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(a) Within CONUS for a period of 

service of not less than 12 months 

following the effective date of 

appointment or transfer; 

(b) OCONUS for an agreed upon 

period of service of not more than 36 

months or less than 12 months 

following the effective date of 

appointment or transfer; 

(c) Department of Defense Overseas 

Dependent School System teachers for a 

period of not less than one school year 

as determined under chapter 25 of Title 

20, United States Code; 

(d) For renewal agreement travel, a 

period of not less than 12 months from 

the date of return to the same or 

different overseas official station; and 

(e) For assignment under GETA, not 

less than three times the length of the 

training period as prescribed by the 

head of the agency. 

PART 302–12—USE OF A 

RELOCATION SERVICES COMPANY 

■ 18. The authority citation for 41 CFR 

part 302–12 continues to read as 

follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5738 and 20 U.S.C. 

905(c). 

§ 302–12.100 [Amended] 

■ 19. Amend § 302–12.100 by removing 

from the first sentence the words ‘‘a 

transferred employee in relocating to the 

new official station’’ and adding the 

words ‘‘an employee who relocates.’’ in 

its place. 

PART 302–15—ALLOWANCE FOR 

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES 

■ 20. The authority citation for 41 CFR 

part 302–15 continues to read as 

follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5738; 20 U.S.C 905(a); 

E.O. 11609, as amended, 3 CFR, 1971–1975 

Comp., p 586. 

§ 302–15.13 [Amended] 

■ 21. Amend § 302–15.13 by removing 

in the first sentence the word ‘‘service’’ 

and adding the word ‘‘services’’ in its 

place. 

PART 302–17—TAXES ON 

RELOCATION EXPENSES 

■ 22. The authority citation for 41 CFR 

part 302–17 continues to read as 

follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5724b; 5 U.S.C. 5738; 

E.O. 11609, as amended, 3 CFR, 1971–1975 

Comp., p. 586. 

■ 23. Amend § 302–17.1 by revising the 

definition for ‘‘Relocation income tax 

allowance (RITA)’’ to read as follows: 

§ 302–17.1 What special terms apply to 

this Part? 

* * * * * 

Relocation income tax allowance 

(RITA) means the payment to 

individuals to cover the difference 

between the withholding tax allowance 

(WTA), if any, and the actual income tax 

liability incurred by the individual, and 

such individual’s spouse (if filing 

jointly), as a result of their taxable 

relocation benefits, RITA is paid 

whenever the actual income tax liability 

exceeds the WTA and applies to any 

travel, transportation, and relocation 

expenses reimbursed or furnished in 

kind pursuant to chapter 57, subchapter 

II of title 5 U.S.C. and 5 U.S.C. chapter 

41. 

* * * * * 

§ 302–17.3 [Amended] 

■ 24. Amend § 302–17.3 by removing 

the words ‘‘transferred employees’’ and 

adding the words ‘‘employees or 

individuals eligible for relocation 

expense allowances under § 302–1.1’’ in 

its place. 

■ 25. Amend § 302–17.5 by revising the 

second sentence and adding a third 

sentence to read as follows: 

§ 302–17.5 Who is eligible for the WTA and 

the RITA? 

* * * You are eligible for the WTA 

and the RITA if you are relocating in the 

interest of the Government, and your 

agency’s reimbursements to you for 

relocation expenses result in you being 

liable for additional income taxes. 

Eligibility for WTA and RITA includes, 

among others, transferred employees, 

appointments (new or political), 

assignments under the Government 

Employees Training Act, and those 

returning from an overseas assignment 

for the purpose of separation from 

Government service. 

§ 302–17.6 [Removed] 

■ 26. Remove § 302–17.6. 

§§ 302–17.7 through 302–17.13 

[Redesignated as §§ 302–17.6 through 302– 

17.12] 

■ 27. Redesignate §§ 302–17.7 through 

302–17.13 as §§ 302–17.6 through 302– 

17.12. 

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BILLING CODE 6820–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

43 CFR Part 8365 

[212.LLAZA01000.L1220000.DD0000] 

Notice of Proposed Supplementary 

Rule for Public Lands at Virgin River 

Canyon Recreation Area in Mohave 

County, Arizona 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Proposed supplementary rule. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) proposes to 

establish a supplementary rule 

reinstating a 14-day camping limit at the 

Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area 

within the Arizona Strip Field Office, 

Arizona Strip District, Mohave County, 

Arizona. The rule is needed to protect 

public health and safety, reduce user 

conflicts within the designated 

recreation area, and protect the area’s 

natural resources. 

