[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 205 (Monday, October 24, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 65673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27476]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 635

RIN 0648-BB29


Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Shark Management 
Measures; Correction

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

ACTION: Stock status determinations; Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare 
an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS); request for comments; 
correction.

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SUMMARY: This document corrects an October 7, 2011, notice that 
announced the stock status of several Atlantic shark stocks and 
announced NMFS' intent to amend the 2006 Consolidated Highly Migratory 
Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) via the rulemaking process 
to rebuild these shark stocks and end overfishing, as necessary. The 
notice provided an incorrect date for a scoping meeting held in 
Galloway, NJ. This document provides the correct date. The address and 
time for the scoping meeting remain the same. Although the meeting 
already occurred, it is important that the date be accurate for HMS' 
records.

DATES: The correct date for the Galloway, NJ, scoping meeting is 
Tuesday, October 11, 2011.

ADDRESSES: The scoping meeting was held at the Dolce Seaview Resort at 
401 South New York Road, Galloway, New Jersey 08205.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karyl Brewster-Geisz or Peter Cooper 
at (301) 427-8503, or Jackie Wilson at (240) 338-3936.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    NMFS announced the stock status of sandbar, dusky, and Atlantic and 
Gulf of Mexico blacknose shark stocks in a Federal Register notice on 
October 7, 2011 (76 FR 62331). The notice also announced NMFS' intent 
to undertake rulemaking to rebuild and/or end overfishing of these 
Atlantic shark stocks and to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) to assess the potential effects on the human and natural 
environment resulting from this rulemaking. The notice also announced 
that NMFS is in the scoping phase of the rulemaking process and 
notified the public of five public scoping meetings and one conference 
call to provide the opportunity for public comment on potential shark 
management measures. Further details regarding the public scoping 
meetings are provided in the October 7, 2011, notice and are not 
repeated here.

Need for Correction

    In the original Federal Register notice, the date for the Galloway, 
NJ, public scoping meeting contains an error and is in need of 
correction.

Correction

    Accordingly, in the October 7, 2011 (76 FR 62331) notice (Doc. 
2011-26021)--on page 62334, in Table 2, column 1, row 1--the date 
``October 12, 2011'' is corrected to read as follows:

    ``October 11, 2011.''

    Dated: October 19, 2011.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-27476 Filed 10-21-11; 8:45 am]
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