[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3706-3707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01517]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9973-38-OW]


Reopening of Comment Period on the Notice of Availability of the 
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group 
Draft Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #2: Provide and 
Enhance Recreational Opportunities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On December 20, 2017, the Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) published a Notice of Availability of the Deepwater Horizon Oil 
Spill Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (Louisiana TIG) Draft 
Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #2: Provide and Enhance 
Recreational Opportunities (Draft RP/EA) and requested comments from 
the public. The EPA is reopening the comment period on the Notice of 
Availability of the Draft RP/EA that was scheduled to close on January 
19, 2018, until February 2, 2018. The Louisiana TIG will consider 
public comments received from December 20, 2017, through February 2, 
2018. The EPA is making this change to provide the public with 
additional time to provide comments.

DATES: The public comment period for the Notice of Availability 
published in the Federal Register on December 20, 2017 (82 FR 60397), 
is being reopened. Written comments must be received on or before 
February 2, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: You may download the Draft RP/EA at any 
of the following sites:

 http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov
 http://www.la-dwh.com
 https://www.doi.gov/deepwaterhorizon/adminrecord.

    Alternatively, you may request a CD of the Draft RP/EA (see FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). You may also view the document at any of 
the public facilities listed at http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov.
    Submitting Comments: You may submit comments on the Draft RP/EA by 
one of following methods:

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     Via the Web: http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/restoration-areas/louisiana.
     Via U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 
49567, Atlanta, GA 30345; or Louisiana Coastal Protection & Restoration 
Authority, ATTN: Joann Hicks, P.O. Box 44027, Baton Rouge, LA 70804.
    Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or withdrawn. The 
Louisiana TIG may publish any comment received on the document. Do not 
submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential 
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must 
be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered 
the official comment and should include discussion of all points you 
wish to make. The Louisiana TIG will generally not consider comments or 
comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e. on the 
web, cloud, or other file sharing system). Please be aware that your 
entire comment, including your personal identifying information, will 
become part of the public record. Please note that mailed comments must 
be postmarked on or before the comment deadline of 7 days following 
publication of this notice to be considered.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
     Louisiana--Joann Hicks at [email protected] or 
225-342-5477.
     EPA--Tim Landers at [email protected] or 202-566-
2231.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Next Steps

    To allow additional time for the public to provide comments, the 
EPA is reopening the public comment period until February 2, 2018. The 
public is encouraged to review and comment on the Draft RP/EA. After 
the public comment period ends, the Louisiana TIG will consider the 
comments received before issuing a Final RP/EA. A summary of comments 
received and the Louisiana TIG's responses and any revisions to the 
document, as appropriate, will be included in the final document.

Authority

    The authority for this action is the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 
U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), its implementing NRDA regulations found at 15 CFR 
part 990, and NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).

    Dated: January 19, 2018.
John Goodin,
Acting Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, Office of 
Water.
[FR Doc. 2018-01517 Filed 1-25-18; 8:45 am]
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