99-17794. Regulations Governing the Taking of Marine Mammals by Alaskan Natives; Marking and Reporting of Beluga Whales Harvested in Cook Inlet

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 133 (Tuesday, July 13, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 37690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17794]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 216

[I.D. 062499B]


Regulations Governing the Taking of Marine Mammals by Alaskan 
Natives; Marking and Reporting of Beluga Whales Harvested in Cook Inlet

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Interim final rule; notice of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: On May 24, 1999, NMFS published an interim final rule amending 
50 CFR 216.23 to require that Alaskan Natives harvesting beluga whales 
in Cook Inlet collect the lower left jaw from harvested whales and 
complete a report (64 FR 27925). At that time, NMFS requested public 
comments on the rule and announced that a public hearing would be held 
as part of the process. NMFS announces the location, date, and time of 
the hearing.

DATES: The hearing will be held on Thursday, July 29, 1999, beginning 
at 3:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held in room 135 of the Anchorage 
Federal Office Building, 222 W. 7th Avenue, Anchorage, 
Alaska.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brad Smith, [phone].

Special Accommodations

    This hearing is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Brad Smith (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) 
by July 26, 1999.

    Dated: July 7, 1999.
Art Jeffers,
Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-17794 Filed 7-12-99; 8:45 am]
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