Cover Sheet 



(a) Responsible agencies: U.S. Department of State (lead) 

 and U.S. Department of Commerce. 



(b) Proposed action: Ratification and implementation of the 

 Agreement Between the Government of the United States 

 of America and the Government of Canada on East Coast 

 Fishery Resources. This action will impact the U.S. 

 fishery conservation zone in the Gulf of Maine and 

 Georges Bank area. 



(c) For further information contact: 



Mr. William H. Mansfield, III 

 Office of Environment & Health 

 Room 7820 



Department of State 

 Washington, D.C. 20520 

 (202)632-9266 



(d) Statement type: Draft Environmental Impact Statement. 



(e) Abstract: This statement evaluates the environmental 

 impact of ratifying and implementing the Agreement 

 Between the Government of the United States of America 

 and the Government of Canada on East Coast Fishery 

 Resources. The Agreement establishes a management 

 framework that has the potential to assure the long- 

 term productivity of the fishery resources of the 

 Georges Bank - Gulf of Maine area with little or no 

 adverse economic impact to the users of the resource. 



(f) Dates: Comments must be received by . 



