PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice of Proposed Rule: Proposal to list
two distinct population segments (DPS) of the
California spotted owl. On February 23, 2023,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
under the authority of the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended, proposed to list the
Coastal-Southern California DPS of California
spotted owl as endangered and the Sierra
Nevada DPS of California spotted owl as
threatened; and published the proposal in the
Federal Register FWS-R8-ES-2022-0166.
The Service is seeking comments from the
public on this proposed listing rule. Copies
of the proposed rule and other information
about this issue are available by contacting
the Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office at
916-414-6600, or by accessing the internet
at http://www.regulations.gov. Comments
and materials from all interested persons or
organizations must be postmarked or received
by April 24, 2023. All comments must be
submitted either to the Federal Rulemaking
portal at: http://www.regulations.gov
by following the instructions for submitting
comments or by U.S. mail to: Public
Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-R8-
ES-2022-0166, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
MS: PRB/3W, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls
Church, VA 22041-3803We will not accept
e-mail or faxes. We will post all comments on
http://www.regulations.gov
Pub Date: March 1, 2023 Ad # 31519