[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 187 (Thursday, September 26, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 59334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23410]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

[Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-2013-0013; 4500030113; Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-2013-
0088; 4500030114]
RIN 1018-AZ04; RIN 1018-AZ56


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Status 
and Designation of Critical Habitat for Oregon Spotted Frog (Rana 
pretiosa)

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of public comment period and notice of 
public hearing.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), recently 
published a proposed listing and proposed designation of critical 
habitat for the Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa) under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), and announced a 60-
day public comment period on the proposed actions, ending October 28, 
2013. We now extend the public comment period to November 12, 2013, and 
announce notice of a public hearing on our proposed rules. We are 
extending the public comment period to allow all interested parties 
additional time to comment on the proposed rules.

DATES: Written Comments: The comment period for the proposed rules 
published August 29, 2013 (78 FR 53582 and 78 FR 53538) is extended. We 
will consider comments received or postmarked on or before November 12, 
2013, or at the public hearing. Please note comments submitted 
electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES) 
must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date. Any 
comments that we receive after the closing date may not be considered 
in the final decisions on these actions.
    Public Hearing: We will hold one public hearing on Monday, October 
21, 2013. The hearing will occur from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and will 
continue from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Document Availability: You may obtain copies of the proposed 
rule at http://www.regulations.gov at Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-2013-0013 
(proposed listing) and Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-2013-0088 (proposed 
designation of critical habitat); from the Washington Fish and Wildlife 
Office's Web site (http://www.fws.gov/wafwo); or by contacting the 
Washington Fish and Wildlife Office directly (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT).
    Public Hearing: The public hearing for the Oregon spotted frog will 
be held on Monday, October 21, 2013, at Norman Worthington Conference 
Center at St. Martin's University, 5300 Pacific Avenue SE., Lacey, 
Washington 98503. People needing reasonable accommodation in order to 
attend and participate in either public hearing should contact Ken 
Berg, Manager, Washington Fish and Wildlife Office, as soon as possible 
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
    Comment submission: You may submit written comments by one of the 
following methods:
    (1) Electronically: Go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit comments on the proposed listing rule to 
FWS-R1-ES-2013-0013. Submit comments on the proposed critical habitat 
rule to FWS-R1-ES-2013-0088.
    (2) By hard copy:
    Submit comments on the proposed listing rule by U.S. mail or hand-
delivery to: Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-R1-ES-2013-0013; 
Division of Policy and Directives Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service; 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, MS 2042-PDM; Arlington, VA 22203.
    Submit comments on the proposed critical habitat rule by U.S. mail 
or hand-delivery to: Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-R1-ES-2013-
0088; Division of Policy and Directives Management; U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service; 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, MS 2042-PDM; Arlington, VA 
22203.
    We request that you send comments only by the methods described 
above. We will post all comments on http://www.regulations.gov. This 
generally means that we will post any personal information you provide 
us (see the Public Comments section below for more information).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken S. Berg, Manager, Washington Fish 
and Wildlife Office, 510 Desmond Drive, Suite 102, Lacey, WA 98503-
1263; by telephone (360) 753-9440; or by facsimile (360) 534-9331. 
Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call 
the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Comments

    We are extending the public comment period for 15 days on our 
proposed listing and proposed designation of critical habitat for the 
Oregon spotted frog that were published in the Federal Register on 
August 29, 2013 (78 FR 53582 and 78 FR 53538), to allow all interested 
parties additional time to comment on the proposed rules. We will 
accept written comments and information until November 12, 2013, or at 
the public hearing. We will consider all information and 
recommendations from all interested parties.
    For additional details on specific information we are requesting, 
please see the Information Requested sections in our proposed listing 
(78 FR 53582) and proposed critical habitat designation (78 FR 53538) 
for the Oregon spotted frog that were published in the Federal Register 
on August 29, 2013.
    You may submit your comments and materials concerning the proposed 
rules by one of the methods listed in ADDRESSES. We request that you 
send comments only by the methods described in ADDRESSES.
    If you submit a comment via http://www.regulations.gov, your entire 
comment--including any personal identifying information--will be posted 
on the Web site. We will post all hardcopy comments on http://www.regulations.gov as well. If you submit 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. 
However, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Comments and materials we receive, as well as supporting 
documentation we used in preparing the proposed rule, will be available 
for public inspection on http://www.regulations.gov at Docket No. FWS-
R1-ES-2013-0013 for the proposed listing action and at Docket No. FWS-
R1-ES-2013-0088 for the proposed critical habitat designation, or by 
appointment, during normal business hours, at the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT).

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

    Dated: September 18, 2013.
Michael Bean,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and 
Parks.
[FR Doc. 2013-23410 Filed 9-25-13; 8:45 am]
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