[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 82 (Friday, April 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 21121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10521]


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 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 042301A]


Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Draft Biological Opinion

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

ACTION: Reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: NMFS announces the reopening of the comment period on the 
draft biological opinion on authorization of the fisheries under the 
Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Tunas, Swordfish and Sharks that 
published in the Federal Register on April 11, 2001. This action is 
being taken because several constituents requested additional time to 
review the document due to its size and complexity.

DATES: Comments on the draft document will be accepted through 5 p.m. 
EST on May 4, 2001. The draft biological opinion is available from NMFS 
(see ADDRESSES).

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the document must be mailed to Bruce C. 
Morehead, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 
20910; or faxed to 301-713-1917. Comments will not be accepted if 
submitted via email or the Internet. Copies of the draft document may 
be obtained from Christopher Rogers, Acting Chief, Highly Migratory 
Species Management Division, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver 
Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Rogers, 301-713-2347.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For tbhe notice of availability of the draft 
biological opinion on authorization of the fisheries under the Fishery 
Management Plan for Atlantic Tunas, Swordfish and Sharks that published 
at 66 FR 18755, April 11, 2001, the comment period ended on April 18, 
2001 at 5 p.m. EST. This document reopens the comment period to May 4, 
2001. The document is available on the Internet at (http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/); printed copies are available from NMFS upon 
request (see ADDRESSES).

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: April 24, 2001.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-10521 Filed 4-24-01; 3:35 pm]
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