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these losses, the nature of these changes
and their net impact cannot be
determined.
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 622
Fisheries, Fishing, Puerto Rico,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Virgin Islands.
Dated: December 8, 2006.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
For the reasons set out in the
preamble, 50 CFR part 622 is proposed
to be amended as follows:
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(v) Red snapper—3.315 million lb
(1.504 million kg), round weight.
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(3) Recreational quota for red
snapper. The following quota applies to
persons who harvest red snapper other
than under commercial vessel permits
for Gulf reef fish and the commercial
quota specified in paragraph (a)(1)(v) of
this section—3.185 million lb (1.445
million kg), round weight.
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[FR Doc. 06–9676 Filed 12–11–06; 10:01 am]
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PART 622—FISHERIES OF THE
CARIBBEAN, GULF, AND SOUTH
ATLANTIC
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
1. The authority citation for part 622
continues to read as follows:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
2. In § 622.37, paragraph (d)(1)(iv) is
suspended and paragraph (d)(1)(vi) is
added to read as follows:
50 CFR Part 648
§ 622.37
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Council; Public Hearings
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(vi) Red snapper—16 inches (40.6
cm), TL, for a fish taken by a person
subject to the bag limit specified in
§ 622.39(b)(1)(iii) and 13 inches (38.1
cm), TL, for a fish taken by a person not
subject to the bag limit.
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3. In § 622.39, paragraphs (b)(1)(iii)
and (b)(1)(v) are suspended and
paragraphs (b)(1)(viii) and (b)(1)(ix) are
added to read as follows:
§ 622.39
Bag and possession limits.
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(viii) Red snapper—2. However, no
red snapper may be retained by the
captain or crew of a vessel operating as
a charter vessel or headboat—their bag
limit is zero.
(ix) Gulf reef fish, combined,
excluding those specified in paragraphs
(b)(1)(i), (ii), (iv), (vi), (vii), and (viii) of
this section and excluding dwarf sand
perch and sand perch—20, but not to
exceed 10 vermilion snapper.
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4. In § 622.42, paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and
(a)(2) are suspended and paragraphs
(a)(1)(v) and (a)(3) are added to read as
follows:
§ 622.42
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public hearing
meetings; request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council is developing
Amendment 14 to the Summer
Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass
FMP to implement a rebuilding plan to
rebuild the scup stock to the stock level
associated with maximum sustainable
yield (BMSY) and make the scup Gear
Restricted Areas (GRAs) currently
addressed and modified through the
annual specification setting process
modifiable though frameworks to the
FMP.
Written comments will be
accepted until January 26, 2007. All
public hearings will begin at 7 p.m. The
dates and locations of the meetings are
as follows:
• Monday, January 22, 2007: Hilton
Garden Inn Providence Airport/
Warwick, One Thuber Street,Warwick,
RI 02886.
• Tuesday, January 23, 2007: Best
Western East End, 1830 Route 25,
Riverhead, NY 11901.
• Wednesday, January 24, 2007:
Holiday Inn, 290 State Highway 37 East,
Toms River, NJ 08753.
DATES:
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Comments may be
submitted through any of the following
methods:
• Mail: Daniel T. Furlong, Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 300 S. New
Street, Dover, DE 19904
• Fax: 302–674–5399
• Email: info@mafmc.org
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director of
the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management,
302–674–2331, ext. 19.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
Background
The purpose of these public meetings
is to allow stakeholder groups and
interested parties to comment on actions
proposed in Amendment 14 to the
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea
Bass FMP. In August 2005, NMFS
notified the Council that the scup stock
has officially been designated as
overfished. Therefore, the purpose of
this amendment is to develop a
rebuilding plan for the scup stock,
thereby preventing overfishing and
rebuilding the scup stock to the level
associated with maximum sustainable
yield (BMSY). In addition, the scup Gear
Restricted Areas (GRAs) currently
addressed and modified through the
annual specification setting process
would be made modifiable through
frameworks to the FMP. This action is
needed to improve the timing of
implementation of modifications to the
GRAs and allow those actions to be
expedited through framework
documents as opposed to annual
specifications. The Amendment
document that will be used at the
meetings will be mailed to all entities
on the Council’s mailing list. Additional
copies are readily available from the
above address or via the Internet at
https://www.mafmc.org/mid-atlantic/
comments/comments.htm .
Special Accommodations
The hearings are physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Jan
Bryan (302–674–2331 ext: 18) at the
Mid-Atlantic Council office at least 5
days prior to the hearing date.
Dated: December 6, 2006.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6–21235 Filed 12–13–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[I.D. 120606A]
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public hearing meetings; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council is developing
Amendment 14 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass FMP to
implement a rebuilding plan to rebuild the scup stock to the stock
level associated with maximum sustainable yield (BMSY) and
make the scup Gear Restricted Areas (GRAs) currently addressed and
modified through the annual specification setting process modifiable
though frameworks to the FMP.
DATES: Written comments will be accepted until January 26, 2007. All
public hearings will begin at 7 p.m. The dates and locations of the
meetings are as follows:
Monday, January 22, 2007: Hilton Garden Inn Providence
Airport/Warwick, One Thuber Street,Warwick, RI 02886.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007: Best Western East End, 1830
Route 25, Riverhead, NY 11901.
Wednesday, January 24, 2007: Holiday Inn, 290 State
Highway 37 East, Toms River, NJ 08753.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted through any of the following
methods:
Mail: Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 300 S. New Street, Dover, DE 19904
Fax: 302-674-5399
Email: info@mafmc.org
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director
of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management, 302-674-2331, ext. 19.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The purpose of these public meetings is to allow stakeholder groups
and interested parties to comment on actions proposed in Amendment 14
to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass FMP. In August 2005,
NMFS notified the Council that the scup stock has officially been
designated as overfished. Therefore, the purpose of this amendment is
to develop a rebuilding plan for the scup stock, thereby preventing
overfishing and rebuilding the scup stock to the level associated with
maximum sustainable yield (BMSY). In addition, the scup Gear
Restricted Areas (GRAs) currently addressed and modified through the
annual specification setting process would be made modifiable through
frameworks to the FMP. This action is needed to improve the timing of
implementation of modifications to the GRAs and allow those actions to
be expedited through framework documents as opposed to annual
specifications. The Amendment document that will be used at the
meetings will be mailed to all entities on the Council's mailing list.
Additional copies are readily available from the above address or via
the Internet at https://www.mafmc.org/mid-atlantic/comments/comments.htm
.
Special Accommodations
The hearings are physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Jan Bryan (302-674-2331 ext: 18) at the Mid-
Atlantic Council office at least 5 days prior to the hearing date.
Dated: December 6, 2006.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-21235 Filed 12-13-06; 8:45 am]
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