Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), recently proposed to reclassify the Hawaiian stilt (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni) from an endangered species to a threatened species with a rule issued under section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended. We are reopening the proposed rule comment period to give all interested parties an additional opportunity to comment on the proposed rule. We also announce a public informational meeting and public hearing on the proposed rule. 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.
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 50 CFR Part 17 [Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-2020-0079; FF09E22000 FXES11130900000 212] RIN 1018-BE02 AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period, and announcement of a public informational meeting and public hearing. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), recently proposed to reclassify the Hawaiian stilt ( Himantopus mexicanus knudseni ) from an endangered species to a threatened ( printed page 32858) species with a rule issued under section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended. We are reopening the proposed rule comment period to give all interested parties an additional opportunity to comment on the proposed rule. We also announce a public informational meeting and public hearing on the proposed rule. 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. DATES: Comment submission: The comment period on the proposed rule that published March 25, 2021 ( 86 FR 15855 ), is reopened. We will accept comments received or postmarked on or before July 23, 2021. 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. Public informational meeting and public hearing: On July 7, 2021, we will hold a public informational meeting from 5 p.m. to…
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Citation: 86 FR 32857
