The Big River Coalition filed the attached comments today on the Federal Register Notice titled “50 CFR Part 224 Endangered and Threatened Species; Petition To Establish a Vessel Speed Restriction and Other Vessel-Related Measures To Protect Rice’s Whales. The link to the Notice in the Federal Register is available below. The comment period ends today, but multiple maritime and pilot associations have already commented on the requested rulemaking.

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/04/07/2023-06978/endangered-and-threatened-species-petition-to-establish-a-vessel-speed-restriction-and-other