[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 5426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-1896]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Draft Framework for Developing the National System of Marine 
Protected Areas

AGENCY: National Ocean Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Extension of Public Comment Period on the Draft Framework for 
Developing the National System of Marine Protected Areas.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce published a notice in the Federal 
Register on September 22, 2006 (71 FR 55432) announcing a 145-day 
public comment period on the Draft Framework for Developing the 
National System of Marine Protected Areas (Draft Framework). Copies of 
the Draft Framework can be requested via the contact information below 
or downloaded from http://www.mpa.gov. The deadline for public comment 
on the draft Framework is hereby extended.

DATES: The extended deadline for public comment on the draft Framework 
is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on February 28, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Joseph Uravitch, National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Protected Areas Center, 
1305 East West Highway, N/ORM, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Fax: (301) 713-
3110. E-mail: [email protected]. Comments will be accepted in 
written form by mail, e-mail, or fax.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Refer to the Federal Register notice 
of September 22, 2006, or contact Jonathan Kelsey at (301) 563-1130, or 
via e-mail at [email protected].

    Dated: January 31, 2007.
David M. Kennedy,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management.
[FR Doc. E7-1896 Filed 2-5-07; 8:45 am]
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