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[FR Doc No: 94-14882]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 061394B]

50 CFR Part 285

 

Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; 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: NMFS will hold four public hearings to receive comments from 
fishery participants and other members of the public regarding proposed 
amendments to regulations governing the Atlantic tuna fisheries. The 
proposed amendments would require: A Bluefin Tuna Statistical Document 
as a condition to import, export, or re-export fresh or frozen bluefin 
tuna shipments into or from the United States by bluefin tuna dealers; 
a Federal permit for all dealers that purchase or receive Pacific 
bluefin tuna for export; and a bi-weekly report and tagging requirement 
for Pacific bluefin tuna dealers that export fish.

DATES: The hearings are scheduled as follows:
    1. June 21, 1994, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Honolulu, HI
    2. June 27, 1994, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Long Beach, CA
    3. June 28, 1994, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Gloucester, MA
    4. June 29, 1994, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., New Orleans, LA
    Written comments on the proposed amendments must be received by 
July 16, 1994.

ADDRESSES: The hearings will be held at the following locations:
    1. Honolulu--United Fishing Agency, Ltd. (Meeting Room), 117 Ahui 
Street, Honolulu, HI 96813
    2. Long Beach--Glenn M. Anderson Federal Building (Room 3400), 501 
West Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90802
    3. Gloucester--First Floor Conference Room, NOAA/NMFS/NE Regional 
Office, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930
    4. New Orleans--World Trade Center Building (Suite 1830, Crescent 
City Room), #2 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
    Written comments should be sent to Richard H. Schaefer, Director, 
Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, National Marine 
Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 
Clearly mark the outside of the envelope ``Bluefin Tuna Comments.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Foster at 508-281-9260 for the 
Gloucester, MA, hearing; Rod Dalton at 813-893-3161 for the New 
Orleans, LA, hearing; Pat Donley at 310-980-4033 for the Long Beach, 
CA, and Honolulu, HI, hearings; and Christopher Rogers at 301-713-2347 
for general information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed regulatory amendments that are 
the subject of the hearings are necessary to improve management and 
monitoring of the U.S. Atlantic tuna fisheries, to implement the 1993 
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas 
recommendations, and to enhance collection-of- data to improve 
assessment of the environmental, economic, and social impacts of the 
regulated tuna fisheries.
    A complete description of the measures, and the purpose and need 
for the proposed action, is contained in the proposed rule published in 
the Federal Register on June 16, 1994 and is not repeated here. Copies 
of the proposed rule may be obtained by writing (see ADDRESSES) or 
calling one of the contact persons (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT).
    The purpose of this document is to notify the affected public of 
hearings and provide for public participation. These hearings are 
physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign 
language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to 
Richard H. Schaefer by June 20, 1994 (see ADDRESSES).
    To accommodate people unable to attend a hearing or wishing to 
provide additional comments, NMFS also solicits written comments on the 
proposed rule (see ADDRESSES).

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.

    Dated: June 14, 1994.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-14882 Filed 6-15-94; 9:21 am]
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