Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce that we are reopening the comment periods for proposed rules pertaining to three insect species: monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), bleached sandhill skipper (Polites sabuleti sinemaculata), and Suckley's cuckoo bumble bee (Bombus suckleyi). We also announce a public hearing for the bleached sandhill skipper. Comments previously submitted on these proposed rules need not be resubmitted as they are already incorporated into the public records for these rulemaking actions and will be fully considered in our development of the final rules.
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 Nos. FWS-R3-ES-2024-0137, FWS-R8-ES-2024-0041, and FWS-R7-ES-2024-0117; FXES1111090FEDR-256-FF09E21000] RINs 1018-BE30; 1018-BH49; 1018-BI15 AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Proposed rules; reopening of the comment periods, announcement of public hearing. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce that we are reopening the comment periods for proposed rules pertaining to three insect species: monarch butterfly ( Danaus plexippus ), bleached sandhill skipper ( Polites sabuleti sinemaculata ), and Suckley's cuckoo bumble bee ( Bombus suckleyi ). We also announce a public hearing for the bleached sandhill skipper. Comments previously submitted on these proposed rules need not be resubmitted as they are already incorporated into the public records for these rulemaking actions and will be fully considered in our development of the final rules. DATES: Comment periods: The comment periods on the proposed rules that published on December 12, 2024, at 89 FR 100662 , on December 17, 2024, at 89 FR 102074 , and on January 8, 2025, at 90 FR 1421 are reopened until May 19, 2025. 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 hearing: On April 16, 2025, we will hold a public hearing on the proposed rule for the bleached sandhill skipper from 5 to 7 p.m., Pacific …
Citation: 90 FR 12694
