[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 221 (Thursday, November 16, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 66748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-19398]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 648

[I.D. 102006A]


New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils; Public 
Hearings

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

ACTION: Rescheduling of a public hearing.

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SUMMARY: NOAA Fisheries Service and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council (MAFMC) have rescheduled a public hearing on a draft amendment 
that would establish standardized bycatch reporting methodology (SBRM) 
for every fishery management plan (FMP). The New England and Mid-
Atlantic Fishery Management Councils (Councils) previously announced 
public hearings and requested comment on the draft amendment (October 
31, 2006). The New England Fishery Management Council's (NEFMC) hearing 
date is unchanged.

DATES: The MAFMC's public hearing will be on December 13, 2006, in New 
York City, NY. The NEFMC's public hearing will be on November 14, 2006, 
in Gloucester, MA. Written comments must be received at the appropriate 
address, e-mail address, or fax number (see ADDRESSES) by 5 p.m., local 
time, on December 29, 2006.

ADDRESSES: NMFS and the Councils will accept comments at two public 
hearings. For specific locations, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. You 
may submit comments on the draft amendment by any of the following 
methods:
     E-mail: [email protected]
     Mail: Patricia A. Kurkul, Regional Administrator, NOAA 
Fisheries Service, Northeast Regional Office, 1 Blackburn Drive, 
Gloucester MA 01930. Mark the outside of the envelope: ``Comments on 
SBRM Amendment.''
     Fax: (978) 281-9135, Attention: Patricia A. Kurkul.
    Copies of the draft SBRM amendment and the public hearing document 
may be obtained by contacting the NMFS Northeast Regional Office at the 
above address. The documents are also available via the internet at: 
http://www.nero.noaa.gov/nero/regs/com.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Pentony, Senior Fishery Policy 
Analyst, (978) 281-6283.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The initial notice of the public hearings by 
both Councils was published in the Federal Register on October 31, 
2006, (71 FR 63749). The New York City hearing has been moved one day 
to relieve a scheduling conflict.

Meeting Dates, Times, and Locations

    The public hearings have been scheduled to coincide with the date 
and location of New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council 
meetings.
    Tuesday, November 14, 2006, at 5:30 p.m. - Tavern on the Harbor, 30 
Western Ave., Gloucester, MA 01930, telephone: (978) 283-4200.
    Wednesday, December 13, 2006, at 7 p.m. - Skyline Hotel, 725 10th 
Ave, New York, NY 10019, telephone: (212) 586-3400.

Special Accommodations

    These hearings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids at the Gloucester, MA, meeting should be directed to 
Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management 
Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. Requests for 
such services at the New York, NY, meeting should be directed to M. Jan 
Saunders, (302) 674 2331 extension 18. Requests for accessibility 
accommodations must be received at least at least 5 days prior to the 
meeting dates.

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

    Dated: November 09, 2006.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. E6-19398 Filed 11-15-06; 8:45 am]
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