[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 168 (Friday, August 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 45908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23069]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[CGD 96-044]


International, Private-Sector Tug-of-Opportunity System, Notice 
of Availability of a Ship-Drift Analysis for the Northwest Olympic 
Peninsula and the Strait of Juan de Fuca

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of extension; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard made available the Ship-Drift Analysis for the 
Northwest Olympic Peninsula and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, prepared by 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), through a 
notice published in the Federal Register on July 24, 1997 (62 FR 
39885). The Coast Guard is extending the comment period, which closed 
on August 14, 1997, until August 29, 1997, to let the public 
participate more fully in this rulemaking.

DATES: Comments must be received by August 29, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to LT William Pittman, Commandant 
(G-MOR), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, S.W., 
Washington, DC 20593-0001, telephone (202) 267-0426, fax (202) 267-
4085.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
CDR William Carey, Commander, Thirteenth U.S. Coast Guard District 
(mep), telephone (206) 220-7221, fax (206) 220-7225. The telephone 
number is equipped to record messages on a 24-hour basis.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The comment period is being extended to 
allow for comments that, because of their technical nature, may require 
additional time to prepare. This extension results from requests from 
the public for more time. The Coast Guard is seeking comments from the 
public on how to apply the NOAA analysis to the marine-safety criteria 
set forth in a Report to Congress on International, Private-Sector Tug-
of-Opportunity System for the Waters of the Olympic Coast National 
Marine Sanctuary and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

    Dated: August 22, 1997.
R.C. North,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Marine, Safety 
and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 97-23069 Filed 8-28-97; 8:45 am]
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