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Annual vessel inspection fee means 

the fee charged for inspection and 

related services provided by the Coast 

Guard to determine whether a vessel 

meets the requirements to maintain its 

Certificate of Inspection. 

Coast Guard option means an option 

used by— 

(1) A vessel inspected under a 46 CFR 

subchapter that is not participating in 

the Alternative Compliance Program 

described in 46 CFR part 8, subpart D; 

(2) A vessel inspected under a 46 CFR 

subchapter that is not participating in 

the Streamlined Inspection Program 

described in 46 CFR part 8, subpart E; 

or 

(3) A vessel inspected under 46 CFR 

subchapter M that is not participating in 

the Towing Safety Management System 

option described in 46 CFR part 138. 

* * * * * 

Seagoing towing vessel means a 

commercial vessel 300 gross tons or 

more engaged in or intending to engage 

in the service of pulling, pushing or 

hauling alongside, or any combination 

of pulling, pushing or hauling 

alongside, and that makes voyages 

beyond the Boundary Line as defined by 

46 U.S.C. 103, and has been issued a 

Certificate of Inspection under the 

provisions of subchapter I of this 

chapter. 

* * * * * 

Streamlined Inspection Program 

option means the option described in 46 

CFR part 8, subpart E. 

* * * * * 

Towing Safety Management System 

option means the option described in 46 

CFR part 138 for towing vessels subject 

to 46 CFR subchapter M. 

Towing vessel means a commercial 

vessel engaged in or intending to engage 

in the service of pulling, pushing, or 

hauling alongside, or any combination 

of pulling, pushing, or hauling 

alongside. 

* * * * * 

■ 3. Amend § 2.10–101, in Table 2.10– 

101, by: 

■ a. Revising the ‘‘Sea-going Towing 

Vessels’’ entry; and 

■ b. Adding an entry for ‘‘Towing 

Vessels (Inspected under 46 CFR 

Subchapter M)’’. 

The addition and revision read as 

follows: 

§ 2.10–101 Annual vessel inspection fee. 

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TABLE 2.10–101—ANNUAL VESSEL INSPECTION FEES FOR U.S. AND FOREIGN VESSELS REQUIRING A CERTIFICATE OF

INSPECTION

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Seagoing Towing Vessels (Inspected under 46 CFR Subchapter I): 

Coast Guard option ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ $2,747 

Alternative Compliance Program option ........................................................................................................................................................................ 1,850 

Streamlined Inspection Program option ......................................................................................................................................................................... 2,260 

*******

Towing Vessels (Inspected under 46 CFR Subchapter M): 

Coast Guard option ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 2,184 

Towing Safety Management System option .................................................................................................................................................................. 973 

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Dated: December 23, 2021. 

Karl L. Schultz, 

Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commandant. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 17 

[Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2020–0109; 

FF09E22000 FXES11130900000 223] 

RIN 1018–BC98 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Removal of 23 Extinct 

Species From the Lists of Endangered 

and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 

Ivory-Billed Woodpecker 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of 

comment period and announcement of 

public hearing. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), are reopening 

the public comment period on our 

September 30, 2021, proposal to remove 

the ivory-billed woodpecker from the 

Federal Lists of Endangered and 

Threatened Wildlife and Plants (List) 

due to extinction. We are taking this 

action to conduct a public hearing on 

the proposal to remove the ivory-billed 

woodpecker from the List and to allow 

all interested parties additional time to 

comment on the proposed rule to delist 

the ivory-billed woodpecker (docket 

number: FWS–R4–ES–2020–0109). 

Comments previously submitted need 

not be resubmitted and will be fully 

considered in preparation of the final 

rule. This comment period reopening is 

only for the ivory-billed woodpecker 

proposed delisting; we are not taking 

any comments in regard to the other 22 

species proposed in the same rule, for 

which the comment periods closed on 

November 29, 2021. 

DATES: 

Written comments: The comment 

period on the proposed rule that 

published September 30, 2021 (86 FR 

54298), is reopened only for the ivorybilled woodpecker proposed delisting. 

We will accept comments on the ivorybilled woodpecker proposed delisting 

that are received or postmarked on or 

before February 10, 2022. Please note 

that comments submitted electronically 

using the Federal eRulemaking Portal 

(see ADDRESSES, below) must be 

received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on 

the closing date, and comments 

submitted by U.S. mail must be 

postmarked by that date, to ensure 

consideration. 

Public hearing: On January 26, 2021, 

we will hold a public hearing on the 

ivory-billed woodpecker proposed 

delisting from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., Central 

Time, using the Zoom platform (for 

more information, see Public Hearing, 

below). 

ADDRESSES: 

Availability of documents: You may 

obtain copies of the September 30, 2021, 

proposed rule and associated 

documents on the internet at https://

www.regulations.gov under Docket No. 

FWS–R4–ES–2020–0109. 

Written comments: You may submit 

written comments by one of the 

following methods: 

(1) Electronically: Go to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: https://

www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, 

enter the RIN or docket number, which 


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are displayed in the initial headings of 

this document. For best results, do not 

copy and paste the RIN or docket 

number; instead, type the RIN or docket 

number into the Search box using 

hyphens. Then, click on the Search 

button. On the resulting page, in the 

Search panel on the left side of the 

screen, under the Document Type 

heading, click on the Proposed Rule box 

to locate this document. You may 

submit a comment by clicking on 

‘‘Comment.’’ Please ensure you have 

located the correct document before 

submitting your comments. 

