[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 87 (Friday, May 3, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 19902-19903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10993]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 673
[I.D. 042496B]
RIN 0648-AF81
Scallop Fishery off Alaska; Implementation of Federal Management
Measures
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; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has
submitted Amendment 1 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Scallop
Fishery off Alaska for Secretarial review. Amendment 1 would establish
a Federal management regime for the scallop fishery in Federal waters
off Alaska. Comments from the public are requested.
DATES: Comments on Amendment 1 must be submitted on or before June 28,
1996.
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ADDRESSES: Comments on Amendment 1 should be submitted to Ronald J.
Berg, Chief, Fisheries Management Division, Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O.
Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668, Attn: Lori Gravel, or delivered to
the Federal Building, 709 West 9th Street, Juneau, AK. Copies of
Amendment 1 and the Environmental Assessment/Regulatory Impact Review/
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis prepared for the amendment are
available from the Council, 605 West Fourth Avenue, Anchorage, AK
99501-2252; telephone 907-271-2809.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kent Lind, 907-586-7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Magnuson Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson Act) requires that each Regional Fishery
Management Council submit any fishery management plan (FMP) or plan
amendment it prepares to NMFS for review and approval, disapproval, or
partial disapproval. The Magnuson Act also requires that NMFS, upon
receiving an FMP or amendment, immediately publish a document that the
FMP or amendment is available for public review and comment. NMFS will
consider the public comments received during the comment period in
determining whether to approve the FMP or amendment.
The management measures proposed under Amendment 1 include: (1)
Gear and efficiency restrictions, (2) scallop registration areas and
districts, (3) procedures for specifying total allowable catch and crab
bycatch limits, (4) time and area closures, (5) inseason management
authority, (6) fishing seasons, and (7) observer coverage requirements.
NMFS will consider the public comments received during the comment
period in determining whether to approve the proposed amendments. A
proposed rule to implement Amendment 1 has been submitted for
Secretarial review and approval. The proposed rule to implement this
amendment is scheduled to be published within 15 days of this document.
Dated: April 29, 1996.
Richard H. Schaefer,
Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-10993 Filed 4-29-96; 4:44 pm]
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