[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 81294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32668]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE308


Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast 
Multispecies Fishery Management Plan; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Impact Statement; Scoping Process; Request for Comments; 
Extension of Comment Period

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

ACTION: Notice; intent to prepare an environmental impact statement and 
initiate scoping process; request for comments; extension of comment 
period and announcement of additional public hearing.

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SUMMARY: In the Notice of Intent (NOI) that published on Monday, 
November 23, 2015, the Council and NMFS announced the intention to 
prepare an environmental impact statement in accordance with the 
National Environmental Policy Act. This notice is to alert the 
interested public of an additional public hearing and to extend the 
written comment period from January 7, 2016, to January 20, 2016, to 
ensure adequate time for the public to comment on the NOI.

DATES: The deadline for written and electronic scoping comments on the 
NOI published on November 23, 2015 (80 FR 72951) is extended to January 
20, 2016, by 5 p.m., local time.

ADDRESSES: Written scoping comments on Amendment 22 may be sent by any 
of the following methods:
     Email to the following address: [email protected];
     Mail to Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England 
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 
01950; or
     Fax to (978) 465-3116.
    Requests for copies of the Amendment 22 scoping document and other 
information should be directed to Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, 
New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, 
Newburyport, MA 01950, telephone (978) 465-0492. The scoping document 
is accessible electronically via the Internet at http://s3.amazonaws.com/nefmc.org/a-22-whiting-Scoping-document-4.pdf.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Nies, Executive Director, New 
England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Extension of Comment Period

    On November 23, 2015, NMFS published an NOI (80 FR 72951) with a 
comment period ending on January 7, 2016. The comment period is being 
extended to January 20, 2016, to allow the public additional time to 
comment.

Additional Public Hearing

    The Council will take and discuss scoping comments on this 
amendment at an additional public meeting:
    1. Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at 6:00 p.m. Hampton Inn, 2100 Post 
Road, Warwick, RI 02886; (401) 739-8888.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is accessible to people with physical disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Thomas A. Nies (see ADDRESSES) at least five days 
prior to this meeting date.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: December 22, 2015.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-32668 Filed 12-28-15; 8:45 am]
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