[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 1, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 67401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28126]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

[Docket No. FWS-R9-ES-2010-0086; MO 92210-0-0010 B6]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on 
a Petition To List All Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) as Endangered

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of petition finding and initiation of status review; 
correction, availability of supporting documents, and reopening of 
public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On September 1, 2011, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
published in the Federal Register a 90-day finding on a petition to 
list all chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) as endangered under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. We are now correcting an 
incorrect Docket Number given under ADDRESSES in that document. We are 
also making the petition and the large volume of supporting documents 
submitted with the petition available to the public on http://www.regulations.gov. To allow the public adequate time to review the 
petition and provide information, we are reopening the public comment 
period for an additional 90 days. However, please note that information 
already submitted does not need to be resubmitted.

DATES: We request that we receive information on or before January 30, 
2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit information by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Search for Docket No. FWS-R9-ES-2010-0086 and then follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
     U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public Comments Processing, 
Attn: FWS-R9-ES-2010-0086; Division of Policy and Directives 
Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, MS 
2042-PDM; Arlington, VA 22203.
    We will post all information received on http://www.regulations.gov. This generally means that we will post any 
personal information you provide us. See the Information Solicited 
section of our September 1, 2011, notice (76 FR 54423) for more 
details.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janine Van Norman, Chief, Branch of 
Foreign Species, Endangered Species Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA 22203; 
telephone (703) 358-2171; facsimile (703) 358-1735. If you use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), please call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 1, 2011, we published in the 
Federal Register (76 FR 54423) a 90-day finding on a petition to list 
all chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) as endangered under the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; Act). This 
publication opened a public comment period, which ended on October 31, 
2011. Upon publication, we initiated a review of the status of the 
species to determine if listing the entire species as endangered is 
warranted. To ensure that this status review is comprehensive, we 
requested scientific and commercial data and other information 
regarding this species from the public, concerned governmental 
agencies, the scientific community, industry, or any other interested 
parties. For details on what kinds of information we are requesting, 
see our September 1, 2011, document, which can be found on our Web site 
at http://www.fws.gov/policy/library/2011/2011-22372.pdf or at http://www.regulations.gov. Based on the status review, we will issue a 12-
month finding on the petition, which will address whether the 
petitioned action is warranted, as provided in section 4(b)(3)(B) of 
the Act.
    During the course of the comment period for our September 1, 2011, 
petition finding document, it came to our attention that the docket 
number given under ADDRESSES for U.S. mail and hand-delivery was 
incorrect. Therefore, we are correcting this error. Please be assured 
that any hard-copy comments submitted on this petition finding to the 
incorrect docket number that published (FWS-R9-IA-2008-0123) will be 
routed to the correct docket and do not need to be resubmitted. 
Moreover, the docket number that published for comments submitted via 
http://www.regulations.gov was correct, so comments submitted 
electronically have already been posted to the docket and do not need 
to be resubmitted.
    Additionally, we are now making the petition available to the 
public on http://www.regulations.gov (Docket No. FWS-R9-ES-2010-0086). 
This petition includes a large volume of supporting documents. To allow 
the public adequate time to review these documents and provide 
information, we are reopening the comment period for an additional 90 
days to allow all interested parties to submit information. However, 
please note that information already submitted to us does not need to 
be resubmitted.

    Dated: October 18, 2011.
Hannibal Bolton,
(Acting) Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-28126 Filed 10-31-11; 8:45 am]
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