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Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 23
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 23
Thursday, February 5, 2009
There are 4 announcements in this issue
1. HAZ - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; General Hazardous Waste Facility Standards; EPA ICR Number 1571.09, OMB Control Number 2050-0120
2. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Draft Toxicological Review of Halogenated Platinum Salts and Platinum Compounds: In Support of the Summary Information in the
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
3. ENERGY/Solar - ND. EPA. Notice of Opportunity for Technical Assistance (NOTA); Solar America Showcases (General) 2009
4. WILDLIFE - FR/Finding. DOI/FWS. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Partial 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List 206 Species in the Midwest and Western United States as Threatened or Endangered With Critical Habitat
CODES USED: THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.
REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES: AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT - Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.
ANNOUNCEMENT 1
Subject: HAZ - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; General Hazardous Waste Facility Standards; EPA ICR Number 1571.09, OMB Control Number 2050-0120
[Federal Register: February 5, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 23)]
[Notices]
[Page 6152-6154]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0913, FRL-8771-5]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; General Hazardous Waste Facility Standards; EPA ICR
Number 1571.09, OMB Control Number 2050-0120
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
scheduled to expire on June 30, 2009. Before submitting the ICR to OMB
for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 6, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2008-0913, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: rcra-docket@epa.gov.
Fax: 202-566-9744.
Mail: RCRA Docket (2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Room 3334,
Washington, DC 20460. Such deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be
made for deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Norma Abdul-Malik, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 703-308-8753; fax number: 703-308-8617; e-mail
address: abdul-malik.norma@epamail.epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 6152-6154]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0913, FRL-8771-5]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; General Hazardous Waste Facility Standards; EPA ICR
Number 1571.09, OMB Control Number 2050-0120
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
scheduled to expire on June 30, 2009. Before submitting the ICR to OMB
for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 6, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2008-0913, by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Washington, DC 20460. Such deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be
made for deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Norma Abdul-Malik, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 703-308-8753; fax number: 703-308-8617; e-mail
address: abdul-malik.norma@epamail.epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Draft Toxicological Review of Halogenated Platinum Salts and Platinum Compounds: In Support of the Summary Information in the
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
[Federal Register: February 5, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 23)]
[Notices]
[Page 6154-6155]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8767-6; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0040]
Draft Toxicological Review of Halogenated Platinum Salts and
Platinum Compounds: In Support of the Summary Information in the
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a public comment period for the external
review draft document titled, ``Toxicological Review of Halogenated
Platinum Salts and Platinum Compounds: In Support of Summary
Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)''. This
document was prepared by the National Center for Environmental
Assessment (NCEA) within EPA's Office of Research and Development
EPA intends to consider comments and recommendations from the
public and the expert panel meeting, which will be scheduled at a later
date and announced in the Federal Register, when EPA finalizes the
draft document. The public comment period will provide opportunities
for all interested parties to comment on the document. EPA intends to
forward public comments, submitted in accordance with this notice, to
the external peer-review panel prior to the peer-review meeting for
their consideration. When finalizing the draft document, EPA will
consider any public comments that EPA receives in accordance with this
notice.
EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of pre-
dissemination public review under applicable information quality
guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It
does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency
policy or determination. The draft document and EPA's peer-review
charge are available via the Internet on NCEA's home page under the
Recent Additions and the Data and Publications menus at http://
www.epa.gov/ncea.
DATES: The public comment period begins February 5, 2009 and ends April
6, 2009. Technical comments should be in writing and must be received
by EPA by April 6, 2009. EPA intends to submit comments from the public
received by this date for consideration by the external peer review
panel.
