[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 29, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5177-5178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1562]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE02


Endangered and Threatened Species; Initiation of a Status Review 
for Shortnose Sturgeon

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

ACTION: Announcement of initiation of status review; request for 
information; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: We, NMFS, are extending the deadline for providing information 
to be used during the status review of shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser 
brevirostrum) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The initial 
deadline was January 29, 2008. This extension is intended to ensure 
that the option to submit comments electronically is available for an 
entire 60-day period.

DATES: Written information regarding the status of, and factors and 
threats affecting, shortnose sturgeon must be received by March 31, 
2008.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by 0648-XE02, by any one 
of the following methods:
     Electronic submissions: Submit all electronic public 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
     Fax: 978-281-9394, Attention: Dana Hartley.

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     Mail: Information on paper, disk or CD-ROM should be 
addressed to the Assistant Regional Administrator for Protected 
Resources, NMFS Northeast Regional Office, One Blackburn Drive, 
Gloucester, MA 01930.
    Instructions: All comments received are a part of the public record 
and will generally be posted to http://www.regulations.gov without 
change. All Personal Identifying Information (for example, name, 
address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly 
accessible. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or 
otherwise sensitive or protected information.
    NMFS will accept anonymous comments. Attachments to electronic 
comments will beaccepted in Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or 
Adobe PDF file formats only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana Hartley, NMFS, Northeast Regional 
Office (978) 281-9300 ext. 6514; Stephania Bolden, NMFS, Southeast 
Regional Office (727) 824-5312; or Marta Nammack, NMFS, Office of 
Protected Resources, (301) 713-1410.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We initiated a status review of the 
shortnose sturgeon under the ESA on November 30, 2007 (72 FR 67712). 
Due to temporary difficulty in accessing the electronic Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at the beginning of the initial comment period, we 
are extending the public comment period.

    Dated: January 24, 2008.
James H. Lecky,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. E8-1562 Filed 1-28-08; 8:45 am]
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