Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Issuance of an Incidental Take Permit; Extension of Comment Period

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#  Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Issuance of an Incidental Take Permit; Extension of Comment Period

**AGENCY:**

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

**ACTION:**

Notice; scoping meetings; extension of comment period and revision.

**SUMMARY:**

This document contains an extension to the comment period and revisions to the time for the first of two meetings for a notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed issuance of an incidental take and scoping meetings. The original notice was published March 27, 2006.

**DATES:**

We must receive written comments on alternatives and issues to be addressed in the EIS by June 14, 2006. We will hold public scoping meetings on:

Tuesday, June 6, 2006, at East Portland Community Center, 740 SE 106th Avenue, Portland, OR from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., and on Wednesday, June 7, 2006, at Portland City Hall, Lovejoy Room, 1221 SW 4th Avenue, Portland, OR from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.. We will accept oral and written comments at these meetings.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Joe Zisa, USFWS, (360)231-6961 or Ben Meyer, NMFS, (503)230-5425.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

On March 27, 2006, NMFS published a notice of scoping meetings. Accordingly, this document is extending the comment period and revisiong the time for the first of two meetings [see *DATES* ]. All other information contained in the original document has not been changed.

Dated: May 11, 2006.

Angela Somma,

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.