PNP comment: U.S. Fish and Wildlife employees did an extremely poor job at the Redding, June 4, 2012 (hearing) now called an info meeting, explaining the situation. I just hope they really do INCLUDE the comments that come in during the extended period. It is all just a hoax anyway. — Editor Liz Bowen

Federal Register Volume 77, Number 106 (Friday, June 1, 2012)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Pages 32483-32493]

Revised Critical Habitat for the Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina)

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; availability of supplementary documents.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the

availability of a draft economic analysis of the proposed revised

designation of critical habitat for the northern spotted owl (Strix

occidentalis caurina) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended. Also, a draft environmental assessment of this proposed action

will

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be made available to the public on June 4, 2012.

DATES: Written Comments: The public comment period on the proposal to

revise critical habitat for the northern spotted owl has been extended

to July 6, 2012. Please note comments submitted electronically using

the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES section, below) must be

received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date. If you are

submitting your comments by hard copy, please mail them by July 6,

2012, to ensure that we receive them in time to give them full

consideration.

    Public Information Meetings: As announced previously, we will hold

public information meetings on the following dates and times:

     Redding, California, on June 4, 2012, from 3 p.m. to 5

p.m., and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

     Tacoma, Washington, on June 12, 2012, from 3 p.m. to 5

p.m., and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

     Portland, Oregon, on June 20, 2012, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

This meeting will precede the public hearing at the same location and

on the same date.

    In addition, we have added the following public information

meetings:

     Roseburg, Oregon, on June 27, 2012, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.,

and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

    Public Hearing: We will hold a public hearing in Portland, Oregon,

on Wednesday, June 20, 2012, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Document availability: You may obtain copies of the proposed

revised rule, draft economic analysis, and draft environmental

assessment at http://www.regulations.gov at Docket Number FWS-R1-ES-

2011-0112, from the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office’s Web site (http://www.fws.gov/oregonfwo/–click on the link “Spotted Owl Main

Information Site”), or by contacting the Oregon Fish and Wildlife

Office directly (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).

    Comment Submission: You may submit comments by one of the following

methods:

    (1) Electronically: Go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Search for Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-2011-0112, which

is the docket number for this rulemaking, and follow the directions for

submitting a comment.

    (2) By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail or hand-delivery to: Public

Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-R1-ES-2011-0112; Division of Policy and

Directives Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 4401 N. Fairfax

Drive, MS 2042-PDM; Arlington, VA 22203.

    (3) At the public information meetings or the public hearing:

Written comments will be accepted by Service personnel at any of the

seven scheduled public meetings or the public hearing.

    We will post all comments received on http://www.regulations.gov.