97-33543. Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve; Notice of Public Workshops on Commercial Fishing

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 67405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33543]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve; Notice of Public 
Workshops on Commercial Fishing

AGENCIES: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Public Workshops on Glacier Bay National Park 
Commercial Fishing Proposal

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service will conduct public workshops on the 
Glacier Bay National Park commercial fishing proposal in Juneau, Alaska 
in January and February, 1998. The workshops will include discussion of 
data and management information regarding commercial fisheries 
occurring within the park, and ongoing and proposed research associated 
with commercial fishing activities. NPS published a Proposed Rule on 
April 16, 1997 (62 FR 18547) and is preparing an Environmental 
Assessment regarding commercial fishing within the park scheduled for 
release in March, 1998. NPS is sponsoring public workshops to improve 
public understanding of issues associated with commercial fishing in 
the park. Open houses and formal public hearings on the Proposed Rule 
and Environmental Assessment will be held in April, 1998 in Alaskan 
communities and Seattle, Washington before the May 15, 1998 public 
comment deadline. Notice of these hearings will be published in the 
Federal Register.

DATES: Public workshops will be held on January 8 and February 3, 1998 
from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

LOCATIONS: The January 8 public workshop will be held in the Hickel 
Room at Centennial Hall in Juneau, Alaska. The February 3 public 
workshop will be held in the Lumberjack Room at the Westmark Hotel, 
Juneau, Alaska.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. M. Brady, Superintendent, Glacier 
Bay National Park and Preserve, P.O. Box 140, Gustavus, Alaska 99826, 
Telephone: [phone].

    Dated: December 12, 1997.
John Quinley,
Acting Regional Director, Alaska Region.
[FR Doc. 97-33543 Filed 12-23-97; 8:45 am]
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