[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 3, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 36427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-12880]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XB15


Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; Seismic 
Surveys in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, Alaska

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

ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On April 6, 2007, notice was published in the Federal Register 
that NMFS and the Minerals Management Service had released for public 
comment a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (Draft 
PEIS) for Seismic Surveys in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, Alaska. 
Based on a written request, the comment period on this document has 
been extended.

DATES: Written comments must be postmarked by July 30, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the Draft PEIS should be addressed to 
Mr. P. Michael Payne, Chief of the Permits, Conservation and Education 
Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3225. The 
mailbox address for providing email comments is [email protected]. 
Comments sent via e-mail, including all attachments, must not exceed a 
10-megabyte file size.
    A copy of the Draft PEIS may be obtained by writing to this address 
or by telephoning the contact listed here and is also available 
at:http://www.mms.gov/alaska/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth R. Hollingshead, (301)713-
2289, ext 128.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Additional information on the content of the 
Draft PEIS can be found in the notice of availability (72 FR 17117, 
April 6, 2007). Notice of a previous extension of the comment period 
can be found at 72 FR 26788 (May 11, 2007).

    Dated: June 27, 2007.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-12880 Filed 6-28-07; 8:45 am]
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