[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 25, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 54663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26379]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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: Additional public hearings; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: On September 29, 1995, October 16, 1995, and October 18, 1995, 
NMFS announced continuing 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.
    Due to insufficient space to safely accommodate an unanticipated 
large attendance at the October 16, 1995, hearing in Toms River, NJ, 
and the public request for hearings in New York, and Connecticut, NMFS 
is announcing that it intends to hold additional public hearings on 
November 6, 1995, in Ronkonkoma, NY, November 7, 1995, at Long Branch, 
NJ, November 8, 1995, in East Lyme, CT, and November 13, 1995, in Toms 
River, NJ, to allow those who were unable to comment, the opportunity 
to do so.
    To accommodate others unable to attend any of the public hearings, 
but who wish to provide comments, NMFS also is soliciting written 
comments on the proposed rule.

DATES: Written comments on the proposed rule must be received on or 
before November 15, 1995. The remaining hearings are scheduled as 
follows:
    1. October 25, 1995, 7 to 9 p.m., Plymouth, MA
    2. November 6, 1995, 7 to 9 p.m., Ronkonkoma, NY
    3. November 7, 1995, 7 to 9 p.m., Long Branch, NJ
    4. November 8, 1995, 7 to 9 p.m., East Lyme, CT
    5. November 9, 1995, 7 to 9 p.m., Norfolk, VA
    6. November 13, 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 remaining hearings will be held at the following locations:
    1. Plymouth--Plymouth N. High School, Obery Street, Plymouth, MA 
02360
    2. Ronkonkoma--Holiday Inn, 3845 Veterans Memorial Highway,
    Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
    3. Long Branch--Ocean Place Hilton, One Ocean Blvd., Long Branch, 
NJ 07740
    4. East Lyme--East Lyme High School, 30 Chesterfield Road, East 
Lyme, CT 06333
    5. Norfolk--Quality Inn Lake Wright Convention Center, 6280 
Northampton Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23502
    6. Toms River--Holiday Inn, 290 Highway 37E, Toms River, NJ 08753

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The hearing announcements were published on 
September 29, 1995 (60 FR 50540), October 16, 1995 (60 FR 53577) and 
October 18, 1995.
    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 Ronkonkoma, NY, East Lyme, CT, Long Branch, NJ and Toms River, 
NJ,public hearings should be directed to William Hogarth by November 2, 
1995 (see ADDRESSES).

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

    Dated: October 19, 1995.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-26379 Filed 10-19-95; 4:08 p]
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