Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Puerto Rican Boa From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife, 6220-6222 [2023-01139]

Download as PDF 6220 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 20 / Tuesday, January 31, 2023 / Proposed Rules Commission’s proceeding by Tamar E. Finn, on behalf of Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company et al., Sarah Leggin, on behalf of CTIA, and Brian Hurley, on behalf of ACA et al. DATES: Oppositions to the Petitions must be filed on or before February 15, 2023. Replies to an opposition must be filed on or before February 27, 2023. ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zac Champ, Deputy Division Chief, Consumer Policy Division, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, (202) 418–1495 or via email at zac.champ@ fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission’s document, Report No. 3191, released January 23, 2023. The full text of the Petitions can be accessed online via the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System at: https://apps.fcc.gov/ ecfs/. The Commission will not send a Congressional Review Act (CRA) submission to Congress or the Government Accountability Office pursuant to the CRA, 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A), because no rules are being adopted by the Commission. Subject: In the Matter of Empowering Broadband Consumers Through Transparency, published at 87 FR 76959, December 16, 2022, in CG Docket No. 22–2. This document is being published pursuant to 47 CFR 1.429(e). Number of Petitions Filed: 3. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–01854 Filed 1–30–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 64 [CG Docket Nos. 03–123, 10–51, and 13– 24; DA 23–29; FRS 124041] Comment Sought on Petition for Partial Reconsideration of Report and Order on TRS User Registration Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Petition for partial reconsideration. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with PROPOSALS AGENCY: In this document, the Commission seeks comment on a petition for partial reconsideration filed by Sorenson Communications, LLC, of the Registration Grace Period Order (Petition), in which the Commission SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:13 Jan 30, 2023 Jkt 259001 amended its rules for Video Relay Service (VRS) and Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS) to allow consumers who are registering for service for the first time, or changing their service provider, to begin using the service without delay, pending completion of the user registration process. Oppositions to the Petition must be filed on or before February 15, 2023. Replies to an opposition must be filed on or before February 27, 2023. ADDRESSES: Oppositions and replies may be filed, identified by CG Docket Nos. 03–123, 10–51, and 13–24, using the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). • Electronic Filers: Oppositions and replies may be filed electronically using the internet by accessing the ECFS: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings/ standard. • Paper Filers: Æ Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing. If more than one docket or rulemaking number appears in the caption of this proceeding, filers must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number. Æ Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All filings must be addressed to the Commission’s Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. Æ Currently, the Commission does not accept any hand delivered or messenger delivered filings as a temporary measure taken to help protect the health and safety of individuals, and to mitigate the transmission of COVID–19. In the event that the Commission announces the lifting of COVID–19 restrictions, a filing window will be opened at the Commission’s office located at 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. Æ Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. Æ U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail may be addressed to 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. Æ During the time the Commission’s building is closed to the general public and until further notice, if more than one docket or rulemaking number appears in the caption of a proceeding, paper filers need not submit two additional copies for each additional DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 docket or rulemaking number; an original and one copy are sufficient. FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Wallace, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, at: (202) 418–2716; email: William.Wallace@ fcc.gov. This is a summary of the Commission’s Public Notice, DA 23–29, in CG Docket Nos. 03–123, 10–51, and 13–24, released on January 12, 2023. The full text of the Petition can be accessed online via the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System at: https://www.fcc.gov/ ecfs/document/1021129108560/1. