[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 120 (Thursday, June 22, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 32484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15256]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 061695B]

50 CFR Part 630


Atlantic Swordfish 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 five public hearings to receive comments from 
fishery participants and other members of the public regarding proposed 
amendments to regulations governing the Atlantic swordfish fisheries. 
The proposed rule would change the total allowable catch (TAC) for the 
Atlantic swordfish fishery in accordance with the framework procedure 
of the regulations. The rule proposes a reduction of the directed 
fishery TAC to 1,365 metric tons dressed weight for each of two 
semiannual periods in 1995.
    To accommodate people unable to attend a hearing or wishing to 
provide additional comments, NMFS also solicits written comments on the 
proposed rule.

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for dates, times, and locations of 
the public hearings. Written comments on the proposed rule must be 
received on or before July 17, 1995.

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the public hearing 
locations. Written comments should be sent to Richard B. Stone, Chief, 
Highly Migratory Species Management Division, Office of Fisheries 
Conservation and Management (F/CM), National Marine Fisheries Service, 
1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Clearly mark the 
outside of the envelope ``Atlantic Swordfish Comments.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald Rinaldo at 301-713-2347.

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 swordfish fisheries and to implement 
recommendations of the International Commission for the Conservation of 
Atlantic Tunas.
    A complete description of the measures, and the purpose and need 
for the proposed action, is contained in the proposed rule (60 FR 
29543, June 5, 1995) 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 public hearing schedule is as follows:

Wednesday, June 28, 1995, Panama City, FL, 6-10 p.m.

Best Western Bayside Inn, 711 W. Beach Drive,
Panama City, FL 32401

Thursday, June 29, 1995, Fort Pierce, FL, 6-10 p.m.

Holiday Inn Sunshine Parkway, 7151 Okeechobee Road, Fort Pierce, FL 
34945

Thursday, June 29, 1995, Boothville/Venice, LA, 6-10 p.m.

Boothville/Venice Community Center, 112 Gille Lane, Boothville, LA 
70038

Friday, June 30, 1995, Manteo, NC, 6-10 p.m.

North Carolina Aquarium,
Airport Rd., Manteo, NC 27954

Friday, June 30, 1995, Charleston, SC, 6-10 p.m.

South Carolina Dept. of Natural Resources, 217 Fort Johnson Road, James 
Island, SC 29422

    The purpose of this notice is to alert the interested public of 
hearings and provide for public participation. In addition to these 
hearings the staff of NMFS Highly Migratory Species Management Division 
will consider invitations to provide the same material at hearings in 
other locations. These hearings are physically accessible to people 
with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Richard B. Stone by June 26, 1995 
(see ADDRESSES).

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. and 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.

    Dated: June 16, 1995.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-15256 Filed 6-16-95; 4:39pm]
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