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Taking and Importing Marine
Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals
Incidental to Construction and
Operation of the Liberty Drilling and
Production Island, Beaufort Sea,
Alaska; Reopening of Public Comment
Period
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of
public comment period.
AGENCY:
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We, the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS), are reopening
the public comment period on the
proposed rule under the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to
authorize the taking of marine
mammals, by mortality, serious injury,
Level A harassment, and Level B
harassment, incidental to the
construction and operation of the
Liberty Drilling and Production Island,
Beaufort Sea, Alaska. The comment
period for the proposed rule that
published on May 29, 2019 closed on
June 28, 2019. NMFS is reopening the
public comment period until July 31,
2019, to provide the public with
additional time to submit information
and to comment on this proposed rule.
SUMMARY:
Written comments on the
proposed rule must be received by July
31, 2019. Comments received between
the close of the first comment period on
June 28, 2019 (84 FR 24926), and the
reopening of the comment period on
July 9, 2019 will be considered timely
received.
DATES:
You may submit comments,
information, or data on the proposed
rule, identified by NOAA–2019–0053,
by either of the following methods:
• Electronic Submission: Submit all
electronic comments via the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-2019-0053,
click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon,
complete the required fields, and enter
or attach your comments.
• Mail: Submit written comments to
Jolie Harrison, Division Chief, Permits
and Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland
20910, Attn: Hilcorp Liberty Proposed
Rule.
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 NMFS. 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),
confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive information
submitted voluntarily by the sender will
be publicly accessible. We will accept
anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in
the required fields if you wish to remain
anonymous). Attachments to electronic
comments will be accepted in Microsoft
Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats
only.
ADDRESSES:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jaclyn Daly, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
On May 28, 2019, we published a
proposed rule to authorize the taking of
marine mammals incidental to the
construction and operation of the
Liberty Drilling and Production Island,
Beaufort Sea, Alaska. The proposed rule
allowed for a 30-day public comment
period, which ended on June 28, 2019.
On June 26, 2019, we received a request
from the Alaska Eskimo Whaling
Commission (AEWC) requesting a 30day extension of the comment period.
The request indicated that the AEWC
and North Slope Borough required more
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time to conduct their review of the
proposed rule and associated
documents and provide comments. Due
to the timing of the request, it was not
feasible to publish a notice in the
Federal Register announcing a comment
period extension prior to the close of the
initial public comment period.
Therefore, we are reopening the public
comment period until July 31, 2019, to
receive additional information and
comments that may be relevant to any
aspect of the proposal. Comments and
information submitted during the prior
comment period will be fully
considered in the preparation of the
final rule and need not be resubmitted.
NMFS also takes this opportunity to
note that, due to changes in Hilcorp’s
proposed schedule for this proposed
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project, the dates of the proposed
regulations would be shifted one year
later than the dates in the proposed rule.
Under this revised schedule, the
proposed regulations would be valid for
a period of 5 years from December 1,
2021, through November 30, 2026. This
change shifts all of the proposed dates
for the project one year later, but it does
not otherwise affect any of NMFS’
analyses or conclusions.
Dated: July 3, 2019.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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[Proposed Rules]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 216
[Docket No. 180627584-9388-01]
RIN 0648-BI00
Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals
Incidental to Construction and Operation of the Liberty Drilling and
Production Island, Beaufort Sea, Alaska; Reopening of Public Comment
Period
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: We, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), are
reopening the public comment period on the proposed rule under the
Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to authorize the taking of marine
mammals, by mortality, serious injury, Level A harassment, and Level B
harassment, incidental to the construction and operation of the Liberty
Drilling and Production Island, Beaufort Sea, Alaska. The comment
period for the proposed rule that published on May 29, 2019 closed on
June 28, 2019. NMFS is reopening the public comment period until July
31, 2019, to provide the public with additional time to submit
information and to comment on this proposed rule.
DATES: Written comments on the proposed rule must be received by July
31, 2019. Comments received between the close of the first comment
period on June 28, 2019 (84 FR 24926), and the reopening of the comment
period on July 9, 2019 will be considered timely received.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, information, or data on the
proposed rule, identified by NOAA-2019-0053, by either of the following
methods:
Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic comments via
the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-2019-0053, click the ``Comment Now!'' icon,
complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments.
Mail: Submit written comments to Jolie Harrison, Division
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway,
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, Attn: Hilcorp Liberty Proposed Rule.
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 NMFS. 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), confidential business information,
or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily by the sender
will be publicly accessible. We will accept anonymous comments (enter
``N/A'' in the required fields if you wish to remain anonymous).
Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word,
Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats only.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jaclyn Daly, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 28, 2019, we published a proposed rule to authorize the
taking of marine mammals incidental to the construction and operation
of the Liberty Drilling and Production Island, Beaufort Sea, Alaska.
The proposed rule allowed for a 30-day public comment period, which
ended on June 28, 2019. On June 26, 2019, we received a request from
the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission (AEWC) requesting a 30-day
extension of the comment period. The request indicated that the AEWC
and North Slope Borough required more time to conduct their review of
the proposed rule and associated documents and provide comments. Due to
the timing of the request, it was not feasible to publish a notice in
the Federal Register announcing a comment period extension prior to the
close of the initial public comment period. Therefore, we are reopening
the public comment period until July 31, 2019, to receive additional
information and comments that may be relevant to any aspect of the
proposal. Comments and information submitted during the prior comment
period will be fully considered in the preparation of the final rule
and need not be resubmitted.
NMFS also takes this opportunity to note that, due to changes in
Hilcorp's proposed schedule for this proposed project, the dates of the
proposed regulations would be shifted one year later than the dates in
the proposed rule. Under this revised schedule, the proposed
regulations would be valid for a period of 5 years from December 1,
2021, through November 30, 2026. This change shifts all of the proposed
dates for the project one year later, but it does not otherwise affect
any of NMFS' analyses or conclusions.
Dated: July 3, 2019.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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