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Endangered and Threatened Species; Initiation of a Status Review for Shortnose Sturgeon

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[Federal Register: January 29, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 19)]
[Notices]
[Page 5177-5178]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XE02

Endangered and Threatened Species; Initiation of a Status Review
for Shortnose Sturgeon

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Announcement of initiation of status review; request for
information; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: We, NMFS, are extending the deadline for providing information
to be used during the status review of shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser
brevirostrum) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The initial
deadline was January 29, 2008. This extension is intended to ensure
that the option to submit comments electronically is available for an
entire 60-day period.

DATES: Written information regarding the status of, and factors and
threats affecting, shortnose sturgeon must be received by March 31, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by 0648-XE02, by any one
of the following methods:
    • Electronic submissions: Submit all electronic public
comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.

    • Fax: 978-281-9394, Attention: Dana Hartley.

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    • Mail: Information on paper, disk or CD-ROM should be
addressed to the Assistant Regional Administrator for Protected
Resources, NMFS Northeast Regional Office, One Blackburn Drive,
Gloucester, MA 01930.
    Instructions: All comments received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted to http://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. Attachments to electronic
comments will beaccepted in Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or
Adobe PDF file formats only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana Hartley, NMFS, Northeast Regional
Office (978) 281-9300 ext. 6514; Stephania Bolden, NMFS, Southeast
Regional Office (727) 824-5312; or Marta Nammack, NMFS, Office of
Protected Resources, (301) 713-1410.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We initiated a status review of the
shortnose sturgeon under the ESA on November 30, 2007 (72 FR 67712).
Due to temporary difficulty in accessing the electronic Federal
eRulemaking Portal at the beginning of the initial comment period, we
are extending the public comment period.

    Dated: January 24, 2008.
James H. Lecky,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-1562 Filed 1-28-08; 8:45 am]
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