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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 needspecific 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

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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.
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**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 acquisitionsof 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.
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**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