94-14882. Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; Public Hearings  

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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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Document Information

Published:
06/20/1994
Department:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Entry Type:
Uncategorized Document
Action:
Notice of public hearings; request for comments.
Document Number:
94-14882
Dates:
The hearings are scheduled as follows:
Pages:
0-0 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Federal Register: June 20, 1994, I.D. 061394B
CFR: (1)
50 CFR 285