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 2022-11-26 article Proposed Rules D09002ee1c7a0ab97 D09002ee1c7a0ac5d 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), announce that we are extending the comment periods for four proposed rules under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended. On September 27, 2022, we published a proposed rule to list the Florida Keys mole skink (Plestiodon egregius egregius) as a threatened species with a rule issued under section 4(d) of the Act and to designate its critical habitat. On October 14, 2022, we published proposed rules to designate critical habitat for Chamaecrista lineata var. keyensis (Big Pine partridge pea), Chamaesyce deltoidea ssp. serpyllum (wedge spurge), Linum arenicola (sand flax), and Argythamnia blodgettii (Blodgett's silverbush); to designate critical habitat for Sideroxylon reclinatum ssp. austrofloridense (Everglades bully), Digitaria pauciflora (Florida pineland crabgrass), Chamaesyce deltoidea ssp. pinetorum (pineland sandmat), and Dalea carthagenensis var. floridana (Florida prairie- clover); to list the Key ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus acricus) and the rim rock crowned snake (Tantilla oolitica) as endangered species, and to designate critical habitat for the Key ring- necked snake and the rim rock crowned snake. We are extending the comment period for each of these proposed rules to allow all interested parties additional time to comment on the proposed rules following the impacts of Hurricane Ian. Comments previously submitted need not be resubmitted, as they will be fully considered in preparing the final determinations. 87 FR 72958 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2022-11-28/2022-25918 2022-25918 fr28no22-30 4333-15-P Docket Nos. FWS-R4-ES-2022-0104, FWS-R4-ES-2022-0116, FWS-R4-ES-20220125, FWS-R4-ES-2022-0022 FF09E21000 FXES1111090FEDR 234 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2022-11-28/2022-25918 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-11-28/html/2022-25918.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-11-28/pdf/2022-25918.pdf 2 p. 72958 72959 87 FR 72958 Title 50 Part 17 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Extending the Comment Periods for Four Proposed Rules; Federal Register Vol. 87, Issue PRORULE 2022-25918 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 2022-09-27 2023-01-12 Docket Nos. FWS-R4-ES-2022-0104, FWS-R4-ES-2022-0116, FWS-R4-ES-20220125, FWS-R4-ES-2022-0022 FF09E21000 FXES1111090FEDR 234 4333-15-P 2022-25918 Proposed rules; extension of the comment periods.

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce that we are extending the comment periods for four proposed rules under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended. On September 27, 2022, we published a proposed rule to list the Florida Keys mole skink (Plestiodon egregius egregius) as a threatened species with a rule issued under section 4(d) of the Act and to designate its critical habitat. On October 14, 2022, we published proposed rules to designate critical habitat for Chamaecrista lineata var. keyensis (Big Pine partridge pea), Chamaesyce deltoidea ssp. serpyllum (wedge spurge), Linum arenicola (sand flax), and Argythamnia blodgettii (Blodgett's silverbush); to designate critical habitat for Sideroxylon reclinatum ssp. austrofloridense (Everglades bully), Digitaria pauciflora (Florida pineland crabgrass), Chamaesyce deltoidea ssp. pinetorum (pineland sandmat), and Dalea carthagenensis var. floridana (Florida prairie- clover); to list the Key ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus acricus) and the rim rock crowned snake (Tantilla oolitica) as endangered species, and to designate critical habitat for the Key ring- necked snake and the rim rock crowned snake. We are extending the comment period for each of these proposed rules to allow all interested parties additional time to comment on the proposed rules following the impacts of Hurricane Ian. Comments previously submitted need not be resubmitted, as they will be fully considered in preparing the final determinations.

The comment periods for the proposed rules published on September 27, 2022, at 87 FR 58648, and on October 14, 2022, at 87 FR 62502, 87 FR 62564, and 87 FR 62614 are extended. We will accept comments received or postmarked on or before January 12, 2023. 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. Lourdes Mena, Division Manager, Classification and Recovery, Florida Ecological Services Field Office, 7915 Baymeadows Way, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256-7517; lourdes_mena@fws.gov; telephone 904-731-3134. 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: Comment Periods for Four Proposed Rules; extension, lourdes_mena@fws.gov https://www.regulations.gov Vol. 87, no. 227 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2022-11-28 continuing daily deposited born digital 387 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2022-11-28 P0b002ee1b89870f3 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr28no22 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2022-11-28 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-11-28/pdf/FR-2022-11-28.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-11-28/xml/FR-2022-11-28.xml fdlp 72859 73234 DGPO 2022-11-26 2024-05-29 FR-2022-11-28 machine generated eng FR FR-2022-11-28 87 227