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at: (202) 418–0530. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Synopsis In the Registration Grace Period Order, 87 FR 57645, September 21, 2022, the Commission amended its rules to allow VRS and IP CTS providers to receive compensation for calls from the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Fund during a two-week grace period while completion of the registration process is pending. In the Petition, Sorenson requests that the Commission reconsider the decision to require providers to: terminate compensable service to new users who cannot complete the registration process within the two-week ‘‘grace period’’; and port a user back to the user’s prior provider when re-registration upon porting-in to a new provider has not been completed within two weeks. Federal Communications Commission. Robert Garza, Legal Advisor, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau. [FR Doc. 2023–01669 Filed 1–30–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 [Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2021–0162; FF09E22000 FXES1113090FEDR 223] RIN 1018–BF54 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Puerto Rican Boa From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. E:\FR\FM\31JAP1.SGM 31JAP1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 20 / Tuesday, January 31, 2023 / Proposed Rules Proposed rule; reopening of comment period and announcement of public hearing. ACTION: On July 13, 2022, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), proposed to delist the Puerto Rican boa (Chilabothrus inornatus, but listed as Epicrates inornatus), an endemic snake from Puerto Rico. We announced a 60day public comment period on the proposed rule, ending September 12, 2022. We are reopening the comment period for 30 days to hold a public hearing and to allow all interested parties additional time to comment on our proposal. Comments previously submitted will be fully considered in preparation of the final rule and do not need to be resubmitted. DATES: Comment submission: We will accept comments received or postmarked on or before March 2, 2023. Please note that comments submitted electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES, below) must be received by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on the closing date, and comments submitted by U.S. mail must be postmarked by that date to ensure consideration. Public hearing: On February 16, 2023, we will hold a public hearing from 6 to 7:30 p.m., eastern time, using the Zoom platform (for more information, see Public Hearing, below). ADDRESSES: Availability of documents: You may obtain copies of the July 13, 2022, proposed rule and associated documents on the internet at https:// www.regulations.gov under Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2021–0162. 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. In the Search box, enter FWS–R4–ES–2021–0162, which is the docket number for this rulemaking. Then, click on the Search button. On the resulting page, in the Search panel on the left side of the screen, under the Document Type heading, click on the Proposed Rule box to locate this document. You may submit a comment by clicking on ‘‘Comment.’’ Please ensure you have located the correct document before submitting your comments. (2) By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail to: Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS–R4–ES–2021–0162, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041– 3803. We request that you send comments only by the methods described above. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with PROPOSALS SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:13 Jan 30, 2023 Jkt 259001 We will post all comments on https:// www.regulations.gov. This generally means that we will post any personal information you provide us (see Public Comments, below, for more information). Public hearing: Interested parties may present verbal testimony (formal, oral comments) at a public hearing, which will be held virtually using the Zoom platform. See Public Hearing, below, for more information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edwin Mun˜iz, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office, P.O. Box 491, Boquero´n, PR 00622; email: Caribbean_es@fws.gov; telephone: (787) 405–3641. