[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 25, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 54663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26379]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 656
[I.D. 092595C]
Atlantic Striped Bass Fisheries; Public Hearings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Additional public hearings; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: On September 29, 1995, October 16, 1995, and October 18, 1995,
NMFS announced continuing public hearings to receive comments from
fishery participants and other members of the public regarding proposed
regulations on the harvest and possession of striped bass in the
exclusive economic zone of the Atlantic Ocean from Maine through North
Carolina.
Due to insufficient space to safely accommodate an unanticipated
large attendance at the October 16, 1995, hearing in Toms River, NJ,
and the public request for hearings in New York, and Connecticut, NMFS
is announcing that it intends to hold additional public hearings on
November 6, 1995, in Ronkonkoma, NY, November 7, 1995, at Long Branch,
NJ, November 8, 1995, in East Lyme, CT, and November 13, 1995, in Toms
River, NJ, to allow those who were unable to comment, the opportunity
to do so.
To accommodate others unable to attend any of the public hearings,
but who wish to provide comments, NMFS also is soliciting written
comments on the proposed rule.
DATES: Written comments on the proposed rule must be received on or
before November 15, 1995. The remaining hearings are scheduled as
follows:
1. October 25, 1995, 7 to 9 p.m., Plymouth, MA
2. November 6, 1995, 7 to 9 p.m., Ronkonkoma, NY
3. November 7, 1995, 7 to 9 p.m., Long Branch, NJ
4. November 8, 1995, 7 to 9 p.m., East Lyme, CT
5. November 9, 1995, 7 to 9 p.m., Norfolk, VA
6. November 13, 1995, 7 to 9 p.m., Toms River, NJ
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to William Hogarth, Office
of Fisheries Conservation and Management (F/CM), NMFS, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Clearly mark the outside of the
envelope ``Atlantic Striped Bass Comments.''
The remaining hearings will be held at the following locations:
1. Plymouth--Plymouth N. High School, Obery Street, Plymouth, MA
02360
2. Ronkonkoma--Holiday Inn, 3845 Veterans Memorial Highway,
Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
3. Long Branch--Ocean Place Hilton, One Ocean Blvd., Long Branch,
NJ 07740
4. East Lyme--East Lyme High School, 30 Chesterfield Road, East
Lyme, CT 06333
5. Norfolk--Quality Inn Lake Wright Convention Center, 6280
Northampton Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23502
6. Toms River--Holiday Inn, 290 Highway 37E, Toms River, NJ 08753
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Hogarth at 301-713-2339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The hearing announcements were published on
September 29, 1995 (60 FR 50540), October 16, 1995 (60 FR 53577) and
October 18, 1995.
A complete description of the measures, and the purpose and need
for the proposed action, is contained in the proposed rule published
September 27, 1995 (60 FR 49821), and is not repeated here. A copy of
the proposed rule may be obtained by writing (see ADDRESSES) or calling
the contact person (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
The hearings are physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids for
the Ronkonkoma, NY, East Lyme, CT, Long Branch, NJ and Toms River,
NJ,public hearings should be directed to William Hogarth by November 2,
1995 (see ADDRESSES).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1851 note.
Dated: October 19, 1995.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-26379 Filed 10-19-95; 4:08 p]
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