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C. Regulations Under Analysis 

During Year 8 (2006–2007), the 

Analysis Year, we will conduct a 

preliminary assessment of the rules in 

49 CFR part 178 applicable to 

specifications for non-bulk packages. 

The review will include the following 

subparts: 

PART 178 

Subpart Title 

Subpart B ........ Specifications for Inside 

Containers and Linings. 

Subpart L ........ Non-bulk Performance Oriented Packaging Standards. 

Subpart M ....... Testing of Non-bulk Packagings and Packages. 

In addition, we will conduct a 

preliminary assessment of the rules in 

49 CFR part 110 establishing procedures 

for the Hazardous Materials Public 

Sector Training and Planning Grants. 

These regulations include eligibility 

requirements, grant application 

procedures, disbursement of Federal 

funds, grant monitoring, and after-grant 

requirements. 

The oil pipeline response plan 

regulations in Part 194 and the 

hazardous liquid pipeline safety 

regulations in Subpart B of Part 195 are 

also scheduled for review this year. The 

Part 194 regulations contain 

requirements for oil spill response plans 

to reduce the environmental impact of 

oil discharged from onshore oil 

pipelines. Part 195, Subpart B, 

addresses hazardous liquid reporting 

requirements, including annual 

reporting, accident reporting, and 

reporting of safety related conditions. 

We are seeking comments on whether 

any requirements for training and 

planning grants in Part 110, 

specifications for non-bulk packagings 

in Part 178, oil response plans in Part 

194, or hazardous liquid pipeline 

reporting requirements in Part 195 have 

a significant impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. ‘‘Small 

entities’’ include small businesses, notfor-profit organizations that are 

independently owned and operated and 

are not dominant in their fields, and 

governmental jurisdictions with 

populations under 50,000. If your 

business or organization is a small 

entity and if any of the above described 

regulatory requirements has a 

significant economic impact on your 

business or organization, please submit 

a comment explaining how and to what 

degree these rules affect you, the extent 

of the economic impact on your 

business or organization, and why you 

believe the economic impact is 

significant. 

II. Plain Language 

A. Background and Purpose 

Plain language helps readers find 

requirements quickly and understand 

them easily. Examples of plain language 

techniques include: 

(1) Undesignated center headings to 

cluster related sections within subparts. 

(2) Short words, sentences, 

paragraphs, and sections to speed up 

reading and enhance understanding. 

(3) Sections as questions and answers 

to provide focus. 

(4) Personal pronouns to reduce 

passive voice and draw readers into the 

writing. 

(5) Tables to display complex 

information in a simple, easy-to-read 

format. 

For an example of a rule drafted in 

plain language, you can refer to our final 

rule entitled ‘‘Revised and Clarified 

Hazardous Materials Safety Rulemaking 

and Program Procedures,’’ which was 

published June 25, 2002 (67 FR 42948). 

This final rule revised and clarified the 

hazardous materials safety rulemaking 

and program procedures by rewriting 49 

CFR Part 106 and Subpart A of Part 107 

in plain language and creating a new 

Part 105 that contains definitions and 

general procedures. 

B. Review Schedule 

In conjunction with our section 610 

reviews, we will be performing plain 

language reviews of the HMR and 

pipeline safety regulations over a 10- 

year period on a schedule consistent 

with the section 610 review schedule. 

Thus, our review of requirements in Part 

110 applicable to training and planning 

grants, part 178 applicable to 

specifications for non-bulk packagings, 

Part 194 applicable to oil response 

plans, and Part 195 applicable to 

hazardous liquid pipeline reporting will 

also include a plain language review to 

determine if the regulations can be 

reorganized and/or rewritten to make 

them easier to read, understand, and 

use. We encourage interested persons to 

submit draft regulatory language that 

clearly and simply communicates 

regulatory requirements, and other 

recommendations, such as putting 

information in tables or consolidating 

regulatory requirements, that may make 

the regulations easier to use. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 2, 

2006. 

Robert A. McGuire, 

Associate Administrator for Hazardous 

Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration. 

[FR Doc. E6–12859 Filed 8–7–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

49 CFR Part 601 

[Docket FTA–2006–22428] 

RIN 2132–AA89 

Emergency Procedures for Public 

Transportation Systems 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: This rulemaking proposes to 

establish a new subpart in 601 of Title 

49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, 

to establish emergency relief procedures 

for granting relief from Federal transit 

policy statements, circulars, guidance 

documents, and regulations in times of 

national or regional emergencies. 

