[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 117 (Monday, June 20, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-14882]
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[Federal Register: June 20, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 061394B]
50 CFR Part 285
Atlantic Tuna 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 four public hearings to receive comments from
fishery participants and other members of the public regarding proposed
amendments to regulations governing the Atlantic tuna fisheries. The
proposed amendments would require: A Bluefin Tuna Statistical Document
as a condition to import, export, or re-export fresh or frozen bluefin
tuna shipments into or from the United States by bluefin tuna dealers;
a Federal permit for all dealers that purchase or receive Pacific
bluefin tuna for export; and a bi-weekly report and tagging requirement
for Pacific bluefin tuna dealers that export fish.
DATES: The hearings are scheduled as follows:
1. June 21, 1994, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Honolulu, HI
2. June 27, 1994, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Long Beach, CA
3. June 28, 1994, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Gloucester, MA
4. June 29, 1994, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., New Orleans, LA
Written comments on the proposed amendments must be received by
July 16, 1994.
ADDRESSES: The hearings will be held at the following locations:
1. Honolulu--United Fishing Agency, Ltd. (Meeting Room), 117 Ahui
Street, Honolulu, HI 96813
2. Long Beach--Glenn M. Anderson Federal Building (Room 3400), 501
West Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90802
3. Gloucester--First Floor Conference Room, NOAA/NMFS/NE Regional
Office, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930
4. New Orleans--World Trade Center Building (Suite 1830, Crescent
City Room), #2 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
Written comments should be sent to Richard H. Schaefer, Director,
Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, National Marine
Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Clearly mark the outside of the envelope ``Bluefin Tuna Comments.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Foster at 508-281-9260 for the
Gloucester, MA, hearing; Rod Dalton at 813-893-3161 for the New
Orleans, LA, hearing; Pat Donley at 310-980-4033 for the Long Beach,
CA, and Honolulu, HI, hearings; and Christopher Rogers at 301-713-2347
for general information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed regulatory amendments that are
the subject of the hearings are necessary to improve management and
monitoring of the U.S. Atlantic tuna fisheries, to implement the 1993
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
recommendations, and to enhance collection-of- data to improve
assessment of the environmental, economic, and social impacts of the
regulated tuna fisheries.
A complete description of the measures, and the purpose and need
for the proposed action, is contained in the proposed rule published in
the Federal Register on June 16, 1994 and is not repeated here. Copies
of the proposed rule may be obtained by writing (see ADDRESSES) or
calling one of the contact persons (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT).
The purpose of this document is to notify the affected 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
Richard H. Schaefer by June 20, 1994 (see ADDRESSES).
To accommodate people unable to attend a hearing or wishing to
provide additional comments, NMFS also solicits written comments on the
proposed rule (see ADDRESSES).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.
Dated: June 14, 1994.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-14882 Filed 6-15-94; 9:21 am]
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