Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 12/09/1997

Spiny Dogfish in U.S. Waters in the Western Atlantic Ocean; Scoping Process

The Mid-Atlantic and New England Fishery Management Councils (Councils) announce their intention to jointly prepare, in cooperation with NMFS, an EIS to assess potential effects on the human environment of a management regime for spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976, as amended (Magnuson-Stevens Act). This would be accomplished through the development of a Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP). If such an FMP is approved by the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), implementation of such action is expected no sooner than 1998. In addition, the Councils announce a public process for determining the scope of issues to be addressed and for identifying the significant issues relating to management of spiny dogfish. The intended effect of this notice is to alert the interested public of the commencement of a scoping process and to provide for public participation. This action is necessary to comply with Federal environmental documentation requirements.