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comment period, as specified in the 

proposal. 

The three public hearings will be held 

concurrently in Arlington, Virginia, and 

Houston, Texas, on February 2, 2010, 

and in Sacramento, California, on 

February 4, 2010. The public hearings 

will begin each day at 9:30 a.m. and 

continue until 7:30 p.m. (local time) or 

later, if necessary, depending on the 

number of speakers wishing to 

participate. The EPA will make every 

effort to accommodate all speakers that 

arrive and register before 7:30 p.m. The 

EPA is scheduling a lunch break from 

12:30 until 2 p.m. If you would like to 

present oral testimony at the hearings, 

please notify Ms. Tricia Crabtree, 

(C504–02) U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Research Triangle 

Park, NC 27711, e-mail (preferred 

method for registering): 

crabtree.tricia@epa.gov; telephone: (919) 

541–5688. She will arrange a general 

time slot for you to speak. The EPA will 

make every effort to follow the schedule 

as closely as possible on the day of the 

hearings. 

Oral testimony will be limited to five 

(5) minutes for each commenter to 

address the proposal. We will not be 

providing equipment for commenters to 

show overhead slides or make 

computerized slide presentations unless 

we receive special requests in advance. 

Commenters should notify Ms. Crabtree 

if they will need specific audiovisual 

(AV) equipment. Commenters should 

also notify Ms. Crabtree if they need 

specific translation services for nonEnglish speaking commenters. The EPA 

encourages commenters to provide 

written versions of their oral testimonies 

either electronically on computer disk 

or CD–ROM or in paper copy. 

The hearing schedules, including lists 

of speakers, will be posted on EPA’s 

Web site for the proposal at http://

www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/

ozone/s_o3_cr_fr.html prior to the 

hearings. Verbatim transcripts of the 

hearings and written statements will be 

included in the rulemaking docket. 

How Can I Get Copies of This 

Document and Other Related 

Information? 

The EPA has established the official 

public docket for the ‘‘Reconsideration 

of the 2008 National Ambient Air 

Quality Standards for Ozone’’ under 

Docket Number EPA–HQ–OAR–2005– 

0172. The EPA has also developed a 

Web site for the proposal at the address 

given above. Please refer to the 

proposal, published in an upcoming 

Federal Register for detailed 

information on accessing information 

related to the proposal. 

Dated: January 4, 2010. 

Jennifer Noonan Edmonds, 

Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning 

and Standards. 

[FR Doc. 2010–351 Filed 1–11–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

[DFARS Case 2009–D012] 

48 CFR Parts 225 and 252 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement; Foreign 

Participation in Acquisitions in 

Support of Operations in Afghanistan 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Proposed rule; correction of 

comment date. 

SUMMARY: DoD is proposing to amend 

the Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to 

implement: Waiver of the section 302(a) 

of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as 

amended, which prohibits acquisitions 

of products or services from nondesignated countries, in order to allow 

acquisition from the nine South 

Caucasus/Central and South Asian (SC/ 

CASA) states; and Determination of 

inapplicability of the Balance of 

Payments Program evaluation factor to 

offers of products (other than arms, 

ammunition, or war materials) from the 

SC/CASA states to support operations in 

Afghanistan. The end of the comment 

period was erroneously published as 

March 9, 2009, rather than March 9, 

2010. 

DATES: Comment date: Comments on the 

proposed rule published January 6, 2010 

(75 FR 832), should be submitted in 

writing to the address shown below on 

or before March 9, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by DFARS Case 2009–D012, 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: dfars@osd.mil. Include 

DFARS Case 2009–D012 in the subject 

line of the message. 

• Fax: (703) 602–0305. 

• Mail: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Attn: Ms. Amy 

Williams, OUSD (AT&L) DPAP (DARS), 

IMD 3D139, 3062 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–3062. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Defense 

Acquisition Regulations System, Crystal 

Square 4, Suite 200A, 241 18th Street, 

Arlington, VA 22202–3402. 

Comments received generally will be 

posted without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Amy Williams, (703) 602–0328. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

On January 6, 2010, DoD published a 

proposed rule in the Federal Register 

(75 FR 832). The comment date is being 

corrected from March 9, 2009, to March 

9, 2010. 

Amy G. Williams, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2010–380 Filed 1–11–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 17 

[FWS-R4-ES-2009-0029] 

[92210-1111-0000 B2] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a 

Petition to List the Eastern Population 

of the Gopher Tortoise as Threatened 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of 90–day petition 

finding; reopening of the information 

solicitation period. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), provide 

clarification of our request for 

information related to our September 9, 

2009, 90–day finding on a petition to 

list the eastern population of the gopher 

tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) as 

threatened under the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), 

and initiation of status review. This 

notice is intended to clarify that all 

interested parties may continue to 

submit information and materials on the 

status of the gopher tortoise throughout 

its range during the period of the status 

review. Information previously 

submitted need not be resubmitted as it 

has already been incorporated into the 

public record and will be fully 

considered in the 12–month finding. 

