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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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