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(1) The amount and distribution of 

jaguar habitat, both throughout its range 

and within the United States; 

(2) The physical and biological 

features of jaguar habitat that are 

essential to the conservation of the 

species; 

(3) Special management 

considerations or protections that the 

features essential to the conservation of 

the jaguar may require, including 

managing for the potential effects of 

climate change; 

(4) Any areas that are essential to the 

conservation of the jaguar throughout its 

range and why; 

(5) The areas in the United States that 

were occupied at the time of listing that 

contain features essential to the 

conservation of the species; 

(6) The areas in the United States that 

were not occupied at the time of listing, 

but are essential to the conservation of 

the species and why; 

(7) Land use designations and current 

or planned activities in jaguar habitats 

and their possible impacts on proposed 

critical habitat; 

(8) Conservation programs and plans 

that protect the jaguar and its habitat; 

and 

(9) Whether we could improve or 

modify our approach to designating 

critical habitat in any way to provide for 

greater public participation and 

understanding, or to better 

accommodate public concerns and 

comments. 

Public Comment Procedures 

To ensure that any final action 

resulting from this finding will be as 

accurate and as effective as possible, we 

request that you send relevant 

information for our consideration. The 

comments that will be most useful and 

likely to influence our decisions are 

those that you support by quantitative 

information or studies and those that 

include citations to, and analyses of, the 

applicable laws and regulations. Please 

make your comments as specific as 

possible and explain the bases for them. 

In addition, please include sufficient 

information with your comments to 

allow us to authenticate any scientific or 

commercial data you include. 

You must submit your comments and 

materials concerning this finding by one 

of the methods listed above in the 

ADDRESSES section. We will not accept 

comments sent by e-mail or fax or to an 

address not listed in ADDRESSES. If you 

submit a comment via http:// 

www.regulations.gov, your entire 

comment—including any personal 

identifying information, such as your 

address, telephone number, or e-mail 

address—will be posted on the Web site. 

Please note that comments submitted to 

this Web site are not immediately 

viewable. When you submit a comment, 

the system receives it immediately. 

However, the comment will not be 

publicly viewable until we post it, 

which might not occur until several 

days after submission. 

If you mail or hand-carry a hardcopy 

comment directly to us that includes 

personal information, you may request 

at the top of your document that we 

withhold this information from public 

review. However, we cannot guarantee 

that we will be able to do so. To ensure 

that the electronic docket for this 

finding is complete and all comments 

we receive are publicly available, we 

will post all hardcopy comments on 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

In addition, comments and materials 

we receive, as well as supporting 

documentation used in preparing this 

finding, will be available for public 

inspection in two ways: 

(1) You can view them on http:// 

www.regulations.gov. In the Search 

Documents box, enter FWS-R2-ES-2009- 

0091, which is the docket number for 

this action. Then, in the Search panel on 

the left side of the screen, select the type 

of documents you want to view under 

the Document Type heading. 

(2) You can make an appointment, 

during normal business hours, to view 

the comments and materials in person at 

the Arizona Ecological Services Office 

(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 

Public Availability of Comments 

As stated above in more detail, 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. 

References Cited 

A complete list of references cited is 

available on the Internet at Docket No. 

FWS-R2-ES-2009-0091 at http:// 

www.regulations.gov and upon request 

from the Arizona Ecological Services 

Office (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT). 

Author(s) 

The primary author of this notice is 

the staff of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service. 

Authority 

The authority for this action is the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Dated: December 30, 2009. 

Eileen Sobeck, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife 

and Parks. 

[FR Doc. 2010–479 Filed 1–12–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 17 

[Docket No. FWS–R2–ES–2008–0130; MO 

92210–0–0008–B2] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Partial 90-Day Finding on 

a Petition to List 475 Species in the 

Southwestern United States as 

Threatened or Endangered With 

Critical Habitat; Correction 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of 90-day petition 

finding; correction. 

SUMMARY: On Wednesday, December 16, 

2009, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, announced a 90-day finding on 

192 species from a petition to list 475 

species in the Southwest region of the 

United States as threatened or 

endangered under the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). 

In that notice, we used an incorrect 

docket number in one place and asked 

commenters submitting hardcopy 

comments to refer to this docket number 

in their comments. The correct docket 

number is [FWS–R2–ES–2008–0130]. 

However, comments we received under 

the incorrect docket number will be 

routed to the correct docket. If you 

already submitted a comment, even 

with the incorrect docket number, you 

need not resubmit it. 

DATES: To allow us adequate time to 

conduct a status review, we request that 

we receive information on or before 

February 16, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit 

information by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal rulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments to 

Docket no. FWS–R2–ES–2008–0130. 

• U.S. Mail or hand delivery: Public 

Comments Processing, Attn: FWS–R2– 

ES–2008–0130, Division of Policy and 

Directives Management, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, 


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Suite 222, Arlington, VA 22203. We will 

post all information received on http:// 

www.regulations.gov. This generally 

means that we will post any personal 

information you provide us (see the 

Request for Information section in our 

original notice—74 FR 66865—for more 

information). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sarah Quamme, Listing Coordinator, 

Southwest Regional Ecological Services 

Office, 500 Gold Avenue, SW., 

Albuquerque, NM 87102; telephone 

505–248–6920. If you use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD), please call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 

800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

Wednesday, December 16, 2009, we 

announced a 90-day finding on 192 

species from a petition we received to 

list 475 species in the Southwest region 

of the United States as threatened or 

endangered under the Act (16 U.S.C. 

