60362 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 243 / Wednesday, December 20, 2017 / Proposed Rules PART 395—HOURS OF SERVICE OF concerning this regulatory guidance. issue 12-month findings on the DRIVERS The FMCSA will consider comments petitions, which will address whether or received by the closing date of the not the petitioned action is warranted, Section 395.1 Scope of the rules in this comment period to determine whether in accordance with the Act. In addition, part any further clarification of these we announce a correction to Question 34: Does the agricultural regulatory provisions is necessary. In information contained in the 90-day commodity exception (§ 395.1(k)(1)) addition to comments concerning the petition finding for the leopard apply to drivers while driving unloaded proposed regulatory guidance above, (Panthera pardus), which clarifies the to a source where an agricultural including the issue of ‘‘sources’’ of range and entity we are evaluating in commodity will be loaded, and to an agricultural commodities, as outlined our status review of the species. unloaded return trip after delivering an above, the Agency is seeking agricultural commodity under the DATES: These findings were made on information on the following: December 20, 2017. exception? 1. Are there particular segments of the Guidance: Yes, provided that the trip industry that would take advantage of ADDRESSES: Summaries of the bases for does not involve transporting other this change more than others? the petition findings contained in this cargo and the sole purpose of the trip is 2. How does the flexibility provided document are available on http:// to complete the delivery or pick up of in this guidance impact a carrier’s need www.regulations.gov under the agricultural commodities, as defined in for an electronic logging device? appropriate docket number (see table § 395.2. In that case, driving and on- 3. How many carriers and drivers are under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION). duty time are not limited, nor do other there transporting agricultural Supporting information in preparing requirements of 49 CFR part 395 apply. commodities in various segments these findings is available for public Question 35: Does the agricultural (livestock, unprocessed food, others) inspection, by appointment, during commodity exception (§ 395.1(k)(1)) that are impacted by this guidance? normal business hours by contacting the apply if the destination for the appropriate person, as specified in FOR commodity is beyond the 150 air-mile Issued on: December 13, 2017. Cathy F. Gautreaux, FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. If you radius from the source? have new information concerning the Guidance: The exception applies to Deputy Administrator. status of, or threats to, the species for transportation during the initial 150 air- [FR Doc. 2017–27310 Filed 12–19–17; 8:45 am] which we made these petition findings, miles from the source of the commodity. BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P or their habitats, please submit that Once a driver operates beyond the 150 information by one of the following air-mile radius of the source, part 395 methods: applies. Starting at zero from that point, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR the driver must then begin recording his (1) Electronically: Go to the Federal or her duty time, and the limits under Fish and Wildlife Service eRulemaking Portal: http:// the 11-hour, 14-hour, and the 60-/70- www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, hour rules apply. Once the hours of 50 CFR Part 17 enter the appropriate docket number service rules begin to apply on a given (see table under SUPPLEMENTARY [4500030115] trip, they continue to apply for the INFORMATION). Then, click on the Search button. After finding the correct duration of that trip, until the driver Endangered and Threatened Wildlife document, you may submit information crosses back into the area within 150 and Plants; 90-Day Findings for Five by clicking on ‘‘Comment Now!’’ If your air-miles of the original source of the Species commodities and is returning to that information will fit in the provided source. If the driver is not returning to AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, comment box, please use this feature of the original source, the HOS rules Interior. http://www.regulations.gov, as it is most continue to apply, even if the driver ACTION: Notification of petition findings compatible with our information review reenters the 150-mile radius. and initiation of status reviews. procedures. If you attach your information as a separate document, our VI. Expiration Date for the Proposed SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and preferred file format is Microsoft Word. Regulatory Guidance Wildlife Service (Service), announce 90- If you attach multiple comments (such In accordance with section day findings on several petitions to list as form letters), our preferred format is 5203(a)(2)(A) and (a)(3) of the Fixing or reclassify wildlife or plants under the a spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel. America’s Surface Transportation Endangered Species Act of 1973, as (2) By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail (FAST) Act, Public Law 114–94, 129 amended (Act). Based on our review, we or hand-delivery to: Public Comments Stat. 1312, 1535 (Dec. 4, 2015), the find that the petitions present Processing, Attn: [Insert appropriate proposed regulatory guidance will be substantial scientific or commercial docket number; see table under posted on FMCSA’s website, information indicating that the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION], U.S. Fish www.fmcsa.dot.gov, if finalized. It petitioned actions may be warranted and Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC, 5275 would be reviewed by the Agency no with respect to the species mentioned in Leesburg Pike; Falls Church, VA 22041– later than five years after it is finalized. this notification. Therefore, with the 3803. The Agency would consider at that time publication of this document, we announce that we plan to initiate a We request that you send information whether the guidance should be only by the methods described above. withdrawn, reissued for another period review of the status of each of these species to determine if the petitioned We will post all information we receive up to five years, or incorporated into the on http://www.regulations.gov. This safety regulations. actions are warranted. To ensure that these status reviews are comprehensive, generally means that we will post any VII. Request for Comments we are requesting scientific and personal information you provide us (see Request for Information for Status Refer to the ADDRESSES section above commercial data and other information for instructions on submitting regarding these species. After Reviews, below, for more information). comments to the public docket completing the status reviews, we will FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VerDate Sep<11>2014 22:03 Dec 19, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\20DEP1.SGM 20DEP1 ethrower on DSK3G9T082PROD with PROPOSALS Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 243 / Wednesday, December 20, 2017 / Proposed Rules 60363 Common name Contact person Oblong rocksnail ....................................................................................... Brian Evans, 404–679–7118; [email protected]. Sturgeon chub and sicklefin chub ............................................................ Justin Shoemaker, 309–757–5800 x214; [email protected]. Tricolored bat ............................................................................................ Krishna Gifford, 413–253–8619; [email protected]. Venus flytrap ............................................................................................. Brian Evans, 404–679–7118; [email protected]. Leopard ..................................................................................................... Janine Van Norman, 703–358–2370; [email protected]. If you use a telecommunications reasonable person to believe that the evidence sufficient to suggest that these device for the deaf (TDD), please call the measure proposed in the petition may threats may be affecting the species to Federal Relay Service (FIRS) at 800– be warranted’’ (former 50 CFR the point that the species may meet the 877–8339. 424.14(b)). definition of an ‘‘endangered species’’ or SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A species may be determined to be an ‘‘threatened species’’ under the Act. endangered or threatened species Background If we find that a petition presents because of one or more of the five such information, our subsequent status Section 4 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1533) factors described in section 4(a)(1) of the review will evaluate all identified and its implementing regulations in title Act. The five factors are: threats by considering the individual, 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations (a) The present or threatened population, and species-level effects, (50 CFR part 424) set forth the destruction, modification, or and the expected response by the procedures for adding a species to, or curtailment of its habitat or range species. We will evaluate individual removing a species from, the Federal (Factor A); threats and their expected effects on the Lists of Endangered and Threatened (b) Overutilization for commercial, species, then analyze the cumulative Wildlife and Plants. Section 4(b)(3)(A) recreational, scientific, or educational effect of the threats on the species as a of the Act requires that we make a purposes (Factor B); whole. We also consider the cumulative finding on whether a petition to list, (c) Disease or predation (Factor C); effect of the threats in light