[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 218 (Friday, November 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69398-69399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28517]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XZ21


Notice of Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact 
Statement on Implementing Recovery Actions for Hawaiian Monk Seals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact 
Statement; extension of public scoping period; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: On October 1, 2010, NMFS published a Notice of Intent to 
prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) on 
Recovery Actions for Hawaiian monk seals (75 FR 60721). Public comments 
were due by November 15, 2010. NMFS has decided to allow additional 
time for submission of public comments on this action.

DATES: The public comment period for this action has been extended 15 
days. Written comments must be received or postmarked by November 30, 
2010.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the Notice of Intent and the scoping process for 
this action may be submitted by:
    <bullet> Mail: National Marine Fisheries Service, Pacific Islands 
Regional Office, Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery Actions PEIS, 1601 
Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814; or
    <bullet> E-mail: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#94f9fbfaffe7f1f5f8d4fafbf5f5baf3fbe2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ee838180859d8b8f82ae80818f8fc0898198">[email protected]</span></a>.
    To be included on a mailing list and receive newsletters and copies 
of the Draft and Final PEIS, please send your mailing address and/or e-
mail address to Jeff Walters, Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery Coordinator, 
Protected Resources Division, NOAA NMFS Pacific Islands Regional 
Office, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814, or via 
the following e-mail address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#523f3d3c392137333e123c3d33337c353d24"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cba6a4a5a0b8aeaaa78ba5a4aaaae5aca4bd">[email protected]</span></a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Walters, NMFS Pacific Islands 
Regional Office, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814, 
or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bcd1d3d2d7cfd9ddd0fcd2d3dddd92dbd3ca"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1f727071746c7a7e735f71707e7e31787069">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Notice of Intent, published on October 
1, 2010, is available upon request and can be found on the following 
Web site: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/eis/hawaiianmonkseal.htm.
    The PEIS will assess the direct, indirect, and cumulative effects 
of implementing the alternative approaches for funding, undertaking,

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and permitting the management, research and enhancement activities on 
Hawaiian monk seals as well as other components of the marine ecosystem 
and human environment. Anyone having relevant information they believe 
NMFS should consider in its analysis should provide a description of 
that information along with complete citations for supporting 
documents.
    NMFS has provided a potential proposed action and several other 
alternative actions in the October 1, 2010 Notice of Intent. The final 
scope and structure of the alternatives, to be determined at a later 
date, will reflect the combined input from the public, research 
institutions, affected State and Federal agencies, and NMFS 
administrative and research offices. A principal objective of the 
scoping and public involvement process is to determine a range of 
reasonable management alternatives that will identify critical issues, 
and provide a clear basis for distinguishing among those alternatives 
and selecting a preferred alternative.
    Comments will be accepted during the scoping period through 
November 30, 2010. We request that you include in your comments: (1) 
Your name, address, and affiliation (if any); and (2) Any relevant 
background documents to support your comments.

    Dated: November 5, 2010.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-28517 Filed 11-10-10; 8:45 am]
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