[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 198 (Tuesday, October 14, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 53281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27072]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 642
[I.D. 100197B]
Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Hearing
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Public hearing; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Caribbean Council)
will convene public hearings on Amendment 1 to the Fishery Management
Plan for Corals and Reef Associated Plants and Invertebrates of Puerto
Rico and the United States Virgin Islands (Coral FMP).
DATES: Written comments will be accepted until November 25, 1997. The
public hearings will be on October 21, 22, and 23, 1997, from 7:00 p.m.
to 10:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Mr. Miguel A. Rolon,
Executive Director, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 268 Munoz
Rivera Ave., Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918. Copies of
Amendment 1 to the Coral FMP are available at the Caribbean Fishery
Management Council, 268 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan,
Puerto Rico 00918.
The hearings will be held as follows:
October 21, 1997, at the Boulon Center, 16-21 Inighed, Cruz Bay,
St. John, U.S.V.I.
October 22, 1997, at the Legislature Chambers, 1 Baracc Yard,
Veterans Drive, Charlotte Emily, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.
October 23, 1997, at the Caravelle Hotel, 44A Queens Cross,
Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S.V.I.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Miguel A. Rolon, (787) 766-5926; fax
(787) 766-6239.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council
will be holding public hearings on the draft Amendment Number 1 to the
Fishery Management Plan for Corals and Reef Associated Plants and
Invertebrates of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands for
Establishing a Marine Conservation District. The Council will be
considering the establishment of a proposed ``no-take'' marine
conservation district (MCD) in the EEZ due south of St. John, U.S.V.I.
Fishing and the anchoring of fishing vessels would be prohibited in the
MCD. The proposed MCD would cover approximately 20 square nautical
miles and would be delineated by connecting the following coordinate
points in the order listed:
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Point Latitude Longitude
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A............................. 18 deg.15.3' N 64 deg.46.9' W
B............................. 18 deg.15.0' N 64 deg.42.2' W
C............................. 18 deg.12.1' N 64 deg.42.2' W
D............................. 18 deg.11.0' N 64 deg.46.9' W
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Dated: October 7, 1997.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-27072 Filed 10-10-97; 8:45 am]
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