Notice2023-01210
RIN 0648-XC707
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Published
January 23, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
We, NMFS, announce the extension of the public comment period on our December 22, 2022, notice of receipt of application and conservation plan for an incidental take permit. North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF) has applied in due form for a permit pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). As required by the ESA, NCDMF's application includes a conservation plan designed to minimize and mitigate take of endangered or threatened species. The permit application is for the incidental take of ESA-listed sea turtles and sturgeon associated with the otherwise lawful gill net fisheries operating in the inshore waters of North Carolina. The duration of the requested permit is 10 years.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 14 (Monday, January 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3971-3972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01210]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC707
Endangered Species; File No. 27106; Extension of Public Comment
Period
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application and conservation plan for an
incidental take permit; extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: We, NMFS, announce the extension of the public comment period
on our December 22, 2022, notice of receipt of application and
conservation plan for an incidental take permit. North Carolina
Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Marine
Fisheries (NCDMF) has applied in due form for a permit pursuant to the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). As required by the
ESA, NCDMF's application includes a conservation plan designed to
minimize and mitigate take of endangered or threatened species. The
permit application is for the incidental take of ESA-listed sea turtles
and sturgeon associated with the otherwise lawful gill net fisheries
operating in the inshore waters of North Carolina. The duration of the
requested permit is 10 years.
DATES: The comment period for the document published at 87 FR 78659 on
December 22, 2022, is extended. The comment period was originally
scheduled to close on January 23, 2023. We are extending the public
comment period by 30 days to February 22, 2023. Comments previously
submitted do not need to be resubmitted.
ADDRESSES: The application is available for download and review at
<a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/endangered-species-conservation/incidental-take-permits">https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/endangered-species-conservation/incidental-take-permits</a> and at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. The application is also available upon request
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
You may submit comments, identified by NOAA-NMFS-2022-0115, by
Electronic Submission: Submit all
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electronic public comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and enter NOAA-NMFS-2022-0115 in the Search box.
Click on the ``Comment Now!'' icon, complete the required fields, and
enter or attach your comments.
Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other
address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period,
may not be considered by NMFS. All comments received are a part of the
public record and will generally be posted for public viewing on
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> without change. All Personal Identifying
Information (e.g., 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). Attachments to electronic comments will
be accepted in Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Celeste Stout, NMFS, Office of
Protected Resources at email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7310161f160007165d00071c0607331d1c12125d141c05"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d4b7b1b8b1a7a0b1faa7a0bba1a094babbb5b5fab3bba2">[email protected]</span></a> or phone: (301)
427-8436; Wendy Piniak, NMFS, Office of Protected Resources at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8cfbe9e2e8f5a2fce5e2e5ede7cce2e3ededa2ebe3fa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a3d2f242e33643a2324232b210a24252b2b642d253c">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 22, 2022, we published a notice of receipt of
application and conservation plan from NCDMF for an incidental take
permit. In that notice we made the incidental take permit application
and associated conservation plan available for public comment.
We received a request to extend the public comment period to a
minimum of 120 days in order to provide the public with additional time
to gather relevant information and adequately comment on the
application and conservation plan in a meaningful and constructive
manner. We considered the request and concluded that a 30-day extension
should allow sufficient time for responders to submit comments without
significantly delaying the completion of our review. We are therefore
extending the close of the public comment period from January 23, 2023,
to February 22, 2023. Comments previously submitted do not need to be
resubmitted.
Authority: The authority for this action is the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: January 18, 2023.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-01210 Filed 1-20-23; 8:45 am]
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