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On July 13, 2022, we published a proposed rule (87 FR 41641) to remove the Puerto Rican boa from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife (List) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The proposed rule opened a 60-day public comment period, ending September 12, 2022. During the comment period, we received a request for a public hearing that could not be accommodated prior to the close of the comment period. Therefore, we are reopening the proposed rule’s comment period and announcing a public hearing (see DATES and ADDRESSES, above) to allow the public an additional opportunity to provide comments on the proposed rule. For a description of previous Federal actions concerning the Puerto Rican boa and information on the types of comments that would be helpful to us in promulgating this rulemaking action, please refer to the July 13, 2022, proposed rule (87 FR 41641). Public Hearing We are holding a public hearing to accept comments on the July 13, 2022, proposed rule on the date and at the time listed above in DATES. We are holding the public hearing via the Zoom online video platform and via teleconference so that participants can attend remotely. For security purposes, registration is required. All participants PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 6221 must register in order to listen and view the hearing via Zoom, listen to the hearing by telephone, or provide oral public comments at the hearing by Zoom or telephone. For information on how to register, or if technical problems occur joining Zoom on the day of the hearing, visit https://www.fws.gov/ office/caribbean-ecological-services/ library. Registrants will receive the Zoom link and the telephone number for the public hearing. If applicable, interested members of the public not familiar with the Zoom platform should view the Zoom video tutorials (https:// support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/ 206618765-Zoom-video-tutorials) prior to the public hearing. The public hearing will provide interested parties an opportunity to present verbal testimony (formal, oral comments) regarding the July 13, 2022, proposed rule to delist the Puerto Rican boa (87 FR 41641). The public hearing will not be an opportunity for dialogue with the Service, but rather a forum for accepting formal verbal testimony. In the event there is a large attendance, the time allotted for oral statements may be limited. Therefore, anyone wishing to make an oral statement at the public hearing for the record is encouraged to provide a prepared written copy of their statement to us through the Federal eRulemaking Portal or U.S. mail (see ADDRESSES, above). There are no limits on the length of written comments submitted to us. Anyone wishing to make an oral statement at the public hearing must register before the hearing (https://www.fws.gov/office/caribbeanecological-services/library). The use of a virtual public hearing is consistent with our regulations at 50 CFR 424.16(c)(3). Reasonable Accommodation The Service is committed to providing access to the public hearing for all participants. Closed captioning will be available during the public hearing in both English and Spanish. Participants will also have access to live audio during the public hearing via their telephone or computer speakers. Persons with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodations to participate in the hearing should contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least 5 business days prior to the date of the hearing to help ensure availability. An accessible version of the Service’s presentation will also be posted online at https:// www.fws.gov/office/caribbeanecological-services/library prior to the hearing (see DATES, above). See https:// www.fws.gov/office/caribbeanecological-services/library for more E:\FR\FM\31JAP1.SGM 31JAP1 6222 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 20 / Tuesday, January 31, 2023 / Proposed Rules information about reasonable accommodation. Public Comments khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with PROPOSALS If you submit information via https:// www.regulations.gov, your entire submission—including any personal identifying information—will be posted on the website. If your submission is made via hard copy that includes personal identifying information, you may request at the top of your document that we withhold this information from VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:13 Jan 30, 2023 Jkt 259001 public review. However, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. We will post all hardcopy submissions on https://www.regulations.gov. 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. Authors The primary authors of this document are staff members of the Caribbean PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 9990 Ecological Services Field Office and the Service’s Ecological Services Species Assessment Team. Authority The authority for this action is the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Martha Williams, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. 2023–01139 Filed 1–30–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333–15–P E:\FR\FM\31JAP1.SGM 31JAP1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 6220-6222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01139]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

[Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2021-0162; FF09E22000 FXES1113090FEDR 223]
RIN 1018-BF54


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the 
Puerto Rican Boa From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened 
Wildlife

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

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

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SUMMARY: On July 13, 2022, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
(Service), proposed to delist the Puerto Rican boa (Chilabothrus 
inornatus, but listed as Epicrates inornatus), an endemic snake from 
Puerto Rico. We announced a 60-day public comment period on the 
proposed rule, ending September 12, 2022. We are reopening the comment 
period for 30 days to hold a public hearing and to allow all interested 
parties additional time to comment on our proposal. Comments previously 
submitted will be fully considered in preparation of the final rule and 
do not need to be resubmitted.

DATES: 
    Comment submission: We will accept comments received or postmarked 
on or before March 2, 2023. Please note that comments submitted 
electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES, 
below) must be received by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on the closing date, 
and comments submitted by U.S. mail must be postmarked by that date to 
ensure consideration.
    Public hearing: On February 16, 2023, we will hold a public hearing 
from 6 to 7:30 p.m., eastern time, using the Zoom platform (for more 
information, see Public Hearing, below).

ADDRESSES: Availability of documents: You may obtain copies of the July 
13, 2022, proposed rule and associated documents on the internet at 
https://www.regulations.gov under Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2021-0162.
    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. In the Search box, enter FWS-R4-ES-2021-0162, 
which is the docket number for this rulemaking. Then, click on the 
Search button. On the resulting page, in the Search panel on the left 
side of the screen, under the Document Type heading, click on the 
Proposed Rule box to locate this document. You may submit a comment by 
clicking on ``Comment.'' Please ensure you have located the correct 
document before submitting your comments.
    (2) By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail to: Public Comments 
Processing, Attn: FWS-R4-ES-2021-0162, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
MS: PRB/3W, 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 Public Comments, below, for more information).
    Public hearing: Interested parties may present verbal testimony 
(formal, oral comments) at a public hearing, which will be held 
virtually using the Zoom platform. See Public Hearing, below, for more 
information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edwin Mu[ntilde]iz, Field Supervisor, 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Caribbean Ecological Services Field 
Office, P.O. Box 491, Boquer[oacute]n, PR 00622; email: 
[email protected]; telephone: (787) 405-3641. Individuals in the 
United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a 
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 
telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United 
States should use the relay services offered within their country to 
make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 13, 2022, we published a proposed rule (87 FR 41641) to 
remove the Puerto Rican boa from the Federal List of Endangered and 
Threatened Wildlife (List) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 
amended (Act; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The proposed rule opened a 60-
day public comment period, ending September 12, 2022. During the 
comment period, we received a request for a public hearing that could 
not be accommodated prior to the close of the comment period. 
Therefore, we are reopening the proposed rule's comment period and 
announcing a public hearing (see DATES and ADDRESSES, above) to allow 
the public an additional opportunity to provide comments on the 
proposed rule.
    For a description of previous Federal actions concerning the Puerto 
Rican boa and information on the types of comments that would be 
helpful to us in promulgating this rulemaking action, please refer to 
the July 13, 2022, proposed rule (87 FR 41641).

Public Hearing

    We are holding a public hearing to accept comments on the July 13, 
2022, proposed rule on the date and at the time listed above in DATES. 
We are holding the public hearing via the Zoom online video platform 
and via teleconference so that participants can attend remotely. For 
security purposes, registration is required. All participants must 
register in order to listen and view the hearing via Zoom, listen to 
the hearing by telephone, or provide oral public comments at the 
hearing by Zoom or telephone. For information on how to register, or if 
technical problems occur joining Zoom on the day of the hearing, visit 
https://www.fws.gov/office/caribbean-ecological-services/library. 
Registrants will receive the Zoom link and the telephone number for the 
public hearing. If applicable, interested members of the public not 
familiar with the Zoom platform should view the Zoom video tutorials 
(https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206618765-Zoom-video-tutorials) prior to the public hearing.
    The public hearing will provide interested parties an opportunity 
to present verbal testimony (formal, oral comments) regarding the July 
13, 2022, proposed rule to delist the Puerto Rican boa (87 FR 41641). 
The public hearing will not be an opportunity for dialogue with the 
Service, but rather a forum for accepting formal verbal testimony. In 
the event there is a large attendance, the time allotted for oral 
statements may be limited. Therefore, anyone wishing to make an oral 
statement at the public hearing for the record is encouraged to provide 
a prepared written copy of their statement to us through the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal or U.S. mail (see ADDRESSES, above). There are no 
limits on the length of written comments submitted to us. Anyone 
wishing to make an oral statement at the public hearing must register 
before the hearing (https://www.fws.gov/office/caribbean-ecological-services/library). The use of a virtual public hearing is consistent 
with our regulations at 50 CFR 424.16(c)(3).

Reasonable Accommodation

    The Service is committed to providing access to the public hearing 
for all participants. Closed captioning will be available during the 
public hearing in both English and Spanish. Participants will also have 
access to live audio during the public hearing via their telephone or 
computer speakers. Persons with disabilities requiring reasonable 
accommodations to participate in the hearing should contact the person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least 5 business days 
prior to the date of the hearing to help ensure availability. An 
accessible version of the Service's presentation will also be posted 
online at https://www.fws.gov/office/caribbean-ecological-services/library prior to the hearing (see DATES, above). See https://www.fws.gov/office/caribbean-ecological-services/library for more

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information about reasonable accommodation.

Public Comments

    If you submit information via https://www.regulations.gov, your 
entire submission--including any personal identifying information--will 
be posted on the website. If your submission is made via hard copy 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. We will 
post all hardcopy submissions on https://www.regulations.gov.
    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.

Authors

    The primary authors of this document are staff members of the 
Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office and the Service's Ecological 
Services Species Assessment Team.

Authority

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

Martha Williams,
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-01139 Filed 1-30-23; 8:45 am]
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