Extension of Public Comment on a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement Regarding the Makah Tribe's Request To Hunt Eastern North Pacific Gray Whales, 50319 [2022-17620]

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[FR Doc. 2022–17580 Filed 8–15–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Extension of Public Comment on a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement Regarding the Makah Tribe’s Request To Hunt Eastern North Pacific Gray Whales National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; extension of public comment period. AGENCY: NMFS announces the extension of the public comment period on the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement on the Makah Tribe Request to Hunt Gray Whales. We announced a 45-day comment period to end on August 15, 2022. Today, we extend the public comment period on the recommended decision by 60 days to October 14, 2022. Comments previously submitted need not be resubmitted. DATES: The deadline for the receipt of comments is extended from August 15, 2022 until October 14, 2022. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by NOAA–NMFS–2012– 0104–0454, by any of the following methods: Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic public comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal https:// www.regulations.gov. Email: Submit electronic public comments via the following NMFS email address: makah2022sdeis.wcr@ noaa.gov. Mail: Submit written comments to: Grace Ferrara, NMFS West Coast Region, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115. Instructions: All comments received are a part of the public record and will generally be posted to https:// www.regulations.gov without change. All Personal Identifying Information (for example, name, address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do not submit Confidential Business lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:35 Aug 15, 2022 On July 1, 2022, NMFS issued a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) regarding the Makah Tribe’s request to resume ceremonial and subsistence harvest of eastern North Pacific gray whales, and announced a 45-day comment period on the SDEIS. During the comment period, we received a request to extend the public comment period. We considered the request and agree to extend the public comment period by 60 days. We are therefore extending the close of the public comment period from August 15, 2022, to October 14, 2022. The SDEIS is available in electronic form on the internet at the following address: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ west-coast/marine-mammal-protection/ makah-tribal-whale-hunt. In addition, copies of the SDEIS are available on CD by contacting Grace Ferrara (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 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[FR Doc No: 2022-17620]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RIN 0648-BI58]


Extension of Public Comment on a Supplemental Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement Regarding the Makah Tribe's Request To Hunt Eastern 
North Pacific Gray Whales

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

ACTION: Notice; extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: NMFS announces the extension of the public comment period on 
the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement on the Makah 
Tribe Request to Hunt Gray Whales. We announced a 45-day comment period 
to end on August 15, 2022. Today, we extend the public comment period 
on the recommended decision by 60 days to October 14, 2022. Comments 
previously submitted need not be resubmitted.

DATES: The deadline for the receipt of comments is extended from August 
15, 2022 until October 14, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by NOAA-NMFS-2012-0104-
0454, by any of the following methods:
    Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic public comments via 
the Federal eRulemaking Portal https://www.regulations.gov.
    Email: Submit electronic public comments via the following NMFS 
email address: [email protected].
    Mail: Submit written comments to: Grace Ferrara, NMFS West Coast 
Region, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115.
    Instructions: All comments received are a part of the public record 
and will generally be posted to https://www.regulations.gov without 
change. All Personal Identifying Information (for example, name, 
address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly 
accessible. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or 
otherwise sensitive or protected information.
    NMFS will accept anonymous comments (enter N/A in the required 
fields, if you wish to remain anonymous). You may submit attachments to 
electronic comments in Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF 
file formats only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Grace Ferrara, NMFS Northwest Region, 
(206) 526-6172, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 1, 2022, NMFS issued a Supplemental 
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) regarding the Makah 
Tribe's request to resume ceremonial and subsistence harvest of eastern 
North Pacific gray whales, and announced a 45-day comment period on the 
SDEIS. During the comment period, we received a request to extend the 
public comment period. We considered the request and agree to extend 
the public comment period by 60 days. We are therefore extending the 
close of the public comment period from August 15, 2022, to October 14, 
2022.
    The SDEIS is available in electronic form on the internet at the 
following address: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/marine-mammal-protection/makah-tribal-whale-hunt. In addition, copies of the 
SDEIS are available on CD by contacting Grace Ferrara (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT).

    Dated: August 11, 2022.
Kimberly Damon-Randall,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-17620 Filed 8-15-22; 8:45 am]
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