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(202) 554–1404, TDD: (202) 554–0551,

FAX: (202) 554–5603 (document

requests only).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

December 6, 1994, EPA’s Office of

Pollution Prevention and Toxics

published a proposed rule [59 FR

62788] to amend its rules under TSCA

for PCBs. Changes proposed by EPA

would affect the disposal, marking,

storage, use, reporting and

recordkeeping requirements for PCBs.

Written comments on the proposed rule

were to be received on or before April

6, 1995. EPA received a request seeking

a 30–day extension of the public

comment period because the length and

complexity of the proposal required

additional time to develop comments.

EPA believes that providing an

additional 30 days to prepare written

comments is reasonable, and is granting

the request. Written comments must

now be received by EPA or postmarked

on or before May 5, 1995. EPA is

requesting comment on the proposed

rule only to the extent that it would

amend or change existing regulations.

EPA is not soliciting comment on

provisions of existing regulations that

would not be changed by this proposal.

Unit V of the preamble to the proposed

rule [59 FR 62788] explains how

commenters may make claims of

business confidentiality for information

included in comments. In the March 10,

1995, Federal Register [60 FR 13095]

EPA announced that an informal public

hearing on the proposed rule would be

held on May 2 and 3, 1995. As a result

of the extension of the written comment

period, EPA must reschedule this

hearing. Provisions at 40 CFR part 750

require the informal hearing for main

comments to be held at least 2 weeks

after the close of the written comment

period. Accordingly, EPA has

rescheduled the hearing for June 6 and

7, 1995.

Each person or organization desiring

to participate in the informal hearing

shall file a written request to participate

with the Record and Hearing Clerk (see

ADDRESSES above). The request shall be

received on or before May 15, 1995.

Persons or organizations that have

already submitted requests to

participate in response to the March 10

notice are assumed by EPA to want to

participate at the rescheduled hearing,

and they need not resubmit their

requests.

The request shall include: (1) A brief

statement of the interest of the person or

organization in the proceeding; (2) a

brief outline of the points to be

addressed; (3) an estimate of the time

required (not to exceed 15 minutes); and

(4) if the request comes from an

organization, a nonbinding list of the

persons to take part in the presentation.

Due to the expected number of speakers,

comments must be limited to 15

minutes. An organization that has not

filed main comments on the rulemaking

will not be allowed to participate in the

hearing, unless a waiver of this

requirement is granted by the Record

and Hearing Clerk (see ADDRESSES

above) or the organization is appearing

at the request of EPA or under subpoena

(40 CFR 750.6(a)). The complete

procedures for this informal hearing are

identified in 40 CFR part 750, subpart

A, and are summarized in the March 10,

1995 [60 FR 13095] hearing notice.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 761

Environmental protection, Hazardous

substances, Labeling, Polychlorinated

biphenyls, Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

Dated: March 31, 1995.

Joseph S. Carra,

Direction, Office of Pollution Prevention and

Toxics.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 641

[I.D. 032295C]

Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of

Mexico; Public Hearings on Draft

Amendment 11

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Public hearings; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery

Management Council (Council) will

convene 10 public hearings on Draft

Amendment 11 to the Fishery

Management Plan for the Reef Fish

Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (FMP).

Draft Amendment 11 will address a

variety of reef fish management

measures.

DATES: Written comments on Draft

Amendment 11 will be accepted until

May 3, 1995. Public hearings will be

held in April. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific dates and times

of the hearings.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be sent to, and copies of the draft

amendment are available from, Mr.

Steven M. Atran, Gulf of Mexico Fishery

Management Council, 5401 West

Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 331, Tampa,

FL 33609 (FAX: 813–225–7015). Public

hearings will be held in Florida, Texas,

Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for

locations of the hearings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steven M. Atran, Population Dynamics

Statistician, Gulf of Mexico Fishery

Management Council, 813–228–2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Issues that

will be addressed in Draft Amendment

11 include: Proposed modifications of

the FMP regulatory framework

procedure for the annual specification

of total allowable catch (including

changes in procedures), the definition of

optimum yield, and the criteria for

specifying the length of a stock recovery

program for overfished reef fish species;

permitting issues (including dealer and

vessel permit conditions), transferability

provisions, implementation of a new

vessel permit moratorium for the

fishery, and permits for charter vessels

and headboats; allowing hook-and-line

harvest of reef fish by shrimp vessels;

issues related to enforceability of reef

fish regulations; changes to amberjack

size and bag limits and a commercial

seasonal closure; changes to gag/black

grouper and red snapper size limits; and

an aggregate bag limit for reef fish.

