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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 638

[I.D. 082394A]

 

Coral and Coral Reefs of the Gulf of Mexico and 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 Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic 
Fishery Management Councils have submitted Amendment 2 to the Fishery 
Management Plan for Coral and Coral Reefs of the Gulf of Mexico and 
South Atlantic 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 21, 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 2 and supporting documents should 
be sent to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 5401 W. 
Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 331, Tampa, FL 33609-2486, FAX 813-225-7015, 
or to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 1 Southpark 
Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407-4699, FAX 803-769-4520.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Georgia Cranmore, 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 notice that the amendment is available 
for public review and comment. The Secretary will consider public 
comment in determining approvability of the amendment.
    Amendment 2 would prohibit the taking of wild live rock in the 
exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the South Atlantic states (South 
Atlantic) from the North Carolina/Virginia boundary to the Dade/Broward 
County line in Florida and in the EEZ of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf), 
except off Florida north of Monroe County; phaseout wild live rock 
harvests in the South Atlantic EEZ south of the Dade/Broward County 
line by 1996; phaseout wild live rock harvests in the Gulf EEZ off 
Florida north of Monroe County by 1997; establish restrictions on live 
rock harvesting and possession and require permits and reporting during 
the phaseout periods; and allow and facilitate live rock aquaculture.
    Proposed regulations to implement Amendment 2 are scheduled for 
publication within 15 days.

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

    Dated: August 23, 1994.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-21277 Filed 8-24-94; 2:58 pm]
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