Atlantic Shark Fisheries

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

50 CFR Part 678

[Docket No. 920409-3337; I.D. 011894A]

Atlantic Shark Fisheries

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Interim final rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that it is extending the comment period from

January 27, 1994, through January 31, 1994, on the interim final rule

imposing trip limits of 4,000 lbs (1,814 kg) for large coastal sharks.

DATES: The comment period on the interim final rule is extended from

January 27, 1994, through January 31, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the interim final rule should be directed to:

Richard H. Schaefer, Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and

Management, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1335 East-West Highway,

Silver Spring, MD 20910 (Attention: Richard Stone--F/CM4).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard B. Stone or C. Michael Bailey,

301-713-2347.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An interim final rule implementing trip

limits of 4,000 lbs (1,814 kg) dressed weight on large coastal sharks,

and requesting public comment over a 30-day period, was published on

December 28, 1993, at 58 FR 68556. In order to allow the Mid-Atlantic

Fishery Management Council to convene, and to provide additional time

for written comments, NMFS is extending the comment period on the

interim final rule. Further information is available from the interim

final rule.

Dated: January 18, 1994.

David C. Crestin,

Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 94-1479 Filed 1-19-94; 4:15 pm]

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