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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 



Nationai Oc«an>c and Atmospharic 

 Admin tstfation 



60 CFR Part 601 



Oockat No. (»402S»-40SS; UX 1007MB] 



RIN0648-AO16 



Regional Flshary Management 

 Councils; QukMlnMtor Council 

 Operations/Administration 



ACKNCV: National Marine Fisheries 



Senrioe (NMFS). National Oceanic and 



AtiDos]dieric Administration (NCAA), 



Conuneice. 



action: Interim Bn»l rule. 



summary: NMFS issues this interim 

 final rule to revise regulations 

 concerning the practices, procedures, 

 and operations of the Regional Fishery 

 Management Councils (Councils) under 

 the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and 

 Management Act (Magnuson Act). This 

 action would foster fuller disclosure and 

 make Information easier to access in 

 required finnnrlal disclosures of 

 Councils' nominees, voting members, 

 and Executive Directors. It is intended 

 to disclose possible financial conlbcts of 

 interest. 



DATES: This interim final rule is 

 effective April 11. 1994. Comments 

 must be received on or before May 10, 

 1994. 



ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

 intermi final rule and requests for 

 copies of NOAA Form 86-195 to: 

 Richard H. Schaefer. Director, Office of 

 Fisheries Conservation and 

 Management, NOAA. NMFS. Silver 

 Spring Metro Center #3. 1315 East-West - 

 Highway. Silver Spring. MD 20910. 

 Send comments on collection-of- 

 information requirements to: The Office 

 of Information and Regulatory Affairs. 

 Office of Management and Budget. 

 Washington. DC 20503 (Attention: Desk 

 Officer for NOAA). 

 FOR FURTHER INFORMAHOH CONTACT: 

 Richard W. Surdi. Office of Fisheries 

 Conservation and Mansgement. room 

 14600. telephone (301) 713-2337. Silver 

 Spring Metro Center »3. 1315 East-West 

 Highway. Silver Spring. MD 20910. 



SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: - 



Background 



NMFS received a. petition for 

 nAemaking from Emerald Seafoods, 

 Emerald Resource Management ■ "' • 

 Seahawk Pacific Seafoods, Seacatchar 

 Fisheries and Swan Fisheries asking the 

 Secretary of Commerca (Secretary) to 

 adopt r^ulations related to: (1) 

 Financial disclosure requirements of 



