Extension of Public Comment Period for Bearded Seal Threatened Status Proposal

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is extending the public comment period for a proposed rule to list the Beringia and Okhotsk Distinct Population Segments (DPSs) of the bearded seal as threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The new deadline for public comments is March 25, 2011, following an initial deadline of February 8, 2011.