[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 53 (Monday, March 19, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 15396-15397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-6764]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 635

[I.D. 031401D]


Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Advisory Panel Meeting; Public 
Hearing

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

ACTION:  Advisory Panel meeting and public hearing.

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SUMMARY: NMFS will hold a joint meeting of the Atlantic Highly 
Migratory Species Advisory Panel (HMS AP) and the Atlantic Billfish 
Advisory Panel (Billfish AP), April 2 through 4, 2001, in Silver 
Spring, MD. NMFS will also hold a public hearing to receive comments 
from fishery participants and other members of the public regarding 
proposed regulations open for public comment at that time. Instructions 
on submitting written comments will be published with the respective 
proposed regulations.

DATES:  The joint HMS-Billfish AP meeting will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 
p.m. on Monday, April 2; from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3; and 
from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4.
    The public hearing will be held from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. on 
Tuesday, April 3, 2001.

ADDRESSES:  The AP meeting and the public hearing will be held in the 
NOAA Science Center, 1301 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
    Materials related to the AP meeting and public hearing are 
available from Othel Freeman, Highly Migratory Species Management 
Division, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 301-713-
2347.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Ronald G. Rinaldo, 301-713-2347.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The actions to be discussed by the APs and

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the proposed rules that are the subject of the hearing are necessary to 
address requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act and to implement recommendations of the International 
Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas as required by the 
Atlantic Tunas Convention Act, for the conservation and management of 
highly migratory species.

Special Accomodations

    These hearings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Dr. Rinaldo (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 7 days prior to the hearing.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 961 et seq., and 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: March 14, 2001.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-6764 Filed 3-14-01; 4:24 pm]
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