94-24010. South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Intent to Prepare Supplemental Environmental Impact Statements

[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 28, 1994)]
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[Federal Register: September 28, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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[I.D. 091994A]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Intent to Prepare 
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statements

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

ACTION: Intent to prepare supplemental environmental impact statements 
(SEISs); request for comments.

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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the South Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council (Council) intends to prepare SEISs to assess potential effects 
on the human environment from management changes for coral, rock 
shrimp, and king and Spanish mackerel.
    The Council intends to determine the scope of issues to be 
addressed in the SEISs and to identify the significant issues related 
to the management of these species. The public may participate in this 
process by submitting written comments.

DATES: Written comments on the scope of the SEISs must be submitted by 
October 28, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Scoping comments and requests for additional information 
should be sent to Robert K. Mahood, Executive Director, South Atlantic 
Fishery Management Council, One Southpark Circle, Suite 306, 
Charleston, SC 29407-4699 (FAX: [phone]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Knight, Public Information 
Officer, 803-571-4366.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An announcement of a public meeting, public 
hearings, and a public scoping meeting was published in the Federal 
Register on September 8, 1994 (59 FR 46387) to solicit comments on 
coral-related issues, developing regulations for the rock shrimp 
fishery, and a scoping meeting on controlled access options for 
Atlantic group Spanish mackerel and proposed Amendment 8 to the Fishery 
Management Plan for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of 
Mexico and South Atlantic. This document serves as an addendum to that 
announcement.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: September 22, 1994.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-24010 Filed 9-27-94; 8:45 am]
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