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 2023_register executive 2023-11-21 article Proposed Rules D09002ee1c7959f31 D09002ee1c795a080 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 reopening the comment period on our October 18, 2022, proposed rule to list the Kern Canyon slender salamander (Batrachoseps simatus) and the relictual slender salamander (Batrachoseps relictus) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), and to designate critical habitat. This action will allow all interested parties an additional opportunity to comment on the October 18, 2022, proposed rule, as well as the opportunity to comment on the new areas we are considering for relictual slender salamander critical habitat, small changes to Kern Canyon slender salamander critical habitat, and our updates to the physical or biological features for the Kern Canyon slender salamander, in response to previously submitted public comments. Comments previously submitted need not be resubmitted as they are already incorporated into the public record and will be fully considered in the final rule. 88 FR 81028 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-11-21/2023-25622 2023-25622 fr21no23-19 RIN 1018-BF83 4333-15-P Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-2022-0081 FF09E21000 FXES1111090FEDR 234 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-11-21/2023-25622 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-11-21/html/2023-25622.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-11-21/pdf/2023-25622.pdf Endangered and Threatened Species Exports Imports Plants Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Transportation Wildlife 11 p. 81028 81038 88 FR 81028 Title 50 Part 17 50 CFR Part 17 RIN 1018-BF83 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Kern Canyon Slender Salamander and Endangered Species Status for the Relictual Slender Salamander; Designation of Critical Habitat; Federal Register Vol. 88, Issue PRORULE 2023-25622 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 2022-10-18 2023-12-06 Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-2022-0081 FF09E21000 FXES1111090FEDR 234 4333-15-P 2023-25622 Proposed rule; revisions and reopening of comment period.

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are reopening the comment period on our October 18, 2022, proposed rule to list the Kern Canyon slender salamander (Batrachoseps simatus) and the relictual slender salamander (Batrachoseps relictus) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), and to designate critical habitat. This action will allow all interested parties an additional opportunity to comment on the October 18, 2022, proposed rule, as well as the opportunity to comment on the new areas we are considering for relictual slender salamander critical habitat, small changes to Kern Canyon slender salamander critical habitat, and our updates to the physical or biological features for the Kern Canyon slender salamander, in response to previously submitted public comments. Comments previously submitted need not be resubmitted as they are already incorporated into the public record and will be fully considered in the final rule.

The comment period on the proposed rule that published October 18, 2022 (87 FR 63150), is reopened. We will accept comments received or postmarked on or before December 6, 2023. Michael Fris, Field Supervisor, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825; telephone 916-414-6700. 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. In compliance with the Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2023, please see Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-2022-0081 on https://www.regulations.gov for a document that summarizes this proposed rule. Endangered and Threatened Species Exports Imports Plants Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Transportation Wildlife Endangered and Threatened Species: Kern Canyon Slender Salamander and Endangered Species Status for the Relictual Slender Salamander; Designation of Critical Habitat, https://www.regulations.gov Vol. 88, no. 223 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2023-11-21 continuing daily deposited born digital 400 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-11-21 P0b002ee1c25ddd11 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr21no23 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-11-21 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-11-21/pdf/FR-2023-11-21.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-11-21/xml/FR-2023-11-21.xml fdlp 80947 81336 DGPO 2023-11-21 2024-05-28 FR-2023-11-21 machine generated eng FR FR-2023-11-21 88 223