DATES: Interested parties may submit 

comments to the BLM at one of the 

addresses below on or before August 16, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this 

notice should be addressed to the 

Bureau of Land Management, Attention: 

Amanda Sparks, BLM Arizona Strip 

Field Office, 345 East Riverside Drive, 

St George, AZ 84790, or email: blm_az_

asdo_comments@blm.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amanda Sparks, Assistant Field 

Manager, Arizona Strip Field Office, at 

435–688–3271 or by email at BLM_AZ_

ASDO Comments@blm.gov. Persons 

who use a telecommunications device 

for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

to contact the above individual. The 

FRS is available 24 hours a day, seven 

days a week, to leave a message or 

question with the above individual. You 

will receive a reply during normal 

business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background Information 

The BLM is proposing this 

supplementary rule under the authority 

of 43 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 

8365.1–6, which allows BLM State 

Directors to establish supplementary 

rules for the protection of persons, 

property, and public lands and 

resources. This provision allows the 

BLM to issue rules of less than national 

effect by publishing the rule in the 

Federal Register, without codifying it in 

the CFR. This proposed supplementary 


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rule applies to public lands managed by 

the Arizona Strip Field Office. You may 

contact the Arizona Strip Field Office 

(see ADDRESSES) for maps of the 

management area and boundary or to 

review the notice. 

II. Public Comment Procedures 

Please submit your written comments 

on issues related to this proposed rule 

to Amanda Sparks at one of the 

addresses shown above (see ADDRESSES). 

Comments on the proposed rule should 

be specific, confined to issues pertinent 

to the rule, and explain the reason for 

any recommended change. The BLM is 

not obligated to consider, or include in 

the Administrative Record for the rule, 

comments delivered to an address other 

than those listed above (see ADDRESSES) 

or comments that the BLM receives after 

the close of the comment period (see 

DATES), unless they are postmarked or 

electronically dated before the deadline. 

Comments, including your name and 

address, will be available for public 

review upon request. Before including 

your address, phone number, email 

address, or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, you 

should be aware that your entire 

comment—including your personal 

identifying information—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you can ask us in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

III. Discussion of Proposed 

Supplementary Rule 

On March 31, 1994, the BLM Arizona 

State Office established supplementary 

rules for the Virgin River Canyon 

Recreation Area (59 FR 15214). The 

1994 camping and occupancy rule 

exempted the Virgin River Canyon 

Recreation Area from the Arizona Strip 

District’s 14-day camping limit that 

prohibits camping longer than 14 

consecutive days within a 28-day period 

and requires campers to move at least 30 

air miles from a previously occupied 

camping location. The 1994 

supplementary rule therefore allowed 

for unlimited overnight stays within the 

Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area. 

The proposed supplementary rule 

would revise the 1994 rule by 

reinstating the 14 consecutive day 

camping limit within a 28-day period on 

public land within the Virgin River 

Canyon Recreation Area, making it 

consistent with all other public lands 

within the Arizona Strip Field Office. 

No other changes to the 1994 

supplementary rules are proposed and 

they will continue to be enforced as 

described in the 1994 notice. The 

reinstatement of a camping limit would 

help the BLM maintain public access for 

recreational purposes, reduce conflicts 

among visitors, and preserve public 

health and safety. 

This action is necessary because an 

increasing number of users of the Virgin 

River Canyon Recreation Area have 

established long-term residency under 

the pretext of recreational camping. 

Public concern about the effects of this 

long-term occupancy requires the BLM 

to address this issue. The proliferation 

of residential use interferes with 

legitimate recreational use of public 

lands and creates other health and 

safety concerns including hygiene and 

sanitation issues (i.e., no access to 

showers or waste dump stations; 

accumulation of miscellaneous 

equipment and housewares and the 

occasional long-term presence of dogs 

and their associated waste). In addition, 

this action would reduce damages to 

natural resources that occur from trash 

dumping, accumulation or 

abandonment of equipment or vehicles, 

loss of vegetation, and contamination of 

nearby waters. 

The proposed supplementary rule is 

consistent with the Arizona Strip Field 

Office Resource Management Plan 

(RMP), approved by the BLM (January 

29, 2008). The BLM analyzed the 

proposed change in an environmental 

assessment (EA) (DOI–BLM–AZ–A010– 

2018–0030–EA) and issued a Finding of 

No Significant Impact (FONSI) and a 

Decision Record on February 6, 2019. 

