Industry Trade Associations Joint Letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Requesting an Extension for Public Comment on its Draft Habitat Conservation Planning Handbook

Industry Trade Associations Joint Letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Requesting an Extension for Public Comment on its Draft Habitat Conservation Planning Handbook

The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), American Exploration & Production Council (AXPC), Western Energy Alliance and the Petroleum Association of Wyoming (PAW) respectfully request that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) extend the comment period on the USFWS’s Draft Habitat Conservation Planning Handbook (Draft Handbook) by at least 30-days or until September 28, 2016.