[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 62 (Monday, April 1, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 15337-15338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7882]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

RIN 1018-AH73


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Re-opening of 
Comment Period on the Sacramento Splittail Final Rule; Correction

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Final rule; re-opening of comment period; correction.

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SUMMARY: The re-opening of the comment period for the final rule on the 
Sacramento splittail (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus) was published on 
March 21, 2002. The comment period closing date was incorrectly 
published as October 15, 2002. The actual closing date is May 20, 2002. 
Comments previously submitted need not be resubmitted as they will be 
incorporated into the public record as part of this re-opened comment 
period, and will be fully considered in the final rule. We are re-
opening the comment period to invite comments and to obtain peer review 
on the statistical analysis completed by us to re-analyze the available 
splittail abundance data. We are also inviting additional comments on 
the status of and factors affecting the species, as first solicited in 
the January 12, 2001 (66 FR 2828), comment period and re-solicited in 
the May 8, 2001 (66 FR 23181), and August 17, 2001 (66 FR 43145), re-
openings of same.

DATES: We will accept public comments until May 20, 2002.

ADDRESSES:
    Comment Submission: If you wish to comment, you may submit your 
comments and materials concerning this proposal by any one of several 
methods:
    1. You may submit written comments and information by mail to the 
Field Supervisor, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, 2800 Cottage Way, Suite W-2605, Sacramento, 
California 95825.
    2. You may hand-deliver comments to our Sacramento Fish and 
Wildlife Office, during normal business hours, at the address given 
above.
    3. You may send comments by electronic mail (e-mail) to:

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[email protected]. See the Public Comments Solicited section below 
for file format and other information about electronic filing.
    Comments and materials received will be available for inspection, 
by appointment, during normal business hours at the address under (1) 
above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, Susan Moore, 
at the above address (telephone 916/414-6600; facsimile 916/414-6713).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The re-opening of the comment period for the 
final rule on the Sacramento splittail (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus) 
was published on March 21, 2002. The comment period closing date was 
incorrectly published as October 15, 2002. The actual closing date is 
May 20, 2002. Comments previously submitted need not be resubmitted as 
they will be incorporated into the public record as part of this re-
opened comment period, and will be fully considered in the final rule. 
We are re-opening the comment period to invite comments and to obtain 
peer review on the statistical analysis completed by us to re-analyze 
the available splittail abundance data. We are also inviting additional 
comments on the status of and factors affecting the species, as first 
solicited in the January 12, 2001 (66 FR 2828), comment period and re-
solicited in the May 8, 2001 (66 FR 23181), and August 17, 2001 (66 FR 
43145), re-openings of same.

Public Comments Solicited

    We will accept written comments during this re-opened comment 
period, and comments should be submitted to the Sacramento Fish and 
Wildlife Office as found in the ADDRESSES section.
    Accordingly, in FR Doc. 02-6803 published at 67 FR 13095 on March 
21, 2002, on page 13095 in column 2, correct the DATES caption to read 
as follows:

DATES: We will accept public comments until May 20, 2002.

    Dated: March 26, 2002.
Steve Williams,
Director, Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 02-7882 Filed 3-29-02; 8:45 am]
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