[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 199 (Monday, October 17, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-25583]
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[Federal Register: October 17, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Parts 285 and 678
[I.D. 091494B]
Atlantic Shark and Tuna Fisheries
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Public hearings and scoping meetings; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: NMFS has held 14 combination public hearing and scoping
meetings to receive comments from fishery participants and other
members of the public on bluefin tuna, yellowfin and other tuna, and
Atlantic shark management issues. The purpose of this document is to
notify the public of additional hearings to continue public
participation in the management process.
DATES: Hearings and meetings are scheduled as follows:
1. October 25, 1994, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Ocean City, MD
2. October 27, 1994, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Barnegat Light, NJ
3. November 2, 1994, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Portsmouth, NH (see
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION for the times of the fishery topics). Written
comments on the issues must be submitted on or before November 22,
1994.
ADDRESSES: The hearing and meetings will be held in the following
locations:
1. Ocean City-City Hall (Council Chambers), 3rd and Baltimore
Streets, Ocean City, MD 21842
2. Barnegat Light-Barnegat Light Firehouse, 10th and Boulevard
Streets, Barnegat Light, NJ 08006
3. Portsmouth-Urban Forestry Center, 43 Elwyn Road, Portsmouth, NH
03801-5701
Written comments should be sent to Richard H. Schaefer, Director,
Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management (F/CM), National Marine
Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Clearly mark the outside of the envelope ``Atlantic Tuna Comments''
and/or ``Shark Comments''.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John D. Kelly for Atlantic tunas or
general information, telephone: 301-713-2347, fax: 301-713-0596; C.
Michael Bailey for sharks, telephone: 301-713-2347, fax: 301-713-0596.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico
shark fisheries are managed under authority of the Magnuson Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). Fishing by
U.S. vessels is governed by regulations implementing the fishery
management plan (FMP) at 50 CFR part 678. The Atlantic tuna fisheries
are managed under regulations at 50 CFR part 285 implementing the
Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.), regulating the
harvest of Atlantic tunas by persons and vessels subject to U.S.
jurisdiction.
Issues for each combination meeting are:
1. Public hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS) for Atlantic bluefin tuna.
2. Scoping meeting on the Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery quota
adjustments, allocation by user group, delayed season, moratorium on
entry, and other issues.
3. Scoping meeting on the other Atlantic tunas, including
permitting and reporting requirements for dealers and fishermen,
changes in minimum size, catch levels, and special management zones.
4. Scoping meeting on the Atlantic shark fishery quota adjustment.
For background information on these issues, see the document
published in the Federal Register on September 23, 1994, 59 FR 48847.
These hearings/meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Richard H. Schaefer by October 19,
1994, (see ADDRESSES). To accommodate people unable to attend a scoping
meeting or wishing to provide additional comments, NMFS is also
soliciting written comments on these and other issues of concern in
these fisheries, including comments on the DEIS.
Each of these hearing/meetings will include a shark discussion from
5 to 6 p.m., a non-bluefin tuna discussion from 6 to 7 p.m., and a
bluefin discussion from 7 to 10 p.m. These scheduled times may be
adjusted among the three fishery topics depending upon expressed
interests of the audience. Such adjustments are at the discretion of
the Meeting Officer.
Dated: October 11, 1994.
Joe P. Clem,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-25583 Filed 10-12-94; 11:49 am]
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