[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 42 (Friday, March 3, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 11951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-5220]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 222

[Docket No. 941126-4326; I.D. 112294A]


North Atlantic Right Whale Protection; Reopening of Comment 
Period

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR); reopening of 
comment period.

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SUMMARY: On December 27, 1994, NMFS published an ANPR in response to a 
petition requesting the issuance of regulations that will establish 
specific protection zones around every northern right whale. NMFS 
solicited public comment and information until February 27, 1995, to 
assist in determining the need for and types of conservation measures 
that would be effective in minimizing human-induced disturbance of and 
harmful interaction with northern right whales. In response to several 
requests for an extension of the ANPR comment period, NMFS is reopening 
the comment period for 30 days to provide additional opportunity to 
submit suggestions and commentary on potentially effective measures to 
reduce harmful interaction with northern right whales.

DATES: New information and comments must be submitted on or before 
April 3, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Chief, Marine Mammal 
Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margot Bohan, NMFS, Office of 
Protected Resources at (301) 713-2322, or Doug Beach, NMFS, Northeast 
Regional Office at (508) 281-9254.

    Dated: February 24, 1995.
William W. Fox, Jr.,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 95-5220 Filed 3-2-95; 8:45 am]
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