SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

On March 12, 2010, we published a proposed rule (75 FR 11808) to list the Indian python ( Python molurus, including Burmese python Python molurus bivittatus), reticulated python ( Broghammerus reticulatus or Python reticulatus), Northern African python ( Python sebae), Southern African python ( Python natalensis), boa constrictor ( Boa constrictor), yellow anaconda ( Eunectes notaeus), DeSchauensee's anaconda ( Eunectes deschauenseei), green anaconda ( Eunectes murinus), and Beni anaconda ( Eunectes beniensis) as injurious reptiles under the Lacey Act (18 U.S.C. 42). This proposed rule established a 60-day comment period, ending May 11, 2010, and announced the availability of the draft economic analysis and the draft environmental assessment of the proposed rule. At the request of the public, we are reopening the comment period for an additional 30 days.

The proposed rule (75 FR 11808; March 12, 2010), draft economic analysis, draft environmental assessment, and U.S. Geological Survey's “Giant Constrictors: Biological and Management Profiles and an Establishment Risk Assessment for Nine Large Species of Pythons, Anacondas, and the Boa Constrictor” (Reed and Rodda 2009), are available for review at www.regulations.gov under Docket No. FWS-R9-FHC-2008-0015, or on the South Florida Ecological Services Office Web site at www.fws.gov/​verobeach/​index.cfm?​method=​activityhighlights&​id=​11, or at South Florida Ecological Services Office ( seeFOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section).

Public Comments

We intend that any final action resulting from the proposed rule will be ( printed page 38070) based on the best data available to the Service and be as accurate and effective as possible. Therefore, we request comments or information from other concerned government agencies, the scientific community, industry, or other interested parties concerning the proposed rule. We will consider information and recommendations from all interested parties. For the complete list of subjects on which we seek comments, please refer to the March 12, 2010, proposed rule (75 FR 11808), available online at www.regulations.gov under Docket No. FWS-R9-FHC-2008-0015 or from the South Florida Ecological Services Office ( seeFOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section).

You may submit your comments and materials concerning our proposed rule, the draft economic analysis, and the draft environmental assessment by one of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES section. We will not accept comments sent by e-mail or fax or to an address not listed in the ADDRESSES section.

If you submit a comment via www.regulations.gov, your entire submission―including any personal identifying information―will be posted on the Web site. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment―including your personal identifying information―may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. We will post all hardcopy submissions on www.regulations.gov. Please include sufficient information with your comments to allow us to verify any scientific or commercial information you include.

We are seeking substantive data and comments from the public on all aspects of the proposed rule to list the nine species of large constrictor snakes as injurious wildlife, the associated draft economic analysis, and the associated draft environmental assessment. Such information includes, but is not limited to, the biology of the nine species, existing regulations that apply to the nine species, the economic effect on wholesale and retail sales, and any other information relevant to the proposed rule. Specific questions can be found in the proposed rule (75 FR 11808; March 12, 2010). We may revise the proposed rule or supporting documents to incorporate or address information we receive during this reopened public comment period.

Comments and materials we receive, as well as supporting documentation we used in preparing the proposed rule, will be available for public inspection on www.regulations.gov under Docket No. FWS-R9-FHC-2008-0015, or by appointment, during normal business hours at the South Florida Ecological Services Office ( seeFOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section).

In preparing the final rule, we will consider all comments and any additional information that we receive during this reopened comment period on the proposed rule. Accordingly, the final decision may differ from the proposal.

Authority: The authority for this action is the Lacey Act (18 U.S.C. 42).

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