[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 210 (Wednesday, November 1, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 50606-50607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23711]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

[Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-2016-0127; FXES11130900000 167 FF09E42000]
RIN 1018-BB39


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing 
Trichostema austromontanum ssp. compactum (Hidden Lake Bluecurls) From 
the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of the comment period.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce 
that we are reopening the comment period for the proposed rule to 
remove the plant Trichostema austromontanum ssp. compactum (Hidden Lake 
bluecurls) from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants on 
the basis of recovery. We are reopening the comment period for this 
proposed rule for 30 days in order to publish a legal notice and to 
give all interested parties further opportunity to comment on the 
proposed rule. Comments previously submitted need not be resubmitted, 
as they will be fully considered in preparing the final delisting 
determination.

DATES: The comment period on the proposed rule that published January 
5, 2017 (82 FR 1297), is reopened. We will accept comments received or 
postmarked on or before December 1, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Comment submission: You may submit comments by one of the 
following methods:
    (1) Electronically: Go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, enter FWS-R8-ES-2016-0127, 
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 Rules link to locate this document. You may submit a comment 
by clicking on ``Comment Now!''.
    (2) By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail or hand-deliver to: Public 
Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-2016-0127, U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC; 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 http://www.regulations.gov. This generally means that we will post any 
personal information you provide us.
    Document availability: A copy of the draft post-delisting 
monitoring plan referenced throughout the proposed rule can be viewed 
at http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp0/profile/speciesProfile?sId=1285, at http://www.regulations.gov under Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-2016-0127, or at the 
Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office's Web site at http://www.fws.gov/Carlsbad/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: G. Mendel Stewart, Field Supervisor, 
Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, 2177 Salk Avenue, Suite 250, 
Carlsbad, CA 92008; telephone 760-431-9440; facsimile (fax) 760-431-
5901. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call 
the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 5, 2017, we published a proposed 
rule to remove the plant Trichostema austromontanum ssp. compactum 
(Hidden Lake bluecurls) from the Federal List of Endangered and 
Threatened Plants on the basis of recovery (82 FR 1297). We sought 
information, data, and comments from the public regarding the proposal 
for 60 days, ending March 6, 2017. We are reopening the comment period 
on the proposed rule for an additional 30 days (see DATES). We will 
accept written comments and information during this reopened comment 
period. Please refer to the proposed rule for more information on our 
proposed action and the specific information we seek.
    You may submit your comments and materials by one of the methods 
listed in ADDRESSES. Before including your address, phone number, email 
address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you 
should be aware that your entire comment--including your personal 
identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time. 
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comments and recommendations, including names and addresses, will 
become part of the administrative record.
    If you submit information via http://www.regulations.gov, your 
entire comment--including any personal identifying information--will be 
posted on the Web site. While you can ask us in your comment to 
withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we 
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    If you mail or hand-deliver 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, but we 
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. To ensure that the 
electronic docket for this rulemaking is complete and all comments we 
receive are publicly available, we will post all hardcopy submissions 
on http://www.regulations.gov.

Authors

    The primary author of this document is the Carlsbad Fish and 
Wildlife Office in Carlsbad, California, in coordination with the 
Pacific Southwest Regional Office in Sacramento, California.

Authority

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

    Dated: September 15, 2017.
James W. Kurth,
Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-23711 Filed 10-31-17; 8:45 am]
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