NMFS has released Fishery Bulletin 2009 – 022 which outlines the Public Commentary Period for Amendment 29. Amendment 29 addresses the implementation of the proposed IFQ system for grouper.
If you have a stake in the grouper fishery, you should read the bulletin. It’s available here.
Some Guidelines For Comments:
Written comments must be received no later than 5 p.m.,
Eastern Time, on June 8, 2009. You may submit
comments by any of the following methods:
● Electronic Submissions: Federal e-Rulemaking Portal:
http://www.regulations.gov. All comments received are
part of the public record and will generally be posted to
http://www.regulations.gov without change. All
personal identifying information (for example, name,
address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by the commenter
may be publicly accessible. Do not submit confidential
business information or otherwise sensitive or protected
information. NOAA Fisheries Service will accept
anonymous comments. To submit comments enter
“NOAA-NMFS-2008-0223” in the keyword search and
then check the box “send a comment or submission.”
Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted in
Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF file
formats only.
● Mail: Susan Gerhart, Southeast Regional Office,
NOAA Fisheries Service, 263 13th Avenue South, St.
Petersburg, Florida 33701-5505.
Also:
Comments received by June 8, 2009, whether
specifically directed to the amendment or the proposed
rule, will be considered by NOAA Fisheries Service in
its decision to approve, disapprove, or partially approve
the amendment. Comments received after that date will
not be considered by NOAA Fisheries Service in this
decision. All comments received by NOAA Fisheries
Service on the amendment or the proposed rule during
their respective comment periods will be addressed in
the final rule.
Again, the full bulletin is available from the S.O.F.A. website. Click Here.