CITES Conference of the Parties to Extend Comment Period on U.S. Negotiating Positions

Summary

The U.S. government has announced the provisional agenda for the 12th regular meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), including tentative negotiating positions on various agenda items and species proposals submitted by foreign governments and the CITES Secretariat. The comment period on these issues has been extended, originally announced in a Federal Register notice on August 20, 2002.