DATES: To allow us adequate time to 

consider and incorporate submitted 

information into our review, we request 

that we receive information on or before 

March 15, 2010. After this date, the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal will not 

accept further information. Although we 

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will accept information submitted after 

that date, that information should be 

submitted directly to the Field Office 

(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 

Please note that while we will make 

every effort to address or incorporate 

information in our status review that we 

receive after March 15, 2010, in order 

for us to make a timely finding we 

request submittal of information and 

comments as soon as possible. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit 

information by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public 

Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-R4- 

ES-2009-0029; Division of Policy and 

Directives Management; U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service; 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, 

Suite 222; Arlington, VA 22203. 

We will post all information we 

receive on http://www.regulations.gov. 

This generally means that we will post 

any personal information you provide 

us If your hardcopy submission 

includes personal identifying 

information, you may request at the top 

of your document that we withhold this 

personal identifying information from 

public review. However, we cannot 

guarantee that we will be able to do so. 

Information and materials we receive, 

as well as supporting documentation we 

used in preparing this finding, will be 

available for public inspection on http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or by appointment 

during normal business hours, at the 

Jacksonville Ecological Services Field 

Office (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Micheal Jennings, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Attn: Gopher Tortoise 

Review, 7915 Baymeadows Way, Suite 

200, Jacksonville, Florida 32256; by 

telephone (904 731-3336); by facsimile 

(904 731-3045); or by e-mail: 

northflorida@fws.gov. Persons who use 

a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 800- 

877-8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Request for Information 

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, published a 90–day finding on 

a petition to list the eastern population 

of the gopher tortoise (Gopherus 

polyphemus) as threatened in the 

Federal Register on September 9, 2009 

(74 FR 46401). In that finding, we found 

that the petition presented substantial 

scientific or commercial information 

indicating that listing the eastern 

population of the gopher tortoise may be 

warranted. We also initiated a status 

review to determine if listing the species 

is warranted, and asked the public to 

submit information to assist us in our 

status review. We asked the public to 

submit information by November 9, 

2009, in order for us sufficient time to 

consider the information in the status 

review. 

Since that time, several interested 

parties have notified us that they wish 

to submit additional information 

relevant to the listing of the eastern 

population of the gopher tortoise. They 

have indicated that the information 

could not be submitted before 

November 9, 2009, but could be 

submitted prior to the anticipated 

completion of the status review in 2010. 

We have advised these parties 

individually that we would continue to 

accept such information after November 

9, 2009. However, to ensure that all 

interested parties have the same 

opportunity to provide relevant data, 

this notice clarifies that information to 

assist us in our review of the status of 

the gopher tortoise may be submitted to 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal through 

the date specified in DATES, and directly 

to the Field Office thereafter (see DATES

and ADDRESSES above). This notice also 

corrects errors in contact information in 

the September 9, 2009, notice. 

We are continuing to request 

information on the status of the gopher 

tortoise throughout its range. We request 

information from the public, other 

concerned governmental agencies, 

Native American Tribes, the scientific 

community, industry, or any other 

interested parties concerning the status 

of the eastern portion of the gopher 

tortoise’s range. We are seeking 

information regarding: 

(1) The species’ historical and current 

status and distribution, its biology and 

ecology, and ongoing conservation 

measures for the species and its habitat; 

(2) Information relevant to the factors 

that are the basis for making a listing 

determination for a species under 

section 4(a) of the Act, which are: 

a) The present or threatened 

destruction, modification, or 

curtailment of the species’ habitat or 

range; 

b) Overutilization for commercial, 

recreational, scientific, or educational 

purposes; 

c) Disease or predation; 

d) The inadequacy of existing 

regulatory mechanisms; or 

e) Other natural or manmade factors 

affecting its continued existence and 

threats to the species or its habitat; and 

(3) Information related to the genetics, 

status, distribution, and threats to the 

gopher tortoise in the eastern portion of 

its range. 

Please note that submissions merely 

stating support for or opposition to the 

action under consideration without 

providing supporting information, 

although noted, will not be considered 

in making a determination, as section 

4(b)(1)(A) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 

seq.) directs that determinations as to 

whether any species is a threatened or 

endangered species must be made 

‘‘solely on the basis of the best scientific 

and commercial data available.’’ Based 

on our status review, we will issue a 12– 

month finding on the petition as 

provided in section 4(b)(3)(B) of the Act. 

Authority 

The authority for this action is section 

4 of the Endangered Species Act of 

1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 

seq.). 

Dated: December 28, 2009. 

Robyn Thorson, 

Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–311 Filed 1–11–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 17 

[RIN 1018–AW21] 

[Docket No. FWS–R1–ES–2009–0046] 

[MO 92210–0–0009–B4] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Proposed Designation of 

Critical Habitat for Limnanthes 

floccosa ssp. grandiflora (LargeFlowered Woolly Meadowfoam) and 

Lomatium cookii (Cook’s Lomatium) 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of 

comment period, availability of draft 

economic analysis, amended required 

determinations, and announcement of 

public hearing. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), announce the 

reopening of the comment period on the 

proposed designation of critical habitat 

for two plants, Limnanthes floccosa ssp. 

grandiflora (large-flowered woolly 

meadowfoam) and Lomatium cookii 

(Cook’s lomatium, also known as Cook’s 

desert parsley), under the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). 

We also announce the availability of a 

draft economic analysis (DEA) and an 

amended required determinations 

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