The proposed supplementary rule 

applies to public lands at the Virgin 

River Canyon Recreation Area within 

sections 14 & 15 of Township 41 North, 

Range 14 West of the Gila and Salt River 

Meridian. The EA was prepared to 

disclose and analyze potential impacts 

(positive or negative) associated with 

changing the 1994 supplementary rules 

by reinstating a 14-day stay limit within 

the recreation area campground. The 

BLM Arizona Strip Field Office 

conducted an 18-day public comment 

period during the preparation of the EA 

and received minimal public interest 

regarding reinstatement of the 14-day 

stay limit. The concerns that were raised 

by the public and agency partners 

focused on how long-term occupancy 

detracted from the quality and safety of 

recreation at this popular recreation area 

near the communities of St. George, 

Utah and Mesquite, Nevada. 

Efforts to contain the problems 

associated with long-term occupancy 

without imposing a 14-day stay limit 

have proven insufficient, and concerns 

with public health and safety have 

intensified. The BLM is proposing this 

rule to: (1) Provide more opportunities 

for the recreating public to utilize the 

campground facilities and access the 

surrounding area; (2) have consistent 

camping limitations across the Arizona 

Strip Field Office; (3) manage the site 

for recreational purposes while 

preserving the health and safety of 

visitors; and (4) enable law enforcement 

personnel to cite persons for unlawful 

camping and use of public land for 

residential purposes, thereby increasing 

campsite availability to the recreating 

public. This notice, with detailed maps, 

will be available at the Arizona Strip 

Field Office for review. 

The BLM invites public comment on 

this proposed supplementary rule until 

August 16, 2021. The BLM will publish 

a final rule in the Federal Register that 

responds to any substantive comments 

received and explains how significant 

issues raised by those comments were 

resolved. 

IV. Procedural Matters 

Executive Order 12866 and 13563, 

Regulatory Planning and Review 

This proposed supplementary rule is 

not a significant regulatory action and is 

not subject to review by the Office of 

Management and Budget under 

Executive Order 12866 or 13563. The 

rule would not have an effect of $100 

million or more on the economy. This 

rule would establish a duration for 

camping stays and would not adversely 

affect, in a material way, the economy; 

productivity; competition; jobs; the 

environment; public health or safety; or 

state, local, or tribal governments or 

communities. This rule would not 

create a serious inconsistency or 

otherwise interfere with an action taken 

or planned by another agency. This rule 

does not alter the budgetary effects of 

entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan 

programs or the right or obligations of 

their recipients, nor does the rule raise 

novel legal or policy issues. This rule 

would enable law enforcement 

personnel to efficiently track occupancy 

and enforce regulations pertaining to 

unlawful occupancy in a manner 

consistent with current Arizona State 

and county laws, where appropriate on 

public lands. 

Clarity of the Supplementary Rule 

Executive Order 12866 requires each 

agency to write regulations that are 

simple and easy to understand. The 

BLM invites your comments on how to 

make the proposed supplementary rule 

easier to understand, including answers 

to questions such as the following: 


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1. Are the requirements in this 

proposed supplementary rule clearly 

stated? 

2. Does this proposed supplementary 

rule contain technical language or 

jargon that interferes with its clarity? 

3. Does the format of this proposed 

supplementary rule (grouping and order 

of sections, use of headings, 

paragraphing, etc.) aid or reduce its 

clarity? 

4. Would this proposed 

supplementary rule be easier to 

understand if it was divided into more 

(but shorter) sections? 

5. Is the description of this proposed 

supplementary rule in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this preamble helpful to your 

understanding of the proposed 

supplementary rule? How could this 

description be more helpful in making 

the proposed supplementary rule easier 

to understand? 

Please send any comments you have 

on the clarity of the rule to one of the 

addresses specified in the ADDRESSES

section. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

The BLM prepared an EA and found 

that this proposed supplementary rule 

does not constitute a major Federal 

action significantly affecting the quality 

of the human environment under 

Section 102(2)(C) of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C). The BLM 

completed the EA to analyze the change 

in the stay limit in the Virgin River 

Canyon Recreation Area. The Decision 

Record for this EA was signed on 

February 6, 2019. The BLM has placed 

the EA and the FONSI on file in the 

BLM Administrative Record at the 

Arizona Strip Field Office address 

specified in the ADDRESSES section. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 

Congress enacted the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended, 5 

U.S.C. 601, et seq., to ensure that 

Government regulations do not 

unnecessarily or disproportionately 

burden small entities. The RFA requires 

a regulatory flexibility analysis if a rule 

has a significant economic impact, 

either detrimental or beneficial, on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

