Greetings MARMAM members, NOAA Fisheries Service is conducting a 5-year review of the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) and North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) under the Endangered Species Act. We request your submission of the best available scientific and commercial data since our last review in 2006 by April 20, 2012. You may submit comments on this document, identified by NOAA-NMFS-2012-0057, by any of the following: • Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal www.regulations.gov. To submit comments via the e-Rulemaking Portal, first click the “submit a comment” icon, then enter NOAA-NMFS-2012-0057 in the keyword search. Locate the document you wish to comment on from the resulting list and click on the “Submit a Comment” icon to the right of that line. • Mail or hand-delivery: Angela Somma, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Protected Resources, Endangered Species Division, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Best Regards, Jonathan Shannon NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources http://nmfs.noaa.gov/pr Outreach Specialist 301.427.8431 jonathan.shannon@noaa.gov