Process for reviewing and revising the Iowa Endangered and Threatened
Species List.  The public written comment period for response to the
proposed list has been extended to January 8, 1999.  If you would like to
receive a copy of the proposed list and selection process, please contact
John Pearson.
Jane Clark
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> From: John Pearson <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Response to Jane Clark
> Date: Monday, November 23, 1998 2:36 PM
>
> Jane Clark asked about the steps involved in the public review process.
>
> Following the deadline for written public comments on January 8, Daryl
> Howell and I will review all of the comments (both written and those
> presented verbally on November 24).  This review may result in changes
> to the original proposal.  A final proposal will be prepared and taken
> to the Natural Resource Commission.  If approved there, it will be
> forwarded to the Administrative Rules Review Committee for final
> approval.
>
> The Natural Resource Commission does not meet in January.  Therefore,
> the earliest that the final proposal could be presented to them would be
> during the February 1999 meeting (tentatively scheduled for February 11
> in Des Moines).  If approved there, the final proposal would proceed to
> the Rules Review Committee; no date has been set, but it would probably
> be in late February or March.
>
> One possible variation is that we may not be able to process all of the
> comments received and make adjustments to the original proposal between
> January 8 and January 29, the latter date being the approximate deadline
> to submit items for consideration on the Natural Resource Commission
> agenda.  If so, presentation of the final proposal to the Natural
> Resource Commission would be postponed until their March meeting
> (tentatively scheduled for March 11 in Des Moines).  This would cause a
> corresponding postponement of the Rules Review Committee meeting until
> late March or April.
>
> I will post the dates for these meetings on this server as soon as I
> learn of them, but as an independent check, you can watch for the
> announcements through the monthly agenda of the Natural Resource
> Commission (available from Karen Stone of the DNR Director's Office,
> 515/281-8650) and through the Iowa Administrative Bulletin, a biweekly
> state government periodical.
>
> I hope this is useful.
>
> -John Pearson

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