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 2024_register executive 2024-08-01 article Proposed Rules D09002ee1ca28aa89 D09002ee1ca28aafa 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 a 6-month extension of the final determinations of whether to list the toothless blindcat (Trogloglanis pattersoni) and the widemouth blindcat (Satan eurystomus) as endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We are taking this action based on substantial disagreement regarding the sufficiency and accuracy of the available data relevant to the proposed listing rule, making it necessary to solicit additional information. Therefore, we are also reopening the comment period on the proposed rule for an additional 30 days. Comments previously submitted need not be resubmitted, as they are already incorporated into the public record and will be fully considered in our final determinations. 89 FR 62707 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2024-08-01/2024-16749 2024-16749 fr01au24-23 RIN 1018-BE77 4333-15-P Docket No. FWS-R2-ES-2023-0069 FXES1111090FEDR-245-FF09E21000 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2024-08-01/2024-16749 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-01/html/2024-16749.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-01/pdf/2024-16749.pdf 3 p. 62707 62709 89 FR 62707 Title 50 Part 17 50 CFR Part 17 RIN 1018-BE77 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 6-Month Extension of Final Determination on the Proposed Endangered Species Status for the Toothless Blindcat and the Widemouth Blindcat; Federal Register Vol. 89, Issue PRORULE 2024-16749 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 2023-08-22 2024-09-03 Docket No. FWS-R2-ES-2023-0069 FXES1111090FEDR-245-FF09E21000 4333-15-P 2024-16749 Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 6-month extension of the final determinations of whether to list the toothless blindcat (Trogloglanis pattersoni) and the widemouth blindcat (Satan eurystomus) as endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We are taking this action based on substantial disagreement regarding the sufficiency and accuracy of the available data relevant to the proposed listing rule, making it necessary to solicit additional information. Therefore, we are also reopening the comment period on the proposed rule for an additional 30 days. Comments previously submitted need not be resubmitted, as they are already incorporated into the public record and will be fully considered in our final determinations.

The comment period on the proposed rule that published August 22, 2023, at 88 FR 57046, is reopened. We will accept comments received or postmarked on or before September 3, 2024. 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. Karen Myers, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, 1505 Ferguson Lane, Austin, TX 78754; telephone 512-937-7371. 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. Please see Docket No. FWS-R2-ES-2023-0069 on https:/ /www.regulations.gov for a document that summarizes the August 22, 2023, proposed rule. Endangered and Threatened Species: 6-Month Extension of Final Determination on the Proposed Endangered Species Status for the Toothless Blindcat and the Widemouth Blindcat, https://www.regulations.gov Vol. 89, no. 148 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2024-08-01 continuing daily deposited born digital 427 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2024-08-01 P0b002ee1ca0ef61b 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr01au24 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2024-08-01 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-01/pdf/FR-2024-08-01.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-01/xml/FR-2024-08-01.xml fdlp 62653 63071 DGPO 2024-08-01 2024-08-06 FR-2024-08-01 machine generated eng FR FR-2024-08-01 89 148