National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced a third extension on the public comment period on the proposed rule to revise the green turtle listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The extension is due to a recent typhoon in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Public comments will be due on September 25, 2015.

To read the full notice on the comment period extension, go to: https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/08/26/2015-21150/endangered-and-threatened-species-identification-and-proposed-listing-of-eleven-distinct-population

For more information about the proposed rule, read the original post: https://www.wpcouncil.org/2015/03/20/nmfs-and-fws-announces-response-to-green-turtle-delisting-petition/

To submit public comment on this proposed rule, go to this website and click on the “Comment Now!” icon: http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2012-0154