Federal Register / Vol. 67, No. 144 / Friday, July 26, 2002 / Proposed Rules 48855 how this proposal may affect you, or complete submission, including the (5) To view the RMA comment, which other relevant information. Your information you claim to be confidential responds to docket NHTSA–2001– comments will be most effective if you business information, to the Chief 10856, type 10856, click on ‘‘search,’’ follow the suggestions below. Explain Counsel (NCC–30), NHTSA, at the and click on Document Number your views and reasoning as clearly as address given above under FOR FURTHER NHTSA–2001–10856–9. possible: INFORMATION CONTACT. In addition, you Please note that even after the • Provide solid information to should submit two copies, from which comment closing date, we will continue support your views. you have deleted the claimed to file relevant information in the • If you estimate potential numbers or confidential business information, to Docket as it becomes available. Further, reports or costs, explain how you Docket Management at the address some people may submit late comments. arrived at the estimate. given above under ADDRESSES. When Accordingly, we recommend that you • Tell us which parts of the rule you you send a comment containing periodically check the Docket for new support, as well as those with which information claimed to be confidential material. you disagree. business information, you should Issued on: July 22, 2002. • Provide specific examples to include a cover letter setting forth the L. Robert Shelton, illustrate your concerns. information specified in our Executive Director. • Offer specific alternatives. confidential business information • Refer your comments to specific regulation. (49 CFR Part 512.) [FR Doc. 02–18996 Filed 7–25–02; 8:45 am] sections of the rule, such as the units or BILLING CODE 4910–59–P page numbers of the preamble, or the E. Will the Agency Consider Late regulatory sections. Comments? • Be sure to include the name, date, We will consider all comments that DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR and docket number with your Docket Management receives before the comments. close of business on the comment Fish and Wildlife Service closing date indicated above under B. How Do I Prepare and Submit 50 CFR Part 16 Comments? DATES. To the extent possible, we will also consider comments that Docket RIN 1018–AI36 Your comments must be written and Management receives after that date. If in English. To ensure that your Docket Management receives a comment Injurious Wildlife Species; Snakeheads comments are correctly filed in the too late for us to consider it in (family Channidae) Docket, please include the docket developing a final rule (assuming that number of this document in your one is issued), we will consider that AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, comments. comment as an informal suggestion for Interior. Your comments must not be more future rulemaking action. ACTION: Proposed rule. than 15 pages long. (49 CFR 553.21.) We established this limit to encourage you F. How Can I Read the Comments SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife to write your primary comments in a Submitted by Other People and Other Service proposes to amend 50 CFR concise fashion. However, you may Materials Relevant to this Rulemaking? 16.13 to add snakeheads (family attach necessary additional documents You may view the materials in the Channidae) to the list of injurious fish, to your comments. There is no limit on docket for this rulemaking on the mollusks, and crustaceans. This listing the length of the attachments. Internet. These materials include would have the effect of prohibiting the Please submit two copies of your background information on the use of interstate transportation and comments, including the attachments, tires in landfills and written comments importation of any live animal or viable to Docket Management at the address submitted by other interested persons. egg of snakeheads into the United given above under ADDRESSES. You may read them at the address given States. The best available information Comments may also be submitted to above under ADDRESSES. The hours of indicates that this action is necessary to the docket electronically by logging onto the Docket are indicated above in the protect the wildlife and wildlife the Docket Management System website same location. resources from the purposeful or at http://dms.dot.gov. Click on ‘‘Help & You may also see the comments and accidental introduction and subsequent Information’’ or ‘‘Help/Info’’ to obtain materials on the Internet. To read them establishment of snakehead populations instructions for filing the document on the Internet, take the following steps: in ecosystems of the United States. As electronically. (1) Go to the Docket Management proposed, live snakeheads or viable eggs System (DMS) Web page of the C. How Can I be Sure that My could be imported only by permit for Department of Transportation (http:// Comments Were Received? scientific, medical, educational, or dms.dot.gov/) zoological purposes, or without a permit If you wish Docket Management to (2) On that page, click on ‘‘search.’’ by Federal agencies solely for their own notify you upon its receipt of your (3) On the next page (http:// use; permits would also be required for comments, enclose a self-addressed, dms.dot.gov/search/), type in the four- the interstate transportation of live stamped postcard in the envelope digit docket number shown at the snakeheads or viable eggs currently held containing your comments. 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Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax VerDate Jul<19>2002 17:24 Jul 25, 2002 Jkt 197001 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\26JYP1.SGM pfrm12 PsN: 26JYP1 48856 Federal Register / Vol. 67, No. 144 / Friday, July 26, 2002 / Proposed Rules Drive, Suite 322, Arlington, VA 22203, any live snakeheads or viable eggs TABLE 1.—CURRENTLY RECOGNIZED FAX (703) 358–1800. You may send currently held in the United States for SPECIES OF THE FAMILY CHANNIDAE comments by electronic mail (e-mail) to: any purposes not permitted would be (AFTER MUSIKASINTHORN, 2000, [email protected]. See the Public prohibited. 2001)—Continued Comments Solicited section below for Biology file format and other information about Channa melanoptera (Bleeker, 1855)—no electronic filing. Two genera are currently recognized common name known FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kari Channa melasoma (Bleeker, 1851)—black in the family Channidae. They are snakehead Duncan, Division of Environmental Channa (snakeheads of Asia, Malaysia, Channa micropeltes (Cuvier, 1831)—giant Quality, Branch of Invasive Species at and Indonesia) and Parachanna snakehead (703) 358–2464 or (African snakeheads). Synonyms Channa nox (Zhang, Musikasinthorn, and [email protected]. include Bostrychoides, Ophicephalus Watanabe, 2002)—no English common SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: and its misspelled form Ophiocephalus, name and Parophiocephalus. Although 86 Channa orientalis Schneider, 1801—Ceylon Background species and 4 subspecies have been snakehead described (Eschmeyer, 1998), current Channa panaw Musikasinthorn, 1998—no The purpose of this proposed rule is English common name; ng panaw to prevent the accidental or intentional taxonomy is in flux with approximately (Myanmar) introduction of snakeheads (family 28 species recognized as valid Channa pleurophthalmus (Bleeker, 1851)— Channidae) and the possible subsequent (Musikasinthorn, 2001; Table 1). ocellated snakehead establishment of populations of these Because their morphology is very Channa punctata (Bloch, 1793)—spotted fish in the wild. The Fish and Wildlife similar, it is very difficult to snakehead Service is initiating this proposed rule differentiate among species of Channa stewartii (Playfair, 1867)—golden based upon information we have snakeheads. Juvenile and adult color snakehead obtained that indicates that snakeheads patterns are often quite different (Day, Channa striata (Bloch, 1797)—chevron 1875; Lee and Ng, 1991, 1994), and snakehead may be injurious to the wildlife and Parachanna africana (Steindachner, 1879)— wildlife resources of the United States. some are quite variable in size and Niger snakehead color, and may represent species Description of the Proposed Rule Parachanna insignis (Sauvage, 1884)— complexes. A taxonomic revision of the Congo snakehead The regulations contained in 50 CFR family, expected to be published within Parachanna obscura (Gu¨nther, 1861)—Afri- part 16 implement the Lacey Act (18 the next two years, will likely result in can snakehead U.S.C. 42) as amended. Under the terms additional species being recognized as of the law, the Secretary of the Interior valid and perhaps new species Snakeheads have distinctive