[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 27, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 40544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-19173]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[I.D. 071699E]
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic;
Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources; Public Hearings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public hearings; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
convene four public hearings on Draft Amendment 12 to the Fishery
Management Plan for Coastal Migratory Pelagics in the Gulf of Mexico
and South Atlantic (draft Amendment 12) and its draft environmental
assessment (draft EA) and draft regulatory impact review (draft RIR).
Draft Amendment 12 contains provisions for extending the commercial
king mackerel permit moratorium for 3 or 5 years from its current
expiration date of October 15, 2000, to provide time for the Council
and the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council to develop and
implement a controlled access system for the king mackerel fishery.
DATES: Written comments will be accepted until 5 p.m. on September 16,
1999. The hearings will be held from August 16 through August 18, 1999.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Bob Mahood, Executive
Director, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One Southpark
Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407-4699. Copies of draft Amendment
12 and EA are available from Kerry O'Malley at 843-571-4366. Draft
Amendment 12 and its draft EA and draft RIR will also be available to
the public at the hearings.
The hearings will be held in Florida, South Carolina, and North
Carolina. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for locations of the hearings
and special accommodations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kerry O'Malley, South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 843-571-4366; Fax: 843-769-4520; E-mail address:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will hold public hearings on
draft Amendment 12 and its draft EA and draft RIR. Draft Amendment 12
includes management measures that would extend the commercial king
mackerel permit moratorium beyond its current expiration date of
October 15, 2000. The following options are being considered by the
Council, with B as the preferred option: Option A--Extend the
commercial king mackerel permit moratorium from its current expiration
date of October 15, 2000, to October 15, 2003, or until replaced with a
license limitation, limited access, and/or individual fishing quota or
individual transferable quota system, whichever occurs first; and
Option B--Extend the commercial king mackerel permit moratorium from
its current expiration date of October 15, 2000, to October 15, 2005,
or until replaced with a license limitation, limited access, and/or
individual fishing quota or individual transferable quota system,
whichever occurs first.
The hearings will begin at 6 p.m. and will end when all business is
completed at all of the following locations:
1. Monday, August 16, 1999--Carteret Community College, 3505
Arendell Street, Morehead City, NC; telephone:919-247-3094;
2. Tuesday, August 17, 1999--Town & Country Inn, 2008 Savannah
Highway, Charleston, SC; telephone: 843-571-1000;
3. Tuesday, August 17, 1999--Best Western-Miami Airport, 1550 NW
LeJuene Road, Miami, FL; telephone: 305-871-2345; and
4. Wednesday, August 18, 1999--Sea Turtle Inn, 1 Ocean Blvd,
Atlantic Beach, FL; telephone: 800-874-6000.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES)
by August 9, 1999.
Dated: July 21, 1999.
Gary C. Matlock,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 99-19173 Filed 7-26-99; 8:45 am]
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