[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 135 (Thursday, July 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 41157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17298]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

RIN 0648-XX52


Stanford University Habitat Conservation Plan; Extension of 
Comment Period

AGENCIES: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce; Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Interior (DOI).

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, are extending the comment period for our joint 
request for comments on the Stanford University Habitat Conservation 
Plan (Plan), the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for 
Authorization of Incidental Take and Implementation of the Plan, and 
the Implementing Agreement (IA). As of July 2, 2010, we have received 
comments from four organizations and individuals requesting that the 
comment period be extended by 45 days. In response to these requests, 
we are extending the comment period for an additional 45 days.

DATES: We must receive any written comments on the DEIS, Plan, and IA 
by August 30, 2010, at 5 p.m. Pacific Time.

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the DEIS, Plan, and IA can be sent by 
U.S. Mail or facsimile to:
    1. Gary Stern, San Francisco Bay Region Supervisor, National Marine 
Fisheries Service, 777 Sonoma Avenue, Room 325, Santa Rosa, CA 95404; 
facsimile (707) 578-3435; or
    2. Eric Tattersall, Chief, Conservation Planning and Recovery 
Division, Fish and Wildlife Service, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife 
Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Room W-2605, Sacramento, CA 95825; facsimile 
(916) 414-6713.
    Comments concerning the DEIS, Plan, and IA can also be sent by 
email to: [email protected]. Include the document identifier: 
Stanford HCP.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Gary Stern (NMFS), 707-575-6060, or 
Sheila Larsen (USFWS), 916-414-6600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are extending the comment period for our 
jointly issued Stanford University Habitat Conservation Plan, a DEIS 
for Authorization of Incidental Take and Implementation of the Plan, 
and IA. On April 12, 2010, we opened a 90-day public comment period via 
a Federal Register notice (75 FR 18482). We then made a correction to 
our comment period closing date via a May 18, 2010 (75 FR 27708), 
notice. A public meeting was held at Stanford, CA on May 25, 2010. As 
of July 2, 2010, we received comments from four organizations and 
individuals requesting an extension of the comment period by 45 days. 
In response to requests from the public, we now extend the comment 
period for an additional 45 days. The comment period will now 
officially close on August 30, 2010, at 5 p.m. Pacific Time.

Background

    For background information, see our April 12, 2010, notice (75 FR 
18482).

Document Availability

    Copies of the DEIS, Plan, and IA are available on the NMFS 
Southwest Region website at http://swr.nmfs.noaa.gov or the U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service's Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office Website at 
http://www.fws.gov/sacramento/.
    Alternatively, the documents are available for public review during 
regular business hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the National Marine 
Fisheries Service's Santa Rosa Office and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service's Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES). 
Individuals wishing copies of the DEIS, Plan, or IA should contact 
either of the Services by telephone (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT) or by letter (see ADDRESSES).
    Additionally, hardcopies of the DEIS, Plan, and IA are available 
for viewing, or for partial or complete duplication, at the following 
locations:
    1. Social Sciences Resource Center, Green Library, Room 121, 
Stanford, CA 94305.
    2. Palo Alto Main Library, 1213 Newell Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303.

    Dated: July 12, 2010.
Therese Conant,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
    Dated: July 9, 2010.
Alexandra Pitts,
Deputy Region Director, Pacific Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-17298 Filed 7-14-10; 8:45 am]
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