[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 7188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3277]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 660

[I.D. 102903C]


Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; 
Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries; Public Hearing on Draft Supplemental 
Environmental Impact Statement

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

ACTION: Notification of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Islands Regional Office of NMFS, in coordination 
with the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council), will 
hold a public hearing in Honolulu, Hawaii, to receive comments on a 
draft supplemental environmental impact statement (DSEIS) for proposed 
management measures under the Fishery Management Plan for the Pelagic 
Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region, under the authority of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The DSEIS 
describes and assesses the likely environmental impacts of a range of 
alternative fishery management actions that are focused on the 
management of the pelagic longline fisheries, particularly with respect 
to interactions between sea turtles and the Hawaii-based longline 
fleet.

DATES: The public hearing will be held on February 18, 2004, from 6 to 
8 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be held in the Ala Moana Hotel 
(Carnation Room, second floor), 410 Atkinson Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Graham, NMFS, 808-973-2937.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DSEIS was made available to the public 
on January 23, 2004, as described in a Notice of Availability published 
in the Federal Register by the Environmental Protection Agency on that 
date. The public comment period for the DSEIS ends February 23, 2004.
    To obtain a copy of the DSEIS or for additional information, 
contact NMFS (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). The DSEIS and 
related documents are also available on the Internet at http://swr.nmfs.noaa.gov/pir/ and http:// www.wpcouncil.org.

Special Accommodations

    This hearing is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Tom Graham, (808) 973-2937 (voice) or (808) 973-
2941 (fax), by February 17, 2004.

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

    Dated: February 10, 2004.
Peter Fricke,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 04-3277 Filed 2-12-04; 8:45 am]
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