Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program

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title: "Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program"
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fr_action: "Notice of intent to prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS); request for comments; correction."
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#  Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program

**AGENCY:**

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

**ACTION:**

Notice of intent to prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS); request for comments; correction.

**SUMMARY:**

This notice contains corrections to the scoping meeting times published on April 2, 2018, in the *DATES* section of a notice of intent for the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program (MMHSRP) to prepare a PEIS. This action is necessary to correct an error in the times of the in-person scoping meeting and webinars published in the *Federal Register* .

**DATES:**

This correction is applicable as of April 27, 2018.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Stephen Manley, NMFS, Office of Protected Resources, 301-427-8402, *[email protected].*

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

**Background**

A notice of intent for the MMHSRP to prepare a PEIS published on April 2, 2018 (83 FR 13955). This correction replaces the meeting times in the notice.

**Need for Correction**

As published, in the *DATES* section, on page 13956 of the *Federal Register* , the times of the in-person scoping meeting on May 18, 2018, and scoping webinar on May 21, 2018, were incorrect. This correction does not change NMFS' intent to prepare a PEIS for the MMHSRP. The correct dates and times of the public scoping meeting and webinars are as follows:

*DATES:* Comments must be received by June 1, 2018. Those wishing to attend either the webinars or in-person meeting must register at *https://mmhsrp-peis.eventbrite.com.* Scoping meetings are scheduled as follows:

1. May 1, 2018, 3 p.m. EDT—Webinar (Registration Required)

2. May 15, 2018, 3:30 p.m. EDT—Webinar (Registration Required)

3. May 18, 2018, 10:30 a.m. EDT—(valid ID compliant with the REAL ID Act required)—NOAA Science Center, 1301 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD

4. May 21, 2018, 3:00 p.m. EDT—Webinar (Registration Required)

Dated: April 24, 2018.

Donna S. Wieting,

Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.