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[FR Doc No: 94-20321]
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[Federal Register: August 18, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 646
[I.D. 081594A]
Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic
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: NMFS announces that the South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council has submitted Amendment 7 to the Fishery Management Plan for
the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (FMP) for
review by the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary). Written comments are
requested from the public.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before October 11, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be mailed to the Southeast Regional Office,
NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive, St. Petersburg, FL 33702.
Requests for copies of Amendment 7, which includes a regulatory
impact review and an environmental assessment, should be sent to the
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One Southpark Circle, Suite
306, Charleston, SC 29407-4699; FAX 803-769-4520.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter J. Eldridge, 813-570-5305.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Magnuson Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson Act) requires that a council-prepared
amendment to a fishery management plan be submitted to the Secretary
for review and approval, disapproval, or partial disapproval. The
Magnuson Act also requires that the Secretary, upon receiving an
amendment, immediately publish a document that the amendment is
available for public review and comment. The Secretary will consider
public comment in determining approvability of the amendment.
Amendment 7 proposes to: Change the minimum size limits of certain
species, require charter vessels/headboats and dealers to obtain
Federal permits, clarify one of the earned income requirements for a
vessel permit, restrict the sale/purchase of snapper-grouper species,
modify the criteria for determining when a vessel is operating as a
headboat, modify the requirements for possessing multi-day bag limits,
specify allowable gear, authorize permits for experimental fishing,
modify the management unit for scup, add to the FMP's lists of problems
in the snapper-grouper fishery and its objectives, and modify the
framework procedure for implementing or modifying certain management
measures.
Proposed regulations to implement Amendment 7 are scheduled for
publication within 15 days.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 15, 1994.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-20321 Filed 8-15-94; 2:03 pm]
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