DATES: Comment Closing Date: 

Comments should be submitted by 

October 10, 2006. Late-filed comments 

will be considered to the extent 

practicable. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by the docket number [FTA–

2006–22428] by any of the following 

methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. Follow 

the instructions for submitting 

comments on the DOT electronic docket 

site. 

Fax: 202–493–2251. 

Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on the 

plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Instructions: You must include the 

agency name (Federal Transit 

Administration) and Docket number 

(FTA–2006–22428) or the Regulatory 

Identification Number (RIN) for this 

rulemaking at the beginning of your 

comments. You should submit two 

copies of your comments if you submit 


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them by mail. If you wish to receive 

confirmation that FTA received your 

comments, you must include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Note that 

all comments received will be posted 

without change to http://dms.dot.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided, and will be available to 

internet users. Please see the Privacy 

Act section of this document. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents and 

comments received, go to http:// 

dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL–

401 on the plaza level of the Nassif 

Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 

Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bonnie L. Graves, Attorney-Advisor, 

Legislation and Regulations Division, 

Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Transit 

Administration, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Room 9316, Washington, DC 

20590, phone: (202) 366–4011, fax: (202) 

366–3809, or e-mail, 

Bonnie.Graves@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Authority for This Rulemaking 

In addition to FTA’s general 

rulemaking authority provided under 49 

U.S.C. 15334, 42 U.S.C. 5141 (section 

301 of the Stafford Act, Pub. L. 92–288, 

as amended) provides that ‘‘[a]ny 

Federal agency charged with the 

administration of a Federal assistance 

program may, if so requested by the 

applicant State or local authorities, 

modify or waive, for a major disaster, 

such administrative conditions for 

assistance as would otherwise prevent 

the giving of assistance under such 

programs if the inability to meet such 

conditions is a result of the major 

disaster.’’

This section allows FTA, at a State or 

local governmental entity’s request, to 

waive or modify any administrative 

condition it has placed on any of its 

Federal transit assistance programs if 

the State or local governmental entity 

cannot meet the condition because of 

the major disaster. This provision does 

not, however, allow for the waiver or 

modification of any Federal transit 

program requirement mandated by 

statute, therefore, this rulemaking 

would apply only to non-statutory 

requirements in FTA regulations and 

policies. 

II. Background 

When a natural or man-made disaster 

occurs that results in significant damage 

to property and loss of life, such as 

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita or the 

events of September 11, 2001, our 

nation’s transit systems play a key role 

in evacuating people, providing 

necessary supplies, and moving 

displaced families and relief personnel 

to and from the area. In the aftermath of 

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, FTA 

received numerous requests for relief 

from policy statements, circulars, 

guidance documents and regulations, 

from transit agencies in the immediate 

disaster zone as well as transit agencies 

receiving evacuees. In order to ensure 

consistent responses to similar requests, 

FTA regional offices had to forward all 

requests to headquarters, which then 

reviewed the request and sent a message 

back to the regional office. This was a 

time-consuming process that resulted in 

delayed responses to requests for relief. 

Therefore, FTA believes it is necessary 

to establish a process by which we can 

quickly and efficiently handle requests 

for relief from Federal requirements that 

are directly related to the effects of a 

national or regional emergency, such as 

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. FTA 

recognizes that these types of petitions 

must be afforded special consideration 

and must be handled expeditiously in 

order to ensure that the safety of the 

public and the safety of those 

individuals and businesses providing 

aid are immediately addressed. 

This NPRM would establish an 

Emergency Relief Docket within two 

business days of an emergency or 

disaster declaration in which it appears 

transit agencies are or will be impacted. 

In the event emergencies can be 

foreseen, such as hurricanes, FTA 

proposes setting up such a docket in 

advance of the event, so that emergency 

evacuation and other services can occur 

in a timely manner. FTA would place a 

message on its Web page (http:// 

www.fta.dot.gov) indicating an 

Emergency Relief Docket has been 

established and including the docket 

number. Any person would be able to 

petition the Administrator for temporary 

relief from administrative requirements. 

The petition would be conditionally 

granted for three (3) business days, 

during which time anyone could 

provide comments on the petition. FTA 

would then post a decision to the 

Emergency Relief Docket. 

In some instances, grantees or 

subrecipients may not have access to 

electronic means by which to request 

relief. In those situations, FTA proposes 

to allow the grantee or subrecipient to 

contact any FTA regional office and ask 

the office to submit a request for relief 

on its behalf. Further, in the event a 

State’s subrecipient is impacted by an 

emergency, the State may request relief 

on behalf of the subrecipient, even if the 

State (as the recipient) is not impacted 

by the emergency. 

