Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are reopening the public comment period on our December 20, 2023, proposed rule to list the West Virginia spring salamander (Gyrinophilus subterraneus), an amphibian species from Greenbrier County, West Virginia, as an endangered species and to designate critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We are taking this action to allow all interested parties an additional opportunity to comment on the proposed listing of the species and the proposed critical habitat. Comments previously submitted need not be resubmitted and will be fully considered in our final determinations.
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-R5-ES-2023-0179; FXES1111090FEDR-245-FF09E21000] RIN 1018-BH06 AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period. ( printed page 72363) SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are reopening the public comment period on our December 20, 2023, proposed rule to list the West Virginia spring salamander ( Gyrinophilus subterraneus ), an amphibian species from Greenbrier County, West Virginia, as an endangered species and to designate critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We are taking this action to allow all interested parties an additional opportunity to comment on the proposed listing of the species and the proposed critical habitat. Comments previously submitted need not be resubmitted and will be fully considered in our final determinations. DATES: The comment period on the proposed rule that published December 20, 2023, at 88 FR 88012 , is reopened. We will accept comments received or postmarked on or before September 20, 2024. ADDRESSES: Availability of documents: You may obtain copies of the December 20, 2023, proposed rule and associated documents on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket No. FWS-R5-ES-2023-0179. Written comments: You may submit comments by one of the following methods: (1) Electronically: Go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.go…
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Citation: 89 FR 72362
