[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 20 (Monday, February 1, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 5015-5016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2004]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 226

RIN 0648-AX06


Endangered and Threatened Species; Public Hearing Notification

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

ACTION: Notice of public hearings.

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SUMMARY:  NMFS will hold two public hearings in Carlsbad, CA, and San 
Jose, CA, in February 2010 to answer questions and receive public 
comments on the proposed rule to revise the critical habitat 
designation for the endangered leatherback sea turtle, which was 
published in the Federal Register on January 5, 2010.

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates, times and 
locations of the public hearings. Comments and information regarding 
this proposed rule must be received by March 8, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the proposed rule may be submitted, 
identified by RIN 0648-AX06, and addressed to: David Cottingham, Chief, 
Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Conservation Division, by any of the 
following methods:
     Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic comments via 
the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov;

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     Facsimile (fax): 301-713-4060, Attn: David Cottingham;
     Mail: Chief, Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Conservation 
Division, NMFS, Office of Protected Resources, 1315 East West Highway, 
Silver Spring, MD, 20910.
    Instructions: No comments will be posted for public viewing until 
after the comment period has closed. All comments received are a part 
of the public record and will generally be posted to http://www.regulations.gov without change. NMFS may elect not to post comments 
that contain obscene or threatening content. 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 (enter N/A in the required 
fields, if you wish to remain anonymous). You may submit attachments to 
electronic comments in Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF 
file formats only. The proposed rule and supporting documents, 
including the biological report, economic report, IRFA analysis, and 
4(b)(2) report, are also available electronically at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/turtles/leatherback.htm#documents.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara McNulty, NMFS, Office of 
Protected Resources, 301-713-2322; Elizabeth Petras, NMFS Southwest 
Region, 562-980-3238; Steve Stone, NMFS Northwest Region, 503-231-2317.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The dates, times and locations of the 
hearings are as follows:
    1. Wednesday, February 17, 2010, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Carlsbad, 
CA: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Carlsbad Office, 6010 Hidden Valley 
Road, Carlsbad, CA 92011; Conference Room 1.
    2. Thursday, February 18, 2010, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., San Jose, 
CA: San Jose Marriott, 301 South Market Street, San Jose, CA 95113; 
Blossom Hill Salons I and II.

Special Accommodations

    These hearings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Sara McNulty, NMFS, Office of 
Protected Resources, 301-713-2322, at least five business days prior to 
the hearing date.

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.

    Dated: January 26, 2010.
 Helen Golde,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-2004 Filed 1-29-10; 8:45 am]
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