[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 28 (Friday, February 10, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7174-7175]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3113]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R4-FHC-2012-N030; FVHC98130406900Y4-XXX-FF04G01000]


Correction Notice for Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill; Draft Phase I 
Early Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments; correction.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), the 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and the Framework Agreement 
for Early Restoration Addressing Injuries Resulting from the Deepwater 
Horizon Oil Spill, the Federal and State natural resource trustee 
agencies (Trustees) prepared a Draft Early Restoration Plan and 
Environmental Assessment (DERP/EA) describing and proposing a suite of 
early restoration projects intended to commence the process of 
restoring natural resources and services injured or lost as a result

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of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which occurred on or about April 
20, 2010, in the Gulf of Mexico. On December 14, 2011, the U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior (DOI), published a 
notice in the Federal Register informing the public of the availability 
of the DERP/EA and seeking written comments. This notice included a 
mailing address error, which the Service corrects via this notice.

DATES: We will consider public comments received on or before February 
14, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Spears, at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 14, 2011, the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service (Service), United States Department of the Interior 
(DOI), published a notice in the Federal Register (76 FR 78016) 
informing the public of the availability of the DERP/EA and seeking 
written comments on the proposed restoration alternative presented in 
the DERP/EA.
    This notice misstated the post office box number to which 
commenters could send comments. The correct post office box address is:
    U.S. Mail: c/o U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 2099, 
Fairhope, AL 36533.
    The Service has taken several steps to ensure that comments sent to 
the incorrect post office box are routed to the correct box, including 
filing a change of address form and coordinating with the U.S. Postal 
Service directly.
    Everything else in the December 14, 2011, notice, including the 
other methods for public comment it offered, remains the same.

Public Availability of Comments

    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment including your personal identifying 
information, may be publicly available at any time. While you can ask 
us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information 
from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Author

    The primary author of this notice is Harriet Deal.

Authority

    The authority for this action is the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 
U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) and the implementing Natural Resource Damage 
Assessment regulations found at 15 CFR Part 990.

    Dated: February 3, 2012.
Cynthia K. Dohner,
Authorized Official, Department of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 2012-3113 Filed 2-9-12; 8:45 am]
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