[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 35 (Friday, February 21, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 7994-7995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4349]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
50 CFR Part 697
[I.D. 021197A]
RIN 0648-AH58
Atlantic Weakfish Fisheries; Public Hearings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public hearings; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: NMFS will hold three public hearings to receive comments from
fishery participants and other members of the public regarding proposed
regulations on the harvest and possession of weakfish in the exclusive
economic zone of the Atlantic Ocean from Maine through Florida.
DATES: Written comments on the proposed rule and supporting documents
(Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and Regulatory
Impact Review (DSEIS/RIR) must be received on or before March 17, 1997.
The public hearings will be held during the month of March. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for dates and times of the public hearings.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Richard H. Schaefer,
Chief, Staff Office of Intergovernmental and Recreational Fisheries
(Fx2), National Marine Fisheries Service, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite
425, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Clearly mark the outside of the envelope
``Atlantic Weakfish Comments.'' The public hearings will be held in New
Jersey, Delaware, and North Carolina. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for
the public hearing locations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Meyer/Paul Perra, 301-427-2014.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed regulations are necessary to be
compatible with rules already implemented by the coastal states through
the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Amendment 3 to the
Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Weakfish, and to ensure the
rebuilding of the weakfish stock along the east coast of the Atlantic
Ocean.
A complete description of the measures, and the purpose and need
for the proposed action, is contained in the proposed rule published on
February 14, 1997 (62 FR 6935) and is not repeated here. Copies of the
proposed rule may be obtained by writing (see ADDRESSES) or calling the
contact person (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
To accommodate people unable to attend a hearing or wishing to
provide additional comments, NMFS also solicits written comments on the
proposed rule.
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The public hearings will be held as follows:
Tuesday, March 4, 1997, Cape May Court House, NJ 7-9 p.m.
Rutgers' Cooperative Extension Office
355 South Dennis/Court House Road (Route 657)
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
Thursday, March 6, 1997, Manteo, NC, 7-9 p.m.
North Carolina Aquarium
Airport Road
Manteo, NC 27954
Monday, March 10, 1997, Dover, DE, 7:30-9 p.m.
Department of Natural Resources
Environmental Control Auditorium
89 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19903
The purpose of this document is to alert the interested public of
hearings and provide for public participation. These hearings are
physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign
language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to
Thomas Meyer by February 25, 1997 (see ADDRESSES).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.
Gary C. Matlock,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 97-4349 Filed 2-20-97; 8:45 am]
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