United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2011_register executive 2011-02-22 article Proposed Rules D09002ee1c8004cf0 D09002ee1c8004d89 United States Department of Commerce originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency On December 10, 2010, we, NMFS, published a proposed rule to list the Arctic (Phoca hispida hispida), Okhotsk (Phoca hispida ochotensis), Baltic (Phoca hispida botnica), and Ladoga (Phoca hispida ladogensis) subspecies of the ringed seal as threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). As part of that proposal, we announced a public comment period to end on February 8, 2011, and then extended the comment period to March 25, 2011. NMFS has received requests for public hearings on this issue. In response, we announce that public hearings will be held at three locations in Alaska (Anchorage, Barrow, and Nome) to provide additional opportunities and formats to receive public input. 76 FR 9733 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-02-22/2011-3883 2011-3883 FR22FE11-35 RIN 0648-XZ59 3510-22-P Docket No. 101126590-0589-01 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-02-22/2011-3883 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-02-22/html/2011-3883.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-02-22/pdf/2011-3883.pdf 2 p. 9733 9734 76 FR 9733 Title 50 Part 223 50 CFR Part 223 RIN 0648-XZ59 Endangered and Threatened Species; Proposed Threatened Status for Subspecies of the Ringed Seal; Federal Register Vol. 76, Issue PRORULE 2011-3883 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2011-03-07 2011-03-25 2011-03-07 Docket No. 101126590-0589-01 3510-22-P 2011-3883 Notice of public hearings.

On December 10, 2010, we, NMFS, published a proposed rule to list the Arctic (Phoca hispida hispida), Okhotsk (Phoca hispida ochotensis), Baltic (Phoca hispida botnica), and Ladoga (Phoca hispida ladogensis) subspecies of the ringed seal as threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). As part of that proposal, we announced a public comment period to end on February 8, 2011, and then extended the comment period to March 25, 2011. NMFS has received requests for public hearings on this issue. In response, we announce that public hearings will be held at three locations in Alaska (Anchorage, Barrow, and Nome) to provide additional opportunities and formats to receive public input.

A hearing will be held on March 7, 2011, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Anchorage, and on March 22, 2011, from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in Barrow, AK. The date and time for a hearing in Nome will be announced in a forthcoming notice in the Federal Register. As previously noted, we will consider written comments received on or before March 25, 2011. Tamara Olson, NMFS Alaska Region, (907) 271-5006; Kaja Brix, NMFS Alaska Region, (907) 586-7235; or Marta Nammack, Office of Protected Resources, Silver Spring, MD (301) 713- 1401. Endangered and Threatened Species: Proposed Threatened Status for Subspecies of Ringed Seal; Public Hearings , http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/ http://www.regulations.gov Vol. 76, no. 35 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2011-02-22 continuing daily deposited born digital 311 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-02-22 P0b002ee180bfc56a 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:FR22FE11 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-02-22 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-02-22/pdf/FR-2011-02-22.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-02-22/xml/FR-2011-02-22.xml fdlp 9639 9937 DGPO 2011-02-22 2024-06-04 FR-2011-02-22 machine generated eng FR FR-2011-02-22 76 35