<searchTitle>Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Listing Determinations for Ten Species of Giant Clams Under the Endangered Species Act; Extension of Public Comment Period; Federal Register Vol. 89, Issue </searchTitle>
<granuleClass>PRORULE</granuleClass>
<accessId>2024-24533</accessId>
<agency order="1">DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE</agency>
<agency order="2">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</agency>
<effectiveDate>2024-07-25</effectiveDate>
<commentDate>2025-02-19</commentDate>
<departmentDoc>Docket No. 241016-0272</departmentDoc>
<departmentDoc>RTID 0648-XF174</departmentDoc>
<billingCode>3510-22-P</billingCode>
<frDocNumber>2024-24533</frDocNumber>
<action>Proposed rule; extension of public comment period.</action>
<summary>We, NMFS, announce the extension of the public comment period on our July 25, 2024 proposed rule to list 5 species of giant clams as endangered and 5 species of giant clams as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to issue protective regulations for the 5 proposed threatened species under section 4(d) of the ESA. As part of that proposed action, we solicited comments on the proposed rule, a draft environmental assessment (EA), and an initial regulatory flexibility analysis (IRFA) over a 90-day comment period, which was scheduled to close on October 23, 2024. Comments previously submitted do not need to be resubmitted, as they will be fully considered in the agency's proposed action.</summary>
<dates>The comment period for the proposed rule published July 25, 2024 at 89 FR 60498, is extended. The deadline for receipt of comments is extended from October 23, 2024 to February 19, 2025.</dates>
<contact>John Rippe, NMFS Office of Protected Resources, 301-427-8467; John.Rippe@noaa.gov.</contact>
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<tocSubject1>Endangered and Threatened Species</tocSubject1>
<tocDoc>Proposed Listing Determinations for Ten Species of Giant Clams under the Endangered Species Act, </tocDoc>
<emailRef>John.Rippe@noaa.gov</emailRef>
<urlRef>https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/proposed-rule-10-species-giant-clams-under-endangered-species-act</urlRef>
<urlRef>https://www.noaa.gov/information-technology/status-review-report-of-7-giant-clam-species-petitioned-under-us-endangered-species-act-hippopus</urlRef>
<urlRef>https://www.regulations.gov</urlRef>