1531 et seq.) (74 FR 66865). We found 

that the petition presented substantial 

information indicating that 67 of the 192 

species may warrant listing as 

threatened or endangered. When we 

make a finding that a petition presents 

substantial information indicating that 

listing a species may be warranted, we 

are required to promptly review the 

status of the species (status review). For 

the status review to be complete and 

based on the best available scientific 

and commercial information, we 

requested information on each of the 67 

species from governmental agencies, 

Native American Tribes, the scientific 

community, industry, and any other 

interested parties. 

In that notice, we asked commenters 

to refer to an incorrect docket number 

when submitting comments via U.S. 

mail or hand delivery. The correct 

docket number is [FWS–R2–ES–2008– 

0130], and our instructions to persons 

submitting comments electronically 

included the correct docket number. All 

hardcopy comments received under the 

incorrect docket number will be routed 

to the correct docket. If you already 

submitted a comment, even with the 

incorrect docket number, you need not 

resubmit it. For more information about 

the species, background, and our 

finding, see our original notice at 74 FR 

66865. 

Sara Prigan, 

Federal Register Liaison. 

[FR Doc. 2010–454 Filed 1–12–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 660 

[Docket No. 0912281446–91447–01] 

RIN 0648–XT32 

Fisheries Off West Coast States; 

Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; 

Annual Specifications 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: NMFS proposes a regulation 

to implement the annual harvest 

guideline (HG) and seasonal allocations 

for Pacific sardine in the U.S. exclusive 

economic zone (EEZ) off the Pacific 

coast for the fishing season of January 1, 

2010, through December 31, 2010. This 

rule is proposed according to the 

Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery 

Management Plan (FMP). The proposed 

2010 acceptable biological catch (ABC) 

or maximum HG is 72,039 mt. 5,000 mt 

of this 72,039 mt would initially be set 

aside for use under an Exempted 

Fishing Permit (EFP), if issued, leaving 

the remaining 65,732 mt as the initial 

commercial fishing HG. That HG would 

be divided across the seasonal 

allocation periods in the following way: 

January 1–June 30, 22,463 mt would be 

allocated for directed harvest with an 

incidental set-aside of 1,000 mt; July 1– 

September 14, 25,861 mt would be 

allocated for directed harvest with an 

incidental set-aside of 1,000 mt; 

September 15–December 31, 11,760 mt 

would be allocated for directed harvest 

with an incidental set-aside of 1,000 mt 

with an additional 4,000 mt set aside to 

buffer against reaching the ABC. This 

rule is intended to conserve and manage 

Pacific sardine off the West Coast. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

February 2, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on this proposed rule identified by 

0648–XT32 by any of the following 

methods: 

• Electronic Submissions: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal http:// 

www.regulations.gov 

• Mail: Rodney R. McInnis, Regional 

Administrator, Southwest Region, 

NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 

4200, Long Beach, 

CA 90802. 

• Fax: (562)980–4047 

Instructions: No comments will be 

posted for public viewing until after the 

comment period has closed. All 

comments received are a part of the 

public record and will generally be 

posted to http://www.regulations.gov 

without change. All Personal Identifying 

Information (for example, name, 

address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by 

the commenter may be publicly 

accessible. Do not submit Confidential 

Business Information or otherwise 

sensitive or protected information. 

NMFS will accept anonymous 

comments (enter N/A in the required 

fields if you prefer to remain 

anonymous). You may submit 

attachments to electronic comments will 

be accepted in Microsoft Word, Excel, 

WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF file formats 

only. 

Copies of the report ‘‘Assessment of 

Pacific Sardine Stock for U.S. 

Management in 2010’’ may be obtained 

from the Southwest Regional Office (see 

the Mailing address above). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joshua Lindsay, Southwest Region, 

NMFS, (562) 980–4034. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CPS 

FMP, which was implemented by 

publication of the final rule in the 

Federal Register on December 15, 1999 

(64 FR 69888), divides management unit 

species into two categories: actively 

managed and monitored. Harvest 

guidelines for actively managed species 

(Pacific sardine and Pacific mackerel) 

are based on formulas applied to current 

biomass estimates. Biomass estimates 

are not calculated for species that are 

only monitored (jack mackerel, northern 

anchovy, and market squid). 

During public meetings each year, the 

biomass for each actively managed 

species within the CPS FMP is 

presented to the Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) CPS 

Management Team (Team), the 

Council’s CPS Advisory Subpanel 

(Subpanel) and the Council’s Scientific 

and Statistical Committee (SSC). At that 

time, the biomass, the ABC and the 

status of the fisheries are reviewed and 

discussed. This information is then 

presented to the Council along with HG 

recommendations and comments from 

the Team, Subpanel and SSC. Following 

review by the Council and after hearing 

public comment, the Council makes its 

HG recommendation to NMFS. 

In November 2009, the Council 

adopted and recommended to NMFS an 

ABC or maximum HG of 72,039 mt for 

the 2010 Pacific sardine fishing year. 

This ABC is based on a biomass 

estimate of 702,204 mt and the harvest 

control rule established in the CPS FMP. 

This ABC/HG is slightly higher than the 

ABC/HG for the 2009 fishing season, 


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