Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 82 / Monday, April 30, 2007 / Proposed Rules 21197 

§ 761.80 Manufacturing, processing and 

distribution in commerce exemptions. 

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(j) The Administrator grants the 

United States Defense Logistics 

Agency’s July 21, 2005 petition for an 

exemption for 1 year to import 

1,328,482 pounds of PCBs and PCB 

items stored or in use in Japan as 

identified in its petition, as amended, 

for disposal. 

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[FR Doc. E7–8182 Filed 4–27–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 622 

[I.D. 042307F] 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; Scoping Hearings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notification of scoping hearings. 

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

convene Public Hearings on Reef Fish 

Amendment 27/Shrimp Amendment 14. 

DATES: The public hearings will held 

from May 14 - 24, 2007 at 13 locations 

throughout the Gulf of Mexico. For 

specific dates and times see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES:

Meeting addresses: The public 

hearings will be held in the following 

locations: Brownsville, Port Aransas, 

Palacios, and Galveston, TX, New 

Orleans, Chauvin, and Abbeville, LA, 

Destin, Tampa, and Ft. Myers., FL, 

Foley and Mobile, AL and Biloxi, MS. 

For specific dates and times see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 2203 

North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, 

Florida 33607. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Richard Leard, Deputy Executive 

Director; telephone: 813–348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf 

of Mexico Fishery Management Council 

(Council) has scheduled a series of 

public hearings to receive comments on 

Draft Amendment 27 to the Reef Fish 

Fishery Management Plan and 

Amendment 14 to the Shrimp Fishery 

Management Plan. This amendment 

contains potential management 

measures to modify the rebuilding plan 

for red snapper in order to end 

overfishing and recover this overfished 

stock. These measures would further 

reduce the directed red snapper harvest 

as well as bycatch from both the 

directed fishery and the shrimp fishery. 

The public hearings will begin at 6 

pm and conclude at the end of public 

testimony or no later than 10 pm at each 

of the following locations: 

Monday, May 14, 2007, Holiday Inn 

Brownsville, 3777 N. Expressway, 

Brownsville, TX 78520, 956–547–1500; 

Tuesday, May 15, 2007, Four Points 

Sheraton New Orleans Airport, 6401 

Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, LA 

70003, 504–885–5700; 

Tuesday, May 15, 2007, Plantation 

Suites, 1909 Hwy 361, Port Aransas, TX 

78373, 361–749–3866; 

Wednesday, May 16, 2007, Chauvin 

Parish Recreation Center, 215 Angel St., 

Chauvin, LA 70345, 985–594–2020; 

Wednesday, May 16, 2007, Palacios 

Rec Center, 2401 Perryman Ave, 

Palacios, TX 77465, 361–972–2387; 

Thursday, May 17, 2007, LSU 

Agricultural Center, 1105 W. Port St., 

Abbeville, LA 70510, 337–898–4335; 

Thursday, May 17, 2007, San Luis 

Resort, 5222 Seawall Boulevard, 

Galveston, Texas 77550, 409–744–1500; 

Monday, May 21, 2007, Embassy 

Suites Hotel, 570 Scenic Gulf Drive, 

Destin, FL 32550, 850–337–7000; 

Monday, May 21, 2007, Clarion Hotel, 

12635 S. Cleveland Ave., Ft. Myers, FL 

33907, 239–936–0931; 

Tuesday, May 22, 2007, Quorum 

Hotel, 700 N. Westshore Blvd., Tampa, 

FL 33609, 813–289–8200; 

Tuesday, May 22, 2007, Foley 

Community Center, 407 E. Laurel Ave., 

Foley, AL 36535, 251–943–1545; 

Wednesday, May 23, 2007, Riverview 

Plaza Hotel, 64 S. Water St., Mobile, AL 

36602, 251–438–4000; 

Thursday, May 24, 2007, Donal 

Snyder Parks & Rec Center, 2520 Pass 

Road, Biloxi, MS 39531, 228–435–6281. 

Copies of the Amendment can be 

obtained by calling the Council office at 

813–348–1630. These hearings are 

physically accessible to people with 

disabilities. Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Tina Trezza at the 

Council (see ADDRESSES) at least five 

working days prior to the meeting. 

Dated: April 24, 2007. 

James P. Burgess, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–8189 Filed 4–27–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 648 

[I.D. 042307E] 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; Public Hearings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public hearings. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (MAFMC) will 

hold hearings to allow for public input 

on Amendment 9 to the Fishery 

Management Plan for the 

AtlanticMackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 

Fishery (FMP). 

DATES: Written comments will be 

accepted until May 27, 2007. All 

meetings begin at 7 a.m. For specific 

dates and locations of the hearings see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted through any of the following 

methods: 

• Mail: Daniel T. Furlong, Executive 

Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management 

Council, Room 2115 Federal Building, 

300 South New Street, Dover, Delaware 

19904. 

• FAX: 302–674–5399. 

• E-mail: info@mafmc.org. Please 

indicate the subject as SMB 9 

Comments. 

• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director, 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council, Room 2115 Federal Building, 

300 South New Street, Dover, Delaware 

19904, 302–674–2331, ext. 19. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The purpose of the hearings is to 

receive public input on management 

actions under consideration in 

Amendment 9 to the Atlantic Mackerel, 

Squid, and Butterfish FMP. The 

proposed management actions could: 

(1) Allow multi-year specifications for 

all four species managed through the 

FMP, 

(2) Extend or eliminate the 

moratorium on entry into the directed 

Illex squid fishery, 

(3) Revise the current overfishing 

definition for Loligo squid, 

(4) Designate EFH for Loligo eggs, 


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