FTA believes this new emergency 

procedure would provide the agency 

with the ability to promptly and 

effectively address relief requests, while 

ensuring that the public and all 

interested parties are afforded proper 

notice of any such requests and are 

provided a sufficient opportunity to 

comment. FTA notes that these 

procedures would apply to policy 

statements, circulars, guidance 

documents and non-statutory 

requirements in regulations only, as 

FTA does not have the authority to 

waive statutory requirements. 

In addition, FTA cannot 

independently waive regulations 

promulgated by the U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT). If a grantee 

needed relief from DOT regulations, 

such as the Americans with Disabilities 

Act (49 CFR part 37) or the Common 

Grant Rule (49 CFR part 18), the grantee 

would submit a request for relief to 

FTA’s Emergency Relief Docket in the 

same manner it would request relief 

from FTA regulations. FTA would then 

work with DOT to process the petition 

for relief, including a request for a 

hearing, if any. Once DOT provides a 

response, FTA would post the response 

to the docket and the same review 

procedures would apply. 

The proposed emergency procedures 

would establish FTA’s criteria for 

requesting relief and would only be 

used to address petitions for relief that 

FTA determines are directly related to a 

Presidential declaration of a national or 

regional emergency, or anticipation of 

such a declaration, such as Hurricanes 

Katrina and Rita, or the events of 

September 11, 2001. FTA seeks 

comment on whether a State Governor’s 

declaration of an emergency should also 

trigger these emergency relief 

procedures. 

As FTA responds to emergencies, 

trends emerge as to the types of relief 

requests we are likely to receive. FTA 

seeks comment on whether it would be 

helpful, when opening an emergency 

relief docket, for FTA to proactively 

extend relief from certain policies, 

circulars, guidance or regulations to the 

geographical area(s) most impacted by 

the emergency, rather than waiting for 

transit agencies to request relief. 

FTA remains mindful that as both 

public and private transportation 

providers move to expand service to 

address the needs of persons affected by 

national or regional emergencies, like 

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, it is 

important to ensure that private 

companies are not placed at a 

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marketplace. FTA requests public 

comment on whether the procedures 

contained in this NPRM would provide 

the necessary relief while also allowing 

the private sector to participate in 

transit relief efforts. 

Under the proposed relief procedures, 

FTA would reserve the right to reopen 

any docket and reconsider any decision 

on its own initiative or based upon 

information or comments received. FTA 

requests public comment on whether 

the proposed three business day period 

is a sufficient amount of time to provide 

comments on petitions for relief. 

III. Rulemaking Analysis and Notices 

Executive Order 12866 

This NPRM is nonsignificant for 

purposes of Executive Order 12866 and 

the Department of Transportation’s 

Regulatory Policies and Practices. The 

NPRM proposes to establish emergency 

procedures and requests for relief from 

Federal transit regulations. FTA 

requests comment on whether this 

rulemaking may have unintended cost 

impacts. 

Federalism Assessment 

This NPRM has been analyzed in 

accordance with the principles and 

criteria contained in Executive Order 

13132 (‘‘Federalism’’). FTA believes this 

rule would not impose any 

requirements that would have 

substantial direct effects on the States, 

the relationship between the national 

government and the States, or the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

Executive Order 13175 

This NPRM has been analyzed in 

accordance with the principles and 

criteria contained in Executive Order 

13175 (‘‘Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments’’). 

Because this NPRM does not have tribal 

implications and does not impose direct 

compliance costs, the funding and 

consultation requirements of Executive 

Order 13175 do not apply. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive 

Order 13272 

Section 603 of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (RFA) requires an agency 

to prepare an initial regulatory 

flexibility analysis describing impacts 

on small entities whenever an agency is 

required by 5 U.S.C. 553 to publish a 

general notice of proposed rulemaking 

for any proposed rule. Similarly, section 

604 of the RFA requires an agency to 

prepare a final regulatory flexibility 

analysis when an agency issues a final 

rule under 5 U.S.C. 553 after being 

required to publish a general notice of 

proposed rulemaking. Because this 

rulemaking proposes a process by which 

small entities may seek relief from 

Federal transit requirements, FTA does 

not believe this NPRM would have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

FTA requests public comment on 

whether this rulemaking may have 

unintended impacts on small entities. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 

This rule would not impose unfunded 

mandates under the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act of 1995. It does 

not result in costs of $128.1 million or 

more, in the aggregate, to any of the 

following: State, local, or Native 

American tribal governments, or the 

private sector. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

There are no new information 

collection requirements in this NPRM. 

Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) 

A regulation identifier number (RIN) 

is assigned to each regulatory action 

listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal 

Regulations. The Regulatory Information 

Service Center publishes the Unified 

Agenda in April and October of each 

year. The RIN number contained in 

heading of this document may be used 

to cross-reference this action with the 

Unified Agenda. 

Environmental Assessment 

The National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 

U.S.C. 4321–4347), requires Federal 

agencies to consider the consequences 

of major Federal actions and prepare a 

detailed statement on actions 

significantly affecting the quality of the 

human environment. We find that there 

are no significant environmental 

impacts associated with this NPRM, but 

ask for public comment on this issue. 

Privacy Act 

Anyone is able to search the 

electronic form for all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comments (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78) or you 

may visit http://dms.dot.gov. 

List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 601 

Administrative Practice and 

Procedure; Organization, Functions, and 

Procedures. 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, part 601 of title 49 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations is proposed 

to be amended as follows: 

Add subpart D, consisting of 601.40 

through 601.46, to read as follows: 

Subpart D—Emergency Procedures for 

Public Transportation Systems 

Sec. 

601.40 Applicability. 

601.41 Petitions for relief. 

601.42 Emergency relief docket. 

601.43 Required information. 

601.44 Processing of petitions. 

601.45 Request for hearing on petition for 

relief. 

601.46 Review procedures. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5334; 49 CFR 1.51, 42 

U.S.C. 5141. 

Subpart D—Emergency Procedures for 

Public Transportation Systems 

§ 601.40 General applicability. 

This part prescribes procedures that 

apply to FTA grantees and subgrantees 

when the President has declared a 

national or regional emergency, or in 

anticipation of such a declaration. 

§ 601.41 Petitions for relief. 

In the case of a national or regional 

emergency or disaster, or in anticipation 

of such a disaster, any person may 

petition the Administrator for temporary 

relief from the provisions of any policy 

statement, circular, guidance document 

or rule. 

§ 601.42 Emergency relief docket. 

(a) In an effort to maintain 

transparency regarding the approval or 

denial of requests for petitions for relief, 

FTA will establish an Emergency Relief 

docket in the Department’s Docket 

Management System (DMS). FTA will 

place a message on its Web page (http:// 

www.fta.dot.gov) indicating an 

Emergency Relief Docket has been 

established and including the docket 

number. 

(b) The Emergency Relief Docket will 

be established within two business days 

of an emergency or disaster declaration 

in which it appears FTA grantees or 

subgrantees are or will be impacted. In 

cases in which emergencies can be 

anticipated, such as hurricanes, FTA 

will establish an Emergency Relief 

Docket in advance of the event. In the 

event any person believes an Emergency 

Relief Docket should be established and 

one has not been so established, that 

person may submit a petition in 

duplicate to the Administrator, Federal 

Transit Administration, 400 Seventh 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590, 

requesting establishment of the docket 

and including the information under 

§ 601.43 below. The Administrator in 


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his/her sole discretion shall determine 

the need for an Emergency Relief 

Docket. 

(c) All petitions for relief must be 

posted in the docket in order to receive 

consideration by FTA. 

(1) The docket is publicly accessible 

and can be accessed 24 hours a day, 

seven days a week, via the Internet at 

the docket facility’s Web site at http:// 

dms.dot.gov. Petitions may also be 

submitted by U.S. mail or by hand 

delivery to the DOT Docket 

Management Facility, Room PL–401 

(Plaza Level), 400 7th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

(2) In the event a person needs to 

request immediate relief and does not 

have access to electronic means to 

request that relief, the person may 

contact any FTA regional office and 

request that the FTA regional office 

submit the petition on their behalf. 

(3) Any person submitting petitions 

for relief or comments to the docket 

must include the agency name (Federal 

Transit Administration) and docket 

number, which will be assigned at the 

time the docket is established. Persons 

making submissions by mail or hand 

delivery should submit two copies. 

(4) Note that all petitions for relief 

and comments received will be posted, 

without change, to http://dms.dot.gov 

including any personal information 

provided and will be available to 

Internet users. 

