[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 27, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 38266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15753]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 223
RIN 0648-BC10
Sea Turtle Conservation; Shrimp Trawling Requirements; Public
Hearing
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of public hearing.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces a seventh public hearing to be held in Port
Orange, FL on July 6, 2012, to answer questions and receive public
comments on the proposed rule to withdraw the alternative tow time
restriction and require all skimmer trawls, pusher-head trawls, and
wing nets (butterfly trawls) rigged for fishing to use turtle excluder
devices (TEDs) in their nets, which was published in the Federal
Register on May 10, 2012. In the proposed rule, we announced five
public hearings to be held in Morehead City, NC, Larose, LA, Belle
Chasse, LA, D'Iberville, MS, and Bayou La Batre, AL, and on June 22,
2012 we announced an additional public hearing in Miami, FL.
DATES: A public hearing will be held on July 6, 2012, from 10 a.m. to
12 p.m. in Port Orange, FL. Written comments will be accepted through
July 9, 2012.
ADDRESSES: As published on May 10, 2012 (77 FR 27411), you may submit
comments on this proposed rule, identified by 0648-BC10, by any of the
following methods:
Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic public
comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Mail: Michael Barnette, Southeast Regional Office, NMFS,
263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701.
Fax: 727-824-5309; Attention: Michael Barnette.
Instructions: All comments received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted to http://www.regulations.gov without
change. All Personal Identifying Information (for example, name,
address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly
accessible. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or
otherwise sensitive or protected information. We will accept anonymous
comments (enter N/A in the required fields, if you wish to remain
anonymous). You may submit attachments to electronic comments in
Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF file formats only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Barnette, 727-551-5794.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Meeting Date, Time, and Location
1. Friday, July 6, 2012, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Port Orange, FL: Port
Orange Public Library, 1005 City Center Circle, Port Orange FL 32129,
(386) 322-5152.
Special Accommodations
These hearings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities; a Spanish language interpreter will be available, if
needed.
Dated: June 22, 2012.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-15753 Filed 6-22-12; 4:15 pm]
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