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Posted on Oct 02 2008
The proposal was sent to the Federal Register Wednesday for publication, which will begin a 60-day public comment period. During the 60-day public comment period the Service is accepting all comments on the proposed rule but is specifically seeking information concerning:
-Biological, commercial trade or other relevant data concerning threats (or lack thereof)to these species;
-Additional information about the range, distribution and population sizes of these species, including the locations of any additional populations;
-Any information on the biological or ecological requirements of these species;
-Current or planned activities in the areas occupied by these species and possible impacts of these activities on these species;
-Which areas would be appropriate as critical habitat for these species and why they should be proposed for designation as critical habitat; and
-Reasons why areas should or should not be designated as critical habitat, and why the benefits of designation would outweigh threats to the species that a designation could cause, to ensure that the designation of critical habitat is prudent.
Once the proposal is published in the Federal Register in the near future, comments may be sent via the Internet to http://www.regulations.gov. Comments may also be mailed or hand-delivered to: Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-RA-ES-2008-0046; Division of Policy and Directives Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 222; Arlington, VA 22203. All comments and materials received will be made available for public inspection.
Copies of the proposed rule may be downloaded from the Service’s website at www.fws.gov/pacificislands or by calling the Fish and Wildlife Service’s Honolulu office at 808-792-9400.[B][I] (DOI)
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