[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 213 (Tuesday, November 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62440-62441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-27687]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 102803C]


Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Surfclam 
and Ocean Quahog Fisheries; Notice that Vendor Will Provide Year 2004 
Cage Tags

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

ACTION: Notice of vendor to provide year 2004 cage tags.

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SUMMARY: NMFS informs surfclam and ocean quahog allocation owners that 
they will be required to purchase their year 2004 cage tags from a 
vendor. The intent of this notice is to comply with regulations for the 
surfclam and ocean quahog fisheries and to promote efficient 
distribution of cage tags.

ADDRESSES: Written inquiries may be sent to Douglas W. Christel, 
National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast

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Regional Office, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-2298.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas W. Christel, Fishery 
Management Specialist, (978) 281-9141; fax 978-281-9135; e-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Atlantic surfclam and ocean 
quahog fisheries regulations at 50 CFR 648.75(b) authorize the Regional 
Administrator of the Northeast Region, NMFS, to specify in the Federal 
Register a vendor from whom cage tags, required under the fishery 
management plan, shall be purchased. Notice is hereby given that 
National Band and Tag Company of Newport, Kentucky, is the authorized 
vendor of cage tags required for the year 2004 Federal surfclam and 
ocean quahog fisheries. Detailed instructions for purchasing these cage 
tags will be provided in a letter to allocation owners in these 
fisheries within the next several weeks.

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

    Dated: October 28, 2003.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-27687 Filed 11-3-03; 8:45 am]
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