[Federal Register: November 4, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 213)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 102699C]

 
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Surf Clam 
and Ocean Quahog Fisheries; Vendor for Year 2000 Cage Tags

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

ACTION: Vendor for year 2000 cage tags.

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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that surf clam and ocean quahog allocation 
owners will be required to purchase their year 2000 cage tags from a 
vendor, National Band and Tag Company, Newport, KY.

ADDRESSES: Send written inquiries to Tom Warren, National Marine 
Fisheries Service, Northeast Regional Office, One Blackburn Drive, 
Gloucester, MA 01930-3799.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Warren, Fishery Management 
Specialist, (978) 281-9347.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulations for the Atlantic surf clam and 
ocean quahog fisheries at 50 CFR 648.75(b) require that prior to the 
beginning of each fishing year (January 1), the Regional Administrator, 
Northeast Region (Regional Administrator) either issue a supply of tags 
to each individual vessel owner qualifying for an allocation or specify 
in the Federal Register a vendor from whom the tags must be purchased. 
NMFS announces that allocation owners must purchase their year 2000 
cage tags from the National Band and Tag Company of Newport, KY, as the 
authorized vendor of cage tags for the year 2000 Federal surf clam and 
ocean quahog fisheries. NMFS used the same vendor in 1999. This option 
is more economical and efficient than issuance of tags by the Regional 
Administrator. The Regional Administrator will provide detailed 
instructions for purchasing these cage tags in a letter to allocation 
owners within the next several weeks.

    Dated: October 29, 1999.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-28939 Filed 11-3-99; 8:45 am]
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