[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 11, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 18391-18392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8901]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
50 CFR Part 655

[I.D. 032895B]


Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan; 
Public Hearings; Supplement 1 to Amendment 5

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Public hearings; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold public hearings to allow for input on Supplement 1 to Amendment 5 
to the Fishery Management Plan for the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and 
Butterfish Fishery. The Council will also accept comments prepared for 
Amendment 7 for inclusion in the Environmental Impact Statement on the 
matters contained in Supplement 1.

DATES: Written comments must be received by May 1, 1995. The hearings 
are scheduled as follows:
    1. April 18, 1995, 7 p.m., Virginia Beach, VA;
    2. April 24, 1995, 7 p.m., Galilee, RI;
    3. April 25, 1995, 7 p.m., Cape May Courthouse, NJ.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to David R. Keifer, Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management [[Page 18392]] Council, Room 
2115, Federal Building, 300 South New Street, Dover, DE 19904.
    The hearings will be held at the following locations:
    1. Virginia Beach--Holiday Inn, 39th and Oceanfront, Virginia 
Beach, VA 23451;
    2. Galilee--Dutch Inn, 307 Great Island Rd., Galilee, RI 02882; and
    3. Cape May Courthouse--Cape May County Extension Office, 
Dennisville Rd., Route 657, Cape May Courthouse, NJ 08210.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David R. Keifer, Executive Director; 
telephone: 302-674-2331.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of these supplementary hearings 
is to obtain public input on several changes to Amendment 5 that were 
not included in the original hearing draft. These changes involve the 
provisions of the moratorium on entry into the Illex fishery, the 
provisions of the moratorium on entry into the Loligo and butterfish 
fisheries, the provisions of the minimum net mesh in the Loligo 
fishery, a provision that vessel owners/operators and dealers could 
lose their permits, if they falsified data to qualify for a moratorium 
permit, and a provision that only vessels with moratorium permits could 
transfer squid and butterfish at sea.
    These hearings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see 
ADDRESSES).
    All hearings will be tape recorded and the tapes will be filed as 
the official transcript of the hearing.

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

    Dated: April 5, 1995.
Richard H. Schaefer,
Director of Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-8901 Filed 4-6-95; 4:13 pm]
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