81 FR 92760 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Notice of 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List the Gulf of Mexico Bryde's Whale as Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA); Correction

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 244 (December 20, 2016)

NMFS published in the Federal Register on December 8, 2016, a document proposing to list the Gulf of Mexico Bryde's whale as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). This document corrects an error regarding the January 30, 2017, scheduled close date of the public comment period and identifies that comments must be received by February 6, 2017. This document also corrects the reference number used to identify public comments submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking portal.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 20, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 92760-92761]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30659]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 224

[Docket No. 141216999-6999-02]
RIN 0648-XD669-X


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Notice of 12-Month 
Finding on a Petition To List the Gulf of Mexico Bryde's Whale as 
Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA); Correction

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: NMFS published in the Federal Register on December 8, 2016, a 
document proposing to list the Gulf of Mexico Bryde's whale as an 
endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). This 
document

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corrects an error regarding the January 30, 2017, scheduled close date 
of the public comment period and identifies that comments must be 
received by February 6, 2017. This document also corrects the reference 
number used to identify public comments submitted electronically 
through the Federal eRulemaking portal.

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule published in the Federal Register 
on December 8, 2016 (81 FR 88639), must be received by February 6, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, information, or data on this 
document, identified by the code NOAA-NMFS-2014-0157 by any of the 
following methods:
     Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic comments via 
the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2014-0157, click the ``Comment Now!'' icon, 
complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments;
     Mail: NMFS, Southeast Regional Office, 263 13th Avenue 
South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701;
     Hand delivery: You may hand deliver written information to 
our office during normal business hours at the street address given 
above.
    Instructions: Comments must be submitted by one of the above 
methods to ensure that the comments are received, documented, and 
considered by NMFS. Comments sent by any other method, to any other 
address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period, 
may not be considered. All comments received are a part of the public 
record and will generally be posted for public viewing on 
www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying 
information (e.g., name, address, etc.) submitted voluntarily by the 
sender will be publicly accessible. Do not submit confidential business 
information, or otherwise sensitive or protected information. NMFS will 
accept anonymous comments (enter ``N/A'' in the required fields if you 
wish to remain anonymous).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Engleby or Calusa Horn, NMFS, 
Southeast Regional Office (727) 824-5312 or Marta Nammack, NMFS, Office 
of Protected Resources (301) 427-8469.

Correction

    The proposed rule that published in the Federal Register on 
December 8, 2016 (81 FR 88639) contained the wrong closure date for the 
public comment period. The original language incorrectly stated that 
the public comment period would close on January 30, 2017. This date 
does not allow for a 60-day public comment period. Therefore, we are 
correcting the date and inserting the date of February 6, 2017, 
allowing for a 60-day public comment period. We are also correcting the 
Federal Docket Management System reference number associated with this 
proposed rule so that public comments submitted electronically through 
www.regulations.gov will be associated correctly with this proposed 
rule.
    In the proposed rule (81 FR 88639) published on December 8, 2016, 
the DATES and ADDRESSES sections are corrected as set above in this 
document.

    Dated: December 15, 2016.
Samuel D. Rauch, III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-30659 Filed 12-19-16; 8:45 am]
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