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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 638

[I.D. 050394C]

 

Coral and Coral Reefs of the Gulf of Mexico and the South 
Atlantic; 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: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
convene two public hearings on draft Amendment 2 to the Fishery 
Management Plan for Coral and Coral Reefs of the Gulf of Mexico and the 
South Atlantic including a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact 
Statement, Regulatory Impact Review, and Initial Regulatory Flexibility 
Analysis. Amendment 2 would provide for management of live rock, a hard 
substrate material containing an assemblage of living marine organisms 
used in marine aquaria.

DATES: Written comments on draft Amendment 2 will be accepted until 
June 24, 1994. The hearings are scheduled from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. as 
follows:

    1. Wednesday, June 1, 1994, in Shalimar, FL.

    2. Thursday, June 2, 1994, in Tampa, FL.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Terrance R. Leary, Fishery 
Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 5401 West Kennedy 
Boulevard, Suite 331, Tampa, FL 33609; FAX: 813-225-7015. The hearings 
will be held at the following locations:

    1. Shalimar, FL--Okaloosa County Courthouse Annex, 1250 Eglin 
Parkway, Shalimar, FL 32579.
    2. Tampa, FL--Ramada Airport Hotel, 5303 West Kennedy Boulevard, 
Tampa, FL 33609.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terrance R. Leary, Fishery Biologist, 
813-228-2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These meetings are physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or 
other auxiliary aids should be directed to Julie Krebs (see ADDRESSES) 
by May 24, 1994.

    Dated: May 6, 1994.
Joe P. Clem,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-11504 Filed 5-11-94; 8:45 am]
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