This proposed supplementary rule does 

not pertain specifically to commercial or 

governmental entities of any size, but 

contains a rule to limit the duration of 

overnight camping on public lands 

within the Virgin River Canyon 

Recreation Area on the Arizona Strip 

Field Office. Therefore, the BLM has 

determined, under the RFA, that this 

proposed supplementary rule does not 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities. 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act (SBREFA) 

This proposed supplementary rule 

does not constitute ‘‘major rules’’ as 

defined at 5 U.S.C. 804(2). This 

proposed supplementary rule would 

establish a 14-day stay limit on 

overnight camping during a 28-day 

period and within 30 air miles on lands 

within the Virgin River Canyon 

Recreation Area. The limitation is 

necessary to: (1) Provide more 

opportunities for the recreating public 

to utilize the campground facilities and 

access the surrounding area; (2) Have 

consistent camping limitations across 

the Arizona Strip Field Office; (3) 

Manage the site for recreational 

purposes while preserving the health 

and safety of visitors; and (4) Enable law 

enforcement personnel to cite persons 

for unlawful camping and use of public 

land for residential purposes. This 

proposed supplementary rule would 

have no effect on business, commercial, 

or industrial use of the public lands. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

This proposed supplementary rule 

does not impose an unfunded mandate 

on state, local, or tribal governments or 

the private sector of more than $100 

million per year, nor does the proposed 

supplementary rule have a significant or 

unique effect on state, local, or tribal 

governments or the private sector. The 

proposed supplementary rule does not 

require anything of state, local, or tribal 

governments. Therefore, the BLM is not 

required to prepare a statement 

containing the information required by 

the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2 

U.S.C. 1531, et seq.). 

Executive Order 12630, Governmental 

Actions and Interference With 

Constitutionally Protected Property 

Rights (Takings) 

This proposed supplementary rule 

does not represent a Government action 

capable of interfering with 

constitutionally protected property 

rights. The proposed supplementary 

rule does not address property rights in 

any form and does not cause the 

impairment of anyone’s property rights. 

Therefore, the BLM has determined that 

this proposed supplementary rule does 

not cause a taking of private property or 

require further discussion of takings 

implications under this Executive 

Order. 

Executive Order 13132, Federalism 

This proposed supplementary rule 

would not have a substantial, direct 

effect on the states, on the relationship 

between the Federal Government and 

the states, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities among the 

various levels of government. This 

proposed supplementary rule applies in 

only one state, Arizona, and does not 

address jurisdictional issues involving 

the Arizona State government. 

Therefore, in accordance with Executive 

Order 13132, the BLM has determined 

that this proposed supplementary rule 

does not have sufficient Federalism 

implications to warrant preparation of a 

Federalism Assessment. 

Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice 

Reform 

Under Executive Order 12988, the 

BLM has determined that this proposed 

supplementary rule would not unduly 

burden the judicial system and that the 

rule meets the requirements of sections 

3(a) and 3(b)(2) of the Order. 

Executive Order 13175, Consultation 

and Coordination With Indian Tribal 

Governments 

In accordance with Executive Order 

13175, the BLM has found this proposed 

supplementary rule does not include 

policies that have tribal implications 

and would have no bearing on trust 

lands or on lands for which title is held 

in fee status by Indian tribes or U.S. 

Government-owned lands managed by 

the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Since this 

proposed supplementary rule does not 

change BLM policy and does not 

involve Indian reservation lands or 

resources, the BLM has determined that 

the government-to-government 

relationships remain unaffected. This 

proposed supplementary rule would 

only prohibit camping longer than 14 

days in any 28-day period and within 30 

air miles of the Virgin River Canyon 

Recreation Area on public lands 

managed by the BLM Arizona Strip 

Field Office. 

Executive Order 13352, Facilitation of 

Cooperative Conservation 

Under Executive Order 13352, the 

Arizona State Office of the BLM has 

determined that this proposed 

supplementary rule would not impede 

the facilitation of cooperative 

conservation. This proposed 

supplementary rule would take 

appropriate account of and consider the 

interests of persons with ownership or 

other legally recognized interests in 

land or other natural resources; properly 

accommodate local participation in the 

Federal decision-making process; and 

provide that the programs, projects, and 

activities are consistent with protecting 

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Information Quality Act 

In developing this proposed 

supplementary rule, the BLM did not 

conduct or use a study, experiment, or 

survey requiring peer review under the 

Information Quality Act (Section 515 of 

Pub. L. 106–554). 

