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248<br />

Grouping: Individual<br />

Format: Comment Letter<br />

NUMBER<br />

RESPONSE<br />

I34-1 Please see general response number 1.<br />

I34-2 Three of the six alternatives, including the NPS preferred alternative, include a 13-knot speed limit for large vessels<br />

throughout Glacier Bay. Studies have shown the potential <strong>and</strong> severity of collisions between vessels 262 feet (80 meters)<br />

or larger <strong>and</strong> humpback whales is significantly reduced when the vessel is traveling at speeds 13 knots or less. This also<br />

would reduce air emissions from existing conditions. Please see chapter 2 for a description of the NPS preferred<br />

alternative, alternative 6.<br />

I34-3 Three of the six alternatives in this FEIS, including the NPS preferred alternative, would extend to year-round the<br />

seasonal timeframe of when vessels must remain greater than 0.25 mile (0.4 kilometer) from harbor seals hauled out on<br />

ice in Johns Hopkins Inlet. (The current seasonal restriction is from July 1 through August 31.)

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