[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 189 (Monday, October 1, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 55750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19353]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC79


Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Surfclam 
and Ocean Quahog Fisheries; Notice that Vendor Will Provide Year 2008 
Cage Tags

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

ACTION: Notice of vendor to provide year 2008 cage tags.

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SUMMARY: NMFS informs surfclam and ocean quahog allocation owners that 
they will be required to purchase their year 2008 cage tags from the 
National Band and Tag Company. The intent of this notice is to comply 
with regulations for the Atlantic surfclam and ocean quahog fisheries 
and to promote efficient distribution of cage tags.

ADDRESSES: Written inquiries may be sent to Timothy Cardiasmenos, 
National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Regional Office, One 
Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-2298.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy Cardiasmenos, Fishery 
Management Specialist, (978) 281-9204; 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 Atlantic 
Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fishery Management Plan (FMP), 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 2008 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 from NMFS within the 
next several weeks.

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

    Dated: September 26, 2007.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-19353 Filed 9-28-07; 8:45 am]
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