Executive Order 13211, Actions 

Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use 

This proposed supplementary rule 

does not constitute a ‘‘significant energy 

action,’’ as defined in Executive Order 

13211. This proposed supplementary 

rule would not have an adverse effect on 

energy supplies, production, or 

consumption. The rule only addresses 

unauthorized occupancy on public 

lands and has no connection with 

energy policy. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

This proposed supplementary rule 

does not contain information collection 

requirements that the Office of 

Management and Budget must approve 

under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521. 

Notice of Proposed Supplementary Rule 

Author 

The principal author of this proposed 

supplementary rule is Jon Jasper, 

Outdoor Recreation Planner, Arizona 

Strip Field Office, Bureau of Land 

Management. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, and under the authority of 43 

CFR 8365.1–6 and 43 U.S.C. 1740, the 

Arizona State Director proposes to 

establish the following supplementary 

rule for public lands managed by the 

BLM in Mohave County, Arizona, 

subject to the Arizona Strip Field Office 

Resource Management Plan, to read as 

follows: 

Definitions 

Camp means erecting a tent or shelter 

of natural or synthetic material; 

preparing a sleeping bag or other 

bedding material; parking a motor 

vehicle, motor home, or trailer, or 

mooring a vessel for the apparent 

purpose of overnight occupancy. 

Prohibited Acts 

Unless otherwise authorized, the BLM 

will enforce the following rule on public 

lands within the Virgin River Canyon 

Recreation Area, within the Arizona 

Strip Field Office, Arizona Strip 

District, Arizona; 

Camping and Occupancy 

1. You must not remain or camp 

within the Virgin River Canyon 

Recreation Area for more than 14 

consecutive days in a 28-day period. 

2. After the 14th consecutive day, 

campers must move beyond a 30-mile 

radius from the boundary of the Virgin 

River Canyon Recreation Area. 

Exemptions 

The following persons are exempt 

from this rule: Any Federal, State, local, 

and/or military employee acting within 

the scope of their official duties; 

members of any organized rescue or 

firefighting force in performance of an 

official duty; and any person 

authorized, in writing, by the BLM 

authorized officer. 

Penalties 

Any person who violates this rule 

may be tried before a United States 

Magistrate and fined in accordance with 

18 U.S.C. 3571, imprisoned no more 

than 12 months under 43 U.S.C. 8365.1– 

7, or both. In accordance with 43 CFR 

8365.1–7, State or local officials may 

also impose penalties for violations of 

Arizona law. 

Raymond Suazo, 

Bureau of Land Management, State Director, 

Arizona. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–32–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 64 

[CG Docket Nos. 03–123 and 10–51; FCC 

21–61; FRS 31248] 

Video Relay Service Compensation; 

Correction 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: This document corrects the 

inadvertent omission of the DATES

section in the preamble to a proposed 

rule document published in the Federal 

Register on June 4, 2021. This 

correction provides the due dates for 

comments and reply comments to the 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

summarized in the Federal Register 

document. 

DATES: Comments are due July 15, 2021. 

Reply comments are due July 30, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by CG Docket Nos. 03–123 

and 10–51, by either of the following 

methods: 

• Federal Communications 

Commission’s website: https://

www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Paper Filers: Parties who choose to 

file by paper must file an original and 

one copy of each filing. Filings can be 

sent by hand or messenger delivery, by 

commercial overnight courier, or by 

first-class or overnight U.S. Postal 

Service mail. Currently, the Commission 

does not accept any hand delivered or 

messenger delivered filings as a 

temporary measure taken to help protect 

the health and safety of individuals, and 

to mitigate the transmission of COVID– 

19. All filings must be addressed to the 

Commission’s Secretary, Office of the 

Secretary, Federal Communications 

Commission. 

For detailed instructions for 

submitting comments and additional 

information on the rulemaking process, 

see document FCC 21–61 at https://

docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC21-61A1.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Scott, Consumer and 

Governmental Affairs Bureau, (202) 

418–1264, or email Michael.Scott@

fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Correction 

In the proposed rules document 

published at 86 FR 29969, June 4, 2021, 

make the following correction. On page 

29969 in the third column, add after the 

SUMMARY the following: ‘‘DATES: 

Comments are due July 15, 2021. Reply 

comments are due July 30, 2021.’’ 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 17 

[Docket No. FWS–R1–ES–2020–0076; 

FF09E21000 FXES11110900000 212] 

RIN 1018–BE71 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Threatened Species Status 

for Mount Rainier White-Tailed 

Ptarmigan With a Section 4(d) Rule 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), propose to 

list the Mount Rainier white-tailed 


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