[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 53 (Monday, March 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15205-15206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05835]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA947]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Initiation of 5-Year Review 
for Cook Inlet Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) Distinct Population 
Segment; 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 endangered Cook Inlet 
beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) distinct population segment (DPS) 
under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

DATES: Information must be received by June 25, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your information, identified by docket number NOAA-
NMFS-2021-0010, by either of the following methods:
     Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov. In 
the Search box, enter the above docket number for this notice. Then, 
click on the Search icon. On the resulting web page, click the 
``Comment'' icon, complete the required fields, and enter or attach 
your comments.
     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 comments or other information 
if sent by any other method, to any other address or individual, or 
received after the comment period ends. All comments and information 
received are a part of the public record and NMFS will post the 
comments 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 comments (enter ``N/A'' in the required fields if you 
wish to remain anonymous).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill Seymour, NMFS Alaska Region, 907-
271-5006, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 25, 2021, we announced the 
initiation of a 5-year review of the Cook Inlet beluga whale DPS under 
the ESA (86 FR 11504). As part of that notice, we solicited information 
relevant to the review and announced a 60-day information request 
period to end on April 26, 2021. NMFS received a request to extend the 
information request period to June 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 June 25, 2021, as requested to provide 
additional time for public input.

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


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    Dated: March 16, 2021.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-05835 Filed 3-19-21; 8:45 am]
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