Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Gray Wolf Comment Period Reopened

From the Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) press release: "The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced it is reopening the public comment period on its proposal to delist the gray wolf in the northern Rocky Mountains. The public will have until November 28, 2008, to submit their comments to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov or via U.S. mail or hand delivery to: Public Comments Processing, Attn: RIN 1018-Au53; Division of Policy and Directives Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 222; Arlington, VA 22203."

You can find materials related to the public comment process through the Regulations.gov website. The Federal Register notice and public comment form are linked on the site. Regulatory materials for this comment period are linked together under docket FWS-R6-ES-2008-0008. The docket link provides quick access to public comments already submitted and an option to receive email notifications whenever new materials or comments are posted for this docket.

The FWS website for gray wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains provides access to recovery information, court documents, Federal Register notices, annual reports, and much more.

Source: Jamison, M. (25 Oct. 2008). "Public comments reopened on delisting wolves." Missoulian. A1.

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