Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 57 / Thursday, March 24, 2011 / Proposed Rules 16595 

Dated: March 16, 2011. 

A. Stanley Meiburg, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6975 Filed 3–23–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 224 

RIN 0648–XV30 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Extension of Public Comment Period 

on Proposed Range Extension for 

Coho Salmon South of San Francisco 

Bay 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

public comment period. 

SUMMARY: We, NMFS, are extending the 

date by which public comments are due 

concerning the proposed rule to extend 

the southern boundary of the 

endangered Central California Coast 

(CCC) coho salmon Evolutionarily 

Significant Unit (ESU) southward from 

its current boundary at the San Lorenzo 

River to include Soquel and Aptos 

Creeks in Santa Cruz County, California. 

On February 4, 2011, we published a 

proposed rule in the Federal Register to 

extend the southern boundary of this 

ESU and announced a public comment 

period to end on April 5, 2011. Today 

we extend the public comment period to 

June 6, 2011. 

DATES: The deadline for receipt of 

comments on the proposed rule 

published on February 4, 2011, (76 FR 

6383), is extended from April 5, 2011, 

to June 6, 2011, at 5 p.m. Pacific 

Daylight Time. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on the proposed range extension, 

identified by the RIN 0648–XV30, by 

any of the following methods: 

• Electronic Submissions: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Submit written comments to 

the Assistant Regional Administrator, 

Protected Resources Division, Attn: 

Craig Wingert, Southwest Region, 

National Marine Fisheries Service, 501 

W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long 

Beach, CA 90802–4213. 

• Fax: (562) 980–4027; Attn: Craig 

Wingert. 

All comments received are a part of 

the public record. Comments will 

generally be posted without change. All 

Personal Identifying Information (for 

example, name, address, etc.) 

voluntarily submitted by the commenter 

may be publicly accessible. Do not 

submit Confidential Business 

Information or otherwise sensitive or 

protected information. We will accept 

anonymous comments (enter N/A in the 

required fields, if you wish to remain 

anonymous). You may submit 

attachments to electronic comments in 

Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or 

Adobe PDF file formats only. 

A copy of our 12-month finding and 

proposed range extension and other 

relevant information may be obtained by 

submitting a request to the Assistant 

Regional Administrator, Protected 

Resources Division, Attn: Craig Wingert, 

Southwest Region, National Marine 

Fisheries Service, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., 

Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802–4213 

or from the Internet at http:// 

swr.nmfs.noaa.gov/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Craig Wingert, NMFS Southwest Region, 

(562) 980–4021; or Dwayne Meadows, 

NMFS Office of Protected Resources, 

Silver Spring, MD, (301) 713–1401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On February 4, 2011 (76 FR 6383), we 

published a proposed rule to extend the 

boundary of the endangered CCC coho 

salmon ESU from its current boundary 

at the San Lorenzo River southward to 

include Soquel and Aptos Creeks which 

are located in Santa Cruz County, CA. 

The proposed rule also concluded that 

this redefined ESU continues to be 

endangered. 

We received one request to extend the 

current public comment period on the 

rule to accommodate review of the 

proposed rule and all the supporting 

documentation. We have considered 

this request and conclude that a 60-day 

extension is appropriate and will not 

delay this rulemaking process. 

Accordingly, we are extending the 

public comment period to June 6, 2011, 

to allow additional time for public 

comment. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1533 et seq. 

Dated: March 18, 2011. 

Helen Golde, 

Deputy Director, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–7019 Filed 3–23–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 648 

RIN 0648–BA71 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

Provisions; Fisheries of the 

Northeastern United States; Atlantic 

Sea Scallop Fishery; Amendment 15 to 

the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery 

Management Plan 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of a fishery 

management plan amendment; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the 

New England Fishery Management 

Council (Council) has submitted 

Amendment 15 to the Atlantic Sea 

Scallop Fishery Management Plan 

(FMP) (Amendment 15), incorporating 

the Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (FEIS) and the Initial 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA), 

for review by the Secretary of 

Commerce. NMFS is requesting 

comments from the public on 

Amendment 15, which was developed 

primarily to implement annual catch 

limits (ACLs) and accountability 

measures (AMs) to bring the Scallop 

FMP into compliance with new 

requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (MSA). Amendment 15 includes 

additional measures recommended by 

the Council, including an adjustment to 

the overfishing definition, modification 

of the essential fish habitat (EFH) closed 

areas under the Scallop FMP, 

adjustments to measures for the Limited 

Access General Category fishery, 

adjustments to the scallop research set 

aside program, and additions to the list 

of measures that can be adjusted by 

framework adjustments. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on May 

23, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: An FEIS was prepared for 

Amendment 15 that describes the 

proposed action and its alternatives and 

provides a thorough analysis of the 

impacts of proposed measures and their 

alternatives. Copies of Amendment 15, 

including the FEIS and the IRFA, are 

available from Paul J. Howard, 

Executive Director, New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 


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