[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 116 (Monday, June 18, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 33436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-11624]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 300

RIN 0648-AX72


Certification of Nations Whose Fishing Vessels Are Engaged in 
Illegal, Unreported, or Unregulated Fishing or Bycatch of Protected 
Living Marine Resources

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

ACTION: Notice of public input sessions; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: NMFS published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking 
(ANPR) to announce that it is developing certification procedures to 
address illegal, unreported, or unregulated (IUU) fishing activities 
and bycatch of protected living marine resources pursuant to the High 
Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act. This notice is to 
announce three public input sessions to discuss and collect comments on 
the issues described in the ANPR.

DATES: Public input sessions will be held in July of 2007. For specific 
dates and times, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: Public input sessions will be held in Silver Spring, MD; 
Long Beach, CA; and Seattle, WA. For details, see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Rogers (ph. 301-713-9090, 
fax 301-713-9106, e-mail [email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 11, 2007 (72 FR 32052), NMFS 
published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to announce that it 
is developing certification procedures to address illegal, unreported, 
or unregulated (IUU) fishing activities and bycatch of protected living 
marine resources pursuant to the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium 
Protection Act.

Request for Comments

    NMFS is seeking advance public comment on the development of these 
procedures and on the sources and types of information to be considered 
in the process. Three opportunities for public input have been arranged 
to provide the public an opportunity to comment. Comments received on 
the ANPR will assist NMFS in developing a proposed rule.

Dates, Times, and Locations

    The public input sessions will be held as follows:
    1. Monday, July 2, 2007, 3-5 p.m. NMFS Headquarters Science Center, 
SSMC4, 1310 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 301-713-
9090.
    2. Thursday, July 5, 2007, 3-5 p.m. NMFS Southwest Regional Office, 
501 West Ocean Boulevard, Room 3470, Long Beach, CA 90802; phone 562-
980-4040.
    3. Thursday, July 5, 2007, 3-5 p.m. NMFS Northwest Regional Office, 
7600 Sand Point Way NE, Building 9 Auditorium, Seattle, WA 98115; phone 
206-526-6150.

Special Accommodations

    The sessions are physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Christopher Rogers (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT) at least 7 days prior to the session.

    Dated: June 12, 2007.
Rebecca Lent,
Director, Office of International Affairs, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. E7-11624 Filed 6-15-07; 8:45 am]
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