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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

clarification of content, Ms. Marissa 

Ryba, Procurement Analyst, at 314–586– 

1280 or by email at Marissa.Ryba@

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

DoD, GSA, and NASA published a

proposed rule in the Federal Register at 

88 FR 68055 on October 3, 2023. The 

comment period is extended to February 

2, 2024, to allow additional time for 

interested parties to develop comments 

on the rule. 

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 1, 2, 4, 

7, 10, 11, 12, 39, and 52 

Government procurement. 

William F. Clark, 

Director, Office of Government-wide 

Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition 

Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy. 

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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Proposed Protective 

Regulations for the Threatened 

Banggai Cardinalfish (Pterapogon 

Kauderni); Informational Meeting and 

Public Hearing 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; informational meeting 

and public hearing. 

SUMMARY: We, NMFS, will hold an 

informational meeting and formal 

public hearing related to our proposed 

rule published on August 15, 2023, to 

promulgate protective regulations for 

the Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon 

kauderni). The public comment period 

was extended to December 15, 2023. 

DATES: An informational meeting and 

virtual public hearing will be held 

online on November 17, 2023, from 7 to 

8:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time). 

ADDRESSES: The informational meeting 

and public hearing will be conducted as 

a virtual meeting, and any member of 

the public can join by internet or phone 

regardless of location. You may join the 

virtual meeting using a web browser, a 

mobile app on a phone (app installation 

required), or—to listen only—using just 

a phone call, as specified at this link: 

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/ 

proposed-protective-regulationsbanggai-cardinalfish. 

You may submit comments verbally at 

the public hearing. You may also submit 

comments in writing by the following 

method: 

• Electronic Submissions: Submit all

electronic public comments via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal https://

www.regulations.gov and enter NOAA– 

NMFS–2023–0099 in the Search box. 

Click on the ‘‘Comment’’ icon, complete 

the required fields, and enter or attach 

your comments. 

Instructions: Comments sent by any 

other method, to any other address or 

individual, or received after the end of 

the comment period, may not be 

considered by NMFS. All comments 

received are a part of the public record 

and will generally be posted for public 

viewing on https://www.regulations.gov 

without change. All Personal Identifying 

Information (e.g., name, address, etc.) 

voluntarily submitted by the commenter 

may be publicly accessible. Do not 

submit Confidential Business 

Information or otherwise sensitive or 

protected information. 

We will accept anonymous comments 

(enter N/A in the required fields if you 

wish to remain anonymous). 

Attachments to electronic comments 

will be accepted in Microsoft Word, 

Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats only. 

Details on the virtual public hearing 

will be made available on our website 

at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ 

action/proposed-protective-regulationsbanggai-cardinalfish. The draft 

environmental assessment and draft 

initial regulatory flexibility analysis that 

were prepared to support the 

development of the proposed rule are 

available on our website at: https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/ 

proposed-protective-regulationsbanggai-cardinalfish. Previous 

rulemaking documents related to the 

listing of the species can also be 

obtained electronically on our website 

at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ 

species/banggai-cardinalfish/ 

conservation-management. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Celeste Stout, NMFS, Office of Protected 

Resources, celeste.stout@noaa.gov, (301) 

427–8436; Erin Markin, NMFS, Office of 

Protected Resources, erin.markin@

noaa.gov, (301) 427–8416. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 

15, 2023, NMFS published a proposed 

rule to promulgate protective 

regulations for the Banggai cardinalfish 

under the Endangered Species Act 

(ESA; 88 FR 55431). In that notice of 

proposed rulemaking, we also 

announced a 60-day public comment 

period, and an option to request a 

public hearing. On September 27, 2023, 

we received a letter requesting a public 

hearing be held as well as a 90-day 

extension to the public comment period. 

In response, the public comment period 

was extended by another 60 days, and 

we are accepting public comments on 

the proposed rule through December 15, 

2023 (88 FR 71523). In addition, a 

virtual public hearing and will be held 

online on November 17, 2023, from 7 to 

8:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) as 

specified in DATES above. Public 

comments can be submitted as 

described under ADDRESSES. 

Public Hearing 

The informational meeting and public 

hearing on November 17, 2023, will be 

conducted online as a virtual meeting, 

as specified in the ADDRESSES above. 

More detailed instructions for joining 

the virtual meeting are provided on our 

web page (see https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/ 

proposed-protective-regulationsbanggai-cardinalfish). The hearing will 

begin with a brief presentation by NMFS 

that will give an overview of the 

proposed rule under the ESA. After the 

presentation, there will be a question 

and answer session during which 

members of the public may ask NMFS 

staff questions about the proposed rule. 

Following the question and answer 

session, members of the public will 

have the opportunity to provide oral 

comments for the record regarding the 

proposed rule. In order to ensure all 

participants have an opportunity to 

speak during the hearing, the time 

allotted for individual oral comments 

may be limited. Therefore, anyone 

wishing to make an oral statement at the 

public hearing for the record is 

encouraged to prepare a written copy of 

their comments. All oral comments will 


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be recorded and added to the public 

comment record for the proposed rule. 

Written comments may also be 

submitted during the public comment 

period as described under DATES and 

ADDRESSES. 

Reasonable Accommodations 

People needing accommodations so 

that they may attend and participate at 

the public hearing should submit a 

request for reasonable accommodations 

as soon as possible, and no later than 7 

business days prior to the hearing date, 

by contacting Celeste Stout (see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 

Authority: The authority for this action is 

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

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

Dated: October 26, 2023. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office 

of Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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