[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 199 (Monday, October 16, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 53577-53578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25517]



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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 additional public hearing; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: On September 29, 1995, NMFS announced two 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. NMFS now is announcing that it intends to 
hold one additional public hearing.
    To accommodate people unable to attend a hearing who wish to 
provide additional comments, NMFS also has solicited 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
    3. October 25, 1995, 7 to 9 p.m., Plymouth, MA

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.''

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    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
    3. Plymouth--Plymouth N. High School, Obery Street, Plymouth, MA 
02360

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The initial hearing announcement was 
published on September 29, 1995 (60 FR 50540).
    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 (60 FR 49821), and is not repeated here. A copy of 
the proposed rule may be obtained by writing (see ADDRESSES) or calling 
the contact person (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
    The hearings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids for 
the Plymouth, MA public hearing should be directed to William Hogarth 
by October 20, 1995 (see ADDRESSES).

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

    Dated: October 10, 1995.
Richard H. Schaefer,
Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-25517 Filed 10-10-95; 4:53 pm]
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