Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service
The United States, as a Party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), may submit proposed resolutions, decisions, and agenda items for consideration at meetings of the Conference of the Parties to CITES. The United States may also propose amendments to the CITES Appendices for consideration at meetings of the Conference of the Parties. The twelfth regular meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (COP12) will be held in Santiago, Chile, November 3-15, 2002. With this notice we: describe the U.S. approach for COP12;describe resolutions, decisions, and agenda items that the United States is considering submitting for consideration at COP12; describe proposed amendments to the CITES Appendices (species proposals) that the United States is considering submitting for consideration at COP12; invite your comments and information on these potential proposals; and remind you of a public meeting to discuss these potential submissions, which was announced in our Federal Register notice of March 27, 2002 (67 FR 14728).
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The United States, as a Party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), may submit proposed resolutions, decisions, and agenda items for consideration at meetings of the Conference of the Parties to CITES. The United States may also propose amendments to the CITES Appendices for consideration at meetings of the Conference of the Parties. The twelfth regular meeting of ( printed page 19208) the Conference of the Parties to CITES (COP12) will be held in Santiago, Chile, November 3-15, 2002. With this notice we: describe the U.S. approach for COP12;describe resolutions, decisions, and agenda items that the United States is considering submitting for consideration at COP12; describe proposed amendments to the CITES Appendices (species proposals) that the United States is considering submitting for consideration at COP12; invite your comments and information on these potential proposals; and remind you of a public meeting to discuss these potential submissions, which was announced in our Federal Register notice of March 27, 2002 ( 67 FR 14728 ). DATES: The public meeting will be held on April 17, 2002, at 1:30 p.m. We will consider written information and comments you submit concerning potential species proposals, proposed resolutions, proposed decisions, and agenda items that the United States is consideri…
Citation: 67 FR 19207
