Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve; Notice of Public Workshops on Commercial Fishing

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The National Park Service will conduct public workshops on the Glacier Bay National Park commercial fishing proposal in Juneau, Alaska in January and February, 1998. The workshops will include discussion of data and management information regarding commercial fisheries occurring within the park, and ongoing and proposed research associated with commercial fishing activities. NPS published a Proposed Rule on April 16, 1997 (62 FR 18547) and is preparing an Environmental Assessment regarding commercial fishing within the park scheduled for release in March, 1998. NPS is sponsoring public workshops to improve public understanding of issues associated with commercial fishing in the park. Open houses and formal public hearings on the Proposed Rule and Environmental Assessment will be held in April, 1998 in Alaskan communities and Seattle, Washington before the May 15, 1998 public comment deadline. Notice of these hearings will be published in the Federal Register.