[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 208 (Thursday, October 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62872-62873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-24106]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 102104F]


Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Surfclam 
and Ocean Quahog Fisheries; Notice that Vendor Will Provide Year 2005 
Cage Tags

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

ACTION: Notice of vendor to provide year 2005 cage tags.

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SUMMARY: NMFS informs surfclam and ocean quahog allocation owners that 
they will be required to purchase their year 2005 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 Brian R. Hooker, National 
Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Regional Office, One Blackburn 
Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-2298.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian R. Hooker, Fishery Policy 
Analyst, (978) 281-9220; fax 978-281-9135.

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

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hereby given that National Band and Tag Company of Newport, Kentucky, 
is the authorized vendor of cage tags required for the year 2005 
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 22, 2004.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 04-24106 Filed 10-27-04; 8:45 am]
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