Department of the Interior
Fish and Wildlife Service
- [FWS-R2-ES-2022-N223; FXES11140200000-212-FF02ENEH00]
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION:
Notices of availability; public comment period extensions.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is extending the public comment periods for three notices, due to temporary website outages that affected the public's access to the documents that the notices are making available for comment. The notices pertained to a combined candidate conservation agreement (CCA)\ candidate conservation agreements with ( printed page 14030) assurances (CCAA) amendment, an oil and gas habitat conservation plan (HCP), and a new CCAA. The affected species include the lesser prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus pallidicinctus), the dunes sagebrush lizard ( Sceloporus arenicolus), and the Texas kangaroo rat ( Dipodomys elator).
DATES:
The comment periods for the following notices of availability of documents are extended. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION , below, for the document titles:
- FWS-R2-ES-2021-N196 (87 FR 7492, February 9, 2022): Please submit comments by March 18, 2022.
- FWS-R2-ES-2021-N195 (87 FR 8031, February 11, 2022): Please submit comments by March 21, 2022.
- FWS-R2-ES-2021-N028 (87 FR 9637, February 22, 2022): Please submit comments by March 31, 2022.
ADDRESSES:
Obtaining documents and submitting comments: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION , below, for the document titles. If you have previously submitted comments, you need not resubmit them. For more information, see Public Availability of Comments.
- FWS-R2-ES-2021-N196 (87 FR 7492, February 9, 2022): Obtain documents at https://www.fws.gov/media/new-mexico-cca-ccaa-lpc-dsl-amendment and https://www.fws.gov/media/new-mexico-cca-ccaa-lpc-dsl-ea-amendment. Submit written comments by email to nmesfo@fws.gov. Please note that your comment is in reference to the “CCA/CCAA for Lesser Prairie-Chicken and Dunes Sagebrush Lizard.”
- FWS-R2-ES-2021-N195 (87 FR 8031, February 11, 2022): Obtain documents at https://www.fws.gov/media/oil-and-gas-hcp-and-draft-ea-lesser-prairie-chicken. Submit written comments by email to arles@fws.gov. Please note that your comment is in reference to the “LPC Oil and Gas HCP”.
- FWS-R2-ES-2021-N028 (87 FR 9637, February 22, 2022): Obtain documents by any of the following means. In your request for documents, please reference the “Texas Kangaroo Rat CCAA.”
➢ Internet: https://www.fws.gov/media/texas-kangaroo-rat-draft-ccaa-and-nepa-documents.
➢ U.S. mail: You may obtain a CD-ROM (limited supply) or printed copies by contacting Ms. Debra T. Bills, 2005 Northeast Green Oaks Boulevard, Suite 140, Arlington, TX 76006.
➢ Email: arles@fws.gov.
Submit written comments by one of the following methods. In your comments, please reference “Texas Kangaroo Rat CCAA.”
➢ Email: arles@fws.gov.
➢ U.S. mail: Debra T. Bills (street address above).
➢ Fax: 817-277-1129.
We request that you send comments by only one of the above methods.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
- FWS-R2-ES-2021-N196: Shawn Sartorius, 505-761-4781.
- FWS-R2-ES-2021-N195 and FWS-R2-ES-2021-N028: Debra T. Bills, 817-277-1100.
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.