[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 27, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 3880] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-1933] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 012198A] Notice of Public Hearings on Individual Fishing Quotas AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS will hold three public meetings on Individual Fishing Quotas (IFQs) in compliance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson- Stevens Act) as amended by the Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996. The meetings will be held in the Caribbean, South Atlantic and Western Pacific Council regions. These meetings supplement those held by the National Research Council (NRC) in the other five Council regions. Hearings have been scheduled for the Caribbean and South Atlantic Council regions; the schedule for the Western Pacific Council region will be announced at a later date. DATES: The public hearing on IFQs for the Caribbean Council region will be on February 12, 1998, beginning at 1 p.m.; for the South Atlantic Council region, the hearing will be held on March 3, 1998, beginning at 7 p.m. ADDRESSES: Public hearings on IFQs for the Caribbean and South Atlantic Council regions will be held at the following locations, respectively: the Marriott's Frenchman's Reef Beach Resort, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, telephone: 809-776-8500; Jekyll Island Club, 371 Riverview Drive, Jekyll Island, Georgia, telephone: 912-635-2600. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Gautam, NMFS, Office of Science and Technology; telephone: (301)713-2328. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Participants will be given five minutes each to provide a statement regarding any aspect of IFQ implementation identified in the study requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. All input will be provided to the NRC for use in preparation of its study of a national policy with respect to IFQs. The date and location of the public hearing in the Western Pacific Council region will be announced. Dated: January 22, 1998. William W. Fox, Jr. Director, Office of Science and Technology, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 98-1933 Filed 1-26-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-F