[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 53 (Monday, March 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15203-15204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05834]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA922]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Initiation of a 5-Year Review 
for the Beringia and Okhotsk Distinct Population Segments of the 
Bearded Seal; Extension of Information Request Period

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

ACTION: Notice; extension of information request period.

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SUMMARY: NMFS hereby extends the information request period on the 
notice of initiation of a 5-year review of the Beringia and Okhotsk 
distinct population segments (DPSs) of the Pacific bearded seal 
subspecies Erignathus barbatus nauticus under the Endangered Species 
Act (ESA).

DATES: Information must be received by May 25, 2021. However, we will 
continue to accept new information about any listed species at any 
time.

ADDRESSES: Submit your information, identified by docket number NOAA-
NMFS-2020-0030, by either of the following methods:
     Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic information 
via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to www.regulations.gov and 
enter NOAA-NMFS-2020-0030 in the Search box. Click on the ``Comment'' 
icon, complete the required fields, and enter or attach your submission 
of information.
     Mail: Submit written information to Jon Kurland, Assistant 
Regional Administrator for Protected Resources, Alaska Region NMFS, 
Attn: Records Office. Mail comments to P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 
99802-1668.
    Instructions: NMFS may not consider submissions of information if 
they are sent by any other method, to any other address or individual, 
or received after the comment period ends. All submissions of 
information received are a part of the public record and NMFS will post 
the submissions 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 is publicly accessible. 
NMFS will accept anonymous submissions of information (enter ``N/A'' in 
the required fields if you wish to remain anonymous).

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tammy Olson, NMFS Alaska Region, 907-
271-2373, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 13, 2021, we announced the 
initiation of a 5-year review of the Beringia and Okhotsk DPSs of the 
bearded seal under the ESA (86 FR 2648). As a part of that notice, we 
solicited information relevant to the review and announced a 60-day 
information request period to end on March 26, 2021. NMFS received two 
requests to extend the information request period to May 25, 2021, in 
order to provide additional time to gather relevant information and 
prepare submissions in a thorough manner. We are therefore extending 
the close of the information request period to May 25, 2021, as 
requested, to provide additional time for public input.

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

    Dated: March 16, 2021.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-05834 Filed 3-19-21; 8:45 am]
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