[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-4535]
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[Federal Register: March 1, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 644
[I.D. 022294C]
Atlantic Billfish Fisheries
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Atlantic billfishes; notice of an additional scoping meeting
and extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: NMFS previously announced scoping meetings for Atlantic
billfish on February 9, 1994. The purpose of the scoping meetings is to
receive comments concerning the Atlantic billfish fishery from fishery
participants and other members of the public regarding: A definition of
overfishing; reducing fishing mortality; reporting requirements; and
other issues. NMFS is also soliciting written comments on issues of
concern in this fishery. NMFS requests input at any time during the
scoping process, by mail or by fax. An issues/options statement will be
prepared for the initial hearing and revised, based on written and oral
comments, for subsequent hearings. This notice announces an additional
scoping meeting and extends the comment period for the billfish scoping
meetings.
DATES: Written scoping comments must be received on or before May 2,
1994. The scoping meeting will be held from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., March
15, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Written scoping comments should be sent to Richard B. Stone,
Chief, Highly Migratory Species Management Division (F/CM4), Office of
Fisheries Conservation and Management, National Marine Fisheries
Service, 1315 East-West Highway, room 14853, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Clearly mark the outside of the envelope ``Atlantic Billfish Scoping
Comments.'' Input for the issues/options statement may also be provided
to the same address, or by sending a fax to C. Michael Bailey at 301-
713-1035. The meeting will be held at the Hynnes Convention Center,
Room 208 (NFI Room/Lounge), 900 Boyleston Avenue, Boston, MA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: C. Michael Bailey, 301-713-2347 or fax
301-713-1035.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scoping Meeting
Depending upon the interest of the audience, the Meeting Officer
may increase the length of the meetings, and additional meetings may be
announced at a later date. These hearings are physically accessible to
people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or
other auxiliary aids should be directed to Richard H. Schaefer by March
11, 1994 (see ADDRESSES).
Dated: February 23, 1994.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Office Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and
Management.
[FR Doc. 94-4535 Filed 2-24-94; 10:01 am]
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