[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 241 (Thursday, December 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78680-78681]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31608]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA091
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Monkfish Fishery Management Plan Amendment 6; Reschedule of
Scoping Hearing.
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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) has
rescheduled a public hearing to solicit comments on proposals to be
included in the Draft Amendment 6 to the Monkfish Fishery Management
Plan (FMP).
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before 5 p.m. EST,
February 15, 2011. The public hearing will be held on January 19, 2011.
For specific dates and times, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
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ADDRESSES: The Council will take comments at a public meeting in
Portland, ME. For specific location, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Written comments should be sent to Patricia Kurkul, Regional
Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service, 55 Great Republic
Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. Comments may also be sent via fax to (978)
281-9135 or submitted via e-mail to [email protected] with ``Scoping
Comments on Monkfish Amendment 6'' in the subject line. Requests for
copies of the scoping document and other information should be directed
to Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management
Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950; telephone:
(978) 465-0492.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. monkfish fishery is jointly managed
by the NEFMC and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC),
with the NEFMC having the administrative lead. On November 30, 2010,
the NEFMC, in coordination with NMFS, published a Notice of Intent
(NOI) to prepare an EIS for Amendment 6 to the Monkfish FMP (75 FR
74005). At that time only one hearing was scheduled to be held on
December 15, 2010 at 4:30 p.m. in conjunction with the MAFMC meeting in
Virginia Beach, VA. On December 9, 2010, the NEFMC, in coordination
with NMFS, published notification of additional public scoping hearings
that were scheduled following the publication of the NOI for Amendment
6 (75 CFR 76703). The purpose of this notice is to alert the interested
public that the Portland, ME hearing has been rescheduled from its
original 1 p.m. start time to 4 p.m. The following schedule provides
the information for the rescheduled scoping hearing.
The date, time, location and telephone number of the hearing is as
follows:
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 4 p.m.--Clarion Hotel, 1230 Congress
Street, Portland, ME 04101; telephone: (207) 774-5611.
The scoping document is available on the Monkfish page of the
Council's Web site (http://www.nefmc.org) or from the Council office.
Special Accommodations
This hearing is physically accessible to people with physical
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 13, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-31608 Filed 12-15-10; 8:45 am]
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