[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 64 (Monday, April 6, 2009)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 15419-15420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7703]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 218

RIN 0648-AX10


Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; U.S. Navy Training in the 
Cherry Point Range Complex

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

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On March 16, 2009, the NMFS published its proposed regulations 
to govern the take of marine mammals incidental to training activities 
conducted within the U.S.

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Navy's Cherry Point Range Complex for the period of May 2009 through 
May 2014. The Federal Register notice indicated that written comments 
were due by April 6, 2009, which allowed 21 days for public input. In 
response to a request from the Marine Mammal Commission, NMFS has 
decided to extend the public comment period by 7 days, to April 13, 
2009, which allows 28 days for public input.

DATES: The public comment period for this action has been extended from 
April 6, 2009 to April 13, 2009. Written comments and information must 
be received no later than April 13, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by 0648-AX10, by any one 
of the following comments methods:
    <bullet> Electronic submissions: Submit all electronic public 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov.
    <bullet> Hand delivery or mailing of paper, disk, or CD-ROM 
comments should be addressed to Michael Payne, Chief, Permits, 
Conservation, and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver 
Spring, MD 20910-3225.
    Instructions: All comments received are part of the public record 
and will generally be posted to http://www.regulations.gov 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.
    NMFS will accept anonymous comments (enter NA in the required 
fields if you wish to remain anonymous). Attachments to electronic 
comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or 
Adobe PDF file formats only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shane Guan, Office of Protected 
Resources, NMFS, 301-713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background information concerning the 
proposed regulations can be found in the March 16, 2009 Federal 
Register notice (74 FR 11052), and is not repeated here. For additional 
information regarding the proposed regulations and the Navy's 
associated Environmental Impact Statement, please visit NMFS' website 
at: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/incidental.htm.

    Dated: March 31, 2009.
Tammy Adams, Ph.D.,
Acting Chief, Division of Permits, Conservation, and Education, Office 
of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-7703 Filed 4-3-09; 8:45 am]
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