United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2022_register executive 2022-07-20 article Proposed Rules D09002ee1c7a31c23 D09002ee1c7a31cb3 United States Department of the Interior originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Fish and Wildlife Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are extending the public comment period on our May 25, 2022, proposed rule to list the Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii), ship sturgeon (A. nudiventris), Persian sturgeon (A. persicus), and stellate sturgeon (A. stellatus), all large fish native to the Black, Azov, Aral, Caspian, and northern Aegean Sea basins and their rivers in Europe and western Asia, as endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We are extending the proposed rule's comment period for 30 days to conduct a public hearing on the petition to list these four species of sturgeon. Comments previously submitted need not be resubmitted and will be fully considered in preparation of the final rule. 87 FR 43233 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2022-07-20/2022-14731 2022-14731 fr20jy22-12 RIN 1018-BF34 4333-15-P Docket No. FWS-HQ-ES-2021-0073 FF09E21000 FXES1111090FEDR 223 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2022-07-20/2022-14731 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-07-20/html/2022-14731.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-07-20/pdf/2022-14731.pdf 2 p. 43233 43234 87 FR 43233 Title 50 Part 17 50 CFR Part 17 RIN 1018-BF34 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Russian, Ship, Persian, and Stellate Sturgeon; Federal Register Vol. 87, Issue PRORULE 2022-14731 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 2022-05-25 2022-08-25 Docket No. FWS-HQ-ES-2021-0073 FF09E21000 FXES1111090FEDR 223 4333-15-P 2022-14731 Proposed rule; extension of public comment period and announcement of public hearing.

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are extending the public comment period on our May 25, 2022, proposed rule to list the Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii), ship sturgeon (A. nudiventris), Persian sturgeon (A. persicus), and stellate sturgeon (A. stellatus), all large fish native to the Black, Azov, Aral, Caspian, and northern Aegean Sea basins and their rivers in Europe and western Asia, as endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We are extending the proposed rule's comment period for 30 days to conduct a public hearing on the petition to list these four species of sturgeon. Comments previously submitted need not be resubmitted and will be fully considered in preparation of the final rule.

Comment submission: The public comment period on the proposed rule that published on May 25, 2022, at 87 FR 31834 is extended. We will accept comments received or postmarked on or before August 25, 2022. 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. Elizabeth Maclin, Chief, Branch of Delisting and Foreign Species, Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: ES, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041- 3803; telephone, 703-358-2171. 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. Endangered and Threatened Species: Status for Russian, Ship, Persian, and Stellate Sturgeon, https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206618765-Zoom-video-tutorials https://www.fws.gov/event/public-hearing-proposed-listing-ponto-caspian-sturgeon https://www.regulations.gov Vol. 87, no. 138 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2022-07-20 continuing daily deposited born digital 199 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2022-07-20 P0b002ee1b687e44b 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr20jy22 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2022-07-20 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-07-20/pdf/FR-2022-07-20.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-07-20/xml/FR-2022-07-20.xml fdlp 43199 43388 DGPO 2022-07-20 2024-05-29 FR-2022-07-20 machine generated eng FR FR-2022-07-20 87 138