[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 28667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7498]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 031606A]


Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for 
the Proposed Issuance of an Incidental Take Permit; Extension of 
Comment Period

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

ACTION: Notice; scoping meetings; extension of comment period and 
revision.

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SUMMARY: This document contains an extension to the comment period and 
revisions to the time for the first of two meetings for a notice of 
intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed 
issuance of an incidental take and scoping meetings. The original 
notice was published March 27, 2006.

DATES: We must receive written comments on alternatives and issues to 
be addressed in the EIS by June 14, 2006. We will hold public scoping 
meetings on:
    Tuesday, June 6, 2006, at East Portland Community Center, 740 SE 
106th Avenue, Portland, OR from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., and on Wednesday, 
June 7, 2006, at Portland City Hall, Lovejoy Room, 1221 SW 4th Avenue, 
Portland, OR from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.. We will accept oral and written 
comments at these meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Zisa, USFWS, (360)231-6961 or Ben 
Meyer, NMFS, (503)230-5425.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 27, 2006, NMFS published a notice 
of scoping meetings. Accordingly, this document is extending the 
comment period and revisiong the time for the first of two meetings 
[see DATES]. All other information contained in the original document 
has not been changed.

    Dated: May 11, 2006.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-7498 Filed 5-16-06; 8:45 am]
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