94-24683. Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area  

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    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
    
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
    
    50 CFR Part 675
    
    [I.D. 092694A]
    
     
    
    Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area
    
    AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
    Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
    
    ACTION: Notice of availability of an amendment to a Fishery Management 
    Plan (FMP) and request for comments.
    
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    SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the North Pacific Fishery Management 
    Fishery Management Council (Council) has submitted Amendment 21a to the 
    FMP for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
    Area (BSAI) for Secretarial review and is requesting comments from the 
    public. The amendment would establish an area around the Pribilof 
    Islands closed to trawl fishing to protect crab, seabird and marine 
    mammal populations.
    
    DATES: Comments on the FMP amendment should be submitted by November 
    29, 1994.
    
    ADDRESSES: Comments on the FMP amendment should be submitted to Ronald 
    J. Berg, Chief, Fisheries Management Division, Alaska Region, NMFS., 
    P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802 Attn: Lori Gravel, or delivered to the 
    Federal Building, 709 West 9th Street, Juneau, AK. Copies of Amendment 
    21a and the environmental assessment/regulatory impact review prepared 
    for the amendment are available from the North Pacific Fishery 
    Management Council, P.O. Box 103136, Anchorage, AK 99510.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen R. Varosi, 907-586-7228.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Magnuson Fishery Conservation and 
    Management Act (Magnuson Act) requires that each Regional Fishery 
    Management Council submit any FMP or amendment it prepares to the 
    Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) for review and approval, disapproval, 
    or partial disapproval. The Magnuson Act also requires that the 
    Secretary, upon receiving an FMP or amendment, immediately publish a 
    notice that the FMP or amendment is available for public review and 
    comment. The Secretary will consider the public comments received 
    during the comment period in determining whether to approve the FMP or 
    amendment.
        If approved, Amendment 21a would establish an area closed to 
    fishing with trawl gear. The area surrounds the waters off St. Paul, 
    St. George, Walrus and Otter Islands (the Pribilof Islands in the 
    BSAI), to protect habitat areas of importance to blue king and Korean 
    hair crab, seabird and marine mammal populations.
    
        Dated: September 29, 1994
    David S. Crestin,
    Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
    National Marine Fisheries Service.
    [FR Doc. 94-24683 Filed 9-30-94; 4:11 pm]
    BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
10/06/1994
Department:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Entry Type:
Uncategorized Document
Action:
Notice of availability of an amendment to a Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and request for comments.
Document Number:
94-24683
Dates:
Comments on the FMP amendment should be submitted by November 29, 1994.
Pages:
0-0 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Federal Register: October 6, 1994, I.D. 092694A
CFR: (1)
50 CFR 675