[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 1 (Monday, January 3, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-34064]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 226
[I.D. 110599D]
RIN 0648-AL82
Designated Critical Habitat: Reproposed Critical Habitat for
Johnson's Seagrass; Extension of Public Comment Period
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is extending the public comment period on the reproposed
rule to designate critical habitat for Johnson's seagrass (Halophila
johnsonii).
DATES: The public comment period, which would otherwise close on
January 3, 2000, has been extended and now closes on February 2, 2000.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and materials regarding the proposed rule
should be directed to Mr. Charles Oravetz, Assistant Regional
Administrator, Protected Resources Division, NMFS, Southeast Regional
Office, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St. Petersburg, Florida
33702-2432. Comments will not be accepted if submitted via e-mail or
Internet.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Layne Bolen, Panama City Laboratory,
Protected Resources Division, NMFS, 850-234-6541 ext. 237,
layne.bolen@noaa.gov or Marta Nammack, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 301-713-1401, marta.nammack@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 2, 1999, NMFS published a
reproposed rule to designate critical habitat for Johnson's seagrass
under the Endangered Species Act (64 FR 67536). Public comments were
solicited, a public hearing was announced, and the comment period was
set to expire on January 3, 2000. NMFS is extending the public comment
period to end on February 2, 2000, in order to provide at least 60 days
for public comment following publication in the Federal Register.
Dated: December 23, 1999.
Ann Terbush,
Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-34064 Filed 12-30-99; 8:45 am]
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