[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 14 (Friday, January 21, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-1479]


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[Federal Register: January 21, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
50 CFR Part 678

[Docket No. 920409-3337; I.D. 011894A]

 

Atlantic Shark Fisheries

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

ACTION: Interim final rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that it is extending the comment period from 
January 27, 1994, through January 31, 1994, on the interim final rule 
imposing trip limits of 4,000 lbs (1,814 kg) for large coastal sharks.

DATES: The comment period on the interim final rule is extended from 
January 27, 1994, through January 31, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the interim final rule should be directed to: 
Richard H. Schaefer, Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and 
Management, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1335 East-West Highway, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910 (Attention: Richard Stone--F/CM4).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard B. Stone or C. Michael Bailey, 
301-713-2347.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An interim final rule implementing trip 
limits of 4,000 lbs (1,814 kg) dressed weight on large coastal sharks, 
and requesting public comment over a 30-day period, was published on 
December 28, 1993, at 58 FR 68556. In order to allow the Mid-Atlantic 
Fishery Management Council to convene, and to provide additional time 
for written comments, NMFS is extending the comment period on the 
interim final rule. Further information is available from the interim 
final rule.

    Dated: January 18, 1994.
David C. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-1479 Filed 1-19-94; 4:15 pm]
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