[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 15, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33360-33361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1346]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Docket No. 052404C]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings; 
Correction

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

[[Page 33361]]


ACTION: Notice of public hearings on Amendment 2 to the Monkfish 
Fishery Management Plan (FMP); request for comments; correction.

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SUMMARY: On May 28, 2004, NMFS published a notice announcing that the 
New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils (Councils) 
would be conducting public hearings on Amendment 2 to the Monkfish FMP. 
The notice inadvertently referred to the public hearings on Amendment 2 
as ``scoping meetings.'' In addition, the notice provided an incorrect 
fax number for the New England Fishery Council. This action corrects 
those errors.

DATES: Written comments on the proposals will be accepted through July 
28, 2004. The public hearings will begin Tuesday, June 15, 2004, and 
end on June 24, 2004. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION of the May 28, 
2004, Federal Register notice for meeting dates, times, and locations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 28, 2004 (69 FR 30624), NMFS 
published a notice in the Federal Register announcing that the New 
England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils (Councils) 
proposed to take action to address the requirements of the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, as amended by the 
Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996, as well as a number of issues 
concerning the management of the monkfish fishery identified during the 
public scoping process. The May 27, 2004, notification inadvertently 
identified the upcoming public hearings as ``scoping meetings''. 
According to the Department's environmental review procedures for 
complying with the National Environmental Policy 1 Act, the formal 
scoping process officially begins with publication in the Federal 
Register of a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS). NMFS published an NOI to prepare a Monkfish 
Supplemental EIS and notice of public scoping on December 10, 2001 (66 
FR 63666). A notice of supplemental scoping meetings was published in 
the Federal Register on August 23, 2004 (67 FR 54609). The Councils 
have concluded their formal scoping process for Amendment 2. On April 
30, 2004, a Notice of Availability for the Draft Supplemental EIS for 
Amendment 2 was published in the Federal Register. The New England and 
Mid-Atlantic Councils will now hold a series of public hearings to 
solicit comments on the proposals contained in the DSEIS and its 
related public hearing document.
    Also, the May 28th Federal Register notification indicated that 
comments on the public hearing document may be faxed to the New England 
Council. However, an incorrect fax number was provided. This document 
corrects those errors.
    In FR Doc. E4-1223 appearing on page 30624 in the Federal Register 
of Friday, May 28, 2004, the following corrections are made:
    1. On page 30624, in the first column, in the ADDRESSES section, 
line 11, remove the fax number ``(978) 465-0492'' and in its place add 
``(978) 465-3116''.
    2. On page 30624, in the first column, in the ADDRESSES section, 
line 12, remove the word ``scoping''.
    3. On page 30624, in the third column, under section ``Meeting 
Dates, Times, and Locations'', second line of the first sentence in 
this section, remove the word ``scoping''.

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

    Dated: June 8, 2004.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E4-1346 Filed 6-14-04; 8:45 am]
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