Times-Standard, PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Proposed Rule: Service Seeks Public Comments on Determination of Critical Habitat for Marbled Murrelet On May 24, 1996, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), under the authority of the Endangered Species Act (Act) of 1973, as amended, proposed to designate critical habitat for the marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) in the states of Washington, Oregon, and California (61 FR 26256). On October 5, 2011, the Service published a final rule revising critical habitat for the marbled murrelet (76 FR 61599) in the States of Oregon and California. The Service is announcing a proposed rule reevaluating the 1996 final rule designating critical habitat, as revised in 2011, for the purpose of assessing whether all of the designated areas meet the statutory definition of critical habitat. The Service is not proposing any changes to critical habitat. The Service is opening a 60-day public comment period, and invites the public to review and comment on the proposed rule reevaluating the designated critical habitat. Copies of the proposed rule and other information about this issue are available by contacting the Washington Fish and Wildlife Office at 360-753-9440, or http://www.regulations.gov in Docket FWS-R1-ES-2015-0070. Comments and materials from all interested persons or organizations must be received by October 26, 2015. All comments must be submitted either to the Federal eRulemaking portal at: http://www.regulations.gov by following the instructions for submitting comments or, by U.S. mail or hand-delivery, to: Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-R1-ES-2015-0070; Division of Policy, Performance, and Management Programs, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803. We will not accept e-mail or faxes. We will post all comments on http://www.regulations.gov.
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