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

to: Public Comments Processing, Attn: 

FWS–R4–ES–2020–0109, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, MS: PRB/3W, 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 https:// 

www.regulations.gov. This generally 

means that we will post any personal 

information you provide us (see Public 

Comments, below, for more 

information). 

Public hearing: The public hearing 

will be held virtually using the Zoom 

platform. See Public Hearing, below, for 

more information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Maclin, Branch of Delisting 

and Foreign Species, Ecological Services 

Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls 

Church, VA 22041; telephone 703–358– 

2646. If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf, call the Federal 

Relay Service at 800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On September 30, 2021, we published 

a proposed rule (86 FR 54298) to remove 

23 species from the Federal Lists of 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants due to extinction. The 

proposed rule opened a 60-day public 

comment period, ending November 29, 

2021. During the open comment period, 

we received a request for a public 

hearing on the proposal to remove the 

ivory-billed woodpecker from the List. 

Therefore, we are announcing a public 

hearing and a reopening of the comment 

period (see DATES, above) to allow the 

public an additional opportunity to 

provide comments on the proposed rule 

to delist the ivory-billed woodpecker. 

For a description of previous Federal 

actions concerning the ivory-billed 

woodpecker and information on the 

types of comments that would be 

helpful to us in promulgating this 

rulemaking action, please refer to the 

September 30, 2021, proposed rule (86 

FR 54298). 

Public Hearing 

We are holding a public hearing to 

accept comments on the proposed rule 

to delist the ivory-billed woodpecker on 

the date and at the time listed in DATES. 

We are holding the public hearing via 

the Zoom online video platform and via 

teleconference so that participants can 

attend remotely. For security purposes, 

registration is required. All participants 

must register in order to listen and view 

the hearing via Zoom, listen to the 

hearing by telephone, or provide oral 

public comments at the hearing by 

Zoom or telephone. For information on 

how to register, or if technical problems 

occur joining Zoom on the day of the 

hearing, visit https://www.fws.gov/ 

service-proposes-to-delist-ivory-billedwoodpecker. Registrants will receive the 

Zoom link and the telephone number 

for the public hearing. If applicable, 

interested members of the public not 

familiar with the Zoom platform should 

view the Zoom video tutorials (https:// 

support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/ 

206618765-Zoom-video-tutorials) prior 

to the public hearing. 

The public hearing will provide 

interested parties an opportunity to 

present verbal testimony (formal, oral 

comments) regarding the September 30, 

2021, proposed rule to remove the 

ivory-billed woodpecker from the List 

due to extinction (86 FR 54298). The 

public hearing will not be an 

opportunity for dialogue with the 

Service, but rather a forum for accepting 

formal verbal testimony. In the event 

there is a large attendance, the time 

allotted for oral statements may be 

limited. Therefore, anyone wishing to 

make an oral statement at the public 

hearing for the record is encouraged to 

provide a prepared written copy of their 

statement to us through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal or U.S. mail (see 

ADDRESSES, above). There are no limits 

on the length of written comments 

submitted to us. Anyone wishing to 

make an oral statement at the public 

hearing must register before the hearing 

(https://www.fws.gov/service-proposesto-delist-ivory-billed-woodpecker). The 

use of a virtual public hearing is 

consistent with our regulations at 50 

CFR 424.16(c)(3). 

Reasonable Accommodation 

The Service is committed to providing 

access to the public hearing for all 

participants. Closed captioning will be 

available during the public hearing. 

Further, a full audio and video 

recording and transcript of the public 

hearing will be posted online at https:// 

www.fws.gov/service-proposes-to-delistivory-billed-woodpecker after the 

hearing. Participants will also have 

access to live audio during the public 

hearing via their telephone or computer 

speakers. Persons with disabilities 

requiring reasonable accommodations to 

participate in the meeting and/or 

hearing should contact the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT at least 5 business days prior 

to the date of the meeting and hearing 

to help ensure availability. An 

accessible version of the Service’s 

public informational meeting 

presentation will also be posted online 

at https://www.fws.gov/serviceproposes-to-delist-ivory-billedwoodpecker prior to the meeting and 

hearing (see DATES, above). See https:// 

www.fws.gov/service-proposes-to-delistivory-billed-woodpecker for more 

information about reasonable 

accommodation. 

Public Comments 

If you submit information via https:// 

www.regulations.gov, your entire 

submission—including your personal 

identifying information—will be posted 

on the website. 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 https://www.regulations.gov. 

Comments and materials we receive, 

as well as supporting documentation we 

used in preparing the proposed rule, 

will be available for public inspection 

on https://www.regulations.gov. 

Authors 

The primary authors of this document 

are the staff members of the Branch of 

Delisting and Foreign Species, 

Ecological Services Program. 

Authority 

The authority for this action is the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

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

Martha Williams, 

Principal Deputy Director, Exercising the 

Delegated Authority of the Director, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service. 

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