[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 198 (Thursday, October 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 70666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24679]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Notice To Extend the Public Comment Period for the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Management Plan for the 
Proposed Designation of the He[revaps]eia National Estuarine Research 
Reserve in Hawai[revaps]i

AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notification of extension of public comment period for the 
Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Management Plan for the 
proposed designation of the He[revaps]eia National Estuarine Research 
Reserve in Hawai[revaps]i.

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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Office for Coastal Management (OCM) is issuing this notice to advise 
the public of a 13-day extension to the public comment period on the 
Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Management Plan (DEIS/
DMP) prepared for the proposed designation of the He[revaps]eia 
National Estuarine Research Reserve in Hawai[revaps]i. The initial 
Notice of Availability was published in the Federal Register on 
September 2, 2016 (81 FR 60676), and established a public comment 
period from September 2, 2016 through October 17, 2016. NOAA OCM is 
hereby extending the deadline for submitting public comments on this 
matter to October 30, 2016. NOAA will consider all relevant comments 
received by October 30, 2016. The October 6, 2016, date of the 
associated public hearing described in the September 2, 2016, Notice of 
Availability remains unchanged.

DATES: NOAA is accepting public comments through 5:00 p.m. (HST), 
October 30, 2016. NOAA is soliciting the views of interested persons 
and organizations on the adequacy of the DEIS/DMP. All relevant 
comments received at the hearing and during the extended public comment 
period ending 5:00 p.m. (HST), October 30, 2016, will be considered in 
the preparation of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and 
Final Management Plan (FMP).

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any one of the following 
methods:
     Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic public 
comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to 
www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NOS-2016-0114, click the 
``Comment Now!'' icon, complete the required fields and enter or attach 
your comments.
     Mail: Joelle Gore, Stewardship Division, Office for 
Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, NOAA, 1305 East West 
Highway, N/ORM2, Room 10622 Silver Spring, MD 20910.
    Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other 
address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period, 
may not be considered by NOAA. All comments received are a part of the 
public record and will generally be posted for public viewing on 
www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying 
information (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential business 
information, or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily 
by the sender will be publicly accessible.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean Tanimoto, Coastal Management 
Specialist, Policy, Planning, and Communications Division, Office for 
Coastal Management at (808) 725-5253 or via email at 
[email protected].
    Electronic copies of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and 
Draft Management Plan may be found on the OCM Web site at http://coast.noaa.gov/czm/compliance/ or may be obtained upon request from 
coastal.info@noaa.gov">coastal.info@noaa.gov.

    Dated: October 5, 2016.
Keelin Kuipers,
Division Chief, Policy, Planning and Communication, Office for Coastal 
Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.420, Coastal Zone Management 
Estuarine Research Reserves)

[FR Doc. 2016-24679 Filed 10-12-16; 8:45 am]
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