[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 51 (Thursday, March 16, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 14241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6642]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

15 CFR Part 944


Restricting or Prohibiting Attracting Sharks by Chum or Other 
Means in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary; 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: Notice of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric's Sanctuaries and 
Reserves Division (SRD) is considering amending the regulations for the 
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS or Sanctuary) to restrict 
or prohibit the attracting of sharks by the use of chum or other means 
in the MBNMS. An advance notice of proposed rulemaking published 
February 28, 1995 (60 FR 10812) discussed the reasons SRD is 
considering restricting or prohibiting this activity in the MBNMS. A 
30-day comment period closes on March 30, 1995. A public hearing has 
been scheduled to assist in maximizing public comment on this issue. 
Individuals wishing to make a statement will be required to sign up at 
the door and will be limited to three minutes.

DATES: The hearing will be held on Wednesday, March 22, 1995, starting 
at 7:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at the Cabrillo College, 500 
Building, Room 507, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos, California, 95003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aaron King at (408) 647-4257 or 
Elizabeth Moore at (301) 713-3141.

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429, Marine Sanctuary 
Program)

    Dated: March 13, 1995.
W. Stanley Wilson,
Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management.
[FR Doc. 95-6642 Filed 3-15-95; 8:45 am]
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