NOAA Fisheries has published our Draft Marine Mammal Stock Assessment Reports and they are open for public comment until November 5, 2012. To view the draft reports and the accompanying Federal Register Notice, visit: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/sars/draft.htm You may submit comments, identified by [NOAA–NMFS–2012–0119], by any of the following methods: * * *Electronic Submissions:* Submit all electronic public comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov. You may submit attachments to electronic comments in Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF file formats only. * * *Mail:* Send comments or requests for copies of reports to: Chief, Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources National Marine Fisheries Service 1315 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910–3226 Attn: Stock Assessments. *Instructions:* All comments received are a part of the public record and will generally be posted to http://www.regulations.gov without change. All Personal Identifying Information (for example, name, address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or protected information. NMFS will accept anonymous comments (enter N/A in the required fields, if you wish to remain anonymous). Best regards, Jonathan Shannon NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources http://nmfs.noaa.gov/pr Outreach Specialist 301.427.8431 jonathan.shannon@noaa.gov