Natural Resource Damages for Hazardous Substances

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of the Interior Office of the Secretary 43 CFR Part 11 [Docket No. DOI-2022-0016; 24XD1618EN, DS61600000, DMNHQ0000.000000] RIN 1090-AB26 AGENCY: Office of Restoration and Damage Assessment, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Tribal consultation meetings and extension of public comment period. SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior is announcing the dates of Tribal consultation meetings to gather information to revise the simplified Type A procedures in the regulations for conducting natural resource damage assessment and restoration for hazardous substance releases. We are also extending the comment period on our Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued on January 5, 2024. DATES: The public comment period on our request for information notice that published on January 5, 2024, at 89 FR 733 is extended. Interested persons are invited to submit comments by 11:59 p.m. April 5, 2024. The Office of Restoration and Damage Assessment will host virtual Tribal consultation sessions at the dates and times below. Please use the following links to register for one of the sessions: ( printed page 10020) Tuesday, March 26th at 1 p.m. (eastern): https://msteams.link/​YWY9 Wednesday, March 27th at 10 a.m. (eastern): https://msteams.link/​EWXT Thursday, March 28th at 1 p.m. (eastern): https://msteams.link/​ZBQM ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted through https://www.regulations.gov and will be available for public viewing and inspection. In the Search box, enter the docke…