[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 5, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 10020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5335]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
50 CFR Part 697
[I.D. 091696A]
Atlantic Coast Weakfish Fisheries; Public Hearings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of additional public hearing; extension of comment
period.
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SUMMARY: On February 21, 1997, NMFS announced 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.
Due to requests from the public, NMFS now announces one additional
public hearing in New Bern, NC and extends the comment deadline.
To accommodate people unable to attend a hearing or wishing to
provide additional comments, NMFS also solicits written comments on the
proposed rule.
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 April 1, 1997.
The New Bern, NC hearing will be held on Thursday, March 27, 1997,
from 7-9 p.m.
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 hearing will be held at the
following location:
Sheraton Grand New Bern, 1 Bicentennial Park, New Bern, NC 28563.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Meyer/Paul Perra, 301-427-2014.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The hearing announcement was published on
February 21, 1997, (62 FR 7994).
A complete description of the measures, and the purpose and need
for the proposed action, is contained in the proposed rule published
February 14, 1997 (62 FR 6935), 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 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 for the New Bern, NC
hearing should be directed to Thomas Meyer by March 17, 1997 (see
ADDRESSES).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1851 note.
Dated: February 27, 1997.
Gary C. Matlock,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 97-5335 Filed 3-4-97; 8:45 am]
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