# Marine Mammals

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## Record

- **Collection:** Federal Register
- **Document type:** Notice
- **Published:** November 2, 1994

## Text

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 072894C]

Marine Mammals

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

ACTION: Extension of comment period on draft stock assessments and
Potential Biological Removal (PBR) workshop reports.

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SUMMARY: NMFS is extending the comment period on its stock assessments
and PBR workshop report in consideration of the complexity of the
issues surrounding both the stock assessments and the PBR workshop
report.

DATES: Comments on the draft stock assessment reports and the report of
the PBR workshop must be received by December 1, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Chief, Marine Mammal Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3226; Fax: (301) 713-0376.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas C. Eagle with the Office of
Protected Resources at (301) 713-2319.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 9, 1994, NMFS published a Federal
Register notice announcing the availability of draft stock assessment
reports and PBR workshop reports (59 FR 40527). The stock assessment
reports are required under the new section 117 of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act Amendments of 1994 (Public Law 103-238). A summary of
the stock assessment reports, specifying geographical range, regional
designation, minimum abundance estimate, PBR, and estimated human-
caused mortality for each stock, was followed by a designation of
strategic or nonstrategic. The PBR workshop, consisting of NMFS and
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service scientists, was convened to develop an
initial approach for promoting consistent national interpretation of
parameters to be used in draft stock assessment reports, including the
calculation of PBR.
The initial comment period for NMFS draft stock assessment and PBR
workshop reports was scheduled to end on November 7, 1994. In response
to concern that the public comment period was inadequate, given the
scope of the issues surrounding the assessments and the workshop
reports, NMFS extends the comment period and welcomes comments received
by December 1, 1994. Comments must be received in the Office of
Protected Resources by December 1 to be fully considered. Therefore,
those submitting comments close to that date should fax their comments
or call to ensure their comments arrived via mail.

Dated: October 26, 1994.
William W. Fox, Jr.,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 94-27085 Filed 11-01-94; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-F

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