Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reopening of Comment Period for Additional Information Relative to the Status of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken

Zusammenfassung

On July 8, 1997, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) published a positive 90-day finding on a petition to list the lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) as threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended, and requested that any additional information be submitted by September 8, 1997. The Service has been asked by the Lesser Prairie-chicken Interstate Working Group to reopen the comment period to allow for submission of a conservation strategy for the lesser prairie-chicken. Thus, the Service announces that it will reopen the comment period to allow additional time for submission of information regarding the status, population trend, distribution, and habitat use of the lesser prairie-chicken.