Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 8.12.2000

Request for Comments on the President's Conservation Measures and Proposal To Make Permanent the Reserve Preservation Areas in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve

On December 4, 2000, President William Jefferson Clinton signed Executive Order 13178 establishing the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve (Reserve), pursuant to the National Marine Sanctuaries Amendments Act of 2000 (Act). As part of the establishment of the Reserve, the President established certain conservation measures that restrict activities throughout the Reserve and created Reserve Preservation Areas around various islands and banks within the Reserve where consumptive or extractive uses are prohibited except as otherwise specified in the Executive Order. Under the Act, closure areas may become permanent after adequate public review and comment. Through this notice, the President is seeking public comment on making the Reserve Preservation Areas permanent. The President is also seeking public comment on the conservation measures established for the Reserve. These measures are to provide strong and lasting protection for the coral reef ecosystem and related marine resources and species of the Reserve (Reserve resources). The public may submit written comments to the Secretary of Commerce on the President's behalf. The President has also directed the Se