96-3440. Regulation To Prohibit the Attraction of White Sharks in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary; Clarification of Exception To Discharge Prohibition; Public Hearing

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 32 (Thursday, February 15, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 5968-5969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3440]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

15 CFR Part 922


Regulation To Prohibit the Attraction of White Sharks in the 
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary; Clarification of Exception To 
Discharge Prohibition; Public Hearing

AGENCY: Sanctuaries and Reserves Division (SRD), Office of Ocean and 
Coastal Resource Management (OCRM), National Ocean Service (NOS), 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Proposed rule; public hearing.

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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 
Sanctuaries and Reserves Division (SRD) has issued a proposed rule to 
amend the regulations for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary 
(MBNMS or Sanctuary) to prohibit the attracting of white sharks by the 
use of food, chum, bait, or other means in the nearshore (seaward to 3 
miles) waters of the MBNMS. The proposed rule published February 12, 
1996 (61 FR 5335), discusses the reasons SRD is proposing prohibiting 
this activity in the Sanctuary. A 30-day comment period closes on March 
12, 1996. To maximize public input on this issue, a public hearing has 
been scheduled whereby the public will be allowed to provide written or 
oral comments. Individuals wishing to make a statement will be required 
to sign up at the door and will be limited to three minutes.

DATES: The public hearing will be held on Friday, March 1, 1996, 
starting at 6:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be held at the El Grenada Elementary 
School, 400 Santiago Avenue, El Grenada, California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ed Ueber at [phone] or Elizabeth Moore at [phone].

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary 
Program)

    Dated: February 12, 1996.
David L. Evans,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal 
Zone Management.
[FR Doc. 96-3440 Filed 2-14-96; 8:45 am]
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