[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 188 (Monday, September 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 55938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-24566]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 092303C]


Notice of Change to Regional Fisheries Management Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of change of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Due to concern regarding the path of Hurricane Isabel, NMFS 
cancelled the September 18, 2003, South Atlantic constituent session in 
Pawleys Island, S.C. The rescheduled constituent session will be in 
Charleston, S.C. on October 7, 2003. This is part of a series of 
regional constituent sessions that started in June and are running 
through October to gather public input on ways to improve the 
effectiveness of NMFS and its management of living marine resources. 
The regional sessions are a collaborative effort involving all major 
marine fisheries interests. The primary objective is to assemble and 
provide a comprehensive analysis of the diverse opinions, attitudes, 
and perspectives of marine resource stakeholders as they relate to 
broad themes in fisheries management. The secondary objective is to 
identify performance measures.

DATES: The South Atlantic constituent session will be held October 7, 
2003, from 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. To submit comments, 
see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

ADDRESSES: The session will be held at the Town and Country Inn, 2008 
Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407. Telephone: 843-571-1000. 
Information on the meetings will be updated periodically on NMFS' web 
page: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/emeetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gordon Helm, NMFS, telephone: 301-713-
2370; email: [email protected]. To submit e-Comments (see E-Comments 
Pilot Program).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 15, 2003 (68 FR 26291), NMFS 
published in the Federal Register notice of regional constituent 
sessions. The session previously scheduled for September 18, 2003, in 
Pawleys Island, S.C. is now scheduled for October 7, 2003, in 
Charleston, S.C. The schedule for the other constituent sessions 
remains unchanged.

E-comments Pilot Program

    NMFS encourages the public to participate in submitting comments by 
the e-comment program. To this end, NMFS is accepting comments by 
submitted mail, fax, and the Internet as part of its e-Comments pilot 
project. The e-Comments pilot project is designed to introduce 
electronic commenting to its constituents. You can respond to the 
questions on the e-comment page through NMFS' web page http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/emeetings. The public is encouraged to use the new 
web site to compose and submit comments on the regional constituent 
meetings. In submitting comments, please include your name, address, 
and region for each comment. NMFS also invites public comments on the 
e-Comments program that allows you to submit your comments on line. 
Please submit your comments by only one means. Comments received from 
the public will become part of the public record and will be posted on 
the e-Comments web site http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/emeetings.
    Areas NMFS is soliciting public comments on:
    (1) What is the most important issue facing fisheries in your 
region?
    (2) Who has responsibility over this issue? If unclear, or 
uncertain, who should be in charge?
    (3) Identify and describe a possible solution or solutions that 
would remedy the issue?
    (4) Does the solution require (a)no changes to the present 
administrative or statutory structure, or (b)administrative changes, 
and if so, what changes would you propose, or (c) statutory changes, 
and if so, what would they be?
    (5) How could one measure whether the solution is being properly 
implemented and working?
    (6) Briefly describe the best way to keep you informed about 
changes within NMFS and fisheries management.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Gordon Helm (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT) 2 weeks before each meeting.

    Dated: September 23, 2003.
John Oliver,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-24566 Filed 9-26-03; 8:45 am]
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