[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 1, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 46885]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19389]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 635

[I.D. 070500C]


Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fisheries; Additional Scoping 
Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Scoping meetings.

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SUMMARY: On July 19, 2000, NMFS published a notice of intent to prepare 
a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS); notice of 
availability of Biological Opinion (BO); and an announcement of scoping 
meetings. NMFS also announced that additional scoping meetings may be 
scheduled at a later date. NMFS herewith announces two additional 
scoping meetings.
    To accommodate people unable to attend a scoping meeting or wishing 
to provide written comments, NMFS also solicits written comments on 
these documents.

DATES: The additional scoping meetings are scheduled as follows:
    1. Wednesday, August 16, 2000-Manteo, NC 7-9:30 p.m.
    2. Thursday, August 18, 2000-Cape Canaveral, FL 7-9:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The locations for the additional scoping meetings are as 
follows:
    1. N.C. Aquariums, Roanoke Island, Neptune Theater, 374 Airport 
Road, Manteo, NC 27954.
    2. Radisson Resort at the Port & Conference Ctr. 8701 Astronaut 
Boulevard, Cape Canaveral, FL 32920.
    Written comments on the proposal to prepare the SEIS and requests 
for copies of the BO should be sent to: Rebecca Lent, Chief, Highly 
Migratory Species Management Division (F/SF1), Office of Sustainable 
Fisheries, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 
Comments also may be sent via facsimile (fax) to (301) 713-1917. 
Comments will not be accepted if submitted via e-mail or the Internet.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margo Schulze-Haugen or Karyl 
Brewster-Geisz, 301-713-2347; fax 301-713-1917.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background information about the 
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS), the Biological 
Opinion, and a list of other scoping meetings are contained in the 
announcement published July 19,2000 (65 FR 44753) and is not repeated 
here.

Public Hearings and Special Accommodations

    The public is reminded that NMFS expects participants at the public 
hearings to conduct themselves appropriately. At the beginning of each 
public hearing, a NMFS representative will explain the ground rules 
(e.g., alcohol is prohibited from the hearing room; attendees will be 
called to give their comments in the order in which they registered to 
speak; each attendee will have an equal amount of time to speak; and 
attendees should not interrupt one another). The NMFS representative 
will attempt to structure the hearing so that all attending members of 
the public will be able to comment, if they so choose, regardless of 
the controversial nature of the subject(s). Attendees are expected to 
respect the ground rules, and, if they do not, they will be asked to 
leave the hearing.

Special Accommodations

    The scoping meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Margo Schulze-Haugen or Karyl 
Brewster-Geisz (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 7 days 
prior to the hearing or meeting.

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

    Dated: July 27, 2000.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-19389 Filed 7-31-00; 8:45 am]
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