Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 30 / Friday, February 13, 2015 / Proposed Rules 8053 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 17 

[Docket No. FWS–R8–ES–2013–0133; 

4500030113] 

RIN 1018–AY78 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Remove the Modoc Sucker 

From the Federal List of Endangered 

and Threatened Wildlife 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), announce the 

reopening of the public comment period 

on our February 13, 2014, proposed rule 

to remove the Modoc sucker 

(Catostomus microps) from the Federal 

List of Endangered and Threatened 

Wildlife. This action allows us to accept 

and consider additional public 

comments on the proposed rule. 

Comments previously submitted need 

not be resubmitted, as they will be fully 

considered in preparation of the final 

listing determination. 

DATES: We will consider comments 

received or postmarked on or before 

March 16, 2015. Comments submitted 

electronically using the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES

section, below) must be received by 

11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing 

date. Any comments that we receive 

after the closing date may not be 

considered in the final decision on this 

action. 

ADDRESSES: Document availability: You 

may obtain a copy of the proposed rule 

and associated documents on the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov at 

Docket No. FWS–R8–ES–2013–0133, or 

by contacting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Klamath Falls Fish and Wildlife 

Office (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT). 

Comment submission: You may 

submit comments by one of the 

following methods: 

(1) Electronically: Go to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, 

enter FWS–R8–ES–2013–0133, which is 

the docket number for this rulemaking. 

Then, click the Search button. In the 

Search panel on the left side of the 

screen, under the Document Type 

heading, click on the box next to 

‘‘Proposed Rule’’ to locate this 

document. You may submit a comment 

by clicking on ‘‘Comment Now!’’ 

(2) By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail 

or hand-delivery to: Public Comments 

Processing, Attn: FWS–R8–ES–2013– 

0133; Division of Policy and Directives 

Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, MS: BPHC; 5275 Leesburg Pike; 

Falls Church, VA 22041–3803. 

We request that you send comments 

only by the methods described above. 

We will post all comments on http://

www.regulations.gov. This generally 

means that we will post any personal 

information you provide us (see the 

Information Requested section, below, 

for more information). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laurie Sada, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, Klamath Falls Fish 

and Wildlife Office, 1936 California 

Avenue, Klamath Falls, OR 97601; 

telephone 541–885–8481; or facsimile 

541–885–7837. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On February 13, 2014, we published 

in the Federal Register (79 FR 8656) a 

proposed rule to remove the Modoc 

sucker from Federal List of Endangered 

and Threatened Wildlife due to 

information suggesting that the species 

no longer needs protections under the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

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

A completed scientific analysis of the 

biological information and threats facing 

the Modoc sucker is presented in detail 

in the Modoc Sucker Species Report 

(Service 2013, entire), which is available 

at http://www.regulations.gov at Docket 

No. FWS–R8–ES–2013–0133. The 

Species Report was prepared by Service 

biologists to provide thorough 

discussion of the species’ ecology and 

biological needs, and to provide an 

analysis of the threats that may be 

impacting the species. 

In order to comply with the public 

notification requirements of the Act 

under section 4(b)(5)(D) and to ensure 

that the public has an adequate 

opportunity to review and comment on 

our proposal, we are reopening the 

comment period on the proposed rule 

for an additional 30 days (see DATES, 

above). 

Information Requested 

We intend that any final action 

resulting from the proposed rule will be 

based on the best scientific and 

commercial data available and be as 

accurate and complete as possible. 

Therefore, we request comments or 

information from other concerned 

Federal and State agencies, the scientific 

community, or any other interested 

party concerning the proposal to remove 

the Modoc sucker from the Federal List 

of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. 

Please see the Information Requested 

section of the February 13, 2014, 

proposed rule (79 FR 8656) for a list of 

the information and comments that we 

particularly seek. 

If you previously submitted 

comments or information on the 

proposed rule, please do not resubmit 

them. We have incorporated them into 

the public record, and we will fully 

consider them in our final rulemaking. 

Our final determination concerning the 

proposed rule will take into 

consideration all written comments and 

any additional information we receive. 

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 directs that 

determinations as to whether any 

species is an endangered or threatened 

species must be made ‘‘solely on the 

basis of the best scientific and 

commercial data available.’’ 

You may submit your comments and 

materials concerning the proposed rule 

by one of the methods listed in 

ADDRESSES. We request that you send 

comments only by the methods 

described in ADDRESSES. If you submit 

information via http://

www.regulations.gov, your entire 

submission—including any personal 

identifying information—will be posted 

on the Web site. If your submission is 

made via a hardcopy that includes 

personal identifying 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. 

We will post all hardcopy submissions 

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

include sufficient information with your 

comments to allow us to verify any 

scientific or commercial information 

you include. 

Comments and materials we receive, 

as well as supporting documentation we 

used in preparing the proposed rule, 

will be available for public inspection 

on http://www.regulations.gov, or by 

appointment, during normal business 

hours, at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Klamath Falls Fish and Wildlife 

Office (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT). 


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Authority 

The authority for this action is the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

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

Dated: February 2, 2015. 

Stephen Guertin, 

Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service. 

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