[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 29, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 43916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-17193]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Draft Management Plan and Environmental Assessment for the Gerry 
E. Studds Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary: Notice of Public 
Comment Period Extension

AGENCY: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean 
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice of public comment period extension.

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SUMMARY: A 90-day public comment period was announced in the May 6, 
2008 Federal Register, Volume 73, No. 88, to end on August 4, 2008. To 
accommodate receipt of additional comments NOAA's Office of National 
Marine Sanctuaries has extended the period for public comments on the 
draft management plan and draft environmental assessment for the Gerry 
E. Studds Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary to October 3, 2008.

DATES: Comments on the draft management plan and draft environmental 
assessment will now be considered if received on or before October 3, 
2008.

ADDRESSES: To obtain a copy: For a copy of the draft management plan 
and draft environmental assessment, contact the Management Plan Review 
Coordinator, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, 175 Edward 
Foster Rd., Scituate, MA 02066. Copies can also be downloaded from the 
SBNMS Web site at http://stellwagen.noaa.gov.
    To submit comments: Comments on the draft management plan and draft 
environmental assessment may be submitted by one of the following 
methods:
    1. In writing to the SBNMS Management Plan Review Coordinator (see 
to obtain a copy section above);
    2. By e-mail to [email protected]; or
    3. By facsimile to (781) 545-8036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin Cowie-Haskell at (781) 545-
8026 or via e-mail at [email protected].

    Dated: July 18, 2008.
Daniel J. Basta,
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries.
[FR Doc. E8-17193 Filed 7-28-08; 8:45 am]
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