ADDRESSES: The draft ``Toxicological Review of Halogenated Platinum
Salts and Platinum Compounds: In Support of Summary Information on the
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)'' is available via the
Internet on the NCEA's home page under the Recent Additions and the
Data and Publications menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited
number of paper copies are available from NCEA's Technical Information
Staff, telephone: 703-347-8561; facsimile: 703-347-8691. If you are
requesting a paper copy, please provide your name, mailing address, and
the document title, ``Toxicological Review of Halogenated Platinum
Salts and Platinum Compounds: In Support of Summary Information on the
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS).''
Comments may be submitted electronically via http://
www.regulations.gov, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/
courier. Please follow the detailed instructions as provided in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public comment
period, contact the Office of Environmental Information Docket;
telephone: 202-566-1752; facsimile: 202-566-1753; or e-mail:
ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
If you have questions about the document, contact Andrew A. Rooney,
IRIS Staff, National Center for Environmental Assessment, 109 T.W.
Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709; telephone: 919-541-
1492; facsimile: 919-541-0245; or e-mail: rooney.andrew@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 6154-6155]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8767-6; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0040]
Draft Toxicological Review of Halogenated Platinum Salts and
Platinum Compounds: In Support of the Summary Information in the
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public comment period.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a public comment period for the external
review draft document titled, ``Toxicological Review of Halogenated
Platinum Salts and Platinum Compounds: In Support of Summary
Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)''. This
document was prepared by the National Center for Environmental
Assessment (NCEA) within EPA's Office of Research and Development
EPA intends to consider comments and recommendations from the
public and the expert panel meeting, which will be scheduled at a later
date and announced in the Federal Register, when EPA finalizes the
draft document. The public comment period will provide opportunities
for all interested parties to comment on the document. EPA intends to
forward public comments, submitted in accordance with this notice, to
the external peer-review panel prior to the peer-review meeting for
their consideration. When finalizing the draft document, EPA will
consider any public comments that EPA receives in accordance with this
notice.
EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of pre-
dissemination public review under applicable information quality
guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It
does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency
policy or determination. The draft document and EPA's peer-review
charge are available via the Internet on NCEA's home page under the
Recent Additions and the Data and Publications menus at http://
www.epa.gov/ncea.
DATES: The public comment period begins February 5, 2009 and ends April
6, 2009. Technical comments should be in writing and must be received
by EPA by April 6, 2009. EPA intends to submit comments from the public
received by this date for consideration by the external peer review
panel.
ADDRESSES: The draft ``Toxicological Review of Halogenated Platinum
Salts and Platinum Compounds: In Support of Summary Information on the
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)'' is available via the
Internet on the NCEA's home page under the Recent Additions and the
Data and Publications menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited
number of paper copies are available from NCEA's Technical Information
Staff, telephone: 703-347-8561; facsimile: 703-347-8691. If you are
requesting a paper copy, please provide your name, mailing address, and
the document title, ``Toxicological Review of Halogenated Platinum
Salts and Platinum Compounds: In Support of Summary Information on the
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS).''
Comments may be submitted electronically via http://
www.regulations.gov, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/
courier. Please follow the detailed instructions as provided in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public comment
period, contact the Office of Environmental Information Docket;
telephone: 202-566-1752; facsimile: 202-566-1753; or e-mail:
ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
If you have questions about the document, contact Andrew A. Rooney,
IRIS Staff, National Center for Environmental Assessment, 109 T.W.
Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709; telephone: 919-541-
1492; facsimile: 919-541-0245; or e-mail: rooney.andrew@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: ENERGY/Solar - ND. EPA. Notice of Opportunity for Technical Assistance (NOTA); Solar America Showcases (General) 2009
[Federal Register: February 5, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 23)]
[Notices]
[Page 6144-6146]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Notice of Opportunity for Technical Assistance (NOTA); Solar
America Showcases (General) 2009
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice of Opportunity for Technical Assistance (DE-PS36-
09GO99021).
