[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 58 (Monday, March 27, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 15742-15743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7393]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 640

[I.D. 032095B]


Spiny Lobster Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; 
Amendment 4

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 4 to the Fishery 
Management Plan for the Spiny Lobster Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico and 
South Atlantic for review, approval, and implementation by NMFS. 
Written comments are requested from the public.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before May 18, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be mailed to the Southeast Regional Office, 
NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 33702.
    Requests for copies of Amendment 4 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 NMFS for review 
and approval, disapproval, or partial disapproval. The Magnuson Act 
also requires that NMFS, upon receiving an amendment, immediately 
publish a notice that the amendment is available for public review and 
comment. NMFS will consider public comment in determining approvability 
of the amendment.
    Amendment 4 would allow the harvest of spiny lobster year-round and 
establish a daily bag or possession limit of two spiny lobster per 
person in the exclusive economic zone off North Carolina, South 
Carolina, and Georgia.
    Proposed regulations to implement Amendment 4 are scheduled for 
publication within 15 days.

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

    Dated: March 21, 1995.

David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-7393 Filed 3-22-95; 10:57 am]
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