10020 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 43 / Wednesday, March 5, 1997 / Proposed Rules

HOURS THAT HOOK-AND-LINE GEAR CAN BE DEPLOYED FOR SPECIFIED LONGITUDES ACCORDING TO PARAGRAPH

(E)(2)(IV) OF THIS SECTION

[Hours are Alaska local time]

Calendar Month

Longitude

Shoreward to

150°W 151 to 165°W 166 to 180°W

January ......................................................................................................................................... 1800–0700 1900–0800 2000–0900

February ....................................................................................................................................... 1900–0600 2000–0700 2100–0800

March ............................................................................................................................................ 2000–0500 2100–0600 2200–0700

April .............................................................................................................................................. 2100–0400 2200–0500 2300–0600

May ............................................................................................................................................... 2200–0300 2300–0400 2400–0500

June .............................................................................................................................................. 1 1 1

July ............................................................................................................................................... 2 2 2

August .......................................................................................................................................... 2200–0400 2300–0500 2400–0600

September .................................................................................................................................... 2000–0500 2100–0600 2200–0700

October ......................................................................................................................................... 1900–0600 2000–0700 2100–0800

November ..................................................................................................................................... 1800–0700 1900–0800 2000–0900

December ..................................................................................................................................... 1700–0700 1800–0800 1900–0900

1This measure cannot be exercised during June.

2This measure cannot be exercised during July.

[FR Doc. 97–5438 Filed 3–4–97; 8:45 am]

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50 CFR Part 697

[I.D. 091696A]

Atlantic Coast Weakfish Fisheries;

Public Hearings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of additional public

hearing; extension of comment period.

SUMMARY: On February 21, 1997, NMFS

announced three public hearings to

receive comments from fishery

participants and other members of the

public regarding proposed regulations

on the harvest and possession of

weakfish in the exclusive economic

zone of the Atlantic Ocean from Maine

through Florida.

Due to requests from the public,

NMFS now announces one additional

public hearing in New Bern, NC and

extends the comment deadline.

To accommodate people unable to

attend a hearing or wishing to provide

additional comments, NMFS also

solicits written comments on the

proposed rule.

DATES: Written comments on the

proposed rule and supporting

documents (Draft Supplemental

Environmental Impact Statement and

Regulatory Impact Review (DSEIS/RIR)

must be received on or before April 1,

1997.

The New Bern, NC hearing will be

held on Thursday, March 27, 1997, from

7–9 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be sent to Richard H. Schaefer, Chief,

Staff Office of Intergovernmental and

Recreational Fisheries (Fx2), National

Marine Fisheries Service, 8484 Georgia

Avenue, Suite 425, Silver Spring, MD

20910. Clearly mark the outside of the

envelope ‘‘Atlantic Weakfish

Comments.’’ The hearing will be held at

the following location:

Sheraton Grand New Bern, 1

Bicentennial Park, New Bern, NC 28563.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thomas Meyer/Paul Perra, 301–427–

2014.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

hearing announcement was published

on February 21, 1997, (62 FR 7994).

A complete description of the

measures, and the purpose and need for

the proposed action, is contained in the

proposed rule published February 14,

1997 (62 FR 6935), and is not repeated

here. A copy of the proposed rule may

be obtained by writing (see ADDRESSES)

or calling the contact person (see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).

The purpose of this document is to

alert the interested public of hearings

and provide for public participation.

These hearings are physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids for the New Bern, NC

hearing should be directed to Thomas

Meyer by March 17, 1997 (see

ADDRESSES).

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1851 note.

Dated: February 27, 1997.

Gary C. Matlock,

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–5335 Filed 3–4–97; 8:45 am]

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