The hearings are scheduled from 7

p.m. to 10 p.m. as follows:

1. Monday, April 17, 1995—NMFS

Panama City Laboratory, Conference

Room, 3500 Delwood Beach Road,

Panama City, FL 32408;

2. Monday, April 17, 1995—Holiday

Inn Beachside, 3841 North Roosevelt

Boulevard, Key West, FL 33040;

3. Tuesday, April 18, 1995—Our Lady

Star of the Sea, Parish Hall, 705

Longoria, Port Isabel, TX 78578;

4. Tuesday, April 18, 1995—Orange

Beach Community Center, 27301 Canal

Road, Orange Beach, AL 36561;

5. Tuesday, April 18, 1995—Ramada

Airport Hotel, 5303 West Kennedy

Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33609;

6. Wednesday, April 19, 1995—

University of Texas, Visitor’s Center

Auditorium, 750 Channel View Drive,

Port Aransas, TX 78373;

7. Wednesday, April 19, 1995—J. L.

Scott Marine Education Center &

Auditorium, 115 East Beach Boulevard

(U.S. Highway 90), Biloxi, MS 39530;

8. Thursday, April 20, 1995—Holiday

Inn on the Beach, 5002 Seawall

Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77551;

9. Monday, April 24, 1995—Venice

Fire House, Highway 23, Venice, LA

70091; and
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10. Tuesday, April 25, 1995—Larose

Regional Park, Versailles Room, 2001

East 5th Street, Larose, LA 70373.

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to Julie Krebs (see

ADDRESSES) by April 10, 1995.

Dated: March 31, 1995.

David S. Crestin,

Acting Director, Office of Fisheries

Conservation and Management, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 95–8396 Filed 4–5–95; 8:45 am]

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50 CFR Part 675

[I.D. 033095A]

Groundfish of the Bering Sea and

Aleutian Island Area; Chum Salmon

Savings Area

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of availability of an

amendment to a fishery management

plan; request for comments.

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery

Management Council (Council) has

submitted Amendment 35 to the Fishery

Management Plan (FMP) for the

Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea

and Aleutian Islands Area for

Secretarial review and is requesting

comments from the public. Copies of the

amendment may be obtained from the

Council (see ADDRESSES).

DATES: Comments on the FMP

amendment should be submitted on or

before May 30, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the FMP

amendment should be submitted to

Ronald J. Berg, Chief, Fisheries

Management Division, Alaska Region,

NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK

99802 Attn: Lori Gravel, or delivered to

the Federal Building, 709 West 9th

Street, Juneau, AK. Copies of

Amendment 35 and the environmental

assessment/regulatory impact review/

initial regulatory flexibility analysis

prepared for the amendment are

available from the North Pacific Fishery

Management Council, P.O. Box 103136,

Anchorage, AK 99510; telephone, 907–

271–2809.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kaja

Brix, 907–586–7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Magnuson Fishery Conservation and

Management Act (Magnuson Act)

requires that each Regional Fishery

Management Council submit any FMP

or amendment it prepares to NMFS for

review and approval, disapproval, or

partial disapproval. The Magnuson Act

also requires that NMFS, upon receiving

an FMP or amendment, immediately

publish a document that the FMP or

amendment is available for public

review and comment. NMFS will

consider the public comments received

during the comment period in

determining whether to approve the

FMP or amendment.

If approved, Amendment 35 would

establish an area closed to fishing with

trawl gear from August 1 through

August 31, and after August 31, upon

attainment of a 42,000 nonchinook

salmon limit, through October 14. This

area, the Chum Salmon Savings Area, is

in the Bristol Bay area of the Bering Sea.

It is intended to reduce nonchinook

(chum) salmon bycatch in the Bering

Sea nonroe pollock fishery.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Dated: March 31, 1995.

David S. Crestin,

Acting Director, Office of Fisheries

Conservation and Management, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 95–8391 Filed 3–31–95; 4:09 pm]

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