Fishery conservation and management: Atlantic coastal fisheries cooperative management— American lobster,

[Federal Register: February 10, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 27)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 6596-6597]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

[DOCID:fr10fe99-39]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Parts 649 and 697

[Docket No. 990105002-9002-01; I.D. 110598D]

RIN 0648-AH41

American Lobster Fishery; Extension of the Comment Period

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of the comment period.

SUMMARY: In a document published in the Federal Register on January 15, 1999, NMFS requested comments on proposed regulations to implement proposed management measures for the American lobster fishery in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) from Maine through North Carolina on or before February 10, 1999. The intent of this document is to announce an extension of the public comment period from February 10, 1999, to February 26, 1999.

DATES: Receipt of comments on the proposed rule is extended from February 10, 1999, to February 26, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the rule should be sent to, and copies of supporting documents, including a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/ Regulatory Impact Review and an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, are available from the Director, State, Federal and Constituent Programs Office, NMFS, 1 Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. Comments regarding burden estimates should be sent to: the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 (ATTN: NOAA Desk Officer).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Ross, NMFS, Northeast Region, 978-281-9234.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As announced in the Federal Register on January 15, 1999 (64 FR 2708), NMFS requested comments on proposed regulations to implement proposed management measures for the American lobster fishery in the EEZ from Maine through North Carolina on or before February 10, 1999. By this document, NMFS is extending the public comment period. There were no changes from the proposed rule previously published.

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Dated: February 5, 1999. Gary C. Matlock, Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Services.

[FR Doc. 99-3244Filed2-9-99; 8:45 am]

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