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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admlnlatration 

 Office of the Chief Scienciat 



Washington. DC. 20230 



/\LJ6 27 1993 



Dear Reviewer: 



In accordance with the provisions of Section 102(2) (C) 

 of the National Enviromental Policy Act of 1969, we are 

 enclosing for your review and consideration the Final 

 Environmental Impact Statement/Management Plan on the 

 Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, prepared by the 

 Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National 

 Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- 

 tion (NOAA) , Department of Commerce. 



The responsible Federal official for this project is 

 W. Stanley Wilson, Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services 

 and Coastal Zone Management, National Ocean Service, NOAA. 

 Any written comments or questions you may have should be 

 submitted to the contact person identified below by 

 October 4, 1993. Also, one copy of your comments should be 

 sent to me in Room 6222, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

 Washington, D.C. 20230. 



CONTACT PERSON 



Mr. Randall Schneider, Regional Manager 



Sanctuaries and Reserves Division 



Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management 



National Ocean Service 



1305 East West Highway, 12th Floor 



Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 



Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. 



Sincerely, 



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' David Cottingham 

 Director 



Ecology and Conservation 

 Office 





