Notice2023-17523
Endangered Species; File No. 27490; Extension of Public Comment Period
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Published
August 16, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
On July 6, 2023, NMFS published a notice of receipt of application for an Endangered Species Act incidental take permit, with comments due by August 7, 2023. In response to two requests to extend the public comment period, NMFS has decided to reopen the public comment period for an additional 15 calendar days. All comments received will become part of the public record and will be available for review.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 55668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17523]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD254]
Endangered Species; File No. 27490; Extension of Public Comment
Period
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application; reopening of public comment
period.
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SUMMARY: On July 6, 2023, NMFS published a notice of receipt of
application for an Endangered Species Act incidental take permit, with
comments due by August 7, 2023. In response to two requests to extend
the public comment period, NMFS has decided to reopen the public
comment period for an additional 15 calendar days. All comments
received will become part of the public record and will be available
for review.
DATES: The comment period for the notice of receipt of application
published on July 6, 2023 (88 FR 43082) is reopened from August 16,
2023 to August 31, 2023. NMFS must receive written comments and
information on or before August 31, 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-2023-0090, by:
Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public comments via
the Federal eRulemaking Portal <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and enter
NOAA-NMFS-2023-0090 in the Search box. Click on the ``Comment'' 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).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alison Verkade, (301) 427-8074,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ffef3f6ecf0f1b1e9faedf4fefbfadff1f0fefeb1f8f0e9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2e4f42475d414000584b5c454f4a4b6e40414f4f00494158">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 6, 2023, we published a notice of receipt of application
from University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School for Marine Science
and Technology (SMAST) for an incidental take permit pursuant to the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). In that notice we
made the incidental take permit application available for public
comment. The permit application is for the incidental take of ESA-
listed sturgeon and sea turtles associated with the otherwise lawful
fisheries survey activities within and adjacent to the Massachusetts/
Rhode Island Wind Energy Area.
We received two requests to extend the public comment period by 15
and 30 calendar days in order to provide the public with additional
time to gather relevant information and adequately comment on the
application in a meaningful and constructive manner. We considered the
requests and concluded that a 15-day extension should allow sufficient
time for responders to submit comments without significantly delaying
the completion of our review. We are therefore reopening the public
comment period from August 16, 2023, to August 31, 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: August 10, 2023.
Shannon Bettridge,
Chief, Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-17523 Filed 8-15-23; 8:45 am]
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