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) today gives Notice of
Opportunity for Technical Assistance (NOTA). The purpose of this NOTA is to support
the goal of DOE's Solar America Initiative (SAI) to reduce the cost of
solar photovoltaic technologies so that they become cost-competitive
with grid electricity by 2015. The SAI represents a significant
enhancement of DOE's business strategy of partnering with key
stakeholders to accelerate commercialization of photovoltaic (PV)
system research and development (R&D) to meet aggressive cost and
installed capacity goals. DOE's Solar Energy Technologies Program uses
research and development (R&D), testing and evaluation, and market
transformation (MT) approaches to meet its SAI goal. MT efforts aim to
reduce market barriers and promote market expansion of solar energy
technologies through non-R&D activities. There are several aspects to
SAI MT that should be kept in mind by Applicants to this NOTA:
DOE is looking to identify and remove market barriers. DOE
is seeking to identify and minimize or remove barriers to solar
technology commercialization as quickly and efficiently as possible.
DOE is looking for significant market changing activities.
DOE is seeking to make large and significant changes in the marketplace
through its market transformation activities.
DOE is focused on near- and mid-term results. Accordingly,
emphasis will be on projects and activities with the greatest potential
to assist the DOE in reaching its SAI goal by 2015 (for more
information, see SAI Web site at http://www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/
solar_america/index.html).
DOE is looking for performers and partners who are
committed to the SAI mission. In order to achieve the SAI mission of
2015, DOE is inclined to partner and work with highly motivated
entities.
The DOE will provide Technical Assistance to large-scale, high-
visibility solar installation projects that have the ability to impact
the market for solar technologies through large project size, use of a
novel solar technology, and/or use of a novel application for a solar
technology. In addition, it is desired that the project be replicable
or have replicable components. Large-scale installations may include
photovoltaic, concentrating solar power, solar water heating, and solar
space heating applications.
Technical assistance will not be provided for research,
development, or early-stage testing and evaluation of any technology or
product. Solar America Showcases focus on providing support to projects
in which a commercially-ready technology is to be installed in a large-
scale application with full financial project commitment already in
place. Support for research, product development or early stage testing
and evaluation of solar products or technologies may be available under
other Solar America Initiative opportunities.
DOE will not purchase hardware or otherwise provide direct funding
to organizations selected from this Notice.
For further detail, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document, and the full Notice of Opportunity for Technical
Assistance (NOTA) at the DOE Industry Interactive Procurement System
(IIPS) Web site: http://e-center.doe.gov/.
DATES: Requests for Technical Assistance must be submitted by 11:59 PM
Eastern Time via the DOE Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS)
Web site: http://e-center.doe.gov/ on the dates indicated in the table
below to be considered under this Notice. Requests received after the
submission due date/time will automatically be considered and reviewed
in the next cycle other than the last cycle. DOE reserves the right to
add other submission dates or repost the Notice, pending review of the
requests for Technical Assistance received during the open period. DOE
may continue to enter into Memoranda of Agreements (MOA) with selected
organizations/entities, until the total value of DOE's Technical
Assistance has been allocated or all selected projects have received
the required Technical Assistance needed.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Notice closing date Submission due date/time
------------------------------------------------------------------------
03/31/2009........................ 03/31/2009 11:59 PM ET.
06/30/2009........................ 06/30/2009 11:59 PM ET.
09/30/2009........................ 09/30/2009 11:59 PM ET.
12/30/2009........................ 12/30/2009 11:59 PM ET.
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ADDRESSES: All requests for Technical Assistance must be submitted to
the DOE Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) Web site: http:/
/e-center.doe.gov/. Applications submitted via any other method will
not be considered for Technical Assistance under this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding the content of the
notice must be submitted through the ``Submit Question'' feature of the
DOE Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) at http://e-
center.doe.gov. Locate the Notice on IIPS and then click on the
``Submit Question'' button. Enter required information. You will
receive an electronic notification that your question has been
answered. DOE will try to respond to a question within 3 business days,
unless a similar question and answer have already been posted on the
Web site. All questions must be submitted no later than one week prior
to the closing date.
