[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 4, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 294-295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-33088]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

15 CFR Part 922

[0908041219-0073-02]
RIN 0648-AX79


Amendments to National Marine Sanctuary Regulations Regarding Low 
Overflights in Designated Zones

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

ACTION: Extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On December 8, 2010, NOAA published a proposed rule in the 
Federal Register to amend the low overflight regulations of the Channel 
Islands, Monterey Bay, Gulf of the Farallones, and Olympic Coast 
national marine sanctuaries. Specifically, NOAA proposes to amend the 
regulations requiring that motorized aircraft maintain certain minimum 
altitudes above specified locations within the boundaries of the listed 
sanctuaries; and state that failure to comply with these altitude 
limits is presumed to disturb marine mammals or seabirds and is a 
violation of the sanctuary regulations.

DATES: The public comment period on the proposed rule published at 75 
FR 76319, December 8, 2010, will be extended an additional 30 days from 
the original due date of January 7, 2011. Comments will be accepted 
through February 7, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by RIN 0648-AX79 by any 
one of the following methods:
     Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic public 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov.
     Mail: Debra Malek, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, 
1305 East-West Highway, 11th floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
    Instructions: No comments will be posted for public viewing until 
after the comment period has closed. All comments received are a part 
of the public record and will be posted to http://www.regulations.gov 
without change. All Personal Identifying Information (for example, 
name, address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be 
publicly accessible. Do not submit confidential business information or 
otherwise sensitive or protected information.

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    ONMS will accept anonymous comments (enter N/A in the required 
fields if you wish to remain anonymous). Attachments to electronic 
comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word, Excel, Wordperfect, or 
Adobe PDF file formats only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Debra Malek, Office of National Marine 
Sanctuaries, 1305 East-West Highway, 11th floor, Silver Spring, MD 
20910, (301) 713-3125 Ext. 262.

Daniel J. Basta,
Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries.
[FR Doc. 2010-33088 Filed 1-3-11; 8:45 am]
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