[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 189 (Friday, September 29, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 50540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24310]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
50 CFR Part 656

[I.D. 092595C]


Atlantic Striped Bass 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 public hearings to receive comments from 
fishery participants and other members of the public regarding proposed 
regulations on the harvest and possession of striped bass in the 
Exclusive Economic Zone of the Atlantic Ocean from Maine through North 
Carolina.
    To accommodate people unable to attend a hearing or wishing to 
provide additional comments, NMFS also solicits written comments on the 
proposed rule.

DATES: Written comments on the proposed rule must be received on or 
before October 27, 1995. The hearings are scheduled as follows:
    1. October 12, 1995, 7 to 9 p.m., Manteo, NC
    2. October 16, 1995, 7 to 9 p.m., Toms River, NJ

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to William Hogarth, Office 
of Fisheries Conservation and Management (F/CM), NMFS, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Clearly mark the outside of the 
envelope ``Atlantic Striped Bass Comments.''
    The hearings will be held at the following locations:
    1. Manteo--North Carolina Aquarium, Roanoke Island, Manteo, NC 
27954
    2. Toms River--Ocean County Administration Building, 101 Hooper 
Ave., Room 119, Toms River, NJ 08754

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Hogarth at 301-713-2339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed regulations are necessary to 
complement the rules already implemented by Atlantic coastal states 
through the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's (Commission) 
Striped Bass Management Plan. The proposed regulations are based on the 
fact that the Commission has declared the stocks of striped bass with 
the exception of Roanoke/Albemarle Sound and Delaware River stocks, 
recovered and has increased the allowable harvest.
    A complete description of the measures, and the purpose and need 
for the proposed action, is contained in the proposed rule published 
September 27, 1995 and is not repeated here. Copies of the proposed 
rule may be obtained by writing (see ADDRESSES) or calling the contact 
person (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
    The purpose of this document is to alert the interested public of 
the hearings and provide for public participation. The hearings are 
physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign 
language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to 
William Hogarth by October 6, 1995 (see ADDRESSES).

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1851 note.

    Dated: September 25, 1995.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-24310 Filed 9-28-95; 8:45 am]
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