[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 88 (Friday, May 8, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 21648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-10676]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XO92


Notice of Availability of the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding 
Response Program Record of Decision

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

ACTION:  Notice of Availability (NOA) of Record of Decision.

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SUMMARY:  The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces the 
availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Marine Mammal 
Health and Stranding Response Program (MMHSRP). This ROD announces 
NMFS' decisions for implementing the MMHSRP. Pursuant to the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and implementing regulations, NMFS 
prepared a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) that 
evaluated the potential environmental and socioeconomic effects 
associated with alternatives for the MMHSRP's activities.

ADDRESSES: Comments or questions regarding the ROD can be sent to David 
Cottingham, Chief, Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Room 13635, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Howlett, Fishery Biologist, 
NMFS, at (301) 713-2322; facsimile at (301) 427-2522.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A copy of the ROD and the Final PEIS are 
available at: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/health/eis.htm.

    Dated: May 1, 2009.
Katy M. Vincent,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-10676 Filed 5-7-09; 8:45 am]
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