[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 101 (Thursday, May 25, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 30122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8048]


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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.

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SUMMARY: This document contains an extension to the comment period 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 May 17, 2006.

DATES: We must receive written comments on alternatives and issues to 
be addressed in the EIS by July 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 May 17, 2006 (71 FR 28667), NMFS 
published a notice of scoping meetings. This document is extending the 
comment period through July 14, 2006. All other information contained 
in the document published May 17, 2006 has not been changed.

    Dated: May 19, 2006.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-8048 Filed 5-24-06; 8:45 am]
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