81 FR 86337 - Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill; Draft Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group Restoration Plan #1: Restoration of Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats; Habitat Projects on Federally Managed Lands; and Birds

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 230 (November 30, 2016)

We are reopening the public comment period on the Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group Draft Restoration Plan #1: Restoration of Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats; Habitat Projects on Federally Managed Lands; and Birds (Draft Restoration Plan #1). We opened the public comment period via a November 1, 2016, notice of availability. The public comment period closed on November 28, 2016.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 230 (Wednesday, November 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86337-86338]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28675]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[FWS-R4-FHC-2016-N208; FVHC98210408710-XXX-FF04G01000]


Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill; Draft Louisiana Trustee 
Implementation Group Restoration Plan #1: Restoration of Wetlands, 
Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats; Habitat Projects on Federally Managed 
Lands; and Birds

AGENCY: Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability; reopening of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: We are reopening the public comment period on the Louisiana 
Trustee Implementation Group Draft Restoration Plan #1: Restoration of 
Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats; Habitat Projects on 
Federally Managed Lands; and Birds (Draft Restoration Plan #1). We 
opened the public comment period via a November 1, 2016, notice of 
availability. The public comment period closed on November 28, 2016.

DATES: Comments Due Date: We will consider public comments received 
November 1, 2016 through December 9, 2016.

ADDRESSES:
    Obtaining Documents: You may download the Louisiana Trustee 
Implementation Group Draft Restoration Plan 1: Restoration of Wetlands, 
Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats; Habitat Projects on Federally Managed 
Lands; and Birds at any of the following sites:

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

    Alternatively, you may request a CD of the Draft Restoration Plan 1 
(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 document 
by one of following methods:
     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.
     Louisiana Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority, 
ATTN: Liz Williams, P.O. Box 44027, Baton Rouge, LA 70804.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Liz Williams at LATIG.la.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Introduction

    In accordance with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), the 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Consent Decree, and the 
Final Programmatic Damage Assessment Restoration Plan and Final 
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, the Federal and State 
natural resource trustee agencies for the Louisiana Trustee 
Implementation Group (Trustees) have prepared a Draft Restoration Plan 
1: Restoration of Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats; Habitat 
Projects on Federally Managed Lands; and Birds (Draft Restoration Plan 
1). Draft Restoration Plan 1 describes and proposes engineering and 
design activities for restoration projects intended to continue the 
process of restoring natural resources and services injured or lost as 
a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which occurred on or about 
April 20, 2010, in the Gulf of Mexico.

Background

    For additional background information, see our original Federal 
Register notice, which opened the comment period (November 1, 2016; 81 
FR 75840).

Invitation To Comment

    The Trustees seek public review and comment on the proposed 
projects and supporting analysis included in the Draft Restoration Plan 
1. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other 
personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware 
that your entire comment, including your personal identifying 
information, may be made publicly available at any time.

Authority

    The authority of this action is the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 
U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) and the implementing Natural Resource Damage 
Assessment regulations found at 15 CFR 990.

Kevin D. Reynolds,
Department of the Interior Deepwater Horizon Case Manager.
[FR Doc. 2016-28675 Filed 11-29-16; 8:45 am]
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