if you wish to remain 
anonymous).
    Translation services: To request alternative languages for persons 
with limited English proficiency, contact Orian Tzadik at 
[email protected] to request translation services.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Calusa Horn, NMFS, Southeast Regional 
Office at (727) 551-5782 or [email protected] or Orian Tzadik, NMFS, 
Southeast Region Office at (727) 824-5312 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 8, 2022 (87 FR 55200), NMFS 
published a proposed rule to list the queen conch (Aliger gigas) as a 
threatened species under the ESA. In that document, we also announced a 
60-day public comment period and indicated that requests for public 
hearings must be submitted by October 24, 2022. On October 20, 2022, we 
received a request to hold a public hearing on the proposed rule. In 
response to that request, we will hold a public hearing as described 
under the ``Public Hearing'' section of this document. The proposed 
rule provided for a public comment period that ended on November 7, 
2022. We are reopening and extending the public comment period to 
December 15, 2022, in order to provide the public with additional time 
to provide comment in a meaningful and constructive manner.
    The proposed rule and other materials prepared in support of this 
action are available at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/queen-conch#protected. We are accepting public comments for the proposed rule 
through December 15, 2022. Public comments can be submitted as 
described under ADDRESSES.

Public Hearing

    The public hearing will be conducted online as a virtual meeting, 
as specified in ADDRESSES above. More detailed instructions for joining 
the virtual meeting are provided on our web page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/queen-conch#protected. The hearing will 
begin with a brief presentation by NMFS that will give an overview of 
the proposed listing under the ESA. After the presentation, but before 
public comments, there will be a question and answer session during 
which members of the public may ask NMFS staff questions about the 
proposed rule. Following the question and answer session, members of 
the public will have the opportunity to provide oral comments on the 
record regarding the proposed rule. In the event there is a large 
attendance, the time allotted per individual for oral comments may be 
limited. Therefore, anyone wishing to make an oral comment at the 
public hearing for the record is also encouraged to submit a written 
comment during the relevant public comment period as described under 
ADDRESSES and DATES. All oral comments will be recorded, transcribed, 
and added to the public comment record for this proposed rule.

    Authority:  The authority for this action is the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

    Dated: November 4, 2022.
Samuel D. Rauch, III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-24512 Filed 11-7-22; 4:15 pm]
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