Dear All: I'd like to alert everyone to an upcoming comment deadline on a proposed endangered species listing in the United States. On November 17, NMFS proposed adding the insular Hawaiian false killer whale to the U.S. endangered species list. In support of this action, it relied on the findings of its biological review team, which concluded that the population satisfies the conditions for listing. In short, it found (1) that the population is discrete from other false killer whale populations; (2) that it is significant to the species as a whole based on its unique ecology and other factors; and (3) that it is at serious risk of functional extinction within the next 75 years. The deadline for commenting on this important proposal **will expire next Tuesday on February 15.** Please consider commenting, and feel free to contact me with any questions. Directions on submitting comments electronically or by mail can be found on the first page of NMFS' notice, at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-11-17/pdf/2010-28843.pdf. Many thanks, Michael Jasny Michael Jasny Senior Policy Analyst, NRDC 4479 W. 5th Avenue Vancouver, BC V6R1S4 t 604-736-9386 c 310-560-5536 mjasny@nrdc.org PRIVILEGE AND CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law as attorney client and work-product confidential or otherwise confidential communications. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication or other use of a transmission received in error is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, immediately notify us at the above telephone number.