[Notices]
[Page 6144-6146]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Notice of Opportunity for Technical Assistance (NOTA); Solar
America Showcases (General) 2009
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice of Opportunity for Technical Assistance (DE-PS36-
09GO99021).
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) today gives Notice of
Opportunity for Technical Assistance (NOTA). The purpose of this NOTA is to support
the goal of DOE's Solar America Initiative (SAI) to reduce the cost of
solar photovoltaic technologies so that they become cost-competitive
with grid electricity by 2015. The SAI represents a significant
enhancement of DOE's business strategy of partnering with key
stakeholders to accelerate commercialization of photovoltaic (PV)
system research and development (R&D) to meet aggressive cost and
installed capacity goals. DOE's Solar Energy Technologies Program uses
research and development (R&D), testing and evaluation, and market
transformation (MT) approaches to meet its SAI goal. MT efforts aim to
reduce market barriers and promote market expansion of solar energy
technologies through non-R&D activities. There are several aspects to
SAI MT that should be kept in mind by Applicants to this NOTA:
is seeking to identify and minimize or remove barriers to solar
technology commercialization as quickly and efficiently as possible.
DOE is seeking to make large and significant changes in the marketplace
through its market transformation activities.
emphasis will be on projects and activities with the greatest potential
to assist the DOE in reaching its SAI goal by 2015 (for more
information, see SAI Web site at http://www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/
solar_america/index.html).
committed to the SAI mission. In order to achieve the SAI mission of
2015, DOE is inclined to partner and work with highly motivated
entities.
The DOE will provide Technical Assistance to large-scale, high-
visibility solar installation projects that have the ability to impact
the market for solar technologies through large project size, use of a
novel solar technology, and/or use of a novel application for a solar
technology. In addition, it is desired that the project be replicable
or have replicable components. Large-scale installations may include
photovoltaic, concentrating solar power, solar water heating, and solar
space heating applications.
Technical assistance will not be provided for research,
development, or early-stage testing and evaluation of any technology or
product. Solar America Showcases focus on providing support to projects
in which a commercially-ready technology is to be installed in a large-
scale application with full financial project commitment already in
place. Support for research, product development or early stage testing
and evaluation of solar products or technologies may be available under
other Solar America Initiative opportunities.
DOE will not purchase hardware or otherwise provide direct funding
to organizations selected from this Notice.
For further detail, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document, and the full Notice of Opportunity for Technical
Assistance (NOTA) at the DOE Industry Interactive Procurement System
(IIPS) Web site: http://e-center.doe.gov/.
DATES: Requests for Technical Assistance must be submitted by 11:59 PM
Eastern Time via the DOE Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS)
Web site: http://e-center.doe.gov/ on the dates indicated in the table
below to be considered under this Notice. Requests received after the
submission due date/time will automatically be considered and reviewed
in the next cycle other than the last cycle. DOE reserves the right to
add other submission dates or repost the Notice, pending review of the
requests for Technical Assistance received during the open period. DOE
may continue to enter into Memoranda of Agreements (MOA) with selected
organizations/entities, until the total value of DOE's Technical
Assistance has been allocated or all selected projects have received
the required Technical Assistance needed.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Notice closing date Submission due date/time
------------------------------------------------------------------------
03/31/2009........................ 03/31/2009 11:59 PM ET.
06/30/2009........................ 06/30/2009 11:59 PM ET.
09/30/2009........................ 09/30/2009 11:59 PM ET.
