Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Regulations

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 15 CFR Part 922 [Docket No. 100222109-0471-01] RIN 0648-AY35 AGENCY: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC). ACTION: Proposed rule; Request for public comments; Public Availability of Draft Management Plan and Draft Environmental Assessment. SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) proposes to amend the regulations for the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS or sanctuary) to improve vessel and user safety, protect sanctuary resources from user impacts, clarify vessel pollution discharge language, and make other technical changes and corrections. DATES: Comments. Comments on the proposed rule and the draft environmental assessment must be received no later than January 20, 2011. Public Hearing. A public hearing will take place on Thursday, December 9, 2010 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary office building at 4700 Avenue U, Building 216, Galveston, TX 77551. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods: Electronic Submission: Submit electronic comments to docket number NOAA-NOS-2010-0208 via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov . Mail: George Schmahl, Superintendent, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 4700 Avenue U, Building 216, Galveston, TX 77551. Instructions: All comme…