Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 109 / Tuesday, June 6, 2000 / Proposed Rules 35881

and fishing activities applicable in

essential fish habitat and essential fish

habitat HAPCs.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 635

[I.D. 120999B]

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species

Fisheries; Public Hearing

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Change in public hearing date.

SUMMARY: NMFS published a public

hearing announcement and request for

comments on May 24, 2000, to receive

comments from fishery participants and

other members of the public regarding

proposed regulations to establish North

Atlantic swordfish quotas for the 2000–

2002 fishing years and to change trade

restrictions for Atlantic bluefin tuna and

swordfish. NMFS herewith announces a

change in the date of the public hearing

to be held in Pompano Beach, FL from

June 8, 2000, to July 11, 2000.

To accommodate people unable to

attend a hearing or wishing to provide

written comments, NMFS also solicits

written comments on the proposed rule.

DATES: The new hearing is scheduled as

follows:

1. Tuesday, July 11, 2000, 7 to 9:30

p.m., Pompano Beach, FL.

Written comments on the proposed

rule or the draft Environmental

Assessment/Regulatory Impact Review/

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

(EA/RIR/IRFA) must be received at the

appropriate address or fax number (see

ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m., eastern

standard time, on July 18, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The location for this hearing

is as follows:

1. Pompano Beach Civic Center, 1801

NE 6th Street, Pompano Beach, FL

33060.

Written comments on the proposed

rule or EA/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 proposed rules or EA/RIR/

IRFA contact Rachel Husted at 301–

713–2347, or write to Rebecca Lent.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rachel Husted at 301–713–2347, fax

301–713–1917, e-mail

rachel.husted@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 highly migratory

species.

A complete description of the

measures, the purpose and need for the

proposed actions, and information on

other hearing locations is contained in

the proposed rules, published

Wednesday May 24, 2000 (65 FR 33517

and 65 FR 33519), and is not repeated

here.

Persons submitting written comments

on the proposed rule or the EA/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 that NMFS should

consider in reaching a decision.

Special Accommodations

The hearings are physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to

Rachel Husted (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: May 31, 2000.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 00–14037 Filed 5–31–00; 4:33 pm]

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