99-16674. Regulation of the Operation of Motorized Personal Watercraft in the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 30, 1999)]
    [Proposed Rules]
    [Page 35102]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-16674]
    
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
    
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
    
    15 CFR Part 922
    
    
    Regulation of the Operation of Motorized Personal Watercraft in 
    the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
    
    AGENCY: Marine Sanctuaries Division (MSD), Office of Ocean and Coastal 
    Resource Management (OCRM), National Ocean Service (NOS), National 
    Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.
    
    ACTION: Extension of Comment Period.
    
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    SUMMARY: On April 23, 1999, NOAA published a proposed rule and notice 
    of availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) restricting 
    the use of motorized personal watercraft in the Gulf of the Farallones 
    National Marine Sanctuary (FR Volume 64, Number 78, pages 19945-19952). 
    On May 20, 1999, NOAA published a notice of public meeting and 
    extension of the comment period. On June 9, 1999, NOAA published an 
    extension of the comment period. This notice further extends the 
    comment period.
    
    DATES: Comments on the proposed rule or DEA must be received by July 
    21, 1999.
    
    ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Ed Ueber, Sanctuary Manager, Gulf 
    of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, Ft. Mason, Building 201, 
    San Francisco, California 94123; fax: (415) 561-6616; email: 
    ed.ueber@noaa.gov. Comments received will be available for public 
    inspection at the above address.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    Ed Ueber at (415) 561-6622.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NOAA proposes to amend the regulations 
    governing the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary 
    (Sanctuary) to prohibit the operation of motorized personal watercraft 
    (MPWC) in the nearshore waters of the Sanctuary. Specifically, the 
    operation of MPWC would be prohibited from the mean high-tide line 
    seaward to 1,000 yards (approximately 0.5 nautical mile), including 
    seaward of the Farallone Islands. The proposed rule would ensure that 
    Sanctuary resources and qualities are not adversely impacted and would 
    help avoid conflicts among various users of the Sanctuary.
        The original notice of proposed rule, published on May 23, 1999, 
    had a 30 day comment period, which closed on May 24. On May 20, 1999, 
    NOAA published a notice to the Federal Register extending the comment 
    period until June 11, 1999. On June 9, 1999, in response to a request 
    to further extend the comment period, NOAA published a notice in the 
    Federal Register extending the comment period until July 1, 1999. Due 
    to concerns regarding the adequacy of time for review of all supporting 
    documentation to the proposed rule, this notice further extends the 
    comment period until July 21, 1999.
    
    (Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary 
    Program)
    
        Dated: June 25, 1999.
    Ted Lillestolen,
    Deputy Assistant Administrator, Ocean Services and Coastal Zone 
    Management.
    [FR Doc. 99-16674 Filed 6-29-99; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
06/30/1999
Department:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Entry Type:
Proposed Rule
Action:
Extension of Comment Period.
Document Number:
99-16674
Dates:
Comments on the proposed rule or DEA must be received by July 21, 1999.
Pages:
35102-35102 (1 pages)
PDF File:
99-16674.pdf
CFR: (1)
15 CFR 922