Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of Closure of Public Comment Period

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces that it is closing the public comment period for comments on the process whereby the Service identifies candidates for addition to the lists of endangered or threatened wildlife and plants. The proposed changes were contained in the Candidate Notice of Review (candidate notice) published in the Federal Register on February 28, 1996. The Service continues to evaluate its current practice of using information provided by states and private and public interests to evaluate species for potential listing under the Endangered Species Act. Based on public comments, the Service may make policy changes to the candidate species and notice of review process. The Service continues to accept information on the biological status and threats facing any individual species until further notice.