Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 13 / Thursday, January 20, 2000 / Proposed Rules 3199

Federal Communications Commission

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

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50 CFR Part 635

[I.D. 121799E]

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species

Fisheries; Additional Public Hearings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Public hearings; extension of

comment period.

SUMMARY: NMFS filed a public hearing

announcement and request for

comments on December 21, 1999, to

receive comments from fishery

participants and other members of the

public regarding proposed regulations to

reduce bycatch in the Atlantic pelagic

longline fishery. NMFS also announced

a joint meeting of the HMS and Billfish

Advisory Panels (APs). NMFS herewith

announces three additional public

hearings and extends the comment

period for both the proposed rule and

the Draft Supplemental Environmental

Impact Statement/Regulatory Impact

Review/Initial Regulatory Flexibility

Analysis (DSEIS/RIR/IRFA).

To accommodate people unable to

attend a hearing or wishing to provide

written comments, NMFS also solicits

written comments on the proposed rule

and the DSEIS/RIR/IRFA.

DATES: The additional hearings are

scheduled as follows:

1. Tuesday, February 15, 2000, 7 to

9:30 p.m., Biloxi, MS.

2. Wednesday, February 16, 2000, 7 to

9:30 p.m., New Orleans, LA.

3. Thursday, February 17, 2000, 7 to

9:30 p.m., Riverhead, NY.

Written comments on the proposed

rule or DSEIS/RIR/IRFA must be

received at the appropriate address or

fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later

than 5 p.m., eastern standard time, on

March 1, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The locations for the

additional hearings are as follows:

1. Department of Marine Resources,

Back Bay Auditorium, 1141 Bayview

Avenue, Biloxi, MS 39530

2. Four Points Hotel, 333 Poydras

Street, New Orleans, LA 70130

3. Town Hall, 2000 Howell Avenue,

Riverhead, NY 11901

Persons submitting written comments

on the proposed rule or the DSEIS/RIR/

IRFA should include their name,

address and if possible phone number;

the title of the document on which

comments are being submitted; and

specific factors or comments along with

supporting reasons why you believe

NMFS should consider them in reaching

a decision.

Written comments on the proposed

rule or DSEIS/RIR/IRFA should be sent

to Rebecca Lent, Chief, Highly Migratory

Species Management Division, Office of

Sustainable Fisheries (F/SF1), National

Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD

20910. Comments also may be sent via

facsimile (fax) to 301–713–1917.

Comments will not be accepted if

submitted via e-mail or Internet. For

copies of the draft Technical

Memorandum and DSEIS/RIR/IRFA

contact Jill Stevenson at 301–713–2347,

or write to Rebecca Lent.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill

Stevenson at 301–713–2347, fax 301–

713–1917, e-mail

jill.stevenson@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

proposed regulations that are the subject

of the hearings are necessary to address

requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens

Fishery Conservation and Management

Act for the conservation and

management of HMS.

A complete description of the

measures, and the purpose and need for

the proposed actions, is contained in the

proposed rule, published December 15,

1999 (64 FR 69982) and is not repeated

here. Information on other hearing

locations and the AP meeting was

published on December 28, 1999 (64 FR

72636). Copies of the proposed rule or

the list of other hearing and AP meeting

locations may be obtained by writing

(see ADDRESSES) or by calling Jill

Stevenson (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT).

On December 30, 1999, the

Environmental Protection Agency

published a Notice of Availability of the

DSEIS/RIR/IRFA for the proposed action

(64 FR 73550). The comment period on

this document (EIS No. 990495) is also

extended until March 1, 2000.

Special Accommodations

The hearings and the AP meeting are

physically accessible to people with

disabilities. Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to Jill Stevenson (see

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at

least 7 days prior to the hearing or

meeting.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq., and 16

U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Dated: January 14, 2000.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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