Eastern North Pacific Gray Whale; Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period on Marine Mammal Protection

Federal Register/Vol. 75, No. 223/Friday, November 19, 2010/Notices 70903 this notice in accordance with 19 CFR ADDRESSES: A copy of the petition may Background 351.224(b). be requested from Chief, Marine The MMPA provides for interested This notice also serves as a reminder Mammal and Sea Turtle Conservation parties to submit a petition to designate to parties subject to administrative Division, Office of Protected Resources, a population stock of marine mammals protective orders (APO) of their National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 as depleted. Section 115(a)(3) of the responsibility concerning the East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1383b(a)(3)) requires disposition of proprietary information 20910. disclosed under APO in accordance NMFS to publish a notice in the Federal You may submit comments, identified with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely Register that such a petition has been by 0648–XA018, by any one of the written notification of the return/ received and is available for public following methods: disposition of APO materials or review. Within 60 days of receiving a • Electronic Submissions: Submit all conversion to judicial protective order is petition, NMFS must publish a finding electronic public comments via the hereby requested. Failure to comply in the Federal Register as to whether Federal eRulemaking Portal with the regulations and the terms of an the petition presents substantial http://www.regulations.gov. APO is a ...