Marine mammals: Hearing,

[Federal Register: July 13, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 133)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Page 37690]

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

[DOCID:fr13jy99-17]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 216

[I.D. 062499B]

Regulations Governing the Taking of Marine Mammals by Alaskan Natives; Marking and Reporting of Beluga Whales Harvested in Cook Inlet

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

ACTION: Interim final rule; notice of public hearing.

SUMMARY: On May 24, 1999, NMFS published an interim final rule amending 50 CFR 216.23 to require that Alaskan Natives harvesting beluga whales in Cook Inlet collect the lower left jaw from harvested whales and complete a report (64 FR 27925). At that time, NMFS requested public comments on the rule and announced that a public hearing would be held as part of the process. NMFS announces the location, date, and time of the hearing.

DATES: The hearing will be held on Thursday, July 29, 1999, beginning at 3:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held in room 135 of the Anchorage Federal Office Building, 222 W. 7‹SUP›th‹/SUP› Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brad Smith, (907) 271-5006.

Special Accommodations

This hearing is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Brad Smith (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) by July 26, 1999.

Dated: July 7, 1999. Art Jeffers, Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 99-17794Filed7-12-99; 8:45 am]

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