(5) All documents in this docket are 

available for inspection and copying on 

the web site or are available for 

examination at the DOT Docket 

Management Facility during regular 

business hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m. eastern 

time). 

§ 601.43 Required Information. 

A petition for relief under this section 

must: 

(a) Identify the grantee or subgrantee 

and its geographic location; 

(b) Specifically address how the 

petition for exemption from FTA policy 

statements, circulars, guidance 

documents and/or rules is related to the 

emergency relief efforts, or how the 

grantee or subgrantee is negatively 

impacted by the emergency or disaster; 

(c) Identify the policy statement, 

circular, guidance document and/or rule 

from which the petitioner seeks relief; 

(d) Specify if the petition for relief is 

one-time or ongoing, and if ongoing 

identify the time period for which the 

relief is in effect. The time period may 

not exceed three months, however, 

additional time may be requested 

through a second petition for relief; and 

(e) If relief is sought from charter 

service requirements, include a 

certification that the grantee or 

subgrantee made good faith efforts to 

contact, by whatever means available, 

private charter or school bus operators 

to determine whether those entities are 

willing to provide the service. 

Documentation should include the 

name and address of the private charter 

operator(s), the date the requestor (e.g., 

the transit agency) contacted the 

operator(s), and what response the 

requestor received. In addition, the 

grantee or subgrantee must certify that 

it contacted the American Bus 

Association (e-mail: abainfo@buses.org, 

phone: (202) 842–1645); the United 

Motor Coach Association (e-mail: 

info@uma.org, phone: (800) 424–8262); 

and the National School Transportation 

Association (e-mail: 

info@yellowbuses.org, phone: (800) 

222Z–NSTA). 

§ 601.44 Processing of petitions. 

A petition for relief will be 

conditionally granted for a period of 

three (3) business days from the date it 

is submitted to the Emergency Relief 

Docket. FTA will review the petition 

after the expiration of the three business 

days and review any comments 

submitted thereto. FTA will then post a 

decision to the Emergency Relief Docket 

FTA’s decision will be based on 

whether the petition meets the criteria 

for use of these emergency procedures, 

the substance of the request, and the 

comments submitted regarding the 

petition. 

§ 601.45 Request for hearing on petition 

for relief. 

Parties interested in having a public 

hearing on any petition must notify FTA 

within three business days of the 

posting of the petition for relief in the 

Emergency Relief Docket. Upon 

receiving such a request, FTA will 

immediately arrange for a telephone 

conference to occur between all 

interested parties as soon as practicable. 

FTA may grant a petition for relief prior 

to conducting a public hearing if such 

action is in the public interest or in 

situations where a hearing request is 

received after the three business days 

has expired. In such an instance, FTA 

will immediately notify the party 

requesting the public hearing and will 

arrange to conduct such hearing as soon 

as practicable. 

§ 601.46 Review Procedures. 

FTA reserves the right to reopen any 

docket and reconsider any decision 

made pursuant to these emergency 

procedures based upon its own 

initiative or based upon information or 

comments received subsequent to the 

three business day comment period or at 

a later scheduled public hearing. 

Issued in Washington, DC, this 2nd day of 

August 2006. 

Sandra K. Bushue, 

FTA Deputy Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 06–6771 Filed 8–7–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–57–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 17 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a 

Petition To List the Casey’s June 

Beetle (Dinacoma caseyi) as 

Endangered 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of 90-day petition 

finding and initiation of status review. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 

90-day finding on a petition to list the 

Casey’s June beetle (Dinacoma caseyi) 

as endangered under the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). 

We find the petition presents substantial 

scientific information indicating that 

listing the Casey’s June beetle as 

endangered may be warranted. 

Therefore, with the publication of this 

notice, we are initiating a status review, 

and we will issue a 12-month finding on 

the petition to list the Casey’s June 

beetle announcing our determination of 

whether listing the species as 

endangered is warranted. To ensure that 

the status review is comprehensive, we 

are soliciting scientific and commercial 

information regarding this species. 

DATES: The finding announced in this 

document was made on August 8, 2006. 

To be considered in the 12-month 

finding for this petition, comments and 

information must be submitted to the 

Service by October 10, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: If you wish to comment, 

you may submit new information, 

materials, comments, or questions 

concerning this species by any one of 

the following methods: 

1. You may submit comments and 

information to the Field Supervisor, 

Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, 6010 Hidden 

Valley Road, Carlsbad, California 92011. 

2. You may hand-deliver written 

comments and information to the above 

address. 

3. You may fax your comments to 

760–431–9624. 


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