12/30/2009........................ 12/30/2009 11:59 PM ET.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ADDRESSES: All requests for Technical Assistance must be submitted to
the DOE Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) Web site: http:/
/e-center.doe.gov/. Applications submitted via any other method will
not be considered for Technical Assistance under this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding the content of the
notice must be submitted through the ``Submit Question'' feature of the
DOE Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) at http://e-
center.doe.gov. Locate the Notice on IIPS and then click on the
``Submit Question'' button. Enter required information. You will
receive an electronic notification that your question has been
answered. DOE will try to respond to a question within 3 business days,
unless a similar question and answer have already been posted on the
Web site. All questions must be submitted no later than one week prior
to the closing date.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: WILDLIFE - FR/Finding. DOI/FWS. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Partial 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List 206 Species in the Midwest and Western United States as Threatened or Endangered With Critical Habitat
[Federal Register: February 5, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 23)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 6122-6128]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 17
[FWS-R2-ES-2008-0131; MO 9221050083-B2]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Partial 90-Day
Finding on a Petition To List 206 Species in the Midwest and Western
United States as Threatened or Endangered With Critical Habitat
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of 90-day petition finding.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a
90-day finding on 165 species from a petition to list 206 species in
the mountain-prairie region of the United States as threatened or
endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act).
We find that, for these 165 species, the petition does not present
substantial scientific or commercial information indicating that
listing may be warranted. Therefore, for these 165 species, we will not
initiate a further status review in response to this petition; however,
we are making no determination at this time on whether substantial
information has been presented on the remaining 39 species included in
the petition. A finding (or findings) will be made on the remaining 39
species at a later date. We ask the public to submit to us any new
information that becomes available concerning the status of these 165
species, or threats to them or their habitat, at any time. This
information will help us monitor and encourage the conservation of
these species. An additional 2 species of the 206 were reviewed in a
concurrent 90-day finding and, therefore, were not considered in this
finding (see Petition).
DATES: The finding announced in this document was made on February 5,
2009. You may submit new information concerning this species for our
consideration at any time.
ADDRESSES: This finding is available on the Internet at http://
www.regulations.gov. Supporting information we used in preparing this
finding is available for public inspection, by appointment, during
normal business hours, at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Mountain-
Prairie Regional Ecological Services Office, P.O. Box 25486, Denver
Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80255. Please submit any new
information, materials, comments, or questions concerning these species
or this finding to the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Carlson, Listing Coordinator,
Mountain-Prairie Regional Ecological Services Office (see ADDRESSES);
telephone 303-236-4264. If you use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD), please call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
800-877-8339.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 6122-6128]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 17
[FWS-R2-ES-2008-0131; MO 9221050083-B2]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Partial 90-Day
Finding on a Petition To List 206 Species in the Midwest and Western
United States as Threatened or Endangered With Critical Habitat
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of 90-day petition finding.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a
90-day finding on 165 species from a petition to list 206 species in
the mountain-prairie region of the United States as threatened or
endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act).
We find that, for these 165 species, the petition does not present
substantial scientific or commercial information indicating that
listing may be warranted. Therefore, for these 165 species, we will not
initiate a further status review in response to this petition; however,
we are making no determination at this time on whether substantial
information has been presented on the remaining 39 species included in
the petition. A finding (or findings) will be made on the remaining 39
species at a later date. We ask the public to submit to us any new
information that becomes available concerning the status of these 165
species, or threats to them or their habitat, at any time. This
information will help us monitor and encourage the conservation of
these species. An additional 2 species of the 206 were reviewed in a
concurrent 90-day finding and, therefore, were not considered in this
finding (see Petition).
DATES: The finding announced in this document was made on February 5,
2009. You may submit new information concerning this species for our
consideration at any time.
ADDRESSES: This finding is available on the Internet at http://
www.regulations.gov. Supporting information we used in preparing this
finding is available for public inspection, by appointment, during
normal business hours, at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Mountain-
Prairie Regional Ecological Services Office, P.O. Box 25486, Denver
Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80255. Please submit any new
information, materials, comments, or questions concerning these species
or this finding to the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Carlson, Listing Coordinator,
Mountain-Prairie Regional Ecological Services Office (see ADDRESSES);
telephone 303-236-4264. If you use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD), please call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
800-877-8339.
